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Evening star., 1925-06-28
PEYSER MADE HEAD
OF DISTRICT LEGION
Expected Fight on Absentee
Candidate for Commander
ship Fails to Develop.

Without a sign of the opposition
which had been predicted before the
convention opened, Capt. Julius I.
Peyser, well known Washington at
torney Il former member of the Board
of Education and men prominent in
civic affairs in Washington for many
years, was elected department COM
mander of the District of Columbia
department. American Legion, at the
closing meeting of the tWo-day depart
ment convention at the Interior De
partment auditorium last night.
Capt. Peyser, who is at Hot Springs,
Va, attending the convention of the
District of Columbia Bankers Assoc
alton. was elected on the first ballot.
receiving sc of the So votes cast, with
but % necessary to elect.
Fisk Is Poor Second.
Lieut.. Howard S. Fisk of George
Washington Post, No. /, received IL
votes. running second to Peyser. and
four votes each were cast for George
l.. TAFT of II. G. Spengler Post and
Charles Riemer of Stuart Walcott
Post
Edgar L. Hitch, whose name was
placed in nomination last night. with
drew from the race for departme mt
commander.
Thomas j. F'railey of Sergt. Jasper
Post was elected first vice comma nder
receiving So OF 55 votes cast, and
Theodore Cogswell of Augustus p.
Gardner Post was elected second vice
commander. Miss Helen McCarty of
L. S. 5. Jacob Jones Post was elected
third vice commander. Delegates to
the national convention to be held in
Omaha. Nebr., in October were elected
as follows: Harlan Wood. Joseph J.
Idler, b. C. Mcneil. William Morrell,
William r. Franklin and Miss Helen
McCarty.
Past Commander Frank l.. Peck
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star., 1925-06-28
SLIDE IS REPEATED.
Another Section of Sheep Mountain
Gives Way.

JACKSON, Wyo., June 81 P).-A
recurrence of the avalanche in the
Gros Ventre River valley OF early this
week took place tonight, when another
vast section of Sheep Mountain rolled
into the valley and damned the river
about three miles above the lake
caused by the first big slide. Earth
quake shocks accompanied the NOV
ing of the mountain into the valley.
The report of the recurrence of the
landslide was brought to Jackson to-
night by a forest ranger named Dib
BILE who said he had had race for
life when a mass of the mountain
about one and one-half miles in
length, softened by the melting SHOWS,
oozed down into the valley.
Ranches Will be Flooded.
in size than the first, according to
Dibble. Many more ranches will be
inundated and another ranger station
will be lost. Months will be required
for the swift shallow river to fill the
great reservoir, he declared.
The movement Of Sheep Mountain
continues without stop, Dibble said.
Preceding the first shock at Ana
conda was d severe electrical storm
Six persons were stunned by lightning.
The most uncomfortable experience
so far discovered was the predicament
of jury in Missouia. helplessly lock
ed. up in d room to deliberate on a
liquor case. After the first shock, the
terrified jurors began pounding the
door and demanding their release. A
deputy sheriff let them out, but they
returned later and finished their de-
Evening star., 1925-06-28
RUSH TO SAFETY.
Thousands Are Alarmed When Earth
Shakes.

By the Associated Press.
BILLINGS, Mont, June 27.-Neariy
two-thirds of the State Of Montana
was shaken by two series of earth
quake shocks early tonight. the first
at 6:23 o'clock and the second at 7:05.
Panic seized thousands of people in
Billings, Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls,
Missoula, Livingston and Helena and
they rushed clear of buildings, fear
ing for their lives.
Although no loss of life was re-
ported, word that the temblors had
taken their toll in property damage
soon began to trickle in.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST
Paul's electrified railroad line be
tween Harlowtown and Three Forks
was reported out of commission and
an avalanche of unknown proportions
was reported at Lombard, Mont.
The walls of a hotel in Great Falls
cracked under the upheaval, but the
building withstood the shock.
Fear for Mines.
A severe quake was felt at Jardine
it was reported. 1t was feared the
mines there had been Damaged. Liv
ingslon, near Yellowstone Park, re
ported a series of three temblors-the
first at 6:03, the second at 1906 and
the third at 7:15. The shock created
u panic among tourists in the biz
playground.
Policemen in Livingston said the
tower of a high. building there
swayed with an arch like movement
MANY women tainted there.
out of all the reports of panic and
minor property damage there was
none telling of loss of life.
Three passenger trains, two OF the
Milwaukee road and the other a
Northern Pacific train, are caught
between two avalancheS near LON
bard, Mont, which were caused by
the earthquake, and a special train
was made up to go to their rescue.
Train No. 235 of the Northern Pa
cifie discharged a load of tourists a,
Logan, Mont, at AIS o'clock, where
they were to continue to Yellow
stone Park.
The slides probably are across one
of the three streams which join al
Three Forks, Mont, and form the
source of the Missouri River.
Two railroad cars were shaken
from an overhead coal dock at BoZe-
man. according to reports here and
ran wild down the steep incline. Both
were loaded with coal. The wreck
they made at the bottom of the in
cline blocked the Bozeman round
house and engines cannot be taken
out for regular trains.
Pavements and buildings in Liv-
ingston were cracked, the openings
varying from a mere crack to breaks
nearly an inch wide.
Reports were also received that the
earthshocks were felt at Bonners
Ferry, Sand Point and st. Mary's
Idaho and at Baker, Greg. No dam
age was repOrted
Evening star., 1925-06-28
NORFOLK CLUE REVEALS
NEW YORK dope RING
Drugs Sent Prisoner in Sock Lead
to Arrest of Six in
Northern City.
Ry the Associated Press


