Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1923, Page 2

Ex-Senator Beveridge Asks If U. S. Wants to Help Maintain Boundaries. By the Assoclated Press. BOSTON, June'19.—America would still be a part of the British empire had the matters seemingly in dispute between Great Britain and her Ameri- can colonies been submitted to an in- ternational court, former Senator Al- bert J. Beveridge of Indiana, said in an address last night at the Bunker Hill day banquet of general officers, Sons of the Revolution. As a mere matter of then existing law, he added, nearly every point “must and would have been decided agalnst America; and even as a matter of equity, we would have been held in the wrong on important issues—for {pstance, the British government having defended the colonies agalnst the French, it was only fair that the colonies should bear their just part of the expense. “If anybody denied that an inter- national court must and would have decided agalnst us in the beginning, can anybody doubt that such a trib- unal, or any fos: of peace league, must and would have held us to be in the wrong when we orned the British advanc 7787 Mr. Bever- idge asked. * . Discusses Object of Resolutfon. “If the founding of a separate absolutely independent nation n p y fought for, then, Britieh had solid A for their bitter denunciation gton and the American pa- ontinuing the war. Any international ourt must and would have decided against us; and If any association of nations for the main- tenance of peace had then existed it would have been bhound to support the British and suppress the Amer- icans “Today 1 the tional devices th Avanced—and e cen urged ma are once: mor: they we asing old plans, pointed out as its object ful, its admitted el rce of tr itus quo of the world, So in p £ upon any or all of these schemes let us have clearly mind that the simple issu the American nation wishes to pledge itself to help keep all European and Asiatic boundaries and arrangements as they ar W ancient interna- ever have been v one of them has times in the past— put forward as though rething new. Without ts of these age- fact may be one of them has t Foreign Propaganda. \ing against foreign propa- inda, which he d: ribed as Amer- s greatest danger, Mr. Beveridge operates through ‘society,’ the . the stage, the screen, the lec- ture platform, and some make so bold to say that even the American press has been invaded.” The General Society. Sons of the Ravolution, elected Selden P. Spen- cer of Missouri, president for the en- ing thr. Ts. Other officers elected were: Vice presidents, William Libbey of New Jersey and Frank H. Pettingell of alifornia; secretary, W. Hall Harris of Maryland: assistant secretary, Mar- shall S. Morgan of Pennsylvania; treasurer, Brig. Gen. George Richards of Washington, D. C.; assistant treas- urer, Nelson J. Ludington of Iilinol chaplain, Thomas E. Green of Colo- rado; registrar, Jackson W. Sparrow of Ohio, and Historian, G. Watson James, jr.. of Virgiina. Cltes “Fatal Error.” “In order to ‘play our part’ abroad more promptly.” said the former sena- n his address, “it is proposed to our government greater power to deal with foreign affairs. Fatal er- ror. Instead all government in Amer- ica should be restricted in every di- rection. Government supervision of and interference with hwnan life and activities i1 the United States bids fair to break down our entire experi- ment fn popular self-rule. “Consider the ‘appalling fact! One adult person out of every twenty per- sons engaged in business or industry in this country is a government agent, official or employe—I mean, of course, all government, county, city, state and national, * ¢ ¢ “Another astounding fact, twin sis- ter of the first, is that Americans are forbidden by law to do more things, and by law forced to do more things, than were the Russian people under the czar, or the German people under the kaiser. Moreover, nearly all of these repressive, oppressive and au- tocratic laws and regulations have been forced on the statute books by selfish minorities, of whom our law makers and administrators are in terror. ¢ * ¢ “Most public officials and employes are necessary and give value re- celved for their salaries; but I am now talking about the unnecessary Eovernment agents and jobholders. The burdensome and useless bureaus and commissions that clutter govern- ment, complicate life, restrict free- <om ‘and suck the substance of the veople. * * * “Let our laws be expressions of the will of the majority instead of ukases of the minority, and enforce all laws with absolute equality. Up- lold the American Constitution—all of it, not merely such parts of it as #ult ‘our fleeting whim or passing convenlence; support American In- stitutions against every assailant, foreign or domestic, open or covert-— ail American institutions, not merely some American institutions.” PORTRAIT WINS PRAISE. Louis S. Dergans of the Treasury Department was today the recipient of congratulations from members of the department on the success of his portrait of President Harding, which was hung yesterday in the private office of Secretary