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Evening star., 1923-10-10

move which would decrease the op-
portunity for early victory iE a strug-
gle will have their united opposition.
The joint board at present includes
Gen. John J. Pershing. chief OF staff:
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, deputy chief
of staff; Mai. Gen. B. H. Wells. chief
of the Army war plans division; Ad-
miral e. w. Eberle, chief Of naval
operations; Rear Admiral r. H. jack
son, assistant chief, and Rear Ad-
miral w. r. Shoemaker, director of
war plans in the Navy Department.
Parallel in wnshington's Day.
The proposed consolidation was said
to have almost an exact parallel in
the project put forward during Pres
ident Washington's administration,
when responsibility for the Navy was
vested in the War Department. The
result was so unsatisfactory, accord
ing to a study made for the joint
board, that in 179S a committee of
Congress recommended that the con-
solidation be discontinued, and the
Secretary of War concurred, recon-
mcndtne T." separation of the two
estau. :.ImeulS.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
YOUTH, ON BICYCLE.
KILLED BY TRUCK.
Crashes Into Vehicle While
Riding at 18th and WAL
ZACH Streets.

Seyenteen-year-old Irving Coffey of
452 NJ street, collector for the
Vacuette Sales Company, was in
stantIy killed today when his bicycle
and a truck of the Southeastern Ex-
press Company collided at 18th and
wallach streets, just below L street
northwest.
The electric truck had come from
the south and was turning into the
side street westwardly, while the boy
was approaching from the north
when the collision occurred. The front
wheel of the bicycle was smashed
and the boy fell to the ground with
his head in the pathway of the huge
rear wheel. The right rear wheel of
the truck passed over the boys head,
causing almost instant death.
c. E. Taylor of 60 L street north
east, the operator of the truck. went
to the eighth precinct Immediately
could not nnderstand how the boy
could mot have seen the large truck.
Taylor said that the front wheels esis Of
had already passed beyond the limits
Of the 18th street roadway and were
on WalIach street, and that in order
to collide the boy must have been
riding very. close to the curb.
Father Unfnformed.
When police of the second precinct
went to the home of the boy to no
tify relatives, it was discovered that
his father was James Coffey, en-
ployed at present in Leesburg. Va, by
the Washington and Old Dominion
railway. An effort to communicate
with him at the Virginia city was be-
ing made early this afternoon.
Irving Coffeys mother is dead.
His sister Lillian, about twenty
years Of age. an employe of a local
department store, has taken her place
since her death. 1t was she who had
been caring for Irving and his nine
year-old schoolboy brother since the
father was sent to the out t-of-town
position some weeks ago. The FAM
lily originally came here from Kansas
City. Mo, where Irving was edu-
Gated in the public schools.
Sister Is Notified.
Miss Coffey was at work when
notified of the fatal accident. Shock
resulted in a serious nervous condi-
tion in her case.
The body of the boy was taken to
the District morgue in the patrol of
the eighth precinct, where an official
of the company employing Irving
established the positive Identification.
An inquest probably will be held to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
SUN DECLARES WAR
ON TSA0 KUN RULE.
Asserts Latter Bought Presi-
dency-Demands Punish
ment of Parliament.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. October 10.--Sun Yat-
Sen, south Chinese constitutionalist
leader, has issued an open declaration
of war against Tsao Kun, president
elect of China, according to a tele-
gram received here from Sun by
Wang Ching-Wei. his personal repre-
sentative Sun said:
II have issued an order for the or
ganiSation of punitive expedition
against Tsao Kun and for the arrest
ard punishment of all members of
se1.sgsnts whs gas,is,gsssa a Sd ,s.a ja tss ss
Tso-Lin and Gen. Lu Yung- Hsiang,
inviting them to Join me IN the sup.
bFeesiofiabf the enemy. 81 - -s5SsssS g
Coincfdent with the afinouneenent
of Suns actfon seventy-fouf members
of the Chinese parliament met here
today and repudiated the recent elec-
tion of Tsao Kun on tn ground that It
was the result of bribery.
Denounces Election.
Sun Yat-sen issued circulars de-
nouncing the election Immediately
after 1t was held last Friday. Chang
Tso-Lin issued a statement just be:
fore the election saying he. would
support it IL it were fair and legal,
but that he would oppose 1t .if an
unqualified person" were chosen.
Lu Yung-Hsiang and TuRn Chf-Jui
have not made public statements.
A statement was issued at the
headquarters in Canton of DR.. Sun
saying that kilograms from all parts
of China were urging him to assume
the leadership Of a nation move
ment to oust Tsao.
A lengthy meeting of Suns "cabi-
net" was held Monday, attended by
high military leaders and, leading
civil officials. at which 1t was de-
cided to address a manifesto to for
eign powers denouncing the election.
The manifesto was issued yesterday
and handed, to Sir ]. V. Jameson of
Great Britain, senior consul here, and
communicated TO. the diplomatic corps
at Peking.
There have been many sordid
transactions in history, but none
equals the shamefulness of this latest
attempt to seize power" the mani
festo declares.
mo people who tamely acquiesce
to such an act can have the right to
live as self-respectirg nation. The
Chinese people as a whole regard
the election of Tsao Kun an act of
usurpation and treason which must
be resisted and punished.
THE people are determined to find
concrete expression In national
government the formation of which
is now being worked out by repre-
sentative leaders Of the nation"
Evening star., 1923-10-10
PO|NCARE REFUSES
RE|CH'S PROPOSAL
TO RESTORE RUHR
Sees More Hope of Collecting
by Reaching Agreement With
Industrialists.
DEMANDS PROPOSITION
COVERING WHOLE ISSUE
French Determined to Keep Seized
Pledges, Ignoring German
Proffers.
France Foresees
Ruhr Cooperation
By Cable to Tho Star aas Philadelphia
Public ledger.
lCanvrfvhsl

