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Evening star., 1925-02-19
OYSTERFEARHE HELD
GROUNDLESS NOW
Health Officers of 20 States
Here to Prevent Another
Loss by Industry.

Health authorities from more than
90 States and a number Of cities came
here today to confer with the Public
Health Service on means of prevent
ing a recurrence OF the typhoid scare
over oysters. Those attending hoped
to discover methods by which definite
tests could be made from time to time
as a protection for both the public
health and the oyster industry.
Assistant Secretary Wadsworth Of
the Treasury. at whose SUGGESTION
the meeting was called, declared tests
had shown there was no reason to
fear typhoid germs in oysters at this
time and that no unusual typhoid
condition had obtained since about
the middle OF December
Ce-Operatisn Is Desired.
Mr.. wadsworth told tie conference
that without complete cooperation
among all those interested in the in
dustry there would be little the Gov
eminent could do to aid.
Recalling that the Public Health
Service has reported that since De-
cember 90 oysters have not con-
tributed any unusual factor toward
the spread of typhoid infection, he
said:
Public confidence has begun to re-
turn and Will undoubtedly be entire
iy restored. The industry will re-
gain its market My hope Is that the
deliberations of this conference will
be constructive and will lead to q
definite course of action which will
not only hasten q return Of public
confide nee. but will, as far as human
ingenuity can do so, make another
outbreak Of similar nature impos-
sible."
Georgia Making Tests.
H C. woodfall. sanitary engineer of
Georgia. stated that Investigation was
being made Of IS per cent Of the oys-
ter beds in his State looking to the
working out of rules and regulations
for the industry.
Dr. w. A. Evans Of Chicaso en-
phasized the necessity of pure
supply of seafood for the population
of Illinois and nearby States. He
stated that there had been two "ex-
plosive" outbreaks of typhoid during
the past year and that health au-
thorities of Illinois had worked out
a definite program which compre-
hends the safety of oysters not only
In production beds. but during the
handling processes to the consumer
Evening star., 1925-02-19
ARMS PARLEY BELIEVED TO REST
ON ATTITUDE TAKEN BY FRANCE
Weeks, Perhaps Months, May Elapse Bel fore Feelers
Viii Bring Definite Summons for Limitation
Conference-Da,oes Plan Helps Move

ton. France pleaded that she need.
ed every bit OF armament for national
security and was deaf to arguments
of economy. So long as the repara-
tion problem was unsolved, President
Coolidge said publicly that he did not
feel II was wise to press for another
armament conference.
Now, however, the Dawes plan has
been set In operation and there has
been a significant discussion of inter-
allied debts. France has shown dis
inclination on the one hand to pay
either Great Britain or the United
States, while, on the other hand
she Is making provision annually TO
spend sums for armament
America has warm supporter In
Great Britain because 1t Is to the
interest of both powers to help
France find a way to cut her budget
expenses The British, moreover. are
quite capable of taking care of them
selves on the seas with their present
strength and so Is the United States
The ratio of 5-5-s, which was estab-
lished at the last Washington con-
ference, unquestionably will afford
the premise for further cuts. AUX
Hilary craft and submarines and even
aircraft may come within the pro
gram of the next conference with the
idea of preserving the ratio ana stop
ping further competition.
Time Held Ripe Now.
The time for further Limitation ha.
come. in the opinion of both Grea'
Britain and the United States. There
is a friendlier feeling in France to-
ward Great Britain than there was
two years ago. But unless the French
indicate unoficially and privately that
they are willing to reduce auxiliary
craft, the conference will not be call
ed. So long as the Herriot govern
ment remains in power, il would seen
as IL the chances OF getting France
to agree Informally on a program OF
limitation of armament were better
than they might have been under thu
Poincare government or might be un.
der a future regime.
The answer to the question o.
whether there will be a conference
depends on France. Being eager II
see America take an active role in in
ternational conferences, the European
foreign of1ces will urge France no.
to let anything stand in the way ol
getting the conference on armam men
together.
(Copyrrht 1qcS
Evening star., 1925-02-19
POLICEMAN IS CLEARED
IN DUTY NEGLECT CASE
William Haller Was Accused Of
Accepting Whisky and Failinx
to Make Arrest.

