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Evening star., 1924-09-09
ROAD PLAN is ENDORSED
BY CLARENDON CITIZENS
100000 Project Explained at
Meeting-S175 Reward Offered
for Prisoners.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, September s.
BY unanimous vote the Clarendon
Citizens Association. au it's semi
monthly meeting at Clarendon Citi-
zens' Hall last night, indorsed the
plan of the Arlington Good Roads Com
mission for road development in Ar
lington district, of which Clarendon is
a part. President ]. Thomas Manning
presided.
The plan of the commission, which
provides for the development of ap-
proximateiy 90 miles of road, esti-
mated unofficially to cost between
$650.000 and 100000, has been sub
mitted for ratification or rejection by
the commission to all of the civic or
ganizations of the district affiliated
with it in whipping the program into
shape. The commission will mark
time until all organizations are heard
from. A majority of the organiza-
tions approving, the commissions
next step will be to petition the court
for a special bond election
The plan of the commission was ex-
planned to the association by A. 3.
Eaton, one of the good roads dele
gates. The motion to adopt the plan,
also sets forth that the association
stands ready at the call of the chair
man of the good roads commission to
meet with the commission to vote
upon the proposal when il comes up
for final action"
Manning. Taylor and Eaton pointed
out that the commission. in forriu-
lating it's road-buflding program,
worked with the idea in mind OF sat
isfying every community In the dis
trict, and they expressed the view
that this had been accomplished.
A reward of SIS for the arrest or
information leading to the arrest Of
each of the seven prisoners who
sawed their way to liberty from the
Arlington County Jail early yester-
day was announced by the county
board of supervisors at its regular
meeting at the courthouse.
Sheriff Fields stated today that his
men are bending every effort to To-
cate the prisoners, and the authorities
of Virginia, Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia have been notified
to look out for them No tangible
clue has been received as to their
whereabouts.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
ALARM IN SHANGHAI.
Noise Of Battle Heard From
Nanziang Sector.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
SHANGHAI, September 9-Desper-
ate fighting throughout the night in
tho L1uho sector and on the railway
near Nanziang, from which point the
firing was seen and heard, was alarm
ing the western district Of Shanghai
last night. Marines were landed, and
have taken up their quarters in the
settlement boundaries Of Shanghai. A
volunteer corps was mobilized At
o'clock this morning. and IL working
in three shiftA Police reserves &re
being called out
A municipal council proclamation
says that whereas q state OF war
exists near the foreign settlement
notice Is given in view of the posG-
bility OF encroachment OF the forces
Of either side upon the settlement,
the council shall proclaim q state Of
emergency and authorize tho adop-
ton Of tAe rsQuiSite measureA"
copyright. ls2t. hy Chicago Daily News os.l
Evening star., 1924-09-09
HUNDREDS SEEKING
PASSAGE ON ZR-3
Many American Tourists in Eu.
rope Anxious to Get Home
by Air.
BY the Associated Press.

ny Tic hbSUCi1lcu
FRIEDRICHSHAFE Germ any,
September 9.-Hundreds of telegrams
and letters which could be measured
by the bushel are pouring in upon the
American commission and the Zep-
pelin officials from persons In various
parts of Europe who are desirous of
having a 5oy-ride in the dirigible air
ship ZR-3. which has been construct
ed here for the United States Navy,
when 1t cruises across the Atlantic
Ocean to Lakehurst, N. J.
Many OF these requests are coming
from American tourists in Switzer-
land and other countries who have
been reading Of the flights of the
big airship.
One of these kilograms was sent
by the chef of the Hotel Adlon. in
Berlin, who is anxious to work his
way across the Atlantic He promised
II permitted to embark on the zR-3
that he would provide delecta BILE
dishes for every meal that is served
during the voyage. Another tele-
gram was from a Hamburg fortune
teller who assures those in charge
of the flight that the airship will
have a good passage to Lakehurst il
he is taken aboard as a passenger.
The flight which had been planned
AoI toQdy "dS pOSLpoHcO UcCdQsc Oh
high winds. 1t had been the inten-
ton of the contractors to try out the
motors for maximum speed and alti-
tude and put the airship through
various other tests.
Among the disappointed ones who
had intended taking a trip today on
the ZR-3 was Countess Hella Won
BrandensteinZeppe daughter of
the late Count Zeppelin, who 1 5 years
ago, was the first girl taken aloft in
a dirigibie. The countess is living
with her husband in Castle Biberach,
near here.
Capt. Ernest A Lehman of the Zep-
pelin expert force said that If there
had been a mooring mast here the
airship would have been sent out to-
day regardless of the winds, which
make the airship's exit from and en-
trance into the hangar difficult.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
SHANGHAI FORCES
DEFEAT INVADERS:
RAIN STOPS BATTLE

