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Evening star., 1925-02-03
s'Rosie'' Told to Be More Dignified,
But Disagrees With WEAF Criticism

last Sunday night, ]. A. Holman,
broadcasting manager of WEAF,
said today that Roxie had been re-
quested several times to modify
his style somewhat
I'VE have always wanted Roxie
to be more digaified," said Mr..
Holman. Not IF and unnatural,
but little less breezy. We feel
that radio audiences prefer more
dignifled announcements. We have
often told Roxie about it.
Roxie's opinion is: "The Amer
lean audience wants informality
and good taste and camaraderie."
Evening star., 1925-02-03
MOVE WELCOMED HERE.
Whole Debt Situation Will Be
Clarified, Officials Feel.

BY the Associated Press.
Any proposal for refunding the
Italian war debt to the United States
not only will receive prompt con-
sideration here but will be welcomed
because of its possible effect on the
war debt problem in general.
No hint that the new Italian Am
bassador would begin funding nego-
tiations had reached here until the
receipt OF today's news dispatch from
Rome, but officials said they would
be prepared to call the debt commits
sion together without delay upon the
presentation of any settlement plan
that would serve as a basis for nego-
tiation.
s447 100000 Interest.
The debt owed by Italy to this
Government, roughly, is s2.100, ,000, zoo,
of which s447 ,00O,O 900 is interest ac
crued since May. 1919, when a small
interest payment was made.
Aside from the actual money total
involved, officials here would be graf
flied at move by Rome toward set
tlement, because it would throw the
influence of the Italian government
on the side of the policy of war-deb
refunding, in which the United States
is deeply interested.
Important Effect Seen.
a refunding of the Italian debt
would leave France as the only ma jor
power among the European allies
which had not made a settlement. Of
ficials do mot care to discuss that
feature of the situation, but they do
not conceal their realization of the
important moral effect that would be
involved in such development.
Coincident with the news from
Rome, there were indications today
of possible outbreak of discussion
of the Italian debt question in the
senate. Yesterday Chairman Borah
Of the foreign relations committee
who recently served notice on the
Senate floor that France must pay
wrote Secretary Mellon, asking for
all the facts in connection with the
debt from Italy
Evening star., 1925-02-03
ONE BOY DEAD In PISTOL
DUEL FOUGHT IN STREET
Survivor, High School Foot Ball
Star, Wounded and Held
for Murder.
BY the Associated Press


LEXINGTON. Mass, February 8
A pistol duel fought on the street last
night by two 1S-year-old youths, one
of whom was shot dead. remained un-
explained today. Through hours of
questioning Joseph Statsky, high
school senior and foot ball star, sur
vivor of the battle, maintained that
he had fired in self-defense after
George Travelene had held him up
and robbed him. Travelene was shot
through the head. Statsky, wounded
in the right shoulder, is under arrest
at a hospital, charged with murder.
After the duel became known Stat
sky staggered into his home near the
scene and collapsed. The police said
they were investigating report that
the youths had quarreled over
liquor deal.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Coolidge to Call
Senate in Extra
Session March 4

The Senate will be called in ex-
ira session as usual on March
by President Coolidge.
Study of the question of calling
such a session to confirm cabinet
nominations has shown that it has
been the universal practice, and,
in his opinion, lit should be con-
tinued"
Evening star., 1925-02-03
HOUSE COMMITTEE
0.k.'S WORLD COURT
Reports Resolution Favoring
u. s. Part-CIaimS Right
to Give Opinion.

