Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1923, Page 2

_‘p2v TALK WITH NELLON Bureau of Engraving Case . Taken Up Again in Secret Conference. SEEK TO REMOVE TAINT Treasury Officials Say There Are No Plans to Take Back Workers. The case of twentyseight dismissed chiefs of the bureau of engraving and printing again has been taken up by Secretary Mellon personally, it was lcarned today. He conferred at the ‘Treasury with three of the dismissed chiefs. At the conference_recently in the Secretary’s private office were former Directér James L. Wilmeth. E. H Ashworth, former custodian of dies rolis and plates, and Dr. Jesse Ben- Jamin. former paper cxper aries Withheld. ce belind the to the status o Natare of What tonk p Aoors in respec dismissed persone, whose appeais restoration of civil service and tirement staius are on osed i i subseription. BANNER IN “Y" DRIVE J. H. Hanna, vice president and geneéral mani r of the Capital Trac- tion Company was the initial speaker at the Y. M. C. A, campaign workers' meeting at the Ebbitt House yester- day afternoon, at which it w budgcet has beén raised thus far by W, A, T(l!\llhfl carried away the prize banner with a total of $565 in subscriptions obtained during the day. _Mr. Hanna spoke on_work of the Y. M. €. A, in the car barns. Pres dent W. F. Ham of the ashington, Railway and Electric Company ‘scheduled to speak, atrived late ex- {plaining his tardiness was not due ta Dpoor car service. but to the fact that he made a mistake in the meeting place. “Business Proposition.” “We look upon the “Y at the car barns as & proposition,” said Mr. Ham. “It good for the men and what is good for them is certainly good for us and for the public. TI religious work department of the holds meetings in our barns and they ure well attended. The effect on the men is reflected in the their attitude to the public. T cannot speak too highly of the community efforts and achieve- President ;in a ment of the organization.” Postmaster M. O. Chance and II. S. Omohundro, who have been running a cloxe Tace for firat honors in team leaderthip fell below the mark yes- terday. Members of the Civitan Club the 1in the “Y* campaign have challenged for | the entire fore re- | Lions. < of the Rotarians. the the Optimists and other clubs money-raising race. The result Harding's desk. has not been officially (of this contest is to be made known at revealed. It was learned indirectly | the noon luncheon today in the that the whole affair was gone over |crystal room of the Ebbitt House. with a view to learning what justice might be done those persons who were turned out overnight from their yositions on March 31, with the odium of suspicion clinging to their reput tlons, and who (en months later were exonerated of any implied culpability by an_oMcial statement from White House. The three men. it was understood. appeared at the conference to appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury to restore 10 their jobs those dismissed, to learn. if possible. what President Harding and his administration intends to do about it. What Secretary Mellon informed the emissariés of the dismissed employes has not been disclosed. The Secretary however, it was learned at the Treasury has taken the position (hat the whole affair is now in the hands of Presi dent Harding. who must take the next step. Relnatatement Mot Considere ‘Treasury officials have let it be known that no plans at all have been under consideration for the reinstatement into ¢ positions in the government of those ! persons ismissed. even though they have been fully exonerated of the im- plied charges by a double check by two investigating agencies—a special Trea- sury committee and a number of In- H i the | | i i i i | k i vestigators of the Department of Justice. | in connection tating circles in situation. *“Who started incriminations to convince the Presi- dent to act.” the name of Charles B. Brewer. an investigator of the Depar ment of Justice. continues to be fre- quently mentioned. Officials. whenever approached about this great- est_mystery and one of the most ab- xorbing questions concerning the whole air. continue to malintain silence. PRESIDENT TO HEED PARTY’S WILL IN "24 itinued froj with the question agi close touch with party was above the obligatio dividuale. He feels that way about himself. And he is willin, :;‘y‘ decision the party may make in 1ages to any explicit statement'on the subject at ihls juncture. First of all, if he were to say that he did not care for a renomination it would simply stimylate all the various persons who want the nomination to begin active campaigns. Party solidarity in Con- gress would give way to individua ism. Chances of making a good legi tative record migiit be fmpaired by the | President désire of candidates themselves as m Yarious measures. to tant champions of And it is a known act that parties make greatest head- | the alleged | however, | i I | £ to abide by |this declaration of Mr, There are positive disadvan- | —_— DENBY REPORTED EAGER TO RESIGN FOR POST AT TOKIO (Continued from First Page.) awaiting his decision for many mentl AROUSED BY WOOD. Indiana Delegation Disturbed by Opposition to New. ‘The Indiana deiegation in the House is very much disturbed over the action of their colleague, Representative Wood, who is also the chairman of the republican congressional committee. in opposing the suggested elevation of Senator Harry S. New to a cabinet position. Mr. \Wood made pub: the fact that he was seeking to inter- view with Presiden Harding to repre- ent to him that if Mr. New should be given a cabinet position, as current gossip intimated he might be. it would disrupt the republican party in Indiana, n Mr. Wood's opinion. Mr. Wood based his contenti the allegation that Senator New had been lukewarm in his support of the ' candidacy Cnited § election agains 80 keen republican party chance of carrying next clection. Finds Seif Alone. In taking this position, Mr. Wood has found It alone in the In- diana delegation in the House. His colleagues are today considering wa and means of making known publicly their repudiation of his position and of Mr. Beveridge for the tates senatorship in the last He held that resentment Mr. New's alleged course was would have the state in the to in-this charges. 