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Evening star., 1924-12-30

was the least important item in the
money printing program.
The appropriations for the bureau
for the current fiscal year provide for
150,OOO.O00 delivered sheets of United
states and national bank currency. The
demands for new money through money
coming in for redemption and increased
demands, particularly for 81 bills, has
necessitated the printing by the bureau
at greater rate during the first few
months of this fiscal year than the 15O,-
o0O.0 sheets would provide. 1t will be
necessary, if the present rate of produc-
ton continues to authorize for this fis-
cal year by way of deficiency appropria-
tion additional sheets which will carry
the total number of sheets for 1925 to
number al least equal if not in excess of
the recommended program for 1926.
The Treasury Department is now
operating without any reserve stock of
currency, the production of the plant
being used from day to day to fill cur
rent needs. program is being pre-
pared in the Treasury Department for
building up a reserve stock of paper
money which will permit the new notes
to become properly aged and seasoned
before being issued and provide safety
stock of money which can be issued as
the needs arise
Evening star., 1924-12-30
ORPHANS GUESTS
OF EVENING STAR
Inmates of Institution to
Witness Film Version of
Barrie's "Peter Pam"

inmates of every orphan asylum in
Washington will see the film version
of Sir James NJ. Barrie's immortal
story of child life, Peter Pan" at
the Columbia Theater as guests of
The Evening Star. Special showing
of the picture will be made for the
orphans tomorrow, Thursday and
Friday.
Every orphan boy and girl attend
Ing the show will De given a little
surprise package by the management
of the Columbia Theater and the Cha
pin Sacks Ice Cream Co. will dis
tribute airships.
To Visit "Never, Never Land"
The photoplay will carry the or
phans into never, never land" where
for two hours they will witness the
struggle between Peter Pan and his
pals to overcome wild and fierce
looking pirates. Betty Bronson, the
beautiful seventeen-year-o girl, is
cast in the title role-a role made
famous Is years ago by the incom-
parable Maude Adams.
She was selected to star as the my
thical lad Peter Pan over all the
famous motion picture actresses and
actors in the country and has won
fame and fortune overnight. Her pi
quaint charm, her vivacity, her win
ming smile and her desire never to
grow up. but remain a boy and have
fun, win touch the hearts Of the or
phans.
"Peter Pan" Radio Feature.
The story of Peter Pan is familiar
to virtually every radio fan in Wash
ington. In serial form ii was broad
cast from WRC by Peggy Albion, the
bedtime story teller. Other radio sta
tions throughout the country also
have broadcast the story.
Special arrangements have been
made for transporting the orphans
to and from the theater. The inmates
of all the orphanages have been di-
vided in to three groups. The first
group will attend the initial show
tomorrow
Evening star., 1924-12-30
D0R0THEA JONES WEDS
Mel LYNN, SAYS MESSAGE
Girl Whose Disappearance Caused
Wide Search Recently Again
Leaves Washington.

Dorothea Jones, 18-year-old girl,
whose last disappearance from home
some months ago started a wide
search by the police, disappeared
again early yesterday morning, this
time from the Georgetown University
Hospitals Training School for
Nurses, where she was in training
Last night William II. Harrison of
637 Fourth street northeast, brother
in-law Of James J. McLynn, the girls
erstwhile fiance, who was questioned
by the police at one time during her
last disappearance, received the fol-
lowing telegram: I'VE were married
at 2:45 in New York. Are going to
Westwood. n. j., tonight. Particulars
later. Mrs. J. ]. McLynn."
The telegram is taken by friends
and relatives of the girl as the ex-
planation of her disappearance. Mrs
Charles F. Jones of 2919 Twelfth
street northeast, mother of the girl,
according to the police, had opposed
the marriage and secret eIopement
plans accordingly were developed and
executed by the couple. it is believed
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
he Health Department in the last "a hours:
John Murray, 80, Providence Hospital
Ira H. Johannes TO- 3149 Mt. Pleasant st.
George fowler 50, 40 New York ave.
Edna r. Price, 81 1914 East Capitol st.
Theopilus Sisk, 40 Gnllinger Hospital.
Helen Karegan, A. Casualty Hospital.
Lester WaIizer 23 Providence Hospital.
Emma s. Dent, 10. 410S Illinois ave.
Mary e. Green. 63, 52s 7th st. ne.
Jacob /. Futrovsky, IS, 1900 ii st. ne.
Katherine Crowder, 43, Alb ST. ne.
Annie \. Cheney, Il. S1S Taylor st.
: Robert c. Iiddane, 80 Providence Hospital.
Charles b. Lakin.- 10 months. 1921 H st. ne.
Hester Walker, 102, 1921 Decatur court.
Alice II. Valentine, &c. 406 II st.
Rosie Smith, A. Children's Hospital.
Hattie Brown. 20. 212 7th st. Sc.
John Bryant, 80, 116 2nd st. s.w.
Jason Jones, 81 st. Eliza beth's Hospital
Harriet Wayne, 65. Emergency Hospital.
Ellsworth K. Preston, 3, 616 3rd st. s.w.
Bernice Simmons, Z. 331 c st. s.w-
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Drinking IL, Public
On NeaU Year Foe
Viii MeUr, Arrest

