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Evening star., 1924-12-26
3 DEAD, LIQUORS.
TOLL IN NEW YORK
81 III in Bellevue, so in Ac-
cident Ward, Story of
Christmas Hooch.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 26.-Three
men are dead. 81 others are Ill in
Bellevue Hospital and the Police Court
calendars are crowded as a result of the
liquor drinking yesterday in this city in
celebration Of Christmas. In addition to
the dead and sick. between 40 and so
persons are in the accident ward OF
Bellevue from injuries sustained in
fights or falls due to liquor.
Yesterdays fatalities increased to
"a the number OF deaths in the city
from poison liquor during the month
Equals Pre-volstead Record.
The number of drunks yesterday
and on Christmas eve was as great
as at any time prior to prohibition
according TO the police. Officials al
Bellevue Hospital said the tide OF
deaths and suffering from poison
liquor had been steadily rising since
the first prohibition Christmas In
1920.
In an open letter to Gov Smith
asking his support in the passage OF
a State enforcement act. Arthur j
Davis. State superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League. quoted the city
health departments figures as show
ing 459 deaths from alcoholism In
New York City during the present
year, as compared with 3o7 deaths
last year.
This number" said Mr.. Davis In
his letter. 'is greater than that OF
any year since prohibition and almost
as large as in prohibition days
Deaths this month in the metro
politan district, including some near,
hv suburbs outside the city, reached
a total of SO with yesterdays IA
talities.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
1908 BLAZE RECALLED.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 2s.-
The Hobart tragedy recalls the Col
linwood School fire March 4, 1908, in
which 172 pupils between and IA
years old and two teachers lost their
lives in 20 minutes.
The Collinwood fire, caused by
overheated pipes igniting timbers in
the three story brick building, start
ed soon after. the days studies began.
The pipes, II was claimed, were. too
close to the wood, making its tinder
dry.
The children, after starting an or
derby exit when the alarm was
sounded, became panicky at sight OF
the flames and in the ensuing rush
for an exit one child stumbled at the
foot Of a narrow stair. Soon a mass
of children six feet high were piled
at the door, which opened inward
Rescuers, unable to break down the
door. broke its glass, but so tightly
were the victims wedged that none
could be pulled out.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
M'C[|NT0CK HEIR
TOUNDERCOQU
Shepherd Leaves for Chi.
cago-PreIiminary Necrop-
sy Report Due Today.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 26.-Further
Investigation of the death of william
Nelson McClintock, "millionaire or
phan," waited today for the report of
pathologists who examined his ex-
humed body for possible discovery of
poison traces and the arrival here
from Albuquerque, N. Mex. of Will
liam Shepherd, lawyer-chemist, chief
heir to his estate.
Shepherd, at whose home McClin-
took died. December 4, and whose wife
was McClintock's guardian until he
became OF age last Spring, left AL
buquerque yesterday. He will be
questioned at the States attorney 8
offce as soon as he reaches here.
Through his law partner. Robert II.
Stoll, he has agreed to submit to ex-
animation. and to aid the inquiry in
stigated by Harry Olsen, Municipal
Court chief Justice and friend OF the
McClfntock family. after certain un-
ton with the physicians report of
death from typhoid fever.
One Report Due Today.
The four pathologists. one of whom
represented the Shepherds. were
ready to make a preliminary report
of the necropsy to Coroner Oscar
Wolff today, with a complete analysis
before a coroner's jury January 90
The States attorney planned today
to question the doctors who signed
McClintock's death certificate and
Miss Mary Gartner, a maid in the
Shepherd home. She witnessed the
signing Of the will, which bequeathed
his estate to Shepherd. with the pro-
vision that an $4,000 annuity be paid
Miss Isabelle Pope, his fiancee, who
obtained a marriaged license and
waited at his bedside to marry him
had he recovered consciousness,
Evening star., 1924-12-26

