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Evening star., 1924-01-09
OFFER S10O,0)Q,0DO
FOR SHOALS RIGHTS
Southern Power Firms Plan
Leaves Fertilizer Making !.
to Ford and Others.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ed Press.
new offer for the electric power
to be generated at Muscle Shoals,
promising a return of 100000. 900 to
the government over a period of fifty
years, was rendered today by the
nine principal associated power COM
panies of the southern states
The offer does not include the nj
trate plants, which would be left free
for the manufacture Of fertilizer by
Henry Ford. or any, one else who
could come to terms with Congress,
and specifically reserves a certain
part of the power to be developed at
the Wilson dam next year for the
manufacture of fertilizers under-such
terms as the government might pre-
scribe
Representative Hull of the House
military committee really developed
the new proposals by his recent re-
quest of the federal power commits
sion to invite offers for the hydro
electric energy to be developed at
Wilson dam In 1925.
After the submission of the offer
today Mr.. Hull IN statement de-
clared the Ford offer utterly made
quate" and "of doubtful possible ben
eft" by comparison. He said he
would introduce an appropriate reso-
luton in the House.
Ford Not Declared.
1T should be pointed out" con-
tinued Representative Hull's state
ment. that there is nothing in this
plan which would debar Mr.. Ford
from carrying out his oft-eXpressed
desire of doing something for the
farmers by the manufacture of fer
tfliZers at Muscle Shoals.
THE nitrate plants ae still available
to him, with the necessary power. on
whatever terms Congress may decide.
/ want the government to encourage
him or any one else. But if Mr. Ford
is to engage in the fertilizer business,
employing the resources of the gov
ernment, 1T should be under the same
guarantees that would be expected or
asked of any other man."
Mr.. Hull announced that he would
introduce in the House a resolution
to provide for disposition of the Mus
Gle Shoals properties on the basis of
maintenance of the plants for pre-
paredness against war, utilization in
time of peace for making fertilizer
and use of power not devoted to fer
tilizer for distribution to the public
Continued on Page ., Column g.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
GUARDSMEN READY
TO NIP KLAN WAR
Three Companies in Illinois
County as Masked Forces
Exchange Threats.
BY the Associated Press.


MARION, Ill. January s.-Three
companies of the Illinois National
Guard are on duty in Williamson coun-
ty in readiness for any emergency oc-
casioned by the alleged growing bitter
ness between the Ku Klux Klan and an
snti-klan faction known as Knights of
the Flaming Circle, following a series
of prohibition raids
Mass meetings said to have been an
nounced secretly for today by both
factions are said by some to have been
the real cause for Sheriff George CALI
gan appealing for the troops. The
theory was strengthened by the de-
parture from here of Company / of
Salem, for Herrin shortly before mid
night. Two companies, K of Cairo and
l. of Mount Vernon, remain in Marion.
with headquarters at the county court
house.
Sheriff Sick in Bed.
Adjt. Gen. Carlos Black, who ordered
the soldiers into Williamson county.
arrived from Springfield at 3 am.
Sheriff Galligan is confined to his bed
with mumps. it was from there yes
terday that he telegraphed Gen. Black
that the situation was beyond his con-
troll and that -he feared rioting might
start at any time.
The sheriff's action followed i'm
mediately the acquittal yesterday of
S. Glenn Young, former prohibition
enforcement officer, and recently
deputized for work in raids, on a
charge of assault in a courtroom in
which large group of his friends
had mounted two machine guns for
self protection"
Within the last three weeks federal
agents. aided by hundreds of depu-
tized citizens, many of whom admit
ted membership in the Ku Klux Khan.
have, without the official knowledge of
series of raids. in which 212 persons
have been arrested for alleged viola
tions of the prohibition law. The last
raid was Monday night, when twenty
men were arrested.
Recalls Herrin Riots.
Il don't want this county to be ac-
cused again of failing to send for the
soldiers in time," said Sheriff CALI
gan in discussing the situation.
That charge was made after more
than a score of strip pit mine work
ers were massacred at Herrin two
years ago.
Hardware men in Herrin report
that the present crisis has brought
the sale of more guns and ammuni-
tion than ever before.
The Klan recently gave a demon
stration, hooded and gowned, in
which the declaration was made that
Williamson county was to be ecIeaned
up. On Saturday night, December %,
the first spectacular raid was made
and 1875 persons were arrested for
bootlegging. Three men were shot.
The Ku Klux Klan then claimed to
have raised $1,000 to conduct that raid
alone, which statement was followed
by one by Gus Simons. special officer
from Philadelphia, that both klans-
men and Knights of Columbus par
ticipated.
The next day, the road houses and
other places reopened, precipitating
another raid January 5, in which more
than fifty were arrested and some
previously under custody retaken. On
Monday of this week the raids were
resumed.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
VICE ARMY SHATTERED. FLEES
BEFORE BUTLER'S BITTER ATTACK
Philadelphia CLean-Up Under General Finds Cam
biers, BOOfleggers and UnderiUorLd Chiefs Fled:
Officials Life Threatened.

