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UNION MEN ASSAI {RAILROADS' ACTION Carriers’ “Economic Man- agement” Brings Letter to ) Senator Cummins. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 12.—Action look- ing toward the wholesale reductions of wages of railway employes of the nation. was assailed last night by union leaders. The railway executives were unanimous in declaring that the re- ductions were necessary to pave the way for Jower freight and passenger rates, and said that the wage cuts ‘would begin with the unskilled em- ployes, but would finally reach the bighest executives. In replying to this J. G. Luhrsen, president of the American Train Dis- patchers’ Association, asserted that the train sheets would show that the railroads were not economically man- aged, and In a letter to Senator A. B. Cummins, chairman of the Senate in- terstate commerce committee, he call- ed for a senatorial investigation of the transportation situation “so as to erfous strife over wage re- of proposed wage reduc- tions on individual roads has been expected since the meeting of the railway executives here on February 18" said a statement issued by W. . Jett Lauck, former secretary of the War Labor Board and now consult- ing economist of the railroad unions. It is part of the plan to deluge the United States labor board with a multitude of complaints and cannot be of much financial benefit to the railroads.” The only road entering Chicago Yhich has not called its employes uss wage readjustments is the Tilinols Contral 1 otmen Contemplate Wage Cuts. ST. PAUL, Minn., March 12.—Wage Peductions ranging from 48% cents an hour to a minimum of 25 cents are contemplated for unskilled workmen by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, it is announced. Wabash Serves Notice. ST. LOUIS, March 12—The Wabash Tailroad hag issued an announcement that notice of a proposal to reduce ‘Wages next month has been served on its 3500 unskilled laborers. A con- ference of officials of the road and representatives of the employes prob- ably will be held here next week to discuss the subject, it was added. Gulf Coast Lines to Cut. HOUSTON, Tex., March 12.—An- nouncement was made here by the president of the Gulf coast lines (the Frisco system) that he has issued formal notice to all unskilled labor- ers on his lines that a reduction in Pay will be made, effective April 6. , _ Samnte Fe's Proposition. TOPEKA. Kans., March 12—Notice that the Santa Fe railroad has pro- Pposed a wage of 30 cents an hour for all unskilled labor has been posted. The notice said a conference with representatives of the workmen would be held March 24 to discuss the pro- posal. ATLANTA MEDIATORS FAIL. Returning to Washington After A, B. & A. Receiver Balks. ATLANTA, Ga., March 12.—Efforts by two federal mediators to settle the wage strike on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic raflway came to a sudden end Yesterday, when, after refusal of B. L. Bugg, receiver, to enter into the proceedings, the two commissioners an- hounced they would return to Wash- n. fi#:- mediators, L. C. Chambers and ‘Whitehead Kluttz, it was indicated, will the matter before President Hard- 13 ‘Toad, “Which has bech praciicaly A en paralyzed since the strike began a week Lomporancously’ with, s "prediction 57 poran with a iction by Col. Bugg to the effect that practically Bormal service might be resumed during the next week with new crews. In finally declining to enter into set- tlement negotiations through the com- missioners Col. Bugg said: “No matter what conclusion might be reached by arbitration I could not pay out more money than the road earns, for the obvious reason that I would have no means with which to pay. This propo- sitlon is no more susceptible to compro- mise than the muitiplication table.” The road’s pay roll in 1920 was $4.- 203,998, an_increase of $2,356,668 over 1917, Col. Bugg announced in a state- ment. The raise in rates gave an oper- ating increase in 1920 of $1.643,454. he added, which he declared failed by $713,- 214 to meet the increased wages allowed by the United States Railway Labor New Scale for Marine Workers. NEW YORK., March 12.—New wage scales affecting approximately 15,000 marine workers empioyved by railroads m the port of New York will be adopted next Monday by the General Managers' Association, it is learned. They will be presented to the representatives of the ‘workers. At this meeting a date will be fixed, when representatives of the affil- | fated marine workers will be asked to ‘meet the railroad officials and discuss a return to the wage status prior to July 20 last. Should the marine workers dis- sent, the revised wage scale will go into effect, it was said, and the subject laid before the Federal Railroad Labor Besten and Albany Notice. BOSTON. Mass., March 12.—The Bos- ton and Albany railroad today posted motices of prospective wage reduc- tions to 4.900 employes, including elerks and mechanics of classes cor- responding in general to those af- fected by similar announcements by other New England roads. The no- tice said the reductions would be ef- fective April 16. ERIE RESTORES WAGE RATE. Better Conditions Permit Scale for Unskilled Labor. NEW YORK, March 12.