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Evening star., 1924-04-03
RACING STARTED
ON BOWIE TRACK
Going Fairly Good After
TWoDay Delay Due to
Snow on Course.
snec;,l Dismal tcb 70 The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BOWIE RACE TRACK, Md, April 8.
Bowie opened the Maryland racing
season this afternoon after two at
tempts had been made futile by the
presence of snow on the track. When
seasonable weather returned it re-
turned with positiveness. The sun
shone brightly on Prince Georges
Park and a large crowd turned out
for the occasion.
Due to the ministrations of Rich
ard Pending, the track superinten-
dent the course was not as bad for
the opening as it figured to be. In
the front stretch the footing was
firm underneath a muddy cushion.
In the rear straight away the going
was deeper, but as a whole it re-
sponded well to Sir Richards treat
ment. The best line obtained upon
it in the morning was through the
work of Dunlin, which turned six
furlongs in 1.20-not so bad.
In order to give horsemen an op-
portunity of staying in the races
until they were convinced beyond all
doubt that the track could not dry
sufficiently to suit them. the scratch
limit was postponed until l o'clock.
Usually scratches close at $50
o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK, April 3.-The specter
of a bob-haired girl in salmon
colored turban and a three-quarter-
length fur coat rises before the eyes
of New York's policemen like a hor-
rible nightmare after a rarebit.
And just when Commissioner En-
right would boast to some foreign
dignitary about his pride and joy,
along comes the girl and stages a
hold-up. Not so rare, not joy-killing
in itself, but invariably, she leaves
a note calling the policemen big
bums," and dares them to get her.
For the second time since she began
her attempt to emulate the exploits
of Moll Cutpurse, England's woman
bandit of the sixteenth century, the
commissioner has assigned 500 de-
tectives to the case, and has given
uniformed men orders to shoot to
kill.
Weighs About 110 Pounds.
The slight girl, described by her
victims as an Italian-American of
about five feet five inches and 110
pounds, took the wind out of the
commissioners sails last time he
ordered the policemen to shoot to
KILL An hour after general alarm
had been broadcast for her she
Evening star., 1924-04-03
SEEK TO ELIMINATE
GRADE CROSSINGS.
Commissioners Ask Budget
Bureau for Fund to Build
Bridges or Underpasses.

The District Commissioners today
went before the bureau of the budget
in support of their bill for the elimi-
nation of three of the remaining rail-
road grade crossings.
The measure on which they testi-
fled this morning calls for approxi-
mately 100000, with which to build
bridges or unde rpasses 1T Van Buren,,
Chestnut and Varnum streets on the
Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio.
The strongest argument behind the
Commissioners in their move is the
death of four persons within the last
year at one of these crossings.
The original bill of the city heads
additional crossings at Michigan ave-
nue. and Quarles street, making the
total cost 100000. They were ad-
vised several weeks ago by the budget
officials, however. that the measure
would have to be curtailed.
Under the proposed legislation the
railroads would have to bear half
of the cost of the work.
Auditor Donovan who is budget
officer for the District, yesterday took
representatives of the budget bureau
on tour of the highways that cross
the railroad tracks, to show them at
first-hand the danger existing at such
points.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
ASKS FUND FOR PARK
ON YORKTOWN SITE
Weeks Sends to Congress Report
Recommending Work on
Project.

Secretary Weeks sent to Congress
today the report of the national
military park commission recon-
mending the establishment of a ma
tional park at Yorktown, Va, and
requesting an initial appropriation
of 100000 for the project.
The park would include the larger
part, if not all, of the 1,100 acres
comprising the battle-ground and part
of Yorktown itself. Congressional
approval will be sought to give the
commission necessary powers to make
plans for the final development of the
project, to purchase or condemn land,
and enter agreements with land own
ers for guarantees of preservation.
The commission is headed by Sew
ard w. Jones of Boston, ]. Kerr
Branch of Richmond, Va. and Mrs
James T. Morris of Minneapolis, and
was appointed by the War Secretary
at the direction of Congress.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Bob-Haired Girl Bandit Is Nightmare
To Ne,U York Police She Calls Big Buns
HoId-Up by EIusire Outla,p Causes
Commissioner to Put 500 Detectives on Her
Trail With Orders to Shoot to Kill.

