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/ lean economic aid could be expected II
| Europe composed herself and showed
will to peace. This address WAS
carefully prepared and had as its OBJ
| jective strengthening of the move
ment to get a security pact ratified.
! Since Mr.. Houghton's speech
another signifSca nj address was made.
this time by President Coolidge. on
! July 3, openly indorslns the security
pact and hoping European powers
would adopt 1t. The influence OF Am
! bassador Houshton is seen in this
case, too, for both President Coolidge
and Secretary Kellogg have great con
tdence in Mr.. iIoughton's ideas about
The way to bring peace or Europe.
En- Unofficial.
Al the moment, of course. the Amer
lean Amba Ss3tdor's efforts are regarded
as quite unofficial. Even his famous
speech in London was said 1T the
| White House to have been made OF his
own initiative. but the hope was eE'
| pressed that it would assist the stu
alton. There was no word to indicate
that ueca use it was personal or in
dividual effort that ii was any less
regarded by the President.
And that's the situation today. Am
bassador Ioushton has the freedom
| tiltil tlioillC4sLI IiIlt ulpiOllldtS
| gives him TO do all he can to bring
| Europe to agree on q peace pact. Gu.
| riously enough the United States is
! not to be a party to the agreement,
| and it follows a principle laid down
| in the Monroe doctrine to the effect
! that the United States is concerned
! with the preServa ton of peace in this
hemisphere and that Europe should
safeguard its own peace by mutual
| agreements. American policy has
! been defined as likely to interfere in
! European affairs only when Ameri.
] can rights are invaded, as in the sub
| marine warfare of 1917. otherwise
! 1t is policy OF hands Off physically
! but this Is not construed as prevent.
| ing the United States from lending
| moral support to any effort to secure
! peace especially between former foes
/ Quite 4 lengthy reference to the ne.
cessity OF reconciling former enemies
! was made by President Coolidge in
| his Cambridge speech of July 3, all OF
which was intended 10 uphold Am.
bassador Houghton's hand III his in.
formal efforts abroad.
Like Dawes Plan Mission.
Ii the American Ambassador should
succeed. more probably will be dis
closed about his efforts, just as when
the Dawes commission went abroad
/ the Government was cautious about
any governmental connection. After
the mission succeeded the Washington
Government did not hesitate to give il
full support and even take credit for
| its accomplishments.
1t is another instance OF American
advice to Europe which is not directly
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participated in by the Government
Thus Admiral Mahan was esteemed
abroad for mis- advice on naval matters
more than he was in his own country
Woodrow Wilson gave the world a
league OF nations which Europe &C.
cepted. but America did not Elihu
Root framed the constitution of the
World Court which all the world ac.
cepted, but America has not yet APP
proved.
Virtually every government was rep
resented officially in the settlement of
the reparation problem, but the advice
OF Charles q. Dawes, Owen Young and
Henry Robinson was accepted formal
ly by Europe. even though America
did not officially participate. Now it
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HOUGHTON'S WORK
IS PEACE-PAC AID
Ambassadors Efforts Unof-
fetal. But Have Approval
of Administration.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

SWAMPSCOTT. Mass. August G.
The revelation that Alanson b.
Ioughton. American Alnba ssad dor to
Great Britain. is ''tta pDiTitual au-
'hor" of the security pact being ne
sotiated between Germany, England,
France, Belgium. Italy and Europe
generally is no surprise here.
While Prof. 3. +. Schmitt OF the
University Of Chicago, who made the
disclosure in his speech at the Will
Jamestown Institute OF Politics did
not give details, the fact is the Amer
lean Amba ssador has played an eX-
1aordinary role in the negotiations
which concern the future peace of
Europe.
For more than two years Mr..
6oughton has insisted that Europe
would not make any progress until,
rrst, reparations We're settled. and,
second, pact entered into between
Germany on the one side and the
allies on the other to assure peace
and make possible reduction Of land
armament.
Gets Both Viewpoints.
As Ambassador TO Germany Mr.
9oughton had occas sion to learn the
German viewpoint thoroughly and to
Fe1uel ADVICE To the German govern
rent as TO American public opinion,
out it will be recalled that when
Amba ssador Kellogg left London to
become Secretary Of State the APP
continent of Mr.. Houghton to go to
Great Britain was Immediately de
cided upon.
This gave Mr.. Houghton his oppor-
tunity TO turn TO the other side of
he security negotiations Before he
went to London, however, Nh. HouSh.
on came to Washington and had ex-
ended conferences with President
Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg.
On his arrival in London MIR.
Ioughton made a speech which was a
sensation in diplomacy. 1t gave Eu.
rope some straight -from-the- shoulder
ldvice on the extent to which Amer.
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abandoned the car they were driving
out Of garage in rear Of 1122 First
street northwest. the officers, L. Chris
Jensen and F. w. Barr of No. 2 pre-
cinct, investigated and found 60 gal
Ions OF alleged corn whisky in the car
and IS gallons of alcohol in the rear
OF the garage. The alcohol was found
in a cache which the officers located
by the hollow sound given back by
their footsteps as they walked over it..
Raising the tropdoor, they discov.
cred large tunnel in which was alco-
hol with complete equipment for max
ing gin. The officers say they know
the men and expect to make an arrest
sometime today
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may be Ambassador Houghton's lot to
persuade Europe to adopt security
treaty In which the United States Is
not a guarantor, but which may in
fiuence profoundly the peace OF the
world
tCopyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-06
GIN PLANT DISCOVERED.