—Reductions in wages of common labor, put into effect by the Erie railroad on January 31, have been wiped out and the former wage schedule restored, it was announced here today at the general offices of the company. ‘The company statement said that a “slightly improved condition of busi- ness” permitted payment of the old seale ‘The Railroad Labor Board recently condemned action of the road for not first submitting the proposed reduc- tions to it for approval and ordered restoration of the former scale. The announcement sald that the road would now formally submit the ‘whole question of wages to the Rail- road Labor Board. Men on monthly salaries. who were put on & five-day week shortly after the reduction in wages was an- mounced also have been returned to the six-day week. HAZLETON, Pa.. March 12.—Notices ‘were posted on the Hazleton and Ma- heny division of the Lehigh valley railroad today, announcing further contemplated wage reductions, to be- come effective April 16. ‘The company recently notified the Iaborers that their wages are to be eut April 4 from 10 to 15 per cent. Ouly the men belonging to the four Big brotherhoods are excepted. o1d May Be Next Ambassador To the Court of St. James COL. GEORGE HARVEY. CLERKS WILL QUIZ NEW POSTAL HEAD. Employes’ Federation Would Learn Mr. Hays’ Attitude Toward Organized Labor. The National Federation of Federal Employes is to ask Postmaster Gen- eral Will H. Hays as to his attitude on organized labor in general and or- ganized federal workers in particu- lar. If the answer of the Postmaster General is satisfactory from the standpoint of the national federation it is understood that resolutions pledging the support of the organiza- tion will be adopted at the executive | council meeting which opens Tues- day at 1423 New York avenue. While the attitude of the new Post- master General is considered favor- able to the unions, it was pointed out today at their headquarters that no statement had come from the Post- maser General officially since he has taken office. It is such a statement that the Na- tional Federation of Federal Em- ployes want. Mr. Hays has seen rep- resentatives of various postal unions since he took office, and his relations with them have been most cordial, it 18 understood. One of the bitterest fights ever waged by the National Federation of Federal Employes occurred last year over the case of a law clerk in the Post Office Department, a member of the federation, who was discharged by Mr. Burleson, following charges. The national federation took up the case with the President, who fn turn- referred it back to the Postmaster General. The consistent attitude of the past postal administration was inimical to the labor unions. Lo OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. = Christian Endeavor Alumni Asso- ciation Holds Banquet. Taking as his theme “Alumni-ing Calvary Baptist and other Churches, Owen P. Kellar delivered the princi- Fal address at the annual banquet of.| the Christian Endeavor Alumni Asso- ciation of the District of Columbia at the Calvary Baptist\Church last night. Others to speak included Rev. A. F. Anderson, who greeted the guests on behalf of the church; J. E. Thomas, Rexford L. Holmes, Mrs. Earle Wilfley and Hugh R. Foster. Percy S. Foster, president of the as- sociation, presided, and following the reading of the report of the auditing committee by Miss Leah E. Elwood, chairman, a musical program was presented by William E. Braithawaite, accompanied by O. J. Hodge. After discussing plans for further- ing the work of the alumni during! the coming year, the following offi- cers were re-elected: Mr. Foster, president; Mr. Thomas, vice presiden Mr. Holmes, secretary, and Rev. Earl Taggart, treasurer. —_— JAMES ‘A. EDGAR BURIED. Veteran Federal Employe Died Thursday From Heart Trouble. Funeral services for James A. Ed- gar, a veteran clerk In the office of the chief of engineers, War Depart- ment, who died at the family home, 1334 Harvard street, Thursday, were held at Hines' apel, 2901 14th street, this afternoon. Burial was made at Congressional cemetery. Mr. Edgar was employed at the bu- reau of engraving and printing from 1870 to 1875 and began his services in the chief of engineers' office in 1881, forty years ago. He was taken ill at the office, inauguration day, with heart trouble and never regained con- sciousness. PROBE MYSTERIOUS FIRES RALEIGH, N. C.,, March 12.—Sheriff Harrison and a number of deputies left this forenoon for the New Light section of Wake county, twenty-two miles from Raleigh, to investigate a series of mysterious fires which have! resulted in the destruction of a church, two schoolhouses and two residences during the past few days. The authorities believe the fires to have been the work of blockaders, whose activities in this section have become notorious during recentj months. Revenue officers on Thurs- day afternoon made raids in the New Light section. oty Indians’ Cemetery, Being Crowded Out, Seen as Symbolic ULGEE, Ok 12, ecivilizatiol OK! —Encroaching part of the city—a spot that contains the remains of many of the famous old chiefs that roamed the prairies of the I territory before civilizat vances to the trad w pushing it into The humdrum of pneumatic riveting machines and the men of a once Shadows of roken stones that to the achievements of noted Creek leaders. Little or mo attempt In being made to preserve Commissioner Johnston by President Taft in Jan- uary, 1910, and served as one of the city heads until July, 1913. previous administration of Mr, dolph was the opening of the District reformatory and workhouse at Occo- year 1912, leagues necessity for creating a public, utilities commission, which was done, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1921—PART T. Daugherty Orders Attorneys to Drop Profiteering Cases All United States district aut- torneys have been instructed by Attorney General Daugherty to dixmiss