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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26, 1923 D-27 THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS MUSCLE SHOALS NOT YET NAILED BY HENRY FORD President's Message Likely to Develop Complications in Party Ranks. CONSIDER COMMITTEE TO COMPLETE DEAL Matter May Be Taken From Hands of Secretary Weeks. BY CHARLES E. MORRIS DAILY NEWS.

BUREAU 44 Building Washington, Dec. 26. Despite the gracious act of Henry Ford in at least. porarily removing himself from the presidential campaign picture of next year and his endorsement of President Coolidge for re-election, developments here today indicate that he is farther from acquisition of the Musele Shoals nitrate plant than at any time since he made his bid for that project. It became known here today that agents of the Air Nitrates Corporation and of the Alabama Power Co.

have been in consultation with Secretary of War Weeks looking toward the purchase by them of the Muscle Shoals property, and that these negotiations have been under way for considerable time. This fact, coupled with the opinion generally expressed that either one or the other, or both of these companies, and Henry Ford, are the only organizations capable of handling the nitrate plant, or swinging its financing at this time, and the analysis of President Coolidge's recommendation for early disposition of the project, show that the administration is away from Ford rather than toward him. The sum total, as expressed by Henry Ford's agents here, is that "Mr. Ford is up in the air, but still stands by his original offer." President Coolidge's recommendation summarized that the shoals should be developed, and if cheap nitrates for fertilizer can be produced there it should not remain idle a minute. The government has spent about $200,000,000 there, and if the government can now sell it, get some of its money back, and shake off a permanent expense, it should be done, he said.

But Henry Ford has never offered to buy Muscle Shoals, though statements at the White House, and president's message indicated the the executive to be holding the impression Ford's proposal was to purchase. Instead Ford has bid merely for a long term lease, saying he was willing to spend about $30,000,000 of his own money as a starter, and turn over to the government later sums totaling 000,000. He had never been invited bid for anything but a lease and his own opinion was the government should maintain possession of the project for possible war needs. President Coolidge, however, has the idea that the government ought to get out of business whereever possible, and while no doubt he would be glad to see Ford get the shoals, it would be on a sales basis. This puts the possible deal on a different base, and would again place Mr.

Ford under a handicap, because Secretary of War Weeks, with whom he has dealt, after receiving the Ford bid on the secretary's recommendation, has seemed to be doing all possible to block Ford, going so far even as to sell to the Alabama Power company the Gorgas steam plant, which was the heart of the this being done on an alleged perfected option extended when the plant was built. It now becomes evident that the president's message, which has Ford guessing, is likely to develop some serious complications in the administration ranks. Representative Madden has a bill pending which would the Ford lease, making allowance to Ford for money received by the government from sale of the steam plant. But the president appearing to appose leasing, has suggested the appointment of a small committee, act of congress, to work out terms for complete disposal of Muscle Shoals. This act would take the matter out of the hands of time Secretary there has Weeks, been and be the interfer- first any ence with Week's right to dispose of war properties.

Should Weeks be relegated, and this would help Ford, opinion is expressed that it would not interfere with other plans. Those familiar with Weeks' negotiation with the southern is corporations say government sell the Air Nitrates Corporation, if cale is decided on and that company wants the plant, under a contract option clause, written by Charles E. Hughes when he was in private life, the price to be that offered by any other bidder. This clause was once held illegal, but later valid, and is similar to the clause under which the Alabama Power company exercised its option on the Gorgas plant. Muscle Shoals bids to remain the center of political discussion for long time, and it may be in the possibilities that its ramifications will bring Ford back in the field.

WINDFALL HER DOWNFALL. MONTREAL, Dec. 28 -Hearing she had fallen heir to $10,000, Mrs. Cordelia Pike corrowed money from many tradesmen. When the legacy failed to arrive she was arrested.

MARIE MOSQUINI, FILM STAR KEEPS WEDDING DEEP SECRET Marie Mosquini is married. for a long time. Husband of the Harlow, prominent New York performed last August. AMERICANS IN FRANCE HONOR YANKEE DEAD PARIS, Dec. numbers of Americans, both tourists and residents of France, decorated the graves of nearly 1500 unidentified American soldiers in military cemeteries of France and Belgium on Christmas day.

