Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. —Unsettled tonight and tomorrow, Probably showers and thunderstorms; not quite so warm. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 95, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 75, yesterday. at 2:30 p.m. . Closing New York Stocks, Page 11. henin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION v Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all pews dispatches credited to it or Dot otherwise «redited in this paper and also the local news published hersin. All rights of publication of specini dispatches ueres are alvo tevetved. Yesterday' Net Circulation, 87,300 N as second-ctass matter 7 ASHINGTON D. C, FRIDAY JULY 29 1921—EIGHTEEN TWO CENTS. o. ce_Washington, D, C. ANERCADPISES | e Is Defendant in Court For Killing Chickens | DENVER, Colo., July 29.— . PRELIMINARY TALK ~ ON DISARMAMENT Peace Parleys Must Be| Aboveboard and Free From Intrigue. SEORET ALLIANCE FEARED\ IN. ADVANCE CONFERENCE President and Mr. Hughes Outlin- ing Procedure, Which Will Be Strictly American. | BY DAVID LAWRENCE. | The United States government means to deal fairly by all the powers in-| vited to the sarmament conference | and therefore is frowning upon the suggestion of a preliminary parley. Right at thesstart the American| government has put its foot down | hard on one of the things that| brought such a‘deluge of criticism on the Versailles conference, namely, the practice of a few powers getting off to one side and framing a program which became a source of suspicion on the part of the other nations who were not in on the secret prelim- « inaries. Procedure to Be American. President Harding and Hughes are outlining _principles procedure which are American rather than European. Having invited all the great powers to a conference, the American government would not feel | that it was exactly fair to have a preliminary gathering of a few na- tions ahead of time. The United States is anxious to hold the conference at a time that is convenient to all. but nothing will be gained by a hurried meeting early in the fall in which matters would be hastily discussed. Whatever discus- sion there is on the agenda or pro- gram must be available to all powers. There will be no secret understand- ings, alliances or ententes within the | conference. Expressions from American sources | long this line were so emphatically announced today as to leave no doubt of what will be said officially it other governments actually propose to the United States a preliminary confer- ence as suggested in London press dispatches. Two reasons -are ad- vanced from abroad in favor of a preliminary conference. One is that the dominion premiers can't wait till next November. and would like to talk | over matters first at Washington or elsewhere In the United States within the next month or two. and either come back for a full conference later or send representatives who have been familiarized with what occurs at the suggested preliminary conierence. The other is that a meeting of a few ahead of time will expedite the work of the many later.gn. - r Would Oblige Premiers. The United States Is willing to | oblige the dominion premiers and | move the date of the conference up to October or even late September, but under no circumstances will any preliminary conference be _held which includes only a few of the powers, or which attempts to dispose | of far eastern matters hurriedl while disarmament questions are definitely postponed. If any of the dominion premiers pass through the United States on their way home they will be wel- comed and_ he given every oppor- tunity for discussion with the Predi- dent and Secretary of State, but positively nothing will be agreed upon by the United States until all | the powers have baen consulted. The London suggestion of a prelimi- | nary_conference has 1 quite a stir! in official circtes. Officials declined to surmise what the reasons might be back of the proposal. On the face of it. the| move springs from a desire o select time and date convenfent for the do-| | | minion premiers. But is that all? Some | observers here think Great Britain would | like to talk to America privately, with her dominion premiers present. and frame | a program which wouid enable Great Britain to proceed discreetly in the larger conference, wherein she will appear on | the one hand as the ally of Japan and | on the other as the friend of the United | States. : Japan's Motives Questioned. i This view is not shared entirely, how- ever, by another group of observers who believe Japan herself. by reason of her | intimacy with Great Britain, would not object to a special conference between Great Britain’s representatives and the United States and Japan, with the special purpose of excluding China. Japan, it is contended, would like to have matters fixed up before China ! appears on the sceme. The Japanese | have never looked with favor upon | the inclusion of China in the discus- sion, because of the capacity of the Chinese for spoiling the best laid plans of diplomacy. Whatever the in- spiration may be for the suggestion Reply Called Conciliatory, “Dickey Boy,” brother of “L die Boy,” President Harding’s Alredale dog, was a, defendant in police court yesterday om a charge of killing chickens., “Dickey Boy” is owned by Al- bert R. Lowrie, weaithy Den. ver broker dog fancier. Mr. Lowrie affered to pay for all the chickens killed if evi- dence of their death was pro- duced. Evidence mot being conclusive, Judge Rice took the cawe under ement. “You don’t t k a dog with a brother in the White House would stoop to chasing chick- ens, do yout” Mr. Lowrie anked the judge. “Well, I shouldn't think so,” the lll,dwe replied. ENGLAND CHIDES FRANCE ON NOTE British Again Deny Action Tending to Strengthen German Attitude. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 29.—Great note to France regarding the Silesian problem, dispatched last night and delivered in Paris this morning, re- capitulates the circumstances which led to the present situation and re- futes !he: allegation that Great Bri- tain had set herself against the French and was thereby strengthen- ing the German attitude. Officials described the note ag of a friendly character, in “marked con- tract to the. attitude displayed in the French note,” to which it is a reply. Great Brit: . officials declared, is still anxious to consider any means by which the French can be met, but it is emphasized that according to lhel news being received in London there is no danger threatening the French troops ip Silesia which renders the sending of reinforcements urgently necessary, as the French have claimed. The note calls attention to what L‘! described as “the extraordinary actlon | on the part of France”‘'in endeavor- ing to act ' independently of the su- preme council in insisting upon the immediate dispatch of troops. It ints out that this is an impossible | upon which to pursue any future ; poliéy together and that no good pur- pose would be served by further dis- cussions until there was a cléhr under- | | | | land famine conditions in the south, Britain's I PRESIDENT DEFENDS POSITION TAKEN ON PELLAGRAREPORTS Declares Administration Has Not Exaggerated Conditions in the South. BELIEVES FACTS URGENT * TO PREVENT DISASTER Shows Cases Are on Increase in Answer to Letter of Repre- sentative Byrnes. Replying to charges that the ad- ministration had exaggerated pellagra President Harding declared in a letter to Representalive Byrnes of South Carolina today that official reports indicatad the contrary/and that the government's investigation of the sit- uation would go forward. The President wrote in response to a letter in which Mr. Pvrnes had characterized any belief that plague or famine existed in South. Carolina as “an utter absurdity.” Both the public health service reports and private ad- vices from the south, Mr. Harding said, certainly justified the opinion be made. 2 President Seeks Fuets. “Youamay be assured.” wrote the President, “that the last thing in the administration’s mind has been to ex- aggerate the seriousness of the situ- ation or do anything which would cause undye alarm. The effort is merely to develop the facts in order that a proper course may be deter- mined in view of them.” . The President quoted from a tele- gram from Charles O. Hearon, editor tof the Spartanburg, S. C., Herald, who felt that the public health service was “on the right tracke and should con- tinue its investigation.” Text of Letter. The text of the President's letter addressed to Representative Byrnes, follows: “I have received, and have to thank you for your letter of July 27, and its illuminating inclosures. The latter standing of France's intentions. French note represented the consid- ered opinion of the French govern- ment. BRIAND GETS NOTE. But ! Lacking in “Sensible Progress.” PARIS, July 29.—Great Britain's re- ply to the latest French note on the, Upper Silesian _question, ‘in which divergencies still exist between the two nations as to the procedure to bel adopted in dealing with the problem, notably as to the sending of rein- forcements to the area, was delivered at the foreign office this morning by Lord Hardinge, the British ambassa- dor. An hour's’ conversation between Lord Hardinge and Premier Briand ensued, after which the premier join- «ed his colleagues in the cabinet meet- | ing in progress at the palace of®the! Elysee. « It was announced after the cabinet adjourned that Premier Briand had arrived too late to go into the Silesian question at this session, and that the cabinet would meet again at 3:30 o'clock to consider the British reply. As to the contents of the note, it was said in an authoritative quarter that, although the tone of the com- progress toward reaching the French viewpoint. The communication ex- pressed a desire to find a solution ac- ceptable to France, it was said, but mgintained Great Britain's opposition the sending of reinforcements to Silesia before the meeting of the su- preme. council, August 4. Nevertheless, it was added, the note does not bar the way to further dis- cussions and admits of the hope that the finding of a solution_ acceptable to both France and Great Britain will be possible. : MAKE CANDIDATES SPEAK. ‘Women Line Them Up for Declara- tions of Policy. MEDIA. Pa., July 20.