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Evening star., 1925-05-25
COMMONS TAKES UP DEBT.
British Indicate Desire for Payment
When l.. s. Is Paid.

/ LONDON, May % Op-The ques-
ton of Great Britain's foreign debts
was discussed in the House of Com
mons this afternoon. when questions
were asked regarding the notification
sent by the United States TO the con
tinental countries on the funding of
debts due America. Inquiries were
made as to what success the British
government had experienced with any
of the continental governments in re
gard TO their debts due Great Britain.
Walter Guinness. financial secre-
tary of the Treasury, replied that he
was ware of the notification sent by
the United States 10 European debtor
countries. but he had no further in
formation than had appeared in the
press.
No further developments had taken
place in negotiations regarding debts
due Great Britain, he explained. The
British governments spokesman then
made it clear that his government
considers that any steps taken by the
debtor powers of the continent to fund
or liduidate their obligations to the
United States would be accompanied
by similar steps regarding their obi
cations TO Great Britain.
Answering another question whether
Great Britain intended TO follow the
example set by the United States and
send notes TO the powers that owe her
money, Mr.. Guinness said that no such
action would be taken at the moment.
Asked whether 1t would not be wise
TO open a discussion with the United
States with reference to the recent ac-
ton taken by the Washington Gov
ernment so that Great Britain could
act jointly with America in the col
lection of continental debts, Mr.. GUM
ness replied that it would be best TO
await the answers sent TO Washing
ron by the continental countries.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
GRANTS LANGLEY
DEFERRED TRIAL
Court Orders Postponement
When Doctors Affidavits
Are, Presented.

Justice Siddons in Criminal Dr.
vision today granted a motion of
Attorney Henry E. Davis for a sever
ance on behalf of John w. Langley,
Representative from Kentucky, who
was scheduled to appear in court to
answer an indictment for conspiracy
to secure permits to remove 1000
cases of whisky from the Penwick
distillery in Pennsylvania in May,
1922. Attorney Davis explained that
Representative Langley is i'll at his
home in Kentucky and presented affi-
davits of two physicians that the ac-
cused is suffering from high blood
pressure and heart trouble. The Gov
ernment counsel and the lawyers for
the other defendants interposed no
objection, and the case against Lang
ley was postponed un1iIthe Fall term
Of court.
Special Assistant Attorney General
Arthur n. Sager, who, with Special
Assistant Attorney General Clifford
Byrnes, Is conducting the prosecu.
ton, announced that he was ready
to go to trial As to three of the re-
naming defendants, Millard F. West,
former deputy commissioner Of in
ternal revenue; Harry Sattler and Ben
L. Moses OF Pittsburgh. who were for.
merly in business as the Union Drug
Co. Mr.. Sager announced that Sidney
Refs, another OF the accused, had died
since the Indictment was returned last
Spring, and that the Government
would dismiss the case against Rus.
sell NJ. Sackett, former prohibition
agent, whom the lawyer declared in.
nocent of the charge of conspiracy.
Sackett was represented by Attorney
Abner Siegal, who had interposed a
demurrer, but who withdrew the
pleading when the charge was dis.
missed as to his client.
The court permitted Attorney j. C.
South, representing Sattier and Moses
to argue demurrer against the suf
faciency of the indictment. Should the
demurrer be overruled. the trial will
proceed against West, Sattler and
Moses. Former Assistant United States
Attorney William K. Leahy is appear
ing for West.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
COMMUNITY CHEST
UP THIS FTERNOON
Committee to Consider Prac-
ticability of Plan in
Charities to Meet.

The committee named by Commits.
sioner Rudolph to inquire into the
practicabilty OF a community chest
for Washington will begin its task at
meeting in the boardroom OF the
District Building at 4 o'clock this aft.
ernoon.
appointment of the committee was
authorized by a representative gather.
ing of civic leaders and charity work.
ers who met at the District Building
two weeks ago at the call of Commis-
sioner Rudolph to consider adoption of
the community chest idea in the Dis
trict.
1t was the consensus of the meeting
that the question should be carefully
looked into, both from the standpoint
Of its advantages and its possible dis
advantages. before any definite action
is taken.
The principal function of the COM
mittee which is organizing today will
be to find out the experiences other
cities have had with this method of
raising in one annual drive the funds
needed for all local private agencies
that appeal to the public for aid.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
DEFENSE DAY TEST .
ON NOV. Il BANNED
President Disapproyes Plan,
But Has No Objection to
July d Muster.

