Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1925, Page 2

FRENEN ENTHUSED OVER SPEED TRALS Star Cup Formally Offered Today—Decision Lies With Fenning. Announcement that Washington's Fire Department would be tested as to its speed in getting away on an alarm of fire, with the offer of a large silver loving cup to the com- pany making the best record, has created much interest among the men and everywhers today there were signs of increased preparation for the competition. Formal offer of the cup was made to Commissioner Frederick A. Fen- ning, in charge of the Police and Fire Departments, by The Evening Star today. In a letter the Commissioner was earnestly requested to accept the cup_and lend his personal interest to Washington's efforts to beat the Haltimore Fire Department's national record of 10 seconds. hief Engineer Watson astic over the plan and declared he believed it would do much to keep the men in the department “on their toes.” He has already had Deputy Chief Thomas O'Cg3ar watch the record-holding Baitirawre company answer an alarm under ths conditions imposed at the time it established the 10-second record, and as soon he receives authority from Commi sloner Fenning ‘is ready to test the entire Washington department. Will Receive No Warning. No company is to be warped in ad- vance when the referee will visit it. | TWhen everything is ready for the test the men will be ordered to the extreme rear of the engine house to make sure there will be no charges of unfairness Then the gong will strike box 13, the same box used in Baitimore, and the apparatus will rush out in response to_that call From the minute the gong taps the | first stroke stop watches will be set going. They will be stopped on the fraction of a second that the rear of the apparatus has cleared the street side of the door and is actually on its way to the fire. There will bé no sec- ond chances, no excuses will be an: swered. If anyvthing went wrong it would have been just the same in the event of a real fire and will count. The very thing the officers oW tAe department want is to make édidi tions {dentical with those as | 2 real alarm sounds. If clutches dilp, gears refuse to inmesh or brakes are to6 hard to throw off, that is the company's general “hard luck” and the driver's in particular. The gears of one engine falled to work prop- erly the other day and it took the ap- paratus 17 seconds to get out of the house. That would have counted. Other Prizes Suggested. “The company winning the cup will hold it for only a year, unless it suc- ceeds in winning it back again in the next test. The name of each winning company, however, will be permanent- ly engraved on the trophy, and if any company wins it three times the cup will then become its permanent prop- erty. Each year. however, the win- ning company will receive a small bronze plaque, announcing its cham- plonship, to be placed on the appara- tus permanently. Interest has been aroused all over the city in the test, and it has been suggested from many quarters that each member of the winning com- pany should receive some individual gift to keep in token of the event. One merchant suggested that a number of leading business houses each offer a present of some kind that would be constant reminders to the men of their superiority under test. “It is the business men the Fire De- partment serves most,” said the au- thor of the suggestion, “and I am sure there would be scores who would like to help make this test a real one. It would be something to be proud of to say that Washington—the National Capital—has the fastest fire company in the Nation. If we beat Baltimore's record we will hold that distinction, because Baltimore took it away from Detroit. And we can do it, t0o." REPAIR OF PROPELLER OF BOWDOIN GOES ON Few Days' Delay of MacMillan Expedition Caused by Mishap To One of Ships. By the Associated Press. The work of raising the MacMillan Arctic expedition’s ship Bowdoin to repair its broken propeller is going forward at Hopedale, Labrador. This information reached the Na- tional Geagraphic Society here today in a radio message from Comdr. Donald B. MacMillan, the expedition's chief, who put back after the pro- peller was damaged. The Bowdoin anchored at Hopedale last night and by difficult work has been grounded. “We draw 10 feet of water,” Mac- Millan said, “and there is a rise and fall of tide of only five feet here. We shall shift all weight forward and ralse the stern as high as possible. The height of the tide is Increasing every day, which is encouraging. We may be delayed a few days in start ing for Greenland.” MAN THOUGHT MURDERED TWO YEARS AGO. ALIVE Mysterious Phone Message Prompts Exhumation of Body—Father Identifies Remains As Son’s By the Associated Press DULUTH, Minn., July 14—Lynn MacLachlan, reported murdered at Geneva, 111, more than two years ago, is alive and living with his wife and two_children at Mineola, N. Y, John G. Ross, county humane offickr, was informed today by a telephone mes- sage from a woman who refused to glve her name. The body of the murdered man was disinterred yvesterday and tentatively identified as that of MacLachlan by John R. MacLachlan, father of Lynn, Mr. Ross’ Informant said her husband received a letter two weeks ago from Lynn MacLachlan in which he said he was employed by the Ajax Rubber Co. of Trenton, N. J., and that their home was at Mineola, where Mrs. MacLack- lan's parents reside. Pictures of Mac- Lachlan’s two children were inclosed in the letter, she said e SUES ON $3.000 BOND. U. 8. Enters Claim Against Globe is enthusi- Indemnity Company. The United States of America to- day filed suit in the District Supreme CGourt through United States Attorney Gordon against the Globe Indemnity Co. of New York to recover $8,000, the amount of a bond given by the company as surety on a contract of the Commercial Coal Co. to deliver 4,000 tons of coal to the Government. After delivery of 380 tons, it is said, the coal company defaulted and the Government had to go into the open market t6 buy the coal and lost § #05, it is claimed. RITCHIE PLEDGES MARYLAND’S AID TO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Will Appoint Committee to Confer With Va. and D. C. Sees Big Possibilities for Improvement of Areas. