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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-04-29
''KDYT JE MAS"
Crta &c slouensk0ch hor.
Napsdl Pet Konpiss.

); Ma hranieich -azske q Ian
ske szspy. vysoko v,hoisch, lei
vesniSka <. Lei. jak' Sc fikaa,
papu Bohu "a lady. Avsak ne
myslete ISL. ze Sc pan Bib 0 nj
proto meme 'slara. Ba;pravs ma
opak. stara Sc nj opravdu otcov-
sky. Male horske chaloupky.
pfitulene ke strani, nemaji nouze
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-04-29

SSeSS
nym, hrozivym hlasem. ].
"Mdj boze!". zastenala' div
ka zoufale. 1"Do .jaktch rukou
jsem to upadla!'
DO rukou lidi, ktefi .bIdou
k vam plni ohledd "a vlidnosti,
budete-i tichou q rozumnou!''
odvetil Terremonde. "Budete-
Ii Sc ale vzpirati, tim hire pro
vas! Vite ma Gem jste, die to-
no jednejte!" !.
Berta, strnula hrdzou, schou
lila Sc v koutek:: koG&ru, aby
byla CO nejvice vzdalena cd
sv6ho nicemneho prdyodce. je-
hoz oci swiftly v temnot&ch
jako zrak dravce. !
AvSak," della po chvili hla-
sem prosehnym, "rcete mi as
pon,s KAN, mne. vedete. Neni to
tedy Rene Moulin, fjenz vas
pro mne poslal?''' 50 Il i /,
"On nebo nekdo jinyl r.
Dozvite Sc toho pozdejir' |.
"Jste bidnici!!" =
''Spilejte 81, tesi-li vas to-
jen kricet vam nedovolim!"
"Ach," odvetila divka zou-
fale, "budu volati o pomoc!-
Lide prikvapiw / jala Sc vskut
ku kriceti: ma pomoc:! Sem! !!
Semi"
Po druhe Terremonde stlacil
il prudce nazpet M sedatko 4
zakryv il surove usta, pritiskl
hrot noze z lehka k sprsoums je-
Jim. Dubief zpival dale a sta
lie hlasiteji.
Berta -yydesena, sklesla zno-
WI malomQcne nazpet. Pfiser-
ma predtucha zmocnila sc il
nyni. Vzpomnela 81 ma Rene
ovy nepratele, ma tajuplne ony
muze, ktere uz jednou v bytu
jeho videla a kteri no chteli
zniciti; jsouc v rukou jejich
jest nepochybne ztracena t6z.
Pomyslila i ma Stepana, ma
vsechny sny sveho ml&di, ma
vsechny sve nadeje zmafene.
Slzy vytryskly z oci jeji a pr
sa jeji pocala Sc zvedati Yzly-
kotem srdcelomnym.
Terremonde, nepohnut, ne
ztracel il z oci. Ndz svij drzel
stale v ruce otevreny.
Pozvolna Rerta ustala vzly-
kati. V duchu vznasela k Bo-
hu vrelou prosbu q modlitbu a
kid vracel Sc v dusi jeji. Ne
chtela uveriti. ze by bidnici
pomysleti mohh ma zavrazdeni
jeji, chteli il nepochybne jen
cd Renea odlouciti, z Parize
vzdaliti. Budou il vezniti po
jisty cas-, ale konecne propusti
il oret ma svobodu spatfi pax
znovu zboznovaneho Stepana.
Rozhodla Sc tedy tv&fiti Sc od-
dan0u a dojmouti tax kdoz
il meli zajati.
Ruce jeI sviraly kfecovite
okraj polstaru. N&hle dotkly
Sc jakehosi papiru pohozene-
ho. Chopila Sc no, slozila no a
vsunula nepozorovane mezi
dian a rukavicku svou. "Kdoz
vi" pomyslila 81, "snad jest
to listek, ktery mne muze .po-
xdeH uvesti ma stopv nektere-
no z bidniki."
