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P . WEATHER. | Fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 . today: Highest, 65, at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 35, today. Full report on page 19. | New York Stock Mliet Closed Toda; No. 28,681, Entered as sccond-class matter post office Washington, D. C. THREATEN TO EXPEL KEMAL'S GOVERNOR INCONSTANTINOPLE Allied Chiefs, Stirred by Ar- rest of Editor, Order Re- lease in 48 Hours. BRITISH FORCES RETIRE IN NORTH MESOPOTAMIA Turks Quickly Occupy Evacuated Area—Three More Classes of Moslem Soldiers Called. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 7.— Constantinople Is in a fever of ap- prehension over the Kemalist de- mands for the evacuation of the al- lied military and naval forces, the ex- tension of the nationalist regime here, the Imposition of confiscatory cus- toms duties, the condemnation of the sultan and the indiscriminate arrest of prominent Constantinople Turks. The allied high commanders have glven Rafet Pasha, the new national- ist governor here, forty-eight hours in which to release one of the men ar- rested and condemned to death—All Kemal Bey, editor of the anti-nation- alist Sabah Union. An unconfirmed report had it that Ali Kemal already had been executed at Ismid. British Retire in Mesopotamia. According to Turkish nationalist headquarters, the British forces are retiring from Mosil, on the Tigris, in northern Mesopotamia, and the Ke- malists are entering the evacuated area. Three additional classes of Turkish soldiers have been called to the <ol Meanwhile the allied commanders have asked their government for in- structions with a view to the dec- laration of martial law. They held an extraordinary council last night at which the recent series of threat- ening demands by the nationalists was discussed at lensth and the adop- tion of a firmer attitude was decided upon in resistance to the Kemalist ar- bitrary course, the curbing of their activities In Constantinople, eastern Thrace and other areas, and counter- acting the increasing infractions of the Mudania armistice convention. It is understood the commanders even considered the expulsion of Rafet Pasha from the capital in the event of a continuance of the armistice violations. Control Must Be Maintained. { The commanders held a conference | with Hamid Bey, the nationalist e lied governments, while not desiring to interfere with the Turkish internal aftairs, must maintain the system of control which the allles regarded as necessary during the occupation of Constantinople. Meanwhile the city, which had been | sanguinely anticipating the Lausanne | conference to clear up the various| disputes, became the prey to worse fears than those that prevailed be-| fore the Mudanla peace was signed,! in the belief that the Kemalists in- tended to insist upon all their de- mands. Allies in Harmony. It was remarked, however, that for the first time in many weeks there | had been complete unanimity reached among the British, French and Italians in their action toward the nationalists, and the belief was ex- “pressed in some quarters that the Kemalists would retreat from their arbitrary stand in the face of the al- lied unity. ‘To the protest over the arrest of Ali Kemal Bey, Rafet replied that he was unaware of the arrest, but would in- vestizate. It was reported here today that Ali Kemal Bey had been hanged at Ismi after a crowd had half-lynched him, but this not confirmed officially. The allied high commissioners felt that if the arrest were allowed to stand it might lead to the imprison- ment of hundreds of other residents of the city, Turks, Greeks and Arme- nians, who enjoy the confidence and respect of the allies. Hundreds Seek Protection. The allied action with regard to Alf Kemal Bey had been preceded by ap- peals from hundreds of Turks to the British authorities here to accord them safe conduct so that they might join In the great exodus of Greeks' and Armenians, which has been In| progress recently since panic set in over the possibility that the nation- alists were about to take control in Constantinople and send In thelr troops. The arrest and condemnation of Ali Kemal gave the signal for all the remaining prominent Turks to seek cover. All_day yesterday the allied high commissioners held frequent confer- ences over the threatened wholesale invasion of the capital by the Kemal- ists and the menace of an anti-Chris- tian uprising. The British armed pa- trols about the city meanwhile exer- cised the greatest vigilance in pro- tecting life and property. Food Shortage Imminent. The allled food control commission has arranged to meet the food famine which seems imminent, the shortage being brought about by the exorbitant customs duties, the hoarding of food- stuffs and the closing of the shops. Some of the city grocers had hidden away commodities, which have risen 100 per cent In twenty-four hours. The existing misery and unemploy- ment, the wholesale dismissal of gov- ernment workers and the fall