Mellon. A phota- £raph of the picture was published in last Sunday’s Star. The picture is in oil and was made by Mr. Dergans after two posings by the President. The young artist studied at the San Francisco Institute of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art of Washington. He will take a special course in his art at Paris next spring and on his return will hold an exhibition of portraits and landscape paintings In Washtngton. From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star, Jailed in Error, Prisoner Freed ‘After 5 Months Bomebody blundered and Belton . Bfoore, colored, spent five months {'in the District jail as a result. | When Moore’s case had been called for trial yesterday before Justice Bailey, in Criminal Division 2, and the jury was In the box ready to hear the testimony, the prosecut- ing witness stepped up to Assist- [ Bnt United States Attorney Emers | son, who was sgting as prosecutor, , Bnd declared he had never before ®seen the prisoner. Capt. Emerson immediately nolle prossed the charge and Justice Balley dis- missed tho prisoner. Mooré was taken into custody by the narcotic squad and eharged ‘with peddling dope. He s un- able to give bafl and h: been awaitihg trial in jail. He was al- leged to. have sold a “deck” of heroin to D. G. Dickerson January 25 last. Attorney Alfred D. Smith, ‘who represented Moore, was out- ken in condemnation of what . he called an “outrage” perpetrated by-the arrest of the negro, According to the latest news reports from Rome, lava from Mount Etna has caused the flight of 50,000. An old crater, HAS RENDERED 50,000 HOMELESS | AV AD FOR DRYS reopened. Photograph shows a view, looking ncross one of the towns at the foot of the volenno, showing Mount Etna in the distance. MISSING .. YOUT RETURNS T HONE Verner W. Clapp, Harvard Student, Tells of Attack and Loss of Memory. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 19— Verner Warner Clapp of Washington, D. C.. a first-year graduate student at Harvard University, who disap- peared on May 17 under circum- stances - which at first led to the bellef that he had been drowned, 1s now with his father. Mrs. C. C. Jones, at whose home he roomed, said today that he had returned home with the explanation that he had suffered a loss of memory and knew nothing of his movements between the time he went swimming in the Charles river basin on the day of his disappearance and the day wh: he came to himseir in & town Connectlcut. Clapp, who was for a time believed to have been drowned, suddenly re- gained lost memory and found him- self working in a Connecticut fac- tory, according to information re- celved here. Harvard physicians are understood to be making a thorough study and invesigation of the strange attack on Clapp's mind. Mrs. Mary Clapp, mother of the student, s sald to reside in Brent- wood, Md. Cambrldge records give George H. Clapp of this city as the father of the young man, but he could not be located today. PRESIDENT LEAVES CAPITAL FOMORROW ON 2-MONTH TOUR (Continued from First Page.) opponents. Efforts have been made to convince tho President that the people are mnot interested in the world court, or in foreign affairs, for that matter, but that they are vitally interested in domestic problemd. 70 Persons to Doard Train. The President will travel on a spe- clal train of ten cars, with approxi- mately seventy persons aboard. Mrs. Harding is to accompany the Presi- dent on the long trip, as will several members of the cabinet—the Secre- tary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interlior_and the Secretary of Commerce. The immediate party of the President will number about twenty-five. More than a score of newspaper men will make thé trip. Second Speech at Kansas City. Shortly beforo midnight the Presi- dent will leave St. Louis for Kansas City, where he will make his second formal speech on the administration’s transportation problem. At Hutchin- son, Kan. he will discuss the prob- lems of the farmers. The other places and dates for ad- dresses by the President on his out- Ward - trip_are as follows: Denver, morning, June 25; Cheyenne, after- noon, June 25; Sait Lake City, June 26; Pocatelle, morning, June 28; Naho Falls, afternoon, June 23; Butte, morning, June 29; Helena, ‘evening, June 29; Spokane, July 2; Meacham, Ore,, Oregon trall_anniversary cele: pration, July 3; Portland, July 4; Tacoma, July . On his trip returning from Alaska President Harding will deliver ad- dresses in the following places: Van- couver, B. July 26; Seattle, July 27; San Francisco, July 81; Los An- geles, August 1, and San Diego, August 4. neteen Speeches {n ALl Nineteen speeches are planned in all. 