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 14—Full co-operation from the State govern- ment of Maryland is promised in the movement for the appointment of a regional planning committee to work out a co-ordinated scheme of develop- ment for a great métropolitan area. in Maryland and Virginia territory ad- jacent to the Capital City. Gov. Al bert C. Ritchie of Maryland said that he is ready to do anything to further the movement, which marks the beginning of a plan of co-operation between the three autonomous sub- divisions so that the development of the areas across the District line will be on a well thought-out plan instead of a haphazard growth, so prevalent in many cities of the country. Gov. Ritchie said that he had not made a thorough study of the plan so far as it had been worked out, but when its details were explained to him by a representative of The Star he expressed himself as favoring it, and added that those in charge could ex- | pect full co-operation from him. He promised to do anything within his power to assist in furthering the movement and to name representa- tives of the State to co-operate with the city planning committee of the National Capital Park Commission without waiting for formal action by the State Legislature. Ready to Help. “I see no reason why such a plan could not be worked out to the bene- fit of all concerned. As I have said, I have not thoroughly studied it, but on its face that appears to be & fine proposition, and 1 am quite ready to do anything possible to aid in the movement to bring it into reality. “The Legislature does not meet un- til next year, and as there is need for action now on such a proposition as that, T am willing to appoint a com- mittee to represent the State to co- operate with the regional planning commitfee. Such a committee, of ceurse, in addition to representatives from the communities directly con- cerned, should have a representative of the State on it. 1 think it should have on it a representative of the State Highway Commission, who would be necessary because the mat- ter of such regional planning would have to take into consideration the State highways traversing the areas directly affected.” 5 While it was pointéd out to Gov. Ritchie that a committee represent- ing Maryland, Virginia and the Dis- trict of Columbia was working out plans for a meeting to be held here in the very near future to draw up a petition for necessary legislation to authorize the official co-operation, and which will be presented to Congress and the Leglslatures of the two States, he said that in the interim the work could be pushed forward by the ap- pointment of a committee by the State executive. Of course, any changes in the laws necessary would have to come from the Legislatures. Zoning May Have Trouble. He calls attention to the fact that the area embraced in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District of Mary- land is in very good condition now o far as the law is concerned as to planning, but he added thére was no provision -for zoning, which is one of the problems which the regional com- mittee will work out. Gov. Ritchie HARMONY OF BRITAIN AND U. S. ON RIGHTS OF CHINESE NEARING (Continued from First Page.) warrant the several powers in re- linquishing _either progressively or otherwise their respective rights of extraterritoriality. “That the commission herein con- templated shall be constituted within three months after the adjournment of the Washington conference. in ac- cordance with detailed arrangements to be hereafter agreed upon by the governments of the powers above named, and shall be instructed to sub- mit_its report and recommendations within one year after the first meet- ing of the commission. “That each of the powers above named shall be deemed free to accept or reject all or any portion of the recommendations of the commission herein contemplated, but that in no case shall any of the said powers make its acceptances of all or any portion of such . recommendations either directly or indirectly dependent on the granting by China of any spe- clal concession, favor, benefit or im- munity, whether political or eco; nomic. China Needed Delay. China declared her willingness to co- operate, but found it necessary to ask for delay in the meeting of the com- mission for one year. This was grant- ed by all the powers, but when effort was made to fix another dfte for a meeting France declined to act. At that time the French had difficul- ties over the payment of the Boxer indemnity in gold instead of paper francs and the Paris government would not co-operate till the contro- versy was settled. When the French cleared up the matter and went ahead last week with the ratification of pending Far Eastern treaties, the way was paved for a conference. Then it was Great Britain's turn to express herself on the unwisdom of calling the commission together. It was argued that such a move might appear in the light of existing events in China as a step coercing the powers into action. It was pointed out also that a resolution is simply a declaration of purpose and not a bind- ing obligation. The American