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The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Dry Agents Cautioned
To Obey Speed Laws
In Chasing Rum Cars

Federal Prohibition agents operat.
ing in Washington, as well as In
nearby Maryland and Virginia have
been cautioned to observe all traf.
fic and speed regulations in chasing
rum-runners, It was announced TO.
day by Harry L. Luckett, chief ot
the Washington Division of the Pro.
hibifion Unit.
This warning to our agents did
not come as a result of yesterday g
terrible accident . which resulted In
the death of Sister Cephas, but has
been in effect for some time" MIR.
Luckett said today.
have always cautioned my
agents to be extremely careful ia
chasing bootleggers in automobiles
through the stress OF Washington
and as far as possible TO observe
speed limits in Maryland and Vir'
ginia counties.
Although we have been success
full in making a large number Of
arrests Of rum runners in automo-
biles. we have fortunately never had
any accidents in which pedestrians
or other innocent people were vic
TINS"
Drinking on the sly in Washing.
ton cafes and on roof gardens has
apparently fallen off to a remark.
able extent as compared with last
summer, Mr.. Luckett said today.
Agents have been paying par.
ticular attention to roof gardens
since they opened and so far we
have not seen a single instance Of
drinking intoxicants publicly at the
tables" he said. Last year we
made number of arrests on roof
gardens where patrons brought their
own liquor and drank it publicly
but there seems to be little of thai
| this year"
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
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IN GAR DEATH
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law enforcement are the property
of members OF the force" he said,
I'VE are considering equipping
these cars With signal devices.
Inspector Evans said that the de-
partment regretted exceedingly the
death of Sister Cehpas yesterday
THE police are, however, not to
blame. for an investigation reveals
that they used every precaution
themselves to prevent an accident, !"
Inspector Evans said, To my
knowledge, no person has ever been
killed by a speeding police cary
The acting police chief said the
department could not order police
not to use speed in going after
law violators.
.'If bootleggers and others knew
that police could not exceed the
speed limit in chasing them, they
would try to run away with the
town." Inspector Evans said. "In
order to properly enforce the law,
we must chase them. OF course,
our police must be careful at all
times
Inspector Evans declared that all
the bootleggers in the world are not
worth. In their whole lives, one
minute 81 the life Of Sister Cerhas'
1t was q calamity yesterday, .,
Inspector Evans said.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
HAWAIIANS TO SEEK
BIRTH RECOGNITION

HONOLULU, June 24.-Raymon6
c. Brown, secretary Of the Terri
tory. will be appointed by Governor
w. r. Harrington to head com
mission to Washington this fall
charged with securing a fuller
recognition of birth certificates is
sued to island.born citizens.
At the present time young men
and women of Japanese, Chinese
and Korean parentage, though born
in Hawaii and hence full-fledged
American citizens, are constantly
embarrassed by Federal officials
when travelling on the mainland.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
/ ORE IBN TRADE
IS GROWING
APAGE
q. S. Record 8 Billions Last
Year and More IN Sight,
says Steel Chief
- rnternaeisna1 Nesa services.

sSEATTLEs wash, June 24.
The foreign trade of the United
states has grown to enormous pro.
portions and promises 10 exceed
the record mark Of &s,2O0, 900, 900
made last year, James a. Farrell,
president OF the United States Steel
Corporation, told delegates from
ali over the world assembled here to-
day at the opening 0f the National
Foreign Trade Convention.
Z IN keynote speech on The FOR
|efgn Trade Outlook be declared
that there has been q distinct IN.
pfoyenle1t In European industry,
ana predicted q period Of great pros
perity for American manufacturers.
s'TIie foreign trade of the United
States. whether considered iffterms
OF value or Of volume. has grown
TO substantial proportion Farrell
said. The aggregate value Of our
exports and imports for the calendar
year 1924 Was more than $S .2D0g
900, 900, b sum the Significance VT
which, even 3fter wartime expert
ence with large figures. = difficult
to appraise.
The volume Of this coiosaaI fOr-s
efgn trade was more than 80, 10000
tons II 2,240 pOUnds
There Is nothing like this foreign
trade Of last year II the history
OF the United tSates. IL surpassed
all records In volume but this year
gives pronsise cf exceeding ii
There are several considerations
which seem to sustain this belief
Farrell said. Before the war q
small number Or items comprised
the great bulk Of cur Exports.
Twenty different kinds Of coTnrilO-
dities then flirnfalaed apprOxi-
fnately 80 per cent Of our sales 10
foreign countries In 1924. how
ever, the first hundred items III
uur list Of exports constituted only
81 Is per cent Of the total OF these
100 items 72 contributed less than
per cent each.
This widely diversified coin
merce Is shared Dy d much larger
number Of firms than before 1914.
The number Of traders Of all nation
EIlkiks in competitive markets has
decreased since the abnormal &C.:
tivity which followed the war, but
there Ii today no market where
standard American manufacture
are not to be found.
The United States has the prOducs
tive capacity to maintain consider
ably larger overseas commerce
than II now enjoys, Farren assert
ed. This, he declared, Was one 81
the chief factors influencing AlueFi-
cans toward foreign trade.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Wilbur Admits Edict
Ordering Return H
Radio is Not Used

