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“WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomerrow; littie change in temperature. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 pm. today: Highest, 67, at noon today; lowest, 50, at 6:30 am. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Boads, Page 30 Entared_as second-class piatter post office Washington, D C. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday's’ Greul.ti&n, .92,76[ 1923—FORTY PAGES. TWOQ CENTS. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, OKLAHOMANS POLL (ZR-3 to Carry Mail From U. S. BIG VOTE DESPITE GOVERNOR'S ORDER Election Proceeds Quietly in All But Four Counties and Part of Fifth. FORCE OF ARMS STOPS BALLOTING IN ONLY ONE Citizens Determining Whether Leg- islature Can Meet on Initiation of Its Members. By the Associated Press. USKOG A special dispateh from the Mun- kogee Times-Democrat from Coal- gate ‘gives the following unofeial vote on question 79 up to 11 o'clocks Total vote—For, 205; against, 37. The correspondent added that {his represents a third of the clty’s normal vote. Br the Associated Pres OKLAHOMA - CITY, October Oklzhom pecial election, at which will be decided whether the legisla- ture shall meet to consider impeach- ment charges against Gov. J. C. Wal- ton, swung into full movement early today. Reports indicated polls were opened throughout the state with the exception of four full counties and a part of a fifth. Indications were that unusually heavy vote was being cast. In Bryan, Harper, Cimarron and “=Johnsun counties all voting places \were closed and in Jefterson county of “twenty-elght were mly out vpened. Armed Men Prevent Vote. Johnson appeared to be the only county where the threat of Goy. Wal- ton to close the polls by force of arms ad been carried out. There 100 arm- «d state police held possession of all election supplies and would not per- mit them to be removed from the of- fice of the county election board. In Bryan county, Sheriff John Conn followea instructions of Gov. Walton and barred the clection. An effort to | obtain an injunction against him late yesterday in siate district couft at Durant failed Cimmarron and Harper counties were not voting because M‘:nllrs have uot beem received from the elggiier board, and in Jefferson county al. lot shortage kept most of the polls | closed. six No Disorder Reported. From every point in thé, state the reports indicated the election was proceeding quietly. he storm that has raged through Oklahoma during the last few days, causing thousands of armed citizens to place ghemselves at the disposal of | regular county and city- officers, has revolved about the following few short raphs that appeared at the long ballot handed amendment!” question No. 119, initiative petition No. 79.” The gist of the proposed amend- ment is: Provides for Session. “To provide a method for promptly wvening the legislature for investi- gating the conduct of state officials subject to impeachment and for such action as the law and the facts may warrant under the provisions of article 8 of the constitution; call for such assembling of the legislature to be made upon written request sfgned by a majority of the members of the house of representatives. | “Legislatures so convened are for- ! hidden to pass laws or appropriate public funds except as may be neces- & for the proper performance of duties provided under article 8 of the Oklahoma constitution, “Shall it be adopted?” Voters who cast their ballots today | did so, for the most part, with the ex- pectation that their action would be challenged by the governor and that a decision probably would be ry to determine the legality of ection. Walton has maintained throughout the controversy that pre- ceded the opening of the polls that the election would be invalid prin- cipally from the fact that the ques- tions to _be voted on have not been (Continued on Pa; Column 3.) AUTOSINU. . KILL 38 PERSONS DALY 0f 75,300 Deaths by Accident in 1922, Motors’ Toll Is 14,000, 18 Per Cent. By the Assoclated Pres | BUFFALO, N. Y., October 2.—Acci- dents in the United States during 1922 | cacted a toll of approximately 75,- 00 human lives, an increase of nearly 2,000 over the estimated number for | the previous year, a committee report declared today at the National Safety. Congress. Although there has been a some- what halting decline in the accidenta} death rate for -ten or twelve years, Admiral Moffett Discloses Plan for Service. \Will Be Started When Ship Is Completed. . By the Assoclated Press. ST. LOUIS, Mo, October 2.—Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the bureau of aergnautics of the United States Navy, sald just before his departure in the ZR-1 struction in Germany, was completed it would be put in mall service be- tween New York and London on a schedule of two days. He added that the next long flight of the ZR-1 would be from Lakehurst. N. JI., to Panama and return via Cuba. The ZR-1, departed on its return Fire Laid to Reds Destroys Bulgar City of 50,000 By the Associated Press. SOFIA, October 2.