Continued from First Page)
has enjoyed unusual crops during
the past two years. and the wealth
of the banks under his thumb is said
to be enormous.
Devastated by Floods.
In China proper the country has
been swept by devastating floods.
civil strife and the exactions of mill
tary governors and the provinces are
said to be without the natural re-
sources to carry on a long struggle.
A self-styled anti-imperialistic
league gave vent to the thoughts OF
radical interests said to have been
prompted by Moscow, with the pub
lication of statements here today at
tempting to give q foreign imperial
istic significance to the present con-
fict.
The league statements, character
lied by the leading Chinese newspa-
pers as piece Of bolshevik propa-
ganda, quoted q Moscow dispatch
charging the present conflict was a
plot to divide China.
Japan, the dispatch said, would
dominate Manchuria, and Great Brit
ain would hold sway in South China
Evening star., 1924-09-09

tive project and that a much longer
time than was first expected will be
required to bring order out Of the
complex problems before them.
A commission meets today to con-
slider the question OF revising the
statute of the World Court of Justice
which provides for obligatory arbi-
tration.
whether Germany will apply for
admission to the league this year
continues to be topic Of eager dis
cussion.
South Africa yesterday made a plea
for Great Britain and France to get
together on this question and invite
Germany to submit an application
for membership. The desire that Ger
many enter the league as a neces-
sAry element in the discussion OF dis
armament is general.
Italy's stand surprixes.
ItaIy's declaration yesterday before
the disarmament commission of the
League of Nations assembly that she
accepted with reservations the idea
that all disputes between states
should be settled by obligatory arbi-
discussion In Geneva last night.
It clearly caused chill in the
hopeful atmosphere which last week s
memorable proceedings in the assem-
bly, had created.
Italy's position was presented by
Signor Schanxer, former foreign min
lister, and many delegates last night
were comparing 1t with Italy's atti-
tude At the last assembly, when she
questioned the right of the council
to pass upon the Corfu affair.
Signor Schanzer's whole argument
was that disputes of a political ma
ture should be left to the council, and
that only questions OF jurisdiction
should be submitted to the World
Court Of Justice, which, in the pact
proposed by the Americans. virtually
decided which state was the ag-
Evening star., 1924-09-09
EXPECT TO SELECT AMERICAN = "
PREPARATIONS MEMBER SOON
James n. Logan, Jr., Al.
most Certain, to Be ChO-
sen Yourig's Assistant.
ANXIETY Continues Ovev
Issuance of German
"UnrespOnsibility.''
by the Associate ted Press.

ny the Associated Press
PARIS, September 9.AThe American
member of the reparation commission.
under the terms Of the Dawes repara-
tion plan. will be appointed at a meet
ing Of the commission on September 10,
and 1t Is considered almost certain that
the nominee will be James A. Logan,
jr., who has been unofficial American
observer with the commission since the
departure of Roland w. Boyden.
The American appointee will be
nominated by the members OF the COM
mission. which Is now sitting and will
not have any official connection with
Washington. He will have vote on
every question coming before the COM
mission which relates to the execution
of the Dawes plan.
Reports reaching the commission
from Owen D. Young, agent-general ad
interim for reparation payments, that
full-dedged American member of the
commission would greatly assist his
work, Is said at the Hotel Astoria to
have been responsible for advancing
the date Of the election Of the Ameri-
can member, which originally was
scheduled to take place on Septem-
Der e.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
MAGNUS WOULD PITCH
HAY WITH COOLIDGE
Farmer-Labor Senator Plans Chal-
1enge for Contest With
President.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AsSOcAted Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, September s.
Magnus johnson, Farmer-Iabor can
didate for reelection as United States
Senator from Minnesota, announced
in an address here last night that he
is planning to issue a challenge to
President Coolidge for a hay-pitching
contest. Later he declared he was
only "joshing."
You know I have been campaign
ing for three months" he said. II
have been doing so much talking that
! was afraid the people would say,
Why, he isn't a dirt farmer after ALL
So I went back to the farm one day
and pitched oats.
Then I read in the papers that
President Coolidge was up in ver-
mont on the farm. He raked a little
hay and l guess he pitched some. So
1 am going to challenge him.
might come out better with the Presi-
dent than did with Secretary Wal
lace in our milking contest You
know all about that"
Evening star., 1924-09-09
STONE WILL HEAD1
LABOR'S WORKERS.
Engineers Chief Seeks to
Coordinate Activities for
La Toilette Wheeler Ticket.

