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Evening star., 1923-12-04
RIVAL FLIGHTS PLANNED.
Navy Dash to Be at Same Time
as Amundsen's.
Rr the Associnted Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 3.-The
Navy Departments decision to launch
a dash by air for the north pole dur
ing the coming summer will result in
"a friendly competition between the
Navy and the Amundsen air expedi
tion, which will about the same time
make its second attempt to fly over
the pole, Hakon II. Hammer, Capt
Amundsens aide said tonight.
Mr. Hammer said that in view of
the fact that the Navy had assigned
Lieut.. Ralph Dawson to pilot a third
plane in the Amundsen- Hammer eX
pedition, he took it for granted that
the two transpolar expeditions would
engage in very friendly competi-
ton
1.-The Navy's announcement will in
10 way change our plans" he said.
ION the contrary, it amounts to an in
dorsement of our undertaking and
greatly increases the inspiration. If
~e should have to suffer defeat in be-
ing the first over the pole, both Capt.
Amuundsen and / will find consola-
tion and pleasure in congratulating
the United States Navy.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
President Says Refusal
To Pardon Craig Is Final
Finds Punishment Vas We'll Deserued.
but Remission of Jail Sentence Neces-
sary for Good of Ne,U York.

retract hut reiterates. is an act in
volv!ng moral turpitude,' he adds.
In such an attitude no question is
presented Of Legitimate criticism of
a court. No person claims that a
court is exempt from proper criticism.
Proper criticism. however. means
HON Il. truthful criticism, and no
thinking person Will claim that such
freedom of utterance carries with il
the right OF criminal libel. to falsi-
~, defame and circulate false, ma
lirious and untru;hful statements re
h"rtinG upon the reCtitude OF a court
in q matter pending before il, which
must tend TO destroy its usefulness
and bring into disrepute and CON
tempt our judicial system. Such was
the offcnse Of Craig in which he per
SiSIS
Evening star., 1923-12-04
HOdcarr;er Seeks
to Become Doctor,
Rerealed in Probe
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
HARTFORD. Conn, Deccm-
b"r 4.--Fiisht deputy sheriiEs
and "a county detective raiJcd
the Gunner College of Nature
"pnthy sast RiGat and toak
tSVcnty->ix student" :nil pro-
ECsxor;i before the grand jury
which ~ inrVSti;satirg Traudu-
lent practice ai sticdicine. StE-
Cs'D.a and professors were qucs-
;.D.'ra amt released about mid
Rics$.
Tha er:srd iu-y compelled
fh" ':tEdTD.~ to reveal 1hpiF
q -up-aiiCH.; pt.ior tu th-;r rtudy
~t n:iurVcpathy. One had been
Il houcarricF, enc "a carpenter,
S;'r a tvirGr,ph n.cSSS,DGrr and
o:7" printer. Three young
vt"rs1Sn said they had Reen
.'tcTsUgrapherS.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
WILL CHOOSE PRESIDENT.
School Board to Elect Successor to
Callahan,

The board of education will elect
a president to fill the office left va
cant by the resignation of Daniel J.
Callahan at its meeting tomorrow
afternoon in the Franklin School, it
was indicated today in school quar-
terS.
James T. Lloyd probably will be
chosen to head the board, although
there is some belief in school circles
that Ernest Greenwood, vice presi-
dent, will be elevated to the office
1t was thought yesterday that the
election of a president would be de-
ferred until a future meeting be-
cause a successor to Mr.. Callahan on
the board has not been named. The
appointment of Capt. julius 1. Peyser
by the Supreme Court justices yes
terday afternoon, it was said, obvi-
ates the necessity of delaying the
election.
Evening star., 1923-12-04