—A precedent in politics in this section was set by the women of Delaware county here last night. TFhey virtually compelled all candidates for office to appear in public to outline their policies in the include a number of telegrams from South Carolina regarding conditions| The note further expresses the view of the British government that ;there as to food supplies and exist- Tt would fain not belleve" that the |ence of pellagra. Your letter sum- marizes your conclusion from these communications thus: “‘While assuring you that 1 speak the views of our people in express- ing gratitude to you for the generous spirit that prompted you to make this appeal for ald, I am confident that in South Carolina there exists at this time no necessity for any greater co- operation on the part of the:publie health service than is rendered at afl other times. o ““*And as the existence in South Caro- lina at this time of either a plague or a famine is an utter absurdity. there is no necessity for the Red Cross furnishing aid. Should the state ever be unfortunate enough to suffer & disaster with which the people of the | state cannot cope. we will gladly wel- come aid and ask for it. but I think it would be unfortunate if .the Red Cross is called upon to relieve a plague and a famine of which the people of South Carolina are unaware.” Unfatorable Reports. “It is_gratifying to be assured that South Carolina is so fortunately situ- ated, and we must all hope that full information will show that conditions generally are equally satisfactory. “Unfortunately. the reports indicat they are not. One, dealing with Mis: issippi, says that in May 1,700 new cases were reported in the state; in munication was conciliatory, it did June, about 2,400 and that a further not. appear that in the British | increase over the June figures are ex- government had made any sensible|pected in July. The reports indicate that a wide territory is affected, and. oming through the public health serv. fce, strongly suggest the advisability of thorough investigation as & mea ure of preparedness agaimst further (Continued on Page 9, Column 3) TWO BOYS AND WOMAN KILLED BY LIVE WIRE .Father of One Lad Nearly Loses Life in Attemptifig Rescue. Tragedy in Alley. DOVER, Ohio, July 29.—Two boys and | a woman are dead and the falher of one of the boys is in a critical con- dition. as the result of coming in con- tact with an electric power wire in Strasburg, near here. The victims of the accident were f8und early. today in an eslley. of a preliminary conference. the 1m- | event of election. ‘Wher [Donald Heitzman, ten, and his . ; < in, 1d_Horn, 3 B merica inapproves. and peing |, TN Meeting was conducted/on the Paiiadelphia, did “not Tetarn home the host and the nation, too. which |lawn of the courthouse. The candi-|from play last night, Mr. and Mrs sent out the invitations the likelihood is that the viewpoint of the United | States will prevail. The first rounds| in the inevitable skirmishes between old world and new world dizlomacy are in progress, and the Unifed States has spoken its view without-equivoca- tion—there must be no cliques or pri- vate alliances. (Copyright, 1921.) CANADA NOT APPRISED. Special Dispatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontario, July 29.—Ottawa officially knows nothing of the London rumor as to the preliminary disarma- | Thant conference prior to the Washington | meeting being held in Ottawa. There is no government announcement here and nothing further than the story as inti- mated in the London Times suggesting a session here before the various repre- sentatives go to Washington. Tho general expectation here is that at least five premiers will attend the ‘Washington conference ; namely, Premier Lioyd George, for Great Britain, and Messrs. Mauhld lll. Hughes, ahssé;' and Smuts, respectiyely, representing Canada, Au “New ~ Zealand and South ica. The Toronto Telegram thinks “dis- armgment is a long way off,” and Saye “Harding’s disarmament confer- ence promises to be almost as great a success as the debate between Lioyd George and Eamon de Valera. The United States qualifies the scope of the convention by stipulating that the issues in which the great repub- lic are primarily concerned must be settled before there is any talk of disarmament. Japan fights shy of the gathering, but eventually agrees to join the powwow, but makes vi- tal Teservations—there must be no dis- cussion of Shantung or the Yap ques- dates, regardless of arty, were seated together on a platform, while more than 1000 persons, mostly women, listened to their commitments. Each candidate was given an opportunity to voice his or her views. Mrs. E. Y. Hartshorn of Haverford township presided over the meeting, which was under the auspices of the allied organization of Delaware coun- ty women. SEEK KIDNAPED NEGRO. GREENWOOD, S. C., July 29.