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Evening star., 1921-07-29
SO PIECES OF LEAD
IN BRAIN, SOLDIER
SAYS AT HOSPITAL

Joseph Friedberg. twenty-seven
years old. who was shot while
serving in the United States Army
in Haiti. was a patient at Emerg-
ency Hospital last night, having
been taken there from the Mems
Service Club, 1904 E street. un-
conscious.
DR.. Bray took charge of the
patient and soon restored him to
consciousness. Friedberg explain
ed that he has thirty-eight pieces
of lead in his brain. several other
pieces having been removed by
surgeons in Polytechnic Hospital,
New York city.
Friedberg has silver plate in
the back of his skull, and he ex-
planned that he is easily rendered
unconscious by the slightest injury
to his head. Last night he was
rendered unconscious by striking
his head against a bedpost. He
was able to leave the hospital this
morning.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
CLASH MARKS HEARING
ON HAWAIIAN LABOR
5ompers Resents "Insinuations" of
Representative johnson About
Labor Department Spies

President Gompers Of the American
Federation of Labor reiterated to the
House investigation committee charges
that certain official reports bearing
on Hawaiian labor conditions had
been suppressed, precipitating a sharp
clash with Chairman Johnson.
The report of II. J. keefe, commits
sioner of immigration. to the Secre-
tary of Labor and Commerce some
years ago was suppressed" Mr.. Com
pers said. You can verify that by
calling keefe."
For eight years and now the De-
partment of Labor has been so filled
with spies that documents cannot be
safely intrusted from one department
to another" Chairman Johnson as
serted. Even Commissioner Cami-
nettis report could not be honestly
written there"
Reference by the chairman to the
services of Samuel J. Gompers. jr.. son
of the labor leader. as chief clerk at
the department. brought Mr.. Gompers
to his feet. protesting at what he
characterized as "insinuations."
|, He did not get the position through
my influence. but on his merits" MIR.
GomperS shouted.
Mr.. Johnson said he meant nothing
personal in the reference to Mr.. Com
pers' son. and MAS willing to strike II
from the record.
iledSe SouiStlI, MI 'oilpeis re-
piled. But Wa. I ! resented deeply
was the association by you of my
sons nam" with your reference to the
spy system
well. it's a hot day, so we'll drop
it," the chairman said.
George w. Wright. president of the
Honolulu Central Labor Union, op-
posing the listing of immigration
laws to admit Chinese. for work on
sugar plantations. told the commit
tee that labor difficulties there could
be solved if planters would endeavor
to increase the efficiency of their en-
| ployes.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
TWO BOYS DROWNED
IN LOCAL WATERS
H. H. Hanson and Leroy McGill
Victims of Boating and Bath
ing Accidents.

Harry II. Hanson. seventeen years old
and Leroy McGill, fourteen, lost their
lives by drowning yesterday
Young Hanson, who lived with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Han
son. at 135 r street northeast, and who
was student of Mckinley High School
was drowned in Little Hunting Creek.
near Mount Vernon, when a small skiff
he was padding overturned. Mrs Han
son, his mother and sister witnessed
the accident. but were unable to assist
in his rescue. His body was recovered
several hours after the accident.
The McGill boy, who lived al $50 9Th
street southeast, was drowned in the
Eastern branch near the foot of +
street northeast while bathing with
several companions. One of them
made an effort to save him, but the
swift current counteracted the at
tempted rescue. George Ratherdale
recovered the body several hours
after the accident and the coroner
gave a certificate of accidental drown
ing. Mrs. Lillian Meir. mother of the
boy, underwent an operation at the
Emergency Hospital yesterday and
was not told of the fatality The de-
ceased was sixth grade pupil in the
Lenox School and was a member of
the Boy Scouts.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
PLEAD
FOR DYE TARIFF
Urge Senate Committee to
Favor Choking Off Imports
From Germany.

