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Evening star., 1924-12-26
THRONES JAM STORES TO BARTER
BEAUTY FOR UTILITY IN PRESENTS

With lines Of determination replac-
ing the forced smiles of yesterday,
thousands of neck-tie laden men
sneaked out of the back doors of as
many domiciles today and Joined in
general trek to the exchange desks
in Washington's department stores
1t was the signal for the annual
gift-swapping riot on the part, not
only of embarrassed husbands, fathers
and brothers. but of guilty-looking
wives whose bubbles gave them
hosiery of the wrong shade, of moth
ers who refuse to wear ld-fashioned
underclothes and of sisters who have
no use for the rubbers sent them by
their Aunt Sallys.
Hubbies Deep Acting.
1t was noted that among the trail
blazers was the husband who yester-
day planted a fervent kiss on the
brow of his spouse in gratitude for
the splendid hand embroidered green
muffier she had bought for him, but
which mysteriously disappeared dur
ing the day, with suspicion directed
at the cook.
Overtaking him was worried
looking gentleman with an armful
of crossword puzzle dictionaries,
muttering several varieties of four
letter oathS.
In a crowd awaiting the opening
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Girl Hurled From AUTO by Crash
Rides II Miles Unhurt on Engine Pilot

Clyde Clark died this morning at
local hospital. A baby 20 months old
was hurled unhurt from the automo-
bile.
Police investigating the accident
conducted search for several
miles along the track leading out
of this city after man had re-
ported to the railroad office that
he had seen a screaming woman
being carried on the pilot of the
train several blocks from the scene
of the accident.
The members of the train crew,
who had been unaware of the ac-
cident, were stopped at Anderson
and search of the front part of
the engine made, but the woman
had fallen from the train before
reaching that point. Mrs. Clark
told the ambulance driver on her
way back to Indianapolis that she
was able to hold on tightly to the
speeding engine after the crash
until she became too weak and had
to let gos
Evening star., 1924-12-26
JUSSERAND USING
NEW DIPLOMACY
White House Said to Have No
Objection to Scrapping of
Old Secret Ways.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Every foreign diplomat stationed
at this Capital is discussing the Incl
dent created by Ambassador Jusse-
rand's remarks on the Franco-Ameri-
can debt and its aftermath in Paris
and Washington. The question of
open diplomacy" as opposed to the
ancient secret diplomacy, which sup
posedly vanished with the World
War, is involved
The prompt White House dis
claimer that President Coolidge re
buked' Mr.. Jusserand may be taken
as an Indication that the administra-
tion has no partiality for secret di-
plomacy, and. therefore. no objec-
tlons to the new diplomacy"
The past week has, in fact, wit
messed a remarkable and super
modern exhibition of the system of
conducting vital International busi-
ness. not through hide-bound official
channels, but through direct address
to peoples and nations.
Others Use New Method.
At the moment Ambassador Jusse-
rand last Monday was communicat-
ing his now celebrated views on
Frances $4,000, 100000 American debt,
Premier Kato of Japan was using
the vast facilities of the Associated
Press to send message of amity to
the people of the United States. A
few days earlier Secretary Hughes
chose the channel of the press to
send a message of good will to Japan.
The Jusserand and Kato episodes
are not quite alike, but in their
straight appeal to the American pub
lie, rather than to the United States
government, there is little real differ
ence between them. An entirely spe-
cific precedent, to which Mr.. Jusserand
might have had recourse, was estab-
lished early in 1923, by Col. George
Harvey, American Ambassador to
Great Britain.
On that occasion, as 1t happens, our
envoy in London, like Mr.. Jusserand,
was talking about allied debts to the
United States. Also, like Mr. Jusser-
and, he was talking "out of court"
The arena of what Col. Harvey's crit
les called a blazing indiscretion was
Pilgrims dinner, in honor of Stan
ley Baldwin, now British premier
Mr.. Baldwin had just returned to
England after concluding the British
debt settlement in Washington.
Discussed Balfour Note.
When Col. Harvey was called upon
to speak, he seized what he consid-
cred a most appropriate opportunity
to discuss the famous Balfour note
on interallied debts. Several months
previous, Lord Balfour had stated. in
effect, that Great Britain had virtu-
ally been required to guarantee the
borrowings Of France and other allies
in the United States.
With punctilious courtesy, but un-