of the Turkish pound to 40 cents have ag- gravated the situation. ‘There reason to belleve that the Kemalists will climb down off their high horses. The allies now have taken a strong united attitude toward the demands of the Angora govern- ment that the allied troops evacuate Constantinople and that only oné warship at a time enter Turkish ports (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) BY CONAN DOYLE Will be found on ‘page 13 of Today's Star. ‘Our American Adventure’ I Exorbitant Duty ByTurksHoldsUp, | whole are permitted to take part in| U.S.Relief Cargo By the Aswociated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 7. —It is feared that all American rellef efforts in the near east may have to be stopped if the national- ists insist upon the imposition of the customs duties prescribed by the Angora government. Two million pounds of miscel- laneous relief supplies belonging to the Near East Relief on board the United States Shipping Board steamer Saugus cannot be landed from the harbor here because the nationalists demand duties aggre- gating almost the total value of the cargo, which is about $200,000. More than half the cargo is flour. The Near East Relief has an ad- ditional large cargo on the way from New York on Coeur D'Alene. The American relief organiza- tions have asked Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol. the American naval chief here, to Intercede with the Angora government. NATION AWAITING ELECTIONRESULTS Citizens Choosing Congress- men, Governors and Other Officials Today. ENTIRE NEW HOUSE UP Over One-Third of Membership oii Senate to Change—32 Guber- natorial Contests. The voters of the United States to- day are electing an entire House of Representatives, a little more than one- third of the membership of the Senate, and governors in thirty-two states. They are voting also upon proposed amendments to state constitutions. In several of the states—Ohlo, Massachu- setts, California and Illinois—referen- dums on the prohibition question are be- ing taken. Today is the second occasion In the history of the country that American | women of voting qualifications as a| the national election. Two years ago, | when they first voted, it was found that they voted much as the men of their families were doing. Voting for 433 Members. The voters are electing 435 mem- bers of the House. The present House is made up of 296 republicans, 130 democrats, one socialist and eight vacancies. It Is expected that the | will cut down to a con-| iderable extent the republican ma- ! Jority in the House. | Thirty-seven senators will have | been selected at the close of today's | voting, including one from Maine, Senator Frederick Hale, republi- can, who was re-elected September | 11. Ordinarily only thirty-two sena- | tors would have been elected, a third | of the Senate, but deaths and resigna- | tions made necessary the election of five additional senators. Senators Being Elected. In Delaware a successor to former Senator Wolcott, democrat, who re- signed, is being elected for the term expiring March 3, 1923, now held, through appointment, by T. Coleman du | Pont, republican, and also a senator is| being elected for the term ending March | 3,1929. In Georgia a successor to the | late Senator Tom Watson, democrat, 18 being elected for the term expir- ing March 3, 1927, now held by ap- | pointment by Mrs. W. H. Felton, democrat. In lowa a Successor to Judge Willlam S. Kenyon, resigned, is being elected for the term ending March 3, 1925, now held, through ap- pointment, by Senator Charles A. Rawson, republican. In Pennsylvania Bsuccessors to the late Senators Wil- liam E. Crow and Boles Penrose, both republicans, are being elected. These seats are now being held, through ap- pointment, by Senator David A. Reed | and Senator George Wharton Pepper, both republicans and both candidates to succeed themselves. Take Office March 4. The elections today will have no bearing on the Congress which will reassemble here either in special ses- sion this month or the first Monday of December in regular session, ex- cept where the elections are being held to fill unexpired terms now filled through appointment or where seats are now vacant. The Congress being elected today will come into being March 4 next, although it may not meet until the first Monday in De- cember, 1923. ‘There is keen interest in many of the state elections, particularly in New York, where Gov. Miller, repub- lican, is opposed by former Gov. Smith, democrat; in New Jersey, where the wet and dry issue is being fought out, Gov. Edwards, democrat, representing the “wets” in the contest ch : Impossible. | home. WASHINGTO y MINEDEADNOWES, WITH 32 INJURED: TTMAY BEMISSING Thirteen More Bodies Are Re- covered From Pennsylvania Disaster Pit. YOUTH IS HERO, SAVING AT LEAST DOZEN LIVES Gives Vivid Story of Horror of Fight as Deadly Gases Rush In. iy the Associated Pres SPANGLER, Pa., November 7.