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ry “TROOPS INCREASED " ATMURDER SCENE Military Reported Ready to Take Charge at Mer Rogue, La. * McKOIN ON WAY SOUTH Physician Returns as Free Man to Assist Probe of Killings. By the Associated Press. BASTROP, La. January 4.—More- house” parish maintained its status quorearly today under control of civil authorities, but with additional gnili- tary for hand and the state adjutant general ready to act under direction of the governor in any sit- uation that might arise in connection with the ate’s investigation of masked band operations, which is ex- pected to result in sensational dis- closures and wholesale arrests. The comiug of Col. L. A. Toombs. adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and the arrival of a detachment of cavalry to reinforce two companies of infantry and a m ohine gun company already stationed at Bastrop, the parish seat, and the village of Mer Rouge, resulted in an alr of expectancy and reports of im pending action by the military to take over the police parish Col tion Toombs denied that has been decided upon. No Martial Law such ac- sdict. “I am here as the ranking military Tepresentative of the governor to take such action under his direction the sityation at time may warrant,” Col. Toombs said. "“As conditions pre- sent themselves they, will be met ade- Quately. Thus (4r no action has been taken which would place the parish under control of the military Ports to the contrary are ir Col. Toombs would not comment further on reports which included one that a proclamation of martial law had been prepared and awaited only Promulgation to make it effective Attorney General A. V. Coco, who will con open hearing into masked operatio chiefly among them the kidnaping and slay. f Watt Daniels and Thomas F. Mer Rouge citizens, left ns accompanied by un as- sistant. He was cxpected to reach here early today to prepare for the initfal session of the inquisition to- morrow. Two of his assistants are here, any appointed special severdl Weeks ago to g Bist the attorney weneral at the p lic hearing, withdrew from se last night. The withdr: , It way announced, was dus to differences of opinion between Mr. Adams and Mr. %::eo regarding certain phases of the Seek Kidnaped Man, The question of a preliminary hear- ing for T. J. Burnett, carbon plant worker, under arrest on a charge of murder, in connection with the death of Richards and Daniels, is held in abeyance until the arrival of Mr. Coco. Search for Harold Teegerstrom, timekeeper at the plant where Bur- mett was employed, who disappeared last Friday night, continued without result. Department of justice agents and, the sherifl's forces-had no tidings of the missing map, so far as known. It is the belief of investigators that Teegerstrom- wa¢ kidnaped. Expected warrants for the arrest of men alleged to have been implicated in the Mer Rouge kidnaping had not been issued carly today. How soon they would be those in authority here declared they could not say. McKOIN ON WAY SOUTH. Physician Expected to Reach Scene of Kidnaping Tomorrow. BALTIMORE, Md., January 4.—Dr. B. M. McKoin, who was releaged from a murder charge here yesterday in order that he may return to Louis- iana a free man, is expected to ar- Tive in that state some time Friday. Before leaving last night, Dr. McKoin said he expected to go direct to Mon- roe to join his wife and children. The physician accompanied by Special Deputy Calhoun and Chief De- tective Glynn, who arrived here Sun- day with aflidavits and a requisition for the doctor’s return. Gov. Ritchie refused to recognize the documents, however, as they were not filled out in proper form. After an exchange of telegrams between Gov. Ritchie and Gov. Parker of Louisiana, it was agreed to release Dr. McKoin, as he had expressed willingness to return to that state voluntarily in an effort 10 prove his innocence of any connec- tion with the Morehouse parish kid- napings and murders ‘The deputies are making the tri with Dr. McKoin as traveling com Panions, ac he'had expressed a de- sire for them to accompany him as an_evidence of his good faith. Dr. McKoin was arrested here De- cember at the request of Gov. Parker, who accused him of mu(r}der in connectioy with the deaths of Thomas Richards and Watt Danlels, two of five men alleged to have been kidnaped br a hooded and white- robed mob in Morehouse parish last August. Their bodies were later dis- covered in Lake La Fourche, near Mer Rouge, after they had been blown to the surface by unidentified dynamiters. Dr. McKoin, who was a former mayor of Mer Rouge, was sald by Loufsiana authorities to have been implicated in the disord He denied the charge, stating he was in Monroe, forty miles from Mer Rouge, the night of the supposed kidnapings Cavalry Transterred. 1 MONROE, La., January 4.—The Jennings Cavalry on duty at Mer Rouge in connection with the More- house kidnaping Investigation was today ordered divided and half were inetructed to move to Bastrop, it was announced by Col. L F. Guerre, com- mander of the tropps stationed in Morshouse. The men were to move at the earllest possible moment. ‘The significance of the order was not learned. To this troop, it was understood, has been wsnca the task of making arrests and issuing subpoenas for the open hearing. B 11TH CATHOLIC BUILDING IS BURNED IN CANADA Good Shepherd Convent, Near Que- bec, Is Latest of Series of Disasters. By the Associated Press, QUEBEC, January 4.