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The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
MLANE UNSEATED;
FARR NOW SOLON

Representative McLane. of Scran-
ton, Democratic member OF the
House of Representatives from the
Tenth Pennsylvania district. was
unseated last night after a bitter
partisan debate. The result of the
action of the House was to award
the seat to John r. Farr. Republi-
can also of Scranton. who had re-
resented the district for eight years
prior to the election of 1918.
Democrats in the House under
took to forsstan a decision unseat-
ing Mr.. McLane by recommitting
the case to the Committee on Elec-
tions for further investigation Of
thirty-two ballot boxes impounded
by the court. but that motion. made
by Representative McClintic of Ok
lahoma. was lost. 161 to 121. Re-
publicans, led by Representative
Dallinger. of Massachusetts,, chair
man OF the committee, declared the
McLane election to be one OF the
most outrageous" violations OF
election laws that ever came to the
notice of the House. He said the
Ievidence show ed that not only that
Illegal ballots were cast for McI-afte.
but that money in excess of legal
limits also was expended. Demo-
Gratis argued that both charges held
with equal force against Mr.. Farr.
Representative Garrett of Tennes-
see argued that the case invoked "a
dangerous precedent" for the Re-
publicans to set.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
$50 TOTAL OF LOOT
IN MAIL ROBBERY

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.-How chance
assisted in rendering practicaIly
1rultIess the spectacular hoIdup
near Quincy Junction. ILL.,, early to-
day OF the crack Chicago and Alton
train, known as The Hummer" was
told to postal inspectors by u. 8.
Davis, chief clerk on the looted mail
car.
II knew we were CARVING mn ree-
istered packages of value" said
Davis, "and thought it was better to
let the robbers find it out for them
selves than to invite bloodshed by
refusing to let them into the car.
$50" ''' II
Members of the train crew report
ed that a short distance from the
junction a man armed with a rifle
had crawled over the tender and
ordered the engineer to stop the
train at the junction. After the
stop he and three companions or
dered the crew to cut off the engine,
mail and baggage cars and pull
them ., mile down the track. They
took what they thought were the
valuable packages in the mail and
baggage cars and disappeared.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
American Mandate Notes
Held Up for Instructions

PARIS. Feb. 25.-The league of
nations council today dropped all
consideration of the American man.
date notes until instructions have
been received from the various gov-
ernments.
Every delegate cabled to his gov
ernment complete accounts of the
American protest against assign
ment of the zap mandate to Japan
and the Mesopotamian mandate to
Great Britain. A note will be sent
to the United States when instruc-
tions have been received. A. ]. Bal
four, Great Britain, now Is at work
on the preliminary draft.
1t was believed the council win
claim il has no right to reconsider
action on the Yap mandate unless
the allied supreme council should
decide il went beyond Its rights In
the assignment.
Since all acts of the council must
be ordered by unanimous vote, IL Is
believed certain reconsideration will
be blocked by Baron Ishii, Japan
ese delegate.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Treaty of Sevres Accepted
While League Probes
Rival Claims.
GREEK DELEGATES
WAIT FOR ORDERS
OttOmans See Proposals
As Tacit Admission
Of Claims.

LONDON. Feb. 25.-Turkish rep
resentatives today accepted the
allied proposal that the Sevres
treaty should be accepted while an
international investigation is made
of rival claims to Smyrna and East
ern Thrace.
Greek delegates refused to ac-
cept the proposal until they had re-
ceived instructions from Athens.
The allied proposal included an
armistice between Greeks and Turk
ish nationalists and an exchange
of prisoners as well 'as guarantees
for the safety of minorities in the
two countries.
Turkish delegates, in accepting
the proposal, declared they regard
ed it as a tacit admission of the
business of their claims to their
former provinces.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Chicago Crime
Systernatized on
Efficiency Basis

CHICAGO. Feb. a5.-Ten thousand
Chicago men and women have taken
up crime as a profession and are
practicing IL with all the system
and skin of modern business, Henry
Barrett Chamberlin. operating di-
rector of the Chicago Crime Commits
sion. declared today In a speech be-
fore a meeting of business men.
In 1919, he said. this "crime trust"
did a s12.000.000 business here.
The trust can be defeated. he add
ed, by nothing less efficient than
their own organization. Business
men must see to IL that law enforce
ment methods are up-to-date; oh
solete methods are helpless against
twentieth-century crime.
"Crime Is an established business
in Chicago" Mr.. Chamberlin said.
1T has been centralized, organized,
commercialized. II is as steady a
business as any that you gentlemen
conduct.
Crime does not come in waves. 1t
is not the result of hard times, nor
poverty. nor bad weather. 1t is just
plain choice of a majority of those
who follow 1t as a business"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
FIELD LOSES
BLUE BLOOD LURE
Especial Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
Nv HENRY MERCER.

