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Evening star., 1921-08-23
MARION CLUBMAN GUEST
OF WASHINGTON FRIENDS
Harry Task, Who Helped Ma.
terially in "Front Porch" Cam
paign, Lunches With President.

Harry Task. who as steward and
manager Of the Marion Club, became
a figure to be long and afrectionately
remembered by all Of those who had
contact with President Harding's
front porch campaign, is in Washing
ton today to pay his respects and re-
new acQuaintances.
By the men and women who went
to Marion last summer. and particu-
larly by members of the newspaper
fraternity assigned to the front
porch. Harry has the reputation of
having made more real friends than
any other Marionite. The Marion
Club became one OF the bright spots"
of Ohio. and by unanimous agreement
Mr.. Task is given the credit. 1t was
minds who visited Marion. to look
after the comfort OF many OF the
large delegations who made pilgrim
ages there and In general to hold in
good keeping tho we'll known hospi-
tality Of Marion.
which they hold him, the newspaper
men whom he had befriended in
Marion entertained him at luncheon
today after competing unsucessfully
with President Harding for the honor
yesterday. Mr.. Task had made a
after his arrival in Washington yes
terday. but when he was taken in to
shake hands with the President the
latter greeted him with a cordialtty
that exceeded his fondest hopes.
We'll. Harry" said Mr.. Harding, tits
good to see you. and / want you to
stay to lunch with me-"
I'm sorry" replied Harry, but I
have promised to go with some of
the boys"
Secretary Christian volunteered to
INK 1t" with "the boys" and Harry
walked across to the White House
with the President.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
PLEADSFOR SHARE
Of LOST MILLIONS.
Letter From z. W. Davis to
| Alleged SWindler Link in
p Evidence.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 23.-BegginS the
return Of at least little Of the mil
lions-to be exact, $2.5o0. oo0''-alleged
to have been obtained from him by
John W. Worthington. Charles w.
French and their associates. q letter
from q. W. Davis, q director Of the Win
ton Automobile Company Of Cleveland.
forms the latest link in the evidence
against a band of alleged swindlers now
under federal Indictment. federal agents
said today
The letter was intercepted by gov
ernment oflcials. 1t was addressed
to French at a Chicago loop hotel.
where suite maintained by French
was raided yesterday. Federal Of
f1cers said they recovered securities
valued at a million dollars in the
raid.
Threat OF Suicide.
Davis letter of six pages, dated
August s. was q plea for Others who
are dependent on me for a liveli-
hood" Left without aid from those
who obtained his fortune. the Cleve-
land former millionaire declared he
would be forced to the only alterna-
tive-suicide." Davis also was a
former president Of the Diamond
fOFtidHu CtNleHl SOHipdAy dhu thS
Globe Stove Company.
The letter. addressed to French,
read:
please do not take what am writ
ing to you as a whine. l am not In
the habit OF crying after have lost
II I were the only one to be con-
sidered would not care.
But there are others who are en-
tire1y dependent on me for liveli-
hood 1t is for that reason that l am
now forced to beg you to return at
exact. 2,500.0e0-which you and your
associates have taken away from me
in the last two years.
Worthington, French, Owen T.
Evans and Alva Harshman are under
indictment. Davis. also. Is under in
dictment, but has protested that he
was made dupe by the ringleaders.
Attempted to Sell Notes.
French and several others were ar
rested yesterday in a raid on a loop
hotel after Adolph Kohn. one of the
prisoners. attempted to sell $4,000 in
notes purporting to have been issued
by the Wfnton company and signed by
Davis. A securities company to which
he offered them became suspicious and
called in Col. John Clinnin, assistant
United States district attorney. Pos
ing as the firms credit man, Clinnin
met Kohn and gave him a check for
$28,500. took q receipt and then ar
rested the man.
Later Clinnin announced that war
rants had been issued for Davis. Charles
X. Strobel Of Akron and several other
men.
GALL NEWS" SAYS DAVIS.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
ARMED FORCES GROW.
700 Join Men Encamped in Coal
Region Near Marmet.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. August 2s.-
Seven hundred men from the Paint
Creek coal fields Joined the armed
forces encamped at Marmet, near here.
according to Sheriff Walker Of Kama
wha county. The total number OF
those who said they were prepared to
march on Mingo county as a protest
against martial law in force there is
estimated now at 1000. the sheriff
said. The men themselves said they
were $500 strong.
Chief of Police Charnock has re-
ceived numerous reports that a crowd
OF men. variously estimated at from
800 to 500. had Left the camp and
started for Charleston. but had turned
back. The chief said that the men
will not cross the Kanawha into
Charleston" for a plan had been
evolved by authorities to prevent d
march into the city Eat all costs"
Mother" Jones, labor organizer.
has arrived here from Mingo. She
said that she would visit the Marmet
camp tomorrow and talk TO the
miners"
Although no definite plans have
been announced by the force as to
the proposed march, it was under
stood that some action would be
taken, probably, when q certain num-
ber was reached.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
CAMP EUSTIS RETAINED -
BY VOTE IN THE SENATE
Chairman Wadsworth Says Heavy
Artillery Range Was Much :,
Desired,