A resolution to put the House on
record as favoring American adher-
ence to the World Court was ap-
proved today by the House foreign
affairs committee.
The effort was initiated by Repre-
sentative r. Walton Moore of Vir-
ginia when he introduced a resolu-
ton on May IT, 1924, expressing the
approval of the House of the ad-
hesion of the United States to the
protocol under which the Court of
International Justice has been es-
tablished. similar resolution was
introduced by Representative Ham
ilton Fish in January of this year.
Today the subcommittee, consisting
of Representative Burton of Ohio,
Temple of Pennsylvania, Fish of New
York and Moore of Virginia reported
to the full committee a resolution on
which a favorable report was ordered.
The theory on which this action is
based and for which it was shown
that much precedent can be found,
is that the House is entitled to ex-
press it's opinion on any matter of
Importance, even where it has no
legislative powers.
The report, which was adopted,
provides that whereas a Permanent
Court of International Justice has
been establish ed and is now found
functioning in The Hague, and
whereas the traditional policy of the
United States has earnestly favored
the avoidance of war and the settle
men tof international controversies; /;
by arbitration or judicial processes;
and
Whereas, this court in its or
ganization and probable develop
ments promises a new order. in which
controversies between nations will
be settled in an orderly way accord
therefore
BE 1t resolved, That the House of
Representative desires to express it's
| cordial approval of the said court,
| and an earnest desire that the United
States give early adherence to the
| protocol establishing the same, with
/ the reservation. recommended by
Presidents Harding and Coolidge.
BE it further resolved, That the
| House expresses its readiness to par
| ticipate in the enactment of such
| legislation as will necessarily follow
! such approval"
This latter paragraph. of course,
refers to providing sufficient revenue
to pay the cost of American parttci-
patton.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February g.
"Roxie," who directs a group OF
singers broadcasting every Sunday
night from a Broadway motion
picture theater, has been ordered
to make his remarks on the air
more dignified. Bantering of the
unseen audience, one of his out
standing traits as an announcer,
has been eliminated.
When asked about a change in
Aoxie's styls, noted by radio fans
Evening star., 1925-02-03
SENATE GETS BILL
FOR REGULATION OF
AUTO TRAFFIC HERE
Provides for Civilian Direc-
tor, Additional Judges and
Yearly Permits.

The model traffic bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia was reported out
of the joint committee of the House
and Senate District committees and
introduced in the Senate today by
Senator l.. Heisler Ball, chairman of
the committee. The measure will be
introduced in the House as soon as
possible and a vigorous effort will be
made to push it through Congress
at this session.
The only change made in the bill
today was in the naming of the new
traffic director. 1t had been pre-
viously decided by the committee to
have the commissioner of police act
as traffic director, with an assistant
appointed to handle the actual de-
tails.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Holds Penalty Precluded.

Great Britain has argued in a note
sent to the American Government
that she is willing and anxious to
prosecute any cases in which Ameri-
can and British citizens are proved
to be in conspiracy to violate Ameri-
can laws. but she does not see how
she can inflict penalties on her own
citizens for transferring cargoes at
sea.
In other words, if British vessel
sets sail from Plymouth, England
and has clearance papers from Ber-
muda and other points. she is free
to sell her cargo en- route and deliver
it wherever the goods may be con-
signed. Shipments might even be
consigned to a purchaser who agreed
to come for the cargo in the middle
of the ocean. There is no violation
of British law in such an. act and
while the American Government
would like to see such consignments
made the basis for penalties to be
inflicted on foreign ship owners, so that
the traffic may be stopped, the British
do not think they can afford to put
such restrictions on their own trade.
Unfavornble to Law.
Great Britain, of course, is not in
sympathy with the American dry
law. Her nationals are selling a
good deal of liquor that they didn't
sell before the Volstead law was
passed. Yet, in the interest of inter-
national comfy, the British recog-
nize the necessity of Furnishing any
one who is engaged in a conspiracy
to violate American laws. The Lon
don government knows that interna-
tional good will requires reciprocal
action on conspiracy cases, for they
may extend to things more vital than
merely the violation Of a liquor law.
Restricting trade is regarded as
another thing, and the British at the
moment are in need of every bit of
trade they can get. The liquor traf
f1c with America is fiourishing, not
Continued on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
BRITISH TO SEND NOTE.
Care Taken Not to Offend Paris or
Washington.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, February 3.-The Brit
ish ministers at cabinet meeting
today approved of the draft of re-
ply to France on the debt question
"A note embodying the British policy
and perhaps making some construc-
tive proposals to France will be
transmitted shortly.
Considerable Importance attaches
to this pronouncement of policy
owing to Frances tender suscepti-
bilities and also to Americas watch
full attitude toward any financial ar
ransements between her debtor
nations.
Pick Words Carefully.
The treasury experts have been
continuously at work for many weeks
wording the memorandum in such a
fashion as to avoid offending either
France or America.
In a general way. the British policy
will be found to be the same as was
formulated by Mr.. Balfour in 1922, but
without any odious comparisons of
national morals in matters of finance
and without reference to the pound
of flesh"
Great Britain will declare her de-
sire to collect from the allies only
Sufnclent TO cover her payments to
America. France will be. asked to
reconsider her fiscal affairs and to
submit after doing SO a new memo
randun outlining how much she is
able to pay and on what terms.
Total VIII BE Stated.
She will have before her, in the
British note, a statement of the total
sum claimed by this country, with
from payments under the Dawes
scheme.
Winston Churchill intends submit
ting to NJ. Clementel a draft of to-
days cabinet decisions, and soon
after the note which is to be formu-
lated, and which will probably be
made public only in its completed
form.
Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News co.,
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Officials Here Will Welcome
Overture on $1,000, ,O0O,-
COO Obligation of Rome.
MEETS BORAH INQUIRY
ADDRESSED TO MELLON
Influence of Negotiations on Other
Nations Owing United States
Rated Important Factor.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. February Sit is under
stood that Giacomo de Martino, the
new Italian Ambassador to the United
states, will have full instructions to
take up after his arrival in Wash
ington the question of Italy's war
debts to the United States. SO far
Italy has made no proposal for
settlement of these debts.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
HALF OF SURPLUS
WANTED At ONCE
BYCOMM|SS|ONERS
Schools and Parks Believed
Among Projects Listed for
Early Action.