preparation units who would suffer
because they are the only persons al
located to q particular grade in their
unit.
The survey Of the budget revealed
much larger number of persons,
than was at first thought would come
within the range Of the new restric-
tion, which Congress seems about to
tack upon all the appropriation bills
for 1925.
Just how many Government en-
pioyes would suffer reductions under
the new average provisions has not
as yet been worked out. as figures
have not been tabulated in detail for
the entire service.
One Relief Found.
On the other hand, another change
In the average provision, which has
been proposed in all the appropria-
ton bills. is being hailed as a relief
from former decision Of Controller
General McCarl. This change would
provide that where a person Ia pro-
NOTED from one grade to another.
where the average salary has been
exceeded, 1t will not be necessary for
him to enter the lowest grade OF the
higher grade, and take a cut in
salary. This provision was inserted
as the Controller General had ruIed
that In such cases the person pro-
NOTED must enter the highest grade
at the lowest possible rate. It would
have caused cuts in salaries where
persons were promoted to higher
positions and greater responsibility.
The hope has been expressed in GER
tain circles that Congress might see
fit to include this latter change in the
average provision in the deficiency
bill to make it effective when the
bill is enacted. Such enactment
would relieve the presentlsituation, 1t
was pointed out today. whereby It
has been. impossible to promote some
persons without cutting heir pay
Evening star., 1924-12-26
MRS. SWEETIN WEEPS
AT GRAVE OF HUSBAND
Casts Self in Snow When Sheriff
Permits Visit as She
Goes to Jail,
By the Associated Press,

by the Associat ted Press,
MOUNT VERNON. Ill, December
26-Mrs. Elsie Sweetin, who was
found guilty by a jury Wednesday
or poisoning her husband, Wilford,
threw herself in the snow upon her
husband's grave Christmas eve.
Sheriff Grant Holcomb said TODAY
after returning from the Benton jail
where he took the prisoner pending
disposition Of a motion for a new
trial.
AS the sherfff's automobile reached
the cemetery at Ina, Mrs. .Sweetin
pleaded to visit her husbands grave.
The sheriff finally consented and when
the snow-covered mound was reached
Mrs. Sweetin threw herself across II,
sobbing and crying that she was
innocent.
The sheriff was forced to carry her
back to the car.
Mrs. Sweetin was sentenced to 35
years in prison, while Lawrence NJ.
Hight, her alleged pastor-lover, was
given a life sentence.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
CHAPLAIN is REMOVED
FROM PRISON BY BISHOP
Prelate Says Priests Usefulness at
Atlanta Is Ended by
Inquiry.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, December 26.-Father
Thomas P. Hayden, chaplain at the
Atlanta penitentiary, was withdrawn
by Rt. Rev. NJ. K. Keyes, Bishop of
Savannah, because of his connection
with the grand jury investigation of
graft and bribery charges against
former officials of the institution, a
statement received here disclosed to-
day.
The statement Of Bishop Keyes says
that as soon as I had authoritative
Information from press reports that
Father Hayden was in any way con-
nected with the grand Jury investi-
CATION I realized that his usefulness
at tho penitentiary had come to an
end. I therefore withdrew his ap-
pointment as chaplain"
Evening star., 1924-12-26

cfsely what Ambassador Jusserand re-
Gently chose In Westinghouse large
audience Of representative citizens.
Harvey talked to men and Jusserand
to women. But Jusserands hearers
consisted largely Of wives of mem
bers Of Congress, foreign diplomats
and high Government officials, than
whom there Is probably no more in
fiuential and opinion-making group
in Washington.
Then Hughes Spoke Out.
The White House, in denying that
II intended to "rebuke" Ambassador
Jusserand, may have had in mind
Secretary Hughes famous New
Haven speech in December, 1922,
when he made the first suggestion of
the Dawes reparations plan. BY all
the rules Of the old diplomacy, the
American foreign ministers should
have submitted his historic proposal
through official channels to the Eu-
ropean governments. What he actual
ly did was to make It in an address
before the American Historical As
ISOLATION. It had all the effects of a
great official pronouncement, yet en-
tirely lacked that character. 1t COM
mitted the United States Government
to nothing even though 1t enunciated
our attitude Of the reparations prob
lem.
The French envoy was at pains to
explain to his recent audience that
what he was telling them. in essence,
was the whole why and wherefore
Of his conversations" with Secretary
Mellon, the chairman of the World
War Debt Commission.
AS q matter of fact, Representative
Charles r. Crisp OF Georgia, one Of
three Democratic members of the
debt commission, in not very wide
ly noted speech in the House a couple
of weeks ago, revealed that Jus
serand had said to Mellon about q
moratorium. ETC.
Except In a little more picturesque
detail, justified by the circumstances,
the French Ambassador apparently
only said publicly on December %
what he had already said "diplo-
matically'' and "ofi1ciaily" to Sec
rstary Mellon
:. ACe9yIights 1a24A ---------
Evening star., 1924-12-26
POSTAL HEARINGS
ARE EBE|ACPUSHED
Publishers Agent Advocates
Increased Rates for Parcel
Post Matter.

