Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1922, Page 2

2 ks FLIPNOS CARRY PLEATOHARDIG ‘Stable Government Fulfill- | “ment of Stipulation for T Liberty, They Say. Establishment by the Filipinos of a Stable government has fulfilled the only stipulation lald down by the United States government for the granting of independence to the is- lands, President Harding was told to- day in a formal statement presented :by the Philippine parliamentary mis- sion, which came here to place before him the nationalist plea. The statement, borne by Manuel L. Quezon, president of the Philippine senate, and twenty-seven other mem- bers of the mission, reviewed the sit- uation of the Filipinos, and reiterated their aspiration for “national exist- ence.” Wilson Congres: It quoted former President cailing the attention of ge in December, 1920, to establishment of a successful government in the Philippines, and _reminded Congress of the obligation to grant independence to the Filipinos. The recommendation of former Pres- fdent Wilson, the statement continued, Was mace after the governor-general of the Philippines had officially cer- tified to Congress and the President that a stabie government had been established in the islands t is a fact, therefo the state- ment continued, “that immediately prior to the coming into power of the present adn tration, the Philippine question was on the eve of solution Ly Situntion Not Altered. “We beg to submit that the fifteen months that have elapsed since new administration assumed office have not altered the situation. The same stable government exists. Con- trary to what some may aver, the phrase ‘a stable government' does not convey # vague and indefinite condi- tion. It has a specific and well es- tablished meaning * * ¢ “President McKinley, in addressing the Cuban people, defined the stable government as one ‘capable of main- taining order and observing its inter- national obligations, insuring peace and trunquillity and the security of its citizens, as well as our own.’ It must be remembered that the term ernment’ in the Jones law ble g has been adopted directly from the American promises to the Cuban people. It cannot. therefore, but have the same meaning.” American boly or ofticial, not n the Wood-Forbes mission, which ev was described as “unwarrantably se- report, had the Filipino government. declared. “It is admitted by the Wood-Forbes mission that order has been proper- 1¥ maintained and that our insular police or constabulary ‘has proved jtself to be dependable and thorough- 1y efficient,” the statement con- tinued Rext on Peaceful Suffrage. “The insular, provincial and mu- nicipal governments of the Philip- pines rest on the free and peaceful suffrage of the people. The people elect members of the insular legis- lature, provincial governors, mem- bers of the provincial boards, munic- ipal presidents and members of the municipal councifs. ¢ ¢ ¢ “The structure and workings of our government also conform to the standard defined by Mr. Root (in ad- dressing_the Cuban people) in that it is ‘subject to the limitations and safeguards which the experience of a constitutional government has shown to be necessary to the preser- vation of individbal rights' The Filipino people fought for such con- stitutional safeguards during the Spanish regime. Our present con- stitutional limitations and safegua have been in operation since 150! Quoting the Wood-Forbes report to the effect that the Philippine su- preme court “has the respect and con- fidence of the Filipino people,” statement cited that “the courts of first instance, mostly presided over | by Fillpinos, never since the estab- lishment of Philippine autonomy have maintained a standard which, in general, compares favorably the state courts of the Unfon. * “Philippine autonomy.” it continued, “has also increased the agencles of social and political progress, such as schools, roads, public buildings, hos- pitals, etc. * * * The present con- ditions in the Philippines, alleged in_the Wood-Forb compares favorably with t isting in many nations whose right to national sovereignty is not open to the least question. No Ingratitude Meant. The present mission, it was pointed out, represented all the insular po- lftical parties, and was sent to Wash- ington by the Philippine legislature to ask for complete and absolute in- dependence of the Philippines. “This desire {8 not born of ingrati- tude toward the United States’™ the statement set forth, “nor does it show lack of appreciation of the risks and dangers of international life. It is the logical outcome of more than twenty years of patient labors Jointly undertaken by the Americans and the Filipinos. The Filipino people firmly belleve that the time has come when this ques- tlon should be settled once for all. Further dolay of America'® pledge contained in the Jonea law will only result in injury to the best Interests of both peoples.” Any danger of forelgn aggression against the Philippines.. which may have been feared, the President was told, has been eliminated through the actions of the Washington con- ference. “Surely. after that conference has been hailed the world over as a =olid foundation for International peace.” the statement declared, “the United States cannot, without show- ing lack of faith In her own work, now say that she will not grant in- dependence to the Philippines for fear of foreign hostilé designs.” W. J. BARROWS SUCCUMBS TO ACUTE INDIGESTION Chief Clerk to Third Assistant Postmaster General Dies in De- partment Restroom. ‘William J. Barrows, chief clerk to the third assistant postmaster gen- eral, died in the restroom of the Post Office Depariment about 9 o'clock this morning after sn attack of acute Indi- | gestion, followed by cerebral hemor- rhage. Mr. Barrows was born at Arlington, Mo.. November 16, 1864. He held sev- eral