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Evening star., 1925-01-20
fen DEAD IN SOUTH
|. AS FLOODS SUBSIDE
Fair Weather Forecast Over
Most of Territory-Dam-
age Is Heavy.

by tbssAssocatcd Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, January 20.-Dead
and missing listed al TO- railroad
and motor traffic demoralized and
heavy property damage was the flood
. record in several southern States to-
. day as clearing weather brought
relief from situation acute since
. Saturday night.
In southern Georgia, whore damage
: pFebably was the greatest, and in
Mississippi. Alabama, South Carolina
and Louisiana streams were return
ing slowly to their beds and fair
weather was forecast.
Continued rains were forecast
along the tributaries in northern
Georgia, however. indicating a slow
betterment of the situation in this
State
Rivers Flood Land.
Every southern Georgia stream
was sent out Of its banks, and riveri
normally 100 feet wide extended one
to five miles over the lowlands.
Tourists bound for Florida were
held by the waters in Alabama
Georgia and South Carolina.
Leaving it's banks at Selma. the
Alabama River was II feet above
the flood stage last night, and fear
was expressed for the city's lighting
facilities.
City Dark All Night.
Eufaula spent the night in dark
ness with water flowing into the
streets. on the CoOsa River a camp
Of the State prison was emptied Of
prisoners as a precautionary measure
n
for so negroes whose homes on the
Alabama River were endangered.
High water in the Elba left Opp,
Columbia and several other Alabama
towns in darkness. Business was
suspended at Geneva, and newly and
hastily constructed boats were used
TO carry residents to safety. In
southeast Mississippi and southern
Louisiana conditions were reported
improving and surveys We're being
made of damage to bridges, high
ways and other property.
Towns Are Isolated.
Several Georgia towns were iso-
lated and southbound train service
was shut off south Of Macon. Monte
yuma passed the night in darkness,
with water flooding the streets.
Parts of SandervilIe were under wa
ter, with many bridges and culverts
swept away in the county. The
Ogeechee River at Louisville. Ga,
was higher than since 1855. At Dub
lin the Oconee River was a foot
higher than ever recorded before.
The Ocmulgee River at Macon,
after reaching the highest point in
history, early today was slowly sub
siding. Several houses were carried
away late yesterday. An attempt
was made to dynamite one to pre-
vent damage to a bridge.
The city was treated to a mid
night circus parade last night, when
a circus wintering in a park was
forced to remove. Macon property
damage will be confined to industrial
plants along the river.
The Savannah River still was ris-
ing at Augusta, Ga, and, with more
rain predicted for today, little relief
was seen.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
SPANISH ENVOY BECOMES DEAN
OF CAPITAL DIPLOMATIC CORPS
RidnO assumes Post as
JuSserdnd Presents
Letters of Recall.
Honor Comes as Climax
of Distinguished Record
in Service.
Senior Don Juan Riano Gayangos,

Senior Don Juan Riano Gayangos,
Ambassador from Spain to the United
States today became dean of the Dip
lomatic Corps with the presentation
to President Coolidge by the retiring
French Ambassadqr NJ. Jules ]. JUS
Grand of his letters OF recall.
Senior Riano is the seventh ambas-
sador to ascend to the dignity of dean
of the corps at Washington. He is
the first ambassador to come to this
country from nation which had been
at war with the United States dur
ing the life time of the envoy. He
also is the only ambassador Spain
has ever had IN this country.
The United States has held the
status of a great power for a COM
paratively short time, having reached
that classification during the second
Cleveland administration. Early in
the year of 1893 the leading nations
of Europe decided to raise their en-
voys to the United States to the rank
OF ambassadors extraordinary and
once the decision was reached a live
ly race followed to determine which
should have the distinction of being
the first to greet the new member in
the circle of first-class powers.
Britisher First to Come.
The race was close and on April
IL, Rht. Honorable Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. G. c. B. G. c. NJ. G., Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipoteniary ar
rived from Great Britain and pre-
sented his credentials to President
Cleveland. becoming the first dean
of the corps.
On the following day, April 10, NJ.
J. Patenotre, Ambassador from France
arrived, too late to be dean Two
months later, Baron de Fava arrived
from Italy, presenting his credentials
on June II. He, too, never rose to the
eminence of dean.
Sir Julian held the coverted place
Of dean for more than nine years,
the second largest possessor of that
honor, NJ. Jusserand having been dean
for nearly IL years
German Becomes Dean.
With the retirement of Sir Julian,
in May, 1902, Herr Won Hellehen, Am
bassador from Germany, who had
come over November "a, 1897. became
dean, but his term lasted less than a
year. With his recall in March, 1908,
Comte Cassini, the Russian Ambas-
sador, who was accredited to the
United States, June %, 1898, followed
in the honorary post. He continued
until his recall in July, 1905, when
he was followed by Baron Edmondo
Mayor des Planches, from Italy, ar
irving November 19, 1901. He held
his post here until February, 1910.
when Baron Hengelmueller Won Hen
gevar of Austria became head of the
diplomats. He had become Ambassa-
dor December 81, 1902.
With the passing of Baron Hengel-
mueller, in April, 1919, NJ. Jusserand,
the retiring dean. became leader of
the corps. NJ. Jusserands distinguish
ed career during which he won the
Evening star., 1925-01-20
Maj. ]. g. DOnOuan
Named for District
High School Post

