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Evening star., 1923-08-13
COOLIDGE WORKS
At White HOUSE
Takes Over Harding Desk,
But Will Not Occupy Man.
sion at Present.

President Coolidge hung up his hat
to work in the private Office Of the
President in the executive Office wing
of the White House.
This was the first time President
Coolidge has occupied this room since
his succession TO the presidency. and
although he will continue to use the
office, he and Mrs. Coolidge will not take
up their abode in the White House
proper until Mrs. Harding has COM
pieted her packing.
Mr.. Coolidge arose at his usual early
hour. but did not take his customary
morning stroll. Accompanied by Charles
L.. Hatfield Of Newton. Mass. former
chairman Of the republican state COM
nittee OF Massachusetts. and Edward
T. Clarke. his secretary, President
Coolidge motored from the Willard
Hotel. where he is living temporarily.
to the White House executive Office,
arriving there at s so.
The new executive was greeted at
the main doorway by Sergt. Clarence
Dalrymple of the White House police.
who has been detailed at the White
House for more than a quarter of a
warmly with the veteran police officer
and after a moments conversation he
hurried along the corridor to the
large circular room in the rear of the
building which has served as the
office of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft,
Wilson and Harding.
Desk Cleared for Action.
The large, handsome mahogany desk
purchased during the Wilson admins
tration and which was used by the
late President Harding UP to the day
he left Washington on his ill-fated
Alaskan trip had been cleared of an
accumulation of papers and personal
belongings OF the late President and
was in complete readiness for its new
occupant. The large leather chair
used by Mr.. Harding has been given
to his widow to take with her into
private life as an intimate association
of her husbands Office. and a new one
of a corresponding design was at the
desk today ready for Mr.. Coolidge
The framed portrait OF President
Harding's mother and the small oval
framed engraving of George Wash
ington. which were familiar objects
on his desk during his life in the
w llIlC 41ouScp Ildu DceH removed anu
turned over to Mrs. Harding for
preservation. The only picture in the
large office room was a steel engrav-
ing Of Abraham Lincoln which was
brought to the executive office by
President Roosevelt and which has
been kept in it's position on the man
telpiece by each succeeding President.
Stearns First Caller.
The first caller to be received by
President Coolidge in the executive
office was Frank w. Stearns, promi-
nent business man of Boston and inti-
mate friend Of the President. He re-
manned closeted with the latter only
few minutes and on his way out
said he expected to return to Boston
very shortly.
For more than half an hour the
President listened to George Otis
Smith, secretary of the Fact-f1nding
Coal Commission, explain the coal
situation. 1t is believed by those who
are in a position to know that the
President proposes to give consider
able attention to the coal situation
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Evening star., 1923-08-13
FRANCE SEES RUPTURE.
Extremely Bitter Against British
Plan to Collect War Debt.

BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1928.
PARIS. August 13.-Great Britain's
latest reparations note. challenging
the legality of the Ruhr occupation,
announcing the intention to call the
French debt presently, and threaten
ing separate understanding with the
Germans, is regarded in inner circles
here as the first step on Great Brit
aims part toward a rupture of the
entente.
The real aims of the note are con-
sidered to be:
First. the bolstering of German
Of the cabinet Of Chancellor Cuno and
the accession of Gustav Stresemann
TO the chancellorship.
second. a preparation of a juridical
nasis for escaping from the bonds Of
! the versailles treaty.
Third. preparation of the British
| and world opinion for changing sides
| and openly helping Germany hence
1orth against France and Belgium for
the purpose of restoring continental
counterpoise to French power and
preventing direct Franco German
agreement
The French are particularly bitter
over the British declaration that
Whatever happens, either the allies or
/ Germany or both together must pay
Great Britain's war debt to the Unit
ed States, and that whether Germany
pays or not, France must pay.
There Is not the slightest indica-
| tion that the French people or any
fraction thereof will ever consent TO
| the British proposal. which. In their
opinion. means simply that the coun-
| try which lost million and half
| killed and had a hundred billion
francs Of material damage in the
| war which was fought for common
| ends, must deliver everything 1t col
lects from Germany for reparations
| to Great Britain and the United
States. These countries, say the
| French, unprepared for war, were not
| even giving gold, but merely lending
| to help France bear the brunt of the
| common struggle.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
Coalition Ministry Fayors
Drastic Step-Rioting Goes
On-Strike Called.
NEW CABINET FORMED
BY DR.. STRESEMANN
Three Of Cunos Aides Retained by
Premier-Communists Clash With
Police at Many Points.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 13-The German
government has announced, says &
Central News dispatch from Berlin
that the stoppage Of reparation con-
tributions to France and Belgium will
be extended to all the allies, as other.
wise the financial reform of Germany
is impossible.
The new German cabinet was Off
cially announced today. according to
Central News dispatch from Berlin
as follows:
Premier and foreign minister, DR.
Gustav Stresemann.
Minister of finance. Herr Hilferdinx
radical.
Minister of economy, Hans vor
Raumer. German peoples party
Minister of railways. Herr Heinrich
director of the Deutschwerke
Minister of justice. Herr Radbruch
socialist.
Minister of home affairs. Herr
Fuchs. center party.
The ministries of defense. posts and
telegraphs and labor rernaiu un.
changed. being headed. respectively
by Dr. Gessler. Herr Stingl and DR.
Heinrich Braun.
Sanguinary fighting between com
munists and the militia occurred to
Gay in Seitz. Saxony. according to d
Central News dispatch from Berlin
A large body OF communists stormeC
the town hall. occupied by the soldier.
and there was considerable fighting In
the streets. The bodies of nine com,
munists were recovered Thirty were
injured and many Of the troops wers
wounded, the message adds.
Evening star., 1923-08-13

Deny Invasion Illegal.
The most surprising feature Of the
note to the French government Of
ficials, 1t was said, was the contention
that the occupation of the Ruhr was
illegal
The legality of the occupation of
the Ruhr or any other German terri
tory the allies might choose was rec
ognized in a document signed at Spa
III July, 1920 by the British as we'll as
the other allies, and by representa-
tiTes Of the German government an
official said
He referred to the protocol In which
were set forth the decisions of the
Spa conference regarding coal deliN-
cries on reparation account. in which
Il clause read:
'If by November Is, 1920, 1t appears
that the coal deliveries for August,
September and October have not
reached total Of six million tons the
allies win proceed to the occupation
OF new territory in Germany, IN the
region of the Ruhr or elsewhere
The official characterized as an un-
heard-ot proceeding the comparison
Frances war debt and the reparation
due from Germany.
VIII Pay War Debts.
our war debts" he said, enabled
US to win the war and helped US to
make a greater military effort to save
British and American lives, while the
German debt represents blood of the
allies that was shed. France does
not repudiate her debts. She has
wiped off the war debts owed her by
some of her allies, but she intends to
pay her own"
The French reply-if reply is sent
will but reaffirm the position of this
country as repeatedly set forth here
tofore, the official declared. France,
he said, would never consent to the
British demand that Germany may pay
less and France may pay more, which
is the official Interpretation here
Of the statement III the note
that Great Britain must collect A.
soc, 100000 gold marks and that, il
she does not receive that sum from
Germany, she must get it from the
allies.
Evening star., 1923-08-13

