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Evening star., 1925-08-20
SEES RIGHT TO HOPE.
Italy's Financial State Held Worse
Than Belgium's.

ROME, August 20 CP).-The terms
of the Belgian debt arrangement with
the United States give Italy the
right to hope that she will receive IA
vorable hearing when she explains her
position. says the Messa ggero today
Abiding to published intimation
that the Belgian arrangement cannot
be taken as a precedent, because of
Americas moral obligations to Bel
Sium, the newspaper says Italian pub
lie opinion would be profoundly dis
appointed If America intended to i'm
ply that settlement of the italian
debt would be on more severe terms
than those granted Belgium.
The Italians expect instead more
favorable conditions, in keeping with
ltaly'S financial and economic state,
which is much less prosperous than
that of Belgium" the paper says.
II Tevere, semi-official newspaper, as
serts that no settlement of Italy's war
debt to the United States can be made
except upon three major premises. as
follows:
Not permit any connection with
political problems, especially our lib
erty of armament
"Italy's annual payment should not
exceed $50 900, 900 gold lire (S2S,95O. .OOO)
The sum paid must be invested In
productive Italian enterprises
Evening star., 1925-08-20
CRANDALL IS STILL
PLANNING BIC SALE
No Confirmation Yet ReCeiv-
ed Here of Report of Great
Theater Merger.

Negotiations for the partial sale of
the valuable theatrical properties in
Washington and nearby towns owned
by Harry NJ. Crandall are still in
progress and may be expected to be
ConSummated within a few days. Mr..
Crandall is in Indianapolis, attending
motion picture convention. Fritz
D. Hoffman. controller Of Crandall
theaters, said today he had no advices
from Mr.. Crandall confirming the
sale, but added that negotiations,
which have been in progress for sew
eral weeks, are still going on. He
said he was sure if the deal had been
cOnsummated Mr.. Crandall would
have advised the Washington office
of his theater company.
Reports current in Washington to-
day declared Mr.. Crandall had sold
part of his interest in the Crandall
chain to the Stanley Co., of America,
at a price said to have been between
81 900 900 and $4,000. 900 The Stan
ley Co.. owns and operates the Earle
Theater in Washington and other
theatrical enterprises in a number of
cities. Mr.. Crandall told The Star
last week that negotiations were in
progress between his organization and
five companies seeking to purchase
the Crandall interests in Washington.
Baltimore, HagerStown, Cumberland
and Martinsburg, w. Va. He said
at that time the negotiations would
probably be completed within a fort
night.
Persons familiar with the theatrical
situation professed to see in the
projected sale of the Crandall interests
a theatrical merger of which the
Crandall chain of houses would be but
a part, the whole chain of theaters
scattered over the United States to be
the largest group of theatrical enter
prises ever brought together under
one management. E. F. Albee, op-
orator of the Keith Theaters, is al
ready associated with the Stanley
Co. of America.
Officials of the Crandall organiZa-
ton did not believe today that the
deal had been closed finally in the
absence of definite information from
Mr.. Crandall.
The theatrical magnate, who owns
the valuable First National franchise
in this territory, started in business
as a telegraph messenger. His first
venture into the motion picture field
was in 1910, when he opened a small
house at Fourth and East Capitol
streets. Later ventures into the same
business caused him to open the
Crandall Theater at Ninth and E
streets, the nucleus from which the
large chain of Crandall enterprises
grew.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Spain is to have an orphan asylum
capable of caring for / 500 boys. on
lands ceded by town government.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
STAR STOLEN FROM "OLD
IRONSIDES" is RETURNED
Former Midshipman Took Souvenir
From Constitution as School
Day Prank.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Mass. August 20.-A
brass star from the "Old Ironsides'
helm came back yesterday to be placed
in its original position, from which it
was taken 40 years ago by a young
midshipman, who. solely because of
the devil in my early years did often
take up his residence with me, did
unscrew and pry from her wheel
abaft the quarterback brass star"
The name of the culprit who returned
the star and wrote the accompanying
letter was withheld by Admiral l.. r.
Steiguer of the Charles Town nN'y
yard, who is interested in repairing
and restoring the old L. S. S. Constitu-
ton to it's original state. The writer
said he climbed aboard the vessel in
the navy yard at Kittery, Me-, and
took the star. He now has a son, who
is naval officer, who expects to come
to Boston to place the insignia back
in its original position.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
MACMILLAN PLANS
RETURN TO, STATES
LATE NEXT MONTH
Continued from First Page.)


