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Evening star., 1924-01-19
WANTS SHOALS BID >
/ SENT TO CONGRESS
Iowan Says Proposal of Southern
Power Companies Is Best
MIND IS STILL OPEN
Hull Asks That Three Points Be
Studied Before Disposal.

By the Associated Press. -
The proposal OF q group of south
ern power companies to operate the
Muscle Shoals plants for fifty years
for rental OF s100,0o0.ooo was de-
scribed as "the best offer the govern
ment has ever received" for the prof.
ect in a statement issued today by
Representative Hull, republican, Iowa,
who initiated the correspondence with
the Federal Power Commission which
resulted in the bid being made.
Declaring the offer brings out for
the first time some actual facts as
TO the large money value to the peo-
pie Of the United States of the water
power rights and privileges at Muscle
Shoals" Mr.. Hull expressed the hope
that the Secretary of War will i'm
mediately transmit 1t to Congress"
The proposal. he said, clears the way
for production of a constant and
large supply of cheap fertilizers for
the benefit of the farmers Of the
country" and, II Congress accepts 1T,
the hydro electric energy from the
Muscle Shoals-will be equitably dis
tributed all over the south, where 1t
belongs"
Asserting that his mind is open
as to the best disposition Of the gov
ernment's vast interests at Muscle
Shoals" Mr.. Hull outlined three con-
ditions he regarded as essential to
entitle ANY proposition to receive
considera ton: that it must protect
for all time the governments inter-
est in national preparedness" and the
farmers interest in the conservation
of soils, from the production Of nj
trates in peace time" and must pro
vide for the completion Of dam No.
within a reasonable time, so that
river transportation on the Tennes-
see river can be inaugurated."
When the government has secured
these three essentials" he said, 1T
should then accept the best financial
offer 1t receives"
Evening star., 1924-01-19