ernment to speak out and that "its
frankness is all the more impressive
for the unparalleled forbearance it
has shown
"Engiishmen." 1t adds. would new
er have dreamed of using this tone to
lutely driven to doing SO by France
herself"
The Westminster Gazette COM
ments: mo other course was con-
OF this country. We have
reached the point whereat there can
be no turning back on our part"
Rap Delay In Reply.
The Daily Chronicle asks indig-
nantly why the British position was
not made clear long ago. before the
Ruhr was occupied, and says that
the failure of the government to
display the strength of the British
case to the world has been one of
has been far ahead in the arts of
publicity. with the result that I'VE
have nothing like the solid, wide
spread backing from neutral, espe-
cially American, opinion. to which
titled us"
The independent Daily Express ap-
proves of the position adopted re-
sarding the debts question.
The Morning Post. torn between
loyalty to the government and ad-
vocacy of the French cause. Is deeply
concerned with the profound differ
ences between the two governments
and the dreadful catastrophe to
which those differences, If permitted
to develop, may some day lead" 1t
is convinced that separate action by
Great Britain will lead only to the
abyss"
The Daily Mall finds the note bad
and stupid and says 1t will make the
situation much worse than before.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
CHINESE STUDENT
KILLS 27 IN SCHOOL
Must Die for Putting Arsenic in
Food to Cover Up.
Shortage.
By tile Associated Press.


SHANGHAI, August 13.-Yu Err
heng, former head of the Students
Self-Government Association of the
Hangohow Normal School, and two
cooks. Chen Ah-Li and Pi Ho-Song,
were sentenced to death yesterday by
the HanEohow district court for par
ticipation, in a plot to poison the en-
tire student body at the school.
The plot resulted in the deaths Of
twenty-seven persons and the illness
Of scores of other. teachers and stu
dents last February. a.
Testimony at the trial. disclosed that
Yu was facing exposure, of a shortage
OF $500 In his accounts as chairman
Of the student organization, and that
he undertook to kill every one at the
school to cover up his shortage. He
was alleged to have hribed the cooks
to steal arsenic from the laboratory
Of the school and to put 1t in rice
served .at the opening supper Of the
school term. The cooks shortly after
their arrest declared they had been
paid $40 by Yu for their share in the
prot. ..'
Evening star., 1923-08-13
Harding Longed for Day When
He Could Write Editorials Agaiir,

When death overlook him in San
Francisco President Harding, al
though apparently. confident of his
reelection, already had begun to
formulate plans against the time
when he finally should retire from
the White House.
i At a private luncheon in a west
. ern city before he went to Alaska
/: he told some of his close friends
n the reasons which had impelled
him to dispose OF his control Of the
Marion Star. and discussed the
part he expected to take in other
fields of activity after his public
service was over.
AS the story was told here today
by those who took part in the con-
versation. Mr.. Harding said that
In all probability he would accept
an offer of $4,000 a year made by
Evening star., 1923-08-13

one of the leading newspapers of
the country for editorial contribu-
tions. This would give him
much-desired opportunity of get
ting his views before the people
and. assisting in solving national
and international problems.
He also had open. he added. an
offer of $3.50 for each speech he
might deliver after the expiration
of hfs term as President.
f. These two offers had caused him
to feel that he would be able after
leaving the White House to give
little personal attention to the edi-
torial management of the Star. He
said that he had sold the Star be
cause he could not afford to reject
the offer" made him, explaining. it
Is said, that he was to receive for
the property in the neighborhood
of:S500.00o. While 1t had been
ea<ning about $4,000 year. Mr..
Hsrding said, it was not probable
that he would again receive such
aE advantageous offer.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
Coolidge in "a
To Be Slogan
OF New England

CONCORD, y. H., August 10
United States Senator George II.
Moses in z statement issued today
declared that President Calvin
Coolidge would be a candidate for
the republican presidential nomi..
nation in 1924 and that he ought
to have a solid New England dele
cation.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
MEXICO AGREEMENT
NEAR COMPLETION
Terms Expected to Be Con.
CIuded in Two or
Three Days.

