Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1921, Page 12

P ( RESISTING ARREST Court to Decide Whether or Not lllinois Executive Is Immune. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, 1L, July 22 Whether or not Gov. Len Small, in- dicted by a Sangamon county grand jury on a charge of embezzlement of interest on state funds while state treasurer, is immune from arrest was to be decided by .Circuit Judge E. S. Smith today. Gov. Small's attorney advised him to resigt arrest on the grounds that he would violate the constitution and betray-the people by submitting It the court decides the governor is immune from arrest as the state's chief executive, the capiases for his arrest now held by the sheriff of San- gamon county would probably be withheld until the expiration of Gov. Small's term of office, three and one half years hence. It the decision is adverse to the governor, it is~expected the sheriff of Sangamon county will ®e instructed by the state's attorney to serve the warrants. In the latter event the sit- uation is fraught with possibilities ranging from peaceable surrender by the governor to the:calling out of state troops to forcibly resist sery- ing of the warrants. Issues Statement. As the arguments began in Judge Smith's court, Gov. Small from his of- fice issued the following statement to the people: . “Supplementing a statement issued today by my attorneys, Joseph W Fifer, former Governor of Illinoi James M. Graham, former member of Congress, and George B. Gillespie, I - desire to advise you as follow: ‘When Attorney General Brundage succeeded in securing from the Sanga- mon county grand_jury his indict- ment against me, Thy first impulse. knowing that I am absolutely inno- -ent, was to submit myself to the -ourt and stand trial in the ordinary course of the administration of the iminal law. My counsel. however. advised me that such a course would | amount to a practical surrender of the sovereignty of the state, in violation of my oath of office. Advised to Resist. “They declare, on the other hand. that it is my duty, under the col stitution, to decline to waive the in- dependence of the executive depart- ment; that it would be a violation of my oath of office to do’ so, and that such a course would necessgrily re- sult in embarrassment of the state government. “They point out, and with unanswer- able authority, that the exemption of a governor from arrest and trial upon criminal charges during his term of office is not a personal privilege, but an_exemption in the interest of the public welfare and to perpetuate the independence of the executive de- partment. “I accept these conclusions as_ir- revocable, by their very force point- ing out to me the course I should pursue, and I shall therefore not at- tempt to waive the constitutional ex- emption.” 3 Expectant crowds began to gather in the historic old courthouse early to watch developments. Counsel for Governor. Judge E. S. Smith arrived at_ 9 o'clock. Former Gov. Joseph W. Fifer, James M. Graham, former demo- cratic congressman from the Spring- field district, and George B. Gillespie of Springfield, of counsel for the gov- ernor, were waiting, In response to Attorney Gillespie's question, the judge said the warrants for Gov. Small, which had been de- livered to Sheriff Mester, had been re- turned to the circuit clerk. Attorney <&raham, in opening - the argument for the governor, said he was appearing as ‘a friead of the court and a friend of human liberty and orderly government, 48 counsel for the governor or any other defen@ant. State’s Attorney Mortimer was to pr:‘sent the arguments of the prose- cution. 5 Former Italian Minister’s Home Sacked ’3 Departure for U. S. ROME. July former minister of foreign affair had barely left his home to emberi for the United States at Naples, when ‘the house was entered and sacked. Among the valuables stdlen were several paintings by old masters. \ Signor Tittoni, who is proceeding | to the United States with a sailed from Naples today. —_— letter from the king to President Hnrding‘[ Heiresses marrying Europeans have | taken from America dowries amount- | ing to more than $124,000.000. Be Open Our 7th St. Store WOMEN' CHILDREN MEN" and White Shoes at MEN] Low Shoe: SEDGOVERNOR rather than | SIGNOR TITEONI ROBBED. | O(}r 9th Street Store and Pa. Ave. Store Will Until 6 P'M. Important Sales —now going on— ‘White and Black Shoes at........... $5.95 and‘$7‘85 High-Grade Shoes at $4.95 Tan and Black S Girls Make Ancient Forum Ring With College Yells. ROME, July 21.—The ancient forum and the monuments on Capitoline Hill resounded with American col: lege yells when the party of Amer) {can man and woman students trav- | eling in Ttaly were received by Mayor | Glannetta Valli yesterday. | The Americans gave round after round of cheers for the mayor and a large number of Roman students | who attended the reception respond- ed with the yells of their colleges. { The American students are in Italy to take part in exercises at Ravenna, where a bronze memorial tablet; the gift of American colleges, will be placed on the tomb of Dante. Following the reception by Mayor Valli, the students visited the Capi- { toline Museum and art galleries, as i well as many other points of interest Ilhrougnuul the cit: GEORGIA STRIPPED . BY REDINVADERS iPeopIe’ Shut in Like Rats. Shot if They Show Signs of Unhappiness. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. | By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1921. . PARIS. France, July 22.—Since the | combined force of Russian bolshevik !regulars and Armenian communists | overthrew the little Georgian army and overran Georgia last March there |has been considerable mystery ~re- | garding what has taken place in the | Caucasian republic. This mystery is | dispelled by letters just received from | Tiflis through secret channels. They were sent to the writer by an old personal friend of strong radical and | liberal political tendencies. In this ‘ dispatch he must not be named lest | his_identification should cost his life. Since the day of our ‘liberatiol i we have been shut in like rats in a trap,” he writes. 0 foreign news- | papers are allowed to enter. They ) might poison our minds. If anybody | shows signs of being unhappy there |is always a rewplutionary tribunal | ready to-arrest, sentence and execute the dissatisfied one in secret. Some- . times by chance one hears how many executions occurred during the pre- ivious night. Thus on May 29 we i knew that fifteen had been shot the ! night before. i Red Flag Covers A | “But why worry? Unless you die ;of exhaustion you will find self paternally guided by the u £o! ernment, which has very decided opin- | Red | ions as to what is good for you. |tabe is now god, and the red flag | covers all inquiries. The contents | of the shops and homes have all been ! registered. If you need anything you { must come with an order from some bureau. It is the same if you want medicine. Of course, vou may die | before you get the medicine, but what tof it? “The salary or workman is now about 20.000 rubles a month. (The paper rubles in circulation in Russia, Georgia and ! elcewhere in southeastern Europe +are virtually valueless.) Bread, if i you buy 4t. costs 3,000 rubles a pound, | meat 7,000, petroleum 1,000, soap | 7,000 and cheese 6,000. i New Crop Likely to Fail. 1 “Happily the people have some pro- visions left from the last barvest. but the new crop promises to be a failure, owing to the drought. One reason for the high prices is that the Russians in Georgia are sending everything to Russia—flour, railway cars, street cars, machinery, soap and medicine. To exist, sell whatever they can spare, first carpets, clothes and jewelry, then ) household linen and kitchen utensils. Everybody is asking with terror, ‘What shall we do when everything is gone” Then, when your apart- ment is requisitioned you must leave ! the furniture as it stands for the in- coming bolshevist lodgers. _Benies Reds Were Welcomed. ~The writer denies absolutely the assertion of the Russian propagan- | dists that Georgia welcomed -the in- vaders with a bolshevist revolution. | The Georgians fought to the last and | 21.—Signer Ti are declared to be all anti-bolshevist. ignor Tittoni. § 40K A he presence of a multitude of | police and spies and the Russian 11th Army prevents an uprising. “I could write much more,” says my informant, “but what is the use? ) Every day brings new proof that the i bolsheviki have thrown aside all de- i sire for peace and freedom. They have adopted the old czarist policy of playing one nationality against another—in Russia the Jews against the Letts and Chinese, and here the Russians and Russian Jews (the Georgian Jews are patriotic) against the Armenians.’ Saturday Closed Saturdays White Sports $4.85 $1.95 Low Shoes in agreat clear- ance $4.95 of the ordinary clerk | the people | AMERICANS STIR ROME. l MUTT AND JEFF—That’s All You Can Expect From Any Pilot. MUTT, T WANT A JoB AS PiLoT PROVIDED You'Re LBOKING FoRR A MAN MY SI2ZE€ AND BuUILD. Your Kyow CO-ORDINATES DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY ' !_Gen. Dawes Says Machinery Has nounced at End of Next Week. Machinery for corordinating the disposal of surplus propérty qf the government has been perfccted, and probably will be announced the end of next weelk, according to Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, director of the bu- reau of the budg:t. Gen. Dawes said today that while the plan was in shape the President and he wanted to turn it over in their minds a little before making an announcement. The essential need at this time, he said. has been accomplished, and that is the stopping of the excessive leak of thousands of -dollars through th manner in which the surplus prop- §L was being disposed of, without tie various government departments being given the opportunity of taking over some of the property which they could use and which other depart- ments needed and