Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1922, Page 2

MORE GOVERNORS . REPLY ON MINES Morrison, . North Carolina, Fails to Support President’s L~ Co-Operation Appeal. MANY READY TO ACT Prepare for Reopening of Mines . Under Protection of- Troops of States. By-the Associated Press, CHICAGO, July of President Harding's efforts toward adjusting difficulties between coal operators and employes and expres- sions of loyal support and sympathy, are contained in a telezram of Gov. McMaster of South Dakota sent to the President, responding *o: the. lat- ter's communication regarding the coal strike situuation. Gov. Oleott of Oregon sall he had in egard to o to make President Harding's messag:. Gov. Carey of Wyoming wired the President: “You may be assured o v hearty co-operation. With hope » agreement be reached hetw.en erators and rs of Wyoming, 1 am calling rence to meet in Cheyenne, July No Disorder in Montana. Gov. Joseph L. Dixon of Nontana stated that “There has been ne dis- order In Montana, and I 4o not expect there will be any.” He declined to comment on his position as to stute troops guarding coal mines if they re reopercd. i precident Harding's message does not apply to Utah with the same force as the other state as we }\a\rlv not werged the production of Coal Gov. Charles iabey sald. “Our N tional Guard was sent into the coal I am fields about a month ago. satisfied Utah will b;_,:\‘)le to handle he situation,” he adi» e I B Robertson of Okla- homa stated he would ‘“co-operate rully” with any program of the fed- “ral government designed to “further the public good. Safe in Tennessee. “I am not apprehensive that any serious trouble will arise.” Gov. Alt Taylor of Tennessee sald in reply to the President’s dispatch of last night. “Shouldl necessity require we are ab- solutely able and will take care of the situation. “I will most earnestly co-operate with any move you may make to- ward the settlement of the coal strike situation,” Gov. Oliver H. Shoup of Colorudo, declared in a telegram to the President. ‘“Coal mines of Colo- rado are producing more coal than ever before at this season of the year.” the telegram stated Gov. R. A. Nestos, North Dakota, in a statement, announced his sup- port of President Harding’'s stand made known in his proclamation yes- terday. Gov. Nestos said as he under- stood it only one mine in North Da- kota is affected. “Congratulations on the decisive- ess on which you have taken hold ¢ the situation,” were expressed by H. J. Allen, Kaneas, in a tele- gram sent to President Harding. “The Kansas industrial act forbids picket- ing of any kind and there will be no difficulty in resuming full operation in the Kansas field,” the wire said. o Strike In Virginia. ROANOKE va.,, July 20.—Gov. E. Lee Trinkle, en route from Wythe- ville fo Mgsseneita Springs, wired President Harding from here as fol- lows. “No coal strike in Virginia. Our mine « operating.” Ohio Stands Ready. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July — Gov. Davis dispatched a felegram to President Harding _setting forth Ohio’s position on the President's mine operation invitation as follows: “Having had troops under arms for some time, Ohio stands fully pre- pared to act without delay. The state has ample powers and resources to compel obedience of law. to safe- guard the rights of citizens and to suppress violence. The full authority of the state of Ohio has been and is ready to be marshaled into actlon as need for such step may arise, including the employment of all m ry or civil measures that are requis effectively to maintain order.” At Work in West Virginia. STON, W, July 20— of West Virginia have able for protection of men who wished to work. Gov. Morgan has wired President Harding, in answer to the President’'s message about coal pro- ductior “With assurance of continued sup- ort,” said the governor's telegram, “T noweldge_receipt of vour telegram of July 18." Since the coal strike became effective on April 1, the coal tonnage of West Virginia increased steadily to a point above the normal production of the state until recent days, when it has been seriously curtatled by lack of rail- road motiva power. All resources of West Virginia have been and are avail- able to afford protection to those who desirs to engage in lawful employment, to maintain order and preserve peace. There has been a splendid co-operation on the part of county and local author- ities in the enforcement of law and order, resulting since the coal strike declaration in a minimum of organized violence.” Morrison to Agree. RALEIGH, > July 20.—"“Your position is practically to ase the power of the government against the strikers,” Gov. Morrison said in a telegram, re- plying to President Harding's message in reference to reopening the coal mines, “and in the enforcement or police regu. lations and the upholding of the law the strikers will naturally have little confidence in the impartiality of fair- ness of soldlers or other agencies of force directed by a government which has taken a decided stand against them, however good the reason for such a stand may be.” m??v. Morrison’s message follows, in ‘“There is very little mining in this state, and 30 far as I know there are no strike troubles in this industry. “It would be a vain thing for me to invite coal miners to return to work in this state, but I would not do so any way. 1am truly sorry that a judgment, long formed and repeat- edly expressed heretofore in my state, prevents.my agreeing with your posi- tion as set forth in your telegram. 