Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1922, Page 2

AT UPPER: DESIG - ROWER: DESIG MANY FENS LT T0 SAVE SEADOL S0 FUND Commissioners Weilding Blue Pencil to Meet Budget Demands. . NO. BALLOU PRESENTS VIEWS OF BOARD Superintendent in Final Plea for Essentials of Educa- tion Program. The Districg budget, for the fi vear beginning next July, which has heen shrinking gradually for many weeks, is receiving its last trimming at the hands of the Commissioners to- day. \When the city heads lay down thelr blue pencils this afternoon they hope to have the ates down to the limit of $24,500,000 stipulated by the bureau of the budget. Supt. of Schools Ballou was closeted with the Commissioners today, to pre- sent the views of the board of educa- school items should tion as to which be eliminated. The original estimates of the school hoard called for $8,400,- 000. When the city heads were ad- vised by the budget bureau that the total estimates would have to be cut from $27,700.000 to $24500,000 they their requirements to $5,500,000. asked the school authorities to lrim! Other Cuts Promised. After the school board had laid LONE DEMOCRATIC VOTER'UNCOVERED IN FLORIDA—MASS. FLORIDA, Mass, September 13.— There are many democrats in the state of Florida, but in' this town there is only one. He revealed him- self yesterday by casting a ballot for unsuccessful candidates in the state primary. Fifteen republicans voted. TOWNSEND 24.000 i VOTES IN LEAD _ (Continued from First ¥ E. Mapes, Louis C. Gramton, James C. McLaughlin and Roy O. Woodruff (un- opposed). Lead Goes to Drys. In most districts where the wet and dry issue entered into the campaigns the avowed drys were in the lead. One of the features of the congre: sional race was the lead held by Grant M. Hudsen of Lansing, for many years an officlal of the Anti-Saloon League in Michigan, over William W. Black- ney of Flint, who had the indorse- ment of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. The anti prohibition forces found encourax ment in the thirteenth district (D troit), where one of their candidates, Clarenice J. McLeod, former represent- ative, was running ahead of State Representative George Lord and a field of three other candidates. Daniel W. Smith, another wet supporter, was slightly in the lead in the first dis- | trict (Detrolt), but the vote tabulated | was so slight as to be unacceptable as indicative of the probable out- come. One of the most doubtful congres- sional battles was in the eighth dis- trict, where Bird J. Vincent of Sagi- naw, William M Smith of St. Johns | and Francis O. Lindquist of Green- | ville, the latter a former representa- | tive, were leading alternately. Close races also were scen in_the eleventh and twelfth districts. Rep- resentative F. D. Scott of the elev- Jorities he ri ved much smaller votes | yesterday. Charleston, where_the | former _governor has herotofore been | a leader, his lead dwindled to only | about: 100 vot In Anderson, which has ip former vears gone wild for Blease, his vote was only 4,621, to McLeod's 4,412, York Cherokee counties, always hereto- ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN.GTON D. ¢ { IBLEASE DEFEATED - BY I50VOTES Second Primary Fight for Governorship Nomination Won by McLeod. COLUMEIA, S. C., September 13.— Cole L. Blease, aspirant for a third term in the governor's chair, was de- feated by approximately 15,000 votes out of a total of 182,000 in the second primary of Tuesday, dccording to prac- tically complete returns gathered here today by the Columbla Record, Thomas G. McLeod, attorney. of Bishopville being the nomince of the party. J. H. Hope of Union was nominated state superintendent of education over J. E. Swearengen, incumbent, by an almost ‘two-to-one ballot. With only a few scattering boxes out- McLeod’s vote is 95,390; Blease's, 83,293, Hope's vote 104,543; Swearingen's, In several counties where Blease has in former elctions received strong m: is considered two of the strongest | e counties, gave him only small | votes counted here today. vearingen, superintendent on, carried only ten counties out of the forty-six in his race for{ re-election. Mr. Swearingen's defeat, it was claimed, was due in part to the fact that he announced himself for governor some months ago and then after a number of prominent citizens, including two women, en- tered the race for his office, he alter- enth was being pressed early today by Frank B. Aldrich of Long Point. Representative W. Frank James was in the lead in the twelfth, but Martin McDonough, his only opponent, supported by the anti-prohibition forces, is not far-behind the urgent needs of the school sys- tem before the Commissioners, the District heads agreed to make deeper cuts in some other projects in orde| to give the schools more. By thi revision, which