loin district and congratulated the
lieutenants i'm charge on their work
1t was well after ] am. before the
new director decided to call it day.
He had put in more than eighteen
hours in his first full day on the job
The cleanup action in the red
light district was quick and sure aft
er Gen. Butler had called two OF the
lieutenants in charge to his office
and warned them that they would
have to get busy" at once or be
busted"
Twenty-seven Saloons Closed.
Twenty-seven cider saloons were
closed, their doors padlocked and the
alleged proprietors of two arrested.
In many of the places there were
neither proprietors. bartenders nor
customers, they apparently having
anticipated the raids and sought COW
er elsewhere. Some of the saloons
were selling soft drinks only.
After this work was completed
Lieut.. Holton armed himself with an
AK and again led his men forth. This
time disorderly houses We're the OBJ
Jects OF attention and every one
known to be operating was visited
(Continued on Page . Column a.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
SHOWDOWN ON BONUS.
Republicans to Caucus Tomorrow
Night on Policy.

House republicans face a show
DOWN on the soldiers bonus tomor-
row night. with organization leaders
determined to sidetrack ii until the
ways and means committee renorrs a
TAX reduction bill.
At the request of a group Of war
Veterans a party conference will he
held. Efforts will be made to have
the ways and means committee recon-
mend passage of a bonus bill bv tha
end of the month, at the latest
Representative Longworth, the 70
publican leader, has notified the for
mer service men that their program
will be opposed and that an attemnt
will be made to give the tax hi1I
right of way. He said late yesterday
that he welcomed a showdown ana
expressed confidence that bonus adyo-
Gates would lose their fight Mem
hers of the veterans group, however.
declared afterward they would make
no change in their plans.
Pending decision the ways and
means committee continued its con-
sfderation to-day of the administrative
features of 1.-THE Mellon tax plan.
LOngwOrth Sees Lenders.
For an hour yesterday Mr.. Long
worth was In conference with Rerre
sentatives johnson of South DakMa
Fish of New York and Andrew OF
Massachusetts,. who were active in
having the conference called. He told
them that I'VE have you beaten and
will show you Thursday night"
The discussion was had after it
Lad been announced at the White
CONTINUED on Page2. Column 3. =.
Evening star., 1924-01-09

Street car riding is on the decline
in Washington, according to figures OBJ
tanned today from the records of the
Public Utilities Commission. During
the year just closed there was a fall
ing of of nearly. 5000 in the daily
average number Of pay passengers car
ried on both systems.
Walter c. Allen, executive secretary
to the commission, believes there are
two outstanding reasons for the reduc-
tion in volume of street car traffic.
namely: The gradual cutting down of
the wartime personnel in the govern
ment departments and the constant
increase in the number of automobiles.
In this connection, Engineer Com
missioner Bell announced today that
before the end of this month the CONF
mission will make public statement
Evening star., 1924-01-09
Steady Drop in Street Car Riders,
Records of Both Companies Sh0,C
Nearly 5000 Less PatrOnize Traction Systems Daily
This Year Than Last-Increase of Autos
One Of Reasons.

