Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1923, Page 1

- WEATHER. Generally fair tonight and Wednes- day; no change in temperature; gentle to moderate winds, mostl: and west. Temperature four hours ended at 2 p.m. a.m, today. Full report on I i cst, 84, at noon today; lowes: y southwest for twenty- today: High- page b. Closing N. Y. Stocks and B onds, Pu_e é @Che - No. 28,924, Entered_as second-cla: post office Washington, D. C. matter INE PAY PARLEY ATODDS OVER . 5. - HARDCOAL REPORT Both Sides See Vindication in Document—May Prolong Negotiations. NOT TO STRIKE SEPT. 1 Operators’ Proposal for Retroactive Agreement Rejected—Begin Concrete Discussions. BY ROBERT T. Bpecial Dispatch to The St ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 10—/ The report on the coal industry so la- | boriously prepared by the United | States Coal Commission is about to be | serapped by the first conference of miners and operators held since its publication. So many controversial Points have been discovered in the document that its introduction Into the negotiations being conducted here for an agreement In the anthracite elds is likely to prolong rather than facilitate the work of the conferees. Already Sam D. Warriner, president of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation | Company, representing the o[wmmrs,] has sought to show from the report that, the wages paid and the 1iving conaitions In the anthracite country are in Weepinm with the best Ameri can standards of living. Lewis Calls Pay Too Low. John L. Lewis, national president of the United Mine Workers of America, | has sought to showfrom the same re- | port that the wages paid in the an- thracite industry are inadequate and have failed to attract to the mines a sufficient amount of labor needed to, increase the output of hard coal. | From ong table in the report Mr.| Lewis has songht to show that not| more than 10.000 of the 155,000 miners in the anthracite field have made in excess of $2,000 in any one vear of work. Mr. Warriner flatly has sald that the table contains no such state- | ment of fac i The mine owners are endeavoring | to get the miners to agree to continue | ork after September 1 even if an| nt has not been reached by | that time. They say that the public| i3 apprehensive as to the coming win- | ter and that both President Harding | ,and the ccal commission have urged that under no circumstances should | there be a suspension of work. ' SMALL. | | 1 | I Agreement Retroactive. The mine owners have said that any | agreements reached after Septomber 1 would be made retroactive to that| date, and the miners, thorefors, would lose nothing by continuing to produg coal for the benefit of the public. The miners take the position that there is no reason why a full agree- ment should not be reached by Au- gust 31 and refuse to agree at the | outset of the negotiations to aban- | don the right to strike In the fail. | They say the best way to reassure | the ‘public is to reach an sgreement | and not to postpone it indefinitely. “What the people want to know is the price they are golng to have to pay for coal” say the miners. Solicitous for Publie, Mr. Warriner, in behalf of the op- erators, has sought strenususly to show that the mine owners have the ‘public interest solely at heart and | are apprehensive that the failure ot the miners to agree in advance not to walk out on September 1 will have | 2n unfortunate effeet upon the pub- lic mind. He has finally won a hot retort from President Lewis. | You operators,” Lewls exclaimed, | “are not the sole custodlans of the | pubilc welfaie. You can't be more | concerned in the public interest than are.” nd thus, while the public, the most | rested party, has no official rep- | ntatives at the present parleys, | the operators and the mlners: claiming to be actuated only by the public weal. (Copyright, 1923.) TEGOTIATORS ARE NAMED. Operators and Miners Pick Subcom- mittees for Parley. Br the Aseociated Pres ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., July 10.