minced terms, Ambassador Harvey
denied that soft impeachment. He
said, in so many words, that the
United States had loaned France,
Italy, Belgium and her other war as
sociates hundreds of millions without
any regard to Great Britain or a
British guarantee" Now. under old
diplomacy, Col. Harvey should have
toddled over to Downing street and
politely, though with becoming firm
ness, informed the British foreign
office that Lord Balfour had commit
ted what was once in the House of
Commons called "termfnological in
exactitude." But, being an apostle of
the new diplomacy, our Ambassador
to the Court of st. James chose pre-
Do
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Joint Funeral for Is to Be
Conducted-17 to Be
Buried Tomorrow.
GRATING OVER WINDOWS
BLAMED FOR DISASTER
Fire at Hobart Third in as Many
Years During Christmas
Celebration.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOBART, Okla, December 26.-Ali
of the 33 victims of the fire which
destroyed the school house during
a Christmas eve entertainment identi-
fed, the people of the Babbs Switch
settlement today set about the sad
work of interment.
Plans for using common grave,
first considered, when it appeared
identification of all bodies would be
impossible. were abandoned last night
when the Identity of the last victim
a little girl of eleven-was estab-
lished. Joint funeral services for 16
of the dead will be held this after
noon, followed by burial in indi-
vidual graves. The Rev. G. w Estes,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
was named to conduct the services,
with ministers from all denomina-
tions participating. The remaining
II victims of the fire probably will
be buried tomorrow.
Twenty persons, injured in tho fire,
still in hospitals. All are con-
sidered to have at least an even
chance for recovery.
Orphans Cared For.
been appointed by Mayor f. f. Gil
lespie to provide for the care of chill
dren orphaned by the fire and to work
toward rehabilitation of the home
life to Babbs Switch. A movement is
under way to raise funds for monu-
ment to those killed in Oklahoma s
worst Christmas tragedy. The monu-
ment would be placed either in
Hobart or on the site of the fire.
Three small fires in Hobart yester-
day added to the city's tension. One
OF the blazes, originating in a jewelry
store, caused mild panic in two
nearby moving picture theaters, but
no one was injured seriously.
Authorities said they expected to
take no action toward Investigating
the Babbs Switch fire. Vigilance of
the school trustees in placing wire
netting over the outside of the school
windows to keep out vandals was held
chiefly responsible for the heavy loss
of life. Could the windows of the one
story structure have been used as a
means of egress virtually all of the
zoe persons in the building could have
escaped. it was believed. AS it was
the door was the only exit, and there
was such a rush for It that the per-
sons farthest from 1t had little chance
to escape as the fire, starting from a
candle on the Christmas tree, swept
through the small structure.
Fire Third i'm Three Years.
At two previous Christmas eve cele-
brations at the school Christmas trees
caught fire, but were extinguished ID
without serious damage. Last Christ
mas William Curtis, who lost his life
in this years fire, played the role of
Santa Claus and. during the distribu-
tion Of gifts, his white beard caught
fire, but he quickly extinguished it.
Babbs Switch is a prosperous farm
ing community seven miles south of
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column p
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Warmer Weather
Is Due TOnlOrrO,U;
Sunday to Be Cold

After a brief respite tomorrow
from the cold temperatures of yes
terday and today, Washington will
again feel the frigid breath of old
Boreas late Sunday.
The thermometer touched It's
record low for this Winter be-
fore daybreak this morning. when
it descended to IA degrees.
With dawn. however, the mercury
began to climb and, encouraged
by a beneficent sun. had reached
moderately comfortable figures by
noon.
Tonight, according to the fore
caster, will be still warmer, and
by tomorrow the temperature will
be well above freezing. 1t will not
tarry in such moderate regions
long. however. and Sunday IL will
begin another descent that is ex-
pected to reach its lowest levels
some time the same evening or
Monday morning.
Today will continue fair, Satur-
day may be cloudy and western
Maryland may expect snow flurries
Sunday. 1t is not believed, how
ever, that the snow viii reach
" aSHi III . eoH.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Youth, Sees Fiancee Tranpled to DeatE,
In School Holocaust on Wedding Eue