1 deem the whole policy of national and State governments trying to adjust la- bor disputes unwise. It always forfelts the confldence of the side to such a controversy finally decided against by the government, and creates suspicion of the impartiality of its exercise of police power. " 1 believe the full duty of the government and the part of ‘wisdom is to uphold the law with fearless impartiality and permit - ties in industrial disputes to fight the economlio battle to a finish. Your position is practically to wu the power of the government against the atrikers, and In the enforcement of police regulations and the upholdnig of the law the strikers will naturally have little confidence in the imparti. ality or fairness of soldiers or other agencies of force directed by a gov- ernment which has taken a decided stand against them, however good the reason such a stand may be. * ¢ » There will be no trouble in North Carolina in upholding the law in this or any other controversy. I am quite sure I will not need federal forces.to me in the position I have. taken of non-interference with either side in such controversies except hold the law and keep the protect every would-be worl union ‘or non-union, from menace, insult and wiolgnce. Fi 20.—Commendation | Moros Worshipful or Terrorized by U. S. Army Aviators .‘Ammy amir pilots onm duty re- eently at Jolo, in the Philippine Islands, discovered themselves and their machines to be ob-* Jects of etther terror or.worship to. the Mores: of the island, thousands of whom have mever seen a white ma Reports reaching the air serv- fce here and made public today mald that wo of the natives thought the planes were emis- maries from Allah, others that the airmen were “all-sceing and all-powerful” super-humans, while still others saw in the from the 1o take vengeance on all bad Moros, as prophesied in an old lege: Cmpt. Johu L. Moore, of tl Aero Squadro; reported while in flight in South Jol saw a up a white sheet “as if in sup- plication.” On inquiry he léarned that some natives are authorized to earry knives and have written permits. If found armed and Incking permi y severely punished. The na- tive Capt. Moore observed car- ried a “barong” or fightinx knife. The white sheet held up was kix permit, by exhibition of which he hoped to avert the of the man in the air- plane, who might have observed the weapon. WILL CHECK AUDIT OF . . FINANCES Citizens’ Committee on Fis- cal Relations Seeks Data for Brief. Two important committees were set to work at the conference of the ex ecutive committee of the citizens joint committee on fiscal relations at a conference in Chairman Colladay's office yesterday. The committee on audit under Alonzo Tweedale was given the task of keeping check on the audit to be made by the accountants employed by the joint congressional investigating committee and to prepare other actu- arial data required in preparation of the brief for the taxpayers of the Dis- trict. Cannot Prepare Case Yet. Chairman Colladay explained that the brief committee cannot complete its preparation of the brief until after the audit has been completed by the Joint congressional investigating com- mittee, on the principle that a lawyer cannot argue a case until the evidence is in. The committee named to take charge of the preparation of the brief is _as follow Theodore W. Noyes, chalrman; Edward F. Colla- day, vice chairman: E. C. Branden- burg, James T. Lloyd, Roger J. Whiteford and Frank J. Hogan. Would Expedite Audit. Senator Phipps. chairman of the joint congressional committee, it was learned today, is communicating with absent members of the co:zmittee in regard to the emplovment of expert accountants to make the nccessary audit of Dis‘rict revenues aid ex- penditures provided for under the Distreit appropriation act, cailing for the investigation. Only three members of the joint commitfee are in Washington, the other three members are away. Those here, it is understood, are in favor of authorizing Chairman Phipps to se- lect the accountants without further delay, so that the investigation may proceed as rapidly as possible. The scope of the investigation has been pretty well determined by the opinton rendered by the representa- vy of the Department of Justice, H. J. Galloway, interpreting the act providing for the investigation. It was the understanding that as soon as this opinion has been rendered and considered by the members of the committee, steps would be taken to proceed with the investigation. One jof the first steps, naturally, will be an investigation of the records of ex- penditures and receipts. MICHIGAN PROPOSES TO TAKE OVER MINES; SEEKS U. S. SANCTION (Continued from First Page.) ‘White House officials expressed grati- fication over the responses thus far recelved. Only Gov. Morrison of North Carolina of the nineteen E0V- ernors who had replied up to moon today refused absolutely the co- operation the President asked, it was Pointed out by officials. The nine governors who have not yet replied were expected to send in their responses within the next twenty-four hours, but officials,rec- ognize that conditions in some of the states made necessary full consulta- i tion by the governors with their ad- visers before they could give definite answers. Most of the operators who came to Washington to participate in the set- tlement conference called by Presi- dent Harding. but which failed, had returned or were on their way home today bearing with them the Presi- dent’s invitation to reopen