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WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; little change in temperature. Temperature The Amociated Press fs excinsively estitled the use for repubilication of all newn dlapatches €redited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. toda, day Highest, 80, #.t 3 lowest, §1, at 5 a.m. p.m. yester- No. 98,645. Closing N. Y. Stotks and Bonds, Page 25 Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. AR CLOUDS FADE AS ALLIES DISCUSS PARLEY WITH TURK Troop Movements in Straits Will Probably Be Suspend- ed by Conference. \ EXPECT GREEKS TO QUIT ALL OF EASTERN THRACE British General's Note Requesting Talk With Kemal Averts Hostilities. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, October Z— A band of 800 Turkish irregulars crossed the border of Thrace at Sinekli, to the northwest of Silivri (forty miles west of Constanti- nople), and attacked the Greek out- posts. These were being foreed to withdraw when reinforcements ar- rived, and the Turks were thrown back acroas the boundary. LONDON, October Z—The Turk- isk mationalist assembly at Am- zora s unanimously approved the action of Mustapha Kemal Pasha and has authoriséd the dis- - pateh of delegiites to Mudania and inter to the peace conference, eordink to a .Central N€ws dis- patch-Trom Conntam(lnopl By the Jasoviatedl Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 2.—An immediate agreement to suspend all movements of troops was expected lhere today to be the first outcome of the Mudania armistice conference which is to meet tomorrow. The conference will discuss the oc- cupation of eastern Thrace by de- tachments of interallied troops dur- ing the Greek army's withdrawal. The expectation here is that the Greek evacuation will begin imme- diately gfter the conference, per- mitting the establishment of Turkish administrative control. 3 The allied policy at the Mudania conference, it was learned this fore- noon, will be decided upon at a meet- ing in Constantinople this afternoon of the allied generals, admirals, high commissioners and military attaches in extraordingry council. weasm—m. ‘War Seems Unlikely. Gen. Harington, the British com- mander-in-chief, will leave for Muda- nia on the dreadnaught Iron Duke early tomorrow. The Italian and French generals who are to attend also will make the trip on battleships ©f their respective navies. With the armistice conference defi- nitely fixed for tomorrow at Mudania the threat of war between Great Britain and Turkey appeared less menacing_today. Great Britain’s recession from the neutral zone controversy caused no little surprise an disappointment here, but it was generally admitted that this step was the only thing which could have stayed Mustapha Kemal Pasha’'s hand. It is pointed to as another evidence of England’s ex- traordinary patience and earnest de- sire to avold war. Brig. Gen. Harington'’s _temporizing rote Saturday night the situation looked critical. It is-now conceded that his tact and tolerance, coupled with the timely arrival of reinforcements from England, prevented the Turks from striking at Chanak. The situation Saturday afternoon was so strained that a break seemed i evitable. The British had orders to de- fend Chanak at all costs as the Turks Were slowly enveloping the Dardanelles citadel, New Difficulties. Saturday morning the Turkish forces ere increased by 1,500 cavalrymen, and everything indicated the beginning of & hostile move. New difficulties await the British at the armistice conference. It is known that the Kemalists will insist upon the British withdrawal from the Asiatic shores of the Dardanelles and tne imme- diate evacuation of Thrace by the Greeks. They will probably also demand the right to cross the straits and pursue the Greeks as well as guarantees of the use of Turkish waters by Greek war- ships and transports. The presence of Greek warcraft at Rodosto furnished the Kemalists with a pretext for accus- ing the British of ignoring their pledges regarding the non-use of neutral waters by the Greeks. Long Parley Expected. It 1s expected the conference may arag for several days, as the Kemal- ists doubtless will bargain and haggle over every point. It is felt that the moderating influence of the Italian generals will be an important factor in bringing the meeting to a success- ful conclusion. The British declare they will insist upon occupying the Asiatic banks of the straits even 4t the peril of failure of the conference. They may also con- Greeks from Thrace, making this con- ditional upon acceptance of the allied peace proposals. The inviolability of the straits will be stoutly defended. M. Franklin-Bouillon, peace envoy from the aliles to Mustapha Kemal Pasha, returned yesterday to Constan- tinople from Smyrna on the French cruiser Metz, successful in his mission of arranging an armistice conference. He conferred with Gen. Pelle. French high commissioner in Constantinople, and is'understood to have told him that on'y the most extraordinary, eéf- forts on his part prevented Kemal from acting rashly. > He made it clear to the nationalist leader that if war were renewed in the near east it might spread to the whole of Kurope and that the re- sponsibility would rest entirely on Kem: U. 8. Ships to Straits. PHILADELPHIA, October 2.