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Evening star., 1923-12-27
HOPE STILL HELD OUT.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 27.-The loss of the
dirigible Dixmude is now reluctantly
admitted, although hope for the safe
ty of her crew of fifty officers and
men has not yet been relinQuished.
Ohcials, who feel thatsthe great air.
ships personnel is still alive, recall
that nothing was heard of the crew
of the Goliath, which broke down in
August, 1919, until a week after the
accident, and all hope had been given
up.
1t is considered certain that the
Dixmude fell on the desert some-
where between Biskra and Toggourt.
southern Algeria, during the gale
that prevented her from crossing the
Gulf of Gabes and returning to
France The ship, says LIE Matin,
weather bureau; in fact, adds the
newspaper, no one told the bureau Of
her voyage.
Inasmuch as no message whatso-
ever has been received from the Dix
nude since early on the morning of
December 21. it is inferred here that
her, fall must have been violent,
wreeking her wireless apparatus.
Even assuming such a crash, 1t does
not necessarily follow that the ships
we'll provided with parachutes, and
some of her men, it Is pointed out,
must havesescaped. These could have
obtained food and water from the
wreckage.
Search for the dirigible off the
coast of Tunis. Tripoli and Malta has
proved fruitless, but the navy is con-
tinuing its efforts.
The ministry of marine announced
today that the Dtxmude had not been
heard from or seen since 8 pm, De-
cember 81. She gave her position as
approximately sixty miles north Of
Toggourt, or about ninety miles
south Of Biskra, heading for Algters.
on the Mediterranean, by way Of Blu
Saada and AumaIe, on the north side
of the Atlas mountains. Her speed
was given as seventy kilometers an
hour, and she asked for q weather
report in the vicinity. OF the Atlas
range
Evening star., 1923-12-27
NAVY BILL MAY ASK
$4,000 enlistment
Maintaining Of Present Strength
Expected to Be Committee
Recommendation.

The House subcommittee which i.
framing the annual naval appropria-
tion bill is expected to recommend
that the present enlisted strength Of
the Navy-S6.000 men-be main
tained during the fiscal year Begin
ming next July /. Hearings are now
in progress, and the subcommittee
plans to have the bill ready in jan
uary.
Two years ago, Just after the
Washington arms conference, a bitter
fight was conducted in the House to
cut the Navy's enlisted personnel to
$1,000. but the House, disregardinr
the recommendations Of the. subcom-
mittee in charge of the measure, fixed
the maximum at 86.000-a figure that
was retained a year ago.
At today's hearing Admiral Eberle,
chief of operations, presented, at the
subcommittee request, a detailed re-
port of the Honda disaster. The in
formation had been requested for use
in the printed record of the subcom-
mittee's hearings, so that 1t could be
available to members of the House.
Evening star., 1923-12-27
Claims German
!. Defeat Sure by
u. S. Gas Reserve
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December 27.-If the
100000 American gas bombs
which were on their way to
Europe at the time the armistice
was signed had been directed
against the German forces, the
effect on the kaiser's troops
would have been more than they
possibly could have endured, in
the< opinion of DR.. R. Hanslian,
gas officer of the German forces,
who contributes to Militaerische
Wochenblatt an article on chemical
weapons used during the war.
He says tho chemical weapon
was easily the most effective em-
p1oyed throughout the conflict and
that the American troops suffered
more than did the German forces.
as the range of the German ras
shell was 1900 meters greater
than that OF the guns used by the
Americans. DIR. Hanslian calls at
tentioE to the fact that not
single gas shell Of American manu-
facture was used against the Ger
mans, but says American factories
were in a position to manufacture
hundreds of tons q day and were
prepared to inaugurate gas war
which would have been crushing
n the Germans.
Evening star., 1923-12-27
Vigila,t Coast Guard Cutters
Foil Is Boats Riding on Run, Ro,v

