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Evening star., 1924-09-25
DAUCHERTY PROBE
RENEWAL UNLIKELY
Senator Ashurst Won't Call
Committee and Other Men,
bers Out of Town.

Senator Ashurst of Arizona. a Dem
ocratic member of the Daugherty in
vestigating committee, declared today
that under no circumstances" would
he call a meeting of the committee
The Arizona Senator said that if a
meeting were called he would be glad
to attend, but he questioned his au-
thority to call one.
He had sent a telegram to Senator
Brookhart, Republican, Iowa, chair
man of the committee, he added
pointing out that the chairman was
in touch with the situation and that
if he considered it advisable to call
the committee together he would
agree. His present plans are to re-
turn to Arizona Saturday.
A meeting of the committee was
urged by CASTOR B. Means soon after
the publication of his repudiating
statement given out by former At
torney General Daugherty last Mon
day morning.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
BOY SLAIN IN ROW
IN D. c. CLASSROOM
Stabbed to Death in Fight SO
NoiseIess Teacher Did
Not Know of It.

Armed with pocket knives. one Of
them borrowed for the purpose from
a fellow pupil, two colored high
school pupils in their teens today
staged a grim and silent battle for
their rights" in a classroom occu-
pied by students and two teachers.
as a result of which one lies dead
in the morgue room at Freedman's
Hospital and the other lies on a cot
a few rooms away, seriously stabbed
in the back.
The tragedy, enacted at Armstrong
Manual Training School with such
s~iftness and lack of disturbance
that the teachers and many of the
pupils knew nothing of the alterca-
ton until both boys had been stabbed,
cost the life of Edward w Robin
son. Is years old, son of the engi-
neer at the Clifton Terrace Apart
ments, and the serious injury of
Charles Emerson Cooper. Is years
old, Of 1908 Sherman avenue.
According to eyewitness accounts
given to Principal Arthur c. New
man of Armstrong, Cooper placed
himself in a classroom seat just va
Gated by Robinson, while the latter
went to the teacher, Miss Ophelia
Davidson, to sign an enlistment
blank for enrolment in the cadets.
When he returned and found his seat
occupied by Cooper, Robinson, it is
stated. demanded that Cooper get out.
Battle NoiSelcSs.
When Cooper refused, Robinson
grabbed him and pulled him out of
the seat, and spirited, but remark
ably noiseless alteration ensued be-
tween the two. Suddenly, Principal
Newman reports Robinson pulled out
a penknife and stabbed his classmate
in the back. Cooper then asked for
someone to give him a knife, and
Howard A. Mills, another student,
handed Cooper his penknife. Cooper
then stabbed Robinson just below the
heart.
The attention of Miss Davidson and
OF another teacher, Miss Cromwell,
was not attracted. to the fight until
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Evening star., 1924-09-25
zR73 BEGINS FINAL
LONG FLIGHT TEST
Expected to Leave for U. S.
in Few Days if Trial To-
day Is Success.
BY the ARocia ted Press.

By the ARociat ted Press
FRIEDRICHSHAFE G erm any,
September 25.-The Zeppelin ZR-3,
built here for the United States Navy,
left her hangar today on another test
cruise. which is expected to consume
"a hours
DR.. Hugo Eckener, president of the
Zeppelin Airship Company, who is con-
Quoting the trial trip OF the giant
dirigible. started the airship on her
long endurance test today with the
intention of sweeping around Ger
many in a great circle, spending the
night over the Baltic and reaching
Berlin Friday morning.
This afternoon the dirigible was
expected to take a peep into the oc-
cupied territory of the Rhineland and
the Ruhr, although probably only a
distant look, pass by Frankfort and
thence proceed over Helgoland and
on to Flensburg. in Schleswig. where
Dr. Eckener was born, and then pass
over Hamburg and Bremen. The
route mapped out for the big flyer,
in fact, called for her passage over
some 200 towns.
Upon the performance of the Zep-
pelin's motors on this trip depends
the date of her starting on her
fight to Lakehurst for
delivery to the United States Navy.
If the motors come up to expec-
tations her builders plan to start her
for America within four or five days.
The Americans on board the IR-3
today are Capt George w. Steele,
Commander Jacob H. Klein, jr., and
Lieut.. Commander Sidney NJ. krauss
of the United States Navy; Mai. Har-
old Geiger, U. S. A; Lieut.. Karl
Schmidt, U. S. NJ, and Jack iolton,
construction superintendent or the
Department OF the
Goodrich Rubber Co.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
PRESIDENT TO Join
|NNATS' GREETING
Coolidge Will Lead District
PopuIace in Welcome to
Base Ball Victors.

