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Evening star., 1924-06-16
WARREN TO RETAIN
POSITION AS ENVOY
Will Return to Mexico City After
Brief Rest, State Depart
ment Announces.

Ambassador Charles B. Warren will
return to Mexico City, it was said to-
day at the State Department, after
brief rest from his labors as chair
man Of the resolutions committee of
the Republican national convention at
Cleveland. He will spend a short
time with his family before his de-
parture for his post
Rumors that the ambassador
planned to resign in the near future,
feeling that his work in Mexico City
had been practically accomplished,
were met at the State Department
with the assertion that he had not
communicated any such plan to Sec
retary Hughes.
1t is recalled that Mr.. Warren was
virtually drafted for the Mexico City
embassy, and it has all along been
understood by officials here that he
would retire from the diplomatic
service as soon as the President 1elt
that he could be spared.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
MACDONALD RESENTS
LEGATION BLOCKADE
Calls Mexico City Incident Grave
Breach of International
Courtesies.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 16.-Prime Minister
Macdonald stated in the House of
Commons today that the British gov
ernment regarded the action of the
Mexican government against Herbert
c. Cummins, the British agent in
national courtesies.
The premier said he had informed
the Mexican government that in the
event of it's taking steps against Mr..
Cummins in which Great Britain did
not concur, the mission of Sir Thomas
Hohler to Mexico would be Cancelled.
Explanation Of Mexico.
Mexico City dispa tches Saturday
announced that the Mexican govern
mont had decided to expel Mr.. Cum
minis from the country, the act be-
ing explained in foreign Office state
ment accusing the British represent
alive of lack of respect and courtesy
and even with having made wilfully
incorrect statements to his govern
atatement showed dissatisfaction
with Mr.. Cummins acts on the part
of Mexico had existed for some time,
and that the government has sought
to have him recalled, but without
success.
Great Britain's reply to Mexico's
protest was said to have stated that
Sir Thomas Hohler, recently named
by Great Britain TO go to Mexico
to look over the situation with a
view to the possible resumption Of
regular diplomatic relations, would
Maxinan fnrYitnry and
that Mr.. Cummins would then leave.
Mexico. however, asked that the
Rritish government disavow state
ments made by Cummins, but. ac-
cording to Mexican foreign office Of
fciaIs. Great Britain declined to do
so and the Mexican government con-
sidered this an affront to its dignity.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
BIG PAVING PROGRAM
LAUNCHED BY CITY
One Hundred Trees Being Taken
Out on 18th Street to Permit
Doubling of Width.
61 PROJECTS TO BE PUSHED
Bids to Be Asked for Concrete and
Asphalt Construction.

