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Evening star., 1923-07-24
MEXICAN SENATE ENDS
DEADLOCK OVER COURT
Factions Reach Agreement Regard
ing Allotment Of Candidates for
the Supreme Tribunal.

by the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 24.-The SEN
ate deadlock over supreme court can
didates, which has left the nation
without such q tribunal since June
/, has been broken.
An agreement was reached last
night between the majority OF the
upper branch OF the national iegisls
ture and the sixteen senators who
have been preventing necessary
two thirds quorum for voting by
refusing to attend the sessions. The
agreement provides that five of the
eleven justices to be chosen be select
ed by the senate and the remaining
six by the chamber.
OF the senate Ave, three will BE-
candidates of the majority OF the
senate. one a candidate of the sixteen
insurgents and the fifth chosen by lot
from among eight acceptable to the
sixteen. Five of the six justices to
be chosen by the chamber ALREADY
have been picked and the sixth Will
be named today. The formal election.
il Is understood, will be held later
this week
Evening star., 1923-07-24
ACTOR LEAVES JOB
TOCLEAR HIS NAME
Glass Says He Will Not Appear
Until Raid Charges Are
Disproved.
By the Associated Presx.

By the Associated PresS.
LOS ANGELES. July 24.-Gaston
Glass. motion picture actor and for
1ner stage protege of Sarah Bern
hardt, has announced his retirement
from the screen until he has been
cleared of police court charges grow
ing out of a raid upon a residence in
the Hollywood district several weeks
ago.
He offered his producer, B. P.
Schulberg, REIMBURSEMENT of his con-
tract, but Schulberg declined to ac-
cept and. instead, gave him leave of
absence and the assurance his place
would be waiting when he was ready
to return.
Glass. Louis ]. Glasnier, motion
picture director. and Mrs. Helen Nc
Closkey and Miss Alma Rhoades,
screen actresses, were arrested at
Mrs. McCloskey's residence. Glass
vas tried in police court, but the
jury disagreed and the court set a
September date for trying all four
together. They all denied the
charges.
"G feel that l connot again appear
befdre the camera until I can face the
world without a blemish on my
name" Glass stated in letter to
Schplberg.
Evening star., 1923-07-24

of the committee on committees. IL he
should be selected over the protests Of
the progressives, however, the commit
tee fight unauestionably will be carried
to the floor of the Senate, for the Sem
ate must approve all committee selec-
items, Usually this is pro forma pro-
oeeding, but Senate members have a
right to demand separate roll call on
every member Of every committee.
There are three republican, vacancies
on the foreign relations committee.
which will have to deal with President
Harding's world court proposals. Those
who were defeated were McCumbsr,
New and Kellogg. Here again the
progressiyes. opposing the world court
will fight for strengthening Of their
representation.
Taken all In all. the progressive
threat. expressed by Senator Brookhart,
was not an empty one.
Evening star., 1923-07-24

oppose ali the eld-1ine republicans and
fight for. the pregressives and the
farmer.labefites is generally taken fer
granted.
What makes the situation still more
serious for the republicans is the fact
that their representation on the Sem
ate committees Is certain to be cut
down The republicans were 30 oyer
ate that on all important committees
there were ten republicans to six dem
tpally Negligible.
The democrats, backed BY the two
rfheralaber members, will demand a
change In this proportion, and the
makeup of the new committees Is
likely to be nine republicans to seven
democrats = bare majority. with
members Seu3 % Z Of eun line" D ' With hi admin.
istratioh policies, the possibilities of
havoc In legislation are plainly to be
seen,
May Air Differences.
For the first time in years there is
also the possibility that the fight
among the republicans for places on
the important committees may be
taken to the floor of the Senate and
the party differences threshed out in
public. The older heads of the party
are hoping, of course. that this may
be avoided and will do everything in
their power to have the differences
patched up behind closed doors. To
succeed in this 1t is granted they must
make wide concessions to the La Fol-
lette Brookhart Magnus Johnson
group, for while Shipstead and John
son of Minnesota are classed as farm
er-labor members, they are expected
TO follow the lead of La Toilette
wherever he may go.
The process Of selecting members
90 the various committees is begun
At a party caucus of the Senate. 1t
-, = tlauIlion OF the Senate, however,
that you must not call 1t a caucus. 1t
is q conference. This conference Sc
lects a committee on committees. The
progressives, therefore, will start
their fight right here.
Treated Progressive "Rough."
The last Senate conference selected
Brandegee of Connecticut as chair
man of the committee on committees.
Even Mr.. Brandegee's closest and
best friends admit that the senator is
hard boiled" In fact, he boasts of
it himself In selecting committee
members two years ago, therefore.
Mr.. Brandegee treated the progress
siyeS rough" This was shown on the
finance committee in particular. where
the republican membership consisted
of McCumber. Smoot. La Toilette,
Dillingham;, Mclean, Curtis, Watson
of Indiana, Calder, Sutherland and
Frelinghuysen. 1t is easy to see that
In such a membership La Toilette
played lone hand
1t will not be so in the, new Senate.
Brandegee will be fought as chairman
Evening star., 1923-07-24
POINCARE WILL UPHOLD
FRANCES POSITION IN
REPLY ON PREPARATIONS

