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Evening star., 1925-01-27
j. S. To HAVE VOICE
ON NARCOTIC BOARD
Appointment of Central
Group Is Removed From
League Agencies.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, January 27.-Leaders of
the International Opium Conference
here, including Representative Steph-
en- g. Porter and Lord Cecil, heading,
respectively, the American and British
delegations, met privately today and
decided that the central board to su-
pervise the international traffic in
narcotic drugs should be appointed
by a special group of the powers i'm
cluding the United States.
The original idea was that he
League of Nations permanent
mission on dangerous drugs s., Id
nominate the members of this board,
and that the council of the league
should make the actual appointments,
but as the United States is neither a
member of the council nor a regular
member Of the leagues drug commits
sion, the new system of appointments
was decided upon.
Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan will form the nucleus of the
appointing group, with the United
States and Germany added as non
members of the league. and with
other members selected from the six
countries holding non-permanent
seats in the league council. When
the central board is organized it will
function at the League of Nations
neduQudT TlcIS with the Chllcu SbotCS
paying its pToportionate share OF the
expenses.
Today's agreement, privately
reached, must be ratified regularly
by the opium conference as a whole.
In order to permit the conclusion
of the accord on the narcotic drug
convention no meeting was held to-
day of the joint commission OF the
two conferences which will examine
the disputed question OF suppressing
opium smoking in the Far East.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
PLEAS IN OIL CASES
IN HANDS OF COURT
Judge Mccoy Promises Early
Decision In Teapot Dome
Indictments.

Chief Justice Mccoy Of the District
Supreme Court took under considera-
ton late yesterday afternoon the
pleas in abatement filed by Albert B.
Fall former Secret tary of the Interior;
Edward L Doheny, Edward l. Do
heny, jr., and Harry F. Sinclair. oil
magnates, to the indictments charg-
ing them with conspiring against the
United States in connection with the
leases to naval oil reserves. The
chief justice permitted counsel on
both sides to prepare and submit
printed briefs on points covered in
the oral arguments. He intimate ed he
would dispose promptly of the mat
ter when the briefs have been re-
ceived.
Counsel for the defendants combat
ed the positio taken by attorneys
for the Government and contended
that the wording of the Senate reso-
lutions of February s and 27 last
makes plain the intent of Congress
to deprive the Attorney General and
the Department of Justice of the
right to enter the grand jury room
and to take part in the probe of the
oil cases. Responses were made by
Martin w. Littleton for Mr. Sinclair,
Frank J. Hogan for the Dohenys,
Henry Wise. for Mr. Fall, and Fred
eric R Kellogg, for the Dohenys.
Mr.. Hogan paid particular atten
ton to the claim of Attorney Rob
erts for the Government that the
plea of the baleful influence of the
radio talk was filed too late and
should be disregarded by the court.
He pointed out that the first three
pleas were filed SO soon that even
the prosecutors objected and asked
the court to strike them out as pre-
mature. Later the Government with
drew its opposition and it was only
IL days thereafter, said Mr.. Hogan,
that the fourth plea relating to the
radio talk was filed. He repudiated
the charge of tardiness made by the
counsel for the Government.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
ROBBED BY OLD TRICK.
'Colored Man Alleges Loss of $4OO
in Pocketbook Swindle.