would have to ob- tain at present costs. While not divulging any part of the plan, Gen. Dawes said that it would work to the best interest of the gov- ernment, and would omplish the result aimed at, until such a time as congressional provision could be made for handling just such condi- tions as now pre of surplus property sales. The plan, however. it is understood. {takes into account the use of present personnel and machinery of the gov- ernment. but later it may take a re- organization to establish a permanent system for handling such problems in theifuture. | WOMAN OUT FOR SENATE. Miss Belle Candidacy in Mississippi. JACKSON. Miss.. Ju Belle Kearney formally campaign for ate in_succession XKearney Announces opened her o Senator John stand for re-election, in delivered at Utica. Former Senator James K. Varda man and former Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo, both avowed candidates the Senate, had been invited to be present, but Mr. Vardaman pleaded a previous engagement and Mr. Bilbo sent word he was too ill to attend. Miss Kearney contented herself with the announcement of her can- didacy and the prediction that Mis- sissippi_would be the first state in | the Union to send a woman to the Senate. A a speech —_— WRIST AND RIBS BROKEN. by Horse in Runaway. Special Dispatch to The Star. i WARRENTON. Va. July 22.—Miss Parker Payne had a wrist and three ribs broken and was badly bruised fand cut when her horse ran away while she was_driving to the station !at Remington. Miss Payne was thrown from the buggy and. her clothing catching in a wheel, was dragged for some distance. (T (Ll BUILD ARE ONK. BUT WHAT Do You RWER — WHERS THE SNAGS ARe aD 30 en? Been Perfected and Will Be An- _ i in the mozhodsl United States Sen- | Sharp Williams. who has refused to! for ¢ Miss Payne of Warrenton Dragged | Frank Hume, Inc. A. E. Beitzell . Altemus-Hibble Co. WELL, T'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS RIVER., BUT wHen You TALK ABOUT SNAGS T Don'T KNow CXACTLY WHeRe THEY ARE! T ADMT THAT' SIZE€ AND ABOUT THe JoB AS PleoT on_ TH RweR? HERE'S A CHANCE TO COMBINE .. PATRIOTISM AND PLEASURE Application for Course in Citizens' Military Training 4 . Camps. Fill out and address to Army Medical School, 462 Louisiana avenue, Washington. D. C. | i Name........ Address.....cooesveocosscrnsosivncisocsmensasisne’ ARCLrcsessaiates A military 4raining camp for civilians between 16 and 35 years old will be held at Camp Meade during August. There is no> ex- pense and no obligation attached. If you are interested fill out the above blank and mail or take it to 462 Louisiana avenue, Wash- ! ington. 1$500,000,000 LOSS NEGRO ADMITS SLAYING. IN BUILDING TRADE | Confesses His Knife Slew Post- i master Stephens G. White. \ . PETERSBURG, Va., July 22.—Judge| Dosts establishment of a central bu-| o LM NEETO. held in the Petersburg reau, through which voluntarily all|J2il On &charge of having been impli- construction programs in the terri- | 2t¢d In the murder a week ago of tory should be cleared, including na- | Stephens G. ‘White, aged postmaster :‘lzn;’. state, municipal and private |at Dinwiddie, broke down last night vork. after severe grilling by the Dinwiddie Unions are alone blamed for re- | county sheriff and g(‘onyf!lned that his stricting output by the report, whi iknife was used to cut the post- said that “contractors and builders and master's throat. upply dealers affect the situation to e had previo ias great a degree indirectly by main-|tainéa tenance of high prices. collusion in bidding and unfair practices.” Haphazard management in planning and controlling work and lack of tandards in the industry has often { doubled the labor cost, stated the re- ! port. ¢ i Trade unions are urged to make i their services mor evaluable to the employer by developing and training the men in their organizations and assisting in the development of standardization of time, method Indl | i i _— 1 ;_ (Continued from First Page.) Iy stoutly main- thai he had no part in the although his companion, Raleigh Hastings, confessed when arrested, and implicated Griffith. A special grand jury has been called to meet in Dinwiddie county today to indict the negroes, and it is said that crime, CASTORIA For Infants and Children InUse For Over 30 Years R it PAINTING material. “Never in the history of our coun- concluded the report, “was it so important that certain fundamental principles of economics should be }accepted and established as a work- ing program. These principles will throw overboard the fallacy that re- stricting production can make work go further, and will supplant this with' the knowledge to get one must give, that to receive the equivalent must be ‘given in money or in time or in effort, and that increased re- turns can only be attained through | increased production.” The building investigation was in charge of Sanford E. Thompson of | Boston, who directed a large force of fleld workers, covering the entire country, special attention, the