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Evening star., 1923-07-28
28 MEN ENTOMBED
BY MINE EXPLOSION
Distressing Scenes at British Col
liery, Where Fire Has Been
Giving Trouble.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SUFFIELD, England, July 28-
Twenty-eight men were entombed by
an explosion today in the Maltby
Colliery, where a fire has been caus-
ing trouble for several weeks The
terrific nature of the explosion made
any operations to get in communica-
ton with the men impossible for
some time, but rescue parties were on
hand ready to start as soon as condi-
tions permitted.
Distressing scenes were Witnessed
at the pit mouth where women and
children were anxiously awaiting
news of their relatives.
One hundred men were working in
the mine at the time Of the explo-
sion, twenty-eight OF them at the. far
end of the gallery near the fire.
The force exerted along the gal
lery by the blast brought down such
quantities Of stone and coal dust as
to cut of the twenty-eight miners.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
REPLY READY MONDAY.
French and Belgian Answers Ex-
pected by That Date.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923.
PARIS. July 2S.-The secret French
reply to the secret British reparations
proposal has been communicated to
Belgium and will be communicated to
Great Britain before Monday. The
Belgians are drafting their own reply.
AS nearly as the writer can learn
the present state of negotiations is as
follows:
Great Britain has submitted a draft
of proposed reply to the latest Ger
man plans for settling the reparations
question. France and Belgium are
not willing to make any reply be-
cause they are not willing to nego-
tiate until Germany first ceases re-
sistance in the Ruhr.
Great Britain offers to join her
allies in summoning Germany to
cease resistance in the Ruhr. II
France and Belgium will agree to
make occupation invisible" and
withdraw from the Ruhr altogether
when a new reparations agreement
with Germany has been reached.
France agrees in principle to reduce
the occupation IL resistance ceases,
but Is unwilling to bind herself In
advance to any fixed schedule. Bel
gium seems to think a schedule of
ultimate retirement might be drafted
even now to reassure Great Britain.
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Evening star., 1923-07-28
B0LSHEWSTS GET
CHECK IN GERMANY
Plans for Subduing Political
Outbreaks Halt "Anti-Fas-
CiSt" Demonstrations.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. July 2S-After federal
and state officials had announced de-
tailed plans for subduing political
outbreaks of all kinds in the present
critical circumstances. the German
bolshevist leaders late last night
decided to keep their followers off
the streets Sunday and to cancel their
open-air "anti-fa scist' demonstra-
tions.
The order issued by the united so
cialists and labor federation head
quarters to all members to avoid
communistic demonstrations is be-
Iieved to have helped In impelling the
cornmunfsts to whittle down their
project. The bolshevistic protest
meetings have been ordered confined
to indoor gatherings. which will be
watched closely by the police.
Descending Mark Causes Havoc.
The descending mark still is Great.
ing havoc.
The practice of listing prices on a
dollar basis is becoming almost uni
versal. and there prevails on acute
shortage in stocks Of all lines, due to
the boarding by the public during the
last few months.
Flour, potatoes and other agricul-
tural staples are being held by the
growers and distributors In the prov
inces through fear of communistic
uprisings and that all shipments of
food will he confiscated
Wide propagandlzing by the reds
during the past week Is responsible
for this apprehension.
FOOD SITUATION GRAVE.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
MONEY FOR PAVING
!. 14STREETS ASKED
Main Thoroughfares to Be
Repaired If D. c. Heads Are
Granted Funds.

The amounts contained in the Dis
trict budget for the highway division
of the engineer department will, If
allowed by Congress. provide for ia
street having jobs, 1t became known
today.
While the streets for which i'm
provements have been asked cannot be
revealed until the estimates are laid
before Congress, 1t is learned from a
additional funds to continue the per-
manent paving of the main arterial
highways.
ThOroughfares in List.
These main arteries include such
thoroughfares as Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast, Georgia avenue. Con-
necticut and Wisconsin avenues.
In the selection of other less i'm
portant streets the Commissioners
were guided by two factors-whether
the street is built upon both sides
and to what extent it Is used for traf-
fic.
In company with officials of the
highway division, Engineer Commits
sioner Bell yesterday made an auto
mobile tour of the city, inspecting
personally each street for which
funds have been asked in the budget.
Estimates Sent to Bureau.
The District estimates. totaling a
little more than $32,500.ooo. are now
in the hands of the budget bureau
and local officials are waiting anx-
iously to find out whether Gen. Lord
Is going to order them cut this year,
as was necessary a year ago.
Mai. Bell has now made a first
hand inspection Of the sewers and
streets and will turn his attention
next to the water department.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

