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Evening star., 1924-12-19
CONGRESS SELECTS
INAUGURAL BODY
Both Houses Name Joint
Committee Members to
Plan Ceremonies.

The joint committee of Congress
10 make arrangements for the inau-
guration of President Coolidge and
Vice President Charles G. Dawes
was today selected Immediately after
the passage by the House of the SEN
ate joint resolution providing for the
committee.
The House members of the COM
mittee appointed by the Speaker are:
Representatives Griest of Pennsylva-
MIA, Hadley of Washington and
Rouse of Kentucky.
The Senate members will be Sena-
tors Curtis of Kansas, Hale of Maine
Their formal appointment will be an
nounced before adjournment today,
il is expected.
The congressional committee will
undoubtedly be headed by Senator
Curtis of Kansas, Republican leader,
and the vice chairman will be a MEM
Der of the House.
The congressional committee will
confer with President Coolidge at an
early date in regard to. the inaugural
celebration and the arrangements to
be made at the Capitol. The duties
of the congressional committee are
confined to the arrangements made
at the Capitol. The expectation Is,
however, that the President will an
nounce definitely his ideas in regard
to the inaugural celebration following
his conference with this committee.
Senator Butler Of Massachusetts,,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, it Is understood, will have
good deal to do with the arrange
ments for any celebration which may
he held in Washington outside of the
Capitol.
In selecting the Senate members of
the congressional committee, prece-
dent was followed, the chairman of
the rules committee and the ranking
Republican and Democratic members
of that committee being named.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
COMMISSIONERS SEEK
WIDENING OF PARK ROAD
Plan to Remake Street From Thir-
teenth to Sixteenth Is Given to
House Committee.

The District Commissioners today
asked Congress for authority to widen
Park road from Thirteenth street to Six
teenth street. In their letter to Chair
man Reed of the House District COM
mittee the Commissioners said they be-
lieved the widening of this street would
meet a real need. and relieve a great
deal of congestion on that part of Four
teenth street They point out that from
Fourteenth street to Sixteenth street
Park road Is a one-way street, and that
to delay widening would only increase
the cost They submit an alternative
bill, one proposal being to assess the
entire cost against property owners
who might be benefited. and the other
a proportionate part of the cost.
The letter points out that Park road
is 3S feet wide and sidewalk is feet on
the south side and to 10 feet on the
north side. The new width would be de-
termined by the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Bank Robbers Fire
To,0,,, Wiping Out
100000 Property
By the Associate Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, December
19.-Yeggmen, dynamiting the
vaults of the First National Bank
at Valley View early today, made
away with the First Nationals
safe and that of the Guaranty
Bank. and then started a fire
which wiped out the entire busi-
ness section.
No accurate estimate Of the loss
sustained by both banks could be
secured, but the fire damage was
estimated at 100000.
When the first alarm sounded at
am. and most OF the population
of 500 turned out, the building In
which the two banks were located
was in flames. Through the flames
1t could be seen that the bank
vaults stood open and both safes,
each weighing about 1000 pounds,
were gone.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Oxford Students
Fined S. for Each
Dance With Girls
BY the Associated Press.

OXFORD, December 19.-It costs
an Oxford student 50 to dance
with a girl-that is, if he is
caught in the dreadful act, which,
while not forbidden by the univer-
sity authorities, Is so frowned
upon that it is penalized by l
guinea fine.
Mixed dances are not barred.
but all dance rooms are raided
every night by the university
proctors. and the students who
cannot escape down back alleys
are regularly fined. AS dancing is
popular, dance fines are an i'm
portant source Of university reye-
nue..
Enterprising dance managers
employ bicycle scouts, who follow
the proctors on their rounds and
give timely warnings of their ap-
proach. The proctors in their
turn prepare ambushes and flank
attacks, and usually win.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
JAPAN NOT BARRING
i. S. FLEETS VISIT
Subject of Trip Never Dis
cussed, Is Reply in Denying
Reputed Kato Speech.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 1s.-The foreign
office tonight issued a communiQue
denying the correctness of newspaper
versions printed widely this morning
Of Premier Kato's speech of last
night at a political dinner.
Premier Kato had been quoted as
saying that the United States had in
timated 1t might send the American
Navy to Yokohama after the Ha-
waiian maneuvers. but that the jap
anese government declined the offer
with thanks
1.-THE report (of the premier's 8
speech) Is the product of some grave
misunderstanding for this govern
ment could in no wise decline a pro-
posal that never was made" the COM
muniQue said.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
S763,1SO,522FUND
BILL SETS RECORD
Treasury and Postal Appro-
priations Largest Present.
ed in PeaCetime.