Retention Of Camp Eustis, Va. by
the War Department as an artillery
center was approved by the Senate
yesterday in passing a House resolu-
tion urged by Senator Waalsworth,
chairman Of the military affairs COM
mittee. This measure now goes to
tho President for his approval.
Chairman Wadsworth explained
that the War Department wants to
use Camp Eustis as a heavy artillery
terial. In explaining the unanimous
agreement of both House and Senate
committees after a personal inspec-
tion of the camp. Senator Wadsworth
said:
two brigades of troops and was used
for the training Of heavy artillery
forces There is stationed there to-
day all the railroad artillery which
the United States owns. 1t is q tre-
mendous amount Of material.
There are twenty-three miles of
ballasted railroad track upon the
property. There are huge store
houses Of q permanent character in
which ammunition is stored. The
troops which are there are trained In
tiliery. In fact. that is the only place
in the country where range OF
sufficient length can be obtained for
a sum within tho willingness Of the
Congress to appropriate or the
ability of the Treasury to pay, for
the reason that the range 10 almost
entirely over water. They can dre
the guns at Camp Eustis at q range
Of twenty-five miles in perfect
safety and with the most excellent
results from the training stand-
point"
Evening star., 1921-08-23
U. S. WARNS PANAMA
AGAINST HOSTILITY
IN COTO TERRITORY
Continued from First Page.)

question could not have been more
sented notes which were thoroughly
studied. well supported by documents
and excellently argued. It has fallen
to our lot that the decision of the
mediator accepted by our government
was against us. Are we to consider
on that account that the United States
is our enemy and that she has at
tempted in some manner or other to
decide the controversy against US
without having sufficient grounds for
such action?
absurd. The United States has been,
and is. most loyal friend of our ma
tion. and her diplomats have tried to
obtain a just solution Of our affairs.
Why, then. are we to think that the
powerful northern nation looks upon
us with 'disfavor? From any point
of view it would have been better for
the United States to have given US
the decision in the boundary dispute.
The contested belt Of land. II under
our jurisdiction, would have consti-
tuted better guarantee for the
Washington government than 1t
would If placed under control OF Costa
Rica.
"In our opinion. the United States
has proceeded in this case with a
point Of view which is believed to be
just We have reached a critical mo-
ment. The last word has been spoken.
but we should not permit ourselves
to proceed passionately. Let US
think OF the future OF tho country be-
fore everything. Above all let us not
compromise that future by an act OF
madness"
Evening star., 1921-08-23
PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY.
q, s. Gathering Information as
Guide st Disarmament Conference

While the formal exchange OF diplo"
matic notes OF invitation ana accept
ance continues to hold the center OF
the stage. SO far as actual surface DE-
yeIopments in preparation Tor the o,s-
armament conference are conce.ntu.
uo,k collecting and preparing iniorI.
nation to guide its representatives r&I
the conference tanle. .,,.nsns.;
an ali questions relative to this prepa-
ration. there Is N. unaeIs.oSe h,a peadv.v 10 IN
.sts uesn directIon. Both tho Army ana
49, NAVY are taking part In canvass
t ..e The AUTOMATIC field TO determfne
s.t rrs International problems are 20
he considered within the scope v. $50
conteltSInSs oMnestInSs are taking place almost
a.;1v hetween Secretary OF STATE
Gasnes. GamS who will head the American
saisnation. and President HARDING.
While Senator Lodge. the only otneI
American representsuve nnnsra,ce nu
The nrenaration Of Army intelli-
.once has gone forward under the
Sfrection of Gen. Pershtng. ana IL as
taken for granted he will occupy. as
chief Of staff, the role OF m,ath.y anath
of,cer whose qualifications suit him
On an important adviser on military
s~hi iects ia Mai. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss.
Former chief Of staff and a member
of the supreme military councii OF
the allies before he became . dele
gate to the Versailles peace confer
ence.
chief of operations. 10 believed to
have been chosen as adviser to the
American delegates. Rear Admiral
Renaon. retired, chief OF naval opsr-
stione during the war and now a
member Of the Shipping Board, may
be his chief assistant.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
MANY APPLICANTS FIND
NO POSITIONS VACANT
Those Seeking Appointments in Ad-
vance of Certifcation OF Transfer
Diminish in Number.


