Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow: no change in temperature; gentle north- east winds. Temperature for twenty-four hours * ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 98, at 5:55 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 75, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 18. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 @h WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION No. PRESDENTS PLAN T0 MODFY CORT MAY RS ENTRY Speech at St. Louis Regard- ed as Shelving Issue to Keep Party Intact. 28,906. ACTION SEEN AS VITAL TO WIN NEXT ELECTION Change Held Sensational and With- out Warning—Party Reaches Kansas City. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. &£N ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT HARDING TO KANSAS CITY, June 22.—President Harding has killed the chances of American participation In the world court as at present con- stituted. Throwing the weight of his influ- ence toward the “irreconcilable” wing of the republican party, which wants the world court divorced absolutely from the lcague of nations, Mr. Harding has antagonized the democrats whose support is essential to make up the needed two-thirds in the Senate and has driven the whole issue into the realm of uncertainty. To get forty nations to agree to the President's new proposal, espe- cially when they touch the very heart of the world court’s constitution, in- volved delay, as diplomacy is a lei- surely process, with endless red tape. The public, therefore, can hardly expect action for many months after the next session of Congress begins, because Mr. Harding will ask the Sen- \ ate to agree first on the changes de- sired_in the world court and then he will transmit the result to foreign governments with the hope that they will change the whole world court idea to fit the suggestions of the American Senate. May Take Two Years. All this may take months or even years, by which time Mr. Harding will have been renominated by a united party and the dangers of a divided republicanism in the cam- paign for re-election will have been averted. This s tire po. ational change in the en- al situation came out of a clear sky. No {ntimation of the Presi- dent's change of tactics had been given except that it was known how powerful was the pressure being ex- erted by the “irreconcilables” to win the President over to their viewpoint and prevent a split in the republican party. | So” Mr. Harding. by his St. Louis speech, practically has put the world court issue on the shelf indafinitely. ncidentally, the President threw | overboard the doctrines of his own Secretary of State, Charles Eva Hughes, as well as those of Elihu Root, the distinguished republican statesman, who Is the author of the system of electing judges through the council ‘and assembly of the league ! which now is to be abandoned in favor | of an experimental alternative. Baffled by threats of party revolt,| apprehensive of a losing fight in the| next Congress, the President shifted | his ground from the speech he de- ! livered in New York last April at| the annual luncheon of the members of the Associated Press and presents now a different plan_ of picking judges, which, to be effective, must be accepted by the forty nations sig- natory to the world court already in existence. The President said that he had spent a good deal of time sound- | ing out foreign governments as to| how America could enter the court and that he had done so in anticipi tion of Senate objections, but evi- dently the President misjudged the | temper of the Senate and now must | start the process of diplomatic nego- tiations all over again. He thinks it's @ test of sincerity. If the other na- tions want America in tbe court, he bvelieves they should bow to the will of the Senate. The trouble is that the proposal itself may present inspuerable objections 8o that foreign powers may still - consider themselves sincerely | anxfous to have America join, but not with the radical change which Mr. Harding espouses only as a political necessity in the United States. Warned By Hughes. i Secretary Hughes, in his original | letter to Mr. Harding. warned the | President against changes. Orig- | inally it was Elihu Root who brought | about the present system of selec ing judges through the council and | assembly of the league of nations. 