entered drug store across the street
from an armory, where $50 reserve
policemen were drilling, and staged
hold-up. She showed a note into
the hands of the store manager. 1t
read:
ITO the Police: You say Shoot to
KILL I'm agreeable to the PROPOSE
ton"
In her latest exploit she demon
strated just how agreeable to the
proposition she is She and her tall
companion-a blond man of about six
feet and 1S0 pounds, who accom-
panieS her on all her sallies and totes
two guns-held up the National Bis
cult Company and ordered sixteen
Lunges Like Tiger.
AS one of them passed her he at
tempted to snatch from her face a
short veil that reached the middle
of the bridge of her nose. She
lunged at him like tiger, fioored
him and put two bullets into his
body. He is in critical condition.
1t was the bob-haired girls thirty
seventh venture.
Most of her stick ups" have been
chain grocery and drug stores. 1t
matters not how crowded the store,
she walks in and asks the price of
eggs or some other article. As the
clerk turns to look at the price
mark he feels a revolver at his side.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
America1, Version
OF Old Testament
NOlU authorized

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 3.-An American
translation of the Old Testament
under the editorship of DIR. ]. NJ.
Powis Smith, professor of Old Tes-
the University of Chicago, has
been authorized by the university
trustees, it was announced today.
Completion of that work would
provide a full American transla-
tion of the Bible under the leader
ship of University of Chicago pro-
feSSorS.
DR. J. f. Goodspeed's American
translation of the New Testament
was brought out last year.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
ONE REPORT READY.
Both Documents of Experts May
Be Released Sunday.
Rr the Associated Press.

4
PARIS, April 3.-"By Sunday, if
possible" is the latest forecast by
the secretariat of the reparation com
mission on the date for presentation
of the expert committees reports.
The committee headed by Reginald
McKenna completed the final draft
of its report this forenoon, and sent
it to the printers. It's members are
steadfastly refusing to confirm or
deny random guesses concerning the
figures as to the total exports OF
capital from Germany given in the
document.
The second committee now is mark
ing time, engaging mainly in sight
seeing while awaiting completion OF
the report of the first committee,
headed by Brig. Gen. Charles &.
Dawes.
The drafting committee of the
Dawes committee is sitting all day to-
day in an endeavor to Straighten out
the remaining wrinkles in the report.
Difficulties over the wording of GER
tain portions now seem to be provid
ing the major obstacles. 1t is expect
ed that at least one more entire days
work will be necessary to make both
the French and English texts under
standable and correctly expressed.
owen d. Young, in spite of his
night session of the drafting commit
tee, sat with the committee again to-
day, although his health is far from
good.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
IS LubOrers Race
Riuer to Safety
As Tunnel Breaks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Thirty-
five laborers in the vehicular tun-
mel which is being constructed un-
der the Hudson river between New
York and New Jersey narrowly
escaped death today when a guam
tity of rock in the roof of the tun-
mel was loosened by the pressure
of compressed air, allowing one
section of the excavation to be
filled with water.
Racing before the flood the men
found safety behind an emergency
door The men were working with
in two feet of the river bed.
The blast of air caused thirty
foot geyser to spout in the river,
spinning a small river craft like
top and hurting the crew of a
nearby cement barge from their feet.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Report Measure
To Change Date
OF Inauguration,

The Norris resolution. already
approved by the Senate, proposing
constitutional amendment which
would provide for the inauguration
of the President and the Vice
President in January and for the
convening of Congress on the first
Monday in January following cleo
ton, was reported today by
House committee
The House committee already
had approved a similar resolution
presented by Representative White.
republican, Kansas. AS amended
by the House committee the
change would take effect on the
first of December, after it's ratifi-
cation.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
COL. LOGAN MAY HEAD
BALTIMORE HOSPITAL
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, April 3.-Col. Rufus
E. Logan, a retired Army officer of
Washington, it is believed, will be
elected superintendent of Bayview
Hospital by the board of supervisors
of city charities tomorrow, to take
the place of DR.. Herbert c. Woolley,
assistant at st. Elizabeths Hospital,
Washington, who declined the ap-
pointment last night.
DR.. Woolley declined to accept the
place after criticism of a member Of
the board, who declared that none of
those on the eligible list had the
requisite business and administrative
experience for the job.
Col. Logan stands second on the
eligible list, with a rating of S7.5, be-
ing topped only by DR.. Woolley.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
OIL PROBERS CALL TWO.
Associate of Jake Hamon and Wood
Manager Subpoenaed.

