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Evening star., 1921-09-12
PRIMARY ELECTION
IN MY. TOMORROW
Great Interest Centers in
the MayoraIty Campaign.
HyIan Unopposed.

Tomorrow the man and woman
voters of New York city will go to
the primaries to nominate candidates
for mayor and other municipal Of
ficers to be elected November 8.
To the residents of that city a
mayoralty campaign is secondary in
Importance only to a presidential
campaign. and this year the interest
of the voters Is at high tension. due
to a fusion effort to oust Tammany
from the control Of the city govern
ment.
Mayor John F. Hylan. Tammany in
cumbent, has no opponent for the
democratic mayoralty nomination and
the democrats will seek to turn out
big vote at the primaries. Four men
are out for the mayoralty nomination
on the republican ticket. The regis
tration showed 643, $50 republicans and
531, ACT democrats.
Aim Mt Big Vote.
The main concern of the forces
which are lined up In coalition to op-
pose Tammany Is to poll big vote
tomorrow for the candidate on the re-
publican ticket who has the sup
port of coalition forces. Maj. Henry
H. Curran. The idea Ia that II he
can outrun the three other repub-
liCan candidates Tor the nomination.,
the result would encourage the anti
Tammany sentiment in the electorate
to wage a more vigorous campaign for
the election.
Maj. Curran, war veteran. has been
president of the borough OF Manhattan
since January I, 1920, with good
record of accomplishment in that Of
fee He is making a plea for the nomi-
nation on the ground of his UNDER
standing of the needs of New York
city and his experience in practical
executive administration of important
city bureaus.
La GuardiA Candidate.
Another candidate on the republican
ticket is former Representative in
Congress L. H. La Guardia. who also
has war record as an airman and ex-
perience in civil office as president of
the board of aldermen.
Judge Reuben l.. Haskell of Brook
lyn. prominent in the politics of that
borough and county judge. is also con-
testing for the republican nomination
William M. Bennett. who four years
ago defeated John Purroy Mitchell for
the nomination, is also in the lists as
a straight republican.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
PUSHES REGIONAL PROJECT.
Czech Minister Would Have Small
Disputes Settled by Groups.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWHEH.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
GENEVA, Switzerland. September ~.
The idea of developing the league
of nations In the direction OF regional
understandings which would enable such
members as desired to do 30 to sfree
among themselves to settle disputes
in their own way without necessarily
referring them to the league con-
tinues to be much discussed by the
delegates here.
discussion centers about the amend
ment in this sense which Edouard
Benes, foreign minister for CEecho-
slovakia. is pressing before the
amendment commission.
Benes is a firm believer in the league.
If the writer has properly understood
attenuate the leagues authority. On
the contrary. he believes that in the
present state Of the world these
regional ententes are inevitable and
that the league must recognize and
endeavor to harmonize itself with this
fact. He feels, moreover. that the
adoption of this amendment would
also serve to prevent members from
participating in regional ententes
which might be construed in any re-
spect as hostile to the league. Finally,
It is stated that evolution along this
line would make the league more
supple and consequently more readily
adaptable to cotemporary political
realities.
The aversion of the United States
to European interference in purely
American affairs is we'll known. The
writer has the distinct impression
that certain European states are not
more eager for American interference
in purely European affairs. Benes'
amendment. 1t is said. without pro-
fxrtn ha
nant, would endow the world with a
supply of machinery whereby local
questions could, when desired, be
settled by regional groups.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
AIM TO STOP EXECUTION
or DEP0SED PRESIDENT


The carrying out of the death sem
tence imposed by a Guatenalan court
on !, Estrada Cabrera. the deposed
president Of the republic. will be pre-.
vented by a decree to be ISSUED by
President Herrara, the Quatemalan
foreign minister has advised the
American legation at Guatemala City.
The assurances received by the lega-
tion were reported to the State De-
partment today, together with the an.
f,ouhcement that Cabrera had been
found guilty OF murder by q lower
court OF the island and sentenced to
die. The announcement said that counA
sci for Cabrera had determined on an
appeal to the higher courts.
Any representations which the
United States government might make
to Guatemala in behalf Of the deposed
president will be deferred, It IL un-
derstood, until his case has been re-
viewed by the higher courts.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
IRISH OFFICIAL TONGUE.
Republican Says Dali "Will Make
Irishmen Even of Orangemen."