1t was his single and outstanding contribution to the constitution of the court Itself in the meeting of in-| ternational jourists three years ago, when the court was born. It was| Elihu Root, too, who wrote the fo! eign relations plank in the repub- lican platform of 1920 on which Mr. Harding _was elected to the presi- dency. But more recontly than that —last February—Secretary Hughes said In his letter, which was trans- | mitted to Congress: “The practical advantages of the present system of electing judges by the majority votes of the council and assembly of the league of na-j tions, acting separately, is quite manifest. It was this arrangement which solved the difficulty, hereto- fore appearing almost insuperable, of providing an electoral system con- serving the interests of the powers, both great and small. It would be impracticable, in my judgment, to disturb the essential features of this system.” Now Mr. Harding, after four months of ublic discussion and political strife, announces his will- ingness to approach all the othe governmenta of the world with & plan to have the world court judges choose thelr own successors.” This means that the eleven nations now represented on the court would have the exclusive privilege hereafter, + through their nationals now on the bench, of choosing judges. Objection has been made time and time again to_exoclusive privileges in selecting judges. It produced the very clash between the large and small powers that Elihu Root solved by utilizing the machinery of the league of nations. Hughes Knew of Change. It is inconceivable that Secretary Hughes, however, was not apprised of the contents of Mr. Harding's St. Louls speech. The possibilities are that he read it in advance, but with true deference to political exigencies # he zoes along with the President. It is said that when the world court matter was first presented Mr. Hughes remarked; in effect: “I shall (Continued on Page 14, Column 3.) Entered as second-cluss matter post office Washington, D. C. SaysU.S.Citizens Offer to Replace Seized ShipLiquér By the Associated Pres: NEW YORK, June 22.—As the British liner Berengaria crossed the three-mile limit last night Purser Beynon said passengers Wwho had participated all evening in a “final wet party” consigned to the déep an empty bottle draped with crepe and bearing the in- scription “Dedicated to the three- mile limit.” Staff Capt. Edkin, second officer of the Berengaria, sald: “While the United States is pre- paring to seize our liguor brought in under seal we are being flooded With offers of United States citi- Zens to provide us with all the liquor we need for the return trip as s00n as we cross the three-mile limit going out.” MORE EAT LRELY WHEN BREEZE DES Little Relief Due Here While| Southwest Shivers in . Winter Weather. A northeastern current is giving a little relief to torrid Washington to- day, but the weather bureau predic ed that it would die down by Sunday or Monday, making way for more humidity, but not quite as intense as experlenced yesterday. The breeze today is from the northern Atlantic states, where it is much cooler than |in the past few days. The temperature at noon today was 189, whereas yesterday it was 91. The highest recorded yesterday was 8.2, | the hottes: ever experienced here in ! June, witn two exceptions. Ba'timore | and Philadelphia yesterday regi: tered 100 degrees, while in Flagstaft, Ariz, it was 28. The bureau said the interior states continue warm, and| no relief is in sight. | The first death which could be di- | rectly ascribed to the heat wave oc- curred last night at Emergency Hos- | pital, where Mrs. Maria Schuler, sixty-nine years old, of 1527 B street | southeast was taken suffering from | a complication of diseases and the | humidity. Physicians at the hospital sald Mrs. Schuler's death was hast- ened by the hot weather. Mrs. Schuler, a native of Switzer- land, came to this country thirty- | cight years ago. Her husband, Anton chuler, was employed as a brewer | In the plant of the National Capital Brewing Company for many years. | He died in 1908. Mrs. Schuler hanl‘ been sick for the past twelve years. | She is survived by one son. Anton C. | Schuler. Funeral services will be | held at Holy Comforter Church at 9 | o'clock tomorrow morning. i ICE IN NEW MEXICO. Mercury Below Freezing in Ari- zona Desert. CHICAGO, June 22—Three states experienced unseasonable cold yes- terday while the rest of the United | States sweltered. Some relief is in | sight for many sections, but in others | there will be no break in the heat | wave, forecasters say. . Scores of deaths and numerous prostrations have been caused by the hot weather. High temperature rec- | ords were made in many citles. But in New Mexico a severe frost rade ! it necessary to bremk ice in watering troughs in some sections so live stock could drink; the mercury dropped to 2§ on the Arizona desert. | Citizens of Superior, Wis., hurriedly dragged out winter clothing when the temperature dropped to 40. Cooler weather was experienced N Dakota. o In the eastern states more than orty-three deaths were recorded. Factories and schools generally were closed because of the