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WEATHER. Partly’ cloudy today, tomorrow fair ‘and cooler. Temperature for twenty-two hours The: Sundiy Star Member of ,the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all mews dispriches credited to it or nat ntherwise credite¢ o this —_— e he loeal news published merein. of publication of special Berein are also reserved. —— s | ended at 10 o'clock last night: Highest, paper and also tl 90; lowest, 69. Al rights Full report on page 15. Siopatchos Entered second-class matter 853.—No. 28217. FIRM WITH FRANGE 10 PROTECT PEACE, SAYSLLOYD GEORGE Ano}her War “Would Be Ter- rible Beyond Thought,” Premier Warns. ADMITS ‘PLAIN SPEAKING’ OVER SILESIAN QUESTION Britain Only Claims Voice in Ver- sailles Treaty Interpretation. Agrees on Troops. By the Amoctated Press. 2 THAME, England, July 30.—Mr. Lloyd George, the prime minister, Speaking at the unvelling of a war memorial here today, referred opti- mistically to the trend of the discus- sions between France and England over the Sileslan situation. The two countries, he believed, were on the right road to an understanding, and the preliminary troubles which were causing the difficulty had been * commodated.” It had been arranged for the allies to meet in a few days to settle this question, added the premier, and he hoped the settlement would be final. In introducing the subject the pre- mier said: “We have had some differences with France recently over the interpreta- tion of one of the sections of the peace treaty, and we have talked very plainly to each other. That is quite right. Plain speaking generally leads to good understanding. Thoughts working in concealment are danger- ous. It is much better to have it out, and we have both done so, with most excellent results. Britain Claims Only Voice. The premier, after saying the pre- liminary dificulties had been accom- modated and announcing the forth- coming meeting of the allies, con- tinuea: “Great Britain only claims that she must have a voice in the interpreta- tion of the peace she made such sacri- fices to win. She does not claim a predominant voice or a determining Voice. “That would be so arrogant & demand that no self-respecting ally could possibly tolerate i. only. ask for an equal voice, are prepared to go even beyond that. - We recognize fully that the greater #acri- fices of France give her m:spécimt claim for consideration; that her ‘in- terests are more immediate in gome of these questions; that the danger is closer to her frontiers, more visible to her eyes, and that historical causes, some of them very recent snd very fresh in her memory, make her ap- prehensions more vivid and more poignant than ours. “We are willing to allow for all that. T would only respectfully say that these considerations, although they give France a better right to hearing for her case, are of a character which is apt to deflect calm judgment. The British empire has but one con- cern in Ql these questions—that the peace so dearly won should be a real peace, should be an immediate peace. A deferred peace is half a war. Taught Lebson by War. “Let us have the peace which this noble blood was shed to purchase. They did not die that the natiogs should continue to hurl hatred at each other and organize against each other even bloodier conflicts than those in which they fell. If Great Britain seems to be always restrain- ing. always counseling patience, always urging moderation in the af- fairs of Europe, it is because this terrible war taught us the value of peace.” Qur sole anxiety is lest the allies, by the unwise, harsh use of their undoubted power, should ram deeper and firmer into the soil those roots of future conflicts which were withering on the surface in the sun- shine of the great victory. . “If there is another war it will be terrible beyond thought. The ma- chinery of destruction during the war was becoming more terrible year by year, month by month,. Just before the bells of peace were set ringing we had ready more horrible machin- ery than- the world had yet seen, and I doubt not that similar devices were perfecting on the other side. The ingenious mind of man will go on developing these horrors, and no one can conceive what the next war might be like. Europe might become as the north of France. “We must beware lest we bequeath to our children a legacy of concen- trated hate which will one day ex- plode, shattering their bappiness and leaving the world a wilderness and man a gaunt wanderer amongst the ruins of a civilization his folly has destroyed. Should this happen, the gallant young men of Thame will have died in vain and millions more of brave men in the five continents will have sacrificed their lives to no good purpose. «“That is the reason why, as the whole might of the British empire was-in August, 1914, cast into war, today the same power is thrown into the scales of peace.” : __/.I AGREES TO PROPOSALS. post office ‘Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1921 GNAWING HUNGER DRIVING RUSSIANS INTO SAVAGERY Humansin RagsEating Barkand Grass---Many Reported Moving on Moscow---Cholera Kills Thousands---Trains Guarded. By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune. Copyright, 1921. BERLIN, July 30.