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' ) ‘WEATHER. Fair tonight: moderate temperatures Temperature for twenty-four hqurs ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 93, at 3:45 p.m. yesterday; lo 6:20 a.m. today. Full report on page 2. e tomorrow cloudy; west, 68, at Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 19 - No., 28,547, Entered as second-class matter post office “Washington, D. C. T WITH SUNDAY MORNING nigmon . p WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JUNE -26, 1922—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. The Associated vaper and also Member of - the Associsted ~Press the use for republication of ail mews dispatches credited to it or not otherwise ersdited in’ this All rights of publication of speeial @ispaicheés bersin are also reserved. Press fs exclusively entitied to the local mews published herein * Saturday’s Net Circulation, 77,816 Sunday’s Net Circulation, 88,428 TWO CENTS. ELEVEN BAVARIANS HELD AS SUSPECTS INRATHENAU DEATH Prisoners Said to Be Mem- bers of Secret Monarch- ist Society. . WORKMEN IN 3 CITIES CLASH WITH ROYALISTS Ambassador Weidfeldt Here Men- tioned as Successor to Slain Foreign Minister. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, June 26.—Eleven persons, rlleged to be members of a Bavarian ccret organization, known as the vouncil,” were arrested here yester- a4y, it was announced by the police ioday. The police expressed the opinion hat this organization, which was sus- cted of playing a prominent part in ‘e murder of former Minister of inance Erzberger, was also implicated | 1 the murder of Foreign Minister lathenau last week. In addition to these arrests, a prom- inent monarchist, Col. Xylander, was reported to have been arrested in Munig} Gen. Maerker, a former rcichswehr commander, who has been ‘reqi'ntly denounced in the radical press as a reactionary, was arrested in Dresden, but was subsequently re- leased. Collisions between workmen and mon- archists were reported today from Loschwitz, Neuremberg and Frieburs, but Wwithout serious casuaities. Berlin Remains Calm. The political situation throughout Germany continues remarkably calm ite the vehemence of press com- ments concerning the assassination of DF. Rathenau. The police reported today that Ber- lin has seldom experienced two nights so quiet as the past two have been. | Dr. Rathenau will be given a state funeral tomorrow afternoon. The coffin first will be brought to the| reichstag, and from there it will be| taken to the family vault at Obers, schoenweide. The route will be lined | by reichswehr. Question of Successor. Selection of a man to fill the post of foreign minister, made vacant by the assassination of Dr. Rathenau, presents difficulties of some magRi- tude to Cbancellor Wirth. This is; not only because of the dearth of! available men, but also for tinner political reasons, as the question of the realignment of the coalition is one of the possibilities growing out of the present situation. Parliamentary circles believe Chan- ! cellor Wirth will direct the foreign ! office until a man is found who can | not only meet the exacting demands | of the gost, but who will also have the appYoval of the coalition parties. | The friends of Dr. Otto Ludwig! Wiedfeldt, ambassador to the United States, have aiready suggested him \s an available candidate, stressing his qualifications as an economist. They also believe his previous train- ing in responsible civil service posi- tions and experience abroad in quasi- diplomatic posts previous to going to Washington have given him " the cquipment necessary for the foreign | office position, especially since the reparations problem and other eco- romic issues have virtually become the chief features of the ministry's official routiné. GERMAN PRESS CONDEMNS. | Murder of Rathenau Held Disgrace | Upon All Germany. BY A. R. DECKER. | to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1t A BERLIN, June '26—Gérman news- | papers condemn the murder of Dr. Walter Rathenau, the minister, of | foreign affairs. In the Berliner Tage- blatt, the organ of the democratic party to which Rathenau belonged, his friend Bernard Dernburg writes: “Through this act all that is Ger- man has become besmirched and Ger- many has lost one of her best sons.” | “Dr. Rathenau’s murder is a warn- ing signal, perhaps the last, for tke rman_people,” says the Morgen | “Mathias Erzberger was killed | nd an attempt on the life of Philip| Scheidemann. it is Rathenau. | Fanatics are trailing German patriot- jsm in them. And the unscrupulous are now using the country for easily | sed purposes.” g counter is work,” asserts the Freiheit. “It is| no accident that the leaders of the! orgesch are in-Berlin and that Prince | jihel Kredrich and Gen. udendroff are