Department of State replied_that the resolution was a sol- emn pledge and that in treaties as far back as 1902, other powers had pledged themselves to consider the withdrawal of extra-territorial rights. The United States also took into con- sideration that disturbed conditions in China might make it necessary for the withdrawal to be gradual, dependent on the ability of the Chinese govern- GOV, RITCHIE. added that Maryland was having some zoning troubles in Baltimore at this time, where the zoning law has been ruled unconstitutional by the State courts. It is very likely that the same problems wouid have to be faced in the sanitary district should a zon- ing law be passed there, but such problems would have to be worked out by the proposed regional com miftee. Gov. Ritchie was of the opinlon that ft would not be necessary to _await action of the Legislature for the ap. pointment of a committee to represent Maryland on the regional planning board, and indicated that such a com. mittee should be appointed promptly so that the work can go forward with- out delay. Such a committee, he said, he would be willing to appoint as soon a& the matter is taken up officially with him by the people directly con- | cerned in the matter. He indicated that he would do anything that the people wanted in order td foster the move. ment. If any new la are required, then the matfer could go to the Legis lature for such action as it see fit. Way for Project Clear. This indication on the part of Gov. Ritchie to give his aid and official support in the movement for plan- ning for the proposed metropolitan area, with the National Capital as a center, completes the way for the project to move forward. Gov. E Lee Trinkle of Virginia several weeks ago indicated that he was ready to| take action as soon as he was ap-| proached, and the Arlington County Federation last week forwarded a pe- tition to him asking for the appoint ment of the official committee to serve | on the regional planning_board, and | action is expected shorily on this petition. Following this it is expected that the Maryland representativ headed by Maj. E. Brooke Lee, Sec retary of State of Maryland, and one ! of the big factors in the movement, will seek an appointment of such a committes by Gov. Ritchie. It is expected that this week the special committee appointed at a meeting several weeks ago to plan for the central meeting to be held in the Interior Department audi torium in Washington will hold meeting to discuss the plans. This commlttee consists of Maj. E. Brooke | Lee of Silver Spring, T. How- ard Duckett, Hyattsville, man of the Washington Sanitary Commission; R. Plyinale and Arthur Orr, representing the Ar- lington County Civic Federation. So far it is planned to have both| Gov. Ritchie and Gov. Trinkle pres- et at this meeting, together with! the Senators and Representatives of | the two States In the Federal Con.| gress, and it has been planned to| have Representative Zihlman of Mary land preside at the meeting. ment to protect the lives and property | of foreigners and administer justice through Chinese process. It was not unexpected that the Brit- ish government would oppose the American viewpoint on this issue, for | British citizens have extensive com mercial interests in the Far East who feel about the withdrawal of extra- territorial rights very much as so many Americans in Manila feel about glving the Filipinos complete inde- pendence and withdrawing American sovereignty. The British business men fear it will mean an era of in-| stability in China and ruin to their trade and investments if they no longer are permitted to have cases tried in courts presided over by Eu-| ropean and American consuls and Justices. An extraterritorial right is really a limitation on sovereignty In a specific area and were it not for China's political weakness in the world, she would not tolerate such restrictions. Turkey grew powerful enough to force " their withdrawal and while China hasn't the strength to do so of her own accord, she is relying on the help of the American Government, her traditional friend, and upon the other powers who signed the pledge at the Washington conference. The viewpoint of the British nationals corresponds very much to that of the American business man in the Far East, who, however, find their own government Inclined to disagree with them, feeling that the ultimate stability of China is a better objective than the retention of tem- porary trade advantages. Japanese in Harmony. The Japanese, for their own reasons, are working in harmony with the United States and in favor of calling the proposed commission into action. It is said the Japanese would, in the end, benefit commercially by a with- drawal of extraterritorial rights from all powers, because if European and American business men withdrew be- cause of the risks involved. the Japanese would be near enough to reap the benefits thereof. On the whole, the problem is going to take several weeks, if not months, to work out, but the assurance may be given on the highest authority to- day that Great Britain recognizes the merit of the American contention, amd is prepared to appoint a member to the commission, with the proviso, of course, that she reserves decision as to whether the recommendations made will be accepted. Incidentally, the American Govern. ment intends to appoint John V. A. MacMurray, American Minister to China, and Silas Strawn of Chicago as members of the special customs conference to be called at Peking as well as of the proposed commission to study extra-territoriality. (Copyright. 