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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-28
PINCH0T PLEASED.
Predicts Coal Without Increased Price
10 Public.

HARRISBURG. Pa. December %
Lp) Gov. PinChot in statement to-
ti4v expressed qualification at the re-
sumption Of negotiations between the
Athracite operators and miners and
declared the negotiations should pro-
Gluce a settlement not only just to the
operators and miners, but one which
viii give the public coal without an
Increased price.
Il am particularly gratified that the
conference of mayors and burgeSses
held in Harrisburg on December 16
has resulted in the resumption of.
negotiations between the miners and
operators the governor said
Mayor Durkan of Scranton deserves
particular credit for his efforts to
bring this about. The negotiat tons
ought 10 result in a settlement which
viii not only be Just as far as the
miners and operators are concerned,
hut which will also fully safeguard the
rights of the public to get coal and to
gel it without an Increase in price"
At the conference of mayors and
bursesseS a resolution adopted author
ized the governor to appoint a commit
tse of seven to invite the operators
and miners 10 resume negotiations at
the point where they broke off last
August. with the understanding that
any plans for settlement that may be
offered may be considered. This com
miItee Immediately started to work
with Mayor Durkan as its chairman,
its efforts resulting in the meeting be-
tween the operators and miners wage
scale committee in New York to-
morrow.
The governor today also was to see
Rinaldo Cappellini, president of Dis
trici I, United Mine Workers.
Back at his desk after a 10 days
rest the governor Immediately began
work on his plans for the special ses-
sion of the Legislature. which he called
10 convene January 10.
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PERSHINC, ILL, WILL DROP AFRICA
WORK TO COME HOME In MONTH
Friends Here Alarmed
BY Failing Health
of War Leader.
Return Not to Be Held
Diplomatic Retreat
in Plebiscite.
BY the Associated Press

Press
Because Of failing health, Gen. John
j. PerShlnS is expected to return here
within the next month from africa,
chile. where he is representing Presi-
dent Coolidge in the Chilean Peruvian
arbitration over Tacna a-Arica.
His physician has recommended that
he begin the homeward trip not later
than January Is. and he may depart
from africa before that date if proper
arrangements can be made.
Details of the generals illness are
not known here, but reports reaching
Washington have SomeW hat alarmed
mis- friends in the Capital There has
been a marked increase in blood
pressure. in addition to complications
resulting from infected teeth. He is
IN his siXtY-siXth year.
Although Washington officials de.
CIlned to make any announcement re
@ardlnG Gen. PerShing's return to the
United States. there were evidences
that his departure from South Amer
iCa would in no sense be a diplo-
matte retreat from an international
situation which has become EN-.
baraSSing.
Steps will be taken to continue. so
far as possible, the work he has been
doing as head of the Tacna africa
plebisCitary commission.
Except for minor troubles, the for
mer commander of the American
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Has Nothing to Say.
BUTLER'S LAST "BLEAT."
Flays Philadelphia and Mayor at
Pittsburgh Rally.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December %
@.-Smedley d. Butler, in his own
words, has issued his last bleat"
since having been dismissed last
Wednesday by Mayor w. Freeland
Kendrick as safety director of Phila-
delphia. He left Pittsburgh late last
night after delivering an address in
which he f1ayed the political bosses"
of Philadelphia, gave his version of
why he was fired described the
Quaker City as a cesspool and declar-
ed that because the gang got me
fired. they didn't bluff me-
The general, in his talk, delivered
before a law enforcement rally, de-
clared that Mayor kendrick was "all
right" but that "he is just in a jam.
that's all. No hard feelings toward
him or anybody else. 1t Is just
war, and unfortunately it came to the
stage where 1 was not willing to any
longer carry on my shoulders the
stigma of not enforcing the law on
rich and poor, big and little, all alike"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-28
HOUSE TO GET D. c.
BILLS ON MONDAY
Widening of First St., Open
ing of Another and Creation
of Flag Proposed.