Request for the immediate expend-
iture of between $4,000, 900 and So
100000 of the District surplus reve-
nues will be transmitted to the Bud
get Bureau tomorrow by the Com
missioners.
This was decided on today at
meeting of the Board of Commission
ers, at which they went over a list of
urgent school projects which are to
consume the bulk of the money to be
asked for now
1t is understood that the list of
estimates to go forward tomorrow
for payment out of the surplus fund
also will include an allotment for
continuing work on the connecting
link between the Rock Creek and
Potomac parkways, which project has
been under way for a number OF
years.
Items Not Disclosed.
The Commissioners were not free
today to make known the detailed
list of items to be asked or out of
the surplus, but it is understood that
a large portion of the money will be
sought to begin the work school
buildings that are badly needed to
relieve congestion in the existing
classrooms.
The total amount of the District
surplus fund, which was recognized
by recent act of Congress, is S4,43S,
600, with the possibility of an addi
tional surplus claim of $4,000 that
may come TO the District If the con-
troller general finds the claim to be
justified. This would make the total
surplus fund approximately s5.25T 900.
Until yesterday ii was thought the
Commissions would wait until the
new Congress convened in December
before seeking to have the surplus re-
leased for expenditure.
Some Projects Urgent.
The city heads, however, decided at
the board meeting today that num-
Der of the school and park projects
were of such an urgent nature as to
make il advisable to undertake to
have the present session of Congress
authorize Immediate expenditure of
approximately one-half of the surplus.
Between now and December the
city heads will perfect another list of
| important projects to be carried into
| effect when the remaining half of the
| surplus is made available.
| If the Commissioners succeed in
| having more than S2,50e, 900 released
/ for expenditure now, it will have
months OF delay that would ensue II
| they waited for the new Congress to
| appropriate the entire surplus. An
| other advantage in getting part OF
| the money now, officials point out,
| is that the work of preparing plans
| for school buildings will be spread
| out more evenly over the next Il
months in the office of the municipal
architect. thereby facilitating work.
school NAV he Built.
1t is reliably reported that funds
| to begin construction of the new Nc
| Kinley High School, at Second and T
streets northeast. will be one of the
| items in the first list.
The money to be requested now out
of our surplus for parks will be de-
voted to the Rock Creek and Potomac
| parkway connection project instead
| of being allotted to the National Cap
ital Park Commission for new extern
| sions.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
RENT COMMISSION
SAVED IN BILL NOW
BEING DRAWN UP
Licensing of Dealers and Ban
on Pyramiding Also Tenta-
lively Approved.
COOLIDGE STILL EAGER
FOR LAW THIS SESSION
Proposed Measure Based on Power
of Congress Over District and
Public Welfare.