— Thirteen additional bodies were taken from the mine of the Rellly Coal Company here, bringing the total dead recovered to 63. All are in the temporary morgue. Thirteen more bodies were In the mine, rescuers said, and thirty-two injured were in the miners’ hos- pital. An explosion yesterday en- tombed the men, Minc rescue experts said they ad explored all but two of the hendings and did not expect to find any more bod SPANGLER, Pa., November 7.—The bodles of fifty miners who lost their lives in the Reilly mine explosion here yesterday lay in the temporary morgue at 9 o'clock this morning. Thirteen more were in sight in the mine, rescue workers said, and thirty- two injured were in the miners’ hos- pital. Leaders of the rescuers summarized the situation at that hour: Men in the mine when the explosion occurred, not more than 112. Bodies recovered, fifty. Bodies located in mine, thirteen. Injured in hospital, thirty-two. Total accounted for,.ninety-five. Seventeen May Be Missing. There was still some uncertainty as to the number of men who went to work yesterday, but it was pointed out that if the total was 112, as some authorities believed, the missing seventeen miners would probably be found in the eighth heading, where the water had risen so rapidly that exploration this morning had been Even if these men had gone into the mine, it was asserted, j they had probably perished. If that proved true, the leaders said, the number of dead would reach eighty. Efforts were being made to repair the pumps, damaged by the explosion, while a force of workers were cutting a passageway through the coal be tween the eighth and ninth headings. With this work complete, they hoped to reach the last of the unexplored galleries by noon today. Long Vigil. The grim task of removing the dead started about 2 o'clock this morning, after widows and children of the miss- ing men had been induced to return They stood in the misty rain \ll through yesterday. Six state troopers patrolled the area about the mine mouth and kept the hundreds of curious persons away. Miners' Hall, a little structure here, was the temporary morgue. Under- takers here, in Barnesboro and in Johnstown were ordered to prepare for the dead men. Early today some undertakers were washing and em- hall here. Every delivery truck and wagon in Spangler was pressed into service as a morgue wagon. Red Cross and Salvation Army work- ers from Pittsburgh, Altoona and Johns- town were on hand distributing coffee and sandwiches to the rescue squads as they came to the surface with their burden of death. or to replenish their oxygen tanks for a new exploration of the muddy pits. Only 100 Feet From Afr. ‘When rescue workers entered the mine soon after noon yesterday they encountered bodies in the mainway only one hundred feet from fresh air. They halted only long enough to make sure there was no spark of life and then hurried on into the gassy chambers to search for possible survivors. Thelr hopes were high when they came upon a_rudely constructed brat- tice on which was scrawled: “There are twenty-nine miners be- bind this.” But_the rescuers pushed on deeper into the mine for men who had not fortified themselves. The gas was strong at this point and they feared that should they break down the barrier the weak- ened_condition of the men could not stand the Inrush of the deadly fumes. Bodies Huddled Together. Other rescuers later found more than a score of bodles huddled together. It is believed that this group was the one behind the brattice. Five times an explosion has occurred in this mine, but the other four did not against Senator Frelinghuysen, re- publican, for the seat in the Senate. VOTE EARLY IN NEW YORK. 25 Per Cent of Vote Registered at 10 0O’Clock. By the Associated Press. The spirited campaigns waged by Gov. Miller and former Gov. Smith for the executive chair at Albany by Senator Calder and Health Commis- sioner Copeland for a place in the upper house at Washington, bore fruit throughout the state today in heavy early balloting. Good election weather was gener- ally reported. Reports from upstate up to 10 o'clock were that over 20 per cent of the registered vote has been cast in the municipalities, with rural sec- tions following closely. . In New York city the vote got an even earlier start, particularly in the Bronx, where fully 25 per cent of the vote was reported to have been in the first three hours. The campaign of police and other watchers to keep the elections in New York city clean resulted in the ar- rest of six innocent voters before 11 _o'clock. Five, charged with registering from false addresses, were dismissed in register a fatality. Damage to the mine itself was not great. officials announced. They would not issue a statement as to the cause of the explosion, but they did say that the mine had been examined and re- ported free of gas just a short time be- fore the explosion. Explosion Lifts Fan Building. An examination showed that the (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Special Session To Be Called Novermber 20 ‘There will be a call issued from the White House on Thursday for a speclal session of Congress, to convene November 20, according to an official announcement today at the Executive Mansion. Although it has been generally understood that the President would call Congress back some time the latter part of November, it was never officially or definitely made known until today following the President’s conference with’ the magistrate's court when they showed the errors were made by registration clerks. Gabriel Rubins fell into the tolls of ~(Continued on Page 4, Column 1) l ever, that the issuance of this cabinet. It w: explained, ho upon whether the Pre ‘changes bis mind,” it was explained at the White House, ¢ Foening balming the mire-soaked bodies in the | g, sl i ¢ Star. D.