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Evening star., 1921-08-21
YANKEE RalIoonists Chafe
At Holdups BY British

date. This became apparent this fore
noon when Brig. Gen. E. NJ. Matt
land, Great Britain's air marshal. told
the Associated Press he had no IN.
tention of being Influenced by others
in his selection of the day for the
start Of the final proving Of the air
ship by her British builders before
AS several American officers and
number of enlisted men who are des:
tined to pilot the airship to the Unied
States will accompany the British
navigators on this long awaited de-
cisive test flight. they have once or
been obliged to pack their belongings
and make all other preparations for
q move to Pulham. whence the start
for America will be made. only to be
disappointed by cancellations OF the
trip because the weather was con-
sidered unfit.
The inconvenience and annoyance OF
this oft-repeated performance have
tried the patience Of both the American
and British personnel at the airdome
here to the point Of desperation and
it has given rise to the widest rumors
regarding the fitness and atrworthiness
Of the ship.
.Since we have been here American
crews have taken the R-32, sister ship
Of the ZR-e, out for practice flights
all alone without Britisher aboard
scores Of times, and many of these
times in weather much rougher than
that of any Of these days we have
been waiting for our ship to come
out" said an American officer today
This was quoted to Gen. Maitland
whose reply WIS:
"That is entirely true, but you must
remember that the R-32 is a thorough
ly tried ship while the ZR-2 is not
We propose to take none OF the
chances which would attend the send.
ing of an untried ship out on trans.
atlantic trip" continued Gen. Matt
land.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
By the Associa ted Press,

By the Associated Press
WILLIAMSTOwN. Mass. August
2o.-"Already signs are not wanting
of the great powers trying to play
one Balkan state against another -
asserted Stephen Panaretoff. Bull
garian minister reappointed to the
United States. in his lecture before
the Institute of Politics at Williams
College tonight. He charged that the
peace conference had not sought q
fair settlement Of the Balkan troubles
and that its decisions bore the mark
of 'vindictiveness.
NJ Panaretoff concluded his course
at the Institute with tonight's lec-
tture and will go to Washington to
present his credentials as Bulgarian
minister. He plans to sail for
France on August q en- route to
Geneva, where he will be one Of the
Bulgarian representatives at the
tions
The powers that signed the treaty
of Sevres have already recognized
the mistakes in 1t and have tried to
correct them" he said. "Will they
do so with the treaty of Neuilly.
Whether they do or not. the situation
that the conference has created in
the Balkin peninsula is not stable
and will not make for peace and
concord among the Balkan peoples.
Already signs are not wanting Of
the great powers trying to play one
Balkin state against another. AL
ready separate treaties--and agree
ments are being entered into by Ser
bia, Greece and Rumania directed
against Bulgaria. The cry of the
Balkan lands for the Balkan peoples
will find it's true justification when
Evening star., 1921-08-21
NEW OIL FIELDS FOUND
ON ALASKA ARCTIC COAST
Discovery Expected to Rival in
Importance Mackenzie River
Area OF Canada.

NONE, Alaska, August 2o.-Dis-
covery OF new oil fields near VAIN
wright inlet and Point Barrow on the
Arctic coast of Alaska, which, 1t Is
believed here, may. rival in importance
the Mackenzie river fields, Of northern ,
Sers of n California prospecting party
Whfch has been in the district since
July IA. ,..s or
80 large seeDazes occur near
cape as Simpson. east Of Point Barrow.
he saa te spsnf
wv ,,,tsins hack of the cape and
Within a mile Of the Arctic shore:
they now several hundred yards into
Ranorts Of q lake Of oir' between
Point Barrow and Demarcation point
on the Canadian boundary were e. nrst nt
made about nve years age ny a.,d isaehe the
oil dubbed from the tundra In large
amounts.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
ON BOND, ARRESTED AGAIN
Arthur T. Macdonald Charged
With TRANSPORTING Liquor.

Arthur T. Macdonald, 1926 Georgia
avenue, who is on bond awaiting the
outcome of his appeal on a seven
year sentence for a hold-up last
January, yesterday was arrested by
Sergt. J. ". Mccormick and Police
man W. W. Wheeler of the tenth
precinct charged with transportation
of intoxicating beverages and viola
tfons of the traffic regulations.
Mccormick and Wheeler in the
tenth precinct motor cycle and side
car traifed Macdonald from I'LL AL
lison street to Park road near New
Hampshire avenue. 4 dead automo-
bile license. police said, called their
attention to his machine. He came
from the house with a raincoat over
his arm. it was said, and beneath it
the police claim they found two
quarts of liquor.
Macdonald was sentenced upon
conviction in the hold-up case in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Mervis
of 143s T street were the victims last
January Is. Two others were con-
victed at the time.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
PRESIDENT WILL NOT AID
SLAYER OF NAVY NURSE
Refuses to Intervene to Save
Brown (Colored) Condemned
70 Hang.

