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THE A£VENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1923. Germans Drop Use of Sullmps; MEANS APRAGNED (Coast_Guard Fieet Enlarged RR\IFW 0 | ON4INDICTMENTS,, Smiles as Writs Are Reaq and Furnishes Bail of" $15,000. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 23.—Gaston B. Means, a former special agent of the bureau of investigation of the federal Department of Justice, yes- terday was arraigned on four indict- ments charging use of the malls to defraud and violation of the prohibi- tion and internal revenue liquor laws in the transfer of 512,000 cases and 12,000 barrels of whisky from M- nels. He was also charged with leading a conspiracy to bootleg the iquor. Means once was acquitted of the murder of wealthy Maude A. King of Chicago. He figured in the famous King forged-will case; he confessed to having been financial agent for Capt. Karl Boy-ed, German naval at- tache in Washington in 1817; for years he has been an Investigator for the Department of Justice and Wil- liam J. Burns. With his secretary, Elmer W. Jar- necke, he was indicted by a federal grand jury last week, the indictments having remained se; could ‘be apprenenddd. When he. ape peared before Federal Judge Knox With counsel, he said: “I hear want me,” and was released on $15,000 bail. Jarnecke ould appear tomor- row, sald Means' attorney. At least ten persons are named in the indictments as parties to the al- leged conspiracy, but will escape prosecution, because they testified be- fore the grand jury, federal attorneys ,In the transfer of 512,000 cases and 12,000 barrels of whisky from licensed distilleries and government ware- houses to bootleg channels Means and Lis secretary are charged with hav- d the malls to defraud bootleg- gers by promising to use his influ- ence as a Department of Justice operative in getting liquor out of bond for them. Conspired to violate the Volstead act through the illegal transporta- tion of liquor. Conspired to defraud the govern- ment by removing bonded whisky from federal warehouses without pay- ing revenues. Conspired to defraud the govern- ment by removing vast quantities of lquor from licensed distilleries to places other than designated govern- ment warehouses, Smilex at Indictments. Means smiled as the indictments were read to him. Through his at- torney “he immediately pleaded not guilty and asked that bail on all four indictments be set at $10,000 instead of the $20,000 demanded by prose- cutors. Judge Knox made it $15,000, offering to give the prisoner until to- morrow to produce the money. “We'll put it up right now,” said Meaps. William Chilvers, of counsel for Means, said his client stood ready to submit to Congress for inv stigation the result of a general i stigation he had made into prohibition condi- tions in and around New York city. The Meany investigation, he said, was discontinucd when it brought to light the names of “certain high officials connected with the internal revenue department.” Curlosity was_aroused today by a statement that Means had caused the suppression of a German method of concentrating grain alcohol, After Means had been indicted yes- terday, his attorney, William Chilvers, issued a statement which said: “Among the important matters in- vestigated in New York by Mea was the case of a German chemists use of a formula in connection with the production of a concentrated ex- tract of grain alcohol and artificial flavoring used in making Scotch, rye and bourbon. It was not only used in this connection, but also with regular alcohol. “The information was obtained by him and the production of concen- trated extract of alcohol was imme- diately suppressed.” BUS FIGHT HEARING LIVELY AT OPENING Arlington Citizen Clubs Carry Battle for Service to Richmond. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 23.—Re- peated criticisms of conditions on the electric line from Alexandria to Washington during rush hours and demands for competitive service Ag- ured largely in the hearing of a pe- tition for a rehearing of interests seeking the right to operate a com- petitive bus line serving the same terri- tory before the state corporation com- mission this morning. The session on several occasions promised to develop into a stormy one. Counsel representing more than & score of organizations in -suburbs of Alexandria and _outlying come.. munities, demanded & hearing of their views. ‘I am not here representing the bus line,” one frate attorney told the commission. “I am here representing. myself and :y civic federation, com- posed of twenty different civic asso- clations, and {f you will not hear me now 1 will be glad to retire until the proper time for a hearing, but we want to be heard on this matter.” He was allowed to proceed. Kenneth W. Opden was_the first witness put on the stand, He repre- sented the chamber of commerce, which is fighting the bus line, and rTead resolutions covering several pages adopted by the directors of the cham- er. Under extensive cross-examinations he said he knew the Washington- Virginia rallway had been operating at a loss for the last three years, and sketched the fallure of various bus lines. He said the continuance of service by busses would eat up any profits. : Howard T. Coleman of the Alexan- . dria_ Trade Council, followed him. The hearing was stil in progress at noon, WORK ON H STREET CAR LINE COMPLETE The Washington Raitway and Elec- tric Company has just completed im- provements of its H.street line at an outlay of $561,653.21, it was announced today, Of that sumr $361,653.21 represents the cost of rebullding the tracks from 16th and H streets northeast to 12th street and New York avenue north- west. ‘Fhe remaining $200,000 was used to purchase enty new cars at 2510.000 Saoh. g The ralls used in the rebuilding of the tracks had to be of special design to carry_the heavy cars of the Wasl tugton, Baltimore and Annapolis line, n making the announcement the company pointed out that the mgney cxpended represents a collectiof of .798 tokens, connection with ; | 1 { i ! i l : l censed_distilleries to bootleg chan. |llquor sources, a statement {ssued by |rent fiscal