Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1923, Page 1

P WEATHER. Feir tonight; tomorrow cloudy; mild temperature. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 84, at 5:30 p.m. vesterday; lowest, 61, at 5:30 am. today. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every <ity block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes Full report on page 7. | <‘ Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 ¢ Foening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION - Star. as fast as th e papers are printed. L ——— No. 28,899. EXPREMIER SLAIN TRYING TO ESCAPE BULGAR PEASANTS Fusillade From People He Had Championed Ends Stamboulisky’s Career. v DIES IN AUTO FLEEING FROM AN ARMED MOB #Tried to Force King to Abdicate in His Favor, Revelations Show. Captured Yesterday. Premier i i 1llage near Slavo: | and Entered as second-class matter post office Washington D (C, Motion pictures by radio—the send- g by wireless of actual moving scenes from 1ife and their reprodu tion on a screen at the receiving end with motion urately po trayed—are an accomplished fact Marking the latest triumph of hu man ingenuity. . Francis Jenkins, the Washington inventor of “still” pictures by radio. vesterday. in the presence of officials of the bureau of standards, the Navy Department and the Post Office Department, perfor ed the fear of transmitting through ether the movements of his hand and of other objects by holding them in front of his “radio device, in- stalled in his laboratory at 1315 Con- necticut avenue. The witnesses to every the demonstration saw reproduced on a small cardboard screen in an adjoining room the move- ments of tie fingers as the inventor or his assistants “wiggled” them before the HUGHES' RUM PLAN HITS FOREIGN SNAG Nations Slow to Respond to Ship Search Proposal aé Twelve-Mile Limit. BY DAVID LAWRENC of the foreign governments are not taking kindly to the idea of giving the American government an unlimited right of search and seizure in time of peace with respect to for- cign vessels within twelve miles of the rican shore. The point Soma coming A is made that searches | are not always made with discretion that there good of brecding ill-feeling when a sear made purely he yerience of dry m land in attemptin suspicion has not al is a chance on suspicion enforcement 1 that searc on y& prov { the searching officers used the ne sary tact. International complica- tions might result from the constant interference by American naval or customs officiais with forcign vessels twelve miles off shore, for presum- ably no vessels would bhe molested which intended to land in American Dorts. but only those passing along the coast The situation embarrassing that has American government of the fact that the of the United States decision whict government been avoide ment, for nec that ‘the importation beverage purposes is officials say that liquor brought in hy a foreign ship under seal cannot by the remotest stretch of the imagina- tion be construed as an introduction of liquor into the United States for beverage purposes is_one of the confronte It grows o Supreme Court has rendercd a officials of th could easily cighteenth amend- makes it clear of liquors for prohibited. High most some think The st Executive Is Hampered. But the Supreme Court decision. And most evervbody in the government from President Harding down believes Congress never intend- ed to have the Volstead act cover the things which now rived from the s Washington is re ute. Thus officia confronted with the spectacle of a_picce of law on the books which Congress didn’t intend and the Suprmee Court interpreting the law a way that embarrasses the executive branch of the govern- ment its relations with foreign He i+ the Acsociated Pres SOFIA, June 15.—Former <tamboulisky of Bulgaria has heen illed while trying to escape. The end of the peasant leader's areer follows a serles of dramatic lcvelopments beginning with the yerthrow of his government in the Warly hours of last Saturday and the ffcrmation of a coalition government. #ucluding all the opposition parties vith the exception of the communists, As soon as Stamboulisky became ware of the successful coup d'etat fled toward the mountains of entral Bulgaria, shaving off his woustache and disguising himself as n army chauffeur. Te was deserted most of his followers, only four heing with him when he arrived at Yirdot on his way to Elishintza. The pursuing troops of the new govern- ent overtook the party at Pirdot fbut Stamboulisky escaped into the orest during the fighting, in which | is four followers were overcome. He could not long elude the large Sorces seeking him, however. and he t:v- captured yesterday at Molavi, a tza. 3 ! Alexander Stamboulisky, known as| he peasant premler, was one of the ‘mmost picturesque personalities in imodern Bulgarian history. A man of massive frame and tremendous en- Tergy, he was described by his op- ponents as “a bull in a china closet, but there was no doubt of his popu- larity with the all-potent peasant party | Of the humblest peasant origin. he | yose to the power of a dictator. solid- 3fying under his leadership the wide- @pread opposition to the war policies of former King Ferdinand. who threw - the fortunes of his country into {he scale on the side of the cen- wral powers in the world war. Held for Treason. His opposition to Ferdinand's poli- cles resulted in his trial for treason and he was condemned to life im- | prisonment in the early part of 1916, | but about three years later the arm 1ice intervened and he was releas While in prison he wrote eighteen hooks and worked out many of the Jogislative and social reforms which later. the administrative head of | the country, he began to put into{ practice One of the measures which aroused 1he greatest opposition to his regime | was the trial of the members of the former ministries on charges of ason for embroiling the country in war, and this opposition was given potent expression in the recent par- mentary elections, when several of the former ministers, while in prison, were returned to parliamen- tary seats, Attempted to Become King. The closing phase of his regime was an attempt to seize the power as dictator in legal form. Summoning King Boris to Slavovitza, he ordered | him to sign a decree to this effect.| but Boris begged for time to con-| sider the step. The decision of the prosition paries to overthrow the oternment by force quickly fol- | Awed. Tn the hectle days since the fall of his government charges have been made that Stamboulisky had his eves| “n the crown itself and that he had | 1aid definite plans to seize the throne, proclaiming himself Alexander TI, early in September. Coupled with the stories are semi- officlal reports of the discovery in his | Sofla residence of large sums of | including American bank | | KILLED IN FUSILLADE. | iParty of Armed Peasants Attacks| His Automobile. | | By the Associated Press. ! LONDON. June 15.-The Bulgaria semi-ofcial ‘Agency here this afte non announced the death of ex-Pre- mier Stamboulisky, and added that he was killed during a fusillade after| a party of armed peasants had at-| tacked the car in which he was pass- ing through the village of Slavovitza. ghf‘ agency statement reads: “Stamboulisky was captured at o'clock Thursday morning at the vil- Jage of Golak by a party of troops. Stamboulisky _addressed the com- mander of the troops saying he Wished to surrender. He was taken | in a motor car to Tatar Bazardjik, where g crowd hooted him and want- ed to lynch him. Killed in Pursuit. “In order to avoid trouble Stambou- lisky was again removed, and whflel passing through the village of Slavo- za a party of armed peasants at- +ecked the car. Orders were imme- iately given for his arrest and trans- | fer to Sofia under a strong escort. “In the course of the pursuit a fusil- | tade occurred and Stamboulisky was | killed. ““The government deeply regrets what has happened and has given orders for a searching inquiry.” The death of Stamboulisky recalls the dramatic declaration he made a few days before he was deposed. “If any one of the opposition lays| hands on my body,” he said, “Sofia and the other cities of Bulgaria will zo to the cemetery and the streets of Sofla will run red with blood.” — ANOTHER BLUE-EYED GIRL HELD IN CHICAGO SLAYING By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June Beaux, a manicurist. another blue- eyed, smiling suspect, was arrested lere today in connection with the slaying June 3 of Richard C. Tesmer, wealthy Chicago insurance man. She was to be taken before Mrs. “Tesmer for possible identification. The Police say she answers the descrip- tion of the girl bandit who shot down Tesmer in the presence of his wife. Yesterday the police drrested Mrs. Fertha Schillo on suspicion. but Mrs ‘Tesmer failed to identify her. | 15.