No matter who they are. New
Year eve celebrants caught drink
ing alcoholic liquor will be arrest
ed, taken in the police patrol to the
station house and $50 collateral de-
manded of each.
This notice was handed down to-
day by Harry NJ. Luckett, chief of
general prohibition agents here,
who issued warning that already
he has plans laid to watch the
cabarets, hotels and hostelries of
Washington where New Year eve
parties are planned.
Chief Luckett let 1t be known
that law-abiding persons who
gather to dance or dine or other
wise lawfully celebrate the COM
ing in of the new year will not be
molested.
Evening star., 1924-12-30


surely pertinent and important to a
careful analysis of the subject, / am
(signed) JOHN A. PETTY,
Executive Secretary"
Declares Rights Endangered.
In discussing the situation today,
Mr.. Petty said: ANY attempts to
use the police power or any other
means to regulate or control private
property. thereby infringing upon
the rights of taxpayers in the exer-
else of their privileges guaranteed
under the Constitution, is fraught
with danger to our free institutions
and personal prerogatives and is a
serious menace to business in gen.
eral. The right to fix property rights
can and probably will be soon 'fol-
lowed by the fixing of prices and the
general regulation of business"
Mr.. Petty declared that the board
felt that the action of the Preside ent
in ordering a complete survey of
conditions in the District was a
splendid thing in that it would re-
veal to the authorities the real and
true conditions.
Speed Census Plans.
Moving quickly to speed up the
in the District of Columbia ordered
by President Coolidge yesterday,
when he directed the taking of a
census of all vacant houses and
apartments, the Police Department
of Washington, the Bureau of the
Census and the Department of Justice
today drew up plans for the survey
and marshaled their forces in readi-
ness for the actual census taking, be-
ginning Friday.
While the three agencies were pre-
pairing to investigate housing con-
ditions here, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, who has been watching the
local rental situation also, declared
that such surveys had been made
in other cities and been found help
full. William NJ. Steuart, director OF
the census, conferred with Mr.. Hoover
on Census Bureau cooperation in
the survey this afternoon.
Mr.. Steuart said the necessary
forms were being prepared to push
the Census Bureau end of the work
without delay, and indicated the bu-
reau Will be able to swing into ac-
tion just as soon as the returns are
made by the police officers directed
Evening star., 1924-12-30