Coordination or organized labor's
campaign activities in behalf of the
La Follette-Wheeler ticket, will be
In the hands of a committee, to be
appointed by Warren S. Stone, head
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
engineers. The committee also will
enoeaVor to conduct a systematic f.
nancial campaign, and to turn over to
the La toilette organization the re-
sources of trade unions in the way
OF organizers and speakers
Plans for systematizing union la
bors efforts in the campaign were
made at conference, attended by 81
labor leaders, which came to a close
here late yesterday Senator La Fol
lette addressing the group declared
ne believed he and his running mate.
senator Wheeler of Montana, as the
situation now shapes up, have an even
chance to win in the coming election.
Small CONTRIBUTIONS.
In a statement issued today from
La Toilette Wheeler headquarters, it
was announced that 81 per cent of
the contributions to the campaign
fund received SO far had been in sums
less than SIS.
President coolidge's address on
Labor day was attacked in another
statement which quoted r. C. Cashen
of the international Switchme eng
Union and others as saying that on
the showing of the Labor Department
100000 men and women in the United
States are jobless, payroll cuts have
been made and living costs have not
declined.
A long list of industries, with the
number of men idle in each. was
given out with wage and food price
comparisons.
Cites Government Figures.
Mr.. Cashen said:
The President said that labor now
receives more per capita than it did
a year ago and that the decline in
living costs is far greater than the
decline in labor's wage.
Labor Department experts. after
careful study. find. on the contrary,
that there has been a sharp decline
in pay scales in 80 leading industries,
ranging from 81 to 1875 per cent.
during the past year. while food
prices failed to drop perceptibly.
"In six of the principal cities food
costs actually increased.
But that doesn't tell all the story
that the Presidents advisors deliberate
ly concealed. While on the one hand
the laborers pay kept shrinking. and
living costs remained stationary, em-
ployers throughout the country laid of
workers by the thousands.
I'm 6,057 establishments in So lead
ing industries averaged by the Labor
Department 1913 per cent of the
workers were thrown out of Jobs.
Using this as an index, more than
100000 men and women in America
are now jobless and a charge on
those who are employed.
This has enabled the employ ers
to cut payrolls 1913 per cent the
Labor Department states, at the same
time reducing the per capita pay of
those left on the job by So per cent"
Evening star., 1924-09-09
DENIES VIEWS UNCHANGED.
American Diplomat Says Britain
Has Not Been Approached.

LONDON, September 9.-Counsellor
Sterling of the American embassy to-
day denied reports which found their
way into print that there has been an
exchange Of British and American
views on the Chinese situation with
view to concerted action by the
powers in attempting to attend the
civil war. The counsellor is in charge
of the embassy during Ambassador
kellogg's vacation in Scotland.
The report was given publicity by
the Daily Telegraph through its dip
lomatic correspondent. who said that
the initiative apparently had been
taken in America, but it was under
stood the subject was to receive the
immediate attention of Prime Minis
ter Macdonald and the British for
eign office.
beyond routine inquiries at the
foreign Office regarding what news
British officials were receiving from
the land of the warning tuchums, the
American diplomats, 1t was declared,
have not discussed the Chinese situa-
tion with the Downing street officials,
and have received no such instruc-
tions from Washington.
The writer suggests that any con-
certed Pacific Intervention by the
powers Is likely to take the form of
endeavoring to induce the central
government of China to convene the
leaders Of all factions at a round
table conference, at which a COM
promise agreement, based on q feder-
al or federated system of govern
ment might be reached, every due
respect for Chinese sovereignty be-
ing observed.
American officials who have been
In China express belief that a round
table conference Of Chinese leaders
such as the Daily Telegraph cores
pondent has suggested, might serve
the purpose of harmonizing the diff
ferent factions. and that certainly 1t
would not do any harm for the vari-
Gus military governors to meet and
get acquainted with their fellow
countrymen. 1t would have to be a
peace time session, it was pointed
out, for the tuchuns were not likely
to leave their armies now.
The British foreign ofice evinces no
alarm as regards the Chinese situation
Great Britain has a continuous policy
there which is being carried out by the
officials on the spot, and there il no in
dication in Downing street Of any new
form Of foreign Intervention in Chinese
affairs at present. The permanent for
eign military establishments in China,
with the Yans-Tse gunboats and the
Asiatic fleets of the foreign navies, are
deemed sufficient to handle any situa-
ton. The only anxiety in England Is
among commercial circles, who foresee
a curtailment in markets II Gen. Chang
Tso-Lin, the Manchurian war lord, en-
ters wholeheartedly into the campaign,
as 1t is regarded this would certainly
prolong China's internal disorders
Evening star., 1924-09-09
DEMPSEY'S FILM GIRL
FRIEND FACES SUIT
Husband Of Estelle Taylor Wants
Her to Accept Service in
Divorce Action.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the AeNCClAteU PfSsS
PHILADELPHIA, September g.
Kenneth NJ. Peacock of New York,
husband Of Estelle Taylor, motion
picture actress. announced that he
had instructed his Philadelphia at
torney to notify counsel for Miss
Taylor to have her come to this city
to accept service in a divorce action
He denied reports that Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight champion. was to be
named in the suit, which. he said,
would be based on desertion.
Miss Taylor is visiting her grand
mother in Wilmington, Del. Reports
that she was engaged to marry
Dempsey recently were denied by the
champion.
Il knew she came East with
Dempsey" said Mr.. Peacock. '-and
knew they met in Wilmington recent
ly and went to Atlantic City to see
the beauty pageant. If she wants
to marry Dempsey, it's all right with
me-"
Mr.. Peacock said he was married to
the actress in 1911. They agreed sew
eral years ago to separate and have
since been living apart, he added.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
Buszard Loops Loop, Nose-Diues
And Spins Like Planes, Says Marine

