Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1922, Page 2

D. . LEGISLATION HALTED IN HOUSE Other Measures to Crowd‘ Out Action on Pending Bills | at This Session. i 2 The National Capital is to lose last “District day” for the consic tion of District legislation before the the House. This is statement by House last night that either the na Capper- ne trading in taken up to- which should be “Distriet the Huouse ndaf. District Bills Pending. District committes of the House meeting Friday for the of what me be for actio closing drive. w the Fitzgerald compensation tndustri unfin ished business on Distr should hav The earnest hope was time the adjournment of assured by the Leader Mondell the” conference appropriation incher bill futu will on the report bill or regul n morrow, day"” on Th held pose should a | decidi pres: a workmen compulsory 1t bill fund. urance for a or is N right of way however, put th which provide: for teach all the As a matter of ntative Fitzgerald had if he found it would be bill through he tavor of thel expressed. would be found teachers’ pay bill. hedule of pay schools, giving increa new Public <l Repy greed that impossible 1o get h would step aside teachers’ pay bi Other important legislation for the District, including the health office bill to require that all milk for do- mestic use in the District must come from herds tuberculin-tested at le once a year, is also awaiting action in Appropriations to Fore. House Leader Mondell said that it < not at all likely that time would found so t ¥ could aside for District legislation adjournment. e pointed out that if the filibuster that has been conduct Repre- sentative tinues it will the tion even for ppropr assed b other Lsures rules have been rules commitice. MASONS GIVE DINNER TO JUDGE G. F. MOORE hills July on, érdered by Services of Alabama Man to Fra- ternity Recognized in High Honors. Judge George Fleming Moare, of the leaders of Masonry in " and one who ha ceived many high honors in uropean coun- given testimonial dinner s Mas friends the eigh <t night. Over a hundred men and women were present. The dinner given in recognition of Mr. Moore’s services to Free Masonry, of which he has been d degree mem- for over thirty-three vears, and ber b celeb ate the first anniversary wxhip Forum, a national blished in Washington, de- e frternal interpretation of vents, of which Mr. Moore sunder of which he is n-chief rwood of Alabama from : Judge Moore hail was among the speakers of the even- ing. W. L. Jamieson, shington man, as the toastmaster, the tKers were iR, Melvin . Hildreth, Mrs. Borden Harriman, Richard Scelye Jones, Gen. Nelson A Miles and R John . Palmer. The Rev. M. €. Marseglia pronounced the invocation Testifyirg to the international Ma- sonic ctivities of Judge Moore is the list tropean honors which have heen owed upon him. They are: Honorary sovereign grand com- mander of the Supreme . honorary member ouncil of France, honorary Supreme Council of Canada, mber Supreme Council of norary member Supreme Mr. Moore served | ars as t sovereign ander, Ancient and Scot- Southern Jurisdiction; A, in- and A. Scottigh honorary past grand nder Knights Templar of Alabama. grand o rand Lodge of Alabama, A. d A. M., past zrand hizh priest Royal Arch Masons of Alab: a4 and past grand of Grand Council of Roval lect Masters of Alabama. —_— OFFICERS ORDERED HERE. Class to Receive Instruction at Army War College. The following med officers. under instruction at the General Service School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., on the completion of temnorary duty at summer training camps in various parts of the country will proceed to this city for duty as students at the Army War Coliege, Washington bar- racks Is. Charles ¥. Humphrey, jr., in- fantry, and Edward Kimmel, Coast Artillery Corps; Lieut. Cols. Clifford C. Carson. Robert W. Collins, Coast Artillery Corps: John Cocke, William M. Connell, Frank Keller, Edward M. OMey, cavalry: Robert Foy, field artillery; Herman Glade, Walter H. Johnson, Hugh A. Parker, Walter L. Reed. Charles B. Stone, jr. Edward R. Stone and Richard Wetherill, in- fantry. and Majs. Olan C. Aleshire, cavalry: Charles R. Alley, Henry T. Rurgin, Coast Ar- tillery i Jarvis Bain, Corps of Engine Alfred W. Bloor, James Riyth. Walter O, Boswell, Hiram M. ooper. Lane, Charles” Kellar, Arthur . verse R. Lewis, Lowe A. ar@® L. McEntee, Robert William F. Robinson. jr. Upham : Gerald st, air serv- 3 3 rrison. Thomas D. Oshorne, field artillery, and Walter E. Prosser. Signal Corps. SUMMONED IN MAIL CASE. Detective Mullen Going to Lin- coln, Neb., to Testify. Headquarters Detective Charles Mullen was subpoenaed yesterday to appear as a witness at Lincoln, Neb., before Wednesday, to testify as a witness in a Post Office Department se against W. A. Coutant, charged with fraudulent use of the malls. Mullen was requested to bring with him records of a local case against Coutant, whom he arrested in 1910 on harges of passing worthless checks. He will 1 e tod: DROWNED IN 0IL TANK. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. SISTERSVILLE, W. Va., June 24.— Presumably overcome by oil fume: the body of George, twelve-year-old- gon of Lisha Mossor, Wick, near here, was found in the bottom of an oil tank on_ the Jewett farm, near his home. The body had been in the ofl nearly five hours. A verdict of accl- dentai drowning was readered. | health and retired for a short while. MARKS 84TH BIRTHDAY. Dr. Samuel W. Murphy Congratu- lated by Former Pupils. Dr. Samuel W. Murphy. founder of Rugby Academy, Wilmington, Del., and of the North Carolina Mi'' ~ry Academy, celebrated his eighty-four birtlday at the John Dickson Home yesterday by opening scores of letters and tele- grams that poured in frem his friends and pupils, wiehing him mauy more years of happiness. Dr. Murphv founded the Rugby Academy in 1872. Senator Ball of Del ware was one of the pupils and one of the first to send congratulations to Dr. Murphy yesterday. In 1%85 Dr. Murphy xold the academy on account of iil in Carolina he was 1886 he founded the North Military Academy, of which head master for five years. INDUSTRIAL HOWE ROL DOWN TO 5 Mrs. A. P. Clements Reports Capacity Ten Times In- mates, Following Inquiry. Only fifteen children are now be- ing cared for at the Industrial Home School, which has facilities for al- moest ten times that number, it was announced last night by Mrs. A. P. Clements, secretary of the citizens' committee Investigating the situation there. Mrs. Clements said that during the past two days alone fourteen chil- dren were taken from the home, re- ducing the number there to only fif- teen. and she followed up by declar- ing that to all appearances, despite the belief that the Industrial Home School s to be continued after July s mporary receiving home for the board of - children’'s BUXIAIANS 1S CArTYINg Out an an- nounced intention of closing the doors of the school by removing all children possible to private homes. Demand Assurances. Mrs. Clenients declared that women throughout the city would make an issue of the matter. led by the Con- gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher ciations, unless more practical and definite assurances were evident that the home school would be con- tinued She said that her committee had in- vestigated forty-two cases, whereas the board of charities mentioned only thirty-one as ving been investi- gated, and declared that still more cases would have been looked into by the committee. of which Mrs. kd- mund Brennan is chairman, if the names of the homes to which the children were sent from the school had not been kept secret Juvenile Court Records. Information Is being obtained by tlhe committee at present from de- velopments in the Juvenile Court from to day, and the investigations made by the committee result from the information obtained there. A point s to whether Judge Sellers in the Juvenile Court has the right to take bables under five vears of age from their mothers and place them under the board of children’s guar- dians is being considered. Mrs. C ments said, and the outcome may be a legal test as to whether such power exists in cases of children of this age, who are regarded as infants in eves of the law. After that age the in- ts pass info the classification of hildren. ¢ SUN WOULD DIE BEFORE SURRENDER Chinese President Defies Peking Government and Refuses to Resign. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAL China, June 24.—Sun Yat Sen, overthrown president of the Republic of South China, Peking government, denies that he had taken refuge in flight and de- clares he will die rather than yleld, according to advices from Whampoa, near Canton. where the southern leader is making his headquarters aboard the cruiser Wing Fung. June 24.—The wife of Sun d of the South China gov- ernment of Canton, had a narrow es- cape In the recent fighting in Canton, says a Central News dispatch from Hong Kong. She was with her hus- band in the palace when the fighting broke out and begged pim to let her accompany him. Sun Yefused. as he did not want to have his movements hampered, and he fled alone. His wife, left behind, adds the mes- sage. came out of the palace as the firing died down. and was chased in the streets by soldiers of Gen. Chen. Members of Sun's bodyguard rescued her and spirited her away to the house of a friend. Later she was transferred to the Christian College. — AGREE ON JUDGES. Conferees End Deadlock on Bill for Twenty-Five New Posts. The deadlock on the bill to create a score or more of federal judges wa broken yesterday by agreement of the Senate and House conferees tc give an additional federal judge to the New Jersey, New Mexico, eastern Illinois and middle Tennessee districts. The Senate provision for an additioral judge for Georgia wzs stricken from the bill. Twenty-four more federal district judges and one circuit judge in the fourth circuit would be authorized un- der the conferees’ agreement, which soon will be presented to the House and Senate. The original House bill pro- vided twenty-three additional judges and the Senate bill twenty-four, but distributed in part in different districts, In addition to New Jersey, New Mexico and the middle Tennessee and eastern Illinois districts, the bill authorizes the following additional judges in districts in which the Senate and House bill were in agreement: Two each in M sachusetts and southern New York and one in eastern New York, eastern Penn: sylvania, western Pennsylvania, nortH- ern Texas, southern Florida, eastern Mlcmlg'\. northern Ohio and northern Tlinols. —_—_— $3,000 FOR NINE ACRES. High-Priced Tract Near Lynch- burg Is Sold at Auction. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., June 24.—Nins acres of land lying on the Peakland road near the Oakwood Country Club, four miles- from the center of this city, this week sold at public auction at the rate of $3,000 an acre. The price paid for some of the land was at the rate of as much a front foot =s the property would have sold for an acre twenty-five years ago. GOES TO FORT BENNING. Capt. James J. Coghlan, infantry, at Camp Meade. Md., has been ordered to Fort Benning, Ga., Mlln!.y. the | defies the ' HINGTON BOOSTERS LEAVE FOR DOWN-RIVER TRIP | | Photograph made aboard the M L. Helsler Ball of the House district committee and Comm nd just before she loner James M. ¢ gail yesterday shewing in t eenter, left to ri Oyster. t: Commissioner Cumo H. Rudol, Senator WATERS ARRAIGNED IN RIVER MURDER Witnesses Say They Did Not " See Actual Stabbing of McCormack. Spe Dispatch to The Star, ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 24.—Fol- lowing the testimony of several gov- ernment witnesses in the preliminary investigation of the case of W. Al- dred Waters of this city, now being Iheld in connection with the fatal stabbing of Louis B. McCormack on | board the steamer Charles Macalester | Wednesday night, June 14. United States Commissioner William P. Woolls announced that the hearing would be resumed at 10 o'clock {Tuesday morning in the United States court room here, where today's ion was held. Waters, who is the city jall In default of $7,000 il. was indicted by the District of Columbia grand jury for first-de- |&reo murder Wednesday Saw Waters With Knife. Little evidence was gleaned from the witnesses for the government and statement was unanimous that the person who stabbed McCormack was not seen. Robert E. Devine of this city, how- |ever, testified that he was & pas- Isenger on the steamer and saw Waters come out of a_crowd with & knife In his right hand and his hand covered with blood. Devine d clared he said to Waters, “What's the matter, are you cut” to which, the witness stated, Waters made a reply that he did not hear. At that time. Devine said, the boat :was nearly at the Cameron street wharf. Man’s Fingers Cut. Other witnesses testified that one of Waters' fingers was cut and that he was on the wharf when McCor- mack was carried off the boat. It was also said that he was not under | | the influence of liquor. Samuel Rosenthal of Washington told the commissioner that he saw McCor mack fall on the deck of the boat after he was stabbed, but that he did not see the man who inflicted the wound Attorney Edmund Burke of Wash- tington appeared for Waters and ex- lamined the witnesses, while Amsistant ‘nited States Attorney James J. O'Leary represented the government. TOT‘TO SIMONSON, 20 YEARS | IN U. S. SERVICE, EXPIRES Former Superintendent of Public i Buildings Became Promi- i nent ArcHitect. | Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 24.—Otto G. i Simonson, for twenty years supervis- i ing superintendent of public build- ! ings for the United States and one of { today's best known architects in this section of the country, died at his {home in Guilford ! Born in Dresden, Germany, April 1, {1862, Mr. Simonson’came to this cou try ‘'when he was twenty-one yea: lold, making Washington his " first home in the United States. Soon af- terward he was made supervising { superintendent of public bulldings | for the United States, and held that {office until 1902, when he came to this city. His career as an architect was not actually begun until he went into business for himself, in 1904. Since then some of Baltimore's largest and dent McKinley. Mr. Simonson Is survived by his FOLLANSBEE, W. Va., June 24— |Haseb Elias, aged twenty-three, rise to the beilef that something happened to spoil his marriage plans. most beautiful public buildings as well as residences have been designed by him. While in _government serv. ice in Washington Mr. Simonson was active in Natfonal Guard affairs and saw service during the Spanish-Amer- fcan war. He was given a commis- ‘slon of major of infantry by Presi- widow, and one son, Louis W. Simon- son, and a granddaughter, Isabel { Waite Simonson { e | West Virginia Man Despondent | Over Love Affair. I Special Dispatch to The Star. member of the clothing firm of Saad Bros., committted suicide in the store by shooting with a revolver throug! heart. Relatives say he was to have been married in three weeks to & young woman of Bellville, Pa. Elias had visited his flancee on Sunday and had been despondent since, giving | Dehorns Mad Bull After Being Thrown Until Tired of It Special Dispatch to The Btar. CUMBERLAND, Md., June 24. soldier BOOSTERS SAIL DOWN POTOMAC, ALL READY FOR 40 HOURS OF FUN 200 Members of Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association Off on Trip to Chesapeake Capes. From a Staff Correspondent. ABOARD BOOSTER TRANSPORT, (dock from 11:15 STEAMER MIDLAND, SOMEWHERE | time the boosters will be escorted on IN THE POTOMAC. BOUND SOUTH, June 24.