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Evening star., 1924-12-06
HOLDS q. s. STAND UNFAIR.
London Paper Says War Debts Are
on Different Status.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December s.-The Morn
ing Post today voices objection of
what II takes to be the view of the
United States that the interallied
debts are like any other international
debts and that France and all other
war debtors must pay in full. French
and British public opinion considers
this view unsound and morally wrong,
says the paper. which continues:
"It sayors too much of rigid Prus-
sianism to be compatible with the
sage traditions and genial mentality
of the American people. The inter
allied debts, like any other interna-
tional issues, have to be argued, sub
Evening star., 1924-12-06
HOUSE VOTES RECESS.

Members of the House decided today
that a one-week lay-off over Christ
mas was sufficient, and, without a dis
senting vote, adopted a resolution Of
fered by Representative Longworth
providing for a recess from Saturday,
December 90, to Monday, December
80. Senate concurrence Is needed.
House leaders planned to limit the
New Year recess to one day--Jan-
uary !.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
. PRICE STANDARDIZED

wARSAw, December 6,-An agree
mstt has been entered into by all the
POitsh oil refners under which all oil
will be sold at the same price in the
domestic markets, while exports of
the products of the Polish refinertes
Will be made in common. The agree
rnent is to last year with the un-
derstanding that 1t shall be renewable
for three years IL the members con-
sent.
The price of refined oil for export.
free on the rail at a border station,
js-Mxsd at sa5 per ten. .l!....-!, s.s,. :.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
JAPANESE ADMIRAL
! SCORESSUSP|C|0N
Declares He Sees Nothing
Sinister in b. S. Pacific
Z Fleet ManeuverS.
O. the ASSOCIATED Press.

n the eAssocisted Press.
TOXIC, December G. Admiral
Okada. the new commander-in-ch chief
Of the Imperial joint naval squadrons
tbld the corr respondent of the AS
s{eci#ted Press that he would assume
responsibility for asserting that the
the American Navy's proposed Pa
qiflc maneuveTS.
= Such exercises, carried out 5000
miles s-from Japan. Though maybe on
a little larger scale and of greater
duration" than usual naval maneu-
Sers, signify very little in our eyes,
Ne said.
Attitude of Press.
HE said that were he a statesman
ne would feel far more deeply about
ths attitude Of the press, ever in
tknt on making capital of matters
nj this kind"
h'.Fere they fret and fume about
Niterlor intentions Of America, while
t6ere they write about Japan's sus-
ptcions," ne said. One is as ground
less as the other
TT do not deny that some sus-
pacion is entertained by a limited
that Il is far from the sense of the
ahtire Japanese nation or navy.
-Four Bushido teaches us to feel and
cultivate sympathy with men of the
same profession 1t is written that
warriors should aid and sympathize
With one another individually, per-
ssnally, as a lighting man in the serv-
de OF my country, I am sympathetic
With the tremendous enthusiasm,
= nf T1n Sol
boring country are trying to foster
a martial spirit among the men be-
hind the guns so that they may &C
quit themselves with honor and
credit in case of emergency. We are
doing just the same thing. Such a
spirit Of emulation should not be dis
ceura ged, because it will do immense
good instead of harm if given broad
far-sighted craftsmanship to guide II
for the good of mankind.
% Expresses Old Principle.
'eFh4 word preparedness invent ed
in America, expresses a principle as
old as time among men of arms,
said Admiral Okada.
II am perfectly frank in thus ex-
pressing myself" he said. Why
shouldn't I be? am not talking like
a diplomat, for under no circum-
StSllCtS All IOIteu 10 SGsdlCOdL IIlS
opinions. Tho only fear that pos
sesses us soldiers is that we may not
he able to fulfill our duty to the state
and the Emperor in time of emer-
Eency in a manner the nation expects
OF US. We have no other worry un-
der the sun. We hate and condemn
the idea that we should be In any
way concerned about the coming
raReuvers OF the American Navy
81
and suspicious about what other ma
tions may do. On the contrary, ouI
sympathy goes out toward those. nc
matter of what country. who love
their motherland and for that love
forget every selfish interest. We our
selves have been trained in this faith
from the cradle"
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Strawn was nominated by Mr.. Cool
idge last Winter as one of the spe-
cial oil counsel but his nomina-
tion was withdrawn at his request
after Democratic opposition had
arisen. Some of those close to Mr.
Coolidge have felt since that time
that Mr.. Strawn sooner or later would
be asked by the President to take
some post in his administration.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
CAPITAL WOMAN
ASKSPAR|S DIVORCE
Mrs. E. H. AIsop Charges De-
sertion-Ted Coy's Wife
Also Sues.
Rr the AaEnciafnh prns.