- C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, e AR i LI BN BN RN | : . Bt SRR AN ..\;‘\\.;{.; S5 \;"(\‘ Wi |Penniless Widow ORATIISTRRS g Wi IN PnIS[]N PRUBE‘ .F eared a Suicide iy the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 7.—A gen- eral alarm for Mrs. Oscar Hammer- stein, widow of the impress: has been sent out by the police at | ! Three Women Among Alleged ! ! Victims of Mrs. Tillie Klimek, Chicago. the request of Mrs Julia Farley. who has befriended Mrs. since Hammerstein she was COUSINS SEEK AIRING and in rs nniless bene 1 Park | Want Bodies of Kin Exhumed in N ! Search for Evidence of e | me panied b Murders. y R [ Teaay, v MRS, HAMMERSTEIN home esterday [ morning. A note, |iBythe; Asencinted Tirees [tett by are. Hammerstem tor Max | CHICAGO, November 7.—Investiga-{Rubin, a student at Columbia Univer- tion of the life of Mrs. Tillle Kiimek, | 8ity, Who had who, according to the police, is believed | heT at Carnesic | to have poisoned at least four husbands, | I ivish to thank you so much for | was extended today to include other late | all You have doae for m 1 am very relatives of the woman. i Cligd angfvery wedlelican stand it Her present husband, Joseph Klimek. | " According to Mrs. F is @rlously 11l from poison, the police | merstein was despond sald. He recently had his life insured. (her a short time ago: In the body of Frank Krupeck, another husband, was found enough poison “to kill four men,” according to a coroner's physician. Plans were made to exhume the bodies {of John Ruszkakski and Joseph Mit- krewicz, former mates of the woman. Other Deaths Mysterioun. Meanwhile, Harry Suida, a cousin of the accused woman, told the state at- torney's office of the mysterlous death of his sister Rose, who died after at- tending a dinner at Mrs. Kiimek's home. When Sulda’s story was told, Elizabeth | Wleckowsii, another cousin, said her | two sisters and a brother died under mysterious circumstances, after they | dined at the Klimek home. The two cousins asked to have the | bodies of their relatives exhumed for ‘ examination. —_— RELEASE BRITISH SHIP. Evidence “of Smuggling Liquor Fails to Materialize. Release of the British schooner Buema, Seized September 14 with liquor aboard outside the three mile limit, was authorized today by the Treasury. A review of the facts by the State Department is understood to have failed to develop any evidence that the vessel was using its small boats for bringing liquors within American waters. JACOB GIMBEL DEAD. Department Store Firm Member Victim at Seashore Home. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 7. —Jacob Gimbel, a member of the de- partment store firm of Gimbel Broth- ers of Philadelphia, New York and Milwaukee, died at his summer home in Atlantic City today. a bencfit for next Monday planned Hall rley, Mrs. Ham- it and said to Do not be sur- on Oscar's grave ELECTION REPORTS Latest News From Ohio Especially Eucouraging to Administration. Eleventh-hour reports received at the White House today from various sections of the country, particularly where the contests are supposed to be the closest, are said to have great- Iy heightened the hopes of the Presi- dent and those administration officials who were with him at times during the day. It is understood the last word from Ohio, the President's home state, has been specially encouraging. and those who are close to the Presi- dent say they have cause to feel cer- tain that both Carmi Thompson and Dr. Simeon D. Fess will be victorious, and that the administration and the republican Congress will be upheld at least in that state. Cabinet Members Review Situation. At the cabinet session today there were only five members in attendance, the remainder of the official family being in various sections of the coun- try engaged in election activities. The political situation is understood to have been the principal topic of discussion. With the President at the meeting were Secretaries Hughes, Mellon, Weeks and Wallace and At- (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) The Star and the Election News Tonight The Star will display news of the elections in the states in bulletin form on its two great screens in front of its building, with power- ful stereopticons, beginning at about 7 o'clock. In addition to the returns from the balloting there will be an unusually interesting showing of illus- trations, portraits, cartoons and motion pfictures. As early in the evening as the returns justify an extra edition of THE STAR' will be issued, giving as far as possible the conclusive results of the elections in the politically pivotal states, such as New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massa- chusetts, Ohio, Indiana and Maryland. rio.