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Evening star., 1921-10-24
THIRTY DAYS ALLOWED
FOR FILING BRIEFS

Oral argument in the matter of
Jurisdiction over fixing of rules of
depreciation for the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company will be
held after briefs have been filed by
the Public Utilities Commission of
the District, the corporation counsel
of the District and John Il. Benton,
chairman of the National Association
of Public Utilities Commissioners.
Commissioner Eastman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission. at n
preliminary hearing at the commits
sion today. postponed the date for
oral argument on petition of Mr.. Ben
ton, who asked that he might be
heard and requested permission to
file a brief. Commissioner Eastman
allowed thirty days for the filing of
briefs, after which a date will ne set
for the oral hearing. In a letter to
the secretary of the Interstate Com
merce Commission MIR. Benton said
he could not appear today on ac-
count of a hearing at the Capitol and
asked permission to file brief in ad-
vance of any further argument.
A preliminary statement of the rail-
way company's position in the matter
of jurisdiction was read by S r.
Bowen. vice president of the COM
railway company, being an Interstate
carrier should have its depreciation
accounts under the Jurisdiction of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Francis H. Stephens, corporation
counsel, and Conrad II. Syme ap-
peared for the Public Utilities Com
mission of the District of Columbia,
and John s. Barbour and Osborne l.
Yellott appeared for the carrier.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
ALABAMA SENATOR
PRESIDENTS GUEST
Arrangements Are Made to
Leave Tomorrow on
Southern Trip.

Senator Underwood of Alabama
democratic leader of the Senate, will
be one Of President Harding's guests
aboard his special train during the
four-day swing through the south on
which he leaves Washington tomor-
row.
Plans for the trip completed today,
provide that the train. which leaves
the capital at 8 m. tomorrow, shall
return here at IL am. Friday, in
time for the regular cabinet meeting
Besides Senator Underwood and
members of the Presidents personal
staff. the party will include two mem
bers of the cabinet - Secretaries
Weeks Of the War Department anu
Fall of the Interior Department.
The President is to reach Birming
ham, Ala. about 9 am. Wednesday
and will make his first set speech o!
the trip at semi centennial celebra-
tion there about noon. He will leave
early in the evening and arrive AT
Camp Benning, Ga, eany the mex
morning for n two-hour stop to in
spect the infantry training school
there. He will reach Atlanta, Ca. at
] 80 Thursday afternoon and. after
an address at the Grady monument.
will leave at pm, eastern time, for
Washington.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
WORK COMMENCED
ON JEWEL ARCH
Committee Also Reports More
Funds for Entertaining of
Arms ParIey Guests.

Work has been started on the con-
struction of the arch of jewels which
is to stand at 18th and r streets dur
of armaments.
This arch will be adorned with sew
eral tons of sparkling jewels that
will shine as brilliantly in the sun
light as they will in the rays of pow
erful searchishts at night. The arch
will be the outstanding feature of the
elaborate program of illumination
which has been planned by Walter
Darcy Ryan, who won fame through
the lighting display he staged at the
Panama Pacific exposition several
years ago.
The finance committee, headed by
Milton r. Allies. today announced re-
ceipt of the following additional con-
tributions to the fund to be used in
defrayins the expenses of welcoming
and entertaining the visitors:
Brewood, SO; S. S. kresge Company.
$50; Emmett ]. Scott, SO: Chestnut
Farms Dairy. $50; Rice-Schmidt Bak-
ing Company. 500; Childs Company.
500: Loew's Palace Theater, $50:
Loew's Columbia Theater. $50: Henry
l.. kaufman, S25; h. II. Snyder & Co,
So: +. j. Heiberger & Son. so; L. \.
Downey, $40; Harry J. Lee, So: j. NJ.
Stein IL Co. $40: j. C. Wineman g.
Co. $40; John Waldman. $40; Wise
Bros, $50; J. W. Hunt d Co, $40:
Connecticut Pie Company, $50; Motor
Company of Washington, s25; Dis
trict Agency Company, s25; r. V. Il.
Motors Company. S25; District Oak
land Company. s25: Warrington Mo-
tor Car Company, SIS; Neumeyer Mo-
tor Company, s25; the Trew Motor
Company, S25; H. B. Leary. jr.. s25;
Barretts garage, s25: E. ]. Quinn Mo-
tor Sales Company, s25; W. NJ Gait
& Co, 500: Thomas T. Keane Com
pany. $50: Joseph Phillips & Co., $40;
T. Lincoln Townsend, $40: Murray
Bros, $40: the obe-Wernicke Com
pany, 500; n. Auth Provision Com
pany. 500; Hub Furniture Company.
$50; Milton r. Ney, S25: Mayer & Co,
SIS: Adolph NJ. Fishel, S5: r. Berber-
ich's Sons, 800; Lansburgh & Bro
additional subscription), s25; New
Winston Hotel. $50: S. Kann Sons
Company (additionaD, $50: Chr. Heur-
ich & Co, $50; Charles s. Stott &: Co,
Sl5; F.. Morrison Paper Company. $50;
Big Four Transfer Company, S25: Sc
curity Storage Company, $50, and Otis
Elevator Company, $40.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
ALCOHOLIC CONTENTS
OF DRUGS CONSIDERED
Topic Before Association of Agri-
cultural Chemists. in
Session.

