Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1921, Page 2

4 i 2 THE EVENING _STAR, WASHINGTON, D C ., SATURDAY, JUNE 18 1921—PART 1 HIRED MURDERERS SCORED BY LABOR A. F. L. Mining Head De- nounces Employment of Organized Gunmen. By the Associated 1 DENVER, Colo, June diate development by ment of the Mississippi sv deep waterway order Lmme pvern- 18- the to prov n work for the unemployed was ursed by James Lord, president of the min- fng department of the American Federation of Labor, in his annual report made public today. Besides relieving uncmployment, Mr. Lord said, this gizantic enter- 1 provide for estab- prise, which we lishment of ship canals ! prevent flood forever. would recla millions of acres of t in the world, and would 4\-" yellow jack and mala overnment Denounc would * Referring to emply sment of “gun m't‘rn»l:»;- e tountry in the world where the owners and dir business are alloweld to have control o privately Killers as they are 1ow with punity doing in e parts of ntry €Ut is doubtful if in any other country.” he addel, “men whose sole recommenditiorn . that they will comm e othes erime for pa; i by wovernment, and with its swledse, from its own i o supersede and displaca co nment. T s not True, our vocate this institn government knew Declaring U T murdere by of these “pre its investix the upper penin- sula in Mi 1 Cabin creek _outrages in Wes inia and the Colo horro Lord de clared, “Not one man—hired killer, coal operater or corrupt government official—has been brought to trial and convicted to this day Urges Congress Action. . He urged the worke unite to their fullest capacily v and economically, to alb -t Tem of shame “We sand 3 legislation ¢ this evil. eithe tures or the of th professional 1 for neten deal in its interst wolition of the murder prises. Referring to the coal mining in- dustry, Mr. Lord said “The industr tion which has st in 1 mining indusery possibly n any other Thou- sands of miners are unemploved and they who can et three days a week are better off than t The Alabama coal elared, wis enid brutal decisi the reme The convent Iy pledzed 1ts s house workers of y t to unanimous- > packing. in thei; ficht azainst further wage reductions. The “biz five” nackers were cone demned for their attitude toward work- ers In making an appeal for organized to_keep up its fi to free Thomas Mooney and Warren K. Bill- inzs, convicted in connection with the San Francisco Preparedn 1y bomi plot. John Mooney. a brother to Thomas. told the convention that these men were kept in prison by conspiracy on the par California.” Lewis Boom Loows. Interest in whether John Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, would oppose President Samue! Gomn- pers for re-election coutinued at hizh pitch yesterday Lewis continued to maints silence but it was learned that he had estab- | lished headquarters at a local hot Lewis boomers were active through- out the day canvassing the various delegation: An interesting sidelight on the pos- sible election contest developed yes- terday with the arrival of J. B. Cline- dinst” of Newport News, . Tepre- senting the Virginia deration of Labor. He said tha ad been sent heve by his feder single vote for Mr. Gompers The Virginia federation, Clinedinst £aid, originally decided not to send delegate because of the expen ‘When neswpaper reports reached the organization's officials that (ompoers might be opposed, he said, “they in- structed me to reach Denver s quickly as possible with the.one vote of Virginia." The federation als sage from the Wash tral Labor Council election of President reply to the ide influence that are attempting to disrupt the movement and e ravoring to under- mine and destroy its leaders.” SAY ENGLISHMEN PUT MACHINE GUNS ON SHIP ation to cast its received a mes- nton, D, C., Cen- urging the re- Gompers as a u [ 3 Members of East Side Crew Declare Four Engineer Officers Left Steamer. NORFOLK, Va., June 18- Members of the crew of the steamship East Side, upon the arrival of the vessci here, declared that the machine guns seized by custom officers in New York harbor Wednesday night were placed * aboard the ship by four engincer offi- e cers, who left weapons had b engineers were men, they 5 will sail from here for Dub Capt. W. J. Johnson, skipper of the East Side, denied that he had any knowledge of the hiding of the ma- chine guns on his v 1 until they were found by the New York customs officials, and declared he had no re gon to believe that Iy one now board thing to do with the en vesse] coutise u the ted. The not Irish- de er n. n the lavor | New Members of United States Shipping Board ! | i i { Upper: MY H ot r: EDWARD C. | Of Malne. BRITISH AGAIN FAC Their Demands. ted Pross. June 18.~The exe the miners’ unio morning to As<un ituation, de unions affected by meet the miners’ an early date with taking na to called together by Many to Resume Work. thousan e oWner: s oth of acceptance, are preparing to re- sums work Monds response to | notices posted several pitheads announcing that the works would 1 Sunday ni | vices 1 mining centers today. 