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& PLEADSFORSHARE I oS etter From Z. W. Davis to :i Alleged Swindler Link in F Evidence. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 23.—Begging the return of “at least a little of the mil- lions—to be exact, $2.500,000"—alleged to have been obtained from him by John W. Worthington, Charles W. French and their associates, a letter from Z. W. Davis, a director of the Win- ton Automobile Company of Cleveland, forms the latest link in the evidence againdt a band of alleged swindlers now under federal indictment, federal agents said today. ‘The letter was intercepted by gov- ernment officlals. It was addressed to French at a Chicago loop hotel, ‘where a suite maintained by French was raided yesterday. Federal of- ficers said they recovered securities ;’:llc‘ll.ed at a million dollars in the Threat of Suleide. Davis’ letter of six pages, dated ‘August 5, was a plea for “others who are dependent on me for a liveli- hood.” Left without aid from those who obtained his fortune, the Cleve- land former millionaire declared h ‘would be “for to the only alterna- tive—suicide. Davis also was a former president of the Diamond Portland Cement Company and the Globe Stove Company. The letter, addressed to French, ‘Please do not take what I am writ- ing to you as a whine. I am not in the habit of crying after I have lost. It I were the only one to be con- sidered I would not care. “But there are others who are en- tl;:z dependent on me for a liveli- T It is for that reason that I am now forced to beg you to return at least a little of the millions —to be exact, $2,500,000—which associates have taken in _the last two years.” ‘Worthington, French, T. ‘Owen Evans and Alva Harshman are under indictment. Davis, also, is under in- dictment, but has protested that he ‘was made a dupe by the ringleaders. Attempted to Sell Notes. French and several others were ar- rested yesterday in a raid on a loop hotel after Adolph Kohn, one of the prisoners, attempted to sell $30,000 in notes purporting to have been issued by the Winton company and migned by Davis. A sequrities company to which he offered them became suspiclous and called in Col. John Clinnin, assistant Tnited States district attorney. Pos- ing as the firm’'s credit man, Clinnin met_Kohn and gave him a check for $28,500, took a receipt and then ar- rested the man. Later Clinnin announced that war- rants had been issued for Davis, Charles K. Strobel of Akron and several other men. “ALL NEWS,” SAYS DAVIS. Says He Doesn’t Understand Why He Is Dragged Into It. CANTON, Ohio. August 23 news to me,” said Z. W. Davis, Canton and Cleveland manufacturer, when asked today regarding notes bearing his name as president of the Winton Automobile Company of Cleveland, which were used Chicago m $30,000 in by an effort to borrow cil¥. “I cannot understand why I should ‘be dragged into this. They are twenty years subsequent with it. I have known French for years and have loaned him thousands of dollars in the past. To connect me with it is a scheme of some kind.” Davis left Canton for Cleveland early today. He divides his time between the two cities. Although he has a large residence here he seldom occupies it. He is a director in the Winton Com- pany, automobile manufacturers of Cleveland, and is president of the Dia- mond Portland Gement -Company of Middle Branch, near Canton. He also has numerous other industrial inter- ests. Davis has been rated as a mil- lionaire for years. Recemtly he sued another Canton man, a former bu: ness associate, for more than $1,000.. 000, which he claimed was due him. The case was settled out of court. e MARION CLUBMAN-GUEST OF WASHINGTON FRIENDS Harry Task, Who Helped Ma- terially in “Front Porch” Cam- paign, Lunches With President. Harry Task, who as steward and manager of the Marion Club, became a figure to be long and affectionately remembered by all of those who had contact with President Harding’s front porch campaign, is in Washing- ton today to pay his respects and re- new acquaintances. By the men and women who went to Marion last summer, and particu- larly by members . of the newspaper fraternity assigned to the fronmt porch, Harry has the reputation of having made more real friends than any other Marionite. The Marion Club became one 6f the “bright spots™ of Ohio, and by unanimous agreement Mr. Task is given the credit. It was his lot to be host to all of the “best minds” who visited Marion, to look after the comfort of many of the large delegations who made pilgrim- ages there and In general to hold in good keeping the well known hospi- tality of Marion. As an evidence of the esteem in ‘which they hold him, the newspaper men whom he had befriended in Marion entertained him at luncheon today after competing unsucessfully ‘with President Harding for the honor yesterday. Mr. Task had made a luncheon engagement with them soon after his arrival in Washington yes- terday, but when he was taken in to shake hands with the President the latter greeted him with a cordiality that exceeded his fondest hopes. "‘Vedll‘t Harry,” said B:rl Harding, “it's &ood to see you, and I want stay to Tunch with me.” T “I'm sorry,” replied Harry, “but I have promised to go with some of S Secratary cn ristian volunte oas the with the President. ' ' ite House EXPERT STAMP MAKERS TO LOSE U. S. POSITIONS Falling Off in Work at Bureau of Engraving Forces Reduction of Sixty in Number. Falling off in the work in the stamp aivision of the bureau of en- graving and printing has forced upon the officlals of that office another cut in the number of employes. to take place before September l’.e.'l'lla discharge will cover approximately sixty employes. The necessity of cutting the num- ber of empl; at the bureau is using official much concern, as they say that the people whom it will