profiteering and hoarding prosecutions pending in their districts, under sectiom 4 of the Lever act, which re- cently was held unconstitu- tional by the Supreme Court. Legnl experts of the Depart- ment of Justice were unable to ny whether the govern- ment would be able to continue ftx war against high prices. in view of what they regarded as the cnd of their authority to prpsecute profiteers by the over- throw of the Lever act. It was suggested, however, that other legixintion might be ~ought which would enable the gov- ernment to keep prices below unreasonable levels. SAYS COSTARICA SEEKS PAY OF UL S, Interoceanic Canal Case Re- ported Taken Up—Denied in Washington. By the Associated Press, MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 11— Negotiations between the govern- ments of Costa Rica an dthe United States relative to efforts by the for- mer to secure compensation for its ac- quiescence in the treaty for the con- struction of an interoceanic canal through Nicaragua have been begun, it_is said, in advices received here an Jose. ! by which the two coun- tries agreed o enter into megotiation should it be found necessary to ac- complish the construction and pro- vide for the ownership and control of such a canal was signed December 1, 1900. far as is known, however. the United States has not intimated any intent to construct such a water- way. State Department Den! Denial was made today at the State Department that Costa Rica had be- £un any negotiations looking to a reassertion of her claims incident to the granting by Nicaragua to the United States of the right to construct an _interoceanic canal through Nica- ragua. Costa Rica sued the government of Nicaragua, alleging her rights and those of Salvador had been violated by the inclusion in the treaty of a lause giving the right to the United tes to establish a coaling station t Fonseca bay. The treaty under which Nicaragua gave the right to build the canal pro- vided for the payment to it by the Tnited States of $3.000,000. PRESIDENT NAMES TWO TO POSITIONS AS DISTRICT HEADS (Continued from First Page.) lected $10,000 for the soldiers’ coming” parade here in 1919, During his term as Commissioner under President Taft, Mr. Rudolph start- ed the playground movement here, and for a time met the deficit encountered in its maintenance from his own pocket. He is a member of the Chevy Chase, University, National Press, City and the Riding Hunt clubs. He has been out of the mercantile business since 1909, when he became vice president of the Metro- politan National Bank. He became president of the Second National Bank in 1913, and since that time has held that office. In commenting on his appointment to- day, Mr. Rudolph said he was leaving his position for one at much less salary and “two-thirds more worry.” Mr. Rudolph was named District ith Gen. John_ A. “home- The duties of District Commissioner are more varied and arduous now than they were eight years ago, but Mr. Rudolph's previous service will make him a valuable official at this time. Probably the biggest event in the Ru- quan, Va. The playgrounds also were put un der municipal supervision during his three years of service at the District building. In their annual report for the fiscal Mr. Rudolph and his col- urged upon Congress the Mr. Rudolph is now president of the Second National Bank and lives at the Dresden apartment house. WIFE OF VICE CONSUL WILL DELIVER ADDRESS Mrs. Harriet Getting Will Tell Y. W. C. A. About Women'’s Sokols in Czechoslovakia. Mrs. Harriet Getting, wife of the Czechoslovakian vice consul, will be the speaker at the “Booklovers’ hour” of the Young Women's Christian As- sociation, scheduled for 8 o'clock Monday evening at the administration bullding, 1333 F street northwest. Mrs. Getting will speak on “Wom- en's Sokols in Czechoslovakia.” Her talk will be illustrated with pictures obtained from the legation here, and the meecting is open to any one in- terested, whether a member of the as- sociation or not. ‘The business girls’ clubs will meet for supper Tuesday eveing, according to a bulletin of the association’s ac. tivities for the ensuing week. Miss Gertrude MacArthur, the new general secretary, will speak at 7:30 o'clock on “Travels in Japan. Wednesday evening at 6:30 the Blue Triangle Club will be addressed by Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes of ch: dren's bureau, Department of Labor. Thursday evening the industrial clubs will meet for supper, classes and rec- reation. Mrs. R. V. Savage, secretary of the business women's department of the Y. W. C. A., will speak to then: at 7:15 p.m. Friday night there will be movies at 7 o'clock and the Halcyon and T. N. T. clubs will meet for ‘supper, classes and recreation. RAP MAIL SERVICE. A resolution protesting against the wretched” mail service in the northe eastern section of the city was adopt- ed at a meeting of the Northeast Boundary Citizens' Association, in the Burrville Public School last night, In_presenting the resolution John H. Paynter said that it had been thought that the agitation conduct- ed by citizens in the section last Au- gust, which was greatly emphasized by edilorials and cartoons in The Star, that the postal authorities would make an attempt to improve the mail service, but that such had not been the case. FORMER PREMIER OF POLAND VISITS PRESIDENT HARDING ACE JAN PADEREWSKI, Photographed at the White House yesterday. Avalanche of Office Seekers - Gives President a Busy Week No Let-Up Foreseen in Pilgrimages of Faithful to White House—Executive Retains High Spirits Despite