William A. Lewis, colored, 1886
Prospect avenue, has asked the po-
lice to arrest two colored swindlers
and recover $400 they obtained from
him in a pocketbook swindle. When
Lewis, former resident of Ballston,
Va, reported the loss of his money he
told of his pocket having been picked,
but his story was questioned, and he
admitted being the victim of swim
dlers.
''I didn't tell how 1t happened" he
said, because 1 didn't want people
to think / was so soft
Lewis told of meeting one of the
men at Fourteenth and G. streets and
of getting in conversation with him.
Then the other man appeared, and the
finding of a pocketbook was men
toned.
II wanted them to advertise it,"
said Lewis, and started to leave, but
they kept me interested until
finally went to the bank, drew out
$400 and gave 1t to them, expecting
a larger return as my share of the
pocketbook's contents
Evening star., 1925-01-27
M'KENNA PREDICTS
DOLLARS DECLINE
British Banker Says Gold
Surplus Will Put Sterling
at Its Value.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 27-The decline
Of the dollar and the rise of the
pound was discussed today by Regi-
rald McKenna, former chancellor of
the exchequer, in an address at a
general meeting of the Midland Bank,
of which he is chairman. Sterling
probably will soon stand at it's gold
value, he said. not because it will
have climbed uphill TO meet the dol
lar. but because the dollar under
pressure of the surplus gold supply,
Will have come down to the pound s
level.
During the last three years the
managed currency of Great Britain
had been kept more stable than one
based on gold, Mr.. McKenna added,
but declared that when that had been
said the case for managed currency
must be regarded as closed. He
emphasized the Importance of the
psychological grounds for advocating
a gold standard, which he argued
were not less powerful than the
economic arguments.
Favorable Moral Effect.
"As long as nine out of ten people
In every country think that the gold
standard is best It Is best" said the
former chancellor. "One of the great
est advantages Of the gold standard
Is It's moral effect. A nation will think
better of itself, will regard itself as
more honest, If its currency is con-
vertible into gold.
"On the basis of official index num-
bers, price levels in England have
been more stable during the three
years past than in the United States
Ultimately the rates of exchange
must approximate to a relation be-
tween the price levels OF the two
countries, but, although this is
dominant fact, there are other in
fuences to which exchange is sensi-
tive. The recent rise in sterling, in
relation to the dollar, has gone con-
siderably ahead of changes in price
levels, but If the rise is maintained
we may be sure that price levels will
hnally conform to the new relation of
values between the currencies"
Must Have Internal Stability
In conclusion Mr.. McKenna said that
the restoration of Europe could not
bring prosperity to England unless
internal conditions were sound
The pressure of taxes is too great
for our trade to bear the economy
in national expenditures which are
essential"
Evening star., 1925-01-27
INAUGURAL PLAN BILL
REPORTED TO SENATE
Measure Provides for Erection of
Stands and Other Arrangements
for Visitors Comfort.

The resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Curtis authorizing the inaugural
committee to erect stands and to
make arrangements for the safety
and comfort of visitors to the in
auguration on March was today
ordered favorably reported to the
Senate by the Senate District COM
mittee. Senator Ball. chairman of
the committee, polled the members
in order to obtain prompt action on
the resolution.
The resolution is similar to reso-
lutions adopted by Congress at the
time of the former inaugurations.
Authority is given to the Commits
s:oners of the District to permit til he
illumination of the streets, and au-
thority is given to the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the Navy
20 loan flags, hospital tents and other
items to the inaugural committee.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
COOLIDGE HAVING "BULLY TIME''
IN WHITE HOUSE INCUMBENCY
Not the Roosevelt Type Of "BuHy,'' But President
ProUes Truth of Secretary Slemps Statement
That 1t Isn't "KiIing Job

daily strolls through the city. His
favorite walk is between and 6
o'clock in the afternoon and his path
generally lies right down the prin-
cipal shopping district-usually F
street. He will walk down one side
of the thoroughfare as far as Ninth
street and then stroll back the other
side. doing a bit of window shop
ping on the way.
Discourages Greetings.
Comparatively few persons speak
to the President while on his strolls,
This is because he seldom gives them
a chance for a salutation. Mr.. Cool
idge generally walks with his head
down as II buffeting a Vermont gale
in Midwinter. When the head is up
the Coolidge eyes are generally
straight ahead. There is nothing of
the saunterer about him. When he
is moving his pace is brisk. When
he stops to look in the windows his
pause is brief. Other Presidents in
walking about the city have rather
invited informal exchanges Of greet
ing with passers-by. This was par
ticularly true of Mr.. Harding, al
though the latter walked but seldom,
preferring to take his outdoor exer-
else on the golf links when the
weather was at all possible.
Even the supposedly austere Mr..
Wilson was in a receptive mood for
salutations when he strolled abroad.
But, unlike Mr.. Coolidge and Mr..
Harding, Mr.. Wilson preferred as a
rule to ride in his auto when out
for the air. Mr.. Taft was quite a
pedestrian during his White House
days, but he, too, had the auto habit.
President Roosevelts walks were
generally hikes" out into the parks
and the country and he generally
was accompanied by his more inti-
mate "buddies" President Coolidge.
save for the attendance of a secret
service man, walks alone.
(Copyrizht 1928
Evening star., 1925-01-27
THE WEATHER

