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, 1925-01-03
PARIS REPORTS
WAR DE- BT
ARE CONFUSING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-(By The Associated Press)
EManfestly puzzled by the flood of contradictory reports
which have emanatedsfrom Paris during the last "a hours,
administration officials concerned i'll the war debt discus
sions with France, determined today to form no opinion re-
garding latest DEVELOPMENTS in the French capital until
, 1925-01-03

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Ambas.
sailors Frank Kellogg al London
and Myron 7. Herr.ck at Paris. with
Colonel James A. Logan, will rep
resent the United States govern.
ment at the allied finance ministers
meeting to convene in Paris next
wednesday.
, 1925-01-03
You Would Have
An Expert
Buy For You

If you were IN the market for sons
very fine painting. 1t is only right
that you would request some ons
whose Judgment was good and sound
TO pass on so valuable an arecle.
The advice of the reliable banker
is nearly always sought by one who
is contemplating investments in
stocks with which he is not familiar.
We claim TO know automobiles. II
you are in the market for a used
car, consult us; we will save you
from purchasing a a that will dis
please you. go.
, 1925-01-03

PHOENIX, Ariz.-Fiftsen per cent
of Arizona's 1925 crop of IL months
wool has already been contracted
for, according to L. o. oslesby, buy.
ton.
, 1925-01-03

DETROIT.-The Packard Motor
Car company has reduced the pric,
Of its single six closed cars by from
$3.50 to $40 each, bringing the clos
ed models tc the same level az Tho
open caIs.
, 1925-01-03
HUDSON COACH. lg.a model:

has bumpers, front and rear.
seat covers, and extra tire.
This car nov in paint shop;
will be out latter part Of week.
Let us show you this fine car
at the low price of----S
, 1925-01-03
OVERLAND TOURING. 10.

model; good rubber. good
paint. This car is a real buy
at
, 1925-01-03
FORD COUPE, 1925 model, in

extra fine condition, good rub
Der and upholstery; looks like
new; paint good. See this car
at G:
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ILVER

NEW YORK, Jar. s.-Bsr silver
e7ni Mexican dollars, 52is.
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CRUDE MARKET

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, 1925-01-03
DORRIs TOURING; II you want

a high-grade, powerful auto.
mobile in f~irst-class mcchani-
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ber' and n extra tire, don't
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, 1925-01-03
cHANpLEK TouRING. la.s

model, new tires. good paint
Job, motor has recently been
thoroughly overhauled, Acd
car is in fine condition. A ban
gain at
Evening star., 1925-05-29
VAN SWER|NCEN
GR|llED ON MERGER
Is Taken Back to 1916 by At
torney Seeking Records
in Case.

o. p. Van Sweringen. principal
creator of the Nickel Plate merger
plan, who yesterday gave the Inter
state Commerce Commission an &C.
count of the formulation OF the prof.
ect for great railway system in the
East, underwent driving cross -ex
animation today at the hands OF
counsel for dissenting groups.
Again and again H. w. Anderson
for the Chesap peake and Ohio rail-
road minority stockholders, dema nd :
ed the records and memoranda that
We're assembled tentatively by the
makers OF the plan for combining
the Nickel Plate, the Erie, the Pierre
Marquette and the Hooking Valley
with the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Attorney Goes Back to 1916.
He took the witness back to 1915
with demand for an explanation OF
how and why he and his brother. NJ. J
Van Sweringen, a ba ndoned their ca
reers AS real estate operators in C1eve
land to enter the railroad world
When and by whom was this data
destroyed Mr.. Anderson persiste e6
after the witness had several times de
clared himself unable to produce an,
preliminary consolidate ton proposals oi
memoranda I'm negotiation looking tt
the consolidation.
Not destroyed-simply not pre-
served" Mr.. Van Sweringen said, ant
after Newton d. Baker, his counsel
had intervened, he told Mr. Anderson
that he would look again" through
his files for the material.
In preparing the plan for mergins
the five railroads, Mr.. Van Sweringer
said he and his associates had "re
viewed the earnings reports as fal
back as was reasonable"
Evening star., 1925-05-29