Reduction of the alcoholic content
of drugs is one of the main topics
being considered by the thirty eighth
annual convention of the Association
of Official Agriculture Chemists.
which opened sessions today at the
Washington Hotel.
Under the leadership of DIR. G.. w.
Hoover of Chicago, chairman of the
drug section of the convention. and
who was a member OF the original
poison squad of the bureau Of chem
istry. the convention this afternoon
got down to consideration of alcohol
a number of papers by delegates
touching on the relation of alcohol to
drugs.
Three hundred and fifty delegates
from all parts of the country are in
attendance. Unification of methods of
analyZing foods, drugs, feeds and fer
tilizers will be considered during the
three day convention. DR.. w. F. Hand
of the Mississippi College of Agricul-
ture presided at the opening session.
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, honorary
president of the organization. and
Senator E. F. Ladd of North Dakota
WILL address the convention at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. The Secre-
tary of Agriculture will speak at 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
BIRMINGHAM OPENS
FlFT!ETH ANNIVERSARY

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. October "a
Birmingham. undreamed of when Lee
surrendered To Grant at AppomattoS.
and in 1921 the largest city Of its ag.
in the United States, today began
the celebration of It's fftieth birth
day.
The festivities will continue for six
days. A separate program has been
mapped for each day, embracing
many notable features.
President and Mrs. Harding com
on Wednesday. This will be the frs
official visit of the President to III.
South since his inauguration. TIL"
presidential party will arrive at "
O'Clock in the morning and remain
as guests of the city until midnight.
The program for the President will
keep him constantly on the go. Fol
lowing a reception at the terminal
station, where the President will
greet the siXty-seven county queens.
the chief executive will travel in u
path of flowers strewn by Alabama
school children. He will head a civic
parade. The principal address will
be delivered at Woodrow Wilson
Park, where, it is expected, 10000 per
sons will hear the President
Evening star., 1921-10-24
STATE CHARLES IS GAINING.
Vienna Reports Tell of Garrison
Turning to ex-Emperor.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, October 24.-It is report
ed in diplomatic quarters here that a
portion of the Budapest garrison has
declared for former Emperor Charles.
Dispatches from the Hungarian capi-
tai yesterday indicated the garrison
was loyal to the government headed
by Admiral Horthy.
The military strength of the former
emperor is reported to be increasing
stearily, as the news of the coup spreads
to the remoter districts. distant mon
archist bands fastening to his sup
port.
Baron Pronay. the most influential
Of the irregular leaders. is said to
have decided to throw in his lot with
the ex-king. The wife of Baron Pro-
nay is a lady-in- waiting upon former
Empress Zita.
supporting former Emperor Charles,
visited Premier Bethlen of Hungary
yesterday morning "in the name of
the king He later negotiated with
the Hungarian government in the
presence of the British commissioner
at Budapest and then returned to
Budaor. about seventeen miles away,
it is said in a Budapest dispatch re-
ceived here.
A minister sent by the government
to Raab to inform Charles that the
entente had demanded that the former
emperor leave Hungary, was not re-
ceived by the former monarch, who
seeks to regain the Magyar throne.
Report Regent Flees.
BERLIN, October Admiral
Horthy, the Hungarian regent, fled
from Budapest when forces COM
manded by former Emperor Charles
advanced toward that city. says a
Teschen dispatch to the Vossische
Zeitung. 1t is said he left the reins
of government in the hands of a
provisional directorate composed OF
monarchists.
Three Classes Called.
BELGRADE, October 24.-Jugoslay
forces are being concentrated on the
frontier of Hungary and the cabinet
has decided upon the mobilization OF
three classes of recruits
Evening star., 1921-10-24
AIlOt Thousand Seats
To Gold Star Mothers
At UnknOlrn Hero Rites

