Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1922, Page 2

SHRINE CONVENTION | EXPERT DUE HERE Frisco Conclave Chief to Ad- i vise D. C. on Handling 1923 Meeting. COMMITTEES PUSH WORK Tmportant Finance Meeting to Be Held Tuesday Night at Homer Building. Filmer, general chairman of committee of the Shrine session, will ton October & and will mive valuable the Almas Temple committee for the prepa tion and ing of the 1923 con tion here next June. Mr. F connec Shrine 1 Counc an Franc t sprin to the work underta Standiford, executive Georg the central Francisco 19 be in Washins peinters to with _ the session in corresponds en by Harry here. pri- * Tnipe experience to the heads of « weneral manager of the P st division. An- intentions necting of the the Homer building, when a letter from him w read. The new < received with sreat interest and enthusiasm. Progress of Committees. At the meeting last night, the Prog- ress of the various committees was reported by the chairmen. At the same time it was decided that these chairmen, which will number thirty constituté the board of control. Poten: tate Leonard P. Steuart presided. and Mr. Standiford acted as secretary. Commissioner James F. Oyster, chair- man of the public safety committee, Anmounced that the police department would exert every effort in protecting the large number of visitors and see that all of them received courteous treatment from cach individual of the Dolice department. “T want_each chairmen er and visitor,” he said. o away with the idea that the metropolitan police force of Washington is one of the best in the Supt. Sullivan possible facility rowds would be Finance Meeting Tuesday. Tt was announced that a meeting executive committee of the committee would be held night at 8 o'clock in_the building, when various busi- ness lines would be allotted to ‘he members of the finance committee. Subscriptions have been recefved from the following nobles and busi- n concerns of the city during the three days K. am finance Tuesday Homer Eppley, J. G. H. Otterback, ", Johnston, D. ilen, J. Smith, M. Henderson. W " Kleps, F. W nmerman, Walter F. liam H. Osborn and R Bu: s concerns—The W.C & AN Frank Kidwell, 4 L Crenshaw and J. L. Havens. See Big Trade Increase. in_ Washington business long before the al Council of the Shrine conye in June s prophesied by leading members _of Almas Temple. In accordance with this idea the following statement is made “During the month of May there will be a_ pronounced increase in trade in Washington, especially in the house furnishing lines and in provisions. With all available rooms engaged, the owners will add equip- ment, refurnish or renew equipment. Trade in all lines in the city will be stimulated early in_ the spring by preparations for the Imperial Coun- cil sess! The period of benefit to Washington trade. as has been the experience in other cities, should cover a period of a month or six weeks previous to the event, with beneflcial effects remaining an in- definite period afterward. Benefit to Many Lines. ‘Washingtoj business should enjoy a trade during ‘this period sufficient to enable %em. to bridge over the dull midsummer season. The -in- creased trade will e felt .during the progress of the. Imperial Council ses- sions by dealers’in,automobile supplies, books, picture: re goods. souvenir: photograph: suit cases, shoes, florists. — theaters, garages, barbers, groceries and provisions, dry goods and hosiery, t bs, battery service, phy- sicians ‘and dentists, confectioners,. suit. pressers, banks, clgar.dealers, druggists, ice cream patlors and sightseeing lines. “‘The average one and one-third fare for the territorv east of the Mississippi is $30. For 300,000 persons the raiiroads will reeeive $9,000.000. Doubling the population of Washington for four days means a vast increase in watcr, gas and electric light consumption in addition to a double amount of provision. It means also a tremendous stimulation in the circulation of money. Open Hand Urged. “The successful salesman ig the one ‘who has confidence in the product he is selling and who is able to impress the prospective buyer with his sincerity and confldence. Our problem is to sell to the business community of ‘Washington the Imperial Council meet- ing next year. We must get rid of the thought in our sales mind that there is any so-called jinx or a general controlling spirit of selfishness in ‘Washington business men, It is true Tner: *All houses that we are different from other mu- | nicipalities in that we have no vote and no political incentive, no local parties and no bosses. But the very fact that all residents and business men in Washington are on the same plane clvically forms the basis for a community of interest in that respect. “‘Every man knows that what DS one helps all and what helps all helps each one. If a shoe merchant thinks that no visitor will buy shoes from him while here he should know that some of the money the visitors leave in Washington will come to him later. The only good you keep is the good You' give away. It is only when the hand is open in the act of giving that it is.In a position to receive. The fist closed and gripping its possessions cannot either give or receive.” Execative Committee Named. Thomas E. Jarrell, chairman of the finance committee of the Almas Temple 1923 Shrine committee has appointed, ‘with the approval of the potentate, the following executive committee from among the membership of the finance organization, in accordance wity action taken at the meeting Wednesday night of the finance committee: Sidney ‘West, W. B. Garrison, Maurice Otter- back, George Plitt, Harry C. Rand, Thomas H. Mullenberg, Clarence Dodge, James A. Soper, secretary; Archie D. Douglas, Ed 8. Hecht, Wil- lam H. Warner, W. W. Everett, Gus Bucholtz, Charles J. Langmead, James C. Hoyle, W. H. Towles, Edgar Morris. The function of this committee will Dbe to allot to the members of the finance committee the lines of busis mess represented in Washington ‘which each is to be responsible for fn the solicitation of funds for the ntertainment of the Imperial Coun- ¢il of the Shrine next June. —_—— + WILL ADDRESS BIBLE CLASS. Homer J. Councilor, . chairman of O. H. Ingram class at 10 o’clock to- morrow morning, opening the elgh week membership drive to be in- ‘The class CX m-’ » |shal John FORGET-ME-NOT DAY MOVE LAYS SEIGE UPON OHIO WOMEN. CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 30.