The largest peace time supply bill
ever presented to Congress-a meas
ure carrying more than three-quar-
ters of a billion dollars for Treasury
and Post Office Department activities
during the coming fiscal year-was
reported today by the House appro-
priations committee.
The total is s763,1S0,522, or SILL
S90,614 more than for the current
year, but approximately s12,000,o00
less than budget estimates.
OF the combined total S126,911,107
would go to the Treasury and $780,
26s.4l5 to the Post Office Department.
Big Sum for Dry Unit.
Included in the Treasury items is
s11, 100000 for enforcement of pro-
hibition-S7S3,120 more than recon-
mended by the budget, but $341,770
less than the total available this
year. In addition, the bill carries
S2o,597,S35 for the Coast Guard, which
is now being used to prevent liquor
smuggling.
Among the Post Office Department
items Is $2,600.000 for the transcon-
tinental air mail service-s150.000
less than the amount granted for this
year.
Chairman Madden estimated per-
manent and Indefinite appropriations
for the Treasury Department which
require no legislative action would
aggregate S1.340,S S53,955. He expects
a reduction from $685., 100000 to $780,
100000 next year in interest on the
public debt. An automatic increase
In the sinking fund was estimated at
s31O,0O0,o 900 this year and $323,175,o0O
next year.
Cut for Customs Service.
The bill carries s16.656.2OO for the
customs service-$322,94 less than
was appropriated last year; s4176oO
for the Federal Farm Loan Bureau;
s4S,O21,S6O for the Internal Revenue
Service. including the s11,000,O00 for
prohibition enforcement; s9,103.101
for the Public Health Service and
$1,6S2,040 for mint and assay Offices.
No provision is made for main
tenance after July l of the assay
offices at Deadwood, S. Oak, and Salt
Lake City Elimination of these
offices was recommended by the ad-
ministration.
From the evidence obtained by
the committee" said the report,
there is no decrease in work to
be performed in the enforcement of
the prohibition and narcotic act as
to justify at the present time de-
crease in the organization"
Appeal for Public support.
The committee recommended that not
to exceed $4,000 be expended for
the dissemination of information and
appeal for law observance and law
enforcement through the use of post
ers and other modes of public appeal"
The appropriation for air mail SER
vice is $4,000 less than the amount
available this year, but does not con-
template reduction of service.
The bill carries $526,S73 for mail
transmission by pneumatic tubes
the amount available this year and
sSs,25o,O0O for rural delivery service,
the latter a decrease Of 100000.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
WISCONSIN AVENUE.
LINE SALE SOUGHT.
Alternative Proposal for Bus
Line Establishment Made
by Citizens.

