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Evening star., 1924-11-02
GALES To VISIT
MT. VERNON TODAY
Secretary Wilbur to Be Host
to Mexican President
Elect on Yacht.

Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales. Presi-
dcnt-elect of Mexico, will be the
guest of Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
on board the Secretary's yacht Sylph
this morning. The party will leave
at 1o:40 for Mount Vernon, where
Gen. Gales will place wreath on the
tomb of George Washington. He will
also attend luncheon party on board
the yacht.
In the evening he will be enter
tained at dinner in his honor at the
home OF John Hays Hammond. Ow-
ing to the short time at his disposal
before his inauguration, Gen. Gales
will leave Washington for New Or
leans on his way to Mexico at $50
tonight instead OF tomorrow. as was
his original intentions.
Guest of Coolidge.
Gen. Gales was the guest Of Presi-
dent Coolidge at a luncheon yester-
day.
Besides President Coolidge and
President-e Gales, those at the
luncheon were Chief Justice Taft,
Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon.
Senior Don Manuel c. Teliez. charge
de affaires ad interim of Mexico !;
Senator Juan 2. Casuranc, Joseph G.
Grew, undcrsecretary of state; Rear
Admiral Edward W. Eberle. L. S. N:
Brig. Gen. Dennis F.. Nolan. L. S. A.:
j. Butler Wright. third assistant
secretary of state Senior DR.. Don
Jose Benitez, first secretary of the
Mexican embassy. Senor Don Manuel
Y. de Negri. first secretary, Mexican
embassy; DR.. l. s. Rowe, director of
the Pan American Union; John Bar
ton Payne, chairman of the American
Red Cross; John Hays Hammond, AL
general: Arturo Elias, Capt. Alfred
w. Johnson, L. S. N; Col. Frederick
s. Foltz, F. NJ. Gunther, E. c. Will
son. w. J. Gallman, Col. c. o. Sher-
rill. chief military aide to the Presi-
dent, and Capt. Adolphus Andrews.
During the morning Gen. Gales Wis
tied Arlington National Cemetery and
placed a wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. He was the guest
this afternoon at a reception at the
Pan-American Union, where he met
informally members of the Latin
American diplomatic corps.
Gen. Gales late yesterday visited
the offices of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, where he was received
by Samuel Gompers. After the in
terview Mr.. Gompers said that 1.-The
conversation between US was of ex-
treme interest and carried on with
great cordiality. but was of no general
interest.
The relations existing >stween the
labor movements in Mexico and Amer
lea are of the soundest. They are
both trying to benefit the people of
the country and there is strong feel
ing of cooperation and affection be-
tween the two movements"
At the Mexican embassy last night
the President-elect also received a
delegation from the American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
HOUSE MUST DECIDE.
FORECASTER ASSERTS
Political Student Gives Coolidge
.- 238 Votes, Davis 213 and
La Toilette 80.

The selection of President will be
thrown into the House with Coolidge
having 238 votes in the Electoral Col
1ege, Davis 213 and La Toilette 80.
according to forecast by Roscoe c.
Mitchell, who for 28 years has been
a student Of national politics, for
smore than 90 years engaged in news
paper work and who is credited with
having correctly forecast the result
in every presidential contest since
1900.
In the present campaign Mr.. Mitch
ellis. forecast is as follows:
Coolidge-Colorado, s; Connecticut,
:: Idaho, 4: Illinois. %; Kansas. 10;
Maine, s; Massachusetts, Is: Michi-
gan, Is; New Hampshire, 4; New Jer-
sey, IA; New York, As; Ohio, "a:
Oregon, S: Pennsylvania, SO; Rhode
Island, s: Utah, 4; Vermont, 4. Total,
23S.
Davis-Alabama, 12; Arizona, 3;
Arkansas, 8; Delaware, 8; Florida, s;
Georgia. IL; Indiana, Is: Kentucky,
13; Louisiana, 10; Maryland, 8; Mis-
sissippi, 10; Missouri. Is: Nevada, 3;
New Mexico, 8; North Carolina, IL:
Oklahoma, 10: South Carolina, 8;
Tennessee, 12; Texas. 90: Virginia. IL:
West Virginia, 8: Wyoming. 3. Total,
213.
La Follette--California, 1a: Iowa,
Is; Minnesota, 12: Montana, 4: Ne
braska, g.: North Dakota, s: South
Dakota. s: Washington, Z: Wiscon-
SIN, Is. Total. 80.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
ANDERSON MUST PASS
YULETIDE BEHIND BARS
State Board of Parole Refuses to
Cut Sentence of Dry
Leader.
tomb OF the Unknown Sol.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 1.-William
Fl. Anderson, former State superintend.
ent of the Anti-Saloon League, will
spend Christmas in prison, under a
ruling returned today by the state
board of parole.
Anderson's friends tried to induce the
board to release him after he had serv-
ed nine months of his year sentence, in
accordance with practice formerly OBJ
served in cases of short term prisoners.
This would have liberated him the day
before Christmas. But the board has
ruled that it cannot make an exception
in Anderson's case, and he will have
to serve his full term, which will expire
next March.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
New Foreign Legion Formed.

