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Evening star., 1925-05-24
COOLIDGE BETTER,
MESSAGE INDICATES
MayfIoWer, With President
Aboard, Radios to White
House AlPs Well.

President Coolidge apparently has
recovered from the slight indisposition
of yesterday. which caused him &c
cancel his Office engagements. and is
enjoying fully his week end cruise
radio message received at the White
House last night.
The message indicated that the
yacht was just below Colonial Beach
and stated that the weather was fine
and all on board were well. Although
President Coolidge was not mentioned
by name, it was taken at the White
House to indicate that he was feeling
much better than when he left earlier
in the afternoon.
With the President and Mrs. Cool
idge on this cruise are the Attorney
General and Mrs. Sargent, who are
temporarily living at the White
House; Senator William M. Butler OF
Massachusetts, chairman Of the Re-
publican national committee, and Mrs.
Butler, and H. L. Stoddard. former
publisher of the New York Evening
Mail. There are also Maj. James F.
Coupal Of the Army, the Coolidge
family physician, and Comdr. Joel T.
Boone, medical officer Of the May
flower and assistant White House
physician. Maj. Coupal does not ordi
narily accompany the President on
these Mayflower cruises. but because
Of Mr.. Coolidge's illness it was thought
best for him to be one of the party.
President Coolidge had not been
at his desk in the executive Office OF
the White House more than a few
moments Yesterday morning when he
complained to his secretary, Everett
Evening star., 1925-05-24
3O-Degree Drop in Mercury
Forecast after Storm Today
Heat Records for May Broken by 81
Degree Temperature Yesterday-Mid-
,vest Feels Icy Blasts.

A thunderstorm from the north
west some time this afternoon or
evening will obliterate the torrid
wave which brought sizzling wealth
er to Washington and shattered the
May heat records. according to the
confident prediction last night of
the Weather Bureau. The storm will
come as a prelude to a cool spell
which is expected to result in a drop
in the temperature of more than 80
degrees.
Official records at the Weather Bu-
reau show that the thermometer
climbed up to 81 degrees at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, setting a new
high mark for May. The closest ap-
proach to this record for May was
back in 1911 when a temperature of
80 degrees was recorded.
The cooler weather is coming from
the Northwest. which yesterday was
in the thrOes Of freezing temperatures,
snow and gales. while the East swell
tered. 1t already has crept into the
plain states, sending the thermome-
Evening star., 1925-05-24
GREAT LAKES RISE AND FALL
4 TO 8 FEET IN TIDAL MVE
FIuctuation On Surface of Water Reported From
To,cns On Shores of Huron and Ontario;
Wnd Does Heavy Damage.

| from Summerville and Charlotte,
north of Rochester, Poultneyville and
Sodus Point, Oswego and smaller
places along the shore. At Olcott
Beach. Wilson and Fort Niagara, all
along the shore line in Niagara
County. some rise and fall of the
water was noted, but at no time did
1T assume the proportions of the
wave east of those points.
Reports from Sodus Point coincided
with those from Poultneyville in set
ting the time of the disturbance as
between and 1920 o'clock this morn
ing. At Wilson, Niagara County,
residents along the beach asserted the
fluctuations lasted over a period of
two and onehalf hours. Soil brought
up from the lake added between Is
and 20 feet to the width of a sand
bar at Sodus Point.
The storms in the inland portion of
the State occurred at the same gen
eral time as the Lake Ontario dis
turbance. In Syracuse, the wind
which preceded the rain, tore trees
and wires dowp and damaged build.
ings.
At Moravia, near Ithaca. buildings
Continued on Page 8, Column ~
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RUINS HIDE SCORES
/. OF DEAD IN QUAKE
AND FIRE IN JAPAN
Resort City Toll InestimabIe
as Fire Sweeps Corpse
StreWn Buildings.
100 TO 200 ARE LISTED
AS DEAD IN T0Y0-0TA
Towns Losses, However, Expected
to Be Far Below Casualties
in Popular Resort.
By the Associated Press.

