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Evening star., 1924-10-07

terings of weather. Steel protected by
cement will not rust away, ana it's elas-
ITCHY makes possible an ideal building
material, strong, light, permanent, fire.
proof and yet not brittle.
THE highest monument to con-
crete's value is great chimney in
Japan, 15 feet higher than the Wash
ington Monument. 1t withstands
frequent earthquakes. dorado Taft's
towering statue to BLACK Hawk
above Oregon, ILL.,, is a true monu-
ment to concrete. The material is
used for levees on the Mississippi. 1t
is shot from guns for broad surfaces.
Ships and barges have been made
with it. Skyscrappers find it a stout
foundation. Farms alone use nearly
one-fourth of the United States ce
ment for innumerable purposes. In
1914, 1t went into the front-line
trenches, and much of it is still in
the front-line trenches to the sor-
row of French farmers. But the
most romantic incident of all oc-
CURED when the old British ships
with cargoes of dry concrete sailed
into the harbors of Zeebrugge and
Ostend and were sunk to make a
concrete stopper to bottle up German
submarines"
Evening star., 1924-10-07
PLAN ANTI-FIRE WEEK.
School Officials INSTRUCTED tc
Prepare for Campaign.

Public school officers were instruct
ed by Supt. Frank w. Ballou yester-
day to make suitable arrangements
for the observance of Fire Proven
ton Week"
Dr. Ballou also made four sugges-
tions regarding the observance on the
part of the schools. They are:
!. That janitors, teachers and Off
GERS see that all infiammable waste
material be promptly removed from
school buildings and grounds.
2. That particular attention be
given to the regular fire drills. their
Importance and proper observance.
8. That following the general con-
sideration of the subject during the
week, each teacher in every class
room give a short talk on the gen
eral subject of ways and means OF
fire prevention.
4. That fire extinguishers in every
school building should be carefully
inspected at this time.
Evening star., 1924-10-07
RAIL HEADS DENOUNcE
CLAIMS OF LA Toilette
Declare Handbook Argument Mis-
represents Railway Matters
to Win Votes.

CHICAGO, October 7.-"Reckless
Misrepresentation of railway mat
ters" in the campaign book of the
La Follette-Wheeler party was de-
nounced yesterday in a statement
signed by the presidents of five
Western i. railways. The statement,
charging the supporters OF the inde-
pendent ticket with seeking the re-
peal of the Esch- -Cummins transpor-
tation act and adoption of public
ownership of the railroads "by de-
liberately misleading the voters" is
issued by S. NJ. FELTON, of the Chicago
Great Western; Hale Holden of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; G..
H. Markham of the Illinois Central;
w. II. Finley of the Chicago and
Northwestern and J. f. German of
Replying to the assertion in the
handbook that under the Esch- Cum
minis act the Interstate Commerce
Commission granted an advance in
freight rates of $4,000, 900, 900, and
that this means a burden of SIS a
year in freight rates alone to each
of the twenty million American fam
lies, the statement says that, duet
to the deficit incurred under Govern
ment operation of the roads and the
increase in wages granted employees
soon after, the rate increase was
necessary to prevent continued def
icit which would have entered into
the cost of living through taxes to
defray.s 1t says:
statements in the La Toilette
Wheeler handbook are so made as to
leave the impression that the entire
advance in rates made in 1920 has
been in effect ever since. The fact
is that the Interstate Commerce Com
freight rates January l, 1922. and
since then more than half of the ad-
vance made in 1920 has been wiped
out. This reduction has been made
possible by increases in efficiency
and economy of operation since the
railroads returned to private opera
ton"
Evening star., 1924-10-07

ioned coal, it will almost pay for itself.
He will tell you how long it takes to install
twill give you all the facts.
Il takes remarkably short time for our
skilled workmen to put the Keen-Heet sys-
tenn in. The furnace need be disturbed only
for about two hours, while the new fre-pot
is put in to take the place Of the old crate.
Your house doesn't even change in tempera.
u1re during installation.
Our engineer will tell you that ReenrHeet
burns in oil about the equivalent to the hard
coal you have been using. That in MANY
cases it burns much less. Every drop of oil
is fuel, while today coal is filed with non
infammable Stag and slate.
He will explain about the the-mostat which
is placed in the living room, and how YOU
set it, at the beginning of the cold season.
After that, Kleen-Heet automatically main
tains the exact degree of heat you wish, day
and night-without further attention.
Our engineer will tell you about oil de-
livery, too. A swift motor truck Rlides to the
curb and makes hose connection. In few
Evening star., 1924-10-07