Confirming dispatches from Port
land. Me-, Secretary OF the Navy
Wilbur announced that he had
ordered the American naval officers
with the Macmillan arctic expedi-
ton to abandon the trip unless
Donald b. Macmillan. the com
mander. agreed to accept and. use
the. navay's radio equipment. -,
1T must be understood, Wilbur
said, s.tlnat Lieutenant Commander
Richard E. Byrd and the other
naval officers accompanying Mac
MILAN, are not loaned to Mac
MILAN for the expedition, but are
working in conjunction with him,
and will be under direct snpervi.
sion of the Navy Department at
"Our experts believe that the
navy equipment used on the hat
tleship of Florida. being OF standard
design, win serve our purposes bet
ter than that which Macmillan
wants to use. In fact. he agreed
with us that he would use the
navy's equipment.
4''Twice. however. the expedition
has pulled out from Maine ports
without taking this equipment
: first at Boston and again at Wis
cassett.
MY messages to Commander
Byrd concerning this equipment
went unanswered, until finally
sent him a peremptory order either
TO take this navy radio equipment
and use it or to return. to the
United States.
"I anticipate that. there VIII be
some action now, and that the
upshot of the matter will be that
Commander Macmillan, will accept
the equipment, which we believe
to be much better suited to use
in the Far North.
THE chief question involved is
the safety Of the naval officers who
we have sent with Macmillan. We
believe they will be safer with
radio equipment which we feel we
can depend upon."
Secretary Wilbur also stated that
he had ordered the destroyer Put
nam to Sydney, Nova Scotia, to
overtake the Macmillan expedition
and deliver the disputed equip
ment.
Wilbur's final message to Byrd
follows
"F:lorida's spark set is being sent
you at Sydney by destroyer Put
name. Planes will not repeat nor
make flight away from the vicinity
OF base ship until spark set Is I'm
stalled to- insure communication
with planes and to give compass
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Commerce Chamber
Group Will Discuss
Rum-Running Cases

The chase Of bootleg cars through
the streets of Washington is ex-
pected to be discussed by the
Chamber of Commerce committee
on police and fire protection AMI
public safety at a meeting tomor.
row. The demotion of former
Police Inspector Albert J. Headley,
also is expected to come up for
consideration.
Chasing rum runners through the
city streets presents difficult
problem. Charles w. Darr, chair.
man of the committee. declared
today. While 1t is regrettable that
the lives Of innocent persons should
be endangered. failure to make an
attempt to apprehend rum runners
would result in widening OF their
operations. he pointed out
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
RUSSIAN RAILROAD
BANDITS SENTENCED

MOSCOW, June 24.Twn death
sentences and twenty-one long peni-
Tertiary terms have been melted
out by the Kharl1ov Court to the
gang Of railroad robbers who spe.
cialized in stealing freight cars.
For two years they enjoyed fat
winnings reselling Government
goods to the institutions from
which they had stolen them.
Among the condemned were a
Soviet official and a group OF rail-
road employees.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
I FRIENDS Of D. c.
PARK SYSTEM
ALARMED
Estimates Made for Next Fis-
cal Year Do Not Provide
for Expansion, Claim