vear, however, and there led until Means : Secretary Mellon was said to favor vou | all brewerles. ans Under Way at To Combat Rum Smugglers Treasury to Thwart Illicit Trade at Seaboard and Pos- sible Domestic Sources. Plans are being laid by the Treas- ury to check supplies of liquor reach- ing the illicit trade, both at the sea- board and at the possible domestic sources. A reinforced coast guard fleet to combat smuggling and a sys- tem of close inspection of brewerles and distilleries are the proposed means. Taking up the suggestions of Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania here Monday as to means of “drying up” domestic Prohibition Commissioner Haynes an- nounced that “provision already has been made in Treasury decision 3523 for “internal Inspection: of brew- eries and distilleries by enforcement officials. , The plan, Treasury offi- clals said, will require additional ap- propriations over those for the cur- was no indication of when it might be put into effect. It was sald to be aimed chiefly at what officials described as a rapldly increasing supply of high-power beer. return to the old arrangement of ting a Treasury agent on guare ut- in Requires Approval of Congress. The plan for an augmented coast guard force would require additional appropriations by Congress of ap- proximately $20,000.000. ~While it has | not yet been placed before Secretary | Mellon, the tentative scheme of those | in charge of the service calls for the addition of more than a score of cut- ters and about fifty fast power boats | to cope with off-shore smuggling. | As to other suggestions in Gov.| Pinchot's statement, Mr. Haynes an- | nounced that a policy of incorporating in federal permits for the manutac- turs transportation and storage of OKLAHOMA HOUSE GIVEN TESTIMONY Reading of Transcript, Against Walton May Re- quire 24 Hours. Dy the Assoclated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October 23.—A full day of patlent listening to | the reading of the voluminous tran- script of testimony on which twenty two charges against Gov. Jack C. Walton are based was today's pros- pect In the lower house of the Okla- | homa legislature, with voting on im- peachment to follow. Two clerks,| reading alternately, it 18 estimated, will- require approximately twenty- four hours to complete the oral pres- entation of accusations of incom- petency, moral turpitude, willful neg- lect of duty and corruption in office. May Vote Tonight. It appeared likely early today that | a vote would not be reached before ! tomorrow, although some pointed out | that a night session might end the formalities tonight. The prediction was made freely | that the house would vote over- whelmingly to press at least some of the charges, in that manner bringing | them before the senate, which first! would pass upon their admissibility before organizing as a trial body. | Opposition to the impeachment action | is said by political observers to be | negligible. To Vote om All Charges. All of the twenty-two specific| cr.arges In the house bill will be voted upon separately, any one being ad- quate ground upon which to bring the | governor to trial. | Sensationa] testimony was predicted | today as the house went into session | for its long vigil of listening. Before adjournment late yesterday the testimony of Aldrich Blake, for- ! mer executive counselor, before the! Investigating committee had been | read. Blake's removal from office just | after the legisiature went into ses- sion furnished the surprise of the moment. Among other, things, Blake | explained his mysterious trip Jju after state-wide martial law was d clared. He said he went, at the di- rection of the governor, to New York and Michigan, to solicit financial sup- | port for a fight against the Ku Klux Klan. He said he returned empty- 1 nanded. Throughout the day yesterday Go: Walton remained in seclusion, refu ing to comment on the legislative ac- tivities. : BALLOU PLANS NEW TEACHER PAY BILL Will Draft Measure to Re- place Capper Bill, Lost in Last Congress. Drafting of a new teachers’ salary bill will be started immediately by Supt. of Schools Framk W. Ballou. The new measure will be modeled after the Capper bill, which failed of pa. sage in the last Congr Varlous features of the proposed new teachers’ salary legislation were discussed by the board of education at a speclal executive conference last night in the Franklin School. As & result, the superintendent was 1 structed to proceed with the prepara- tion of a new bill. As soon as the measure is framed it will be submitted to the Teacher: Council and the several teachers’ or- ganizations. The united support of all the teacher groups will be sought by the officials when the bill is sub- mitted to Congress in December. RS RAINS FLOOD PANAMA. PANAMA, October 23.—Unusually heavy rains have been falling in Panama for the past two days, the average precipitation on the Atlantic side amounting to 3.75 Inches b tween 8 am. and 3 p.m. yesterday. Gatun lake has risen above the elghty-six-foot level and four spill way have been ; opened, di: charging 62,200 cubio feet of water per second. : The most serious’ freshet in _the Chagres river since December, 1900, is expected. liquor the conditions to be observed had been In effect for several weeks. The penalty. of revocation for dis- covered violations of the law, he said, was a permanent provision of the law. Treasury officials denied that the new program was due to recent eriti- cism_ that has come from several quarters regarding prohibition en- forcement. On the other hand, it was declared, the changes have been under consideration for some months and the internal revenue bureau has been engaged constantly in an effort to iren out dificulties in the enforce- ment situation. State Afd Lacking. The situation developed by failure of some states to join in a co-opera- tive enforcement effort will necessi- tate the Treasury _concentrating agents in localities where state aid 15 lacking, it was stated. Placlog of agents within plants producing beer is one way, according to officials, that is practicable in stopping leakage. This method, if approved, wil] require additional personnel