CINE has already been changed in
NAP and hull is being repaired Her
wing and hull were damaged accident
ally today by Bowdoin when transfer
ring motor to the Peary. MAI in ex-
cellent condition. and two planes will
be ready for flight some time tomor-
row night.
1.-The reason that the Polar Sea has
not yet been reached is because the
weather has been so consistently bad
that the mountains have been almost
continuously covered with fog or
clouds. Also we have had very diff
cult time locating landing places on
account of the ice, and when we do
put down at base food and fuel the
ice is liable to close in overnight.
There are no landing places whatever
on the land. However, in spite of the
handicaps, we can accomplish our
mission If the weather remains good
so that we can get over the noun
tains. Men in favor of fighting hard
as long as possible to accomplish our
mission"
Navy Department officials said four
spare wings were available at Etah
for repairing planes, but the three
spare Liberty motors have been used
Slow fabrication, due to the extreme
cold weather, is believed to have
shortened the lives of the engines.
The inability to take off from land
put further strain on them.
Secretary Wilbur confessed himself
frankly disappointed" that the expe-
dition could not complete its mission
because of unforeseen barriers, but he
appreciated that considerable valuable
knowledge had been obtained. Whether
another attempt will be made next
year to explore the Polar Sea, he
said, could not be determined so long
in advance, as much would depend
upon detailed reports and plans
brought back by Comdrs. Macmillan
and Byrd.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

plans tried at this corner, and l am
hopeful that each one may be
tested there before its adoption OF
abandonment"
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Each year we take the manufacturers entire bal
of the famous Emery Shirts-we take them all
just they are-some slightly soled-some slightly
imperfect We could easily get twice the price-but
prefer to give you the benefit of the big purchase
and maintain name for values, volume and quick
5000 splendid sot-cuff, attached-colar and
neckband-pain, white and fancy-Emery quality
Shirts Sizes 131z to Is. Made to sell for $3.50 to
$500. On sale tomorrow am, ST. 49, $500 u doz.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
5000 Famous Emery Quality Shirts
$500 Half Dozen

Which manufactured to sell for $3.50 to S. on
sale morning at clock at both stores ST 49,
So the half dozen.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
SCORES LEAGUE PLAN.
q. s. Representative at Issue on
Disaster Relief Report.

GENEVA, August 20 @.-Lieut.
Col. Robert Z. Olds. the American rep
resentative, took issue with the re-
port of the League of Nations com.
mittee charged with the task Of pre-
pairing a plan for the formation Of an
international organization to aid the
victims Of disasters. such as the Jap.
anese earthquake. according to the
report which was published last night.
Col Olds declined to adhere to 1t on
the ground that it was inadequate and
embodied conclusions and principles
outside the scope of the inquiry.
The other members OF the commit.
tee, however, did not share Col. Olds'
views and insisted upon presenting
the report to the council.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
NEW TURNING PLAN
STIRS UP IRE OF
CAPITAL AUTOISTS

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-08-20
FRANCE TO FACE
"CAPACITY-TO-PAY"
POLICY ON DEBTS
Continued from First Page)

American delegation, when the treaty
was signed Whether Mr.. Hoover
joined other Americans in the dele
cation, who at that time, it was said
urged Mr.. Wilson to make the
promises to Belgium, was not dis
closed.
American officials were pleased with
dispatches from Brussels already indi
eating that members of the cabinet
there felt the Belgium agreement was
not quite so much as they had hoped
for, but not so hard as they had an
ticipatad
Evening star., 1925-08-20
SIGNS ARE PREPARED.
Signals to Guide Motorists in Obey
ing New Rule.


