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Evening star., 1925-02-27
FOUR DENIED WRIT
IN SMALLPOX CASE
Judge Refuses to Order Free
ing of Contacts" Who
Refused Vaccination.

Justice Stafford, after hearing argu-
ment of counsel, late this afternoon de-
clined to issue writs of habeas corpus
asked by four of the smallpox contacts
who were taken from the Chiropractic
Research University and are being held
at the detention station.
The court said that the refusal was
without prejudice to the renewal of ap-
plication at a later date upon the
further showing of lack of exposure to
infection from the disease.
Dr. Fowler filed in the District
Supreme Court an opposition to the
request of DR.. Alonzo B. Chatfeld,
Hattie c. Chatfield, DR.. H. H. Casper
and DR.. Blanche De Wolfe to be re-
leased from the Detention Hospital,
where they are being held for refusing
to be vaccinated after a case of alleged
smallpox had been discovered at the
building also used by the Chiropractic
Research University, -1439 l. street.
DR.. Fowler, through Corporation
Counsel Stevens and Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Williams, claimed
that at least one of the petitioners
came into contact with the patient
and later with the students at the
university and thus was exposed to
the disease. He denied that the case
is only supposed to be smallpox and
asserted that he made an examination
of the patient and says that she has
a typical case. Two Of the physi-
clans of his department concur in his
diagnosis, the health officer says
Evening star., 1925-02-27
TIME LIMIT TAKEN
FROM HARBORS BILL
Coolidge Gets Five-Year Completion
Clause Applying to Projects
Eliminated.

At the request of President Cool
idge, the Senate today struck out
of the rivers and harbors bill the
requirement that all authorized projects
be completed within five years.
The President let it be understood
that this provision was in conflict
with the program of the Budget
Bureau. The amendment of the Sem
ate commerce committee eliminating
it was approved without debate.
Authorization for appropriation Of
$275,000 for survey of the st.
Lawrence River, as requested by the
Interna tional Joint Commission. with
view to establishing the st. Lawrence
waterways project, was rejected, it
being explained the appropriation
was carried in the second deficiency
appropriation bill, now pending.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Committee Requests Permis-
sion to Supply More Seats
at White House.
DEMAND FOR PLACES
SOON EXHAUSTS SUPPLY
Officials Would Double Lafayette
Square Stand or Erect Others
Next to Presidents.

Overwhelmed by an incessant stream
of men and women seeking seats in
the lone public grandstand now being
constructed opposite the White House
along Lafayette Square. the Wash
ington inaugural committee today
asked President Coolidge for per-
mission to construct at least one and
possibly two more stands on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue
between Executive avenue and Seven
teenth street.
William T. Galliher, chairman of the
Washington committee, and David
Lynn. architect OF the Capitol and
designer Of the big stand that oc-
cupies the entire east front of the
Legislative building. called to see the
President this morning. They found
Mr. Coolidge with a full list of pre-
viously arranged engagements and
therefore left their request with one
of his secretaries and 1t will be laid
before the Executive late this after
noon.
Although members of the Washing
ton committee could not discuss the
project in advance of President Cool
idge's decision, it Is understood those
in charge have two plans under con-
sfderation. One is to double the size
of the stand now under construction
on the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue opposite the White House, and
the other is to erect two stands on the
opposite side of the thoroughfare, one
on either side of the presidential re-
viewing stand.
Virtually every seat in the present
Lafayette Square stand was sold last
night and 1t was announced that Vhe
few that are left will undoubtedly be
gone by this afternoon. In the mean
time men and women seeking seats
continue to fill the Gridiron Clubroom
of the Willard, where iaugural head
quarters have been established, and
close to a thousand additional re-
quests have already been received by
mail.
Many Face disappointment.
1t will be physically impossible to
take care of these people in I he pres
ent stand. Its capacity is limited to
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Evening star., 1925-02-27
COOLIDGE AGAIN TO TAKE
OATH ON FAMILY BIBLE
President Expresses Desire to Use
Book on Which He Was
First Sworn In.