Conclusion OF the agreement under
negotiation in Mexico City between
Mexican and American commission
ers. designed to pave the way for
recognition OF the Mexican govern
ment by the United States. Is expect
ed within the next two or three days,
It was said today by a spokesman for
the government here.
When the commissioners have con-
cluded their work the conclusions
reached will be submitted to the two
governments for approval. In the
meantime. officials here decline to
discuss the subject in any way be-
yond expressing qualification at the
progress made toward an agreement.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
STRIKERS SLAIN IN CRASH,
Violence at Hamburg Shipyards
Brings Big Casualty List.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN, August 13. Several
strikers were killed and many wound
ed at the Hamburg shipyards today
in a clash with the police. according
to a dispatch received here. The
strikers are alleged to have pre-
vented those willing to work from
entering the shipyards. whereupon
the police intervened and Were at
tackled by the strikers.
Just what attitude DR.. Gustav
Stresemann. the new chancellor, will
take toward big business" now that
he is installed as head of a socialistic-
bourgeois cabinet, is question
which is already actively agitating
the minds of the politicians. They re-
call that Chancellor Stresemann was
wholly indebted to the influence and
support of industrialists for his
political advancement
streseman Once Rebuned.
When the old political lines were
forced to dissolve after the revolution
of November, 1913, Stresemann. then
a refchstag leader of the old national
liberty party, suddenly found himself
marooned as the newly created demo-
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column ~
Evening star., 1923-08-13
Situation Tense as Britain in
Note Declares Ruhr Inva-
sion Illegal Under Treaty.
PARIS EMBITTERED BY DEMAND
SHE PAY WAR DEBT TO ENGLAND
High Official Flags Baldwin Policy-Sees
Effort to Influence L. S.--French
Will Not Yield.
By the Associated Press.

Press
PARIS August 3The British note. regarded in French
official circles positive disavowa of Great Btans
allies and frank espousa of the German 1t is thought
Premier Poncare will reply in due time although at the uai
dOrsay held the much Of propaganda
it might properly be ignored.
This amazing document proposes to haul France and Bel
giu before tribunal for their efforts make Ger
her obligations, said official of the
foreign Office today. France and Belgium ready to
such a summons, from Great Britain"
while unofficial
higher French said
intended influence American opinion He
would
which the depend the
the United States which he remarked amounted
States
Evening star., 1923-08-13
GLORIA SWANSON ILL.
Undergoes Operation for Intestinal
Trouble in Private Hospital.

NEW YORK. August 13.-Gloria
Swanson, moving picture actress. un.
derwent an operation for intestinal
trobue at q private hospital here las,
Monday, 1t became known today. I,
was said she would be able to leave
the hospital in three weeks.
The operation, 1t was stated, was
made necessary by a breakdown, re-
sulting from overwork.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
MATS LEAD CH|SOX
IN 4TH INNING, AZ
Blankenship and Zachary
Are Selected as Mound
Opponents.
By JOHN II. KELLER.

Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, south
paw. opened for the Nationals against
the White Sox this afternoon in the
first game of the double-header. Ted
Blankenship, right-hander. went to
the slab for the visitors.
Manager DOME Bush placed himself
at third base for the home crew, a
sore leg again putting Ossle Bluege.
regular hot-corner guardian, out of
action
FIRST INNING.
cHicAGo-Hooper grounded to Har-
ris. Mostl singled to center. Collins
walked. Sheely singled off Bush's glove
and Mostil scored, while Collins took
third and Sheely second when Bush hit
Mostil with a throw to the plate. Col
Inns scored after Leibold caught Falk's
fly. Elsh flied to Rice. Two runs
WAsHiNGToN-Collins threw out
Leibold. A third strike was called on
Bush. Goslin flied to Falk. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
cHicAGo-Peck threw out McClel-
Ian. Schalk popped to Ruel Blanken-
ship lofted high to Peck. No runs.
Observation-Disclosures walked. Ruel
walked also. Judge singled to center,
Rice scoring and Ruel stopping at sec
ond Harris took third strike. Peck
popped to Mcclellan Zachary singled
to right, scoring Ruel. Judge, trying
for third, was out, Hooper to Mostil.
Two runs. -. ~
THIRD INNING.
cHIcAGo-Hooper flied to Rice. Peck
threw out Mostil. Peck threw out Col
Inns. No runs.
WASHlNGToN-Leib walked. Bush
sacrificed, Mostil to Sheeiy. Goslin flied
to Fish. Leibold taking third a1ter the
catch. Rice tripled to center, scoring
Leibold Ruel tripled to left, scoring
Rice. Judge famed. Two runs.
FOURTH INNING.
cHIcAoo-Sheely lined a single to
right. Falk hit into a double play
Peck to Harris to Judge. Elsh walked
Leibold ran in far for McClellan's loft
No runs.
Observation-Disclosures popped Ia
Mostil. Elsh got Peck's fly. Zachary
famed. No runs.
Evening star., 1923-08-13