One hundred big trees on 18th
street, from F to 1 streets, are being
chopped down today as the first step
in the widening of that thorough
fare as a means of improving traffic
conditions.
Since the establishment of ore-way
streets in Washington 18th street has
become one of the main southbound
arteries for rush-hour travel, and at
the present time it is only forty feet
wide between the points mentioned.
The new District appropriation act
gave the Commissioners $4,000 to
widen the street between F and
streets to eighty feet. Several years
ago the city heads widened the same
street to sixty feet between E and
F streets.
When the job is finished 18th street
will be one of the best traffic
thoroughfares in the city After the
curb has been set back twenty feet
on each side the entire roadway will
be resurfaced with a concrete base
and asphalt topping.
This will give an eighty-foot road
way with a fifteen-foot sidewalk on
each side. Because of the reduction
in width of the sidewalks. the old
Norway maple trees now being re-
moved will not be replaced.
Sixty-one Streets to BE Paved.
1t will be necessary for about a dozen
merchants to alter the size of their
storage vaults under the sidewalks.
This marks the beginning of the big
gest street paving program the Com
missioners have had to carry out in
many years. Bids will be opened at the
District building Wednesday afternoon
for the paving Of sixty-one streets, in
cluding the 18th street job.
The new appropriation act carries a
total of more than S2,700,000 for all
classes of highway work. of which the
bids to be opened Wednesday represent
about 100000.
The bids to be opened Wednesday are
for the paving of streets that were item
ized in the appropriation act under the
heading of street improvements. They
do not include the long list Of highways
to be paved out Of the 100000 gas tax
fund Neither do they include the streets
that will be resurfaced during the year
out of another lump sum known as IRE
pairs to streets" and amounting to s600,-
900 more.
List Of Bids Asked.
The streets on which the Commits
sioners will open bids Wednesday
are:
Asphalt urfaces-Thirteent street
northwest between F and I streets.
Massachusetts, avenue southeast be-
tween 18th and 18th streets, 18th
street southeast between East Cap
itol and A streets, 9th street north
west between X and L streets, 18th
street northeast between and d
streets.
Concrete streets-Varnum street
northwest between I'd and 4th streets,
Sd street northwest between Varnum
and Webster streets, Cd street north
west between Upshur and Webster
streets, 9Th street northwest between
Crittenden and Decatur streets,
Emerson street northwest between
Georgia avenue and 9Th street. Far
ragut street northwest between Geor-
gia avenue and 8th street; Hamilton
street northwest between Georgia
and. Illinois avenues, Webster street
northwest between 7th street and
Illinois avenue, Monroe street north
Continued on Page g Column IL
Evening star., 1924-06-16
ENVOY HOSTS FLAG.
Continues to Defy Mexican OFF,
cials From Legation.
ny HARRY NICHOLAS.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright, 1924.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 16.-
The British legation building in
which Charge d'Affaires H. A. Cum
minis has blockaded himself is still
surrounded by secret service agents.
Telephones have been cut off and
foodstuffs are not entering. Even
the water was shut off for two hours
Sunday. The diplomatic corps held
a conference at the Chilean legation
on Sunday, but the result was not an
nounced. The British consul general
and several diplomats visited Mr.
Cummins in the afternoon.
When the details of the case were
published on Saturday, it was noticed
that the British flag was hoisted
over the legation. This is unusual,
except on holidays. The building is
now an object of curiosity and the
part of town in which it is located
was visited by large crowds all day
Sunday.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
EXCLUSION PROTEST
ANSWERED BY u. S.
Hughes Gives Reply to Hanihara.
No Hint of Nature of Docu-
ment Is Given.

The American reply to the Japanese
protest on the exclusion provisions of
the new immigration bill was handed
to Ambassador Hanihara today by Sec
retary Hughes.
At the same time it was announced
that arrangements had been made with
the Toxic government for simultaneous
publication of the document in morning
papers of Thursday. June 10.
Meanwhile, American newspapers
were requested as a patriotic duty not
to attempt to forecast the contents of
the reply.
The communication will be translated
into code and communicated at once by
Ambassador Hanihara to his govern
ment. The care and caution with
which the coding is done, it was ex-
planned, necessarily make this task a
slow and tedious one. For that reason,
and in view of the fact that additional
time is required for the cable trans
mission and the DECIDING, Thursday
was said to be the earliest possible
date on which simultaneous announce
ment could be made.
Evening star., 1924-06-16

shipped to Germany in bond supposenly
from Trinidad by way OF the Onlteo
States.
CabIed to Treasury.
This disclosure was cabled to the
Treasury Department at washington
and agents here were instructed to
watch all cagoes coming from Ger
many.
A month ago it was learned that
the same cases, repacker. were ship
ped from Bremen on the President
Roosevelt, consigned to Trinidad by
way of the United States in care OF
PaIowitz.
Chief Esterbrook and his men,
found that Palowitz, a bonded truck
man, who had hauled only three con-
signments of goods from ships in
year, was to transfer the cases TO a
South American steamship lne IN
Brooklyn, and agents watched him
closely. AS scheduled three cases Ia
beled brushes arrived on the PreSl-
dent Roosevelt. They lay in storage
several days until PaioWltz ana An
derson appeared.
Under international regulations
goods shipped in bond through the
United States to another country are
not opened by customs officials
Treasury agents said the smugglers'
scheme was to haul the cases to a
garage, substitute others stenciled in
the same manner, but containing
only stones, and ship them to Trini-
back as returned goods" but filled
with narcotics. Drugs thus flowed
into the country, both from Trinidad
and Germany, the agents stated
Evening star., 1924-06-16
SLEMP DENIES BREAK
WITH COOLIDGE GROUP
Declares He Has Not Resigned
Post-Will Aid in G. o. P.
Campaign Direction.
FRICTION OVER CONVENTION
President Able, However, to Avert
Serious Rupture.