—Woman war workers and wives, mothers, sisters and sweet- hearts of disabled war veterans are organizating Forget-Me-Not clubs in, almost every city throughout the country part of the plan of observing Forget- Me-Not day on November 4, ac- cording. to national.headquarters. That day has been designated as the one on which the clubs will sell Forget-Me-Nots, the pro- ceeds of the sale to be used for the general rellef of the disabled and “wounded American veterans of the world war throughout the country. ) As a preparation for this nation- wide campaign club members are devoting spare time to the manu- facture of the paper flowers they will distribute on the streets on that day. GAY THRONG OPENS $1,000,000 HIGHWAY AT UPPER MARLBORO (Continued from First Page.) southern Maryland counties. Lime- stone is the principal material used in_the construction. The parade wound its way over the Annapolis boulevard through lanes of cheering: spectators. As it reached the courthouse the line of march halted while Mayor Broening placed a wreath on the tablet to soldiers and sailors, which is erected in the court- house grounds. The parade continued to the monu- ment and exercises got under way a few minutes before the scheduled | time. | Heading the parade was Chief Mur- %I Bowie, mounted, with eight woman aides, also mounted and dressed in costum Following the chief marshal was the general committee, with General Chair- jman A. S. Goldsborough, M. Hampton Magruder, county director, and Edward M. Thomas, city director, in the van. Academy Band Plays. The Naval Academy Band followed. It played during the entire march and the music enlivened the celebration. Following the band were members of the Hyattsville company of the Mary land National Guard, escorting_ Go Ritchie, Admiral Wilson, Mayor Broen- ing and their official staffs. Mrs. Robert Crain, accompanied by five of the most prominent women in five surrounding counties, followed. Among others in the line of march were members of the Merchants and M:§ifacturers’ Associas tion of Baltimore, representatives of the Suyder-Farnum Post, American Leglon, of Hyattsville; the Baltimore ening Sun Newsboys' Band, Charlotte “Hall cadets and a number of floats depicting notable incidents in Maryland's history. Toward the end of the line was Robert Crain, the man who Initiated the project i which resulted in the authorization for jthe trunk-line road which will connect Marlboro and southern Maryland with Baltimore in an almost straight line. Thus will be eliminated the necessity for a round trip from this section to Baltimore by way of An- napolis or Hyattsville. Floats Prove Surprise. The floats proved an agreeable sur- prise. Fresh flowers and shrubs, bright colored bunting and some of the most beautiful girls in Maryland, it seemed, ornamented them. There were five in number, the first repre- senting an incident in the year 179; when Gov. Plater of Maryland pre- sented the title deeds of Prince orge’s county territory to the fed- government for the site of the i pttal. This float, leading on, the strongest connect- ing link between Washington and ryland history. The second float portrayed John Hanson, president of the first conti- nental congress, and Thomas Stone, signer of the Declaration of Indepen- dence, as leading figures in Charles St. Marys county float was next. It depleced :he landing of colonists in 1634, as well as the appearance of Miss {Margaret Brent before the general as- |sembly in 1647. The last two floats, respectively, were from Anne Arundel and Calvert counties. Anne Arundel county sent the scene of George Washington re- isigning his commission as command- {er-in-chief of American armies, while {the second float was based on Lord Baltimore's signing of a treaty of peace with five Indian tribes. 5000 in Amphitheater. General Chairman A. S. Goldsbor- ough called ‘more than 5,000 specta- tors, 'grouped in a sort of natural am phitheater at the site of the monu- ment, to attention at 11 o’clock. Rev. Francis Edward McManus delivered a short invocation. Following the in- vocation, Chairman’ John N. Mackall of the state roads commission deliv- ered the dedicatory address in the name of the state. He declared that congratulation was in order for south- ern Maryland and for Baltimore as a result of the inauguration of this project. He weicomed the visitors in behalf of the state roads commission. “This is perhaps the most progres- sive step taken in road construction in Maryland for years,” he said. “The advantages of this road are too nu- merous to mention. First of all, it will mean that the city of Baltimore and_the counties of southern Mary- land will have a pass that will bring the markets of each to each other in the shortest possible manner. Bal- timore is naturally a market for southern Maryland, and southern Maryland, on the other hand, is a 'market for Baltimore. On Stage at Unvelling. Mrs. Robert Crain, accompanied by {Mrs. A. L. Hodgdon_ of St. Marys i1 county; Mrs. John P. Briscoe of Cal- vert county, Mrs. Waltér J. Mitchell of Charles county, Mrs. George Abram Moss_of Anne Arundle county and Mrs. Frank W. Hill of Prince Georges county, as an escort, took the center of the stage for the unveiling of the monument. She pulled a cord which released a large American flag that draped the structure and displayed the shaft, which was topped by a globular granite cap done in the doric (ashlon.c ; Mrs. Crain was presented wi armful of American .beau!lelmlx.nl: mediately after the ceremony. A special prayer was offered at this stage by Rev. Romilly F. Humphries, who came here as a representative ‘(}))1 tB'!!hopt .