NEW YORK, June 27.-Upon evi-
dence obtained when prison author
tiles intercepted a package alleged
to have contained narcotics. addressed
to Federal prisoner in the city
prison at Norfolk, Va. Federal mar
cotic agents tonight arrested five men
and a woman charged with violation
of the Harrison act.
The prisoners are Jesse H. Howard
81 years old. and his wife, Sylvia
Howard, 25, vaudeville entertainers;
Isadore Groman. 80, of Brooklyn;
Frank Nardello, %; Michael Valinoto.
25. and Charles Stueril, 2S, proprietor
of a West Houston street restaurant.
Norfolk prison authorities found a
quantity of alleged narcotics in the
heel of a sock in a package contain.
ing GromanS address. A letter sign.
ed by Howard said the package had
been sent.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
Souiet agents Find
$3,MO,OOO Hidden
In Home of Prince
By the Associated Press


MOSCOW, June 27.-Soviet gov
ernment agents today discovered a
secret treasure trove valued at
$3,00O.0 900 hidden away in the for
mer home of Prince Felix Yous-
soupoff. member of one of the old
est and wealthiest of Russian
royal families. The prince recently
gained wide public notice in the
United States by suit to recover
two Rembra ndts which he SNUG
gled out of Leningrad Petrograd)
in 1910.
The Youssoupoff treasures found
today were carefully concealed in
steel vault behind brick wall.
They consisted of hundreds of
gold, silver and platinum articles
of great beauty, many of them
adorned with diamonds. pearls,
sapphires and rubies. The riches
were hidden by the Youssoupoff
family prior TO the flight from
Russia. following the revolution,
say Soviet officials.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
CA|LLAUX PROGRAM.
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE.
Will Add 6,OOO,OOO,O 900
Paper Francs to French
Currency Within 3 Months.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, June PIN. Caillaux' s
financial measures. which were adopt
ed by the Senate this afternoon, 273
to IL, will become law upon their
morrow. The measures had been
previously passed by the Chamber of
Deputies earlier in the day. They
authorize the printing Of 5000 900 600
more paper francs. making a total OF
10. COO .000, 900 francs within the last
three months.
This imitation of the currency was
scored by all the opposition speakers
in the Senate. and even by Premier
Painleve himself. who. however, ex.
cused 1t as a measure to avert ma
tional peril.
Opposition Aids Measure.
Senator Henry Berenger, reporting
the CaillauX project for the Senate
declared 1t was certain that II the
deficit in the circulation of the ma
tional defense bonds was not checked
the newly authorized 5000. 0.000, ,O0C
francs would be rapidly absorbed.
After the imitation feature had beer
voted, 226 to 30, the opposition led by
NJ. Cheron, former minister of agri
culture under Poincare, decided no,
to abstain from voting on the finan
, cial projects as a whole, thus re
spending to Premier Painleve's appea
for the largest possible majority from
the Senate In order to reassure the
country.
A delegation of public employees de
manding to see NJ. Painleve caused
the doors of the Senate to be precipi
lately closed and the republican guarc
reinforced. They dispersed withou,
trouble after M. Painleve promised
them an interview at the ministry o,
war this evening.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
OIL MEN INVITED TO JOIN
IN CHESTER CONCESSION
Admiral Invites American Groups
to Help Develop Lands
in Turkey.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 27:-Rear Ad
miral Colby NJ Chester, retired. pres.
ident of the Ottoman American De.
velopment Co., which holds the "Ches.
ter concession" of oil land in Mosul and
eastern Anatolia, Turkey. today in
vited American oil groups to partici.
pate in developing the Turkish oil
fields, which, the company said, has
5000, 600 barrels potentiality
Admiral Chester addressed a state
ment to the chairman of the Federal
Oil Conservation Board, appointed by
President Coolidge. offering "to join
with any American group. on an
equitable basis. and insure them the
control of these oil fields" The dura
ton of the concession Is 80 years.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
Three Trains Believed Stalled.