Vuz mezitim projel vesnici
Eagnolettem j zanfifil ma ces-
tn, vedouci pfikfe do vrchu k
letohradku. Costa byla obtiz-
ma, blativa 2 kluzka. Dubief
musil sestoupiti s kozlfku q We
Isti kone "a uzdu vzhlru. Ko-
necn6 octli sc nahofe M plani,
kde cekal jiz detektiv Thefer,
ienz zatim opatril tvar svou
cernou maskou, aby byl tim
bezpecnejsi pred poznanim. FL
akr cislo ls stanul pred MIN.
Terremonde vvvad / txncn,,c ri
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-04-29
o "rozum, zdravi. hojne bozi po-
zehnani Vesnicka ia patti me-
ii nejzdravsjsi kouty Slovcnska.

q HSJLAiOvSJSA nOuSy AlOVS''oho'
Tfebaze nase vesnicka nema
vlastniho farafe. pfece prosplvaJl
jejl ctibodni obcane kazdym jen
dnem ''moudrosti u ,Boha j u IL
.di K eepuz uz sodedavna pfi-
spiva cisty pramen vesnicke mou-
drosti; skola. budova to- sice dfe-
vsna,s ,sale tim milejsii tenn, kdoz do
nj .chodi. svou kofennou smrkovou
vGni.
Neni divu. ze pfirosda k srdci
nejen malym skolakim, ale do
spslym obcanGm. A to nejen pro
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-04-29
"a CEsT OTCOyU.
- r ON A N
Napsal Xavier de Mantepin.
XIV.
Niz na prsou.

Niz m prsou. d
!, Berta Lefoyerova usedla, jak
vine, bezs nejmensi nedlvery
do fiakru cislo 49,. ktereho Sc
Dubief a Terremonde nepra-
yern .zmocnili a nedivili Sc AMI,
lie uvnitr shledala sediciho ci-
ziho muze.
"Jste pritel Renea?" tazala
se jen Terremonda. 1
e.Ano," odvetil.
"Pravil vam, ze mate mne
doyezti do ulice. Berlinske?''
t"Nevim ami, kan jedeme.
Rene mi fekl jen:. '.vsednes v
pil desate do fiakru, $ jehoz
koeim jsem jiz vse uamMvil ?
zajedes s MIN do ulice Notre--
Dame-D -Des-C Champs, zIstanes v
povoze, zatim CO koci dojde
pro slecnu Bertu. - Videl
jsei1 Z toho, ze mne ma zapo-
tfebi, a to mi stacilo. Ne
dotazoval jsem Sc dale. Vim
jen, ze Sc jedna o nest astneho
otce vaseho, ktery zemfel ne
vinna ma popravisti."
Be1ta netazala Sc dale.
Dubief dostihnuv zatfm bTe-
hu Sekvany, otocil povoz v
pravo, jel tryskem po nabfezi
q v brzku Well ma most Slav-
kovsky, ably zamiril odtud ma
vnejsi boulevardy, jichz zdis v
dobe te jeste existovaly.
Berta videla plameny ply
move odrazeti Sc V hladine re-
ky prohOdiia:
"Hle, teprve pres Sekvanu
jedeme prece povoz tryskem
uh&ni! Nebyla bych 81 myslila,
ze je to tax daleko!"
Terremonde neodpovedel,
ale pomyslil 81:
"Slecinka stava sc netrpe-
livou, co nevidet bude snad
nediverivou, dostane strach a
pocne kriceti. To bychom vsak
1hohli zde odstonati. Muslin sc
tedy ma vse pfichystati."
A jeho prsty zkousely v kap
sc otsri noze, ktery mu Thefer
byl dial. Zatlm vsak Bertha ne
trpelivost vskutku rostla. Upi-
rajic oci stale ven z fiakru ne
poznavala ztracenych, zaned-
banych ulicek, jimiz p0voz jel.
"Avsak koci sc asi myli!
zvolala nahle.
"Bud'te bez starosti, slecno,
ridi jiste povoz pokynem, KITE
ry mu Rene dal."
