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Evening star., 1925-01-03
washington Second In Quality.
HEARINGS START TUESDAY.
Zihlman Seeks Reason for Failure
of Tax to Yield 100000.

Hearings on the gasoline supply
in the National Capital and what it
should yield in revenue for street
improvements under the 2-cent a gal
Ion tax set up last year will be
started next Tuesday in the House
District committee room
This announcement was made to-
day by Representative Fred n Zihl-
man of Maryland, directed to make
this investigation.
representative Zihlman was in con-
ference today with District officials
and representatives of large oil con-.
Germs regarding the enormous guam
tity of kerosene, carload lots, that
have been coming into the District in
recent months and which he believes
is in part responsible for the failure
of the gasoline tax to yield 81, 900, 900
year as had been expected
Evening star., 1925-01-03
COOK COUNTY OFFICIAL Z
SOUGHT IN RUM CASE,
Believed Leader of Group Accused
of Aiding Druggists in Whisky
Dilution.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January a William
Nathan, department head in the
county assessors Office, was sought
today as the leader OF group which
supplied several hundred druggists
with materials for diluting their me-.
dicinal whisky and defortifyinR it
with grain alcohol and furnishing
bottles with counterfeit labels and
the names of various brands blown
into them.
Eight alleged members of the group
have been arrested and warrants
issued for seven others.
Confessions of two of those ar
rested, Government operatives said,
gave information as to printing
plants and glassware manufacturers
from whom the gang obtained sup
plies.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January s.-Four
ocean liners were overdue today and
ocean traffic was rendered a peril for
craft of all sizes by the gales. snow
and heavy seas which have prevailed
In the Atlantic as an accompaniment to
the storm ashore
The White Star liner Adriatic is
not expected before Tuesday. The
steamer Assiria Is already six days
late, and is expected to make port
tonight or tomorrow. The Mount
Clay, out of Hamburg. is two days
late and the French liner Paris will
be about a day late.
The storm caused a postponement
in the departure of the U. s. s. Ar
kansas and 10 destroyers on the first
leg of their cruise to southern waters
for Winter maneuvers. They were
scheduled to sail yesterday.
Four steamers besides the Mohawk
were reported In trouble during the
past "a hours. They were the United
States Shipping Board Steamer Bel
beck, from Liverpool to New York,
crippled by a broken throttle valve;
the British steamer Ulooloo, which
ran aground on the New Jersey coast
and then made her way back to safe
water, and the French steamer Dahomey
and the Rumanian ship Carcati, de-
tails Of whose plights were lacking.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
81 TAKEN TO NEW YORK.
Members of Crew Too Exhausted To
Tell Of Wreck.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, January s.-Ninety-
four persons, including IL passen-
gers OF the Clyde liner Mohawk
scutt1ed yesterday in Delaware Bay
after disastrous fire, arrived here
shortly before midnight last night in
two special trains chartered by the
steamship company. Tired and dis
heveled, they returned to their homes.
many of them too weary to discuss
their experiences.
The 81 members of the crew. some
minus overcoats and other wearing
apparel and others carrying the few
belongings they had rescued, were
taken in hand by agents for the COM
pany. They were provided with
clothing, fed in the station and fur
nished with money to transport them
to their homes.
The IL passengers. able to save all
of their hand baggage, were in bet
ter shape and were able to relate the
story of their rescue. Several had
suffered slight injuries and all were
worn out from lack of sleep and food.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
COOLIDGE ACCEPTS
MAIL BILL CHANGES
Approves Revised Measure
for Postal Rates as Pre-
sented by Moses.

The postal rate increase bill as
revised by the Senate post office com
mittee is satisfactory to President
Coolidge, Chairman Moses of the sub
committee that redrafted the meas
ure. announced today after q confer
ence with the President.
The bill, presented yesterday to the
Senate, represents a sharp revision of
the rates proposed by the Post once
Department, particularly, on second
class mail.
The position Of Mr.. Coolidge, as rep
resented by Senator Moses, is that SO
long as the measure provides in scien-
tif1c manner for raising funds necessary
to meet the proposed postal employees
pay increase the desired end will be ac-
complished.
Plans on Veto.
With the revised bill formally report
ed to the Senate. administration leaders
there were further considering their
plan of procedure today In connection
with the calling up in the Senate Mon
day of the Presidents veto OF the postal
salary increase bill.
A vote on the veto Is scheduled to
be taken by late Tuesday. Although
administration leaders are confident
that in vote on the salary measure,
standing alone, the Presidents veto
will be sustained, Senator Moses. Re-
publican, New Hampshire, in charge
of the rate increase bill, indicated
that he might seek adoption OF that
measure by the Senate Monday before
debate is opened on the veto
Although the bill, as materially
revised with respect to rate increases
on second-class mail and containing
minor changes on first and fourth
class matter, was generally agreed
to in committee, all members re-
served the right to seek specific
changes when the bill is taken up on
the floor.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Bank Deposits
At Highest Peak
In History Here