—The terrible desolation in southern Russia, Where the peaple in some districts are rapidly being driven toward savagery as a result of their awful hunger, is described by refugees who have just made their way to Berlin. Human beings are eating everything in sight —grass, treebark, roots and straw. As far north as Kirsk one &ees nothing but blackened, naked fields. The railway stations are besieged by pale men, women and children in ragged clothes, who rush onto the train platrorm aimosat before the train stops, and, with outstretched hands, beg: “Help, for the sake of the Christ —we are dying of hunger.” Not only the peasants, but the city dwellers as well, are deserting their homes in vain search for food. Many of those who are not killed by hunger are to fall victims to cholera, which has spread throughout southern Rus- sia, laying the population low by thousands. All trains in the south are now being guarded by detachments of troops, as the hungry mobs frequently have been loot- ing unprotected carriers. All rallroad employes in the Ukraine have been provided with arms to keep off the hunger-maddened crowds at the stations. Armored cars have accom- panied some trains. Reflecting the panic which has seized the soviet government because of its inability Yo cope with the famine, the FREED AMERICANS EXPECTED AT RIGA Route, Missions Plan to Receive Them. tion of Trade—Mrs. Harrison Shows Need of Clothing. By the Associgted Press. 3 RIGA, July 30.—Although without word as to when and by what route the Americans released by the Rus. sian soviet government will be sent across the border, the American Red Cross and the American mission in Riga began making plans today to receive them. If the condition of Mrs. Marguerite Harrison is a cri- terion for all the rest, they need shoes and clothing, as well as food. Mrs. Harrison expects to accom- pany Senator France to Berlin Mon- day, and thence go direct to America. While American officlals in the Baltic are speculating as to what effect the release of the prisoners and the éntrance of the American Relief Association into Russia will have in cleaging up the Russian sit- uation, Senator France declared that the Lenin government was starting a new line of development in Russia, which “cannot backslide into radical communism again.” Sees Immediate Trade. In reply to a question as to wheth- er_lhe Moscow bolsheviki were try- ing to revolutionize the world, in- cluding the United States, Senator Frapce said: “f know nothing about the Third Internationale. But no man worthy Conditions are not propaganda, his- tory showg."” Reiteration of his belief that there should be an immediate resumption of trade relations between the United States and Russia is contained ‘in_a statement made by Senator France is- sued here this evening. “After three weeks devoted fo about the hardest work T ever expect to do, literally filled with Interviews with the executives of the central govern- ment of Moscow, with the examina- tlon of records and, so far as the limited time permitted, with personal investigation of basic conditions, I can confirm the impression I had on entering that the United States should immediately resume trade relations with Russia,” the senator’s statement read. “My ownjbelief igsthat the resump- tion should' be of diplomatic relations, but I prefer to have that recommenda- tion come from the commission which we would have to send to negotiate & trade agreement. I am certain that any commission. would see that prompt recognition was desirable, Ald Ffom Berlin and Lond¢ “I find no indication whatever that Russia is getting in a worse condi- tion, but, on the contrary, I feel that the government officials are in har- mony and working patiently and in- telligently to bring about order and Britain in’ Accord With Troop Re- inforcements Plan. By the Associated Pre ) PARIS, July 30.