Although President Coolidge has
40 objection to the holding of another
national defense test of the char
acter held throughout the country
last year, he does not approve of the
War Departments proposal that 1t
be held on Armistice day. He thinks
July 4 would be a more appropriate
date. if the department considers IL
Gesird BILE to hold the test at all
This was made known officially to-
day in d letter sent by the President
to Dwight ". Davis, acting Secretary
of War. This was in answer to
proposed plan submitted by Secretary
Davis to the President to hold a sec
-oDd defense test on Armistice day.
Aside from disa pprpying of the Arm
istice day suggestion, the Presidents S
reply is taken by many to infer that
the President is not overenthusiastic
of holding repetition of national de-
tense test.
The Presidents letter follows in
full:
On the 18th instant you submitted
to me proposed plan of the War De
partment to hold on next Armistice
day, November H. 1925, a second de-
fense test of the same general char
acter as the one which was held last
September. You state that the same
conditions exist now which made a
muster and inspection of the Army of
the United States desirable last year,
and that the plans contemplate that
the test resemble more the features OF
the Muster day of Colonial times
Il have no objection to the holding
of this test this year, but l do not
approve your proposal that it be held
on Armistice day. If you consider
1t desirable to hold the defense test
this year l would suggest July 4 as
being a, more appropriate date, other
wise l think It desirable to get author
ity of Congress if any day not q ma
tional holiday is proposed.
1T occurs to me that your com.
munications to the governors of the
esveral States should emphasize that
their response to the proposed test
plans is purely voluntary l mention
this for the reason that their action
must necessarily be predicated on
what they consider to be the best in.
terests of their States
Evening star., 1925-05-25
RENTERS OF AUTOS
UNDER SCRUTINY
Traffic Director Investigating to
Determine If ANY Are
Without Licenses

Steps to have firms which rent out
automobiles ascertain whether the
persons who rent the cars have op-
orators permits were being planned
today by Traffic Director Eldridse
following an accident last night IN
which a driver of q rented car was
charged with having no permit.
Arrest Follows Crash.
The driver OF rented car, who
registered as James E. Hall, y years
old. Of Sab Fifth street, was injured
early Yesterday morning when the
car collided with the machine of
Harry Orme, 1920 NJ street. Both
cars were badly damaged. Hall was
held by police on charge OF driving
while intoxicated, colliding and hav-
ing no permit.
HI believe those establishments
should require patrons applying for
the rental OF machines to show eper-
afors' permits before they take cars
out on the street." Mr.. Eldridge said.
IF the individual renting the car is
from another Jurisdiction the dealer
should find out If he compiled with the
law of his State"
Precaution DoubIy Protective.
Mr.. Eldridge believes this precaution
would be to the interest of the firms
renting cars as well as a protection TO
the public, and he expressed the epin-
ion that it will be possible to bring
this about through cooperation
Evening star., 1925-05-25
ExCESSES BY SPANIARDS
IN TANGIER CHARGED
Lady Drummond Hay Alleges
Troops Guilty of Raiding and =.
Burning Villages.
By the Assoclated Press.

By the Associated Press. = -.
LONDON, May 25.-Lady Drum-
mond Hay. correspondent at Tangier
of the Daily Express, makes grave
charges against the Spaniards in a
dispatch, namely, violation OF all con-
ventions and treaties affecting the
Tangier neutral zone, shooting and
bombing of peasants, raiding. looting
and burning of villages. and driving
people into Tangier, which. she says,
is already overcrowded with starving
and diseased refugees. = i :.
The correspondent adds that mat
tiers have become so serious that even
the Spanish representative at Tan
gfer has been obliged to take notice
of the protests. while the British and
French authorities are taking up the
question.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
TUBERCULOSIS CURE DISCOUNTED
BY u. S. PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS
Experiments Fail to Sustain Claims of Danish Scien-
tist for Sanocrysn as Remedy for
Lung Diseases.