After hearing one witness for the
prosecution in the case before the
police trial board of Private william
Haller, the case today was dropped d
for lack Of evidence.
Haller was charged with leaving
the Union Station in June, 1923, in
an automobile with four other men,
and riding to the City Post ONCE, a
block away, and during the course
of the ride accepting a bottle of
whisky, and also with neglect of
duty in that reputedly knowing one
John Hickey had Intoxicating liquor
Illegally in his possession he failed
to arrest him.
The only prosecution witness was
Thomas G. Hogan, one Of the men
alleged to have been in the party.
He testified that hes saw a package
in the car, but could not identify tt
as whisky. Neither was he sure as
to the time of the alleged offense,
nor could he swear absolutely that
Haller was the man. Another per-
son similar in build and features to
Haller was placed besideAhe defend
ant in the courtroom and the witness
could not say which man was al
legged to have accepted the whisky.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
CITIZENSHIP GUARD
| URGED FOR WOMEN
British Commons Debates
Status of Those Who
Wed Foreigners.
= BY the Associated Press.

= BY the Associs ted Press.
LONDON. February Is.-The status
Of Englishwomcn who are married
to aliens was discussed In the House
OF Commons last night. witty
speech by Lady Astor amused the
House.
Maj. S. f. Harvey moved that in
the opinion Of this House a British
woman should not lose or be deemed
to lose her nationality by the mere
act Of marriage with an alien, but
that 1t should be open to her TO make
a declaration Of alienage"
He said the existing law distinctly
penaHzed British woman married
TO an allen. For example, IL British
woman was married to an Argentine
she ceased to be British, but did not
become an Argentine. Thus she be-
came an outcast, with no nationality
whatever. The same applied to Brazil
and Chile.
Maj Harvey then referred to the
United States, where an English
woman must live q whole year with
her American husband before she Is
able to become a citizen Of the United
States, and for the whole Of that Pc
riod she is not entitled to protection
or relief as an American.
Calls Woman Necessity.
Lady Astor, supporting the motion.
remarked that where two persons of
different nationalities married, the
woman usually got her own way.
That was why they wanted the vote.
in order TO have responsibility as well
as power, which they have always
had. Woman, continued Lady Astor,
has become an inconvenient neces-
sity: but she was a necessity. other
wise she would never have been
placed in the Garden Of Eden. She
would become more inconvenient un-
less the laws Of the land went the
way thinking women wanted them to
go, she added. saying she hoped the
House would pass the motion without
division.
G. LockerLa ampson, undersecretary
of the home ONCE, announced that the
government would not oppose the
motion, but he thought it would be
better to concentrate on two propos-
als-the first made by subcommit-
tee of the imperial conference in 1928,
that woman ought to be readmitted d
to a British nationality where the
marriage state, though officially ex-
istins, had for all practical purpose s
terminated. and, second, the sugges-
ton made by joint committee of
the Lords and Commons that a woma n
should not lose her. British nation
ality by marrying an alien unless
she acquired her husbands nation
ality.
These two proposals had been sub
mitted TO the self-goyerning domin :
ions, and, il they unanimously con-
sented, the government. Mr.. Locker
Lampson declared. would pass lesis-
alton on the subject.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Several weeks, perhaps months.
may elapse before the practicability
or another conference Of powers to
limit armament may be determined.
The exchanges of opinion now go
ing on in various foreign capitals
have Is much to do with the kind Of
limitation that may be deemed ac-
ceptable rs with the date and pre-
liminarieAof such a conference.
Although the United States Gov
ernment began sounding out the dif-
ferent governments during the sum-
mer of 1921, it was not for six or
seven weeks later that decision
was reached to issue formal invita- =
tions. No nation likes to be put in
the position Of rejecting an invita-
tion to an armament conference, so
"feelers" are put out and If enough
countries respond, then official invi-
tations are issued.
Competition Causes Troubie.
1t is not the existing strength so
much as the striving to outdo each
other which makes nil the trouble
In handling the reduction in arma
ments Broadly speaking. the last
Washington conference was bitterly
criticized by naval critics as Leaving 2
the problem only partially solved
Battleships and cruisers may be linn
tied In size and number. but Of what
avail Is that II one nation builds up
an enormous auxiliary with mer
chant craft and lighter vessels. Sub
marines are a powerful weapon nf
modern warfare, but their construr-
tion was not restricted by the Wash
ineton conference.
France at that time was at logger
heads with Great Britain on a NUM-
Der of European questions and re-
fused to agree to limitation of
submarines. Rather than jeopardize
the cut in capital ships, which al
ready had been agreed upon, the con-
ference went ahead and expressed
the hope that at some future time
the limitation OF other craft might
be considered.
Dawes Plan Helps Move.
The conversations proceeding at the
moment are not unlike those which
have been going on from time to
time since 1921, but America always
found that the further reduction of
armament was viewed through the
eyes OF possible conflict as a direct
result Of the unsettled German situa-
Evening star., 1925-02-19