official positions at Pulaskl coun- ty, Mo., among them being county sur- veyor and bridge commissioner, dep- uty collector of revenue and deputy circuit clerk in the court. He enter- ed the government service in the cen. sus bureau of the Department of Com: merce July 16, 1900. He was tra ferred from that department May 3 1913, to the third assistant postmaster general's office and made chlef clerk ‘to_the third assistant. He was a graduate of the Laclede (Mo.) High School, and took a law cou: at the George Washington Uni- versity School of Law. Was & mem- ‘ber of the La Fayette Lodge of Ma- sons of thig city and senlor warden of the lodge at the time of his death. He leaves his wife and three daugh- ters, Florine, Roberta and Mrs. Rob- art Peatroas, all residing at 907 Mas- sachusetts avenue northeast. He also leaves two stepdaughters and one atepson, Mrs. Harry Nelson of Wash- ington_and Mrs. Robert Duncan and L. A. Davis, both of Billings, Mont. His mother, who is eighty-six years old, and resides at Lebanon, Mo., also survives. . On account of the death of Mr. Bar- rows, the bureau of the third assist- ant postmaster general was closed at 20 o'clock. the | in the fulfillment of ; WINS CITIZENSHIP MEDAL University of Maryland Awards Honor to Washington Boy. EDMONSTUN, ROBERT N. YOUNG. The citizenship medal offered by the University of Maryland to the mem- ber of the senior class, who during his collegiate career has typified the model citizen and has done most for the general advancement of the uni- versity has been awarded to Robert Nicholas Young. son of Maj. and Mrs. Kobert H. Young. of 1626 Newton | street. this city. ‘The medal is glven {epnually by H. C. Byrd. of the class of 1908. Mr. Young was president of the senfor class, president of the student ! exccutive committee, president of the losshourg Club, editor-in-chief of the Diamondback, university week- Iy paper; senfor captain in the Re- {serve Officers’ Tralning Corps, mem- |ber of the bbard and Blade, i honorary military fraternity; treas- furer of the council of oratory and de- ! bate, and & member of Kappa Alpha. He received thd A. B. degree last Saturday from the university. ROW FOLLOWS CUT OF $27,000,000 BY RAIL WAGE BOARD (Continued from First Page.) the minority would result in the los: of hundreds of millions of dollars to {the railroads cach vear, the majority bers continued. This shortage would have had to { be paid by some form of taxation on the public, presumably freight rates, which would have added to the bur- dens of every individual in the coun- try, rich and poor,” they said. “It is well to remember.” the state- {meut continued, “that the time will never come in this or any other coun- try when the ordinary rules of com- mon sense and business, call them economic laws if you wish, can be absolutely ignored in the conduct of any industry. The latest instance in which these laws have been thrown overboard and replaced by fine-spun socialistic theories, both railway and other industries, Is found in Russia, and the result there is not one that this country desires to emulate. ‘The minority are sowing some of the tiny seeds that have germinated and blossomed into industrial an- archy in Russia when they make such statements as this: ‘They (the economic laws) are simply a de- scription of the way in which busi- ness and Industry has worked to idate, and it has worked out very badly for human life." “It will be readily conceded that iour social and industrial system has not invariably produced perfect re- !sults, but, upon the whole, it has demonstrated its superfority to every experimental sybstitute that has been offered. And the fact must not be overlooked that this great industrial republic has rewarded labor with its largest degree of liberty, prosperity and happiness. It is well not to hold its minor imperfections so closa to the eye as to obscure its benefit: The minority report to which to- day’s reply was made, was signed by Arthur O. Wharton and Albert Phil- iips. The third labor member of the board, W. L. McMenimen, was in the ieast on an investigation trip when {the minority report was issued. DIVIDE ON BALLOTING. Vote Will Not Be Taken Among All Affected Unions. By the Associated Press, CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 17.—Strike ballots to stationary firemen and oll- ers and instructions to general com- mittees of signal men to decide | Whether to take a strike vote will be in the mails by night, following the deelsion of the Rallroad Labor Board last night cutting wages of members of these unions. Clerks and station employes will not take a general strike ballot, . H. Fitzgerald, grand president of the |brotherhood, announced. He said that Ithe general committe on each rail- |road eystem or road would determine | whether or not a strike ballot would issue, and added that where such votes wero taken the men would be bound by the result. There will be no walk- {out on a number of roads which have {made agreements with the men which ibound them to acoept any wage islashes made by the labor board. A meeting between the presidents jof raflroad unions and miners under & “co-operative agreement” to con- sider the threatened railroad strike was agreed upon after the arrival of John L. Lewis, president of the miners, who reached here today. The request for the meeting between heads of these unions was made by B. M. Jewell of !the ralway employes, under the agresment reached in Chicago last |February, whereby éach union agreed | to “protect the integrity of those en- gaged in these essentlal industries.” Plan Speaking Campaign. Addressing a mass meeting of Cin- cinnati rall shop workers, union {presidents announced last night that a speaking campaign in behalt of the threatened strike was to be launched in all important raliroad centers. Hcads of the three organisations