Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1921, Page 1

IS WEATHER. Fair tonight: ' tomorrow partly cloudy; little change in temperature. ended at 2 p.m. today 0 p.m. yesterda: :45 a.m. today. ‘ull report on Puge 7. Closing New York Stocks, Page 11. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. No. 28243, IRISH PEACE REPLY IS FLAT REFUSAL OF BRITISH OFFER Willing to Negotiate Only on Principle of Consen§ of Those Governed. DE VALERA SAYS IRELAND MUST STAND BY RIGHTS ) Puts Blame for Any Further Fight- ing on Britain—London Answer Already Forwarded. Dy the Associated Press. LONDON, August 26.—Premier Lioyd Grorge, replylug today to Eamoun De Valera, in alluding to ke demwnnd for recognition of Ire- Innd ax a foreign power, says Mr. Ve Valera “Is playiag with phirases xugrest thnt the principle of ernment by the conxent of the soverned compels recosmition of that demand on owr part and that i repudiating 1t we are strain s.~ographical and hiatorical com- lerntion to juxtify a_eclaim to facendancy over the Irish race. The prime winisxter warns Mr. De Ynlera that owins to “the neflo: Ypinx takem in certnin guarters it is donzeroux to prolong the ne- s ~tiatioax. Therefore, while willing 1» make every allownnce, he eaa- nnt. he dectares, prolowk the mere «xehange of notes. but xays hVe will he Gappy to mcet Mr. De Valera »ud hix colienguex again. LONDON, August 26.—The British gc proposals ernment’s peace s but is on principle of government 1 ent of the gov- erned. Eamon de Valera says is reply to Mr. Lloyd George, the Brit- ish prime minister. The ietter propesed that Britain and_Irelnad appoint repre- sentatives with plenary powers to ne- goiiate details on this principle. \We h: rejected them willing to neg us we must defend ourseives, we shall do so,” says Mr. de Valrea’s letter. “We long to end the conflict between Great Britain and Ireland.” he adds. Full Text of Irish Reply. The letter, which bears the date o August 24. reads: “The dnticipatory judgmert 1 gave ip my reply of August 10, has-been confirmed. 1 laid the proposals of your government before the dail elreann, and by a unanimous vote, it has rejected them - “From your lettef of August 13, it was clear thut the principle we are asked to accept was that the ‘geo- graphical propinquity’ of Ireland to Great Britain imposed the condition of the subordination of Ireland rizht to Great Britain's strategic i terests, as she conceived them.. and :one of the I that the very length and persistence of the effort made in the past to com- pel Ireland’s acquiescence in a for- eign domination imposed the condi- tion of acceptance of that domina- tion now. Military Policy Doubted. “We mot believe th vour o ernment Iatended to commit itself to o princ:ple of sheer militarism, d strnciive of i morality :d fatal to th rid's peace. 1f a all nation's right to independence is forfeitsd when a more powerful neighbor covets its territory for mili- tary or other advantages, it is s a e~ 1S an end ‘o No- longer can any small tion claim the right to a separate existence. Holland and Denmark can be made subservient to Germany. Bel- m to Germany or to France, Portugal e in. “If nations that have been forcibly snnexed to an empire lose thereby - to independence there can r them no rebirth to freedom. n Ireland’s case, to speak of her ng from a partnership she has accepted or from an allegiance ch she has mot undertaken to - nder is fundamentally false, just as he claim to_subordinate her in lence to British strategy is fun- entally unjust. To neither can . as representatives of the nation, i countenance. “If our refusal to betray our na- tcn's honor and the trust that has n us is to be made an ain, we d We are as_conscious of our onsibilities to the living as we mindful of principle or of our ol ligations to the heroic dead. ‘Will Not Give Up Birthright. “We have not sought war nor do e seck war. but if war be made upon lus we must defend ourselves, and ehall do so, confident that whether lour defense be succesful or unsuc- , no body of representative Irishmen or Irishwomen will ever “We long to end the conflict be- veen Great Britain and Ireland. If your government be determined to d v. the responsibility for the con- inuance of the conflict rests upon ‘On_the basis of the broad guiding principle_ of government by the con- sent of the governed peace can be ccured—a peace that will be just nd honorable to all and fruitful of ireann is ready to appoint its rep- esentatives and, if your government ccepts the principle proposed, to in- vest them with plenary powers to eet and arrange with you for its pplication in detail. “I am, sir, “Faithfully yours, (Signed) “EAMON DE VALERA." _DE VALERA READS REPLY. DUBLIN, August 26.