Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1923, Page 2

MUST SHIFT 3200 INMAKING REPAIRS; QUARTERS LACKING Imperative Internal Revenue Work Under Way With Nowhere to Go. NEED NEW UNDERPINNING AT TREASURY ANNEX NO. 2 Conditions at War Work Buildings Emphasize Need of Erecting Permanent Structures. The Imperative need for Congress to appropriate moncy for the erec- tion of permanent buildings to house activities of the government that are constantly expanding under acts of Congress is emphasized by the prob- lem placed before the Public Build- ings Commission With. respect to Treasury Annex No. 2. There 3,200 government employes, on important income tax work, are threatened with being temporarily interrupted in their work, by groups, over a period of five or six months, while abso- lutely essential repairs are belng made, be e no space can be found e where to house this work. This particular temporary building, between lith and 15th streets and Ohio avenue and B street, must have a completely new underpinning if itis to continue in use during the next three yea All of the temporary “war work” buildings are in virtually the same condition, and have from time to time been patched up to last & little longer One such buiiding, at 6th und B sireets, has had the lower floors gthene 1d 1S Lo be ens tirely shored up for uss by the gens eral supply committes. Bullt on Pilex. uble with e I8 that they undations, on_ plies, and uction must be renewed three ye , the engi- ed by the Public Build- oint out. It is be- blic Bulldings poor thou- for putting n in three ngs would be - the government au The buii with such con about every neers empic ings Co ing urged Com 'S ut temporary were buiit of or tour 3 unsafe and u Work James A Wetmore, supervising archiiect Treasury, has ap- Col retice O, charge of Buildings e cannot : “nue ved, so that these re- ade rvey of the availabie space, by J. C. Youns, an engineer tailed by Col. Sherrill for this spe- work, reveals that there is no pace 10to whioh these 3,200 employes ¢an be moved. They are now oc- Qupying about 260,000 square feet of floon spuce In Treasury annex No. 2 and there i8 no more than 60,000 feet anywhers else that will be available between now and June, unless some Other units are moved, and there is Do place to move the other units into, Must Take Up Floors. Tomporary repairs have been made from time to time wnd this work is ®till in progress. The problem pre- Sonted for the publio buildings com- mission, however, I8 that a general Job of ‘replcaing’ the underpinning must be done if there is any inten- tion of continuing to use this tem- porary building. To do this will re- Quire that the floors be taken up. Supervising Architect Wetmore points out that one wing of the bullding could be done at a time, but even this would necessitate a double mov- ing of the employes, and if done in that way the job would take fiva or 8ix months and probably cost about fr. Wotmore ostimates. stimates hivo placed tie cost @ as 06, v Wetmore said, B oy ey Me to be done all ov St ”.o er again at the end Col. Sherrill has detalled engineers to figure the cost of complete re- underpinning to be submitted to the public buildins commission. Mr. Young jesterday made an inspection of the nderpinning where v nderpinning it is giving way for One phase of the situation that complicates the problem is that this is the best occupied of the temporary buildings in Washington and that the clerks are very husy on'income tax returns. Jasper N. Baker, chicf clerk of the internal revenus bureau, said that any interruption of the work of these employes would be a great han- dicap and quite costly to the govern- ment. He estimated that there are at least 3,200 employes in Treasury annex No. 2, or about half the force employed by the burcau in Washing. on, which is now occupy! different buildings. SRy neTseven No Occuslon for Ala¥m. Supervising Architect Wetmore em- phasizes that there 15 no oeasion or &larm among those employed in this bullding on the ground that it is dangerous for them to work there The problem before the public build- ings commission, as he sees it, is to decide whether it s real economy to epend $50,000 (or maybe twice that amount) to put in new underpinning that cannot last more than three Years, on a building that has already outlived its intended existence, or to jnove the force elsewhere. The pub. © buildings commiss! e ssion cannot find ol, Sherrill has already ann that ‘the Dublic bulldings commiseien will urge upon Congress as sQ0n as it meets the absolute need for & new internal revenue building, or the gov- ernment will be unable to collect its taxes. Supervising Architect Wet- nore safd last night that it will re- quire a building at least two-&nd one- half times the size of the Treasury building to accommodate the Internal revenue bureau. He estimatéd that the proposed new bullding will re- quire 650,000 to 700,000 square feet of floor space. 