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Evening star., 1919-04-06
ALLEGED BOTlECCERS
PROFIT BY ACCIDENT
Motor Cycle Engine Gets Hot,
Which 0bliges Policemen to
Abandon Chase.

Sergt. Mccormick and Policeman
Wheeler. charged with the duty of
dry law enactment in the tenth
precinct, and who were mounted on a
motor cycle. late yesterday afternoon
had an exciting chase after a sup
posed Booze" car. The engine of
their motor cycle became overheated
after they had covered about twenty
miles and they were forced to aban-
don the chase at Hyattsville.
Arrest Made in Baltimore.
Returning to the city, the officers
sent out message asking for the
arrest of George Fox. colored, alleged
to be the driver of the car. Early
last night the Baltimore police tele-
phoned that Fox, giving a c street
address, had been arrested in that
city. for an alleged violation of the
traffic laws. His companion gave his
name as Eugene Jackson and his ad-
dress as 493 T street.
Word had been received from Bal
tinore in the afternoon that two
eolored men were on their way TO
this city with numerous cases of
liquor. and the two officers awaited
their coming, and trailed them into
the District. Subsequently. for the
reason stated, the suspects made their
getaway.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Arrest Made in Baltimore.
No Charge Filed Here.

Baltimore police telephoned that
one of the coIored men had S70o in
his pockets. 1t was said collateral
would be accepted for his appearance
in the traffic iourt tomorrow morning
No charge has been preferred against
the colored men in this city.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
!, 6ls!tll 80 ,.,sd..

Rssolssiena ffofas; hoda iatand
citfss Ions. & 4 fnip,oesinE the
grantfngs OF any, incFsase in fare to
t1esWashiHgtdn Railway and Electric
ccmnftfsss.. fhe fornssf sf s rssoin.ion n
advocated a -service-at cost plan, with
board of public trustees to have
charge of the operation of the COM
pany's property.
The committee on law and 1egis1a-
tion, of which Charles s. Shreve is
chairmap. brought in a report favor
ing the providing of an additional
judge for the Police Court to handle
traffic cases exclusively. The proposal
for the creation of a commission of
public safety was disapproved in the
committees report. which received
the unanimous Endorsement of the
federation.
Announcement was made that the
Central Citizens Association will hold
a special meeting in Gonzaga Theater.
on I street between North Capitol
and 1st streets, April 21. in the in
terest of the District suffrage cam
paign.
Delegate Hiatt reported that the CO.
Iumbia Heights Association has unafl-
imously approved the proposal for the
enfranchising of residents of the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Relieves Two Streets.

This will take w. r. g.. f cars off
14th street between g and Fl streets,
while only Potomac Park and George
town cars of the Capital Traction sys-
tenn will operate over New York ave-
nue. between '14th and 18th streets.
jesse p. Crawford of the Connecti-
>cut Avenue Association, in presenting
the plan, expressed the conviction that
it will make possible the operation of a
greater number of cars and at the same
time relieve congestion.
After indorsing the proposal, the
federation referred the matter to the
various associations affiliated wita it.
This action precipitated a parliament
tary discussion. 1t was claimed by
several members that the federation
had violated its constitution in ap-
proving a resolution and then re-
for an expression of their opinion.
A majority of the members, however.
voted to sustain the action taken.
Government Ownership View.
The street car situation was dis
cussed generally at the meeting.
which was held in the boardroom of
the municipal building. George w.
Evans came out for government own
ership as the most effective cure of
the various conditions complained of
w imam AuSh. Sidy tOu, WuO Dcci
representating the federation at the
W. r. & e. rate hearings before the
utilities commission; presented some
observations as to that case. :,
The public will never accept the
zone plan suggested by the company
as a means enabling IT to increase
itst revenue, predicted MIR. Clayton.
'Mcr. ,Yhl- il accept. a charge for a
transfer. EXCEPT under the strongest
6empu1sion, he said.
THE public looks with more favor
upon a nat rate increase, but then
only in the event it is given both COM
panies," he declared. THE cry of re-
ceivership at the present time has
very little, effect ON the people. When
the Indianapolis Traction and TArmi-
ral' Cofhpahy shows d decrease. of 2
per .ceHt: HI basssfger retenue liz 1913
overtS1Si6a and keeps o4It Of recsdvers'
hands. charging only a '5-cent. fare,
a company t ha + Eeceived, a. "a iIlion and
two hundred thousand dollars las
year. iH Increased, passsn ger receipts
ard. hasa surplus of over. 100000 has
not reached the point OF receiver
Ship."s 49, -t.x'--7:',s >. q - H3ss
Evening star., 1919-04-06
Kept Guard Over Trunk.