—The reply of samon de Valera .to Premier Lloyd ieorge sums up southern Ireland's position on an Irish settlement, which s and must remain unchanged, Mr. 1o Valera declared in addressing the »ail Eireann today after reading the ply at the public session of that ody. P The dail re-elected Mr. de Valera nd the members of the cabinet. After reading the letter to Mr. .loyd George to the Dail, Mr. de _Canmot Change Stand. “That reply sums up our position ‘Temperature for twenty-fe r hours Highest, 178, lowest, § UNITED STATES LOSES MILLION IN MONEY BY AIRSHIP DESTRUCTION The United States. government will lose a million dollars through the destruction of-the dirigible ZR-2 under terms of an agreement entered into with the British gov- ernment. The agreement. according to a statement issued today by the Navy Department, “provided that in the event of the total loss of this airship (the ZR-2), while un- der construction or during trials the two governments would joint- 1y bear the loss on an equal basis.” The United States has paid $1.- 500,000 to the British government on the contract cost of $2,000,000 for the ZR-2, the statement added. Accordingly the British govern- ment will turn back $500,000 to the United States. ERTBERGERIS SLAN SHOTS RDLE BODY sassinated While Walking Near Ofenburg, Baden. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, August 26.—Mathias Erz- berger, former vice premier and min- ister of finance, was murdered today. sojourning witk his family. His body contained twelve bullet wounds, i i were | the head._ )Juid before the dail eirmenn, which|wounded. not sought war nor dojand a ek war, but if war be made upon | Von Hirschfeld was arrested and was g ien i i | i Ii Herr Erzberger had left Bad-Gries- ibach, where he was taking the oure, | fication immediately after the Senate in company with the gemuy piez for a foot tour of the lack forest. hour later both | |men were confronted by two youths| fact. iwho separated them and then emp- | mental treaties as may be found nec- jtied revolvers into Herr Erzberger. |essary can then be negotiated through {who was killed instantly by shots in | ordinary diplomatic channel Deputy Diez also was Once Before Shot in Berlin. Mathias Erzberger. once before, was shot and wounded, January 26, 1920, as he was leaving the criminal court building in Berlin after attend- ng a hearing in a libel suit he had brought against Dr. Karl Helfferich, Great | the former German vice chancellor. His assailant gave his name as Olt- wig von Hirschfeld, a former cadet officer, twenty years old, a student, n of a Berlin bank official. quoted as saying he considered Erz- berger dangerous to the empire. The assailant fired two shots at Erzberger as the minister was entering his au- tomobile. One bullet glanced off the minister’s watch chain and another tered his shoulder, Erzberger ronsed a storm in Ger- maxy in July, 1917, more than a year beforé the armistice, by proposing a resolution in the German reichstag in favor of a peace without annexat!, and lurgl.r iamentary reform. Chan- eellor éthmann-Hollweg - declas: this formula was Dr: Heifferich subi Erzberger's pro moral -coll * of the German people. & Pt:. Views Stirred Nation. err Ersberger was for many years leader of the German center n-.{ty’ and eading figures In German public life. after Germany's defeat in the war. His peace move of 1917 had made him the storm center of attack of reactionaries, but when Germany’s military power collapsed he was made i minister without portfolio in the cabi- | i i i f | It:- ical with it now, particularly as we \aven’t got a reply from the British’ vernment. ‘Our position is unchanged. We can- ret of Prince Maximilian. As a member of the German ar- mistice delegation he conducted 'ne- gotiations with Marshal Foch and later headed the majority socialists in a movement to form a new ministry and sign the peace treaty. His atti- tude throughout the armistice négo- tiations aroused against him the in- dignation of German military authori- ties, and in June, 1919, it was reportéd that his residence had been fired upon by a Berlin mob. A plot said to have been formed by members of the offi- cers’ corps at Potsdam to assassinate him was revealed in September fol- lowing. 3 Outlined League of Nations. Born in Buttenhaus, September 20, 1875, Erzberger was the son of a poor tailor. He became a schoolmaster, ob- tained a university education, studied international law and political econ- omy, wrote several books on political and economic subjects and became a brilliant speaker and politician. He was elected to the reichstag in 1903 as member of the center (Catholie) party, as representative of small farmers and became one.of the lead- ers of a small liberal wing of that party pan-German during the early part of the war and to have éngaged actively in_spreading German propaganda. He was accused of having .recom- mended the use by German troops/of the flame thrower. Later he declaged Germany's U-boat war had failed and advocated its abandonment. Some time: prior to