Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Increasing showers cloudiness, lzte tonight or followed by tomorrow ; warmer. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 73, at 8:30 p.m. yesterday at 3:30 am. today. Full report on page 12, 3 lowest, 48, Closing N. Y. Stockt and Bonds, Page 28 Entered as se post_office Wi No. 28,994, -class matter hington, D.- C. THREATENS APPEAL T0U S, AUTHORTIES - INOKLAHOMA WAR State Senator Questions Right of Governor to Con- trol Legislature. WALTON MAY EXTEND CONTROL BY SOLDIERS Calls Off State Fairs and Says He'll Use Troops to Get Farmers Food. B; the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla., September 18.—The suggestion that the federal govern- ment might be called upon to “insure & republican form of government in Oklahoma, as gugranteed in section 4, article 4, of the Constitution of the United States,” was made in a statement_issued thls morning by State Senator Joseph C. Looney of Wewoka, judge advocate of the state military inquiry board investigating floggings in Tulsa county. Capt. Looney made it plain that he expressed his personal opinion as law. legislature, and not as a member of the forces maintaining military rule throughout the state. Capt. Looney refused to be quoted &s a member of the Oklahoma Na- tional Guard, but expressed confidence t hie rights as a member of the senate entitled him to a free expres- sion of opinion in the matter of at tempts to mble the legislatus without the ton, whose proclamation of state-wide martial law Saturday night threw the commonwealth into an official state of “rebellion.” MAY EXTEND CONTROL. Walton Threatens Absolute Rule of Muskogee County. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., September 18.—Extension of absolute martial law to Muskogee county, one of the niost important sectlons iIn the east- e half of Oklahoma, looms as Gov. Walton’s next military maneuver azainst the Ku Klux Klan. t is regrettable,” said the ‘gov- ernor in a telegram to the Muskogee Fhoenlx, “if, #s my secret agepts have reported. your community is Gomina.ed snd contreited b¥-an or- ganization that would Jasurp all the powers of the civil authorities and courts, in lied of which citizens, both innocent and gullty, jare summarily seized upon. maimed, beaten and, we belicve, in some csses murdered by hooded, masked piobs. * ¢ ¢ 1 am afraid that in_opder to clean up your situation we Wwill have to take your county under complete martial law. Anvusl Falrs Postponed. In the same message Gov. Walton declared it would be necessary to postpone the apnual state fairs at Muskogee and Oklahoma City in or- der properly to enforce military rule, Rlalph Hemphill, secretary of the sald financigl hundreds . of would -result local falr association, losses amounting to thousands of dollars trom postponement of the fafrs, A military eourt of inquiry today began an investigation of masked ac- tivities here and in other parts of the gtate, which is expected in some quar- ters to lead to & demand for records and other data at the Ku Klux Klan state headquarters here. Gov. Wal- ton, In his déclaration of stat martial law, declarsd that the “head and foot” of the organization was in Okléhoma City, and that in order to stamp out the organization “it is nec- sary to stamp out its source.” Records Reported Removed. A report today said that records of the Klan had been spirited out of the state. State officials of the order have maintained silence since mar- tial law was proclaimed. Meanwhile troops of the Oklahoma National Guard continue to command affairs, although the civil'authorities and courts are not being interfered with. ‘Regulations commanding all trafic and pedestrians to be off the streets between mid:igat and 6 3.m., and .guards stationed i -the state capital signs of military occupation. ‘Machine guns, on the city hall and the county court- house when the. military returned jurisdiction to the police. Strict censorship of all (Continuga on rage 2, MALTA IS ROCKED BY SEVERE QUAKE By the Associated Press. MALTA, September. 18.—A severe earth shock of several seconds’ dura- tion o¢curred here at 7:35 o'clock this morning. Many buildings were badly shaken. The churches were filled with wor- shipers attending mass when the ghock came. Large numbers, seized with panic, rushed from their homes inte the streets. farge cracks were noticeable in many buildings, including several churches, and the people were in some danger from falling stones. Felt tn Sielly, SYRACUSE, Sicily, Septembe: A viplent edrthquake shock :w: fiere at 7:30 o'clock this morning. 