Elimination of street car tracks
from Wisconsin avenue and estab-
lishment of motor bus lines as a
means of improving transportation
for the rapidly developing area north
and west of Georgetown is being in
formally considered by the Public
Utilities Commission, Maj. w. E. r.
CoveIl announced today.
One of the proposals under consid-
Grafton is that busses come down
Wisconsin avenue from the District
line to Massachusetts avenue and
thence along this thoroughfare to
Dupont Circle, where passengers
could transfer to street cars bound
for the heart Of the city
Four Courses Open.
If this suggestion should be adopt
ed, Maj. Covell said, there would
probably have to be an auxiliary bus
line cfrcling hrough the territory
south OF Massachusetts avenue, ter
mina-'"G in Georgetown. An al
tracks and n~-~ the busses operate
straight out Wise, avenue from
Georgetown to the DIs,-'ct line.
A fourth proposition, w.'ch Maj.
Covell said has been broached D. cit
izens, is to have the Capital Traction
Co. buy the Wisconsin avenue line.
This line is known as the Georgetown
and Tenleytown Railway Co.. but is
a subsidiary of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Co.
Maj. Covell, who acts in an ad
visory capacity to the Utilities Com
mission, made 1t clear today that the
commission Is not committed to any
of the proposals, but is dering
them with an open mind and is anx
ious to get the Views of the people
living in that section Of the city.
Time Ripe for Action.
According to Maj. Covell. this is the
logical time to consider the broad
question Of improving transportation
facilities to the area bordering on
Wisconsin avenue, for two reasons:
First because the existing rails of
the Wisconsin avenue line will soon
have to be torn up and replaced, and
secondly, because the question Of fur
nishing transportation from the terri
tory west Of Wisconsin avenue to the
downtown section has been raised by
the recent application OF the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co. for a cross
town bus line.
If busses are to be substituted for
street cars on Wisconsin avenue the
decision will have to be reached this
Winter, because in the Spring the
District will resurface long stretch
of that avenue, and the current ap-
preparation act requires that when
the paving Is done the railway tracks
shall be relocated in the center Of the
roadway.
Ham Expresses View.
William F. Ham, president Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
system, said today that he has always
felt that the Wisconsin avenue ter
ritory was a desirable one to be
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Evening star., 1924-12-19
MEXICO COLONY FAILS.
j 500 Mennonites Are Returning to
Canadian Province.

NORTHPORTAL, Saskatchewan, De-
sember 10. approximately 1000
Mennonites who left the Wynard and
Herbert districts of this province
several months ago to form a colony
in Mexico have passed through this
place on their way back to their
farms.
Mexico offered no such opportuni-
.es as they had been led to expect,
the returning Mennonites said.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
HONOR PAID GOMPERS.

MEXICO CITY, December 10
Workers throughout Mexico are Law.
ing down their tools for ene hour to-
day as an expression of mourning for
Samuel Gompers. At the same time
traffic will be stopped in Mexico City.
PANAMA, December 19.-Suspen-
sion OF work for five minutes, begin
ming at 10:55 o'clock this morning,
was ordered by the Canal Zone gov
ernor in tribute to Samuel Gomrers
Flags throughout the zone were or
dered flown at half-mast from sun
rise to sunset.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
RED CROSS GIVES $4,000.
Aids Refugees Suffering From
Cold and Hunger.

