Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1923, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, 'WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JUNE 25 1923, BANS BRANGH LINE TONEW COAL MINE I. C. C. Rules Nation Now Has More Output Than Roads Can Handle. Making a new departure in the field ot railway regulation, the Interstate Commerce Commission held today that there already are enough coal mines in the country, and solely on that ground refused to permit the Virgintan railway to build a one-mile ! Virginia to serve| branch in West mines being opened by the Pocahontas Fuel Company. The proposed branch, on which | the | Guyandot river valley and was to} None of the} work already had begun, is in have cost only $62,000. usual objections to the project were raised. In denying the requested ®uthorization —the commission held that fewer mines would in reality produce more coal, becausé railros facilities and rolling stock could be! better concentrated. The decision pointed out -that in the past year there were twenty-eight weeks when the Virginian road was u ply more than 50 per ordered by mines alread “Therc are at present,” said the commission, “more mines in tha coun- try than is consistent with the effi- clent use of carriers’ equ their aggrogate car supply sion’s control ton has only been exercised where doubt appeared of the ability of the railroad to find the money necessary for the invest- ment contemplated or where it ap- peared that the traffle possibilities of the new line were insufticient to give a return on the investment BALDWIN SAYS U. S. HAS RIGHT TO TAKE LIQUOR UNDER SEAL (Continued from tles of rur The stock ernment seal Surveyor of the Yort Whittle an- nounced that the United States gov- ernment would follow its initial step Saturday in the case of the HBalti and seize in excess of medicinal re- quirements as fast as it ved. FEAR OF ILL FEELING. 9 bottles of whisky. was under French gov- British Papers Urge Keep Calm. By the Associated I'ress. LONDON, June —In several edl- torial articl in ;Ll\llfl"l‘. newspapers there is ote of fety lest the controversy over the seizure of liquor on British v elg at New York lead to ill feeiing between Ureat Eritain and the United States. These news- papers express the hope that people here will refrain from intemperate and uninformed criticism of what is held to be a purely legal question. The hasty condemnation of the Supreme Court's liquor ruling, which marked some of the eariier comment, also is deprecated in a section of the Public to press which pays high tribute to the | exalted legal and moral status of the court. . The Daily Telegraph urges ‘re- course to arbitration and suspension | of the new regulations pending the decision of a chosen tribunal.” The Telegraph suggests The Hauge tri- bunal or the Permanent Court of the International Justice as a medium. The Daily Chronicle, indorsing Mr. Lloyd George's attitude, urges the British to avold attempting to take a hand in the conflict of wets and drys in America. “If the prohibition law in the United States fafls,” says| this newspaper, “the worst possible | thing would be that that failure should be capable of being ascribed to_British interference The Morning Post asserts that “the American public suffers under dis- abilitles of conscientious but inex- perienced administration.” What is presumably the official view of the socialist labor party is expressed by the Daily Herald, which says the United States ig perfectly within its right, and that there would be no support in England for any hostile action toward America on a matter like this. CONFIRMS VIEW HERE. The statement by Premier Baldwin to the British house of commons that the breaking of British customs seals on British liners arrlving at New York with stores of liquor specially sealed afforded no ground for protest to the United States government con- forms to the view taken by American | officials from the outset. It has been emphasized in Washington that the seals had no value so far as Amer- ican territorial wat were con- cerned. i In whatever steps the British gov- ernment might see fit to take with | respect to the action of the New | York customs officials, it has been pointed out here that the question | involved would be the seizure of the liner and not the breaking of British Seals, and there has been no Indica- tion of any Intention on the part of the British, nor as yet on the part of any other power, to protest. So far as Great Britain is concerned there is no doubt that American offi- clals feel that the precedent estab- lished by the lord chief justice of England this month in penalizing the German steamer Cleopatra for bring- ing spirits into Neweastle while en route to Antwerp from Finland would be difficult to get around should the forelgn office derire to take up the question of the New York seizures. In that case the lord chief justice held that it was immaterial where the selzed spirits were intended to be landed; that they had been imported into British jurisdiction and in a way contrary to British law when the ship entered British territorlal waters, re- gardless of whether it was the pur- Dpose of the ship's master to land the epirits