showing the financial condition of each
Of 1929
Figures compiled by r. G. Klotz,
traffic engineer of the commission,
relative to street car traffic, show
that in 1928 the daily average number
of pay passengers carried on the COM
bined lines of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric and the Capital
Traction companies was 412,141, as
compared with 416,S82 in 1922 The
average daily total number Of pas
sengers carried in 1928, which in
cIudes free transfer patrons and those
who travel on passes, was $4,000, as
against $4,000 in 1922.
In 1890 the two companies carried
436,863 pay passengers a day, or a.
600 more than were carried last year.
In 1920 the total daily average of all
passengers was 552,242, or 10000 more
than last year.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA. January 9.-An
exodus of gamblers, bootleggers and
other notorious characters of Phila-
deiphia's underworld was reported in
ruiz swing today as result of Brig
Gen. Buffers orders to the police to
clean up the city within forty-eight
hours after he haG been sworn in by
Mayor Kendrick as director of the
department of public safety.
Raids conducted by the police yes
terday afternoon and last night
revealed that many disorderly houses
had already closed their places and
the proprietors left the city. Cider
saloons. which had prominently dis
played the never closed" signs, were
shrouded in darkness early today and
not drink was to be had in any of
the establishments that generally had
been blamed for flooding the city
with poisonous liquor.
Apparently well pleased with the
initial results of his order, Gen. Butler
visited police stations in the tender
Evening star., 1924-01-09
ACTION ON GAS-TAX
BILL IS POSTPONED;
CITIZENS TESTIFY
Committeeman Told Mary
land Bureau Here Is ''Dirty,
Dingy, Rotten, Disgracetul.p

After hearing representatives Of
Washington business interests and
the owners of automobiles in the
National Capital the House District
committee adjourned today without
taking any action on the 2-cent gaso-
line tax bill, which is commonly call
ed the auto reciprocity measure. II
is the unfinished business before the
committee when it meets again next
Wednesday.
Owing to the illness of Representa-
tive Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia,
chairman of the committee, Repre-
sentative Frederick n. Zihlman of
Maryland, who has been fathering
the gasoline tax measure, conducted
the meeting.
w. Pearce Reynor. chairman of the
traffic committee of the Washington
Board of Trade, told the committee
that he represents one-fifth of the
District. He advocated passage Of
the bill as originally introduced, say
ing that those he represents do not
see why it should be amended, in
creasing by $600,000 the cost to auto
mobilists in the District. He pre-
Washington Board of Trade on jan
uary 4.
Prefer Tax on Gas.
Mr.. Reynor said that automobile
owners in the District would rather
pay tribute to the state of Mary
land than have an additional $780,
900 tax burden placed upon them by
Congress- He was cross examined
by Representative Thomas L. Blanton.
democrat, of Texas.
Mr.. Reynor argued that under the
original bill owners of automobiles
would pay as they go and the one
who used the roads most would pay
the most.
Representative Aswell. Of Louisiana,
democrat told the committee that
when the committee on roads was
organized in 1913 he was member
and introduced the first bill for fed
eral aid in road building, and that
the purpose has always been to ma
tionalize the highway.
Representative Aswell recommend
ed the substitution of his own bill,
which would deprive any state from
participation in federal aid for road
building il it failed to recognize the
auto license tags of other states. He
ueScrlDeo as prepoSleTous anu SHY
.he proposed 2-cent. tax on gasoline
in the Capital city Of the nation
de pointed out to the committee that
tourists from all parts of the country
would be taxed in their Capital city.
He said that many people in Mary
land have appealed to him saying that
they want real reciprocity and are op-
posed to the gasoline tax. He said
he is going to see the Governor of
Maryland and urge that reciprocity be
granted without the gasoline tax. He
inn I5ac q C.clIiraap
Evening star., 1924-01-09
.F|L|P|N0S ASSA|L
WOOD IN CONGRESS
Island independence Plea Re-
neWed in Bitter Attack on
Governor General.

