Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. Partly cloudy and warmer tonight; mmorrzw unsettled and warmer, with showers. ture for twenty-four hours ‘Temperaturs i at noon today: lowest, 28, at 7 a.m. report on page 7. ended at 2 p.m. today: today. New York Stock Market Closed Today @h ¢ Foening Star. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION e e A - — 28,703. O. Entered as s>cond-class matter post office Washington, D. C. REPUBLGANS G T0RUSH SHP B THRDUGH SEMATE Leaders Claim Majority, But Fight Hinges on Threat of Filibuster. DEMOCRATIC SUFPORT EXPECTED BY BACKERS New Amendments Reported Com- ing—House Passes Measure, 208 to 184. The fight to enact the administra- tion’s merchant marine aid bill, passed by the House yesterday, now shifts to the Senate. The republican lead- ers plan to bring the measure before the Senate at the earliest possible date and to press for action. A meet- ng of the Senate commerce commit- tee, to consider the bill, has been called by Senator Jones of Washing- ton, chairman, for Monday. It is hoped to be able to report the bill to the Senate not later than Tuesday or Wednesday. Will Command Majority. The bill, the leaders say, will com- mand a majority vote in the Senate. ‘The fate of the bill hinges upon whether it can be brought to a vote. If the opponents of the measure fili- buster against It, as has been threat- ened, a vote in the Senate prior to March 4, when the Congress ends, is extremely doubtful. The republicans supporting the bill are counting. upon at least two demo- cratic votes for the measure—those of the senators from Louisiana. They have been encouraged, too, by reports that several other democratic sena- tors are planning to frame amend- ments which may be acceptable, and which, if adopted, may bring three or four other democrats to the support of the bill Statement of Position Expected. The democrats now engaged upon framing these amendments take the position that the democratic party must advance some concrete proposal for dealing with the merchant marine situation, if they are unwilling to accept the proposal of the republicans. It is expected that a statement out- lining the position of these democrats will be made soon, either at a demo- cratic conference or in a statement to_the press. The bill as it passed the House is satisfactory to Senate leaders sup- porting the measure, it was sald to- day. Senator Jones said that when the bill is reported and brought up in the Senate he hopes to keep it before the Senate until it passed. Passed 208 to 184. In the vote by which the shipplng bill was passed in the House late yi terday, by 208 to 184, with twenty- four votes to spare, sixty-nine repub- licans broke away from their party organization and opposed the bill, while four democrats voted for it. There never was much doubt about the result, but the margin by which it went through was much lower than estimates publicly given by most of the leaders. It was, however, just about what they figured on privately. Chairman Greene of the merchant marine committee and Representative Edmonds, Pennsylvania, ranking re- publican, who shouldered the fight through the House, declared that de- spite amendments the measure would pave the way for putting the Ameri- can flag at a high place on the seas. The general view on both sides was that had an attempt been made to pass it as framed, it would have been swept to overwhelming defeat. Cheer Greets Mondell Plea. There was a shout of approval on the republican side when the final vote was announced, but it was not half so hearty as that given Rep- resentative Mondell, Wyoming, the republican leader, who, in a closing address pleaded earnestly and give the bill a sweeping majority. Mr. Mondell had the last word, and every one of the 204 republicans who voted for it got up and cheered. The House, in the last stage of th battle, defeated an amendment b: Representative Lanham, democrat, Texas, designed to give the measure what he declared was its proper name. Mr. Lanham wanted to change the title of merchant marine act to the ship subsidy act of 1922, asserting that he had put forward the proposal in the “final hope that a spade may be called by its proper name.” Liquor Selling Left Out. As passed by the House no line was lefts in the bill relating to the sub- | ject of liquor selling on American ! Ships. When the question was reach- | ed in committee of the whole the! Bankhead out-and-out prohibition | amendment was put aside and a sub- stitute, offered by Mr. Edmords, ac- cepted. - It stipulated