the mines with the labor that applied for work. John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers and leader in the strike, was preparing to leave Wash- ington during the day after having been in Washington continuously for nearly & month in conferences with government officials and with the operators. “The mine workers' attitude is un- changed,” sald Mr. Lewis before leav- ing. *“Our people are determined to continue the strike until the principle of collective bargaining and past procedure in the industry are recos- ized. "Gur ranks are unbroken and will continue so. The threat of military operation will not alter the princi- ples at stake nor bring any satis: factory results to the suffering pub lic Referring _to the repeated sug- gestion that tRe miners' union might now call out the pumpmen and maintenance workers guarding the idle mines in the union districts, Mr. Lewis said: ‘Will Be Law-Abiding. “The miners will continue to act in a law-abiding manner, but under no circumstances will any of our main- tenance men continue to work with strikebreakers or in mines whose tipples are flanked with machine guns or artillery units.” Mr. Lewis described the present strike as the “severest struggle in which the labor movement ever engaged,” considering the number of men_involved. He pointed out that the English mine workers last year had only held out fourteen weeks, while in the United States the union has now been conducting a strike for sixteen weeks. Another parallel sug- ted was also to be found in the t that the English workers had been demanding a national wage agreement, &s are the Americans, but that when they succumbed they ac- cepted again district settlements, and this, he sald, “put the miners.back fifty years in England.” Eastern coal consumers are placing some orders for coal from European coal dealers, according to a statement issued today by F. R. Wadleigh, chief| of the coal division of the Commerce Departmsht, based on reports ,,z: iR BIG DAY PL : THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ; : NNED BY LOCAL ELKS FOR KIDDIES AT GLEN ECHO. D. C, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1922 Al youngsters would frame of mind. threaten at the w to interfere whick was made from 11th and F streets, where the photograph was made, the all boarded the cars for the park In a happy DESTROY QUTPOST IN MIMIC WARFARE District Engineers “Take” Fort Washington With Loss of Only Thirteen Men. FIGHT LASTS HALF ‘HOUR) ELKS BRING JOY TO 1,000 CHILDREN AT GLEN ECHO Even Old Sol Peeps Through Clouds to Stop Fear of Rain—All Kinds of Sports. BY W. H. CLAGETT. Dear Folks: I reckon when Old Sol, who has een actin’ most peculiar for the past five days heard the plaintive appeals Guardsmen Given Splendid Recep- |of more'n 1,800 listle Washington or- tion at Post After Serim- mage Ends. From a Staff Correspondent. NATIONAL GUARD EXPEDI- TIONARY FORCE, FRIENDLY, M4, July 20.—Annihilation of a small out- post of engineers theoretically de- fending valuable stores at Fort Washington, Md., followed the first contact between the Red and Blue forces in a woodland just outside of this place early today. The attack- ing force, composed of Companles A, B, C and E, 121st Engineers, National Guard of the District of Columbia, is| marching triumphantly into the post with the loss only of its advanced patrol of thirteen men. The latter marched boldly up tne road, without making any attempt to cover their advance by the heavy underbrush. They walked directly into the trap set for them by the Red army, which was deployed fn the thicket bn elther side of the road. When they were within hailing distance the main body hove in sight and the advante patrol of the defending force opened fire with automatic rifles and mowed them down in their tracks. The blue or attacking force, com- manded by Maj. J. W. Oghman, at the first noise of the contact of his patrols with the defending force, samt out flank movements of troops oh efther side of the road and completely sur- rounded the red army before it could fall back. Fight Lasts Half Hour. For nearly half an hour the rifles of both sides fired their charges, and drew from the nearby flelds scores of the populace who watched the ma- neuvers from a great distance. The ttacking battalion exposed its posi- ion somewhat when it started fire with its automatic rifles at a small advance patrol of the defensive force. The defending force sent out outposts, who brought in informaticn of the size of the attacking army some min- utes before the advance patrol came into sight in the roadway. Lteut. Col. R. D. Le Garde, adjutant general of the District of Columbia militia and commander of the- force on this practice march, said that theoretically the attacking force han- dled itself well and destroyed the de- fending force, and in real war would have accomplished its object, that of destroying the valuable stores at the Army post on the Potomac. In addition to Col. La Garde, the Regular Army observers were: Capt. H. H. Bohl, who was with the defend- ers; First Lieut. Arthur M. Andrews; First Lieut. John W. Moreland and First Lleut. Richardson Selee. The latter three and Col. La Garde were with the attacking battalion. The defending force in the maneu- vers was Company D, 121st Engineers, commanded by Capt. J. L. Oliff. Following the “battle” the troops were assembled and they marched to Fort Washington, where they will spend the night in pup tents, leaving early tomorrow morning for Camp Simms, where they plan to arrive