—The eleventh fire to sweep a Catholic institution in Canada within ths last year was reported today, 1t razed the Good Shepherd Convent of 8t. George de Beauce, about thirty miles from this city, shortly after midnight, . e ( powers of the | McCormick Drops All Intention to THE BVENING BTAR, ‘WASHINGTON, PLAN TRUMP PLAYS Wed Har Beker VRS KNOXTRAL MARY LANDON BAKER, By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 4—Allister Me- Cormick, whose wedding to Mary Lan- don Baker, Chicago society girl, was postponed by the prospective bride a year ago after guests had gathered at the church to witness the ceremony, now has no intention of marrying Miss Baker so far as his father knows, ac- {cording to a statement made by L. Ham- ilton MeCormick, the fathe “Never—that is the answer,” Mr. Mc- | Cormicl said in reply to a question as o when his son and Miss Baker ex- pected to wed. “Of course, I cannot Speak for my son absolutely, but to the best of my knowledge they ate not go- ing to be married at all.” Postponement of the wedding, at- tributed to a nervous breakdown suffer- ed by Miss Baker, created a furore in society circles here. Later it was an- nounced that Miss Baker would g0 to the Pacific coast for a rest, after which a_quiet marriage would ' take place. After her veturn Miss Baker and her mother, Mrs. Alfred Baker, went to Europe, where young McCormick had preceded them, and it was announced that the wedding would take place in London. Miss Baker and her inother are still in Furope, but recently it was reported that young McCormick had re- turned quietly to Chicago. His father denied this, however. O HEADS IR INSCADOLTANGLE Commissioners Determined to Keep Grip on Funds. Hearing Scheduled. The District Commissioners are con- fident they have the right to veto any requisition from the superintendent of schools involving the expenditure of funds if they deem such action proper in the public interest. They took this position last week in turning down a request from the school authorities for the purchase of more than $300 worth of supplies for the establishment of a beauty parlor in the O Street Colored Voca- tional School. Indications at ths District build- ing today were that the city heads will stand firm in their contention at the conference when a committee from the school board will seek to discuss the matter. It developed today that seven or eight years ago Daniel J* Donovan, now auditor for the District, prepared a report for the then board of Com- missioners, upholding the right of |the Commisioners to reject a school board requisition. The contention of the Commission- ers is that they are responsible for the expenditure of all money, and, being responsible, have the power to approve or disapprove requisitions. At noon today no date had been set for the proposed conference between the city fathers and the committee from the school board. MURDERS WIFE, THREE CHILDREN, SLAYS SELF Neighbors of Thirty-Year-0ld In- diana Man Discover Tragedy and Call Police. By the Associated Press. MUNCIE, Ind., January 4.—William Miller, thirty years old, today shot and killed his wife and their three children and then committed suicide, the police officials said. The crime was discovered by neigh- bors, who broke into the house when they failed to see any of the family. Acgording to Coroner F. J. Down- ing, who arrived shortly after the crime was discovered, the bodies were still warm. Mrs. Miller's body was found in bed and in her arms was found the body of her eleven-month- old child. The bodies of the other children were found on the floor, as was that of Miller. In Night Attire. 4 Mrs. Miller and the children were in their night attire and Miller was partly clothed. A revolver was found on the floor near Miller's body. Ac- cording to officers, there were no signs of a struggle and the doors and windows were locked,. the former from the inside. Miller, neighbors said, talked of a man who had been following him for several days, but the theory was ad- vanced by Coroner Downing that Miller became temporarily insane and shot his family. Unless some new evidence was found, the coroner sald, he would return a verdict that Mri Miller and her three children, Evely five; Willlam, three, and Robert, eleven months, had been murdered by Miller and then committed suicide. Relatives of ~Miller insist that Miller never had shown any signg of insanity, and are inclined to doubt the coroner's belief. e —— RADIO SEA BURIAL STORY DENIED BY U. S. Body of Capt. Matthews of Steam- er Hatteras on Way to New York, Says Official. Capt, Willlam E, Griffith, manager of the operating department United States Shipping rd Emergoncy Fleet Corporation, denied today pub- iished reports that Capt. Stuart thews of the United States Shipping Boardship Hatteras, operated by the Baltimore Steamship Company, was buried at sea. Capt. Grifiith confirmed the report of the captain’s death, but stated that | Th. the body is being preserved and will be brought to New York. The widow, Mrs. Stuart Matthews, of 2476 Fuilton street, San Franoisco, will meet the body on its arrival and interment probably will take place at Des Molnes, Towa, the captain’s home, State and Defense Renew Struggle Over Murder of Rich Texan. | S TWO THREATS ALLEGED Prosecution Seeks to Have Widow Remeanded to Jail With- out Bail. By the Associated Press HEMPHILL, Tex., January 4—With the reoping here today of the prelim- inary hearing of Mrs. Liillan Knox, charged by complaint with the murder of her husband, Hiram Know, wealthy east Texan lumberman, on November 26 last, both the defense and the pros- ecution were expected to play thlir trump cards. The defendant and her husband were widely known throughout the entire section and the case probably has caused more excitement than has been experienced in this part of the state in decades. Always the subject of comment because of her lavish ex- Denditures, the unusual splendor in which she