Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1923, Page 2

CUARDIANS BOARD | TERNS TOCHANGE Commissioners to Readjust Time of Retirements, Eight . “Being in 1925. ONE GOES OUT THIS YEAR i ‘Situation Blamed by One D. C. Official to Misunderstanding in Appointment. ) H President’s Two Sisters Take in New York Slums By the Associnted Press NEW YORK, March 23.—Miss Abigail Harding, President Hard- ing's sister, who with her sister, Mrs. Carolyn Harding Votaw, re- cently returned from tour of South America, went a slum- ming trip de luxe early today with a party of friends through the white light theatrical dlstrict, picturesque Greenwich Village and the edge of the bustling lower east side. After attending Broadway show the party of fourteen in two limousines, chaperoned by men who sald they were government agents, started. "The first stop was at a well known cafe in the Times Square a on 1t to membe was learned | readjust the The Commissioners, fnda,\. are preparing terms of the present poard of children’s gus three would expire annuall the next three years, ur tire board should Jto resign. As the lgorded only one member, Little, would go out of ivear. The other cight wou 'until 1925, It is understood the Commissioners are of the opinion that the law cre- ating the b contemplated that three terms A_expire annually According to authorities at the D trict building, however, the preser appointments were made that eight of them would expire in ians so that during the » decide appointments now are Norton M ifice a this remain at 14 piration Dates. Commissioner Rudolph, known today. has figured the terms of the present #hould expire as follows Norton M. Little, Grosvenor and Dr. ithis vear. Mrs. W George C. R. Magshall Mrs, Thomis it became out that members | irs. A Gilbert W Warfleld alter S Aukam and 1. H rmer Ufford, Mrs, Judge | Thomas Cart Judge ) X% W n Michael M. Doyle The vided ments 14 act creating board that the original uld be made three f . three for two years and three three T act then setl be made o intended the pro forti should thos: terms. Avpointive Power Until a of the pointed Judees Cri point 1o the of the Taw One Diat that the pr eight member: rrobably was bro uring their three the timic they stead of from of the preceding terms. Commissioner Rudolph intimated today that the Commissioners would not act on the resignatic of Mr Mi. n, Mr. Little and id. Aukam until ‘the ' remaining six memi have been heard from on the ques tion of whether they are going resign. GERMANY CREDITS RESISTERS BIELIONS | Transferred. ard weeks ago the members ¢ rdi two Police Court sitting Power ¢ ns were ap- the and Diy the m 1 d nissioners justice in 1 was appropriatio trans the erred terms new District 1 said tod situation, wher 1 go out in 19 ght about by fig- year terms m were appointed. in- the date of expiration fr (Continued from ¥ of the British and Ita ers will decide the 1 Mooney's Recess Promotion Means Cuno Designates This as Premise for Negotiations. By the Associated Press. MUNICH, March evacuation of the Ruhr is designated by Chancellor (uno as the funda- mental premise from which any dis- cussion aiming to end the present conflict must proceed. In a long speech chancellor rei ated ment's pesition, tin not authorized mediation. by ny third party, but that, on the qther hand, it had received numerous “feelors” from unay 1zed quarters He afserted that these proposals con stituted “a violation of German honor or common sense.” No Unconditional | last fiight the the gover that it had Progress Seen. Referring conference betwe. to the recent Brussels Premiers Poincare and Theuni 0 expressed the | epinion that thes sations sug- gested no progress towards a solution | of the ‘Ruhr question. The official communique issued after the confer- ence, failed, in the chancellor's opinion to dissipate the suspicion that ¥ had not abandoned her aspiration annex territor: More recent discussions, ance | w0 adings of the Brussels Herr Cuno asserted, have impressed riin officjals with the thought they aimed at a complete overthrow of the Versailles treaty The German people, he said, would stoutly oppose the suggestion of a buffer state fronting the Rhine. The | chancellor declared that the world by this time probably hud awakened to w realization t it is a disarmed and impotent Germany which requires | security rathe an” ¥ ¢, which now commands the world's greatest land forces, and the most powerful air fleet Arsenal Selzed. LONDON, March 23.