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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
BOURSE in PARIS
CL0SEDBY POLICE
Order Against Commerce Body
Issued to Avert Sky-Rocketing
,'-.; of Food Prices.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. February 1s.-The Bourse
de Commerce. which Is sort of
French equivalent for a board OF
trade. was closed today under an orr
der, issued yesterday by the project
Of police. The closing was criticized
in trade circles. as. likely to have an
effect opposite to that intended. >,
The authorities held that by closing
the market so quotations could not
be posted during the furry in ex-
change they might prevent a sky
rocketing movement. Of some food
products.
Discussing the fall in the franc
commentators. profess to- be puzzled
by the. advance. in sterling In both
Paris and New York simultaneously
with the British dock strike.
The popular explanation Is that the
fall was due to an attack on the
franc for political purposes by inter
national fnanciers. The technicians
expressed belief that the 'dete rminine
cause was the fact that the French
importers had been disappointed in
their hope for early enactment OF the
gOvernme nt's fiscal measures and had
been obliged to buy foreign exchange
In large quantities to meet their OBJ
LEGATIONS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
EXPERTS DECIDE ON
GERMAN RAILROAD
LIEN OF 1oB|LL|ONS
Dawes Committee Sees
Prospect of Meeting Repa:
rations by Mortgage.
MAY ASK SMALL LOAN
FOR GOLD ISSUE BANK
France Would Be Expected to
Withdraw Civilian 0rganiza.
ton in Ruhr.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. February 19.-The expert
committeeman examining into Ger
many's resources have reached a
general agreement on their report
to the reparation commission. accord
ing to information from authoritative
quarters today. They have decided,
| it is stated. that instead of the for
midable loan to be placed on the in
ternational market, previously sug-
gested, a mortgage Of approximately
ten billion gold marks on the Ger
man railway system and other sources
of revenue Of the German govern
ment shall form the basis of plan
by which the allied countries.
especially France, will derive regular
payments of interest.
The mortgage bonds to be issued
would be first lien on the railways
and be divided among Germany.s
creditors on the basis OF the per-
,, centage adopted at the Spa confer
ence in 1e20-France. 81 per cent:
. Great Britain. 90: Italy, 10; Bel
GUM, s; with the remaining 4 per
cent divided among the other allies.
Loan of Half Billion
4 relatively small international
loan will also be recommended to
help Germany set up the proposed
national gold issue bank. In this loan
American financiers will be asked to
invest. It's amount remains to be fix
ed but 1t will probably not exceed
$500 .00o, 600. II the plan Is accepted
by the allied governments. part of
this loan will be offered in the Amer
lean market. o
The proposed mortgage on herman
resources would not involve the ad-
vance Of any money to Germany by
the holders of the mortgage securi-
ties, but 1t would be represented by
the issue In Germany OF marketable
German paper guaranteed by those
ably be per cent.
Share Of France.
On the basis proposed, France.
whose share of the mortgage bonds
would be 5.200.o00.oo0 gold marks.
would receive 312,Ooo.000 gold marks
yearly '- .
The mortgage securities. according
to the plan, would be transferable by
Endorsement Of the receiving govern
ments IL they saw MT and X market
could be found for them.
The experts express belief that this
plan would create real asset which
would be received with accommodating
confidence as the quarterly interest
payments were met. .,. -s,
The bond issue Is involved to some
extent with the occupation of the
Ruhr and France would be expected
to withdraw her civilian organiza-
ton there. II the military occupation
continued it would be of the slightest
character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
OPPOSES
D. C.. ARM0RY NOW
Bill Providing for Erection of
Building in Conflict With
Budget Program.

