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WEATHER. Partly cloudy weather, ers late tonight or tomorrow tinued warm. local sho con- Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Hij 2 p.m._today: lowest, 62, a day. Full report on page 12. ighest, 86, at t 4 am. to- Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 Entered as secol No. 28,537. nd-class matter post office “Vashington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FRIDAY, JUNE 16, ki 1922 —"ORTY PAGES. [ Member of the Associated Pres: ' ‘The Associated Press is csclusively entitled to | | the use for republication of all news dispatches | | eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this | vaper and also the local news published berein, | | | dispate All rights of publication of special berein are also reserved. Yesterday’s * Net Circulation, 87,134 WO CENTS. HOLLAND BALKED € INEFFORT TOKEEP SESSIONS SECRET Van Karnebeek Shows White Flag When Police Bar Cor- respondents Again. SMALL NATIONS AGAIN SHOW DISSATISFACTION | KBesent Domination by Powers. Delegates Decide on Scheme of Russian Commission. Ry the Associated Pre: THE HAGUE, Jume 16—Foreign Minister Van Karnebeek of Holland dis- played the white flag to the newspaper men today, and the Carnegie Peace Palace, seat of the international con- Jerence on Russian al apitulated to the world’'s press without a renewal of yesterday's battle for the admission the correspondents here to report the sessions. A half-hundred correspondents from all over the world presented their press credentials at the palace gates before the 1! o'clock session today. ‘The press cannot be admitted,” was the announce- ment made by the soldiers and police- men guarding the gat This was quickly followed, however, by the ap- pearance of an emissary from the palace begging the journalists to have patience, and announcing that plans were being perfected to care for the newspaper men. | of Conference Over Night. There apparently was great anxiety lest yesterday's onslaught by the cor- respondents upon the palace, when it was sought to exclude them, be repeated today, and the press secretary of the British legation,” a former London cor- respondent, interceded with Minister van Karnebeek, who has the arrange- nents in charge. There had been long conferences | sver night regarding the attitude to| e adopied toward the press. Finally vord was sent to the newspaper men hat pressrooms were being prepared | . the palace, which would be ready | . the afternoon. Karnebeek Opens Session. Jonkheer Van Karnebeek opened this norning’s session of the conference with another address expressing the sope that the outcome of the gather- .n& would be satisfactory. M. Cattier of Belgium, spcke on the plans for the organization of the conference, which he said would probably be formed into one large cummittee or commission, with three sub-commi sions, on which the inviting powers and Holland would be represented, to- gether with five other powers to be aesignated by the conference. There were indications that the smaller powers, as had been the case at other conferences, were dissatisfled with what they regarded as the| monopolization of authority by the large powers. and the antlcipation that they would protest any plan by tFe great powers to railroad through an crganization project which would tend to shut out the lesser nations proved correct. Switzerland Their Spokesman. | Switzerland voiced the feeling that the smaller_ nations should have larger representation on the subcom- | missions, and carried through an amendment to have the membership of each commission increased to thir-| tecn, from eleven, as arranged yester- day at a private meeting of the council of the “big six.” The conference, in the ahsence of the dominating political figures who sulded the courses of the interna- Tional gatherings at Genoa and Wash- ington, seems destined to bring into the limelight another and younger group of leaders as representing the great powers, They include Sir Philip Lloyd- aeme of England, M. Benoist, France; Baron Avezzano. Italy; M. Sato, Japan: M. Cattier. Belgium, and M. Van Karnebeek, Holland, and al- ready they have begun their efforts to shape the course of the conference. Decide on Main Scheme. At their initial private meeting last night they decided upon the scheme of a main Russian commission, with three subcommissions which would give detailed study to the technical questions of credits, debts and treat- ment of private property owned by foreigne's in Russia, which must later he negotiated with the Russians. The detalls of this project were to be submitted to today's session of the conference. Each subcomn eleven members, ion will consist of uding one each i from the inviting powers. Great Brit- ain, France, Italy and Japan, together | with Holland. The remaining places on each subcommission will be filled | in accordance with the interests of the various other countries in the questions with which these bodies will deal. LITVINOFF HEADS RUSS. Delegates to Leave Monday, Krassin a Member. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, June 16.—It is announced | that Maxim Litvinoff will be chair-| man of the Russian delegation to The Hague conference. The delegation, which will leave for Holland next Monday, will include Leonid Krassin, Christian Rakovsky, the Ukrainian soviet premier; M. Krestinsky, now minister to Berlin and commissar of finance, and M. Sokolnikov, assistant commissar of filnance. They will be accompanied by eleven technical ex- perts, two of them women. By the Associated Pres BERLIN, June 16.—The independent sociallst newspaper Diefreiht features a sensational communication from “well informed source” announcing that a pan-German “putsch” is fm- pending. The writer states that the various military parades, such as the von Hindenburg celebrations, which have been going on throughout the Ger- many recently, were not merely the- atrical displaye, but serious prepara- tions for a mcaarchist which., ne says, Is to be preceded by a sort of St. Bartholomew's night, in which all persons whose names are entered on a special black list will be given a short shrift. Implicates Police. The writer declares the ministr. defense and the police are impli; in the movement. IRISH VOTERS SEEK 0 SETTLE FUTURE Wealthy Classes at Polls Ahead of Workmen in To- day’s Election. By the Assoc DUBLI of ted ted Press. June 16. ‘The voters of southern Ireland went to the polls today to elect an Irish parliament. a provided un&er the terms of the Anglo-Irish treaty. Under the recent agreement be- tween the factions favoring and op- posing the treaty a coalition panel of candidates was presented to the people apportioning representation in the parliament at approximately the same ratio as shown in past tests of strength in the dail eireann. A number of independents, ever, have entered the field how- in an effort to overturn the panel in treaty | issue, and it was on this phase of the struggle that interest mainly cen- tered as the polling began. Estimates were that at least fifteen of the independents would be success- ful, with the anti-treaty party losing ten and the pro-treatyites five seats Preperty Classes Vote Early. The property classes were. in the majority in the morning's voting and the inhabitants of the fashiona- ble squares in the southern part of Dublin, who had been expected to abstain, were out in considerable numbers. The workers are expected to poll largely in the evening and the voting time has been extended to 9 o'clock for their convenience. ‘ The belief that another general electicn will be held in the near future robbed today's polling of most of its Interest for the majority of the people. It was thought that for the greater part the southern and western counties would return the candidates listed on the coalition panel, the voters reserving the right fo cast their ballots at the next elec- tion for whomever they wish. In th torate will have an opportunity to record its sentiment on the main issue. it is believed the treaty will receive hearty indorsement. Sinn Fein Split Near. Following the election it is taken for granted that the two wings of the Sinn Fein will swing wider apart, necessitating the speedy compilation of a new register. based on adult suffrage, which will give the country a chance to express its real opinion ! on the treaty, the constitution and various domestic questions. Publication last night of the terms of the draft of the Irish constitution. | on which the new parliament must was not expected to influence the vote. The comment of the Dub- lin morning newspapers today is mostly favorable to the constitution. The Freeman's Juurnal says: The draft of the constitution de- clares that all political power in Ire- land derives from the people. Let the people prove today by the fearless conscientious and prudent exercise of thelr franchise that they are worthy that supreme power. pass, can now, at least, send L eople e P o making the constitu- to the task o ! tion men who will be truly repre- tative, men of independent mind sen: 3 acter, who will place the na- and char: | tional interest above all personal, sec- tional gr party interests.” New Constitution Honest. The Irish Independent says: the whole the new constitution democratic, conceived on statesman- like lines and with honesty and skill The framers have contrived to bring every interest into the service of the nation. “The inordinately high taxation in- flicted on our country under the Brit- “On is ish regime was due mainly to (hel cost of wars from which we derived no benefit. Our position in respect to war is now quite clear, more defi- nite, indeed, than that of any of the dominions under their constitutions. The Free State is recognized ag a na- ' tion with a distinct citizenship.” —_— ANTI-ITALIAN RIOT. MARQUIS TORRETTA MAY BE ITALIAN ENVOY HERE Reports at Hague Conference Say Ex-Foreign Minister Will Succeed Ricci. By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, June 16.