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-07-24

ITOIl
precipitates nothing In the way of
interallied rupture" said a man in
close touch with the government to
the writer today. TT leaves the door
wide open for negotiations"
Regarding cessation of German re-
sistance and the appointment of an
interallied commission to examine
Germanys capacity to pay. the view
points OF the French and Belgian ma
tions are not Identical Belgium
would be disposed to accept truce
involving concessions for both sides
instead of an absolute surrender, de-
manded by Poincare, it Is said, al
though all parties and all elements
of public opinion consider the cessa- :
ton of attempts on the lives of French
and Belgian soldiers to be an indis-
pensable preliminary.
On the second point Belgium would
be disposed to accept any committee
evaluation emanating from the repa-
rations commission.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
RITES FOR MRS. PITNEY.

Funeral services for Mrs. Louise
Matthews Pitney. widow Of Moses
Pitney, seventy-four years old. who
died at the home of her only daugh-
ter, Mrs. John +. Gaynor, 2800 Adams
NIL! road northwest, Saturday. were
held at the home Of Mrs. Gaynor this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. Free
man Anderson, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, officiating. The in
terment was In Congressional ceme-
terry. Mrs. Pitney was native of
Richmond and had been a resident
OF Washington for half a century.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
SOCIALIST is FREED.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. July "a
Jacob o. Bertall, three. was re-
!eased from the federal prison here
today after serving a two-year SEN
tence for violation of the espionage
act.s He had been a model prisoner,
according to Warden Biddle. and re-
ceived 144 days off for good behavior.
Bertall was prominent in Non-Par-
tisah League and socialist politics in
Minnesota. AT one time he was a
candidate for governor of that state.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
MCDANIEL TO SPEAK.

Allen B. Mcdaniel, assistant of the
personnel classification board. will ad-
dress the Practical Psychology Club
at Central High School at s o'clock
tonight. He will address the club on
Psychology OF the Right Attitude
Toward Life"
Evening star., 1923-07-24

Even if woman didn't wear any
clothes. says the cynical bachelor,
she would make ii necessary for
man to wait while she was getting
ready to go out with him.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
|bRO0KHART THREAT
ST|RS.G. 0.P. CHIEFS
Hard Fight Seen in,FiIIing Of
Republican Vacancies on
Two Committees.
BIZ ROBERT r. SMALL.

