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Evening star., 1923-11-27
POLICEMAN DRIVES
BANDITS TO FREEDOM
0verpowered in Fight and Gun
Pressed to Back, He Aids /.
Escape.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOPLIN. Mo-, November 27.-A cap
tured policeman was forced to drive
to freedom four bandits who partici-
pated In the hoId-up of the Bank of
Asbury at Asbury. Mo-, yesterday.
The kidnapped officer was Clarence
Allison. Joplin motor cycle patrol
man, who engaged the men single
handed in a field near CrestIine.
Kans. only to be overpowered and
made an instrument in their escape.
Several hours after the robbery Alli-
ison came upon the quartet on a
road near Crestline and opened fire.
The bandits abandoned their motor
car and took to a field. Allison
headed his automobile into the field.
but 1t became mired and he continued
the pursuit afoot. cut off three of
the bandits and started marching
them toward the road. A gun
mand to drop that gun" announced
rescue by the fourth bandit.
Returning to their car with Alii-
son the bandits found the machine
stalled and commandeered q car be-
longing to J. A Lucas OF Columbus.
Kans.
Allison was forced to drive the
car south nearly to the Oklahoma
line, where, under cover of dark
ness, Re was released.
Approximately $1,000 was obtained
by the bandits. Two bags of silver
were left behind in their stalled car.
Leaving the bank the bandits were
subjected to a heavy fire and run
ming gun fight that extended more
than fifteen miles into Kansas. before
they evaded pursuit.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
ALBERT ABANDONS
ATTEMPT T0FORM
CABINET IN BERLIN
Ebert Begins Negotiations
With Bourgeoise Parties
for Coalition.
SOCIALISTS EXCLUDED
FROM LATEST EFFORT
Dissolution of Reichstag Still
Seen Only Solution to
Situation.
b. the Associated Press

Blythe Associated Press.
BERLIN. November 27.-Dr. Helm
rich F. Albert, who, at President
Ebert's request. has been endeavoring
to form a ministry, abandoned the
effort today because of his inability
to find sufficient reichstag support for
a cabinet under his chancellorship.
President Evert thereupon began
negotiating with the leaders of the
bourgeois parties for the formation
of a five-party bloc uninclusive of the
socialists.
UP to this afternoon none of the
parties had proposed a candidate for
the chancellorship.
Another Effort Booted.
An alternative suggestion which
apparently was relegated to the rear
for the time being at least, in favor
of the five-party attempt, was an ef-
fort to form bourgeoise cabinet COM
posed of representatives of the Ger
man nationaiists. centrists and Ger
man peoples parties. Such a cabinet
would have to reckon with the oppo-
sition of the socialists and the, COM
nunistS and at most with the neu-
trality of the democrats. while the
center party made its cola boratiop
subject to two conditions-frSt, that
the government must be along con-
stitutional lines. and second, that the
treaty of Versailles must be regard
ed as binding.
Lack of agreement among the par
ties on these conditions seemed to be
the sticking point.
A candidate for the post of chan
ceilor in such bourgeois cabinet was
DR.. Jarres, minister of the interior
in the Stresemann cabinet.
Burdensome Legacy.
The political turmoil amid which DR.
Stresemann stepped from the chan
cel1orship has proved .burdensome
legacy to DR.. Albert. At every hand
DR.. Alhert's attempts to organize a
non political government are being
thwarted by the party leaders, who
look upon him as an intruder.
Although dissolution Of the reichs-
tag is generally regarded as the only
means of relieying~the situation, Pres
ident Ebert is hesitating to take the
step. apparently preferring to give DR..
Albert every opportunity to form a
cabinet. -
Leaders of the nationalists, the Ger
man peoples party, the clericals and
the Bavarian peoples party are or
EaniZing a coalition to fortify their
own position against President Ebert
and DR.. Albert, for they believe the
nomination OF the latter was an in
prerogatives. The chancellor -desig-
nate is also frowned upon by the
party newspapers. some of which
think his appointment unfortunate
because of his pre-war relations with
the United States.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
TEST OF SC0POLAMIN.

