Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1921, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1921—PART I. RUSSIA IS FACING VITAL PROBLEM Task of Conserving Product- ive Resources Greater Than That of Feeding Hungry. By the Associated Press. NOSCOW. August tussia’s problem appears to be vastly great- er than the task of feeding the mil- lions in the famine-stricken districts of the country. It would seem to he. rather, a guestion of conserving the productive resources of this district, which has in the past been known as “the granary of Europe.” This was the view taken of the sit- uation ye by Leo Kameneff head of the Russian famine commis- lu. S.-GERMAN BUSINESS l New Type Mail Plane To Cross Continent In 30 Hours, is Claim MINEOLA, N. Y., August 27— hours, begnn from here to Chicage late yes- terday, and was reported have Innded at Bellfonte. Pa., two hours and five minutes after taking off. The plane is ®aid to have twice the carrying capacity of the older types, without additional operating coxt., P WILL RESUME AT ONCE ate begins consideration of the con- vention. Count Ernest von Reventlow, chief editorial writer on the staff of the Deusch o Zeitung, makes a sion, who outlined the work 1o be done | virglent attuck upon. the treaty, and to relief workers here calls upon the nationalists to refuse “Gamble on Hope? of Outsde Ald|to support it ratification. He de “In the face of the famine dil clare United States rendere he said. “the only tLing the Russian|France estimaple service” in ar- xovernment can do is to gamble on the | T4NE the _treaty, and also hope of outside aid and fake the win- | charges Chancellor Wirth with a “lack ter store of food grain from all farm-0f dignity” in failing to reject the ers throughout Russia and use it as seed for this fall's sowing. The only way to save Russia from impending American” demands. “Wait-and-See” Attit: The nationalistic press, aside from disaster is to take grain from thelgreeting the circumstance that a state bungry and give it to the starvini The amount of grain needed seeding the 17.500.000 acres to be sown this fall approximated 270.000 tons. of which Russia could furnish only 162,000, M. Kamenefl said. Thix area ix about the s as was planted in this country in 1920, but is enly hall the pre-war acreage. Date of Planting Important. “Although seed must be planted by September 15. if there is to be a crop at all next season.’ he continued, “it is obvious that even then the problem will be unsolved. There must be farmers to harvest the grain and they must be able to remain where there is grain to be harvested. This they cannot do without food. “At the rate of about twelve ounces of bread daily to a person, Russia will require 1.250.- 000 tons of grain to cover the ten months from the 1st of October to the next harvest. Of this amount TRussia can furnish only about 25 per cent, which will leave a shortage of about 945,000 tons. “If we do gamble on the hope of outside aid and use up the food sup- ply for seed. the famine may slaugh- ter during the coming winter not only i those now suffering from hunger, but aiso those whose grain must be taken seeding. o en ‘some 250 shiploads of 5,000 tons each this whole problem can be solved, and that is our problem in a nutsheil.” Question of Transportation. In reply to a query as to the ability of the soviet government to transport grain to the famine districts, if it was available, M. Kameneft said: “We have plenty of box cars, but are without locomotives, so we can do little to move supplies.” 2 “The former Russian government.” he continued, “ordered some 300 loco- motives in the United States, and we believe most of them still are there. We have tried to secure them, but nave been unsuccessful. If these could ‘e obtained it would solve half the “oblem. Of course that is business, .ot charity. We are immensely grate- ul for America’s generous offer of \Ip for our starving children, but for regeneration of Russia, we expect pay our way. Our handicap hither- has been that we could not buy.” EW PHASE IN RUSS RELIEF. Tnternational Conference to Discuss Co-Ordination of Measures. The situation regarding Russian developed a new problem yes- with calling of an interna- conference on the subject to in Parfs, presumably with a to co-ordinating relief meas- ol vas. The State Department, in response urgent requests from abroad, has gnated Walter L. Brown, who -cotiated the rellef agreement at liga, to attend the conference and ake a complete survey of European suinion as it develops there. Whether i will be empowered to participate he proceedings has not been re- aled, but it was learned he is un- covtaking the missign with the ap- proval of Secretary Hoover, who as head of the relief movement has ‘onsistently opposed proposals to make an international pool of all Russian relief facilities. Information as to the purposes or the scope of the conference could not Ve obtained at the State Department. 3¢ was assumed, however, that the in- ations were issued by France, and that all the European nations inter- sted in the Russian situation will be represented. There has been no in- dication that the meeting will delay American relief work. The United States has insisted since the negotiations over sending of sup- plies into Russia began that whatever relief work is undertaken by this country should be exelusively under American tontrol. It is said that Sec- retary Hoover and his advisers still hold to that view, but it is pointed out that this government scarcely could refuse to confer on the subject when urged to do so by the European powers. —_— SENATOR FRANCE BACK; FAVORS RUSSIAN TRADE Declares He Is Firmiy Convinced TU. S. Should Reopen Full Relations. NEW YORK, August 27.