Carroll had several operatives keep
in close touch with Mrs. Callily, how
ever. and when she appeared in new
costume trimmed with expensive
beaded lace that had been taken from
the Scott suite in the hotel they felt
certain they were on the right track.
1t is stated that Mrs Callily. who be-
came ill some time after the robbery
was committed and left the hotels
employ. seldom went far away from a
trunk in which she had most of the
plunder secreted.
Il just saw it and took it," was her
only explanation offered Inspector
Grant, chief of detectives. when she
was taken to police headquarters.
Mrs. Callily offered no objection
when the detective went to her home
yesterday afternoon to search for the
jewelry and joked with them while
Now you've got it," she remarked
each time one of the men would pick
up something from a trunk and ex-
anime it. The first trunk failed to
produce any of the stolen property. but
when the second one was opened the
detectives were rewarded.
One by one the searchers removed
articles from the trunx. Mrs Callily
joking with them as they did SO. and
finally Carroll picked up a stocking in
which there was a small but heavy
package.
Evening star., 1919-04-06
RECOVERY Of GEMS
VALUEDAT $4,000
Former Hotel Maid Arrested,
Charged With Robblng
Mrs. N. B. Scott.
DIAMONDS HID IN TRUNK

Following an investigation of more
than three months. detectives yester-
day afternoon arrested Mrs. Marion
Agnes Callily, an English maid. and
charged her with the larceny of jew
elry belonging to Mrs. Scott, wife of
Nathan Scott. former senator from
West Virginia
The prisoner was employed as maid
on the floor of willard Hotel where
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott occupied suite OF
rooms. Private Detective William
Carroll and Detectives Baur and
Sweeney arrested Mrs. Callily at her
home 36 G street southwest, and re-
covered all the property reported
missing and an additional piece that
had not been reported.
At the time the theft was reported
the value of the property was placed
at sS.400. but detectives last night
estimated the recovered jewelry as
being worth at least $4,000. The
former senator was SO anxious to re-
cover the jewels. chiefly because OF
associations. that he employed De
tective Carroll to work on the theft
with local detectives, and private
detective from New York also was
engaged.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
WILL REOPEN
 MURDER CASE
Coroner Informed that Fan nie Sachosy Lured Dicko-
 visky to His Death.
(Monday. March s1, 191sl

After he had been informed new evidence had been found to show that Fannie Sachosky 1ured Nicholas DickoYisky to the Alpine hotel on the night he was sho, Coroner Phelan announced today that he will reopen the case of the woman recently ex- onerated of blame for the killing. The new evidence will be introduced at a hearing to be held tomorrow morn ing before the coroner.
 Judge Thomas c. Coughlin. repre- senting friends of the victim, asked to have the case reopened. He claims with esses vii say that on the night of the crime Fannie Sachosky induc- ed the man to visit the hotel for the purpose of killing him. She had a grievance against Dickovisky, friends of the deacesed say, and had once visited his home where she threaten ed him with a revolver.
 The woman's story as told to the coroner was that Dickovisky threat ened to kill her because she would not change her testimony in a suit she had brought against him. She claim ed she shot him in self defense.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
WILL NOT TAKE
 PART IN STRIKE
Participation Would In vo1ve Violation of Funda-
 mental Laws of Union.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 51-The United States Mine Workers of America will not participate in any general strike on July in behalf of Thomas Mooney. convicted of com pltctty In 8 bomb explosion in San Francisco in a preparedness day parade. Announcement that the exe- cutive board of the mine workers had decided against participation in such a strike was made here today through the United Mine Workers Journal, the official publication of the union.
 The executive board says that the convention of the International Work CTS Defense league of San Francisco, held in Chicago, which issued the strike call, was not authorized by the American labor movement through the American Federation of Labor and the International Union of the Mine Workers was not represented officially at the convention and is not bound by the action taken there.
 The membership of the mine work CTS organization cannot participate in any such strike without violating the fundamental laws governing the union and abrogating the joint wage agreement under which miners now are working, the executive committee said Local unions had asked the in- ternational headquarters here what was the policy toward the proposed general strike.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
.SWEDES REQUEST
 AID FOR HUNS

