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The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Hundreds Watch
Bucket Brigade
In Fire Battle

Fire leveied a frame storehouse
containing wagons. lumber and
equipment of L. Morgan johnson.
building contractor. and threatened
two adjoining residences on John
son Hill. just south OF Arlington
Cemetery on Columbia pike. in a
spectacular blaze which lighted the
skies and attracted hundreds of
spectators last night about 1920
o'clock.
Quick action by the Fort Myer
fire company. which formed a bucket
brigade. and companies from Ar
lington. Clarendon. Ballston and No.
Is Engine Company of Washington
saved residences on. either side
which caught fire several times
from flying sparks. The storehouse
was enveloped in flames when dis
covered by neighbors and burned
TO the ground in less than an hour,
entailing a loss estimated at 5000.
not covered by insurance. The
structure was owned by David
Brown. Of Clarendon.
The family of l. J. Crosby was
sleeping In a house owned by Gus
Buchholz, local hotel proprietor.
when the alarm was sounded. Mrs.
J. n. Robinson lived in house
owned by Morgan johnson, on the
other side. Blszes on roofs Of both
houses were quickly extinguished.
Origin of the blaze was unknown
last night.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
RENAMESSTEWART
STATISTIC HEAD
Harding Makes Recess Ap-
pointment Subject to
Senate.

Ethelbert Stewart was reappoint-
ed commissioner of labor statistics
of the Department Of Labor by
President Harding yesterday. It Is
recess appointment and insures
Stewart his position only until the
new Congress convenes. Harding
may not appoint a man other than
Stewart between now and April IL
and in this event the appointment
will be confirmed by the Senate and
Stewart will hold on under the Re-
publican administration.
Stewards name was among the
thousands appointed or reappointed
by President Wilson just before
retiring whom the Senate did not
confirm. In passing these appoint
ments UP to the new Congress
Republican Senate leaders said
there was no desire to place poll
ties above merit and oust good
men from positions. or to put po-
IiticaI appointees ahead of those
who deserved to be appointed, but
that President Wilson should not
fill all the Jobs on going out OF
office so that the incoming Presi-
dent would be denied the oppor-
tunity of naming men of his own
choice,
Some OF the Wilson appointments
it was explained as very probable
would be allowed to hold office. de-
pending upon their Qualifications
and the Department of Labor stat
isticisn may be one of these.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
PACKERS DISPUTE
WITH ElIPLOYES
EsMAYEND TODAY
Davis Announces 3Pleas.
ing Progress in Med
iatory Efforts.

settlement Of the labor dispute in
The packing industry appeared to be
well on the way TO accomplishment
last night. Although the strictest
secrecy still surrounds the neRotia-
tons at the Labor Department IL
viii not be surprising II an agree
nent Is announced today. The prob
able basis of the agreement, IL IL Is
eonsummated today, according to
the best information available last
night. will be as follows:
First. extension of the Afschuler
srbftrstion arrangement for a Pc
rted Of six months or a year.
Second. continuation of the eight
hour day.
fhtrd. acceptance. on the part of
the employees. of the wage reduc-
ton already declared by the en-
ployers.
nepsrts -Pieasing Pregress--
The controversy was brought be
fore the Cabinet at its meeting yes
teFday with President Harding. Both
the President and The Cabinet were
greztly encouraged by the report
submitted by Secretary of Labor
Davis. who reported very pleasing
progress" In the pending negotia-
lions. Mr.. Harding himself took an
Extremely optimistic view of the
Situation.
The pessimism OF Monday night,
when an apparently hopeless dead
lock prevailed. gave way to op-
timism yesterday after many more
conferences. Early yesterday Sec
retary Davis was eloseted with Red
mond Brennan and Dennis Lane,
representing the employees. Davis
left this conference to attend the
Cabinet meeting. As he entered the
White House he told newspaper men
be hoped for good news" soon.
10 Davis Holds Conferences.
Following the Cabinet meeting,
Secretary Davis went back into ses-
sion with J. Gregory Condor and
carl Meyer, attorneys for the pack
ers. Later he held another session
with Brennan and Lane. He re-
neated his desire that they refrain
from talking for publication and he
himself refused to discuss the SIT
uatfon.
Edward Morris. president Of Mo-
ris and Company. issued a state
ment calling for a disinterested and
non-political investigation of the
packing industry to set at rest the
agitation concerning it
90 not make this suggestion .
said Morris, in order to defer ac.
tion or in the interest OF time, be.
cause this industry is being Sc.
riously injured every day this need,
less and harmful agitation is pro,
longed.
This talk about the packers be-
ing stronger than the government
and threatening TO monopolize the
american table Is merely propa.
ganda to create a bitter prejudice
against the packers and as a smok,
screen to hide the real object OF
the parties back of the agitation
that Of price fixing"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
GEMS OF FORMER
CAR CONFECATED
Italy Relieves New Soviet
Representative of Great
Riches.

