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Evening star., 1923-02-26
FRENCH SEIZE RAILWAYS.
Ruhr Army Extends Grip on oc-
cupied Territory.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
DUSSELDORF. February 26-The
strips of territory between the CO.
logne and Coblenz and the Coblenz
and Mayence bridgeheads, thereby Sc
curing railway lines that have here
tofore been in unoccupied territory.
The pe operation was vas Planned to
strengthen the Rhineland customs
control.
Between twelve and fifteen thousand
civilian workers from France and
Belgium are awaiting the order that
will put them at work on the railway
lines throughout the Ruhr and Rhine
land. Plans for operating the roads,
1t is expected, will be completed this
week. German employees are to be
offered their former jobs with the
understanding that IL they refuse to
French Arrest Attackers.
LONDON. February ga Reuter-
dispatch from Essen says a patrol of
troops which attacked in the streets
of Essen Saturday night arrested all
their aggressors. A French sentry
who was molested at Oberhausen by
a number of Germans fired into the
crowd. wounding one of his assail-
ants.
The Dispatch adds that the Belgian
authorities at Duisburg arrested the
Latvian counsel, German, who had
his telephone secretly connected with
the military wire.
: Several lengths Of rail were removed
from the railroad tracks between
Cappel and CoblenZ. The removal
was discovered in time to prevent an
accident.
Bochum Is Storm Center.
By the Associated Press.
ESSEN, February 26.-The storm
center Of the Ruhr has shifted to
Bochum Because Of the general hos
tile attitude Of the population there
a state of siege has been declared.
The French moved ten tanks and
numerous machine guns to the center
of the town and civilians are pro-
hibited from being on the streets
after 9 o'clock at night.
Five hundred persons were arrested
for disregarding the orders of the
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Gypsy Babe Dying in Squolor
Near White House Amid Gold
Fourteen Richly Bedecked Members of
Clan Circled in Reeking Room
Watch Life of Child Ebb.

Just two blocks west of the White
House on Pennsylvania avenue, a
Gypsy family today squats in abject
poverty. filth and suualor around the
form Of dying babe while hundreds
of dollars in solid gold tinkles and
sparkles from the necklaced throats
OF its turbaned women. 1t Is a scene
from the dark ages. set down in the
heart of civilization with startling re-
ality.
Perhaps this strange story of an
even stranger psychology that places
gaudy adornment above personal
comfort and ignores the niceties of
life. would never have been told had
not a physician been summoned in a
desperate effort to save the tiny
babys ebbing life. What he saw
shocked him almost beyond express
sion.
Following a ragged tot Of a boy
to 1919 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. he climbed two flights Of stairs
past heaps of filthy rags. by doorways
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Probe of Traffic
Conditions Here
Urged II, Senate

Senator Ball, chairman Of the
District committee. today report
ed favorably from that committee
resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Robinson OF Arkansas. pro-
viding for an Investigation Of
trafiic accidents and traffic regula.
tions In the District by the Dis
trict committee or a subcommit-
tee thereof.
The resolution was amended by
the committee SO as to permit q
report at the next regular session
of Congress in December, since It
is impossible to complete the In
vestigation before tho close Of the
present session.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Isadora Duncan
Likely to Lose
U.S.Citizenship

Steps are planned by the Labor
department to relieve Isadora
Duncan, now in Europe. of her
American citizenship, Secretary
Davis Of the Labor Department
announced today.
Referring to newspaper articles
In which the dancer is quoted as
being against marriage and saying
that she married Serge Essinine,
her Russian poet husband, only so
she could enter the United States
with him, the Labor Secretary
said he will request the solicitor
Tor the Labor Department to ask
Ior an opinion from the Attorney
General regarding the possibility
or taking away Miss Duncan's
citizenship If she has been cor
rectly quoted
Secretary Davis said the remarks
or Miss Duncan. as quoted, were
disgusting"
Evening star., 1923-02-26
MEASURE PROVIDES
u S. ENTER COURT
Senator King Introduces
Resolution to Carry Out
Presidents Request.