President and Mrs. Coolidge. as ar
dent base ball fans, will lead the Dis
trict of Columbia in giving Bucky
Harris and his victorious team an un-
precedented welcome on their arrival
here Wednesday.
At the terminus Of procession
through cheering pennant enthusiasts
down Pennsylvania avenue to the Zero
Milestone, the Chief Executive of the
Nation and Mrs. Coolidge, surrounded
by other high officials, both Federal
and local. will receive the first ball
team to bring the American League
championship to the Capital City. In
addition the PreSidnet will deliver an
address to the seasoned athletes
which will be heard all oIer the
Ellipse from amplifiers installed by
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company.
The foregoing is in brief the re-
suits achieved by the special commit
tee appointed by the Commissioners
yesterday to provide an appropriate
welcome for the Districts heroes of
the national game.
Urged Gala DreSs.
Melvin C. Hazen, chairman of the
committee, urged business houses
along Pennsylvania avenue to bedeck
their establishments with flags and
other colorful decorations. The COM
mittee also decided to stage an auto
mobile parade. in which every fol-
lower of the Mats who possesses an
automobile is invited to take part.
Mr.. HaZen requested all persons plan
ming to join in the procession to dec
crate their machines.
Isaac Cans, chairman of 4 subcom-
mittee on invitations, announced to-
day that in addition to the President
and Mrs. Coolidge he has invited the
following guests to occupy places on
the platform at the Elipse: The cabi-
net, the justices of the United States
Supreme Court, the justices of the To-
cal courts, the base ball players,
Clark Griffith and Edward Eynon, Of
ficials of the ball club, the District
Commissioners, the citizens commit
tee on arrangements and Gen. Per-
shing.
Mr.. Cans, accompanied by Edward
F. Colladay and Gen. Anton Stephan.
went to the White House yesterday
afternoon and invited the President
and Mrs. Coolidge to lead Washing
ton in welcoming the players at the
Ellipse.
The program on the Ellipse will be
for all Washington to take part in.
On Wednesday night at 8 o'clock the
base ball players and a number of
officials will be guests of Gus Buch-
hoIz at dinner at the Occidental Hotel.
The subcommittees named yester-
day to arrange details follow: Music,
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff. nnd John
Ghaen; automobiles. Samuel J. Henry,
Gus Buchholz and George Mullen;
grounds. Gen. S. d. Rockenbach,
Thomas Bones and John Poole; pub
licity, Newbold Noyes, John Gleissner,
H. II. Stansbury, G. Logan Payne and
John J. Spurgeon; program and invi-
tations, Isaac Cans Edward f. Col
laday and Gen. Anton Stephan, and
finance, Samuel j. Prescott.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
FOREIGN ENJOYS
WARN CHINESE
Bombing of Cities Brings De-
mand That Aliens Be
Safeguarded.
BY the Associated Press.


PEkING, September 25.-An appeal
and a warning to the rival forces,
fighting on the Manchurian- Chihlian
border for control of the central gov
ernment of China, to quit bombing
unfortified towns from the air was
drafted today at meeting of Peking
foreign government ministers here
The warning was sent to Gen.
Chang Tso-lin and the Peking gov
ernment in view of the bombing of
the border town of Shanhaikwan by
Manchu air squadron, and because
of authentic reports that Gen. Chang
was planning an air raid on Peking.
The ministers asked both sides to
refrain from bonn mbing at points ex-
cept where armed forces are in the
field or fortified places or naval units"
The appeal was based on humani-
tartan grounds, but at the same time
a warning was issued that if foreign
lives were taken or foreign property
damaged as the result of such at
tacks on capital cities or treaty ports,
the authority who ordered the attack
would be held strictly responsible.
1t was pointed out to the heads of
the rival armies that such air raids
lack military value and can only re-
suit in the destruction of historic
buildings and damage to the legations
of friendly nations.
BY bombing unfortified towns 1.-The
lives of foreign nationals who are not
taking any part whatsoever in the
actual conflict and intend to maintain
absolute neutrality in this domestic
quarrel would be put in grave and
constant danger" the note points out.
For these reasons the heads of le-
cations Representing foreign govern
ments feel it their duty to appeal to
your excellencies, and while giving
expression of satisfaction to the fact
that you made known your intentions
to afford full protection to the lives
and property of foreigners in the line
Evening star., 1924-09-25
LEAGUE TO SETTLE
bR|1|SH-TURK ROW
Both Sides Agree to Arbi-
trate Charge of Lausanne
Pact Violation.
By the Associated Press.