18— felt The entire Island of Sieily, on which the volcano of - Mount Etna is situ- ated, has been frequently shaken by Jiolént eartn shocks, many of which have proved -highly destructive ‘to jife and propecty. Syracuse lles op 1he east coast, occupying part of the site of ancient Syracuse, which was a great center of Greek culture and jong the capital of the western Hel- jenlc world, reaching the height of jts greatness about the beginning of ‘the fourth century B.C, The present town Is small and ur- pretentious, jsland connected with the m: Siclly by & mole. The po somewhat in excess of. 25, Syracuse is about. miles south of Messina, which was almost totally destroyed by an earth- quake_in_ 1908, With heavy . loss .of lite. It les aBout: fitty mi air lne southeast'o: ind of lation is r and member of the Oklahoma | call of Gov. J. C. Wal-| wide | Tiere are the only outward | which were trained | were struck. wown late yes-| situated on a dimindtive | seventy-five | 1 | | BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daliy News. LONDON, September 18.—Preniler Baldwin's meeting with Premier Poin- care of France, as viewed.in London, holds very slight possibiities of mod- ifying the political, relations of the two countries. Both have expresséd an aversion topolitical conversations at this Junoture, but as they meet for the first time they cannot but profit from pérsonal contact. Nefther premier can add to what he already has sald in speeches and notes. It is certain that a short per- sonal talk could not alter their avowed policies. Premier Baldwin's position is vitally affected by the impending empire con- ference, which will review Great Bri- COUNTER UPRISING IN"SPAIN AGAINST RIVERA EXPECTED People and Political Leaders Stunned by Rapid Events. Expulsion Hinted. By the Associated Pres PORT VENDRES, Franco-Spanish Frontier, September 18.—It 1y feared in many quarters that a counter rev- olution in Spain will occur sooner or later, but for the moment the people and the political leaders seem stu- I pefied by the rapid turn of events in | the last few days and unable to form- ulate their ideas. Party chiefs who have heard rumors that many are to be expelled from Spain are great ly_perturbed. These reports are ap- _parently well prominent persons are making prep arations to leave before they are con- Qucted to the frontier. Some surprise followed the neuncement of the steps tgken at last Saturday night's conference ef i e v laters, duetds tead of appoin od to continue to act as a dictatorial | body, leaving the work of adminie- tration to be done by the péermanent officials of the various departmente. Workers Are Quiet. - The workers in the subu¥bs of Ma- drid remain quiet, but gather in the taverns in the evening to discuss the situation. i Few soldiers-are seen in the capi- tal, although patrols occns!ona“:‘ ap- @ rincipal thoroughfares. tary .18 prepared for any emergency. Troops are occupying sirategic po tions, while the civil guards have been present in Madrid in considera- h for some time. bl;l:v:'rlep“n'pler opinfon demands liberty for the press. Capt. Gen. course’ of conversat| friends has express respecting all institution - n ent public opinion so long &§ {;g;euncl within legal limits. The v ¢ anizations will not' be L ot t refrain from . Tt e 1 {is opined that they will fall in line with the new regime. Will Attack Spain's Foes, Primo Rivera intends to make an immediate attack on those whom he | considers the greatest enemics of the Spanish people. 1t~18 believed that Inew laws are unnecessary, as Spain already possesses too many which are | enforced. ¥ b | M S peaking of the coup d'etat by the | mitiary. ‘Capt. Gen. Primo Rivera |sald that beyond the actual leaders | PalCihe movement the only persons | Who were acquainted with the inte |tions of himself and his followers were , the Spnp!%hnz::hluudol' n , Paris and ., LR oo the officers Feclired martial law in Catalonta, thys risking their | careers and an outbreak of the popu. Tace, they sent coples-of their pre |pared manifesto to the.ambassadors {Mentioned. relying upon their honor Ihot to divulge information of the plans. an- I primo Rivera, in the Fersations with several d his intention-of s that really Seeret Was Well Kept. The officers request sadors, as soon as the | started, to inform the to which they Wwere accre exact nature in order to conceptions of it abroad. ., vent the co (talpnu?n-c}enernl Primo Rivera intend- to send urgent telegrams to the dip- lomats. requesting them to destroy the documents in their possessio The ambassadors kept the “secret.. 