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Evening star., 1924-01-19
STEFANSSON TO QUIT
ARCTIC EXPLORING
Aircraft Inventions Have Taken
Joy Out of Work, He Says.
Confident of Polar Flight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. January 1s.-Ex-
ploring isn't what it used to be, and
so valhjalmur Stefansson will quit
the business.
The noted Arctic explorer, who is in
San Francisco on lecture tour. said
today that development Of the air
plane and dirigible airship had taken
a lot of the Joy out of the lives Of ex-
plorers. That, he said. was because
discovery in itself was not the sole
lure Of the men who brave the dan
gers of far places.
Modern inventions, bringing with
them ease, safety. comfort and GER
tainty of attainment, have made ex-
ploration and discovery more or less
humdrum pursuits. Mr.. Stefansson
said.
Mr.. Stefansson expressed the belief
that the dirigible airship Shenandoah
proved her worth by her recent acct-
dent and that she would negotiate
her proposed polar. flight without
mishap and add the Arctics to the
worlds map.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
ALL Il HOAX GIRL DECLARES
<. OF TALE OF ROOMMATE,S DEATH
Olga Cumberland Lays
Plight to Ans,Uer to
"Missiug'' Ad.
Explains Mystery Long
Puzzle to District
Detectives.

Despite the fact that Mr.. and Mrs
George johnson of St. Louis identified
her photograph as that of their daugh-
ter. Miss Olga Cumberland, twenty
four years old, today told a reporter
from The Star that as far as she was
concerned. "it was all a hoax, and I've
never seen, known. buried or lived with
Miss Johnson, who may be happy with
her grandmother in Florida now. for
all l know"
And then she proceeded to unrave1 a
story that adds a further development
10 strange case the police are work.
ing on. On January Miss Cumber-
land was arrested on a charge Of false
pretenses on an allegation that she had
purchased about $50 worth of goods on
another woman's store account.
Police searched her rooms, and in
rummaging about uncovered a batch
Evening star., 1924-01-19
BRITISH HOPE TO AVERT
STRIKE OF ENGINEERS

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 19.-The Press
Association this afternoon says it
understands that if the railway man
ayers agree to defer putting into op-
Grafton the new scale of wages fixed
by the railway wages board the
strike of the locomotive men, ordered
to become effective at midnight Sun
day will be postponed.
The strike was called by the en-
gineers because of the reduction in
wages fixed by the board. The other
classes of railway employees are not
involved in the strike movement
Efforts to reach an agreement and
avert the strike, which the prominent
labor leaders desire to void, were in
progress all day.
Representatives of the enginemen
and of the railway managements con-
ferred for several hours. When they
adjourned until tomorrow the par
ticipants said the position was more
hopeful"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
BROKERS Wife SUES
IN CONSPIRACY CASE
Charges Mother and Two Others
Had Her Confned-Asks
100000.
By the Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press
NEW YORK. January te.--Mrs.
Frank ". French. young wife OF .
Newark, N. j.. broker. was in seclusion
in New York today, after fllng suit for
S1.0o0,000 against three persons in
cluding her mother. Mrs Helen F.
Darling, In connection with charges
that they had conspired to keep her in
a sanitarium at Trenton Junction, N. ].
w w. Stevenson, an official Of an
insurance company, and DR.. Joseph H.
Cahoon of New York, named with
Mrs Darling in the suit, declined to
comment on the charges. Mrs. Dar-
lin said her daughter had been kindly
treated at the sanitarium.
Mrs. French recently escaped from
the institution by climbing from a
window down an improvised rope Of
twisted bed clothing.
Frank w. French said that he and
his wife had been living apart for
more than a year and that he did
not know of her having been con-
fined in a sanitarium.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
Brazil Ratifies
Santiago Pacts
To Insure Peace

Unusual significance Is attached
here to advices received today an
nouncing that Brazil has finally
approved the entire series of con-
ventions negotiated at the San
tiago conference last year includ-
ing the treaty for a years inquiry
into international disputes before
hostilities are begun.
Brazil is the first nation to
ratify the conference agreements,
to which the United States and all
nations represented in the San
tiago conference are parties. The
action was announced in this
cablegram from the Brazilian for
eign minister to the Pan-Ameri-
lean Union.
The two Houses Of the national
Congress have approved and the
President has given sanction to all
conventions adopted at the San
tiago conference, as we'll as the
treaty to prevent conflicts"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
VAST ARCT|CAREA
MUST Be CLAIMED
BY U.S., SAYS DENNY
America Cannot Allow An
other Power to Seize Ad-
jacent Territory, He Says.
TERMS EXPLORATION
THIS YEAR IMPERATIVE
Shenandoah Able to Make Trip, He
Tells House Naval Affairs
Committee.