CALCUTTA, Feb. 25.-As a result
Of the new system of government
in India, it is declared, the Indian
civil service and Indian army viii
lose all their attraction for Eng
lands young blue-bloods.
Hitherto the Indian civil service
has been held in high favor by Eng
lish public school and university
men who were forced to gain their
own livelihood. Under the new re-
gime, however, it is possible Cor
Indians to hold executive positions.
and the high-born Britishers object
to playing, second fiddle to the ma
tives.
The same applies 70 the army
here. Fancy" said a young sub
altern to me the other day, 'havinE
to salute an Indian as a superior
officer"
Many Englishmeh in India have
devoted :heir whole lives to the
services of the army and the civil
government, and have played iarge
part in developing the country, but
their sons today are fighting shy
of the service.
(Copyrirht, 1e2l,)
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Due
ON GERMAN CABLES
Delegates of Five Powers
Meet Here to Settle
knotty Problem.

With the resumption of the inter-
national communications conference
yesterday, delegations of the five
powers represented indicate that
they had instructions from their
respective governments and were
ready to negotiate over ALLEGATION
of the former German cables.
One of the powers, it was learned,
however, has not NnQualifiedly ac-
cepted the resolution adopted by the
conference in December, which de-
fined the principles which should
guide the conferees in continued
consideration of the distribution of
the cables in dispute. Although no
announcement was made yesterday
the nation which has not agreed
fully to these principles is France.
Following adjournment of the ses-
sion yesterday, II was stated that
all the powers evinced a sincere de-
sire to reach an agreement at the
earliest possible moment, and repre-
sentatives of the United States have
been led TO believe that there will
be an earnest effort to dispose of
the problem.
So encouraging was the outlook
for a settlement that ii was declar-
ed there have been no negotiations
respecting a new modus vivendi for
continued operation Of the German
cables. The full conference adjourn
ed subject to call of the chairman
in order to enable the holding of
group conferences in which speci-
fic powers will seek to agree on dis
position of the cables in which they
are especially interested.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Bodenstad Denied
House Seat Lost
By Victor Berger

The House. by a vote of 307 TO S
refused yesterday TO seat Henry ~.
Bodenstad. of Milwaukee. woo
claimed election from the Fifth
Wisconsin district in spite OF the
majority given Victor Berger.
The vote came on a minority re-
port from the Elections Committee
recommending that Bodenstad be
seated. Then the majority report
from the committee, declaring he
had not been elected. was adopted.
The House previously having re-
fused to permit Berger to take tho
seat yesterdays action makes a va
cancy from that district for the ses-
sion. Former Representative STAFF
ford has been reelected TO the next
Congress.
Bodenstad claimed election on the
ground that Berger was disqualified
because OF the Houses refusal to
seat him. and that all votes for him
should have been thrown out.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
DENBY ARRIVES
ATST. AUGUSTINE
TO SEE HARDING
President-elect Confirms
Selection of Hoover and
Wallace for Cabinet.
BY PHILIP KINsLEY.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. 25.-
Two more Cabinet positions were
CLOSED" by President-elect Hard
ing's announcements today. These
are Herbert c. Hoover for Secre-
tary of Commerce, and Henry 4.
Wallace for Secretary of Agrkul-
ture.
He declined to confirm any more
Of the reported appointments at this
time. but said he would have an
other one to announce tomorrow,
Mr.. Harding does not like the
idea of appointing two men from
Pittsburgh to his Cabinet-A. W.
Mellon for Secretary Of the Treas
ury. and J. J. Davis for Secretary
of Labor-and is still casting about
chances are this slate will go
through and that Davis will be cred
tied on the political calendar as
coming from Mooseheart. III.
Denby at st. Augustine.
Edwin DENLY, who has been in
formally approached on Mr.. Hard
ing's intention to appoint him Sec
retary of the Navy. reached here to-
night. He said the whole matter
was a great surprise to him and
that he could not discuss it until
he had talked with Mr.. Harding to-
morrow.
Mr.. Harding had not intended to
make any announcement of Mr.
Wallace's appointment for a day OF
two. but his attention was called
this morning to an interview given
by Mr.. Wallace in the current issue
of Leslie's Weekly, in which he re-
ferred to himself as the new Secre-
tary of Agriculture.
"su.pect." lie Is Right
Are you trying to close the Cabi-
net this morning." asked Mr.. Hard
ing, smilingly. We'll, there can be
no ] ointdebate between Mr.. Wal
lace and myself over this.
Unless there is some unlocked
for disarrangement l have a suspi-
cion that Wallace will serve in that
capacity"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
FRANCE PREPARED TOFORCE
GERMAN PURSE, BRAND SAYS.
Premier States Intend to Expose Cries of
Poverty from Former Foe.
Special Cable to IN. Washington Hsr.M and
By HENRY VALE:

