Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1922, Page 4

PR " THE EVE\'I G__STAR WASHII\GTO PERU REPLY NEAR ON TACNA MATTER Lima Expected to Accept Hughes’ Plan for Arbitration. Br the Assoctated Preas. A compromise agreement for arbi- tration of the Tacna-Arica dispute waited today on Peru, with all signs indicating that the Lima government soor would follow the lead of Chile and accept in principle the ..mm-‘..; mise plan suggested by Secretary | Huglhes. i The eneral expectation in Peru- | vian eireles was Utat the reply of | the Lima |4Vlllfl!l office would be re- ceived tomorrow or Monday and that a final agreement ending the Wash- ington conference might be possible before the end of next week. Both Sides Optimistle. The American compromise formula | provides broadly for arbitration of the controversies arising from non- fulfillment of the Tacna-Arica clause of the treaty of Ancon. Therce appearcd today, however, a difference of view as 1o the full ef- the proposal would have in prac- tical operation. Both sides apparent- Iv helieved it would assure a deci- sion on the long-debated point of a plebiscite should be held disputed territory, but_there was some uncertainty as to whether the authority of the arbitrator would ite conditions ble some alter- tting the ques ia sovereignty. ien said their un- E s that should a pleb- Iscite decided on. the arbitrator would fix the conditions of voting Peruvinn Dissen extend to or would the ple The Peruvians took an opposite View, hut the question was not con- xidered likely to endanger the re- sults, those on both sides indicating that it could be settled without diffi- culty when the formula was put into u - negotiations have iofficial. and_they e a formal diplom v the Peruvian Meantim cretary Hughe: one to New York for the State Department officials discuss the meaning of n formula s of the Chilean delegation away from Washington to- they are expected to return ay The Week Epltame of E June 24, in the who week will the not FOREIGN. Vopes of Hague conference hang on ' are s Vi<t to Lloyd George. . tured s President +1. Poncare v » Engiand. Fall of Canton vakes for peace in China. is belief. ¥ take part in the confer- with the ssian delegates at The Hague June 26, but will not d enss political questions. Gen. Wu tightens his grasp on China. Sun es shell United States property in Canton, according to word n this country. Chief Jus am Howard Taft given bearty welcoms in England. Prince of Wales returns to London after eight-month tour of many Ilands. Take Jonescu, former premier of Ru- mania, dies at Rome. Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, former chief of the British imperial general staff. and lately miliiary adv the Ulster government, is nated ncar his home in Eaton place, London. Army. on rampage, kills thousands in Kiangsi, China. Wu Ting-fang. former ministar to United States. dies at Canton. Six shot down in Belast riots. Walter Hagen wins British open golf champlonship, with Jim Barnes and Jock Hutchinson sec- ond and third, respectively, giving America first three places. NATIONAL. Majority members of the United States Railroad Labor Board, who or- der another $27,000,000 cut in wages, denounce minority members for criti- cism. Filipinos carry petition to President Harding asking for inde- pendence of islands. Eight indicted at Trenton in plot to ship machine guns to Ireland. Senator Frederick Hale, republican, without making a personal campaign. wins easy victory in Maine primaries. Bonus of” $240 received by government employes for five years is cut to $180 a year in re- port’ madc to House by appropria- tions committee. Amendment pro- vosed by Representative Lehlbach, and adopted, restores $240 bonus fig- e to government clerks. Marines way to Gettysburg go marching Commending the Philippine inspirations to independ- ence and complete self-sovereignty, President Harding replies to Philip- on through Maryland. pine parliamentary mission, stating that “the time Is not yet for inde- pendence.” Twenty-six die In mine war at Herrin, 111, where rioters slay many non-union captives. miners herding strikebreakers in woods, then ening fire on them; wounded beg r water, but pleas are spurned. Fited Confederate Veterans end con- vention at Richmond. Mine war prebe started. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Bids are asked for new District wa- ter condult. Plans made to receive marines here from Quantico to Gettysburg. " Funds amounting to $100.000 to provide for the erection of unother branch li- brary in Washington granted by the Carnegie Corporation, uccording to announcement n le by Theodore W. Noyes, president « tees of the Public Library; new li- brary to be erected in Mount Pleas- lie Rand FKraser, sixteen commits suicide. Willlam Aldred Waters and Karl Johnson Fi- gart charged with murder of Louis McCormack aboard steamer Charles Macalester. Typhoid carriers held re- sponsible by health office for Grace Church cases. Advertising Club's bathing suit contest at beach big suc- cess. Catherine Rosenbaum, thirteen years old, kidnaped and taken to Maryland farm house. Youth holds up motion picture theater and forces the board of trus- Dr. Frank E. Ballou, superintendent of 'schools, to aid escape in his auto- moblle. Marines parade before Presi- dent Harding in evening. Appropria- tions totaling $326,551.20 f the Dis- trict _of Columbia are carried in the third deficiency appropriai for current fiscal year. . girl found, and J. Marahall Lyles, thirty-six years old, arrested as as- sailant. District grand jury reports indictment against Wililam Aldred Waters. Washington and Philagel- phia ball game at Amerioan League Park for benefit of Camp- Rooseveit, local Boy Scout summer camp on Chesapeake bay. Dr. Lewis A. Grif- fith, District superintendent of in- surance, relieved from duty. “for the good of the service,”” by District Com- missioners at special board meeting. National rogues’ gailery to be Jo- cated here. South Dakota state stone unveiled at ceremonies held on the 300-foot level in the hington Monument. Dr. Griffith to file suit in District Supreme Court against Com- migsioners to restrain Burt A. muer irom holding his former position the_head of the Imumlu depart. af the District. TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MR. AND MRS. PLAN GOLDEN WEDDING. Carters to Celebrate Fifty Years of Married Life. Mr and M L celebrate their goiden wedding anni- versary Tuesday at the residence 1624 Hobart street northwest in the W. K. CARTER. presence of their ten children and othe mbers of the famlly Mrs. Carter has been a lifelong resident of Washington, and her hus- nd, who was born in Orange, Va. }h. resided here since 1870, Mr. (arter, when a boy, entered the Con- derate Army and served during the 3 half of the eivil war. The couple were married at the Fifth Baptist Church by the late Rev. C. C. | Meader. June 27,718 nd Air Traffic Regulations! Fine! But How? Officials Stumped Now that the the District air lanes of the District power has been given Auiborities to regulate ‘the trict bullding—has popped up again: “How we goin' to do it This question blazoned itself out in strong relief today when Wade H. Coombs, in charge of the issuance of licenses. received a cailer this morn- ing, who casually said: d like to get permit to run an airplane here. 1 sce by the papers that vuh gotta have a permit now.” Wade didn't know whether it was a joke or not. He rubb.d his head and looked wise. Then o informed the prospective airman that the final } office regulations would not be in force until July which Is the last day of the month stipulated for a regulation fo become a law after it has been published. Th 2 ions were first published What About What? Let's take a peak at Inspector of Traffic Albert Headley In his offi on the fifth floor of the District build yesterday, the in- spector was besieged by these ques- tions from a caller “How about regulating inspector ™ “What about {t2" 3 going to do it?" course. it's a little prema- ture, but we shall take such steps a3 public safety demand “How about hacking airplanes? Go- ing to make them put ‘H'S' on the boitom of the wings? 