Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Local thuhdershowers tonight and probably tomorrow morning; cooler tonight. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 92, at 5 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 71, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 2. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 20 - Foening ¢ Sfar. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 90,209, No. 29,320. post ofice Wa Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1924—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. TWO CENTS NTERALLIED DEBT PARLEY IS CERTAN, HERRIOT REVEALS French Evidently Have Achieved Object Worked for in Present Conference. REPRESENTATIVES OF U.S. NOT PARTY TO DECISION Premier and Nollet Reported in Clash Over Taking Sol- diers From Ruhr. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 9.—A conference on the question of interallied debts will be held in the near future, it has been definitely decided, Premier Her- Tiot of France, announced today just before he left for Paris for a con- ference with his cabinet on the work ©f the international conference. The French delegates had been working persistently to bring about such an interallied debt discussion since the present conference opened. It is understood that it has not yet been decided whether the new con- ference will be held in Paris or Lon- don. 1t was emphasized. however, that the United States representa- tives were not parties to the decision 10 hold the debt parleys. The allied and German experts met at the foreign office today and contin- ued reviewing the details for launch- ing the Dawes plan. Two-thirds of the program which the interallied conference formulated has been approved by the Germans. The experts now are involved in the question of deliveries in kind as out- lined in the French proposals which the allies adopted, and it not ex- pected the Germans will assent to the allies’ findings on this subject until the results of Premier Herriat's trip to Paris are known. Chiet Delegates Meet. The chief allied delegates met at No.. 10 Downing street this morning, ‘but the “big fourteen,” including the Germans, will not meet before Mon- Numerous informal meetings of the experts are being held, but through- out the conference circles ft”is con- ceded that the parties to the négotia- tions can make little real progress during the week end. Prime Minlster MacDonald will go to Eastbourne his afternoon for a rest. Chancellor Marx and Foreign Minister Strese- | mann, the principal German dele- gates, will spend the week end at Lord Parmoor's country place. Am- bassador Kellogg will remain in Lon- don. FOCH MAY DECIDE. Will Have Final Say on Evacua- tion of Ruhr. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 9.-—Marshal Foch will probably cast the. vote which will decide the fate of the London international conference for putting the Dawes Reparation settlement plan into effect, in the opinion of many observers here of the proceed- ings of the conference. He is the last authority on military matters in France, and Premier Her- riot and his associates, who are leav- ing this afternoon for Paris, must have his approval of the agreement to evacuate the Ruhr, it is declared, before definite action can be taken on a multitude of technical questions which all turn about the military and political pivot. Premier Herriot's trip to Paris has somewhat dampened the optimism which has prevailed in conference circles, and the return of the French delegates, which is set for Monday, is awaited with considerable uneasiness. Troubled by Discord. Political circles here remain some- what troubled as to the reasons for the sudden decision of Premier Her- riot to return to Paris over the week- end, despite the official communiques given out in London denying there are divergencies between the premier and his minister of war, Gen. Nollet, aftending the international confer- ence with his chief. It is maintained in well informed quarters here that the divergencies in views between Gen. Nollet and Premier Herriot which already have twice threatened 1o provoke the war minister's resig- nation, have reached a point where a final grave decislon is necessary. Premler Herriot, it is pointed out, has been pulled in opposite directions ever since the London conference opened, the Soclalist element in his parliamentary majority demanding that he make every concession neces- sary to reach an agreement with Prime Minister MacDonald and the Germans, while Gen. Nollet, feeling that his own responsibility as min- ister of war was involved, fixed a limit beyond which he could not go. ‘Wants to Exceed Limit. A proposition to go beyond that Timit in order to obtain the signature of the Germans to the protocol of the London conference is supposed here to have made it necessary for the premier to return and place the whole situation before the cabinet. RUHRB ISSUE TO COME UP. Herriot and Colieagues Realize It Cannot Be Avoided. By Badlo to The Star and_Chicago Dail. - Copyright, 1024. " PARIS, August 9.