HERALD and Chicago Thsuno)
By HENRY WALES
LONDON Feb as" Germany persists in insisting that she
has money her will her and look inside
to make
I'VE will force examining her purse necessary
Premier BRAND France interview today thus explained
the French policy regarding making Germany her bill
There be nothing in Gemanys but see
continued 81" Germany continues moaning about her misery
viii expose misery which the result of the
aggressive Germany caused.
The day when the world admits that people attack
another and burn lage and rape and then through
cry misery escape pyng reparaons the
peope-hat will be justice the world and
only rght-force
will Germanys counterproposals regarding
of payment and willing scheme of
easily made but the Paris accord marked
final concessions that France can make.
German foreign trade is not really
merely figure selected the basis for calculations
ermanys prosperity when Germany becomes richer and her
exports are increased the payments eparaon be
increased"
ctSst 1qsIkdoo
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Landis Fears Profteer
Reputati0n in Rent Case

> CHICAGO. Feb. 25.-"No," said
Judge Landis, Il can't do that. Why.
81 would make me a regular rent
The matter involved was re-
orest ON the part Of Charles C.
lewis. whose property Is In the
hands of the Central Trust Company.
annointed as a receiver by Judge
lands, TO raise the rent on certain
south side apartments from $50 to
$50 a month.
fhe receiver produced figures to
show that at present rentals the
building was losing money.
well" said Judge Landis, with a
sigh. Il hate to do IL. but I guess
I'll have to. Only won't raise
4. to $50. III make 1t s73.5o and
the receiver will have to make
money on 1t at that figure" He
sbook his head. "At that Ill bet
they call me a rent profiteer."
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Baker Cuts Price;
His Shop Bombed

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Three months
ago Benja$in Schachter, a baker.
reduced the price of his bread one
cent a loaf. A bomb was hurled
at his place of business and win
dows in his shop and neighboring
buildings were shattered. He re-
piled by taking another penny of
the price of his loaves. This brought
another bomb and warning that the
bakers organization would blow his
establishment of the map IL he con-
tinued to sell at reduced prices. So
Schachter cut another penny, and
his customers saw signs Of the good
old days coming.
But last night another bomb was
exploded in the rear Of his shop.
demolishing a shed and the rear of
the building, and Schachter today
hesitated- about knocking OF an
other cent. While hesitating, he
called on the States attorney and
laid his troubles before him.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
EX-SPEAKERC CLARK
MAKES GRIM FIGHT
AGAINST DISEASE
Age of Veteran
Missouri Legislator Is
Apprehension Cause.

Stricken with arterio-sclerosis
and a complication of other dis
eases, Champ Clark. former Speaker
of the House, is making a grim
fight for life in his suite at Con-
gress Hall.
His personal physician, DR.. Jesse
Shoup. declared last night that while
the patient was holding his own
''he is far from out of the woods
yet" Representative Clark's sd-
vanced age-he will be IL on March
lis a consideration causing deep
concern.
In Bed for Two Weeks.
According to DIR. Shoup, Mr.. Clark
first suffered from hardening of the
arteries one year ago. The present
attack, necessitating his taking TO
Ped, began two weeks ago.
A mild attack OF pleurisy and ir-
regularity OF heart action are ac-
companying symptoms. Several con.
sultations with specialists have been
held. among them DR.. Llewellyu
Barker, noted heart specialist OF
Johns Hopkins University. BaltI.
more
At the bedside are Mrs. Clark
Bennett Clark, their son, of St
Louis, formerly a colonel with the
A. 4. F.; and Mrs. James NJ. Thorn
son. of New Orleans. the daughter
formerly Genevieve Clark.
Native Of Kentucky.
Champ Clark was born at Bowling
Green, Ky. March Z. 1850. As a
Representative from Missouri he has
seen service in all Congresses from
the Fifty-third through the Sixty.
sixth, with the exception of the
Fifty-fourth. He was defeated foI
reelection in Novcmber's Republi'
can landslide. II was a heavy blow
to the veteran statesman.
Mr.. Clark was Speaker in the
SiNty-second to Sixty-fifth Con.
crosses inclusive. He narrowly
missed nomination as Democratic
candidate for President at the Balti.
more convention of 1912, leading fol
twenty-nine ballots before being
overhauled by Woodrow Wilson. Il,
is present minority leader of tho
House.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Injunction to Prevent
Cable Landing Denied

