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1 . WEATHER. Rain this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow fair, not much change in temperature. Temperature for 24 hours ending at 2 p.m. today—Highest, 68, at 2 p.m. Vesterday; lowest, 06, at 4:30 p.m. to- day. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 Entered as second class matter No. 29,359. post office Was hington, D. C. WORLD CHIEFS SEE WAR DOOM SEALED BY LEAGUE TREATY Even Foes of Certain Pro- visions of Benes Draft Con- cede It Guarantees Peace. INSPIRATION OF U. S. GIVEN LARGE CREDIT British and French Differences on Guaranties Fully Aired Be- fore Committee. September 17.—The draft protocol on arbitration and security framed by Foreign Minister Benes of Czechoslovakia has created a pro- found impression among the dele- Bates to the League of Nations as- sembly. Those who have had the opportunity of studying it, even if they do not immediately accept all the provisions they stand, have no hesitancy in characterizing the document as a compilation destined perhaps to change world history and direct its course into paths leading to peace. The delegates remark upon the fact that Dr. Benes found one of his chiet s of inspiration from the United . for it was an American group headed by Prof. James T. Shotwell, Gen, Tasker Bliss and David Hunter iller. which, dismissing the experts’ complicated definitions that led no- | where, got down to the point and de- | scribed an aggressor state as one | which declined the jurlsdiction of an | arbitral tribunal. | Discussion Continues. i Detailed discussion of the draft yrotocol clauses is being continued today by the subcommittee. Meanwhile Geneva awaits without excitement, though with undoubted interest, some definite initiative from Eerlin concerning Germany's applica- tion for league membership. The at- titude here is unchanged; it is that Germany must make the first step. Despite the apprehension mani- fested in some British circles that| Great Britain may be promising too | much concerning action by her navy | while maintaining the integrity of | the league covenant, there is no in- dication of the British shifting their | position. The French representatives continue to express liveliest satistac- tion and the conviction that Great Britain _will loyally back up the league decisions and stand with all her force against any aggresscr state. Divergeat Views Stated. The divergent British and French points of view on the question of regional agreements between states authorized by the draft protocol were set forth at the committee's forenoon ameeting today. The representatives of 12 league members, who comprise the committee, listened attentively to Paul Boncour pf France, who de- fended the insertion in the pact of these special military agreements as serving to strengthen the pact as a whole as a guarantor of world peace. The French position, M. Boncour asserted, was that special military accords between the particular states could mot be prevented and that it was best frankly to have them com- ponent parts of the general protocol Tor the outlawry of war. On the other hand, the British rep- resentatives raised certain points concerning the regional alliances as regards the authorization of them in the protocol, which indicated that an azreement had not been reached on article 8 of the draft pratocol which deals with this subject. They doubted the wisdom of the special accords in view of the proposed general agree- ment on mutual assistance. Further discussion of article 8 con- tinued before the committee this af- ternoon. At the conclusion of the morning session the French delegates weemed to feel that their position had been adequately set forth and their thesls well upheld by M. Boncour. Consider Bid to U. S. The subcommission on disarma- ment today adopted a resolution re- questing the assembly to consider the advisability of Inviting the United States Government to send a repre- sentative to collaborate with the league's permanent disarmament com- nission in framing a draft conven- tion for control of the private manu- facture of arms. This draft would serve as the basis later for an inter- national conference. The subcommission also adopted a resolution emphasizing the usefulness of the statistical information con- cerning traffic in arms as published by the league secretariat. The reso- lution requested that periodical pub- lication be continued and asked all states, members and non-members of the league to forward documents like- 1y to facilitate the