The much-fought- over chemical
schedule of the Fordney tariff bill. mi
nus the proposed three-year embargo
on dye impTtations, was up today
before the Senate finance committee.
The embargo plan went out in the
House by close vote and promised to
be the storm center of Senate tariff
discussion.
Dyemakers reiterated their appeals
for governmental restrictions to choke
on dye imports from Germany. Sew
eral witnesses said conditions in the
chemical industry were worse now
than expected and that need of the
embargo was as great as at any time.
Henry Howard Of Cleveond, repre-
senting manufacturing chemists as
sociations. said dye imports in the last
six months had substantiated conten-
tions that the German dye syndicate
would attempt to destroy the Ameri-
can chemical industry. He presented
no figures.
"As a matter of fact" said Senator
Reid. you merely assume that the de-
preston in the chemical trade Is due
to German competition. Cannot the
same assumption be drawn on the
whole commercial and industrial situa-
tion?"
MIR. Howard said he was not familiar
with other lines. The senator said
dye companies appeared to have been
able to pay their dividends and he
could not believe the government
should legislate a monopoly for them
Wool Schedule Attacked.
A vigorous attack upon the wool
schedule of the Fordney tariff bill was
launched in the Senate yesterday after
noon by Senator Gooding Of Idaho, re-
publican. Senator Gooding said that the
wool schedule (schedule X, in the Payne
Aldrich tariff law. which drew so much
fire. was very commendable" when COM
pared to the schedule proposed in the
Fordney bill.
THE wool schedule in this bill is not
called schedule K" Mr.. Gooding said,
yet am sure it is worthy of the name.
What schedule K did in an indirect way
for the manufacturers the wool schedule
of the Fordney bill does directly
Wool schedules, he explained. were
generally conceded to be the hardest to
write or understand. adding that the
republican party cannot go on making
mistakes such as schedule X without
He declared that the Fordney wool
schedule was all the more dangerous
politically. because, he said, it endangered
the principle of protection.
The Idaho senator gave detailed con-
sideration to various provisions Of the
bill concerning duties on the products of
wool, charging that they gave 200 to 300
per cent greater protection to the manu-
facturers than the rates on the raw
product gave the sheep grower. He
felt that such disparities could have
but one effect-destruction of the in
dustry furnishing the supplies.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
TESTIMONY IN STILLMAN
CASE STIRS OSTE0PATHS
DR.. Russell's Alleged Violation of
Professional Ethics to Be
Investigated.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 29.-The
alleged violation of professional eth
les by DIR. H. l.. Russell of Buffalo in
testifying in the Stillman divorce case
was up before the house of delegates
of the American Osteopathic Associa-
ton yesterday and heated discus
sion ensued.
The New York Association of Osteo-
paths was ordered to make thorough
ton and submit a report with
recommendations to the national or
ganizP ton.
Action was deferred pending receipt
of the report when. the point was
raised that under it's constitution, the
national association could take no ac-
tion until the New York association
had made recommendations.
A telegram received from his attor-
ney stated DR.. Russell is on a vaca-
ton in Canada. but that he will well
come an Investigation (which will af-
ford him an opportunity to defend
himself against this unfounded criti-
ciSm.'
Evening star., 1921-07-29
DINNER AT ARTS CLUB.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates Entertain With
Songs and Readings.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Woodland Gates
gave an unusually artistic program
of songs and readings last evening
at the Arts Club on the occasion of
the last Thursday dinner of the sea-
son. which was served in the garden
of the club, at 2017 I street. Mr.
Gates, who during the war period
sang frequently for the entertain
ment of the soldiers at the camps
in the vicinity of Washington. and has
appeared successfully on other oc-
casions. rendered three groups of
songs. which displayed his pure tenor
voice to good effect. These songs
were: "Cielo Mar by Ponchielli;
For You Alone" by Geehl: Little
Mother of Nine" by Burleigh: che
Gelida Mamma" by Puccini: Come to
Me-" by Denza: ~. S. A. words by
Mrs. Gates; Christ in Flanders" by
WardStephens; Lonesome, That's
AL" by Bradley-Roberts, and "Vene-
tian Song" by Tosti. Mrs. Elizabeth
Coombs accompanied Mr.. Gates effec-
lively. 4,
Mrs. Gates read two groups of her
own poems: The T.. S. Marines"
Hope" 'Dimples" Visitation VAL
ley" The Riddle" and The In
quiry."
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lyon were hosts
at the dinner for the club.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
AUGUST FLY'S, HEYDEY,
DECLARED OPPORTUNE
TIME TO DO SWATTING
Swat the fly hard in August!

