Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1921, Page 2

{ 2 . CANADIAN UNIONS WITHSTAND “REDS” Not Undermined by “Boring” of Third Internationale, Report Declares. Ty the Associated Press. WINNIPEG, Manitoba, August st s e e e ey e has successfully withstood the “bor- ing from within” campaign dictated i 1 Labor Congress of Canada. “We have utmost confidence in the i ability of the congress” it was add- ed, “to successfully meet the present crucial condition, and continue interests of its affillated membership. ! i i other countries, “the trades union movement has suf- fored from those who—'boring from { within'—aim to bring about the dis- ruption and destr! i inion movement, and throughout the il Dominion these tactics are being car- 3! ried on insidiously and persistently. i Internationale Scored. i. «There has been mno let-up ~campaign (dictated by the third in; ternationale of Moscow 3 -‘slandering’ and in every possible way underm: : e ;m- all who hold office in our move- ment, whether local, national or in- ternational. This has brought about in many places a temporary weaken- {ing of the morale and self-discipline iof our members, with the result that ithe efforts of greedy employers an intrenched interests to bring about ia reduction in the standards of wage earners and to destroy the growing power and influence of the trades % union movement have been far more § successful than otherwise would have been the case.” While expressing _disapproval of | isome of the declarations and mani. O e e %festos issued by the Internation i e VYeabos el §Federation of Trade Unions during §the past year, the councll said the §rbest interest of all will be conserv. fed by our continuing to take active §part and Interest in the work of the finternational Federation of Trade Unions.” _ § The report lauds the international for “valuable services rendered in exposing fully the policies of the {third internationale of Moscow and ithe dangers of trade unions of ac- fcepting the policy of this third in- fternationale of Moscow.’ Disarmament Favored. i The council expressed the apprecia- fton of the organized workers of iCanada for the steps taken by the Dominion government to bring about $reduction of military and naval arm- Iaments. It was urged that organized ilabor be given representation on any icommission sent by Canada to the Washington disarmament confer- ence. g = “The practical illustration of the ' possibilities of nations living in har- mony.” added the report, “without heir borders being guarded by armed forces, is demonstrated by the thou- sands of miles of undefended border i between United States and Canada. i “International trades unfons com- posed of common membership be- tween these countries have been a po- iitent factor in maintaining this con- dition, by bringing about a common {knowledge of the identity of Interest setween the masses of Wage-earners on both sides of the border and sub- listituting toleration and understand- ing for intolerance and armed pPow- e :DIRIGIBLE MAY POSTPONE | FLIGHT UNTIL NEXT YEAR {Unless Trip of ZR-2 Is Made Soon ! Weather Will Prevent It, Says Observer. | LONDON, August 21.—Unless the dirigible ZR-2 salls for the United ! States during the next three or four weeks she proably will have to wait until next year because of weather * conditions, according to Observer, which asserts that defects in the dir- i'igible, which had been kept secret for four or five weeks, are no longer L& gecret. During the first trials of the ZR-2, ‘' the newpaper says. a tendency of the great balloon to “hump,” developed, land an inspection reveaied that cer- " tain girders had bent and that lat- tice work had buckled under strain. Remedial measures were taken, including considerable reinforcement {iof the framework along much of the airship’s 695 feet of length. This In- i'volved additional welght, the news- {'paper states. and a slight decrease 1 in the load the dirigible can lift. In addition to this structural trou- ble, the Observer, asserts, the ZR-2 had been handicaped by engine trouble, but it adds that the element of weather is the one which is caus- { ing the present delay in the final e WILL CONVENE IN D. C. !"Fourth District Typothetae Feder: { tion to Meet in September. Washington will be the site for the {/annual convention of the Fourth Dis- rict Typothetae Federation, Septem- {lber 9 ana 10, 1t was announced to- iiday. | 1" Headquarters for the meeting will ibe at the Hotel Washington, and ar- | rangements are being made to accom- ‘modate a large number of visitors from Virginia, Delaware and Mary- and, which are included in the fourth district. The sannouncement to employing ‘printer members of the Typothetae tate “These conventions might well be i itermed an education vehicle for the business printer upon which he can ride into prosperity. Do you know -just where you are standing in your \/business now, and what the next few {months may bring? Men will address {{this convention who, because of their {"business success, are capable of giv- Hing you advice as to what you should 'or should not do in the printing busi- mess for the next few months.” PRISONERS GAIN WRIT. {;iCourt Orders Gessford to Make Re- ply in Holding of Two. Justice Hitz in the District Supreme Court_today signed