preparation of the league's compilations. The permanent disarmament com- mission was also requested to make & report on the characteristic features of trade in arms and munitions of war and tosexamine the conclusions which information reaching _the league appears to involve. British and Belgian delegates said that the adoption of the above resolution must not be regarded as in any way preju- dicing the future constitution by the league of a central international body contemplated in the draft convention sor control of traffic in arms which will be considered at a special con- ference at Geneva next spring. Ask New Parley. Convocation of an international committee of experts as a preliminary step for the study of the codification of international law, was provided for in a resolution adopted this morning by a subcommittee of the assembly as a result of a proposal to this effect Ppresented by Swedish representatives. The resolution provides. that the eub- committee, after consulting the most authoritative organizations whicl. have devoted themselves to the study of in- ternational law and without trespassing upon the official initiative which may have been taken in this regard by the particular states, shall prepare a pro- visional list of subjects of international law, the regulation of which by inter- national agreement would seem desira- ble and realizable. Subsequently this list will be submit- ted to all of the members of the league for their opinion; and when replies have been received the committee will report to the council of the league, explaining ‘which questions are ripe for treatment and suggesting the best means of pre- T (Coutinued oo, Fage & OMmBZY Soviet Puts Tax Of $50 to $150 on AllMoscowVisitors By the Ansociated Press. MOSCOW, September 17.—Visit- ors to Moscow will hereafter be obliged to pay from $50 to $150 for the privilege. This measure, which was proposed by the Mo cow Sovlet, is designed to prevent further overcrowding of the Rus- sian capital, which is exceeding all bounds. The money will go toward building homes for the working population. It is not yet clear whether the new regulations will apply to Americans and other foreigners visiting Russia. 21 BODIES FOUND, 77 STILL MISSING Condition of Blast Victims Makes Identification Diffi- cult—Rescue Slow. By the Associated Press, KEMMERER, Wyo., September 17.— Bodies of °1 miners, who yesterday morning were trapped in Sublet Mine No. 5 of the Kemmerer Coal Co. at Sublet, Wyo., as the result of an ex- plosion, had been taken from the mine early today, according to Sheriff B. P. Oakley of Kemmerer. Bodies removed from the mine were burned almost beyond recognition, he said. A later check-up showed that prob- ably more than 60 men were in the mine at the time of the explosion, Sheriff Oakley declared. Twelve es- caped, leaving approximately 27 men unaccounted for. The force of rescue workers was further augmented this morning by the arrival of a mine rescue car With | additional apparatus and men from Rock Springs, Wyo. Excitement reached fever heat around the mine mouth as the bodies of the dead began to be taken out with hundreds of grief-stricken rela- tives attempting to identify the charred corpses. Identification Slow. As fast as the bodies are recovered they are being brought to Kemmerer, where two improvised morgues have been set up. ldentification is slow, as many of the bodies have been muti- lated. The scores of men who worked all night to rescue their comrades con- tinued labor today in a driszling rain. Officials of the Kemmerer Coal Co. have refused to give out news regarding the accident, declaring all the details will have to be carefully verified before any information can be made public. Many reports are in circulation as to the cause of the explosion. One is that it was caused when a spark flashed as a tool scraped against the side of a coal car. Reports brought back by rescue work- ers indicated that it might be weeks be- fore a complete check-up could be ob- tained and all bodies removed from the mine because of the devastated condi- tion of the workings. Tram cars rails were twisted like haiwpins, and brace timbers blown to bits by the explosion, rescue workers reported. Several bodies, one headless, were seen by the workers, who late last night had been unable to bring them to the surface. Rescue Difficnlt. Rescue work is hampered by the al- most impassable condition of the roads leading to the mining settle- ment because of torrential rains dur- ing the last 24 hours. A mine rescue car sent from Trini- dad, Colo., yesterday afternoon, was due here early today to lend appara- tus and men to the task of removing the bodies. Company officials declared that they had no hope that any miners, with the exception of the escaped dozen, had survived the blast and the fol- lowing small fires and accumulations of deadly gases. MINERS BATTLE BLAZE. Fire Mile Below Surface in Mich- igan Shaft. CALUMET, Mich., September 17.