in Potsdam.” o | The Deutsch Tag Zeitung complains that the Prussian diet in a stormy | session refused to permit the German | lationalist speaker to express his, sorrow and adds: “Germany must get away from the murder atmosphere, -otherwise there \will be no salvation from the present impossible situation.” Trades Unions Plan Strike. The General Federition of Trades . Unions, af a meeting in Leipzig yes- terday, proclaimed a twenty-four- hour strike throughout Germany next | Tuesday, with the purpose of mani- festing the determination of fabor to) combat reactiong i The prefect of police has ralsed the affer of reward for the capture of Dr. Walter Rathenau’'s assassin to 1,000,-} 000 marks. in his speech in the reichstag Sun- day Chancellor Wirth severely de- nounced the agitations and vituper- ations of pan-Germans, which had reated an atmosphere of murder in Germany. “A state of political bestialty pre- vails. I need only mention poor Frau ¥irzberger, whose husband was mur- dered, and who is constantly receiv- ing letters announcing the intention to defille her husband’s grave. Is it surprising, then, that I also receiv: letters headed, ‘On the Day of RatN- enau’s Execution,” and dectaring: ‘You men of fulfillment®mania have not listened to the voices of those who have tried to dissuade you from a mad policy. Let hard fate, therefore, take its course, so that the father- land may prosper.” revolution at| i i i i {Believes Revolution Would { happily begun between the State De- | | partment and the Dominican leaders | | forms essential to Haitian -progress, | MRS. MORGAN APPOINTED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION Will Succeed Mrs. Rhodes—Prom- inently Identified With Wom- en’s Organizations. Mrs. Raymond B. Morgan, promi- nently jidentified with national and local women’s organizations, was ap- pointed a member of the board of education today by justices of the District Supreme Court to succeed Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, who re- cently resigned. At the same time the justices reappointed for terms of three years each Daniel J. Callahan, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins and Dr. Hayden Johnson. The terms of Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Hodgkins- and Dr. Johnson expire June 30. PR — KEEP UL, FORGES IN AT, SENATE ' REPORT ADVISES Follow If Marines Are Withdrawn Now. Indefinite continuance of American military occupation of Haiti, but with a reduction of the marine force, was recommended in a unanimous report | presented today by the special Sen- ate committée which for months has been investigating American admin- istration in Haiti and Santo Domingo. | The committee deferred announce- ment of its findings on Dominican affairs “in view of the negotiations looking to the termination of mili- tary government in Santo Domingo.” Revolution Feared. The declaration that early with- drawal of or drastic reduction in the American marine occupation force in Haiti would be followed certainly by brigandage and revolution was made in the report, signed by Senator Mc- Cormick, republican, Illinois, chair- man, and Senators Oddie, republican, Nevada: Pomerene, democrat, ‘Ohio, and Jones, democrat, New Mexico, who ‘have held protracted hearings and recently toured Haiti and Santo Domingo’ The committee found that on the whole American administration in Haiti had been of great benefit to the Haitians and was so regarded, it said. by a vast majority. The Amer- ican record, however, was described 2s one both of “failure and achieve- ment,” the report stated, adding that there had been some “blunders” and few instances of eruelty against natives by members of the military ; forces. Security Established. “In brief, under the treaty (between Haiti and the United States),” the re- port said, “the peace of the republic, the solvency of its govefnment, and the security of its people have begn established for the first time for many | years.” 3 In justification of American inter- vention, the report said that “the chronic anarchy into which Haiti had fallen, the exhaustion of its credit, the threatened intervention of the German government and the actual landing of the French naval forces, all imperiled the Monroe doctrine and lead the government of the United States to take the successive steps set forth. * * % to establish order in Haiti, to help institute a govern- ment @s nearly representative -as might be, and to assure the collab- oration of the governments of the TUnited States and Haiti for the fu- ture maintenance of peace and the development of the Haitian people.” Mistakes Admitted. “Your committee believes,” the re- port continued, “that doubtless the American representatives might have done better and that they have made mistakes which in the light of