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Evening star., 1923-04-18
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Neb., April 1S.-Fighting,
smiling. gray-haired old Lone Star"
Fred M. Hans, Indian fighter, frontier
scout and possibly the last OF the
real two-gun "cross-arm draw" ex-
perts. met death here last night with
his "boots on
But death did not come on the field
of battle where he had so often faced
1t. nor on the wings Of bullet. He
was crushed to death in an elevator
shaft at the Omaha world-Herald
plant. where he was night watchman.
Lone Star" was caught by the
elevator when he attempted to move
the control lever from the outside
and the lift suddenly shot upward.
Began Career at Sixteen.
Lone Star" began his career as
plainsman at the age of sixteen,
when he left home to search for a
brother kidnapped by Sioux Indians.
He broke into fame first in 1876 in the
Hole in the Wall' country, Powder
River, Wyo., when single-handed, he
shot and killed "Shacknasty" Jim
and his two fellow bandits. It was
Lone Stars" hammer tanning that
won the unequal fight.
The Indians dubbed him we-Chach-
Pe-Wan-Ge-La, which translated
means Lone Star.
Other high spots of Hans life were:
Shot and killed two stage coach
Evening star., 1923-04-18
ASK LATIN AMERICA
TO HELP RUM FIGHT
Proposal at Santiago Seeks
Laws to Curb Illegal
Liquor Traffic.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 1s.-A pro-
posal whereby the American nations
would assist the United States in
keeping alcoholic liquors out Of that
country has been submitted to the
hygienic committee of the pan-Amer-
ican conference at the instance of the
United States delegation.
The resolution, which Is offered as
part Of the committees report, says:
whereas certain American states
have prohibited alcoholic beverages
or have manifested an interest in the
progressive diminution Of their use,
and whereas the expectation of such
beverages from a country where re-
striction by legislation does not exist
to another which has adopted a pro-
hibition policy tends to make difficult
its internal problems" 1T is resolved
"to recommend that each American
state adopt measures inducive to pro-
hibiting without special authorize
ton the expectation Of intoxicating
liquors to any country where their con-
sumption is prohibited"
the drafting of the report has been
entrusted, has proposed adoption of
the resolution, making it applicable
to wet" countries. He has suggested
progressive taxation upon commerce
in liquor and the enactment of leg
islation to prevent fraud in its manu-
facture and sale. The discussion of
the resolution has been postponed.
The technical experts attached to
the delegations Of the A. B. C. ma
tions at the pan-American conference
were called into action today for the
first time to report on the new Chill
can proposal for limitation Of the naval
armament maintained by Latin Ameri-
can countries to total of either
$4,000 or $4,000 tons. Chile is content
with the former figure. and even
though 1t would allow her to acquire
another modern battleship like the
Almirante Latorre 1t is indicated that
she does not propose to do so.
The 60,000-ton limitation would
virtually maintain the status quo. as
far as capital ships are concerned, as
the tonnage Of Argentina's two bat
tleships approximate that figure,
while Brazil. with a total of 10000
gin to acquire modern big gun
fighter without scrapping one Of her
pair Of old ones.
1t is believed Argentina will not
opposite the 60,000ton limit, but con-
ference circles are in doubt as to
whether this figure will satisfy Bra
zil. which, 1t Is generally understood,
desires to acquire at least one mod
ern capital ship. 1t Is intimated in
some quarters that 1t was with the
proz liz, vi no -
so, ,0O0-ton alternative was included in
the Chilean proposals.
The Chilean proposal recommends a
treaty to run five years. during which
no capital ships could be acquired
which would bring the tonnage in
excess Of the limit fixed. The treaty
would expire May 1. 1928, but would
be automatically renewed for fve
years unless denounced by a sigma
tory nation one: year in advance.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
PRESIDENT T0NAME.
RENT BOARD SOON
Executive Convinced Present
Body Inadequate to Handle
Many Cases.
FATE OF THREE NOW ON
COMMISSION UNKNOWN
No Indication Given as to Who
Five Commissioners Will Be,
Says Senator.