1t has not been decided what form Wood's col- leagues will take whether in the adoption of & formal resolution of dis- sent from his views or a statement to the press. Tp to today Mr. Wood had not been successful in obtaining an interview with President Harding his case. It is known that President Harding entértaius a warm friend- ship for Senator New and the talk i political circles has been that the probably would, in the advertise | course of some cabinet changes ex- pected to be made wbout March 4. fol- lowing the retirement of Secrétary Fall, give the Indiana senator a port- way when they are harmonious rather ! folio. than divided into groups and blocs. Problem of Patronage. If. on the other hand. President Harding were to say flatly is a candidate for renomination it would be like firing the opening gun in the presidential campaign itself. The efforts of political groups and organizations of various kinds to in- fluence his course on pending matters would be redoubled. Pressure to Eet friends appointed to public office that he i PIt! 1 !is beéing seriously would be exerted in the light of what | After a conference of the Indiana delégates in the House late this aft- ernoon Representative Sanders of the | fifth district. and who is also a meni- of the républican steering com- mittee of the House. gave out the following statement: “With one exception. members of the Indiana delegation all republicans. voice their apprecia tion of the report that Senator New cousidered as a member of the cabinet. the The team captained by | meetings | business | campaign | n upon | n'the Hoosier state that the ! no 10 present : House ; OISVISSED CHEFS RLNGSTEAN S WEDDING IS SEQUEL TOPENFELD Wit | Eugene W. Ong and Former Wife of D. C. Lawyer Married in New York. an- | Irounced that 314,000 of the $35,000 IDIVORCE IS RECALLED| | Resignation of Fruit Company Of-\ ficial Followed Expose of Love Affair. i Bpecial Dispatch to The 8ta NEW YORK, N. Y., February 9. Fulfilling & demand made upon Eu- gene W. On, jormer viee president, director and general manager of the {United Fruit Company, by Walter Scott Penfleld of Washington, D. C.. a lawyer, the former on January 24 mar- jried Mrs. Alice Lucile Bacon Penfleld. jthe divorced wife of the latter. The iceremony took place in the Park Ave- nue Baptist Church and was performed in the presence of a s=mall circle nf‘ friends by Rev. . Kugene Castor pas- | tor. The marriage marked anoiher chap- ter in sensational charges which be- jcame public late in 1920, involving the two principals in the marriage. | {and resulted in the resignation of { {Ong from the fruit company. of which {bis multi-millionaire father-in-law. | Andrew W. Preston is president. The {publication of the charges caused a |atir in soclety circles of the east. {Mrs. Penfleld was one of the leaders | {in local soclety circles up to the| | time of the publication of the sensa- | { tional charges. {_ Mrs. Penfield obtained a divorce in ¢ Reno. July 20, 1920, on a charge of | idesertion ‘and Ong was divorced by | {Pis wife in Massachusetts January 20 as In December. 1921, it was reported | that Mr. and Mrs. Ong and Mr. and Mrs. Penfield had held a conference in | a New York hotel. during which Pen- | field laid down his ultimatum that Ong marry Mrs. Penfield. as he had been the ‘principal in wrecking the | {hiome of the latter couple. Mr. Pen field also was reported to have de. manded the separation of Ong from | the fruit company. It was followed. | lat any rate. by the resignation of { Ong. | ROMANCE BEGAN HERE. i | Penfield Met Future Wife When | She Was in School. | Alice Lucile Bacon of Omaha, Neb. and Walter Scott Penfield of this city were married in the former city October 2, 1916. They had m#t when Miss Bacon was a student hefe in | 1913. at the Chevy (‘hase Seminar: Upon taking up residence rs, Penfield was active fe of the National Capi {ticularly interested herseif State Department war relief work. which was headed hy Mrs. Roberl | Lansing. i Mr. Penfield was born at Auburn. | | Ind., February 13. 1879, thie son of the | {late' Judge William_ Penfield. He re- iceived his degree of bachelor of arts from the University of Michigan |ni 900 and the degres of LL. B. from the | George Washington University in 1908 i He was empioyed in the State De- partment. legal division. from 1801/ to 1802. from that year on under- ! taking with success a long list of | arbitrat| duties. He was appointed | i a consulting attorrtey of the Panama | legation here and helped in the set- | tlement of various boundary disputes. i Mr. Penfield became professor of'| international law at Washington Col- | lege of Law in 1%0%. He has been prominent in the legal aud husiness life of the National Capital ané is a member of the University. National Press and Clevy Chase clubs | i CABINET AIRS NEW CANAL PLAN AGAIN | rding and his cabinet to- ! day again considered the proposal! for another interoceanic canal over | hev(.; he social | and par-! in the President H: | bee i was begun under the direction of the loccurred. Disasters History Recorded in Mining Avondale