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Evening star., 1924-12-30
SUBURBAN|TES ASK
BETHESDA BUS LINE
Maryland Residents Seek
Recognition in Traction Is
sue Settlement.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day received a. letter from Walter r.
Tuckerman, president of the Bank OF
Bethesda, urging that the Maryland
communities just across the District
line be considered in any rearrange-
ment of transportation on Wisconsin
avenue and vicinity.
while our territory Is in the State
of Maryland" said Mr.. Tuckerman,
1T is. nevertheless, from transport
alton point Of view. part of Washing
ton. Most of the people of Bethesda,
including the subdivisions Of Alta Wis.,
ia, Huntington Terrace, Battery Park.
Edgemoor, Leland, Bradley Hills,
Drummond, Somerset and Friendship
Heights. are employed in the District,
many of them in the government
service.
Urges Bus Line.
They are vitally concerned in any
Encouragement of the Wisconsin ave-
nue. traction system. We therefore
urge your commission to consider the
problem as a. whole and to include
the suburbs lying across the District
line in any schenae of reorganization.
In the discussion of the subject which
has been g>5ing on In the press re-
Gently there has been little mention
or this aspect OF the question:, eAcep'
the suggestion that the so-called
Rockville cars be diverted at CT near
the District line so as to connect with
the Capital Traction line on Connecti-
cut avenue
While we recognize the value-in-
deed the necessity-of a cross-town
line from Wisconsin avenue to Con-
necticut avenue, north of Tenleytown,
and would be glad to see 1T in opera :
tion, nevertheless we are convinced
that the only logical, proper and
adequate solution of this problem is
a modern bus system replacing the
car tracks and operating through
from Bethesda to the city, via Wis
consin and Massachusetts, avenues. In
stead of terminating at Dupont Circle
the line should go. south from Massa-
chusetts avenue on either Twenty
second, Twenty-first or Twentieth
street TO Pennsylvania avenue, then
east to the Treasury"
The commission also received a
brief letter today from Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, stating that, as a prop
erty owner on Wisconsin avenue, be
favored the installation of a bus line.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
5 BURGLARlEs REPORTED
Business Establishments Are Vic
tins of Thieves.

Five burglaries were reported to
the police within the past "a hours.
Milton Beavers told the police five
dozen eggs, two hams and $50 In
cash were stolen from the Piggly
Wiggly store at S21 Upshur street,
of which he is manager. The store
was burglarized between Saturday
night and Monday morning, Beavers
said.
The store of the Sanitary Grocery
Co. at 2314 Pennsylvania avenue was
entered early yesterday. Property
taken. included three hams. four pies,
eight pounds of butter and two bot
ties of cream.
Francis. r. Hillyard, jeweler, at
1892 Seventh street, told police his
place was robbed between closing
hour Saturday and yesterday morn
ing. Two manicuring sets, two baby
sets and three silver match boxes
were stolen.
Another business place visited was
the lunchroom of John Paulos, 1908
U street. between and 5 o'clock
yesterday morning. A quantity of
smoking material and $50 in cash
were stolen.
Seven loins of pork and a carton
of cigarettes were stolen from the
store of James A. Pattieger, 2316
Pennsylvania avenue, early yester-
day.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
RADIO QUESTION CONTEST
WIZ Announces Plan of Com
petition for $50 Weekly Prize.