Three District bills recommended by-
the District Commissioners will be in
troduced in the House by Chairma n
Zihlman of the House District com.
mlttee next Monday when Congress
resumes work
One of these proposes the creation
OF a commission to procure designs
Tor distinctive flag for the District
OF Columbia, with the advice of the
commission of Fine Arts.
Another bill would provide for the
widening of First street between q
ana Myrtle streets northeast
The third bill would authorize the
opening of a street from Georgia ave
nue. TO Ninth street northwest through
squares 2s75 and 2S77.
Street Too Narrow.
The Commissioners explained thar
the object of the bill to widen First
street is to provide for condemnation
OF land along the east boundary of the
three squares numbered SIS. CTS and
bH, with Il view to widening the
street. This street runs northward rd
from Union Station plaza between the
CITY Post Office and the Union Station.
thence along the west side of the
building and elevated tracks of the
Washington Terminal Co.
The street is 60 feet wide from the
plaza to G street; 40 feet wide from
street to Myrtle street, and ITO
feet wide north of Myrtle street. The
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show that while many women fail
10 see any cause for alarm in modern
tendencies. others who would prefer
abolition of the cigarette have come
TO accept the practice as a matter of
course now.
In New York, for. instance, accord
ing to an Associated Press dispatch,
the Rainy Daisies" who 80 years ago
orga nized to shorten women's skirts
for hYGienic reasons, are getting big
laugh out of the new crusade to pull
them down again. Mrs. Louis Rails
ton, president of the Rainy Day Club.
of which the Daisies" are members,
doubts if Mrs. Henderson's war will
stop either the debutante or the flap
per.
We certainly builded better than
We knew" Mrs. Ralston said. I'VE
started the agitation for short skirts
and now they are too short. Our
constitution decreed that skirts should
he at least 6 inches above the ground
But we never thought to place any
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WILL SEND EXPERTS.
Labor Department Regards Anthracite
Situation as Hopeful

Regarding the resumption of wage
negotiations between striking anthra-
cite coal miners and operators in New
York tomorrow as hopeful, because
W hile negotiations are i'll progress
there is always prospect of settle
nlent.' the La Dor Department late to-
day will send two of its coal experts
II New York to attend the meetings
and report direct to the department
the developments of the parley. The
department attached no particular
significance to the advertisements
signed by w. w. Inglis, chairman of
the operators negotiating committee,
urging the miners to return to work
pending a settlement of the points at
issue. which have been inserted in
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World War Army had enjoyed un.
usually good health for a man of his
years up to the time of his departure
last July for South America.
AS a preCaution. however, Maj.
Glenn |. Jones of the Army Medical
Corps was detailed to accompany
him. Some weeks ago Maj. Jones re-
ported that the general should make
trip to this country to have some
dental work done, but his condition
was not considered sufficiently serious
TO make mandatory his withdraw wal
Continued on Page 3, Column 3D.
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COOlidge's Views.

There are about a score of bills
awaiting consideration, proposing a
wide variety of methods of dealing
with the coal situation and prevent
ing future and seasonal controversies
between operators and miners in
which third party consumers and es-
sential industries are the worst suf-
ferers. They range all the way from
the companion measures of Repre-
sentative Treadway of Massa chusetts,
a member of the Republican legisla-
tive steering committee, authorizing
the President to declare an embargo
upon coal strikes, to the measure of
Representative Black, Democrat, of
New York. calling for the creation of
a corporation somewhat like the
Emergency Fleet Corporation to take
over and operate the mines in times
of emergency.
While Mr.. Treadway claims that
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CHIEFS OPTIMISTIC
OF SETTLING STRIKE
ON EVE OF PARLEY
Green Predicts Miners Will
Be Back at Work Within
Ten Days.
WORKERS EXPECTED TO
INSIST ON PINCHOT PLAN
Priests Cancel Meeting at Which
Drastic Action" Was to
Have Been Taken.
f. tho Associated Press.

