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Evening star., 1925-03-12
SIX PERSONS INJURED
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Little Girl Playing in Front of
Home Among Victims Re-
ported for Day.

An automobile driven by Dr. Ralph
J. Carbo. 1105 Buchanan street, col
lided with a bus of the Washington
Railway and Electric Co. in charge
of Eugene Hunt, at Sixteenth and
Monroe streets, about $3.50 O'Clock
last night. The bus was forced
against an electric light pole, break
ing the pole and damaging the We
hicle. Mrs. Jennie c. Tolson, Rocham-
beau apartments, passenger IN the
bus, was severely shocked and mad 10
be given medical treatment.
Beulah McCloud. 25, 620 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, was struck by Cap
ital Traction street car last night
about 8 o'clock while passing from
nue 10 the loading platform in front
~ st James Hotel. She was taken
Evening star., 1925-03-12
DIVINITY STUDENT HELD.
Admits Passing Worthless Checks,
Police Say.

PHILADELPHIA. March IA
young man who gave his name as
Zacharius Allison and said he was
son of Rev. T A Allison, a clergy
man of Gorin, Mo-, was arrested here
yesterday charged with passing 40
worthless checks aggregating $1,000,
After a hearing he was released In
$500 bail. The prisoner said he had
been a student at the Yale Divinity
School. Police said he had admitted
passing the checks, giving as the rea-
sons his inability to find employment
and desire to care for his wife who
Is Ill, and to continue his studies.
Allison was said by the authorities
to be wanted in New Haven and
Chicago on check-passing charges.
Evening star., 1925-03-12
POLAR PLANES READY.
Craft From Italy to Be Shipped ts
AmundSen Today.

ROME, March 1.-THE airplanes
which have been built in Italy for the
proposed flight of the Roald Amund-
sen expedition to the North Pole will
be shipped to Norway today on the
steamer Vaga. Lieut. Aurdel, who
supervised the construction of the
planes. and who will accompany
Amundsen. says he is satisfied that
the machines are all right and that
the flight will prove successful.
From Tomsoe, Norway, the planes
will be sent to Spitzbergen. from
which the pole flight will begin.
Evening star., 1925-03-12

ardson, Robert Munro, H. F. Taft, s.
c. Redman, II. K. Hobart, Bryan
Davis, DIR. A. v. Parsons. Charles e.
Smith, Walter Whitney, c. c. Gallo
way, Col. w. F. Fischer, /. Fl. Gehr-
man, w. ]. Mattingly, John Hum
phrey, Ralph C. Miller, B. L. Palmer.
M. Shevitz. George w. Chase, Walter
l. Burgan, Rev. c. X. Meyers. Prof.
John p. Neff, Prof c. S. Longacre. DR..
B. G. Wilkinson. Rev. F. NJ. Wilcox,
Rev. T. B. Westbrook, Rev. f. r.
Palmer. Prof. II. A. Morrison, DIR. B.
j.. Bryan, DR.. Z. G. Salisbury, E. L.
Graham, e. ]. Stipeck. DR.. V. II.
Kress, DIR. Geoffrey Williams. DIR.
Marvel BEEN, DR.. L. E. Elliott, DR..
l.. E. Coolidge, DIR. III, w. Miller, c.
C. Pulver. J. C. Dimock. j. II. Straw
ser, III. Wilson, r. L. Powelson, Rev.
r. j. Farley. H. B. Hendrick, William
A. Kroll, John r. Adams. John w.
Coffman, j. Bond Smith, Norman
Jackson, Walter Dudley, Carl Krumke,
Harry Silverman, E. Sterling, DR.. T..
j. Coping, NJ. d. Finch, Herbert
Lacey, j. b. Derrick, Dr. p. A. Wood
and Z. G. Wood.
Evening star., 1925-03-12
compulsory school attendance

