Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1923, Page 12

SEESCONMUNGH ALVEINAMERA Ruthenberg, Defending Michi- gan Reds, Says He Was at Meeting in New York. By the Awsociated Press. ST. Mich., March Cross-examination of Charies E. Ruthenbers of Cleveland, Obfo, testi- 1ying in dofense of William 2. Foster, on trial charged with violation of the Michigan anti-syndicalism law, was tncomplete today, and prospects were that ft and his redirect examina- tlon would requlire his presence on the witness stund all da Ruthenberg, who qualifisd as sn ex- pert witness on communism, was ar- rested at the communist convention held near here last August and held for trial on the tame charge as that egainst Foster. Refuses to Admit Violence. The state yesterday, on cross ex- amination, tried to get an admission from Ruthenberg that the communist rty of Awerlca is dedicated to vio- ent” overthrow of tae government. Two and one-half hours of question- ing elicited only testimony that the witness did not know that the al- leged communist program offered in evidence really was a party program, and that if It was the statement of violent alms set forth in it was an overstatement of coramunist phiioso- D‘l&, uthenberg admitted that commu- nist organization was functioning @8 Iate as a week ago Sunday, when No attended a meefing of mere than forty delegates in New York Told of Gotham Meeting. Reading from the report of a gov- ernment agent who also was at the ineeting, Charles Gore, prosecutor of Berrien county, recited the alleged events &t the New York meeting, and 4n most of essent!al details the wit- ness agreed the account was correct The program and comstitution of the Workers® Party of America, which the defensa oontends had re placed the communist party prior to: tha convention held {n this county last summer, was barred by the court when the state objected it had been shown, except by Ruthenborg’s tes- timony, that it had ever been adopted JAPANESE DIET ENDS IN INKWELL BATTLE| Motion to Impeach Government Calls for Outburst of Protest by Majority. By the Associated Pre TOKIO, March »d by a motion of the opposition to impeach the gov- erament. Trays and inkstands were fiying through the air when, in the small hours of tue morning. the speaker declared the session closed. SOLD SPOILED MEAT. 8torekeepers Admit Guilt and Are Assessed $50 Each. Morris Stein, operating a meat and grocery store at 641 15th street mortheast, charged with violating the pure food and drug act, in that he offered for sale £poiled meats, plead- ed Fullty in the United States branch of Police Court today and was fined 450 by Judge McMahon Louls Sisler. proprictor of u meat and grocery store at 1311 U street Northeast, charged fense, pleaded gul oourt today and v DEMANDS JURY TRIAL. Former Venezuelan Consul to !"ighti Liquor Violation Charge. Among those arralgned in the Dnited States branch of Police Court today charged with violating the na- tlonal prohibition law was Domingo Paniagua, thirty-nine vears old, a for- mer consul from Venezuela, charged with making sales of whisky and pos- session. He pleaded not guiity and de- manded a jury trial. He is out on a $1,600 bond. No date waa set for the trial today. Panlagus was arrested by the vice squad in a prominent H ptreet office building, from which the police and revenue agents say he op- grated an extensive bootlegging bus- iness. Thirty quarts of cholce liquor were taken from the place, the poHce eay. BANKERS STILL CONFER. Tederal Reserve Governors Discuss Policies With Board Members. Governors of the federal reserve ‘banks continued today their confer- ence here with members of the Fed- eoral Reserve Board, but it was indl- cated that it probably would be late in the week before any definite poli- cles to control the reserve system in the {mmediate future could be de- on. Much interest was attached to the meeting because of a possibla decision affecting the credit situation. All the officlals who participated in the con- ference declined today, however, to discuss that question or to forecast whether any changes would be au- thorized in the present credit pelicy. The meeting Is the regular sprin gathering for exchange of views, an it was sald that much routine busi- ness was occupying attention for the present. — CASES NOLLE PROSSED. Alleged Violation of Distillers’ Act Was Charged. Assistant United