sometimes are very disturbing to
nom musical neighbors. In their
summer homes, for since coming to
Hughes have always found an isolat-
ed rural retreat. they can enjoy
good organ concert and they DO on
every possible occasion. For tney
have several instruments, not the
mighty pipe organs as they would
wish but entirely adequate as SUP
stitutes. In their New York home
|organ music was as much part or
the days routine as having break-
fast and the other meals.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes are OF
course Interested in all progress to-
ward installing massive pipe organs
in the home and without disastrous
results. One which is deemed trt-
umph Is that recently placed In the
home of John J. Rascob. one of the
vice presidents of the du Pont Pow
der COMPANY which y his Is mas near oo LAY, y,
the dollar a year men during the
war and his work took him often to
the Pan-American building. He be-
came infatuated with this beautiful
structure and built its replica for his
home The organ has been placed
in a chamber which opens on the
court or patio and though IT Is one
of mammoth size, the pipes are skill
and just outside the door an echo
organ has been installed. The result
Is to have an organ recital In the
house without torturing vibrations or
broken walls, while outside the echoes
swell to the upper ranges of the
mansion and give a faint, more wholly
delightful repetition of the concert,
Such instruments are now being in
stalled in many country homes, where
an open garden offers space for the
echo organ. No doubt the Secretary
and Mrs. Hughes will look into this
marvellous method of enjoying their
favorite music.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
POLICE CHECK-UP
GRATiFIES BUTLER
Personal Tour of Philadelphia
Made by Public Safety
Director.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 19.-
After checking up the results of his
second forty -eight-hour drive against
1awlessness, Brig. Gen. Smedley D.
Butler, director of public safety,
started shorty before midnight on g.
personal tour Of inspection of the va
rious police districts, ito keep the
1900 policemen and their commanders
on their toes" The tour kept him on
the go far into the early morning
hours. and upon it's conclusion he ex-
pressed himself as we'll pleased with
conditions
A check-up Of the police records
showed a total of more than 500 ar
rests for various alleged offenses, in
cluding 81 for traffic violations. Near
ly 200 prisoners were taken in raids
on billiard and pool rooms. speak
operating as blinds for gamblers.
Pugilfst's Place Raided.
Ten men were taken from a pool
and billiard room in the center of the
city, owned by Lew Tender, Philadel-
phia's we'll known lightweight boxer.
Few disorderly houses or gambling
establishments have been found in
the second drive, and in some dis
tricts every place which has been un-
der suspicion was closed tight. Lieut..
Carlin said early today that his men
had not found a single place to raid,
"for the simple reason that they were
either closed down or operating with
in the law"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
CHURCHILL ATTACK
WITHOUT RESULTS
Has Done Nothing Toward Hating
Liberal Support Of Labor
Party.
POLITICAL MOVE IS SEEN
Author of Letter Would Lead Con.
servatives' Is Believed.
BY tho Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January I9.-wtnston
Spencer Churchill has put himself in
the Hmelight by the publication OF
his open letter deploring the advent
Of socialist government, but so far
nothing has developed from 1t to sug-
gest that the manifesto is likely to
produce the desired effect, namely,
the prevention Of liberal support in
putting the parliamentary labor par
ty into power.
The letter was criticised in yes
terdays debate in the house of COM
mons and is being widely discussed.
but the general opinion Is that 1t was
launched at the wrong time.
Mr.. Churchilrs suggestion that q
further amendment of the address In
reply to the speech from the throne
should be moved-an amendment de-
by that section Of the, conservatives
parliamentarians. known as the in
dustrial group. These members have
tabled an amendment along the lines
passed would record It's reputation
of labor. But. apparently, there IS
not the least prospect that this reso-
tuition will be moved. "
Discussion mt End.
The three parties. through their
whips, 1T seems, have agreed that art
er the adoption Of labor's condemna-
tory amendment on Monday evening.
the reply to the kings speech shall be
adopted forthwith. and consequently
there will be no further opportunity
to discuss It,
The political correspondent of the
Westminster Gazette describes the
letter as constituting a definite break
with the liberal party, and says Mr..
Churchill's friends and others behind
the scenes do not doubt that 1t rep
resents his turning move toward the
conservatives.
The laborites, who have no love for
this prominent liberal. opine that the
letter is distinct bid for the lead
ership of the conservatives in antici-
patton that that party Is likely to
throw over Stanley Baldwin. The
conservatives, according to some po-
litical writer's. are fixing their hopes
of leadership on Sir william Joyn-
son-Hicks, president OF the ministry
OF health, whose able speech in par
lament on Thursday aroused their
enthusiasm.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Rain tonight
possibly changing to snow tomorrow:
temperature slightly above freezing
tonight: colder tomorrow; moderate
southerly winds.
Maryland-Unsettled weather. with
probably rain tonight, changing to
snow tomorrow; colder tomorrow:
moderate southerly winds.
Virginia-Probably rain tonight and
tomorrow: warmer in the interior to-
night; colder in west and north por-
tions tomorrow; moderate east to
south winds.
night and probably tomorrow morn
ing: warmer in east portion tonight;
colder tomorrow.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer PM. 43; pm, 49,;
IL midnight, 35; 4 am, SO: am, 33;
noon, 46.
Barometer-4 pm. 30.38; s pm.
3042; IL midnight, 1898; 4 am, 30.38;
S am, 1895; noon. 1925.
Highest temperature. As, occurred
at noon today. Lowest temperature,
50. occurred at $50 am; today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, so; lowest, 33.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 1926 am. and
l2:3s pm; high tide, GIL am. and
$3.50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1920 am. and
1923 pm; high tide, 6:57 am. and
1913 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:24 am; sun sets
5:13 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 7:24 am; sun
sets Sis pm.
Moon rises 1925 pm; sets 5:12
am
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
BIG OIL SHALEBED
FOUND IN BRITAIN
Discovery Is Held One of
Greatest and Richest
Fields in World.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 19.-What is
claimed to be one of the greatest
and richest OIL bearing shale beds
ever discovered has been found in
West Somerset. according to the
Evening Star today. The bed, cover
ing a large area, is said to have a
mining surface of 600 to 700 feet,
which, the experts here say, is un-
precedented.
The beds, it is declared, contain
the highest qualities of oils, COM
parable only with the Green river
formation in Colorado. hitherto an
unparalleled example of oil shale
wealth.,
The newspaper quotes Larrette
Parkin. an English engineer as re-
porting that 1T is safe to base the
commercial production of the beds
with an oil content Of more than
1000, 600, 900 tons. valued at s3.000.-
100000. He estimates that the shale
can be quarried for three shillings per
ton.
It also quotes Dr.. w. Forbes Leslie.
geologist, saying the beds are "a
mighty. source Of heat and power
dustries without spending money on
foreign oil. The magnitude Of this
discovery means that we can supply
ALI our needs for cheap power, light
and heat for centuries" He claims
the beds will make England inde-
pendent of foreign supplies in time
OF war. - y :,
Evening star., 1924-01-19
BRADY TO MAKE GOOD
IF TO BLAME FOR LOSS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. %
ALBANY. N. Y, January Is
>y,cbolas F. Brady. son and executor
of the SIS. 900, 900 estate OF his father,
anthony N. Brady, stands ready 10
make good to the estate any losses
tn the trusts suffered through any
fault of his own. he testified tooay
81 o. continuation of hearings on 90.
isotions to 1919 and 1920 ACCOUNTS
of the estate. - oorn 70,
former Gov. Nathan L. Miller, MT.
Rrady declared neither he nor ms
hrnther. James Cox Brady, also an
erec.,tor. made any personal profits
by their various transactions Tor the
estate. ,Ia T., tho
Central Union Trust Company OF New
York. was necessary. Mr.. Brady SAID
TO meet quarterly incomes due benen-
Charles, to meet obligations. to pay
for partially paid-up securities ana
in readiness for careful invest
menta" Isidor ]. Kresel. counsel FOR
Mrs. Carll Tucker and Mrs: Francis
P. Garvan. who filed the objections,
had criticised the action OF the exec
utorst In keeping suoA . large cash
fund in the bank. --
Evening star., 1924-01-19

