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Evening star., 1924-12-12

Phelps Emo and Miss Mary Morgan.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett entertain
ed at dinner before the fete, taking
her guests later to her box. In the
company were Judge and Mrs. Will
liam Bailey Lamar, Mrs. William
Crawford Gorgas, former Senator and
Mrs. William Alden Smith of Grand
Rapids, Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin.
guckermans are Hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man were hosts to Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Edward T. Sanford, Gen. Sir Reginald
and Lady Hoskins Mrs. Robert Holiister
Chapman and Miss Day Hill of New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A. Delano had
with them Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Cheney, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick p.
Wulsin, Miss Cora Barry and Col. Sher-
wood Cheney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt Wells, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wilson. Mrs. Louis Magill
and Miss Julia Strong
Mrs. w Harry Brown entertained
Col. and Mrs. Howard Dickinson, Mrs.
William Miller Collier Arthur Bradley
Campbell and William Bowie Clarke
Others at the fete included the Min
lister of Bulgaria and Mime. Panaretoff,
Senator Thomas j. Walsh, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, the attache of the Swedish le-
cation and Countess, Won Rosen, Judge
and Mrs. Charles c. McChord, Capt and
Mrs. Austin Kautz, Mile. Heilmann,
daughter of the secretary Of the French
embassy; Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh, Mrs
William Belden Noble, Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman B.
Kendall, Col and Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, Mrs. Robert F. Mackenzie Mrs.
Emerson Howe, Mrs. Davis Ireland,
Senorita Elena Calderon. Mr. and Mrs.
Peter A. Drury, Mr.. and Mrs Clarence
Crittenden Calhoun. Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot
Stevens, Mrs. Walmsley, Mrs. William
Wheatley, Mrs. Kenna Elkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Francis Riggs, Miss Nancy Hoyt,
Miss Barrine Drake, the Misses Doyle.
Winant P. Johnston, Comdr Theo-
dore Jewell and Rev. Meade Bolton Mac
Bryde.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Vessels Captain
Lost; Ship May
Haze Gone DOlU1,
Liner Received Call for
Aid, But No Further
Response.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. December 1.-THE
captain. of the italian liner Concordia
has been lost at sea and the ship itself
may have been wrecked, in the opin-
ion Of Capt. Conrad Luck OF the Ham
burg American liner Westphalia,
which arrived here yesterday two
days late after a stormy crossing.
. Inability to get radio response to
offers OF assistance from the Concor-
dfa a few minutes after the Italian
liner had reported its captains loss
Is the basis for Capt. Luck's fears.
The exchange of messages took place
during a raging gale which prevented
the Westphalia beating its way to
the aid, of the other liner
Capt. Luck reported that on De-
cember 4, while in midocean, he
picked up radio message from the
Concordia stating that its captain
was lost at sea and requesting ships
in the vicinity of latitude Al north,
longitude 1920 west to keep their
lookouts posted for the body.
He Immediately asked by wireless
II the Concordia wanted assistance,
Capt Luck said. but although the Of
fer was repeated twice. no reply was
made. He said that he would have
made for the ship to discover il dis
aster had befallen them after their
first message, which prevented their
answering him, but the seas were
running so high that he was unable.
The ships were about 500 miles apart
at the time and he was able to make
only three knots.
Capt. Luck said that he heard no
moro from the Concordia, and when
he learned that no previous word
had been received here concerning
her mishap said 1t was most mys-
terious."
Evening star., 1924-12-12
PARIS is RETICENT.
Officials Disinclined to Discuss
British Position.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, December 12.-There Is q
disinclination in French official circles
to discuss the British attitude toward
the settlement Of interallied debts
and the disposition shown in London
to take an active interest in the pros
pective funding negotiations between
France and the United States. There
is no concealment. however, of the
surprise caused by intimations that
the United States cannot allow France
more favorable terms than those
granted Great Britain.
1t is recalled that France was
neither consulted nor informed when
Premier Baldwin went to Washington
to negotiate the funding of the
British debt and the French govern
ment learned of the terms on which
the debt was settled through the
press, although there were certain
political considerations involved ir
British policy at that time that seri-
ously interested France. Therefore
the French cannot now understand
why the British government should
interest itself In the Franco-American
settlement.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Grand Duchess Use
OF English Settles
Puzzling Question