Swat the fly hard in August!
This is the appeal of District health
department officials. who point out
the pest operates with unusual vigor
during the last summer month.
August is the fly's heyday. 1t is
a great food month. Almost unlim-
tied opportunity is given the fly at
this time of year to track his germ
laden feet over the food intended FOR
human consumption. 1t is time. say
health officials. when infants are NEST
severely tried by summer complaints
and when to keep them protected
against flies is of more Importance
than at any other time in the year
Health officials are going to watch
food places next month more closely
than usual. to see that regulations
requiring certain foods to be screened
against flies are complied with. They
believe that If home owners will
pee d mp their warfare on the fly to
similar extent. the net result to
Washington during the next few
weeks will be less sickness due to
contaminated food or other infec-
ton caused by the fly.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
WILL FIGHT PEKINa RULE.
Canton Government Orders Five
Prvinces to Render Aid.

CANTON, .July 2S.-The constitu-
tionaliSt government here has issued
instructions to the provinces of HUI
nan. Sze-Chuen. kwanTung. Yunnan
and Kwei-Chow to cooperate in ef-
forts seeking to abolish the military
domination of the Yangste-kiang
river territory by forces operating
under the Peking government.
Troops from Human and Sze-Chuen
provinces are advancing on Hupeh,
for the purpose of eliminating Wang
Chan-Yuen, inspecting Commissioners
of the two provinces. who holds office
by virtue Of the northern or Peking
government, but who is not recog-
nzed by Human. In addition to these
troops, the Canton government also is
dispatching forces from three other
directions. with DR.. Sun Yat-Sen. head
Of the Canton government. reported
to be personally leading one division.
Unconfirmed reports reaching here
say that Chang-Sha. in Human prov
ince, was footed during an outbreak
attending a coup against Chao Peng-
Tt, governor of Human.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
SHIP MADE OF U-BOATS.
German Oil Tanker Built From

Construction of an oil tank ship by
utilizing the inner shells of two for
mer submarines was announced in
advices to the Department of Com
cree from Consul Francis r. Stewart,
American consul at Hamburg. Ger
many. The tanker is the Ost Preus-
sen, which was launched on May 81
at the yards in Kief for Hugo SHINES.
The ship has capacity Of 5000 tons
and is intended OILY for the trans
portatiOn Of oil.
The hull consists Of two inner shells
of submarine cruisers, each with q
maximum diameter Of SIS meters and
II meters in length. The oil is carried
not only in the inner shells. but In
the spaces between and above them.
Power equipment Of the vessel also
was originally intended for sub,
marine and consists of two Diesel
motors placed in the after end of the
shells. Each motor can develop 200
horsepower. and used together give
the loaded ship a speed Of ten nau-
tical miles per hour,
Evening star., 1921-07-29
ATTACKS SUGAR MEN.
Gompers Says Statement by Head
of Hawaiian Planters Is False.

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, today
issued a formal statement declaring that
expressions contained in the statement
of E. F. Bishop, president Of the Ha-
waiian Sugar Planters. as published in
a dispatch to The Star last Wednesday,
were "untruthful"
Mr.. Gompers' statement is as follows:
1.-The Washington Star of July ~, as
published in the American Federation
Daily Bulletin yesterday, stated that
Mr. e. F. Bishop, president OF the Ha-
waiian sugar planters, denied the state
ment of the legislative committee Of the
American Federation of Labor to the
effect that planters are trying to admit
Chinese coolies into the Hawaiian
Islands as an absolute falsehood."
"The fact is that the Hawaiian leg
islature, controlled by the sugar
planters and other big interests, Gre
ated a commission to come to Wash
ington and urge legislation by Con-
eress, to admit Chinese coolies in
bond to work upon plantations Of
Hawaii.
II had conference with this
commission in the American Fedora
tion of Labor office. The commission
is pressing for the passage of legis-
lation for the admission Of Chinese
coolies into Hawaii. Hawaiian or
,ganized labor has sent a delegation
here to Washington to oppose that
legislation. I have helped to pre-
vent its passage. Mr.. Bishops state
want Is untruthful."
Evening star., 1921-07-29
BACKS NEW ARMY PLAN.

Secretary Weeks has approved a
new policy with reference to as
signments of general officers Of the
Army. Heretofore brigadier gen.
erals have been habitually assigned
to command troops of the arm in
which they served before appoint
ment to the grade of general Off
Ger, which practice, it is held, oper-
ated to prevent such officers from
getting the experience to fit them
for the command of the combined
arms if promoted to major general.
Hereafter they will be assigned to
commands without regard to the arm
of origin. Where deemed advisable
to assign a brigadier general to
command not of the arm with which
he originally served, such assign
ment will be effective after a short
tour of temporary duty at the spe-
cial service school of the arm to
which his intended assignment will
take him.
Secretary Weeks says that the for
eign service roster is to be scru-
pulously observed hereafter. AS a
rule general officers will go to for
eign service in turn without regard
to the duty on which employed in
this country. Line officers on duty
in the general staff or other staff
corps will go as determined by their
place on the foreign service roster
of such staff corps.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
DAY, CADET INSTRUCTOR,
, PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN
Military Teacher Is Revising
School Manual Before Going
to Dallas, Tex, Position.