1025.) {CONSUL’S AID OF BRIBERY | | whom they accuse of having attempt- Americans Reach Mt. Logan’s Summit, Yukon Peak Long Believed Unscalable By the Associated Press. CORDOVA, Alaska, July 14— Having successtully reached the summit of Mount Logan, a hither- to unscaled peak in Yukon terri- tory, a party of six adventurers, headed by Capt. A. H. McCarthy, have returned safely to civiliza- tion. Mount Logan is in Yukon territory and has been considered only second to Mount Fverest in forinidable barriers. No details of the final stages of. the expedition, which started May. 8 from Cordova, were avallable, but some of the difficulties were told by Robert Morgan of Philadel- phia, who was forced to descend with frozen feet after he had climbed 19,000 feet. Henry Hall, jr., accompanied Morgan as far as Chitina on the return trip. A blizzard was raging when Hall and Morgan left the party June 20, with low temperature and snow falling. Bad weather followed them back to clvilization, the entire 150- mile trip being on foot l%rflflh ing 20 daysy . T THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. & ALLEGED SOGETY RUM STOCK RADED 109 Quarts of Wines and Lig- uors Seized at Sixteenth Street Address. Staging a surprise rald at 1416 Six- teenth street last night, local police and prohibition enforcement agents arrested Morris Odell, an alleged boot- legger, who, the police say, has an ex- tensive slientele in the exclusive cir- cles of Washington soclety. Several hundred people gathered at the scene of the raid and watched Po- licemen Montgomery and McNefl and J. W. Casey, third precinct dry en- forcement agent, arrest Odell. Police say that they brought 109 quarts of assorted wines and liquors out of Odell's residence to be used as evidence of his activities. Charges of illegal possession and sale of intoxi cants were preferred against Odell, who was released on a $1,500 bond. Four Autos Seized. Commissioner Fenning's liquor #quadron, in charge of Capt. Guy E. Burlingame, yesterday made six ar. rests and seized four automobiles and 60 gallons of intoxicants. The persons apprehended, all colored, were charged with violations of the Volstead act They were: Louis Jghnson, 17231; Sea- ton place, who also was charged with not having effective brakes on his automobile; James Boyd, 1537 T street; Louls Norman, 2531 Champlon street; Walter Green, 1638 Cooksey court; Florence Brown 'and Robert Dyson. 1626 Fifth street While the liquor squadron was a work, Detective Berry and Policeman | Manning of the eleventh precinct | chased an automobile driven by Scott | Lyles, colored, 28, 1107 Sumner road | southeast, almost into the front yard of Justice of the Peace Vincent Mc- Daniels, at Clinton, Md. Lyles was arrested on dry and traffic law viola- tion charges, and is alleged to have thrown jars of liquor from his car one jar, it is stated, landing near the front gate at the home of the justice of the peace Mr. McDanlels imposed a sentenc of six months in the House of Correc tion and a fine of $475, and then the prisoner demanded a jury trial. The séntence was set aside and he was committed to jail at Marlboro to await | trial by jur Bond was fixed at $3,000. Abondons Moving Auto. Policemen Riggs and Langdon of | Capt. Burlingame's fiying squadron | and Revenue Agents Cook and Cor nette seized 5 gallons of aleohol and an automobile early this morning in | connection with the arrest of ha- riah Shields, colored, 23, giving his ad dress as inth’ street. Shields was pursued some distance by the officers, and at Seventh and R streets he abandoned his car. Th vehicle continued north and crashed | into the building at 1708 Seventh | street, damaging car and bulldjng. Suffering from an injury to his| arm, Shields was taken to Casualty | Hospital and given first aid. Later | he was taken to Police Court to an- | swer charges of illegal possession and transporting liquor. CHINESE ACCUSE SOVIET | Offered $10,000 for False Evidence for Alleged Red Instigation of Shanghai Riots. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, July 14.—The police are holding Dr. Eugene Fortunatoff, physician to the Soviet consulate, ed to bribe Detective Vassileft Kedrol Ivansky. It is charged that the doctor offered the detective $10,000 if he | would sign a_statement confessing that he had planted in the effects of Zinovis Dosser, charged with being | identified with the recent Chinese | riots, the document which it is held | proved Dosser's gullt. The police assert that Fortunatoff was taken last night in the act of passing money. He was arraigned in | the mixed court this morning and admitted to bail of §10,000. Dosser, who was arralgned before | the mixed court last week, is out on bail of $10,000 pending a further hearing before the mixed court. The Soviet forelgn minister has protested to both England and China against his arrest. COOLIDGE SILENT ON FORD BID FOR IDLE U. S. FLEET President Understood to Approve Policy of Shipping Board in Rejecting Offers. By the Associated Press. SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 14.