BELFAST, September 12.-Irish has
been declared the official language
of the Irish republican parliament.
declared Pierce Beasley. a prominent
republican, today in addressing the
Waterford Gaelic festival. He added
that when the dali eireann controlled
it's own government it would mo
longer allow an English education
board to officiate. but would start
to make Irish the spoken and writ
ten language of Ireland from the
center to the sea-
1.-The dali eireann." he continued.
Twill make Irishmen out of the sons
of Spaniards or Englishmen, and
even make 1rishmen out of Orange
men,"
This remark in which was seen an
application to Eamonn De Valera.
who was born in America, evoked
peals of laughter.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
Leaned washington Home.

After leaving the Senate ex-Sen-
ator Wetmore leased his home at
1909 X street. and maintained a resi-
dence in Newport X. !. He has not
been in Washington for several years.
He was a horse fancier and often
entered his stables in horse shows
in and around Washington. His son.
the late Rogers Wetmore. also was
horse fancier.
Former Senator Wetmore was born
during a visit of his parents in Lon
don. August 2. 1916. He was grad
uated from Yale College in 1867. and
later studied law in the Columbia
College Law School, where he grad
uated in 1869. He was admitted to
the bar of Rhode Island and of New
York in 1869.
He was a trustee of the Peabody
education fund. president of the New
port Hospital end a director of other
Dental elector of Rhode Island in
the commission to build a new state
house in Rhode Island. and Governor
of Rhode Island from 1885 to 1887.
Senator WetmOre was defeated
as republican candidate to the
United states Senate in 1889. but was
elected to the Senate June 13. 1894.
for the term beginning March 4.
1895. He was reelected in 1900 and
again in 1907.
Besides his widow he is survived by
two daughters. Miss Edith Wetmorf
and Miss Maude x. Wetmore. both
well known in Washington social cir
cles, His two sons. Roger and Will
liam S. X. Wetmore, are dead.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
TW0-CENT POSTAGE
RATE IS APPROVED
Cos! Proposed for Mails From
United States to South
American Countries.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BGENOS AIRES. September IL
The United States will be able to
use a two-cent postal rate to all South
and Central American countries under
the provisions of an article approved
yesterday at a plenary session of the
pan-American postal congress. This
article establishes as a fundamental
principle the liberty of each country
to fix its foreign postal rates, provided
such rates are kept within a maxi
mum equivalent to cents jim Ameri-
can gold.
The limit for pan-American post
age is defined in the article as with
in the half of the equivalent in dol
lars of the maximum fixed by the uni
versal postal congress at Madrid"
The maximum designated at Madrid
was SO centimes; thus the adoption of
the article fixed the maximum pan
American postage at one-half of the
European limit
Free Transit Approved.
The congress also adopted the prin-
ciple of free transit of international
mails through countries adhering to
the convention. Panama alone op-
posed the arrangement
w. r. laws, octcSdtc VI tHe
States. said the adoption of the pam
American rate limit convention would
allow the United States to fix a q
cent rate on mail to Argentina and
other South American countries where
a scent rate is now in force. This
reduction not only would stimulate
commercial intercourse, but also
would prevent the mistake of send.
ing to these countries from the United
States large amounts of underpaid
commercial correspondence and ad-
vertising matter, the receipt Of which
causes irritation on the par of South
Americans and prejudices business re-
lations.
American Dollar Standard.
There was some opposition to the
adoption Of the American dollar as
the postal monetary unit, instead Of
the franc, which was proposed by
Mexico, but the advocates of the dol.
lar finally were successful
Exchange of copies of newspapers
and other periodicals published in
n-America Is to be free of charge
under the provisions Of another ar
ticle adopted by the congress. which
also extends the franking privilege
to consular and diplomatic corre-
spondehce' addressed to governments.
The postal congress will continue
plenary sessions next week. Parcel
post service improvements and other
plans which have been drawn up by
committees will be considered.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
CHURCH CONFESSES
| H|DEOilUS D MURDERS
Mentions Accomplices and
Police Quickly Make
Two Arrests.
BY the As,ociated Press.