Avsak slova ia upokojila il
jen ma okamzik. Kdyz spatrila
konecne, re vuz dojel jiz hra
deb mestskych, tazala Sc prud
ce:
Exam niue vezete?"
"Tam, kan name prikaza-
mol"
"Mela jsem jeti jen do nlice
Berlinske a nikam jinam! Tam
mne dnes ma jisto oeekavaji!'
"Nevim mic blizsihoy'
Berta nazvednuvsi sc jala sc
prstem z ostra klepati naskle-
nenou tabuli v prdceli vozu,
volajic: "Koci! - koci!"
Dubief slysel klepati q po-
chopil, CO Sc as uvnitr dele.
jal Sc praskati bieem o pfekot
a vesele zpivati, ably pfehlusil
pfipadny kirk Bertin.
"Koci jest jako hluchyr
prohodila Rerta znovu a jala
Sc nynf prudce pesti do skla
busiti.
"Myslim, re jest vskutku
hluchy,p odtusil Tefremonde
s'Zbyiecne Sc tedy namahate,
Neuslysi vas!"
Berta pochopila sesipala
Chtela rychle .vsak otevrit dvi1
kas povozu a yyskoeitijy wen. Tsr
remonde chytil j vsak levou
.,,LO,, al SLnh1 q "a, us,r r.oux 7nGA
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-04-29
Pfi roz'hovoru

g. Ja vam povdam, ze ne
ktefi psi jsou chytrejsi nez je-
jichhs pam. ' s. " is
Prostofeky: s'Ja man take
takoyeho 'psa." I
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-04-29

MIN. N, ~ ~
"Nasledujte tohoto pana,"
velel Dubief, uk&zav ma The
fera. vsichni til vedli pax me-
bohou k -letohradku. vevoda,
jenz cekal Y zahrad9, vstoupil
slyse kroky, rychle do stinu,
chveje Sc Cd hlayy k pate. Ne4I
desil Sc toho sice, ze zlosin,
ktery sp&chati hodla, jest xba-
belly q nitemny, aysak mel
strach, strach pred tim, co by
prijfti mohlo.
Uvnitf k&zal zatim Thefer|
Teremondovi rozsvititi svicku
q uvesti divku do prvniho po-
school. Berte bylo, jak by sni-l
la pfiserny sen. Citila malomoc
svou: modke 'se stale v duchu,
hled6la m til muze, nevidic
jich skorem. 1
Terremonde uvedl il zatim
v /. poscbodi do komnaty dosti
rozsahle. Postaviy svici ma stol,
pravil il: / :
"Jak vidite, okna mali pev3|
ne mfize, pokousela byste Sc
tedy marn9 uprchnouti. OkeA|
nice jsou zavrene i, neradim
vam, abyste je 'otevirala. Me-
videla byste mic a mohlo by
Sc vam to zle vyplati."
Berta sneodpovidajic sklesla
do kresla.. Terremonde :yysel
a uzavrel dvere ma dvoji "a
pad. =
Dole pripojil Sc zatim k sou-
druhdm Jeho / vevoda, ktery
otocil kol tvare sve salu, zakry
vaje TAX dblicej re til ctvrtin,
tax ze nemohl byti poznan. Pc
te sam doplatil najatym zlosy-
ndm, co Jim doplatiti zbyvalo,
pfipojiv ma jich doterne ma
l6hani jest6 tisic frankd. The
fer vydal pax Dubiefovi Ter
remondovi falesne prIvodni Ii
stiny ma cestu do Swear, KITE
re 81 zatim byl opatril, i spo-
kohl Sc jich slibem, re jeste
teto noci odjedou "a hranice,
ze ovsem drive jeste odvezou
odcizeny fiakr nazpet smerem
pres Montreul. Smlouva hane-
bna, skareda smlouva byla wy
konana!