States Attorney David A. Hart today nolle prossed five cases which have becn pending afnoe 1920 in_ Criminal Division 1. he acou had been held by & nited States commissioner for alleged wiolation of three sections of the Re- ¥ised Statutes relating to distlliers. Since the indictments the United States Supreme Court held that these particular seotions had been repealed y the national prohibition act and the government was left without a law on which to hold the accused. Yy were arrested on charges of smaintaining a still without paying the revenue tax or registering the distillery. Those_socused were Mary Smith, Wrank Brazerol. Robert Smallwood, James H. Wiillams and Charles Curtls. —_— LAUDS DISTRICT POLICE. Maj. Gen. Lejeune Expresses Ap- proval of Biddle Rites Trafic Work Appreciation of the manner in which the police, under Asstant Supt. Charles Evans, handied traffic during the funeral procession of Maj. Gen. Commundant Willlam P. Biddle, U. 8. M. C, retired, was expressed i1l 8 letter received by the Commis- ntoners today from Maj. Gen. John A. Lefoune. Gen. Lejeunc also voices tic thanks of Mrs. Biddle. | { point Poker Portraits—The Events Leading Up to the Tragedy— —By Webster.|SEEK TO DETERMINE You FoRGoT To AnTE ,CLIPF IT'S CUSTOMARY You Know OME .CU' ANTE! THE ONE WTHTHE S 1 FARMER-LABORITES CALL GONVENTION Mail Vote Favors Coalition of All Independent Political Groups. By toe Assoctated Press. CHICAGO, March 27.— National commiiteemen of the farmer-labor party, by a mail vote completed to- day, authorized the calling of a na- tional convention in Chicago July 3, when efforts will be made to or- ganize a coalition of all labor. farm- er, soclalist and other independent po- litical groups. Invitations are to be sent the Wom- an's Party, e of Women Voters, National Non-Partisan League, so- clalist party, committee of ' {8, all state federations of labor, all inter- national labor unlons. labor parties of various states and hundreds of organizations, asking them to . delegates with authority to fake sucl steps as are necessary to Lring about a coalition for the 1924 presidential campaign. As an instance of the need for unity among the independents, Jay Brown secretary of the farmer-labor part cited the last Illinois gubernatorfal campaign, with nine candidates for governor in addition to the republican and democratic tickets. The aim of the Chicago convention will be, he sald, to obtaln agreemont among the groups on one candidate in national and state campaigns, but allowing oach organization to continue {ts complete freedom of actlon in its own special fleid. DRY LID LIFTED. Norway Will Permit Sale and Use of Heavy Wines. CHRISTIANIA, Norway, March 26.— Both divisions of the Norwegian parliamont have voted by a small margin to abolish prohibition on heavy wines, and the bill has been sanctioned by the king, it was of- ficially announced today. At its last meeting the parliament unanimously authorized the govern- ment to conclude a commercial treaty with Portugal on the basis of free import of wine into Norway. The prohibition on brandy in Nor- way Is unchanged. The foregoing officlal announc- ment of Norway's action on wine prohibition corrects previous un- offioial accounts cabled, which stated that the parllament had voted to prohibit the use of heavy wines. —_—— VOLUNTARILY IN JAIL. Striking Miners, Accused of Dis- obeying Injunction, Decline Bail. SOMERSET, Pa, March 27.—Fif- teen striking coal miners, who last week surrendered to Sheriff Griith 2nd asked to be placed in jail after having been held in contempt of cokurt for violating an injunction granted to non-union mine operators were arrested and placed in jail here after they declined to furnish bail. ‘When the miners appeared. at the jall last week Bheriff Griffith re- fused to admit them because they had been given five days in whioh to, arrange beil. e infunction whioh they are ao- cused of violating prohibits. union miners from interfering with non- union miners working in mines {n the Acosta district near here. 'The hearing has been w®set for next Monday. HELD ON BAD CHECK CHARGE. Dr. Lucien J. Whitney, fath Lucien S Whitney, son, both tharged with passing checks for smail sum: ad no fun ned in the United States branch of Police Court today and held or the actlon o d Jury, bonds ‘being Mxed &t 7600 each” T THIEVES GET $149 AND PANTS. C. F. Bigbee of 1433 Rhode Island avenue told lhe; lice this morning {hat a thief had entered nls room n the n and stolen his trousers. He 'ndded . that 3149 in bills were in the pocket of the trousers, as well as a bunch of key: Precinct Detective Frank M. How- ard of the second precinct was as- signed to the case for preliminary investigation. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., TUESDAY MARCH Come up, CLiFF, YOU'RE SHY_ I ™ Por CLIFF, YOU' RE SHy! Cowe! psT! SAY, 0OC,LET ME HAUE YOUR. TACK KMIFE A MNUTE = MCH BLADE CLIFF WITH A EuERYBODY'S I BUT CLIFF MAYBE HE'LL CoOMmeE 1N IF WE ALL GEY TOown O CUR KNEES AND BEG HIM You DION'T ANTE, CLierF! we're ALL N BUT You'! 1T WAS JUST A Year AGO To-DAY THAY ELMER KILLED KrUFE. HOw TimE FLES ! RANDLE HIGHLANDS SEEKS IMPROVEMENTS | Better Car Bervice on Capital Trac- tion Company’s Line Asked in Resolution. A resolution urging improvement in traneportation facilities to Randle Highlands was adopted by the Randle Highlands Citizens' Association at a meeting in the Fountaln Memortal Church last night. The improvements to be requested consist of better car service or the establishment of 2 bus line from the end of the Capital Traction Company's line “at 17th street and ennsylvania avenue southeast to the Highlan t was sserted In the resolution that oclation would not be satisfied with any charge for transfers from 17th_street and the avenue, Thomas M. Crane stating that Randle High- lands was one of the nearest suburbs to the city and that any charge for & transfer would be unjust to the resldents of that section. The motorization of No. 19 engine company was asked in a resolution adopted by the association. It was pointed out that the territory tha this engine has to cover has greatly increased, it having to cover a section from 11th street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, on the west side of the bridge over the Anacostia river, to the District Itne on the other side: It also was a section in the v for a horse-drawn engine to gat over a8 quickly as g motor. Improvement of the playgrounds around the Randle Highlands School to be asked of the board of educa- tlon was also embodied in a reso- Iution. A reeolution was adopted to urge upon President Harding to set aside a perfod to be observed as anti- narcotio week. Thomas M. Crane presided in the absence of the presi- dent, Dr. B. T. Woodward. FOR GOVERNOR OF MEXICO. Union Names Candidate; Insists on Amicable Relations With U. S. HAVANA, March 27.—Emeterio de la Garza has been nominated by the Mexican National Union, of which he is president, as the unlon's candi- date for the presidency of Mexico. The platform adopted by the union calls for the acceptance by Mexico of the treaty of commerce and friend- ship proposed by Secretary Hughes of the American State Department, with guarantees of civil and religious 1(b- erty to Mexicans and foreigners in Mexico, respect for property rights and the reconstruction of the Mexi- can government “on a safe and sane soctal and economic baels.” Senor de la Garza will leave for New York and Washington in a few dars. | BISHOP TUTTLE BETTER. Recognizes Members of Family, But Physiclans Still Apprehensive. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 27.—The Rt. Rev. Danfel S. Tuttle, presiding bishop of the Episcopal chudches in the United States, who has been Il with grip for three weeks, today was re- ported as somewhat improved. He recognized members of his family for the first time in several days, took a Mittle nourishment. Attending physiclans still are ap- prehensive. because of the bishop's advanced age. He is elghty-six vears fold. MAJ. WHITING IS DEAD. Executive of Veterans’ Hospital at Oteen, N. C., Il! Several Weeks. ASHEVILLE, N. C. March 27— ] Eveleth Whiting, executive officer at United States Hospital No. 80 for world war veterans at Oteen, N. C., died early today after an {liness of several weeks. The body will be taken to Washington, where he had been In government service for about thirty years. Maj. Whiting was fifty-five Jears old and leaves a wife and one daughter. P — U-BOAT CAPTAIN SEIZED. French Arrest Lieut. Steinbrinck, ‘Who Terpedoed Sussex. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 27.