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o i — TAN 00T MOBS, M N OKLAHOMA Further Military Measures Depends on Need, View of Gov. Watson. * By the Assoctated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., June 38.— Further military steps in Gov. J. C. Walton's drive to rid Oilahoma of *“lawless mobs" will depend upon whether whippings, assaults and other forms of violence cease, it was said to- day at the executive offices. With law enforcement in Okmulgee county in the hands of National Guards- mien and four other counties under the threat of martial law, the governor made it plain that he ready to go the! limit to suppress mob activitie He reiterated that he was prepared to place troops in cl e of every county if necessary to bring about a proper respect for law and protect the consti- tutional rights of every race and class. See Blow at Klan. Meanwhile unnamed officials of the Ku Klux K were quoted in the local press expressing their bellef that the Kovernor's mov directed at the Klan. No mention of the Klan has been made by Gov. Walton in public uttérances deoling with mob violence. Bever: times since his election the execuiive has tnken oc the Ku Kiux Klan menacing orderly government in the state. For some time, it is known, he has had, secret agents working through the ate investigating cases of duc tions and_ whippings and other mob ac- tivities. Whipnings and assaults reach- ing an ppalling™ T have gone . the governor declared, be- 1 anthoritics “‘are too ofte allied with these secret, lawless mob: The military inquiry instituted y torday ta into charges that Sher!ff John Russ and his deputies had refused to act in numerous cases of depredations occurring in Okmul- Eee county was to be resumed today. About fifty citizens of Henryetta were questioned yesterday. Evidence ad- duced at the military hearing will be submitted to Gov. Walton, it was an- nounced by Adjt. Gen. Markham. Few Guardsmen on Duty. Fewer than 100 guardsmen are on duty in Okmulgee county, only enough to replace the force of Sheriff | Russell. Other civil authority has | not been disturbed. Roy Crane, self-styled pries was prevented from delivering an a vertised anti-Catholic address in Ok- mulgee last night by order of the mil- ftary authorities. It was said he held a meeting in a pasture just over the Muskogee county line, where many Okmulgee citizens followed to hear him. Crane’s presence In Okmulgee was protested yesterday by members of the local American Legion post, who charged that he was sentenced to | prison during the world war for draft evasion. TREASURES LITTER PEKING FIRE RUINS Carvings, Altars, Massive| Jades, Statues of Gold and Silver in Wreckage. BY JUNITS B. WOOD. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally News. Copyright, 1823, PEKING, June 28.—That portion of the Forbidden City through which fldrges swept Wednesday lay a gutted agd smoldering ruins when visitied by the writer this morning. Priceless embroideries, carvings and statues of &6l and silver, wrecked altars and massive jades that once were copings of the emperor's artificial gardens, now cracked with heat, ure fallen amd trampled amid the debris of yel low roof tiles and charred timbers. Royal eunuchs, jostling against fire- men in their efforts to salvage valua- bles and wrenching costly doors from their hinges to bridge murky puddles for their silk-clad feet, completed the scene of wreckage. The fire’s destruction was confined 10 the northwest portion of the city, Cheng Huang Miao Temple, erected 4 1726 and dedicated to the guardian spirit of Peking, wag totally_de- atroyed. The famous Hsi Hus Yuan Gardens, several palaces and two temples were consumed before the flames were halted. Though threat- ened, the palaces of the emperor and empress, the Hall of Dynasty Records and the place of the late Empress ‘Tzuan were only scorched. Only pilee of wreckage and the charred trunks of trees remain in most of the burned portion. Italtan Firemen Respond. ‘The fire department from Italian le- gation was the only foreign organiza- tion responding to ihe city-wide alarm, which was sounded at 3 o'clock in the morning. Its efforts were responsible Yor getting the fire under control. The north half of the Forbidden city, part of which was destroyed, was rarely entered by foreign visitors and then only upon invitation from the royal fam- ily, The north gate, where the confla- gration started, and through which the boy: emperor and his entourage fled be- fore the flames early yesterday morning, has not been opened for twenty-three Vears except for the passage of :the imperial family and its retainers, always cled in the panapoly of medieval China. ‘The beauties of the burned portion were reserved for the eyes of the prisoner emperor and his_royal court. MERRIAM IS ORDERED TO SERVE JAIL TERM | Justice Bailey in Criminal Division 2 today revoked the probation of Louwls Dunbar Merriam, confessed drug addict and bank robber, and di- reoted that he serve his term of five ‘yeary imposed last June by Chief Jus- ties McCoy. Morriam, April 3, 1922 bank of the Merchants' Trust Com- pany, at 15th and H streets; and while the teller's attention was diverted ex- tracted about $6,000 in bills and ran from the bank. The teller pursued and caught him. On the promises of a sister to place Merriam In an Institution the chief Justice suspended a sentence of five years' imprisonment. Merriam