—Peggy Le the whole thing by diplomacy wants foreign governments t to the Tight of search twelve miles from shore, in return for wWhich he belleves Congress would relax the regulations permitting foreign ships to bring liquor into American ports under seal. Foreign governments are very cautious. however. about estab lishing precedents in one case that agree | might later be applied to another set of circumstances. If the record of the United States government in co-operating with for- Simn movernments had been better Thirorean. foreixn ofmces would he more favorabiy disposed to listen 1o American prope 1s than is now the case. For example, the United St s ontends that rum, a conspiracy to violate American laws and that foreign flags are used on the rum fleet merely as a protec- tion against seizure. Cites Arms Shipments. Foreign governments, however, have tried in vain to get the United States | government to sign a treaty whereby this country would agree to forbid the exportation of arms and munitions to foreign countries, so that there might be less opportunity for disturbing the peace of the world through domestic revolutions or war. America insists [today on the right to ship arms any- where in the world. The right to do 50 is not questioned by foreign powers, | but the wisdom of doing it is seriously questioned. American munition manufacturers are sald to have helped to some ex- tent in preventing the treaty about exportation of arms from being rati- fled. The regulation of the arms traf- fic is one of the international prob- lems which is Supposed to be a con- venience to nations large and small who realize America’s capacity for making war weapons is just now un- limited. When America wants liquor kept out of her territory because it is likely to aid in violating Ameri- can Jaws the probabilities are that foreign governments before granting the request will seek to examine the whole question in the light of future co-operation on the part of the United States in assisting other countries in meeting inconveniences of export and import trade intolerable to them. It means a long and protracted negotia- tion. (Copyight. 1828.) BANDITS TAKE $22,000 FROM PULLMAN CASHIER By the Associated Press NEW YORK, June 15.—A cashier of the Pullman Company and his body- guard were robbed of a $22,000 pay roll by six armed men today as they were entering the Sunnyside works at Long Island City. » smuggling means | Radio Motion: Pictures Shown Successfully by D. C. Inventor Possible Soon to See as Well as Hear Speakers, Battles, Opera in Home, Says C. F. Jenkins. - hois| ex-| officers | el have ! | exposure s made its | WASHING TON, D. C., FRIDAY, 1923— FIFTY PAGES ansmitter. The reproduction was somewhat indistinet, but. unmistakable. mprovements now in_course of com- pletion will bring out sharply the trans- mitted ““movie,” the inventor declared. Forexaw K Mr. Jenk cessful test between s Triumph. s, following a recent sue- Washinzton and invention, that “a His demonstration vesterday and a repetition of the feat today for the benefit of a representa- tive of The Star, are a fulfillment of that prediction, it was pointed out r. Jenkins today told The Star that the “very near future” will see radio motion pictures in the home be- come one of the most popular pas- times of the world. in_addition to taking their place as indispensable factors in commercial life and in time of war. He stated that his newest « 5 Philadelphia of his still of arlier radio pictures. announced radio ion pictures were only atter time invention tinued on Page 2. umn Profit of $85,000 To FranceinD.C.| Realty Holding Star and News. Capyright PARIS, June 15.—The bill rizing the purchase of land French embassy v which cted to pas By Calie to The ago ngton both the is exp chamber of deputies and the senate late French gov of $85.000 by holding undeveld ra period of ten years a lot on street ex today. shows that nment made a which now is heing changed for i site at the Euclid and 16th streets This profit, with tar edit .000,000 o used t new embassy buildi possibly, W new « York cit further intends to sell | vacant corner of a supplemen- f francs. is of a and New o erection proper nsulate in To zain ove sou for 8 Brookiyn, acquire istry of munitions ng of the war fo PATIENT EXPOSED T0 X-RAY 56 HOURS Heroic Treatment Used as: Probable Cure for Can- cerous Growth. m Miss len of N. ¥ patient Hospi undergone fifty-six hours of constant | under 230,000 volts of | Although surgeons have not | announced the result of the operation, they assert it was successful in that | Anna pring Valley at cancer | Bellevue al. has | X-rays. | will | has the patient suffered no burns and was able to cat and sieep through | treatment interred or de- | Hughes' plan is to solve: i 1 | i Do laborate eth Hirsch. head of he T of the st Graduate hospitals operation. It marks of method which, he the ! 