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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
HANDSOME TRAFFIC
MARKERS SOUGHT
EIdridge Asks $500 to Put
Up Ornamental Motorist
Directors.

Theft and destruction of hundreds
of traffic signs calling attention to the
parking limit led NJ. o. Eldridge, d.
rector of traffic, to ask the Budget
Bureau today to approve a special
emergency item Of $500 to buy per
manent ornamental markers which he
plans to install on lampposts far out
of reach of the average person.
Attractive shields with a green and
white color scheme suspended eight
feet above the pavement on a hori.
Zontal spear-shaped bar made fast to
the lamppost are proposed to sup.
plant the present markers now tied to
trees and other objects in the re
strtcted parking zone and along high
ways where parking Is not permitted
during rush hours. These signs Will
be so placed that any motorist can
discern them at a distance, and con-
sequently will be unable to conjure
an alibi when arrested for violating
the parking regulations.
Director Eldridge has good reason
to believe that the temporary signs
now adorning the trees and lamp
posts are too easily removed by motor
lists who willfully violate the parking
regulations. Cases have been reported
to him in which the signs have been
found In the tonneau of automobiles,
labeled by the police for overtime
parking. In each instance the Of
fender confronted the traffic officers
with the time-worn story that no signs
were in evidence when he parked.
Director Eldridge estimates that the
new signs with their spear-pointed
suspension rods will cost approximate
ly $1.50 each While the first cost will
be greater than for the temporary
string tied signs, Mr.. Eldridge is conf.
dent that the present replacement
item will diminish sufficiently to equal
ize any discrepancies
Hundreds of the signs, Mr.. Eldridge
pointed out. have been removed from
trees and lampposts, carried away and
destroyed. Only recently, he said,
every sign on alternate trees on Eight.
eenth street for a distance Of 600 feet
were removed. This practice will be
stopped completely when the now
signs are installed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
COMEDIES SOME FRAUD
IN ISOLATED TAX CASES
Solicitor of Internal Revenue Bu-
reau Tells Senate Body Situation
Is Being Corrected.

Conceding that there have been
cases of "irregularity" and some
isolated cases. Of fraud in the set
tlement Of tax matters, A. w. Gregg,
recently appointed solicitor of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, has informed
the Senate investigating committee
that everything possible is being done
to correct the situation.
Mr.. Greggs statement to the COM
mittee is contained in another batch
of testimony at secret hearings made
public today after its presentation to
the Senate. The solicitor protested
that representatives of the commit
tee had selected "a few isolated
cases" and advertised them as typical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Forced Arbitration of Labor Disputes
Wins in Italy Under Whip of Mussolini

who have entered the international
scene late cannot afford to dissipate
our energy. Even as controversies
are not permitted at the front in war
time, so now we must realize the
maximum national efficiency"
Mussolini had the bill amended to
apply to all classes of labor and all
categories of employers, including
farm hands and farmers. Red syndi-
calism, he said. under the guise Of
fighting for higher wages, really was
aiming at the right of holding prop
erty.
He expressed the opinion that
courts for labor disputes would not
be used much. as the prohibition of
strikes and lockouts would compel
settlement out Of court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
MacNider Approves
$4,000 Monument
Tot Unknown Hero

Congress is 20 be asked by the
War Department TO appropriate
$50 900 for the construction of a
suitable monument at the tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier inr the
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.
Assistant Secretary MacNider has
approved g. recommendation from
the quartermaster general that an
estimate of that amount be in
cIudsd in the deficiency estimates
TO be submitted through the direc-
tor Of the budget.
Numerous designs for such a
monument have been received by
the assistant secretary, from
artists and others in all parts of
the country, but, 1t Is stated, final
action regarding the character and
design Of the proposed structure
will he deferred until Congress
provides funds for the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
LONDON FEELS ANXIETY.
Later Reports of Picking Trains Fate
Allays Fears.