NEW ORLEANS. November 81
DIR. r. E. House of Ferris, Tex. cred
tied with having discovered that per-
sons under the influence of scopola-
min will tell the truth when ques-
toned. expected today to give a
demonstration at the parish prison
here before the Orleans Medical So
ciety, police officials and newspaper
men with volunteer prisoners as the
subjects.
The truth serum" is nothing more
than the drug administered by OBJ
stetricians to produce twilight
sleep"
In 1921, after numerous expert
ments, DR.. House made public his
discovery.
DR.. House now Is devoting his en-
ergies to have the use Of scopola-
min made legal in criminal pro-
cedure.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
COOLIDGE FAVORS
FREE PHILIPPINES
Believes u. S. Should Keep
Control Till Natives Prove
Competent.

President Coolidge favors independ-
this government is convinced that the
natives of the islands are thoroughly
competent to maintain independence
and properly govern themselves.
A spokesman for the President in
making known the latters views on
this subject for the first time said
that while the President Is deeply i'm
pressed with the progress made by
the Filipinos in developing their do
main, in promoting education and ad-
vancing civilization, he is not anxious
10 have the United States government
cast them adrift without being pretty
we'll assured that they are ready to do
for themselves.
1t was not indicated, however,
whether or not the President, follow
ing the conference he had yesterday
afternoon with the Philippine resi-
dent commissioner here, will include
In his message to Congress a recon-
mendat!on that independence for the
Islands be taken up at this session.
The statement of the Presidents po-
sition was obtained today in connec-
ton with the arrival in the United
States of new Philippine mission seek
ing independence for the islands. It
conforms to that expressed year ago
by President Harding to the mission
headed by Manuel Quezon.
Mr.. Coolidge believes that the
United should keep faith with the
promise made in the Jones' act prom
isinE ultimate independence for the
Philippines. and that while the time
possibly has not come for execution
of that promise encouraging steps
have been made toward the goal.
Meantime the United States, in the
opinion of the President, should con-
tinue to contribute. what it can to the
training of the Filipinos in good gov
ernment through the maintenance in
the islands of a capable and effective
system of government
Evening star., 1923-11-27
English Schools
Better Than u. S.,
BaldUin Asserts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 27.-The as
sertion that the achievement of
American schools is far below that
of British was made by Prime
Minister Baldwin last evening in
an election speech at Bristol. Re-
plying to the statement of a la
borite speaker that the conserva-
tives were opposed to popular edu-
cation, the premier said:
I'VE hear a great deal about
American education, but from such
opportunities as ] have had of con-
sulting those who have visited
American schools, / do not believe
the actual achievement of those
schools is comparable to that of
our schools. That judgment has
been indorsed by American edu-
Gators themselves. / am told
highly competent observer has
said that on the whole an Ameri-
can boy of fifteen Is. in knowledge
and achievement. about two years
behind an English pupil of the
same age"
Evening star., 1923-11-27
MODEL HEADLIGHT
LEGISLATION URGED
Senate Committee Sees
Demonstration of Improper
Focusing Dangers.