is being made today, the schools will get in round num- bers, $6,000,000. This means, however, that street improvements, new sewers, and other municipal improvements have had to Suffer a further curtailment, inorder that the total of the budget would not exceed the limit fixed by the budget bureau. After today’s conference a corps of clerks in the office of the Com- missioners will buckle down to the joyful task of putting the book of estimates in final shape for trans- mission 1ot later than Friday morning. These clerks have checked and rechecked the long list of items that make up the budget so many times in the past six weeks that they can see dol- lar marks evesywhere they look. Budget Short of Needs. A budget of $24500,000 does not eome near meeting the essentlal needs of the District, and is approximately $4,000.000 less than the estimates as submitted to the budget office last vear. Next to the reduction of more than $2.000,000 in the original school estimates, the most serious cut had to be made in the list of streets that need new paving. This list called for $1,200,000, which, it iv said, the Com- missioners had to reduce to approxi- mately $200,000. For much-needed new sewers the engineer department sought $1,500,000, which likewise had to be cut almost in half. The Commissioners are bank- ing thelr hopes on the hearing which Gen. Lord has agreed to give them, at which time they will endeavor to persuade him to restore some of the money eliminated for streets, sewers and schools. The budget director or one of his assistants will make a personal in- spection of the highways of. the city before sending the estimates to Con- gress, ——— s FAIL TO BLOCK STRIKE EVIDENCE tinued from First Page.) the perpetrators of the .acts of vio- lence complained of. Inaignificance of Aets. A few isolated acts of violence among 400,000 men on strike are in- significant in themselves, Mr. Rich- berg declared. “They would occur| even in an army under military dlsd». pline,” he said, “and an army of 400,000 men would have to have courts-martfal to deal with such cases, yet.the existence of the army could not be called a conspiracy be- cause of those scattered affairs.” The monotonous reading was en- livened oceasionally by the various forms of torture against some of the strike tims. One affidavit of a non- wnion man captured by men said to be strikers told how his captors dis- cussed a half dozen various forms of punishment, including placing pebbles in his shoes and forcing him to walk before their automobile, or tying a rope arpund his neck and dragging him behind the car, and how they finally compromised by only beating m. THREE JOIN U. S. RESERVES. Three residents of this vicinity have accepted commissions in the Of- ficrs’ Reserve Corps of the Army— Delphey T. E. Casteel of Hyattsville, Md., as colonel of ‘cavalry; Francls Leigh of Fort Hunt, Va., as major of infantry, and Leroy D. Barr, U. S. Army, as major and quartermaster. The First Thing to Do When You Return From Your Vacation Is to ‘ORDER THE STAR Deiivered to your home regu carrier nlvloo—” o “FROM PRERS TO HOME WITHIN THE HOUR.” . Evening and Sunday 8tar, 60c per month Evening Star. 480 per menth v.200 por i to the Treasury Department | BIG GEORGIA BALLOT. Women Important Factor in Pri- mary Today. _SAVANNAH, Ga., September 13.— Unusual interest was manifested in the Georgla primary in this district today, with women going to the polls for the first time. About 10 per cent of the votes, according to the Savannah Press, were being cast by women, who also were active in checking off registration lists in the single precinct in Chatham county. TWO CLAIM ARIZONA VOTE. Democratic Governorship Race Thus Far Undetermined. | PHOENIX, Ariz, September 13 Both Charies B. Ward of Phoenix ‘and former Gov. George W. P. Hunt of Globe, candidates for the democratic nomination for governor, were claim ing victory last night on the face of early returns from Arizona's primary yesterday. In Phoenix, Incomplets returns from eleven precincts out of thirty-four placed Ward in the lead, the count standing: Hunt, 834; Ward, 1,001. In the rural districts early returns als indicated a lead for Ward. - The republicans have Gov. Thomas Campbell as a candidate, unopposed, to succeed himself. United States Senator Ashurst, democrat, is unop- posed. The republicans have not as yet designated a candidate to oppose him in November. Representative Carl Hayden, demo- crat, also is unopposed, and’ so far the Tepublicans have not selected a candidate to run against him at the November election. SWEET LEADS IN COLORADO. Returns in Democratic Governor- ship Race Scattered. DENVER, Colo., September 13.