intense heat. The maximum in New York city was 96, and much suffering was caused in the Queensboro section when the water supply failed because of alleg- | ed illegal use of garden sprays. Chicago and virtually all gections in the southwest, east, central and northern states sizzled. Four died | and twenty were overcome in Chi- cago, bringing the total fatalities for | the week to twenty-one. The maxi- mum temperature was 91. Ohio re- ported five more deaths and tempera- tures of 94 to 97 degrees. At Free- mont, Ohio, the heat exploded a con- crete pavement. Grand Raplds, Mich., | reported 94 degrees. Readings in In- | diana varied from 90 to 95. Minne- | apolis had three prostrations. = St. Paul had temperatures of 90 degrees. The heat was said not to have been excessive In the southland, and| farmers welcomed it because of re- | tarded crops due to the late spring and summer. Comparatively cool weather was general over the Pacific coast states. HEAT WAVE BREAKS. in Rising Winds Give Relief to New York. By the Associated Pres: NEW YORK, June 22.—The heat wave, with its trail of fifteen deaths and scores of prostrations, was bro- ken to some extent in New York as falling mercury and rising winds early today dispelled the torrid weather that had held the city and the entire east in its grip for two days. More than forty deaths re- suited from the heat in eastern states. Many of the victims were drowned while seeking relief in the ocean and lakes. Baltimore and _Philadelphia _had (Continued on Page 2; Column 3.) GRIFFS SCORE 2 IN FIRST. SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, June 22.—Connie Mack's second-place kids and Donnle Bush's seventh-notch Nationals opened a four-game serles today, before 10700 sweltering fans. A breeze blowing' from the south helped reduce the humidity from which Philadelphia has suffered the last three days. ‘Walter Johnson was Bush's selec- tion for mound duty. “Slim” Harris hurled for the Athletics. At the end of the'second inning the peore was Nationals, 2; Aghletics, 0. | ply_comprised: | dumped overboard at the three-mile | after June 10, it is believed the new | way now to the United States were WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, BRTISHLINER SIS INWITH RUM STOCK DESPTE CUARD SET Baltic Reaches Quarantine While Treasury Agents Watch for Berengaria. PREPARING TO SEIZE WET GOODS ON LATTER Dry Officers Wait on Pier as Ves- sel Comes In—Order Gen- erally Disregarded. British Hold U. S. Has Full Authority By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, June 22—In con- nection with the arrival of the liner Berengaria at New York, it is declared, in well informed quarters here, that the British government in no way chal- lenges the authority of the American officials to break the British consular seals and con fiscate the liquor, it being r ognized that the jurisdiction of the British government in the case of liquor or any other | | goods sealed at a British port ceases once the three-mile limit is passed. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June Treasury Department officials today were concentrating their attention on the Berengaria the Baltic slipped Into quarantine with 6182 bottles of liquor under British government seal for her mnext eastbound voyage, in deflance of American dry regulations. Upon announcement that the Cun- arder Berengaria was coming here today with sealed liquor to test the Treasury Department ruling that no liquor except for medicinal purposes must be carried across the three-mile limit, Secretary Mellon from Wash- ington ordered his agents to board the Britisher and seize her wet goods. The fact that the White Star liner Baltic also was defying the dry edict apparently was not Known to American government officials, for no dry agents were at quarantine to meet her. Carries Large Supply. The Baltic reached quarantine while the Berengaria was approach- ing Sandy Hook. Officials at the cus. tom house declined to state whether the Baltic's supplies would be seized | when she docked. i The Baltic's eastbound lquos sup- Five thousand. seven hundred and twenty bottles of beer and ale, 303 bottles of spirits, 119 bottles of wine and 38 bottles of liqueurs. It was placed in a separate compartment in the hold and bore four British cus- toms seals which were inspected daily by the ship's officers. Except for this supply, the Baltic arrived bone dry. A few bottles pro- | vided for the westbound ~voyage which were not consumed, were limit. Expect Action at Custom House. It was understood at quarantine that action by American authorities might be expected when the captain of the Baltic presented himself at the custom house with his manifest showing the goods aboard for the re- turn voyai i The Baltic sailed from