affected by the wage slash of the Rallroad Labor Board denounced the cuts as “unjustified” and sald that it reduced the werkers' pay below the oint nocessary to live and support & mily under the present costs of ilving. D. W. Helt, president of the signal- men, a third of the organisation of which is affected by the decision of the Railroad Labor Board, sald last night that the general committee on each road would decide whether to issue a strike ballot. Instructions calling for the meetings of the com- mittees, he sald, would be issued by him tomorrow. Joint action between members of the railway shop crafts and main- tenance of way unions in their threatened strike with members of the United Mine Workers of America will be discussed by officials of these orgarizations upon the arrival here, probably today, of John L. Lewls, president of the miners. ‘Wil Cenfer With Miners. Decision of the rail union leaders to ask the miners for a meeting came as a olimax to a series of conferences which they have been holding for the last few days, at which plans for the threatened strike were discussed. Public announcement of the deci- sion was made by B. M. Jewell, who sald that the conference would be|applied to i THE - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! WOMAN EMPLOYES FIGHT CUT IN PAY Urge Minimum Wage Board Not to Grant Request of Employers. Women employed in mercantile es- tablishments of the city haye filed with the minimum wage board a pe- tition opposing the request of the employers for a reduction in the min- fmum rate of $16.50 per week. The owners a few days ago sub- mitted a brief to the wage board, contending that conditions have changed sufficlently to warrant a cut from $16.50 to $15.25 a week. The employes presented to the wage board a budget which they claim would justify a wage of $18 The employes tell the wage board this is abundant reason why they should not be expected to agree to a reduc- tion below $16.60 at this time. Reply to Employers. Replying to some of the points in the employers' petition, the employes stated: “The rate of $16.50 a_week, fixed in July, 1919, was a compromise figure. In the opinion of the employes, it @1d not meet the cost of living, nor was it enough, according to autharities cited at that time. It did not repre- sent the opinion of a majority of the conference at that time, for a vote taken on the rate of $17 showed a majority of 7 to 4 for that figure. The employes were asking for §18, the employers for $15.50. It was only be- cause the employes' representatives made a concession for the sake of unanimity that the unanimous vote on the $16.50 rate was secured. “Since the employers think the $16.50 rate was too high and the em- ployes think it was-too low, the ques- tion at present seems to be just what it wax before—namely, what Is the present cost of living for a self-sup porting woman in Washington, D. C.. at the present time? The rates fixed in other states and by other minimum wage conferences have no bearing be- cause they, too, are compromise rate: varying not so much with the actual cost of living as with the personnel of the conferences and the degree of compromise effected. Operation Cost Not Question. “We submit that the employers’ con- tention that retail sales in the District of Columbia have declined 10.8 per cent since January 1, 1922, with an increase in overhead expenses is not a part of the question before this con- ference. The law requires that the minimum wage shall be adequate to meet the cost of living. Whatever may be the other operating expenses of the mercantile establishments, re- duction in those costs should not be sought By taking from the wages of the employes. “ComYeuuon with Baltimore or any other city is likewise not a consider- ation which should enter into this discussion. “In reply to the employers’ objection to the inclusion of savings and or- ganization dues, we make the follow ing points: From the standpoint of healthful living and efclent service, no employe can do without some little margin of safety for emergencies. No kuman being escapes such emergencies, and the very fact of having to live on a minimum wage increases the fear and anxiety which detract from the workers’ health and Many business concerns have pension systems in recognition of this fact. Experts in business management, authorities on social conditions and all cost-of-living experts Include this item in their minimum budgets.” IRISH GANGS SLAY WOMAN AND 4 MEN (Continued from First Page.) introduce legislation imposing the death penalty on persons convicted of setting fires. The writer ascribes the burnings to a plot to strangle the in- dustrial life of Belfast by destroying manufacturing and business premi The cancellation by Eamonn De lera of his visit to Scotland. says a! dispatch to the Daily Mall from Dub- | 1in, -is_ascribed to the cailing of an immediate council of republicans to decide on thelr course of action. Several newspapers print Dublin dis- patches emphasizing the extreme ho: tility of the republicans to the draft of the Irish_constitution and _predictin trouble. Eamon de Valera is describe: as now busily engaged In preparing a pronouncement. The republicans gen- erally denounce the constitution, de- claring they never will take the oath it prescribes, and some expressing the be- liet that Mr. De Valera will repudlate the whole document. A three-hour fight. took place last night between Ulster constabulary and Irish republican army irregulars at| Dromintree, on the Louth border, ac- cording to_a Dundalk dispatch to_the Central News. Numerous casualties were caused, but the details are not given. The fight followed upon an out- rage on the Catholic occupants of a house in Dromitree, which Is alleged to have been entered by uniformed men Wednesday night. , ELECTION RETURNS LATE. Pro-Treaty Candidate Defeats Re- publican Woman Member of Dail. By the Assoclated Press. DUBLIN, June 17.