10 the AesoClhteu BIebSs
PARIS, December 6.-Divorces on
grounds OF desertion of the home have
been granted by French courts in
favor of two American women, ac-
cording to an announcement today.
Julia Evelyn Poett won a decree
from William Wharton Thurston of
San Francisco and London. whom
she married in Paris in 1922, and
Frances Bolger from John Augustin
Hartford, whom she married at Dan
bury, Conn, in 1923.
Demands for divorce on the same
grounds have been fled by Sophie
dAntignac Meldrim- wife of Edward
Harrie Coy of New York and Euia NJ.
Jackson, wife of Edward II. Alsop
of Washington. The Coys were mar
ried at AsheviIle, N. c., in 1913 and
the Alsops at Atlanta, Ga, the same
year.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
LIVED AT CLUB HERE.
Alsop Once Made Home on Rhode
Island Avenue.

Edward II. Alsop, who was sued
for divorce in Paris. according to dis
patches today, made his home at 1910
Rhode Island avenue northwest. He
had been living, however. at the Met
ropolitan Club, OF which he was .
member, just prior to his sailing
about three weeks ago for Paris.
Mr. Alsop is also a member of the
Racquet Club and Chevy Chase Club.
He is reputed to be wealthy, with
most of his interests located in Pitts
burgh.
CIV NnHx rAr E@nnr
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Flesh of the lark was supposed by
the old apothecaries to strengthen the
voice and increase it's sweetness. In
Bohemia it's eggs are still believed
to have the same property.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
PRESIDENT TO SEEK
ACTION IN RENT AND
TRAFFIC SITUATIONS

Continued from First Page
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Visit with strnwn.

Silas II. Strawn, one of Chicagos
leading attorneys, also talked with
large part In making the arrange
meAts for the Executives visit. ME-.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
LEISINGER MYSTERY
HERO DETHRONED AS
POLICE BARE TRICK

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-12-06
FRENCH DEPORT so
. REDS, OPENING WAR
! ON SOVIET MENACE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-12-06
FRENCH DEBT ISSUE
DELICATE QUESTION
FOR U. S. TO SETTLE

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Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31
rHg UNITED STATES SPECIAL SERVICE SHIP TACOMA WRECK

The officer on the bridge of the
Delphy sprang to the voice tubes
leading to the radio rooms.
E "Radio?" he called.
Radio ready!" came the answer.
Radio, signal to the squadron
nine turn pennant."
Radio, signal to the squadron
nine turn pennant!" repeated the
radioman, and then he took his key.
Upon the Rocks
Every ship began to make the
turn which all believed was to take
them down the California coast.
In the understanding that they had
passed the point of Arguello and
were speeding toward the home
port at San Diego, the finest de-
stroyer squadron of the United
States Navy was driving into the
gates of hell, driving onto the worst
rock-studded coast on the Pacific
dashing into death and ruin.
Suddenly Lieutenant Commander
Calhoun, pacing the bridge of the
Young, felt his ship rise under
him. Up! Up! Up! The Young
staggered over a cruel. rending
, Jagged rock, ascended it high, and
then fell back into the Pacific with
q great splash. the storm OF foe
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