OSAKA, Japan, Nav 24.-unveri
fed reports from the Ia jima district
northwest of here, which was Sc
verely shaken by an earthquake yes
terday morning, now state that IL is
believed the heaviest loss of life oc
CURED at Kinosaki Springs, where il
Is said all the buildings were wrecked
burying many persons. Fires start
ing Immediately completed the ruin.
The estimates of dead in the town
of Toyo-Oka vary between 100 and
200. Two thirds of the town was de
stroyed, including all of the large
buildings.
The authorities are unable to esti
mate the casualties, while the Yer.
nacular newspapers are publishing diff
ferent figures of the loss of life. II
may be tomorrow before any real
facts are obtainable. 1t Is expected
railway traffic will be restored soon.
Meanwhile relief funds are being col
lected in various cities.
Pitiful Stories of Refugees.
The newspapers publish pitiful
stories of refugees at Kinosaki. Many
were in the hot baths at the springs
when the earth shook and rushed ont
without any clothes on. A large num-
ber are reported to have been suf
focated by fires which broke out.
A number also are said to have per
ished when the kinosaki railway sta
ton collapsed.
1t is reported that there are 81
known dead at ToyoOka and more
than 800 injured.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
AMERICA LAUDED
FOR STERLING RISE
Aid in Bringing British Money
to Par Is Called Greatest
U. S. Accomplishment.
By the Associated Press.

The part America and American
financiers played in the restoration of
the British gold standard and the
tually a gold par was described Off
cially yesterday as being among the
outstandin economic accomplish
ments of modern times, if not in all
history.
BY cooperating with Great Britain
in her efforts to get back to a gold
standard, the United States again sup
piled "a constructive factor of the
greatest consequence in helping to
place the economic and financial af-
fairs of the world on a safe and
solid basis said DIR. A. c. Miller,
Federal Reserve Board member and
widely known economist.
DIR. Miller's views, with which Sec
retary Mellon is in entire accord.
were contained in a statement in
which he depicted at length the
heroic struggle of nations through
out the world to get away from
managed currencies" and monetary
disorganization. In the case of Eng
land, he said, it has more than the
mere technical significance of the ap-
gold value of $4.866.
1T is one of the most important
steps achieved since the armistice to-
ward world economic restoration" he
declared. More even than that, it is
an illuminating, gratifying sign OF
how far toward completion the whole
process of postwar readjustment has
run its course.
Britain Wins Way Back.
Since the arnistice, DR.. Miller con.
tinued, agriculture, trade and indus
try in whatever country has been
struggling against the handicap of
disorga nized currencies. He said the
distraught mind of the peoples of the
world was longing for normal con-
dition, and to the Europeans that
meant attainment of gold supported
currency as the goal.
Attempts to take short cuts in vio
lation of economic laws have been, as
always, unsuccessful, he added. He
praised those nations which hewed tc
the line and finally won a gold stand
ard again for their money markets
England, DR.. Miller said. fought back
Evening star., 1925-05-24
Pinchot Bo0ns Gen. Butler for Governor
When He Drops Reins to Run for Senate

Butler Is the one whom he could
intrust with his heritage.
For long time he had Represent.
ative Clyde Kelly of Pittsburgh in
mind. Kelly's prospects were in
teresting, but suddenly the gov
ernor discarded him. Paul Wright,
highway commissioner. was also in
the running with others for time.
They have all been discarded.
None Of these men filled in
with Mr.. Pinchot's idea of the
variant type of crusader required
to combat the forces which Mr..
Pinchot has set out to destroy.
Pinchot wants a man who can
stand on his own feet and fight.
He has been captivated by the Wig
orous, uncompromising fighting
character of Butler. Pinchot re-
CARDS Butler as thoroughly honest,
courageous and intent upon full
filling the job of cleaning up Phil
adelphia. which he was brought
here to do at all costs.
But more than anything else, ne
believes Butler more nearly ap-
proaches his ideal in respect to
enforcement of the prohibition
laws than any other official in the
Commonwealth and for this pur-
pose, if no other, he believes the
head of the Philadelphia police
department should become gov.
ernors
Evening star., 1925-05-24
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-36 PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign
Schools and Colleges-Pages 1s and 10
D. A. R. Activities-Page 10.
At the Community Centers-Page 10.
Current News Events-Page 90.
Parent-Teacher Notes-Page "a.
Army and Navy News-Page 26.
Girl Scouts-Page 26.
Camp Fire Girls-Page 26.
Boy Scouts-Page %.
News OF the Clubs-Page %.
w. G. T. U.-Page 80.
Y. w. c. A.-Page 81.
Radio News and Programs-Page 80.
District National Guard-Page "a.
Naval Reserve-Page "a.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
By the Associated Press.