—Po- lice officers this morning are con- tinuing the search for Jim Slappey, a negro, who was removed from. the city jail at 1.0'clock Wednesday morn- ing by an unknown mob. - Slappey was charged with peeping through the window of a white resident’s home. The jail key was taken from the city hall and the jail door unlocked. By the Associated Press. » BERLIN, July 29.—Count Johann. von Bernstorft, former ambassador to the United States, writing in cbn- nection _with the discusston of the forthcoming treaty with the United States, urges the extreme importance of the new German ambassador to Washington In being able to make a speech in English. Any other lan- guage, he declares, will be worth- less to the German diplomat who is expected to be able to present the tion. Great Britain will participate, ‘but some enthusiastic Irish-American will probably want to inject a resolu- tion of self-determination of Ireland, o which the British delegation are moresthan-likely-to-dissent.” view of his nation and the attitude of his government to the American people in their own language. The ambassador also should be a man un~ incumbered by any of the many um- happy recollections of the lats war., A Edward Heitzman, parents of Donald, started a search for them. They found the children dead in an alley. The boys had touched a live wire. Mr. and Mrs. Heitzman ran to pick up the bodles, with the result that Mrs. Heitzman, aged thirty-four, was killed instantly, and Mr. Heitz: man seriously burned. FREED ON BRIBE CHARGE. SAPULPA, Okla., July 29.—Charges that Judge Ludcler B. Wright of the dis- trict court of Cregk county accepted a | bribe of $10,000 in connection with his decision for the Sallie Atkins interests in the Tommy Atkins $2,000,000 oil lands controversy was dismissed twenty min- utes after court convened this morning for tne third day of the hearing. ENGLISH-SPEAKING NATIONS REFUGE OF GERMANY, BERNSTORFF DECLARES Count von Bernstorff thinks much depends on whether the United States, in common with Greatg Britain, will attempt to erect a bar- rier against “French continental im- perialism.” He says French politics that a thorough investigation should | | contending ROCKY ROAD SEEN FOR TARIFF BILL iClash Between Senate, House and Pariy Men Be- fore Measure Passes. Indications are cropping out that there are likely to be long-drawn-out contentions among republicans and between the House and Senate before the final framing or the permanent tee. It is yet a far cry to_that stage of the legislative proceedings, but senators amd representatives looking i ahead visualize a rocky road. An element in the House is showing oposition to the proposition, now said to be growing in favor with senators and te have supporters in the admin- istration, to put the tax bill ahead of the tariff at an opportune time. The order of procedure for the {wo meas- ures was deliberately considered by the leadérs of the House, the body In which revenue measures must origi- nate, aftd decision was reached to give the tariff priority. Hear From Couutry. Then came the outburst of im- patience from the country over the delay in tax reform, which was brought vividly to the attention of the administration leaders in and out of Congress when the republican na- tional committee met here a few weeks ago. The national committee- men, fresh from contact with the people of their states and communi- | ties, caused the national leaders con- siderable perturbation by the reports of dissatisfaction they brought to Washington. Similar reporis came to the White House and to cabinet | members and congressmen about the | same time from other sources. . The House was intent upon its tariff_bill, however, while the Senate was in a more neutral position, and the suggestion for glving the tax bill ! precedence apparently gained more ground in the upper chamber of Con- gress than in the lower. Must Smooth Differences. Even should the Senate decide to push the tariff bill to the enactment stage be- differences of opinion of a serious nature over schedules remain to be smoothed out. One of the propositions over which republican protectionist sentiment divides is the proposed dyve embargo. There is a strong faction in both House and Sen: ate in favor of building up the dye in- dustry of the country by keeping out German dyes until the American in- dustry can be put on a substantial basis. Another element of republicans are that the embargo will create a monoply in this country. It is said that the manufacturers of fabrics, who want protection to their goods byt are solicitous over the price of dyes entering into their making, are creating the differences of opinion over this schedule in the ‘republican ranks. Similar clashes in the ranks of the protectionists have occurred over previous tariff bills, however. Lumber is another schedule which is_predicted will cause trouble with differences of views existing among lombermen, builders and conserva- tionists. The agriculturists’ block in the " Senate will in the Senate, it is said. 