Liverpool on June 9, a day before the latest Amer- jcan dry ruling became effective. She! hit a submerged wreck, however, and returnea for slight repairs. As she put out again for the United States ruling applies also to her. All Carrying Supplies. Officers on the ship confirmed re- ports that all foreign liners on their carrying supplies for the homeward voyage, indicating concerted action to test America's dry laws on the seas. The French liner Paris Is ex- pected tomorrow. The United American liner Reliance, fiying the Panama flag, which also arrived from abroad today, came in bone dry. She dumped what liquor her passengers could not drink be- fore crossing the three-mile line. Customs officials vised the Baltic's manifest and belief became stronger that no actien In her case would be taken until the manifest was pre- sented at the customhouse. Awnited by Customs Men. The Berengaria reached quarantine a little after 11 o'clock and, after a brief stop, during which her sealed lquor remained unmolested, started for her pler, where customs agents awaited her. The Berengaria’s manifest showed she had under seal, in addition to her medical liquor supply, 110 1-6 gallons of spirits, 101 1-6 gallons of wine and 3,888 bottles of ale and porter. Passengers sald they had had a (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) STEPHAN MAY HEAD MILITIA DIVISION Present Commanding General of the D. C. National Guard Recom- mended for Higher Post. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., June 22.—Appoint- ment of Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, commanding general of the Distriet of Columbia National Guard, as com- mander of the 29th Division, com- posed of militiamen of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, has ‘been recommended to Maj. Gen. Muir, commanding the 3d Corps area, it |to the was announced here today by Brig. Gen. W. W. Sale, adjutant general of Virginia, who, with Adjt. Gen. Record of Maryland, made the recommenda- tion. Gen. Stephan is senior officer of the division. Gen. Stephan today deolined to comment upon his appointment, ponding confirmation by the Presi- dent. It is understood that accept- ance would not involve any change in location for Gen. Stephan. He merely would act in a'dual capacity. ¢ Foening Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as t he papers are printed. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 91,121 SPE ERUPTON OF ETA STEADLYSUBSDING Much-Tried Inhabitants of Area See Hope as Molten Lava Cools. By the Associated Press. CATANIA, Italy, June 22.—For the first time since Mount Etna became viblent, a ray of hope dawned this morning for the much-tried inhabit- ants of the volcanic region. The danger is not yet ended, for the crater of the mountain is still belching molten streams of lava and great rocks, which threaten the complete destruction of nearby communities. | but undoubtedly the violence of the eruption is decreasing. A relatlvely small number of fresh | craters—about twenty in number— opened during the night, that‘the pressure within the mountain is lese. . Heavy Loas of Property. Volcanologists say it Is impossible to prophesy how long Etna will con- tinue active, but they expect a return to more normal conditions within a short time. Meanwhile, although the loss in property has been enormous. the present eruption of Sicily's great mountain of terror has claimed no human vietims. Even physical in- juries have been extremely rare. Latest estimates place the damage at more than 100,000,000 lire, exclu- sive of the injury to crops caused by the showers of ashes and cinders. This destruction extends over a vast area. The lava’ stream that has been threatening Linguaglossa has been turned aside by a spur to the south of the town and has reached the road joining Linguaglossa and Randazzo. The molten mass is proceeding slowly along this highway, which follows a gentle slope, and although the stream was 900 yards from Randazzo this morning, the situation is not con- sidered serious, because the lava is cooling and the eruption decreasing in intensity. Ambassador Child Arrives. The United States cruiser Pitts- burgh, with Richard Washburn Child, the American ambassador, and his party on board, arrived here today. Mr. Child is accompanied by the counselor of the embassy, Franklin M. Gunther, and the military attache, Capt. Raymond D. Hasbrouck. The prefect and the mayor desired to give a reception in honor of Am- bassador Child, but the latter told them that, while greatly apprecia ing their kindness, he had come on to visit the scene of the disaster and bring the stricken population any comfort he was able to offer. Taking a motor car, the ambassador and his party drove off to Lingua- glossa amid the cheers of the street crowds, who cried, “Viva America.” KING BACK IN ROME. By the Associated Press. ROME, June 22.