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§ v SPEEDSIPTRAL FEXGO, ARVEY Court Seeks to Have Case Against South Carolinan Completed Today. Tix the Associated Press ALLENDALE, S. <, July 12—-With Judge J. Henry Johnson pressing for completion of the case by 6 o'clock this afternoon, taking of testimony in the second trial of former Gov. Wilson G. Harvey of South Carolina, charged with violating the state banking laws, was resumed today. Additional witnesses had been called by the prosecution, which yesterday placed State Bank Examiner W. W. Bradley, C. R. I. Brown and A. W. Litschgi, jr. liquidating agents of the defunct Enterprise Bank, and Menry Haas, chairman of the de- positors’ committee, on the stand. Although the defense had not in- dicated what course it would pursue, it was expected that the former gov- ernor, who vesterday was compelled to take his place in the prisoner's dock to answer to the indictment al- Jeging he had accepted deposits after his bank was insolvent, dontrary to law, would take the stand and give iiis version of the difficulties that ced the closing of the institut while he was cccupying the executive mansion at Columbia. On cross - examination _yesterday Examiner Bradley testified that the certified copy of his report introduced at the first hearing of the case, which resulted in a mistrial, was not a duplicate of the official report, inas- much as, though an error, it stated that the bank had approximately 594,000 of “worthless” paper, where- 4s 'the official report classified this paper as “doubtful.” instead of worth- less. The terms worthless and doubt- ful ‘were confused in the reprinting of the form on which the report was made out, the éxaminer admitted. AMERICAN “AD” MEN JAM LONDON HOTELS Train Schedules Upset by First of 2,000 Delegates to Interna- tional Convention. | | By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 12.—America’s 2,000 | delegates to the international adver- | tising convention which opens here | Monday began arriving today from | Plymouth, Southampton and Liver- pool. Special boats which conveyed | the delegates from New York docked at these ports last night and this| morning. The huge contingen‘s of delegates and their wives and children and bag- gage-upset the e flow of the Ena, lish train system this arriving in special tra of ten minute: were met and | Welcomed by Sir Herbert Morgan and | C. Harold Vernon on behalf of the | advertisers and representatives of the lord mayor, the British empire exhi- bition and many commercial organi- | zations So scarce were accommodations in this tourist-ridden city that the Amer- | icans had to be taken to hotels scat- | tered over every part of London and its suburbs. The delegates were | stormed from the minute of their ar- rival by hosts of reporters who sought to obtain from each «f them| an interview on the possibilities of advertising Great Britain on the road prosperity out of the present com- depression, h is to note of the convention most cases the reporters were cessful. forencon by ns at interva be | In suc- _— WOMAN VOT/ERS‘EEOSE MOBILIZATION DAY PLAN| Military and | Naval Preparedness Unwise Declare Excessive and Against Tradition. By the Associated Press, | CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 12—In| response to inquiries as to the att tude of the National League of Wom- en Voters on Mobilization day the ex- ecutive committee met with Miss Belle Sherwin, president, at Wilionghby last night and adopted a fesolution that “excessive military and naval pre- paredness is unwise and not in keep- | ing_with traditional policie | “The committee further reaffirms its support of the policy of interna- | tional co-operation in peaceful settle- ment of difficulties and emphasizes its | belief in world court participation in | conferences and committees for the | elimination of the causes of war and the gradual reduction of armament by international agreement,” the re olution concluded. GRANT ACTORS’ DEMAND. Three Protective Association Man- agers Bolt Majority Decision. NEW YORK, July 12.—Three mem- bers of the Managers' Protective A sociation which recently refused to grant Equity Actors’ Association de- mand for S0 per cent Equity cast have resigned from the association and ac- ceded to the actors’ demand, it is an- nounced. The three producers, all leaders in that field, are Brock Pemberton, Win- throp Ames and Henry W. Savage. These three have not indicated whether they will produce independ- ently or join the organization of pro- ducers who submitted to Equity’s re- quest Stude Light Si. only in th instance— | sentative | nurse, POISON SCARE REPORTED. Mothers Alarmed by Scratche: Etc., Since Coolidge Boy’s Death. NEW YORK, July 12.—A blood poisoning scare, believed to have been caused by the death of Presi- dent Coolidge's son, was reported yes- terday by New York hospitals. Since the first of the week, sur- geons said, clinics have been be- sieged by frightened mothers, asking that their children be treated for scratches, burns, blisters and othe like injuries. In one hospital alon forty such patients were given relief yesterday. TOKIONEGOTIATOR VISITS SAGHALIEN Inspection to Be Made Pre- liminary to Resuming Talk With Soviet Envoy. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, July 12—Kenkichi Yoshi- zawa, Japanese minister to China, who acted as the Japanese represent- ative in the negotiations in Peking with L. M. Karakhan, the soviet rep- resentative, has left for Saghalien Island, the future of which was one of the subjects by the negotiators. Before his departure Yoshizawa anounced that the gov- ernment had instructed to “ins spect the condition northern Saghalien from a diplomatic stand- point. The inspection is expected to contribute to the solution of the Saghalien question.” Yoshizawa is accompanied by rep- resentatives of the army and navy. who will study the military aspects of the case. Spend Week on Inland. After a week spent on the island. Yoshizawa is expected to return to Peking with new instructions to re- sume negotiations with Karakhan. Yoshizawa has been in Tokio for three weeks discussing Japan's policy toward Russia with Premier Kato and Foreign Minister Shidehara. The future of Saghalien has been one of the stumbling blocks in the negotiations between Japan and the soviet. Under the treaty of Ports- mouth, signed after the Russo-Japanese war, the czarist government ceded the southern half of the island to Japan The northern half is held in the mili- tary occupation of Japan pending the settlement of a demand for an_indemni- ty for the massacre by alleged Russian partisans of Japanese soldiers at Niko- lafevsk during the Japanese occupation of eastern Siberia CURRAN DEFENDS ELLIS ISLAND ACTS Commissioner Denies Charges of Incompetence Made by Board of Pension Surgeons. discussed him of By the Ascociated Press. NEW YORK, July sioner Henry H. Curran Island denied last night incompetent admin immigration laws at Ellis Island, which made yesterday by Dr. Charles Fama, secretary of the board of United States pension surgeons, to Secretary of Labor Davis. Dr. Fama, supported in his mission by Repre- Hamilton Fish, cited five cases of the detention of immigrants in proof of his charges. Commissioner Curran said that the records of hearings held before the special board of inquiry on Ellis Island disclosed that three of the immigrants had been ordered d ported, respectively, because of illit- eracy. mental defectiveness and the giving of inadequate answers de- signed to show professional com- petency. The latter case is that of a woman claiming to be a trained whom the commissioner as- serts ' gave ‘ridiculous replies” re- garding the treatment of patients. He refused to discuss the cases of Dr. Paul Soldano, an interne in the Metropolitan Hospital here, and his old family servant, detained on the ground of liability to become public charges. until a final decision has been given by the Secretary of Labor. - CANADA URGED TO PROFIT BY U. S.-TOKIO TENSION 3 o 7/ Premier King Sees Chance for Ex- tending Dominion’s Trade With Japanese. e Associated Press. OTTAWA, July 12.—Referring to the “somewhat tense” feeling now ex- isting between the United States and Japan, Premier King said - in the House off Commons yesterday that “if our commercial agencies will take ad- vantage of the psychology of the si uation there is a chance for Canada to develop immensely the trade be- tween Canada and Japan.” The premier made these statements while informing the House that gov- ernment would discuss with Nippon the admission of Japanese “wiv:s” 1o Canada. He said that the immigra- tion department ~should exercise closer scrutiny in this matter than it had in the past. During the discussion following the premier’s declaration, A. W. 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She held up a hand as soon as she saw me. e heard all about it, ¢ she exclaimed. saw at Peggie Manson' oing to discuss it! and—— “It's not that, Lady Renardsmer and I wasn't going to say anything about my own safety,” 1 retorted, feeling rather nettled by her ton I'll contrive to safeguard myself, as far as I can, somehow. But that's not why I came in. There are two ing in my room, who want to see you.” A portentous frown nage a’ newspaper And I'm not You're safe here, gathered on ee me?” she exclaimed, t men “Scotland Yard men—detectives,” 1 answercd, brusquely, and keeping a sharp eye on her. T know one, De tective-Sergeant Jifferdene. “What do they want with me?” she demanded angrily. “Who sent them? You haven't said anything, Cranage? You said_the other day that you hadn’t! You know what I mean about Neamore coming here? You haven't mentioned that—or me—to any of these people “I haven't said one word about vou or Neamore to any of thems Lady Renardsmere!” 