When President Coolidge takes the
oath of office March 4 the old Cool
idge family Bible. on which the Pres
ident's father swore him in the par
lor of the Coolidge homestead in Yer
mont by the light of kerosene lamp
the night that President Harding died,
again will be used.
When the matter of the Bible to be
used at the coming inauguration was
brought up today he said he would
like to use again the family Bible
This medium sized book, which has
been in the Coolidge family several
generations and which contains the
names and date of births of the va
rious members of the family, will be
brought to Washington next Tuesday
by Col. John Coolidge, the Presidents
father
Evening star., 1925-02-27

A big brown collie dog, picked
up by the pound wagon several
days ago with no tag of identi-
fication around his neck, will play
the leading role in a drama to be
enacted at the pound this after
noon, when six or seven persons
will assemble there to claim him.
The trials and tribulations of
Solomon of old were no more per-
picking than the burden Pound
master Walter r. Smith will face
as he attempts to determine the
collie's real master.
To make the problem more per-
picking, the dog is said to be of
such an affectionatea nature that
he has exhibited a friendiiness for
several men and women who have
gone to look him over in the past
two days.
Among the claimants is Mrs. Ell
A. Heimick, sSes GarfsiA street.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
TURKS REPULSE
KURDISH REBELS
Forces Under Sheik Said
Driven Out of 2 ToWns-Par-
tiaI Mobilization Ordered.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
? CONSTANTINOPLE, February 27-
The Anatolian agency here issued a
statement today saying the rebelli-
Gus Kurdish forces had been re-
pulsed and that Turkish government
troops had recaptured Kharput and
the town of Elaziz, recently taken by
the rebels.
The Turkish operations against the
rebels under Sheik Said in kurdistan
will, 1t is reported, be directed by
Gen. 1smet Pasha or kemal Eddin
Pasha. The government has ordered
a partial mobilization in Anatolia,
calling up reservists in the vilayets
bodering on the rebel area.
A circular issued by the insurgents
appeals to the population in the fol-
lowing words:
Your caliph awaits you. No Mo-
hammedanism is possible without the
caliphate. The present government
is opposed to religion"
The Kurdish rebels are reported to
have proclaimed Prince Selim, son of
the former Sultan Abdul Hamid, as
King of Kurdistan. Prince Selim
may be the "caliph' referred to in
the circular issued by the insurgents.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
PROTESTS
T0K|0-S0V|ET PACT
Recognition of Portsmouth
Accord Held VioIative of
China's Rights.
BY the Associated Press.


PEKING. February 27.-China made
public today her protest against a
section of the agreement concluded
yesterday between Japan and Rus
sia wherein the Soviet government
recognizes the Portsmouth treaty.
The Chinese foreign office protest
was contained in note sent Febru-
ary IL to l.. NJ. Karakhan, Soviet
Ambassador to China, and K. Yoshi
zawa Japanese Minister at Peking, in
which China protested against a
clause in the Russian Japanese agree
ment providing that:
THE Union of Soviet Socialist Re
publies agrees that the treaty Of
Portsmouth of September IS, 1905,
shall remain in full force.
Protest Based on New Pact.
: China's protest is based on an ar
ticle in the Chinese Russian agree
ment of May 81, 1924. wherein the
Soviet government agreed to abrogate
all treaties prejudicial to Chinese
rights, existing between the czarist
government and any third country.
Continuing, the foreign Office pro-
test says China will not recognize
such an act of violation of her treaty
with Russia such as the Russian
Japanese agreement constitutes.
Action Of the foreign office in circulat-
ing the text of notes previously sent to
representatives of China and Japan was
evidently prompted by the Russian Am
bassador's publication this morning of
his reply to the Chinese note of Febru-
airy IL.
Soviet Envoy Issues Denial.
In a long-involved communication Am
bassador Karakhan denied that the
recognition of the Portsmouth treaty af-
fects China's rights or constitutes
deviation from the Soviet principles of
equality and justice. He points out that
China's protest would be timely if that
country had objected to the Portsmouth
treaty 20 years ago. Karakhan cites
China's own recognition of the Ports
mouth treaty by agreements in 1915
whereby the life of the treaty was great
ly extended. Ambassador Karakhan
added that protest from China now does
not serve any useful purposes and is
entirely unwarranted.
The Chinese protest was made public
today, simultaneously with the publica-
tion by the Japanese legation here of the
text Of the Russian-Japanese agreement
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Famed Pisa TO,Uer
Held Menace; May
Be ReinfOrcedSO Soon
By the Associs ted Press.


