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Evening star., 1924-04-17
STAR CARRIERS GET
FREE THEATER SEATS
BOYS to See Film of Pioneering
DAYS in America, Saturday
Morning.

Pioneering days in America with
true-to-life pictures of the fights
against the wilderness and rnaraud-
ing redskins, together with all the
bfyb-lishts Of life on the frontiers.
will be thrown on the screen Satur-
day morning at 9 o'clock in the
opening chapter OF "Leatherstock-
ing" a new serial, at the LeILder The
ater, for Evening Star carriers and
newsboys.
Arrangements have been completed
through the circulation manager Of.
The Star and Sidney Lust, manager
of the Leader, whereby every DO!
who serves or sells The Star VIII be
given tickets tomorrow for Satur-
days presentation.
Harold Miller and Edna Murphy
star in the production. The boys VIII
be able to sit in comfortable seats TO
watch early Americans undergoing
terrific hardships TO protect log
cabins built by their own hands. Is
woodlands and smoke columns on the
horizon unfolded volumes of infoT-
nation to deerSNin-clad scouts. Ihere
will be gaSpS as white and red men
battle hand to hand; deep breaths
while women armed with old flint
locks take their posts beside men at
loopholes to stave off the attacks OF
savages: and The Star boys Will be
sitting on seat edge as they watch
frail canoes shooting over boiling
rapids in dangerous rivers.
Events in the countryS founding
recorded by the celebrated James
Fenimore Cooper in his novels form
the basis for the film. Because it
Irortrays historical incidents and
shows the suffering and hardshlps
r, n
descendants better chances at life,
liberty and happiness, it is pointed
out the film has an educational value
that is equal to it's Tecreational worth.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
TROTSkY OPPOSES
CLAIMS OF BRITISH

BY the Associated Pres.
MOSCOW, April 1T.-War Minister
Trotsky, speaking at Baku, is report
ed to have upheld VI. Zinovieff's state
ments that Russia will not meet the
claims put forward by the British and
that an agreement is possible only if
both countries start with clean
slate, after which the soviet govern
ment will meet any obligations the
Russian delegation may sign at the
London conference.
Regarding the soviet relations with
Rumania- the breaking off of the ne
eotiations at Vienna did not mean
there was danger OF war, he said, al
though war was still among the pos
sibilities The Bessarabian question
would probably only be solved in con-
nection with the fate of Germany,
which country he characterized as
still the battlefield in the revolution
of the west" Foreign capital should
be permitted to enter Russia the war
minister declared, but in strictly linn
tied quantities as compared with the
pre-war era, in order to maintain the
Accumulation Of wealth in the hands
of the socialiStic state, instead of the
capitalists.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
U. S. is ANTAG0.NISTIC
TO ITALIANS, CHARGE
Corriere d'Italia Editorial De-
clares New immigration Law
Is Discriminatory.
By the ASsocia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, April 1.-THE Corrier-
d'Italia, in a leading editorial en-
titled Trenches Set by America
Against Italian Labor" says that the
reduced emigration to America is the
result of a crisis from which the
whole world is suffering and which
is felt in America perhaps more
than in many European countries.
Italy's lesson, the editorial declares,
should be TO improve the quality of
her exported labor.
The newspaper characteriZes the
American emigration law as unjust
one-sided and advantageous to
Anglo Saxon, German and Soandi-
navian emigrantS to the injury of
Slavs and Italians as well as to the
yellow and black races"
These curious nationalist theories.
it asserts, are due to a group of
pure Anglo-Saxons and intrans igeant
Americans mixed with puritanic
theosophic, vegetarian and anti al
cob olic elements
Evening star., 1924-04-17
VANDERBILT BROUGHT
HENEY HERE, HE SAYS
Saw Need for Action, New Yorker
Declares, in Speech Assailing
Big Business.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April IL
Frank A. VanderIip, former president
of the National City Bank of New
York, and organizer of the Citizens
Federal Research Bureau of Wash
ington. in an address before the City
ed big business" attempting to OBJ
struct Senate Investigations.
big business sits in a room un-
conscious of the poison fetid air
created by corruption. II is only
conscious that it is warm and COM
Portable" said Mr.. VanderIip. u
smash a pane Of glass. Big business
gasps; ] smash another. Big bust
out He does not conform to our
ideas. Here we are comfortable and
satisfied. This cold air he is letting
in for the moment destroys our COM
lie made public for the first time
that he was the man who was re-
sponsible for bringing Francis ].
Heney, the noted California prose-
cutor, to Washington. He said that
the actual suggestion that Heney be
brought here orr riginated with Gov.
Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
Gov. Pinchot is entitled to the
credit and ] think it is wholly
credible, for first suggesting to Sen
ator CouZenS the employment of
Hency. The senator did not know
Heney. His committee was far from
ready to employ such a prosecutor.
Felt Need of Action.
There was no action. 1 strongly
felt the need Of some one who would
make an orderly presentation and
would be qualified To carry on the
examination. My office got Heney on
the long-dstance telephone and asked
him his terms for coming to Wash
inston for 4 conference. He stated
them and / told him to catch the next
train to Washington. He did.
When he arrived the Citizens
Federal Research bureau had a large
number Of cases ready for his ex-
animation. He found some of them
fully documented and prepared. He
studied these cases and was then in
trcduced TO Senator Couzens. who
sgniiied his Willingness ito take on
Mr.. Heney and personally pay him, if
tho majority of the committee could
be brought TO an agreement. The
majority OF the committee did agree.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
STARS ROXlE FUND
TOTAL NOW 1884
Although Drive Is Officially Closed,
Money Will Be Used for Vet
Grams Outside Capital.