for the privilege of being escorted
through, but that veritable closed
corporation of guides had laid down
rule that no other guides might
enter the place. even at the request
of the party he had been conducting
through other places in the city.
Looked Like Tourists.
To test the truth of this report.
the manager of a local sightseeing
bus company arranged party of
woul6-Ns tourists who had spent
many years within Washington. The
party consisted of the manager. his
wife. baby daughter sister-in-law.
the young son of a friend and a
reporter. Armed with cameras, guide
books and isn't IL beautiful" looks.
the sextette' landed at the main en-
trance of the Capitol in tow OF the
chauffeur who had driven their car.
After taking a few fake pictures
on the front steps and craning their
necks upward at the dizzy heights of
the dome, they swept past the two
guides who lounged in the doorway
and found themselves in the rotunda
of Americas most noted building.
(Coptipuad IN paUa CNlunn ~
Evening star., 1923-07-28
.3l-Year Hermit,
On First Outing,
StungbyRurnM Man
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BOZEMAN, Mont. July 28.-Mon-
tana's Rip Van Wrinkle was on his
way back to his mountain hermit
age today, a sadder but a wiser
man. His brief visit here was his
first return to civilization in thirty
one years and all for what-to be
stung by a bootlegger!
His real name is English Tom"
Lincoln and his home Is at Taylor's
Fork in Galatin county. For many
years he has lived only few miles
from Bozeman, but he had not been
here since 1892 and nearly every
body he knew here then was dead.
The night he arrived from his
hermitage he saw his first movie"
and he watched 1t with all the de-
light of a child. The next day he
had his first automobile ride and
listened to jazz orchestra.
All might have been we'll and he
might have elected to spend the
remainder of his days In civiliza-
ton IL he had not bargained with
a bootlegger for a gallon of moon
shine whisky which the latter
agreed to deliver to him for 81.
That was the last English Tom"
saw of the bootlegger or his 81.
Life In the city, he said. was too
fast for him.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
SHIP WRECKED IN CRASH
WITH JAPANESE VESSEL
Wireless Says Rainier Lies Aban-
doned in San de Fuca Strait
After Collision in Fog.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash. July IS. = The
Japanese steamer Mandasan Maru. in
bound from the orient via San Fran
cisco and Portland. collided at am.
oday, four miles west of Port Angeles
in the strait of Juan de Fuca with the
steamship Rainier. outbound from
Seattle and other Puget sound points
for San Francisco and Los Angeles,
according to wireless message re-
ceived from the Mandasan Maru by
the port harbor station here.
The Rainier. badly damaged and in
a waterlogged condition.. Is adrift in
the strait. The crew, with the excep-
ton Of the captain and three men
were taken off the Rainier and are
aboard the Mandasan Maru. bound for
Alaska, the message stated. No lives
were lost, 1t was believed. The COL
lssan occurred In heavy fog.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

3uCCccUcu III COH
cluding at Lau-
same seems to
have disturbed
the a p a r ent
harmony among
the T u r X l s h
leaders. and Sc
rious tro u b les
are looming up
before Mustapha
X e IN a | Pasha.
president of the
& r an d national
a s 8 e m ~ and
commander in :
C h l e ( of the
army.
The ] e a d c r s
who brought to
an end the 6Qhf
Evening star., 1923-07-28
D. c. MAY PUBLISH
!. FAIR COAL PRICES
City Heads Consider Revival
of Last Winters System
in Case of Famine.