In each instance the most prominent Frenchmen the locality escorted the Americans to the of, cemetery and assisted in placing the wreaths of holly and flowers. David Belasco Directed "The Gold Diggers" Belasco agreed! Yes, the Belasco! And when he agreed, it was a momentous occasion for the moving picture industry, and a feather in the cap of the producers of the Warner Brothers classics of the screen. It meant that the 'movies" were to have the services dean of American drama, the man who for ten years had fought of the silent drama. And the vehicle was worthy one, no less a successful play than "The Gold the sensational Belasco stage drama which for two continuous years on Broadway, playing to packed houses. Belasco personally supervised the screen version.

This celebrated play is being shown at the Strand all week. Hope Hampton, Louise Fazenda, and Windham Standing these have the principal featured parts in this effervescent screen drama which depicts the mad, bad, sad and glad goings-on of that little cross section of humanity known on Broadway as gold-diggers. NO RECEPTION FOR VENIZELOS By The Associated Press ATHENS, Dec. Premier Venizelos, who is leaving Marseilles for Athens on Dee. 29, has requested Col.

Plastiras to prevent a public reception on ground that it is unfitting the statesman's homecoming should assume "a triumphant public character" which would injure the purpose of his return. In case his wishes cannot be carried out, M. Venizelos asks that he be landed at a secret port from which he proposes to motor to a night conference with Col. Plastiras on the outskirts of Athens. Now Home From Lengthy Cruise Addison Walton, of 718 S.

Broadway, known to his friends as has returned. for the holifrom a 14-month cruise in European waters. He visited Portugal, Spain, Gibralter, Algiers, Africa, Maderia Islands, Italy, Greece, Sicily, Turkey, Asia and went through the famous Dardanelles four times. He expects to return to his ship, the Bridge, now in New York harbor, in time to start on a cruise to Panama' and the West Indies on Dec. 31.

Yes, sir! And she kept it a secret famous screen star is Roy A. business man. The ceremony was WATCHMAN IS SHOT IN LEG BY ACCIDENT TROY, Dec. Collins, son of Joe Collins, was accidentally shot in the right leg by Thomas King at the Railroad restaurant about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The bullet, from a 38 calibre revolver, passing through the calf of the right leg.

The bone was not struck. Mr. King had purchased a new revolver and was showing it when the accident happened Collins was taken to his home. Mr. King night watchman at the Troy Trailer while Mr.

Collins is night watchman at the Troy Body Co. Marriage licenses issued in Miami county during the Christmas season were as follows: John Floyd Martin, 22, Fletcher, ger, 18, Fletcher. Rev. E. T.

laborer, and Edith Mae SullenberWaring. Jasper A. Heisov, 24. Cincinnati. plasterer, and Ruby Harshbarger, 22, West Milton.

Rev. 0. P. Furnas. Ralph Tyson, 20, Piqua, electrician, and Eleanor Keller, 21, Bradford.

Justice Cyrus McCurdy. Andrew S. Chaffee, 57, Troy, polisher, and Mrs. Sarah Brown, 58. Troy.

Rev. E. T. Waring. William Grove, 20, Troy, laborer, and Bessie Favorite, Troy.

Dr. A. E. Kemp. Maurice I.

Miller, 30, Troy, physician and surgeon, and Izola C. Conklin, 25, Tippecanoe City, teacher. Rev. J. B.

Ekey. William Marlow, 19, Piqua, truck driver. and Lois Burt, 19, Piqua. Rev. Mr.

Fenner. Carl J. Brash, 26, Piqua, acetytene welder, and Bertha Crim, 28, Piqua, R. F. D.

Rev. John Cogan. Hubert A. Wogaman, 23, Brookville. laborer, and Rosa Shelley, 24.

Brookville. Rev. S. Blessing. Hurlbut T.

Riley, 26, Paris, teacher, and Adelaide Thornton, 30, Piqua. music teacher. Justice Cyrus McCurdy. TO MARRY IN PARIS PARIS, Dec. 26.

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