President Harding yesterday after
noon refused to intervene for Henry
A. Brown, the negro recently sen
fenced to be hanged for the murder
of Miss Harriet Kavanaugh, an An
napolis nurse. following receipt from
Attorney General Daugherty Of q rec
ommendation against leniency. As a
result Brown will hang September 1,
when his present reprieve expires.
The Attorney General Investigated
Browns case following the presen-
tation Of new evidence claimed to be
favorable to the negro. The officials
OF the Department Of Justice, how
ever, after reconsidering the case,
held that nothing had been offered to
warrant doubt as to Browns guilt,
and it IL understood that Attorney
General Daugherty SO informed the
President
Evening star., 1921-08-21
18H0LES IN MANS BODY
'sEWED UP BY DOCTORS;
he NOW ASKS FOR FOOD

Displaying remarkable recovery
of vitality following successful
completion of what -, considered
one Of the most difacult surgical
operations ever performed In q
local hospital, involving the sew
ing up OF eighteen holes In his
intestines, Lewis Barlow, twenty
four years old, Georgia negro. is
receiving interested attention OF
surgeons, 1t. was learned last night.
Lewis was shot In the abdomen
early wednesday morning during q
raid " detectives on q craps game
in Georgetown. He was taken to
Georgetown University Hospital
but his condition was such that no
was not operated on until the fol-
loving day. DR.. John Constas
found that q bullet had entered
the right side, passed entirely
through the negro's body and
emerEed at the back. It was neces-
sary to cut open the mans abdo-
mon and sew up eighteen pune.
lures, and with the asststapcs OF
fellow surgeons this was accom-
plished without fatal effects to
the patient. ~. e-....-... slSs
Lewis has shown unprecedented
recovery powers since the opera
tipns and further startled physician
by deananding food, ana let1 * II
Hs hts besn plsced % . diet ef
broth and to her liquid foods In dee
dsnea at his Wishes howsYDA -.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
BONDED IN BETTING CASE.
Robert Pitts Puts Up $1,000 for
Appearance on Handbook Charge.

Robert Pitts. fifty-two years old.
2624 University place. and in the
cigar business at 8th and L streets
southeast, yesterday called at the
fifth precinct and left $4,000 bond after
Detectives Messer and Sweeney, mem
bers of Commissioner James F. Oys-
ter's flying squadron" appeared to
arrest him Friday in connection with
a charge of making a handbook. Pitts
learned he was wanted, and appeared
and furnished bond.
More than 100 other alleged hand
book offenders have furnished SINH
lar bond during the past year. and.
it is stated. very few of them have
been tried. because of insufficient
proof having been obtained by the
police.
I'm a number of recent cases, how
ever" said Detective Sweeney, I'VE
have a policeman making bet, an
other witnessing 1t, and still another
at the track to make certain that the
particular horse participated in the
race"
Detective Sweeney says he feels
certain that such testimony will re-
suit in convictions.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
BOY CALLS ON PRESIDENT.
Lad "From Ohio" Picked Up oy
white House Police.

N,ne-year-old Charles Wood, de-
scribme himself as from Ohio" 70
white House policemen, VINO 'yesse yn',.
day found him wandering ABOUT
President Harding's domicfle, was
deurivsd OF the ''honor" Of spending
last night within the White House
gates through the appearance OF MS
father, a visitor in washington.
Charles was picked up by poiices
man at the White House roaming
about the corridors. All he could ten
OF his business was that he was from
Ohio" and had come with his father
to visit washington ana to zee the
home Of the President. A search tor
his father was fruitless for some time.
but the lAtters search for his son
several hours later> resulted In the
boys discovery. He was sitting On
q desk in the squad room of the
White House guardhouse regAling .
small audience with tales OF the great
state Of Ohio.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
FAIL TO FIND BULLET
IN SLAIN MANS BODY
All Efforts Fruitless After Three
Day Search for Missile That
Killed Grocer.