subpoenas were issued today by the
Senate oil committee for the appear
ance here next Monday of ]. B. French
Of Oklahoma City, okla, and Robert
f. Wolfe of Columbus, editor of the
Ohio State Journal. Both will be
questioned as to gossip about oil
deals at the republican national con-
vention in 1920.
French is described as political
associate of the late Jake Hamon, re-
publican national committeeman from
Oklahoma.
Wolfe was one of the managers in
Ohio for Leonard Wood.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
SITKA BY SATURDAY.
GLOBE FLYERS GOAL
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssOclated PreSS.
SEATTLE, Wash, April 3.-Sitka,
Alaska, by Saturday afternoon is the
goal of four United States Army avi-
ators who are prepared to leave here
at dawn tomorrow on the next lap
of the "round-the-world' voyage.
The tentative schedule rearranged
by Maj. Frederick l. Martin, squadron
commander, calls for arrival at Prince
Rupert, B. c., $50 miles from here
tomorrow night. The flyers plan to
ascend again early Saturday and clip
off the 0omile stretch to Sitka, be-
fore dusk.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
PERSHING SAYS EUROPE
is LOOKING MUCH BETTER
General, Returning Home, Thinks
Dawes Body Will Turn Out
Something Beneficial.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 3.-Gen. John ].
Pershing, arriving today on the
George Washington after several
months abroad, declared he found
things looking very much better in
Europe than they did when / was
there last"
II think the Dawes commission will
turn out something that will be very
constructive and very beneficial to the
situation" he said
Evening star., 1924-04-03
GERMAN ROYAL|SM
BLAMED ON ALLIES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 3.-Impatience over
the German governments failure to
obtain the release of the 1900 pas
sive resistants'' sentenced by the
Franco Belgian military courts dur
ing the occupation of the Ruhr and
the Rhineland was freely voiced by
Chancellor Marx in an interview to-
day.
Incidentally, he pointed to what he
considered the obvious relation be-
tween the resentment felt through
out Germany over what it's citizens
view as a needless affront to the ma
tion's sense of justice and the revival
of pronounced nationalistic senti-
ment in the reich
Unrest Laid to Allies.
"If the outside world believes it
self entitled to view critically the
ascendancy of nationalistic or semi
imperialistic currents in Germany"
said the chancellor, I'VE submit that
it is wholly inconceivable that these
sentiments can be checked or direct
ed into Legitimate channels so long
as the German people are denied
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Both French and British Will
ing to Open Exchanges on
Committees Data.
MAY SETTLE DISPUTES
ON DEBTS OF GERMANY
81, ,0O0-Word Document Probably
Will Be Made Public in
Three or Four Days.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.
By Gable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright 1874

Copyright. 1874.
PARIS, April Sit is practically
certain now that both Great Britain
and France intend to accept the ex-
perts' report as the basis of negotia-
tions.
Prime Minister Macdonald has al
most said as much and it is a well
known fact that Premier Poincare's
new cabinet was constructed wholly
with view to the forthcoming diplo-
matte encounter.
Naturally, the experts report. OF
itself, cannot solve the reparations
for it deals merely with one
phase of this question. namely, the
German debt. The phase of French
security and the phase of allied war
debts remain obscure, yet practically
all European statesmen consider the
three phases inseparable and believe
nothing like a final settlement can
be reached which does not include
all three.
Evening star., 1924-04-03

even such an elementary act of just
ice and humanity as the release OF
these political prisoners"
OF the 1900 German nationals still
detained by the occupying powers
46 are confined in jails or peniten-
tiaries in France and Belgium. Their
position, the chancellor declared, was
one of privation and suffering as they
were almost inaccessible to the min
istrationS of the German Red Cross
and other charitable agencies Among
the deported persons being held, ac-
cording to an official statement, were
official workers of all ranks who were
wholly innocent of intended or ac-
tive sabotage, but who were merely
seized as hostages.
New Arrests Charged.
Not only have the responsible
French authorities refused amnesty
to German citizens who were con
victed before passive resistance was
called off," continued the chancellor.
but they now are continually ar
resting our nationals for acts of a
purely political nature which date
back to that period"
DIR. Marx expressed himself as dis
inclined to believe the reports that
the liberation of the incar-
cerated German contingent on the
outcome of the reparation parleys
or the use of their plight for the pur-
pose of bringing pressure to bear on
the German government in connection
with the final solution of the repara-
tion problem.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Made to Stand in Line.