the armistice he pub- lished a book in which he outlined a plan for a league of nations. on Profiteers. as elected member of the national assembly from Wuert- temberg in January, 1919, and in June became vice premier and minister of finance. - In the latter office he formu- lated the vast income tax and capital levy plan, which he declared was necessary to enable Germany to pay her indemnities to the entente and to rehabilitate herself financially. It was claimed that his levy on German capital would greatly reduce the huge fortunes of German war profiteers and industrial leaders. —_————— BAN ON EXILES. BUDAPEST, August 11. — Hun- garians expelled from -plirts of old Hungary by the new states carved out of them have been. fleeing Into the new, smaller Hungary. in such num- bers that the government has issued a decree forbidding further entries for three months.. The refugees had crowded border villages and cities beyond their capacity and housing facilities have been exhausted. By the Awsociated Press. . 2 LONDON, _August _26.—George Harvey, the American ambassador, had a premonition that disaster ‘would befall the ZR-2, and was uneasy about the whole enter- prise, according {o the Dafly Mail. The newspaper says that Mr. Harvey, talking to friends, in- cluding Maj. Solbert, military at-. tdche,' and Capt. Hyatt, assistant military attache of the American qubmy. at #- country home, at N Gisteust the wholo updertak- ing: of. the R-38 (the.old name of the : dirigible), crossing the At- h Ex-German High Official As- Herr Erzberger was assassinated near Ofenburg, Baden, where he was nacceptable and | _Hle is said to have been a| PREMONITION OF AIR DISASTER - CAME TO AMBASSADOR HARVEY erin SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1921-SIXTEEN PAGES. QUICK RATIFICATION OF PEACE TREATY IN SENATE SEEN Pact Signed in Berlin Regard- ed as Giving America Full Rights. U. S. HANDS-OFF POLICY IN EUROPE REAFFIRMED !League Not Recognized—Majority of Clauses of Versailles Docu- | ment Are Upheld. Interest in the German peace treaty, signed and walting ratification by the Senate, centered today in a revival of speculation over.whether the Presi- dent would immediately issue a peace proclamation, putting into effect the declarations contained in ‘the peace resolution passed by Congress, or whether the proclamation would be held up unti} the Senate ratifies the treaty after it convenes September 21. Officlals questioned maintained the ilence which has characterized their {attitude on this question so far. For Speedy Ratification. There was every indication ‘today, ! i i however, that efforts would be made { by the administration to secure rati- !delayed reapproachment with Ger- | many might become an accomplished Such commercial and supple- title to “all the rights, privileges, indemnities, reparations or advantages specified for the United States under the unratified treaty of Versailles is {reaffirmed in the separate treaty signed yesterday at Berlin. Both by blanket declaration and spe- cific enumeration the treaty recognizes the claim of the American government to these benefits and at the same time disavows on the part of the United States any responsibility for provisions of the league of nations covenant, the Shantung settlement or the political realignments of Europe. Regarded Full Settiement. By State Department officials the treaty is conscidered a full settlement, making possible not only a resumption of diplomatic relations, but a large meas- ure of commercial intercourse as well through its reaffirmation of the economic and financial concessions of the pact of Versailles. ~ A question which remained un-| answered from any _authoritative source related to the probable dura- tion of -the American occupation of German- territo; No t-mentign the with- the irmation es treaty which permits the recent énemies of Germeny to-maintain forces on her{ border at her expense ‘flflns the pe- riod allowed for payment of repara- tions. - The text of the new treaty, made public last night at the State Depart- ment, defines with unusual brevity the responsibilitles of Germany and the rights of the United States ‘l’owlns‘ out of the war. The title of the Unite States to benefits described in detall in ten of the fifteen sections of the treaty of Versaflles are reaffirmed; it is stated that this government “shall | not be bound” by four of the fifteen sections, -and one section, that ar- raigning Emperor Wilbelm and de- manding trial of violatprs of the laws of war, is not mentioned at all. Nelther is there a specific provision holding Germany responsible for the plied by the reaffirmation of the reparations section, in whose opening clause Germany accepts responsbility “for causing all the loss and damage™ resulting from the war. Open on Reparations. ‘While claiming all the privileges to at Versailles, the United States | specifies_in