Senator Brookhart's threat to Presi-
dent Harding that the progressives tn
the Senate would wrest. control et;
the Senate committees from the "ofI
guard" X a special session of Con-
gress to deal with farm problems
was not Called has last awakened
the republican. leaders here to the
really grave situation which VIII
exist In the new Senate.
1t is q situation which threatens
all Of the economic policies Of the
dominant party, including the tariff
itself.
The death Of Senator DiIlingharil,
of Vermont. leaves exactly one haIt
OF the republican membership of tbs
all-powerful finance committee of tkn
Senate vacant. Only five Of the ols
republican members will remain when
Congress meets in December and or,
OF these republicans Is LaFollette, ~
WISCONSIN. The progressives any
raoicals In the new Senate will makn
a desperate fight to control this con,~
mittee. 1t will be more bitter than
the night led by Senator Borah four
years ago against Penrose as hnanc !,
Smo0t In Line.
Senator Smoot Of Utah, classed b..
the progressives as q "reactionary,s
is slated to be chairman of the finance
committee, and. despite the final CON-
plexion of the body. he is expected u
prevail, for the democrats are stick.
lers for the recognition of seniority
OF service in selecting committe /.
chairmen and with their help Senator
Smoot can win. If he should fail,
however, La Toilette would be tbs.
chairman. :
Another exceedingly serious situa
ton for the republicans exists in the
Senate committee on Interstate COM
merce. Here there are four repub-
lican vacancies out of a total of ten
places, and. while Senator Cummins
OF Iowa is expected to continue a.
chairman. the second place on tha
committee belongs to La Toilette Of
Wisconsin.
La Toilette Ranks High.
La Toilette. therefore, has the rank
ing position on two of the most pow
erful of the Senate committees 1t IS
freely predicted that the new Congress
will attempt to do things" to the rail-
roads. The interstate commerce COM
rnittee will frame the expected legislai
ton. La Toilette will be a decided fac.
tor in all that Is done.
La Toilette also will have much tc
say In selecting the new republican
members of the finance and interstate
commerce committees. That he will
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
DIFFERENT BARS IN
 ENGLISH COURT BUILDING
Best Ale in Country May Be Used E, Officials In The Law
 Courts

London. Dec. 19.-Many American visitors and most English people know the law courts and have at some time or another visited the admiralty, di- vorce, probate and other divisions to hear interesting cases, but few know of the existence of various ''bars'' within the buildings which are prop erly licensed for the sale of intoxi- cants
 The biggest of these is the Crypt bar, where all sorts of laymen and legal authorities congregate during lunch time and where as many ac- lions have been settled between soli- citors' clerks and those which come before the judge. There is a tiny lit- tie bar reserved exclusively for offi- oials of the court, who boast they have the best drought" ale in London, while another caters to the stan and police when the latter are off duty.
 The refreshment department of the courts is large but provides homely fare.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
QUAKE EXPERTS ID
 EXAMINE THE U. s.
Crust of American Continent Sought for CruStal Movements

Washington, Dec. 19.--An exhaus- tive study of earthquakes in and near the American continent is being made by the weather bureau in cooperation with the Coast and Goedetic Survey, the Canadian meteorological officials a number of universities and about 5000 volunteer observers. Among the university records which are proving of great value are those kept by Father Tondorf, in charge of the seis- mological laboratory at Georgetown University, whose announcement that a violent earthquake had been regis tered by his instruments was the first news given the world of the Japanese disaster.
 William J. Humphreys, professor of meteorological physics, has charge of the weather bureaus work The pur- pose of the study, he said. primarily is to determine the exact locations of breaks and cracks in the earth's crust and to gain knowledge of the sub structure of the land, although it is hoped eventually to develop a method by which earthquakes may be forecast
 
 Only persistent study, in the opin- . ion of Father Tondorf, can lead to a scientific basis of forecasting earth quakes.
 The geography Of earthquakes" he said, lis certain and invariabe. No earthquake can happen except at lines of weakness in the earth's crust. Evi- dently these lines of weakness can only give when the stresses brought to bear on them become sufficiently great. Geological changes, discernible at the surface and within reach of mathematical computation, might presage fairly accurately the release of such stresses. On the basis that these releases of stresses do not hapen suddenly but gradually, suitably in- stalled pendula might betray these displacements."
 The value of the earthquake data being accumulated by the weather bureau. Prof. Humphreys pointed out, Is revealed chiefly in it's application to large engineering undertakings par tcularly water supply systems.
 Earthquakes Of sufficient intensity to make a clear record upon seismo- logical instruments, Prof. Humphreys explained, are located approximately. if not exactly, by comparing observs- tions at various widely scattered points and studying different types of vibrations resulting from the breaking or slipping of a section of the earth's crust.
 Father Tondorf said a theory work ed by by Dr. omori, head of the Inn perial Investigation Committed. who died recently. had fair test in the recent Japanese catastrophe. Dr. omori, from data extending over period Of 75 years, noted that when the lesser earthquakes were more fire. qucnt. disastrous ones were less likely 10 happen and vice versa Dr. Omor in- tcrpreted these smaller movements of the crust as so many factors in es- tablishing an equilibrium in seismic areas Having ascertained that the period of these lesser manifestations in Japan is six years, he predicted in 1921 that within six years after 1921 there would occur destructive quake.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
Thirty Days in Jail and
 S400 Fine on Booze Man