1 3N rwicksiire iheries al- | ready are working. while in the north- | ern portion of the Nottinghamshirs { district- and_in_the Midlothian dis- triet the men are dec | paring to resume work. | One More Day to Act. {in which to take the settlement st 1y on wiles. )00, 00 rent ‘d_Georze, replying today on given him by | miners’ seeretar; { the bullot. {had no option but of the result to make final 1(1.' not remain night. open after i Off Piece of Nonsense.” consp! smuggle the aboard Members of the crew, howeve: not_backwar: assérting that four engineers and yrobably one ar two others of the crew were involved in the schegie. The guns were brought to the ship's side, wrapped in burlap, thev said, and word was passed around that they were engineroom stores. None of them knew how they reached the dock. —_— EASTERN HIGH EXCURSION 2,000 Students, Alumni on Outing. Students, members and alumni of Eastern High Schook numbering more than 2,000, went to Marshall Hall yesterday on the an- nual excursion” of the alumni asso- ciation” of the school. The outing was the: largest attended and most successful one in the history of the institution. Miss Martin won the silver cup for girls in the athletic events, scoring eighteen points. The silver cup for boys went to Brayton Meyers, who scored twelve points. The alumni relay team defeated the undersrad- uate team'in a race, Charles M Bo- teler was marshal of the fleld even Music, dancing, card games and Pplenty of refreshments. were some of the featares of the outing. Barl G. Jonscher, president of the alumni association, J. W. Davis and Francis Sweeney. were in charge of the excursion. guns were Teachers and of the faculty ASSTGWED TO Commi £1af7 0f the ot 15t Naval Academy. = the | Speelal Dispatch to The Star. | membe { day. “damnable, were “plain agitators day’s work in their lives. part: 1abor at the present time. our progressive capitalists. | have one hell of a time. this ecity. about.™ PARTS WITH TWO LIONS Zoo Disposes of Pair to Baltimore Animal Park. If Baltimore is satisfled, the National Capital is. That seemed to express the feeling of Zoo officials, who yesterday sold to the Baltimore animal park ‘its pair of young African lions. The animals were taken to Baltimore in cages on a motor truck, The local t i m2y draw upon the neighboring sggre- park gets $600 in exchange, that i -1+ to that amount. o0l 0 the lions and tigers remalBiNg. . PLUMMER A GENERAL STRIKE Winers Decide to Call on Al | Trades Unions to Support utive which nsider the coal ed to ask all the the wages repre- the onal action with the miners to sceure utual de- mands. Seeretary of the min said this implied a general strike if the other unions agreed. The members of mitice jeft for their tricts after the mesting had adjourn ed indefinited The committee will reassembie, it was stated, until elop or the members their officials. s of miners who did participate in the balloting, the ult of which was announced Yes- as decidedly against -pt- * settlement offer, who voted in favor according to ad- ared to be pre- The miners have one more day with- eps. ch will assure them of receiving z from the prime min- to the notifica- Frank Hodges, the of ited that the government its fon that the £10,000,000 offer could tomorrow PASTOR PREDICTS “HELL OF TIME.” LABOR BAITING Dr. Hughes, Baltimore Presbyte- rian, Also Says Printers “Pulled BALTIMORE, June 18.—Capital and labor were denounced in an address by Dr. David Hughes, pastor of Abbott ! Memorial Presbyterian Church, before of the Scimitar Club yester- ! Dr. Hughes said the attitude taken { by some of the capitalists of today was i while some labor leader: " and never did a He said, in ‘A word must be spoken in favor of 1 de nag be- lieve in all strikes; neither do I be- Ileve in the attitude taken by some of The capi talist who says he is going to get back at labor because labor had everything its own way during the war is going to “One of the biggest pieces of mon- sense that labor has pulled in a long time is the present printers’ strike in It is too foolish to talk c.se at the National Park will give more room PHONE OPERATORS IN GREAT DEMAND Service Expected to Be Poor Next Fall Unless Girls Are Recruited. vice is likely to ®o next fall and winter clephone s down in quality uniess more Washington girls become interested in the business of opers ing, A K. Berry, president of the Chesapeake declared today. With the city “talking of about 323,000 calls a da pany is able'to keep a sufhic ber of girls for the present. But in the fall, when the volume of business will mount 230,000 and more calls a day, the company should have approximaieiy 600 more oper- ators. An expert of the company has extimated, however, that the company will be lucky if it recruits 471 by that time. During recent months the company hias had a turnover of about ninety- three operators a month. Through intensive recruiting campaign it and Potomac Company, at the rate the co an been possible since January to the number of appointments htly ahead of resignations. Republicans Start Wires Humming. Up to March 4 the company had an ample supply of operators in relation to the volume of business. With the arrival