By direction of the President. Mai.
John G. Donovan, United States
Army retired, has been placed on
active duty, with his consent, and
detailed as assistant professor of
military science and tactics. Wash
ington High Schools. of this city.
He is ordered to proceed to Balti-
more and report to the commanding
general, 3rd Corps area for tenn
porary duty under instruction for
a period not exceeding one month.
Maj Donovan is native of this
city and was appointed second
lieutenant, United States Coast
Artillery in June, 1907. He served
during the World War as
lieutenant colonel in the Coast
Artillery and was retired in De-
cember, 1921. on account of dis
ability incident to the service.
Since then he has made his home
at 1910 FarraEut street.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
BLOCK QUICK PROBE
OF POWER TRUST"
Senators Force Norris Reso-
luton Into Hands of Com
mittee for Study.

The resolution of Senator Norris, Re
publican, Nebraska, calling for an inves-
tigation of an alleged power trust by
the Federal Trade Commission today
was referred to the interstate COM
merce committee, with instructions TO
report ii out within six days.
Snator Norris sought to get his
resolution adopted Immediately, but
Senator Pepper, Republican, Pennsyl-
vania, objected and proposed refer
ence to the committee.
Senator'S Norris and Reed, Democrat,
Missouri, declared it would be pigeon
holed" while Senators Glass, Virginia,
and Simmons. North Carolina, Demo-
Gratis, said the terms of the resolution
were too drastic and should be modified.
Evening star., 1925-01-20

in her inaugural address Progress in
matters spiritual as well as material will
be striven for, said the first woman gov
ernor of the State. She also advised
that many women would be invited to
take part in the administration.
"Recognizing and freely admitting
my inexperience in governmental af-
fairs" she said, Il must ask the ad-
vice and counsel of others. Perhaps
this would not be a bad idea for 9TH
ers to adopt. even though their train
ing and learning may be more than
mine. I shall endeavor to make this
administration success by team
work. There is so much to do that
no one mind can bring relief to the
people.
"If the example can be set for a
higher standard of morals and purity
of life and conduct in public servants
of the people, l shall feel my ad-
ministratlon has not been in vain.
Let us not forget that it is more
glorious to lay treasures in heaven
than on earth.
we women have been recognized
and admitted into all the rights and
privileges of citizenship. Let us give
our State the best that is in us, not
so much because we are women, Dut
because We are citizens who are now
to stand side by side with men upon
the foundation of equal rights and
equal justice"
Friendly cooperation among mem
bers OF the official family was urged
while our government is divided
into three distinct parts" she said,
the judicial, the legislative and the
executive, yet l hope and pray that
there is to be the friendly co-opera-
tion on the part of each that will in
spire the confidence of the people in
the administration of their affairs.
One good way to establish this rela-
tion is for each department to recog-
nize and respect the rights of the
Others"
Evening star., 1925-01-20
RITCHIE LEADS REVOLT.
Plans Laid on Extensive Scale to
Save Industry.
pecial Dispatch TO The Star.