be necessary to furlough at this time are highly $killed persons, who are experts in the manufacture of stamps. Fractically all of those to be fur- Joughed are permanent residents of the District. is all that It was cxnlllnefgo that in discharges | remembered, he added, and furloughs reople who are dismissed are uudz from states and the unempleyment distributed. but in the case of th bureau employes those L "X en in{ discharged | Hercod. » Dleymens Situntiy Yh e 7] 1 Y g Bathes in Kerosene, Then Touches Match | And Dies of Burns NEW YORK, August 23— Sylvester Crockett, a negro, whe set fire to his clothing in Tomba_ prison yesterday after saturating It with Kkeroseme died today. He had beem sen- tenced to Sing Sing for five years {or assauiting a policeman. Betore touching the match, he Bathed his face and head in the ofl and tied a handkerchief tightly about his throat. act occurred fn & room uwed to house prisomers about to be fingerprinted. The keroseme was left in the Toom to remove biacking uwed ia the process. Two other prisomers rafsed the alarm by shouting and beating on the door, but the mnegro was hor- ribly burmed before the flames were extingulshed, He was to have been seat to Sing Simg prison to begin a five-year term for beating a patrolman. HALF MILLION NEW MEMBERS DESIRED A. F. of L. Would Increase Present Status of 4,500,- 000 to 5,000,000. National organization campaign plans to boost the membership of the American Federation of Labor from its present status of approximately 4,500,000 to 5,000,000 were announced today at federation headquarters.’ Labor day, September 5, which will be celebrated by organized labor throughout the country on a wider scale this year than ever before, ac- cording to the announcement, will mark the start of the campaign. Ten thousand organizers, virtually the same corps of workers who dis- tributed non-partisan labor propa- ganda to all sections of the country during the primaries and presidential campaigns last fall, will be called into service. The same plan will be followed which was in force during last vear's campaigns. Washington Seat of Drive. A Washington headquarters will be established from which the strings to all parts of the country will be han- dled by officials. The entire country will receive attention from organised labor on a pro rata scale—the organ- izers and volunteer workers being ap- portioned with a view to handling an equally proportionate amount of ‘work. The organization work, It was an- nounced, will include both augment- ing and strengthening present organ- izations in varlous states and inau- Gurating and placing on foot new union movements in unorganized ter- Titory. Expenditures, if the same plan as last November's is followed, will be held down to a minimum. The bulk of the work will devolve upon unpaid volunteer organizers and officials of varfous local, state and national or- ganizations. President Samuel Gompers will tour the country, taking in all of the larger cities. He will keep in per- sonal touch with the organization work and make the campaign the primary issue of the federation dur- Ing the fall. Gompers te Start in Baltimere. He will start in Baltimore on Labor day. when he will speak at River View Park. Here, it is expected, he will sound the keynote for the ad- vance In organizing work. On the same day, Secretary Frank Morrison will speak in Louisville, Ky. where he will be the guest of honor at a banquet to be given on the evening of September 4. by Typographical Union, No. 10. of Louisville. Mary- land miners, at Frostburg, Md. will be addressed on Labor day by James Lord, president of the mining depart- ment of the federation. Plans to have the entire Maryland mining dis- trict join in the Frostburg celebr: tion have been completed. In Boston the campaign will be in- augurated by a parade with the building trades and metal trades pledged solidly as backers. Distinctive floats repre- senting, telephone operators, motion picture and .stage hands, the actors Equity Society and Women Municipal Employes will be in the line of march according to the announcement. Fifteen thousand will be In line ac- cording to reports to the American Federation of Labor headquarters. Throughout the country, it is re- ported, similar celebrations will staged. One of the initial events ‘of the campalgn also will be an ad- dress by President Gompers on Sep- .tember 15, when he will speak at {the annual convention of the Amal- ! gamated Association of Street and i Eletric Railway Employes in Atlan- ta, Ga. Twenty-nine years ago on September 15, President Gompers called to order in the same city the meeting at which this organization was formed. MANY FETES PLANNED FOR FOREIGN ENVOYS State Department Pushes Request for $20,000 for Disarmament Entertainment. Extensive plans are being made by the State Department for the entertain- ment of the representatives of foreign governments at the conference on lim- itation of armament, according to the testimony of Henry P. Fletcher, under- secretary of state, befors the House appropriations committee. Army and Navy automobiles are to be used prin- cipally for the carriage of the foreign guests, but Congress has been asked to appropriate $2,000 for gasoline and | ‘ninor repairs. ‘The series of dinners, luncheons and receptions which Undersecretary Fletcher is arranging, is as follows: One banquet, 400 people, ladies invited, to cost $4,500; one luncheon, 200 people, $1,500; one luncheon, 400 people, ladies invited, $2,500; two receptions, one of which “will be a congressional rece tion, $5,000. Undersecretary Fletcher told the committes that he belleved this item of $20,000 for entertainment of the guests from other nations was very small. —_— OPPOSED TO ALCOHOL. Declared One of First “Obstacles Hindering World Pacification.” By the Associated