— Anthracite operators today announced the personnel of the subcommittee (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) 1.5 ASKSFORFET -~ F SHP LQUOR Decides Unon Method of Dis- posing Seized Supplies. Other Policies Approved. Forfelture proceedings were de- ©lded on by Treasury and prohibi- tion officlals today as the means of aisposing of liquor selzed from ships violating the prohibition law. Libel suits will be brought against the contrabana lquor, it was announced, and not sgainst the ship or command- er bringing it in. - will be sough h ;:.":ém sald, lfi.tho !:d:r:? c::lcrt Jurisdiction where the liquor is ized, under provisions of the tarift aw. Regulations were issued today over the signature of Prohibition Commis- mionet Haynos putting the plan into ‘ect. The new rules provide for fu- ture custody of seized ships' liquors ©y collectors of customs instead of by prohibition officers, and Mr. Hoynes ordered state prohibition directors to turn over to customs officers all or part of the liquor which has been Beised and which is necossary for the court P! ngs. The plan will relieve the prohibition office of the expense and care of ware- %ousing and guarding ship liquors seized in the future and probably of a large rt. of that already taken. The cus- oms service hereafter will take charge of seised liquor and beer the expense o s oustody. 1 WASHINGTON, D. Believe Null Vainly Gave Life As Ballast to Save Lieut. Roth ‘Fishermen, Piecing Story of Tragedy Together, Declare He Leaped Into Lake to Lighten Balloon Nearing Water. By the Assoclated Press. PORT STANLEY. Ontarfo, July 10.— The fishermen of Port Stanley—more than a score of them—were out on Lake Erie again early today, gathering their catches—and scanning the rip- pling surface for Lieut. T. D. Null, | missing aeronaut, or his body. Organized search for Lieut. Null, companion in the naval balloon A-8698 of Lieut. L. J. Roth, whose body was fcund in the Ralloon basket vesterday, has virtually been abandoned. But it was @ fisherman who found the body of Lieut. Roth, hanging from the bas- ket into the water, and the smaller craft are slowly patrolling the fishing grounds, hopeful of writing the final chapter to the story that began at In. BALDWIN TO LEAV DOOROPENTOUNITY Statement on Eurovean Is- sucs to Permit Co-Operation With France. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, July 10.—While there are no indications of the precise nature of the statement to be made in parliament Thursday by Prime Minister Baldwin | concerning the reparations question officlal spokesmen here say there will be nothing spectacular about the gov- ernment’s declaration. The statement, they say, will aim at setting openly before the world the views of Great Britain for the econom- | fc and political restoration of Europe. The door will be left open for full ¢ operation between Great Britain and France. Even should it prove necessary for the British government to take it own line, it is pointed out that twice al ready has France taken individual ac tion regarding Germany without con sulting Great Britain, apd this has not | resuited in any breach. Press Gives Approval. Satisfaction over Prime Minister Baldwin's promise of a statement is genorally mapilestsd by the press and” numerous attempts have been made-to penetrate officlal secrecy 8o that, the.public may be furnished with a forecast of the premler's ut- terances. It §s impossible for the moment to add anything of consequence to the suggestion that England may again bring forward her suggestion for the appointment of an international commission which would determine Germany’s capacity to pay. The pos- sibility of calling Into service such a commission {s discussed favorably in several quarters and hope I pressed that America would partici- pate. It is thought that Great Brit- ain may suggest that the committee appointed last year be requested to serve again. J. P. Morgan was a member of this body. The diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph ventures the opinion that the prime minister’s statement will be constructive rather than critical and will contain a final bid for the co-operation of Great Britain and her allles. In restoring the European situation. Germany Is Warned. The writer also asserts that when Dr. Sthamer, the German ambassador, interviewed Lord Curzon yesterday the recent incidents of sabotage in the Ruhr were discussed, as well as the general question of passive re- sistance. Lord Curzon, adds the ex- pert, s reported to have urged Ger- many to act moderately and prudent- ly. glving the ‘ambassador a decided hint that the government would be well advised to make clear its disap- | proval of acts of violence. Whether Great Britain will. daida to deal with Germany separately is still an open question as far as the public and the newspapers are con- cerned, for no one in a responsible official’ position will talk on this point. It is known, however, that in dertain quarters there is a feeling that England should help Germany if the Keich's condition is weak, as the French believe it to be. Britain, in the opinion of these authorities, could hardly afford to lose German trade, and, therefore, the utter col- 1apse of the iieich wouid be disas- trous. TWENTY BANDITS SLAIN. By the Asmociated Press. HONGEONG, July 10.