vessel was called upon" by Uncle
Sans coast guards to explain. He
told them that the hydroplane had
been loaded full of liquor and had
tried three times In heroic efforts to
rise. On the third attempt she had
turned turtle and pitched into the
sea. There she was lying, partly
waterlogged, with several cases Of
Scotch whisky aboard and some
Wedged deeply into the cockpit The
unfortunate pilot had been picked up
by a small fishing smack and taken
to Zones inlet"
Plane Is Sunk.
Hitching onto the big red plane. the
coast guard cutter started for shore.
Sloshing thr,>:gh the seas, at even a
snaips pace the big ungainiy derelict
grew worse and worse. BY morning,
she was beyond redemption. With
great difficulty, she was cut apart
her wings were clipped, seven cases
or Scotch were seized for evidence.
and the red wreck turned over with
a swish and gurgle and foundered
IN ten and a half fathoms. Three
cases OF Scotch impossible to reach
went down with her. She wore un-
oerneath her wings a big "B" and a
big outlined in electric bulbs.
It was wild chase that a speedy
little tug rum runner led the govern
foreign name beginning with "S."
The tug was first sighted near the
rum steamer. Heading toward the
Fire Island lightship, the tug made
off at top speed, throwing whisky
cases overheard in franctic flight.
The government boat sounded a
whistle signal for Ie tug to stop.
She scurried on. The cutter fired a
blank shot from six-pound gun.
The tug speeded on. Then a solid
shot was laid down right alongside
the tug. She stopped. But there was
nary" a case of whisky aboard The
government cutter had raced through
string Of floating whisky cases at
least two miles long. A small boat
was sent out Immediately from the
cutter to get some of the floating
cases. They had all sunk out of
sight, .--.as....~..
Evening star., 1923-12-27
ASSASSIN'S SHOT MISSES
JAPANESE PRINCE REGENT
Hirohito's Life Is Saved
By Bad Aim of Youth
Seized by Police.
FIRED ON IN HIS AUTO
Bullet Skaters Glass as
Regent Goes to Diet.
Toxic Aroused.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 27.-A youth
dressed as laborer was arrested by
police today shortly after he had fred
at Prince Regent Hirohito, in an at
tempted assassination. The youth is
twenty years old. Police believe he is
insane.
The princes assailant was badly
!nauled. by the crowd. which caught
MIN before the police reached the
spot. The crowd turned him over to
Another youth, who was with the
assailant of the prince regent this
morning. was arrested later.
Under Heavy Guard.
Following the attack It was learned
that the prince regent has been under
heavy guard recently. owing to ru-
mors which have been in circulation
Evening star., 1923-12-27

ippines, who is reported to have ac-
cumulated between 100000 and
$500, 900 by cable speculation from
Manila to the street.
Commenting on the declaration OF
d financial "tipster' service head that
Wood had acted on nightly cable
grams sent to him and for which he
was said to have paid $1,000 month,
including cable tolls, SPECTATORS said
the young officer had demonstrated
the truth of "the theory that long
range shots are the best"
Every day, 1t was declared by the
"tipster," a cablegram analyzing the
state Of the stock market was sent
to young Wood. In addition, special
advice to buy or sell and answers
to requests for information were
sent, all in plain English and not in
code. Tolls ranged from a few dol
lars to $50 a day.
The last message from Wood was
said to have been sent December IS.
and, it was believed, 1t was on that
day that Secretary Of War Weeks d.
rected that the young officers opera
tions should cease.
Mr.. Weeks said yesterday in New
ton, Mass, that he had issued the
order because he thought the
amounts involved appeared to be
beyond the probable financial respon-
sibilities" of Wood; he added that he
did not think the subject warranted
departmental action.
Evening star., 1923-12-27
Injustice of Auto Property Tax
Cited IN Protest to Senator Ball
d. c. Motorists Would Pay so Per Cent
More Than at Present If Plan Is
Adopted, Says A. 4. A.

Facts and figures to show that the
addition of the personal property tax
TO the gasoline tax for the District Of
Columbia would work grave injus-
tices on many thousands of local
motorists have been submitted to
Senator L. Heisler BAH, chairman OF
the Senate District committee, by the
American Automobile Association.
Signed by Morris Eldridge, execu-
tive chairman. of the associations
local division, the letter points out
that the imposition of the personal
property tax would exact from
Washington motorists approximate
ly so per cent more than at the
present time. Passage OF the bill
Evening star., 1923-12-27
DESERT EXPLORED
FOR D|XMUDE CREW
Planes and CameIs Scour
Sahara for Traces of
Airship Survivors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALGIERS, December 21.-Airplanes
are methodically patrolling twenty
kilometer lanes from the north to
the. south, travelling from the sea-
port to the interior of the desert
and return in search of the missing
dirigible Dixmude.
Camel cavalry is securing the VAL
leys and gulches of the southern
Tunis protectorate and the province
of Constantine between the foot Of
the Atlas range and the Algerian
frontier. These activities are evi-
dence that the authorities have not
yet given up all hope, If not Of saw
ing the dirigible, at least of rescuing
the crew or its survivors
Acting under instructions from the
ministry Of marine in Paris, three
squadrons of four airplanes each
took off from Algiers for Biskra and
Touggourt at daybreak this morning.
The twelve planes. covering a north
and-south trip of $50 kilometers on
each trip, will have looked over a
territory 1000 kilometers wide by 200
or 800 deep by SundoWn.
Evening star., 1923-12-27
Il BURN TO DEATH,
FIRE RAzES INSANE
ASYLUM IN CHICAGO
Maniacs Escape in Chaos
Following Burst of Flame
in 'Death House."