Continued from First Page)
Dawes annuities for internal pur-
poses"
This was variously interpreted the
opinion being expressed in some quar-
ters that it meant the French govern
ment had obtained 4-year morato-
rum from the United States and Eng
land, buk coming without previous
hint, ii caused much surprise
with the Dawes plan functioning
normally" NJ. Clementel went on,
and especially since the last Paris
accord in January, not only France,
but all the allies, including the United
States, will see to it that Germany
fulflls her obligations"
There would be absolutely no infia-
ton. the finance minister promised
again.
Five per cent discount would be
granted to taxpayers settling the
amounts due the treasury before June
Of each year, said the minister, adopt
ing the suggestion made by Louis
I.oucheur in his speech on Tuesday
This will bring to the treasury from
one to one and one-half billions Of
fresh money, and Immediately We will
he in the work of debt consolida ton
and revaluatfon of the franc" he said.
work Must De Gradual.
France has no interest In attempting
stabilization OF the franc at this stage
the minister declared. I'VE can only
hope gradually to increase it's value
There can be no stabilzation until ex.
changes of gold between the countries
have been regularly established"
NJ. Clementel ended with a stirring
appeal to all classes of Frenchmen.
without question of political affiiiation,
TO join in the national work of restoring
the finances.
The minister's speech was well re-
ceived by the majority of the Chamber.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
SENATE APPROVES
TRAFFIC MEASURE
AND EIGHT OTHERS
tContinued from First Page.)

control of the Fort Foote military
reservation in Prince Georges Coun-
tv, Md, to the chief of engineers OF
the Army, to be administered as part
Of the park system Of the National
Capital. 1t now goes to the House
for action.
E A bill to authorize the construction
OF nurses home at Columbia Hos
pital for Women. Al a cost not to ex-
ceed 100000. The bill goes to the
House for action.
A Abill to prevent the spread of
venereal diseases in the District OF
Columbia, with amendments. The
bill has passed the House.
A bill to amend an act resulat tin 6
the height of buildings in the Dis
trict of Columbia. This bill has
passed the House.
A bill changing the name OF Third
place northeast to Abbey street. This
bill has passed the House.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
CUBAN OFFICER SLAIN.
Insult to United States Woman
Said to Have Caused Trouble.

HAVANA, February 1s.-Capt. Ri
cardo Anton Garcia, a Cuban army
officer, was shot and killed by Police
man Rodriguez last night In an alter
cation after the policeman had reprii
manded him for the alleged insulting
of an American woman tourist
The shooting occurred in front of
the well known tourist resort.
sloppy Joe's Bar" and was witnessed
by large crowd Of touristA
Evening star., 1925-02-19
HIGHEST COURT TO HEAR
APPEAL OF RUTHENBERG
Dockets Michigan Mans Attack on
Criminal Syndicalism Law
of That State.