0. T think we'll have them paint- ed ‘a distinctive color. Now, about the trafiic regulations which we have put into effect recently. Do vou real- ize that we have 13,000 more automo- biles this year than last and many air traffic, question | —now bacoming frequent in the Dis-! less And do you under- stand Commissioner Oyster—the Commis- sioner in charge of police, and, there- fore, of traflic police—doesn’t seem to take it seriously—as yet. Might Issue Numbers. “How about it, Mr. Commissioner?” he was asked. “Why. I suppose we'll issue numbers to and make them paint th numbers on the bottoms of the wing: iie repiied. “How about the height regulation of a minimum of 3,000 feet.” “We'll either have to get an air- lane for our own use with an alti- tude attachment or hire an expert astronomer to work from the ground and let ux kinow how high the plane is.” i “And about— AB! That Trame Court! “Yes, ves. I don’t know. That traf- iflc court now, don’t you think it ‘nugll! to hold its sessions earlfer in the morning. Be better for business !men and better for— " Ten minutes of traffic court discussion and air- planes are forgotten Commissioner Rudolph, when ques- tioned about this, simply laughed & | few times and dismissed the subject. Commissioner of the Engineer De- partment Col. Keller, was not yet seen on the subject. Secretary Daniel Garges, who fs great on having things registered, BURKesL: Now, here's a good idea. Before ‘xn aviitor makes a filght, let him register the time he leaves and then | when he finishes let him reglster the | time he hits th earth—If he is able— | on an official blank and forward it to the District authorities. Then we'll know who it was that was speeding ! between 10 and 11 o'clock and where he was. If two or three were up we might be able to start an investiga- tion. Now, about these new filin | cabinets, nice looking, arent they? | They're "all made of steel and if a fire "should occur— deaths? FRAME-UP SOUGHT, CONVIGT TESTIFIES | Letters to Prisoner Introduc- ed in Trial of Mrs. Obenchain. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif., June. 24.— There was no session today of the trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain and direct examination of Paul Ro- man, a convict. who testified yester- day she sought to persuade him to glve false testimony in her first trial for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, will be resumed in the superior court Monday morning. Reman said he had been asked to testify that he had heard “two ragged mei plotting to kill Kenne- dy, after having tried to blackmail him. At her first trial Mrs. Oben- chain testified she saw “two men” disappear in a clump of b directly following the shooting or Kennedy, in Beverly Glen, August § la of letters, which Roman identificd as having been written (0 him by Mrs Obenchain while he was a prisoner in Folsom penitentiary, were introduced. These letters, couched In terms of affection. re- ferred o the story Roman sald he was to have told on the witness stand. Roman did not testify at the pre- \luufl trial of Mrs. Obenchain, but a witness for the defense at both triale of Arthur C. Burch, her co-de- fendant. His testimony on these oc- casions was that evidence introduced by the state that a thorn similar to a species found In Beverly Glen, had been extracted from Burch's knee, was a “frame-up.” M. R. BLUMENBERG BURIAL Dean of House Reporters Laid to Rest in Congressional Cemetery. Mendum R. Blumenberg, dean of the corps of committee reporters of the A score House of Representatives, who died last Wednesday, was burled today in Congressional = cemetery. Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock at the residence in the Highlands Apart- ments. Rev. Earl Wilfley, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, officiated. Honorary Pallbearers were Frank Barto, Henry B. Weaver, R. J. Speir, Fred Irland, George C. Lafferty, El- llot Woods, John L. Edwards, M. C. Shelld and Frank 8. Appleman. Active pallbearers were John McAu- lifte, John T. Connor, John E. Shoe- maker, Frank Dodge. Judge A. R. Mullowney and Joseph McReynolds. WAR COLLEGE CHANGE. Col. August C. Nissen,.cavalry, a: the War College. ‘Washington bar- has been _ordered to Omaha He will relleve Maj. \. Hughes, . Signal €orps, ho is ordered to this city for dut; Ml] Mark Brooke, Corps of Enginee at Fort Leavenworth, has been assigned to duty at the Army War College, Wash- ington barrack ORDERED TO FORT RILEY. First Lieut. Thomas H. McCreery, Quartermaster Corps, at Fort Myer, Va.. has been ordered to Fort Riley, ‘| Kan.. to_pursue a:course of fnstruc- tion at cavalry school. agged | GOVERNOR SMALL SOONTOHEAR FATE Jury Expected to Begin De- liberations Today After Nine Weeks. By the Ansoclated Press, WAUKEGAN, 111, June 24.