A resolution to carry out the new
administration proposal for American
membership in the international
court Of justice organized by the
league of nations, was introduced In
the Senate today by Senator King.
democrat, Utah. There WAS no dis
cussion and 1t went over indefinitely.
Senator King incorporated in his
resolution the reservations, outlined
in the letter Of Secretary Hughes
which accompanied the Presidents
message Saturday submitting the pro-
posal
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas. act
Ing democratic leader. gave out a
formal statement. declaring that. on
preliminary study, he had "a feeIfn o
Ut friendliness" for the administrator
plan, but adding that 1t indicated a
ness" by the administration in ira
foreign policies.
Delay Unfortunate.
Senator Robinson said 1t was un-
fortunate that the President had act
Congress. He also declared that the
plan was "a reputation of the policy
fairs"
Senator Robinson's statement fol-
lows:
1T Is difficult to understand why the
President withheld his recommendation
that this government shall become a
party to the convention, establishing
under the auspices Of the league Of
nations permanent court Of interna-
tional justice. until the session of Con.
gress Is about to expire, if he expects
and desires action upon the subject in
CONTINUED on Page q Column Il =
Evening star., 1923-02-26
CHARGE
AGAINST PACKERS
Secretary Wallace Declares
Armour-Morris Combine Will
Restrain Trade.
HEARING SET FOR APRIL 2
U. S. Official Statement Says Par
ties We're Warned Against
Pooling Interests.
HEARING SET FOR APRIL 2

Armour & Co. and Morris & Co.,
Chicago packers. were today served
by the Secretary of Agriculture with
a complaint charging them with vio-
latfon of the packers and stock yards
act in connection with the tentative
acquisition of the plants and business
Of Morris & Co. by the Armour inter-
ests
Secretary Wallace set April for a
hearing in Washington.
Armour & Co. Of Illinois. Armour &
Co. of Delaware. ]. Ogden Armour and
Norris & Co. were named in the COM
plaint.
Monopoly CharKed.
The complaint stated that on De-
cember 80 j. Ogden Armour entered
into a written contract with Morris
& Co. to acquire all of its assets. In
so doing, it was charged, parties to
the contract violated the packers and
stock yards act
Secretary Wallace claims such ac-
quisition would have the effect Of
restraining interstate commerce or OF
creating monopoly in many sec
ton of the United States in the pur-
chase of live stock and in the ship
ment ana sale OF meat and other live
stock products
The complaint also charged that
the contract would have the effect
OF manipulating or controlling prices.
The proposal first came to public
notice early in November when j.
Ogden Armour and other officials of
Armour & Co. conferred with Secre-
tary Wallace. After conferences be-
tween Mr.. Wallace. President Hard
ing and Attorney General Daugherty
1T was announced that 1t had been
agreed that there was no obligation
on the part of the government to
indorse or acQuiesce in the proposal.
Warned by Secretary.
Secretary Wallace declared today
that early in December he told J,
ogden Armour and F. Edison White,
he did not think we could look with
favor upon the transaction proposed,
and suggested that they should do
nothing further with it,
Mr. Armour. he said. then remarked
that they felt 1t was necessary they
should complete the purchase in or
der that they might increase their
volume of business and thus better
be able to meet heavy overhead
charges.
said. he again advised the Armour
officials that the best thing to do
was to drop the whole matter, and
before the conversation ended told
them plainly that II they should go
ahead and consummate the purchase
I should feel it my duty to issue q
complaint. which very likely would
be followed by an order to cease and
desist, in order that q judicial deci-
sion might be obtained
Evening star., 1923-02-26
FRANCE SOUNDED
ON HINT TO RESUME
PREPARATIONS TALK
Germany Reported to Have
Sent Neutral Envoy With
Plea to Poincare.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. February 26-The French
government has received intimations
or a vague and indirect nature that
the German government desires to
negotiate a settlement of the repra-
tlons issue, 1T was declared in re-
sponsible quarters here today
The most important of these sug-
gestions appears to have been made
through NJ Dubois, a Swiss financier,
who came to Paris last week avowed-
ly charged with mission as a friend
neutral to sound Premier Poincare as
to the possibility of opening CONVEX
sations for reparations agreement.
Premier Poincare's reply to every
such suggestion is understood to have
been that the German government
must come out into the open and
talk plainly and directly with the
reparation commission or with the
allied governments. and that efforts
made through outside private persons
or even neutral governments could
not under the circumstances be the
basis Tor negotiations.
The official impression here is that
Germany Is endeavoring to draw out
Tor her own use how the French gov
ernment feels about the possibility
or a settlement, and that she also
has the purpose of employing neu-
trails to act as the German agents
and attorneys so as to obtain support
If possible.
Berlin Is Silent
BERLIN. February 26-In view OF
reports published abroad regarding
propositions for neutral mediation In
the Ruhr controversy, a change in the
onclal attitude of the Berlin govern
ment, and an impending cabinet cris-
is. the semi official Wolff Bureau
states it has learned that Berlin has
no information regarding such medi-
alton, that the attitude of the govern
ment is unchanged and that specula-
t1on regarding changes in the cab
met is without foundation.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
WEEKS ISSUES PERMIT
FOR RAILWAY TERMINAL

