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Evening star., 1924-03-08
COOLIDGE TORETA|N
PRESENT D. c. HEADS
Decides to Reappoint Ru-
doIph and Oyster When
Terms Expire March II.

President Coolidge was represented
having decided to reappoint District
Commissioners Cuno H. Rudolph and
James F. Oyster, whose terms expire
March II.
Besides his own estimation of the
present two Commissioners, which is
known to be high, President Coolidge is
understood to have been greatly in
f1uenced by the practically unanimous
Endorsement of Commissioners Rudolph
and Oyster sent to the White House by
many of the more important trade, civic,
political and other organizations and
citizens of the city.
1t was rumored during the past few
the President might not reappoint Com
missioner Oyster, but this has been dis
credited and said to be without FONDA
ton. since developments at the White
House within the last day or Sd.
Among those organizations which
have sent Endorsements of Commits
sioners Rudolph and Oyster are;
Barry Farm Citizens Association
Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
ton. South Washington Citizens As
sociation, Dupont Circle Citizens As
ISOLATION, West End Citizens Associa
ton, Garfield Citizens Association
Southwest Citizens Association. Mid
City Citizens Association, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association
Board OF Trade. the Federation OF
Citizens Associations, Thomas Circle
Citizens Association and the Repub'
lican state committee OF the District
Evening star., 1924-03-08
REEDL0SESF|GHT'
FOR MISSOURI VOTE
Ward and Township Meet
ings Overwhelming Against
His Candidacy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March SD A.
Glenn. state manager for United
stated reports from yesterdays town
ship and ward meetings showed the
Senator was defeated in virtually all
parts of the state except Kansas City
and st. Louis. LAS far as I'm con-
cerned," he said. I'm willing to throw
up the sponge"
County conventions throughout Mis-
souri, and in the twenty-eight wards
of st. Louis today will select 1,15S
delegates to the democratic state con-
vention at Springfield April Is, with
reports from ward and township mass
meetings yesterday indicating the
probable defeat of Senator James A.
Reed in his fight for Endorsement by
the state convention for the presi-
Dental nomination.
A vast majority of delegates chosen
yesterday were not instructed, but
are hostile to Reed, according to re-
ports reaching here. In some town.
ships resolutions were adopted in
structing the delegates not to vote for
Reed, but leaving them otherwise un-
instructed.
' Fewer than third of the town.
ship and ward delegates were in
structed for William G. McAdoo.
Reed swept Jackson county (kansas
City), his home, but was Swamped,
apparently, by rural Missouri.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
DECLINING FRANC
BRINGING CRISIS
French Foreign Policy May
Be Altered Unless Drop
Can Be Halted.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.

By Cable to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1924.
PARIS, March S.-~What the French
press calls "the battle around the
franc involving the whole problem
of French finance, has long ceased to
be merely a financial question. and
after the experts report is probably
the most important political factor
in Europe today.
All of Frances political opponents
are openly voicing their hopes that
the continued fall of the franc will
plunge France into serious economic
difficulties and force change in her
foreign policy. The French interpret
these openly expressed hopes as sufii-
cient indication that Germans and
others by means of speculative moves
on the Zurich, Amsterdam, London
and New York exchanges, are spar
ing no efforts to accentuate the
downward movement of the franc-
Tax increases and economy meas
ures proposed by the government two
months ago and voted by the chamber of
deputies a fortnight ago still are in
effective because of obstruction In
the senate finance committee.
The senate commission. confronted
by Poincare's ultimatum that, he
| would resign if the bills were not
reported Tuesday, professed an earn
| est desire to cooperate with the gov
ernment and the bill probably will be
laid before the senate on Tuesday or
| Wednesday at the latest. -,
The weekly report of the bank OF
France provides fresh causes of alarm
for it indicates that nearly billion
I. francs additional paper money have
been issued within the last week.
| Furthermore, advances Of the bank
| to the state, which must not exceed
| 3,260, ,000,0 francs, now have
reached 22,100, ,000, 900 francs.
Political leaders of the right pro-
| fess belief that rapid passage of the
new finance bill will be sufficient te
stabilize the franc. French indus
tries, meanwhile, are enjoying an un-
precedented boom, though the cost
| of living is slowly and surely rising
and there is considerable effervescience
| among the working peoule, who are
] beginning to find their wages tnsuf-
dcient
Evening star., 1924-03-08
President Signs
Papers to Enter
Race in MARYLAND