District OF bia-Cnsettled /.
night and tomorrow, probably rain a.
snow, colder tonight; minimum tel.
perature about % degrees; colder I"
morrow; fresh to strong northeaa
and north winds.
Maryland-Unsettle tonight ar
tomorrow, with rain or snow; slight
colder tonight; colder tomorrow; stro..-
north and northeast winds.
Virginia-Probabl bly, rain tonight a
tomorrow. colder; fresh to strol
north and northeast winds.
West Virginia-Probably snow
night and tomorrow, colder ton!
and in east portion tomorrow.
Records for "a Hours
Thermometer-4 pm, AS; pm,
~ midnight, 40; 4 am, 46; s am,
noon, 26.
Barometer pm, 1901; s pt
1901; IL midnight, 29.9e; am, 299s
8 am, 30.12; noon. 1928.
Highest temperature, SOL, occurre
at $3.50 pm. yesterday. Lowest ten
perature. rs, occurred at noon today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 2S; lowest. II.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
perature, %; condition, very muddy.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today-Low tide, 4:3S am. and 4:56
pm; high tide, 1925 am. and 1o:4S
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:26 am. and
5:49 pm; high tide, HIS am, and
1883 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1920 am; sun sets,
5:23 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:19 am; sun
sets, SPA pm.
Moon rises 1927 am; sets sos pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
Lost Cuban Treaty
With u. S. Found
Safe in Dusty File

The lost" Isle of Pines treaty has
been found. Much delving into musty
Senate files, where the original
treaty between the United States
and Cuba ceding the isle to the latter
country has reposed for 20 years,
brought it to light yesterday.
Scrutiny of the document. which
stipulated that it would not be ef-
fective unless ratified within seven
months, and upon which. consequent
ly, n second treaty was drafted with
other terms identical, disclosed there
were no discrepancies between the
two originals
Errors now shown to exist in
copies of the two documents led
Senator Copeland, Democrat, New
York, to believe there might be dis
crepancies between the originals.
Failing to find the first treaty in the
Senate files, he introduced a resolu-
tion asking the State Department to
find the original, but Senate en-
ploye later uncovered it
Evening star., 1925-01-27
.HERR|N |NQUESTS
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Only Minister in Town Not
Klan Member to Conduct
Thomas Funeral.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HERRIN, H., January 27-secrecy
shrouded plans for the coroner's in
quest today into the deaths Of g
Glenn Young, Ku Klux KIan liquor
raider; Ora Thomas, deputy sheriff.
and two companions of Young slain
Saturday night, when Young and
Thomas, long enemies, met in a little
cigar store and ended their grudge in
a fusillade Of pistol bullets.
Beyond announcing the inquest
would begin today. the coroner re
fused to say anything. Even the
time and place were not divulged. il
generally was believed however, the
jury would meet before noon in an
undertaking establishment or in the
city hall
Funeral services for Thomas will
be held this afternoon and those for
Young tomorrow afternoon. They
will be buried in the same cemetery,
Thomas in his family plot on the ex-
treme south side burying ground and
Young in a concrete vault in the
northern section.
Two Funerals Yesterday.
Funeral services for Edward Forbes
and Homer Warren, Klan sympa-
thizers, killed with Young, were held
yesterday. Forbes body was sent 10
Vergennes for burial, while Warren
was buried here.
Rev. Mr.. Meeker Of the Pres byterian
Church, said TO be the only Protestant
minister in Herrin not a member Of
the Klan, will preach Thomas funeral
sermon. The two never met but the
slain deputy had expressed a wish TO
have Rev. Mr.. Meeker oficiate if any
thing should happen to him.
Five Pastors to Oficiate.
Five ministers were named TO take
part in the services for Young, whose
body continued to lie in the First
Baptist Church today. A cross, cleo
trically Illuminated, and a smaller
cross of roses were alongside his
coffin.
Maj. r W. Davis, commanding the
national guardsmen controlling Her
rim, announced that no demonstra-
tions would be permitted in connec-
ton with the funerals Large crowds
were expected to attend both
Versions Of the shooting were be
coming more standardized today, but
they still could be divided into two
main groups-those related by
Youngs friends and those related by
Thomes' adherents.
The main points Of difference were
as to whether Young or Thomas fired
first.
1t was related that Thomas entered
the cigar store while Young was
berating 'Lish' Green, who, Young
claimed, had denounced him TO union
coal miners Green wriggled out OF
range as Young and Thomas begar
shooting, which was Joined in b
others on the street in front of IN
cigar shop. When the smoke clearee
Young, Forbes and Warren were de
and Thomas dying.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
BANDITS GET $4,000.
Hold Up Messenger Leaving Bank
With Paw Roll.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill, January 27.-
William Mathies, 64-year-old messen-
ger, was held up here this morning
by several armed men, who escaped
with mail pouch believed to contain
$500 in cash.
Mathies was en- route from the de-
pot to the Collinsville State Bank.
The money. IL was understood, was
to have been used to cash pay roll
checks of the Lumighi Coal Co, own
ers Of mines here.
Evening star., 1925-01-27