—Senator France of Maryland, who returned y terday on the steamship Rotterdam after visiting Russia, said he was firmly con vinced that this country should opes trade and diplomatic relations with Rus- e declared that there was little com- munism in Russia, the ‘‘oustructive party.” of which Lenin Is the head. hav- ing forced the abandonment of extreme Marxian theories and restored sound capitalistic_policies. As to trade the senator said the United States should not be alarmed over a relationship “which obviously holds no terrora for Great Britaln and Germany." He predicted that the inauguration of famine relief in Russia by Americans would be followed by the sending of a trade delegation under United States government auspices. Another passenger on the Rotterdam was Marguerite E. Harrison of Balti- more, who went into Russia as a news- paper correspondent, and was imprison- ed by the bolsheviki. MADE HANDBOOK, CHARGE Charged with making a handbook on the races, Percy Rowe, twenty-nine years old, was arrested in a room on the econd floor of 1402 I street by Detec- “tives Messer and Sweeney of C missioner James F. Oyster's “flying squadron” and Policeman Fowler of the first precinct. Rowe, who resides in Chastelton apartments, was the only occupant of the room when the detectives and po- liceman reached there. Members of the police force, it is charged, had made bets on the races with marked money, and the money is alleged to have been found when the raid was made. ‘Taken to police headquarters and searched, the police found the defand- ant had $2,508 in his possession. 3ond in t sum of $3,000 was given for Rowe's appearance. GIVEN INSPECTION DUTY. Lieut. Commander Herbert K. Fenn, at Ejl.aburch. Pa., has been ordered to ectady, N. %, for inspection dut® st the general elctric plant. » | treaties. the T o? peace has been restored between tor | the "United States and Germany, ves- terday accorded the treaty signed here only a lukewarm reception. Its comments were severely restricted to a “walt-and-see” attitude. Comparins the Versailles and Berlin eblatt, the liberal or- zn, airives at the conclusion that the later docuirent does not represent a dictated peace, but is the result of negotiations carried on by contracting parties enjoyinz equal rights. “The new instrument,” says ‘this newspaper, “breathes the spirit of sober-minded, calml¥ calculating busi- ness men, who chiefly were concerned about the practical side of the inter- ests involved. This spirit §s the best guarantee for the speedy cementing of friendly relations.” - . Vorwaerts, the socfalist organ, be- lieves the negotiations just concluded reveal an Am n unerstanding for Germany’s physical and psychical needs, and that they were carried on in a spiiit of reconciliation and ac- commodation. SATISFACTORY TO rrancE. Foreign Office Finds Treaty Assures Friendly Relations With U. S. PARI" August 27.—Premier Briand has read a virtually complete text of peace between the United States and Germany, and the French foreign office considers that nothing in the treaty should disturb France or af- fect her position, it is announced here. The foreign office believes Ger- many will have no reason to believe, as a result of the signature of the treaty, that the United States will be other than friendly to France. 1S, HAY HITHORAW TROOPS ON RHINE Ratification of Peace Treaty May Be Signal for Official Action Here. Intimations are given in high offi- cial quarters that withdrawal of the American troops from. the Rhine will be seriously considered as soon as the peace treaty signed in Berlin has | been ratified by the Senate and the German reichstag. Under the new treaty Germany agrees to perpetuate the promise she made in the treaty of Versailles to pay the expenses of occupation. but there is no_direct mention of the subject which it is understood could be interpreted as in any way affect- ing the present situation or binding the United States either to remain or withdraw. The Versailles agreement fixed fif- teen years as the maximum' period of ‘occupation. So far as is known, there was no consideration of the subject in the negotiations leading up to the present treaty, and officials take the view here tnat tne decision lies wholly with this government. It is_suggested that maintenance of the forces of occupation might im- pose such a financial burden on Ger- many as to delay materially her pay- ment of reparation. Latest available figures ‘place the number_of American troops in the army of occupation at 14,000, whose cost of maintenance is nearly a mil- lion a month. Only a small part of the maintenance bill has been met by the German government thus far, upward of $250,000,000 being due to the United States on account of the occupation. SECRETARY HUGHES SAYS PANAMA CASE IS CLOSED U. S. Has Acted in the Controversy in Sincerest Friendship, He Says: Secretary Hughes, in a note to Luis Garay. the forelgn, minisier of Panama. in reply to a formal protest lodged against the decision of the American government in the Panama-Costa Rica boundary controversy, declares that he is “unable to find that any of the state- ments made by. your excellency require further comment frum me.” He says that the American govern- ment “has fully considered all the m- | the father of Dr. Joseph Rogers, 1400 questions in the controversy, but has found no escape from the conclusion that the governments of Panama and Costa_ Rica aro bound by the arbitral award.” “It is my earnest hope’ the note concludes, “that the government and people of Panama will realize that the government of the United States has acted in this matter in the most sincere friendship, animated solely by the desire to do complete justice and with the pro- found conviction that the surest safe- guard of independence and territorial integrity lies in the faithful observance of international obligations.” — SAMUEL E. ROGERS DIES. 3ol make in ‘behalf of the' Britisn accumbs at!empire’ to convey 'to the United Veteran of Civil War Suce States, in a British man-of-war, Age of 77. Word has been received here of the death in Hamilton, Va., yester- day of Samuel E. Rogers at the age of seventy-seven. Mr. Rogers was M street northwest, and S H. Rogers, of the Wilkins-Rogers Milling Com- pany of this city. Samuel E. Rogers was a veteran of the civil war and for many years owned milling interests in Loudoun county. He was a vice president and director o the Farmers and Mer- chants’ National Bank of Hamilton and prominent in Masonic circles in Loudoun county. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daugh- ters. ‘Funeral services will be conducted from the home in Hamliiton tomor- row afternoon. \ —_— LEAVES NAVY AIR STATION. Lieut. Commander Harold M. Eddy, Naval Civil Engineer Corps, has been detached from duty at the naval air station, Lakehurst, N. J., and ordered to his home on walting orders. | | | | I SEARCH FOR BODIES IN ZR-2 CONTINUES Hunt in Wreckage Fails to Reveal More Dead—Raise Additional Debris. By the Associated Press. HULL. England, August 27.