'The site of the Treasury annex No. £ {g not large enough for the proposed new internal revenue bullding. HITS CHESTER PROJECT AS TURK BRIBE T0 U. S. PHILADELPHIA, May 12—The Chester oil concession was character- ized by Dr. Albert Bushnell Hart, of Harvary University, here today as @ “Bribe” to win the United States over P American Academy of Political and Social Science. which haa unaer ai Gussion the general topic of America's relation to the European situation, DF. S e s = civilization,” sald@ Dr. Hart- *As an Asfatie power he must confess failurs, Now the Turk is trying to come into the téllewship of nations after ha has' the Arme- Cplanal = e ‘,,4' the work would have |. When Willard Leveled Johnson and Firpo Conquered McAuliffe THE:' SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, RESULT OF WILLARD'S LAST BLOW. 5,000 World Social Workers Will Attend the Sessions Here All Parts of the United States, Canada; South America and Europe to Be Represented The greatest meeting of soclal workers in the history of the National Capital will begin Wednesday, when the opening session of the fitteenth anniversary meeting of the national conference of Social Work will start at 8 p.m. at Poli's Theater. Five thousand delegates from all parts of the Tnited States, Canada, South America and. Europe will attend the various sessions, which will ex- tend through May 23. At the sam time more than a score of other con- ventlons of social workers will be held here. Secretary Hughes of the State De- partment will speak on “Social Wel-| fare, a Factor in International Rela-| tions,” at the opening session, when | President Homer Folks of the con- ference will preside. Foreign guests ! and delegates will be presented at this opening session. There will follow. heginning at 9 o'clock on the morning of Thursday, May 17, six or more group meetings daily, two morning general sessions and numerous sc the first day, the evenims.zeneral ses- sions will be held at Memortd Lot tinental Hall. In the afternoons the kindred groups will meet. Many Group Meetings. The convention s so large, with so ‘'many group meetlngs, at So many places, that it is well to get in mind the general order of the day. Thursday, May 17, will be devoted to a consideration of heaith, of which topic_Dr. Livingston Farrand of Cor- nell University is chairman. Friday, May 18 will be devoted to a con- sideration of industry, Rev. John A. Ryan of the Catholic’ Universit: this city, chalrman. Saturday 19, is “law and governmant” day, which Prof Roscoe Pound of the Har- vard Law School is chairman. Sun- day, May 20, “the church” will be congidered. under direction of Mrs. John M. Glenn, former president of the national Conference of social work. On Monday, May 21, “The Home” is to_be the general topic, with Porter R. Lee, director of the New-York School of Soclal Work, in charge. “The School” will be dis- cussed Tuesday, May 22, with Mrs. Helen T. Woolley of Detroit in charge. “Public Opinjon™ is to be the general subject of Wednesday, May 23, with Dr. John H. Finley of the New York Times as chairman. Numerous Health Topics. “Health day,” Thursday, May 17, following the opening 8ession at Pclis Theater. will see six group meetings at 9 o'clock, followed by two general morning sessions at 11:10 a.m. “Hospital Social Service and Health” will be considered at the McKendree M. E. Church. “Un- occupied Fields in Health Promotion and Disease Provention” will be dis- cussed at Calvary Baptist Church, “Health Demonstrations” at the New York- Avenue Presbyterian Church, “Soclal ~ Aspects of Medical Re- search” &t the Public Library, “The Growth of the Social Point of View” at the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South. and “Soclal Health Problems in Rural Communities’ at the New Natfonal Museum. Onie Feneral session on “Foonomic and Industrial Importance of Health” will. be held at 11:10 am. at Calvary Baptist Church, and a gen- eral wmession at the same hour on “Mental Attitude and Intelligence as Social Health Factors” at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Following the meeting of the exec- utive mmittee &t 4:30 p.m. at the Hotel Washington, which {s the ool vention headquarters, the general evening session will be held at 8 p.m, at Memorial Continental Hall, with addresses by Dr. Farrand, Dr. Lud- wik Rajohman of Geneva, Switzer- land, &nd Dr. Hermann M. Biggs, commisaioner of health of New Yor! Xindred groups ‘meeting in the mfternoon of May 17, include the American Association for Community Orgamzation, at 2:30 p.m. at t T il o clation of he In- onpital Social Woliein: TSRl T stisey Amenichn, ASael Iork, 2 o'clock at o Rale: FSTSL AimariSan® Rassitation oF ok cial Worker: ch & €5, at American Red Cross headquarters; Household Econ- omios*Group, 2 p.m,, Public Library on i | the lat 8 {olne meeting of the Natlenal Iro- ation “Assoclation nd _ths Big and Big Sister ¥ ation at at the Washington } and Federation This Week. p.m., at the Washing- Nurseries, ton Hotel. Industrinl Questions. Various subjects in relation to in- dustry will be discussed at 9 o'clock the morning of May 18, at the Ivary Baptist Church, when Dr. itvan will preside. troup meetings will be held from 11:10 a.m. to 1 p.m. t the Calvary Baptist Church, Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and Public Library. At the general session at & p.m., in Memorial ntinental Hall, Willlam H. Johnston this city and James J. Mallon of London. England, are to speak. . The afternoon will see a formidable group of kindred meetin with dinners at fight the policewomen’s section t the irace Nodge Hotel, the Inter- lexfate Community Service Asso- ciatior bard Inn and the committee on publicity methods in social work. ‘Law and government” will be con- sidered at the sessions on May 19, with group meetings at 9 o'clock, at American Red Cross assembly hall. Hotel Washington (two meet- ings), the New Willard Hotel, Cor- coran Gallery of Art and Interior De- partment A general session will be held at 11:10 a.m. at the Memorial Con- tinental Hall, with a general sesslon p.m. at Memorial Continental Nall May 20, “The Church” will be the opic, With services held at the local rhurches under auspices of the con- ference, to be follow=d by luncheon conferences at 1 o'clock at the City Club, Women's City Club and Hotel Raleigh. At the evening session at § o'clock, at Poll's Theat:r, the oppor- tunity and task of the church, in view of the facts and experience, which so- cial work now presents, will be dis- cussed by Abbe Jean Viollet of Paris, France, and Dr. Shailzr Mathews of Chicago. Home and Schools. “The Home" will be discussed fully May 21, with sessions at 9 a.m. at the New York Avenue Presbyterian urch, Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South and First Congrega- tional Church. Porter R. Lee of New York, Karl de Schweinitz of Philadel- phia ‘and Mrs, Ethel Puffer Howes of Scarsdale, N. Y., will speak at the evening sessions at Memorial Conti- nental Hall. “The School” will be discuss:d May 22 at group meetings at 9 am. at the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, American Red Cross Assembly Hall, 'First Congregational Church, Interior Department, Hotel Washing- ton, National Museum, Corcoran Gal- l:ry of Art and New York Avenue Church. ~ A general morning session will be held at 11:10 am, at D, A. R. Memortal Hall. “The Strategic Posi- tion of the School in Programs of So- clal Work” will be considered by Dr. Rene Sand of Paris, France; Miss M. Edith Campbell of Cincinnati and Dr., Jos:ph K. Hart of New York at the 8 p.m. general session at the hall. The business mecting of the confer- ence will be scheduled for 5 p.m. The last day, May 23, will be given over to a discussion of “Public Opf ion,” with group meetings at the Ho- tel Washington, Interior Department, Natlonal Museum, Memorial Conti- nental Hall and American Red Crofs building. At the last evening session at the Memorial Continental Hall, at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Henry Moshowitz of New York, Mary E. McDowell of Chi- cago and Willlam Preston Beasell of New York will speak. At b o'clock the afternoon of May 21 the south grounds of the White House will be open to the conference delegates, with a concert to be given by the Marine Band. CATHOLIC WORKERS TO DISCUSS BOY LIFE Will Make Plans to Take Leisure Time of Youths. A meeting under the au) [ coett anacr (11é #AR) mfi [ Catholic charities committee of Wash- e Tp P : femide peleopment G Boy's o ocaubsiies of the Serior OT Cormmrpie . DIVAIBRMERE §) Sps 3k Work Among those who will address the meeting are: Rev, Dr. John O'Grady, director of 'Catholic _charities; Chief Justice Constantine J. Smythe, Fran- cis R Weller and Arthur J. May. Charles W. Semmes, chairman of the c.muo charities committes,. will WILLARD SCORES KNOCKOUT IN 11TH (Continued from First Page.) the bell from probably & final count. while at other stages he weathered the storm by his defensive tactics. (Full account of fights will found in Sports Section.) STABBED BY PLAYMATE, BOY, 10, FALLS DEAD AT MOTHER’S FEET (Continued from First Page.) be house, and time was beginning to pall on them shortly before supper time. Started to Fight. Joseph and Wilson had an argu- ment. Just how it started no one present could tell, but the next mo- ment both boys were wrestling and fighting. In another moment, accord- ing to witnesses, Joseph seized a silver table knife with which he had been cutting his candy and flung it at Wilson. Fearing for his brother's life, Samuel