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Evening star., 1924-12-22
SONG WRITER DEAD
OF ALCOHOLIC POISON
Thirty-Fifth Victim of Month in
New York Is John A. Ryan;
100 Ill.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. December 22.--John
A. Ryan, song writer, Is the latest
victim OF alcoholic poisoning. which
has caused 35 deaths in the metropoii-
tan district this month. Twenty-one
persons suffering from alcoholism
were admitted to Bellevue Hospital
during the q hours ending this
morning. Six OF them were women.
Patients in Bellevue suffering from
bad liquor now number more than
100, OF which one-fourth are serious
cases that may result in death or
blindness. With the approach of
Christmas the police and prohibition
authorities continue their Efforts to
concoctfons
Ryan was the author Of several
popular songs, including one now
being sung In 4 Broadway musical
comedy. He was found in q coma
on the sidewalk last night and died
soon after being taken to the hos
pitaL. He was "a years old.
Evening star., 1924-12-22

By the Associated Press.
oGDENsBURG, N. Y, December %.
The temperature here last night de-
scended to 22 degrees below zero,
freezing the St. .Lawrsncc- river en-
rfreIy across for the frst time this
year. Ferry boats were forced to
break their own channels most Of
the way.
The tug Glide yesterday effected a
landing with the lighter Cahill, car
rying 500 tons of coal from the re-
Gently wrecked freighter A. D. Mac
Tier, after deserting her consort Sat-
urday in midharbor to break a chan
mel through an ice field. She returned
for the Cahill and brought her In
shore before crushing her way
through the last 200 feet
Evening star., 1924-12-22
LEADING BERLIN ACTORS
ABANDON STRIKE PLAN
"99 Most Prominent" Actors Drop
Proposal to Refuse Heavy
Cut In Salaries.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN. December 22.-The treat
ened strike Of 'the SO most prorni-
nent' actors OF Germany has COL
lapsed and the committee appointed
late last month to take vigorous ac-
ton against the managers scheme
for classification OF the players will
probably never report.
The stars 1t Is said. have found the
public, the managers and the lesser
paid actors against them in their re-
sistance to the managers plan. which
provides for minimum and maximum.
sa aries In the four categories, rang
ing from 1850 to $2.009 monthly.
Thus actors like FRITZ Massary
Elizabeth Bergner, Herman VaIlen.
tin and Emil Jannings will not long
er command salaries in excess Of
$4,000.
Evening star., 1924-12-22
MIDDLE WEST WARNER.
White Christmas Assured by SHOWS
Following Cold.
nv tbe A.sociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 22.-1ts great
est fury spent, the colo wave "nlch
.want across the country the past
week. paralyzing transportation and
communication facilities and accom-
panied by sub-zero Thermometer read
ings. had released Its clutch on the
midwest today and was replaced by
moderated weather with snow in
some places
Chicagoans found virtual assurance
OF a white Christmas in the coating
of powdery snow accumulated by a
gentle fall throughout the night. AL
though yesterdays lowest tempera-
ture was one below zero, a prediction
of mot so cold" was held out by the
weather man for today.
Telephone service in Illinois was
practically restored last night and
communication throughout the Mid
die West was being revived rapidly
according to reports.
Evening star., 1924-12-22
EAST IN GRIP OF COLD.
Coast Shipping Tied Up-Tempera-
lures Drop Fast.

BY the Assoclateu Crese'
NEW YORK. December 22.-The
freezing weather which swept into the
Eastern States Saturday night on the
wings Of an Icy Northwest wind, con-
tinued to hold sway today although
Indications were that II would be Of
short duration. New York City Jared
we'll in the cold wave, but In the New
England States and Northern New
York the coldest weather of the sea-
son was recorded.
Shipping suffered, although no
serious maritime casualty was re-
ported. The Leviathan arrived In
port yesterday "a hours late. after
battling the stir gales. Along the
New England Coast shipping was
mostly at a standstill. Provincetown
at the tip Of Cape Cod experienced
one of the worst "vapor storms in
years. The only steamer reported
in distress was the Managui. which
lost a propeller of Nantucket while
bound from Boston to Havana. The
coast guard gutter Tampa took her
in tow for New York.
Inland shipping also felt the effect
of the cold and the high winds. On
Lake Ontario two tugs were in trou-
ble One is missing and another be-
came Imprisoned in ice hve inches
thick inside of Sand Point, near Os-
Evening star., 1924-12-22
By CAPTAIN ELIJAH saUINT.