to- morrow afternqon. Line of March. The engineers left Camp Simms, fol- fowed by the motor train and am- bulances, .at 6:3) this morning. Com- pany D left some minutes beforé the main body, in order to establish itself as the defending force. The troops were the object of much interest to the people of the.countryside, the farmers, the village blacksmith and the village storekeepers stopping work until ghey passed, many of them commenting that it brought -back memories of the days not 8o long ago when troops were on the road engag- ing In training for the overseas war. Cloudy skies and a cool breeze made the marching easy and. the entire column moved rapidly. Shortly after 11 o'clock the celumn was halted and lunch. which was cooked on the rolling kitchens as the troops proceeded along the road in tow of the motor trucks, was served to thq men. After a rest of a half an hour or 8o, the last leg of the march was resumed. Elaborate plans had been made by Capt. Parkin, commandant at Fort ‘Washington, and Capt. Smith, ex- ecutive officer, for‘ the reception of the District troops. When one mile outside of the post the trumpet corps of the 3d Battalion, 12th United States Infantry, t the District out- fit and escorted them into the post. Homor for D. G Treeps. This afternoon the troops stationed at Fort Washington will be paraded in -honor of the National Guard of the Dllt;-llc! of ccg:t,“u' 'mm rv:;u be a ball game between - resenting the D. C. N. G. and the 13th United States Infantry, and the of ficers of the D. C. N. G. will be guests tonight of the officers «f Fort Washington at a dinner. Following the dinner, the band of the 121st Regiment of Engineers, National Guard, Malcolm Horton, director, will give & band concert. - Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, ‘com- manding the District of Columbia mi litfa. is due to.arrive in the post thi afternoon and will remain with troops. until they leave tomorrow: ———— He—Is Fraser's wife fond of an ar- phans that he come out and help make the sixth annual outing of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Glen Echo a success today, he felt a wee bit ashamed, for at this writin’ he has stuck his nose through the heavy-hangin' clouds and every- thing at the resort is goin’ big with all hands havin' a cracker-jack time! Nothing short of a deluge, however, would have stopped the proceedin for Fred Mersheimer, chairman of the general committee, let it be known early that the excursion would start rain or no rain, and as early as 9 o'clock the busy section of 11th and F streets began to fill with clowns, mu- sicians, merrymakers and the like, cars furnished by the Washington Rallway and Elecric, all gayly bedecked, rolled "past the bustlin’ corner the da; American Fiags Galore Supplied with American flags and each carrying a rattlin’ good nolse- maker, the bright-faced little charges of the city boarded the cars with s0ngs on their lips, and as the cargo of human happiness whisked away in the direction of Georgetown more'n one sterlin’ citizen hada dig for his handkerchief! Arrivin' at Glen Echo the chairmen of the various committees in charge of the jambouree worked in clocklike fashion to get everything goin’, and before you had time to think, ail the old-time picnic features were goin’ In full swing, with everybody happy! Flyin' horses, swings, merry-go- rounds. shootin’ bables, throwin' balls and all sich amusements had their admirers, and if somebody hadn't blown the whistle for “eats” it woulda been a turrible tough task to drag ‘em away! And sich “eats” folks—ooy. ooy! Space won't permit for a detailed menu of the million of gallons of ice cream, cookies, sandwiches, peanuts, etc, but if some of them kids don't have pee-culiar dreams tonight then it won't be the fault of the commis- sary committee, headed by our old friend Eddie H. Neumeyer! One Round of Pleasure. So it went throughout the after- noon, one continuous round of enjoy- ment and pleasure! Besides the splen- did program arranged by L. B. Schloss, proprietor of the resort, many special numbers were presented by the Elks themaelves, inclooded among the star attractions bein' the wonderful per- Julius H. Barnes, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, called upon all members of the organization by letter today to take active steps in support of the pro- gram which President Harding has urged upon the governors of the twenty-eight coal states. Efforts at national arbitration In accordance with the proposal of the President having failed, Mr. Barnes points out that not only law and order |and the right of every man to work | where he pleases without molestation must be maintained by states and lo- cal authorit backed up by the fed- eral government, but the settiement of the underlying controversy over wages and working conditions is now in the hands of governors and state authorities. Such settlements are im- perative, he declares, if the country s not to experience,suffering. for Jack of Tuel when the cold weather sets in and industries are not to close down, thereby creating widespread unem- ployment. Letter in Part. The letter of Mr. Barnes follows in Tt~ »"Pbr over three months production of coal hss been suspended in fields, the output of which is essential to the main- tenance of the country’s activities and welfare. Throughout these ‘months there has been oppartunity for coal 3— erators and rhiners to arrive at a set- tlement of wages and ing condi- tions, but without result. serves of the country have comsequently ey ‘,".