Experiments are in progress here
this winter toward the elimination
Of the worlds strangest forest-a
waste Of 100000 acres stretching
north and south for a thousand miles.
lowered with prickly pear cactus
shoulder high.
The story Of the battle which has
been waged for four years to prevent
this spear-armed ocean of rank vege-
tation from flooding a continent was
told by j. c. Hamline. former Depart
ment Of Agriculture specialist here,
who now is at the bureau of ento-
Imology conducting some Of the final
tests necessary before an army of
insects and fungi are turned loose to
attack the advancing waves of prickly
pear. Hamline's work is supported by
the Australian government.
About a half century ago somebody
mems Of the cactus from the western
ably as a natural curiosity. In the
antipOdeS there were none of the
natural enemies Of the bush which
have kept 1t scattered in a compare
lively limited area of North America.
In few years 1t was beyond con-
troll.
Mile After Mile of Cactus.
"Now," says Hamline, "one can ride
on the train for hour after hour froA
Sydney, New South Wales. to Rock
hampton, Queensland. and see nothing
but mile after mile Of cactus cactus,
cactus. 1t is one of the most ds-
pressing sights imaginable"
The land originally was used most.
ly for sheep grazing. The cactus has
made 1t absolutely worthless. For
Evening star., 1924-01-19
FORMER ACTRESS JAILED
ON AUTO THEFT CHARGES

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. January 1s.-Mrs.
Herbert Tribe, former actress. of New
York, today was taken to Warren
ton, Mo-, to begin serving four
month sentence imposed yesterday In
federal court on two charges OF
bringing stolen automobiles from
New York to st. Louis. She also was
fined 500. She was arrested with
her husband in December of 1921
and, following their release under
50, 500 bond each. both disappeared.
Tribe is said to be in Mexico. Mrs
Tribe was arrested later in Los An
geles. where she ia said to have been
instrumental in prosecution of a man
alleged, to, have killed a police sur
geon.
Evening star., 1924-01-19

the most part the jungle is impene-
trable, even by the smallest animals.
To crawl into 1t means probable
death.
Experiments have demonstrated
that arsenic injections made in each
bush kill off the growth. but this is
impracticable because only in the
scattered sections can men reach more
than the fringes of the forest. The
railroad and one dirt road now are
the only paths through 1t.
To date sixteen natural enemies or
the cactus have been sent from the
United States through the co-opera-
tion of the Department Of Agricul-
ture and nine of these have proved
adaptable to the Australian climate.
These consist of a variety of insects.
principally cactus borerS and cactus
stink bugs from. Texas and a num-
ber of varieties of fungus. None have
been released, however, because of
fear that any one OF them might
spread over Australia and become an
even worse menace than the cactus
itself. The object of the present ex
periments is to determine the extent
of this danger and methods of COM
batting the parasites IL they get out
of hand.
Found yalueless.
The Australian government, Ham
line says. has made many futile eff
forts to turn it's unwelcome forest to
some account. 1t has been made into
paper, potash and commercial alco-
hol and cochineal dye bugs have been
reared on 1t. but in every case 1t was
found that the expense was too great.
Hamline points out that the pres
ent effort 10 unique in chronological
warfare since insects and fungi are
being introduced TO kill vegetation,
while in practically every other case
on record they have been brought in
to kill other insects which are feed
ing on crops.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
PROPOSES PURCHASE
OF LINCOLN RELICS
Bill Authorizing Government to
Buy 0ldroyd Collection
offered in House.