the compulsory school attendance
law:
"(a) Illness of the pupil.
"(b) Death in the immediate fam
lily of the pupil.
"(c) Quarantine by direction of
the health office.
"(d) Court subpoena
"(e) Unusual emergency.
1T is the purpose of these direc-
tions to establish a procedure for the
time being. which shall distribute the
work of examining the hundreds OF
reports of absence of pupils in such
a manner that those reports requir-
ing immediate attention may be han
died without unnecessary delay"
Evening star., 1925-03-12

to Emergency Hospital suffering
from shock.
While playing in front of her home
at lis Fifteenth street northeast late
yesterday afternoon Berthe Ennis, s.,
was struck by an automobile driven
by Emma Brown, 235 Van street
southwest, and her lip cut She was
given surgical aid at Casualty Hos
pital.
Richard Ballard, member of the
White House police squad, 1915 First
Evening star., 1925-03-12

surgical aid at Freedmen's Hospital.
Charles w. Jones. colored, so, 435
Ridge street. told the police he was
the victim of hit-and-run accident
yesterday morning while on his BIZ
cycle at Sixth and N streets. The We
hicle that struck his wheel he stated.
was motor truck Of a local dairy
firm.
Evening star., 1925-03-12

1t takes a woman ta get enjoy
ment out of her own misery
Evening star., 1925-08-29
YOUNGSTERS STAGE
BARN DOOR CIRCUS
200 of Southeast Put on Colorful
Event-1.500 Spectators Get
Moneys Worth.

More than 2oa Youngsters Of South.
east Washington romped for two
hours Thursday night in a revel of
glee rivaled only by that Of the 1900
enthusiastic spectators who gathered
TO witness the ope ming of the fifth an.
nual Barn Door Baled Hay Circus
and Parade" given by the children of
the Virginia Avenue Fairgrounds.
The fun started with regular old
time circus parade which marched to
the music of the Navy Band. All the
-Rotables- of the comic sheet. movies
and sporting world were present. The
tired" boy was rolled along by the
strong man following these came ia
nous prize fighters. world champion
base ball teams. fappers. clowns. In
dians and many others. bringing the
grand total up To 200.
After the parade came the circus
proper. Little tots hardly able to
walk performed on the trapeze bar
and danced with all the abandon of
professionals. Helen Altman and
"Rsby Emory" both 10. gave inter
pretations Of modern dancing. which
were greeted with wild applause by
the audience. The Colin twins. SO
small they had 10 be lifted up to the
bar. gave q remarkable exhibition Of
acrobatic stunts. Fhrefightins, boxing
and numerous other stunts contrib
uted to the fun.
Miss Thelrna Smith was in charge
and was assisted by Miss Eliza beth
Moss. Mrs. A. +. Pigeon and mem
bers of the police force.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
POSITIONS OPEN.
Tests Announ ced for Jobs as Civil
Service Laboratorians.