CHICAGO, December 81. Seven
teen persons were killed last night
when swiftly spreading fire of un-
ascertained origin destroyed an old
wooden pavilion known as the death
house at the State Hospital for the
Insane at Dunning, at the northwest
ern edge of Chicago. Fourteen OF
the dead are known to have been pa
tients in various stages OF insanity
Three others were E., J. Caraker and
his wife. attendants, and Lowell, their
eisht-year-old son. ,--.--s---
Only one patient has been identi-
fed. The bodies Of the others were
burned beyond recognition.
About thirty-fvs Of the patients,
including several of violent type.
broke away in the excitement of
herding more than 500 inmates from
the danger zone. Several were taken
back to the institution after hard
struggles with the police.
A dozen supposedly dangerous pa
tients were reported still at large
early today.
1t was the worst institutional fire
in Illinois history. The building,
witnesses said, seemed to go up in
one great DurSG OF name. 1t was
given the name death house" when
1t was the property of Cook county
because of its fimsy construction, it
is said. 1t was 500 feet long and
400 feet wide, one story high at one
end and rose to two stories at the
other 1t houses approximately 500
patients suffering with the milder
forms Of insanity.
A number OF the patients were
epileptics. usually in full control of
their faculties, and they aided in
rescuing the helpless after one of
their number had given the alarm.
Houses $500 Patients.
The institution houses approx
mately $500 patients, and the shrek
of the fire alarm siren threw them
into a frenzy. Attendants battled to
drive them back from doors and win
dows and to quiet them, while the
flames consumed the wood structure.
The cries of the charges led past the
buildings housing the more danger
Gus patients, excited them all the
more, and for an hour the scene was
truly one of bedlam.
More than a dozen Chicago fire de-
partment companies responded to a
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1923-12-27

Loaded with holiday cheer for the
great illegitimate American thirst.
the rum fleet of New Jersey today
rides the wintry waves of the At
lantic to the number Of eighteen
stout vessels.
This was officially reported to head
quarters Of the coast guard by it's
doughty rum chasers which patrol
the fleet. The amount Of liquor
which these eighteen vessels may
have on board was not even esti-
mated. Nor was there any report on
how much may have slipped by the
watchful eyes Of Uncle Sans speedy
cutters.
A great red hydroplane. fancy speed
boats and motor boats which throw
their liquor overheard during fran
tic flight, from the government sea-
sleuths all figure in the romantic
war or Barnegat.
sells Of the rum fleet are in the
hands Of this government. They
have been carefully checked by the
coast guard cutters who circle the
wet armada by day and by night.
Government Winning.
During the holiday season the cut
ters have been on the Job early and
late. They have used searchlights,
and guna They have fired upon the
rum runners both with rifles, and
with six-pounders. It is a great
battle. For the most part, 1t is be-
lieved the government Is the winner.
Some booze has slipped ashore.
b The great red hydroplane failed in
ienominy. She was glutted with
booze, like a huge overfed pelican,
and failed to rise from the water.
She was first sighted by a coast
guard boat within the past few days,
rum fleet
A dory from the rum vessel was
trying to put a light on the disabled
bird" when the government cutter
drEY m The captAin Of the .rnm
Evening star., 1923-12-27
NEW PEACE MOVE
IN MEXICAN REVOLT
SinaIoa Government Said to
Be Mediating on Eve of Big
0bregon Offensive.
By the Associated Press.

~ tuS hssoclNteu TrCss.
MEXICO CITY, December 81 (via
Laredo Junction).-Upon the eve of
federal offensives against the rebel
lious forces commanded by Gems. En-
riQue Estrada and Manuel Dieguez In
the state OF Jalisco and Gems. Fortu-
nato Maycotte and Castro in the state
Of Oaxaca. reports are again in cir
culation of peace move.
The reports say the author of the
new effort toward peace is Cen Angel
Flores. Governor Of iSnaloa, a presi-
Dental candidate.
|. According to unconfrmed reports
which are given prominence in Excel
sior, Judge Manuel Tellez, heading a
commission from Sinaloa, has ar
rived in Mexico City with the Flores
peace proposal.
In Touch With Huerta.
After comforting with Gen. Estrada
at Guadala5ara, Judge Teller is re-
ported to have been in wireless COM
munication with Gen. Maycotte and
with de la Huerta, leader Of the re-
volt at Vera Cruz. Details of the re-
ported peace proposal could not be
learned.
Lack of quorum prevented the SEN
ate from holding its regular meeting
yesterday. Opposition senator's show
a willingness to ratify the special
convention. recently arranged be-
tween the United States and Mexi-
CO. relative to claims for damages
during Mexican revolutions.
They refuse, however, ratification of
the general convention unless some
Evening star., 1923-12-27