ex- perience they would not make again; that * * * not only did the treaty fail to take cognizance of certain re- i improvement | District to work on, some idea cant 7 e NEW BOULEVARD - PROJEGT BEGUN Will Extend From Massachu- setts Avenue to Rock Creek Park. Condemnation proceedings have al- ready started and the office of the District surveyor is centering atten-| tion upon the steps necessary for the conversion of a strip of land 120 feet wide and almost four miles in length | along the District line from Massa- | chusetts avenue to Rock Creek Park into a new boulevard for the District | of Columbia= ¥ ! This tract/of land, affer belng ob- | talned through condemnation pro- | ceedings, will become the upper por- | tion of Western averue. It wi]l\cu(‘ a path directly through Chevy Ch‘ns-fi Circle. i Assessment fo Be Mnde. Much of the property, it is under- stood, is being dedicated to the Dis- trict government. The cost of the, where property i bought is to be assessed against the! property benefited by such an im- provement. The job is a big one. When it is understood that the length of the! strip amounts to approximately 20,000 | feet and that the width is 120 feet, | making a total area of 2,400,000 square feet of mostly unimproved territory for the surveyors of the be gained of-the size of the under- taking. > urbs to Benefit. i When developed, surfaced and! placed in a suitable condition West- ern avenue will be a baulevard into which the heads of Massachusetts! avenue, River road, Wisconsin ave-! nue, Connecticut avenue, Broad Branch road and Utah avenue—so far as_the District is concerned—will fit. From the designations of these streets it can be seen that the ifi- provement will have a vast amount of influence on suburban develop- ! ment, since it will place a stretch of improved roadway four miles long at the call of suburbs on upper Massa- | chusetty avenue, Chevy Chase and Takoma Park. _ WU TING-FANG GIVEN ! but that in the choice of its agents and the' determination of their re- sponsibifities the government of the United States was not always happy.” American intervention, the report said, has, however, been marked by “constructive service” to the Haitlan people, and the committee said there. “must be co-operation” by literate Haitians with the American offigials. “There are certain elements in Haiti which can balk and perhaps delay the rehabilitation of the country,” the report added. “They cannot prevent it. The obvious duty of patriotic Haitians is to uphold their own gov- ernment in_effectively co-operating with that of the United States under the treaty and so hasten the day when Haiti may stand alone. THe alternative * ¢ ¢ s the imme- diate withdrawal of American sup- port and the abandonment of the H: {tian people to chronic revolution, an- archy, barbarism and ruin.” High .praise was given the Marine Corps for its work in Haiti. in. the (Continuea on Page 11, Column 1) By the Associated Press. : SAGINAW, Mich.,, June 36.—Repre- sentative Joseph W.. Fordney, chair- committée, and-author of the Ford- ney tarift bill, announced positively this morning in a telegram to the Saginaw News-Courier that he will not be a candidate for reselection. He plans to retire at the end of hig present term after twenty-four years of continuous service in Congress. | Tired of Publie Life. “I am tired; I am sixty-nine years old; I want to r now wi my family,” Chairman Joseph W. Fordhey of the Hcuse ways and means committee. declared today. in announcing he had determined not to seek re-election from the eighth Syatem of Political Murder. “That,” continued the chancellor, “ix a _system of political murder, and o oA system of political murder, and | measures on which has worked . &Continued on Page 7, Column 7) - Ithis seasion—tariff, uv&- ql(/ bonds alsctions. Michigan district. * By the time his term next, Mr. Fordney said, the three big s Fordney ‘Wil Retire After 24 Years’ Service -in.House man of the House ways and means |y, .|retire in March was an utter surprise CHRISTIAN FUNERAL | Body Cremated After Impressive Rites—Tribute by Brit- ish Consul. _ = LONDON, June 26—The body of Wu Ting-tang, former Chinese min- ister to Washington, and former for- eign minister in Sun Yat Sen’s south Chinese cabinet, was cremated today, says a Central News dispatch from Hongkong. Dr. Wu died at Canton last Friday. The funeral ceremony, held accord- ing to the Christian faith, was mpst impressive. A vast concourse of peo- ple was present, including a number of high officers of the south China army. A brief address was given by Brit- ish Consul Jamieson, who said the whole English speaking world real- ized, that China had suffered a tre- mendous blow by the death of one of her greatest statesmen. —would have been enacted into law. Coming from