for the prohibi- tion unit, it was declared, and an in- crease over the $9,000,000 appro- priated for enforcement in the cur- Tent fiscal year. The interna] revgnue bureau is giv- ing thought to means of alleviating difficulties in the handling of indus- trial alcobol and alcohol for scientific uses. Many complaints have reached the Treasury, officials said today, re- garding the mixture of the police side of enforcement with the encourage- ment which, it is declared, the Vol- stead act states specifically the gov- ernment desires to give to develop- ment of uses of industrial alcohol. The suggestion has been made to Commissioner Blair by the bureau’s advisory committee that a separate division be created for control the industrial side of enforcement and Secretary Mellon was represent- ed as favoring some'move toward making the administration of this phase of the law more satisfactor. CARTER WELCOMES TYPOTHETAETOCITY, President Writes Note of Fe- licitation to Be Read at Convention. Despite a reduction of 1,360 in per- sonnel of the government printing of- fice since the war, there are more persons employed in that department than in the combined printing houses of any city of the United States, with the exception of five, George H. Car- ter, public printer, today declared in an address of welcome at the open- ing session of the thirty-seventh an-| nual convention of the United T; pothetae of America at the Willard | Hotel. Mr. Carter outlined the huge amount of work done in a year at the establishment of which he is head and the simplification and standardi- zatfon of the printing plant products. He said that after a lapse of thirty | years the apprenticeship again has been established government printing office, Mr. Carter eulogized Harding, and the entire convention stood in silence for one minute in tribute to the late President. The speaker also read a message from President Coolidge to be read at_the convention, which follow. system in the “I shall be most appreciative if you | will deliver to those who will gather for these most significant meetings my felicitations and good wishes. Printing and bookbinding have come truly to be two of the fine arts upon which the public is more dependent for the maintenance of its culture and its intellectual standards than perhaps any other of the arts, “Naturally, they have attracted the interest and talents of a great group of the finest people in the country. Their annual gatherings are, ther fore, of particular interest. ‘I hope the conventions in Washington will be marked by a full realizatfon of hopes for benefits to these crafts. “Very truly yours, (Signed) “CALVIN COOLIDGE." Other addresses were made by Wil- lam John Eynon, past president of the national body and president of the Typothetae of Washington; Fred Gage, treasurer of the U. T. A.; {John Linton Engle, president of the | U. T. A.; W. A. Durgin, chief simpli- fication division, bureau of standards Dr. R. E. Rindfusz, special repr sentative, U, T. A.. and Judge Ninian H, Welch, Chicago, IlL Several ' divisions and committees will meet this afternoon, and tonight there will be an informal reception and ball to.the visitors at the Wil lard by the U. T. A. and the Typothe- tae of Washington. “I am a great bellever in organized team atbletics and In_all forms of wholesome athletics, bt there shoul, be, in addition, an opportunity for all the children in a school to get proper physical exercise and development,” declared Willlam Mather Lewis, presi- dent of George Washington Univer- sity, In an address before the visiting secretaries of the United Typothetae of America, at a banquet held at the Willard Hotel last night. Teams Are Beneflclal, Dr, Lewis declared that organized team athletics would also benefit from the physical development of the entire student body of a school. ‘One of the great problems of today is the economic educatfon of the youth,” Dr. Lewis declared. “Simp! principles of finance should be taught to the pupils in the elementary grades. At present, the student does not take up the study of economics until he is in high school, and a vast number children never reach high school, and therefore go through life without any knowledge of these principles. Dr. Lewls urged that child taught “the value of the dollar,” “the dignity of hard labor,” “the joy of doing a workmanlike job.” Speaking of George Washington University, Dr. Lewjs stated that in- stitutions of its Kind would help ralse the standard of education throughout the country, as it made possible the college education of those who would not have had the opportunity because of the fact that they had to continue earning their living at the same time. Urges Attractive Bible. The improvement in “the appear- ance of the Bible in order to make it more salablé and thus Increase the | number of reat the speaker, Following the banquet the beautl of Washington and its history were explained by Charles Colfax Long in an illustrated lecture. He pointed out the reagons why the Capital City was the shrine of the nation. A mu- sical program also was provided. —_— ADMIRAL TO VISIT KING. : BRUSSELS, October 23. ral Phillip Andrews, U. 8. N. id a visit to Forelgn Mini was presented by Henry P. Fietcher, the American ambassador. King Albert ‘will receive the admiral today, A series of fetes and banquets in honor of the officers and men of the cruiser Pittsburgh, flagship pf A Knarews, have been mu'i‘ 12 B rs was also urged by sels and Antwerp, of | President | REVIEW OF PRINTER DISMISSALS DENIED Winston May Look into Spe- cial Cases—Favoritism Is Forbidden. Following a conference at the Treas- ury today between Director Hill of the bureau of engraving and printing, John F. Hardle, superintendent of the printing division, and Assistant Sec- retary of the Treasury Winston, the latter announced that favoritism { would not be allowed in any form at the bureau, but that there would be no wholesale review of the recent dismissals of plate printers with a view to changing their efficiency rat- ings. Mr. Hardie will remain in his present post. The conference followed another a committee from the Plate Printers® Unlon, in which all charges made by