Oba zlosynove wall pax do
sud v letohr&dkt uschovany ba
licek, v nemz hyly stare osu-
mele saty jejich. Jelikoz NELL
petifranky, jez byi drive pa
d6lali, uznali "a chytrejsi a
bezpeenejsi zbaviti Sc jich ted
kdyz nell penez pravych ma
zbyt, i hodili j daleko pres
zed' zahrady. Sacek zaletl az
ma okraj jednoho domu opus
teneho, do nehoz pax Sc svalil.
'Pri tom pootevfel sc, jeden ia
lesny peniz vypadl z neho j
zdstal lezeti ma zemi.
Bandite vystoupili ma to oba
ma kozlik fiakru a tento zmi-
eel v brzku> v temnotach.
.Tri ctvrte hodiny ma to pro-
jel viz, ted jiz Sc syftilnami
rozzatymi. bez pfekazky bra
nou. Ma nabrezi de Ia Rapp6e
bandite zastavili, zhavili Sc u
vnitf fiakru kroje, do nehoz
byli prestrojeni, hodili jej do
Sekvany, oblekli stare sve ca
~, odlepili papir, kterym cislo
fiakru bylo zalepeno 2 potom
'opustili povoz i kone, ubirajice
Sc k lyonskemu nadrazi, odkud
by zajeli do Fontenaibleau,
kde by rano vsedli do vlaku,
'jenz mel je zavesti do Swear.
Nekolik minut ma to policej-
mi hlidka zpozorovala fiakr .
kone, U nichz nebylo kociho a
'dopravila je do poicejni kalny
q staji ulici Pontoise, aby pa
.trala 20 fiakristoyi, jenz die
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-04-29
svou vini. ale ! pro toho, kdo y
nj uz tfetf pokoleni vyusoval. -

Ss~ s~AAAf SAS PAS sSllOs AAO v
nj uz tfeti pokoleni vyucoval: -
pro stafickeho pana ucitele, zese-
divsvsiho We sluzbach osvety a "
trapcni $ malymi vesnicany.
Dobfe sc to v te vesnicce ziiie.
Malebne hnsds-bile dfevsne cha
loupky. schoulena pod horou ja-
ko kufatka pod kndloma kvocny,
stulene k sobs jake ovesky. net
znaji svaru, peznaji rozbroje. Mir
luji Sc navzajem. avsak made vse-
chino cti 81 "naseho dobreho pana
ucitele' Go pax bychom ho ne
nell radi' - oddvodnuji bodH
vesnieane svou pfitulnost k panu
ueiteli - 'vzdyt' je nas!" -
'Vzdyt' je nas!'' Co lcty a
lasky. co detinske cddanosti ie v
tech slovech, kolik ltechy. zado-
stiucineni pro svsdomiteho. povo-
lani svemu celou dusi oddaneho
ucitele!
Ii.
Byla tfeskuta zima, vanice, ce-
sta do mSsta beztoho vzdaleneho,
uplns zavata, kdyz roznesla Sc
po tichych, zasnezenych chaloup-
kach zalostna. srdce rozryvajici
west: - Pan ucitel umfel. Mas
pan ucitel umfel! Ach, Boze,
mas dobry, starry pan usitel je uz
neboztik!
Vesnickou rozlehal Sc itchy,
usedavy plac. Plakalo bez rozdi-
lu vsechno: stare, mlade. chlapi,
zeny. starci. dsti. Vzdyt' ze-
mfel ten, k nsmuz chodila skoro
celia vesnice do skoly, zemTel rad
ce, dlvernik. ochrana, a - kdyz
bylo tfeba - utssitel bez rozdilu.
Ano. staricky ucitel zemrel, =
odstehoval Sc najednou a navzdy
mile. tiche vesnicky, kde Sc ST.
ce nemusil obayat. ze nanads nan
pfilis mnoho one "hfisne kovove
zemske hroudy', kde by nebyl,
ami kdyby byl chtsl. nashromaz-
dill "poklsdy, jez niei mol a rez
a ktere zlodsjji re zeme vykopa-
vaji.' ale kde 81 no piece tax
ctili. tak no nell radi, takovou
lasko-, sebevsdomim. ba pychou
o neln. fikali: .'Vzdyt' je nas!"