‘n":;a“'r."' Soptetion. The’ pro: fast s duction of flelds in wh! Tas ot besn sificiant been suspended has n len to prevent this result. e pro- Inadequat duction will soon force the shutdown of industries with the inevitable 1m) it & r he an aggral repetition of the condi- of last winter. Such a situation ommot be contamplated without exhaus- tion of every effort to advert it. “As president of the national cham- ber 1 am only, performing. an abvious chamber have hithetto made by urging your lmpfi‘l’!‘-tn consideration of the situation and these possible steps: . Steps n-.Tel. ‘ inting committes of repre- .:;ntl'v’: :un‘o( ehmmqn:‘ -; orgy asiume respo! tive .':}vlu. in accordance with fire views of #r organization, both to preserve and falr of and as each of the fourteen special! cheerin’ that followed ain’t equaled for | formances of Charlie Mackintosh and Henry Melzer, jr., the two youngest boney-fidy clowns in the United States. These two little marvels had the big crowd with them from the minute the show opened. and pulled many handsprings, fiip-flaps and cart- wheels that woulda been a great credit to many older in the business. Nine grown-up clowns. all members | of the clown band of Jolly Cork of the Elks (Jub, also done yeoman service for the benefit of the outing, and what the Elks' Band of seventy-two pieces furnished in the way of musio—well. it just couldn’t be equaled! There was some regular Indians, t00. Yes, siree! Seven real red skins, appearin’ through the courtesy of the Oliviera Shows out to 15th and H streets northeast, and the ree-ception they got—Wow! Wow! Drill Team in Action. The Elks' drill team, under the leader- ship of Lieut. C. M. Stanton, also went through a few maneuvers for the enter- tainment of the party, and when I beat it for homeward, after the time of mj life, I left the whole outfit still hittin' it strong! Hats off to you, Elks! 3 £00d day’s job for the most deservin' of all that reside in our city, and may you do it again! X The chairmen in charge of the various institootions participatin’ in the outin’ were P. J. Foley, St. Joseph's Asylum ; E. T. Simpson, Bruen Home; Julius Wenig, St. Vincent's Asylum: Arthur A. Riemer, St. John's Orphanage. Charles G. Rogier, Good Hope Orphanage: G. C. Beckman, Washington City Asylum; Frank V. A. Brown, Baptist Home James L. Ward and Patrick J. Callan, St. Rose School; Dr. Tracy M. Payfair, Jewlsh Foster Home, and Frank Baum, Home Industrial School. Joseph Bittoni acted as chief cook and bottle washer of all the committees Committees in Charge. The committees from the Elks Lodge were: Executive committee: A. A. Auth, Frank V. A. Brown, Patrick J. Callan, Harry C. Given, Edwin H. Neumeyer, jr., Sam Richards, Arthur A. Riemer, ‘Arthur Marks, J. H. Ste- phens, L. B. Schloss, Gus W. Brahler, Frank Baum, E. J. Murphy, T. M. Payfair, Lem Robey, James T. Ryan, H_E. Smith and James L. Ward. Sub- committees—Samuel Richards, A. A. Hollander, Frank V. A. Brown, toy J. H. Stephens, J. A. Hagerty, E. H. !Raley, Roy Land and A. Chester Brown, transportation commissary; Edwin H. Neumevyer, jr., L. B. Schloss, grounds: H. E. Smith, Arthur Wit- comb, John Frick, music; Harry C. Given, E. A. Oliver, Arthur A. Rie- mer, amusements; Lemuel Robey, or- der; Dr. W. F. Walter, Dr. S. W. How- ard, Dr. Frederick Yates, physiclans; Arthur D. Marks, Arthur A. Riemer, publicity. All are to be congratulated for the success of the affair! 1 thank you, DOPEY DAN. SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT ON STRIKE ASKED OF COMMERCE CHAMBERS any effort leading to a fair and per- manent solution. B. Securing the expression of your members' views and convictions, es- peeially on the question raised by the President, of the right of free men to work without intimidation. C. Carrying those views to the gov- ernor of your state and to local offi- cials with pledge of support for necessary precautions and mecessary expenditures in providing adequate protection and maintaining public or- er. D. Reporting to the national cham- ber, for presentation to the appro- priate federal authorities, any situa- tion with which state and local offi- clials cannot deal. Sentiment Showld Prevail “THe American way is to act in ac- cordance with local public sentiment and to control the local situation by local authority, with reliance upon federal authority only after all pos- sible means directly at hand have failed. “All organizations can be assured that the National Chamber is at their service to place before the appro- prigte federal authorities any situa- tion with which state and local of- ficials cannot dea . &0 CLERKSBEY ORDER TOSTRKE By the Associated Press. at 10 am. today unlon clerks in the 'NO You_ done a | RICHMOND, Va.. July 20.—Promptly'|on DEAD HERMIT NOT EARL, SAYS LONDON New Yorker Deluded by Sim- ilarity of Names, Belief After Inquiry. EUSTONS MISSING Dime-a-Week Insurance and News- ! paper Clipping Give Rise to Reports. BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Coprright, 192: LONDON, England, July 20.