BALTIMORE. January 20. - Steps
to establish the purity and whole
someness of Maryland oysters were
taken yesterday at conference call
ed by Gov. Ritchie and attended by
Swepson Earle, conservation commits
sioner: A. w. Tawes. c. A. Locker
man, +. L. Quinn, James II. Sterling,
/. H. Tawes of the Crisfield Oyster,
Fish and Crab Association and
number of oyster packers.
Delegates to the conference said
the situation was the most critical
in the history of the oyster industry
vessels are tied up in Cambridge
harbor. Packing houses at Cam
bridge, Crisfield and other points are
closed. Approximately 5000 persons
engaged in various phases of the in
dustry are already idle and $4,000
workers face unemployment.
Mr.. Erie said reports from Virginia
indicated a similar condition in that
State Earle said the Surgeon Cen
erals Office at Washington had sent
d corps of inspectors to Chicago and
New York TO investigate the epidemic
of typhoid, the alleged source of con-
tagion, and the oyster industry in
general.
At It's conclusion. Gov. Ritchie an
nounced that the following plans had
been agreed upon:
l. The start of a survey Of all oys-
ter beds in the State on March l in
stead of April l.
>. The issuance of a certificate by
DR.. John :. Fulton. director of the
State Department of Health, stating
that not a single case of typhoid fever
has been traced to Maryland oysters
and indorsing their purity. This Ger
tificate will be sent to health officials
in all sections of the country.
5. The appointment OF a standing
committee. composed of two repre-
setnatives from each Tidewater town
engaged in the oyster industry and
three from Baltimore.
T. A series of radio talks on Mary
land OYSTERS
Evening star., 1925-01-20


claiming a State of war against Ger
many Anything further requiring
force or coercion of any kind to col
lect debts would need the consent of
Congress.
President Harding used to take the
position that even though an eX
change of notes or convention did not
require the consent of the Senate he
would not hesitate to send any docu-
ment to that body so as to avoid
controversy or misunderstanding
President Coolidge has thus far ac-
cepted the view of Secretary Hughes
that the Paris agreement needs no
ratification by the Senate because it
is merely an adjustment of claims
in pursuance of authority already
given.
Moral ETeH Endangered.
There have been times when some
governments in Europe have hinted
that an agreement with the United
States should be made also with the
the Senate and there is every like
lihood that the discussion will be
revived in view of the fact that so
many members of the Senate are in
clined to look askance at the Paris
agreement. All the moral effect of
having Americas signature on the
Paris pact will be lost to Europe if
disavowals continue to come from the
Senate.
The conflict of viewpoint between
Europe and the United States. how
ever, is not surprising, for it has hap
pened before. Under the parliament
tary system of government abroad
when the executive ministers sign a
treaty the assumption is they have
the backing of a majority of their
Legislative bodies or else ministry
would be out of power overnight.
May Disregard Notes.
In America the Executive may ne
gotiate an exchange of notes which
can be disregarded by a succeeding
administration. Thus the famous
Root-Takahira agreement between
Japan and the United States was an
exchange of notes and never was
ratified by the United States Senate,
and there was much criticism in
Japan recently when Congress, with
out so much as giving notice to Toxic
went ahead of it's own initiative and
enacted legislation in contradiction
of the Root-Takahira agreement.
There have been statements in the
Japanese press that the exchange of
notes between Japan and the United
States amounted to a moral obliga-
ton"
1t is a point that never has been
settled because the American form
of government differs from that of
the other principal powers. Agree
ments and conventions and exchanges
of notes made by the Chief Executive
through the Secretary of State are
not permanently binding upon the
United States Government, however
binding they may be on the other
governments.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-01-20

men unloaded a barge of contraban
liquor.
Patrolman DAILY was the next wit
ness He had been on the police
force but a month at the time he met
Father Bennett shortly after o'clock
on the morning of last September 4,
he said With the priest We're Charles
Kirk and John Dorsey, who testified
Yesterday that they had aroused
Father Bennett to tell him of the
arrival of a liquor runner at the Wee
hawken pier. DAILY told of the priests
assertion concerning keeping the
wires humming." He worried when
the priest failed to return, he said,
whereupon, in an hour. he decided TO
arouse Commissioner Stearns, whom
he knew to be a good friend of the
ecclesiastfc.
The prosecution on cross-eXamination
was unable to make DAILY admit that
his real business in the neighborhood
that night had been to trail Kirk and
Dorsey in the interests of the rum con-
spirators and warn them of possible
danger,
Evening star., 1925-01-20
BELMONT ANSWERS SUIT
Society Leader Declares Home Rem.
ovator Overpaid.