the new treaty that i “is not bound to participate” in_the; Teparation commission unless 'she | shall elect to do 8o. The same pro- | vision is made regarding all other in: ternational commissions created un- der the Versailles treaty. The treaty text of abous 1,500 words | is largely devoted to a repetition of | the peace resolution, manifold provisions for preservation | of American privilege 88 recognize at_Versailles and for retention of selzed German property, are con- firmed by Germany. A more specific | recognition of all the benefits of the | Versailles treaty follows, and then | the document makes these stipula- tions as to the detailed sections of the Versailles pac Summary of Treaty. That the United States specifically shall be endowed with the Tights and privileges contained in that portion of four, which -gives to the prin- cipal. allied and associated powers joint title to the 'German overseas possessions; in part five, which re- lates to military, naval and air settle- ments, including the disarmament -of Germany under international commls sions of control; part six,. dealing with prisoners of nti’ grave: part eight, containing the reparatio: part nine, detailing financial stipulations; part ten, making eco- nomic - rearrangements; part eleven, establishing laws of aerial navig: tion for Germany; part, twelve, gov. erning German ports, waterways and railroads; part fourteen, setting forth Germany's guarantees of peace, in- cluding the right of the allies to oc- cupy the Rhine bridgeheads for a period of fifteen years, and part fif- teen, grouping together a number,of ‘miscellaneous provisions, and That the United States “shall not be bound™ by part one, which is the cove- nant of the league of nations, nor by “any action taken by the league of nations”; part two, laying down the ~(Continued on Page 2, Column Z.) lantie, especially at this time, al- though 1 am not criticising the Navy Department for buying the sLip. - Although my premonjtion is not founded on a scientific basis, I think the enterprise is hagard- ous and useless, and that it will not bafl of mue!:’dlen." il ¥ r. Harvey added, accordink 16, s ‘Daily Mail, that when he saw the ship -he uired an- invelun-. istrust of “the whole busi- id wdrried “about_ it e ey, | . m forming p.” It er_this he rec essage inif ,:‘ Dont SEE - \50 MUCH For Z~~—~AME IN THIS EPARATE \PEACE PANAMA REECTS Reichstag | reassembles, in order that the long | BOUNDARY BOARD by Mr. Taft. By the Associated Press. PANAMA, August Will Not Recognize Validity of Nominations Made Here 26.—Appoint- ment of Prof. John F. Heyford of Northwestern University and Prof. Ora Miner Leland of Cornell Univer- sity by Chlef Justice Taft of the United States Supreme Court as mem- bers of a commission to lay out the boundary between Costa Rica and Panama ts opposed by the Panaman |government. Officials here have ad- vised the State Department in Wash- ington that Panama refuses to recog- nize: the validity of the nomihations. ‘The ama, havi anded do ihg rejected wn by the late C: t that Pan- note is.5aid to fleclge it A iéf Justice ‘Whité relative to the frontier, the ar-. bittation agreément entered, fore that exist. award was made to be- oes not If it were existent, authority from Panama and Costa Rica would be necessary before Chief Justice Taft could make nominations to the com- mission, Porras. State Department officials appeare: | unperturbed today by the report tha recognize validity of the commission selected | to delimit the boundary line between : Until offi- anama gov- Panama Costa Ric: j cial natification of the Not Interfere. would not a and Panama. it is clalmed by President BOUNDARY TO BE MARKED. 'Any Action Panama May Take Will d t the ernment’s refusal to recognize the war, but such a responsibility is im- | commissioners and to appoint its rep- resentative is received no formal cog- nizance of the new situation will be taken. It was Intimated,” however, that continued Panaman opposition would not prevent the marking of the line in_accord with the White award. The provisions of the Porras-An- of the reparations section as agreed | derson treaty of one comm! she | by Costa Rica and two by the Amer- joan Chief Justice. unofficially that the United States|was statior might extend its official support to [her last vovage. action by the commission. with only | will be oner by P: e for the appointment nama, one | It was suggested Tepresentation by Costa Rica, and, if necessary, see to it that the line it .y lown is respected by Panami There has been added to the re il of whose | ord of the Panami ‘osta Rica boun- dary controversy the official protest d | of the Panama xovernment. Luis Garay, the foreign minister of Pan- ami negotl: who has been conducting the ations before the State Depart- ment, has departed for his capital upon instructions from his govern- ment and also in accord with intruc- tions filled with the department, a sharp communication, reasserting the justice of the Paraman claims: ASKS PLEDGE BE KEPT. Villa Demands Pay Promised Fol- lowers When They Surrendered. MEXICO CITY, August 26.