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Evening star., 1923-12-29
RUSH U. S. WARSH|P
TO OHONDURAN PORT
Cruiser to Remain Till Re-
volts in Honduras and
Southern Mexico End.

The armored cruiser Rochester.
flagship Of the United States special
service squadron in Central and South
American waters, has been sent to
Port of Amapala, Honduras, and will
remain in. that vicinity until the
present disturbances in Honduras and
southern Mexico have quieted.
The step is explained as a precau-
tionary measure against any harm to
American life or property in either of
the two countries. now torn by inter-
nal warfare. The Rochester is in
command of Rear Admiral Dayton,
who also is commander of the south
ern cruiser squadron. She has aboard
a small complement of marines, but
it is understood none of the ship s
personnel will be landed except in
case of emergency threatening Amer
lean interests. 49,
From the Honduran port to which
she has been ordered the cruiser will
be within easy reach of southern Mexi-
can ports, where the de la Huerta rev.
olution is reported to have gained
headway. -..
The exact situation in Honduras is
not known here, but such dispatches as
have come through the censorship In
dictate serious crisis. Armed disturb
ances accompanied the recent presf-
Dental campaign in that country, and
band of Honduran troops are said
to have crossed into Nicaragua and
can minister at the Honduran. capital
has been instructed to express the dis
pleasure of the American government
at these developments. q.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
VEN|zELOSLEAVES
0.R|GIRlE:E|k| ! POST
Friends SkepticaI Of Success
of Political Moves-Faiiure
Is Predicted.
Br the Associatea press.

By the Associated Press. &,
PARIS, December 29.-Eliptherios
venizelos, former Greek premier, left
Paris for Athens last evening. He
evaded the newspaper men by an
nouncing that his depa rture had been
postponed.
The caution with which the de-
parture OF M. yenizelos was, surround
ed is explained by his friends as
due to the fact that bitter .animosities
aroused by the interior political
troubles AT Greece have not yet been
appeased Venizelos feels there.is q
formidable minority, If not an actual
majority, against him in Greece at
the present moment.
His friends are skeptical as to the
success Of any political action he may
undertake in Athens. 1t is pointed
out that IL he advocates maintenance
of the royalist regime, which he Is
known to favor. he will antagonize
the most violeAt elements Of the
country.
On the other hand, there is much
doubt, in the opinion of these OBJ
servers, as to whether the result of
the recent elections should be taken
as a, fair expression Of public opin-
ion in favor of a republic.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
DAWES AND YOUNG
WILL SAIL TODAY
Robinson, Third q. S. Representa-.
tive, to Join Them in
Europe. ~

NEW YORK, December 2s.-Brig.
Gen. Charles G. Dawes, former direc-
tor of the United States budget bu-
reau. and Owen D. Young. chairman
of the board OF the General Electric
Company and of the Radio Corpora
ton of America, two of the, three
who have been invited by
the inter-allied reparations commits
sion to sit as members Of its commit
tee to consider means Of balancing
the German budget sail today on the
America for Europe.
They VIII be present. when the COM
mfttee meets January IA, in Paris,
where they win be unofficial rep
resentatives Of the United States, but
will act in an official capacity on the
committee. Henry M. Robinson. Los
Angeles banker, the third American
delegate, will join them abroad.
Mr.. Young yesterday sent by. wire
less his acceptance Of the commits
sion's formal Invitation to- serve.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
ELOPEMENT OF MINORS
CAUSES PROSECUTIONS
Arrests Near Macon, Ga, Charge
kidnapping IN Wedding of Boy,
Is, and Girl, IT.
: tha Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MACON, Ca, December 29.-Miss
Ruby Millirons, former postmaster at
tcrumps Park. in this county. was ar
rested last night, with "a number of
others, charged with kidnapping, in
connection with the elopement of
Thomas Ebert Bloodworth, fifteen.
and Ludie Watson, seventeen-year-
old daughter of a Jones county
farmer. -,
The; groom was a table boy. in a
the elopement. Miss Millirons Is ac-.
oused In the warrant with engineer
ing the Aelopement. Sherifrs deputies
found the young couple It Echscon-
nee. Steps will be taken to annul the
marriage. z-s
Evening star., 1923-12-29
FIVE DAYS GRACE
GIVEN TO AUTOISTS
Commissioners Order Honoring Of
1928 Tags Until January 5.
Rush Anticipated.