the printers against the administra- tion of the bureau and concerning the discharges were gone over. Asaistant Secretary Winston sald afterwards that he had heard the printers' charges with interest. He told them, he said, that he did not want any kind of favortism at the bureau and would give orders to that effect. Frank J. Coleman, secretary of the plate printers’ union, said today the union_committee was satisfied with Maj. Winston's attitude over the al- leged conditions in Mr. Hardie's print- ing division and would accept the of. ter made ‘to take any further such charges direct to the assistant secre- tary himself. Maj. Winston told the unfon com- mitteo that the efficiency ratings of the printers discharged under the act of Congress supplanting the hand presses with power presses would not be reviewed as a whole. Special cases might be looked into, he added. On man said, the plate printers were not in agreement with Maj. Winston. SEPARATISTS ARE OUSTED FROM 3 RHINE TOWNS (Continued from First Page.) French military authorities at Bonn had disarmed the police there. He asked the ambassador for in- formation on this point and further requested him to make clear to the French ' government the danger of such measures. The ambassador has advised his government of Herr Schu- bert's visit. Workers Lose Jobs. A message from Essen reports that the August Thyssen works, at Ham- born, have been compelled to shut down because of financial difficulties. Thirteen hundred workers have been thrown out of work. The strike hag started in the central German lignite* coal mines owing to the dissatisfaction of the miners with their present wages. Employes of the Blohm, Voss and two other shipyards in Hamburg have gone on strike for a similar reason. | " A considerable force of reichswehr | troops, including artillery and cav- lairy, has entered Leipzig and will be H tributed among other centers of Saxony. According to a Dresden telegram, with the reinforcements which have now arrived there are more than 50,- 000, troops concentrated in Saxony. AIX LA CHAPELLE LOST. Republicans Also Ejected From Muenchen-Gladbach. i i By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 23.—A Berlin message to the Central News this afternopn says: “A telegram from Alx la Chapelle |says the police succeeded this morn- |ing in expelling the republicans from the town and rega:ning complete mastery of the situatio known if any casualties occurre A Central News dispatch states that with the assistance of loyal work- ers, the German police have ejected [the republicans from Muenchen-Glad- I|bach. It is reported the workers i roughly handled the invaders. FIRE ON REPUBLICANS. Several Killed in Night at Aid la Chapelle. By the Associated Pres PARIS, October violent incidents in last night, says a dispatch to Le Matin from Brussels. The police de- elded to oppose the separatists and tried to tear down the Rhineland icolors from public bulldings. A {squadron of Belgian cavalry turned fout, ready to intervene if nece: ry. Later the police fired on a_group of republicans, who replied. Several persons were killed, Firing was still going on when the dispatch was filed, but the correspondent sald it was be- |lleved the separatists were maintain- {ing control of the city. | Two hundred_separatists occupled !the city hall at Wiesbaden at 8 o'clock |last evening, according to a_dispatch {to_the Echo de Paris from Mayence. They arrested and disarmed thirty policemen and repulsed an attempt of | counter manifestations to recapture {the hall. Firearms were used and {several persons were wounded. REPORT DUISBERG TAKEN. 23.—There were Alx la Chapelle Separatists Said to Have Occupied Public Buildings. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, October 23.—A Bel- fan official news agency telegram rom Duisburg today states that the republic was proclaimed -there and the public bulldings occupled by the separatists early this morning. /TROOPS STOP RIOTING. Isix Separatists Are Wounded at Muenchen-Gladbach. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, October 23.—The mayor of Muenchen-Gladbach, according to the correspondent of the Vingtieme- fecle, held out against the separat- ists for twenty-four hours by lockini himself and 175 police in the city hall and chaining 4 padlocking the iron gates. He fin 'ly surrendered when {the separatiste threatened to use force to_ enter building. Disorders occurred later at the rail- way station, where the separatists charged and dispersed loyalist demon- strators, The trouble started when a truckload of republican guards ar- rived at the gowernment building. Shots were fired at them by a group of security police, who had been hidden behind a crowd of students. Reinforcements came to the aid of the republican guards and the riotin interfered and summoned troops. Six of t curity policeman were injured. .MUNICH DEFIANCE FIRMER. By the Associated Pross. MUNICH, October 23.—The hand of the Bavarian secessionists strengthened by the ac 7th Divi which andoned allegiance to th reich and swore obedience to the Ba- varian goverument, of which Dr.bvon een in Berlin that this division e central iment, but the troobs readily oath binding them to obey d the Bavarian gov. ernment until an undorstanding be- Kphr 18 the dictator. It had ‘would remain faithful to govern! took . the their superiors last night between Maj. Winston and | this part of the conference, Mr. Cole- | It is not | continued until two Belgian officers Belgian separatists and one se- tion 'b:;ll o on of the TelcKEWENE troops, Costs Too Much to Print Them Postal authorities today were informed by cable that the new rate on postage from Germany to the United States was at the ra- tio of 15,000,000 marks for 50 cen- times, or 10 cents in American money. Just how much it would cost any one in Germany, in “United States money,” to mall a first-class letter to this country, officials ‘Wwere unable to figure out. Only the other day an officlal of the German government here told the Post Office Department that a let- . ter weighing three-fourths of an ounce sent from Germany to the United States would cost 240,000 marks, or about one-elghth of a cent. The Post Office Department today warned postmasters throughout the United States against collect- tween Bavaria and the reich has been reached. Gen. von Lossow, who is in com- {mand of the Bavarlan reichswehr, | notwithstanding the appointment to that post of Gen. Baron von Kressen- | stein by the central government, re- viewed the Munich garrison yester- |day after they had formally “obli- gated” themselves to obey the Ba- {varian government in its capacity as “temporary custodian of the federal troops.’ Other Troops Pledged. | The ceremony was held In the epa- clous barracks of the former 2d In- fantry Regiment, where the troops, in complete marching equipment, were lined up for.review. ~Other garrisons scattered thronghout Bavaria were also pledged to the Bavarian commanders. Gen. von Kressenstein has requested that he be relieved of his new command because of the existing conflict of mili- tary authority. Official quarters in Munich con- {tinue thelr insistence that Bavaria is {not contemplating secession from the {reich, and declare that the present | trouble is one of political differences between Bavaria and the Berlin gov- {ernment, not the German republic. In { the course of a speech before a pub- lic gathering Premier von Knilling said: “No matter what suspicions are ralsed against us, or how grossly we are maligned, Bavaria proposes for all time to remain true to the Ger- man empire, despite her determina- tion to assert her sovereign rights as a state. Faithful to Relch, Gen. von Lossow has sent a radlo message from Nuremberg to the reichswehr, in Berlin, Spandau, Han- over and 'other centers, declaring that Bavaria does not' Intend break faith with the reich, “Nobody surpasses us Bavarlans in loyality to the reich,” says the mes- sage. “What we want is to see that the Bavarian government and the state commissioner are not subjected to the Marxist influences of the Ber- 1in government, and that Bavarla, the shield of German national fdeals, is not made a mere cipher. It goes without saying that it is our duty in { this conflict to stand behind the Ba- ivarian government and the state commissioner, who desire with us to these hard-pressed German to REPORT BONN OCCUPIED. Separatists’ Hold on City Uncer- tain, as Police Resist. By the Assoclated Press. COBLENZ, October 23.—The Rhine- land separatists are reported here to have occupied Bonn at 1 o'clock this morning. It is uncertain whether they retained possesion of the town, as the latest information around noon today was that the republicans had city authorities had finally called upon the French troops to restore order. The German police were said to be still patrolling the town, but whether under separatist or loyal direction was not clear. Coblenz awoke in the expec- tation that it would be occupied by the republicans today and that Jos- eph {the “father of the republic.” would farrive with a provisional cabinet to make this city the seat of the new { Rhineland government. People Are Puzsled. The population seemed puzzled and undecided _whether to welcome the honor of having Coblenz proclaimed the capital, and it was expected that the impression the people got from today's events would determine their attitude. It is understood that negotiations between Matthes and Leo Deckers at Afx la Chapelle yesterday resulted in an agreement by Deckers to take second place in the new government {1f he were allowed to have the gov- ! ernorship of the Alx district. It is {also believed that Dr. Guthardt, who, willing to take a back seat provided he can control his native city, Duis- burg if and when that place is taken over by the separatists. Its occupa- | tnon is planned for today. The separatists, if they got posses: sion of the public buildings in Cob. lenz today—a move which they ex- pected would be unopposed—planned 1o present a letter from the new gov- ernment to the Rhineland high com- mission. This letter, it is understood, would announce the policy of the re- public as being friendly to all coun- tries and express the republic's will ingness to assume the Rhineland | share of reparation obligations. Resent Ruhr Cost. One of the chief arguments of the separatists for a break with Berlin | T that the passive resistance in the | Ruhr cost the Rhineland twenty-five | biltion gold marks, while its share of | the total reparations would only have Peen twenty-six billions, according to eir figuring. o separaiists also assert that the Rhineland has always paid four-fifths of Prussia’s taxes and that since the armistice this money has been squan- 4ered by Berlin. Inasmuch as they fave to pay & big proportion of the Teparations any way they feel they might as well get the credit for it. RUHR CITIES TO RESIST. Plans of Separatists to Hit Snag| There, Is Belief. By the Assoclated Press. DUESSELDORF, October 23.—The Rhineland separatists will mot have ch smooth sailing when they strike The cities known to be opposed to them, Elberfeld, for instance, and Barmen, Essen, Dortmund and other centers. B en Coblenz fs reported as likely towesist the honor of being the capi- tal of the Rhineland republic. The burgomaster of that city, it is under- stood, has announced that force only Will make him surrender the public g ‘Wait for Opening. Some loyalists aver that the oppo- nents of separatism are only waiting until the first wave of the republican ardor has spent itself before organ- izing a definite counter movement. Loyalist officials in most of the towns hitherto unoccupied have been in con- tinuous conference since they learned of the coup at Aix-la-Chapelle. 1t was reported last night that Min- {ster of the Interior Sollmann was in Cologne planning & special separatist movement under the auspices of the Berlin government in order to coui teract the effect of the Rhinelander: activities, DRESDEN STRIKE LOOMS. Committee Named With Full Pow- ers to Take Action. EN, Saxony, Octgober 23.