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Evening star., 1921-08-22
MARINES SAIL FOR PANAMA.
Force of 400 Aboard q. S. S. Penn
sylvania Leave PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August "a
The United States battleship Penn
sylvania, with 400 marines for duty
in Panama aboard. passed out the
Delaware capes today. The exact
destination of the force was not made
known and officials at the Philadel-
phia navy yard declared not even the
commanding officers knew the duty
they were to perform upon arrival in
the Canal Zone.
Rush orders to prepare supplies for
the marines. who were sent here from
their base at Quantico, Va, were re-
ceived yesterday by telephone from
the Navy Department and navy yard
forces worked throughout the night
| loading the Pennsylvania with equip
ment for a prolonged stay away from
base.
The decision to augment American
forces already in the Canal Zone ep-
parently was reached suddenly, as the
Pennsylvania, which was en- route
/ from New York to Pacific waters, was
ordered by wireless to proceed to
Philadelphia and take on the ma
rines. The battleship was stopped at
! the Delaware breakwater and the
marine companies were taken directly
from their trains to lighters and sent
down the Delaware river to their
transport.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
BERLIN PACT READY
FOR i. s. APPROVAL
ParIeys Almost Concluded,
Germany Refuses to Dis
close Present Status.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 22-The German
newspapers continue wholly unin-.
formed with respect to the progress
of the peace negotiations between
the United States and Germany. In
the absence of authenticated infor-
nation from official sources. they
continue to give prominence to re-
ports gathered from the newspapers
of London as to the nature of the
forthcoming treaty.
The German government continues
in it's refusal to disclose the present
status of it's dealings with Ellis Lor-
ing Dresel. United States Commits
sioner here, in difference. it is said.
to the request of the American gov
ernment that all public discussion
of the prospective peace pact be de-
ferred until abe document has peen
duly executed.
Parleys Nearly Complete.
Notwithstanding the secrttiveness
maintained, 1t is known that the par
leys have virtually been concluded
and that the treaty now only waits
the final approval of Secretary OF
State Hughes. Contrary to rumors
enanatlnE from w hp SohA
mercial treaty will precede the formal
peace pact. The latter. while general
in outline. nevertheless will be
formal treaty. which will provide for
the immediate re-establishment OF
normal diplomatic missions and con-
sular organizations, thus relieving
Spain of the duty of representing
American interests in Germany. as
sumed by that country when the ces-
sation of relations between the United
States and Germany occurred.
Economic Issues to Wait.
The treaty also will defer to
future date, it is learned. the ADJUST
ment of all commercial. financial and
economic issues involved in the re-
sumption of relations. These will be
settled either by a special treaty or
through negotiations with the newly
established diplomatic missions.
Friends of Wilhelm Cuno. general
manager of the Hamburg-American
Steamship Line. are continuing to
urge him to accept the German am
bassadorship to the United States.
The government still has hopes, it is
said. of inducing Herr Cuno to over
come his reluctapce to accept the
post, in view of the apparent dearth
Of available men.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
LONESOME WAR BRIDE,
MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING,
BELIEVED KIDNAPPED

NEW YORK. August 22.-The
mystery of the disappearance of a
French war bride occupied the at
tention of the police bureau Of
missing persons today.
Thomas ]. Kane. war veteran and
Croix de Guerre holder. reported the
disappearance yesterday of his wife.
who was Antoinette La Rue.
French Red Cross worker.
Kane said charwoman at an
office building where Mrs. Kane
was employed as a secretary told
him his wife had been kidnapped by
two men in an automobile. Mrs.
Kane's parents, Kane said. had
never become reconciled to the
match. and he feared she was be-
ing taken back to France.
Several entries in a diary left by
the young wife recorded her lone
someness in the country of her
adoption.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
BY HIRAM X. MoDERwELL
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1921.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1921.
MADRID, August 22.-Gen.. Wey-
Ter, the butcher of Cuba" has
been urged by many here to re-
store Spanish prestige in Morocco.
but has apparently been rejected
by tire government. although he is
the highest ranking general in the
Spanish army, because his meth
DDS are too cruel for the conscience
of the modern world,
weyler gained wide notortety
from his Cuban concentration
camps when he was governor gen
eral of the island in 1896. Acting
on the principle of suppressing the
rebellion by making life impossi-
BILE for all the Inhabitants, he
herded the whole civil population
into concentration camps, from the
insanitary conditions Of which 1t
10 said that 100000 died.
Cruel Proposal
As q general this old man fs al
most unique in the world. He Of
{ered his services to suppress the
Moroccan rebellion in two months
IL the government would give him
a free hand In carrying out Els
: principle. namely. to XIII all adult
Evening star., 1921-08-22
ONE DEAD, SEVERAL HURT
| IN AUTOMOBILE CRASHES
Six Cars Turn Over on Roads Near
Petersburg, Va, in Forty
Eight Hours.