Stamford, Conn, Dec. William J. 0'Brien who has figured in other liquor cases was fined s4OD and costs and given 90 days in jail by Judge Samuel Young today on the charges of selling and possession of liquor. An appeal was entered. Before court opened O'Brien was served with pa- pers in an action which seeks con hscation of liquor said to be worth sS,000, seized from him. He is or dcred to show cause before Judge Young on December 27
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
Real Live Community Xmas Tree Advocated by Keller

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 19.-The tree by every community in some suitable place rather than the pur- chase of tree which is destroyed after a few days is advocated by John w. Keller chief of the bureau of civil culture department of for ests and waters. Mir. Keller declared that an evergreen tree from 15 to 20 feet high can be transplanted suc- cessfully in the spring at d cost which will not exceed that Of good Christ mas tree.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19

close either in whole or part, for eign language school. One of the laws being questioned provides for tn complete elimination of the first and second grades in such schools
 Another question concerns the right of the territory to tax the schools one dollar annually for each pupil en- rolled. A third point is whether the territory has the right to require for eign language school teachers to pass an examination in the English langu- age. Suits based on all three ques- tions are pending in the courts here.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
HAWAII'S SCHOOL ACT
 GOES TO SUPREME COURT
Attempt To Regulate The Activities Of Alien Language Schools Taken

Honolulu, Dec. 19.--All the points at issue in the present legal contro- versy over the right of the territory to regulate or limit the activities of alien language schools in Hawaii may be presented to the United States sn- preme court for final decision in the near future, 1t has been indicated by territorial attorney general John A. Mathewman.
 The principal question involved is whether the territory has the right 10
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
Probe in New York of
 Doctors Is Continued

New York, Dec. l9.-Seven wit- nesses were called before District At- torney Banton today to testify as to the truth of newspaper advertising by two physicians believed to have iarga practices. Out of Is men complain- ed against thus far in the warfare on bogus physicians the district attorney found that eight of them were not registered with the county clerk and he is Investigating their records.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
Threats to "Get" Slayer of
 "Kid DrOpper" Prove Idle

New York. Dec. 19.-Preeautions were taken today by the police to prevent gangsters from carrying out their threat to get" Louis Cohen, slayer of the notorious Kid Drop per-" when he departed for Sing Sing. Nine deputy sheriffs escorted Cohen and other prisoners. Several squads of patrolmen and detectives were
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19

from all blame by Coroner J. J. Phe- Ian in finding today. Engineer Will liam Marllirwig and other witnesses told of seeing Lewis take a position between the rails in front of the on- coming train and they held the be- lief that the man did this deliberately as means of ending his life. Lewis expected to have place to work at Noroton but did not get it,
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
CANNOT INCREASE RATES

Washington. Dec. 1s.-Express company proposals to increase by fifteen per cent charges now paid by Florida growers Of citrus fruit and vegetables for refrigerating their pro- duce en route to northern consum- ing territory were held unreasonable today by the interstate commerce commission.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
EXTRA DIVIDENDS

New York, Dec. lS,-Parke Davis X Company has declared an extra dividend of s1.50 and the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents. An extra dividend of 25 cents and the regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents were declared on the common stock by directors of the Intertype eorpor- alton.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
DIR. wICKs. SURGEON, DIES

Greenwich, Dec. 19.-Dr. George B. Wicks, surgeon and specialist. died at his country home in Indian Chase park here during last night after a long illness. He was 57 years old a native and resident of New York city all his life. About a year ago hs bought a country home here.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
Coroner Sure Man Stood
 In Front of Train to Die

Darien, Conn, Dec. I9.-The crew Of the knickerbocker express over the New Haven road which killed A. NJ. Lewis of 1577 Pacific street, Brook lyn, Saturday night is exOnerated
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19
Thrills Of College Life.