—The Duessel- @orf correspondent of The Times learns that the French have confis- ¢ated. the entire Deutsche Werk at Siegburg. The. plant, which was for- merly a government arsensal, is now operated by a steel company, which alleges that the ordinance under which the scizure was made applies only to government property —_— FORD SEEKS END ¢ OF U. S. FUEL WOES p Former obtain their complete supplies from this source. The Ford company idea will be to! supply its" own industries first, then | industries of companies closely allied, | meaning those that supply the Ford doncern with parts or materials: then other companies operating in the De- | it: region, and, lastly, the domestic | dohsumer, or home owner. § Mr. Ford, it was explained, recog- | izes the importance of furnishing | al to the domestic user and in keep- fhg prices for this grade of fuel at a gniform level, but believes that the weeds of industry should be met first. The papers whereby Mr. Ford gains control of the new.mining property were signed in Chicago vesferday, it was announced. ~ The ‘negotiations were carried out by F. S. Peabody of Chicago, whose svndicate-owned the land, and by William H.. Smith, nat- ural research engineer for the Ford company. No Wonder. From the Kansas City Star. She—Did you ever see a company of women silent? - He—Yes, Somebody asked who was the oldest one present. {FAVORED BY CHRISTIAN | Witliam | master is George Tait { Department build jment might be made by promotion. section. They were then driven to the village, where they visited sev. eral cabarets. Their identity was unknown to the villagers. The Owl Inn. at Mulberry street, “nd the Saw Dust Inn, in a Ken- mare street basement, were the last places visited. The cabaret at the latter place was just closing when one of the agents whispered to the manager 1t the President’s sister Was present. A special program was hastily arranged. 100 K. MOONEY Appointment Probably Wil Not Be Made Until He Returns. Secretary Indicates Chief Executive Shares His Views on Post- mastership. Specinl Dispateh 1o The S DAYTONA, Fla. intment of Will hief clerk of the March m M. Post Oftic postmaster at Wal M. O. Chance, was members 23— Ap- Mooney. Depart- hington who Presi- , as succeeding ed We el Y dent Harding's be mad dent's nth that s said ¥ of vacation party. probably w however, until the urn to 'Washington Mr. Harding has indic Al except urg necessary ntments will aw his return 1 capital ristian deciared Mr pustmastersh his views wer Wwho is desirous t nce in pos e of th 1 not T orge President would like to see indica secretary to the he personally Mooney given nd of Mr. mastership, which w Mooney to uld e y of holding eivil servic minaiions for the ition the laws regulating the sel appointment of class offices the eneral may recommend the avpointment of | some one in_the classified clvil serv- | ive. such as Mr. Mooney, which would | corstitute a promotion. This pro- cdure was followed when Mr. | hance, then clerk of the Post Office Dn made post- master « G i ago the done - Under ction and | first D e k artment, was Washington OBSTACLE IN THE WAY. | Naming of New Chief Clerk. Complications the pla to have M. Mooney, chief clerk “fl the Post Office Department, appointed by promotio be postmaster of Washington, were seen today in the | necessity which would arise of choosing a new chief clerk for the Post Office Department if Caief Clerk | Mooney is given a recess appoint- ment, by promotion, as postmaster of Washington ! George Landick, superintendent of | ipplies. Post Oftice Department, with { es i1 the City Post Otfice building, | | { | in to been mentioned for chief clerk of the department, in case M., Mooney is made postmastér here Robert Regar, appointm the Pc Office Department, backing for the position of ¢ of the department. The nece appointment of a chief cle only arise in case Mr. Mooney postmast George Tait Supported. The only other person now nostal service who has been tioned for the position of loc: clerk of also has f cleck | sity for would s made in the men- 1 post- superintendent avenue po of - ated in the Post Office g, support of local of- American Legion, he in the world war with ! of colonel. In his case, as Mr. Mooney, appoint- | of the I% ation, nsylvania 1o Mr. Tait has the ficiuls of the aving served the k in the case of Such appointment would be the on with the necessity sition open to any a resident of the years who things for the position Action by Commission. In such an event the Postmaster Gen- eral would notify the Civil Service Com- mission when the candidates had an- nounced themselves, they would be e amined by the commission as to qualifi- ations, and the three leaders desig- ed to the Post Office Department. The postmaster thereupon would make his selection from the three, and send