—The sudden de- termination of Premier Herriot to re- lu%to Paris and consult members of i v S ON BOARD U. S. end. “Quit American public would think? something will happen. FLVERS WILLAKE TOMILE JUNP OTHERPLANS FAL | Serious Consideration Given i Proposal to Refuel Planes at Sea. By the Associated Pres REYKJAVIK, Iceland. August 9.— | The United States cruiser Raleigh | sailed from here this morning to search for a landing place for the American round-the-world fiyers on the east coast of Greenland. It was this coast that was reported icelock- ed, thus affording no safe haven for the planes. g Lieut, Lowell H. Smith, commander of the American Army round-the- world fyers, will not listen to any plan for abandoning the remainder of the flight because of unusually bad ice conditions along the east coast of Greenland. Lieut. Smith apparently is worry- ing contimmally abaut the ice *@iM- culties, but, rather than abandon the fiight at this stage, he asserts that he would prefer to go directly from Reykvavik to the west coast of Greenland. Reports from the east coast indicate that the ice continues to present serious obstacles and that under present conditions a landing at any place on, the coast would be impossible. Plane in Good Sha, The New Orleans, the plane which Erik H. Nelson piloted to Iceland, which was taken ashore today for overhauling, was found to be in such good condition that very little in the { way of repairs had to be done to it. The motor wasg found to be in excel- lent condition. Lieut. Smith’s plane will not be taken ashore because it is believed it will need no repairs. The aviators, if success crowns the remainder of their world flight, will thus have crossed the Atlantic with- out using the spare parts provided for them. Early reports from the Gertrud Rask, Danish supply ship for the fly- ers, which is icebound oft Angmag- salik, indicate that the situation has rot changed, but the hope is express- ed here that a severe snowstorm known to be raging over the Green- land Coast may break up the ice field and release the supply ship. Serious discussion is going on of the possibility of fueling the planes at sea from the Raleigh as the final measure in the event that a safe har- bor is not found. This would make the fiyers take an almost continuous hop from Reykjavik to Ivigtut, on the west coast of Greenland. The flyers are reluctant to gonsider this possibil- ity except in the event that others fail. Trip to Iceland Game. The airmen said this morning that the trip to Iceland was a mere game compared with the flight from Alaska to the Kurile Islands. Even the ex- perience in the fog between the Ork- “Quit! Never!” Say Airmen Facing Menacing Ice _Jams BY FREDERICK R. NEELY, Staff_Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, REYKJAVIK HARBOR, Iceland, August 9 (via Wireless).—There was no sign of hesitancy in the camp of the American round-the-world flyers today—only grim determination to “carry on” in the face of seemingly insur- mountable difficulties and bring their epochal journey to a glorious exclaimed one of the officers. “Say, how do you sup- pose we would feel walking into the chief’s office in Washington and meekly saying we had gone so far, but couldn’t go any further just because of ice and bad weather? “No, we're not going 'to quit. other, we are going on through and within the next seven- days We are determined to let the American public see this flight brought to a And that was the sentiment of every man attached to the world- flight expedition. Although the original airway from here to Green- land, mapped by the Army, seems hopelessly blocked with ice, an- other route is now being planned, and the four aviators who are to make the hop are confident of ultimate success. What do you suppose the For those recasons, if for none torious conclusion.” 41 Dead, Thousands Of Houses Razed In Russian Quake By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, August 9.