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INDIANA
Anderson, Hoosier Maytag Co.
Bloomington, Hoosier Hardware Co.
Brazil Maytag Sales Co.
Carmel, o. w. Mutt.
CLAW City. John Weber g. Sons.
Cloverda1e, Cloverdale Hdwe. g. Lbr. Co.
Columbus, Simmer Hardware Co.
Crawfordsville, Charlottesville Maytag Co.
Danville, r. q w. Maytag Co..
Ellettsviile, Ellettsville Hdw. and Lbr. Co.
E1wood, r. L. Lesson & Sons Co.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
100000 JAM DOWNTOWN
in FINAL BUYING SPLURCE
Mrs. Coolidge Among Last Minute
Shoppers-Tie-Up of Autos Is
Almost Without Parallel.

the tasks of the F street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue traffic officers, with cross
street traffic forming jams that in some
instances stretched back for distance
of three blocks. The din of the i'm
patient drivers horns added to the gen.
eral confusion of the situation.
Traffic police found their greatest
difficulty with those of the shoppers
who insisted upon parking abreast
while occupants of the cars went into
the shops to make their purchases. The
officers were instructed to deal with
these as leniently as possible, but above
all to keep traffic moving. Arrests were
ordered only when the drivers OF the
cars failed to move upon orders OF the
police officers. Very few arrests were
being made.
Counters Are Jammed.
In the department stores the much
harassed clerks. who for the past
months have been kept jumping with
the holiday rush, put on a little extra
steam today when around their coun-
ters the last-minute shoppers grouped
as many as eight deep in some IN
stances.
Around Center Market, where shop
pers descended in unprecedented num7
bers to fill their stores OF Christmas
goodies for the dinner boards tomor-
row, the crush was worst. SIX tra1nc
policemen were stationed there and re-
Continued on Page S, Column 81
Evening star., 1928-12-24
SLEEPING BOY, 9,
SAVED FROM FIRE
IA Families Are Routed When
Flames Sweep BeImar
Apartment House.

A 9-year-old boy was dropped un-
harmed from a second-story window
into waiting arms, and his grandfather,
William S. OBrien, 65 years old, was
carried from his flaming apartment by
flremen after he had been seriously
burned in two-alarm fire shortly after
midnight, which routed IA families in
the Belmar Apartment House, 1888 Bel
mont street.
While attempting to rescue O'Brien,
who is employed at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, Leo T. Madigan,
26 years old, who lives in the adjoining
apartment. also was badly burned after
breaking in the door of the O'Brien
apartment.
The fire started from an unknown
source in OBrien's apartment and was
conquered by firemen before it spread
to the rest of the building, although
several other apartments were damaged
by smoke and water Most of the
families in the building were driven,
partly clad, into the street.
Awaken and Smell Smoke.
The fire was discovered by Mrs. H. w
Lenderman, daughter of O'Brien. who
with her husband and son Richard, 9
her husband, who opened the O'Briens'
and his wife had retired, when Mrs.
Lenderman smelled the smoke. She told
her husband, who opened the OBrien's
bedroom door and was met with Il rush
of smoke and flame. Mrs. O'Brien
staggered out, crying frantically, Where
is WHIP"
Lenderman attempted to enter the
room where O'Brien lay, but was driven
back. Then he went to his bedroom
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1928-12-24

An army, estimated at 100000 de-
scended upon downtown Washington
today armed only with jingling pocket
books and crinkling billfolds and left
in the shopkeeperS' tills a fooc OF
money, the like of which never was
taken in before in one days business
in the Capital Mrs. Coolidge joined
the milling throngs on the department
stores this morning. Absent from the
city because of her mothers illness,
the First Lady of the Land had been
forced to forego some of her gift-buying
until the eleventh hour.
The closing of the Government offices
brought the greatest last-minute shop
ping throng that has ever crowded into
tie downtown section, with the result
that by noon it seemed that every one
Of the city'S 100000 motor vehicles was
trying to crowd into the downtown
streets and the major portion of the
city'S population was milling in and out
of the shops from H street to Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Extra Police Guide Traffic.