—About twenty of the bandits who held up a train on the Canton-Kowloon railway near Can- ton last Saturday were killed today in a battle with Chinese troops. The main body of the bandits, however, escaped to the hills with thé ninety well-to-do Chinese who were taken prisoners when the train was raided. A Chinese military officer and one sol- dier were killed in the attack on the traln and loot valued at $50,000 was taken. | dlanapo’ts, July 4, when the A-6698 { with other balloons, started in the na: tional elimination race. Null Gives His Life. Some of those who studied frag- ments of the watersoaked log of the A-6698, found in the rigging of the gas bag when it was picked up Saturday, pretend to see in the few decipherable entries a herolc eplc of lake and air. Plecing out the log as best they can, these lakemen belfeve they can recon- struct, with fair accuracy, the flight, the storm, the wrecking of the balloon and the death of the two naval officers. Lieut. Null leaped overboard into the storm-tossed lake, giving himself as | human bailast, in ‘an effort to save the (Conunucd on Page Z, Column 2. 1. C.HEADS STODY YEARS ESTIMATES Bureau Chiefs’ Figures, Al- ready Submitted, Expected to Total $30,000,000. The Commissioners went into ses- sion at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon teo begin the tedious task that befalls |them every summer of going over the estimates of department heads | for the next fiscal year. Commissioner Rudolph, chairman of | the board, said he and his colleagues would continue to meet every day i been revised and ready for submission to Director Lord of the budget bu- reau. Mindful of the administration’s plea for economy In government operation, the Commissioners again this year will scan carefully each item asked for by their subordinates to make sure that only essential projects are included. Total Near $39,000,000. The Commissioners have not at- tempted thus far to total the amounts requested by the various departments, but it is expected they will exceed $30,- said today that the 000,000, Mr. ‘Rudolph question of whether estimate should be submitted for beginuing in- stallation of high-presure fire mains will.not be _considered for , seve days. Al '!! jects, he sdid, be considére , after the routine itemw, such as salaries and mainte. nance appropriations, have been passed upon. In addition to the high-pressure water system the Commissioners have two other important matters to con- sider: First, an extensive five-year | program of ‘improved street lighting. jand, second, whether to begin esti- mating this year for the rebullding of the Washington channel water- tront. { I Many Ask Change. With a city-wide demand being shown for the high-pressure system, it is more than likely that the Com- missioners wili regard that project as of more importance than the im- mediate renovation of the river front. It is probable they will not use the blue penclil very much on the $800,000 worth of new trunk mains asked for by the water department for two rea- sons: First, because the water de- partment is entirely self-supporting out of water rent, and second, because all of the mains requested are urgent- ly needed for household service as well as for fire protection. The sewer department has asked |for more than $2,000,000, and here again the items included are of an urgent nature. Scores of homes are being built in new nelghborhoods, for which sewer connections must be made to insure sanitary living. The board of education has asked for approximately $11.000,000, of which a large percentage is for new buildings and grounds. OYSTER ESTATE DEAL WITH WIDOW OPPOSED James B. Henderson, a creditor of the late George M. Oyster, local dairy- man, today filed in the District Supreme Court an objection to the carrying out |of the agreement between the widow, ‘Mrs. Ceclle R. Shir-Cliff of Troy, N. Y., and Edwin C. Brandenburg, executor of her former husband's estate. by which the disposition of the personal property of the decedent is ordered. Mr. Henderson says tnhat at the time of his death