the name to the President for his appointment. FARRAR CHARGE DENIED BY MILL LARRIMORE! by promotion way to do away | of holding the po- one who has been District for two he might qualify By the Associated Prens, NEW YORK, Marc 1 de- nial ~that Miss "~ Stella Larrimore, nineteen-year-old actress and sister of Francine Larrimore, Broadway star, was guilty of intimate relations with Lou Tellegen was made today Ly her counsel at a hearing in the di- vorce sult brought against the actor by Geraldine Farrar, former prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera Company. | Lewis B. Brodsky, counsel for the: young girl. obtained from Referee | Mahoney adjournment of one week in order that he might peruse the record pertaining to the alleged courtship of “Miss L by Tellegen and produce his client at an open | hearing to make public denial of the | charges in which her name appeared. NEW.YORK BANKER HELD " WITH WIFE IN NAPLES | retorting with his denals. By the Associated Press. ‘ NAPLES, March 23.—Francesco Tisbo, the New York steamship ticket agent and banker, who is under in- dictment in that city on grand larceny charges, was imprisoned today. His wife was also denied her free- dom. The police said they found a considerable quantity of jewels in the couple’s baggage. = | private secretar. EXPECTPRESIDENT j of Purneil | witness for the plaintifis i Berthon s TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1923. TESTIFIES SHELIED |°°*** "S85 &5 5605 or mavan/§1,000,000 WHISKY FORHOUSE OF DAVID Esther Hansell Says She Should Be *Behind Bars” for Perjury. NO CRIPPLES ADMITTED Declares Qualifications ~ Were Money, Trade, Strong Back and Weak Mind. B the Assoctated Pross. GRAND RAPII An admission Mich.. March during cross exami- nation that she “ought to be behind the bars.” for acts in behalf of the Israclite House of David, marked the testimony in federal court here today of Esther Hanscll, for thirteen years to Benjamin David th suit he at-law Purnell, he instituted by against Purnell The witness, during cross examina tion, declared she had violated law for Purnell. “bellevin: it the faith. “I was a ry eroc cult, in th paren: was, partuer of Benjamin in ed and deceitful deal in the colony,” she testified. “1 nerjured riyself and lied. Benjamin and | both ought to be behind the bars Says She Comm tted Perjury. The witness said she had committed perjury in connection with a previous court trial. Describing the hardships of members of the colony, the witness said the | “I never saw a cripple admitted to the House of David. The qualifica- tion for membership was money, strong back and a weak mind, or else a good trade.” She had testified on d tion that Purnell profits of the labor “It was in harmony of the cultis ect examina- made large his followers with the teach faith,” the witness said. “to change facts so that the members of the organization might not ‘cast pearls before swine.' " 1 Girls Slept Like Pign. The witness described at length the mode of living among the followers Referring to a trip taken members of the colony from Benton Harbor to High Island, a bit of land in Lake Michigan owned by the cult, she said “The girls slept on the boat lik jamin B Wagons in the n Humble members o worked for Purnell food, she testified. The bill of fare, ! she said. consisted of vegetable soup containing cocoanut oil instead of grease. baked carrots s one slice of bread for each person and | be that were unfit for the | ket. In the winter the followers were | given skimmed milk, she sald | “Although thousands of cans of | by girl in cover pigs in aboard and 4 wagons Ben- vis the he col who were ziven poor fruit were put up. the ‘gulls’ of the cult never were permitted to eat any of it.” Mrs. Hanse Products of Eiven to the ¥ could the colony follow never wer i they pos- with a profit, the How Purnell is alleged to have herded forty girls in Sniloh, his home. | into th tt of the residence \\hk)l.‘ he feared vigit by federal inve 1 gators, was revenled ve The testimony was { by Mrs. | Wuerth, former high prics s “Benjamin told the girls in Shiloh | that there was to be a special inves- | tigation and that officers were com- | ing to make medical examinations of use Mrs, Wuerth testified. “He put a | cout, u palr of men's trousers and a Vest in the room of each. girl. to give | the impression that we Lad husbands | living with u Beer Bottles Carried Out. Mary, the of Purnell, ered the giris whom Henjar would talk, and hid them orty or fifty of While this was going on carried Benjamin's beer bottles ¢ so the investigators would not ind them After we had Lee wo or three hours Mary brouxht us