— The action of the Shipping Board in rejecting the one bid submitted for vessels that are to be scrapped was in line, as President Coolidge views it, with the policy having his approval of giving the board jurisdiction over matters of policy and final say as to the sale. Since coming to Swampscott the President had received no communi- cation from Chairman O’Connor of the Shipping Board, or from Admiral Palmer, president of the Fleet Cor- poration, regarding the latest con- troversy over ship sales. No comment was made on behalf of the President with regard to the entry of Henry Ford into the bidding field, and it was stated that apparently the Shipping Board felt itself justified in making restrictions as to what use should be made of boilers, engines and other parts of vessels sold for scrap- ping. Two Forest Fires Are Sweeping Down On Montana Town By the Associated Press. MISSOULA, Mont., July 14—Lib- by, Mont., is between two forest fires, both burning fiercely, and one out of control. One hundred and sixty men are fighting desperately to check the flames. One of the conflagrations is 5 miles north of town, and has burned over 400 acres. The other is_ 6 miles south of the village, and has jumped the control lines established Friday. A dozen fires are burning in the Missoula forest. Several were started by lightning. | tha neighborhood, who believed her [sat up lafe at the writing desk {in | the Sher LOST GIRL IS HIDING, POLICE NOW THINK Miss Sullivan in Alexandria Hours After Supposed Sui- cide in Upper Potomac. With additional clues coming to light confirming the police in their bellet that Frances Sullivan, 18-year- old missing girl and prolific note-writ- er, of 2622 Tenth street northeast. had not committed suicide. but was stay- ing with friends in a place unknown, Detective Oscar Mansfield of the twelfth precinct today began a sys- tematic canvass of friends of the girl who might be able to throw some in- formation his way. Theé latest clue was an unsolicited and unwitting one. Claude Fletcher, unclé of the girl, who has a garage and automobile repair shop in Alexan- dria, got in touch with her family for a chat over the telephone, mentioning incidentally that he had seen Frances Saturday night in Alexandria on a motor cycle with a young man whom he did not know. Sure She Is Alive. He was curious about the identity of the young man and had not heard that his niece was missing. The time he saw her was after the time when she had been seen up the Potomac Saturday_ afternoon opposité Rock Spring, Md., where one of her 10 messages to relatives and friends stated she would drown herself. The message from her uncle and an in- terview with Jack White, & boy friend of Frances, last night at his residence, 13 N street, convinced Mansfield that the girl was still alive One of the notes was to Jack White, pinned on a bundle of clothing found near the spot where the pseudo sul- cide was supposed to have taken place, It waa two pages in length, stating, -in part: “While you count 50, I will wade out in the water and drown myself.” Now that originally was taken to indicate that Jack wasn't far away at the time of the alleged attempted suicide, but Jack showed definitely that it was he who was wearing whité duck trousers and pacing up and down Twelfth street near her home Saturday night, wait- ing vainly for Frances to keep an en- gagement with him. In fact, it was Jack. Mansfield learned, who was mistaken -for the girl by residents of also to be attired in an outing coi tume including white duck trousers. Wrote Letters at Home. The 10 notes written by Frances and received by relatives and friends evidently were indited in her boudoir | Friday night, when her sister says she | The notes dovered the range of her close friends and her relatives. One to her sister stated that Frances “loved you spells,” pointing out a few in- ances, however, of attributed un- fairness, which the missing girl be- lieved she suffered at the hands of the | older sister. Another note was recefved by the mother of a former sweetheart of the missing girl. This was the longest note written, and it is understood to have covered almost a score of pages. Montgomery County authorities, in-} cluding Deputy Caywood and Deputy | Gingell, are combing the river camps ahove the District line and near Rock Spring for traces of the missing girl FOUR ADMIT GUILT IN FURNITURE CASE! Quartet Fined $9,000, Bringing Total in 250 Cases to $431,000. i By the Associated Press CHICAGO, July 14.—Four addi- tional defendants, among a group of more than 250 furniture manufactur- | ers indicted recently for violation of | n anti-trust law, today en- tered pleas of guilty and were fined a total of $9.000. Fines ranged from | $1.000 to $5,000 were members of the National Association of Chalr Manufacturers, of | whose officers and members were in- | dicted. Forty-nine defendants in the chair group plead guilty on.June 18 and accepted fines of $166,000. Those fined today: William B. Baker, Chicago, secre- tary of the association, $5,000. Wertz-Kleamer Furniture Co., Evans- ville, Ind., $2,000. Wisconsin Chair Co., ington, Wis., $1,000. Buckstaff Co., Oshkosh, Wis., $1,000. Three indictments against members of the chair group still are pending. With today’s assessments, fines in the entire furniture proceedings ag- gregate $431,000. COOLIDGE SATISFIED WITH LEAGUE REPORTS Confident Accurate Information Is Being Given Despite Plea for Close Check. By the Associated Press. SWAMPSCOTT, Mass.,, July 14.— President Coolidge is satisfied that the Jnited States is receiving -accurate information as to work accomplished by the League of Nations, despite suggestions that steps should be taken to obtain more reliable reports on pro- ceedings. To a large extent, in the President's opinion, the American public can de- pend on press dispatches for informa- tion as to what is transpiring. So far as the Government js concerned, he believes that through the American legation at Bern comprehensive and early reports on developments are be- ing transmitted to Washington. The opinion of the President was outlined in connection with published statements that Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia Uni- versity, thought the United States should be better informed about what is being done by the League of Na- tions. Mr. Coolidge apparently is content to continue the présent system of re- ceiving information as to league de- velopments and it was indicated he would not look with favor on any pro- posal to assign a speclal representa- tive of the American Government to Geneva to watch developments. Port Wash- ‘Btand.lrd Raises Gas Price. CHICAGO, July 14 (#).