—Both shores of the Potomac reverberated with the fun-making noises from the steamer Midland as she cruised down the river tonight, | carrying more than 200 members of the Merchants Association of Washington and their guests on the 1922 booster outing of the body. Matters began to hum before the vessel had straightened herselt out in the stream this afternoon. polnting her prow southward, for Chairman I L. Goldhelm, aided and abetted by Charles J. Columbus, secretary of the association, had seen that there was everything aboard for forty hours of fun-making, exclusive of sleep for those who might be able to get it. Now, as this stanch and tried ves- sel i3 to make her bow as an_ ocean liner. as she steams out through the Capes tomorrow night, she must have all of the entertainment now pro- vided on modern ocean liners, coast or transoceanic. And there is golf ing aboard, for the benefit of those who gave up their Saturday afternoon game, in order to boost for Wash ington on this trip. There was a line-up at the golf course, as the little white ball was hammered around the ship. All Washington golfers will sit up when they examine the scores made. running about 198 or so. But they laid their scores on the fact that there wasn't any grass around, and besides the real links don't roll when you start to make a shot or putt. Get News by Radio. There were quoits on hand for those | who found out that they were not yet ready to take over the national cham- plonship in the golf tournament, and almost every one had a try at trying to boost the little rings over the peg for & high score. All the news fromwback home, and even from the world at large, was on hand for the boosters. The usual con. certs from home talent were Inter- rupted by the programs from the broadcasting stations, and the effl- clency of the receiving apparatus which is being operated under the di- rection of Lieut. Albert A. Pigg of the Signal Corps of the Army drowned out the local aspirants. for temporary stage honors on the Mid- land. There were lots of other games aboard, including checkers, dominoes and (deleted by censor). Of course, everybody plans to go to bed early, but for those who are having such a good time tonight that they fail |Ernest Johnston, to count the ship's bells as they|T. Jones, A. F. mark off the half hours there will be chance for a rejuvenating plunge when the vessel docks at Jamestown 1sland tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock. All on Hand Early. Everybody was on hand long be- fore the lines were singled up yes- terday afternoon, preparatory to casting off, for this was promised to be, and is proving, the most inter- esting outtng ever taken by the association. By orders all troubles were thrown overboard when each booster stepped down the gangplank, pre- sented his ticket and received In return his tag that he will wear during the entire trip. This num- bears him, gives his name and his business. Introductions were necessary. Also each booster was told what time the mess call would be sounded for him to put on the feed bag. When the Midland eased out of her slip there were waiting for her the police boat Vigilant and the fireboat Firefighter. Just why theso two craft wero hovering in the offing, no one could explain, but after giv- ing the ship the once over, and ob- serving that all troubles had passed out, they escorted her safely down the Washington channel, where the boosters were treated to a fire drill, with all streams, including the re. volving spray, of the Firefighter playing water in the sunlight. Prominent Guests Aboard. A few minutes after both vessels tooted a bon voyage, to their su- periors and the boosters, for Com- missioner Oyster, head of the police and fire departments; Chief zan of the fire department, and Capt. Shelby, aide to the superintendent of police, were aboard, and the Mid- land “hooked up” her engines for the speedy trip down the Potomaa Many prominent guests are aboard the vessel, including Senator L. Heis- ler Ball, chairman of the Senate Dis- trict committee; Representative Fits- gerald of Ohio; Judge W. C. Gloth judge of the elsrtcull court of Alexan- dria, 8. e Representati: Charles T. of Clarendon, V:..: Representative Frank C. Milspaugh of Missouri; Representative Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia; Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph, chairman of the board of