} few weeks told police | prised if 1 am found dead some night| CHEER PRESIDENT 1922 —THIRTY-TWO PAGES. IPROBE PROTECTION } INJERSEY SLAYING i“PIot" Hampers Prosecution | and Accessory May Be i Charged. I | | | EVIDENCE IS SUPPORTED! S —— | ' Case May Be Presented to Grandl‘ Jury for Indictments by | Friday. | i- N 'WICK, N. J,, November 7.—Investigation of reports of a plot | | | to obstruct justice in the Hall-Mills|tion. on the situation brought about | { by the decision of the Disrtict Court| {murder case and protect the murder- | ers was under way here today. Spe-| |eial Deputy Attorney General Wilbur | A. Mott, who expects to seek the in- dictment of the “woman in gray” the | latter part of the week on the| | strength of the eyewitness story of { Mrs. Jane Gibson, is said to feel that the inquiry has been hampered by the refusal of some of the witnesses | 110 tell all they knew. Others, it is| | said. have placed obstacles in the way of the investigators, and Mr. Mott in- | itends to prosecute them on charges | |of being accessories after the fact,! {in the event he finds evidence sup- | porting the report. | yDefinite action was promised by i Mr. d 1lhi.~ Mott before the week ends, and | |yas taken o mean that the case | would be presented to the grand jury Thursday or Friday. Eiand Jonw Talk of Influence. There was talk of social and politi- | {cal influence hampering the investi- | |sation some weeks ago just before | {Mr. Mott took charge of the inquiry | {on behalf of the state. At that time | Timothy N. Pfeiffer. counsel for Mrs. | {Hall, wrote Gov. Edwards charging | county authorities with “bungling | | stupidity” and asking that the state | {take over the investigation. | The story told by Mrs. Gibson, self- | | styled “eyewitne. of the doubie murder of the Rev. Edward Wheeler | {Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills on | | September 14 last, has been definitely | |corroborated, authorities said last night. It also was unofficially reported that the grand jury would be asked to re- turn” indictments against a woman and two men. An attorney who has figured prominently in the investiga- tion said that legal preparations al- ready were being made to combat the indictment. Mrs. Fraley Witness. The corroborating witness of Mrs. Gibson's story that she saw the rec-! tor and the choir singer slain while | she was searching for farm looters| on the Phillips homestead, Special! Detective James Mason announced, is Mrs. A. C. Fraley, who lives near the scene where the two bodies were found. Sigourney Smith, grave digger, who boards at the Fraley house, has been questioned by state troopers, and the | substance of his testimony is being | closely guarded. When approached ' by newspaper writers Smith has de-| clined to talk and has repeatedly de- | clared that the 'detectives have warned him not to discuss the double murder. In preparation for presenting the| entire case to the grand jury the au-: thorities today beg#n a general re- questioning of all persons who have | previously been mentioned in connec- | tion with the case. HENRY STEVENS TO MOVE. Step Would Force Authorities to Act, Says Wife of Henry Stevens. LAVALLETTE, N. J., November 7.— Henry Stevens, brother of Mrs. Fran- ces Stevens Hall, widow of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, who was mur- dered with Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills near New Brunswick on Sep- tember 14 last, is discontented at the delay in the official inquiry and con- templates bringing matters to an is- sue by leaving town, Mrs. Ethel Stevens, his wife, said in an inter- view here today. “We think that it is about time that we pull up'our belongings and go away from here, just to force an issue with the authorities who are investigating the murder,” she said. Stevens has told the investigators that_he was fishing near Lavallette on the night of the murder, and has furnished the names of several per- sons who, he says, saw him. Mra Jane Gibson, farmer, has told the authorities that a man committed the (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) . '{ 5 “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to Washington homes as fast f as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 90,132. TWO CENTS. Justice Denies Communist Plea For Trial Review Associate Justice Sutherland to- day denied the application of Wil- liam Bross Lloyd and seventeen other members of the communist labor party for a writ of error which would bring to the Supreme Court for review their conviction in Illinois on the charge