‘mEhnl wnrréx)l' of the rotestan 500] urch | Maryland. & Gov. Ritchie took the stand at ex- actly 11:40 o'clock. He spoke on “what it means to Maryland to ex- pand her good roads system.” - He congratulated the people of this section on their prospects of the fu- ture as a result of this road. “I am delighted at the opportunity to be here,” he said.- “This highway, it seems, will become one of the strongest links in the great system of highways of which Maryland is 8o proud. It will bring southern Maryland into closer contact with the state metropolis, Baltimore, and i will be of as great advantage to Bal- jtimore as to the counties to her south. Impressive Gathering. “It.is impressive to see the evidence here in the attendance of these tho sands of Maryland of their interest and. en- thusiasm in this project. I feel that galrml;:pel will be entirely justified in e re.”” Mayor Broening began his address at 11:55 o'clock. talk upon the -relations between Baltimore and southern Maryland. He maintained that the residents of Baltimore and of the southern Mary. land counties-all were members of |bo one family, and that as such: their relations should be as close and.re- ciprocal as possible. Robert Crain was enthusiastically greeted when he arose to speak. He talked on what the road meant to ‘Maryland. He' cited the advantages not only to commerce and industry in the opening of .:!ha vehicular ar- tery, but also its advantages on so-. cial-lines, pointing out thatssuch ities and. Baltimore S T ‘communicating 5 sons: and daughters of{La He centered his | tit 1 INSETS, LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUT. JOHN A. MACREADY AND LIEUT. OAKLEY G. KELLY. PLAN 2, J00:MILE - NON-STOP FLIGHT Lieuts. Oakley G. Kelley and J. A. Macready in Ocean- to-Ocean Dash. EVENT FOR NEXT WEEK Monoplane T-2 Remodeled for Use in Transcontinental Thirty- Two Hour Trip. A non-stop flight from the Pacific to the Atlantic, over mountains, ravines and deserts, covering a distance of about 2,700 miles and necessitating an endur- ance of more than thirty hours, will be attempted the latter part of next week by Lieut. Oakley G. Kelley of Grove City, Pa., and Lieut. John A. Macready of Los Angeles, Army air service, sta- tioned at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio. Alr service engineers have about com- pleted the remodeling of the monoplane -2, for use in the transoontinental trip. The ship was originally designed to carry a pilot and eight passengers and to have a normal gasoline capacity of 130 gallons, with a filght endurance of about six hours. In preparation for the long distance dash the machine has been changed to increase fuei capacity about sixfold, 8o that an adequate fuel supply for more than 5,000 miles will be available. Three Gas Tanks Carrled. AS remodeled- the T-2 will carry 725 gallons of gasoline distributed in three tanks, together with reserve water and lubricating oil tanks. The two pilots will be sent, 8o that they can relieve each other at.intervals in the expected thirty-two-hour fifght. Provision for.dual control, and for - means to pass back -and .forth from one compartment to the other have Jbeen made in the plane, which has aleo been reinforced throughout to carry the additional’ load. The re- modeling “work required about six weeks. In preparation for the flight a spe- cial survey of airpaths was made to find the lowest altitude for crossing ‘he Coast range, Sierra Nevada and Rocky mountains, as with the heavy bhirden ‘of “fuel with which the plane will start the journey, it would be impossible to cross over the usual courses at high altitudes. The weight in the ship at the start will be 4,600 pounds, which will preciude reaching an elevation of more than 3,000 feet. ‘Will Follow the Canyons. The course decided upon leads through the valleys and canyons in southern California for a thousand miles, following the lowest possible elevations to the flat country beyond. By the time the plane reaches Tucson, Ariz., about six hours out from the start, it will be necessary to go up 4,000 feet, but the fuel aboard will have been used up in that time suffi- olently to permit this climb. At Carthage, N. M. ten hours out, an altitude of 6,600 feet must be crossed, but about 1,300 pounds of the initial lcad will have been used up by that time. Plans for the trip would bring the machine to the vioinity of Tucumecari, N. M., about dusk and the greatest danger in night flylng will follow, but {f the start can be made about OI%'.nb“ 5, a good moon will be of al Fly From West to East. The fiyers will meet the new day at about St.'Louis and should reach New York easily before darkness again overtakes them. Decision to fly from ‘west to east was reached in the belief that much can be gained in speed by riding the breezes from the west all the way to the Atlantic seaboard. The weather bureau has co-operated 1111 ‘working out data in that connec- on. —_— bors and friends, not only in one county, but in five. ‘The road will connect with the