Although closed, additional contri-
buttons were received today for The
Stars "Roxie" radio fund. The larg-
est amount. s151.25, came from the
employees of the loans and currency
division of the Treasury Department.
The Stars "Roxie" radio fund was
closed because sufficient money has
been raised to assure the installation
and maintenance of radio apparatus
In the Walter Reed, Mount Alto and
Naval hospitals. The committee in
charge of the fund raising campaign,
however, will continue to receive con-
fributions, which will be used to pur-
chase radio sets for disabled service
men in the government hospitals in
the eastern section of the country.
These contributions should be sent to
James H Baden, vice president of the
Commercial National Bank and treas
urer of the "RoXie" radio fund.
Contributions to The Stars fund
received today follow:
Previously acknowledged. -. s1,141.71
u. B. T. .'.................. LOO
Friendship Branch of the
Sunshine and Community
Society .'.....'..'..'-' 1000
Cash ...........,..... 1.75
Employees of the division of
loans and currency, United
States Treasury Depart
ment 1sl.25
Property accounting division
headquarters, United States
Marine Corps ............. 800
Iumbia -................ 1850
Collected by Mrs w. W. Gar
ner -..~.-.--.--- 1.oO
l.. Total .-------~-----.-.$ $Iys34-Sl
Evening star., 1924-04-17
NOW WILLING TO TESTIFY.
lannon's Widow Says Refusal Was
Only a Joke.

CHICAGO, April 17.-Mrs. Georgia
Hamon Rohrer. widow of Jake L. Ha-
mon, oklahoma oil man and politi-
clan, said she was joking when she
declared she would not appear before
the Senate investigating committee
in answer to a summons. II was not
defiant" she said. 'T merely said that
all the necessary papers were out in
Oklahoma and that I would have to
wait until the committee forwarded
expenses before l started out west az
ter the documents.
AS for the remark about being a
Democrat and therefore not going be-
fore the committee, that was meant
in fun
Evening star., 1924-04-17
WIDOW DONATES SIS
TO CALL FOR FUNDS
Associated Charities, Emphasizing
Easter Appeal, Cites Problems
That Must Be Met.

Among the 136 responses to the
Easter appeal of the Associated Char
ities and Citizens Relief Association
received within the past twenty-four
hours at the Social Service House,
1929 11th street northwest, is an
ANONYMOUS contribution of 50, ac-
companfed by this memorandum: ::
From a friend who belongs in be-
tween your column of assets and
liabilities, who is a widow, who has
suffered from threatened eviction
and who has no new Clothes Don't
forget in your appeal the many such
friends who make the two ends
meet only by strict economy and who
help others by the denial OF some
justifiable addition to their own
living" Indeed, the Associated Char
ities does not forget, for much of its
support comes from such self-sacrl-
flee of those of limited income, whose
circumstances are such as to give
them that touch of pity which makes
the whole world kin.
The above response is evidently
suggested by the letter OF appeal
issued by the finance committee and
intended to reach those whose good
fortune brings to them at this Easter
time certain assets in life as con-
trasted with the clients of the Asso-
ciated Charities.
Record Demands for Aid.
Notwithstanding the impression that
prosperity is still widespread, the
reports Of the workers of the Asso-
ciated Charities for last month show
the heaviest calls for material assist
ance of the past winter. The ASso-
Ciated Charities special relief fund
disbursed in monthly allowances for
the payment of rent and living eX-
penses $2,141.74, while the Citizens
Relief Association spent for food,
fuel, clothing and similar necessities
$2.O01.09, making a total for the
month of S4,142.83I
4 few of tho many problems pre-
sented to the social workers of the
society, and which account in part
for these unprecedented demands, il
lustrate the variety of need. Many
of these problems involved the ques-
ton of health, others a question of
morals, and a majority of them pre-
sent serious economic difficulties
Problems Are Cited.
One such problem as stated is:
MAN in prison for bootlegging, wife
months in arrears. relatives unable
to help" Still another: Family con-
sists of aged mother, daughter and
orphan child of Il relative The older
woman sick with chronic trouble, the
eau ghter recovering from one opera
ton and needing another, the lad sick
in bed with grippe" And one more:
Widow and two children. woman
formerly able to work while relatives
cared for the children. Relatives
now moved away, and woman has
lost her job
The total receipts up to noon to-
day toward the $4,000 are s36,832
leaving a balance to be raised of
$1S,l6S--and only three days to
Easter Sunday. Contributions may
be sent to Ord Preston. treasurer,
1922 11th street northwest.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
RIVAL INSISTS FORD
APPEAR TO TESTIFY
Bidder on Muscle Shoals Is Told
Auto Magnate's Engineer
Will Come.
HOOKER HAS RESEARCH PLAN
$1O,O00,0O0 Provided, Witness
Tells Senate Committee.