—Lord Hardinge, the British ambassador, informed Premier Briand this morning that Great Britain Lwillingly agrees to the proposals con- fladenie i bt oI st e o (Continued on-Page f,-Column. L) - industry. Recent decrees have inspired confidence off the part of the Rus- sian people, and any contact with the outside world now will be of great help. “Nelther England nor Germany hesitates to extend this aid, and I don't see why America should. In mfiu‘fmfif Pravda, officlal Moscow newspaper, vir- | most leaders of German socialism. | of any attention ever believed that|was expressed by official propaganda could start revolutions.|were indications that the invitations tually admits that the Bolsheviki do not dare enter certain districts without mili- tary aid. According to the daily dispatches re- ceived from Mcscow, by way of Vienna, the population of nine Russian provinces is moving on the red capital. Banditry and robbery are increasing on a colossal scale. The Pravda, wringing its hands in distress, says that the soviet govern- ment is unable to reach”the starving masses in the interior of Russia with relief measures and must, therefore. concentrate its efforts on the cities along the railway lines. The news- paper continues: “As a result of cer- tain causes separate from the famine and cholera, many villages are en- tirely closed to us. Our activities must be limited to the districts in which a sufficient number of troops are stationed.” The Izvestia, another official news- paper, says: “Every moment delay now means death. It is not merely enough to mobilize our government machinery to save the people from U.S.LOST MILLIONS IN"NATIONAL STEAL OF WAR MATERIALS| States Charged With Having Sold Property Given by Government. FEDERAL PROBE STARTED; WIDE SCANDAL PROMISED Equipment for Road-Building De- clared Sold for Ridiculously Low Prices. Millions of dollars' worth of surplus Wwar materials turned over to the States without cost by the federal government for road-building . only have been sold by the states at pri- vate sales at ridiculously low prices, it was learned last night. Trained investigators were started on trails Yyesterday to determine to what ex- tent this pracice has been going on and just how much of the federal starvation and disease. We must do|property has been put back in pri- away with which, we are sorry to say, accom-|“national stea Our slogan |clals termed it. panies all our efforts. must be, ‘Not a moment's delay. An appeal to the world to come to the ald of Russia, coupled with a demand addressed to the Moscow gov- ernment for the restoration of the liberties of the Russian people, was issued today by Edward 'Bernstein and Carl Kautsky, two of the fore- DISARMING PARLEY PLANS DISCUSSED Although Without Word as to |Mr. Hughes and Sir Auckland Geddes Meet on Details. SENATOR_ IS ' CONVINCED [NO OFFICIAL 'STATEMENT Understood Here That England Will Not Insist on Prelimi- nary Discussion. Secretary Hughes and Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, spent more than an hour in conference yesterday, discussing. it 1s under- stood, the details which must be ar- ranged prior to the delivery of fdrmal invitations to the proposed confer- ence on the limitation of armaments and the far east. No official report of their conversa- tion was afforded, but it was said that the British government probably would not insist further upon a preliminary conference,: and would not interpose any serious objection to having -the conference convened early in November. It” also developed during the day that the French government is not adverse to November 11, the anni- Versary of Armistice day, as the date for the first meeting, and that un- officially Italy, Japan and China have Indicated their willingness to accept that date. It had been sug- gested that the French desired a later date, but that was ynderstood to have been on account, largely, of the Silesian question, a difficulty which, in the light of Premier Lloyd George's statement yesterday at Thame, England, may soon be re- moved. Developments attaty. Satisfaction with recent developments and there would be sent out early next week. The unofficial but none t# less authorita- tive declarations that the United States opposes preliminary ' conferences = and especially to parleys participated in by’ any number less than the full number of the invited powers are believed to have forestalled further efforts in that direction. BERLIN SEEKS SUGAR. HAVANA, Cuba, July 30.