(, The Commissioners today issued an
order making 1923 automobile tags
good until January s.
At the same time they announced
that the license office will notsbe open
until noon on New Year day, as pre-
viously advertised.
Up to closing time yesterday the
license Office had sold less than 40, 900
tags, and 1t became apparent to the
city fathers that the employees of that
ONCE could not hope to handle the re-
maining thousands of last-minute ap-.
plicants between now and noon on.
Tuesday.
Accordingly, they directed Maj. Sui
liyan today to instruct his men to
recognize old tags until Saturday
night, January s.
There is one thing. to be remem-
bered. namely. that under the tenn
poraryi. reciprocity agreement with
Maryland you will not be able to
Cross the District line after January
l.unlsss you have 1894 District tags.
In other words. II you plan to 70
Into Maryland New Year day you will
have to set your new District tagse
Evening star., 1923-12-29
D|XMUDE WRECKED
BY BLAST; FELL IN
SEA, new THEORY
SiciIians Report Balls of Fire
Seen to Fall on Morning of
December rs.
OFFICERS WATCH LENDS
STRENGTH TO SUGGESTION
No Trace Of Craft or Bodies Found.
Father of Officer Takes
News Stoically.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. 's
r PARIS, December 29.-A sudden ex-
ploslon was suggested today as the
cause Of the disappearance of the
dirigible Dixmude.
Advices from Rome said that moth
ing had been found among the ef-
fects OF Lieut. Grenadan, commander
of the dirigible. whose body was re-
covered by fishermen off Sicily, to
show that he felt the ship was in I'M
mediate danger. In addition, Sicilians
told of having seen flashes at sea at
the time. the lieutenant's watch
stopped.
The watch stopped at 2:30 o'clock.
The station master and other en-
ployes at the Sciacca railway station
say that at 1850 on the morning of
the 26th they saw a bright. transient
gleam in the sky seaward, the origin
or which they were unable to ex-
plain: however. they were certain it
was not lightning.
Other persons at Sciacca report that
two distinct flames resembling balls
of fire disappeared into the waves.
The liedtenant's body was wrapped
in heavy fur coat over his uniform.
In his pockets were number of un-
developed Photographic negatives
made during the course of the trip.
but no log book or any documents
likely to throw light on the fate Of
the dirigible.
GondoIa May Have Fallen.
1t is considered possible that the
foremost car of the six gondolas at
tached to the -Dixmude. which con-
tanned the captains, cabin and the
chart and navigating room became
detached. from. the airship and fell
into, the sea- aloney tightening the
craft and causing 1t. to rise higher
and be carried along by the wind.
were an image of st. chfistopher and 4
printed prayer by St. Francis de Sales
petitioning for protection and safeguard
swa saS5sa Ris5s 81 thas cap SoaSstss
the French naval Attache In Rome,
who was due In Sciacca today, would
find in the. pockets OF Lieut.. Grenadan
papers that would explain the dis
aster. .r,-
At present every one is convinced
that the entire crew of fifty mer, per-
ished and that the ship herself was
destroyed.
None of Pigeons Return.
One point which is puzzling marin Q
department officials Is the fact that
none of the pigeons which the Dix
nude carried has returned.
body of Lieut. Grenadan of Sciacca
Is being withheld from his wife, who
Continued on Page 2. Column -
Evening star., 1923-12-29
10 GIRL INMATES
FLEE. During RIOT
100 Join in Disturbance at
Ohio Industrial School.
Police Restore Order.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DELAWARE. Ohio, December az
Search was being made today for ten
young woman inmates of the Girls
Industrial School, state institution
near here, who escaped during dis
orders last night in which more than
100 girls participated.