'A large number of informal talks, however, may be ex- pected. On his way to the Pacific coast the President and his party will make brief visits in Zion and Yellowstone National parks, June 30 and July 1. On the return trip a visit ‘will be made in the Yosemite National Park July 29 and 30. Two other Presidents have visited Yellow- stone National Park during their terms of office—President Arthur and President Roosevelt. Under _present-day conditions of travel, over the fine highways in the park, ident Harding will by au- tomobile cover in two days the ground covered by his predecessors in many day 5 % In Alaska the President will have an opportunity to study at first hand the governmental and other problems confronting that territory. This great possession of the United States, with unlimited resources, in area equal to one-fifth of the forty-eight states, has today only 60,000 popula- tlon—10,000 less than in 1910. It has been charged that authority is divid- ed among so many different govern- mental agencies that Alaska has been strangled in red tape; that there is little chance of real development Alaska until this tangle can by straightened out. Easily Done. From the Kansas Cfty Times. Watkins—You know Brown, who was said to be 80 rich? Well, he died last week and the only thing he left was a hall clock. Wilkins—Then it won’t be much trouble to wind up his estate, MOB BURNS CHURCH DURING MAN HUNT | Police and Citizens Se;king Negro l ‘Who Attacked Savannah ‘Woman. | | By tha Associated Pross. SAVANNAH, Ga. June 19.—The burning of a negro church by uniden~ tified persons last night marked the man-hunt for the assallant of a young married woman, who was at- tacked and left in a serious condition at her home in this city. Posses led by officers continued to comb the city and surrounding country today. The church was burned shortly after 10 o'clock last night. The Sa- vannah fire department responded to the call, but the building was too far gone to be checked. Scores of arrests are being made by the county police. Chief Chapman and his men have been relentless in their search, despite the fact that they were in the woods all night long. The victim, this morning, gave ac- curate account of the assault with a| full description of the negro. James| Andrews, an aged negro, who lives| nearby, also gave an accurate de- seription of the negro wanted, which tallies with the one given thé police by the victim. CITIZENS PROTEST ' GARNIVAL PERMITS Stanton Park Association Objects to Staging Shows on Reservations. Adoption of a resolution protesting the granting of permits by the Dis- trict officials for carnivals to be held in Washingtén fn the future marked the final meeting for this season of the Stanton Park Citizens' Assocla- | tion in the Peabody School, 1ast night. It was pointed out that a resolution had beeh passed by the association prior to the Shrine convention. urg- ing the District authorities not to grant permission for the staging of the rodeo on the Plaza playerounds, the main argument used being that the rodeo, or carnival, would be usurping this ground when it was much needed at all times as & play- ground for the children in the vicin- ity. “Allegea harmtul effccts of the car- nival on the children of the com- munity as a result of the staging of the affair were pointed out by mem» bers of the association at the meet- ing last night. Sees Demoralising Effect. John P. Smith, chairman of the committee on lights, police and fire protection, who introduced the reso- Iution urging that permits for the staging of carnivals in the District in the future be not granted, declar- ed that such affairs coming to the city do more harm than good and that they especially have a demorai- izing _effect on the community in which they are held. The carnival held during the Shrine convention, he asserted, was directly in front of an entrance to the city and was a blot_on the Capital. Ho ursed in,the resolution a request that citizens at large do all in their power to Keep carnivals away_ from Washington. Miss Gertrude Young, prificipal of the Peabody School, declared that the de- moralizing effect that the carnival had on the children in the school made them almost unmanageable, for the first time in the history of the school. Truaney was practicedson a larger scale’ than ever before, she stated. A girl from the seventh grade of the Carbery School is alleged to have eloped with one of the showmen. The Northeast Citizens' Association was urged to lend its co-operation in support of the resolution. . Oppose Change in Ton Weigh A resolution was also passed expre: sing opposition to the proposed change in the weight of a ton from 2,240 to 2,000 pounds, A raise in'delivery and storage costs would result, 1f the charge were made, it was stated. Following ° the regular order of business there was a program of en- tertalnment. The boys of the sixth grade of the Peabody School present- ed a short sketch, “The Boston Tea Party,” in which it wag_sttemp! to depict the manner in” which the famous history-making event oc- curred. Miss Hattie Noell gave sev- eral recitations, while little Miss Virginia Gregory did a number of e Ruby Lee Mi talk r: y_Lee Minar gave a on “Better Homes n America in which she pointed out the importance :a"l.:l:. gonnl. Flhd :K! prov‘ar dlv;lo . B. Frants, assoclation, pru-ld:d.w" e g Too Natural. From the Kansas City “What was the most striking plo- ture you saw in the art gallery to- day?” plcture of an onion. It was so natural it brought tears to my eyes.” Held on Charge Of Stealing His Own Automobile Thomas