Secretary Weeks today settled a
long-standing controversy. by grant,
ing the Washington and Old Domin-
ion Railway Company a revocabIe IL
cense to erect terminal station on
the government reservation at the
Virginia approach to the Francis
Scott Key bridge.
The proposed station will replace
the present terminal of the railway
company at the Georgetown end OF
the old Acqueduct bridge. which
structure is to be removed during the
current year. The new terminal will
be located on the west side of the
Rosslyn reservation near its southern
end at Hume avenue and will have
close connection with the proposed
loop of the Capital Traction line
across the new bridge.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
FEAR $3.50 PAY CUT.

Without an amendment to the
compromise reclassiication bill"
members of the custodial force in the
government departments will receive
$3.50 a year less than they are now
receiving. according to the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
which will hold a mass meeting at 3
o'clock tonight at the New Masonic
Temple.
An amendment seeking to correct
this situation, and one seeking sex
equality in the bill, will be asked in
resolutions to be adopted at the meet
ing tonight. Speakers will be DR.
Robert Moses of New York; III. w.
Marsh, secretary of the National Civic
Reform League. and Luther C. Stew
ard, president of the National Feder-
alton of Federal Employees.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Police Dog Exhibition
Postponed by Weather

Because of the fnclement
weather the exhibition of Wolf.
police dog extraordinary, which
was scheduled for $3.50 this
afternoon mt the stnr building,
has been postponed until
later date. The date will be
announced within the next few
days.
G. w. Rose, trainer Of the dog,
said today he had inspected the
ledge ON Tho Star building roof,
on which Wolf is to walk, and
that the feat Of ladder climbing
had already been accomplished
by the dog in his special train
ing courses, and that In none OF
the stunts is there the slightest
danger to the life or safety OF
the dog.
"I have trained this dog with
kindness and 1 would not sub
Ject him to any danger or any
peril" said Mr.. Rose.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
PTJRTJC LIBRARIES BRANDED
AS ALTOGETHER INADEQUATE
Comparison With Other Cities Shows
District Lags Far Behind
in This Respect.

Reorganization of the public schools of the District with the
independent board of education and the
adoption of enyea school building program outstanding
features of the of the joint congressional committee
sas chairman.
The joint committee has investigated the schools and their
needs during the last Its report and recommendations will
be put the form OF BILL which will be introduced when the
Congress and every effort will be made translate
these recommendations into Legislation.
The report which drafted ~ Senator Capper by drec
ton of the committee and later approved by the other members
ebodes many of the recommendations contained the report
submitted recently District schools by Dr. Thomas Fnegan
of education of Pennsylvania and other prominent
educators
The report crczes severely the lack of facilities the Dis
for caring for the school children gives its Endorsement
several bills already passed by the Senate including the teach
cs pay BILL the compulsory education bill and the bill for free
books.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
MAJ. GEN. BIDDLE DIES.

PHILADELPHIA, February 26.-
Mai. Gen. William P. Biddle, retired,
former commandant of the Marine
Corps, died at Nice, France, yesterday,
according to message received here
today by relatives. He was in his
SEVENTEEN year and retired from the
corps in 1913. after thirty-eight years
of service.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Hughes Clues Up
Santiago Farley
Due to Business

Secretary Hughes has definitely de.
cided that he cannot leave Washing
ton to attend the pan-American con-
ference at Santiago next month.
Although he hoped to arrange his
official affairs at the last moment so
as to go. the Secretary has found
1t impossible to do 90.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
You Can't Know All the Facts

concerning the days doings all over the world until
you read the $50 EDITION OF THE EVENING
STAR That brings the news down to the minute
authentic complete-featurng especially the 6nan-
ciat news and the sports results. Also tomorrows
program promulgated by the courts is published
For sale by newsboys and
newsdealers throughout the city.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
System Falls Far Short

During the period Of the war 1t was
felt to be impossible to finance educa-
tion as completely as the needs Of the
schools demanded. The school system
of the District of Columbia. like many
other city school systems. has fallen far
short of being able adequately to pro-
vide for the Increased demands made
upon 1t by an increase in school popu-
lation and by the necessity Of the de-
Evening star., 1923-02-26
WEATHER.