leaped to separate the young belligerents, but too late. Angered at the intended blow, Wil- son snatched up a pair of heavy shears, took an instant's aim and hurled them at Joseph. Grazing the sweater of Samuel, the points hurtled straight through the tender left side of their victim and severed the main artery of his heart. The next instant they clattered to the floor. Dies at Mother's Feet. At first the little fellow did not un- derstand he was badly hurt. But instinct sent him running to his mother. “Oh, mother,” he cried, as he turned into the yard of his home. Alarmed, Mrs, Dewhurst hurried to the spot and just as she reached for her boy he fell at her feet, dying. The moment the tragedy occurred Mr. Smith arrived home and had fol- lowed Joseph up the street. Before the shocked mother realized what had happened Mr. Smith had picked up her son and started to the home of a physiclan, half a block away. The physician placed the boy in his automobile and, together with Mrs. Dewhurst and Mr. Smith, raced to Casualty Hospital, hoping that one chance for life might yet remain. At the hospital Joseph was pro- nounced dead. Mother Told of Death. An hour later a physician hurry- ing through a corridor of the same hospital, saw Mrs. Smith. Recogniz- ing her as a resident of Mount Rainfer he told of having attended the body of “a boy” from her town. “His name was Dewhurst,” continued the unsuspecting physician. “He was stabbed to death by a lad called Woodrow Wilson—— " Can't remem- ber his last name. “Not Smith,” gasped the horrified mother. “Yes, that's it,” replied th» Interne. “My God!” cried the woman. “That's my baby.” Wilson sat in his mother's lap last night as he told the story of thel tragedy to & reporter for The Star. He wore the sam» clothes he had worn | when he killed Joseph, and his polka dotted blouse was stained and red. Admits Fight. “Joe and I started to fight,” he sald frankly. “I don't know just what about—but, you know, we Were wrastling. I had him down and I guess it made him mad. Because when ho got up he threw & knife at me. I was mad, too, so I picked up | the shears from the table and threw them at him. He didn't do anything but look funny, ran out the door and the next I heard he was dead.” Twice befors within two years wesers w o ) fate had placed cruel hands upon both bove. Jomeph Dewhurst haa nearly 4ied from an attmck of scariet fever, accordine to neishbors. Smith had been struck by an automo- DII3- ¢ (rieDd XDO W83 Xifh Dl@ s BIBIEP PUG Pesw ITLACK PA T wnEomo- Smith had been struck by an automo. Pia A rient who e witn Bire B A aiiea ear he sacar. Faw Wileon musc Tece & coromere “fimedtately after the death of Dewhurst had been announced Con- stable John White arrested little ‘Wilson and took him before Justice of the Peace Robert E. Joyce. The jus- tice, howevsr, immediately released him’ n the care of his father, until the Inquest, which will be heid. to- I morrow. ana Wilson | MAY 13, 1923—PART 1. - Vhaotos Iy’ Craderwvood VANDERLIP URGES TAKING PACT POWER FROM PRESIDENTS (Continued from First Page.) is a hundred million times as bad. We have even seen false witness or- ganized by governments as a part nf‘ warfare until all of us have been left | louded, left unaware of the facts, | but blistering with prejudices. Even | as individuals we = allow ourselves| raclal prejudices which permit us to| bear false witness agalnst races. ‘We are admonished by command- | ment not to covet our neighbor's house. But what about his territory, | what_about his ofl fields and his ports? There was a coveting of ter- ritory in Europe which has resulted in 26,000,000 refugees, driven from thelr homes. Compare that to coveting they nelghbor's house. There was in Europe a coveting of oil wells which bas set fire to the whole Mohammedan world and brought a fresh threat to civilization. “We are told by commandment that we shall not kill. Yet we are still or- ganized to kill—and the church has blessed the killing. “We are told that we shall not steal, yet all the harm done by all the stealing in the world in a century has been outdone by the acts of a few governments in Europe since the war. Measure of Crime. “I have been struck by the puny character of personal iInfractions of the moral code as compared to the enormous losses in international re- lationships which come ofinfractions by nations. This may be a terrible theology, but when I think of what comes to_millions of people through the inordinate ambitions of states- men of nations and what may flow from deceptions In political matters, as compared to the simpler and more direct acts of an individual, it seems to me that we ought to have a flam- ing sword to go after these infrac- tions that affect nations and whole peoples. 