Foreign officers who served with
French organizations during the
World War will be banded together
into a new foreign legion under a
plan of the French government to
organize the Corps of Foreign Re-
serve Officers. Members will be al
lowed to participate officially in all
commemorative fetes and, if they de-
sire, take part in all regular training
courses for the French reserve off,
GERS.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Sef-Starter Business Big.

About dozen years ago mechani-
cal experts laughed at the self-starter
idea for automobiles. maintaining at
the time that muscle and time to
crank an engine would always be re-
quired for the gas engine. However,
one self-starter concern has already
turned out its 100000 starting, light
ing ana Ignition unit. In 1912, when
the system was applied to a we'll
known automobile, dismal failure was
predicted in many technical articles.
Starting systems operate on the 100
to $50 revolutions per minute idea.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
SPEAKS FOR la TOILETTE

There Is one issue, and only one,
before the people today. That issue
Is Main street or Wall street, justice
or favoritism, democracy or autoc-
racy." So declared Mrs. M. F. Rands
OF Glencarlyn, Va. in addressing a
La Folfette-Wheeler meeting in Alex
andria last night.
Mrs, Rands, who has been promi-
nent In the organization of the Pro-
gressive party In Virginia, stated that
the Progressive party expressed the
hopes and desires of millions of COM
mon men and women, who are willing
to fight for their ideals, to take de-
feat IL necessary and still keep on
fighting.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
NEW JERSEY RACE
FOR SENATOR HOT
Edge Is Confident, as State
Is Claimed for Coolidge by
10000 or More.
By the Associa ted Press.

NEWARK, N. J., November LA
three-cornered race for Senator IL q
feature in New Jersey. Senator Edge.
Rpublican, is seeking reelection and
professs confidence. Politicians say
his independent Progressive opponent.
George L. Record, will have a sur
prisingly large vote. Mayor Donnelly
Of Trenton. Democrat, also is a candi-
date.
Senator Edges campaign finishing
tour has been cut by the recent death
of his father-in-law. Harold NJ Sc
wall.
Senator Wheeler. La Follette's run
ming mate, is bringing the Progress
sive campaign to the attention of New
Jersey voters during the home stretch
by speeches in Hoboken and Newark
tonight and tomorrow.
Republican spokesmen claim the
State for Coolidge by 10000.
Evening star., 1924-11-02

Of the District Of Columbia schools.
The United States Navy Band Or
ckestra, conducted by Charles Benter,
will give a specially arranged con-
cert, with Miss Gretchen Hood. dra-
matte soprano, as soloise, beginning
at o'clock. AS on all other educa-
tional evenings given under the
auspices of the community center
department this Winter, an admis-
sion fee of 10 cents is asked to cover
the evenings expenses, which Tues
day will be the transportation of the
band and the installation and the
operation of the radio apparatus.
Evening star., 1924-11-02

According to the National Associa-
tion Of Real Estate Boards. the first
woman elected to the board of direc-
tors Of State real estate association
has been SO designated at Pasadena,
Calf. She is Mrs. Hazel NJ Grant,
who has been made q director-at-
large Of the California Real Estate
Association.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Unidentified Man Dies.

An unidentified white man about -
years Of age died at Gallinger Hospi-
tai yesterday. He was picked up by
police at Second street and Virginia
avenue southwest in an intoxicated
condition and sent to Gallinger,
where it was found he was suffering
from acute alcoholism No marks of
Identification were found on his per
son. The body is at the District
morgue
Evening star., 1924-11-02

the United States Is to take in inter-
national affairs.
We ask the American people
whether they are satisfied or dissatis-
ned with Conditions in this country"
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Nothing to Live For.