(The only explorer who ever crossed the
Iuez. the famous pet clam; leader OF The
stars expedition 10 Santa Claus Land.)
fBy Courier Duck to The starr
DOG BISCUIT BAY, Santa Claus
Land. December 22-Suddenly /
knew! 1t was Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfsi The dwarfs acted out
part OF the story, as Snow White
told IL, and the Brownie put down
what they did. Although they all
seemed real. they were in kind of
frame. like the border OF a page, and
slowly the page began to turn.
First I saw a funny little old Swiss
music box, which began to tinkle a
tune my grandmother used to sing.
And then there came a most re-
markable procession, passing along
the border OF the page and turning
across in front of us. At the head,
arm in arm, marched two men In silk
knee breecheS, longtailed coats and
white wigs. They each carried a
long gold-headed cane and took
pinches of sniff. Any one would know
the people who followed them. There
was Mother Goose and George Por-
gle and Little Jack Horner and Little
Miss Muffet and Old Mother Hubbard
and her dog, and the COW that jumped
over the moon, and all the rest.
Evening star., 1924-12-22
BEWARE OF "BO0TLEG,"
HEALTH OFFICER WARNS
Declares Liquor Now Being Sold
Contains Injurious" Ingredients.
Police Alert.

With the approach of the Christmas
holiday season, Health Officer Fowler
today warned Washingtonians of the
danger to health that may lurk in boot
leg liquor.
DR.. Fowler reminded prospective
imbibers that there is reason to be-
lieve that some OF these unlawful
connections contain ingredients in
furious to health.
For several weeks Maj Sullivan
has had the Police Department on the
alert for rum-runners seeking to en-
ter the city with Christmas supplies.
+.
Evening star., 1924-12-22
TRAINS IS HOURS LATE.

TULSA. Oklahoma. December "a
Train service over the st. Louis-San
Francisco Railway between Tulsa
and St Louis is gradually improving,
and trains are running about liz
hours late now, railroad officials here
stated last night.
The trains were running over "A
hours behind schedule Saturday.
With practically all of the teIe-
phone and telegraph repair gangs
working in the storm swept area be-
tween Monet and st. Louis, com.
nunication is expected to be estab-
.tshed by tomorrow night or We'd
nesday, when the train service is ex-
Evening star., 1924-12-22
OZARK AREA RECOVERING.
Wire Service, Out Three DAYS,
Partially Restored.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo-, December 90.
The Ozark region of Missouri was
in communication with the outside
world last night after having been
isolated since Thursday in the worst
snow and sleet storms in history.
The damage In the Springfield dis
trict will amount to more than s2,-
100000. according to newspaper esti-
mates made last night.
]. II. Fraser, general manager of
the st. Louis-San Francisco Railroad,
said 5000 telegraph poles were down
between Springfield and st. Louis.
The Bell Telephone Company has
approximately $500 poles down in
and near Springfield.
There was considerable damage to
fruit trees.
Evening star., 1924-12-22

ing to ratify the Versailles treaty
was regarded as having not only with
drawn from the partnership, but as
having forfeited everything that
Germany was in a position to bestow
on the allied and associated powers.
Mr. Hughes, however, had been
through a controversy on the man.
date system, and had ignored the Yer
sailles treaty, claiming that the Unit
ed States was entitled to rights in
the mandated territories because
America had been an associate in the
war and partner in the armistice,
He could not conceive that America
would be eliminated from the kroup
of victors simply because of the fall
ure to ratify particular form of
settlement known as the Versailles
obnoxious as to prevent it's acceptance
as a whole.
-. Hughes Denies Contention.
Virtually the same answer now In
being made by Mr.. Hughes to the
British notes, namely. that the allies
cannot shut off the United States from
receiving payments from Germany
under the Dawes plan any more than
the allies could be excluded by the
Berlin treaty from receiving benefits
which they were promised by Ger
many.
The whole procedure OF the allied
governments is In a sense incompre-
hensible from a diplomatic view point,
Technically there may be much to
say on the subject of whether a con-
tract between Germany and the allied
powers can be shared in by another
nation which refuses to be q party
to that contract and whether an equity
in assets delivered under that pact
may suH be retained by a non-signa-
tory power.
But America has secured recogni-
tio1. LOT her claims in the mandate
controversy by persuading the allies
that spirit of amity must be ap-
piled. The British and French may.
ultimately agree to that in this in
stance, too,' but II they can make
case out against the validity OF the
Berlin treaty they will prevent the
United States from getting any pri-
ority In collecting war claims from
Germany.
Thus the relatives Of those who lost
their lives on the Luss.Snia and in
submarine warfare will net get early
payment and there will be no COM
pensation for the property of Ameri-
can citizens damaged during the war
until the consent of the allies ts OBJ
tained.
Copyright. 1se4.)
Evening star., 1924-12-22
FIRST MAIL FATALITY.
Victim, Former Army Pilot, Had
Been In Service Six Months.
By the Associatsd Press.