4 The Marquis de Albucemas, head of the'government ousted by Gen. Pri- mo. Riyera, has asked in a letter that be be placed on trial i the preseat i government considered him culpable. {The geenral replied that he would in | vestigate the subject at a more op. portune time and verify whether /Al- bucemas was responsible in any way for the misconduct of the late gov- ernment. Rivera Explains Policy. Gen. Primo Rivera ' explained . his |views .on the military directorate toy a gathering,of newspapermen and various writers. “The present movement Is an attempt to avoid the demoralization and per- versfon “of political parties” he said, “which became so-dangerous during the last regime as ‘to threaten the army, thus also menacing the monarchy. - Thi army maintained discipline, despite th fact that It was er the orders of undigciplined -authorities, and if such a state had continued a revolution would have imperiied the monarchy. He denled that the movement had been - Brought about by military juntas, T Rave nothing to do with these.” He also.denied being a Germanophile. Agitators Are Warned. - Jative to the question of separatism mn&ulm\u and Galicia, he declared that the decree signed by King Alfonso would pravent further peo - He ors ency mfl:\mm ities had come to an end, Gen. Rivera urged that he be given ninety days €o as to make it pos- (Continued on fumi . ‘movement had overnments ted of its failed, | ! founded and varjous; ed the ambas-. avoid false i { choutands of scres of grazin; 3 b WASHINGTON, D. FRANCO-BRITISH TRUCE ON RUHR HELD UNLIKELY 'Personal Contact of Baldwin ‘atitd Poin- care Not Expected to Alter Their Policie’é. tiin's whole foreign pélicy, particu- larly her attitude toward Germany. The’ empire conference begins October 1 and will extend well into November. so that before Its termination some defi- nite move inside of Germany may allow the British dominion repre- sentatives to take an active part in the final settlement. Several of the dominfon premiers already have made known views on reparations supporting the home gov- ernment’s policy. In his desire to | keep the united support of the do- minion representatives the premier would hardly be likely to outline new moves during his talk with M. Poln- care which might change the atti- tude of some of the dominion repre- sentatives. Even if M. Poincare could produce a German proposal for cessation ot passive resistance in the Ruhr it Is not probable that he would be able ma- terially to alter Premier Baldwin's (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. FIRE DEVASTATES BERKELEY, CALIF. RAGING IN FORESTS 45 Blocks Destroyed; Loss, $5,000,000; 40 Hurt. Search Ruins for Dead. By the Associated Press. BERKELEY, Calif, September 18.— A search for bodles among the charred rulns of the Cragmont section of Berkeley, lald waste by yesterday's | disastrous fire, is being conducted to- day, 8o far without result. Acting Chlef of Police Clarence Lee has issued notice that all looters will be shot, and it was announced nc {°ne would be allowed in the byrned area unaccompanied by a police of- ficer. 5 Berkeley and the rest of the East Bay district were obscured by a heavy Pall of smoke, which .convarted the sun into a glowing red bull at dawn :z:a.y Morre than 2,500 homeless per- are, facing the tagk of pecons ®tryetion. fl"c“hu-t estimal ’:fl::e the monetary loss at bhetween: $8,000,« 000 and $5,000,000. Moro than 600 Houses have been Gestroyed and wp- Wards of forty pereons were Injured. There are unconfirmed re, others killed. g | Forty-Five Blocks Burned. The, Berkeley fire department, still augmented by portions of the Oak- land 8epartment and hundreds of vol- unteers, worked throughout | t0 keep the flames boaten beek s | the bufned area. They continued their work today, as did the National Guard, n K e serve Office: TFRININE Corps of the uniyersity, and mgfl:; and Qakland policemen’ and s sworn in for em y to guard the ruins. RN I, orty-five square blocks of e ley's most beautitul homes trom. she { university campus up the hill slopes, | north and east, have been devastated by the fire, which is sald to be ‘the worst experienced by any California since e San clty sin rancisco disaiter The problem of housing the home- less families and occupants of fra- ternfty, sorority and apartment houses tquxnho::"?cl‘uply):ngé:do attentjon of civic es, the T or%an]z.tlon!. oss and other Wwo students were seen to plunge into & vortex of fire when the Toof a house upon . whi jelimbed collapsed. ¢ rpheg undreds of frenzied resident: {from the burning area As l'l: 'f’l:‘: iswept_down ‘the slope of the hills, burned its way through the closely settled and_exclusive = district and eventually died down to a smojder- ing ring of flames encampassing the ghtire area which it had devastated. 'osperous 3 The prosperous fesidential - section Started as Forest #ires. The advance of the fire, w! broke ‘out in brush in Contra -Gom county, was heralded .by ugly.gray clouds’ of, smoke, ‘which . swept over the brow. of th Jhill, driven by ‘a , " an 1 th};‘t;'usgou( the 4.!!)'?