The attack of Charles F.. Ruthen-
berg upon the criminal syndicalism
law of Michigan was docketed today
in the Supreme Court.
Asserting that the law is uncon-
stitutional because 1t makes Grim
inal the bare act" of assembling to
listen to speeches advocating Grim
inal syndicalism, Ruthenberg con-
tended that the State had failed to
prove an intent on his part to in
terfere with the public peace or well
fare. He insisted that the meetings
he attended which led to his arrest
and conviction were peaceful assem-
blages to consult for the public good,
and denied that the Communist party
of America was teaching criminal
syndicalism.
Failing to obtain an appeal from
the lower courts Ruthenberg had
writ of error issued him by Justice
Brandeis, under which the case was
brought up.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
TESTIMONY ENDED
IN ATLANTA CASE
Arguments in Trial OF Sar'
tain, Fletcher and Riehl
Begin This Afternoon.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associ2 ted Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, February la.-The
defense closed its sur-rebuttal testi-
mony just before noon in the trial
in United States court here OF A E.
Sartain. former warden at the At
lanta Federal penitentiary: l. j.
Fletcher, former deputy warden, and
Laurence Riehl of Columbus. Ohio.
charged with conspiracy to accept and
receive bribes.
Arguments will be made this after
noon followed by the judges charge
although the time for each side was
not fixed before the noon recess. 1t
was indicated that each would be
given 2h hours.
1t was considered likely that the
case would go to the jury tonight.
although no suggestion came from
the bench as to Judge Ervin's posi-
ton.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
BRITISH AIR FORCE
INCREASE SOUGHT
Budget Provides for Larger
Personnel and New Home
Defense Units.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 19.-Parliament
will be asked to sanction an expendi-
ture of f21,sls.aOO for the air force
during the financial year 1885. the
air secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare, an
nounced today. This is an increase
of f1,e27,30o over last years esti-
mates.
While the service itself only asks
f15. $4,000. the secretary explained,
the colonial office asks f3.116.700 for
air use in Palestine. Transjordania
and Irak: the admiralty wants
f1.320,000 for the fleet arm. and ordi-
nary appropriations bring the total
to the gross estimate given.
The air secretary plans an increase
in the enlisted personnel from $4,000
to $4,000 and the addition of seven
more completely equipped home de-
fense sauadrons. making a total OF
%. The fleet arm will be increased
by four additional flights.
Twelve Types OF Craft Planned.
The air secretary points out that the
experiment program for the coming
year contemplated the commencement
of IL types Of aircraft and IL types
of engines.
Regarding airship development, Sir
Samuel says the commercial service
is tn, principal object to be kept in
view at present, and the program Is
made sufficiently elastic to accelerate
transition to the phase Of commercial
operation. The R-S3 has been con-
ditioned for experimental flights. and
the R-36 Is being reconditioned for a
flight to Egypt. while an exhaustive
test Is being made in other directions
to insure the safety and success or
the new ships, which are twice as
large as any previously constructed.
The estimates include provision for
the air minister's salary being raised
to the level Of those of the other sec
retaries Of state.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
TO BEAR
BURTON TO GRAVE
Solid Lines to Bank Route of
Cortege From Residence to
Cemetery Saturday.
By the Associated Press.


ANN ARBOR, Mich, February 10
Youth. to whose education DR.. Marion
Leroy Burton devoted most Of his so
years of life. will perform the last
simple service for the man who for
four years was president of the Uni
versity OF Michigan. when he is laid
10 rest al Forest Hills Cemetery here
Saturday. Eight senior students viii
act pallbearers for DR.. Burton.
whose death early yesterday followed
an illness of four months. the result,
his physicians said, of overwork.
The honorary pallbearers will be
Gov. Alex. J. Groosbeck and the board
of regents OF the university. Official
delegations from both branches Of the
State Legislature VIII attend the
funeral.
The funeral cortege win pass be-
tween two solid lines OF stude ents
banking the streets from the "univer-
sity white house" to the cemetery.
SPEECH STIRRED G. o. P.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
Woman Expert on Resin.