—The state department this afternoon received a cablegram from Ramiro H. Portela, Cuban charge at Berlin, asking, in behalf of the “consorcio comercio aleman,” for quotations on price and payment conditions for immediate de- livery of one millon tons of sugar. that huge bureaucracy vate commerce through 1 this great That is what offi- The practice of some of the states in applying for this material for build- ing roads and then selling it may develop into a national scandal when the details are unearthed by the in- vestigators who have been instructed to go out and expose the people re- sponsible. Congress May Take Hand. While the present official investiga- tion is being directed by the admin- istrative branch of the government, Congress also is expected to take a big hand in an investigation and ex- pose of the practice. Representative Clarence MacGregor of New York is looking into the matter, and Is ex- pected to present the facts to the House as soon as his survey is completed. He was out of the city yesterday, and it was said at his office that he had all of the papers in the case with him, and was making a study of the re- sults of his investigation so far, while he was away. It was also learn- ed that he had Information that several .states to which this road- bullding ‘and road-working material| Chairman 4 = & — 72 TROUBLE IN THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT. MADDEN WILL HELP | N BUDGET SLASHES Head of Appropriafions Com- mittee to Join Dawes in Quest for Savings. - PRINTING BILL TO BE CUT Publication of Multitude of Bureau Reports at Great Cost Held to Be Needless. -9f the House ap- had been allgtted had disposed of it to proprigtions committee has arranged to private individuals. nator Wadsworth of New York al is conducting an -investigation toslevelop reports along these lines which have come to him. and he is kegping in close touch also with the inquiry directed by' Representative MgcGregor. The material which was turned over to the states and which it ,is asperted has not been used by them for the purpose it was given to them by the federal government includes automobiles, automobile trucks, spare parts for the machines, tractors, road scoops, cement machines, gasoline engines, etc.: In fact, everything needed by the states to construct roads, except the actual materials of which the road is constructed. Equipment for Road Work. After the war the Army had mil- lions of dollars’ worth of surplus machinery on hand which could be used for road work, and there de- veloped a big demand for improve- ment of the country’s highways. The suggestion was made that no better use could be found for this material than to turn it over to the states for the purpose of building better highways, and a law was passed glving the War Department author- ity to transfer the property. of it has been transferred on re- quést by the states. The matter came to the attention of stareconterences with Director of the Budget Dawes this week with a view to working out an economy-efficiency budget that will originate in the administrative branch and meet the approval of Con- gress. The heartiest co-operation has been promised by both Gen. Dawes and Chair- man Madden, both of whom are opti- mistic that they can ®ffect substantial savings while improving the federal service and cutting out many cogs that now incumber the government ma- chinery. By holding regular conferences they believe that much valuable time will be saved when .the presidential budget is sent to Congress, because in this way Congress will be in constant touch with the development of the budget and can offer suggestions while it is in the works rather than wait until it comes before the committee in com- pleted form. In general it may be said that the preparation of the budget does not S, THE ] | | | | | | | AIRED BY FRAMERS Y — i Grieving Dog Torn From Coffin of Her Master at Cemetery As the body of Harry H. Hanson, seventeen-year-old stu- dent of MeKinley High School, was being lowered to a grave | in Glenwood cemetery yester- | day, Pexgy, dog amd playmate of the boy who was drowned near Mt. Vefnoa Thursday, jumped to the casket tempted to follow her m the final resting place. All during Friday, while the body of the boy Iay in a casket at the home of his parents, 135 i R street northeast, Pegxy lay beneath the bier, flat on the floor, paws outstretched and head resting between them. The dog would not move from her Iast gusrd. , Pexxy went to the fumersl with the: {amily. Amd when the casket. was about 1o be lowered t& the grave, she at- tempted to yemain with ftias it was des ing. 