—The city of Vratza, forty miles northeast of Sofia, with a population of 50,000, was destroyed yesterday by a fire originating from a mysterious ex- plosion popularly attributed to the communists who have been oppos- ing the government. Minister of the Interior Russeft took charge of the situation and sent the entire Sofia fire depart- ment to the scene. together with medical and relief expeditions. Efforts to stay the conflagration were unavailing, in the face of a high ‘wind, and the flames not only razed the city proper, but also some of the suburbs. ALLIES EVACUATE CONSTANTINOPLE British, French and Italians Formally Return Authority to Turks. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 2.— Theé allied occupation of Constanti- nople formally ended at noon today. For weeks transports have been evacuating troops and material, while one by one the warships have slipped away, thus making today’s function merely , a brief military ceremony that lasted about half an hour. At 11 o'clock this morning the Brit- ish, French and Itallan detachments of 100 men eacH, with their bands and colors, took a position in the open square of Dolma Bagtchexwhich is flanked on one side by the mosque of that name and on the other by the Imperial Palace. Behind the military lay the Bosporus, dotted with naval and merchant vessels. - The British detachment took -its stand' at the right,-with. the Italians next in line, while the French formed at a right angle. The Turkish representation, of equal numerical strength, formed the third side of a square. Replated by Turkish Flag. A few minutes later Gens. Haring- ton of Great Britaim- Mombelll of Italy and Charpy of France, with their staffs, arrived and were re- celved by Prince Seba Heddin Pasha and staff. After inspecting the pa- rade the four commanders took a po- sition on the left of the massed allied colors, while the bands played the national anthéms of the countries represented. The color stands were then return- ed to their respective detachments and were placed by the Turkish flag as the anthem of Turkey was play- ed. When this part of the ceremony was completed the allied companies passed in review to the quay, where a fleet of small boats lay bobbing in the autumn wind, to embark for the waiting_transports. After exchanging farewells with the high commission- ers and the Turkish authorities the allied commanders saluted the Red Crescent, passed through the yard of the mosque to their launches and were immediately taken aboard the ships. Leave Turkey to Turks, Three hours later the foreign ves- sels of war and the transports weigh- ed anchor and steamed slowly sea- ward, leaving Turkey to the Turks. Thus the_tricolor, the cross of 'St. George and that of Savoy have dis- appeared from the barracks and other | occupied buildings n Constantinople, and for the firset time in nearly four years not an allled uniform is to be seen on the narrow streets of the city. The historic harbor is untroubled by the great war fleets that so long made the Bosporus and the Sea of Mr- mora seem to be one of the world's greatest naval ‘Stations. One cruiser and two destroyers of each power will remain until Decem- ber. Thére was no officlal American participation in today's ceremonie: eveh the “el'—lfiyfi{ e(’lll"l\'hld pur- osel; disappeare 'rom s Custo- hary anchotage and had dispersed to distant station: the number of fatal' accidents has never been less than 70,000 cfich year. The report credited the w(omohlle] with the Jargest entry in the annual accident mortality budget—14,000 for 1922, 18 per cent of all fatal nccldanl" for that year, The committee esti- mated that during each day in 1922 | 6 American citizens were killed by The Turkish gafrison will enter the city on Saturday. e BLACKHANDERS EXPOSED, NEW YORK, October'2.—Papers es- national black hand soclety, with ceident. Of this daily number, 38 were automobile fatalities. Acci- dental fails came ‘second, with .35. Drowning and burns totaled 19 and 16, respectively. - denths per 10,000 .8 per 100,900 pepulation, th: gall, chapters throughout the United States and headquarters in Italy, have been surrendered by cisco Gulla, who 1s under arrest on extortion charges, e declared oy, arrqsted ' on September ring his alleged attempt to ‘fin 15,000 lire, given him a vh:‘ was vietimized, au- od. A this norn- | Ing that when the ZR-3, under con- | tablishing the existence of an Inter- To London on 2-Day Schedule REAR ADMIRAL OFFETT. trip to Lakehurst, N. J., at 9:30 am. | today. 