his committee, these major bills kept him steadily at work, and while he is still hale and firm, Mr, rdney says he is entitled to a rest. “A democrat was serving: in the elghth district when I was first elected, nearly a quarter of a cen- tury ago,” he said, “and I have been there ever since. This is the last political job I expect to hold.” House Members Surprised. News of Mr. Fordney's decision to to House members generally, only & few of whom had been taken into his confidence. “I wanted my plans kept: secret until my home paper at Saginaw could announce it first,” said the vet- eran legislator. sentative’ William R. Green of Iowa is thc ranking republican member of the "vays and means co mittee. Under.the House Seniority ds March 4irulc he will become chairman, meni- | successor to bers sald, it the republicans retain control of the House in the mvv,ugw i e i COURT FINDS ERROR PREVENTING MISTRIAL ON CHARGE OF MURDER Discovery of a clerical error in an, indictmént today by Justice Siddons in Criminal Division 2 prevented a mistrial of Edward Pinkney, colored, charged with murder in the second degree in connection - with the killing of James Kelly August 23 last. Pink- ney had been called to the bar and the examination of jurors was about to proceed when the court asked to look at the indictment, as his custom before beginning important trials. When the justice- had reached the sixth line of the indictment a puzzled look overspread his face. The date of the homictde had been placed as August 23, 1922, a time not yet reached on_ the calendar. Calling Assistant United States Attorney Presmont: and Attorney James A. O'Shea for the defense, the court suggested a postpone- ment of the trial after showing the errer in the indictment. The United States Attorney will probably have to send the wit- riesses before the present grand jury and secure another indict- ment. FAVOR $240 BONUS FOR .S, EMPLOYES Senate Committee Report In, Passage of Bill Today Likely. The $240 bonus bi}} for employes of the government was reported favor- ably to the Senate today by the Sen- ate appropriations committee prac- tically as it came from the House. Senator Warren, chairman of the”ap- propriations committee, planned to call the bill up later today and havej it disposed of by the Senate, if pos- sible. The passage of the bill is as- sured, since the sentiment in favor of the bonus is strong among the senators. The appropriations committee reached the conclusion that it was impossible to enact into law the pro- posed reclassification bill before-the beginning of the new fiscal year and probably for some time to come. To meet the emergency, therefore, prompt action was taken on the $240 bonus bill. ‘The bonus bill carries something over $36,000,000. The Senate com- mittee made a few changes in the money items to meet correction sub- mitted by the departments. Under the provisions of the bill all civilian employes of the government of the United States and of the Dis- trict who receive a total compensa- tion at the rate of $2,500 a year or less, except as otherwise provided in the biTl, are to receive during the fis- cal year additional compensation at the rate of $240. GOV. SMALL'S WIFE -« DIES AFTER STROKE Excitement of Celebration of Hus- band’s Acquittal Proves Too Great. By the Assoclated Press. KANKAKEE, Ill, June 26.—Mrs. Len Small, wife of Gov. Small of Illinois, died about 8 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Small was stricken with apoplexy 'Saturday night during the excitement incident to the celebration by friends and fellow townsmen of the governor as a result of his acquittal that afternoon after his trial at Waukegan, IlL. ‘With her at the ume of her death were the governor and their three chil- dren, Leslie and Budd Small and Mrs. A. E. Inglesh. 4 hFrw:hmai i-;nme:& of Mrs. Small's col- ‘lapse physicians offered no encourage- ment: - She had suffered for some time with high blood pressure, and her con- dition was believed to have been ag- gravated.by the strain of the governor's’ Mrs. Small was born December 1861, In Livingston county, IIL was married to Gov. Small in 1892. ISCUSS LANDIS SUCCESSO! Senators McCormick and' McKinley of Tilinois conferred with President Harding today on appointment of a enesaw M. Landis as federal judge for the northern Illinois district and on other prospective fed- sval appointments in lilinols, - 17, She TIME? MARINES ARRIVE Troops Are Busy on Prep-| arations for Big War | Maneuvers. i By the Associated Press. | SETTYSBURG, Pa, Juse 26— | “Capt. George D. Hamilton of the Sth Marines was killed here this afternoon whea his airplame erashed to earth in a tafl spin. His home was in Washington, D. C. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAMP HARDING, Gettysburg, Pa.. June 26.