PETERSBURG. Va. August 22.-
One person is dead and several per-
sons more or less badly injured in six
automobile accidents in this vicinity
late Saturday night and Sunday. w.
Robert Mears. was killed at IL o'clock
last night on the Richmond-Peters-
burg turnpike when his new car
struck a dirt .barricade while he was
travelling at the rate of fifty miles an
hour. The car turned over twice,
pinning Mears underneat
Mears is believed to have been killed
instantly His companion, Hugh
Stefnmann, was not seriously hurt.
Mears and Steinman left New York
at 8 O'Clock Sunday morning. and had
Travelled about $50 miles in twenty
hours.
Five other cars turned over on the
public roads during the day, but the
occupants escaped serious injury.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
CHOOSING HUSBAND AS TRIANGLE
REACHES CLIMAX, WOMAN is SHOT

and sheriff's posse is searching
for him.
According to the story Bachman
told officers, he had gone to Lind
say, twenty miles from the Col
lings' ranch, to bring Mrs. Bach
man home. He found Alexander
also at Lindsay, he said. and was
forced by him to drive Mrs. Bach
man and Alexander to the ranch,
He told officers Alexander held a
knife at his back all the way.
At the ranch Alexander disabled
the automobile. obtained a shotgun
and approached Mrs. Bachman. the
woman's husband said. Alexander
then demanded what the woman
was going to do. and, receiving
her answer, shot her, Bachman
said.
After holding Bachman at BAY
with the shotgun half an hour,
while Ceilings procured liquor from
neighbor's house, Alexander fed
across the fields, the two men told
officers.
Alexander Found Dying.
Alexander was found dying on, q rancl
ten miles from here by a posse today
Alexander died before any aid could b.
administered. Sheriff Court Smith
leader of the posse. believed Alexande
poisoned himself.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
HEARING FOR CITIZENS
ON ASSESSING PLAN SET
Commissioners Fix September 16 to
Hear Plea to Repeal Bor-
land Amendment.

The Commissioners today fixed Fri
day. September is, at 10 o'clock to
hear the plea of the Federation of
Citizens Associations for repeal of
the Borland amendment. which as
sesses half the cost of street paving
against abutting property owners.
The law has been distasteful to the
citizens of the District since it was
enacted. and the federation plans a
vigorous campaign in Congress to
have it wiped off the statute books.
The purpose of asking for hear
ing at the District building is to win
the support of the Commissioners be-
fore going to Congress.
Col. Charles W. Kutz, engineer
Commissioner. voiced the belief few
days ago that the present is not an
opportune time to advocate repeal OF
the Borland law.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTERVILLE, Calf. August
22.-Mrs. ]. B. Bachman, forced
to choose between her husband and
another man in the presence of
both, elected to remain true to
her marriage. and thus sealed her
death, which came an instant
later. when the other man. Walter
H. Alexander. it is charged, shot
and killed her yesterday.
Well. what are you going to
do% Alexander was quoted as de-
manding of Mrs. Bachman.
Il guess I'll stay here" Bach
man said his wife replied from her
seat beside him in an automobile.
Thereupon. Bachman says, Alex
ander fired a shotgun pointblank
at the woman.
The shooting occurred at the
ranch home of II. B. Ceilings.
stepfather of Alexander, in the
Poplar district, near here, Alex
ander's mother and stepfather also
witnessed the shooting.
Sought by Posse.
After the shooting Alexander left,
carrying the shotgun, it was said.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
D. c. .NEEDSL|BERAL
FUND FOR STREETS
Commissioners Will Be
Forced to Trim Esti-
mates, However.