Publication of fair price list by
tho Commissioners in the event the
coal situation becomes serious again
this winter is being considered by
Engineer Commissioner Bell, he said
today.
Although he believes 1t Is too early
to decide to what extent the local au-
thorities should supervise the coal
situation next, winter, the Commits
sioner said he was gathering infor-
nation from various sources.
IT sincerely hope the fuel situation
will clear up before winter" said
Maj. Bell, but il 1t does not sup
pose we will have to take some
action"
Sees One Fair Price.
On the question of price list, Mai.
Bell does not believe there should be
a minimum and maximum, but that
there should be one fair price.
Last winter the commission pub
Iished fair prices for various sizes
and grades of coal and also restrict
ed the amount of coal to be delivered
to consumers in order that an even
distribution could be maintained.
The commissioners probably will
decide some time in August what
part, IL any, they will take in the
regulation of the coal business for
the coming winter.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
DEMPSEY TO MEET FIRP0
IN TITLE CLASH SEPT. IA

NEW YORK, July 28.-Champion
Firpo of Argentina in a fifteen-round
fight to a decision for the worlds
heavyweight championship at the
Polo Grounds on Friday, September
IA. Promoter Tex Rickard announced
today.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

for national independence now are
divided. some favoring the re-estab-
llshment of a monarchy and others
favoring a republic.
Some advocate the wholesale ex-
pulsion of Christians and others
desire the Importation of foreign
capital, pleading for the favor of
the foreigners.
1t is difficult to forecast future
Developments. but 1t is clear that
kemars position has been shaken
greatly.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
us. MARKET BOARD
FOR FARMER ASKED
Brookhart Says Special Con-
qress Session Is Vital to
Prevent ''CaIamity."
BY the Associated Press.

ELDON, Iowa, July 2S.-A govern
ment marketing agency, which is pos
sible by speedy and drastic action at
a special session of Congress. is nec-
eEaary to save agriculture from the
Impending calamity" Senator Smith
w. Brookhart said here today in ad-
dressing the Farmers Union picnic.
He urged that every one communicate
with the congressman and ask that
he assist in procuring an extra ses-
sion to meet this emergency"
This government marketing agency,
however. will offer only temporary
relief" Senator Brookhart said. a
complete remedy Is found in co-opera-
tive control of production. processing.
credit and marketing by the farmers
themselves.
"The critics of the great progress
stye movement in the west describe
It as a temporary period of unrest:
Any concrete or constructive remedy
for this situation Is defined as rad
icalism or ridiculed as a foolish pan
acea. They never fail to end up their
discussion with denouncing the alli-
ance of the farmers and the laboring
people as unholy. ill-advised and
vicious. In answer l say that agri-
culture mas always Deen eXpiOlteu Dy
the middleman in our economic or
ganization.
Flags Middlemnn.
"The farmer has no voice in the
price he will pay for his necessities
and, while organized labor has ac-
quired a voice in the amount of its
wages. still 1t has no voice in the
price it will pay for necessities. Any
advance in wages. therefore is usually
nullified by advances in the cost of
living, in the profits. inefficiency and
waste of the middleman.''
Senator Brookhart stated that the
farmer gets less than 81 cents out OF
the dollar the laboring man pays for
the farmers products and the labor
ing man gets less than 20 cents out
of the dollar the farmer spends for
the laboring mans products.
He quoted Department of Commerce
figures for 1919 showing that while
forty four billions of dollars of capital
received fifteen billion dollars for over
head and profits, that nine million
workers received rewards of only ten
billion dollars or an average of S1.1O0
each. He said that in 1912 the farmer
received six billion dollars for his
products, but that the consumer paid
thirteen billion dollars for them.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
SEES ALASKA AS STATE.
President Advises Stimulating O,
Home-Making in TERRITORY.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash. July 2s.-The
Alaskan program Of President Hard
ing. evolved from his first-hand study
of conditions in the territory, en-
braces In the main measures to con-
serve the salmon fisheries, removal
of some OF the restrictions on utilixa-
ton Of the forests. grants of more
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column S.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
Turkey Is Torn
By Internal Row
Among Leaders

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1923.
CONSTANTINOPLE. July 2s.-
The victorious peace the Turks
Evening star., 1923-07-28

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Evening star., 1923-07-28

Showers and thunderstorms tonight
and probably tomorrow morning;
slightly cooler temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
onded at pm. today: Highest. IS, at
4:45 pm. yesterday. Lowest. Is. at
am. today. Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1923-07-28