that if a ship on any particular voyage, permitted the transportation of liquor it could not share in a subsidy for that vovage. The Edmonds amendment went out on a demand for a separate vote in the House by Representative Cramton, republican, Michigan, an advocate of prohibition enforcement, who con- | tended that it was not as strong as| existing law and might be construed ! by some as wiping out the present! statute. Mr. Edmonds himself voted | for the Cramton proposal, against| which there were only a handful of scattering votes. Canmot Collect for Own Carge:. with his; party to stand behind the President; Prisoner in Palace And Accused Prince PRINCE ANDREW, POINCARE'S FATE HANGS ONLAGTION Committed Too Far to Re- tract on German Repara- tions Issue. MEETING NEXT WEEK Premiers to Confer in London Pre- 3 liminary to Brussels Parley. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 30.—The French, Italian and Belgian premiers, accord- ing to present plans, will meet Prime Minister Bonar Law in London at the end of next week for a discussion preliminary to the Brussels financial and reparations conference. If Premier Poincare has his way the allied statesmen will go direct from London to Brussels and the con- fcrence there will open by December 15. The view in French official cir- cles is that public opinion in France will not stand for further postpone- ment of the Brussels meeting and that every day's delay makes the situation worse. The provisional moratorium granted to che Germans at the Paris confer- ence ends on December 31, another reparations payment is due in January on the old schedule, and the French government is unwilling to accept any temporary makeshift. Guarantees Demanded. There is a disposition in France at present to consider favorably a settle- ment whereby Germany would be ranted more time in which to pay, provided she would give productive guarantees as an assurance of good faith. The general opinion in political circles is that M. Poincare has com- mitted himself 80 far to a of vigorous action that, in the absence of such guarantees he will be obliged to act or resign. The plan of penalties discussed at the recent meeting in-the Elysee Pal- ace, although new only in the details | of execution, is also likely to come up at the London meeting. The regret of the government at the full publicity given the Elysee meeting is sald to be due to the fact that it wished to reserve the first full statement of the project for Mr. Bonar Law. ACTION TO BE RESERVED. Bonar Law Must Listen to Pleas of Financiers. BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1022.° " LONDON, November 30. — Bonar Law's government of tranquillity will reserve action upon the French pro- posals dealing with reduction of rep- arations until after the meeting of the premiers next week. If this pro. posal had come without any strings | attached, involving debt cancellations or further inroads upon the British treasury, Bonar Law could readily The House made a number of |lend the heartiest indorsement to the changes in the bill as reported by the merchant marine committee. One of them gave Congress the right to ap- propriate annually out of the mer- chant marine fund the money neces- sary to carry out the provisions of the act. Another provided that industrial ships, such as those owned by the Standard Oil Company, should not col- lect compensation on any portion of a vessel carrying cargo of the ship's owners. ‘The provision of the bill giving in- come tax reductions to shippers sending their goods abroad in Ameri- can vessels was stricken out, and the House also stipulated that the steam- ship Leviathan should not be sold for less than the cost of reconditioning— $8,166,000. Raises Interest Rate. Purchasers of shipping board ves- sels would pay not less than 4% per cent interest on deferred pay- ments, instead of 4 per cent as origi- nally stipulated in the bill, under an amendment adopted, and money loaned to prospective constructors would bring the government not less than 4% per cent interest instead of 2 per cent. ) As passed. the bill would provide (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) plan, but with such impediments the French proposal will require the most careful survey. - - Great as may be his desire for more cordial “relations with “France, it possible Bonar Law cannot turn deaf ear to the pleas of the British financiers for the promised tranquil- Mty.. Those financiers gave an em- phatic negative to any plan which would d to the strain on British credit. 