in England or at Antwerp. In view of all the circumstances it 1s evident that officials in Washington expect the New York scizures, so far pment and | Two Days More Of 90 Heat Seen For Washington Clouds or scattered thunder- showers alone can give relief from excessive heat to Washington within the next two days, the | weather bureau sald today. The general forecast is no change, no cooler, mercury above 90. This same situation obtains throughout the eastern and south- ern parts of the country. The bureau stated that it will be a trifle cooler if clouds gather be- fore noon. No thundershowers are scheduled, but at this particular time they have the peculiarity of building up over a community and letting loose. The storm Saturday night came from nowhere, but just formed over the city, and after a series of attempts to get started, finally succeeded. PUBLIC LINKS GOLF STARS IN CUP TEST (Continued from First Page.) | ever presented to public links players {by a President of the United States, {is destined in future years to take its place With other national olf events as one of the great fixtures of the { year From the public links have come, | and will come in the future, the golf- {ing greats of the nation. And the | national publle 1lnks champlonship lis the test of firc from which will me many of the leaders of future. ears. Is “Chick” Evans Plan. To Charles Evans, jr, of Chicago, twice amateur champion of the United States, is due the credit for iorganizing the public links champlon- ship. Himself a product of the pub- {lic links, he won the city champlion- | ship of Chicago at sixteen years of age. Evans first suggested a public links titular event four years ago. It was taken up by the United Btates Golf Assoclation and now bids fair to become one of the leading events of the season. Capt. E. P, Brooke of the Washing- ton team has named himself, E. Maurey Posey, Charles N. Agnew, jr. and George G. Voight as members of the team to represent the capital in the Harding cup event. Unable to play on the public course in practice this morning because of the rule which bars contestants in a medal play event from playiag to- ward a green before starting on their rounds, the bulk of the entrants this morning practiced over private golf courses about Washington, with the links of the Columbia Country Club the favorite. To non-qualificrs the Columbia Country Club offers, begin- ning Wedncsday., a special tourna- ment at match play with the con- testants who failled to make the grade in the champlionship to qualify in flights of eight in the Columbla tourney. Change Trafic Rule. Automobile trafic to the public links beginning today and through the rest of the week may take the | ! macadam road which is ordinarily one {Wway north to the golf course instead | of us the cinder road around the | the old barracks. The road will be! closed to south bound traffic at § , however. Official Patrings. Official palrings and starting times for the Harding cup event this after- noon were announced today as fol- lows: 1 pm.—Stewart Dineen, and E. Brooke, Washington, |Hannon, Boston, and G. J. Washington. 1:05—Larry Doyle, Bridgeport, and {Ed Hayden, Milwaukee, vs. Sidney A. Mott, Bridgeport, and T. B. McLaugh- Boston, oAt Voight, Philadelphia, and v Scharff, New York, vs. Robert Hamilton, Philadelphia, and A. F. te, New York. 1:15—J. H. Morris, Toronto, and Carl Kauftmann, Pittsburgh, vs. G. A Roe, Toronto, and Samuel Grahan, Pittsburgh. 1:20—kdgar Brandon, Detroit, and Harold Jordon, Dayton, vs. J. N. Jacques, Detroit, and W. Stroeble, Dayton. 1:26—Matt Jans, Chicago, and Rich- ard Walsh, New York, vs. John Daw- son, Chicago, and J. Sabre, New York, 1:30—John Somers, Hartford, and Raymond MacAuliffe, Buffalo, vs. Ray Huntley, Hartford, and W. E. Veisnet, Buffalo. 1:35—R. G. Roy, Worcester, and L. Mules, Baltimore, vs. J. J. Reidy, Worcester, and 0. M. McCourt, Balti- more. 1:40—Charles MacAndrew, Boston, and / G. Lund, Detroit, vs. J. F. Hickey, jr., Worcester, and E. Maurey Posey, Washington. 1:45—John McAndrew, Boston, and C.'N. Agnew, jr. Washington, vs. W. P. Carlson, Worcester, and L. Wein- hagen, Milwaukee. 1:50—C. V. Lovett, Baltimore, and L. Gordon, Toronto, 'vs. William Lo- vett, Baltimore, and R. Bronsdon, To- ront :55—Walter L. Belscamp, Dayton, and A. Gedney. Bridgeport, va. Robert Fries, Dayton, and J. Tremallo, Bridgeport. 2:00—R. A. Gormand, Hartford, and Dr. Leslie Murray, Buffalo, vs. T. C. Donahue, Hartford, and George Mo- Mahon, Buffalo. % 2:05—Bob White, Chiago, and Leo Boyle, Philadelphia, vs. E. L. Lloyd, Chicago, and Lyle’ Rutty, Philadel- hia. P o—P. MacDonald, Pittsburgh, and W. A. Bixty, Milwaukee, vs. Bernard MacFariand, Pittsburgh, and R. A. Lassaline, .Detroit. * 2:15—J. McElhenny, Newark, and R. W. Black, Toledo, va. R. MacBren- nan, Newark, and F. N. Dieskes, To- ledo. 2:20—Kenneth _Macknet, Newark, and Tom Falley, St. Louis, vs. Ed Cur- tin, Newark, and W. Kossman, St. Louis. Lo 0. w. Forbich, Toledo. and Fred Conway, St. Louls, vs. Joe Ku- rek, Toledo, and J. B. Curran, jr., of St._Lous. On account of the possibility of a play-off for last place in the cham- pionship fiight the committes today rearranged the starting times and moved them up from five-minute in- tervals to four minute intervals. The last palr now starts on their last round at 4:20 instead of 6:16 p.m. The revised pairings and starting times as announced today, follow: z(‘hnrlen B. Rollins, Washington, Willlam M. Bready, Dayton. Willlam P. DI Este, Washingt Thomas McWalters, 'Newark. 