—Reports re- ceived by members of the Russian con- ference hére say that Marquis Della Torretta, former foreign minister of italy, i8 likely to be appointed ambag~ sador st Washington, replacing Vitte- . rlo Rolandi Ricel, Albanian Soldiers Attack Post Of- fice—Consul Arrested. ROME, June 16.—An attack -by a party of Albanian soldiers on the Italian post office at Durazzo is re- ported in a Stefani‘Agency dispatch from that city. Windows were broken and other’damage was done, while an anti-Itallan demonstration occurred in the preschce of the Albamian au- thorities, w.<), the dispatch says, did nothing to ) ‘event it. A messageiifrom Scutarl reports that the Albanian police have arrest- ed the Italian consul and his Inter- reter, accusing m of political trigues. 5 OUP BY MONARCHISTS THREATENING GERMANY Preparations Declared Under Way for Pan- German ‘‘Putsch”—Socialists Warning Against Probable Demonstrations. coup detat, ! districts where the elec- | | Resolutions warning against prob- | able demonstrations against the re- | publie, set for June 28, were adopted | | vesterday by the directorate of the | majority socialist party, the so- cialist Vorwaerts announces, The resolutions say the nationalist | associations. with German officers and | ex-soidiers, are reported as intending to hold demonstrations throughout the country on June 28, the anniversary of the signing of the treaty of Ver- sailles. Asked to Be on Guard. These demonstrations. it is declared, | have always degenerated into mili- taristic and monarchistic displays, and on this occasion they probably will, | be exploited for the purpose of wild | agitation against the republic. The | | directorate, therefore. recommends | | that the sociallstic party be on guard | and call meetings where such are | " needed In this connection. i POLITICIANS AWAIT | - IAINE PRIMARIES |Results of Senator Hale’s Campaign Will Be Closely Watched. Maine's primaries for nominations, which will be held next Monday, will | Ibe watched with close interest by | woliticians at the National Capital. | s they draw nigh they promise to bring a decision which may be mark- | :d by some of the considerations | which attended the recent primary !fight in lowa. Senator Hale is up . | for renomination and one of his ad- | versaries, Howard Davies of Portland, | lis reported to be drawing the radical i vote to this support. i i ! However. the more formidable op- ponent I8 thought to be former Rep- | {resentative Frank E. Guernsey. His | campaign is based mainly on the con- | tention that Maine should return to | the old custom of sending senators from the eastern and the western | sections of the state. The friends of iSenator Hale are confident of his re- | nomination, but there is recognition | of the unstable condition of political thought as exemplified in Indiana, lowa and Pennsylvania, which gives i the contest a touch of the spice of | uncertainty. Noyth Dakota Primaries. North Dakota primaries will be held | June 28, and Senator McCumber is having the hardest fight of his politi- cal career. He is opposed by Gov. Frazier and Ormsby McHarg, the lat- ter well known in Washington. Late reports appear to be more favorable {to Senator McCumber than a while back. The fact that he is chairman of the great committee on finance and the leader of the soldiers’ bonus bill | movement in the Senate lends added | interest to his contest. Maryland's senatorial contest is just “ at the moment in the spotiight, al- | though the test will probably not| come befcre September S. Senator France is a candidate for rencmina- tion, and is being opposed by an im- portant faction in the republican party of his state, on the ground that he opposed In the Senate some of the party’s and the administration’s im- ! portant measures. Luncheon Causes Comment. The Maryland politicians are all| agog over an incident that occurred this week. When President Hard- i ing attended the Kay Memorial cere- monies :n Baltimore Senator France invited him to luncheon at his home, land the presence of the President | was hailed far and wide by Senator { France's friends as tangible proof that the administration was not inimical to the senator on account: of his attitude to those measures. From Baltimore come reports that | Brainard H. Warner, jr. of Rock- {ville, may enter as a candidate for the nomination against Senator | France. Mr. Warner is well known Washington and has been active in | Maryland polities for vears. An important gathering of Mary. land republican politicians is sched- uled for June 28, at Braddock Heights, |to discuss senatorfal, congressional and other nominations. It is thought that out of that meeting may come | developments of importance bearing on the senatorial situation. 