Loves young dream of elopement
and marriage between the daughter
and son of two wealthy old families
of Grand Rapids, Mich, and Asheville.
n. c., was temporarily frustrated in
Washington today In a romantic ad-
venture, winding up at police station
No. l, with all the thrills of a mod
ern movie"
And 1t was a traffic policeman, who
eight years ago had eloped and mar
rfed IN spite OF parental objection, who
caught the young couple a scant
rev blocks away from the license bu-
reau and upheld the parental hands
today.
AS result Miss Alice Young, daugh-
ter or s. d. Young. wealthy store FUR
niture manufacturer OF Grand Rapids,
Mich, and Henry Martin Brown, jr.,
OF Asheville. n. c., whose romance
started In the beautiful Summer home
of the Youngs near Pearson, ST.
Marys County, Nd, have talked it
over with the prospective brides IA
ther and decided to walt.
So Cupid smiled about historic old
precinct No. /, as smiles, tears, en-
braces and fartheriy forgiveness
melted into the happy fodeout Of a
slick departure, fooling the news
paper photographer only after q
morning of high excitement at the
station, waiting for Father Young
arrival After the reconciliation Mr..
Young issued business-like state
ment to the newspapers.
The remarkable document, dictated
in the ONCE OF Capt. Brown of No. I,
and handed to reporters, while the
frustrated, but happy young couple
were stealing out the back way, ex.
plained that while there was no OBJ
lection to the marriage, both parties
were too young. in the fathers opin-
Evening star., 1925-05-29
PITT AND SHOREY
|. MEETING IN FINALS
Defeat Moore and McCaIIum
in Town and Country Golf
Tournament.

Harry G. Pitt and John c. Shorey,
two unattached players, are playing
this afternoon in the final round of
the Town and Country Clubs Spring
golf tournament. Pitt defeated Tom
Moore l up in one semi-final round,
and Shorey defeated w. r. McCallum
3 and in the other Semi-tinal
More than usual interest is mani
tested in the final of the second flight
which is between two of the younger
golfers of Washington who have
made names for themselves in tourna-
ments about the city, and it was
considered that the golf in the second
flight final would be superior to that
in the first flight.
Page Hufty, unattached, student
at Dewitt Prep School, and Karl F.
Kellerman, jr., of the Columbia Coun-
try Club, are playing in the second
flight final. Hufty defeated Robert
Betikofer, 3 and 2. and kellerman de-
feated w. A. Mcguire, unattached, 5
and 3. Howard Nordlinger of the
Town and Country Club and J. B.
Dulin are playing in the final Of the
third flight, through victories in the
semi-f1nals over Larry Day. unat-
tached, and A. j. Cummings of Co.
lumbia. The finalists in the fourth
flight are G. A. Pugh and j. A. Pratt,
both attached.
SJTRVIVE TWO ROJINnS
Evening star., 1925-05-29
SLAYER
GIVEN LIFE TERM
Stokes, CoIored, Convicted of
Second-Degree Murder.
Others Sentenced.

Life Imprisonment was the sentence
imposed today by Chief Justice Nc
Coy on Charles Stokes, colored, who
was recently convicted of murder in
the second degree in connection with
the killing of Thomas Pappas. pro
prietor of Greek restaurant at 1902
Seventh street. When called on.
Stokes declared he had received a
raw deal and everybody was against
him The chief justice suggested
that the case was one of the worst
homicides ever tried before him.
Stokes hid in the restaurant early in
the morning of March last and
when the proprietor opened the store
struck him over the head with a
monkey wrench.
The prisoner had just been released
from the penitentiary and claimed
that Pappas, for whom he had
previously worked, owed him So 10
collect which he went to the restau.
rant. Pappas struck him, he de
clared, and he defended himself. The
jury reduced the offense from first
degree murder, for which the man
had been indicted. TO second degree
Attorney f. Russell Kelly represented
the prisoner. while Assistant United
States Attorney Burnett conducted
the prosecution
Lee Look, alias Lee Dog, a China
man. who was taken in a raid of the
local Chinatown last January by
revenue officers and police and whc
had a small vial of opium in his
pocket, was fined $3.50 today by Chiet
Justice Mccoy for violation of tn,
Harrison anti-narcotic law 1t wa:
shown that Lee was smoking the
drug, but had not made any sale o.
the narcotic.
A fine of $50 was imposed on Antor
c. Dumbris for a first offense O.
violating the national prohibition act
William Dudley. colored, was giver
three years in the penitentiary fol
housebreaking and James H. WI
| liams, colored, will go to Occoquar
for one year.
The chief justice extended clemenc,
and placed on probation the following
! Harry A. Brady, forgery, six months
Eugene Nickens, colored, assault. on,
year; Thomas A Quill and Elzeal
Howder. joy-riding, days in jail
Raymond Downs, grand larceny, on,
year; Cornelia Brown, colored. assault
one month, and Dennis Harris, col
ored, assault, 80 days.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
MRS. M. A. DIEBITSCH DIES
Widow of Capt. Diebitsch Sue
cumbs at Age of 90.