7:12 ik} Earl_MeAleer, Washiugton. H. W. Adelberger, Darton. Albert B, Green, Chieago. Frank Dolph, Portland, Oregon. Quear Keller, Chicago, Paul H. Carlson, Worcester, Mass, L. Gorlon Haw, Seattle, Wash. ag British ships are concerned, to go to court decision in a routine way and without participation by the British government in any diplomatic way in the proceedings. TAKE WORD OF CAPTAINS. U. S. Has No Copy of Foreign Medical Regulations. Public health service ofiolals, ‘making out permits for the retention by foreign ships of “medicinal” and crew ration liquor supplies must be guided at present, according to Act- ing Burgeon General White, by sworn statements by the masters of the ves- sels setting forth their understand- ing ot the foreign laws under which they are operating. The service, Dr. White explained, had been unable to obtain coples -of the foreign laws dealing with liguor supplies on ships, and its only re- course, under the Treasury Depart- ment instructio: to comply with s to rely on the on \ ‘The first union of servant girls was l‘a'rf‘-‘nhod in Melbourne, Australia, in {Holand - Roy, ‘Worcestér, Masi. J. G. Fraser, New York. 1. & Toyler Paitadelphis. 28 Thomas K. Lomas, New York. ©.°3. Relatar, Pitteburg] John Gentile, New York. Iz.flz}hnn F. Somers, Hartford, Conn. Harry Scharf, New York. }mn Jans, Chicago. Richard Walsh, New Yo ‘Walter Kossman, St. Louis. James W. Tremallo, Bridgeport. JE"E" Wartt, “Boston. }Robert, Waite, Chicaee, 7:24 Baward Curtiu, Newark. Larry Doyle, Bridgeport. H 07 Burr, Now Yorx. C. E. Sommer, New York, 3. F. lally, Pittsburgh. J. Stewart Whitman, New York. 7. L. Turner, Atlanta. Igsative Backman, Detroit. }iSamia “-Oomnors “Chtcas }Allu F. Pofnsette, New York. Joe Kurek, Toledo, Wihllam A. Keatley, New York, Ed. Hayden, Milwaikee. Joseph P. Sahte, N % flw. 8. Siord, w....‘.‘.'.‘l:' 1. L. Thoren, New York. Harold C. Jordan, Deyton. | Wiliam F. Serriex. New York. 24 § Samuél Graham, Pittsburgh. Lawre: Mules, Balti: . £ i i Y : sioners today planned to present a NEACANS TOCLEAR ARRARIAN PROBLEN) Land Question Alone Now Delays Conference With Americans. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, June 25.—While President Obregon was understood to be considering the formula for the solution of the subsoil question drawn up by the recognition commis sion last week the Mexican commi: conerete offer covering the agrarian issue, which is the remaining obstacle before the conference. The United States commissioners are known to have stood for the recognition of the rights of all Amer- ican land owners to titles in their property regardicss of whether they had previously declared an iniention ulTbprolunl it for petroleum. ho Mexican commissioners con- tendea that the rights of petroleum companies and Indlviduals who had sought oll or who had declared their intention of prospecting for it under the Mexican laws of 1834, 1392 and 1909, were stil] Intact and that all others were without petroleum rights except those who had complied with legisiative decrees subsequent to the adoption of the 1917 constitution, Represents People. Charles B. Warren, for the United States, insisted that his government was not chlmpiomng the rights of the oil companies; but was repre- senting the American people. It therefore could not discriminate be tween the land owners who had ex orcised the right to explore for oil and those who had not. The Agrarian problem still hinges on the method of compensation to persons whose properties have been expropriated. Mexico up to this time has insisted that indemnification i in the nature of & national debt and should there- fore he paid with bonds. Mr. Warren contended that the President of the United States is incompetent, as trus- tee for the properties of Americans, to accept bonds, inasmuch as this would establish a precedent jeopa: dizing American interests through- out the world. He pointed out that any country might thon expropriate property of United States citizens, offering in payment bonds which would possibly be worthless. Seizure of Lands. Although not objecting to expropri- ation legislation bestowing _com- munal lands on villages, Mr. Warren objected to excesses committed throughout the republic under the color of agrarian laws. pointing to cstimates that two-thirds of the American properties seized had thus been taken illegally. Following cita- tions of numerous illegal seizures, the Mexican government, at Mr. Warren's request, has dlready ordered restora- tion of a number of such holdings, the most notable being the Corralitos vanch at Chihuahua. Wheon the agrarian petroleum ques- tlons are cleared ug finally it is felt here that recogmition will follow within a fortnight after the American ommissioners have reported to Presi- dent Harding. The extension of recognition would be with the understanding that Mex- ico conclude soon thereafter two claims