—Fdrty-one persons are dead and 3,100 houses destroyed in consequence of an earthquake in the Province of Ferghana, according to the Rosta agency, official bolshevik news disseminating organization. Twelve hundred houses also were damaged by landslides in the Ferghana Mountains. In the village of Pokrovskaia, which was the center of the ca- tastrophe, only 4 of the 600 houses remain intact. g B FLODD N APAN CLAMS 73 LIVES Tamsui River Overflows, Thousands Homeless; North China Towns Under Water. By the ixted Press. TOKIO. - August _3-—Seventy-three persons are known to be dead and-§7 missing as a result of the overflowing of the Tamsul River, in northern For- mosa, according to advices received here today. Approximately 40,000 houses “were inundated, of which 3,000 were destroyed, while thousands have been rendered homeless, includ- ing 7,000 in the city of Talhoku. It is expected that the casualty list will grow when complete reports are re- ceived from the districts of Taihoku and Gigau, which were the chief suf- ferers. The government is organizing re- lef. VILLAGES UNDER WATER. Hundreds Made Homeless Northern China. By the Associated Press. PEKING, August 9.—Hundreds of villages in northern China have been inundated by floods which have swept on to the lowlands, under the urge of excessive rains of the past two weeks. Much suffering has resulted, though the loss of life has been small, it is believed, adequate warning having been given the populace in most cases. In most sections subject to periodical floods the villages are built on higher ground, and in these in- stances, as in others, escaped serious damage. Growing erops, however, have been ruined in many localities. Great Cities Menaced. The city of Tientsin, menaced for a time by the rising waters of the Hsiho River, was saved from possible damage by the breaking of the river's banks about seven miles west of the city. The waters overflowed all the adjacent lower country. Peking, too, had a momentary flurry when the Yuntingho River overfiowed about 15 miles to the southwest of the city, the water ap- proaching Nanyuan, a suburb about seven miles directly south of the city, in (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) By the Associated Press. FAIRMONT, W. Va., August 9.— A story of how a negro with a-bul- let wound in his back feigned death while a hooded mob conducted a ceremonial over him on a lonely farm near here last February, was revealed by authorities today fol- lowing the arrest last night of 7 men on charges of conspiracy to murder. The negro was shot when he attempted to escape from the mob after he had been enticed to the farm by a white woman fo whom he'is said to have made.ad- ‘vances. % Those arrested on warrants sworn out by Prosecuting ‘Attorney Amos are: Rev. E. O. Jones, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, “ Shinnston; Joséph B. Cox, coal operator; Guy Utterback, T. O. Meredith, Beverly Garrett, Clyde Hugus and J. A:-Landis. Utter- back, Garrett and Landis were committed to jail, but the others ‘were released under $10,000 bail each. Oficers of Kian. Rev. Mr. Jones, according to (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Feigns Death While Hooded -Men Hold Ceremony Over His Body the Ku Klux Klan in West Vir- ginla, and Utterback also was an officer in the organization until last Wednesday, when his term ex- pired. The negro, Daniel Washington, was a chef at a hotel here when authorities say he made advances to Mrs. C. R. Brown, a waitress. Arrangements were made, they say, for a tryst between Washing- ton and Mrs. Brown. at the farm’ on the night of February 29, and ‘when Washington arrived he was surrounded by masked and robed * men. He tried to escape and was ot in the back. Dragged into' a nearby ravine, the negro feigned death and the ceremonial was held. After the masked men h: departed, he crawled to the road and was taken to a hospital by a passing motorist. - Mrs. Brown and her husband were indicted for the shooting, and recently werg brought back here from St. Louls, where they were arrested. Authorities say ' they have confessed and have revealed the names of the other members ~of the mob. . Additional arrests GLAND DISORDERS AGTUATED LEOPOLD EXPERT TESTIFIES Permitted Him to Fall Under Dominance of Loeb, - Alienist Asserts. SOUGHT DELAY"IN BOY’S MURDER, COURT TOLD Planned Trip to Europe to Bregk Morbid Influence of Fel- low Murderer. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 9.—Disordered endocrine glands were held responsi- ble for the mental and physical de- velopment of Nathan F. Leopold, jr.. which permitted him to fall in with Richard Loeb's childish phantasy to commit the perfect crime, resulting in the kidnaping and slaying of Robert Franks, Dr. H. S. Hulbert, Chicago, psychiatrist, testified today in the hearing to fix their punish- ment. Dr. Hulbert used X-ray pictures to | show to Judge John R."Caverly causes of the youth's mental and physical disorders on which the defense bases its plea for mitigation of punishment. Thyrold Gland Discased. Leopold’'s thyroid gland had been diseased, but the- disorder has sub- sided, and his pineal and pituitary sfands have not functioned as they should, the doctor, fourth of the de- fense's experts to appear in the 16 days of session, testified. In summing up he concluded that the boys, he having described Loeb's disorders yesterday, came together as necessary complements one of the other, and that Leopold, unable to resist loeb’s leadership, their asso- ciation led to the murder of Bobby Franks. Dr. Hulbert said the x-ray pictures showed #treaks downward and later- ally on the skull. “They are of no medical signifi- cance, although I never have seen them before. “They are from preparations Leo- pold used 10 keep hig hair in order,” explained the doctor with a smile. A" half-hour before court was to open at 10 a.m. the courtroom was flled and a line of would-be spec- tators wound downstairs from the sixth floor and out along Austin ave- nue to Clark street, a block away. The defense, expecting that com- pletion of Dr. Hulbert's direct testi- mony and cross-examination by Rob- ert E. Crowe, State’s attorney, would require the entire two-hour session, was not explicit in statements re- garding witnesses to follow Dr. Hul- bert. Another alienist and Foreman Leo- pold and Allan Loeb, brothers of the young defendants, were on the list of defense witnesses yet to be called. Dr. Hulbert picked up his testimony. where he left off yesterday with his description of Loeb's “king-slave” phantasy. Dr. Hulbert said the phan- tasy was continued until the age of 18, the phantasy setting the pattern of his life, Leopold's ambition coming to be the “perfect slave of the perfect king.” Leopold found such a person in Loeb, sald the witness, and wanted, to be Loeb’s “perfect slave in any manner, even through kidnaping and murder.” “There were no, criminalistic phan- tasies in Leopold's life, but his phan- tasies influenced him very largely to do what he has done,” continued the doctor. The testimony veered to Leopold's religious life, the witness saying that because of his advanced intellectual lite Leopold was ready for confirma- tiop well before he was of age to be, and when he reached the age he did not care to be confirmed. Leopold once visited a church in which there was a stained-glass win- dow portraying the Madonna and (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) — HERRICK LEAVES PARIS FOR REST ON OHIO FARM Ambassador to Spend Vacation in Middle West—Embassy to Be 'nmnm‘ffly Renovated. By the Associated Press. PARIS, August 9.—Myron T. Her- rick, American ambassador to France, entrained for Havre this morning for a vacation trip to the United Sfates. Hé was ‘accompanied by his son, Par: mely Herrick, and the latter's wife and son. < The . Ambassador, who looked the picture of health, told the correspond- ent he never felt better, and that he expected to return to his post within two rionths after resting on his Ohio farm. . = | Ameriean colony betore Christmas, P ) The work of renavating the new em- bassy building will be Putsued during his. absence, he continued, and he hoped on his return merely to have to supervise the finishing touches, so he ¢ould give a housewarming to ‘the Mr. Herrick and his party will sail on the steamship Paris. Other pas- sengeéts oh the vessel will be the Freiich Davis Cup team, several mem- bers. of the American Olympic team, who have been traveling in Scan- ainavia, and the intrepld young navi- gator, Alam Ggrbault, who is plan- ning to ¢ross the Pacific alone in his sallboat, the Firecrest. PARDONABLE PRIDE. GUARDIAN ASKED FORFIACEE, & i Daughter of D. C. Woman Asks Protection of Estate From Suitor, 28. A romance of two years' standing between a widow of 82 and a hand- some young organist just turned 28 was ‘brought to light today through the filing of a suit in Raleigh, N. C., by the woman's