Inspector Brown of the Traffic Bu
reau anticipated the heavy traffic rush
and assigned 27 extra men to the down.
town section to keep the vehicles NOV
ing. But the moving was slow process,
because for every car that tried to
get out of the downtown section, 1t
seemed that two were coming to re-
place it. Particularly difficult were
Evening star., 1928-12-24
UNMASKED BAREHEADED BANDIT
LOOTS GAS STATION OF $500
J. w. BaChman, Attendant on
Duty, Held Captive in
Storage Closet.
Robber, Wearing 0veraIIs and
Without Hat, CooIIy Helps
Self to Cash.

An unmasked bandit, bareheaded,
and garbed in overalls, this morning
forced J. w. Bachman, 27-year-old gas
station attendant, into a storeroom at
the point OF a pistol and leiSurely help
ed himself to the contents of the safe
of the Standard Oil Co.'S Service Sta
tion at Fourth street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast A preliminary
check-up disclosed the thief made away
with between $400 and $500, receipts
OF Saturday night and yesterday.
Bachman had reported for work
about 6:45 o'clock, and was warming
himself by radiator in the Office of
the station when the bandit, described
by the station employe as being about
80 years of age and of medium build,
walked in and began chatting about the
weather.
The stranger asked for a gallon can
OF oil. Bachman procured it for him
and was given $5 bill in payment.
The attendant opened the safe to get
the change, turning his back on the
supposed customer. A moment later he
heard the man say, Never mind, bud
die. you needn't get any more change"
and, turning, was confronted by pis-
Evening star., 1928-12-24
FEELING IS BITTER
|NSH|P RATE WAR
New Developments Seen in
Ward and Cunard Lines
Havana Competition.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24.-A new
development in the rate war between
the Ward and Cunard lines New York
Havana service was predicted last night
by Harold P. Borer, general passenger
manager of the Cunard Lines. MI.
Borer said that in all probability con-
ference would be held today among
local officials of the British company TO
discuss the advisability of meeting the
Ward Lines cut in rates.
It was announced yesterday by the
Ward Lines that Is per cent reduction
in rates between New York and Cuba
would go into effect Immediately. The
step was taken to meet the competition
offered by the Inauguration of the Cum
ard liner Caronia into the same service.
Rate S5 Per Cent Lower.
This reduction makes the rates of the
American line 35 per cent lower than
the Cunards, and it is taken in shipping
circles as significant of the resentment
by American shippers of the entrance
of foreign company into the field,
This latest step in the rate war fol-
lows the announcement OF both COM
panies that two crack liners, ootn Ior-
merly in the transatlantic service, Would
he used on the Southern line. The
Cunard first entered the field with the
Caronia. to be followed few days
thereafter by the Ward l.ne with the
President Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Will Land First.
The Roosevelt, somewhat the faster
shin. will reach the Cuban capital
few hours ahead of the Cunarder, but
the British vessel offers one advantage
which the Ward liner does not have.
Prohibition will not be in effect on the
Caronia. but will be on the President
Roosevelt, as it will remain the prop
ertv of the United States Shipping
Board. Other Ward liners, being prl-
vately owned, may serve liquor.
The feeling of the Cunard people IN
the latest step by the Ward Line is bit
ter. as they believe that the agreement
made when the British company an
nounced its intention OF entering lne
field has been broken. The agreement
stated that the two American COM
panies handling the largest volume 0!
business, the WdTQ GlIlS oLlO lllS N'AAAeS u
Fruit Co. were to receive differentlal
in rate of SIS a passenger on the round
trip rate.
This agreement was reached and ap-
parently it was satisfactory to both
sides. say Cunard officials. That Cum
ard will meet the rate cut is intimated
and they may go even farther Uncut
ting prices. It is considered highly pos
sible. however, that Ward will see any
cut in rates made by their competitors
and 90 even lower in the scale.
The cut of the Ward Line is likely to
react upon the rates of the other lines
operating passenger service to Havana.
The United Fruit Co., the other lead
ing American concern in the business,
has reached no decision with regard TO
lower prices, but it is possible, said Mat
thew c. O'Hearn, New York repreSen-
tative of the company, that the Great
White Fleet would offer a reduction
| shortly. The Panama-Pacif1c Steam
ship Co, also doing a large New York
| to Havana passenger business, likewise
faces the possibility of slashing prices
Evening star., 1928-12-24
WAGE RAISE GIVEN
TO NAVY YARD MEN
Employees in D. c. and
Throughout Country Get
/ to 5 Cents Increase.