an order requiring Harry Gessford, superintendent of ice, to show cause why Walter L. mchlflllon and B. Fred Richardson were arrested August 18, the latter claiming, there being no charge pre- ferred against them, they should not be i“held In custody. Maj. Gessford was given until September 5 to reply. A writ of habeas corpus asking for the re- lease of the two men was ited by liithe court and bail was fixed at $2,000 in each case. —_— TWO FLEE FROM 0CCOQUAN. John H. Rawlins and Willlam Con- 11, the letter “R™ tattooed on tI ft arm of the former, and the initial ‘W. C” tattooed on the left the latter, are wanted as alleged fu- /gitives from the workhouse at Occo- {quan, Va., having escaped from there yesterday afternoon. Thelr absence ijres discovered later in the day, but jiino trace of them was found in Vir- izginia, ‘and this morning the police ked to search for them here. were = ' The Canadian trades union movement by the third internationale of Moscow. the executive council today declared in its report to the thirty-seventh an- 1ual convention of the Trades and to i functton successfully in guarding the “In Canada, as in practically alf continued the report, uction of the trades in the ) of ‘belittling,’ ining confidence and respect al the | WILLIAM BERENS, BAKING COMPANY HEAD, DIES President of Charles Schneidar Firm Succumbs—Long Promi- nent in Business Here. WILLIAM BEREN William Berens, president of the Charles Schneider Baking Company and long prominent in local business circles, died yesterday at his home, 1217 Massachusetts avenue northwest, aged fifty-eight years. He had been suffering from a lingering illness for eight months. Mr. Berens was born in the District of Columbia. He entered business here as a jeweler and followed this trade for & number of yvears before changing to the baking industry. He made this step by taking over the bakery operated by John L. Vogt. his father and brothers aligning them- selves with him in establishing the business. In addition to conducting his own business Mr. Berens served as a di rector of the Second National Bank, He was a member of the Chamber of “ommerct native of Washington: two sons, William and George. both of this city, and two brothers, Henry and Frank Berens, also of this city. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 at the late residence. Rev. Mott, retired Episcopal minister and a lifelong friend of the deceased, will | conduct the services. Interment will be in Rock Creek cemetery. The pallbearers will be selected from the directors of the Second National Bank , and from those associated with - Mr. Berens in his bakery business. —_— SULU CHIEFS ASK U. 3. SOVEREIGNTY Nearly 200 Sign Petition {th Board of Trade and the| o'clock | Edward | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, RED CROSS WORKEF 1S ARRESTED HERE C. E. Wilson, Second Assist- ant Treasurer, Declared Short $14,000. C. E. Wilson, second assistant treas- urer of the American Red Cross, while on his way to work was ar- rested today by Detectives Sweeney and Hughlett on a charge of grand larceny of $800. The arrest was made following an audit of his accounts, which, according to Dr. Livingston Farrand, director of the Red Cross, revealed a shortage of slightly less than $14,000 in his accounts. ‘When questioned by Detectives Cox and Vermillion, the police sald, Wil- son admitted a shortage of approx- imately $13,000. Other Charges Expected. The warrant on which he was ar- rested, it was said by Hugh F. Bird, assistant treasurer of the organiza- tion and complainant in the case, con- tained only one of a number of charges alleged against him. Auditors are yet at work on the books of the office. The Red Cross will lose no actual cash on account of the shortage, Dr. Farrand said, the amount being cov- ered by the surety bond furnished when Wilson took office. pammedlately after the arrest Dr. arrand issued a statement regarding the position of the Red Cross in the case. ’ Statement Issued. “Following the disclosure last week, in © course of our regular examination of accounts, of apparent irregularities in the funds under the supervision of an officer at headquarters, the statement sald, “the Red Cross has had an audit {made by an independent firm of audi- tors. The report of this audit re shortage of just under $14,000 :’:a'l;g accounts of C. E. Wilson, second assist- ant treasurer of the organization. As soon as the facts were established the Red Cross reported the matter to the {United States district attorney and a warrant was swo. ? arras rn out for Mr. Wilson's “As stated previously, the sho: had to do with subsidiary accountsr:!uf: in conducting operations at national headquarters and the general funds of the Red Cross, which can only be with- drawn by checks signed by two officers, are mnot finvolved in any way. The gmount is fully covered by our surety ANTI-BEER BILL MEASURE PROTESTED BY ATTORNEY Declares Stanley Amendment ‘Would Practically Destroy En- forcing Power of Officers. Protest against enactme: Stanley amendment to m"ir.fh?éi blll was filed with Representative Volstead today in a letter from At- terney General Richard J. Hopkins of Kansas, who charged that inciusion of the amendment would practically destroy the power of officers to cope with rum-running automob; moonshine stills. Sl Presented to Wood- Forbes Mission. By the Associated Press. JOLO, P. I, August 20.