Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1922, Page 2

e d o SRRl e et Rl b Sl A R o o g o TEN MEN INDICTE b INLUMBER DcA War Fraud Grand Jury Charges Conspiracy Involv- L ing $1,854,076 Loss. “FIRST RESULT OF PROBE Action Follows Justice Depart- ment’s Determination to Sift War Deals. An indictment charging conspiraey to defraud the United States out of more than $1,000,000 in connection with the disposition of government lumber following the war was re- turned today by the special grand- jury which has been in session since June 1 investigating the transactions. This is the first Indictment to be re- ported by the grand jury empaneled to invesiig-te war frauds for which investiga Attorney General Daugher'y ants. Congress appropriated $300,000. Those indicted are: John L. Philips, Ernest C. Morse, Charles S. George M. Chambers, Frank T. Sull and Perry. Charles Philips, Eipzen and Mitchell A sets forth that the The indictment government seeking to dispose of ex- cess lumber after the war placed John Lewis Phillips and John Ste- phens, as agents of the lumber inter- ests, in charge of disposing of the lumber, for which they were to re- ceive 12 per cent commission. The arrangement had been made at a conference between the War Depart- ment, the War Industries Board and the war service committee in 1918, and a contract was signed with Phil- lips and Stephens in February, 1919. ng of the lumber the usual and ordinary s of the lumber trade, and to interests of the United States, it is charged the defendants conspired and agreed to enter into Instead of dispo: through secret and fraudulant agreements with persons not theretofore estab- lished in the lumber industry, as well as those so established. to dispose of the lumber to such persons at prices very much below the market figures and on terms which would provide reb; and commissions to Philips and Stephens for their personal ben- efit and to the detriment of the United States. The audit of the War Department shows that the amount of lumber sold was valued at $4,697.171.13 for which the United States received only $2,- $43,095.09, leaving a balance said to be due the government of $1,854,- 076.04. Under $25,000 Ball. Phillips _was arrested on his ar- rival at Union station, June 5. He nding the week end in Ivania. He appeared before United States Commissioner Hitt, who the warrant and gave bail Bor it, a special assistant to the Attorney General, who had worked up the case. The presentation of the matter to the grand jury was in arge of Assistant Attorney General Crim and United States Attorney Gor- don. The other defendants are expect- ed to arrange 1 at once. The lumber scandal was made pub- lic by Representative Woodruff, who had printed in the Congressional Record a copy of a memorandum un- der date of March 11, 1922, written by Ernest C. Stewart, in charge of the contract and audit section. This -andum four kinds Wf pine, fir and he lock—but that the sales included thirty varieties in_which were i corporated millions of feet of mahogan walnut and other valuable hard- fumber—spryce. The memorandum also indicated that in nearly every instance the pur- chaser named in the sale was not the real purchaser. and the price return- ed to the goverument for the lumber did not in any instance represent the amount received from the ultimate consignee. TWO SUITS FOR DAMAGES. Removal of Fencing Basis of $10, 000 Claim Filed. Charging that his next-door neigh- bor removed eighty-one feet of fenc- fng adjoining his property and took away two feet of his woodshed, John T. Kearney, owner of premises 323 G street southwest, has filed suit in the District Sunreme Court to recover $10.000 damages from Charles J. P. Latterner. The plaintiff is repres- ented by Attorney George E. Sullivan. Suit to recover $5.000 damages has been filed by J. E. Proce against the pitol Taxicab Corporation and F. W. Sprinkel for alleged personal in- jury. According to the declaration Sprinkel was driving a taxicab of the other defemlant' when it came into collision with an automobile of the plaintiff on Q street northwest be- tween 16th and 17th streets. The plaintiff’s car was damaged and he suffered personal injury, he state: Attorneys Fred L. Woodson and B. W R. Ewing appear for the plaintiff. PRESIDENT .ORDERS MINES TO RESUME; TROOPS WILL GUARD (Continued from First Page.) services at at any instai Stands Ready te Act. A Jelegation consisting of fifteen ope! ors took the message to the White House, and after their visit a Statement explainihg the procedure Wwas given out, as well a3 the text of the President's response. The White House statement, which preceded g transcript of the President’s remarks to_the operators, follows ur disposal and command the coal operators made an extended verbal and written report to ibu President. All of them subscribed broadly to the proposals to arbitrate. “The majority of the districts rep- Tesented in the conference accepted the President’s \proposal uncondi- tionally. "“A minority of the districts joined In the conference in subsoribing to jthe general principles of arbitration 'and collective bargaining.” Statement to Operators. President Harding’s statement to the operators was as follows: *Gentlemen: “I have your decision. I e frank if I did not conf appointment of your lack of unanim- ity. To the large majorit; who have pledged readine: sume activity under the goveznment's proposal, 1 must express my own and the public's gratitude. “We have now reached a point, @wing to the refusal of mine workers and the minority of your operators 10° accept the proposed arbitration, ‘where the good offices of the gov- ernment in seeking il Justment of the