those who do the most damage to
the roads, namely, the owners of
trucks OF various kinds, a somewhat
greater tax than they now pay. but
not enough, in the opinion of the
Commissioners to be really compen-
satory.
There is no doubt that 1t would
be highly desirable to have the gas
oline tax law become effective jan
/ uary ]. 1924, and the Commissioners
mand for this beneficial legislation,
that the bill may be introduced and
enacted during the month of Decem-
Der, If at all possible, so that reci-
procity between the state of Mary
land and the District of Columbia in
the matter of operation of motor We
hicles may become an accomplished
fact by January /, 1924
Evening star., 1923-12-04
SESSION Due HERE
OVER MORAY CASE
Indiana Party Leaders Will
Meet in Capital to Decide
G. 0. P. Attitude.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS, December 4.-Clyda
Walb. republican state chairman,
said last night he had requested re-
publican members of Congress from
Indiana to hold a meeting at Wash
ington in an effort to determine the
attitude Of the delegation in gle case
Of Gov. Warren IT. McCray
The state chairman said he is anx-
ious to have the advice OF the In
diana republican representatives in
Congress-Senator James +. Watson
Postmaster General Harry 5 New and
John Bealing, national committee
man from Indiana-all of whom are
in Washington before a meeting Of
state party leaders 10 be held here
the latter part of the week convenes
Mr.. Walb said it was his opinion thai
McCray should resign.
Coy. McCray dealt in grain futures
through the now defunct Savers
Grain Company OF Chicago and this
account sustained q loss Of approx
mately 100000 in 1923, william ST.
mons, who was president of the COM
pany of which the governor was
vice 1prcside mt, testified yesterday at
Fort Wayne. Ind, banks to have the
executive declared bankrupt in fed
eral court.
Failure of Brokers'.
Tho Savers Grain Company failed
shortly after Gov. MCCray'S financial
difficulties became known.
Gov. McCray, although already hav-
ing spent about four days on the
witness stand, probably will be re-
called again before the hearing Is
concluded
+. L. Blackburn. president of the
Marion National Bank Of Marion, Ind.
who prccipitated the Marion county
grand jury that resulted in the in
dictment of the governor last Friday,
testified that the collateral given by
the executive for a loan OF S32 900
from the bank was no good" Black
burn said he had investigated the
makers Of some of the notes put up
TO secure the loan and found that
some Of the supposed makers said
they knew nothing Of the notes. He
also said he had been unable TO locate
the farm said 10 have been used by
the Howard Cattle Company or the
company itself.
Under cross examination b. James
W. Noel OF counsel for the governor.
Blackburn denied that he had threat
Cned to expose the governor II III"
notes were not paid by certain hour.
Denies Alleged Threat.
Didn't you tell the governor" ash
ed Noel. referring TO an alleged con-
yeTsatiUn in the executives Offices On
August %, that YOU had been stunG,
that Your collateral was worthless
and didn't YOU hold out a key TO him
and tell MIN that it was TO Your room in
d hotel and that If the $4,000 was
not paid you would take your own
course"
Il told him" Blackburn replied
that ] would be in my room until
) o'clock and that if he wanted to see
me Ne knew where to find me"
Previously four witnesses from
Newton county. the home county OF
Gov McCray, had testified that the
values the governor had placed IN
his Newton county holdings in turn
ing the property over TO his creditors
committee were in excess of what
would he a fair price for the prop
erty. The McCray statement had fix
Cd the price at S1,l73. .525.
Evening star., 1923-12-04

Continued from First Page)
teaching principals with from four to
seven rooms from a basic salary of
50. 100 year to $4,000 a year, with an
annual increase of $100 for three years
or until a maximum salary of $4,000
is reached.
Other Groups Increased.
Increasing the basic salary of
teaching principals with from eight
to fifteen rooms from $4,000 to S2,500,
with an annual increase of 500 for
three years, or until a maximum sal
airy of s2,SOO is reached.
Increasing the basic salary of ad-
ministrative principals with sixteen
rooms or more and principals of vo-
cational and Americanization schools
from a basic salary of s2,700 a year
to $4,000, with an annual Increase of
500 for three years, or until a maxi
mum salary of $4,000 is reached.
Redrafting of section so that high
school teachers will receive an in
crease of $50 year.
Grouping of the kindergarten teach
ers with the elementary teachers.
$4,000 for superintendent.
Increasing the basic salary of the
SupeTlH leliuehl " SeiooAo iioii 9I,OUV
to $4,000, with an annual increase of
81, 200 year for two years, or until
a maximum salary of $4,000 a year
, Is reached. Until the tentative draft
of the new bill, the superintendent
would receive a basic salary of $1,000
with an annual increase of $1,000 for
three years, making his maximum
salary $4,000.
Increasing the maximum pay of the
general secretaries of the community
center department from $4,000 TO
$1,000.
Increasing the pay of the COM
munity secretaries of the community
center department from a maximum
of $500 to a maximum of S1,700.
Abolition of the assistant directors
OF departments and making all of
ficers under this classification d.
/ rectors.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
BISHOP SUFFERS PARALYSIS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, December A.
Bishop James Atkins of Junalaska
n. c., who was taken i'll last week
while presiding over the Little Rock
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, suffered a stroke of
paralysis shortly before midnight at
the home of DR.. James Thomas here
and is reported to be in a critical
condition. Physicians say his death
is expected at any time.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
Petrified Miner
Found;Dead More
Than Fifty Years
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BUCHAREST. December 4.-The
petrified body of miner, which
has just been discovered in the
Aknafugatag salt mint, is believ-
ed by doctors to have laid there
for at least fifty years. A mine
lamp found hanging from the cap
of the miner was Of such an old
type that even the oldest living
miners have never seen one like it.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
HUERTA ASKS HEARING
TO EXPLAIN FINANCES
Ex-Minister of Mexican Treasury
Wants Court
Ruling.
BY the Associated Press.

