Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1923, Page 1

WEATHE! Fair and slightly perature for twenty-tw at 10 p.m. last ni Lowest, 40. colder tomorrow cloudy, possibly rain. Tem- Full report on R. today; ‘0 hours end- ght: Highest, No. 939.—No. 28818. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. " SEEK BLACKMAILER AS ACTUAL SLAYER INMODEL'S MURDER Exposure of “Mr. Marshall” as John K. Mitchell of Phila- delphia Sensation. BELIEVE PLOT TO EXTORT HUGE SUM BEST CLUE Stolen Letters Expected to Be Found in Possession of Man Sought by Police. March t torney Pecora for nine served the incognito of the mysterious Marsh of the Dorothy Keenan murder case, today re- luctantly admitted, when faced b: band of men, that 3 Marshal Kearsley Mitchell of Philadelphia, capitalist, clubman and son-in-law of L. T. Stotsbury of J. P. Morgan and Compar At the & veil of of “Mr. Wilsen nied Mitehel Bro: W Wilson,” me time Mr. Pecora removed the . deni urrounding lel the with ald tiie assistant prose- John M. of 1 dway 1 night “hloroform M cutor, was Jackson, York lawyer Detained Several Hours. After this denouncement. Mr. P cora held a conference with Mitchell and Jackson ompanied by ew York law- Mitchell, stepped o Mr. Pecora’s office after it had be. Miss acated by “Bil ord, Keenan's waid, who also liad beer moned for further qu: . iell was detained in the d rict . attorney’s office until nearly o'clock tonight. He refused to make any statement he left and rushed down the ele to the street After the bad gone, Tecora said he absolut, vinced” that Dorothy Keenan was mur- dered as the result of a blackmail plot directed against Mr. Mitchell, in which Dorothy either refused to participate or failed to keep a promise to do so, Has Definite ldea. ecora further declared he had a definite idea” who the black- mailer was. and sald a certain man knew Miss Keenan had received a letter from Mitchell written whlic he was at m Beach. sald to be the posse: person who murdered s he has de- b it ilie” Bradford's story, Mr. Pecora ator clubman Mr. was con- the stro; poe said, was particularly interesting and | served to add considerable strength to the blackmail theory. The negro mald said Miss Keenan had received this letter and that other letters re- ceived from Mitchell had been placed | in the model's safe deposit vault. The last one was the only one in the apartment, she said. “Billie” identified as Mr. Mitchell's a suit of pajamas fournd in the apartment, said Mr. Pecora. Large Amount Involved. Questioned as to the blackmalil plot, Mr. Pecora sald the amounf involved was “very large.” He sald there was evidence to support the theory that | the blackmailer intended to confront Mr. Mitchell in Dorothy's apartment and that the night of the slaying had been set as the date for springing the trap. Mr. Mitchell and Albert Guimares, “the man in the fur coat.” who was a friend of Dorothy’s, were not ac- Mr. Pecora said. He de- quainted, clared “Billie” Bradford had told him | d instructed her that | that Dorotk under no cire I 1stances were the two to be allowed to meet, and that Mr. Mitchell was to be kept in ignorance of her intimacies with other men. Umbrella Clue Dropped. “The information obtained today from the mald also sets at rest any Importance that might be given to the m umbrella found in the apartment,” said Mr. Pecora. “She s5ays it had been there for weeks and that she had been often told by Mi Keenan to take it and keep it if she wanted it.” Mr. Mitchell Was among the first learn of Dorothy's death, said. Shortly after noon on Thursday, the day after he last vis- ited the apartment, he called up the apartment and a voice he did not recognize answered the telephone. He said he asked for Miss Keenan, and the voice at the other end of the wire said: “Dorothy is dead.” Shocked at News. Mitchell told Mr. Pecora he so shocked at the unexpected news that he hung up the receiver without further conversation. He di- rected Mr. Jackson to find out fur- ther details, and the lawyer called a private detective who called the medical examiner's office. It was Mrs. Keenan who answered the telephone in her daughter's apart- ment. She had already corroborated ‘the statement that a man called and asked for Dorothy the morning after the murder. Called for Questioning. Mr. was Mr. Mitchelll—whose wife, Mrs. Frances Stotesbury Mitchell today professed in Palm Beach complete surprise when informed that her hus- vand had been named as the mys- rious