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Evening star., 1923-04-30
Turks Put Final o. X. on Chester
Oil Deal, Ignoring Hot Protest
Dispatch From Constantinople Indicates
Formal Terms of Grant Signed at
Angora by Nationalist Government.

tanning development rights Of such
magnitude. Opposition to anything
in the grant conflicting with the
rights of the nationals of other coun-
tries which had made commercial or
development agreements with the
Turks has been strongly in evidence
since. notably from French and Brits
ish quarters. and the subject of the
concessions has been already a topic
OF considerable informal discussion
at the renewed Lausanne near east
peace conference.
While the agency message from
Constantinople gives no details II
seems probable that the agreement
between the Turkish government and
the Chester syndicate has been put In
final and formal terms and that the
signatures Of the government officials
and Representatives of the concession
aires have been attached. according
to the information reaching Constan-
tinople.
Bank Holds Shares.
ZURICH, Switzerland, April 30.-It
is reported here that one of the lead
ing banks of this city possesses 55
per cent Of the shares OF the Bagdad
railway, which it bought from a Ger
man company at low price after
the war began. Rear Admiral Chester
1T is asserted. was unaware of this
transaction when his syndicate OBJ
tained it's concession from Turkey.
The shares held here are said to be
for sale to the highest bidder.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
PROTEST RUHR POLICY.
Paris May Day Observance tt
Take That Form, Say Leaders.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 30.-A protest against
Ruhr occupation and the policies fol-
lowed by Premier Poincare and Chan
cellor Cuno is the special purpose Of
the May day labor celebration tomorrow.
as advertised by the union, the leaders
Of which, however, express concern
lest, despite its elevated and noble
purpose" 1t may lack the magnitude
of manifestations OF recent years.
The striking midinettes have been
enrolled to fill places OF honor. and
around them will be grouped the rep
resentatives of other unions, some Of
which will strike for twenty-f four
hours, while some will be content
with q ten-minutes sympathy strike
The taxi drivers have decided to put
their taxis in the garage at midnight
tonight and remain idle throughout
May day.
The subway, tramways, electrical
and gas workers unions have also
voted for a general twenty four hour
strike.
The bakers will go On strike, but
the journeyman bakers agreed to
work overtime Monday night and
bake sufficient bread for the city's
consumption for twenty-four hours.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
R|VERS0N RAMPAGE
WASH OUT BRIDGES
Railroads Cut Off, Roads
Inundated, in Maine and
Vermont.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Assoca ted Press.
BOSTON, April 30.-The rivers of
northern New England, swollen by
the heavy rains of the last two days,
are on a rampage. Several dams have
been swept away. bridges damaged
and long stretches of railroad track
washed out. Many highways are un-
der water. Trains have been Cancelled
on several divisions of the Maine
Central Railroad and on portions of
the Boston and Maine system. Great
log drives. breaking their booms, have
been swept away.
Service by way of the Canadian
Pacific railway from New England to
the maritime provinces was cut of
by the cancellation of all trains on
the Bangor -Vanceboro section of the
main line of the Maine Central.
The dam of the Rowland Pulp and
Paper Company at the outlet of Ebee-
NEE pond, near Brownville, Me-, and
the Katahdin Iron Works dam in the
same section of the state have gone
out.
Four thousand cords of pulp wood.
which smashed through a boom in
Queechee river in Vermont yesterday,
rushed down into the Connecticut
Turner's Falls. Mass. where they
swept away the fiashboards of the
dam.
The city of Concord, N. H. was cut
off from highway communication eX
cept to the westward when the Mer-
rimac river and it's tributaries over
fiqwed the low-lying roads in all other.
directions,
Evening star., 1923-04-30
u, S. ASKS GERMANY
PAY FOR RHINE ARMY
Take Move as Precaution Should
Negotiations With Allied
Powers Fail.

The State Department has flied
with the American-German claims
commission claim for s255, 100000.
the cost to the United States of
maintaining an army of occupation
in Germany, as precautionary
measure to protect the Washington
government should present negotia-
tions with the allies for collection
Of the sum fail.
The claim was filed before Assis-
tant Secretary Wadsworth of the
Treasury Department was sent to
Paris to negotiate with representa-
tives of the allied governments for
reimbursement Of Army costs. 1t is
regarded as probable that the pro-
ceeding here will not be pressed
since reports from Secretary Wads-
worth indicate that a satisfactory
adjustment probably will be reached
by the Paris conferees.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
FRENCH TO SEND TROOPS.
Will Add 10000 Men to Force in
Face of Turk Concentration.