ROME. March 23.-Jewels and
other fnery. believed to have been
property of the Gar Of Russia, were
confseated today by the Italian gov
ernment.
They were. taken from the trunks
of the new Soviet representative
here, despite his protests that as a
diplomat his baggage was not sub
ject to search.
N. Vorowski. head OF the Rus
sian delegation. which ranks as a
commercial mission. today revoked
his first decision to break off rela-
tions with Italy. His baggage yield
ed gold collar studded with eighty
three pearls and other jewels, and
tiara set with diamonds. The
two pieces evidently were property
of the Czarina.
There was a regal dinner set of
silver. q numismatic collection be-
lieved to nave been the Cars, fve
priceless Persian tapestries. and
quantities of gold and platinum and
costly furs.
Customs oficers expected to find
relics of the Gar in the baggage,
but declared they had not expected
TO find riches comparable only to
the gifts carried by the Queen of
Sheba.
The Idea Rationale branded the
collection as stolen goods" TT Is
the largest collection Of stolen goods
ever discovered" the paper declared.
They were destined to subsidize
Bolshevik propaganda"
Italian officials will not oppose
the missions stay here. 1t was said.
provided documents brought in by
1t are found to be free from prop
aganda.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
BOMB SUSPECTS
TAKEN FROM ship
Men Held at New Orleans Said
To Know of Wall Street
Blast.

NEW ORLEANS. March 22.-Five
men. said to be Russians and Ger
mans, are held in the Parish Prison
here awaiting transportation to New
York where. 1t is said. they will
be examined by the United States
district attorney in connection with
the recent Wall street bomb explo-
sion.
The men were landed here. last
night from the shipping board ves-
sci, Rushville.
Heavily shzckled and handcuffed,
the captives were met by q Gordon
of police and escorted to the prison.
The men were captured on board
the Y. S. Shipping Board vessel. City
Of Alton, near Rio de Janiero, late
last month and taken to that port
to await transportation back to the
United states.
The Russians and Germans landed
at New Orleans and placed under
arrest are under charge Of mutiny
on the high seas. Chief Flynn, Of
the Bureau Of Investigation, said
yesterday.
They are said to know some-
thing about the New York bomb ex-
plosion. but doubt 1t very much"
Flynn said.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Huge Skeleton
Discovered on
Indiana Farm

-
LAPoRTE, Ind. March, %. -A
portion Of the skeleton OF huge
mastodon was unearthed today by
n La Porte County farmer. Charles
Carpenter. Carpenter had seen a
portion of the monster protruding
from the ground for some time. but
had supposed 1t was a stone until
II was found upon Investigation
that II was part of prehistoric
mastodon. Four or five teeth and
the 3awbone were unearthed. One
OF the teeth weighs four pounds and
twelve ounces. The remainder of
the skeleton Is thought, to be under
q creek bed. at the edge of which
the teeth and jaw bone were found.
Carpenter stated today that It would
be aecessary to change the course
of the stream before the rca, work
Of unearthing the bones could boyin.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
DRUG MFRS. HEAR
PROMISE OF AID
Kramer Predicts Less Re-
straint on Honest Busi-
ness Men.

Assurance that the Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue intends TO eliminate
restrictions In connection with pro-
hibition enforcement which do an
injustice to legitimate business was
given by Prohibition Commissioner
John F. Kramer yesterday at the
concluding conference Of committees
OF the American Drug Manufactur-
ers' Association and the American
Association of Pharmaceutical
Chemists.
Resolutions were adopted urging
modification of regulations both ap-
plying to prohibition and to the en-
forcement of the narcotics law.
Kramer declared he realized that
many hardships had been imposed
upon legitimate bus in the ef-
fort to enforce the prohibition law,
but that in the future more atten-
tion would be given to revising reg
ulations to meet the needs of legiti-
mate manufacturers and dealers.
THE more illegitimate fellows we
can get out OF business the more at
tention We can give to the men who
are honestly conducting their busi-
ness" he said.
Several of the delegates were par
ticularly 'caustic. q. G. Hall of
Pittsburgh declared that the pro-
hibition enforcement code made a
"roGues' gallery OF honest dealers.
Your attitude he almost shouted.
lis that we sare crooks until we
prove that we are not. You cannot
justify such a policy. Most of the
crooks are mushroom concerns that
have sprung up since prohibition.
They are the ones that are causing
all OF the trouble"
DR.. wilbut r. Crafts, head of the
International Reform Bureau, was
also criticized by several of the
delegates.
whenever we suggest any changes
in the law" declared c. l.. Crounse.
DIR. Crafts and other fanatics rake
up a campaign fund and begin
welding their hammers. 1t is evil
dent that expert advice was disre-
garded in the framing of the prohi-
bition enforcement code"
Three sets of resolutions were
adopted by the meeting: One sug-
gesting changes in the prohibition
enforcement regulations making
possible the sale of alcoholic medi-
cines, another applying to the
narcotics raw. and the third sug-
gesting organizations of manufac-
turing. distributing and dispensing
pharmacists and physicians in the
various communities to promote d
better feeling and understanding
between the professions.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
French Eager to Give
Silesian Prize to Poles