'WHITE GIRL AND BOY ACCUSE TWO NEGROES ‘ Youths Sought to Entice Them Into 1 Virginia Woods—Are | { § Arrested. i RICHMOND, Va, June 16.—Two| inegro youths, arrested in Newton,, ) Va, are in the city jail and will be, igl\'en a hearing in the juvenile court! tomorrow, charged with attempting ! ito attack a nine-year-old white zirl! and her six-year-old boy companion, | while the two were picking flowers | near their home in the northern out- | !skms of the city late yesterday. i In a statement to a local newspaper today the ‘girl's father said the ne- groes, sixteen and seventeen years old, respectively, were identified by his daughter last night as the ne- groes who attempted to attack her and her little companion. According to the father, the report that the girl was dragged from her home by one of the negroes, is erroneous. The negroes, he said, asked the children to accompany them to some woods nearby, saying they could find che: ries and peaches there. The boy, he sald, started to follow, but the girl refused to do so, whereupon one of the negroes attempted to grab her hand. She ran away, acreaming, and the little boy also began to scream. At the same moment, accordi to the story the father says his daughter told him, one of the negroes struck the boy a hard blow, loosening one of his testh, v X £ | | the !a gallon, has not been decide | procity. Wi TH The Interrupted Vacation ISH OSE Which Was Supposed to Begin November 11 GAS TAX PROPOSAL DEEMED EQUITABLE Plan for Reciprocity Holds No Extra Cost for Dis- trict Autoists. Just what does Maryland expect the | District to do in order to secure com- | plete automobile reciprocity between Washington and the neighboring | state? This question has been uppermost in the minds of District motorists since the gas tax was imposed in Maryland, and tal}; of reciprocity. long desired by lofal motorists, ha: undergone a sudde’f revival. While it tonians have been'extremely anxious for reciprocity bigiween the District and Maryland thete are a great many local motorists who look with sus- pielon uporx any plan to obtain it emanating from Maryland. 4. Extra Ecpenne. A cluse study of the situation and the gas tax question as a whole tend to show that if the District motorists want it they can secure reciprocity with Maryland with no loss of dig- nity and no increased expense. The question resolves itself into this: Maryland has established a 1- cent tax on all gasoline sold in the state for automotive transportation. The state intends to operate this tax until January 1, 1924, in addition to the tag fee of 60 cents per horse- power. At that time Maryland will drop the 60 cents per horsepower tag {fee ard rely entirely on the gas tax, | which is expected to bring in approx- imately as much revenue as the tag fee. Tax Would Be Increased. So that on January 1, 1924, Mary- land will charge for the tag only the cost of making it and increase the gas tax to 2 cents per gallon. However, if it is found, after a trial, that the one-dollar tag and the two- cent tax do not bring in as much revenue as the 60-cent-per-horse- power fee did previously, the price of the tag will be increased until same amount of revenue is brought in. Maryland's proposition to the Dis- trict is this: That on January 1. 1924, the District of Columbia adopt; a gas tax, whether it be 1 or 2 cents also charge only for the cost of making the tag, which is about $1, and com- ! plete reciprocity will be granted by Maryland. Not Clearly Understood. There are a great many mot, s ¥ L | ficiency appropriation bill for the in the D‘:"‘f“ “"‘"‘ 29 l')""mi":“";“ current fiscal vear. He said today understand_ the Dlan SUbm ted ray|that he has no idea whether the | Maryland. Unti e proposition House conferees will accept the Sen- | explained many believed that Mary- land wished to have the District inaugurate a gas tax now; pay full price for the District tag; pay a per- onal tax in the District, a gas tax| !in Maryland, and a full license fee 1924, reci- in the state until January 1. when Maryland would grant This was believed to bé a scheme to help Maryland pay oft her road deficit of approximately $1,000,000. llowever, from a study of the case ! it resolves itself into a simple plan, which Congress will bé asked to adopt for the District. On January 1, 1924, if Congress asses a gas_tax for the District ashingtonians will pay $1 for their tag here, pay a gas tax here and in Maryland and be free to travel un- molested through every state in the Union without displaying any but the District tag. Cost Will Vary. For the man who uses his car a great deal the gas tax will work out so that he will be under more ex- pense than under the horse-power tag fee; the motorist who uses his car (Continued on Page 2, Column $, pi W IR AU I D —— SEVEN HUSBANDS AND ONE DIVORCE LEFT TO WOMAN WEDDED NINE TIMES By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 16.