lived, and gifts to workers 'd_the populace in general, Mrs. Knox's name now is literally on every tengue in east Texas. Would Deny Bail. It was expected the state would seek fmmedia¥ly to have Mrs. Knox remanded to jabl without bail to await the March term of court The chief evidence the state was ex- pected to introduce today was sud to be the report of the twenty-one- day coroner's inquest and investiga- tion into Knox’ death, embodying voluminous-testimopy and which was placed In the hands of County Attor- ney T. B. Wangilton late yesterday. . The main point regarded as favor- ing the defense was said to consist of letters written allexedly by the lumberman shortly before his body was found with a bullet hole in his head on the morning of November 26. They were not touched on at the hear- Although before the beginning of the hearing Mrs Knox was visited in her cell in the Sabine county jail by her family physician, who stated the prisoner suffering from an extraordinary high blood pressure. She maintained an animated appear- ance, often chatting with and smiling at her gelatives and counsel during yesterday's hearing. Alex Marshal, lier brother, remained with her throughout the day, guarding her from reporters and’ photographers. No Powder Burns Found. Dr. W. T. Arnold, who attended Knox on the night of his death, testified that he found no powder burns on the dead man's body or clothing. Sebe Clark, an employe of the Knoxes, testified’ he heard Mrs. Knox threaten to kill Knox about four yearse ago, after the latter had angered her. Susic Hodo and John Hodo, her husband. Servants in the Knox home testified Mr. Knox threatened suicide and compiained that he had gone through all his money. Hodo testi- fled also that Knox had protested that he would either keep Chester Collins away from the Knax home or kil him.” Collins i= one of the mwrnga defending Mrs. Knox. The testimony of T. C. Carson, secretary to Mrs. Knox, was regarded as probably the most important of any taken Wednesday. Carson ad- mitted having bought a vial of a powerful_sleeping potion at the re- quest of Mrs. Knox. He aleo testified he called at the Hemphill express of- fice for a package containing a black dress sent Mrs. Knox on the day the body was found. R Express Agent Testifles Mrs. Katherine O'Keefe, express agent testified she asked Carson to escribe the package. She sald he re- 1t is a black dress for the but there was no further the meaning of the occasion,’ elaboration of remark Opposing counse: started a legal tilt at this juncture, Judge Steve M. King, chief counsel for the defense, with emphasis. _declaring: _“This woman has been tried all over East Texas by hearsay evidence, but the time has arrived wnen gossip ceases and nothing but cold-blooded truth is wanted.” Mrs. Knox spent Wednesday night in her palatial home under heavy guard. The lights, which usdally burn brightly in the home of the “Lady Bountiful” of East Texas, as she is termed, were turned low at an early hour. Defense attorneys spent the greater part of the evening in con- ference. PROPOSES LIQUOR TEST COMMISSION Senator Spencer Introduces Bill Authorizing Président to Appoint Seven. The President is authorized to ap- point & comumission of seven persons of whom at least two shall be women to investigate and* determine what alcoholig contents makes a beverage intoxicating, under the terms of a bill introduced by Semator Spencer of Misgourl. Senator Spencer declared in a statement accompanying his bill that it was intended to be a step in the enforcement ' of the prohibition amendment to the Constitution; that it was intended to solidify the ranks of those who believed in its enforce- ment. “An_increasing number of Ameri- cans who do belleve in the enfofce. ment of the eighteenth amendment, sald Senator Spencer, “are co-operat- ing and voting with those who do not belleve in the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and who are striving in every way to weaken its power and to increase disrespect for it and disobedience of its provision: Question of Privilege. “This unfortunats and unnatural alliance is, occasioned by the belief in the minds of many that the Vol- stead law is unnecessarily restrictive of personal liberty and interteres in an unwarranted degree with the rights of the Individual, Senator Spencer sald that he had been told by chemists, that very often more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol {s contained in buttermilk, and he added that no one would seriously contend that buttermilk was_intoxicating, “The purpose of the prosed bill” he said, “is to determine in a fair and scientific manner what amount of alcohol does, in fact, make & beverage intoxlcating." Senator Spencer sald that the in- vestigation should be made an h:ynnhl government commission, nefther by the wets nor by the drys. Under the terms of his bill the members of the commission would be paid at the rate of $750 a month. e commission would be under the supervision of the Becretary of Agriculture, who would be an ex officio member of the commission, in additign to_the seven members pro- vided for. The sum of $100,000 would be sppropriated to carry out the im- vestigation. . D. “Flying Congressman” Guarded During. Search for Department of ]usfice and Legionnaires Sus- pect Manuel Herrick. Allowed to Leave Wil- mington, N. C., After Identifying Himself. By the Associated Press. WILMINGTON, N. C., January ¢— Representative Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma, whose appearance here Monday colnolded with the expected errival of a less welcome visitor, Grover C. Bergdoll, found himself free today to step outside of his hotel for the first time in three days without a