—Francisco e raquest 1o Sovernmet sent an u officials here asking ‘that forty of his followers be the ‘eemen Thent “whem the men surrendered, id in ac r‘fll’nefl.by the nce with govern- He declared that the men had received no payments for the past =ix months, it is said in reports current here. quest Martinez, The re- was made through Gen. Enrique commanding - federal . troops in the state of Durango. and he trans- | mitted It to the war office here. Secretary of War Estrada is under- cod to. have issued orders that pay- eonts be made to Villa's men. - Today’s News in Paragraphs official suggests dispbsal of ":‘i{“:‘.‘.fl:'& liquor held by government. Comml Powerful cranes lift skeleton airship ZR-2 in search for for streeta or stree too small M 1'for fapid work. " many assassinate Tish_peace reply flat refusal of British offer. - Pag Bx-Vice Premier. the appropriation 4 toads (n the District Is r) 1fto berger of Ger- 3 E°F Page 1 Page of wrecked bodies. - Page 1 Page ilway employes ‘refect labor ‘board a.r‘\}n’m.firnln‘ ‘payment of ‘overtime .+ rates. Page “2 Soviet ‘tles for famine stri - removal‘of prejudice, icken an ag fiski-Shehr, ‘recently taken by g t by flames.’ o T government sees in U. B. acti vi- for Page 2 * | President “Harding CRANES LIFT WRECKAGE; HUNTING FOR ZR-2 VICTIMS Divers, Imperiled by Strong River Current, Decline to Take Further Chances—Offi- cial Inquiry Tomorrow Morning. By the Associated Press. HULL, England, August 26— Two bodies were recovered this afternoon from the wreck of the ZR-2. One was identified ay that of Albert L. Loftin, an American mechanic on the airship, and the other that of Flight Lieut. Rye of the British crew. HULL, England, August 26.—Work- M= Maxfield Will Bsturn Homedn mén engaged in salvaging the wreck- | About a Week. age of the ill-fated ZR-2 from the | Iy the Associated Press. turbid waters of the Humber, where it | BROUGH, fell with its human freight on Wed- | Mrs. nesady _evening, empjoyed” powerfuf cranes today to Iift the skeleton 3;‘ the airship.” 1t was believed that tims of the ZR-2 and their relatives and dependents. Co-operate fully with the American authorities and supplement their measures with such prompt and sympathetic attentions as are In keeping with the close rela- tions which have always existed be- tween the American Navy and the American Red Cross.’ AWAITS FINDING OF BODY. Yan wirman who lost his life,In ZRLA disaster, was besting Oh beave doon 25 the twisted and tANgleg] il b!s moFming in Ber Tiome i1 framework of the dirigible was raised it would be possible to recover the bodies of many of the men who died when the dreadnaught of the air col- lapsed and caught fire. The work of lifting the wreckage was a herculean task, for, in addition | ghip floated away Humber river. her small daughter waved the com- d, August 26— 3 he widew of Com- mander Louis H MasAe: tha-Sie s this little village, near Howden. but was suffering greatly from the shock and from the additional strain of knowing her husband’s body is still in the A Mrs. Maxfleld has had little -rest! since Tuesday morning, when she and mander bon voyage as the big air-| from the Howden| I of the Associated Press ted Press is exclusively entitled to republieation of all news dispatches nat otberwise credited in this the local sews published hcrein. of publication of wpecial dispatches hefels are also reserved. WORK DOWN TO MINIMUM. | Budget Director Dawes Stops I!n-' necessary “Rush” U. S. Priuting. Declaring that unnecessary rush work in the government printing office was costing approximately 000 annually, Director of Budget Dawes issued orders to the various departments today requiring rush work to be reduced to a minimum. _The “‘rush-order” evil is more se- rious and costly than is generally understood, said Gen. Dawes. It dis- turbs the orderly progress of work of the printing office and re- sults in a great deal of overtime being paid that otherwise would be unnecessary. 