Stockholm, March 31-One request that America should send food to Germany was drawn up here by a delegation of medical scientists repre- senting two hundred Swedish physi- clans who asked the American Minis ter, Ira Nelson Morris, to forward it to President Wilson.
 The petition was supported by the report of Professor J. E. Johansson, a. nutrition expert, whose investi ga tion of the German situation has been in progress since 1915. He declared that tuberculosis in Germany has in- creased 100 per cent. Easing their argument on this statement the Swedish doctors in their petition said serious epidemics might be expected to spread through the world from Germany unless food was soon sup piled to the German people.
 Since the Swedish petition was pre- scented to MT. Morris, Germany, has agreed to surrender her merchant ships to the Allies and the latter have promised to send food to Germany.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
AVER LEVINE HAS
 BEEN SLANDERED
English Writer Minimizes Stories of Outrages By
 Russians.

London, March 31-George Lans- bury, editor of the new labor news paper the Daily Herald, declares that the Allies have received a proposal for an understanding with the present rulers of Russia and intimates that the conditions of that understanding are the withdrawal of Allied troops from Russia and the abandonment of the policy of interference in Russia n affairs. Russia, on her part, would be willing not to interfere with the affairs of other nations; allow Finland, Esthonia, Ukraine and other republics formed from the bygone Russian em- pire to choose their own forms of government and to pay Russia's in ternatiOnal debts.
 The writer nlinimizeS stories of out rages by Russian revolutionaries, de- claring that such happenings have been less frequent than in other revo- lutions on 8 similar scale. He ayers that Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik premier, and Leon Trotzky, the Bol- shevik minister Of war and marine, have been "outrageously slandered' and describes the present administra- ton of Russia as "clean and uncor- rupt." The reorganization of indus tries is proceeding everywhere in Russia, MT. Lansbury says.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
COMMISSION
 REFUSES GUNS

Coblenz. March 31-(Correspcnd- ence of The Associated Press)- Eighty bis calibre German guns re- fused by the United States receiving commission because they did not meet certain modern standards have been sold to a Coblenz foundry and are soon to he made into farm tmplem ents and other peace time machinery.
 While scme of these cannon were cast as long ago as 1870, all had been used in the recent war, several of them having done duty against the Americans in the Argonne drive in November. After the guns had been refused by the Americans members of the German delivering commission requested that they be permitted to dispose of the war material to a foun dry. Tke request was granted with the understanding that the cannon would quickly be melted into pig iron and that none of this would be used for the manufacture of fro arms.
 Virtually all of the material which tho Germans were to turn over to the Americans according to the terms of the armistice has been delivered.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
VIENNA STRIKE
 NOT SETTLED
Situation In That City Still Reported Very
 Grave,

Paris, March 31-Reports that the railroad strike in German-Austria has been settled are untrue, according to Vienna despatch to the Echo De Paris, which was forwarded by way Of Genoa. Negotiations between the strikers and Herr Renner, the chancellor and Herr Deutsch, secre- tary for mii><ary affairs, have failed and the strike continues on the East ern and Southern railroad, it Is said
 Colonel Cary, Of the British army, who Is at Triest, has offered to act as arbitrator, but the strikers have been destroying railroad property and stopping the transportation of food. A council of railroad workers has been formed in Styria.
 Chancellor Renner has implored the strikers to moderate their de- nands, pointing out that in case of complications, the Entente troops will occupy the country. Employees of the western section of the Franz Joseph railroad have joined in the strike which prevails on the northern and northwestern systems. 4 Brit ish representative at Vienna is re- ported to have issued a proclamation to the public exhorting the people not to interrupt the movement of food supplies The situation Is reported to be still grave.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
GYPSY QUEEN IS
 NOT A BEAUTY
Draggled Fortune Teller, Babe in Arms, in Tolls
 of Law.
(Monday, March S1. te19D