President Harding will very shortly
name a Rent Commission OF five men,
bers for the District of Columbia as
provided for in the Ball rent act of
1922. which extended for two years
the life of the commission and in
creased its membership from three to
five.
This was learned from Senator Ball
of Delaware. chairman of the Senate
District committee and author of the
Ball rent act. following a lengthy
conference with the President at the
White House today.
More than a week ago, when Presi-
dent Harding was asked directly
whether or not he would at any time
soon appoint the new Rent Commits
sion. he was represented as saying
that unless he was convinced that the
work of the present commission was
being retarded and that conditions
generally at the Rent Commission
were being hampered he would not
increase the membership.
Studies Situation.
The President has since then per-
sonally inquired into conditions. II
is known that he has become con-
WINGED that there is little hope OF
immediate relief from the jammed
situation Of the commissions docket.
unless he appoints the two additional
members. 1t is learned that he has
been shown that the work of the
present commission is seven or eight
months behind anS that complaints
from tenants and landlords are in
creasing daily in number. 1t is un-
derstood that there probably are more
than 500 cases now pending and that
there is every evidence that the vol
ume of the commissions work will
become greater in the succeeding
months.
Senator Ball discussed with the
President a few days before the ad-
journment of Congress the matter of
appointing the rent commissioners
to refresh his memory when he re-
turned from his Florida vacation.
The senator today described the con-
dition existing In the Rent Commits
sion and urged the President to make
the appointments as soon as possible.
No Word ON Personnel.
He would not say, however. whether
or not he had received any inkline
from the President that he was con.
templating retaining the three present
members OF the rent commission wher
he makes the appointments. Neither
would the senator say whether or not
the chances were good for the selec-
ton Of all or any Of the names pre-
sented by himself and Edward F
Colladay. republican national chair
man for the District, almost a year
ago, imm ediately after the passage oi
the Ball extension act.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
FRANCE TO STAND FIRM
BY Cable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily

By Cable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyrig 1923.
PARIS. April 1S.-The decision of
France and Belgium to suppress the
special high commissar.at installed by
Germany In the Rhineland on the day
of the signing of the treaty of Yer
sailles marks the plain intention of
France and Belgium to retain the
Ruhr and the Rhineland indefinitely
unless Germany accepts the allies
terms.
From the very first the French have
objected to the German Rhineland
commissioner, whom they looked upon
as the center of the resistance to the
enforcement of the treaty., but thew
were unable to get rid of him. first
because of the Franco British Amer
lean convention of June 2S,,1919. "im-
posed py President Wilson" and, sec
ond, because OF Great Britain's atti-
tude.
The first German commissioner was
Won Starck who was soon accused of
''fome nttng agitation against the al
lied commission" In 1921 the british
succeeded in having him replaced bv
the more moderate Prince Hatfield
Nevertheless. the fact remained
that the French continually felt nm
able to make effective use of the
Rhfneland occupation as a means oS
pressure on Germany because thev
were prevented by allied conventions
and agreements from threatening
Germany with the permanent loss of
the Rhlneiand unless she aid the rep
aratlons.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
SENATORS FEARFUL
OF CHESTER GRANT
Some Members Already Talk
of Possible U. S. Foreign
Complications.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Rumblings are beginning to be
heard from the direction of the SEN
ate on the subject of the oil conces-
Turkey.
When Congress meets the whole
subject is likely to be aired and a
resolution calling for the facts in
troduced. Some Of the senators. par
ticularly in the 'irreconciliable' e.
group. think there Is more chance OF
foreign entanglemcnt in the conces-
sion business than In the league of
nations itself
the talk Of complications-for the
European press has been full Of 1t
Is pointing out constantly in his con-
ferences with the press that there
need be no worry about entangle-
net.ts. and that the discussion OF in
concession which has been SO promi-
Is largely a specter of the Imagina-
tion.
Hughes Confident.
Mr. Hughes experience with legal
complexities leads him to approach
with the utmost serenity the very
highly complicated questions which
have arisen since announcement was
first made that the Turks had grant
ed the Chester oil concession. He
sees no extraordinary procedure nee
essary. no need Of apprehension on
any score.
The French government has not ye,
lodged any formal protest, but has
communicated its views in a prelimi-
nary way. The United States govern
ment is not unmindful of the deep in
terest which foreign governments
will take in the affair, but naturally
feels they need have no cause to fear
inequitable treatment. For first of all
1t becomes necessary to determine
what are the facts. Thus far the
American government knows only
that the concession has been granted
the Chester interests by the Angora
government and that there have been
certain notifications since the proposal
was first brought to the attention of
the State Department.
When the text has been received
and when foreign governments have
pointed out just where their claims
conflict with the American concession
the Department OF State will en-
deavor to persuade the Chester in
terests to adjust directly such Ques-
tions as can be adjusted between
them and conflicting interests and
if that still leaves a conflict the pro-
posal will be made that an arbitral
tribunal be appointed with full power
to resolve the points In dispute.
Fail to See Trouble.
Having in mind such a careful
legal procedure. the government here
fails to see how any enormous polit-
ical embroglio can be developed out
Of this controversy.
The full diplomatic support Of the
American government is given when
legitimate claims are made by Amer
lean interests. The question Of wheth-
er Americans have valid rights must
be determined first before there can
be given the backing of the govern
ment.
But even then the backing is a
matter of moral support and strong
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
TWOFLYERS BREAK
SIX WORLD RECORDS
Kelly and MacReady Fly
Over SO Hours-D. C. Man
Sets New Mark.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associa ted Press.
DAYTON. Ohio, April 1s.-Victors
in their gruelling contest to estab-
lish a new world endurance record
for sustained flying, Lieuts John A.
MacReady and Oakley Kelly. Army
aviators. today were recovering from
exhaustion resulting from plotting the
Fokker monopiane T-2 over a So
kilometer course for So hours. 5 min
utes and 90 seconds.
The former record, held by French
men-Pilots Bossoutrot and Rrouhin-
was "a hours. 19 minutes and 81 sec
onds- Lieuts. MacReady and Kelly
bested this record last fall flying over
San Diego. Calf, but the record was
never certified by the Federation
Aeronatique Internationale. The rec
ord-breaking fight started Monday
at s:3S am.
Sets Distance Record
Slipping out of the night into the
glare Of searchlights on Wilbur
Wright Field, Lieut.. MacReady land
ed the huge ship at 9:43 o'clock last
miles. setting a new distance record.
The former record of 1850 miles. held
by MacReady and Kelly. was made
on their cross country flight from
San Diego to Indianapolis last fall.
Four other records were establish
ed during the fight and during yes
terday three additional records were
hung up by other flyers at local
fields.
Other records made by MacReady
Two Thousand five hundred kilome-
ters. II hours 81 minutes seconds.
Three thousand kilometers, 26
hours 1 minute 80 seconds.
Three thousand five hundred kilo-
meters. 80 hours % minutes STA Sec
onds.
Four thousand kilometers, 35 hours.
8 minutes 3S.4 seconds.
The respective miles per hour
averages are: 71.S6, 71.50. 71.20 and IL.
Harris Gets Record.
Flying over the same thirty-one-
and one eighth triangular course
traversed by the endurance record
holders, Lieut.. Harold Harris. Nc
Cook Field, in a rebuilt De Haviland
Alb yesterday set new records for
1900 and 1000 kilometers. His time
for 1900 kilometers was hours and
minutes. and for 1000 kilometers
10 hours and SO minutes. His aver
age speed was ia miles per hour.
Flying a naval torpedo plane, Lieut..
Rutledge Irvine. Anacostia naval air
station. established a world altitude
record for single -motored ship
carrying g. deadweighe load of 2,422
pounds. He piloted the ship to a
height Of 1900 feet. Lieut.. Irvine
was in the air two and a half hours.
Completing eighty-one laps of the
course, MacReady and Kelly circled
the pylon at Wilbur Wright Field sew
eral times, and then MacReady, who
was at the stick" gracefully set the
ship down and taxied to a hangar
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell. assistant
chief Of the Army air service, con-
graduated the record holders and
escorted them to the Officers Club.
where they were given food. After
an informal reception they came to
Dayton and retired Immediately. Not
until some time today will either of
the flyers tell his story of the flight
Both said they expected to sleep about
eighteen hours.
Not until they awake will they
know that Maj. Gen. Mason Patrick,
chief of the Army air service. plans
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column II
Evening star., 1923-04-18
PRESIDENTS TOUR
TO BEGIN JUNE u