Dow Bolding, Claude's brother,
was playing the role of Santa
Claus. When he reached for a
present near the top of the tree ne
inadvertently upset one of the
lighted candles. In an instant
the tree was af1re and the flames
were licking the roof and walls Of
the small room.
Pandemonium reigned. The
girls hand gripped her lovers
tigher as the flames leaped higher.
Together they fought to gain the
doorway. The .surging mob tore
them apart. Bolding looked for
his bride-to-be. He saw her being
trampled down by merciless feet.
He struggled toward her, but was
pushed backward toward the door.
Another shove sent him through
the door and out in the snow.
Vainly he fought to re-enter the
building. But he was held back
and his calls to his sweetheart
went unanswered.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
TOWN RICH IN HISTORY.
Provided Salt for Troops During
Revolution.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, December 90
Saltville, the scene of Christmas ewes
flood disaster though little known
to the world outside it's Blue Ridge
Mountain walls. has played an I'm
Dortant and peculiar part in the his
tory of the entire nation, and espe-
cially in that of the South.
1t was Saltville that gave the
armies of the Confederacy their chief
salt supply when that commodity was
at a premium in the blockaded South
During the war of the revolution, salt
from the Holston Valley made the
scanty rations of Gen. William Camp
bells colonials more palatable. In
the markets of the South during a
long period from the discovery of the
salt deposits in 1T4S to a compare
lively recent date, salt from the town
which drew it's name from it's chief
industry, was sold.
Once Owned by Hero.
First known to history as the salt.
lick" hunting grounds of the Indians
she valley in which Saltville is situ.
Eted was explored by a party of Vir-
Einia colonists,. to one of whom
Charles Campbell, King George II OF
England, made a grant of the lower
valley. At the time of the Revolu-
tionary War the saline deposits were
owned and operated by Gen. William
. Campbell, the hero of the battle OF
Kings Mountain.
The properties saw the beginning
of their modern development during
the war between the States, wher
each Southern State establishd ket-
tie there and received the salt boiled
RI ifS ma ortt rat fla n.
eral troops made numerous efforts tc
capture the salt works and were re-
pulsed in one battle after suffering
heavy losses. Finally Union soldiers
under Gen. Stoneman stormed the
place and burned the furnaces.
Following the war between the
States both salt and plaster were
manufactured at Saltville, the firm
failing in 1890, when the Mathieson
j. ali Works, the present operators
took over the industries.
Evening star., 1924-12-26

OF a downtown corset shop were a
number of flappers who don't wear
them, and further up the street a
grandma was seen entering an cleo
trical store to exchange an iron of
the fattening variety for one that
produces curlS.
Clerks at the hosiery counters were
called on to exchange wool socks for
silk, number tens for number twelves,
black lisle-tops for nude all-silk chif-
fons, garter-types for roll-tops, etc.
Utility Gusts Beauty.
Man customers at handkerchief
counters demanded linen hankies for
lovely crepe de chine ones with
orchid borders; and women sought
to replace the nice, practicable non
skid linen ones their bubbles gave
them for little filmy silk ones to
match cranberry hats.
If the customers expected to meet
with difficulty in effecting their ex-
chan ges. they were greatly surprised.
Everywhere they were greeted with
W ole-hearted, sympathetic co-opera-
ton.
Only the first arrivals had to wait
for service, the delay being due to
the store employees taking care of
their own little transactions before
the big swapping rush in general got
under way.
Only turkey dealers reported no
exchange sales today
Evening star., 1924-12-26
D. c. HEADS URGE
S32,335,872 BUDGET
Will Appear Before House
Committee Monday With
Data.

The District Commissioners will
spend today and tomorrow in plan
ming data for a hearing before the
tions committee Monday morning on
the District appropriation act for the
next fiscal year
They are gathering a mass of in
formation in support of the estimate
of $32, 335,S27 submitted by the Bud
get Bureau and will make every ef-
fort to convince the legislators that
this sum should not be reduced.
Although the original estimates
prepared last Summer by the Com
missioners are not made public, it is
eral million dollars the aggregate ap-
proved by the Budget Bureau.
Cfty's Rapid Growth Cited.
The rapid growth taking place in
all directions in the outlying sec
tions of the city is calling for large
allotment for extensions of sewer
and water mains, paving of streets
and erection of street lights.
The city heads are not usually per-
mitted to ask before the appropri-
ations committee for increases over
the amounts transmitted by the
Budget Bureau, but they are anxious
to convince the subcommittee that no
further cut should be made,
In addition to Commissioners Ru-
dolph, oyster and Bell, the testimony
at the Capitol probably will be aug
mented by Maj. Daniel J. Donovan,
auditor, and various heads of de-
partments.
One of the most important items
in the new budget is approximately
100000 to be used by the newly
created National Capital Park Com
mission in acquiring land for park
extensions and Fairgrounds.
Another essential item is the one
for continuing work on the new con-
duit from Great Falls, which is being
constructed rapidly to relieve the
danger of a water shortage that ex-
listed for number of years.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
KELLY, NOTED FLYER,
MISSING ON AIR TRIP
Left Vancouver Barracks Yester-
day, With Companion, for
San Francisco.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
26.-Fear for the safety of Lieut.. Oak
ley G.. Kelly and Lieut.. H. c. Miller,
who left Vancouver Barracks Wash,
yesterday at 1 o'clock to fly to San
Francisco, was expressed today.
They had not reported here up to 9
am. They were last seen over Red
ding, Calf, at 4:30 pm. yesterday.
The aviators were in a de Haviland
machine. The air service of the Army
at the Preside Of San Francisco be-
gan a search after Mather Field, near
Sacramento, reported the aviators had
not arrived.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
By the Associated Press.