WIZ will broadcast, beginning jan
uary Z. a series of weekly question
contests, in which listeners will COM
pete for a cash prize of $50. Fifty
questions based upon the news of the
past week will be asked each We'd
nesday, five seconds being allowed
after each question for fans to write
their answers down. To the listener
answering the greatest number of
questions correctly the prize will be
awarded.
The questions will be on subjec is
of national and international interes st
which have occupied a prominent
place in the news of the week. A
sample question follows: A revolt
was experienced in Tripoli. What
European nation holds sovereignty
there2
Evening star., 1924-12-30
BY the Associat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 3o.-The
lawyers who saved Richard Loeb
and Nathan Leopold, jr., from the
gallows after they pleaded guilty
to kidnapping and killing Robert
Franks will receive s150.000, it be-
came known today. -
Clarence Darrow, veteran GRIM
inal lawyer, and Benjamin and
Walter Rachrach. brothers, will
share the fee, though the proper
ton of division has not been made
public.
The lawyers, 1t was stated. asked
for 100000 at the conclusion of
the trial, and, though the Leopold
family made no objection. the Loeb
family thought the amount exces-
sive. After some discussion the
$780, was agreed upon.
Mr.. Darrow, in Denver visiting
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Leopold and Loeb Lawyers to Get
$I5O,OO0 for Services IL, Murder Trial

his son, said Saturday an agree
ment had been reached and would
he submitted to the Chicago Bar
Association in accordance with the
original plan that the association
fix the amount.
other expenses to the families of
the two youths serving life sem
tences in the Illinois State prison
were considerably more than the
amount of attorneys fees. Four
alienists who testified at the trial
received $3.50 day for their serv-
Ices. their testimony disclosed, and
10 or more other medical men re-
ceived upward of $4,000 for their
parts in the case.
1t became known today that
Judge John r. Caverly, who SEN
fenced Leopold and Loeb and i'm
mediately retired to hospital to
recover from a breakdown, again Is
in hospital for a rast until January 5.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
MAYOR HYLAN "FIRED"
FOR 81" TRAIN SPEEDING
Lost Job as Engineer for Taking
Brooklyn Curve Too Fast,
1897 Record Shows.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 30.-John F.
Hylan, mayor of New York, was
fired from his engine-driver job on
a Brooklyn elevated railroad on Feb
ruary l, 1897, for having taken a
curve too fast" it developed today as
a sidehght to the transit tangle in
vestigation being conducted by order
of Gov. Smith.
Clarence J. Shearn, attorney for the
State Transit Commission. failed to
get this information into the investi-
cation record yeste rday when he
asked for it in connection with the
mayors witness-stand assertion that
he knew about railroads as IAN old
railroad man" Officials of the Brook
lyn-Manhattan Rapid Transit Cor
poration said today their record 8
showed Engineer Hylan had been dis
charged by the late Supt. Barton be-
cause he had jeopardized the lives
of passengers.
The mayor today answered the al
legations with the statement that he
had never learned the cause of his
discharge. He denied the curve
speeding incident, declaring he was
driving so slowly that he was enabled
to stop his train in time to save the
life of Supt. Barton, who had stepped
upon the tracks in front of his engine
from behind signal tower
Evening star., 1924-12-30
CHARGE OF BETRAYING
STATE SECRETS HELD UP
French Deputies Indefinitely Post
pone Prosecution of Newspapers
for Alleged Offenses.
By the Assocla ted Press

By the Associated Press
PARIS, December 30.--On a vote
In the Chamber of Deputies today
the discussion of an Interpolation
on the prosecution of the newspapers
La Liberte and L'Eciair for the pub
location OF alleged secret govern
mental documents. was postponed in
definitely. The Left groups lined up
solidly behind the government, while
the entire opposition abstained from
voting. thus the vote was 302 to O..
A sitter fight is expected in the
Senate tomorrow on the same ques-
tion. The governmental majority in
the upper house 1t not so clearly de-
fined, and the leaders who will take
up cudgels in behalf of the news
papers will WELD more authority than
the press champions in the chamber.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
TONG MAN HELD SLAYER.