—King Victor Em- manuel returned to Rome today from the scene of the volcanic devastation in Sicily with a hopeful view of the situation. He expressed bellef that the Mount Etna disaster was taking a less serious turn than had been feared. The king praised the patience and endurance of the inhabitants of the affected area, many of whom were already longing to return to their homgs and begin efforts to repair the d ge from the eruption. The king said he was touched by the spontaneous evidence of sym- pathy from America, represented by Ambassador Child, whose generous impulse to come personally into touch with the misfortune which had fallen upon Italy would never be forgotten. RED CROSS OFFERS AID. Expressing its profound sympathy alian people, the American Red Cross yesterday cabled Ambas- sador Richard Washburn Child at Rome, offering any tance in re- lieving the distress 6 people due to the eruption of Mount Etna. At the same time the Red Cross cabled $5,000 to Persia for immediate relief of earthquake sufferers. ‘The appropriation will be received by Dr. Kornfleld of Columbus, Ohlo, the American minister at Teheran, for use where most needed. W. Ed- rd Ryan, an experienced disaster relief ~worker formerly with the American Red Cross, now is in charge of reorganizing the public utilities at Teheran and it is possible the Per- slan government may seek his serv- ices in conpection with the relief operations, i\ g ¢ | [ - indicating | AKING ‘Wind Bears Dust From Mount Etna To Swiss Alps By the Assoc GENEVA, June 22.—Yellow dust, thought to have been carried by the wind from Mount Etna is falling around Monte Rosa, in the Alps on the Swiss-Ttalian frontier The same phenomenon was ob- served during the last major erup- tion of Mount Vesuviu CURTS SEES PLOT N OILPRCE UTS Stock Jobbers Profit by Ad- vance News of Slashes, Says Kansas Senator. OF “ONE-WAY” ST | | Depression in the price of crude oil | Guring the last: three months was lsald today by Semator Curtis of Kansas to be “primarily for the pur- rose of stec jobbing.” He charged systematically placed in possession reductions to be made in the price of crude and refined” oil. “While government control of the petroleum industry may not be de- sirable,” said a statement issued by | Senator Curtis, “it 1s certainly true that the cause of those who advocate | government control has been greatly !advanced by the fact that a small 1 group of men has been able to fore- tell and to bring about a series of cuts of petroleum prices in such a 1way as to unstabilize the industry !and at the same time reduce the en- tire securitics market to a state of | demoralization. Gets Many Complaints. Senator Curtis said he had received {80 many complaints from small pe- \lroleum producers and refiners i Kansas and Oklahoma, about what | seemed to them to be a fictitious con- j dition prevailing in the oil industry, | that he had made a study of the i problem. | Declaring newspapers had made open charges that the present condi- tion was started and had been fos- tered by “the son of a very wealthy oil man and his associates, for th purpose of raiding the stock market. Senator Curtis asserted that “time aft- er time the country has been flooded with umors’ of cuts in crude oil prices, and that “each time the ‘rumor’ was found to be exact as to the date and amount of the cut and each time the ‘rumor’ was accom- xfianied by ‘raiding’ of the stock mar- et.” “Instead of one cut in crude oil prices to meet changed conditions in the industry,” he said, “there were many cuts so timed as to aid in stock market operations, and it is alleged ‘lhll advance information was received by several brokerage firms. Charges Selling Short. “Short selling of the oil stock en- couraged short selling of other securi- ties, and, as prices of stocks continued to decline, uneasiness among actual holders brought more and more liqui- dation. The result has been disastrous to thousands of people without justi- fication other than the desire of a few men to wring illegitimate profits through what is described as one of the most wholesale stock jobbing cam- paigns in the history of the country. “If the petroleum industry is to be subjected to the whims of stock mar- ket operators, some means must be found to put a stop to such practices.” gt ey ALEXANDRIAN HEADS NATIONAL TRAVELERS By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn.,, June 22.