— Miners of the Calumet and Heckla mine are fighting a fire which broke out here tonight a mile below the surface. The fire is on the fifty- seventh level, and while it has been confined to a small area, the heat, smoke and gas fill all shofts, making it difficult to fight. One man, Tony Coppo, a pumpman of the fifty-seventh level, is missing. e e 100 BELIEVED KILLED BY FLOODS IN JAPAN 40,000 Houses in Tokio Partially Under Water—300 Missing in Saitama. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 17.—Floods, fol- lowing a heavy typhoon, have inun- dated many parts of Japan. The death list may reach 100. Forty thousand houses in Tokio alone have been par- tially flooded. Three hundred persons are reported missing in one village in Saitama prefecture. Landslides fol- lowing the floods killed several per- sons in Chiba prefecture. Radio and Movies Convince Arctic People White Men Can Do Anything By the Associated Press. ‘WISCASSET, Me., September 17. —Motion picture competition found its way even into the Arctic waste last Winter, according to Capt. Donald B. MacMillan, whose expe- dition, returning after 15 months in the North, was nearing this port today. ‘When the schooner Bowdoin, carrying the MacMillan party, left last year, part of her equipment was a motion picture outfit. The explorer believed that they would be the sole proprietors of a pic- ture show in the Arctic regions, but when they reached Greenland they were invited to attend a mo- tion picture entertainment on board the Canadian: goverament ~steamer-Arctis, @b WASHINGTON, LA FOLLETTE GRIP ON ALIEN VOTE IS RESPECTED BY FOES Coolidge, However, Appears Certain to Wrest lllinois From Progressives. OLD PARTIES CAUTIOUS IN ASSAILING SENATOR Ignore War Record in Attacks. Both Suffer Inroads by Wis- consin Man. BY G. GOULD Staft Correspondent of The CHICAGO, Ill, September 17.—In llinois, as in Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and California of the West- ern States, the vote of the German- American citizen cuts a large figure. German-Americans, to use the hy- phenated term which fell into such disrepute during the war, but which is the quickest way of saying Ameri- can citizens 'of German descent, in Chicago are ridiculing the recent declaration made by a committee of the Steuben Society to Senator La Follette that 6,000,000 German-Amer- ican votes will be swung to the In- dependent Progressive ticket. But while they ridicule this assertion of the Steuben Society in one breath, in the next they admit that La Follette is going to get a great many of the German-American votes cast in No- vember. The German-American cording to well informed German- American sources here in Cook County—which means Chicago—up | until the time the United States en- tered the World War was split ap- proximately -50 between the Re- publicans and the Democrats. In the State outside of Chicago, however, the German-American vote was 65 to 70 per cent Republican. In Cook County the German - American vote shifted strongly to the Republican standard in 1920, and down the State the support of the Republican ticket | was even stronger than it had been. So there seems no denying the fact that if Senator La Follette gets a large number of these votes this Fall the loss will be greater to the Re- publicans than to the Democrats, but even so, German-Americans told me today that they believed that Cool- idge will carry Illinois, because of the strons Republican vote through- out the State. i vote, ac- To Hurt Democrats. The effect of the loss of a large part of the German-American vote to the Republican party in Missouri— which they expect—led them o pre- dict a different result in that State. Missourl, they .figured, may wind up in the Democratic column, because of the trend to La Follette among the German-Americans. In Wisconsin, of course, they said, the German-Amer- ican vote will be very strongly for| the La Follette-Wheeler ticket, and | probably in Minnesota. Toward the! East, in Indiana and Ohio, the Ger- man-American vote is numerous, and may cut a considerable figure. too. So while the boast of the Steuben Society in Washington