and the sea, black and ineXora Bile
as the death about her, rolling
over and over the doomed ship.
m The Young Capsizes
The engineers. too courageou
to desert their stations, held their
battle posts at throttle and gauge,
while their ship slowly careened
over. carrying them to death. The
deck forces and other branches
were ordered by Captain Calhoun
to follow the turn of the ship and
Chamber to which ever side came
uppermost.
Each act in this drama was lit
by the stabbing rays of scintillat-
ing light cast from flashlights held
by the struggling crew. Officers
and men, dependent upon their
hand torches" for guidance in fol
lowing the roll of the ship, were
thus able to Chamber to compare,
tive safety as their ship turned
under them. In the water as the
lights were patrollod about, could
be seen the heads of struggling
mSn. These, who would never
have been seen and We're too eX
hausted to cry for help, would moi
have been saved but for the lights
in shipmates' hands. IN fact, wber
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

men had not even stopped for
clothing. they had their flash
lights. Each realized that a fash
light meant a life-or more.
end of the Deiphy
The Deiphy, meanwhile, in the
center of the formation, leading
the center column Uhe Young was
leading the Iort column, went on
few feet ana also struck. lmmc-
diately her lights were cxtin-
guished, as her generators were
flooded. and the ship filed. Within
the space Of fifteen seconds a num-
Der of flashlights which the crew
always kept at hand were spcch-
ing the night.
TO the Chauncay and Fuller, fol
lowing close behind in the forIla-
ton. it seemed as though the Del
ply and Young were leaping back
ward towards them. SO rapidly
were the vessels travelling toward
the rocks. The flashlights nervous
glow on the two doomed ShinS lore
warned the following ships and en-
gines were reversed, somewhat re-
ducipg the shocks of the succeed
ing crashes and thus materially
contributing to the saving Of lives
on the succeeding ships. Indeed,
had it not been for the flashlights
on the Young and Delphy, the
other ships certainly would have
ploughed directly into the wrecks,
killing the men who were strus-
Cling 10 points of safety on their
turning destroyers.
The Chauncey Crashes
AS the Chauncey crashed she
passed the Young. which, in turn
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

Graphic accounts of the conduct OF
the officers and men at Hondu
Head have failed to enlighten the
darkness which swathes the causes
behind the navigation which sent
he Pacific Destroyer Squadron
many miles off its course that fatai
night.
Whatever the causes may nave
been, the Destroyer doctrine IS
that a squadron follows the leader
md trusts to the navigation OF the
senior officer present and his stan
The leader of Squadron No. IL that
night was the Delphy. Lieutenant
Commander Donald T. Hunter, and
carrying the flag of the squadron
commander, Captain Edward Wat
son. Radio compass, mathemati'
cal estimations and the cross bear
ings from the radio compass sta
ton at Point Arguello were all al
variance. On board the Delphy
the final decision was to discart
the radio bearings as inaccurate
The vessels We're proceeding to'
rapidly TO allow Of soundings be
ing made, but an examination o
currents showed that the bearings
as taken by the navigator wer,
correct--that Is, the currents Were
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31
No. 6702-J In Bankruptcy
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
CREDITORS

In the District Court of the
United States for the Southern Dis,
trict of California, Southern Divi.
sion.
+ Tn the Matter of Harvey D.
Lyons, Bankrupt.
! To the creditors of Harvey -.
Lyons of Brawley, in the County
of Imperial and district aforesaid,
a bankrupt:
e Notice is hereby given that on
the 25th day of October, 1924, the
said Harvey ID. Lyons, was duly adj
Indicated Bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of his creditors viii
be held at the office of the under
signed Referee, l03 and lOf keh-
kopf Building, Sixth and Main Sts',
in the City of Ell Centre, State OF
California, on the 18th day OF NO.
vember, A. D., 1924, at the hour or
no a. NJ, at which time the SAID
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint Trustee, examine
the Bankrupt, consider petition OF
the Trustee to sell the property or
said Bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
Dated October 30th. 1924.
HUBER o. COLLINS,
31t1 Referee in Bankruptcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