—The Stand. ard Oil Co. of Indiana today an- nounced an increase of 1 cent a gal | legation here and later was the guest Maj. |soul was said in the little Green Hill {Chapel on the famous 0ld estate by { Rockenbach, U. S. {lic buildings and public parks of the |3 {arranged the ceremonies today. 11825, Afterward his body was exhumed ., TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1925.' PARLEY OF NATIONS ON CHINA’S RIGHTS IS SOUGHT BY COOLIDGE Conference of Signatories to Arms Pact in Peking at Early Date Goal of President—Harmony of Powers in Far East Is U. S. Policy. (Continued from First Page.) as chief of the Shanghal delegation, is on his way toARome, making a holy year pilgrimage and expecting to have an audlence with the Pope. As a devout Catholic, he deplored the fact that the anti-forelgn agitation in his country had interfered with for- eign mission work, but expressed the belief that In spite of sporadic at- tacks on missionaries, “God would take care” of them. Dressed in the brocaded silk jacket and ekirt, which s the formal attire of a Chinese gentleman, and 6 feet 1 inch tall, Mr. Lo 1s an imposing figure. He Is one of the outstanding men in modernized Chinese. commerce, being managing mn.-vto&ot the Chapel Electricity and Water Co., which sup- plies power for a large part of Shanghal. Business conditions in China, he asserted, should return to normal within thrée to six months. SEES CONFERENCE NEEDLESS. Foreign Minister Shidehars Denies Bocret Pact of Powers. TOKIO, July 14 UP).—Forelgn Minis- ter Shidehara today said Japan would not oppose the London conference on China proposed by diplomats at Pe- king for the settlement of the Shang- hal situation, which started the anti- forelgn troubles. The forelgn minis- ter added, however, that he belleved the proposed conference would be un- neceesary, because settlement of the difficulties with the Chiness govern ment has been partfally effected by negotfations uhder way at present. Denial was made by the minister of a reported American-Anglo-Japanese secret agreement regarding China. The foreign minister aleo derled that a separate Anglo-Japanese under- standing was {n existence. VISITS WASHINGTON. Chinese Magnate is Entertained in apital at Luncheon. Lo Pa-Hong was a visitor in Wash- ington yesterday while en route to New York for departure to Rome, where he s to have audlience with | the Pope. The merchant prince, garbed in his native Chinese clothing, was received | unofficially by. Dr. Sze, the Chinese | Minister, and others, at the Chinese | of Rev. John J. Burke, who repre LENFANT MEMORY 15 PAID TRIBUTE Officials Attend Services for City Plan Expert in Maryland. Solemn tribute to the memory of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, city planner of Washington, was paid by present day city planners today on Green Hill Farm, at the junction of Riggs and Ager roads, Maryland. Requiem mass for the repose of his one of the Benedictine Fathers. It was attended by Brig. Gen. S. D. A., commanding the District of Washington; Col. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer Commission- er, representing the District Com- missioner: jeut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, United States Army En- gineers, director of the office of pub- National Capital; Jules Henry, secre- tary of the French embassy here; 5 os Ray, Mrs. Dudley Morgan ana Miss Jane Rige: They were the guests of E. Francis Riggs, who now owns the estates ;nd ol- lowing the mass in the chapel, the party inspected the site of the grave of L'Enfant, where his remains laid until 1909, when they were removed and reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery Grave Now Marked. Except for a tall cross of wood, the grave site remained unmarked until two weeks ago, when Mr. Riggs had placed on the spot a large slab, with a Latin inscription, of which the fol- lowing is a literal translation: “Here for many years reposed the mortal re- mains of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a major in our Army. Died 14th June, and reinterred in Arlington in the year 1909. rest in peace.” Maj. L'Enfant died at the stately mansion still standing on the farm, while he was the guest of Mr. Digges, who then owned the estate. Maj. L'Enfant has been dead 100 years and 1 month today. —_—— U. S. EXPELS UNIONIST. Former Member of Miners’ Board To Be Deported. PITTSBURGH, July 14 (®).—An- tonio Altopiede, alias Tony Stafford, a former international board member of the United Mine Workers, today was en route to New York, from which port he will be deported to Italy as an undesirable alien. Altoplede, known as Stafford in Beckley, W. Va., where he served as board member of district No. 29, was convicted of having participated in a dynamiting of the E. E. White coal properties at Glen White in 1917. After serving five years in the West Virginia penitentiary at Moundsville he was turned over to immigration the cemetery at May he sented the National Catholic Weltare Conference, at a luncheon &t the University Club. Last night Mr. Lo Pa-Hong was honor guest at a dinner given at the Chevy Chase Club by Dr. James A. Gannon, Outstanding Man. He is one of the outstanding men of his nation, both as a powerful capitalist and as a philanthropist. He supports two hospitals which render free medical and surgical serv- ice to the poor and is director in a number of great commercial concerns, including Wouching Iron and Steel Works, the Chapel Electricity and Water Works Co., and the Chinese Electric Power Co., of which he is managing director. The magnate came to this country some time ago to attend the national forelgn trade convention held at Seattle and has since been received at Chicago and other citles. DEADLOCK UNBROKEN, Little Prespects of Early Negotiations on Shanghal Affair. PEKING, July 14 (#).