Rent legislation tentatively agreed
upon by the joint congressional com
mittee at an executive session last
night includes the following: % The
extension of the present Rent Com
mission for one year, with an amend
ment to the law basinE the authority
of the commission on the power Con-
gress exercises over the District as
the seat of government and declaring
that rental property for residence
purposes in the District is affected
with a public interest
(2) The establishment of a licensing
board.
CD law TO prevent pyramiding
of real estate values and TO prevent
fraud.
All three of these matters, it is ex-
pected, will be included in a single
bill.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
COOLIDGE STUDYING
LIQUOR TRANSFER
Problem of Foreign Vessels
Selling Cargoes to Smug-
gIerS Laid Before Cabinet.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Coolidge brought before
the cabinet for discussion today just
what the United States Government
could do to stop rum running by CO.
operation with, other nations
Although the treaties that have
been proposed. and, in the case of
Great Britain, ratified, give America
the right to pursue for IL miles ships
that attempt to unload liquor on
American territory, the problem now
has developed as to what can be
done to prevent the sale of cargoes
on the high seas.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Bill Being Drafted.

a subcommittee of the joint com
mittee has been appointed TO put into
shape for introduction these provi-
sions. When the subcommittee has
completed its work another meeting of
the joint congressional committee will
be held to pass upon its report. 1t is
expected that the subcommittee will be
able to report within a day or two
II the joint committee proceeds along
the lines indicated it means the aban
donment, at least for the present, of
the Whaley bill to establish a perma
nent rent commission for the District.
Realizing that merely to continue the
list of the Rent Commission for a year
would not be effective. in view of court
action, it has been deemed wise to adopt
language used by Senator Copeland Of
New York in a compromise joint resolu
tion which he laid before the committee
during its hearings. and which contem
plated the substitution of the Municipal
Court of the District to handle rent
cases in place of the Rent Commission.
The language used by Senator Copeland
which the committee may adopt in seek
ing the continuance of the Rent Com
mission for a year is as follows:
Evening star., 1925-02-03
WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Increasing cloudiness tonight, prob
ably followed by snow rain to-
morrow; lowest temperature tonight
about % degrees. Temperatures, high
est, Al, at pm. yesterday; lowest, is,
at am. today. Full report on page 4.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Public Interest Stressed.

Whereas the Congress exercises ex-
elusive legislative power over the Dis
trict of Columbia, the seat of Govern
ment of the United States: and where
as it is the duty of the Congress TO
guard the health, comfort and general
welfare of the employees of the Govern
ment and all who serve it: and where
as shelter is a matter OF vital conse
quence to the health, comfort and gen
eral welfare of the employees of the
Government and those who serve them:
BE it resolved, That all residential
rental property and apartments in
the District are affected with a pub
lie interest; and, resolved that all
rents and charges, all services in con-
nection herewith, the leases and all
other terms and conditions of the use
of such property and apartments,
shall be fair and reasona BILE
This language may be modified in
some respects by the subcommittee.
but it is expected to be the basis
upon which the proposed bill continu-
ing the Rent Commission for a year
will he drafted
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Coolidge Wants Action.

President Coolidge is anxious TO
see some legislation intended to con-
troll rentals of the District of Col
umbia passed at this session of
Congress.
In making this positive statement
today. the spok kesman for the Presid-
ent said that the President has by no
means cooled off regarding his desire
to extend protection to the many
thousands of Government workers
residing in the Capital.
1t was intimated that while the
President did not specify rent legis-
lation when he told Chairman Smell
of the House rules committee what
legislation he wanted to have
priority between now and the 4th of
March, he did not by this mean that
he would agree to rent Legislation
being put aside until next session.
Evening star., 1925-02-03

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1925-02-03

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Radio Programs-Page 20.