LONDON. December 12 LP.-News
of the plight of the International
train at Yangtsun, between Peking and
Tientsin, caused grave anxiety in Lon
don until word was received that it
had been safely withdrawn today and
that nobody on board was injured.
The train apparently was caught be-
tween the contending forces yester-
day. Yangtsun is surrounded by the
opposing troops of Feng Yu-Hsiang,
who controls the Peking government
and Li-ChingLing, the governor of
Chihli province.
Earlier in the week the train was
held up through the destruction Of a
bridge, and when it left Peking Thurs
day morning for Tientsin it had on
board a guard of American Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
CITY HEADS ASKED
TO RATE D. c. BILLS
Capper Wants Various Meas.
ures Listed-FavorS More
Power for Commissioners.

The views Of the District Gor-nlis-
sioners as to the relative Importance
Of various local bills that are TO be
proposed for consideration at this ses-
sion of Congress Will be welcomed by
Senator Arthur Capper, chairman of
the Senate District committee.
The Senator said today that, while
it is not always possible TO get through
all Of the things proposed for the Dis
trict, he regards II as desirable to have
the opinion of the Commissioners as
to the legislation which is needed
most.
The Commissioners for several
months have been considering TIE
preparation of a legislative program
for this session OF Congress which
would show the committee the bills
regarded by the Commissioners as
most important.
Favors More Authority.
Senator Capper indicated today that
he would look with favor upon the
proposal to give the Commissioner
more power to pass upon munlclpa
questions of more or less minor
nature. which now must be pu,
through both houses of Congress. A
bill on this subject is among the sew
eral pieces of Legislation now in proc
ess Of preparation at the District
Building.
The chairman Of the District com
nittee cited changes in streets as
! one of the purely municipal questions
which now require action by Congress
! that might well be handled by the
| Commissioners.
Would Delay on Merger.
! On the subject Of street railway
| mergers, Senator Capper indicated
that he would be disposed to wait
| q reasonable length of time to see
what progress the companies may
make toward a voluntary merger
agreement III accordance with the act
! passed by the last Congress. The
senator pointed out that the passage
of the law authorizing a voluntary
consolidation was an indication of the
desire of Congress to see the COM
panies merge.
The Senator also is following with
interest the new development which
entered the street railway situation
during the past Summer, when the
North American Co. of New York
+ had a $4,000 survey made to de-
termine the future transportation
needs of Washington and the pos
sibility Of a merged system.
It was indicated that the question
of whether any further legislation
on the street car situation is to be
taken up will depend largely on the
information the committee receives
as to the progress toward a voluntary
merger.
The first meeting of the Senate Dis
trict committee probably will be held
"Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
BURIAL OF 81 DEAD
/ IN EXPLOSION BEGINS
Alabama Town Turns to Task of
Laying Away Victims-Re-
lief Is Begun.
BY the Associated Press.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December
12.-Burial of the dead was the task
before the little mining town of Over
ton today, which was plunged into
grief Thursday when So men met
death as the result of a gas explosion
in No. mine of the Alabama Fuel
and Iron Co. The death list embraced
white and ~ negro workers.
or the SO men who were killed, .
bodies still are to be recovered. Off
cials expect to reach the entonibed
men during the day after removing
large quantities of fallen rock.
Rehabilitation work for the families
of the dead miners has started under
direction of the Birmingham chapter
of the American Red Cross, acting on
instructions from headquarters in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
ALMOST TREASON"
CHARGE IS DENIED
IN MITCHELL CASE
Witness Says Alleged Lack of
Hawaii Defense Plans
Is BaSeIeSs.