BY the Associated Press"
CHICAGO, December 23.-CharIes
Gilbert, first Of the night-fiying aerial
mail pilots to lose his life in the
service. whose body was found near
Kaneville today, was a former Army
flyer who had been In the aerial mail
service about six months. according
to attaches Of the air mali field here
Gilbert took off from Chicago with
the westbound mail at pm. Sunday.
The lights OF his plane were seen At
Kaneville and then the flyer vanished
and had been reported missing until
searchers found the body. the para
chute torn loose, q half mile from
the. point where his plane had
crashed.
Pilot r. q. Page. who set out soon
after daybreak today on the search,
picked UP the mail from the wrecked
plane and started for Omaha before
the body was found.
Evening star., 1924-12-22
TRACTORS PULL TRoLLEYs,

ST. LOUIS. December 22.-Street
cars were drawn through streets of
Springfield, ILL.,, yesterday by tractors,
because electric power still was un-
available. according to reports of line
men attempting to re-establish inter-
urban communication between St.
Louis and Springfield on the Illinois
traction system.
Evening star., 1924-12-22
Dirigible in Test Flight.

LAKEHURST, ". J.. December "a
The dirigible Los Angeles left her
hangar at the Naval Air Station at
noon today for a three-hour cruise to
test out the water recovery system
recently installed.
Evening star., 1924-12-22
pected to be on regular schedule
again.
NEW ORLEANS HAS SNOW,

NEW ORLEANS. December 22.-For
a brief interval yesterday afternoon
and again last night snow fell in New
Orleans, but in an amount insufficient
to be registered at the Weather Bu-
reau. The precipitation, said by un-
Official observers to be the first noted
In more than 10 years, amounted to
a few scattering fakes
The mercury in New Orleans how
cred near the freezing point through
out yesterday and last night. with
slowly raising temperatures forecast
for today.
Evening star., 1924-12-22

Continued from First Page2
last night. Two companies Of flremen
responded to q call and the fire was ex.
tinguished after slight damage had re-
suited.
The home Of J. Fred Essary. 3121
Newark street, Cleveland Park, also was
the scene OF a fire scare last night
Snarks from a chimney started a fire
that was quickly extinguished. The
damage was slight
Evening star., 1924-12-22

A rat trap that automatically re-
sets itself, has been invented by an
Indiana man
Evening star., 1924-12-22
NIGHT AIR MAIL FLYER
KILLED IN PARACHUTE
LEAP DURING BLIZZARD

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Evening star., 1924-12-22
ENGLAND ATTACKS
U. S.-BERLIN TREATY
AS LACKING VITALITY

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Evening star., 1924-12-22
FRANCE TO PAY U. S.;
MORATORIUM VITAL,
JUSSERAND HOLDS

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Evening star., 1924-12-22
SLEET AND SNOW
PROMISED TONIGHT;
WEST GAINS RELIEF

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Evening star., 1924-12-22

(Continued Tomorrcw)
Evening star., 1924-12-22
BY the Associated Press.