—In con- nection with the report from New York of the death of an aged recluse who s sald to have been “the missing Lord Euston.” this correspondent is Informed that “Earl of Euston” is the | customary title of the heir of the Duke of Grafton. The present earl is eight years old. Both Lord and Lady Grafton are out of town, but a member of the {family stated today that the New ! York “recluse could not possibly be | the Earl of Euston. The writer's in- ! formant expressed the belief that the recluse had somehow obtained a pho- tograph signed “Earl of Euston” and, because his own name was Euston, hugged the delusion that he was the earl. No members of the family are un- accounted for. Grafton is one of the oldest peerages in England, having been created in 1675. Whitaker's Al- mangc of Peerages states that the first' Duke of Grafton was an illegiti- mate’ son of Charles II. BODY NOT CLAIMED. Police Follow Clues Found in Brooklyn Lodgings. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, July 20.—The body of an eccentric old night watchman and odd-job man, lying unclaimed on a marble slab in Kings county morgue, locked a secret of “heritage” authorities of two continents seeking to solve. Was Edward Euston, as he was known in the little Rrooklyn lodging house where the body was found, a lineal descendant of Charles 11 and the “black sheep” eldest son of the late Duke of Grafton—entitled to *he vast estates and all the hereditaments now enjoved by the second son of the late duke? Was he a member at all of the ancient family of Fitz Roy? man of mystery should have selected clippings dealing with the affairs of the Fitz Roys to cherish among his de’rl.;el! posressions? ese are some of the questi the police, the British consul and yhe public administrator have been trying to clear up since they discovered be- neath the tattered carpe®. of his room the treasured newspaper clippings. Find Treasure Cache. Tuston, who was night watchman for a steamship company and erst- while applicant for odd jobs at Salva- tion Army headquarters, died several days ago after langulshing behind the closed door of his room for nearly a week, repulsing the proffered atten- tions of his landlady and scorning suggestions that a doctor be sent for. His death excited little comment until a detective found his treasure cache. The treasure consisted of a dime-a-week life insurance policy “to | assure me decent Christain burial,” a photograph, obviously of the dead man. though taken years ago when its subject was In his prime and when he wore the clothes of an English gentleman as one to the manner born, the clippings—and a faded Masonic “on t the clippi n_one of the clippings regarai the present duke. which: Euston ang pasted to the back of his photograph— as if he would have said “there but for the curse of fate go I"—the au- thorities began to build up the theory that the dead night watchman might have been the real Duke of Grafton. Masonic Agron Clue. The theory'was further strength- ened. in the opinion of detectives on the case. by the presence of the Ma- sonic apron. Lord Euston, it was pointed out, stood high in Masonry, and several times had come to Amer- ica as the personal emissary of the late King Edward VII to great Ma- sonic gatherings. Fuston was known at the Brooklyn public library as an ardent peruser of Bnglish newspapers. The theory that the eccentric w-:r-,hmn.n was & member of the farhily of Fits Roy, received its first setback last night, in the opinion of investigators, when it was learned that the dime a week life insurance policy was issued to Edward Euston July 16, 1837. Lorod Euston was known to. have been, in London, in- volved in debt litigation as late as employ of the Chesapeake and Ohio|1903- raflway left thelr posts in the local| No beneficiary was named in the general offices of the company. ‘While officials of the foad claimed that a large numher remained at their | York; April 20, 1860. Jjobs, union heads maintained that the walkout was practically 100 per cent. The striking clerks, a number of women Included, marchéd in a body to the city auditorfum. The walkout ‘waa orderly. Police had 'some difficulty In kee; n Inferstal Ing-a throng of spectators on the |project will cost strest in front of the offices moving. | YOIV® ‘The policy, in_the application for which Euston described himself as “a cook.” single, and said he was born in New RAIL WORK APPROVED. Santa Fe railroad plans to secure con- struction of an additional main track line Eldorado and Ellinor, both between l.xnnT:\ ‘were approved today by_fi: 2,917,000 and will in- of 43% miles of new line, cutting of the distance e oced by the iy A S el % B lz:é!plo)‘es is 5o insignificant that there is SLAYER OF MAGISTRATE SOUGHT BY HUNDREDS Snecial Dispatch 1o The Star. MANASBAS, Va., July 20.—Posses and volunteers numbering. 200 persons are searching the woods and swamps around Gainesville, near here, today in sn effort to capture Alvin Harris, a young negro, who yesterday after- noon shot and instantly killed Justice of the Peace Thomas Meredith, wh had arrested him on a warrant charg- ing wife beating. eredith arrested the negro at his home, near Gainsville, and the man asked a minute's leave to get his coat. He returned and started with Meredith toward tows. The two had gone a few hundred yards when the negro drew a revolver from his coat pocket and shot his captor five or six times, then fled. If the man is captured he will be rushed to Richmond, as violence is feared. Meredith, fifty-nine years old, was & brother of the late Representa- tive E. E. Meredith, who represented this district in Congress for many years. He is survived by his widow. D.C. STRIKERS PLAN BIG MASS MEETING Sunday Program Will Open Drive to Educate Public on Walkout. Determined to strengthen public support in their favor, striking rail- road employes of the Washington terminal today Initlated a movement to famillarize thé public with condi- tions which resulted in the nation- wide walkout