dispute between mine operators and mine workers are with- ‘would nol a di “] cannot permit you to d ){-n without reminding you that ceal is @ aational necessity, the ample sup- Py of which is essential likewlse to common - Wi and interstate com- T he fresdam ‘work the part of ers ployers does not measi pertance With that of n} nati , 1l of action on the part ‘on of °-¢qmy. and rosume t 5 o'clack ' yesterday afternoon | GREECE KNIGHTS CAPT. NICHOLSON, AMERICAN VETERAN OF WORLD WAR APT. SOTERIOS NICHOLSON. veteran of the world world in the’ American Army, ‘Washington lawyer apd for- mer counsel of the Greek légation, was decorated yesterday afternoon by the Greek gov- ernment with the cross of knight of the Royal Or- der of the Re- deemer, the high- est order of knighthood in Greece. King_ Constan- tine signed the diploma accom- panying the deco- ration, which was countersigned By the minister of foreign affairs of Greece, G, P. Baltatgis, and handed to him by Alexander Vouros, minister of Greece in the United States. The decoration was conferred on Capt. Nicholson in recognition of many years' service in the United States for Greece. In 1914 Capt. from the United States government, the battleships ldaho and Mississippl, He has long been active in Greek circles in Wash- ington and New York. Capt. Nicholson is author of a num= ber of books on international rela. i tions which have eirculated through out the world. BOHEMIAN GOTHAM the Greek navy, { | positively today by Newton A. James, Nicholson assisted in purchasing for | OILERS-ENGINEERS STRIKE TOMORRO 100 Per. Cent Effeotive in Washington, Union Of- ficials Prediot. - OTHERS MAY JOIN RANKS Warning Issued Against Employ- ment of Non-Union Help in Local Shops. Stationary engineers and oilers em- ployed at the Washington terminal, 100 per cent strong, will join the ranks of the striking shop craftsmen tomor- row morning in obedience to the na- tional strike call, it was announced business agent of the local branch of the International Brotherhood of Fire- men and Otlers. Rreaking the silence which he has maintained for the last forty-elght hours, Mr. James said that the termi- nal employes affiliated with the broth- erhood of firemen and oilers have been formally instructed to walk out tomors row morning at 8 o'clock. Simul- taneously, Mr. James announced that the terminal officials had been officially notified yesterday that the strike of the engineers and oflers will become effective at that time. Only Twenty-Two Employed, Although there are only twenty- two men employed at the Terminal who are members of the local broth ROUTEDBY FLAMES Intense Heat and Thick, Pungent Smoke Drive Greenwich Villagers Away. TWO 'DEAD, 30 INJURED ‘Worst Fire in Years Still Raging After Five-Hour Fight—Fire- men Abandon Hose. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 18.—Working feverishly to check the flames sweep- ing a warehouse in the heart of Green- wich Village, firemen today were un- able to pierce the thick cloak of mysterious black smoke which com- pletely shrouded the building and were forced to rig powerful search- lights. The fire started with an ex- plosion about 8 a.m. Several more followed. By noon, the casualty list stood at two dead, nearly thirty Injured. and three missing. The toll was taken chiefly from the ranks of the fire and police departments. @me of Worst Fires Mobilized _around the burning structure—which covered most of the block bounded by Jane street, Green- wich avenue, 12th street, and Eighth avenue, on the lower west side—was the greatest collection of apparatus which has turned out since the Equi- table building fire, and the veteran acting fire chief, “Smoky Joe” Martin, pronounced the fire one of the worst he had known during his long years of vice. T *Punent black smoke drove nearly 200 families from their homes and forced the police to withdraw fire lines four blocks from each side of the building. Firemen Abandon Hose. Heat and smoke became so intol- | erable that firemen had to prop thei | nozales against small tripods set up lon the street and climb to neigh boring roofs to man other lines.; | Brooklyn was ordered to send a 45. 1 000-candlepower searchlight, attached ; to a special truck, recently presented to the department. 3 | Among the hundreds driven from | their homes were artists and poets inhabiting the Bohemeian sections of | the city. These folks, carrying their | Sanviises and their manuscripts— which in many cases comprised most | of their household possessions—raced | from their attics and cell Stand- ing Behind the firelines were babbed- hajred women and long-haired men, | pufting away on their cigaretttes as the firemen worked. Believe Several Lost. Nearly five hours after the blaze! started, the cause was undetermined. | Despite the assertion of fire de-! partment officials that they believed | none of their men had bean trapped in the ruins, David Collins, super- { intendent of transportation of Belle- vue and_ allied hospitals, upon his return from superintending ambu- lance service at the fire said: “I understand that from six to fifteen firemen were in the building when the roof caved in and that [these firemen are still missing.” | —_— ~ ROCKVILLE. { Svecial Correspondence of The Star. i ROCKVILLE, Md., July 18.—Follow- { ing an illness of several months, Levi | Houser, one of the oldest and best known ' citizens of Patomac district. died early yesterday morning at the home of his_son-in-law and daugh- ter. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Jackson. near Potomao, aged eighty-two years. His death was due to an affection of the kidneys and complications. He is survived by the following children James A., dward, Frank L., Harry C. and Raymond L. Houger of Washing- fton; Mrs. Elmer Slater of Rockville and Mrs. Jackson. The funeral will take place at 10:30 o'clock Wednes- day morning from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, burial to be in the icemetery adjoining the Potomac {Methadist Church. Mr. Houser was a lifelong resident of this county. Oscar Gaither, a member of the re- cently created police force of the county, put in saveral buay hours Sunday afternoon keeping tab on the speed of automobiles. Most of the time he spent in the town of Gaith- ersburg, and while there made six arrests, all for' operating cars in excess of the town speed limit of fifteen miles an hour, his victims be- ing Willlam T. Timmons, H. J. Press d arrow of Washington; L. of Jefferson, Md.; Howard s of Frederick, Md., and George R. Bray of Hagerstown, Md. who furnighed collateral for their ap- pearance for trial in the police court here. On the Rockville-Gaithersburg pike, he arrested L. L. Raymond of Washington, for exceeding the speed limit of thirty-five miles an hofw, and he, too, furnished collateral for his appearance for trial. DIES OF ANTHRAX, Small Abrasion on Chin Fatal to Danville, Va., Business Man. DANVILLRE, Va, July 18.—Raymond Hunt, young business man of Chat- ham, Va. died here today from thrax, which developed from a small abrasion on his chin. ‘WIFE CHARGES NON.SUPPORT, Charging that her husband has neglected to support her, Mrs. Mary A. Hoffmann has filed suit in the Distriet 8Su) :rl Court for a limited legll'“ and alimony from hfiderlc_k E. Hoffmann, who, she.says, is em- pleyed at £0°the petiticon B1ad by Aitorhey ek I ey ErriTy erhood of firemen and oilers who will answer the strike call, union officials pointed out that the walkout of thes men will automatically throw a num- ber of other employes subservient to them out of work. The men who go on strike tomorrow include, be- sides the firemen and oilers, the coal passers and ash handlers. Final strike instructions were sued to the firemen and oilers by Mr. James at series of informal con- ferences with them today at the union’s headquarters. It was after these meetings that Mr. James an- nounced that his men “will go out 100 per cent stron| Others May Follow. Employment of non-union men to fill the places of the engineers and oilers who walk out tomorrow, ac cording to A. M. Lawson, local busi ness representative of the Interna- tional Union of Steam and Operating Engineers, will result in a strike'of the fifteen steam and operkting en- gineers employed at the terminal. Notice to this effect, Mr. Lawson said, has been served on the terminal of- DINES AND NAPS Special Dispatch tg The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 18.—Break- ing into the home of Leonard L. Nichelson, ir., on the Reakviile of Rockyille, h’?l’ &nemoom while the mem- bers of the fu:“! were doubtless enjoying the cool pea breezes at Ocean City, b where they are on a ten-day s0- journ, George L. C-m?‘ ell, & young Washington ne- gro, not only ran- sacked the house from top to bot- tom, presumably in search of money, but he put in several hours a good time in about ail the the palatial home afforded. The negro made the mistake, how- ever, of turning on a light in the early evening, thereby arousing the Buspicion of one of the nelghbors, Wwho investigated sufficiently to sat- isfy himself that the house had been broken into. Rockwille efficers were having wayy resentativ of maintenance of way employ signal di d mi, of pay in each case are effective as of July 16, instead of July 1, as pre- fously announced. 'The ne In some respects from the rates lished by the labor board for ilroads,” " the announcement said, ‘but the difference is in favor of the Pennsylvania employes. For the most part, the Pennsylvania system rates are graded in accordance with skill and experience required and the prevailing rates are generally higher lh:;xl hose established for other rail- roads. @EORGIA RUSHES TBOOPS. Boldiers Go to Waycross—North Carolind Also Acts. BRUNSWICK, Ga., July 18.—Three companies of the 12th Georgia In- fantry, boarded a special A. B. and A. railway train here this morning for Waycross, where they are being sent under orders from Gov. Hardwick and Gen. Van Holt Nash, state adjutant, to take control of the strike situ: tion, following disorders there ye: terday. North Carolina Acts. RALEIGH, N. C, July 18—Com- Danies of state guirdemen who left Camp Glenn at Morehead Clty late yesterday under orders of Gov. Mor- rison arrived early today at Wilson, Durham, Rockingham and Raleigh, where they are being held in read ficials. Mr. Lawson made it clear, however, that the men affiliated with his or- ganization will continue to work as long as “scabs” are not used to fill the positions left vacant by the tionary engineers and ollers. “We intend to strictly uphold union prin- ciples,” said Mr. Lawson, “and we will not violate them by working with non-union men. Union leaders believe that the strike of the engineers and oilers, if successfully carried out, will not only seriously interfere with the opera- tion of the trains in and out of the Washington terminul, but will cut off light, elevator, switch and refrigera- tion ‘service. 