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Evening star., 1921-08-03
FALL OF SOVIET SEEN.
End Predicted by Intervention OF
Western Powers.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. ls2l
PARIS, France, August Binder
the terrible pressure of famine the
Russian situation is apparently de-
veloping very fast. While on the one
hand the American relief administra-
ton and the American Red Cross are
rushing their leading relief organ
izers across the ocean to prepare
for the work of saving Russia. on
the other hand the bolsheviki an
nounce that they are sending mis-
sion. headed by Maxim Gorky, to
western Europe TO plead for imme'
diate aid.
When the supreme council meets
next Monday its first preoccupation
probably will be with the Russian
question, for France. Great Britain
and Italy seem disposed for both hu-
manitarian and political reasons to
collaborate energetically in the task
of Russian relief. which otherwise
would fall entirely upon the United
States.
1t is announced that the first Ameri-
can food shipments for the relief of
Russia will be sent to Petrograd,
but considering the dilapidated condi-
tion of the Russian railroads il is
are we'll calculated to relieve the
famine area which is in southeastern
Russia
Although no newspapers are say
ing so openly. il is the common belief
here that this relief intervention by
the western powers will quickly bring
about the downfall of bolshevism.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
Commissioner Blair Will Run
Down Charges of OBJ
iectionabIe Practices.
PROPOSES CLEAN SWEEP
OF GUILTY employees
Offenders Will Be Punished-Vio-
lations Not Believed as Numer-
Gus as Generally Charged.

Sensational charges of irregular
practices in the conduct of the affairs
of the bureau of internal revenue are
to be made the subject of a thorough
investigation Commissioner Blair an
nounced today. Cursory investigation
of some of the charges. Commissioner
Blair said, had been made personally.
and the results he found pointed to
the need of sweeping probe of the
charges.
The investigation will be conducted
by Assistant Commissioner MatSon,
under the direct supervision of Com
missioner Blair. The latter said that
he did not believe that there were in
the bureau as many cases of irregu-
larity as had been charged by Gov.
Allen of Kansas or others. but if any
were found, the offenders would be
punished to the limit of the law. Com
missioner Blair declined to state how
many persons were involved in the
charges prompting the inquiry.
Many Changes Made.
Conditions in the local office will be
tion. The charges cover many angles.
including the giving out of informa-
tion regarding the income tax state
mentS of corporations and individuals
bureau who are in position to dl-
rulge the confidential information and
people on the outside representing
clients who have cases pending before
the bureau.
Commissioner Blair made it plain he
intends to make a clean sweep of the
bureau. and that he will tolerate moth
ing which is a violation of the law.
While cleaning out the bureau of any
employees guilty of culpability in the
of N6R io1 11,fi m IC-
sioner Blair said that attention also
would. be given the practices of at
torneys before the bureau with the
view to disbarring those guilty OF
questionable operations
Sweeping investigation.
Some of the charges which have been
made. he said, are OF a serious char
acter Many of these charges have
emanated from within the bureau.
while others have been made by per-
sons not connected with the office.
He said that~any circumstances or
charge that income tax cases or other
matters handled by the bureau are
not disposed of according to the law
and regulations is a proper | subject
Hearings will be held and each
witness will be examined under oath.
y fun stenographic record of the pro-
cct dings will be taken, and upon COM
n!etlOn OF tne hearings. he Will re-
view the record and determine upon
and take the necessary action.
Probe VIII Be Impartial.
II have issued instructions" he
said. that the investigation will be
full and impartial. as l want to get
the exact facts regardless of the con-
sequences. The results will be made
public upon conclusion of the hear
irgs and my review of the testimony.
1t is impossible at this time to give
even tentative date. because of
The large number of witnesses and
tine investigation necessary in each
individual case"
Evening star., 1921-08-03
ORGANIZED LABOR SCORES
VICTORY IN RAILWAY CASE
Board Rules Long Island Road
Must Deal With Pennsylvania
Employees.