making experiments, and was given
supply of the material through the
American drug firm, holding American
rights, and whose name has not yet
been made public.
"Our preliminary observations,
based on the experiments with
calves" said Or. Mccoy. have failed
ports sent out by Danish sources,
and until We find out why these re-
ports are different we do not feel
justified in recommending it for the
treatment of human beings.
More tests are being conducted,
DIR. Mccoy indicated, following fur
ther communication with the Danish
authorities. but the results of these
further tests so far, he said, were
inconolusive.
The British findings were somewhat
similar to those of the Public Health
Service, according to the report reach
ing public health officials today, al
the British report indicated
trial on "a larger scale" was now
justified.
But the council is Of the opinion
said the report, that such further
trial and extended observations are
imperatively required before it can be
clearly stated that this gold salt is OF
value in the treatment of tuberculosis
and before 1t should be made available
for general use in medical practice in
Great Britain"
All ten healthy calves at each labo.
ratory We're given tuberculosis, DR..
Mccoy explained. and only five of
them were then subjected to the
Danish treatment. Most of the calves
died. DR.. Mccoy said. not revealing
the details Of the statistics in the
case Those which did not die were
slaughtered and the cases compared.
The sum total of the findings as
reached from these experiments, he
said. was that there was mo evidence
of benefit %
Evening star., 1925-05-25

Although wave of optimism an
hope has been sweeping the tubercuIo-
sis sufferers of the civilized world since
announcement from Copenhagen of
the discovery OF new cure for tn.
berculosis, using complex salt of
gold and sodium, reports from prelim-
mary experiments, conducted both in
the United States and Great Britain
made public today throw serious
doubt upon the efficacy of the treat
nnent.
The United States Public Health
Service, which by law exercises abso-
lutte control in the United States over
the licensing of "serums," one of
which is used in the Danish treatment,
has concluded its preliminary OBJ.
servations," 1t was announced today
by DIR. George w. Mccoy, director OF
the Hygienic Laboratory. with the find-
ing that so far the proposed cure can
be said only to be of mo value" I'm.
less the Public Health Service issues
a license the product cannot be put on
the market in the United States.
At the same time, 1t was learned
through an official report by the Medi-
cal Research Council Of Great Britain,
received by the Public Health Service,
that scientists represented in the coun.
Gil are not yet ready to recommend
the use of the treatment in Great
Britain.
The Danish cure, involving the use
OF a salt of gold, named "Sanocrysin,' -
and a serum. was described by DR..
Mccoy as being very heroic, - and
SO hazardous that the Danes admitted
that some deaths had resulted in
cases under treatment
Only calves were used in the .ex-
periments in the United States. DIR.
Mccoy explained. although the report
from Great Britain indicated that
human beings had been treated there.
The Public Health Service has been
the only agency in the United States
Evening star., 1925-05-25
BELGIUM SILENT
=: ON i. S. DEBT NOTE
Request for Prompt Settle
ment, Delivered in April,
Still Unanswered.
By the Associated Pre.s.

BY the Associated Press.
u The American Government pres
sure upon Belgium for payment Of its
debt to this country has taken the
form of a formal communication. re
viewing the whole situat ton and ure
Ing that steps be taken towsrd =
settlement.
1t was disclosed today that such =
communication had been delivered at
Brussels in April. and that so far no
reply had been received.
State Department officials do not
expect the Belgian authorities to at
tempt in their reply to transfer to
Germany the responsibility for some
of their obligations. The Versailles
treaty provided that Belgium's bor-
rowings prior to the armistice be
paid by the German government, and
unofficial advices have indicated that
the. point of non.payment on Ger
manys part would be raised by Brus-
sells. This suggestion is not borne
out by official dispatches.
The Paris agreement for the alloca7
ton of Dawes plan annuities made
reference to the German promise to
shoulder Belgium's war debts. but the
sponsibility for such debts 10 Ger
many was not raised. The definite
policy of the Washington Government
in refusing 10 substitute German repa-
ia alton abilities for the responsibilities
of allied debtor nations is well under
stood by Belgian officials.
The Belgia War debts and the
post-armistice loans made to that
country for relief were both dealt with
in the communication presented at
Brussels by Ambassador Phillips. In
securing the $500. .000, 900 relief loa n
after the armistice Belgium definitely
agreed that the United StatA should
receive terms of repayment n favor
able in every way as the terms aC-
corded any other relief creditor nation.
In the case of British relief loans 20
Belgium, however repayment amount
ing TO Approximately 100000 900. al
ready has been made. while the only
payment received by the United States
amounted to less than s15 900 900 and
represented the share for which Bel
gium was responsible in reimburse
ment of the United States from Ger
man reparations collections for the
cost of the American Army on the
Rhine.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
EXCESS ARMY PAY
MAY Be RETAINED.
Supreme Court Rules U. S.
Cannot Compel Return
by Officers.
By the Associated Press.