Urging enactment of model head
light legislation for Washington and
pointing out the inadequacies of the
present regulation. W. Graham Cole
of the Washington Safety Council ap-
peared before the Senate traffic inves-
tigation committee today. when it
met to resume business
Interesting data on the headlight
situation here and in other states were
given by Mrs. Cole in cooperation
with experts from the bureau of
standards. An elaborate system of
lights with a chart designed by the
bureau served to give the committee
concrete illustration of the glaring
headlight nuisance, the dangers of in
adequate lighting and the safety Of
properly adjusted and focused lights.
Importance OF Focusing.
The relation between proper lenses
and proper focusing of bulbs was
demonstrated by means of TIE chart
Mr.. Cole stood in front of tn. proper
ly adjusted and approved lenses to
show that there was no light above
forty-two inches from the ground.
The operator then threw the light out
of focus and Mr.. Cole was dazed in the
binding glare.
Those who assisted Mr.. Cole in the
demonstration were DR.. E. c. Critten-
den, Maj. r. E. Carlson and DR.. J. F.
Meyer
"Glaring headlights" said Mr.. Cole.
ARE not the only danger. Inadequate
I'D u ~ IttEr lD,,e e.
use. In Massachusetts statistics have
shown that more accidents have oc-
Cured due to insufficient lights than
glaring lights.
The properly adjusted lights. no
glare above fortytwo inches from the
ground, seventy-five feet in front of
the car. are better to drive against as
well as drive behind.
Problem Misunderstood.
I'VE believe that the headlight prob
lem is misunderstood in Washington
by both dealer and driver. In tests
conducted by the bureau of standards
only 40s out OF the 100.0O motorists
in the District responded to the free
offer. Five and four-tenths per cent
of this number were able to pass the
tests. We believe that with only a
small number responding to the invi-
tation to have their lights adjusted
free by experts, the persons who
did respond were an unusually con-
scientious type of citizen.
With only per cent Of the
careful and conscientious citizens able
to pass the test, 1t can easily be
seen that the number of cars with
improper light in Washington reaches
tremendous figures.
I'VE estimate that 10000 out of
the 100000 automobiles here have
glaring headlights. We do not be-
lieve that this figure is too large"
Among the factors which lead to
glaring and inadequate headlights
the witness said. were twisted lens
es, improper focusing. unapproved
lenses. improper tilt and too strong
bulb"
Touching on remedies for these
conditions, Mr.. Cole said that there
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Evening star., 1923-11-27
THREE M0R0S LYNCHED
ON ISLAND OF PALAWAN
Rumors of Uprising Extending
From Mindanao Given as
Reason.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, November 27.-Insular Of
ficials were advised by telegram to-
day that three Moros had just been
Iynched by natives at Brooks Point.
Island of Palawan. 1t was stated that
the lynching was the result of rumors
that the Moros were planning a mas
sacre.
The presence of Moros gave rise TO
the belief that the unrest among the
Moros of Mindanao was extending to
Palawan. This belief was unfounded.
according to officials.
Several small islands in the vicinity
of Palawan are inhabited by Moros
and communication between them
and the natives of Palawan is fire.
Quent.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
TRADE VISITOR ADMITS
HE is ESCAPED CONVICT
Arrested After Arriving in Homo.
lulu With San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, November 27.-Louis
Edwards, who admits he is one of six
prisoners who escaped from the east
ern Pennsylvania penitentiary at Phil
adelphia July IA. according to police,
was arrested here yesterday. Edwards
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
which visited Hawaii on trade ex-
cursion.
According to his story, the six pris-
oners paid 100000 to guards at the
penitentiary and were permitted to es-
cape in an ash wagon. He Is said to
have been serving sentence of twelve
years in the penitentiary.
When he was arrested Edwards was
engaged in preparing booth at car
nival. He is said to have been the
life of the party" during the sea voy-
age of the trade excursionists.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
FRENCH AMATEUR RADIO
SIGNALS HEARD IN u, S.
Greatest Distance Ever Covered by
Non-Professionals on Wave
Length of 100 Meters.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARTFORD. Conn.,, November 81
The greatest distance ever covered
by amateur radio on a wave length of
100 meters was reported yesterday at
American Radio League headquarters.
Signals of the French amateur sta
ton Sab operated by Leon Deloy
were copied for an hour on this wave
length by F. H. Schnell, traffic man
ager of the league here at his sta
ton.
The French station at times was
audible three feet from the phones
and never faded out completely.
Amateurs have transmitted short
distances on 100 meters, but it has
never been done across the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
Senator Wants
Taxes. to Absorb
Most of Legacies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIG RAPIDS. Mich. November
Ex-senator Woodbridge \. Ferris
is opposed to fortunes being used
at the discretion of heirs and will
go to Washington prepared to
boost legislation that would all
but absorb inheritances. he said
here last night in his home
town" farewell. He leaves for
the Capital tomorrow.
Young men and women, he said.
would be better off and make
higher marks in the world If they
started life with little.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
Margot Asquith Doue Of Peace
At Stormy Political Meeting

brothers side and announced in
stentorian tones:
This gentleman is my brother.
You have a perfect right to come
here, but no right to do what you
are doing now. Those who don't
want to listen can CO."
Some of the hecklers went. but
most of the audience remained to
hear the candidate continue his
speech while his sister kept a
watchful eye on the crowd.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
NECK DISL0CATED EIGHT
WEEKS; DIDN'T KNOW 1T
By the Associated Press.