A partial itinerary for President
Harding's western speaking trip.
which has been prepared at the White
House. provides for his departure
from Washington about June 15 for
a swing which will take him through
st. Louis, Kansas City, Denver and
Salt Lake City to San Francisco. He
also is to speak in Portland, Ore. and
will return by the northern route
through Chicago.
st. Louis First Stop.
AS the plan now stands. the Presi-
dent will make no stop east of st.
Louis on his way westward On the
return trip his last address probably
will be delivered at Chicago, where
he has not spoken since his nomina-
ton for the Presidency. 1t is possi-
Bile. however, that he may decide to
make speech in Ohio just before his
return to Washington.
The President also plans to make
q number of speeches in the east be-
fore the western trip begins. Today
he took under advisement an invi-
tation to go to New York May 10 to
address the annual meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, and should he do so he may
speak on the same day at a meeting
there In honor of Gen. and Mrs. Bal
lington Booth. 1t was said today
at the White House. however. that he
had accepted neither of these invita-
tions definitely.
1t is understood also that Mr.. Hard
ing hopes to go to Milford, Del, some
time in May to deliver an address
and to be initiated into the Tall
Cedars Of Lebanon, a social organiza-
tion.
The plans thus far made for the
western trip. during which the Presi-
dent hopes to be able to go to Alaska,
have not yet taken final form, and al
terations may be expected in minor
details. 1t is understood. however. that
all of the principal points to be Wis.,
will make about twenty set speeches
in addition to probable shorter talks
from the rear platform Of his train.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
GERMAN ORDERED OUT.

BERLIN. April 1S.-M. Tirard, pres
ident of the Rhineland high commits
sion. handed Prince Won HatzfeIdt-
Wildenburg. the German commits
ence was prejudicial to the COMMITS
sion 8 authority and that his mission
must aceordingly be regarded as
ended. Prince Won Hatzfeldt pro-
had been made by the ambassadors
conference and he did not recognize
the commissions right to terminate
his mission.
In the meantime. acting und >r spe-
cial instructions. he has left the occu-
pied territory, accompanied by his
staff.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
8 KILLED WHEN AUTO
STRIKES STREET CAR
Cincinnati Packer and Guests
Meet Death in Head-On
Collision.

By tho Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 1S.-Trav-
cling at high rate of speed, an auto
mobile driven by Roland A. Meyer. sec
retary treasurer of the H. H. Meyer
Packing Company Of this city. collided
head-on with a street car early today.
killing Meyer, DR.. William Kratz Of
Norwood, Ohio, and Mrs. William Ben
der formerly Of Dayton. Ohio.
Miss Margaret Nebbergall Of Charles
ton. w. Va. fourth occupant Of the
machine. sustained scalp lacerations
and probable conclusion Of the brain.
There were no passengers on the street
car. The motorman and conductor es-
capped by jumping.
According to Miss NebbergaN, the
party was returning to the city from a
roadhouse in the suburbs when the ac-
cident happened.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
FORMER D. C. WOMAN
is MARRIED IN PARIS
Mrs. Louise Murray Weds Member
of Ancient Norman
Family.
er the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 1s.-The civil wedding
of Mrs. Louise OHara Murray. for
merIy of Washington, D. c., and
Georges Masdusheil de Colange, a
French manufacturer belonging to an
ancient Norman family. took place
today in the town hall of the Six
teenth ACCOMPLISHMENT. The religi-
Gus ceremony will be celebrated to-
morrow In the American Church Of
the Holy Trinity. Dean Richard
Dobbs will officiate.
The bride was formerly Miss Louise
Putnam Nicholson and about thirty
wears ago had a career in grand opera
in Paris, Berlin, St Petersburg and
Vienna
ON her mothers side she Is a direct
descendant of Daniel Boone and
through her father Is related to Gen.
Nicholson of civil war fame Her OPP
cratic career was cut short by I'M
pairment of her voice.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
Berlin MAY OFFER
81 BILLION MARKS
FOR PREPARATIONS
Leaders of Reichstag Major
ity Declare Willingness to
Support This Sum.
GUARANTEES PROBLEM
FILLED WITH DIFFICULTY
$4,000, 600, 900 Believed Loan Linz
it-Fear Revolution if SHINES
Group Gets Control.
BY GEORGE wITTE.