1t will fly over Chicago, South Bend, Toledo,, Detroit and Cleveland. Rear Admiral Moffett will return to (Continued on Page 2, Column b5.) HUGHES WELCOMES DAIRY DELEGATES Stresses Value of Conference in Address to 800 From 42 Nations. " A M Secretary of State Hughes welcomed lto Washington today more than 00 delegates from forty-two-nations at the opening session of the worlqs dairy congress at Memorial Conti- nental Hall to consider “that faithful | servant of humanity, the dairy cow.” | entists, public health officials, ;munu(aclurers of dairy produets and | machinery MNstened to the Secretary of State declare that “peace confer- ences are valuable because they open the way for thls sort of intelligent working together.” “Diplomacy is the art of the dis- tribution of the milk of human kind- | mess. and it is most injurious when it is unwholesqme,” Secretary Hughes | stated. With & twinkle in his ‘eye, as he welcomed Ahe fergign behalf of the Presi and of | lent people of the Tnited States Representative Gathering. It is the most representative gath- ering of the nations to sit beneath Ime historic flags in the D. A. R. Hall since the great conference on the lim- | ftation of armaments, and the his- tory-making importance of the pres- ent gathering is testified to by the { fact that addrexses were delivered at the morning séssion, not only by the Secretary of State, but also by Secre- tary Wallace of the Department of Agriculture, beforé the cabinet mect- ing, and by Secretary Hoover of the Department of Commerce, who spcke following the cabinet meeting at the White House. “Washington has been the scene of most important negotiations ta formulate treaties, to cement the bonds of friendship between peoples and to lay the basis for advantageous intercourse.” declared Secretary Hughes. “In this very hall, and bare- iy two years ago, there gathered the representatives of great DOwers in- tent upon reducing the heavy burdens | of naval armament and upon assur- ing peace by removing suspicion and distrust. the Uses of ‘Peace. “But vastly important as are these aims, and earnest and constant as are our labors to achieve them, we cannot fail to recognize that, our ul- timate aims lie beyond them. Peace is not a final goal but an opportunity. Limit of armament, assurances of peaceful settlements, are but the means through which we strive to create conditions in which the standards of human living can be raised and the satisfactions which are within the keeping of peaceful, industrious and intelligent communities can be en- Joyed. “You in_this gathering. retary of State continued, one of those ultimate co-operative endeavors which go to the very fun- damentals of human need. Peace conferences. are valuable because they open the way for this sort of intelligent working together.” Value of Conference. The present world's dairy congre; the first since 1914, directs attention to one of the most important aspects of international co-operaion, Secre- tary Hughes said; that is, “the ex- change of the results of research, of information as to improved practices, in the bringing to the attention of students, . teachers and technical workers' the discoveries and experis erce of investigators, of producers »nd distributors in. the better under- #ending of the economies of indus- ‘he -different . countries of the world, the Secretary of State pointed out, are not simply political units, but great laboratories ‘of human experi- mentation in the efforts to meet needs which are common to all communities. In-conclusion he_ saf Promotion of Health. fter' all, ‘the fundamental con- sideration is public health, and your work. ‘has the most direct and vital relation to this eupreme interest. Cicero said, ‘In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giv- REVOLT CRUSHED, GERMANS JAIL 400 REPULSED AT FORT Reinforcements Overcome In- surgents Without Casual- ties After Attack. SECURITY.POLICE FORCE DISMISSED BY FRENCH Accused of Belgomibility for Fatal Rioting in Ruhr—Face Exile or Imprisonment. By the Associated Press > BERLIN, Octoher Z.—A session of the relchstag, at which Chan- cellor Stresseman is expected to deliver his statement on foreign affairs and present the govern- ment's new ecomomlc program, hi been called for 5 o'clock this after- moon, KUESTRIN, October 2.—Insurgents numbering about 400, who yesterday attempted to storm the citadel where the reichswehr troops are garrisoned, are now in captivity. An attempt by rebels last night to liberate their comrades was repulsed. One of the rebels was killed and several were seriously wounded, while there were no casualties among the reichswelr troops. The reinforcements which were hurried to this city from other points vesterday upon the outbreak of the movement have returned to their barracks. The bulk of the insur- gents are identified as members of Ehrhardt's notorious Baltic brigade and other illegal nationalistic or- ganizations. Their leader, Maj. Buch- | rucker, is a retired army officer. SEE BENEFIT-IN REVOLT. By the Associated Press. 1 BERLIN, October 2.