Press. LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August 33. —President Schulthess of Switze; land, opening the anti-alcoholic con- gress’ here yesterday, declared alco- hol was in the first rank of “obstacles hindering world _pacification.” He painted a despondent picture of Eu- rope’s economic situation, saying it was due greatly to aicoholism. Dr. R. Hercod, one of the Swiss dele- gates and secretary of the interna- tiona] temperance bureau, addressing the American delegation especially, said that the congress was not essel ti lllr for prohibition but for mo eration. He considered that Presi- dent Schulthess had expected the views of the minority. It should be that the Swiss m _other bureaus| government had a monopoly on aleo- hol, and that the budget was being mreatly aided by it. The Americans did not agree with the views of Dr. 3 P~ | sai MOORISH ATTACKS INCREASE IN FORCE Heavy Losses—Spanish: Offensive Believed Near. By the Amociated Press. * MELILLA, August 23.— Moorish tribesmen are Increasing thelr attacks upon the outer zone of the Spanish de- fenses of this city, but have been re- pulsed with losses. The enemy is using cannon in operations against the Span- ish trenches. Officers of the Spanish army have be- gun preparatfons for a punitive expedi- tion against the tribesmen. Spanish Offensive Nears. By the Associated Press. MADRID, August 23.—The new Span- ish offensive against the Tebellious Rif tribesmen is expected to begin before the rainy season sets in, according to the latest dispatches from Melilla. It is understood Gen. Berenguer, the Spanish high commissioner, considers the men and material at his disposal and en route sufficlent for the pur- Ppose. It is stated that the number of the Moors who began the recent attack which resulted so disastrously to the Spaniards was not more than 20,000 men, instead of 30,000 as previously estimated. This number is declared to be rapidly decreasing, and the tribes- men in the field are now computed to number not more than 12,000. Reports that France had sent Spain a note warning her to restrict her of- fensive operations against Moroccan tribesmen to the Melilla gone are offi- clally denied here. The rumovs fol- lowed the arrival in Madrid of Count Quinones de Leon, Spanish ambassa- dor to France. It is declared the ambassador's pur- pose in visiting this city was to con- sult King Alfonso and the cabinet re- garding certain phases of the Sileslan problem. Moor Attacks Denfed. Reports appearing in some foreign newspapers to the effect that the Rif tribesmen made a violent mass attack on the Spaniards, at Sheshuan, western Spanish Morocco, are char- acterized as incorrect in a semi-of- ficial statement received here from Melilla. Messegaes from Penon de Velez de la Gomera. an island off the Mediter- ranean coast to the east of Sheshuan, contradict reports that the Spanish garrison has been forced by enemy fire to evacuate Penon de Velez de la Gomera. The Tangier correspondent of the London Times was quoted on Sun- day last, as reporting to his paper that the Spanish garrison was evac- uating Penon de Valez de la Gomera owing to the presence of considerable forces of Rif tribesmen on the neigh- boring mainland. He also reported that persistent rumors of fighting in the Sheshuan district were in circu- lation. A special Tangier_ dispatch to the Havas agency of Paris. on Saturday last, reported Sheshuan had been taken by Djebala tribesmen. RECRUITING RAISES ISSUE. Enlisting Spanish in New York Prohibited by Law. Recruiting by Spanish officials New York for Moroccan service, it was Pointed out here, raises the question of the status of Morocco, already com- plicated by several treaties dating from the Algeciras conference of a decade ago and by Spanish and French verritorial claims. Moreover, it raises the gquestion, it was said, of whether the Spanish armed expedition is to be sent merely against rebels in the Span- ish sphere or further against the sul- tan himself. Ofictals Interested. Reports of the recruiting were re- ceived with interest by officials here, but no indication was given of the attitude the American government will take toward it. Recruiting by a friend- ly foreign power here for military: service against another friendly power is expressly prohibited by law, and jduring the world war, before, the United States was a belligerent, neu- trality in this respect was strictly in- forced. In this case, however, the situation is more complex, for although: the United States recognized Morocch as an independent state ' several years ago, an American minister has® not been sent there for many years. ‘There is consular representation, however, but on the other hand, Mo- rocco has no,representation in this country. For this latter reason, if for no other, it is understood that no representations have been made the State Department against the ré- cruiting. Situation Confused. e Reported Repuised With, CLERGY TAKE HAND in { Keown, another ot IN IRISH PROBLEM TO HASTEN PEACE (Continued from First Page.) WANT 107H STREET TRAFFIC TWO-WAY ‘I Merchants Petition Commis- sioners for Removal of Present Restrictions. A delegation of downtown mer- chants today filed with the Commis- sioners & petition asking that the one-way traffic restriction on 10th street between K and G streets north- ‘west be removed. Some time ago 10th street was made & one-way thoroughfare for south- bound trafic only between Pennsyl- vania avenue and K street. After a trial, however, the order was modi- fied to apply only between K and G streets. Nearly Fifty Siguers. The petitioners told the city heads today that-there s just as much re: son for reopening 10th street be tween K and G streets as there was for removing the restriction from G street to the Avenue. The petition is signed by approximately ffty busi- ness men, and reads