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PUN DISTRICTS PARTINJUSTER Committee Named to Aid in Mobilization Demonstration , September 12. Plans for the District of Columbia’s participation In the national mobili zation demonstration to be staged throughout the United States on Sep tember 12 were launched by the Dis trict Commissioners today. Following receipt of a communica tion from the War Department, they announced the appointment of a local mobilization committee, with MaJ. J. Franklin Bell. Engir eer Commissioner of the District, as chairman. The (■tiler members named on the commit tee are Milton E. Ailes, Charles A. Baker. Charles J. Bell. H. A. Brooks, Arthur Carr, C. T. Clagett, William Knowles Cooper, Elliot H. Goodwin. E C. Graham, Harry G. Kimball. Roy 1.. Neuhauser, Newbold Noyes, Ed vard K. McLean, Edward D. Shaw, Boss P. Andrews. Edward P. Oolla day and Isaac Gans. The mobilization demonstration, the date for which will be the sixth • nniversary of the battle of St. Mlhlel. v ill he an occasion for local assem blages and ceremony of loyalty and practical patriotism. The object of the demonstration throughout the country will be to depict the progress of mobilization, the dependency of units on the community to which al located and the contribution In per sonnel that would be expected from each community in the event of a national emergency. The committee named today will hold its first meeting next week to begin laying its plans. U. S. WORKERS GET PAY BOOST TODAY ■ Continued from First Page.) Izing field reclassification passed both branches of Congress, but failed of signatures to become law. All estimates on the cost of re cla; sification are more or less rough estimates, and it will only be after the records arc all in that the exact retires will be available. The figures of the Bureau of the Budget, how ever. which Congress considered In ■passing the various legislation which make effective reclassification, are considered as giving the most nearly adequate picutre of the situation, ■which may be obtained anywhere at present. These figures show that by com- T orison the number of employes con i' dered in reclassification here drepped from 55,727 in the fiscal year 3 324, to 54.074 in 1925, while the total t.j roll in 1924 which included the bonus, was $86,420,550, as compared v ith the increased pay roll under pro posed reclassification of $87,075,689 lor 1925. The difference between these two total costs is $655,139. the sum, which was estimated as the net increase to the cost of personnel in the Ditrict of Columbia for the year 1925. under reclassification. The increase in salary to those 54,- 074 employes who remain in the serv ice, according to the table, over the total compensation received by them in the fiscal year 1924, would be $3,- 1 83,2*09. The majority of Government work ers here received an increase in sal ary. Some stayed at the same level, ■while others were forced to take a I decrease. Practically all of them l;rew in advance of obtaining their ■na\ envelopes or checks today what would be thefr lot. although it was understood that some were obliged to wait in tense expectation until they had their pay in hand. FOREST FIRE* DEATH TOLL IS PUT AT 52; FLAMES ADVANCING fContinued from First Page.) forester at Missoula, Mont., said there had "been 280 fires in that district in the last ten days. Os these 222 were started by lightning. In the Clearwater National Forests there were 90 lightning fires. The clear weather high temperature and low humidity are favorable to outbreaks of fire in the forests, which are re ported extremely dry. Ten fires still are burning in the district, but the district forester reported that the chances of controlling them are rea sonable if weather conditions are good. . , To prevent fires being caused by campers the hazardous areas in na tional forests have been closed to them, except on special permits. Forest fires of the past. In which there was heavy loss of life and prop erty, include: 1871. Peshtigo. Wis., 1,200,000 acres devostated and 1,500 lives lost. 1881. Michigan. 1,000.000 acres burned ever and 138 lives lost. 1894. Phillips. Wis., 300 lives lost 1894. Minnesota and Wisconsin, mil lions of acres of timber burned. 400 lives lost and the following towns de vastated: Hinckley. Sandstone, Bar ronett, Perley, Clayton. Shell Lake, Cumberland and Granite Lake. 1910, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, several hundred lives lost. 1918. Cloquet, Minn., $30,000,000 of timber and property destroyed and 400 lives lost '•Onwy.Me AVENUE ej NINTH* Hundreds of Straw Hats have been reduced to , $2.