r. Marshall”"—was called bere for questioning as to whether he had any knowledge of a blackmail ulot which Mr. Pecora believes ex- ted, but in which Miss Keenan re- ‘used to join. In a formal statement, Mr. Pecora reiterated his belief that Mitchell and Jackson had no connec- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) . FORMER HUSBAND * | mail steamer Kyle, which left this port Mr. | WASHINGTON Reweds Husband |Divorced in 1921 | | i i | i | \ | | | | MRS, WILLIAWM F. HITT. MRS, HTT REWEDS i i | | Daughter of Late Senator El- kins and Spouse Were Divorced in Paris. i |SOCIETY NOT SURPRISED| Have Been Constantly Together‘ Since Separation—Spending Honeymoon in Gotham. kins Hitt, daugh- | enator Stephen B.| Virginia, was married | { here yesterday to her former husband | | Wit 3. R tt of Washington, | from whom she was divorced in Paris | in the summer of 1921. i Miss Elkins and Mr. Hitt were mar- | | ried on October 27, 1914, few vears after first reports that she was be- trothed to the Duke of the Abruzzi, cousin of the King of Italy, and mem- ber of the House of Savoy. Hitt, a| son of a former representative in| Congress from Illinois, was one of| her first suftors. and remained one of | her admirers through the perfod of ;an international romance, which {caused echoes In more than one European captital. Honeymoon in New York. | Elkins of We, fam Incompatability was said to have been the cause of their separation | Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Kikins, with| |one or two others, were present at | the wedding. They are supposed to| | be spending thetr second honeymoon | at the Ritz in ew York. Further information than that the wedding | | took place yesterday could mot be| | obtalned from Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Hitt's | | mother. 2 Society folk of Washington and | New York refused to be surprised at {the announcement, since the devotion of the husband to his ex-wife was quite apparent. They have been con- | stantly together since a few months after the divorce, and even at the time the divorce was granted in France, their friends knew they were the best and closest of friends. Not Fond of Soclety. Mrs. Hitt has never been a devotee of society, and has spent almost her entire time with her horses and dogs since reaching womanhood. Her| stables at the Middleburg estate are |among the most notable of the coun- itry, and her kennels are aimost as | widely known. Both she and Mr. Hitt are ardently fond of horses, and her trophies of the tan bark fill an room in her mother's residence street. The Virginia estate cupled, alternately, by Mr. and Mrs. Hitt since their divorce, each pre- { terring the country to the city life. %ICE FIELDS CLOG COAST; SEAL CATCH IS SMALL | | | ST. JOHNS. F. March 24.—The| { south coast of New Foundland again| | is obstructed by’ great ice fields. «The has been oc- last Saturday, reported today that she had just reached Harbor Breton, 160 miles from St. Johns, a trip usually made in twenty hours. Reports from the sealing fleet today were that the total killed so far is only 18,000 seals, of which 14,000 were taken in one day. The owners express fear that the fleet has missed the ice floe carrying. the main seal herd. | The stormy weather and rough ice { surface have made it impossible to use {an atrplane taken along with the fleet for spotting the herds from the air. i | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 24.—Two cast iron bombs, stuffed with explosives and carrying twelve-inch fuses, were found today in front of the Union $Methodist Church, half a block from Broadway and West 48th street, in the \heart of the theatrical district. The bombs were found at the height of the post-matinee rush, when the street in front of the church was jammed from curb to curb with pedestrians and taxicabs. “Jay walkers” picked up. the ex- plosives in the middle of the street. They were about the size of base balls, with shells of cast iron. The fuses.had not been lighted. Rumors of an attempt to bomb the church fiew about, while another rew 3 . ament Bombs Near Gotham Church Excite Post-Matinee Crowds POINCARE DEMAND 10 BE FOR TREATY WITHOUT CHANG A 1 Indications Are Premier Will Insist on Arms Pact 0. K. as It Stands. | WOULD THEN NEGOTIATE BY USE OF DIPLOMACY | | | | Sees Chance to Obtain Concessions in Event of Need Without World Criticism. Star pyTIght, PARIS. March 2#.