NEW YORK. December oS-Rep-
fesentatives of anthracite operators
J'ud miners were quartcred in separate
So'els here today. preparing programs
tGor = Joint meeting tomorrow. when
.Rrother effort will he made To reach a
1ettlement Of the controversy which
S1as stopped the output Of hard coal
Fince September L.
While spokesmen for both groups
Anaintained silence as To the basis of
FFhe discussion. experienced observers
rrnfessed optimism as to the outcome
Chief among these was William Green.
lanresident of the American Federation
Fnf Labor. who predicted the strike
would be ended in 10 days.
Er. Green's observation was made
StIhis home, at Coshocton, Ohio, where
be is spending the holidays with his
family. With the coal controversy
fcttcd. he said, organized labor would
sut have any serious discord during
Iag6
Insist on PinchOt Plan.
some reports say that the miners
gre prepared to insist that the
Tinchot plan he made the basis of
neEotiation. This plan, to which the
operators have objected strenuously
heretofore. involves the Checlt-off. if
individual workers agree. and an in
uuiry TO determine whether wages can
he raised without increa sing the price
nj coal.
The operators are expected TO lay
before the conference substantially
the proposal outlined in advertise
ments throughout the mining region:
Immediate resumption of work at the
l.
laid down their tools, and a resump-
tion of conference on a new con-
tract at the point where they were
broken off at Atlantic city. Miners
SpokeSmen have criticized these ad-
verriSements as attempts to prejudice
The conference. The miners SpokS-
men insist the men Will not be
s,ampeded back to work
Roman Catholic priests who last
week sent letters urging settlement
20 President John l.. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers and Maj. w.
W. IngIiS, chairman of the operators
committee. yesterday Cancelled
melting propoSd for Wednesday at
which priests of the non English speak
ju@ congregations Of the anthracite
region were to take drastic action"
Priests Urge Settlement.
They issued another letter TO the
tg'o leaders. reiteratinG the assertion
th3t the large ma joritN of miners
hoped for an early settlement.
NJ Hazleton. Pa. Rev. J. :. Pagan,
yaetur Of st Gabrel's Church. issued
statement in which the expressed
regret over the action of English
speaking priests who indorsed the po-
sition taken by the n-English-speak-
ING clergymen.
II can safely assure the mine
workers of the cordial and uniinchinG
support of the unseltish priests of the
SCra nton diocese Father Pagan said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-28
RUSSIA CAPTURES
AFGHAN ARMY POST
Action Arouses British-0Id
Aim of Moscow Believed
Being Pushed.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. December 2S-A report
from Afghanistan that Russian troops
have made an unprovoked attack
upon and captured the Afghan post
of Darkbad. or Darkad, has aroused
concern here.
In official circles it is believed that
if the report proves true the action
would be regarded as a significant
step toward realization of move
ment which Russia is alleged TO De
secretly making toward India.
Stories of attempts by Russia to
gain possession of Afghanistan with
view to advancing through that
country to India once caused excite
ment Diplomatic arrangements, how
ever, brought the scares to an end in
1907, after which, until the bolsheVik
revolution in 1917, the bogey of a
Russian menace to Afghanistan and
India had not reared its head.
Move Long Expected.
Since the revolution Russia's cen
trail Asiatic provinces which adjoin
Afshanistan have become Soviet re-
Reports have been constantly re-
ceived of MoScowS intention to carry
through these territories communistic
propaganda to the masses in India
with a view to creating that revolu-
ton in the East which Russian public
men declare is the ambition of the
Soviet republic.
The statement prepared for Parlia-
ment by the director of public in
formation of the government of In
dia Just made public, says:
1.-The traditional designs of Russia,
after being temporarily suspended,
have now been resumed in new and
formidable shape, and flood of anti
British propa aganda is being directed
against impreSSionable points on the
perimeter of the British zone"
The director expresses the belief
that the spread of Russian influence
in Asia still is the aim of the Russian
government, as it was under the
Cars, and he declares that Russia's S
new nationalistic policy is likely be-
fore long to constitute a serious
threat against Afghanistan.
Darkbad Important Post.
The report dwells on efforts Russia
allegedly is making to extend her in
fuence in the territory Of Ameer
Amanullah Khan, including "propos-
ais for an improvement of communi-
cation with Kabbl, the capital of Al
ghanistan, and OXus. AS the post of
Darkbad and the surrounding terri
tory which the Russians are reported
to have seized are at an important
crossing of the OXus river, suspicion
has been aroused here that the Incl
dent is likely to cause trouble.
A dispatch from kabul telling of the
capture of Darkbad said the Afghan
commander was killed by the Russians
and that the surrounding territory,
consisting Of whole or part of an
island formed by two branches of the
river Oxus northwest of Khanabad,
had been occupied by the Russians.
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BUTLER RETRACTS
HIS RESIGNATION
"I'm Back in Service and
Have Nothing to Say"
He Declares Here.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler today
withdrew his resignation from tie
Marine Corps.
Although the leave under which he
had been serving s director of Iublic
safety of Philadelphia would not eX-
pire until December 81, Gen. Butler
Immediately reported for duty He
will return TO Philadelphia for a few
days to arrange his private affairs
and then come back to Washington
Late in January he will go to San
Diego to take command of the ma
rine base there
Has Nothing to Say.
Gen. Butler came here from Pitts
burgh this morning and after a con
ference with Maj. Gen. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, he pre-
scented a letter asking that his res
ignation be returned to him. The res
ignation was submitted last week at
Il time Gen. Butler believed he was
to remain as director of public safety
at Philadelphia. The request for
withdrawal was complied with imme-
diately.
Has Nothing to Say.
Gen Lejeune had held the resiGna-
ton on his desk in accordance with a
practice he has followed of personally
talking the question over with officers
who have announced their purpose of
leaving the service.
Il am back in the service and have
nothing to say" Gen. Butler said.
Asked if this meant he would hence
forth make no statements or make
speeches, he said there would be no
more anything"
Gen. Lejeune expressed pleasure at
having Gen. Butler back in the ma
rineS again.
BUTLER'S LAST "BLEAT"
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HOUSE BODY PLANS
INQUIRY ON COAL
Probe of Anthracite Strike
Situation to Be Made
by Committee.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