-55 r \V 'T'HE straw hat season really begins all over again on Vi i the 15th. For you need \\ Y /) a new straw now as \\ / badly as you did when \ 1 Nk / t^le season started, \ A / This special group of straws 0 I have never been priced lower w II than $1.85, and most of them sold for a great deal more. Tomorrow you can choose from split and im proved Sennits, fancy straws, sailors—a complete assortment, imported and domestic — all $1.55. The, Avenue at Ninth ijNATION^LV^^^JKNOW^T^Er President Says Climate Here Is~ All He Can Ask While thousands of Washing tonians have fled to New England to avoid the hot weather here. President Coolldge. who has spent the greater part of his life In New England, today acclaimed Wash ington to be as ideal a summer re sort as he knew of. At the daily conference with newspaper men today the President greeted the scribes by remarking what excellent weather we have been having here and emphasiz ing his surprise that Washington was so much more delightfully cool in July than he had antici pated. REBELS THREATEN ATTACK ON SANTOS; AMERICANS UNHURT (Continued from First Page.) tested. A number of prominent citi zens of Sao Paulo are confined aboard the Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes, in Santos harbor. Twenty more per sons from Sao Paulo were taken aboard on Monday. Although the formal suggestion has not yet been made, it is understood that American consular and diplo matic authorities at Santos and Rio de Janeiro believe that the United States Government send war ships to Brazil to restore order. The United States consul at Santos, who has been cabling daily reports to Washington, Is understood to have been prevented from cabling on Mon day. Casualties Not Heavy. There is much nervousness among the people of Santos over the possi bility of an attack on the city by the revolutionists, although federal reinforcements and war material are arriving daily. Refugees from Sao Paulo are drift ing into Santos daily afoot, among them Donald Stough and James Rouan of Youngstown, Pa. They re ported on their arrival that there had been a warm time in Sao Paulo, but that they did not believe the dead within the city would exceed 300, with probably twice that number wounded. OFFICIAL BEPOBT HOPEFUL. Rebels Said to Be Deserting and in Disheartened Mood. By the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES. July 13.—Official dispatches received at midnight by La Naclon from Rio Janeiro state: "Twenty-one rebel prisoners, of whom two are cavalry officers, have arrived at Santos from Sao Paulo. Numerous deserters from the rebel HneS confirm the statement that the insurrectionists are much disheart ened. "The revolutionary leader, Gen. Isi dore Diaz Lopez, has proposed to hand over the government to the legal vice j president of the State of Sao Paulo. Col. Fernando Prestes. but the latter has indignantly refused to accept. Col. Prestes is now organizing forces in the interior with which to attack the revolutionists." FINAL TEST SEEN NEAB. A final decision in the struggle be tween Brazilian government troops and revolutionary forces at Sao Paulo "should not be far awjy," it was said in an official communique received to day by the Brazilian embassy. Con tinued successes of the federal forces was reported. The situation was de scribed as favorable to the govern ment troops. "Notable advance was made by our lines since yesterday.” the dispatch said. "New forces have penetrated deeply into the positions occupied until yesterday by the rebels. Twen ty-one additional prisoners, including two cavalry officers of the state police, have arrived in Santos from Sao Paulo. The rebel artillery has not answered the fire of our batteries. On that part of our front held by the Navy, our cannon mounted on trucks destroyed a rebel battery. Numerous deserters from the rebels continue to arrive in the Interior of the state and confirm the discourage ment that exists among them.” EASE LANGUAGE BAN. CONSTANTINOPLE. July 15 (Jew ish Telegraphic Agency).—The order of the Angora government bar ring immediately the instruction in French in the Jewish schools in Turkey will not be enforced, accord ing to promises made yesterday by the director of public education to a deputation of the Jewish , school directors, which appeared before him. The director promised that he would recommend to the ministry of education in Angora a change, barring French gradually, in the course of a period of four years. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C„ TUESDAY, JULY 15. 1924. DENIES “THIRD PARTY” IN FLEISCHMANN DIVORCE Malone Says Former Wife of Yeast King Is Not to Marry O'Brien. By the Auociated Preu. NEW YORK. July 15.—Denial that Mn. Julius Fleischmann, divorced re cently in Paris from the yeast man ufacturer, contemplates marrying Jay O'Brien, polo player, is made in a statement issued by Dudley Field Ma lone, counsel for Mr. Fleischmann. The statement says; "Mr. and Mrs. Fleischmann have, for a long time had a domicile in Prance, which was recognized under the French law as valid and complete. The ground for the divorce was Incompatibility, and no scandalous allegations of any kind whatsoever were discussed or made between Mr. and Mrs. Fleischmann, as all financial matters had been settled long before these proceedings were thought of. Any statement that any third person was the direct or in direct cause of the situation which resulted in these proceedings is un true. "Valid divorces in France are not now and never have been easy to obtain, except upon clearly establish ed domicile. Therefore, any sug gestion that the Fleischmann divorce carried with it anything sensational or hurried is on its face untrue. Since Mrs. Fleischmann is In Europe with her children, I feel it my duty to say that Mr. and Mrs. Fleischmann have been actually separated for over a year; that they parted from each other with the friendliest feelings to ward each other, and that the only cause for divorce was incompatibil ity.” AIRMEN TO BANQUET WORLD FLYERS HERE Arrange for Testimonial Dinner at Local Hotel at End of Flight. On behalf of all Army airplane pilots between New York and De troit, a committee of three Washing ton aviators is arranging a banquet to be given In honor of the six Amer ican world flyers who are about to begin the last division of their voy age home. The testimonial, to which President Coolldge and other high officials will be Invited, will be given In a local hotel when the three Douglas world cruisers arrive at Bolling Field. In addition to the President, Invi tations will be extended to the Sec retary and assistant secretary of war, the Secretary and assistant secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster General and the second assistant. In charge of air mall, and others. Officers from the office of chief of air service here, Bolling Field. Mltch el. Langley. McCook, Wilbur Wright and Selfrldge fields will be in at tendance. The committee in charge is com posed of Capt. Robert Oldys, chair man; Capt. Ira C. Eaker and Lieut George W. Goddard. ALLIED HOPES RISE ON EVE OF PARLEY OVER DAWES PLAN (Continued from First Page.) mitted by expert organizing commit tees appointed by the reparations commission. They deal with the new German bank of issue, reorganiza tion of the German railways and a plan for German Industrial deben tures. On the first of these reports the conference must decide how to raise additional capital for the Reichs bank; also on what basis the new currency will operate. Will Germany use the dollar or the pound sterling tor conversion purposes? On this one point alone Great Britain fails to see eye and eye with America. The report on reorganization of German railways was completed to day by Sir Ackworth and his French coswgue. They leave the question of military controls for de cision by the conference. The committee on industrial deben tures decided to recommend to the conference & plan for erecting a hold ing company which will issue com mon stock secured by a lien on pri vate Industries throughout Germany. The conference likely will take up first the draft of the protocol by which Germany accepts the Dawes scheme and promises to pass the nec essary legislation to give it effect. Some date muas be set for putting the Dawes scheme in effect and also dates for withdrawing military forces from Germany. France and Great Britain agreed that the reparations commission, plus an American mem ber, shall interpret it, but the other countries may urge The Hague court. AVENUE LI N E N The word itself has a suggestion of coolness And Irish Listen Suits at Parker-Bridget are cool— M but they don’t stop there. They are tailored to such perfection that when a day dawns clear and hot a man thinks of how well he’ll look in his P-B linen suit instead of the extra Two-piece Suits SIB.OO Linen Knickers to match, priced .... $5.00 Wm SUITS The Avenue at Ninth KNOWN STORE* •* % . WOOD TO AVOID ISSUE. Will Not Touch on Independence in Message. Br the Associated Press. MANILA. July 15.