Consideration by the Senate agricul-
tural committee of bids for Muscle
Shoals was thrown temporarily off
course today while the committee and
its witness, Elou H. Hooker. a bidder,
discussed the question of Henry Ford 5
appearance
Hooker insisted that Ford should
'come to Washington to explain his
bid.
why, you must remember" inter
jected Senator Norris. Republican,
Nebraska, chairman Of the committee,
that Mr.. Ford did come TO Washing
ton and talked with the President,
but very little publicity was given
to it. How do you account for the
fact that Ford came to Washington
angry with the administration and
after his visit he came out and in
dorsed President Coolidge?"
Engineer 10 Appear.
Senator Heflin, Democrat Alabama,
then announced that he understood
Ford's chief engineer would appear.
Chairman Norris drew from the
witness that the Hooker bid provided
$1O,0O0,000 for research work at
Muscle Shoals.
Hooker said he did not contend
that his company would give the
government any patents or any
process that the govern n1ent could
not get for itself, but the company
could save the government large
sums of. money because II would be
operated on business basis, free
from politics and free from any
power company or any other or
gdnizaion-
Senator RalSton, Democrat, Indiana
asked if there was any objection to
having the bid amended to provide
that the stock in the company could
not be transferred without the con
sent Of the government, as there was
nothing now to prevent the company
from transferring it's holdings 10
some power company or organization.
Denies Power AmIiation.
Hooker replied that his company
was not affiliated with q power COM
pany or organization.
Il challenge the power company, the
Ford crowd or the Grey Silver crowd
to come before this committee now
and say that his company represent
ed any power company" Hooker de-
clared, hotly.
Il want them to come now or for
ever hold their peace and stop these
rumors going around" Hooker added
senator Ralston said personally he
old not believe it and that Hooker
had the ring of an honest man"
Evening star., 1924-04-17
HOSPITAL RETURNS
COUPLE WRONG BABY
Sends Back Another Child to Re-
place Infant Dead and
Buried.
By the Assocfa ted Press.


NEW YORK, April 17-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles L. Shoemart got their
baby back today and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Fiorella mourned the death of
a son as the result of a mix-up at st.
Barnabas House, City Mission, which
District Attorney Banton said was
one of the strangest cases OF mistaken
identity he had ever investigated.
The head of City Mission and the
nurses at st. Barnabas were reported
to have admitted there had been an
error in recording the death of
twenty two month old Charles G.
Shoemart last March 6. Instead,
Joseph Fiorella was the child who
died on that date, but Shoemart, in
formed that the baby was his son,
paid for the funeral.
The Fiorella child had been sent
to ST Barnabas House, a charitable
institution, to be cared for pending
the impending arrival Of another
baby at TIE Fiorclla home Mrs.
Fiorella wouldn't accept the child re
turned to her some days later. 1t
was not her Joseph, she said.
The fate of the little fellow was
learned after an investigation in
W which the body buried was exhumed
and identified as Joseph's.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
ASKS FOR WARRANT
TO ARREST FORBES
Prosecutor Applies for Paper in
Baltimore-Present Where
abouts Unknown.
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Md, April 17.-Ap-
plication for a bench warrant for the
arrest of Charles r. Forbes former
director of the Veterans Bureau, was
made in United States court here to-
day by District Attorney Woodcock
and it was expected to be issued later
in the day. This action followed the
Indictment of Forbes yesterday on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
government in the sale of govern
nent supplies worth s3.1sS, 900 to the
Thomson-K Kelly Company of New York
and Boston, for a price reported to
be less than 100000.
Nathan Thomson, head of the pur-
chasing company, and Commander
Charles r. O'Leary, L. :. N, indicted
Jointly with Forbes, probably will
be arraigned for plea next Tuesday,
Col. Woodcock said. He had no
knowledge of Forbes present where
abouts, he added.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Confer on Oil Plant Strike.