Pressing ahead with it's hearings
on the administrations postal rate
increase bill with view to complet-
ing them this week, the joint post
Office subcommittee OF the Senate and
House allotted further time to repre-
sentatives of publishing interests
today to present arguments on the
measure.
The hearings have developed op-
position from these interests ITO rate
increase provisions of the bill ap-
plying to second-class mail, embrace
Ing newspapers and magazines as
based on postal cost figures. which
they contend apportion too much of
the general expense on this class
of mail.
The committee plans to report the
bill to the Senate Immediately after
the Christmas recess and before the
increase bill Is called up by unani-
nous consent on January 3.
Would Raise Parcel Rates.
George c. Lucas, director of trans
portation for the National Publish
ers' Association. told the committee
today that second class mail matter,
consisting OF newspapers and period
icals, had been charged with unjust
cost allocationS in the Post Once
Department cost ascertainment re-
port.
He suggested that instead Of MAX
ing general increase in postal rates
the Government assess the bulk OF
the revenue for postal salary in
creases against the parcel post. He
proposed a scent service charge on
each parcel post package.
This service. he said. had been es-
tablished under the guise OF a service
to the farmers, but less than 10 per
cent of it really was for the farmer
Speed Is DepIored.
The speed with which the postal
rate increase bill Is being put through
Congress 'is unprecedented, excep,
In the case of war emergency legis-
lation," Jesse H. Neal. spokesman for
the Associated Business Papers, told
the committee.
Such speedy action. he said. can
result only in "disarrangement OF
the service and unfair distribution
OF any necessary increases" he de-
clared combination of the salary In
crease and the postal rate advance
In one measure was like "a little
boy hanging on to a mans coattafIs
going through the crowd"
It's an attempt to have a strong
measure pull weak measure
through" said he.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
TRAFFIC OFFENSES GROW,
Fourteen Arrests in 4S Hours for
Driving While Intoxicated.

Fourteen arrests for driving while
intoxicated were made by the police
during the 4s hours ended at o'clock
this morning, swelling the already
heavy record for the past few days.
There were seven arrests Of drivers
of automobiles for failing to make
known their identity after their auto
mobiles had figured in accidents.
Among other arrests included in q
total Of 2ss during the two-day
period were the following: Sell
ing intoxicants, s; illegal possession
OF intoxicants. II; Transporting
liquor, 4; intoxication. So; failing to
make identity known after colliding,
a; speeding, 10. and violation Of
minor traffic regulations, SO.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
MRS. RH|NELANDER
SEEKING AL|M0NY
Young Mi||ionaire's Counsel
Objects to Plea for
$3.50 a Month.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, \. Y, December
26-CounseI for Alice Jones Rhine
lander today sought before Supreme
Court Justice Tompklns $3.50 a month
temporary alimony for their client
pending trial o: the suit brought by
her husband. Leonard Kip Rhineland-
err to annul their marriage of last
October IA
The annulment suit is based or
charges that young Mrs. Rhineland er
and her parents fraudulently repre-
sented her to be OF white blood
whereas she was part negro.
The young wife's attorneys said
that although Rhinelander already
possessed S5s0,000 in property and
was prospective heir to some millions,
his income was only $4,000 year, of
which he spent $4,000.
Protest SUM Sought.
Counsel for Rhinelander protested
that $500 a month would be ample
alimony. They said. however. that
their client had every desire to give
Mrs. Rhinelander everything neces-
sary to support her comfortably"
that "all bills presented b. her credi-
tors or by her father were paid
promptly: and that Rhinelander
wanted ito make everything right"
During the hearing, which closed
with a decision reserved. Rhineland-
ers attorney declared he had not
lived with his wife since November
20. Neither had he vlied with nor seen
his own parents or any other members
of the Rhinelander family, and his
present whereabouts We're known
only to his attorneys, the latter told
the court.
Counsel disclosed that in seeking
evidence in corroboration of charges
contained in the annulment suit the
ancestry of Mrs. Rhinelander was be-
ing traced to England, where her
father was born, and to the British
West Indies, where Ethiopian blood
is alleged to have been mingled with
the family stock.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Mother Keeps Vosc
To Kill Self for
SOr, Saued in Wur

By Cable to The Star and New York World
MADRID, December 2s.-Senora
Leonora Grau, one Of the leading
women OF the town Of Teruel.
Wednesday fulfilled her vow to
kill herself II her son, fighting the
Riffians in Morocco, was returned
to her alive.
While the son was with his regi-
ment Sonora Grau's husband died
and she feared for the younger
Grau's life, too. She vowed to the
Virgin that If he were spared she
would sacrifice herself.
Tuesday he came back and dined
with his overjoyed mother.
As he was going to bed she re-
marked: "Now ! must fulfill my
VOW" He knew nothing OF it and
paid no attention, but the next
day her body was found in the
river.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
ALBANIAN REBELS
CAPTURE T|RANA
Government Charges ReyoIu.
tion Is Fostered by
JugosIavians.
By the Associa ted Press.