of the mnew administration, ver, telephone business suddenly spurt, Mr. Berry explained, and they had to make a hurried drive for more girls, Although the Public Utilities Com- riate hearing that the company should get rid of all of the out-of. oper- ators who were brought here during the war, Mr. Berry xaid today it has been impossible to send all of them home, because of the difficulty experi- enced in getting local girls. The comm reason for want- the foreign operators s based on the item of ex- pense of providing dormitories and meals for them. Experienced Girls Lacking. The company has found, Mr. Berry ed, that it would in reality have been cheaper to keep all of the out- of-town operators. These girls, he said, were trained and thoroughly efficient operators. With local girls coming nd zoing at the rate of ninety-three month, a much for s reauired than woald be ne sary with the out-of-town girls, *he explained An official a girl s pla after four wee ot a trained eighteen months The company sion's reer piained that although i at the switchboard s of schooling, she is operator for nearly now starts operaters at §i Their pay is increased as they improve in ability. A large number of the local ope Ors are now averaging §23 a week, it was Stated, while in a few cases girls who have remained with the company for a long period of years are earni $40. | Mr. Berry expls cipal ¢ operators here is the fact that number of available women b vighteen and twenty-five in W ton is small in comparison number of operators required. R e OWEN T. EDGAR OBSERVES 90TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ned that the prin- use of the difficulty in getting the to Delegation From Association of Oldest Inhabitants Visits Him and Extends Felicitations. OWEN T. EI AR, A delegation from the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia went to the John Dicke son Home last night and joined Owen Edgar, a veteran member, in ob- serving his ninetieth birthday anni- versary. The visit was a complete surprise the pioneer Washingtonian and for more than an hour he and his fellow members indulged in re- miniscences of fifty years ago. The delessation presented him a collection to iting group consisted of Henry L. Bryan, Washington Topham, Dr. Dilliam Tindall, Albion K. Parris, John B. McCarthy. J. Eliot Wright, John C. Proctor. William E. Reiss and Benjamin W, Reiss. Mr. Bryan made prosentatien of the flowers. Mr. Edgar was born in Philadelphia. June 17,71831. and has been a resident of the District since April, 1%64. He lived for a number of years at 923 Bast Capitol street. Mr. Idgar shipped as a sailor on the frigate Potomac in the gulf squadron during the Mexlcan war. For more than thifty years after coming to Washington he was em- ploved at thoe Columbia National Bank. For ecleven years ho served as superintendent of the Waugh M. E. Sunday school — CLASS EXERCISES HELD. Central High’s Record Number of Graduates at Fete, Central High School's record- breaking graduating class of 408 members. held class night exercises last night in the ,auditbrium of the school.” This class claims the dis- tinction of being the largest ever graduated from any one of the high schools in Washington. The program wag varied, consi ing of addresses, comedy and music. Brief speeches were delivered by Robert A. Maurer, principal of the school, and James Lemon, president of the graduating class. "The vale- diotory address was delivered by Har- rison ~Kildare while Edwin = Yates read a history of the class. Miss Martha Edmonston read the class poem, and Miss Mildred Murray and Rose Fink prophesied the future of the class members, “Happiness,” a comedy playlet. written by J. Hartley Manner, a mem- Dber of the graduating class, was pre- sented by Mary Barr, Wilma Jerman, Henry King and Woodruft Youngs. Another comedy playlet, “Wurgel- Slummery,” written by Allen A. Milne, also & member of the araduating ¢lass, was enacted by Boris Jeftrey, Myrtle Lewton, Margaret Furse, Lewis Seibold, Kenneth Williamson and Manne Walker. . Fred Spatrow and’ the Centri} High' Sehouk weches-; $ra-rendered .& musical proj 5 §37 and | ent num- hhad | mission voiced its belief at the last!perch i department was just an attempt to |“stand pat” on a decision already made. In refutation of a statement SEES NEEDLESS DELAY IN CRONKHITE INQUIRY Attorney for Officer Accused of Or- dering the Shooting of Deceased Major Makes Charges. Charging that the Department of Justice was undertaking to tire out those fighting the case of Capt. Rob- ert Rosenbluth of New York, who is, charged at Tacoma, Wash.. with hav- ing ordered the shooting of Maj. Alex-} ander Cronkhite at Camp Léwis in 1918. I D. Goldstein, attorney for the accused, said that the Justice Depart- ment investigators had failed to make any effort to interrogate important Wilnesses in the case. He charged that the tactics of the which he put in the record as hav ing been made to Senator Calder of New York by former Assistant At- torney General Stewart that no one ever heard of anything good about Rosenbluth before th he read a long line of witne pointed out efficient and important services which had been performed by the accused before his connection with the Army. 3 Attorney Goldstein asserted that the Department of Justice had failed to interrogate Maj. Tucker, Army sur- geon, who performed the autopsy on Maj. Cronkite's body. although that officer lives in Philadelphia. —_— GEN. PERSHING DEPLORES ILLITERACY IN NATION | Advocates Plans to Cope With Sit- | uation as Matter of ! Preparedness. i | GIRT. N. 1. June 15—Gen.