—There is little prospect of an early commence- ment of negotlations over the Shang- hai affair growing out of the strike in the foreign-owned cotton mills and the subsequent rioting. The deadlock between the Shanghal municipal authorities and the diplo- matic corps over the question of juris- diction, which affords grounds for the French Minister’s retirement from the diplomatic commission, remains un broken. Diplomatic quarters profess not to know whether another delegate will be appointed in place of Count de Martel, but they appear to share the French Ambassador's view that it is useless to press for the opening of the conferences while the jurisdiction conflict is unsolyed. On the other hand, the Chinese ap- pear to be reluctant to undertake the negotiations while it Is uncertain that the diplomats wiil be able to enforce the possible decisions. Furthermore, there are no indications that the Chi nese have receded from their position hat there can be no settlement of the Shanghai riot shootings exclusive of questions concerning the contributory conditions. Leakage of parts of the report of the investigators sent to Shanghal has raised the question in diplomatic circles whether it would not be wise to publish the entire report PEPGO MUST REPLY 10 GARNISHMENTS Answer That Applicants Have Not Asked for Money Not Enough, Says Judge. Justice Stafford of the District Su- preme Court today rendered an im- portant ruling in connection with the efforts being made by a number of persons holding judgments against consumers of electric power, entitled to a portion of the refund of $3,000,000 now being distributed by the Potomac Electric Power Co. The court held that an answer by the company to a garnishment that “the defendant has not yet made an application for a re- fund” is insufficient, and suggested that the counsel for the company make an additional return. The judgment creditor of a con- €umer entitled to refund stands in the same position as his debtor, and his garnishment may be viewed in the light of an application. “Surely,” said Justice Stafford, “‘this money must be | reachable. But as it may run into many thousand dollars and may in- volve a number of suits, it might be desirable that a special auditor be appointed to whom all these cases could be referred. The plaintiff, how- ever, in each case must take up the burden of proving the claim the same as the judgment debtor would have to do if he were making the application. Some machinery may, be worked out, but unnecessary burden should not be placed on the company.” Attorney 8. R. Bowen for the com- pany contended that until an applica- tion had been made by a person en- titled to a refund the company could not respond 1o a garnishment that the company was indebted, because the order of court providing for the dis- tribution of the refund provides that application shall be made within three years and directs the disposition of the portion of the fund not so applied for. The court suggested that the judg- ment creditor, in proving his claim, might call the consumer as a witness and might also request the production of the books of the company to show the amount that would be due if ap- plication had been made in the first instance by the judgment debtor. —_—— SCHOONER IS SUNK. Hits Coal Carrier Chesapeake Bay. BALTIMORE, Md., July 14 (#).— The schooner Roxanna Frances, was sunk in Chesapeake Bay off Annapolis late last night in collision with the British steamer Ellaston, it was learn- ed here today. The Elaston was not seriously damaged. The Roxanna Frances, a small craft of 60 tons, was bound from Annapolis, Md., to Baltimore with a coal cargo. No lives were lost. Four negro sail- ors, thrown into the water, were rescued by life boats from the Eilas. ton. The Ellaston was outbound for Steamer in authorities here. They recommended his deportation. Rotterdam. ~The cause of the colli- sion has not been determine Maryland Motor Cops Face Arrest In Row of Auto Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md.,, July 14— State policemen who exceed the 35-mile speed limit except in pur- suit of speeding automobiles are threatened with arrest by John N. lon in the price of gasoline, effective today, throughout the 10 States in which it operates. The increase was PRIEST RIVER, ldaho, July 14. —Paul_Blickensdorfer, lookout at South Paldy Ranger Station, north of Priest Lake, was killed, and 55 forest fires were set by the elec- trical storm which stfuck north of here Sunday. Ongp hundred and fifty men are on {h” scene fighting fires, and tw6 axplane forest pa- trols are on th/ir way to map the fire-areas. Vickensdorfer was a student at tze University of Idaho. His father is a phy at Cin- - cinnati, Ol ascribed to the various raises in crude oil prices. The service station price in Chicago will bp 21 cents a gallon, and tank wagon price 19 cents. Furniture Plant Burned. LENOIR, N. C., July 14 (#).