“)“‘2d S € fire was one of a ge) - St brush’ and grass flre:f,"fe:n::d’o\:y #trong nerthwest winds and fed by un- Qdergmwlh baked to a tinder by the pro- longed summer. which raged in near- ounty in fornta ygmrdny.y AT call everal resorts and were severely damagad or desiroyos y the flames, which sprang Into be ng in several instances almost with ut warning and quickly spread be :’g:d.ll‘h!ea Cflornlrol l:’f national forest- g ‘e warde) of volunteer flrefl;ht’e‘: o nreds 150 Forced to Fiee. - El Dorado, a ‘smail mining to: EI Dorado tounty, was virqiaily do stroved ' and 150 persons residing there were ‘forced to flae. The inhab: {itants of Colfax, in Placer county, jalso prepared to'flée when their town vas uthre]-m;d. re in Sonoma valley destroyed the Boyes Springs Hotel and swept on toward Fetters Springs and El Ve rano, i In the southern part of the state {Forest ~Supervisor Chester - Jordan called for reinforcements for the fire fighters in the Santa Ynez river dis- trict, in_the Santa Barbara national forest. It was said the situation was the mogt serio he fire starte on Septemberd. fighters were sent from Los Angeles, padrs Little Vilinge Burned. ‘Woodacre, a plcturesque - little vil- Iage ten mile; San’ Rafdel, was reported almost destroyed by a forest pt through Lucas val- e hundred saflors “and marines were sent from *::&bhnd navy.yard to fight a forest it was threaten- 'inf ¢ litt}e town of Cordelta, twenty !miles from the navy yard. - The various fires have. bur Od‘ over nd tim- ber lands. and bundreds of men are participating in the fight against the flames, The Berryman reservoir district of Berkeley - was completely - w! out and then swooped down the sl to- ‘ward San Francisco and north to- ™ia the fames progtessed and' it be- " o o8 it came certain. that . dest ‘would result, all a Toeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., “THE HELPING UNTE N N DALY FORNENSLESS ., Publishers Act When Press- men’s Strike Halts Publica- tion of Newspapers. B the Associatad Press. NEW_ YORK, September 18.—Pub- lishers of newspapers here affected by a strike of pressmen decided to- day to pool resources and get out an edition of 6 to 8 pages bearing the names of all the papers affected by the strike. The edition will be Tun oft at 3:30 o'clock. A staff of artists was set to work | preparing an engraved caption for the “common” edition. which was to contain the name of each paper re- alduult aceording to jts typograph- yle. b plant was glven authority to Fs publish what was deemed -expedient of advertising and news. Arrange- ments Were fade for concentrating | motor delivery trucks of all the pa- pers_at plants which ~ able to operate the greatest nber of presses. The principal news plants were picketed by strikers, but the few mild demonstrations attempted were promptly dispersed by patrolmen sta- tioned where the crowds were great-| est. A meeting of the strikers was in progress for several hours at mid-! day. It was reported that the strike| which was sald to have been unanimously voted last night. would | be made the subject of another ballot | today. Morning papers also plan to issue a composite edition tomorrow, it was said. It was reported in the early afternoon that a few of the strikers on the twenty-three papers affected were drifting back to work. Leading New York city dallies— morning and evening—were compelled today to cease publication because of a strike of 2,500 members of Web Pressmen’s Union, No. 25, last mid- night. Only limited pre-midnight editions of the morning papers were run off before the pressmen walked out. Up 10 noon none of the leading evening pa- pers had attempted to go to press, ex- cept the Evening Post, which recruited gnough men to run Gff an edition at .m. While the usual news stands were empty and deserted, a few smaller | papers not hit by the strike enjoy- | ed unprecedented sales—emergenc: news boys reaping a harvest at cents a copy instead of the custo- mary 3-cent price for afternoon edi- tions. Suburbun Papers Busy. Dailies in 'the suburbs. taking ad- vantage of the situation, went to press early with extras, which were rushed to the metropolis along with scores of newsboys. Declaring the - walkout was taken without due notice and was unjustl flable, the newspaper. owners a nounced through the Publishers’ As- soclation that - they would make no effort to meet heads of the striking local, but would attempt to negotiate with officers of the International Printing Pressmen’'s and Assistants’ Union of North America. Beforo going into conference’ with the publishers George L. Berry of the international union issued a' state- ment characterizing the strike of the local as “illegal, without the sanction | of the board of directors of the in- ternational and in violation of an agreement between the international the local and the publishers to a bitrate differences that might arise. .Union to Fight Strike. Berry's statement took ‘the'form of an..appeal .to all newspaper web pressmen to return 'to duty, and an announcement ‘that the international | “proposes