NEW YORK. Feb. IS. - Federai
Judge A. n. Hand today denied the
petition of the United States gov
ernment for q preliminary injunc-
tion to prevent the Western Union
Telegraph Company from landing a
cable in Florida TO connect with a
British line to Brazil.
The government had asked also
that rthe company be prevented
from connecting with the British
cable of Cuba and that 1t be en-
Joined from transmitting business
over any such cable.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
SAYS FILM STAR
GOT $I5,A WEEK

NEW YORK, Feb 25. - Miss
Arshaloues Mardigan, the 1s-year-
old Armenian refugee, who starred
in a sensational film dealing with
outrages in Armenia, and who
travelled with this picture through
out the country, received for her
services a salary of SIS a week. For
the picture production she received
$1,000, but her guardian, Mrs,
Eleanor Brown Gates, was able to
save for her only s195.
These facts were brought out to-
day by Arthur X. Wing. counsel for
the Armenian girl, at the hearing
upon the objections filed to the ac-
counting of Mrs. Gates as guardian
of the girl.
The film was called "Ravished
Armenia" Expenses of the girl on
the r0ad with the film were about
$3.50 week, it was testified.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
CANCEL WARRANTS
FOR RED ENJOYS

The deportation warrant issued
against Ludwig C. A. X. Martens.
representative Of the ussian Soviet
in this country, has been Cancelled.
1t was announced at the Department
of Labor yesterday. This is In ac-
cordannce with an agreement by
this government with Mr.. Martens
that IL he would leave the country
without requiring the use of force
or service Of the warrant all
charges against him would be with
drawn.
The same procedure was followed
in the case of Gregory weinstein.
Martens secretary, against whom a
deportation warrant was also is
sued.
The cancellations, 1t was explain
ed. will not permit Martens return
to the United States as a represent
ative Of the Soviets.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Daugherty Appoints Gibbs
AS His Private Secretary

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Feb 25.-Harry
NJ. Daugherty. Attorney General
designate. announced here TODAY
that he had appointed Frank Gibbs,
of Columbus, as his private secre-
tary. Gibbs has been Daugherty's
secretary here for-the past year. He
lived formerly in Tennessee and Is
a a'graduate of the University of Ten
nessee and Georgetown Law School
in Washington.
Daugherty announced definitely
today that he will leave the law
firm of Daugherty. Todd : & Rarey,
Of Columbus. before he assumes his
duties in the Cabinet He expects
to maintain his home here for sew
eral months.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Couple LiDe in Church
To Beat Cost of LiUing

CINCINNATI. Feb. 25. - W. ~.
Hauck. Sunday school superintend-
ent OF the Asbury Methodist Church.
today found a married couple beat
ing the high cost Of living by using
the church for a home.
Hsuck found the man and woman
preparing breakfast on the church
range in the church kitchen. A
table was set with church dishes.
Two pews had been converted into
twin beds.
1--WE arc living here because it b.
cheaper than living in a house or
an apartment" the man told Hauck
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
PERFECT GAS BOMB
FOR USE OF POLICE

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-City chem
lists. after a month of experimenting.
have perfected a gas bomb. formed
like a hand grenade which can be
used against criminals without dan
ger to innocent bystanders.
Special police details. chosen espe-
cially for work against desperadoes.
will soon be equipped with the
bombs and assigned to duty when
ever criminals barricade themselves
or take refuge where they can be
overpowered only at great risk.
Instead of storming such places
with guns, police will throw gas
bombs, until the hidden bandits have
been overcome or forced to surren-
der. Experiments have shown that
the gas will overpower a man with
oht permanently disabling him
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Canadian Cattle Sale,