of con- spiracy to violate the state sedi- tion law of 1919, William E. Forrest, counsel for the convicted men, refused to state whether he would ask the full court, after it reassembles on November 13, for permission to appeal the cases and declined to discuss his future plans. WAGE BOARD RULES HELD UP FOR TINE Chairman Says Enforcement Will Be Delayed, Pending High Court Decision. LATER CLAIMS PROBABLE If Act Is Upheld, Employes Will Have Right to Sue for Money Alleged Due Them. The Minimum Wage Board will be unable to enforce its orders pending a decision by the United States Su- preme Court on the constitutionality | of the law, Jesse C. Adkins, chairman of the board, said today. “As the situation now stands,” said Chairman Adkins, “we would not be able to prosecute employers for fail- ure to pay the minimum rates fixed. However, if the law finally is de- clared constitutional an employe whose pay was reduced pending ap- peal would have the right to bring suit for the amount taken frora the minimum wage." Merchants to Get Opinion. Charles J. Columbus, secretary of ;mp Merchant and Manufacturers' | | Association, gave it as his opinion | today, however, that there would be no changes at this time. Mr. Columbus will confer this even- {ing with M. D. Rosenberg, general| counsel for the merchants’ associa- of Appeals holding the minimum wage law to be unconstitutional. The meeting will be followed by one tomorrow morning. when, Mr. Colum- bus said, an opinion probably will be ready for submission to association members, setting forth the general coun- sel's views on the question. Fixed Pay for 12300. Since its creation several years ago the wage board has fixed rates of pay for approximately 12,500 women and minors in the following lines of employ- ment: Mercantile establishments, print- ing, publishing and allied trades, hotels and restaurants, and laundries. Here are the rates of pay that have been fixed: Mercantile establishments, | $16.30 a week: hotels and restaurants, 1$16.50: printing trades, $15.50, and laundries, $15. Corporation Counsel Stephens an- nounced yesterday afternoon that the decision of the appellate court would be taken to the United States Supreme Court. COURT SCORES POLICE IN HANDBOOK TESTIMONY {Judge Mattingly Condemns “Spend- | ing Money to Make Citizens Violate Law.” “I want to condemn and denounce, in the strongest terms possible the system employed by the police de- partment in securing the evidence upon which this young man has been convicted,” said Judge Robert E. Mat- tingly In passing sentence upon Philip H. Budd, charged with making handbooks on horse races. He was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail and later placed on probation. “I disapprove this system of spend- ing the money of the government by the police department to make citi- { zens violate the law. We have enough violation of the laws of the land that should keep the police busy without going out into the strects, making ‘stool pigeons’ out of good citizens to entrap other citizens and inducing them to violate the laws. I do not approve the manner in which this case was made. “Today-—election day—there are millions of dollars heing bet and paid out to influence the election of mem- bers of Congress and even judges of our courts, all over this land—and with the knowledge of these men who are supposed to make, execute and observe the laws of the land—and no one raises an objection and the police and law officers know it. They make no effort to put a stop to this stu- pendous gambling, while in this case, where a few paltry dollars have been placed on a horse race, the police make an example of this young man. “] do not approve the system and if it were possible I would dismiss this case. 1 disapprove the ‘stool pigeon system of making cases, and while 1 am forced to execute the law, the evi- dence being sufficient to make out this case, vet in passing sentence 1 intend to place this young man on probation.” Budd was arrested several day< ago at 12th and E streets northwest by Detectives Messer and Mansfield. Marked money was used in making a couple of bets on horse races on that day. A police agent was used and marked money was found, it was alleged. MEET PRESIDENT HARDING. Members of the Charleston, S. C.. High School foot ball team en route home from Peabody, Mass., where in| a game last Saturday they played Peabody High School to a 6-to-6 tie score, were presented to Harding_today by Senator South Carolina. The reaching Washington visited Boston and New York. Dial President of team before 4 BANDITS FOLED N BANK ROBBERY: POSSE IN PURSUIT Fire Volleys at Clinton, Md., Residents in Flight After Alarm Rings. 40 MEN SURROUNDING HIDING PLACE IN WOODS | Robbers Forced to Take to Fields When Auto Breaks Down. 1 Cashier Saves Cash. Four men armed with 38 caliber revolvers were seized by county officials and Washington detec- tives in a woods near Reds Cor- ner at 3 o'clock this afternoon and are being brought to police headquarters in this city, In- spector Grant announced. The inspector said Detective Scrive ener telephoned the information that they had the men, believed to be the ones who tried to hold up the bank in Clinton. From a Staff Correspondent. CLINTON, Md.. November 7.