President Coolidge today signed
papers to be used in filing his
name for a place on the ballot
in the Maryland presidential pri-
mary to be held May S.
The papers were witnessed by
Senator Weller and Galen L. TAFT.
republican state chairman in Mary
land, and will be filed with the
secretary of state at Annapolis
within a few days. Senator Well
Ter and Mr.. TAFT presented to the
President Il letter from William
p. Jackson, republican national
committee for Maryland, regret
ting his inability to be present at
today's conference and adding:
Kindly say to the President
that 1 have publicly declared for
him and will do all in my power
to make my announcement effec-
tive and that 1 believe Maryland
sentiment overwhelming for him."
Evening star., 1924-03-08
SEVEN ARE HELD
ON GIRLS CHARGE
13 Others Implicated by
Story of 14-Year-0id Moth
er at Clarendon.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, March s.-Seven
men, arrested last night by Arlington
county authorities, charged with a
statutory crime against Anna Eliza
beth Abell, fourteen years of age. and
mother of a five -month-old child, were
Police Court Judge Harry Thomas to-
day, resulting in their being held for the
action of the grand jury and bond
being fixed at $4,000 each. Up to a
late hour they had failed to secure
bond. They are being held at Arling-
ton county Jail. They are Walter
Hall, twenty-three years old. Claren-
don. Va; Henry OBrien, thirty.
Georgetown: Clyde Leonard, twenty
three, Georgetown; Roy Marcy,
twenty-three. Cherrydale, Va; Joseph
Marcy, twenty-four, Clarendon: Va:
Buck Marcy, twenty-five, Lyonhurst,
Va. and Frank Dennison, twenty-one.
Fort Myer Heights, Va.
Joseph Ward, also arrested in con-
nectfon with the case, was exonerated
and released. His arrest, it was de-
through a confusion Of names.
1t is alleged that the men who were
arrested by Sheriff Howard B. Fields
and Special Officer Bruce Smoot had
improper Will Tic tAOCii
girl, formerly a resident of Ballston,
but who now lives in Clarendon.
Investigations which lead to the ar
rest of the men were made by Will
liam c. Cloth, commonwealth attor-
ney, at the instigation of authorities
of a Baltimore hospital, to which the
infant of the girl had been taken for
medical attention. The hospital au-
thorities started the Investigations, It
is said, to determine the parentage OF
the child.
The men arrested are said to be
drivers of the Washington and Vir-
ginia bus line, and five of them are
said to be married. The girls story
duplicates about twenty men, and
warrants for the others have been
issued, according to the county police.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
Department of Justice Offers,
However, to Give Data of
Use of Influence.
DAUGHERTY WANTS TIME
TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES
Zihlman Demands Full Investiga.
tion-Attorney General Willing
to Delay Inquiry.

The Department of Justice declined
today to disclose the names OF the
two Representatives referred to in the
Chicago grand jury report.
Attorney General Daugherty offered,
however, to transmit to the House. in
response to it's request, evidence said
to indicate improper use of influence
for consideration developed in Chi
cago.
Representative Longworth imme-
diately moved that the communica-
mittee with instructions to report
Immediately with regard to a course
of procedure.
Daugherty States Position.
could not disclose the identity of the
two representatives as asked in the
House resolution until the depart
ment had an opportunity to more
carefully go into the charges against
them.
He offered to withhold further
action by the department in the case
to enable a House committee to ex-
anime the evidence and develop the
truth of the charges.
ZfhImnn Denies Charges.
Before the House could act on the
Longworth motion Representative
Zihlman, republican, Maryland. who
has been mentioned in connection
with the charges, took the floor to
defend his name.
Declaring that he wanted action
and full investigation of charges
which might concern him, Mr. Zihl-
man declared he could demonstrate
to the House and the country that
he had been guilty Of no wrong
doing"
Il have no fear" asserted the Mary
land member who is chairman of the
labor committee, but that / will be
able to clear my name"
Mr.. Zihlman declared he had it on
reliable authority that John w. H.
Grim, who represented the Depart
ment of Justice in the Chicago grand
jury proceedings, had disclosed to
some persons his name and that of
another House member in connection
with the charges.
While Mr.. Zihlman was speaking
Evening star., 1924-03-08
full CASHB0NUS
PROPOSAL BEATEN
House Committee Votes to
Limit Payments to Paid
Up Life Insurance.

