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Evening star., 1921-08-27
Life Of Rural Carrier
In Peril From Snake
Placed in Mail Boz

AUGUSTA, Co., August IL
What lOcnl post ONCE authOri-
ties describe ~ the most das-
tardly net ever brought to their
attention wns made known here
when 1t was announced that
Joseph II. McCOrkle. q rural mail
carrier, had discovered . rattle
snake c0iled in a mail box ON his
route near Augusta.
The lid Of the mail box was
fastened down securely and n
red nag was mp, Indicating there
was mail In the box. just as
the carrier was about to place
his hand I'm the box, the snake
moved his head and was dis
covered and killed. The rottler
was more than two feet long
and had q half dozen rattles.
Post ONCE inspectors are in
vestfRatinR the affair. but no
arrests have been made. Me-
COrkIe states that he fs not
aware of any enemies ON his
route who would attempt his
life In such q manner.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
PRESIDENT WELL SATISFIED
Not Prepared to Take Action on
Lewis Request.

President Harding is today well
satisfied with the situation in the
mining region about Mingo. VI. Va.
from the governments viewpoint.
The President has on his desk today
q telegram from John L. Lewis. presi-
dent Of the United Mine Workers of
America, asking the chief executive
to call a Joint conference Of mine
workers and operators of Mingo coun-
ty. with the view of reaching an
agreement that would end the indus
trial conflict, which has been in prog
ress for several months.
The President IL not prepared to
take any action upon this request, at
least until after he has conferred
with advisers.
The President also was in receipt
today OF q long telegram from Gen.
Bandholtx, who 10 on the scene, and
who reported that while the situa-
tion Is still very tense. actual hostili-
ties have apparently ceased, for the
time being at least. and many Of the
mine workers are leaving. Trains
are being provided for those who
show q disposition to return to their
homes.
The President conferred today with
Senator Sutherland, who gave him
what direct Information he had re-
ceived from the mine region, and
both Senator Sutherland and the
President seem very hopeful that
open warfare would be averted.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
SAMUEL E. ROGERS DIES.
Veteran of Civil War Succumbs at
Age Of u.

Word has been received here OF
the death in Hamilton. Va, yester-
DAY of Samuel f. Rogers at the age
of seyenty-seven. Mr.. Rogers was
the father of DR.. Joseph Rogers. 1400
M street northwest. and S H. Rogers.
of the Wilkins-R Rogers Milling Com
pany Of this city. !
Samuel E. Rogers was a veteran Of
the civil war and for many years
owned milling interests in Loudoun
county. He was q vice president and
director Of the Farmers and Mer-
chants National Bank of Hamilton
and prominent in Masonic circles in
Loudoun county. He is survived by
his wife, three sons and two daugh-
ters.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the home In Hamilton tomor-
row afternoon.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE
DEBs' PARDON CASE
Recommendations to Chief Execu-
tive Will Be Made by Attorney
General Daugherty.

Recommendations on the pardon of
Eugene v. Debs. socialist leader. now
imprisoned at Atlanta. Ca. as based
on a study of the Debs case by At
torney General Daugherty. were COM
pleted today for submission to Presi-
dent Harding.
The Attorney General planned to
submit his Recommendations and dis
cuss the case with the President dur
ing the day. Officials at the Depart
ment of Justice refused to reveal the
nature of the recommendations pend
ing their submission to the President,
and it was indicated all information
would be withheld until the Presi-
dent was prepared to announce his
decision.
Reports have been current in
washington for several weeks that
Mr.. Daugherty would recommend a
pardon for the socialist leader, but
these have found no confirmation in
official quarters.
. Suggestion was made by some Of
fcials that the President might take
the recommendations under consid-
Grafton and withhold announcement
Of his decision until peace had been
finally concluded with Germany.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
MADE HANDBOOK, CHARGE