—With the "ahxnt‘l:' to consider seriously on Tuesday the | proposal for reservations to the Washington naval treaty it is re garded as » possible tonight that Premigr Poincare may demand unre- | served ratification of the treaty by (By Cable to T} < Tribune, | & { the chamber, despite the committee’s views. If the cabinet supports the premier In such action, M. Poincare is ex- pected to e tion Im parlfamentary oppost to ratification withofit reserva- | by to the 1 ons to the govern- | n make them through | channels. In other words, | the premier could send separate notes | the various other &ignatory na- | tions, pointing out the French dest »! to defend herself against Germany's| tion or disregard of the disarm- | auses of the Versailles treaty | an appeal makers | ve observa | to le diplomati | and at the same time not suffer the| onus of having broken the Washing- | ton pact. | Hands Treaty to Experts. | Premier Poincare today handed over | to the treaty experts at the Qual D'Orsay the task of studying um} Washington document closely to| ascertain if the goverfnment consid- e it necesary to discuss with the chamber further the terpretation of the text. The chamber is empowered only to accept or reject treaties. In- terpretation is a task of the govern- ment. As the btdgetary naval construc- tion program is far under the ton- nage granted France by the Wash- ington treaty, and submarines, on which France depends for liason with her colonies are involved, the only observations in which the govern- ment is interested concern Germany's good faith with respect to the dls- armament stipulation of the treaty | of Versailles. Likely to Demand 0. K. For this reason, it is not believed | that either M. Poincare, his experts or his cabinet are prepared to take the observations of the foreign af- fairs committee very seriously, and it is highly probable that the premfer will demand outright ratificatlon, leaving the government free to com- municate its supplementary views di- rectly to Washington, London, Rome and Tokio at the proper time. FRENCH FEAR CRISIS. | Reluctant to Tie Up on Treaty Be- cause of Germany. By the Associated Press % PARIS, March 24 —Reviewing the discussion now going on over the Washington naval treaty, the Temps today cites the interditcions imposed upon Germany by the treaty of Ver- sailles concerning naval construc- tion, and declared that, if the Ver- sailles clauses were respected, France naturally would follow the Wash- ington treaty. But the German vio- lation of the Versailles stipulations would change everything, and new French naval precautions would be indispensable. These precautions might be so urgent, the Temps says, that there would be no time in which to con- voke a conference for reconsidera- tion of the treaty, as provided for in article XXI of the document. There- fore the newspaper suggests the ad- dition of a clause declaring that, the Versallles treaty having fixed the limit for Germany's naval arma- ments, forbldding Germany to export naval war materials or send naval missions to foreign countries and submitting Germany to define meas: ures of control and Investigation France shall ratify the Washington treaty on condition that such ratifi- cation will not prevent urgent meas- ures which France might deem neces- sary to adopt if the clauses of the Versallles treaty were violated. Approves Article. The newspaper approves highly of the proposed article, declaring “as thus communicated, it will consti- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) port was that the explosives had been hurled at the police from a window on the opposite side of the street. A patrolman, to whom the bombs appeared familiar, led investigators to a laboratory in the former home' of an aged inventor, who had died last Monday. The patrolman had been one of the guard assigned to the premises to supervise the Temoval of the in- ventor's effects. After several hours of investiga- tion, detectives announced they were satisfied the presence of the bombs before the church twas accidental; that the explosives unintentionally had been placed with the inventor's household goods and lost, unnoticed, from a mover's vap, No arrests were made, n o, |over scenes of the film and tonight Bern-| SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1923. “From block ael delivered to Washington homes as fast Press to Home | Within the Hour” | The Star’s carrier system covers every and the regular edition is | as the papers are printed. BERNHARDY WEAK, FGHTING FOR LFE Condition of Great Actress