—It is officially annoupced that the participants in the insurrection at Kuestrin yester- day, numbering about 400 men, have been captured and disarmed. The rebels lost one killed and several { wounded. There were no lossesamong the government forces. The troops ordered to Kuestrin as reinforee- ments are returning to their stations. Tt opintor- ot oMcialy heére the' révolt actually served a useful pur- pose, inasmuch as it gave notice that the government was prepared to put down immediately any attempts at in- surrection. —=~1 Chancellor Stresemann is scheduled | to go before the reichstag’ today to outline government policles in the |Ruhr and Rhineland, as well as its present position toward reparation negotiations. GERMAN POLICE OUSTED. By the Associated Press. 2 DUESSELDORF, October 2—The security police force of this city, which has been formally charged with “entire responsibility for last Sunday’s rioting, In which nearly a score of persons were kiled and more than 400 injured, has been decreed out of existence by the authoritles of occupation. The definite dissolu- tion of the force was announced to- day by French headquarters here. The French troops will continue to police the city until a new Germam police force has been organized under French direction. What disposition shall be made of the 300 members of the disbanded security force has not been decided, but it is expected their green uni- forms will be seized and that they will be either expelled from the region or imprisoned. French Charge Ruthlessness. The French investigation, it is an- nounced, showed that regional Presi- dent Roddetz went to Gen. Simon, the French officer in command of the Duesseldorf bridgehead, and told him that orders to break up separatist, meetings at all costs had been re. ceived from Dr. Gruetzner, the for- mer governor of the district, who was recently expelled from the Ruhr and now is establislied in Elberfeld, in _unoccupied Germany. The French charge that the police interfered ruthlessly, without provo- cation. An official report submitted to the French by the German city offi- jcials asserts that armed Separatists began the firing and sorely provoked the security police before the latter interfered. Despite the assertion that the sepa- ratists were unarmed, an American witness declares he saw several hun- dred of them in possession of revolv- ers_and clubs, which they used vigor- curity police. Casualty List Revised. A revised casualty list compiled by the French shows ten kiiled, of whom seven were German civilians, two members of the security police and one blue policeman, while seventy- four were seriously wounded. One of the wounded was a French soldler, one a French civilian, one a member of the security police and the re- mainder German civilians. More than 400 persons, it is now known, were hurt, at least 100 of whom Wwere yet in hospitals. It is also believed that many were slightly in- jured and able to go directly home. Out of 100 criminals who escaped from the city prison here Sunday night, taking advantage of the riot- T {Continued on Page 2; Column 2.) - (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.). Professional “Sitters” Reaping Harvest in Berlin Food Lines By thie Associated Press, L BERLIN, October 2.—*Sitting. in ling” has become a profitable call- ing in Germany. since the shortag: of butter and other. food.prodycts, became so acute. The professional holders of places in food queues no longer stand until they fall from exhaustion; they take their chairs with them and sit comfortably, . knitting, reading or chatting with " acquaintances. S A 1t has' become so difficult to get © many . lies that servants can- . uot do any other work if the duty shoulders. msequently, - profe: sional_sitters have entered . the field. Women who formerly served as scrub women have taken to the new calling, with the resuit { that it is almost impossible to get women to d%.hu'y cleaning work. They can éarn more money, with less physical effort. in the queues. : " Every apartment house has its list of sitters who may be retained - by the hour, and labor bureaus can 1 immediatel; n“ron re- ;;‘:? -.;u 35’:.»1: ’lmt carry ; “‘m",flu:fi'&rw TRAINING FOR THE GRAYS[]N IS FIRM ‘I'll Show Those Capitol Birds, | ONRACE DEMANDS My Own Over Mile and Half. Unless the Jockey Club or Sam Hil- dreth, trainer of Zev, makes further ef- forts 'to arvange a match race between | Minnesota broke from the arms of | the Adelphia Hotel at | the Sinclair horse and Admiral Cary T. Grayson's My Own,, there will will be no test Invoiving these brilliant three- year-olds to determine which shall carry America’s colors in the $100,000 interna- tional contest with Papyrus, English Derby winner. Admiral Grayson this morning de- clared that under no circumstances ouid he feel justified in departing from his original proposition of matching My Own against Zev over a mile-and-a-haif TOUte: The offer made by Hildreth through the .Yocl:;hgub for a test at and an cannot con- sidered, My Own's owner