stayed ofi a short time at the sanatorium, and was then caught attempting an- ( other bank robbery in New York. —— OFFICERS ON OUTING. Many infantry officers, with their “xvives and daughters, had'a picnic last svening at Fort Washington, Md., the gost of the 34 Battalion of the '13th nfantry. They made the trip on the Army ship General Rucker and spent the, svening dancing and rambling over the lawns. A buffet luncheon ‘wag a feature of the occasion. Music wed provided by members of the Argty Music School Band. ong those who took part were Ma$. Gen. J. L..Hines, deputy chief of staff; Maj. Gen. H. B. Ely, the new dant of the Army War Col- Maj. Gen. F. 8. Farnsworth, of infantry: Cols. Perker, Nay- lor, Williams, Gasser and Simons, and Maf. J. A. Atkins, who has been de- ag commandant of the . post, asion to condemn | as an_organization | AMERICA GOUGED ON NITRATE, CLAIM Brand Cloims Prices Are Fixed by Monopoly Board in London. The United States {a paying higher prices than warranted for Chileen nitrate, owing to a combination of British and Chilean interests control- ling prices and production, according | to Charles J. Brand, marketing spe- c’alist of the Department of Agri- culture, who has just made a report after a'study of the siiuation. “In comsoquence of the existence of | & produce: association, controlling about 97 per cent of the output, and tho methods of operation pursued rcunder,” says Mr. Brand, “com- petition which might force efietency and economy in the production of the zer is virtually eliminated, and United States is left without any ay as to the price. The present cthod of price fixing affords no in- | ontive to eficient preduction, and |thus keeps prices higher than' they | need be. | “In theory the price-fixing s done {by a committee in Chile, but in reality i a London subcommittee whose, i rccommendations are almost invari- adopted. Unless continued, the | oclation will expire January 10 It is the belief of ‘the British | trade that the life of the associatlo: | will be extended. The association has | | | performed some useful services, but the general effect of its price-fixing ' arrangement is injurious to nitrate | consumers. The imporiance of the Chilean nf trate trade to the United States ap pears from th act that its consump- | tion for agricultural purposes alone ' s been as high as 300,000 tons in a H year. The total consumption by i nited States last year was 733,- {090 tons. out of a world consumption of 1,850,000 tons. ESS GRILLED DEATH LASHES Florida Defense Seeks to| | | § WiTN THE EVENING STAR, JOHNSTON TO PLAY VINGENT RICHARDS U. S. Stars in World Net Tourney Oppese Each Oth- er Tomorrow. By the Assoc'ated Press. WIMBLEDON, June 28.—Willlam M. Jokasten of San Franciseo and Vin- cant Richards of Yonkers, N. Y., the lending American players in the ‘Wimbledon tournament, will meet to- morrow to decide wiich shall con- tinue in the race for the singles champlonship of the world. Eaochad- vanesd in stralght sets today. TH he Ameriean cracks was the leading toplc among British tennis fans to- night and is certain to draw one of he largest crowds of the first week of the tournament. Vincent Richards, youthful Amer- lean law tennis star, won in straight | ets from Jean Brugnon of France n the feature match of today's play. The score was 6—4, 6—1, 6—2. Uwes Furicus Serviee. Richards’ service was so furlous that Brugnon could make but weak eturns and occasfonally was aced il'chnrds algo made many points at he net. Richards has fascinated London's lown tennis fans even moro, perhaps, then Susanne Lenglen. He was ap- ded at great length at the fin- ish of the match, after which about half the spectators departed for tea, leaving many Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, the American woman champion, appearsd to play. ‘Wiiliam M. Johnston, No. American, d 8cottish cha jon, at 6—1, 6—0, 6—4. Miss MeKane Wine. Miss Kathleen McKane, first rank- ing British woman, eliminated Miss P. Holeroft, 6—1. 6—0. In the mixed doubles Miss Elizabeth Ryan, former Californian, paired with Fandolph Lycett. defeated E. G. Bisseker and Mrs. Hazel, 5, 6—4. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory. ranking in stralght sets prospact of a struggle between | empty benches when | ted P. D. B. Spence, | | k Park, | opened yesterday. The picture shows |u few Wushington children, the first to be entertained there, in line an- {mwering the call to dimner. i 1 | 4 EASTERN STARS i LEFT IN TOURNEY | (Continued from First Page.) i =l the turn that a recovery was hardly | possible. | Secretury of State Hughes will pre- | prizes to the tournament win- | ners tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. | {LAST D.C. GOLF STAR | DEFEATED IN SECOND | ROUND WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1923. SCHOOL FUMIGATING AND CLEANING ASKED Parents Want Community Center Buildings Closed Month Be- fore New Term. THLEPHONE STRIE FRONT UNBROKEN Boston Workers Declare Half of 12,000 Operators in Five States Are Qut. Closing of afl public school build- ings used for community center ac- tivities thirty days prior to their re- | opening for the new term in Septem- |ber in or@er that they may be thoroughly cleaned, painted and fumi- | By the Assoctated Press. gated {s urged in a resolution adopted | BOSTON, June 28.