Washington-La_Plata highway near Brandywine, in Prince Georges county, at its southern extremity, and with an outlying road from timore at its northern point. It will form a link in_a direct chain of roads be- tween Baltimore, La Plata and Cobb Point, at the southernmost end of Charles county. This will allow the Wicomico valley saction s well as Indian Head, Maryland RNoint and other cifies on the Potomac whose roads join the proposed trunk line at Plata easy and practically direct access to Baltimore. An offshoot of the road between White Plains and Brandywine in Prince Georges county will give com« munication with Chesapeake bay sec- lons. 5.5 At present there straight south road from Baltimore to Brandywine, whioch is a little more than ten miles south of Upper Marl- will be exactly what trunk line between Bal- timore and southern-Maryland. . It passes through Anne Arundle, Prince Georges and Charles counties and will give access to Calvert and 8t. Marys couwles. Exercises this afternoon will be centered at the fair grounds. A cere- mony which will typify the co-opera- between southern Maryland FEDERAL OFFICIAL DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS William C. Herron Was a Brother- in-Law of Chief Justice Taft. ‘William Collins Herron, an assist- ant attorney of the Department of Justice, and a brother-in-law of Chief Justice Willlam Howard Taft of the United States Supreme Court, died yesterday afternoon at the fam- 1ly residence, 1901 I street northwest, after a short illness. No services will be held in this city, the funeral and burial to be in Cincinnati, Ohio. The funcral arrangements, which have not been completed, are in the hands of Joseph Gawler & Sons, 1730 Pennsyl- vania avenue northwest. Mr. Herron returned from Maine & few days ag where he spent a month with his family. He was taken sick on arriving in the city, but his condition was not considered serious untll Wednesday last, at which time Mrs. Herron wus advised. Mrs. Her- ron left her summer home at Blue Hills, Me., for Washington, but Mr. Herron_ died before she could reach his bedside. His death was due to angina pectoris. Mr. Herron was a native of Cincin- nati, where he was born July 17, 1865. He was a son of John W. Herron, at one time state senator in Ohio. He graduated from Harvard in the class of 1887, and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1889, entering into a law part- nership with his father, then practic- ing in Cincinnati. At one time he was an_instructor in the Cincinnati Law School. Leaving that position, he was appointed an assistant attorney in the Department of Justice under Attorney General Wickersham in 1910, holding that position for twelve years, up to the time of his death. He was senior law officer of the Department of Jus- tice and was to have been made the senlor assistant atforney general. Mr. Herron is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Espy Herron, and four chil- dren, James of New York; William, a senior at Yale; Janet and Patricia, at home; a brother, John W., jr., Cincin- nati, and six sisters, Mrs. Gustavus Parsons, Columbus, Ohfo; Mrs. Charles Anderson, Cincinnati; Mrs. Willlam Howard Taft, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Louis Moore, wife of Prof. Moore of the University of Cincinnati; Mrs. Henry F. Lippitt, Providence, R. I, and Miss Marje C. Herron, Cincinnati. REV. JAMES KIBLER DIES AT GEORGETOWN HOME ‘Well Enown Member of Baltimore Conference Held Pas- torate Here. Rev. James Latimer Kibler, well known as a member of the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episco- pal Church South and a former postor of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church South of Georgetown, aged seventy- five years, died at his home, 2909 P street northwest, yesterday. The funerd] will be held this afternoon from the Calvary Methodist Episco- pbal Church South, Georgetown, at 1 o'clock. The interment will be at Asbury, Anne Arundle county, Md. ‘The funeral services will be con- ducted by Rev. Dr. J. Howard Wells, presiding elder of the Washington district, assisted by Rev. Aubrey Lynch, pastor of the church. Dr. Kibler entered the ministry in 1876 and retired in 1914. At that time he was pastor of the church from which his funeral will take place. He was graduated from Randolph-Macon College, Va. ‘When this country went to war ‘with Germany Dr. Kibler was the act- ing - chaplain of the United States Benate. In 1918 he was appointed as the representative of the Baltimore Con. ference Methodist Episcopal Church South to Walter Reed-Hospital where he- remained up to the time of his death. He was favorably known among the large number of patients of that institution and it is said that during his work among the wounded and sick soldier boys mors than 900 of them were converted. The %fllheneru will be from the Walter .eed Hospital personnel. ¢ Dr. Kibler is survived by his widow, A Kilber; two sons, Dr. Kibler, of Baltimore and Dr. T. L. Kibler, of Seattle, Wash. two daughters, Mrs. Karl Kettler of this ¢ity and Mrs. E. D. Clarke of Seattle ‘Wasgh.; a sister, Mrs. L. R. Markwood of Winchester, Va., and & brother, W. R. Kibler of Front Royal, Va, POULIN NOT FATHER OF TIERNAN CHILD (Continued from First Page.) was filled with many dramatic mo- ments, Mrs. Tiernan, on the witness stand, related how she alleged came under the influence of Poulin’ and kept trysts with him. ulin, also on the witness stand, denied the trysts and maintained, backed by numerous relatives, that on the dates given by Mrs. Tiernan he was attending Lenten services with his, wife. The state attempted to break down the alibi on rebuttal by introducing Charies P. Dora; antll~ otre Akron, Ohio, who testi- fied that he saw Poulin and a woman at & glee club entertainment at the university. This Poulin had denfed. ‘Whether a . reconciliation will be effected between Mr. Tiernan and his ife:is still uncertain. Mrs. Tiernan :-orud last night that .she was planping to go to the home of her mother ‘l’n Michigan for a few weeks EL A e from’ of T &u. After that, she said, she ex- t, -tp peturn “either to start e Ao CATHOLICS HONOR UNKNOWN SOLDIER National Council Places Wreath-on Tomb of Hero in Arlington. BUSINESS SESSION ENDS Public Meeting Announced for To- night—Rear Admiral Benson Again Electéd President. The placing of a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier in Ar- lington national cemetery late today was the chief event on the conclud- ing day’s program of the annual con- vention of the National Council of Catholic Men, which yesterday fin- ished most of its organization bus- iness with the election of officers. This afternoon’s session was turned over largely to consideration of Catholic movements, and tenight the delegates will witness an entertain- ment staged by the Washington Dis- trict Council Dramatic Guild. Among the speakers at the morn- ing session, which was presided over by Rev. John J. Callaghan of St. Mat- thew's Church, were Very Rev. Wil- liam J. Kerby of the Catholic Uni- yersity, C. Vincent Mooney of Holy Cross College, Brookland, and Rev. Robert 1. Gannon of Fordham Uni- Yersity. Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector of the Catholic University; Rev. Frank M. O'Rellly of New York, Rev. ‘Willlam McDevitt of Madison, Wis., are among the speakers at the after- noon sessions. 3 Public Meeting Tonight. Prof. Thomas Gaffney Taaffe of Fordham University will be the prin- cipal speaker at a meeting tonight at Central High School, to which the public is invited. There will be a musical program and two one-act plays, “The Turtle Dove” and “Dawn,” will be presented. Tomorrow night & public meeting will be held in Knights of Columbus Hall, at which Rev. J. Riordan, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, will speak on the Passion Play at Oberammer- &au. Rear Admiral W. S. Benson, retired, was re-elected president of the 1 tional Council of Catholic Men at yes- throughout the country were adopted | terday’s session of the convention of the council. Thomas P. Flynn of Chi- yesterday, in addition to several spe- cial motions. cago was elected vice president . M. Hally of Detroit, secretar: L Denechaud of New Orleai urer, and Michael J. Slattery of Phila- delphia, executive secretary. A number of resolutions involving the activities of Catholic laity Declaration Regarding Divorces. Probably the most significant ac- tion was that urging Catholic mem- bers of the legal profession to align their practiceg in divbrce cases with the known attitude of the Catholic Church in this connection. Pointing out that frequently the “Indiscrimi- nate acceptance of any and every kind of divorce case furnishes a scandalous illustration of the differ- ence between faith and practice,” the council called on Catholic lawyers to adjust this varianoe by standing squarely behind the teaching of the church with regard to the divorce question. A recommendation that Catholics support secular schools and help to advertise them was made. R Catholic employers and employes were advised to familiarize - them- selves with the policies of the church relating "to industrial welfare. In this way, it was pointed out, the pub- lic generally would be benefited from resultant fais dealing. Stands for World Peace. The council reiterated its stand.in behalf of peace and offered sistance to the Pope h:;hil‘lptomm of world betterment. The ald of the organization in relieving suftering in such foreign. countries as Russla, Germany and Austria was pledged. The council drew up resolutions of greeting to lent Harding for presentation to him probably today. A message m Pope Piux XI. ac- knowledging receipt of the council's lon of good wishes, was re- The First Thing-to Do When You Return From Your Vacation Is to ORDER THE STAR Dellvered to ‘. “FROM PRBES TO HOMB 'WITHIN THE HOUR.” Evening and Sunday Star, 60c per month Evening Star. NO POWER BREAK DOWN IN FREDERICKSBURG Report of Water Famine Exag- gerated, Mayor Declares. To the Bditor of The Btar: We have read the article heade “Drouth Crippling Fredericksburg. printed on page 2 of your issue of ptember 26, which article is signed “J. E. C.” one of your staff corre- spondents. In the first paragraph of your ar- ticle the statement is made that “breakdown of the electric power service, which will cripple industrial activities and throw Fredericksburg into darkness, will be complete within twenty-four hours unless rain ends the drouth. The twenty-four hours have passed, and not only has no rain fallen, but there is no indi- cation of rain, still there has been no breakdown in the power Serv- ice, nor is any such breakdown an- ticipated. Further on_your article states that “with the drying up of the river Fredericksburg also has been con- fronted with a potent water famine.” While our upper rgservoir was a little below normal last Friday and Saturday, there has been no concern as to a water famine. Since Sunday morning our reservoir has been main- talned at Its full capacity, and at no time has any order or request been issued by either of us to cur- tail the free use of water. Indeed, not only are our citizens. using the water as freely as ordinarily, but our street sprinkling is also being carried on as usual. Still further on the article states that ‘“aroused over the threatened crippling of their industries, Fred- ericksburg