and Peter r. Horton Immediately
offered $500 to the flyer who
brings down the winged marvel
alive. Capt. Walter f. McCughley,
in charge Of the field, is going to
have Lieut.. Harmon J. Horton,
champion stunt flyer of the Ma
rines. try the buzzard out on the
Immelmann loop originated by the
famous German ace.
Lieut.. Norton is one of the few
American flyers able to do this
stunt, which consists of half
loop and half barrel turn, and he
thinks that il the intelligent buzz
zard tries this it will flop over on
its side and drop to the ground,
thereby becoming prisoner of the
flyers who will be standing ready
to grab it.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
Virginia Grottoes Sold.

HARRISONBURG, Va, September
9.-The grottoes Of the Shenandoah,
famed for q century IS one of the
underground wonders of the Valley
of Virginia, have been sold to the
Pennsylvsnia Railroad system, it was
announced here today by J. NJ and
J. S. Pirkey, owners of the caverns
for 16 years. The railroad, 1t was
added, plans extensive development
of the resort after 1t gets possession
on January / next.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
Progress to World
Peace Slo,o, Says
British Premier

DUNDEE. Scotland. September
9.-Premier Macdonald. speaking
at a reception given in his honor
last night, and making reference
to his work at Geneva, warned
his hearers not to expect that
everything could be achieved in
a day. The man who thinks he
can do everything in a day, said
the prime minister. la a auack
doctor. To make the great changes
needed by humanity a man must
work hunbly, patiently and faith
fully, dealing with the harvest as
it ripens and never cutting green
corn.
The great thing needed was sus-
tanning faith.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, September
9.-Marine flyers at the aviation
field of the Marine Corps force
near Boonesboro are at their wits
end trying to capture what they
believe is the only trained buzzard
extant. The huge bird emulates
the stunts done by airplanes. 1t
scars above the planes as they
loop the loop, nose-dives and goes
through the various other antics,
and, after the planes stunts, goes
through the same motions with re-
markable exactitude
Maj. Calhoun Anorum, ornithol-
ogist. said such a bird, if captured.
would be worth it's weight in gold,
whereupon Majs. Thomas S. Clarke
Evening star., 1924-09-09
POLO GAME POSTPONED.
Rain Compels Second Delay in In
ternational Event.

NEW YORK, September s.-The
opening game of the international
polo series between the United States
and Great Britain. scheduled at the
Meadow Brook Club, Westbury. L. L.
this afternoon, has been postponed
because of rain.
The game will be played tomorrow
afternoon starting at o'clock, if the
weather permits.
Today's postponement was the Sec
ond successive time that the weather
has interrupted the start of the
series. Wet grounds forced the can
collation. Of the original opening last
Saturday.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
ALEXANDER POPE DIES.
Noted Artist Drops Dead at Wheel
of Automobile.