BY tile AsSocin ted Press.
BELGRADE, December 26.-The oc-
cupation Of Tirana, Albania, by Ahmed
Iogus troops is officially confirmed
by the latest dispatches received here
Advices from Prizrend report that
government forces commanded by
Bayram Tsour have made some head
way to the north, reoccupying the
line of kukius- Bitsans.
The advance, however, 1t not con-
sidered likely to compromise the de-
cisive successes of Ahmed Zogu,
whose partisans control the whole OF
Central Alabama and the principal
lines of communication. Ahmed Zogu
is rushing reinforcements to recover
the ground lost in the northeast.
The premier, Fan Noli, states that
there are three Serbians among the
prisoners. That statement is con-
sidered incorrect, for the government
counts as prisoners some deserters
from the Jugoslav army whom the
legation has been vainly trying to
repatriate.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Good Samaritan,
Lu~ed Into Alley, Is
Robbed and Beuter,

Samuel S. Prices willingness to
be a good samaritan last night
about $40 o'clock. resulted In his
being beaten and robbed OF $50.
Price, who resides at 2903 Ninth
street, was on Massachusetts,
avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets, near No. 6 engine COM
pany, when two men, one white
and the other colored. told OF auto
mobile trouble in a nearby alley.
Responding to their request for
assistance. Price accompanied the
pair to the alley. and the men at
tackled and beat him instead OF
leading him to an automobile.
They stole his cash and deserted
him. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital for wounds his assailants
inflicted.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
SEES BALKAN INTRIGUE.
BY HIRAM KELLY MODERWELL.

BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News
ROME, December 26.-The present
attack on Albania was deliberately
ordered by Jugoslavia to prevent the
consolidation Of Albania and to keep
the Albanian question" always acute
and unsettled, according to a state
ment made to the correspondent by
Suleiman Delvina, Albanian minister
of foreign affairs. According to Del
vina's statement, the attack Is evi-
dence of a Balkan intrigue, which
tends to threaten war in the future.
as IL has for decades in the past.
Il was informed that Ahmed Bey
Zogu. the feudal ex-premier, was
preparing to attack Albania with the
help of Serbian and Montenegrin
mercenaries and the interned soldiers
of Gen. Wrangers Russian white
army. I SO informed the legation OF
the United States and other nations
represented in Albania before the at
tack. Our Information has been
proved exact by simultaneous at
tacks on our northern, eastern and
southern borders. The bands attack
ing from the East are we'll equipped
with machine guns and cannon. Such
attacks we have invariably repulsed
in the past, but the attackers when
always take refuge in Jugoslavia and
later resume their operations.
1T Is Jugosiavia's duty to disarTn
them, but as they reappear with ar
tillery we must conclude that the
Jugoslavian government is permit
ting them to organize on Jugoslavian
soil. This is all the more surprising
because we recently expelled Mace
donian comitadji as evidence of good
faith toward Jugoslavia.
Not Internal Revolution
I'VE now have several thousand
troops concentrated around Trana-
ready to go in any direction to defend
the fatherland, and more are arriving
daily. We hope to have the affair
liquidated in 10 days. This is not an
internal revolution, but external at
tacks. Its leaders are Ahmed Bey
Zozu and Mufit Libova, premier and
finance minister Of the deposed gov
ernment. Previously they had adher-
ents in Albania, but now they see that
these men are nothing but traitors
to their own country and have turn
ed against them"
The situation on the Grecian border
is not considered serious unless the
invaders succeed in the north. \
launch laden with men from the Mon
tenegrin side OF Lake Scutari was
captured while attempting to land
on Albanian soil. Albania expects d
formal protest by Italy against the
alleged violation Of neutrality. Mean
while Albania is drawing up a for
NAL protest to the League of Nations
Copyright. 1924. by Chicago Daily News Co. }
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Marines Go to Cuba.