While press dispatches tell of the
anthracite coal operators overtureS to
the coal miners, of famine rampant in
the colonies of miners, and of dire
suffering of householders and indus
tries needing coal, preparations are
in progress on Capitol Hill for a
sweeping investigation by Congress
10 see what can be done about it.
Shortly after the first of the year
the House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, of which
Representative Parker of New York
is chairman. will undertake a solution
of the coal problem as its most urgent
work, second in Importance only to
the special investigation of the rubber
monopoly ordered on motion of House
Leader Tilson, at the behest of Sec
retary Hoover
Mr.. Parker announced today that
the coal inquiry will be started just
is soon as possible, as a preliminary
to his committees effort to agree upon
a coal measure that can be submitted
to Congress for approval.
May Have Precedence.
before the investigation as to methods
by which foreign monopolies control
ling the rubber, wood pulp, nitrate, tin,
quinine and other essential imports
limit their exports and charge usuri-
Gus prices to American consumers
Mr.. Parker said he has not definitely
decided which investigation will come
first. but as the House has already
taken emergency action on a report
by the rules committee directing the
investigation of what Speaker Long
worth calls an international hold
up" it is generally believed that the
rubber study will be started first The
study of the coal problem will be made
by the entire committee, while the rub
Der study will be delegated TO a sub
committee of nine members
we are planning to take up the
coal problem promptly and ener-
getically," said Mr.. Parker, and to
give everybody Interested cha
to be heard, so that we can get the
most complete information upon
which to base the action we shall
take later. / am unable as vet to
state who will be called before the
committee or to give any details of
our plans"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-28
Darkbad Important Post.

A dispatch from Kabul telling of the
capture of Darkbad said the Afghan
commander was killed by the Russians
and that the surrounding territory,
consisting Of whole or part of an
island formed by two branches of the
river Oxus northwest of Khanabad,
had been occupied by the Russians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-28
" WEATHER..

tT Weather Bureau ForecastD
H.ir tonight and tomorrow: contin-
u"d cold. lowest temperature tonight
about IT degrees.
Temperatures: Highest. 10, at pm.
yesterday. lowest l3. AT am. today.
Fun report on page I.
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Continued on Page >. Column 81
Evening star., 1925-10-09