Increases in the wages of the en-
ployes of the Washington navy yard
and other navy yards and stations
throughout the country, effective jan
uary next, we're made public today
by the Navy Department. Some of the
employees of the local yard received in
creaseS of from l to 5 cents an hour
in their pay. In a number of the
trades no change whatever was made.
No decreases were made.
The annual change in the pay sched-
ule is required by law, which fixes the
pay of these employees on basis of
the pay scales prevailing in the vicin-
ity of each yard and station. Data are
collected annually by the employees and
the naval officials. to form basis for
the changed schedules of pay.
The trades receiving cent an hour
increases were: Battery attendant,
chauffeur electrician, electroplater. fire.
man, f1ange turner. drop forger. frame
bender, joiner, millman, painter. pipe
coverer and insulator, pipe filter,
plumber, sheet metal worker, ship
wright and wharf builder
Two-cent increases were given to
oiler, boilermaker, die sinker, engine
Illdtl. HOL LCdDlC,
instrument maker, nachinist, molder,
optical instrument finisher, optical in
strument assembler, pattern maker,
ship1tter, tool maker and second-class
The following will get an increase of
8 cents an hour: Hammer runners. all
grades; job printers and watch and
repairers.
Five cents an hour increases will be
given laundry mangle hands, open
hearth meters, tempererS, and third
and forth class apprentices.
Under the supervisory mechanical
service, a new and higher maximum rate
of $1704, and higher minimum rate of
S11.04 a day are fixed for master me-
chanics.
The rates of pay fixed for the Wash
ington navy yard and gun factory, also
are applicable to the Naval Medical
School, Naval Hospital, Naval Dispens-
ary and Marine Barracks, here; Naval
Magazine and Naval Research Labor
atory, Bellevue; Naval Academy and
Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md; Naval
Air Station. Anacostia; Naval Powder
Factory, Indian Head Md, Naval Prov
ing Ground, Dahlgren, Va; Naval Tor
pedo Station, Alexandria, Va, and the
Marine Barracks, Quantico. Va.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
Flag That Covered M'Kinleys Casket,
Among Other Deeds, Gets Glass Home

tennial celebration in New York. When
President Mckinley was inaugurated it
occupied a place of honor in the ball.
room, and after he was killed, was
draped over his casket 1t was flown
from the mast of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument in New York when
President Theodore Roosevelt reviewed
the American fleet both on its departure
for and return from its tour of the
world in 1907 Since then it had been
aloft but once until hauled to the mast
head over the Seamen'S Building for a
few minutes during yesterdays services.
1t will rest in a glass case in the
recreation room of the institute. accord.
ing to officials
Evening star., 1928-12-24
SENSATIONAL WAR
DOCUMENTS ISSUED
State Department, Without
Explanation, Issues Official
Correspondence Record.

An amazing record of official war
correspondence during the crisis of
1915, revealing in a new and still more
disillusioning light the materialistic
bartering of European statesmen behind
the scenes while the great moral is
sues" were being presented for public
consummation, was made public at the
State Department yesterday.
The correspondence reveals secret
letters from American representatives
abroad and makes the first mention of
League of Nations" as a medium
for world peace to occur in American
official records. 1t sheds new light
also on the Lusitania incident and
presents in complete detail the con-
troversy with Great Britain over in
reference with American trade and
the actual exchanges leading up to the
recall of the Austro-Hungarian Ambas-
Sador DR.. Dumba, at the request of
che United States as we'll as the recall
under similar circumstances of the
German military and naval attaches,
Volume Not Explained.
The 1915 war correspondence makes
up a closely printed volume of more
than 1000 pages. No explanation was
given for its being made public at this
time
One of the most interesting revela-
tions is in connection with the early
suggestion for a League of Nations
A letter to Secretary of State Lansing
from DR.. Henry Van Dyke, American
Minister at The Hague, dated Septem-
ber T. 1915, reports conversation held
by Van Dyke, while in London, with
Sir William Tyrrell, secretary to Sir
Edward Grey, British foreign minister.