CHICAGO. August 3.-Union labor
scored a victory on the Long Island
railroad, in a decision by the United
States Railroad Labor Board today. rul-
ing that negotiation of rules should
be held with System Federation No.
80. affiliated with the raiiway EN-.
Federation of Labor.
The officers of the system federation
railroad and the company declined to
negotiate with them. Long Island
officials declared they would deal only
with their own employees ana tne
union took the case to the labor
board, where it was heard on July 3:
The dispute arose over who should
represent the employees at conferences
To negotiate new shop crafts rules to
replace the national agreements.
Until the road negotiates new agree
ments with the system federation, the
national agreement was ordered con-
tinued in effect.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
MEET TO TAKE Up
ECONOMY PLANS
Department Agents to Dis
cuSS the CurtaiIment of
Printing Expenses.
CUTS IN BILLS PROPOSED
Representative of Gen. Dawes to
Aid in Measures for Saving
Public Money.

The first meeting of the govern
ments economy agents on printing
will be held tomorrow at the govern
ment printing Office. when A r.
Barnes of Chicago, expert in CONNER
cial printing and representative of
Cen. Dawes. will call to order a de-
partmental conference.
Each department of the government
will have a representative sitting at
the table. authorized to recommend
and approve items in the name of the
department. The $4,000, 900 printing
bill of the United States government
represents the subject to be dis
cusSed
The conference is to he held at the
printing Office, where the experts in
printing of the government shop will be
within call to discuss and advise on
technical details. The conference will
be the agency of advisory supervision in
all printing details 1t will advise the
budget bureau. the public printer and
the joint congressional committee on
printing of the changes and revisions in
appropriations. which are needed.
Supervisory Committees.
In line with the campaign of economic
efficiency inaugurated by the bureau of
the budget, Public Printer Carter today
announced the personnel of two super
visory committees appointed by the
government printing office admins
tsation.
One is the acquisitions review
board. which will inspect and discuss
acquisitions of the departments in
printing with the aim of discovering
the most economical and efficient
method of handling jobs coming into
the government printing Office. Mem
bers of the board are John Greene.
superintendent of work: William A.
Mitchell. chief estimator: Robert w.
Summers. chief jacket writer: How
ard Sherman and Fletcher Bowden.
Revision of Style Book.
The second board is the committee
on revision of the style book. which
controls the type and equipment of
the government printing office. 1t
will recommend changes made neces-
sary by progress in the art of print
ing and act upon the various details
of style governing federal printing
work. Members of this committee
are: Charles E. Young. foreman of
the day proofroom; William H Cor
nish. Nreman of the night proof
| room: Walter r. Johns. Herman B.
Barnhart. John P. Murray and James
K. Maynard. proof readers.
Evening star., 1921-08-03

After thirty years of service. Asa E.
Phillips has resigned as sanitary en-
gineer of the District governmental
resignation was submitted to the Com
missioners only a few days ago, it is
known that he has been contem-
plating leaving the District service
since early spring.
The veteran municipal official has
had a number of offers of engineering
positions outside of Washington. but
he has been advised by his physician
to take period of rest before ac-
cepting any of them.
Since entering the service of the city
in 1891. Mr.. Phillips has served con-
tinuously in the sewer division. once
as Superintendent and later as sanl-
tary engineer.
Samples of His Work.
He is credited with having designed
and supervised the construction OF the
six-rhalion dollar sewage dfspoSal
plant of the city, which Is regarded
as one of the most perfect in the
United States.
Mr.. Phillips also leaves behind him
as monument to his long period OF
service the up-to-date sewerage sys.
tenn, the construction OF Whlch mas
cost a total of s25,000,000
In his letter of resignation to Col.
Charles W. kutZ, Engineer Commls-
sioner, the sanitary engineer TOOK oc-
casion to refer to the earnest and SIN
cere labors of the personnel OF ms OF
fee. and also pointed to Inadequate
salaries paid them. AS an example OF
this situation. he calls attention 70 MS
1Continued ON Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1921-08-03
HENRY FORD. PERSISTS IN EFFORT
TO LOWER RATES ON HIS RAILROAD

days before the effective date of
new schedule. Freight rates on
stone, providing a reduction of 5
cents a hundred pounds, became
effective on the Detroit, Toledo
and Ironton road July 2S, and
would have been in effect only
twenty-three days before the new
schedule. including the 20 per cent
decrease, became effective. Under
the rules of the commission, as
stated, tariffs must be in effect
thirty days before the effective
date of new tariffs. The reason
given for this is that the public
must be apprised of the rate and
to enable competition to meet the
new rate.
Mr.. Ford acquired the Detroit,
Toledo and Ironton less than a
year ago. Since that time. with
the approval of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, he has sew
eral times reduced rates and has
raised wages on the road to
scale approximating that his en-
p1oyes in his automobile plants re-
ceive. The road runs through
rich agricultural section. of Mich
/igan and Ohio and IL said to be .
money maker -
Evening star., 1921-08-03
MOB OF 1000 HANGS
CONFESSED SLAYER
First Lynching in Virginia in
Years Follows Murder of
Postmaster.
By the Associated Press.