—Further search among the wreckage of the wrecked dirigible ZR-2 had fatled to re- veal more bodies up to the middie of the forenoon today. The wreckers who have been engaged in the task are con- tinuing thelr operations, however, in an effort to ralse more of the debris, in which it is hoped some additional bodies of the more than two-score men Who ilost their lives in Wednesday evening's disaster will be found. again gathered around the quay today and_watched silently while the search |continued. {““The bodies of the three Americans al- |ready recovered iire bomg prepared for {transfer to the United States. but it is possible they may be retained here for u time, so that If the bodies of other Americans are recovered, as s hoped, they may be all sent home together. Ceremony at Howden. The American dead will not be taken to Howden, the Britlsh air base, It was announced today, and the big military service there planned for Wednesday will take the form of a_memorial cere- mony. 1t will be elaborately carried out, with bands and military detachments from all branches of British northern command present A message @xpressing sympathy of thie municipality and people of Hull to States and jthe relatives of the Americans who lost their lives when the ZR-2 was | distroved has been sent to George | Harvey, American ambassador to Great Britain, by T. B. Atkinson, the lord mayor. “Your excellency,” the lord mayor's letter said, “I desire on behalf of the inhabitants of this city to express to you their great sympathy in the ter- Tible loss 'of life occasioned -citizens of the United States through the c tastrophe to airship ZR-2. While mourning our own loss, we do mot forget the losses of our American a lies: These losses, too, (n many cas Are personal to many of our inhabit- ants, who, during the somewhat fengtny sojourn of your airmen ut Howden, learned to know them as friands And to respect them as brave and capable men.” Inquest on Esterly's Body. As the salvagers were continuing their work, an .ther brief chapter in the tragedy was written when the coroner's inquest on the bodies of Lieut. Marcus H. Esterly of Wash- ington, D. C.: Lieut. Charles G. Little of Newburyport, Mass., and Lieut. R. Montague of the British personnel, as opened yesterday. The session, however. was a brief one, and after the taking of some evidence, adjourn- ment was taken until October 3. The formality enabled the coroner to Is- |sue burial certificates, so_that_the bodies could be taken away. Fur- i Great crowds | {ther Inquiry is impossible at present, owing to the lack of evidence, and the fact that the most important wit- ness, Flight Lieut. A. H. Wann, is still in a hospital, where he must re- main for another fortnight. The American air force was repre- sented by Lieuts. John B. Lawrence, Joseph B. Anderson and William R. Taylor. A number of British officers were present. John H. Grout. the American consul at Hull, was present as an_observer. An interesting point, brought out rather casually, was that the airship had never been officially named ZR-2, but was still the R-38. The coroner, for the purpose of record, asked Vice Admiral A. V. Vivian of the British {air service, about this, and he re- |plied that she was the R-38, to which Lieut. Taylor, who was in the box, nodded his head. FORMAL INQUIRY STARTS. British and American 'Officers to Give Testimony. By the Associated Press. HOWDEN, England, August 27.— Formal investigation of the disaster which destroyed the dirigible ZR-2 on Wednesday afternoon and caused the deaths of more than forty of her personnel began here today. Sir Hugh Monatague Trenchard, Britieh air marshal. was in charge of the inquiry, and a number of British and American officers were present to give testimory. Plans for the investigation did not contemplate public sessions of the court, and it was believed probable that nothing would be given publica- tion until after the findings of the court had beeri communicated to the British government. The work of lifting the wreck of the ZR-2 from the Humber river at Hull continued today. Two more bodles, those of Albert L. Loftin, an American, who was acting as mechanic on board the dirigible, and Flight Sergeant A. P. Martin, British member of the crew, were recovered 1 yesterday. MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE Received From British Monarch and French President. Messages of condolences and sym- pathy for the loss of sixteen Ameri- can naval officers and enlisted men on the ZR-2 have been received at the White House from King George, Queen Alexandra, Premier Lloyd George and President Millerand, President Harding_replied to thelr majesties of Great Britain and to the French president, Secretry Hughes answering the note of the British premier. “I thank your majesty most sin- cerely for your warmly appreciated message of regret and condolence, ithe message to Kigg George said; “On the 10ss of Amerffan lives by the deplorable disaster to the ZR-2, which I assure your majesty is in ac- cord with the sincere sympathy which 1 have for your majesty and the Brit- ish people on account of the loss of British officers and men by the same disaster.” § British to Bring Dead Home. fer of the British government to con- vey the American dead to the United States on a British warship. Secretary Hughes, acknowledging the British offer said: by “The President, highly app¥ecia- tive of your sympathetic cable message of August 25, and of the friendly and gracious proffer which the remains of the Americans who lost their lives in the ZR-2 disaster, desires me to express to you his grateful thanks therefor, and to in- form_ you that the government of the United States, recognizing the friendship which induced the proffer and the common sorrow in which the two peoples are bound, will be glad to avail of it. The President would be grateful if the details of transportation could be arranged by his majesty’s appropriate officer with the naval attache of the Ameri- can embassy at London. 2 “In thus informing yoy-I am to add the assurance of the President’s deep regret at the loss of British of- ficers and men by this disaster and the expression of his sincere sym- athy with the British government and people.” GOES TO PACIFIC FLEET. Commander Thomas B. Richey, Naval Construction Corps, at the val station, New Orleans, has been detailed to duty on the staff of th commander of the destroyer force, Pacific fleet. L CHECKS DRAWN ON D. C. BANK FOUND IN MAIL CAR COUPLING Paper to Amount of $20,000 Believed Part of Mail Robbers’ Loot Dating Back to 1894.. Special Dispatch to The Star. FULTON, Mo. August 27.