mine, Plymouth, Pa., 179 killed. Laurel mine, Pocahontas, Va., 112 killed. Mine No. 11, Krebs, Okla., 100 killed. Scofield, Utah, 200 killed. - Hanna, Wyo., 169 killed. % Courieres min€, Pas de Calais, France, 1,099 killed. Darr mire, Jacobs Creek, Pa., 239 killed. P Mi)'“o:gah mines, Nos. 6 and 8, West Virginia, 361 cilled. . St. Paul mine, Cherry Hills, 111, 256 killed. Banner mine, Littleton, Ala., 128 killed. Stagg Canyon mine No. 2, Dawson, N. M., 263 killed. Cincinnati, Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, Finleyville, Pa., 115 killed. Eccles, W. Va., 181 killed. Hillcrest, Alberta, 189 killed. Layland, W. Va., 111 killed. Speculator copper mine, Butte, Mont., 163 killed. Hastings mine, Victor-American Fuel Company, Hastings, Col., 119 killed. Argonaut mine, Jackson, Calif., 47 killed. Spangler, Pa., 77 killed. Dolomite No. 3, near Birmingham, Ala., 91 killed. IRISH IRREGULARS SMALL HOPE IS HELD FOR 115 IN SHAFT four members of rescue crews have Le:n overcome by the fumes and have had to be carried out by their comrades. Many of the rescuers have struck by falling rock. The walls and ceilings of the tun- nels are shaky and the excavating parties frequently are obliged to re- trace their steps to clear the tunnels of debfis that has fallen behind them. As s0on as the entrance, which had | been blocked by the explosion. could be cleared, exploration of the mine By the Associated Press. February 9.—The proposal for surrender contained in Liam Deasy's lotter to Eamonn dé Valera and other leading irregulars cannot be considered. says an official com- munique issued by the republican headquarters staff on behalf of “the republican government” and Its army council. The republican refusal was fore- shadowed in utterances from republi- {can quarters this morning. The Re publican Builetin was uncompromis- ing in its comment on the Deasy pro- manager and general superintendent. The first men reached were the motor man and nipper, who were only a short distance inside the mine. Both were dead. One was Identified as Autoineke Kiriakol Ventilation was restored by con- struction of témporary stoppings on cross culy. As the rescuers procceded into the mine, they encountered nu- merous falls and considerable debris. At midnight. the rescuers had gone approximately a mile under ground. but they had not reached the actua working places of the miners. A large number of people have re- mained as near the mine entrance as they could get ever since the ex- plosition, but there has been no dis- with a long letter in which the full republican claim was again set forth. “Fixes Responaibility.” The general effect of the press com- ment on the offer. before it was known what the reply would be, was !that whatever answer de Valera might make there would no longer be doubt as to who was responsible for continuing the struggle: that the government would be given a free hand and could not, as the Freéman's Journal put it, be again indicted for measures necessary to put an end to_the suicidal -one miners entered the mine yestérday, but nineteen of them had checked out b fore the explosion. so that 122 men were in the mine when the accident | The mine was what is commonly termed in this district a “non- gaseous” one. and was extensively equipped with a sprinkling system. The fire bosses who remained in the mine on the night preceding the ex_ plosion did not report any unusuai conditions. The cause of the ex- plosion has not been determined. The ventilating fan was so located | and installed that is was not dam- | aged by the explosion and continued in operation. The main force of the explosion passed through the intake airway. which is the main haulage toad. ‘and. on reaching the surface, demolished the concrete portal. Sub- sequently thé haulage way caved in at_that point. The mine. which was one of the smaller of the eight mines operated ere by the Phelps-Dodge Corpor: tion. had a capacity of about six hur dred tons a day Recently. When the mire was in- spected by’ inspectors for the bureau of mines. it was reported to Wash- ington that every possible precaution had been taken (o safeguard the lives of the men FALL KNOWS MINE. The Dawson mine No. I, the fatal sccident occurred yester- day. was up-to-date and one of the most modernly equipped mines in the | United States. Secretary Fall of the Interior Department sald today. The Dawson miné is a short distance from the Secretary’s cattle ranch at 1o Rivers, N. Mex Two mine r reau of min to- and another still another Tuscon | {an investigation of the mine last sum- mer. STATEMENT 1S ISSUED. DOUGLAS. Ariz., February 9.—"The Phelps-Dodge Corporation is terribly shocked and saddened this morning at the explosion which occurred ves- terday in the No. 1 mine at Dawson and at -what apparently will be a deplorable loss of life,” said a state- ment issued here today by 3 Beckett,. general manager of Fhelps-Dodge Corporation. Mr. Beckett will leave hére at noon today for the scene of the exposion. “It_has always been the aim of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation to make their mines as safe as it is humanly possible 1o make them.” Mr. Beckett said. “The safety of its Wworkingmen comes before every- thing elee in all our operations. “Therefore the company I8 par- ticularly siocked and grieved over the disaster of yesterday. and sym- pathy goes out to the families and | loved ones of all tiose who have i lost their lives. Cause Not Know: “There is. as yet. no way of kno ing the cause of the éxplosion. We wiil first have to establish ventilation from the mouth of the mine. Res- cue crews will then go ahead as fast as we establish g0od air. “We are making as good progress as can be