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Evening star., 1922-06-27
WISHES
WILL Be SOUGHT
Citizens Committee Offers
New Plan Regarding In
dustriaI Home.

Arrangements to have mothers OF
children who are wards of the
board of ch;ldrens guardians NEE,
and draw up petition outlining their
wishes in caring for their children
were announced tentatively today by
Mrs. L. NJ. Clements of the citizens
committee investigating the farming
out" of children from the Industrial
Home School to private homes by
the board of children's guardians
The date of the meeting has not
been set, but the idea is the out
growth Of developments yesterday.
when it was discovered that only
twelve children were left at the In
dustrial Home School out of a popu-
lation ranging to more than 100 a
number of months ago.
Call at White House.
A group of mothers of children un-
der the care of the board of guardi-
ans went to the White House yester-
day. headed by Mrs. Clements. with
letter describing conditions in some
of the private homes to which the
mothers also intended to ask the
President to settle the Industrial
Home School controversy by stopping s
the practice of placing children in
the care of foster mothers for a stip-
ulated sum per month paid to the
foster mothers for their care.
President Harding was unable to
see the mothers, being engaged in a
conference on the coal mining Situa-
ton. The mothers left late yesterday
afternoon, after announcing their in
tention of calling some time in the
future to seek an audience with the
President to discuss the situation.
Legislation to Be Framed.
Reports stated today that the Dis
trict Commissioners would at a later
board session frame legislation for
presentation to Congress whereby the
agencies for the care of children in
the District of Columbia would come
at least under, one central suPervi-
sion.
At present the board of charities is
appointed by the President; the board
of children's guardians by the judges
of the Police Court and the Criminal
Court and the members of the board
of trustees of the Industrial Home
School have the District Commission
ers as the appointing power.
The grouping of these three boards
under one body, to whom they woul !
be responsible. presumably the Dis
trict Commissioners, is sought.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
VENERABLE ORDINANCE
REVIVED TO SAVE SLEEP
FOR THEATRICAL FOLK

NEW YORK, June 27.-A vener-
able city ordinance prohibiting
the ringing in the public highways
of bells weighing more than six
ounces was invoked yesterday to
save the beauty sleep OF theatri-
cal folk living in the once roar
ing" forties.
Four old clo' men, chanting their
melancholy spiels to the tintinna-
bulation Of the bells, were halted
by q detective who literally weigh
ed out Justice to them. When his
scales showed the bells weighed
from ten to eighteen ounces. he
marched them of to police court.
where Magistrate Renaud imposed
fines Of 81 each and exacted prom
ises they'd get smaller bells.
The ordinance, enacted nearly
100 years ago, was designed %
protect the citixenry from annoy.
ance BY ltown criera
Evening star., 1922-06-27
'M|NE MASSACRES
|. TOPIC IN HOUSE
Union Urged to purge Or.
ganization"- Situation in
Illinois Explained.

The House heard both sides of the
story about the Herrin. Ill, mine kill
ings yesterday. Representative Goody-
koontz of West Virginia demanded that
the United Mine Workers of America
must purge their organization of COM
plicity by assisting in the prosecution OF
those responsible for the mine horrors
even if found among the unions men,
bership. Representative Denison. in
whose district the disorders have oc-
CURED. explained the situation resulting
from employment Of armed non-union
men.
Says Union Should Act.
Representative Goodykoontz said the
United Mine Workers organization will
never be able to rise from the low level
to which its members have caused it to
fall" He added that the people ARE
crying out against the enormity OF the
crime. and the strong men in the union
should take note Of the injury crime Is
doing their cause"
Mr.. Denison set forth in detail the
conditions which led to the killings. de-
claring that the most unfortunate af-
fair" was due to the employment of non.
union men. armed with rifles and
machine guns" to mine coal in violation
OF an agreement eHteIeu iito Win
union miners.
The Illinois representative con-
tended that newspaper reports of the
disorders in many cases were very
Inaccurate" and said that, according
to local papers of Marion, his home
mot one fifth of the press reports to
the metropolitan newspapers were
true" He said he regretted the re
pulsive and horrifying details con-
tanned in some accounts, and added:
Il know that many of the revolving
gruesome details are not reliable and
not true in many instances. If the
people of the country were better in
formed about the circumstances
which led up to the tragedy they
would take a different vitw of it."
Not Excusing Force.
While not excusing a resort to force
by the union miners. Representative
Denison said it was well known that
whenever non-union miners were
taken into southern Illinois to mine
coal there had been a tragedy.
Representative Goodykoontz assert
ed that the coroner jury verdict in
dicated that they (the union miners)
have control even of the processes OF
the law there" He recited conditions
in Logan county, w. Va, and declared
that property there would have been
destroyed and the law ignored. as he
insisted it had been in Illinois. had
not the authorities of the county and
state taken prompt action.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
BLOW AT REPUBLIC.
Ebert Says Assassins Were Foes of
German Government.

