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Evening star., 1923-11-05
MASONS Commemorate
WASHINGTON'S, JOINING
Services Held in New York Church
Where General Wor-
SHIPPED.
BY the Associated Press.

By the AssOCIdteu FTtSs.
NEW YORK, November 5.-The
171st anniversary of the day on which
George Washington became a Mason
was celebrated yesterday in Old. St.
Paul's Chapel, where Washington Used
to worship.
Two hundred members of George
Washington Lodge, No. 2S5, F.. A.
A. NJ, escorted by an equal NUMBER
of Knights Templar in uniforms,
marched to the church here.
Rev. DR.. Joseph p. McComas Ere
ceded his sermon with reading Of
George Washington's prayer in which
the first President asked God to 'tin-
cline the hearts of the citizens to Gull
tivate a spirit of subordination and
obedience to the government, and to
entertain a brotherly affection and
love for their fellow citizens"
Evening star., 1923-11-05
Montgomery County Voters Have
Many Election Choices.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, November o.
The official ballot to be used at to.
morrows election in this county Will
contain the names of forty-two can
didates for offices. and the substance
of a proposed amendment to the state
constitution. which authorizes the
mayor and city council of Baltimore
city to pay the judges of the supreme
from time to time may be deemed
right and proper.
Besides those for governor and
other state officers Montgomery
comfy has two candidates for sheriff,
Two for register of wills, two for
states attorneys, four. for the two
district commissionerships, six 1or
fudge of the orphans court ana one
for county surveyor
Evening star., 1923-11-05
FALLS 1000 FEET; LIVES.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HONOLULU, November 5.-After
falling 1000 feet from the top of
the Pail, a rocky cliff near here over
which thousands of Oahuans met
death in the early history of Hawaii
as they fed from the invading army
of the King of Hawaii. John Andrews,
a. water tender stationed on the
u. S. s. Seagull, was rescued from a
narrow ledge on which his body
lodged.
Rescuers ascended 500 feet up the
precipitous declivity, with ropes. The
task required four hours and was
finished after darkness fell by the light
from torches made from the clothing
of the rescuers. Andrews legs were
broken and his skull fractured, but
he may recover, physicians said.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. November s
sma shed near Arlington junction last
night when a Ford car. driven by
Arthur c. Connor, colored, F. street
nor, wife of the driver, was injured
painfully. The falling wires smashed
the top of another car that was pass
ing. DR.. A. B. Penn. colored, of this
city administered first aid to the
woman. Connor says his steering
wheel locked.
Two hundred and ninety hunting
licenses were issued in the Office of
the clerk Of circuit court here during
October. The season began in Ar
lington. Prince William and Lou
doun counties November 1. The sea-
son will not start in Fairfax county
until November Is.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
BOTH SIDES SEE VICTORY.
Bond Question in Virginia Draws
Unusual Interest.

RICHMOND, Va. November 5.-Both
sides are beginning to make claims
of victory in tomorrow's road bond
fight. A majority of $4,000 for bonds
is predicted by friends of the cause.
with 10000 majority expected III
Richmond The anti-bond people as
sert that they see nothing to chanse
their estimate of 10000 or more
against bonds.
Senator Harry F. Byrd. leader Of
the anti forces, says the issue will
be defeated by 10000 to $4,000.
AZ NAMES ON BALLOT.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
LANDS PEARS; FINED.
Waiter Finds Fruit Barred by
United States Law.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, November
5.-Two alligator pears which be-
longed to Arthur Files, waiter on the
Matson liner Maui, cost him $50 in
federal court here. Files brought the
pears ashore here when the Maui ar
rived from Honolulu. Department of
Agriculture agents told Judge NJ. T.
Dooling that the pears. importation of
which Is prohibited by the plant
quarantine" law, contained live lar
vac of the Mediterranean fruit fIy.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
EQUAL RIGHTS BILL SURE

Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont. head OF the
National Woman's party, announced
here today that Senator Curtis and
Representative Anthony, both of Kan
sas, had agreed to present to the next
Congress the party's proposed equal
rights amendment to the Constitution.
A deputation of officers of the party
will call On President Coolidge No
vember II to ask for his support.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
CAPITOL HEIGHTS
TO GET new ROAD
Bids to Be Opened for Route Be-
tween Central Avenue and
Marlboro Pike.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md. November
S.-News was received here this morn
Ing that the Maryland road commits
sioners would open bids next Thurs
day for the proposed roadway Of 1.03
miles. joining Central avenue with
the Marlboro pike.
agitation for this route has been
on for several years. 1t will provide
g more direct course to the county
Seat for the citizens of Capitol
Heights and the upper section. For
merly 1t had been necessary for Cap
itol Heights residents to 20 through
the District of Columbia to Upper
Marlboro.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
HUERTA ACCEPTS OFFER.
Agrees to Railway Party's Promise
of Support.

MEXICO CITY, November 5.-Adslfo
de la Huerta has personally accepted
the National railway party's Offer of
support of his presidential candidacy.
The prOffer was made at the conEen-
tion of the newly formed organ5za-
ton yesterday afternoon. De la Hper-
ta's acceptance was the first official :an-
nouncement of his candidacy
Evening star., 1923-11-05
MAN HELD IN DEATH.
Girls Body Found in Burned
Church.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, November g.
ALI Winchester was arrested at his
home, three miles from here. and
further investigation Of the finding
of the charred body Of a young wom-
an in a negro church which burned in
this county early last Wednesday.
Doctors examination Of the skele-
ton of the woman showed that her
skull had been crushed and ribs
broken.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
BOAT UPSET: BROWNS 8,

SPOONER. Wis. November 5.-ver-
non LePage. twenty-six, his brother,
Billie, twelve. and Harry Guiding,
thirty-five, were drowned at Spooner
lake Sunday when the boat in which
they. were duck hunting was cap
sized
Evening star., 1923-11-05
TRAIN KILLS GRANDMOTHER

Special Dispatch to The Star
EVANSVILLE, Md. November s.
Mrs. Anna Sabat, siXty-five, was
killed by a train near Brownsville
while walking along the track with
her seven-year- granddaughter.
The child was unhurt.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
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aches, biliousness, indi-
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Evening star., 1923-11-05

"EOR a long time"
l. writes this New York
business man, "I have
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Constipation and acute
indigestion made life
miserable for me. ALI
treatnentseemedin vain.
And then one day | con-
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Evening star., 1923-11-05
You'll Like the Fine TailOrin.

the fine tailoring that makes Hh, Wckwire Clothes tn
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ocracy Of clothes You'll admire the fne rich fabrics tn
graceful lines and the distinctive air they give YOU But
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Evening star., 1923-07-18
S24,053,7O5SPENT
BY D. c. LAST YEAR
Increase of S322,143 Is
Shown Over Preceding Fis.
cal Period, Report States.