PARIS, March 22-Germany, de-
spite her victory in the plebiscite,
will lose the rich coal district Of
Upper Silesia. Il was indicated to,
day on adjournment Of the allied
council Of ambassadors.
II was stated officially that when
the ambassadors meet early next
month, Upper silesia will be parti-
toned, with the coal region, the dis
tricts greatest asset. going to Po-
land.
The ambassadors regarded the
baiioting as an attempt to under-
- tNo rostaxr..
YA.of 10. elSie..iSs ,.tt Gsst-:s. b.
tween the two nations.
Germany vas officially interested
IN rstatatng the cesl miner -
the basis Tor, her Industrial lifs.
there At ss,ooo.o 100000 tsap.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Eastern and Central
u. S. Dry Heads Quit

Frank d. Richardson, supervising
prohibition agent of the Central
department, with headquarters in
Chicago, and Leo A. Crossen, super
vising agent of the Eastern de-
partmcnt. with headquarters In
Philadelphia, have resigned, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
Bureau OF Internal Revenue yester-
day.
The designations are effective
March 81, by which time 1t is ex-
pected that their successors will be
selected. So far. 1t Is stated, no
choice has been made for these
posts, which are regarded as the
most important and dificult dry
Jobs in the country.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
MARYLAND MOVIE
LAW CHALLENGED
ND.C. MANSSUIT
T.. G. Garner Asks Writ
To Determine Right
To Try Him.

BALTIMORE. Ma. March 22.-At-
lacking the States moving picture
laws on constitutional grounds.
Leo G. Garner. a hlm exchange man
ager of Washington, In the su-
perior Court today. nied suit for a
writ of certiorari for the purpose
Of having determined the right OF
a police magistrate to try a case
against him.
Garner leased q aim entitled The
Dark Road" to Joseph b. Fields, of
the Leader Theater on South Broad
way. He says the aim had been
shown but a short time when. he
was summoned to appear at the
Eastern Police Court before Magis-
trate Seltzer to answer a charge Of
leasing a film which had not been
duly authorized and approved by
the Maryland Board of Censors.
Declined to Indiet.
At the Police Court he prayed q
jury trial, and when the case was
sent to the grand jury that body.
determining that II was without
Jurisdiction. declined to indict him.
1t had been decided by the State
that under the law the magistrate
had fuh power to hear and de-
termine the issues Judge Seltzer
assigned the case for trial tomorrow
afternoon.
Garner. who is represented by At
torney Wilson J. Carroll and Karl
+. Steinmann, contends that the
magistrate 10 without authority to
conduct the trial and that IL he
submitted he would be deprived OF
the right to q trial by jury, as pro-
vided by the declaration Of rights.
Says Pietlre Was Passed On
The Maryland Board OF Censors
passed on the picture early In Feb
ruary, according to Garner. The
board ordered several eliminations,
which were made before II was
shown in public. The supposed
questionable scenes were lengthy
kiss" and also the entrance Of a
vampire" into a bedroom. The pic
ture was shown at at least a half
dozen local theaters."
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
ANOTHERETAKEN
IN WEIRD MURDER
OF LOVETT YOUTH
Second Man Implicated in
New Tale of Boy; Held
At Warsaw, Ind.

