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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
BY CAPT. ELIJAH saUINT,

The only explorer who never lost bis way al
Dupont Circle: leader OF The stars expedition
TO Santa Claus Land.
By Courier Duck TO Tie Star
HOTEL, CHARLOTTE Russo. Santa
Claus Land. December 1--we slid
down a pole, like the ones firemen
use, from the rock candy cliff into the
hotel lobby. The clerk was a jolly fat
boy, who had a way of bouncing, in
stead OF walking. He had q plum
colored suit with gingersnsp buttons.
As he bounced over the desk and came
toward US, we saw that, instead of a
pen, he had a jackknife over his ear,
with the big blade open. a. -...--..-.
Register. please" he said, handing
me the jackknife.
"Where?" / asked.
''On, just cut your initials some-
where" he answered, bouncing back
over the desk again.
The hotel was decorated with French
pastry designs. We saw a big panel
of icing and began to cut our initials
on It.
you can make hearts and arrows,
too, IL you want to-" said the clerk.
So we made beautiful designs. 1shy-
Koo said his was the best, but / think
mine was.
Pogo sticks In the corridor to the
right" said the clerk, putting the
jackknife back over his ear.
We went to the pogo stick desk. 1t
was kept BY o nice old lady who was
practicing on O mouth organ. When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
TWO VETERANS KILLED.
Fire Sweeps Soldier Home Dormi-
tory in Mississippi.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BEAUyOIR, Miss, December TO-
Two Confederate veterans were burn
ed to death and two were injured
when fire destroyed a dormitory Of
the Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home at
2:$5 am. today.
The dead are F. J. Sharpe. IS, CO.
lumbus, Miss, and ]. p. Hunter, 80,
Laurel, Miss.
Twenty veterans were asleep in the
eight room, one-story frame building,
when the fire was discovered. yolun-
teers, fighting through the smoke,
carried most Of the Veterans to safe
". Sharpe and Hunter could not be
reached, their bodies being found in
bed. Some of the veterans went back
into the fire for their possessions, and
it was only with difficulty that they
were rescued the second time. -+
The dorm1tory adjoined a hospital
occupied by 25 women. aged from so
to 100 years. The hospital was emp.
tied by volunteers.
Tho fire was believed to have been
due to an open fireplace. The loss
wes estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

clarirfg that "the time has come for a
complete exclusion of the efficiency
bureau from any business connection
with the personnel administr alton in
the Federal civil service"
"It Is important" says the council,
that the functions pertaining to
personnel administration now pos
sessed by the efficiency bureau be
transferred by legislation to the Civil
Service Commission without delay"
Report was made by the council on
the action of the administration In
restoring to their former positions
the .ousted officials of the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, who had
been removed overnight by Executive
order. Secretary Mellon found
said the report, that there has actual
criticism of any Of the employees In
the bureau. whether based on frapd or
otherwise"
Concerning the prospects of OBJ
tanning beneficial State legislation, 1t
was said that plans had been made
for securing the adoption OF civil
service laws In Texas, Minnesota,
Kansas, Vermont, Utah and Michi-
gan. More favorable sentiment was
also reported as existing in Pennsyl-
vania, Nebraska, Georgia, Alabama
Kentucky and Virginia.
Classification of Government en-
ployes is expected to, come In for
prominent consideration at the pub
lie meeting tonight. at the Washing
ton Hotel. The speakers include
Samuel II. Ofdway. acting president
Of the league; Belle sherwin, presi-
dent of, the National League of wom-
en- voters: J. Butler Wright, Assist
ant Secretary of State, and Senator
Thomas Sterling of South Dakota.
Speakers scheduled for the after
noon meeting were F. A. Moss of the
Bureau OF Public Personnel Admins
tration; Eugene j. Benge, manager of
Industrial relations of the Atlantic
Refining Company; Henry n. Waite,
former city manager OF Dayton, Ohio.
and W. ;Dodds, secretary of the
National Municipal League
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Sc ARE PROMOTED,
| z NAMED F|REMEN
1 -
Changes Made to Provide for
Day Off in Seven Ordered
by Congress.