down. I amin said “That's the tin we fooled them. " ! That Purnell was the posse | a large fortune in money and which he kept hidden in Shiloh, declared by the witness. “One time,” she said, “Benjamin heard that counterfeit bills were be- ing circulated Benton Harbor., He tok me to help him cxamine his money, which he kept in g private vault in his clothes press. He exam-! ined every Dill. There was more than $100,000 in paper currency. “I saw in the vault a bucket full of gold coins, wonderful diamonds, and | heaps of other jewelry nearby. “Benjamin had taken the diamonds | and other jewelry away from his fol- | wife gat feared the kept us were in the attie was lowers. It took us four days to ex-| amine and count the paper currency.” {POINCARE BRANDS i DEPUTY “SCOUNDREL” | MID AN UPROAR | 1 rst_Page.) . (Continued from next week the information it had | asked and that the chamber then| could fix a date for discussion M. Berthon characterized this an- swer as “equivocal,” and M. Poincare, facing the communists Berthon and ! Vaillant-Couturier, retorted: i f I were as sure of your wisdom ! and prudence as I am of that of the | majority of the chamber 1 would ask immediate discussion.” The premier scathingly condemned the communists for their attitude to- ward the French action in the Ruhr. Then, addressing Vaillant-Couturier, he said: You will give an account before the bar of justice for your abomina- | Dle articles.” i Accused of Blackmail Control. ! During the tumult that followed, the premier sald afterward, he heard M. ¥ to him: “You are a prisoner of Daudet. What blackmail hold has he on you?" M. Poincare demanded that the ac- cusation remain in the official record. %{o the shame of him who pronounced There was considerable disorder at this point, deputies of various politi- cal complexions calling each other “fool” “imbecile,” “blackmailer,” | “German agent” and other names. ‘Andre Maginot, the minister of war, towering above every one else in the chamber with his six feet two_inches, Teplaced M. Poincare when the pre- mier left the tribune during a mo- mentary calm, and demanded of M. Berthon: “Do you deny saying that evideaes existed against M. Poincare and his family?” 2 When Berthon denied this the war minister exclaimed: “Well, then, you have lied.” The session broke up In confusion with M. Maginot repeating his de- nunciation of Berthon and the latter The two men stood face to face, waving their arms violently, but no blows were landed. i At the afternoon session of the chamber M. Berthon withdrew the re- marks which precipitated the turmoil at the morning session, and declared he had no intention of insulting Pre- mier Poincare. The chamber refrained from apply- ing the censure which had been asked against the communist deputy. | versation | Saunders learned of the istock exchange | 500,000, MR, Of Memphis, Tenn., who nre » of David of mpensntion with tattered o of David is u very SHUNDERS REDULES STOCK FAT TO 1 Piggly Wiggly President Cuts $5C From Ultimatum to Wall Street. any that the H By the Associated Press MEMPHIS, o Saunders W Mareh Clar- of the Pig- today offered ork traders who president Ely Stores, 1 New ¥ the eorporation * basis of $100 a share Sau made public the addr change wwoid lawsuits okerage houses 1 settlement toda class A comn Stores, stock tional ¥ with d stock of th Mr ¥ rders & telegran itk > Stock with propose, of all accounts n stock. Piggly-Wiggl that T will furnish thi upon application to the Na- Bark of Commerce of New and upon payment of $100 a various Raps Stock Exchange. He had made no estimate, Mir. saunders said, of prebable profit to the Piggly Wiggly pool as a result of the deal. Three o'clock yesterday af- ternoon had been fixed as the time limit for “shorts” to settle at $150 a share with Mr. Saunders, serted in Tuesday's * the price thereafter w In long-distance telephone . con- with F. W. Bradford, his counsel, last night, ction of the in gra a day extension for settlement. vegard to this action, for which he said he had never heard of a prece- dent, his comment was: *“As I understand it, the failure of a broker to meet his clearings through the stock exchange at the appointed time is the same as a bank that would be unable to meet its clear- ings. and all of us know what would happen to that kind of a bank. Has Big Resources. uld be $250. New York “There wait, as would not be any five-day the bank examiner with the word, ‘Closed The Plggly Wiggly head declined to reveal the identity of persons oper- ating with him in support of the pool, whose resources, he said, were “around a hundred million dollars.” Members of the pool, however, are known to be capitalists of Memphis and other southern cities. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, March There was much speculation in Wall street to- day as to the profits of Clarence Saunders, president of the Piggly Wiggly Stores, Inc, and his asso- ciates in the corner of the class A stock, which has been permanently stricken from the list of the New York Stock Exchange after sensa- tional fluctuationy last Tuesday. Experienced traders estimated his paper profits from $2,500,000 to $7.- Saunders’ main problem, ac. cording to these men, will be to’find a market for the 200,000 shares he bought in the open market. Many “Shorts” Settle. 1. W. Bradford, New York repre- sentative of Saunders, said a large number of shorts had come to him before 8 p.m. vesterday to make a settlement at the stipulated price of $150 @ share. There is still a large short interest outstanding, he said. Short Interests today continued buy- ing the stock in the open market at prices ranging from $115 to $135 a share. Before word of Mr. Saunders’ offer to settle on a basis of $100 was received, Mr. Bradford declined to state how much stock had been deliv- ered in settlement. One brokerage house reported a sale to a short of 100 shares for cash this morning at $125. Other houses report- ed bid and asked prices ranging from 120 to 130 with little business being transacted, Most of the stock sold over the counter here is_belleved to have come from small stockholders in the south. | | | short™ | sed to the New | for full | who as-, ultimatum™ that | would | have a sign stuck up on the door| AND MRS. JOHN W. HANSE ng Henj for in Purnell, head #%0,000. Hanxell he and his we ife and children ted with 0 Troops Moving For New Warfare Between Chinese BY WILLIAM R. By Cab cugo Daily 3 ¢ to The News March pres hostilitie South China, when the Kweichow PEK1 movements. start and . — Troop ing arly between North were begun to- rovinces of Yun- Sze th ment of troops to support Dr Yat Sen against northern a4 by Gen. Wu Sun Yat Sen oo i troops over the horder provinee, sending a into Kiangsi to hold proaching northern forces, while same time ordering his 10 attack any pro- which are within Kwangtung prov- an nan, and wan commenced definitely hove- Sun forces, ed moving of Hunan rge force if any ap- Fu provin Yat Sen from t em by way of Kjangsi, Sun’s forces are trying Chen Chiung y. who is leading a northern force toward Canton. Another pro-northern force from the Kwangsi provincial army 18 moving toward Canton from the south. POSSEMEN BATTLE unon Su moving th where Dr. to interc Ming, for PIUTES; 9 TAKEN Four Squaws Among Cap- tives and One Brave Dies in Utah Battle. By the Associated Py SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -Word was received here this morn- ing to the effe that in a skirmish late yesterday between the renegad: Piutes and a white posse near Wash Comb, southeastern Utah, one Indian was killed and five braves and four squaws were captured. Two friendly Navajos early today brought the first truce proposals to Blanding. Utah, from the warring Plute Indians Charley's Boy and two other spokes- men of the Plutes sent the message. They would surrender, so the Navajos said, if guarantees were given for the lives of the renegades who have ter- rorized southeastern Utah since the first of the week. Answer to Be Sent. United States Marshal J. Ray Ward, who arrived at Blanding late vester- day, met the Navajos and will send his answer today. Meanwhile runners have been sent out to the posse thirty miles from Blanding to get the views of the sheriffs of San Juan and Grand counties, who are in immediate charge there. There was no firing yesterday, so far as could be learned, the posse de- Voting its effort to a consolidation of their outpost lines. Fears that the Utes might join the Plutes in the uprising were discounted by those familiar with their story of the unfrendly relations between' the two tribes. March 23 Why They Ignore Golf. From the Boston Transcript. The golfer must- keep his eve on the ball. Perhaps that is why pretty girls don't go in much for goif. Maybe So. From Farm Life, ‘What's your son doing in the city now?" “Wrote home yesterday that he was helping paint the obscenery for & new road show.” PLOT IS UNGOVERED Forgery of Permits Charged Against Brothers Arrested in Warehouse Conspiracy. Dry Officials Tell of Money Passed in Office of N. Y. Director. 