HOBART, Okla, December 26.-
In the ashes of the Babb Switch
schoolhouse lies love which
perished within a few hours Of its
fruition.
Gladys Clements and Claude
Bolding, sweethearts since child
hood, were to have been married
yesterday.
Last night Gladys scared body
was in a morgue here. Not far
away, Claude, seriously burned
and with broken heart, battles
for his life in hospital. With
hearts teeming with joy the
couple had gone to the ill-fated
schoolhouse to commune with their
friends and neighbors in the spirit
of Christmas.
Hand in hand, they sat on the
back row through the Christmas
tree exercises and Whispered of
their love and future happiness.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
No Fear Felt Here.

Lieut.. Oakley G. Kelly Is a member
OF the famous record-breaking firm
of Kelly and Macready, which estab-
lished endurance flights in the Fokker
monoplane To and made nonstop
flight from New York to San Diego
more than a year ago. They both
were stationed at McCook Field, Day
ton, Ohio, and shortly after complet-
ing the remarkable flight were sent
to different stations.
The Office of the chief of Air Service
did not display any alarm over the
first reports of Lieut.. Kelly's disap-
pearance, explaining that he prob
ably was forced to land in an QUITO
the-way place, and is slowly vending
his way to communication facilities
It was said the flight from Vancouver
Barracks to San Francisco was being
made at the request Of the 9Th Corps
Area, the purpose for which was un-
known here.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Police Probe Mine Blast.

SCRANTON, Pa, December 26.-Ths
power house at the Underwood mine
of the Pennsylvania Coal Company
exploded early today. No one was Ia
jured. The explosion occurred near
the Underwood breaker. Police are
trying to find out the cause of the
blast. Employees of the Underwood
mine have been on strike for nearly
four weeks. The shock was felt 16
miles away.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December
26.-Thrown onto the pilot of the
Knickerbocker Special. fast Big
Four passenger train, after the
train had crashed into an auto
mobile in which she was riding
and injured three members of her
family, one fatally, at q crossing
here, Mrs. Kenneth Clark. IS years
old. Of this city, had wild 12-mile
ride last night until she fell from
the train into a ditch near Oaklan-
don, Ind. Although unconscious when
found short time later by
farmer, she was. not seriously in
jured. suffering only from ex-
posure from the sub-zero weather
and slight bruises. She was
brought to local hospital.
Kenneth Clark. her husband, %
years old: Clyde Clark. her broth
erin law, and Mrs. Clyde Clark
were injured when the train struck
the rear OF the automobile. Mrs.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Kills Twins But Is Freed.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Mrs.
Bessie Katz, 2syear-old mother who
killed her twin boys December 2. was
freed today by magistrate. who dis
missed an infanticide charge. Mrs.
Katz. the court was told, was tenn
porarily demented when sshe threw
the twins out of third story window
and jumped after them. The mother
was sufficiently recovered to appear
in court today,
Evening star., 1924-12-26
COLD WAVE MOVES
TOEASTERN REGION
Eight Deaths Result From
Zero Temperatures-CaI-
ifornia Is Hit.
By the Associa ted Press.