Mr. Oyster owed him $8,100, and until his claim with accrued interest is pald, he objects to: any disposal of the assets of the estate. He challenges the power of the court to make the order while there are unpaid claims. The debts against the estate are sald to amount to $70,000, and up to a late hour today the only’ objection had come from Mr. Henderson. When he signed the order confirm- ing the agreement last month Jus- tice Siddons provided that it was to become effective today it there were no objections from the creditors. At- torney W. Gwynn Gardiner appsars for Mr. Henderson. Veterans Rule Miss Robertson From Pwmc for Bonus Stand BY the Associated Press. MUSKOGEE, Okl, July 10.—A ple- mnic for the sixty wounded war vet- erans at the Soldiers’ Memorial Hos- pital here, sponsored by E. W. Mount- castle of Fort Gibson, United States commissioner, nearly came a cropper yesterday when the inmates of the hospital refused to go if Miss Alice Robertson, former member of Con- gress and welfare worker, went along. “She voted against our bonus whi in Congress,” the spokesman of the inmates explained to Col. Hugh Scott, commander of the hospital, who had Just jumped down off a high Army truck, which he Intended to drive to the picailc. “But listen, boys,” sald the colonel, “Mr. Mountoastle fixed us some watermelons, some fce cream and has reserved a bathing beach for us. And bosides, the nurses want to go. You can’t call off the plenic.” “Well, we'll go this time,” the boys agreed after a conference. “We don't want to spoll the nurses’ good time. But Miss Alice ought to be court-mar- ] o “It's just those heavy pajamas which the boys have to wear in thi hospital that makes 'em that way, expiained Miss Alice. “Uncle Sam jought to have more sense than to is- ‘sue them for summer wear. I'm go- ing to call out every sewing circle in Muskoges to help me next week and we'll make them some light pajames. Then there'll be no more kicking.” i possible until the estimates have allj B I Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 0 News Note: A New York Nerve Specialist Says Knitting Is Fine for the Nerves. 4 New Schools M ay Be Unnamed Because of Row Over Selections KIRKWOOD BREAKS REGORD AT INWOOD | Trick-Shot Star Leads Golf Field With 70—McLeod Card Totals 79. By the Associated Prest INWOOD, July 10.—Joe Kirkwood, the Australian star, led the morning | round qualifiers of the national open golf championship with a card of 70, | two under par. Kirkwood went out in par 37, and played the second nine in 33. His in- coming card was featured by five threes. Kirkwood's 70 was a new course record in competition. His card, Out 444543355—37 In 43335334 5—-33— Jess Sweetser. amateur °"““'é°1' who played a round with Kirkwood, had a card of 78. It follows: 5456536505 4—42 JAn 444444444208 Hirkwood's #core of 70 was madé with the aid of a taxicab, the sturdy limbs of an oak and an_acrobatic climb over a wire fence. Kirkwood's ball at the ninth came to rest just under a wire fence. He climbed an oak tree to get over the fence, jumped in a taxi to get around another fence and finally played the ball half lying on his stomach. McLeod’s Chance Good. Fred McLeod of the Columbia Coun- try Club, around in 79 today in the first half of the qualifying round of the open champlionship, stood a good chance to qualify. McLeod's short putts would not drop. or he might well have been below 75. McLeod has to do 79 or better again this afternoon to make the grade at Inwood. He will probably do it, as he is hitting his shots well, and some of the putts must drop this afternoon. follows: 55555255 4—41 453364544—38—79 Guy Standifer, amateur, of Wash- ington, D. C.. won & place among the first round ieaders by shooting the last nine in 34, one under par. He had a 41 going out and a total of 75. Coming in, he made two birdie 3s, and had a 5, one over par, on the eighteenth. Knepper Loses Chance, R. E. Knepper of Sloux City, Ia. and Princeton, former trans-Missis- sippi amateur champion, took $9 for his first eighteen holes in today's qualitying play for the national open golf tournament, and thereby ap- parently made his qualification im- possible. Emmett French of Youngs- town, Ohio, with whom Knepper w. paired, returned a 75. Knepper was 6 over par 37 going out, and went to pleces on the se ond nine. The wind played tricki with his drives, and his second shots were always In traps. | buildings. ! Commissioners and Must Compromise less Christening in