—Efforts to bring by the executive board of the Dis- |together warring elements among trict Congress of Mothers and P--igren.ur Boston telephone operators | rent-Teacher Associations. A copy of | having met with failure, the strike the resolution, bering the signature |begun Tuesday by some operators for of Mrs. J. N. Saunders, was sent to |8 seven-hour day, and wage increases the board of education today. entered on its third day with the situ- The expense of putting the bufld- |&tlon apparently unchanged from v ves- ings in & sanitary condition, the reso- | terday, while company officials {lution said, should come out of maifl'"fled that service was gradually community center department appro- | Feturning to normal. Miss Julla S. priations. |0'Connor, strike leader, maintained | It was pointed out that 500,000 per- | that half of the twelve thousand op- | 3ons attended the community centers, erators In five New England states | during the year -32, and indica- ; | tions “are that this nutaber will be | Were out. In Boston the publicfound | greatly increased when the figures ' no difficulty in making calls. frnflzlnnr out fcr 1;22-2(3, ""“’",",’:’ Two thousand operators attending coming year In anticipatica of “music Miss Annie Molloy, president of the week” a year hemce. o { union, whose charter was revoked by “We, the mothers of children at-|ufss O'Connor, and whose members e e e i, ani m2s | have remained aloof from the strik being vitally interested in all chil- |refused to accept reconciliation with dren who are actual or potential|the strikers. sald_the resolution. " |tucket, R. L, where the strikers claimed 180 per cent of the person- “Knowing, as we do, the small size ¢ the per: of most of the buildings, the lack of | hel of the exchanges, was still serl- ously crippled toda auditoriums for assembly purposes o 5o and tho serious overcrowding of Cen- | L0 Springfield, Mass. a glrl picket tral High School, every inch of which {10 § [FR€ WY ORNo%0E UGin% Wi laivo is used every day, and the limited!|3noiaGe to workers. In that city it i Janitor force in our public schools, we | ywag estimated that seven-eighths of feel that it is physically Impossible |the regular force of operators wers for buildings to be thoroughly cleaned | on strike. and fumigated after each excessive use. The children must, of necessity,| LEADERS CONTINUE FEUD. report for school work only a few hours after these crowds have left| the bufldings. In the few hours' in- terim the buildings have been closed up, making even a sweep of fresh alr impossible.” Key to Settlement Seen in Peacs Between Rival Unions. Speelal Dispatch to The Star. BOSTON, June 28.—If only some local labor diplomat would arise who could settle the personal differences ! American woman champion, defeated | OF TOURNAMENT By the Associated Press. { Monroe’s relics. Show Engineer Was Not Present. LAKE CITY, Fla, June 28.—Ef-| forts by the state to show that “exces- | sive” flogging given Martin Tabert, | young North Dakotan, by Thomas W. Higginbothan, was directly responsi ble for Tabert's death, were vogor ously fought today when the trial of | the former convict whipping boss of | the Putnam Lumber Company was re- | sumed. Higginbotham is under indict- | ment for murder. | The defense will attempt to show | | that the prisoner was whipped in ac- | cordance with _prison which specify punishment by ten lashes. The contention of the de fense is that Tabert's death was caus- ed primarily by pneumonia. Witnesses already have testified that he was given from fifty-six to eighty-seven lashes by Higginbotham. Graham Ward. who yesterday testi- fied_that he witnessed the whipping of Tabert and counted eighty-seven lashes before he had to go back to work as engineer on a railroad en- gine, on cross-examination today de- nied that he was offered $5,000 to testify or that he had made s state- | ment to that effect. He declared that | he did not know C. C. Smith of Pin- hook, Fla., whom L. E. Wade, de- fense counsel, attempted to show Ward had told Re was “& witnes in this case for what he could get out of it.” Efforts also were made by the de- fonse to break down Ward's testi many through Walter McCullers, for- mer convict guard, a witness for the state, who testified that the Tabert whipping took place between 7 and 8 o'clock at night and that to the best of his knowledge no locomotive or logging train was in or near the stockade at the time. McCullers further testified that two days after the whipping Tabert was able to take a bath with other prison- ers; that he saw him bathing and there were but little signs of his having been whipped. The bath was taken on Sunday, McCullers sald. Other witnesses had testified that Ta- bert was unconscious Sunday night. 14 SOUTH AMERICAN ENVOYS CROSS U. S. Will Spend Week at James Mon- roe Exercises in Los Angeles. regulations | 1 Diplomatic representatives of four- teen South American countries from this city are en route to Los Angeles to attend the opening of the Ameri- can Historical Revue on July 2. The party which left here yesterday is the largest delegation of diplomats from South America to cross the country and elaborate plans are be- ing made to entertain them in each of the cities they will visit. The ex- position marks the hundredth anni- versary of the signing of the Monroe doetrine, The delegation will be entertalned this evening in Chlcago by the cham- ber of commerce. After a week's stay {in the southern California city the party will start back, and will be en- tertained in Sen Francisco, Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Denver, Kan- sas City and St. Louis. . Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, ths great-granddaughter of President Monroe, left for Los Angeles yester- day, where she will remain Quring the exposition. She has loaned to the' expoeition many of President She was accompa- n‘l:d by Miss Ruth Jones, also of this city. President Harding and party will he the guests of the exposition on August 2. The following are the members of the pan-American party which are leaving on Wednesday: Argentine, Mr. Conrado Traverso, secretary; Chile, Senor Don Augusto Errazuriz, attache; Colombia, Senor Don Jose Maria Coronado, secretary; Costa Rica, Senor Don J. Rafael Oreamuna, minister; Cuba, Dr. Jose T. Baron, secretary and _charge d'affalres, and Mr. Cayetano de Que- sada, consul; Dominican Republic, Licdo Emilio C. Joubert, minister, and son, fourteen years old; Ecuador, Senor Don Juan Barberis, secretary; Honduras, Senor Don R. Camilo Diaz, scoretary; Senora Dona Ana de Diaz and daughter, nine years old; Nica~ ragua, Semor Don Manuel Zavals, secretary; Panama, Semor Dr. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro, minister; Para- guay, Consul General and Mra. Wil liam Wallace White; Peru, Dr. San- tiago F. Beloyla, secretary; Ven- ezuela, Senor Don Luis Churion, sec- retary; Pan-American Union, Mr. Francisco Yanes,' Mra Yanes, Fred- erick H. Eglofl. fa‘l.hl:.' Yo‘r:({cmrn representative of xposition; Jack 8. Connolly and Mra. Connolly, Wash- ington, D. C.; Brasil, Mr. Roberto Mendes Goncaives, secretary. — English manufacturers filled an or- der from Calcutta for a heavy cut- glass bedstead, the purchaser asking that the design be ornate, the cutting deep and massive. and that the ar- ticle be made Strong encuga to it J pendable, | Mrs. Edgington of England, 6—4, 6—0. Mrs. Mallory displayed a re turn to her best form in the second sot Miss Leslie Bancroft of Boston de- feated Mrs. Parton of England, 9— | 6—ao. Miss Eleanora Sears of Boston was eliminated from the women's singles !s’ij‘lr;' Shepherd Barron of England, SALVATIONISTS HIT BY LAWS FOR REDS Los Angeles §tatute Aimed at Upton Sinclair Lands Soul Winners in Jail. Speciui Dispatch to The Star. 1 LOS ANGELES, June 28.—The Sal- vation Army has run counter to the ordinance passed here which was designed to silence Upton Sinclair and all other pale pink radicals in thelr efforts at free speech. On Crocker street, and it isn't much of a street, not very, long and not very wide, but a hard street— bard by day and hard by night and hard by nature—the soap box orators have been wont to congregate, and the Salvation Army has been wont to hold its services. The deep boom of the big bass drum, and the ex- hortations to the Lord, however, are now reckoned as disturbances. ‘When the Salvationists turned the corner of 5th street and entered Crocker they sang. The little band, men and women with drum, tambourine, fiddle and gultar, was headed by Capt. C. M. P. Hull—woman, if you please, gray- ! haired, glory-eved, a sensible soul Beside her stood Mrs. Pearl | Grate, a sister in the faith, with a winner. record of more tham a thousand down-and-outers put on thelr feet. The crowd of onlookers nudged for- ward. A policeman approached. “Cut it,” he said shortly. can't do your stuff here. orders. You know me. There ain't no out. Cut it, cut it. now. They've plained about you.”" ou mean you've got orders to stop our meetings?’ asked Mrs. Grate. ‘You said it,” answered the cop. “You go plumb to hell” said a boy, with a silver star in his buttonhole, to the policeman. “Buddy, you said it,” shouted Mrs. Grate. “Now we can sing.” And sing they did, until a patrol wagon, summoned by the policeman, rolled up and Mrs. Mull and Mrs. Grate—judged to be the ringleaders of the disturbance, were taken off to jail. Each had to put up $100 cash bail to get out of jall, and they will be tried July 13. They say they will go to jail a thousand times. (Cogyright, 1923.) “You Higher-up LOOKS INTO RUBBER CHANGES IN INDIES American Expert in Holland Seeking New Opportunities for. U. S. Capital. BY LEOPOLD ALETRINE. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally News. Copyright, 1823, . AMSTERDAM, June 28.—“I am In Holland to make investigations into the conditions of rubber culture to see if there may be some way for American capital to participate in the Dutch Indian rubber industry. sald Mr. David M. Figart, a represen- tative of the rubber section of the Commerce Department in Washing- ton, today.