'Therefore, they claim that the walkout will become import- ant out of the proportion of the men involved. Terminal Offc Washington terminal officials re- fused today to make any comment Wwhatsoever on the forthcoming strike of the engineers and oilers, nor would they enter a_controversy with union heads as to the prospective ef- fects of their walkout. However, the terminal authorities obviously an- te the seriousness of a strike f these emploves, as evidenced by s Silent. ladvertisements inserted in local news- papers for ilers. Reports that several of the ter- minal electricians who went on strike stationary firemen and i with the shop craftsmen July 1 have bsen reinstated in their former posi- ions were neither denied nor affirm- ed by officials of the terminal. Charles Frazier, business representative of the local shopmen, declared that he was not aware of the accuracy of I these reports, but would investigate them. Clerk Ballot Interests. Union leaders are manifesting deep interest in the result of the strike ballot being taken among the clerks in the Southern railway system which is scheduled to be turned in at Chattanooga, Tenn., Thursday. Approximately 1,100 clerks are em- ployed by the Southern railroad in Washington who are affiliated with the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, fand undoubtedly would go on strike if called by the organization, in the opinion of local union official —_— MORE TROOPS SENT TO STRIKE CENTERS; (Continued from First Page.) abandoned and the station at Deni- son_closed. ; The shops of tHe St. Louis-San Francisco railroad at Harvard, Ark were abandoned and repair work. trans ferred to Memphis. Forty deputy fed eral marshals were sworn in and as signed to various ra:lroad yard More Trains Canceled. Cancellation of both the north and south bound “Katy Flyer” between Waco, Houston and Galveston whs announced by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad. Six other trains were merged in three consolidations on the company's lines in Texas. At Cincinnati the United State: district attorney sent ta jail striker who refused to tell the names of five men said to have been in his automobile when an alleged assault ‘was made on two non-unian shopmen, In Chicago policemen and raliroad guards had B pistol and rifle fight with flve men in an automobile who fired on a Baltimore and Ohio train transporting non-union workers, "la one was injured. 75 Negroes Forced to Leave, Seventy-five . negroes were pelled to return eastward from Seligman, Aris. after belng notified that they would not be allowed to detrain at Needles, Calif., where they expected to werk for the Atehisom, Tapeka and Santa Fe railway. were circulated at s8., asking business men to discouyrage the employment of non- union men to take the places of strikers. Federal inquiry w. being made into affalrs in Monroe county, Iowa, where a Chicago, Burlington and uiney rallroad isenger r‘t Was lerailed and strike -ymvu?l staged a demonstration Sunday. At Fort Worth; Tex, four ‘mon- union men emplayed the Frisco shops reported to thwllu early today they had been sel at & dance hall last nlfh! hy 100 m hke: an com- six miles inte the ecoun: flogged. PENNSY IN AGREEMENT. —_— New Rates Graded on §kill ang Ex-~ perience of Men, Pe: ..‘:’...fi:uh‘:'.'!‘.fl,‘““""": ou'ot e o A i ..'slat m more than ness to move on a moment's notice in the event of further violence at points where railway shopmen are on strike. No reports of disarder had been received at the governor's office from any strike center this morning. WAYMEN TO DECIDE SOON. Will Decide Attitude This Week, Official Indicates. NEW YORK, July 18.—The 50,000 maintenance of way men and others under the jurisdiction of William Parker, chalrman of the New York Central System Federation, will de- clde their attitude regarding their wage cuts this week, according to Mr. Parl who predicted that the rike soon would reach the hoiling point. Mr. Parker has written the New York Central officials, urging them to meet strike leaders in conference immediately. he said, adding that the only way to avert a strike is for the management to gramt the old wages, the eight-hour day and time and-one-half for overtime. New York Central officials made no comment on Mr. Parker's statement, but repeated former assertions that they were prepared for any emer- gency. Pennsylvania railroad officials said they had no fear of a strike by their 39,000 way men, as they had volun- tarily accepted the wage cut effective July 1. The lines also are prepared for the rumored strike of its clerks and freight handlers, it was said. First Assistant Vice President Mo fatt of the Lackawanna has arrive at Hoboken to take over the direc- tion of the strike for his lines. With offices in a Pullman car he and Gen- eral Manager Rine will keep closer to the situation than they could oth- erwise. VIOLENCE GROWING ! 14 TRAINS SUSPENDED. Ranger, Single-Handed, Rescues Two Deputies From Crowd. DENISON, Tex., July 18.—Fifty non-union workers, under heavy guard, detrained here early today and were taken to the railroad shop dis- trict. Local offices of the Missouri, Kan- sas and Texas railroad announced suspension of trains. Single-handed, Capt. Tom Hickman, Texas ranger, broke up a demonstra- tion last night when a crowd at- tempted to kidnap two deputy United States marshals. Hickman dashed into the crowd, scattering its mem- bers and rescued the two officers from an autamabile. MARNE ROV WHLE ON DUTY Finding of lohn Finertie's Body Today Clears Up Navy Yard Mystery. The Potomac today gave up the body of John C. Finertie, a twenty- year-old marine, and selved for the police and miltary authorities the mystery of his disappearance. The marine was on guard duty along the navy yard waterfront on the early morning watch and is believed te have accidently fallen into the siver and drowned. Search for Finertie was started about 2 o'clock this morning when he failed to make his regular report to the officer of the day. Six hours later a campaign hat was found float- ing in a slit at the navy yard, which resulted in a search of the river and $ the subsequent finding of the m rine’s body. tie, & native of Delanco, B! n‘flnanr county, enlisted in Mypine Corpy aday’ 1o, 1813, fof s years. has been turned over to the military suthoritles. PLAN POLITICAL UNION. 