Answering the charge lodged
against the War Department by Col.
William Mitchell of almost treason
able administration" due to the fact
that up to 1929 there were In Hawaii
no defense plans for employment
of the Air Service IN the protection
OF the islands, the prosecution to-
day brought forth a witness who as
serted there were plans in existence
at that time, but that the accused had
not seen them on his visit TO the
islands.
The witness was Maj. L. J. McNair.
Field Artillery, now attached Pur-
due University, but who was on the
staff of the commanding general of
the Hawaiian Department for num-
ber of years. Under direct. examina-
ton by Maj. Francis B. Wilby the
witness testified these plans were In
the form Of field orders, and were so
arranged as to be revised from time
to time. If situation arose these
orders Immediately would be issued
and modified, and therefore, the wit
ness explained, there always are plans
for the defense Of the islands.
Mitchell Drew Plans.
Col. AIitchel's charge regarding the
non existence of defense arrangements
for the islands was made following an
INSPECTION in December of 1923. AS
a result of this survey the colonel,
then assistant chief Of the Army Air
Service, drew up comprehensive
plan for the employment Of aviation
in the event of war. This plan was
presented to the then commanding
general of the Hawaiian department,
Mai. Gen. Charles P. Summerall.
Asked If Col. Mitchell's plans differ
ed materially from those In the field
orders and in contemplation, Maj. Nc
Nair replied they differed widely.
Both" he added, still could be term
ed effective. They might we'll insure
the proper employment of troops in an
emergency.
Our plans for the Air Service were
quite brief and did not attempt to go
into detail after an emergency. The
accused went quite fully into the
Air Service employment after action
had begun However, since he didn't
know where an emergency might be-
pin he confined himself to air tactics.
We took to developing the skill Of the
air service units with the view of
having them perform efficiently under
any condition. For that reason the
crate and expensive than ours. I
wouldn't say his plans were not good
ones. If they had been presented to
me I would have questioned certain
parts and would have left them in, in
event of satisfactory explanation.
The scope Of the plans, however,
really covered only one Of five points
we had in contemplation.
Visit Purpose Unknown.
when the accused visited the is
lands were not aware of his pur-
pose In detail. There was some spec
ulation as to just what he was seek
ing. He was very active and con-
stantly on the move, but we were at
a loss as to what details he was after.
I found out more about this the day
before he left. I was called into the
Office of the chief of staff and the ac-
cused vas there presenting a copy Of
the report. He discussed it while l
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, December 12.-Benito Mus
solini, the Fascist premier, who con-
siders Italy "in q permanent state of
war" has driven home another vic
tory.
The Chamber Of Deputies last night
adopted a law compelling arbitration
of all disputes between capital and
labor.
The reference to a state of war was
made when he said he considered the
bill war measure.
Il consider the next five or ten
years decisive for Italy" he said. be
cause the international struggle Is
being unclaimed, and will be unchain-
ed, with svsr-tncreasing intensity. We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
SIX HELD IN ROBBERY.

b DETROIT, December IL @.-Six
men, believed to be those who terror
tied CAESAR polls, Mich. several weeks
ago in an unsuccessful attempt to
rob the bank there, are held on armed
robbery charges. They were ar
rested late yesterday at a rooming
house here. A woman also was ar
rested and is being held with the men
for possible Identification today.
The men are charged with partici-
patton in the $4,000 pay roll robbery
at the Ainsworth Manufacturing Co
early last month, when an armored
car messenger was killed and another
seriously wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
REAL ESTATE LICENSING
BILL OFFERED IN HOUSE
Blanton Measure Would Force All
Operators to Acquire Per-
InitS to Practice.

Provision for a board which would
license all real estate operators in the
National Capital and aimed at pre-
venting fraudulent transactions In
real estate is proposed in a bill in
troduced today by Representative
Blanton, Democrat. of Texas.
This is essentially the same as the
measure which Mr.. Blanton proposed
in the last Congress and which re-
ceived the approval Of both the Sen
ate and House District committees,
being incorporated as part of the
Copeland bill.
In view of the death Of the Rent
Commission, Mr.. Blanton said today
that he believed his measure to be
constructive legislation, which will re-
ceive approval of the House District
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Democratic Woman
Legislator Joins
Hills ''Wet'' Squad