5 Situation Is Delieate. This question of reparitions causes an extremely delicate situation in the house of commons where liberal opinion undoubtedly is strong in favor of leniency to Germany. Whether the British premier can afford to chal- lenge opposition by openly assuming a new and firm attitude toward Germany seems doubtful, as his ma- Jority is none too firm on reactionary Policies. There is no doubt he will go a long ‘way toward meeting the French pro- posal, but he will bear In mind con- tinually the necessity for steady un. ruffied commerce. must the conservative elements that the reduc- tion of reparations with certain can- cellations of debts is the best method of rebuilding British trade. program | WASHINGTON, D. C, GREEKS HOLDHING + - VIRTUALLY CAPTIVE, . BLOCKHIS FLIGHT Prisoner in Palace After Ef- forts to Stop Execution of Ex-Ministers. DOUSMANIS ARRESTED WITH OTHER GENERALS Trial of Prince Andrew to Begin Soon—Rome Aroused Over Executions. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 30.—King George of Greece is virtually a prisoner in the palace, says a Belgrade dispatch to the Matin. The correspondent asserts that the king made strenuous efforts to stop the execution of the cabinet ministers and asked the Jugoslav and Rumanian min- isters to act in favor of the condemned men. As a result he found himself in conflict with the Conatas government. After the executions the king ex- pressed a desire to leave Greece, but his wishes were opposed by the govern- ment, which took steps to prevent him from leaving the palace. He is only allowed to see persons in whom the cab- inet had confidence, the dispatch adds. 3 GENERALS ARRESTED. Dousmanis, Who Served as Chiet of Staff, Among Them. LONDON, November 30.—A Reuter's dispatch from Athens says that Gens. Papoulas, Dousmanis and Valettas have been arrested. Gen. V. Dousmanis is one of the most prominent military figures in Greece. He has served as chief of the general staff and with the Greek military mission at Constantinople, and last September was appointed commander-in-chief of the army in a last unsuccessful attempt to stem the tide of the Turkish advance. A dispatch from Athens on September 30 said that he was among the per- sons held in prison for trial in con- nection with the Greek disaster. Gen. Papoulas, also a former com- mander of the Greek army, was re- ported last September to have joined the cause of the revolutionaries. He was called as a witness at the trial of the cabinet members, six of whom were executed last Tuesday. GO TO DEATH JAUNTILY. Three of Six Executed Ministers 5 Die With Monocles. By the Associated Press. v ATHENS, November 30.—The six cablnet ministers executed here last Tuesday went courageouly, even jauntily, to their death. Theotokis, Baltazzis and Gen. Had- janestis wore their monocles as they tcok their places in the little line before the firing squads. All removed their hats except Gounaris, who stood with his hands in his pockets. Stratos smilingly lit a cigarette as he took his place. Then he handed of the execution as a sign of his appreciation of the latter's courtesy and tact in the exercise of a painful duty. Theotokis and Baltazzis chat- ted gayly with Gounaris as the brief final arrangements were made. Pro- topapadakis was silent and Gen. Had- Janestis wore his usual air of nerv- ousness and restlessness. Sentence Delivered on Tuesday. The death sentence was dellvered 1 by the court-martial on Tuesday and was communicated to the condemned men, who had previously been re- moved from Averoff prison, where they had said farewell to their rela- tives. Promptly at 11 o'clock, after the ad- ministration of the last religious rites, the prisoners were removed in | automobiles to the place of execution, near Goudi, outside the limits of i Athens. Showed No E: The condemned were immaculately | dressed, and they showed no emotion |as they alighted from the motors and | walked to the square formed by the waiting troops. They took places at lequal intervals, each man facing his lown firing squad of twelve men, and irefused to be blindfolded. When the {order to fire rang out all fell simul- { taneously, and physicians sald that death in each case had come instantly. The bodies were removed to a nearby cemetery, where relatives at- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) IMORE STREET CARS FOR CONNECTICUT AVE. Capital Traction to Start All- Night Service to Chevy Chase Circle. otion. Improved car service on Connecti- cut avenue as far as Newark street will be put into effect, December 10, the Capital