PANA, ILL.,, November 27.-Eight weeks
ago Otto Carlock, nineteen, of near
Nokomis, was thrown from his horse
and received, as he thought, minor in
juries. Today he lies In a hospital,
at Huberin, in a critical condition.
his neck having been both fractured
and dislocated in the accident. physi-
clans say an X-ray revealed.
! Carlock had been taking treat
ments for rheumatism. Last Satur-
day he felt an acute pain in the neck,
and was taken to a hospital. Total
paralysis Of his left side has developed.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
STILL WITHOUT CABINET.
Failure of Albert Ascribed to Op-
position to Non-Partisan Rule.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 27.-Dr. Helm
rich +. Albert has relinquished the
task of forming ministry for the
German reich. says an agency dis
patch from Berlin.
Germany thus is still without gov
ernment, after an interval of four
days since the resignation of the
Stresemann ministry, which, however
is still nominally functioning ad in
terim.
DR.. Albert's lack of success was at
tributed to the decision of all the po-
litical parties in the reichstag to
oppose d non partisan cabinet.
Communists Are Arrested.
BERLIN, November 27-Seyeral
prominent Berlin communists were
arrested today as a precaution fol-
lowing circulation of a report which
came to the hands of the authorities
that Moscow had called upon the Ber-
lin communists to undertake Bloody
provocations" this evening.
Evening star., 1923-11-27

a riotous political
meeting here last
night.
When Mrs. AS
quith's brother,
H. ]. Tenant, Ii
beral, candidate
for the central
division of Glas-
gov, started to
address the meet
ing at the city
hall he was sub
jected to noisy in
terruptions which
rapidly worked
into & e n e r a !
rowdyism, until
the meeting was
In an uproar. In
turmoil Mrs. As
platform to her
Evening star., 1923-11-27

British ministers
and experts, to
consider the criti-
cal and delicate
situation arising
over reparations
and the occupa :
tion of the Ruhr.
Germany h a $
challenged the le-
gality Of I h c
Franco Belgian
occupation Of the
Ruhr at the very
moment when her
ndustrialists, led
by Hugo SHINES,
signed an agree
Evening star., 1923-11-27
COLD SWEEPS FRANCE.
Frigid Wave Reported Showing Nc
Signs Of Passing.

PARIS. November 27.-France in the
last few days has been swept by a
cold wave that shows no signs Of
passing, At present Paris and the
northern provinces especially are in
the grip of the weather. Heavy snow
is reported at Troyes, ninety miles
southeast Of the capital
Evening star., 1923-11-27
FILLING CONGRESS SEAT.
Mississippi District Choosing Sue.
cessor to B. G.. Humphries.

GREENWOOD. Miss, November o..
Voters Of the third congressional
district of Mississippi went to the
polls today to choose successor to
the late Representative Benjamin q.
Humphries. The names of two candi-
dates appeared on the ballot, w. A
Humphries, son of the late congress
man. and ]. c. Roberts. state highway
commissioner.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
LIQUOR FATAL TO DOCTOR.