—Gov. Len Small, charged with conspiracy to de- fraud the state of interest on public funds, may know his fate before night- i tall. Hia case, after nine weeks, will go to the jury, probably about 12:30 o'clock today. C. Fred Mortimer. state's attor- ney of Sangamon county, where the in- dictments were brought, will complete his closing address this morning. Start- ing at 10 o'clock, Mr. Mortimer expects to speak for an hour. Instructions to the jury are expected to take an hour and 2 half. By 12:30, it is bélieved, the jury will be charged nd sent to lunch, to begin its delibera- tions immediately’ thereafter Mr. Mortimer began his closing state- | ment last night, following the final argu- ment for the defense, made by Charles IC." Le Forgee, chief of counsel for the governor. He ridiculed Mr. Le Forgee's picture of the governor, Lieut. Gov. Kred E. Sterling and the late Senator Edward Curtis, as “three martyrs” try- 1ing to help the state In trying war times, and declared they were trying only to help themselves to the public funds. Semas e OUTLINES BUDGET PLAN. Gen. H.-M. Lord Makes Addun at Alumni Luncheon. Brig. Gen. Henry M. Lord, cafef of finance, U. S. A., and mentioned to succeed Gen. Charles G. Dawes as di- rector of the budget, was the princi- ] pul speaker at the weekly luncheon of the local branch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Associa- !tion at the University Club yesterday afternoon. Gen. Lord gave an outline of the work of the budget, describing it from the time of Alexander Hamilton, then Secretary of the Treasury. He stated it to be a vital need and stated its importance. J. W. Clarey, presi- dent of the association, presided. It was announced by the secretary, James A. Tobey, that because of the successful atfempts of the technology glider recently held near Ipswich, Mass., the motorless airplane would be entered in the French race to be held August 6 to 22 at Clermont-Ferrand, France. Edmund T. Allen, student of M. I. T., will be the pilot. ‘The next luncheon will be held Fri- day, and Senator Dupont of Delaware, member of the class of '82, will be the principal speaker. ORDERED TO CLOSE UP. Photoplaywrights’ . League Was Formed to Sell “Memberships. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 24. The Photoplaywrights’ League of Amer: ica, formed to sell ‘“‘memberships’ throughout the country in a scemrlo writing school, has been ordered %t:tehcarporlllon Commissioner E. l‘y ugl alleged violation of the corporate secur- itfes act, Daugherty announced today. —_— The value of the physical fironeru used in the operation of the tele- <phe Ul . States ne facilities. .of- F: onumnud to cxu-fl 2, erty “to close” up business” for | 000,000, - “WILL NOT RESIGN." SAYS SUN YAT SEN Defiant Fugitive President Says He Was Betrayed by 1: Subordinates. HONGKONG. June 24.—Sun Yat| 8en, who claims the ‘presidency of | China through virture of his election | by the members of the old parliament, | has not resigned his office and will| not resign under force, he declared | In an interview on board the cruiser | on which he escaped from Canton ! when the city was captured by the forces of Gen. Chen Chiung Min. Dr.! Sun asserted that the southern navy | was atill loyal to him. am the victim of the treachery | of my subordinates and supposed | friends,” he snid. “As a man and a patriot, I am going to set an ex- ample for future generations and! will not submit to the force brought | to bear by the Peking leaders. “After six vears they now admit they were wrong by reconvening parllament and ratifying the consti- tution. They want to reap the ad-| vantage and eliminate those who ! fought for these things, “I'am going to fight for humanity | and civilisation, republicanism and righteousness. have not resigned | and will not resign to force. I will only ‘give my resignation to parlia- ment, not to subordinates.” . CHINA TOLL NEAR 4.000. Death and Havoc of Mutiny; i Sweeps Four Large Provinces. SHANGHAL June 24.