to take the census. At the Depart
ment of Justice officials declared the
legal machinery of the Government
was prepared to go along with the
other agencies engaged in the survey
in any manner which might expedite
compilation of the figures.
Conference ON Details.
Commissioner oyster and Maj Sui
livan, chief of police. will confer this
afternoon on the actual details con-
nected with the taking of the census
by policemen. 1t is not felt there
will be any difficulties to be ironed
out in the way of the census taking
and that 1t will take only three or
four days, as similar survey was
made some time ago by the Police
Department at the direction of the
Senate District committee.
The information when collected
will be turned over to the Bureau of
the Census. where it will be collated
and studied In connection with the
total population of the District and
the housing needs. The data also
will be used by the chairmen of the
Senate and House District commit
tees in support of the bill each in
troduced yesterday for the President
treating permanent Rent Commits
sion and giving that body ample au
thority to regulate rentals.
1t is understood that the police
will make no attempt in collecting
this information to ascertain the
rentals asked for properties. 1t is
believed this phase of the local sur
vey will be left to the Department
of Justice and the Bureau of the
Census. If not, it will be taken up
later by the police department or
through the agency of the Rent Com
mission of the District.
President Moved to Action.
President Coolidge after giving the
housing situation In the District much
thought, and after making many in
quiries from persons who were in a
position to advise him from all angles,
suddenly made up his mind last week
that II was time for the Federal Gov
ernment to take a hand in an effort
to correct what has been represented
to the President as an existing evil.
If for no other reason than the fact
that he feels somewhat responsible
for the peace and comfort of the
thousands of men and women employ
ed by the Federal Government here.
he is satisfied that his determination
is justifiable.
The Presidents first act was to
have Richard Whaley. chairman of
the District Rent Commission, draft a
bill which not only continues that
tribunal, but removes any, doubt about
its functioning being constitutional
and at the same time placed teeth in
the law governing the rent situation
This draft was read to him Saturday
by Chairman Whaley. 1t met with
his instant approval. and when Con-
gress reconvened yesterday after it's
holiday Senator Ball. chairman of the
Senate District committee, and Rep
resentative Reed, chairman of the
House District committee, introduced
the bill in their respective houses
This legislation is not based on the
existence of an emergency as result
of the war, as is the case in the pres
ent rent law, but 1t turns over to the
Rent Commission the police powers
of the Federal Government to protect
the health and morals of the public
of the Capital City.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
ROLAND E. FLEHARTY
is CLAIMED BY DEATH
Employe in Capitol Stationery
Room Since Mckinley Admins
tration, Victim of Pneumonia.

ROLAND E. F'leharty, 81 years old.
for 81 years a resident of the District,
whose home was at the Birmingham
Apartments. Adams Mill road, died at
. o'clock this morning at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. James o. Peed. 645
b street northeast, of pneumonia.
Mr.. Fleharty was born in Illinois
He had been employed in the station
cry room at the Capitol from the
Mckinley to the Wilson administration
Besides Mrs. Peed, three other daugh-
ters, Mrs. Raymond Gilliland of
Illinois, Mrs. Charles Muir and Miss
Mayne Fleharty, and two sons, Ward
w. and Ralph B. Fleharty of this
city, survive him. He was prominently
connected with Emmanuel Baptist
Church.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day at 2 pm. at the home of Mrs.
Peed. Interment will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
SEE ATMOSPHERE CLEARED
London Officials Think Time Ripe
for Debt Farley.
By the Associated Press

b 70 the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 30-Next year
will be an ideal time for an allied
debt conference which conceivably
might result from the Paris meeting
of allied finance ministers next month,
according to opinions expressed in
official quarters in London today.
1t is believed that the atmosphere
has been greatly cleared by official
and unofficial statements made by
some of the allied governments in
recent months, and Great Britain,
while she will not take the lead in
calling such a debt conference, would
welcome some kind of an understand
ing for a settlement of the inter-
allied debt question.
Discussion of interallied obligations
at Paris in January at the session
of the finance ministers is regarded
as almost certain and il is under
stood there is feeling in many
quarters that debt conference
should be held during the coming
year.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Allen B. HarralsoR of Bedford, Pa. and
Jeanette l.. Defebaugh of Amanda Ohio.
Cyrus ii. Smithdial and Lee Cummings.
Carey B. Duaney and Beulah j. Jennings
both of Ruckersville, Va.
Ernest II. Warriner and Mary l.. Yates,
both of South Richmond, Va.
James X. Coleman of Charleston, s. c., and
Alice A. Barksdale of this city.
John D. Carr of Greensborough, y. C., and
Nettie NJ. Grant of this city.
Walter c. Glover Of Oklahoma City, Okla,
and Elmer Wood of this city.
Paul 4. Mann and Alma r. Furlow.
Joseph p Reagan of Mount Savage, Nd,
and Angela V. Dugan of this city.
Lindsay G.. Hommes. of Chicago, ILL.,. and
Lulu G. Vohoska of Elbert, Iowa.
James f. foyer and Bleaker l. Wallace.
BENJAMIN l.. Hill and Annie NJ. Pullman.
Robert Phillips of Bethesda, Md, and Gladys
VI. Richards of this city.
George d. Rust, jr.. and Mary e. Hull,
both of Richmond.
John s. Young and Rosie c. Barnard.
LittIeton Jackson and Marie French.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
BARRETT ON CHIMES.