WARSAW, Ind. March %. = John
lnvagnolia ODago John) OF Elkhart.
was arrested this afternoon and Is
being held In connection with the
murder of Leroy Lovett. His arrest
was ordered by Sheriff c. B. Moon
OF Warsaw following a confession
made this afternoon by Virgil Deck
er, charging that II was "Dago
John" who killed Leroy Lovett.
Virgil Decker early last Saturday
made a sworn confession that he
alone killed Leroy Lovett in the lit
tie cabin on the Tippecance River
near Atwood and later placed II on
the track. Decker made his state
ment to his attorney, Robert Buhler.
and later told the same story to
Sheriff Moon and his brothers, Fred
and Cal.
Says .Daso John Did IL.
In his latest statement this after
noon Decker declared that "Dsgo
John" killed Lovett and offered him
$1,000 II he would dispose OF the
body. The statement today was a
verbal one. Decker's statement 10
part follows:
On Friday. March IL, John In
csgnolia tDago John) met me In
the afternoon and asked me IL ]
wanted to make some money.
told him I did. told him ! had
planned to go to Albion tina. night
with Leroy Lovett. He told me to
meet him at the Lake Shore visduct
near the edge Of town and j prom
ised him | would.
That evening I met Leroy and
we went to a pool room, where we
played pool for several hours and
then started out in the machine
shortly before midnight. We pick
ed up Dago John at the viaduct.
as I had promised. After We had
gone a short distance south OF Elk
hart, Dago John told me to stop
the machine a minute. I stopped
and he got out and called Leroy
Lovett. who also got out.
It followed them to the back Of
the machine and just as l reached
them Lovett sank TO the ground
with a groan. My God. he Is dead
You have killed him. ! said to
DaEO JOnn. lie tOlu me 10 80 oh
until came to a railroad and leave
the automobile with Lovetts body
in il standing on the track in front
Of a fast train SO that IL would
be smashed up and all the evidence
destroyed. | didn't want TO do IL.
but he offered me $1,000 to do the
job and I finally agreed.
Left body on Track.
'T drove to Atwood. where I got
a horse and buggy after / arrived
at the little cabin on the Tippecanoe
River. where ] dragged the body
out of the machine and into the
woods.
81 returned to the cottage with
the buggy and drove to the railroad
crossing. where l left the buggy on
the track in front of a Pennsylvania
train, after unhitching the horse.
Although Sheriff Moon ordered the
arrest OF Dago John following this
statement, the officers give very lit
tie credence to the story. The con-
fession this afternoop came after
Decker had held many long confer
ences with his attorney. and il is
generally believed that the latest
statement was made in an effort TO
establish a basis for the fight which
is TO be made to free Virgil Decker.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Parents Hear Talks
On Social Hygiene

\ meeting Of parents to empha-
size Importance OF early instruction
OF children regarding sex educs.
tion and social hygiene, was held
last night in the West Westminster
Community Center by the Social
Hygiene Society OF the District, In
cooperation with the District
health department and the United
States Public Health Service.
Addresses were delivered by Dr.
Howard Fisher, OF the District
health department.; Willard C.
Smith, assistant director OF eduea-
tionai work Of the Public Health
Service, and DR.. Sara w. Brown.
of Dunbar High School.
George Beason presided.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Passion Players Perform.

The final local presentation of
The Upper Room" Msgr. Benson's
PASSION play. was given in Carroll
Hall last night before n capacity
audience. 1t was the sixth presenta-
tion during Leaf. The performers,
under the direction of the Rev. J. p.
O'Hern, will stage the play tonight
in the auditorium OF St. Mary )
parish, Alexandria, Va.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
DAVIS PAYS VISIT
TO SEC. HUGHES

John W. DaN.s. retiring Urfted
States Ambassador to Great Britain.
called on Secretary Hughes and I'm
dersecretary Fletcher at the State
Department yesterday.
Although he spent considerable
time in the ONCE of each. IL was
stated that oficial subjects we're not
discussed Later he called on for
mer Secretary Of State Lansing.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
SECRETARY WEEKS,
URGES
HUNTER tiCGETT
Says Reward for Distin-
guished Soldier, Now
Retired, Just.

Secretary OF War Weeks will ask
Congress TO confer the rank OF lieu
tenant general on Mai. Gen. Hunter
(Liggett as a reward for his service
in the World War. he Indicated yes
terday
Gen. Liggett was retired Monday
with the rank OF major general, all
though during the war he com
manded the First Army OF the
American eXpeditionary force in
France and held the higher rank Of
lieutenant general temporarily. :
bill to make him a lieutenant gen
ersl was defeated in Congress be-
cause the same measure included
promotion for Gen. March and there
was strong. opposition TO Gen. Msrcl.
among Senators.
Cemnanded Million Men.
1t would be very unwise for th'
United States to refuse that COM
pliment TO an officer who command 4
cd /. 200. 900 men 20 successfully 81 /
the World War" said Secretar.
Weeks. Every European country
has rewarded it's high commanding
officers and il should be done in this
instance as IL would cost only
5000 or so and would make little
difference.
The rank Of lieutenant general
was conferred upon Gems. Young.
Chaffee and Macarthur. none OF
whom had higher rank than captain
during the civil war. without wish
ing TO disparaEe these officers IL is
a matter Of justice pure and simple
that Liegett should be similarly
honored."
No Legal DineuIties-
Secretary Weeks said that the re-
tirement Of Gen. LiGEett with the
rank OF major general would not
present any legal difficulties in hav-
ing the higher rank conferred after
retirement.
Brigaiier Genesl Clarence Z. I'd
wards. who commanded the New
England National Guard division
during the war. probably will he
promoted 20 succeed Gen. LirGett.
IL was learned.
Secretary Weeks also has under
consideration a definite post for
Gen. Pershinr in the military or
Canization. Since returning 20 the
United States from France his du-
ties have been varied. II is under
stood that in the reorganization he
will be detailed 20 duties in keeping
with his rank and services overseas
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Hotel Employees Club
Admits Nelu Members