'Three men todk the ‘Gog, which made strenuous éWorts {o regain her post. DIVERSE TAX VIEWS fqrdney Seeks Half-Billion Cut, But Other Committee- men See No Way. Republicans of the House ways and mean an intention to cut down sal-(Means committee swapped views on aries in the various offices here—it|t8X revision yesterday. Many ai- may mean substantial increases for|Vergent opinions were developed, but those efficient specfalists who have sacrificed better offers outside to do really valuable work for Uncle Sam. It does not mean wholesale discharge of workers here. It will mean open- Much | IN€ up an opportunity for ambitious men and women to get out of a rut, to work up to better jobs by study and work well done. It will aim to the government during the investiga- | Make the federal service a position of tions of surplus property disposals, honor by developing the highest grade and the large demands of some of the | Of employes possible. states were investigated. It'was de- veloped that some of them obtained more of this valuable material than they could use, and preliminary in- vestigations 8o far conducted develop- ed the information that some of the states were selling the federal gov- ernment material and were not using it to build roads, which was the only purpose for which it was turned over to them. The present investigation will be to determine not only what states are Mostly in Field Service. Tha’economlea will be for the most part in the fleld service. One of the first matters of economy which Chairman Madden will discuss with Director Dawes will be to re- lieve the Eovernment printing office from a tremendous amount of work that has been véry costly to the gov- ernment. Public Printer Carter will be called into these conferences be- cause he can give practical advice not involved, and how much of the prop-|only from his present position, but be- erty has been disposed of, but just|cause he was previously secretary of where the culpability lies, fix the|the joint congressional committee on blame and seek to have punished | printing. those responsible. Goverament Plameless. Chairman Madden introduced in the last Congress several bills aiming to cut down the printing bill. For years The federal government is not in!each bureau chief has made an annual any way to blame for this practice, it| report, of which there were prac- was pointed out last night by an (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) PIGEON BRINGS PRESIDENT'S NOTE FROM MAYFLOWER OUT AT SEA Communication with Washington by naval carrier pigeon was main- tained yesterday by the presiden- tial yacht Mayflower “as she \steamed up the Atlantic coast with President and Mrs. Harding aboard en route to Plymouth, Mass., where the President will speak tomorrow at the ceremonies commemorating the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims. . Before the Mayflower left Wash- ington, Lieut. A. J. McAtee, direc- tor of the naval pigeon service, placed five carrier pigeons aboard.’ At 4:55 p.m. yesterday. one of the birds returned. bearing’ a-message from the President to the executive offices. The pigeon had left the Mayflower at 11:30 a.m., when the yacht was - about 25 miles north- east' of Cape JHenry light, a dis- tance of about 250 miles from ‘Washington. The President’s message, obyi« ously hastily scribbled, said: ° “Executive offices, White House: ' voyage. All well. Mrs. Hi tly refreshed. Mak- ing our schedule -amid excellent conditions.. Inspection this morn-. tically unlimited numbers printed. Then each department head got out a report in which the repdrts of the bureau chiefs were printed all over again. Representative Madden . pro- poses that only the hedd of each de- partment shall have his report print- |\ ed and then in such limited volume and restriction as to number of coples as to meet all proper requirements, but to result in a tremendous saving. Representative Madden also is fa- thering another bill calling upon the Postmaster General to make a report on the amount of matter sent out un- der governmentArank, showing where the matter originated, and how much it would cost to send this matter at the usual rate of postage. Repeal of Laws lealv. The conferences starting this week Getween Chairman Madden and Direc- tor Dawes are expected to lead to ing revealed fine crew aboard the | new legislation for the repeal of some Mayflower. Gréatings -to -all office -fores. 