Perry Belmont, prominent society
leader of New York and Washington,
has answered the suit for $685. brought
against him in the Municipal Court
by Miss Hazel Talbert, contracting
renovator of homes, who claims Mr..
Belmont failed to pay the balance due
under a contract to clean his man
sion. at 1913 New Hampshire avenue,
which had been closed for several
years while he toured Europe.
Attorneys Wilton J. Lambe TT
and Rudolph H. Yeatman, he claims
the work of cleaning was not prop
erIy performed, and that the amount
he paid Miss TalbeTt was more than
just compensation for the work.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
BRIDAL COUPLE JAILED.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
WINCHESTER, Va, January 20
Wilbur Miller and his bride of six
weeks, of Hagerstown, Nd, spent the
week end in Jail here instead of with
the formers brother at Staunton, Va,
as they had intended. The couple
came here Saturday evening and hired
a taxi driver to take them to Staun-
ton, but upon arriving there Miller
was unable to find his brother, from
whom he expected to borrow $26 to
pay the taxi fare. The taxi driver
was said to have locked them in the
car and returned here, preferring
charges of fraud against Miller, who.
with his bride, was locked up in Jail
until yesterday, when a friend ad-
vanced $40 on account, leaving SIS
due but arranged for. Miller, 1t was
said claimed it was a civil debt and
not fraud, and indicated his inten-
tion of bringing suit for false ar
rest.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
GIRL ADMITS BIG THEFTS,

DETROIT, Mich. January 20-That
during the last five years she had
embezzled between $4,000 and SAC, 900
from the Detroit Piston Ring Com
pany, by which she was employed as
a time clerk, was the confession made
yesterday by Mrs Helen Colbert, 81
years old, according to the Wayne
County prosecuting attorneys office.
Her method, she said, was to issue
pay checks In the names OF former
employees OF ehe company.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
Deny Responsibility.

"While deploring the evil and de
string to cooperate in it's elimina-
ton" the paper says, "the British
Empire cannot be held to have any
responsibility, for it whatever"
The Times expresses anxiety lest
the questions create a misunderstand-
ing between Britain and the United
States, which It says would be "a
consequence all the more unnecessary
since the aims of the two countries
are essentially the same"
The Westminster Gazette yester-
day, similarly denying Indian origin
of the noxious drugs used in Amer
ica and contending that Great Brit
ain was innocent of any part in the
trade, said: This is the second mat
ter upon which the United States, be-
ing unable to enforce her own laws
has attempted to restrict the liberty
of other people"
Evening star., 1925-01-20
Four Children Hurled From Window
Of Burning House Where TaUo Perish

feet to the frozen ground, after
finding two stairways enveloped in
flames. A 15-year- boy was also
assisted to the sash and pushed
out. The children escaped ssrioue
injury.
The mother and daughter at
tempted to reach the room occu-
pied by George, 10, and Walter, .13,
but were driven back repeatedly
by flames. Finally, losing hope,
mother and daughter flung them
selves from the window, both be-
ing hurt in the fall. The boys were
suffocated. The father, railroad
employe, was at work.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
HELD AS ROBBER CHIEF.

CHICAGO, january 20.-Dr. Percy
Pue, a practising chiropractor, was
held today as the leader of a robber
band which police said had stolen
jewelry and money valued at $780,
600 within the past month. Several
victims identified Pue and three men
held as his confederates, according to
the police
Evening star., 1925-01-20