Expenditures for the District Of
Columbia during the fiscal year just
ended June 80 totaled $24.053, ,705.47.
as compared with s23,73l,562.56 the
year previous, it was announced today
at the Treasury, in preliminary
statement showing classified expendi-
lures for the past fiscal year.
The Veterans Bureau, caring for
the wounded of the world war. show
ed a large increase in expenditures,
jumping from s376,749,6 ,66429 in the
year 1922 to s461,71e.433.s3 for last
year. although part of the increase
is due to change in accounting. This
was the heaviest single departmental
expense for the federal government,
with the War Department coming sec
ond. with the expenditure last year OF
1882 133, ,634.S6, as compared to more
than S450,000.000 the previous year.
The legislative establishment spent
S14.l65,243.S9 last year, as compared
with $17,0SS,112S7 the previous year.
while the executive proper" showed
an increase, rising from $21S,69036 in
the year 1922. to s349,3S0.15 in 1928.
The statement showed that there
was invested during the past year in
the District of Columbia teachers re-
tirement fund. $190,517.91. as COM
pared to s23695S.69 the previous year.
Civil service retirement fund invest
ments for the past year were SS,091,-
417.4S. as compared with s9,2S3, 1854
the year before.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
EXPECT REPLY FRIDAY.
British Note Will Not Be Accented
or Rejected, Paris View.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 18.-The French for
eiGn Office indicated today that il ex-
pected to receive on Friday the Brit
isl, communication on the reparations
problem. 1t has been prearFanged by
both the French and. British foreign
offices that the precise terms of the
note shall be guarded with the great
est secrecy until the two govern
mCnts have reached an agreement or
have become convinced that they can
not agree
1t is not supposed in the highest
political levels here that the note
will be such that 1t can be either ac-
cepted or rejected as a whole Some
important points, according to hints
received from the French embassy in
London. will be of such a nature that
there will have TO be a further ex-
change of views.
The British note. it is understood
here, is neither being sent as a
finality, nor is IL expected that il will
he received here as such. Consequently,
secrecy has been determined upon
for the present. The prevailing idea
is to close no doors to an agreement,
but to keep the conversations going
In an earnest spirit on both sides,
with the hope Of finding a common
ground for agreement.
Lord Crewe. the new British am
bassador, is regarded here as more
largely responsible for this attitude
of mind than any other person. 1t is
asserted 1t was through his influence
that the British government did not
make public certain conclusions ar
rived at by the London cabinet a
month ago: which would have irri-
tated France and made further CO.
operation more difficult -
Evening star., 1923-07-18
MINNESOTA WATCHES 1924.
Johnson's Opponent for Six-Yeat
Term Is Considered.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST PAUL, Mimi, July 1S.-With
the United States senatorial situation
settled until the 1924 fall election,
interest of political observers is turn
ing to probable developments when
the six-year-term senatorship is up
for determination.
Magnus Johnson, farmer-laborite.
chosen In Mondays special election by
a plurality of more than $4,000, Will
serve under that mandate through
ator knute Nelson, which ends in
March, 1925.
His friends declare it "a natural
conclusion" to assume that he will
seek the six-year term, and the usual
speculation began cropping out to-
day as to his likely opponent in the
republican ranks. Gov. j. A. y. Preus,
republican, who met his first polit-
ical defeat at the hands OF Johnson
Monday, continued silent today, say
ing he had no intention of issuing
statement at this time. His term as
governor expires January l, 1925.
Senator-elect Johnson Is back on
his farm at kimball ready to pitch
in" and help get the harvesting out
of the way before he formulates his
program for action in Washington.
He is expected to confer frequently
with his Minnesota colleague, Henrik
Shipstead, also a farmer er-laborite,
who was elected to the Senate last
fall over Frank Is. Kellogg. republi-
can. Mr. Johnson has declared he
intends to affiliate with the La Fol-
lette group in Congress.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
ARREST EXPECTED
IN NUN KIDNAPPING
Letter Written by Frederick
Woman Throws New
Light on Case.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. July 1S.-Ar-
rests at an early date in the Sister
Cecilia KIDNAPPING case. which focused
nationwide attention on Frederick
during February. seem likely. A let
ter, said to have been written by a
Frederick woman to a friend in Bal
timore. has been turned over to the
authorities. who have for four
months been quietly investigating the
case Of Sister Cecilia. Notre Dame
nun, this city, who says she was
Struck down In her music room Feb
ruary 12, taken to Baltimore and i'm
prisoned in a hovel In South Balti-
more, from where she escaped and
returned to this city.
The letter. linking up a Frederick
woman, known to police authorities,
came yesterday following the an
nouncement that the guimpe and
headdress worn by Sister Cecilia the
day she disappeared had been re-
turned by q mysterious messenger to
the Notre Dame convent, this city.
This letter was turned over to De-
tective Charles A. Kahler, Baltimore,
who has been working on the case,
by a Baltimore woman, who 1t Is
believed has become conscience
stricken over the part she might
The identity of the Frederick
woman is carefully concealed by the
authorities. She has been grilled
thoroughly and has steadfastly main
tained her innocence of an compile
ity in the kidnapping.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
Woman Steals
Jail Keys; Aids
Lovers Escape
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WARREN. Pa, July 1S.-Her fea-
lures concealed beneath black
hood and flowing cape, young
woman late last night engineered,
single-handed. a daring Jail de-
livery here which freed Patrick
Ponsoll. believed by authorities to
be the woman's fiance.
The woman forced an entrance
TO the sheriff's home while that
official was absent and stole a pis-
tol and the keys to the county
jail. Then she went to the Jail,
herded more than a score of pris-
oners into single tier and re-
leased Ponsoll from a cell where
he was held in solitary confine-
ment.
With a sharp command to the
remaining prisoners TO keep still"
the masked woman fed with her
hostage"
Ponsoll had been held In $500
ban on a serious charge.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
INVESTORS FIEECED
OF UNTOLD MILLIONS
Bucket Shops Reap
Golden Harvest in
Two Years.
Legitimate Business
Hurt, as Failures
Raise Suspicious.
BY II. X. TREVOR.