Location of the bullet in the body
of John Locovaro, grocer. who was
shot to death in his store at Is F
street Wednesday night about clos
ing hour. promises to be as much a
mystery as does the killing, search
for the missile having been unsuc-
cessful.
Members OF the family of the slain
grocer had hoped to have the body
turned over to them in order that
Holy Rosary Church, Sd and F streets,
yesterday morning. Failure to To-
cate the bullet, however. caused a
delay, and last night the body still
rested in the morgue.
Autopsists conducted a three-day
search for the bullet. Failing to To-
cate it by the use of surgeons
knife. they resorted to the use of
the X-ray, but even that instrument
failed to disclose the bullets where
abouts.
In an effort to prove the correct
ness of the instrument, the physi-
clans placed a bullet in the body and
took an additional picture. This pic
ture showed plainly where the bullet
had been placed. Efforts of the sur
geons will not be abandoned until
additional examinations are made.
There was no place of exit found
about the body. 1t is stated, and it
after striking a vital spot and find
its way through the point of en-
trance.
Offer of a reward Of 500 for infor-
nation leading to the arrest of the
murderer has thus far failed to pro-
duce results. Detectives working on
the case last night admitted they
were completely at sea in the inves-
tigation, having learned nothing of
the slayer's movements since he ran
from the store and disappeared on
1st street.
Pietro Guillani. grocer, in business
opposite the store in which the mur-
der was Committed; John c. Parks. a
colored neighbor. and Charles Math-
ers. a colored boy. the only persons
found by the police who admit hav-
ing seen the slayer. give practically
the same descriptions Of him.
Based on the descriptions furnish
ed by the three persons. the police
have asked police Of other cities to
apprehend q man between twenty and
twenty-five years old, medium build
and wearing q dark English suit and
straw hat. Police of this and other
cities were asked to make every ef-
fort to establish the murderer's
identity and cause his arrest.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
URGES FORESTRY STUDY.
Governors Asked to Send Repre-.
sentatives to Conference.

Urging every northeastern state to
have an official representative at the
Annual Forestry Conference of the
Society for the Protection of New
Hampshire Forests. August 81, al
North Woodstock, N. H., Charles Lath-
rop Pack, president of the American
Forestry Association. wrote to the
governors Of the several states yes
terday, suggesting they appoint such
a representative to listen to the dis
cussions.
This annual New Hampshire con-
ference is one of the most important
of the year." Mr.. Pack wrote in his
letter to the governors. THE big
manufacturing plants of New England
and the other eastern states are alb
solutely dependent upon forest prod
ucts to keep going. Connecticut spends
three million dollars a year in freight
rates on forest products. which she
should be producing almost at her
factory doors. We have $1,000, 900
acres of idle land in the east and mid
die west that should be growing trees
Philip w. Ayres, who is making the
plans for the conference, calls atten-
tton to the fact that this tremendous
area equals that of New England and
New York state combined"
Evening star., 1921-08-21
CANNOT BUY IN ONTARIO.
Liquor Brought Across Border
Must Be Ordered From q. 8.

WINDSOR. Ont, August 20.-Citi-
1eus of the United States who want to
purchase LIQUOR from Canadian
sources must remain away from On
tario during purchase negotiations, If
they would avoid conflict with the
Ontario temperance act. according to
q ruling today by W. E. Gundy, police
magistrate of Windsor.
In test case, in which A. Ranelay.
an American citizen, bought 100 cases
Of beer from the British-American
Brewing Company, the beer being sub
sequently seized by the Ontario gov
ernment. the magistrate fined the COM
pany 5000 and ordered the confisca-
tion made permanent. The magis-
trate,s ground was that Raffelay had
closed the purchase on Canadian soil:
and that therefore the brewery had
violated the Ontario temperance act
Had Raffelay made his order by let
ter from the United States the tran
saction would have been valid. Mag
fstrate Gundy ruled He stated that
the action against the brewing con-
Germ had not upset his previous ruling
that Ontario brewers have right to
sell to residents OF the United States.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
CHARGED BERGD0LL FEE.
Ansell, However, Declares Firm
Gave Soldiers Free Counsel