R. J. Campbell, forty- six years old, a broker, indicted fn Fairfax county, Va., on & charge of stealing his own automobile that was under attachment in a civil sult, was arrested today by Detectives O'Brien and Livingston for the Virginia authoritie It appears that Campbell, resid ing at 1307 K street, driving h automobile near Langley, Va. about three vears ago, figured in a collision with a motor truck be- longing to S. Maynard Shawen, Ventosa apartment Clvil proceedings were institut- ed and both vehicles impounded by the court. Trial of the suit, it is_stated, resulted in a verdict of $686 in favor of Shawen. It Is is charged in the Indictment that Campbell removed the automobile without ‘authority of the court, the vehicle still being under at- tachment. HELD AS MURDERER, DUALLIFEREVEALED Widow Identifies Blue-Eyed “Girl” as Husband’s Slayer in Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 19.—Woman or man, Mrs. Frances Carrick, also known as Fred G. Thompson, was identified to- day by Mrs. Richard C. Tesmer as the supposed woman bandit who shot and killed her husband in a holdup on June 5. First supposed to be a man dls- guised as a woman, the prisoner was declared by Frank Carrick, who with two others, was arrested Wwith the accused, to have lived as his wife for fourtéen years. Known as Mrs. Carrick, the suspect, in the opinion of the police, led a double life as both man and woman, masquerading as one or the other at different times. The suspéct was identified by the smiling expression which Mrs. Tes- mer said the bandit assumed until almost the Instant of firing the shot that killed Tesmer. But the prison- er has brown eyes, while the widow said the killer's eyes were blue, but today she said she probably had been mistaken. She positively declared, however, § that Mrs. Carfick, or Thompson; was the killer. i Three Held by Police. Carrick, Miss Marie Clark, and a man known only as John Doe, also were takeh into custody. When the police raided the flat they found a quantity of woman's apparel. A number of wigs and a loaded revolver. ~ The murder sus- pect’s male name was obtained from an automobile Identification, card. The police declared the disclosure of the prisoner’s double identity may help to clear up a number of rob- berles, and other crimes. Tesmer and his wife were returning in their automobile to their home on the north side and were about to turn into their g 6 when two persons stepped out of the shadows and pointed revolvers at them. One appeared to be a woman who took the lead in the robbery. The other was a4 man, Mrs, Tesmer later told the police. ‘Thé pair robbed Tesmer of a small sum, after compelling the victim and his wife to get out of their car. The supposed woman bandit then ordered the other to take Mrs. Tesmers wed- ding ring. She protested and Tesmer stood with his hands uplifted help- less, but twitching with anger. 1t is belleved that the bandit, garb- ed as a woman, feared Tesmer was about to tack in defense of his wife and her sentiment for her wed- ding ring, far the smiling bandit for a second became grim faced and fired and killed Mr. Tesmer. Car Stolen After Crime. As the man fell mortally wounded and his wife collapsed on his body, the bandit pair leaped into the Tesmer automobdile and drove away. The police referred to the suspect as a woman, but because of the un- usual duality involved, ' announced that the medical examination of the prisoner would be made “this after- noon. The prisoner emphatically de- nied any connectfon with the Tesmer -lsyxnf or having been anywhere ex- gept in the Carrick apartment on the night of the holdup. ———— BISHOP-ELECT CHOSEN. Rev. Dr. Freeman Appointed Co- lumbia Hosiptal Director: The Commissioners today named Bishop-elect James E. Freeman of the Episcopal diocese of Washington, to suc- ceed the late Bishop Alfred Hard on ;rx-:‘:o-nl of directors-of Columbia Hos- From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. CHARGE 7 MILLIONS WASTE IN CAMP LEE By the Assoriated Press. RICHMOND, Va., June 19.—Large quantities of materials were wasted and thrown away, laborers were paid exorbitant\ wages, more workmen were employed than were necessary and laborers and trucks and teams and their drivers were paid for whole days they were absent from work, thus retarding construction of Camp Lee, The United States government charged In a bill of particulars filed in federal district court here today in its suit against Rhinehard & Dennis, Inc, for recovery of seven million dollars alleged to have been wasted in building the cantonment The itemized bill was filed at the re- quest of the contractors. “The course of misconduct by the defendant,” the bill set forth, “continued and persisted generally throughout the entire area of the | construction project and throughout the entire period during which the defendant was engaged in the said work."” . The government alleged that the | detendant failed to purchase sub- | stantial initial quantities of material in the most advantageous manner, and that some of the purchases were made from firms in which some of the defendants were financially