1o Associnted Pross NEW YORK, March 2 | dollar conspiracy to bootleg 1 iwlxhdra\vn from bond upon bearing forgeries of the name of E. { €. Yellowley, acting federal prohibi- | tlon director for New York state, was reported by authorities to have becn frustrated last night in the seizure of the Pershing Warehouse bonded storage Bonded liquor valued at $10,000,000 A juor Corporation’s had been stored in the warehouse by | the department of the withdrawals yesterd rrels in two trucks, wer first in a scheme to reme worth, Yellowloy internal revenue fifty to be the £1,000,000 said OMicials Set Trap. The conspirators were thwartetl a the plot uncovered, prohibition | thorities explained, through the b tended connivance of Juhn A. Mury and Lester A. Reeves, assistant pro {hibition dircetors, ench of whom a cepted $10,000 in the office of Director cliowley for liquor permits on which he forgerics were made. The mor {was accepted with Yellowley's | provai, while he was out of the an' endeavor to trap the up,” it was a On the forged permits for upted withdrawals were pron officials with of the n men the in written conuection fraud use of 1 1 authorities rmits were sad to vered to the conspir rorough Hall, Brooklyn, to $20,000, f h tiey were to have been priv to withdraw 100 bar- rels in the name of another drug co pany. Prohibition i decla the conspirators often taiked ol wi drawiniz the entire $16. we in the warehous: proved success Jeen del Brothers Arcested. [ E 1 wh k.‘l‘”v] at 4 barrel . partly the vario e ried ino brothe ith conspir ere alleged Dir be the chief n were arrested wher 1rd wley said, ¥ cted seizure of Murphy 1 | gone, Yellc {he had not vented the i | PROSECUTORS SENT NORTH. 1 | Law; | yers From Dry Headquarters Here to Handle Case. corps of lawyers from prohibition headquarters here to New York t nent was o assist | ited there might be further ! developments additional d. had b ast two weeks re in_ful s as the alle involving cise, he ing the n he i the prc hibition a staff today to New York to convictions in the « tinue to m New Yo Com said, even after pointment of a New tor. It was batino promotion for York enforce < also returned will ¢ time in Haynes pected York state dir ated that the S ght operate to win 1o or m ent staff RECOGNITION URGED BY MRS. HARRISON spend s m Russians, Still Favors Giving Aid. teh to The Star. NEW YORK. March ~Just leased from a Moscow prison for {second time in as many Marguerite E. Harrison, newspaper woman, arrived 4 the steamship President i Monroe, and declared that the United States should recognize soviet Rus: ondemned to prison during her first visit to Russia, in 1921, as a spy, where she remained for a period of ten months. and again thrown into jail in November of last year, from which she was released February 17. Mrs Harrison nevertheless indicated L great interest in the future welfare | of the soviet state. Urges Recognition, ‘I have been imprisoned the bolsheviki said Mrs. Harrison, on her arrival yesterday, “but that does not prevent me from stating that T think the U ed States should re ognize the soviet government Eco- nomic and commercial reasons are among the most impelling. “At the present time, rmans getting trade concessions and tho oughly intrenching themselves com mercially in Russia. Unless the United Stats acts soon we shall lose out in trade relationship. Mrs. Harrison was first siezed by the bolsheviki in 1921 and after re- maining in that country for about a vear, most of which time was spent in prison, she returned to the United States to recuperate. Then she left for the near east. Croses Gobi Desert. She went to Siberia and was present during the Russian-Japanese dispute over the territory there. She wit nessed the leave taking of Japanese troops from Valdivostok last Septem- ber and then went into Manchuria and northern China. She crossed the Gobi desert in a caravan in which she was the only woman. At Chita, capital of the far eastern democratic republic, she was im- prisoned, but on word from Moscow was removed to that city where solitary confinement greeted Permission was given her to order {meals from the outside, that being the only consideration which the Mrs Baltimore vears, here yes- on twice are welfare. When she was finally re- leased, she stated vesterday, she did not remain long enough in that city to make close observations, but it was apparent to her on the surface that in Moscow, have greatly {nce she was last ther CAUGHT THROUGH ‘BRIBE’| permits | ol | the New | ¢; Woman Twice Imprisoned by by | her. | soviet authorities manifested in her FINAL DATE FOR BRITISH British Vice Consul Here Pub- lishes Ministry's Rul- ing. The British vice consul Wash- {ington is advised that the Depart- ment of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Establish- ment, Ottaw ‘ting for the British ministry of pensions, announces that awards of permanent pension and awards in respect of disabilities less than 20 per cent, made and notified prior to August 19, 1921, have, ngland, become final by statute, but that dent outside the United Kingdom, !irish Free State, Channel Islands and |18t Man, continuously, | Aprit 1. 