5 Orders for printing hereafter, ex- cept in very necessary instances, will | be executed in the order of their re- ceipt at the government print shop. To vary very frequently or widely from this order, Gen. Dawes said. means the derangement of any plans made by the mechanical superin- tendents for the economical execu- tion of the work. NEED MORE MONEY FORD.C. STREETS, Commissioners Say Present Appropriation Is Inadequate for Rapid Work. If the amount of District tax money to be spent this year for street and road work of every kind could be dis- tributed among all Washingtonians the per capita cost would amount to only $1.45. Dividing the appropriations for the police fire departments in the same manner, it would be found that the cost of police protection this year is $2.55 per inhabitant and for fire Protection $2.04 per person. The per capita share of the $4,- 317,000 which the District will con- tribute toward school appropriations this year is $9.83. It is not the purpose of the District officials to advocate a reduction in the appropriations for schools, police or fire protection. THeir only object is to show that the building of good streets and roads cannot be pushed rapidly on the amount of money now allowed for that work. Total Appropriations. The total amount appropriated this year for all street and road work is $1,049,840; for the police department, $1,923,712; for the fire department, $1,462,760, and for schools, $7,195.640. these appropriations the Dis. trict’s share of 60 per cent will be: For all street and road work, $629.- 904; for police protection, $1,164,227; for fire protection, $877,656, and for schools, $4,317,384. Commissioner Budolph, chairman of the bomrd, has recently come out in favor of a liberal policy toward street work and It is expected that the Com- missioners in framing their new budget to Congress will allow . as my the xepairs, aud ve- Another” parte; wh! ymall -pm&flnhf‘%fl- 3 portante of the w. the‘hefl ";éi,h e he cur- rent year the health appropristion is 321,040, of which the District's share of 60 per cent amounts to $132,624. This sum is equal to a per capita out- lay of 31 cents for health. Other Appropriaticas. For sewers the total appropriation is_$700,000. The. District's part is $420,000, or 97 cents per caplta. | ! | ! 1 2 ich has a Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 85,50 the | TWO CENTS. MARCHING MINERS, HEADED FOR MINGD, HALTEDBY LEADERS Union President and Secre- tary Check Invaders After 15-Mile Advance. “SUICIDE TO CONTINUE,” FATIGUED MEN ARE TOLD Marchers Determined to Press On. Difficulty Expected Before Multi- tude Is Fully Dispersed. | i BRIG. GEN. H. H. BANDHOLTZ, Who is ingestigating the Mingo situntion for the War Departms By the Associated Pres: | MADISON, W. Va., August 26.—The {advance guard of the marching min iers on their ¥ay from Marmet to Mingo as a protest against Gov. Mor- gan's martial law was turned back lby Charles F. Keeney, president of { district No. 17, United Mine Workers. and Fred Mooney, secretary, after it {had passed through Madison shorly after noon today. The advance guard of the army of miners, who are marching from Mar- met to Mingo county, arrived here about noon today. They pitched camp in a hollow near h- center and waited the coming of the ! remainder of the force, which, it was | said, was strung out along’ the road between here and Peytona, where the main body of the army had stopped for dinner. Marchers Press Om. The men, numbering some 200 or 300, had camped in a hollow hei- | for dinner and then pressed on their way toward the Logan county line. to the great welght of the aluminum | sirdrome. !lrsmewf)rk and the pendant gondolas carrying the.driving machinery, the swift current of the river had already begun to cover the immersed ruins ! with deposits of sand. Divers who. iwent down into the labyrinthine ruins yesterday found the current 8o Strong that their work was attended hy| {great danger and they finally declined to take further chances beneath the l"llel’. Fragments Carried by mre:&d ; en believed that the bodies }orr:?xf-:: O the victims of the disaster 1had been borne away by the tide or ithe river's current, ed that fragments and it WI? :’erfirl- of the dirigible’s Govering fabric had been found ten |SADNESS PERVADES HOWDEN. miles down the river from the scene o e e ity into the cause of [Lieut. Pennoyer and His Staff Con- ithe disaster wd’l begin tomorrow tinue at Their Duties. morning at Howden, where the ZR-2 joned before she started on | By the Associated Press. The United StateS| HOWDEN, England, represented by a naval at- ho will sit with the court. however, t would | Comrades of the America; eleyen years and her baby. mand return to the United States immedi- tache, Wi It seemed probable today, that the findings of the cour { the Humber. Few of them had had any rest since Collapae of Girder. was her fateful voyage. There se¢med to Dbe a general| "yjeut. Pennoyer and his staff still agreement that the accident was|were at their duties. None of them caused by the collapse of & longitudi- | had slept since they waved farewell nal girder in the middle of the dirig-{tc their comrades as the airship sailed ible, but it was expected the experts|away. would be able to determine with some | have navigated the dirigible across the degree of accuracy the reason for the | Atlantic, fell the task of meeting the tragedy when they had before them |demands occasioned by the disaster. the metal parts of the huge airship.