MENICO CITY, December 4--Adolfo
de la Huerta. former minister of
finance. has asked the supreme court
for a special hearing to enable him
to explain his administration of the
treasury department, especially the
La nt-Huerta agreement FOR the
funding of the Mexican debt. Charges
of mismanagement of the department
have been preferred against de la
Huerta by the present minister, AL
bertO PAM.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
FRENCH REARRANGE
RUHR REGION ARMY
Continued from First Page.D

tion. James A. Logan. the American
representative with the commission,
viii report the proceedings for the
information of the State Department.
Should the United States govern
ment still feel that it could not take
an official part in the work of these
committees, steps will be taken here
to provide for unofficial American
repres eutation on them
Evening star., 1923-12-04

President Coolidge's refusal to par
don Charles l.. Craig. controller Of
New York city. while granting him !
remission of the sixty day sentence
for contempt of court imposed by
Federal Judge Mayer. is final, ac-
cording TO administration officials, re-
eardiess whether he accepts the Glenn
ency or insists upon serving the term.
Attorney General Daugherty. in
making the recommendation on which
the President based his action. said
Craig seemed willing, if not de-
sirous, to assume the attitude OF Il
mariNr." He held. however. that the
controller justly deserves" the SEN
tencc, and emphasized that its re
MISSION should not be, in any sense,
a vindication.'
The Attorney General found that,
while the arguments in, favor of a
pardon presented by the New York
board of apportionment and estimate e
We're "as unfOunded and misleading
as was the false, malicious and libel
Gus attack of the defendant upon
the court" the remission of sentence
was advisable. among other reasons,
because of the effect its execution
might have on the financial affairs of
New York city.
Attorney senerIi'S henOrt.
Mr.. Daugherty in his report to the
President reviewed the case in detail
from its origin. setting forth how
his application for appointment as
coreceiver in the liquidation OF the
affairs of the brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, wrote letter TO Lewis
Nixon, New York public service com
missioner. in which he declared the
judge had denied the city of New
York access 10 information and had
refused to put the city on an equal
footing with the private interests ac-
tive in the receivership. Publication
of this letter resulted III the con-
tempt proceedings
The course pursued hy Craig in
taking the case into the higher courts
was arraigned by Mr.. Daugherty,
who said that the controller and his
counsel. instead of taking the plain
course" Of appeal. sought to avoid
a review on the merits" by submit
ting the case on petition for writ
of habeas corpus. Pointing out that
Craig once before had been adjudEed
guilty of contempt, Mr.. Daugherty
said:
Craig therefore is no novice in the
matter of contempts. He is a lawyer,
and il cannot be fairly thought that
proceedings in the present instance
he did not know that he was thereby
preventing any possible review of his
case on its merits. p 1t was
not the fault of our judicial system
that his case was not reviewed by an
entirely different tribunal, in fact by
two such tribunals. but because ne
deliberately placed himself in posi-
tion where by no possibility could
his case be thus reviewed. If there
have been technicalities it is because
he raised them and sought to escape
under them
Evening star., 1923-12-04
Criminal Contempt Case.