to meet this illegal strike by = executing and . publishing “the newspapers of New York city in order-that integrity and honor of the international may be maintained and the principle of collective bargaining upheld.” TLester Jones, executive secretary for the publishers' association, an- nounced ‘that Berry had ordered tele- grams sent to pressmen’s locals in| a score of cities calling for volunteers | to. come here ‘and help the suspended papers resume publication. Profes- sing to express the attitude of the ublishers affected by : the strike, Sou,'g; sald: ¢ ‘e * shall make no attempt - to negotlate with the local. We have ot.been. informed why the strike was Halied and are not goInE to try to fnd ‘e are leaving everything to cers of the - international out. the union. 3 . Afternoons Affected. Early ‘editions of the leading aff- ernoon papers also failed fo appear an the streets as the result of the! strike. Business managers of the afternoon publications sald efforts were being made to get into touch with leaders of the strike and with officials of the Internatiohal Union. They sald; however, there was no in- dication when they would be able to get the presses started. e of owners of all the morning ' and - after- ‘this forenoon. HAND,” I'mission near TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1923—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. | ! i AFTER THE PAINT! 2,000 Marks, Left| Heir, 1,200 Times Below Court Fees STRASBOURG, September 18.— Laurent Seyer, living at Soultz- Sous-Foret, near here, ineherited during the war 2,000 marks from a relative. The law grinds slowly 80 that the estate was not wound up until recently when Meyer was summoned to “touch” his money, as the French say, and notified to bring with him 31 francs as the cost ot making out the papers. As e costs amounted to 1200 tiries “he amount of the beques\, Meyer told the court officlals to Ieep the mobey. WIND HALTS ZR- FLIGHT T0 CAPITAL {Giant Dirigible Will Make Trip [1t2}y's Act on Thursday, if Weather Improves. Special Dispatch to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, Pa 18.—Flight of the ZR-1, giant Navy dirigible, which would have passed over Philadelphla today on its first official visit to Washington from the naval air station at Lakehurst, N. J., has been postponed until Thursday. Postponement was decided upon at 7:15 o'clock this morning, after tests of the winds had been made. The crew of thirty-two men re- mained at their posts for almost two hours, and the massive doors of the hangar were Swung open at 6 am. The gas bags were fllled with helium last night, and it was planned to pass over Philadelphia, Chester. Wilming: ton and Baltimore on the flight to Washington, where the ship was to circle the White House and Navy Department building ‘and then drop a huge wreath on the grave of the unknown soldier. ‘Wind Found Dangerous. Tests of the wind were made by Lieut. J. B. Anderson, who found a heavy southwest wind blowing at fif. teen miles an hour and increasing steadily. “There would be great danger in making the flight this morning,” said Commander McCreary. “No change in the weather is expected and the crew is not yet sufficiently experi- enced to encounter strong winds. “Should weather on Thursday be favorable the ZR-1 will leave thg hangar at 6 a.m. and then make a trial flight over the Barnegat route for a -speed test. The ship will then return to the field and leave Lake- hurst at 10 o'clock.” FLIGHT TOO DIFFICULT. ! September Cross winds at Lakehurst, N. J.,; this morning caused Commander Frank H. McCrary, to nostpone the flight of the ZR-1 to Washington to- | day, according to.a message received at_the Bureau of Aeronautics, The message said that the nature of the winds made the task of carry- ing the huge dirigible out of its shed very difficult. It was said at the bureau that no undue chances:'were being taken with this pride of the country’s lighter-than-air craft and that Commander McCrary, who s in) command of the air station at Lake- hurst s well as the skipper of the ZR-1, would for thé present, fly the Americanized Zeppelin —only under most favorable conditions. It was indicated at the bureau that should metereological conditions -at Lakehurst be satisfactory Thursday, the air liner would be over Pennsyl- vania avenue at noon of that day. . REEKS BEGIN MAKING! MASSACRE APOLOGIES By the Associated Press. . ATHENS, September - 18.—Fulfill- ment of the conditions stipulated in the note to Greece: from the -inte: allied council of ambassadors as a result of the massacre of the Italian Janina_began today, when Minister of the Interior Mavro- michalis_expressed official apologies, to the- British, French. and ‘Itallan| governments at. their respective le-{ gations. BROWNS TAKE THE LEAD. In the first game of today's double- ader the score at the emd of the fourth * inning ' was: Browns, 2; Na- tionals, ¥ h NG BY RENOUF. FIUME SITUATION DISTURBS LEAGUE Greek and Balkan Delegates Confer on Italian Action in Sending Governor. By the Associated Pross. GENEVA, September 18.