Promotion of Lieut. Richard R. Day.
Z. S. NJ. c.. who recently resigned as
military instructor of the Washington
High School Cadet Corps. to a cap
taincy'was announced today. Capt. Day
was instructor of the cadets for more
than two years. and under his leader
ship the high school military body
made the greatest advances in it's his
tory
Capt Day resigned his position with
the public schools here to become
commandaDt of cadets Of the high
schools of Dallas, Tex. He will leave
Washington early in September to
take up his new duties in Dallas.
The former military instructor is
now at work revising the manual Of
the Washington cadet corps. which
he considers too complex and obsolete.
He plans to bring the book up to
date and to make it more simple. He
will add in the manual the principles
of the war map games. a recent inno-
walton in the cadet corps. When the
book is completed he will submit it to
the board of education for approval.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
REPORTS TO SENATE.
Mr. Weeks Gives Costs of Keeping
u. s. Troops in Germany.

Germany owed the United States up
to April 80 last the sum of $240.I44.-
5I1.89 for maintenance of American
troops in occupied territory, accord
ing to a report transmitted to the
Senate yesterday by Secretary Weeks
of the War Department in response to
resolution bv Senator Borah. repub-
lican, Idaho.
The total cost Of the American oc-
cupation forces from December 18,
1918, to April 30. the last date for
which accounts were available, Secre-
tary Weeks said. was $275.324.1921S.
The average monthly cost was placed
at 1886, ,049.s0.
There now are 500 officers, 13 241
enlisted men and 81 members Of the
Nurse Corps in German territory. Sec
retary Weeks stated.
The Borah resolution was under
stood to be preliminary to agitation
for return of the American occupation
forces.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
LEGISLATORS BECOME
PUPILS IN SWIMMING
AT MUNICIPAL POOLS

A congressional swimming class
is now being conducted bysSupt.
Bruner of .he municipal pools.
The class was organized by Rep
resentative Underhill, and Repre-
sentatives Swing and Parnelle are
among the star pupils.
spirit of reluctance was seen
at first, on account of the possi
bilities of propaganda distribution,
while the non-swimming legisla-
tors were at a disadvantage under
a swimming expert. But when it
was discovered that there was a
strict antipropaganda rule at the
pools. the class became popular. 1t
starts early on certain mornings of
the week, and several members OF
various congressional families are
now included in its number.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
RATE CHANGES Up
TO 0COMM|SS|0N
Traction Problem Continues
to Be Principal
Puzzle.

With all rate hearings ended, the
Public Utilities Commission today
faced the responsibility Of deciding
what changes. If any, shall be made
in the charges for public utility serv-
ice rendered in the District.
The traction problem continued to
be the principal puzzle. If the hear
ings have enlightened the Commits
sioners to any considerable extent as
to how this question should be set
tied. they have given no indication
of it.
Commissioner Oyster said today he
still is Of an open mind as to this
question, but indicated he would
stick to his plan to divert to the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company a cent and half OF every
10 cents paid for electric current in
order to reduce the car fare to !
cents, unless some better solution OF
the problem is offered.
Plan IL Indorsed.
This plan has the Endorsement Of
ways of commercial and civic bodies
Samuel ]. Prescott, chairman of the
committee. was not in the city when
it adopted a resolution to this effect
this week. Returnings today. MI
Prescott gave out a statement, in
which he said:
Il am only too glad to add my per-
sonal word of Endorsement to the ac-
ton of the executive committee.
There is every reason why this mat
ter should be settled quickly and
along the lines indicated by the reso-
luton"
Mr.. Prescott said he would name in
the next few hours the three subcom-
mittees provided for by the joint COM
mittee during his absence. namely,
to consider the finan-
cial. communal and historical aspects
Of the railway problem.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
DYING GYPSY CHIEF
BEGS TO SEE HIS SON,
WHO CAN'T BE FOUND