1f a harmful thing is an im- moral thing, why isn't the degree of immorality the amount of harm done? “Among individuals we have come to understand what good will is, what a healing thing it is; but we do not recognize it when it comes to good will between classes, between sec- tions and between nations.” Mr. Vanderlip pald his respects to the egotism and narrow-mindedness of the “100 per cent American” and added that “any one who provokes fll will by carelessness in his lan- guage, or otherwise, is accountable for an immoral act” Turning again to the European situation, Mr. Van- derlip continued. Hatred Out of Peaee. “I am one of those who think that Germany should have been assessed damages for the war. At the time of the armistice that was the general feellng—even in Germany. But the treaty of Versallles assessed dam- ages which Germany could not pos- sibly pay. The peace had no healing bonds, no good will. The result is that years after the armistice we have & blazing hatred which some day will find expression—and excuse, too—in the injustice being done to Germany today. In turn we shall go back to the injustice done by German; to France and Belgium and so on back to the very beginning of time. Un- less we get away from that sort of thing—demanding an eye fop an eye —unless we get a better spirit in in- ternational relationships—civillzation is Indeed threatened. “I say to vou in_ all earnestne that International relations are ¢ Toat fmportant aingle thing in our political life today. Yet .we are handling them with an archale, an incompetent machine. ‘Xntern-unntl Moompoodne Mmool ENEOHIN relations are handled first of knowledege of foreign afairs 1 a1 B IBFOIEH HHOIH, mauss and ESroign relations. . ¥n -inis - process there {8 no expression by the people. Nor under our system is there any op- portunity for continuity in foreign policy. Capacity of Semate. “After they have considered a for- oign mtt er, the President and tary of State must go to & Y IFFE BOUT. dominated by ddmestic considerations —a Senate which gives but little in- telligent consideration to foreign affairs. “In a condition llke this, with its machinery of operation completely out of date, what would an efficient business concern do? Certainly it would undertake to rearrange the machinery. And that is what we must undertake. It would require serious Constiutional changes, 1 admit, but it _could be done, nevertheless, In a way to give expression to the public mind in foreign affairs, to give con- tinuity in policy and make the United States the great factor in foreign affairs that we ought to be. “My suggestion would be to have a new body created—a council of foreign relations—a board of directors for the State Department. The council would consist of 25 members, elected from the country at large and not by geographical divisions. The terms of service would be at least ten years, so a8 to give some sort of continu- ity to our foreign policies. Half to Stay Abroad. “The members of the council would be Constitutionally prohibited from ever becoming President of the United States. 1 would have at least One- haif of the body abroad all the time so as to get experience and come to an_understanding of foreign affairs, and I would transfer the treaty-mak- ing power from the Senate to this body.” The outline of his plan brought loud cheers to Mr. Vanderiip. He then spoke In approval of the World Court and concluded “The world's future no longer is in the hands of the statesmen, the politicians, the economists or the sol- diers. You may say that with our resources and with all of our weaith we have not done much to compose the troubles of the world, but we can't do much by wealth, or by re- sources, and, least of all, by force. “The fate' of the world rests in the hands of great moral leaders, and for this moral leadership the world is lacking today. There is no chrys- talized public opinfon in this country today as to our international duty because there is no moral leadership Yet if I criticize the government for this lack of moral leadership, what shall 1 say about the church? The church hasn't effectively pointed the way at all. “The most plercing call ever ut- tered by humanity for moral leader- ship is.reaching us today, and it ought to be the church’s one great alm to bring about a true under- standing of the moral obligations be- tween nations.” ALLEGED DOPE RING LEADER IS KIDNAPED Unmasked Band Seize Oklahoma Man in Home—Father and Brother Disappear. By the Assoctated Press. TULSA, Okla., May 12—Fred E, Hood, who, police say, is the wealthy leader of a local “dope” ring, was seized at his home here last night by a band of unmasked men, clrrledl away and has not been heard from since, according to his wife's report to authoritfes. Neither has any word been received from Hood's father, John, and a brother. Jack, who pursued In their own machine the five automobiles in which the approximately twenty-five kldmser were riding Mrs, Hood o ] niane) Neto 11NE) e xsoon said, ood and his two sons. POLICE SALE NETS $1 1500. bOr'ICE 2VIE MEl2 21 200 $550, makin ly §2,600. 