expected, but have not yet gotten far enough inside to tell the condition of the mine or how much work is necessary to reach the en- tombed men “It has always been and will con- | i | | i it in which scue cars of the bu- have been dispaiched the scene, one from Hannah, Wyo., from Ajo, Ariz. while will Le rushed from e, SPURN PEACE OFFER posal, and Miss MacSwiney came out SON SENTENCES FOR RAILROAD MEN Three Former Strikers Con- vieted of Beating Pull- _ man.Employe. Maurice J. Sullivan, 423 2d street northeast; Earl D. Dean, 1517 Gales street northeast, and Robert W. Sis- son, 131414 9th street northwest, were senfenced to the penitentiary this afternoon by Justice Balley in Crimi- nal Division No. 2. The three men were members of the shopmen’s union during the railroad strike last Beptember who, it is alleged, at- tacked and beat up with an iron spike James R. Keaton, a Pullman employe, Who had beén mistaken for a strike- breaker. " Sullivan was given a term Of séven years, and the othérs five b4 ach. Attorney Jamés A. O'Shea, for the accuséd, noted an appeal to the Court of Appéals, and the men were per- mitted to remain at liberty on the same bail pending the action of the appeliate tribunal. Keaton, who resided at 2511 Brent- wood road northeast, on the night of the attack, had just left the Ivy City roundhouse for his home. As he stepped from the street car he was attacked by three men, who | {jumped from an automobile at 20th | jstrec. and Rhode Island avenue Inortheast. The defendants claimed jan alibi, but the jury reported against {them. Before imposing sentence, Jus- tice Bailey overruled a motion for a new trial, asked by counsel for the defendants. Assistant United States Attorney Presmont conducted the Pprosecutjon. TURKS “BLUFFING,” ALLIES CONVINCED; MAY ALTER TREATY (Continued from First Page.) that it will be settled like many others. The commanders of the allied warships anchored at Smyrna to pro- tect the lives and property of réeturn- {ing allied citizens were notified Sat- jurday that, according to Purkish port iregulations, no ships of more than |1.000 tons would be allowed to remain {in the harbor. | Occurred Last November. Similar action was taken by the | Turks 1 ovember, but the allied | high commissfoners pointed out that according to the terms of the Mudros armistice, which was still in effect, {allied warships of any tonnage were allowed to stay in the Turkish ports, | The new notification, signed by Reouf Bey, the nationalist premier, was drafted in a drastic form, having the character of an ultimatum. It gave the allies “just the necessary time to steam out of the port, and should they | lnol comply with the order the Turk- {ish coast batteries were Instructed to | open fire.” | “'The Turkish note caused amazement and stupefaction in allied circles, and lat the request of the high commis- | sioners the time was prolonged to | give a French cruiser an opportunity | to take aboard French citizens i Strong Att e Adepted. H The British government adopted a strong attitude. As oon as the ulti-| matum was known and it was evident that the order was issued not by the local au%orities but by the Kemalist premier nimself, the cruiser Curacao, { two battleships and the airplane car- ! rier Pegasus proceeded to Mitylene. | {ready to intervene should the Turks 1enforce the threat | Thursday morning the Curacao sailed quietly into Smyrna harbor, i thus defying the Turkish orders, while !the battleships were cruising in the i vicinity, and a mine sweeper was {ready o pick up any mines the Qurks i might have laid in the course of the night. Hydroplanes were also fving | {back and forth in search of mines. ! Meanwhile the Turks were informed ! ithat the laying of mines would be ' | considered an act of hostility and that { the British ships had bLeen crdered to {return the fire if they were fired upon. | 1t is believed that the firm British {attitude will compel the Turks éither | to recede from their position or pre- | cipitate war. According to Angora | reports, however. it is probable that {the Turks will vield and withdraw | the order in spite of the soviet rep- i resentative. who is said to be insisting ithat the Turks maintain an uncom- promising attitude. EDSALL TO REMAIN. i i The American destroyer Edsall was haloal_an Islan Will Be Kept in Industrial Zone Analostan Island, in the Poto- mac river, opposite Georgetown, will remain indus:rial tertitory the aoning’ commission decided to- ay. At a public hearing yesterday Col. Clarencé 0. Sherriil, officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, urged that the island be changed to residential property because of its proximity to the proposed Arlington sfemorial bridg Benjamin §. Minor, attorney, for the Washington Gak Light Com- pany, which owns a large part of the island. told the commission his company had no @esire to tand in the way of the beautification and development of the National Capi- tal. He argued, however, that to make the land residential property would reduce its value. The commission also refused to change the east side of Connecti- cut avenue near Macomb street from residential to commercial. EX-PASTOR FACES SWINDLING CHARGE The trial of James H. De Pue, once pastor of a prominent Presbsterian church, who is accused of using the mails to defraud. in connection with an al- leged correspondence school course, at- tracted a large crowd today to the Su- preme Court, Criminal Division, No. 1. Justice Stafford presided and the day was devoted to the testimony of wit- nesses who declared they had lost large sums of money by answering ad- vertisements which the former clergy- man is alleged to have inserted in Wash- ington newspapers calling for partners. William H. Haywood, jr., of 1621 K street northwest testified he first met Mr. De Pue three years ago, when he answered an advertisement in a local afternoon paper. The notice he stated, announced that the head of a company required the services of a secretary and treasurer who could turnish $500 capital. The author of that advertisement, Haywood said, turned out to be De | Pue, who laid out to the witness an extensive plan “to educate the whole nation” by means of an organization called the Consolidated Schools. For 8500, Haywood testified, De Pue offered to make him his “right-hand man.” Haywood declared with the money some letterheads from the clergyman which bore the name ¢f De Pue in one corner and Haywood in_the other. Beneath the name of the clergyman was written “Princeton University, Superintendent of Instruction.’ The witness said he remained in partnership with De Pue for many months, but never received any com- pensation nor interest on his inveet- ment. He declared De Pue made no appreciable effort to carry out his pfomise of advertising the project throughout the United States and es- tablishing bureaus in large cities. Eventually, the witness said, he with- drew, after a fruitless effort to regain some of his lost capital Miss Rella M. Lane, 1869 Columbia road. testified she answered a similar | advertisement and received a reply from De Pue, who outlined to her an education proposition under the name of “The Civil Service Coaching Courses™” Miss Lane declared De Pue ed $500 for a fuil half partnership in the business. but finally cut that sum to $250_ which she paid him. After a short advertising campaign in local papers, the witness said, De Pue failed to take any more interest in the project, and Miss Lane demand ed the return’ of her money. She only got back $25, she told the court, and declared the clergyman had not car- Tied out his promise to conduct a na- tional advertising campaign Similar testimony was offered by Edward J. Reamer. Thomas G. Rear- don of 33 M street northwest and Charles Jones of 1822 Sth street northwes They told of answering similar ad- vertisements after outlining vivid plans for a tremendous national educational sys- tem, obtained sums of money them rarging from $125 up. Only one of these, Reardon. got back the mones. s The latter testified that he obtained something like in excess of the amount he had first contributed. but the court did not question him to ascertain how. ONE REPORTED KILLED he parted | and later received | in Washington papers{ and being approached by DePue, who. | from | IN OKLAHOMA BLAST TULSA. Okla.. February 9.—A ter- rific explosion which shattered win- dows in the downtown business dis- trict and residence sections of the city ST. MIHIEL STARTS ON LAST LAP OF TRI 300 Disembark at Savanndh and 45 Resume Journey - to New York. WILL RELEASE BENEDICTS Supply of Fresh Milk Cheers Brides and Babies at Sa- vannah. By the Awsociated Pre CHARLESTON, S. C, February The transport St. Mihiel, which brought the last of the American troops home from Germany, sailed early today for New York. She is expected to reach her destination Sunday morning. The St. Mihiel landed & portion of her passengers, all members of the $th Infantry at Savannah, and brought somea 300 here yesterday. She still had on board when she left hers forty-five off rs and men who will be landed at w York. The soldiers who arrived here yester duy, members of the 50 Battalion of the’Sth Infaytry, last mght bunked at Fort Moultrie with their comrades of the 2d Battalion, who returned fron the Rhine Jast May. This crowded cor dition will continuc until February 12 when 432 recruits, awaiting transporta tion to Hawail, wlil il on the tra port Grant. “There are present 1,10 men at Fort Moultrie, - EARLY 'BELEASE PRO.VISED. 13 Supply of Fresh Milk Cheers Moth- ers and Babes at Savannah. SAVANNAH, February 9.—A subpis of fresh milk for their babies and promise of early discharge fram the Army of their soldier hasbands ‘was Uncle Sam’s gift today to the twen four German. Belgian and Frenei wives who arrived here Wednesda: with the last of the afmy or occupa tion on board the transport St. Mih{e! The arrival of the familles broughi the housing and infant feeding prob lem to the fore at Fort Screven, wher. the brides and babies are temporar Iy _quartered. Family apartments and Fresh milk being limited, it was decided after much consultation over the delicate problem, that discharges oftered the hest solution. The husbands were perplexed o the question of household furnitur- left in Coblenz, but were promised relief from this dilema when othcr transports arrive Private Ralph Bailey and his‘wi‘e have a sewing machine in their tra: eling equipment, and the husbaic now expresses gratification ut Uie action of his spouse in_holding 1 the troop train on the Rhine whil she had the machine loaded atop the Army fleld kitchen. Private and Mrs. David Wood a: nounced last night that Baby Wued had cut his first tooth at sea. Fur coats bought in Collenz ¥ the brides for $40 are attracting tn attention of the Savannah wonier Officers of the returned units who married abroad, faced a situation iess difficult *'.an that confronting the « listed 1 Immediately after landing from e transport the officers engaged suit at local hotels, where they are o pected to remain until arrangenents are completed at the fort. HELD FORDEATHS * INTRAFFIC GASES Two indictments for mansiaughteé: were reported today by the grand jury ss a result of trafic accidents Both accused are colored. Samue! A King charged with causing the death of Mre. Emily J. Keith, whom he knocked down and ran over with {his automobile January 27 last. a 13th and B