Traction Company an- nounced today. On the same date the company will inaugurate “owl,” or all-night service on Connecticut avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, At present the company operates ten cars from the navy 'yard to Rock Creek Bridge via. New Jersey avenue. Beginning December 10, those ten care and two additional ones will be run from the navy yard to Connecti- cut avenue and Newark street. This change will give a non-rush hour headway of 3 minutes, instead of 6§ minutes on Conneecticut avenue as far as Cleveland Park. There will be a corresponding increase in serv- ice on that part of the avenue dur- ing the rush periods. he unew route will place sixteen more cars on Connecticut avenue be- tween Calvert street bridge and Cleve- land Park during the rush hours. The owl service will operate on a half-hour schedule. the silver case to the officer in charge | | | 'VAGRANCY VAMPRE ROUNDUP STARTED BY POLICE, Both Men and Women Are Targets of Police Crusade. IS CHARGED “Cakies” Who Loaf Along Streets | and Insult Women Must Go. Night Characters Involved. The male and female vamps and street and restaurant loafers without visible means of support, who infest | the principal thoroughfares of the city and certain Chinese restaurants, must go. This is the edict of the po- lice department, and as an evidence that they mean business, & number of young -white-men and women are now under arrest awaiting trials un- der a charge of vagrancy. 3 The police have instructions to clean out 9th street, F street. Pennsylvania | avenue and other sections of the city where gangs of young men play the part of he-vamps in the vicinity of “the theaters, department stores and Inj and around near-beer 6aloons, restau- rants and dance halls. Make Insulting Remarks. The offending young men attired in cake eater raiment, in most instances without a pair of small coins to rub together in their pockets, pose on the streets, ogling young women of re- spectable character passing and make indecent comments. ThesSe young men obstruct traffic of pedestrians | and are ready at all times to start trouble if any gentleman takes ex- Cceptions to their insulting attitude to the public. These fellows must go, the police say. There will be a general round up of this class of loafers. Restaurants to Be Watched. Another class of men and women that will come under the police ban are those who frequent nightly cer- tain Chinese restaurants, where there is dancing. Many young girls of ques- tionable character make these dance places their headquarters to entice soldiers, sailors W’):‘d {::;:n:'u‘,’m:; s. en young_clvilian: Al il there they boldly ;:mpllgn of vamping onto the streets. he District of Columbia branch otl Tbollce Court yesterday Judge John P. McMahon heard the cases of Mary Maggio and Rosalee Todd, two young white girls, fashionably attired, charged with being vagrants and nightly loafers at the Chinese restau. rants and dance halls along $Sth street. They were arrested by the woman's bureau of the Dollc:rge::pr:- t. Both young women = ;‘l‘ai:d from _their husbands, although both of them are only in their teens. It was-shown In the evidence that both girls were professional vampers. The court took their cases under ad- visement. Arrests Already Made. cases of young white men eh}.:lg’.'é with the same offense, Who were picked up on 8th street in the theater district, will come before the court tomorrow. They are George Sollers, John H. Cunningham, Barney Buluisky, Pavey May, James Doo- little, James Miiler, Clifton C. Beam and Louis Sollers, who, the police say, are of the he-vamp type. The police and detective forces will make a clean-up of the streets of these people, while the woman's bu- reau will look after cleaning up of the Chinese and other night restau- rants and dance places. —_— GASKILL'S TERM EXPIRES. With the expiration tomorrow of the one-year term of Nelson B. Gas- kill of New Jersey, as chairman of the ral Trade Commission, Commis- 5:‘1‘1:1‘ Victor Murdock of Kansas will automatically succeed by rotation in that - office. _Commissioner John t of Idaho will. become vice th‘!fl'::am succeeding Mr. Murdock. Clemenceau‘s Third Article, GERMAN PLANS FOR WAR Will be published omorrow in The Evening Star TR ~f = g THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1922—FORTY-TWO PAGES. =T RENO™ TSl A\*fl‘ e THANKSGIVING, VENIZELOS THREATENS TO LEAVE LAUSANNE Criticism by Curzon of Athens Executions Would Cause Departure. PARIS, November 30.