The Civil Service Commission todav
announced open competitive examina-
fions for iaboratorian (chemicaD at
$4.32 day: labOratorian (mechanicaD d
AT $4.5C day, and laboratoria (metal.
lursicsD at $4.32 day, to fill vacan-
cies t the Naval Academy, Annapolis
Md, and vacancies which may occur
in the navy yard service in the fourth
civil service district
The duties are to assist in physica
chemical and engineering laboratories:
to prepare solutions. set up chemical
and physical apparatus, make repairs
and conduct experimental work. assist
In making physical tests. heat treat.
ment. and metallogra phic examina
tions Of metals: determination of trans,
formation temperatures; celebration of
instruments. such as promoters. CAL
culation and plotting OF results Of
tests, making sketches and drawing
of apparatus.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained AT the office
Of the secretary. fourth civil service
district. 1923 F street.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
EIGHT PARIS POLICE
HURT IN RED CLASH
l140 Communists Arrested,
But Only Few Are Held
After Demonstration.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 29.AEisht Paris
policemen injured and about dozen
Communists in cells were the net re-
suits today of an experiment in mohi-
lfZation made by the Communists of
the capital last night. The Commu-
mist plan of action called for assem-
bling in four public squares and
marching to the Opera. as protest
against the methods used by the
Polish and Bulgarian governments in
nealins with members Of their party.
. The full program of the demonstrs
tion was published Yesterday in the
Communist organ, L'Huma mite; con
sequently the authorities We're en-
abled to nip il in the bud.
Between 500 and 400 manfestants
arrived in the vicinity of the Opera.
10 the inconvenience of the opera
Soers assembling for Aida" \ series
of sharp skirmishes with the police
ensued and 40 were arrested, the
najority. however. being released
after a few hours. Thirty OF those
taken were foreigners.
The Communist deputy. Barbeoot
played a prominent part in leading
the agitators, the police say. and one
of those arrested was A son of the
Communist deputy, Clams mus.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. August 90
France now knows. without sending q
commission 10 find out. that the
United States Government declines 10
accept tn agreement between Win.
ston Churchill and Joseph Caillaux as
basis for negotia tions between Amer.
lea and France.
The virtually unanimous expression
OF editorial opinion from Goa st to Goa st
disappearing OF the British French
idea OF an American settlement of the
french war debt has. II ANYTHING
strengthened the determination of the
PRESIDENT to go ahead with the pro.
gram outlined to him by the Amer.
lcan Debt Funding Commission. TO the
erect that the principal must be paid
In full and that interest charges ca n.
no' ne less than per cent for Ger.
tain number OF wears
Without regard to psrty. the adj.
torials have been coming in. showing
that the American public is not con.
STRUNG the debt problem as a partisa n
matter. and that the CaillauX maneu.
yer has left bad taste almost every
wnere. The British themselves have
come in for criticism because Of a
oellef that Mr.. Churchill really never
expected TO agree finally to the terms
ne allowed France to circulate as hav.
ing his tentative approval.
When the President gets back 10
Washington he will confer with Sec
retary Mellon and members of the
Debt Funding Commission about what
shall be told France in advance of
her mission arrival II is felt that il
would be far better for France not to
send any mission than TO have her
delegates arrive here believing that
any such terms as the Churchill
CaillauN agreement can he considered
for moment.
The French government has been
told again and again what the Ameri
can Government wants. The making
of the Churchill CaillauX agreement in
the face OF that information therefore
ls simply piece Of strategy based on
conviction that American opinion
will not stand criticism of playing the
role of hard hearted creditor and will
relent. The maneuver made in Lon.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
CENTRAL AND DUNBAR
ACTIVITIES WILL END
Pools and Tennis Courts. Erten-
sively Used During Summer,
Will Be Closed.

The end of August will mark the
closing Of the community center activ-
tiles at Central and Dunbar High
Schools for the Summer, according to
an announcement made yesterday by
Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy. director Of
the department. Mrs. Broy said this
season has been most successful one
for the swimmers. more than II 900
persons having used the two pools
during the months Of July and Au-
gust. This is record for Summer
swimming at the high school pools
The swimming pool at Central will
be closed after tonight and the final
tennis games will be PLAYED on the
Central courts tomorrow afternoon
II is estimated that between eight and
nine hundred players have used those
courts in the last two months
After swimming demonstra ton
Wednesday night the Dunbar pool
will be closed for the season. One of
the results Of using this pool has been
the organization of a women's swim
ming club. which will continue it's &C
t'vities through the Winter months
Evening star., 1925-08-29
MACMILLAN DELAYED
COMING SOUTHWARK
Peary and Bowdoin in Storm and
Snow-To Reach Umanak
Tonight.