The bill calling for the erection of a
memorial National Guard armory in
Washington Is 'in conflict" with the
financial program of President Cool
idge. the budget bureau has advised
the District Commissioners.
The Commissioners made this known
today in forwarding a report on the
bill to Senator Ball, chairman of the
Senate District committee. The bill
was introduced in the Senate originally
and referred to the District building
for comment.
In making their report the Commits
sioners say the object Of the bill is
meritorious. as the National Guard
has long been in need of adequate
quarters to provide for its develop
ment In accordance with the provisions
OF the national defense act.
Law Requires Guard.
This act" the Commissioners say.
requires that the National Guard
shall be maintained by the various
states as an efficient fighting force
Immediately available to engage in
active, field operations in case of a
| national emergency requiring troops
! other than the Regular Army The
states are required to, provide and
! maintain suitable armories, drill and
storage facilities to care for organi-
cation authorized as provided in the
act.
The District of Columbia National
Guard is allotted 2,40o enlisted men.
Troops allotted to the District and
! organized under the act have been
| denied federal recognition as a Ma
| tiona1 Guard by the War Depart
ment because suitable armory ia
, cilities are not available. The need
Of proper armory facilities in the
| War Department. The building now
| occupied as an armory, at 472 L street
i northwest. is insufficient for the pur-
pose. -.
:. Snys Coolidge Opposes 1t.
Regarding the propriety of the
passage of the bill at this time, the
Commissioners, under the provisions
of circular 40 Of the bureau Of the
budget, submitted the proposed legis-
| lation to the director of the budget.
Under date Of February Is the direc-
tor Of the budget states: I have
| presented this matter to the Presi-
/ dent, who has instructed me to ad-
| wise you' that the proposed measure
contemplates an expenditure which
| would be-in conflict with his financial
| program A statement to this effect
should, therefore. be embraced in your
proposed report on the bill. as provided
| in circular 49,.
The Commissioners also forwardad
| to Senator Ball today with a fovor-
| able report,.the bill to revise the law
governing the practice of dentistry
| in Washington. The existing law
was enacted in June, 1892, and Is re-
garded' by the Commissioners as In
/ sufficient to properly safeguard the
| dental profession and the people gen.
| orally. The proposed bill is sponsored
| by the two dental associations in
Washington and was drafted with a
/ view to. placing the practice of dem
tistry in Washington on a plane with
! similar laws in progressive states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
COOLIDGE CONFERS
WITH OIL COUNSEL
Roberts and Pomerene Pre-
pare to Act Swiftly in Seek.
ing to AnnuI Leases.

Having come through a period OF
close senatorial scrutiny with a stamp
| of approval. Atlee Pomerene and owen
! j. Roberts. special government oil
/. counsel, today began preparations for
their work with a conference with
President Coolidge.
j The two attorneys discussed with
the President the general situation,
but said they reached no final deci-
sion relating to the details OF the
legal proceedings to be instituted to
recover naval oil reserves.
One Of the first steps. 1t was indi-
Gated, will be suits to annul leases to
the Teapot Dome reserve. obtained by
Harry F. Sinclair, and to the Elk Hill
reserve, granted to E. L. Doheny.
Haste is Of utmost necessity" Mr..
Roberts said. I'VE must remember,
however, that our case should OF first
necessity be well founded. We do not
propose, II humanity possible. to in
stitute anything which would compel
us to file amended complaints or In
any way retrace our steps"
With respect to injunction pro-
ceedings to prevent further extrac-
ton of oil from, the two reserves, Mr..
Roberts said consideration was now
being given to the place Of filing the
bills. The location of the real estate
involved and the states in which the
leasing companies were incorporat-
ed were the guiding factors. he as
serted.
Mr.. Roberts said he had reviewed a
great deal of the evidence taken by
the oil committee since his nomina-
ton and also had read practically all
Of the speeches on the question de-
Iivered in the Senate. His assistants,
George ]. Chandler and Uric J. Men
CERT working with the assistants call
ed In by former Senator Pomerene.
Albert Z. Powell and John B Demp-
sey of Cleveland, are engaged in COL
lating the evidence so far adduced.
President Coolidge Is understood to
have presented to the counsel. the
only directions he had to give them
and these followed along the lines
OF his statement of January rs an
nouncing that special counsel would
be employed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
14P[0WS|NUSE
T0REM0VE SNOW
500 Men Held Ready to Pre-
vent Any Traffic Tie-Up.
Aut0iStS Warned.