stated. On behalf of the international rac- ing committee of the Jockey Club, AMaj. Belmont last night telephoned to Admiral _Grayson the propesal of Trainer Hildreth for a_trial race at the shorter distance. Maj. Belmont, when informed that My Own would be sent against Zev only over the full derby route, intimated, according to the admiral, that such a race was impossible. ‘Will Not Compromise. “I _have tried to be entirely fair in this matter all the way.,” Admiral Grayson stated this morning. made a considerable sacrifice when I start- ed My Own in the national trial sweepstakes Instead of the gold cup event run on the same day at Bel- mont, but was satisfied to do so to meet' the requirements of the inter- national racing committee of the Jockey Club. “Having fulfilled their requirements then, T do not belleve I should com- promise now. My offer to match My Own against Zev at a mile and a half still_stands. I am willing to send my “horse into such a race on | any track at any time for a purse or with none at stake. “Naturally I would prefer such a at Laurel for It really is my track, and I feel that my friends In Virginla and Maryland, where I have been most intereSted In racing, ought to have the best opportunity to witness' such a contest. However, I would willingly race My Own against Zev over any = recognize track, but only at a mile and a half. Declines Hildreth Proposal. Following tke telephone -conversa- tion last night, Admiral Grayson tele- graphed Maj. Belmont an authorita- tive declination of the Hildreth pro- posal. The admiral declared he saw no purpose in cutting the proposed elimination race to a distance that would not test the full endurance qualities of the two horses. Accord- ing to. My Own’s owner, to make the race shorter than the 'International Cup event itself would be contrary to the accepted rule in all branches of sport as to elimination contests. A Admiral Grayson this morning could not account for the rumor that My Own had gone ‘lame. “When I first heard it,” sald the admiral, “I communicated with Trainer Burch GREAT 1924 RACE. Johnson Declares En Route Here Senator-Elect Coming to‘Look Field Over. Insists That Zev Must Meet| ‘Growing Laziness’Worrying Him,Since He Cannot Rise as Special Dispateh 10 The Star. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., October 2.— Senator-elect Magnus. Johnson of Morpheus 4n 7:45 o'clock this morning and yawned. “What time is it?" A glance at the clock on the bu- reau answered this question. Imme- diately the thought flashed through kis mind back on the farm hid doodle-dooed” lustily several “cocka~ hours bEFoTE - that time-there and the first | mHk of the new day had been drawn from the cows with the rising sun. The, senator-elect hastily left hi bed, doffed a palr of striped pajamas and donned a black business suit to rusgh for the 0 o'clock train from NABS LAST OF SIX WHO FLEEGED Him J. Frank Norfleet, Hale Cen- ter, Tex., Ends Spectacular Four-Year Chase. / By the Assoclated Press. DALLAS, Tex., October 2.—J. Frank Norfleet of Hale Center, Tex., has at 1ast got his man. Fleeced out of $45,000 in Fort Worth, Tex., in November, 1919, for four years Norfleet has covered this country and others tracking down and causing the arrests and convie- tions of seventy-five confidence men, finally arresting in Salt Lake City, Utah, yesterday, the last fugitive who fleeced him. “Caught my man today in Salt Lake cit: e DBrief message to Charles- Gunning, chfef of police here, with whom Norfleet has conferred from time to time. Traveled in Disguise. Norfleet has at times taken as- sumed names and traveled in disguise when nearing neighborhoods, whére Le believed some of his quarry were hiding. He has been on their trail that his favorite rooster, Early as on Farm. | Broad street station on ‘his way to | Washington. | Has Secretary at Large. “I'm ‘going to show those birds something when I take up my duties in the Capitol¥ murmured the sen- ator-elect as he bellowed an order | to George D. Brewere, his campaign | manager, who acts as secretary at large. “When T arrive there today I'll just sort of look the fleld over and decide {what course I'm going to pursue. Yes, T've heard all kind of talk about the aristocratic clique and without mentioning any names I'm going to make myself so well liked by them {they won't be able to do anything elze but take me into their confidence. “After all” he philosophized, “a (Continued on Page 2, Column 6. FIND FARM MARKET, COOLIDGE IS URGED {Greatest Need Is Financing of Foreign Sales, Officials _ Tell President. | President Coolidge today received conflicting advice on the proposal to lower frelght rates 'as an aid to the farmers of the country. He was told, on one hand, that interests of the farmer, and, on the |interests of the farmer, and on the | other hand, that freight rates should not be lowered, but that what was needed by the-farmers and other in- dustries