BAYONNE, n. j., April ia COM
mittee, representing $50 employees of the
Vacuum Oil Company who remained
away from work yesterday due to the
company's refusal to grant a 10 per
cent wage increase, today went TO New
York to discuss the situation with COM
pany officials. They were accompanied
by Director of Public Safety Patrick J.
O'Connor, whom the men requested to
act as mediator. Employees of the
Standard Oil Company, numbering more
than 14,500, have not decided what ac-
ton they will take as a result of their
petitions for similar wage increases
having been refused.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
AWAIT NEW ENGINE.
Maj. Martin and Aide Now Re
cuperatinp

KANATAK. Portage Bay. Alaska,
April 17.-Maj Frederick l.. Martin,
around -the-world squadron, and his
mechanician, Sergt Alva Harvey.
were recupcrating here today while
awaiting the arrival from CnalaSka
Island of new engine Tor the nag
plane Seattle, after a forced landing
Tuesday at Cape IgVak, 10 miles
northeast of Chignik, Alaska, en-
route TO the latter place from Seward
AS result of the accident, the
globe flight viii be delayed about one
week. The other three cruisers. the
Boston, Chicago and New Orleans,
were anchored safely today at CHG
mix. They arrived Tuesday under the
temporary leadership of Lieut. Erlk
IL. Nelson.
Crack in Crank case.
A crack in the crankcase of the
cruiser Seattle, causing a leakage OF
fuel, forced Mai. Martin to land at
Cape lEvak. He and Harvey spent
the night in their plane.
Word was sent cut by Lieut.. Nelson
at Chignik by wireless and two United
States destroyers, the Cory and iuu
retraCed their route OFT Seward IN
search of the lost plane.
The destroyerS arrived at the scene
early Yesterday, and the Hull took Maj
Martin and his mechanician aboard, to-
gethcr with the air cruiser, and brought
them to kanatak.
viii Rush Engine.
Word was sent to the United states
coast guard cutter Haida, stationed at
Unaiaska, on the island of the same
name, in the Aleuuan Islands group,
where supplies for the world planes are
located, to rush new engine to Port
age Bay. The Haida was scheduled to
leave Unalaska today.
To date the flyers have covered
also miles in approximately forty hours
and thirty-eight minutes actual flying
time. compared with 1920 miles Travelled
by three British aviators in a single
plane, who are also attempting TO hy
around the world. The British aVl-
ators landed at Athens, Greece, Yes
terday, the first stop from Corfu, after
the engine of their plane had been re-
nIaced on receiving Il new one from
England. The British flyers left Eng
land March -.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
ITALY WAITS ALIEN LAW.
Curious as to Number of Nationals
u, S. Will Admit.

ROME. April 17.-Decision OF the
United States Congress as to the ba-
sis for quotas under the new immi-
grafton law is being anxiously await
ed here. 1t is pointed out that If the
1910 census is accepted as the basis,
as was Incorporated in the Senate
bill, approximately 10000 more Ital-
ians may enter the United States
yearly than under the 1890 census ba-
sis, which was Incorporated in the
measure as passed by the House.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
"Cabaret Artists" Make Raids.

NEW YORK, April 17.--Prohibition
agents early today used theatrical
matbods to carry out two raids. Pos
ing as cabaret entertainers, they
made three arrests in a Broadway
chonhouse Then deftly applying
burnt cork and changing their make
action of Harlem, arresting the two
nroprietors and five walters.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Measles Attack Mrs. Pinchot.

PHILADELPHIA, April 17.-Mrs.
Clifford Pinchot, wife of the Governor
of Pennsylvania, is suffering from
German measles at her home in Mil
ford, Pa In a telegram to the Re-
publican Women of Pennsylvania re-
grettinE her inability to add ress them
she said she was distressed and NOR
titled" by her ailment
Evening star., 1924-04-17
JAPANESE In HAWAII
INCREASE IN DECADE
immigration Boosts Alien Colony
6,175, Exclusive of Births,
Usually Large.
Rr fI,n Asaocia ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, April 17.-Immigration
officials announce that during he past
decade 1921 Japanese were admitted
to Hawaii, while 31.036 departed, re-
sulting in an increase of 6,175 to the
births; which usually outnumber
those of all racial divisions.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Calcutta Elects Indian.