—Checks drawn on the Natlonal Bank of Washington, D. C., In favor of §. Cole, trustee, and signed by the Miller & Roller Company of that city for an aggregate of $20,000, were found in the coupling of a muil car that was being repaired in the shops of the Wabash railroad at Moberly. Rall officials be- lieve that this Is part of the loot secured by mall robbers in the east in 1894, the date which most of these checks bear. It is the bellcf of postal omflcials that the mail robbers took the negotiable jchecks are worthless, stated that all papers as far back 1894 have been destroyed, but clerks were et to work hunting through the Index to sce if the find in Mis- sourl clears up any old mail robbery. It was explained, however, that it will be extremely difficult to trace such an old case. z W. Wallace Nairn, cashier of the National Bank of Washington, 7th and C streets northwest, said that the as_they had elther been paid or duplicates issued and pald many years ago. There i no record, he aid, of any such claim against the account of - Miller & Roller, Life of Rural Carrier In Peril From Snake QUESTINS POWER OF RALROADBOARD Vice President of Pennsylva- nia Lines Says Workers ‘Support His Position. By the Assoclated Press, PHILADELPHIA, August 27.—The Pennsylvanla raflroad's position in re- gard to the United States Rallroad Labor Board's decislon ordering new elections of employes to represent the men in conferences with the manage- ment was defined by W. W. Atter- bury, vice president of the Pennsyl- vania, at a meeting in his offices with twenty Philadelphia and New York newspaper men. “We believe,” he sald, “the board has gone beyond its suthority—that it has extended that authority to ad- ‘What local post ties describe as the most d: tardly act ever brought to their attention was made known here when it was announced that Joseph T. McCorkle, a rural mail earrier, had discovered a rattle- snake colled in a mail box on his route mear Augusta. The Itd of the mail hox wa: fastened down mecurely a a red fiag was up, indicating there was mafl in the box. Just as the carrier was about to place his hand in.the box, the snake moved his head and was dis- covered and killed. The rattler was more than two feet long and had a half dozen rattles. Post office inspectors are in- vestigating the affair, arrests have beem made. Corkle states that he is not aware of any enemies on hix route who would attempt hix 1ife in such a manmer. WAR LAWS PUZZLE SLuff in the mail pouches and then stuff- €d the checks into the coupler in an ef- fort to hide them, and according to this weck's development were quite success- | & Koller has done business as com- ful. * None of the checks was marked ;mission merchants at 927 Loulslana puid. {avenue. Mr. Roller died about four Law ofliclals here declare that they |years ago and Mr. Miller dled last are confident that insurance companies [ May. W. J. Vernon, now manager of will find the checks valuable in clearing | the company. has been Wwith the con- up a mail robbery of many years ago. |cern since shortly after Mr. Roller's —— death. There are no old employes Surprise to Bank Officin who would remember such & loss of News of the finding of the checks wag | Cheécks drawn by the firm. Mr. Vernon a surprise to officials of the National |belleves that if these checks were Bank of Washington, to the Miller & |lost in the mails, by robbery or other- Roller Company, still doing business | Wise, they were canceled at the bank here, and to the office of the chief in- |and others issued, as he never heard spector of the Post Office Department. i of any such loss by the company. He All three of these Interested partles re- |recalls'that Mr. Miller for many years Solved thelr first news of the find from |had large dealings on consignment he Star. with a commission house in Chicago At the ofice of the chiet inspector [and thinks the checks may have been for the Post Office Departient it was in pauyment of this account. Firm Stfll in Business Here. For many years the firm of Miller | !Marrying Parsons Denounced ' By Court at Maryland Heari | whipping him within an inch of his life.” Rev. W. E. Harrison admitted that he had performed the mar- riage ceremony for Pfister and Miss Turner. He would not com- ment upon Magistrate McCallis- ter's remarks, but said that he BALTIMORE, August 27. cals and scoundrels, whose consideration what “marrying parsons” in gen- eral, and those of Ellicott City and “Ras- only Special Dispateh to The Star, | is the dollar,” was ]-:lll;u:‘n, wrlfi[cuhr. we':e would have something to say' called ¥ afternoon by about this particula Justice McCallister in the southern later on. % R Police court. He added that some Pfister and his bride were locked of them should be horsewhipped. up on their return to the The magistrate’s stutement was | upon warrants sworn out by i made during the hearing of the | girl's father, charging the girl case of No @ V. Turner, a sixteen- .year-old girl, and ‘George C. Pfis- ter, twenty-one years old, who With being incorrigible and the young man with perjury in giving the girl's age as eighteen years ministrative matters rather than those of arbitration—and we are go- ing to them frankly and in & friendly spirit to see if wa are right. Ja any event, the public must be the final Judge. Mnjority Supports Position. “Our position is supported by & ma- jority of our active employes, with representatives of whom the man- agement met Monday. We hope that the board will grant us a rehearing, as we want to take our Own em- ployes before it and try to preve the sincerity of our purposes. The Rail- road Labor Board has a very hard problem to solve and I belleve it i trying to solve that problem earnest- ly and justly. We maintained and still do maintain that the company alone has authority to deal With its own employes. 