as follows: “We, the subscribing property own- ors and tenants on 10th street, Wash- ington, D. C., located north of G street PACIFIC / POINT (From the New York Herald.) U. S. WARNS PANAMA AGAINST HOSTILITY IN COTO TERRITORY _(Continued from First Page.) | acclaimed wherever they go. So much attention as is given them, however, &eems to be falling upon the principal chiefs, and much of the time of such men as Michael Collins, commande in-chief of the Irish republican arm: John J. Walsh, popularly known as the “jail breaker”; Austin Stack, min- ister for home affairs in the dail cab- inet, and others of the leaders is taken up with efforts to escape the hero worship. They enter the Mansion House by back doors, and seldom venture into the limelight without a companion with whom they can share the cheers of the crowd. Michael Collins, dining alone last night in a public restau- rant, plainly showed the effects of his long hiding in the hills. He was nervous and appeared instinctively to eye closely any strangers who ap- proached. “Walsh, however, is of an entirely different type—a huge who seems never to lose his nerv ways cool and contained. John J. Mc- the Sinn Fein heroes, is similar to Walsh in physique and just about as self-pos- gessed. Mention Cardinal With Note. Only the inner circles of the Sinn Feln and few Dublin people thus far have knowledge of the visit of Mgr. Mulhern to Mr. de Valera, but among those aware of it—aside from the few who may be assumed to have definite knowledge—animated discus- sion was still in progress today as the Bource of Mgr. Mulhern’s message. Notwithstanding that it had béen de- clared in some quarters that Cardi- nal Logue had not sent the messen- ger, it was pointed out by others that Mgr. Mulhern would be the natural messenger for Cardinal Logue, as his seat as Bishop of Dromore at Newry is only fifteen miles from Carlingford, where Cardinal Logue is staying. Should the cardinal, it was argued, receive a message for transmission or decide it was time himself to take a step toward peace, he would, in ordinary course, select the nearest +bishop to act as intermediary. Insure Newspaper Against Riots. Insurance underwriters of Dublin yes- terday asked and were pald three pounds sterling per hundred pounds to insure the plant of a Dublin newspaper in sympathy with the Sinn Fein against riot ‘or other civil tommotion for three months. This is five times as much as would be paid ordinarily, and is taken here to show how divided is the best local opinion on the question of & re- newal of strife in Ireland. One of the underwriters of the insur- ance is the proprietor of another The confused situation, it was re- i newspaper which has leanings similar to called, was reflected a few days ago | that of the newspaper insured. in an interpellation in the house of commons concerning similar recruit- ing in London for Moroccan service, the government stating that it had found it necessary to “investigate” the situation before taking action. Just how far the American govern- ment may go, in case the status of Morocco is definitely determined,|dicting that the dail elreann’s without protests being lodged againgt|to Premie: Spanish activity here was not indi- | given will> express cated, although it is believed that if | voice of the assembly, U. S. AGITATORS SCORED. Dublin Writer Brands Them as an “Anti-Peace Influence.” LONDON, August 23.—While pre- reply. Lloyd George when: it is' the unanimous the Daily a clear breach of neutrality is estab- | Mail's Dublin correspondent says that lished federal agents will take prompt | “diversities of opinion now exist and action. CAMP EUSTIS RETAINED BY VOTE IN THE SENATE Chairman Wadsworth Says Heavy Artillery Range Was Much Desired. | sign, that it is upon these diversities and the men who cause them the whole situation turns.” Rl The correspondent adds thit one “anti-peace influence” is constituted by “certain transatlantic agitators, who oontrol much money and who are professional anglophobes.” It is generally anticipated, he =said, that there will be grave and stormy ses- sions of the dail eireann until the ir- reconcilables are ‘overborne. An entirely new and very favorable in the opinion of the corre- is the moderate view of spondent, Retention of Camp Eustis, “Va., by |the provincial Irish press, which, the War Department as an artiliery | though seldom quoted, is very indica- center was approved by the Senate tive of the prevalent feeling. yesterday in passing a House resolu- tion urged by Senator Waxsworth, chairman of the military affairs com- mittee. This measure now goes to the President for his approval. Chairman Wadsworth explained that the War Department wants to MORE RIOTING IN BELFAST. Bomb Throwing Followed by Sharp Rifle Firing in Streets. BELFAST, August 23.—Sunday use Camp Eustis as a heavy artillery | night's bomb throwing in Tyrone range and for the sto: rage terial. In explaining the unanizhou) 85| street was followed up in the same agresment of both House and Senate |area by sharp.rifie and tevolver fir- committees after a personal tion of the camp, Senator Wadsworth d: . “It is one of the smaller of the can- tonments. It was built to house but two brigades of troops and was used for the training of heavy artillery forces. There is stationed there to- the United States owns. It is a tre- mendous amount of material. “There are twenty-three miles o ballasted railroad track upon the property. There are huge etore- houses of a permanent character in which ammunition is stored. . The troops which are there are trained in the use of this heavy tillery. In fact, that is the onl: in the oountry where a sufficient length can a sum ran day all the railroad artillery which |the curfew time. be ou.;n:x for | here, on Sprin; thin the willingness of the | Mrs. ngress to appropriatée or the {';‘“’ abllity of the Treasury to pay, for inspec- | ing last night. ‘A hand grenade was also used, but failed to explode. The street lamps had been extinguished to prevent detection of the partici-. pants in the firing. 