The 1st Battalion. 9Th Regiment of
Marines. at Quantico, Va, command
ed by Maj. A. j. White, will sail jan
uary 5, on the naval transport Hem
derson, for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
for special temporary duty at the
Cuban naval station. On arrival of
the 1st Battalion at Guantanamo the
3rd Battalion, 6th Regiment, which has
served there, will board the Henderson
fQr trapsport tatioa to QuantcA
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Coolidge Thanked
BY Churches for
Anti-War Stand

A memorial thanking President
Coolidge and Secretary Hughes
for emphatic denial OF ma!evo-
lent rumors" in regard to tho
Nations relations with Japan was
received at the White House to-
day from the Federal Council of
Churches. prepared on behalf of
the Commission OF International
Justice and Good VIII and the Ma
tional Committee on American
Japanese relations.
The resolution also Endorsed the
announcement of President Cool
idge in opposition TO a competitive
race in naval armaments.
Evening star., 1924-12-26

Hobart. Cotton and wheat are the
principal products. The population is
about $50.
The list of identified dead, as re-
vised, follows:
T. c. Coffey, Mrs. T. C. Coffey.
Maudie Coffey, Audrey Coffey, Orley
Coffey and Ethel Coffey.
Mrs. Florence Perry Hill, teacher at
the school, in charge Of the enter
tainment: Vesta Jackson, Juanita
CIemments and her infant daughter,
Mary Juanita.
J. T. Goforth, Bud Biggers. Perry
Biggers, Dowell Bolding. John Duke,
jr.; Paul Peck, Opal Peck, William
Curtis. "a; Mrs. William Curtis. 3d.;
two Curtis children. 8 and 10; Mary
Elizabeth Eden, child: John Hetzen-
berger, Curtis Peterson, Cyril Peck,
child; Lila Reville, Lynn Reville,
Gladys Clemments, %; Mary Lois
Clements. 81; Mrs. Rhoda Bradshaw.
81; Matte Bolding. 13: Edward Bold
ing, 10, and Matte May Bryan.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
BILL W0UtDREACH
INFLUENCE SALES"
Senator Seeks Law to Pun.
iSh Employees Giving Aid
to Legislation.

The sale or attempted sale of in
Huence or information by any en-
ploye OF the Government in connec-
ton with Legislation would be punish =
able by law under bill which Senator
Sterling of South Dakota, chairman
of the Senate committee on post
offices, is considering introducing.
L. II. McDermot. assistant clerk of
the post Office committee. for the
good Of the service" was recently dis
missed by Senator Sterling. after
aharges had been under investigation by
the Department of Justice alleging
that McDermot received some $1,000
for seeking to bring about favorable
action on the postal pay bill.
The Department of Justice has been
hampered in proceeding with the case,
it is understood, because there seemed
to be no statute which exactly cover
I'd 1t. 1t is to remedy this situation
that Senator Sterling is now prepar-
ing to go ahead with the bill. He said
today that he would study the existing
statutes carefully before drafting his
bill.
Law Insuffi cient.
There is on the statute books a law
which is fixed to prohibit sale of in
fuence by Government officers in
cases pending before Government de-
pdTIHlenlS. Bul II is QOODt1ul, II Is
said, that such a statute can reach
the case of an assistant clerk of a
congressional committee ,who seeks
to sell either influence or informa-
tion.
Senator Sterling does not wish it to
be understood that he believes clerks
orr assistant clerks of committees
make practice of obtaining money
for information or influence with re-
gard to legislation pending before
Congress. But he feels that some
thing should be done to make impos-
sible, or a least to make punisEa BILE,
cases of that kind.
Fail to Name Payers.
Nothing has yet been made public
TO show from whom McDermot is al
legged to have received money in con-
nection with the postal pay bill. 1t
has been stated by the Department
of Justice, however, that apparently
there was no doubt about money
having passed. In some quarters
it is said that the exact amount was
s2.100 instead of S2,600.
Photostatic copies of letters show
ing that an E. II. McDermot was gen.
eral manager of the postal shippers
and federal service bureau at the
capitol. One of these letters apparent
" sent TO seedmen urged them to be-
come members at 800 per member.
The seedmen, 1t was explained, are
Interested in parced post rates, par
tlcularly in having rates as low as
possible.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Noted Sculptor Dies.

/ SIENNA, Italy, December 26.-Emilo
Gallori. the noted sculptor, died sud-
denly yesterday. His most noted works
include a monument to Garibaldi, re-
Gently erected in the gardens Of the
Janiculum at Rome, and a monument
to King Victor Emmanuel I'd, dedicated
In 1911 at Rome.