A proposal to make full cash pay
ments an option in the soldiers
bonus bill was voted down today by
the House ways and means commit
tee, which decided to limit payments
to paid-up life insurance.
TT vote was 13 to IL on the full
cash payment motion made by Rep
resentative Crowther. republican.
New York. The eleven democratic
members of the committee supported
it.
Cash Up to $50.
Detailed terms of the bill will be
drafted by a subcommittee. Cash pay
ments to veterans not entitled to
more than $50 will be approved as an
exception. The benefits will extend to
and including the rank of captain
in the Army and Marine Corps, and
lieutenant in the Navy, as allowed
in the bill passed last session
Evening star., 1924-03-08
CURTIS, ON STAND,
DISPUTES BENNETT
PROBE TESTIMONY
Senator, Under Oath, Says
He Performed No Services
for E. B. Mclean.

Senator Curtis Of Kansas, the as
sistant republican leader. took the
witness stand voluntarily before the
oil committee today and denied under
oath some of the statements made
about him yesterday in the testimony
of Ira Z. Bennett an editorial writer
for the Washington Post.
The Kansas senator declared that
some of the conversations described
by Bennett never took place, that he
had performed no services for Ed
ward Il. Mclean like those at
tributed to him by Bennett. and that
there was absolutely no ground for
attempting to link him with the
mysterious principal" mentioned in
one Of Bennett's kilograms to Mclean.
Disputed by Bennett.
Later Bennett again was called
upon to explain. He repeated some
OF his previous statements and
brought in some new ones, which in
turn Immediately were denied by
Senator Curtis The editorial writer
did not contend. however, that there
had been anything improper in the
senator's attitude toward the oil dis
closures.
The committee also heard E. s.
Rochester of the Department of JUS
tice, who telegraphed Mclean that
the committee was Investigating his
bank account, and Francis T. Homer
of Baltimore, who was quoted in one
Mclean telegram as saying the leased
wire installed between Washington
and the Mclean cottage in Palm
Beach would give easy access to
the White House
Rochester said his message to the
publisher, for whom he formerly was
employed, was personal one; that
no one had told him to send it; and
that he got the information from
which it was based from a number of
newspaper men.
The easy access" message was ex-
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1924-03-08
tCOntlnued on Page 4, Column 2
LUTHERANS URGED
TO "RUIN" FRANC
Ministers Asked to Seek Aid of
Congregations in Selling Short
to Bring Collapse.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March S-A letter
urging clerGymen of the Lutheran
Church and members of their congre-
cations to "sell short" the French
franc for the avowed purpose of ruin
ing French credit and bringing
France to her knees" signed by Ed
win E. Popcke. who said he was the
son of Lutheran clergyman, has
been sent out through Morgan. Har-
wood & Co.. investment security brok-
ers, it was learned yesterday.
Popcke admitted sending the let
ter, but refused to comment on it
Printed matter which accompanied it
indicated the brokers would accept a
25 per cent margin, but all transac-
tions would be subject to private con-
tract. An order slip was inclosed.
1--WE have" the letter said, this
economic weapon to crush French ar
sell the franc short, cause
its depreciation and final annihila-
ton"
The corporation dictionary lists P.
]. Fuller as vice president and Frank
lin A. Harwood as treasurer of Nor
gan. Harwood & Co., which is a Dela-
ware corporation.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
Slemp Message
Sent to Mclean
As E1pedier,t Way

President Coolidge's message to
Edward B. Mclean last January
asking the publisher to advise
Slemp" was matter of expediency.
1t was explained at the White
House yesterday.
Unable to procure Slemp's Palm
Beach address Without waking up
or recalling some of the White
House executive Office force, it was
explained, the President directed
the message to Mclean as the
momentarily convenient way Of
reaching the private secretary. 1t
was sent after 9 o'clock at night.
President Coolidge has no recol-
lection of anything other than
general conversations with Ira +.
Bennett, the Washington Post 'edi-
torial writer, who was witness
before the oil investigating COM
mittee yesterday, it was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
CABINET RESIGNS
IN GRECIAN CRISIS
Had Held Ont for Referendum on
Downfall of Glucksburg
Dynasty.
By the Assocat ted Press.
ATHENS, March S.-The cabinet of
Premier Kafandaris has resigned