Tyrrell had talked with him, apart
and confidentially," at a dinner on
September /, with six friends, DR.. Van
Dyke said, and with such evident in
tention that I feel that you should
know what he said" The substance
of the conversation as related by the
American Minister follows
HE felt that Great Britain coNld not
possibly consider any peace propositions
which did not include as first term
the full restoration of Belgium and
Northern France. If understood him
correctly, he believed that compensa-
ton for damages by Germany should
also be made. After that he said, he
thought that league of nations
should be formed to prevent the re-
currence of such war as this, to
guarantee the respect of established
neutrality and the maintenance Of the
general principles embodied in The
Hague conventions (here the details
!lConitnued on Page 8, Column u.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
PREPARATIONS AID
Of i. S. IS ASKED
BY BRITISH ENVOY
Howard ConferS With KeI-
Iogg, Who Goes Later to
See Coolidge.
APPEAL MADE ON BEHALF
OF BERLIN AND ALLIES
No Indication of American Opinion
Seen Pending Another Dis
cussicn Later Today.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ambassador Howard of Great Britain
called on Secretary Kellogg today on
behalf of the allied governments and
Germany to convey to the United States
their desire for American participation
in the final settlement of the repara-
tions problem.
Immediately after the conference,
which lasted 20 minutes, Secretary Kel-
sogg went to the White House to confer
with President Coolidge.
Mr.. kellogg was with the President
1or some time.
Dispatches from Paris last Saturday
indicated that Ambassador Howard had
been given the invitation for American
participation in the conference some
time before. A memorandum issued at
the French foreign office read in part:
"It is highly desirable in the COM
mon interest that besides the experts
% be designated by each of the six
governments which participated in the
neneva decision, citizen of the United
States should also take part in the
work of the committee of experts"
The experts, the memorandum said,
should be independent, with interna-
tional reputation, recognized authorities
in their own countries and not bound
By instructions from their government" :"
These qualifications were in line with
those which, it was indicated Friday,
would prove acceptable to President
Coolidge. The invitation was said to
give the United States the option Of
sending an unofficial observer or ap-
proving the appointment of one, or
sending an official representative.
Keliogg's Statement.
Secretary Kellogg authorized the fol-
vaWing statement:
"Sir Esme Howard, the British
Ambassador, called upon the Secretary
of State this morning and informed
him in the name of the six governments
interested in the reparations problem
that they wished to inquire whether the
United States Government will agree to
American experts taking part in. the
work of the proposed committee which
IS to deal with the final settlement of
the problem, and whether, if so, the
United States Government would be
ready to propose the names of such
experts.
"The British Ambassador explained
TO the Secretary of State that if the
United States Government agrees to
khis the experts proposed will be ap-
kointed jointly by the reparations COM
mission and the German government,
but if the United States should prefer
10 leave the choice of American experts
TO the six powers the latter will then
agree on the names Of the experts to
be invited In that case the experts will
also be appointed jointly by the repara
tions commission and the German gov
efnment."
Secretary Kellogg said he would have
another conference with Mr.. Coolidge
later, and until that time he could not
eay what the reply of the American
Government to the proposal would be.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
Implication That He Criticized
Them Is Denied by Mem
ber of Party.
VIGOROUSLY SUPPORTED
HIM, SHERWELL SAYS
Interview Published in Buenos
Aires Newspaper Last Week
Receives Reputation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, December
24.-Butler Sherwell, State Department
interpreter for President-elect Hoover,
has issued denial of implications that
Mr.. Hoover criticized the policies of
President Coolidge during an interview
with President Yrigoyen Of Argentina,
as published in a BuenoS Aires news
paper last week.
The statement, issued before the de-
parture of the Utah on her homeward-
bound voyage, was as follows:
o I have been informed of statements
In 0lSpatcheS In the American press
quoting from an Argentine newspaper.
which purports to give an interview be-
tween Mr.. Hoover and President Yri-
goyen. AS I was present and acted as
interpreter in the interview, can state
emphatlcally that Mr.. Hoover did not
IN any way criticiSe the policies of
President Coolidge, but far from it. he
vigorously supported those policies"
Dispatches from Buenos Aires ON De-
cember 19 told of an interview between
Presioent-eiect Hoover and President
Yr1goyen as published in the newspaper
La Epocha. President Yrigoyen was
was quoted by the paper as saying that
he believed Mr.. Hoover was not in ac-
cord with the ideas of President Cool
idge.