Charged with making a handbook
on the races. Percy Rowe. twenty-nine
years old. was arrested in a room on the
second floor Of 1902 l street by Detec-
tives Messer and Sweeney of Com
missioner James F. Oysters flying
squadron" and Policeman Fowler of
the first precinct.
Rowe, who resides in Chastelton
apartments. was the only occupant of
the room when the detectives and po-
liceman reached there. Members of
the police force. ii is charged. had
made bets on the races with marked
money. and the money is alleged to
have been found when the raid was
made.
Taken to police headquarters ard
searched, the police found the defend
ant had $2.50S in his possession. Bond
in the sum of $1,000 was given for
Rowe's appearance.
Evening star., 1921-08-27


ate begins consideration of the con-
vention.
Count Ernest Won Reventlow. chief
editorial writer on the staff or the
Deusches Tages Zeitung, makes a
virulent attack upon the treaty, ana
calls upon the natiOnalists to refuse
to support its ratification. He de-
clares the Eaited States rendered
France IAN estimable service in ar
ranging for the treaty. and also
charges Chancellor Wirth with lack
of dignity" in failing to reject the
American demands.
"Wnit-and-See" Attitude.
The nationalistic press. aside from
greeting the circumstance that state
OF peace has been restored between
the United States and Germany. yes
ttrday accorded the treaty signed
here only a lukewarm reception. Its
comments were severely restricted to
wait -and-see" attitude.
Comparing the Versailles and Berlin
treaties. the Tageblatt, the liberal or
gan. arrives at the conclusion that the
later document does not represent a
dictated peace. but is the result of
negotiations carried on by contracting
parties enjoying equal rights.
THE new instrument" says this
newspaper; "breathes the spirit Of
SouSI-ihihu calmly CelCuialilss uuSi-
ness men. who chiefly were concerned
about the practical side of the inter-
ests involved. This spirit is the best
guarantee for the speedy cementing OF
friendly relations"
Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, be-
lieves the negotiations just concluded
revea! an American UNDERSTANDING for
Germany's physical and psychical
needs. and that they were carried on
in spirit of reconciliation and ac-
commodation.
SATISFACTORY TO FRANCE.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FULTON. Mo-. August 27-Checks
drawn on the National Bank Of
Washington. ID. c.. in favor of S. Il.
Cole. trustee. and signed by the Miller
& Roller Company of that city for an
aggregate Of $4,000. were found in the
coupling of a mail car that was being
repaired in the shops Of the Wabash
railroad at Moberly. Rail officials be-
lieve that this is part OF the loot secured
by mail robbers in the east in 1894, the
date which most OF these checks bear.
1t Is the belief of postal officials that
the mail robbers took the negotiab BILE
stuff In the mail pouches and then stuff
ed the checks into the coupler in an ef-
tort to hide them, and according to this
weeks development were quite success
full. None OF the checks was marked
paid.
Law officials here declare that they
are confident that insurance companies
will find the checks valuable in clearing
up mail robbery of many years ago,
Surprise to Bunk Ohicials,
News OF the finding Of the checks was
a surprise to officials of the National
Bank OF Washington, to the Miller &.
Roller Company. still doing business
here. and to the office of the chief in
spector of the Post Office Department.
All three of these interested parties re
ceived their first news Of the find from
The Star.
At the office of the chief inspector
for the Post Office Department it was
Evening star., 1921-08-27
QUESTIONS POWER
Of RAILROAD BOARD
Vice President of Pennsylva.
mia Lines Says Workers
Support His Position.
By the Associated Press.

ASy INC AhsVcldteu fresS.
PHILADELPHIA. August 27.-The
Pennsylvania railroads position in re-
gard to the United States Railroad
Labor Boards decision ordering new
elections of employees to represent the
men In conferences with the manage
ment was defined by w. w. After
bury, vice president OF the Pennsyl-
vania. at meeting in his Offices with
twenty Philadelphia and New YORK
newspaper men.
I'VE believe" he said, "the board
has gone beyond its authortty-that
1t has extended that authority to ao-
those Of arbitration-and we are go
ing to them frankly and in q friendly
spirit to see If we are right. In any
event, the public must be the maj
Judge.
Majority Supports Position.
"Our position is supported by ma
jority of our active employees. with
representatives of whom the man
aeement met Monday. We hope that
the board will grant US a rehearlhs'
as we want to take our own EN-
ployes before it and try to prove the
sincerity Of our purposes. the ran,
road Labor Board has Q very naIo u
problem to solve and l believe II Is
trying 10 solve tnaL pIopieht
ly and justly. We maintained ana
still do maintain that the. company
alone has authority to deal wlth Ills
own employees. ..;
I'VE do not object to designations
on the ballots showing whether the
candidates for employe representa-
tives were organization men or not;
Many of them at the last election did
have such designations"
Mr.. Atterbury referred to addresses
made by employees at a closed meet
ing held last Monday between EN-
ploye representatives and the man
agement, when 1t was pointed out by
the men who voted. to those who did
not that approximately $4,000 men
had cast ballots and entered into
agreements with the company. while
about $4,000 men of the shops crafts
and $4,000 of the Brotherhood of
Railway and Steamship Clerks and
other organizations had not.
II do not believe the shopmen will
strike, for there is SO little for which
to strike" said Mr.. Atterbury. Ger
tainly not for wages, for they are
settled by hte Railroad Labor Board.
And IL working conditions are deemed
unfair they can go to the same board
and have them changed. SO why
should they striker"
Evening star., 1921-08-27
SENATOR FRANCE BACK;
FAVORS RUSSIAN TRADE
Declares He Is Firmly Convinced
o. S. Should Reopen Full
Relations.