deposits of District banking in
stitutions, as of December 81, were
at the highest point in the history
OF the National Capital, prelimi-
nary reports from representative
banks indicated this morning.
The current call for statement
OF condition OF all local banks, Is
sued this morning and dated to in
clude the period from October 10
to December 81, 1924, inclusive,
found IL of the Districts leading
banks reporting deposits approxi-
mately $e,o0o,o00 in excess Of the
previous call, which established a
new peak OF s214,53S,o64.5S.
While savings banks are expect
ed TO show moderate reverses, due
TO disbursement of Christmas saw
ings club funds, the gains already
reported are expected to counter
act these reversals by several mill
ions.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Terrific Gale Imperils Ships
On atlantic; 4 Liners Delayed
Sno,0 and Heavy Seas Add to Menace.
France S,Uept by 62-MiIe Wind-FIoods
Driue Many From, Homes.

Off, the islands inhabitants lacking
food. Concarneau was similarly
stricken.
Steamer Breaks I'm Two.
Reports from Lorient say the steam
boat Saturn broke in two and sank.
At La Rochelle a smack went down
after striking a rock. and a sloop was
crushed by two heavier sailing ves-
sells. Boulosne reports that the cross
channel packet Edmond Labories
stranded, but was relocated with the
aid of tugs.
A wireless distress call was received
at Marseilles from the steamer
Dahomey. 20 miles south of Penmarch.
on the Brittany coast. asking for a
tug.
:. OF the IA telephone lines between
Paris and London only three are func-
tioning and all the lines connecting
Paris. Brussels and Mayence are
damaged.
The national meteorological office
believes the storm will continue all
of today and probably into the night
FTn0nS TN ENHT.ANn
Evening star., 1925-01-03
House Asked to Probe Magazine Story
Of Offer of Bribe to Defa1ne Wilson

tion and also would be charged
with "ascertaining the advisability
OF passing Federal laws; to make
it unlawful to solicit or bribe any
one to assist in a malicious attempt
to impeach the President of the
United States, and to make punish
able any attempts to libel or SLAM
der the President of the United
States, or maliciously to defame by
words, writings, pictures, or the
like, tending to blacken the mem
ory of any President who is dead,
or to impeach the honesty, integ-
rity, virtue or reputation or to
publish the natural defects of any
President who is alive, thereto to
expose him to public hatred, con-
tempt or ridicule.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

North Capitol street. slipped on the
rear steps at her place Of employment
yesterday. fell and was painfully in
jured. She was treated at Casualty
Hospital.
Many of Maj. Sullivan's traffic po-
liceman found 1t necessary to aban-
don their motor cycles and bicycles on
account of the rough condition of the
streets. There were some who will
ingly braved the conditions, however,
with the result that two persons were
arrested yesterday for speeding.
Fifty-eight others were complained
against for violations of the minor
traffic regulations. Twenty persons
were arrested for failure to have their
1925 license tags.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
OPTIMISM HERE WAVES.
Conflicting Reports From Paris
Confuse Officials.