Thirty-six members OF the Fire De-
partment We're promoted and 70 new
privates were appointed by the Com
missioners today as the first step to-
ward complying with the act Of Con-
gress granting to firemen one day OF
a week.
The following lIeutenants were
made captains at $500 q year: o. c.
Basford, r. D. Gibbs, NJ. d. Murphy,
T. S. Jones, P. Cross and ]. w. Myers.
The following sergeants were eie-
waited to lieutenants at s3,S50 a year;
c. d. Barthelmes, II. W. Lee, E. i.
Hanback,, F. Chinn, r. c. Glasscock,
w. A. Bryarly, c. w. Rice. S. n.
Gould. J. B. Dutton, @. C. Meeks, VIII
liam Trent and II. Kinsella-
These privates were promoted to
the rank of sergeant at SO 200 a
year: NJ. ]. Barry. D. F. Sullivan,
J. J. Sweeney, J. c. Stein. J. C. Lacey.
j. ]. Liston. w. G. Action, J. A. c.
Fought. H. II. Harrison. c. l. Byram'
C. G.. Weitzel, z. J. Ruffner. J. A.
Mayhem, d. r. Moore. f. z. Oden.
e. J. Trainor. D. J. Norton, W. r.
Lusby and II. c. De Groot.
New Pr1vates Named.
Tho new men appointed privAtes
today were: N. r. HUI. q. D. Law, T.
L. Phillips, 4. II. Schwenk, II. a.
Streb, J. !. Mcdonald. J. w. Conroy.
s. w. Kagey, c. w. Hebb, T. T.
Towery, r. i. Lynch. j. G. Seabold.
s. P. Bailey, r. ". Mitchell. NJ r.
Ross, Neiis Mortensen. J. E. Brady, r.
A. Crider, Frank Gelfound, A. II.
Crosley, L. =. Rider, Elwood Graham
and J. c. Price.
w. II. Cameron, l.. d. Cooke, How
ard Thrasher. r. J. Bittner, Charles
Comegys, p. ". Stafford, n. r. Tobin,
T. NJ. Anderson. A. Z. Cross. G. r.
Reardon. J. Il. Ihrie, A. Z. Bigos, F.
j. KandI. F. ". Troupe, Acott Valen-
tine, J. w. Grammar. !. W. Kay, j.
NJ. Cox, G.. NJ. Snow. II. u. Grimsley,
w. II. Boswell, f. F. Ardlgo, Z. o.
NegIey, A. J. Baker, G. x. Towety, l..
r. CruickShank, S. T. waters, ]. n.
Williamson, J. =. Redman, A. W.
Kluge, r. II. Bower, c. ]. Fletcher,
Maurice Jenson. J. i. Gregory, +. Il.
Skidmore, Allen Lewis, Hoyt Hud-
gins. Earl Bingham, e. L. Owens, r.
~. Smith, r. f. Gregory. s. NJ. Payne,
Robert Basford, Michael Fillah, w.
c. Phelps, J. l.. Mann, H. J. Atwood
and J. f. Bees.
Fire Chief George Watson told
Commissioner oyster in his recon-
ting the day of each week rule into
effect as soon as he obtains the ad-
ditional number OF privates required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
BLAMES WlFE'S AUNT.

sIIsnry James IN an answer to- a
suit for limited divorce brought
by his wife, Elma B. James. tells
the District Supreme Court that his
wife's aunt. Mrs. Daisy shorts, at
whose home the wife resides, would
not permit him TO talk to his wife
and threatened to have him arrested
il he came to the house. The aunts
interference with his domestic affairs,
in which she advises his wife of her
rights, the husband claims, 10 one OF
the reasons for his martial difficul-
ties.
James denied the charges of cruelty
and dessrtion made by his wife and
asserts that In fact she left him and
has taken up her abode with her
aunt. The husband. through Attorney
Maurice NJ. Grudda asks the court TO
dismiss the suit of his WIFE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
''HUGHES.TO IGNORE
| TCH|TCHER|N NOTE
Investigation Shows Charge
1, of Trespass on Soviet
i Territory BaSeless.