—A “committee ~of action” ‘has b formed, with full powers to cal general strike. ‘The occupation departments is e: all government ted soon. clashed with the police and that the | atthes, generally regarded as| | bile, with Deckers, led the coup at Alx, 18| yorities have lost out in the juridical ing postage due on first-class let- ters from Germany, which have been stamped by the postal au- thorities in that country “postage pald,” in the place of postage stamps, About a month ago it was an- nounced that as a result of the lack of postage stamps the German post office was temporarily forced to attest the prepayment of corre- spondence for this country by means of a notation showing the postage collected. So Jow has the mark dropped in Germany that it has been found better there to stamp the letters as “postage paid” than to use pos- tage stamps, the printing being too expensive. Trouble has arisen In this coun- try, owing to the fact that some postmasters could not translate the “gebuehr bezahlt” or ‘“taxe percue” placed on the letters by Gp‘rdman officials, meaning “postage patde City to Seek Law Regulating Heat For Apartments The District Commissioners to- day voted to submit to Congress in December a bill specifying the amount of heat that shall be fur- nished tenants of apartment houses and similar rented quar- ters. The bill was drafted by Health Officer William C. Fowler and stip- ulates that between the hours of 7 am. and 10 p.m., the tempera- ture must be kept at not less than 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Tbe pro- posed measure fixes a fine of from $25 to $100 for violation and ap- plies to all landlords who agree o furnish heat when they lease or sublease an apartment. The Commissioners also approved a recommendation from the board of education that the new colored junior high school at 24th and N Streets be named after Dr. John R. Francis, a former member of the board of education. ESCAPES SHERIFF TWICE IN ONE DAY 8pecia] Dispatch to The Btar. HAGERSTOWN, Md, October 23.— After escaping from two deputy sheriffs yesterday morning and swim- ming the Potomao river at Williams- port with his arms bound with hand- cuffs, Gus Mallotte last night made his second escape after barricading himself in his home. Mallotte returned to his home, in Willlamsport, several hours after his swim to liberty. He was minus the handcuffs. Challenges the Officers. When he had securely fortified his house he challenged the police to come for him, but with the challenge alfo went a ‘'warning, and that was that he would give battle and shoot the first officer ho saw. eputy Sheriffs William Sharer and A. D. Howbaker, after a conference, decided to allow Mallotte to remain In his stronghold and send for aid before they would storm.the place. They summoned Sheriff McClelland Kline of Hagerstown, but he was unable to come to the scene, because he was on another case. Then it was decided to await morning to arrest Mallotte. Then Something Happened. But something happened during the night. Mallotte escaped the watch- fulness of the two deputies and again is at liberty. Mallotte is wanted on several dry law charges. It is alleged that he had a regular saloon in his automo- and that he would take his patrons for a ride, get them intoxi- cated, dump them out and then get another load. DEMAND RESIGNATION OF STRESEMANN CABINET (Continued from First Page.) of Bavaria on the ground that Ba- varla is violating paragraph 48 of the republican constitution. Political leaders confidentially ex- press the opinion that German au- contest with the Munich autocrats, in that the latter have so well defended their contention that the whole is- sue will now be referred to the foderal | council for interpretation. This will take place at a special ex- ecutive session next Wednesday and the outcome of the debate, involving an interpretation of the Weimar con- stitution, may be predicted as presag- ing a further victory for Bavaria, in that her delegates will present her case and in all probability will de- cline to have her version disputed, The Berlin government issued a communique late last night taking is- sue with Dr. von Kahr on his con- struction of paragraph 48 of the con- stitution. In the present situation it has no other weapons or methods for obtaining redress, its authority with- in the borders of Bavaria being whol- ly superseded by that state's political and military dictatorship, LAUREL ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY, FIRST RACE—Purse, $1,300; two-year-olds; five furlongs a SECOND RACE — Steeplechase handicap; pusse, $4,000; for three-year-clds aad up; twe miles. . 1447 Phil h 40 Dandy .o . 1 . THEIRD RACE—Purse, $1,300; claiming; for two-year-olds; six furlongs, rAudley Farm iR FOURTH RACE—Purse, $1,300; claiming; for three-year-oids &nd up; one mile and three. $2,000; for all ages; six furlongs. {iiidur . 132 fFeylanos 99 | Private Miles P. Waiker of Thomas- . 108 Valley of Dreams. 104 ‘Jtln& Overton.. 100 *0ld Welbourns.. 94 *Apprentios allowance claimed, IR oady; track Tast. [EX-PREMIER VISITS | | manlike to go and kick him when he {is down. TOMB OF HARDING Lloyd George Will Receive Elaborate Reception in Cleveland Today. By the Associated Press, MARION, Ohlo, October 23.—Lloyd George, former premier of Great Brit- ain, arrived here this morning at 3:30 | o'clock to pay his respects to Mrs. Harding and do homage to the late President Harding by vieiting his tomb here. Lloyd George breakfasted in his pri- vate car, after which a delegation of Marlon citizens called and escorted him about Marion. The first stop was at the Marion Star, the newspaper for- merly owned by President Harding, and Where the late Chief Executive spent the best years of his life in building a mod- ern newspaper. Lloyd George then was taken to the Harding home, on Mount Vernon avenue, and thence to the Ma- rion cemetery, where he visited Mr. Harding's tom The party then motored to the White Oaks farm, the home of Brig. Gen C. E. Sawyer, the President's phy. sician, where the British war premier visited Mrs, Harding, who is tempo- rarfly making her home with the Saw- yer family here, CLEVELAND IS READY. Parade, Luncheon, Reception and Concert on Program. By the Assactated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 23— Preparations were made for one of the largest crowds that ever heard an address in this city to hear David Lloyd George officiate at the corner stone laying of Cleveland’s $5,000,000 public library today. The addre: his first on a civic occasion in this country, will be the principal one the British ‘war minister will deliver in this city, where a busy program awaited him. Superior avenue will be roped off during the ceremonies. Lloyd George will talk into a microphone to which amplifiers have been attached. Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War, and Mayor Fred Kohler were on the reception committee appointed to meet the famous Welshman and his party upon their arrival, sched. uled for noon. A parade from the depot through the downtown streets to the chamber of commerce, Where a lunckeon and reception will be held, will be followed by the library ad- dress. Lloyd George also was sched- uled to deliver a short address at the chamber of commerce, and later in the afternoon at a reception given in_his honor by Welsh societies. From 5:30 o'clock this afternoon until midnight, when he leaves for Pittsburgh, Lloyd George will be the guest of Edwin S. Griffiths, a personal friend. He will attend an orchestra concert tonight. MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE. Lloyd George Urges Conciliation in Indianapolis Address. By the Associated Press, INDIANAPOLIS, _October 23.—A message of gratitude to America for the part she played in the world war was delivered last night here at the national headquarters of the Ameri- can Legion by Lloyd George. At the same time in discussing con- ditions in_Europe, the former pre- mier urged “the Lincoln touch—con- cillation, not vengeance.” Referring to Germany, he said: “Having overthrown the military autocracy that menaced us—it's a broken creature, lying on the plains of central Europe at this moment— let's don't begin to destroy a nation. Let's have_reconstruction, peace in the world. Vengeance is a poor thing it breeds vengeance; it propagate its kind. Let's have peace, concilation, wisdom, Let's have the great doc- trine of Abraham Lincoln in Europe again.” Volces Feeling ot Hope. Mr. Lloyd George, in voicing his thanks for the part played by the state and the nation in the world war, described the feeling of hope and confidence, which the coming of “the republic of the west” inspired among the allies. “America was great” he sald, when she fought an attempt on her own soil to Impose bondage Yon her. I say so without hesitation, although the fight was against my own coun- try. Burke, Fox and Chatham, the | leaders, opposed it and there is not a school book in England today that doesn't condemn that folly of the government, * ¢ © “America was great when she! fought for five years to save democ- | racy from mutilation sixty years ago. “But 1 think she was greatest of all when she sent millions of her sons 3,000 miles across &e flood to stran- gle autocracy. * * * You came over because you thought right and liberty were in jeopardy. Mr. Lioyd George paid tribute to | the man In the ranks and to military leaders. “The man who won the war was the | humble man in the steel helmet, God | bless the man in the steel helmet and his children.” Denies Selfish Interest. Declaring that Great Britain “had no selfish interest” in the world war, the former premier asserted that.she had entered the struggle because “Germany was attempting to crush the independence of a little land we had vowed to protect. “We entered that war, you and our- selves,” he added, “merely to insist upon & square deal among the na- tions. 1 hope we will continue to in- sist upom it. * * * We must see right done in the world if we are go- ing to have the reign of peace on the earth.. And if America and Britain in co-operation will not undertake that duty, heaven help the world.” Asserting that the allies had deliy- ered a knockout blow to Germany in ! the war, he contended that “where | the man’ is counted out, where he is | prostrate and beaten it fsn’t sports- | international Do not, he counseled, permit the altar set up by the men who made the supreme sacrifice for the allies in | the war to “be desecrated by the demon of revenge. “T00 MUCH TALK.” Lloyd George Commiserates W“hl Lewis on Sore Throat. CHICAGO. October 23.—Sore throat 1s the penalty for Inflicting too much talk on the public, David Lloyd George, former premier of Great Britain, said in_a letter to former Senator James Hamilton Lewis yes- terday, replying to a note from' the former senator in which he said he was unable to meet Mr. Lloyd George while the former premier was in Chi- cago due to an attack of laryngitis. “T sympathize with your conditien of throat,” Mr. Lloyd George said in his letter to the former genator, who served with the former premier on commissions in Europe during the war, “but I, too, am paying the pen- alty for the offense we have been committing—inflicting too much talk on our home people.’ GUARD SLAYS PRISONER. FORT THOMAS, Ky., October 23. , Ga., military prisoner here, was{ Shot_an instantly killed yemrdny} by Private D! F. Nichols of Eagle Port, Ohio, who was acting as guard over the prisoner. According to in- formation in the hands of officers at the fort, Walker threw rocks at the guard. Njehols was placed in con- finement liminary to a hearing be- fore a géneral court-martial TALKS and TALES With and About CAPITAL’S GUESTS Towering alone above acres of crushed and burned structures, the mammoth home office of Mitsubisht Company, the largest banking, trad- ing, mining, shipbuilding and in- surance corporation in Japan, stands practically unhurt in the center of Tokio's business district, and, with but few needed ready to continue its es. This double-steeled earthauake- defier was erected 6y the Fuller « struction Compare of States and, accotd 13 . London represent of Mitsub. ompany, who is stopping at the Nev Willard Hotel for a fow days prior to a trip across the continent on his way home, has opened the cyes of his countrymen regarding the de ment of western world bu ding. s '‘Aside from few cracks in its walls and the ural disfigurement from fire and ter, the building 1‘l!z\ndfl unhurt,’ said the Japanese. It will mean a grea deal to our company, for Mitsubishl does a tre- mendous business throughout 3 world, and 'most