NEW YORK, August 27-Senato,
France Of Maryland. VINO returned yes
terday OF the steamship Rotterdam after
visiting Russia. said he was firmly con
vinced that this country should open
trade and diplomatic relations with Rus
sia.
He declared that there was little COM
munism in Russia. the Constructive
party" of which Lerin is the head. hav-
ing forced the abandonment of extreme
MARKHAM theories and restored sound
capitalistic policies.
AS to trade the senator said the
United States should not be alarmed
over a relationship (which obviously
holds no terrors for Great Britain and
Germany"
He predicted that the inaugurat ton of
famine relief in Russia by Americans
would be followed by the sending Of
trade delegation under United States
government auspices.
Another passenger on the Rotterdam
was Marguerite E. Harrison of Balti-
more. who went into Russia as a news
paper correspondent. and was imprison-
ed by the bolsheviki.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
FOUR MASKED MEN TAKE
$25,OOO FROM PAYMASTER
New England Fuel and Transports
tion Official Robbed Near
Morgantown, w. Va.

MORGANTOWN. w. Va, August o.
-Four masked bandits today held up
the paymaster of the New England
Fuel and Transportation Company at
Louisville near here and escaped with
the pay roll. Supt. Mccoy and Pay
master Davis Richardson of the coal
company left Fairmont early today
with the pay roll. amounting to $685.
900. They left the train at Louisville
and were proceeding across country
to the mines, when the bandits, who
we're riding in an automobile. robbed
them.
Sheriff Yost, party of deputies ana
detachments of the state constapu
froIn Morpantown and Fairmont have
gone to the scene of the robbery.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
MESSAGES OF CoNDoLENcE
Received From British Monarch
and French President.

Messages Of condolences and SYM
pathy for the loss Of sixteen Ameri-
can naval officers and enlisted men
on the ZR-2 have been received at
the White House from King George
Queen Alexandra. Premier Lloyd
George and President Millerand
President Harding replied to their
majesties of Great Britain and to the
French president. Secretry Hughes
answering the note Of the British
premier.
II thank your majesty most sim
cerely for your warmly appreciated
message Of regret and coincidence
1.-The message to King George said
ION the loss of American lives by the
deplorable disaster to the ZR-2
which / assure your majesty is in ac-
|cord with the sincere sympathy which
I have for your majesty and the Brit
ish people on account of the loss OF
British officers and men by the same
disaster"
British to Bring Dead Home.
The President has accepted the Of
fer Of the British government to con.
vey the American dead to the United
States on a British warship.
Secretary Hughes. acknowledging
the British offer said:
THE President. highly appsecia-
message of August 25, and Of the
friendly and gracious proffer which
you make in behalf of the British
empire to convey to the United
States. in a British man-of-war
the remains of the Americans who
lost their lives in the ZR-2 disaster
desires me to express to you his
grateful thanks therefor, and to in
form you that the government OF
the United States, recognizing the
friendship which induced the proffer
and the common sorrow in which
the two peoples are bound. will be
glad to avail of 1t. The President
would be grateful If the details OF
transportation could be arranged by
his majesty's appropriate officer
with the naval attache of the Ameri-
can embassy at London.
'Tn thus Informing yoy- I am to
add the assurance Of the President's
deep regret at the loss Of British of.
fcers and men by this disaster and
the expression OF his sincere SYM
pathy with the British government
and people"
Evening star., 1921-08-27
DEPUTIES REPULSE
ARMED MARCHERS
IN MING0 DISTRICT
CONTINUED from First Page.)