5 in Wiscansia. OSH, . ly 18 —Forma- ton of & Bese w%‘lél«’a‘i ‘E-lgn“l: 3:; e "atate Fodcration ‘of Labor Wh’fll'l m ;‘“‘ tatives of gmt “!"'hl:. proj -eement meerted politieal Another pr fourteen passenger | Farmer-Laber Cenlition Proposed |* THE' EVENING STAE, WASHINGTON, D. G, TUESDAY, JULY 18 1922, BURGLAR, “GUIDED BY HOLY GHOST,” IN LOOTED HOME otified and Con Cli ol ors and. Town al William . Disney responded and vlqu the rud der arrest. Hs was e and lodged in *w on & charge of “statutory break- ng. Accerding to the officers, Clmpb!“ fivldomlv lf}d thz "“Tf 1{ mt. qt:?“ e prepared and partook o an elaborate meal, which included some flne country ham, which he fried on a ooal oil stove, and washed the victual down with copious draughts of rare old wine which Mr. Nicholson had doubtless stored away for use in case of sickness. There welre evidences that ‘the Victrola had been industriously at work, probably during and after the repast, and there was no mistaking the fact that the man had enjoyed a nap in the bed in the “guest” room. Pre- paratory to taking his departure, the negro donned a suit of Mr. Nicholson's best clothes, and was apparently about to make a “getaway” when the officers arrived. Campbell told the officers that he was on his way from Cumberland to his home in Washington. He stated that he was directed by the “Holy Ghost” to enter the Nicholson home. Aside from several locks be- ‘“f broken and practically ever: thing in the house turned topsy turvy, no damage was done. TACNA AGREEMENT N FINAL FORM Plans Made for Approval of Pact to End Controversy Here Thursday. ENDS NINE WEEKS’ WORK Two Diplomatic Documents to Con- tain Protocol Covering Arbitration Plan. By the Assoeiated Press. The agreement to arbitrate the Tacna-Arica controversy was put into final form today by the Chilean- Peruvian conference and plans were made for a final plenary session on Thursday to affix the signatures of the delegates and wind up the nine weeks of negotiations. The conference work, except for the adjournment formalities, completed after only a short se: of the two delegations. The meeting was preceded, however, by a series of consultations between individual delegates, at which the various de- tails were finally disposed of. Previously it had been tentatively agreed that the final session would be keld on Friday, but the early conclu- sion of today's meeting made it pos- ;lble to set the date forward by one ay. As finally agreed to the Tacna-Arica settlement is understood to be embod- in two diplomatic documents, a protocol setting forth broadly the agreement to arbitrate, and a supple- ment detalling the specific points on which the arbitration is to be based No provisions were Included excep! those which already have been given publicity. Thursday's fina! 1 ssion is to take place in the Hall of the Americas in the Pan-American Union, and ad- dresses will be made by Carlos Aldu- nate and Dr. Melton Porras, respec- tive heads of the Chilean and Peruvian delegations, and by Secretary Hughe: ose good offices have been a promi.. nent factor in the concluding phases of the negotiations. NEW YORK AIMING BLOW AT PRIMARY (Continued from First Page.) York county, and S0 on down the |line, ail men with a distinctive fol- | lowing, constituting a well organised machine to function harmoniously not at the dictation of a boss, but in re- sponse to the judgment of a majori of the leaders. dory, Senator Calder and National Com- mitteeman Hilles formed what might be termed the liaison between the national and the state organization in today's meeting. Calder tp Be Renamed. There is going to be the closest working alliance between the New York republican organization and the administration and national organi- zation. There is no sigh of half-way measures regarding the support here of the administration and the party in power in the Congress, as well as in the executive branch. President ‘Harding, the present state administration of Gov. Miller and the entire republican party and organization will be supported and upheld by New York republicans, as an example to other states which may have seemed to be going through a change of political form. Gov. Miller and Senator Calder will be renominated, and New York re- publicans will set their shoulders to the wheel in an effort to lead In the elections of November with a gratify- ing plurality for governor and United States senator. he committee gave strong indorse- ment of President Harding, Co and Gov. Miller. i it —_—— CHAS. E. GROOME DIES; : EXPERT RIFLE SHOT Employe of Government Printing Office Over Thirty Years. Born in Mississippi. Charles E. Gropme, for more than thirty years an employe of the gov- ernment printing office, and one of the best known rifie ghots in tue District of Columbia, died at h\s home, 120 10th street northeast, yes- terday afternoon after a brief illness, Mr. Groome was sixty-five rs old. :‘ho lm‘l:l‘.l will ::'h.l‘ I(’hll l':sl- ence tomarrow -afternaan, interment will be in Fc?rt ‘I':I-nn;?: cemetary. B Born in Vicksburg, Miss., Groome came to Wai prin wenty-five ‘Was preminently identified al z‘ufl of A T trlm.' Natianal Guard A me Mr. Groame won ¥ m S5 ahe tramniod Far Rin aeners maEe o syryived by three ns, A, o 1 e AR gt vestigation to use this previous audit ~ WORK PERMITTED ON TRAIN WRECK Postmaster General Notified of Peaceful Arrange- - ment in lowa, 20 DEPUTIES ON DUTY Conditions st Hannibal, Mo., and Other