The Government cannot compel
Army officers to return money re-
ceived by them in excess of the SAL
airy of their legal rank. the Supreme
Court decided today, disposing of a
controversy which long has agitated
Army and Navy circles.
The decision was in the ca Sc of Elmo
r. Roger. who, while serving in
France as a lieutenant in the Army
Medical Corps, was recommended by
Gen., Pershtng for promotion to major.
The adjutant general approved the
promotion, and Royer was paid as a
major. 1t developed later. however,
that the Senate only had confirmed
him in the grade Of captain and the
Government sought to collect a re-
fund. .-.. g..
Evening star., 1925-05-25
FOUR MORE DAYS TO PAY
REAL AND PERSONAL TAX
Collectors office at District Build.
ing. Closes for Fiscal Year
on Friday.

Only feur- days. remain in which to
pay the last half of real estate and
personal tax bills for the present fis-
cal year, Chatham M. Towers, col.
lector. pointed out today.
Since, Saturday will. be holiday,
Friday will be the last day on which
bills may be paid at the District
Building. Checks and bills placed in
the malls during May, however, will
be accepted.
Mr.. Towers said his office is unable
to handle any more requests for the
mailing out of bills, which means that
all those who have not yet called for
their bills must do so before the Of.
fee closes Fridase. = =
A penalty of i per cent win be add
ed to all bills paid in June.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
MISSING SHEPHERD
WITNESS HEARD OF
Robert Whites Letter Warns
He's lust Commencing
to Fight Gang.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
p CHICAGO. May 25.-A purported
letter from Robert White. missing
witness In the murder trial of William
d. Shepherd. was made public today
by Assistant States Attorney Joseph
Savage. The writer declared he was
Just commencing to fight Shepherd
and his gang" and would come back.
The writer's signature was virtually
identical with that signed by White
for the rented car In which he is said
to have disappeared, and with the
signature Of purported letter from
White to Chicago newspaper.
Shepherd is guilty, l must admit"
1t ran, and he knows I know it and
God help him when l get back His
bunch made a nervous wreck of me
and also made me write statement
against my will. 1 am just COM
mencing to fight Shepherd and his
gang
Mailed I'm Philadelphia.
The letter denied he had stolen the
rented car and said he had left $45 for
It's temporary use 1t requested the
states attorney to protect him from
prosecution on charge of it's theft
postscript in a momans hand
and signed with Mrs. Whites name
denied that her husband had stolen
an automobile and that he had talked
about the Shepherd case, so far as
she knew. before leaving Chicago.
The letter was mailed from phlla
delphia and the States attorneys Of
nee has asked the authorities there
to locate White.
White, who had been reported seen
nH
was considered one of the States s
chief witnesses. He was expected to
repeat on the witness stand his asser-
tions that he had seen Shepherd
studying germs in the science school
or {. {. Faiman, also under indict-
ment in the case.
Safeguard Witnesses.
The writer denied that he had said
$4,000 was offered to him to leave
Chicago, but declared he was COM
PEELED to leave Ito save my life and
family"
With only four jurors selected after
a weeks effort, which was attended
by two minor sensa tions. the disap-
pearance of White and the statement
OF Phillp Barry, prospective juror,
involving James c. Callan, a politician, 4,
IT was learned that precautions of an
unusual nature would govern every
act of the States attorney in the
future conduct of the trial. States
Attorney Grove, said that every man
picked by him would have to undergo
a most careful investigation, question
ing and scrutinizing. Every safeguard
will be placed about the States wit
nesses, 1t was stated.
Mr.. Grove announced that he would
file petition calling upon Callan to
show cause why he should not be
cited for contempt Of court for his
alleged conversation with Barry
Counsel for Shepherd reiterated his
denial that any one acting in Shep-
herds behalf had anything to do with
either the disappearance of White OF
the assertions of Barry
Evening star., 1925-05-25
DAUGHTER OF PEER
FOUND RIVER VICTIM
Body Of Invalid, Who Vanished
Last December, Recovered
From Thames, d.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 25.-The body of a
young woman found in the River
Thames. near Mapping. today was
identified by relatives as that Of the
Hon. Gwyneth Erica Margan, daugh-
ter, of Lord Tredegar. She disap-
peared about the middle of last De.
cember.
There has been no explanation of
the mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Miss Morgan. She had
been recuperating from an attack of
typhoid fever when she disappeared
from her home The opinion was -ex-
pressed. at the time that the illness
had caused depression. ;, s..T'
Miss Morgan, who was under med
icnl supervision at the time, slipped
from the house during dense fog
on the morning Of December II. She
wore only pajamas and wooden
dressing gown. Detectives from
Scotland Yard conducted a most ex-
ensive search throughout England
and the continent. Her father 10 one
of the. ,wealthiest British peers and
offered large sums for any news re-
garding her. :, T.
Miss Morgan was known to her
friends as a Bohemian" and had
many friends in the artistic, literary
and theatrical worlds.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
JAPANESE ATTACHE
HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Second Secretary and Wife Injured
- When Car -Skids Over
Embankment.