self-appointed bodyguard of detectives and members of the American Legion. He planned to hop-oft for Washington before the over. Wwas not that there was any suspicion &s to the loyalty of the “flying congressman,” but the fact that hc was not personally known here, that caused the anxfous seek- | ers for the notorious draft dodger to take precautions lest the airplane Visitors might really be friends of | Bergdoll posing as Representative Herrick and his party. The American steamer Aquarius putin from Bremen yesterday after- noon, but reports that Bergdoll was aboard proved to be groundless aft- er Department of Justice agents and & deputation from the local American Legion post had searched the ship. Mr. Herrick was permitted to go $30,000,000 IN U. S. BUILDINGS IS URGED (Continued from First Page.) Bergdoll REPRESENTATIVE HERRICK. aboard also, for local authorities and even the Department of Justice agents wanted to observe his actions to be sure that he really was the congressman. There was even a de- cleion by local authorities to take Mr. Herrlck into custody, but legion- aires forestalled thaf, saying they would keep track of him and wanted to watch him. It was early this morn- ing before he finally satisfied every- body concerned as to his identity. The representative, who conducted his campaign last fail by air, is tak- ing two planes from Souther Field, Americus, Ga., to Washington, and is accompanied by two pilots, J. F. King and 8. W. Crane 8 TO 30 MISSING IN BRIDGE CRASH (Continued from First Page.) | Agriculture was housed in twenty- two scattered structures and the gen- Qril‘l accounting office in nineteen. Cost of ocollecting income taxes would bo decreased 25 to 80 per cent, it was waid, if internal revenue bureau units could be housed to- gether. Temporary Buildings Deteriorate. Discussing the proposed building program, the report says in part “One fact which is becoming more evident each day Is that the govern- ment should at the earliest possible moment embark upon a building pro- 8ram which will lead to the housing of all departments and independent establishments in permanent govern- ment-owned structures. The commis- ston is rapldly approaching a point where it will be impossible to effect further reductions in rentals unless new bulldings be erected. To iilus- trate the urgent necessity for imme- diate action, the attention of Con- gress 1s directed to the fact that there| are now in exisence twelve of the so- called temporary war buildings, com- prising a total floor area of 2,380,559 square feet. The best judgment of those in position to know is that these structures cannot possibly last more than elght or ten years longer, and even then it will probably be necessary to spend vast sums for their repair. In fact, one of them is deterforating so rapidly at this time | that the constant expenditure of con- siderable funds Is necessary to make it habitable. The building referred to I8 the old war Industries buflding at 14th and B streets, and occupied by an important unit of the bureau of internal revenge. “The erection of the following buildings at an early date is earnest- ly recommended: “1. A modern office building, well lighted, with appropriate but simple finish, on squarg east of 8S, between 20th and 21st streets and B and C streets northwest, lJand now owned by the United States and admirably adapted to the construction of an office building; this building to be approximately six stories and baee- ment, providing a floor space of 900,000 aquare feet, sufficient to take care of both the internal revenue af- fice and the controller general's office. “2. The demolition of the buildinss south of Pennsylvania avenue, be- tween 14th and 16th streets north- west, and the erection thereon of the three buildings for which plans have already been prepared, with such modifications in the plane that will make it possible to meet the present- day needs of the departments. 3. The procurement of & site for the construction of &n building and the construction of this bullding according to plans already completed and approved. ‘4, The erection of fifteen storles of steel filing stacks in the interior court of the Pension Office building, at an esthmated cost of $1,000,000. If these stacks are instalied, it will result in making of the Pension Office building an {deal archives building. That buflding is fireproof and is isolated from other buildings. In addition. there is no heating plant in it, as it is heated from the Land Office bulld- ing. The danger from fire, therefore, would seem to be reduced to an abso- lute minimum. Supply Warchouse Needed. “Another great need, as the com- mission sess it. s the erection of & Jarge fireproof warehouse in a suitable location for the use of the general supply committee. Their supplies are now stored for the most part in the old barracks buildings in East Po- fomac Park. These structures, aside from being eyesores in a public park. are rapidly falling to pleces and af- fora but little protection to the goods red there. his commission is unanimously of the opinion that Congress should &t once sauthorize the expenditure of some twenty-five or thirty million dollars for the construction of suita- ble public buildings in Washington. This amount could be appropriated at the rate of two or three million dol- lars per ennum, and should this recommendation be favorably acted Gpon it is confidently believed that Within a few years all government activities in Washington will housed in permanent fireproof buil ings, It is also recommended that the public buildings commission be desig- nated as the agency which shall de- clde which buildings are to be built 2nd where they are to be located. This will enable the commission to 1ay out the plans of housing the various de- partments and will make it pos: 1ble fo consider the whole matter from the broad general viewpoint of the best interests of the government. “T¢ is suggested that the legislation herein proposed authorize the commis- sion to submit an estimate to the direc- tor of the budget each year prior to the December session of Congress, which estimats shall state the amount required for carrying on the work for the en- It is also susgested ogo uumofl!