BUFFALO,, May 23.-Wind, rain
and what was described as a tidal
wave, struck a series of devastating
blows at central and a portion OF
western New York today, causing
property damage estimated at thou
sands of dollars, but resulting in no
deaths and few injuries.
The tidal wave swept virtually the
entire southern shore of Lake On
tario, from the mouth of the Niagara
River at Youngstown to Oswego,
raising the water about four feet
above normal. Its origin remains a
mystery tonight. At the time it oc-
Cured there was only light wind.
The fury of the wave seemed to
center near Sodus Point, where be-
tween the lowest and highest level
of the water there was a difference
of eight feet. The same varia' ion
was reported from Oswego- Slight
earth tremors were said to have been
noted by some residents at Sodus
Point.
Serious damage to shipping and
lake-front property was reported
Evening star., 1925-05-24
BAN ON POISON GAS
REJECTED AT GENEVA
Arms Control Committee Votes
Against U. S. Suggestion, But
Fight Will Be Kept Up.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May %. After strug.
Cling for several days with the Amefi.
can proposal for the inclusion of a
clause in the arms traffic control con.
yention forbidding the use of poison
gas, the committee dealing with the
subject tonight reluctantly reported it
was unable to agree to the American
suggestion.
The American delegation. under the
leadership Of Representative Theodore
E. Burton, probably will continue its
efforts upon the floor Of the confer.
ence to have resolution against the
use of poison gas adopted. The con.
ference adjourned today to meet
again early next week.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
EXPLORERS PLAN RESCUE.
Experts Have Confidence Six Men Can
Get Out Afoot.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 23-Plans for the
prompt launching of a rescue expedi-
ton, in case the Amundsen-E Ellsworth
airplanes fail to return from their
polar flight, were discussed here to-
night by a group of prominent Arctic
explorers, including Capt. Robert
Bartlett of the Peary expedition, Wal
ter Wellman, organizer of several ex-
petitions prior to 1909; Anthony Fiala
Of the Ffala-Ziegler polar attempt and
others.
Donald MacMillan's polar base at
Etah is the logical point from which
to send a rescue party, according to
Gen. David L. Brainerd, one of the two
living survivors of the Greedy expedi-
ton of 1SS1-84.
LAS 1 understand it, the explorers
have a months supply of provisions
on each plane" said Gen. Brainerd.
In the event of disaster they might
reach the coast Of Greenland or Grin
nell Land. 1 am informed Amundsen
has a cache of supplies at Port Conger,
In Grinnell Land, which Is the point
where the Greedy expedition spent two
years. If Amundsen and his COM
panions should reach that coast they
could live on the country, since musk
oxen and reindeer abound.
From the first, 1t has seemed to me
that the great danger to the expedi
ton rested in their plan to make
Continued on Page 5. Column p
Evening star., 1925-05-24
CR0WDER is COMING HERE
FOR SURGICAL OPERATION
q. S. Ambassador Leaves Havana.
His Ailment Not Serious,
His Physicians Say.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, May %. Enoch H
Crowder, the American Ambassador
smilingly bade goodbye this afternoon
to group of friends and officials who
had gathered to see him off, and
stepped aboard the steamer Orizaba
for New York. He assured his friends
that he would be back in Havana
within two or three weeks.
Gen. Crowder, who has not been in
the best of health for some time, has
been advised by his physicians to un
dergo a minor operation, and on his
arrival at New York he probably will
proceed Immediately to Walter Reed
Hospital, Washington. The exact ma
ture of the generals illness has not
been announced.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
SpeciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dlspatcn 10 Inc Stdt
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May Is
By way of redeeming his promise
to the people of the State that he
would "go fishing" at the end of
his term, Gov Pinchot has been
angling for a candidate to succeed
hir self in the executive office.
He thinks he has a big fish on the
hook. He hopes to land Gen. Smed-
lev Darlington Butler for the job.
At the moment the general is not
in a receptive mood. He sees too
many difficulties to be overcome
before he could even start in the
race. But the governor refuses to
be turned aside from the idea. He
is working insistently to get But
Her into the field. He is making
overtures to responsible political
leaders on Buffers behalf. He
wants him as running mate when
he runs for the Senate next year,
and he smiles at those obstacles
which deter Butler.
For more than a year, Mr.. Pin
chot's mind has been set on finding
some one whom he could depend
upon to conduct affairs at Harris
burg in conformity with the Pin
chot policies. Now he has come to
the conclusion that more than any
other man in the State not allied
with the Republican 2gganizatons
Evening star., 1925-05-24
FENCE TOPPLED BY GALE
KILLS GIRL AND FATHER
New York Firemen Called to Res
cue Them, But Both Victims Die.
Scaffolding Is Blown Down.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May ga seven.
year-old girl and her father were
fatally injured tonight when they
were pinned beneath fence that
toppled over during Camille an hour
windstorm.
The girl, Olga Virginia Whitley, was
walking with her father, George Whit
ley, 43, besides the fence when 1t sud
denly collapsed. Firemen were called
to extricate them. The child died in
an ambulance, and her father in a
hospital.
The wind also blew down part Of
an elevator scaffolding on the side of
10-story apartment house under
construction at Gath street and Lex
ington avenue, blocking traffic but
injuring no one.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
VOTES PENSION PLAN.
Assembly Indorses Movement to Raise
$l5,000,00