3 The disturbances continued during Belfast is the only part of Ireland where the curfew is now in operation. —_— DWELLING IS BURNED. HERNDON, Va., August 23 (Spe- rallway ar-|cial).—Fire, originating from a defec- olace tive flue, destroyed the residence street, belonging to Sarah Cole of Washington and fed by Mrs. Horn as a board- ouse. 6 engine and fire fighters were uickly on the ground following the the flames had gained such training stand- | tents of the dwelling, mo‘n of the furniture being saved. The Southern Methodist Church adjoining and a barn on the Ho! ace were in dan- ger _several times, but the continued o last meeting of the Citizen: &t} it was decided < a question could not have been more; patriotic nor more exactive. It pre- sented notes which were thoroughly studled, well supported by documents and excellently argued. It has fallen to our lot that the decision of the| mediator accepted by our government | was agalnst us. Are we to consider on that account that the United States is our enemy and that she has at-| tempted in some manner or other to; decide the controversy against us without having sufficient grounds for such action? “This seems to us ridiculously absurd. The United States has been, and is, a most loyal friend of our na- tion, and her diplomats have tried to obtain a just solution of our affairs. Why, then, are we to think that the powerful northern nation looks upon us with disfavor? From any point of view it would have been better for the United States to have given us the decision in the boundary dispute. | The contested Lelt of land, if under | our jurisdiction, would have consti- | tuted a better guarantee for the Washington government than it Jrould if placed under control of Costa ica. “In _our opinion, the United States has proceeded in this case with a point of view which is believed to be critical mo- been spoken, {Just. We have reached ment. The last word h prayer your petitioners. The early but we should not permit ourseives ! congiderati to proceed passionately. Let us i:?:my w‘:‘ oL this petition will be i think of the future of the country be- fore everything. Above all let us not compromise that future by an act of madness.” MANY APPLICANTS FIND NO POSITIONS VACANT Those Seeking Appointments in Ad- | vance of Certification or Transter Diminish in Number. The number of persons seeking po- sitions in the government depart- ments in advance of certification or transfer through the Civil Service Commission has been materially re- duced within the past month, gov- srnment officials said today. Heavy cuts in personnel in some of the gov- ernment departments let out hun- { 1|{dreds of employes, who, while they were on the civil service register, had to wait their turn to find places open to them. Wishing:to find work as soon as possible, many of them made the rounds of government offices each day, asking chlef clerks of de- partments or bureaus if there was an; opening which they could fill About 2 month and a half ago there were hundreds of these applicants seeking jobs in the government. During the past month their number has been reduced very terially, unt{l now there are few "@pplicants for posts golng directly to depart- ment officials. Some of the clerks have left the city, satisfied there is no {immediate prospect of findir work in the government, officlals sai today, while others are content to await their turn on the civil service register. ‘There is no lack of openings for seientific or technical workers, it was said at the Civil Service Commission, and the services of trained stenogra- phers always are in demand. On the other hand, the mass of the employes who were let out up to June 30, 1921, were clerks, not skilled in any par- ticular line. There are many of this class on the register of the Civil Serv- ice Commission who must await their }ur:d‘to be placed when an opening is ou: . MURDERER KILLS SELF. |interrupted travel on 10th street is and south of K street. northwest, re- Shectfully petition that the privilege of two-w traffic on sald street be- tween G street and K street be re- stored. Only Somthbound Traflic. ‘“Unti} within a few months 10th strest northwest has been a two-way traffic street its entire length. An or- der was made by your board limiting traffic on 10th street between K street and Pennsylvahia avenue to south- bound traffic only. This order was ::bl!nuenlly modified to admit of |ate. -way traffic from Pennsylvania avenue to F street, and was again amended extending ' two-way traffic from Pennsylvania avenue to G street. is & two-way street its entire length except from G street to K street, and it is be€ween these points that your pe- titioners pray that two-way service be | restored, subject to such parking re- strictions as may be found necessary. ‘‘While 10th street is counted as a somewhat narrow street, the fact re- mains that 8th street on the east and 11th etreet on the west have car lines, 80 the available space for un- greater than either of the ai. parallel streets upon which two-way traMo is authorized. This accounts for ‘the large trafic which formerly found 10th etreet the safer and more expeditious line of travel. Nearly Fifty Sigmers. “And it seems to us that whatever Wwas sald in support of reopening 10th street for two-way traffic from Pennaylvania avenue to G street applies with additional re-opening of street to K st north-bound both of which have double car tracks. If, on the other hand. two- Wwhy traffic were authorized, bevond G street a direct northern route would be open, or if east or west turns were Jesired, it would not be necessary to make them on an over- crowded car street; Sth and 11th streets have always had heavy traffic, on account of the many large busi- ness houses thereon, and the, practi- cal effect of switching north-bound traffic from 10th street at G street is to throw an additional burden on the already heavily taxed capacity of 9th street and 1ith street. The mere observation of this daily condition Dresents, we believe, an unanswer- ment in support of the joining 10th street from G reet, for the reason that trafic on 10th street STEPHAN URGES MILITARY UNITY Head of D. C. National Gualrd| Addresses Reserve Corps Officers at Camp Meade. Special Dispateh to The Star. CAMP MEADE, M4, August 23.