Inc prime purpose of the Shenan-
doahs proposed polar flight, Secre-
tary DENLY told the House naval com
mlttee today, is exploration In the
Aric regions with view to annexing
ing land in that area to the United
States.
The mere fact that there is an un-
explored area of 100000 square
miles adjacent to the United States"
said Mr.. DENLY, constitutes a CON
stant challenge to the United States.
We can't permit that vast territory
to fall into the hands of another
power. If we don't make this flight
thls summer the entire Arctic region
Will be photographed and mapped by
power within a year.
I'VE are not trying to discover the
north pole. We don't question the
feat of Perry, an American We want
TO explore and the Shenandoah is ad-
fitted for that task"
Mr. DENLY said the expedition would
cost approximately s183,00o. All
ne added, are eager for the adven-
ture, which, he said, would entail no
hardships or danger.
no structural or navigation weak
ness was revealed, the committee
was told, during the runaway flight
or the Shenandoah Wednesday night.
The Secretary said the big dirigible
would follow a zigzag course over
northern Alaska TO get data in that
region, but would not attempt to pass
over the north pole to Spitzbergen
unless weather conditions are favor
able. If she reaches Spitzbergen, he
said, she will visit England on her
way back TO the United States and
later may attempt a flight around the
world.
Rear Admiral Moffett. chief of the
bureau of naval aeronautics, told the
committee that the Shenandoah prob
ably would be away from its base at
two or three months"
Contenolng that the military value
or the Shenandoah could not be
proved unless flights over both sea
and land were attempted, Lieut..
Commander Robert A. Bartlett asked
the committee what the Navy was
going to do with our airships if we
don't take chance on some real
flights.
II want to see the Stars and Stripes
carried through to the north pole on
the Shenandoah" he said. I'VE can
co in torty-two hours what others
have been attempting to do for 400
years"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
WAVES FLASK, RAPS
EVILS OF DRY LAW
Gen. Sherwood, With Empty
Bottle, BIames Prohibition
for Ills of Society.

Flourishing an empty flask and as
sailing the activities of the Anti
Saloon League and Representative
tpshaw. democrat, Of Georgia, Rep
resentative Sherwood, democrat, Ohio.
ty-eight-year-old veteran of the
House of Representatives, told his
colleagues today that "up to 1924 IL
is generally conceded that prohibi-
ton enforcement officers have failed
to enforce the law" and also charged
that the use of narcotics had in
creased enormously since enactment
of the dry laws.
declaring that when he was ONLY
twelve years old he had signed a
temperance pledge and would vote
for no law which tolerates intoxicat-
ing liquor as a beverage" he in
sisted that prohibition has failed to
prohibit although 1t had cost the tax
payers "over thousand million dol
lars in revenue in the last two years"
says Failure Conceded.
Attorney General Daugherty con.
icedes the failure" he said. "Tbe
President comedies the failure to en-
force the law when he asks for An
appropriation of s2O,00o,o00 by Con-
/ gress to build a fleet of vessels 70
enforce the law on the Atlantic
Coast only"
Since the passage by Congress of
the Volstead act" said Mr.. Sherwood,
there has been a large increase in
booze drinking among young men
menace to orderly society. Young
men who never indulged in liquor be-
fore are now carrying TASKS and
young girls are induced to drink the
vile stuff in dance halls and auto
mobiles parked along lonesome roads.
1t is a moral menace now and it is
growing worse"
When the eighteenth amendment
was proposed. he asserted. the Anti
Saloon League promised that "it
would largely reduce the divorce
evil would abolish drunkenness,
would make for business prosperity
by inducing the earnings of the in
|dustrial classes to go into homes in
stead of into intoxicants" and would
"empty our jailS and penitentiarieS.
Increase of Crime.
after four years of experience" he
said. I'VE find that not one single
promise made by the proponents of
prohibition has been kept. Crime has
increased 40 per cents divorces in
some fifty cities have increased 35
per cent and murders have increased
40 per cent. And worse than all the
calamities that have happened since
the Volstead act, is the fearful record
of the dope fiends, or narcotic addicts.
now numbering nearly a million vic
tins, as reported by the highest med
ical experts"
Charging Representative Upshaw
with Sky rocket oratory." Mr.. Sher-
wood said his Georgia colleague, had
failed to point out a single benefit
to either an individual or the state"
because of prohibition.
III the Anti-Saloon League should
induce this Congress to amend the
fVolstead act by adding the twelve
amendments suggested by the gen.
tleman from Georgia." he added, lit
would be the end of personal liberty
in the United States"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
CONFIDENCE Is VOTED.
Chamber Sustains Poincare FOREIGN
Policy, AS to 151.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS. January 1s.-The chamber
Poincare another strong vote Of ron-
fidence on his governments foreign
policy. The vote was Ais to l51.
M. Poincare previously had made
exhaustive review Of his foreign
policy during the past two years.
M. Poincare took the chamber by
surprise when he mounted the tri-
bune and made the announcement
that he purposed to discuss Frances
foreign relations and make them a
question of confidence. In his ad-
dress he laid special stress upon the
Importance of the work Of the COM
mittee of experts, presided over by
Brig. Gen. Dawes. the American un-
official representative, which is en-
deavoring to straighten out the
financial and economic situation in
Germany. He expressed the hope
successful and that 1t would find
a solution for the reparation problem
upon which, he declared, hinged a
settlement Of the interallied debts
which are weighing heavily on
Frances credit.
The premier announced that the
French government did not oppose
an international loan to Germany.
provided the bulk of the proceeds
from 1t was applied to the payment
of reparations. He added that he
would welcome interallied control
In all the occupied territories in Ger
many. What was characterized as
the consistent neutral attitude of the
United States on the Ruhr situation
was lauded.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
RULES FIGHT OVER.
HOUSE GETS BUSY
Interior Department Appro-
priation Bill Taken Up
After Weeks Delay.