'POLICE OFFICER SHOOTS LAWYER IN COURTROOM Wounds Self Twice—Builet Passes Between Judge’s i . Legs. ) -y CHICAGO, July 29.—Angered after being dispossessed of some property and fined for contempt of court, Po- lice Sergt. Henry D. Kellogg shot Lemuel Ackley, an attofney, and wol:x‘nded ‘himself twice in Juodge Mc- Donald’s court today. 2 The courtroom was crowded at the time. One of the bullets was said to have passed between the judge's legs. Immediately after the shooting it '-l:) said boyth Ackley and Kelfoxg were likely to die. . g Judge McDonald if chief justice of %is driving us into the arms-of the English-speaking nations, and there- fore it is incumbent on us 'to familiar- ize ourselves with the Americans and the English to a greater degree than heretofore.” The belief is expressed by Count von Bernstorff that the new German envoy is doomed temporarily to the role of a silent onlooker, es lly with respect to the proceedings of the Washington disarmament confer- ence. He does not consider it a mis- _fortune;that Germany has not been invited, - inasmuch as Germany al- ready iscompletely disarmed. » ‘the criminal court. BRITISH YACHTS By the Associated Press. RYDE, Isle of Wight, ‘July 20.— Great Britain won the ftst race, sail- ed ,today, in the 'international_six meter yacht competition for the Brit- ish-American cup,~the British: yachts outscoring the Americans on points. The - race - wag -sailed in: squsily ‘weather. = WIN. tariff bill by the conference commit-: fore the tax bill, it is said that many| GOVERNMENT MAY LAY TRANSPACIFIC CABLE Construction by the government of a transpacific cable, if private en- terprise shpuld be unwilling, is recommended by’ Secretary Hughes and approved by President Harding in letters made public today by Senator Jones, republican, Washington, author of a cable bill. Allocation to the United States of the former German cable between the islands of Guam and Yap was prob- able, Secretary Hughes said, referring to proceedings of the International Communications Conference. The federal project should be de- ferred until it is ascertained whether private companies will lay the line, the Secretary said, pointing out that there now was only one cable between the United States and the Philippines, via Guam. Applications for licenses to lay new i cables had been made by the Western Union and Midway Cables companies, but the plans were for connections to Japan and subject, therefore, to Japa- nese sanction, Mr. Hughes added. HOOVER DECLARES PLANSTOENPERTS Governmenta] statistics on trial production, to bé gathered in the biennial manufacturing census next year, will be based upon commodity units as well as monetary values, Commerce Secretary Hoover an- nounced today in addressing a group ! of industrial experts called together in planning the change. Mr. Hoover asked for the co-operation of the in- j dustrial and trade association repre- | sentatives, who were called together for the purpose by the National Manufacturers’ Associatiorl, in de- termining how governmental re- | search could be of most value. Bureau cniefs of the department | went into conference with the indus- trial representattives after his ad- dress, and it was said thal negotia- tions’ and correspondence would be carried on during the next few months before the modified and extended plans for the census could be adopted. Mr. Hoover remarked that about $23,000,000 had been provided for ex- penditures of the Commerce Depart- iment this year, and that his organi- zatfon planned to “save between $2,000,000 and $2,500,000 of it by elimi- nation of d:ad wood and elimination of seryices,” but that notwithstanding it was Intended to spend extra money in indus- the study and promotion of foreign | Downs. $2; Proper and accurate statistical in- | formation, Mr. Hoover said, would be ;vnal equally to the government: in in determinations of policy and to in- dustry itself In its dally. necessity for determining economic tread. “These statistics hitherto have been secufeds in terms of, money.” Mr. Hoovelaid. “I think we all realize now hew uncertain and indeterminate monetary values can be, and therefore we have decided to place it next year on a commodity unit basis, as well as monetary. < “We want to get these facts without plagaing industries, and