}ea tg jon- the work preparation o! plan r."munc of contracts, and super- Vislon of construction of the buildings herein proposed among such agencies of the government as appear best quali- fled to do the work. “The independent offices appropriation act approved June 12, 1923, appropriated $1,500,000 for the purchase of seven squares of ground between 18th and ’?lt strests and between B street and New York avemue northwest. This ap- propriation was based upon options Wwhich had been secured previous to the passagn of the act, but there was con- siderable delay in’ the passage of the bill, so that the options expired before it became a law, It was feared that some difficulty would be met in securing this land at the option figures, due to the fact that the options had expired before the funds became available. In reality, however, the superintendent of the State, War and Navy buildings re- ports that the purchases are being made at considerably lower figures on th average than the option figures.” archives | attempted last night, owing to a fer |that bodies which might be caught among the timbers would be releascd and carried away in the darkness. This | was begun with” daylight and an en- deavor also was made to grapple for submerged automobiles in which bodies might be held The estimate of the number rescued from the river was forty. J. F. Haml ton, a construction engineer. a witness of the distaster, commented ! ‘Some will say that the height of tre bridge and the log jam that had a cumulated against it weakened the structure and caused it to collaps. T cannot agree with this, for only a few days ago 1 inspected the piers and +hey were not weakened. It was the cable which broke for some unknown reason, possibly at the impact of a heavy car.” Scant as the warning was at the snapping of the cable, many pedestrians on the bridge raced to safety and in one or two instances automobiles were backed away as the ¢hasm gaped be- fore them. KELSO'S SECOND DISASTER. Bridge Wrecked by Flood in 1906, Says Secretary of Congressman. When interviewed goday relative to the bridge disaster at Kelso, Wa | P. F. Snyder, secretary to Represen- tative Albert Johnson of Washington. said the town is one of the greatest lumber centers in the United States, “it_not in the world. “The Long-Bell Lumber Company of Kansas City recently acquired large timber holdings in the state of Wash- ington,” said Mr. Snyder, “and within the past few months that concern has begun to center its operations at Kel- 80. As a result of these activities, the ground has been overcrowded for many weeks.” The bridge wiped away yestenday, was built in 1807, in place of one destroyed by a tlood in 1906, RAIN INCREASES LIGHTING MENACE (Continued from First Page.) close together and provide sufficient fllumination, but from 4th street east around Stanton Park the highway is dark. Between 6th and Tth streets northeast, a long square with an in- sufficlent number of lamps, it is ab- solutely necessary to use bright lights to ayoid accident to life and property. From Jth street east to 11th the conditions are little better. Eleventh street northeast from East Capitol street to Florida avenue, a ga lamp-lighted thoroughfare, is poorly lighted, and although there are two lamps at each street intersection, it is difficult to see persons stepping from the curb under the shadows cast by the bottoms of the lamps or to see vehicles approaching from the street in- tersections. The same conditions prevail_on 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th streets. K street, from its intersection with Florida ave- nue east of 12th street and as far as North Capitol street, is poorly lighted, the only bright spot on the way belng the viaduct under the steam rallroad tracks, which ie lighted by incandescent bulbs. The effect of raising the lamps higher can be observed at 1st and streets northeast, where, in addition to the gas lamp on the corner at the usual height, there is one incandescent electric bulb located about thirty feet above the pavement. This small bulb, of less candlepower than the gas lamp, completely overshadows the gas type. COMMISSIONERS CITED IN AUTO STATION FIGHT Must Show Cause Why Permit Should Not Be Issued for 912 Pennsylvania Avenue. The District Commissioners were cited today by Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court to show cause January 12 why a mandamus should not be issued to compel them to grant a permit to install gasoline tanks and a service station at 912 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. The order is based on a petition of Wil- liam H. Schrom and James D. Car: who purchased the property for this specific use, it is stated. ‘Through Attorneys Bell, Marshall & Rice, Mr. chrom says he entered into @ contract to buy the property for $37,000 after he had been assured by District offictals that it could be used for a service station and after permits for_driveways across the sidewal of Pennsylvania and C street in the rear of the bullding had been issued to James D. Carr, his partner in tho enterpr His application for hte gasoline tanks met the law's requir ments he says, and was approved by the buflding [nspector, firs