|All day long, streams of messages It was expected that the coroner’s|from relatives of . the American air- inquest to be held today would be ad- Jmen hers poured into the airdrome from journed atter formal l{.dentmcluon of | the United States. e three bodies which were recover- ed and the issuance of permits for | AGAINST PURCHASE ABROAD. their removal. The adjournment, it was reported, would be for several weeks at least, probably to October 1, when it would reconvene for a full examination of witnesses with a view to determining the causes of the dis- aster, whether it was unavoidable, or was due to weather conditions or the carelessness or ne control of the ZR-2. Two Bodies Embalmed. i The English law does not permit embalming until after the coroner’s inquest, but, in deference to the wishes 6f the American authorities here, the bodies of Lieuts. Little and Esterly were embalmed a few hours after they were recovered. ) The coroner stated this morning he did not belleve many more bodies would be found until the wreck of the airship was raised and searched. Every effort is being made to recover bodies of the victims, and searching parties are maintaining a constant lookout on. both sides of the Humber for miles above and below Hull. John H. Grouth, American consul here, planned to accompany. repre- sentatives_of the American embassy in London ‘to the coroner's inquest. Members of the American . naval de-| tachment assigried to thé ZR-2 were o' be called upon to identify the bodies of their comrades. . CONDOLENCES BY FRANCE. Premier cnblu'nxpre’-flon of Sym- - pathy in ZB-2 Disaster. ' - PARIS, August 2 3 and, on behalf of the French gov- ernment, las cabled condolences 7 and the” Unlted States government over the ZR-¢ dis-. ter. , - AT from Navy Officials Uninclined to Re- place ZR-2 With Foreign Craft. had been given a fair trial. The ZR-2, t was said, in which collapsed Wedne: the cause of will_be left to_the British air ministry. Secretary Denby s following cable mess; Navy Department of the United St: friends of those who have been lost. CHICAGO BANKER FOUND. The residence where Mrs. Maxfield and the commander made their home is & beautiful spot near the river,| and she will remain there for a few | days at least with her daughter of | Mrs. Pennoyer, wife of Lieut. Pen-| noyer, on whom has fallen the com- | of the American airmen at Howden, is staying with Mrs. Max- field. The latter has been advised to ately, and probably will not remain here more than a week, although she | is anxious to wait until she knows the body of her husband has been found. ‘August 26— Sadness pervaded Howden yesterday as a result of the disaster to the ZR3. ades ¢ merican officers’and 4 by the result of exami- [men killed when the afrship plunged ::1}::‘::’6‘;1“3‘-“ of the framework |into the Humber went about their du- | Bf the airehip after it had been lifted | ties sunken-eved and haggard of face. | the dirigible started on Tuesday what To Lieut. Pennover, who was to | High officials of the Navy. Depart-| ment indicated today that they were gligence of those in |oPPosed to replacing the ZR-2 through 3 the purchase of a similar type ship from a foreign government, at least until American resources and talent construction of which was authorized by Congress when the purchase of the ZR-2 was approved, was to have followed in general the Zeppelin principles, which, naval ex- perts hoid,” have been thoroughly ried. British constructors departed ma- terially from the Zeppelin features, it turning out the ship Secretary Denby today said that the technical Inve;ugn{ion to determine ‘as & matter of course” has received the e from the Secretary of the British air ministry: “The_secretary of state for air and air control ‘gratefully acknowledges the message of sympathy from the of -0 -many Americans and of- fer their heartfelt condolence t> the United States Navy and relatives and . For trees and parks this year's ap- Propriation amounts to & per capita cost of 11 cents. The street lighting appropriation is $526.655. of which the District must pay $315,993, or 73 cents per person. The per capita cost of street clean- ing this-year is 58 cents; of ash col- lection, 19 cents; trash collection, cents, and garbage removal, 63 cents. URGES DISPOSAL OF SEIZED LIQUOR Prohibition- Official Suggests Steps to'Save Storage Charges. Immediate disposition of liquor seized under the national prohibition jact, on which storage charges are ! acruing, was ordered today by Pro- hibition Commissioner Haynes. Instructions were sent to. federal prohibition _directors and internal revenue collectors to request . the i i tricts to petition the courts for dis- position orders for all seized liguor, automobiles, boats or other vehicl: taken by the government for viol tion of the prohibition/laws. Weuld Destroy Adulterations. Liquor, such as moonshine, adulter- ated and low-proof liquor: having no commercial value, stroyed, Mr. Haynes said. while the higher proof and unadulterated i i mercial, but non-beverage, uses. incomplete - reports from the rious districts, Mr. Haynes said, es- timated the _total value of good liquor held by the government at about $1,000,000. To Report Amount and Value. Reports are being prepared, he | agded, ‘which would give the exact | amount and valuation of Iquor held iby the government, together with the storage charges. Efforts to speed up disposition -of !seized liquor, Mr. Haynes said, were taken in conference with the inter- nal revenue bureau and the Depart- ment of Justice. $29,600, STOLEN IN WEST, RECOVERED IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, August 26.