District.Commissioners; Rep- resentative Loren B. Wheeler of Ilii- nois and Representative ¥red N. Zihl- man of Maryland. Fine Program Planned. The, boosters are looking forward with a great deal of interest to the fine program which has been arranged for tomorrow. After the stop at Jamestown island for the swim, the vessel wiélml.eu:’ve'nf n" am. and steam Das! est of ipping Board vessels interned in the . and then will go to Old Point Com- 'mie fort, where it will remain from a.m. untll 10:30 a.m., thence to 15 0 Newport News Shipbullding and Dry- gathering at her home, i i H ) [ i i ames river, |charge. and Manufacturers' | 8180, will lout her homeward bound pennant as | l dock Company. where the vessel will to 12:15, during which a tour of inspection of the giant liner Leviathan. Yorktown will be reached at 3 o'o'clock in the afternoon, and during the two-hour stay there the boosters will visit the Battle Monu- ment, oldest courthouse in the Unit- ed States, Nelson house, Cornwallis cave and other historical points. There be time for swimming. At 5 o'clock the vessel will leave for trip through the Chesapeake capes, Charles and Henry, for a brief cruise on the Atlantic, and then will break she points her nose to Washington, where she Is due at 8 o'clock tomor- row morning: Here are the boosters E. B. Adams, Paul F. Alexander, W. P. Ames, H. P. Amos. R. P. An- drews, Leon Arnold, C. B. Asher, E. P. Avalear, C. E. Ayre. Alan Bachrach, David A. Baer, Sen- ator L. Heisler Ball, T. W. Barrett, W. L. Batchelor, Frank Baum, Leo Baum, J. M. Beall, Isaac Behrend. R. B. Behrend, Joseph A. Berberich, Herman L. Bonney, D. W. Bowie, James P. Brahany, Thomas W. Bra- hany, Bruce S. Branson, E. B. Bra- shears, Representative Joe Brown, Maj. William L. Browning, Fulton Brylawski, R. E. Buckley. Josep: A. Burkart, A. E. Burklin, A. M. Burklin. | Thomas W. Cadick. William H. cal- ] lahan, Charles A. Camalier, A. C. Case, Willlam Clabaugh, Willlam H. Clarke, Charles J. Columbus, Harry M. Cran- dall. Willlam B. Creecy, J. Harry Cu ningham, J. M. Cunningham Capt. Cornelius T. Daly, Charles W Darr, Fred V. Davies, W. G. Dent, Peter M. Dorsch, A. Douglas, John S. Dunn. rank Eaton, Frank Ehlers, George W. Engel, Beverly P. Evans, Edwin Evans. Joseph Falk, Frank P. Fenwick, Chrrles Finney, Joseph A. Fisk’\er. Representative Roy G. Fitzgerald, G. W. Forsberg. Isaac Gans, W. W. Georges, B. E. Germann, Frank E. Ghiselli, M. Gibbs, Ciarkson Gemmill, Judge W C. Gloth, S. E. Godden, I. L. Goldheim, Mark Goldnamer, E. C. Grifith, “Si* Grogan, Paul Grove, B. H. Gruver. Henry G. Hanford. M. Hanson, F. W. Harper, Robert N. Harper, W. H. Har rison, Ringgold Hart, Fred L. Harvey- cutter, Ernest E. Herrell, Lee L. He rell, W. H. Hessick, Jr.; J. S. Hirsch- pan, Herry L Hoffman, Charles L. 5 cent A. Haon ughes, D. R. . Lamar Jackson, Charles Jacob- son, Leo D. Jacoby, Charles T. Jesse, ., 'W. D. Johnston, J. Maurice Kafka Fra klin V. Kil . Franklin V. Killian George P. Killian, 8 - Gaoras P. am Kimberley, Jo Richard L. Lamb, R. H. Lambert, C. F. Lanman, Mark ILansburgh, Henry Latterner, Charles Leavell, M. A" Leese, Harold H. Levl, Louis Levy. i, Linsenmeyer. ‘Harry Toc. 8. S8, arl R:B_ = '[iy"“- ries B. Lyddane, ames R. Mays, Dr. Joseph J. Mc- Carthy, W. J. McGaw, G. Percy Mec- Glue, R. L McKeever, Representa- tive Frank C. Millspaugh of Missourd, Lennard Mitchell. Howard Moran Joseph P. Morgan, W. C. Murphy. E. H. Neumeyer, jr.; Alvin L. New- myer. Bert L. Olmsted, L. G. Oster- mayer, ;rlon’k Owings, Commissioner es' F. Oyster of Sty the District of L yette, Lewis A. Payne,: Frank M. Peirce, Roland Perry, Fer. nand Petit, P. C. Phillips, Lieut Al bert A. Pigg, Signal Corps, U. S. A.: George E. Potter, Benjamin L. Prince. Miiton J. Redmond, Representa- tive Stuart ¥. Reed of West Virginia, J. H. Reeder, Frank Fish Rogers, Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, Bert J. Rosenberg, M. D. Rosenberg, George A. Rucker, W. W. Rucker, Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph, president board of DI trict Commissioners; M. Frank Rup- peét, \?’llll%msl‘?h Russe]l. ‘harles T. Schwarts, C. W. Scully, 5. M. Selinger. Capt. Willlam Srony. ide to the chief of police; Al Sigmund, V. A. Sissler, John F. Siaven, J. E Smith, Lewis Smithers, Fred A. Spicer, L. M. Stabler. Samuel J. Steinbe Gen. "Anton Stephan, president chants and Manufacturers’ John_A. Sterrctt, G. er- Association; E. Stringfellow. L Taylor, G. Milton Thesen® Feon Tobriner, Vincent L. Toome; o x..Hvee‘{’mfl. Hnr‘ij Viner, . H. mer, U. B:. Waldecker, Allan E. Walker, Austin C. Walter, ‘Walson, R. T. Warwic) Harry Watkins, George 8. Watson, chief engineer, fire department; Willlam Wer- ner, Edwin West, jr.. 'W. J. Wheatley, James R. Wheeler, Representative Leon E. Wheeler of Iilinols, L. E. White, nson_ White, r_J. Whiteford, Roland Whitehurat, F. X. Wholley, F. V. Wilecox, Willam R. Winsiow, Dr. ‘Willam P. Wood. Eugene Young, W. E. Y Representative Fred N. Maryland, Joseph C. Zirkle. Ilman of DRESS STOLEN AT PARTY. Man Held on Charge of Larceny at Frostburg. Special Dispateh to The Star. : FROBTBURG, Md., June 24.