Sign painters are at work at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. today placing white arrows on
the pavement to indicate how motor
lists should make right and left hand
turns under the new system, which
is to be given an experimental try
out there, probably tomorrow.
The purpose of the new rule is to
make vehicles turn in such a manner
as to avoid passing through a cross
walk while pedestrians are moving.
Vehicles intending TO turn either
right or left will get in close to the
curb before reaching the Intersection,
and to make this possible parking of
automobiles will be prohibited within
so feet of the intersection.
Here are examples OF how each turn
should be made:
A driver going north on Fourteenth
street and wishing to turn right into
Pennsylvania avenue will cross the
Fourteenth street crosswalk while
traffic is moving up and down Four
teenth street, and stop. When the
sign is turned so that traffic on the
Avenue is moving, he will complete
the turn by crossing the Avenue cross
walk
A driver going north on Fourteenth
street and wishing to make a left
hand turn into the Avenue, also will
cposs the Fourteenth street croSswalk
while traffic is moving on Fourteenth
street, but instead of pulling over to
the Semaphore in the middle of the
intersection, as he now does, the mo-
torist will keep to the right of ma
chimes going straight up Fourteenth
street. He will stop on the far side of
the Avenue and make the left-hand
turn when vehicles begin to move east
and west on the Avenue.
Arrows Will Point Way.
The arrows being painted today will
indicate the direction turning ma
chimes should follow To make a turn
at busy intersection it is necessary
for a driver to pass through two
which he approaches the corner and
the other on the street into which he
turns.
If pedestrians follow their part of
the system by crossing only when the
"go" signal is with them vehicles
will not cross their path in turning
under the proposed plan.
The traffic department is planning
to erect ''nOparking" signs near
street car stops as soon as the work
can be accomplished.
The placing of this ban on parking
of vehicles in front of a street car
stop is in accordance with a general
clause in the traffic regulations pro-
hibiting parking at a street car stop
where a sign has been erected warn
Ing motorists of the prohibition.
Evening star., 1925-08-20

One thousand chickens will be killed
each day at the packing house owned
by the city of Cartagena, Colombia
Evening star., 1925-08-20
DELAY is FAVORED.
Belgium May Wait for United States
to Ratify Agreement.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. August 2O.-The de,
tails of the agreement reached at
Washington for the funding of Bel
GUMS debt to the United States have
been laid before King Albert at the
royal Summer residence at Laeken
by Finance Minister Jansen.
The question of whether Parlianen>
shall be carried in special sessi 81
ratify the debt agreement VII De de-
cided by the cabinet on the return of
of the Belgian delegation from the
United States.
General opinion favors waiting to
ratify until the United States Con
gress has approved the agreement.
Foreign Minister Vandervelde today
cabled the Belgian delegation in Wash
ington congratulating the members of
the debt settlement, whGh the entire
cabinet considers satisfactory.
There is no questionsfor the moment
OF a new loan
Not Skinned Alive.
Disappointment is expressed in the
comments of most of today's Brussels
newspapers on the outcome of the
negotiations in Washington.
Ningtieme Steele says "the Ameri-
can Debt Commission made a lamenta-
BILE distinction between moral and legal
obligations
The Nation Beige thinks the United
States might have spared Belgium
the cruel irony of mentioning her
heavy moral obligation to Belgium"
The Gazette says: America has de-
cided not to skin US alive" and adds,
we owe them no Notwithstanding
but dollars"
The Libre Belgique alone approves
the agreement and condemns the vio-
lent criticism of the United States
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16
STATE TEACHERS
CIVIL SERVICE IS
PROVIDED IN BILL
Dismissal for Petty Causes
Would Be Prevented by
Senator Sims.

A bill to put public school teachers
OF the State on civil service basis
and to make the educational system
''more stable and or. higher plane"
was introduced in the Senate today
by Senator Sims, Terre Haute. Re
publican.
Under the bill, teachers would be
on a probationary basis their first
three years. After that they would
be given permanent rating, and
could not be dismissed merely be-
cause of friction"
Probationary teachers could be dis
missed only for cause consisting Of
gross incompetence or insubordina-
ton, or for immortality, and only
after a hearing.
Permanent teachers could be dis.
missed only for conviction of sim
liar charges by the school board
after public hearing. or ''for fail
ure to grow professionally" Charges
must be written.
TeacherS could resign on proper
notice. The bill is designed to afford
them more protection from being dis
charged.
The measure provides that a
teacher, having been employed, shall
serve during good behavior and ef-
ficient service. In event of dismis-
sal. he may take an appeal to the
State superintendent of public In
struction. unless the dismissal vote
Of the board Of employing agents
has been unanimous.
The provisions Of the bill apply to
classroom teachers, principals, as
sistant principals. department heads,
supervisors, superintendents, deans.
registrars, secretaries and librarians
of public schools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16
AMENDS
RULES AT CLOSE
OF BITTER FIGHT
Vote Allows Reconsideration
of Bills Postponed
Indefinitely.