Centers Quiet, Indi- cate Reports. Reports recelved by Postmaster General Work today from Lovilia, Towa, stated that the Interference of strikers who sought to prevent train- men from clearing the wreckage a Burlington passenger train which Jumped the track at Lovilla had ceased, and that wrecking crews had been permitted to build a temporary track around the wreck, thus allow- ing resumption of train service. Twenty deputy United States mar- shals are on duty at Hannibal, Mo. Post Oftice Inspecior Cisler at St. notifled the department early today, explaining, however, the officials of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Wabash rallroads had informed him that fifty guards would be necessary before the companies could open their 8hops or restore those trains dropped from the service. Coal Rapidly Depleted. The Wabash system reports that i stock of coal is being depleted rapid- ly, the inspector said. The St. Louis-Omaha line, which has syffered interruptions to its service through washouts, will ~resume full | service today, the department was in. | formed, and branches of the Burling- ton railroad In northwest Missouri were sald to be getting in better shape and that regular service would be shortly resumed. ‘Trucks Replace Trains. Superintendent of Mail Service Gaines at Fort Worth, Tex., tele- graphed the department’ that passen- &er train service between Colmesnell and Trinity had been superseded by motor truck service with no delay to the movement of the mails. A number of trains operating between Dallas, San Antonio and Waco have been discontinued, due, it was reported, to disturbances by strikers. A number of trains operating in Georgia also have been withdrawn, it was sald, to conserve power, but ex- tra cars in all instances have been added to other trains in order that mail matter might be moved without hindrance. —_— PROBE CAN GO BACK TO JULY 1, 1874 (Continued from First Page.) wise found due either legally or morally from the one to the other, on account of loans, or advancements improvements made upon which i to the other, then such sums us have been or may be found due from one to the other shall be considered as bearing interest at the rate of 3 per centum per annum from the time when the principal should, either legally or morall have been paid until actually paid. And the com- mittee shall also ascertiin and report what surplus, if any, the District of Columbia has to its credit the books of the Treasury of the United States which has been acquired by taxation or from license fees. “And the id committee shall re- port its findings relative to all thel matters hereby referred to it to the Senate and House, respectively, on or before the first Monday in February. | You have suggested that an ex- amination of fiscal relations of the District and the United States from June 20, 1874, to June 30, 1811, has been previously made under the di rection of a joint select committee of the Congress, appointed under House resolution, No. 154 and No. 200, Sixty second Congress, first session, resolution No. 23, Sixty-third Con- gress, third session. and that the re sults of such examination have been | ireported to the Congress of the United States and made the basis of subse- quent action by the Congress. | Question of Time Period. u ask my opinion as to what period of time the investigation and | examination by your committee and by accountzats which you expect to employ\ should cover, and whether or not it would be proper under the law for your committee and your ac- countants to use this previous audit or any part thereof in making such | investigation and examination. | “The act above recited is the source of the power and authority of your committee and ig even the source of its very existencé, By such law your | committee must be strictly governed. This act is mandatory in that by it your committee is ‘authorized and directed to inquire into all matters | pertaining to the fiscal relations be- {tween the District of Columbia and {the United States since July 1, 1874." So that, without investigating all{ such fiscal matters since July 1, 1874, your committec would not be dis- charging or performing its full duty under the act whiech creates it. Therefore, it is my opinion it 1s your duty to Investigate and report upon the fiscal relations between the District of Columbia and the United States for the full period of time from July 1. 1874, to the end of the fiscal year just passed. However, I am also of the opinion that by such act it is necessarily left to the discretion of your committee as to how you will make such investigation, and if in the exercise of that discretion you feel after a careful investigation, that any part or parts or even the whole of this previous audit is entirely ac- curate and correct, it should be en- tirely within your rights and in full compliance with the mandate given vour committee by the Congress to hase your reports after a full inves- tigation upon the parts of such audit 50 found to be correct and accurate and upon such further investigation and accounting by your committee and through your accountants as your committee may feel necessary to present the true atatus of such fiscal relations. Should Imvestigate 1911 Au “In short, your committee should, in its investigation, audit this audit of 1911—to the end that your report may assure the Congress, among other things, that its audit of 1911 is cor- rect and accurate in every particular. 1f you do see fit in making your in- or any part or parts thereof 1 am of the opiniom that it is in- oumbent upon your committee, in' ac- cordance with the law under which are acting, to consider and de- yodn. all questions of law which were 2‘.0!