Fall. Four new schools will be opened during the riext scholastic year name- less, unless the board of education and the Commissioners agree in the meantime on official names for the Nearly four months have passed since the school board sug- gested names for designating these bulldings, but they are still lacking the Commissioners’ stamp of approval, it was sald today by school suthor- itles. The Commissioners and the school board both have their own ideas to whem should w opored in th naming of new schools, and neither, avparently, is willing to change. The GIRL AND 3 YOUTHS AGCUSED IN KILLING Drove Bandit Car for Gang Guilty of 28 Hold-Ups, She Admits, Say Police. By the Associatad Press DETROIT, Mich., July 10.—On the strength of a story told by a nineteen- year-old girl police here are holding her and three youths in connection with the killing Sunday of Lawrence Rickerd, twenty-two vears old. One of the youths is satd by the police to have confessed he shot through the abdomen, as he shouted for help when two men held him up. Paul Da Rouch, nineteen, is de- clared by the police to have con- fessed, after Peggy O'Neil, said to be known also as Watson, told her story to the authorities. With the girl and Da Rouch, police also took into cus- tody Edward Jenking and Emerson Kinsman. Da Rouch and Jenkins are booked on a slaying charge, while Kinsman and the girl are held as members of a hold-up gang. According to the police Mi declared she shad driven a ba: and asserted that thé gang ha ticipated in twenty-elght hold-ups during recent weeks. She was quoted by the police as saying she became French's 75 _was equaled by Dan|member of a gang of Ohio bandits Willlams of the Shackamaxon club,|tiree years ago, having been sen- Westfleld, N. lows: Out In.. J. French's card fol- 446565324538 Black Shoots 75. Black ©of Wichita, Kan, Kirkwood's feat by doing par 37 on the first nine, but took 76 for the morning round, 3 over par. He had two birdies going out, after bad lies on two holes. He made one of his famous freak shots on the 295-yard tenth hol (Conunued on Page 2, Column 2.) WOMAN NAMED CLERK OF DISTRICT COMMITTEE Mre. Mildred A. Schafer of Wilm- ington Appointed to Senate Body. Aide of Senator Ball. Mrs. Mildred A. Schafer of Wilming- ton, Del., has been appointed clerk of the Senate District committee, suc- ceeding Thomas E. Peeney, recently appointed a member of the District Rent Commission by President Hard- ing. ‘This is the first time that a woman bas held the office of clerk of th Senate District committee within the memory of old employes or the Sen- ate, Mrs. Schafer been employed in the office of Senator Ball, chairman of the District committee, since the senator came to Washington to take his seat in the Senate. Miss Amy R. Plser, assistant clerk of the District committee, has been doing the active work of the clerk practically sin Senator Ball became chairman, while Mrs. Schafer has been doing the work of the secretary to the senator. John equaled l | tenced 'to the Ohio state penitentia; for a three-year term. She was paroled, according to the police, after 8583334037 s|serving eighteen months. 0FIA TO DENAND QUTLET TO AEGEAN Lausanne Delegate Told to Refuse Consent to Route Over Foreign Soil. By the Associated Press. SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 10.—“Bul- garia must have her promised outlet to the Aegean; she will not be throt- tled,” declared Premier Zankoff in an interview today in connection with the outcome of the near east peace conference at Lausanne. The action of the Lausanne ‘conferees in giving Karagatsch, in the Adrianople dis- trict, to Turkey had put two powers (Turkey and Greece) In a position to bar Bulgaria’s way to the sea, he pointed out. “Bulgaria” continued the premier, “made many Irom!l- in the treaty of Neullly and has fulfilled them all The powers made only one concreté rom! and the fulfillment of that & further off than ever, Our dele- ate at Lausanne has been instructed not to consent to any arrangement for s Bulgarian route to the Aegean through foreign territory. “The B peopie appeal to the powers to carry out their omne promise to Bulgaria.