may fall to be carried out to the letter, it ap- pears from the information obtalned here that it is not altogether an idle boast, and that it behooves the Re-| publican leaders to stir their stumps. The appeal that the La Follette candidacy makes to the German- American voter—not to all of them, but to many—lies in his opposition to the entry of the United States into the World War, in his oppobition to the Versailles treaty, in what the German-Americans believe is his stand for the freedom of speech and the press. Those Germans who have been members of the Socialist party will, of course, support La Follette. Business Men Conservative, ‘There are many German-Americans engaged in business—big business not a few of them. These will vote as other business men will vote—for Coolidge, in large part. There are some of the German-Americans who do not like the economic ideas ad- vanced by La Follette's platform and who do not look with favor on his hooking up so_strongly with or- ganized labor. These, too, will vote for Coolidge, and there are still others who will stick by their re- publicanism or their democracy of years standing and not be wooed to the third ticket. Davis Causes Stir. John W. Davis, - the standard-bearer, made some of the German-Americans prick up their ears when, in his Nebraska address, he declared himself for the preserva- tion of the “personal liberties” of the American people. “Personal liberties” to the German-Americans—and to others—has as clear a meaning as the “grave consequences” used by the Japanese Ambassador in his note to Secretary Hughes on the Japanese exclusion proposal. The phrase means to them oné thing above all others—beer. So some of them are giving the Democratic can- didate more careful consideration. But, on the other hand, whoever heard of Senator La Follette opposing the *personal liberties” so prized by his German-American constituents in Wisconsin? = The Senator's record shows that he never voted “dry” but once, and that was on the resolution, (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) Democratic “We took the two ultra modern developments —motion pictures and radio—direct to a people who live and think exactly as their an- cestors did 2,000 years ago, Dr. MacMillan said. = “What did they think of them? I don't know. The interpreters said they ex- pressed wonder and the belief that the white man can do any- thing. “For my part, I think some of them believed the radio was merely a machine like the phonograph that we wound up below decks. We told them the people they heard were speaking thousands of miles awa¥, but I doubt if many of them were capable of under- standing. It must have been a severe tax updbn their primitive imagination.” adio Programs—Page 26, 3 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C., WEDNESDAY, SP WIDOW, &, TOWED MOVIE PLAYER, 2 Mrs. Sarah E. Fray and Jack _ Griffith Get License at Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Fray, §2 years old, of 733 Quebec place, and Jack Griffith, 29, former organist at the York Theater here, were granted a license to wed in Portsmouth, Va., today, according to a dispatch re- ceived from that city by The Star. Mrs. Fray, who lived here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Wayland, had been going with her youthful suitor for seyeral years over the vigorous protests of her family, and they left Washington together for Norfolk, Va., last Monday, after anmouncing thelr intention of marry- ing immediately upon reaching the Virginia city. One Clerk Is Balky. According to a dispatch from The Star’s correspondent at Norfolk to- day, the clerk of the court there flatly refused to grant them a mar- riage license and they motored to Fortsmouth, where the necessary document was procured. Will Wed Tomorrow. Griffith said that he and Mrs. Fray would be married at the Court Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth, tomor- row morning at 9 o'clock. The affair will be private and will be witnessed by but one person. He refused to zay where Mrs. Fray was stopping ere. “I understand Mrs. Fray is worth several thousand dollars,” a reporter asked Griffith. “Newspaper accounts say that she is worth only $13,000,” Griffith re- sponded, “but that is absurd, she is a very wealthy woman. We are to make our home in Norfolk. Rev. J. E. Welsh, D.D,, pastor of Court Street Baptist Church, Ports- mouth, said that he had been asked to marry the couple, and while there was a great difference in their ages, he saw no reason why he should not marry them. He said the