ATHENS, March S.-The cabinet of
Premier Kafandaris has resigned
ed on January II last, to succeed that
of Eleutherios Venizelos, who re-
tired because of i'll health. 1t has
been under fire on the question of
proclaiming the downfall of the
Glucksburg dynasty, the immediate
representatives Of which, King George
and Queen Elizabeth, are exiled in Ru-
mania
NJ. Kafandaris has held out in favor
of a referendum to decide the fate of
cluding the, republican deputies and
a large faction in the army, demands
abolition Of the dynasty and procla-
nation Of a republic in the. national
assembly, The opposition has con-
tended that grave consequences
would threaten the country should
the result of a referendum be un-
favorable to the establishment of d
repu bile.
The premier on Thursday of this
week refused to receive a deputation
representing the military group, de-
| claring it was impossible to hold
political discussions with army Off
GERS. The officers, however. were re-
ceived by the regent. who subse-
quently summoned the premier to the
| palace. Belief was expressed in
Athens dispatches at the time that
/ the military group was trying to
| force the governments hand and
bring about It's resignation.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
LEASES DEFENDED
BY DENLY, IN REPLY
Answers 20 Questions-Oi|
Policy Was Initiated in j,
Wilson Regime.

Emphasizing that the policy of
leasing naval oil reserves was ini-
tiated by Secretary Daniels and John
Barton Payne when the latter was
Secretary of the Interior, and ap-
proved by Woodrow Wilson while
President, as "in the best interests
of the Navy" and that the govern
ment was protected in every possible
way, Secretary DENLY today submit
ted his detailed reply to Congress in
the form of answers to twenty-three
specific questions regarding the leas-
ing and drilling of naval oil reserves.
His answers were in reply to a privf-
legged resolution introduced Tuesday
by Representative Fred A. Britten,
republican, Of Chicago, and were pre-
sented to the House naval affair,
committee this morning.
Says Daniels O. KID Move.
notwithstanding the oft-repeated
statements of former Secretary Dan
iels that his principal desire was to
preserve the Navy oil in the ground"
said Representative Britten, COM
menting on the reply, lit now devel-
ops that on January 16, 1920, John
Barton Payne, then Secretary of the
Interior, transmitted to Secretary
Daniels copies of leases providing for
the drilling of five new wells ON the
California naval reserve No. 3 and
on August 81, 1920, Daniels approved
those leases, and in a letter to Pavne
indicated that the Navy Depart-
ment had been in conference with the
Boston-Pacifc Oil Company.
THE new drilling was considered
necessary because of drainage by
owners of contiguous territory, and
ment under this. lease was 25 per cent
while the Doheny lease of December
1922, has provided an actual net loy,
atty averaging more than 81 per can't
Approved by Wilson.
ION December 6, 1920. Secretary
Payne wrote the President that to
offset the draining of the land by
wells drilled upon adjoining tracts,
the Secretary of the Navy and myself
are of the opinion that the company
(Boston- Pacific Oil Company should
be allowed to drill Ave additional
wells, paying to the United States a
royalty of rs per cent OF the value of
all oil = or on demand, to turn
over to the government the percent
age named of the products Of the
wells. If this suggestion meets with
your approval, leases will be issued
and delivered accordingly
Continued on Page 2. Column %
Evening star., 1924-03-08
CALL GREENE WITNESSES
Maj. Sullivan on List Summoned
by Probers.

Principal witnesses in the shooting
of Senator Greene of Vermont, includ-
ing Maj. Daniel Sullivan, superin-
tendent of police. have been sub
poened to appear before subcom-
mittee of the House District commit
tee at 10 o'clock Monday morning to
testify at the inquiry into carrying
of firearms and bootlegging in the
District, under a resolution proposed
by Representative Rathbone of Il1i-
nois.
Representative Rathbone is chair
man of the subcommittee, which will
conduct the investigation, The other
members are: Gibson, Vermont;
Beers. Pennsylvania; Blanton, Texas,
and GasQue, South Carolina.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
Poison, Gas Effect
In Fogs of London,
Doctor Declares
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associa ted Press
LONDON, March S.-Some of the
fogs which London experienced
this winter were real varieties of
mustard gas, according to DR.. Ed
win L. Ash, specialist in nervous
diseases.
They contained all the acid and
irritating ingredients Of poison gas
and affected the delicate MEM
branes of the throat and respira-
tory organs in serious manner.
he says. Many children contracted
actual fog poisoning"
Evening star., 1924-03-08
UNCONSCIOUS So DAYS,
BOY BEGINS TO ROUSE
Physicians Diagnosed Illness OF
Canadian Child as Tubercu1ar
Meningitis on December 81.