NJ. Teijiro Tamura, second secretary
of the Japanese Embassy, and Nine.
Tamura were injured yesterday when
an automobile in which they were rid.
ing skidded on the wet road near Cat
tail Hill, on the Baltimore pike. The
machine went off the road and down
an embankment.
The secretary and his wife were
taken, to Sibley Hospital here, where
it was found they were suffering from
bruises and shock. They were later
taken to their home, 1877 Monroe
street. The driver of the machine es.
capped injury.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
i. s. POLICE BUREAU
0. KID BY COOLIDGE
Reaffirms Views to Visiting
Officials Regarding Fed
eraI Organization.

President Coolidge reaffirmed today
his Endorsement of proposed national
police bureau to be established by the
Federal Government. His expression
was made at conference at the White
House with delegates from the Inter
national Police Conference, represent
ing many nations, who came to Wash
ington from New York, where they
concluded their business sessions last
Monday.
Urged by Conference.
The police conference. organized by
Police Commissioner Enright, has been
strongly urging establishment of some
such bureau for years, and the Presi-
dent in his last message to Congress
included d recommendation indorsins
a national pofice-bureau.- -
Honorary Police Commissioner George
Macdonald has been head of the group
OF delegates touring the eastern sec
ton of the tinted States BY special
train since last Monday and reported
that the proposed Federal police bu-
reau met with hearty Endorsement
everywhere.
Visit Local Institutions.
The police officials, who arrived in
Washington Saturday morning, spent
yesterday in a tour to Lorton. Va,
and Occoquan, Va, to visit the Dis
trict reformatory and workhouse. The
party was under the leadership of
Assistant Supt. of Police Pratt. Last
night .he visitors were guests of Ro-
land Fobbins at Keith's Thcater.
The program for this morning in
cluded conferences at the. Mayfiower
Hotel among the police officials prior
to the visit to. the White HOUSE, They
planned to leave Washington this
afternoon for Baltimore by the spe-
cial train which has been at their
disposal since leaving New York.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

clearly these streets. If the rnotorist
will Just use the good old common
sense he will find himself in no trouble
with the police.
Director Eldrfdge is anxious to have
a. special squad of policemen assigned
to him for enforcement Of the head
light law. These men will be trained
in their work under Maj. Carlson, who
has offered his services to Mr.. Ell
bridge in any way they may be used.
Following an intensive course at the
Bureau of Standards, in which the
policemen will be taught the funda.
mentals of light adjustment. they will
be stationed at strategic points
throughout the city equipped with
small screens for testing headlights.
Motorists whose lamps appear to be
glaring or out of adjustment will be
stopped and a test will be made. 1t is
also planned to have this squad stop
motorists who are using headlights on
the streets where they are prohibited.
Mr.. Eldridge and his assistants be.
lieve that by rigid enforcement and
cooperation from the notorist the
headlight question in the National
Capital may, to a. large degree, be
solved. :,