The District government should
have liberal appropriation for
street and road Improvements in the
next appropriation bill, in the opin-
ion of Commissioner Rudolph. chair
man of the board of Commissioners.
Mr.. Rudolph voiced this view today
before he and his colleagues began
the work of going over the estimates
of the various departments of the
city government, task that will
keep them busy for the next two
weeks.
The amount which the city heads
will be able to ask of Congress for
streets and roads cannot be pre-
dicted until the city heads have gone
over the estimates as a whole.
,"Not only will We have to eliminate
all unnecessary items" said the
| Commissioner, but some necessary
| ones as we'll. in order to keep within
the law, which says we shall not
ask for more than twice our expected
revenue"
Streets and Roads Neglected.
The Commissioner made it clear
| that he believes the board should
give serious consideration to the con-
dition of the streets and roadways of
the city, which had to be neglected
during and after the war.
Mr.. Rudolph said he did not be-
lieye the argument of the high cost
| of street repairs would exist next
year to keep street appropriations
| down.
In the current appropriation act
l oie.cS1 nj N
! $144,S4O for the paving of new streets,
as compared with S614,200 in the
| preceding fiscal year. Mr.. Rudolph
hopes the estimates for street i'm
! provements will not be cut to that
extent in the next District bill.
The current appropriation act al
lows S575,000 for repairs to streets,
which is the same amount that was
| available last year. Only $250.O00 is
allowed now for repairs to suburban
roads. 1t would not be in the in
terest of economy. some city officials
feel. to postpone too long the job of
! catching up on street repair work
that had to be neglected during the
war AS long as the situation is
neglected, they point out, the amount
/ of work to be done will continue to
/ accumulate.
| Estimates Limited by Law.
| The law limiting the estimates,
however, will make it impossible for
the Commissioners to ask for all the
street improvements that are justi-
| fable.
The Commissioners have not decided
on a policy to be followed in the
matter of salaries. If Congress
later on shows an inclination to drop
the $240 bonus for federal and Dis
trict employees it is probable the
| Commissioners will then consider a
revision of the District salary
! schedule.
( Commissioner Rudolph said he
realized that many District en-
ployes are underpaid.
! City officials today bore out the
prediction in yesterdays Star that
the estimates will aggregate close
! to $25,000,000. It is practically GER
| tain, however, that several million
will be Topped off this sum before the
District appropriation bill is passed
as was done last year.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
RED CROSS PUSHES
|. AID FOR VETERANS

Funds with which to aid the Amer
lean Legion in getting justice from
the government for all veterans who
have valid claim have been pro-
vided by the American National Red
Cross to the extent of 100000. In
addition to providing this amount for
the employment of fourteen district
officials to represent the American
Legion the Red Cross has offered it's
field facilities in the way of offices
and clerical help.
A check for the full amount has
just been turned over to the legion
officials. and the first appointment in
the plan was that of Alfred w. Hor-
ton, a legion field organizer, who
was named today. as legion liaison
officer for the District of Columbia
and vicinity.
VIII Help Adjust Claims.
1t will be the duty of these new
legion officials to work in conjunction
with the fourteen district officers of
the newly organized veterans bu-
reau They will be required to search
for worthy cases and bring them to
the attention of the government, col
lect data, and in general act as public
attorney for the men in getting their
claims adjusted.
These officials. it was pointed out
today, will have a free hand in every
respect as inspection officers. They
will be free to either condemn or
praise in particular cases and are ex-
pected to make surveys of hospital
conditions in institutions where vet
Grams are treated and to take imme-
diate steps to have corrected any
abuse of veterans.
This plan is a part of a gigantic
system which was being worked out
by the American Legion officials to
! using funds collected by the welfare
organizations during the war. The
late Col. Galbraith had given much
attention to the problem before his
by the new command and A. E. Ham,
who was in charge of the national
service bureau of the legion here.
The Original Plan,
The original plan was to have each
of the five welfare organizations give
500, 200 each to the legion. to be used
in organizing. the flying squadrons.
The work involved campaigns before
the legion posts and digging up all
through to final and just conclu-
sion before the old war risk bureau.
The five organizations. including
the Y. M. c. A.. National Community
Service, Knights of Columbus, Jewish
Welfare and American Red Cross. had
agreed to furnish their respective
amounts and the campaign was about
to be launched. when Col. Forbes
head of the veterans bureau. said
! that the government would immedi-
ately take up much of the work plan
ned by the legion officials and imme-
| diately established the flying squad
rons in the fourteen districts.
learned. when approached with the
proposition. offered to finance the en-
! tire campaign by giving the whole
| 100000 needed.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
ENGLAND ACCEPTS
INVITATION OF j. s.
Lord Curzon Hands Col. Har.
vey Formal Note on Dis
arming Conference.