—J. Y. Williams, of Alexandria, Va., was elected president and Grand Rapids, Mich., voted the 1924 meeting place at today's session of the Travelers' Protective Assoclation’s annual con- vention. RESCUE CREWS RUSH TO WRECK IN TUNNEL ALTOONA, Pa., June 22—Rescue crews from the Pittsburgh station of the United States bureau of mines, the mine section of the Cambria Steel Company at Johnstown and a rescue car from Sinnemahoning, Pa. hurried to Spruce Creek today, where twenty freight cars, loaded with coal, coke and irem ore, had been wreckes in a tunnel on the Pennsylvania rall rohds b that “certain stock jobbers have been | of advance information regarding the | in | 1923—FORTY-TWO PAGES. RE ‘SUBURBANITES GET GOOD WATER AGAIN 'Break in Main Which De- | prived Montgomery County | Residents Is Repaired. Spigots of Montgomery county, Md., are flowing with good, clear water again after two davs of deprivation. due to a break in the main that car- {ries the water supply from Siigo creek to the Takoma fiitration plant. Mechanics, who had worked fever- ishly since Tuesday, repaired the | the water was immediately turned in. Officials of the Washington Sub- urban Sanitary Commission, which controls Montgomery county water, explaincd. however, that the pipes were o depleted while the break was being fixed that it will be several hours before the pressure is back to normal. Capt. John E. Wood, assistant en- gineer commissioner in charge of the Washington water department, stood { ready this morning to go to the aid { of the nearby Maryland suburbs had | the shortage continued today. | Brokem Main of Terra Cotta. The main which gave way is a terra cotta pipe transmitting the sup- Iply by gravity from the creek at a | point near Silver Spring to the filter {beds at Takoma. Just before the water flows into the filters there is a siphon bend in the pipe, designed to break the force of the flow. It was at this point that the joints of the terra cotta sepa- rated. T. Howard Duckett, the commission, the broken section pipe. chairman of decided to rspiace with cast-iron All Breaks Mended. While the break at Takoma was be- {ing attended to a smaller accident loccurred on a pipe between Chevy Chase, Md. and Kensington. This also has been repaired. Residents of Chevy Chase, Md. were hit the hardest by the shortage Many householders were forced to drain the water from hot water heat- ing plants to wash dishes and for other household necessities. S o CHANCELLOR RESIGNS. Frederic A. Hall Relinquishes Po- sition at Washington University. ST .LOUIS, Mo., June 22.—Frederic A. Hall has resigned’as chancellor of Washington University and Herbert S. Hadley, former Governor of Mis- souri, has accepted the position, it was announced today. The announce- ment added Mr. Hall has wished to be relieved of the chancellorship for three years. Willlam M. Mooney, Washington city postmaster, and Mrs. Bessie B. Mercer, a clerk in the registry sec- tion of the post office, are to be married early in July. Rev. Dr. Charles Wood of the Church of the Covenant will perform the ceremony. Hundreds of friends of the couple poured congratulations upon them this afternoon when they heard the news of the approaching ceremony. Mrs. Mercer, who has been witi the registry section of the Washington city post office since 1909, is one of the most popular employes of the big office and has made scores of friends in her work in the registry section. She is a native of Petersburg, Va. Her mother, Mrs. Mary T. Butter- worth, is living in this city, as are her two brothers, Joseph A. Butter- worth, chief clerk of the purchasing division of the Southern railway, and Willlam Howard Butterworth, well known in local musical circles. Member of Episcopal Churech. Mrs. Mercer is a member of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, where for several, years she sang in the cholr. Friends in the Post Office Depart ment, \{N’e Mr. Mooney .was chlef ¥ break at 3 o'clock this morning and | TWO CENTS Speeding Speeder Speeds to Court; Trial Is Speedy Dick Mansfleld, star pursuit po- liceman of the traffic squad, will brave the dusty streets and the sun’s glare on the hottest days, if such exertion is necessary, in or- der to catch his man. But he is willing to testify, following an ex- perience today, that a whole lot less effort is required to nab ‘em right in front of the Traflic Court building, where one can stand in the shade, motion the speeder to halt, ond have the trial, conviction and sentencing all over in a jiffy. He belleves that if speeders knew of the time they would save by doing their stuff so conven- fently for the law officers, the vi- cinity of 6th and E streets would look like the Indianapoli: racl May 20 polis track on Which i3 by way of explaining that Officer Mansfield was stand- ing in front of the Police Court building this morning, when Abra- ham Kunslow came alonz in #n “utomobile at a twenty-five-mile an-hour clip. He was stopped. taken into the court building, and inside of five minutes the