SOFIA, December 19.--The Bull
garian Red Cross announces receipt
from the American Red Cross of
$4,000 as its initial contribution to
the Macedonian, Thracian and Do
brudjan refugees, who are reported
to be suffering intensely from hunger
and exposure to the extreme cold
This Is the first contribution from a
foreign source.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
rs AMERICAN CLAIMS
FILED AGAINST MEXICO
Commission Set Up by Two Nations
to Adjust Cases Soon Will
Begin Work.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEHlCO CITY, December 19.-The
foreign office is advised that 25 mem
oranda have already been filed in
Washington regarding claims against
Mexico to be studied by the General
Claims Commission set up by the two
countries. Work on the memoranda
VIII begin after some time, the COM
%nission waiting for more to be filed
1 Foreign Secretary Saenz conferred
yesterday with the Mexican dele
gates, discussing plans for the special
claims commission which has already
been informally working on claims
10 be presented by Mexico against
the United States.
The German and Mexican govern
ments have exchanged drafts for
claims conventions somewhat similar
to those signed with the United
States and France.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Hartmann TO DIE
FOR MURDER OF &c
Butchers Accomplice in
Wholesale Sayings Gets
Same Sentence.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HANOVER, Germany, December 10.
Fritz Haarmann, the wholesale
murderer" whose trial for the slay-
ing of &c persons has stirred all Ger
many, was sentenced to death today.
The extreme penalty was also Or
dered In the case of his accomplice,
Hans Grams.
Haarmann was found guilty of
numbering "a young men, the crimes
extending over period of six years.
Grams was condemned for melting
to murder in one case.
Fritz Haarmann, a Hanover butch
er, was shown at his trial to be a
criminal degenerate, who lured men
killed them by tearing their throats
with his teeth and sucking their
blood. The crimes were committed in
his room in the top story of a de-
crepit tenement house facing the
River Leine, and the bodies were dis
posed of by throwing them into the
stream. Many human bones were
found when the bed of the river was
dragged after his arrest early last
Summer.
Evidence Revolving.
The testimony at the trial, which
aroused intense horror throughout
Germany, was revolving, much of 1t
to the extent that witnesses were
heard behind closed doors. Among
the allegations was that the murder
er as a butcher had offered his Gus
toners human flesh for consumption.
Haarmann, confessed to Staying Is
youths between the ages of Is and %,
a her
the exact number or the names of his
victims. The crimes were spread over
a period of several years.
For time after his arrest Haar-
mann seemed to revel in the notoriety
which the case brought him and once
boasted that he would go down in
history as the greatest murderer of
all time, but as the tale of his deeds
was unfolded he began to fear VEN
geance at the hands of his victims
relatives, and pleaded for a quick
ending of the case.
The great crowds which sought ad-
mission to the courtroom enhanced
his fear of personal violence and at
times he became panic-stricken. To-
ward the end he refused even to sleep
alone in his cell at night and de-
manded that a guard be placed with
him.
Insanity Plea Fails.
An attempt to mitigate the punish
ment by establishing insanity fell
through, alienists declaring him sane
in the eyes of the law and thus ac-
countable for his acts.
His accomplice. Grams, who is also
sentenced to death, was charged with
encouraging Haarmann in his crimes
and of buying the clothing of his vic
tins.
Haarmann, addressing the jury
showed no remorse for his gruesome
deeds
Were I set at liberty I would MUIR
der again." he said.
why I kill is q mystery to me-
the prisoner remarked, without a
trace of emotion. His plea was full
of recriminations against his dead
father and his friend Grams.
I'm Grams hands / was soft as
wax" he said. But needed him, as
l was alone in the world"
Claiming his condition was a NOR
bid one, Haarmann said:
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Mexico Protests Killing.

MEXICO CITY, December 19.-The
Mexican embassy in Washington and
the consul at Phoenix, Ariz., have
been instructed to make representa-
tions over the alleged Staying of Por-
firio Morales, Mexican, by an Amer
Jean resident of Phoenix
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Soviet Envoy to Quit Paris.

PARIS, December 19.-Leonid Kras-
sin, the Soviet Ambassador to France,
will leave for Moscow next week
for an indefinite stay, according to a
Russian newspaper printed in Paris.
1t was added that the Franco Russ
economic and financial negotiations.
which were to have begun In Jan
uary have been postponed,
Evening star., 1924-12-19
BUREAU ESTIMATE CUT.

For the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing appropriation of $7,271,530 is
recommended by the House appro-
priations committee in the Treasury
Post Office Department appropriation
bill, reported to the House today. This
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Evening star., 1924-12-19
Communist Leader Is Suicide
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, December 10
Luis Recabarren, Communist leader
and former deputy. shot and killed
himself this morning. He left
statement saying 1t was useless to
struggle and that he was unable to
larry on further.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Noonan, Head of Electrical
Workers, Chosen as Eighth
Vice President.
NEW CHIEF PLEDGED
TO PROGRESSIVE POLICIES
Declares He Believes in Driving
Ahead, But Building Per-
mantently as He Goes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 19.-Wn-
liam Green of Ohio today was elected
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
James P. Noonan, president of the
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers, was elected eighth
vice president to fill the vacancy on
the executive council caused by
Green's promotion.
The election of Mr.. Green was
unanimous. The keynote of his ad-
ministration, he said. would be CON
structive progressivism."
II believe in always driving ahead
but in building permanently as we
CO." he said, amid the popping of
flashlights.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Mcintosh Is Confirmed.

The nomination of Joseph w. Nc
1ntosh of Illinois to be controller
Of the currency was confirmed yes
terday by the Senate. Mr.. Mcintosh
succeeds Henry M. Dawes. who re-,
gently resigned. e
Evening star., 1924-12-19
PREMIER OF ALBANIA
REPORTED TO HAVE FLED
Success of Insurgent Move Believ-
ed to Have Come About-Noh's
Overthrow Sought.
" the Associated Press.