1vs a radiation which would kill the | cancerous cells and leave the healthy ones unharmed The usual maximum X-rays which a patient has been expos heretofore were of on 150.000 volts and the maximum ti usually 100 minutes. new said, gave v Patient Nauseated Miss Ellin, who is twenty-nine years old, appeared in good spirits when the current was turned off. Dr. Hirsch ~aid she had beco he regarded as a favorable indication | that the rays were attacking the dis-| eased tissue, I'he secret of the woman' ne known for the first dical men ment with nauseated. whic treatment | time this Clove attention, in view of the statement William J. Mayo of Rochester, Minn., before sailing for Europe this weck,’ that no cure for cancer yet had been found. * | The experiment on Miss Ellin is| the second in which X-rays have figured within the last few hours. Yesterday it became known that the rays had been used to wither the thymus gland which was choking a three-day-old baby. The X-ray was employed after artificial respiration failed. 1 Miss _Ellin_walked (Continued on Page inta_Bellevue | ‘olumn 4.) BONAR LAW IS REPORTED TO BE GROWING WORSE Former British Premier May Have Operation on Throat Be- fore Long. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 15.—The condition of Andrew Bonar Law, which seemed to have improved after his resigna- tion from the prime ministership, does | not continue so favorable, according | to reports circulated among his friends in parliament. It is believed that he has grown worse during the past few days and that he is now seriously ill. A contributor to the Liverpool Post whose information regarding London affairs always seems authoritative, writes regarding the ex-premier: “It is with deep regret I hear that before long an operation may be per- formed on the throat of Bonar Law. He now is back in London, very cheerful, very peaceful and apparent- 1y reconciled to the valitudinarian existence he is compelled to lead— one of life's quiet heroes. He follows all political developments with keen interest. He sees only his closest friends, but he plays many rubbers of bridge.” Bonar o his Law doctoc. i still for cuasu to =etor ! isertin CRISIS IN BELGIUM MAY CAUSE FRANGE 10 YIELD ON RUHR Possibility of New Ministry Less Favorable to Policy, Aids British Proposal. POINCARE STUDIES NOTE ON PASSIVE RESISTANCE Reply May Declare English Asso- ciation Not Indispensable, Paris Newspaper Indicates. and Chicago Daily News. right, 19: PARIS, June The cabinet in Belgium may have important influsnce on the reparations pRgblem by by anxious to compromise with Great Britain in negotiations over the Rubr, the writer was told by w French states touch with the Poincare government. There politicians in Rrussels who at the head of the gov- ernment there might show themselves N crisis ¥ an making France more wan in close re Favorable the neh- than the to retiring minis- much less tuhr policy s have been Brussels, Minister Minis- Jaspar. from Prime The latest report that reunis and or at to power. wever. s sreign Georges T ter Henri Jaspar may come vack EXCHANGES INTERRUPTED. to Confer With New British Note. Poincare Ministry on By the PARIS, Aseaciated Pross June 15.—The Belgian cabi- eris interrupt for a exchanges of among ¢l ancelleries regarding the allied reply Jatest German reparation memo- Meanwhile the French its attention to the British asking further intormation on the Kranco-Belgian at- Asx <oon as_the Belgian minis- reconstituted Premier Poincare confer with the new Belgian egarding the British com- will the views dun: nment is giving memorandum, | munication before replying to it Layx Down Linex of Reply. M. Poincare is understood already to have laid down the broad lines of the | reply, which will be communicated to Brussels, and then, if approved, made known to Loodon, probably verbally, by Saint Aulaire. The French premier prefers tic method for the ex- views 10 Count b ssador. thisx dipio change 1 system of the exch The greatest disc 2 official eircles as to to the British but there seem good eve the French premier will in- there can no modification of the allied occupation of the Rubr, even if Great Britain is willing to join in a demand upon Germany that ge of documents. etion is observed the nature of foreign s reasons be sist { she cease her passive resistance Note Not Made Public. The of British note re- questing a d of the French understanding of “passive resistance" not bheen made public Matin today assures {ts readers it was accompanied by no commentary, and gave n idea what opinion Prime Minister Baldwin may hold The note was worded most cordial- 1. Says the newspaper. It asked sup tions bearing on n, cuch as what g essation of passive resistance, and alsy what precise guarantees France exacts for the pay- ment of reparations. Eaxy to Forecant. The terms of the French reply, which Premier Poincare submitted to Brussels before forwarding it to London, are easy to forecast.le Matin continues. Although it is natural to expect unfort@inate incidents in the Ruhr, it is inadmissible, in the opinion of the newspaper writer, that should. for example, threaten d_men with dismissal if they work for the French, or the iness men with prison terms if do husiness with the French. Te Satin continues by saving that Irance would be Elad It Bnaiand Joined the Ruhr allies in bringing ssive resistance to a conclusion, ance has reached the point this association is not indis. ble." rmany is held by the journal adds. “Her death rattle can be heard. No force in the world can relax France's grip. Germany must yield or succumb. “If England. to whom Berlin listens (Continued on Page 2. Column 6.) KING CALLS THEUNIS 70 FORM CABINET Chamber of Deputies Votes Foreign Affairs Budget, Upholding Policy. the nition text mean; Reply the rial the throat By the Associated Press, i BRUSSELS, June 15.