—A petition signed by practicaly all the datos, or chiefs of the Sulu Archipelago, | nearly two hundred of them, asking| complete United States sovereigntyf and protesting against the Filipino| government, was presented to the ‘Wood-Forbes mission of inquiry here today. The petition protested against plac- ing Filipino officials over the Moros of the Sulu Archipelago and concludes: “We deem it unjust to permit Fili- pinos to_attempt any longer to gov- ern the Mohammedan and pagan in- habitants of this region and we pro- test and object to thelr governing! territory which does not belong toj them, never has belonged to them, and that against the often expressed will of its jnhabitants. “We request that a government ad- ministered by Americans, wherein all legislative, executive and judicial po- sitions other than minor local posi-{ tions would be filled by Americans, be established for the Mohammedan and pagan territory in the southern Phil- fppines, embracing the islands of| | Mindanao, Sulu Archipelago, Palawan, and that such government be inde- pendent of legislative control by the { Philippine government and subject! | only to the government of the United States.” THINKS RAILWAY LOOP SHOULD BE ELIMINATED Commissioner Oyster Recommends Straight Switch at 14th and Kennedy Streets. ‘The loop of the Capital Traction Company_at the Intersection of 14th street, Colorado avenue and Ken- nedy street should be removed and a straight switch installed to reduce the danger of accidents at that point, in he opinion of Commissioner Oyster. Capt._Oyster voiced this belief to- day following a tour of inspection yesterday, when he was accompanied by Capt. Headley of the traffic bu- reau and Capt. Judge of the tenth {precinct. The need for some change in traf- fic_conditions at that point was laid before the Commissioner Saturday by a committee from the Sixteenth Street Highlands Citizens’ Assoclation, fol- lowing the death of a boy in an au- tomobile accident the§e Friday. Commissioner Oyster said he also agrees with the citizens that the land { forming a triangle between the streets that meet there should. be graded down. He Is not quite sure that Colorado avenue should be made a one-way street for southbound traffic between 14th and 16th streets, as asked by the citizens. He is giv- ing further thought to this request. MRS. LEDERER DIES. DUQUOIN, II., August 22.—Mrs.| Carolyn Lederer, mother of John H. Lederer, goneral manager of the Wis- consin Daily News, Milwaukee, and former managing editor of the In- diana Times, at Indianapolis, died at her home here. Denied Wee Drappie, Scotch Sailor Seeks Bartender’s Arrest NEW YORK, August 22.—San- dy Dunecan, a Scotch sailor, who for four years has been safling Wetween Calcutta and Shanghat, learned today that the United States had gone dry. He tried to have a bartender arrested for refusing to sell him a wee drapple of whisky. His ship steamed into Brook- Iyn and he immediately visited a place ashore where white aprons are worn. “A glass of whisky,” said San< ay. He didn’t believe the story he then heard about prohibition and ke ealled at a police station to seek justice for discrimina- tion against a Scotchman. When he learned the truth, he said he'd select ships sailing east of Sues hereafter. 1 Attorney General Hopkins said he had had experience with liquor traf- fic in Kansas and was interested in the outcome. He s now in Washing- ton. Rtgarding - the writes: “My experience as attorney genefal of Kansas in the prosecution of viola- tors of the liquor law, prompts me to make the following suggestions to you in the hope that they may be of some benefit in the consideration of the subject now under discussion, the proper solution of which is of such vital importance to law enforcement. I do not hesitate to say that a law that prevents federal officers from ap- prehending rum-running autos and moonshine stills without first securing a search warrant would practically destroy the power of officers to cope with these lawless agencies. “If I have a correct copy of the Stanley amendment, it prohibits all scarch, or even an attempt to search, for liquor or anything else without search warrant. What this may mean is hard to conjecture. Officers enforcing the prohibition laws deal with the most wily, unscrupulous and vicious clase of criminals that defy law. These officers must secure amendment, he 1 liquor. If it is made a crime, and the officer penalized more heavily for attempting to enforce the law than the criminal he is trying to arrest, there will be little incen- tive left for officers to do their duty. “The enforcement officers work now is hazardous enough; I hope Congress will not make it more so. “When the home is protected from search without a warrant any officers are penalized who search without a warrant if they act maliciously and v\{lth!vul reasonable cause, it is suffi- clent.” PRECEDENCE OF TARIFF OR TAX TO BE DECIDED Senate Finance Committee May Choose This Week Which Shall Come First. The Senate finance committee started today on its fifth week of hearings on the tariff bill, with the expectation that decision would be reached early this week as to whether tax revision