— Charging that Mrs. Dovey Clopton, now residing near Muntordville, in Hart county, Ky., has seven hus- bands, Roy Clopton of this city filed an annulment petition yes- terday in ‘the Jefferson circuit _court. , . Clopton's « petition -declared- that s e true that all Washing- | THREE SING AND PRAY ON WAY TO EXECUTION FOR CRIME OF MURDER By the Associated Press. | | COLUMBIA, 5. €, June 16— Kirby, Jesse Gappins and C. O. Fox were electrocuted at the peniten- tiary this morning shortly after 6 o'clock for the murder of William Brazell, Columbia taxi cab driver, near Leesville the night ¢f August 7 last. The trio went to singing and praying. Kirby first, and he feigned insanity and tried to get his hands from the straps. The officers told him he better take it easy, but a second time he slipped his hands from the straps. Then four guards took hold of him forcibly, the straps were made tignter than usual and the current was sent through his body, the man being deprived, because of contrary behavior, of the priv- ilege of making a last statement. Gappins went second and Fox last, the entire procedure consuming deaths went their ! i forty minutes. Fox and Gappins made last statements in which | they warned young men against ba: MENDMENT ONLY " HITCHIN'D. . BILL, The Point Now in Disagree- ment on Appropriation Measure. The House received from the Sen- ate today a corrected message show- | ing that the only disagreement be- tween the House and Senate in the District appropriation bill is over the |Senate amendment in the first sec- tion, which provides for a joint con- gressional investigation of the five- million-dollar surplus claimed by the District. The House today. on motion of Chairman Madden of the House ap- ! propriations committee, authorized a conference on the District appropria- tion bill, with Chairman Madden and Representative Cramton of Michigan replacing Representative Davis of Minnesota and Representative Evans of Nevada as republican House con- | terees. Representative Ben Johnson ! of Kentucky is the democratic House | i conferee. Chairman Madden expects the con- ference on the District bill will be held in the middle of next week, as i he is now busy drafting the final de- company and evil conduct. i ate amendment incorporating the| Jones resolution, which calls for an investigation of the fiscal affairs of the District. The Senate agreed to the confer- ence, and appointed conferees on the part of the Senate who have acted in the past, Senator Jones of Washing- ton, Senator Glass of Virginia and Senator Phipps. CALLERS FROM PARIS. IPresident Sees I'rench Chief of Staff and Financier. Gen. Gassoula, chief of staff of the French army, and Horace Finalay, di- rector of the Bank of Paris, who are making a tour of the United States, were formally presented to Presi- dent Harding today by Ambassador Jules Jusserand, Following an exchange of felicita- tions the visitors were escorted to me‘ | State Department by the French am- { bassador, where they were received | by Secretary Hughes. Later in thei day the party motored to Arlington,| where Gen Gassoula placed a floral} wreath on the grave of the unknown i | I soldier. to one of the husbands, himseif, Mrs. Clopton had been married twice, and that one of them also is the husband of her mother. It also stated that she had been married nine times and divorced but once, and added that none of the husbands is dead. The petition recites that Mrs. Clopton told Clopton that her other husbands are Chris Clichter, John Simmons, Ross Snelling, Pat Pot- : ter. Charles-Russell and Harris. CRITICS ASSAILED BY CIVIL SERVICE | Reply to Bureau of Efficiency | Report Says It Contains Inaccuracies. Declaring that the report of the bureau of efiiciency on the methods of transacting the public business by the Civil Service Commission, un- | der date of April 7. not only fails to contain constructive suggestions, but does contain many inaccuracies, the “ivil Service Commission has sub- mitted a reply to the bureau's report to the President The reply of the commission insists that it is “with no thought of con- troversy” that the commission has considered the report of the bureau. evertheless the commission in thir- ty-seven closely typew¥itten pages proceeds to pull to pieces the report. | Furthermore the commission points out that the bureau failed to submit its report on the work of the com- mission to the commission, and that it was “through the courtesy of a committee of Congress” the commis- sion has had before it a copy of this report made last April. The commis- sion suggests that if the bureau had seen fit to lay its report before it some of the inaccuracies contained in the report might have been avoided. Reply of Commission. The commission, in its reply, says: “It (the commission) had hoped that worth-while results would come from the investigation, and it ren- dered every assistance in its powe and sought most earnestly to secur helpful suggestions. In the