From the Kansas City Star
Dr. Harrington--What was the
matter with your patient?
DR.. Ca71ngton-She fretted herself
to dEaxh because she had nothing to
XasN aeoXk n
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FINDS HIS WIFE
KICKED To
DEATH
Husband Discovers Body Be-
side Bed-Heed for In
CURRY by Police

JERSEY CITY. N. J.. Dec. "a
Kicked ana beaten to death, the
body Of Mrs. Sophia Alexandrowicx,
wenty.eight-year-old mother Of
five children was found beside her
bed by her husband when he re.
turned home today.
Police are seeking her assailant.
The husband. Adam Alexan-
drowicz. Immediately notified the
police. The woman's nose was
bruised and flattened to her face,
and her forehead was smashed in.
Her husband was taken into Gus
tody and questioned.
Police said that John, the thir-
teen-year-old son Of the couple, told
them his father, a railroad labOrer,
returned home from work at
o'clock last night and quarreled
with Mrs. Alexandrowicz.
According to police, John said his
father had accused his mother Of
not having cleaned the house for
Christmas.
His father grabbed his mother by
the arm, the boy Is reported to
have said. and punched her in the
back. John said he then ran out Of
the house.
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TOMMY" IS REPORTED
A. w. o. [. BY OFFICIAL

LANCASTER, Pa. Dec. "a
Tommy" official rat catcher at the
post office. is believed to be the
first animal here ever to warrant
an official report Of its activities.
Tommy" keeps the post office
building cleared Of rats and, follow.
ing reports that rodents had made
their appearance at the post office
annex, Postmaster e. L. Whitson
delegated one of his employees to
transport Tommy to the annex
for nocturnal sally against the
rats. He asked that a report be
made.
This morning he received the
following report on post office sta
tionery; "E. L. Whitson, p. M,
Dear Sir: 1 did not send the cat
to the annex last night, due to the
cat going out and not getting back
until early this morning, but will
get him over tonight, respectfully.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
GIVEN
HOMES BACK
BY MODS
Timbers 'on Barred Doors At
Glasgow Torn Down to
Aid the Evicted

GLASGOW, Dec. Dismal
sluma streets filled with police and
frantic men and women-evicted
tenants in Glasgow's rent war
rang with the sound Of SCATTERING
timber today when several thou
sand sympathizers tore down the
barriers to tenantless dwellings and
restored the evicted families to
their homes.
Police Look On Smiling.
Police assigned to the area from
other districts Of the city stood by
and smiled without offering to
interfere.
Its Bethlehem all over again.
The infant Christ had to seek q
refuge in stable. Perhaps we
ought not to complain about orr
homeless BARNS" said one Of the
tenants, shortly before today's DEM
onstration.
But his fellows and the crowds
which had gathered when it was
announced that 800 eviction de-
crees would be served, demon.
Strated that they felt differently.
A crippled child, wheeled from
his home in an invalid's chair, was
one Of the victims. Several former
service men were among the
evicted, in streets which incon.
gruously enough bear the names
Of war heroes. Kitchener and
Jellicoe.
Lose 100000 Monthly.
you didn't need eviction notices
in 1914" one Of the bystanders
cried.
The tenants had been unable ia
pay their rents because of q long
period of unemployment. The
rental agents, representing large
entates in West Scotland and Dial
muir, claimed they were losing
100000 a month on account Of
non. payment Of rents.
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posed expenditures will amount to
$4,000 and will provide for addi-
tional facilities at Pearl Harbor,
Chelsea, Mass, League Island, Nor
folk, Great Lakes, Puget Sound,
Guam and Canacao. The principal
expenditures will be for quarters
for junior, officers, chief pharma.
cists, warrant officers and nurses.
A problem has developed as to
the personnel Of the navy aircraft
carriers. The complement Of a bat
tleship is eighty officers. An air
plane carrier requires more than
twice that number.
If the navy does not have a suf-
ficient total of officers available for
such duty it would be necessary to
put out Of commission about four
battleships in order to supply Off
GERS for two airplane carriers. In
fact, 1t would require about four
and one-half battleships to give
enough officers for them. There is
required about 1870 officers per car
rier. The Navy Department ex-
pected to have an increase OF 5000
men in 1926 for the compliments Of
these two alrplane carriers, but the
force is to be but $4,000 men for
the entire navy.
At present the department Is
without any Of the complement nee.
essary based on a personnel Of
$4,000 men, except by limiting other
activities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
RESTUDY AUTO
RULES, URGES
OFFICER
Drivers Often Unaware of
Regulations They Have Brok-
en-, Says J. {. Morgan