ROME. February 27.-The Trib-
una publishes a dispatch from Pisa
asserting that fear is expressed that
the famous leaning tower is in dam
ger of falling. The tower was built
between the twelfth and thir-
teenth centuries, and from the top
leans II feet off the perpendicular.
For years there has been dis
cussion as to whether ii was thus
purposely built. or whether the
leaning tendency was due to dis
placement of the structure. Alarm
for the stability of the tower in
1907 caused appointment of a spe-
cial commission to examine il.
After a long study the commission
concluded that there had been a
slight increase in the slant since
measurements were taken $50
years previously. The change had
developed so uniformly that no i'm
mediate danger was believed then
to exist.
Measures to strengthen the tower
at its base arc being considered.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Decision on Increase of Con-
greSS' Salaries Still
Held in Doubt.
CABINET MEMBERS SAY
ECONOMY is FOREMOST
See Chance of Deficit Adjustment
IN Mail Service in Year, But
None on Legislative Side.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Postal employees may rejoice-their
raise in pay is assured
Members of Congress and the Presi-
dents cabinet cannot rejoice-at least
not yet-for Mr.. Coolidge hasn't made
up his mind what to do about their
pay increases
Ialklng with some of the members
of the cabinet after todays meeting,
the writer learned that they had not
been consulted by the President about
the bill. 1t had been referred to the
Budget Bureau and is back on the
Presidents desk.
The Cabinet members who were in
terviewed said that if they had the
task to do they would recommend a
veto of the bill on the ground OF
economy and that the cabinet did not
request the increase. In sending IL
back vetoed, the President could ig-
more the provisions relating to in
crease in pay for Representatives and
Senators, leaving it to Congress to
repass the legislative appropriation bill
over his veto, with the Objectionable.
provision eliminated.
Put Case Up to Congress.
This would place the matter wholly
in the discretion of Congress, and il
record vote were forced, as would
be likely on a bill of this kind, the
chances of defeating an amendment
eliminating the congressional pay in
creases would be slight. The whole trick,
however, is to defeat such an amend
ment by an oral vote without actual
ly recording each Senator or Repre-
sentative.
The opinion obtained by this corre-
spondent at executive quarters is
that the President is literally puzzled
His cabinet associates think that in
view of his general economy program
he has no choice but to veto the bill.
Others have said to him that he ought
not intrude on what is strictly q con
gressional matter, though they have
conceded that he was well within his
rights in objecting to increases in
pay for his cabinet.
Postal Pay Has Chance.
The postal pay bin has had hard
shedding. All sorts of obstacles have
been put in the way of its passage,
but now the measure at last has gone
through conference and is ready for
action by the President Mr.. Coolidge
realizes that the bill doesn't quite
satisfy, from a revenue standpoint
the needs of the Treasury in paying
for the postal employees increase, but
ii nearly does.
At least the measure is not open to
the same objection as the one he
vetoed, which appropriated 10000, 900
without showing from what source
the funds were to come. 1t would
have had to be borne by the general
taxpayers.
The new bill provides various in
creases in postal rates, but at best
they are approximate, and they may
provide more revenue than is esti-
mated. Mr.. Coolidge has been urged
to sign the measure on the ground
that within a year a further study of
rates will have been made and ad-
justments can be made to meet any
deficits. He viii, therefore, sign the
measure.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Stray Collie, in Pound, Gets Chance
To Identify Master at ''Trial'' Today

wife of Gen. Helmick of. the United
States Army, who said today she is
confident the lost collie is one that
was placed in her care February s,
and disappeared from her home
several days ago.
One of the devices resorted to
probably will be to have the
various claimants call the collie
by the name of the dog they be-
lieve him to be, and observe close
ly his reaction to each name. The
value of this test may be offset,
however. by the dogs desire to be
friendly.
Under the rules of the Health
Department, a stray dog usually
is disposed of by sale or in some
other manner within As hours, if
not claimed. This collie, however,
was of such refined bearing and
became 50 friendly with the at
tendants at the pound that they
have made unusual efforts to
locate his real master.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
"a Lost in Gales
Off Iceland, Seuen
In French Storm
By the Associated Press.