BY the As>ociafed Press.
CHICAGO. September 12.-Authori-
ties investigating the double murder
of Bernard J. Daugherty. automobile
salesman, and Carl Ausmus. his COM
panion. today were attempting to sift
the facts from two alleged confess
sions made by Harvey w. Church
yesterday.
In one confession. according to the
police, Church admitted committing
both murders single handed. In a
sc cond and informal confession. the
police say, he asserted he had accom-
p1ices in the crimes.
It was announced today that in in
vestigating the latter statements two
new arrests had been made. search
for a dozen former associates OF
Church was under way and Church's
parents were today to be subjected to
questioning.
Tells How He Murdered Men.
Church's first and formal confes-
sion. according to the police. was
made yesterday afternoon after near
following his return here from
Adams. Wis. where he was captured.
He broke down after having been
taken over the scene Of the crime.
He said that he took Daugherty
and Ausmus to his home in the new
through their company, on the pre-
tense of paying for it there. He
lur ed Daugherty into the basement of
his home, he said. waylaid him at the
point Of a pistol, handcuned him,
choked him with a rope and then
struck him over the head with a pase
ball bat.
Ausmus was lured to the basement
a few seconds later and was tied up
and beaten until Church believed him
dead.
Haa Trouble Hiding Bodies.
Leaving the bodies in the base
ment, Church AYERS. he then took his
mother and neighbors on long auto
ride, returning in the evening and
buryine Ausmus' body in the garage.
The homemade grave was not large
enough to hold Daugherty's body also,
and Church. according to the police,
said ne took this body in the new
car to the Desplaines river and threw
1t from q bridge. The next morning
mother for their former home at
This alleged confession. charac-
tefized as a tissue of lies' by Coroner
Peter Hoffman. was followed. accord
ing to the police. by a second al
legged confession in which Church said
he had accomplices. In this confess
sion he Ia said to have admitted cut
ting Daugherty's throat with an ak.
Police Doubt Claims.
investigators today pointed out that
Church himself could hardly have
handled the body of Daugherty,
weighing 22O pounds. when he
weighed but ,135 that Church in his
first confession referred several times
TO we: that there has as yet been
no explanation of how Ausmus' neck
was broken or how Daugherty's head
and face were bruised and beaten to
a pulp.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
CONSTITUTION DAY PLANS.
134th Anniversary Will Be OBJ
served Next Saturday.

NEW YORK. September II. = Con-
stitution day. this year the 134th an
niversary of the signing of the Amer
lean Constitution, will be celebrated
next Saturday by many thousand or
xanixations, according to the Consti-
tutional League of America.
The league. which is promoting OBJ
servance of the day. is a non-partisan.
non -sectarian body formed "to further
A greater knowledge and profound re-
spect for the Constitution" President
Harding is a member of its national
committee.
Governors of forty-two states have
agreed to cooperate in the celebra-
fion.a In many cities historical
pageants are to be presented by pa
triotic societies, the league reports.
Evening star., 1921-09-12


and then turned over to Mrs Liver
more.
At church the President heard a
sermon by the Rev. J. Keith McCloud
Of Pleasantville, n. j.. who offered
prayers for the President and the
government.
Many Visitors at Hotel.
Many visitors called at the Presi-
dents hotel during the day. Among
them was Gov. Harry Davis of Ohio.
who had not met the President since
his inauguration. Another visitor
was Miss Margaret German of Wash
ington. d. c.. the Miss Washington.
who won the recent beauty contest
here.
President and Mrs. Harding took
flowers and called on Mrs. Fred w.
Upham of Chicago. who is recovering
in a local hospital. The President
mad expected to see Mr.. Upham. treas
urer of the republican national COM
mittee, but he was recalled to Chi
cago.
The members of the Presidents
party had almost as active a Sabbath
as the President. Secretary Hoover
of the Department of Commerce and
Henry L. Fletcher. undersecretary OF
state, both took Boardwalk jaunts
and were followed by crowds.
At night the President and Mrs.
Harding were the guests at dinner
of Mr. and Mrs. Moore.
OFF TO JOIN PRESIDENT.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
URGES MANDATE DECISION.
President Koo Wants Settlement
With United States.