GENEVA. September o5.-Great
Britain brought new element into
the Mosul controversy today, when, at
a meeting of the council of the
League Of Nations, she accused Tur-
key of invading the Mosul district in
violation of the treaty of Lausanne
and gave formal notice that under ar
ticle Nj Of the league covenant she
desired to submit the matter as one
threatening that good understanding
between the nations on which peace
depends.
Lord Parmoor read communica-
tion alleging that Turkish regular
soldiers formed part of the invading
bands which allegedly disregarded
the status quo, which both Turkey
and England agreed to respect, pend
ing settlement by the council of the
league of the frontier dispute.
See Treaty Violated.
AS late as September %, Lord Par
moor continued, an Irakian force un-
der British officers was forced back
by these bands, their retirement be-
ing accompanied by the fight of
masses of Assyrians, Christians and
ment desired to protest in a most
solemn manner against the inten-
tional and fragrant violation by Tur-
key of the Lausanne treaty, which
had been duly ratified, had entered
into force and had been registered
with the League of Nations.
The British spokesman concluded
that the British authorities in Irak
had been authorized to take all nee
essary action to prevent any further
invasion, which was likely to entail
serious unrest or bloodshed.
Ali Fethi Bey, Turkish delegate,
retorted that British airplanes had
been carrying on military operations
on the Turkish side of the status quo
frontier between Turkey and Irak,
but he agreed that moderation by
both countries was necessary during
the Investigation by the council.
Today's developments rendered the
councils task of mediation more diff
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Evening star., 1924-09-25
MUST
RUN AS SOCIALIST
California Decision Barring
His Electors Forces Him to
Use Party Label.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, September 25.-Repre-
sentative John NJ. Nelson of Wiscon-
sin, national manager OF the La Fol-
lette Wheeler campaign, announced
today that the independent orEaniza-
TONS presidential electors in Califor-
mia would be entered under the Socialist
party label.
A public statement accompanying
the announcement said that Senator
La Toilette desired to run as an in
dependent, but the action of the Cali
fornia Supreme Court will force him
to go on the Socialist ballot with the
same electors"
Predicts Victory Anyhow.
This effort of the predatory in
terests to rob La Folette of California
will not succeed" Mr.. Nelson's state
ment said.
La Toilette will win California,
and the people will rebuke those who
deny the free exercise of their cleo
tion franchise"
ELECTORS RULED OFT
Evening star., 1924-09-25
40 Bandits Use
Machine Guns in
Holding Up Trai,,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW. September 22-Forty
armed bandits. with several ma
, chine guns, yeste rday held-up a
train between Brest and Luniniec,
eastern Poland. They cowed the
passengers after killing one and
wounding two. then blew up
bridge behind the train. and start
ed the crewless engine toward
Luniniec, where it stopped, out Of
steam
The gang looted the baggage
and robbed all the passengers. in
Guiding NJ. Downarowi0, chief
executive of the Brest district,
giving them receipts" in the name
of the revolutionary committee of
Ckrainians and White Russians
The robbers escaped, but NJ. Down
arowicZ walked to Luniniec and
organized pursuit by the garrisons
of nearby towns.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
MAKES QUEER USE
Of WILBUR SPEECH
Democratic National Com
mittee Gives Twisted Ver-
sion of Undelivered Text.