—Arriving at this camp at noon, after a march from Camp Haines, at Thurmont, Md., where they | stopped last night, the United States | Marine Corps expeditionary force, | commanded by Brig. Ger. Smedley D. | Butler, are busily engaged this after- noon in establishing this camp in the {park here, where they will remain | {until July 6, following their exten- {sive maneuvers. | The mobile plumbing outfit which travels with the force is running {lines connecting with the running | water and sewerage of the town of | i Gettysburg, and building the “war” | capital, for if there is any govern-| ment business to be transacted on! July 3 and 4 it will have to be done | here, for most of the officials are! joxpected to witnees the maneuvers, | |a re-enactment of the battle of Get- tysburg as it was carried on in the ’60s and then a display of how the marines would conduct the same cam- | paign today. fl Build “White House.” | One of the first homes to be estab- lished will be the “war” white house, which President ‘Harding is expected | to occupy on July 3 and 4. Several of the large store tents of the Marine | Corps are being used, and the Presi- dent will have a large sized reception room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen and bath with hot and cold running | water. Not even the front porch, which the President made famous during his campaign, will be over- looked - by these thorough-working | marines. And a scouting party is out | looking far a couple of ex-slave iwomen to cook for the President| while he is there. Homes also are | being built_ for Acting _Secretary Roosovely of the Navy, Maj. Gen. Lejeune, commandant of the corps, members of the Senate and House and others. ; The marines are putting up. big field tents for themselves, with cots, and all the comforts of home. Shower baths are being provided, enough for each man to take o bath each day ! when he comes from the field. Camp. Southwest of Town. The camp is located southwest of the town of Gettysburg, near Con- foderate avenue,” and right on the scene of Bloody Angle, the scene of Picket's famous charge, so that when the blg maneuvers start they will not have far to go. The camp fs| divided into three sections, occupied | by the famous bth and 6th regiments | of infantry and 10th artillery.” The mobile electric outfit is busy | stringing - electric wires about the camp, and the motor generators used | in the fleld to supply the current for the giant searchlights will be used to furnish current with which to light the camp. ‘While the marines did not hold the expected celebration in Frederick, elaborate plans are being made for a big Maryland day celebration when they reach there on the return trip July 8. Gov. Ritchle of Maryland will be there, and there will be a parade and review, and the marin ‘will be the guests of the populace at a ball to be given that night. —_—_— GOLD EXPORTS HALTED. OTTAWA, Ont., June 26.—A procla- | mation has been issued in an extra of the Canada tte, prohibiting the exportation of gold coin, gold bullion and fine gold bars until July 1, 1923. The proclamation was issued under an act passed three years ago au- thorizing the continuance of me: ures taken duflnf the war to pro- hibit the export of gold. RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE. President and Mrs. Harding, who were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. McLear at their country. estate .near Leésburg, Va., over the week end, returned early today to the | | White -House. Among guests in the presidential ecks, Attor- e S e H | ne; A | Summerlin, :cated with the authorities at Cuer- | with the federal government, and Sec- I retary of War Serrano ordered the | the hold-up occurred yesterday and she { Court Approves Abandon- | Berwyn, at least within walking dis- ; | tance of these points, service is being ‘Benator | of influenza. ot ihe | perial TROOPS CHASE BANDITS WHO KIDNAPED BIELASKI Ex-Chief’of Secret Service Is Held By Mexicans. Department of State Will Take Steps. Ransom Asked. By the Assoclated Pres: NEW YORK, June 26—Ten thou-/ sand pesos (35,000 American money) is on its way from Mexico City~ into the Cuernavaca hills to ransom A. Bruce Bielaski, who was seized by Mexican bandits, it was announced today by Frank L. Sample, vice president of Raymond Leveridge & Co., the concern of which Bielaski is an official. MEXICO CITY, June 26.