—Wil- lam E. Sweet of Denver was leading in the first twenty-five precincts re- porting in the democratic contest for the nomination for governor. These precincts were scattered throughout the state and Included only one from Denver. The totals were: Sweet, 58; Fred Sabin, La Junta, 453; B. L. Jef: ferson, Steamboat Springs, 169. PROSECUTOR IN “COME-BACK.” ‘Wins Office in Boston From Which He Was Ousted by Court. BOSTON, September 13.—Joseph C. Pelletier, who was removed as dis- trict attorney of Suffolk county by the Massachusetts supreme court, won a sweeping victory in the democratic primary for nomination to that office | yesterday. Complete returns from the county gave him & vote of 42,119 ta 1,792 for District Attorney Thomas C. O'Brien, his Buccessor. O'Brien received the jpublican nomination by an overwhelming majority. POINDEXTER HAS LEAD. Senator 2,013 Ahead of Nearest Opponent in Senate Race. SEBATTLE, Wash, September 13.— Senator Miles Poindexter has a lead of 2,013 votes over his nearest op- ponent, George B. Lamping, in his fight for the republican nomination at today's primary, a¢cording to the tabulation of 198 precincts out of 2,466 In the staje. The vote w: Poin- dexter, 6,50 mping, 4,489: Austin E. Griffiths was third, with 1,661, while Mrs. Franceas C. Axtell has 1,459. PROCTOR VERMONT VICTOR. A Son of Former Senator Republican Nominee for Governor. MONTPELIER, Vt., September 13.— Redfield Proctor, a son of the late Senator Proctor, receited the republi- can nomination for governor at yes- terday’s state-wide primary, defeat- ing Liout. Gov. Abram W. Foote by s plurality of about 5,800 votes. ‘With only thirtesn small towns missing out of 247 cities and towns in the state, the vote was: Foote, 19,| Proctor, 24,907. Thare were no other primary contests in either MLEAN RENOMINATED, mb.cmt. September 13. —United States Senator George P. Mo- waa renominated as the republi- yBEie? i ed his plans and changed over to the race for re-election as superintende: In the sixth congressional distric Representative P. H. Stoll is defeated by A. H. Gasque of Florence. PRINGE GEORGES VOTE COMPLETED Bruce Beats Lewis 3 to While France Swamps John W. Garrett. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md. Septem- ber 13.—Owing to the heavy storm which broke over the southern sec- tion of Prince Georges county Mon- day night complete unofficial primary election returns from the county Wwere | noon. These returns show that William Cabell Bruce, the Baltimore lawyer who was backed by the organization forces, carrled the county by prac- tically 3 to 1 against his nearest | competitor, David J. Lewis of Cum- berland. Bruce's vote was 1516, while Lewis received 578. The vote of Wil- liam I Norris, who was backed by the American Legion and the ultra- wet element, his total being 377. . Hyattsville, headquarters of legion posts, this support was evidenced. In the first precinct in Laurel Norris received 64 votes to 49 each received by Bruce and Lewis, and in the sec- ond precinct there Norris was de- feated by Bruce bY two votes, count_being 34 and 32. ville Norris received 53 votes, Lewis receiving an equal number and Bruce carrying the district with votes. Bruce carried every district in the ocounty with the exception of Notting- ham, Queen Anne, Lanham (the baby district of the county) and the first Laurel precinct, where he tied with Lewis, the, vote being 49 each. France Easy Winner. On the fepublican ticket, Senator Joseph 1. France was an easy winner, receiving more than three votes 1o one against his opponent, John W. Garrett of Baltimore, for the senatorial nomi- nation. ‘Senator France was indorsed by praé- tically every prominent leader In the county, and his victory is looked upon | not available until late this after-! was a disappointment, | In Laurel and| as an indorsement of his course in the Senate. There was nothing to the democrat- ic congressional contest but Clarence {M. Roberts of Landover, Prince |Georges county, his native county giving him a handsome Vote of ap- proximately 1.800 against a combined vote of about 500 received by Duniaj Mattingly and Klemm, who were his opponents for the nomination from the fifth district. Roberts carried every district and precinct in the county, with the exception of the first precinct, in Chillum district, Dr. Klemm’s home, where the latter re- ceived 91 votes to Roberts’ 52. Unusually Light Vot Although the leaders made an ef- fort_to get out the vote, especially for Bruce, France and Roberts, they found it difficult to arouse any par- ticular amount of enthusiasm, with the result that the vote was unu ually light, scarcely 25 per cent of those registered coming to the polls. The supervigors of election meet to- morrow in their office in the court- house here to canvass the vote and certify the result to the secretary of state. LODGE HAS 3-TO-1 LEAD. Massachusetts Primary Count Also Favors Gov. Cox. ~ BOSTON, September 13.