arranged for the train to bring them
back to Charleston.
In spite of the fact that the march
was halted at Madison yesterday
afternoon and that Mr.. Keeney said
the miners would listen to his ad-
vice and abandon the enterprise. dis
quieting rumors began reaching
Charleston at an early hour and in
creased as the day advanced.
General Going Over Line.
Gen. Bandhoit, to get in personal
touch with the situation, left Gov.
Morgan's Office with a party of state
officers to drive over the line of
march. The first objective was Mar
met. where the miners congregated
last week preparatory to taking the
road to Mingo. and from there it was
route over which the man had passed
to Madison. While latest reports
from Racine and Peytona, where the
men had camped, were to the effect
that they were on their way home.
the officers were anxious to know
that the movement was progressing
with all possible speed.
One report which reached United
Mine Workers headquarters here was
that a large party of miners were on
their way from the Winding Gulf coai
county, in Raleigh county, to join the
marchers. They had not been able to
reach Marmet before the main body
started on Thursday morning, and nc
word had reached them yesterday. ii
was stated, that the march had been
abandoned.
Illinois Miners There.
during last night two men, carrying
cards from the United Mine Workers
local union at Grandville. Vermillion
county. ILL.,, appeared at district head.
quarters, persons in the Office stated
They said they were the advance
guard of 700 union miners on the way
to join the men at Marmet, and that
twenty-five men from their local had
come with them.
Police reports early today were tina,
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad men a,
South Charleston had declared abou,
400 men, mostly armed, had come or
a freight train from the west shortly
after midnight. They were said te
have told yard employees they were
miners from Ohio and Illinois coins
to Marmet.
The authorities expressed the opin.
ion that owing to the widely circulated
call for the march and the fact tina,
Mr.. Keeney's order to go home nigh,
not reach remote sections of the min
ing country for days, 1t would be mex,
week before the situation had entirely
cleared.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
ALLIANCE
IS URGED BY BRYCE
viscount Strongly Indorses
League of Nations as
Means Toward Peace.
BY the Associa ted Press.

WILLIAMSTOWN,M Mass. August -.
of nations with whatever amend
ments may be found necessary" WAS
made by Viscount James Bryce in his
final address before the Institute of
Politics today. His declaration Con-
cernnig the league was as follows:
Those for whom venture Ia
speak, workers who have nothing To
do with our respective governments.
mean to persevere in supporting ~
as the only plan yet launched with
a prospective of success. We are
nearer to the confiagration than you
are. but prairie fire spreads fast
Viscount Bryce declared that while
We are obliged To dismiss the cor
ception of superstate as o0ss -
the range of practical politics, Stll.
if the people do not by some means
try to destroy war, war will destroy
them"
Alliance Believed Possible.
what means" he asked, shall be
adopted to this end? The old-fash-
ioned system of defensive alliances
among individual states is open To
as many objections as is the concept
of the superstate. Could an alliance
he made by "A large number of states
against war itself, by providing means
of averting it,"
Although Lord Bryce avoided an
swering this question in so many
words, his substantial conclusion was
| that such an alliance was potentially
possible.
Mr.. Root in his address emphasized
the effect the war is producing
many new democracies. These
democracies. he said. had much to
! learn. but because people can learn
| the art of free self-government 1 be-
lieve they can learn the art of inter-
national peace" Phey must become
internationally minded" he added,
and must learn the Limitations upon
their national rights"
Barueh Donor.
He paid high tribute to the Insti
tute of Politics as agency for
better relations between nations.
Announcement that Bernard NJ
Baruch of New York was the donor
of the funds which made possible the
holding of the Institute of Politics
at Williams College was made by
President Harry A. Garfield of the
college at the closing dinner of the
institute. His gift also will cover
the expenses of institute sessions in
i 1922 and 1928.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
FORMAL INQUIRY STARTS.
British and American Officers to
Give Testimony.