—King Albert today summoned M. Theunis, whose cabinet resigned last evening, regard- ing the formation of a new ministry. The chamber of deputies this aft- ernoon voted almost unanimously the budgét for foreign affairs. The vote was taken as demonstrating that the resignation of the cabinet was not connected ‘with the policy of the Theunis government regarding the Ruhr. The chamber afterward adjourned until June 26. The overthrow of the government, it is generally agreed, will have no effect on Beigium's foreign policy. The leaders of the varfous parties are {n accord wi the government views as rega iuternational afairs, gov- | the French am-| the more rigid | | | but Le| |dle CORKRAN TO MEET DUNPHY IN MATCH Medalist in Tourney to Play D. C. Champion in Second Round Today. Chiris J. Dunp District champion, Corkran of Baltimore, a former mid- Atlantic champion. are playing this afternoon in what premises to he the best match of the middle Atlantic golf championship, being played at the Chevy Chase Club. Cockran of Columbia and B, Wa mi won | J | | by default this morning while Dunphy | defeated F. M. Sweene, of the Mary- land Country Club, 4 and 3. Mackall defeated W. R. McCallum, 2|trice, which Mackall being 5 up at the turn, |day at the entr and Albert R. MacKenzie of Columbia, | bor after her crew had been slain in and 1 won from his club mate, M. B. Stevin- son. 4 and 2. Roland MacKenzie of Columbia was 2 down with 3 to go to H. ( Peck of Richmond. but defeated the Virginian on the last hole. R C. McKimmie of Brannockburn defeated Tom Moore of Indian Spring, 7 and 6. and Guy M. Standifer was ahead the fifteenth hole in his match with Horace G. Chickering of Wilmington. Other Scores. results In the tournament follow Fourth flight—J. P. Washington, defeated G. T. Smith, Chevy Chase. 1 up; A. M Columbla, defeated C. A. Watson, Columbia. 3 and 1: Lee Crandall, jr., Brannockburn, defeated J. H. Clapp. *hevy Chase, 5 and 4; O. J. De Moll, Columbia, defeated B.' L. Taylor, Con- gressional, 1 up: W. S Camp, Chevy Chase. defeated L. W. < Columbia, 3 and ‘1. and La Mountain. Columbia, | Perce, Baltimore. 6 and 4 A W. Howard. Washington. won from E. J. Orme. Columbia, by de fault; C. B Hatch defeated J. T. Har ris. Bannockburn. 5 and Fifth fdight—H. D. Davidson, Wash- ington, defeated W. P. Hall, land, 3 and 2: J. W. Childress. Chevy Chase. defeated L. W. McCrea. Roll- ing Toad. 3 and 2. W. J. Flather. Chevy Chase. defeated Admiral C. B. McVay. Chevy Chase. 2 and 1: A. D. Y. Burr, Indian Spring, defeated H. B. Davidson, Chevy Chase, 6 and J; ‘William_Quigley, Chevy Chase, de- feated William Ontjes, Washington. 3 and 2: C. F. Watts, Columbia, feated S. L. Heap, Chevy Chase, i up: Carl Hookstadt, Bannockburn, defeat- ed Devere Burr, Indlan Spring, 4 and to Other McClennahan, defeateil feated Frank S. Appleman. Columbia. 5and 4. CORKRAN LANDS TIE WITH CHICKERING: HAS BRILLIANT CARD OF 72 In the most remarkable qualifying round ever held in any golf tourna- ment about Washington B. Warren Corkran of the Rolling Road Club of Baltimore and H. G. Chickering of Wilmington tied for the medal in the qualification round of the Middle At- lantic championship vesterday at Chevy Chase. The day witnessed the dethroning of the champion, Thomas W. Sasscer of the Maryland Country Club picking up his ball on ‘the fif- teenth hole after a heart-breaking struggle to conquer aching muscles and a tendency to hook his pitch shots. The runner-up of last year, Donald Woodward of Columbia, also failed to qualify in the first flight, as did_such fine players as G. P. James, G. H. Chasmar, C. A. Fuller and sev- eral others. Twelve players turned in cards un- der 80, led by Corkran and Chicker- ing at 72, with Tom Moore at 73. Two strokes behind came C. J. Dunphy and Guy M.. Standifer of Columbia at 74, while H. Crim Peck of Richmond had 5. W. R. McCallum and Albert R. Mackenzie had 76s, Roland MacKen- zle_had 78, and Charlés M. Mackall, L. S. Barr and R. Cliff McKimmie had 79s to consummate a day of the