Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair today and tomorrow; moderate temperature; fresh westerly winds. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 10 p.m. last night: Highest. 52, at 4 p.m. vesterd st, 41, at 10 p.m. ol 973.—No. FRANGE SUPPORTS . POINCARE'S POLICY IN FACE OF BREAK I 0. 29,055. Political Banquet Reveals Nation Is United to Enforce Views. DETERMINED TO FORCE PAYMENT FROM BERLIN { Pessimism Growing That Breach Is Irreparable—Paris | Disturbed. { PARIS, November 1 Polncare can count on country-wide | support of the French nation should | next week bring a parting of the| ways between Great Britain and| — Premier ance. This was the almost unani- | mons comment tn political circlen this «cvening when the news was recelved that the French government, though tpatient for a decision one way or suother on the- questions of allied | military control in Germany and the return to the country of the former rown prince, had agreed to a\post- ement of the ambassadors’ coun- until Monday, owing to the ab- of the British government {nstructions to the Marquis of Crewe, the British ambassador. The only discordant note came from communists, and they are acknow 1 to be negligible quantit; French parliamentary circles attach ep cial importance to M. Poincare's speech | in the chamber yesterday, which was expressly designed for British consump- tion and intended to show, at the turn- ing point of the Franco-British partner- ship, the premier deemed it essential to clear France of the aspersion of having been an impogsible partner and a shirk- ing debtor. It was in the same spirit, | With the puepose of leaving nothing un- | done or overlooking no possible oppor- tunity which might prevent the impend- | ing break, that the French premier | agreed to put over the momentous ques- | tions for another day. | sence | | i Council Meets Tomoxrow. The ambassadors’ council will meet ! Jonday morning, and a council of ministers, presided over by President Aillerand, will assemble in Elysee Palace in the afternoon “to examine the decision of the council reached or the proposals drawn up," according to & semi-officlal communique Issued | vesterday Entered as sccond-clasc, mattor post office Washington, D. C. he WASHINGTON, D. C. Heavy Toll Taken in F ighting As Separatists Renew Seizures Loan of $1,250,000,000 to German Indus- trialists by American Financiers _Reported in Berlin. By the Associated Press. DUESSELDORF, November The separatists continue to territory in the Rhineland from the German gepublic by proclamation, and today they proclaimed a Rhineland Tepublic at Schifferstadt in the Palat- Inate, and took over the administra- tion of affairs at Rockenhausen. But they are meeting with considerable resistance. At Himberg, Neuwied, 17 in the district of a regular battle occurred betwaen the separatists nd peasants. The peasants were atmed with revolvers and hand gren- ades and fifteen separatists wero killed and a number injured. One peasant was killed. detach | s installed itself at Ludwigshafen. At Cologne systematic which has been going on for the past three days, has extended to private hou That the plundering is not entirely due to hunger is demon- strated by the fact that china, glass and hardware stores have becn ran- sacked. Disciplined bands of looter: under former officers, have erected baricades of casks, boxes and furni- | ture.in various sections to stand off the police and enable looting to pro- ceed. of the barricades. The curfew has been again fmposed from 9 pam. to 5| a.m. HUGE LOAN REPORTED. Fighting was resumed this morn- | ing at Honnef and eight persons were killed and more than sixty wounded. A children's sanatorium at Neuwled was canverted Into a hos- pital for the care of the wounded. At the request of the delegates of the allled high commission at Bonn a company of infantry was sent to Honrnef to restore order and disarm the populace. A thousand separatists viere disarmed without resistence, but many of the anti-separatists fled, and a detachment was sent-in pursuit. French dragoons have surrounded the woods where the anti-separatists took refuge, and are searching for them. The Bavarian Palatinate govern- ment, which was obliged to surrender, Speyer, its capital, to the separati PHOTOS SHOW ZEV DID NOT WIN RACE In Memoriam Slightly Ahead, Pictures Reveal, Dis- puting Judges. By the Assoclated Press, LOUISVILLE, K November 17.— Newspaper photographs of the Zév- In Memoriam. match, at Churchill Downs today, show the heads of the two horses are on practically a dead line, with In Memoriam having a frac- tion the better of 1t, iIf anything. Spectators on the finish line con- tended that In Memoriam's nose was this evening. That M. Poincare will| maintain the viewpoint so often ex- pressed by him was conveyed to | iriends and foes alike tonight when | the premier, despite the tremendous | burden of work the past week, found | time to attend the banquet of the re- | publican committee of commerce, in- dustry and agriculture, presided over | by Senator Mascura. 