conventions, one providing for settlement of American claims rising from the revolution, the sec- ond, for an adjustment of Mexican claims against the United States be- fore a competent tribunal. In contrast to the atmosphere of hostility toward the United States that has prevailed here In recent years, the press today is displaying an alr of hopefulness, and there is evident a desire for a composition of tho differcnces between the two na- tions. MRS. ALICE C. LANE DIES. ‘Was Daughter of Rudolph Jouve- nal, Sculptor. Mrs. Alice C. Lane, thirty years old, 19 Seaton place northwest, daughter of the late Rudolph Jouvenal, sculptor of the capstone of the Washington Monument, died Saturday morning following a protracted iliness. High requiem mass will be cele brated at the St. Martin’s Church to- morrow morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. F. X. Cavanaugh officiating. Inter- ment wlill be in the Mt. Alto cemetery. Mrs. Lane is survived by her hus- band, M. J. Lane; two children, Mil- dred ‘and Eugene Lane; two brothers, Willlam J. Jouvenal of Silver Spring, Md., and F. Jouvenal, and four sisters, Mrs, Mary Jahn, Mrs, Fiorence Yocum, Mrs. Ed Sullivan and Mrs. Pierce Beauchamp. 0 D. C. O'Cailaghan, Atlanta. Stewart Dineen, Roston. Thomas Malley, St. Louls. E. W. Aaron. New York. Thomas Truliinger, Philideiphia. John Bhorey, Washington. Fred Conway, St. Louls. 3. Bob Fries. Dayton. James L. Reidy. Worcester. eLaughlin, Milwankee, 1 s 1 s 15, Stpoehle, Depien. Milford A. Shipley, Washiagton. }fimnq A. Mott, Bridgeport. John J. Butke, Pitteburgh. JHiram, Serine. New Yorx. John F. Hickey, Worcester. 1 George J. Voight, Washington. ;04 § Walter Delscamp, Daston. 13, C, Donly, Bt. Joseph. Mo, §E. P. Brooke, Washington. 1Carl_F. Kauftmann. Pittsburgh. L. Weinhagen, Miiwaukee. IF. B. Weppner, Pittsburg] §Charies N. Agnew, jr., Washington. JRatien J. McDonough. Pitteburgh. George Deering, Chicago. 19. 1L Jaemas, Detro B. Mautey, Posey, Wash. T Hartford. Waltér Crowe, Chicago. George MacLeod, - Boston. Barnard MeFariand, Pitteburgh. E. B. Lioyd, Chicago. }Ezonird Jordan. Dayton. )Jobn R. Miller, Washingt L. 8. Otell, Washington. 0. W. Forbrick, Toledo. 8 1 8- 1: 8! 1 8! 1 8: 1: 8. 1 8: 1 = 9. 2 I3 iz 9: 2 9: 2 9 2: 9. 2 9 2; [ 2! o 2! L. F 20 20 4 24 533 BRER 33 4 :44{A. G.' Lund, Detroit. Reymond J. MeAulifte, Buffalo. R. F. Hamilton, Philadelphia. Thomas J. Donohue, Hartford, V. U. Fischer, Chicago. S popo o v 44 48 48 2 2 o 6 00 34 3 Charles McConrt, Baltimore. Royal A. Lassaline, Detroit. Arthur Gedney, Bridgeport. 3:00§ Stanley Caster, Indianapol 10:04) Charles MeAndrew, Boston. 3:04 § William A, Sixty, Milwaukee. 10:08) 6. T. Coibura, Toledo. a:ns}x. H. Boyd, Philadelphia. 2}1, Dana Al Bridgeport. 12 John MacAndret. Boston. 18] Mebart Hoge, O :16§C. C. Lovett, Baltimore. :20) Frank H. Dierks, Toledo, 120§ Robart A. 20:8 ) Sosene Matane, 3:24 § Joseph Coble, PA 10:28) Toomas F. Cole, Raitimore. 8:28f{ W. H. Wallace, Chicago. 10:32] Ra. C. Huntley, Hartfc 32 Rete . Chnek, Toleder1ord Walter Volsinet, Buffalo. George ‘W. Moughler, Toledo, Sam G.”Smart, Hartford, r Brandad, Detroit. Dr. Leslie Murray, Buffalo. Lyle Rutty, Philadelphia. Wiltred J. Backman, Detroit. William ‘B. Lovett, ' Baitimore, Michael Hean Newark. Fred Hannon, Boston. M. Brennan, Newsrk. John Dawson, Chicago. 100} Keageth Mackuet, Newark. :00§C. Edgar Simes, Buffalo, o Fred Soutar, Newark. 104§ Henry Decker, kansis City, Ms. :08) Joseph P. Murphy. Buffalo. R, Metton “Wasntagtun: ' 11 z}wn H. Brown, Washisgton. 42§ L. Gordon, Torouto. 111167, H. Morris, Toronto. 4:165D, 11:20 20 5 08 35 0B «b ! B ws 1 1 1 wb el el N. Morris, Toronto, 8. A. Raye, Torento. B, Brondsdon, Torontoy l MAJ. Engincer Commissioner his desk toda; FRANKLIN BELL. the District of ‘olumbia photographed at U. S. Budget Official Quits To Accept Post in Panama Judge W. W. War- wick to Be Fiscal Agent. F. J. Bailey, Bureau of Mines, to Be Successor. Judge Walter W. Warwick. chair- man of the personnel classification board and assistant to the director | of the bureau of the budget, has resigned, effective June 30, it was announced today, to take the respon- sible post of fiscal agent of the Re- pubdblic of Panama. He will sail July & from New York. To succeed Judge Warwick as chairman of the personnel classifica- tion board, Director Lord of the bu- feau of the budget todey designated F. J. Balley, assistant to the director bureau of mines, of the Department of Interior. He will take office July 1 Announcement of Judge Warwick’s appointment to his new and impor- tant position in the Isthmus was made fn an official statement by Dr. Euseblo A. Morales, ssoretary of the treasury of the Republic of Panama, who has been in America for about two months on a fiscal mission. Floated Loan Here. Aside from obtaining the services of Judge Warwick as fiscal agent for ‘the young republic, Dr. Morales was successful In the flotation of the Panaman loan in this country, un- derstood already to have reached the total of several million dollars. Dr. Morales’ statement ~concerning Judge Warwick was briet and made no comment upon flscal conditions of the republic other than to an- nounce appointment of the American and express the