Formal acceptance by the British
ticipate in the Washington conference
on limitation of armament and far
eastern questions was received today
by Secretary Hughes. The note of
acceptance was transmitted by Am
bassador Harvey and was delivered to
him by Lord Curzol, the British for
eign minister.
Lord Curzon in the note said: Il
have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of the invitation proffered to his
majesty's government by the govern
ment of the United States to particl-
pate in a conference at Washington
beginning on the 11th of November
next for the discussion of the limitation
of armamentS and in connection there
with of the international problems pre-
sented by the Pacific and the far east.
"It is with sincere qualification
that l have the honor on behalf of
his majesty's government to request
your excellency to convey to the
United States government our ready
acceptance of their invitation to take
part in this auspicious meeting, with
objects of which his majesty's gov
ernment and the British nation are
in wholehearted sympathy. 1t is
the earnest and confident hope of his
majesty's government that this con-
ference. approached, as.it will be. by
all concerned in a spirit of courage.
friendliness and mutual understand
ing, may achieve far-reaching results
that will be conducive to the pros
perity and peace of the world"
The British acceptance was the
first of a formal nature to be received
from the great powers in reply to
the formal invitation of the Ameri-
can government. China several days
ago notified this government that
she would be glad to participate in
the far eastern conference and France.
in what is regarded in some quarters
as amounting to a formal acceptance,
notified the United States that Pre-
mier BRAND would participate in the
armament and far eastern discus
sions Formal replies are yet to be
received from Italy and Japan.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
SPANISH GENERAL. BUTCHER OFCUBA,
WOULD SLAUGHTER ALL MOROCCANS

Moroccan males because they were
soldiers, all the women because
they would bear soldiers and the
children because they would be-
come soldiers or the mothers Of
soldiers. This principle, which
dominated the warfare and the mi
grations of peoples in the dark
ages, is considered by the govern
ment as being out of style at pres
ent.
The rejection OF Gen. Weyler was
not due to his age-he is now eigh-
ty-three-for he was employed two
years ago in suppressing the Bar
celona rebellion. in which his ter
rible name Quelled most of the op-
position.
Determined to Punish.
The new Maura government.
which is considered the strongest
possible. has already shown evil
dence Of it's determination to pun
ish the Moors and restore the pro-
tectorate." About $4,000 soldiers
have been sent to Melilla, and it is
reported that a further advance
will soon be made. The oppressive
censorship, however. deprives the
Spanish people Of all real informa-
tion. The newspapers only occa-
sionally register a timid attack on
the general Moroccan policy and
do not express the opposition
which Is undoubtedly felt toward
a larse-scale Moroccan war.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
HOUSE S|DETRACKS
|. BALL ACT |NFAVOR
OF RAILROAD BILL
Action Delayed Till After Re-
cess as District Day Is
Set Aside.
WILL GIVE PRECEDENCE
TO TROLLEY MERGER
Wood Measure to Be Called First
After Reconvening-Plan Re-
classified Civil Service.