NEW YORK, December 30.-Mock
Yick-Tong, alleged On Leong tong
man, was convicted by a Bronx jury
last night of the murder of Gong
Chong -Foon, a laundryman. said to
be member Of the Hip Sing tong.
Sentence will be passed next Tuesday.
The laundryman was shot to death
on Thanksgiving morning.
Lee Har. an alleged accomplice,
will go on trial on charge of murder
today.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
CARS TO STOP IN ECLIPSE.
Passengers in New Haven to View
Phenomenon,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, December 80.
AT the request of Prof. E. w.
Brown. who will be in charge of the
Yale astronomic observatory here on
January "a, the day of the total
eclipse of the sun. President Lucius
s. Storrs of the Connecticut Company
agreed yesterday to halt all trolley
cars In the State during the period
of the total eclipse so that passen-
gers may view the phenomenon.
second object, Mr.. Storss said, is
to obviate the necessity of lighting
street lamps which would interfere
with a proper view of the eclipse.
Evening star., 1924-12-30

Englands lowest rate of infant NOR
tality was In 1924, it being So deaths
in every 1000 births. ~
Evening star., 1924-12-30

COME IN AND GET A CHEST PROTECTOR
for your Ford. Keep the Ford running in cold
weather Its yours free for the asking
LOUIS HARTIG HARDWARE CO, eth and
X SITS NV
Evening star., 1924-12-30


dress BOX 4l2-J. Star office
MRS HENkLE
WILL NOT HOLD A MEET NEW YEARS
/ Will NOT be responsible for any debts
contracted by any one but myself. ROBERT
W. WYSON. formerly of 1914 Pa. ave Sc ls
OFFICE OF. THE .FTREMEN's INSURANCE
Company of Washington and Georgetown
Seventh street and Louisiana avenue north
west. The stockholders of the Firemen's In
surance Company Of Washing ton and George
fown will meet at the ofice on Monday, JAN
nary ), 1925, fer the purpose OF electing
thirteen directors fol- the ensuing year. Polls
open open from II m. to l. noon ALBERT W.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE AN
nual meeting OF the stockholders OF the Capt
fs TratGn o ny for for the election
the transaction of such other business as NAV
be brought before the meeting. will be held at
NV. Washington, u. C.. on THURSDAY. Jan.
uary 8. 1928. at 1o:45 o'clock a. NJ. The polls
oeocs S se po5n oRsn f. fo B. RsMFToN fSt sq
COME IN AND GET 4 CHEST PROTECTOR
for your Ford. Keep the Ford running in cold
yeaiI Teather y It's It's yours @ free for the asking.
FURNITURE REPAIRING AND UPHOL-
sstering at your home; will 70 anywhere. Ad-
dress Box 492-H. Star Office.
g Chamhersbnrg. Pa December 80; EARLY
ROGERS. Frank. 1906; home. Col. Ss20-W
500
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE
PANY has declared a regular dividend Of 8
Per cent on its capital stock of So. 400, 600
Of record at the close Of business on Deem
Der 81. 1924. Also an extra dividend of 2
Per, cent on said capital stock, payable to
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sToCKHoLD-
ERs OF SAID COMPANY for the election Of
directors for the ensuing year the presenta- :
tion of the annual report Of the board and
the transaction of such other business as
may properly come before them will be held
Washington. d. G., Tuesday, January 90
1922, at y o'clock noon; and the polls will be
SPeRs until f the GsEek w The transfer
January 1 TO the goth. both days inclusive.
CHARLES J. BELL. President
JAMES F. HOOD. Secretary.
FINANCING AUTO AND OTHER INSTALL
ment sales TO II months: give full details.
Address Boz a55-C. Star Office.
FRUIT TREES, GRAPE VINES. HEDGES.
RELI.. gardener. Line. ee4O T2s 10th St n ne. e
We MAKE WEEKLY TRIPS
To Baltimore, Md. Wilmington. Del,
SMITHS TRANsFER AND STORAGE co.
DECEMBER q. 1924-W. F. COLLIER HAv-
ing sold his hotel and restaurant business.
INCLUDING inc fixtures and furniture. located at
goo goo Penn; hs1;e ave ny Washington. D. G.. to
against the said Collier, are hereby notified to
present their claims to the undersigned on or
before January ?, 1925. the said furniture.
fixtures and business having been sold free
from all encumbrance whatsoever W r.
MARSHALL, agent, 929 New York avenue
wANTED-FULL OR PART LOAD FURNI
fure from to New York Phila adelphia. Scrsn
fon, Boston. Atlantic City: spec. rates: guar
sery. National Delivery Asso, 1416 F. NJ 1860
drugless system for relief. DR.. r MAHONEY.
D. G. 1903 r. !. ave. ne. North 4549
Evening star., 1924-12-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FlGH-GRADE MAN DESIRES A POSITION
where legal training and executive experience
OF over twenty years standing will be Of
zeal service, and where ab.Iity and merit Will
allow advancement. Rest OF references. Ad-
dress Boy 412-J. Star office
Evening star., 1924-12-30