Purchase Of the Oldroyd collection
Of Lincoln relics by the United States
government is proposed in a bill in
troduced in the House today by
Representative Rathbone of Illinois,
which authorizes an appropriation
of $4,000.
The bill points out that the COL
lection contains 5000 pieces now on
display in the government property
known as the house in which Presi-
dent Lincoln died, SIG 10th street
northwest.
Representative Rathbone has TAX en-
particular interest in this collec-
tion because of the intimate asso-
citation of his family with the
martryred President. His parents
were in the box with Lincoln the
night Of the assassination and his
father, who was an Army surgeon
and wounded in endeavoring to ap-
prehend the assassin Booth, was with
Lincoln when he died. while his
mother remained with Mrs. Lincoln
during the tragic hours following
the attack by Booth.
Representative Rathbone has been
selected to deliver the annual ad-
dress in the House on Lincoln's birth
day, April IL.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
EARNINGS JUSTIFY
new FEDERAL BANKS
Record of First Four Months
Show They Will Not Be
Drain on Treasury.

Earnings of the federal intermedi-
ate credit banks for the first four
months Of actual loaning have demon
strated that the banks can make their
own way. and will not be a drain on
the government.
This was announced last night by
Commissioner Cooper OF the Feoerai
Farm loan Board, in announcing that
the earnings Of the twelve banks
from the creation last year to jan
uary l were s304.542.
Under the intermediate credit act
the banks are obligated TO pay one
half of their net earnings into the
Treasury. This is in addition to the
interest they must earn on the capitaI
stock which is held solely by the
Trea sury. sixty million dollars was
authorized as capital for the s"e1se
hanks but only one-third OF thal
AMOUNT has actually been employed
Evening star., 1924-01-19
committee SPEEDS
POLICE PAY MEASURE
Zihlman Calls Special Meeting
Monday; Favorable Report
Held Certain.

To complete work on the police and
firemen's pay increase bill the special
subcommittee of the House District
committee will meet Monday morning
at 10 o'clock at the call of Repre-
sentative Fred N. Zihlman of Mary
land, its chairman.
.. The subcommittee last week order
ed favorable report on this legisla-
tion to the full committee, but when
the full committee met, Chairman
Zihlman announced that the measure
had been held up for few days at
the request of Representative Beers,
republican, of Pennsylvania, who
wished to correct several minor
inequalities in pay adjustments.
There Is no opposition in the House
District committee to the police and
firemen's pay increase bill, and 1t is
expected that it will be favorably
reported to the House for considera-
tton on the first District day when
the full committee meets on Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
DELTA IS PROBLEM
FOR U. S. EXPERTS
Maj. Gen. Beach Describes Efforts
to Keep Mississippi
River Open.
GREAT DEPTH OF MUD
Geographic Society Told of Ire
mendous Flow.

That the Father of Waters" fully
deserves it's name was demonstrated
by Maj. Gen. Lansing H. Beach,
chief of engineers of the United
States Army in an address last night
before members of the National Geo
graphic Society at the Masonic
Temple. Keeping the mouth Of the
Mississippi open for navigation with
its tendency to form mud bars Is
the greatest engineering maintenance
job in the world, he declared. There
is seemingly no bottom to the mud
and recently a huge freighter, wrecked
there. was swallowed up in a few
weeks.
The volume of water carried by
the Mississippi In food is so great,
Gen. Beach said. that the amount
passing a point in Kentucky in one
second would be sufficient to sup
ply the needs of Washington at the
present rate of consumption, for
sixty years.
Vnst Overflow Annually.
Before levees were built on the
Mississippi a region as large as West
Gen. Beach said. LeveeS have been
constructed now from the mouth OF
the Ohio to below New Orleans, and
all this region reclaimed.
The last gap through which flood
waters escaped was closed in 1921. and
the river is now forced to remain in its
banks. To protect these dikes tre-
mendous mattresses of willows are
woven and sunk against their sides.
The process of weaving and placing
these mattresses was shown by Gen.
Beach in lantern slides and motion pic
lures.
Other illustrations showed the prog
ress of work the Wilson dam at
Muscle Shoals in the Tennessee river,
the movable dams of the Ohio river
and the construction of levees on the
lower Mississippi.
Water from New York.
Among the little known facts about
the Mississippi river emphasized by
Gen. Beach was that water drains into
1t from New York state as we'll as from
North Carolina and Virginia. But for
the ardity in large sections of the
drainage basin in the west, the geogra-
ply of large sections of the country along
the lower river would be radically al
tered, he pointed out.
Gen. Beach was introduced at the aft
ernoon lecture by Maj. Gen. A. W.
Greely. United States Army retired,
and at the evening session by Frederick
V. Coville.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
Play Starring Marjorie Ran,beau
Withdrawn, Acting Angers Autl,or
Actress Lines Unruly, Pronunciation Bad, Critics
Say-Doctor Says Star Suffering Nervous
Breakdown From, York.