81 II George Tchitcherin. Soviet min
1ster of foreign affairs, expected te
lead the way TO an exchange of com.
foundations between the Washing
Non and Moscow governments by
complaining in telegram that the
Coast Guard cutter Bear committed
n violation Of international law when
II affixed a brass plate to a, rock on
Ehukotsk Peninsula in 1920, he Is
doomed to disappointment. ~
4 Il was stated authoritative1y today
that no answer TO the minister's tefe-
gram, quoted in Moscow dispatches
Hast night, would be made by this
Government.
Purpose of Plate.
N Tchitcher!n's nrotest, IL was learn
ed. was received recently; the Incl
dent was investigated and was auto
rBatically closed on the findings OF
the investigators.
n The facts as reported to the Stste
Department by the Coast Guard Sery-
Gee revealed that the Bear affixed a
plate to the rock while making sur
Ney OF waters In tho vicinity Of Ber-
fpg Straits. The survey was for
scientific purposes and the plate was
to indicate only that the waters had
been surveyed 10y the Bear.
& It also was shown that ct the time
the Bear committed the 'lawless
act" complained OF by Tchitcherin
Che territory about Chukotsk PENN
siIla was controlled by the Chlta
government or the so-called Far East
ern Republic, and with which the
United States then had informal re-
Iations. The authorities in control as
sented to the surveys which the Bear
made and gave permission for II 70
atflX the plate.
No comment waB made on Tchit-
cnerfn's statement that similar law
less acts" would be sternly represSed
by the Soviet government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
MATSUDAIRA MADE
!. AMBASSADOR HERE
Veteran Diplomat Will Represent
Japanese Government in
+ Washington.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 1.-THE appoint
r1tent of Tsuneo Matsudaira, vice
minister Of foreign affairs. as Ambas-
sador to Washington was formally
announced today.
(Matsudaira succeeds NJ. Hanihara
who returned to Toxic following the
passage by Congress OF the immigra-
ton bill containing q clause exolud-
lag japanese Immigrants from the
United States. A member of one OF
the old daimio families of Japan
aEatsudaira was born in Toxic in 1877.
He graduated from the TOXIC I'm
perial University and entered the
diplomatic service as q clerk In the
foreign Office. He served as score
tAry Of the legation In Picking and
embassies in London and Paris, and
consul general in Tientsin, and later
had charge of diplomatic affairs in
connection with the Siberian expedi-
ton following the revolution In Rus
sia- -,
4 Service 1. Toxic.
From the latter he went back tc
the foreign ONCE as director OF the
western division, which includes Eu-
rope and America, and in this way
was brought into close touch with
the diplomatic representatives Of the
United States in Toxic.
Upon Hanihara's appointment as
Ambassador to Washington, Matsu.
dsira succeeded to the position OF
vice minister OF foreign affairs, ir
which position he likewise kept ir
close touch with the relations be.
tween his country and America.
Tho new Ambassador is considered
an expert in Russian affairs. He rep.
resented japan at the Changchu UT
conference in 1892 and was behind tn,
scenes in the conference with Rus
OF which were unsuccessful.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Matsudairs
speak English fiuently and are yer,
popular in diplomatic circles in Toxic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

she had given US each stick, said:
Now what do we do ?'
Bounce Up Elevator Shaft.
Those are your elevators" she
said. This hotel is all hollow, so you
just bounce up to whatever balcony
you want What floor arc your rooms
on?"
"Seventy-five.
lust a moment" she said I'VE
have a slogan for each floor" She
was turning over the pages of a huge
book. 'Oh, yes. here it is. Now get
after me and then bounce on your
sticks:
Seventy are rs tr-.-.
Skin EN- alive
We said it after her and bounced on
our pogo sticks, and on the second
bounce we shot up and landed lightly
as a feather on the balcony of floor
rs. I had scarcely settled myself in
my room, which was done in peche
Melba design, when messenger
bounced in through the window. He
gave me beautiful frosted paper
with tiny sleigh bell on each cor
ner. On the paper was written:
Santa Claus will be pleased to re-
celve Capt. Elijah Squint and his COM
panions in the royal palace at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning"
Copyright, 1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Shin Pulled From Rocks.

SACRET HARBoR, n. Y, December
16.-The lighter Isabel Reed, which
went aground here last Tuesday dur
ing a gale. was pulled from the rocks
yesterday She was reported TO De
leaking badly. due 10 damaged bot
tom. and IL was said she would have
to be repaired here before being TAX
en- TO her home port. Toronto. She Is
owned by the John E. Russell Salvage
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16