1622, have by regulations the {right of appeal, provided such appeal is received by June 30, 1423, except {that in the case of final weekly al- {lowances and gratuities awarded be- itween April 1 and August 19, 1 the appeal m cefved not Jater han February 1 ke of since an those above cted by this an- wre the pensio clected to take ent |or who hav | the Canadian sche All communications relating to ap- 1d be addressed to ving Imperial ensions, partment of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Estab . Ottawa, Canada g RECOGNITION NOT RUSS CURE-ALL Secretary Hoover Points Out Necessity for Economic Re- construction of Nation. |PROBLEM | Four-Fold Candidates to Be Faced ! by Those Who Would | Aid Population. OF RELIEF fferent prot Russ de- wer le Younsg asking Asso they possibilitie fation rel great fa : of the ha which ten Amer- ed to save dis- bi 11,000,000 Russians; and reconstruc ase of the problem, Mr. b with the other forms of re- Secretary added, the heart vears to field for sufferings groping for freedom thy of ev well thinking , poverty ion wi The o pull for upon ny t people ust Not of Cure-AM. recogni- govern- it- | flow of for skill into Mr. Hoover pointed out appreciable investment in from the sever: have extended rec of tion, al- exporting he said he question of restored produc- ity to large industry rests on other damer, such the freedom initiative, only tituti : and_thes in- d the ble relief lift special utter destitution up to general poverty and thus to prolong life for the future. Some Recovery Noted. ‘economic retreat’ from com- undertaken two years ago mpulses 1o recover ect It has restored asure of individualism and griculture, smail trades and small industries. The agricuitu- ral population (over per cent of whole) in some measure she aful stir of improvement because division of the old landlord The establishment of limited of inheritance. fixation of taxation with a graduated percentage in kind and the freedom to market {any surplus have all in some measure restored primary self-interest in pro- duction “Progress in recovery has been re- tarded by thy grea e from the 1921 crop failure ir olga valley the southern L , from the loss of animals, from the decreased cutput of agricultural implement fac- | tories over m. vears and from the i plagues of insect pests. Fundamental i recovery is taking place. but it {be slow and painful without from the outside world Points Out Russian Needs. “What Rus struction, of “The munis has resulted in_certain a large m { initiative in a iof inds. right will help ceds the recr of Her peas: need machinery and animals er workmen nced tools, her indus- s need raw materi: her fac- t es need new machinery, her transportation needs repairs {equipment If her large dustry to be restored she needs | workmen and trained executivi {the impulse of self-interes: 1sent from nation is ia I reco ation { productivity agricultural H. 1 i I | s and ized industry. irthermore, for purposes of jrestoration, gigantic sums of capital land the professional personnel to di- jrect reconstruction must come from jubroad. No doubt a few speculators and concession hunters Intent on |several hundred per cent per annum will be willing to take the ris the great flow of capital inv jat reasonable rates cannot arise until the whole system is advanced to ho fundamental position upon which ecurity and confidence must rest.” { It | | INDIAN FIGHTER DIES. i sl Brig. Gen. Caleb R. Carlton Suc- cumbs in Atlantic City, N. J. | Brig. Gen. Caleb H. riton, i cighty-seven, Army, retired, veteran of the civil war and many Indian campaigns, died at Atlantic City, N. J. Wednesday, according to word receiveda the War Depart- ment today. Born_in_Ohio, he was graduate i from the Military Academy in 1 and eommanded the %9th Ohio In- fantry during the civil war. He was brevetted for gallant and meritorious | conduct in the Peninsula campaign {and at the battle of Chickamauga and {was with Sherman in his march to | the sea. Most of his subsequent sory- ice was in the far west and he took part in many campaigns against hos- tile Indians. He commanded the ex- pedition to North Park, Colo., in 1880, and was in command of Fort Meude, D., when he retired as a brigadier neral dn 1897. at { PENSION APPEAL NAMED in penseioners who have been resi- | o economic | and | is | killed | WOMAN 15 BEATEN BY NEGRO