— ‘Wholehearted co-operation between the National Guard apd the organized reserve of the country was predicted by Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, com- manding the District of Columbia Na-| tional Guard, in an address here this morning before officers of the reserve corps. tertained some doubt,'himself, as to whether the military and reserve or-| ganization would co-operate, but since visiting the camp here he is convinced that the new reserve urganization will be helpful rather than detrimental to the new Army reorganization plan. I trust that the state of unpre- paredness which was so prevalent in the United States at the outbreak of the world war will never be dupli- ua:ad. nng]n :rlll nott.h if the young officers will put eve ing the: v iato this cemp.” e Praiees Oficers at Camp. Gen. Stephan complimented the offi- cers In e of the camp, and said that Camp Meade was the premier camp of Uncle 8am's training stations for reserve officers, and that because of this more was expected of them than from camps located in other Army areas, - hington boys attending th - fan military training C&I'r'n‘p‘ h:red:l:s spending today firing on the 200-yard rifie range. A half dozen or more stu- dents registered six bull of a possible ten the first on the range. exceptionally good e This s wn:ld 1ship they ‘marksmani is expected that at least one-thire d 1t of als the compan; en. Stephan stated that he en- | .’R" th3 ft‘ .lnuflla;’.?t' g ST y will receive bronze med: for being expert as n and sharp- shooters. When the boys arose this morning at 4:30 o'clock a light frost covered the ground. Extra blankets were in great demand after midnight. Machine Gun Demonstration. Yesterday afternoon Regular Army men gave & demonstration in machine- &un firing, the throwing of offensive and defensive hand grenades and also rifie grenades. Demonstrations were also given with Stokes mortars. The considerable enjoyment out of & battle between two baby tanks Man Who Shot Wife and lomrl nad boys got and another tank of the enemy. The machine guns, while the other munition was u by all three tanks. the rifie range tomorrow morn- Firing Im yard Commits Suicide. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 23.— Sylvester Lukarnek, twenty-five, sought for the murder last Sunday night of his wife and the probable fatal shooting of John Lansle, a roomer in the Lukarnek home, shot and killed himself in a farmhouse at Hiram, near here, early today, when cornered in an upstairs room by a police detail from Cleveland. The suicide followed a half-hour battle, in which Lukarnek tried to kill the police officers. Returning the fire, the officers finally drove Lukar- nek into a room {n the rear of the house. Before they could break down the door they heard a shot. On en- tering they nd the man had sent his last bullet into his brain. INCREASE IN REVENUE. Insurance Licenss Fees, $37.- 576.68 Over Last Year. ‘The revenue received by the District supérintendent of insurance ‘during the last fiscal year in the form of license fees from Insurance com- panies was $27,576.6¢ in excess of the amount collected during the pre- ceding year. r representing the Camp Meade forces l'llnuk‘- of the Meade forces were armed tank fired & one-pounder. Live am- 3d Battalion will return to ing and remain until late in the after- Wwill be on the 300 and ranges. HIGHTOWER DROPS ALIBI. — noon. District Attorney Gains Admissions ~Willlam A. hto Ccharg: ith raer Of Hov. PAtFIck K. g:-'un. lest, was closeted for an night with Dis- in Swart. admis- but the district at- g0 into detail as to " trict Attorn Hightower Ma’o numerous alf last ey Frankl! Bwart sal Sorney deciined ts ‘The net r-nfluan o!‘ the insurance their naturs. ‘Hightower "virtually has atandoned B CLEATteA thAY B Ba besh’ mis n_abou! automobile it ridis an ‘w.l{: Doris lllrlu;‘n the night of Au- from his home and held for ransom. “ REDWOOD, CITY, Calif., August 33.| 3! gust 2; whes Father Heslin wastakerr| IS FEELING SO “BULLY” HE CAN’T CHECK UP ON SHORT MEASURE WINE George M. Robérts, superintend- ent of weights and measures, was in such fine physical condition to- day that he found it impossible to check up on_ the suspicion of a ‘woman that she had received short measure from a druggist ‘who filled a doctor's prescription for & quantity of wine. ~ The superintendent’s rule in in< vestigating a dealer against whom complaint has been filed, is to make a purchase of the article in question to see if full measure is given. ‘There is only one way, however, that wine can be procured from :Idrugglnx—on a doctor’s prescrip- on. And a doctor only is permitted to prescribe the stimulant when he believes the health of the patient requires it. Mr. Roberts’ conscience told him he was feeling perfectly well, and #o he was helpless to carry out the inquiry. SHIPBOARDBILL GETSSENATESO.K. Measure Carries $48,500- 000—No Restrictions Upon Salaries to Be Paid. ! ’ The Shipping Board deficiency appro- priation bill, carrying $48,500,000 for use {by the board this year, and with the !elimination of all restrictions as to ; what salaries might be paid officers and jcounsel, was