- “Friday I shall leave Holland for the Dutch East Indles. “My journey to Ceylon, the Malay states and the East Indies is merely for the purpose of gathering informa- tion about the prospects of rubber cuilture in the Dutch colonies. At the end of the year I shall be back in the United States to prepare an elaborate report on my experiences.” His short stay in Amsterdam and The Hague gave Mr. Figart a chance to talk with prominent rubber men, who gave him information about rub- ber culture in Sumatra and the costs of preduction. Wednesday he called upon 8. De Grasaf, colonial minister, with whom he discussed the Dutch tax system. In rubber circles here, however, it is feared that Mr. Figart's visit wiil hardly yleld good results. as _the tax policy of tre Duteh East et is sitltan -is Washington's lone surviving en- trant in the national public links Bolf tournament was ecliminated yes- terday afternoon, when Earl McAleer, southpaw golfer, and one of the two Washington players who made the championship flight, was defeated by Joseph Coble of Philadelphia, by 3 land ‘2. George J. Voight, the other representative of the capital to quali- fy. was eliminated earlier In the day by R. F. Hamilton of Philadelphia, by one hole, Voight, making a good comeback on the last nine holes, aft- | er, being three down at the turn, | McAleer, who defeated J. H. Boyd of Philadelphia in the morning, was not hitting his shots well in the aft- ernoon, his chip shots in particular Ibeing far below his usual standard. Three New York players, two from Philadelphia and one each from the c coast, Boston and Buffalo, sur- the hectlc first and second | rounds in the tournament yesterday, with the flnest match of the day_the contest between Raymond J. Mc- Auliffe, red-thatched, sturdy Buffalo| entrant, and cool, imperturbable Ted | iLlovd of Jackson Park, Chicago. Mec-{ | Auliffe finally won on the twentieth jhole of an overtime match, after hav- ing been in the enviable position of 6 up and 7 to play. { Dolp Plays McAulifte, Frank Dolp of Portland, nineteen- year-old youngster, who has defeated I1Dr. O. F. Willing," a_member of the Walker cup team, walked through his | two matches yesterday and met Mc- | Auliffe this ‘morning. J. Stewart| ’“ hitman and Harry Scharff of New | York are playing today in another | match, while Richard Walsh of New | | runner-up at Toledo last ri {is crossing clubs with John MacAn- | drew, caddie champion of Boston. The other match is the contest be- tween the two Philadelphians—Coble | and Hamilton. with the odds favoring| o The McAuliffe-Lloyd match was the stellar attraction of the day, and was, indeed. one of the finest matches ever layed in any champlonship. The! uffalo entrant was playing likel one inspired on the first nine and had | plled up a lead of four holes on Lloyd | at the turn. He added the tenth and | eleventh to his total and stood on the ! twelfth tee 6 up with 7 to play on the Jackson Park golfer. At this point Lloyd decided that was not a way to treat a gentleman, so he! procecded to win six holes in' a row, squaring the match at the seven- {teenth. “McAuliffe lald him a stymie on the seventeenth, which he jumped | with a niblick, after McAuliffe had | failed to negotiate a stymie at the| sixteenth. The eighteenth and nineteenth were halved, McAuliffe making a splendid | shot out of a trap at the nineteenth ) to halve the hole. At the twentieth Lloyd found a bad lie in the rough, overplayed his second shot and then tournament he will feel particularly | of the green, losing the hole, 4—5, and the match. The other matches | of the afternoon round failed to pro- vide any thrills, although there were five extra-hole contests in the morn- ing, in one of which McAuliffe took part. If the Buffalo entrant wins this took 3 to get down from the edge grateful for the first hole, MacAuliffe | had his hands full this morning, for Dolp, the tall lad from Portland, s shooting a grand article of golf. Summaries Yesterday. Summarles of the matches yester- day follow: rst round—Raymond McAuliffe, Buffalo, dofoated J. C. Fraser, New York, 1 up 19 holes: E. B. Lioyd, Chicago. defeated Ed Hayden, Milwaukee, 1 up 19 holes; Frank, Doip, Portiand, defested Bernard MacFar- Illx: Pittsburgh, 5 and 4: Ed Curtin, New- ark, defeated William F. Berrick, New Yerk, 1 up; Hamy Scherfl, New York defested L. n New, Seattle, 1 up; Walter Crows, Ghicago, defeated C. E. Sommer, New York, 1 up; Sam Graham, Pittsburgh, defeated I. 1. Thoren, New_York, 1 up 19 holes; J. Stew- art’ Whitham. New York, defoated Oarl T. XKauffman, Pittsburgh, 3 and 2; John Dawson, Chicago, defoated Josoph H. Bsbre, New York, |4 and 8; Jobn MacAndrew. Bostom, defeated David O'Comnor, Chioago, 1 wp 10 holes; Larry 8. Otoll, Baltimore, defeated 0. Ed Simes, Buffalo, 3 and 2; Richard Walsh, New York, defeated Fred Hannon, Boston, 1 up 10 Rerl e B T i Aleer. " Wrashingte: foatod 3. M. Boyd, Fhiiadeiphis, 3 Joseph Gobls, Philadeiphia, defsated J. B. Ourran, jr., St. Louis, 2 and 1; R, F, Hamil- ton, Philadelphia, dofeated George F. Voigt, Washington, 1 up; Lawrenos Mules, Balti- more, defeated 0. T. Colburn, Toledo, 6 and 4. Bodond_ reund—MoAulife defeated Lioyd, 1 up 20 holes; Frank Dolp defeated Ed Curtian, $ and %; Scherfl defested Orowe, 3 and 2; Whitham _defested Graham, 3 and 2; Mac. Andrew defested Dawson, '8 and 6; Walih defeated Otell, : ou' o ‘lmll and’ 2; Hamilton defeated Mules, 2 . [ | l ! | | vivea —_— UNIQUE TAX PENALTIES. ‘When Danes Conquered Ireland They Slit Noses of Delinquents. From the Kansas City Times. It would be perfectly natural to sup- pose, at first thought. that a nation of slit noses would refer to Fiji Igland- ers, Australian bushmen, or some other canabalistic or barbaric people; but no such thing. Hard as it may be to believe it, the land that threat- ened to become a nation of slit noses was Ireland! This is how it bap- In the ninth century the Danes over- ran “God's chosen country” and com- pelled each householder to pay an annual tax of one ounce of gold, un- der pain of having his nose slit. The Emerald Isle boasts as little gold as it does emeralds, and so.few Wwere the householders who paid the tax that there was real danger that Ireland would