Action by the House on the meas
ure continuing the Ball rent law for
seven months was delayed today
when District day was set aside by
special rule making the Winslow
railroad bill the order of special
business. This means that there will
De no action in the House on District
legislation for more than five weeks.
as the House plans to recess on We'd
nesday for that length Of time.
Opposes Special Rule.
Representative Blanton. democrat.
Texas. a member of the District COM
mittee. raised a point of order
against the special rule, asserting
that the Ball rent act was impor-
tant legislation and should be con-
sidered before adjournment. His
point of order was overruied by
Speaker Gillett.
trict committee said today, however.
that Immediately when the House as
sembleS after recess the District
committee intends to stand for. its
rights and, on all occasions. will in
sist upon its day for consideration
of the important District measures
that have been reported from COM
mittee and awaiting a vote in the
House.
Merger Bill First.
The Wood bill. designed to induce a
merger of the two street railway COM
panies and the Potomac Electric Power
Company, will be the first bill called
up by Chairman Focht. This will be
followed by the bill extending the life
of the Ball rent act. Representative
Sproul of Illinois said today that he
expects to file minority report on this
bill. He believes that many million
dollars worth of building projects are
rent commission, and that at least
S5.O00,000 worth of building projects
would be started within the next six
months which would give employment
to hundreds of those who are now out
of employment.
Progress Toward Reorganization.
Chairman Brown of the joint con-
gressional committee on reorganization
of the administrative departments OF
the government. said today that prog
ress is being made on the reorganiza.
ton program.
There are still many perplexing
problems between the departments
which have t ODE ironed out The
principal present difficulty is between
tHe bepaFtment Oh commerce and the
Department of Agriculture. Repre-.
sentative Reavis of Nebraska, chair.
man of the House delegation on the
joint committee. expressed the hope
today that report on reorganization
would be made soon after the pros.
pective recess.
Chairman Lehlbach of the House
committee on reform in the civil serv.
ice said today that he expects to re.
port to the House after the recess s
| reclassification bill which, he thinks
may be passed in the present session
OF Congress. The committee is now
busy on redrafting the reclassificatior
bill. and is hopeful that report car
be made which will be satisfactory tt
Congress. the administrative depart
ments and to the National Federation
of Federal Employees.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
Reports of Overtures by Sim Fein
Emphatically Denied.
" the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELFAST. Ireland. August 22.-Re-
ports that have been in circulation
here to the effect that overtures had
been made to Ulster. either by the
Sim Fein or on behalf of it, were
emphatically contradicted today by
Col. Spender, secretary of the Ulster
cabinet.
turned to Belfast this morning from
holiday outing in Scotland. A
meeting of the cabinet will be held
tomorrow.
By Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright 1921.
BELFAST. ireland, August 22.-The
only change in the Belfast attitude
is noticeable hardening of the un-
Willingness to come to any terms
with Eamonn De Valera. The dali
meeting has eTasperated Ulster SEN
timent, which >extends it's irritation
TO the prime minister and his col
leagues. A leading unionist news
paper describes as eye-wash Mr..
Lloyd Geroge's and Lord Birkenhead's 8
apparently unyielding speeches and
fears further concessions to the Sim
Fein.
The oath of allegiance taken by the
dali members has made accommodation
with Ulster practically impossible. II
is considered an ''insolent challenge" to
The United Kingdom government and,
the papers ask, what more of a chal-
lenge does the government want?" The
t.ail eireann's claim to recognition by
foreign countries is also denounced. for
Ulster desires to be represented abroad
by Great Britain. Ulster is as de-
1ermined to maintain British allegiance
as de Valera is to repudiate it.
Boycott Report Causes Anger.
Another cause for anger here is the
n Ia nf 10 do IT.
ment that the boycott Of; Ulster goods
has increased bankruptcies in Belfast.
The retort is that Belfast relies mainly
on the shipping and linen industries
which have an outlet outside of Ireland
and that Dublin has four times as many
bankruptcies as Belfast.
Optimism as to an amicable settle
ncnt is impossible here and the only
'ope of avoiding war seems to lie in
he remote possibility that eventually
il, Valera may take all he can get for
the twenty-siX counties and leave
northeast Ulster alone.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
SLEEPING SICKNESS KILLS.

. ST. LOUIS. August 22.-Mrs. Rich
ard s. Hawes, wife of the former
president of the American Farmers
Association, died at her home here of
sleeping sickness. She had been suf-
fering from the malady for the past
five months, but did not lose con-
seriousness until Saturday
Evening star., 1921-08-22
HUNGARIAN TROOPS
OCCUPY FUNFKIRCHEN
Take Town Awarded to Hungary
When Empire Broke Up.
No Opposition.

BUDAPEST, August 22.-Hungarian
troops have begun the occupation of
the city of Funfkirchen.- los miles
southwest of this city. The town is
the capital of the district of Baranya,
which was awarded to Hungary upon
the breaking up of the Ausro- Hun
garian empire.
There have been no untoward incl
dents thus far.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
WILL CONFER IN MEXICO.
Oil Men Will Leave for Discussion
Of Differences With Government.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August 22.-The
newspaper Ell Universal today says it
is informed that the heads Of the I'M
portant oil companies in the United
States will leave New York Wednes-
day for Mexico City for conference
with government officials here looking
toward an amicable and definite set
t1ement Of petroleum questions.
It's adyices. 1t says. state that the
meeting has the approval of the State
Department. I