The newspaper said that the question
OF Intervention by the United States IN
the affairs of other American nations
was brought up by President Yrigoyen
who was understood to have alluded to
views on intervention expressed bv
President Coolidge in various speeches
The Argentine President was quoted
further as having declared that he be-
lleved Mr.. Hoover was not in accord
With the ideas of President Coolidge,
Says Policy Closed.
La Epoca then quoted President
Yrigoyen as adding that Mr.. Hoover
had answered that President Coolidge
had adopted his attitude solely in view
OF the circumstances Of the individual
cases. ~
The paper further quoted Mr.. Hoover
as saying that American people were
opposed to the policy of Intervention
ana that he was in position to state
emphatically that such a policy had
ceased. He concluded by saying that
IN the future there would be no inter
Ventlon by the United States Govern
ment IN the internal affairs of other
countries, that their Sovereignty would
be respected and that their rights to
manage their own problems would be
recognized.
YULE PLANS MAIZE oNy r,ru
Evening star., 1928-12-24
COOLIDGE DEFENSE
PLAN Is SUPPORTED
Paul Painleve Declares Presidents
National Preparedness Stand
Is "Good Sense"
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 24.-President
Coolidge's argument in his message to
Congress for a strong national defense
gas quoted by Paul Painleve, minister
Of war, in the Senate today as good
sense" in justifying what his opponents
Rssailed as contradiction between the
signature of the Kellogg BRAND treaty
and an increased war budget.
1.-THE allusion has been made" said
NJ. Painleve, ito the peace pact, con-
trasting it with our military expenses
The originator of this pact, President
Coolidge himself, wrote recently that
countries that seriously organize their
defense cooperate the best in guaran-
teeing peace and that the catastrophe
Of 1914 would have occurred earlier if
the menaced countries had not pro-
lected themselves. We will remain true
to those words of good sense"
Evening star., 1928-12-24
PLANS
QUIET CHRISTMAS
Mrs. Coolidge Is Preparing
for Vacation Trip Amid
Round of Activities.

Christmas at the White House. the
final one there for President Coolidge,
will be observed in the same quiet, SIM
pie manner that the President has fol-
lowed since he has occupied the White
House.
The day will be upset somewhat, for
President and Mrs. Coolidge, because OF
preparations for their departure for
Sapelo Island, off the coast of Geor-
gia. where they expect to visit Tor a
week or 10 days The President today
had not determined just when he and
Mrs. Coolidge will leave Washington,
but it is thought they will be on their
way by Wednesday.
The White House has taken on the
ASPECT of the Yuletide season and the
spirit of the Christmas period is every
where in evidence. WreathS adorn the
first floor windows, not only of the
famous old mansion itself, but those
of the executive Office. Greens, sug-
gestive of the season, have been at
tractively placed about the rooms, and
in the south end of the east room has
been arranged a semicircle OF spruce
trees of varying sizes. At the top OF
the central tree light in the form OF
a star has been placed. No other
decorations have been placed on the
other trees.
Mrs. Coolidge Kept Busy.
This method of Christmas tree dis
plav has been followed at the White
House for three years. The arrange
ments were personally supervised this
morning by Mrs. Coolidge, who returned
last night from Northampton, Mass,
where she spent five days visiting her
mother. Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, who has
been i'll for months at hospital at
that city. =,
This afternoon Mrs. Coolidge will
participate in presentations OF Christ
mas baskets at the Salvation Army
headquarters. Just before noon sht
acted in the same capacity tor tne
Central Union Mission, at Keith:
Theater
Besides all this Christmas eve activity
she is being kept busy experimenting
the packing of the Presidents and hel
own personal things to be taken or
their island visit.
Christmas eve and morning probably
will be even more quiet than heretofore
for the Coolidges, because OF the alb
sense of their son John, who is lVlnG
in Hartford, Conn, where he is start
ing on a career of railroad work. Th'
Christmas remembrance from nj
parents has been sent to him.
Numerous Gifts Received.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge have
Jared as we'll as usual in the matter o
Christmas presents and other remem
brances of the season. From the mum
ber of these remembrances 1t is quite
evident that neither the Executive no.
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