BY the Associa ted Press.
PARIS April 30.-As a precaution
against what is regarded as the
threatening gesture Of the Turks in
concentrating 10000 troops along the
northern border of Syria, the French
government has decided to reinforce
its own military strength in the man
dated territory by two divisions. This
will place $4,000 men at the disposal
Of Gen. Weygand, who sails late this
week for Beirut to take over the
duties OF French high commissioner
in Syria and commander Of the army
in the east.
The reinforcement Of the $4,000
French troops already in Syria was
decided upon, 1t is understood, at con-
ferences between Premier Poincare
and Gen. Pelle. French high commits
sioner at Constantinople and head of
the French delegation at the Lau-
sanne conference. Gen. Pelle has been
assured by Ismet Pasha that the
Turks are not concentrating their
forces against France. but the Paris
government looks with disfavor on
what 1t believes to be an effort by
Angora to exert pressure on France
in the near east.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
Three Marti1, B0n,bers Reach
d. c. in Flight From San Diego

The first ranscontinental flight Of
formation of Martin bomber air
planes was completed here today
with the arrival at the naval air
station. end of Boiling Field from
San Diego. Calf, of three huge
Marine Corps bombers. The fourth
of the formation. which left San
Diego April 10. was forced down at
Harpers Ferry about 1890 o'clock this
morning, but signaled to the others
that il would follow later
1t passed over Washington shortly
after 1 o'clock and continued on to it's
base at Quantico.
At ten minutes past IL o'clock the
T4, carrying Capt A. II. Presley.
Lieut.. W. S. Hallenburg and Sergt. H
G. Alcorn, plowed through a water
soaked field and came to a stop
before a distinguished company. In
this group were Secretary Sf the
Navy DENLY and Mrs. DENLY. Admiral
William A. Moffett, chief Of the
bureau of naval aeronautics; Maj.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
EXPLOSION Stays
SLEEPING MOTHER

PADUCAH, KY, April 3o.-Mrs.
Henrietta Wagner, alias Thomas, and
Mrs. Emma Skillian, both middle aged
women. were arrested in connection
with the death Of Mrs. Rosetta
Daugherty Warren, who was killed in
ian explosion which wrecked her home
Eere early today.
The women under arrest are
charged with willful murder, con-
spring to cause the death of Mrs.
Warren. Mrs. Warren's three chill
dren. who were asleep at the time Of
the explosion, escaped injury.
Police and county authorities claim
to have information pointing to par
ficipation of both women in the crime,
il is said. Mrs. Wagner had threat
emed the life of Mrs. Warren on sew
eral occasions, they said. The Skill
Liam woman is alleged to have aided
End abetted in the conspiracy.
The Wagner womans motive is in
eXplicable at this time. but authori-
ties thought it would ultimately be
traced to a mad jealousy due to War
ren's marriage. The dead woman's
husband grew up In the home of Mrs.
Wagner. 1t ie understood.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
BY TIE associated Press.

BY TIE associated Press
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 3o.-A
convention putting into effect the
railway development and mining con-
cessions granted by the Turkish gov
ernment to the American syndicate
headed by Rear Admiral Colby NJ.
Chester, retired, was signed today at
Angora. The Turkish minister Of
public works affixed his signature for
the government and Clayton Kennedy
for the promoting corporation.
Commander Arthur T. Chester. re-
tired, son of Rear Admiral Chester.
also signed the document on behalf
of the American syndicate.
LONDON. April 3Q-The convention
under which Rear Admiral Colby M.
Chester, retired, and his associates
are granted development concessions
in Anatolia- has been signed at An
CORA, the Turkish nationalist capital.
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Constantinople today,
Announcement of ratification by The
Turish nationalist assembly on the
Chester railway and mining conven-
ton was made at Angora April 10.
Intense interest was aroused by the
announcement that an American en-
terpriSe had been successful in OBJ
Evening star., 1923-04-30
MRS. JULIA G. SCOTT,
80, DIES IN ILLINOIS