High street is the name of the
principal street in almost every small
town in England.
Evening star., 1924-12-30

FURNITURE REPAIRING AND UPHOL-
STEERING at your home: will 70 anywhere Ad-
dress BOX 4s2- Fl. star office
WASTED--A LOAD OF FURNITURE GOING
20 Chamhersburg, Pa. December 80. EARLY
Il ROGERS. Frank. 9305; home. Col. Ss20-W.
Evening star., 1924-12-30

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE AN
nual meeting of the stockholders OF the Can't
tai Traction Company for the election or q
board of directors for the ensuing year and
the transaction of such other business as NAV
be brought before the meeting. will be held nt
the office OF the. company, 36th and NJ SIS
r.w., Washington, u. c., on Thursdsy Jan
uarv s. 1925 at 1914 O'Clock a M Tba noIIx
Evening star., 1924-12-30

MRS. HENkI.E
WILL NOT HOLD A MEET NEW YEARS
Evening star., 1924-12-30

FINANCING AUTO AND OTHER INSTALL
ment sales, 1 TO 12 months: give full details
Address Box 355-C Star Office
FRUIT TREES, GRAPE VINES, HEDGES.
all kinds OF shrubbery trimmed. F. A. HER.
Evening star., 1924-12-30

WILL NOT be responsible for any debts
by any one but myself. ROBERT
". WYSON. formerly Of 12l4 Pa aye 8 q L.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
WE MAKE WEEKLY TRIPS

WANTED-FULL OR PART LOAD FURNI
fure from or to New York. Phila delphia Scrsn
fon, Boston, Atlantic City: spec rates: guar
sery. National Delivery Asso., 1416 F. NJ 1860
II YOU HAVE ANY AILMENE TRY MY
drugless system for relief. DIR. r. MAHONEY
d. c., 1903 II. l. ave. ne North 454e .
The daily worker., 1924-08-15
LaFOIIette on the GridirOn

While the donkey and elephant caretakers,
Coolidge and Davis will vie with each other in a
contest as to who can convince the country first,
that he is the least crooked, the Communists will
be waging fundamentally different campaign.
There are today before theworkers and poor farm
ers of this country four leading candidates First of
all are the big three-the biggest, big and little
watch dogs of capitalism Coolidge, Davis, and La
Toilette While Davis will be talking about oil
and alcohol Scandals Coolidge will be yelling about
war frauds and airplane scandals And while
Davis and Coolidge will be convincing the country
that the democratic and republican parties are
both originally agencies of corruption, LaFOllette
will be working overtime painting himself lily
white and amounting himself for the role of Mes
sah to purge capitalism of it's conditions inherent
ly making for such corruption.
The Communists realize that this is not the first
time that attempts are being made to purify capi-
talism. This is not the first time that effort is
being made to shower upon the workers the bless
ings of "honest' profits and "legtimate" business.
But today LaFollette is making such an extra
ordinary volume of publication noise that the
workers and poor farmers at whom this Cutburst
of morality is primarily aimed must be cautioned
against its uselessness.
1t is for this reason that the DAILY WORKER,
as the organ of the Communists, is now supplying
its readers with an analysis Of the real meaning,
the actual accomplishments, the economic effects
and the political dangers of the LaFolette illusion.
The case against LaFollette's getting the support
of the working and farming masses is unassail-
able. Mr.. LaFollette, our examination of his
record shows, is most dangerous stumbling block
in the path of the workers freeing themselves from
their exploters There is need of, and little use
in sticking labels on an opponent. In the case of
Mr.. LaFolette, especially, the outstanding facts
and deeds of his public life condemn his capacity
to challenge effectively the employing class dicta-
torship today parading as democracy.
Our readers will find the LaFollette series time
ly informative. Mr.. LaIFollette on the Communist
gridiron is certainly a different type from the
sanity liberator he poses to be in seeking the
workers votes. Every working man will do him
self good turn by reading our idol-shattering
stories,
The daily worker., 1924-08-15
The Suspense Is Ended