—Spick and span and ready for any service & ship of her type might be called ul to perform, the cruiser Pitts- burgh salled from the Philadelphia navy yard today for the Mediterra- nean to relieve the battleship Utah. According to officers, her sailing for the near east at this time has :gd:-‘- i3l significance, as she was r- A’fmu.n.m make ready for Euro- (Continued on Page 4 Cel¥un 3.); Up to the time of the issuance of test the immediate withdrawal of the! | |Soviet Sends Protest to Allies Note to England, F sists Upon Free Trade By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, October 2.—The soviet Russlan government has sent a note to England; France end Italy protest- ing against the blockade of the Dar- danelles and insisting upon the re- moval of all restrictions to the free passage of trading ships through the straits. The note says the manner in which England s “endeavoring to control | forcign seas and territory” showsin- and the ‘other Black sea states. Categorically - “protesting against the blockade fixed by England with- out Russia’s knowledge and aghinst Russia’s Interests,” the note cites that this action was taken while Russia was endeavoring to re-establish her own economics, destroyed by war and intervention, and -after unsuccessful attempts by the Eurcpean countries to re-establish the world’s economics through the Genda and Hague con ferences. Objects to, Blockade, “The Russian govérnment” the communication continues, “has’placed -orders with Edropean countries and America. The majority of these al- ready are loaded upon ships whieh are designed to be sent through the straits to the Black sea ports. Quite unexpectedly the Russian government learned that England, depending upon her navy, had blockaded the Dar- { danelles “and, moreover, had ordered | her warships to fire upon vessels at- BEGGING REFUGEES LASHED BY TURKS I Tells of Outrages in Looted Smyrna. difference to the interests of Russia On Blockade of Dardanglles rance and Italy In- Passage of All Vessels. t,eml)!hl( to disobey the blockade or- er.” The_note accuses the entente of in- terfering with the efforts of the Rus- sian _government to re-establish normal conditions in Russia through their enforcement of the blockade, despite certain concessions already made by the soviet. o “The blockade,” it says, “shows that the countries which are not interested in the Black sea trade, but which insist upon controlling it by military | force, will always be a threat against | life_of the Black sea countries. means only & free hand for the en- tente to force the blockade at any time under any pretext; thus cutting off the Black sea ports from the world. Wants Straits Free. “The Russian gavernment stands for treedom of the straits, but for such freedom as will give free pas- sage to tradlnig ships and which will frge the straits and the Black sea of Il military forces. -~ “The blockade has no effect upon. the economic life of England and the allies. Its only effect is upon the economlic life of the Black sea states. The lightness with which the English authorities are managing foreign seas and territory clearly indicates their indifference toward the interests of the Black sea countries. “Therefore the Russian government herewith insists upon removal of the blockade and all limitations interfer- ing with the free passage of trading ships through the Dardanelles, which are belng forced by Lngland and the allies. CONSTANTINE AIDS for Support of His “Successor. PUSH chuyms*mro SEA|SAD FAREWELL AT PIER Victims -Surfesiist ‘¥hluables: to}Repal:Tatiles Tuke Leave of Bela- Maranders in fiope of tives—Embark for Saving Lives. Italy. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, October “The cries of the Christian refugees of Smyrna for water and food are imet by a Turkish lash,” said Dr. | Esther Lovejoy of New York, presi- dent of the American Women's Hos- pital, who-has just returned here after a week's survey in the stricken city. world has not been told the r!nll story ‘of fire and horror. “There are still several hundred thousand Christians in Smyrna and the interfor whose lives are in peril, for the time limit of their evacuation has expired,” she said. “Only Provi- dence knows what their fate will be. The crowds on the quay are so great that some of them are pushed into the sea. Women stand waist deep in the water, holding their babies aloft in their arms to save them from drowning. Struck by Turk. “Turkish soldiers are systematical- ly robping the men and wrenching rings from women's fingers. The wretched sufferers are willing to be robbed if the robbing can purchase life. “At night the Turkish soldiers commit excesses against women and girls. - Only when searchlights from the ships in the harbor are turned on them do they desist. In terror of the Turks, the refugees are packed in thousands in front of the American consulate. “There are more than 100 mothers who gave birth to babies. Some were delivered while standing. I attended many. Some of the infants died within a few hours from exposure, but the mothers clung pitifully to the bodies of the little things.” Dr, Lovejoy said that a Turkish sol- dier, mistaking her for a Greek wom- an, struck her heavily with the butt of a rifle and left a mark. This sol- dier was about to strike her again, when an American officer intervened. She declared that she saw two men attempting to escape by swimming out to & boat. They were discovered by Turkish soldiers, who fired on them. The shots went wild and American bluejackets in a motor boaf were able to pick up the two men. One of the doctors, asserted Dr. Lovejoy, witnessed a Greek woman cut her throat and then hurl herself into the water and drownm. . Vietims Robbed. Americans at home could not begin to visualize the terrible anguish of" ! the refugees as their loved ones were | torn from them—children being sepa- !n(ed from their mothers and the | fathers sent into the interior, declared | the Amerjcan relief worker: Refugees ,who were evacuated must pass | through & series of ‘gates, she said. Dr. Lovejoy described how the.refu- gees were strippediof all their belong- ings, including -their money and their|p.q clothing. “In some cases' the .women were forced to und 80 that they could not take any funds with them. By the time & refugee women reacfied the last gate, her'clothes were in tat- ters. Dr, Lovejoy described the sanitary conditions {n Smryna as unspeakable. The whole city, she said, was befouled. She thought that the Turkish officers were doubtless unaware of the mis- hahuv{or ooé their soldiers. In many cases the officers compas- sion for their refugees, she sald. She mentioned one ::!"H'h ‘order ‘to -vn%h- of & heing instance in- which ajefforts By the Aswociated Press. ATHENS, October 2.<The news- papers today \announce that the British mintster signed the visjtors® book at the palace yesterday, and they interpret this as British recog- nitlon of the new king. ATHENS, October 2.—RKing Con- stantine, in talking with his friends Dr. Lovejoy declared that thebefore embarking for Palermo, Italy, where he is to make his home, made a plea that hearty support be given the new king and queen. He added: “I have had some unhappy days, and do not regret this revolution.” His consuming ambition, he con- cluded, was to return later as a sim- ple citizen and visit his son, the new king. to the revolutionary committee, which declined to =ign a document empow- ering his private return. Former Queen Sophie wept unre- strainedly on the shoulder of the new queen, whom she commended to the love and support of all. g Bid Parents Good-Bye. One ‘of Constantine’s last acts was to summon a lawyer and initiate legal steps to assure the fortune of ! King the widow of his dead son, Alexander, who married Mme. Manos, a Grecian woman not’ of royal blood, and by whom he had & daughter. King George and Prince Paul, the latter of whom will henceforth be known as the diadoque or crown prince, both motored to Oropus to bid farewell to their exiled royal parents. The party .on board the steamer Patris included twenty-four persons. It was understood that Constantine and Sophie would travel as the Count and Countess of Acharnon or Menid. Acharnon is-the ancient name of a village near Thtol, which is the seat of the royal summer palace. The e ,0f the.village is Me- nidi. At the elections in November, 1920, by which Constantine was recalled and Venizelos defeated, of the 1,000 votes cast in the village of Menidi Constantine received all but 118. Abdication Is Final. Besides providing an escorting