After bitter debate which took up
the greater portion of the morning
session, the Indiana Senate today
voted to amend the Senate rules as
reported by the rules committee to
allow reconsideration of measures in
definitely postponed by a vote of %
to 81.
The Republican side of the Senate
was split, with Senator Nejdl leading
the group and Senator Daily, In
dianapolis, leading a group opposing
change in rules.
Senator Holmes, Gary, spoke in
favor of amending the rules. Senator
Cravens, Democrat, led a minority
attack against amendment, although
Senator Chambers, Newcastle, Demo-
crat. supported Nejdl. Chambers,
however, was refused permission to
offer amendment to the rules after
the chair had decided the committee
report was adopted. His motion
was referred to the Rules Conn
mittee.
Tilt indicated a split in the Daily
phalanx against Neidl when both
Senator Holmes and Hodges of Gary.
supported Neidl.
1t has been customary in the
Senate when a bill was indefinitely
postponed it was considered killed.
Cravens said: IF you amend these
rules you will please the 100 lobby
lists who are hanging about these
Turn to Page 19)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16
ELLIOTT RELIEVED
OF FEDERAL POST
CavinS Sworn in as Tempo
rary Successor.

Alexander G. Cavins, formerly spe-
cial assistant United States district
attorney, was sworn in as district at
torney today by Judge A. B. An
derson, Immediately after Homer FL
lott received a letter from Attorney
General Harlan r. Stone, accept
ing Elliott's resignation presented
last August. Cavins is to serve-until
EIliott's permanent successor is APP
pointed.
Elliott will devote full time to
work of the law firm Of Robbins,
Elliott, Weyl & Jewett, with which
he associated himself Jan. L. Elliott
successfully prosecuted many large
cases during his three years in Of
fee, including the F't. Wayne liquor
case, McCray case and Hawkins
case.
C.avins has been assistant attorney
three years. He was State Sem
ator from Vigo County in 1902 and
deputy State attorney general from
1907 to 1911 He was a legal head
of the Y. M. G. A. in France from
1918 to 1920. He is under consid-
GRAFTON as permanent successor to
Elliott.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16

The affidavits will be presented to
the credentials committee at the
convention Saturday, James M.
Ogden, corporation counsel said.
Il Visit at Home
According to CARROTS affidavit, q
man came to his home, 6S9 w. North
St.. the night before Christmas and
told him George ". Coffin. G.. o. p.
county chairman, wanted to make
him Christmas present. Garrett
said when he learned Coffin wanted
him to resign as precinct committee
man, he refused to sign any paper.
The man then left, but returned
Christmas morning with Wayne EN-
melman. Emmelman tried to induce
him to resign, and he refused, it is
stated. Zimmerman is said to have
left saying he would call Coffin by
phone. In fifteen minutes. the affi-
davit says. Emmelman retufneds and
explained that all Coffin wanted Gar
rett to do was to sign a blank piece
of paper as a receipt for Christmas
present.
Garrett said he then calledt in
Jesse Moore and the Rev.N r, p.
Christian as witnesses that he, was
not signing away his rights as com
mitteeman and signed. The man
then handed him $3.50, he said. The
paper later turned out to be a res
ignaticn, it is charged.
The affidavit charges that the res
ignation was written in later.
Moore's affidavit was similar, ex-
cept he said he received 5000. Moore
lives at $50 Minerva st.
Coffin could not be reached. At
Republican county headquarters it
was said he would not be in the Of
fee today.
Meanwhile the convention muddle
was up to the Indiana SUI
preme Court Judge Harry o.
Chamberlin of the Marion Cir
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16
WATCH ON POOL
ROOMS T|GHTENED
Gives Order After
Arrests in Murder.