streets northeast. Mrs King was a sister-in-law of Repre- sentative Charles E. Fuller of 1ti nois and was returning to the home where she was visiting, 1135 Park place northeast, from a store in the neighborhood. Charge Agalnst Snyder. delegations could be mustered for the | “The Indiana members said that the i the old so-called Nicaraguan route. b\ LN (S kusas] Gnuentol e MY BONY of Iid Stap e nereRtljoitiocy }h‘s e O e O e aa Gt first bailot of the national conven- tion. as well as what votes could be|and gave bright guthered for the @utumn after the been made Mr. Harding knows what deal “with patronage. It's final fight nominations in have it the favorable report was very gratifving hopes of additional the {honors to the Hoosjer state. “The eagerne: of these republican House members o voice their approval to | of such appointment. if made. was espe- | most | cially marked in view of the unfavor- troublesome and perplexing phase of | able statement made vesterday by one yresidential work. ®elt as a candidate at this stage of the game would impart to the twelve months a ph could not but diminish the energy of a man who has the responsibility of 1he presidency The President is anxious to avoid discussion of the renomination ques- tion. He did not inspire the recent To announce him- next | ¢ sical sirain which | Representative Wood. | i speech of Senator James Watson of ; Indiana, republican, but the latter made his own prediction of what the republican party would do when he sald Mr. Harding would surely be renominated. There has been taik on Capitol Hill that Jim Watson himself was an aspirant for the republican nomination in 1924. on the theory that Mr. Harding was tired and voluntarily would withdraw Senator Watsou's speech was his own deduction of what will happen, and it amounts to a disavowal of any All this has been | i candidacy of his own { Hoover's Opinion. It will be recalled that Herbert Hoover took occasion recently to an- nounce his belief that Mr. Harding would be renominated. He, too, had been mentioned as a candidate in the event that Mr. Harding withdrew. The fact to’ be borne in mind is that Mr. Harding has no intention of aiving up the presidency for personal convenience, as has been indicated from time to time by some who erroneously interpreted his candid re- marks about the weighty responsi- bilities of a President in this recon- struction period. Mr. Harding will accept the nomination if his party wants him. That's all there is to it. And with ihat fact definitely Implanted in the minds of republicans. the ones who i i 1 member of the delegation.” This statement was signed by members of the delegation all except e Y FOR RUHR STRIKERS SEIZED (Continued from First Page.) MONE loads of coal consigned to Switzer- land to crose the Ruhr frontler at Bracken. Another train destined for Holland was cleared from Fried- erichsteld. Burgomaster Is Jailed. Dr. James Ober. burgomaster of Duisburg, . has been arrested and jailed by the Belgian authorities. He was expelled last week. but returned home to resume his duties. The Fronch threaten to place an embargo on the export of manufac- tured articles. ahd steel and iron as w They also thréaten to forbid the importation of iron ore, except for Lorraine. The German industrialists assert that their plants will be forced to shut down within a week if imports of iron ore are cut off. The miners are now receiving from 12,500 to 15.000 marks a day. with a Dbonus of 250 marks for wife anu each child. The steel workers' wage scale of 1.200 marks an hour went into effect yesterday, retroactive to February 1. PLAN EXPLOITATION. Beside discussing the merits and possibilities and the future needs for this s=econdary canal. the President ;and hLis advisors took up the {of cost estimates. Secretary of War iWeeks, who was the first to bring the {matter of the future necessity for {such a waterway before the cabinet, {presented some approximate figures | {and suggested that it might be a good jidea to have some Army engineers Iprepare a tentative estimate. { He explained to the President and the other members of the cabinet that the original estimate of the cost ito build the proposed araguan canal was $189,000.000, which was a trifie more than $40.000.000 more than the original estimate for the Panama canal. Coat Near $400,000.000. | Me added that the many landslides {and other difficulties met in construc- iting the Panama canal greatly in- creased the cost and that before it iwas finaliy completed. it had cost {close to $400,000.000. lie believed that to build the Nica- | raguan _canal today would cost prac- tically double the original amount, or approximately $400.000.000. about the same as the Panama Canal total. The original estimaté for the Nicaraguan canal called for a water@ay 150 feet wide with a depth of thirty-five feet. The War Secretary was of the opinion that this would have to be revised, be- cause the dimensions adequate now and that besides it would be necessary to construct more {locks than was originally planned. He Iu advised that elght locks, four at essary to meet the situation. RUSSIAN CHURCH HEAD matter | would not be | the cause of the disaster at Dawson as. he said. no miner is allowed in the mine while shots are being fired to last down coal. The mine is thor- | oughly equipped with electrieity, he aid, and has been declared to he among the most modern in the United States. The Secretary himself made The Discover i Will be shown tures which will be prir as the work of explor i Canyon branch at Dawson to give out accurate facts to the public as soon as the facts are in our possession. “It is unknown at present the work of rescue is completed every effort