Alarmed by the action OF the
District Commit toner's and the
Citizens Advisory Council FIJI fixing
the estimates for the National
CAPITAL Park Commissions FOR the
next fiscal year at $500, 900, which
is little more than half the total
AUTHORIZED by law, supporters of the
plan for adequate parks are today
planning to wage fight for In
creased appropriations before the
Budget Bureau and before Congress.
The full authorized amount o.
$500 900 viii be asked BY mem.
bers Of the volunteer citizens com.
mittee recently organized TO pro.
tect District park areas threatened
by. encroaclment Of building oper.
atoms.
It IL held that unless more
liberal appropriation are given
for purchase Of park lands during
the next two or three years the
District will lose several necessary
links irlN the proposed permanent
park system.
Unless action is taken within the
next year at the latest, 1t il stated.
the long anticipated creation Of A
civil war fort drive and parkway
encirc1ing the city must be par.
tally abandoned. Several Of the.
old fort sites are being destroyed.
Sites Face Distinction.
Y. s.. !. 49,. !. 49,. 6. 49,.
lle y siie .llvst 49,
slIes now facing fapiu eestrues y.
- Fort stephens, Ine slte q the
only civil war battle within the
District Of Columbia. Here Ere9l-1
dent Lincoln was under fire, ~
incident UNIQUE In American history.
Fort stephens - rapidly pelne
cut up BY building operations along
Georgia avenue and the poins
where Prealdent Lincoln at zee 10Y ~
IL cut OIl-.rrom the Fort S.Spnsns
Cemetery Dy TOW q DuIiuln u.
Unless TINS site is saVea. IN 81.
ately. y - stated, even the poimt
where the martyred PRESIDENT Wit.
nOsses the battle VIII pc wiped our
and another Of the DISTRICTS most
historic spots lost forever:
During tne past sessl0n. oA.. So ~.
greas Dill was in ,l.L Us IS, y
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
STEEL PLANTS KEPT
CLOSED IN ENCL AND

SHEFFIELD, England, June "a.
Seventy per cent of the basic
steel plants in the Sheffield dis.
trict are idle, due to the trade
slump and competition.
Taxes and other. standing charges
weigh so heavily against produc.
ton costs that the biggest steel
makers find II cheaper to let their
furnaces stand idle and buy CONT.
enntal material for their rolling
mills.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Eighty Killed in Battle,

SHANGHAI, June 24.-Wh1le
Canton authorities reported definite
figures on Chinese casualties as a
result of a clash there today are
unavailable. Chinese. sources report
that eighty were killed.
The situation continues grave and
the u. 8. s. Helena with con-
tingent Of Indian troops aboard is
en- route to Canton from Hongkong.
The East Surrey regiment of British
regulars has been ordered to stand
by at Hongkong in readiness to de-
part on a moments notice.
Reports from Annoy said a steam
er is standing by there in readiness
to evacuate the women and children
as a result IF the insistence Of stu
dents on holding anti-foreign demon
STATIONS in the international settle
ment there.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
COOLIDGES ARE
1T SH0RE.
WOOD q UNDERWOOD
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drews, of the Presidential yacht
Mayflower, came up and the party
entered motor cars for the short
run to Swainpscott. A dozen motor
cycle officers from Salem and Swamp
scott police forces headed the pro-
cession of automobiles to Red Gables.
Many Friends on Route.
Numbered among the Salem and
Swampscott residents who waved
and cheered the President as he
passed by were many who knew
him as State senator Of Massachu.
sets, lieutenant governor, governor,
and Vice President
The trip from Salem to Swamp
scott lasted less than fifteen min.
utes.
Mrs. Stearns, wife of the host of
indisposed. She greeted them at
Red Gables.
Before entering Red Gables the
President and Mrs. Coolidgs were
formally welcomed to this seaside
town by the board Of selectmen Of
three men, who presented Mrs. Cool
idge with bouquets of orchids.
Lieutenant Edgar Allen Poe, jr.,
and his marine guard Of forty-one
picked men, were on duty at Titles
Point, and the President looked them
over.
After breakfast Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge crossed the lawn and IN.
spected White Court. the great white
mansion In front OF the Stearns'
home. 1t was perfect June weather,
and a salt breeze waited in from the
ocean, giving a crisp touch TO the
air, in contrast to the heat and
worries of official Washington.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
BOYS GOVERN
NCLISA CITY

WEYMOUTH, England. Juhe -
"A miniature city council has been
formed here 10 Instruct school boys
In the art 81 city government
Corresponding with the numbers
Of the actual council. thirty-two d
the most promising boys have been
selected as members OF the junior
body They attend the meetings 81
the parent council and listen to an
business done and all debates.
I TO make the experiment moro
true TO life. the boys council - to
elect fits own city mayor, ana they
are TO be dressed iii robes. like the
members of the real council.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Dog Loose; owner Jailed

GIBBSTOWN. N. j., June "a
A game warden arrested Albert
Onslauger. forty-two. OF Gibbstown,
for allowing his dog to run at
large. Justice Daniels imposed finc
and costs amounting to $3.50 in
default Of which Onslauger was
committed to the county Jail for
thirty days.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
IoIt Rreaks 2 Moses