Livingston was shaken four times,
and most of the cities in the danger
area reported many shocks. Appar-
emily the shocks began at 6:23 O'Clock
and lasted intermittently until well
after 10 The quake was felt from
Seattle east to the South Dakota line:
from Spokane south to Thermopolis
and Casper, Wyo. 1t left its trade
mark in northern Idaho, and tele-
phone company officials at Jackson.
shortly after IL o'clock tonight, de-
clared that the recurrence of the
avalanche across the Gros Ventre Val
ley near there evidently was part
of the general disturbance
Thousands Are Safe.
In spite of the delay caused to
trains and the wide area covered by
the quake. thousands of vacationists
in and near Yellowstone Park are safe,
Horace NJ. Albright, park superin-
tendent, declared late tonight.
He reported no material damage had
been done in the park. Old Faithful
Geyser continued to spout sereneiy
and at regular intervals.
The populace of Helena rushed
from office buildings and their homes
when the shocks came. The veterans
hospital at Fort Harrison, nearby,
groaned and cracked, giving the pa
tients a scare.
Town Is On Fire.
The brick school building at Three
Forks which apparently bore the
brunt of the upheaval, collapsed; a
church was badly damaged and pa
tients in a hospital were taken to a
place of safety. Some minor injuries
were sustained in the rush.
Bridges in and around Three Forks
ON Yellowstone trail and those over
the Jefferson River are declared to
have been sprung out of line and are
dangerous to traffic. Three Forks Is
said to have sustained a 100000 prop
erty loss.
Willow Creek, d town of 800, near
Three Forks, is on fire and is in dan
ger of total destruction, says re-
port from Great Falls. This report
declared that Three Forks lost one of
its bank buildings.
Tall Buildings Wabble.
Butte was vigorously shaken four
times Brick ChimneyS toppled, and
it's tallest buildings leaned perceptibly
townsmen reported. Thousands, panic
stricken, rushed to the streets. When
the excitement died down after the
first shock, Butte's first thought was
of it's hundreds of men working far
below the earthS surface in the cop
per mines. But the skips continued
to run up and down with regularity
and no damage underground was re-
ported.
There were three major shocks in
Billings, but the damage consisted
mostly of cracked pavements and
buildings.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
TREASURY SURPLUS
ABOVE $245,00O,0)D,
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE
With 0ny Two More Days in
Fiscal Year, Original
Figure Is Doubled.
HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS
ARE EXCEEDED IN TOTAL
Outgo Expenditures Computed
Close to First Amount
Seen in Budget.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Government will finish
the fiscal year Tuesday with a sur
plus in excess of S245 900 coo, nearly
$50 900 900 greater than any previous
estimate and more than twice rs large
as was calculated when the year be
gan.
Although two more business days
remain before final figures are com
puted, official reports up TO the close
of business Friday night warranted
official statements that the fondest
expectations in the matter of surplus
had been exceeded.
Income Tax Increases.
Another phase of Treasury opera
tions that gave rise to feelings OF sat
isfaction was the continued upward
trend of receipts from income taxes.
Excluding the last three days of this
month revenue from this source alone
aggregated S1.749 ,691 900. or $50 900.
900 more than the estimate upon
which the budget was based when the
years appropriations were made. And
the final days of the month VIII see
this figure increased, for few internal
revenue collectors have completed
their totals on collections for the June
! 10 quarterly payment.
Despite the reduction in tax rates
which have been effective through
half of the current fiscal year, total
internal revenue receipts are expected
to fall only about S220. 200 900 below
the receipts for the last fiscal year
which totaled s3.975, ,912 900. Total re-
ceipts TO June 25 of this year We're
roughly, 10000. 900.
Outgo Usually Close.
Since receipts from income taxes
thus far are only about eighty mil
lions below those from the same
source in the fiscal year 1924, II thus
becomes obvious that the shrinkage
| in the revenues has been in the mis-
cellaneouS group and as result OF
| the abolition of certain taxes. Or-
! ficials, however, have not had time
to analyze this phase of the year
! business.
| AS to expenditures. incomplete but
! official figures show the cost of Gov
ernment for the IL months ending
next Tuesday will be very close TO
the original estimate of 1854 $4,000.
To date. the outso totals S3,ooo.-
! $50 900.
Revision Discussed.
With the approach of the end Of
! the fiscal year. the subject OF tax
revision was stirred again among the
j few officials in the city Suggestions
were made freely that the present law
/ is producing at a greater ratio than
had been expected and some officials
believed that the reduction in the
higher surtaXes already had called
| forth some capital from hiding
Although Secretary Mellon will take
no steps in calculation of tax rates
until the final figures are in, it has
been indicated that he will favor a
cut of $500, 900, 900 in the total tax.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
BY the Associated Press.