By Cable to Tho Star aas Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
(Copyright.) l.
PARIS, October l0.--The CO.
operation Of Germany In the
industrial exploitation of the
Ruhr In now Inevitable.
French government nuthor-
tiles thus sum NJ the situation.
seapits the eventualIties OF
stiffness ult;mntum to Berlin
ON one hand nad strong Ba-
vnrion opposition ON the other.
Unless the smoidcring roy
Rlist movement In Bavarin
rhould Eain dominance of the
reich. French OfaciaIs now OPP
timisticaily. declare that all IN
dustrinIists In. the Ruhr are
bound to ncceds to the French
rrogrgm of productive sane
ttorS.
There will he even mere optl-
misn IL Chancellor Stresemnnn
mellcs a favorable rerIy to
Stsrnc:' uItimntum for indem-
SHrtrfa lists ~ the price OF
their ~co-operatiOn with France.
TIE French are asking
whether Stirrcs In merely seek
ing to protect his gang or
making n laSt-minutc attempt
to nrevent dfSmemberment of
Germany by formation OF q
series of Franco-Bei9ian-Ger-
man contracts which would
tend to organize the productive
interests of tire three coun-
tries. At any rate, the dny Of
c1mp'ete reorganization in the
Ruhr is not fnr on.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
j. 5. WORKERS HERE
TO GET $3,672,R3
BOOST IN SALARIES
$4,000, Including 1900
D. C. Workers, Coveredin
Redistribution.
BONUS LOSS MORE THAN
MADE UP BY ADVANCES
Redistribution to Require Larger
Appropriations, Board Fig
ures Show.

The approximately 54 900 employees
of the federal government in the Dis
trict of Columbia. including some 22,-
600 employees OF the District Cor
municipaD government. are to receive
s3,672,723 more salary next year as a
result of reclassification, according TO
figures secured for the first time to-
day from the personnel classification
board.
These employees are now receiving
what is called base salary, amounting
to $T9.s41,051. They have been re-
ceiving also s11,95s,5s2 in what has
been called 1.-The $240 bonus"
The ALLEGATION approved by the per-
sonnel classification board will be re-
fiected in the estimates sent, to Con-
gress by the budget bureau, which
means $94,s72,3o6, instead of S7s,241,-
051, according to the boards method
of figuring. This shows an increase
VI s15,63i, ,255 or 1913 per cent.
L4t of this increase the employees
are already receiving in the so-ealled
bonus" S11,a5S.532. In other words.
of classification S5,672,72S or 4.o5 per
cent net.
Makes Increase Permanent.
This wipes out the bonus anu
makes it a permanent increase in sal
airy. where, heretofore. there has been
annual uncertainty as to whether Con-
gress would continue the bonus"
granted during the war days TO meet
the increased cost of living, and the
fact that many thousands of emer-
gency war workers were paid out OF
lump-sum appropriations, salaries out
of balance with the statutory salaries
paid the year-after-year veteran en-
ployes of the government.
The $4,000 employees Of the District
are. to receive increases
totaling $276,8S5-above their present
compensation plus the bonus, or net
increase.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Sues for Full Official Value
Of $4,000, ,OOO-Mark Purchase