Judge Anderson a day or two ago
hailed Gov. McCray before him, to
plead to one of the indictments. He
made the governor stand in line with
all the other alleged offenders
against the law-the bootleggers, the
dope" peddlers. The judge said he
saw no reason for treating the gov
ernor in a manner different from any
one else under indictment. Indianap
oils sees in that incident a foretaste
of the severity with which the Nc
Cray cases will be handled.
The trial in progress today is rath-
er leisurely affair, conducted with
no great formalty. The courtroom
is small and dark, electric lights be-
ing required on the brightest days.
Seats are provided for only about 100
persons. There generally is d fringe
of spectators in the rear.
One reason for the small attendance
is the fact that the testimony largely
is technical and turns for the most
part upon the question as to whether
or not $4,000 turned over to the gov
ernor by the board of agriculture was
intended as a personal loan to Mr..
McCray or was intended for deposit
in the bank at Kentland, Ind, of
which he was president.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
VIA WILSON CHANGED
TO FASCISTPS NAME
Genoa Dedicated Street to Former
President on Visit After
World War.
Ry the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
GENOA, Italy, April 3.-The name
of former President Wilson was last
night removed from the Via Wilson,
named for him when he visited Ge-
noa after the world war, and that of
Nicolai Bonservizi, founder of the
fascist section in Paris, was erected
in its stead, surrounded by laurel
wreath.
Nicolai BonserviZi, who established
the fascist section in Paris. was
shot and killed February 20, 1914, by
Ernesto Bonomini, a young anarchist
Premier Mussolini attended the fu-
neral of Bonservizi at Milan April 1
and delivered an oration over the
coffin.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Waits Word from Britain.

Nevertheless. it is felt that the ex-
perts' report will greatly facilitate
negotiations regarding the German
debt. In the question of war debts.
France will await with interest an
expression of Great Britain's inten-
tons France recognizes its debt To
the United States and intends ulti-
mately to attempt a funding opera
ton. but desires first to know what
Britain proposes concerning the
French debt to Britain.
In the question of French security,
negotiations already have begun be-
tween Paris and London. 1t seems
probable that the idea of a guarantee
pact will be dropped and a solution
sought in cooperation with the
league of nations, not only for mutual
guarantees, but for surveillance OF
German disarmament and permanent
naturalization of the Rhineland un-
der the treaty of Versailles.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Voyngers Quickly Removed.

The Clan MacIver made haste to
comply and the task of transferring
the passengers was completed at 6
pm.
The captain of the Frangestan
asked the Clan MacIver to proceed
to Port Sudan with the pilgrims. say
ing he would remain on board the
F'rangestan and endeavor to make
port with her, but shortly afterward
the forward end of the steamer was
found to be blazing like a furnace,
all hope of extinguishing the fire was
abandoned and the captain ordered
the crew to abandon the ship. The
commander himself remained on
board until 8 o'clock. When he left
the Frangestan was sinking rapidly.
Although the Frangestan had such
a well filled passenger list and met
her fate with comparative sudden
ness, not life was lost nor was any
one seriously injured
Evening star., 1924-04-03
M'CRAY UNWORR|ED
BY INDIANA TRIAL
Real Ordeal Seen Coming in
Prosecution Before
Judge Anderson.
BY ROBERT II. SMALL,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April a.
One hundred and fifty citizens of
Indiana sit daily in the dingy Grim
inal court room of the old-fashioned
Marion county courthouse and watch
their governor on trial. The governor,
4 heavy-set man, rather forid Of COM
plexion and with an abundance of
hair just beginning to show its first
streaks of gray, wears a jounty air
Of confidence as he sits surrounded
by haif-a dozen of the ablest lawyers
of the state.
They say here in Indianapolis that
Gov. Warren T. McCray is not the
least bit worried by the fifteen
county indictments which stand
against him.
His real ordeal of fire is yet to
come. There are tvs federal indict-
ments against him and he has been
ordered up for trial on April 21 be-
fore the famous Judge Albert B. An
derson, known out here as "A. B."
Judge Anderson's name is enough to
make the average offender quake
The swiftness and sureneSS with
which he directs a trial. the strict
discipline he imposes upon the at
torneys appearing before him and
the severity of his sentences have
made him known the country over.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
ARE RESCUED
FROM BURNING SHIP
Moslems on Way to Mecca
Among Refugees From
British Vessel.
Ry the Associated Press.