we also want to {get it in a form that will be of practical utility to the Industry when it is obtained. | Thus, nobody but the manufacturers Itradn and the manufacturing census. take a hand in |themselves can tell us in what form to this Aispute when it reaches a crisis | proceed. | TWO PLAYGROUNDS WILL OPEN AT ONGE Over Three Hundred Dollars | Already Given for Children by Citizens. Two school playgrounds will Commissioner Oyster's appeal for a citizens’ fund with which to place in operation some of the idle, though equipped, outdoor recreational cen- ters of the District’s public school system. S o The playgrounds fund went over the $300 mark this morni Com- missioner Oyster, after a conference with Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, super- visor of playgrounds, decided this amount would be sufficient for oper- ating at léast two grounds during the balafice of the summer. Mrs. Rhodes went out to select the grounds today. They will be chosen in those sections of the city where children's play facilities are * most needed. It is considered certain other grounds will be added to the list next week, for the fund is only forty- eight_hours old and gives promise of growing. Fine Response to Appeal. Both Commissioner Oyster and Mrs. Rhodes were elated by the public's prompt response to the Ippeal for a playground fund. They believe it indicates a genuine desire on the part of the people that the youth of the District_shall be given every oppor- tunity for healthful récreation. They also are of the opinion that if citizens’ meet the present emergency by providing money with which to keep the grounds open this summer ongress will not be likely to turn down the item which is to be car- ried in the next District budget for operating the school playgrounds next summer. The Commissioner again today ex- pressed the desire that citizens who are not able to contribute more than $1 will not hesitate to send in-this amount. He wants the subscription to be a popular one and would rather have a large number of $1 donors than a few subscribers sending in larger amounts. List of Domors. The following list of donors was made public_this morning: Anna N. Appel, $5; H. R. Howenstein, $5 Cuno ' H. Rudolph, $50; Rdward S. Schmid, $5: Harry Allmond, §1; “Thomas J. Donovan. $25; H. A. Thrift, $25; William R. Shelton, $6; s Maurice D. Nannie Bell Maury. Rosenberg, .$10; 1‘ Moore, $100; Mrs. Ida B. Moore, William L. Moore, $1; Mrs. William L. Moore, $1; Miss Ora Moore, $ Charles Leadingham, $1; Ida B. Lead- ingham, $1; George Leadingham. $ James Leadingham, $1: Jacob Drake, $1; Florence Drake, $1: Miss Ethel Roche, §1; James F. Oyster, §25; Ethel Goldstein, $1; anonymous, $1. Total, $318. ARGENTINA CELEBRATES. BUENOS AIRES. July 29.—Argen- tina vesterday celebrated the cente- nary of Peruvian independence as a legal holiday. There were numerous demonstrations in honor of Peru and the Argentine general San Martin, who ~liberated Peru from Spanish rule. m 1: Remarkable Escape of U.S. S. Ponticus During the War This is one of the big stories of the great con- flict, for the first time appearing in print—a plan 4o turn United States vessel, laden with valuable war materials, over to the Germans at sea. The documents n the case are filed away in the Navy Department, and the story is told by a lieutenant who took an active part in the affair. "IN THE MAGAZINE OF * - Next Sunday’s Star be | 1 diately as a result of | gopensd; Imineqiataly | tence of death. PRESIDENT LEAVES GREEKS CUT RETREAT OF TURK NATIONALISTS King Constantine to Enter Eski- " Shelir With Escort on Sunday. By the Associated Press. SMYRNA, Asia Minor, July 28.—The retreat of the Turkish nationalists oper- ating on the Ismid peninsula is reported to have been cut off by Greek columns which have appeared some ninety miles to the north of Eski-Shehr, according to advices received here today King Constantine will " enter Eski- Shehr, which recently was oaptured by the Greeks, on Sunday, accompanied by a brilliant escort. IRISH PARLIAMENT T0 TAKE UP PEAGE Summoning of Members Next Vital Move Toward - Reaching Settlement. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, July 29.