In giving his opinion on the mat
ter of clemency, the Attorney General
held the case to be one of criminal
contempt and as such was within the
pardon power of the President.
1.-The publication of falsehood" !"
calculated and intended to reflect
upon the honor and integrity of a
court and which, although known to
be false, the contemner declines to
Evening star., 1923-12-04

ready to transact business. 1t was de-
cided that since this bill has been
submitted to and received the ap-
proVal of President Coolidge, no at
tempt will be made to alter its pro-
visions or phraseology.
When the meeting at the District
building adjourned, Daniel +. Garges,
secretary TO the board Of Commits
sioners, issued the following state
ment:
AT conference held at meeting
of the board of Commissioners on
December 4. at which were present
Col. Baughman and Mr.. Shredder, rep
Tcsenting the Governor Of Maryland: {:
Commissioners Rudolph, oyster and
Bell, representing the District Of Co
lumhia: Hon +. y. Zihlman, a mem
her Of Congress from the state of
Maryland and NJ O. i;ldriGge. rep
resenting the American Automobile
Association, the following agreement
r egarding. the matter Of reciprocity
between the District of Columbia and
Maryland was entered in.a. 10 be ef-
fectiye as of January l, 1924.
Evening star., 1923-12-04

providing for a District home train
ing school with regulations covering
commitments, maintenance and dis
charge.
Representative Fitzgerald of Ohio
reintroduCed his wOrkmenS Compan-
domestic servants. This would ere
ate in the District of Columbia an in
surance fund for the benefit of en-
ployeS injured and dependents of en-
yides for the administration of such
fund of the employees compensation
commission and calls for an appro-
priation Representative Zihlman of
Maryland introduced bills for public
buildings at Hagerstown and Cum
berlaRd.
Representative \. Walton Moore of
Virginia introduced bills for public
buildings at Alexandria, CherrydaIe
Orange and Manassas.
Representative Frank Clark of
Florida reintroduced q bill to pro-
hibit the intermarriage of whites and
colored people in the District Rep
reSentative Clark also reintroduced
ly weapons and reintroduced MS bill
defining vagrancy and providing
punishment for the same
Representatives Raker of California
and Gilbert of Kentucky introduced
bills covering the prevention and
control of social disease in the Dis
trict Representative Gilbert meas
ure is not so wide in scope nor grants
so much authority as th~ Raker
measure.
would Define Lobbying.
Representative Griffin of New York
fathered a bill to define and regulate
| lobbying
Representative Raker fathers leg
isiation for the establishment of n
probation system under United States
courts except in the District of Co.
lumbia.
Representative Kiess of PennsvI-
vania, chairman of the House COM
mittee on printing, introduced a bill
authorizing the public printer to fix
rates OF wages for employees of the
| government printing office.
Representative Kelley of Pennsyl-
vania. introduced bill providing for
| the establishment of motor truck
mail routes to facilitate the collec-
tion and delivery of food products
| Representative Kindred of New
/ York introduced bill to create a ma
| tional police bureau.
Representative Moore of Virginia
/ introduced a measure authorizing the
/ Secretary of War to enter into an ar
rangement in behalf of the United
| States, with the Alexandria Light and
! Power Company whereby civilians
may obtain electric current from a
| government-own transmission line
! extending from Alexandria to Fort A
A Humphreys, Va.
| Representative French OF Idaho in
| troduced a bill for the protection of
| foodstuffs in the District of Columbia.
| Representative Charles Underhill of
! Massachusetts, a member of the
House District committee, today in
! troduced a bill making it mandatory
on Judges in the District of Columbia
| to impose a Jail sentence on persons
convicted of driving while drunk He
| expressed the belief that reckless
! driving is rampant in the District of
| Columbia and that the only way to
J stop it is by imposing Jail sentences.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
Try To Combine Parties.