Farmer--well, son, what are you doing up in that tree?
 Son--Just got letter from the sophomores in correspondence school telling me to haze myself.--Iyrc.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-19

scattered about the Grand Central station. Nothing happened. Cohen was sentenced to serve from 20 years to life.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
TO CONSIDER:
FUEL STATUS
Regional Advisory Board to
Hold Meeting

The fuel situation in the North
west will be considered at meeting
of the Northwestern Regional Ad
visory Board, composed of shippers
railroad men and public service
commission Representatives of
Northwestern states, at Sioux Falls
South Dakota, on July II, ac-
cording to Chairman Milholan of
the North Dakota Railroad Commits
sion. He and Commissioner Nc
Donnell will attend.
Progress has been made through
this board in arriving at new
agreement for distribution Of cars
for the shipment of grain, accord
ing to Mr.. Milhollan. Fifty to sew
enty-five percent of complaints
made to the North Dakota commits
sion last year were not of car
shortage but the method of distri
butins the cars when they are not
abundant, he said. The method us
ed by the railroads was that after
elevators in one town were blocked
cars would be distributed equally,
while farmers elevators in particu-
lar declared the distribution would
be on basis of the shipments of
the elevator, he said. The new rule
is that distribution will be on a
basis of the amount of shipments 80
days prior to the blocking of the ele-
vators, he added.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
MINISTER LOSES
IN LIBEL SUIT

Jamest6wn, N. D., June ga
case of Unusual local interest was
called in district court here, entitled
Frederick Hall VS. Johann Enszming-
er, R., Schauer, Christ Kercher, Will
liam Schauer and G. Haring, all be-
ing members of the Zion Congrega-
tional German Reformed church
here.
Reverend Frederick Hall was until
last March pastor of the church
After alleged differences with certain
members of the congregation and he
was "let OUT, he brought suit for
$4,000 damages, by libel, to his repu-
tation and standing as a minister.
After presentation of the plain
tiff's case the defendants moved for
the dismissal, claiming that on evil
dence of libel had been introduced,
and Judge Coffey granted the mo-
tion.
The judge explained the affair as
trivial church wrangle which
should have been settled in true
Christian spirit outside of the
courts.
Reverend Hall has been preaching
at Goldwin, Medina and Cleveland
since leaving jamestown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
$2,O0O,0OO
LIFEBENEFITS
ARE PAID OUT
Insurance Companies Disburse
Large Sum in State in
Last Year

Almost $2,OOO,OOO life insurance
claims were paid in North Dakota
during the past year, according to
the report of Commissioner of In
surance S. A. Olsness. The report
shows claims paid by old line life
companies and mutuals writing old
line policies was $1,1s3,3SS.53 while
the amount paid by fratcrnal insur-
ance societies was $S1O,666 81.
Old line companies wrote S32,G35,-
116.19 Of business during the year
and fraternal societies $l9,34I $4,000.
The insurance business quickly re-
fleets depressed conditions, accord
ing to state officials, and improve
ment in business conditions in 1922
over 1921 is said by them to be re-
Elected in the fact that policy ter
limitations, chiefly from lapsations
amounted in old line companies to
$37,747,1O569 in 1922 as compared
to about $6O,OOO,OOO in 1921.
The total amount -of life insur-
ance in force Dec 81, 1922, was: old
line companies, $201 ATT ,05?.3l: fra
ternal insurance societies, $1O0,039,-
822S9.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
IOWA STILL
ISSUFFERING
Land Initiation Scourge on
7 State Still Exists, Says
Miss Diesem

Miss Licla Diesem has returned
from Iowa where she has been in
the interest Of the state immigra-
tiN department.
Conditions are not rosy in Iowa,
she said.
"The war initiation in the price of
land still affects many towns" she
said. 81 learned of many families
worth 100000 before the Initiation
started who branched out and are
now in poverty.
81 was in one small town where
two banks closed. There have been
] believe, more banks closed there
than in North Dakota, with millions
more deposits.
81 am glad to get back to North
{ Dakota where the wind blows and to
enjoy cool night once more" she
added.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
DEER RAMBLES
IN GLENDIVE

Glendive, Mont, June GA wild
deer startled the night crew work
ifg in the local railway yards here
on last Monday morning at 4:3O a.
m. The animal was a doe about a
year and a half old. 1t rushed from
behind the ice-house of the railroad
company, crossed the numerous
railway tracks of the yards, jumped
wire fence about four feet high
into the parking adjoining the new
railway depot, ran down the paved
streets a few blocks and then turn.
ed towards the Yellowstone river
where it was lost to sight. 1t frigh-
tened a young waitress employed in
the railway lunch counter coming to
work.