In connection with the cere-
monies attending the burial of
an unknown American mt Ar
lingtOn national cemtery. No.
vember IL, 1921. the War De-
pnrtment announces that 1t is
desired to provide seats in the
memorial amphftheafer at Ar
lingtOn national cemetery for
ms many as possible of the
Gold Star Mothers and other
nearest relatives of those who
died in the world war.
4 thousand seats out of a
total of 5.040 in the amphi-
theater have been reserved for
TINT purpose and those who de-
sire to attend the ceremonies
may submit their applications
for seats. Not more than two
seats will he given to the near
est relatives of any of those
who died in the world war. APP
plicatiOns should he submitted
fmm ed In tely, and II more than
1000 are received before No
vember ], 1000 will be drawn
by lot.
Applications should he nd
dressed to the Adjutant Gem
eraI of the Army, Washington.
ID. G.
Evening star., 1921-10-24

things, paid no particular attention
TO it.
Detective Boulware, however, not
satisfied with the bulk of circumstan-
tial evidence already in the hands of
the authorities, instituted another
search in the cottage. Emptying the
box, he saw packed tightly in the
bottom the bloodstained cap and
hood. Inside the cap was a piece of
bloodstained tissue paper. This paper
tallies in every respect with piece
of paper found around the handle Of
the Ratchet used in the Staying of
Mrs. Eastlake.
II have not the slightest doubt that
the cap and hood belong to Eastlake,"
said Detective Boulware. 'They are
the very things for which we have
been searching since the crime was
committed"
Sufficient evidence already has been
gathered, according to the authorities,
to incriminate Miss Knox. Until they
found the cap and hood they were
lake played in the crime. In fact,
Commonwealth's Attorney Watt T..
Mayo expressed the opinion, before
the cap and hood were found, that he
was doubtful if enough evidence had
been gathered to indict Eastlake.
additional evidence, Mr.. Mayos only
comment was, "That is fine"
Another Find Made.
Another bit of evidence discovered
in the Eastlake cottage is a piece OF
Il mans shirt. which, it is said,
matches a bloodstained shirt sleeve
found stuffed in a sock which was
dredged out of the Potomac river
near Colonial Beach several weeks
ago.
Detective Boulware believes that the
hood and cap constitute the rain.
coat" worn by the man whom East
lakes tive-year-old daughter Mar
garet told the authorities she saw on
the front porch of her home the
morning her mother was killed. The
hood is khaki-colored and is made
of the same material used in an or
binary raincoat.
Eastlake's children, Margaret and
Roger, jr., will not testify before the
grand jury. They will. however, be
brought here to appear before the
trial jury. The children are now In the
custody Of their uncle, Rev. Thomas
p. Yardley of Gainesville, Md.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
CROW TAKES SEAT.
Succeeds Late p. c. Knox in United
States Senate.

William E. Crow, appointed by
Gov. Sproul to succeed the late Sena-
tor Knox of Pennsylvania, took his
seat today in the Senate. When he
appeared in the chamber he was
greeted with applause from the. re-
publican side and the galleries, which
were occupied by delegation of
Pennsylvania who came to Washing
ton to see Mr.. Crow sworn in.
The delegation included Gov. Sproul,
Lieut. Gov. Beidleman and other state
officers Of Pennsylvania; Mayor Bah
cock of Pittsburgh, members Of the
Pennsylvania delegation in the House,
Of the state legislature and of the
republican state committee.
The new senator's wife, father, chill
dren and other relatives also were
present along with friends from Union
town. the senator's home>
Evening star., 1921-10-24
C. p. STONE, REAL ESTATE
| PIONEER, DIES SUDDENLY
Native of Norfolk Had Been in
Business Here for Thirty Years.
Burial in Pennsylvania.