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May % Up.-
The Presbyterian Church in tho
United States, through its General AS
sembly. in session here. pledged itself
anew today to bring to ultimate COM
plefion two projects of national inter.
est which have been under way for
the last two years.
Enthusiastically and unanimously,
the 900 commissioners voted to ac-
cept a report which will hasten the
success of the church's new pension
plan for ministers and their depend
CONTINUED on Page 1, Column ~
Evening star., 1925-05-24
j. s. MAY INCREASE
PRESSURE TO SPEED
FUNDING OF DEBTS
Move to Hasten Negotiations
With Foreign Debtors
Being Considered.
By the Associated Press.


The Washington administration is
giving consideration to the question
of exerting additional pressure on the
Governments foreign debtors to
hasten funding negotiations.
Convinced of the solid support of
the American people, responsible Off
cials feel that they are warranted in
going ahead on the course charted by
the first moves, made some weeks
ago. in advising the foreign nations
that in the opinion of this Govern
ment the time has come for settle
ment of their obligations to the
United States.
Officials are highly pleased, and in
some instances agreeably surprised, it
was declared yesterday, at the ap-
parent unanimity of the support ac-
corded the administration on its
initial steps to obtain commitments
for payment. The feeling that the
collection pressure should be applied
to war and postwar debts alike was
made in official quarters where 1t was
reiterated with emphasis that the ad-
ministration neither by law nor policy
would permit differentiation among
the various kinds of loans made. The
Government hopes, and expects, that
the loans will be consolidated into one
funding arrangement and the Amer
lean debt commission is prepared to
consider no other plans, it was de-
clared officially.
Confers With Borah.
There was yesterday also the official
intimation of g. desire to publish the
actual obligations Of every nation In
debted to the United States and show
how much principal and interest had
been received on account OF those
debts.
Another development was visit to
the White House by Senator Borah,
chairman of the Senate foreign rela-
tions committee, who was summoned
by the President to talk on the DEBT
situation While there was no state
ment issued after the conference, 1t
was indicated that the President feels
that he has the hearty backing of the
Nation in the program outlined.
The President previously has been
represented as holding that there can
be no differences permitted among the
foreign obligations as set up by some
of the nations, and in this view Sen
ator Borah has assured the Chief Elk
ecutive of senatorial support. Mr..
Borah believes that the sentiment OF
the Senate is overwhelmingly in favor
of regarding all loans, pre-armstice,
reconstruction, relief and supply sales,
as falling within one category and
therefore subject to the same treat
ment.
The information that new steps to
hurry funding negotiations were i'm
pending gave rise to rumor that
meeting of the debt commission soon
would be called.
This report, however, was without
confirmation, but the statement was
made in official quarters that a meet
ing of the commission might be called
at any time. 1t was obvious that If
further steps were to be taken, the
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
"DRY CLEANER" KILLS 2;
SERIOUSLY INJURIES rs
BY the Associated Press.