1 replied. “I told you I hadn’t. 1 think that their visit— from what they've said to me—a out of yesterday’'s affair, out of 2 more’s murd”. They know som thing. They know, for instance” 1 continued, watching her narrowly, that you lunched with Neamore, Hol- liment, and Quartervayne at the Ritz Hotel about a week or s0 ago.” That told. She stared at me, al- most incredulously, for a full min- ute. “How do they know that?" she ex- claimed. “I suppose a great many people know you, Lady Renardsmere” I aid. “Your town house, in Park Lane, isn’t so very far away from the Ritz is it? I imagine that some- body who knows you saw you at the Ritz with these men and, when in- quiries began to be made after the murder of Neamore yesterday, told the detectives. These things come She suddenly lifted her hand and pointed to the door which 1 had left slightly open. “Shut it she said. peremptorily. it down, Cranage. lad, what do these fellows want “I think they want to k you some questions. Lady Renardsmere. I replied, “about: what you lf.new of Neamore—and the other two. o “Have they told you anything? she asked. I mean—since they came here, this morning? “About Neamore's murder, a good deal’ 1 answered. “The circum- stances— | e Waved her hand impatiently. No—no!"” she exclaimed. % don’t care a hang about Neamore's mur- der, not I-—nor the others, either. 1 mean—about me?” don’t know that they know an thing about you,” 1 said, “other, that is. than that you were with these three men at the Ritz. They want information. Lady Rvnardsme.re e they're working up their case. She sat silegt for a while, dram- ming her fingers on the desk before her. “What |in|€; did sked sudden A About half-past 127 T replied. “And i now nearly 2—lunch *she said. “Have they had any- thing o thing d 1 “Hand them ove age, and tell him t they come”™ she to Burton. Cran- give them lunch.” he commanded. “Tell him to look well after them—I know what those fellows like. See that they have an: thing they fancy in the way of drinks—cigars, too. Afterward— Tll see about it." 1 went back to Jifferdene and Bea- cher and without committing myself to any engagement on Lady Renards- mere’s behalf, invited them to lunch, and_carricd_them: off to the butler. HOTEL INN Formerly Stax Hotel Phove Main 81088109 604-610 9th SL'L‘.X\" 7 . kly; $10.50 room: with Toiet, YBowenr2ud luvatory 107 2 °h room, 50 per cemt more. The Name Gunther Means Quality QUAUTY BEVERASE CONTENTS 12 FLUID OUNCES L CONTAINS Liss THAN % oF 17%:ALCOM Sttt at tle Pl o . Baltijore;. ¥YULIKIE L i A Case of Light or Dark Will Convince You For Prompt Service Phone Lin. 1418 YANKEE BOTTLING CO. 640 C St. N.E. | | | Rooms Like Mother's. | who presently installed them in a quiet little room, and—after my whi: pered and parficular instructions- proceeded to serve them with very generous hospltality. “Lady Renardsmere," left them, sider yourselves at yourselves — I'll see while." 1 lunched, s usual, in my own room, wondering what was going to come of all this Would Lady Re- nardsmere tell these two men any thing? 1 knew well enough by that time what a_queer, masterful woman she was, and what difficulty anybody would have in extracting information from her that she didn’t care to give. To me the question w what was the precise nature of her transac- tions with the three men who, al- most immediately afterward, ~had cach been brutally murdered. Would she tell? At 3 o'clock, T went down to the two detectives. They had evi- dently done themselves very well, in- deed, in every way, and between the last WhIffs of a choice Partugas, Jif- ferdene voiced their joint warm sense of Lady Renardsmere's lavish hospi- tality. “But it's getting on, Mr. Cranage, he concluded, pulling out his, watch. “We want fo be getting back to town. When *will her ladyship see us? “I'll see about it Liquire now. Outsid, Burton. H knowing look “Her ladyship's 1 said. as 1 opes that you will con- home and enjoy you after a " 1 answered. “I'll found with a the lower hall, I drew me aside, gone, Mr. Cran- age,” he whixpered. “Gone a good hour ago—with her maid. T don't know where she's gone—1I should say to town. Walker took 'em from the garden entrance, quietly—no luggage. And she left a message for you with D. C., SATURDAY me—there’s no need for those two gentlemen to wait—she's nothing whatever to say to them!" CHAPTER XV. The American Tourlst. The butler and I looked at each other. He was an old and very con- fidential servant, and withal a de- pendable and sensible man. There was a limp silence between us then. Probably realizing that I was very young and he himself becoming elderly, he spoke, glancing around us as if to suggest secrecy. “I imagine that this"—he waved a hand in the direction of the room in which Jifferdene and Beacher were still lingering over thelr cigars—“all this, Mr. Cranage, is on_account of that Neamore affair? Those two— in there—they're detectives, of course. 1 spotted 'em, Mr. Cranage, at once “What do you know about the Nea- more affair,” Burton?" 1 asked. “I've seen the newspapers th morning, sir, as most people have he replie ‘and of course I remem- ber this Neamore coming here the other day—I saw his card before it was taken in to you—and her lady- ship carrying him off in her car. And now 'he’s murdered!