AT last the terrible suspense in which the coun
try has been held for six weeks is ended! At last
the burden of uncertainty and doubt that wore
down our spirits has been lifted The mists of ap
prehension that Coolidge might refuse the nomina
ton have lifted He accepts Glory Hallelujah!
That is the kind of fiction upon which the po
tical structure of the bourgeois parties is built
The rituaistic notification" of Coolidge that he
has been nominated by the republican department
to the service of capitalism characterizes the whole
nature of the politics of exploitation. 1t is all
great game of dissimulation and deceit, directed
against the masses and in the interests of priv
ileged class, of which the mummery of last night in
Washington is part.
Bourgeois parties, the parties of sections of the
exploiting class, must have these shows, fctons,
rituals They must put on robes, make parades burn
red fire. hang bunting, spout buncombe, notify
one another about things everyone knows, and gen
orally make much ado about nothing. Because
the whole function of these parties is to put as
heavy a cloak as possible about the real issues
facing the workers, they must therefore make a
loud noise, and put on diverting spectacles, and
fill ears and eyes and minds with all the non-es-
sential trash that is calculated to keep the
workers from thinking. So Coolidge "accepts,"
and the radio sends the 'news" to the palpitating
fools who swallow the dope, while the real masters
of the land gather in their clubs and smile cynical
ly at how easy it is to rule land of 10000OOOO
people
The daily worker., 1924-08-15
The SmaII-LaFoIIette Ticket

Tvpical of what the LaFollette movement means
to the movement for indepedent political action OF
the workers is the action of the Illinois Federation
of Labor executive committee in endorsing LaFol-
lette for president and Len Srvall for governor.
Accompanying this joint endorsement goes state
ment against any new party organization. The
Illinois labor movement is definitely thrown back
into the old parties.
1t has been no secret that Walker and Olander
were tied up in the Small state machine for long
time Last year at the State Federation conyen-
ton in Decatur it was charged that Small had
purchased the support of the official machine,
which should include the destruction of the Farmer
Labor Party 1t was not denied even then, aftho
it had to be kept quiet that the rank and file might
first be doped The labor officials must have been
delighted to purchase the help of LaFolette In re-
electing the notorious Small
On the other hand we get picture OF the real
LaFollette in this unsavory deal Every possible
kind of alliance inside and outside of republican and
democratic parties upon any and every kind of con
dtions just so mutual support by votes is included,
marks the LaFollette campaign from the begin
ming Every reactionary influence in the labor
movement is being strengthened and all semblanee
of independent organization on the political field
(outside of the Workers Party, which alone broke
thru the net of LaFolletteism) is being wiped out
The Small LaFolette ticket in Illinois is a symbol
of the betrayal of the labor movement
The daily worker., 1924-08-15