ceremony would be In the auditorium of the church. The romance of Jack Griffith and his elderly sweetheart is a strange one. Mrs. Fray and her daughter came to ‘Washington from Raleigh, N. C. They lived less than a block from the York Theater, at Georgia avenue and Que- bec place northwest, and visited it virtually every night. Attracted by Musie. One night both were attracted by an unusually beautiful organ recital, and, upon inquiring, learned that a new organist, young man from Ralelgh, N. C.” had just been en- gaged. With true southern hospital- ity, they sought an introduction to the stranger from their home city and met Griffith. Almost from that moment Griffith, who {# declared by friends to be tall, dark and handsome, and Mrs. ¥ray became fast friends and soon it be- came apparent to Mrs. Fray's rela- tives that something deeper than mere friendship had grown up be- tween them. In vain Mrs. Frays family protested and finally Griffith resigned his position at the York and accepted another as organist at 2 motion picture house in Norfolk. He made frequent visits to Wash- ington, however, and kept up a regu- lar correspondence with Mrs. Frey. Finally, a little more than-a month ago, Mrs. Wayland and her husband brought suit in Raleigh to prevent Mrs. Fray from drawing any further upon her tidy little fortune, of about $15,000, and asked that a guardian be appointed, the petition alleging that she had become deprived of her facul- ties, and was in her dotage. Sends Taxi for Her. Broken in health over her mother's action, Mrs. Wayland sought a set- tlement out of court, however, and a fow days after the matter had been dropped, Mrs. Fray announced that she intended marrying Griffith short- ly. Accordingly, he came to Wash- ington last Sunday. ‘Monday he sent a hired automobile for his fiance at the home of her daughter, the latter being many years his senior, and the couple left for Norfolk. The reason for the Norfolk court declining to grant the couple permis- sion to marTy was not stated in the dispatch from The Star's correspon- dent, but Mrs. Fray was in extremely delicate health, besides being nearly three time's her intended husband’s age. She is the widow of John J. Fray, who once was one of the best known instructors of music in North Carolins,: and was also-well known herey SEPTEMBER 17, AKING OF TURKS RAID MOSUL. | Trouble in Mesopotamia Brings Raid on District. i grephic Agency. JERUSALEM, “Septcmber 17.—The district of Mosul, claimed by both Turkey and Mesopotamia, was raided vesterday by a band of Turkish ir- regulars who have been causing d turbances in mary parts of the dis- trict. With the ald of airplanes, the government forces dispersed the raiders. As a result of the foray into the country. the Mesopotamian government has declared martial law in the distric RAIN THREATENING CLEVELAND GAME Johnson and Smith to Be Op- posing Pitchers if Weather Permits. TR HOW THEY STAND, w. L. Washington 83 59 New York 39 Detroit. o5 Games L. to play S8l 1z Pot. W. SR5 587 582 585 577 13 549 552 545 10 BY JOHN B. KELLER. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 17. Johnson and Ruel for Washington, Smith and L. Sewell for Cleveland. These were the batteries expected to be named at Dunn Field this after- noon, for the second game of the series between Nationals and Indians, if inclement weather does not prevent. Lowering clouds threatened rain this morning, and the weather sharks’ forecast of unsettled condi- tions was none too comforting to Manager Stanley Harris of the league- leading Bucks, who is not so keen about sending his club into double- headers these days. Delay May Trouble. postponement this afternoon might prove troublesome for the Bucks, who must leave Cleveland early tomorrow to get to St. Louls in time to open play against the Browns Friday. Should a Thursday double-header become necessary, it probably would have to be started at noon. Walter Johnson is in fine fettle for his first mound appearance since his selection as the American League player most valuable to his club. It will be his inaugural pitching effort here this year. He was suffering with a cold when the Bucks visited here in June and during the July visit was being held in reserve for a tilt with Tygers. Sherrod Smith has pitched against the Nationals five times this year and three times the southpaw has been returned victor. Should he and Johnson be opponents this afternoon, it would be their second clash of the season. Walter outpitched the Indlan in Washington last month. Game Rained Out. PHILADELPHIA, September 17.