Mrs. Magdalene A. Diebitsch. widow
of Capt. Hermann III. Diebitsch.
died this morning at her home
2605 Adams Mill road. She was
80 years old.
Coming to Washington from Halle
Saxony, in. 1860, Mrs. Diebitsch mar
ried Capt. Dfebitsch a year later. and
had lived here continuously except for
four years during the World War,
which she spent in Prince Georges
County, Md. Surviving her are two
daughters, Mrs. Robert +. Peary and
Miss Marie F. Diebitsch of this city
and two sons. Henry Diebitsch OF
Sonora. Tex. and Emil Diebitsch of
New York, Five grandchildren and
two great gra andchildren also survive
her.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day morning at IL O'Clock at Mrs
Diebitsch's late residence.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
20 STILL REMAIN
IN WRECKED MINE
80 Bodies Are Taken From
Debris Left by North Caro-
lima Explosion.
By the Associated Press

4
| COAL GLEN, n. c., May 2e.-
Mother Earth today was fast giving
up the dead OF the Carolina Coal Co. s
mine disaster. Held deep within the
| depths OF the mine for three days
by the debris from the fatal ex-
plosions Of Wednesday morning at 10
| o'clock, today the rescue crews had
brought to the face 80 bodies, there
to be identified and carried away by
| the hands of those who had been
left to sorrow.
Although the bodies in many cases
had been manned and partially
burned, Identification in most cases
was possible and of the 80 the
1 identity of only two remained in
doubt.
| Rescue crews, able to penetrate
more freely into the extreme recesses
of the deep pit as the air was purified
were working in the last 200 feet OF
| the main shaft. where the bodies of
20 other miners We're believed to ne
| covered by the mass of slate shale
and fallen timbers. If the work con.
| tinued at the pace of the past Il
hours it was believed by those in
charge that most of the bodies would
| be recovered by late today.
Death in practically every case, il
was ascertained, had been caused by
the fatal gases incident to the ex
plosion, although a number of the
manned bodies were silent witnesses
to the fury of the life-destroyins
| blasts which occurred deep within
/ the mine.
The first h,,r;oIc Of ,ba di., CT A. r,-or,
| set for this afternoon, with six oi
the victims to be placed to eternal resi-
In the little cemetery scarcely 20t
yards from the cavernous pit where
they met death.
Bodies of other victims have beer
shipped to surrounding cities an6
some to other States.
| lis Left I'm Want.
As relief workers continued thei,
efforts to bring the bodies to the sur
face, agencies of the Nation. State
and the city of Sandford, were being
brought behind an effort to relieve
the families OF those who perished.
Royal c. Agnes of the America n
Red Cross headquarters in Washing
ton, Adjt. Gen. J. Van 3. Metts, rep
resenting the State of North Carolina
Mayor w. H. Fits of Sanford ant
j. L. Gunter, chairman of the Lex
County Chapter of the Red Cross, con
| ferred early today on plans for re
lieving the living victims of the dis
asJer.
Unofficial estimates by mine officials
placed the number of such victims al
40 widows and IS children. For the
most part. they said. these families
were entirely dependent upon the
earnings Of their fathers. sons ant
brothers, who died in the mine. Step.
to insure their support will be taker
Immediately, it was said.
Throughout the night the cabl,
droned at its wearisome task as i
tugged outward crews of tired work
ers and lowered fresh men to tn,
scene of their labors.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

Biltmore streets. no parking on the
left side at any time.
A number of additions were made to
that section relating to one-way
streets, as follows
New Hampshire avenue from L to
T, southbound traffic only.
New Hampshire avenue from u to
V, northbound traffic only.
Kalorama road between roadways of
Connecticut avenue, just north of
Circle parkway, to be used by traffic
in a northeasterly direction only.
Connecticut avenue between Kalo-
rama road and south end of the bridge
there shall be circular traffic in one
way around the parkway only.
The section in the present code
making G street between Seventh and
Ninth streets for westbound traffic
only is repealed.
H street from New York avenue to
Fourteenth, westbound traffic only.
Fl street from Eighteenth to Nine
teenth, for eastbound traffic only.
F. street between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth, closed to eastbound traffic
from to on secular days of the
] week: westbound traffic to use road
way on the north side of the car
track only.
Nineteenth street between III street
and Pennsylvania avenue closed to
northbound traffic to 9:15 am. and
to pm; southbound traffic to use
| roadway west of car track only.
The section of the regulations pro-
hibiting any vehicle from standing in
| front of the entrance to Government
buildings, theaters, churches, hotels
and clubs is amended 10 apply the
same restrictions to apartment Aou.'es
| in which 80 or more separate families
are housed.
| AS soon as possible signs viii he
put in place to indicate the changes
that have been made In parking on
the streets specified.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
CARLTON is URGED
AS D. C. MEMORIAL
Twelve of Singing Towers in
America Now, Expert W. G.
Rice Finds.