The House, having ended it's battle
over revision of it's rules was able
today to resume work on the first of
the sessions big supply measures, the
Interior Department appropriation
bill.
The bill was laid aside a week ago
to make way for consideration of the
report of the rules committee. chance
to discuss rules amendments having
been pledged the republican insur-
gents at the beginning of the session
by the organization republicans to
gain their support for reelection of
Speaker Gillett.
Chairman Smell of the committee
and other leaders. feeling that the
organization republicans got the bet
ter end Of the rules fight decision
yesterday, gave assurance that the
committee would consider other revi-
sion proposals for later action.
The resolution adopted yesterday pro-
videS for repeal of the Underwood rule
restricting amendments from the floor
to tariff and revenue bills, permits a
vote on diScharging committees from
consideration of legislation upon peti-
tion of $50 members, creates a new
committee to handle legislation affect
ing war veterans, and makes other
changes in the regulations governing
procedure in the chamber.
The Underwood rule repeal was the only
marked departure from the recon-
mendations of the rules committee ef-
fected by the democrats and republican
insurgents, who fought for a minimum
of 100 signatures on committee dis
charge petitions
During consideration of amendments
to rules yesterday the House adopted
one proposed by Representative Moore
democrat, Virginia, providing that rules
reported by the rules committee cannot
be put to a vote in the House within
twenty-four hours, unless two-thirds of
the House members voting SO decide
This restriction, however, would not
hold during the last three days Of a
session.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
TELEGRAM IS RECEIVED.
Richmond Steams to Take Aboard
Crew of Wrecked Tacoma.