Manifestly puzzled by the flood Of
contradictory reports which have
eminated from Paris during the last
"a hours, administration officials con-
cerned in the war debt discussions
with France determined today to
form no opinion regarding latest de-
velopments in the French capital un-
til they had received a full official
report from Ambassador Herrick.
From a condensed message sent
previously by the Ambassador, and
considered at yesterdays cabinet
meeting, officials here understood
that Mr.. Herrick had received a, note
from French Finance Minister Glenn
entel, outlining a French proposal for
a debt settlement. The Ambassadors
message did not give details of the
plan, however, and he was asked for
further information.
Optimism Dampened.
Today's press dispatches from Paris
indicating that NJ. Clementel had pre-
sented to the embassy only an "un-
official memorandum" instead of a
formal note somewhat dampened
the optimism with which first reports
of the development were received.
The cbasm between these two classes
of documents in diplomatic usage Is
so wide that officials decided neither
to discuss the situation nor to form
any opinion of their own until they
had all the facts before them.
Barometer readings of emotion on
the part of those having to do with
war debts dropped still further when
early State Department cables from
Paris failed to contain the text of any
mote" signed by NJ. Clementel.
The department has sent urgent
requests to Ambassador Herrick ask
ing him to send the text of the COM
munication. but a batch of over
night Paris cables contained no an
swer to the inquiry.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
Many Homes Deserted as Waters
Rise Rapidly.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 3.--While there
was some moderation today in the
gale which has been sweeping the
British Isles, the English Channel, the
nearby Atlantic and the North Sea,
as we'll as the greater part OF Eu-
rope, flood conditions throughout
England grew steadily worse. From
all parts came reports of homes
abandoned because of high water and
of continued damage to property So
far the loss Of six lives has been
reported. The River Thames con-
tinued to rise today, and although
the rain stopped falling for time
the weather forecasters predicted
further downpours tonight. with a
probable increase in the food dam
age in the London suburbs along the
river. The let-down in the blow al
leviated somewhat the situation as
regards shipping, but mountainous
seas were still running in the channel
and many sailings were delayed.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

Congressional investigation of a
statement made by Mrs. Mary Allen
Hubert In a recently published ar
ticle that a man describing himself
as a representative of the Repub-
lican party offered her 100000 to
join in an effort designed to bring
about the impeachment Of President
Wilson was proposed in a resolution
today by Representative Reid, Re-
publican, of Illinois.
The resolution recites that the
statement was made in the maga-
zine Liberty.
A committee Of Ave House mem
bers would conduct the investiga-
Evening star., 1925-01-03
TEST Of GASOLINE
DISPUTES CHARGES
Engineers Say Little OiIution
With Kerosene Is Re-
Vealed Here.

There has been no indication during
the Summer or since that kerosene In
being used TO dilute commercial gas
oline sold for motor fuel In Wash
ington, according to surveys made by
the Bureau of Mines and the Bureau
OF Standards regarding the quality
of automobile engine fuel here. Any
material use of kerosene in motor
fuel would become Immediately rec
ognizable by automobile drivers and
would manifest itself in harder start,
ing and decreased efficiency of the
engine, although a kerosene content
of about Is per cent in gasoline
would not greatly impair the EN-
cheney of an automobile engine, once
II was warmed up,
Representative Zihlman of Mary
land, member of the District COM
mittee, and chairman of the special
subcommittee appointed to probe the
administration Of the gasoline tax
law, has called upon wholesale gaso-,
line distributors In Washington for
reports on sales OF gasoline and kero-
sene, limiting that unusually heavy
sales OF kerosene possibly pointed
the way to an evasion of the gas tax
law by mixture of the two petroleum
derivatives. A 2-cent tax is levied per
gallon on gasoline while kerosene is
not taxed.
Test Here Satisfactory.
Results OF the motor gasoline sur
vey made during the summer by the
Bureau of Mines show that the motor
fuel used in Washington came up
to Federal specifications in practically
every particular and was, In fact.
superior to the gasoline SOLD in most
OF the cities where samples were OBJ
tanned. Separate tests were not made
for mixtures Of gasoline and kero-
sene, but the presence of any consid-
erable quantity of kerosene would
have manifested itself in the tests.
Experts of the Bureau of Mines and
the Bureau of Standards all said
there is considerable scientific doubt
az to what is gasoline and what is
kerosene, the point where gasoline
begins and kerosene stops never
having been definitely located. Tho
conclusion of both bureaus is that
there has been no indication of diIu-
ton OF commercial gasoline here
with kerosene.
Experts of both Government agen-
cies point TO the fact that refining
ing their refining methods for Winter
gasoline, so that higher test fuel is
made available for motorists. In re-
fning for Summer gasoline the proc
esses are carried a little further, Civ
ing a less volatile gasoline.
Washington Second In Quality.
Tests made by the Bureau of Mines
for gasoline in Washington to meet
rigid Federal specifications show
Washington to be the second city in a
group of 10 with respect to the aver
age quality of gasoline.
Later tests made by the Bureau of
Standards indicate no loss in efficiency
Is a result of possible mixture of
kerosene with gasoline. Eighteen
samples were used in the Bureau of
Mines test, selected At random from
various gasoline filling stations about
the city. Another test will start with
in two weeks.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
STORMS SWEEP FRANCE.
Ships Held Up, Wires Down in g.
Mile Gales.
" ~. As~oci.ted prexs