—Philipine inde pendence will not be discussed by Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood In his mes sage to the insular legislature, which convenes tomorrow. The Governor General said that after the Philippine Independence mission returned from Its present visit to the United States, he would take up the question with them, discussing the Fairfield and Johnson bills deal ing with independence which were offered in the last session of the American congress and would report the results of his conferences to the War Department. The Governor General’s message will be brief and will be devoted to economic questions In the Philippines. Recovering With Broken Heck. WILMINGTON, N. C., July 15.—J. D. Rivers, Charleston, 8. C., today was believed to be Vecoverlng from a broken neck sustained while bath ing In the surf near here. He was taken to Charleston yesterday. Rivers dived through a wave In the surf and struck the bottom of the ocean- Five bones in his neck were fractured. AVENUE 4 NINTH? IDEAS So many people have so many ideas for their summer vacation —the place to swim, the place to dance, the place to eat —that the idea sup ply is exhausted when it comes to buying the vacation clothes. The P-B Store is full of style ideas for vaca tionists. Men will want Flannel Suits $32.50 Shantung Silk Suits $25.00 English Mohair Suits $20.00 Tropical Worsted Suits $25.00 Palm Beach Suits $15.00 Flannel Sports Coats SIB.OO Flannel Trousers $9.00 White Duck and Khaki Trousers $2.50 Linen and P. B. Knickers $5.00 And Accessories—every thing from bathing suits to batwings. The Avenue at Ninth STOCg “CALL OF THE TRUCKS” PROVES LURE TO SMITH Wants to Frovids for "Bain? Day,” He Says, at Welcoming Celebration. By the Aeeecieted PrMi. ALBANY, N. Y., July 15.—00 v. Smith has two cherished ambitions, he told cheering thousands who greeted him at "welcome home” dem onstrations here when the governor returned from the Democratic na tional convention In New York. One, he said, Is to find some position as "high private in the ranks”, of the Democratic party and the other is to return to New York, resume business as a truckman and “lay aside some thing for a rainy day.” This was the governor’s reply to suggestions that he may yet become the Democratic party's candidate for President, or at least its candidate for a third term as governor. The city welcomed the governor last night with a street parade, musio and fireworks. More than 4,000 were In the line of march. Every time there is a business boom people say hard times will never come again. HOTEL INN Formerly Stas Hotel Thom Mala IUMIM ~ 604-610 9th St N.W. 91 mu, M weekly! *lO.lO reeou, Hi 51* with toilet, ibewar sad lavatory, fit: > ia teem, M per eaat mere. looms like Mother's. I ~ uld n FORDS FORDS FORDS (Tourings) (Sedans) (Coupes) Vacation Time Is Here and Our 3-Day Midsummer Clearance Sale r USED FORDS Which Starts Tomorrow Morning Will Enable YOU to Make This Year the Most Enjoyable Vacation Time You Have Ever Had. SPECIAL SPECIAL EVERY TERMS THREE- CAR DURING DAY IS SALE TRIAL REDUCED Every Car Has Been Through Our Shops Drive one of these cars THREE DAY S and if for any reason you are not satis fied with it, bring it back and we will apply the full amount paid on any other New or Used Car of equal or greater price which we have for sale. Remember, Three Days Only—July 16, 17 and 18 HANDLEY MOTOR CO. 3730 Georgia Avenue N.W. Down! All Women’s I with no reservations! I $5.95 & Many 58.50 I All Other $lO and'sl2.So I White Shoes Reduced to f I A thrilling opportunity, miles too good to miss! ||j And whizzing along at record speed! Hurry!!! H Child’, Shoe 4I Clearance M Many Misses’ and Mym I j Children’s $2.95 to $5 M I I Pumps and Oxfords Cor. 7th & K Sts. | in two great groups— 414 9th St. I I $139 and $2.29 1318 G St. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. I yJU AVENUE 4 NINTH* 1 Women’s Straw Sports Hats y 3 to y 2 off The entire assort ment of women’s sports hats of straw have been reduced. Dozens of attractive models that can be worn for weeks to come. The Avenue at Ninth STOft? MRASTERNAK I' jj lift 1219 CONNECTICUT AVENUE^ Notable Values from Our Semi-Annual Clearance Two Wonderful Groups of HATS, *5 & *7M Remarkable Croup of DRESSES For Immediate Disposal , a Special Group of COATS, ‘45 Other Great Reductions Throughout Our Stocks 5