in- terested. Materfals were bought at unnecessarily high prices and with unnecessary profits added, the bilk- continued, and much of it was taken away and used for private purposes. Large quantities of valuable lumber arc said to have been left where wagons and trucks drove over it and rendered it useless. Some was thrown in mua holes to fill them, and more was hauled to a scrap pile and burned. Other materials were left in the weather to be ruined, the plaintift sets forth, and usable things besides lumber were burned on the scrap pile. Other_charges are set forth in the bill, which concludes with the state- ment that it is impossible to estimate accurately the extent of the damage incurred by the government, but that the plaintiffs have fixed upon $7,- 000,000. —_— DOCTORS TO RULE ON SHIPS’ NEED OF MEDICINE LIQUOR (Continued from First Page.) some of the foreign ship companies. The foreign ship representatives are sald to have presented the French cleim that undeér French law dletary and medicinal liquors are placed in the same category. Studles*of other foreign laws on the same subject resulted in an agreement that the requirements of the Treasury regu- lations and the foreign statutes could best be served by accepting the French claim and ailowing the ships’ doctors to declare the purposes of the Uquor. Officials do not_expect Mr. Mellon's instructions to have any effect on the rigid prohibition against bringing cargo liquor or stores across the three-mile limiit. | Foreign shipping companies, therefdre, that had plan- ned to establish parking stations out side the three-mile limit are still con- fronted with the need for a place to discard such stores as are for bevers age puposes. The whole object of the change is said to be to comply with the laws of foreign nations which require ships of their nations to carry adequate supplies of liquor for ration purposes. CREWS TO GET WINE. NEW YORK, June 19.—Antoine Bordes, general representative in this country of the French line, announced that arrangements hxve been made in Washington whereby French sail- !or- homeward bound would be issued half a liter of wine a day after the three-mile limit had been passed. The wine supply will be admitted under seal ag “medical supplies,” M. Bordes sald, the French minister of health havin vised the American government that a half-litre of wine a day was as essentlal to the wel- fare of French sailors as food. Representatives of Italian and Spanish lines, which also are re. |qulred by their national laws to sup- ! ply orews with a liquor ration, said they had not yet been advised of any lifting of the barrier for them. The steamship Paris, due here next Saturday, will be the first French liner to arrive under the newly modified wine ration order. HALF OF LIQUOR SEALED, BY WILLIAM E. NASH. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily . - News.. Copyright, 1923. PARIS, June 19.—The French line's Paris salled for New York Monday with a full complement of liquor aboard, according to Director Tellier of the steamship company. Half of the liquor, however, was put under seal before sailing, with the understanding that it would not be touched until the vessel left United States territorial watérs on the homeward voyage. The ceremony of sealing was witnessed by the American consul at Havre, “We intend to continue serving wine to the sailors in the port of New York on this trip as before, because we are forced by French law to do s0,” sald M. Tellier to the corre- spondent. “We want to obey the American law, but as Frenchmen we must obey French. law also. We hope that the Havre sealing ceremony will dispose of the liquor question o far the passengers are concerned.” I ctive in 18791x believed to have | BELIEVED UNLIKELY Rimng op Use of War Vessels to Be Given President. Reported to Be Negative. The - Department of - Justice plans to place ‘in the hands of President Harding before he leaves tomorrow for Alaska the long-awaited opinion on whether the chief executive has autbority under the Constitution to use the Navy for enforcement of prohibition. While there was no official indica- tion at the department as to what the opinion contained, there seemed to be a general agrcement among officlals elsewhere that the decision would declare that the President could mot use the Navy for such a purpose. The opinion, it was understood to- day, was virtually completed. It is oxpected to be transmitted to the White House -late this afternoon or tomorrow morning, according to pres- ent_indlcations. Which ever side of the question the opinfon takes, it is expected to settle, before the Preeident leaves on his _tour, a much agitated problem which some officials have thought might be allowed to go over until after the Alaskan tour, giving the ex- citement over rum row a chance to cool off and the prohibition unit an opportunity to see if it could suc- essfully cope with the smugglers. Extensive search into the prece- dents of the past, it was understood, had be conducted by officials of the Department of Justice in an effort to answer the President's question. In- formal indicatio trom several sources had {ndlcated that the de- partment had Leen unable to find sufficient authority to permit the President to use the Navy. If the decision 1s adverse to the prohibftion unit and the hope of Navy help is cut off, Prohibition Commissioner Haynes and his dry cohorts will have lost another poten- tial ally in their battle against liq- udr, in addition to the setback re- ceived in New York state. PAYS P. 0. DRIVERS HIGH COMPLIMENT Maj. Sullivan Cites 21,000- Mile Run Shrine Week Without Accident. The record of more than 21,000 miles without an accident_established by the 118 trucks of the Washington city post office during Shrine week has won the commendation of Maj. Daniel Sullivan, chief of police. “I wish to take this occasion to congratulate you upon the excellent record established by your office in the movement of vehicular traffic of the post office,” Maj. Sullivan wrote Postmaster William M. Mooney. # “It is indeed gratifying to this de- partment to khow of this splendid ac- complishment and T want to say that the fine co-operative spirit which it has ever been your policy to manifest toward the police is appreciated to the full.” No Injuries Recorded. In o letter to the chauffeurs and chauffeur carriers of the city post of- fice Postmaster Mooney pointed out thdt not a single case of personal in- jury was recorded nor any property damaged. “This is a wonderful record, and one of which T am very proud.” the post- master said. “Boys, I thank you. You {are helping to make Washington a safe place to live in.” Mr. Mooney said that, as a rule, he did not beli in extending thanks to an employe who had performed a sim- ple duty of what had been expected of him. . Proud of Achlevement. “The record accomplished by the chauffeurs and chauffeur carriers dur- ing the Shrine convention is such a splendid one, however, that I am proud to call it to the attention of the offi- clals and to the public, and to extend to_them by personal thanks for the achievement,” the postmaster said. “The conditions during that week were unusually trying, and with the special privileges accorded the drivers of mail wagons, not a complaint was received. Drivers with specjal privi- leges are prone to take advAntage of them, but in no instance was this done. A splendid_standard has been set, and one which I trust will be continued in the future.” NEW THOUGHT FIELD WORKERS "REPORT District Superintendent and Secre- taries Present Matters- of Interest to Convention. This morning’s session of the In- ternational New Thought Alliance Congress at the New Willard Hotel was devoted to discussion of busi- ness problems of the organization and reports from the various district presidents and fleld secretaries. Among those who spoke this morning were Alexander McInnes, representing the British section, London; James H. Pateman, former president of the Adelalde New Thought Center, Aus- tralia, who told of the work in Aus- tralla; Dr. Thomas Parker Boyd, field lecturer of San Francisco, and Flor- ence Wilson Day of Washington. The morning session concluded with a healing meeting. This afternoon at 4:45 another meeting of the congress will take place at the Willard and a number of the prominent members of the In- ternational New Thought Alliance will speak. At 7 o’clock a -banquet will be held at the Willard Hotel. Talks On_Golden Rule. The golden rule in business was the subject of an address by Arthur Nash of Cincinnati at the meeting of the congress at the First Congre- gational Church, 10th and G streets northwest, last night. Other ad- dresses were made by 8. D. Scudder, vice president of the Co-operative National Bank of Cleveland, Ohlo, and James A. Edgerton, who presided. Mr. Edgerton spoke upon the increased interest in New Thought, as- evi- denced by the number of people present, and the fact that ten foreign countries were represented at the congress. The heads of the various local com- mittees are: District president, Thomas F. ‘Whittelsey; finance, Edwin Bayle: music, Miss Faye Thomas, organizer: QGordon Cameron, conductor; recep- tion, Mrs. J. A. Edgerton; registra~ tion, Mrs. L. B. McDonnell. The committees are being assisted by the following teachers in Wash- ington: _Annie E. Carter, Florence Willard Day, Leona Feath Mrs. R. J. Fileld, Kensington, Md. mma Gray, Viva M. January, Frederick L. Pratt, Ada Rainey, Dr. George Ricker, Cora L. Thomas, Ellen Van Voast, Jeannette Wade, Eva B. Williams. e In a cubic foot of phosporescent sea water there have been found 25,000 living creatures, SWEEPING CHANGES AMONG DRY AGENTS New Director for Local Division Named—Other Transfers Due July 1. Sweeping changes In assignments of prohibition divisional chiefs, an- nounced today by Director Haynes, effective July 1, included the trans- ferral of A. R. Harris from Chicago to this city, where he will have charge of work in the District, Vir- ginia, Delaware and Maryland. Mr. Harris takes the place of the present local director, Edgar N. Read, who is to be given a special assignment, to be announced later. The local division is known as the fourth. Commissioner Haynes, in explain- ing the wholesale transfers, sald the