Nervousness of Two Men Leads to
Seizure
Somewhat nystifled by the actions
OF two colored men who, about $50
this morning. on sighting the officers,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26
MUSIC LOVERS SEE
 WONDERFUL SIGHT
Visit "Rim of the World" in
 California

San Bernardino, Cal, June 2s Hl A capacious and probably unique. natural amphitheatre, distinctive In it's setting 1000 feet above sea level in the wooded heart of the San Der. nardino mountains. on what is known as the Rim of the World" was opened recently with a musical program novel in itself.
 This huge outdoor theatre can accommodate an audience of 50,0U0 persons or more. The seating ar engagements include everything from the natural pine needles. collected to form a seat, to cushioned chairs,
 Instead of one stage there are many. They are composed of plat forms of shaped rocks artisti- cally placed by the hand of nature about the large mphitheatre. On one hundreds of feet above the au- dience, a violinist standing in the shafts of colored lights blended with the oon-beams through the branches Of great trees on the noun tain side above him, rendered music from the masters of long ago. From another, across a ravine on a precI- pitous mountain side, string guar tet played softly while choruses sang from half hidden caverns.
 Nari-colored lights playing about the amphitheatre created a fantastic effect,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26
California Club Uses
 Mails Extensively

Los Angeles, June 26 Np -- Ap- proximately S,O0O,OOO pieces will constitute the outgoing mail of the Automobile Club of Southern Cali fornia this year. it was indicated in statistics released recently by the headquarters Of the organization. The figures were based on the amount Of mail matter sent during 1924.
 l'irst-class letter postage of the motoring organization averages $500 letters a day, In addition . ,oQ0 pieces of second-class mail matter and some l5o parcel post packages are sent totaling for the daily outgoing mails an average of j,6jO peices. The figures, allowing 800 working days in the year, re- vealcd that the club sends out an nually l,G5O,O0o pieces of mall.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26
KANSAS VETERANS
 HARDY ON BONUS
Many Neglect to Collect From
 Their State

Topeka, Kan Juno 2G P--Scat- .ered all over the globe are som" 5000 World War veterans entitled 10 share in tho S2,5ooO00 remaining In tho Kansas soldier bonus fund. aut ignorant of the fact that the money belongs 10 them.
 "Saddcr still" remarked Leslie F.. EImonds, state bonus director, those veterans who probably need he money will not be able 10 get d cent of it after June 30. The state legislature has extended the time once but win not do so again
 About t,noo claims have been paid by tho state since the lcgisIa. ture extended the lime for consider ing applications Most of these ncr paid to veterans in other states or in foreign countries, "ho had just learned that Kansas was paying bonus to mon who were bona fde rcsidents of the state at the time of enlistment or conscripion.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26
Berlin Conductors Gout
 Was Really Broken Leg