with the meUdment attached would
produce twice as much money as
was appropriated for the repair of
all streets, avenues, alleys and
suburban roads for 1924, according
to Mr.. Eldridge. who points out the
unreasonableness Of such action.
Text Of Letter.
The letter follows:
"On behalf of the District Of CO.
lumbia division of the American Au-
tomobile Association there are pre-
sented herewith some facts and fig
ures relating to the District of CO.
lumbia-Maryland reciprocity bill now
before the Senate.
by reference to the table attached,
exhibit A..You will see that tho re-
(Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1923-12-27
FALL SAYS MLEAN
LENT HIM $1O0,00O
FOR RANCH DEALS
Sinclair Again Refuses to
Give Data on Naval Oil
Lease in Wyoming.

A detailed statement on the real
estate and cattle investments of for
mer Secretary Albert B. Fall, filed to-
day with the Senate public lands
committee, declared that a 100000
loan advanced to Mr.. Fall by E. 3. Nc
Lean enabled him to purchase ad-
ditional ranch holdings in recent
years in New Mexico.
For second time Harry T. Sinclair
ratly refused today to tell a Senate
committee the inside story of the
complicated financial transactions in
VOWED in floating the Mammoth Oil
company. organized to develop the Sin
ciair lease OF Teapot Dome.
Mafntnins Former Position.
Takf1g the same position he main
tanned last March, when the La Fol
iette, oil investigating committee
sought unsNccessfully to compel him
10 answer certain questions about oil
ssna,a STOCK deals e1hi;, Mr.; Sinclair told the
he was within the right of business
privacy, when he declined to reply.
me PUBLIC lands committee voted
TO compel him to answer, but
to how the tho refE order c1ear MaE tn hs
into effect. An indefinite adjourn
ment was taken, with Mr.. Sinclair's
attorneys declaring there was not
sufficient authority in the COMMITTEES
to place any witness under such COM
pulsion.
The committee divided 4 to on the
motion to compel the witness to reply,
Senators Lenroot, Wisconsin,; Smoot
Utah, and Cameron, Arizona, republi-
cans, voting in the negative, and Sem
ators Walsh, Montana; Kendrick
Wyoming, and Adams, Colorado,
democrats, and Ladd, republican,
North Dakota, voting in the affirma-
tive.
Protest Renewed.
Renewing his protest against pro
duction in a public inquiry of those
business relationships and those deli
cate and complicated operations
which constitute so large a part of
any business" Mr.. Sinclair persisted
in his refusal to say what considera-
tion was given by the Hyva Corpora
tion for it's large holdings of Nam
moth Oil Company stock, or what
consideration was given for their
stock by various members of the
Mammoth Syndicate, which super
vised the efforts of Jesse L. Liver
more to make a market for Mann
moth Oil.
Much of the information asked for
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column IL
Evening star., 1923-12-27
STUDY WOODS METHODS.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 27.-Market
SPECTATORS who have grown gray at
the task OF trying to grow wealthy
in Wall street, today studied the sys-
tenn reputed to have made the fortune
of Lieut.. Osborne c. Wood. son of
Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood of tho Phil-
Evening star., 1923-12-27
START LONG FLIGHT.
Three Planes Leave Canal Zone fol
Costa Rica.
MAMA, December

PANAMA. December 81. - Three
Army airplanes are scheduled to leave
the Canal Zone this morning for San
Jose, Costa Rica, on the longest flight
over undertaken from the isthmus.
Maj. Bradley is to command the
squadron,
Evening star., 1923-12-27
WEATHER

Rain tonight and tomorrow: rising
temperature; increasing southeast and
south winds. Temperature for "a hours
pm. yesterday; lowest, 80, at 1880 pm.
yesterday.
Full report on page 5.
Evening star., 1923-12-27

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 6.
Evening star., 1923-12-27

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-12-27

Continued on Page 2, Col
, 1923-06-22

county and city OFFICIALS and the
chamber of commerce in extending to
wyoming citizens in general an ur-
gent invitation to meet and AXE part
IN a whole-hearted. real western well
come to the head of the worlds fore
most nation
The fact that the presidents ad.
dress here. his otnly stop in the state.
will be OF n n~onpartisan nature has
led h committee to decide that the
arrangements also shall be along nom
partisan lines. Among those who
have been asked to help make up the
receiving line are Senators Francis
E. Warren and John B. Kendrick,
Congressman Charles E. Winter and
Governor William b Ross.
, 1923-06-22
LIFE IN FAMOUS ARTIST
SHOWN IN film