—It now seems certain that the summoning of the| Irish republican parliament to con-| sider the British terms will -be one of the very next steps to be taken in connection with the peace negotia- tions. Although the calling of the parliament for th# purpose is not likely to occur immediately, no date Paving yet been fixed, the apparent fact that such a session has been declded upon - encourages the hope here that the negotiations will prove | fruitful. No application has as yet been made | for the release of those members of the parliament who are still in prison, but the freeing of these men is de- clared to be certain once the date of the meeting is fixed. Of the thirty-six members ngw under confinement the majarity hav€ neither been tried nor have had charges pre- ferred against them. Some, however, had been convicted, and the military view is understood to be that no man lawfully sentenced by a court-mar should be released. ! As against this it is pointed out that most of the prisoners convicted were indisputably political offenders. while the release of Countess Markievicz| and Robert Barton creates a precedent | for the release of even duly sentenced prisoners. One member of the parlia- ment, John McKeown, is under sen- He was accused of participating in ambushes, and the | charge upon which he was convicted was the murder of a police officer. The general disposition of the civil authorities is to facilitate all releases necessary to secure a responsible de- cision by the entire Sinn Fein repre- sentation. LONDON HAS DE VALERA NOTE Contents of Peace Cnmmuniutlonl Keeps Up Hopefulness. LONDON, July 29.—A communica tion from Eamon de Valera was re geived by the government yesterday, according to the London Times. “The contents were not divulged. says the Times. “But it was notice- able in government quarters that there was no abatement in the hope- | fulness lately apparent there.” ONVACATION TODAY| Mayflower, Accompanied by Battleships, to Proceed Up Coast to Plymouth. . When President and Mrs. Harding. accompanied by half ‘a dozen intimate | friends, leave Washington late this afternoon on the presidential yacht Mayflower they will not be back in Washington for at least ten days or two weeks. This will be the longest period the Executive has been away from the White House since his in- auguration, and it is expected that this vacation will be more restful and pleasurable than any of the brief holi- day jaunts he has taken thus far this summer. The Mayflower is scheduled to steam away from its moorings at the navy yard some time between 5 and 6 o'clock tonight. Commander Ralston Holmes, skipper of the yacht, expects to pass through the Virginia capes early tomorrow morning. The cruise will then be a leisurely one along the coast, with four baitleships and six destrovers as a convoy. to Ply- mouth, Mass, which will be reached before sunrise Monday morning. The presidential party at 9 o'clock will go ashore and almost immediately enter ugon the festivities incident to the colebration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. Elaborate Events Planned. The first big event of the day’s pro- gram will be an elaborate parade, which will be officially reviewed by the President. The latter, and his party, will be the guests of the city at-a pretentious luncheon to be given at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the Plymouth Hotel. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the President will deliver his specially prepared address, which will_have as its theme the landing of the Pilgrims and the lessons to ‘be | drawn from these early American pioneers. A formal banquet in the President’s honor will be held that night at the Pllgrim Hotel, after which the presidental- party will go aboard the yacht. , During the morning hours of the following day the party will land at Portland, Me., where automobiles will be awalting to whisk them across country to Mount Prospect, N. H., the beautiful summer home of the Secre- tary of War and Mrs. Weeks in the White mountains. It will be as the guests of the Weeks' that the Presi- dent and Mrs. Harding will remain for the following week or ten days. . Keen Anticipation. Both the President and Mrs. Harding are looking forward to this long rest with a great deal of pleasure and in- terest. The five months in the White House have been especially trying and strenyous and are beginning to tell upon the executitve and the first lady. The several week-end trips on the Mayflower have been restful and re- freshing to a certain extent, but the trips have been too short to accom- plish the desired result. The brief camping experience the President had last week in the Maryland hills as the guest of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and H. 8. Firestone failed to afford | Washington KNG GEORGE LIPS ATNORTHCLFFE N FEUDWITHPREMIER Ruler Declares He Never Made.Remarks on Irish Pol- icy Attributed to Him. HOSPITALITY IS DENIED T0 FAMOUS PUBLISHER British Embassy Here Unable to Entertain His Lordship, Who Blames, Slight on Curzon. By the Assoctated Press. LONDON, July 29.