would have precedence over the tariff. Passage of the tax bill by the House on Saturday means that the bill will reach the Senate finance committee this afternoon or tomorrow. According to the program announced by Chairman Penrose, however, it will be pigeonholed until late in the week at least. Completion of hearings on the earthenware and glassware schedule is planned in the first two days, after which the program calls for consid- eration of the important metals sec- tion. The committee has steadily dropped behind its plan, however, and how far it will get during this week is problematical, owing to the ex- pected frequent roll calls and busi- ness in the Senate chamber. Mr. Penrose declared that he expected to make up for lost time after the Sen- ate goes on vacation by holding longer sessions of the committee and rushing testimony generally. Few members of the committee plan to leave the city and the others are prepared to drive hard while their colleagues are resting. Should the tax bill be taken up first, as many members believe, every phase of the tarift will be dropped by the commit- tee and its experts, it was declared, until the revenue measure is out of the way. —_—— SEEK COURT HEARING. Non-Partisan League Members ‘Want Charges Reviewed. A. C. Townley, president of the Non- Partisan League, and Joseph Gilbert, manager of the \o.dua'- organisation dognunem. today filed notice that on October 10 they would ask the Bu- reme Court to consider an appesl m_the state courts of Minnesota, in which they were convicted of hav- ing opposed enlisiments and the pur- chase of liberty bonds during the war, and of having declared United fulu would saon be bankrupt, u: ing that the money be invasted Non-Partisan Lesgue grain elevaters, clues of evidence and follow clues given them and be subject to schemes lald to mislead them. This often amounts to an attempt to search for outlawed NEW CHIEF, BUREAU -OF INVESTIGATION, DE 1921, JUSTICE, TAKES OATH OF OFFICE. FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS WHO JOINED FRENCH HONORED WITH TABLET PARIS, August 21.—Foreign volun- teers who swore allegiance to France at the outbreak of the war in 1914 were honored today at a ceremony held in the Invalides, the spot where the men joined the Foreign Legion. A tablet was unveiled, recording that “on August 21, 1914, freemen of all nations of the world enrolled here for France and right.” Forty thousand men were recruited for the Foreign Legion during the war, 10,000 of whom were Kkilled. Five hundred Americans were num- bered among the legioners who en- listed in August, 1914. DEMOCRATIC LEADER DEAD Body of Lot W. Reiff, Pennsylvania Politician, Found in Office. READING, Pa., August 22.—Lot W. Reiff, naval officer in charge of United States customs at Philadelphia and democratic leader in Berks county for many years, was found dead in his local office early today, having ended his life, it is said, by asphyxia- tion. He had been in ill health for some time and had suffered two strokes of apoplexy. Mr. Reiff held numerous county offi- ces in the last thirty years and was twice a member of the legislature. He w a delegate to three national democratic conventions—Denver, in 1904; Baltimore, in 1912, and San Francisco last year. He was treas- urer of an insurance company at the time of his death. It was understood that a republi- can was shortly to be named in Mr. Reift's place at Philadelphfa. Steamer Leaves Chicago With Cargo of 412,000 Bushels. CHICAGO, August 22.—The Canadian freighter Westmount steamed out of South Chicago yesterday with 412,000 bushels of corn, consigned to Deport Harbor, Canada. It was said to be the largest ship- ment of corn sent from Chicago. CAMP EUSTIS SAVED. Senate Passes House Bill to Retain Artillery Post. The House bill providing for the retention by the government of Camp Eustis, Va., a8 a railroad and heavy artillery post was passed today by the Senate without amendments and now goes to the President. The bill re- pealed certain legislation, enacted a year ago, ordering abandonment of the camp, along with many others Chairman Wadsworth of the Sen- ate military committee declared that the War Department would be left without a single heavy artillery range in the country If Camp Eustis were razed. He said the expense of re- moving the many permanent facilities at the camp would me heavy, adding that were it taken away from there the government would have no place to store it. ACTION IS POSTPONED. House Will Consider Refunding Debt Legislation After Recess. The House ways and means com- mitte decided today to postpone until after the coming recess consideration of the foreign debts refunding leg- islation. Hearings on the measure will be held after the House re- convenes. —_— HAS SLEEPING SICKNESS. Senator Lodge’s Stenographer Il in Garfleld Hospital. Philip E. Searle, twenty-three years old, of Salem, Mass., stenogra- pher to Senator Lodge, is in Garfield Hospital recovering from sleeping sickness:. When young Searle wa first afflicted ten days ago he was se- verely ill and the physiclans thought that he was suffering from spinal meningitis. Specialists were called in end the puncture test made for examination of the spinal fluld. He wes then conflned in the isolation w\W1 in Garfleld Hospital. Last Wed- nes: t was definitely established that Be W\ not suffering from spinal mentng N, but from sleeping sick- ness as an aftermath of influenza, which he had two years ago. The physic!