PETERSBURG, Va. August g.
.Virginia's first lynching in years was
recorded shortly after midnight this
morning in Brunswick county, when
a mob of nearly 1000 Dinwiddie and
Brunswick county citizens took one
of the negroes charged with the mur-
der of Tingley Elmore, postmaster
and storekeeper at Tobacco, Va,
from Deputy Sheriff James Seago of
Brunswick, between Mckenney and
Lawrenceville. and hanged him to a
tree at the scene of the murder.
The negro confessed his guilt be-
fore going to his death. His identity
had not been learned early today.
The life of Will Elmore, another ne
gro, held for the murder. was spared
by the pleas of Deputy Seago. He
is now in the county Jail at Law
renceville, and fears for his safety
are entertained by authorities.
Denies Knowledge of Crime.
Elmore denies any knowledge of
the crime, although when captured at
McKenney, about IL o'clock last
night, a pistol and gold watch be-
longing to the murdered postmaster
were found in his possession. He
claims he won these in crap game
The body of the lynched negro had
not been cut down at 10 O'Clock to-
day. although Brunswick county au-
thorities have gone to the scene ana
will hold an inquest this afternoon:
An investigation of the lynching will
be started Immediately, it was said
today at the county seat, Lawrence
vile.
Deputy Seago and his two assist
ants did not have a chance to save
h. n hi h q 9
thoroughly organized. So quietly did
the mob carry out its work that few
in the neighborhood knew what was
going on. Not sound was made
when the negro was taken to Ell
more's store at Tobacco and strung
up to tree in the store yard. Per-
sons living only short distance
away were not disturbed. while one
resident, about 200 yards from the
store, said today that not a word was
spoken by the mob nor sound heard
from the scene.
Admitted Robbery Was Motive.
When asked if he had anything to
say, the negro confessed killing the
postmaster and said robbery was the
motive. He said Will Elmore. the
other negro held had nothing to do
with the killing.
When Elmore and the negro lynched
were captured at McKenney shortly
before midnight, feeling was running
high and a mob Of infuriated citizens
quickly gathered. Sheriff Boisseau of
Dinwiddie. took charge of the situa-
tion and he and his deputies. with
drawn guns, held the mob at bay un-
til the arrival of Deputy Sheriff Seago
from Brunswick.
The men were bundled into an auto
mbbile and the trip to the county jail
at Lawrenceville started.
The mob increased rapidly and sew
eral hundred automobiles set out in
pursuit of the Brunswick official and
his prisoners. At a point about nine
miles from Lawrenceville and seven.
teen miles from McKenney. the depu-
ty's car was overtaken and surround
ed Most of the members of the mob
wore masks, and, unheeding the
pleadings of the officials, one Of the
negroes was taken Is
Evening star., 1921-08-03
GROWING BUSINESS
!. AT PATENT OFFICE
SWAMPS WORKERS
Records Broken by Number
of Applicants Offering New
Inventions.
LIMITED FORCE UNABLE
TO COPE WITH SITUATION
Wide Attention Given to Motor
and Flying Machine Designs
Partly Responsible.