sented to the conference today and
taken up point by point for approva!
by the entire meeting. The report
was comprehensive In character and
went into exhaustive detail In the
matter of legislation recommended
for State and municipal authorities.
statistical compilations. road con-
struction, the motor vehicle itself,
education Of the public and the gen.
eral subject of highway safety. Fred
eric A. Delano of Washington, vice
chairman OF the conference, acted as
chairman OF the drafting committee
which drew up the consolidated re-
port.
Compromise On Crossing STOPS.
Discussion Of several of the pro-
visions in the report found division
of opinion on several points, among
them the Endorsement OF the principle
Of a full stop by motor vehicles before
crossing railroad grade crossing. The
conference, after much discussion
finally adopted a motion by r. I
Singleton OF Indiana indorsing the
regulation enforcing the grade cross
ing stop at crossings to be designated
as dangerous by the proper State
officials.
The conference passed over with
out discussion a paragraph in the
oonso4d ated report which recon-
mended that special traffic courts
should be established to permit
prompt and effective handling of
cases of traffic violation, and at its
morning session adopted the COM
plete section dealing with legislative
principles drawn up In a broad way
and capable of application to any
State.
The entire group of conferees, to-
falling more than 400 representatives
of State highway commissions, the
public railroads, automobile manu-
facturers, chambers OF commerce and
many other groups. went TO the
White House at Q o'clock and were
received By the President
Wants Continuing Body.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, per-
manent chairman Of the conference,
at whose call the conference is being
held, proposed that 1T be made a con-
tinuing body, to be called together
again after an interval of q year to
consider progress in the development
of safety, and that technical groups
be continued for the study of special
problems too complex for conference
action.
a recommendation $Sthat there
should be an adequately Manned traf-
&c division In the Police De-
partment with trsffio safety a major
function of such bureau was passed
without discussion, the section add
ing that In cities the common prac-
tice of enforcement of traffic laws
by the Police Department Is recog-
nised
Relation of the Federal Government
to the safety program, the conference
declared, is one of encouragement, OF
assembly and distribution of infor-
nation and the development and use
OF best practice, believing that uni
fornity will be secured by voluntary
action Of the Several States. Reguia-
tion OF speed OF vehicles should be
directed primarily at reckless driving
and should be uniform throughout the
country far as practicable. State laws,
the conference declared, should pro-
hibit a municipality from establish
ing a speed limit lower than Is miles
per hour, while IS miles an hour on
the open road was placed as the maxi.
mum beyond which proof Of non .reck.
less driving should rest with the vehicle
operator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
French Debt Funding Proposal
TO II. S. Is Declared Indefinite

"The commission is hoping, hove
ever" said Mr.. Crisp, that some
representative of France will
come before 1t with a funding
proposal. as II is. DESTROYS of ne
gotiating settlement"
The Georgia Representative ex-
pressed the opinion that the fund
ing arrangement worked out with
Great Britain was Just" and
should be the basis for agree
ments with other debtor nations.
He declared his opposition to any
settlement varying substantially
from the British agreement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
CABINET IS UPHELD
0NEGYPT AND REDS
Wins After Strong Criticism
by Liberal and Labor
Members.
BY the Associate Press.

By the Associa ted Press
LONDON, December 1e.--The first
division in the new parliament was
taken tonight when the Trevelyan
amendment, expressing regret at the
governments policy in Egypt and
Rus5ia.} was defeated by a vote Of
S63 to 1872, after debate in which the
government was subjected to strong
criticism from Liberal and Labor
members.
Austen Chamberlain's speech was
considered somewhat disappointing.
His most interesting announcement
was the governments Willingness to
submit the Gezirah water question
to mixed commission on which both
the Sudan and Egypt would be rep
resented.
Greeted with shouts.
Chamberlain, was greeted with OPP
position shouts Of what have you
said:" VIVA; has happened?' dur
ing the opening passages OF his
speech when he related all that he
thought necessary TO gay" about
his recent conversations in Paris and
Rome. They were, of course, ironic
taunts, but had certain substratum
OF justification. for tho foreign Sec
retarys revelations were OF very
non cSnimits character.
The debate originated with the op-
position amendment to tine address,
moved By Charles T. Tressiyan, Labor.
"regretGhg the governments policy
With respect 10 Egypt and Russia"
and after these opening passages Mr..
Chamberlain proceeded to reply to
Mr. aTrevelyan's criticisms. Thus his
speech dealt largely with Egypt and
Russia. ...-..
The foreign secretary repudiated
any desire 10 withhold deserved credit
from Ramsay Macdonald, although
he thought the former Labor premier
went profoundly wrong on the Rus
sian treaties. But he was sure that
Mr.. Macdonald and u. Herrlot. the
French premier, did great work for
Europe and the world at the London
conference. and for that he wished
to pay due credit to hts predecessor.
security in Egypt.
Declaring that the security of COM
munications in Egypt was vital TO the
very existence of the empire, the sec
Rotary outliped the governments pol
Icy. which was fulfillment of her OBJ
legations in the Sudan and proper
combustion OF affairs in the Sudan by
the Egyptian governme mt, and he
strongly insisted that Egypt was no
case to take to the League of Nations.
Reyerting to Russian matters, he
declared that the evidence received
regarding tho Zinovieft letter left no
shade of doubt as to It's authenticity.
and he therefore declined TO discuss
tho subject further. As to treaties,
he would not exclude the possibility
Of some future resumption of nego-
tiations with Russia. but for tho
present the government would await
developments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
FAIL TO PAY, SENT TO JAIL.
Three Pleading Guilty of Intoxi-
cation Fined $50 Each.