business men, it was re- ported today, are planning to take some legal action against the owners of the power plant for their failure to supply them with electric current. The question will be discussed at a meeting of the Fredericksburg Cham- ber of Commerce next Monda account of our official positions we have been thrown probably in closer contact with the entire situation than has any citizen in the city, with the possible exception of some of the officlals of the two power companies operating here, and had any legal action been discussed or contemplated ‘we undoubtedly would have known of it. We would advise further that the president and the secretary of the chamber of commerce expressed considerable surprise and indignation that their organization should have been s0 needlessly and thoughtlessly misrepresented. Neither of them authorized the statement that the chamber would meet to discuss this subject next Monday, no meeting has been called for this purpose, nor is any meeting even contemplated, other than the regular monthly meeting. Undoubtedly the river is much lower at this season of the year than at any other season, during which time some | J' of the large users of electric current are temporarily deprived of its use. Fredericksburg, however, is not alone in this situation, nor are similar situa- tions foreign to hydro-electric plants, wherever located.” We submit, there- fore, that the exaggerated article re- ferred to is not only unjust to your paper and to its readers, but is even more unjust to one of your neigh- boring communities. J. GARNETT KING, Mayor. L. J. HOUSTON, Jr., City Manager. Information for the story in question was obtained by The Star-correspond- ent from persons who he had reason to believe were entirely familiar with the facts concerned. Several of them were employes of the Spottsylvania Power Company who apparently knew, intimately, the conditions existing in the power plant and at the company's dam across the Rappahannock. An- other was a prominent Fredericks- burg business man. The facts obtained from these men were published as related by them and without elaboration. The Star, how- ever, acoepts as conclusive the state- ment of Mayor King and City Manager Houston to conditions existing in Fredericksburg and gladly prints their letter of correction. MAN TO BE HELD IN DOUBLE MURDER (Continued from First Page.) Hall's body. The question had been faised as to whether she would per- mit this for the purpose of a thorough Butopsy such s has now been made on Mrs. Mills’ body. Referring: to - the latter autopsy Which has established the fact of the ::‘l“’bal‘ of the fatal bullets, Mrs, Hall “No_ member of elther the Hall or e:::ru family owns a .32-caliber re- Detectives studying the results of today's autopsy concluded that the they believe the ocouple were locked in an embrace head & there when he Was shot. - - Daughier Visits Governor. ‘Charlotte Mills called on Gov. Ed- wards today at his office in Jersey City. ‘After-her visit a ltfter was sent to her by the governor, Which said, ih part: 2 - ,"I"htvc. read your ?’nhouo appeal MOSCOW U. S. RELIEF 'OFFICES FOR WORK By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, September 30.—High- er education having been the privi- lege of the comparatively well-to- do In Russia, the offices of the American Reljef Administration here are crowded with princesses and an occasional countess. For the A. R. A. needed a numerous staff of translators and found them among the educated young women of the city, many of whom were adorned with titles. ¢ They did well, for the English gov- ernesses who went out to Russia in the old days before the war were conscientious young women and worked hard. ~ But a translator often has his own point of view as to What is worth translating, and sometimes, also, amusing errors ‘creep in. One young woman, a countess, whose duty it was to translate the Moscow papers, In- variably added a list of the cur- rent theatrical = entertainments, Based on her previous training, this was her idea of real news. One of her notes recorded that “The Shaver of Seville” would be given in Moscow that night. IPRINCESSES CROWD your ald and to asslst the prosecutors and their staffs. Col. H. Norman Schwarzkoff, superintendent -of the state police, has been notifled to lend the “entire personnel of his force, 1t necessary, to this end. & Regarding the result of yesterday’s autopsy on Mrs. Mills' body as con- trasted with his report, Dr. Long sald: “I take my instructions from Prosecutor Beekman’'s office. 1 was asked orly to make a report on the condition of the bodies, which I did. 1 examined the external wounds. My report was based on that. My ex- amination showed two wounds. The victim’'s skull was not opened. I made no autopsy.” When Prosecutor Beekman was asked why he had not asked Dr. Long to make a thorough autopsy on Mrs. Mills' body at the time the crime was discovered, he replied: 1 consider your question and let you know later™ In a statement fssued after the autopsy, the doctors sald they be- lieved the bullet wounds to have been inflicted with cartridges of .32 caliber inasmuch as the bullets found in the head fitted the empty shells found be- side the bodies. Uncertain of Range. They declared they were unable to estimate the range at which the bul- lets were fired. Asked if they thought, by the nature and number of the wounds, if the slayer was a maniac, they declared they would ad- vanee no theory. Mrs. A. Howard, a religious worker in jails and hospitals. for vears a friend of Mrs. Mills, today said ‘Her death made a deep impression on me because I thought she had been led astray by a man of stronger men- tality and a certain fascination. “I told Mrs. Mills I thought the clergyman was a devil and would wake up in hell one of these days. “A few days later Mrs. Mills told me she had taken up with the rector the question of hell,” Mrs. Howard continued. “Dr. Hall said, she told me, that ‘there is no hell' and that ‘a merciful God would never consign human be- ings to eternal damnation’ ‘We are placed on this earth to enjoy ourselves and make the most of " life. was Dr. Hall's reply. as Howard said it was reported SILENCE VEILS SLAYINGS. BY NEWTON CHARLES ALLEN. Special Disputeh to The Star. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Septem- | ber 30.—When the doxology is sung <omorrow in the ivy-clad Protestant Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist there will be voices merg- ed in the hymn that could tell, in the opinion of most of New Brunswick. ho killed the rector, Rev. Ward Wheeler Hall, and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. solo =oprano and wife of the sexton of the church. . What should have been a simple problem has entered the fleld of m tery. Here were two comparatively obscure persons, slain in a smail community where none of the oppor- tunities for secrecy and hiding of movements exist that are present in a big city. On the surface, at least, it would seem to be the “secret that half a county keeps,” but the sworn officials of the law =eem to be unable to find and arrest the murderers. Two weeks ago today a youth and girl, hunting mushrooms, found the bodies lving side by side beneath a crabapple tree on a deserted farm a mile and a half from the church, which is in the center of the town. Charitable View of Rector. There is a very influential portion of this city of 30,000 that insists the rector, husband of the richest woman in the community and a member of one of the most noted families in New . did not go there of his free They argue he was either killed elsewhere” or kidnapped and take there. They are less charitable co cerning the woman, The most influential threads in the soclal, economic and"political fabric of New Brunswick are tightly woven into the congregation of St. John's. It was the vestry of the church that adopted resolutions of faith in the rector, but withheld all comment about the choir singer whose body rested on his dead arm, and whose sentimental notes, seemingly written ;nrt him, were scattered about their feet. Official bungling, such as the neglect of Prosecutor Azariah M. Beekman of Somerset county to order an autopsy on the victims, may be'partly respon- sible for the failure to catch the mur- derer or murderers, but local residents attribute the growing security of the perpetrators to a sentiment within the church. The leaders of that institu- tion have not shown any great desire to have the murderers located and punished. New Brunswick's one news- paper charged vesterday that certain persons had left town rather than give information which is vital. The investigation is being conduct- ed here by Prosecutor Joseph Strick- ler of Middlesex county, within which New Brunswick is located. The Som- erset county line comes close enough to the city to embrace the old Phillips farm, where the bodies were found. The Middlesex prosecutor has discuss ed the murders publicly just once. Then he faid every member of the church would be interrégated. This has not been done. Gossip Preceding. Crime. Unofficial investigators have estab- lished that for at least a year prior to the murders the church had seeth- ed with gossip about the rector and Mrs. Mills.: Whether Mrs. Mills felt for him a love that was reflected only in the proper affection due a clergy- man from one of the hardest-work- ing members of his parish has not been determined. It has been urged by townspeople that there was sig- nificance in the fact that the choir and & scant portioh of the member- #hip of St. Johns attended the funeral of the minister, while only the dead woman's busband, the sexton, and her daughtef, of the congregation, saw her buried. Many of the vestrymen are kins- men of Mrs. Hall, the rector's widow. The church was built with the money of her family, which is very wealthy through ownership of wall paper mills, hosiery mills, surgical supplies and the local banks. - A éousin of Mrs. Hall is head of the iargest bank here. Mrs. Hall's lawyer is Willlam Florance, who is vice president of the same bank. Mrs. Hall's brother, willie, is & middle-aged inampetent. His trustee is Joseph Porter, trust of- fieer of ‘the same bank. July Mr. Porter bought the farm on which the bodies were found. {When he was sought to learn his theory it was found he left on a va- cation_the very day the bodies were discpvered. He returnéd a few: days d |1ater, but refused to talk. He refer- red all inquirers to his lawyer, Wil- liam Florance, who is a former county pm-leuutor and a leader in political cles. ' - New Jersey politios, including the R § UTLTES CONMISSON T TOTARE P COAL EJAN, With (}hilly Nights Approachi Y and Anthracite Shortage Expect- ed, Problem Becomes Present. With the season of chilly mornings and cold nights drawing nearer, the Public Ttilities Commission will meet at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning to review Washington's coal situation as_it now stands. If the anthracite operators prove correct in their estimate of 31%.398 tons of hard ooal for Washington this winter, as compared with 530,- 670 tons last year, it means that prac- tically all householders will have to mix some soft coal with their anthra- cite before spring comes again. Walter C. Allen, executive mecre- tary of the commission, pointed out today, however, that the rules laid down’ by the commission will