Charles p. Stone. president of Stone
& Fairfax. one of the pioneer real
estate men of Washington. died sud-
denly last night at his home from Il
stroke of apoplexy. He had beer con-
tined to his home, apparently not
seriously ill, for about two weeks. He
died about IL o'clock. and his body
was found some time later by mem-
bers of the family.
Mr.. Stone had been in the real eS-
tate business in Washington for ap-
proximately thirty years. first with
his father. David p. Stone, and for
the past twenty years as a memb Der
of the firm of Stone Il Fairfax. He
was n member of the Washington
Real Estate Board.
Born in Norfolk. Va, siXty-one
years ago, Mr.. Stone lived for Il num-
ber of years in Mitflintown. Pa. and
eventually took up his residence in
Washington.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Emma S. Stone. two daughters. Mrs.
Daniel Borden and Mrs. Arthur For
|aker. and a son, Charles =. Stone, jr..
la student at Yale University. y
brother. Robert Stone, also survives.
Private funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
the residence. 2021 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northwest Rev. Charles Wood
will officiate. The body will be taken
to Mifliintown, Pa, for interment.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
KARLISTs DRIVEN BACK.
Raab Recaptured by Government
Forces in Hungary.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST. October "a. AIM
Hungarian government forces, fight
ing against the attempt of former
Emperor Charles to regain the
throne, have won pronounced sue
ctSSeS against the karlist forces, 1t
was announced i'll reports to the gov
ernment early today. The reports
stated that the town of Raab had
been reCaptured and that the kariists
were being attacked in the rear
This attack, it was stated, was be-
ing led by Baron Pronay. at the head
of the west Hungarian insurgents,
who had hurried to the governments 8
aid.
Other reports show that hand gre
made fighting had begun after midnight
near Torbagy. thirty miles from Bu-
dapeSt.
Government circles were greatly
heartened by the news of the recap
ture of Raab. and that of the opera
tionS of Baron Pronay.
The foregoing dispatch. filed by the
Associated Press correspondent in
Budapest early this morning, indi-
Gates that up to that time, at least,
former Emperor Charles had not en-
tered Budapest and that a hard fight.
with at any rate some measure of
success, was being made to keep him
away from the Hungarian capital.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
MOVE TO GUST TENANTS.

The first suits Tor the EVICTION OF
tenants Of business property under
the amendment to the Ball rent law.
which became operative last Satur-
day, were filed today in the Municipal
Court. The Masonic Hall Association,
owner of the building at 9th and
F streets northwest. brought suits for
possession against Strayer's Business
College, Sol. Herzog, the Claflin OPP
tical Company, Kneessi's Leather
Store and the Sport Mart.
Through Attorneys Cromelin and
Laws the plaintiff tells the court that
its tenants are holding over after the
expiration of leases and that the
association is entitled, under the
amended Ball act. to possession.
Business property is exempted from
the operation of the provisions OF the
Ball act by the new amendment.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
STRICKEN FROM RECORD.
House by Vote of 313 to / Elk
pungeS Blanton's Remarks,

BY a record vote of 3l3 to ], the
House today. on motion of House
Leader Mondell, ordered stricken
from the Congressional Record of last
Saturday extension of remarks by
Representative Thomas L. Blanton of
Texas, democrat. regarding conditions
at the government printing office.
Representative Blantou cast the only
vote in opposition on roll call vote.
The part of Representative Blan-
toms extension OF remarks for which
Mr.. Mondell said he should apologize
to the House was a. copy of a letter
signed by Millard French of Mount
Rainier. Md. purporting to be a
sworn statement by him to the pub
lie printer giving a verbatim report
of a "scrap" he had with Mr.. Huber:
This letter contained many foul and
indecent words and phrases, repre-
sented mostly by dashes, but with
enough letters left in so as to make
perfectly clear the words intended.
Evening star., 1921-10-24