Becomes Aggravated, Say Physicians. HER DEATH MAY BE NEAR| Posed at Her Home This Week for Film Which Is Being Made by American Company. By the Ansociated Press PARIS, March f4-—Mme. Sarah Bernhardt is critically il perhaps dying. Bravely this remarkable wom- an, who belongs to the world as well as to France. is fighting against the ravages of disease, but her weakened condition makes the odds much against her. After a long consultation the attending physiclans issucd following bulletin: “The conditi tonight the hag become aggravated in the last| few days and the prognosis must be: reserved. g The guarded terms used would lead to the belief that the possibility of Bernhardt's recovery Is not great. Bernhardt herself declared only re- cently that she would continue her work on the:stage to the very last, and only this week she posed at her home in a film for an American com- pany, thus probably overtaxing her strength. Endurance Amazes. The entire house had been given to preparations for various hardt lles gazing upon the stage of the drama in which she took part. Her friends cried as they left her bedside, overcome by the very pathos of it. One said: “Her heart of gold still beats. Every now and then her won- derful smlle reaches those about her. She dozes and seems to lose con- sclousness, then revives and smiles again, saying softly, ‘T am sorry to give you pain and trouble.’ Her voice is melodious and caressing, her courage and faith beautiful to be- hold.” All the physicians are amazed at the patience and endurance of the great actress and one remarked that he would not be surprised if she again survived the crisis. Mme. Bernhardt does not like for her friends to think of her patho- logical condition or of her as phys# cally fncomplete through past surgi- cal operations and she says: “I want ou all to think of me as perfect.” Her son Maurice and others of her kin are remaining constantly by her side. Slow Recovery. Bernhardt made only a slow re- covery from the {liness which began December 18 while she was rehears- ing & new play of Sacha Guitry, and when she agreed to appear in a film scenario, in which she played the role of a paralytic, she stipulated that the film must be taken at her home. The rehersals were Dprogressing well and nothing seemed to give cause for alarm or fear of a relapse, when yesterday, after dining with her friend Louise Abbem, the painter, she complained of extreme fatigue and fainted. Physiclans were imme- diately summoned, but reserved their opinion until a further consultation. Mme. Bernhardt is believed to be suffering from uraemic poisoning. Collapsed at Rehearsal. Mme. Bernhardt, who observed her seventy-seventh birthday on October 23 last, suffered a collapse at the re- hearsal of a new play in Paris on December 18. She made light of the afrdir at the time, terming it a mere fainting spell and declaring that she would soon be back before the foot- lights. She suffered several relapses and on December 24 was reported to be dying. She slowly recovered from this setback, however, and on Jan- uary 10 felt so strong that she in- sisted upon attending the theater. Since then, until the news today of her sudden sinking spell, her condi- tion was not thought to be serlous, 1 of Mme. Bernhardt | PAKT ONE—10 Pages. | General News—Local, National, Foreign. | Avlation Page 15. Arts and Artists—Page 16 Boy Scout News—Page 17. The Ctvillan Army—Page 18. Army and Navy News—Page 19. Schools and Colleges—Page 22. New Ideas In D. C. Schools—Page 25. Spanish War Veterans—Page 26, | Veterans in the Great War—Page 27. | In the Community Centers—Page 2. Radlo News and Gossip—Page 20. Financial News—Pages 30 and 31. 'CI;QIII'MU Advertisements—Pages 32 to | PART TWO—16 Pages. Editorlals and Editorlal Features. Washington and Other Soclety. D. A. R. Activities—Page 13. News of the Clubs—Page 14. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 14. i Girls and Their Affairs—Page 15. | Serlal, “The House of Mohun"—Page 15, | PART THREE—I2 Pages. Amusements—Theaters and the Ph play. Music In Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6 to 10. Fraternities—Page 11, | Book Reviews—Page 11. Boys and Girls’ Page—Page 11. PART FOUR—4 Pages. Pink Sports Section. | PART FIVE—S Pages. ‘ Magazine Sectlon—Features and Fiction. ROTOGRAVURE—8 Pages. {World Events In Pictures. | COMIC SECTION—4 Pages. | Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Bett; Mr. and Mrs, | VICE SQUAD SEIZES $12.000 OF RUM Activities In Washington— i i i | { | | | { | ! oto- | i 1 | 762 Quarts of Alleged “Real” | Goods Taken From Train at Union Station. In a strategic follow-up of infory tion obtained on recent raids, the vice squad, under Lieut. Davis and revenue agents, last night seized 762 quarts of genuine Scotch and rye whiskies at| the Union station, after an agent of | the squad had tralled the consignment from Savannah, Ga., to this city. The identit¥ of the man accompany- ing the consignment, which was in the baggage car of the train, is known, police state, but he escaped arrest by leaving the train at some station before reaching Washington. Valued at $12,000. Valuation of the liquor, If retailed at a conservative bootleg price for “zood Cuban stuff.” experts of the vice squad estimated, would run to more than $12,000. During the new system originated by Lieut. Davis in raids, information as to “follow-up” cases came to him which established the belief that at least $15,000 worth of Cuban liquor each week was finding its way into Wash- ington. The trunks were hauled to the second precinct. They were dumped in the hall way between the squad room and the cells, and nearly blocked passage- way for prisoners. PRESIDENT INDORSES HOME-OWNING_IDEA Believes Nothing Contributes More to Good Citizenship, He ‘Wires Chicagoans. By the Associated Press. . CHICAGO, March 24.—An indorse- ment of home ownership by President Harding was read at the opening of the “Own Your Own Home” ex- position here today. President Hard- ing wrote: “Believing that nothing can do more toward the development of the highest attributes of good citizen- ship than the ownership by every family of its own home, I am always ! glad to indorse! effective] efforts ul encourage home ownershif” | | | serving his first term, | was seized with an illpess which he | at first believed to be grip. ! first IS DEAD OF CANCER ]Samuel D. Nicholson Suc- cumbs at Denver Home After Month’s lliness. {UNCONSCIOUS AT END | Lapses Into State of Coma After Physicians Inject Opiates to Ease Pain. By the Associated Press DENVER, Colo, March 24.—Samuel D. Nicholsow, United States senator from Colgrado, died here at 9:15 o'clock tonight. Carcinomas, or cancer of the liver caused his death. He had been 1ll for nearly a month. Senator Nicholson was unconscious when he died. He had lapsed into a !state of coma shortly before the end Oplates were used by the physicians to alleviate the pain ordinarily caused by the malady from which Senator Nie was sufferfiz. The malady which caused the death of Senator Nicholson was the first verious iliness he had suffered in his lifetime, In his first appeal to physi- ence was unable to Had Pains for Yenars. For several precedir. his death, Senator cholson had experi- enced slight pains. which he had at- tributed to indigestion, according to his brother, Murdock Nicholson. A robust, energetic man, the senator had given slight ‘heed to the condi- tion. Three months before his death these attacks became more frequent and painful, but it was not until late in February that Senator Nichol- son's _condition became such that he appefled for medical advice. Nine days before the adjournment of Congre: in which he had been the senator vears For the time in his life he called a physician. As a result of a diagnosis at the Army and Navy Hospital in Washington, he was advised to con- sult the Mayo brothers at Rochester, Minn Consults Mayo Brothers. On March 10 Senator Nicholson ar- rived at Rochester, and his case was diagnosed by physicians at the Mayo Brothers' Hospital clinic. At® that time, according to Dr. Arthur Mahle, who attended him through his iliness, the liver had become enlarged to about twice its normal size, although the senator was able to walk about. After consultations with Drs. Charles and Willlam Mayo and Dr. had been called to Rochester, at Sena- tor Nicholson's request, it was de- cided that an operation was Inex- pedient. Falling rapidly, as the toxic poisonssresulting from the condition spread, Senator Nicholson requested that he be removed to his home in Denver. Throughout the journey to Colorado the senator rested easily, but his strength was waning. Immediately after his arrival he was taken to his home and another dlagnosis indi- cated that his condition remained ex- tremely critical. Hope virtually was abandoned by the physiclans who were unable to cope with the fatal malady, and his death resulted. Family at Bedside, He was surrounded by members of