ST. LAWRENCE FROZEN.
Evening star., 1924-12-22

Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Evening star., 1924-12-22

THE only explorer who ever crossed the
Sahara Desert on 4 velocipede; owner Of
Iuez, the famous pet clam; leader OF The
stars expedition 10 Santa Claus Land.)
The Washington times., 1924-09-09
WALNUT woods
FAVOR|TE FOR
FURNITURE
Three Varieties Lead in Popu-
Iarity-Native American
Species Getting Scarce

Black walnut was favorite for
furniture in this country for many
years, sharing with cherry its pop
ularityS as a native wood.
From 1860 to 1880 great guam
titles Of furniture were used for the
making of rifle stocks during the
Civil War and during the late war,
there was renaissance of war de.
mands, due to its popularity for
gun stocks and aeroplane propellers
and the entire country was searched
for the material, even for small and
defective trees, heretofire considered
unfit for lumber.
Black walnut is very closely re.
lated to butternut, which it re.
sembles In color and grain. and also
to the italian and Circassian wat.
nuts of the old world.
Burl walnut, producted by cutting
through exaggerated knot or root
growths, is, perhaps the most high
ly priced Of native walnut figura.
tions both in Europe and this coun-
try. Because of it's scarcity, it is
employed for veneering. and is in
variably matched in sections so thar.
the natural figure produces another
figure by the juxtaposition of piece
with piece.
Curly walnut, in which the grain
is a succession of waye.like turns,
Is next in favor and is also rare.
Italian walnut has more variety
OF grain than ordinary black wal.
nut, and Circassian walnut, which
Is the walnut par excellence of
the furniture world, has both Vari.
cites of grain and variety of color.
The latter is much priced for
veneering, it being possible by this
means to obtain extraordinary
figures in squares, ovals or rec.
tangles, that could never be pro.
duced in the solid wood
OF the commercials walnut in use
today, native English walnut is
rarely used for furniture, it being
difficult to obtain. Italian walnut.
which inhabits the region of
southern Europe generally is more
plentiful and largely used. Circas-
sion or Black Sea walnut, which
comes from the slopes of the
Caucasus Mountains in Russia is
employed for veneering almost ex.
clusively and is becoming more
and more rare.
French walnut is inferior in
color and figure to Italian walnut.
and is not largely employed.
American black walnut, from East
ern and Central North America, is
employed for domestic manufac.
turing and also exported. African,
or golden walnut, from West
Africa, possesses many of the char
acteristics OF walnut and is being
used as a substitute for black
walnut.
THE CONNOISSEUR
The Washington times., 1924-09-09
2 w. VA. TROOPERS FIRED |
IN HOODED MOB FLoCClNG

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. s..
Two men have been discharged
from the West Virginia State police
because of their guilty knowledge
concerning the whipping Of Hershel
Barker a youth, by hooded mob
in Boone county, August %, IL be.
came known through a statement
issued by jackson Arnold, superin.
tendent OF the department. The
names OF the two men were not
revealed.
superintendent Arnold's action
was taken after Governor Morgan
had given instructions for the dis
charge Of any member Of the de.
The Washington times., 1924-09-09
MOONSH|NERS
IN MARYLAND
RUM WAR
Rival Gangs Engage In
Pitched-B attIe-SeveraI
Men Wounded

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Sept. .. -
Rival moonshine gangs, reported to
be operating in Sandy Hook district
in the lower end of this county,
near Harpers Ferry. Sunday night
engaged in a pitched battle, accord
ing to information received by
Sheriff Duffey today.
The fighting is said to have last.
ed for over two hours, during which
a number of shots were fired. 1t
Is reported that several men were
wounded. but there were no fatal
tiles.
Sandy Hook district, where the
mountains and hills are ideal for
Illicit whiskey making, is said to be
infested with moonshiners. Recently
gang of twenty men entered that
section to operate, and their en-.
croachment was resented by the
moonshiners in possession. Several
clashes between the rival factions
occurred, and a few days ago a
member of one gang fired upon a
picket of the rival gang, precipi.
tatlng the open warfare last night.
Sheriff Duffey is prepared to answer
an emergency call to the moon.
shine war soon.
The Washington times., 1924-09-09
cosMoPoLITANs TO HEAR
DR.. LAIRD At LUNCHEON

Doctor John Laird. research di.
rector Of the Palais Royal. Is to be
Cosmopolitan Of the day at the
weekly luncheon meeting Of the
Cosmopolitan Club in the Franklin
Square Hotel Thursday.
Doctor Laird is to speak on his
own career and on certain popular
phases of the dry goods business.
The club is staging get-together
dinner tonight at the Manor Coun-
try Club, near Norbeck. Nd, the
festivities beginning at $50 o'clock.
The program is under the direction
OF Clarence r. Donohoa.
The Washington times., 1924-09-09
WORTH $500. 900, BUT
STILL WORKS FOR POOR