4 | “We are loyal friends of humanity,” | said M. Poincare, “but I cannot con- ceive of humanity without a prosper- ous and respected France, which has been glven full eatisfaction on repa- rations and security. Recent events in Germany are not llkely to cause us to show weakness in our deal- | ings with her, or make us regret the | occupation of the Ruhr. On the con- trary, we may deem ourselves fortu- nate In holding today Germany's principal mining valley and the great | manufacturing center of arms and ammunition of our former enemies, who are now suffering from a recur- Tence of natlonalist passions and are fostering hopes of revenge. | ‘We are thus In a position to de- | profected farther than Zev's at the line of finish. The newspaper photo- graphs seem to bear out this con clusion. The photographs, besides showing In Memorfam to be a fraction of a nos. In the lead elghteen inches from the wire, show one of his forefeet as just having hit the track and his body lunging forward from the impact of the.stride, while Zev's cofresponding foot 1s on its downward motion, and cannot have glven him an added Impetus on the final jump before both crossed the wire. Spectators Confident. The controversy raging over the thrilling ending of the match will not | be ended by newspaper photographs, a5 spectators, a number of them directly beneath the judges' stand and on a direct line with the finish vole, were telling the world tonigh that In Memoriam had won. Each person was confident that he was righ# because each “saw it with my own eyes. The decision of the judges in favor of Zev furnished a thrill that set the fend peace and safeguard our victory, | TOWd Wild With excitement, as al- We will not suffer®I solemnly afirn, |MOSt eVery one thought that In to you. The hour of concessions has | Memoriam had triumphed, as the two passed; the treaty will be executed, |EFeat three-year-old rivals floundered whether Germany la willing or un. | /nto the wire, racing neck and neck willing. To leave Germany the time | With scarcely an inch separating their B JOSEPH SHAPL By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune. Copyright, 1923, BERLIN, November 17.—Negotia- tions have been successfully conclud- od between the group of American financiers represented here by Jere- miah Jenks and a group of influential German financlers and industrialists | for a large loan, it was learned to- night on the highest authority. The amount of the loan is $1,250,000,000. Officially the loan is to be n the German financial and Broup, but the money Is to be put at the disposal of the reich government, | to be applidd to food and coal imports and financial stabilization. _The negotiations leading up to this ag ‘olumn 3.) addie Boy r respassin On Weeks’ Estate By the Associated Press, NEWTON, Mass., November 17.— Laddie Boy was arrested today. The dog pet of the late President Harding was locked up in the po- lice station on a teckgicdl charge of trespassing on the lawn of the estate of John W. Weeks, Secre- tary of War. He “balled” by Clarence Barker of Newton High- lands, his present owne d the case “placed on file.” Another charge of romping about Newton without a proper collar, with name and address, was dropped. Laddie Boy's owner, son of Harry Barker, the secret service man to whom Mrs. Harding gave the dog, explained that the address on the collar was being changed. FARMER AID TO VI WITH TAX PROIECTS Bloc Leaders Insist Agricul- tural Relief Bills Must Be Given Precedence. Jail L Fo | N BY HARDEN COLFAX. Farmer rellef legislation will com- [ pete with tax legislation for firs kplace in the fortcoming session of ! Congress, according to preliminary I plans now being formulated by some {of the chief bloc leaders. {prevails, especially among the mem- jbers from the west and middle west, | that the first thing to do—ahead of tax reduction or anything else—is help the farmer on his feet. looting, | A fire brigade demolished some | ade to | industrial | The idea E WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION COURT N TUMULT, FST FGHTS LOON, ASWALTON LEAVES “Lie” Charge Passed—Op- position Senator Rushes at Governor’s Counsel. EXECUTIVE DECLARES PROCEDURE IS UNFAIR I | | Walkout Follows Failure of De-| | fense to Introduce Ku Klux ! Klan Issue. | By the Assoclated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., November | 17.