low- est scoring on a standard length course that has ever been seen in this section. Five Play Oft Tie. Five men played off for last place in the first flight, and J. Floyd Braw- ner and C. A, Fuller dropped out When they took fives at the Arst hole: Jjeaving F. M. Sweeney, Sam Dalzell and C. W. Baker, jr..in the first flight. But for a .penalty stroke on the eighth_hole, where his ball moved after he had taken his stance, B. Warren Cockran would have had a 71 and the medal. He called the stroke himself and the committee could not do otherwise than uphold the rules of the game, giving him a six to the hole. The first team of the Columbia Country Club won the team trophy with a grand total of 386, with Chevy Chase next, with a total of 406, Columbia’s second team was in third place with a team total of 410. L. Stewart Barr of Columbia, with 79-14—65, and J. Holt Wright 14 (Continued on Page 2, Column Charles | the two-masted smugglev, | I elothing had been found \ ' at! { broke i Mary- | 1 i de- | {3 and W. M. Kennedy, Columbia, de- | missioners. will ! making only absolutely essential calls ) viain oLy {1Wo miles southwest of here. {day added another knot GET AWAY WITH $4,000. Bandits Kidnap Mail Escaping With Mine Pay Roll. POCOHONTAS, 111 Kidnaped Messenger. une 13.—Four John Green fift ressenger,"and obtained two pouches of mail, one of which contained $4,000, part of the payroll of the Pocohontas Coal Com- pany. When last seen they were specding toward Louis. Mo.. forty- A posse ts today vears old s in pursuit WOMAN IS MYSTERY INS SHIP KILLINGS By the Associnted Press NEW YORK, a woman's cl June 15 —Irscovery of hing on board | Mary Bea- up Wednes- York har- seraps o was picked nee to New a battle with Chinese passengers. to- to the tangle port authorities are séeking to unravel Capt. William Williams of the Treas- ury Department service said he had learned something of the woman's presence on the ooner, after from an named “stool pigeon. Thix man. he said, admitted he had | Zone on board the Mary Beatrice a| week ago with a woman. He ded the ship from a rum-running motor boat_as the 3 rice lay with| the rum fleet off the | st | The man aud woman fled, Capt. Wil- liams was informed, when the fight out between passengers and crew. in which all the crew of five save the captain. were slain after killing five of the Chinese. It was not dis- closed why the “stool pigeon” and the woman visited the schooner, nor how long they stayed. $30 LEFT TO PAY D. C. PHONE BILL With only $30 left to pay for tele- phone service for the remaining two weeks of the fiscal John E. Wood, assistant engineer commis- sioner in charge of the electrical de- partment. today found it necessary to make drastic restrictions for the use of District telephones until July 1 For the balance of the month only. twenty-seven telephones, one for each department head and each of the Com- be available for out- No. restriction calls between branches the municipal govern- ment and federal departments. with which the District has direct commu- nication. Capt. trict boa g year, Capt. { | going calls, placed on will different be of appealed to all to, co-operate by Wood today employes in order to prevent deficit. On July 1 new appropriations will be available and the restriction will be lifted All_employes are directed to use the mails and the messenger service in_every case possible. The assistant engineer commission- er made it clear that the order is in no sense intended to be a restriction on personal liberty, but is unavoidable if the Commissioners are to complete the year without a shortage. Kelly, Record F On Lifelong Lieut. Oakley G. Kelly. who flew with Lieut. John A. MacReady from | coast to coast without a landing, will | start a lifelong non-stop _flight to- | night in the residence of Rev. Dr.| John Carpenter . Palmer, at 1741 Euclid street, when he will take Miss | Mary M. Watson of San Diego, Calif., | for,_his perpetual pilot for matrimo- | nial airways. | Miss Watson is speeding eastward from San Deigo today for the wed- ding. 1t is to be a quiet affair, and | the high spot of a romance dating back to 1913, when the prospective bridegroom was twenty-one years of age and Miss Watson was sixteen. Maj. Stirling Kerr, grand secretary of Scottish Rite Masons, will be best man. Mrs. Kerr will be the bride’s at- tendant. Elaborate arrangements have been banned by Lieut. Kelley. Tt is understood, however, that the bride and bridegroom will receive a surprise when they walk out of the residence of Dr. Paimer, who is grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge and chap- ish Rite Masons. Almas | tically the entire esvate, including the {fore the probate court of Dublin seek- [ Trs" " the