2 fnf' a. laws now on the statute books. For - | example—in ‘the' printing _economy =" (Continued on Page 3, Column'6.) ', A no conclusions were reached. Emphasizing that he was speaking solely for himself, Chairman Fordney sald, after the conference, that the goal toward which he would strive ‘would be a cut of $500,000.000 in the tax bill next year. His,opinion was that by the exercise of rigid economy the government could be operated for $3,500,000,000 in 1922, instead of the $4,000,000,000 estimated by the Treas- ury. Other members were less optimistic. They thought that with the enormous fixed expenses, including the interest on the public debt, the costs of main- taining the Army, Navy and the gov- ernment merchant fleet, it would be impossible #o -get along with much less than $4,000,000,000, and conse- quently there could be little prospect of any marked reduction in the tax purden. May Cut Transport Charge. - Practically all members of the com- mittee are'in sympathy with the re- peal of the trasportation taxes, both passenger and freight, but they have not yet fixed upon a new.mource of revenue. to offset thee loss of $330,- 000,000 to the Treasury that this would involve. Chairman: Fordney's idea is that if the repeal of the whole is found im- practicable a 'start might be made by cutting them' in.half next year and eliminating the balance the year fol- lowing. Representative Longworth, republican, Ohio, has before the com- ! = Tax REVISION MAYGOTOCOURTS | 10 BLOCK FARE CUT Possibility of W. R. & E.| Seeking Injunction Causes Much Speculation. | DIRECTORS WILL;DECIDE‘ Ham Says Effect of New Rates Will Be Determined Before September 1. Recourse to the courts by the Washington Raiflway and Electric Company to prevent the going into effect of the new street car rate, or- | dered bw the Public Utilities Commis- sion, is a4 possibility that caused busi- ness circles to buzz with speculation | yesterday. as soon as the order was | announced. % | President Ham's statement that new street car and electric light and power rates will reduce the system's earnings by about $350.000 annually, yielding a return of only 3.57 per cent on the fair value of the prop- erty, and that the directors will meet to determine upon a policy, created the impression that an application for an injunction to stop the pro- | posed rate cuts may be in contempla- tion. Mr. Hame would not discuss the likelihood of such a step being taken, saying the effect of the new rates upon the companies comprising the Washington Railway and Electric Company system is a matter to be deterntined by the directors, who-will | meet prior to September 1, the date the new schedule becomes effective. No Departure From Polley. An appeal to the courts on the com- mission’s order would not be a depar- ture from previous policy, since the Potomac Electric Power Company originally sought an injunction to prevent the utilities commission from reducing the old electric rate of 10 cents per kilowatt hour. This case is still pending. The public is paying 10 cents for current, but the company is impounding, under the court's or- der, a cent and a half of every 10 cents collected. The amount impound- ed to date is more than $2,000.000. Should the Washington Railway and Electric Company take the traction case into court in the same way that it sought to prevent the commission from lowering the former 10-cent elec- tric rate, a difficult operating prob- lem would be presented in the event of its petition being sustained. Some method would have to be devised for giving street car riders certificates en- titling them to collect overpayments in the event the commission’s rates eventually were upheld. In other words, a temporary injunction con- tinuing’ present fares would necessi- !tate a system being worked out for possible refunds. Since the Potomac Electric Power Company is now operating under a ! | sidercd probable another restraining order will be applied for as a result of the 5 per cent cut in electric rates ordered by the commission yesterday. But the likelihood of the injunction (Continued on Page Z, Column 8.) WOMEN WOULD MAKE LEE MANSION EQUAL MOUNT VERNGN AS SHRINE By the Associated Press. UPPERVILLE, Va., July 30.—A movement has been started to re- store the Gen. Robert B. Lee man- sion of Arlington to its former beauty. - At a meeting of the Welby Carter Chapter, Daughters of the Confed- eracy, here yesterday it was an- nounced.- an effort would be made to interest the United Daughters of the Confederacy in the undertak- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) southern general now stands in the center of Arlington national cemetery, a mere shell of its for- mer grzndeur. Mrs.