The number Of persons seeking po-
sitions in the government depart
transfer through the Civil Service
Commission has been materially re-
duced within the past month, gov
,rnment oficials said today. Heavy
cuts in personnel in some of the gov
ernment departments let out hum
drsds of .mpioyss ,s c;s wno r.s while l..sfs they
had to wait their turn to And places
open to them. Wishing. to find work
as soon az possible, many OF them
made the rounds of government offices
each day. asking chief clerks OF de-
partments or bureaus II there was an
opening which they could NIL
About month and half ago there
were hundreds of these applicants
seeking Jobs in the government.
During the past month their number
has been reduced very xaaterially.
until now there are few applicants
ment officials. Some Of the clerks
have left the city. satisfied there is
no immediate prospect Of finding
work in the government, oficials said
today, while others are content to
await their turn on the civil service
register.
There Is no lack OF openings for
scientific or technical workers, 1t was
said at the Civil Service Commission,
and the services OF trained stenoEra-
piers always are in demand. On the
other hand, the mass Of the employees
who were let out up to June 80, 1921,
were clerks. not skilled in any par.
ticular line. There are many OF this
class on the register of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission who must await their
turn to be placed when an opening IL
found.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
q. S. AaITAToRs SCORED.
Dublin Writer Brands Them as an
"Anti-Peace Influence"

LONDON. August 23.-While pre-
dieting that the dali eireann's reply
to Premier Lloyd George when It is
given will. express the unanimous
voice of Che assembly. the Daily
Mails Dublin correspondent says that
Universities of opinion now exist and
that it is upon these diversities and
the men who cause them the whole
situation turns"
The correspondent adds that one
"anti-peace influence" 10 constituted
by Certain transatlantic agitators,
who control much money and who
are professional anglophobes." 1t fs
generally anticipated. he said, that
there will be grave and stormy ses-
sions of the dali eireann until the ir-
reconcilables are overborne.
An entirely new and very favorable
sign, in the opinion of the corre-
spondent, is the moderate view of
the provincial Irish press. which,
though seldom quoted, Is very indtca-
tive Of the prevalent feeling.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
MANY FETES PLANNED
FOR FOREIGN ENJOYS
State Department Pushes Request
for sec, 600 for Disarmament
Entertainment.

Extensive plans are being made by
tho State Department for the entertain
ment Of the representatives of foreign
governments at the conference on Iim-
itation Of armament. according to the
testimony Of Henry P. Fletcher, under
secretary Of state. before the House
appropriations committee. Army and
Navy automobiles are to be used prin-
cipally for the carriage Of the foreign
guests. but Congress has been asked to
appropriate $4,000 for gasoline and
minor repaira
The series Of dinners. luncheons and
receptions which Undersecretary
Fletcher is arranging, IL as follows One
banquet, 400 people. ladies' invited. to
cost $500: one luncheon. 200 people.
$1.500: one luncheon. 400 people. ladies'
invited. $2,500; two receptions, one Of
which will be a congressional recep-
ton, $4,000.
Undersecretary Fletcher told the
committee that he believed this item Of
$4,000 for entertainment Of the guests
from other nations was very small.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
GALL NEWS" SAYS DAVIS.
Says He Doesn't Understand Why
He Is Dragged Into It.

CANTON. Ohio. August 23.-"1t is all
news to me-" said q. W. Davis. Canton
and Cleveland manufacturer, when
asked today regarding notes bearing
his name as president OF the Winton
Automobile Company of Cleveland,
which were used by Chicago men in
an effort to borrow $4,000 in that
city.
Il cannot understand why should
be dragged into this. They are twenty
years subsequent with It have
known French for years and have
loaned him thousands of dollars in
the past. To connect me with 1t Is q
scheme Of some kind"
Davis left Canton for Cleveland early
today. He divides his time between the
two cities. Although he has q large
residence here he seldom occupies it.
He is a director in the Winton Com
pany, automobile manufacturers of
Cleveland. and is president Of the Dia-
mond Portland Cement Company of
Middle Branch, near Canton. He also
has numerous other industrial inter-
ests. Davis has been rated as a mil
lionaire for years. Recently he sued
another Canton man, a former busi-
ness associate. for more than 81 ,000.-
0O0. which he claimed was due him
The case was settled out of court
Evening star., 1921-08-23
Bathes in Kerosene, -
Then Touches Match
And Dies of Burns