Berlin. June 26 (P) - Patrons Of the Berliner Theatre have witnessed nightly the odd spectacle of the con- ductor. Herr Schmidt -Gentner, be- ing carried by two stalwart men in- to the pit and gently placed in his seat
 The conductor was injured by a fall and the first doctor who exam- ned him diagnosed his injury as a fractured leg. The member was placed in. plaster cast, but as the intense pains continued second doctor made an X-ray examination, but found no trace of fracture. 1n- stead Herr Schmidt -Gentner was suffering from gout, but he insisted upon fulfilling his contract with the theatre.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26

his first small store and was the mother of his five children.
 She charged cruelty, saying he was ''pouty' most of the time. He sometimes refused 10 speak to her, she said, and was ungracious toward her guests and indifferent toward the children.
 i've been happier since my di- vorce than I have been in years ' she commented. after Kresge's sec. ond marriage. T am very sorry for him. He ought 10 know what hap pens when May and December marry"
 She said al the same time that his thrifty nature could not adapt itself 10 the requirements of s modern wife. The eEtravaEance of such a young woman would sppsl him, she predicted.
 After the 55-year-old millionaire
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26

New York, June 2f,-Sebastian s. Kresge's fortune, built up by nickels and dimes is slipping away in million-dollar blocks.
 Mrs. Doris Mercer Kresgc, young and beautiful musician, who is his second wife, has just filed suit for $7.OO0,0OO, as you probably have read, claiming it under an ante nuptual agreement. This comes only a year and half after kresge s divorce from Mrs. Anna Harvey Kresge. who received settlement of q pslatial Detroit residence and s25,ooo, ,ooo,
 Back of these expensive dissp- pointments it is surnlsed by kres- Ee's intimates is his personal in- ability to adjust his early 10-cent standards to his later capitalistic position. He became such a con- frmed saver when he had to save that he couldn't spend when he needed to be open-handed. they say,
 In the big things he was generous and philsnthropic. He was one Of the leading contributors 10 Metho- dist and Baptist church causes. He recently gave a new gymnasium to Albion college, Michigan. He gave sl,000,o0p to the Anti-S Saloon league. But all the while it was his boast that be rarely spent more than 30 cents for his noon luncheon.
 Last Christmas. Mrs, Kresge charges, he gave her only one pound box Of candy and a plush dog such as is sold in his 5-and-i0-cent stores.
 Thrift was q favorite subject of his convergation, shs says.
 A penny wise" nature may he suspected from the charges in the first Mrs. Kresge's divorce bill, and even more from her remarks con- corning hts rs-msrriaEs Mrs. Anna vArvey Kresgs had been clerk in
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26

came down 10 New York and met the 3l-ycar- old musician. he made brave attempt to imbibe young ideas. He enlarged his wardrobe to include 14 suits of clothes at one time. His conversation which had run to business and uplift causes ook a turn for music and the thea ter. Ii was talked around that he intended 10 finance her in opera as Harold Mccormick had backed Ganna Walska,
 The second Mrs, krcsge is the daughter of Captain George GA. Mercer, former Pittsburgh oil opera tor and steel plant superintendent. As a girl she vas on the stage in q minor part of The Earl and the Girl" Later she vas married to P. D. Harden publisher of gossipy society weekly. They were divorced six years ago Her brother, Albert c. Mercer, was once secretary to kresge.
 Our friendship" said Mrs. Kresge at the time Of their marriage, was based from the first upon our love of certain bis of opera
 But the man who had the grand opera taste in women, it seems, hoped to adjust his domestic econo- mics to the tune .. of the tinkling sheet music counter Of his 5-and-15- cent stores.
 Before their marriage, according to Mrs. Kresges lawyer, Joseph S. Klein. Kresgc promised her 2o,0OO shares Of stock in his stores, worth si00 each.
 But he gave her only one-eighth Of that, a psltry s1,0e0,OoO. And on their wedding day. instead Of bringing a bouquet, he brought two lawyers and & contract in which
 he asked her 10 sign away all her dover rights.
 Now. according 10 Mrs. Kresgs, l he is going to spend.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26
Chinese Show Eccentric
 Ideas of Sportsmanship

Anking, June 26 Cp' -- Sports meets which are being held through cut the YanEtze Valley in central China are demonstrating the lack Of appreciation among Chinese youth
 Of the spirit of sportsmanship and fine need of training along this line, Al an Anhwei meet recently q gov ernment technical school was play ing basketball with the local Mis- sion Cathedral school. The tech .nicaI school was ahead most Of the hrst half, hut few minutes before the whistle sounded the Cathedral boys picked up and tied the score.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26
Oxford University Gets
 Rare Set of AstrOlabes