5 : “We do not object to designations on the ballots showing whether the candidates for employe representa- tives were organization men Or not. Many of them at the last election did have such designations.” Mr. Atterbury referred to addresses made by employes at a closed meet- ing held last Monday between em- ploye representatives and the man- agement, when it was pointed out by the men who voted, to those who did not that approximately 80,000 men had cast ballots and entered into agreements with the company, while about 25,000 men of the shops crafts and 15,000 of the Brotherhood of Raflway and Steamship Clerks and other organizations had not. “I do not believe the shopmen will strike, for there is 5o little for which to strike,” said Mr. Atterbury. “Cer- tainly not for wages, for they are settled by hte Raflroad Labor Board. And it working conditions are deemed unfair they can go to the same board and have them changed, so why should they strike BECAUSE OF TREATY (Ccntinued from First Page.) tions, or proclamations of the Presi- dent containing provisions contingent upon the duration or date of the ter- mination of such war, or of any pres- ent or existing emergency. “the date when the resolution becomes effective shall be construed and treated as the date of the termination of the war, of the present or existing emergency The resolution excepts from its opera- tion and effect the following acts: Title 2 of the “food control and District of Columbla rent act,”” which applies only to the District of Columbia; the trading- with-the-enemy act, the four liberty bond acts, the supplement to the second liberty bond act znd the victory liberty loan act; titles 1 and 3 of the War Fi- nance Corporation act, as amended, and the joint resolution passed January 4, 1521, directing the War Finance Corpo- ration to take certain action for the re- llef of agricultural sections of the coun- try. Esplonage Act Repealed. The resolution specifically repeals section 3 of the so-called espionage act, as amended, which is the drastic section against which there has been 80 much adverse criticism, and sub- stitutes therefor section 3 of the orig- inal act, which is much less drastic, and which is in force only “when the United States is at war.” It also re- peals section 4 of title 12 of the same act, which authorizes the Postmaster General in time of war to order mail matter addressed to persons violating the act returned. The resolution affects a great many laws passed by the Sixty-fifth Con- gress and known as “emergency leg: islation.” Laws Suspended. eloped to Ellicott City and were married there. The magistrate said: “Those wretches and scoundrels at Ellicott City and Elkton who make a practice of marrying peo- ple for the sake of a few dollars, regardless of the suitability or the ages of the contracting parties, and the conditions in each case, are responsible for more broken homes than any other factor in- volving married life. “I have a daughter sixteen years old, and if any minister were to marry her to any man without my consent, T would feel like horse- CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL Which Will Cover Seven Billion Gold Marks. PARIS, August 27.—French Minis- Jter for Liberated Regions Loucheur and German Minister of Reconstruc- tion Rathenau are negotiating an agreement at Wiesbaden by which Germany would turn over to France materials for reconstruction to the amount of seven billion gold marks. France would pay for these with her share of cash payments by “€er- many on the reparation account, but stipulation would be made that the amount to be paid by France in any one year would not exceed one bil- lion marks. The amount due upon May 1, 1926, would be carried along by Germany until 1935, and would bear interest at 5 per cent. FOUR MASKED MEN TAKE $25,000 FROM PAYMASTER New England Fuel and Transporta- tion Official Robbed Near Morgantown, W. Va. W, MORGANTOWN, Va., August 27. 1 | i ! —Four masked bandits today held up |, ‘when he obtained the license. The magistrate said that he was obliged to dismiss the girl on the ground that she was now a mar- ried woman and could not be held for incorrigibility, but he held the {:“nxfu(,:“nlt{nr the Howard coun- y oritie: ty aut s on the perjury Magistrate McCallister further said that he considers it the duty of the Maryland legislature to pass & law requiring ten days' publi- cation of marriage licenses before the ceremony, in order to prevent Just such marriages as the one involved in this case. 2 ST e e GERMANY TO GIVE FRANCE}HENHY LINCOLN JOHNSON STRICKEN BY PARALYSIS Agreement Now Being Negotiated |Colored Republican Leader Nomi- nated for Recorder of Deeds, in Serious Condition. Henry Lincoln Johnson, colored, re- publican national committeeman from Georgla, suffered a stroke of paralysis on his way downtown last Saturday night, and is stif! in a serious con- dition at his home, 1461 S street northwest, it was learned today. Mr. Johnson, who several weeks ago was nominated by President Harding o be recorder of deeds in the District of Columbia, was resting easily at his home today, according to the statement of the physician who is attending him. The republican committman suf- fered a paralysis of the right side, being attacked so suddenly that he was but able to call for help over the telephonc. He was removed to his home, where his progress toward re- covery has been favorable, it was stated today. Mr. Johnson was recorder of deeds here from 1908 to 1912, having come to Washington at the opening of President Taft's administration. He is about fifty years old, having been born at Augusta, Ga. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan law school, from which institution he was graduated in 1892, He is a member of the bar of the District. FUNERAL OF R. A. FAUST. Funeral services for Rudolph A. aust, a veteran of the world war, s The following are the principal law: suspende: 4 ‘The selective draft act of May 18, 1917, and amendments thereto, at once. Provisions in urgent deficiency appro- priation bill for militiry and naval es- tablishments on account of war ex- penses, of June 15, 1917, under head of “emergency shipping fund,” will cease after six months. Title 7 of the so-called espionage act making certain exports in time of war unlawful is suspended at once. The act of August 10, 1917, and amend- ment thereto providing for stimulating agriculture and distribution of food products, at once. The act of August 10, 1917. and amend- ments thereto for conserving the supply and_controlling the distribution of food products and fuel, known as the “Lever act.” at once. DEPUTIES REPULSE ARMED MARCHERS IN MINGO DISTRICT (Continued from First Page.) arranged for the train to bring them back to Charleston. 