passed today by the Sen- ‘The vote on passage of the measure was G0 to 16. It now goes to confer- ence, and leaders hope to obtain its final enactment prior to the month's As the situation now stands 10th street { recess tentatively set to begin tomor- | {row night. ‘Turns Down Trammeil Amendment. Senator Trammell, democrat, Flor- ida, proposed an amendment which would require the Shipping Board to submit semi-annually to the President for transmission to Congress & list of clerks and other employes, with their salaries. Senator Curtis, republican, Kansas, in the chair, held the amend- ment out of order, and was sustained on appeal by the Senate. The bill as | passed also contains an appropriation { for $200,000 for the disarmament con- cultural Department to enforce the packers’ regulating law. Agrees on Provisions. After a continuous tession of more {than twelve hours, during which Presi- ident Harding’s course in recently ad- | jdressing the Senate on soldier bonus |legislation was vigorousiy debated, the force to the ;Senate reached an agreement last night | Portant questions before the worl }on_all provisions of the shipping board ideficleficy bill carrying $48,500,000. | Early in the day the Senate eliminated ngested F or G street. an amendment to limit salaries paid to | {officials of the board and last night, on {virtually straight party votes, it re- {fected three separate amendments of- {fered by Senator Trammell, democrat, | Florida, designed to prevent employ- |ment by the board of a lawver recently |connected with firms having claims |agminst the hoard. {_Senator La Follette, republican, Wiscon- {sin referred to the resolution introduced jin the House by Representative Cock: ran, democrat, New York, criticising the | President for addressing one branch of | Congress on pending legislation. Borah Makes Charge. Senator Lodge, the republican lead- jer, called attention to the “peace with- {out victory” speech of former Presi- {dent Wilson to the Senate prior to { American entranie into the war and his address on the suffrage amend- ment later. It would be a mad day {for the republic, the Massachusetts | senator said, when any one of the three branches of the government could not confer with another. Declaring it was not necessary “either to criticize or eulogize Mr. ! Harding.” Senator Borah, republican, |1daho, said that on the question of { the bonus. “we surrendered our judg- ment to his dictation.” If the Presi- dent wanted a precedent, there were | plenty, he declared, adding that this did not change the situation. Mr. La Follette assailed the Presi- { dent for what he described ax execu- tive interference with the legisiative ibranch of the government. He as- serted that the President was brought into the debate to prevent passage of the bill, and that his action was with- out authority under the Constitution. Criticlsm at Appearamce. “It were well if that black page in the Senate’s history could be destroyed {and forever forgotten.” Mr. La Fol- {lette declared. “It was remarkable {that alarm should seize the Presi- {dent's mind when the soldiers’ bonus i®ill was pending. and appear at the Senate to rescue the nation's finances {from utter destruction.” Mr. Lodge declared he saw “no rea- son for debarring the President” from { Congress, and Senator Knox, repub- lican, Pennsylvania, interjected: “And I see no reason why Congress should be debarred from the White House, as has occurred in ‘the past eight years.” Asserting that he never had heard “such a violent denunciation-of Wil- son” as had been directed at Mr. Harding, Senator Kellogg, republican, Minnesota. said he was unable to un. derstand the reason for it. Mr. Borah explained that he was in full accord with the President on the bonus question, but that his criticism was aimed at the appearance of & President, whether Mr. Wilson or Mr. Harding. “] am unable to find anything like it prior to the Wilson administra- tion,” he said. 1 know of no more pitiable spectacie ever presented to the people than that of the Senate in throwing down | the bonus bill after it had been re- rted and the President hed come Bere to oppose 1t. Made Solemn Pledge. “The republican party had made a solemn pledge for enactment of bonus ! legislation. There was mot an item in the President's message that was not before us. We had made the bill the unfinished business and had given the assurance it would be pushed and passed. It would have been passed if it had been put to a vote.- *“While I think the President was right on his attitude on the bonus, the moment he left this chamber the bill was as dead as Jullus Caesar. Now what becomes of the gre legislative body in the world?" By a vote of 32 to 24 the Senate rejected an amendment to the de- ficiency bill which provided- that no officer employed by the Shipping Board in any capacity should re- celve & snhryu;lceedln' lll,% 2 The . limitation, . Pro = ator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, was designed to prevent use of any part of the $45,500.000 carried in the bill for the board in payment of sal- arfes of heads of departments and lawyers engaged by Chairman Las- ker. ‘As passed by the House, the meas- urs stipulated that not more than three officers should be paid more than X annually, this was stricken out by the Senate appropria- tions committee which reported the bilL it has been stated that there is no politics in this Shipping Bo-.td‘ uestion,” Senator Borah,. “but Sere will be n vast amount of it six months hence. The administration will be responsible then when we get into the opg neu:*und ul'( 'tor 1;; lection to ngre: ‘Thes: ..I”..r ..nnnot be defended anywhere. ‘. BEER PRICE LOWERED. i CTORIA, B. C., August 23.