With the thought that they we're
in mid ocean confronting them,
there were still brave men who
were found willing to take line
and attempt 10 breast mid-sea
waves TO rescue saipmates. With
the ala OF hand torches" these
lines were fixed and men guided
in their attempts to carry them.
MY first impression on strik-
ing sail Lieutenant Commander
Hunter, was that we were on the
rocks near San Miguel or on the
island itself. Signals were sent
out by yard arm blinker3 to the
effect that the Delphy was aground,
and hand torches were also used
TO send the message, 1t was i'm
possible to use the signal search
lights as tAey haa broken in the
crash"
Crews Reach Shore
Each commander, seeing his
vessel was doomed, gave orders to
abandon ship" and the men made
their way to the rocks ana thus
across them to discover that they
were able to reach a beach-al-
though where they were no man
knew.
And then came dawn, the shrek
OF a locomotive whistle, and the
realization that instead of being on
a small atol il the Pacific they
were On the mainland, victims of
the cruel Jaws Of I!Ondu Head.
Case Of the I1enshaW
During the spring maneuvrcs OF
1924, off the Virgin Islands, the
Destroyer Henshaw developed Sc
we're condenser trouble. salt water,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

CtlS ny oISHdliiilS " lhC totOeNS' -
which otherwise woald have
passed them in the dark.
Flashlicht in Puget Sound
During the winter of 1922 par.
ty Of men from Destroyer Division
32 mosored UP Puget Sound in a
small boat in search of Christmas
greens. Forgetting they were in
a body of water affected by tre-
mendous sea tides, they made the
motor-sailer fast at the waters
lire near the shore, and started
off into the snow-covered and
bleak woodland. When they re
turned, three hours later, they
found the tide out and the boat
high and dry, with no high tide
for another twenty-four hours. The
party was unequipped for night
in the open, had no means OF kin
ding a fire. and. being seamen,
knew nothing of wood lore. Heavy
SHOWS had fallen and the party
was unarmed, while in the woods
at their backs the men could hear
the howls OF numerous pairs of
cougars, starving and hunting
food.
First class signaller James II.
Steger, however, had not forgotten
his fashlight. and with it he man
aged to signal to the Destroyer
Division out in the stream. a res
cue party was Sent out. 1t hauled
the heavy mOtor-sailer down to the
water and the marooned boat crew
went back to their destroyer, de-
termined never again to leave the
ti.e out of thei. reckoning.
Disaster at Hondu Head
But it was at HonduSReef, where
seven beautiful destroyers drove
to death on the night of September
s, 1923. that the Navy's hand
torches" proved forever their right
10 be included in the necessary
equipment of every warship.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

what 4 r @ NsOa'ly
found in the vicinity
the officer believed
he was in.
The Fatal Turn
Conseque ntly, the
report was made to
Captain Watson that
4 turn must now be
made in order to
clear the point of
Arguello in order to
have a clear course
into Santa Barbara
Channel. Then came
the fatal order-an
order which sent
twenty-three naval
men to their deaths
and struck seven
proud ships from the
lists Of the Navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31
NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR LA
BOR FOR THE WATER De
PARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
/ EFT. centric. CALIFORNIA.

! Notice is hereby given that seal
ed proposals or bids will be receiv-
ed by the undersigned City Clerk
of the City of Ell Centre, Califor-
mia, at the City Hall of said City
ND to the hour of 1880 o clock p III.
on Wednesday, the 10th day OF No
vember, 1924, for furnishing all la
Dor necessary for the installation of
the water mains described i'll the
specifications for the improvements
of the water system of said City on
file in the office of the City Clerk
of said City, including the Furnish
ing of all equipment necessary for
the performance of such work.
The Board off Trustees of said
City reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
BY order of said Board of Trus-
ices.
Dated this 31st day of October, l92l
I! JAMES A. SCHOFIELD.
b1t12 Acting City Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

tice. killing almost all of the men
within the hollow prison. q,.
IN determined efforl 10 slve
the lives Of any who might i'be
alive, Ensign Donald Smith, with
a hand torch,"> crawled into the
death chamber. He located the
extent of the damage and the fact
that several of the men within were.
living. This information led to the
removing OF several shipmates
who, had they lain undiscovered
in the gas-flled chamber few
minutes longer. would have sae'
cumbed. These men. after severe,
suffering on the Hospital Ship Re-
lief. were finally restored to
health. n
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