« Henry W. Keyes, wife of Senator Keyes and a native of Vir-_ ginia, is one of the prominent leaders of the group of women who will attempt to obtain permission temporary injunction. it is not con- | FIVE CENTS. b OYSTER SHAKES UP POLICE PERSONNEL, SHIFTING OFFICERS Commissioners Transfer Four Precinct Captains and Five Lieutenants. FLATHER GOES TO THIRD; DETECTIVES REINSTATED Changes Mads to Keep Officers “on Toes” and “for Good of the Service.” Sweeping changes in the police de- partment, made “for the good of the service,” were ordered yesterday by the District Commissioners. Four captains and five lieutenants were transferred to new commands. For- mer Headquarters Detectives Frank Baur and Thomas F. Sweeney were restored to their old positions, and Private William Messer, a member of the handbook squad, was given a headquarters berth. Sergeants and privates also were involved in the rearrangement of the personnel, some of the changes taking effect imme- diately. while others will not become effective until tomorrow. Captains Transferred. The captains transferred are: C. E. ther, from command of the first to command of the third precinet; E. W. Brown. from the third to the first; G. H. Williams, from the fourth to the fifth, and W. E. Sanford, from the fifth to the fourth The licutenants affected are Martin Reilly, who goes from the first to the eighth precinct: C. H. Bremmer- man, from the second to the fourth; James Conlon, from the fourth to the seventh: W. E. Holmes, from the eighth to the first, and J. L. Sprinkle, from the seventh to the second. Commissioner Oyster, who is the commander-in-chief of the police de- partment, recommended the changes for the purpose of putting the de- partment “on its toes” and increas- ing the efliciency of the service. He made no explanatory statement of the action taken other than that it would be his policy to shake up the personnel from time to time in or- der to prevent it from getting into “a rut” Baur and Sweeney. demoted by Commissioner Oyster shortly after he took office on information declar- ing they had given proteetion to a shipment of liquor brought into the District allegedly for the Russian embassy, went back to their old Posts vesterday, but Baur to remain only for a day, as the Commissioners provided for his retirement with pay on account of illness. Since their demotion Baur has been engaged In precinct duty, while Sweeney. signed te Commissioner Oyster's office. hax directed the activities of the handbook squad. Both men have many friends in the District, who unceasingly have endeavored to {bring about their reinstatement. Commissioner Ovster told his col- leagues on the board he felt. in view of the long and meritorious records of the detectives in the service of the { District, they had been punished suf- | ficiently. Detectives Congratulated. Congratulations poured in upon the two detectives when it became known they had been restored to duty. Baur bore the reputation of being especially successful in cases involving thefts of Jewelry, and during his long term of service he participated in many of the important cases affecting life and prop- erty investigated by the police depart- ment. His recoveries of jewelry amounted to many thousands of dollars. Born July 5, 1867. Baur attended the local public schools, learned the trade of tinner and, when a young man, en- listed in the Navy. He was appointed to a position on the police force July 5, 1890, and his successful work in South Washington won for him a promotion to the detective service. His record from that time until his demotion, it is stated, showed a 100 per cent rating. Detective Sweeney was born in Wash- ington July 20, 1875, and his first police duty was performed July 1, 1901. It was because of meritorious service that he was promoted to the detective force three years ago. During the so-called race riots during the war Sweeney was jalways in the lead, searching for “gun- toters” and persons bent on engaging in | the street conflicts, and his superior of- ficers congratulated him because of the {brnvery he displayed. | Former Detective Sergea: i Detective Messer, who fills the va- !cancy at headquarters caused by the | demotion of former Detective J. E. Grant, who, since his demotion, h: left the police department, is not a stranger to the detective bureau. He previously served as a detective sergeant. A native of Kentucky. Mes- ser served in the Army before accept- ing a position on the police force, April 25, 1905. His work In arresting crooks brought him a promotion to the detective office In 1911 and he re- mained there until December, 1916, | when he was returned to precinct duty. The four captains involved in the transfer order ‘are among the best known members of the force, Capt. Williams being the oldest in years and point of service, having served continuously since August 23, 1890. He served In the United States Army of the government to reclaim the historic old residence and make of it a shririe somewhat on a parallel with Mount Vernon. prior to accepting an appointment on the police force. t. Wil was born ¥n England g‘ilconunugd on Page 22, Column 3.)