all th stored in the home offi Mr. Hara was high the fact that his im escaped the atastrophe “Our home was on a bluff in e northern end of the cit and, while everything in the house ‘was broken b the shock, the building was not molished and all of my family were aved,” he added ¢ - The Tokio man said further that Japan would be back to its own in short order, and that while her peo- ple were going through much suf- fering at present, they were imbued with spirit to rebuild the de ated regions as quic as possible. Ho showed appreciation for the d given by the United States, and said the generosity of the American peo would go far to cement friendships between the two countries, W It might be In order to flash what a noted horseman, glibe-trotter, sol- dler of fortune and lecturer has to say about Potomac J’ark in the Dis- trict of Columbia Fresh from horseback _ride through the spacious area, Col. E. A. . Havers of New York dismounted at the Hotel Roosevelt, and said: “It is without doubt the most wonderful park in the United States. I have tested them all—Central Park in New York, Fairmount at Philadelphia, yes, and even Golden Gate Park in San co—but none can equal Poto- Park here.” rider his praise o bridle paths. tered such polit when riding,” continued Col. Hav cheery ‘Nice day,’ a bow or other slight sign of recognition is met at every turn. It means so much to the stranger, and is so different from the selfish, rough-shod manners displayed by riders in other great cities. Oh, I also most generous those who utilize the Never have I encoun- considerate people had a wonderful time during my s stay here!” (1. Havers was a prominent figure in the Cuban army prior to 1898, and Joined the American forces when this country went to war with Spa He has travcled much since, toured Europe seventy times. a Rotarian, and will leave today lecture before the Rotary Club of Cumberland, Md. He predicted a great business boom for America during the next two years, and sald that the country as a whole was enjoying great pro: perity at present. Chief T. E. Callahan of the Detroit fire department stopped off at the Raleigh Hotel to break his trip to Richmond, Va., where he will attend the convention of the International Association of Fire Engineers “Yes, I have made a close inspection of the District fire department, and think it one of the best in the cour try,” he said. “Your department has a high stand- ing throughout the country, and after what 1 saw, it is entitled fo same. I was sorry to miss Chief Watson, but will see him at Richmond." The Detroit fireman said the Michi- gan city had entirely motorized its department, and boasted forty-elght companies to the District's eight. “Of course, ours is an indus- trial city ana has greater need for more companies than Washington,” he said. “I don’t make the comparison the spirit of boasting.” The chief was accompanied by Ed- ward C. Rumsey, chief of apparatus of the Detroit department. in If_elther the republican or demo- cratic parties nominate what they con siders a progressive, the farmer- laborites will place no third ticket in the field next year, is the firm con- viction of Adam Bede of Pine City, Minn.,, who represented the Gopher state In the House during President Roosevelt's administration. Mr. Bede, who divides his time be- tween lecturin rming and ne paper writing, dropped down to Washington to attend the Typothetae convention and is at the tional Hotel. hen pressed for an opinion of the political situation in his state, the for- mer Representative said that the re- publicans were quite partial to Pres- ident Coolidge to succeed himself, but that former rank Lowden of Illinols had a considerable follow- ing in the state. “It will be between the two so far as the republicans are concerned,” he smiled to Russell Har- rison Scott, former secretary to Gov- ernor Lowden, with whome he was walking. *“As for the democrats, since Henry Ford erected his big plant in St. Paul he has won many supporters, but whether the manu- facturer will run fs hard to deter- mine. He seems to be the favorite of that party at present.” Mr. Bede is no stranger to Wash- ington, and especially to newspaper folke. ' He wrote for The Evening Star ‘way back in 1888, and still num- bers his friends by the scoro among the old-timers. And this bit s not from “Alfce of Old Vincennes,” but Charles Harti- gan, secretary and treasurer of the Vincennes, Ind., Foundry and Machine Company, who, with Mrs. Hartigan {s making a brief stay at the Hotel La Fayette. “Aside from a little mix-up in state politics, Indiana is going along at a nice, easy gait. Crops are good, the farmers are retrieving much, business is stable, building is unprecedented, there are no vacant houses, and, ali told, everything is lovely and the goose hangs high,” was the optimistic way in_which the Vincennes man sized up conditions. “As to national politles,” he con- tinued, “being a republican I am naturaily in favor of President Cool- idge recelving the nomination to suc- ceed himself. That is the general sentiment among republicans in the state, too. He looks good to our people, and they feel he is the logical man to carry out the policles of Mr. Harding. 1 know little about the other side, but hardly think Senator Ralston will be in the running.” THE MIXER. ITALIANS GET INTO U. S. BY FRAUD, OFFICIAL SAYS More Than Thousand Bearing Papers for Canada Suspected of Staying in America. By tie Assoclated Press NEW YORK, October 23.—Investi- gation of a conspiracy involving hun- dreds of Italian “farm laborers” who have poured Into Ellis Island in re- cent weeks, ostensibly headed for Canadian_soil, revealed that many of the immigrants evaded the law by slipping off the Canadian-bound train at 125th street, New York, Henry H. Curran, United States commissioner of immigration, declared in announc- ing a Jjoint investigation by the United States and Canada. Others, ho sald, dropped off at upstate poitns. Within the past three weeks mors than one thousand Italians bearing what purported to be documentary evidence that they had agricultural employment awaiting them in Canada arrived at this port, immigration au-g thorities said.