energy, the question of the possibil-
ity of directing such energy in any
desired way would become of su-
preme Importance, he added.
Prof. Wall has been employed in
his researches for the past four
months. They originated out of an
investigation into the death ray and
It's possibilities, which he carried
out earlier in the year.
Prof. A. NJ. Low. famous scientist.
commenting on the attempt to re-
lease atomic energy, said: at is a
thing that is not impossible. but it
strikes me as being not little way
in advance of human knowledge as
it stands at present"
Evening star., 1924-10-07

ln1nutcS your tank IS
hIled-no muss, no
bother. Clean, quiet,
efficient.
Let US send this
expert to help you
decide. Get dhe new
book. Learn the hon
est facts about oil
heat. What it does.
what you can expect
of it, costs, etc. just
mail the coupon.
Evening star., 1924-10-07
SOVIET COURT DENIES
APPEALS FOR CLEMENCY
Two Must Die for REASONABLE Acts
Against Red Army, Tri-
bunal Holds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, October THE supreme
court has denied an appeal for elem
ency in behalf of the former officers.
Loutzko and Jilnski, sentenced to
death by the Leningrad military tri-
bunal last month. Lutzko fought
against the Bolsheviki, emigrated to
Poland and returned to Russia in 1922
Together with four accomplices, he
was accused Of collecting secret in
formation regarding the Red army
and furnishing this information to Po-
lish and French military authorities
Loutzko confessed his guilt, which,
however, did not save the life of him
self and Jilinski. who acted as his
chief assistant. His other accomplices,
two men and a woman, were SEN
fenced to long terms of Imprisonment
Evening star., 1924-10-07
Held on Assault Charge.

Morris Tender, "a. in the clothing
business at 913 - street, was arrested
yesterday by Policeman J. w. Clink-
scales of the first precinct and held
TO answer charge of attempted Grim
inal assault upon Mrs. Anna Phillips,
colored, $50 r street southwest The
young woman alleged that the mer-
chant attempted to assault her soon
after she went to his house to work
as d domestic.
Evening star., 1924-10-07

makers on 3UOOUlaIlC
oil burners, comes in
a wide variety adapt
able for every type of
home.
This engineer will
tell you what your
exact type Of Keen
Heet will cost. And
how inexpensively it
can be operated. You
will find that, from
savings over old-ash.
Evening star., 1924-10-07
Dog Guards Train Victims Body,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, October =
Henry Holt, negro. was found dead
beside the Southern Railroad tracks
Sunday. He had started on an
opossum hunting trip and was struck
by train. His dog was sitting close
by and when officers and others
undertook to remove the body the
dog threatened to attack them.
Evening star., 1924-10-07
DEATH RAY DISCUSSION
FOLLOWS NEW CLAIM
Prof. Wallis Claim That he Soon
Will Be Able to Release Energy
of Atom Rouses Skeptics.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 7.-Discussicn
of the subject of the death ray" has
broken out anew with the declara-
tion by Professor T. +. Wall of the
electrical research department Of the
University Of Sheffield, that he be-
lieves he will be able soon to break
up the atom and control its energy.
If the experiments he now is try
ing result i'm the release of atomic
Evening star., 1924-10-07
7 KILLED IN WRECK
AT RAILROAD CROSSING
By the Associated Press.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y. October =
Seven persons in one family were
killed Sunday when their automo-
bile was hit by a Pennsylvania rail
road passenger train at grade
crossing near Port Allegheny, Pa
The victims were Mrs John Fitzcli.
40, her two daughters and her fUur,
sons. John fftzoIi, the father, was
so badly injured he may die
The entire family of eight persons
was riding in a small turing car and
apparently not seeing the train, drove
on the tracks. The locomotive pilot
was torn off by the impact
Evening star., 1924-10-07

The Netherlands Parliament has
seven woman members, of whom
three are lawyers and one a nerve
specialist.
Evening star., 1924-10-07

Phrenologists have never satisfac-
torily accounted for the fact that
when man is puzzled he scratches
his head.
Evening star., 1924-10-07
CIVILIZATION BUILT
ON BASE OF CEMENT
Tablet Erected at Leeds to
Rediscoverer of ''Liquid
Rock"