"can Such Things Be?" by Ambrose
Bierce.
Albert and Charles Boni, New York.
Bierce was one of the three great
est writer's America has produced, a
master of the short story At long
last his work was subsidized by a
friend and p,.blished. Here is the
third publication of this series. Little
is known of Bierce's end--it is ru-
mored he went to Mexico several
years ago to raise some revolutionary
hell and has not been heard of since.
This is collection Of tales OF hor-
ror and mystery. They are excellent
ly written and are genuine spine-ruf-
fiers. 1t is to be hoped his whole
works will be re-issued. Both prose
and verse have a splendidly corrosive
quality. He was good hater.-Geo.
Mclaughlin.
The daily worker., 1924-08-15
Hughes Discouraged

The State Department has once more reaffirmed
its attitude towards Soviet Russian recognition
We are again told that not until the Union of So
calst Soviet Republics agrees to pay the two hun
dred odd million dollars given to the kerensky
government by Washington will the United States
accord them de jure recognition.
No one who has followed closely the develop
ment of Soviet Russia's foreign policies can but
take with gain of salt this pretense of the Cool
idge administration. America is today the bull
wark of capitalist Imperialism. 1t is natural that
this national group Of exploiters should therefore,
be the bitter enders in the imperialist effort to
undermine the existence of the Soviet Republic
Politically and economically, the American ruling
class is today best equipped to fight back the adj
vance of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
When the State Department whines about "en-
mity to our institutions" it does not express
genuine fear over the obstructive" activities of
the Soviet government when recognized What
Coolidge Hughes, and Gompers really fear from
Soviet recognition is that resumption of normal re
lations between the two governments Will IN
evitably destroy the net of malicious lies woven by
these and other enemies of the workers against
the Soviet Republics. Recognition of Soviet Rus
sia would hasten the collapse of such methods as
Gompers has employed against those workers who
have insisted that the employers be resisted in their
methods of organization.
The announcement of the State Department that
the developments in Soviet Russia are "encourag-
ing" is indeed mirth-inciting. Our bewhiskered
diplomatic savant is, in this declaration, simply
confessing the total failure of his attempt to isolate
the Soviet government In the Atlantic, the present
battle-ground of international Imperialism, Amer
ica's chief competitor, Great Britain, has just
signed treaty with the Soviet Republics. In the
Pacific the battle of the gigantic imperialist
struggles of tomorrow, Japan, Americas strongest
opponent, is about to sign treaty of amity with
Soviet Russia. And in Soviet Russia proper the
Pacific the battle of the gigantic imperialist
power they may have succeeded in developing for
themselves.
Events in Soviet Russia are encouraging. The
Yankee imperialists facing painful disappoint-
ment in their anti-Soviet policy. The American
workers must continue to work increasingly for
Soviet recognition in order to hasten this disap-
pointment of their enemies
The daily worker., 1924-08-15

FASCISMO,
TONY, THE IMMIGRANT,
NEGRO SLAVERY, OR THE
CRIME OF THE CLERGY.
KU KLUx KHAN, CHURCH AND
LABOR,
TWELVE O'CLOCK LUNCH, all
by Pasquaie Ruso, 25 cents each, at
S33 Sedgwick St., Chicago.
This series of pamphlets is writ
ten with the class viewpoint, with
the vision of society at present dis
vided into workers and exploiters.
but the constructive suggestions are
syndicalist, suggesting organization
in the |. w. w.
Fascismo gives simple and fairly
accurate account of the black terror
in Italy and the betrayal of the So
cial-Democrats when the workers had
begun seizing land and factories.
Tony, the Immigrant is the plain
tale OF q young Italian worker in his
migrations around the United States,
which he found not so free as he had
fondly expected. In the world war,
Tony, member of the l. w. w.. was
put into prison for his anti-capitalist
war opinions. The latest struggle
against the migratory workers in
California concludes the tale.
Negro Slavery goes into history at
some length, but brings the prob
lem to date. showing that the church
has represented the capitalist in not
crying out against lynching and race
discrimination. The menace of the
Ku Klux Klan is mentioned and the
Negroes are urged to stand with
white workers and fight for the
Workers Republic"