A unique campaign situation has
resulted from the giving out through
the Democratic national committee, in
the form of a statement by Repre-
sentative Finis J. Garrett of Tennes-
see. minority leader of the House, of
a partial and misleading report of
speech by Secretary of the Navy Viii
bur. which Mr.. Wilbur never delivered.
The purpose of Mr. Garrett and the
Democratic national committee ap-
parently is to make it appear that
Mr.. Wilbur is in conflict with Presi-
dent Coolidge and the administration
on important matters of policy which
are discussed as issues in the pres
ent campaign. AS the speech was
never delivered, Secretary Wilbur re-
fuses to take any cogniZance of the
Garrett version of it, and Mr.. Gar
rett, therefore, had an unusual oppor-
tunity to put one over" on the oppo-
sition.
Rumors as to Speech.
The Wilbur speech was prepared
for delivery at Denver, but when
President Coolidge summoned Secre-
tary Wilbur to Washington for con-
ference on naval matters the Denver
date had to be Cancelled. There were
rumorS at the time that the proposed
Denver speech had been in some way
responsible for the summoning of Mr.
Wilbur, and a story went the rounds
that the particular part Of the pro-
posed speech which had met presi-
Dental displeasure had to do with the
League of Nations
In quoting from the undelivered
speech. Represe entative Garrett would
seem to give color to this particular
rumor by taking only such excerpts
as will serve this purpose For in
stance, he quotes this paragraphs:
Il was and am believer in the
League of Nations. / believed that
If we went into the league immedi-
ately upon cessation of hostilities we
might save Europe from bankruptcy.
l, therefore, sympathized with Wood
row Wilson in his campaign for the
League of Nations. and would
rather praise him for his attitude
than blame him because, when he
had the power to make America a
member of that league by making
reasonable concessions to the mem
bers of the Senate who were equally
responsible for determining our atti-
sooos icIuSeO 10 recognize InelE
Judgment"
Real Position Ignored.
But in the very next paragraph
Secretary Wilbur had said that he
did not now believe the United States
should join the League of Nations.
This emphatic declaration of position
is completely ignored by Mr.. Garrett.
Copies of Secretary Wilbur's speech
had been prepared and sent
out ahead of time for pub
lity purposes, but these were to be
considered as confidential until the
speech was actually delivered, and it
was never delivered. An actual COM
parison between the speech itself and
the parts given out by Mr.. Garrett
would show contrary meanings in re-
spects other than regarding the
League of Nations
Mr.. Garrett explains his use of the
confidential manuscript by saying
that since Senator Carraway read the
speech at a public meeting at the
Shoreham Hotel Tuesday night. it had
become public property. However,
the ethics of responsible newspapers
would not permit the publishing OF
such confidential matters under such
circumstances
Evening star., 1924-09-25
TOlU1, Demolished
In Alps Landslide;
Is Persons Killed
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, September
25.-A landslide last night oblit-
Grated a large part OF the noun
tain village of Someo, in the Tes-
sin Canton, crushing Il houses
into ruins and partially burying
them.
The destruction was increased
by wild mountain stream which
overfiowed because of the land
slide and inundated part of the
village. According to later reports
10 persons were killed and 90 houses
destroyed in the disaster which fol-
lowed a heavy thunderstorm. Thus
far three bodies have been found.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
Eleven Districts Destroyed in
Two Disasters on Asian
Plateau.
KEMAL GOES TO SCENE;
GOVERNMENT SENDS AID
Territory Has Been Site of Bitter
Warfare for Eight
Centuries.
BY A. II. DECKER.

By Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1924.
PERA. Turkey. September 25.-The
second earthquake Tuesday within
two weeks in the region of Erzerum.
ars and Ardelan destroyed II dis
tricts.
Three to four hundred people were
killed and 10000 were rendered home
less and are camping in the fields.
Mustapha KemaI Pasha is on his
way to the scene. The government
sent relief funds to the earthquake
victims.
Long Scene of Warfare.
The Erzerum- -kars -Ardelan region,
where earthquakes are reported to
have taken a heavy toll, is on the
Armenian Plateau in Turkish Asia, a
fertile area watered by the Western
Euphrates, where the natural re-
sources encouraged farming, and
which was further the scene of indus
trial activity, including iron and cop
per mining. 1t is relatively heavily
populated
The territory has been the scene
of warfare for more than eight CEN
turies, a constant struggle for pos
session being waged by the Russians
and Turks.
Erzerum. the capital of the vilayet
by that name, was the buIwark of the
Armenians in ByZantone times, and was
reckoned before the World War as the
strongest fortress in the Turkish
dominion.
1t was the scene of a terrific battle
in the World War when in Feb
ruary. 1916. the Turks were driven
out by Russian forces commanded
by Grand Duke Nicholas
Later, in the partitioning of Ar
menia, the Turks again acquired con-
troll.
LENINGRAD TOLL, 10
Evening star., 1924-09-25
SINGER UNDER KNIFE.
Chaliapin Undergoes Operation in
Paris.

By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News
PARIS, September %. - Feodore
Chaliapin, the Russian basso, has been
operated on for throat trouble at a
private clinic here, but he said to-
day that he will be able to fill his
engagements in the United States this
Winter. The operation was success
full.
The malady has been troubling the
singer for long time and almost
caused him lawsuit by preventing
his appearance at the Paris Opera on
three separate occasions last season.
He is due to sail for New York in
three weeks.
Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
Day of Mans Hard Work to End
With Atom-Energy Extractor
Scientist Says His Small Machine, Deuel.
oping 100000 Horsepower, Has
Broken Up InuisibIe Particle.