Lubbock is one of the three city
states of the German empire and is
governed by It's own senate, presided
over by the burgomaster and a house
of burgesses. The city proper was
founded about the middle Of the
twelfth century and soon rose 10
commercial Importance. taking /.
leading part in the founding of the
the head. 1t declined rapidly in i'm
portance. however, after the Refor-
nation. Its population is about 10000.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
COMMUNISTS HOLD CITY.
Force Senate to Retire in Lubbock
Reichswehr Troops Arrive.

by the Associa ted Press
LUBBOCK, Germany. August 13.-
Communists are holding this city
after having forced the senate to re-
tire. Reichswehr troops have arrived
to attempt to restore order.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler
tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 I'm. today-Highest. 81, at
$40 pm. yesterday; lowest, 60, at
S.45 PIN. yesterday.
Full report on page z.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
rom Press to Home
Within the Hour

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., 1923-08-13

Saturdays Circulation, 83A02
Sundays Circulation, 97,643
Evening star., 1923-03-24
BANKS

Riggs National Bank Building,
I4th at Park Road. G. H. Tomp.
kins Co., Builders; heating and
plumbing.
Security Savings Commercial
Bank. C. A. Barker. builder; heat
ing and plumbing,
Evening star., 1923-03-24

W. Toolse, 35o9 Idaho avenue.
William NJ. Arnold to j. Ii. Nus
baum, 10 Denwood avenue.
Preston Edwards to y. T. Carter,
3511 3Oth street northwest.
Maj. Henry c. pooling to W. L.
ConnelI. eos Shepherd street north
west.
W A. Ba SIS to Frances NJ. Peck, @040
aud 204o Wisconsin avenue.
Louise Parkinson to Sarah NJ. Car
roll 1892 Ingleside terrace.
A number of recent sales were also
made in Battery Park. A marked in
crease in the demand for suburba n
homes has Ieeu noted during the pa st
two weeks, il was stated.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

and building will represent an In
vestment of s225,000.
The building will be built after
plans by Robert F. Beresford.
This development covers the only
remaining space in the entire square
with the exception of a small front
age on Connecticut avenue adjoining
the new Hotel Walker. now under
construction.
w r. Galliher purchased the entire
block, cotaining over 100000 square
feet, about four years ago. At that
time 1t was occupied by the Ntsita 70
tion Convent. The hotel Is being
constructed on the north half OF The
squaEe. Office and business buildings
occupy the south half.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
SCHOOLS

Langley Junior High School. M
Serette, builder; heating and plumb
ing.
Mcfarland Junior High School. NJ
Serette, builder; heating and plumb
ing.
st. Pauls Parochial Sch i,
sehneider-Spliedt Co., builders; heat
ing
Evening star., 1923-03-24
NEW $225,OOO GARAGE
FOR 17O7L STREET
Allan E. Walker Company Con-
structing Fireproof Building for
William T. Galliher.