Ordeal of Great Task. know that the President will be guided in making this appointment almost entirely upon the recommenda. ‘With both tke Senate and House tak- ing a vacation until called into extra session early in April, President Hard- | §;00080 €Ty Ron Lo ey General ing anticipates no diminishing of activi- Laugher Former, Senator Suther. ' 2 and_of Utah is understood to stan tes or fallng off of callers at the) 306, " top of the list of those now White House executive offices. being considered for this high office. His first week as President was a full | Others prominently mentioned are and active one, and from present indi- | Guy D. Goff of Wisconsin, son of the cations the coming week will offer few Jate Senator Goft of West Virginia, spare moments despite the adjournment | and George Wharton Pepper, a promi- of the special session of the Senate and | nent lawyer of Philadelphia. the return of many senators and repre- sentatives to their homes for rest and a ¢hance to attend to home affairs. No ot looked for in the daily ava- ean o ?:monn{g; neekers. In fact, | eral reserve Dunking Jaywien Gem e with the machinery for confirming nom- | Treasury Department which inc! e inations stopped until the Senate again |abolishment of the office of controller convenes. ctowding about the edges of |Of the currency. were discussed today the administration pie counter is ex- | With President Harding by Chairman pected to become greater during the |McFadden of the House banking oo coming weeks. mittee. Legislation designed to bring about these changes, Mr. McFadden Smiles Serenely Throush It. said, will be considered at the speclal The toil and excitement of the past | session of Congress. week failed to make the slightest dent in Mr. Harding's physical con- dition or his customary high spirits| pojneen O CREETE poth and good nature. He worked hard|ne nterstate Commerce Commission and smiled screnely through it all and | ana Shipping Board was urged by Sen- Is in every way fit and eager for the |ator Overman, democrat, North Caro- promised rush of next week. If he|lina, during a conference ‘with President can succeed in crowding an hour or | Harding. The senator urged that A. J. two of fresh air and outdoor “limber- | Maxweli, Raleigh, N. C.. be given & ing up” every day or so, the long. |place on the commerce commission. hard grind will not faze him, ac- cording to the President himself. However, he is looking forward to a| Paderewskl Talks Polish Affairs. igood rest tomprrow, which will be| Ignace Paderewski, former presi- supplied principally by a long ride into|dent of Poland, discussed Polish af- the country. fairs today with Chairman Lodge of Following the rush of the first two {the Senate foreign relations commit- or three days in office the President|tee. Mr. Paderewski is the Polish has adopted the system inaugurated |delegate to the league of nations, and jby President Roosevelt—that of ad-|is on furlough for a rest in this mitting a score or 80 of senators and | country. He had a conference yester- representatives, party leaders and day with Secretary Hughes of the others who call on purely patronage |State Department and Robert Lansing, matters. He grants each a short in- | former Secretary, at the latter's home. terview. By this means he can talk to more callers than would be possi- President Invited to Baltimore. ble under the private, one-at-a-time| President Harding has been invited conferences. to attend the annual spring dinner of The latter system is used for callers | the Merchants and Manufacturers’ As- who wish to confer about other than |sociation of Baltimore to be given patronage matters or for those who|early in’ April. This invitation was are especlally desirous for a short|extended by Senators France and Weller. The President will attend if, talk with the President. LS the date when set does not conflict Giving Thought to Ambassadors. | in other engagements. It is known that the President is giving considerable thought to the s Jection of men to represent this coun- try at the more important foreign capitals. ‘Appointment of a solicitor general of the United States is now being most carefully considered, and it is the belief of those in a position to !T. W. MILLER IN CHARGE OF ALIEN PROPERTY | President Announces Appointment to Post of Former Delaware Representative in Congress. Thomas W. Miller of Delaware, a former member of the House of Rep- resentatives, was appointed alien prop- erty custodian today by President Harding. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation. Mr. Miller is a lawyer and has been ged in the practice of his pro- fession since he retired from Con- gress. During the 1920 campaign he was in charge of the eastern branch of the republican speakers’' bureau. Mr. Miller succeeds Francis P. Gar- van, who was named alien property custodian when A. Mitchell Palmer was appointed Attorney General two ears 4go. YSir Miller retired from Congress in 1917 and enlisted as a private of in- fantry. After serving twelve months overseas he was promoted to commi stoned grades for gallantry in ac- tion, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. He received two citations. L Ihe mew alien custodian was one| While the appeal is directed to the of the incorporators of the American,wWomen who served in Red Cross Legion, was chairman of its national | workrooms during the war, all wom- Jegislative committee here for one|en interested zn the clothing of these year and {8 now a member of its na- | children are to be included, Unlike tional executive committee. the wartime service, there will be lit- tle purchasing of materials, but wom- ESCH FACES OPPOSITION. en will be urged to utilize any cast- La Follette Blocks One Selection for off articles of clothing which can be converted into useful garments for 1. C. C.