Inventors all over the United States
have SO flooded the patent Office with
applications for patents on inventions,
that the number is far in excess of
what properly its limited force can
handle. During the last six months.
it was reported today, applications
have broken all previous records. with
the result that there are now 51,S65
of them awaiting action.
The congestion. it was said. is seri-
ously hampering and interfering with
many manufacturers and exporters of
the country. The conditions. patent
office officials claim, are destined to
become more serious unless additional
help and increased salaries are pro-
vided.
Autos and Flying Machines.
A great majority of the applications
are for patents on automobiles and
flying machines. to which inventors
have turned their attention since the
war. Many of them. however. are for
patents on electrical attachments.
chemical processes and improvements
on wireless apparatus and agricul-
tural implements.
The business Of the patent office for
the last six months was the heaviest
tory, it is stated. The appli ca tions
for patents amounted to more than
$4,000. as compared with 42,607. 37.-
143 and ,568 for the first six months
Of the years 1920. 1919 and 1918,
respectively.
The applications for trade marks to-
tailed $3.50 in this time. as compared
with 1880. 5.447 and $3.50 for the cor
responding periods of 1920, 1919 and
1918. respectively. The gain in appli-
cations for patents received in the
half yearly period just closed over the
cent. while the gain in trade mark
applications amounted to 124 per cent.
In spite of the industrial depression,
it Is stated, the amount of business
presented to the patent Office in every
branch has constantly increased since
1918 by leaps and bounds. The de-
mands upon the patent Office are be-
yond any previous figures in its his
tory. with no recession in sight. and
are far in excess of the capacity of
it's limited and practically stationary
force to handle properly.
Reasons for Delay.
Delay in acting on the applications.
which is responsible for the conges-
ton, officials of the patent Office at
tribute to the insufficient examining
and clerical force and the small sala-
ries paid the workers. 1t was pointed
out that the wages of the patent Of
flee employees are much lower than
those in other government depart
ments and outside firms. resulting in
many of the experienced examiners
and clerks resigning to obtain more
remunerative positions in patent at
torneys' offices and elsewhere
Legislation designed to relieve the
conditions in the patent office. it is re-
ported by the American Engineering
Council. which is making efforts to
re form them, is being held up in Con-
greSS.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
GINNING MAN. SUSPECTED.

Ell PASO. Texas. August 3.-Immi
grafton officers along the Mexican
border today believed Warren c.
Spurgin, missing Chicago banker. is
somewhere in Mexico. probably with
friends he is known to have been as
sociated with and who, at one time.
made Ell Paso their headquarters.
From authentic sources it was
learned today that prior. to leaving
Chicago he had communicated with
TWO former residents of this city who
are now in the interior of Mexico.
Posing as mining man, man
who answered the description of the
missing banker, left train at Maria,
Texas. July 10, hired an automobile.
drove to Presidio and on July 20
crossed the river into Mexico.
Local immigration authorities an.
nounced today that they had received
q report from immigration men at
Presidio and Maria that a stranger
who answered Spurgin's description
presented passport made out in the
name ofs"Scott." He said he was q
mining man, and carried a large suit
case.
The report also said that after he
lad passed inspection he hired Mex
i"an in a rowboat to take him across
The river. Persons coming from the
I;eXican side to the American report
cd that the stranger left Ojinaga, Chi
luahua, the border town across from
Tresidio. in an automobile, presuma-
lily for Chihuahua City.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
PRESIDENT OPPOSING
EARLY ACTION ON BILL
RESTORING FREE TOLLS

President Harding has informed
Senate republican leaders. accord
ing to information today. of his
opposition to early action on the
Borah bill to restore the free tolls
nrivilege to American coastwise
vessels using the Panama canal.
Mr.. Harding was said to take the
positiop that to avoid possible
dispute with Great Britain and
other nations the free tolls ques-
tion should be deferred altogether
until after the approaching dis
armament conference. as discussion
of the question at this time might
create obstacles to success Of the
conference.
The President also was repre-
sented as preferring settlement of
the free tolls question by diplo-
matte negotiations rather than by
legislation. aside from the disarm-
ament conference complication.
Senator Borah was said, however.
to be disposed to press his free toll
bills within the next few weekA
Evening star., 1921-08-03
HOME SEEKERS CHEATED.
Statesmen Say Many Foreigners
Have Lost by Promises.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Testimony g.
that hundreds Of home seekers. most
1y foreigners. had been induced to
pay sums of money into the hands Of
officials of the Strilling Home Builders
of New York. as first installments
upon houses that the company promis-
ed to build for them, and which never
were built, was offered here by AL
bert Goodian, a salesman employed
by the concern.
He appeared before Magistrate
Francis Mancuso, who. as the result
of a John Doe inquiry into the alleged
practice of real estate concerns SELL
ing lots on false pretenses issued
warrants for the arrest of three per-
sons, charging them with larceny
The names of the three were with
held,
Evening star., 1921-08-03
CHARLES AND RLPPRECHT BLOWING
BUBBLES TO GET BACK THRONES