—Venizelos, former Greek premier, is quoted by a speclal Lausanne correspondent of L'Information as follow: “I deplore the tragic events that have taken place in Athens; how- ever, they are essentially a matter of interior policy. Should Lori Cur- zon publicly stigmatize in any pres- ence the acts of Athens I should be under obligation to leave Lausanne.” AD CLUBS T0 AID D.C. SCHOOL DRIVE Country-Wide Support to Be | Enlisted by President Fran- : ¢is X. Wholley. 1922. Support of the advertising clubs throughout the country will be en- listed by Francis X. Wholley, presi- dent of the Washington Advertising Club, in the nation-wide movement launched by educators in the interest | of a model school system for the na- tion's capital. The National Educa-} tion Association also will take an ac- tive part in this campaign in con- formity with a resolution adopted at its convention in Boston in July. “We look to the city of Washington for leadership in matters of school ad- ministration, supervision, teaching, business management, and for the de- velopment of a sane, well balanced and progressive educational program in city schools,” said the resolution. “In a special sense, the schools of the Caplital city belong to the nation. In behalf of the nation we ask Congress to create a board of education for the | city of Washington which shall be entirely free from party control, to have direct charge of its own financial budget and with a secure financial income sufficient to make these schools worthy of the Capital city.” Plans for Outside Afd. Plans for participation of the ad- vertising clubs of the cities in Mary- land, Virginia and West Virginia in the local campaign for the improve- ment of the school situation are be- ing made by Mr. Wholley. As vice president of the Advertising Clubs of the World he also will direct the na- tional campaign for the betterment of educational conditions in the Dis- ct. ‘Washington, as the capital of the nation; Mr. Wholley said, should be 2 model educationally for other cities in the country. He emphasized that passage of the school legislation now pending in Congress is not alone a local problem, but one which invites the attention and assistance of citi- zens throughout the nation. To Attend Conferemce. Mr. Wholley will attend the confer- ence between the board of education and representatives of more than 100 civic, trade and other organizations interested in the District schools Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the Franklin School. Arrangements for this conclave, at which conditions ex- isting in the school will be outlined by Scpt. Frank W. Ballou, together | with the improvements desired, have been virtually completed. School authorities, it was pointed out today, are elated over the nation- wide movement for the improvement of the District. schools. They believe that this campaign will be the most effective one yet launched and prob- ably will have the desired results. The officials are confident that when the citizsens of every city, town and hamlet in the United States are fa- miliar with educational conditions in ‘Washington they will urge their rep- rfinnutlven in Congress to join in the movement to make the Ilocal school system a model for the nation. POLICE CHIEF AMBUSHED. Three of 15 Shots Take Effect and Wounds May Be Fatal. LAKE CITY, Fla., November 30.— Chief of Police H. A. Repels was prob- ably fatally wounded last night by persons who fired on him from a clump of bushes as he sat in his au- tomoblle before the courthouse. Some fifteen shots were directed toward the chief. Three took effect in his left arm, neck and breast. Three men seen in an automobile standing nearby at the time of the shooting are being sought. This trio, it is said, raced across town in their car after the shooting and headed northward. No reason i8 known for the attempted assassination, AN\ AEMm, \O Co AL | peace : Blake. ERNMENT ISTS v NTRor. / SAYS KEY TO PEACE SINHANDS OFU.S. Bishop of Paris, in Service Here, Pleads for Aid to Europe. A MORAL OBLIGATION | America Must Complete Task Be- | gun on Battlefield, He Declares. i “Whether we like it or not, Amer- ica must lend her aid to Europe if is to come to the world.” Bishop Edgar Blake of Paris declared in the course of his address at the annual national Thanksgiving serv- ice at Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church today.” He was introduced by Bishop William ¥. McDowell. Speaking upon the general Euro- pean situation, with special reference to France, in which country he has been situated for two vears, Bishop Blake said: “We must face