VERSAILLES, KY, May 23.-Twc
known dead, 25 or more persons seri
ously wounded and score less seri
ously hurt, was the toll of an explo
sion of a gas machine in dry clean
ing shop here tonight.
The dead: Orc Moore, Versailles
stock dealer and acknowledgement fox
hound breeder, and Walter Tilghman
aged Is.
The injured, made up of the many
who gathered in downtown stores for
late Saturday night shopping were
rushed to hospitals, -.-
Evening star., 1925-05-24
PART THREE-12 PAGES

musements-Theaters and the Photo.
play.
Music in Washington-Page 5.
Motors and Motoring-Pages s, z
and 8.
Fraternal News-Page 10.
Around the City-Page 10.
Veterans of the Great War-Page II.
Civilian Army News-Page IL.
Serial, "The Spring Flight"-Page 12.
Spanish War Veterans-Page IL.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
PART TWO-I8 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page 4.
Reviews of Spring Books-Page 4.
Tales of Well known Folk-Page 1;
Evening star., 1925-05-24

ters down as low as 48 degrees, and is
slowly heading for the East.
Unsettled weather, with showers, Is
predicted for Washington today, as
we'll as the New England States and
those along the Atlantic seaboard, but
the heat wave will not be broken un-
til the thunderstorm arrives. BY
Monday morning the weather fore
caster believes the temperature will
be down in the COS.
The duration Of the cool weather
will be several days, the Weather Bu-
reau announces, and then Washington
may get another taste Of Summer
heat, but probably not as great as the
present record-smashing spell.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
PART SIX-12 PAGES.

Classified Advertising.
Financial News-Pages 8, 10 and IL
Evening star., 1925-05-24

Magazine Section. Fiction and Fea-
lures.
The Rambler-Page 8.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
Cyclone Sweeps Section of Central
America.

SAN SALVADOR. Republic Of Sal
vador, May % R.-A dispatch
from Guatemala City reports heavy
damage has been done to coffee plan
tations by a cyclone which swept over
the San Marcos region. The Govern
ment has sent relief expeditions to
care for those whose homes were
wrecked.
Evening star., 1925-05-24

Mr.. Straphanser; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr.
and Mrs., Mutt and Jen.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
COLD GRIPS MIDWEST.
Heat Wave Gives Way to 35-Degree
Drop.

CHICAGO, May % OP).-The Middle
West, which yesterday sizzled in un
seasonable temperatures of from 80
TO 100. tonight shivered in the grip OF
a chilly northeast blast almost as un-
Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
PART FOUR PAGES.
PART FIYE-s PAGES.

Pink Sports Section.
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Continued on Page 4, Column A.
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COMIC SECTION PAGES.

GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
Evening star., 1925-05-24
"FrOn, Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
90 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately
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, Continued on Page (, Column q
Evening star., 1925-05-24
COFFEE FIELDS DAMAGED.

Continued on Page 8, Column g.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-05
Reinersyille

Mrs. Blanche Ashton and little
son of Columbus, have been VISITING
at the home of the formers father
Mr.. j. D. Sealock, on his farm nea'
Windy Hill.
Since the burning of the OkeH
Berkheimer home few days age
they are occupying the Williams
property at Otho.
Mrs. S. L. Hill returned to hei
home here the middle Of last week
after having spent about a week
with her sister Mrs. Lemuel Waugh
at Reynoldsburg, near Columbus.
Mrs Maude Maxwell is i'll with
shingles, at the R. A. Arrick home
where she had been visiting.
Clarence Wilson who formerly
lived here but whose home is now
in Cambridge, will spend the winter
in the south for the benefit of his
health.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rev. Saylo:
on Thursday morning of last week.
1919 pound son. They are at the
home of Mrs. Saylor's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Baker. in the north
end of the township.
Jesse Mclaughlin and family are
occupying the home on the farm
they bought last spring in Center
township.
Grange Notice
The next regular meeting of Mar
chester grange will occur on Thurs
day evening, Nov. IL. At this time
the officers for the grange will be
elected for the coming year. A good
of the members should
be present at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weinstock
and family of Gaysport are visiting
at the Riley Bolinger home.
In glancing over the Pittsburgh
markets in Saturdays daily, we no
tice heavy hens are quoted at from
38 to 40 cents and light ones 25 to
26 cents, while Thursdays quota
ton in McConnelsville is heavies Is
and lights IL, but we suppose the
difference is required for transporta-
-ion
Corn husking proceeds very slow
y here on account of the extremely
wet weather.
The school board held meeting
lere Monday presumably to pay
eachers' salaries, since they have