The plea for Philippine indepen-
dence was renewed by the Philippine
mission here today in a memorial to
Congress making severe criticism of
the administration of Governor Gen
eral Leonard Wood
The petition. signed by Manuel
Roxas, speaker of the Philippine
house, and Pedro Guevara, the resi-
dent commissioner, declared that "the
theories and principles underlying
Governor Woods actions are utterly
repugnant to the policies that go to
make up the corner stone of Philip
pine autonomous government"
Evening star., 1924-01-09
MilIiOnaire's Son
Likes Taxi Trade;
Goes Back to 1t
By tho Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 9.-Francis
o. French, son of Amos Tuck French
of Tuxedo Park, and first cousin of
William H Vanderbilt, has be-
come a taxicab chauffeur again.
Awaiting a fare today, he as
serted he liked his job and would
not again branch out in the business
field.
He became a taxicab driver last
October. but quit his job a week
later when the publicity accorded
him induced him TO believe he could
be a successful clothing salesman.
He continues a member of the
Harvard and Knickerbocker clubs.
He is earning s55 a week plus tips.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
Word of Father
Sends Slayer to
Prison for Life
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY. n. j.. January 8.
Arnold Anderson, twenty-six
years old, has been convicted of
muNfer because his father, Alvin
Anderson. a Brooklyn tailor, who is
deeply religious. could not lie on
the witness stand.
Il asked Arnold if he was
guilty" the father testified in a
low voice. He looked me right
in the eye and said: Il killed him
What he said he meant and | be-
lieve ii was true"
~foung Anderson was accused of
killing Harry G. Moore, real es-
tate broker, in holdup. The son
testified he had told his father he
was the murderer in order to
shield a partner in the holdup who
fired the shot. The jury in it's
verdict last night recommended
mercy and Anderson will be SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
SIX PERISH when ICE
BREAKS UNDER AUTO
Search for Bodies Begun Today il
Lake Andrews, Min
nesota.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA, Mimi, January g.
Search began today for the bodies of
six persons who were drowned when
an automobile broke through the ice
while Crossing Lake Andrews, six
miles southwest of Alexandria. last
night.
Five Of the dead. Mrs. Pearl Glade
and her two small children and Mrs.
Rolo Glade and her one child, were
sixth. Rudolph Wolfe, a member of
the party who had elected to walk
across the lake, perished while help
ing Carl Glade. husband of Mrs. Pearl
Glade, rescue Doris Glade, Carts sis
-teE
Evening star., 1924-01-09
MCCORMICK OPPOSES
SMALL FOR GOVERNOR
Says All Other Illinois Candidates
Must Declare Position on
Executive.

, Open declaration against renomina-
ton of Gov. Len Small of Illinois
was made today by Senator Nc
Cormick, republican, of that state in
a letter to w. E. Hawthorne, a news
paper editor of Granville, ILL.,
Senator Mccormick said he was
opposed to denomination of the
governor, "and will vote against it,"
He added that he had no personal
animus.
The senator also declared that all
Illinois candidates for senator anu
governor would have to make known
their position as to Gov. Small.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
I3 TROOPERS SLAIN
IN PHILIPPINE FIGHT
Constabulary Engage in Battle
With Religious Fanatics
on Island.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
MANILA, January g. Thirteen
members of the Philippine constabu-
larry, including two officers, have been
killed by religious fanatics ON Bucas
Island, off the northeast coast of Min
danao, according to official advices
from Suriago, Island of Mindanao.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
WILL TRUST MOROS.
Wood to Allow Them to Handle
Own Affairs.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, January 9-As an aid to
the handling of the problem of ad-
ministering the Moro peoples of these
islands, an increasing number of
Moros will be appointed to office in
Mindanao and Sulu, Gov. Gen. Leon
ard Wood Announced today.
Gen. Wood also announced that
Moro leaders would be detailed to
arrest any Moro sought on criminal
ch1rges instead of constabulary, as
at present.
1t is stated that Dato Santiago,
leader of a band of Moro fanatics,
last October had offered to surrender.
Santiago has been in hiding nearly
three months.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
JOHNSON IN CAPITAL.

Senator Hiram Johnson returned
today from his campaign trip through
the middle west and made plans to
lrenew his fight in that section for the
Republican presidential nomination
within fortnight. Addresses probably
will be made at Chicago and in South
and North Dakota -.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
BATHING GIRLS DRAPED.

NEW YORK, January Six bathing
girls appearing twice daily at the ma
tional motor boat show in Grand Gen.
trail Palace have been ordered to wear
capes SO that visitors may devote more
time to the exhibits of boats.
Evening star., 1924-01-09
WEATHER.

Fair tonight with temperature
above freezing; tomorrow increasing
cfoudiness, followed by rain. Tenn
perature for twenty-four hours ended
at pm. today: Highest, as. at noon
today; lowest, 81, at $3.50 am. today.
Full report on page z
Evening star., 1924-01-09

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column %
Evening star., 1924-01-09

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1924-03-06

threatening the politician as he
comes along the street"
Mrs. Hiram Smell presided at the
Evening star., 1924-03-06
UNDERWOOD ATTACKS
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE
Democratic Platform Must Reafirm
Bill of Rights, Senator Tells
Woman's Club.