—Complete re- turns from yesterday's parliamentary elections in south Ireland are not ex- pected before next Tuesday night at the earliest, but indications are that the republicans will sufter losses. The chiet iridication was furnished! by the vote of the National Uni- wversity, in Dublin, where the voting | papers were meised by ralders, headed | by Rory O'Connor of the irregular| republican army, but a decision as to the candidates elected had been reached before the raiders arrived. The announcement showed that Dr. Ada_ English, republican, had been displaced. She was prominent in the; Qal} eireann in resistance to the treaty, | while Prof. McGinnis, who wag re-: furned in her atead, was an active| supporter of the Anglo-Irish pact. It was explained today that the ob- ject of the raiders, representing the | dissentient section of the votars, wusi to discover how fhe univarsity elec- tors had voted and whather all the Sinn Feiners among them had ob- served the Collins-De Valera pact This was the only constituency cap- able of providing this information, as, contrary to the rule prevailing clse- where, the university voters sign their names to the voting papers. | —_— DRY AGENTS SEIZE SHIP. CRANSTON. R. I, June 17.—The schooner Katie B. was seized a rum runner in Narragansett bay early today. Several members of her crew were arrested, charged with violation of the liquor laws. They were brought here for arraignment. —_—— held in accordance with the provi- slons of the “co-operative agreement” between the mine workers and the railway organisations entered into at Chicago last February. He said that “there would be presented no mat- ter, no subject other than those prop- under the terms of that agreement. = ‘The agreement provides that: “When it becomes apparent that any one, or group, of the associa organizations i{s made the victim of unwarranted attacks, or its integrity is jeopardised, it will become the duty of the representatives of each of the associal organisations to -sssemble to consider the situation. Ways and means: then be, considered and st meet the emergency.” efliciency. | CENTRAL Front row, left to right: mermam, firat university acho whip, George Wanshington U ACCUSED OF PART N STEAMER RIOY Two Men in Custody Pending Inquiry Into Row Aboard the Macalester. Two men were taken Into custody by the police and held at Alexandria today in connection with the investi- gation by the nolice into the rioting on board the Charles Macalester Tues- day night, in which Louls McCormack | was stabbed to death. The men are: | William Aldred Waters, twenty-seven, of 1008 Duke street, Alexandria, and Earl Johnson Figart, twenty-five, of 629 A street southeast, Washington. | Waters was arrested by Detective Sergt. Springrnann and Darnell in! Arlington county early this morning. He was held at Alexandria, and Figart, who was arrested some time Jater, was also detained at police headquarters there. | Two Boys Witneases. { Two boys who sere aboard the| Macalester and near the scene of the: stabbing Tuesday nigh® were brought | {to Alexandria today in an effort to| { establish identification of McCormack's } ilant. Twelve men, Including| Waters and Figart, were lined up and the boys brought into the room. Aifth nntveraity acholarship, Georze Washington James Newman, Princeton alumni scholarship, and Willia Kern, D. C., SATURDAY, 1l scholarship, George Willlam Jack, BLOW LEAN, VA, PO OFFE SAFE Robbers Escape With $150. Department Officials Here Notified. Special Dispatch to The Btar. McLEAN, Va., June 17.—Burglars last night broke into the post office of this town, housed in the general store conducted by Postmaster Henry A. Storm, on the line of the Wash- ington and Old Dominion railwa; Blew open the kafe and escaped with about $150 in cash, receipts from the sale of money orders and Atamps. Stamps, valued at about $150, and half a dozen money which were in the safe, and contents of the store, were not disturbed. Department Notified. Postmaster Etorm, on discovering the robbery this morning at 6:30 o'clock, when he opened his store, immediately tclephoned to the Post Office Department In Washington, where it was stated that an inspector would be sent to the scene. Mr. Storm has delayed notifying the county authoritics pending the ar- rival of the postal inspector. On entering the store the postmaster | found the post office safe in the middie of the floor, with the door blown open ngton University; Frances Rundolph, seeond university schol: third university scholarxhip. Standing: R. Campbell 8 e alumni scholarship. order books, | HAGUE HOPES HANG ON POINCARE VISIT TO LLOYD GEORGE (Continued from First Page.) Genoa. Britain succeeded. J. P. Mor- &an was persuaded to report in u sense which, however vefled” asRed France to reduce its claim on Ger- many without recelving a corre- sponding reduction In its debts to Great Britain and the United States. British newspapers have once more begun to speak hopefully of a “full agreement” between Great Britain and the United States. France again disappointed its ene- mies on May 31, by not seizing some Almy pretext to undertake separate military action against Germany. Poincare began preparations for the conference at The Hague by sending to Great Britain a clear and concise memorandum containing a definite program. The British waited ten days before sending an irritable, provoca- tive reply, which the French answered immediately. Certain differences, chiefly concerning procedure, still ex- ist regarding The Hague between France and Great Britain. Thus mat. ters stand. Deeision Likely in Lomdom. The chances are that the question of British-French co-operation at The Hague will be resolved in London &t the meeting of Poincare and Lloyd George. On the whole the