c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to Pres
ident Coolidge, announced in formal
statement today before leaving for
Cincinnati that he had not resigned
his present position and would con-
tinue actively associated in the Re
publican national campaign.
The formal statement was issued
because of persistent reports of the
likelihood of Mr.. Slemp's retirement
owing to the open disagreement be-
tween him and William NJ Butler the
Coolidge campaign manager. during
the convention last week at Cleve-
land.
Coolidge Brings Reconciliation.
The disagreement between Mr..
Slemp and others on the one hand
and Mr.. Butler, Frank W. Stearns
and their supporters on the other
was generally noticeable after the
adjournment of the convention, but
President Coolidge, after hearing
both sides, was able to bring about a
reconciliation of views.
The President was understood to
nave exercised MS strongest IdCIlCS
in diplomacy in bringing about the
reconciliation, and it was not until a
conference was had today that the
break was averted. Mr.. Slemp early
today conferred with several of his
associates and then went to the
White House to talk with the
President Their conference was the
determining factor in preventing q
disruption in the Coolidge forces a.
the very start of the campaign
Text of SIemp Statement.
This statement was issued by Mr.
Slemp:
IT am leaving this afternoon fol
Cincinnati to be present at an opera.
ton performed on my cousin, P. W
Slemp. who is now in a hospita
there. He is my chief dependence il
my business affairs. 1 am taking DR.
Oden- I shall be away several days
The time of my return is in a Ger.
tain sense indefinite on account OF
this. When I do return 1 expect te
be actively associated in the cam
paign and in my present position
which / have not resigned. In al
probability 1 will be on the advisory
committee of the Republican national
committee, which will have the rea
management of the campaign"
Evening star., 1924-06-16
FEAR POLAR FLIGHT
is STARTING TOO LATE
Norwegians Doubt That Amundsen
Will Succeed in Dash to
North Pole.

By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1924
CHRISTIANA, June 16-The state
ment that Capt. Amundsen is on the
point of leaving Pisa for Spitzbergen
and thence will go to the north pole
arouses slight interest in Norway,
where doubt is expressed that the
explorer will reach the pole.
The leader of the Norwegian Me-
neurological Institute. himself an ex-
pert on Arctic conditions, declares
that June is the only month possible
for a polar fight, but going to the
starting place now means that the
final start for the pole is not pos
sible before the middle of July.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
DAVIS SPEEDING UP
AS CHOICE TO END
DEADLOCKED RACE
Support for West Virginian
Reported Among Western
and Southern Delegates.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 16.-Democratic
leaders from all parts of the country
are here or on the way, ready for
the week of political maneuvering
which will precede the national con-
vention.
Cordell Hull of Tennessee. chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee; Homer S. Cummings of Con-
necticut, ]. Bruce Kremer of Montana,
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, George
White of Ohio and Burt New of
Indiana are among the leaders al
ready here. while William Jennings
Bryan is expected to arrive later in
the day. By Wednesday other leading
figures in Democratic ranks will be
here, including William G. McAdoo,
George E. Brennan of Chicago,
Illinois Democratic chief. and Ed
Gov. Smith came from Albany last
week to stay until after the conven-
tion.
Cummings Platform Chief.
1t is said that Cummings will be
given the conventions third biggest
honor-the Craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on resolutions, which will
draft the party's platform. 1t is de-
signed to make this. reports have it,
brief document. Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi already has
been decided upon as the conventions
temporary chairman, while the per-
manent Craftsmanship is expected to
go to Senator Walsh of Montana.
Most of the dark horses or the
leaders of their hopes are expected in
the city by midweek. Looming in the
forefront of these today are the
bassador to Great Britain, and
Senator Ralston of Indiana.
Sentiment favoring the choice of
Mr. Davis as the Democratic stand
ardbearer in the event of a dead
locked convention was reported to be
growing swiftly. He is credited with
the assured support of his native
West Virginia and with growing
strength in Ohio, Indiana and Mis-
souri,, besides being the second choice
of a considerable number of southern
and western delegates.
Quiet Boom For RaIston.
Charles A. Greathouse, secretary of
the Democratic national committee,
and Meredith Nicholson, novelist, are
here in the interests of Senator
Ralston's boom, which is considered
one of the quietest nomination quests
in the history of Democratic conven-
tions. Thomas Taggart, Democratic
national committeeman and Indiana
leader, is due in the city Wednesday.
The Ralston boom is to be a thing
of unprecedented quiet. Mr.. Nichol-
son says. declaring that it will have
no brass band accompaniment. He
declares that the senator's name will
not be presented formally to the con-
vention and that he may not receive
all of the thirty votes of Indiana on
the first ballot. There will no Ralston
posters and no Ralston buttons,
Nicholson said, but the senator will
continue as a dark-horse candidate
to the last. A pamphlet briefly out
lining Senator Ralston's career was
prepared for general distribution, Mr..
Nicholson says. but was suppressed
at the senator's request.
Charles BoeschenStein, national
committeeman from Illinois, started
today to find 100 additional hotel
rooms for the use of his delegation.
The Illinois delegates already have
100 rooms reserved.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
brilliant Leopold
Finds Jail Books
Mental Stin,uIarlts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 16.-Alienists
Tor the defense today continued
their tests on Nathan Leopold, jr.,
and Richard Loeb in their effort to
md the reason for the kidnapping
and killing of Robert Franks by
the two millionaires' sons.
The examinations are under the
direction of DR.. Karl NJ. Bowman
OF Boston. Defense counsel are
explicit in stating that no great
array of alienists will be used just
because the indicted youths fathers
nave millions. DR.. Bowman, it is
indicated, will do all of the ex
planning before the jury, and not
more than six others are expected
to. be used as witnesses in support
of his findings.
Leopold Is represented as being
displeased with newspaper reports
of the tests.
II would infer" he is quoted as
having said, that Loeb and 1 are
being trained like fleas to jump
through hoops for the entertain
ment of curious"
Leopold is even said to have
conceded that while reading the
jail house books he has had occa-
sion to refer to the dictionary.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
PLATFORM WORKERS BUSY
Committee of Six Tabulating Sus
gestions for Gov. Smith.