—The plant of the Star Furniture Co., furni-| ture manufacturers, Was destrbyeal by fire of unknown origin heré vesterday. ‘The 1oss is estimated at $173.000, with n:g f)gn\ insurance g Ordln‘!oofm-! Mackall, chairman of the State roads commission. i Mr. Mackall's threat is in the nature of a reprisal on E. Austin Baughman, commissioner of motor vehicles, who has threatened to arrest Mr. Mackall for placing glass bottles in the road to deter motorists, who, he says, are men- acing the .lives of workmen on Maryland highways. “State motor oyeld policemen, except when uing " a racing automobile, have no more right to ppeed laws than any and Road Officials! started the strife warned Mr. Mackall that he had no more right to put glass in the road than any one else. One workman, painting white lines on the highways, has been killed outright and another perma- nently injured by motorists who re- fused to keep to the right side of the line, Mr. Mackall says, adding in a letter to State’s Attorfiey Rob- inson asking for a ruling on the question: have found the most effec- tive method is to place glass bottles on the line as soon as it is painted. This is done only after a large, clearly printed caution sign is placed on the road. I would be glad if you would advise me, if it would be considered a violation of thé latw fo erect temporary stand- " says Mr. Mackall. ‘s the white lines and that | : MONGPOLY IS SEEN BY GAR REBUILDERS Plants Protest to i. C. C. / Against “Encouraging” Competition by Railways. By the Associated Pres Seventeen corporations op plants for the rebuilding of fr cars have flled with the Interst Commerce Commission a2 prote: against the commission’s “encour: ment” of manufacturing by railr They charge that because road can assure its own s monopoly of its own, a situat sults which eliminates compe does not’ encourage econ accounts prescribed by the sion and kept the carriers held, do not show the tri those manufacturing oper make it impossible for t or the ralir such work costs. The companies think that gross income from could be drained away cidental work in raflroad s that the accounts in their form would conceal the loss. cial request is made for a rev the carriers’ accounting system basis which “will show true costs these operation: Cite “Excess Shops.” If the carriers build for car repairing d petition contends, these sho likely to be pe and they will t work at an ou s it may be equipped to €conomically. T kee occupied, manufacturi would be extended t which speciali builders assert, thus perpetuatir policy of duplication,” taking b away from those who originall it by efficient se e and e making of a unrestricted act uch a is contrary commis- they pre A d 2 ma jes tuation, the petition to the best American private institutic essentially different fr absorp! by the Government of numerous cor mercial activities inter Companies Signing Petition The compani were Buffalo Stee N, % tt Iflinois Car & cago; Interstat General Amer William Hamilt ark, N. J.; Streator Car Co. the Ralston Steel Car Co., Ohio; Mount Vernon C ing Co., Mount V. Stembel € > Car ican Car New Co., Bettendorf, Car Co. an Sharon, Pa MISS ANNA DAY AWARDED PRIZE FOR REDDEST HAIR Eastern High School Girl Winner in Competition at St. Gabriel Church Carnival A smiling little Summers walked prize for the m St. Gabriel's and Webster umphing over ran; school _girl 16 off with the first liant red hair at srant circle str ern High § street northeast, tant second pi who said she theven,” and who Keifer place northw The winner ha curls, while the se boasted quite rangement of w Tonight's contest tract large throng: a competition of type of bobbed . style to the King Tu The out: nding c however, is expected to be the freck- led face boy contest tc T when the youngster whose face shc the greatest number of 1 snaps peeping through b an elabe te standard b: fit. Entries should be turned in be tomorrow at 4 o'clock to T. A Namara at 409 Varnum street SODA FOUNTAIN “CRUSHED FRUIT” BAN IS DECLARED Must Be Labeled Properly Federal Bureau Says—DMost of Juice Extracted, Chemists Find. Under a ruling announced today by the Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, fruit from which the juice has been abstra in should not be labeled * or with other simil nations, un less the name is im v followed by an equally conspicuous declaration that juice has been abstracted. The ruling states also that sugar and ar ficfal color, when added, should be plainly deciared on the label. Information has come to the Bureau of Chemistry to the effect that the product designated “crushed fruit which is shipped to soda fountains deprived of a_considerable proportion of its juice. The juice is used in mak- ing fountain sirup, jellies and the The food officials hold that the un qualified term “crushed fruit” can be applied properly only to crushed whole fruit. The shipment into interstate commerce of fruit products incorrect- ly labeled renders them subject to selzure under the Federal food and drugs act. wa ong. iridescent nd place win bobbec m red 1 is expected t It will c WAGE RAISE PROPOSED. Board Recommends 10 Per Cent In- crease to D. C. Employes. An increase of approximately 10 per cent in the maximum wage scale for mechanics and certain other gwer diem employes of the District has bew recommended by the wage board and will be considered by the Commis stoners at a board meeting this after noon. One recommendation is that the maximum for mechanics be raised from $6.40 to $7.04 a day. Col. Bell said the District does not pay me- chanics the same wage scale main tained by outside contractors, but that recent adjustments outside the mu- nicipal service made a revision of the District scale advisable. Hindenburg Is Godfather. BUER, Westphalia, July 14 (&).— The ninth son born to the wife of Karl Kraska, a mine worker, enjoys the distinction of having the Presi- dent of Germany as his godfather. President Von Hindenburg not only accepted the invitation te be spone: for the child, but sent a handsor sum as a starter for his bank accoun Under the Hohenzollern regime th. Kaiser becaine the godfather of evex seyenth son in the empire,