daughter, Mrs. W. W. Wayland of 733 Quebec place, this city, asking that a guardian be ap- pointed to handle her mother's small rortune of $13,000. The-elderly woman Is Mrs. John J. Fray, who makes her home with her daughter at the Quebec place address, and the young flance is Jack Griffith, formerly organist at the York The- ater, on Georgla avenue, half a block from the Wayland home. Suit was brought in Raleigh because Mrs. Fray formerly made her home there and keeps her securities in a bank in that city. News -of the suit came to Washing- ton through the Associated Press, and Mrs. Fray knew nothing about it until informed by a mewspaper man. The court in Raleigh granted Mrs. Wayland a temporary injunction, pre- venting her mother from disposing of any of the securities in the bank there. Simultaneously steps have been taken to have a guardian ap- pointed. Sees Move to Get Money. “The complaint filed alleges,” ac- cording to The Associated Press dis- patch, “that Mrs. Fray is a widow, 82 years old, and that she has become enamored of a 28-year-old musician, and that he, while professing to love her, is endeavoring to obtain her money. The order secured is return- able on August 26 at Louisburg, N. C” Mrs. Fray reluctantly supplied the name of her young finance and ad- mitted that they would have been married “long ago” had it not been that her daughter is in poor health and needed her help at home. She said she was introduced to Griffith at the York Theater and used to visit the place frequently to hear the youthful musician play. Although Griffith has since. goe to Norfolk, Va. where he is now an organist in a popular moving picture house, he makes frequent trips to Washington to see her, Mrs. Fray said. The.elderly widow denied thaty he has ever tried to get control of her money and said she would fight to prevent any one else from assum- ing dictatorship over her money. _ Employes at the York Theater de- scribed Jack Griffith as tall, immacu- lately clothed in suits of the latest cut, and 'sald he could “just make the house sob with his music TYSON LEADS SHIELDS BY 11,334 IN PRIMARY Vote of 1,548 Precincts Reported on Tennessee Senator- ship. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, August 9.—With virtu- ally complete returns from 86 of the 95 counties in the State reporting a total vote of 146,086, in 1,546 precincts out of 'a total of 2,118, Gen. L. D, Ty- son of Knoxville " early ‘today had a lead of 11,334 votes over-Senator John K. Shields, his nearest opponent, in the contest for the Democratic nomi- nation for United States Senator. Judge Nathan I, Bachman tratled the ticket with 11,322 votes less than Shields. IAdditional returns from the Demo- cratic gubernatorial contest only in- creased the tremendous lead which Gov. Austin Peay has held over his opponent, John R..Neal. Returns compiled early today showed the following vote for United States Senator: Tyson, §9,992; Shields, 43,688; Bachmaun, 37,346, RUMANIA SEEKS TO PAY TRADE DEBTS IN U. S. Foreign Minister Asks Legation to Get All Data on Unpaid Bills. Ry the Associated Press BUCHAREST, Rumania, August 8.— Foreign Minister Duca formally re- quested the American legation yester- day to endeavor to obtain through Washington complete data regarding Rumanian unliquidated commercial debts to American creditors, both pre-war and post-war. 1t is stated that the Rumanian gov- ernment is anxious to co-operate with the United States Government in ob- taining satisfactory practical settle- ments of the outstanding trade debts, similar to the agreements already copcluded with the principal Euro- pean creditors of this country. BRATIIAN FORGES Two_Trainloads of Federal Wounded Reported Brought to Sao Paulo. By the Associated Press. BUENOS °~ AIRES, August 9.—The Santos correspondent of La Nacion says it is reported that the Brazilian federal forces pursuing the Sao Paulo rebels have suffered heavy losses, and it is asserted that two trainloads of wounded have arrived at Sao Paulo City - An earlier dispatch from the corre- spondent said that after capturing Botucatu, a federal column proceeded in the direction of Itarare, near the border of Parana state, again coming in contact with the rebels. Other rebel forces were said to have taken up positions near Botucatu. Fighting on Long Line. Fighting has been in progress be- tween federal forces and the rebels at different points along a straggling line extending from Sao Paulo to about 300 miles west of that city, ac- cording to official advices received here. Official advices tell of the occupation by the federal forces of the cities of Porto Feliz and Itu, respectively 52 and 40 miles northwest of Sao Paulo, while Cutis, 15 miles directly west of Pao Paulo, has been abandoned by the rebels. The federal forces cap- tured 29 rebel cavalrymen. Other dispatches reaching here say that the city of San Roque, about 30 miles west of Sab Paulo, was occupied by the federals after they had en- gaged - the rebels at Pantojo and Mayrik. FOIL BANDITS" ATTEMPT. SUDBURY, Ontario, August 9.