highest confidence in his_ability. The new chairman of the classifica- tion board, who was offered the po- sition several days ago by Gen. Lord, finally accepted the position about noon today after a conference with Department of Interior officials. For several days Gen. Lord had beon ne- gotiating for Mr. Bailey, but owing %o the absence from the city of Sec- retary of the Interior Work and the director of the bureau of mines, the matter was somewhat delayed. Fol- lowing conferences, however, this morning between Gen. Lord and A's- sistant Secretary of the Interior Fin- ney, it was officially announced that Mr. Balley would accept. Not U. Representative. Judge Warwick does not go to{ Panama as an officlal representative of the American government, it is understood, but his services had been secured, Dr. Morales announced, for the position of fiscal agent according to law 30 of 1918, which allows a for- oign citizen to be appointed for such sponsible position. A ‘A contract for two years” sald the statement, “has been signed and begins to take cffect on the first day of July. Dr. Morales has been giv: ing Mr. Warwick all the necessary in- formation about hig duties and is fully satisfied that the new fiscal agent will fulfill them with all the intelligence, resourcefulness and en- ergy displayed by him in the high official positions he has been occupy- fng In Washington for many years. g‘he new position to which Judge Warwick goes, and which brings to him not only high esteem of an in- ternational importance, but also, it is understood, a salary several times as large as he received under the ‘American government, is by law un; der direct orders of the president of republic. R ape “Warwick will perform the dutles of auditor and controller of public accounts, #nd his decisions will be reviewable by a proceeding in the supreme court of justice. In addition, he will assist the secretary of the treasury in drafting the budget, re- port on the state of the public ac- counts and the treasury, economy and _eficiency measures Pecessary to @ balancing of the bud- got. He will act as counselor in economic, financial and fiscal matters, and will advise concerning tax legis- lation best adapted to the needs of the country. Judge Warwick’s Record. Judge Warwick is well qualified to assume the important post, having been closely assoclated with Panama aftairs since 1904, when he was plac- on. ditions in the new republic did Judge Warwick become that, aside from h work down there, he has been con- sulted by the Panama legation staft on various problems since his return 0 Washington and his work on Treasury budget and other affairs. Judge Warwick was born at Lucas- wille, Ohlo. He graduated In law at the Law School of Cincinnati College, and later at George Washington Unl- versity here. He began the practice of law in Cincinnatl at the age of twenty-two, and when he was twenty- four opened a lifelong acquaintance and friendship with Willlam Howard Taft, as secretary, when the present Chiet Justice of the United State was judge of the United States cir- cult court. Upon the advice of Taft the young lawyer ifi 1893 came to Washington as private secretary of Robert B. Bowler, whom President veland had appointed controller of the Treas- . He became law clerk and later chief law clerk, the youngest man to b that position. In 1898 Mr. War- % W. W. WARWICK. FREDERICK J. BAILEY. wick returned to Cinc¢innati, where he practiced law for six years. Because of his knowledge of gov- ernment accounts he was asked in 1904 to take a place with the Panama Canal Commission in Washington. Mr. Warwick was later made auditor of all government accounts in con- P! nection with the digging of the Pana- ma Canal under Gen. Goethals, and later President Taft appointed him associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Canal Zone. Before taking that office, however, Judge Warwick was shifted to the Commission on Economy and Efficiency. Judge Warwick later became assist- ant_controller of the Treasury, from 1913 to 1915, and under President Wil- son became controller, which post he filled for six years, after which he resumed his practice of law. He later was appointed an assistant to the director of the bureau of the budget, in which responsible position he has since served. When the personnel classification board was authorized this year by Congress, with the di- rector of the budget or his alternate as chairman, Judge Warwick was designated to ume this positio: which means so much to the gover ment enéployas. not only in the D trict of Columbla, but throughout the world. In connection with his work in Panama, Judge Warwick has made several trips to the isthmus and has kept constantly in touch with the growth of the new republic. ‘The new chairman of the classifica- tion board, Mr. Bailey, who I8 now as- anad the|sistant to the director of the bureau of mines, worked his way up through the government service from a po. tion as principal of a provincial sec- ondary school in the Phillppine Is- lands, in 1901. Bora Ia Vermont. Mr. Bailey was born at Groton, Vt. in 1878, and was graduated with the degree of bachelor of arts_in 1901 from Middlebury College, Vermont. In 1910 he was