now under indictment for liquor
conspiracy in New York.
The testimony of the three agents
was the first evidence produced by
government directly bringing Griffin
into the case as the alleged master
mind of the wholesale conspiracy. The
Rev. George r. bennett, Catholic
priest whose activities led to the in
dictments in the present case, failed
to link Griffin with the case when he
testified at the trials opening yester-
day.
Christopher L. Deavitt. city chemist
of Jersey City, another witness to-
day, dispelled any doubt as to the
potency of the liquor dispensed by
the ring" when he testified that
bottle of "old smuggler" Scotch,
which was said by another witness
to have been given him by Griffin,
was shown to contain AZ per cent
alcohol.
The prosecution rested just before
noon. Counsel for the defense an
nounced that four witnesses, includ-
ing Griffith and Police Commissioner
Harry J. Stearns of Weehawken, also
under indictment, would be called.
Defense counsel also tried to get
in touch with Senator Edwards by
telephone in Washington.
Says He Went to Aid of Priest.
Before luncheon recess two of the
defendants testified. Commissioner
Stearns explained his presence at the
scene of. the rum unloading with the
statement that he had rushed to the
scene in the belief that Father Ben
nett, who he said, was his good
friend, had met with mishap.
"Patrolman Joseph Daily (another
defendant) awakened me about 8
o'clock and told me that an hour be-
fore he had seen Father Bennett going
toward the docks" Stearns, testified.
DAILY said the priest told him that If
he didn't come back to his parish
house pretty soon he'd better keep
the wires humming,' police parlance
for getting active in a search for
him, as something would occur to
him.
knowing the character and the
neighborhood, 1 feared for Father
Benefits safety and l rushed there
in my automobile. l found Father
Bennett all right, but there were no
policemen there, there was no boat,
nor did l see any liquor
Father Bennett Disagrees.
Father Bennett, in his testimony,
said he had come across Commits
sioner Stearns at the pier, mingling
with other policemen, as score of
Evening star., 1925-01-20
SENATOR SILENT.

Senator Edwards of New Jersey to-
day declined to comment on testimony
given in court in Jersey City today
bringing his name into the Weehaw-
ken rum scandal
The Senator told the Associated
Press that he would reply to the
charges at the proper time, and added
that any one who undertook to quote
him as commenting did so wholly
without authority.
Evening star., 1925-01-20

tion of their claim that s1.100.000 au-
thorized in the act creating the Ma
tioual Capital Parks Commission.
should be included in the appropria-
tion bill for the next fiscal year
AS soon as the hearings are finish
ed on the Parks item the subcommit-
tee will be prepared to report out the
District bill on short notice The
District bin will probably be the next
big supply bill laid before the House
by the appropriations committee, nos
ing out ahead of the legislative ap-
propriation bill.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
BRITISH PRESS ANGERED.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, January 20.-Scattering
comments by the British newspapers
on the subject of the Geneva opium
conference continue to reveal con-
siderable irritation at the assumption
which, according to cable reports. is
common in America, to the effect that
the growing use of heroin and other
derivatives of opium in the United
States is due to importation of the
drug from British India
The Times today insists that this
assumption is wholly warranted
and that India is not the source,
either directly or indirectly, of these
narcotics.
Evening star., 1925-01-20

public lands committee, of which
Representative Sinnott of Oregon is
chairman, to hold public hearings i'm
mediately thereafter, so that the bill
may be reported to Congress as a.
whole for action in time for the pas
sage OF the measure.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
BY the Associated Press.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. January 20.
Two children perished and four
other children were saved from
death by being hurled from a Sec
ond-story window in a fire here
early today.
Marion Browning, 16, the eldest
of the five children, discovered the
fire in the tenement and awakened
her mother. Together they took
baby and two girls, aged 4 and s,
respectively, from their beds and
Evening star., 1925-01-20
POOR ECLIPSE VISIBILITY
FOR DISTRICT FORECAST

Continued from First Page.)
down to about rs degrees above
zero.
But an ominous disturbance is
heading this way from Alaska, he
said, and If 1t reaches Washington
1t will probably produce another
snowstorm toward the end of this
week.
That would possibly play havoc
with the eclipse, too.
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January 20.-An-
other s5,000,000 snowstorm swept
New York City today, causing the
marshaling of All plows and between
10000 and 1900 shovelers to keep
the main thoroughfares open. The
snow was approaching a depth of
inches before the full force was in
action shortly after daylight
The work of removing the new
fall was made more difficult by the
fact that remnants of the last snow
storm, which cost the city approxi-
mately s3,000,000, remained in some
side streets despite the labor of the
street cleaning forces
Evening star., 1925-01-20
Capt. Monagon Assigned.

Capt. George A. Monagon, United
States Infantry, who has been under
treatment at Walter Reed General
Hospital, this city. has been assigned
to duty at Westminster Md