de- stroyer for the steamer. the revolu- tionary committee placed £5,000 at the disposition of the ahdicated king. The passports of the travelers were viseed for Italy, Switzerland and Cszechoslovakia. The separation of the parents from their sons who re- main was described as affecting by a exiles who witnessed the departure: Col. Gonatas of the executive com- mittee informed the correspondent ‘| that the decision to deport the mem- bers_of the royal family was not the result of intervention by the powers because of fear that their lives would be imperiled by remaining in Greece, but was the initiative of the revo- lutionary committee itgelf, which took the action in the general interest of its cause. Assurance that Constantine’s abdi- cation from the throne of Greece 'was gincere and final was given by his son and sficoessor, King George II, to the members of the revolutionary com- mittée whom he received in audience on Saturday. ‘The king is also understood to: have a private conversation with,Col.. Gonatas, one of the executive com- mittes, at which he acceded to the lflnuu" ftoquen thx: he use all ‘his in- luence to ' prevent any attempt by Constantirie’s friends to secure his re- instatement. < New Regime Firm. p Col. Gonatas told the king the com- mittee was determined to smash mercilessly any' reactionary -move- ment, from whatever quarter it came. In his talk with the full committee ressed iration lnt‘tlhe the “flu“ | restoration of the peaceful economic | “Freedom of the straits, for which | Europe s preparing new bloodshed, | NEW GREEK RULER American Woman Physician |Deposed King Makes' Plea| This request was submitted | number of the friends of the roydlf LURY HOLDS TIGHE ONMURDER CHARGE | N CURRAN KILLING Decides on Verdict Only Three Minutes After In- quest Is Completed. PRISONER INDIFFERENT, SMILES OCCASIONALLY | Neighbors Testify of Finding Mrs. Curran Standing Over Dead Husband. Joseph W. Tighe, fharged with the murder Saturday night of his neigh- bor, James A. Curran, was ordered held for action by the grand jury at a coroner's inquest today at the District morgue. The jury returned the ver- dict after about three minutes’ de- liberation, Steadfastily maintaining an air of indifference and smiling occasionally, Tighe heard several witnesses indi- rectly accuse him of the crime. At times, however, he appeared amused at the proceedings. Benjamin Schneider, a neighbor of ‘Tighe and the Currans. one of the first witnesses to testify before the coroner’s jury, sald that he was the first person to reach the scene of t crime. Attracted by gun shots an the screams of a woman, Schneider sald he ran from his house and found Mrs. Curran standing in the road beside the body of her husband. Because Dog Barked. Schneider asked Mrs. Curran what plied hysterically that Tighe had shot them. “What about?” Schnelder said he inquired. “Because our dog barked at him.” Schneider said Mrs. Curran answered. Policeman Belt of the seventh pre- cinct, who lives about a quarter of 2 mile from the Curran home, cor- roborated substantially the state- ments of Schneider. He said he, too, attracted by shots and screams, ran to the Curran home and found Mrs. {Curran beside her husband’s body. The police officer testified that Mrs. Curran told him that Tighe had shot her and her husband. Lieut. Plemmons Threatened. Lieut, Plemmons, night chief of de- tectives, who_arrested Tighe at_1:50 turning to h13 home, tastinod et the urning to his home, thyt the jom his hand with one of the blades open when. he atrested him. Lieut. Plemmons said that hé was hiding behind.a tree near Tighe's home when he caw the ! man-zigvzagging, as if observing whether in the deep culvert, which follows the road near Tighe's home. Approaching Tighe, Lieut. Plemmons said the ac- cused man warned him to “look out cr you'll get cut.” Dr. Herbert E. Martyn, assistant coroner, who performed an autopsy on Curran's body, told the coroner's Jury that only one bullet had ente: €d his body and that had pierced hi :e:n and went completely across the ody. Tighe was represented at the in- {and Daniel Thew Wright. Assistant : United States District Attorney Bil- ! brey represented the government. ‘Warned by Brother. Several days before the murder, John C. Curran, brother of the slain man, said today he warned him to {move from his home on Rock Creek. i Ford road, believing that the con- tinued quarrels with Tighe would occurred Saturday evening. “I knew if my brother continued to live near Tighe something serious would happen,” sald Curran. I cently, my brother told me that Tighe lay in the bushes near his home, |armed with a rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition waiting for his return home from work.” Complained to Police. Curran sald that his brother had not only complained to the police on numerous occasions within the past year about Tighe's actions, but last week consulted a lawyer with a view to taking legal steps to prevent the accused man from treepassing on his property, and to mainta’n peace in | the neighborhood. s Mrs./1da T. Curran, mother of the :murdered man, is grief stricken, at WITH SUNDAY MORNIRG EDITION |the trouble was about and she re-| man had a small pen knife in| any one was hiding behind the trees or ! quest by Attorneys Henry H. Glns!ie' 1 eventually lead to the tragedy which) WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1922_THIRTY-TWO PAGES. | KELLOGG VICTORY ' SEEN OVER WOMAN !Defeat of Mrs. Olesen for| | Senate Predicted in Min- i nesota Election. i BELIEVED TO RUN THIRD Declared to Be Strongest Candidate | Ever Brought Forward by Her Sex. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ST. PAUL, ‘Minn,, October 2.—She's a dear little woman, makes nice speeches and is absolutely sincere, ;but she will not be elected to the § { United States Senate. | “The woman in the case is Mrs. Annie | i Dickie Olesen, perhaps the best can- | {didate the feminine sex has put up | { for public office anywhere, but when | { the people of Minnesota think of Mrs. Olesen in the Senate and then think of Senator Frank B. Kellogg, they can’'t help feeling that the latter woulll be more effective in represent- ing their interests. There is hardly any doubt that Mrs. Olesen is handi- capped by her sex. Woman voters will support her to some extent, but it Is probable that the majority of women will vote for a man. Given Oaly Third Place. In fact, it is generally conceded that Mrs. Olesen will run third in the race land that Henrik Shipsted, the inde- i pendent republican candidate of Non- Partisan League affiliation, will run !second. Senator Kellogg's re-election is a certainty. This is due to a com- bination of reasons and would be true no matter how strong the democratic or independent candidates were. It's because Mr. Kellogg, recognizing that | this 1s an agricultural state, has play- 1ed the game for the farmer and either fathered or supported every measure which the organized farm interests have sought in Washington. For this he will receive ‘the active help of the farm ~bureaus and their numerous W 1 1 orkers. Senator Kellogg, by the way, is not a { popular campaigner. He didn't seek the i~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) By the Associated Pre NEW YORK,_ : Duncan, titian-haired Russian classic dancer, and her young Russian poét husband, Serge Yessenin, who were detained by immigration inspectors when they arrived on the steamship Paris yesterday, will be given a hear- ing at Ellis Island late today. Officials at the island insisted the detention ‘was merely on the grounds that the couple might prove undesir- able aliens, but there was a hint that the authorities wanted to question them as to their pro-soviet leanings [and the possibility that they might ‘intend to spread propaganda. Orders From ‘Washington. . Local authorities sald their refusal to allow them to land was upon or- ders from Washington. The originator of the modern classic dance, who was ‘born in California, i was highly indignant. “The idea!” she exclaimed, when it was suggested that soviet actlvity might be the cause. “Serge is not a ticlan. He is a genius. He is a m“l .:We want to. tell Americans of 'the ‘starving’ children in ‘Russia, not about soviet politics.” And to prove that her husband is a ®enius and 'a poet; she slipped her ‘hand’ through his powdered tawny hair. Her aecretary acts as interpre- ter, as the dancer does not know Russian and her husband cannot speak English or French. 3 5 iss Duncan herself appeared in a xl .blrl:rnl{lc “&“"“‘Z:b.rkg: eo; ) 8. 6 wore b ot boote which flopped around ere Wearing said | her snkles ag it .