re- port said, being paid to representative cities, such as_New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta and San Francisco. ~- Will save replacing Let us go over all your woodwork now before it is too late. Interior and Exterior Work. 1114 | = % FERGUSON, INC. 2114, Painting Department, Ph. N. 23]-232. Fhe Aristocral of . Sunner Beverages. WELL, T MAY NAT KNow JUST WHERE The SAIASS ARG - A big | brandy for nipped in the bud here by Officer Tan- A talkative man chatted with the officer, and the odor of applejack arouscd the suspicion of the offi | who searched an automobile which was parked nearby. The rear of the car was found to be | packed with liquor. The officer placed | the talkative man under arres took him to lllfi lockup at police head- aquarters. 5 _The contents of the machine were found to consist of fourteen half-gal- lon fruit jars, a three-gallon and a| two-gallon Jjug, all of t The man gaVe his name as J. G. B3l lard and said he was from Charlottes- | sl total ville. ago. Fredericksburg’s Made %‘om Parked Motor Car. Special Dispatch te The Star, i FREDERICKSBURG, Va., July 22.— | during the world war, has arrived at| of, fine quality apple | Hoboken, N. be taken to Arlington tery for interment. The young soldier is a son of R. A |as the first step in improving condil Olive of Stafford county. (ol——=|o|c—=]o]c———=l0] bO= Capital & Surplus, $200,000—Resources, Over $1,900,000 Less Than 1 Cent Per Day, Safe Deposit This is probably the largest haul of apple brandy mad burg since national”prohibition went | into effect: SOLDIER-CLERGYMAN DEAD. Special Dispatch to The Sta Seorge W. idely known Baptist minister, died at his home near Hague, West- moreland county He was a trustee of Richmond College until about a year He has held pastorates in' va- rious places in Virginia. chicfly in the northern neck. He was a son of Gen. Robert L. Beale of the Confederate army and was himsel the Confederacy. one brother, John Beale of Westmore- land tounty’ (Copyright, 1921, by H. C. Fisher. Trade mark 2 registered U. 8. Pat. Off.) MY SAILING! APPLE BRANDY IS SEIZED. |SOLDIER’ Biggest daul haul local dtstribution was i and full, making a | elve gallons of branily. B: in Fredericks- SRICKSBURG, Va., July 2 Beale, D. D.. an old a soldier of He is survived by " ALL FIVE STORES OPEN SATURDAY TILL 6 P.M. $100,000 STOCK OF U. S. SURPLUS PROPERTY REDUCED! [ Ny Borscout §7 5 I Complete with poics, pess. Size 214 Regina Brand Pineapple, can.... 26c Blucher Shoes, Goodyear Welt Cadet New—all sizen... . New Army Plumb Axes. Silk Floss Mattresses Silk Floss Pillows. .. Recl. Ticking Mattresses. New Blue Overalls. 42x36 Pillowcases .. —_— U. S. STEEL ARMY COTS...........| | Any Shoe in the House L e Reecl, Overalls and Jumper Suit White Conts, each 2 Officers’ Rain Coats ©Cfiicers’ Suede Coat: Recl, Steel Cot: Comforts .. New Navy Ham Raincoats for Bathers, $1.25 and $1.50 wsults—men’s or women's styles. $1.45 NEW KHAKI Recl. New Wool Army O. D. Pants Leather Work Gloves. .. New Kbaki Riding Breeches STEEL LONG-HANDLE SHOVELS, $1.25 STEEL GARBAGE CANS, Large size, with covers..... ARMY TE NEW MIDDY BLOUSES. Heavy quality jean Boy Scout Axes.. New Canvas Leggins 0. D. Wool Shirts at. Recl. Men’s Drawers Athletic Underwear, Men’s Shirts d Drawers. . ALL-WOOL BLANKETS.... $3.95 " U. S. NEW RUBBER BOOTS ' 9335th St. NW. " '303-510th St. N.W. BUT You CAN DEPEND ON ME FOR KMOWING WHERE THEY AIN'T, AND THAT'S WHERE & CACULATE T® Do S BODY ARRIVES. | paslteslderles big 1 Dispateh to The Sta FREDERICKSBURG, Va., The body of Ollie O. Olive of Company | county law-entorcement officers her) K, 116th Infantry, who died in France! wag dccided upon at a conference of members of civic organization J.. from overseas and will | Large variety of serviceable coats (water-proof) to wear over your bathing NEW 54x90 SHEETS........ . 25¢ U. S. LOCKER TRUNKS... Complete and Key .$328 MEMPHIS, pointment of a v 200 citizens to | July 2 and court official The prevalence | and county wa | naming of the c national ceme tions. That's all safety portant papers and ables will cost you this insignificant Monthly Statements on Commercial Accounts 3% Paid on Daily Savings Balances Mount Vernon Savings Bank I EIE===IECor. %th St. and Mass. Ave. Cl——=IL] l White Huck Towels, doz New, fine grads Quaker Corn Puffs......... Cans of Sardines (in oil)... 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Tenn., Deposit Box is rented of us. q Can you afford to leave Lib- erty Bonds, Insurance Policies, etc.. exposed to danger when will protect them? Zinc-covered Kitchen Table Covers. —_— MEN'S WHITE COTTON GLOVES....1c NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS GOODYEAR WELT CADET $4.2 Women’s White KEDS. Sizes 3 to 7. July 22 vigilance committide o assist the city an —Ap) polic 16 :nd county office of crime in the s digcussed, and 1 om:pittee was decide for your im- small valu- if your Safe expenditure | fl U $1.74 - $20 PANTS, $1 14th and U George- , town