4
lated revenues assigned to the pub
lie schools, should the surplus bill be-
come law, will be used to carry out
the most urgent of the construction
projects contained in the five-year
building program now before Con-
gress, IT was indicated today by
school authorities.
Just how much of the S443S,15492
surplus would be turned over to the
school system is not known by the
officials, but the impression seems to
be that it is the desire of Congress
that the schools receive a major por-
tion of II.
AS soon as President Coolidge signs
the surplus bill, which has passed the
Senate and the House, the school au-
thorities will begin the preparation
of building program, based on the
amount allotted the schools. The most
important item in it will be for the
construction of a new building to re-
place the Mckinley Technical High
School, which was eliminated from
the school budget for the next fiscal
year A number of other items cut
out of the Board of Education's origi-
nal estimates for the fiscal year 1926
1926 also will be included in the pro-
gram,
Evening star., 1925-01-27
SNOW HELD LIKELY,
WITH COLD WINDS
Weather Map for Washing
ton for Next "a Hours
Badly MuddIed Up.

Reports coming into the Weather
Bureau thick and fast today were so
muddled up that the most the fore
caster could make out OF them was a
general outlook of disagreeable
weather.
Rain or snow, according to whether
It's just cool or real cold.' he indi-
Gated in his summary for Washing
ton. Below-fre ezing tempe ratures
are whipping around Washington
from the north and a warmer breeze
Is threatening from the east, with
chances about even of which will gain
the supremacy.
Experts Expect Snow.
The bureau experts are of the opin-
ion, however, that the snow will ar
rive tonight or tomorrow, riding in
with cold wave that should send
the thermometer down to about 23
degrees tonight.
RAIN IN MIDWEST.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
by ROBERT IT. SMALL.

Now that Secretary Bascom Slemp
has proclaimed the fact that the
presidency is not n killing job" 1t
can be told that President Coolidge
Is having bully" time in the White
House. 1t is not the bully" time of
n Roosevelt. but in his own quiet
New England way Mr.. Coolidge is
enjoying every moment of his high
service to the Nation,
The President finds much time for
his own contemplations. His work
appears to be so ordered as to leave
him free from any semblance of bus
tie or excitement. He comes and
goes from the White House proper to
the executive Offices seemingly at
VIII and 1T is said that on Sunday
mornings when the clerical staff is
at home--possibly still in bed-the
President often wanders over to the
Offices visiting one room after an
other. Sometimes he sits at the desk
where the mail has accumulated,
opens bunch of letters and calmly
reads their contents.
Breaks Old Precedent.
No other President within the rec
ollection of the oldest White House
attaches ever has done this. The
main purpose of the secretarial and
clerical staff at the White House is
supposed to be to keep all letters
away from the Chief Executive. Or
dinarily it is about as difficult to get
n personal letter before the Presi-
dent as 1t is for a camel to pass
through the eye of a needle. If the
public ever thought 1t could get a
short cut to executive consideration
by writing a letter. the malls would
be clogged with the unwanted and,
in most cases, entirely useless let
ters.
Although this is supposed to be
the busy season for Presidents, Mr..
Coolidge finds time aplenty for his
Evening star., 1925-01-27
Gen. A. Ivanoff Dies in U. S.