value of foreign money has been
fixed by law and is not governed
by the fluctuations of Wall street.
Under a statement of. the value Of
foreign money issued October,
by the Treasury Department over
the name Of Secretary Mellon the
$0,23S2, and Mr.. Holland claims
that since the company cannot de-
liver the marks as calledS for by
his rnpney orders 1t must pay him
the value Of the German money
according to the listing of the
Treasury Department..
AS each mark IL priced at 20
cents plus the lawyer claims, that
for his 1000. .00o-mark order he
should have $476.40o, and for his
10000 90 0-mark order the sum OF.
$4.7S4 900. Mr.. Holland appears as
. his oNn-counaeL =, - 8. !.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
$67, 900 SHORTAGE CLOSES
BANK; CASHIER ARRESTED
Stockholders Offer to Make Good
for Oldest Institution in Erie
County, Pennsylvania.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ERIE, Pa, October 10.-The Citi-
zens' Bank of Albion, Erie county,
the oldest banking instution in that
city, was closed by state bank exam
iners today. They reported that they
had discovered shortage of $4,000.
r. J. Griswold, cashier was arrested.
Griswold was charged with faIsid-
cation of the banks accounts He
was admitted to $4,000 bail for a
hearing.
When it became known that the
bank had been closed by the examin- :
ers, the First National Bank of Erie
offered to take over the accounts of
the Albion bank. Stockholders of the
Albion institution offered to make
good any. shortage.
A statement issued this morning
showed that the Albion bank had ap-
proximately $4,000 to cover the re-
ported losses. The capital stock was
Surety Surety bond s1e.oob. and undivided
profits $4,000.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
WALTON WILL QUIT
If KLAN IS BANNED
Governor Would Excifangep
Abdication for Bill Pro-
hibiting Masks.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. .r.s Z
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October
10.-Gov. T.. c.. Walton, after. nine
months as chief executive. stands
ready to abdicate in order to bring
to a successful close his war on the
Ku Klux Khan in Oklahoma.
Climaxing the whirl of spectacular
maneuvers and counter-maneuvers
between opposing forces in the tu-
multuous factional battle which has
been waged during the last month,
the governor last night offered to
compromise with members of the
state legislature, bent on impeach-
ing him. by resisning. His only con-
dition was that the lawmakers first
pass his bill designed to unmask the
Klan and curb mob violence.
Now we will see who is sincere"
declared Aidrich Blake. the executive
counselor, in making public the gov
THE next move is up to the Klan."
House Still Defiant.
Leaders of majority of the lower
house. already gathering here for the
extra session tomorrow of the legis-
lature, retorted that the governors
offer would not affect their intention
to inquire into impeachment charges
before proceeding with the proposed
anti-Klan legislation.
Gov. Walton asserted he would de-
wise other means to combat this or
ganization of masked marauders" II
his proposal is not accepted
The governors bill is said to be
modelled, in part. after a Tennessee
statute. 1t would compel all secret
organizations to file their rosters with
hibit the wearing of masks in public.
Economic and school organizations
would be excepted.
One-Mnn Army.
The mobile strength of OkIahoma's
"army of 3occupa ton is announced
by high officer of the National Guard
as "one buck private" Upon his
shoulders alone. the guard officer said,
rested the burden of enforcing mar
tial law over the 2,02s,293 residents
corporations of the army" the guard
continued, ARE directed by three Of
ffcers still in, the field. With the ex-
ception Of these four men, the uni
Is no longer seen outside the head
quarters of the eadjutant general here.
Representative. w. d. McBee of Ste
phens county, active in the impeach-
ment movement against Gov. j. C.
Walton, has been chosen speaker of
the house for the extra session of the
ninth legislature which will open to-
morrow.
The announcement said that while
no caucus yet has been held, the
majority of house members who sign
ed, the original cali for an investiga-
tion of the official conduct of the ex-
Mr.. McBee as their presiding officer.
nAnHn Ic nXln A axImran
Evening star., 1923-10-10


The American Express Company
is named as defendant in a suit to
recover S5.24o.400 filed today in the
Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia. The plaintiff is Walter
Holland. a local attorney. who last
August purchased from the COM
fpany two money orders. payable
in German marks. One of the
money orders is for 20.e00.000
marks and the other for 2.00e.ooo
marks. The company has not paid
him, the plaintifr says, and he asks
the court to award him Judgment
for what he claims is the legal
value of the, marks in American
money.
Since 1879 Mr.. Holland aays 4the.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
BARN rs DYNAMITED.
Building Blown Up Near Snow
Hill, Md.