-l;d w I A SR R TR G- SADORA DUNCAN IS INDIGNANT OVER BEING BARRED FROM U. S. (Continued on Page 4, Column 7. said she would stay on the Paris and |as the successor of John Hessin| this independent coal should be han- return on the French liner -rather than go to Ellls Island. Today.: it was said by the line officials, she had changed her mind, but had determined not to leave the ship until just before she was called before the board. She is”accompanle: Nt “FIRE PREVENTION” Babies, Umbrellas, Splinters, rs in Deciding Rentals | the argument.. The explanation al- WEEK Facto Leaky Roofs, Paperless Walls and Light- less Rooms Just Few of Complaints to Commissioners on Inspection Tour. Factors taken into consideration by the District Rent Commission in de- ciding what a reasonable rent is run the gamut from roofs that require umbrellas beneath to floors that possess menacing splinters for fathers who have to walk the baby at night. Frequently tenantsygome.:{o.. the commission with the plaint that So- #WwBo’s apartment in the same build-| ing, just like theirs in size, etc., was given' s lower rental than their own, | striking a how-come attitude to cinch | most {nvariably les in some unusual | condition existing in the particular| apartment complained of, warranting | an gdded reduction. A similar plaint | s heard also from landlords, based, | however, on a different viewpoint. On Inspection Tour. ! In order that the public might ob- | tain an “inside” story of the problems thus met with by the Rent Commis- slon, a reporter-of The Star was al lowed to go around with the commis- sion on its official inspection tour last week, to note the same things that the members of the commission take cognizance of when visiting premises preparatory to.fixing rents. Starting out with Willlam F. Gude | and Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor in the SUTHERLAND TAKES HIGH COURT SEAT New Supreme Bench Justice Succeeds Clarke as Fall Session Opens. | | The Supremeé Court of the United States met at noon today for its Octo- ber term with two of the nine seats upon the bench vacant. One, however, quickly was filled when Chiet Justice | Taft, as the first proceeding in a brief | session given over to formalities, ad-) Public Utilities Commission, which ! ministered the judicial oath to former Senator George Sutherland eof Utah, Clarke of Ohio, who resigned during the recess. Justice Sutherland was treme left of the Chief Justice. former's automobile, with Granville Gude, son of the commissioner, driv- ing, a total of forty-six houses, apa: ments or rooms on which the com. mission had heard testimony were visited and carefully inspected. The itinerary began in the northwest section, extending to the extreme northwest territory in _the vi- road plngy of Bel and Wiscopsin :; ue, and e?a;: "3‘"‘ in a colored t o uthwest W tor's whart district. AhiaE Every Class of Home. During this tous—a typical one— every described type of living quar- ters was'Viewed, from the handsomely furnished apartment of one who be- lieved he was being unnecessarily gouged by his landlord to the miser- able hovels in which a few of Wash- | ington's population are forced by cir- cumstances to house themselves. Anticipating, from past experiences and from testimony offered by ten- | ants in the cases under examination, that the places to be looked at prob- ably would present landlords at their worst, the members of the commis- sion took occasion to point out that these were not general conditions. Most landlords, they said, were treat- ing themselves and their tenants fairly. A few have consistently re- fused to make necessary repairs or to furnish customary services, and it was .this stand that had brought the (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) HARD GOAL SUPPLY HERE FACES BOOST Independent Operators May Give D. C. More Anthra- cite Than Expected. Washington may get more hard coal this winter than was expected by ob- taining it from independent anthra- cite operators as well as from the association operators. This wad disclosed woday by the met in the office of Chairman Keller for the purpose of considering how dled if it comes to the District. As announced last week, the an- | then conducted to the seat gn the ex- | thracite operators’ association does not expect to be able to allot Wash- d by ‘a Russian| The other chair assigned to Asso-|Ington dealers more than 60 per cent secretary; a Russian maid and her|ciate Justice Pitney, will not, accord-||of the normal amount used in Wash- two children. T Dancer’s Party: Must Submit -to Rules Governing Aliens. Department officials explained today that Isddora Duncan, Russian dancer, ! Zerge 'Yéssenin,’ her Russian poet ' husband,’ and- other’ members.of her ‘party ‘were'not allowed to: land upon ‘prriving at New York yesterday -be- ‘cause of immigration regulatigns pro- ing to information reaching his col- leagues be occupled by him in the near future because of illness. Courtroom Crowded. -TThe ‘small couttroom, formerly’ the Senate chamber in- the Capltol, .