Those who took part in the upris-
ing and did not escape today were
quiet and submissive after having
danced themselves tired early this
morning in the assembly hall Of the
Institution. where they were placed
under, guard as they were rounded
up by officials. After quite a num-
Der had been segregated in the hall
one OF the officials, noticing the atti-
tude of many of the captives, or
dered the music to be started. The
girls Immediately started dancing
A recent order of the state well
fare department that corporal pun
ishment be abolished at the institu-
tion, Of which the girls learned only
within the last few days, was said
by attaches to have been the root of
the trouble. Girls in cottage 5, in
charge of substitute matron, start
ed the trouble, it was said by officials.
After trying in vain to control her
charges, the. matron was brushed
aside and the forty-five inmates of
the cottage dashed into the Open
:. Running about the grounds shout
ing for the other 500 inmates to Join
them, the. group soon grew to more
than 100, as girls from other cot.
tages bolted and became unmanage-
able. A majority contented them
selves with rowing about the grounds
throwing stones through windows,
screaming and causing a general
commotion. Considerable furniture
in several cottages was smashed and
several Of the: insurgents were cut
by glass or injured in- falling over
objects in the darkness. Sheriff Fred
Harter, Delaware county, number
of his deputies, and Delaware police
aided by officials and nearby farmers,
Quelled ~the uprising shortly before
midnight.
Punishment to be meted out to the
Insurgents had not been decided upon
this morning, according to j. p. Ell.
ton, husband of the matron of the
school, who is Ill and confined to her
bed. Mrs. Elton has been in charge
of the institution only a few months
following the removal of Mrs. Mae
Stannard on charges preferred by
welfare Director Harper.
The uprising was the worst in fif-s
teen years according to employees.
of the school,
Evening star., 1923-12-29
PRESIDENT PLANS
SHORT RIVER AUNT
Will Go on MayfIoWer as Far
as Quantico and Back
This Afternoon.

President Coolidge, with the mem
bers Of his family and a party of
friends, wilk take a short cruise on
the presidential yacht Mayfiower this
afternoon and early tonight. They
will go only. as far as ,ouantico and
expect to dock at the Washington
navy yard at $3.50 tonight.
The experience of last week, when
the presidential party was fogbound
at the navy yard dock and had to re-
main there and the promise, of the
weather bureau of much colder
weather tonight, did not deter the
President from arranging today's lit
tie river jaunt.
The guests on the trip included the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Den
by, First Assistant. Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Bartlett. former Sena-
tor McCumber of North Dakota, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Kahn Of Califor-
MIA, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Lord and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Stearns.
It has been announced at the White
House that the President has not the
slightest intention of leaving WASH
ington, either for a vacation or to at
tend meeting or banquet of any
kind, during the next several months.
After that time his plans are indefi-
mite. This announcement was made
in answer to the great increase in
invitations being received at the
White House for the President to
visit this or that winter resort and
from individuals and organizations to
attend some elaborate ceremony plan
ned by them.
To do business. with President Cool
idge the approach must be made di-
rect and not through the medium of
the public press Much emphasis IL
laid upon this policy of the President
by spokesman for him when asked
what the Presidents course would be
following the receipt of the letter
from Edward Young Clarke, past i'm
psrial wizard of the Ku K1ux Klan, In
which he contended that that organi-
zation is making an effort to control
local, state and national poIiticsss
IT was made Enthusiastically clear
that Mr.. Coolidge will very likely ig-
more completely thoseSwho are merely
seeking publicity and are not deeply
dent The President was represented
as being very familiar with the
methods of some publicity seekers. It
was explained that he obtained his
first insight into this practice while.
mayor of Northampton. Mass, and
later as governor of the state. It was
pointed out, however, that the Presi-s
dent viii not fail to act IL a COM,
inunication addressed to him requires
action. despite advance publicity, but.
he would rather. receive the comrsauni-s
cation before the sender gives It to.
the newspapers. - = ~ s. !
Evening star., 1923-12-29
81 M0R0S ARE SLAIN
IN MINDANA0 CLASH
Constabulary Successful in Battle
for Abandoned
Cottage.
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, December 2s.-Thirty-one
Moros were killed in a clash with
sixty soldiers of the Philippine con-
stabulary at Malundu, in Lanao prov
ince, Island OF Mindanao, on Decem-
ber 1s.. according to {, dispatch re-
ceived here from Maj. Fletcher, COM
mander Of Philippine Scouts at Fam
boanga.