HULL, England, February 27.-
Eighty four men are believed to
have been lost in the fierce gales
which have swept the Icelandic
fishing grounds during the last
four days
Fourteen men went down with
the Hull steam trawler Scapa Flow,
6 Hull fishermen and "a Iceland
ers were lost in the fishery steam
er Field Marshal Robertson, and
news has reached here that the
Icelandic steamer Leiferhepar is
lost, with 40 hands, all Icelanders.
SARREBOURG, France, Febru-
ary 27.--Seven persons were killed
and Is injured here yesterday
when the workshop in which they
were employed was crushed by
wall blown over by a high wind.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
APPROVED IN CONGRESS.
Conference Report Gets o. Z. of
Senate and Goes to President.

Senate and Goes to President.
The fate of the postal pay and
rate increase bill now rests with
President Coolidge, the Senate hav-
ing joined the House in approving
the conference report virtually sub
stituting the House bill for the meas
ure, previously twice approved by the
Senate.
Administration leaders believe the
bill will receive the Presidents ap-
proval During the short debate
which preceded the Senate's adoption
of the report yesterday by vote of
50 to u Senator Mcclellan. Demo-
crat, Tennessee, one of the conferees,
told the Senate the President had in
sisted on some of the higher rates
carried in the House bill as COM
pared with those in the Senate
measure.
Bill Is Retroactive.
Effective as of January 1 this year,
postal employees would receive an
average salary increase of about $500
annually under the bill, which by
new postal rates to go into effect
April 15 next would raise about
$50. 0OO, 900 of the $6s, ,0O0, 900 required for
the pay advances.
AS rider the bill carries a cor
rupt practices act strictly limiting
campaign expenditures of congress
sional candidates as recommended by
the Senate campaign fund committee.
Designed to Meet Objections.
The postal rate increases carried
in the bill are designed to meet the
which caused the President
to veto the straight salary increase
measure passed at the last session.
The salary provisions are the same
as carried in that bill.
While no period of duration is
specified for the rate increases, the
bill provides for hearings during the
Summer by a joint congressional
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Evening star., 1925-02-27
MEXICAN MINERS KILLED.
Dispatches Fail to Say If Plant or
Town Is Burning.

MEXICO CITY, February 27-The
rich mine La Victoria, in San Andres
de la Sierra, in the State of Durango
has been destroyed by fire, causing
the death of numerous miners, it is
announced in press dispatches from
Durango today.
The dispatches are rather confusing
as to whether the mining town or the
mine is burning. The number of vic
tins is not given, but the messages
say the authorities have been sending
food for numerous destitute families.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
President Confers With Director
Lord on Cost of Salary Raise.

The legislative appropriation bill
with its provision for increasing
salaries of members of Congress and
the cabinet was returned to President
Coolidge today by the Budget Blu
reau and afterward was the subject
of n conference between the Presi-
dent and Director Lord, who pre-
sented figures as to the cost Of the
salary raises.
Action on the measure by the Presi-
dent is expected within a few days.
but opinion among those close to the
executive remains divided as to
whether he will sign or veto the leg
islation.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
SPEAKER VICTORY
CLAIMED BY TWO
LongWorth and Madden
: Camps Confident of To-
nights Result.