general agents force is a mobile force subject to frequent change of terri- torial assignment and in accordance with that policy changes in the juris- diction of divisional chiefs who have supervision over general agents are ! made in the various areas two or three times a year. He painted out that out of a total of eighteen areas changes in eight were ordered today. U. 3. VESSELS HELD / D. . MAY END YEAR WITHOUT DEFICIT Even Budget Expected If Economy in' Phone Serv- ice Is Achieved. By following strictly the plea for economy sounded & year ago by the President and the bureau of the bud- get, the District government is wind- ing up the fiscal year 1923 with vir- tually no deficiencies, Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor, stated today. The municipality, the major sald, probably will finish this twelve- {month period with the best record of recent years for living within the sums provided by Congress. - The only possibility for a shortage of funds is in the allotment for tele- phone service in the District bulld- }ing, and Assistant Engineer Commis- sioner John E. Wood hopes to avold that by the order he.issued last week restricting the use of telephones to absolutely essential calls. On top of this favorable annource- ment from-the auditor, Commisglor.er Rudolph issued a statement that in BY SOVIET OFFICIALS Schooners and Crews De- tained for Alleged Violation of Trading Laws. By tho Associated Press. NOME, Alagka, June 19.—The Amer- ican trading schooners Silver Wa Iskum and <Belinda are detained at East Cape, Siberia, and their crews aro under, arrest on charges of violating trading laws of the soviet govern- ment of Russia, it is learned here. Rev. N. F. Hoyer, a missionary who came here by way of East Cape, Si- beria, after a winter on the Little Diomedes Islands, in Bering strait, is authority for the statement that chooners Silver Wave, Iskum and da from Tacoma, Wash., are de- tained and their crews under arrest. Wait for Omeials. The craft and crews were being held, Dr. Hoyer said, until the ar- rival from the south of a vessel with high soviet officials. No violence had been done the men.or the boats, he said. With Dr. Hoyer came Mrs. J. A. Earnest and “six Eskimos, all from Little Diomedes Islands. East Cape, or Cape Deshnef, Si- beria, where three American trading schooners are reported to have been selzed by soviet authorities, 1s _di- rectly across Being strait from Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, at the nar- rowest point of the slim waterw. that divides the far northern reache: of America and Asia. GONZAGA SCHOOL PUPILS GRADUATE 32 Pupils, Eighth Grade Grammar Department, Are Awarded Certificates. Certificates of graduation were awarded to thirty-two pupils of the eighth grade of the Gonzaga gram- mar sohool at closing exercises yes- terday In the college theater. A semi-musical number entitled “When Life Is Brighter” was one of the features of the exercises. The program also included songs by a chorus of nearly 500 male voices and series of recitations by Robert Ash- loy, Lawrence Dorr, William Kil- roy. - Francis McLarney, Willlam Sardo, Willlam Smith and Joseph Sul- livan. Speeches were made by Ig- natlus Bradecamp, Joseph Bersaeni. Francis Dugan, James Dugan, Rich- ard Hallit, Edward Jones, James May, Prestus Pepper and Lawrence Poifer. Other Features of Exercises. “A Tribute to the Little Flower" was given by Elmer Gladman, Berch- mans Mealy, Francis Keeny. Louls Franke, Edward McLarney and Fran- cis Jahn. Berchmans Mealy and Francis Jahn gave a vocal selection entitied “The Angel's Sarenade,” with a violin obligato furnished by John Genau. John O'Brien gave the class valedictory address. Honors Conferred. Rev. Davis J. Roche conferred the following honors: Medal for general excellence in the eighth grade, John O'Brien; medal for Christian doctrine in--the elghth grade, Francis Jahn; medal for gen- eral excellence in the seventh grade, Raymond Quigley; medal for Chris- tian doctrine, Wiifred Corridon; medal for general excellence in the sixth grade, Kenneth Collins; medal for Christian doctrine in the sixth grade, John Lane; medal .for general ex- gellence in the fifth grade, Lawrenoe Dorr; medal for Christian doctrine in the fifth grade, William Kiiroy. Rev. John C. GQeale, rector of Gonzaga College, made a short ad- dress to the graduates and their par- ents. List of Gradustes. Certificates of graduation awarded the following: Lewis Francis Atchison, Raymond Xavier Barnes, Wifllam Lawrence Beckley, Allan James Bell, Lester Ignatius Dorr, Michael John Dow- ney, James Joseph Ferraro, Charles Eugene Flynn, Robert Edward Foley, Louis Francis Franke, John Berch- mans Genau, Elmer Aloysius Glad-| man, Francis Ignatius Gleeson, How- ard Ernest Hamilton, Francis Xavier Jahn, Joseph Berchmans Javins, Francis” Joseph Kenny, Oliver John Keys, Francis Aloysius Khuen, Ed- ward Willlam Lockwood, Francis Bartholomew Maloy, Edward Patrick McLarney, John Berchmans Mealy, Paul Joseph Mitchler, Willlam Vin: cent Mullikin, John Michael O'Brien, Thomas Henry Quill, Paul Joseph Raucher, Willlam Martin Rigney, Jo- seph Ignatius Scanlan, James Francis Tobin and James Robert Walsh. 