5 In spite of the fact that the march was halted at Madison yesterday afterncon and that Mr. Keeney said the miners would listen to his ad- vice and abandon the enterprise, dis- uieting rumors began reaching harleston at an early hour and in- creased as the day advanced. General Going Over Line. Gen. Bandhoit, to get in personal tecuch with the situation, left Gov. Morgan's office with a party of state officers to drive over the line of march. The first objective was Mar- met, where the miners congregated last’ week preparatory to taking the road to Mingo, and from there it was expected the party would cover the route over which the man had passed to Madison. While latest reports from Racine and Peytona, where the men had camped, were to the effect that they were on their way home, the officers were anxious to know that the movement was progressing with all possible speed. One report which reached United Mine Workers' headquarters here was that a large party of miners were on their way from the Winding Gulf coal county, in Raleigh county, to join the marchers. They had not been able to reach Marmet before the main body started on Thursday morning, and no word had reached them yesterday. it was stated, that the march had been abandoned. Illinols Miners There. Durng last night two men, carrying cards from the United Mine Workers® local union at Grandville, Vermillion county, Ill, appeared at district head- quarters, persons in the office stated. They said they were the “advance guard of 700 union miners” on the way | POSes: to join the men at Marmet, and that twenty-five men from their local had | The act of May 16, 1918, authorizing come with them. the President to provide housing for Police reports early today were that | war needs, at once. Chesapeake and Ohio railroad men at{ The act of May 20, 191%. authorizing South Charleston had declared lbnutltht President to co-ordinate or con- 300 men, mostly armed, had come on|solidate executive bureaus, will ter- a freight train from the west shortly {minate in six months. after midnight. They were said to The adt of July 1, 1918, providing have told yard employes they were |appropriations for war emergency miners from Ohio and Illinois going |services to be expended by the Secre- | i the “aircraft board,” at once. The act of October 6, 1917, relating to manufacture, distribution, storage and use of explosives, at once. Shipping Board Act. The act of October 6, 1917, authoriz- ing the Shipping Board to suspend the present provisions of law and permit vessels of foreign registry, and for- eign-built vessels admitted to Ameri- can registry, under the act of August 18, 1914, to engage in the coastwise trade of the United States. etc., will be terminated at the expiration of 120 days after the passage of the resolu- tion. The act authorizing the Shipping Board Emergency Fieet Corporation to acquire property, construct houses, make loans, and so forth. at once. ‘The soldiers’ and sallors’ civil rights act will terminate in six months after the passage of the resolution. Title 2 of the War Finance Corpora- tion act. which created the capital is- sues committee with authority to pass upon and determine whether it is in- compatible with the national interest that there should be sold or offered Yor sale or subscription any issue of securities in excess of $100.000, will terminate six months after the pass- age of the resolution. The act of May 10, 1918, authorizing the President to sell supplies, ma- terials, etc.. purchased for war pur- at once. Housing Regulations. ) i & to Marmet. The act of October 1, 1917, creating | ‘The President has accepted the of-' the paymaster of the New Englandwere 'held today from his home at Fuel and Transportation Company at|1020 17th street northwest, Rev, Men- Lowsville, near here and escaped with jZel of the German Lutheran Church ine toy ol Sapt MeCoy snalibayt|oECiEtag. " Heliway Wuried: at it Inigton. master Davis Richardson of the coal| The deceased is survived by his company left Fairmont early today|Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Faust, with the pay roll, amounting to $28, and two sisters, Mrs. James Berkely ! and Miss Helen Faust. 000. They left the train at Lowsville and were proceeding across country A he mins, when the bandits, who| FOUR POLICE APPOINTED. \ere riding in an automobile, robbed | Four appointments to positions on e the police force were made by the Dis.. 16Nt Yost, & party of deputies and | trict Commissioners today, leaving but A enis of the state constabulary | four vacancles in the department. Maj. et owh and Fairmont have | Gessford is confident that the remain: Sone to the scene of the robbery. ing positions will be filled the coming week. RESIDENT TO RECEIVE DEBS’ PARDON CASE DOl e A T e L G T L G R —_— APPEALS TO PRESIDENT. John L. Lewis Asks Joint Confer- ence to End Conflict. INDIANAPOLIS, August dent Harding has been message sent him by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, to call a joint conference of mine workers and operators of Mingo county, W. Va., with the view of reaching an 'agreement that would end the industrial conflict that has continued there for several months. ‘The march of miners in West Vir- ginia was declared by Mr, Lewis in kis message to the President to be Recommendations to Chief Execu- tive Will Be Made by Attorney General Daugherty. Recommendations on the pardon of Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader, now imprisoned at Atlanta, Ga., as based ion a study of the Debs case by At- torney General Daugherty, were com- pleted today for submission to Presi- deutiEs QN “a_sense of outrage"” ge" against the de. The Attorney General planned to {tectives employed by the operators. submit his ecommendations and dis- l'T;xese detectlvatu, g:e message assert- cuss the case with the President dur- (4. were men of “the lowest type and e o day. (OMolals Atithe (DenaTtal e o e e sisale Lk Il Tag a part of their dally work. ment of Justice refused to reveal the | The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency nature of the recommendations pend- fof Roanoke, Va., was named as the ing their submission to the President, |employer of the detectives, who, it and it was indicated all information | was also asserted, were practically in would be withheld until the Presi- |control of the county government in dent ‘wn prepared to announce his|Logan, Mingo, McDowell and Mercer decision. counties, W. Va. Reports have been current in The authorities expressed the opin- ion that owing to the widely circulated call for the march and the fact that Mr. Keeney’s order to go home might not reach remote sections of the min- ing country for days, it would be next week before the situation had entirely cleared. CLASH IN ILLINOIS. Eight Shot in Fight With Police at Rosiclare. ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill.. August 27. —Rosiclare, a mining village. seven miles north of here, is quiet, following a clash between police and striking miners Thursday night, in which sev- en miners and one policemen were shot. Policeman John Morgan was the only one seriously injured. He was shot three times through the body and is not expected to recove: The other injured, mostly forelgners, were brought to a local hospital. The mines, the Rosiclare and the Fairview, have been closed since last September due to labor troubles. They had been operated by non-union work- men, it was said, and an effort was made to unionize them. ‘There are 300 union miners en- camped on the outskirts of this city. PRESIDENT WELL SATISFIED. Not Prepared to Take Action on Lewis’ Request. President Harding {is today well satisfled with the situation in the mining region about Mingo, W. Va. from the government's viewpoint. ‘The Presfdent has on_hisdesk today a telegram from John L. Lewis, presi- dent of the United Mine Workers of America, asking the chief executive to call a joint conference of mine workers and operators of Mingo coun- ty, with the view of reaching an agreement that would end the indus. tary of Labor. at once. ‘The act of July 18, 1918, giving the President power to prescribe charter rates, freight rates, and to requisition vessels, etc., at once. The act of October 1918, en- couraging _ production. = conserving supply and controlling distribution of ores, metals and minerals, etc., will end two vears from the passage of the resolution. These laws are all to be found in the United States Statutes at Large, volume 40. —_— LAUNDRY THEFT CHARGED. Colored Man Chased and Arrested After Shot Is Fired. Because of the numerous reports of thefts of laundry packages from de- livery wagons, Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief of detectives, this morn- ing_had Detectives King and Walsh trail a wagon, accompanied by repre- sentatives of the company. When the wagon made a stop at Calvert street and Adams Mill road a colored man. riding a bicycle. made a stop, picked a package from the wagon, remounted and sped away. The detectives, in an automobile, started in pursuit of him and he dropped the package and dismounted when Detective King fired a shot at him. At police headqua~-ers it developed that the packas~ taken from the wagon was to .e dellvered to the family of Representative Ira C. Cop- ley of Tlinois, 2301 Wyoming avenue. The colored man gave his name as Joseph Dawson, his age as twenty. seven years and his address as 315 K street southeast. He was charged with grand larceny. Dawson denied having taken any other packages trom wagons. PAPER MILL FOR SIAM. 5, ‘The recent death of Sid Hatfleld ‘Washington for several weeks that{and his companion at Welsh, W. Va., ‘was referred to by Mr. Lewis as “the culmination of a long series of such outrages which resulted in the pr. ent outburst of indignation on the part of the West Virginia miners and their assembling in large bodies to resist such assaults.” - “In the minds of the mine workers of West Virginia,” continued the m sage, “there can be no peace so long as the Baldwin-Felts thug system is in such complete control of the machinery of law and such terrible acts go unrebuked. ‘Federal troops are not needed in West Virginia so much as the recog- nition of the rights of citizens as guaranteed by our Constitution and law, and the surrender by the Bald- win-Felts afmy of privately employ- ed gunmen to the constituted author- Mr. Daugherty would recommend a pardon for the socialist leader, but these have found no confirmation in official quarters. Suggestion was made by some of- ficials that the President might take the recommendations under oconsid- eration and withhold announcement of his decision until peace had been finally concluded with Germany. HELD FOR JURY ACTION. Jesse Dozier, colored, twenty-four years old, 711 G street southwest, who Was arrested by Detectives Jackson and Jones in connection with the fatal burning of Myrtle Wilson, 123 4% street southwest, several days ago, was held for the action of the grand jury at an inquest at the morgue yes- terday. He was committed to jail. ities of our government.” trial conflict, which has been in prog- ress for several months. ‘The President is not prepared to take any astion upon this request, at least until after he has conferred ‘with advisers. ‘The Président also was in receipt today of a long telegram from Gen. ‘Bandholts, who is on the scene, and who reported that while the situa- tion is still very tenss, actual hostili- ties have apparently ceased, for the time being at least, and many of the mine workers are leaving. Trains are being provided for thoss who :hw a disposition to return to their omes. z The President conferred today with Burean of Standards Plans One at Government’s Request. The bureau of standards has re- oently completed plans for an experi- menta] paper mill to be erected in Siam at the request of the Siamese government. The paper-making plant, which will furnish the writing and now on {ts way across the ocean to Siam and will soon be in operation. Solentists of the bureau of stand- banana tree stems and lalang grass, CPAETAMNAL S S SIS o SRS Al S el el S B el AR President seem very hopeful that open warfare would be averted. mill printing paper for the Siamese army. s ards some time ago tested rice straw, sent from Siam to be tested in making |If the Senator Sutherland, who gave him |paper, and found all these materials|ed, what direat information e had re. capable of being made into commer- from # to 361 Ma ceived from the mine region, and]cial paper, e result that the 2 both Senator Sutherland u‘i the | bureau was asked by the Siamese gov- | in ernment to draw up plans for a paper |granted ANTI-WAR ALLIANCE IS URGED BY BRYCE Viscount