—Four armed bandits, frustrated in an at- tempt to rob the Clinton Bank here shortly before noon today, escaped to | @ woods several miles distant after | firing half a dozen volleys of pistol | shots at residents who rushed from | their homes to seize them, Sheriff Everctt E. Pumphrey and a | Posse of forty men have surrounded the woods near Reds Corner, five miles from here, where the highwaymen are believed to be in hiding. Expected to Give Battle. The bandits are heavily armed and in view of the desperate fight they put up when persons attempted to block their escape from Clinton, it is belleved they. will give battle to the police authorities if they are cor- {nered. A dozen or more men have | been sent into the woods to determine | where the desperadoes are hiding. Later this afternoon a telephone | message was received from a farmer {living on Possum pike, between Clin. ton and Camp Springs, that four men answering the des. ription of the |bandits had held up a man by the who was drivin, - ‘:nurlnx car with license lags mfm— jbered 61111 D. C. Forcing Coaply 1o alight, the men, according to the mes. sage. Seized the machine and started l?“lrd thxn;lnn with the throttle wide open. Washington authoritles were notified immediately and men | were posted on all roads leading into | the €ty to watch for the car. | ¥ the quick presence of mind dis- | Plaved by J. Frank Dent, cashier of | the bank, prevented the robbers from | obtaining between $5.000 and $10,000 Which was in the cash drawer when they entered. Mr. Dent was alone in | the bank with George Simmons, 4 | friend, when a touri C: front of the door. dindo ] Burglar Alarm Set ofr. Two men alighted and one of them walked up to the cashier's window j and asked change for a five-doliar bill. i He stipulated that the money be given him in quarters, which would necessi- |tate Dent centering his attention {upon the cash drawer for a longer period. As Dent looked up he found | himself facing a revolver. | UStick ‘em up!” the bandit directed. { Instead of complying Dent dropped | suddenly behind his cage and set off the burglar alarm. Knocked Down by Band| Simmons was standing directly be- ide the bandit, who, realizing what the cashier was at pting to do, felled Simmons with a blow on the head from the butt of his revolver, and then turned the weapon at the | stricken man, firing one shot at him point-blank. The bullet missed, but it ha_d driven Simmons from the door ileading behind the cage. Leaping | through this the bandit caught Dent jcringing in his corner and repeated his demand to “stick ‘em up and be 1d:m|m>d quick this time!™ The cashier's thoughtfulness, how- | ever, frustrated the robbery, because { the three other bandits, one of whom { was guarding the door with a drawn revolver. and the other two, who kept the automobile in readiness for a quick dash, heard the burglar alarm and yelled to their comrades inside: “Run like hell! { Fire at Machines. | Leaping Into the machine the ban- | dits sped away. firing indiscriminate- ly at every head that appeared at doors and windows of this ordinarily | serene little hamlet. As they dash- ed past the garage of Thomas S. { Gwynn, the robhers let go a parting { volley at the mechanics who were | working inside—a deSperate warn- | ing of what might be expected by | any person who attempted to follow | them. { Sheriff Pumphrey was at an elec- { tion booth less than half a mile {away. Volunteers rushed to the | scene and informed him of the at- i tempted hold-up. The Sheriff quick- Iy gathered a posse of at least forty men, all urmed, and started in pur- i guit. Near Reds Corner they found the robbers’ automobile abandoned, a ! driving shaft broken. ~This break | had forced the bandits to resume { their flight on foot. and their tracks | were ily traceable in the soft | earth. Throwing a cordon of men | quickly around the forrest, toward | which the trail seemed to lead, | Sheriff Pumphrey ordered a group of Volunteers to try beating the buehes. The men were described as very young, all wearing caps and light ! brown clothes. Further than that, no ! description was obtainable, but the { police have not vet lost sight of them, |and there is a probability that they ! will soon be apprehended. The automobile bore license No. D. C. 12183. Investigation of the po- lice records here showed that it was a “dead” number, and did not belong on the make of car on which it was found. The automobile now is in t garage at Clinton. In the machine a ralncoat, Mary- land driver's license, a brown felt hat and_a white linen collar were found. The engine number was also obtained and through it the name of a Maryland man who bought the car recently was secured. This man's whereabouts are now being investi- ! gated by Maryland authorities.