become # nation of slit noges. However, after & decade of submis- sion to such disfigurement, the Irish rebelled, massacred hosts of their op-. pressors, and made things so trouble- xaniie the cdious { because of the action All is mot “sunshine and roses” at the enm) pears to be a serious situation, , but it is merely what occurred when a few of the mothers were persuaded to go to dinner and leave thelr offspring in care of the nurse. %0. The invol bove 226 COAL STRIKE ‘ CASES DISMISSED (Continued from First Page.) owever, although nearly nd perhaps it in to those U. S. COUNSEL HITS PARKING BAN MOVE| (Continued from First Page.) | pretended quarrel—between operator | and ‘miner spokesmen, which takes Dlace every few years and lately | more frequently, resulting in great | losses to industry and great losses to | the working man, to say nothing of | the great nardships to everybody. Hereafter the government will give | more attention than it has heretofore | to the right of those who suffer the | reatest loss by reason of these un- | lawful acts, and who are entitled to | the first consideration. | Welfare of People. | “The general welfare of the whole people comes first, for that includes those who have overstepped the lines | of law in making contracts in which | they seemed to deem that their own | interests were all that was worthy of_consideration.” Warning the defendants and others who may have been guilty of similar | acts, the Attorney General declared they “must not reach the conclusion, | 1 am now taking in this case, that it is the pur- | pose of the government to allow any | such acts which are crimes under our | laws to be committed in the future without prompt and vigorous prose- | cution. “I have mo hesitation in saying.” added the Attorney General, “that usually many of the things agreed upon at the meetings between the representatives of the operators and | | | | representatives of the miners, but not | often made public, constitute a con- | spiracy. The public is fed up with the idea that there Is a great and | stubborn controversy between _the | contracting parties, when, in fact, there is no real contest at all, and the fake pretensions are intended only to alarm the public so that it will consent to give &ny price for coal | in order to be insured against freea- | Fhe action by the government ortg- inally was taken in a previous ad- ministration, the Attorney General explained, aithough he did not mex tion by name President Wilson. “Con- ditions between the operators and the miners were the source of official action,” he said, “on_the part of the Council of National Defense, the De- partment of Justice, the Federal| Trade Commission, the director gen-| eral of railroads and, indeed, the then | President of the United States, in an effort which was claimed on their part to be for the purpose of stimulating the production of coal: and, on the trial of the case it would be difcult, it not impossible, for the government to rebut the claim that the thinss complained of in this case were thel natural result, in a great measure, of | the efforts of the government ofli- clals to bring about closer and more sympathetic _working relations be- fween the miners and the operators. T have no disposition to. and would not be understood as wishing to criti- cize in the least those who, at the time the acts were committed, had the responsibility which now 'rests upon me as Attorney General of the United States.” The Attorney General set forth that the government's coal commission, which had recently been formed by Congress, “with more power than is generally supposed,” would be given “all the support possible, to the end | traffic, | travel.” {JAPANESE CAPTAIN’S that its efforts may accrue to the sta- bilization of the fuel industry and in- sure an uninterrupted supply of coal for all purposes to the people of the United States.” MOTHER INSPIRED SONG. Author of “Silver Threads” Wrote Lyric While a Student. From the Kansas City Tiines. The song, “Silver Threads Among the Gol ‘was written by Eben E. Rexford while a student at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis. His moth- er inspired the song, it is sald. As a girl she had luxurious hair, and as she grew older it became thickly threaded with gray, inspiring her admiring son to write the lines. Mr. Rexford died in 1916. He was born in Johnsburgh, N. Y., in 1848, Rexford did not consider “Silver Threads Among the Gold” among his best efforts in the song line, although it was his most popular. He once said: “I have written a great many much better-songs, but witlf the pos- sible exception of ‘Only a Pansy Blos- B e has had anywhere vorAlarity of ‘Sl er Threads.” this question, although such’ is sug- gested In the indorsement of the| superintendent of police. “In conversation with that official, however, since the receipt of this ref- erence, and also with the inspector of | 1 was informed they agree with the undersigned that there does not appear to be a necessity at this | time for such prohibition. It the Commissioners deem otherwise, upon a returp of this reference attempt | will be made to draw some regula- | tion for submiseion to the courts un- der a preper case.” Complaint Made. The police department had called Mr. Stephens’ attention to a com- plaint that In some cases-the street cleaners are interfered with by the leaving of machines in one place throughout the