conservative diplo- matic conception underlying the confer- ence at The Hague is identical with recommending ceaselesely the last two years, in contrast to Lloyd George's more sensational methods, and Poincare can afford to be conciliating. An agreement between France and Great Britain may |still be difficult, but a break is incon- ceivable. France does not desire jt, yet, in the writer's opinion, could stand it better than Great Britain. A break with France means lsolation for Great Washington University; Louise Ban- Pennsylvania University scholarship; the United States In European affairs. It's only porsible allies then would be Italy, which is inadequate, and Germany and Russia, which morally are outcasts and for the present lack any real force. To break with France would be to turn the whole continent over to French pol- icy, with results almost inevitably dis- astrous to British interests. WIill Not Really Break. For all of these reasons Great Britain, in my opinion, while it may continue to fume, fret and sigh, will not actually break. Possible basis of an understand- ing between the two foremost powers in Eurcpe are not lacking. What Is nec- essary Is that France should pay less heed to abstractions and more heed to material facts, especially in the repar: tions question and that Great Britain should pay less heed to material con- sideration and more to considerations of principle, especially as regards France's loyalty toward its late ally. SMALL NATIONS SCORE. AUTD, 3300 RN AND 3 MEN SEZED Detectives Trail Machline From Virginia Side to Washington Yard. | Harry Maynard, thirty-four years old, of 1357 10th street; Manuel Shanholtz, twenty-four, of 805 New Jersey avenue and Robert Franz, 530 25th street, were arrested early this morning on the premises of the latter and charged with fllegal pos- session of intoxicants. An automo- bile In which was found $2.500 worth of liquor was seized. Linton R. Evans, assistant director jof the local prohibition forces, and Petectives Darnall and Springmann, Who are investigating the reported quor situation at Marshall Hall and By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, June 17.—The pres- sure of the smaller European coun- tries, especially those adjacent to and having vital political and com- : \ mercial interests in Russia, yesterday the murder of Louis B McCormack | forced the conference to form sub- Wednesday, while in Arlington coun- | commissions of thirteen instead of ty \“ about 4 n'({)ltlvck this morning | eleven members, as had been planned. ¥ an automobile that gave rise| Thig ig interpreted by all the dele- | Spipuspicion. They followed the ma- | gates as indicating not only a deter- Side Syany the dity, trailing it to &|mination not to be shut out of the F rd on the premises of Robert|important discussions by the greater ‘arr"-lnx“ 1“ here Tolicemen Letterman | powers, but as manifest eagerng® |4, Grimith of the third precinct|ghout the future of the disorganized Contente RE after the car and its|Russian state. The pressure surprised ad alig e au-|everybody by its force. 3 {tomobile had alighted before the ar. | “'Foraign Minister Van Karnebeek of what the French premier has been! Britain, which has nothing to hope from | MYSTERY SHROUDS TREASURY CHARGES | Representative Begg Denies Authorship -of Anonymous Petition. Mystery as to the authorship of the sensational anonymous charges against the Treasury Department deepened today. Representative James T. Begg, re- publican, Ohio, who yesterday pre- vented to President Harding u peti- tion concerning policles in the Treas- ury Department, today emphatically denfed authorship of the sensational document circulated in the Capitol, which charged democrats held key positions in the Treasury, and indig- jnantly denounced charges of the janonymous document as “‘pure bunk.” While withholding the exact con- tents of his petition, now on the Frosident's desk, Representative Begg deplored the circulation of the other statement and said that he had ab- solutely nothing to do with it. Only Policies Concerned. The request that has been present ed to the President, however, M Begg explaiped, was backed by prac- tically the unanimous opinfon of re- publicans In the House, was signed by 164 names and was “not unfavor- able to Mr. Dover.” The request con- cerned policies more than men, Mr. Begg said. Where the anonymous docu:nent came from, Mr. Begg said he did not know, as it had appeared on his desk in a similar manner as it had been | sent to other members of the Houxe. | Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Blair, whose bureau was attacked in the anonymous petition. declared to- day, however, that certain copies of ithe document had been sent out in franked envelopes bearing Mr. Begg's name. Regard Matter Closed. In official circles at the Treasury today, the tendency was to, regard the matter as « closed incident for the present. With Secretary Mei- lon’s statement of yesterday, there was a feeling of relief. There was no disposition on the part of officials at the Treasury to search out the authors of the docu- ment, and it was said in certain cir- cles, that offictals had no further time to bother with such ‘petty stuff. The fact seemed fairly well es- tablished through statements at the Treasury and from Representative Begg, that the strange statement was never signed by any congressman at all, or if it had been they were not yet willing to admit ft. “I have heard of none who signed It," said Mr. Begs. Deny Being Democrats. Several persons listed in the docu- ment ae alleged democrats have de- nied the charge, stating they were republicans. fef of these was Undersecretary | S. P. Gilbert, who, in & letter to Rep- iresentative James T. Begg of Ubio Bays: “Through the courtesy of various irepublican senators and representa- tives, 1 have had brought to my at- Itention & statement entitled ‘The | Treamury Department—survey of the personnel of the bureau of internal Irevenue. The key positions largely held by officials of a former adminis- i tration and named and checked from | the official recorde of the department.’ which is being circulated in en- velopes bearing your frank. ltem 1 irival of the oflicers, but did not have Holland was intrusted by the confer-!of this statement, under the heading police telling them to 100k the Broubiind the cash gone. He fournd that a over carefully. | cleaver used In tie store had been em- time to remove the liquor. According jto the officers, the intoxicants bo"}ence with the task of naming the { members of the three subcommissions, ‘Personnel of Secretary Melion's office.” contains the following paragraph: I ment of the slayer cut through the The boys, it is understood. fatled to identify any of the individuals. They are still being detained at Alexandria. although it iy expected their further attempts at identificatton will scarcely | be successful. i Detectives Springman and Darnell | are in conference with Chief Goods! of the Alexandria police, regarding steps to be taken in the investigation. “We have not gone very far as yet.” it was szid by one of the investigators | after the conference had been on for: balf an hour. He declared that the! attempt at identification thus far had been fruitiess. Waters gave his occupation as al| chauffeur. Figart, who is his close friend, is a freight conductor for the, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Peters- burg railroad. Coroner Impanels a Jury. H Dr. J. Ramsay Nevitt, District cor- oner, realizing it may be definitely established that the stabbing was done while the steamer was in District waders and that the investigation of the affair would be transferred to this city, swore a jury over McCormack's body at Hanlon undertaking establish- | ment vesterday, and had Dr. Herbert E. Martyn, deputy coroner, perform an autopsy. 'The autopsy, the first ex- amination of fits kind made on lha[ body, revealed that the sharp Instru- fifth rib on the left side of the body and penetrated the heart. STARVING VETERAN 1S FOUND IN COMA Snapping, snarling and grabbing proffered food like a famished be: Luclan Lafayette, a young Belgian war veteran, picked up in an un- conscious state In Judiclary Square yesterday afternoon, lay in a critical condition at Casualty Hospital e The soldier, who, lcco?dlnzmldo‘yl diary found on his person, had been Without food or shelter for many davs, is still in a semi-consclous con- | dition, and unless food s placed be- fore him remains peaceful and quiet. When, however, nurses approach his cot with nourishment ordered by gr‘:::?e:": a B whole = demeanor nd he rav whatever is offered. SASusliiaevours Resists Four Guards. When in the throes of o f spells it takes four lll::d?lntlsh.gg hold Lafayette in bed, and Immedi- tely the food is removed the seem- ? y starved forcigner makes frantic efforts to releaze himself from his guards. He refuses to talk and not since entering the hospital has he :;.'X-;ienrlryhl!lll(emerathre“:rdln‘ him- cauned hi Il,:l;:h :!tondlllori_‘ m to be found .afayette was picked up near th Pension Office , yeuludfiyp nnernoo: by George Parr of 12 F street north- east, who discovered him unconscious and prone upon the grass. Mr. Parr took the' sufferer to the hospital, whére a search of his belongings r vealed a diary, the last item of which had evidently been written several minutes hefore he had been overcom: ployed to krock oft the handle and com- ! bination lock. Nitrogiycerin, apparent- 1y, had been used to biow open the door. The burglar or burglars had gained en- trance to the store through a window in an adjoining back room. Committed After Midnight. Mr. 8torm sald the robbery was com- mitted some time after midnight, as he | did not leave the store until that hour. There is no dwelling close enough to tite post office for any of the 250 Inhabitants here to have noticed the burglary. Th makes the third time the post office h: been robbed in its history, the last of fense taking place about a year ago. Postmaster Storm announced that he belleves he knows wio may have robbed the post office last night, and that the man will be shortly apprehended. I SHIP SUBSIDY BILL PASSAGE EXPECTED AFTER CONFERENCE (Continued from First Page.) resentative Cullen, democrat, New Yoirk, who voted present. Declaring the situation now with re- spect to establishment of a merchant marine wi different from that ob- taining at any time heretofore, the re- port added: “It is not a question whether we wish a merchant marine—for we have it. It is not a question of sub- gidy or mo subsidy, because to meet the government's loss of $50,000,000 a vear In the operation of our merchant marine the people are being taxed far beyond what would be needed were| the ships brought into efficlent com- | mercial operation.” Alternatives Plain. The main question, the report sald, was disposal of the present fleet, 50 that with the least cost to the tax- payers “it may be made of the great- est use to the country as a whole, both in peace and war. - “The alternatives are plain,” it add- ed. ‘Either make It possible for pri- vate enterprise to take this nucleu which we now have and add to it un- til it becomes a great and efficient entity, an American merchant marine, or refuse the relatively slight amount of aid necessary therefor and com- tinue at a great expense the ineflcient methods of government operation un- til the ships are worn out. “By the extending of a moderate amount of national aid,” the report added, “the maintenance of adequate American service under private own- ership can be insured and the govern- ment's heavy loss can be ended. Only b; king private operation profit- ulla can the government find a mar- ket