Navy DEPARTING messac &c toda V
indicated that the MacMilland Arctic
expedition, proceeding southwark in
Melville Bay, had encountered snow
storm and a heavy sea.
The storm has caused some delay,
and the Flagship Peary now expects
to reach Una max, Greenland, tonight.
From that point the explorers will
visit Godhaven to study the Norst
ruins. The Peary reported yesterda~ v
that with good weather she expected
TO reach Umanak last night.
radio message relayed from an
amateur station at Pittsfeld, Mass, to
the National Geographic Society to-
day, dated yesterday, said the expe.
dition has had q remarkable run
across Melville Bay, with strong, fair
winds and no ice.
we left north Greenland yester-
day morning at o'clock" the mes
sage said. We are now off Uper-
nivik. 73 north latitude. and free of
all ice fields. We should arrive at
Disko tomorrow afternoon. The com.
passes on both the Peary and the Bow
doin are very unrelia bic. due to the
removal and shifting of steel gasoline
barrels and liberty engines. We shall
try to make corrections at Disko. The
Peary will proceed TO Umanak for
coal and the Bowdoin to Agedesminde
for fuel oil. All we'll"
Evening star., 1925-08-29
JAPANESE ARMY
ASKING INCREASE
49, 100000 Yen More Than
This Year Requested in
Budget for Next.
of tn. Associated Pres.

Correspondence of the Associated Pr.ss
TOXIC, August ls.-The war de.
partment has forwa rded TO the de.
partment Of finance the army budget
estimate for the next fiscal year. total
ing 215 100000 yen. which represe nts
an increase OF approximately $4,000.
600 ven over the amount in this years
budget
The estimate did not take into ac-
count some new enterprises which
recently were approved by the war
department for next year. the ap.
proval having come too late TO go
into the budget
The increased amount is to he dis
tributed generally AZ follows:
For increased pay Of officers of the
lower ranks. 3,450 900 ven.
For the improvement Of educational
equipment. 10000 yen.
For the improvement Of the army
50 nitary system. 200. 900 ven.
For repair work on barracks. 500. 900
yen.
Financial aid for reservists' organi
zations. 500, 900 yen.
Expenditures for enforcement OF
new army regulations, 500. 900 yen.
Repairs and new water works and
drainage systems. 4.750 900 yen.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
BAND CONCERTS

At Sylvan Theater. Monument
United States Marine Band. VIII
Fl. Santelmann, leader: Taylor
Branson. second leader. conducting:
March, "On the MALI. Goldman
Overture, "F'ingal's Cave"
Mendelssohn
Reverie ......N .Nieuxtemps
Grand scenes from "Falstaff" Verdi
Prelude. "A Basso Porto" SpinelIi
Valse rondo. "Nur Elm versuch"
C'Just Trial') .Teike
Suite, "Sigurd Jorsalfar". Grieg
ta) Prelude ("In the Kings
(b) Intermezzo C"Borschild's
Dream."o
tc) Homage March"
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band, bandstand. tomorrow
at 5:45 O'Clock, John S. NJ Zim-
norman. bandmaster: Emil A. Fen
stad. assistant bandmaster, con-
ducting.
March, Heads Up. .. Hersom
Overture, "Euryanthe".'. Weber
Solo for cornet, italian Ro-
Frank Bernard9
Grand selection. "Ernsni" Verdi
Morceau, '1ntermezzo. Rohm
Waltz suite. "Freuet Euch Des
Lebens" Strauss
Finale, THE Mandarin. Leigh
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1925-08-29
SLEEPING MAN KILLED
BY ILLUMINATING GAS
Salesman Found Dead-Believed to
Have Turned on Combin tion
Fixtur, Accidentally.