By the Assocat ted Press.
BELGRADE. December 19.-Late
news dispatches received from Albania
by way of PriZren report that the
Albanian Premier, Bishop Fan Voli,
has fed.
If confirmed, this would indicate
that the insurgents had succeeded in
their object, which was the overthrow
of the Noh government.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
STANDS FOR PROGRESS.
Green Strong Believer in Sanctity
of Contracts.
BY DAN RING,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

NEW YORK, December 19. A
constructive progressivism which builds
as 1t moves will be the DOM
inant policy of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor under william
Green, the newly elected president.
In his first interview after attaining
this office today, when he was Sc
lected to fill the vacancy created by
the death of Samuel Gompers, Mr..
Green outlined his policies to the
writer, having three predominant
general characteristics:
The first is the aforesaid con-
structive progressivism. This is the
sort of progress. Mr.. Green averred,
which builds permanently as 1t
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1924-12-19
WEATHER.

20. s. Weather Bureau Forecastb
Probably rain tonight. changing to
snow tomorrow; colder tonight; much
colder tomorrow. Temperature for "a
hours ended at 2 pm. today: Highest,
So, at pm. yesterday; lowest, 43, at
4:3O am. today. Full report on page Z.
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Ell MUNDO
Una Historic Interesante

TT ACE muchos amos, en- una noche tempes-
tuosa, una familia, que vialaba de Norte
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cada de dolores violentos, sin que la madre pu-
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Bolivar PAGAN,

Ahogado del Peticionario.
San Juan. =. r.. agosto 23. 1924.
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CIVIL NO. 1850.
Sobre INJUNCTION.
Y EDUARDO ]. sALDANA,

Secretarlo Executive de Puerto Rico.
tPOR CUANTO la Corte ha dictado
en- el dfa de hoy la siguiente orden:
+ ''Por presentada la solicitud de Ga
bino Soto, Y vista la Secci0n ocho de
la Ley de Injunction, Sc ordena que el
demandado compareZca ante ell Juez
que proree, en- su despacho ell dfa 2S
de agosto corriente, a las diez lie la
mailana, expOner suS razoneS en- con-
ira de Ia concession de Injunction soli-
citada debiendo Ell peticionario noti-
ffcar al demandado con copia de la So
licitud y de esta orden Dada en- mi
despacho hoy dfa % de agosto de 1924.
Firmado.-Pablo Berga-Juez subs
tituto Corte del primer Distrito"
POR TANTO, por la presente Sc lie
notifica que debe comparecer ell dfa 2S
de agosto corriente en- el salon de ac-.
tos Gle esta COrte, a las diez de la ma
mana, a mostrar causas por que no de-
he cOncerdese el Injunction permanente
solicitado por el demandante en- este
case.
San Juan, p L. agoSto % de 1924.
(Fdo.) Eduardo Perez ~CasaIduc.
Secretario Corte del Ter. Distrito.
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GabinO SOTO,
Peticionario.

Affidavit No. 2405, jrlrado suscrito
ante mf por Gabino Soto de las circuns
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quien doy fe conocer personaImente,
en- San Juan, p. r., hoy dfa % de agos
10 de 1924,
f. II. F. Dottin,
Notario Publico.
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. oRDEN DEL J.UEZ

Vistas las alegaciones de la solici-
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aa
tlicho peticionario.
S.--Que dicho partido ''Laborista de
Fajardo no ha sido todavfa inscrito
como tai Ell la Secretarfa Eiecutiva de
Puerto Rico.
PoR ESTAS RAZONES, dicho pc
ticionario solicita respetuosamente q es-
"a honorable Corte que. previos los trd-
mites legales correspondence. Sc SIR
VA expedir un auto de injunction diri-
gido a dicho dclnandado, para que este
Sc abstenga de inscribir dicho parti-
do "Labovista de Fajardo'', su insignia
Y candidates.
ReSpetuoSamente,
Bolivar PAGAN,
Ahogado del Peticionario
san Juan. r. r., agosto 23, 1924.