Prof. T. H. Barrett, whose voice
was hurled across the Atlantic by
radio station KDkA on November ~
and relayed by London station
throughout the United Kingdom. will
give a. special program on the chimes,
a silver steel saw, an oboe, a saXo-
phone and musical glasses as a fea-
ture of the New Year eve services at
the Capital Memorial Church. Prof.
Barrett also will sing Holy Night"
the song which the radio waves car
ried from his throat to listeners in
the British Isles.
The services will begin at 1880
o'clock tomorrow evening with a ser
mon on The Virgin Birth of Christ,
by Rev. B. G. Wilkinson, dean of
theology Of the Washington Mission
airy College.
Evening star., 1924-12-30

'NOlIliuutu from FlTSC IdS6,D
us and. in accord with his govern
ment, told US: We ask YOU not to
put America aside in the distribution
or the annuities under the Dawes
plan for payment of certain damages
10 property caused us by Germany
we ask you to recognize the rights
of our country
Cannot Ignore Plea.
We replied that the question of
right is disputable, but we cannot in
equity, owing to the friendship of
our two nations, ignore the request
from the country which brought us
with such magnificent eagerness the
assistance of its arms and helped us
Hnance the war under conditions
Whlch no one can forget; which for
years has not ceased to lend us it's
aid and which cannot recover its
damages except through sharing in
the Dawes plan annuities.
However, we make two formal.
reservations: First, that the nature
ana Importance of these damages be
fixed by the conference of ministers
of finance: second. we cannot admit
that the debt to America for DANA ges
be paid upon quicker schedule than
that for the French claim"
NJ. Ciementel paid tribute to owen
ID. Young and Seymour Parker Gill
bert, Jr., agents general under the
Dawes plan. saying that had France
had any hesitation over granting Mr.
LoGan's request it must have van
ished upon ''the success in the appli-
cation of the Dawes plan, which once
more has shown us the value of
American collaboration for the solu-
ton of the difficult problems of rep
aration. l especially thank Mr.
Young for his recent speech in New
York asking his compatriots to take
into account the great sacrifice
France made in accepting the Dawes
plan. 1t was entirely impossible for
any French minister of finance to
contest in equity the request for
American participation in the Dawes
plan and refuse Mr.. Logan the sat
isfaction he sought.
In giving our adhesion in principle
to his request we have wished to
show our sentiments of sincere cor
diality for that great and friendly
nation, the United States. Has it not
always been upon such sentimental
bases that affairs pending between
the two countries have been settled?"
JustIfies Debt Talk.
Reverting to the interallied debts,
NJ. Clementel said:
1T can be maintained that it is ad-
visable not to raise the question of the
interallied debts at the conference of
the finance ministers January 6. But
it can equally be advanced that the
question of the intera1lied debts dom
mates the entire problem of the dis
tribution of the German payments
and that it would be advisable to dis
cuSS both questions simultaneously.
Some may affirm that settlement
of our debt to the United States must
be negotiated direct with the Wash
ington Government, while others may
deem that part of our debt must be
the object of a general agreement on
the interallied debts.
But there can be, no question of
reaching a definite solution of this
problem before getting into complete
accord with the Parliament. NeSo-
tiations will be started; they are alb
solutely necessary. But for our
American debt, as we'll as for the
British debt, we will come before the
Parliament and ask it's approval be-
fore we enter into any final settle
ment."
q. S.-BRITISH VIEWS SAME.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Seeks 5000 Allowance,

Mrs. Blanche Kingston today asked
the District Supreme Court to require
her husband, Capt. Arthur Kingston,
to pay her $500 monthly pending the
hearing of divorce PROCEEDINGS be-
tween them. The wife SAYS her hus-
band allows her $780, but this is not
enough, she states. He has a salary
and allowances totaling $500 per
month, the wife declares, and also
has an income from property in Buff
falo. She is represented by Attor-
news NeWmYer & King
Evening star., 1924-12-30
q. s.-BRITIsH VIEWS SAME.
Coincide on Cologne and War Debt
Questions.