Miss Eloise Gerry, microscopic of
the forest products laboratory In
Washington. D. c., is the only woman
in the United States doing research
work on the production OF resin and
turpentine. Miss Gerry goes into the
Southern forests and carries out her
tests on living trees. The United
States has furnished about IS per
cent Of the world supply of these
products for years, but there has
been much waste in connection with
the industry. and 1t Is to reduce this
waste that the research work is being
done.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
BUS LINE SOUGHT.
Suburban Residents See Ham on
New Service.

committee OF residents OF the
suburban section west Of the Rock
WILLIE car line and just beyond the
District line today conferred with
William S. Ham, president of the
washington Railway and Electric
Co., regarding the possibility of hav-
ing a bus line established in that
locality.
Mr.. Ham stated that he advised the
delegation that such q bus lin. could
not be operated without loss under
present conditions. He said that no
definite plan was worked out at the
conference.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
NEW ORLEANS is READY
TO LAUNCH MARDI GRAS
Visitors From All Sections of Coun-
try NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Starts Tonight.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associat ted Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February 10
New Orleans, attired in a rich dress
of carnival coIors and flags, was
ready today formally to usher in to-
night the Mardi Gras season wit. the
parade of Momus, one of the Oldest of
the carnival organizations, over the
principal streets of the business dis
trict. Following the pageant. the
Momus ball will be held at the Athe-
naeum.
Visitors from all sections Of the
country were pouring into the city
today. and thousands of others were
expected to arrive within the next
few days.
The remaining parades, including z
Comus Proteus. Rex. Druids and
many other pageants OF carnival clubs,
will be held Monday and Tuesday.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
Ford Calls Wurrey,
Well Qualified for
Attorney General

President Coolidge should be
congratulated for selecting Charles
B. Warren for Attorney General,
"a man who Is so welt qualified to
become member Of the cabinet"
says Henry Ford Detroit manu-
facturer, in telegram to the
President. The message follows:
Have just congratulated Charles
b. Warren on his appointment as
Attorney General.
1T occurs to me that you should
be the one to be congratulated
for selecting a man who is so well
qualified to become a member of
the cabinet.
IT have known him for years.
and 1t is my opinion that you have
chosen one who will prove an as
set to the Nation and be a credit TO
your good judgment"
Evening star., 1925-02-19
MRS. R. N. GATES DIES.
Wife Of Correspondent, d. c. Resi-
dent for 90 Years.

Mrs. Belle Harrison Gates. wife Of
r. NJ. Gates. Washington correspond
ent for the Memphis Commercial Ap-
peal. died at noon today at her apart
ment. 1886 Park road, after long
illness. The body will be taken to
Jackson. Tenn. Saturday morning for
interment.
Mrs. Gates, who was 4S years old,
had been an invalid for some time.
Besides her husband she Is survived
by 4 daughter, Mildren Gates, 4 student
Of Mary Baldwin Cottage. SNunton,
Va, who was at her beside when she
PASSED away. She was born in
Meadon. Tenn, and came here 20 years
ago with her husband
Evening star., 1925-02-19
NO RECENT NEGOTIATIONS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Finance Minister Clementels re-
marks In Paris today about debt
Exchanges with the United States
are taken here to refer to the con-
versations which took place two
months ago between Ambassador
Jusserand and Secretary Mellon, and
to the informal and personal" mem
orandum submitted shortly after the
Jusserand meetings with the Secrc-
tary.
Secretary Mellon said today tha t
he had had no further word from
any French sources, either official or
private, since receipt OF, the Clemen-
tel memoranda, which were found
unacceptable or a basis for negotia-
tions.
NJ. Daesohner. the new French Am
hassador. has not yet called on Sec
retary Mellon. who is head OF the
debt commission.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
Da,oes Will Spend :
First Six Months
IL, Office. at Rest
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 19.-Charles
G. Dawes, Vice President elect,
plans to spend the first six months
in office at his ease. he has an
nounced in connection with his in
auguration arrangements.
After he assumes office, Gen.
Dawes will stay in Washington
only long enough to familiarize
himself with his work and then
will return to his home in Evans
ton, a suburb, to loaf and smoke
during the Summer months.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
Four Get Belated Citations.

Four Army officers have Just re-
ceived silver citations from the War
Department for gallantry in action
in either the Spanish War or the
Philippine insurrection In 1898 and
1893. They are Col. William E.
Welsh, general stan corps at the
War Department.; Maj. George p
Aherp, retired, At 1893 Belmont
street, this city, and Lieut.. Coils.
Ernest H. Agnew and James Regan,
quartermaster corps, at the War De-
partment.