| ing told National Guard officers | and men at Camp Edwards that the| illiteracy of the voung manhood of the | country was a disgrace and he hoped the nation would never aza pass through such an exy untrained minds and bodies as it did in the last war. The problem of dealing with such! men, he said. had been a great burden | to officers, and all means should be ken to repair these defects in peace times as a matter of national pre- paredness. He recommended annual physical surveys of the country’s vouth and praised the new plan of reorganization of the Army and National Guard as the best expression of military policy which the country has ever had. He declared that the civilian summer traininz camps for oflicers were the substitute for universal military training. “niversal n have to: would he military training ubtless be the greatest help,” id, “but at the present time this| seems to be out of the question. As a_matter of fact. 1 do not know whether it will ever be possible.” GROTTO CONVENTION PLAN The the Kallipolis Grotto will attend Supreme Council convention of the Mystic Osder of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm June 27, 2§ and 29, at Atlantic Ci 1. aceord- ing 1o plans made at a meeting of the local grotto last night at the Wash- ington Hotel. Monarch C. P. Boss, presided. Tt is estimated that more than 500 members of Kallivolis Grotto and their wives will leave here on a spe- cial train Sunday afternoon at 1 oclock. June 26, for Atlantie City, where approximately 20.000 will be in attendance. The Richmond Grotto will meet the locals here and atcom- pany them. The drill team of the grotto. directed by Charles D. Shackle- ford. is confident that they will win the silver lovink cup for which ali the zrotto drill teams will compete. Entertainment was furnished last night by the Grotto Band. followed by varied entertainment program given Lou Worth, BAly Dale, Paul Fran- and Rose de Mar of the Keith eir- it. Jack Fant and wife. of the Lit- tle ‘Hutln‘r«'up company also contrib- uted. SHIP BOARD LOSES CASE. Officers fn active service in the Navy or coast guard when assigned to posi- tions with the. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation are entitled to pay from the Shipping Board | in addition to their compensation and allowances from the United States. Chief J ice McCoy of the District upreme Court so held today when he overruled a demurrer by the Shipping Board to suits for dual compensation brought by Capt. Paul Foley, U. 8. N., and Capt. Godfrey L. Carden of the coast guard. The courts had held that dual compensation might be collected by retired officers of the Army and Nav, but the Shipping Board declined to e: tend the decision to officers in active service. The court awarded a judgment against the Shipping Board in favor of Capt. Carden for $7.016 and favor of Capt. Foley for $5,500. The Shipping Board noted an appeal to the Court of Appeals. “Y"” GIRLS GIVE PLAYLET. ‘Breezy Point,” a comedy in three acts, was given by the Girls' Reserve | Corps of Calvary M. E. Church Tues- day and Wednesday evenings. Those taking part were Easter Caudell, Marjorie Colcord, Lonnelle Davison, Gladys and Rosanna Dice, Gertrude | Gibson, Lucile Hawkins, Marjorie Johns, Avis L'Hommediéu, Madge Luce, Mamie Rouse and Anastasia Skeith. The playlet was under the direction of Mrs. E. B. Luce and Miss Sadle McCann, adviser of the corps. MANDAMUS IS REFUSED IN SUNDAY BALL FIGHT Baltimore Court Says It Cannot Or- der Police Commissioner to Perform His Duties. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 18.—In denying the Lord's Day Alliance a writ of man- damus against Police Commisisioner Galither, compelling him to enforce the ancient Sunday blue law against the playing of professional ball on Sunddy.” Judge Waiter I. Dawkins yesterday, held that the court is with- out the power o require the police commissioner to perform his duties as the Lord’s Day Alliance, or even the court itself, might think they Gught to be performed; that the en- forcement of laws on the statute books rests entirely in the hands of the police commisisioner. In his opinion Judge Dawkins “It {8 ‘settled that p sional base ball on Sun land for pay is a violation of law. The sole question before this court, how- ever, is whether or not this court can compel by mandamus a _ministerial officer, upon whom rests the responsi- bility of enforcing the law, to per- form his duties in just such a fashion as_the petitioners think he should perform them, or in just such a man- id: ing prefes- ner as the court might belicve he should perform his duties. “It i% not for the court to say how he shall do his duty. If the law is