NEW YORK, June 16.-So many
platform suggestions are poring in
to the headquarters of Gov. Smith
that an informal committee of six
persons to answer, tabulate and turn
over these letters to the state COM
mittee has been formed, it was an
nounced today.
More than twenty letters are COM
ing in each day, said Franklin D.
Roosevelt, in Charge of the governors 8
campaign. The topic uppermost in
the minds of the writers is foreign
relations. and next in Importance lie
social welfare.
The suggestions are coming from
all parts. of the country, Mr.. Roose-
velt said. Many are from Republi-
cans
Evening star., 1924-06-16
President of Yale III.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 16.--
President James Rowland Angel Of
Yale, who has been suffering for
some time from slight organic
weakness has been taken to Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore for spe-
ciai treatment DIR. Angelrs illness
is not considered serious. 1t was
stated at the university, although he
will be unable to be present at Yale's
commencement festivities.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
THREE KILLED IN AUTO,
Car Plunges OF Road, Hitting Pole
on Richmond Pike.

PETERSBURG, Va. June 10
Three persons were killed and two
others injured early today when the
automobile in which they were travel
ing from Richmond to Raleigh, N. C..
left the road and struck a telephone
pole at the foot of a ten-foot em-
bankment on the Richmond-Peters-
burgh turnpike.
Richmond and Gerson Heller and
Morris Rosenthal of Raleigh. Miss
Beulah Hutzler of Richmond and
Stanley Kahn of Raleigh were in
jured. Neither Miss Hutzler nor
Kahn is thought to have been serious
ly injured.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
Family of 377 Meets.

LILLE, France, June ia family
party numbering 377 met yesterday y
at the home of Bernard verley. who.
with his wife and nineteen children
acted as hosts to the relatives
Further connections bring the family
to 951, the balance of which were nm.
able to attend the party.
They are descendants of Claude Ber.
nard, who was married 239 years ago.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
MEANS TRIAL OPENS.
Jury Being Selected to Hear Dry
Act Charges.

NEW YORK, June ia jury to
try CASTOR B. Means, former Depart
ment of Justice investigator, and his
secretary, Elmer w. Jarnecke. was
being selected in federal court today
before Judge Wolverton of Oregon.
Means and Jarnecke are accused of
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
act through the illegal withdrawal Of
liquor from bonded warehouses.
Thomas E. Fielder, counsel for the
two men, and himself under indict-
ment with Means on other charges,
argued unsuccessfully in an attempt
to have the court disqualify Special
Assistant Attorney General Hiram c..
Todd as prosecutor on the ground of
bias.
Col Fielder referred to Mr.. Todd 8
testimony before the Senate Daugh-
erty COMMITTEES, in which Means was
called crook. thief and liar"
Evening star., 1924-06-16
Gasoline Price Cut.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June ia
reduction of one cent in the price of
gasoline will be made today by inde-
pendent dealers in every city in the
state except Sioux Falls, j. H. Cum
bow of Sioux Falls, president of the
South Dakota Independent Oil Deal
ers' Association, announced
Evening star., 1924-06-16
$50, GETS IS YEARS
Former Convict Already Has Spent
Thirty-one Years in Prison.