graduated in law at Georgetown University. His “first work in the government service in the Philippine 1slands kept him from 1901 to 1905 when he left the islands to become private secre- tary to the late Senator Proctor. He held this position until 1908 when he bécame clerk to the federal im- migration commission remaining there until 1910 when he was made yrlvltc secretary to the late Dr. oseph A. Holmes, In the bureau of mines he was ad- vanced to the position of assistant chief clerk in 1914, was made chief clerk in 1915 and in 1919 advanced to the position of assistant to the di- rector, Mr. Balley, according to those close- 1y associated with him, has pro- gressed in the to"rnmrt. service due to his special aptitide in ad- ministrative and organisation work. He is already aoquainted with the machinery of the classification sys- tem, having been designated a mem- ber of the classification committee of the Departiient of the Interior. He is & member of the Federal Club of thig city, of which he is the treas- urer, and is a member of the Ameri- can Institute of Metallurgical En- gineers, 57 Civil Suit Filed by Kansas Officiat in $1,500,000 Wichita Shortage. By the Amociated Press. WICHITA, Kan., June 25.—Affairs of the American State Bank, in the accounts of whose cashier a des- crepancy of approximately $1,600,000 recently was found; may be settled soon, according to C. J. Peterson, state bank commissioner. A check shows none of the safety deposit boxes was touched, and the only ac- count with a shortage is the bond department. The bank will be opened as soon as the assets of the institution are recovered, said Mr. Peterson, A civil sult by Peterson, as bank commissioner, asks Brown Crummer Company for the retarn of more than a milllon and a half dollars worth of bonds title concerning which rests in the American State Bank, according to the petition of the suit. It is reported on good authority that warrants for the arrest of J. N. Rich- ardson, president of the American State ‘Bank and treasurer of the Brown Crummer Company. and R. E. Crummer, vice president of the Brown Crummer Company and di- rector of the Amerfcan State Bank, will not be asked for until tomorrow. The warrants will charge an attempt to defraud. CLAIMS NEW YORK IS LITTLE WETTER Haynes Satisfied With Prog- ress Since Signing of Repeal Bill. Expressing general satisfaction with the enforcement situation in New York since repeal of the Mullan-Gage law, Prohibition Commissioner Haynes sald, in a prepared statement today, that the “loosening up” had not been as great as he had expected. He added that his forces have been mak- ing exhaustive studies of the situa- tion, and that future conditions alone could determine policies. ‘“There are some evidences of newly established so-called soft drink sa- loons, which, in effect, are the regular old-time saloons with all the out- ward trappings,” said Commissioner Haynes. “This was a natural reac- tion, ‘especially in the foreign sec- ns. T was told that repeal of the state w was accepted by thousands as the annulment of all prohibition enforce- ment. In view of that situation the ‘loosening up’ has not been as marked as might have been expected, and 1 feel quite well satisfied with the de- terrent influence the excellent work being dome by the federal forces has had, not only among present viola- tors, but in_certain quarters where soon after Gov. Smith approved the repeal hope for widespread disre- gard may have been visualized. “With the excellent co-operation prevailing between the federal en- forcement officials and the United States attorney’s office, and the speedy and heavy sentences being imposed by the federal court, the successful progress of enforcement work In New York is acknowledged on every hand.” RESTRAINS HUSBAND FROM LEAVING CITY Chief Justice McCoy today ordered John B. Macfarlane, president of the Macfarlane Plumbing and Heating Company of Cumberland, Md, who has lived ‘In Washington since his marriage, in 1916, to furnish a bond of $1,000 not to leave Washington pending a hearing on a petition for a limited divorce brought by his wife, Adah V. Macfarlane. The wife charges non-support. Mrs. Macfarlane tells the court that, despite an income from his business and real estate totaling $26,000 a year, her husband has falled to pro- vide a home for her and has lived at her home, 727 Webster street north- west. He has even charged her for umbing supplies, she states, and persuaded her to Invest $2,000 in the stock of his company, on which she has received no dividends, she avers. She was forced to leave her husband February 25 last, she states. Attor- Ml? George F. Curtis appears for the wife. Mrs. Marguerite E. Spurr sued her husband, Lewis S. Spurr, for a limit- od divorce on a charge of non-support and desertion. They were married October 7, 1916, and have one child. ‘The husband left his family, the court is told, March 9 last and went to Winchester, Va, where he now re- sides. Attorney F. E. EId: for the wife. Rt e CLASSIFYING LAW TO GIVE HIGHER PAY (Continued from First Page.) ency of adminstrative officers to make the classifications as high as possible. Local Employes Underpaid. The District employes are notori- ously underpaid, in comparison with other branches of the government service. If these District employes receive increases from seven to eight- een per rent above their present pay plus the $240 bonus, it does not nec- essarily mean that other employes in federal offices will be advanced in thq same proportion, Mr.. Graves empha. 