GENEVA, September 11.-Dr. We'll
lington Koo. president o. the council
Of the league. has written to the French
premier. M. BRAND. president of the
supreme council. regarding the Ameri-
can notes on mandates. urging the
earliest possible settlement of the ques-
ton between the allies and the United
States. so that final disposition of
mandates may be arrived at.
He refers to the note of DR.. Qastoa
Da Cunha of Brazil. last June. asking
the allies to come to an understanding
with the United States, and points out
that nothing since has been heard Of
the matter. excepting the American
note. He insists upon the necessity of
prompt action in order to fix the status
Of the important territories involved.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
OFF TO JOIN PRESIDENT.
General and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sawyer to Take Cruise.

Brig. Gen. c. L. Sawyer. personal
physician to President Harding: Mrs.
Sawyer and Attorney General Daugh-
erty left Washington today for New
York. where they will Join President
Harding and his party returning to
Washington on the presidential yacht
Mayfiower.
Attorney General Daugherty, who
has been confined to his home for
several days by illness, was said to
be improved and was making the
"trip on recommendation of Gen. Saw
yer. who has been attending him.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
Head of Western Macedonia on
Way to Geneva.

ATHENS, September 1l.-Governor
General Kazandjis of Western Mace
donia. left last evening for Geneva as
Greek delegate on the North Epirus, or
Albanian question. Before leaving he
said he hoped the assembly of the
league Of nations would reach a fa-
vorable solution Of the matter.
I'VE can hardly hold back the ref
ugees from Epirus in various cities of
Greece, Constantinople. or America -
Gov. Kazandjis Is quoted by the Greek
official agency as saying. "who wish
to return and lay down a settlement
in conformity with their vows. This
is one of the reasons we have closed
the Albanian frontier"
Evening star., 1921-09-12
F1ANCE TO PRESS CASE.
Henry ,Lehrman to Seek Justice in
Death Of Miss Rappe.

NEW YORK. September 12.-Henry
Lehrman. motion picture director.
who was engaged to marry Virginia
Rappe. the film actress for whose
death Roscoe Arbuckle Is held in Jail
in San Francisco. today said he would
devote every moment he could spare
from his business to pressing the
comedians prosecution.
Il cannot go to the coast in per-
son." he said. but am doing every
thing that can be done by telephone"
Mr.. Lehrman said that he would
supervise funeral arrangements after
the inquest in San Francisco Thurs
day. Miss Rappe. he said, had no near
relatives. Burial will be in Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
aRBUCKLE AWAITS
FORMAL CHARGES
Oontinu ID from First rage.)

SOHtIuu III IfCIn rNSt Asc.J
titude in regard to the pictures would
have to come from New York.
The corporation representatives
here declined to say where the pic
lures were cancel.d outside of San
Francisco. There were two cancel
lations here.
Action I'm Memphis.
MEMPHIS. September 12.-The
Memphis board of censors announced
today that the showing of motion
pictures featuring Roscoe (Fatty)
Arbuckle would not be permitted in
Memphis theaters until he had cleared
against him in connection with the
death Of Miss Virginia Rappe in San
Francisco.
withdrawn In Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. Calf. September IL.
The latest film production featur-
ing Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle was
Cancelled last night at one of the
largest of the local motion picture
houses. The film had been showing
all last week. and last night was to
have been its final appearance.
The owner of the theater declined
to comment upon the cancellation.
No explanation WAS made when an
other film was substituted for the
Arbuckle picture.
No Arbuck1e films were advertised
by any local theaters today. At the
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Aim exchange. distributors of Ar
buckle films. it was stated there had
been no cancellations as far as was
known there. and at present 1t was
not contemplated to discontinue
booking them.
Action In Michigan.
DETROIT, September 12.4All pic
lures featuring Roscoe Arbuckle were
placed under the ban today by the
Michigan Motion Picture Exhibitors
Exhibitors throughout
the state were advised to discontinue
showing Arbuckle pictures. until the
case against the film comedian IL dis
posed of.
pAur Apurrrvr err nrs
Evening star., 1921-09-12
TAX RETURNS AMENDED.