NEW YORK. August 23.-
Sylvester Crockett, negro,
who set are to his clothing I'm
T0mbs. prison yesterday after
saturatfnG 1t With kerosene
died today. He had been sem
fenced to Sing Sing for Ave
years for assaultfnE policeman.
Before touching the match. he
batAeA his face and head in the
OIL and tied . handkerchief
tightly about his throat. The
act occurred in . room lned to
house prisoners about to be
Ahgerprinted.
The kerosene was left In the
room to remove blacking used
IN the process. Two other
prisoners faised the alarm By
shouting and beating ON the
door. hut the negro was hor.
ribly burned before the flames
were extinGufshed. He was to
have been seat to Sing Sing
prison to begin . Ave-year term
for beating y patrOlman.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
IS FEELING 500 sBULLW
He CAN'T CHECK UP ON
SHORT MEASURE WINE

George NJ. Roberts. superintend-
ent of weights and measures. was
in such fine physical condition to-
day that he found it impossible to
check up on the suspicion of q
woman that she had received short
measure from a druggist who
filled q Doctors prescription for q
quantity OF wine.
The superintendent's rule in In
vestigating a dealer against whom
complaint has been filed, is to
make a purchase of the article in
question to see IL full measure is
given.
There is only one way, however.
that wine can be procured from
a druggist-on a doctors prescrip-
tion.
And a doctor only is permitted
to prescribe the stimulant when he
believes the health Of the patient
requires 1t.
Mr.. Roberts conscience told him
he was feeling perfectly well, and
80 he was helpless to carry out
the inquiry.
Evening star., 1921-08-23
EXPERT STAMP MAKERS
TO LOSE U. S. POSITIONS
Falling OF in Work at Bureau Of
Engraving Forces Reduction
Of Sixty in Number.

Falling OF in the work in the
stamp division Of the bureau of en-
craving and printing has forced upon
the officials Of that ONCE another
cut in the number Of employees, to
take place before September /. The
discharge will cover approximately
sixty employees.
The necessity Of cutting the num-
her OF employees at the bureau is
causing officials much concern, as
they say that the people whom 1t will
be necessary to furlough at this time
are highly skilled persons, who are
experts in the manufacture Of stamps.
Practically all Of those to be fur
1oughed are permanent residents of
the District.
1t was explained that in DISCHARGES
and furlouGhs from other bureaus
PEOPLE who are dismissed are usually
from states and the unemployment fs
distributed. but in the case Of the
bureau employees those discharged
serve more to aggravate the unem.
ploymsnt situation In tho,- District 0fI
%
Evening star., 1921-08-23
OPPOSED TO ALCOHOL,
Declared One Of First "Obstacles
Hindering World Pacif1cation."
Rv the Aa.ocfa tefI Pna.

BY the Associated Preoa.
LAUSANNE. Switzerland. August 20.
President Schulthess of SWitzer-
land. opening the anti-alcoholic con-
gress' here yesterday, declared alco-
hol was in the first rank Of "obsta cies
hindering world pacincation.' He
painted a respondent picture Of Eu-
ropes economic situation. saying 1t
was due greatly to alcoholism.
DIR. r. Hercod. one Of the Swiss dele.
gates and secretary of the interna-
tional temperance bureau, addressing
the American delegation especially,
TALLY for prohibition but for mod
Grafton. He considered that Presi-
dent Schulthess had expected the
views Of the minority. 1t should be
emembered, he added, that the Swiss
government had a monopoly on alco-
hol. and that the budget was being
ereatiy aided BY it. The Americans
did not agree with tho views Of DR..
Thar are 100 dslsxasssL represent
ing e~ehty.nine countries, at the
. = -s-- @1--. s-s-
Evening star., 1921-08-23
STEPHAN URGES
-.
MILITARY UNITY
Head of D. C. National Guard
Addresses Reserve Corps
Officers at Camp Meade.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CAMP MEADE. Nd, August 23.-
Wholehearted cooperation between
the National Guard apd the organized
reserve Of the country was predicted
by Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, COM
mandtng the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard. in an address here this
morning before officers of the reserve
corps Gen. Stephan stated that he en-
tertained some doubt. himself, as to
whether the military and reserve or
gani1ation would cooperate, but since
visiting the camp here he is convinced
that the new reserve organization will
be helpful rather than detrimental to
the new Army reorganization plan.
4 trust that the state of unpre-
paredness which was so prevalent in
the United States at the outbreak Of
the world war Will never be dunii.
Gated, and It will not II the young
ohcers will put everything they have
into this camp
Praises OAcers at Camp.
Gen. Stephan complimented the off,
GERS in charge Of the camp, and said
that I. Camp Meade was the premier camp
reserve officers. and that because of
this more was expected Of them than
from camps located in other Army
corps areas.
Washington boys attending the civil
ian military training camp here gre
spending today firing on the 2OO-yand
rife range. A half dozen or more stu-
dents registered six bulrs-eyee ont
Of q possible ten the first time thew
fired on the range. This IL considered
exceptionally good marksmanship and II
is expected that at least one.third of
the company will receive bronze medals
for being expert a. narksmen and sharp
shooters.
When the boys arose this morning
at l:30 o'clock a light frost covered
the ground. Extra blankets were in
great demand after midnight.
Machine Gun Demonstration,
Yesterday afternoon Regular Army
men gave demonstration in machine.
gun nring. the throwing Of offensive
ana defensive hand grenades and also
ride GrenAdes. Denominations were
also given with Stokes mortars. The
boys got considerable enjoyment out
OF battle between two baby tanks
representing the Camp Meade forces
and another tank OF the enemy. The
tanks OF the Meade forces were armed
with machine guns, while the other
tank hred . one-pounder. Live am
munition was used by all three tanks.
The I'd Battalion will return to
the rife range early tomorrow morn
ing and remain until late in the after
noon. Firing viii be on the 800 and
500 yard ranges.
Evening star., 1921-08-23