There were no casualties among the
members of the constabulary force.
At least twenty-five Moros are believ-
ed to have escaped during the fight
ing.
The Moros were accused of cutting
telephone wires maintained by the
constabulary. The clash occurred at
an abandoned cottage, where the
Moros had encamped. They were un-
der the leadership of Dato (chief)
Pata.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
Workers Denied
HaHHoidayHere
On Neuu Year Eue

There will be no half holiday for
government employees on Monday
New Year eve.
This would require an executive
order on the part of the President,
and at the time Ii was put up to
him he expressed himself as being
of the same view as President
Harding, who decliUed to issue an
order proclaiming the day before
New Year half holiday because
he did not look upon New Year
reason for letting the employees off
from work for the afternoon, in
asmuch as there were no shopping
OF other matters to require their
attention.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
BOMB is HURLED
AMONG DANGERS
Two Women Killed, Fifty Injured
in Attack on Jews in South
ern Hungary.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, December ga bomb
was hurled yesterday among the
crowded dancers at Jewish womens
charity ball in Chongrad, southern
Hungary, killing two women and
wounding fifty. The bombers, who
tossed their missile through win
dow, are suspected of being mem
bers of the anti-semitfc Awakening
Magyars Association"
After the explosion the crowd
within thes building rushed to the
door. IN the panic that resulted
many were trampled underfoot and
injured. The little town has mo hos-i
pital- and few doctors and conse-t
quently the condition of the wound
ed has become precarious through
lack sof proper, attention.
It Is impossible to send aid from
the outside, as the railroads are
blocked with snow.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
ICY BLAST AND SNOW
HEAD FOR CAPITAL
Mercury to Rise Tomorrow Pre-
paratory to Sharp Fall Monday,
Is Prediction.

Fresh and frisky Alaskan gales are
headed, this way, right from the
upper Yukon basin, due to arrive
some time Monday, to give the Dis
trict a taste Of real winter weather.
Snow probably will fall later in the
week.
This was the long-range forecast
of the weather bureau today, when
it sent out cold-wave warnings to a
large part Of the eastern and middle
western sections Of the United States.
The highest temperature in Alaska,
where those breezes are coming
from, was fifty-four degrees below
zero today. The local forecaster.
however, steadfastiy refrained from
making a prediction as to Just how
low the mark will be here Monday
"Quite snappy' was all he would
say.
Tomorrow will see rainy weather,
with a rise in the thermometer as
a sort of prelude to the cold spell:
Some time Monday the breezes will
begin to swell in from the northwest,
it is expected. turning mild winter
into the real thing.
Wind to Shift Monday.
A disturbance, with low barometer,
is now central over Wyoming, and it
Is from this that tomorrow's rain is
expected, here. After the rain, the
wind is to shift northwest, the pres
sure will rise and the cold weather
will be on.
Snow is believed probable here after
New yean according to the weather
outlook for the period December 81
to January 5, issued by the weather
bureau today. For the north and mid
die Atlantic states, In which latter
group comes the District, the predic-
ton follows:
Much colder Monday or Monday
night, continuing cold for several
days. Rain over sopth and rain or
snow over north portion Sunday
night, followed by clearing Monday
or Monday night. Fair thereafter un-
til latter part of week when snow is
probable"
Evening star., 1923-12-29
HAMMER AND cHlSEL
USED TO KILL SELF
Suicide Stands Before Mirror and
Drives Steel Into Head,
Police Believe.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINTHROP, Mass, December 2s.--.
"a peculiar case OF suicide" was the
police characterization today OF the
death of William j. Downes, postal,
clerk, whose body was found in his
home last night with a chfsel driven
into the head and a hammer lying
nearby.
The police expressed the opinion.
that he had forced the chisel into.
.lfe head while stendin6 IN front of
mirror. He had bro0ded over the.
death OF his wife.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
TWO PERISH IN FIRE.
Third inmate of Home Escapes,
But Is Fatally Burned.