-ns have had him re- moved to a private room in Garfleld Hospital, where he 18 {n a comatose con- dition. They have advised his fam- ily that it is a very plain case of ping sickness and one from which he will be an unusually long time in recovering. —_— POLICE HOPE FOR $100,000 Reports of the sale of tickets for th Labor day b ball game betwee the police and Home Defense League teams recsived at police headquarters this morning show the sale of 9,317 tiockets. It is hoped by the promoters of the game that enought will be sold to make the police relief fund $100,000. In nt of the fund reaching $100,000 s0 anxiously desired, it is .uudz next year's game may be pug- ed petween teams of the police ahd firg departments, the proceeds to to ‘the rellef funds of both depart- e 2 otaica” he game. probady i will be conduoted under the auspioes of the Home Defense League. LARGEST CORN SHIPMEHT.l used as cantonments during the war. | Plans for care and maintenance of the four cemeteries in France, and one each in Belgium and England, in which it is proposed to concentrate ‘all American war dead Iin Europe, were presented to President Harding today by Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts Commission. The Pres- ident is said to have expressed sat- isfaction with the plans approved by the commission, which were drawn up after a committee, headed by Mr. Moore, had visited the cemeteries for American dead in Europe. Mr. Moore said he was “entirely satisfled” with his visit to the President. The six cemeteries in which even- tually all American war dead are to be concentrated will all be similar in desizn to Arlington, Mr. Moore said. “Unless we make them all lit- tle Arlingtons no one will know years hence that American soldiers fought in France” he added. Commission’s Suggest . The report approved by the com- mission provides for three standard principles_in the American ceme- teries in Europe and England. These are sm:all headstones, green grass and shade trees in the cemeteries. “We are also asking for additional land about these cemeteries at a cost of not to exceed $200,000,” Mr. Moore sald. The six cemeteries are to be at Suresnes, where thousands of Ameri- can war dead are buried; Belleau Wood, Romagne in the Argonne, Bony, Brookwood, England, and Thiaucourt, Belgium. At the request of the Secre- tary of War in March, 1921, Mr. Moore headed a commission which went to Europe with a view to preparing the plans approved by the fine arts com- mission. Mr. Moore was accompanied by William Mitchell Kendall, James L. Greenleaf of the fine arts commission, CLANS GATHERNG AT MURDER TRAL Troops on Guard as Case of Alleged Slayer in Kentucky Feud Is Called. By the Associated Press. MOUNT VERNON, Ky., August 22.— ‘With twenty-five national guardsmen from London and twenty special dep- |uty sherifts on guard, the Rock Cas- tle county courthouse presented a martial appearance as the case of John Bailey, jr., slayer of Beverley White, was called for trial here to- day. Balley's case was brought here on a change of venue from Knox county, where the slaying occurred. Approximately 100 members of the Bailey-Lee clan and the White, op- posing factions in the most bitter mountain feud that has torn eastern Kentucky in recent years, were pres- ent for the opening of the trial. The troops and special deputies were sum- moned to_ keep down any possible flare-up of the feudal spirit that in the last few years has caused a num- ber of deaths on both sides of the mountain war and which in’ the last quarter of a century has resulted in Possibly a score of murders. Judge Requests Guards. Judge B. J. Bethurum, who is con- ducting the court here, asked for spe- cial guards for the courtroom. Maj. James L. Dillon, in charge of the guardsmen, has issued warning to the clansmen against carrying con- cealed weapons during the trial. The killing. for which Bailey is to be tried, occurred on April 7 last at Heldrick's station, near Barbourville. Bailey, with his father, Willlam Bailey; a brother, James Bailey, and a deputy sheriff named Perry, took to the woods but surrendered two days later and was taken to the Harlan county jail. Later he was transferred to Mount Vernon and then to Louisville, and finally was nted bail at Mount Ver- non. John iley was indicted on the charge of wilful murder and for this he 18 to be trled. His father, brother and Pe: have been' wanted on the charge of conspiracy to murder Bev- erley White and their cases also are set for this term. Order Is Maintained. Although the best of order is being kept here by the state troops and special deputies, the White and Balley- Lee clans present somewhat the ap- Pnnncn of wrestlers preparing to leap at one another. The Whites have le the Rock Castle Hotel head- quarters for their adherents, while the Balleys and Lees are putting up at boarding house. On the street o seldom sees a member of one opposin; clan on the same side with members of the other. ‘When ocourt hour approached this morning, according to officials, there was no indication of a continuance of the case. FILES DIVORCE SUIT. Alleging misconddot, Leslie V. Irwin, employe of the Navy Department, to- day filed suit in the Distriot Supreme Court for an absolute divorce from Mrs, Margaret Irwin. They wers mar- ried at Fall River, Mass., Ooctober 14, 1916, and have one child, the bili states. Attorneys Réymond Neudeok- er and Leo Simenton represent the plaintiff. 