8! 08. “The personnel classification board has not issued any Instructions to any departmeént heads to keep down the allocation of employe: Graves. President Bids MacMillan Godspeed The White House, Washington. June 15, 1923. Dear Mr. MacMillan: 1 have been much interested to know that you are sailing again for the Arctic, with the purpose of exploring Ellesmere- land. Your splendid services in the way of Arctic exploration are recognized everywhere, and I do not need to assure you that the ®ood wishes of ~all Americans will go with your expedition. To you and your companions my heartiest good wishes and hopes for a suc- ‘cesstul éxpedition and safe re- turn. Sincerely yours, (Signed) Warren G. Harding. Writers in Fatal ! Automobile Crash SUMNER CURTI Killed Instantancou: THOMAS F. DAWSON Died of Injuries. DONALD CRAIG Injured. AUTO WRECK FATAL TO SUMNER CURTIS AND T. F. DAWSON (Continued from First Page.) from New York. She left immediate- ly, it was said, upon being informed of her husband’s injury. NOTED AS JOURNALISTS. Curtis and Dawson Worked in Capital Many Years. Sumner Curtis, killed vyesterday near Denver, had been a well known newspaper correspondent, and was assistant to John T. Adams, chair- man of the republican national com- mittes, and representing Chairman Adams on the western-Alaska trip of President Harding. Mr, Curtis entered newspaper work in Washington a number of years ago as the representative at the Capitol of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Later he was with the Chicago Record-Herald. He was the war correspondent of the New York Herald during the Spanish- American war, and in that fleld of endeavor saw active service and faced dangers in charge of dlspatch boats in West Indian waters when the Spanish war fleet was sunk by Admiral Schley. After the Spanish-American war he returned to Chicago with the Rec- ord-Herald. In 1905 he was sent by that newspaper to Washington. He remained in_that work until the opening of the world war, in 1914, when he was sent to the American embassy at Berlin as a special agent of the State Department. Was With Red Cross. He returned to the United States in 1915, and for a year was political correspondent ‘of "the Washington Post. He then joined the American Red Cross council. He was editor of the National Red Cross Bulletin in 1918, and heid that post until May last, when he went with Chairman Adams as his assistant. Mr. Curtls wag a member of the Gridiron Club, and as chairman of the entertainment committee had origi- nated some of the most brilliant stunts in the history of the organiza- tion. Chairman John T. Adams of the republican national committee. paid Mr. Curtis this compliment, when notified last night of his deat “Mr. Curtis was doing a very splen- did work for the national com- mitteo in dealing with the metro- politan newspapers and their repre- sontatives,” he sald. “His was a very delightful and interesting per- gonality and I am heartbroken at the new: Nattve of Wisconsin. Mr. Curtis was a netive of Mad- ison, Wis., where he was born No- vember 14, 1868. He was a son of Joseph Waiker Curtis and Ella Curtis. He is survived by his wife, who be- fore her marriage to Mr. Curtis in 1906 was Miss Henriette Gregory of Jacksonville, 1l His home in this ity was at the Woodley apartments, Mintwood place and Columbla road, Mr. Curtis was an active member of the National Press Club. He was a graduate of the University of Wis- consin. Mr. Adams said this morning that Judson Welliver, one of the presi- dential party now at Denver, had in- formed him that Mr. Curtls body will be taken to Chicago, accom- panied by John Vincent, member of Tns republican national committee tfr Colorado, where it will be met by a representative of the committee. The body will be brought to Washington for interment. Dawson Widely Known. A newspaper man of" the old school, Thomas F. Dawson, was for imany years one of the outstanding figures in the corps of Washington corre- spondents. Although recently he had not been actively engaged in newspaper work, he-still had many intimate friends in the circle of Washington officials and there were many expressions of deep regret here at his death. Coming ~C'Wllhlnttflll~crlfln‘ll' SEE PHONE STRIKE LARGELY FAILURE New England Officials Deny Operators’ Prediction of “Clean Sweep.” B the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 25.—Union leaders who have called a strike of operators in all parts of New England except Connecticut for tomorrow morning are predicting “a clean sweep of the telephone exchanges,” but officlals of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company express the be- lief that “all but a small minority will stick to thejr post “In most of our central offices lttls or no attention will be paid to the strike order and service on Tuesday will be practically normal,” said the company’s statement. “In some places we may have to ask the public to Iimit service requirem. portant ealis, © % S “The great body of our operators are out Yf sympathy with the present at- tempt to disrupt service.” statement by the regional counci of ‘the telephone operators’ department. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, says that the strike was called when all other measures had failed to ;dof:;:]. :lvonble consideration of pro- or 4 way a e ge increase and shorter e old local union of e S metropolitan _district, - which clapeson large membership in and around Bos: ton and whose charter was revoked re. cently by Miss Julia 8. O"Connor, presi. dent ‘of the telephone operators’ depart- ment, charges Miss O'Connor with pro- rnoling the strike for her own purposes, The members of this union have an. nounced tnat they will not strike, RUSSIAN FIGHTS BAN AS CITIZEN OF U. S. Man Refused Papers Because of Alleged Radical Ideas Denies He Opposes Government. Paul P. Glaser of Gary, Ind., a na- tive of Russia, who had his natural- ization canceled by the federal dis- trict court of Indiana on charges of communism, anarchism, bolshevism and Intent to destroy the go: ment of the United States by force, petitioned the Supreme Court today to review his case. tG;\:.ser made general denlal of most o e charges, assertin tha e is not a disbeliever in orgal\glzed éo?rn:f ment and that he does not consider the soviet of Ru a better goverr ment than the government of the United Staves. He said that whi] he had in his poss. on literature of the communist party of America, as well as a picture of Lenin, he Is a soclalist and not a cc nist. _In insisting upon the cancel Glaser's n ertifici government charged he advocated dustrial sirikes as a means of bri ing about revolution and its over- throw. He was counsel In 1919 ior king workers of the a Stee siriking the Indiana Steel RETIRED POSTAL CLERK SEEKS DEATH WITH RAZOR Samuel A. Found With Throat Slashed, But Recov- ery Is Expected. Samuel A. Foo: Post Office 1 tempted sulc Massachusetts by_cutting 1 Edward W tion of te the Foose room this m with a razor. , 422 H str Massachusetts ave morning in respo from the form: ed on a chair wound he had Foose yeste telling of how posing of his b He Wrote two letters asked Lo mailed. One was addressed to his son, M. H. Foose, Alivona, Pa., and th other to Harry Fisher, 280 Bi street, Harrisburg, Pa. d at the Massa Foose had res chusetts avenue address the past two years The police will notify his so. Hem‘w]ll probably recover, physicians sal DAWN-DARK TRIP MONDAY Maughan Announces Plans Com- pleted for Transcontinental Dash. MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., June 25.— Lieut. Russell L. Maughan announced today he expected to hop off mext Monday on his dawn-to-dusk trans- continental flight. The Army ilyer, who returned last night after a “missiona: trip over most of his reute, expects_delivery of his plane Wednesday. He plans trial trips Friday and Saturday after his mechanics pronounce the ma- chine in condition. him 1 found fer from tt Wrote a message was and di as_secretary to Senator Teller of Colorado, Mr. Dawson later became a member of the Washington staff of the Assoclated Press, which he served for twenty years at the Capitol. Most of his attention he devoted to news developing in the Senate, and it was sald of him by one of the most dis- tinguished senators that “he knew more about the United States Senate than any man in it.” Held Senate Position. At the beginning of the first Wil- son administration he was made executive clerk of the Senate, and was present at many important dis- cussions of forelgn policy behind the closed doors of the upper house of Congress. Afterward he retired to his home in Colorado, but was re- called to Washington about two years ago to become correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor. His service in that capacity was followed by his appointment as state historian of Colorado, a place he held until the time of his death. Donald Craig, manager of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald, who was injured in the car in which Mr. Curtis wag killed, be- came head of the New York Herald bureau here in 1913, after serving with the Washinston staff of that paper for several years. His first news. paper experience was recelved on The Evening Star. Recalls 1919 Accident. Yesterday's accldent recalled & similar one which occurred in Sep- tember, 1919, to a group of news- paper men Who Were accompanying President Wilson om his “swing around the circle” in behalf of the league of nations. At that time Ben F. Allen, Washington correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, was killed when the automobile in which he wasg riding on the Columbia high- way, near Portland, Oreg. collided with another machine. James R. Patterson of Portland, driver of the car in which Mr. Allen rode, also was killed, while two other occu- pants, both Washington newspaper men, were {njured. The automobile was one of those trailing a car carrying President and Mrs. Wilson along the highway, and, according-to witnesses, was attempt- ing_to regain its position in the line 1t_had lost, when the accident oc- curred, - . i