of the country was increased and better service. Gray Silver, Washington representa- tive of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and George Weymouth, editor of Farm Life, Spencer, Ind., gave the President a “close-up” of the ifarmers’ view of the present situa- | tlon, while Howard Ellfott, chairman of the board of directors of the North- ern Pacific railroad, gave the view of the railroad operator and owner. Opposes Congress Session. -, and was informed that the horse was-|far into Mexico, in many parts cf At the invitation of the Chief Execu- in_excellent condition. To public know this I am having My Own sent through a trial spin at the Laurel track this afternoon. That should be enough to disprove rumors ously until overpowered by the se-|of My Own's poor physical condi- |by which he was. fleeced, tiont.” Attracts Much Attention. No recent controversy in the sport of horse.racing has commanded SO much attention among sportsmen in general as whether My Own or_Zev is to meet Papyrus. Ambassador Har- vey had & hand in arranging the com- ing contest, and horse lovers on both sides of the Atlantic have looked far~ ward to it with great expectations. The Jockey Club arranged an elim ination sweepstakes race at Belmont Park September 1k to ‘develop an American contestant. All horses car- Trying the same weights were eligi- ble and it was won by My Own, A miral Grayson's three-yearzold Won- der horse, which only a short time before was an unknown, grazing on some Virginia hills not far from Washington. “Zev was not entered in the Belmont Park elimination, but had been the winner of the Lawrence Realization at/Belmont Park on Sep- tember 8, to which My Own was not eligible for entry. . Ehout that timethe Jockey Club decided to consider the Lawrence Realization an_elimination race also, States save one, and in Cuba. Of the original six, who Were ac- cused of staging the fake stock game tHe Hale county ranchman says that two are fow in the penitentiary, one was ac- uitted, one committed suicide, one ied of an illness, and the sixth fs now in prison awaiting trial. Broke Up. Operations. Mr. Norfleet has' considerable land holdings-in Hale county, on the south plains of Texas. He has at various times served as g deputy sheriff in that region. ‘Veteran detectives here declare the south Texas ranchman has done more to break up operations of confidence men in- the United States than any other man in the country. PRISONER CONFESSES. Utah Holds Him on Charge of Nar- cotic, Law Violation. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, October 2. —Identification here last night of M. P. Hunt, a- Salt Lake City salesman, Spencer of Texas, ended for d thus created a situation where [2s W. B. fwo winners—Zev and My Own—were | J. Frank Norfleet, Texas ranchman, a contesting for the honor of meeting | four.year search for six men who Fapyrus. ed | fleeced” him out of $45,000 in Fort! y_ Own, meanwhile, had carri _hi d won hand- | Worth, Téx. Hunt is in jafl ‘on three D i ather bean e cd federal narcotic charges, and the goy- e prizes on other tracks. , Lmmedi- ately 'his admirers began urging the|ernment refuses to sur rhim for committee of the Jockey Club to name | trial in Texas on Norficet’s’ charge him’ as the challenger to meet the|until after his trial herc. Euglion- champion. They contended | George Chase, superintandent of the he. won the right as the winner |identification bureau here, recognized of the elimination at Belmont, and [Hunt as one of the sextet who victim- e Bt I B e | Vive sont out, pythe Texas ranchor cient he should run in an el ure A Sation: To this Admiral| Ke informed: eet and the Texa: re yesterda: - “::il quite a chat A Wi Bt LR e 'son read| 3 _but at first re u’d : me_“‘"_u-l e 1 Grayson refused. :.n ql-u. let the |Canada, in every state in the United|tive, and answered many questions. After the conference with the Presi- dent, Mr. Silver gave it as his opin- fon that a special session of Congress Was not necessary at thistime to help the farmer, because it would not be possible for Congress, by legislation, to relieve the situation. He took the View that what the farmer needs now is lower operating costs and better and wider market facilities. .An ef- fort by the government to fix the price of wheat or other commodities Wwould not ‘be fair to the farmer, he said, who has in the last, three years taken on an additional\ burden of $3,000,000,000 in the shape of debts. (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) The Dahgers of - Circumstantial Evidence are dramatically revealed by J. S, Fletcher’s ... wew serial '“THE DOUBLE CHANCE” Read this compelling story in The Star, be- ginning tomorrow. ~Mr. Silver called upon the Pruldent‘ PROBE OF POLICE CHARGES AGAINST DRY AGENTS BEGUN Conferences Held Behind Close Doors, With Details Closely Guarded. FIRST INTIMATION MADE | OF NATURE OF COMPLAINT I Disappearance of