BY the Associated Press.
SNOW HILL. Md, October 10.-The
barn OF Patrolman Sylvester Messick,
active in the prosecution Of boot
,leggers at Pocomoke City, was dyna-
mfted today, No one was injured,
hut numerous windows In hesvicinfty
were broken by the force of the
blast Nothing of value was stored
in the barn and no animals were
squartered there :.
The authorities hold that the same
element that fired the parsonage of
the Rev. ]. r. Bfckering at Pocomoke
City last August were concerned In
the dynamiting OF, the Messicka barn.
Mr.. Bickering has, been prominent
In the prosecution of bootleggers in
the community. -
Evening star., 1923-10-10
P. MS TO SEE PRESIDENT .
Will Ask Glass Offices Be Put
Under: Civil Service.

> CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, October 10.
BY the appointment Of committee.
composed of John T. Clapp of Beech
Grove. Ind; T. F. Phiney of Hyannis-
port, Mass; L. NJ. Halienbeck. Green
dale. n. Y, and w. G. Stevenson. Ac-
conac, Va. to go to Washington to
confer with President Coolidge Satur-
day regarding placing third-cIass
postmasters under ciyii service, and
transaction OF some other routine
business, the annual convention OF
the National Lea que of District Post
masters came to close at noon to-
day and most OF the delegates began
their journey homeward.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
LANDSLIDE HITS HOSPITAL.

PANAMA, October 10.-A heavy
rainfall yesterday ,caused landslide
at Ancon Hill, which did considerable
damage to the Ancon Hospital build
ings. The isolation ward was buried
under tons OF earths but none OF the
patients was Injured. No damage to
the canal has. been reported.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Quakes Lasting
More Than Hour
Recorded Here
By the Associa ted Press.

Earth tremors of pronounced in
tensity were recorded early today
on the seismograph at the George
town University observatory. Be-
ginning at 2:30 am, the tremors
reached maximum intensity
about thirty minutes later and
continued until 3:4S am.
Director Tondorf of the observa-
tory estimated the center Of the
disturbance to be $500 miles dis
tant from Washington, apparent
ly in a southerly direction.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
CASHIER PLEADS GUILTY.
Dayton, Ohio, Man Waits Penalty
in Sao6. 600 EmbezzIement.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. october 10
Frederick w. Hecht. former cashier
of the American National Bank at
Dayton, Ohio, pleaded guilty in
United states district court here to-
day to an indictment charging him
funds of the bank. :
Sentence will be pronounced later
in the day. - -% z
Evening star., 1923-10-10
$50, 900 FRAUD CHARGED.
New York Salesman Held for Stock
Swindle in Georgia.

NEW YORK, October f6.--Samuel
w. Glover. a stock salesman, was ar
rested today for an alleged stock
swindle in Albany, Ga, involving
Evening star., 1923-10-10
4 i. GROWTH OF
The Sunday Star

Preparations are now under way
for making next Sundays issue an.
other great newspaper in which all
Washingtonians will be interested.
Are you among them?
Evening star., 1923-10-10
GERMANY SPEEDS PLANS
Reich Leaders Confer With Indus
trialists, on Policy.
: the tbeA..oei.tsa.pr....

BY the Associated Press. &,Nat
BERLIN. October .1H--Negotiations
between members of the reich gov
ernment and representatives of the
Ruhr industrlxs regarding measures
: E1Corfin171 d On .Ra9T = Coiumns2.lyr.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
ZR- FLIGHT SHIFTED
BY DENBYS ILLNESS
Dirigible to- Take Secretary and
Wife to New York in Debut
--s ~-.-..--
of Shenandoah"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST, N. J., October 10
The ZR-1, to be christened the Shen-
andoah at the naval air station today,
will make her first flight under her
new name at 4 o'clock, when the
dirigible will be placed at the dis
posal of Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. DENLY.
Original plans under which the
Shenandoah was to leave for Wash
ington with Secretary. and Mrs. DENLY,
shortly after the christening cere-
monies were changed when it was
announced that Secretary Denby
would go from Lakehurst to New
York. for minor operation.
Commander Weyerbacher said last
night that the fight this afternoon
would likely be in the immediate
vicinity of Lakehurst. but that the
destination and. extent of the trip
eide.
Secretary and Mrs Denby will ar
rive at 1245. At the dirigible will
be christened by Mrs. DENLY. Among
the distinguished guests will be Ad-
miral Moffett, chief of the bureau of
mander Of battleship division hve of
the Atlantic feet.
Secretary Denby's operation tomor-
row will be performed at the Ortho-
pedic Hospital in New Work. for a
DENLY suffered the injury in Mich
igan last week. and itfailed to heal
properly The operation is not con-
sidered serious
Evening star., 1923-10-10
WEATHER.