Ignorance of the traffic regula-
tons on the part Of too many
drivers must be eliminated by in.
sistence on thorough knowledge
OF the traffic rules before Wash
ington's traffic troubles are to be
helped.
This suggestion comes after
more than fifteen years exper-
fence in handling traffic on the
Capitals streets from Crossing
Officer ]. E. Morgan, now at
Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Washington has a good set of
traffic regulations" Officer Morgan
declared today. ut seems to me
the trouble is not 80 much with
the regulations but with so many
drivers who do not know the regu.
lations. We can have the best set
of regulations in the world and il
they are not known by drivers and
are not complied with, there is
going to be difficulty in handling
traffic.
ST stop a great many drivers
and find out that they do not
know the particular regulation
they have broken. 1t is my Gus
tom to question a driver on the
regulation governing the particular
situation out of which a violation
has arisen. Very often I am told
by the driver that he has not
read his regulations since last
year or the year BEFORE"
Another remedy that is badly
needed in Washington to insure
proper handling of traffic is to
provide more traffic policemen, &C
cording to Morgan. He believes
that If there were more mounted
policemen in the outlying sections
of the city, there would be a great
deal accomplished in curling reck
less driving which is the cause Of Q
great number of accidents.
Mr.. Morgapi who has seer
Washington traffic increase BY
leaps. and bounds in his fifteer
years on traffic duty, declared
Il affic could be handled as easily
CT more easily today than fifteer
years ago. The semaphore, HI
pointed out, has been a big hell
in directing traffic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
SONS STAYING OF FATHER
CALLED GODSEND TO WIFE

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.--Counsel
for Stephen Meringer, charged
with the murder of his father,
Michael, has petitioned for the
release Of their client from Tombs
prison on the ground that the
death of the elder Mehringer was
''goGsend to the community
and a release from hell for his
wife and children"
The prisoner shot and killed
his father November 20 in AS.
toria after the father had attacked
the mOthAA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
Government Of
ALBANIA IS
ROUTED
Tirana Occupied by Rebels.
Fall of Scutari is Also
Reported

ROME. Dec. 24.-Tirana has been
occupied by the rebel forces and
the government has fled, accord.
ing to a message from Trans.
itself, received here today.
The fall Of Tirana and Scutari
was reported In dispatches yester-
day, but not confirmed.
Rebel Victory Reported.
BELGRADE. Dec. 24.-Communi-
cations between Tirana, capital Of
Albania, and sSoutari, the ancient
seat Of government, were cut and
the Albanian situation remained IN
doubt today.
Official confirmation Of the cap
ture Of these two cities by rebel
forces was lacking, although the re-
ports were received from several
sources.
Tirana evidently was surrounded
today by rebel forces, who were re.
ported to have won a battle sixteen
miles northeast Of the capital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24

bobcats, prairie 8 dogs, gophers,
ground squirrels, and jack rabbits I"
Costing More To Hunt EN-.
The Federal chasing Of these an.
imals was authorized by the bureau
of the budget and recommended by
the President, and the money for
doing it has been appropriated now
by the House Of. Representatives.
and the appropriation has gone for
review to the Senate. It is not
likely to be denied.
In the year 1918 the appropria.
ton under this paragraph was
! $4,000. In 1916 it was $28O,000. In
1919 it was $395,0O0. In 1921 1t
was $456,000. Last year 1t was
$50S, 900. This next year it Is
| $685., 900.
Every year we federally kill more
and more wild animals on behalf
of this nation of hunters, and every
year we appropriate more and
more money for the federal killing
of more and more of them.
This is SO that people living near
I our public federal lands will, not
have to go out and kill those ami
mails in order to protect their own
business and as part Of their daily
work.
Preserving Other Animals.
Meanwhile we also set asiie
huge sums of money for the con-
servation of wild lands in order
to preserve wild animals upon
them, so that people can go out
and shoot wild animals for sport.
Thus two of the present greatest
functions Of the Federal Govern
ment are. simultaneously and con.
nectedly illustrated.
One is to spend Federal money
to expand peoples pleasures.
Don't shoot FOR business. Shoot
for fun. We will take care of you
both ways"
That is one little side-light IN
present:day Federal paternalism.
Mr.. Buchanan, of Texas, in de-
spair, exclaimed: =
There is nothing complicated
about putting out poisoned meat.
The Government has shown how
to do it.
''If all Individual ranchmen would
put out this poisoned meat, they
can do a thousand times more good
than the $50 men that this bureau
has In the field. oh, what has be-
come of the individual initiative Of
the American pioneer?"
Mr., Buchanan walled in vain.
The Federal hunters and PRISONERS
are on their way for another year.
Tomorrow: "PeOpling the Des-
ert" with People Already There.)
fCorvrlwhN 1904 Nv c,.ruauk N.-,,.
Features, Inc.)
amounted to S3.105. 092: for 1922.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
NOW HAS TWO
WOMEN MAGISTRATES