Rain tonight and tomorrow; warmer
tonight.
Temperature fer twenty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest, "a, at
2 pm. yesterday: lowest. "a, at $50
am. today.
Full report on page z.
Evening star., 1923-02-26

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Evening star., 1923-02-26

Continued on Page S. Column a.
Evening star., 1923-02-26

(Continued on Page 2, Column A.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
BIRMINGHAM SCENE
OF THREE VIOLENT
DEATHS ON SUNDAY
Boys Fight and Fathers
Take Up Quarrel; One
Shot to Death.

Birmingham. Ala. Aug. .0.-ThreC
men were shot and killed IN Birmius-
ham Sunday and two men were placed
III the jefferson county Jail un;cr
murder charges.
Two of the killings resulted from
arguments, while the otacr was pto
bounced accidental.
W. u. ChilderS was shot and III
stantly killed by his neishbor, X. w
Thompson, following 4 fisht between
tneii sons.
George Gould. 10, OF Sunnyside, was
killed VIXEN a gun which tIs nephew,
Floyd Pitts, Is. was tiukoring win,
accidentally fired.
The other violent death reported,
was that of Ocie Williams. negro, who
was said TO have been kil'ed by Sam
Smith during Il crap game.
The shooting of Childers is reported
toe have been the result of an argu-
ment between Thompson and Chi,G-
crs' sons, which began While the boys
were wrestling.
Thompson. officers Were told, start
Cd 10 separate them when .Childcrs
came up and Il quarrel Logan.
ChiIders is said TO have fired Que
shot at Thompson. the !caG going
Gstray and then Thompson returned
he fire
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
BONDS ARE QUIET
Prices Firm-Traders Predict Better
Business After Labor Day.

Copyright by the san Antonio Light.
New York, Aug. 20.--Thc week
opened with quiet, but firm bond
market. While trading both on the
exchange and "over the counter" was
on Il small scale sentiment as TO the
future YVES optimistic and there was
Il general expectation Of better bust
ness after Labor Day.
There was Il fair demand for high
grade utility bonds such us Cincin-
natl Gas and Electric is and ) LIS
Niagara Falls Power issues and the
telephone bonds generally.
Railroad issues and legal invest
ments for savings banks held their
own. Atchison General is advanced
fractionally. but there was little do
ing among most strictly gilt edged
descriptions. Attention seemed to be
turning 20 bonds such as Il. x q. LIST
As where the yield is from > to IL
per cent against the four and n half
return by such bonds MS Union Pacific
Is. 1T was not surprising. therefore.
that the new Louisville and Nashville
Refunding is offered today should
meet with such good reception. The
subscription books were closed before
neon and the bonds sold at a premium
on the Curb.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
CASING is SET
Wheatley-O 'Hearn Expected to Com
piete Another Big Well.

Miranda City. Tex. Aug. 20
Wheatley & O'Hearn have their No.
3 well ready TO drill in. Casing was
set in this we'll last week at depth
Of 174l feet The we'll is 800 feet
directly north of the No. > well.
This well is located cast of the
escarpment about one thousand feet
on Block u and it is expected TO
come as big a well as the No. :
which is still creating much talk. 1t
proved for all time that oil in> pay
ing quantities was east of the es-
carpment This well swabbed better
than 1000 barrels daily and is one
Of the best wells in the entire
Miranda district.
The Shasta Oil company brought in
its No. . well Friday. which is
making around 125 barrels of Oil
daily Wednesday while battling to
clear the bottom of the hole of sand
the bailer was dropped in the well
which caused little fishing job
The Shasta No. is located 300
feet east of the No. 1 well on Block
30 of the Ojuelos Grant in the
Oiuelos structure of Webb county.
The company will drill another well
in the near future and does not in
tend TO let mp until it has completely
drilled M its h 'dings in this part
of the field.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
All Of the Stars of Movie
Colony Take Part in Fea-
lures in Many Settings
Shown Sunday-Palace
Shows Picture Of "Ca-'
ians."