Strongly Indorses League of Nations as Means Toward Peace. By the Associated Press WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., August 27. Specific indorsement of the league of nations “with whatever amend- ments may be found necessary” wis made by Viscount James Bryce in his final address before the Institute of Politics today. His declaration ¢on- cernnig the league wap 25 follows: “Those for whom I venture to speak, workers who have mothing to do with our respective governments mean to persevere in supporting as the only plan yet launched w a prospective of success. W nearer to the conflagration than you are, but prairie fire spreads fasc” Viscount Bryce declared that “while we are obliged to dismiss the cor- ception of a superstate as oWiZsie the range of practical politics, stl* if the people do not by some means try to destroy war, war will destroy them.” Alliance Believed Possible. “What means,” he asked, “shall be tadopted to thix end? The old-fash- ioned system of defensive alliances among individual states is open 1o tions as is the concept Could an alliance cted, not against other states, against war itself, by providing me of avert Although Lord Bryce avoided an- swering this question in 0 many words, his substantial conclusion was that such an alliance was potentially possible. Mr. Root in his address emphasized the 'effect the war is produeing many new democracies. These democracies, he said. had much to learn, but “because people can learn the art of free sclf-government 1 be- lieve they can learn the art of inter- national peace.” Phey must become “internationally minded.” he addcd, and must learn the “limitations upon their national right: Baruch Donor. He paid high tribute to the Insti- tute of Politics as an agency for better relations between nation: Announcement _that Bernard M. Baruch of New York was the donor of the funds which made possible the holding of the Institute of Politics at Williams College was made by President Harry A. Garfield of the colicge at the closing dinner of the institute. His gift also will cover the expenses of institute sessions in 1922 and 1923. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 27.—Re- turning triumphantly from the state firemen’s convention held in Lexing- ton, the fifty Alexandria firemen. who captured the first prize for being the best-appearing uniformed company were given a big reception last night by the citizens.. Every picce of fire apparatus in the city was on parade and they were decorated with a lib- eral supply of brooms to indicate the clean sweep made by the Alexan- {drians in the contest. The parade was iled by William Desmond, chief mar shal, chairman of the fire committe lof the city council and Mavor J. M. Duncan also was in line. At the conciusion of the parade the firemen repaired to their respective engine houses, where a reception was tendered them. Leslie Hall, fifteen years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hall, giving his address as 320 Mount Vernon avenue. Portsmouth, Va., was taken in custody shortly before 1 o'clock this morning by Policemen Snellings and Cline. The lad says he left Nor- folk a week ago, where he was em- ploved. Mayor Duncan directed the police to notify his parents, as the boy says he is anxious to return home. Young Hall says he was en route to Philadelphia in search of work. John Underwood, a retirad mer- chant, died last night at his home in St. Elmo, Arlington county. His wife and several children are living. The deceased was formerly a resident of this city. The body was taken 1o Demaine’s mortuary chapel. whence his funeral will take place at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon. —_— CAPITOL HEIGHTS. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. August 27 (Special).—Capitol Heights Volun- teer Fire Company will hold a carni- val here Labor day. The proceeds will be used to equip the new fire truck with a chemical engine. Mrs. Mary F. Oliver, formerly a resi- dent of Capitol Heights, where she lived many years, died suddenly at her daughter's home in Pikesville, Md., & few days ago. Mr. and Mr ward Byron observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary by visiting their daughter, Mrs. George E. Young, in Maine. HYATTSVILLE. HYATTSVILLE, Md. August (Special Joseph T. Fritts has re signed a: member of the town coun- cil and, with his family, has moved to Bartonsville, Va. He had been = resident of Hyattsville for about thi teen years. He was elected . h council for a term of t ars in May, 1920. His successor will be named at the next meeting of the council. A republican mass meeting will be held September 1 at & pm. in the Arcade Theater on Spencer street. An invitation is extended to “those wh believe in getting on the ticket hon est, straightout. all-wool, yard-wide republicans; men who are for the party and not for self, who believe in economy in our state and count; who are opposed to gambling in any form. who are not in politics for what they get out of it. but wili do all in their power to make good laws and keep in force those we have. We have a duty to perform on primary day, Septem- ber 9, when we nominate candidates for office, and if we shirk it the re- sponsibility is on us.” BOWIE. BOWIE, Md., August 27 (Special).— The Woman's Guild_of St. George's Chapel, Glendale, Prince George's county, has been organized with these officers: President, Mrs. William H. Nes: vice president. Miss Henrietta Hall: sccretary, Mrs. Whedbee, and treasurer, Mrs. Willett. DISCUSS FrTiGHT RATES. Declares Reduction Would Not In- crease Grain Shipments. Reduction in freight rates would not increase the movement of the great volume of grain, F. B. Hough- ton, traffic manager for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, testi- fled before the Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday. Mr. Hough- ton denied charges by representatives of twenty state rallroad commissions that rates on grain and hay were un- reasonable. A. F. Cleveland, representing the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, said his road had reduced its service expenses by taking off trains as the only way to economize in operation The annual saving to each farmer proposed reductions were grant- ncl Mr. Cleveland said, would range Market fluctuation he sald, is far excess of the amount of increases a year ago by the commis-