Members of the coterie of Wash
ington society women who have
grouped themselves about the
Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorov-
ma finally righted themselves to-
day on the. question OF what Ian
guage should be spoken in her
presence.
Although the former duchess
was born a Britisher, and is a
Granddaughter OF Queen Victoria,
she was greeted when she alighted
from her train last night by salu-,
tations propounded In French by
Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife of for
mer American Secretary of State.
The first exchanges were followed
up by Mrs. Lansing and others
with many solicitous questions re-
lating to the rigor OF the journey
here from Philadelphia and stmi-
lar subjects, all in French, but
presently the visitor replied to one
of her interrogators in clear. full
English.
That upset the train OF conversa-
ton momentarily. and when 10
was put back on the track again
It proceeded In . different direc-
tion.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
CO5,,rnde Is SnUed
By 2 Nary Flyers
! Injured in Crash
Citations for Bravery Due
to Be Civen in H-I6
Fatality.
By the Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, December Ia
Citations for exceptional bravery may
be awarded, naval officers said, to j.
D. Massingill, aviation rigger, first
class, and II. r. Davenport. machin-
lists mate, first class two survivors
Of the fatal crash Of the HIS sea-
plane off Point Iona Wednesday.
They are reported to have held the
head of Roscoe Pautz, aviator ma
chtnist's mate, above water until
they, too. became unconscious. Pautz
was so badly injured that he would
have drowned. 1T is reported, If this
aid had not been given him.
Pautz's life was hanging by a slen-
der thread, 1t was reported at the
Naval Hospital. Massingill and Da-
venport, surgeons said, probably
would recover.
The bodies of Lieut.. Kilburn Roby
and ]. Wieczk, radio man, have not
been recovered.
Funeral services will be held here
Saturday morning for Lieuts. Gio-
chino Varni and Arthur P. Thurston
and for Fred d. Trull, aviation chief
machinists mate, who met death in
the fall of the seaplane. Lieut.. Thurs
tons body will be sent to Orange,
n. J.
A board of investigation to look
into the cause of the accident has
convened.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
S25, 900 WHISKY STOCK
CAPTURED AFTER FIGHT
Man in Crowd Offers Policemen
) $4,000 to Stop Firing and
Let Truck Pass.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISON. N. J., December IA
seven-ton truck-load of whisky,
valued at $25,000. was captured by
four policemen early today after a
gunfght with seven bootleggers and
an offer of $4,000 to desist which was
made by a man who stepped out of a
crowd.
Two motor cycle policemen ordered
the truck driver to stop. but the
trucks speed was increased. The Of
ficers fired shots into the truck and
were answered with a fusillade. Two
other policemen rushed to the scene
and Joined in the attack. An uniden-
titled man stepped out OF a crowd
which had gathered and offered the
officers $4,000 to let the truck pass.
In the fight the attempted briber es-
capped with the men who were aboard
the truck.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
.M'COY'S DEFENSE
PREPARES ATTACK
Ready to Attempt to Prove
Mrs. Mors Slain by Di-
vorced Husband.
By the As,ociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, December -.
kid Mccoy. erstwbile star Of the
prize ring. came out. of his corner In
tho county jail this morning for an
other round in his fight for life in the
superior court on a charge OF murder
as result OF the death OF Mrs.
Theresa Mors in her apartment here
August IL. "a
The Kids attorneys were prepared
to defend him from the rush OF prose-
cution testimony intended to support
the contention that Mccoy killed Mrs.
Mors. took her jewels and stole away
to the home of his sister, Mrs. Jennie
Thomas. and left her the jewels in a
hastily scrawled will.
The defense attorneys were ready
on cross-examination of prosecution
witnesses to seek to show that Mrs.
Mors was killed by her divorced hus-
band, Albert Mors,. an antique dealer.
,hr Mccoy Sticks to Story.
Mccoy has not changed his original
story that Mrs. Mors committed
suicide In his presence while she oc-
cupied an apartment with him under
a fictitious name.
witnesses for the State yesterday
traced the movements of the former
pugilist from the afternoon of August
I2 to 4:30 o'clock the next morning, a
few hours before his dramatic appear
ance in the Mors antique shop, in and
near which three persons were shot
and wounded before Mccoy was ar
rested.
Chief among those called to the
stand to tell of McCoy's weird and
various appearances at widely sep
arated places during the night of the
Staying was Mrs. Thomas. Laboring
under great emotional strain and
testifying in a faint quivering voice,
she failed to remember exactly what
her brother said when he came to
her home. dishevelled, drunk and
respondent.
Sister ON Stand.
Before the grand jury, Mrs Thomas
was reported to have testified Mccoy
told her he had killed a woman"
Under persistent questioning she in
sisted she could not remember having
so testified.
HE did not say he thought he
killed her" she declared. "He said
she was dead"
Her brothers great agitation she at
trihuted. she testified, to his trou-
vorced husband.
Il knew he had been having trouble
with Mors," she said.
Il knew Mors had threatened to kill
him and Mrs. Mors heard the
threat myself. And they both carried
pistols"
Kid Mccoy was responsible for saw
ing the life Of George Watterson, a
fellow prisoner in the county jail.
when he attempted suicide by hang
ing early today. Mccoy was awak-
ened by the gasping of Watterson and,
assisted by another prisoner, removed
Watterson from his fmprovised moose.
Watterson was taken to the General
Hospital in a critical condition.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
WAR DEBTS PARLEY
FAVORED IN LONDON
Polish Settlement to Britain
and Warning to Others.
Basis of Move.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 12-The Lon
don papers unanimously support
Chancellor OF the Excheqeur Church
Ills announcement that II the con-
tinental nations begin paying their
debts to the United States they will
be expected to make proportionate
payments on their obligations to
Great Britain.
Just at the moment when every one
was being regaled with the informa-
ton that Great Britain was paying
her debt and nobody was paying her.
there came from Warsaw dispatches
announcing that Poland had consolf-
dated her war debt to Great Britain
on terms similar to those obtained by
both Britain and Poland in funding
their debts to the United States. The
Polish debt here. however, amounts
to only f4.500.000.
New Conference Predicted.
The Morning Post declares the
country is coming to the conclusion
that the problem of war debts will
be solved only by frank consultation
among all the parties concerned and
by willingness to form a general pool.
1T may be that at not distant
date another great international con-
ference may be summoned to con-
slider the question and we hope Presi-
dent Coolidge may see his way to in
vite the participants to Washington"
the paper continues.
LAS preliminary to such confer
ence, should 1t be summoned, we hope
some far-reaching steps will be taken
by Europe for putting its own house
in order.
United Front Advised.
AN argument which will appeal more
strongly to America than any other is a
united front on the part of the allies,
more particularly Britain and France.
When debtors wrangle, the creditor is
always suspicious.
The Times says: Our Washington
correspondent says that Mr.. Churchiirs 8
frank statement caused some perturba-
ton in American official circles, but he
also indicates that in time the aver
age sense of the American people will
be impressed by the justice and logic
of the British point Of view"
The Daily Mail asserts that the Brit
ish people hate the whole controversy,
but adds that .it Is vital for them to
raise it, for their very existence is. at
stake"
p0T,AND FINDS DEBT.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Italy to End Oil Probe.