—Ban- dits yesterday failed in an attempt to wreck the pay car of the Interna- tional Nickel. Cormpany and - escape with $30,000. .On the crest of a hill near Creighton mine, ‘twelve miles from here, they set a serles of four dynarhite charges which . they ex- ploded by, means of a battery from a hiding place as the motor car passed. passed. - The car was lifted into the alr and the four occupants peppered with sand but not otherwisé hurt. The car was able to procee DECLARESTRAFF VERRERULATED Official, After Visit to New York, to Recommend Changes Here. Are Washington's traffic “‘turtles,’ “go-go” signs and wig-wagging po- licemen really helping the traffic sit- uation or are they tending to clutter up things by impeding rather than accelelating the progress of motor- ists? Capt. W. L. MeMorris, U. S. A, in chatEq of the park police who patrol the Federal reservations and high- ways in the District and who has| just returned from a study of New York's method of handling traffic, | Appears to have come to the decision that Washington's ‘efforts to control traffic are misdirected. Impressed by the absence in New York of center markers at street crossings, semaphores and arm-wav- {ng cops that form the bane of Wash- | ington’s motoring public, Capt. Me- Morris says he is going to recommend that as few obstructions as possible be placed in the way of moving traffic in the parks of the District. Furthermore, the Federal traffic chief is of the opinion that all park- ing in Washington's downtown finan- cial and shopping district should be abolished. and that motorists should be allowed to park without any re- strictions whatever outside this dis- trict. He will recommend, in accordance with this conviction, that all undue interference with automobiles parked in the evening on such lighted thor- oughfares as the Speedway be elimi- nated. Capt. McMorris praised highly the| manner in which Manhattan police manage traffic. He finds it difficult to understand, he says, why Wash- ington, with its wider streets, maller population and less congested condi- tions, cannot expedite movement of its street traffic REPORTS TWO CONFESS KILLING MRS. EVANS Charge Schoenfeld at Mexico City cabled today that the Mexican foreign office had informed him that the two Mexicans “supposédly responsible for the death of Mrs. Rosalie Evans spontaneously confessed their guilt.” The two men are Francisco Ruiz and Alejo Garcia. Mr. Schoenfeld reteived a note from | the foreign minister’containing this information, which was said to have “from competent authorities,” come présumably at Puebla. The dispatch did not say what reason was ascribed for the crime. ———— HOOKS 528-POUND PRIZE. LOS ANGELES Calif.,, August §.— H. J. Mallen, Los Angeles business man, yesterday caught a 528-pound swordfish off Santa Catalina Island. It is said to be the largest of its kind ever captured with a rod and line. The swordfish was 12 feet 6 inches long and 4 feet 10 inches ‘in girth. Its sword was 48 inches long. The fish knocked in the side of the boat arid disabled the propeller in his final lunge. BOOTLEGGING IMMIGRANTS How thousands -of Chinese- and“ather undesirable aliens, debarred by law, are regularly smuggled into the United States—a well organized and well financed busi- ness presenting a serious menace to American institu- tions and ideals. E THE A series of six vitally important and interest- compelling articles by Edgar Mels, with an ‘introductory chapter by James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, beginning Monday on the editorial page of 5 VENING STAR POLIGE LIEUTENANT ANDG OTHERS HELD ONLIQUOR CHARGES Sprinkle, Former U. S. Dep- uties, Patrolman and Hotel Employe Give Selves Up. $1,000 BOND FURNISHED; 8 MORE WARRANTS OUT Men Indicted at Tampa, Accused of Conspiracy to Violate Dry law. Joshua L. Sprinkle, lieutenant of police; Charles Marshall and John | Newman, former deputy United States