Fair and, slightly warmer tonight
and tomorrow; gentle to moderate
variable wiu6s.
Temperature, for ywenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 65,
at noon today: lowest. AZ, at am.
Full report on Page 2.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

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.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-02
La mania del mOInentO

Cast estamos punto de Greer que,
efectivamente, vamos atravesando por
epocas mesianicas, periodos de crisis
en- la historic de la humanidad al f.
nalizar cada ciclo de evoluci6n, duran
te los cuales Ell orbe trepida y Sc con-
mueve en- sacudimiento de horror en-
Ia encendida atmosfera de guerras cra-
delisimas, en- ell quemante torbellino
que forman, al entrechocar, todas las
pasiones en- acto, 10 mismo que en- 10
que pudieramos llamar una segunda
atInosfera de ideas de radicahsmos ex-
tremos de invocaciones revolucionarias
en- todos los 6rdenes sociales alternan-
dose de tai manera la estabilidad de
todas las bases sobre que descansa la
organization total del ciclo anterior,
Cne la humanidad turba desorienta
en- una especie de agitaci6n caotica,
mientras aparece ell Reformador pre-
destinado que reintegre Ell mundo la
normalidad, ensefandole la Nueva idea
fjandole los nuevos derroteros Sc
guir trav6s del nuevo ciclo que Sc
inicia.
Asi csta ell mundo en- la actualidad,
perplejo, indeciso, extraviado en- la tro-
nitante confusion de todos los factories
equilibrantes descentrados, en- anhe-
lante espera del nuevo zaratustra,
Mahoma Cristo que lie encauce por
los rumbos novisimos que lie lleven ha-
cia m oriente no entrevisto aim.
Basta que enviemos nuestro pen
samiento a Europa, al Asia, nuestra
America, para percatarnos de la in
seguridad angustiosa que preocupa a
todos los pensadores en- particular Y
en- general toda la sociedad. Y aqui
nifsmo. en- Puerto Rico, sin poder subs
traernos la Influenza del ambiente
imperante, tambien hemos sido toca-
dos por esa mania peligrosa que pa
decieron algunas tetrageniaras de la
brumosa Albion llamada feminismo y
que, como la influenza y otras pander
fnias, ha tenido sus brotes en- todos
los climas.
Dos de nuestros mas ilustres legis-
ladores nan presentado I'm proyecto de
ley (P del S. So por Ell cual Sc con-
cede Ell voto la mujer que haya cum
plido 10 amos ell dia de la election
que sepa leer escribir, proveyendo
la vez colegios unisexuales donde ten
dram elias Intervention ofcial siendo
sdemas elegibles para cargos piblicos.
Respetamos en- mucho la sapiencia le-
gislaci6n dc ambos autores, pero Sc
nos ocurren algunos reparos a dicho
proyecto de ley que, fervorosamente
v en- bien de nuestras paisanas, roga-
mos porque no pase de proyecto.
La ley electoral VICENTE exige al
hombre 81 amos cumplidos para tener
derecho la election, no obstante ser
el hombre mas apto para ell ejercicio
de este derecho por su mayor afcion y
experiencia en- los asuntos pubIcos Y
por ser la politica un arte una cien-
cia. creada por Ell Y con la que esta
siempre en- contacto mas menos direc-
to; sin embargo, la mujer, que NADIA
entiende de politica generalmente, nj
Sc preocupa POGO nj mucho por esa
actividad porque la mujer no ha ST.
do hecha para ESQ y que nj siquiera
presta gran atenci6n la prensa poll
tica, puede, por ministerio de esa ley,
votar los 19 ahos, edad de colegia-
Ia propia para ell encantador mariposeo
de los juegos infantiles en- los parques