Acquescence of Acting Gov. T. W.
Davidson Of Texas to the request OF
Secretary Hughes. that Mexican fed
eral troops be permitted to traverse
Texas territory. was received at the
State Department today.
In his telegram to Secretary
government would agree to permit
Mexican troops to enter Texas by way
of Ell Paso. assuming the United
States government would require all
necessary precautions to safeguard
American interests.
Richmond to Rescue.
In the meantime the cruiser Rich
nond is steaming to Vera Cruz to
take aboard 26S members of the crew
of the wrecked Tacoma, who are
ashore in the rebel stronghold under
protection Of United States Consul
Wood. Whether Capt. Sparrow and
forty eight men left aboard the
Tacoma also would be picked up by
the Richmond has not been made
known. 1t Is thought, however, that
Navy personnel will remain aboard
the Tacoma, pending salvaging oper-
Rtions.
Particular attention is being paid
here to the proposed rebel blockade of
Tampico, and yesterday reports were
current that the Navy was preparing
to dispatch a battleship to that port
TO insure protection of American inter-
ests, but subsequent statement at
the White House indicated that Presi-
dent Coolidge had received news as
suring him as to the freedom of Amer
lean commerce at Tampico. The ma
ture Of this news was not made known
The cabinet devoted practically all of
yesterdays session to study of the
Mexican situation.
Although Navy Department officials
Selt certain that the Richmond had
arrived at Vera Cruz some time this
morning, no report of her arrival had
reached Washington.
The department has been advised
Snat the Tacoma now Is lying in a
more comfortable position. After the
vessel struck Blanquillas reef she was
Hung broadside on by the force of
the norther then blowing on shore.
BY means Of a stern anchor the ship
has been swung back again, so that
her bow is pointing shoreward and
there is less difficulty with the seas.
Capt. Sparrow and forty eight men
still are aboard the Tacoma, and radio
telephone communication with shore
has been maintained through the
storage battery equipment of the
cruiser, although her long-distance
communicating apparatus was put
out Of commission by the flooding of
fire and engine rooms at the time Of
the wreck.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
PROBE Of COLLEGE
RIOT IS ORDERED
President, Who Brought Dis
order by ExpeI|ing COED,
Cannot Be Located.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBION. Mich, January l9.-While
trustees. faculty members and stu
dents of Albion College today mus
tered their forces for Mondays meet
ing of the board in Detroit to in
vestigate disorders at chapel yester-
day. when $50 students booed and
hissed President John w. Laird from
the room, newspaper men sought
vainly to locate Laird. against whom
student charges Of gross incompe-
tency" have been made
Since late yesterday afternoon, DR..
Laird. one Of the youngest college
executives In the country, has not
been seen.
The campus today buzzed with ru.
mors and speculations. The charges
made In the student resolutions pre-
sented at the chapel exercises
charges of incompetenoy. failure to
cooperate with other faculty mem
bers. attacking Dr. Samuel Dickie,
president emeritus Of the college, and
acting 'in an unchristian manner"
became secondary in interest to the
action OF President Laird in expell-
Ing a coed for unbecom!ng conduct.
DI. Ldlru yesterday said the chapel
riot. in which hymn books were
thrown and general disorder prevail
ed until he left the room, was pre-
cipitated by his expulsion of "a GER
tain young woman" who, he said. had
confessed to smoking cigarettes and
going on an automobile drinking
party.
Blames Girls Friends.
"A few dissatisfied students" DR..
Laird said, brought on the chapel
uproar, because of friendship for the
girl"
Countering this statement, student
leaders said the girl had been ex-
PEELED without proper action by the
disciplinary committee. They said
tho girl had filed a statement at De-
troit with Theodore Henderson.
Bishop of the Michigan area of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
supports Albion College. in which she
charged President Laird had put his
arms around her and attempted to
kiss her. To this DIR. Laird replied
yesterday. admitting the filing of the
girls statement. but saying that
Bishop Henderson had exonerated
him and upheld his action in expel-
ling her.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
BANK FAILS AS AID .
IS DISCUSSED HERE.
Federal Agencies Seek to Re.
lIeve Strain Due to Farm
Situation.

Federal agencies, in the midst of
an effort to relieve the credit strain
among the banks in the northwest
were advised today that the Grand
Island National Bank at Grand Is
land, Neb., had closed its doors.
Controller Dawes received a tele-
gram from Chief Examiner Robert
son OF the tenth federal reserve dis
trlct saying the institution had been
closed, but giving no details.
Officials of the reserve board re-
iterateo today their belief that suf-
ncient credit could be made available
TO tide over such banks as are suf
fering from the unavailability Of
cash on northwestern Agricultural
loans. 1t was said definitely that
banks In Chicago. the twin cities
and Kansas City were ready to offer
any assistance within their mower
United States Loans Approved.
Approval for .extending the assis-
tance Of federal reserve banks and
the War Finance Corporation to
northwestern banks in the wheat
growing district, which have closed
or are in danger Of closing, was given
yesterday by President Coolidge and
his cabinet.
No details were made public todav
further than the statement that am
pie credit would be given.
"starteA by Two Failures,
1t was said that the failure of two
banks in Sioux Falls, S. D., had pre-
cipitated the difficulties in which
many of the small institutions now
find themselves.
The War Finance Corporation is
understood to have been planning to
aid in the recovery of the banks
through absorption Of additional farm
paper. No indication as to the limits
to which the corporation would go,
however, has been given.
The larger financial institutions in
Chicago, the Twin Cities and Omaha
will be called upon to lend a helping
hand in setting the small banks on
their feet.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
BOTH HOUSES PASS
PHILIPPINE BUDGET
Cut Out Money for Woods Mill
tary Aides and Private Yacht.
Governor Silent.
By the Associated Press.