—Detectives ued at $29,600, stolen from AacDon- ald & Co. of San Francisco by-Russell Lafayette Griffen, a twenty-one-year- old messenger, had been recovered in a bank here and in the desk which he had rented in.an office in order to start speculating’ in stocks. In confession, as given out by the police, he 8aid he had realized about $3,000 on the rest of the stolen securities and spent’it for travel and entertainment. Given sixteen pack: his emplo$ers to be tered, Griffen stole five, it was' said, and came east. He stopped at Salt Lake City and sold or two there. 7 n was Bent to the Towibs as a justice to await a hear- tective s of mall by United States attorneys in thelr dis- should - be de- | liquors should be diverted to com-; announced today that.securities val- | Keeney and Mooney, who left Charles jton early today, With the avowed in- i tention of stopping the march, reached | Madison within half an hour after the { men left. _Aftcr a brief conference with ! county officials they hurried down the jroad and overtaking the party induced |it to march back to Madison. The men camped in the courthouse yard and Kenney sald he was arranging {for automobiles to take them to the | base ball grounds, where he expected to _address them. “The men have come a long distance and are not feeling very good about this situation,” said President Keeney. “I | shall do all in my power to turn them back, and just as soon as the rest of | the men come in from the mountains il'll talk to them. It is no easy job. Estimates 10,000 Men. I “] never saw S0 many men on the march before. From Racine to Madi- son this morning there must have been 9,000 or 10,000 men. There arc |about 2,000 ex-service men among | them. Secretary Mooney said: It would ive suicide for the men to advance. ! Gen. Bandholtz seems to command the state. He summoned us—Keeney and me—at 4 o'clock this morning, and # short time later we left Charleston to stop the men Mr. Keeney, commenting on the march, said that he had heard no re- | ports of depredations by the men along the rouic. Troop movements in the middle west, it was officially stated, were only of routine consequence, having been ordered some time Ago a8 a part of the plan to bring the Army reor- ganization down to 150,000, -which necessitated a general redistribution of troops throughout that section of i | the country. Departure of 150_soldiers from Co- | lumbus, Ohio, for Camp Sherman was | sald to'be a possible outgrowth of a | movement from Columbus of troops who had received their first training at the barracks there and were be- ing aistributed to new organizations. Many organizations of the regular | establishment stationed in the middie | west have n reduced almost to | skeleton formations by reduction of personnel and discharges from the | service, and these are being restored to regular peace-time strength by re- |cruits from Columbus barracks and | other training centers. Departmental officials said the only orders they had issued with rela- tion to the West Virginia situation were those sent yesterday to Brig. {Gen. Read, commanding the 5th ! Corps area, with headquarters at Fort | Benjamin Harrison, Ind. They merely jdirected the general to have troops in readiness for immediate dispatch to West Virginia if it was found after {nvestigation that there was actual need for them and that the state was unable to restore order without federal assistance. Confer. With Prestdent. Officials said that Gen. Read prob- | ably had ordered certain local move- lments of troops in his command in order to have them in the state of ! readiness authorized in the orders sent to him yesterday. In such event, it was ll|§. the movement would be confined to the 5th Corps area and exclusive of the troubled arveas of | West Virginia. | "Acting Secretary of War Wain- | wright and Maj. Gen. Harboard, as- | sistant chief of staff, conferred today with President Harding. It is under- stood that they acquainted the Presi- dent with the latest developments in West Virginia and with the plans of the War Department. INVADERS COVER 15 MILES. Beach Peytona in Excellent Spirits ‘on 80-Mile Journey. g ‘W. Va., August 26.—The f ©f the marchl body of men (Continued-on Page 3, Column ) | i |