invited here to participate in the con-
ference"
Senator Lodge told the Senate he
objected to the proposal that five
nations sending representatives to
Washington 'fn the utmost good
faith to discuss two of the most i'm
portant questions before the world
should be met on arrival with q Sen
ate resolution anticipating any action
they might take regarding conference
procedure.
The trainers of the Constitution had
made secret treaties impossible, Sena-
tor Lodge said. by requiring Senate
action. But when 1t came to pro-
cedure by which treaties are negoti-
ated, Senator Lodge said, we enter
more difficult ground
Censored in Paris.
president Wilson. who had great
capacity for making new phrases.
said the republican leader. used the
! expression open covenants openly
arrived at and gave the impression
that everything in Paris would be
done on the sidewalks. When he
reached Paris he found. of course. he
had to deal with thirty powers. which
referred certain questions to conn
mittees, Including the big fotfr. which
got down. 1 think. to the big three.
whether President Wilson was
press was censored and American
news was not allowed in Paris. nor
was Paris news permitted to come
freely here. After the treaty was
made, even then we were not allow
ed to know what had happened. We
| were refused Information until the
question of zap arose, about a year
later, and then Mr.. Wilson sent GER
| tain notes and records of certain
| meetings to the Senate foreign rela-
tionS committee"
| Senator Lodge declared that IL had
been the invariable practice Of legis-
lative bodies to frame important ap-
preparation and other measures be-
hind closed doors.
Calls System Impossible.
IT do not believe that any one viii go
| to the disarmament conference repre-
senting the President who would not
favor the largest publicity compatible
shall never meet behind closed doors or
that one delegate shall not talk pH-
| vately to another concerning our prob
lens, is, OF course. proposing . system
we all know to be impossible and I'M
practicable" the senator said. We
have got to draw the line somewhere
and procedure Of the conference can.
not be determined by resolution Of
this character, tackled on as an amend
ment to an appropriation bill" -
Characterizing the Versailles treaty
as the greatest menace to the world
! today" Senator Borah declared the
first step toward it's negotiation was
secrecy.
Gould the deal OF Shantung have
! been put over except behind closed
doors?". Senator Borah asked. wood
row Wilson went to Europe with
code and q new set of principles. but
one by one they were discarded. and
| instead of an American treaty we got
a European treaty grounded on inn
i peTialism." 80
Evening star., 1921-08-23
MURDERER KILLS SELF.
Man Who Shot Wife and BOOMER
Commits Suicide.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. August 3S.-
Sylvester Lukarnek, twenty-five,
sought for the murder last Sunday
night Of his wife and the probable
fatal shooting Of John Lanzie. q
roomer in the Lukarnek home. shot
and killed himself in q farmhouse at
Hiram, near here, early today, when
cornered In an upstairs room by .
police detail from Cleveland.
The suicide followed a half-hour
battle, in which Lukarnek tried to
kill the police officers. Returning the
fire, the officers finally drove Lukar-
mex into q room In the rear OF the
house. Before they could break down
the door they heard . shot. On on
tering they found the man had sent
his last bullet into his brain.