ROME, December 12.-It Is expect
ed the parliamentary committee ap-
pointed to examine the Sinclair con-
cession for oil development in Italy
will be dissolved. Further discussions
of the subject, it was explained to-
day, was considered useless because
Of a remuneration by the Sinclair in
terests of the rights granted under
the convention.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
HIGHT CONFESSED,
PASTOR DECLARES
Witness Says Ex-CIergyman
Told of Giving Poison to
Mrs. SWeetin for Spouse.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated fres-
MOUNT VERNON. Ill, December IL
--Rumors of probable expert teSti-
mony on the mental condition of
Lawrence NJ. Hight, of the introduc-
tion of another alleged confession OF
the deposed pastor and of defense
surprises were circulating here today
in connection with the trial of Hight
who, with Mrs. Elsie Sweetin, is
charged with poisoning Mrs. Anna
Hight and Wilford Sweetin.
Letters written by Hight to Mrs
Sweetin while he was in the Nash
willie Jail were read at the trial yes
terday, after testimony was heard
from ministers who visited Hight
after his arrest.
In one letter, Hight concluded. "be
true and take care OF yourself" In
the other. he urged the necessity for
good lawyers. telling his co-defendant
that the States attorney said he
would send the best legal aid.
Judge kearn ruled that a para
graph in a confession alleged to have
been made by Hight should be ad-
mitted as evidence. In it Hight named
himself as an accessory to the death
of Sweetin.
Pastor Is Witness.
Rev Thomas B. Sewers. who was
church attorney for Hight and present
when the former clergyman confessed
testified . to Hight's story of his
friendship with Mrs. Sweetin.
Brother Hight" he said, "asserted d
that his wife was cold and Mrs.
Sweetin affectionate. They began to
makes dates and meet They passed
notes under cover of passing apples
or some such thing.
Hight" he continued, said he
gave her poison to give to her hus-
band, which she. did. and he died.
"a short time after" Rev. Sewers
added, she told him he did not love
her as much rs che loved him. He
asked her why and she said that he
had not disposed of his wife, while
she had poisoned her husband"
Evening star., 1924-12-12
POLAND FUNDS DEBT.
Payment of About $40, ZOO, 900 to
Be Made in Is Years.