—Potter Confirmed. The renomination of Mark W. Pot- the destitute children. —_— ter of New York as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission was FINAL TOUCHES APPLIED FOR OPENING AUTO SHOW confirmed today by the Senate. On objections by Senator La Fol-|of the mammoth automobile show, Everything is “set” for the opening lette the nomination of former Rep-|the largest and most compresensive resentative John J. Esch of Wiscon-|that Washington has ever seen, to- §in a8 a member of the commission | night at Convention Hall. The doors went over for further consideration,|will open promptly at 8 o'clock. under the rulé requiring the names| From yesterday afternoon 10 lic on the table for one day where [ noon today exhibitors were nusil objection is made. Senators indicated that further con- Conference on Reserve Banks. Plans for the separation of the fed- Wants South Represente: | | ‘Thirty-five Indians, some of them in tribal costume, called at the White House today to recommend the ap- pointment of Thomas L. Sloan of Nebraska as Indian commissioner. They came from various western states, and sald they represented most of the Indian tribes of the country. SEWING CIRCLE, NATION WIDE, PLAN OF RED CROSS American Organization Will Mob- ilize Workers to Clothe Needy Children of Europe. The American Red Cross is planning to mobilize its chapter workers into a nation-wide sewing circle to furnish garments for the hundreds of thou- sands of bables and children abroad who at present. are clad in rags and even newspapers, according to a state- ment issued from national headquar- ters here. This plan to provide cloth- ing will supplement the feeding pro- gram of the European Relief Council and the Red Cross medical welfare service. Information collected by the Red Cross in Europe shows that there is instant need of 250,000 layettes and 2,000,000 garments for children up to the age of fourteen, and that an in- finitely larger number of garments can be used before these children would be even decently clothed. It is estimated that the 2,000,000 garments asked for will suffice barel; 500,000 children. sioicoves until y en- gaged in getting their machines up sideration of Mr. Esch's nomination [ the 10R& runway on the assigned laces on the show room floor. All 1d be made Monday, and for this|P )".1‘;0“. the Senate would not adjourn |achines were drained of gasoline and League Proposes Military Cost Cut During Two Years GENEVA, March 12.—Govern- ments have been asked to enter into an agreement mot to ex- ceed during the next two fiscal years the total military expendi- tures provided for the present year, in a letter went to mem- bers of the league of nations by Another letter sent to mem. bers of the league concerns n | convention relative to control of the trafic in armsx and muni- tions, In order that regions “not well ecivilized” may not receive wtocks of arms which ac- cumuinted during the war. The governments have been nxked to make k at- titude to the and the letters emphasize the urgency that all enter Into | these ngreements. HAMON AGCUSED CLARA AS HE DIED Declared Woman Fired While She Stroked Head, Wit- ness Says. ARDMORE, Okla., March 12.—Jake L. Hamon, millionaire oil man and railroad buflder and former republi- can national committeeman from Oklahoma, on his death bed accused Clara Smith Hamon, now on trial on a charge of murder in connection with his death, of having fired a bul- let ;nto his body with a pistol held in her right hand while she stood at is bedside stroking his head with her left, according to a statement made on the witness stand today by W. B. Nichols, a business associate of Hamon. Spoke of Long Trip. Testimony that Clara Hamon came to his garage the day before Hamon was shot and ordered two extra casings placed on her auto- mobile, saying that she was “going to take a long trip,” was offered today by Harry Foster, a garage employe. Foster, the first witness called by the state today, also said that he had seen Clara Hamon with a pistol a number of times, and that the morn- ing following Hamon's shooting, Clara came to the garage and asked that the tire changes be made quickly, as she had far to go.” The witness said the young woman was very nervous. He saw no bruises on her face or hands, he testifled. It was agreed by counsel that the afternoon session of court should be curtained to one hour. Place of Shooting Viewed. Accompanied by Sheriff Garrett and Clara Hamon, the jury visited the hotel where Hamon was shot. first in- specting the room occupied by Clara Hamon, and joined by a connecting door to the one occupied by Mr. Hamon. Clara Hamon personally arranged the furniture and effects as near as possible to the location on the day of the shootirg. It was noticed that only by extreme effort did she main- tain her composure, dropping into a chair just as on as she had com- pleted the few changes. ort time later, when taking of testimony was resumed, she heard the testimony of Dr. Walter Hardy that Mr. Hamon had come to his sanita- rium with the declaration: “I'm shot by Clara Hamon. A subsequent statement of Hamon's to the effect that he was shot while lying in bed also was quoted by Dr. Hardy. ‘While Dr. Hardy was on the stand the state offered in evidence the blood-stained undergarments of Ha- mon, which previously it had bee