breakdown as q result of the over.
strain and excitement Of the opening
night.
The actress. he said, had been un-
der his care for nine days, suffering
from overwork. He had tried te in
duce her not to play last night. he
added. but ut seems it could not be
arranged"
Mr.. Middleton. who will sail tonor.
row for Bermuda, refused to discu.s
the matter. except to say: "Tb.
answer ts obvious" Representativns
tanned silence.
Newspaper critics today comman,.a
on what they termed Miss Ramhaaw'.
'dlHculties with her lines" iS.t
might.
I'm spite OF long preparation" aid
one. Miss Rambeau became en-.
tangled in her lines"
Another said: "she seemed to be
laboring under some mental strain
which made her lines somewhat un-
ruly. Occasionally her anxiety led
her into mispronunciation of G1ch
words rs thermometer
Evening star., 1924-01-19

Wolf, announced
complete nervous.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
MAY DIE OF POISONING.

John Z. Barnhill. twenty-four years
old, giving his address as 203 Battle
street, Rocky Mount, N. c., is in an
apparently dying condition in George
Washington University Hospital, suf-
fering from a dose OF poison he says
he took by mistake.
The young man called at the hos
pital Tuesday, told Of having taken
the poison and was sent to a ward
Frederick H. Martin and said he re-
sided on Perryville avenue, Pitts
burgh.
This morning he was visited by De-
tective Harry Evans Of the, narcotic
squad, and the change in the name
and address was given. Detective
Evans wired relatives Of his condi-
'tion and whereabouts.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
PATENT FRAUDS HIT
BY new HOUSE BILL

To prevent fraud, deception and i'm
proper practice in connection with
business before the United States pat
ent office, a bill was. today introduced
in the House by Representative Louis
C. Cramton, republican, of Michigan.
I'm Washington and a number of
other places throughout the country
said Representative Cramton. "indi-
viduals, firms and even corporations
are acting as patent attorneys and
inducing clients TO intrust important
patent business to them, with the
idea that they are registered to prac-
tice.
In several instances attorneys
have been disbarred from practice
and are practicing under cover. In
other instances men who have never
been registered and who are not en-
titled to be registered are represent
ing thmselves as patent attorneys
and taking fees as such
"Patent COunselIors.''
I'm one fragrant instance two men,
not registered. representing them
selves to be patent counsellors,' have
even been doing business under
one of my own constituents was led
to pay an association not registered
to practice and not having any right
to practice about sL500.,
I'm this case the one who acted as
attorney disclaimed all responsibility
and the applicant could not obtain
the service to which he was entitled
until the commissioner of patents
forced the attorney to complete his
work The palpable fraud is cloaSed
under the irresponsible association.
THE bill which 1 introduced today"
explained Representative Cramton, lis
designed to prevent any one from
practicing before the patent office who
Is not registered to practice Or who
has been disbarred after having been
registered, thus giving the patent
office an opportunity TO protect tho
public by preventing practice before
it by unscrupulouS persons, -
Evening star., 1924-01-19
rs OF YALE FACULTY
FOR DRY MODIFICATION
Plurality Of Three Shown by Poll,
With 72 for Enforcement and
AZ for Repeal.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, January 19.-
Faculty voting on prohibition based
on the three questions prepared by
the Yale News. and figures Of which
were not In the tabulation announced
yesterday for Yale University, showed
FACULTY figures were Is for modifica-
OF the eighteenth amendment. The
FACULTY figures were IS for modifiac-
ton, ~ for enforcement and AZ for
repeal. These figures, added to those
previously given out, made about five
eighths OF the total vote in favor of
some change in the law. Every de-.
partment in the university except the
graduate. school gave margin for
modification.
The final figures were 641 for en-
forcemeut.. 1,042 for modification and
56l for repeal. The News says that
the mature sections are more nearly
satisfied with existing conditions than
the younger, less experienced ele-
ment."