(}! n preparing the parts of aueh previous audit as you may see | 3( to use and in the event that you uire your account- ants te make su your ewn eanclusly @ O] and Ball and Representative m of the joint committee. - y; prices per n Kansas Mfilo extra cndu"lum 0; ith the el :E“m:h“pn:w?: shdite. wers adjustmenta as 1 ;} pinion is hofln‘. :o:n:ols:ud at SILE MARKET STEADY. Kan- t. No. 1, 7.4087.50; No., T w914 doudle i wers , that you re make the result in accordance a meeting thia afternoon nators NEW YORK, July 18.—Raw silk .35a7.45; Shi eu!fio tr interest has not been pald by either |§: { the decision of M. Parmentier any SQUAW HIT HIM WITH MALLET, SAYS CHIEF, IN DIVORCE PFTITION CHICAGO, July 18.—The last of the squaws have f tten the tribal ~discipline of thelr fore- fathers, according to a divoree petition filed by Chief Harry Lit- tle Bear, Pasco, Okla., one of the few remaining le: the Cherokee Tribe. M filed a suit for sep: nance a few minutes later. The chief avers that Mrs. Little r struck him_with a large ‘wooden mallet on February 13 and then chased him oyt of his home with a_knife. 5 Mrs. Little Bear says the tribal head was very quarrelsome while intoxicated. ey were married July 22, 1896, and separated Feb- ruary when, she says, he de- serted FRENCH FINANCIER 0 GIVE DEBT DATA Parmentier Ready for Sec- ond Step in War Funding Negotiations Here. TO BARE FRENCH BUDGET Facts Will Be Studied by U. §. Treasury Experts Before Com- mission Meets. The second step in the negotiations leading to the funding of the $3,500,- 000,000 war debt of France to the United States was to be taken today at a conference between Treasury of- ficials and Jean V. Parmentier, direc- tor of finance of the French treasury. M. Parmentier was to present state- ments on the financial condition of France with respect to the war debt to the United States covering the French budget, the volume of the country’s exports and imports and foreign and general trade situations, 8 agreed upon at a meeting last eek of French representatives and Secretary Mellon, chairman of the debt funding commission. Experts to Study Data. After the data has been studied by Treasury experts M. Parmentier is to meet with the full body of the debt commission to discuss the position of France toward payment of her war- time obligations to this country as re- flected in the information supplied as to her abilities and resources. The view has been expressed officially at the Treasury that interest payments by France will be further deferred until such time as that nation can begin the regular liquidation of her debt under arrangements to be worked out by M. Parmentier and the debt commission. The present French totals §3,771,000,000 of principal and acccrued interest. From May, 1917, to September, 1920, the Treasury made cash advances to France under the liberty loan acts aggregating 2,997,000,000, on which there have been repayments of $64,000,000 of principal. and interest payments of 129,000,000 against which there is $480.000.000 of interest accrued and remaining unpaid. Evidences of these debts are in the form of demand notes, which are to be funded into long-time obligations which, under the act of Congress creating the debt commission, must mature in not more than twenty-five years and must bear interest at not less than 43 per cent. Other French Obligations, In addition the Treasury holds obli- gations of France with fixed maturi- ties and bearing interest at 5 per cent received from the Secretary of War on account of the sale of surplus sup- plies, whieh, according to Treasury officials, may or may not be included in the funding scheme, depending on the indebtedness debt commission. These obligations are as follows: $400,000,000, dated August 1, 1919, maturing August 1, 1929, interest paid to date, $30,000.000; $6,566,000, dated ; and $774,000, 1y 5. maturing July 5, 1830, interest paid, §77,000. — GOMPERS FLAYS HARDIG ATTTUDE Declares This Is No Time for “Pounding of Mailed Fist.” Prediction was made today by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, that President Harding’s invitation to the bituminous operators to return to their properties and resume opera- tiens would result in no appreciable increase in the production of coal. Declaring that coal could ke had in ample quantities “the moment jus- tice is done,” Mr. Gompers, in a for- mal statement, said the great need of the hour was “for normal, natural conference between the interested parties,” and that “when a half mil- lion men are aggrieved is a poor tim indeed for the roll of drums, the rat- tle of sabers and the pounding of the mailed fist.” “The country is drifting toward a state of irresponsibility in dealing with both the coal and railroad strikes,” said the labor chieftain. —_— GRANDSTAND BURNS. Special Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va., July 18— Fire late Saturday night destroyed owned by the Loudoun County Com- munity Association and the southern end of this town. This grandstand, which was built two years ago, was one of the best in this section of the state. is eatimated at $5,000, which is part| covered by insurance. © o ©° Pty great effort the Purocellville Which is situated only a .hn;ti distanee from the stand, was ve The assoclation will begin at once debris and erect aft auvdftorium, to clean away the another stand. BOY DIES OF BURNS AS PLAYMATES MAKE HIM A LIVING TORCH By the Associated Press. AKRON. Ohio, July 18.