said were burned to prevent his wife's seeing them. . Dr. Hardy testified that Mr. Hamon staggered toward him, pale of face, and kissed him on the forehead. In reply to the doctor’s question, he said: “I told you she would do it. I'm go- ing to die. I am weak, and I want to g0 to bed.” As Attorney General Freeling dis- played the underclothing Hamon had worn and a gown he was placed in at the hospital, both Mrs. Jake Hamon and Clara wept into their handker- chiefs He said Clara Hamon came to the hospital the next morning and was permitted to see Hamon alone, the nurse being withdrawn. Clara Hamon Accused. “She did not stay more than two minutes, maybe three,” Dr. Hardy said. After Clara left, Dr. Hardy said he went in and Hamon said he ‘was going to die. “That's the woman that did the work. I was lying in the same posi- tion I am now,” he quoted Hamon as saying. Hamon then was lying on his back on the hospital cot. On Thursday after Hamon was shot on Sunday, all indications pointed to a change. His condition gradually grew worse, with heart, stomach and kidney functions failing until he died the next morning, at 7 o'clock. he said. “A gunshot wound in the liver, replied Dr. Hardy to a question as to what caused Hamon's death. Purchase of Pistol. ‘W. H. Meyers of Oklahoma City, a hardware salesman, said in Novem- ber, 1920, he sold a .25-caliber auto- matic pistol to “Clara B. Smith,” the date being near November 9. He at the same time sold the pistol pur- chaser a magazine full of cartridges. ‘The defense admitted Clara Hamon had been the purchaser. Hamon's Estate. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March 12. —Jake L. Hamon had a net estate in Oklahoma of approximately $1,200,- 000, debts and inheritance tax de- ducted, according to the report of N. W. Gore, assistant state auditor. Mrs. Jake Hamcn, and the two children, received $400,000 each from the estate in Oklahoma, the report shows. Out- standing debts were $3,687,426.51, and the inheritance tax on the estate was $42,000, the report showed. PLAN FOR MEDIATION PUT UP TO THE PACKERS Butchers Accept Move Made by Labor Department Officials. Suggested mediation by the De- partment of Labor in the wage re- fluction controversy between the meat packing companies and their em- ployes hinged today on_acceptance of the offer of Secretury Davis of the Department of Labor by the packers. Conditional acceptance on behalf of the union workers was announced last night at Chicago by Dennis Lane, secretary-treasurer of the Amalga- mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, After receiving the telegram from Becretary Davis proposing mediation by the Labor Department, Mr. Lane was sald to have stated the union ‘would agree on condition that the packers defer enforcement of the pro- posed wage reduction and adjustment of hours, which are effective Monday. On this condition the union, he sai also would defer taking a strike bal. lot. t t of advise department heads, disbursing authorities or other agencies of the board to function in a normal and be confident of the support of the executive in meeting the exigencies which arise. Congress to make possible a situation under which the board ceases to func- sioner were on duty. full understanding of this official re- quest and will be confident of your compliance therewith.” Chairman Benson said: authority in everything necessary to carry on the functions of the board. Alien Property Custodian Appointed by President THOMAS W. MILLER. BENSON ADVOCATES LIFTING SHIP TOLL A firm stand in favor of immediate abrogation of Poreigm commercial treaties where they menace the wel- fare and prosperity of the American merchant marine was taken today by Chairman Benson of the Shipping Board. Having been informed yester- day by President Harding that the board will function of rthe present, exactly as it did under the Wilson administration, Chairman Benson to- day declared his stand in favor of abrogation of foreign commercial treaties, lifting of the Panama canal tolls to’ American Vessels engaged in coastwise trade and a fair and un- biased trial of the Jones merchant marine act. The chairman also took occasion to censure “American friends of for- eign bottoms,” whom he characterized as the “most deadly foes” of the American merchant marine. Asks Trial for Act. The chairman's statement in full fol- 1o 'Why any one should seriously con- sider jeopardizing the marine act of 1920 is beyond me. To scrap this wise plece of legislation is a step in the wrong direction and one so fraught with serious consequences as to war- rant strong protest from those who believe in a merchant marine. ‘Whether the board should have seven or five members or only one is 2 matter upon which men may differ or agree without doing great harm to the constructive features of the act. But to give serious thought to scrap- ping the act in its entirety is playing into the hands of our foes—our most deadly ones. These men, who mask as Americans interested in our ma- rine, are really playing the game for the foreign steamship interests they represent. “The enforcement of sections 28, 34 and other sections having in mind the upbuilding of our marine must be given a fair and square test before any one be allowed to smoke-screen the issue. In Line With President. “I believe that the lifting of the Panama canal tolls in favor of our! ships engaged in coastwise trade is a | mighty good_ thing and will accom- | plish much. I bélieve, above all, that when our American friends of foreign bottoms learn that we mean business and that the merchant