'The money will bo ap- plied to the police pension tund, A moleskin coat brought 343, the highest price paid for an individual article. ~Bicycles avernged $7 each, while an automobile soid for §4. Po- lice officials weore well pleased with the prices pajd for the Droperthh JOHNSON TAKING THE COUNT. SEEK 4TI COLLEGE WHEN MOUNT DIED State’s Attorney Orders Hunt for Men Who Left After Class Rush. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 12—Investigation of the death of Lelghton Mount, student at Northwestern University, who d appeared in the 1921 class rusn turned today to a hunt for forty- former students who left the uni versity shortly after Mount dlsap peared. Subpoena servers State’s Attorney Crowe's conducting the se: Jury investigating the recess until Monday. Mr. Crowe declared today th investigation is far from en expressed the opinfon that someé was “covering up.” “All e fac have not been made know he sal “If the guilty parties believe the are safe, they have only been foolin themselves.” A committee of physic s ap ed to examine the skeleton fo den in an ago, and which ha Mount, reported the to determine the cau There were no signs of and Detro: laughter recently sphew of Pre niversity, might the events connectec man, with Fred Scott of th som= light on Motherqbay Pl;a» For Aid to Other Fellow’s Mother In connection with Mothers' day, the Salvation Army, In its campaign in the District for $30,000 for relief work, 15 making a special appeal for “Some Fellow's Mother,” using the well known poem of E. M. Clary, which particularly treats of the un- fortunate women to whom the army has always extended a helping hand. This poem, which, with illustration, hangs on the wall of Brig. David Stitt's office at headquarters, 607 E street northwest, is as follows: “Night in her silvered hair Pillows her head as she slumbers there. Unloved, who Hungering, wandered day through— Was Some Fellow's Mother. blanket. Her rebuffed—this woman the long “Who in the throng will her plight— This wasted prey of the chill wind's bite? Alone, despised—no kin to vouch, She, cringing there on her gut- ter couch— Was Some Fellow’s Mother. heed “Poor outcast near her journey's end! Has none a helping hand to lend? Who of all with eves to see Her bitter plight, recall that she Was Some Fellow’s Mother? BANDITS STILL HOLD 16 CAPTIVE DESPITE END OF ULTIMATUM (Continued from First Page.) — —— ———— She is in the Peking Hospital, to- gether with her traveling companion, Miss MacFadden, and her maid, Miss Schoenberg, both of whom also were kidnaped. Two Boys Released. Two boys, Roland Pinger, jr., and Robert Allen, jr., who also were car- ried off, have been returned to their mothers at Tientsin, thrilled by their adventure. Their fathers, however, still are held. The foreign communities through- out China, shocked by this latest out- rage, have risen in protest against the condition of affairs that culmi- nated near Suchow. Chambers of commerce and other organizations have passed resolutions demanding guarantees for the protection of for- eign travelers in the future and caus- tically critiolsing the Peking govern- ment. Sinister reports have been afloat in Peking for several days that un- organized banditry was not alto- gether respensible for the raid on the night express. It is charged freely in some quarters that a politi- cal plot came to a head when the train was attacked, its authors hop- ing to embarrass the present regime at the capital. Bandits Are Defiant. Despite the embarrassment of Peking, the stern demands of the diplomatic corps and the rage of the foreign communities the bandits hold firm in their hill retreat, a plateau back of Linching. For days govern- ment troops surrounded the place and the brigands threatened dire conse- quneces to thelr prisoners if govern- ment bullets would sing over thelr heads. These threats have been brought home by notes Eent out by some of the captives, one from Maj. Pinger being that the brigands’ demands be met. To the prisoners their case ap- pears desperate. Reltef Work Hampered. In the foothills is a colony of for- eign consuls, American Red Cross workers and representatives of fors eign organizations, standing by, hoping to be of use, eager to help the captives, send them food, cloth- ing and medical supplies. but, ap- parently, hampered by the maze of tpolitical and other undercurrents that wash the underpinning of every | national and international problem {in China. ! Negotiations for the release of the prisoners have been going on for {doveral daya Hope s held out for their early freedom, but anxiety pre- vails in many quarters, especlall, \lnnn