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. April 30.-Mrs
Julia Green Scott. former president
general Of the National Society OF
the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton, died at her home here yester-
day. She suffered a stroke Of paraly-
sis Friday and never recovered con-
seriousness.
Mrs. Scott was eighty years old
She was a native of Danville, Ky
She traced her ancestry through both
her fathers and mothers lines to the
Washington family. For two terms
she served as president general Of the
D. A. r. During the world war Mrs
Scott was active in war relief work
Ambassador Jusserand presented her
with a decoration from the French
government in recognition of her
work in behalf of French war or
For fifteen years Mrs. Scott lived
most of the time in Washington. She
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Leila
Gharies s. Bromweil of the United
states Army. and Mrs. Carl S. Croo-
man.
voiced today at the national headquar-
ters of the D. A. r. upon learning of
the death of Mrs. Scott. The flag has
been ordered at half-mast and the
building will be closed to the public
in honor of the former chief of the
D. A. r.
During the war she was appointed
chairman of the war relief service
committee of the organization, re-
siding at the Arlington Hotel, after
wards purchasing a house at 1915 q
etreet northwest. Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins, vice president general of
the District of Columbia, d. A. r..
said: "The society has sustained n
great loss MrSk Scott's administra-
ton was one the finest the So
ciety has ever kibwn.'
Evening star., 1923-04-30
PEPC0 ASKS RIGHT
TO FULL REVENUE
Would Discontinue Impound-
ing Excess Collections
for Current.

The Potomac Electric Power Com
pany today asked the District Su-
preme Court to permit the company
to keep all of the 10 cents per kilo-
watt hour it collects for current from
electric light consumers
The users of electric light have
never stopped paying the 10-cent
rate, but since the legal battle be-
tween the company and the commits
sion began in 1917 the company has
been required by the court to i'm
pound the difference between the 10
cents collected and the rate which the
commission deemed reasonable.
During the nearly six years Of liti-
cation this impounded fund has
grown to approximately $4,000, 900.
The power company does not ask at
this time for the release of the money
impounded, but does petition the
court not to require the depositing
Of any more money to that fund.
Would Null Scent Order.
The company also holds that the
District Supreme Court should now
declare null and void the valuation
placed on the property by the COM
mission in 1917. and on which the
eight-cent rate was ordered in that
year.
The paper filed was in the form of
an answer to a petition by the Utili-
ties Commission asking the court to
approve the order issued by the com
mission a few weeks ago, further re-
ducing the electric light rate from
7.67 cents to 7.6 per kilowatt hour.
The commission has changed the
rate four or five times since the valua-
ton suit began in 1911, and each time
1t has been required to get the ap-
proval of the District Supreme Court
for such change.
Opposes New Reduction.
The company opposes approval of
the latest rate reduction ordered by
the commission. basing its objection
on the action taken by the United
States Supreme Court a few weeks
ago. when it denied the commissions
appeal from the decision of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals in the valuation
case.
The company takes the position
that the action of the United States
Supreme Court leaves the decision of
the District Court of Appeals as final.
The Court of Appeals decided the
value placed on the power property
by the commission in 1916 was erro-
neouS.
They ask the District Supreme
Court, therefore. not to approve the
commissions last reduction in rates
and to authorize the company to keen
all of the 10 cents it collects. The
case probably will come before Chief
Justice Mccoy for hearing next week,
Evening star., 1923-04-30
10000 MINERS IDLE
IN PITTSTON DISTRICT

SCRANTON, Pa. April sO.-Nearly
ten thousand mine workers in the
Pittston district Of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company were idle today as a
result Of the strike in the Butler COL
liery spreading to tho company's
other workings. Failure Of the union
officers to adjust so-called button
strike at the Butler operations was
held responsible by the men for the
walkout.
The strike has not been sanctioned
by the district officers of the union.
The strike at the Butler colliery
started a week ago because certain
mine workers had not paid their dues.
Evening star., 1923-04-30