BINGHAM, Mass, September a.
Alexander Pope, noted painted Of ami
mails and still life, died suddenly at
the wheel of his automobile. while
driving near here today. He was 75
years OF age.
He was self-taught in art and orig
mated painted game birds carved
from pine wood, two of which were
purchased by the Emperor of Rus
sia. Among his productions were
plates of birds, water fowl and dogs.
The painting "Our Vanishing Wild
Life" received high praise at the San
Francisco Exposition.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
RELEASE CORRESPONDENT
Representative of Star Receives
Apology From Chang Tso-Lin.

PEKING, September 9.-News from
Mukden states that William r. Giles
tho correspondent OF The Star and
the Chicago Daily News, was arrest
ed by a frontier guard and suose-
quently released after appealing to
Chang Tso-Lin, who reprimanded the
local officials. Mr.. Giles was well
treated during the "a hours OF his
confinement. Apologies were made
for the mistake. his photographIng
of the troops giving rise to the mis-
take that he was an agent OF the
Chihli party.
Copyright. 1924. by Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star., 1924-09-09
FREEZING IN NORTHWEST.
Low Temperatures Reported From
Minnesota and Dakotas.

CHICAGO, September 9.-Freexing
temperatures were reported from five
weather stations in Minnesota, and
North and South Dakota to the
Weather Bureau today, with reports
OF frost in Minnesota, North and
South Dakota and Iowa, but only
killing frost in Northern Minnesota
The lowest temperature was 2S. at
Jamestown, N. D.
Evening star., 1924-09-09
Britain and America Not in Poxi.
ton to Act.

BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, September 9.-Alarmist
reports that the landing Of British
and American marines at Shanghai
means another foreign Intervention in
China we're discounted In British on
Evening star., 1924-09-09
SWANSON ASSUMES POST.
Virginia Senator Heads Democra tic
Speaker Bureau.

r Senator Claude A. Swanson or Viz
ginia was appointed yesterday by
Chairman Shaver as head OF the
speakers bureau Of the Democratic
national committee.
Senator Swanson succeeds Repre-
sentative McC1intic OF Oklahoma,
who recently resigned the post He
assumed his duties yesterday and i'm
mediately began to outline the
itineraries Of Democratic Campaign
speakers, which will include William
G. McAdoo, William J. Bryan, New
ton d. Baker, william q. Wilson,
Secretary Of Labor In the wiison
Cabinet, ana many others.
Evening star., 1924-09-09

Reparation quarters were greatly
exercised today over the imminent Ger
man note in regard to war RESPONSE
bility. There was no attempt to hide
the fact that the receipt Of a note
advertised from Berlin as forthcoming,
would create q most deplorable i'm
preston in reparation quarters as
being both ill-timed and ill-advised.
Private kilograms went forward from
Paris reparation circles to influential
persons In Germany asking that pres
sure be brought upon Chancellor Marx
to prevent him from sending the
'unresponsibility'' note
Evening star., 1924-09-09
August Circulation
Daily --- 88,427
Sunday 95,699

District Of Columbia, S.:
FLEMING NEwBOI1D, Business Manager Of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does SOL
EMMY swear that the actual number Of copies
Of the papers named. sold and distributed dur
ing the month Of August, AID. 1924, was a.
follows.
Evening star., 1924-09-09

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-09-09

AMERICANS PRAISE DRAFT.
Evening star., 1924-09-09

INTERVENTION UNLIKELY.
Evening star., 1924-09-09

HAS SUFFICIENT FORCES.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-04-23
Spring Morning

Where am going? l don't quite know:
Down to the stream where the king cups grow
Up on the hill where the pine trees blow
Anywhere anywhere. 1 don't know.
Where am going? The clouds sail by,
Little ones, baby ones, over the sky.
Where am going? The shadows pass,
Little ones, baby ones, the grass.
If you cloud, and sailed up there,
You'd sail on water as blue as air;
And you'd see me here in the fields and say:
Doesn't the sky look green today?"
Where l going? The high rocks call:
"1t's awful fun to be born at ALL"
Where am going? The ring-d coo:
1--WE do have beautiful things to do"
If you were bird and lived on high,
You'd lean on the wind when the wind went by;
You'd say to the wind when it took you away:
That's where 1 wanted to go to-day!"
Where am I going? I don't quite know:
What does it matter where people go?
Down to the wood where the bluebells grow
Anywhere, anywhere. l don't know.
A. A. Milne in ST. Nicholas.