—The prx\l'lnuu\ n&:or control board announced t the price of Ueer woula be sainced Grom ¥4 & gosen quarts to $8.50, from 40 cen! a single ‘quart ‘to 30 cents 1t learned [SENATORS MAY G0 1 TOMINGO DISTRICT - |Probe Report Likely to Await ference. and of $200,000 for the Agri-; *With all due respect, | Return, According to Chairman Kenyon. Chairman Kenyon of the Senate labor subcommittee investigating the situation in the Mingo coal flelds said today that the committes probably would visit West Virginia soon to conduct inquiries now thought neces- sary to develop information mneeficd before preparing fts report. ARMED FORCES GROW. 700 Join Men Encamped in Coal Region Near Marmet. CHARLESTON, W. Va., August 23.— Seven hundred men from the Paint Creek coal flelds joimed the armed forces encamped at Marmet, near here. according to Sheriff Walker of Kena- wha county. The total number of those who said they were prépared to march on Mingo county as a protest against martial law in force there i< estimated mow at 2,000, the sherift said. The men themselves said they i were 2,500 strong. Chief of Police Charnock has re- cefved numerous reports that & crowd iof men, variously estimated at from 1300 to 500, had left the camp and jstarted for Charleston, but had turned | ba The chief said that the men H | | 1 not cross the Kanawha into Charleston, for a plan had been evolved by authorities to pre tou {march into the city “at all cost | “Mother” Jones, labor organizer. has arrived here from Mingo. She said that she would visit the Marmet camp tomorrow and “talk 1o the miners.” Although no_definite plans have been announced by the force 1o the proposed march, it was under- stood that some action would be taken, probably, when & certain num- ber was reached. SESSIONS IN PUBLIC FOR DISARMAMENT HIT SNAG IN SENATE (Continued from First Page.) i i invited here to participate in the con- ference.” Senator Lodge told the Senate he |objected to the proposal that five nations sending representatives to { Washington “in the -utmost good faith to discuss two of the most im- should be met on arrival with & Sen- ate resolution anticipating any action { they might take regarding conference procedure. “The framers of the Constitution had made secret treaties impossible, Sena- itor Lodge said, by requiring Senate {action. But when it came to pro- j cedure by which treaties are negoti- {ated, Senator Lodge said, “we enter a { more difficult ground.” | Censored in Paris. { “President Wilson, who had great i capacity for making new phrases,” isaid the republican leader, “used the | expression open covenants openly {arrived at and gave the impression | that everything in Paris would be {done on the sidewalks. When he | reached Paris he found, of course, he {had to deal with thirty powers, which jreferred tertain questions to com- mittee, Including the big four, which got down, 1 think, to the big three. Whether President - Wilson was justly criticised, the fact is that the press was censored and American news was not allowed in Paris, nor was_Paris news permitted to come freely here. After the treaty was made, even then we were not allow- ed to knew what had happened. We were refused information until the queetion of Yap arose, about a year later, and then Mr. Wilson sent cer- tain notes and records of certain meetings to the Senate foreign rela- tions committee.” Senator Lodge declared that it had {been the invariable practice of legi lative bodies to frame important a propriation and other measures be- hind closed doors. Calls System Impossible. “T do not believe that any one will go to the disarmament conference repre- senting the President who would not favor the largest publicity competible with public interest. but to say that we shall never meet behind closed doors or that one delegate shall mot talk pw- vately to another CORCerning our prob- lems, is, Of course, Proposing & system we all know to be fmpossible and im- practicable,” the semator said. “We have got to draw the line Bomewhers' and procedure of the conference can- not be -determined by a resolution ‘ef . this character, tacked on as an ameni {ment to an appropriation bill.” - Characterizing the Versailles treaty as “the greatest menace to the world today,” Senator Borah declared the first step toward its negotiation was secrecy. “Could the deal of Shantung have been put over except behind closed doors?”’ Senator Borah asked. “Wood- row Wilson went to Europe with a code and a new set of principles, but one by one they were discarded, and instead of an American treaty we got' a European treaty grounded on im- perialism.” PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY. U. S. Gathering Information as | Guide at Disarmament Conference. While the formal exchange of diplos matic notes of invitation and u:um.t e tinues to hold the center o % tawe, 80 far as Actual surface de- velopments in preparation for the dls- mation to gu table. the con e cials maintain s tons relative to this p flence repi~ have tional probleme are to hat internal ;e considered conference. Meetings are within the scope of the taking place almost tween Secretary of Btate ldi'u:?;neu?e ‘who will head the Amerl delegation, end President Harding, while Senator Lodge. the only other American representative named to date, has been called into conterence troquently. ation of -Army intelli- gefi': Pas rd under the ‘direction of taken for grant chief of staff, adviser at th officer whose qualifi as an important Advlurk:r Gen. ed he will occupy. as the role of military conference. Another cations suit him n military H. Bliss, ce. i oy f of oper: f:!lvee been chosen as adviser to the American delegates. Rear Admiral Benson, retired, chief of naval oper- ations during the war and mow =2 member e Shipping Board, may be his chief assistant. PSS STEREE—— SHIPS GROUND IN STORM. By the Asseciated n-: : .Bsserl. the French ln B B, Sy Gt on = uf‘:mr ‘worst 1 * 23.—Two er Cordillere Glau o