TWO CENTS | | MRS, CROKER WINS IN WILL CONTEST Verdict in Her Favor Evokes| Wild Cheering in Dub- lin Court. By thie Associated Press. DUBLIN. June favor of Mrs. by the jury will of the A in Bula Croker was found | the contest over the | Richard Crokerithis| 15— verdict late afternoc When the crowded courtroom real- ized that Mrs. Croker had won on every count the throng burst into tre- mendous cheering and handclgpping. The court tried vainly for a rconsid- erable time to restore silence. ‘When quiet finally came, Chief Jus- tice Maloney said he much fregretted the demonstration. Litigated in Two Commtri The verdict of the Dublin jury sus- ining Mrs. Bula Croker’s rights un- | der the will of her husband comes after protracted litigation in this | country and in Jreland. Richard Croker died, April 29 his in Glencairn, near Dublin. widow received prac- { | | | | i | 192 residence The family home racing horses. of (Gilencairn and the No fegacies were made | to Croker’'s sons, ‘and the bequests other than those 7o the widow were | comparatively, unfmportant persons legacies. On November 24 last Richard Croker, jr., initiated proceedings be- ing to annul the will on the ground of undue influence. The case came to trial before a special jury on Ma 31 and has been proceeding daily since. A sensational phase developed whe: the contestanis introduced the =vi- dence of 4 number of witnesses from Northampt Mass., who identified | Mrs., Bula Creker as having lived for some months at Northampton scveral | vears ago as the reputed wife of Guy | Marone. Mrs. Croker denied the| accusation. and declared she had nev- er been in Northampton; shs aluo produced papers indicating her pres- | ence in Oklahoma aboyt the time she | was declared to have been in North- ampton as the wife of Marone. Holds Croker of Sound Min i The jury's verdict, which was re- turned after deliberation of an hour and a quarter, was that Mr. Croker had made his will with full knowl- edge of its contents: that he was of | sound mind. memory and understand- | time the document was executed, and that it was made with- | out undue influence from his wife| allegation that ready fhe wife of Guy the time of her marriage to Croker was declared by the jury be unsubstantiated. The jury also found Mrs. Croker not guilty of influencing her husband against his children. Bula was al-| R. Marone at Mr. to| 1 f AUTHOR REPORTED BETTER. NEW YORK, June 15.—Finler Pete Dunne, creator of the “Mr. Dooley of fiction, who underwent an opera- tion at Roosevelt Hospital Wednes- day after a sudden illness, was re- ported today to be considerably im- proved. lyer, Starts Flight Tonight| Temple members here are understood to be planning the surprise. Lieut. Kelly declared today that he was all set for the greatest flight of his life. Miss Watson has been en route to Washington for three days, and will step off a train in the Union station late this afternoon to find one of the two heroes of the first transcontinental non-stop air flight waiting for her with a marriage li- cense in one hand and’the address of Dr. Palmer in the other. There will be no relatives of the bride or bridegroom at the ceremony. After the wedding, Lieut. Kelly will take his bride to the sufte at the New Wil- lard where he hag been staying since the outset of Shfine week. Tomor- row will be spent in Washington, and on Sunday the fouple will leave for Dayton, Ohio, Where Lieut. Kelly is stationed. Lieut. Kelly said that he would make an_ attympt to obtain leave of absence in the immediate future in order to allow a honeymoon trip for his bride in Canada. After the honey- moon, the ‘couple will live in New York. Miss Watson is a native of England. With her mother, she came to San Diego. Calif., some ten vears ago, and it was in the Californfa city that Licut. Kelly met her. 165 lof the | because I nately lo S4896%4 INCREASE OR D.C. WORKERS 1S REGOMMENDED 2,301 City Employes to Ben- efit if Classification Board Approves Rates. REPRESENTS INCREASE OF 18 PER CENT IN SALARY | Individual Boosts Vary With Re- quirements of Position and Present Pay. The pay roll for statutory emploves of the District government will be increased by $489.694.50 it the per sonnel classification board approves the rates recommended by the Com missioners today for each of fthe 2.301 workers affected by the reclas- sification law This would be equivalent to a tota increase of 18 per cent in the amount spent for according to report ‘prepared by Daniel J. Don auditor. and submitted to th reads this morning. Donovan explained mean an 18 per creass for each employe. but an ad vanec of that amount in the pay roll. The individual percentages vary according the requiremen of each positien and the salary ready being paid. The report did not calaries recommended for the heads of departments. but it is understood that practically all of those officials aro listed for increases Boost for Commissioners. salaries. 