Greenwich Village! Tho magic
name Of Washington Square. Ameri-
cas- Quatier Latin, mas been the mag
met which has attracted many per-
sons to Manhattan. rather than the
more general lure Of the big city and
the White Way. Especially nave
those with artistic y~earnings been
drawn like moths to the yellow
lamps" of the village.
What is probably the most effec.
tive presentation Of life about the
Square yer given on the screen is
included IN PProdigal Daughters" a
Paramount picture starring Gloria
Swanson-a Sam Wood production.
which will be the feature at the Rialto
theatre for three days beginning to-
morrow.
, 1923-06-22
GREETING GIVEN
PRESIDENT WILL
N0NPART|SAN
Plans Laid at Capital for
Great Ovation Next
Monday.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., June z2.-The
thirty-mtnute speech which President
Harding is to make here the after
noon of June rs will be one of the
nineteen set addresses he is to make
during his Journey to. and from
Alaska. The address will be delivered
from the platform OF his train at the
Union Pacific plaza. where there will
be room for 10000 people to hear him.
Afterward a 45-minute reception will
be held at the Plains hotel. The presi-
dents special is scheduled TO arrive
at Cheyenne at $50 p. m. and to de-
part for the west at I D. m.
"It is the earnest desire of the citt-
gems of Cheyenne that the reception
to the nations chief executive. be
statewide in character" says a state
ment issued by Mayor Ed p. Taylor.
with this purpose in view, the COM
mittee in charge Joins with the state,
, 1923-06-22
GREAT CROWD IS
ENTERTAINED At
GROUNDS
Arabian Circus Proving
Big Attraction at
Tent City Here.

Last night one of the biggest
crowds of the our days the Workman
Shows have presented the Arabian
Circus. at East Second and Lowell
streets, %thronged to see the tent city.
The rain of the night before had set
tied the dust. and the continued mill.
ing of crowd in the rain had beaten
down the soil until It was like asphalt.
East Second street beyond the paw
ing line was like a boulevard. The
ruts left by other storms have been
rubbed out by The constant flow of
automobiles over the avenue during
and after the rain Wednesday. The
shows will close their engagement
here Saturday night.
, 1923-06-22
State p. E. O. In
Three-Da y Session

CHEYENNE, wyo., June 22.-The
Wyoming chapter of the P. E. o.
s!sterhood is holding a three-day con-
,vention here. Delegates from Is
chapters and about so visitors are at.
tending.
, 1923-06-22

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all vermin: will not stain bed cloth
ing. Apco Products Co. Phone 2S6.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-02-15
PUBLIC SALE

~ will offer for sale at my residence at Mt Zion W.
on the 10TH day of March, 1929 commencing at 10
c1oSk A. M the following described property:
z Mares Good wOrkers) year old
Mich cows Zone Jersey s and year old
Cramer wagon and chains
Set of wagon wheels for 3 inch Cramer
set heavy double harness
Set buggy harness
Hogs weighing 100 and $50 lbs
SeunaVisto saddle and one Cow Boy saddle
l Side saddle Good as new
Wizard turn plow l harrow, double shovel pIovv
l Single shovel pIow E
Dearlng moving chine and hay rakes
Lot of corn and lot of net wire
per or Blacksmith tools, full equipment shoeinp
lumber ""fej lot or
All my household and kitchen furniture except soros
~ Wheelbarrow, Lawn mower, Horse CIipners 81
III" e[ rent otner things too numerous to mention
E n amounts of S. and under cash in
hond all amounts over S.. six months time With ;s
and good security. Amy desiring TO paw cab for
Free lunch on day Of saIe
GUY BAILEY
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-02-15
EARLY Church In America.

The Church Of England, which b.
came the Episcopal church in America,
came with the very frst settlers to
Virginia, before the Pilgrim Fathers Of
1920 had settled at Plymouth.
Parsons throughout early Maryland
were paid their salary In tobacco. TIE
parsons worked hard for their pay in
this queer coin, for often they had 70
ride many miles to their churches on
horseback through rough bride paths,
or sail the salt waters In frall skiRs.
One Of these good men in Delaware,
at a place called Appoquinlmink, was
practically bitten to death By mosouI.
toes, for he was so poisoned By them
that he died Of fever.
Episcopalians inherited from the
Swedish Lutherans at Wilmington, Old
Swedes church, built In 1898, and now
one Of the Oldest buildings In the
United States continuously occupied
for worship.