the fact that war is inevitable without dis- armament, that disarmament is im- possible without guarantees, that! guarantees are ineffective without America.” To many Americans this will be an unwelcome gospel, the speaker contin- ued. He said the first words which | greeted him as he landed in New York in November were, “Damn Europe! Let it stew in its own juice. America has done enough.” U. S. Needs Trade. “The profanity was not so surpris- ing as the sentiment,” declared Bishop “I do not believe it represents the real mind and heart of the Ameri- can people, once that mind and heart are fired with the truth. “Economically, nothing could be more. unsound than to allow Europe to ‘stew in its own juice’ We must not forget | that the Unmited States is producing more than it can consume. It is said that our surplus of cotton alone last year amounted to more than five mil- lion bales. There was a similar sur- plus of other raw materials, minerals, foodstuffs and manufactured articles. A nation that is producing $80,000,000,- 000 worth of goods annually must have a market for its productions outside its own borders, if its mines and farms and factories are to continue their nor- mal output. “Europe is America’s largest cus- tomer. Under normal conditions she consumes more than 50 per cent of our total exports. When conditions are abnormal in Europe and her markets are closed against us as they are at| the present time, we are confronted Wwith overproduction, stagnation, de- pression, unemployment, misery, un- rest and social danger in America. The peace and prosperity of America absolutely depend upon the restora- tion of Europe. We cannot permit Europe ‘to stew in its own juice.’ Our welfare rises or falls with hers. We maust lend a hand in her rehabili- tation or run the risk of - hon f our own un “But there are certain moral = ylle‘ltlon' in the present lltul(‘i‘:fl that are much more profound and compelling than the economic ones. At the close of the war practically overy European treasury was empty. The nations were bankrupt. There was only one solvent nation and that was the United States. We came out of the war with our resources un- impaired. Our national wealth was $56,000,000,000 greater than it was a decade ago. No nation ever pos: the riches that are ours today. A Moral Obligation. “What is the meaning of the pros- perity and the wealth that the good God has lavished upon America? Has it been given to us to use-for ourselves and ourselves alone? No normally minded man can think this for a min- ute. Prosperity carries obligations as well as benefits. “ ‘It & man having this world’s goods seeth his brother in need and ‘-’?m:- teth up his bowels of compassion, how dwelleth the love of God in him? Plainly, it does not dwell in him. If, having fought side by side with our ailies to save civilization, we now allow it to perish through selfishness or fear—if we turn away from Europe in its present extremity allow it to rot in poverty and want, while we sit in comfort and security, it will be an everlasting: blot upon our moral honor. “Those Americans who are advocat- ing a policy of selfish isolation for our country in this hour of awful world crisis need to be reminded of the par- able of the man whose flelds produced (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) {it with interest. The Star’s carrier dd:‘ym '@fifum homes to i fast as the papers are printed. i “From Press to Home Within the Hour” system covers every regular edition is Yesterday’s De Valera Seeks By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 30.—Eamon De Valera is reported to be attempting dispatch from the Belfast correspond- ent of the Evening News. hiding In the Carlingford mountains, overlooking Greenore, county Louth, from which there is daily boat service to Holyhead. It is understood, says the correspondent, that a large force of rebels has been concentrated in northern county Louth and will short- ly attack, thus diverting the attention of the Free State authorities and allowing De Valera to slip out of Greenore. A republican plot to kidnap mem- bers of the Dail Eireann, particularl members of the cabinet, has been dls covered and. measures have been taken to frustrate it, according to the Dublin correspondent of the Datly A large number of men, chiefly from the south, have entered Dublin in the last few days to carry out the kidnapings, but the government has thus far prevented their proposed operations. THREE MORE EXECUTED. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, November 30.