™ Rickerd | TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1923-THIRTY-TWO PAGES. Board of Education to Prevent Name- Commissioners want the schools | named after deceased District govern- { ment offictals, while the latter holds that the policy of the naming of | schools for persons in one official or social group Is not a procedure which | recognizes the fundamental princi- | ples “upon which the decision in re- | Bard to the naming of a public bulld- | ing should be based. ! Nomes Refected. | The names submitted to the Com- miesioners early in March were po- litely rejected on the ground that | they dld not include former District government officials. With the rejec- | tion the schoal be received a list of names propesed by the Commis- | ~(Conuinuea pn Page Z SECOND BANK FAILS - AFTERPRIZE FIGHT Shelby State Institution Closes Doors—Stanton De- nies Funds Backed Bout. By the Assoclated Press. | "GREAT FALLS. Mont, July 10.— | The First State Bank of Shelby, of | which Jim Johnson, one of the back- |ers of the Dempsey-Gibbons bout, is | president, closed its doors this morn- | ing, according to a statement made her¢ by State Bank Examiner L. Q. Skelton, who is here to take charge | lof the Stanton Trust and Savings | Bank, which went into voluntary | liquidation Monday noon. | . George H. Stanton, president of the | Stanton Trust and Savings Bank, de | nies there is any connection betwee: | closing the institution and the financing | of the Dempsey-Gibbons championship | fight at Shelby, «Mont., July'4. Skelton | supported the statement. Stanton was one of the prominent Great Falls men who assisted in rais- ing the second $100,000 that was paid Dempsey on his guarantee of $300,000 | to meet Gibbons for the title. “Any money raised in Great Falls or Shelby for the Dempsey payment was not drawn from the resources of. the Stanton Bank or from my personal funds.” Stanton said in a statement. “I gave such personal assistance as 1 could to the promoters to meet the crisis on June 15 (when the second $100,000 was due), but my connection with the bout should not in any way | be assoclated with the closing of the Stanton Bank." The bank's financial status at this time, Mr. Stanton said, 18 due to con- ditions prevailing following the world war, together with a lack of confidence ‘on the part of depositors after the falluge of two other banks here. His institution, he asserted, Is solvent, entered into liquidation vol- untarily, and decided to close its doors because of inability to meet obligations at the local clearing house. 'Every depositor will receive his money, he said. The bank is capitalized at $250,000, and has deposits of $600,000. JAILED FOR CRUELTY. SIOUX CITY, Towa, July 10.—Found gullty of chaining his fouryyear-old son to cot in a barn, Carl Grinsav- erday wes sentenced to thirty During the first and Grinsavage will re- ceive only bread and water. | By the Associated Pres -~ CHICAGO, July 10.—Mrs. Sabell Nattl Crudelle, convictéd yester- day of the murder of her husband, Frank Nitti, rémains unaware that ' the verdict carried with it a sen- tence of death by hanging. Mrs. . Crudelle does not under- stand ‘English and it was ascer- tained this morning that no one has had the heart to tell the man the verdict. “'The motion for & new. trial will be heard Baturday. Woman to Be Hanged, Ignorant Of Verdict, Speaks No English tion “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the reguler edi- delivered to Washington homes. as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Net Circulation, 88,534, Pastor Forgives Robber Who Beat HimWithanAxe NEW YORK, July 10.—Rev. John H. Kerr, pastor of the Arlington Avenue Presbyterian Church, in Brooklyn, who was beaten over the head with the blunt end of an axe by a burglar yesterday, sent a message of forgiveness to his as- sajlant today, and sald he was willing to extend the helping hand to him. Mrs. Kerr, in giving out the mes- sage, sald 'she was proud of her husband, because he had the cour- age to fight, and did not hold up his hands and submis He is sixty-five years old. Pawn shops were searched in the hope that the burglar would at- tempt to dispose of some of the $1.500 worth of valuables stolen from the rectory. URGES PLAYGROUND FOR EVERY SCHOOL Peyser Stresses Need for| Recreational Facilities for Children. “A playground for every school.” was the slogan suggested by Jullus 1. Peyser of the District Public| School Association, at a hearing be- | fore Commissioner Oyster today on | the need for more recreational fa- cllitles for the children of Wash- ington. The conference was attended by a | score of women representing the | Mothers' and Parent-Teachers’ asso- clations of the city. After they had presented their views to Commis- sioner Oyster, the delegates ad- journed to