SEATTLE, Wash, January 81
Gen. Alexander Ivanofft 40, Russian
hero of the Russo-Japanese and
World Wars, died here yesterday from
a spinal injury received while play
ing tennis Thanksgiving day. Gen
Ivanoff received many decorations for
gallantry in action, among them the
Order of ST Michael and St George.
Evening star., 1925-01-27

Continued from First Page.)
TO take place following the Presidents
pronouncement will probably be at
the Veterans Bureau. where the press
of work on getting out adjusted serv-
ice certificates to veterans of the
World War is already beginning to
let UP somewhat. 1t was said that
within 80 or so days the night force
of about Is persons, which has been
working in the bonus division, would
probably be dismissed, as there would
then be no further need for them.
The bonus division is also expected
to shrink up automatically as the
work is dispatched.
Similarly, it was thought that the
War Department, as was indicated at
the White House today, would be able
to cut down on it's bonus force as rap
idly as possible. At the War Depart
ment, however, no definite indications
would be given as to when or how
drastic these cuts might be expected
to be. Since the war peak of $4,000
employees, 1t was said, the War De-
partment has been cut here to $1,000
The Veterans Bureau is also cut
ting down on It's force somewhat
through installing the new program
of decentralization. The opening of
new hospitals has necessitated the
employment of new employees In Vari-
Gus localities, 1t was pointed out,
however, so that the net reduction
under decentralization will not be so
great as it otherwise would have
been.
Treasury Workers. Status.
Director Hines of the Veterans Bu-
lfe1 ch
tion in the personnel of the bureau
both here and in the field since sue
ceeding Charles r. Forbes. resigned,
and it is understood Is still bent on
cutting the force to the efficiency
point.
The Treasury may be able to make
further reductions in the registers 8
office as the business of clearing up
the Liberty and Victory loans Is ac-
complished, it was said, but this will
not cause any early dismissals. Last
July l there were about 400 persons
let out at the registers office, but
no definite plans are on hand at the
present moment.
The Internal Revenue Bureau,
which is one of the largest in the
Government service, has been largely
reorganized, 1t was pointed out. and
there seems to be no plan for early
dismissals there. Personnel of this
bureau will depend largely on what
kind of tax legislation is passed by
Congress, it was pointed out.
At the Department of Justice 1t was
explained that Attorney General Stone
had already effected a reduction, par
ticularly in the Bureau of Investiga-
tion, which has been reorganixed fol-
lowing the resignation of former Di-
rector William J. Burns.
The big Government Printing Office
was one Of the first to institute a
personnel reduction policy, according
to Public Printer Carter today, who
explained that his force had been cut
by 1000 from the war peak in 1919
and now stood at about 400.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
WEEHAWKEN TRIAL
STUDIED BY STONE
Undecided Whether to Order
u. S. Prosecution or Urge
State to Act Again.

The Department of Justice is con-
sidering whether it will develop it's
own case against persons named in
the Weehawken, n. j.. liquor cases.
or urge the State authorities to go
ahead with a second proceeding with
full Federal cooperation
Mrs. Mabel Walker willebrandt. AS
sistant Attorney General In charge of
liquor law prosecutions. and Col.
George H. Vickers, special State pros
ecutor in the Weehawken proceed
ings, conferred on the subject today,
but no definite decision has been
reached.
There is now no court action pend
ing In the cases as a result of the
jury disagreement in the first trial
last week. Suggestions have been
made that in event the Federal Gov
ernment decided to take a hand, Mr.
Vickers would be asked to handle the
action as special assistant to the
Attorney General. Mrs. Willebrandt
reiterated that the Department of
Justice had 100 per cent confidence"
in him.
Confers With stone.
The meeting between Mrs. WILLIE
brandt and Mr. Vickers was followed
by a conference between Mrs Willie
brandt and the Attorney General,
after which 1t was declared that no
official expression could be given until
there were further developments.
Mr.. Stone said at the time the State
proceedings were initiated that he
believed it better for the State au-
thorities to go ahead, and If they
failed to obtain what the department
regarded as satisfactory results, then
the Federal Government could step in.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
Mai. lockwood EXEMPTED.

Maj. Alfred L. lockwood, Chemical
Warfare Service, at the War Depart
ment, has been exempted from the
provisions of the national defense
act of June 8, 1916, requiring duty
with troops of one or more OF the
com batant arms
Evening star., 1925-01-27
FOREIGN.
IS am, Greenwich time, today)

For some reason which no one UNI
derstands, whooping cough is always
more dangerous to girls than to boysI
1t is the only disease of which thisI
can be said.
Evening star., 1925-01-27
WILL FIX PROGRAM
FOR SURPLUS FUND
NOW IN TREASURY

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Evening star., 1925-01-27
WHOLESALE SLASH
IN FEDERAL FORCES
NOT COOLIDGE AIM

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