To Joseph Aspdin. an unsung stone
mason of Leeds, the world pays honor
this year for his discovery which
literally cements the foundation
stones of civilization.
The Tooth anniversary OF Joseph
Aspdin's experiment producing arti-
fcial rock, yellow like the rock from
the .quarries of Portland, is marked
by the erection in Leeds by the
memorial tablet to one who made the
whole world his debtor"
Greater tribute to the vision of
Joseph Aspdin are endless white rib
bons of concrete highways, the an
nual increase of which in the United
States alone would build three con-
tinuous Lincoln highways from New
York to San Francisco" says bulle-
tin of the National Geographic
Society from it's headquarters here.
Thirty Pyramids Year.
"Cheops' great pyramid at Gizeh.
covering 13 acres and towering 4el
feet, is still considered the world s
most colossal man made structure,
vet the little lump of stone made by
Joseph Aspdin in 1924 has grown so
great that the United States IS
estimated to have poured in recent
year sufficient concrete to erect ~
pyramids like Cheops' The 10000
600 cubic feet of the pyramid repre-
sent only three -fifths of the concrete
in the Panama Canal.
"Aspdin must share with Imperial
Rome part honor for giving the
world liquid stone. Rome used
hydraulic cement in her famous
aqueducts, and 1t was in search OF
Rome's secret, lost for 10 centuries,
that Aspdin and others worked their
way toward modern concrete. Roman
masons found that by mixing lime
with volcanic ash from Pozzuoli, near
Naples, a mortar impervious to water
resulted.
on this discovery rested much of
Romes glory, for the magnificence
and extent of the city was physically
impossible without water system
Unconsciously, Aspdin initiated Ma
ture; the volcano was Natures kiln.
The stonemason, by baking his ma
terials in a heat which approXimated
the volcanoes heat, created the prInci-
pie found in Pozzuoli ash, a sub
stance which hardens on contact with
water.
Lehigh Is Cement Valley.
although Portland cement is pro-
duced in 81 States. the Lehigh Val
ley of Pennsylvania is the PoZzuoi
of the United States. Silica, calcium
and alumina are the necessary ce-
ment ingredients which are contained
in rock formations made to order in
this valley. The cement industry is
the fourth largest user of coal, and
this fuel is also convenient. Often
cement manufacturers use Stag from
blast furnaces, also nearby, SO the
setting of the Lehigh Valley is quite
as ideal as the iron ore and coal
STAN union Of Birmingham. Ala.
Freight rates on the heavy natural
weight of cement tend to spread out
the industry somewhat.
"Crushers in the Lehigh Valley take
blasted rocks as large as feet wide,
3 feet high and 10 feet long, and
MUNICH them readily into bits. Other
teeth grind the stone to powder,
which is mixed with water to form
d sloppy 'slurry.' Under air pres
sure this is blown into the man-made
Evening star., 1924-08-27
Var Veteran, Heir
To WiIIed Estate,
Located by Radio

Radio will be praised by Charles
Earl Mitchell, war veteran, for 1T
brought him an inhe ritance.
He was located through a broad
cast for him, sent out by Stations
WRC and WCAP, at request of
the Veterans Bureau, who had
been asked to help locate the man.
The veterans sister, Mrs. w. A.
Murray of 730 Sixth street north
west, learning that he had fallen
heir to an estate in Baltimore, left
by the Earl Sisters who had
adopted him when a child, ap-
pealed to the Veterans Bureau to
help find him.
The message finally reached
Mitchell at Inkster, Mich, through
a former school teacher, with
whom he had kept in contact. She
had heard the message over radio,
and written him.
Many letters reached the Vet
erans' Bureau, from all classes of
persons and from many parts of
the country. Even soothsayers
came forward with suggestions.
Mrs. Murray has gone to Balti-
more to help settle the estate.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
WOMEN PRAISE COOLIDGE,
Colored Republican League Calls
President Second Lincoln.

President Coolidge was praised as a
second Abraham Lincoln" at a meet
ing of the Women's Republican League,
colored, in monthly meeting in the
Y. w. c. A.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell presided.
An address was made by the president,
Mrs. Annie Campbell, who praised the
high ideals of President Coolidge
Other speakers were: Miss R. Z. Bell
and J. w. Phoenix, both of whom were
introduced by Miss L. A. Chase, or
ganiZer of the league.
The club voted to join the Federated
League of Women's Political Clubs,
which also held a regular meeting at
the residence of Mrs. Thomas l.. Jones,
1901 Vermont avenue northwest.
Another meeting at the former Office
of the Washington Bee organized the
Absentee State Voters League, electing
Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham of Michigan as
it's president.
Miss r. Z. Bell also recently headed
a group of Republicans for rally at
Buena Vista, Md.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
FIND CRUDE Counterfeit.
Secret Service Says $40 Bill
Clocks Like Dodger."