-was crowded, and & long line of tourists and other visitors stood in thé cor- ridot during’ the brief session unable to.gain admission. Following the induction into office of the new assoclate justice the court i admitted t6 practice a number of at- i torneys, and then adjourned for the | |aay to proceed to the White House | to pay a visit of ‘respect to the Presi- dent. | 'No Declilogs First Week. No ' decisions. will be rendered or ordera tssued’ by'the-court during the 'fitst week uPOD'any cases held under advisement..or .on. motions for' re- heariage. submitted during the re- cess .-Early in :the new..term, -how- ever, the opinion -of.the court may be - & viding that -all allens must. appear béfore an immigration board of. re- view prior to admission and because this board does rot hold sessions on Sunday. - Officials continued to' maintain that no orders were issued from Washing- ton with respect to Miss Duncan, and’ | Becretary 'Davie asserted that fhe department had ;not,been advised bf the sailing .of the dancer to the’ United States. lained. !‘.thh.l:' the The Secretary ex dancer and all membe; ;'”“ bo . requl ed in five. cases argued at I the last term. These included original caset ught separately by the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania to prevent ‘West Virginia. from. restricting the exportation of- natural gas, and by Oklahoma for -the location of the Texas boundary. In the latter case all issues have been settled by opinions.of the court except that of the physical location of the boundary line. The qther cases y, pro- pounded to other aliens upon thelr arrival in this country. Should any reason develop why they, ih the opin- should be debarred, e right of appeal to ll‘:. Da fon of the board, they will have th the, Secretary of Labor. e ot this tiine why e ST reason al s time wl “ Bhonid mot be sdmitted, = o or i/ Miss Duncan and her company, of dancers scheduled “tn | which the court has in hand are thase | Washington. during. the' winios. Siie| brought by the Chlcao sad North: ‘wintar.. St | broi ot Ve , ington in winter. Walter C. Allen, secretary to the commission, stated following today’s meeting that the commission had in- formation that a supply of hard coal over and above this 60 per cent, might come into Washington during the winter, from so-called indepen- dent mines. He said. the commission desired to discuss this possibility for the reason that such coal probably would cost the dealer more than the coal they get through the association operators and, therefore, would have to lbe sold to householders at a higher price. He stated the Commission’s interest in the matter is to see that every houscholder gets an equal share of the 60 per cent supply of association coal at the lower prices, before the independent coal is distributed. Supply Rule Conmtinues. Mr. Allen_made it clear, however, that theprice of this independent anthracite ‘is sttll an unknown fac- ter,, since the anthracite fair price .committee - in ; Philadelphia has not yet announced prices. He sald the commission still feels |that’ the present rule is reasonable of allowing each household 2 one month’s supply of large-size anthra- cite or a two months' supply of pea- size anthracite at ane time. Under this rule each dealer must give all of his customers a delivery of one dmmlh‘lh 't:p.ilnyno? the e sizes qr enoug! 'wo months 9= Sefore’ b in the pea size the top of the list again, R R PR S U TP " paper and also ihe local news published hedeln, Al rights of publication of wpecist @ispatches berein are alse reserved, w'mm 2 TWO CENTS, ACCUSE US. AGENTS OF SEIZING LIQUOR FOR THEIR OWN USE Federal Grand Jurors Report Severely Condemns Depart- ment of Justice Men. GOODS GIVEN TO FRIENDS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS Most of Whisky Was Taken at Union Station—No Indictments to Be Returned. Declaring its Investigation disclos- ed a large number of trunks, sult cases and other receptables contain- ing liquor had been withdrawn by government officlals between July 29 and September 11, 1920, without war- rent of law, the federal grand jury in a speclal report today to Justice Stafford, presiding in Criminal Divi- sion 1, sald that such conduct ‘on the part of government officials “cannot be too severely condemned.” The grand jury report was in con- nection with charges that officials and representatives of the Department of Justice had taken for their own use and given away intoxicating liquors which had been seized and was being held in government ware- houses. Officials Scored. While the evidence does not warrant an indictment, Eugene E. Thompson, foreman of the grand jury, in his report says: The grand jury considers that the representatives of the Department of Justice, none of whom are named, “were signally lax in not confirming the