for its own tonnage. With such ald we can promptly dispose of our salable ships for private operation, ot rid of our worthless tonnage and g annual operating loss -of $50, 000,000, give our people & better and more assured service on the seas than America has ever enjoyed heretofore and successfully turn a war-time and war-built enterprise into a great in- strument of peace-time profit and peace insurance.” * Mary Stewart Cutting Contributes “Really Married,” A never-before-published story, to the Magazine of Tomorrow's Star This is one of a series of twenty-three stories by America’s leading authors “Marriage.” Each story on the general subject of complete, and The Star has first publication_rights—the biggest newspaper fiction “beat” in history. Order your copy of tomorrow’s Star from newsdealer today. ifradulent labels representing well known makes of whisky. . The botties were sewed in gunny sacks. Revenue Agents Ruby and Fowler, | \returning from Marshall Hall yes- | jterday afternoon, wherg they had been ~conducting’ an investigation, sighted two automobiles that caused | them to give chase, rcsulting in the | escape of vne and the capture of the other by Policemen Bailey and Myers of Anacostia. The captured machine was operated by Pomeroy Brown, col- iored, twenty-seven yvears old, of 12| {Q street, and is alleged to have car- | {Ticd a supply of corn liquor. SEWAGE DUNPING SUBJEGTOF PRRLEY 1 1 {has reserved her decision regarding ! partigipation until after the meeting in London between M. Poincare, the | French premier. “‘1. Mr. Paul Gilbert, active demo- cratic politician, taking the stump for @ov. Cox in the campalgn of 1820. At present holding the position of the Undersecretary of the Treasury: “1 do not know Paul Gilbert. assume from the context that the committees of the conference. | ilem may have reference to me. The S statemen® is of no conoern whatever All to Join Commixsion. to me, but I ehould like to state for Virtually all the twenty-nine coun- | Your own information that if it does tries now represented at The Hague |refer to me it is absolutely false in have signief their intentlon to Jjoin | every respect. Since vou are lending ¥our name to ite circuiation you may the main Russian commission. France | DoRsibly be Sutercatod in the facts Did Not Support Cox. i “T am not a democrat, am not a poli- !tician_and have never been active in George, the British prime minister. - politics. I did not take the stump in The feature of the Seasion was an |1920 for Mr. Cox and had mo interest address by the second British dele- | whatever in his campalgn. I am & life- gate, Edward Hiiton Young., whose |long republican, nave never voted any- gailant action in the Britieh naval [ thing but the republican ticket. and my operation in elosing Zeebrugge | father was for thirty years one of the against German submarines brought |most active republican leaders in the him fame and honor. Every delegate |state of New Jersey. Save a rousing welcome to the young | “I was appointed assistant secretary ofticer, whose herolsm cost him an arm. fof the Treasury by President Wilkon in “We have no concern with politics, | 1920, as a republican, was reappointed and the personnel will be announced Monday afternoon, to which time the ; session was adjourned. Van Karne- | beek already has begun negotiations | with the smaller powers, especially | the Baltic states, in an effort to sat- | isfy all nations In the formation of but the and David Lloyd Jor questions of political principles,” |by President Harding in March, 1821, Sanitary Officials of D. C.! and Maryland to Consider i . Rock Creek Pollution. Dumping of sewage into th e waters of Rock Creex by the Maryland towns | north of Washington, with the result- ant pollution of the stream which {flows through the full length of Rock i Creek Park, making the waters dan- | 8erous for bathing, is to be the sub- {Ject of a conference within the imme- dl'alc future between members of the | Washington Suburban Sanitary Com- mission and’ Maj. Willls P. Baker, Medical Corps, United States Army, In charge of the sanitary condition of the public parks here and the wa. ters running through them. Maj, Baker will act as a representative of | Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, En- :flfi:’w&m. b Ap.the officer in Ppublic chargels uildings and s n‘.‘. Charge in Maryland. e Washington Suburba; v Commission has oF the sovags disposal in the MarPland towns bor- | ldumg on the District, which eventu- | ally will dump their sewage intq the | istrict mains. larly this montn (= Sherrill wrote to the commission sug- | Egsting that the members take some steps, in the interim while awaiting | the completion of the sewdr mains, to stop the dumping of sewage into Rock creek without treatment. This step is & preliminary one to the pro- 1wua filing of fnjunction proceedings | to force the Maryland towns to cease polluting the creek, the riparian | {rights of which are controlled by the federal government. It is the hope of Col. Sherrill that the matter oan | be amicably adjusted without. the hecessity of the United States gov- ernment ling a sult in the Maryland | courts to obtain an injunction. The reply of the sanitary commi sion to Col. Sherrill's letter was & request for a conference, and Maj. i Baker has been designated to discuss | 1 the entire pollution probiem’ with the commission. At the offices of the commission today the secretary re- | | fused to discuss any phase of the matter. . Getting the Evidence Ready. " While it is hoped that some resuit will come. out of the conference, which will look to an ending of the pollution by the dumping of sewage into the creek,.the government fal continuing the. work of preparing the ! evidences of pollution and the degree to which the Maryland towns are re- sponsible for the .contamination, on swhich