—A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the bureau of in- vestigation of the United States De- partment of Justice during the war, is being held for ransom by seven bandits, who held up his automobile seven miles west of Cuernavaca, in the state of Morelos, yesterday. Mr. Bielaski, together with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Barcena of Mexicala, was on the way to view some Aztec ruins near the town. The motorists were nearing the Hacienda de San Gabriel when the bandits sud- denly appeared and stopped them ai the point of guns. The women were released, but, after robbing them, the bandits took Mr. Bielaski and Mr. Barcena with them. When the news reached thisity the American charge d'affaires, George T. immediately ' commun navaca, as well as getting in touch federal troops in the vicinity to start surrounded the kid- naping of Mr. Bielaski and Mr. Barcena. Mrs. Blelaskl has merely stated that pleaded physical exhaustion as an ex- | cuse from making a lengthy statement. SENATE IS UNLIKELY TO ACT ON D. C. BILLS AT PRESENT SESSION Consideration of legislation for the District of Columbia by the Sen- ate unless some emergency arises is unlikely during the rest of the session, according to Senator Ball, chairman of the District commit- tee. He pointed out today that owing to the legislative situation in the Senate and the desire of the senators to get away as soon as possible, it would be very difficult to bring up any measures except these which the steering commit- tee determines upon. An effort is being made in some quarters to have a bill giving po- lice matrons in the District status and pay of patrolmen acted upon favorably, but there seems little likelihood of this bill coming up now. UPHOLDS GIVING UP OF RAILWAY LINE ment of East Riverdale- East Berwyn Service. Abandonment of service by the Wash- ington Interurban Railroad Company between East Riverdale and East Ber- wyn, Md., was sustained in an opinion handed down by the Maryland court of appeals, which affirms decision of the circuit court of Prince Georges county, upholding the order to this effect of the public service commission of Maryland. The stretch of line, which runs be- tween East Riverdale and East Berwyn, Md., on the interurban route from i5th and H streets northeast, was abandoned under order of the publft service com- mission of Maryland about June, 1921. New Question Raised. The decision presents a rather new question in this jurisdiction. The proceeding originally was instituted by the interurban company because operating expenses were several times greater than the revenues of that part of the line. The company contended that unless its operations in Maryland were to be taken into ac- count in the fares fixed by the Dis- trict Utilities Commission. no other alternative existed but to abandon service of unremunerative lines. The, service thereafter was abandoned b tween East Riverdale and East Ber- wyn. The service continued and is continuing between 15th and H streets northeast and East Riverdale. Situation Is Outlined. Between East Riverdale and East pravided by the City and Suburbnn| railroad, and the interurban route! partially paralled the city and subur- | ban route during its time of opera-! tion. William Cabell Bruce appeared | for the Maryland commission in the case, John U. Gardiner was attorney for protesting residents and users of the line and S. R. Bowen and Fred- erick W Brune. were attorneys for| the Interurban Railroad Company. The [ Intérurban Rallroaq Company ‘went under coptrol of 'the Washington Rallway @nd Electric Company seven years ago. ICE STILL MENACING. Navy Urges Steamships to Take Extra Southerly Bputes. The hydrographic office of the Navy artment sent out a warning to shipping that ice conditions In the transatiantic steamship lanes still Were menacing.” Vessels were urged to “adhere to the extra southerly routes agreed to by the principal steamship companies on April 8, 19: until a change is recommended.’ coast guard cutter Modoc of the in- ternational ice patrol reported by radio the following: “Ice conditions still menacing. : Dur- ing the last week traffic appears less cautions; many vessels, some passen- ger types, disregarding routes.” PRINCE FUSHIMI ILL. HAYAMA, Japan, June 26.—Prince Higashi Fushimi is il as the result of complications following an attacl Fushimi f State That hia s & A. BRUCE BIELASKIL. She declined to name the sum of the ransom demanded or to give out any other information, merely stating_that | matters were in the hands of the United States embassy One rumor circulated here was to the effect that Mr. Bielaski was an ordinary prisoner of the civil authorities in some obscure village in Morelos. Another was that he was being held at the In- stigation of his personal . en gained while acting in his official Dacity with the United States gover ment. The foreign correspondents were approached today by “{rlends of the Blelaski family,” who later proved to be United States secret agents, with | the request that the story of the kidnaping be not published until such time as certain possible compli- cations in connection with the affair might be arranged. J Jrs. Bielaski did