—The impeachment trial of Gov. J. C. Walton unexpectedly was speed- | ! cd toward an early conclusion today | when the executive annodnced that he could no longer “bear up under the humiliation” of an “unfair’ trial and walked from the courtroom The executive's departure came a few hours hefore the time set for the ution to rest and on the eve | of his expected presentation of evidence | |in contradiction of charges of moral | turpiture, neglect of duty, corruption in office and incompetency. The withdrawal gave strong evi- | dence that a final vote on acquittal or conviction would 5 obtained Mon- day. YALE OVERWHELNS PRINCETON, 20 Jexecntive turnea ana. witn nis wiee | Bulldog Tears Tiger Machine Senite cnamer o the door- e mem| 10 Tatters With Power- ‘ ful Attack. Wild Scene Created. The governor's unexpected leave- taking precipitated ‘a scene unpre- | cedented since the trial opened.| Finishing a short statement, in which | | | bers of his counsel following. . Court members, amazed, watched lin silence, while the - prosecution stared at the empty chalrs around gum defense table. g By the Assoclated Press . ! The governor's party had almost| NEW HAVEN, November 17.—The ! reached the door when Eenator| Bulldog today chewed the Tiger to |Charles E. McPherren of Dupant| fatters, taking twenty-seven bites |moved that the trial proceed. ~ | #nd escaping without @ scratch. The chamber suddeply became a| THIS zoological paradox was enact- ne of tumult. The e “Go | €d in the Yale bowl with some elghty \ahead,” went up an all sides. tthousand spectators massed for the But before the prosecution could | fiftleth anniversary of the first foot continue its interrogation of Aldrich | Pall game ever played between Yalo | Blake, the governor's former confi-|And Princeton, the longest series ex- [dentlal adviser. a-mation ‘was madb ‘;l‘l:w in_the history of college foot ito empower the court to appoint| PRIl loutaat tar the executive, which was| The tenaclous bulldog pursued the | voted down after senators had de-|Junsgle beast up and down the fleld lclared that his departure gave evi-| from start to flnish, but the Tiger | dence that he did not wish represen- | did not take it tamely. Three times tation. it turned and fought back savagély, | but never once was it able to carry | the ball closer to the Yale goal than | During this argument Senator Tom | the 24-yard line. It was a game {Anglin of Holdenville, president pro|team. but from tHe very first few tempore, declared that Tom Neal, a| minutes of play it was evident that ber of the governor's counsel,| it also was a beaten one. ontinued on Page 2, Column 1.) The hard-hitting Yale eleven, un- | defeated this season, took the upper | hand soon after the first whistle and | scored on the Orange and Black in levery period. Its total of 27 points |was the greatest margin of victory lever obtained in Its fifty-year-old |feud with Princeton, except that | wrested from the Tiger in 1890, when | the Blue fon, 32 to 0. Three touchdowns with resultant points, and two field goals gave Yale its victorlous total. Pond Scores Firat. (_ | Fight Narrowly Averted. FREE TRADE FIGHT IN BRITAIN OPENS Al Parties Get Under Way; Liberals Led by Lloyd George. | | | | Yale first crossed the Tiger goal) line in the first period, when “Ducky” Pond, the plunging halfback, dashed over the mark on the last of a series | lof line plays, following a beautifully | executed forward pass that netted 40 yards. This pass, hurled by Neale to Lyle Richeson, the clever field gen- | By the Associated Press. . LONDON, November 17.—The cam- { palgn over protection began through- lout the country today. The labor Indlcations are that a strong effort|party was first in the fleld with Its Wil be made to displace the tax ques- | manifesto, which promised numer- tion, for a time, with farmer ald legls- | ous constructive works 1f the party latlon. The theory of advocates of | was given power, and declared clear- farmer rellef measures is that the|ly for a capital levy on all esthtes and means to prepare for a new ag- | NS5 gression would be a crime against | posterity. We will not commit it.” The entire audience, composed of | menators, deputies, leaders of big (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) WILD RUSH IN BERLIN FOR NEW CURRENCY Exchange Merchants Battle to Get Rentenmarks—Saxony Work- ers Paid in Leather. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, November 17.