infor- mation was made out against him, and ten minutes later he was tried d convicte 3 e by Judge Gus ome court. i ORDER 3 PER CENT RESERVE FOR D. . speed,” remarked to Insure Staying Within Budget Allowance. Five per cent of all appropriations for maintenance of the Disrict Bov- ernment during the fiscal year be- ginning July 1 will be set aside as an economy fund, Commissioner Ru- dolph, chairman of the board of Com- missioners, decreed today. This step is in line with the cam- paign of President Harding and the bureau of the budget to curtail the cost of government in order to keep within the nation's income, { Tt is the custom In the District gov- ernment to divide the appropriation for each department into quarterly allotments, so that the money will {be spent evenly throughout the year. {In making these allotments for the ensuing twelve months, each depart- ment will hold back 5 per cent, not only as a guarantee against deficien- cles at the end of the year, but in or- der to have something left to turn back to the Treasury if possible. Commissioner Rudolph explained that if toward the end of the year a department head still had some im- portant work to do the Commiasion- ers would authorize him to spend the 5 per cent reserve A committee was named by Commissioners today to malke quarterly allotments. It is composed of Daniel J. Donovan, auditor: Dan‘el Garges, secretary to_the Comn sioners; Roland M. Brennon, clerk of the engineer department: George Wilson, secretary to bonrd of charities; Morris Hacker, super- visor of city refuse, and a repre ative of the board of education. ONE DEAD, ONE SHOT IN SWAMP BATTLE | By the Assoclated Press. CANABA, Mich., deputy June —One Natchoss, Marquette prison lifer, who defying the efforts of a posse, 200 strong, to capture him. Armed with a revolver and plentifully supplied with ammuni- tion, Natchoss has been surrounded in a desolate swamp near here for thirty hours. Several attacks by members of the posse have been met by a well di- rected fire from the dense thickets in which Natchoss is concealed. Deputy Sherifft Frank Curran was killed Wednesday by a bullet from Natchoss' revolver. Yesterday Lieut. O. Leghorn of the state police was shot through the abdomen, escaping death because a heavy belt buckle diverted the course of the bullet. Authorities directing the man hunt believe Natchoss has become crazed by the heat and the ravages of insects in the swamp. Blood splattered on sap- lings, they say, indicates he has been wounded. Plans have been laid for a general flanking movement today, with every able-bodied man in the vicinity taking part. The posse, several hundred strong, will ‘close in on every side of the four- mile swamp. Georgo Bloochas, who_ escaped with Natchoss, was captured Wednesday Postmaster Mooney to Leqd Bride to Altar Early in July clerk before his swearing ‘n as city postmaster of Washington May 1, have purchased a magnificent silver service, which they will present to the bride. Postmaster Mooney is one of the most popular men in official government cir- cles, having been appointed by Presi- dent Harding to be postmaster of the National Capital, after exceptional serv- ice in the Post Office Department. He was for many years disbursing officer of the Post Office Department, having served in many grades of clerk- ships since coming to the postal service from Ohio, his native state. Roosevelt's Boxing Companion. He is an enthusiastic sportsman, and was boxing companion of the late Theo- dore Roosevelt during his terms in the White House. Since assuming the lead- ership_of the Washington city post office Mr. Mooney has handled difficult problems with great success, among them being the delivery of mall to the hosts of visiting Shriners during the Tecent convention, His granting of Saturday half-holiday to the 2,000 carriers and clerks of the city post office for the first time in his- tory has met with the unanimous ap- proval of the business interests of the city, as well as with the hearty indorse- ment _of private individuals, since hundreds of letters of approval have been sent in from all parts of the city, without a single protest beéing registered gainet the move. Commissioners Create Fund| the | chief | has been shot dead, a state | trooper has been wounded. and George | escaped a week ago, is'still at large, | ! U5 WILL PREVENT MOVE O KEEP QUT COAL FROM ABROAD Daugherty Gives Warning on Report Unions Adopt New Strike Strategy. ASKS COAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE RUMOR Miners’ Officials Here and in Other Nations Said to Have Made Contract. Any attempt of the United Mine Workers of America, in combination with the unions of foreign countries, to prevent shipment of coal from abroad into the United States