seizure of this liquor by proper legal Dprocess and also by permitting its dis- position.” The report shows that the liquor was not sold by the agents or Tepresentatives of th } Justice, but it was “appropriated to Ltheir own use by making gifts to rela- tives, friends, physicians and hospitals, and by destroying such as appeared unfit for consumption.” Such conduct on the part of the government officials, the grand jury declares, “cannot be too severely condemned. Seised at Union Station. The seizures were made mostly at Union station, when the trunks and other containers-were in transit be- tween April 4, 1318, and September 11, 1920." The withdrawals according to the grand jury's report occurred' prin- cipally between July 29, 1920, and I‘HQD' tember 11, 1920. The report of the grand jury fol- lows: Po: the honorable Chief Justice' of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia: Sir: ‘At a regular session of the nd jury of the District of Columbis held this date the follewing report was unanimously approved and adopted: 1n response to the personal request of the Unitcd States District Attorney and to various reports appearing in public press and in letters address- ed to the grand jury with reference to certain alleged Intoxicating liquors which had -been seized and disposed of by representatives of the Depart- ment of Justice, the grand jury unanimously determined to inves- tigate the allegations so made. Twenty-Eight Invelved. “With the assistance of the district attorney every person known as hav- ing any direct knowledge of or tak- ing part in such seizure or dispo: tion (embracing officers and employes of the Department of Justice, the bureau of investigation and a few nty-eight were summoned as Wwit- nesses and duly examined by the district attorney, his assistants and members of the grand jur: “This investigation developed the fact that a large number of trunks, suit cases, boxes, chests, etc. pre- sumably containing alcoholic liquors in indefinite quantities ranging from a pint in some instances to several gallons in others, had been seized by agents of the department, for the most part at the Union station in this city, and stored in rooms of the De- partment of Justice building and warehouse space rented for that pur- pose during the period from ..prii 4. 1918, to September 11, 1920, and that memoranda made by various agents and warehouse records show that during this period many removals of such trunks, etc., were made, princi- pally between the dates of July 28 and” September 11, 1920, the final withdrawal having been made Sep- tember 11, 1920; that during such period of seizure, storage and with- drawal no warrants were issued nor legal process instituted with regard to the persons transporting or to the parcels of liquor transported; that the liquor so seized while supposed to be forfeited to the United States was not in fact so forfeited for the reason that such seizure was never confirmed through legal action by the proper officers of the Department of Justice and therefore neither the liquor nor the persons transporting it ever came into custody of the court; that the persons who seized such liquor and parcels were tresspassers by reason of their failure to comply with the law relative to seizure and forfeiture and therefore their acts were in fact acts of private citizens and at their individual risks. Methods of Distribution. “It further appears that certain rep- resentatives of the Department of Justice disposed of the liquor in various ways, viz, bv appropriating it to their own use, by making gifts to relatives, friends, physicians and hospitals and by destroying such of it as appeared to be unfit for con- sumption, but no testimony was given 1o show that any of said liquor was sold for a monatary or property con- sideration. Much time of the grand jury was consumed in this investiga- tion and every effort has been made 1o ascertain the facts and determine the responsibility of all persons in any way connected with the case. “It is the sense of the grand jury, based upon conclusions deduced from _the ‘testimony, that the representa- tives of :the- Départment of Justice ‘who were concerned with the seizure, storage and disposition of the liquor in question were signally lax in not confirming the seisure of this liquor by proper ‘legal process: and also by permitting ‘its_disposition as herein- before set forth. Declared Dangerous Precedent. “In view of the unprecedented cir- cumstances surrounding this case, it is our opinion that the testimony ap- pears to be insuflicient to warrant the resentment of ‘an indictment. Here a case, m