HAZELTON. Pa, June 24.-Rogel
Burke and Joseph Mccoy. of this
city, both suffered broken noses
when a car in which they were
riding, struck dip in the road
and they were bounced forward In
their seats against a cross bar.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Dawes Arrives in Maine.
BY International News Sepvlr

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Me-, June
24.-While President and Mrs.
Coolidge were arriving at Swamp
scott, Mass, today. Vice President
Dawes was motoring here from
Manchester, N. H., where last night
he invaded the bailiwick of u s.
Senator George H.. Moses, one of
the most pronounced opponents OF
any change in the Senate rules.
Rapping the upper selfish body"
the Vice President cited statistics
to show that the House. with strict
c1oture, passed fewer bills than the
Senate. - =
Today the Vice President visited
Kenneth l.. Roberts, the magazine
writer, and on Friday, in Roston.
will meet Owen p. Young, his
American coAaborator. in drafting
the Dawes plan for German repa.
rations payments,
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Bandits Get $50. 900

SHULLBURG, Wis, June ga
Bandits today besieged this little
lead mining town, blasted open the
vaults of the First National Bank
and escaped with cash and negoti-
able securities worth $50 ,O00
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Help for Portuguese.

LISBON, June 24.-Measures
looking to the safety OF the Portu-
guese community at Macao. China,
to which the general strikes OF
Shanghai, Canton and Hong Kong
have spread, were under way
today.
The Ministerial council approved
the sending Of the cruiser Carval
Hoaraujo to protect Portuguese in.
terests.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Civil War Vet Dies

SUNBURY. Pa, June 24.-Strick-
en- i'll while eating breakfast.
Seward Shaffer. eighty, one Off the
few remaining civil war veterans,
died of heart failure, at Port Trev-
orton
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Cent Tip Is Worth Sc

NEW YORK. june "a An
angry dinner left Rose sldeman.
waitress in Jamaica tea room,
a penny under his plate as re-.
bulse But the penny was datsd
1856. Rose sold It for 50
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
Professors Laud Borah.
s. Cruiser to Aid.

PEKING, June 24.-Protessors OF
the National University today
cabled United States Senator Borah
that China Is mot BolsheYized but
simply terrorized.
i whenever there Is wrong to
be righted and justice to be upheld.
your support is always unstinted,
said the message.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
DESTROYER SENT TO CATCH MACMILLAN AND LAY DOWN La
w omen Are Blamed
For London Lack
OF BARRIERS

LONDON, June 24.--There is
a barber famine in London and
the women are to blame.
Bobbed hair, the single, and
kindred styles in hair dressing
have attracted so many men
from the mems barbering trade
that one big barber shop has
issued an invitation to<clients to
"Come in and Shave Yourself
We Have No BARRIERS They
Are All Curling Hair for
Women"
Numerous schools have been
opened to teach men how 70
cut bobbed hair heads and give
the right shape to q shingled
head, and men are flocking int
these schools.
bearings to planes as original!
agreed upon.
Inform Macmillan of depart
mentss decision, which is for pur
pose OF safeguarding planes anC
If these instructions cannot b.
complied with, arrange to iant
planes and personnel at Sydney
for return to United States. Ac
/"
The department today received
4 message from Commander BYRD
receipt of Wilbur's
and informing the depart
ment that the Bowdoin had not
reached sydney.
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
'1NeWS Briefs
Taken from Today's Classified Ads


18TH ST. N. W.-Larse, excep-,
tional, light, airy rooms COM
plete and weil furnished: bath,
porch, flowers, corner house.
ELECTRIC GRILL>-Nearly new.
for sale, cooks beautifully, IS.
YOUNG white man wanted to work
in stock room and make de-
liveries on motorcycle. 4 &.
and ST. N. E.-Facing two streets,
5-room house and bath. electric
lights modern haa ting plant.
-. porches, front and rear. Price.
$6,35O.
ONE TUDOR sedan, late 1924
model, runs like new, $42S.
TURN TO CLASSIFIED PAGES
Taken from TOday's Classified Ads
The Washington times., 1925-06-24
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toms official. Three foreigners
were wounded.