Once we break the atom we VIII
discover what is the effect of its re-
leased energy upon other atoms. MY
assistants and myself have oeen
handicapped because we were only
able to work slowly at short perloos'
owing to the strain of handling dell
cate apparatus but we hope that sue
cess will attend our efforts IN the
next few weeks"
Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily NeWs)
II DR.. T. F.. Wall really has found
a method of extracting energy from
atoms, without burning up several
million times as much generated en-
ergy to do it, mans toll in this world
is to be reduced to a minimum, in the
opinion of experts at the Bureau of
Standards.
Like the alchemist's dream Of max
ing gold from mercury, the ultimate
goal of physicists and engineers, al
most from the minute those sciences
came into being, has been to take out
of invisible atoms the tremendous
energy that is stored up in them and
put it to work for mankind.
Some Of the worlds greatest scien-
lists have spent their lives trying to
reach that goal: at least one has ac-
tually succeeded in disintegrating the
positive, electrically charged sun of
certain atoms. But to wiring from
them perhaps half a watt of energy.
CONTINUED on Page & Column g.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
WALLACE HOME BURNS.
Summer Place De-
stroyed BY Fire.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, Septem-
ber 25.-Fire destroyed the summer
home of Secretary of Agriculture
Henry c. Wallace, near Green Noun
tain Falls, Col today and spread to
two other homes nearby, according to
word received by forestry and other
officials.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
Ex-Representative Dies,

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, September
25.-Francis o. Lindquist, former Rep
resentative from the eighth Michigan
district, died early today at hospital
here. He was elected to Congress In
1912,
Evening star., 1924-09-25
LENINGRAD TOLL 1e.
Loss of Life in Furious Gale Is
Considered Light.

By the Associated Press.
LENINGRAD, Russia, September %.
Nineteen persons are known to
have perished in the great food
which followed Tuesdays gale. The
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Sought Absolute Control,

In. other words" the controller
said in laying down the law" with
out qustion of doubt, "the stated
rule was not intended merely as a
suggested method by which the aver
age in a grade might be reduced, but
as the uniform rule which must be
applied in new adjustments in a
CN.l.. o
Evening star., 1924-09-25
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; not
much change in temperature; moder-
ate northeast winds. Temperature Tor
"a hours ending at 2 pm. today: High
est. IS. at pm. yesterday; lowest,
"A at Sis am.
Full report on Page z.
Evening star., 1924-09-25
Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers arc printed
Evening star., 1924-09-25

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The Washington times., 1924-01-31
CHAIN BRIDGE s
SAFETY To Be
PROBED
Chairman Ball Tells Senate
Committee He Believes
Structure 10 Unsafe.

Is Chain Bridge, which 10 fifty
four years old, safe for modern
traffic?
This question was discussed at q
meeting of the Senate District Com
mittee yesterday and Senator Jones
Of Washington and King OF Utah
were named a subcommittee Of
two by Chairman Ball to determine
an answer.
1t was the consensus Of opinion
among the Senators that If the
Chain Bridge is unsafe they should
favorably report a measure pro.
viding funds for the drawing OF
plans for a new bridge. Chairman
Ball told the committee that 1t
was his impression that the bridge
Is far from safe mad recalled that
a couple Of years ago United States
marines were warned not to cross
it.
Senator Jones seemed inclined to
believeS that iIlasmuch as the new
Key Bridge has just been thrown
open that no replacement should
be made at Chain Bridge unless 1t
Ia concluSively shown that it fails
to meet the demands Of modern
traffic.
All Of the Senators were agreed
that the $500 appropriated for
the drawing Of plans was exces-
The Washington times., 1924-01-31
N. Y. STATE ASKED TO BUY
''YANKEE DOODLE" HOME

ALBANY. N. r. Jan. 31.--As.
semblyman Henry Meurs. Repub.
lican, Of Rensselaer,, ana DR.. Alex.
ander g. Frick, State historian. are
taking steps to have the State
acquire Rensselaer's Revolutionary
relic. Fort Cralo. known az the
Home Of Yankee Doodle"
They have written jointly to Mrs.
Delaney Van Rensselaer, Strong Of
Philadelphia, owner OF Fort Cralo,
to ask her views on the proposition,
Mr. Meurs understands that the
property might be acquired at q
nominal sum IL it were to be de-
voted by the State to museum pur-
poses. II Mrs. Strong's reply Is
The Washington times., 1924-01-31
Presldent's Engagements.

$3.50 q. Congressman Mar
tin B, Madden, Illinois.
1890 a. m. - Congressman
Charles p. Winter, Wyoming.
IL Q. m.-Former Congress
man Chalmers, Ohio.
1880 q. m. -- Edward r.
Tucker; vice president Chase
National Bank.
HAS a. m.-Levi Hughes, Of
Santa Fe, N. M.
~ noon Harry Wardman.