—Prime Minister Lloyd George, in the house of com- mons today, rcad a statement, authgr- ized py King George, declaring words attributed to the king concerning the government's Irish policy in a re- ported interview in the United States by Lord Northcliffe, who controls the London Times, are “a complete fabri- cation,. Mr. Lloyd George read a stutement which he said the king had author- ized him to read on his majesty’s be- half: “Hig majesty the king has had his attention directea to certain state- ments reporting an interview with Lord Northcliffe, appearing in the Daily Mail and reproduced in the Daily Express and some Irish news- papers. The statements contained in the report are a complete fabrica- tion. No such conversations as those which are alleged took place, nor were any such remarks as those al- leged made Ly his majesty. “His majesty ulso desires it to be made quite clear, as the contrary is suggested in the interview, thal in his speech to the parliament of northern Ireland he followed the in- variable constitutional practice re- lating to speeches from the throne in parliament.” Lord Northcliffe made public todny the following cablegram sent to Lord Stamfordham, private secretary to ng George Pleare convey to his majesty, with my humble duty, my denial of ever having ascribed to his majesty the word or words as stated by the prime minister yesterday. 1 gave no such intervie BLAMED UPON CURZON. Lord Northcliffe Reveals With- drawal of Embassy Hospitality. Because. “for reasons of which he I not aware.” an invitation to stop at the British embassy while in. has begn withdrawn, Lord Northeliffe, the British publish- er. now visiting the United States, was listed among the guests at a local hotel todey. Disclosure that émbassy hospitali- tles previously tendered had been Larred to the British publisher was made in a statement issued by him after his arrival-in Washington yes- terday and on being approached as to rumors that invitations to stop at the embassy and attend a dinner there last night hud been withdrawn on_instructions fronf London. That Lord Northeliffe views the in- cident as un outsrowth of recent editorial attacks on Premier Lloyd teorgze and Lord Curzon. the British foreign secretary, in the London Times, the leading Northcliffe paper, opposing the suggestion that those officials represent Great Britain at the Washington disarmament confer- ence, ix left in little doubt by the publisher's stategent. “Knowing t methods in India of Lord Curzor the statement declared. “Lord North- cliffe is pretty certain that Lord Curzon has adopted those methods here.” The editorial attacks were followed by the British foreign office shutting down on the privileged ews rights enjoyed there by the Times for years. “In India, while viceroy,” Lord orthcliffe’s statement continueg. “Lord Curzon cut off the news supply of newspapers that criticised him and placed ‘a social embargo on their writers. On the present occasion, Lord Northcliffe says, Lord Curzon is not dealing with Indian natives or the owners of small Indian newspapers.” Beyond the statemeht tiphe re- ported circumstances of th- drawal of the invitation were “inac- curate.” the embassy had nothing to say_about it. Lord Northcliffe added in his statement that he was “con- soled concerning the canceled em- bassy dinner” by the fact that he will meet at a private dinner to be given him tonight "all the people who were ariginally invited to the embassy dinner.” Northeliffe Statement. The statement as issued by Lord Northeliffe follows: “Lord Northcliffe tonight authorized the statement that he had been in- vited while in Washington to stop at the British embassy with his entire staff and to attend a dinner there to- night. For some reacon of which he is mot aware both invitations were withdrawn. “Knowing the methods in India of Lord Curzon, the British foreign sec retary, Lord Northcliffe is pretty cer tain that Lord Curzon hak adopted those methods here. In India, while viceroy. he cut off the news supply of newspapers that criticised him and placga a social embgrgo on eir writ- ers.2On_the present occasion, Lord Northeliffe says, Lord Curzon is not dealing with Indian natives or the owners of small Indian newspapers. “Lord Northeliffe regrets he cannot visit with his friend. Sir Auckland Geddes, to whom he paid his respects today, after being with President Harding at the White House, but is consoled concerning the canceled em- bassy dinnmer by the fact that he will meet tomorrow all the people who Were originally invited to the em- bassy dinner. - Today’s News in Paragraphs President defends stand taken on pellagra. Page 1 America opposes preliminary conference on disarmament. Page 1 aders at Capitol see rocky road befors e a Page 1 Great Britain’ sends reply to France on Silesian problem. Page 1 liament to be summoned to con- l"sfie&"nntuh peace terms. Page 1 Serious uprising_feared in Yangtze Riang area in China. Page an Lane of Shipping Board hears of Hmm: while guest of honor at din- ner. Page 2 ge arked to repeal excess profits H::d certain other taxes. Page 2 District Red Cross chapter * launches ‘campaign to prevent drownings. the rest and quiet so greatly desired by the executive. But days in the gtmosphere of the cool (Continued on Page 2, ‘Column.2.) Page 3 e week or ten | [gleness cause of billion-dollar yearly loss in metal trades, port. investigators res R Page-A