3 ova city Mr. does that cent | not tota to reveal the new The report recommends an annua Jary of $7,500 for each of the three Commissioners, who now $5.000. At present there are a num ber of subordinate department who almost three governing trict government ever higher salaries were recommend ed to congress for municipal em- ployers the Commissioners were list ed for increases, but favorable action was never obtained The total present pay of all em- ployes Included in the reclassification law, with the bonus, amounts to 32 950. Under the grade alloc mmended by Mr. Donovan's committes the new total would be $3.142.645, or an increase of $48%.- 694.50. “Considering that the present rates of pay of municipal empioyes are n toriously low.” wrote Mr. Donovan. “and that generally they are receiv ing lower rates of pay than em ployes in the federal governmer deing _similar work, it is apparer that the total increase recommended by vour committee is not at all in- ordinate.” Mr. Donovan told the Commissioner that in considering the duties of eac 2,301 positions the committee en deavored to be fair both to the emplose receive ds receive tine Dis as much as cers of the In the past wher o | and the government. making due allow ance for the requirements bilities of the position. “The committee could not enced,” the report continues question of individual efficiency, as the Jobs only were being rated and not the incumbents. The incumbents in this in- stance were merely a means of identi- and responsi be influ- “by the {fying the positio “In the tabulated statement herew the several units of the municipal ganization have been divided into fou groups. namely, (1) General offices, em all branches of the District other than penal and charitabie courts. and public schoolx ; Charities and corrections, embracing the board of charities, pe itutions hospitals and other char institu tions: (3) Courts, embracing the Polit Court, Juvenile Court. Municipal ¢ and the probation office of the Suprems Court of the District. and (4) Public schools (excluding officers and teachers . 1,166 Benefit. “In group 1 (general 1,166 emploves. Their pay amounts to $1,308,104.50; the to- tal bonus paid amounts to $262 making their total present pay $1,670,376.50. The total new pay recommended by your committee for this group is $1.756.570, an increase of $186.192.50, or 11.856 per cent For this group the bureau of effi ciency, in the survey referred. recom mended about a 7 per cent total in crease. Many of the heads of depart- ments and emploves in this group foday being paid on Satmr basis adopted thirty years and more ago. the only increase in_all this period being the bonus of $240. “In group 2 (charities and cor- rections) are 515 employes of the several hospitals, penal, and other charitable institutions. Their total basic pay amounts to $333,392; the tatal bonus paid amounts to $108 931.20, making the total present pay of such employes, $442.323.20. The total new pay recommended by your committee for these 515 employes Is $643,600, an increase of $201.276.80. or 45.504 per cent. The largest per- centage of increase in conipensation recommended by vour committee i for employes of this group. This is the compensation of these has always been inord! , and this fact has been rec- ognized by every agency that has examined the subject. Members of the congressional appropriations com mittee have _frequently ~commented upon the ridiculously low salaries paid in many of these positions. The congressional committee i re- classification, in its investigation sev- eral vears ago. recommended in- creases of more than 100 per cent in many instances. Turnover Heavy. offices) total basic employes “The Commissioners are acquainted with the fact that these institutions have had to seek employes among former inmates, prisoners and incom- petent persons in many instances and that in recent years it has been im- possible to keep the positions filled and the frequent turnover has been most demoralizing and has made it quite impossible to secure a reason- able degree of efficiency in the serv- ice.. “In grading officers and employes of institutions allowance has been made in each instance for the fact that such employes receive subsist ence in whole or in part and the gradings recommended represent the amount of cash allowance, in addition to any benefits of subsistence or In group three (courts) are eighty- four employes. These are the judges and employes in the Police Court. the . (Continued on Pag: olumn 3.2