CONTINUED on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1923-12-20
SWISS ARE PREPARED
FOR OLYMPIC EVENTS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHAMONIX, France. December 90.
The skating rink, ski-jumps. curl
ing rink and bobsleigh chutes for tn e
winter Olympic sports opening Janu-
ary % are now practically finished.
The skating rink measures 221
meters in length and ninety wide.
The track for speed skating possesses
all the latest improvements in the
way of drainage, water squirting ap-
paratus. electric lights, dressing
rooms. etc. 1t measures 400 meters
around and is 10 meters wide, ex-
cepting ct the turns, where the width
is increased to % meters.
In the interior of the track a rink
of 20 by 30. meters is reserved for
hockey. Figure skating and curling
rinks are installed in each corner of
the area outside the hockey rink
10000 spectators.
The ski-jumps are situated on the
very slopes of Mont Blanc. near the
little village of Mont. The taking
actual jumping-off place. and the
landing track measures 17S meters in
which the jumper can check the
momentum reached in the jump. II
is the opinion or experts lnat All
records for ski-jumping will be
broken here. A little truck on the
narrow gauge railroad used in the
building OF the jumps. escaping from
the workmen at the top of the track,
cleared 65 meters before landing
The bobsleigh track is 1,160 meters
long, nearly a mile and a .furlong.
The downward grade averages 9
meters to the hundred, but in certain
spots it reached II per cent. Some
of the turns. numbering eighteen in
all, are nearly vertical, in two cases
reaching an angle of seventy to
eighty degrees.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
HOPPE AGAIN SITTING
ON BILLIARD THRONE

CHICAGO, December 20 Willie
Hoppe again has gone through the
familiar process of being acclaimed a
ran, the Hollywood Calf, youth, in
the recent New York international
tournament, Hoppe emerged victorious.
1900 to 1,161. last night, after three
: night playoff in Orchestra Hall here for
, the title.
Hoppe, still the master billiardist atnd
match game strategist lost the final
! block to the young coast player by 225
points. but came through easily by vir-
tue of long lead he had built up
against just such an emergency by TAX
| Ing the opening nights block. 500 to
! 2O3, and the second installment, 500 to
233.
/ Cochran seemed to suffer from head
I cold throughout the contest. but sud
denly, when Hoppe slipped last night,
J found his stroke and touch and mar
/ rowed the margin of defeat by an eX-
! hibition of sound billiard playing In
! the previous nights unable TO get above
! SO points in an inning, Cochran. in con-
! secutive innings, ran off 81 and 107,
| and mixed runs of 81, 70 A. 66 and 81.
with misses caused by Hopes safety
| play. until the old master ended the
! game at midnight with a count of Is
nights play, a total of 1925 points be-
ing scored in sixteen innings.
Hoppe started as if he would make
runaway match of il, but his cue
suddenly lost its magic, and for the last
! twelve turns at the table was able to
show count Of only 90 in his best in
ming, although all during that time he
p! was within 100 points of victory. a
score he had topped in each of seven
! innings.
! Hoppes high run for the match was
/ 211. made Tuesday night. Cochran's
| best was 10., last night. Hopes grand
| average was a. 4-34, well under his
! record. and Cochran's was "a 5-34.
| Under the tournament rules Cochran
| will be regarded as having finished
i second, and the champion must enter
! tain challenge from him within three
| months.
! The challenge contest probably will
/ be held in Detroit next month, under
| the same conditions as that here, 1900
points in three nights play.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
FIRPO SEEKING FIGHT
FOR NATIVE COUNTRY

BEENOS AIRES, December 20
Luis Angel FirpO, the heavyweight
tighter has cabled his Representative
in New York asking that he endeavor
TO arrange fight between Ffrpo and
Farmer Lodge, or any other American
heavyweight willing to come to
Buenos Aires. Firpo said he desired
TO satisfy the demand of his country
men that he fight in Buenos Aires
FirpO says that the proposed fight
must take place not later than the
middle Of February, as he intends TO
leave for the United States early in
March.
Concerning his plans when he ar
rives in the United States. Firpo SAYS
his New York representative had no
titled him that he had closed negotia-
tiouS for fight between Firpo and
Martin Burke at New Orleans
This will be the first of ten con
tests arranged for him in the United
States and Canada before fighting
either Jack Dempsey or Harry Wills
Baltimore, Quebec, Toronto and Mon
treal are on the itinerary [of Firpo
for fights after he returns TO North
America.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
FLETCHER HAS FAITH
IN ABILITY OF SAND