sistant secretary of state. and the
District Commissioners. headed by
President Cuno II. Rudolph.
Reception Mt Union station,
There were brief receptions in the
Presidents room at the station, repre-
sentatives OF score of Italian So
cieties in Washington greeting Gen.
Diaz and two little girls wearing red,
white and blue sashes presenting him
with basket of flowers.
Leaving the reception room, the
guests a. assembled fanb at the south en-
thousands. Then the Marine Band
Italian Royal March" This was fol-
lowed by God Save the King" la
air. and 1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
After the visitors had entered auto
mobiles an enthusiastic young wom-
an spectator furnished an incident
not on the program. Breaking
through the police lines. she ran to
the car carrying Gen. Diaz to shake
hands with the general, who greeted
her with a broad smile as the crowd
applauded.
Each preceded by a troop of cavalry
from Fort Myer, the three parties left
the station separately, the route of
march carrying them past the Capitol
and over Pennsylvania avenue. Gen.
Diaz went to the Willard Hotel: Ad-
miral Lord Beatty to the 18th street
home of Lady Beatty's mother, Mrs.
Marshall Field. who greeted them at
the station. and Baron Jacques to the
Belgian embassy.
Dinz Charmed by Cordially.
The cordiality of the greeting ex-
tended to him in New York and here.
Gem Diaz said. gave the feeling of
assurance of American friendship;
were similar and that our two ma
ii ons understand each other
That sentiment of solidarity will
progress for civilization" the Italian
leader added.
Asked rs to his visit to Washing
ton. Lord Beatty said:
IF any human being in any hum
BILE capacity can do anything to bring
nations closer together and to cement
their friendship-and our friendships
are already being cemented-he is
performing a great public service to
the whole world.
The admiral was enthusiastic about
Wa ashington, declaring his visit had
given him a great thrill.
II am here" he said, "as the guest
of the American Legion, and 1 owe
them a deep debt of gratitude for
inviting me to this country"
Belgians Love Americans.
"Wa Be1gians do not admire the
Americans-we love them,'' was the
message given by Baron Jacques.
America is great friend Of Bel
gium," he added. American soldiers
did much for Belgium. American
support in every way made Belgium
feel in her hours of peril that she
had a big-hearted, warm friend"
Gen. Diaz, Admiral Beatty and
Ra ron Jan0neS were accOmna niai to
Washington by Alton T. Roberts,
chairman of the American Legion
committee for the reception of the
visitors: Franklin D'Olier. former
commander of the legion; Gen. Rob-
ert F. Hoffman, Maj. William F. Dee
gan, New York state commander. and
Representatives Campbell Of Kansas
and Kelsey of Oklahoma.
All along the route the special train
was greeted by crowds.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
BANKERS IN TAX PROTEST.
Investment Association Files Spe-
c;al Brief With Senate.

A vigorous protest against Inc
treatment accorded profits of active
business. as contrastcd to the treaa,
in,,a ile nv the tax revision bill now
hefore the Senate. is contained in e
brief bri filed with members of the Sen
ate TODAY by Robert r. Reed of New
York, counsel for the taxation com,
mittee of the Investment BANKERS
Association of America.
1he association is aroused partic-
p,ariy over the effect of the income
Snrtaxes and has proposed an amend
ment to the tax revision which would
allow the taxpayer credit equal 10
90 per cent of the net income from
nv from salaries. commissions, fees
or other compensation for his rereon-
al services.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
MINE TO REOPEN.
Threatened General Strike in Penn.
sylyania Towns Called Of.

SCRANTON. Pa, October 24.-On
the eve of district convention OF
miners called to declare general
strike unless the Glen Alden Coal
Company Immediately reopened six
idle collieries, officials of the United
Mine Workers announced that the
strike orders had been recalled and
all miners employed at collieries be-
tween Forest City and Mocanaqua
would remain at work.
The convention was set for today.
Glen Alden officials promised to re-
sumo operations in the idle mines not
later than tomorrow or Wednesday,.
The decision means the return to
work of 5000 miners who have been
out of employment since the Kopler
mine bill went into effect last July.
Evening star., 1921-10-24

IN southern Ireland on the question
of allegiance to Great Britain.
Sim Feiners Worried.
At Sim Fein headquarters here the
attitude of hopefulness which has
prevailed gave way to pessimism
after the return of Michael Collins
from Dublin. the fear being expressed
that insistence upon a declaration of
allegiance to the king by Premier
Lloyd George would result in the
breaking off of the conference.
1t was pointed out: on behalf of the
repudiated by the dali eireann. and
that there was substituted for. 1t the
formula Of association Eh with the
was declared. is willing to continue
The conference according to that
formula, but will not accept llegiance
20 the king. at least until the bargain
AT the Irish office this forenoon it
was stated that allegiance to the
king was necessary consequence TO
coming into the British empire, and
except on the basis of Ireland remain
ingHin the empire no conference was
possible.
The Sim Fein. spokesmen for 1t in
siicated, was prepared to meet Mr.
Lloyd Georges demand for a declara-
tion. of allegiance with a detailed
argument.
Hold MacSwiney Memorial.
There was a large gathering in Ira
faIgar Square Sunday afternoon to
celebrate the anniversary of the
ieath of Terence MacSwiney, lord
mayor of Cork. MacSwiney died in
Brixton prison, while on a hunger
strike.
None of the Irish delegates to the
peace conference attended. but Will
liam Roth. member of parliament for
% k.,r Era
uuent reference was made by speak
ers to the telegram of Eamoon De
Valera to Pope Benedict. which was
lndorsed by the gathering.
Branches of the Irish Seif-determi-
nation League organized professions
which, carrying banners and headed
nv bands, marched from various dis
tricts in the city to Trafalgar
Square Notwithstanding the rain. it
s. estimated that nearly 10000 per-
sons took part in the demonstration.
PRISONERS ON STRIKE.