Gen. John a. Lejeune. cammandant
of the Marine Corps: Maj. Gen. W. G.
Neville, L 5. NJ. c.; Lieut.. Col. ID. G..
Turner. chief of Marine Corps avia-
ton. and Maj. Maurice Shearer,
Marine Corps aid to Secretary DENLY.
A special delegation from the Jap
anese embassy also was on hand to
greet the flyers. Those in the party
were: Vice Admiral Baron Abo, Capt.
Kuroki. Commander Walda and Lieut.
Commander Sac.
Others Follow Quickly.
, A few minutes later the second ship
the T-3, carrying Capt. j. f. Davis,
Capt. L. e. Woods and Sergt. Corn,
TAXED up to the guests. This ship
was followed shortly by the I'll, car
rying Maj. Roy S. Geiger, command
ing officer of the expedition; Capt. F..
p. Mulcahey and Gunner Sergt w. c..
Founders.
Each officer and -Hlans was personally
greeted by Secretary DENLY. Admiral
Continued on Page >, Column %
Evening star., 1923-04-30
RUSSIA PROTESTS
PARLEY EXCLUSION
Envoy Declares Such Action
Is Violation of Bid to First
Lausanne Gathering.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE, April 30.-An official
protest against Russia being "ar-
bitrarlly kept out of the conference"
was sent TO the near east peace con-
ference today by NJ. Vorovsky. the
soviet representative here. He de-
clared such a decision was in direct
violation of the terms Of the invita-
tion sent to Russia by Great Britain.
France and Italy preceding the first
Lausanne conference on November IA,
1922
NJ. Vorovsky in his protest says
Russia cannot accept the ultimatu m
of the conference that she must sign
the convention fixing the status of
the Turkish straits before being ad-
mitted to the conference.
Russia must enter the conference
con full terms of equality" the soviet
representative insists.
FRENCH To SEMI TR0Opc
Evening star., 1923-04-30
MISSING GIRL FOUND.
Overseas Worker Who Left SAM
tarium, Located in New York

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio, April 30
Miss Carmelita Welch, thirty, former
overseas worker for the knights of
Columbus, who disappeared from a
private sanitarium near Dayton last
Tuesday, has been located at the
Martha Washington Hotel in New
York, according to a report received
here. 1t is reported that the girl
wired to this city for money and that
the bank receiving the telegram
communicated with relatives.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
Model Shakespeare Play Fails
after Weeks Run in Ne,U York

Augustus Thomas, executive
head Of the Producing Managers
Association, which financed the
project, said today that business
considerations were responsible for
the closing. He announced, how
ever, that some Of the cast would
be sent to other cities in the fall
and that Twelfth Night" would be
staged here next season.
"As You Like 1t" was brought
here after being produced at
Washington, and Mr.. Thomas said
the attendance there had increased
steadily during the weeks sched-
uled run.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
PASTOR ENDS LIFE.

wAYNESBORO. Ga, April so.-The
Rev. ]. E. Seals. pastor Of the First
Methodist Church here, ended his life
this morning by putting bullet
through his brain. He left a note
saying: "It was either the asylum or
death" He is said to have been in
Ill health since his wife died year
Evening star., 1923-04-30
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK. April 30.-Shake-
speare's comedy, CAS- You Like It."
sponsored by the American Ma
tional Theater to serve as a model
play for many centers throughout
the country, has failed after a
weeks run here. Marjorie Ram
beau played Rosalind. The public
reception was lukewarm and at
tendan0e dwindled after the first
night. Fhe production cost about
Evening star., 1923-04-30
ENGLAND TO BE QUIET.
No Indication of May Day Dis
turbances Discovered.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 30.-Although the
labor situation in England still is
troubled, especially in the various
shipbuilding trades, and the railway
mems grievances remain unsettled,
there is nothing to indicate the pos
sibility of disturbances on May day.
The workers professions will con-
centrate upon Hyde Park, where
by the usual flying of red flags.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
FIND MAY DAY PLOT.
Russians Reported Arrested in Con-
stantinople Conspiracy.

By the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 30-The
police have discovered a bolshevist
plot for the organization of May
day demonstration, it is reported
Leaflets have been seized which call
on the proletariat to rise against the
capitalist government.
Report has it that the bolshevik
commercial delegation here is In
yolved and that the police have made
several arrests of Russians and
Turks.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
BERLIN SEEKS TREATY.