- Pan ucitel umfel! Pana u
Gl.ele uz neni mezi nami!
A zemfel. chudinka. sam opu-
stem. osamsly jako kGl v plote.
Nasemu panu uciteli nemel ami
kdo oci zatlacit.
Ale o TO by nebylo. Horssii jje,
ze vychlaJle tslo lezi jests tam,
v male, chude systnicce. a nechce
Sc spokojit placem, nairky yesni-
eanld, putujicich do domu smutku
v celych houfech. ami lojovymi
svickami, ozafujicimi cervotoci
rozvrtanou almaru. zcerna!e dye
idle "a vsechnu tu u55itelskou
bidu. Tslo chce vice, chce, aby
bylo po krest' ansku ulczeno do
luna matky-zems.
= Umfel, ale jak no pochova-
me? - pfisli prosi vesnicane sa-
mi ma tuto otazku. Jen kterak
najit ma nj odpovsd'? VesniGka
hfbitova nema. Nejblizsi hfbitoy
je az We vesnici. k niz jsou pfifa-
feni. Copak jindy, tfeba v lete,
je to mala pilhodinka. Ale ted i,
zimy. snehu mad pas, po
ceste ami stopy. kazdou chvili Sc
pax strhne chumelenice, jako by
chtsla zasypat cely kraj lidsky-
mi pfibytky. kde najit blazny.
kde najit odvazlivce, ktefi by ho
ma hfbitov zanesli'! To jes,s. ably
snad pfisli pro jednoho mrtveho o
zivot diva zivi!
Pockali, radili Sc den, radili Sc
diva. A ucitel jen lezel ma prk-
mech We sve dtulne svstniece. Nj
kdo no nepfevlekl. nikdo neumyl,
nikdo mu u truhlafe truhlu neob-
jednal. Pradlo by Sc snad uz
jen naslo ciste. ale jine, lepsi sa-
ty, kdoz vi! Ii, kdoz znali pa
ma ucitele blize. vsdeli, ze bezto-
no pofad v jednech chodiI.
Evening star., 1924-01-08
AUTO RECIPROCITY
BILL CONDEMNED
West End Association Believes
Measure in Present Form I'm
poses Unnecessary Tax.

The automobile reciprocity bill in its
present form was condemned as an unr
necessary tax increase. at the meeting
of the West End Citizens Association
last night at the Concordia Lutheran
Church. goth and G streets. On mo-
ton introduced by Luther Linkins the
association adopted resolution pro-
testing against any reciprocity measure
which provides for a personal property
tax on automobiles in addition to
gasoline tax.
The association also adopted "a reso-
luton recommending the reappointment
Of Cuno H. Rudolph and James r..
Oyster as Commissioners of the District
of Columbia. Action was taken re-
affirming the associations previous
stand favoring the increase in pay Tor
the policemen and flremen.
Following a discussion by William
Pfel and James II. Gi1roy on the pres
ent service of the Capitol TRACTION
Company's lines on PennsylVanla ave
nue., F and G streets. west OF loth
street, a letter was ordered to be sent
nv the secretary tc the company as a
protest.
An address by Wi''iam Henry White
of the Mount Pleasant Citizens As
sociation was made, with IAN Old
Citizen Association" as topic. Mr.:
White stated that the first citizens
association was formed in Sparta,
Greece, and that the early dWelers
Of that period were much llke the
present residents of the District to-
day.
DR.. Casimir Leibell and Charles A.
Nose were elected to membership. Dr.
William p. Herbst, president, pre-
sided
Evening star., 1924-01-08
FINAL SPEAKING CONTEST.

The final public speaking contest
of the Y. NJ. C. A. College will be
held January 21. The following
speakers were announced last night:
OIcne NJ. Wangness, Florence Night
ingaIe"; Henry r, Siedemann. THE
Economic Coal: James B. Jones, ma
tional Defense; Shuford G. Adams
"Charles B. Aycock. the North Caro-
Iinian"; G. G.. McLeish. Courage
Frank L. Stuch, Some Things Worth
While: f. c. Wright, Wanted
Mem: Samuel Lasica. "Work"; Mon
roe II. Stockett, The Home; Jesse
c. Shelor. Leadership; Emma Nc
Mahon, Latent Power"
Prizes will be awarded the three
best speakers.