BY the Associated PreSs.
HOWDEN, England. August 81
Formal investigation of the disaster
which destroyed the dirigible ZR-2
on Wednesday afternoon and caused
the deaths of more than forty of her
personnel began here today. Sir
Hugh Montague Trenchard, British
air marshal. was in charge of the
inquiry, and a number of British and
American officers were present to
Ri~a testimony.
Plans for the investigation did not
contemplate public sessions of the
court, and it was believed probable
that nothing would be given publica-
tion until after the findings of the
court had been communicated to the
British government.
The work of lifting the wreck of
the ZR-2 from the Humber river at
Hull continued today. Two more
bodies. those of Albert l.. Loftin. an
American, who was acting as
mechanic on board the dirigible. and
Flight Sergeant A. P. Martin, British
member of the crew. We're recovered
yesterday.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
Marrying Parsons Denounced
By Court at Maryland Hearing
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. August 27.-"Ras-
calls and scoundrels. whose only
consideration is the dollar" was
what marrying parsons" in gen.
eral, and those of EIllicott City and
Elkton. Md. in particular, were
called yesterday afternoon by
Justice McCallister in the southern
police court. He added that some
of them should be horsewhipped.
The magistrates statement was
made during the hearing of the
case of Nora v. Turner. a sixteen
year-old girl, and George c. Pfs-
ter. twenty-one years old, who
eloped to Ellicott City and were
married there. The magistrate
said:
Those wretcheS and ScoundrelS
at Ellicott City and Elkton who
make a practice of marrying peo-
pie for the sake of a few dollars.
regardless of the suitability or
the ages of the contracting parties.
and the conditions in each case,
. are responsible for more broken
homes than any other factor in
volving married life.
Il have a daughter sixteen years
old, and If any minister were to
marry her to any man without my
consent, l would feel like horse
Evening star., 1921-08-27
DISCUSS Freight RATES.
Declares Reduction Would Not In
crease Grain Shipments.

Reduction in freight rates would
not increase the movement Of the
great volume Of grain, F. B. Hough-
ton, traffc manager for the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. testi-
fed before the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday. Mr. Hough-
ton denied charges by representatives
Of twenty state railroad commissions
that rates on grain and hay were un-
reasonable.
A, F. Cleveland, representing the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad.
said his road had reduced its service
expenses by taking OF trains as the
only way to economize in operation.
The annual saving to each farmer
n the proposed reductions were grant
ed. Mr.. Cleveland said. would range
from 50 to $51. Market fluctuation
in the price of grain, he said. is far
in excess Of the emount OF increases
granted q year ago by the commits
sion.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
PAPER MILL FOR SIAM.
Bureau Of Standards Plans One a
Governments Request.

The bureau Of standards has re-
Gently completed plans for an expert
menta, paper mill to be erected in
siam at the request Of the Siamese
government. The paper-making plant
which will furnish the writing and
printing paper for the Siamese army
is now on its way across the ocean
to slam and will soon be In operation
Scientists Of the bureau Of stand
Ards some time ago tested rice straw
banana tree stems and lalang grass
sent from Siam to be tested in making
paper, and found all these materials
capable of being made into CONNER
cdal paper, with the result that the
bureau was asked by the 6iameoe gov
mill.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
FUNERAL OF r. A. FAUST.

Funeral services for Rudolph A.
Faust. veteran of the world war.
were held today from his home at
1920 18th street northwest, Rev. Men,
eel of the German Lutheran Church
oficiating. He was buried at Ar
lnigton.
The deceased is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Faust,
and two sisters, Mrs. James Berkely
and Miss Helen Faust.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
SATISFACTORY TO FRANCE.
Foreign Office Finds Treaty Assures
Friendly Relations With q. s.

PARI" August 2T-Premier BRAND
has read virtually complete text
of peace between the United States
and Germany, and the French foreign
Office considers that nothing in the
treaty should disturb France or af-
feet her position, it Is announced
here. The foreign Office believes Ger
many will have no reason to believe,
as a result of the signature of the
treaty. that the United States will
be other than friendly to France.
Evening star., 1921-08-27
CLASH IN ILLINOIS.
Eight Shot in Fight With Police
at Rosiclare.

ELIZABETHTOWN. ILL.,. August 81
-Rosiclare. a mining village. seven
miles north of here. is quiet. following
a clash between police and striking
miners Thursday night. in which sew
en- miners and one policemen were
shot. Policeman John Morgan was
the only one seriously injured. He
was shot three times through the body
and is not expected to recover. The
other injured, mostly foreigners, were
brought to q local hospital
The mines, the Rosiclare and the
Fairview, have been closed since last
September due to labor troubles. They
had been operated by non-union work
men. 1t was said, and an effort was
made to unionize them.
There are 800 union miners en-
camped on the outskirts Of this city.