— Today’s scheduled game between the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia National League clubs was cancelled on ac- A 1924 — count of rain. As the teams play a doubleheader tomorrow, and do not meet again this season, today's game cannot be played off. ¢ Foening Star. FORTY * PAGES. CARDINAL ARRVES FORCONVENTION Archbishop 0’Connell, Pope’s Personal Representative, Reaches City Today. Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, personal representative of the Pope at the Holy Name conven- tion, arrived in Washington today, accompanied by his secretary, Right Rev. Mgr. R. J. Haviland, and is mak- ing his headquarters at the Oblate House of Studies, Michigan avenue and Lincoln road, directly across the street from the main entrance to the Catholic_University. Five delegates to the convention from Los Angeles arrived early to- day and are quartered at the Wil- lard Hotel. Cornelius G. Crane, supervisor of the ig Brotherhood movement, _arrived from Chicago bringing word that Chi- cago will be represented in the parade by 250 marchers, about half of whom will participate in the meetings of the conventlon. Many Delegations Here. Delegations from all parts of the country are arriving on almost every train at Union Station and it i1s esti- mated that about 15,000 Holy Name visitors will be here tonight. Boston is sending about 1,000 marchers, who will arrive tomorrow afternoon, their special trains leav- ing Boston at 6 o'clock tonight. Con- servative estimates place the num- ber who are coming from all over New England at approximately 5,000 persons. Urges Flag Display. The Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association today sent notice to all its members, urging that all business houses be decorated with American flags, beginning today, “in honor of the coming of our felow Americans, the members of the Holy Name S ciety,” so that they will be in posi tion tomorrow morning, September 18, the date of the opening of this con- vention. “The Holy Name Society convention will continue until Sunday next i clusive,” the circular stated. ‘“Busi- ness firms in all lines will need no reminder to take extra pains to make the stay of the visitors a most happy and momentous one.” ‘Will Make Three Addresses. ‘While In Washington Cardinal O'Connell will make three addresses, one in opening the Holy Name con- vention, over which he is to preside; one at the unveiling of the memorial to the nuns of the battlefields by the Hibernian organizations, and again on the Washington Monument Lot Sunday evening, closing the conven- tion, when he is to deliver the bless- ing of the Holy Father. He expects to stay in Washing- ton until Friday of next week, as he is to preside at a meeting of the trustees of the Catholic University nekt Tuesday and at a meeting of the archbishops and bishops next Wednesday. During his stay in Washington he intends to make a personal trip to Mount Vernon, to visit Washington's tomb. He has never been there, he said, and will be unable to make the pilgrimage on (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) “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, 96,369 TWO CENTS. Benefit Halted, ' Butler Donates $2,000 to Widow By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., September 17.—Rather than disaproint the widow of a policeman who had been assured payment of a death benefit from the procceds of a police base ball game today, Di- rector of Public Safety Butler pre- sented her with $2,000 out of his own pocket when rain caused the postponement of the game with New York policemen. According to the director, Mrs. Butler suggested the gift, made from pay granted Gen. Butler by the Government, which he has re- fused to use personally, as he is drawing a salary from the munici- pal_government. “The Mrs. certainly uncorks splendid ideas now and then,” was Gen. Butler's comment after he had been apprised that his wife's thoughtfulness had made the dreary skies look bright for the widow. . SECOND ELEVATOR INSPECTORIS TAKEN F. T. Vermillion Charged With Extortion in Connection With Evans’ Case. A second District elevator inspec- tor, Frank Thomas Vermillion, was arrested by detectives today and booked at headquarters on a charge of extortion, in connection with the case in which Elevator Inspector Wil- liam I Evans was arrested last week. Evans was charged with soliciting and accepting money in connection with the condemnation of an eleva- tor in the automobile establishment of Oscar H. Robey, 1429 L street. Detectives