—The new developments in the Fiume situation caused by the appointment of an Ital- fan general to take charge of the government there are viewed here with some concern, especially by the Balkan delegates to the league of'na- tions. The Greek and Bulgarian rep- resentatives conferred today with the delegates from Jugoslavia. BELGRADE DISSATISFIED. e jon Brings Resentment snd Premier May Suffer. By the Assoclated Press. BELGRADE, September 18.—The Itallap charge d'affaires here has ex- plained to the government that the dispateh of Gen. Giardino to Fiume as military governor of the free city has affected in no way the actual status of Fiume nor the possibility of an Italo-Jugosiav understanding. Tt shoujd be regarded. he said, as a pre- cautionary measure on the part of Ttaly, made necessary by the recru- descence of activity among certain extremist elements. News of Gen. Glardino's appoint- ment -aused considerable unofficial comment here, especlally since it was felt that a settlement of the Fiume question was in sight. ‘Wants Appointment Canceled. Popular feeling was that a mill- tary coup had upset the course of | events at Fiume, and demands that| Italy should be asked to cancel the appointment were frequently heard. The -minority parties in parliament re preparing to take part in what is_expected to be a lively debate on (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) S AONISSING AS FLOOD HITS MAPAN Temporary Barracks at Yok- ohama Inundated During Saturday’s Storm. By the Associated Press. YOKOHAMA, September 1S.—Tem- porary barracks here were flooded during a terrific storm Saturday and 5,000 persons are missing. TOKIO BANS PHOTOS. Requests Foreigners to Stay From Devastated Areas. By the Associated Press. | Tpxxo, September 18.— The Japa- | nese foreign office. has advised for- | elgners that because of the difference in language and customs they should | avoid walking about, the devastated ' area except in case of absolute me- cessity. They also are requested to| refrain from taking photographs. The | Japanese consider photographing the | dead a sacrilego. American hospital assistance is wel- comed, particularly as 100 leading | hospitals and ‘1,000 offices of physi- cians were destroyed The . Japanese warship Mikasa, awaliting scrapping under the pro- ! visions of the Washington treaty, | went on the rocks during the earth- quake, suffered a bad leak and grad- ually submerged. It was decided to Beach her, popuiar sentiment dectd- | ing that part should be saved as a| seuvenir of the battle of the Sea of Japan. ¢ i The. raw silk market has reopened. , The Tokio . municipal coungil has | approved and recommended to the | government a concrete p for re- | constructing . the capital along more | modern and mor ubstantial ling It is aimed to make the new Tok quakeproof and fireproof. The out- line of the plan follows Construet spacious parks at twelve important points in the city; build elovated rallways, canals and broad streets; third, ' establish several freight ‘stations, with Tabata station as center of the systom, as a means of expediting the tran: tion -of necessary freight. i » | the duty of such an { charges are irregular and misleading. {the military court under the articles { Medical |Scott, Medical Corps, ‘and Lleut. How- 'SEIZED FOR SHOOTING, | every cit tion is delive: as fast as th “From Press to. Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier systém covers black znd the regular .edi- red to Washington homes e papers are printed. * Plane,HighinAir, Is Anchored to Speeding Airship By the Associated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Septem- ber 18.—An airplane, piloted by Lieut. Rex K. Stoner, was anchor- ed to a moving airship at a height of 1,000 feet over Langley Field, near here, today. The light, speedy plane was trav- eling at the rate of seventy-five miles an hour when it overtook the Army dirigible C-3, going sixty miles an hour. The lighter craft swooped under the dirigible, from which dangled a stick at the end of a rope. The stick was fitted into an eye-bolt on top of the air- plane, which for some time was held fast to its mooring. Although a gust of wind broke the stick, the test was regarded by airmen as successful and as offering un- limited possibilities in assuring portable bases in the air for light planes in time of war. TRY ARMY DOCTOR UPON MALPRAGTICE CHARGE BY SOLDIER Court-Martial Hears Testi- mony of Patient Against Maj. George W. Cook. Maj. George W. Cook, Medical Corps, United States Army, today went on trial before a general court- martial at the Munitions