—Senator Lodge todiy was leading Jose] ‘Walker, his opponent, for the republi- can’ senatorial nominatior approxi- mately 3 to 1 In returns from 1,334 election precincts out of 1,407 in the state, in yesterday's primary. The \mfila wal Ledge, 188,752;. Walker, 61,795, T . Channing H. Cox maintained his lead in his contest for remomination ip the ng‘ahll Ty t ttormey. Gener eston “_a returns froi same of precincts nnr.mn. 6 .'in; Cox, 90,004, éuo{ ‘William A. Gaston and h‘u Fitsgerald retained the large s B S e senator and governor, respedtivaly. ¢ ¥ a2 OF 5 RS g C, WE GEN. JOHN J, PERSHING, Photographed today, hi s sixty-second hirth e, War and Navy nniversary, in his office, 1lding. Scientists Here Deny American . Continent Drifting Westward Theories by German ecientists that the American continent is drifting westward are not upheld by any ob- servations made by the naval ob- servatory here, or any other sclen- tific body, according to local scien- tists today. In a dispatch from Lon- don it was stated that one German geologist spated that “this movement had been proved by experiments at observatories in Europe and at Washington.” The best determinations by local scientific observers tend to show no movement of the continent that I8 perceptible to the best instruments and meaus of determination avail- able. If there j= any such movement, it Is declared, it is so small that it cannot be discovered. Denies Any Such Move. William Bowie, chief of the divis- fon of geography, coast and geodetic survey, declared today that if there is any such movement, *it is so smail it cannet be found.” Work of local scientists has teuded to disprove any such “westward ho” movement, he said. The movement theory is an old one, he stated, based on the belief that the great continent blocks are mnot stable. Just before the world war the Prussian Geodetio Institute at Pots- ‘dam started to redetermine the dif- ferences of longitude between places in Germany and this country. The war, however, interferred with the work. This work was done by cable. Previ- ously similar attempts had been made between this country and England. During the fall, winter and spring of 1913-1914 similar work was carried on by the Naval Observatory here and the bureau of longitude in Parls. Lengitude Is Unchanged. Radio was used, but all efforts to find any particular differences in lon- gitude from those taken in 1866 failed. ‘When the new determinations were compared with the old it was found they practically coincided with the average of the old determinations. The resylts were sufficient to enable scientists here to say that they dis- proved any movements great enough to be determined by our means of measuring. If the good old United States is moving westward bodily, the country is doing it so slowly that this method of travel cannot be substituted for rallroad, steamship, automobile, air- plane or horse for many centuries to come. ——— e e et TEACHERS TO MEET. Kindergarten Instructors to Map Plans for New Year. A meetjng of th% Kkindergarten teachers of the public schools of the the !first nine divisions will be held at the In Hyatts-{qpomson school, 12th and L streets, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, it was announced today by Miss Catherine Watkins, director of kindergartens. Plans for the neéw scholastic year will be discussed. —_— MASS OPENS SESSION. Daughters of Isabella Hold Con- ference Here. Mass at St. Patriek’s Church this morning marked the opening of the conference of the Daughters of Isa- bella. Rev. Father Barrett asted a: celebrant. Bishop Shahan, rector of Catholic University, delivered the ser- mon. . Meetings of the conference will be held at the Willard Hotel this after- noon. A reception and banquet will be tendered tonight to out-of-town officers at the City Club. ALL-YEAR SCHOOL URGED. Way Seen to Oftset Cut in Esti- mates for New Buildings. To the Editor of the Btar: The heavy cut In the public school estimates for next year could be at least partially offset by changes of methods that would make more con- stant use of the buildings‘and equip- ment already provided. The buildings and supplies could be worked full time without overwork- ing the teachers or pupils. Few peo- ple realize that the schools are now running less than half of the days of the calendar year. THOMAS W. GILMER. NAMED G. W. U. PROFESSOR. Appointment of Dr. John Donaldson as professor of eommerce at George ‘Washington University was announced today. He has served as economist for the War Trade Board, the Ship- ping Board and the State Department, and is regarded as an authority on international economic relations, world coal trade and United States export|Washington Chapter of the D. A. R. coal trade policy. DNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1923, DIN