another room, where Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor of playgrounds, went over the entire playground situation with them. Stresses Other Needs. Comisstoner Oyster told his callers that the Commissioners are as keen- Iy interested as any one in obtain- ing an adequate number of play spaces so that it will not be neces- sary for boys and girls to play in the path of traffc. e “reminded them, however, that the estimates of the District gov- ernment are restricted to a certain amount each vear and the needs of the community for fire and police protection, for mew streets and for Bewer and water mains must be iven consideration in determining What should be requested for play- srounds. Urges Use for Summer. Mrs. Giies SBoott Rafter laid stres: upon the mecessity for throwing open at all times. especially In sum- mer, all of the elghty-four school yards that &f8 equipped for organ- ized recreation. Capt. Oyster explained that with the 316,000 appropriated by Congress for the current fiscal year Mrs. Rhodes has opened thirty of the school yards. “Mrs. Rhodes stands ready to open every other school yard as a playground 4f you good iadies and the people of Washington generally will assist in_raising the contribu- d in obtaining the volunteer rs that are needed,” said the Commissfoner. Need Private Funds. Until a larger annual appropria- tion can bé obtained from Congress the balancé of the school play- grounds can only be opened by the raising of funds from private sources, the Commissioner explained. | Referring to the appeal for con- tributions he issued Sunday, Capt. Oyster told the gathering that the first response was from the parents of Burrville northeast, who sent in | $264 and offered the services of three | volunteers. | Mr. Peyser commended Commis- | sloner. Oyster for his public-spirited- ness in appealing for private funds to open more playgrounds, but adued: While that is very commendable, it seems a shame that here in the nation's capital we must go begging for funds with which to give our d girls ‘places to play in| Seeks Data on Estimates. Mr. Peyser remewed before the Commissioner the eftort recently madé to have the board of education | shotw its estimates for next year to the civic organizations of the city. | Mr. Peyser sald he was satisfied | that under existing Jaw the Commis- | sioners cannot mak$ public the esti- | mates as revised by them. He de- | Clared, however, that he saw nothing | in the law to prevent a branch of | the District government, such as the | school system, from revealing the | estimates they proposed to submit | to_the Commissioners. Commissioner Oyster told Mr. Pey- ser he did not belleve the Commis- sioners could make known to him the contents of the board of education’s | estimates. Others who. attended the meeting | were Mrs. L. B. Castell, Mrs. Albert Baggs, Mrs. C. M. Beli, Mrs. A. S. Castell, Mrs. R. M. Allan, Mrs. Lillis Nicholas, Mrs. G. 8. Fraser and Mrs, Joseph Sanders. QUAKE FELT IN FRANCE. By the Assoclated Press, BIARRITZ, France, July 10.—An earthquake of some severity lasting about fifteen seconds was felt today throughout the Basque country, not- ably at Perpignan, Auch. No loss of life was reported and the damage was not important, At Auch, the shock, occurring at 6:40 a.m., lasted several seconds and rattled furniture in the houses. Mrs. Crudelle is reported to have slept soundly last night. She had ked for work shortly after she ‘was taken to the jall and was put to scrubbing floors. This morning, as usual, she took her buckets and clothes and went to her tasks. “There’s no ene on the jai that can talk Jtalian/ den Wesley Westbrook. to me that it's the duty of the state's attorney or of the court to announce the verdict to her.” Peter Crudelle, her second hus- band, also was sentenced to hang for Nitti's murder. staft said War- “It seems i section bounded by Mayonne and |- TWO CENTS. FIGHT TO GET HIGH PRESSURE PUSHED BY TRADE BOARD Executive Committee Orders Subordinate Bodies to Give Matter Attention. Ed WANTS FUND INCLUDED IN DISTRICT ESTIMATES Commissioners and Co;;greu Wwill Be Petitioned by Two Im- portant Committees. Inclusion of a request in the Dis- trict estimate for funds with which to begin the Installation of high- water pressure for fighting fires In the business area will be made the principal fight of the Washington | Board of Trade, it was announced to- day, and all efforts of the board will be centered toward bringing about