The judges for the semi-finals were
Addison V. S. Wilson, Thomas j. Frai-
ley and Daniel A. Dollarhide. The
judges fors the finals will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1924-01-08
FRENCH ORGANIST,
AMAZES IN RECITAL
Marcel Dupre Plays Difficult Pro.
gram at Church of the
Epiphany.

Marcel Dupre. the eminent French
composer er-organist. who so impressed
Washingtonians with his wonderful
ability last year. returned last night
in the first of a series of three re-
citals at the Church of the Epiphany.
His program. while lacking some
what in popular appeal, was replete
with technical difficulties that brought
into full display his marvellous pow
ers. His ability to make drastic
a perceptable break while playing at
swift tempo, his rapid pedalling
and nimble finger work held his au-
ditors in amazement. To one ac-
quainted with the demands of an or
gan; his accomplishments seemed
well-night unbelievable, despite the
high repute in which he is held.
His main number was the Bach
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C
Major; n 1t opened with the typical
to follow in its wild beat and far
more difficult to play than to hear.
The raging grew apace until with a
crashing climax it abruptly shifted
to plaintive. almost mournful, mel
ody on the flutes. This, too, gave
away in turn to a fugue starting
with the ponderous diapasons and
taken up in turn by various other
instruments in the great and swell
organs to end in final series of
iiSii, Iull anu cnOr0S that
seemed like glorious calm after the
storm that preceded them.
or his heavier numbers perhaps
| the Franck Finale in b Flat" was
the most appreciated. This beautf-
full composition was the sort that
takes the imagination and leads il
away on strange Journeys Opening z
with Sonorous call on the diapasons
| it seemed almost like a bugle sum-
| mons that brought the rest Of the
organ in in increa sing stampede. with
the theme first spoken on the pedals
| taken up and spoken again and again
until the entire organ resounded with
! it. The great powerful harmonies
the shrill cries of the flutes and
/ fiageolets. the strident declamations
| of the trumpets, all led up to a final
ssries of rapid ascending runs that
eSded in brilliant climax taxing the
limits OF the organ to the uttermost
OF the lighter numbers. the Schu-
mann Canon in B. Minor" with it's
beautiful melody written in fugue
! form and pleasing harmonies. with
an almost stacatto beat, proved most
pleasing. 1t is a delicate bit Of com
position and was delicately played.
NJ. Dupre played two of his own
, works, the second, "Scherzo in F
+, Minor" being played. for the first
time in America. If the composer
: had Intentionally sought to write a
have done no better. The rapid sweep
of the runs could be played by none
but an expert. Despite the rapidity
of the tempo, no confusion crept in,
and the theme was easily followed
as it built up to finale of glorious tone.
Dupre played "Cortege and Litany,'
of his own composition: "Soeur Mon
ique" (Couperin). and 'Pastorale from
First SYMPHONY Vierne).
Evening star., 1924-01-08
BOX PLAN Is HEADED
FOR WOE IN SENATE
Majority of Senator's Appear to
Oppose It Because of League
Advocacy.
DEMOCRATS HAIL SCHEME
Republicans Unite in Opposing
Some Favor Court.

The Box peace plan will have its
troubles If it ever reaches the Senate
it was indicated in comments on the
plan made by friends and foes of the
league of nations in that body. Many
senator's would not comment upon the
plan; others had not read it. But those
who did comment were. for the most
part, unfavorable to the plan. Some
of the opinions expressed by senators
follow:
league of nations pure and simple. II
may mean another league tight, and IL
so the country will understand that II
is merely a new stand to take us into
the league.
Senator Willis of Ohio-I am op-
posed to any peace or other plan which
contemplates the entry of the United
States into the league of nations.
favor a world court idea and will sup
port a world court plan divorced from
mittee (foreign relations) will report
out such a plan during this Congress.