July 1. The initial step in this educational campaign will be a public mass meeting Sunday morn- ing at 10 o'clock In the Avenue Grand Theater on Pennsylvanm avenue southeast, between 6th and T7th streets, which has been arranged by the local machinists’ Jodges. “The purpose of the meeting," said Elmer H. Bailey, vice president of Columbia Lodge, International Asso- clation of Machinists, chairman of the committee on Rrrangements, s to have prominent speakers explain the relations existing between the rail- roads and the striking shopmen and the conditions which compel these men strenuously to resist the pro- Pposed reduction of their pay.” Principal speakers will include A. E. Holder, labor representative on the Federal Board of Vocational Educa- tion; P. J. Conlon, first vice president and 'E, C. Davison, general secretar: treasurer of the International Associ: tion of Machinists, and former Repre. sentative Baer of North Dakota. Sev- eral local labor leaders also will make addresses. 2,000 Clerks May Quit. Interest in the strike situation local- ly centered today iIn Chattandoga, Tenn., where the strike ballot taken among the clerks of the Southern rail- way, who are affiliated with the Broth- erhood of Railway Clerks, is sched- uled to be turned in. In the event a strike of the clerks in this system is called, the entire clerical force of the general office of the rallroad here, numbering 2,000, is expected to walk out. according to union officials. Claude E. Pullman, manager of the Brotherhood of Rallroad Clerks, said that it probably would take sev- eral days before the results of the strike ballot is known. Otherwise, he declined to comment on a prob- able walkout of the local southern clerks. A Stationary firemen, engineers and oilers who walked out at the power plant of the Washington terminal yesterday held a joint meeting to- day with the striking shopcraftsmen. Newton A. James, local businese rep- resentative of _the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, assigned the new strikers to picket duty. Although union leaders claim that thirty-seven employes at the terminal powerhouse went on strike yester- day, terminal officials today said that the wolkout of these men has had no effect whatever on the gov- ernment of trains in and out of the big railroad terminal. Terminal officials said they had no figures to show exactly how many stationary firemen, engineers and oilers quit work, but the number “is so small it is hardly noticeable. “Everything I3 quiet and normal here,” commented a terminal offict “The strike of the powerhouse em nothing to ir” Charles Frazier, business represent- ative of the striking shopmen, elated the strikers today with reports that the Pennsvlvania railroad had been forced to withdraw from its round- houses its last reserve engine. Mr. Frazier pointed out that at the incep- tion of the strike the Pennsylvania railroad claimed it had 900 engines in Or was it merely coincidence that the | reserve and during the last twenty days has been forced to withdraw ail of them. The local shopmen took the position that the report showed an- other victory for them. Bulletin boards in the Union station show that trains on virtually all the roads operating into and out of Wash- ington continue to arrive late. One Southern railroad train was about four hours late when it reached here, while the Chicago flyer on the Balti- more and Ohio, due in the station at 9:05 a.m., did not arrive until 1 o'clock this afternoon. Train 92 on the At- lantic Coast Line was almost two hours late when it arrived this morn- ing. STATE OPERATION CLUB OVER MINERS (Continued from First Page.) ference 92 per cent of the opcrators. John Mitchell never bad more than 40 per cent. And out of ths 92 fully 75 per cent were ready to accept ar- bitration. If Mr. Lewis had agreed on behalf of the miners to arbitra- tion, it would have been a simple matter to compel the other operators to come in, too. During President Roosevelt's administration, John Mit- chell was the one to accept arbitra- tion promptly, and then Mr. Roose- velt had a leverage in public senti- ment with which he was able to per- suade the operators to agree like- wise. Desire to Refrain. “In those four or five states where | independence of the unions had been achieved, there was a natural desire to refrain’ from a Washington con- ference, and it was largely Mr. Lewis’ desire that the federal government force these operators into conference which prevented an agreemnet. All! talk that we didn’t have representa- tive operstors here is erroneous. We had practically all the representa- tives of the union flelds and many of those from the mixed flelds.” The tederal government's policy for the moment is one of watchful walt- ing. The OPOPIWH say that 75 per cent of their employes will go back to work If they can be assured that their homes will not be blown up. Protection is being granted to pre- vent disorders or destruction of prop- erty. If in the face of that protection, the miners do not come back to work, the governors of the states will be urged to seize the mines and regulate their operation by negotiating sepa- rate scalcs of wages as ecopomic con- ditions In each state may require. Thus a fallure of the miners’' leaders: to reconsider their refural to arbi- trate may mean a body Blow to unjon- ism through the natural course which federal and state governments may find themselves Ogllm!hl to adopt in the interest of public safety and a sufficlent fuel supply for the ‘win L e (Oogyright, 1932.) COLLIER CLEARED INEXPOSHTION ROW State, Department Finds “No Basis for Charge of l Dishonesty.” ASKED TO RETURN TO RIO Will Take Charge of American Participation in Fair—Others to Join Him. The State Department announced today that imvestigation of charges agamst D C.