3 v Left to right: Charles B. Sornborger, appointment clerk of the Department of Justice; Assistant Attorney General Holland and Willlam J. Burns, who succeeds William J. Flynn. President Harding Gets Plans For Careof U.S. Graves Abroad Lieut. Col. C. C. Pierce, chief of the graves registration service, and Maj. George Gibbs, jr., landscape architect. The plans were approved by the fine arts commission June 9, and will be presented to the Secretary of War for his approval. The members of the commission, the report said, “found that the ex- isting cemeteries were _excellentl cared for, being neat, orderly and we kept. In every respect they compared favorably with the French and British cemeteries. Even in the case of the small cemeteries and of isolated graves there was evidence of respect- ful and reverend care. There wWas no instance of neglect.” Original Graves Seattered. Originally bodies of American sol- jdiers were scattered in about 2,400 { different cemeteries in France. After | the armistice the bodies were gathered |up and concentrated in about 1,000 cemeteries, and the work of concen- tration has gone steadily on unitl now there are few small cemeteries left. The report further says: “Our cemeteries are located in the regions where our troops were en- | gaged. They occupy sections of the i battlefields over whech our men fought bravely and successfully. They mark historic _spots, dear to the American heart. They will be the objects of pilgrimages by our people. Therefore they should be maintained | permanently in all those places where American valor was _consplcuous. Otherwise our participation in those historic battles is in danger of being |lost_sight of both by our own suc- | ceeding generations and by our asso- ciates in the war. This is even more apt to be the case owing to the fact that, due to our entry late in the war, our losses are small when compared with the losses of France and Eng- Jand.” Pirate Pigeon Steals Engagement Ring Put on Harlem Window Sill By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 22— Pirate pigeon was added today 0 the dark lexicon of crime. Rebecca Bernstein wears her engagement ring around her neck. She plactd the shining symbol on a window sill in her Harlem apartmen fiying to the casement, picked up the ribbon and ring and inrted away A policeman climbed a fire ex- cape to the bird’s meat, found the stolen jewciry and then re. ported the deed to the station house. AL FUNDING BILL TAKEN UP N HOUSE Agreement Limits General Debate by Body on Meas- ure Four Hours. Under an agreement limiting gen- eral debate four hours, the House to- day took up the administration rail- road refunding bill, which would au- thorize the War Finance Corporation to market securities to the extent of $500,000,000, accepted by the railroad administration from carriers for ad- ditions and betterments during fed- eral control. Funds realized from the sale would be used to make final set- tlement with the railroads for the amount owed them by the govern- ment. In favorably reporting the bill the commerce committee said the dir- ector general of railroads “should be {able to finally settle all liability of the government arising out of federal control without further direct ap- propriation.” ‘The bill carries a provision that no further claims are to be permitted by carriers with whom final settle- ment has been made, and a section providing that “no payments on al- lowances shall be made to any car- rier on account of the so-called inefficiency of labor during the period of federal control.” ARREST MURDER SUSPECT Man Believed Implicated in Slay- ing of Dr. Brown. James Alfonso Frye, colored, twenty- four years of age, of 22 26th street northwest, was arrested today by De- tectives Jones and Jackson on sus- fcion of implication in the murder ast November of Dr. Robert W. Brown of 1737 11th street. Frye is sald to have confessed to the murder after being examined by headquarters detectives. Dr., Brown was found dead in his of- fice at the 11th street address on No- vember 27, 1920. He had been shot twice in the chest and once in the curate information as to the murderer, head. Detectives assigned to the case had been unable to obtain any ac- but is was learned that a ’“nt‘h col- ored man had been talking with Dr. PBrown just before the body was ais. covered PARTMENT OF]| W. J. BURNS TAKES OATH. Sworn In as Head of Federal In- vestigation Force. William J. Burns of New York was sworn in today us director of the bu- reau of investigation of the Depart- ment of Justice, succeeding Williem J. Flynn, who resigned last week. Beyond expressing his pleasure at returning to government service after an absence of fourteen years, Mr. Burns confined his remarks, upon as- | suming office, to declaring his inten- tion of getting down &t once to the big Job as head of the federal invest!