A counterfeit $40 bill, so very
poor" that it looks more like an
advertising dodger than money" has
been detected " the Secret Service
of the Treasury, which today sent out
a warning against it.
The counterfeit is $40 national
bank note on the National CONNER
cial and Trust Company of Albany.
N. Y, and is printed from lightly
etched plates "of poor workmanship"
1t bears charter No. 1901, bank No.
1854 and Treasury. No. H260796H.
So poor was the counterfeit found
to be that Chief Moran in his circular
to banks and others departed from his
usual custom in more minutely de-
scribing it. THE bill looks more
like an advertising dodger," he said,
than money, and it should be in
stantly detected by any one at all
familiar with our currency. A more
detailed description IL therefore
deemed unnecessary"
Evening star., 1924-08-27

Overture, 'MaSanielo" ..... .Auber
Romance. Eleanor" ......Deppen
Selection, The Chocolate Soldier"
Strauss
Mexican serenade, La Paloma,"
Yradier
Waltz, "Andalusia'' .... LIE There
Selection, THE Force of Destiny"
Verdi
THE Star Spangled Banner"
The United States Army Band,
W. j. Stannard, director. at Merid-
ian Hill Park, Sixteenth and Eu-
cid streets northwest, tomorrow
at 1880 pm.
March, National Defense"
Lampe
Overture, THE Four Ages of Man"
Lachuer
Baritone solo. THE Wanderer."
Harlow
performed by Sergt. s. l. Johnson.)
Excerpts from The Pink Lady
Caryll
Song hits of today
(a) She Loves Me-"
-Egon
(b) "why Did 1 Kiss That Grip
Henderson
Selection. "The Serenade" Herbert
Mexican waltz, "Impassioned
March, Army and Marine"
Starke
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-08-27
HUGHES TO ANSWER
LEAGUES INVITATION
q. S. Wanted at Geneva Conference
On Control of Arms Traffic
Among Nations.

The invitation of the League Of Ma
tions for American participation in
the forthcoming Geneva conference
on the question of arms traffic was
acknowledged today by the State De-
partment with the announcement that
a reply would be made in due course
Department officials emphasized
that the invitation did not refer to
the question of disarmament or
limitation of armament, but related
exclusively to the control of interna-
tional traffic in arms. This question
has been considered at various times
by league committees, and Joseph
Grew, now undersecretary Of State,
first attended the meetings on behalf
of the Washington Government. He
was succeeded in that capacity by
Hugh Gibson, American minister to-
Switzerland. who probably will be
designated to attend the forthcoming
conference if the invitation is ac-
cepted.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
RESERVE OFFICERS MEET
Plans Outlined for Aiding in De.
fense Day Observance.

Reserve officers Of the infantry,
military police and inspector gen.
erals branch of service held tn cir
first meeting of the year last night
in the local reserve headquarters in
the Graham building, Fourteenth and
E streets northwest. Lieut.. Col. John
Scott, executive officer, was in COM
mand.
The Infantry officers were divided
into regiments for Defense day. The
320th, an organized reserve unit, will
be commanded by Col. Glendie B.
Young, former commander of the Sd
District of Columbia Infantry; the
10th United States Infantry, an in
active Regular Army unit. will be
under the command of Lieut.. Col.
Frank A. Awl, officers Reserve Corps,
a distinguished service cross man. :.
The 40th Infantry will assemble
September 12 at 1870 o'clock on Mary
land avenue, with the head of = the
column facing First street southwest
The 320th will form on Second street
northwest, with the head of the
column facing street.
Reserve officers of the 313th and
18th Regiments Of Field Artillery
Ordnance, Coast Artillery and Gem
eral Service. will meet tonight at
the Graham building.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
LIBERIA ASKS j. s.
TO CHECK GARVEY|
African Republic Opposed to
Policies of Universal Negro
Improvement Association.