° Collier, commissioner general of the United States to the Brazilian centennial exposition, had disclosed “no basis for any charge of dishonesty or of moral turpitude.” Mr. Colller has been directed to return to Rio de Janerio and take charge of the American participation in the exposi- tion, The charge arose from & controversy within the membership of the commis- sion and had to do with the manner {in which funds appropriated by Con- | &ress for the American participation were being expended by Mr. Collier anc his associates. The exact nature of . the charges hus never been made pub- lic by the State Department, and to- day’s announcement was only the fol- lowing brief statement: Text of Statement. “The charges which have been pre- ferred against D. C. Collier, commi; sloner general of the United States to" the Brazilian international centennial exposition, have been examined by the Department of State. No cor- rupt or illegal conduct has been es-. tablished, and there appears to be no basis for any charge of dishonesty or of moral turpitude. Mr. Collier will proceed at once to Rio de Janeiro to take charge of the participation of the United States in the exposition.” Following the announcement, it was said at the headquarters of the commission that Mr. Collier planned 10 leave Washington tonight for New York, amd will sail Saturday for Brazil, where he is expected to re- main until after the exposition. He declined to comment upon the State Department announcement, caying it spoke for itself. Oficers Named. John H. Kirby of Houston, Tex. who has been a member of the com- mission since its creation, and was one of the five members of that body against whom charges were filed by Mr. Harrison, was today named dep- uty commissioner general of the com- mission. F. Lamson Scribner of Washington, who has been identified with the Department of Agriculture for the past twenty-eight years iy the capacity of exposition expert, wat named director of exhibits, and wiil sail for Rio August 25. He will work in conjunction with John H. McGib- bons, executive assistant in charge of exhibits. ROADS WILL YIELD WITHIN TWO WEEKS, SAYS UNION LEADER (Continued from First Page) their own accord unless a speedy set- ' tlement was reached. A conference between union hea and road officials in Chicago was ex pected to avert a walkout of 7,300 clerks on the Chicago and Northwest- ern railway. Negotiations between officials of the International and Greht Northern railway and representatives of t clerks’ union, at San Antonio, Tex., came to nothing, and a walkcut was predicted by C. Kuheubacker, chair- man of the clerks, Repair Shops Carry On. Railroad repair shops in the ea are manned at nearly 60 per on normal, Secretary Walbur of bureau of information of esstern Taflways, said in a statement issued at New York. As far as the east ern district is concerned, “the sirike 1 just about over,” the statement added. The Missouri Pacific shops, at Jef- ferson City. Mo.. were reopened with a force of twenty-five men. Deputy United States marshals pa- trol the railroad property. Restraining orders and injunctions looking to the protection of railroad property and operations were granted in a dozen or more cities. Continued disturbances at Pittsburg and Holsington, Kan., caused Gov. Al- len to issue authority for mobilization of the Naticnal Guard. An attempt to assassinate a general yardmaster of the Chicago and Northwestern railway and attacks on five non-union men were reported from Sioux City. Iowa. The appeal of President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor to workers everywhere 1o support the shopmen's strike was received quiet! At Bast St. Lonis counsel for the shopmen of ;the Chicago and Eastern Iilinois rallway announced that an appeal would be made to the United States circuit court of appeais against an injunction issued vesterday. This was said to be the first Instance of ch an appeal. *Striking shopmen at Chaffee. Mo., asked Gov. Hyde to remove stata troops sent there to guard raiiroad property. TRACKMEN TO SETTLE QUESTION OF STRIKE Grable Back in Detroit Confident Tomorrow’s Parley Will End Threats. By the Asociated Press. DETROIT, Mich, July —13. F. Grable, head of the International Mainenance of Way Brotherhood, re- turned to Detroit from Chicago today. and immediately began formulation of plans for tomorrow's meeting of all international officers of the union, at which it is possible decision for or against a strike of 400,000 mainte- nance men in the country may be made. Mr. Grable reiterated his statement, made in Chicago yesterday, that the outlook for settlement of the differ- ences between the men and rallroads appeared bright, due to the abolish- ment by the roads of ‘their alleged practice of compelling maintenance men to perform the duties of striking shopmen.. A few alleged violations remain to be investigated, however, he said. These instances will be dis- cussed at tomorrow's conferepce. Another subject for discussion will be the unauthorized strike of several thousand maintenance men in Vari- ous parts of the country. \Whether punishment in the form of expul will be meted out to the insurgents was not revealed. 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