Hollywood. the land OF the motion
pictures. and Hollywood" a story ..
the land of motion pictures and those
who make them. is being shown at the
Empire thcatcr this wce't. Every star
of the silver screen is seen in the pic
turc. as are the trials and tribulations
of a girl who attempts to break into
motion picture fame overnight on her
good looks alone.
The story deals with the affairs ct
Il small family in the middlewest. In,
girl has strong desire to go TO Hol'
lywoOd and become a second Mary
pickford. while her would-be husban
and her aunt are extremely against
her going. Through an act of fate she
takes her "sick" grandfather TO HO.-
lywo0d to recuperatc. While sitting
on the verGnda OF Hotel Hollywood
he is seiyed by 4 casting man and
fo2cibly taken TO the shooting
ground.
From that moment on his fame =
IN established fact. and it is all due
to his "heezer." which the casting
director tells him will make him IA
fortune"
The girl. however. is an absolute
failure rs an actress, never getting
Il job.
The girl in seeking Job at Holly
wood is constantly bumping into son
one who upon turning around is found
to be- a famous motion picture actor
The audience in recognizing their taN
ogites always appluuded wildly. Once
while standing the line before cast
ing directors window. the girl Wa
Immediately behind gentleman with
broad back which looked familiar
The casting director had 10 job for
him aud he stuck his hands in his
rockets and walled away. 1t was Fat.
~ Arbuckle. The audience applauded
| just as vOciferously. if not little
more so.
The east includes every star in
movieland from Charles Chaplin. to
director Cecil DcSiille. In the cicture
are seen the following: Ben Turpin
Ford Sterling. Jack rickford. Marv
Pickford. Douglas Fairbanks. Mia
Naldi. Anita Stewart. May McAvoy
A.; lack Holt. GEORGE Fawcett. Hans
Mann. 4. Roy Barnes. Mary ASior
Ieatrice JOY. Bryant WaShhurH
Agnes Ayrck. William :. Hart. Thep.
dorc Kosloff. William DcMille, CeTiI
DcMiIlc and many others.
Round Nine OF the Leather Pushcr'
adds 10 the spice of the program
while Julien Paul Blitzs symphny "t
fcring Of "Magnon" is excellent
Swinging Down the Lane" sung by
George Cornell is pleasing novelty
International News completes the pro
gram.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
OIL AND SUGAR
STOCKS REFLECT
UPSETS IN TRADE
General List Resists I'm.
favorable Items in Bust
ness News.

Copyright by the San Antonio Light.
New York. Aug. 30.--After opening
steady today, the oil shares dropped
off again on disappointment because
the Standard Oil of Indiana is still
maintaining its Is cent quotation in
the South Dakota territory.
Sugar prices continued TO sag. both
for raw and refined. which had a some.
what depressing effect upon sugar
stocks.
On the whole. the market resisted
these unfavorable items in the trade
news. fairly well.
The stocks of tea companies were
notably strong. It is possible that
the dividend on Jones Tea may be
raised from 81 to 81 before the end
of the year. At all events. new in
tereSt. it is understood. has recently
come to take an active part in the
stock.
Hudson Motor made new high for
The present movement when it reached
% il. The strength in this stock has
been due TO the virtual certainty that
the directors this week will put the
stock on a regular So devidend basis.
Copper shares appear to have dis
counted the the worst that can happen
to the copper export trade from con
ditions in Europe Stock like Ana
conda. Utah and Ccrro de PaScO held
firm. Chile Copper rose over 4 point
despite the news that the copper export
association in Germany has disposed
of all its holdings and that imports
4 l. J
a minimum.
In connection with the strength in
Tobacco Products, the rumor was re-
peated that. ii the deal with the Brit
iSh- American Company is put through,
Tobacco Products Common will go on
a 81 basis.
Great Northern Ore was active with
the price advancing more than point.
This was taken To mean that the next
dividend action will be favorable.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-20
'Hollywood" Is Good Story
and Shows Many Faporites

with a rush Sunday when they were
placed on sale at the box office.
For this attraction all the seats are
reserved and are now on sale :or the
entire engagement. The box Office
will be open from . n. m. TO s u. NJ.
daily this week. 1t is advisable that
patrons obtain their tickets in aG-
vance for this attraction since in the
other large cities where The Covered
Wagon" has been playing since last
March people have had to stand in
line for hours TO get seats.
In Boston, New York. Chicago and
Los Angeles The Covered Wagon
has received universal praise from
press and public alike. A symphony
orchestra of 20 pieces under the di.
rectiou of Orville l.. MayhooI will
render the musical setting specially
arranged by Hugo Resented. During
this attraction there will be no reser-
walton made over the telephone nor.
tickets set aside.