nv Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON December 3O.-America s
anxiety over the two great outstand-
ing political problems of Europe
the evacuation of the Cologne area
and the French war debts-coincides
with the present frame of mind of the
British public On both issues Great
Britain seeks the same objective
sought by the United States. She
wants to play fairly with Germany.
TO prove to the German people that
they will be released from tho mill
tary occupations at the earliest pos
sible moment At the same time she
wants France to agree not to re-
occupy the Cologne area in case Great
Britain wlthdraws.
In the matter of debts Great Brit
ain always held firmly to the line
laid down by Premier Baldwin when
he returned from Washington two
years ago-namely. the settlement OF
the international debts by payment
and not by compromies or barren
promise.
Solution With France.
The solution of these problems lies
largely with France and while Great
Britain wonders at the tone of the
statements emanating from Washing
ton and directed at Paris, there is
real sympathy here for the American
point of view. Statements of a semi
official nature acknowledge Amer
ica's right to inquire into the condi-
tions which might affect adversely
the smooth working of the Dawes
plan, especially in view of the large
sums which American banks have
loaned on the strength of the better
relations to be developed by the
reparations settlement.
British bankers have similar inter-
ests and undoubtedly are pressing
Boldwin's government to seek a set
Evening star., 1924-12-30
FRENCH TO INSIST ON REVISION
OF ENTIRE VAR DEBT SETTLEMENT
Pooling Proposal of CIementeI Has Government S
and Bankers Support-Repudiation
Charges Warmly Resented

tlement of the Cologne question which
will insure Germany's continued good
will.
With these considerations in mind
it is certain that the British states
men will observe the utmost caution
as to the contents of the forthcom-
ing allies note to Germany, explain
ing the failure to evacuate the
Cologne area.
Premier Baldwin Is well as Austen
Chamberlain, will insist upon the
right to reserve decision as to wheth
er or not. Germany is really and fla
grantly in default on the question of
disarmament. Until the full report
of the control commission is pub
lished this decision cannot be made,
and therefore the allied note will take
the form of q mere preliminary to the
later discussions.
In the meantime Great Britain de-
sireS Germany to understand that
she is to have a reasonable respite
in which to make good any omissions
in the disarmament program When
this is done the Cologne zone will be
evacuated in strict accordance with
the terms of the Versailles treaty.
Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Coz
SEE ATMOSPHERE CLEARED.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Reserve Officers to Train.

Three members of the Officers Re-
serve Corps Of the Army residing in
this city have been ordered to. report
to the Assistant Secretary of War,
War Department, for duty under
training in connection with procure
ment activities. They are Lieut.. Col.
Clarence J. Owens, Quartermaster
Corps; Maj. Fernando r. Norcross,
Engineer Corps, and Capt Sanford D.
Ashford, Signal Corps.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Slightly Mistaken.

From the Kansas City Star.
Plump Chorus Lady-That birds
dead in love with me. Didja hear what
he said about my luminous eyes?
Slim Chorus Lady-He didn't say
anything about your luminous eyes
He was talking about your volumi-
nous size
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported t.
the Health Department in the last "A hours:
Roger and Nina ODonnell. boy.
Anthony I. and Bimba Grasso, boy.
Wayne A. and Sadie +. Smith, girl.
Pasqu8le and Teresina Errico, boy.
Harry s. and Ethel III. Farmer girl.
Grafton +. and Violet I. Lee, boy.
Richard and Catherine Lester, girl.
James and Evelyn Smith, girl.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
WARNING AGAINST KISSING
HALTS NEW YEAR PARTIES
Brooklyn Physician Cites Perils of
Oscillation Due to Prevalence
of Pneumonia.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 30.-It looks
now as though a whole flock of New
Year parties will be called off
Why? Because DR.. Robert Z. Cough
I'm Of Brooklyn has just issued
warning against kissing, due to the
prevalence of pneumonia
kissing should be done away
with, because there may lurk a pneu-
monia germ in a kiss" declared the
doctor. IF you don't kiss you mini
mize the danger of contracting pneu-
monia. Love your neighbor, but don't
kiss him or her"
Evening star., 1924-12-30
ITALIAN CABINET MEETS
TO STUDY RESERVATIONS
Ministers of Education and Pub
lie Works, Both Liberals.
Quit.
BY tine Associated Press.

ROME December 30.-The council
of cabinet ministers has been urgent
ly convoked for this afternoon. The
meeting has been summoned. it was
stated, to discuss the designations
Of the Liberals, Senator Casati and
Gino Sarrocchi, ministers of educa-
ton and public works, respectively.
Evening star., 1924-12-30

Roses sold in England on Queen
Alexandra's day of this year brought
u more than $4,000 fer charity
Evening star., 1924-12-30
REALTORS PROTEST
RENT-CONTROL LAW
AS ABUSING RIGHTS

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