Police Chief Herman f. Rikhoff
today instructed captains to- tell
their men at roll call today to
tighten their watch on all poolrooms,
as the result of the arrest of Ed
ward Prater, IS, and Lawrence Cot3
tie, 16, charged with hold-up and
murder of Forrest Van Devere. street
car conductor.
Both youths, police said, admitted
they spent much time in poolrooms.
Stating that the poolroom is rapid
ly taking the place Of the old saloon
as crime-breeder, Rikhoff ordered
police to search all suspicious char
acters. He particularly ordered his
men to watch for late loafers.''
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16

cult Court was ready to give his
decision in the case, but was with
holding it until the Supreme Court
ruled on the question of his juris-
diction.
Ready for Final Word
With the convention only
twenty four hours away. uncertain.
ty as to whether Coffin, county chair
man, or Irving w. Lemaux, city
chairman, would preside was as
great as ever. Both have issued
calls to the precinct committeeman
and the forces of the Shank-Jewett
Lemcke and Coffin factions are all
ready for battle, if the courts only
win tell them where the battle is
to be.
The political injunction battle
started last week with action of the
Republican State committee direct
ing county chairmen to preside over
city conventions.
Lemaux then asked for an injunc.
tion in Circuit Court restraining Cot
fin from presiding. Wednesday Judge
Chamberlin overruled a demurrer OF
Collins attorneys attacking, among
other things, his jurisdiction, and
heard evidence in the case. Before
he could give his decision Coffin
asked Supreme Court for writ OF
prohibition forbidding Judge Cham
berlin from ruling.
Arguments were heard by the Su-
preme Court Friday, and a decision
is expected today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16
COOLIDGE DECIDES
TO CALL ANOTHER
PARLEY ON ARMS
Favors New Agreement to
Stop Competition in Ship
Building Among
Nations.
DATE NOT YET SET
Great Britain and Japan Said
to Have Approved Con-
ference Plans,
DATE NOT YET SET
By LUDWELL DENNY

United Press StdD correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has decided to call
another Washington arms con-
ference early in the new admins
ration. The worldwide tendency to
lapse into competitive arming, non
ratification of some Of the first
washington conference treaties and
Americas low rank as third rate
power in naval cruiser strength,
caused his decision.
The President is even less disposed
than the retiring secretary OF state,
Mr.. Hughes, to participate in the
League of Nations arms conference
next spring and has decided to call
one here instead. Great Britain
and Japan are said to have agreed
informally to this.
The date cannot be set until Mr..
Coolidge decides whether there is to
be an extra session of Congress as
it is not held desirable for the two
to meet concurrently.
Summer or Autumn
Probably, however, the conference
call will go out in the spring for the
meeting in the summer or autumn.
Russia will not be invited if the
call is in the spring, but may get in
as a late guest, as at the Lausanne
conference last year, if the expected
recognition negotiations with Mos
COW get under way before the arms
conference actually meets There is
no apparent intention to exclude
Germany.
Senator Borah has failed to get
economic questions on the tentative
agenda. Instead MFR. Coolidge may
favor a later aemilofficial interna-
tional economic conference of ex
perts, similar to the original Dawes
committee.
The arms conference agenda will
not be fixed until after the call, but
are expected to include the follow
ing:
1. Extension of capital ship limita-
ton, including gun elevation and
battleships as airplane carriers, in
which America is outclassGd by
Great Britain.
Limit Cruisers
2. Limitation of cruisers, IN which
America is outclassed. and subma-
rines.
8. Cautious attempt to regulate
military aircraft and government
subsidies for convertible commercial
aircraft.
4. Rewrite and bring down to date
the unratified Washington confer
ence treaties on China and the Far
East.
President Coolidge is faced by the
acute choice OF either initiating. a
vast naval building program in sea
craft to bring the United States up
to, the 5-5.3 ratio. already fixed for
capital ships. or else inducing Great
Britain and Japan to scrap enough
OF their secondary ships to maintain
that desired ratio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-16
.DRYS WIN FIRST
LEGISLATIVE TILT
Senator EngIish's Bill Re-
ported FavorabIy,

Dry forces won their first victory
in the present session Of the In
diana Legislature when Senate
Judiciary A Committee reported
favorably on Senator English's bill
fixing stringent penalties for driving
an auto under influence of drugs or
intoxicating liquor.
The bill makes it misdelneanor
for first offense and felony for sub
sequent convictions. punishable by
one to five years in prison. A
feature of the bill is a Statewide
injunction against the drivers
operating his car. On first con-
viction, the injunction shall not ex-
ceed a year; on second or sub
sequent convictions five years.
Every sheriff in the State would
be given copies of the Injunction,
violation. OF which would be a fine
and Imprisonment.