NEW YORK, June ia maximum
sentence Of fifteen years in prison for
robbery in the second degree was i'm
posed today upon Henry B. Curtis,
who was convicted Of stealing $50 in
Brooklyn.
Six years ago Curtis was released
from a Connecticut prison after serv-
ing thirty-one years in connection
with the death of a woman who was
killed in house which he was rob-
bing.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
q. S. Olympic Rife Team Wins.

United States Olympic rifle team to-
day won the 300-meter kneeling
Olympic rifle shooting contest. Switz-
erland was second and Argentina
third. The American team won the
30o-meter standing competition yes
Evening star., 1924-06-16
Breaks Up Syndicate.

The seizure broke up a German syndi-
cate, Chief Esterbrook said, which had
smuggled drugs valued at more than
s5,o00.o00 into the United States in two
years.
Treasury agents working for two
years in several foreign countries un-
earthed the smuggling scheme. A year
ago an agent at Bremen, Germany, by
chance opened several cases labeled
brushes and returned German goods. B"
He found only bricks and stones wrap
ped in paper. The boxes had been
Evening star., 1924-06-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 16.-Drugs valued
at more than 100000 were seized last
Saturday on truck coming off a pier
at Hoboken, N. j.. it became known to-
day. H. d. Esterbrook, chief of the spe-
cial agents Of the Treasury Department
who conducted the raid, said the seizure
uncovered one OF the most elaborate and
effective schemes ever divulged for
smuggling narcotics into the United
States.
The drugs were secreted in the ham
dies Of 5000 scrubbing brushes The
cases in which they arrived had been
watched since the steamship President
Roosevelt docked June 8, Mr.. Esterbrook
said. On Saturday the Treasury agents
saw two men claim the cases and load
them on truck, which was seized as it
started OF the pier. The men, who gave
their names as Abraham Palowitz and
Otto Anderson, both of New York. were
arrested.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
Sugar Production Mark Set,

HONOLULU, June 16.-The Eva
sugar plantation on the Island of Oahu.
where Honolulu is situated, has set
new world record for sugar production
with a field that produced 1858 tons
per acre. The approximate net value of
each acre Is 31,7o0.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
JAPAN cURBs AGIrAToRs.
Anti-U. S. Demonstrations Ordered
Suppressed Stern1y.
BY f, r.. EGGER,

BY Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1924.
TOXIC, June 16.-Determination of
the japanese government to check the
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1924-06-16
Drugs Valued at $2,OOO,OOO Seized
In Handles of Scrubbing Brushes
Shipment From Germany, Supposedly for 1rini-
dad, Captured by Treasury Agents When
Taken From Dock.
CabIed to Treasury.

shipped to Germany in bond supposedly
from Trinidad by way of the United
Evening star., 1924-06-16
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow, mod
crate temperature. Temperature for
twenty-four hours ending at pm.
today: Highest "a, at 2:30 pm. yes
terday; lowest, Sc, at am. today.
Full report on page Z.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-12
Specials For Saturday

Royal Scarlet Peas, CT 00
No. 2 can, 35c, 3 for QA'VV
Best Cocoa, rich in butter 1Eo
fat, per pound ... AVC
Desert Peaches, as good as the
best, and better than the Do
rest; per can ---.-.-- KEW
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the early training their father and
| gave them, to the best cf our abih-
ty, is going to determine to a large
extent their course through life.
1t is now my earnest desire that
they may prove themselves worthy
of the fair name their father has
left them. Though he achieved q
position of honor and fame, | am
sure they feel as ! do, that the
priceless heritage he eft tAem
end me was his spotless name and
record.
When | assume office in January,
hope to serve all the pc ople Of m!
state impartially. do not TANK
of them in groups or classes.
certainly, though shall never
be indifferent to the welfare Of Wo-
men. But. think, as a usual thing,
the interests Of men ana women are
interwoven in the state, just as III
family life.
They share. alike the benefits Of
prosperity or the distress attendant
upon hard times.