toms official. Three foreigners
were wounded.
u. s. Cruiser to Aid.
Annoy, China, June 24.-Amer-
lean, British and Japanese consuls
at this Important port today re-
quested their governments to send
warships to protect their nationals,
endangered by the spread of the
general strike affecting other large
cities of South China.
Foreign women and children were
preparing to evacuate the city.
One American Kunboat stationed
here has left for Canton, where a
violent clash was reported today.
Chamberlain Blames ''Reds."
LONDON, June 24.--The British
government is in possession of evil
dence that the Chinese disorders
have been fomented by the agents
of another government" Foreign
! Minister Austen Chamberlain told
the house of commons today.
While Chamberlain did not fdenti-
~ the 'other government" his
statement led to immediate mention
of the charges that Soviet Russia
has inspired the anti.foreign out
breaks in China. and resulted in
an upfoar in which the labor mem
bers howled Gown the foreign min
lister.
at have evidence" said Cham
berIain, that the disturbances in
China have been fostered by the
agents of another government.
V"Great Britain is giving closest
attention to the situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
COOLIDGE TO STAY
AS TACNA ARbITER
President viii Not Withdraw.
1t Is Made Clear at
White House.

by tho Associated Pres
There will lie ~ withdrawal of
President Coolidge as arbitrator in the
Tacna-Arica question i; WAS made
clear today at the White House.
The President feels that the arbi.
tration is proceeding in accordance
with the original plan. II was said
that the executive would not consult
Gen. Peryhing in regard to the chill
can appeal against one of the gen
erals decisions. because. under the
terms OF the award only chile and
Peru could he leEitimately consulted
i'll such d matter. Briefs from these
countries will be filed.
Meanwhile formal announcement
nf the early return of Gen. PerShinc
TO the I'rited States was made today
at the State Department.
The purpose of the trip of the gen
eral from africa. where he has been
endeavoring TO compose the Chile
Peru boundary dispute. was said Off
cially at the department TO be for the
purpose of allowing him to receive
dental treatment. and officials would
not go into the question of his gen
eral health. known to have been i'm
paired during his long sojourn in
South America.
The position was taken that the
condition OF Gen. Pershing's blood
pressure. which has caused some
anxiety among his friends here. WAS
a subject on which the department
could not comment. 1t was merely
stated that he had been awaiting an
opportunity To return to the United
States TO receive the care of his own
dentist.
II was empha sized that Gen. Per
ShnC'S return had no political or dip
lomatic significance and that there
was every irdiCation that he would
return to his work At africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
HUNDREDS DIE In BALKAN FLOODS;
RIVERS In FRANCE RISING RAPIDLY
Waters Sweeping Bodies Through Streets of Torda
On Rumanan Frontier--Fire Forces Family of
Five From Refuge Roof

ed a vast lake three miles wide. and
from the surface at many places the
trunks of poplar trees and the roofs
of houses are 10 be seen. Numerous
points where there are no flood waters
nevertheless are cut off from direct
communication and wide detours are
necessary to reViCtual them.
In Tour3ine ali the rivers are rising
rapidly. Acre after acre of the river
side mead dows are flooded MANY roads
which cross the meadows are imDosSa-
ble. This is causing much difficulty
and hardship to the country folk.
The Saone River has flooded all the
region around Chalons. In the Depart.
ment of Cher the floods are beginninc
to reach the ChateauX region. AL
though the Seine and its tributaries,
the Yonne and the Marine, are still
rising, the water as yet has done no
damage and river traffic continues.
The weather remains abnormallN
mild, with intermittent rain. The fore
cast of the authorities is that the
Seine will rise Is inches between now
and tomorrow morning. They are op-
timistic. however. as regards diSas-
trouS flood. saving there must he a
further heavy rainfall and much more
water from the melting snow before
such an occasion viii arise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
CARDINAL MERCER
GOES UNDER KNIFE
74-Year.0ld Primate Undergoes
Operation Without Chloroform.
Condition Is Good.
Br the Associated Press


BRT TSSELS, Belgium. December %.
Cardinal MERCER, 7+-yeaT-od pri-
mate Of Belgium, underwent an oper-
alton at $50 o'clock this morning for
correction of u lesion of the stomach.
The surgeon was DR.. Demees.
After the operation it was stated
that everything was normal and that
the cardinals condition was good.
4 medical bulletin at noon said the
state Of the patient continued most
satisfactory. He underwent the
critical operation without chloroform.
the effect of which upon his heart
was feared. y local anesthetic was
used. He suffered the ordeal Coura ge-
ously, following the surgeon work
with a trained eve, as he, in his
youth, studied under the famous DR..
CharCot at Paris clinic.
Realizing that his recovery will be
slow. the cardinal has charged his
auxiliary bishop, Mgr. lie Graive, To
represent him on the occasion of
Prince Lcopold's return from the
Congo on January 20.
The royal family is keeping con-
stantly informed of the cardinals con-
ditiOn.