BY the Associated Press.
MOOSEJAW, Saskatchewan. March
S.-Unconscious for nearly seventy
days, nine-year-old Jackie Higgins of
|Boharm, Saskatchewan, has shown the
first signs >of returning to conscious
ness.
The youngster was stricken Decem-
Der 81 with what physicians dag
|uosed as tubercular meningitis.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
175 MINERS TRAPPED
AFTER EXPLOSION
Flames Break Out After Blast in
Coal Working in
Utah.

By the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 8.
approximately 175 coal miners are
reported entombed as a result Of an
explosion this morning in No. 2 mine
of the Utah Fuel Company at Castle
Gate, Utah.
Another report says the mine is
on fire.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
THINKS WOOD MISTAKEN.
special Dispatcl to The Star.

Specfa1 Dfspatcl to The Star.
CINCINNATI, March ST never
heard of this. and l think Leonard
Wood. jr, must be mistaken said Col.
w. NJ Cooper Proctor, when shown
the statement of Gen. Woods son re-
garding the alleged offer of support
from Jake Hamon. Col Proctor was
closely associated with Woods affairs
at the Chicago convention.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
SLAYER OF HUSBAND
SAYS She LOVED HIM

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 8.-Samuel
Gluckman. a tailor, was hacked to
death today with an ak by his wife,
Edith, as he was asleep.
IT loved him and I couldn't bear
to have him go around with other
women" the police quoted her as
saying. They were school p1aymates
in Russia and were married when
they met again in New York five
years ago.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
HITCHCOCK IN DARK.
Former Manager for Wood Says
Hamon Offer Unknown to Him.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, March S.-Frank
Hitchcock. campaign manager for
Senator Hiram johnson, candidate for
the republican presidential nomina-
tion, and one of the managers of the
Maj. Gen. Leonard Woods presiden-
tial campaign in 1920, when ques-
toned regarding Jake lannon's al
legged offer to Gen. Wood said he had
no knowledge Of any such offer.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
IGNACI0 MORAN TAKEN.

NEW ORLEANS, March S.-Ignacio
Moran, former Mexican consul gen.
eral at Berlin. was arrested here
last night after an International
search.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow. unsettled
by tomorrow night; continued cold;
freezing temperature tonight. fresh vest
erly winds. Temperature for twenty-four
hours ended at pm. today: Highest,
81. at pm. yesterday: lowest, 80, at
midnight.
Evening star., 1924-03-08

CONTINUED on Page 2, Coli
Evening star., 1924-03-08

The Stars carrier system covers
every city. block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
LEVINE AND BAND AT CAPITOL

The Keith vaudeville bill at the Capitol this first half of the week shows i've acts that offor real en- tertainment. Topping the bill is Al Levine, Broadway's popular song writor and his band. There are nine clever musicians in the band and tffcy offer a series of blue numbers as q feature playing each selection well and offering several novelties Other acts include The Wilson Trio three charming girls in Just Dane ing," q dance offering that is clever as well as original: Doris Lester and Co. are excellent entertainers and offer a number of new songs at the piano; Hickman Bros. are blackface comedianssand present Darkness and Dawn" q comedy skit that con- tains many laughs. "Thc Rounders Of Broadway" also made big hit with patrons with their novel of- fering. The feature photoplay at traction presents Lon Chaney and q big supporting cast in "TIe Who Gets Slapped" one of' the really big pie tures of the year and one that broke records on Broadway while playing there. On Thursday the entire bill will change and the big attractions will offer "Oddities of 1925" and 'Thc Silent Accuser" with Eleanor Roardman and the famous police dog, Peter the Great
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
Snowstorms and Cold
 Taking Heavy Tolls

By The Associated Press.
 Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. So.-HcaNy snow storms and bitter cold prevail throughout the Caucaeus, entaiIing q considerable loss of life and causing much suffering. Baku is entirely bur- jed in snow, and all work in the oil fields has ceased. Eight persons were found frozen to death last night, Railroad communication with the whole Caucasian region is ser iously impedod. AleXandropol, where Americans are caring for thousands of orphans, is experiencing the cold est weather in it's history. Gales are whipping the Black Sea, jcopardiz- ing shipping.