—Justice John R. Workman is to e Peter Donahue & hearing on a larceny He is accused by Miss Ma- ‘atson of All.:hm, near here. of stealing her silk dress on the night of June 8. when there was & social IARMEDMENINAUTO IDNAP PHYSIEAN Georgia Doctor, Who s Seeking Divorce, Spirited Away in Machine. B the Associated Press. MACON, Ga., June 24—Dr. Eugene Schrieber, formerly of Boston, Mass. was kidnapped from his home at 9:30 o'clock tonight, according to reports to the police. At the point of a gun, it is said, he was forced into a big automobile. The car drove away. County and city motorcycle officers are working on the case. A few weeks ago Dr. Schrieber filed uit here for divorce from his wife, who is still living in Boston. Information given the police is that the big automobile in which Dr. Schrieber was kidnaped, stopped in front of his home. One of the men asked for Dr. Schrieber and sald that there was & sick man in the car. A negro found Dr. Schrieber for the kidnappers. Others In the house saw a revolver drawn and saw Dr. Schrieber forced into the machine, which drove away at high speed. they told the police Dr. Schrieber arrived at the termi- nal station at 1:25 a.m. He said he had not been whipped, but was forced walk six miles. ERECT BODY FOUND TIED WITH WIRE TO A POLE Special Dispatch to The Star. PICKENS, W. Va. June 2{—The badly decomposed body of a stylish- Iy dressed man, standing erect and tightly bound by wires to a telephone pole. was found in_a secluded spot six miles south of Pickens, near the Croft Lumber Company rallroad by members of the raiiroad section crew. Tied to his right wrist was a re- volver. It is thought the man shot himseif by pulling the trigger with his left hand. The man was of large stature and probably weighed 180 pounds. An effort is being made to estab identity while the body 1s being held at a morgue here. —_—————— MARRIED SIXTY YEARS. Special Dispatch to The Star. FROSTBURG. Md., June 24—E. H. B. Prichard, aged eighty-two years, and Mrs. Prichard, 126 Bowery street, celebrated their sixtieth wedding an- niversary Wednesday. He married Mary Ann Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Har- ris, Joanna, South Wales, and at the age of twenty-five years came to the United States, settiing in Frostburg in 1869. For many years he was a mining boss for the Consolidation Coal Company and later engaged in a general store business for himself, where his daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Price. now resides, on Bowery street. While active as a miner in Wale: he sustained seventeen broken bones in a mine accident and also had his leg broken while working in the mines in this country. An unusual family connection exists in the Prichard family. Both on Mr. Prichard's and Mrs. Prichard's side of the family four generations are ving. GIRL KILLED; BOY INJURED. Special Dispatch to The Star. GRANTSVILLE, Md., June 24.—Julia Zobeck, aged nine years, was killed and John Borden, aged eleven, was painfully injured on the National pike above here, when struck by an automobile driven by J. W. McSloy, aged twenty-six. The machine ran Wwild, first hitting the boy, who was seated on an embankment, and then continuing up, striking ' the girl, Whose skull was fractured and both legs broken. o PRESIDENT TAKES TRIP. ‘Will Pass Quiet-Week End at Mc- Lean Copntry Home. President HErding left Washing- ton last night with a party td spend a week end nmear Leesburg, Va. at the country home of Edward B. Mc- Lean. He is not expected to return until tonight The purty accomparnying the Presi- dent, in addition to Mrs. Harding, In- cluded BSecretary Weeks, Atiorney General Daugherty, Senator Edge, republican, Néw Jersey, and Chair- man Lasker of the Shipping Board. The indications were that the Presi- dent would spend a quiet day. HAGUE BECLOUDED BY BERLIN CRIME ‘ Conference Delegates Mourn Rathenau, Who Was Tactful Member. By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, June 24.—Following 80 closely as it did the murder of Field Marshal Wilson in London, the assassination of Foreign Minister Rathenau In Berlin cast a heavy gloom over The Hague conference, many of whose members were closely assoclated with Dr. Rathenau at Genoa. was thrown with the entente dele- gates there more than was any of the other German representatives, be- cause of his thorough knowledge of English, French and Italian, and his wide grasp of the financial and eco- nomic situation of Germany. In spite of the treaty of Rapallo, signed by the Germans with the so- viet Russian representatives on Eas- ter Sunday, which created such a feel- ing of bitterness against the German delegation, Dr. Rathenau managed to keep up good relations with the for- mer enemy delegations, and by his much to prevent the Genoa confer- ence being wrecked. Controversy By his silence when the eftente decided that Germany should not participate further in the discussion of