the constant urge of putting the work through with the least delay, the commission itself felt that there was need and opportunity for improve- ment in procedure and method, and, although it knew the office was effi- cient, measured by any standard of private or public business, it was be- cause of this feeling that the com- mission was anxious to have the as sistance of the bureau of efficiency and threw wide the doors to the bu- reau of investigators. Advised by Experts. “Ever since Congress authorized the commission to expend not to exceed $2,000 annually in the employment of expert examiners outside government i service this office has had the advice and assistance, at nominal cost, of leading educators and experts in many lines of activity, involving the application of appropriate entrance tests. “These men sat with the commis- sion s emnioves and talked over prob- lems and difficulties, and immediate- 1y, or within a few days, made sug- gestions_for consideration and com- ment. rointed out objections to any pro- posal they were made the subject of debate in conference until finally a workable and feasible basis of action was reached. There was nothing mys routine | | transaction of its business and under If the commission’s employes | CARAWAY SEES DOVER AS “PIE DISPENSER” Senator Says Assistant Will “Get™ Secretary Mellon in Due Time. Declaring that Assistant Secretary Elmer Dover has been placed in the i | i i | purpose of giving out patronage, and i predicting that Mr. Dover would “get” Secretary Mellon eventually, | Senator Caraway of Arkansas, demo- | crat, on the floor of the Senate todas assailed the proposal that many em- ployes of the Treasury | | | should be ousted to give places to “deserving republicans.” He called attention to the dismissal | of twenty-eight men and women em- ployed in the bureau of printing and engraving several weeks ago, and in- | sisted that the President had acted in | that case merely to satisfy hungry job hunters. “It was said at the time that an investigation of the bureau would show great irregularities and a scandalous condition,” said Senator ! Caraway. “One of the republicans took me out ‘into the corridor and told me ithat the investigation would show [that hundreds of millions of bonds had been duplicated. Of course, every one who knew anything about the matter knew that this was not true. | The fact was that the faithful had to {have the jobs, and the President gave |no heed to the fact that these men !and women had given long and faith- Itu) service in the bureau.” i | Dover,” he continued. “Mr. Mellon | may not know this, but I say that it |is 80. Dover will drive Mr. Mellon out of the Treasury, and along with him every other efficient man.” OUSTER PETITION HELD BOOMERANG Document Listing Federal Employes as Democrats Said to Contain Errors. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Mark Hanna and Boies Penrose would |turn over in their graves if they knew what was happening in Washington to- day. Loyal republicans, faithful in the party service, are being described as “democrats” in a circular and petition signed by scores of republican members of Congress, who want President Hard- ing to uphold Assistant Secretary Elmer Dover of the Treasury Department in his efforts to make places for political followers who have gone unrewarded. The document, which has been sent to every republican member of Con- gress by the group which is interested in forcing an upheaval in the govern- ment departments, contains so many in- accuracies that it probably will prove a boomerang to its sponsors. There al- ways have been a large number of government employes thout political affiliation, who won their positions on merit under past republican and demo- cratic administrations, and who have always been looked upon as & non- partisan body of employes, rendering faithful service to whichever party was in power. Some Inaccuracies Cited. But the published list is not merely ! confined to these. It lists as democrats !men who have only recently been put {in office, as republicans, and it also em- | braces men who are no longer in the { government service. Here are a few ! typical examples contained in the docu- | ment and the facts about each. The | document says: “1. Paul Gilbert, | | | i active democratic Cox in the campaign of 1920. At pres- ent holding position of undersecretary of the Treasur. { The facts about Mr. Gilbert are {these: He is a republican brought | here during the war by Mr. Leffing- well, another republican. Mr. Gilbert is @ son of the late Seymour Gilvert, one of the most prominent republican leaders of New Jersey Another Faulty ¢ The document says further: “John Kiley, private secretary to Secretary Mellon, active democratic politician and close personal friend of Joseph Tumulty.” The facts about Mr. Kiley are: Mr. Kiley was one of the secretarial Staff of the late Mark Hanna. He camc into the Treasury