BUENOS AIRES, April 30-A dis
patch to La Nacion from La Paz,
Bolivia, says the German minister is
Rolivia. -.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
WORLD COURT FIGHT
BECOMES POLITICAL
Lodge Defines Issue as Com.
pIete Hostility to League
of Nations.
by DAVID LAWRENCE,

The fight over American entrance
into the world court has resolved it
self into political muddle. The
merits of the court itself. whether it
is good thing for the United States.
whether it is of benefit to the world.
in fact, all the points raised in the
addresses of President Harding and
Secretary Hughes last week, have
been swept aside.
The issue now has been clearly de-
fined. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
chairman of the Senate foreign rela-
tions committee. has stated it in un-
eQuivocal terms--it is the fact that
the court has a vague connection
with the league of nations. All the
assurances that America doesn't in
cur any obligations under the league
covenant. indeed, does not enter the
league of nations in any sense, are
beside the argument, for Senator
Lodge takes issue with the President
and Mr.. Hughes, and announces that
IL the same court, with the same sys-
tenn of selecting judges, had been
created through the action of all the
fifty-two nations acting as individual
countries and not by the league. the
court would have received party ap-
proval.
Defines Real Issue.
Senator Lodges own words on that
point are so pertinent and describe
so clearly the lines of cleavage in
the present controversy which has
been until now beclouded that they
will undoubtedly be quoted again and
again in the next few months by the
opponents of Mr.. Harding After
pointing out that he does not object
to the nominations being made by the
Hague tribunal, as is the case under
the present scheme, Senator Lodge de-
clares that If it had been proposed
that these judges SO nominated were
ito be appointed by the nations
severally and independently and not
by a majority of the council and as
sembly of the league, and with long
terms and salaries, in my judgement
such a court would have received
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Evening star., 1923-04-30

Fair tonight and tomorrow; rising
temperature tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 pm. today: Highest, 63.
at 3 pm. yesterday; lowest, Al. at
am. today.
Evening star., 1923-04-30

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Evening star., 1923-04-30

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.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
Lone Carrier AU That's Left.
Of Districts Rural Service
Johannes F. Miller
Plies Sargent
Road Route.
Chevy Chase No,u
All Under City
Delivery.

Like the last leaf on the tree,
Johannes F. Miller Is the last rural
letter carrier in the District of CO.
lumbia, daily plying his route along
Sargent road, leading from Brook
land to Hyattsville.
Although several other rural routes
originate in the District. such as one
out of Anacostia station and another
from the branch post office at Ben
ming. no mail Is delivered by the car
riers until after they have crossed the
District line.
That Is how Carrier Miller is the
last of his sort in the National Capt.
tai, it was explained by Washington
city post office officials
Residents of Chevy Chase have been
congratulating the office on removing
large section of that suburb from
rural delivery, with but one delivery
OF mall day, to full-fiedged city car
rier service with two deliveries a day.
Used to be 90 Miles.
1t was not more than a year ago
that there were more than sixty miles
of rural mail routes in the National
Capital, despite it's comparatively
small extent and its extensive de-
velopment
Such delivery was confined to out
lying districts where improvements,
particularly streets, lights and side
walks, did not entitle the section, un-
der postal laws and regulations, to
Evening star., 1923-10-28

city car<ier service. with its increased
number:of deliveries.
Both :rich and poor suffered from
this coEdition.
Some: of the most magnificent
homes IN the District. in Rock Creek
park. RECEIVED but one delivery a day,
the sa nse as farmers on isolated farms
throughout the country.
Oflici;sls at the postoffice have
worked: for several months to clean
up the situation, and to eliminate us
far as possible all rural service in the
Capital;
Now Carrier Miller is the last rural
letter CARRIER here. and it is hoped
that the time will not be far distant
when Ee may be turnsd int, a "i-y
carrier:T' and make two deliveries On
his route.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
LEISURE TIME PROGRAM
Fer SCHOOLS ADOPTED
The Playground and Recreation Asso-

The Playground and Recreation Asso-
citation Of America has adopted the
program ;of the Public School Associa-
tion's recreation committee, OF which
Mrs. Carrie Golden Smith Is. chairman.
The nipe main points OF the program,
which correspond with the outline
drawn Up for Washington by Mrs.
Smith. are: That community leisure
time programs should continue the year
round; that every new school built
should htve playground and every old
school be- provided with one; that every
school SHOULD have an auditorium pref
erably on the ground floor; that each
child under ten should have a public
playground within a quarter of a mile
Of his home: that the entire community
should he so trained that wholesome
recreatio: will be q part of daily life in
the home as well as on the playground;
that chiElren's play should be so di-
rected as to make 1t training for active.
energetic happy citizenship; that the
playground appeal to all ages In the
scope of its activity. not to children
alone; that every boy and girl ought to
be trained to know well certain num-
ber Of games for use outdoors and in
doors. SO that there shall never be an
occasion for any boy or girl to say he
cannot think of anything to do; that
all boys aid girls be taught songs which
they can ase at play.