—The Free State government is continuing its policy of carrying out the death sen- tence against rebels captured while bearing arms. Three men were executed today, one for the possession of a revolver and the others for carrying bombs. About 400 prisoners captured in southwestern Ireland were landed here yesterday from the steamship Slievnanon, and removed under heavy escort to Curragh. BOOTLEGGERS TRY 10 SLAY OFFICERS Fire From Automobile at Two Members of Vice Squad. ESCAPE AFTER CHASE Revenue Agent Fowler and Police- man Bauer Narrowly Escape Murder Attempt. A bold attempt by three supposed negro bootleggers to assassinate Revenue Agent George W. Fowler and Policeman Harry Bauer, leading members of the police department’s vice squad, was made last night and resulted in a lively pistol duel be- tween the two parties as they speed- ed through busy streets in their auto- mobiles. After chasing the would-be mur- derers half way across the citv the police avthorities were compelled to let them escape amid a volley of pistol shots. as the bootleggers oc- cupled a higher powered automobile ! |and succeeded in getting so far ahead that further shooting might have en- dangered pedestrians and motorists. Open Fire From Auto. The attempted assassination occurred in front of the home of United States Commissioner George H. MacDonald. 16 Rhode Island avenue northeast, where Fowler and Bauer were going to obtain a warrant for the arrest of persons they suspected of running a “blind tiger.” The bootleggers were driving slowly past the house when the officers’ car turned in to stop at the curb. In a moment three flashes of fire leaped from the tonneau of the boot- leggers’ car and three bullets hummed dangerously close to the of- ficers’ heads. Almost the same in stant the driver of the murder car threw his machine into_high and dashed off. By the time Fowler and Bauer got well under way the as- sassins were a block distant, but the policemen gave chase and drew close enough to open fire, when the sup- posed bootleggers were held vp by trafiic moving across their path. Escape After Chase. Desperately worming their way in and out of approaching cars, the boot- leggers again opened fire and once more the pursuing officers returned Bauer and Fowler, | however, soon saw that the murder | car was more powerful than their 1own and was rapidly outdistancing them. After failing to stop the col- ored men with another volley, the | policemen gave up the chase and hurried to their headquarters to begin an exhaustive investigation. Their inability to get close enough to recognize the features of the boot- leggers is handicapping the police, but the number on the license tag of their car is expect: to result in the guilty persons being located in a few hours. A short time after the running bat- tle the police were told an automo- bile stopped at 5th and O streets I northwest. A negro with a revolver 1in his hand alighted and disappeared. Second Murder Attempt. | _The attempt to kill Fowler and Bauer was the second attempt on the life of members of the Washington police force in one day. Ealier, ne- groes had fired on park policemen in South Washington, and these in- cldents have led the police to the conclusion that bootleggers have armed themselves to repulse at- tempts to arrest them. EXHUME 3 MORE BQDIES IN POISON PLOT PROBE Former Suitor of Mrs. Koulik, and Her Dead Twins Are Taken Up for Investigation. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO., November 30.—Three more bodles have been exhumed for examination in connection with al- leged poison plots for which Mrs. Til- lie Klimek and her cousin, Mrs. Nel- lie Sturmer Koullk, being held. A coroner's chemist has reported the finding of poison in the exhumed bo- dies of a former husband of each of the women, and the bodies of other husbands and relatives have been ex- humed. One of the bodies exhumed was that of Maciej Woznewski, said to be a former suitor of Mra. Koulik. The other bodies are those of twin chil- dren of the Koulik woman. American Haven, Report Declares to leave Ireland for America, says a ‘The republican leader is said to be Net Circulation, 96,453 TWO CENTS. (GAPITAL RETURNS THANKS FOR YEAR OF PROSPERITY Spirit of Devotion and Re- joicing Marks Observance of Holiday Here. NEEDY GIVEN SPREAD AND BULGING BASKETS Churches Draw Large Attendance. Masons Gather at Temple Heights. Thanksgiving for America's peace and prosperity, and freedom from en- tangling alliances, went up in church and home today in the District and throughout the nation as people gathered