Twelve carillons of the first order
already exist in America, according
to William Gorha m Rice of Albany
carlton enthusiast and expert, who is
scheduled to deliver an address on the
progress of the carlton movement in
the United States and Canada on the
occasion of the forthcoming carlton
congress to be held at Bois-le.duc
Holland, next August. This congress
will be featured by competitive play
Ing by the worlds leading carilloneurs.
America Is likely to witness in the
near future the construction of many
more carillons, according to Mr.. Rice.
Among the cities that already either
possess or are soon to have these
singing towers" are New York
Birmingh ham, Detroit, Plainfield. n.
Andover, .Cohasset and Gloucester
Mass; Morristown. n. j.. and Ottawa
and Simcoe, Canada
Installation of a carlton in Wash.
lngton, possibly as a war memorial
has been enthusia stically urged by
carlton lovers and eventually visitors
from all over the nation may enjoy
this added attraction to the beauty
and artistry of the National Capital
Summer Recitals.
Those seeking relaxation along tn.
will be particularly fortunate. Ia.
miel Lefevre, one of Belgium s
most distinguished cariIloneurs. will
again give recitals on the 4s
chromatic bells in st. Stephens Sing
ing Tower at Cohasset, Mass. These
will occur Sunday noon and each Tres
day evening in June and july. Mr
Lefevre who is assistant carilloneur
of Maiines, Belgium. will also give re
citals from the singing tower of Our
Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester. each
wednesday evening during June and
July.
At Morristown, Frederick Rocke will
perform on the carillon of st. Peters
Wednesday evenings during June
while T. Percival Price will be heard
on Sundays on the carlton at the
Metropolitan Church Singing Tower al
Toronot, Toronto, Canada, Messrs
Rookie and Price are at present the
only professional American CARL
loneurs. 1t is thought that many Euro
pean travellers will make it a point to
attend the carlton congress this sum
i mer.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
ELOPERS MEET GRIEF
At HANDS OF ONE WHO SUCCEEDED
Traffic Policeman Blessed by Cupid Eight Years Ag0
Tnrns Back on Romance and Arrests Couple
as Duty Dictates.

/, ion. and that they had decided to
wait until Miss Young completes her
education.
Spied by Policeman.
Policeman Ambrose was only carry.
ing out his orders when he stopped the
young couple after a chase from FIT
teenth and G streets to Twelfth and
G streets, after he had suspected they
were the ones marked on the police
lookout" book. Ambrose had not as yet
reached his traffic station prior to $3.50
when he spied a young couple In q
natty roadster headed for the court
house. He jumped on car that fol
lowed them and edged the young peo
pie over to the curb. At first they
did not admit their identity, but when
they reached the police station, 1t was
learned, the young woman burst into
tears and sobbed uncontrollably.
Because he had succe ssfully run the
gauntlet Of parental objection and 20
lice vigilance In 1917 to marry Mrs
Ambrose, the young policeman said
he felt sorry for the young people, but
was only carrying out orders Police
had been notified by John Britton OF
2268 Cathedral avenue northwest. al
the request of Mr.. Young, to look out
for the young couple and stop their
marriage if possible.
When notified at HIS home near
Pearson this morning that they had
been found before the marriage, Mr.
Young sped to Washington in a motor
car, and arriving before noon, held
conferences behind closed doors with
the couple.
In conference with newspa permer
Mr.. Young said there was nothing tc
report about a reward having beer
offered to stop the marriage. But II
was learned later that he had per
sonally looked up the youthful police
man.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
OPEN TIDAL BASIN
TO D. C. ANGLERS
Newly Stocked Waters Free to
Fishermen Tomorrow-Limit
Is Put on Catch.