INTRUDER Mrs. Catherine Gainey Taken to Sibley and Police Seek i for Assailant. i MOTIVE NOT DISCOVERED Neighbors See Man Flee Through Back Yard as Victim Screams for Help. Knocked on the head and beat | the face with a large stick of wood in the hands of an unidentified ored man, Mrs. Catherine Gaine, sixty years old, 306 K street = was taken to Sibley Hospita out noon today. attack prlace in the dini of Gainey's home. crime has not {nothing nd tha The & The motive been determined was taken from the asida from striking Mrs. assailant committed However, it M uneonseions ton Mrs the room for house no other crime is believed iney, by away Stat sereams of who was not made frighted the negr Pollce Get Description. Licut. Burlin call for help p good description and « of the man 304 X My who back Cather Wwho saw the neg 1L strect a few Mrs. Sullivan day time, Elizabath S livan street of 1 aw him runn of the Mahaney e, ar ana Helen Whi > running west o inutes after the ! who is alons i had returned from a {10 a nearby store. When she {tered the house she detected the {of gas and went searching hen she entered the dining ch is somewhat dark | apparent standing open door, felled of wh door tree to the floor and then got it of the front of the the police aurrived the Jets in the chandelier ing room open Nelghbor Sees Negro. cd Mr Attr by the screams « man Sullivan ran to the »served a negro hastily wssing through the rear yard 1 th saw a negro enter the the few the ¢ house a moments of it, as sh le Those who saw said that {01 ith ving n hin He 311d . th and was wearing a dari ter and trousers color. swe same —_— CHARGES ARE FIXED FOR TENNIS COURTS ich serves the thousands of the several government i at immediate neighbor hood organization also conducts the newsstands and ot conveni- ences in other govern buildings Col. Sher: is dire & head of the organization, although the { superintendency ‘of the tennis neession will'be turned over t s explained does mot ain ession at a pro purpose of imp facilities rent court Mrs Pera | the tountries | Tennix Popularity Grows. Col. Sherrill with ‘the popularity of t 1 the past tional cou gre tly impressed tremendous growth in the in Washi, vears and al » ad with the government He has selected directly south of the refl the Lincoln Memorial today that at courts point To keep I popularity ing bas He stated least twenty regulation be constructed at s abreast with the growing this outdoor sport Co: herrill also is determined to furnish the local tennis fans with all-the vear-around facilities. There has bee consid e demand for this. He ir tends nstruct, just as soon as he i has the ary funds, two or th | concrete courts,” which can be used {in winter as well as in summer Four Courts in 1914. In 1 |est to the grow Y \day th courts in e been ajority ring tennis | Sherrill said {were only fc Ilie parks. Thes to ng inte shington, ¢ 1914, the the p of which and dur these courts, He o firm belief that at least fifty additional ts are necessary te meet the public wants in this respect within the next year In granting the tennis on, Col. Sherrill will 1 Joint Welfare Service to condu Soft drink, confectionery and Iu stands at the tennis grour which will afford an additional revenue | ty-severn located in & the past seasc court permit ! i | i mea _— JUSTICE AGENTS BEGIN PROBE OF SUGAR CHARGES ued from First Page) that is ab- | evidence required for such an injun tion within forty-eight hours “Mr. Hoover that the Depa ment of Commerce has been ir gating sugar prices for nearly a month. If 5o, the only effect has be« to boost prices 2 cents a pound advice to Mr. Hoover would stop his investigation in ests of the puilic and uation to the denartment criminal processes at its No Need for Boycott. “Before the day is 1o have in my possession cert dence which will show conclusivel hether or not the Department « ‘ommerce predicted a susar £hort or whether the cutire stt « Washington correspondents di cd the department’s statemer “I am glad that Senator Cappe presentative Dallinger are taking a live interest in the guestis ugar prices, but I cannot ugres them that when the prices of ar and other necessaries of life outrageously inflated the anl recourse which American consumers lLave is to starve themselves. I ‘be- lieve that the laws we now have on the statute books are sufficient to protect the American people from speculators and monopolists, if they are enforce e the age of eighty-nine Charlotte Coman_ still vigor and has pictures in ti best galleries of the world. During the past thirty-seven years she has) painted 1,500 pictures, says leave which conic ove i At Mrs. with vear paint«