so flagrantly violated, the fault seems to be with others and not with the commisgioner that violators go un- whipped of justice. The court has no Ipower to direct the writ of mandamus { o issue. The demurrer o the re: spondent’s answer will be overruled After the suit was instituted Com- ssioner Galther filed an answer, in ich he said that whenever there s a Sunday professional game Kathered the name other evidence, which were & to the grand jury. If that body re- fused (o indict, and even though an indictment was found and the trial jury refused to conviet, that was not due 1o any laxity on his part or on the part of his men The Lord’s Day Alliance asked for a writ which would have compelled t police actually to arrest all players who took part in the game, as well as the managers, ticket sellers, ush- ers and other employes. GEDDES PICTURES U. S. AS OBLIGED TO BE LEADER Declares Country Has Power to Do More Than Any Other in In- ternational Rehabilitation. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 15.—There international, economic and o terdependence throughout the world to Gay in which the United States is unde obligation to play perhaps the most im- portant part, Sir Auckland ish ambassudor, said in an address at the chamber of commerce. Because of its fewer casualt as compared with other nations involved in the world war and its immense eco- nomic resources, the people and gov- ernment of the United States had it within their power to do more than an; other country toward international re. habilitation,”” *he ASKED TO MANAGE BURIAL D. C. Post Will Arrange for Serv- ices of California Hero. The District of Columbia chapter of the Rainbow Division Veterans Association is in receipt of a reauest from the parents of the late Corp. Carro)! Byram. voung hero of Com- pany E.. 115th Engincer Train of the 42nd (Rainbow) Division. who was killed in the great war, to take charge of the services when the body of their California comrade is laid in Arlington national cemetary. The body arrived in Hoboken, N. J.. from overseas this week and ihe final ar- rangements for the burial will be announced later. Edwin J. Stubbs, president of the local chapter. has also received a telegram from Chad Caihoun, secre- tary of the California chapter of the organization, requesting that the District chapter place an appropriate floral tribute on Corp. Byram's grave on behalf of the western branch. A similar tribute will be made by the Washington chapter. Dr. Roy M. Byram, brother of the corporal. together with a deiegate from California, will be present at the funeral, which will be with full mili- tary honors. BAN ON OPIUM URGED. Council of Churches of Christ Sends Cable to League. Effective limitation cf the interna- tional traffic in opium and ail de- rivatives to medicinal purposes ex- clusively is urged in a cablegram to the council of the League of Nations sent by the Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The message of the council churches is similar to others sent by senators and other prominent Amer icans. It is addressed to Sir Drummond, secretary general of the league, and Dr. Wellington Koo, Chi- nese minister to Great Britain, who is to present to the league council the report of the Advisory Opium Committee, formed recently “on invi- tation of the league. This mittee is composed of Sir John Jor- don. former British minister to China M. Brenier. who was the French del egate to The Hague opium conference, and Mrs. Hamilton Wright, of Wash- ington, who for vears has taken an active part in the fight against the trafic. he | of witnesses and eddes, Brit- | of Bric com- PROTESTS DRAFTING| * OFU.S.CITZENS Objections Made to Impress- ing Naturalized Americans Into Greek Army. By the Associnted Press. Informal representations against the impressment of naturali®d American cilizens into the Greek army have been made to the Greek government by the American legation at Athens. The matter also has been called to the attention of the Greek legation here, but it was said tod; the State Department that % of what appeared to be a since re of the Greek government not to con- tinue such a policy ne direct repre the sentations have been made department to the foreign at Atien Peremptory Demand Not Asked. It said al the department that thus far no appeal had been received from George Horton, the American consul general at Smyrna, for the dis- patch of a percmptory demand that such violation of American rights be stopped. Barton Hall, the American charge at Athens, has reported, i Said. that the number of natural- Americans impressed into s by the Greeks did not ty The contention of the Greek govern- ment, it was said, is that under the Greek law ne citizen of has {the right to renounce his without the consent of h ment and that with possibly exceptions the men scized have take out nmaturalization papers since U beginning of the world war. ized ice tw Yield to Protest in Caxex. Tn all such cases. it w A, the fereign office had vield iy to the representations by the America The only it was asserted lare a few in which the claims ot American citizenship have not been clearly established DESTROYER RAMMED BEHIND SMOKE SCREEN Dent Arrives at Los Angeles With Hole in Compartment After Battle Practice Mishap. Calif., June 18.