BY Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1878.
BERLIN, April 1S.-lt Is said in
some circles here that Germany Is
quite willing to discuss 10000. 100000
fions to the allies. In other quarters
1t Is asserted that Germany may soon
o1er the allies. especially France.
S5,o00,000,00o gold marks despite
Foreign Secretary Won Rosenberg's
declaration in the reichstag that at
the most Germanys offer remains at
10000. 100000 marks.
when 1t became known here that
Great Britain favored the formation
OF an international commission to as
certain how much Germany was
Teaily able to pay, the writer found
tnat there existed sentiment that
Germany would accept and abide by
the decision of such a commission
even II 1t fixed the reparations at
$1,000, 100000 to 10000. 100000 gold
marks.
$",OOO.OO0.0OO Loan Limit.
The question of guarantees. how
ever. is of more poignancy than that
of promising payments for the next
twenty years. So far as Is known In
official quarters here, neither Ameri-
can nor British bankers are willing
TO give Germany credits exceeding
$1,000, 100000. That sum, according to
reliable information is the limit to
which the Anglo-America financiers
VINO nave looked this country over,
are wiling TO go. unless the govern
ment pledges as securities such pub
lie utilities as the railroads and state
mines in the Ruhr and Upper Silesia
and the telegraph, telephone and cable
systems.
The only other way out of the
predicament open to the government
Is to surrender in everything but
name to the industrialist league, in
Guiding SHINES. Thyssen, Krupp
Kloeckner, Mannesmann and fifty or
more other magnates. who among
them control about three-Quarters Gf
the wealth Of Germany.
But IL the government yields to this
capitalistic group the communists will
Undoubtedly threaten civil war. To
some observers 1t seems as If the
Cuno government is doing a tight
rope walking act. On the one side
downfall looms at the hands of the
French and on the other side destruc-
tion at the hands of the communists
Control Enough Votes.
Leaders of the democratic, centrist
and socialist parties assured me today
that 10000. 100000 gold marks formed the
basis on which they were willing to
negotiate, although they believed that
this sum exceeded Germany's ability
to pay. The $4,000. 900. 600 marks pro-
posal was based on Frances demand
for 26,000.0o0.00O marks for herself
and s,oO0,000,000 marks for the other
n ND inc hn v,,tt
the costs of its army of occupa ton.
The social democrats and democrats
alone have 212 votes in the reichstag
and the centrists have 6s, so that if
half OF the centrists voted In favor
of submitting proposals based on 25-
OO0.00O.O00 gold marks, they would be
certain OF 251 votes out of total of 459.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
INSPECTS RUSSIAN OIL,

BERLIN, April 1s.-Mason Day,
president Of the Barnsdall Corpora
tion of New York. has arrived in
Berlin after a two-month trip to
Russia, where he inspected the COM
panys oil concessions In the Caucasus
ard conferred with the Russian of
fictals In Moscow. Mr.. Day said the
bolsheviki had extended his company's
time for development and increased
its concession area. He left an engi-
neering staff at Baku and will go to
the United States early in May to
arrange shipments OF machinery to
the CAUCASUS.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
Pilotless Plane
Control Perfect
In Test Flights
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS. April 1S.-An airplane
controlled by wireless and auto
matte stabilizers made a successful
test flight yesterday at Etampes in
the presence Of Undersecretary for
Aeronautics Eynac.
The plane has been making In
termittent flights for the past year
Its stabiliZation is now said to be
entirely automatic. and the solu-
ton of the few remaining problems
in connection with its operation
are in sight. Although the wire
less control is described as perfect,
flights for the present will be made
with a pilot. who will be employed
chiefly as an observer that the in
vention may be developed as far
as possible.
Military observers believe that
pasSengerless airplanes may prove
most valuable when used as bomb
ers. However, it Is proposed to
utilize them for such purposes as
the transportation of mail to
Africa.
Evening star., 1923-04-18
BUSY, BUT INTERESTED.
Prisoner Carries
Sick Captor 100
Miles to Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, April IS. -
While taking an Indian accused of
murder from Fort Gibbon to Fair
banks recently. Deputy United States
Marshal Z. B. Webster was strick en-
with appendicitis.
The marshars prisoner placed him
on the sled with which they had
been travelling and mushed more than
a hunderd miles with him to a hog
pital. where an operation was per-
formed
Evening star., 1923-04-18
WEATHER.

Fair and continued cool tonight,
with frost; tomorrow fair, with slow
ly rising temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. 56. at
4:40 PM yesterday; lowest. SO. at
am. today. Full report on page z.
Evening star., 1923-04-18

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.