day and night. The corporation counsel replied that where a vehicle is left on the street in such manner or for such length of time as to prevent the cleaning of the street the person responsible could be prosecuted under another section, which provides: “No perwon shali, without a permit, construct, place or leave, or cause to be constructed, placed or left, in or upon any of such places designated in section 1 any obstruction to The places designated in section 1 are streets, avenues, alleys, sldewalks or parking: Commissioner Oyster has Mr. Stephens' opinion before him today for consideration. DRY PROTEST FAILS Three-Cornered International Ele- | stroke a few years ago. MEN WHO CHEATED. PREST FAGE TRAL 1 Evidence Shows Companies | Organized to Swindle Mgr. 0’Brien. Prosecution of wildcat stock sales- men who cheated Mgr. James M. O'Brien, former pastor of St. Peter's| Church, out of more than $150,000 in | personal and church funds, is being | considered by legal representative of Mgr. O'Brien, it was learned today. | The only deterrent to prosecution immedliately is the condition of the | priest in St. Agnes' Hospital, in Bal- timore, because, since he would be| the prosecuting witness of the great- est value, his weakened physical and | nervous condition would prevent his appearance on the stand. Priest Taken Stck. From attorneys for the priest it was learned that several months ago the situation was placed before Chief William J. Burns of the bureau of in- | stigation of the Department of Jus- | tice, with a request that action be | taken. Before the case could reach | court dockets Mgr. O'Brien had been taken to St. Agnes' Hospital in a state of nervous prostration, augmented by | a partial paralysis resulting from a It was stated definitely today that prosecution would be attempted just as soon as the condition of Mer. O’'Brien would justify it. Has iceled Checks. In the hands of attorneys for thel priest are canceled checks covering a period of moré than three years amounting to approximately $91,000 all told and some shares of stock which would gladly be given away for a few thousand dollars that rep- resent the proceeds from the invest- ments. Documents showing that at least two companies were organized for the special benefit of Mgr. O'Brien are held by attorneys, and in one of these companies it is disclosed that he was its president. Another com- | pany ecarried the name of Mgr. O'Brien as treasurer. A former Army officer, who left ‘Washington early this year, obtained about $41,000 from Mgr. O'Brien for investment in a company which he was promoting. Canceled checks for $31.000 and a note for $10,000 are held as evidence of this fact by the attor- neys. The legal advisers state also that the books of the company which this former Army officer represented showed credit for only $6,000 on Mgr. O'Brien's account, although the checks showed cancellation, with in-| dorsement of the man to whom they | were glven. Cashed Same Day. Many of these checks were cashed on the same day that they were writ- ten. 1t was made clear today that the dealings of Mgr. O'Brien were within his province as pastor of the church. By Catholic procedure, the pastor, in a_church, is allowed to Invest funds 3 ment Injeoted Into Case of Korea Maru. By the Asscciated Press. HONOLULU, June 28—Capt. K. Watanabe of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha liner Korea Maru, from which Amert- can customs officers removed 3292 quarts of liquor under the “dry ship™ ruling of the United States Supreme Court, yesterday protested valnly against the setzure. The captaln injected a three-cor- nered internaticnal element into the situation when he called attention to the fact that, although his vessel was of Japanese reglstry, she had clearsd from a British port, Hongkong, for San Francisco, and that, under British board of trade regulations, she had to carry as part of her clearance condi- tions five gallons of brandy and eight gallons of wine for each 100 lives aboard. Dr. E. A. Sweet, chief quarantine officer at Homolulu, ruled, however, that twenty-five quarts of liquor was a sufficient medical supply to carry the vessel to San Francisco, and, in doing so, he sald he had taken full cognizance of the 779 persons aboard, the tonnage of the ship, the race of her passengers, the race of her sur- geon and possible emergencles, such as shipwreck, In which medicinal whisky would be a necessity. Following Dr. Sweet's decision, the Korea' Maru cleared for San Fran- cisco with her twenty-five quarts of liquor aboard. Capt. Watanabe took a receipt from the customs officials for the seised liquor. —_—— It is unusual for a tomb to be used for any purpose other than that for which it was erected. An exception may be found in Allahabad, India. where a magnificent mausoleum, bullt to contain the remains of an Indlan prince who was murdered by his father. has hecome In recent years a billiayd parlor, of the parish, at his discretion. The rcturn from the investments, it was | shown by the books of the former ! pastor, was to have been turned over | to the church, and the investments wade with church funds were not to have accrued to the personal benefit of the pastor. By deeding his property in West Virginia to the church through trus- tees several months ago, it was stated | today, Mgr. O'Brien sought to clear; his account in so far as church funds which had been lost