marine act of 1920 will have a fair trial before any attempt is made to change it they will change the tune of their song. “There will be little to fear if the American press does its work for the marine as well in the next six months as it has in the last five years awak- ened the ship-mindedness of America. The chairman's tand on the com mercial treaty and Panama canal tolls questions was said today to be direct- ly in line with President Harding's own thought on these two matters. It was explained by officials of the Shipping Board that the chairman wishes a thorough trial of the Ship- ping act given under the Harding ad- ministration and that by a declara- tion of pdlicy such as he made today, he can make his position definitely known. The opportunity for such a declaration came when he was ad- vised yesterday by President Harding that the President wished the board to function for the present, as it has donme in the past. At the same time it ‘was learned today strong pressure has been brought on President Harding for retention of Admiral Benson as chairman of the board. Credit Abroad in Dange: That the credit of the Shipping Board in foreign countries was being seriously impaired and the develop- ment of American foreign trade jeopardized as a result of the un- organized state of the Shipping Board, was disclosed here today. Difficulties relating to disburse. ments. which were ealing at the vi- tals of the organization had become so serious that the President’s atten- tion was called to them. The facts were laid before the chief executive by Alonzo Tweedale, general control- ler. who sought authority to make disbursements on behalf of th board to save its fast-crumbling credit abroad. $3,000,000 In Drafts Drawn. It was shown that since the advent of the mew administration approxi- mately $3,000,000 in drafts had been drawn against the board in various parts of the world by agents of companies operating Shipping Board vessels under management agree- mnts. These drafts have remained unpaid pending decision as to the right of the present board to dis- burse money. President Harding acted promptly when acquainted with the situation. ‘Word has come to me,” he wrote to Chairman Benson, “that there is some embarrassment relating to dis- | bursement on behalf of the Shipping Board because of the temporary un- organized state of the board. am writing to reaffirm my pre- vious request that you continue to function as though ‘the board were fully organized and assert your full authority under the law. would like you to imme tely way Benson Agrees to Act. “I cannot believe it the intention of GERNANS SHOWING BITTER HOSTILITY Allies’ Customs Frontier and Export Tax Plans Scored by Industrialists. Ry the Assoclated P ESSEN, German center of the gre of Germany bitter ainst the allied plan ing a customs frontic German The pressed chiefly against and the French authe some extent also icans who part the repam v a4 mmis ons ¢ The heads of the houses of Essen a their criticism. They huge con have and that the prospects = will stagnate. They workmen will be the fer and that the entir: not all Germany, w irreparably ed if the ente heavy taxation of I s out nd ex a orts. They are also particularly bitter against the establishment of an allied ocustoms frontier within Ge which they will industrial region pra arate customs distr running high, but has taken no out- ward expression of violence. BELGIANS ARE REMOVED. Advance Guard Brought Back—No Further Allied Advance Now. By the Associated Press DUESELDORF, March 12.—Belgian patrols which took control of the rural commune of Hamborn on Wed- nesday night have been removed and this action on the part of the allied command has tended to case the sit- uation at Duisbur, Officials declare the patrols were thrown out merely to protect the town of Duisburg, but the advance of the Belgians inspired belief on the part of the Germans that the allied lines might be extended immediately. Assertion is made in official quarters that such a movement is not planned. Co-operation betwe e German security police here and allicd (roops has been effected as a result of Ger- man_initiative. Two off calle at French headquarters yesterday andf made formal apology for the refusal on the part of a German policeman to salute an allied officer. For a time this incident threatencd considerable tension. The security police, howayer, appeared to be willing to salute, but seemed not to know officers from pri- vates. The two officers promised to prompt= ly punish disobedience of the order to salute. The security police are being depended upon to preserve order, but reports from all parts of the occupied district say no trouble is probable. Gayety Continues. On virtually all of the streets of the jcity, the security police are more numerous than allied soldi who generally remain in their barracks. Restaurants, cafes, cabarets, wine rooms and theagers of Duesseldorf are cheerfuly catering to a record patron- age, which is not particularly affected by ‘the ringing of the curfew at 10 o'clock in the evening. Crowds throng the streets until midnight, and are ap- parently in the best of spirits. The population of the occupied dis- trict is gradually coming to believe that no further advance is Intended by the allles, “and the only agitation noticeable is in commereial circles over the uncertainty of the allies’ decisions regarding customs. Members of the Rhineland high com- mission and two American liason offi- cers from Coblenz have arrived here, but It is declared their visit is with- out official importance. DENIES