biulding, charged with malpractice, in viola- tion of the 96th article of war, in correction with the amputation of beth legs of Private Guy Pendleton, rew a patient at Walter Reed Hospi- tal here, Capt. Samuel C. Gwynn, simijarly charged by the government, will also be held by court-martial upon the conclusion of Maj. Cook's trial. A new court-martial will be detafled shortly, it is understood, by the Sec- retary of War. Witnesses at Maj. Cook’s trial have been called from Fort Eustis, Va. Panama and Walter Reed Hospital. The trial, according to those close to the court, is expected to last from ten days to two weeks. Lose Motion to Dismiss. Following : fallure of the court to sustain a motion by the defense to dismiss the case, most of the morn- ing session was occupled by testi- mony of Private Pendleton concern- ing hig injury, and hospital treatment at Fort Eustis. Maj. Cook is charged by the gov- ernment with twelve heparate speci- flcations, including fallure t6 have the patient properly treated and fail- ure to have him removed to a general hospital and also failure to notify his parents that the boy was “dangerous- ly_ill and in a critical condition.” Maj. Cook was commanding officer of the station .hospital at Fort Eustis | when the accident occurred on Au-| gust 2, 1922, when Private Pendle-| ton, in an accident between a motor cycie and an automobile, suffered in- juries to his legs. He was treated at Fort Eustis, and later removed to Walter Reed Hospital here, where his legs were amputated. The case was brought to the atten- tion of the inspector general of the Army, Maj. Gen. Ely A. Helmick, and Surgeon General Ireland. with the re- sult that & court-martial was ordered. The court-martial was detailed by the commanding general of the District of Washington, Brig. Gen. H. H. Band- holtz. Argues Vague Charges. Capt. Gwynn, who is to be tried fol- lowing Maj. Cook, was in charge of the surgical department at the hospital. | He is now retfred from the service and is living in Washington. Capt. Knowles, for the defense, maintained the case should be dis- missed on the ground that no definite reference to law, rules or regulations | concerning duties of a commanding of- ficer of a_hospital had been made. i “Were ‘these charges before a civil | court,” said Capt. - Knowles, “they Would not be entertained for a moment upon a demurrer. There must be some | basis, some definite statement as to| officer. These Capt. Biddle, for the prosecution, contended the specifications and | charges as drawn were sufficient for of war, specifically article 96. | Personnel of Court. Capt. Humphrey Biddle of the judge advocate general's office, in charge of the prosecution, was assisted hyl Lieut. Courtney Whitney, air serv-| ice, and Maj. Albert W. Kenner, Med- ical Corps. The defense was reprosented by Capt. Bert H. Knowles, Quartermas- ter Corps; Capt. Frank P. Strome, Corps: Maj. Raymond E | ard H. Perry, jr., infantry. With Col. 'Henry C. Bonnycastle, Quartermaster Corps. as president, the court consisted of Col. Earle V Tanner, infantry; Lieut. Col. Peter C. Field, Medical Corps; Lieut. Col. John G. Winter, cavalry; Maj. William H. Garrison, jr., air ®ervice; Maj. Henry C. Pillsbury.’ Medical Corps; Maj. Ed- ward M. Welles, jr. Medical Corp Lieut. "Col. Walter R. Pick. Veter nary ‘Corps, and Capt. Gilbert Wool- worth, judge ‘advocate general's de- | partment, law member. Lieut. Col. Herbert L. Evans, Quar- termaster Corps, who was detailed to sit in_the court, was excused on peremptory challenge of the govern- | ment, while Lieut. Col. Matthew A. Do Laney, Medical Corps, was ex- cused on peremptory challenge of the defense, leaving the court consiste ing of nine. { NEGRO IS LYNCHED| Mississippi :lob Takes Prisoner From Officers and Slays Him Along Highway. i ! By the Assoclated Press. HATTIESBURG, Miss, September ! 18.—John Gray, twenty, a negro, was shot fo death last night on the Rich- ton-New August highway by a band of ‘rate citizens, who forced officers to turn their prisoner over to them after Gray had shot Z W. Walley of Richton, father of Dr. W. A. Walley &nd Dr.'Dave Walley, both prominent Jackson, Miss., physicians. i | are Yesterday’s Circulation, 90,713. TWO CENTS. D.C. 1925 BUDGET 500 ONER THANTHE YEAR City Heads Reveal Fact in Strong Plea to Gen. Lord for Larger Allowance. GROWING CITY REQUIRES MORE MONEY, IS CLAIM Drastic Cut Hits Schools, Paving Program, Parks and Vital Projects. Outstanding Points In City Heads’ Plea Here are wome of the out- standing revelations in the Commissioners’ letter to the budget bureau: The amount requestedl for the school bullding program for next yea the regular esti- ates will not do more than four buildings already undor contract. The {tem for street paving in the regular estimates has been reduced to “lexs than one-third ot the