marshal and chief engineer of the firo depar ment. but was rejected by the Com. missioners. S ‘When former Assistant Corporation Counsel Marshall, one of his lawyers, wrote the Commissioners for a reason of the rejection, Mr, Schrom states, he was advised that the Commission- ers considered the allowance of drive- ways across the sidewalks there detrimental to the public interests. Mr. Schrom _claims the Commis- sioners are wihout legal authority to deny the request for the applica- tion, and declares he will be finan- clally ruiped if required to complete urchase of the property and not al- l'ow. to use it for the purpose d sired, | | | U, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1923. ° PRESIDENT HEADS - MEMORIAL PARTY Distingljished Officlals Atte_nd Mass In Honor of Slaln Head of Poland. President Harding, high officials of all branches of the American govern- ment and & distingulshed representa- tion from the diplomatic' corps at- tended the solemn high memorial as St. Patrick’s Church today at 11 o'clock for the late assassinated President of Poland, Gabriel Naru- towicz. - The seryice was held at the request of the Polish legation, and arranged co-operatively by the State Depart- ment and St. Patrick's Church. President Harding was accompanied by George Harvey, ambassador to London, and the two presidential military aldes, Commander Adolphus Andrews, U. S. N, and Col. C. O. Sherrill, U. S. A, in full uniform, and occupled a pew well to the front of the edifice. The memorial mass was celebrated by Mgr. Cornellus F. Thomas, rector' of St. Patrick's, assisted by Rev. Francis J. Hurney and Rev. Dr. John K. Cartwright of St. Patrick’s. Rt Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Shahan and the Very Rev. Mgr. George A. Dough- erty, rector and vice rector, respec- tively, of Catholic University, were in the sanctuary. Selections From Chopin. St. Patrick's choir, under direction of Miss Jenny Glennan, rendred the funeral maes and special funeral se- lections from Chopin, the Polish com- ser. Pittending_the service were Vice President Coolidge, members of the Cabinet, the Supreme Court, the Senate committee on foreign rela- tions, the House committee on foreign affairs. other members of Congress, and uniformed officers of the Arm Navy and Marine Corps. Large num- bers of the diplomatic corps were present, in full uniform. President Harding and Ambassador Harvey were met at the door by the Polish minister, Dr. Ladislas Wrob- lewsk! The State Department was repre- sented by Secretary Hughes, Under- Secretary Phillips, Assistant Secretary Harrison, Assistant Secretary Bliss. and their wives, and numerous other officials. CALL T0 COLORS ISSUED BY TURKS All Ablebodied Men in Lib- erated Regions Reported as Summoned. By the Amsociated Press LONDON, January 4.—The Turkish government has issued a decree call- ing to the colors all able-bodied men in the liberated regions, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Constantinople. RUSS FEEL ALARM. Believe Allies Are Trying to Get Bgst of Straits Deal. to The Star and Cb News. Copyright. 1923.) . Javary 4.—From the way the Lausanne conference is ¢ragging along it is evident that the allies are trying to get the best of Russia in the settlement of the Dardanelles question,” said Karl Radek, special soviet commissar for foreign affairs, in an interview today. “After our disappointment at Genoa and the failure of the disarmament con- ference in Moscow, as the resuit of the opposition offered by states subsidized by the allles, we are prepared for seri- ous setbacks and even an attempt to bring about a disagreement between Turkey and ourselves.” At the time Radek madesthis state- ment it was reported at the Russian embassy here that three Russian dread- naughts had left Russian Black sea rts, proceeding In_the direction of the Bardanelics. Karl Radek was very pe- simistic as to Russia's prospect of re- celving_more help this year from the “capltalistic states” than it did in 192 ‘We have learned the lesson.” he said. “that we cannot expect any financiai assistance worth mentioning among the outside world, but we feel that we are strong_enough to rebuild our country ourselves.” Radek added that less money will be spent by Russia for armaments this year. JUDGE SCORES POLICE WHO DELAY COURTS Declares He Will Dismiss Cases in Future if Officers Are Absent ‘When Called. cago Daily Failure of policemen and others to appear in court when their cases are called brought the fire of Judge John P. McMahon in the Police Court today, who told the officers that in the future. when cases are called and they fail to appear the court would dismiss the cases for want of prosecution, and that they could take the consequences with their superior officers in their neglect ‘of duty. “This court will not have its busi- ness held up by dereliction of duty on the part of policemen having cases before it and who fail to appear when the cases are called. I will dismiss casos where the prosecuting police- men are not In court when their cases are called” sald Judge Mec- Mahon. Eureka Penn, charged with mak- ing threats against Marie Wade- worth, the husbands of both women being in the United States Soldiers' Home, had a'hearing in this court today and the case was dismissed. The women reflde.at 1207 4th street northwest, and the trouble arose over a rent agreement, Mary Wright, charged with the larceny of a_dress, the property of M. Marvin, 734 Tth street northwest, a shoplifting case, was convioted by Judge McMahon and senteced to pay 2 fine of $500 or serve thirty days in ail. 38 rea Burris, colored, charged with stealing a fur coat, the property of A. Sigmund, Inc, Sth and H streets northwest, valued \at $69.85, a sho 1ifiting case, was held for the action of the grand jury today by Judge McMahon, and his bond fixed at $500. ——— W. P. G. HARDING OUT. The name of W, P. G. Harding has been eliminated from those now under consideration for appointment to the governorship of the Federal Reserve Board, it was said today by a hi, ficial of the Treasury. It was sald Mr. Harding, a former board governor, ‘would enter private business. U.S.Cutter Lands Debt Commission Delayed in Storm By the Associated Press. NEZW YORK, January 4.—Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the British exchequer, and Montague Coilett Norman, members of the British debt commission to the United States, Were taken off the storm-tossed steamship Majestic st Quarantine this morning and aboard the coast guard cutter Manbattan were raced to New York so they could got an early traln for Wasl . Assistant Secretary of the Treas- ury Elfot Wadsworth, with e party made up of city offictals, British diplomatic representatives and fed- eral officers, were abourd the Man- hattan. The Majestic arrived at the en- trance to the New York harbor early today. The steamer dropped anchor off Quarantine to awalt daylight be- fore proceeding to her dock. The ship was due Tuesday. LAME HERRIN RIOT! ON MINE GUARDS First Shots Came' From Dump, Says Witness—O0th- ers Tell of “Offenses.” Dy the Aesociated Press. MARION, Iil., January 4.—The first shots fired in the Herrin riots came from a concealed gun at the “Strip” mine, according to Grover Kelley, a witness for the defense, today at the trial of five men charged with mur- der in connection with the riots Keley, a miner, said he was near the mine the day the rioting started and saw a crowd moving toward the mine, some of whom had guns. “I heard some one say: ‘We don't want to have any trouble, and two men said they would go to the mine and try to get the non-union workers to quit. “The crowd then moved toward the mine, and as they were advancing they ‘were fired upon from the mine, the shots coming from a Bun con- cealed behind a bush on top of the mine dump. Union Miner Falls. “Then 1 saw Jordy Henderson, the first of three union miners killed that day, fall. Tt was not unti] after Hen- derson was killed that the first shots were fired on the mine.” The witness said that when he first saw the crowd it had five workers who had fled from the pit, and that he took two of them to Marion and put them on a train going out of the County, 5 Kelley declared the men told him tHat McDowell had warned them that if they left the pit they would be killed by the union men if they were not killed by the guards in the mine. This was the day before the twenty non-union men were Killed. Accuse Mine Guards. Fiftéen witnesses yesterday accused the guards of varlous offenses, rang- ing from highway robbery to terror- izing the surrounding community. and described events from the arrival of the guards to the shooting at the mine on the afternoon of June 21, the day the riots started and three union miners were killed. Beveral witnesses testified they had watched the firing from the top of a nearby mine tipple. They declared the first shots came from the mine with such rapldity they were unable to count them. J One witness, who said he talked with 0. K. McDowell, superintendent of the mine, before the start of the riots, quoted him as saying he was going to work the mine, even though he “had to work it in blood.” EMILE COUE ARRIVES ON STEAMER MAJESTIC Autosuggestion Exponent Hopes to Conduct Clinics Duriag His Tour. S By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January 4.—Emile Coue, the little pharmacist from Nancy, came to America today on the steam- ship Majestic, hopeful of spreading through the country his autosugges- tive phrase, “Day by day. in every way, I'm getting better and better.” Greeted at the pier by a part: of welcome, he announced his intention of opening a clinic in New York, and expressed hope that his methods would be introduced in medical schools to fight disease and in peni- tentlaries to combat defects in chai acter, The noted Frenchman plans a two- week tour of the United States, during which he will give two lectures in New York and eight in other cities. He also will conduct several clinies. M. Coue came to America at the in- vitation of several Americans, former patients of his. who seek. they declare, to have him dispel the idea that he is a “miracle worker” or anything other than a° simple, earnest man, inspired by the desire to assist his fellowmen 0 a higher and better life. Profits from the trip, it was an- nounced, would be devoted to the foundation of a Coue clinic in Paris. He will accept no remuneration for his lectures, and efforts are being made to prevent any commercialization of his work. Linen Garments In Ancient Tomb Believed King’s By the Associated Press. LUXOR. Egypt, January 4.— Linen garments, belieyed to have _been King Tutenkhamunis under- wear, were found in the ebony box removed from the outer cham- ber of the anclent monarch’s tomb a week ago. The linen 18 fn a most fragile condition, and it is doubtful whether °Dpreservatives can be successfully applied. Another of the treasures within the box was a crozler of magnifi- cent workmanship and strikingly similar to those used by the Coptic bishops today. At one end of the staft are the figures of two prison- ers, one an Asiatic, the other an African, They are of carved ebony, silver and ivory. Howard Carter, the excavator, asserted that the carving on the face of the Asiatic surpzssed the finest ivory work of the Chinese. A bronze mace orna- mented with gold was also found "in the box. An ebony footstool, inlald with tvory and of fine design, was re- moved from the chamber yester- day, together with a tiny deco- rated stool, evidently intended for a child, Both objects are the work of a highly skilled craftsman. t SMITH SPEECH MAY BE PARTY KEYNOTE Political Leaders Here Give Careful Scrutiny to New York Governor’s Address. SEE NATIONAL -EFFECT Pbinted to as Example of Adher- ence to Campajgn Platform Adopted by Democrats. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. Democratic and republican leaders in Washington took serious note to- day of the inaugural address of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York to the Joint session of the two houses of the New York legislature yesterday. It is recognized on all sides that the legislation and administration of the democratic regime in the Empire state may have importani bearing upon national politics in the presi- dential campaign. The first outstanding feature of the addrees, as it was construed here, was that Mr. Smith, as governor and titu- lar head of the democratic party of the state, had not only given a con- spicuous example of the intention of the party to run true to its cam- palgn platform declaration, but had committed the democracy of New York to policies of a more radical nature than ever before indorsed by the democratic party. Disproves Campaign Charges. Whether they will be adopted by the national democracy, in its next national convention, and possibly other democratic state conventions, is the question which concerns promi- nent democrats in the national organ ization. Gov. Smith, it is declaret here, ‘has disproved the charges made in the late campaign that the New York democracy had accepted these radical policies for mere vote- geiiing purposes and would nev aiiempt to enact them ‘nto legisla- tion. Another feature of his address which _attracted general attention was his recommendation of initiation by the state legislature of a pro- posed amendment of the federal Con- stitution reaulring the submission to popular vot instead of ratification by the legislatures of all future amendments to the Constitution of the United States. As this suggestion was made in connection with a recommendation that the legislature pass a resolution urging Congress to amend the Vol- stead act in favor of light wines and beer, it was construed that Gov. Smith had in min@ setting up machinery which might admit of resubmission to popular vote of the prohibition amendment to the Constitution. p vided the necessary majority for su mission could be obtained in Congr Other Recommendations. The other prominent recommenda- tions which Gov. Smith made to the legislature were these: Abolfshment of the transit commis- sion and public service commission of the state and transfer of their fu tions to municipalities. Public ownership and operation of utilities by citles. Restoration of direct primaries tor all state officers. Giving New York city enlarged pow- er over the New York and New Jer- sey port authority. Exemption of incomes below $5.000 from state income tax. Repeal of the law compelling x loy- alty test for public school teachers. Abolition of motion picture censor- ship. —_——— ADAMS NOT TO RETIRE AS G. 0. P. CHAIRMAN Reports of Quitting Declared to Be Without Foundation-—No Dissatisfaction. In republican national committes circles it is declared that reports of the contemplated retirement of Chair- man John T. Adams of the natfonal committee are without foundation. The same information comes from high administration quarters. Chair man Adams will continue as head of the national committee at least until the reorganization of that body at the next national convention of the party, in the summer of 1924, It is known to be President Hard- ing's desire that Mr. Adams carry on, and there is declared to be complets harmony within the committee and entire satisfaction among the mem- bers wtih their chairman and his con- duct of committee affairs. The executive organization of the committee, with headquarters in this city, is assiduously at work—awith marked absence of publicity—on va- rious details of rarty organization and the forwarding of party plans looking to the next national cam- paign. —_——— RITES FOR PHYSICIAN. Dr. John H. Metzerott to Be Buried at Oak Hill. Funeral services for Dr. John H. Metzerott, Washington physiclan and surgeon, who died yesterday at Sib- ley Hospital following & major opera- tion, will be held tomorrow after- noon at 2 o'clock at the family resi- dence, 3504 16th street. Rev, Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the Unitarian Church, will officate. The interment will be in Oak Hill ceme- tery. Dr. Metzerott was fifty-eight years old and professionally and soclally was well known in this city and Maryland. Dry Agent Drinks One-Hali-Gallon To Make Arrest Wariness of Santos Pinestri of Schotts alley, last night necessitated imbibing just one-half gallon of mixed whisky and wine before evi- dence suffictent for an arrest could be obtained by a dry agent. J. Paul, the dry agent. got into the house easily, when Santos, who was arrested a short time ago on a charge of violating the prohibition law, de- manded that he be searched before he could get any llquor. The agent passed inspection and received a bait gallon of wine and whisky. Then he started quietly to go outside and give the signal for the raid, But he %as fofled! Santos aid that he'd have to drink his stuff before he left. When the agent got outside he could- easily have been picked up himself as a vio- lator of the prohibition statute. The rald, according to the .police, uncovered five gallons of intoxicants. Pinestri was charged with selling and fllegal posséssion of liquor.for tae second time in a month.