Department under Secretary George B. Cortelyou, re- publican, and served republican Sec- retaries as well as democrats ever since and is no more a democratic politician than is President Harding. Appointee of Senator Penrose. The document further states “Curl A. Mapes, solicitor of internal revenue, democrat, son-in-law of ‘Wayne Johnson, from whom he in- herited the position of solicitor.” The facts about Mr. Mapes are these: Mr. Mapes Is about the same age as Wayne Johnson—in fact. he is a eation. i i { i \ it Is true, was a democrat. But Mr. Mapes was appointed as a republican, and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania i | terious about it. and these experts:was influential in getting him ap- seemed not to have any personalipointed. Mr. Mapes is a republican. pride of opinion. but were anxious!having been secretary to Senator only to secure the best results for (Townsend of Michigan. republican, the government in the work of the Civil Service Commission. Hope of Commis “This was what the hoped for_from the bureau of effici (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) TURKS HOLD AMERICAN AND GIRL 18 MONTHS Relief Workers Tell of Imprison- ment in Asia Minor and Other Abuses. By the Associated Pres CONSTANTINOPLE, June 16.—Fur. ther tales of the persecution of Amer- ican relief workers in Asia Minor by the Turks are told by J. Herbert Knapp and Bessy Bannerman Mur- doch, who have arrived here from Arabkir. Mr. Knapp, director of-the Arabkir unit of the American committee for relief in the near east, reported to American authorities that for cight- een months he and Miss Murdoch virtually were prisoners in an Ameri- can orphanage near Egin, receive American visitor: He cited further instanc deportation of Armenian: the roads 'over which they traveled while being driven from 'place to place are’ strewn with bodies. Miss Murdo commission | the office of Representative W nd were not allowed to visit the village or to ch’s bome s in Chicago who indorsed him for the place. Mr. Mapes was before that secretary to Representative Gardner of Michigan, Tepublican, and before that was in ilson of { 1llinois, another republican. The document lists Chester A. Ben- nett and Charles A. Barnard as | “democrats.” The former is a son of former Representative Bennett, a re- publican; and the latter is the son of | the former Justice Barnard of the Dis- trict Supreme Court, a republican ap- pointed by President McKinley. Indorsed by G. 0. P. Delegation. | Malcom A. Coles is listed as a dem- {ocrat. He was appointed through ! che influence of Senator Shortridge, | republican, of California, and had the | indorsement of the entire republican | delegation in Congress from Califor- Inia, including Senator Hiram John- | son Finally there is J..C. Halls, also listed in the document as democrat. He was formerly the private secre- tary of Senator Lenroot of Wiscon- sinsin, republican. These are only cases taken at ran- dom from the list of 100 officials whose removal is being asked. Of that same 100, forty-seven secured their appointments through' civil serv- jce and not through politics. There has been a movement, however, to take out of the civil service men who hold important positions, so as to make way for political appointments. Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau has vigorously o posed such a step, but the politicians in Congress are fighting him tooth a nall. and mal . (conrrigt: 20888 - | Treasury Department merely for the Department | “The President has surrendered to| Jolitician, taking tke stump for Gov.| brother-in-law of Mr. Johnson. who, ! MELLON BRANDS “PLUM PETITION" CHARGE AS FALSE Move for Dismissal of Dem- ocrats Selfish Scheme, Says Secretary. MYSTERY IN LISTING OF OFFICEHOLDERS Charge That Work Has Been Held Back by Disloyalty Given for Action. Secretary Mellon today branded as “false” the statement of a petition cir- culated among members or Congresy which bears the title “The Treasury Department—Survey of the Personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue— the Key Positions Largely Held by Officials of a Former Administration and Named and Checked From the Official Record of the Department.” Secretary Mellon said he had the statement brought to his attention i through the courtesy of Warious re- publican senators and representa | tives. ‘\ _“The statement is so false.” said jbecretar Mellon, “and for the most part so’ridiculous that in ordinary circumstances I should hesitate to take notice of it. It is, however, be- ing circulated and has been published. 