—Wil- liam Durbin, seven, died here to- day from burns euffered late yes- terday when playmates poured ®asoline over his clothing and touched a mateh to it. Mrs. Ste- phen Hrslin, at whose home the ‘bays were playing, tore the blasing elpthing from the boy's body and ealled an ambulance. {nmal told poljce gasoline wi the large grandstand on the grounds The loss REBELS DRIVE BACK IRISH FREE STATERS Tullamore Residents. Not Al- lowed by Insurgents to Flee to Safety. ALL ROADS ARE BLOCKED Republicans Take Thousands of Dollars’ Worth of Goods—Na- tionals Gain Elsewhere. By the Associated Press. BELFAST, July 18.—An attack by Free State troops at Tullamore, re- ported from Athlone, is believed to have been a short-lived affair, as a Mullingar dispatch received in Bel- fast today states that the republicans still hold the town. The residents are terror-stricken, and hundreds of them are unable to leave because the roads around the place are believed to be mined, while all motor-driven vehicles have been commandeered by the republicans. Bcarcely any business is going on in the town, and hundreds of pounds’ worth of goods, taken to headquar- ters, are stated to be at Birr, Kings county. Sending of Mail Stopped. Notices have been posted in the Mullingar post office warning the people not to send letters and refus- ing acceptance of parcels for Kings county, of which Tullamore is the capital. The republicans are guard- ing the entrances to the town behind sandbags and holding up and search- ing pedestrians, while the residents are warned that if they are caught sending information to the nationals they will be severely dealt with. The roads for miles around have been blocked with trees, stones and barr! cades of agricultural machinery. Every bridge in the vicinity has been damaged or mined. Round-Up of Republicans. On Sunday the nationals rounded ‘up a number of republicans outside Mullingar, including some who had participated in the blowing up of the Castle Pollard barracks. Reports from Castlebar, County Mayo, state that the streets there are barricaded and that every house has been sacked for foodstuffs, beds and bedding, which were carted away, while the furniture was strung across the streets. Flour mills out side the town were looted. The roads from Castlebar to Ballaghaderreen and other towns have been blocked, the brides rendered unsafe and the railways torn up and the bridges mined. BIG MOVE EXPECTED. Free Staters Ready to Push Opera- tions to Finish. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, July 18.—Talk in Dublin today continues to center around ap- proaching operations on a big scale against the republican irregulars, but the Free State commanders so far have successfully hidden their plans. When and where the- anticipated movement will begin is still only a matter of conjecture. Meanwhile the national army troops continue to reap scattered successes. It is anneunced that they now have captured Baltinglass, Tullow and Newtownbarry. Including the prisoners captured by s during the recent fighting\in Dublin, the nationals now hold approximately 100 prisoners Mointjoy and Kilmainham prisons are said to be heid to ca- pacity. Death Penalty Ordered. A new order issued by one of the leaders of the irregulars, it was re- ported today from Kilkenny, was found in possession of a prisoner when he was captured by Free State soldiers. The document, it was said, instructs the recipient to “comman- deer labor, work day and night and make all roads impassable. The man who disobeys must receive the ex- treme penaity. You are at liberty to infliet the same on anybody who disobeys your orders. Darrell Figgis, witt was chairman of the committee which .made the draft of the new Irish constitution, addressing the Rotary Club tonight, attributed the bulk of the existing trouble to unemployment. In his opinion more than half the irregulars in the field probably wouid not be there if they had work. In meeting these forces, he declared, the government was faced with the ex- traordinary situation at the Four Courts and elscwhere of being com- pelled to create more unemployment. NATIONALS TAKE CLONMEL. Take Important Republican Stronghold in South. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 18—The most out- standing success of the Irish national army forces in their drive south and west is reported from Clonmel, where the irregulars set the barracks on fire and retreated hastily without awaiting the arrival of the regular troops, says a Central News dispatcn from Dublin today. The town was the principal stronghold of the ir- regulars in the south and their field general headquarters. The Duke of Leinster has left Lon- don to join the Irish Free State army. “I am off to Dublin to join those who are trying to make countr; peaceful and prosperous” he said. “Michael Collins knows I am com- ing. 1 am going to take a place with my fellow fighting Irishmen in whatever capacity is required.” The duke, who served with the Irish Guards _during the war and was wounded at Gallipoli, came into pub- lic notice recently for driving an auto- mobile from London to Aberdoon in record time on a wager entailing a large sum of money. His plans for crossing the Atlantic In a small boat also attracted attention. ORDERED TO GEORGIA. Cols. Kinney and Shaw Relieved of Duty in Washington. * Col. Clifton C. Kinpey and Lieut. Col. George C. Shaw, infantry, bavé been relieved from detail in the in- spector general's, department, tr’ city, and. ordere¢ to the Infant School at Fori Bennin, ;5 Other infantry officers in this cith and vieinity who also have been ory dered to Instruction at the Fort Bens ning Infantry School are: Lieut. Col - Hugh 8. Brown and Sheldon! \ ing, &t e, Md N W. Campanol s, Lougn Clarence . Dantel: xon Ul el 8 N son, uel A.'Gibsan and Paul C the War Department, an W W Gunzer, Jsano Gill, ’.l-hrlu. a