not return to Mex- ico City uni st night, when efforts ( ue Page 11, Column 2.) HINTS MANBAMUS IN GRIFFITH CASE Attorney Indigates Court Ac- tion {o 'Restore Deposed Insurance Commissioner. A writ of mandamus probably will be sought to-compe! the District: Commis- sioners to replace Dr. Lewis A. Griffith in the position of commissioner of in- surance, from which ‘he was removed Iast week, W. Gwynn Gardiner, counsel for Mr. Griffith, stated today. Mr. Gardiner said that his presemt plan is to base his praver for the issu- ance of such’'a writ upon violation of the civil service rules in the case. Dr. Griffith today made an affidavit embodying his statement of last week regarding a_conversation with Commis- sioner Rudolph, in which he stated that | Commissioner Rudolph said the case had gone 50 far that the matter could not be | fixed for Griffith’s retention in the Dis- trict service. Grifith's Further Statement. In addition, Dr. Griffith states that he met Senator France of Maryland, after his conversation with Commissioner Rudolph last March, and that he told Senator France of the conversation. He further deposes that Senator France came to his office later in March and told him of a conversation between himself and Commissioner Rudolph, in which Senator France averred that Commissioner Rudolph intimated he had no complaint against Griffith’s conduct of his office, but spoke in highcst terms of his ad ministration, _declaring, in_addition, that the matter had gone too far to do anything with it. Dr. Grifiith said it was at that time and from that conversation with Senator France that he learned Burt A. Miller was being considered for the position which he held. His Retention Urged. The statement issued by Mr. Gardi- | ner today calls attention to the fact that Senator Jones of Washington, who introduced the marine insurance bill, and Representative Geérge W. Edmunds of Pennsylvania, wha_intro- duced a similar biil in the House, wrote letters to President Harding urging the retention of Dr. Griffith because of his knowledge of the bill and the services he had rendered in framing it, and that copies of these detters were sent to the District Com- missioners. Dr. Griffith continued to retain the keys to his desk. which remained locked | today, declaring that if he would acquiesce in the matter by giv- ing up the keys he would consider himself a party to an illegal act. Compliance Formally Refused. Former Commissioner Gardiner de- clared that under no circumstances We#td the keys be given up, and that a reply to a letter of the Commis- sioners demanding the keys and the removal .of Dr. Griffith’s personal property from the office in the Dis- trict building. - would be dispatched today, notifying the Commissioners that the demand would not be com- plied with. The Commissicners’ let- ter asked that the keys be handed over and Dr. Griffith’s private papers be removed before 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. Burt A. Miller was at work today Dr. Griffith’s chair at the District {building. One side of the desk was in open. The other side, to which Dr. Griffith has the keys, remained locked. | = Today’s News in Brief. New boulevard will lead hn;‘llock WS DISCSSES COAL TR T SECRETARY AV Union Leader Here for Series of Conferences With Officials. |SECOND CONFERENCE | HELD DURING.LUNCH Call Likely for Parley bf Operators and Labor Officials to Ef- fect Agreement. By the Associated Press.. N Government attempts to intervene in the bituminous coal strike were carried forward today when Secre- tary of Labor Davis called John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, to Washington for a series of conferences, preliminary to taking the issues directly before President Harding. An impression was created in advance of the meeting between the President and Mr. Lewis that the government might call a national conference of operators and union leaders in the industry to consider a settlement. Secretary Davis and the miners’ chief were together first at a mid- night conference, - which lasted for several hours and did not adjourn un- . 