in the annual celebration. While President Harding spent the day quietly in the sickroom with Mrs Harding, who is as yet unable to par- take of any such food as turkey, the people of the National Capital attend- ed varjous church services, then re- turned to their homes for the great dinner. The sun flooded the city with golden rays. Everywhere the spirit of re- jolcing and thanksgiving was appar- ent. From church service to the scores of outdoor parties, which were partic- ipated in by people high and low, it proved to be a true Thanksgiving day Ideal Thanksgiving Day. Not for several years has a Thanks giving here been so bright and sun- shiny, with just enough “bite” in the alr to make the most excellent sauce for a turkey dinner, or a chicken din- ner, or rabbit dinner, or any other kind of dinner. In the morning church bells rang out. the people gathering for prayer and solemn services in the thurches {of the city. The annual national | Thanksgiving service was held at the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. Another of the larger services was the annual Pan- American mass at St Patrick's | Church. Because a person had mno reads imoney with which to buy a turkes dinner was no sign he went without At the Gospel Mission, Centra! Union | Mission and many other places elabo- rate dinners were set for the needy. in the spirit of the sentence, “I can serve you today, tomorrow it may be your turn to serve me.” | Baskets in Msny Homes. Big baskets, stuffed with Thanks- | giving dinners, found their way into | hundreds of homes through the kind agencies of church and church society memb&fs. Tt ‘was gréat fun making the baskets all ready last night, and greater fun delivering them today to homes where such cheer might other- wise have been lacking. Congress being on holiday. as were the government departments, with | mail delivery suspended for the day, ‘Washington early had the appearance | of a deserted city. But by 10 o'clock { the people began to stream to church, and in the afiernoon the fine weather drew thousands upon the streets and into the parks. Perhaps the largest outdoor celebra- tion will take place at 3 o'clock this jafternoon at Temple Heights, Con- necticut and Florida avenues, when “million-dollar day” will be observed by 10,000 Masons of the city. The day marks the reaching $1.000,000 for the erection of the new AMasonic Temple which will grace the heights. (DR SMALL NAMED NEW DEAN AT MARYLAND U. Former Principal of Eastern High i Will Head College of Education. Appointment of Dr. Willard . |Small, former principal of Eastern High School and at present one of the executive officers of the Unfted States bureau of education, as dean of the college of education of the TUniversity of Maryland was an- nounced today by Dr. A. F. Woods, president of the university. He suc- ceeds Prof. . F. Cottermar, and will take his new office January 1. Besides directing the work of the college of education and its extension activities, Dr. Small will become di- rector of the university's summer school. He has had much experience in_that field. Dr. Small is 2 member of the Na- tional Education Assoclation, the governing board of the American School Association, Hygiene Associa- tion, council of the American Physical Education Association and other or- ganizations of that character. He is a master of arts graduate of Tufts College. He entered the teaching profession as professor of English at {Lombard College in 1896 and left ithere in 1301 to become instructor 1in psychology at the Michigan State j Normal School. His other experience in school administration work has been with the Los Angeles State Normal School: as superintendent of the city schools of San Diego, Calif., and as principal of the elementary school at Paterson, N. J. MINE STRIKE ORDERED. Ten Thousand Canadian Workers Told to Quit December 1. EDMONTON. Alberta, November 30 —Determined to force recognition of the organization in the local fleld, ten thousand miners of district 18, comprising Alberta and Southeastern British Columbia, have been prdered to strike December 1, according to announcement made at the local headquarters of the United Mine ‘Workers of America. Local operators declare they are not worrying much over the prospect of a strike, one declaring that “it's pretty hard to call a strike when the men who are being asked to strike ‘want to work.” Special constables have been sworn in for duty at the Great West mine. where operators allege pickets were using force in an effort to luoe men to join the union. '