{ the Golfer dam would send rusn
of water into the condenser intake
and drown the man in the pipes.
Navy Diver Maurice HOFFMAN
stripped, and. with a tlashlight, en-
tered othe condensers and strus-
eled into the intake pipes. In
few minutes he emerged with q
number of small bolts which had
become lodged in the intake
valves. and which had caused an
the trouble.
By this simple operation the
ship was saved on the battle iihe'-
: and a repair expense to the GOV
crnment of $4,000 was avoided, TO
saw nothing of what it would nave
cost for a long tow to the states.
Loss of the Tacoma
In February of 1924, while pro-
cceding on duty off the Atlanuc
coast of Mexico, the Cruiser Ia
coma. of the special service squad
ron in Central American waters.
was overtaken by terrific hurr''
cane off Vera Cruz. With the hrst
blow the Tacoma was thrown upon
a reef near the Vera Cruz harbor.
Then commenced a storm which
shattered the old ship and spiit
her in every timber. for, beneath
her hull. wooden beams supported
her sheathing.
So terrific was the force OF, wind
i md water which Overwhelmed her
o. shat every upright thing on deck
was torn from its fastenings.
q Even her gun decks were, torn bod.
III ly from the deck and her ventila
Sc tor horns were blown over The
u entire first deck was ripped from
stem to stern, and on topside, the
4 radio room. with the captain and
= three radiomen in it, was crushed,
: killing all four.
; Scenes of Horror
q Below decks. indescribable scenes
of horror prevailed. Men were
4 tossed about like 80 many sacks. A
+. few of the crew, conscious enough
to control their actions, by a super
2 human effort OF Will were able Ia
cling to the upper parts or the
deck which were on 4 slant, and
c with their flashlights were able tn
, watch for shipmates who Slipped.
q down into that part OF the deck
c which was submerged. AS mea
:, fell, the beams of the hashlisat
!. guided others to pull them forth.
, For twenty hours .the storm
ragged, and those within the ship
/, watched by fashlight as the water
a crcpt up on them. Fortunately the
, tempest subsidized before the Ia
' coma became completely engulfed.
Bravery Of Ensign Smith
The latest incident OF the flash
lights use in naval tragedy came
{ on June 12, 1924, when super-heat-
: ed poisonous gases in the Number
: turret of the Battleship Missis-
:, sippi exploded during gunnery prac-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31

evan when the sea valves we're
shut, perslsting in introducing
itself into the condensers and bad
ly sailing the boilers, The condl'
ton became SO severe that the
destroyer was finally put out OF ac'
ton on the south shore OF the
Island of Culebra, fifteen hundred
miles from the nearest drydock' a
portable coTer dam was thrown
over the outer side of the CON
denser intake and cali went forth
for volunteers to crawl through
the condenser from inside the ship
and into the large pipes through
which the water intake operates,
This meant the acceptance OF a
desperate chapce. A slight slip OF
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-31
NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR
FURNISHING MATERIALS FOR
THE WATER DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF Ell centric,
CALIFORNIA.

Notice is hereby given that seal
cd proposals or bids will be receiv-
ed by the undersigned City Clerk
of the City of FL Centre, California,
at the City Hall of said City up to
the hour of 1880 O'Clock p. m. on
Wednesday the 10Th day of No
vember, 1924, for furnishing the
following materials for the water
department of said city, to-wit:
Cast iron pipe, valves, fittings
and miscellaneous materials as list
ed and described in Items Z, 8 anil
S-A of Schedule B of the specifl-
cations and drawings for the inn
provement of the water system OF
said city on file in the office OF
the CITY Clerk Of said City, inciud-
ing:
22S0 feet of 16 inch pipe.
1868 feet of il inch pipe.
APO feet of 10 inch pipe.
44I6 feet of inch pipe.
l55O4 feet of inch pipe.
1888 feet ofN4 inch pipe.
rs listed and described in said Item
3 together with the valves, fittings
and miscellaneous materials llsteu
and described in said Items I ana
S.A of Schedule B as aforesaid.
The Board of Trustees OF said
Citv reserve the right to REJECT any
:: or all bids.
By order of said Board of Trus-
tees. 100,
Dated this 31st day of October, 1924.
JAMES A. SCHOFIELD.
i31t12 Acting City Clerk