lhe past two years have been the
greatest cleanup of bucket shops and
or crooked promotions that the
financial world has over known. The
public was staggered in the spring
or 1922 by the series of bankruptcies
which swept in upon scores of stock
brokerage houses in New York, and
the astounding total of liabilities and
comparatively few assets which were
revealed in those failures In the
past few months court proceedings
nave revealed how most of these fail
ures were part of giant bucket
shop swindle. the greatest bucket
shop Swindle, in fact. of all time.
In the intervening months there was
witnessed the collapse of promotion
houses that had sold the public mill
lions upon millions of dollars of stocks
through the ''one call" system, and
similar systems OF high pressure sell
ing by statesmen on personal calls
The collapse of these latter houses
revealed to the people who had bought
these stocks that the securities were.
IN most cases. worthless. and In most
other cases were nearly so. Also in
the intervening months came the first
or the raids by the post office author
tiles on gangs of promoters who. op-
Grating out of Fort Worth and other
cAdS cilleS, NdO Deen HOOdlnE the
mails for a few years with literature
resulting in the sale of millions OF dol
lars of worthless oil stocks to the un-
wary. Today, the post office authori-,
ties are working feverishly to pre-
vent another army of crooked pro-
moters from effecting similar thefts
through the sale of worthless securi-
ties incident to the oil boom that has
developed in the new California fields.
1t was the speculative enthusiasm
created by the tremendous boom mar
ket in war shares in 1915 which laid
a foundation for these mighty raids
by thousands Of denizens OF the finan-
cial underworld on the savings of the
American people. The extent of the
depredations "taggers belief. The full
extent is not so easy to estimate. The
mightiest haul was made by the
bucket shops that had their head
quarters in New York
The vast disparity between the size
of liabilities and the size of assets
in bucket shop failures in the past
few years tells part of the story. But
it is only comparatively meager
part. a figure much nearer correct
in estimating the amount stolen from
. - a
Evening star., 1923-07-18
C. 0. P. BREAK SEEN
ON GREATER SCALE
IN WESTERN STATES
Johnson Victory in Minnesota
Held Forecast of Menace to
Republican Party.
LIBERAL MOVEMENT
SEEN GAINING STRENGTH
Held Encouragement for Third
Party, Which Waits Only
Leader.
By n. o. MESSENGER