picion-suspicion he plotted TO throw
on YOU! cut in Dagon. THE whole
thing was a plot from beginning TO
end; his asking YOU to come here the
night Of the welGapg-and the rest. :
How do you Know about that?
What do YOU Know" Wells questioned
sharply.
I've put two and two together
and found they made four-that $
all" said the detective. Il don
know anything much. if it comes to
that. But wait till | show YOU some
thing, and perhaps when you've seen
il YOU won't refuse any longer to tell
why YOU came that night. and what
YOU really burned in that leather bag.
You should tell to clear yourself with
Capt. Haste, ii for nobody else
now"
What will you show me-" Rawdon
wanted to know. for DaSon was on
his knees by the PROSTATE man, un-
fastening at the neck the smart pa
jana jacket Magnani wore under his
common brown dressing gown.
We'll. those blood stains that told
so badly against you-or would have,
if il hadn't been for Miss Haste-al-
ways puzzled me. There was so little
blood, YOU see. 1t had been so beau
tifully stage managed. SO to spsak-a
neat mark to fit your boot, Sir Raw
dolt-x,a boot from the pair that was
burned-and nice little patterns for
fingers and thumb. 1t wouldn't have
been worth while if the finger prints
hadn't been made from yours. OF.
course they We're. Things like that
are easy to get. with Il bit of work.
You can see how it's done in many
detective novels. some Of which l dare
say my gentleman has read. Miss
Haste spoiled the game, so far as the
finger prints were concerned. But
why was there so little blood? l
asked myself. The answer seemed to
be that there wasn't much to spare.
I knew if | could find Il member of the
household that night who had ii small
wound, probably on the left arm, |
should have the guilty manor
woman. But finding wasn't easy then.
Now-look there" His voice rose as
he tore the silk Jacket down and
barred Ma-nani'S left arm just below
the shoulder. That's what ! wanted.
It isn't much. But it's enough. Oh.
he was CleVer-Geadly clever. Look
at the way he prepared his alibi. Got
Evening star., 1925-10-09

slippers In monogrammed leather
bag he'd forgotten to take away. The
dress and slippers shed given him as
a souvenir at the dance when they'd
first met. The husband-Paolo said
had gone into the affair-guessed she'd
been here and was sending a detec-
tive 10 look for evidence. If those
things We're found, the woman was
lost. But Paolo couldn't come. He
was bound to start with the company
for Skye or there'd be suspicion.
He'd had warning too late. Would
motor down to the Court, he asked
burn all the things in the furnace
and go on later to Liverpool? l sug-
gested taking the bag with me, in
Evening star., 1925-10-09
WASHINGTON, C., FRIDAY,

Davis-lnercenary old wretch-in his
pay; took on this job as butler, to be
on the spot, while he gave out to
every one that he was at Skye. At
Skye, taking a picture, And his com
pany was there's there, believes he s.
there--ill III a house. outside Portree
Just how he managed a lot Of other
things he did manage I don't see
clearly yet, except that he had ac.
completes. I suspect them to be Mrs
Gillett and her daughter, and my no
ton is there was some secret of the
past that gave him the upper hand
over the old lady. AS for the girl.
she'd be ready to work for him be
cause she could further her own ends
Evening star., 1925-10-09

at the same time. But if you'd out
with the truth about your visit here
the night Of the wedding, Sir Raw
don, I'd have things pretty clear"
II owe Magnani no loyalty now"
Rawdon said, ''and I'll tell you why /
came. He'd stayed here sometimes.
lie liked the place, and when l was
awaT i often lent it to him.
'fle came to me in a state of des-
peration-So l thought-because he
WAS in danger of compromising d
married woman. He Confessed-I be-
lieve it was confession that she-T
won't mention her name-had been
here with him. There were letters
of hers and frock and a pair of
Evening star., 1925-10-09
New Air Mail Bids Soaght.

Postmaster General New today in
vited bids to be opened December 3 for
operating the contract air mail route
between Chicago and st. ul-Minne-
apolis via La Crosse. Specifications
were modified from those governing
the bids opened early this week, when
no award was made on that route be-
cause the bids did not conform with
the department. requirements.
Evening star., 1925-10-09

stead Of burning 1t. and throwing the
things overheard some night at sea.
But Paolo wouldn't hear OF that. |
might he followed. In the end
agreed to do as he asked. And 1t
went without saying that when 7
was questioned / wouldn't try to save
myself by betraying him and a
woman"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Evening star., 1925-10-09
SHERIFF SHOT DEAD.
Killed by Speeding Motorist He
Tried to Arrest

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio. October 9
R).-Sheriff Fletcher Collins OF Nc.
Arthur. Ohio, was shot and killed last
night while attempting to arrest
George Steele, 35, jackson County
farmer, on a speeding charge. Steele
was arrested and removed to the
Portsmouth Jail to avoid possible vio-
lence at the hands of a crowd which
attempted to seize the man while he
Evening star., 1925-10-09

OF the thousands of exhibits Of
work by American and foreign archi-
tects at the architectural exhibition.
held in New York City, only one was
from a woman, Theodate Pope of
EarmingtOn. Conn.