- gating force. BLAME DEPRESSION ON RESERVE BOARD President of Cotton Associa- tion Charges Deflation Was Unnecessary. Attacks on the federal reserve sys- tem were remewed today before the | Joint congressional commission on | agriculture. J. S. Wannamaker of South Carolina, president of the Amer- ican Cotton Assocition, asserted that deflation of the currency and of prices had been terribly destructive to all American producing interests, that it had been wholly unnccessary, but that it had been brought about deliberately by the Federal Reserve Board. Defiation Planned in 191S. “I heard as early as 1918 that plans were being rigged to put on deflation. Mr. Wannamaker said. “This culm nated in what was called a buyer: strike in 1920. We never had a buy- trs' strike: it was buyers' panic, the result of unceasing propaganda sent out to make people afraid of prices, to spread the fear that prices were to go_lower.” “By whom was this propaganda spread?” queried Representative Funk, republican, Illinois. “I'll first take up the case of the reserve board,” continued Mr. Wanna- maker, “and Tl ask the commission to ask that board the amount paid out for publicity during the last eighteen months for correspondence and distribution of newspaper ma- terial.” Senator Harrison, democrat, Mis- sissippi, asked if the reserve board had publicity men and Mr. Wan maker replied that his impress was “that they have and that the: are well paid. Mr. Wannamaker put into evidence statements and bulletins which, he said, the reserve board issued during the last two years and which clearly showed its purpose to bring about de- clining prices. . MINERS TOWARCH N CAARLESTON Police Will Oppose Attempt to Enter City and Stage Demonstration. By the Associated Press. | n The armed men who are in camp near | Marmet, W. Va., plan to pass through | Charleston and stage a demonstration before Gov. Morgan's residence when they start their march toward Mingo | county, according to reports received | here today by J. H. Charnock, chief | of police. The police executive de- | clared that in the event the men| started for Charleston he was pre- | pared to meet them at the city line and tarn them back. Numerous robberies In the vicinity of the camp have been reported to the authorities here. According to these reports several officers have been held up and threatened with death if they remain in the region. Conflicting_reports came from Mar- met today. One was to the effect that 200 armed men were in camp while 600 others were hidden in the woods of Lens Creek hollow. Another re- port had it that many of the men had left the camp to go out and seek other recruits. —_— ALEXANDER’S ACCESSION TO THRONE ANNOUNCED BELGRADE, August 22.—A procla- i PARIS, August 21.—The condition of King Alexander of Jugoslavia, who, it was announced yesterday, was holding his own, and to be considered out of immediate danger from his re- cent attack of appendicitis, is now on the upward trend, according to the official bulletin on his illness issued to ® y. ‘The king’s condition is much im- proved,” the bulletin reads. The syndicalist newspaper, the Peuple, reiterates today its assertion that Alexander is in g0od health, but is refusing to return to Serbia to as- cend the throne. “Alexander's hesitancy to accept the crown has now grown into a decision to refuse the throne,” the newspaper says. “Two loving hearts in a cot- tage are preferable to a throne and subjects in our days,” it adds. Vienna messages of July 26 said the bethrothal of Prince Regent Alexander to Princess Sophie of Ven- dome, daughter of rince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendome and Alencon, had been announced in Belgrade dis- patches. Princess Sophle was born in 1898 at Neuilly, Franct. This announcement had been pre- ceded by numerous reports of the en- gagement of Prince Alexander, one of the latest previous rumors hav- ing been that he was engaged to Princess Mary, daughter of King George of England, but this was of: ficially denled. Alexander is in his thirty-third year. CITY’S WEEDS DISCUSSED. Commissioner Oyster Considers Clearing of Parking Space. Commissioner Oyster today took up with the office of trees and parkings the question of keeping public park- ing space throughout the city free from weeds. The Commissioner said he did not feel that the police should call upon private property owners to keep their vacant land clear unless the District also keeps the public spaces in the same condition. The Commissioner intends to confer later today with Clifford Lanham, superintendent of trees and parkings, to find out if that official has funds available to cut weeds from the park- ing spaces along sidewalks between trees. —_— D. C. DETECTIVE RECOVERS. Detective Everett L. Phillips, sani- tary officer in the police department, who_underwent a severe operation in Garfleld Hospital several weeks ago, returned to duty at police head quarters today. His condition was t the hospital, and it t one time that h His full recovery is led several CHARLESTON, W. Va., August 22.— GREEKS ANNHILATE TURKIH CAVALRY Victorious Troops Press On, Taking Many Prisoners. Decisive Battle Nears. By the Associated Press. SMYRNA, August 21.