his family when he dled. His daughter, Mrs. Max Melville; a brother, Murdock A. Nicholson; his son, Edward Nicholson, and his son- in-law, Max Melville, were in the little group at his bedside when the end came. The death of Senator Nicholson, who was a republican, will send a democrat to the United States Senate from Colorado. The appointment of his successor rests with Gov. W, E. Sweet, democrat. The senator's term did not expire until March 3, 1927. His successor will be appointed to serve until the general election in 1924, when Colo- i on Page 4, Hubert | Work, Secretary of the Interior, who | — FIVE CENTS. Heiress Returns To Investigate ‘Apology Bequest’ By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 24.—Mrs Gertrude Linderman Gilmour, de- nying that she had slandered any members of the family of B. A Linderman of Washington and Chicago, to whom she will have to apologize before inheriting $187.- 000 as stipulated in her mother's will, returned from Europe on the Paris today to find out, she de- clared, “what it all means. The chief holdings of the Linder- Mr. Linderman of the Alstin Machinery Company. A codicil to the will provided that the daughter should not re- ceive her share of the estate until she had apologized to Mr. Linder- man for slanderous remarks she is alleged to have made against the " famil, Mr. shington, offices nds h; Linderman but s w oniy small part of his time here. At the time of the filing of the will he unable to throv: any light on behind the codicil. DRAFTSMEN RUSH D. . SCHOOL PLANS {Number of Temporary Men Are Employed by Munici- pal Architect. BLUEPRINTS ARE FINISHED Completion Will Be Delayed Be- cause of Shortage of Neces- sary Men. employm draftsmen, Municipal Albert L. Harris is plann of tenm Architec new school buildings provided for in the appropriations act for fiscal year. apt. John E. Wood. assistant engi- | neer commissioner, in charge of the | architect’s office, sald yesterday every effort would be made to have the drawings finished during the summer, 50 that the buildings may be under contract before fall. Has Finished Blueprints. practically finished blueprints for all | construction work carried in the cur- rent act, including a new heme for the harbor police and a new polife station at 17th street and Rhode Island avenue northeast “We intend to push the school build- ing program as outlined in the new appropriatio just as rapidly as possible.” said Capt. Wood. District officials would like to com- plete all plans and specifications by July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year. This will hardly be possible, however, for the reason that a suffi- cient number of qualified temporary draftsmen are not available. Here are the projects for which the {architect must prepare plans: Projects Under Way. For the remodeling and enlarge- ment of Western High School Addition to the Thomson School, 12th and L streets northwest. An eight-room extensible building on land to be acquired between Georgia avenue and 16th street. An eight-room extensible building on land in the vicinity of the Tenley School. A sixteen-room building to replace the old John F. Cook School. for future buildings in various sec- tions of the city. The acquisition of Wheeler, assistant engineer commis- sioner. “BOOTLEG TRUST” CLUE FOUND IN RUM SEIZURE Truckload of Whisky Believed Part of Supply From ‘Ware- house. NEW YORK, March Evidence of a “bootleg trust” which over- shadows even the $10,000,000 ware- house conspiracy alleged to have i been uncovered Thursday was declar- ed by federal officials tonight to have | been revealed as a result of the selz- ure of a truckload of bonded whisky at Yonkers, N. Y. —_— e RUN ALIENS IN BY AIR. Smugglers Using Planes Mexican Border. EL PASO, Tex. March 24—Smug- gling allens into the United States in airplanes has become a serious prob- lem to immigration authorities, ac- assistant secretary of labor, who ar- rived here today after visiting immi- gration inspectors along the Mexican border from Tia Juana east to El Paso. ; Chinese especially are being smug- gled in airplanes from Mexico to this country, White said _— ‘WAGE STRIKE PLANNED. DUNKIRK, N. Y., March 24.—Sev- enty-five molders employed at the Brooks plant of the American Loco- motive Company today voted to striko on Monday unless demands for higher wages ure granted. The men have been receiving 75 cents an hour and ask for 82 cents and recognition of thelr upion, 5 to rush to completion plans for the the next| The architect’s office, he said.