Jewelry and Oth- er Property During Raids Alleged. ' Investigation against Prohibition Agents Ralph Ruby. C. H. Packard and George Fowler got under way today in the offices of the special intelligence unit of the internal revenue bureau at the Treasury. At the same time B. W. Andrews, head of the litigation division of the prohibition unit, was closeted with Commissioner Oyster at the District building in a protracted conference It was understood that Mr. Andrew was there for the purpose of laying countercharges against the police. ! This was not confirmed officially. Investigation at the Treasury open- ed, in the absence of Elmer L. Irey, chief of the special intelligence unit, Wwith W. H. Woolf, assistant chief,”in charge. The first to appear were Lieut. O. T. Davis and Sergt. James McQuade of - the police department vice squad. Detatls Not Disclosed. The three men were in conference behind closed doors for more than two and a half hours. What took place was not officially revealed. Chief Irey of the special intelligence | unit, who is in New York, is expected to return to this city Thursday, and will assume personal charge of the | investigation. From certain quarters it was indicated that the probe may last two weeks or more. Acting Prohibition Commissioner Jones, when asked today if the pro- hibition unit had vet decided to lay countercharges against the agents, said that he would have no direct | comment to make on the matter. He indicated that any one who wished would have the privilege of making charges against the police, but that all such charges should be made un- der oath and in writing. They should be submitted, he said, to Commis- sioner Oyster. Whether additional police officers. aside from Lieut. Davis and Sergt McQuade, would be called to the Treasury in connection with the in- vestigation was not revealed today. but it was understood that in his con- ference with Commissioner Oyster at the District building yesterday, Chief Irey had arranged for a basis of co- operation between the police and the investigating office. Nature of Charges. It was learned today that the charges made by Lieut, Davis allege the disap- pearance of property during a raid, and tell of another occasion on,which the ylleutenant claims a suggestion was i{made that a certaln man be allow to take twenty-five cases of whisky during a prospective raid. In one instance, it is understood, Lieut. Davis alleges that following & raid on a house in the second precinct a colored woman living in the house came to the station and complained of the loss of $200 and some jewelry. Several hours later, It is said in the charges, a machine drove up to ithe house in question, and a man left {a package on the door step contain- ing the missing property. According to the lieutenant's complaint, there was a white man and a coloréd man .in the machine, but it is understood they were not identifled Another charge, which is said to |have been made part of the basis {for the present investigation, is that a motormeter was taken from the automobile of a defendant, but later |returned after attention 'had been called to its disappearance. SEEK TOBUY MAIN SHIP BOARD LINERS |New York Interests After | Leviathan, George Washing- ton and Other Big Boats. int6 police charges A new inquiry from New York ship- ping interests looking to the purchase of at least part of the government's passenger fleet was reported to the | Shipping Board at its regular weekly meeting today. Active negotiations are in progre , although they have not reached the point where terms have been submitted. The Harriman lines are understood to becither the initiators or. the sup- porters of the new proposal, which involves the ships now operated by the ‘United States lings. Specifically, the Leviathan, George Washington, America, Republic and President Harding ark mentioned as the ton- nage being sought. It was recalled that the Harriman interests last spring submitted an offer to the board for the principal tonnage then allocated to the United States line, but the’ proposal was re- | Jected and negotiations were dropped. Revival of interest in the purchase of the principal passenger ships wa: interpreted in the board as a reaction to the.recent sale of seven ships to the Dollar Company of San Francisco for $4,000,000, or about $40 a ton. The price, received, although declared by board officials to be entirely com- mensurate with the ship value in- volved, was less than that accepted by. the board for some tanker ton- nage, and was said to be far below what the shipping trade had believed , would be considered for passenger eraft. QUAKE SHAKES FORMOSA. ' OSAKA, October 2.—A number of earth shocks occurred at Taito, om cast coast of Formosa Jast Saturday. according to dispatches received here. Two of the shocks, occurring in the early afternoon, caused considerable damage of houses arfd- 1s, and it s feared there wers some casualtigs,