Samuel T. Ansell. counsel for Grover
Rersdoil, noted draft evader. points
ont in a letter to the Private Soldiers
and Sailors Legion that while ne
charged Bergdoll a Zee for nlS ser.
been given free legal counsel by MS
firm. The contents of the letter were
made public last night
Mr.. Ansell's purpose in communi-
eating with .he organization was 70
thank Marvin Gates Sperry. heaa OF
the legion, and members OF that BODY
for a letter expressing conndence In
the lawyer and indicating emphatic
disaereement with the Johnson.F Flood
report" condemning Anseil In the
Bergdoll case.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
WASH|NCT0NlAN HEIR
| TO CANADIAN ESTATE
Relative of August Duohesnay Of
This City Leaves Over Mil
lion and q Halt.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MONTREAL. Quebec. August 90
The business capacity and foresight
OF Charles Wilson, once mayor of
Montreal. who died in 1872. has been
fortunate thing for August Duchess
nay Of Washington, his two brothers,
three sisters and twenty-five other
relatives. The twenty-eight people
who are scattered as far apart as
Victoria, b. c.. Calgary, Montreal,
LIongnell. oaplt Province Of Quebec; St:
Vernon, N. Y; Albany. N. Y; Balti-
more, and Washington, are co-heirs
or an estate valued for taxation pur-
poses at $626.000. but which real es-
tate agents estimate at over a mil
lion and a half dollars
Wilson set aside in his will a COM
parattvely small portion of his estate
to be divided among grandchildren
of his brothers and of a niece, and
time has proved his insight that the
property will greatly increase in value
by the time the distant descendants
part Of the property set aside was to
60 to the grandchildren Of hts brother
Edward and the other two-thirds to
the grandchildren of his niece, Mar
guerite Wilson, who became the wife
Of Lieut.. Col. Duchesney. Each OF
Edwards three grandchildren will re-
ceive $135,O00. but the descendants of
Marguerite Wilson Duchesney, who
number twenty-five, receive much
smaller shares. the proportion being
as it her six children, parents of the
twenty-five, were each getting one
ninth divided among the children,
so that those who belong to q family
numbering only three or four get in
proportion more than those from the
family numbering six or seven.
August Duchesney Of Washington
is one of the six children of Phillip
Duchesney, son of Marguerite Will
son, and so received one fifty fourth
of about twenty two thousand dollars.
as does each of his brothers and sis
ters. Louis Desjardins of Montreal
being the only member OF her family
receiving one-ninth. or about one
hundred and forty thousand dollars,
the largest Individual share.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
TURKS RESIST GREEKS
EAST Of SAKARlA RIVER
Gold Coins From Moscow Distrib-
uted to Kema1's Officers,
Smyrna Report Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SMYRNA. August 2o.-Hostilities
between the Greeks and Turkish ma
tionalists in the region to the east
Of the Sakaria river continue. The
nationalists appear to be Offering
determined resistance to the Greeks,
having concentrated in this area
forces estimated to number $1,000.
brought from various places.
It 10 reported that Mustapha Kemal
Pasha, leader Of the Turkish ma
ticnalists. has received large num-
Der of gold coins from Moscow, which
he distributed among the Turkish Of
acerg,
Evening star., 1921-08-21
SUIT NAMES COMMISSIONERS

The District Commissioners were
named defendants in a suit filed yes
terday in the District Supreme Court
by Charles D. Sager and Harvey M
Sager. trustees. who ask that the de-
fendants be required to show why
they should not revoke subdivision
of certain lands at Shadyside and de-
clare same null and void. Plaintiffs
represented by Attorney Charles v.
Inlay, allege that the property sub
divided, which had received the ap-
proval of the defendants. was not
clear of fncumbrance at the time and
had not received the consent OF the
trustholders as is prescribed by law
Evening star., 1921-08-21

interest installments. and not to
charge interest on the postponed in.
terest. at least during the two or
three year period"
Expect Prompt Funding,
However" it continued. "this OBJ
legation is contingent upon the for
elgn government concerned carrying
ing of its short-time obligations held
by the United States after the United
states Shall be ready to proceed with
such negotiations.
The purpose Of the bill is de-
scribed as Ito give the Secretary of
| the Treasury. with the approval of
the President, ample power TO enable
him. when the condition of each debt
or country shall have been definitely
ascertained and the claims of all
parties interested shall have been
presented. to deal with the situation
promptly and broadly in such a way
as will. in his Judgment, best protect
the interests of the United States and
assure the payment of the principal
/ and interest Of the debts now owing
to it,
Regarding the conversion of the
debts owing by Czechoslovakia.
Greece, Rumania, Russia, Serbia, Po-
land and other countries, the report
says, these countries also owe large
amounts to other countries"
Ability 10 Pay DiHerA
Their resources and their ability to
pay differ widely" it continued, land
the conditions that will have to be
dealt with cannot be foreseen. II
may be, in the case of some of these
countries, that the Secretary OF the
Treasury, with the approval of the
President. may deem it advisable to
accept obligations other than those
! of the debtor country in settlement
4 of their debts to the United States"
The minority report filed by Senator
| La Toilette and signed also by FIVE
democratic members of the commit
| tee. declared that the inevitable re-
suit of the granting of such au-
thority would be to weaken the hands
! of the Treasury head and subject him
to threats, cajolery and international
! intrigue of trained negotiators. mo
man ever lived" it continued, who
should be intrusted with such q gi-
gantic responsibility"
Evening star., 1921-08-21
$4,000. LIQUOR. :
SMUGGLING PLOT
.Attempt to Ship Five Car.
loads Into United States
! From Winnipeg.
BY the Associated Press.