CALCUTTA, April 17.-C. +. Das.
leader of the Swarajists, or Indian
Home Rulers, has. been elected mayor
opponent Mr.. Wilson. Das denies
that his party contemplates an anti
European policy IN city affairs
Evening star., 1924-04-17
FARMERS OPPOSING
HIGHER PARCEL POST
Some Representatives of Agricul-
+. fure Hold Scheme Plotted for
i8 Express Companies.
BIG PUBLISHERS AROUSED
All Want to Help Mail Men, But
Object to Means.
BIG PUBLISHERS AROUSED
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Everybody is for the postman, yet
nobody wants to pay the increase in
his salary.
This sums up the situation that has
arisen with reference to the $15O.-
100000 appropriation proposed in the
Edge-kelly bill and the $4,000. 900
appropriation suggested as a substi-
tute by Postmaster General Harry S.
New.
Chambers of commerce in many
PARTS of the country have petitioncd
Congress to help the postman. Farm
ers' organizations express a friendly
interest in the welfare of the post
man. But all these organizations are
opposing the levy of additional post
age out of which the increases in
pay are to come.
The American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton calls the Edge Kelly bill, with
its $l50,O0O,000 appropriation, simply
political pap"
Would Not Raise Rates.
TIE position of the farm bureau,
however, is that the increases in pay
should not be taken out of the parcel
post rates Mr.. New has already an
nounced that his plan includes a
si3,O0o,0O0 expenditure for salary in
Creases. out of which the parcel post
shall pay $30.OO0OJ0 in Increased
rates The remainder is to be raised
by increases in second, third and
fourth class postage.
The announcement that second.
third and fourth class rates are to be
NNNTN n
Gus publishers organizations, who
have begun to fight the measure.
The farm bureau points out that
100000 was appropriated recently to
Investigate the whole question of a
scientific adjustment of postal rates
and that to legislate in advance of
scientific findings is simply TO confess
waste of half million dollars. But
the inquiry probably would not be
concluded in time TO make the postal
salaries higher this year. and this is
the time when the politicians want it
TO apply.
Depends on Competition.
There SENS to be n general opinion
that parcel post rates need some ad-
justment, but the exact method of ap-
plying the increases will depend to a
large extent on competitive condi-
tions, for to make the rates too bur
densome simply switches much of the
business to the express companies.
Indeed, some of the farmer represen-
tatives charge that the whole thing
is a scheme to ruin the parcel post
and that such a result would not be
displeasing to the express companies
Some of the big publishing houses
with large circulation from one end
of the country to the other have
found it cheaper TO ship their maya
zines by freight and express. This
has done away to a large extent with
the argument that the government is
carrying at low rate some of the
national periodicals. The prohibitive
rate has operated to drive that par
Iicular kind of business away from
the postal system altogether.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Exnedition Leader III.

LONDON, April IT, Brig. Gen.
Charles G. Bruce, leader of the third
expedition for the conquest of Mount
Everest, is reported to be returning
to India from Tibet because of illness.
says-the- Daily Mail
Evening star., 1924-04-17
THREE GLOBE FLIGHT
PLANES READY AGAIN
Prepare to Leave Chignik, Alaska,
for Dutch Harbor if Weather
Permits.
MARTIN DELAYED FOR WEEK
Must Wait for Arrival of New
Engine.

By the Associated Press
SEATTLE. Wash, April IA
wireless message from Chignik,
Alaska, reported that the world
cruisers Nos >, 3 and 4, piloted by
Smith, Wade and Nelson, are pre-
pared to leave Chignik this morning
ting.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Florida Votes Pledged Coolidge.

PALATKA, Fla, April 17.-Florida's
ten votes in the national Republican
convention today were pledged to Presi-
dent Coolidge by the Florida state Re
pubIican convention, in session here. The
delegates will go to Cleveland instructed.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
WHEELER'S CLIENT
DENIES ACCUSATION
AGAINST SENATOR

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-04-17
seagram Stable entry,

FIFTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; claiming;
thraa-vear-olds and up; one mile and three-
Evening star., 1924-04-17
~. S. Cosden entry.
SECOND RACE-Purse,
-. - aJ5e. civ FurlopgS
Nv j. salmon entry. II. Mcmillan entry.
THIRD RACE-Purse. 81 200 claiml

FOURTH RACE-The Everglades; purse:
81, 500; three -year-olds and up; one mile and
| = cir
Evening star., 1924-04-17

Apprentice allowance claimed
Weather clear; track fast.