—After four days' fighting the Greeks have reach- polnts on the west bank of the Sakaria river, while the right wing, marching through the Sait des- ert, has crushed the Turkish left wing, capturing 170 officers and 4,000 men.” The Turkish here W annihilated. In the on th west bank of the strong fighting i continuing decisiv battle is expe day or so d within Movements Kept Steret. general army does not con- le to refer in any way miliary operations now in This announcement Wwas a semi-official statement is- oxplaining _the delay in al communique. sider it advi {10 the progre: in today ' {issuing an off CONSTANTINOPLE i Three columns of C {in the offensive agains {nationalists. The 8 the line of the Angora r i moving August are engaged the Turkish is followil Iway, wh% tow ra third, {its b | the s: | Turk said to be withdrawing {to be merely fighting rear guard tions { Attempt to Cut Retreat. { A smaill force of Gre pE was {landed Friday night ne ou i the Black about 160 miles east ol Constantinople, for the purpose, it s | declared, of cutting off the retreat of ithe Turks fro Adabazar toward | Boli b5 | Claim is made by the Turks tha their succ ver the Greeks in th | Sakaria river region was caused by | the retreat of the Grecks along the entire front back to Eski-Shehr. FORMER KAISER REJOICES. Wilhelm Congratulates King Cou- stantine on Greek Victories. BY GEORGE WITTE. Wircless o Star and Chicago “Though T beloved fatherland you in your victory over the Tu Thu in the old days and as one monarch addressing another, the former kaiser has writ ten to his I i -in-1 . King Con- |stantine of Greece. to congratulate Ihim on having taken the Anatolian city of Eskishehr from the people who were his allies in the war. “You must remember how greatly I personally was interested in the building of the Anatolian railroads which are now in your hands” th. BERLI jam far f i1 rejoice_with | { | {former kaiser adds. 1In another letter {to his sister, Queen Sophia. who is {now in Smyrna. he writes 2 “By nursing wounded Greek soldiers you are healing one of German wound, —_——— {UNABLE TO FIND BULLET WHICH KILLED GROCER Unparalleled Incident in Police Circles—Body of John Loco- varo Interred. TUnable to locate the bullet wh {killea Jobn Locovaro, grocer at 3 F street. nigh Coroner the body dead man's family { yesterday. verdict of the coro- ner's jury was that Locovaro wi murdered by an unidentified indiv dual. It is stated in police circles that the case under tion prob- ably is the first case of its k.nd jin this city. Never before has there {beep a case of murdtr indoors by | shooting in which the bullet was not found. _The night Locovaro was killed in his store, the police were told, the ort of the pistol shot was dis- tinctly heard. urzeons st Emergency Hoepital viewed the body and examined it. for the bullet, tain wher saw the bullet wound They made no search however, but felt cer- would reveal i eral examinations abouts. S the body and organs failed to disclo: the bullet, were take Police and six X-ray pictury h the same result. icipate no trouble in con- victing the grocer's slayer, should he be apprehended, because of the ab- sence of the bullet. They say they have sufficient testimony to show that mation announcing accession of {a bullet caused death. King Alexander to the throne of the | TFuneral services for the <iain man aped " lwere conducted in Holy Rosary Catholic Serblans, Croats and Slovenes w Church, 3d and F stree this morn- read in the churches and publlc ing. Interment was in St. Mary's squares of this city yesterday. cemetery. — VICE PRESIDENT TO ACT. Bill in House Provides Authority if President Away Over 14 Hours. The Vice President would take over all duties of the President when the latter is away from Washington for more than fourteen hours under a bill introduced by Representative Kissel, republican, New York. In event both the President and Vice President _were out of town the Speaker of the House would assume powers of the President The bill would make it unlawful for the President at any time to absent himself from the territorial jurisdic- tion of the United States. BEER BILL DODGED. House Threats Fail to Cause Senate to Speed Action. Threats by House prohibition lead- ers to prevent a recess of Congress until the anti-beer bill had been final- ly enacted failed today to expedite action by the Senate. Senator Sterling of South Dakota. chairman of the conferees, announced that it was not his plan to call up the measure during the day. Senate lead- ers expressed doubt as to whether a vote would be reached prior to the re- cess, adding that they were proceed- ing with plans to quit work Wednes- day night for a month. _——— QUINTUPLE PARACHUTE JUMP SUCCESSFUL AS MAN DROPS 5,000 FEET ST. PAUL, M!nn., August 22.—A quintuple parachute jump—five chutes released, one after the oth- er, in_ a b5000-foot fall—was achleved yesterday for what was said to be the first time by W. B Bottenfield of Nelson, Neb. Sev- eral thousand persons witnessed the feat. Bottenfield, a former army avi- ator, was taken up by Capt. Ray Miller. He had five chutes of varying sizes fitted into a sack- like arrangement above his head and attached to his harness. After he had leaped from the plane and dropped 200 feet his first parachute opened. This he cut loose with a knife and drop- ped rapidly until hte second chute opened, which also was cut. This was repeated with two more and the fifth carried him safely to the ground.