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 3.-The gale which
swept Paris and Northern France yes
terday continued during the night,
the velocity of the wind here reaching
100 kilometers (about 62 miles) an
hour.
Boats from Havre for Caen. Trou-
willie and Honfleur were unable TO
sail and all fishing boats were forced
to return to port. At Dunkirk naviga-
tion was brought to standstill.
Cherbourg's lower quarters were
flooded. due to the heavy rains. No
ships sailed from Brest, while Molene
Island and the lighthouses were cut
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Petition to Enter
House Race Filed
By Kahn's Wid0,U
By the Associated Press,

SAN FRANCISCO, January a.
Mrs. Julius Kahn, widow of Repre-
sentative Kahn, yesterday filed her
nominating petition with the reg
istrar of voters to fill the vacancy
created by her husbands recent
death.
Mrs. Kahn is the only one thus
far to file papers for the election,
which takes place February II.
Her petition contained 1858 names,
whereas only 701 were necessary.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
IL ir, Fishing Boat
Feared Lost When
Craft Founders

BY the Associated Press.
VERA CRUZ, January 3.-The
fishing boat Dolores Flareha
foundered in the storm of Decem-
ber 26, it became known yester-
day, when the wreckage of the
craft was found. The crew of IL
is believed to have perished.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
C0MDR. MANN DIES.
Navy Officer Succumbs in Manila
After Brief Illness.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, January 3.-Comdr. r. r.
Mann. superintendent of the Asiatic
Communication Service of the United
States Navy, died here this morning
after an illness of but a few hours.
Physicians diagnosed the sickness as
acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
An operation was performed in the
hope Of saving the commanders life.
in compliance with his request,
Comdr. Mann will be buried at sea
off the entrance to Manila Bay, Mon
day.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Cuban Mayor Assassinated.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Cuba, January 3.-The
mayor of Guantanamo, Manuel Salas,
has been assassinated, according to
a dispatch to Ell Mundo from that
city. No details were given. Guam
tanamo is near the American naval
base on Guantanamo Bay.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Drunken Driuers
arrested in 1924
73 More Than 1923

Charges of driving while intoxi-
Gated filed in Police Court during
the year just ended show q marked
Increase over the number filed for
the preceding year, according to
statistics made public today by
Fra.4k A Sebring. clerk of the
court.
Informations made out concern
Ing one of the most serious trafic
charges reveal that the total num-
per Tor 1924 was 65s. against $50
Tor the year 1923. an increase of 73.
A comparative table of the 12
months of the two years is as fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1925-01-03

IF the hair on the squirrel is heavy
and ON your wife's fur coat thin, look
out for q hard Winter" advises the
Noberly-Monitors
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Galliher Civic Leader,


In his selection of Mr.. Galliher for
this important post the President has
picked a man who has long been an
outstanding figure in banking and
industrial circles of the District of
Columbia and a leader in movements
to promote civic welfare
He is chairman of the board Of the
Federal National Bank and
president of w. r. Galliher & Bro.
lumber dealers
Born in Port Deposit Nd, he came
to Washington in 1859 to finish his
schooling and then entered the en-
ploy of the late Reuben b. Clark,
advancing to the position of manager
of his real estate business. He was
employed in 1883 for a year in the
Post Office Department. later becom-
ing bookkeeper for a lumber dealer
Afer serving Ave years as an en-
ploye in this lumber business he
resigned to SSgage in a lumber part
nership with his brother, Charles E.
Galliher. The firm Is now incor-
porated.
Mfr. Galiiher Is a former president
of the Lumber Exchange. and a past
grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar He
was president of the Washington
Board of Trade in 1918, and is a mem
her of the Columbia Historical So
ciety. He resides in the Kenesaw
Apartment House.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

keep the matter secret, and that his
reasons for making a brief statement
regarding 1t was that leaks from
French sources seemed likely to cause
misunderstanding II he continued to
remain silent.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

There are only as eggs Of the great
aux In existence.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
RAIN AND WARMER
WEATHER TO END
TIE-UP FROM SNOW

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-01-03
VIM. T. GALLIHER
NAMED INAUGURAL
COMMITTEE HEAD

Continued from First PageD
Evening star., 1925-01-03
FRENCH DEBT PLAN
INFORMAL, HELD IN
PARIS, ENVOY SAYS

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Evening star., 1925-01-03

tngton's social leaders with Mrs
DauSherty acting as chairman of the
committee in charge of ARRANGEMENTS.
but these plans were held in allowance
until definite word as to the inaugural
ball and reception had been made
public.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Miss Weller TO Be Bride of
H., ...... NH Z II fn,.rinniI