he is said to be immensely popular
and he tells the people that what
he wants to construct is not
kingdom of the ordinary variety.
but a peoples kingdom"
Charles is not as fortunate as
Rupprecht. for he cannot get into
personal touch with the Hungarian
people. For that reason he is
spending all the more money
through his agents on propaganda.
Two-thirds of the Hungarian army
police force are said to be on his
side, and in London political
circles they are reported to have
promised him their support the
next time he attempts a coup
d'etat Paris has so far been nom
committal in the matter. As
Charles permission to remain in
the fatherland holds good only
until August 81. it is expected that
any move he intends will be made
in the next few weeks
Evening star., 1921-08-03
PREDICTS BILLION CUT.
Senator Lenroot Points to Saving

ATLANTIC CITY, \. J.. August g.
Addressing the annual convention of
the Cycle Trades Association here.
United States Senator Irvine Lenroot
of Wisconsin predicted a drop of a
billion dollars in the operating costs
of the federal government. Half %
this decrease, he said, would be the
result of the proposed disarmament
conference at Washington in the fall
The chief element of the saving would
be the curtailing of naval appropria-
tions.
A half billion dollars would flow
into the national Golfers. the sena tor
continued. through a refunding of the
American war loans to the allies.
which now total Sll,0O0. 100000, and
agreement with these nations that
they will pay the interest annually,
amounting to a half billion dollars.
on these obligations.
Evening star., 1921-08-03

Henry Ford, automobile manu-
facturer of Detroit. is determined
to reduce rates on his newly ac-
ouired railroad, the Detroit. To-
ledo and Ironton. He has resolved
to bring about lower freight rates
on certain articles on the road,
notwithstanding rules and regnla-
tions of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Following rejection by the COM
mission of his application to put
into effect August 20 new sched-
ules providing a 20 per cent cut
in the present rates on stone from
Sibley to Detroit, attorneys for
Mr.. Ford late yesterday filed an
other schedule containing the same
reductions, with the effective date
September 1. The commission. 1t
announced last night, rejected his
previously filed schedules because
the effective date Of the proposed
schedules violated a rule of the
commission which says that any
schedules must be in effect thirty.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
Today's s News
in Paragraphs

Americans freed by Russia, but no word
has been received of where they will
arrive at border. Page 1
Trinkle for governor carries Virginia
primaries by $4,000. Page 1
Patent office records broken. with re-
sulting congestion. Page l
Asa E. Phillips. in D. c. service thirty
years, resigns sanitary engineers
post. rage 1
A mob of 1000 hanged a negro who had
confessed to the murder Of Virginia
postmaster. Page l
Gen. Pershing yesterday paid visit to
the training camp at Meade. Page 2
Mr.. Hoover blames general decadence
for Russia famine. Page 3
Directors of Baltimore Coal Exchange
indicted. Page 3
Claim that Germany is only European
country showing industrial activity is
denied. Page IL
President isolated in mountain retreat in
New Hampshire. Page IL
Commission refuses to agree to sale of
temporary war building for convention
hall. rage IL
Whisky ship ring round up may trap
wealthy men. Page IL
American Legion members sail for
French battlehelds. Page 13
Senator France accuses Red Cross man
of tnstigating Kronstadt revolt:
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Evening star., 1921-08-03
NEARLY $4,000, 900.
EXPENDED IN BUILDING
IN THIS CITY YEAR

Nearly s1s,O00.OOO was spent in
Washington last year in building
projects. according to announce
ment by the Department of Labor
today. A total of 4.342 buildings
were erIted. involving expendi-
ture of $I7,S92.919. the announce
ment said.
More money was spent in build
ing in Washington last year than
at any time in the past six years.
with the exception of 1919. COM
parative figures show. In 1919 a
total of $20.665.6S3 was spent in
building here. while in 1914 only
$1O.415.645 was spent. Building
in 1916 nearly approximated the
1920 total. s17,494.S04 having been
spent in that year. In 1919. how
ever. there were 5.239 permits.
while in 1920 there were but 4.342.
Building generally all over the
country showed a slump in 1920
over 1919. the figures showed.