Russian affairs after the Rapallo treaty was signed, Dr. Rathenau un- doubtedly averted a controversy | which might easily have broken up the conference at a time when the entente delegations were enraged by the sudden announcement that Ger- many and Russia had come to terms independently of the Genoa gather- ing. Dr. Rathenau was the chief source of information for the press from the German delegation at Genoa, and | he ingratiated himself with the polr- { glot maes of correspondents by giv- iing audiences in four languages and {patiently repeating his statements in Averted. order that the press of the world might be served Tal Dapper. The late forcign minister was & slen- der man. more than six fect tail and always immaculately dressed. The s bald and he al- crown of his head had slightly slanting eyes, but in real life the two men were quite dissimilar. Lenin was the older and the shorter man. JOHN WATSON YERKES, 6. 0.P. LEADER, IS DEAD Kentucky Politician High in Party Councils for Years—Ex-Rev- enue Collector. Specia! Dispatch to The Star. | DANVILLE. Ky. June 24—John Watson Yerkes, long a leading re- publican politician, died 2t his home { here Friday afternoon, after a long {fllness. During the most active part | of his life, he held & high place in the national councils of his party. He received his education at Centre Col- lege and later at University of Mic gan. In 1897 he was appointed col- lector of internal revenue for ! eighth district of Kentucky, by Presi- dent McKinley, who. in December, 1300, appointed him commissioner of internal revenue at Washington which position he continued to hold under President Roosevelt. While commissioner of internal revenue Mr. Yerkes was Intimately iden- tified with the administration of the affairs of the Treasury Department, [and was held in high esteem by Sec- retaries Gage and Shaw. Mr. Yerkes resigned the office of commissioner lof internal revenue to accept mem- | bership in the firm of Hamilton & Colbert, which afterward became ton, a law firm of Washington. Until the summer of 1916, when Mr. Yerkes health became bad, he remained with this firm. At the time of his death he was a member of the faculty of the law department of Georgetown Uni versity. Central University, the old. est college in Kentucky. conferred upon Mr. Yerkes the degree of LL. D. and in June, 1903. he was elected a member of of that institution. Funeral services will home here Monday morning, at 11:30 o'clock; interment will be in Belle- yue cemetery here. Besides his widow Mr. Yerkes leaves one son. Lovell Yerkes of Birmingham, Ala., and Miss Amelia Yerkes of Danville. —_— CAPT. WREN REASSIGNED. Capt. Edwin_St. C. Wren. Dental Corps, at Fort Howard, Md., has been sesigned {o duty at the Army Medi- cal School, this city. Consumption Can Be Prevented and health and llipplne The death rate from Cons improves, and the same rules that improve genera increased by ules which we can gi cticing simple Health R You as public health mption drops e 1 health reduce the death rate from Consumption. In the District of Columbia the death rate from Consump- tion is now less than half what it was 1§ years ago. During these 15 years we fought for public health and dis- tributed our 12 Health Rules on children and their parents. Briefly, Avoid house dust and impure or close air, day and night. cards among Washington school they teach: 1 2. Get all the light and sunshine possible into your home. 3. Drink plenty of ‘uuurhed milk and cream. None raw. 4. Eat plain, nourishing f 8. Get enough sleep by retirin, 6. Try to avoid w - Your mind acts on your body. ¢ If you tire easily—or are losing weight—and have a per- sistent light cough—or hoarseness—do not lose time. See a doctor, or go'to the Health D Clinic, 409 15th St.°N.W., Tuesday, Thursday br Saturday, at 2-4 o'clock. Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o’clock. Examination free. Consumption can be cured only in its carly stages. This Bulletth (s Patd for by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Teleghone Main 992, ALagal Notics) 923 H St. N.W, The German foreign minister | unfailing courtesy and charm did | ways had the remaining hair closely cropped. His head had a domelike | appearance and the cartoonists de- lighted in accentuating that feature. | He wore a mustache and a vandyke beard. Many of Dr. Rathenau's photographs bore n likeness to the portralt of Premier Lenin of soviet Russia. Both | the | known as Hamilton. Yerkes & Hamil- | the board of trustees| be held at his late ! 36 FAVOR TREATY, IRISH VOTE SHOWS Complete Electicn Returns Announced—Alarm Over " Cabinet Delay. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, June 24—Complete re- turns in the elections for a new par- liament in southern Ireland show that the body will be made up of fifty-eight pro-treaty representatives, thirty-six anti-treaty representatives, seventeen laborites, seven farmers’ candidates, six independents and four members from Trinity College Although the meeting of parliament is only a week off, and though the need for a combination to resist dis- order is still urgent. both factions pointed out that nothing has beeca done toward forming the proposed coalition cabinet. The republicans |say the first move is with the treat: - lites and are awaiting a request 1o {nominate their agreed four ministers in the joint cabinet, after which they could discuss conditions of accepl ance. But the treatyites, apparcn are in no hurry to ask their help i Gunmen Vote Often. { On the republican side, while sone {of the more practical men like Hariy Boland are desirous of peace. much bitterness has been caused by the de= feats of republicans on the panel ticket, due to the refusal of treaty ymen to vote the whole pz tic . {On the other side, it is sugge:ted that even such successes as the re- blicans obtained were due 10 wholes ale impersonation of absent voiors, Ernest Bi minister of trade m !the dail cabinet Free State organ: aying in the “Impersonation did not bhegin the Sinn Fein, but in many parts of the country the Sinn Fein not merely {raised it to a fine art but made it & | respectable practice. It now has the | powerful support of gunmen, Who | were able to vote early and often |without risk to themsel because jthose wh chould have svented led for their arrest were [them and ¢ {intimidated New Parllament Discredited. The left wing republicans discredit the new parliament. The republican paper, The F ople, say “This mongrel embly. usurping, as it will, the rights of government, cannot and will not have control. The only force that has steadfa clnng to its ideals is the Irish repui- lican army ! “Every one” it adds, “realizes tire pact between Colims and De Valeri is broken. There now must be i clean cut i those who have declared s s loyal subjects of the king of - land.” This apparent - view of the irreg s to hold a conveniion tomorrow MARY MACSWINEY BEATEN | Her Defeat Shown in Final Re- turns From Cork. By tie Associated Press | CORK. June 24.—The successful cazi- | didates in Friday's parliamentary elect in the districts of norih, I midw and south Cork are an- nounced as follow Mic! ins, pro-treaty; Micha«l ri Sean H pro- Vaughan, farmer; Scan eaty; Daniel Corke anti-treat an Moylan, anti-treaty, and Thomas Na . labor. | Those defeated included Mary Mac { Swiney, anti-treaty, sister of the lats {lord mayor of Cork, and Padrape | O'Keefe, secretary of the Sinn Feiu organization. and pro-trealy cand:- | date { Collins received a preponderating {portion of the votes, with 17.106: i Bradley received T Hales, 5,625 Vaughan. 6,947; Ha ; Corkery 16.344; Movlan, igle 5,57 votes. WINDOW PEEPER * MURDER SUSPCT ‘Women Say Prowler. Was | White, But Description Is Vague. | By th ssociated P NEWPORT NEWS, Vi, Juwe efr A seen peering thoousk fa window at Camp Lustis the mieiit Miss Rose Brady was murdeied) aid iwomen who reported the cccurrenss have failed to identify a swepia brought before them, as a résyfi, ot which he was released. + mily This information was made ‘Wabiig here today through local pofide ¢ir- {cles, all names being withheld The attempt at identification was made A few Gays ago and is thought to hive been responsible for reports here that man charged with the murder Miss Brady had been arrested The women were alone in the ho lat the time and secured but | fleeting glimpse of the intrader and itheir description of him is vaguc. | Police said this morning that iman or men who murdercd and as- |saulted Miss Brady must have been bespattered with blood, as practi- the clothing left on her Ibody was blood-soaked. So far as can be officially learncd, the authoritjes have as yet found no tangible cle, although each iy brings a score of reports IN MARION ON JULY 4. President to Take Part in Centen- nial Celebration. President and Mrs. Harding spend the Fourth of July at ther home. Marion, it was announced it the White House vesterday, in Cule- bration of the Marion centennial The President, Gen. Pershing Director of the Budget Dawes | white man wa: the {cally ail will w ol take part in the celebration on the The centennial. hbwever, will include four days of exerciscs, given over to historical services. baad concerts, a horse show, competitive sports under auspices of the Amerl- can Legion, and & patade of the 0 legion posts of Ohio. SMALL’S HOME GOES WILD Red Fire, Bands, Whistles and Auto Escort Greet Governor. By the Associated Press. KANKAKEE, 111, Sune Kanka- kee was a scene of revelry tonight as it awaited the arrival of Gov. Len Small. Thousands of persons as- sembled on the streets amidst tha blaze of red fire. Bands played in the courthouse yard and factory whistles blew continuously. Hundreds of automobiles accom- panied by a band went to meet the, governor and his party six miles from the city and escort him to his home in West Kankakee, where hundreds of neighbors and friends are waitipg to greet him. i Fourth. ORDERED TO LEAVENWOETH. Capt. Iois C. Dill. infantry. at Camp Meade, Md, has becn ordersi t6 Fort Leavenworth; Kan., for duty, L4