Thomas II. Boswell. 81 years 2
salesman, was found dead in bed this
morning AT his home, 1921 East Cap
itol street. having been asphyxiated
by Illuminating gas. His wife found
him dead when she went to his room
bout daybreak. 4 physicis n. ha Silly
summoned, examined the body and
said death had occurred an hour or
more before the body was found.
The room has q combins tion gas
and electric light hxture il is stated.
and relatives think the key TO the
gas fixture was accidentally opened
when Mr.. Boswell eNtinguished the
electric light preparatory TO retiring.
Coroner hewitt is investigating.
The decea sed. native OF Charles
County, Md, had been q resident of
this city the past eight years and is
survived by his wife and two sons. He
was a member OF the Modern Wood.
men and Royal Neighbors. Funeral
arrangements have not been com
pleted.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
MINING SlACKENS
GENERAlLY-MANY
MEN ALREADY OUT

Continued from First Pasel
will accordingly he seen 10 favor brief
duration.
Mules are to he brought to the sur
face in expectation of a long sus-
pension in parts Of Distric, l. the
| largest Of the three union princips H.
ties. say sdvices from Wilkes Barre
Sha mokin, Pa. the seat OF District
2. reports. on the other hs nd. tha [
mules there are to be left under
ground until there are stronger indi.
cations that the suspension will not
be compa ra lively short
10000 to Protect Mines.
Operators and miners have agreed
after "A hours deadlock on terms Of
employment for the 10. 900 mainte-
nance men, who will remain in the
mines TO prevent flooding. cave-ins
and deterioration.
The maintenance men-pumpmen
watchmen. electrical ns and the like
will be employed on the ba sis esta b.
lished in former suspension periods.
They will be secured against replace
ment by monthly men on compa nv
pay rolls, snd will receive any pay in
creases that may be subsequently, ne
gotiated, retroactive from Septem-
Der l.
A statement Of future policy issued
by the mine owners aroused consid.
cradle opposition among the miners
W. W. 1nElis, chairman. in reporting
for the operators scale committee to
meeting of the industry on the con-
duct Of the recent futile scale negotia-
tions. made the following recommen-
dat ton:
In view Of the present situa ito n
your committee strongly recommends
that the operators maintain a Arm
stand for arbitration OF the present
differences. to prevent a recurrence
Of interruptions such as the one about
TO start.
Wants Permanent Settlement.
1T believes that any settlement
effected should he Of a permanent
nature. providing for a read djustment
allow prices for our product that will
enable 1t to move freely in competi-
ton with other fuels"
Miners sentiment judged MIR. Jnslis'
proposal to call for "a contract in
perpetuity. and for sliding scale of
wages" Either was held ansthema.
Miners in the anthracite region are
| already removing thelf toOiS from the
pits. Mine supply firms ar cutting
down forces in anticipation of a fall.
ing of in business. The I.ehigh Val.
ley Railroad, an anthracite carrier, at
Hazleton, Is preparing to lay off crews
handling coal shipments, and to close
down shops and engine houses at
terminals originating coal exclusively.
Central Pennsylvania soft coal pro.
ducers. meeting in Philadelphia, have
laid plans to rush into the breach To
he caused by anthracite suspension
with an output of 5000, 900 tons OF
highly volatile hituminous Goa,
monthly. Word came from tn. sof,
coal fields Of incressin activity In an.
ticipa alton Of better times. Nor. than
half OF the bituminous pits in Penn.
sylvania have been shut down entire}v
tor months and but few have been
anywhere near normal production.
The "no-strike" citizens committed.
formed at Wilkes-Barre in an effort
10 avert A suspension, has disbs nded
SUPPLY SALES STOP.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
SUPPLY SALES STOP.

HAZLETON, Pa. August % CP-
Most anthracite miners of the I.ehish
field today stopped buying supplies so
that they will not have any left over
when the suspension of production
begins next Tuesday. Contract miners
have purchased only enough powder
TO keep them going for the remaining
time of the old agreement
All the coIlieries of the Halle Brook
Coal Co., with operations In the Le-
high. Schuykill and NorthumberIa nd
county districts. were idle today. and
the 5000 employees gathered at Halle
Park here for the annual first-aid con.
tests and outing. The Hazle Brook
Co. Is the only large concern in the
entire anthracite region which ar
ranged for these contests this wear.
the others abandoning theirs on ac-
count OF the uncertain labor situation.
AT the close of the contests big din
ner was held at which officials OF the
company ate at the same tables with
their men.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
A. N. JOHNSON NAMED
TO ROAD PARLEY BODY
Dean of Maryland U. Engineering
School to Go to
Argentina.