200 TAKE LAW COURSE. National University Law School were preparing the new estimates for ‘he fiscal year 1925 economy again wiil be the guiding motive, Under the new order of thir auditor said, all department chie the city service have done their toward enabling the budget burea to achieve its asm of keeping ernmental expenditures under nation’s annual income. Even while practicing econor however, the eity heads wil be fore-i to seek Iiberal amounts for the schosl system, the upkeep of streets highways and the maintenance the sewer department, considered most essential in view of the ri growth that is taking place. PROFITLESS YEAR CTED BY CORBY- Head of Baking Company Says Price War Brought Cut. Defends Recent Increase. Cause for the raise in the price of bread in Washington recently was placed yesterday by Charles I Corby of the Corby Baking Company, on the slimness or absense of profit to bakers for more than a year, and this short profit angle in turn w explained by the drop in the pric of bread a bit more than a v, ago. __In reality, Mr. Corby said, explain- ing the situation to southeast house wives meeting in the Brent Scho. under the auspices of the House- keeper's Alliance, bread has just re- turned to the level where a justifia- ble profit may be made by the baker- Says Price War Brought COut. This explanation was given after he had outlined the bread situation in Washington, and was answering ques- tions from those att ing the meet- ing. In answering one private ques- tion, he called attention to the fact that there had been a price war be- tween bakers of Washington some- time ago, resulting in cuts in the prices of breed to such a level as to eliminate _the possibility of real profit. When the price dropped, he said, there was no raise because of fear to take the initiative until re- cently. He added that his organization had not been among the first to increase the price of bread. He showed that if possible it would be desirable to un dersell competitors in order to large business, but that evidently ti slimness of profit prevented such a situation. Tells of New Baking Method. Mr. Corby explained the additions to the equipment of his baker: ing $700,000, in the past year. f‘h Corby gave the housewives de- tails of & new system of making bread, -which he claimed to be the first ever given to the public. Re- cently perfected in a New York labo-~ ratory, but not patented, the new sys- tem allows the retaining of gluten in the flour and mixed ingredients which breaks down during the process. Ho gave a detailed analysis of the new system to the housewlves, mentioning ingredients and how to mix them. —_— e EASTERN HIGH TO HOLD GRADUATION EXERCISES Commencement _exercises of two-year graduating class of the Eastern High School, will be held in the school auditorium this afternocn at 4 o'clock. Class night exeroises were held last night at the schoo! Ruth Streughtiff, class preside opened the exercises with an addres: of welcome. Amy Johns gave tha class history_and Cora Beale Higes and Eugena May Neumayer the class prophecy. Mary Cuiffreda gave the class poem and Minnie Hoxsey & spe- cial_number. There were forty-eight candidates for graduation in the class. tha From Yesterday’s 5:30 Bdition of The Star. BABY CARRIAGES FIRED; 2 BURNED By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, Md, June 18.—Two fires in baby carriages occupied by infants, in the eastern seetion of the city yesterday, have started police on an investigation of the theory that the fires may have been the work of a maniac. One of the baby victims is _ suffering from burns which may cause his death. His father was severely burned on the hands in beating out the flames. The other baby was snatched fro her blazing perambulator just in fime. Both_incidents occurred within an hour of each other and near the sam place, according to Isaac Coben, fathi- er of the baby who was seriousiy burned. From Yesterday’s 5:30 Edition of The Star. BRITISH CAPTURE ned {ts summer session last night %h an enrollment of about 200, which is considered excellent for a mmer course. u“se'efll of the required courses will be given, probably the most important of which is a history of laws, by Dr. Albert H. Putney, who has just re- turned from the University of Prague and - other European universities, where he gave a series of lectures on American constitutional govern- ment. ‘‘Contracts,”” by Judge Glen Wil- let, and “Common Law Pleading,” by Prof. G. P. Barse are among the eleven othér subjects. Talks wore made by Dean Charies F. Carusi, Judge Willett and Profs. Bastian and Koegel, K TURKISH GUN CARGO By the'Associated Press CONSTANTINOPLE, June 18.—The British destroyer Splendid has seised in the Sea of Marmora a Turkish transport carrying a cargo of guns from Thrace. The capture is the result of plans of tha British authorities who had received information that the Turks were endeavoring to remove from Thrace guns and troops clandestinely sent_there in violation of the Mudania armistice when the resumption of 4 | hostilities with Greece was threat- bened,