say that Vermillion as well as Evans inspected the Robey elevator. Vermillion, according to the detectives, denied he knew anything about the money. Engineer Commissioner Bell stated this afternoon that while the inves- | tigation is still in progress, he has not heard of any other persons being involved. Inspector Is Quizzed. After being taken into custody in the building inspecor's office this morning, Vermillion was taken to the | office of Maj. Bell, where he was quizzed in the presence of the com- | missioner, Inspector Grant, Building | Inspector Oehmann and Detectives Ira Keck and Howard Vermillion. During this conference Mr. Evans was sent for, and appeared in com pany with his Attorney Charles W Darr. It is understood the investi- gators put certain questions to Mr. Evans -~ which Attorney Darr re- quested be placed in writing. Ma. Bell complied with this request and | Mr. Darr was given a copy of the queries, the nature of which was not revealed. Toek $180, Charge. The charge against Evans_is_that he accepted $180 from Mr. Detectives Kech and Howard Vermil- lion were secreted in the automobile | place Friday when the alleged con- | Versation concerning the payment is said to have taken place. The detectives say Frank Vermillion | inspected the Robey elevator, but was | not present Friday Evans was arrested. Evans was suspended from duty without pay pending the outcome of the charges, and is now out on $1,000 bond awaiting a hearing. Inspector Vermillion probably will arrange for his release on bond later in the da Vermillion has been released on $1,000 bond. Vermillion is 35 years old, and lives at 1829 Jackson street northeast. The investigation which resulted in the arrests was started when Mr. Robey made complaint to the Com- missioners. RUM BOAT CAPTURED IN MIDNIGHT CHASE Crew Jumps to Dock Leaving Craft to Pursue Crazy Course Through Harbor. By the Associated Press. September 17.—A mid- night chase through Boston harbor of a seagoing tug, carrying several thousand gallons of liquor by a United States customs boat, ended early this morning when the crew of evening when the rum rlnner steered their craft to a dock and three or four jumped ashore leaving their vessel to pursue | a crazy stead. The cumstoms boat, The Dreamer, overhauled the unpiloted rum runner and her crew boarded the tug—the S. C. Hart—taking as a prize the ves- sel with her cook, the chief engineer and two seamen and her cargo of rum and alcohol packed in crates and tins. The pilot and the deck crew, who jumped safely to the dock as she bumped by, escaped by a dash to the dark streets along the water front. course through the road- EX-GOVERNOR DOUGLAS OF MASSACHUSETTS DEAD Head of Shoe Company Bearing His Name Succumbs Follow- ing Three Operations. BOSTON, September 17.—Willlam Lewis Douglas, former Governor of Massachusetts, died at- the Peter Brent Briham Hospital here early this morning. The former governor had been seri- ously ill for the past month, having been operated upon at the hospital three times. Physicians had report- ed that he had borne the shock of each operation as well as could be expected of a man 79 years of age. . Mr. Douglas was born in Plymouth, Mass., in 1845. After a brief and irregular schooling he started 'to work pegging shoes. He continued this type of work for several years and then became an operative in cot- ton mills In various Massachusetts towns. Later Douglas returned - to the trade of boot making, rising from journeyman to foreman. In = 1878 he started in a ‘small shop of his own. His busingss developed rapidly, and he died the president of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co., & con- cern which retails its products- shroughout the country, 5 CHILDREN OF NATIONAL CAPITAL SERIOUSLY ' HANDICAPPED Placed Under an Unfair Disadvantage by Inad- v equate School Facilities Conditions at the Seat of Government Which LR Are a Reproach to the Nation : A Series of Articles of Vital Interest to Every Parent in Washington, to Begin Tomorrow on the Editorial Page of THE EVENING STAR + | the ~Fobe¥. | INDISCREET TALKS BY WILBUR DENIED ASRECALL REASON Coolidge Emphatic in Saying Coast Speeches Have Not Been Criticized. NAVAL ISSUES STRESSED AGAIN AT WHITE HOUSE Aviation Problem Requires Discus- sion With Secretary, Friends of Executive Declare. President Coolidze today denied rublished reports and inferences that he cecalled Secretary of the Navy Wilbur from California because of specches he had made and was plan- ning to make The President stated that he sent for