—Although there | is no report of confirmed accuracy on | the casualties in the Kiangsi mutiny, a : probably fairly accurate estimate places | the dead at four thousand in Kianfu, Taiho, Wanan and Lungchuan. The greater portions of these cities were destroyed. It is belleved no foreigners were slain or taken captive. Much forelgn property, principally be- longing to Christian missions. i destroyed. Great anxiety is felt rega: ing the fate of the Catholic Lazarist miasion under Father de Jenliss at| Tatho, which Thursday was reported un- der siege by the mutineers, with six hun- dred Christian_convert refugees within its compound. There hus been no further news from the mission. —_——— CHIRPS IN D. C. BUILDlNG.i i Mechanical Cricket Installed for Elevator Starter. On the ground floor of the District building the chirping of mechanical ckets can be heard throughout the “Click-clack.” And an elevator up. It is a new system invented by the Commissioners for the betterment of elevator trafflc in the bullding. A watchman acts as doorman and ele- vator starter at his deek on the |basement flocr. ~ He wields the com- mon mechanical oricket. well known in_schoolboy circles. When an elevator gets to the top floor. the indicater points to '3 the elevator olock and the cricket chirps—"click-clack”—which etarts the elevator on the ground floor up. As soon as the elevator man at the top notices the bottom elevator start up. he starts down. And it has im- proved trafc conditions tremendous- ly, acoording to reports, for the Dis- trict building never befors had an elevator starter. —_—— ENGINEERS TO STUDY. 'l‘wenty-stx Orderéd to Duty at Camp Humphreys. The following-named officers of the Corps of Engineer: rious parts of the United States, have been ordered to Camp Humphreys, tudents at the Engi- pts. John B. La Guardia, Roy M. McCutchen, Robert H. Tompkins, Everett B. Murray, George W. Gil- lette, Peter E. Bermel, Bernard Smith, John M. 8ilkman, William H. Waugh, Pler L._Focardi, Horatlo G. Fair- banke, Elliott Vandevanter, Harold C- Lyons, Willlam E. Harria: Charles 8. Hammond, Charles B. Faliey, Hes- ton R. Cole, Harold 8. Glllette, John E. Langley, Frank W. Moore, John G. Little and Frederick W. Deck and First Lieuts. George M. Steess, Joseph H. Stevenson, Willlam H. Wheeler and John C. Wade. NIGHT AIR MAIL PLAN. Route to Be Opened Out of Chicago Next Year. Second Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Paul Henderson expects to have night air mail in operaton within thé next fiscal year, either between New | York and Chicago or between Chi- cago and Cheyenne. The main thing insisted upon by the second assistant is that night fiy- ing shall be made approximately as safe as day flying. As recently out lined in The Star, powerful beacon will be established every twenty-five miles, with fully equipped landing flelds every 200 miles. All shadows must be eliminated on the flelds. Planes will be equipped with power- ful searchlights. Institution of the night mail is predicated upon the expectation that the cost of the extra equipment will come within the appropriation for the air mail service. If it does, it is held there is no question but that the service will be insugurated. —_— AUTO PRODUCTION JUMPS. Automobile passenger car produc- tion in the United States in May amounted to 231,699 cars, compared with 197,224 in April, the Department of Commerce announced today. Total truck production In May was 24,603 Tultlnlnu, compared with 22,227 in pril. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. The resignation of First Lieut. Wil- liam T. O'Rellly, infantry, has been accepted by the President, to take ef- fect on his arrival in this country. g A farm colony project is under |\_onlldernuan by the Bwedish gov- ernment a possible solution of the problem of the unemployed. O the Judicious Thing— Insure your Auto against the almost inevitable acci- dents that will happen. One smash-up will make the premium cost “look like thirty cents” in comparison with the repair bills you'll be called upon to pay—if nothing more serious hap- pens. Auto Insurance is a necessity to every one who owns and operates an Automobile. Consult us for the details —of coverage and cost. It’s our specialty. 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