ST. PAUL, July 1s.-- The admins
tration and the republican national
management might as we'll look the
facts in the face. the Minnesota sena-
torial election was not only mani
festation of protest against an in
tangible something laid to the party
in power. but 1t was indication OF
further disintegration of party lines,
signs of which are visible in other
states in this region.
The most dangerous phase of this
situation is that in order TO register
their protest and make 1t tell, the
voters were willing to elect their
candidate on platform containing
declarations of a most radical char
acter which would work an economic
revolution in this country II enacted
The fact that it must be years be-
fore the radical propositions could be
put into effect does not concern them;
they are willing to stand for them
now and throw TO the winds old party
principles and cast loose from old
anchorages.
Mondays result was accomplished
by combination Of farmer-labor
votes, Partisan League votes,
union labor votes, a small faction or
progressive republicans. and the gen.
eral floating radical vote.
Victory n Shock.
The victory of these combined ele-
ments in a state formerly so con-
servative as Minnesota must come as
n
ton of the great radical movement In
the west, which is gaining In strength
and which independent writer's ana
observers have been warning against
for a year with a voice as one cry
ing in the wilderness. 1t is also
strong encouragement TO the movers
for a third party. The elements oL
discomfort are existent. waiting TOT
! the man no can assemble them and
lead them.
Minnesota will be the only state TO
be represented in the next Senate bg
two senators who are not members OF
one of the old parties. North Dakota
has two senators elected with the
backing of the Non-Partisan League
-Ladd and Frazier-but both are
nominally repuol1cans. oenatod inatod
Wheeler of Montana, though elected
with the aid of the league, Is noml-
nally a democrat Magnus Johnson
and Senator Shipstead from this state
are farmer-laborites.
C. o. T.. Majority Cut.
The regular republican majority in
the Senate is now reduced TO SIX
with Senator La Toilette and his as
sociated radicals holding the balance
Of power in reorkanization OF that
body and in legislation
The revolt against the old parties
will take on new impetus after
Mondays election. The farmer
laborites have an extensive program
for extension Of the movement In
neighboring states in 1924 and this
result has given them unbounded
confidence and courage.
The troubles OF the two old parties
for 1924 are just beginning. AS far
as Minnesota is concerned. looking
to next year, the republicans and
democrats are out of business and
the farmer-laborites are in the
saddle.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
KING OF HEDJAS PLANS
TO FIGHT BRITISH PACT
Will Not Sign Protocol Which Con-
tains Declaration for Home for
Jews in Palestine.

JERUSALEM. July 1s (Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency).-The executive COM
mittee of the Moslem- Christian Union
announces receipt of a letter from
King Hussein OF the Hedjas. in which
he declares he will not sign the Brit
ish-Arab protocol unless Great Brit
ain agrees to nuliify the Balfour dec
lara tion.
(The Balfour declaration said the
British government would use it's
best endeavors to facilitate the estab-
lishment in Palestine Of a national
home for the Jewish people. with the
clear understanding that nothing be
done to prejudice the civil and re-
ligious rights of the existing nom
Jewish Communities. The letter con-
cludes with. an appeal to the Arabs
to have patience and confidence in
him. Hussein was recently the OBJ
feet of an attack by Arab congress
leaders because of his previous ap-
provaI of the draft treaty excluding
Palestine from the zone of Arab in
Evening star., 1923-07-18
.|SMET AUTHORIZED
BY TURKEY TO SIGN
Treaty to Be Indorsed July
"a Bears Trade Reserva-
tions by U. S. and Britain.

BY thu Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 1S.-The
Turkish government today authorized
Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation at the Lausanne near east
conference. to sign the peace treaty.
Authorization followed receipt of
approval by Ismct of the agreements
reached with the allied representa-
tives.
The question OF concessions of for
eign companies and the withdrawal
of warships from the straits were
settled in a manner not dangerous to
the national interests and without
prejudice to the economic independ-
ence Of Turkey, the delegation chief
informed the government.
Japan has definitely ranged herself
by the side of the United States in in
sisting upon maintenance of the open
door in the near east. This is what con-
ference circles deduced today from Am
bassador Otchiai's somewhat unexpected
statement last night. announcing ia
pans decision not to sign the special
protocol of the treaty dealing with con-
cessions.
Sign Treaty July "a.
The last scene but one in the near
east conference was enacted last
night at Ouchy Chateau; the entire
text of the treaty was examined and
arrangements were made for it's form
al signature on July "a.
1t was a night Of reservations,
which included. notably. reservations
by the United States and Great Brit
ain concerning the validity of the
British Turkish Petroleum Company
concession, which conflicts with the
rights accorded in the Chester con-
cession for unknown oil riches in the
Mosul area.
The silent battle between the
United States and England over oil
concessions, which had dominated the
conference in the past few days, be-
came an open contest last night.
when Sir Horace Rumbold. after pro-
testing Turkeys refusal to ratify the
British concession In the treaty, de-
clared that 1t seemed very uncertain
on what ground the American gov
ernment wished to intervene between
the Turkish government and the
Turkish Petroleum Company.
Sir Horace made this statement
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