LEXINGTON. KY, Sept. AL.
though he recently won q court
suit from his mother, by which
he was awarded about $500, 900.
George Otis Draper, Jr., this city,
has decided to teach. So has his
young wife, who was Maude Nc.
Clintock, society girl here.
Draper has become vice president
of a business college and has
announced that any boy or girl
unable to pay can have free
tuition.
The Washington times., 1924-09-09

partment who knew Of any outrage
and took no steps to stop It.
The Washington times., 1924-09-09
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-26

Los niiios que sufren de lombrices estan
enojados, inquietos, enfernizos. Hay, sin
embargo, otros sfntemas. ST el niho
esta palido, O jeroso, tiene NAL aliento y
no toma inter6s en- jugar, es casi seguro
que los Parasites estan acabando con su
vitalidad. Ell mejor remedio contra las
lombrices es el Whites Cream Vermifuge.
Es, adenas ei mas inofensivo para Ia
salud del niho. De vents en- las farmacias
Y droguerfas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-26
La Coma tEDERAp no tiene rival
Representatives.: sues. de L. YLLAMlL. & co.

cantes en- numerosas frmas de San
Juan la isla. 81 I'd. fuera un lee
tor constante de esta secci6n sin duda
alguna encontrara Ia colocac16n one
desea
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-26
Ell FAMoso y CoMrCo CHARLES
CHAPLIN vUELvE A DEs-
rOSARSE se s~s -
Manuel DONES.

NUEvA YORK, nov. 24. Omitted
Press) .-Ei famoso c6mico del arte
mudo Charles Chaplin, segtin noticias
llegadas aqui procedentes de Holly
wood, donde trabaja en- una chisto-
sisima comedia que pronto sera pre-
sentada al phblico, acabakdeS desposar-
Sc con Lita Grey. Este es el segundo
inatrimonio de Charles, va que segdn
es sabido 80 divorci6 de sn primera
eaposa. sssssssss ssssasss,
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Evening star., 1924-12-15
COOLIDGE INVITED
TO ROADS PARLEY
Tells Committee He Will At
g. tend Meeting in Houston
if Plans Permit.

President Coolidge today tenta-
lively accepted an invitation to at
tend the joint meeting of the United
States Good Roads Association and
the Rankhead National Highway AS
*ociation to be held in Houston. Tex,
April 21-26. At least the President
told a delegation representing these
two associations when it called upon
him at the White House to personally
invite him. that in the event he makes
Southern trip at that time he viii
include this visit in his itinerary.
The President told his callers that
he was deeply Interested in the good
roads movement and that ii was his
desire to do everything possible for
the advancement Of the movement
Governors with Party.
Gov. E. Lee Trinkle of Virginia.
president OF the United States Good
Roads Association. headed the repre-
sentatives of his association. and Col.
Bennehan Cameron of North Carolina,
president of the Bsnkhead National
Highway Association. headed those
from the latter organization. Senator
Sheppard of Texas, accompanied the
joint delegation to the White House
and made the introductions to the
President. Besides the heads of the
two organizations, others who ad
dressed the President during this oC-
casion were Senator Msytield and
Lieut.. Gov. Lynch Davidson and Rep
resentatives Garrett and IIudspeth of
Texas and Gutzom BorEium of
Georgia
Weather No Bar to Cruise.
The cold air and high winds yes
t-rdsy did not prevent President
Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge and a
small party of friends from a cruise
aboard the Mayflower. They went
aboard the handsome yacht at the
navy yard after attending church
services at the First Congregational
Church. The vessel sailedS as far as
Quantico and then returned to a point
or the War College and dropped
anchor for the night At S O'Clock
this morning the boat docked at the
navy yard
Those with the President and Mrs.
Coolidge were Secretary and Mrs.
Hoover, Attorney General Stone and
Mrs. Stone, Senator Robinson of Ark
nnsss, Democratic floor leader and
Mrs. Robinson, Senator William NJ.
Butler of Massachusetts, chairman of
the Republican national committee; !;
Representative Madden of Illinois,
chairman of the House appropria
tions committee: Thomas ". White of
Boston and W. J. Stearns of Boston.