will be made to tracé the ac- tual cause.” ed Treasures Tutankhamen’s Tomb in accurately reproduced pictures in the ! Rotogravure Section of The Sundiy Star February 11th These are the first of a long series of pic- nted from time to time ation progresses. - what : caused the explosion. but as soon as Inot included among the foreign war craft ordered out of the port of Smyrna by Turkish authorities. ac- cording to official advices received here yesterday. The Turkish commander of the port had received orders” from his uov ernment closing the port to foreign warships of more than 1,060-ton br {den. and although the KEdsall is slightly over that weight, the ordoer was construed as not applying to the {American vessel. In view of the reported Turkish urpose to close Smyrna harbor by aying mines, it was assumed here that American vessels stationed in | Turkish waters will move in or out |of Smyrna only when urgent errands require, and then with the complete co-operation of Turkish authorities, who would naturally furnish pilots. The closure of the harbor was to have become_effective vesterday. The United States govrnment, it was stated by officials here, is not} {confronted with the question now be fore the allled nations in connection with the Smyrna order and the Ld- sall or some other destroyer will we- | main in Smyrna to look after Ameri- can interests. ——— ENDURANCE TEST HELD UP DAYTON. Ohio, February 9.—A freezing rain moving toward Dayton, reported_from southern Ohlo, caused Lieuts. John A. Macready and Oak- ley Kelly today to postpone their contemplated flight to establish a new world endurance record. Lieut. Macréady announced that the attempt probably would not be made before February 25. Warrant for Girl i ing. It was reported that a nitroglycerin |10 last. plant had been blown up and one man was killed near Jenks, an oil ten miles from her HOUSE TO APPROVE BRITISH DEBT PLAN BY BIG MAJORITY (Continued from First Page.) decent haste’ and without obtaining any essential information as to why | the upon. “If 1 had absolute knowledge that the proposition before the House was the best that Great Britain could do. he said, “T would be willing to agree to it. But I haven't that knowledge. We had one commissioner before the committee. but we got little informa- tion from him. We asked for some of the propositions Great Britain sub- mitted. but were told that all this was highly confidential and could not be disclosed. “In view of the fact that all the es- sentials of the law creating the com- mission were ignored in making the settlement we have a right to some information ag to why it was ig- nored.” Mr. Collier protested against what he termed partisanship in the settle- ment, declaring that the democrats had been without representation in the negotiations, and challenging the republicans to point to a single inci- dent in previous political history of the coutry whére such a matter had been subjected to partisanship. Representative Frear, republican, Wisconsin, said the facts were thaf “Great Britain has offered a splendid settlement.” With a per capita debt of $800, against §$160 for the United States,” particular terms were agreed town, { neau | Among * other | mittee the death of Cora Wingfield Octoger The woman was riding *in Snyder's car and fell from tie tor and was killed. Snyder awas {=aid to have been driving at an ex {cessive rate of speed on Prospect |avenue. near Wisconsin avenue. He 1 had gone some distance before he | missed. the woman from his car. he told the police, and walked back 10 find her. . The grahd jurors ignored a charge of intimacy with a young girl pre ferred agazinst Patrick Middleton, jr. and an allegation of robbery against James Laston Others indicted and the charges against them are: Harry A. Deans and Leary West. false pretenses: John S Hartman, violating postal laws; Ralph D. Reeves, larceny after trust: Loufs M. Levitt, Edward Hooks, James W lis, Louis Zerega. Thomas Kdward Ne! son and Margaret Harrison. violating “dope” law; Juiiug Lee and Charles 11 Monroe, grand larceny; Mary Homesty and Harry O. Bartlett. Torgery and ut tering; Charies Jackson and Harry « Easton, assault with dangerous weupon Walter Mason, Frank K. Moten, Ed ! ward French and Roy Smith, robbery Ira N. Hirsheopf. Cooper, Harry Bryant, Samue! James H. Chandler and Frank Glascox, non-support. Will Make Wording Brief. Mr. Hart, in Zoing over the exis ing trafic regulations, will seek to make the wording of them as brief and simple as possible. so that thers will be little possibiiity for any one to misunderstand their exact mean- ing. The present regulations call for three different signals to be given by a motorist when he intends - tc turn to. the right, the left or stop. questions, the com will consider whether ~this eystem of hand signals could be fur- ther simplified. Mr. Hart may be ready to submit his recommendations to the committec tomorrow. in IN POLAND IS KILLED Assassin, Opposed Polish | IAm"iun Trces My ok T he sald. “Great Britain, without hope of collecting from her debtors, has done a wonderful thing to come as close to toeing the mark. Who Said Klan TRAFFIC CLUB DINNER. seek the nomination will not be! A E > z e s Dumerous, s history has proved that | bering Contracts It's The Star’s exclusive privilege in in most cases the man in the White ' Monk, i | “eonferses, House is renominated by his party. (Copyright, 1929.) EXPECT HOUSE TO ACT ON D. C. BILL TODAY The conference report on the Dis- trict appropriation bill, agroed to by the Senate late yester- day, was expected to come up for confirmatory.vote in the House toda. The ways and means measure for refunding foreign debts was given right of way and the legislative pro- gram arranged with the idea of using the entire day upon this refunding bill, which is expected to pass late today. «<onsideration by the House i | This arrangement prevented |a of | today. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, February 9.—Active ex- ploitation of occupied Germany by France and Belgium is expected to be under way completely in a short time. Coal is already arriving by rail and water in spite of the rail strike. The technical preliminaries in con- nection with working the state forests have been finislied, and it is announced that Belgium firms will which was |be invited to contract for the lum- bering Forelgn _concerns, _includin Amarican and Canadian comphmies ‘will later be charged with the same work. Slight Shortage in Coal Deliveries. BERLI February 9.—The final figures on German coal deliveries to France and Belgium for December, complled here were made public According to these figure: changes in the District appropriation | Germany obligated to deliver 1,600, bill. which must come back to the|000 tons, delivered 1,515,376 tons. House for a vote and instruction to The undelivered balance, it is ex- the conferees to accept the tentative |plained, was due to the holidays and arrangement made with the Sena the suspension of extra working in_December, each end of the canal. would be nec- i 1 Policies of Metro- 1 politan. By the Associated Pres WARSAW, February 5.—The chiet of the Russian Church in Poland, the Metropolitan George, was i- nated last night by the Russian monk Smaragd. i The assassin belonged to a group of clergy which opposed the petro- politan because of the latter's pro- Polish policies. As presiding officer of the Synod of Orthodox Eastern B’ hops, the Met- ! ropolitan George headed the third church In order of importance in Po- land. Most of the inhabitants of Po- land are Roman Catholics, with the Greek Catholic Church holding sec- ond place. ; Metropolitan George held the titles Bishop of Warsaw and Chelm and Archbishop of Vilna. ——— ‘When women {n the Fiji Islands be- come mothers a blue patch is tattooed At each corner of the mouth: ‘Washington.to publish these pictures and ar- ticles which are authorized by the Earl of Carnarvon—who is the moving spirit back of the wonderful discoveries. Be sure you get next Sunday’s Star— and you really shouldn’t miss a single cur- rent issue—Daily or Sunday—while this in- tensely interesting historical mystery is being unfolded. 7 Issues a Week, 60c a Month —delivered direct ‘to your home by - Star Carrier.” = ~ : Phone Main 5000. Circulation Dept. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 9.—A war- rant for the arrest of Miss Mildred Erick, said to be a choir singer, on a charge of disorderly conduct, was issued today in municipal court on complaint of her father, as a result of her story that two hooded men had cut cros: on her body with a penknife. The young woman, who is twenty- four years old, said"she had recently joined the Catholic Church, and that Soon thereafter she received a mote signed ‘“Ku Klux Klan” and threat- gning, “We are golng to get you for leaving your church.” =~ Last Monday night, she said. she ‘was kidnaped and taken to a prairie and, mutilated by her assailants. A physician, who attended her, said he found ten cuts in the form of crosses on her body. The police explained that the is- suance of the w&rn.nt Hl.l! c“fe“nz for the purpose of permitting 15" take Tar from o lodging house. where she Jives with a trained nurse, for, the purpose of questioniug her. Crossed Her Body| h We can- ! not fail to recognize this position." Representative Longworth of Ohio, another republican on the ways and means committee, told the House he regretted that Representative Collier had injected partisanship into the discussion. He denied that he had ever said that the “I O U” of Great Britain held by the Treasury for its debt was without security, explaining that all he had ever said was that in the making of the original loans to the foreign nations the law had been violated. “And T will leave it to any unpreju- diced- lawyer in this House to Ray whether that statement is not cor- rect.” he added. Although & division in the demo- cratic vote appeared probable, Rep- resentative Garrett of Tennessee, the minority leader, in agreeing to con sideration of the debt measure toda When the unanimous consent motion was carried yesterday after ity re- port by the ways and means commit- tee, said there was no disposition on the democratic side to delay action. Prospects today were that the ad- ministration shipping bill would be |Vt. given preference in the Senate, for [has lived in Washington. a time, at least, when the debt meas- | will ure goes to that body. “he seventeenth annual dinner of the’ Washington. Traflic Club will be held tomorrow night at the Raleigh Hotel. Covers will be lald for 100 The club is composed of officers and representatives of the railroad, steam boat and express companies in W ington. $ ‘Among the speakers of the evening sioner Charles Keller, Representa- tives. Philip P. Campbell of Kansus and R. Walton Moore of Virginia and George: M. Smith, superintendent Pennsylvania Railway Company. - The committee in charge has worked hard 'to make the function thls.year the best in the history of the club and has provided an excellent’ pro- gram of cntertainment. MRS. MARY F. MORSE DEAD. Mrs. Mary Fragces Morse, aged eighty, widow of Orrin ¥. Morse. died Thursday at the home of her niece Mre, Fred Irland, 1129 Columbia Toad. Mrs. Morse,was born in Waterbur. and for the past eleven years Her funeral be held tomorrow from Hines' undertaking parlors, 2901 Lith strcc are Dr. James E. Freeman, Commis-*