Amended income and excess profits
tax returns for 1917 and subsequent
years will be required by the bureau
of internal revenue where "appreci-
ated and inflated" values were used in
computing invested capital, according
"a . e.1ter7ss.t ISSUED by the bureau.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
BARS ARBuCKLE FILMS.
Mayor of Bay State City Gives Or
der Pending Decision of Case.

MEDFORD. Mass. September H.
Mayor Haines today notified all mo-
tion picture houses in this city that
films OF Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle.
the screen star. held in San Fran
cisco in connection with the death
Of Miss Virginia Rape. would be
barred until Arbuckles case has been
disposed of in the courts. In one
picture house an Arbuckle film was
withdrawn on the mayors orders.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
ULSTER WARNS BRITAIN.
Speaker Points Out Danger of Cir
cumscribing Powers.

BELFAST. September 12.-Warning
TO the British government against
circumscrfbing the powers of the new
= lister parliament was given by Hugh
ONeiIl. speaker of the parliament I'm
an address at Ballymena, County An
trim. yesterday.
Amy diminution of the rights and
privileges of the new Ulster parlia-
Tnent as a result of the projected ne
gotiations between members of the
British cabinet and the Sim Fem he
declared. would lead to a bitter civil
war in Ireland. 1t would mean war
between north and south Ireland, the
horrors and misery of which We do
not like to contemplate. The calamity,
as Prime Minister Lloyd George has
truly said. would not be confined to
Ireland"
Sees Worldwide Conflict.
The war would become world
vide" he continued. Hundreds of
Eritain and the empire would sup.
port the point of view held in north
ern Ireland, and there would be hum
dreds of thousands of people from
the United States. and possibly from
the British colonies and dependen-
cies. who would come to the aid Of
southern Ireland. In brief, there
would be in Ireland a war which
would embroil Great Britain and the
United States and would spread hor-
ror over the earth"
Sir James Craig. the Ulster premier.
returned to Belfast this forenoon and
presided at a meeting of the cabinet.
The Ulster parliament will open its
session on September 90, the date be-
ing the same as that set. for the pro-
posed Irish peace conference at In
verness.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
MAKING NEW YORK DRY.
Much Liquor Seised by ohcials in
Past Fortnight.

NEW YORK. September 12-Liquor
valued at $1,500.000. bootleg prices. has
been seized in New York during a
fortnight's intensive drive by fed
eral and state prohibition agents.
aided by a special mobile force sent
from washington. prohibition head
quarters announced today.
The agents now believe that New
YORK is rapidly drying up. Most of
the seieures have been on piers and
at terminals.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
ELECTED HONORARY HEAD.
Ador, Former Swiss President, ]
Chosen by League Assembly.

BY the ASsOciat ted Press.
GENEVA. September 12-Gustave
Ador. former President OF Switzer-
land, was elected honorary president
of the assembly Of the league of ma
tiors today.
HANDLES ALBANIA QUESTION.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
SPIRITED POLITICS
MARKS SELECTION
OF WORLD JUDGES
Continued from First Page.l

ing delegations. while the others
awaited with manifest Interest the
translation of the speakers utterances
into French and English.
Senior Gimeno praised the work that
the council had accomplished under
great difficulties. He pointed out that
there was an immense field for the
league in fighting against disease.
misery and hunger as well as against
war.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
WETMORE VICTIM
Of HEART ATTACK
Ex-U. S. Senator and Twice
Rhode Islands Governor
Expires in Hotel.
BY the Associated Press.

zfSsotTafFu
BOSTON, September 12.-George
Peabody Wetmore. former republican
United States senator from Rhode
Island and for two terms governor
Of that state. died of heart failure
at a hotel here yesterday. Mr.. Wet
more, who was seventy-five years of
age. arrived here from his home at
Newport. r. l., for a consultation with
his physicians and his death was un-
expected The body will be sent to
Newport.
He was governor from 1885 to 1887.
He was defeated for a third term. In
1885 he WAS elected to the Senate.
where he served continuously until
1919.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
PRESIDENT BOARDS
YACHT TONIGHT FOR
SHORT SEA VOYAGE

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