An entire shipment of more than
fifty head of Hereford cattle from
the >Curtice Cattle Company, of
Peace Valley, Alberta, sold at Chi
cago at an average price of $3.50
per head, several choice animals
realizing more than $1,000 each. A
curious feature of the sale was that
eighteen of the animals were pur-
chased by a Chicago company which
has a large ranch adjacent to that
of the Curtice Company, and which
intends shipping these animals back
to Alberta to form nucleus of an
other Hereford herd.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
POLICE SEEK BOY
BANK CLERK WITH
s772,OOO IN BONDS
Left UnnOticed During
Noon Hour With VAL
liable Package.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-William Dali
ton. 17-year-old clerk employed by
the Northern Trust Company, walk
ed out of the bank at noon yester-
day with Liberty bonds having a
par value of s772.OOO, according to
announcement today of H. o. Ed
monds, vice president, in charge Of
the trust department.
The bank issued a statement at
noon today twenty-four hours after
the loss had been reported. The
statement admitted that no trace of
the alleged absconder had been
found, although scores of private
detectives had been called in on the
case Immediately. The bank OFF,
eials also announced two rewards,
one for $1,000 for apprehension or
Dalton. and another of $4,000 for
recovery of the securities.
Employed Three Years.
Dalton. who has been in the en-
ploy of the bank three years and
who was being paid SOS a month. il
Is said, was sorting temporary
bonds in a cage with several other
employees yesterday morning The
bonds were to be exchanged for
permanent securities.
During the noon hour, although
others We're present in the cage,
Dalton, according to bank employees,
managed to leave with a bundle of
bonds Just how he did it officials
and detectives admit they 90 not
know. An immediate search was
begun when the bonds were missed,
but late this evening no trace of
the missing youth had been found,
The bonds taken were temporary
Il per cent United States Liberty
bonds of the fourth issue. The toal
par value was $772,0OO, of which
four were for $4,000, nine for IS. 600
and the balance for $1,000, $500.
SIOo and $50 respectively. None of
the bonds were registered.
Police Description.
me following description of the
missing youth was issued by the
bank: William Dalton, II wears ~
age; feet, inches in height: los
pounds, slender build; dark ba,r
combed pompadour style. cut re-
Gently. Wore a mixed grav and
olack suit with cap to match. over
coat with belt, tan shoes and son
collar" eoi'
Mrs. Nora Dalton. 45OS Wilcox
avenue. mother of the bank clerk.
mas asked the Chicago Tribune to
issue an appeal to her son to get in
touch by wire with the city editor
OF the Tribune that ARRANGEMENTS
may be made for his surrender and
return. anu
william always was a good boy"
SAID mis- mother. Il cannot account
for this at ALL"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
III POLICE KILLED
IN IRISH AMBUSH

DUBLIN. Feb. 25.-Eleven auxiliary
police were killed today in a Sim
Fein ambush at MacRoom, County
Cork, IL was officially announced.
Oficial reports described the am
bush as the biggest yet attempted.
A large number of police were in the
marty, travelling by lorries, when
they were fired upon. The officer
In command was reported to have
been the first to fall.
The police fought back. but were
unable to find cover. Reserves were
rushed out later.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Predicts Blizzard Just
Prior to Inaugural

HAzLEToN, Pa. Feb. 25.-The be-
ginning Of the Harding regime will
be stormy according to James B.
Yeager, HszIeton's weather prophet.
A blizzard will start twenty-four
hours before the inaugural, he said
today. tying up the Eastern States.
Sieet and snow will continue to fall
until March 2s. he said. When Yea
ger predicted the blizzard this
month Hazleton residents conceded
his ability.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
VIII GiUes
$25O,OOO Estate to Kin

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-William F.
McCombs, former chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. left
an estate of about s25o.ooo. it was
revealed when his will was filed here
today.
Most of the money will go to his
five brothers and sisters. They are
Robert and Ashton, of Hamburg,
Ark; Mrs. 'Corinne Hardy, Little
Rock, Ark: Mrs. Ethel Thomas,
Charlotte, N. c.. and Mrs. Randolph
Silverman. Houston, Tex.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
d. C.. NatiUes' Society
Backs Water Measure

Endorsement of the Zihlman bill
compelling the Federal and District
government to pay for the water
used N the government depart
ments, was given at last nights
meeting of the Society of Natives
of the District of Columbia in the
theater of the postoffice department.
DR.. Samuel S. Adams, delivered a
lengthy lecture on "Antitoxin in
Diptheria."
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
HOUSTON HAS NO
OBJECTION TO BILL

Tho Winslow bill providing for
partial payment to the railroads on
earnings guaranteed under the
Esch- -Cummins law pending final
accounting was returned to Presi-
dent Wilson by Secretary of the
Treasury Houston without objection
yesterday.
Belief that the President would
sign the bill if Mr.. Houston ap-
proved is somewhat weakened oy
protests from labor unions.