CONTINUED on Page 4, Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18

Cats Kittens,
and Glad of 1t

Little Mlss Hattie AnRcrcr. the
"kcwpic" Of Singers Aiidgets. and
the smallest Of the score OF mem.
bsrs 81 the company at the Orphe.
um this week. dorsuti mind talking
about her hize-or lack Of Eizs-for
she IN lefa than three feet tall. II
anything. Il HmuEcs her.
Says little Hattie I'VE been n
midget all my life. and very
small one. at that. Rather than
making me less happy. Il makes me
more happy''-thlS with n triumph
ant nod OF her little head. 1T dis.
tiuKuiNhea me from other people. Il
amusss them-and II even makes
mr proud
did you ever read Walter dc Ia
Mares Memoirs Of Midget Let
inc read you paragraph Miss NJ,
his heroine. is speaking Of her child.
hood experience, Now. listen.
But every family. suppose.
has is little traditions. and one Of
ours, relating to those early years.
b connected with our kitchen cat.
Miapu. She had come by n family
OF kittens, and had crept. 70 IL
was Haid. into her shallow basket
with them, Having, suppose. been
too frequently mcddled with, this
old mother cat IugEcd Off her kit.
tens, on" by one. TO dark cup
board The last one thus secured,
she war discovered in rapt contcm.
plation OF myself as n In debate
whether or not II was her maternal
duty 10 carry mo off, too. And
there was. grinning into her face
That's tho vein and the tone in
which think Of my size. And that's
THAR
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@sIANGIsE
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES
COLT TO RUTH BURKE
CONTINUED

was so angry. Ruth. that I did
not look where | was going, as /
rushed forward 10 get hold Of Jack.
The boat was coming in toward the
dock. and thru some carclessness the
sailors had removed the rail before
II was time 10 do so.
Before | could stop myself slipped
and rolled off the dock. struck the
water, and knew no more.
or course. there was a wild scram.
Bile, Jack told me afterward that
everyone on deck danced around yell.
Ing and doing nothing. except sar.
toris. sgd and himself. who simulta.
neously jumped into the water after
me.
j had gone down In n very danger.
Gus place, between the boat and the
dock. and there was great peril OF
coming up either under the dock or
under the boat
Jack, being nearest me, reached
me first, but in some way caught his
foot in an old rope around the piling.
and IL was impossible for him 10 get
up. There I was. in greater danger
than II he hadn't tried to get me.
He let me go Immediately, and
rose TO the surface. Melville Sar.
toris reached me and managed to
hang on to the dock until someone
pulled me up on the pier sgd had
gone down after Jack.
II thought they would never come
up" said one OF the women to me
before / took the train last night.
AT last. however. It seems that sgd
got Jack free and brought him up
He was unconscious and the two Of
you were laid out on the dock. sgd
was almost exhausted hut Mr.. Sar.
toris seemed all right.
After while both you and Mr.
Prescott came to, and II was really
not as long as 1t sounds before every.
body had recovered from their fright
and all were talking at once.
"Of course, Mrs. Prescott" said
my friend, neither YOU or Mr.. Pres.
colt wns able to talk.
finding out that you were all right
were to ask when the next train left
for Pittsburg.'
When we found we could make
the train, Ruth, | insisted upon go.
ing home We caught the train Just
as It was moving out. Luckily there
was a stateroom at our disposal and
we both were very glad to get into
II and be alone.
The moment we got into the state.
room Jack took me in his arms.
"Oh, Leslie, II | had lost you, what
would have done?" he asked tremu.
lousy. "You will remember that |
didn't want to come to this luncheon
OF Sartoris'. I had premonitlon
something was going to happen. |
think when you get back you would
better take his old Jade man and
send II back to him think It has
brought you bad luck"
"1f do this, jack" | answered.
81 ought to also send the coral one
back to sgd"
Great Scott, leslie, do you mean
to tell mo that coral gimCrnck sgd
gave you is just like the one Snrtoris
gave you last night"'
"rhc exact replica"
. That's strange" unmarked Jack
musngly, and he said no more he.
fore | went to sleep.
Copyright. 1895, NJ IL, A, Service, Inc,