The Republic of Liberia has in
formed this Government that it is
"irrevocably opposed" to the policy
of the Universal Negro Improvement
Association. headed by Marcus Gar
vey, and it's widely advertised
scheme for the immigration of Amer
lean negroes into the republic. under
the auspices of the association"
formal communication to this ef-
feet has been delivered to the Amer
ican Government by Ernest Lyon,
consul general of Liberia, according
to the Associated Press. The note.
signed by Edwin Barclay, secretary
of state of Liberia, says:
Government Opposes Plan.
1.-The government of Liberia, ire
vocably opposed both in principle and
fact to the incendiary policy of the
Universal Negro Improvement As
sociation. headed by Marcus Garvey,
and repudiating the improper implica-
tions of its widely advertised scheme
for the immigration of American
negroes into the republic under the
auspices of this association, which
scheme, apart from not having the
sanction of the Liberian government.
does not appear to be bona fide and
has in addition a tendency adversely
to affect the amicable relations Of
the republic with the friendly states
possessing territories adjacent to
Liberia, desire to place on record
their protest against this propaganda
so far as it relates to Liberia, and to
express their confidence that the Gov
ernment of the United States will
neither facilitate nor permit the emf
grafton under the auspices of the
Universal Negro Improvement As
sociation of negroes from the United
States with intent to proceed to Lii
beria."
Visa No Passports.
1t also was stated by Consul Cen
eral Lyon that he had been instruct
ed by his government to discontinue
the practice of visaing passports for
American negroes members of the
Universal Negro Improvement AS
sociation or who had expressed them
selves in any manner as being in
sympathy with the movement headed
by Marcus Garvey.
1t was not the intention of the
Liberian government, however, Con-
sui General Lyon said, to exclude from
that country American negroes who
desire to make their home in Liberia
and enter into the commercial or busi-
ness life of that country.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
MILITIA PROBING
POSTAL CLUSTERS
New Denies Dismissing Men
for Going to Guard
Encampment.

Investigation is being conducted
today by Col. John w. Oehmann, COM
mandng the l21st Regiment of En-
gineerS, National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia. into the alleged dis
missal of three members of his COM
mand from the postal service on aC-
count of their having attended the
recent encampment at Fort Hum
phreys, Va.
Col. Oehmann last night inter-
viewed the men in question and they
told him that they had been given no
intimation that their civilian employ
ment records were unsatisfactory.
Col. Oehmann said that he would call
on Postmaster General New today,
and as result of the conference,
would make a full report to Col.
Lloyd NJ. Brett, adjutant general of
the District of Columbia Militia
However. Col Oehmann explained
that his purpose in seeking an inter-
view with the Postmaster General
was merely to make the stand of the
local National Guard clear If these
men were inefficient, he will point
out to the Postmaster General, he
said, it is not the purpose of the
militia officers to make an effort to
use the law giving Government
authorities military leave without af-
fecting their records to have the
Government keep inefficient men in
service. The fact that they were
discharged following their return
from camp would be viewed just as
an unfortunate coincidence, he said.
The Postmaster General issued the
following statement regarding the
case:
1.-THE statement that any one has
been dismissed from any branch of
the Post Office Department. because
of having attended the National
Guard encampment as members of
that organization is without the
slightest foundation in truth. with
out regard to who makes it. Not
only were they not dismissed for
going, but they were encouraged to
so.
'In the Mail Bag Repair Shop We're
13 young men, members of the Ma
tional Guard, to all of whom leave
was given in order that they might
attend. Among them were the three
who have since falsely claimed that
their separation from the service was
the result of their attendance on the
guard. All three were probational
employees, whose service was entirely
unsatisfactory, as disclosed by their
averages and records, which are open
to inspection of the officers of their.
respective companies. OF the 13, the
other 10 resumed their duties on their
return from the encampment.
Since the first of January there
have been "a instances where leave
has been granted employees in order
that they might perform service as
members of the National Guard, 81
of which were during the two weeks
August IL to %, and 10 more in the
Washington City Post Office.
The department would be glad to
know the authority quoted in some
of the newspapers for saying that
the record of the three dismissed
employees was good.
There is not a particle of truth
in the claim that their military serv-
ice had anything whatever to do with
the dismissal of the three men In
question"
Evening star., 1924-08-27
Hoke Smith, Former u. S. Senator,
Murries His Private Secretary
Secretary of Interior Under Cleveland 90 Years Old
Weds Miss Masie Cra,cford of Georgia,
Aged 28.

by a large number of guests, inClud
ing members of the families Of both
former Senator Smith and Miss Craw-
ford. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Pratt and their two
daughters, being the son-in-law,
daughter and granddaughters, re-
spectively, of Mr.. Smith; Capt. Burton
Smith. brother of the bridegroom;
Mrs. ". d. Wilson of Cordele, Ga,
mother of the bride: Mrs. Harmon
Frederick of Marshallville, Ga. and
! Miss Maryde Wilson of Cordele. Ga.
sisters of the bride. Rev. Robert
Gardner McGregor. pastor of the Pei
ham Manor Presbyterian Church, Of
ficiated.
The bridegroom is a widower with
four married children and a number
Of grandchildren. The bride, follow
ing the retirement from Office of SEN
ator Smith, was in his law Office in
confidential secretarial capacity dur
ing the last three years.