PORT SUDAN, Egypt, April s.
The 1900 passengers of the British
steamship Frangestan, abandoned on
fire in the Red sea yesterday, reached
here safely today on the steamer Clan
MacIvor, to which they were trans
ferred when it was seen that the
Frangestan was doomed to destruc-
ton.
The fire in the cotton cargo of the
Frangestan was discovered at 8
o'clock Wednesday morning when the
vessel. among whose passengers were
more than 1000 Moslem pilgrims en-
route to Mecca, was 200 miles south
of Port Sudan, steaming for Jeddah,
the seaport of Mecca. The weather
being calm, the skipper set the course
of the burning steamer toward the
nearest good harbor, which happened
to be Port Sudan.
BY IL o'clock in the morning it
was seen that the fire was a serious
one, the flames spreading to the
pilgrims baggage and threatening to
destroy the wooden decks. The cap
tain during the forenoon had gotten
into wireless communication with
several vessels, and at l pm. he
asked the nearest of these, the Clan
MacIver, to close in and take off the
passengers.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
May BE Ready Saturday.

The experts report when finished.
that is to say, probably Saturday or
Monday, will be handed by the ex-
perts to the reparations commission
in a formal sitting of the latter BODY
and Gen. Dawes will read his covering
letter.
Immediately afterward will be re-
leased to the press the entire $1,000
words of the report, perhaps stimuli
taneously in Paris, Berlin, London.
Rome and Brussels. although it is al
legged that the refusal of the STATE
Department to handle the report for
the American press complicates this
arrangement.
The reparations commission, it is
presumed, will then refer the report
to the interested governments, which
may either begin general negotiations
mmediately or may delay by first re
ferring back to the reparationS com
mission for an advisory opinion.
1t is believed that both NJ. Poincare
and Mr. Macdonald intend to negoti
ate in person. for which purpose the
latter doubtless sooner or later will
come to Paris.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
BOWIE ENTRIES

IL. S. corden entry. fR. T: Wilson. jr.,
try.
SECOND RACE-CIsiming: purse, 81 200:
maiden three-year-olds and up; six and a half
Evening star., 1924-04-03
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight: tomorrow
increasing cloudincss and warmer.
Record for twenty-four hours end
ing at pm. today: Highest tenn
perature, As, occurred at noon today;
lowest, 80. occurred at am. today.
Full report on page {.
Evening star., 1924-04-03

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washingtonhomes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
THIRD RACE-Claiming; purse. $1,000;
| four. year. .olds and up: seven furlonKs

FIFTH RACE-Claimins; purse, 81 200;
three-year-olds and up; mile and seventy
ar1S
, 1924-02-06
TO PROSECUTE
OIL. DESPO|LERS NAMED
Ex'Secretary of Interior Fall and
Ranch Foreman Under Guard
l In Capital City

Washington. President Cool
idge has announced the selection
Of silas H. strawn of Chicago, Re-
e publican, and Thomas w. Gregory
! OF Austin, Texas, attorney aener.
j al in the Wilson administration.
as special counsel to prosecute the
governments case growing out of
the naval oil inquiry.
The move for annulment of the naval
oil leases is proceeding slowly in a
t~hickening atmosphere Of political bit
terness.
The senate failed to act OF. the an.
nulment resolution after an all-day de-
pate in which the demand for the res
ignation of Secretary DENLY was re-
newed and a similar attack was
launched against Attorney General
Daugherty.
Senator Walsh, Montana, enlarged
the area of oil fields to be recovered
by introducing a resolution to assert
title to sections of naval oil lands in
posstSSlou OF the
Standard Oil company.
Taking note of the attacks on him
Secretary DENLY. after attending a
session of President Coolidge's cabinet.
said that he believed he had acted for
the best in the oil transactions that
he would do the same thing again, and
thai he would not resign, even if the
Robinson resolution demanding that he
do so were adopted.
On the floor of the senate chamber.
chairman Lenroot, of the oil investi-
CATION committee, revealed that Mr..
Coolidge had been informed in advance
OF the sensational testimony given a
week ago by Archie Roosevelt relating
to charges of a S6s,OOO payment to the
foremau of former Secretary Falls
ranch.
Senator Willis, Republican, Ohio,
h announced that on the same day
Mr.. Fall and his foreman, Thomas
Johnson. had been placed under sur
Vigilance by agents of the department
of justice, who were instructed to pre-
vent their departure from the country.