marshals; William Haller, a police- man detalled at Union Station, and | Bmil Krauss, an employe of the Rochester Hotel, and James and Brom- |lev Hunter, voluntarily surrendered itoday to Stephen B. Caliahan, chief deputy marshal, when notified that warrants had been issued by United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage on a certified copy of an indictment returned in Tampa, Fla.. charging the men, with eight others ‘from Washington, with a conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act. The men were immediately taken | before Commissioner Turnage, who set bond at $1,000 for their appear- ance at a hearing August 20, after serv- ice is had on the other local defendants Bail was given and the men releas from custody. Eight Warrants Remain. | Bight other warrants are in the hand of the United States marshal, who de- clined to make known the names until he has had a chance to secure sery- | ice. | Lieut. Sprinkle called attention t the fact that for seven months h pleaded for a trial of the charges which are said to be the same as those involved in an indictment in thi i jurisdiction reported some months ago. The officer pointed out thu United States Attorney Gordon hal stated to Justice Hitt in open court that he had no evidence to prove th charge against Sprinkle and asked | that the case against him be noli- prossed. Details Not Revealed. While details of the specific charze ainst the men, whose identity w evealed officially for the first time today, when they appeared volun- tarily, or were taken into custody were not given out, it is known tha: each is alleged to have a definite part in what the government charges is {the huge conspiracy to bring liquor from the offshore Florida islands to Washington and New York. Several arrests have already becn made in Florida, where it is charged a ring of influential managers of no inconsequential wealth operated with their own boats to emuggle in the contraband liquor and connive with | these who brought it north. | 1 Police as Confederates. | Practically all of the liquor was brought north in suitcases and hand- bags. So well organized was the out- fit, according to the Government's charges, that there seemed to be no serious difficulty in getting the liquor from the islands to Florida, through {all kinds of transportation channels the barred gates of great union stations. ' At these strategic points, it is charged. the ring had succeeded in engaging con- federates in positions of vital portance to them, such as railway detectives or police Pullman porters and Pullman con- | ductors occupied a prominent role. It was the porters who assisted the director of transportation in carrying the bags and satchels, the govern- ment charges. Each man going north® with a load of liquor in these inno- cent-looking containers, it is charged, actually was in command of a large number of these cases. He would be assisted at all stations by porters or station attendants. who were confed- erates. Sufficient funds were realized on the profits that all concerned were able to reap a large remuneration for their part in the game, according to the Government.* Indictments in New York. No word had come from New York City up to noon today as to develop- ments there. It is known that some ersons in New York were indicted, ut their names have not been made public. The names of those indicted have been zealously guarded by all officials concerned. . It was pointed out today that one unauthorized list of names printed in Washington today contain grave er- rors, and appeared to be the list of those indicted here in a previous case of conspiracy. It is true, according to authorities, that some of those who were indicted then have been in- dicted in Florida and are now wanted by the Federal authorities. The two Msts, however, are not identical, by any means. Some persons who were indicted here before, it was learned today, were not named by the Florida | Federal grand Jjury, while . on. the other hand there is a much larger number on the Florida {ist, including a number of Southerners, and per- haps afew in New York City. | including even im- ————— | Virginia Landowner, 91, Dies. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, . Va., August 0.— Funeral rites were held today at Star Tannery, Va., for Isaac William Brill, 91, a landowner, whose death fol- lowed a short iliness due to excessive hot weather. The only surviving member of the family is a son, Wil liam Brill, 60 years old.