Attempts to amalgamata the demo.
cratic and farmerlabor conventions
through identic primary tickets We're
under way early in the day but pow
crful democratic leaders declared that
the suggestion, formally approved by
Il meeting of a number of farmer
labor proposal men late last night.
would not be accepted in the demo-
cratic convention
The senatorial race between Gov.
W. II. McNlaster and senator Thomas
Sterling is looked upon To determine
the result of the entire ticket from
presidential choice down through the
state offices in the republican gath
erlng. Both sides entered the con-
NcntiOn claiming sufficient pledged
delegates 10 set the senatorial in
IOFSt mrnr
Evening star., 1923-12-04
SOUTH DAKO!ANS
OPEN CONVENTIONS
Three Parties Struggle to
Name Preferences for Presi-
dental Candidates Today.
Py the Associated Press.

.. Py the Associated Press.
/: PIERRE, s d. December First
selections for the 1924 presidential
primaries are being made today by
tthe state proposal conventions of the
democratic. republican and farmer
tlahor parties.
J In the democratic convention the
supporters OF former Secretary of the
Treasury William q McAdoo are bat
thing with thu sponsors of Il campaign
sin behalf of Henry Ford. while in the
Republican gathering the advocates OF
rjliram Johnson OF California and
IreSident Calvin Coolidge face their
test The fdrmer-labor assemblage
has before it the names of Henry
Ford and Senator Robert La Toilette
OF Wisconsin.
In addition to presidential pre- rer
puces. the conventions must name ma
jority candidates for the United States
Senate and all state officers.
Platform suggestions for the ma
tional conventions TO which the presi-
dental selections Of the state cOnNtn-
tions must subscribe in writing also
are being framed.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
BILL GIVING BALLOT
TO D. C. OFFERED IN
HOUSE BY LAMPERT

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-12-04
Plan NOVEL STUNTS
ATFORT MYER HALL

Astounding in stunt and drill ma
neuyers, the annual Army Relief Ride
will be held at the Post Riding Hall.
Fort Myer. Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. \ two-fold purpose will be
served. Not only will government
officials and residents of Washington
be afforded a chance to view cavalry
and field artillery maneuvers of all
descriptions hut the proceeds from
the ride will be used to supply the
posts quota of the Army Relief So
ciety. organized to care for widows
and orphans of soldiers.
y novel feature will be a drill by
Il mounted band and bugle corps of
the Sd Cavalry under Warrant Of
fcer Kenneth Hehert. With the band
and bugles playing all the time, the
horses Will be put through a series
of rigid maneuyers, to demonstrate
posi- bilities Of stunts with a mount
ed band.
Rare Horseback Feats.
An effort to convince the public
that cowboys are not the only laurel
holders for rare horseback feats will
be made by Lieut.. NJ. f. Jones and
his rough riders, who have just re-
turned from an extended tour Of the
east.
. me Wlnd-up event VIII De sdper
drill by Troop h of the Sd Cavalry.
Every one viewing it will understand
the reactions of infantrymen facing
charging, snorting, racing line of
horses with wild men on their backs
presenting cleaning line of sabers.
Maj. c. +. George with nine of the
French 75s will present an artillery
drill in restricted area, with the
list Battalion of Field Artillery, show
ing the public some of the twists and
quirks of training properly horses
and men.
Evening star., 1923-12-04
Wet Plot Alleged.

\ new alignment of forces is ex-
pected as the result of an eleventh
hour statement last night by the
Anti-Saloon Leagues state superin-
tendcnt H. +. Dawes of Mitchell.
circulated among the proposal men
of all parties. The statement de-
ciared the Ford boom was a blind"
through which the great wet or
Eanizations of the country are try
ing TO get wet delegations TO the
democratic national convention"
I'm his statement Mr. Dawes de-
clared the alleged Ford-for Presi-
dent movement seems to he financed
by and operating under the instruc-
tion of wet organizations, one of
which is the Moderation League and
another the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment"
Assertion was made in the state
ment that the Ford-for- President
movement was a smokescreen mask
ing concerted effort Of at least
four national prohibition or
Sanizations to take into tow dele
gates to the democratic national con-
vention.
Though a denial of these charges
was made by James f. Houlihan of
Watertown, president of the South
Dakota Ford-for- President Club, the
political effect of the statement was
apparent in the preconVention gath
erings last night.
Harmony conferences between the
AIcAdoo and Ford supporters in the
democratic party and fusion efforts
between the democrats and farmer
labor parties virtually were dis
Juptcd.