during Progress of coal strikes here will be “prevented by the government of the United States promptly and force- full Attorney General Daugherty declared today, in a letter to the Fed- eral Coal Commission The Attorney General declared his attention had been called to “what claimed to be a contract between offi- als of the miners union in the United States and ‘certain officials of a similar organization’ in foreign providing for such a check to coal shipments during strikes. He the coal to give ¢ facts obtainable by it in the “in order that such action taken as is justifiable. commission Hammond Promises Probe. | John Hays H chairman of | the coal commi xaid an investi- j&ation would be made, but that |far the fon had no official data in the Mr. Hammond recalled, however, L. Lewis, president of the United Work- |€rs. recently had been in England in | conference with union officials, and | that after his return allegations had been public made to the effect that the American organization had per- fected some agreement with mine workers abroad. “My attention has been publication and otherwise, to what is claimed to be a contract.” said Mr { Daugherty’s letter to Chairman Ham- mond. “entered into or proposed to be entered into betwee certain officials of the ‘United Mine Workers of Amer- a’ and ot in this country with certain officials of a similar organiza- tion. and others in foreign countries, represented to provide and to agree that in event @ -steike should be de | clared. or in force, in this country in { the mining interests—no coal would | be mined for shipment to this country { by miners belonging to said organiza- tions in such foreign countries dyring [ the period of a strike that might ba in force in_this country “I can hardly conceive person in this country would enter into such a contract, for I am satis- fied that such a contract would be a violation of our laws. If coal were required for transportation purposes for use in interstate commerce in this ountry, any such interference with the supply of coal will be prevented by the government of the United States promptly and forcefully. I shall be glad to be promptly advised {as to the facts in possession of or ob- ainable by your commission, in order | that such ion may be taken as is Justifable.” Chairman ceived a ter from P | ing. touching on the p miners’ strike and exp that the public will give tention to the findings of the coal commis: n and to its efforts to iIn- sure uninterrupted production in the industry. Calls Delay Unwise. this is the on of the th temperature and va- ion habits may tempt the aver citizen to dismiss the subject of coa the President wrote, “the lssue re- mains a serious one. and I therefors eak for the forthcoming report our commission on the anthra- cite industry a most thoughtful re- ception. No solution of this vexing | economic question can be found ex- cept as the general public thoroughly | digests the facts you present and de- cides upon the proper action to take. “I regret that those who e tha anthracite consuming public as mine | operators and mine workers, have not | already agreed upon the terms of a |new contract, but with your report javailable on July 1, there should be no delay in reaching a speedy agree- {ment. The public deserves prompt | assurance that there will be no inter- ruption after August 31, in the flow of household coal from mine to mar- et “The subject is a most interesting one, but it is much more; the issue is a vital one in that it affects the well being of the whole nation.” 2HELD AS STOLEN BONDS ARE FOUND Loot From Mail Pouch in New York Recovered in Oklahoma City. M called by that any Hammond hope B the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla., June 22.—Walter Chitwood, young Indian attorney of this city, and Con Sullivan, described by federal authorities as a wealthy gambler of Tulsa and Fort Smith, Ark,, are in the federal jail at Musko- gee today following the recovery late yesterday of $14,000 in Argntine gov- ernment bonds which authorities say are part of approximately $3.000,000 worth_stolen about two months ago in & daylight robbery in New York. The arrests were made late yester- day by a private detective. Chit- wood was said to have made a con- fession to federal officers involving the operation of a gang here which has been disposing of stolen securi- tles obtained in hold-ups and bank robberles from New York to San Francisco. Federal authorities said that ar- rests of other members of the gans are expected soon. Charges were to be placed against Chitwood and Sul. livan at Muskogee téday. An official here said they would probably charge “possession of stolen bonds.” When stolen the bonds were in registered mail sacks, according to federal of- ficers. N\,