80 that I think it well (o set the rec- ord straight. The statement is the product of a few selfishly ambitious employes and some discredited former employes, and is apparently being circulated in an effort to influence the administration of the affairs of the Treasury, “The affairs of .the Treasury are of too great importance to allow of in- terference to its proper conduct through the introduction of petty politics. This department, particu- larly the collection of the revenues and the handling of the public debt, must be conducted on business prin- ciples and kept free at all times from detrimental influence. _ “The administration of the Treagury is in the hands of republicans and is governed by republican policies. Those democrats who hold positions in the Treasury have been retained because of their qualifications for the offices they hold and I have had no evidence partisan acti®ities on their par: Secretary Mellon made his state- ment in connection with a petition circulated among republican men- bers of Congress asking President Harding to uphold the policies of M Dover. The petition, it was learned today had received the signatures of about 150 members, and plans were being made to present it to the President within the next forty-eight hours. Circulated with the petition was a document giving the nameés of almost 150 officeholders who were declared to be democrats and occupying key posi- tions. Many of these, republican House members circulating the peti- tion said, were disloyal to the present administration, and through their lack of co-operation were holding_up the work of the government. The list of names included officlals in the office of Secretary of the ‘I'reasury Mellon, the office of Commissioner Blair of internal revenue, and the different units of the revenue bureau as well as Undersecretary Gilbert, who was described as an “active dem- ocratic politician,” who took “the | stump for Gov. Cox in the campaign of Who Complled List? One of the biggest mysteries in the situation was “who compiled the list of alleged democrats?” Charges were |freely circulateds in the “camps” ot iboth Mr. Dover and Mr. Biair that | many persons had been labeled in {the list as democrats, who in faci i were loyal republicans. In that re- |spect there was agreement between |the Dover and Blair forces. Commissioner Blaig when informed |of the petition and document said he would make no comment for the |present while Assistant Secretary Dover was in New York. *“Soon after the inauguration of Mr |Harding as President of the United States,” said the document, “he be- jcame aware that he was not receiving {the party support to which he was {entitled. and_upon investigation he {found that the democratic ring was |in as complete control as it had been during the previous administration. In order to correct this situation and to effect a reorganization along party ines, he secured the services .ol Simer Dover, a_known stanch repub- lican and organizer, and made him assistant secretary of the Treasury. “To carry out this program a com- mittee of republicans of known integ- rity was selected to secure intell gence with respect to the personnel |of the bureau of internal revenue This committee was chosen with the knowledge and approval of the Sec- retary of the Treasury, commissioner | of internal revenue, deputy commis- sioner and assistant deputy commis- sioner. The assistant deputy commis- sloner ordered the selection and ap- proved the personnel. Explicitly Imstructed. “This committee was given explicit instructions and delivered its infor- mation to an agent of the bureau of internal revenue carrying authority for the special work signed by Com- missioner David H. Blair. “In further efforts to reorganize the |bureau Mr. Dover prepared a list | naming for key positions, to form the ! nucleus, members of this committes {and other known loyal administration { men and recommended their approval, This_was not approved, and within the last thirty days every member has either been removed or trans- iferred to widely scattered points {without having been given’the least | preference as to the location. | “In the income tax unit, of the !seven men demoted and transferred there are included four members of | George Washington Post, No. 1. of {the American Legion, who served | their country in her extremity in the { world war. “It is not believed that the Presi- dent of the United States or any loyal American would countenance the degradation and humiliation to which these men have been and are being subjected, in that they are be- ing shadowed day and night like common criminals and their former associates have been warned not to . { associate with them or in any man- ner communicate with them under penalty of losing their positions not- Withstanding the fact that those who have been transferred are still of- ficers of the government and have renewed their oaths of allegiance within the past week. «“The above'removals and transfers were suggested and promulgated by the democratic ring which is still in control of the bureau. The petition did not originate with office seekers, or as a result for their Gemands for position: leaders in Congress who cl been In close touch with the sor more than six months. They say it_o; ted as it of nmumkc_u