Edward r. Ryan. Frank Smith and
Michael A Gainey, pleading guilty TO
charges of tntoxication. were fined
$50 each by Judge Mattingiy In Police
Court today. and in default OF pay
ntent of the fine were committed TO
Jail for so DAYS Ryan was given an
additional $50 or so days for a charge
OF disorderly conduct.
Policeman T, w. Bauer testified
that he had found the triumvirate to-
sether, and. upon searching them,
found a bottle OF denatured alcohol
and a bottle Of peroxide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

Representative Crisp, Democrat,
Georgia. q member of the Ameri-
can Debt Commission, announced
formally today In the House that
no concrete proposal for funding
the. French war. debt has been
preached to the American commits
sion by any official representative
of France,
Mr.. Crisp made this statement
during consideration of bill
which would give congressional
sanction to the settlement nsgo-
tiated by the commission with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
GETS METALLURGY MEDAL
William III. Bassett Honored by
Enkineers.

NEW YORK. December 1e.-Award
OF the James Douglas gold medal to
William II. Bassett, metallurgist of
the American Brass Company, Water.
bury. Conn, was announced today by
the American Institute ofIMining and
Metallurgical Engineers. The medal.
concentrating DR.. James Douglas.
twice president OF the institute, is be-
slowed annually for iisting uishod
lurgy,
Mr.. Bassett IS director Of the
institute, OF which he has been q mem
Der since 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

Capt. Enrique NJ. Benitez.- 5th Coast
Artillery, at Fort Eustis, Va, has
been assigned to duty at the Army
War College, Washington Barracks,
D. c. e"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Mai. Blanchard on Detail.

Maj. Joseph W. Blanchard. U. S. A..
retired, In this city, has been detailed
az professor of military science and
tactics at Wenonah Military Acad-
envy, Wenonah, y. J,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Assigned to Fort Myer.

First Lieut.. Joseph H. Landrum,
United States Field Artillery, at Fort
Hoyle, Md, has been assigned to the
18th Field Artillery, at Fort Myer, va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
PRESIDENT URGES
CAREFUL STUDY OF
SAFETY MEASURES

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Santa Claus Land Hotels Made
In Pretty French Pastry Design.
Star Expedition, Ciuen Rooms OF, 18th
Floor, BOunces Up to Quarters Instead
of Using Elevators as in Washington.

she had given US each a stick, said:
Now what do we do?"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-11
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that
certain mortgage, executed and de,
livered by Leslie S. Hackney and
Lille NJ. Hackney, his wife, Mort
gagors, to Hackney Land Credit
Company, corporation, Mortgagee:
dated November First 1919, and filed
for record in the office: of the Reg
lister of Deeds of the County of Bur-
leigh and State of North Dakota, on
the Twelfth day of November 1919,
and recorded in Book Ninety-eight
of Mortgages, at Page One Hundred
forty-nne: and thereafter assigned
by said mortgage, by an instru-
ment in writing dated November
Twenty-fifth 1919. to Union Invest.
Minneapolis, MINES ota, which as.
signment was on the Twenty-sixth
day of January 1920, duly recorded
in the office of the Register OF
Deeds of said Burleigh County, in
Book "155" of Assignments, at Page
"15O": and thereafter assigned by
said Union Investment Company, by
an instrument in writinr dated
January Twenty-fourth 1920, to
Elise Albrecht, of Plymouth, Wis
consin, which assignment was on
| the Thirtieth day of June 1924, duly
recorded in the Office of the Reg
lister of Deeds of said Burleigh
County, in Book "l75" Of. Assign.
ments. at Page "146"; will be fore
closed by sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter des
cribed at the front door of the Bur
leigh County Court House. in thu
City of Bismarck, Burleigh County
North Dakota, at the hour of On
o'clock in the afternoon on the Six
teenth day of September 1924, t.
satisfy the amount due upon sucl
mortgage on the day of sale. tn
premises described in such mort
gage, and which will be sold to sat
isfy the same are situated in tn
County of Burleigh and State 0
North Dakota, and described as fol
lows:-The Northeast Quarter o
Section Eleven, in Township On
hundred forty North, of Range Sew
enty-nine West Of the Fifth Prin
cipal Meridian.
Default having been made in tn
terms of said mortgage, and tn
said assignee having elected to dc
clare due the full amount secure
: by said mortgage, there will be du
upon such mortgage on the date {