WARSAW, December 12.-Twc
agreements regarding Poland's debt
to Great Britain have been concluded
in London after months OF negotia-
tions. According to information
reaching here f5.o0o,000 will be paid
by Poland within Is years in repay
ment of relief credits. The interest
will be diminished from to per
cent and the unpaid interest for the
preceding years will be added to the
total debt.
Other obligations of Poland to Brit
ain, amounting to 5000 600 zloyts
(about $1.o00,000) also are to be fund
ed.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
CHANG GIVES 100000
MEN FOR ASSAULT
Put at Disposal of Lu for Expedi.
tion Against Kiangsu.
By the Associated Press.

PEKING, December 12.-It is un-
derstood that Gen. Chang Tso-lin, the
Manchurian war lord, is placing 10000
troops at the disposal of Gen. Lu
Yung-hsiang, military governor of
Chekiang, for an expedition. against
Gen. Chi Hsieh-yuan, military gov
ernor Of Kiangsu. One brigade has
already been started toward Nanking.
A mandate just issued dismisses
Chi Hsieh-yuan from his post as mil
itary governor of Kiangsu and ap-
points Gen. Lu Yung- -Hsiang as "pac-
ifioation commissioner" for Kiangsu
and Anhui, which means the latter is
to lead the expedition against Chi
Hsieh-yuan.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
MRS. COOLIDGE ARRIVES
IN BOSTON FOR DEGREE
University Will Induct New Dean
and Confer Honors
Today.
pv the Annotated presa

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 12.-Boston Uni
versity this afternoon will induct Mrs.
Lucy Jenkins Franklin as dean Of
women and confer honorary degrees
upon Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and DIR.
Marion Talbot, dean of women at the
University OF Chicago.
Mrs. Coolidge arrived in Boston
from Washington last night and went
to a hotel where she is to be the guest
Of Mrs. Frank w. Stearns until her
departure tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Capital Goes to $120,O0O,0 900.

DOVER, Del, December IA GER
tif1cate OF increase In the capital stock
of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Co, New York, from $S,000,008 to
1920. 100000 was filed yesterday at the
state department. The action was
for taxation purposes.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Krassin Gives Credentials

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December IL. Leon 4
Krassin, first Ambassador to France
of the Russian Soviet Republic under
the recent recognition given the
Soviet government by France, pre-
sented his credentials to President
Doumergue this afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Fog Blocks Scheldt Traffic

BRUSSELS, December 12.-An in
tense fog has paralyzed navigation
along the coast and on the River
Scheldt for three days. Some 40 ves-
sells were anchored today at the
mouth of the Scheldt around Flushing
awaiting the lifting Of the fog.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Germany Asks Gold Coins.

LONDON, December 12.-Germany
has recommended issuing gold coin
age, according to a dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Berlin.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
GRAND DUCHESS GOES
ON TOUR OF CAPITAL
AND NEARBY PLACES