weowen) dumiiorn) cobooimn {when they turn to that note from {aMas Pinger. o fshting man rrom a ‘flxhlln! country, who knows what 5 tallis Whout when he urges that the banaits’ terms be met. For the pwngre we woa 1wces mows pamreas- (H8 DEHOICS (WFHIM BB INBC KBk (HE bandits, at any rate. mean buminess. WILL PRESENT PAGEANT. School are to Present & Pescant &t 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon on the schoolhouse grounds. King Health and his forces, Air, Sunshine, Food, Water, Light and Excrcise, wil fight the dragon, Disease, and cmerge triumphant, The Navy Band will play, The Mothers Club of the com: munity will sprve refreshments, as shattered t iestioned by a with Mount's de day when & sistants from 4 Threat of Father. Mr. Lonngquist, who brought h: daughter back from Detroit and is suing to annul her marriage, was re ported to have said that if h told all he knew it “would rock Evanston “That 1s not just what 1 safd,” Mr. Lonngquist told the state’s attorneys “What 1 did say was that if I t what 1 knew it would rock thrones of the kings of Evanston. mean the Scotts and others. at do you mean by that?” he was askz:d. “I mean and decoll replied. He said t udrey Lon Scott, pis da had told him Scott, son of President S sin of her husband, suffered a blac ey: in the clash rush. John Scott tes tified last week he had not p pated. Mr. liquor parties, parties,” Mr. Lq joy ride Lonngquist promised nday to tell to send bout a nection with the Mount case, Lonngquist told the state's attc but T did Audrey told her to tel shut and not ta nor the Moun the telephone. ‘to keep my mout about the Scotts case.’ " Will Examine Skall. nn, former head I hospital, was by Mr. Crowe to ex- 1tod ne whether the boy was a psych Crowe has received Mount's mental condition mi; caused him to commit suicid Mr. Crowe also announced he had ordered the university registrar explain his reluctance to turn ove the student records to an assistan! state's attorney. Mr. Crowe ordered an investiga of an anonymous letter received t afternoon from a taxicab driver, w rush lake. called loaded to_the countr: Roscoe Cc Mount's, whi Mr. Crowe's came confus: which at firs to the death plained that and One omobile further hazing roommate cf Qquestioned in ternoon. be- ! ave testimo < thought to r unt. Later he ex was talking abou Aubere, a stu who W ed in un automobile accldent dur- ass scrap three weeks ago. The boy one time said Aubere’s death was no e to_an accident but that he was killed during a haz students sworn e W. € assis said the boy de Scott had issued s death whi secrecy. ant state clared Pre statement conferred after fatal clash, ti boy decl nd orders were subse quently issued to students to refer all_inquiries to fraternity presidents The state's at:orney, it was learne tonight, has order:d Lawrence Ho: ton, president of the junior clas Northwestern and a wrestling an foot ball star. ted and brougl to his office for questioning. Horton is believed to be wanted iu the inquiry i & Aubere death HALLAVLS CASE NEARING SOLUTON Epecial Dispateh to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, Ma murder in New Brunsw the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Rinehart Mills, tha pretty chorister, is about to be solved, it is reported today. Ellis Parker, Burlington county de- tective, is sald to have worked secret |1y on the case at the request of Gov. Silzer. While Parker denfes this, admits that he has had in his Mount | Holly office James Mills, husband of the woman whose body was found beside that of the rector on the Dw Russey farm, September 16. | Chiet County Detective Ferd David {of Mliddlesex county, denles that Parker is or has been working on the case, declaring that he, with Detective Totten of Somerset county, ihave never relaxed thelr efforgs to solve the mystery. He stated today that the case is near solution and that he would not be surprised if an arrest were made soon Deny Parker There. “Parker is not, nor has he beer working on_ the 'case,” said David “If he was I am quite sure we would have known it, “We do not need Parker. Right now we are making better headway than we have at nay time. It was only & night or so ago that we turned up a most important witness and got information that I believe we wi be able follow up with startl mediatel he tery must be solved. W are golng to keep at ft uncil it n “Have you elim(nated Miils?” David LT iIshould say we have not.” he re- ~No Suspect Eitminated. “wwnat abons, Willle Stevens. Hall's brother?” Al OO e feom mim Florida woloucn T Rexid reniied: f €dnaet agx Rl SRR R 10CIEL i o Az baci from mis Fiorid N.°5T" We have never eliminated Willle or any one elso and we will not do #o until we have the guilty one in hand.” Calcutts has more than 18,000 child wives, of which 14,000 are between ten and fourteen years of age.