—There were extraordinary scenes at the head offices of the reichsbank today when it became known that a limited quantity of the new rentenmark notes | was to be issued to the public. The news spread like wildfire and the ex- change merchants rushed bareheaded in taxicabs with baskets full of old paper marks to the f{ssulng office, where there was lively battle for pos- wession of the new currency. The newspapers this afternoon In- dignantly demand that the reichs- bank authorities take steps to pre-' vent similar disorders when the next issue ig given out. While these scenes were occurring in Berlin an - important leather fac- tory at Borna, Saxony, was issuing leather soles instead of the despised paper marks to its employes in pay- ment of the week's wages: Dr. Schacht, the new currency com- wigsioner, in an interview described the rentenmark as a temporary ex- wdient, to serve as a bridge from the present depreciated paper to the | juture gold mark issues. He declared | he present quotations on the mark abroad were entirely fictitious, but that the government possessed no eans to control them. Trained observers, with years of experience in watching close finishes, shouted that In Memoriam had won, but received the shock of their lives a second later when the Jjudges posted Zev as the winner. The finish, in the opinion of turf experts, was so close that the race could have been called a dead heat and not provoke an argument from admirers of either horse. The race was won In 2::06 3-5, three and two-fififths seconds slower than the track record for the distance established by Woodtrap in 1921, but ‘Woodtrap did not carry the Iimpost of 126 pounds that both In Memoriam and Zev carried today. Zev, as a result of his victory, if it is allowed to stand, becomes the greatest money winning race horse in the world. Owner Sinclair took down $25,000 of today’s $30,000 purse, swell- ing Zev's winnings to $301,073, which jshoved him ahead of the winnings of | the two English cracks, Isinklass with $291,275 and Donovan with $27 215. Zev's triumph probably means that he will seek international honors, as the winner of todax's race had been invited to compete in a six-cornered (Continued on Page 1, Part 4.) —_— ACTRESS ASKS JURY TRIAL MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., November 17.—Miss June Avis Evans, New York actress, served 'notice today through her attorney, Charles F. Dal- ton, that she would apply to Surro- gate Slater at White Plains on Tues- day for a jury trial of her claim ‘against the estate of the late Danlel R. Hanna, Cleveland publisher. The notice was directed to the ex- ecutors of the estate and was an- nounced as an effort on the part of Miss Evans to enforce a contract she alleged Mr. Hanna made with her be- fore he died to pay her an annuity for life providing she would break an engagement to marry her, W, shortest cut to greater prosperity lies in making the farmer prosperous (rather than in tax reduction. Then, | they say, ]prnnperlx}n and not until then. Just now virtually every plan for }farmer relief centers around the idea that the farmer should be enabled to sell his surplus products abroad. Keep enough in this country to meet rope,” expresses the thought back of all rellef legislation thus far pro- posed. Some of the proponents 8O 80 far as to advocate a virtual gift of our surplus products to Europe, in order to sustain prices at profithble levels here. Witkin the present week three plans have come forward from re- sponsible quarters: The first was the Carl Vrooman plan, which would create a perma- nent export commission of govern- ing of surplus crops. It does not in- { volve price fixing or government buy- {ing-of wheat or any other crop, but would make good all possible losses by a tax levied directly on all crops of which there is a surplus to be ex- ported. The second was the plan of Secre- tary Wallace announced by the Secre- tary In Chlcago Wednesday. Under it, the government would be required to buy the surplus of staple crops, sell them abroad and collect the losses from the farmers on the next crop. The third plan was brought to Washington the day after Mr. Wal- lace’s speech by George C. Jewett, general manager of the American | Wheat Growers’ Association. The main feature in which the Jewett plan dif- fers from the others is that it would pay a subsidy to the owners of wheat- exported, the money for this purpose to come out of a tax assessed against all wheat. In short. the object i» to have the farmer subsidize himself and thus avoid individual loss on export wheat while holding up the price of (Continued on Page 11, Column 2.) the eountry will enjoy full | our needs and sell the rest to Eu-| ment officials to supervise the dump-% over £5,000, which it calls “a debf redemption levy, | ceeds to be de war all the pro- voted to the redempticu of the war debt. | Premier Baldwin issued the custom- |ary candidate’s eleotion address to | b constituents tonight. This docu- ment adds little Information to his | recent speeches, but makes it piaimn | that he does not propose to tax raw | materials, and gives seventeen as th» {number of light cruisers to be laid down for relleving unemployment in the shipbuilding industry. A manifesto of the liberal party under the signatures of Lloyd George | and Asquith was looked for, but it failed to appear. All the big guns cf the liberal party were on platforms in the' provinces today, but thelr bom- bardment did not furnish &ny mis- siles in the form of constr measures to oppose the' ur.oni. labor platforms. Lloyd George Speaks. Lloyd George, Mr. Asquith, Winston | Churchill and Sir John Simon were among the speakers in the country.