The City Court and attachees were somewhat disappointed this morning when Guyta Andre. a gypsy fortune teller, appeared before Judge Wilder on charge of the theft of $2,0oo from Mary John of Portsmouth, Va The much heralded beauty of the accused was not noticeable. Instead of a viva clous gypsy queen with flashing black eyes and naughty air, there appear ed a woeful, pied clad woman with an infant in her arms. She gave her name as Lena Stevens, 56 Lexington avenue.
 The woman was arrested on q warrant issued by the police of Ports mouth, Va.s charging theft. Extra dition papers will follow. Judge Wilder continued the case and held the woman under $2,O00 bonds She is one of band of gypsy fortune tell CTS now operating in Bridgeport. They have discarded the old, some what trite name of fortune-telIer and have adopted the more scientific title Of ''Phrenologist." It is said that this deception is very alluring to the
 One of the schemes by which these the credulous is practiced in the fol-
 
 is looking for an insight into the future is brought into a darkened room where the appointments lend an air of mystery. The victim is seat ed at a table directly opposite the ''phreno1ogist'' who immediately plays on the imagination of her lamb.
 Through chantings and other cajol- cry appealing to the fanatica.lly relig- ious, an hysterica1 condition is brought about when the customer is instructed to lay money on the table. This money disappears up the sleeve of the operator and the genuine roll is substitcted with phoney bills. The operator then wraps the fake money into a paper and Ito prove that you are more careful of your soul than you are of money" the paper and it's contents are burred.
 The gypsy woman, attired in none too clean red and yellow raiment, with her baby, was taken back to her cell. Others of her tribe hunted the po- lice station all morning and finally raised enough money to furnish a bond for the release of Guyta Andre.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
Death of Capuaro
 Due to Accident
 Declares Coroner
(Monday, March 31, 191eD

That Leonardo Capuano met death by accident is the finding of Coroner Phelan made today in the case of the man who was crushed under the wheels of a motor truck near the Remington Arms plant on March 26 last. The coroner said he could find no evidence that would make David Havery, driver of the truck, respon- sible for the fatality.
 Capuano, who was employed at the Arms plant, was riding a bicycle on the drive near the plant and ap- preached the truck from the rear There were a number of persons walking along this drive. The cor oner says it cannot be determined for certain whether the victim lurched toward the truck to avoid hitting these persons or to get a tow from the truck. At any rate, 1t was es- tablished that Havery did not see Capuano until the latter was falling toward the truck. Capuano's legs were crushed and he died soon after his arrival at the hospital.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
Instruct Embassy To
 Investigate MexiCo's
 Concession To Japan
WOODEN SHIP SPRINGS A LEAK
Alapaba in Distress Many Hours-Was Bound
 For Peru.

New York, March 31-In the gale south of Cape Hatteras last week the United States Shipping Board s wooden freight steamship AIapaha, $500 tons gross, sprang aleak and was in distress for many hours, off, cers on the United Fruit Co.'S steam ship Santa Marta reported on arrival here today. The last the Santa Marta heard of the Alapaha was at 7:3O am. on Saturday, when the Santa Marta, having stood by the wooden vessel all night, proceeded on her voyage after receiving a wireless message from the United States Coast Guard tug Yam acraw, saying the latter was on her way to the Alapaha's aid.
 The Alapaha was on a voyage from Norfolk, Va, to Mollendo, Peru, via the Panama canal. She sent out dis tress signals at 4:30 ?. m. Friday, and the Santa Marta, reached her three hours later. She found the Alapaha with heavy seas breaking over the decks. steam pipes broken, leaking g badly, several feet of water in the holds and with only two days supply of oil left for the engines and barely able to make headway.
 The United States Shipping Board officials here were without advices up to 10:3o q. m. today regarding the whereabouts of the Alapaha.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
GERMANY GIVES
 CHILE SURPRISE
Pretends to Consider Valid Negotiations Which Were
 Not Completed.

Santiago. Chile, Saturday, March 29-Germany has surprised the ChiI- can government by pretending to con- sider valid negotiations which Chile entered into for the leasing of the German ships informed in Chile which are soon to be handed over to ths United States in keeping with an agreement reached at the Peace Con- gress The Chilean government an- nounces that 1t does not recognize the contract because it was never completed.
 In the spring of 1918 Chile began negotiations with Germany to lease the German vessels, but dropped the negotiations in September. after the German crews of the interned ships had attempted to destroy them. The attempt to damage the ships came while Germany apparently was stil willing to negotiate for their lease.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
NECESSITY FOR
 QUICK DISCHARGE
Gen. March Emphasizes Need to Release Men
 From Army.