GLASGOW, Dec. 24.-G!asgow
town council, for the first time In
the city's municipal history, selected
two women members, one Laborite
and one Moderate, as battles, both
now being eligible as police court
judges.
Later, when other appointments
were under discussion, the Labor
group protested against being sys-
Dramatically outvoted by the Mod
crates, and complained that each
Moderate had received a typed docu-
ment as to who should be elected
for governorship,
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CITY FURNISHES SAND
TO PREVENT SLIPPING

WATERFOWL, N. r, Dec. a.
To prevent slippery walks and pos.
sible broken bones the city will
distribute free sand to all residents
who desire 1t.
All that IL necessary to receive
the anti-slip substance Is that a
receptacle must be placed on the
curb so that drivers Of the de.
livery trucks win know where to
stop.
City Manager Alderman an.
nounced recently that all walks
must be shoveled before IL a. m,
or the property owner would be
charged at least 80 cents for shovel
ing service given by the city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
MAN DIES OF HEART
ATTACK WHILE SHAVING

BRIDGEPORT. Pa, Dec. "a
While shaving himself at his Fourth
street home, John J. Devenncy was
seized with an attack of heart
failure and fell to the floor Of the
kitchen. Death was almost in
Simultaneous. It is. thought the at
tack was brought on as a result Of
acute Indigestion.
Mr.. Devenney returned to his
home apparently in the best of
health, but shortly complained of
pain in his stomach. He had
shaved one side Of his face when
he fell dead.
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$2,633,599 and for 1923, $T,122,234.
For the fiscal year 1924 the loss was
81, 058, 621, : of which the Second
Corps Area losses were sos, 317.29.
The Seventh Corps Area was very
fortunate in having loss of only
$3.50.
.Brigadier General Amos A. Fries,
chief of the Chemical Warfare Serv
ice, has been elected president of
the Washington chapter Of the So
journers Club. The following were
elected vice presidents; Major Gen
eral M. w. Ireland, surgeon general
of the army; Admiral r. e. Coontz,
U. s. N; Assistant Surgeon General
B. j. Lloyd, Of the Public Health
Service; Major General j. A. LIE.
jeune, coInmandant of the marine
corps, and Captain A. j. Henderson,
Of the coast guard. Lieutenant Com
mander Stephen s. Yeandle, coast
guard, was elected as secretary;
Captain Nathan Williams, u. S. A.,
assistant secretary; Captain Carl
Halla, U. s. A., treasurer; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Julian E. Yates, u. S.
A., chaplain.
Colonel Russell G. Langdon, who
has been on duty for the past sew.
eral years as the adjutant of the
Third Corps Area, has been trans
ferred to the infantry arm Of the
service. This is Colonel Langdon's
old branch Of the army.
The next examinations for flight
cadets Of the air service will be
held at practically every air service
station Tuesday, January 10, 1925
A class of about ninety cadets will
be picked for training at the all
service primary flying school al
Brooks Field, beginning March 10
The personnel Of this new class
will be picked from the candidates
who took the October examinations
and also from those taking the
January tests. On March 10 the
cadets now undergoing preliminary
flying at Brooks Field will be sent
to Kelly Field for six months ad
vanced training.
"Officers Row" for Washington
is Battery Park, a community oi
jewellers out Chevy Chase way WHIT
are members of the military and
naval family of Washington. There
has been started q home improve
ment contest by Ine Battery Parl,
Garden Club, and the posting OF
$500 in cash awards, with a score
of additional prizes, have caused
the officers and their families to
sharpen the lawn mowers, get out
the old pruning hooks, put on ia.
tigue clothes and go after the
bacon"
Early morning finds the contest
ants. proceeding like a one-n1an
army to make a clean sweep OF
the lawns and hedges.
Captain s. D.. Hervey, who Is on
duty at Georgetown University as
military instructor, has done much
toward the coveted prize. Mrs. p
H.. Mallory, wife of Captain Nal
lory, Is the president of the Battery
Park Garden Club, which is active
ly supporting the< home improve
ment> contest.
Sergeant George III. Wanton. who
first enlisted on August Is. 1884
has just graduated from the motor
transport school, Camp Holabird
Md. In addition to the old soldiers
educational qualifications he has .
fighting record Of distinction. The
Congressional Medal Of Honor was
awarded him for valorous deeds
above and beyond. the call Of duty
in Cuba during 1898. He is the
only negro soldier now in the regu.
lar army wearing that decoration.
Colonel atA Mrs. S. M. de Loire,
who have Seen in Europe for thu