HALTS COURT; JUDGE HAS AUTO DRIVER ARRESTED: B-a-n-g! B-a-n-g!! B-a-n-g!l! B-a-n-g-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r!!!! Bang! With a roar like a Big Bertha in op- ! eration, the dignity and solemnity of | the deliberations of the Traffic Court were broken into late yesterday aft- | ernoon, | | i BELGIANS DEMAN DEBT FROM BERLIN Payment of -100,000,000 Gold Marks Requested in Formal Note. The horrible din—the back-fire of a heavy automobile dellvery truck ne gotiating the grade of 6th street north at the Police courthouse | corner, 6th and D, was the source of the disturbance. The noise continued, making it impossible to hear a wit- ness on the stand giving evidence. Judge Robert Hargison, presiding, directed Policeman T. M. Lewls of mi \ By the Associated Press. ' PARIS, September 12.—Formal de: mand was made on Germany by the Belgian government for the deposit of 100,000,000 gold marks in the Na- tional Bank of Brussels, but the d mand s so worded as to permit a reply by Germany and further nego- tiations. Although September 15 is the date fixed: for the delivery of the gold, it is highly improbable that a definite declsion in the new repara- tions tangle will be reached before next week. In the meantime the mem- bers of the commission are working for the inevitable compromise. France is firmly behind the Brus- sels government in demanding strict enforcement of the terms of the re- cent reparations decision, and strong representations from the French pre- mier, M. Poincare, are believed to have been largely responsible for the withdrawal of the Belgian delegation from Bpriin and tonight's request for gold. Great Britain favors acceptance of the German proposals for the exten- sion of the six-months’ moratorium to elghteen months. Under this scheme Germany, with the Reichs- bank’s guarantee, would pay the 27 000,000 gold marks due this year in three installments, in six, twelve and eighteen months. The compromise terms called for the payvment of this amount in six months. The new Belgian action is regarded | more as a diplomatic move than any- thing else, as the government favors acceptance of the German proposition in a _modified form. With Belgium second precinct, who was in court, to g0 after the offender, who had broken linto the dellberations of the court. Officer Lewis made a “flylng squad” | run after the car, and shortly there- | after returned with Macco Hill, col-, ored, operator of the automobile. The offender was brought to the bar charged with operating an automobile with the cutout open. Hill said that something had gone wrong with the cutout as he approached the Police Court building. The court continued | the case until today, when, gn tes-| timony of an exprt, it was dismissed, the court being informed that three cylinders in the engine were backfir- ing, and no power on earth could stop them. LT O e GREEK RESISTANCE { BROKEN AS TURKS POUR INTO BRUSA (Continued from First Page.) not yet fully realize the extent of the disaster to the Greek army in Asia Minor. Venizelos in Paris. By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 13.—Former Pre- | mier Venizelos of Greece arrived in Paris today from Switzeand. His BUS GOES INTO DITCH IN ACCIDENT ON CHERRYDALE ROAD. and Great Britain, it is believed that! Italy is backing the extension of the time limit. The settlement question is now In the hands of M. Poincare. HONOR MRS. ANDREWS. Day Nursery Officials and Mem- bers in Memorial Meeting. Officers and members of the Day Nursery and Dispensary. at 472 U street southwest, and their guests paid tribute to the memory of Mrs. Willlam E. Andrews, who died July 9 while serving her fifteenth year as president of the organization, in the crystal room of the Ebbitt at 10:30 o'elock this morning. Members of various organizations spoke of the devotion felt toward Mrs. Andrews and. of the untiring work done by her in connection with their respective orders. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs. C. L. Henry, after which there were speeches by Mrs. John W. Prizzell and Mrs. Court F. Wood of the Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Le Roy A. Palmer of the P. E. O. Sisterhod and Mrs. James A. Edgar, vice president of the Mount Pleasant Branch of the local W. C. T. U., after which “Whispering Hope” was sung by Mrs. Charles Hoover. Brief speeches were made by the officers of the society, including the following: Mrs. S. E. Jacobs, acting friends here declared he planned his present visit for conference Wwith political and personnal friends regard- ing the situation in Athens with a view, it was felt, to the possibility of his being called back to power in Greece. U. S. Alds Relief Work. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 13.