mauke it certain that all hard coal arriving in the city will be distributed equitably. Under the regulations dealers can- not give a householder more than a thirty-day supply of hard coal in large sizes or more than a sixty-day supply of pea coal. It is the hope of the commission that every home in the city will have a month’s supply of hard coal before the time for starting up furnaces ar- rives. One prominent local dealer said to- day that the operators probably will make large shipments to the lake region for the present, but that later in the season Washington undoubt- edly will get increased shipments. Mr. Allen sald he had several ques- tione of detail to take up with the commission Monday. TEN CONGRESSMEN DEFEND POLICEMAN | (Continued from First Page.) formerly secretary to the Chamber of Commerce; Herbert T. Shannon, real- tor; M. A. Weller, buiider; Charles R. Franklin, of the Department of Jus- tice; John J. Boobar, president of the Terminal Tax{ Cab Company; A. M. Nevius, official of the Riggs Nafional‘ Bank; Edward Davis, builder; Com- mander O'Leary and Maj. McDonnell/ both of the Veterans’ Bureau. All of these character witnesdes well as the five police officials w testified Greene's behaho aid they had known him intimatel, for a period of years and gave hlY a reputation of the highest calibdm The police officials who testified fg Sergt. Greene were Capt. Ira Shee®T of the fourth precinct station; Lie Bremmermann. also of the fou station; Capt. Sanford of the fifth p: cinct; Capt. Peck of the second p: cinct and Capt. Flather of the third", precinct. The first witness to support the charges against Sergt. Greene was Lieut. W. Emmerson. Charges Preferred. Lieut. Emmerson testified that on September 6 he followed Sergt. Greene into an alley in the rear of 1416 K street northwest, and that he rematned in the alley for a period of twenty-eight minutes. He sald that this point was outside of his pre- cinct limits. He further testified that on September 7 at 11:38 am. he saw Sergt. Greene on the running board of his automobile, which was being operated by his the hours of duty. He also told the trial board that on September 8, at about 2:50 p.m., Sergt. Greene entered the real estate department of the Amer- ican Security and Trust Company and that a few minutes later he went outside and brought in his wife. It was while Sergt. Greene and his wife were in the real estate depart- ment that he was approached by Lieut. E according to the cstimony and other officers who en- geged Lim in the following conversa- tion: ‘ATe you on duty?’ Sergt. Greene was asked. e, ¢ answered TRt. Greena Where is you stick,” Sergt. Greene was asked, “and what are you doing here. Sergt. Greene is said to have told them that he had come in to inquire about a valuable pen his wife had lost between that and another offic Lieut. Emmerson testified that Serg Greene later went to his automobil where he obtained his stick. HOLD FIRM TO DECISION TO MAINTAIN ZONES ON DARDANELLES (Continued from First Page.) wife, during stead of supporting the British poiicy only half-heartedly. Confidence in Harington. Downing street places the utmost con- fidence in the ability of Gen. Harington, upon whose shoulders will fall the re- sponsibility of dealing with Kemal Pasha. Harington stands head and shoulders above any other British soldier in dealing with such a situation as has now arisen. This he proved first in the Boer war and then a&s Gen. Plumer’s chief aide in the British second From the beginning treme patience and has carried out his instructions with remarkable diplmacy. Afloat Great Britain hés an"impos ing number of fighting craft for any eventuality. Three su) dreadnaughts mounting fifteen gri guns each have now been from the Atlantic fleet, craft air squadrons are em T Constantinople, where thirty are available for Instant Such preparations cannot h have a deterrent effect upol Pasha. The British government reply to the Russian note unt| had time to consult France afger the present crisis has come to an end. ANGORA DEBATING Y. By the Associated Press. ' ANGORA, September 30.—The Na- tional assembly {s debating the terms of the Angora government’s reply to the allled peace proposals. The reply 18 expected to be ready for transmis- sion to the allies by the middle of next week. Yussuf Kemal Bey, Turkish na- tionalist foreign minister, has pro- tested to the allles against the alleged atrocities and destruction of private property directed against the Mos- lems in Thrace. Unless these persecutions cease, he said, the Turkish army will invade Thrace and protect its compatriots luflenn{ oppression from the enemy’s army of occupation. it election of a United States senator, may this autumn turn on jus pivot as the badly conducted investi- gation of a murder. It was this con- sideration, rather than the receipt of a letter from Charlotte, fifteen- year- old daughter of the slain woman, that prompted Gov. Edwards, who hopes to gain the seat of Senator Joseph Freylinghuysen, to confer with the prosecutors of the two counties about the crime. In her letter the child demanded Lh;‘t g‘e& mo;he murderers be apprehen: an 3 voiced the Jonlgh that “politicians ere protecting them. ™ ot overnor entered the case a new and thorough autopsy has been held on the exhumed body of the woman and & similar examination will be made of that of the dead rectors Conclusions drawn from some of tb; facts now established create the i pression that the crime was comm! ted in Middlesex county, which make! it distinctly the-affair of Prosecutor Joseph Strickler and the congregation of_St. John's. By direction of the governor the state police today entered the investi- SR atat, 323