— The des hich limped into Los Ang late yesterday with @ hole stove in her ter com- partment durins batt Wi mmed another v pro- ceeding through a S o ac- cording to a report received from her r. Lieut. Commander H. B 5 cvious reports were to the that the Dent struck a spent terpedo. The report from Lieut. Commander Kelly did not give the me of the other ve The destroyers en- gaged in pi other 1han the Dent. were proceeding to their base at San Diego carly last night. The Dent anchored inside the break- ater at the harbor, showing a 10 per cent list. ARMY NURSES AIDED. 300 Suffering Disability in War Trained for Other Tasks. The Federal Board for Vocational Education is_furnjshing training to more than 300 Army nurses. veo- women and other women in military service, who suffered a disability 1n the world war sufficient to constitute a vocational handicap. The women are being taught al- most everything from piano 1o X-ray reork, bee ‘culture to skort story writing. ADMITTED TO BAR. { Former Shirley Among Those to Practice Here, ¥ of Kentucky, former in Congress and later director of finance of the railroad ad- ministration, was admitted to practic today before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on motion of John P. Earnest, chairman of examining committee. Others ad- itted were Raymond E. Reed and Charles Warren of Massachusetts and Eugene R. West of Washington. —_— FIVE KILLED IN RIOTS. Uprising Breaks Out Among La- borers on Cuban Sugar Farm. KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 17.—Five men were kilied in an uprising among ithe laborers on the Purio sugar es- tate in Cuba, according to advices received Lere. The riols broke out when the laborers were unable to ob- tain their wages. One of the man- agers of the estale was among those killed. The situation in Cuba brougit on by the closing down of sugar cstates, owini to the financial stringency. is said to be serious. The Jamaican gov- ernment has found it necessary to repatriate hundreds of Jumaicans who had been working on these es- tates, and workmen arriving from Cuba say a large number of labor- are without food and money Representative he MAUD ADAMS FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE DEGREE FROM UNION COLLEGE Y. since she lrfl from the stage several years ago. 24 Ma ams .."m with John W. Da former United States ambassador to Great Britain e T ATty I odintess trer ahe vepetved the @omvec of “Master of Arta” at the Fires at Mourners As Funeral Party ! Gathers at Grave Special Dispateh to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., June 15 The wolemnity a funernl werviee over the hody of A. S. Ronch, prominent eitizen of Greeme county, was disturbed yesterday, when Howard Shif- flett ran amuck in the cemetery Just after the canket had been lowered into the grave, and be- zan xhooting toward mourners guthered around the grave. No ome was wounded. but persons were grazed by = were futile, xo some of the men, in order to protect them- selven and their relatives, threw wtones and clubx at him. Hix ammunition supply heing ex- hausted, he fled down a road pursued by a party of men, in- cluding some of Shiffett’s Kins- men, AVIERICAN CONSENT ' T0 GOVERN ALLIES to Act on Mandates With- out U. S. Approval. Iy the Axsociated Press. GENE June VA, first question before 17.—Mandates, the the thirtcenth ' imecting of the council of the league of nations, was disposed of speedily today when the retiring president of the council, Dr. Gastoa da Cunha, an- nounced he had sent a note to the aliies asking them 1o come to an agrcement with the United States so that the council might act on the pro- posed terms of the mandates before th= next meeting of the assembly. Dr. da Cunha then turned over the presidency Lo Viscount Ishii of Japan, who, on laking the chair, cxpressed approval of the action of his prede cessor. Herbert A. L. Fisher, repre nting Great Britain, voicing his «pproval, impressed on the council the importance of the eardiest possibie settlement, in the interests of the populations in territorics under man- dates) Dr. Cunha Explains. Opening the session Dr. da Cunha lared: “Before handing over the presidency to my suceessor I want to state tha Laving received no reply from the 7 States to the invitation to send esentative 1o discuss the terms of the mandates, I thought it advis- |able 10 suggest to the principal a pJowers that it is for them to c an azreement with the America {ernment before the council can act lupon proposed terms. 1 accord- ingly sent them a note asking that an accord he reached before the next meeting of the assembly. I thought this method might advance final de sion. so urgent for the welfare of the territoriex under mandate. 