The street cleaning department of
the District and the two street rail-
way companies Joined hands today
to keep Washington from becoming
snowbound.
Having learned a lesson from the
winter Of 1922, when Washington
walked for more than twenty-four
hours, the snow-removal forces con-
centrated their efforts this morning
on keeping the car tracks and main
traffic arteries open.
When the weather bureau notified
Morris Hacker. supervisor of street
cleaning, at 10 o'clock that the snow
would continue to fall throughout
the night he began issuing battle
instructions to his snow-fghting
army.
ing of four tractors and two trucks
with plowS to drive over car track
streets to push the snow toward the
curbs as it is swept from the tracks.
Mr.. Hacker has four more of these
motor plows, which he is holding in
reserve for special assignment. or in
case any Of those now in operation
become disabled. This makes a total
of ten plows in the street cleaning
department.
IA PlOws In Use.
simultaneously l.. r. Grabill. su-
perintendent of suburban roads, ordered
out four motor plows and four horse
drawn plows to open pathways for
traffic on the outlying highways.
Thus, the city had a total Of four
teen plows in operation at noon, with
four more ready to go out on a
moments notice.
Mr.. Hacker has 500 men at his
crosswalks and cutters, but he did
not order them out this morning.
They may be ordered out this after
noon to clean the crossings before
the government offices close. but Mr..
Hacker said 1t would be almost USE
less to put them on this detail If 1t
is still showing at that time.
trio Company, which has much more
trackage to cover than the Capital
Traction Company, was we'll armed
today to prevent tie-up of its cars.
A. H. Ferrandou,. executive assist
ant to the president of the w. r., and
E., ordered out twenty-one snow
sweeping cars this morning and $50
workmen with brooms to keep the
switches from locking. Three trac-
tors with brooms attached were put
to work downtown, pushing the snow
away from the car tracks.
I That company also has one motor
plow with side wings to open path
five feet wide beside the tracks, three
ICoDfjnued on PAGE d COlumn Al
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GREENE Fighting
FOR[|FE GAMELY
Wounded Senator Still in
Critical Condition-Probe
of Shooting Pushed.

While Senator Frank L. Greene lay
in Emergency Hospital today gamely
fighting against tremendous odds for
his life, a constantly rising tide of
resentment against the existence in
the National Capital Of conditions
such as resulted in his being shot
down on Pennsylvania avenue was
sweeping the city and the nation.
AS bulletins from the sick room an
nounced that the senator had rallied
slightly" during the night, but that
his condition remains critical" sud
den orders were received at detective
headquarters to inaugurate another
investigation and probe the shooting
to the very bottom.
Has Second Operation.
DR.. Thomas Linville. Senator
Greene's family physician, described
his patinet's, condition at non as
very critical" but he added that
''he Is holding his own fairly we'll"
A second operation, performed late
yesterday, eased the senator's suffer
ing somewhat, although a brain hem
orrhage later swept him dangerously
close to the brink Of death.
The demand for immediate correc-
ton of conditions that might permit
a repetition of the tragedy of last
Friday night, when Senator Greene
was felled by a bullet during battle
between alleged bootleggers and pro-
hibition enforcement officials, began
to take new turns today, and Repre-
sentative Ernest W. Gibson, repub-
Iican, of Vermont, was in conference
at the White House today regarding
the proper steps that Congress should
take for the enactment of an ade-
quate Law covering the sale and use
Of firearms In the District.
Representative Gibson, who is a
member of the House District COM
mfttee, Enlarged with the considera-
ton or all legislation affecting the
ICOntinued on Page 2, Column 81
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HOODED BAND SEXES
MAN IN SN0WSTORM
No Trace Found of Andrew Gunsho,
kidnapped at Home, Near
Pittsburgh.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, February ia
band of armed men wearing hoods,
masks and robes kidnapped Andrew
Gunsho from his home. in Dravosburg,
near here, late last night. the county
detective bureau was advised today.
No trace of, Gunsho. has been found,
the Dravosburg police reported.
r. Braun. chief Of the county forces,
said he sent a detail of men to ORA
Holmes, chief Of police there.
According to Chief Holmes, Mrs.
Gunsho told him that during blind
ing snowstorm late last night about
sixty men, all masked, surrounded the
house. They fred q number OF shots
she said,, and then entered the dwell.
ing. The band seized Gunsho and a.
appeared. she added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Speculation in Oil
by High Officials
Under Fire.
EXPERTS TO SEE
Bernhard RECORDS
Brokerage Officials Say
They Will Cooperate
With Committee.