this improvement as the culmination of a movement started just twenty years ago. Each year's delay has added to the cost, and if the work is put off again the cost may become prohibitive, It was pointed out. Almost every year since the movement was first started, it was said, District officials and others, have approved fit, only o see it sidestepped each time. The executive committee of the Washington Board of Trade has di- rected the two bodies most interested, the fire and insurance committee and the water supply committee, to im- mediately focus their attention on this project, with the view of con- vincing “the District Commissioners that it must go in the estimates this year and convincing the budget bu- reau and Congress that it should stay n. Ready for Real Fight. During the meeting of the execu- tive committee, which was presided over by J. Harry Cunningham in the absence of the chairman, it was made clear that the board does not want to appear antagonistic to the District authorities in forcing this matter, but it was asserted that a real fight will be waged, If necessary, to obtain provision for high water preasure at the next session of Con- gress. When the movement was first etart- ed in 1903, it was pointed out in the course of ‘the meeting, it was esti- mated that the installation of the Pproject would have cost approximate- 1y $500,000. Now it ‘is_expected that the cost will be nearly $1,600,000, with & posaibility that the insiallation cost will continue to go up as the years pass. Business and civic organizations are to be mobilized with the Board of Trade in its movement, as it was pointed out this {s one thing on which all organizations are practi- cally agreed. It is expected, too, that the force of the many citizens’ organ- izations will be thrown behind the movement, which, when accomplished, will provide further protection for the residential sections by releasing fire apparatus now used in the down- town section. Ask for Figures. When the committees go before con- gressional committees they hope to be armed with figures to show the great need of a high-presvure system downtown which will assure enough water for fighting any conflagration which might occur. Telephonic re- quest was made on the assessor's of- fice of the District today for figures showing the value of property in the 1st and 19th streetv and K street and the Mall The figures were not available, but today David M. Lea, chairman of the ccmmittee on insurance and fire fighting, sent a formal request to the assessor for this information. as it is expected that this is one of the questions the congressional commit- tees will ask when the matter comes up. Presentation of the matter to the Commissioners, when the committees B0 there to seek to have the city offi- cials include the high pressure sy tem in the estimates, will be accom- panied by a mass of data now being collected by the Washington Board of Trade, under the direction of Richard Connor, assistant secretary. This data witl show what cities of the country have high pressure sys- tems, and will contain information as to the cost, size of mains, miles of pipe lines,’ area covered, kind of pumps used and pressure maintained for firg fighting. One questionnaire brought the information that Roches- ter, N, Y. has had a high pressure system for fifty years. Boston also has a high-pressure system. as also have Toledo. Ohio; Philadelphia and Baltimore. The lafter city profited by |its great conflagration in the busi- ness district and installed the system following that disastrous fire. —— 5. JURYINDICTS 26 0IL PROMOTERS Dr. Cook Among Texans Ac- cused of Using Mails to Defraud. By the As iated Press CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 10.— Twenty-six Texas oil promoters, in- cluding Dr. Frederick A. Cook, for- mer Arctic explorer, were indicted by the federal grand jury here today on charges of using the mails to defraud and conspiracy to make fraudulent use of mails. The indictments were returned to Federal Judge Paul J. Jones, after United States District Attorney A. E. Bernstein, and scores of witnesses had presented evidence to the jury in the government’s drive to stem the flood of bogus oil stocks throughout the country. Cook and twenty-three of his as- soclates are alleged to have defraud- ed Ohlolans through the sale of the stock of the Petroleum Producers’ A ciation, a Fort Worth, Tex,, oll pro. motion enterprise, of whi Cook was “president and sole trustée.”