1l early this morning Several gov- ernment conciliators who have been employed in negotiating in the indus- try since April 1, when the miners left work, participated. Discussions Resumed. The discussions were resumed short- i1y before noon today. Considerable doubt existed as to the exact reason for the protracted meetings with the iners’ head, since the union policy, restated aghin by Mr. Lewis today, hds always been to seek a mational or semi-national conference with the mine operators to discuss wages, and the | strike was precipitated when the op- erators. refusing national meetings, countered with proposals to discuss the wage settlements in district gath- erings. No operators were in Washington today for the purpose of discussing th strike with government representa- | tives, so far as could be learned. Mr. Lewis, though maintaining silence as %m the matters directly talked over, i i | | i was prepared to take up the negotia- tions with President Harding, and § sisted that the miners’ union's posi- tion was unchanged. P Purposes Unchanged. ' “We are seeking mow, as we have 1always sought, go opporunity to pre- iment our case in &n open conference with the operators,” Mr. Lewis as- serted: e ‘expect that when we have made our demands, if there are any of them that cannot be supported ! by logic and common sense they will fall of themselves. “However, Secretary Hoover is now fixing $3.50 a ton as the price for non- union coal, and let me say that if that figure is to be accepted as fair the union operators of the United States can pay the miners' wages at exactly the same levels they were before April {1, when the suspension began, and make a very, very substantial margin |5t profit” Lumeh at White House. There were plain indications when Mr. Lewis gnd Secretary Davis went | to the White House for luncheon with President Harding that the miners' ileader and the Labor Department { head were still of divergent views {upon the type of conference which might be called in an endeavor to | settle the strike. The union demands ! for a central competitive field gather- | ing, or, in event of failure to procure that, of a national meeting, are still | being pressed, Mr..Lewis declared. “But that central competitive field conference idea is dead, ism't it | John?" Secretary Davis interrogated When Mr. Lewis made his statement ]lo newspaper men. 1 "%wA “moral principle never die: i Lewis retorted with some heat. “The i operators wrote their agreement to | enter another central field conference inte the last wage-contract, and it is still there.” 2 The Secretary carried -the discus- sion no further, but it was intimated that the Labor Department efforts Were directed toward bringing about gistrict conferences of operators and miners if their failure’ to discuss | Wage scales on a national basis per- sisted. £ FEDERAL PARLEY LIKELY. Government Sees Public Opinion as Aid in Settlement. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The United States government is preparing to summon coal operators and miners into conference in the Ngtional Capital and bring the full force of public opinion into play in an effort to settle the coal strike. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, has informed the government that he and his associates will gladly attend a { conference with operators from the central competitive field, which com- prises Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania, or with oper- ators from any group of coal districts producing an equivalent amount of tonnage. The coal operators’ views are not yet disclosed, for the reason that the formal nvitation has not yet been gent, but the objection raised by tha operators heretofore has been a fear that Judge Anderson might hail them into the federal court on contempt charges in connection with pending indictments growing out of past con- ferences at which wage scales wers fixed. Assurance by Daugherty. Attorney General Daugherty has Creek Park. ge 1 |assured the operato; that the govern- Fordney to’ retire from House. ment will not indict the coal operatora < = Puge 1{and will not view the suggested wage ) conferences as a violation of exist- FiouL e ARl Wilspn'a assassins held |ing statutes on restraint of trade. 3 ¥ | But the operators declare they had a Hague stage set for soviet envoys. Page ‘Tacna-Arica case near settlement. A R Page 3 aders ‘say Railroad -Labor Board's charges - against railroads will not avert strike. Puge .3 One hundred non-commissioned offi- cers of High School Cadet Corps to spend two weeks. in instruction camp. Page 3 Kidnaped doctor to heed warning. - Page 4 forts. Page 12 policies. Page 15 Union ivcun climbers abandon e A. F. of L. attacks Hardlng District _guardsm®n push plans “Camp. Simms training period: - ‘for j naturail similar assurance once from another Attorney General, A. Mitchell Paimer, but_the federal court gt Indianapolis gathered them in just the same. To overcome this objection, the government authorities here are pre- paring to summon l:[e' con{cr:nc- under clrcumstances erent from that hi preceded. The forth- coming conference would be called by the federal government itself as an act of public_emergency. No federa] court would be likely to prosecute priv- ate citizens who obeyed a mandate from another branch of the governmen iteelf. Then the conferences woul be held in the presence of officers of the federal government who would by their very presence p; commission of illegal on i) lvem [ T ]