CHICAGO. December 26.-The East
ern States today were due for their
turn at fighting off the wintry blasts
which brought the coolest Christmas in
years in many sections of the Middle
and Far West. A measure of relief from
subzero temperatures was promised to-
day in the lower lake region and the
Ohio. Tennessee and Mississippi Valleys
but cold weather. cloudiness and snow
fiurries were forecast to continue the
next few days.
lowered temperatures were forecast for
the Atlantic coast, the Appalachian
region and the East Gulf States.
Unusual cold continued to grip the
Pacific Coast States today. The ther-
mometer was forced below zero al
points in California, Oregon, Washing
ton and Nevada.
Fruit Loss 100000.
The cold brought unusually low tenn
peratures even to southern California,
and smudge pots were pouring their
black smoke through the citrus belt
near Los Angeles to prevent additional
damage to the crop frost-bitten yester-
day, with an estimated loss Of 10 per
cent, or 100000.
Eight deaths, four in Chicago
three in Ohio and one in Texas, were
attributed to yesterdays cold. Three
of the Chicagoans were frozen, and
the other, policeman, was fatally
injured in a fall on the ice. Two
boys broke through ice and were
drowned at Eugene, Greg.
Chicago's Christmas was the cold
est in 52 wears and N India ic
1t upset records back to 1878. Rock
Island, ILL.,, had the coldest Yuletide
since 1914, and the Mississippi there
was frozen to depth of nine iches
enabling persons to walk across 1t
in some places.
Nevada and Utah ran a close race
for honors for the lowest mercury
Elko, New, thermometers registering
Continued on Page 2. Column -
Evening star., 1924-12-26
BANDITS KILL 7 PERSONS
AFTER DERAILING TRAIN
Woman Passenger Among Dead.
Several Others Wounded and Ex-
press Car Looted in Mexico.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, December 26.-Fifty
armed bandits on Wednesday night
derailed a Laredo-to- Mexico City pas
senger train at Ell Cobre, south Of
Salti1lo,. killed woman passenger
and the six soldiers Of the guard and
sacked the express car, according to
press dispatches from Saltiflo. Sew
eral passengers were wounded dur
ing the fight. in which the soldier
guard put up a gallant but futile re-
sistance.
A military column has been sent
from Saltillo in pursuit of the ban
dts. A similar outrage occurred at
the nearby station Of Carneros last
October.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
COLOGNE VERDICT
COMES TOMORROW
Ambassadors Council to
Confirm Decision Against
Evacuation.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, December 26.-The allied
council of ambassadors at it's meeting
here tomorrow is expected to confirm
the decisions taken by the British ard
French governments not to evacuate
the Cologne bridgehead January 10. :
The ambassadors in addition, it is
forecast. will send a memorandum to
Beylin explaining the decision. They
are not expected to go much further
with the matter. however. pending
the receipts of the final report from
the military control mission concern
ing the status of German disarma-
ment, which may be Forthcoming the
latter part of January.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
MEXICO is UNDECIDED
ON AMBASSADOR TO U. S.
Foreign Office, Refuses Statement.
Telez, Present Charge,
Possible Choice.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Ass0ciated Press.
MEXICO CITY, December 26.-The
appointment of Mexican ambassador
to the United States is still undecided
and the foreign office is refusing to
make statements regarding the matter
The recurrent reports carried by the
newspapers since December / regard
ing the possibility Of the appointment
of Manual Teller, now charge d'affaires
at Washington, have neither been de-
MED nor confirmed by the foreign office.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
13BOD|ES DUG OUT
OF ICY MUCK FLOOD;
STILL SEEK SEVEN
Score of Injured in Hospital,
Following Disaster at
SaltviIIe, Va.
FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN
VICTIMS LOCATED TODAY
Lime Muck Makes Holston River
Valley Like Arctic Gorge as
Searchers Work.
EY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va, December 60
-Four more bodies were found today
in the muck from the dam that broke
Wednesday night and flooded the
lower sections of Saltville, according
to long distance telephone call from
DIR. Z. X. Mckee, in charge of relief
work at Saltville. to the Associated
Press today. Today's find brought
the known death list to Is. Seven
persons still are missing.
The bodies found today were those
of children, ranging in age from to
10 years. One was that of girl
named Clear, about years of age,
and the three others were named
Stout, 8 to 10 years old.
Only three of the 20 injured in the
hospital at Saltville are suffering
from pneumonia. Dr. Mckee said, and
all of the sick and injured will re-
cover. Six houses were washed away
hy the flood of white muck, but the
plant of the Mathieson Alkali Works
was undamaged.