Miss Weller TO Be Bride of
MIR. DgeRpuu This afternoon.
The marriage of Miss Catherine
! Weller. daughter of Mir. and Mrs
Joseph J. Weller. to Mr. Charles
! Drennon viii take place this after;
, noon 1T 4.30 o'clock at the home II
/ the bride > parents, on Florida ave
nue., the Rev. Edward Buckley Of
7 giriaIing. in the presence of the two
families and few close friends. A
large reception will follow immedi-
atcIy after at RauScher's. The house
has q charming arrangement of lilies
I and palms and autumn flowers and
foliage have been used in the deco
rations al RausCher's.
The bride viii be given in marriage
by her father and will wear gown
of white chiffon velvet. made on
straight lines, with long, close-titting
sleeves. The skirt is quite long and
is made with train, the rather low
Waistline marked by a girdle of pearls.
Her Veil of tulle will be held by a cap
of pearls and she will carry a white
satin prayerbook from which will fall
shower of gardenias.
Miss Josephine Weller will be maid
0f honor for her sister, and the brides
maids will be Miss Laura Bryn, Miss
Dorothy Aiundel and Miss Helen
bridegroom, Patricia Drennon and Mar
cia Drennon, Will he the ribbon bear
ers. and little Nancy Weller young
sister of the bride. will be the train
bearer. The attendants will all wear
costumes Of velvet fashioned similar
10 that of the bride, caps of pearls on
the heads and carry arm bouquets Of
snapcraSons, roses and lilies. The
maid Of honor and trainbearer will
nd hn h.,s
tenGants will he in apricot color.
Mrs. Weller. mother OF the bride
Will wear a gown of cloth of gold
and a hat to match, and Mrs Dren-
non, mother of the bridegroom, will
he in apricot velvet trimmed in sable
fur and embroidered in gold threads
The gown is made with long sleeves
and her hat will be sable brown trim
med with gold Mrs. John May. aunt
of the bride, will have a gown of white
and silver brocade and hat of black.
Mr.. NatZ Weller of Atlanta, Ga.
brother of the bride. will be the best
man and the ushers will be Mr.
George PulfOrd of Canada. Mr.. John
Kendall of Pittsburgh and Mr.. Robert
Touerman of Kansas City. Mo.
Mr.. Drennon and his bride will
leave after the reception for a wedding
trip. Mrs. Drennon wearing a costume
Of brown and tan. the coat of the
brown and the blouse of the tan Her
hat is a brown velour.
Among the out-of-toWn guests here
for the wedding are Mr. and Mrs
William Drennon. parents of the
bridegroom, from Kansas City: Mrs
John May aunt of the bride. from
Texas. and Mrs. George Pulford of
Canada.
Evening star., 1925-11-12

will be at home at 1926 Park road,
Washington.
The Secretary of the Italian En-
basSy and Signora Domville- MasCia
entertained at dinner last evening pre-
ceding the reception at the Italian EN-
bassy. The guests We're Mai and Mrs
Evening star., 1925-11-12

marriage of her daughter, Mrs. Lu.
Gene l.. Goodenow. to Maj. Lucien
Helm Taliaferro. y. S. A., Saturday,
October 81, in New York.
Mai. and Mrs. Taliaferro will be at
home after December / at 1877 CetIar
avenue, New York.
Mrs. Robert Hamilton Campbell
who went abroad last May, has re.
turned to her home, in Rockville, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. LciRhty viii
leave tomorrow for New Haven 10
attend the Yale-Princeton game. They
will be Joined at New Haven by
their son. Carl Leighty. who grad.
uated from Yale last June. and hc
will accompany them to New York 4,
where they will spend few days be.
fore returning to their apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel.
a tea and sale for the benefit OF the
Continued on Ninth Page)
Evening star., 1925-11-12

The marriage of Miss Esther E
Walther and Mr.. Joseph Richards, jr.
both Of this city. took place at noon
today in the rectory of the Shrine OF
the Sacred Heart. The ceremony was
performed by Mgr. p. C.. Gavan in
the presence of the members of the
two families.
Immediately following the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Richards left for Bos
ton by water. After December l they
Evening star., 1925-11-12

Robert Goetz. Miss Gladys Chap
man-Smith, Miss Gwendolyn Ffoulke
Smith, Miss Patricia Ainsa. Mr.. +.
JaZComoni, Mr.. II. Ghigi, and the
counselor of the Italian embassy.
Signor Augusta Rosso.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Never ir we're