The Senate oil committee under
took today to run down a story of
,, heavy specu!ations by high govern
ment officials in the stock of the
Sinclair oil companies before and
after the Sinclair interests. leased
the Teapot Dome reserve.
H. H Bernhard of the New York
brokerage firm OF ]. p Bernhard & Co..
his personal attorney, S. D. Bowers,
and A. H. Cook. office manager of the
Bernhard firm. were in conference with
the committee in executive session, and
1t was decided to send expert account
ants to New York to examine the rec
ords of the firm.
Mr.. Bowers gave out this statement:
Statement by Bernhard.
Mr.: Bernhard was subpoenaed to
produce records of certain stock
transactions. These records were pro-
duced. j. p. Bernhard e. Co. have no
knowledge or information that these
records are In any way connected with
the transactions under investiga ton or
that they affect any one in any way
connected with the subject matter un-
der investigation"
Inc following statement was made
by Chairman Lenroot:
"Officials of Bernhard & Co. appear
ed oetore the committee and pro-
duced books and records which were
requested. They expressed entire
willingness to have the committee
or Its accountants go over all Of
their records: Some of these are so
voluminous that 1t will be necessary
for accountants of the committee to
go to New York to examine them"
Harry Payne Whitney, New York
financier. also had been subpoenaed
but the committee received no word
from him and efforts to locate him
In Washington proved unavailing.
Elmer Z. Smathers of New York,
subpoenaed along with Mr.. Whitney
and members of the Bernhard firm, is
now in Europe. the committee was
Confer with Counsel.
Before comforting with the brokers
the committee called in Atlee Pom
creme and Owen J. Roberts, special
government counsel in the oil cases,
for a general discussion OF develop
ments during the week end, includ-
feet Of conferences between Senators
Walsh and Wheeler. democrats. Mon
tana, and Chairman Lenroot and Mr..
Pomerene.
I Committeeman said that it was the
desire to have the closest possible
cooperation with the government
counsel and. to leave to them the
questions of law which from time to
time necessarily come before the
committee.
One of the subjects discussed and
finally referred to counsel was a re-
quest from one witness who is under
subpoena for assurance whether he
would be given immunity II he ap-
peared and made a full statement.
The committee has been told that this
witness has much valuable informa-
ton bearing on several phases of the
oil investigation.
Senator Wheeler Attends, -
Senator Wheeler, who has present.
ed some new matters to members
OF the committee for investigation,
was present~a at the session today by
invitation. Immediately after the
committee adjourned subject to the
call of the chair, he went to the
Senate chamber to press there his
resolution for an investigation of the
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6-Inch S1,O,U Due,
FOLLOWED by Rain,
Says Maj. Bo,Uie

Snow all day and into the night,
rain or sleet tomorrow"
Forecaster Bowie today predict
ed the snow would fall continu-
ously until late tonight and that
after 1t had ceased about five or
six inches could be recorded on
the ground.
Where the snow leaves off. rain
or sleet will pick up and undo good
work accomplished by the snow.
The forecaster expects the sleet or
rain to continue for several hours
tomorrow.
According to present indications
clear and cold weather will follow.
A disturbance in Louisiana is the
cause of all this, Maj. Bowie said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
FIVE KILLED IN BATTLE
LED BY WOMAN IN SOFIA
Band Of Alleged Anarchists Re
: sists Police, Staying Two. :.
Driven Out by Fire.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA. February ia fight be-
tween police and q band of alleged
anarchists. led by q woman. last night
resulted in the death of. five persons,
including two policemen, and the
Police were about to search the
house In which the band was con-
Eregated when there was volley.
killing two raiders and wounding
eight. Soldiers and ,firemen, were
summoned. and laid siege to the
place. Calls for, surrender only
brought forth further shots. wound
ing more policemen. :,
Finally the project ordered f1remen
to destroy the building. Kerosene
was poured. into the cellar and ignit-
ed. When the flames reached the up
per stories the three surviving oc-
supants surrendered. The bodies of
the woman leader and two others
were found in the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Site for National Park IN East
To Be Surveyed in APpalactians

ical survey asking that they serve on
the committee. Darlington Moore.
Park, Forest and Wild Life, New
York, has been asked to name the
other two members.
In view OF the widespread interest
in the east IA the creation of addi-
tional national parks and the fact
that several bills have been intro
duced proposing their establishment
in several southern states, Secretary
Work said he felt a survey of the
southern Appalachian range should
be made "for the purpose Of select
ing an area that will be typical of
the scenery, plant and animal life of
this range for q national park"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Presidential Cobbler Suicide
In + all From Hotel Room, Wind0u