SPRINGFIELD, H., June a.
The city of Herrin, long storm cen
ter Of Williamson County's bloody
community strife and angry feuds.
has abandoned old ways for new
and is building peace on the foun-
dation of the Golden Rule.
Members of a legislative COM
mittee which visited Herrin this
week during a tour Of the area
devastated by the tornado which
swept southern Illinois last March,
found the population happy and
peaceable, the old grudges forgot
ten and the old hatreds buried in
spirit of reconciliation engendered
in daily MONDAY prayer meetings
in the city's largest downtown
theater.
The committee arrived in Herrin
shortly before noon and found
every store closed. Many store
windows displayed the sign:
This place closes daily for the
Evening star., 1925-06-28
500 ALIENS DUE JULY !,
new LAW ENDING RUSH
Scots and Scandinavians Are Com.
ing-Ships Were Racing to
Port Two Years Ago.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 27.-Immigra-
tion Commissioner Curran said today
that only three ships, bearing about
500 Scotchmen, Swedes and Norwe-
gians. are scheduled to arrive on
July 1, with the start of the new i'm
migration year. Two years ago, in
contrast, dozen ships, their steerages
filled with aliens, raced into the har-
Dor to land their passengers first.
Explaining why the new immigra-
ton regulations prevented any rush
of aliens, Commissioner Curran said:
Every immigrant must have a con-
sul's visa, and no consul may issue
in one month more than 10 per cent of
the quota for the year. Selection is
made on the other side and the flow
q controlled there"
Evening star., 1925-06-28
SPAIN CUTS VISA FEES.
Charges for Americans Reduced
From $40 to $3.50.

MADRID. June 81 OP).-A mutual
agreement having been reached with
the United States, the Spanish
authorities today announced re-
duction of visa fees.
1t was decided to reduce the visa
fees of all Americans reaching Spain
with the exception of immigrants
from $40 to $3.50. while for Spaniards
leaving for the United States, except
emigrants, the fee will be reduced
to 10 pesetas.
A peseta's normal value is abou,
20 cents.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
DAWES JOINS ARTILLERY.
Is Initiated Into Oldest Military
Organization in America.

BOSTON, June 27 R.-Vice Presi-
dent Charles G. Dawes Joined the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany, held to be the oldest military
organization in America, before he
left this city for Chicago today. A
detachment of the company visited
him at his hotel and presented the
roster for his signature.
The Vice President found time to
visit the Rufus Dawes Hotel for work
ing men in the south end, established
by Mr.. Dawes in memory of his son
Rufus. drowned in Lake Geneva In
Evening star., 1925-06-28
Coast Flight Succeeds.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 81 @.-
Lieut.. r. w. Sweeley. making dawn
to-dusk flight from San Francisco to
Salt Lake City, Utah, and return, sue
cessfully completed the round trip
when he arrived at Crissy Field here
at GAL o'clock tonight
Evening star., 1925-06-28
What Is Evolution?

Everybody is talking about
it, but how many really know
what 1t is?
The outline of evolution,
telling what it is in simple
language and tracing the his
tory and significance of this
historic discussion which is
to be opened In Dayton,
Tenn, next month, will be
told by Lemuel F. Parton,
newspaper man and scientific
writer, in five installments,
beginning Wednesday, July 1.
in
The Evening Star
Evening star., 1925-06-28
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-28 PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Army and Navy News-Page IS.
Current News Events-Page %
Starry Skies in July-Page %.
Radio News and Programs-Page "a.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
PART TWO-I6 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Tales OF Well Known Folk-Page
District National Guard-Page 10.
Parent Teacher Activities-Page l3.
D. A. r. News-Page IA.
Spanish War Veterans-Page IA.
News of the Clubs-Page 16.
Veterans of the Great War-Page is
Evening star., 1925-06-28
PART THREE-Ie PAGES.

usements-Theaters and the Pho.
toplay.
Music in Observation-Disclosures 4.
Motors and Motoring-Pages S, S, Z,
8. 8 and 10.
F'raternal News-Page IL.
Reviews of New Books-Page IL.
Civilian Army News--Page -.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
Montana, Wyoming, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho Are
Cripped. Town Afire.
MOUNTAINS ARE SHIFTING:
DAMAGE RUNS TO THOUSANDS
Buildings Are Wrecked and Tunnel Col
lapses-Throngs of Tourists in
Area Are Believed Safe.
By the Associated Press.