Caraway Fnvors Plan.
Senator Caraway of Arkansas
have not read the Box proposition
Anyway ! am for the league of ma
tions.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire
forth mouse, and II is the same
mouse we trapped in 1920.
Senator Wadsworth of New York
have not read II and that probably
indicates my interest in ii.
Senator Swanson of Virginia-I SIN
in favor of that part of the plan re-
lating to the world court, but I will
have to reserve comment on the
league of nations part until / have
had time to study it.
Gapafpr ShinSfaad MinneSoro-
This is thinly veiled propaganda to
get the United States into the league
of nations. / am surprised that
grown men should attempt to obtain
the peace of the world with a money
prize.
Senator Magnus Johnson of Min
nesota-I understand the Box plan
takes us into the world court. / dc
not favor the plan suggested by Mr.
Hughes to get into the court. There
must be other reservations.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona-The
Box plan was fathered by those who
have been asleep since 1920. 1t /:
perfectly childish. If ii was not sc
at the list of judges. 1t was not tc
be expected that they would bring il
verdict conyicting themselves.
Underwood Backs Proposal.
Senator Underwood of Alabama
have not read the Box proposition
My position on the league of nation:
is we'll known. What / will have t
say on that subject will be said in
dependently of any other plan.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
Il have not had time to read or stud.
the Box plan. OF course, j want Il
go into the world court of il can b,
done without nullifying reservations
Senator Glass of Virginia-The onl!
peace plan / definitely favor is th'
Loo Af, N "a n W.
nations have subscribed.
The commission on internationa
justice and good will of the Fedora
Council of Churches yesterday, adopt
ed a resolution heartily indorsing
in substance" the Box plan.
The resolution also expressed hope
that pastors throughout the country
will call IL to the attention of theil
congregations and urge them to par
ticipate in the popular referendum"
Evening star., 1924-01-08
a. MEMBERS OF Ak GANG
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Negroes Held in Jail at Bir1ning-
ham, Ala, Alleged Leaders of
Organized Syndicate
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, January S.
The four negroes held in the county
jail in connection with Birmingham $
long list of AK attacks were indicted
secretly for murder ten days ago and
additional arrests are expected
quickly. Two Of the men are said
by Sheriff Thomas Shirley and Solici-
tor Jim Davis to be leaders of an
organized TAX syndicate" which in
more than three years has attacked
forty four persons and killed twenty
four of them.
According to Solicitor Davis the ak
gang held secret meetings and
planned attacks. In some instances
straws were drawn to decide which
of the negroes actually woul.i WELD
the instrument, he added.
'It is our plan to place the prison.
ers on trial within two or three
weeks" Solicitor Davis said
Evening star., 1924-01-08
MAN BADLY BURNED
AS FIRE SWEEPS HOME
one-Story Frame Dwelling and Con-
tents Destroyed-Three
Other Blazes.

Handicapped by advanced age and
rheumatism, Elias Richardson, colored,
fought an unsuccessful battle to have
his one-story frame dwelling at Ala
bama avenue and 25th street south
east, last midnight when 1t caught
fire from an overheated stove. He re-
|ceived burns on the right leg and
hand and was treated by DR.. Luther
j. Scott and taken to Freedman's
Hospital. The house and contents
We're destroyed, the loss being esti-
mated at $500.
ort-circuited wires last night
were blamed for a fire that occurred
in the garage of Elmer H. Loman.
rear Of his home at 5107 Sherrier
place northwest. The building. a
frame structure, and contents were
destroyed. Damage was estimated
lat $500.
Burning of sheds in rear of four
homes on 10th street between X and
l. streets northeast early today at
tracted attention of persons at distant t
points. Origin of the fire was not de-
|termined, police reported, and the
damage amounted to $500.
An overheated pipe set fire to
woodwork in the Western Presby-
terian Church, 1911 Fl street north
west, yesterday afternoon. The fire
was quickly eXtinguished by No. 2S
engine company. and only $40 damage
resulted.