the Navy head solely to consult him on matters of “purely domestic concern relating to the Navy, tele- graphing him that important naval matters made it necessary to see him at once. The Executive's denial was con- jtained in a brief statement issued |the White House at noon, whic | follows: | | Hax Heard No Criticism. | Tt was officially denied at tiw | White House that the President hud heard of any criticism of any speeches made on the creta | Wilbur or any concern {them other than that they have been i helpful. The President has the highest r for the character of serv| Wilbu | rendered of ‘the Nav, sent for the Secretary solely sult matter: relatin him ard of purely to th that im- it neces- ng to the President pre- him this morning to mal tion of the Wilbur in- ich as speculation fol- telegram to the Secretary ack bLecame more rife of a decidedly personal nature last night. Throughout the country this speculation was taking the form that Secretary Wilbur's recent speech on the Catalina Islands could be taken as a direct attack upon the Japanese | and ridicule of dry enforcement laws and led to the hurry call from White House One Speech Canceled. These reports, which were widely | published, contended further that the | return of Secretary Wilbur had littl | to do with discussion of the Navy budget or other matters relating to the department, but because of the fear entertained by President Cool- idze and his political field marshals | of Secretary Wilbur's future speeches. The latter was to have delivered another address at Denver Saturday, but this speech, advance copies of | Which were ready to be given to the press at the N Department, was suddenly withdrawn last night. | Fri of the President discussing the incident at the White House today agree that little attention would have heen paid to the message from the ident asking the Secretary to re- {turn to W ington had not the lat- | ter said to newspaper men at the { time that his recall was prompted by | a serious matter. Then his jumping | aboard an airplane to make a quick |trip from San Diego to Riverside | to catch the Overland Limited addel to the speculation, according to ths | viewpoint of White House offic and departmental heads here. 1t is pointed out by administration officials who have discussed the mat- ter with President Coolidge that it is perfectly natural for the latter to want the Navy head back in Wash- ington, inasmuch as his vacation has been sufficiently long and there are many matters, although none of any great moment, to be discussed be- tween the President and the head of the Navy. The President's expressed interest in aviation will necessarily call for numerous conferences between him and heads of the Army and Navy and the various aviation activities of t government, during which the que: tion will be discussed of whether avia tion as a war factor is not rapidly ad- vancing to a point where the Navy no longer holds first place. It is intimated that the President will suggest to Sec- retary Wilbur that he take steps to have officers of the Navy refrain from their insistence for greater appropria- tions. 1t is expected that Secretary Wilbur will arrive in Washington late this week. lowing the | Pre { FIND NEW WORLD WONDER i | D. C. Scientist Hails Ancient Beast Tracks Discovery. RENO, Nev., September 17.—Tracks of an ancient elephant (mylodon harlanii) “shambling off to his grave where he sank to rise no more bedded in the natural floor of the Nevada State penitentiary at Carson | city, were today described as “one of | the wonders of the world” by Dr. John C. Merriam, paleontologist and | president of the Carnegie Institute at | Washington, D. C. Dr. Merriam, at- |tracted to Nevada by discoveries of | relics of prehistoric man, was the | guest of Gov. J. G. Scrugham and | Dr. J. Claude Jones of the University | of Nevada. | After inspecting the prints at the | prison Dr. Merriam urged that pre- | cautions be taken to preserve them land that further excavating be done. 64, SHE SWIMS 16 MILES. | Woman Stays in Ocean9 Hours on Birthday. SANTA MONICA Cal,, September 17.—Mrs. Anna Van Skike announced that year by year she was getting better and better as she emerged from a 16-mile swim in the ocean, in commemoration of the beginning of her sixty-fourth year. She was in the water nine hours. Last year she i swam 12 miles to celebrate her birth- { day anniversary. | Slight Quake in West Indies. TURKS ISLAND, West Indies, Sep- tember 17.—A slight earth shock was felt here early this morning, but ne damage was reported.