1 hope the {eouncil will approv There was no further action or com- ment other than the speeches 6f ap- proval of Viscount Ishii and Mr. Fisner. Responsibility Placed. It is considered here now that the countries which are so eager to have the mandates approved must assume the responsinility of ng Ameri- can consent to the terms Mr. Fisher pointed out in his speech that a solution of the question before | the next meeting of the assembly was most important, as the assembly, he said, “may not understand why the I mandated territories are not yet ‘;.,ymg stable civil administrations. ALEXANDRIA. ALENANDRIA. Va. June 18.—The Alexandria High School last night held graduating exercises in the audi- torium of that school. at which time diplomas were conferred on a class of thirty-one young men and women. The graduates were addressed by Judge Robinson Moncure of the cor- #ion court. In the g t school of e Judge Moncure said there are many vital axioms to be followed in der to make a success, nerated several, mentioning hon- sty, truth and morality. The speaker paid a tribute to the flag. and declared this country was the haven for the oppressed. The exercises were presided over by apt. W. H. Sweeney, superintendent schoois, and the awards were made Dr. S."B. Moore, chairman of the chool board. The stage was pret- tily decorated with palms and ferns, The young ladies were dressed in white, and _each wore & bouquet of American beauty roses. Exercises were opened with invoca- tion by Rev. Dr. W. J. Morton, rector of Christ Episcopal Church. Wilmer Louis Myers delivered the salutatory. and an address on “The Value of Busi- s Education” was delivered by Miss by city Carmine Sweig, a graduate in the «iness course, there being seven duates in this course this year. < Lucy M. Brockfield delivered the British Would Aid Greeks if - | i and hell | j Hartman. HUGE 10 ASSIST TURKS Nationalists Resist New Proposals. By the Amociated Press, PARIS, June 18 —Russian bolshevik forces sent to the assistance of the Turkish nationalists by the Moscow soviet government are at present sixty miles west of Erzerum, former capital of Armeni ys a Reval dispatch to the Excelxior. These forces consist of two divisionx of infantry. one aivision and one brigrade of cavalry, eight bat- teries of ficld guns, one battery of heav. nnon, several airplanes and the necessary technical units, The eleventh soviet army, numbering 60,000 strong, and commanded by Gen. Levandowski, is xaid to be followinz at a short distance. DISCUSS NEAR EAST. Curzon and Briand Discuss Condi- tions With Experts, {League Council Decides Not |y e acociated prene. PARIS, June the British fi mier Briand, 15.—Marquis Curzon, sign minister, and Pre- with experts, discussed vonditions in the near cast today and expect 1o present their ic n a solution of the problem this after- noon. Count Bonin-Longare, Ttal- ian ambassador to France. has been invited 1o attend a conference subject this evening Marquis Curzon, it is understood, avee it as the present British view that the Turkish nationalists shouid he offered all Anatolia and that t vet 'should be autonomous but that if the nationalisis refuse t agree with this, then the allivs shouid rt the Greeks financlaily aga.nst the nationalists, ITALIAN SHIPS SENT. Will Protect Country Interests in Adelia. STANTINOPLE, June 18 —Twn Italian battieships have been sent to Adelia to protect Italy's interests there, Italian troops along the Men- derex river, south of Smyrna, are be- ing withdrawn, 50 that the Greek may not invade the demarcation (n between the Greek and Italizn zone., as they did last year. _ ROCKVILLE. Md., June 15 (Speciii The appointments of the follos i as teachers of the colored jul schools of the county have been an- nounced by Prof. Edwin W. Broome, county superintendent of schoois: Rockville, Ada M. Henderson. as- sistunt: Wheaton, Emma W. Clark, principal; Kensin<ton. Grace Hurley principal: Linden. Mattie Bullo I Washington Grove. M Harrison. principal; Germant lie P. Watts, principal: Sharp Liilian _Johnson, assistant, Maud _Howard. principal; 1 ville, Mattie Simpson, principal; ison, Fannie Prather, principal; Clarksburg, Dora Dorsey, principa! Sugarland. Mildred Johnson, princi- pal; Martinsburg. Levi Johnson, prin- cipal; Scotland. Rooks Turner., prin- cipal: Burnt Mills, Gertrude Moxle: principal; Spencerville, Pearl Brog- den, principal, and Jeanette Ander- son, assistant; Seneca. Charles Dyer, principal; Quince Orchard, Margaret principal: Travilah, Ger- trude Stanton. principal; River Road, Margaret Dorsey, principal; Grifton, Louise Lawrence, principal; Cloppers, Florence Johnson, principal: Stewart- town, Mary McAbee, principal; Cabin John, Paul Smith. principal; Sellman, Katherine Roeback. principal; Boyds, Laura Hailstork, principal; Old Union, Charles Moore, principal; Damascus, Lavinia Welsh, principal; Purdum, Fannie Gaither, principal. Among the couples married in Rockville within the last day or twn were Miss Margoret V. Minor of Washington, D. C., and Edward . Eastburn of Indian H Md censes have been issued here marriage of Miss Mary W Wheaton and Elmer F. Ruse of fur- tonsville, and_Miss Edna Baum, ner of New York city and Jame therman of Chevy Chase. long illness. Mrs Following a Georgie E. Lowe, wife of Richard 7. Lowe, died last night at her homs car Cedur Grove, aged sixty-five vears. She is survivad by her hus- band. but leaves no ch Ti funeral will take place at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow from Salem Methodiet Charch, Cedar Grove, Mrs. Lowe was formerly a Miss Myers and was a life-long resident of this county. Miss Alice Griffin and James T. Sulli- van. both of Newark, N. J., were nmr- ried in Rockville today by Rev. P. Row- land Wagner, pastor of the Baptist Church, as were Miss Mary M. Lother of Albemarle county, Va.. and Edward A. Butler of Loudoun county, Va. Idren Clarence Sands of Glen Echo was be- fore Judge William E. Viett in the po- 1 urt here on a charge of assault i . {preferred by his neighbor, Jamex W. edictory, and the exercises were|Norris, Morris represented that Sands yoncluded with benediction by Rev.!