Mrs. Mary T. Norton of New
Jersey, the first Democratic woman
member of the House. today ac-
cepted an invitation by House
''wets" to become member of
their unofficial committee for modi-
fication Of the Volstead act.
In a letter to Representative
Hill. Republican. Maryland. who
headed the organization in the last
Congress, she said:
II hope that. by adding my name
to your list, that 1t will be an in
centive to others to act honestly,
even though 1t may not be consid-
cred good politics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

dolls had been stolen And all of the
energies of the Police Department
have thus far failed to reveal its
whereabouts.
There is appealing pity in that theft.
Tor every clue seems to point to the
home of some other poor children.
whose worried mother feared Santa
might, by some slip of memory, fail to
leave gifts for her loved ones. And.
police believe. she may have stopped
even to larceny to save them grief,
Had the thief sought to enrich him.
self. he could have cleaned out the
room. But one pretty doll and a
choice selection from other varieties
of gifts was all that was taken.
Members Of the Board of Children's
Guardians are reluctant to discuss the
theft. They are confident that if it
was some poor mother who placed
her children's happiness so high, she
will see the uselessness of such a step
and return the gifts. But, If 1t was
another kind of thief, and the toys
are not returned soon, 48 poor chill
dren. whose one bright hope for
months has been the anticipation of
joyous Christmas, at least, will find
even that hope blighted beyond repair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
"FLOOD" STOPS TRAINS.
Water Main Breaks, Inundating
Pennsylvania Tracks.

PHILADELPHIA December IL O)
-Rursttng of a water main near the
Fast Park reservoir early today in
undated tracks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, New York division. at that
point, tying up eastbouna traffic for
more than an hour.
Streets and houses in the vicinity
we're flooded and q number of motor
cars marooned. Although steam traf-
fic on the railroad was later resumed,
electric traffic between Broad Street
station and North Philadelphia was
annulled, electric trains on the Chest
nut Hill division operating from
North Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
is ON LOST BOAT SAVED.
Crew of Wrecked Trawler Found
Clinging to Reef.

VIGO, Spain, December 10. CP).-
Sixteen members of fhe crew of the
trawier ArlanZa We're brought into
Bouzas, near Vigo. yesterday by a
steamer which found them clinging to
= reef. The trawler ran on the rocks
near BouZas Thursday and the boiler
exploded. The men got away from
Tho wreck and made their way to the
reef. though several of them were in
jured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
PRIEST SENTENCED TO DIE

BY Cable to Tho Star and Chicago Daily News.
MOSCOW, December 12.-Priest
Nicodemus Dobrovolsky, who re-
ceived a salary and also promotion to
the priesthood in return for informa-
tion to the secret police in 1905. caus-
ing the execution of several colleagues,
has been sentenced to death at Novo-
p;atigors, in north Caucasus.
The court later. on account Of the
priests age, commuted the sentence
to six years and recommended a par
don.
Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Co. }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Millionaire's Wife Divorced

Los ANGELES, Calf, December
y GP.-Mrs. Olivia Westcott, wife Of
Charles Westcott, known as the mil
sonaire moving picture cowboy and
now serving a term in Los Angeles
county Prison for statutory offense.
vas given her final decree OF divorce
eeterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Italian Troops on Guard.