appropriat for the work for 1924.” The item for work on the conduit to Increase the water Supply reduced to “alightly over one-third of the a i for 1924.7 RS Elimination entirely. of esti- mates for continuing the motor- izatfon of the fire department an well as provikion for pur- land for the Rock Potomac parkway. plemental estimates were prepared in the hope of making up these shortcomings in the regular budget. In a strong appeal for more funds for the National Capital, transmitted to the budget bureau today, Maj. Dantel, J. Donovan, auditor, revealed that the limit of $25,144,882 for mext year actually allows $2,500,000 less for urgent improvements than was appro- priated by Congress for the- current year. After recounting to Gen. Lord the many vital requirements that must go unmet if the supplemental estimates are not allowed, Maj. Donovan said: “It is needless to say that a great city like Washington Is a living and growing thipg, and that its activities cannot be conducted upon’ the basls of a constant or diminishing scale of ex- penditure. Appropriations made sole- Iy on the basis 6f the allpwable esti- mates will .mean retrogression, not progress.” The letter receivéd the approval of Commisgioners Rudolph, Oyster.and Bell at a board meeting this morning before it was sent to Gen. Lord. School Estimates Cut. One of the startling revelations in the letter is the statement that the item for continuing the urgenly need- ed scheol building program has been reduced to aimost $500,000 less than the current appropriation for that purpose. The sum requested will, the letter says, be sufficient merely to compléte four buildings now under contract. The total amount appropriated for the current year is $22,778,915. At first glance it would appear that the budget diréctor has allowed the city considerably more for next year than it now ha: Maj. Donovan pointed out in his letter, however that $1,266,961.50 of the $25,144.882 allotment represents trust and special funds, no part of which comes out of.the pockets of | the_federal or District governments. “The total of estimates. therefore, for appropriations proper for all activitles chargeable to the District. including water serv! which the commissigners ‘may submit to your bureau is $23,877,920.50,” reads the letter. “It would appear, therefore,’ the major continued, “that the District's allowable total of estimates for 1925 is $1.099,004.50 in excess of the ap- propriations contained in the District appropriation act for 1924 Nearly $2,500,000 Less. “But when -the estimates for 1925 studied and*comparisons made with appropriations for 1924, such is found not to be the case. The real situation is that the- allowable total of estimates for 1935 considered on a basis with comparabie appropriations for 1924 and the necessity for includ- ing provisions for certain items not included in either .the estimates or appropriations for 1924, are :nearly $2,600,000 less than the appropriations made by the District approp: ion act for 1924.” “It was in an effort to have this dls- couraging prospect for mext year brightened that the city heads trans- | mitted to Gen. Lord with the regular estimates last Saturday’a list of ur- gent supplemental needs, aggregating $7.103,084. The letter in part follows: “In your letter of August 14, 1923, you informed the Commissioners that a maximum total of -$25,144,882 had been allocated to the District, .which amount _the estimates could. not ex- ceed. - You further ‘informed ".them that i such sum was not sufficient to meet absolutely necessary require- ments they could submit a list. of supplemental items showing the addi- tional amounts whieh, in their judg- ment, appropriate provision should be made for. Ask $33,000,000. “The tentative estimates forwarded by -the Commissioners on July. 26, 1923, totaled $32,588,702.82. In com- pliance with your instructions the Commissioners have limited ‘their final estimates proper to 325,144,882, but they also transmit a series of supplémental estimates amounting to $7,103,084. The two sets of estimates aggregate $32,247,966, which amount the Commissioners earnestly urge be |included in the budget to-be submit-, ted by your bureau to Congress. ““The ~_estimates proper, totalifig. $25,144,882, are classified as followyg Chargeable to the revenues of the United States and the District of Co- lumbia, - $22,841,060.50; fchargeable to the revenues of the water department -, 1$1,036,860.00; permanent and Indefinit - appropristions, chargeable wholly t& the revenues of the District of Co- lumbia, $40,000.00; trust and epecial funds, no part of which Is chargedble to the revenues of the United States or‘ vér‘;e District. of Columbla, $1,326,- 961.50, “With every desire loyally to co- operate with you and to conform to (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.).