BARBERTON, Ohio, November 81
DR.. Herman Kline. forty, whose body
was found in his Office by a patient
yesterday. was the victim of poison
liquor, Coroner M. B. Crafts an
nounced last night. He Is believed
to have succumbed Sunday night.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
H|TCHCOCK'S CHOICE
ST|RS POLITICIANS
Selection to Manage lchn-
sons Campaign Promises
Real Fight for Delegates.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Selection of Frank Fl. Hitchcock
to manage the campaign Of Senator
Hiram johnson for the republican
nomination for the presidency Is the
political sensation of the hour TODAY.
Mr.. Hitchcock is known as the
most astute broker in delegates in
the recent history of American poll
tics. The mere announcement of his
connection with a campaign means
notice to other campaign managers
that there will be a fight. And a
light by the Hitchcock tactics is
something which usually results in
nucleus of first choices and soma
understandings as to second choices
when the delegates are assembled
| political give-and-take system that
is practiced in both the republican
and democratic parties from time to
time. but a system at which Mr.
Hitchcock usually has been able 10
excel.
c. Bascom Slemp. private secretary
to President Coolidge. knows the no.
litical game from the ground up. and
| the forthcoming duel between him
and Mr.. Hitchcock will be worth
watching. If. indeed, it becomes Wis
ible to the naked eye. ...
Figured In Other Campaisn..
Mr.. Hitchcock has had all sorts NJ
experience. He managed the Roose-
welt campaign In 1904. and then the
Taft campaign in 1908. He stayed
out of the 1912 fight. but reappeared
in 1916. He visited Charles Evans
, Hughes when the latter was on the
Supreme Court bench, but received
not the slightest authority to 20 out
and collect delegates. But he did SO
on his own responsibility and came
to the Chicago convention with
nucleus OF delegates for Hughes. He
TOOK a prominent part in the cam
the western headquarters. In 1920 he
was not an active figure, but when
the Johnson managers this year
looked around for a political man
thing to prospective delegates they
selected Frank Hitchcock. Rumor
has 1t. that they tried to get John T.
King Of Connecticut and also viii
Hays, but that neither one would ac-
cept.
Mr.. Hitchcock has a way of bring
ing contesting delegations to the con-
ventfons. His main source Of strength
friends in different parts Of the coun-
try, friends who have worked with
him from the days when he dispensed
offices in the Post Office Department,
over which he presided. He knows
many former federal off1ceholders,
those who would like to have the jobs
held by others, and who are taking
an active part in local politics. He
knows how to play on the strings of
local factienal discomfort and make
the most Of his opportunities
The only question which arises is
how much Mr.. Hitchcock can do in
the south, where there are today
fewer delegates than before, due to
the reapportionment. In the states
Of South Carolina, Georgia and Mis-
sissippi, for instance, there are only
about seventeen delegates in all, as
contrasted with fifty-one in the good
old days"
Regulars for Coolidge.
Similarly the presidential primary
has entered into the situation in
many states and the pledging OF del
egates to go against primary YER
dict Is not easy unless the men who
run for delegates are not hand
picked. Generally speaking, the reg
Evening star., 1923-11-27

ment with the French Belgian tech
nical commission for cash payments
and reparatio deliveries in kind.
These two developments place Great
Britain in a trying position, first
because she has never recognized the
legality of the Franco-Belgian oc-
cupation. and second because she
has Hever recognized the right of any
group of allies to collect reparations
Evening star., 1923-11-27
INVENTOR FOUND DEAD.

DENVER, Colo, November 27.-
Ulysses Sylvester, ninety-seven. who
claimed he invented the rotary
shuttle Of the sewing machine, was
found dead in his shack here:
Evening star., 1923-11-27
BY HAL O'FLAHERTY.

BY Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1923.
LONDON, November 27.-Sir John
Bradbury. British member of the rep
arations commission. attended today
in Downing street a full meeting Of
Evening star., 1923-11-27

GLASGOW, November 27.-Margot
Asquith, wife of the former premier,
and stormiest petrol of English auto
biography, was the dove Of peace at
Evening star., 1923-11-27
Prospects Favorable.

Although the communication from
the chief executive of Maryland does
not contain an unqualified acceptance
of the Commissioners proposal, Dis
trict officials felt today that it was
most favorable in tone and that it
leaves the door open for adoption of
the plan.
1t was pointed out at the District
building that. obviously, the Com
missioners cannot give a positive
guarantee of what Congress will be
able to do with the gas tax bill.
However, Senator Ball, chairman OF
the Senate District committee, and
Representative Stuart Reed, who is
expected to be chairman of the House
District committee, have expressed
their willingness to work for the en-
actment of the gas tax bill at the
coming session.
Both of these leaders in Congress-
as well as other members of both
houses. have expressed their views
publicly and it is probable that the
Commissioners again will write to
Gov Ritchie. calling attention to the
interest shown by these men in the
question.