DESIRE TO HOLD RUHR P Briand Declares Territory Occun ‘Will Be Extended Only by Ali PARIS, March 1 will appear before the chamber ot deputies on Tuesday and submit a regort on the allied conference in Lon- don, and it is expected he will speak on both the German and near eastern situations. After his arrival here last might from the British capital, M. Briand expressed himself as greatly pleased with the soli shown by the al- Premier Brian r lies during negotiations at London and denied - reports imputing lo France a desire to annex German territory as a result of the occupation of towns on the Rhine. He declared if the amount of Ger- man territory occupied should be ex- tended, such action would be taken only because the allies had decided upon further penalties. GEN. ALLEN WAITS WORD. ‘Washington Will Instruct Regard- ing Customs Boundary. AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUAR- TERS, Coblenz, Germany, March 10.— Brig. Gen. Henry T. Allen, command- ing the American forces along the Rhine, is awaiting instructious from Washington concerning the establish- ment of a customs boundary in the American zone, in conformity with the allie Collection posts, however, considered necessary, as 1o railroads enter the American area direct from Germany, all of them first passing through the British and French arcas. ALLIES TAKE OBERHAUSEN. re not Town Seven Miles Northwest of Essen Entered. LONDON, March 11. — Oberhausen, six miles east of Ruhrort and seven miles northwest of Essen, has been entered by the allies, according to a Central News dispatch from Paris. Entry was made without incident. SEE NO DANGER OF CRISIS. Berlin Government Gets Vote of Confidence Despite Attacks. LONDON, March 11.—Dr. Walter R. Simons, the German foreign minister, and the other German envoys to the London conference have received a vote of confidence of the German cabinet, and it is not considered that there is any danger of a governmental crisis; this, despite the criticisms made at the sitting of the foreign affairs committee today, during which Hugo Stinnes, the capitalist, attacked in violent terms not only Dr. Simons, but the entire cabinet, fon, even though but one commis- “I should like to be assured of your Commenting on the President's let- er, after_he had made it public, 1 shall assume and act with full Decision regarding the membership f the Shipping Board was held in says a dispatch to the London Timés from Berlin. Herr Stinnes declared that the gov- ernment_was pursuing no deflnite or clear policy, and that it was suffering from an absolute lack of ideas. Dr. Simons is reported to have said that the German government has no immediate Intention of making fresh reparations proposals. _ PAYNE RESIGNS POST. Director General of Railway Ad- > ance today and indications were ::‘:’-:omm-uon- would be sent to the ministration Retires. Senate before it ends its special ses- sion tonight. The President’s diffi-| Jchn Barton Payne is understood to culty, it is ungfr!h:'old.pl:;s nl:een ’in have presented his resignation as di- capable ship] an for e i Pman8hip who would be will- | Tector general of the railroad ad- ing to sever his connection with pri- [ ministration to President Harding. vate shipping concerns in order to|Mr. Payne was appointed director comply with the law. general soon after he became Secres Today the President discussed the|tary of the Interior. He is now &t situation with several members of | Southern Pines, N. C. duction of 2,500 tons of abestos canCongress, including Senator Fletcher, | The railroad administration is wind- be obtained in north China, after pro- | democrat, of Florida, a member of the | ing up affairs S:'"“ out of fed- duction is stimulated by fair pricea. Senate commerce committee. eral ~;nirol of raliroads. zae ‘The offer of mediation by the Secr: tary of Labor was telegraphed to the union and the packing firms with the full sanction and approval of Pres dent Harding, following discussion of the threatened strike at yesterday's cabinet meeting and a later confer- ence on the subject between the Sec- retary and the President. —_— It is estimated that an annual pro- SENATE TO MEET MONDAY. Spestal Session Not Ended Today, as Had Been Expected. The special sessin of the Senate did not end today, as had been expected. After meeting for an hour and a half the Senate adjourned until Monday, when additional nominations by Harding will be - H. D. Woodson, chairman of the committee on schools, reported that the plans for the new eight-room ad- dition to the Burrville School did not provide for classes in the evening, housekeeping or drafting. A resolu- tion urging the Commissioners to make provisions for these necessary subjects was adopted. The association also went on rec- ord as indorsing the effort to re- duce lawlessness in the District and pledged its co-operation in the move- ment, ot oil, by order of the fire regulations, today, as had been expected. and pulled up the steep board drive et by means of cables attached to & steam engine that furnished the mo- GEN. H. K. BETHELL ILL. |steam enst On the show room floor, mechanics British Embassy Attache Suffers|were “mlhhlnf up r.hoh exhibition cars great care, so that with the Pneumonia Attack. opening of the doorla hto ‘:.he public Maj. Gen. H. K. Bethell, military|every metal part might be shining attache of the Britlsh embassy, ls 1ii | With spotiess pertectness. of pneumonia. His physician sald to- | .Final decorations have been placed day that his condition was satisfac- to advantage and the refreshment tory. stands completed.