Yangtsun is about 20 miles north of
Tientsin, while Langfang is 25 miles
farther to the northwest, toward
Peking. Both are station points on
the important Peking gTientsin Rail
road, which is the main artery Of
communication between Peking and
the coast.
During the present Chinese trouble
these international trains have each
carried guard Of foreign soldiers or
marines. Apparently the Italian ma
rines mentioned in the above dispatch
formed the Euard on this train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Z. s. MOVE Up TO CONGRESS.
Coolidge Will Be Guided by Its Answer
on Invitation of League.
ByN the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Should the invitation issuing from
the council of the League of Nations
today for American participation in
the arms limitation discussions at
Geneva be found acceptable by the
administration, such a conclusion, it Is
expected, would go only so far as
recommendation, to be passed upon
finally by Congress.
President Coolidge. meanwhile IS
forming no definite opinion upon the
question until he has had full oppor
tunity to study the text of the invi-
tation to the United States to join in
the work of the special committee to
prepare for the convocation of an in
ternational arms conference. What
ever his decision, he feels strongly
that any practicable undertaking in
that direction can count upon the
fullest sympathy Of the United States.
Includes Germany and Russia.
The invitation to the United States.
with almost identical ones to Germany
and Russia, was reported in Geneva.
dispatches to have been agreed upon
in final text at secret session of the
council last night, and made ready for
dispatch today. None Of the texts
will be made public, 1t was said, until
all have been received by the govern
nents addressed.
The invitation to the United States
was understood from unofficial sources
in Geneva to include a definite outline
of the scope of the study to be submit
ted to the preparatory committee
This Is expected here to enable Presi-
dent Coolidge to form a clear concep-
ton of the aims and proposed methods
of the undertaking as basis for an
opinion whether it is possible or desir
able for the United States to take part
either in the preliminary work or the
conference itself.
Should the administration decision
be favorable to acceptance, the mat
ter almost aut omatically would so 10
Congress for me American Govern
ment's final answer, since II would in
yolve authorization of funds to defray
expenses of a delegation.
Legislative Restrictions.
Congress, in acting on the question
could thus interpret for itself the leg
islative restrictions placed upon the
Executive in dealing with some forms
of international conferences, particu-
larly those sponsored by the league
Continued on Page 2. Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
League Gets Locarno Pact.

GENEVA, Switzerland, December IL
@.-The original Locarno security
pact and collateral arbitration treaties
were deposited today with the League
Of Nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

KANSAS CITY. December IL @.-
While attempting to swallow medi-
cine George Berbquist checked to
death in a physicians office here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
MAY SELL PREPARATION BONDS
BY EDGAR ANsELL MOWRER.

By Radio to the Star and the Chicago Daily
News.
BERLIN. December Eff the
German government will stand behind
the French In the project for market
ing of a large block of German Rail
way Co. bonds by the railway trustee
and the reparations commission, the
French are prepared to discuss stimuli
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Plans Ten Coast Guard Vessels.

Construction Of 10 vessels for the
Coast Guard at cost not exceeding
S, ,000, 900 was proposed IN Dill intro
duced by Representative Parker, Re.
publican, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

Continued on Page ., Column .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

Radio Proerams-Page Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

Fair with lowest temperature about
SO degrees tonight; tomorrow partly
cloudy; colder tomorrow afternoon or
night Temperatures: Highest. 4S, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, Al. at 1:30
am. today. Full report on page 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
Visit Purpose Unknown.

Continued on Page 4. Column 81
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-11

Tourists from the Admiral Evans while visiting a few of the stores during the short stay of the vessel at this port, wandered into one of the leading general stores and re- marked about the tremendous size the Alaska cucumber attained. In fact they asked if they were sold by the yard.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-11

Mrs. D. H. Wandling and child ren, departed for Anchorage this morning where they will make their home again, MT. Wandling is still to the westward, but is due back on the Starr. They have closed out their local fur business and have taken the stock to the Cook Inlet town.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-11

The fishing schooner Martin D, of the Drier Bay cannery, arrived in port this morning with W. H. Reynolds aboard. Mr. Reynolds rep resents the Prince Packing Company of New York, the owners of the plant which German & Co.,, of Seattle, have leased from them.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-11

Lois Price of Anchorage won the recent popularity contest as repre-. sentative from the Anchorage Elks to the Portland convention, to be held next month. A slight misun- derstanding in Seward as to par ticulars and qualification resulted in Seward not sending a representa- tive.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-11

Martin Kilan, of the forestry de- partment, returned to Seward last evening from Lawing where he has been making his headquarters for some days past, while making a survey of proposed trails in the Gnu zach forest.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-11
COPPER GLANCE STRUCK
 AT GREEN-BUTTE MINES

Anton Anderson, engineer with the Alaska Road Commission, who departed from Seward Monday no the Admiral Evans for Seldovia. is quoted as saying a seam of copper glance was struck at the Green Butte mines in the Chitina district, around June 1. The extent of the seam was not stated but it is the first glance the company has struck Ore shipments are now being made from the mine to the railroad with the use of horses and wagons.