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 20.-If the
records meant anything Henry Sand,
Philadelphia Nationals shortstop,
who was boucht for a large sum from
Salt Lake City in the Pacific Coast
League. would he the last man Sc
lected by his manager as a team hope
for 1924
Art Fletcher. manager of the Phil
lies, is building with renewed hope
for next season. When asked about
His prospects. Fletcher declared his
faith in Sand. the crring and weak
who will help the team to better
than the cellar, where the Phillies
finished in 1923.
Sand. during the first month of his
major league career. made from one
to three errors almost daily, and hit
weaker than the average pitcher.
According to Fletcher. IT was simply
because he tried too hard. Fletcher
coached the recruit to no avail, and
finally benChed him.
When Sand was sent back to the
game in midseason, after months
layoff. he showed great Improvement
in fielding and began to hit consist
emily. He had learned his lesson
and steadicd down.
Il frequently spoke kindly to Sand
after he had had a most atrocious
day" said Fletcher. Il never once
found fault with him for making
mechanical errors. This L learned
from McGraw. ] made enough errors
when played short for the Giants, but
Mac never once 1aVe me a call. He
nDed to say thai the man who did
not make erorrs WIS not going after
tho ball
Another thing Fletcher liked about
Sand was his disposition. When
benched he took it gamely. Then he
came back a better player. This fact
decided the manager that in Sand
he had material out of which to
make a great shortstOp. And, SO,
this lad, after frightful start, has
found himself and has won his man
ager. one of the greatest shortstops
OF his day. to pick him as an aid
to lift the team next year.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
SKATERS WILL TOUR
FOR OLYMPIC TESTS

NEW YORK. December 20.-After
making their farewell exhibition ap-
pearance in New York tomorrow
night candidates for the American
Olympic fancy and speed skating
team will depart for a brief tour of
New England prior to going to Sara
nae and Lake Placid for the elimi-
nation trials.
The speed skaters, including Joe
Moore, William Steinmetz. Harry
Kasky, Duke Donovan and Valentine
Balls will engage in their first OUT
door contests at Pittsfield. Mass. on
Friday There they will be joined
bv Charles Jewtraw. the international
champion, and Charles German of St.
John, New Brunswick, who will rep
resent Canada in the Olympics.
Proceeds of the Pittsfield meet will
be donated to the Olympic fund
The skaters will appear in Boston
Saturday and then go to Saranac
Lake, where on December 16 the
semi-final elmina tion trials at 500,
$500 and 5000 meters will be held.
The final Olympic trials are sched-
uled at Lake Placid Jecember rs.
From there the team will go to New
burgh to take part in the New Year
day middle Atlantic states champion
ships.
They will sail on January 2 for
France. where the Olympic events
SiIl start January rs,
Evening star., 1923-12-20

Not on your life" came the
answer through the keyhole
Must see you now or I'll take the
first train out OF this mans
town"
Clarke knew that Rube was
good pitcher-didn't want to lose
him. He got up, opened the door
and listened to Waddell for
half hour Rubc told him what
great pitcher he was and how he
was going to win the pennant
for Louisville. Fred began TO
think he'd have to sit up all night
He was getting nervous, but
Waddell wouldn't go.
I'll tell you what you do.
Clarke finally suggested. Il know
the other fellows on the team will
be disappointed if they don't
meet you tonight. So, you go
around and wake them all up and
introduce yourself"
Waddell thought that a great
idea. He went away and let
Clarke get to sleep again. Fred
got in bed chuckling over what
would happen to the other
players.
Two hours later-it was 4
o'clock by that time-Clarke was
aroused again by another loud
knocking on his door. (.
It's Rube Waddell, your new
pitcher. cap'n.'
We'll. you either get away
from there and go to bed
either that or go back where you
came from. | don't care how
good a pitcher you are I've got
TO have some sleep"
Room I28 Didn't Wake.
YES, Mr.. Clarke, but I'm
afraid something has happened.
I've met all the boys except the
one in room l2S, and | can't wake
him, up. | thought maybe some
thing was wrong and you'd like
to know IT"
Clarke got up again and called
up the clerk to find who was
stopping in room l2S.
1t was Dummy Hoy, the deaf
mute outhelder!
| was very young and very
green then. | didn't say much
about it, but used to laugh every
time looked at Waddell. ] never
could forget that night when he
walked us all up. Dummy Hoy, a
great outhelder, by the way, also
enjoyed it.
You may wonder how they
walked him up when it was neces-
sary to catch a train. He could