MANILA, January 19.-Both the
house and senate OF the Philippine leg
islature yesterday adopted the annual
appropriation bill as submitted by the
conference committee. The measure
now goes to Governor General Wood
for action.
The bill as passed contains
virtually the recommendations sub
mitted by Gen. Wood in his budget
message, except that 1t cuts down
the appropriation for the governor
generals office and also eliminates
all provisions for the operation Of
the executives yacht. the Apo. The
measure omits $4,000 for per diem
expenses for Woods military aides.
Gen. Wood declined to say what
action he would take.
Both houses have adopted concur
rently a resolution urging Congress-
thorizing the Philippines to hold a
constitutional convention to establish
an Independent government.
Gen. Wood. referring to the reso-
luton introduced in Congress- by
Senator Ladd of North Dakota, pro-
posing sweeping investigation of
the administration Of the Philippines.
Il welcome the fullest investigation
Of the entire situation"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
TWO KILLED WHEN AUTO
SMASHES MOTOR CYCLE
Head-On Collision Near Cumber-
land-Motorists Escape With
r out Any Injuries.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, January l9.-
Arthur H. Layman. twenty-five years
old, and Burman Layman, jr., twenty
five years old. cousins. employed in
the Baltimore and Ohio shops here,
were killed last midnight when their
motor cycle with sidecar collided
with an automobile driven by Sam
uel Rosenberg of Homecoming, who
was returning home with party of
young women from a basket ball
game at Cumberland. According to
Rosenberg, the Laymans were NOV
ing at high speed. and their machine
was without lights.
The collision occurred head-on at
the foot Of the hill on the other side
of Borden shaft. Rosenberg and MEM
bers of his party escaped injury.
Rosenberg was taken into custody
pending an investigation by state
police. According to officers who in
vestigated the accident a bottle Of
liquor was found in the motor cycle
sidecar.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
SHAKEN,
FACES TEST FEB. )
Foes Gather for Assault on
interior Po|icy-Chamber
Votes Confidence.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER-

By Cable to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1924.
PARIS. January 19.-The interior
political situation in the Poincare
government appears badly shaken as
a result of Thursdays discussion Of
the governments new tax and econ
omy program. Premier Poincare's
numerous democratic enemies have
taken courage and appear to be gath
ering for the assault. Even some of
his supporters reluctantly admit the
present cabinet is worn out"
The question will be decided Feb
ruary 5. Political chieftains on both
sides claim they will be victorious.
But in such matters much may hap
pen quickly. Most observers agree
that in any case the government will
remain in a critical situation for the
next fifteen days. but that II 1t sue
ceeds in maintaining itself this long
1t will stay in power at least until
the elections in April or May.
II Premier Poincare falls he prob,
ably will be succeeded by a ministry
led by Barthou and L>oucheur, al
though another combination mem
toned Is Letroquer, present minister
of public works and Francois Mar
SAL former minister Of finance.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
GRIFFIS IS RELEASED
FROM SOLITARY CELL
BY the Associat ted Press.


MOSBACH, Germany, January 1s-
Efforts OF friends to obtain his free
dom are making prison hours lighter
tor Lieut.. Corliss H. Griffis of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, sentenced in December to
eighteen months for conspiring to
1,idnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
the American draft .evader.
Having been in solitary confine-
ment since his arrest last August,
Griffis now is permitted to associate
with other prisoners, including Karl
Sperber Of Paris, sentenced at the
same time as Griff1s, to fifteen
months for his part in the plot.
When informed of efforts to bring
his release, Griff1s said:
TT is a great comfort to know
that so many are working in my
behalf. although I realize fully 1T is
not for me personally, but. rather,
the ideal that just happen to rep
resent now in the hearts of the
American people. The knowledge of
these earnest efforts to obtain my
freedom helps to make my prison
hours somewhat lighter"