DULUTH, Minn.. August 20.-A plot
to smuggle more than 100000 worth
Of liquor into the United States by
way Of Rainey river and Beaudette Is
being engineered by Winnipeg ship
pers. according to word received at
the United States customs ofi1ce here
today. Warnings have been sent to
officials along the border to use ev-
cry precaution to prevent the carry
ing out af the alleged plot.
The shipment. to consist OF five
carloads of beer. whisky. alcohol and
brandy, is now at Rainey river and
Is being guarded by several men, ad-
vices received here said.
Owners Of the liquor. 1t Is said,
made no secret Of the fact that it
is intended for shipment into the
United States. When 1t was seized by
the Canadian authorities the owners
are said to have presented the de-
fense that the consignment was in
tended for export
CANNOT BUY IN ONTARIO.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
PRESIDENT AND PARTY
OFF FOR BRIEF CRUISE
ON YACHT MAYFLOWER

President and Mrs Harding left
washington late yesterday for an
other week end cruise on the yacht
Maydower in the lower Potomac and
Chesapeake bay. They will return to-
morrow morning.
Accompanying them is q party OF
friends, including Attorney General
Daugherty. Senator New of Indiana
and Mrs. New, Senator Hale Of Maine.
Senator Townsend OF Michigan and
Mrs Townsend. Chairman Lasker OF
the Shipping Board and Jess Smith
of Washington Court House, Ohio.
A message from the Mayflower when
or Quantico. Va, last night, said:
Good weather. All we'll"
Evening star., 1921-08-21
Foreign Governments
vii Meet Expenses
OF Arms Conference

Expenses 81 foreign Assssens
to the dlsarmaAent c0hfeteaee
will be met BY their Respective
xovernments. Unaersecfetexy
Fletcher YESTERDAY tnfOfmeo tne
House appropriatton eomAtttee'
explaining the S0OyDC0 MeA
snke1 for by President Harding
Tor ceaference eests.
The United states pAeas 70
%-rnSsb n secretarial force ans
to pay printing bills ana ge
exPe1seA, he satAs ana seesso
Win be keld in the Psp-Aners-
can UniOn bui1alAg.
Evening star., 1921-08-21

By the Associated Press.
HOwDEN. England. August 90
The carefully laid plans Of the Amer
ican ayia.ors for the departure Of the
new giant airship ZR-2 from England
on her transatlantic flight on August
25 may have to be altered to q later
Evening star., 1921-08-21
WAGE BOARD IN RECESS.
AWAITS Arrival OF Expected Armor
:. Plant Eupioyes.

/. Pending the arrival OF employees
FROM the atmor plant At Charleston.
|w. W., the general wage adjustment
board Of the Navy Department has
taken Q recess In Its public hearings
until Monday afternoon 1T 3 O'Clock.
wiU Is heard, It Wa1 saad, after Whsch
the beard would 20 tato executtyp
session, digest the data pregenteA ana
make known IN reconafhe1aaSacnA
Evening star., 1921-08-21
GREAT BRITAIN SENDS
FORMAL ACCEPTANCE
Announcement Made in London
That England Will Attend Dis
armament Farley.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 20.-Great Britain's
acceptance of the ollicial invitation of
President Harding to participate in
the conference on far eastern ques-
uons and disarmament in November
next has been forwarded to the
American government. it was an
nounced here today.
Evening star., 1921-08-21

Raw milk is hard to digest
for babies. Scalded or boil
ed milk is easily digested
and does not constipate.
Mix poor in fat is best for
babies. Pour off some Of the
cream when milk appears
very rich.
Every baby should get
small dcses Of orange juice
or straiaed canned tomato
Juice, diluted in some water,
between bottles, once or
twice daily. These sub.
stances contain quantities of
vitammes which help the as
sinilation of food. =
Give the baby plenty cool,
boiled water between bot
ties. A healthy baby needs
no paci6er.
Keep all milk cold and COW
cred.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
NO ICE, WRECKS TRAIN.
Neglected Fisherman Thrusts
Truck Under Overseas Freight.
T1rusH

MIAMI, Fla, August 2o.-Trainmen
ON an overseas railroad train
neglected to leave ice at Long Key
for Charles v. Kendall, = fisherman
residing there. and the following day
he thrust 4 truck under 4 moving
freight train. derailing one car. 1t
is alleged.
Kendall was arrested hero yester-
day on = charge Of attempting to
wreck q train and with shooting up
the Long Key depot. He was taken
to Key West for trial.