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1924-12-12

Georges Djamagaroff to preclude the re-
tions."
Evening star., 1924-10-01
GAS" WAR BRINGS
z AND 3 CENT CUT
Standard of New Jersey Or
ders Dealers to Meet Com
petitors' Prices.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Octoher THE yaso-
line price-Cutting war throughout the
East was intensiflci today, when the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey author
lied local dealers in lis territory "a
meet competitive cuts by all other com
panies.
Extension of the price reduction in
augurated yesterday by the leading com
panies today carried prices along the
entire Eastern seaDoard To the lowest
levels since the war.
Forced to meet the drastic cuts
ordered by the Gulf Refining Co. the
Standard Oil co. of New Jersey lowered
prices from . 10 $ cents gallon
throughout its territory, following the
1-cent reduction pat into effect yeSter-
day. This action brought the tank
wagon price in New Jersey to the 3 /.
cent level established by the Gulf Re
ining Co.
A reduction of : cents n gallon
in North Carolina. following the
1-cent cut made yesterday, brought
the price down to II cents n gallon
exclusive of the State tax. A similar
reduction in South Carolina eStaE-
lished a new price of 121a cents, while
a 2-cent cut in Maryland brought the
quotation to 13 cents a gallon. New
prices in other States, the STANDARD
oil officials said, had not been defin-
.itely fixed, PENDING advices as to the
extent of the changes made by other
companies.
The Atlantic Refining Company also
readjusted its prices today, reducing
the tank wagon quotation in Penn
syIvania and Delaware 3 cents to
II cents a gallon. Service station
prices were lowered cents to Is
cents q gallon plus the 2 cents State
tax.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
100000 CASES SLIP
into u. S. IN MONTH
Huge Liquor Smuggling 0p-
erations Barred in French
Piracy Trial.
Rr the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated PreSs.
BREST, October 1.--Investigation OF
| the Iooting Of a cargo OF whisky on
the French steamer Mulhouse off the
Canadian coast developed that more
than $4,000 cases of whisky, brandy
and wine entered the United States
along the shores of Maine, Massachu-
setts. Connecticut and New ork DUR
ing last June, Magistrate Fournier
of the French maritime court said
today.
Fournier is hearing the case of
Max Jerome Phaff, German American
charged with piracy on the high seas.
VIII Not Ask Death.
Tho death sentence for Phaff will
not be asked, Magistrate Fournier
said. The charge of piracy Will he
dropped and, instead, Phaff will be
tried for .'complicity and organizing
niracy on the high seas" This lesser
charge also carries the death penalty
i'm the event of conviction, but M.
Fournier said capital punishment
would not be contemplated.
The abandonment of the major
piracy charge followed testimony OF
James Kimpton, an American CIT
izen who rave his address as Paris.
He was supercargo on the steamer
Mulhouse and testified that Phaff was
not among the men who boarded the
vessel and at pistols point forced
the crew to transship the big
whisky consignment. Following this
testimony and the substitution OF the
amended charge, Phaff again pleaded
not guilty.
IF only. half the liquor We have
traced which was bound for the
United States actually landed in
American territory, then your coun-
try must have had very wet spell,
indeed" Magistrate Fournier told the
Associated Press.
"Perhaps il the American prohibit
ton authorities were acquainted with
the details of this case it would facil-
itate their task in running down rum
runners. This investigation will be
carried to the extreme limit of the
law, regardless Of who is hurt. If
French firms are shown to have vio-
lated the American prohibition law,
they will be exposed, as we'll as the
British firms that are implicated.
Higher-Ups known.
"I have the names and addresses of
men higher up in the so-called whis-
XIV ring in New York, and these will
come out during the trial of this man
Phaff."
Magistrate Fournier added that he
had the address of the meeting place
in New York where brokers for
whisky firms met agents of whisky
rings and where deals running into
six figures in dollars were closed
daily.
"These men have unlimited finan-
cial backing" Mr.. Founier said. "One
of the strongest banks in Canada is
shown as financing many of their
deals"
The French magistrate said that if
bona fide agent of the American
prohibition forces, duly accredited by
the American Government, should
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Evening star., 1924-10-01
.zR-3D DUE TO CROSS
ATLANTIC IN ; DAYS
Zeppelin Will Start From Ger
many October 8 and May
Reach u. S. October 10.

BY tho ASsoCia tcd Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFE October u
l'r. Hugo Eckener, director OF the
Zeppelin company. announced today
that he expected that the giant dirigi-
BILE IR-3 would leave here on her
transa satlantiC flight to I.akehurst.
y. j.. early on tn" morning of October
He expressed the belief that the
aIrshIp built here by the Zeppelin
company for the United States Navy
would arrive at her destination the
night Of October 10 or early the fol-
lowing day, depending on winds and
weather conditions
The Zeppelin director explained
that the date of the departure had
been changed from October 6. the one
originally announced, because of the
necessity Of making slight alterations
in the motors. This step, he added
had been deemed advisable when an
inspection Of the motors had been
made after the recent lengthy trial
flight to north Germany.
Countess Hella Won Brandenstein
Zeppelin, daughter of the late count
Zeppelin, has sent to DR.. Eckener a
four-leaf clover as token of good
luck and the Zeppelin chief declared
today that he would carry the clover
in his pocket on the transatlantic trip.