by unfortunate investment were concerned. The deed carried $76 worth of revenue stamps, Which are rated at $1 per $1,000 valua- { Cor between Miss Julia O'Connor and Miss Annie Molloy, the strike of New England telephone operators would end in short order. These two determined young wom: en still are on the outs, and their adherents are just as decidedly on the outs as tiey are. About 600 operators in greater Boston have re sponded to Miss O'Connor's call for a strike, ay are picketing all the ma in the eity, while i y's followers, and they umber greatly Miss O'Con- nor’s ¢ remain at work. The telephorn rike, in this city at least, has largely petered out. The company Is giving good service, with the possible exception of downtown Boston, but the strange strike goes on. Both Miss O'Connor, who heads one union, and Miss Molloy, who heads another union, possess leader- ship gualifications to a decided degr The enthusiasm among their follo ers is very great. Heated words have passed, but the girls of the opposing factions have vet to clash physically, and all Boston fervently hopes this will not come to pass. Truce Believed Possible. If the local labor diplomat whose presence is so ardentlv hoped for should arise, it is possible a truce could be arranged, and that through the good offices of the Boston Central Lazbor Union an amalgamation of M O'Connor’'s union and Miss Molloy union could be arranged. There once was but one union, but Miss O'Connor through charges presented to the American Federation of Labor caused a loss of its charter, formed a union of her own and obtained for it a char- ter from the federation. Since that day no love has been lost between Miss O'Connor and Miss Molloy, for Miss Molloy headed the union whose charter was revoked because of Miss O'Connor’s charges. (Copyright, 1928.) GREEK PATRIARCH'S RETIREMENT SEEN Journey Abroad of Most Rev. Meletios Metaxakis May Forecast Resignation. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 28.—The Most Rev. Meletios Metaxakis, patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church in Constanti- nople, has notified the governing body of the church in that city he is soon to go abroad and intends to hand over his patriarchal powers to the holy synod during his absence, ac- cording to a Constantinople dispatch to the Morning Post. The correspondent adds the patri- arch’s departure is regarded as a con- sequence of the continued hostility of the Turks and is considered & pre- ltminary step to his resignation. The Daily Telegraph correspondent cables that the Greek community in tantinople is of the opinion the is the patriarch’s resignation only | way to smooth the path of the Turco- Greek negotlations at Lausanne and to insure the future peace at Con- stantinople. The dispatch asserts the ‘penal court has summoned Meletjos to pre- sent himself for trial on July 4 on the defamation charges brought against him by persons whom he ex- communicated after the recent affray in the palace when he was roughly hanalea by Greeks who demanded his tlon of property. This property is now being held by trustees as church roperty and the return from it is to| Be placed to the credit of the church. WOMAN SUES AUTOIST. Miss Preston M. Leach today filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $10,000 damages for alleged personal injury from C. H. Mason, owner of an automobile which struck and injured her October 9 last. She says she was standing near ths car tracks walting for the traffic to pass 80 that she might cross Pennsylvania avenue when Mason backed his car out of parking and ran her down. She is represented by Attorney Wi llam H. Krause. HELD AS JOY RIDER. John T. Williams, colored, charged with_joy riding, was arraigned 'in the United States branch of Police Court today and held on a bond of $1,000 to awalt action of the grand jury. It was testified that Willlams took an automobile belongl Lo Merritt Lockwood of 3033 16th strest and took a party of friends for a joy ride. He was arrested by Motor Cycle Policeman Richard Mansfield. HONOR SCHOOL JANITOR. As a token of their appreciation of the faithful service of Henry E. Welty, for twenty-two years janitor of the Abbot School, teachers and for- mer teachers of the school have pre- sented him with a gold watch. Welty, the teachers said, went beyond his prescribed duties to promote the com- fort and well being of the puplls as iwell as the uu}h.ers. resignation. He is also accused of entering the country with a foreign passport. —_— From Yesterday's 5:30 Edltion of The Star. 0SG00D'S WIDOW ASKS HEART BALM Marle L. Osgood. wifo of Whitman Osgood, former local newspaper man, who died November 24 last, filed suit yesterday in the District of Columbia Supreme Court for $150,000 damages against Thalia H. Perry, sometimes known as Thalia Perry Osgood. Ali- enation of the affections of her hus- band is the charge. The plaintiff sets forth that she and Osgood were married March 6, 1888, at Watertown, S. D. The de- fendant, Mrs. Osgood claims, between June 20 snd July 11, 1920, “flattered the deceased, held various clandestine meetings with him, and by arts and schemes wilifully and maliciously de- stroyed the affection of him for her.” The plaintiff claims the defendant is the sole beneficiary in Osgood's will, ‘which named a $200,000 estate.” Mrs, Osgood claims the defendant and Osgood were married July 10, 1922, at Belalr, Md,