The Warrington Chapter of the
Greeters OF America. composed of Of
ficials and employees of local hotels.
met in the willard last night.
. Among the new members were
Robert S. Downs, manager of the
Washington Hotel. and Charles
Asnew, cashier of the Powhatan.
President Frank p. Fenwick, re-
Gently of the Dewey. presided.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
CITY Heads See Film.

The board of district Commission
ers attended the exhibition of The
Young American. motion picture
with better Fairgrounds as it's
theme, at the Columbia Theatcr last
night. The picture will be at the
Columbia all this week.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Sueaks on Wealth,

THE Obligations Of Wealth" was
the subject Of an address by DR..
William J. Kirby before Washing
ton Council. Knights OF Columbus.
In Knights Of Columbus Hall. sol 2
street northwest, last night. DR..
Kirby Is known as the organiser of
the Catholic charities in the United
States
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
wainwright Made Colonel.

Col. ]. Mayhem Wainwright, Of
the New York National Guard. re-
Gently appointed Assistant Secretary
of War, was yesterday commissioned
a colonel in the inspector generals
department. reserve corps.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
q. X. Leman for War Risk.

Indorsements Tor james Otis
Leman as chief personnel officer Of
the War Risk Insurance, and Maj.
william McWilliams for Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury were
adopted by the Col. James 8. Pet
tit Camp of the Spanish War Vet
erans at Q meeting last night In
Perpetual Hall.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
SILESIAN VOTE
HANDS POLAND
PRIZE SECTION
CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE.
song, these two German mfilionaires
now possess tremendous influence
in Austria. 1t is Understood that
they bought their Syrian holdings
from Italian investors. La Liberte
declares. tonight that as the out
growth of the Austrian credits ne
gotiations either SHINES. Thyssen
and the other German magnates
who own Austria must open their
Golfers to the allies or have them
seized.
Despite the opposition OF France
to a union of Austria and Ger
many. it has become apparent in
the negotiations between Chancel-
lor Mayr. of the Vienna govern
ment. and representatives. of the
allies that the two countries are
gravitating toward each other more
and more. Little remains OF indus
trial value in Austria that stinncs
and Thyssen do not already con-
troll and therefore the allies find
little to tempt them to give far
reaching aid to the Austrians.
Continue to Heip.
They will. however. continue to
help the Vienna governmen Mt
through the league of nations, and
France has made a separate agree
ment to supply coal to the indus
tries Of the country. France now
has more coal than she needs, pro-
vided Germany continues to ship
from the Ruhr the quantities called
for by the treaty. and therefore
she is ready to send some OF this.
surplus from the Saare mines to
Austria.
The French will deliver the coal
in Austria on consignment. Each
factory that gets coal from the
French government will pay for 1t
a wagonload at a time as and when
the fuel is consumed. The general
understanding is that the coal shall
not cost the consumers in Austria
more than Silesian coal would.
tospyrisht. 1871. New JYsrk Tribune. Ine.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23

WILLIAM r. AAkT11.
Depecrst. wks win repeesenf
the Third Lssisiana ICs.gres-
sisnsi district In the Hesse IN
the sixfy-seyenfh Congress.
Martin broke with the Demo
cratic party when he opposed
the Underweed tsri4 bi1l. run
ming for Congress On the Pro-
Eressive party ticket, and was
elected 10 the sixty-feprth Con-
gress, the nrst nen-Demoeratie
ConEressnan froa Lontsinna fa
twenty-five yeaFs. He We
elected to the SiHty-sfxth and
Sfxty-sevenfh .-Csngresses on
the Dcneerstie ticket. He fs q
graduate ef Leuisiana Univer-
sity and studied Inv Mt the Uni-
versity Of Virginia. He 10 Q
lawyer by prefessien and fer
neriy was judge sf the Twen-
tieth Judicial district Of Lssis-
lima.