Washington, March 31.---Necessit for the prompet discharge of all men who can be spared from the army and whose enlistment contracts do not hold them beyond the period of the war, is emphasized by General March. in a, circular of instruction to Re1nobiHzatton officers, made public today at the War Department.
 The attention of all is again df- rected," it says. ''to the 1rnporta nee of discharging from the military Ser vice as rapidly as they can be spared all men drafted or enlisted only for the period of the emergency.
 The order directs also that previous instructions shall be interpreted so that men will be let out where there is no specific reason for their bein g retained even though they are not in the classes authorized for priority of discharge.
 Where a camp is to be used for storage purpose and will require ad- dbt1onal personnel to be retained on that account, General March directs that the commandant refer the mat ter to Washington for decision.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
SIMS GIVEN BIG
 SENDOFF AS HE
 STARTS FOR HOME

London. March 31-vice Admiral William S. Sims, who commanded the American naval forces in the war zone, was given a rousing send off at naval hea dQuarters this morning when he said farewell as he was about to leave for the United States. The streets about the headquarters were packed with soldiers of all narfonaI1- ties. while the entire headquarters staff turned out for the occasion. Scores of cowbells mingled their din with the cheering as the vice-a dmira1 waved the crowd goodbye.
 Vice Admiral Sims will sail from Southampton on the steamer Mature tania tonight. Accompanying him are Captains Richard H. Leigh, Dudley W. Knox and Joel R. P. Pringle, Commanders Fairfield and John V. Babcock. and Lieutenant Comman- der E6EREaA
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
CATCH FORMER ARCHDUKE AND
 MILLIONAIRE

Geneva, March 31-Two persons dressed as peasants, who were trying to cross the Hungarian frontier into Germany, were betrayed by their hands, which were out of keeping with the costumes they wore Their finger nails were manicured and the hands generally clean and showing no signs of hard work
 The Socialist commandanE Herr kesztholg, sent the arrested men to Budapest, where they were 1denti- he'd as the former Archduke Joseph Francis and a former millionaire named Julius Ommeich. Bela. Kun the foreign minister ordered both men imprisoned.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
5,5O3 TROOPS
 REACH HOME

New York. March 31---With 2S7 troops. all casuals. the French line steamship La Lorraine arrived here today from Havre.
 National army men of the 346th In fantry, S7th Division, returned on the steamship Alaskan, originally destined to Newport News but diverted to New York. The Alaskan brought all together 2,216 troops, of whom about 200 were casuols of various branches of the service.
 With more than 5000 officers and men of the 91st Diviison, the steam ship Sfboney arrived, from St. Na,~ Zaire.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04

The airmen expect to encounter only seven hours of darkness and to land in England the next forenoon. They made a 24-hour nonstop flight in England and are confident of sue cess.
 The flight will be along the track used by ocean liners although no special arrangements have been made with the steamship companies for the safety of the airmen. If any mis- hap should occur they can release petrol and fill the tanks with air to keep the machine afioat. They will carry infla table rubber dresses and oollapsible boat in which they can support themselves. Their wireless equipment with a radius of 700 miles will enable them to summon ships Substantial supplies of condAnAsd
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
Greatly Disturbed Condi-.' tions Reported to Exist in
 Hungary. GERMANS WARNED TO QUIT THAT COUNTRY Report Hungarians Have Sent An Ultimatum to
 Czecho -Slovackia.

Paris, March 31-CBy the As SOciated PreSS)-A small fOrcC of French troops stationed in the neutral zone between Hun gary and Rumania has been at tackled by Hungarian troops, $50 of the French being taken prisoner, according to an off cial report received here.
 On demand Of the French general the release of the pris- Oners has been promised by the
 Greatly disturbed conditions are re ported to exist in Hungary
 Basic. Switzerland. March 31-The Hungarian government is reported in Vienna despatches to have sent an ultima,tum to the Czecho- -Slovak gov ernment. This action il is stated was taken because of the concentra- tton of Czecho-Slovak troops and q rumor that there would be a general mobilization in Bohemia in the near t&uture.
 Berlin. Sunday, March 30-t By The Associated Press) The diplomatic agent of the German government at Budapest has advised Germans to leave Hungary.