Although both camps were con-
fidently claiming victory in the
speakership contest between Nicholas
Longworth of Ohio and Martin B.
Madden Of Illinois, to be decided at
the caucus tonight of Republican
members-elect of the House, neither
was showing any laxity today in
efforts TO line up the new members
arriving in town for the meeting.
Selection of Representative Tilson
of Connecticut as the Republican floor
leader was declared by both Long
worth and Madden followers to be
certain in the event Mr.. Longworth
is given the speakership.
Complications Avoided.
With the certainty now that no
"favorite sons" will be nominated at
the caucus to complicate the ballot
ing, the contest has definitely mar
rowed down TO the two candidates
and will be decided on the first ballot
Possibility that one or two
"favorfte sons" might be nominated
to complicate the situation on the
first ballot was removed when it be-
came certain that neither Representa-
tive Butler of Pennsylvania nor
Representative Wood of Indiana
would be placed in the field.
Representative Begg of Ohio, di-
recting the Longworth campaign, pre-
dicted the Ohio candidate would poll
close to 140 votes and that Madden
would fall short of 100.
Representative Britten of Illinois,
the Madden manager, disputed this
with a claim that his candidate was
assured of 121 votes. With PA eligi-
bile to attend the caucus, this would
be majority even If all are present,
which is improbable.
Victory for either candidate tonight
makes certain his election to the
speakership, as the caucus decision,
for the first time since the days of
Speaker Cannon, will be binding on
the Republican members, who have a
clear majority in the new House.
Mr.. Longworth, who is the son-in-
law of the late Theodore Roosevelt,
and Mr. Madden are both rounding
out their tenth terms in the House.
For years, Mr.. Longworth was a
member of the ways and means COM
mittee. and during this session has
been Republican floor leader. while
Mr.. Madden is chairman of the ap-
preparations committee
With Republican leaders reiterating g
their determination to exclude from
the caucus the dozen members, who
followed Senator La Toilette of Wis
conSin in the recent campaign. only
one of this group, Representative
Sinclair of North Dakota, apparently
had any intention of defying the or
ganization edict. He said he would
attempt to sit in the caucus regard
less of the exclusion order.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
KELLOGG BANS TALK.
ON FOREIGN ISSUES.
State Secretary Designate to
Await Oath Taking-Given
Ovation in Senate.

Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota,
former Senator, former mbassador
and about to become Secretary of
State, has clamped the lid down tight,
for the present at least, on discussion
of foreign affairs He told interview
ers today at the New Willard Hotel,
where he and MRS. Kellogg are stay
ing. he would have nothing to say at
this time regarding policies, arms
conferences or conditions as he had
found them in Europe.
II have not yet gone over these
matters with the President" said Mr..
kelogg. Furthermore, it would not
be proper for me to discuss such
questions. l have not yet entered
upon the office to which / have been
appointed"
Mr.. Kellogg showed keen interest
in Latin American and Pa-American
affairs, saying that he believed there
was opportunity for the greatest de-
velopment in South America.
Visits Former Colleagues.
During the day he visited the Capt.
toll to see IIfs FORMER colleagues in
the Senate. He left the Senate just
two years ago. when he was succeed
ed by Senator Shipstead, Farmer
Laborite. He was also to be in con-
ference during the day with Secre-
tary Hughes and the President.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg. arriving late
yesterday afternoon, were met at the
station by Secretary Hughes, who ac-
companied them to their hotel. Later
1;,a % h.
President and Mrs. Coolidge.
Mr.. Kellogg's nomination to be
Secretary of State, effective March 4,
has already been confirmed by the
Senate.
Greeted by Senator Borah.
One of those with whom Mr. Kel-
logg talked during his visit to the
Capitol was Chairman Borah of the
foreign relations committee. During
the League of Nations fight the two
Senator Borah a leader among the
irreconcilables and Senator Kellogg
leading the mild reservation Repub-
licans.
More recently Senator Borah has
taken an active part in questioning
the propriety of the Paris repara-
tions agreement, which Mr.. Kellogg
signed. The nature OF their talk to-
day was not disclosed, but they en-
tered the Senate chamber together,
apparently on the best of terms, Just
after the Senate met.
The welcome of the Secretary des-
ignate to his old Senate haunts
soon developed into an ovation.
He was surrounded by Republicans
and Democrats, some of whose
faces were new to him, but many of
whom were friends of more than
decade.
Shaking hands with two Senators at
a time, while others were slapping him
on the back and calling to him across
the chamber as they came up, he became
the center of a gathering that comprised
almost all of those on the floor and
stopped the wheels of legis-
lation.
When the group broke up Mr.. kellogg
! recognized Senator Bruce Democrat,
Maryland. eugrossed in work at his desk,
and walked the length of the chamber
to speak to him. The visitor then sought
what used to be his favorite lounge
along the rear wall and watched the
proceedings while he chatted with late
arrivals. He remained at the Capitol
half an hour.