mentor In Northampton, Mass, Rusky
was more than a shoemaker to his
patrons. President Mckinley reveled
In his, vast store of homely philos-
ophy' and political lore. as did Pres
fdent Roosevelt and the scores of
noted statesmen and f1nanciers whose
feet he measured and .shod. They
came for shoes and stayed to chat.
When his little ground floor shop
was RACED to make place for a sky
scraper a few years ago, Rusky re-
tired. But his patrons wouldn't have
1t. They missed him and his shoes
and, seeking him out In his Brooklyn
home, induced him to install his crude
paraphernalia in the new building.
There he cut and pegged and sew
ed and At until last night.
He visited an old crSny in Manhat-
tan during the evening, and had gone
to the hotel for the night rather
than make the journey to Brooklyn.
Guests heard crash outside his win
dow at dayhreak. and found his body
In. the courtyard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19

A committee Of five "public-spirited"
citizens is being organized, Secre-
tary Work announced today. to un-.
dertake the study next summer OF
the southern Appalachian mountain
range for the purpose Of selecting the
best possible scenic area for ma
tional park. This would be the second
national park located in the east, the
other being on the coast of Maine.
Invitations have been sent by the
Interior Secretary to Representative
Temple of Pennsylvania, Maj. w. A.
WEIGH, general manager Of the Pal
isades interstate park commission,
ana Col. Glenn Smith of. the geolog-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February, 1s.-John
S. Rusky. sr.. maker. Of shoes for
Presidents OF the United States and
for Wall street financiers, was killed
today when he fell from the fourth
floor Of a Gramercy Park. hotel.
Police reported it a suicide. The
son Of the aged shoemaker declared,
however, that his father was over
come by dizxiness.
Some folks called Rusky "the cob
bier of Wall Street.; others knew
him as "the shoemaker poet" or .the
singing philosopher" In his little
shop tucked away In q skyscraper in
the heart Of the financial section he
had made shoes for the late Presi-
dents Mckinley and Roosevelt
Scores Of the biggest men in Wall
street were his patrons.
Like President Cooaidee's cobbler-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
PO|NCARE BATTLING
TO KEEP HIS POST.
French Premier Wins Tax Is
sue by 81 votes-SmaII-
est Margin of Regime.
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 1.-THE chamber
of deputies rose at $50 o'clock this
morning, haggard after an all-night
session, to which it was forced by
Premier Poincare in an effort to speed
I'D the consideration Of his fiscal pro-
gram. When the session ended thirty
one Of the articles in the program had
been approved
The premier carried the famous ar
ticle 8, providing for 20 per cent in
crease in taxation, but only after a
fight against the stiffest opposition
he has encountered, and by "a vote of
315 to 254. This majority of sixty
one was the smallest the present'gov-
eminent has ever received in the
chamber. Enactment Of the remain
ing clauses was more or less mechani-
cal.
Poincare Taken Ill.
NJ. Poincare himself was taken i'll
and left the. house at II pm, and
after his departure there was great
disorder. the bedlam at one time be-
ing heightened by a threatened fist
fight between former Finance Minister
Klotz and Deputy Chassaigne Guyon.
Premier Poincare' will face another
serious battle in the senate this after
noon. Even the stanchest supporters
Of the government admitted, as they
left the Palais Bourbop in the cold
gray dawn of this morning. that the
premier sis not yet out of the woods. u
The cabinets life several times
had been threatened during the
course of thirteen ballots taken dur
ing the session lasting from 8
o'clock Monday afternoon until 3
o'clock this morning. The opposi-
ton seemed to gain strength as the
night wore on, while the govern
ment's forces seemed to be shaken.
Chamber II Depressed.
The shadow Of deprecated French
currency hung heavily over the as
sembly. The, closing quotations on
the New York Stock Exchange show
ing the dollar crossing % francs
were passed around the chamber at
10 o'clock last night and created
The quotations proved a great
final argument and Minister OF
Finance De Lasteyrie and M. Bo-
kanowski, general secretary Of the
budget committee, succeeded In push.
ing through measures involving
,000, 900 900 francs additional taxes
blythe slim majority of 81 votes.