— The United States destroyer Edsall has left for Smyrna bearing a deckload of supplies, including flour and condensed milk, furnished by the Near East Relief, for the starving refugees stranded there. The destroyer was dispatched follow- ing receipt of urgent appeals from the American relief workers in Smyrna, who declared that lack of foodstuffs threatened to cause riots, and that there was the greatest suffering among the children, many of whom had died from starvation. i Balkans Back Greece. LONDON, September 13.—The Cen- tral News in a dispatch from Athens says it is reliably informed that the Jugoslavian and Rumanian govern- ments have evidenced without equivo- cation theix intention of aiding Greece in the event of a Balkan conflict. Serbian ttoops, it adds, are being mobilized and moved in the direction of Ugkub (Knoplie). president; Mrs. G. S. Strong, corre- sponding secretary; Mrs. R. E Britain Urges Defense. Briggs, treasurer; Mrs. Willlam A. By the Associated Press. Jack, recording secretary; Mrs. C. L. PARIS, September 12.—Baron Har-| Henry and Mrs. Roe Fulkerson, trus- tees. Benediotion was delivered by dinge of,Penshurst, British ambas- M Gals Henry. Mrs S R. Jacobs|gagor to France, tonight delivered a | —— note to the French government hx& which the British government de- | clares it counts upon the support of the allles to assure the defense of Constantinople and the Gallipoli pen- insula. As regards urgent military measures the note proposes to leave that ques- tion to the allied high commissioners in Constantinople. The communication is different from that sent to the Italian_government in reply to the invitation of Signor Bchanzer, the Italian foreigner minister, ta hasten to Venice for the proposed confer- ence on near eastern problems. The French cabinet on Thursday will deliberate on the varlous notes re- ceived lately from the British and Italian governments, and is expected to decide on the amswers to be for- | warded. French Troops Withdrawn. By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 13.—The French ! troops which have been guarding the ! legation at Symrna and taking part | in the allied patrol duty there, were | withdrawn from Smyrna today, MRS. IDA H. PAGE DEAD. Friends here of Mrs. Ida Heywood Page, widow of Dr. Willlam R. Page and a resident of Washington for more than thirty years, received word vesterday of her death on September 5 in Minneapolia, Minn. Mrs. Page left Washington about five weeks ago for a visit to the home of her niece, | Mrs. M. H. Colman of Minneapolis. While tiere she contracted her fatal illness. A native of Syracuse, N. Y., Mrs. Page, with her husband, came to this city In the late '80's. She made her| home at first in the vicinity of Iowa circle, later moving to Mt. Pleasant. Two years she took up a reei- dence at the nklin Square Hotel, where she was living when she left the city in early August. Dr. Page, Who practiced medicine here, died in 1911. Mra Page Is survived by Mrs. Col- man, & neice; by a nephew,~Johnson Heywood of New York, and three grandnieces, Virginia Heywood Col- Man of Minneapolis, and the Misses Anne and Martha Heywood of New I\’ork. it} was announced in official advices re- | ceived here. H The decislon to withdraw the French forces, it is explained, was taken after it became apparent there would be no trouble in the city. The Turks have the situation well in hand, complete order exists and the population has resumed its usual manner of living, the advices add. Greek Mutiny Reported. ATHENS, September 12.—Several mutinies in the Greek army in Thrace have been reported here, the men demanding to be demobilized. The Greek naval personnel is also said to be somewhat agitated. 8o far 26,000 unwounded and 8,000 wounded men of the Greek troops in Asia Minor have been repatriated. The evacuation movement was still continuing today. $35,000 for Relief. An appropriation of $25,000 for the relief of suffering among the thou- sands of refugees who have gathered in Smyrna as the result of the defeat of the Greek armies was made today by the American Red Cross. The appropriation was recommend- ed by Rear Admiral Bristol, American high commissioner at Constantinople, and chairman of the Constantinople apter of the American Red Cross, who said reports to 'him indicated tl the situation in 8myrna was de perate and thai unless relief was immediately forthcoming thousands ‘would starve. —_— * HELD ON DEATH CHARGE. John % In_the em- ploy of &? &gg &undry Com- pany, at Blal %m Butternut street, yvesterday 'fi re- celved as a prigoner at the District holding him to of ts Holt, < peiaoner 1) er op_was aocl- try- Mrs. Page was a member of Mary of this eity for many years. { them YET TO BE DEFINITELY SELECTED. Y | NY. AVE ALLEGES COURTS FILCHING LABOR. Frank Morrison Charges De- nial of Rights Given Unions by Law. A.F.L.TOENTER POLITICS Leaders Say Choice for President in 1924 Will Startle Follow- ers of Both 0ld Parties. By the Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J 13.