The State Department announced
today the appointment of A. n.
Johnson. dean Of the school cf enei-
neering of the University of Mary
land, as a member Of the American
delega tion 70 the PAN American Road
Congress TO be held in Ruenos Aires
this Fall. He will take the place of
Frederick l.. Bishop, dean of the
engineering school at the University
of Pittsburgh, who resigned because
school business requires that he re-
main in this country now.
All the American delegates are ex-
pected to assemble in Washington
Monday. luncheon has been pre-
pared for them at the National Press
Club. and several other appointments.
including one with State Department
officials, have been placed on the
days program.
Monday night the delegates will
leave for Swampscott where they will
confer the next day with Presiden
Coolidge and receive final instructions
preparatory 10 sailing via the Pan
anna Canal for South America on
Thursday, September g.
Evening star., 1925-08-29
RUSE FAILS, FRANCE NOW AWARE
u. S. WILL STAND PAT ON TERMS
London Tactics May Cost Paris More Than Expected
Whole Nation, Regardless of Party, Firmly
Behind President in Debt Program

oon rev DAYS ago, ii now Is insiste
mere, Will not help the French cause
and may hurt It, The whole difficulty
Is that the American Debt Funding
Commission Is absolutely convinced
the French can pay, and that Paris
is simply bargaining
with the firm expression by edi.
torial writer's everywhere the French
government can no longer hope for a
DIVIDED opinion. Whatever chance
there was Of such a division. it is
thought, has been lost by the las
Caillaux proposal. From now on an
undivided front will proba bly, he pre-
sented and this will have the effect
or permitting the American Govern
ment to be even more insistent on an
acceptance of it's terms
The alternative Of non-pa yment is
one that the French have had in mind
Tor some time and is one of the main
reasons why they are discussing any
sort Of payment on their war debt
There was a time not MANY months
ago when the French still considered
their debt TO America not as sacred
obligation. but as political debt -
This meant that the French, while
recognizing the need OF paying some
thing for diplomatic easons, did not
feel they would be really obliged to
pay anything.
This mood has changed. now the
French have made concrete proposals.
What has brought about the change? ?
The use OF the credit power OF Amer.
lea The French need money and
they cannot get all they need from
Britain or anywhere else but in the
United States. The pressure for
settlement Is steadily growing. NJ
CaillauS may And the political conse-
nf
himself or the "a binet and there may
nave TO he change in personnel in
the French government before it Is
realized how vital the question Of
settling on the American terms has
really become. If the French ind II
dangerous issue politically. Ameri-
can ofhcials feel the bls me * largely
to he placed on Paris where for some
time the public has been led TO believe
cancellation or material reduction wa
possible.
fCopyrieht 1921
Evening star., 1925-08-29
RED MEN TO MASSACRE
"MAN" AT BEACH OUTING
Victim Will Be Burned at Stake
in Spectacular Pow-wow by
Alexandria Tribe.

A ma ssa ere" will take place All
Arlington Beach this afternoon Al the
close Of the all-day pow-wow held
there by the Red Men Of Virginia. the
District Of Columbia and MaYyls nd.
According to E. F.. Sa antmire, sachem
of Osceola Tribe. No. l, Improved
Order of Red Men of Alexa ndria, a
man" will be burned at the stake dur
ing the spectacular dance TO be held
during the massacre
The program of the pow-wow also
includes a beauty contest, races for
fat men and fat women and swimming
contests. Members of the order. which
claims to have had its inception at
the original Boston tea party" will
tell of the organization and its aims
this evening. Ira Barton is chairman
of the outing committee.