%has | The act also carries ,autkority and | funds to purchase mew school sites land is in the hands of Maj. Raymond | Along | cording to Robert Carl White, second | ERUN SHIPS OR SELL, - LASKER WILL URGE - ONTHE PRESIDEN |Two Alternatives to Be | Placed Before Mr. Harding on Return to Washington. i . = 'FEBRUARY LOSS HEAVY; . QUICK ACTION IS URGED JOperalion of Merchant Marine Costs $3,000,000 for Month. Harding Party Ends Cruise. the na. t i 5 merchant bviding for ong oper: government lon and co ol of the govrnments |owned ocean shipping and the othey looking toward disposal of the gove lernlnnu tonnage to private interesta will be laid before President Harding |upon his return to Washington by | the Shipping Boara. | This tonight b; member anno s made here ker, whp ident’s leave Loxe 33,000,000 More. beinz subn Lis decis n to be a R data, } showin, ! the t lion rd lost rating the i thre Tgovern tho less than t | uar Lasker. qui . it shows, in that sol throug! ¥ Congress ¢ the administr. \ipping bil ! While Mr. L: | into details of | disposal the private interests. which confidently expected will bLe the one chosen by the President, it is known that it contemplates for sa of the | vessels at less than the wor arkel i prices on conditions that the pure chasers guarantee to maintain the | ships upon 2. prescribed service. ! Submitted to Owners. This suggestion recently was suba { mitted by the Shipping Board to tha | American Steamship Owne: Asso- ‘VC‘UOIL the United States p Op- | erators’ Assoctation and the Council of American Shipbuilders for advice, Tha rep! ies now being reccived from those associations are expected to ba | submitted to the President along with the details of the plan Chairman Lasker will stop at News | port News, en route to Washington to give a final inspection to the giant Leviathan, which will be put in the | European service as soon as possible, Thousands Greet Party. useboat hast, | Concluding along U dent and Mrs. Harding and th | cation companic d in St, Aug. | ustine late today and received an en- thusiastic reception from hundreds of old friends. The people of St. Augustine know the President and his wife perhaps more intimately than the people of any other city in the United States, except Marion, Ohio, for the Hard- ings have been coming to this old Spanish founded for nearly twenty years, For that reason, th% arrival of the presidential pasty hera differed from that at the various other east coast cities visited. It seemed like something of a homes coming. Band Awaits Party. Florida east B arr | Several thousands lined the sea wall within a few minutes after the presidential houseboa the Pioneer, was sighted coming up Matananzas bay, while a hundred or so had kept ! a patient watch during the afternoon. | Even the band was there to play as | the Pioneer docked, just as related in stories of the homecoming of & proma inent former resident Mr. and Mrs. Harding recognizéd a number of old friends in the crowd that | pressea around their automobile and !lined the streets leading to the Hotel Ponce de Leon, where the party will { stay for a week before leaving Florida, These the President and his wife greeted warmly. Arriving at the hotel, the chief executive and Mrs. Harding were formally welcomed by the Gove ernor of Florida and Mrs. Hardee, who had come over from Tallahassee for the purpose. 1 Twenty Minutes to Dock. ! A previous welcome had been extende | ea at Jacksonville by a committee repre- ‘Khentlng the governor, on March 6, when | the Presidential party entered the state, The Pioneer arrived much later than had been expected, it being 5:15 o'clock when she drew up to the dock. It re= quired twenty minutes get her |around so that a gangplank could be put out, and during this time the Pres- | tdent and Mrs. Harding stood on the | deck, watching the operation. The des ilayed arrival was due to a late starg | today, the vessel not getting under way ! until noon. The week to be spent here 18 expected to be much like the previous elghteen days the President and hig party have spent in Florida, quiet and | resteul. to Plans Daily Golf. The executive will not be able to get the seclusion here that has marked the | nouseboat trip, which took him from | Ormond to Miami and back up the coast | to this city, but arrangements have been made to insure o continuation of the rest and recreation. 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