\igited his home several nights ago and Dr. B V. Regdbter, pastor of the M.} ggqulted him without provocation. i Church South. The following is a list of the gradu- Jack Dinwiddie, Wilmer Louis Mary Asbury, Margaret Alex- Mary Ballenger. Ruth Butts, Lucy M. Brookfield, Margaret Cook. Margaret vis, Eliza Cox, Ralph Fair. Trac nes. Lucy Houston, Charles Houston, Esther lLambert, Margaret Linn, Julia i.indsey, Jessie Llovd, Frank Levinson Dorothy Moore, Helen Outcalt, Catherine Varker, Marian Rector, Effie St. Clair. Nose Shapiro, Carmine Sweig, Edward Stonnelle, Dorothy Steelr, Irma Wolf, Frank Phillips and Trva Kemper, Three hundred children from this city vesterday afternoon were guests of Capi. “Tim" Jordan at the game between the Nationals and the St lLouis Browns. They were escorted to Washington by K. E. Wallace, local secretary of the Y. 3. C. A., and others, In the police court today a continuance 1ill Monday was granted in the case of Lucius Williams, colored, charged with an assault on Aiberta Jackson, colored The fight took place at 3 o'clock vester. day afternoon at 1410 King street. The woman is still a patient in the Alex- andria Hospital and is being treated by Dr. 8. B. Moore. Children’s day exercises will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Second Presbyterian Church and will be participated in by A feature will be the prescntation of certificates of promotion 1o a large class of children from the primary to the junior department. The exercises will be held at 9:30 o'clock. —————— NO TRACE OF INTRUDER. Man Who Escaped From H. M. Smtih Still at Large. The poliee have made no arrest in the case of an unidentified colored man entering the residence of H. M. Smith, 1243 Michigan avenue north- east, about 5 o'clock Thursday aft- ernoon and stealing property valued than X B &mith and his daughter returned home after an absence of several hours and the father found the col- ored man hiding behind a dresser in fia room. He seiged the burglar, al- fhough he had been sick and was in L eakened condition, and struggled all the departments | i Judge Viett adjudged Sands guilty and fined him $25 and costs. MARYLAND ROAD SIGNS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS pecial Dispatel to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 15.—The inau- guration .of the new road sign sys- tem on the state highways is expect- ed to prevent many accidents and to facilitate the travel of tourists through the state. The system will give the intersiate traveler all in- formation he needs in passing throygh the state, according to John N. Mackall, chairman of the roads commission and father of the idea. There will be several varieties of signs. Large ones at the state lines will give the gist of the most impor- tant automobile awd road laws. Oth- ers will be placed on dangerous mountain roads, and will outline how to negotiate hazardous passes and how to operale a car over Steep rades. Bl Anhather variety of sign will bs erected at the entrance of each town. A map oriented in accordance with motorists' direction of route will be found at each town entrance, show- ing exactly the layout of its streets, and giving directions how to keep on the main highway. This is usual- ly confusing. and in many cases is responsible for accidents. The other variety of sign will be erected at every crossroad of any kind, giving directions and dlu(flincl;:_ to principal arby and terminal cities. m'r;.eyaixr?- will be painted in black and white. Those to be erected at the state line will be ten by twenty feet, while the map signs at the e:- trance of the towns will be ten by ten feet. COL. PATRICK REASSIGNED. ason M. Patrick, Corps of En- gl,‘?fl;:‘ ‘has been relieved from duty f i 'the office of the chief of engineers, War Department, and agsigned to duty in command of the bi engincer post At Camp A. A. Humphreys, Acotin Va., and also in command of the en- gineer school at that post. — RESORTS. v im in an effort to hold him for v J E‘n‘-"‘..%‘u'l-'e. e 27 _ATLANTIC CITY. N. :nm e burglar managed to. throw Mr. | Sosay7mne Fireproof. otel S, et & bed in the room and | SENATOR foeSoarawaik ass Sieet run from the house, Mr, Smith foi-|p, 'Lr{lnll ive. The new llmalhm& lowing him .to the lower floor. The! Newiy furnished and eversthing lmlc‘dm intruder ram from the premiscs “d,yvmr comfort. - Let us send you book escaped. 1 e, RED FORCES