—and quick on the murder, these two men come herel” And—her ladyship won't see e “You know Lady well enough, Burton, nobody and nothing can make her do what she doesn’t want to do,” I said. “If she says that she's nothing what- ever to say to these two—well, there you are! But did she leave no other essage?—no message for me?” ‘Nothing but what I've told you of, Mr. Cranage,” he answered. “And—no instructions?—for you?" 1 suggested. He shook his head, smiling to him- self. “Then-—she’ll probably be back t night, especially as she took no lug- RAK 1 said. ‘Just ran up to town for a few hours, ch?” Again he smiled—enigmatically. “If you'd known her ladyship as long as I have, Mr. Cranage,” he answer- ed, “you'd know that ygu never can argue anything from anything she Renardsmere to know that dces. T've known her set off to America at ten minutes’ notice, and JULY . 12, 1924, to Parls at five, T attach no impor- tance to her going from here without luggage—there are always trunks already packed for any journey at the house in Park Lane, and she’s noth- ing to do but cali for 'em. You never know what she's going to do —but in this case I do think she's off for a while, or she wouldn't have taken Mam'selle Felicla with her. Luggage?—Lor' bless you, Mr. Cran- age!—I've known her set off to Italy in the one gown she stood up in, and rig herself out with whatever she and the mald wanted as they went along!—a woman with her un- limited command of money can do anything!” “And—in such instances—she leaves you to look after everything, with no speclal orders?’ I asked. “Precisely, sir! There never are any special orders,” he replied. “This house, Mr. Cranage, and the house in Park Lane, too, are both kept up and staffed so that her ladyship can walk into either of ‘em at any hour of day or night and find everything going on as if she never left ‘em! Oh, T know what to do even if she never came back for six months!” “What?" 1 asked, anxious to apply his method to mysel “Gio on just as us he answered coolly. “Always be ready for her to walk in—which she will do, sooner or later, without any warning, and just as It she'd never gone out. And if T were you, Mr. Cranage, I should do the same. It's what she likes— which is the main_thin “Well,” said I. “I suppose so—but just now I must get rid of these.men. They won't be pleased, Burton! ‘I dare say!” he asserted, with a knowing look. “But—I don't think that would bother her ladyship. I went oft—slowly and thought- fully—to the little parlor wherein the two detectives were awaiting me. I saw at once that Jifferdene was getting impatient. So I went straight to_the point. . “I'm ~very sorry,” 1 said bluntly, “but Lady Renardsmere declines to see y She has nothing whatever to say don’t know whether it was that Jifferdene felt that he represented the majesty of the law, and that this curt announcement outraged it, but he turned very red and got on to his feet. declines?” he said questioningly. “Nothing to say? Did—did you tell her who we were, Mr. Cranage, and where from?" “Both!” T replied. that, well enough. where—with her!’ “Oh!" he exclaimed, and exchang- ed a look with his companion. Then he turned again to me. “Come, Mr. Cranage!” he said, “this is all very well! We've got to see her.” “That's impossible,” 1 answered, smiling at him. “Lady Renardsmere left here an hour ago.” His mouth opened and he started at_me incredulously. “Left? An hour, ago?” he exclaim- ed at last. “Did you know “Knew nothing about it, Jifferdene, until just now,” I answered. “Then, the butler told me. She left a mes- sage. There was no need for you to vait longer—yshe had nothing what- ever to say Jifferdene turned to a corner and picked up his hat and umbrella. It was evident that he was very angry: too angry to speak jus: then. But Beacher spoke. He laughed, too— as if he were amused. Jone us!” he said. “And_ done herself growled Jifferdene. “A very foolish thing on her part, Mr. Cranage, to run away like that.” (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) b e v CRUSH BOLIVIAN REVOLT. “She knows all That goes no- no good!” Cruz, Buenos Aires Hears. BUENOS AIRES, July 12—Bolivian government troops have occupied the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, ac- cording to the la Paz correspondent of La Nacion, who adds that the rev- olutionary movement which broke out a few days ago in the province of 5 WILL PAY PONZI VICTIMS._\' Court Authorizes Distribution of / $456,146.25 Among Creditors. / BOSTON, July 12.—Creditors of. Charles Ponzi were allowed 343 146.25 to be divided among them i mediately by a decision handed down' here yesterday by Judge Wait in the supreme court. The decision came on a petition by A/ Henry V. Cunningham, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Ponzi, that he be allowed to take the $1.500.- 000 deposited in the closed Hanover Trust Company. BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent nn shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. 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