Oxford Eng. June 26 P, - The c. astrolabes given to the university by Dr. Lewis Evans, brother Of Sir Arthur Evans. the archaeologist, when taken with those now in the possession of the colleges, form the
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26

most complete and representative series of this rare and ingenious in- strument.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-26

Make the reading of the Classifeds part of each days doings.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
BELGIUM CAUTIOUS
ON DEBT PAYMENT
Wilson's Pledges of Special Con.
sideration Recalled by
Newspaper.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. July 3o.-On the occa.
sion of the departure today from
Cherbourg of the Belgian debt-funding
commission, which is on it's way to
Washington, the independence Beige
reviews the debt question from the
Belgian point of view.
The American claims total S377,
100000" says the journal. What
the Belgian delegates have to discuss
is how Belgium shall repay the cost
Of the bread loaned her during the
war"
The newspaper declared II con.
sidered any arrangement dealing with
the funding Of the postwar debt as
premature until recent developments
while in respect to the war debt
a special situation because of pledges
made by President Wilson during the
peace conference.
Recent pressure by the Washington
Government, however, caused the
Belgian government to accept the
American position with reserve.
A Treasury Department statement
on May 16 gave Belgium's principal
obligations to the United States at
S377 ,O29,5 ,570.06, the total Indebtedness
with accrued interest being S480, ,503,.
1851. Payment of $2,057.639.37 on
account of principal and of $1S,526,.
408.21 on account of interest has been
made.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
KATO RESIGNATION
IS HELD IMMINENT
Cabinet Split as Seiyukai
Party Refuses to Sane
tion OismissaIs.
By the Associated Press.


TOXIC, July 30.-An extraordinary
meeting of the Japanese cabinet today
developed a serious situation between
the Kenseikai and Seiyukai party
members over the question of tax ad-
justment.
The differences led to a demand
from Premier Kato for the resigna-
tions OF three Seiyukai party mem
bers in the cabinet, the ministers of
justice, commerce and industry, and
agriculture and forestry. Two minis
ters present from whom designations
were demanded left the meeting. A
third was absent because of illness.
Premier Kato called upon the prince
regent to apprise him of the situation.
The prince then announced a postpone
ment of his visit to Nikko owing to
the crisis.
The Seiyukai party tonight voted no
designations from the cabinet. This
move is understood to mean that the
entire ministry of Premier Kato would
resign soon, owing to the necessity
for unanimity of action in the cabi-
nent which is to continue.
The Kenseikai party cabinet mem
bers proposed a reduction In the In
come taxes on land and the abolition
of the transit, soy, patent medicine
and cotton fabric taxes totaling 92,
000. 900 yen.
The deficit thus created would be
made up by taxing interests of cap.
ital, such as bank deposits. national
issues of private and public bonds
inheritances, and sale OF beer and ali
soft drinks.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
j. S. RECOGNITION
OF RUSSIA REMOTE
Would Reverse Basic Prin-
ciples of American Foreign
Policy, W. R. Castle Says.
By the Associated Press.

o5 Inc Associated Press.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, July 80.
William R. Castle, chief of the
Division of Foreign Affairs of the
Department Of State in Washington,
declared at the institute OF politics
today that the Soviet government of
Russia and the Third Internationale
were only the right and left hands
OF the same organism and that the
claims of those who assert to the con-
trary has been exploded"
THE United States" he said, does
not propose to recognize any govern
ment which repudiates it's interna-
tional obligations and interferes with
the economic and political systems of
other countries.
The Soviet government of Russia
represents only a small minority of
the Russian people and Is indisputably
guilty of worldwide destructive propa-
ganda. Recognition of that govern
ment would be contrary to the funda-
mental principle on which American
policy toward Europe is founded.
European nations have gained
little by recognition Of Russia except
an army of propagandists, who at
tempt to undermine the governments
whose guests they are"
Mr.. Castle also said this Govern
ment was determined to bring about
funding. of all war debts due the
United States through negotiations"
Evening star., 1925-07-30
"INDECENT MUSIC' BANNED HERE.
BUT OFFICIALS JUST FIND 1T OUT
Long gBuried Police Regulation Is Barred and Inter.
pretations Are Furnished by E.perts-No
''Joker,' Hart Declares in Defense