Senator Underwood Of Alabama,
candidate for the democratic presi-
Dental nomination. told the Womans
National Democratic Club yesterday
that If the democratic party has not
the courage to write into its plat
form in New York in June a reaf-
tirmation of the bill of rights, guar
anteeing religious freedom and the
rights of men, then ii might as well
abandon its principles. The meeting
of the club was held at $50 Connecti-
cut avenue, and was one of the
Wednesday luncheous.
when it is said that only a GER
tain class Is fitted to govern, when
II is said that "A man cannot hold
office by reason of birth or religion"
declared the senator. "then those who
make such statements are conspiring
against the principles of your gov
ernment. 1t is prosecution and perse-
cution. These organizations stand
with their hoods and sheets on
Evening star., 1924-03-06
emergency ESROLLS
GIG FOR FUND DRIVE
Campaign for $500,000 to Begin
Tonight With Dinner at
New Willard.
COPELAND IS HONOR GUEST
Billboards to Tell Public Value of
Hospital to- Capital.

Enrolment of GIG persons in the
Emergency and Casualty hospitals
campaign was announced today by
Col. Edward Clifford, chairman Of the
movement. The campaign is to be
launched tonight at an opening din
ner in the main ballroom of the New
Willard, to be attended by most of
those engaged in the work.
Senator Royal S. Copeland is to be
the guest of honor and principal
speaker Col. Clifford will preside.
Woodbury. Blair, president of Emer-
gency's board of directors, and Mrs
Reginald S. Huidekoper. chairman of
the women's division of the cam
palgn, Will also speak. There is to
be community singing and music by
a section of the Marine Band.
1t was announced today that Col.
clifford will broadcast a campaign
speech tomorrow night from station
WCAP at 1895 o'clock, taking as his
subject, why Emergency and Cas-
ualty Hospitals Must Be Kept Open"
He Will speak for ten minutes.
Campaign Lasts Ten Days.
After the formal beginning of the
campaign tonight the work of solici-
tation will begin. 1t is to last for ten
days and there will be rally lunches
every other day next week, Monday.
w Wednesday and Friday, with the final
luncheon scheduled for Tuesday,
March IS.
The lunches, as well as the opening
dinner, are TO be held in the Willard. \
bulletin board, seventy-fivef eet long and
eight feet high, was set up in the
main ballroom today. 1t contains the
names of all the team captains, with
spaces under their names for a record
of their team reports for each rally.
Championship banners are to be
awarded at each luncheon to the
women's team and the mems team with
the largest total of subscriptions.
VIII Use Billbonrds.
\ number of large outdoor signs
are planned as part of the publicity.
One was erected late yesterday after
moon next door to Casualty Hospital
reading Help raise the 100000 fund
for Casualty and Emergency Hospitals. "
1t was planned to erect several in the
main business district today and to-
morrow. The Thomas Cusack Com
pany has donated twelve billboards
for the period of the campaign. Win
dow posters have been distributed and
trolley posters are to be shown.
One more team captain has been
appointed since the list of man cap
tains was announced. He is Col. d. +.
Merrill and already has nearly full
team membership.
Evening star., 1924-03-06
SlSAl COMBINES HIT.
Americans Warned Against Monop
olists in q. S. and Mexico.

Users in the United States of Mexi-
can sisal--the foundation material
for manufacture of binder twine-
and the American government must
be on the lookout to avoid price ex-
ploitation by semi official combina-
tions in Mexico with American finan-
cial aid. according to a report sub
mitted today by special agents of the
Department of Commerce. The re-
port was made in general investi-
cation into marketing and production
methods controlling essential raw
materials imported for American use.
Although the new "exportadora" or
paniZation of sisal growers and the
Mexican state government of Yucca
tan, which co-operates with the Sisal
Sales Corporation in America. have
been much more intelligent" than
the preceding organizations In the
sisal monopoly, the report said, the
opportunity to extort unjustly from
American users still exists. The "ex-
portadora" is compulsory co-opera-
tive organization of the Mexican pro-
ducers, which fixes prices in both pur-
chase and sale of sisal.
Evening star., 1924-03-06
HUGHES LAUDS BRISTOL.
U. S. Commissioner to Turkey Cred
tied With Fine Work.

Secretary Hughes has written a
letter to the Secretary of the Navy
calling attention to the important
services which have recently been
rendered this government by Rear
Admiral Mark L. Bristol, u. S. N,
United States high commissioner to
Turkey especially in connection
with the arrangements made with the
government of Turkey for the consid-
Grafton of claims of nationals of both
countries.
1T is a pleasure for me-" says the
Secretary of States, Ito inform you of
my appreciate of the skill and
patience with which Admiral Bris-
tol conducted the negotiations lead
ing to that arrangement"