—"“The United States cc filched many of the rights of tha American Federation of Labor, giv by legislative enactment - clared Frank Morris secretar the federation in ad v’y session of the International - graphical Union. “We approve of government i law, but oppose gov iment by junction. Big money interests alarm the public. They say the public had rights. Yes, they have, but when that public will not stand for and women not having coal and and unemployment gene those rights are infringed u Mr. Morrison denounced W s 8 LW empioyers we W. W. agitator Favors Old-Age Pension: He advoes lauded the duction of hours frc forty-four. He a tablishment of a dai the union side of the ment. With the arrival of James O on- nell, chairman of the American Fe: eration of Labor's non-par cal commitiee, the execulive of the federation in annual day prepared to devise a progr political activity with which i poses to enter local tional polls at forthcoming cle Members of the council predict that labor will designate at least fifty non-party candidates for seats now occupied by national senators an: representatives who, they dudur“l’. are opposed to the aims and ideals of the American Federation of Labor., \ To Startle Old Parties. That the federation will attempt an afiliation with the farmer vote, to become an important factor in the presidential campaign of 1824, is : foregane conclusion among the 1 bk chiefs here. They declare that their selection of a candidate for the pras- idency will be “a startling surprise to followers of the old parties. The shop crafts strike and in- junction obtained by Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty continue to-be the all- absorbing topic of discussion between sessions of the exec Although it has agreed to take no official action while the extension ob- tained from Judge Wilkerson at Chi- cago yesterday remains effective, plans are crystallizing here for com- bating thet injunction with moner for the shop crafts war chest, to ba obtained by assessment upon the funds of the federations 666 org zations and with the legal and u aid of the council. BAKER NIT 10 e TOBRTANNCA AP By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohlo, Septcr —Newton D. Baker, former Se of War, in a formal statement terday, sald he had no inte “distributions of individual pr: blame” concerning the conduct of the world war, as the only answer he would make to the biograph accorded him in the Encyclopaedia Britannica The blography detailed numerouy criticisms of him, “The American Army won the war™ and added, " W will have I ctio 13. retary ves- t in {Mr. Baker said. “The American peo- iple, by their sacrifices and ide Is, sus- tained the Army and ennobled the cause. The glory of it is a common possession and Is of the great nationa! tradition. “I am deeply Interested in gather ing the fruits of this victory, as jus tice and peace for men everywhere but I have little interest in distribu tions of individual praise or bla Upon a comment purely personal me, 1 have nothing to sa. FRIENDS CHARGE SLANDER. Editor of Encyclopedia Refuses to Comment on Biography Row. NEW YORK, September 13.—Frank Uin H. Hooper, New York editor of the new supplementary edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, has declined to make any statement in connecs tion with the story published by New York newspaper in which - biographical article of former Secre tary of War Baker is referred to a« “a slanderous misrepresentation of his career.” The newspaper story, which asseri- ed that friends of Mr. Baker, reseni- ing the article, were rallying to his support, quoted the editors of th encyclopedia as refusing to make any changes in the article. The article was said to be less than 200 words, “contrasting with omne in the next column devoted to Arthur James Balfour, which is ten times ax long.” The newspaper sets forth that reference is made to Mr. Baker “an American politiclan,” whereas Mr. Balfour is termed “a British states man. The Encyclopedia Britannica the is quoted as setting forth Mr. Baker's war record follow! “After the outbreak of the worl war he indorsed the administration's peace policy, supported the League to Enforce Peice, and urged that the National Guard be tried fully before compulsory service be decided upon After America entered the war he recommended moderation toward con- scientious objectors and forbade men in uniform to interfere with anti- conseription meetings. “The charge of pacifism was oft ught against him, and his career generally as ‘was widely econdemned throughout the United States as Jacking in ent foresight and ability, and for his -I'lo l%y in % |;l