Construction of a fireproof garage
building at 1907 l. street northwest
for William r.. Galliher has been
started by the Allan II. walker In
vestment Company.
The building will b. 45 feet wide
by about 1856. feet deep and four
stories in height. There is n 20-foot
paved alley in tho rear. The ground
Evening star., 1923-03-24

Company. 723 11th street southeast;
Austin NJ Cooper, 1853 1st street
northwest; Joseph +. Holland. 1919
5th street northwest; Rev Edward
Sandys, 6l3 I'd street northwest; John
S. Prichard. 751 Harvard street north
west: Hosea Smith. 425 y street
northwest; Margaret Jean CALVIN
76S Morton street northwest; w ~
Lock kwood. 2031 11th street north
west; j. Edw Lewis. 1906 ID street
northwest: Mrs. Beatrice A. Stockei
143 II street northwest. Brown Bloou-
field SOS 18TH street northeast: Hilda
Barringer S02 Rhode Island aNeuEr
northwest. and W. ". Duffee. 2ff
10th street northeast
Evening star., 1923-03-24
KITCHEN PLANNING
HELD IMPORTANT
Miss Blanche CorWin, Eco
nomicS Demonstration, to
/ Point Out Need.

Miss blanche Corwin. home econom-
les demonstration of Montgomery
county, Md. declares that out of the
maze of details involved in individual
home erection correct kitchen plan
ming is Of first Importance.
She viii hrinG this message home
t. hundreds "f prospective home
hullders tomorrow at Woodside Park,
Md. in the former NoyeS mansion.
~ pm. when she will give an
illustrated lecture On The Kitchen.
the Workshop of the Home MISS
COrwin is a gradual" OF Cornell Uni
Nersity and prominent authority on
home economies.
Workshop of Home.
I'm urdcr Ia create the home
uuiuur. the Kitchen should .he planned
intrilig"ntly. With the thought that
il should br the work shop Of the
home" Miss IurwiM declared yuster-
day 80 achieve this end the kitchen
must h" iauari ncture the building
Of the holac. Such matters as too
much OF too Ijttl" door space often
ruju am otherwise attractive home
she said.
Miss ,'"rniu viii be aided in her
lartur- tGrnu@h the us" % lantern
slides. With which SHE Viii snow the
poorly ARRANGED Kitchen compared to
tn" well planned one. rms VIII be
tho. fnltYtn Of - series; OF lectures that
are h"iuG c"uduct"d at Woodside
lark h, trr H"rkjuS-Arsas'ron% inc.
drvrf"l,l - ~ the subdivision. The aim
oi the lectures is to AID tn home
builder ia fha ,r",tinn of his dwelling,
according To thn d"Erion,rS.
Important Features.
In Tho "nIui"u e.: Miss t"rwin. the
tahl". stove and &inl are the most
4, q f. q 1.
She. viii demonstrate that much table
space can h' gained by using drain
boards 4" rh" right a&d ieft OF the
sink. Nh,n this has been accom-
riishrd tn" tnmc builder hes taken
HE hrS' -. > /" have y iitchen sound
in arrangement. slightly in appear
aucv and smooth in operation, ac-
cUrlinS L. Mss t"~Wlri.
Thr"ugh the use Of slides Miss Cor
win will show tn" advantages of i
clean. level floor in the kitchen.
Last v,rti, stephen Child. expert
city p!annor, lr"turgd at Woodside.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

from alley houses on June ! the
sale of available property is greater
now than at any time since the war.
The former owners and the prop
critics sold follow:
S. J. LutZ, 3l1 r street northeast; !;
L. +. Breuninger, Gil s street north
west: S. J. Lutz. 627-629 X street
southeast: S. j. LutZ, 427 1st street
northwest; NJ. Pasternak. l612-1614
9th street northwest: James A. Wat
son, 1905 New Hampshire avenue
northwest: 3. J. Lutz, Al 7. street
northwest; DIR. q. q. Norris. 4l5 \
street northeast; the W. O. Buscher