| As Always, Mr. Lloyd George's ap- pearance commanded the most enthu- slasm. A large crowd welcomed him &t the depot in London tonight when he returned with Mrs. Lloyd Georgé and their daughter Megan from Northampton, and cheered the party heartlly. i The unfonists of Kinross and West | Perthshire today declded to nominate | the Duchess of Atholl. Mrs. Oliver Strachey was selected by the inde- pendents of Brentford and the Chis- wick division of Middlesex to oppose ithe Canadian unionist, Col. Grant Worden, who will be put forward again by the unionfsts. Mrs. Hilton Philipson has decided to stand for re-election. For a time it was doubtful whether her husband, whom . she. succeeded in parliament, might not make a fight for his old seat, but a family council decided for the wite. | enough and they eral, who journeyed up from New Orleans to play quarterback for Yale, was the only thing outside of straight foot ball that the Blue displayed to any visiting scouts from Harvard gazing with interested eye on to- day's play. Capt. Mallory kicked an- other point after this touchdown, and in the second period sent two drop- kicks whistling over the Princeton goal posts. In both cases he stood close to the Tiger's 25-yard line. Yale's second and third touchdowns were made by Newell Neidlinger, with Mallory making one of the points after touchdown and Stevens, Kan- sas line plunger, the other. Neid- linger's first touchdown came after Diller, Yale guard, had recovered a fumble by Van Gerbig, Princeton's star back. A Princeton forward pass, intercepted by Stevens, paved the way for the last score in the final period. It was u frenzied Tiger that faced Yale today. Defeated by Notre Dame ana Harvard, with everything to win nd nothing to lose, the sons of Old Nassau opened their entire bag of i tricky ; weren't had no offensive sufficient to make more than a few spasmodic gains against the Blue. The Tiger eleven was outclassed, outs maneuvered and outguessed at nearly every stage of the game. But they tricks. Princeton Courageous. But Princeton courage was not lacking, @ fact amply shown in the first quarter, when the Tigers twice held the Blue inches from the goal line before Pond finally plunged over on the Yourth down. e Princeton took daring chances with fhe forward pass, but Yale, -after having demonstratgd with her single toss of the day that she also knew something of aerial play, proceeded to turn the Tiger's passes to her own account. Four times she Intercepted them and on one occasion followed with a series of line thrusts and end runs that resulted in a touchdown. Indeed, Yale didn't lose a chance to score—unless it be reckoned that she missed & few points toward the end of the game by sending in virtually WHY GET Urte it~ PRESIDENTIAL POISE 'TODAY’S STAR ' AUGUST T MAY SEE ) Pages. General News—Local, National, Foreign. National Political Survey—Pages 3 and 4. Schools and Colleges—Page 20. News of the Clubs—Page 25. D. C. National Guard—Page 27. rent-Teacher Activities—Page 28. Boy Scout News—Page 31, Radio News and Gossip—Page 32. At the Community Centers—Page 33. Financial News—Pages 36 and 37. * PART TWO—I16 Pages. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 12. D. A. R. Activities—Page 14. Girls and Their Affairs—Page 15. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 15. Girl Scout Notes—Page 15. ~ PART THREE—I12 Pages. musements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6 to 9. of New Books—Page 9. Fragpenities—Page 10. F and Navy News—Page 10. Vetefahs of the Great War—Page 10. Spaniish War Veterans—Page 10. Boys’ and Girls’ Page—Page 11. The Civillan Army—Page 11. Around the City—Page 12. News of the Jewish World—Page 12. A - PART FOUR—1 Pages. 1 Pink Bports Section. PART FIVE—8 Pages. Magazine Sectién—Features and Fiction. PART SIX—8 Pages. Classified Advertising. Serlal, “Pawned"—Page 8. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 Pages. World Evenu in Pictures, COMIC SECTION—1 Pages. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Betty; Mr. and Mrs. MADDEN PROPOSES TAKING FORD OFFER Would Build Power Plant to Replace One Sold in Summer. o By the Associated Press. Accéptance of Henry Ford's offer for the Myscle Shoals, Ala. water- , Power and fertilizer project, through | government construction of a new | steam auxillary power plant to re-} place the Gorgas plant disposed of recently to the Alabama Power Com- pany, s provided in a bill prepared by Representative Madden, repub- lican,. Tilinols, for introduction imme- dlately upon the assembling of the new Congress. The bill will be introduced elther by Representative Madden Representative McKenzle, republican, Iilinofs, of the committee which | oigtnally brought forth the legisla- tion, which died in the last Congress, {and will be simijar to the original | legislation except for the addition of a new section designed to meet conditions resulting from the sale of the Gorga® steam power plant. Under the new section Representa- tive Madden would have, the govern- l plant capable of developing 40,000 horsepower. -The bill would author- ize construction of the plant directly by the government or its construction, under contract, by Henry Ford or his | corporation. Another provision would authorize the War Departmeng to ac- quire, by condemnation or otherwise, ‘m site for the steam power plant on the Black Warrior -river near lock No. 17, and a strip of land connecting to dam No. 2. A limitation on the cost of the aux- iliary plant is provided under Repre- sentative Madden's draft of the new legislation. It ig stipulated that the cost of the new plant should not be more than the amount received by the ‘government—about $3,500,000—from the sale of the Gorgas plant. Representative Madden sald he thought the new bill would meet Mr. " (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) “From Press to Home Within the Hour’ The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. UNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18. 1923.—ONE HUNDRED PAGES. | | i 1 | | | | cross-examine | | | i 0. 0T OF DEBT | {Only, Claims on Books Are |: 3.65 Per Cent Fifty- Year Bonds. { | | | | | | | | The District government will be | out of debt next summer if Congress the coming on makes a final | appropriation of $300,000 for the sink- | ing fund, Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, jauditor, revealed in his annual report | !ast night | The only indebtedness which th municipality has on its books are the | |2.65 per cent bonds, on which the| | time limit expires August 1 of next | 40n June 20, 1922, the outstanding {8.65 per cent District of Columbia | bonds amounted to $4,719,700," the | report states. During the fiscal year | {1923, $130,450 of these bonds were purchased and canceled, leaving the | {amount of bonds outstanding on June | |30, 1923, $4.589,250. The sinking fund | | assets amount to $4,425,640.91, thus | making the net indebtedness of the | Distrite of Columbla on June 30, 1 1$165,609.09. The District of Columbia {has no other form of indebtedness | !than that represented by its outstand- ing 3.65 bonds. Period Expires August 1. f “The fifty-y period fop which | the 3.65 bonds were issued, the issue | being limited by law to $15,000,000, will expire August 1, 1924, The sink- | ing fund assets, represented entirely by Investnient in bonds and certifi- cates of the United States, will, with an apprapriation of $300,000 in the Digtrict appropriation act for the fiscal year 1925, be sufficient to dis- charge In full the 3.65 outstanding bonds.” The Commissioners, it is understood, ! have asked in their estimates for the | sum needed to retire the bonds. ! Maj. Donovan's report states that | the surplus revenues of the District {in the United States Treasury June 30, 1923, amounted to 343.35. | | | 1 i i on $3,- | wa Washington too much. FIVE CENTS. MORTIMER'S WIFE PROMISED FINE CAR, SENATE BODY T0LD Contractor’s Offer Made on Strength of Pledges by Forbes, Says Hushand. CONSPIRACY CHARGED - TO MANIPULATE BIDS {Detroit Firm Said to Have Had Inside Track—‘Craps” Game Alleged. Ellas H. Mortimer, star witness against Charles R. Forbes, took the stand again last night before the Senate veterans' committes to renew: his charges and present new ones. Chalrman Reed announced that James S. Easby-Smith, cognsel for Forbes, will not be permitted to Mortimer, but, as has the custom, the chairman will to the witness questions pre- ed by Easby-Smith ixamined by John F. O'Ryan, gen- eral counsel for the committee, Mor- timer said he had been able to locate, he last appeared on the stand. number of letters and telegrams relating to charges in his previous testimony. been put Reads Text of Letter. One of the first papers read was letter addressed to “My dear Katherine and Mort.” It said: You will see by the inclosed that s best T could do. Will keep and hope you will give me time, You vertainly have been generous with your car. With love ou both, JACK." Mdrtimer sald this was from J. W. Thompson of the Thompson-Black Con- struction Company of Chicago, who was seeking government contracts at that time. “On the strength of promises made to Thompson by Forbes about gover-ment work,” said