—The French authorities in the Ruhr today arrest. ed Lieut. Otto Steinbrinck, named in the allied extradition list as com- mander of the German U-boat 18, which to: doed the passenger ship Suasex in , 1916, says a Central News dispatch from ‘Duesseldor? to- ay. the DIVORGEE TRIES - TOTAKE HER LIFE Frederick Woman in Critical Condition After Taking Poison Tablets. Special Dispatch to The Btar. FREDERICK, Md., March 27.—Mrs. Ruth Helfensteln-Bowers, twenty-five years old, divorced wife of William Bowers, £on of the late Clerk of Court Harry W. Bowers, and prominent in soclal circles, this city, attempted to commit suictde in the offices of Harry C. Hull, attorney, where she was em- ployed as a stenographer, by swallow- ing polson tablets. A .32-caliber re- volver was found on her person. She is at the Frederick City Hospital in & serious condition. Man tn Cuse. A man, said to be from this county, at whose home Mrs. Bowers is sald to have spent the evening, was with her when she took the poison. Police offi- clais were unable to give more definite information concerning him. Mrs. Bowers, it is sald, became i1l returning from the man's home, and Dr. W. C. Johnson, this city, was called to the Hull offices, where Mra. Bowers went on reaching the city. She attempted to take two more tablets, but was prevented by Dr. Johnson. Poiice authorities are unable to give any motive for the attempted suicide. Mrs. Bowers had steadily refused to discuss the matter, as has the man. Mrs. Bowers {5 the daughter of Mra, Nannle MacGill Helfenstein, who has resided in Baltimore for some years, where she {s employed at the United States Fidelity and Trust Company. Mrs. Bowers has been residing with her grandmother, Mrs. Lioyd T. Mac- Gill, East Church street. She has & daughter several years of age. MRS. LUCY WATHEN DIES. Lifelong Resident of Capital Had Many Relatives Here. Luey E. Wathen, a lifelong ent of Washington. and deugh- ter of the late Newton James and Martha E. Cox, died at her resilence, 5508 13th street, Friday. Mrs. Wathen was a sister of Dra Clifford and P. M. Cox and Mra T. Stormont. Also nlece of Capt. Brooke Amiss. She i8 survived by her husband. George C., three sons, Clifford. Chester and Robert, end two daughters, Martha and Mrs Arthur A. Brandt, all of Washing- ton. Funeral sorvices were held at the residence vesterday. Interment was at Glenwood cemetery. BLIMP ON TRIAL FLIGHT. Government’s Biggest Dirigible’s Second Successful Flight. AKRON, Ohio, March 27.—The C-1, the government's newest and biggest non-rigid _dirigible, made its second successful flight over this city yes- terday. It remained in the air for more than three hours, encircling the city several times, after which it made a safe landing. The bllmp was piloted by Lieut. F. M. McKee of Scott Fleld, IlL, and car- ried a crew of six. The Only Cap With Flap Attached. AMERIOAN DAIRY SUPPLY 00., Makers, ~ Washington, B. 0. DRUG NEEDS OF U. S. Foderal Control Board With Manufacturers Curb Exoess. Confers ‘> o | The federal narcotics control board todsy opened m conference at prohidbition headquarters with man- ufacturers of narcotic drugs to de- termine the amount of such drugs needed In the nation during the year. The conference was called in con- nection with an embargo recently lald down by the boerd to prevent all importations of such drugs until it could be determined what the actual needs of the country will be. Col. L. G. Nutt, head of the nar- cotic division of the prohibition unit, who is also secretary of the federai narcotics control , presided over the conference, at which were repesentatives of the Stats, Treasury und Commerce departments, two phy- siclans of the public_health service and representatives of the manufac- rers. Officially, the board conslsts of Becretaries Hughes, Hoover and Mellon, but these cabinet officers have designated officlals of their depart- inents to take care of the detalls of the work. Among the concerns represented are Powers, Welghtman & Rosengartern, Merck & Co., McKesson & Roberts, Mallinckrodt ~ Chemical Works and Maywood Chemical Works. GIRL FALLS TO DEATH. Was on Roof Engaged in Writing School Magazine Story. NEW YORK, March 27.—A story, which sixteen-year-old Mirtam Wil- son had started to write toduy for her high school magazine, will never be completed. Mirlam went up to the! roof of the flve-story apartment where | she llved, seeking quiet to write her | masterpiece. A few minutes later one of the tenants heard a crash and, investigating, found hor body on the pavement of the court. It {8 belteved the girl. who was sub- jeot to attacks of ol and fell to her death. Ightship, nothing was wrong with the vesse!