10 take the statute seriously We're In
spector William s. Shelby, assistant
superintendent of police: Sergt. Joe
Morgan, the detective bureaus chief
dispenser Of information; Sergt. Ever
EFT L. Phillips, insanity expert at po-
lice headquarters. and Pvt. Clarence
Talley. in Chief Grants office, noted
music lover. who recently announced
his intention of taking up the saXa-
phone as a diversion.
Mr.. Hart, caught off guard, refused
TO believe there was such a regulation
in existence until q reporter for The
/ Star pointed 1t out to him, whereupon
he arose in strong defense OF 1t.
'I can readily conceive of music
being indecent" Mr.. Hart unused.
/ You know what I mean-that 'hoot-
chykootchy' sort of intonation. 1t is
suggestive and indecent under certain
circumstances. That is what the reg
ulation is aimed at. 1t isn't joker
Mrs. Van Wrinkle said that much
Of the jazz music now being played
for dancing is immoral and indecent.
sit puts thoughts in the minds Of
Continued on Page ., Column II
Evening star., 1925-07-30
REGAR Is FOUND GUILTY.
OF BREAKING SMOKE LAW
Fined as Post Office Representative
on Three Counts in
Test Case.

Robert S. Regar, chief clerk of the
Post Office Department, was found
guilty of violating the District of Co
lumbia smoke law today by Judge
John p. Mcmahon in Criminal Court
No. I, and fined $40 each on three
counts. The alleged violations oc-
Cured on November IA, 1923: Novem-
Der %. 1928, and on January 8,
1924. Mr.. Regar, represented by for
mer Assistant District. Attorney
Charles S. Baker. posted $50 on each
count for an appeal. Assistant Cor.
poration Counsel E. W. Thomas prose
cuted the case.
Judge Mcmahon. in passing sen.
tence, said to the defendant: while
you are not personally guilty of any
violation, i must pass sentence on you
as representative of the Post Office
Department"
This case is looked upon by court
officials as a test case to determine
the extent to which the District of
Columbia can hold the Federal Gov
ernment liable for a violation of the
law.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
END OF COAL PARLEY
NOW BELIEVED NEAR
Miners Expected to Confne Efforts
to Main Issues to Expedite
Conference.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. July 3d.
The anthracite scale conference ap-
pears at last to be drawing 20 a
climax, as a result of developments
within the last "a hours. Sentiment
of both operators and miners seems to
be that the miners case should be
completed by the end of this week. and
that the operators reply should be
made on resumption of the conference
after the week end.
This definite movement became ap-
parent yesterday when the little in
formation dropped by both sides as
TO proceedings in the locked com
mittee room indicated the first day
of real progress.
The four demands left to be pre-
sented are replete with technical
ramifcationS that could take days to
elucidate. but it is believed likely that
the miners Will probably subordinate
them and stick to major issues.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
DRIVE ON OUEZzAN
|SLAST RIFF CARD
French Are Mobilizing Forces
to Meet ASSault-Heat
Depicting Troops.
By the Associated Press.


FEZ. French Morocco, July 30
Add el-Krim. directing the plans of
the rebellious Riffian tribesmen, Is
getting ready to play his last card in
the shape of drive on the Holy City
of Ouezzan. about so miles northwest
of his objective, Fez. The French
command, however, is doing every
thing necessary to deal with the ex-
pected drive, speeding reinforce
ments to vital points, posting heavy
artillery around Ouezzan, construct
ing defenses and placing squadrons of
tanks and armored cars in centers
from which they can be dispatched
rapidly whenever they are needed
In brief. all is in readiness to break
Abd-el-Krim's effort, causing him
heavy losses, but French attacks with
which 1t is planned to smash his
power once and for all will not take
place Immediately, chiefly for climatic
reasons. The fierce burning sIrocco
has the region in its grip and will
reign for two or three weeks, making
existence for the troops camping in
the open almost unbearable. More men
are being sent 10 the rear exhausted
by heat than by the bullets Of the
enemy.
Everywhere in this section OF the
front the Rifians are throwing up in
trenchments and otherwise preparing
for an offensive in the approved mod
ern manner.
Prolonged French artillery fire and
bombing airplanes have kept the enc
my from striking at Bou Aissa, but
the situation there is difficult owing
TO the fatigue of the garrison and an
insufficient water supply
Marshal Petain is on his way
back to France from Tetuan, where
he conferred with Gen. Primo de
Rivero. head of the Spanish govern
ment The marshal, who came to Mo-
rocco at the request of the French
government, spent more than a week
inspecting the French line and ad-
vising commanders as TO strategy.