Mortimer, “he had promised Mrs. Mortimer an expens was in the west about the time the car was ready and I know the car never s delivered.” Jun Telegram I Presented. A telegram sent from Washington on March 28, 1922, addressed to E. H. Jortimer, at the Waldort Hotel, New York, and signed “Katherine,” said: “Colonel left 1:05 p.m. Be at Went- worth." Mortimer sald the telegram was sent by his wife. “Forbes decided when we first be- gan talking about these contracts, Mortimer said, “that it would be bet- ter for us not to be scen together in 1 went to News York and she let me krow when he would bé there.” O'Ryan then put into the record a number of telegrams between James W. Black of the Thompson-Black Company, and Mortimer, for the pur- pose, it was explained, of showing that Mortimer did have business rela- tions with Black. One of the telegrams was dated at Seattle on July 4, 1922, signed “James W. Black,” and addressed to Mortimer at San Francisco, Promises “General Halg.” “Will have all of the Scotch gen- erals when you arrive here with Gen. Halg in commund,” said the telegram. There was also inquiry as to when Mortimer would reach Seattle. - At that time Mortimer was in San Francisco with Forbes and his offi- cial party, and Mortimer said the ar- rangement was to meet Black at ,Seattle, which they did. Were all the Scotch generals there?” asked Senator Reed. “Yes,” Mortimer responded. Another telegram dated at Seattle July 26, 1922, signed “James W. The report contains the complete figures of receipts and expenditures of the city government as follows: | District’s Cash Receipts. Bla or by ment, through the War Department, |. substitute an auxiliary steam power | “The cash receipts of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1923, amounted to 32,729, 788.57, made up as follows: Reve- nue of the District from taxes and miscellaneous sources, $15,819,702. amount paid by the United States on account of its proportion of appro- priations, $8,910,086. “The collections from taxes on real | estate for the fiscul year 1923 amounted to $9,473,811,34; collections | fromaxes on personal property, m-l cfuding taxes on gross earnings and receipts of public utilities, banks and building assoclations and on gross receipts of street rallway companies, 2,779,603.10, and ' collections from | taxes on Intangible personal prop- | erty. $1,723,443.10. Collections from | miscellancous sources amounting to | $1.842,844.95 made up the balance of the Distriet's revenue. “The sum of $215,000 was transfer- red from the revenues of the District of Columbia to meet the payhent of | policemen's and, firemen's pensions during the fiscal year 1923. The gross revenue collections of the Dis- | (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) pEE e iy TAX AGENTS FORCE OPEN | * CROKER DEPOSIT BOX $110,000 in Bonds Revealed by Drilling Lock Despite Pro- test of Bank. 5 By the Associated Press. ‘WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Novem- ber 17.—Federal estate tax agents to- Croker safety box in the First Na- tional Bank here. Nothihg was found in it but bonds amounting gto $110,000. 2 An expert safe opener was employ- €d to drill the box open, which it is i news. day forcibly opened the Bula M. | * and addressed to Mortimer at Washington, said: “When will you be here. Any This was after the Pacific coast trip (Cor or CHEVY CHASE BATTLE ENDS WITH TWO HURT Air Rifle ‘Confiscated and Bold Warrior Will Face Juven- ile Court. The battle of Chevy Chase wourd up yesterday with two casualties, a confiscated air rifle and the probabil- {ity of a case with a new twist com- ing up in Juvenile Court tomorrow. It was shortly after noon and George and Richard Weigle, about seven and nine years of age, respeg- tively, of 3705 Morrison street, wers in a tent, pitched on a high spot to |guard against the approach of an | enemy in woods near Chevy Chase drive and Keokuk street. Every- thing was serene. The sentry rested on his valiant Betsy, hiis pet air rifle, Up came the enemy in thé persons of George Bowdy, elgnt years of age, of 3701 Keokuk street, and John Eatle, eight years old, of 2733 Keokuk stweet. They approached steaithily, but the eagle-eyed sentry was not to be found asleep. He opened fire and the enemy dropped, wounded. George Bowdy sus- tained two BB shot wounds on the right side of the neck, which bruised it con- siderably, while his companion sustained similar wounds on the same side of the neck. Then the police came up. The air rifle was confiscated. And on the official ®ald was done’ without warrant and against the protest of the custodian bank. Mrs. Croker is the widow of the former Tammany chieftain. igcidental book” of the police depart- ment wag entered the notation: ‘ase will be presented to Juvenile Court.” So ended the blltl‘e, 7