it will base. its-.case in. the event that it is found Impossible to reach an agreement along any other lines. The fact that the Maryland commigsion is seeking a conference ia taken as an indication that it will seek some ground for correcting the conditions, pending the completion of the interceptor sewers, and without the necessity of going into the courts to force it. ' —_— The* oceupation of a chaufféur. who 18 also a competent mechanic is now as highly specialized as a locomotive engineer. imain commissiol i Russian countri {inquiry into complaints that offic | Dean and Owens issued a signed declared the former lieutenant com-' i mander, who now is financial secre- itary of the Treasury in June, tary to the British treasury. Mr. Young recommended that the formed by non- should meet the Russians June 26, and immediately suggest the formation by the Rus- shns of subcommittees, which could meet the European commissions and get down to practical consideration of problems on the agenda. ! BAR AMERICAN TOURISTS FROM HAGUE SESSIONS By the Assoclated Press. THE HAGUE, June 16.—Members of a party of American tourists who arrived at the peace palace yesterday armed with credentials from the American legation were, like the newspaper corfespondents refused permission to enter the build- ing. They were informed they could not view the interior of the Carnegie structure, while the delegates of the Russian conference were in session, but they might perhaps do so after- ward. ‘Good naturedly, they patiently wait- ed on the lawn, the ladies particula 1y, seeming to enjoy the experience. When Judge John Bassett Moore came out of the palace from the meeting of the permanent court of international justice he was greeted by his fellow citizens. He found that the leader of the party, Harry Gr: ham, former collector of internal reve- nue at Wilmington, Del., hailed from his native state. An informal ge- ception followed. The other members of the party Graham C. Anderson of 1daho; R. C"Shreve and D. both of Rochester, N. Y., and their wives. — ATLANTA PRISON GUARDS UNDER INDICTMENT were Mrs. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga. June 17.—Indict- ments charging violation of the Har- rison narcotic act have been returned here by the federal grand jury against three guards at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, and- testimony of witnesses in so-called patronage cases was then begun. Clark Greer of Augusta, a leader in the republican faction in Georgia, op- posing J. L. Phillips, state chairman, was the first witn called in_th holders, democrats as well as repub- licans, had been required to con- ;rlhu!e to a republican “educational und.” J;'E. Dean, John H. Owens and R. H.' Massey, guards at the federal prison, who were indicted under the narcotie act, were aHeged by federal officers to | gling “drugs in to prisoner: were released under $200 bail each. ment saying the affair was tardly frame-up,” and that * have reached our ears to the effect that our jobs are wanted by certain politicians who would like to fill the same with men from - thelr own party.” 5 g S Monday, | and subsequently appointed underaecre- { "“I should have thought that before you ! permitted ignorant libels to circul | under your name. you would first ha made at least some effort to ascertain ithe facts.” |_Althougn saving he wished to make no personal statement, Assistant Undersec- retary Croxton, named as a democrat, declared the statement made by Secre: | tary Mellon yesterday should explain the eituation, Mellon's Secretary Stl ohn -, private secretary to Mr Mellon, continued his reserved silence but friends of his everywhere were loud {in proclamation of Mr. Kiley's loyal re- ! publicanism. Others who denied they were demo- crats Included: C. P. Smith, assistant to Commissioner Haynes: Deputy Commis- jsioner E. H. Batson, J. W. Beers, L. | Rush, Carl A. Mapes. W. B. Hinmun, | Newton K. Fox, 8. T. De Ia Mater, Ches- ter A. Bennett, Charles Ballen. Capt. O. 1C. Luxford, Miss Grace M. Henderson, | Miss Florence McGraw. | “Many persons named on the list as democrats preferred to say nothing. ile their friends assured inquirers that they were republicaps. FOULKE RAPS PETITION. “Bald, Shameless Appeal for Re- turn to Spoils System,” He Says. Wilflam Dudley Foulke, acting president of the National Civil Serv- lce Reform League, yesterday issued a statement attacking the petition circulated in Congress for removal of democrats in the Treasury as ° bald, naked appeal for a return tu the spolls system.” “The demand said to be made upon the President,” said Mr. Foulke, “by certain republican congressmen for the removal of oyer 100 officers and employes (nearly all in the classified service) for the mere reason that they are democrats is the most shameless repudiation of the plat- form of the republican party and of the promises of the executive that has ever come to my notice. “More than this, it is asking the Preshlent to violate the law which a republican Congress dtself passed in 1912 requiring reason to be given to the men removed, and to violate the principlé universally acknowl- jedged for the classified service that !men should not be removed on uc- count of thelr religious of political opinions. N “It {8 a bald, naked appeal for a return to the spoHs system in- augurated by Andrew Jackson which led to the utter debauchery of the service for more than half a cen- tury.” GIRL SLAYS OWN FATHER. Says Parent Shot for Opposing Her Affection for Youth. HAZARD, Ky., June 17.—Funeral arrangements were being made last night for John Pass, fifty-five, who was shot to death by his daughter Esi sixteen, because, she said, he had reprimanded her for having shown affection for a young man. The girl, -being held in Jall waiting trial on a murder charge, declines to fur- ther discuss the shooting. z )