The Tidal Basin will be opened to
the anglers of Washington tomorrow,
Decoration day, and also Sunday. &C
cording to Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.,
director of public buildings and parks.
The fishing laws of the District we're
amended some years ago to allow fish
ing within District waters May 80. be-
cause so many anglers take this holi-
day to try out their rods and reels.
The law states that the season for
game fish in the District opens June /.
Those who fish in the Tidal Basin
tomorrow are reminded by Col Sher-
rill of the following restrictions: No
fishing will be permitted from boats
only from the sea wall. No person
will be permitted to take more than
three bass, three crappies or three
Dream or sunf1sh on one day. The
bass taken must be 10 inches. the
crappies inches and the sunfish
inches long. All fish under the legal
size must be thrown back in the water
with as little injury as possible.
Racks Ready Soon.
Col Sheriff. also informed The Star
that the drawings of the plans for the
fish racks have been completed and
work started on the construction of
the racks. He expects to have them
in position by the end of June
The cost of this work will be 81 600
of which sum the Joint Welfare Serv-
ice has contributed 81 1000. leaving
balance OF 81 900 to be raised by pub
lie subscription. The fund subscribed
by the public has only reached SS1S.15.
1t Is now up to the angling fra
ternity of Washington TO get busy
and make up the deficit of S4S2. >
between now and the end OF June,
at which time the money must he
in hand.
Game Fish Abundant
The basin will he well stocked With
game fish, the start ALREADY ha aking
been made when some 500 adult fish
were planted during the first part Of
April. and these FISH. together with
the many others already in the basin,
can be caught up To October - of
| this year. AT this time the Bure.. u
| of Fisheries will commence its Fail
planting of fish. great many of the
| fry of these fish will get into the
Potomac River. thereby providing
good fishing outside of the basin and
as the fish multiply in the basin. un-
der the supervision of the Bureau
/ of Fisheries, a certain number Of
adult fish will be allowed to escape
! into the river. In other words the
basin will be used as breeding
grounds by the Bureau of Fisheries
| for the Potomac River in the vicinity
of the National Capital.
Subscriptions to The Star fishing
1 fo1louT.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
DELANO UNWILLING
TO TAKE D. C.POST
Engineer Reported to Be
Favored by Coolidge as
Successor to Oyster.

Frederic A. Delano, prominent en-
gineer and transportation expert who
has been mentioned conspicuously in
connection with the filing of the
vacancy caused by the recent death
of Commissioner James F. Oyster said
today that he does not want tho
place and he is hoping tbs President
will not ask him TO accept II.
Mr.. Delano added that he would be
called upon to make a great sacrifice
in his personal affairs in accepting.
He did not, however, say that he
would refuse If the post is rendered
Mr.. Delano has been under con-
sideration by the President almost
from the very start, and those in
a position to speak authoritatively say
he is the outstanding favorite in q
large field of aspirants. Besides Mr..
Delano, there are not more than three
or four among the score or mora
whose names have been submitted to
the President known to have been
considered. 1t is believed that Mr.,
Coolidge will reach a decision almost
at any time now.
Wants High Class Official
The White House makes no secret
of the fact that President Coolidge
is especially ambitious TO obtain the
services of a man of the highest char
acter and ability. and who. because OF
past accomplishments would neces-
sarily be we'll qualified to serve.
Those who are of the opinion that
Mr.. Delano is the Presidents choice
say that the appointment would have
been made before this were II not for
some uncertainty az 20 Mr.. Delano s
eligibility In fact Mr.. Delano him
self said today that he was not sure
that he could successfully meet this
issue.
He explained that while he has
lived in Washington the greater part
OF the last decade, it was not until
two years ago that he decided
to make this city, instead of Chicago,
his legal residence He did not say
how long It has been since he voted
in Chicago 1t is thought the solu-
tion of this residence problem Will
hinge upon this point. 1t will be a.
matter of whether or not Mr.. Delano
has voted in Chicago or elsewhere at
any time in the last three years,
Otherwise. his eligibility could noe
be questioned.
Many i'm Field.
Besides several outstanding br1sSs
ness and financial men who hAva
been mentioned in connection with
the appointment. there are severak
group campaigns in the field. For in@
stance, there are six military n1ers
all but one being retired major gem
erals. There are several newspapeF
men and nearly a dozen men pron1i~
nent in citizens associations
Evening star., 1925-05-29
WiCkERSHAM EXPLAINS
TALK ON DEBT PROGRAM
Denies He Criticized q. S. Collec.
ton Policy in Address Before
Club in Paris.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 2s.-George w.
Wickersham m former United States At
torney General. denied on his return
from abroad today that he had criti-
cized the American war-debt eollec-
ton program in a recent speech at
Paris.
Il did address a small group at the
American Club in Paris week ago
Sunday" he said and mentioned that
when the question of international
obligations Is discussed it should be
remembered that America owes q debt
to France. Among the things l men.
toned in this connection was our debt
to France for its cookery, its fashions
and its art.
Il was not speaking in a SERIOUS
vein, and would not, as a citizen. ven.
ture to discuss problems which my
country is taking up with another
country through diplomatic channels ;