LIVINGSTON, Mont. June 27.-The Lombard tunnel
Lombard the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul rail
way has collapsed.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
SEES S4OO, ,OOO, 900 CUT.
Coolidge Believes Congress Can Lop
That Off Leyies.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspnudent of The Star

SWAMPSCOTT, June 21.-President
Coolidge believes that the next Con
gresS will be able to reduce taxes TO
the extent of $500. 0.000.0 900. This pre-
diction will be reached. it is thought,
because of the increasing surplus
based upon information received by
the President from Washington yes
terday.
1t cannot be realized. however. un-
less the deficit in the postal receipts
are overcome and the expenditures
next year are kept down to the low
est possible point.
His Principal Policy.
This is the chief policy, reduction Of
taxation. to include the scaling down
of the surtaxes to % per cent, and
possible decrease in the present nor
NAL tax of per cent now before
President Coolidge. He believes tha.
he can do nothing of greater service
to the country than force down taxes,
for to do so. in his opinion, will permit
business to expand and will afford
needed relief to the masses- He has
issued instructions that the actual
surplus at the end of the fiscal year
shall be furnished him wi:houI delay.
While Secretary Mellon will not
prepare a tax bill as he did last
year, II Is kiO"u lldl fDEeSlO6nI
Coolidge himself will suggest the eX-
tent of the reduction and the details
of the important revision in the
rates to the members of the ways
and means committee. He is willing
that the Democratic party shall cen
ter it's attack upon him, if II desires
to repeat it's tactics of last year. and
he is going to assume responsibility
for outlining the salient features of
&l,
This course will be followed by him
for two reasons. He believes that
his course in assiduously keeping
down expenditures so that taxes may
be reduced has won him the con-
fidence of the people. and as the party
leader he should take the lead in
suggesting the extent of the next
tax revision.
Test of Confidence.
The administration test of conf
dence will be based upon its ability
to keep down expenses and reduce
the taxes. That being the case, the
President is willing to become more
aggressive than he has in the past
in trying to influence legislation. He
believes that taxation viii be the
chief question before the voters next
year and has told number of Re
publican leaders that they can do
nothing better for the country and
party success in the 1926 elections
than help him to lessen expenditures
and reduce taxes.
If there is a satisfactory tax pro
gram passed by the next Congress
President Coolidge believes that some
of the radicalism reflected in the past
will disappear and the Republican
CONTINUED On Page s. Column y
Evening star., 1925-06-28

Lombard the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul rail
way has collapsed.
BUTTE Mont, June 2-Secons of five western states
by earthquakes for three hours tonight Panic resulted
practically Montana north of Vel
Park Three Forks Mont three anddes
ported have hemed trains loaded with
vacatonistS.
Pavements and buildings cracked cities half
buildings have been demolished and cleo
railroad lines temporarily crippled and there
avalanche Jackson Wyo but nowhere
loss of life reported
Three Trains Believed Stalled
Olympian the Chicago Milwaukee and St
Paul railroad between Chicago and Seattle believed be stalled
the avaanche the vicinity of Three Forks and
Milwaukee and the other Northern
Pacific, reported hemmed in by the slides
special made Livingston racing to the rescue
but there is reported to be little danger -
Reports of damage late tonight began creeping in The
Meagher courthouse White Sulphur Springs Mont
collapsed and the damage estimated at SlOOOOO
shaken
Evening star., 1925-06-28

PART SIX-14 PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Serial, Tim of Bush Nalley"-Page 9
Financial News-Pages IL and II.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
'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
Evening star., 1925-06-28
WEATHER.

Showers and somewhat cooler to-
day; tomorrow generally fair.
Temperatures: Highest. SO at pm
yesterday; lowest, "a at 5 am. yester-
day. Fun report on page 5.
Evening star., 1925-06-28

PART FIVE-8 PAGES.
Magazine Section-Fiction and Fea-
lures.
Evening star., 1925-06-28

PART FOUR PAGES.
link Sports Section.
Evening star., 1925-06-28

Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1925-06-28
Test of Confidence.

lGQptinued On Page s. Column =