|!0cal ships to national and perhaps | and that it radio call for assistance. Manuing hae been on the alert off the | | capes for saveral dayw in quest of rum | shipy bound from Cuba to northern | United States ports. ships ended 1 ters becume tree to watch more close- Buzzi, charged with murder in the first de- gree in connection with the snooting of Bronx contractor, with whom she had Jived, pleaded not gullty when ar- Iaginess, swooned | raigried today In supreme court. was committed to jatl to awalit trial. 27, . 1923 LIGHTSHIP FOUND . NOTIN DISTRESS l Convince d Ruse Was Employ- ed That Liguor Cargo Could Be Landed. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va, March 27.—Coast guard officlals here have expressed the opinfon that the mysterious wire- less report that sent rellef craft scur- | rying to the Frying Pan was a ruse employed by rum off the coast to divert the a lightship runners ttention ntra- It developed today lightship was not " When rescue craft reached it was discovered t that had not dispatched the The cutter The winter crulses of coast guard t week, and the cut running activities off the belfeved that the pur I pose of the fake wireless appeal for | aid was to send the Manning to the | €ro mouth of the Cape Fear river, leaving | Iry, | the entrance to the bay unguarded. MRS. BUZZI IS HELD. for Schneider Murder. NEW YROK, March 27.—Mrs. Anna who was Indicted yesterday | Committed to Jail to Await Tr‘ldEDROPS UNITS FROM NAVY. Frederick Schnelder, wealthy She PLANNING TO DEVELOP ‘MODEL’ YACHT RACES Clab to Encourage Building Small | Craft for Steam, Sail and | |; Electric Power. To develop locally the nationally | Organized sport of building and rac- | ing small working models of steam, | sall and electric yachts the Washing- | lton Model Yacht Club was formed last night, with temporary head-| quarters at the offices of John Quin- | lan, 524 10th street northwest, where the preliminary meeting was held. | The reflecting pool of the Lincoln | | Memorial and the Tidal Basin this summer will be the scenes of lively | Baltim of the coant guard 8o that they might | Minfature regattas and yacht races, | weman o run without danger the blockade off |#Cccording to plans of the club, with the Virginia capes with their band cargo. the Frying Pan cquipped with wirel | tiny” ships, built for style and ‘speed. vying with each other for the local champlonship. { The club will be afiltated national- | with the Model Yacht Racing As- | fation of America, and may send | Washington, Baltimore und W..B.A. CARBURNS, HOMAN FANTS Fifteen Passengers Flee to Safety—Nearby Building Is Scorched. By the Ansnciated Presr. BALTIMORE, Md. March olis electric railway passenger car was burned at En, urb, early’ today, the ing’ a nearby Awellls and forcing { the occupants to leave the house. A dozen or fifteen passengers were on the car, which left Washington for at midnight. A negro woman passenger fainted In the ex- citement. There werc no other mis- haps. The motorman car ran causing a reported that fnto a broken trolley & short circuit of flames the wire The car was in a few minute | International races. ! | Temporary officers were elected s follows: A. W. Payne, commodora: il E.Garber, vice commodore, and | hn Quinlan, secretary. Already | | there nuve been entered In the local Iclub models of steam, salling ané olectric yachts. The steam yacht fu! 4 tiny affalr, the cylinders in the | gleam engine of which age about two nehes i i n model yacht racing has | throughout the coun- there are now about twenty- {fve such clubs. Last year an inter- | national race was held at New York, [ won by the American defender, while \’lh:s year an international race will | be held in London | MELBOURNE, Australla, March 27. —Twerty-four units of the Australian navy ara to be disposed of, according to an a uncement by the director of naval intelligence. The vessels in- clude the battle cruiser Australia, light cruiser Srdney, a number of de- stroyers and sloops and six sub- marines. 7 Tableta. A general tonic for add‘.zr.l;;d children. 1u your ist can't supply you,send $1.00 for regular bottle to Northwestern Yeast Co., Dept. 27, Chi- o money re- funded. 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