In a little southeast home
Mickeo Marino. gypsy chief, is
dying. About him are grouped his
wife, numbers of children and
friends. He pays no attention to
them. He wants his son, George
Marino. whose whereabouts is not
known, and time and time again
in his delirium he calls out for
George. my son George"
This was the story brought to
the office Of The Star by n gypsy
girl about twenty years old with
saddened brown eyes, yellow
scarf covering her head, wearing
gaudy waist and flowing skirt.
"He Is dying" she said. speaking
perfect English. He wants his
boy. He was last heard from in
Minneapolis. MINI. We want you
to print this because we think
some one who knows George
might read 1t. The father is at
1871 1st street southeast. He is
dying"
Evening star., 1921-07-29
PRESIDENT RECEIVES.
Republican Candidate for Virginia
Governor Calls.

President Harding today received
Henry W. Anderson of Richmond. Va.
who recently was nominated as the
republican candidate for governor of
that state. The latter was accompa-
MED by Gilbank Twigg of Fauquier
county, who Is the nominee for corpo-
ration commissioner, and John X.
Branch, a prominent banker of Rich
mond. The callers gave the executive
a fair idea of the political situation
in the Old Dominion and discussed
certain features of the platform
adopted by the state convention. Mr..
Anderson also took this occasion to
thank the President for the letter of
sent to him the day he
was nominated.
Resides his two hours with the
members of his cabinet this was the
only set engagement on the Presi-
dent's list today. Before leaving
washington this afternoon he will
confer, with the newspaper corre-
spondents.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
SEEKS HER TWO CHILDREN
Mrs. George F. Harting Takes
Legal Action Against Husband.

Justice Hoehling of the District Su
preme Court has ISSUED "A rule on
George F. Harting, a hauling con-
tractor. to show cause August ) why
he should not return his two children
to the custody of their mother. Mrs.
Clara Harting, an en.ploye of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing.
The parents have pending in the
court counter suits for limited di-
vorce, and the wife complained that
while she had the children in day
nursery during her working hours the
father called and spirited them away.
She has been feeding and clothing the
youngsters. she asserts, out of her
small earnings.
The court rule also requires the hus
band to show why he should not pay
alimony for his wife and children.
Attorney ID. Edward Clarke appears
for the wife. while Attorney Michael
C. O'Brien represents the husband.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
BOY BITTEN AT CONCERT.

, A German police dog, said to belong
TO w. X. Bradfield, 1904 37th street.
last night was in the group of persons
attending the band concert at Chevy
Chase Circle, and bit Roger Hanger,
seven years of age. $500 Albemarle
street, police of the Tenleytown dis
trict reported. The dog was wearing
. strap muzzle. The boy was taken
home and his wound dressed
Oakley Marcum. 519 Sd street, re-
ported to the police that he was bit
ten on the leg by dog belonging to
Samuel Peters, 513 E street. about $3.50
o'clock Wednesday night. He was
passing Peters home. he stated, when
the dog attacked him. He had a ply
stefan dress the wound.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
HELD FOR BAD CHECKS.
Young Man Arrested in Cleveland
Charged With Swindling Here.

A young man giving the name Of
citv with passing worthless checks,
is under arrest in Cleveland. accord
ing to- information received from the
poIice of that city. Detective Edward
Kelly has gone to Cleveland with a
warrant for him and will ask that he
be surrendered for trial here.
Swinney, it is charged, represented
that he was connected with shoe
firm, and wanted to open stores in
this city. Reports to the police were
to the effect that he passed eight
checks for sums aggregating more
than $500. the checks being drawn
on Los Angeles bank.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
John Petras Alleged to Have Forg-
ed Name to Contract.

John F. Petras of New York, who
had not a cent in his pocket when
arrested by Detectives Embrey and
it was alleged that he was dicker-
ing for the purchase of the Biltmore
apartment house. and that he had
forged the name of the owner to a
contract, was arraigned in Police
Court Wednesday afternoon on a
charge of forgery. The contract was
presented by Petras after he had
had dealings with the John F. Maury
realty firm.
Judge Mcmahon heard the testi-
mony and held the prisoner in bond
in the sum of $1,000 to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1921-07-29
"FANCY FLYING" BARRED.

Army .aviators are forbidden to
make spectacular flights or do "acro-
batic flying" over cities or, other pop
ulous. districts in general orders is
sued yesterday. Secretary Weeks said
it was the intention to eliminate dan
ger from low flying, and directed
that both aeroplanes and lighter
than-a craft use every precautfon
when passing over cities and other
crowded places.