SCRANTON, Pa, December 2s.-Mrs
Dorothy Buchanan, seventy-four, and
her brother, Grant Brown. seventy
home at Deep Hollow. N. Y, yester-
day. Wallace Buchanan, seventy.
brother-in- Of Mrs. Buchanan,
jumped from the second foors after
being naaly burned and walked and
the nearest farmhouse. He is dying
etua hospital at Deposit.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
VERA CRUZ OBJECT
Of DRIVE ON BROAD !.
FRONT BY OREGON
Repair of Railways and
+ Bridge Near 0cotlan Pro-
ceeds FeverishIy.
REBELS IN GUADALAJARA
BESIEGED, ON THREE SIDES
Fall of Jalisco Capital to Pound
ing of Federals Expected
Momentarily.
BY the, Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, December 29.--A
general advance upon Vera Cruz, ex-
tending from Tehuacan to Apizaco,
has been ordered to begin today under
command OF Gen. Eugenio Martinez,
according to Puebla specials. This
follows receipt of report from Gen.
Juan Andrew Almazan to the effect
that the rebels have evacuated Tehua-
can and are retiring in the direction of
Oaxaca.
President Obregon has moved his
headquarters from Irapuato to Yure-
cuaro. following the evacuation of that
town and La Barca by the Estradistas
(rebels). Meanwhile, work of repair
ing railways torn up by the rebels and
rebuilding the bridge over the Lerma
river near Ocotlan is being rushed few
erishly.
Federal soldiers. for the purpose of
distinguishing themselves from the
rebels, are wearing hatbands bearing
the slogan: Death to Traitors"
Evening star., 1923-12-29
JOHNSON CAMPAIGN
TO Be THUNDEROUS
Forecasts Are That Race
Will Be on Pitting MASSES"
in West Against Capitalists.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
/ CHICAGO. ILL.,, December 2s.-One of
Chicago's leading editors, who ranks
as an independent in politics., declares
that the duel between Calvin Coolidge
and Hiram johnson is over as far as
the decisive middle. west is concerned.
He says that Johnson is dead cock
in the pit. He points out that In the
six weeks which haye intervened be-
tweeR she time Senator Johnson an
nounced his candidacy for the .presi-
.asRex Il Is significant that not o
sah81s fepubiican OF standing kas
come out Tor the Californian He ex-
cepts, OF course, Johnson's local
backers, Albert d. Lasker and wit
ham B. Wrigley, Jr., but; outside OF
them, 1t is asserted Hiram IL friend
less in the substantial. opinion
molding midwestern community Of
which Chicago is the center and
normal expression.
Nevertheless, the Johnson national
campaign, like the Coolidge cam
paign. Is about to be launched at Chi
cago In the belief that this is John
son country" The senator will pro-
claim his platform at Cleveland on
January 3. AS orator of the evening,
at a banquet in his honor, he will
hurl broadside at the Coolidge plat
form, as represented by the Presi-
dents message to Congress. According
to Johnson's Chicago friends, he will
rake the President fore and aft"
For every major issue raised by CAL
win Coolidge before Congress on De-
cember 6 Johnson will take the other
side. He win oppose American en-
try into the world court. He will
advocate the bonus. He will assail
its capitalistic character. He will at
tack the President because of his
conservatism and his failure to hold
out any promise of progressiyism at
Washington.
VIII Assail Tax Proposal.
On the subject of the Mellon tax
proposals, IL Senator Johnson's Chi
cago supporters speak by the book,
he will be particularly forceful and
specific. They will foreshadow that
Johnson. will charge that, while
throwing tax-reduction sops to per-
sons Of moderate or small incomes,
the Mellon scheme is in reality
gigantic conspiracy to cut the taxes
of the very rich "Johnson's talents
as a special pleaderThts ruthless
ness in attack, his skill in gtving a
controversial question the twist best
calculated to appeal to. the mass
mindLwill be invoked, his friends
say, to the full when he unlimbers
his guns on the Mellon project.
Before he gsts through with 1t,
johnson enthusiasts In Chicago say,
the country will realize that the Mel
ion program will actually raise, not
reduce, taxes He Is expected to
dwell devastatingly upon the en-
husiasm with which the program
has been greeted by the Capitalist
press" of the. nation and to ask the
aDlain people" to decide for them
selves whether scheme which