By the Associa ted Press.
BERLIN. June 27-The assassins
who killed DR.. Walter Rathenau. Ger
many's foreign minister, were strik-
ing at the republican government of
Germany and its people. declared
President Ebert at DR.. Rathenau's flu
neral in the reichstag chamber today
in eulogizing the dead statesman.
"The bullet which struck down
Rathenau was aimed at the German
republic" said the president. 1T rob-
bed the nation of one of her most
loyal patriots, one of the ablest cham
pions of German rejuvenation. This
murder is a crime against our indus
trious. suffering, hopeful people"
President Ebert was visibly moved,
his normally strong voice scarcely
reaching the corners of the crowded
chamber.
From the former imperial box. on
the seat the eX-kaiser was wont
to occupy on state occasions. Frau
Emil Rathenau. widowed mother of
the dead minister. heard the oration
of the president of the republic and
the addresses of other leaders in
German public life. who praised the
character and achievements of her
murdered son. Around her sat the
members of the diplomatic corps. re-
splendent in full regalia, among them
Alanson B: Houghton, the American
ambassador, who provided the sole
exception SO far as simplicity in
attire and the absence Of decorations
were concerned.
On the fioor of the house sat the
reichstag deputies and as many of
the government officials as could be
accommodated there. President Ebert
sat with the cabinet at the govern
ment bench. The coffin rested on
the spot usually occupied by the
presidents desk. 1t bore two simple
wreaths, one from Frau Rathenau
and the other from the late states
mans sister, Edith.
The vicinity of the reichstag
building was crowded with masses
of workers observing the days
abstention from labor decided upon
in protest against the crime. The
prohibited zone near the building
wss heavily patrolled. Up to the early
afternoon no disturbances had de-
veloped.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
"DUE TO MIsADVENTURE'

LONDON, June 27-The coroners
inquest today on the body Of ]. San
ford Saltus Of New York, an Ameri-
can who died Saturday at the Hotel
Metropole. resulted in the verdict that
death was due to misadventure.
The assistant manager Of the hotel
testified at the inquest that Mr.. Sal
tus was extremely temperate. but that
a week before his death he had acted
somwhat peculiarly and was unusual
ly agitated over the death of Field
Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. which
seemed to upset him. Other witnesses
testified that death apparently was
due to cyanide poisoning.
After Mr.. Saltus' death one Of two
glasses found in the room smelled
strongly Of cyanide and the other Of
ginger. The coroner's officer said
there was nothing to show whether
the deceased had taken the mixture
intentionally or by accident, It was
found that Mr.. Saltus previously had
purchased cyanide for cleaning old sill
yer coins.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
DEMOCRATS HOLD
"POW-W0W" HERE
Chairman Hull and Aids Dis.
cuss Campaign Funds and
Other Matters.

Following closely upon the heels of
the recent pow-wow of nationally known
republicans who assembled in Wash
ington to discuss the financial affairs of
the G. o. p, a somewhat similar meet
ing of democratic financiers and well
wishers Of the democratic party was
held at democratic headquarters in this
city yesterday.
To Name New Secretary.
Chairman Hull gathered around him
some members of the executive COM
mittee and the national committee who
happened to be in this region. and gen.
eral campaign subjects, programs and
prospects were discussed. The meet
ing authorized the chairman to appoint
an acting secretary to succeed Edward
Hoffman of Indiana, who recently re-
signed, and this selection will be an
nounced in few days.
It is said that the democratic ma
tional committee still faces a consid-
erable deficit from the last campaign,
although the deficit has been appre-
ciably decreased in the last few months.
Ways and means were discussed
for filing up this hole in the national
finances and for reaching out for
money for the approaching cam
paign.
Party Leaders Present.
Among those who attended the
meeting were three former chairmen
of the national commfttee-George
White of Ohio, Homer S. Cummings
of Connecticut and Norman E. Mack
Of New York. Others present were
Senator Carter Glass Of Virginia,
Dockweiler of California, who has
been In Washington for several
months, and Angus Mclean of North
The meeting was described as en-
tirely executive in character and en-
Sraced consideration of the intimate
SatsiIs Of the national committee.
Evening star., 1922-06-27

John Henry Won Hermann. re-
cipient OF the highest honors Ma
sonry can pay. inspector general. hon
! orary thirty third degree. Supreme
Council. Southern Jurisdiction, An
| cient and Accepted Scottish Rite. and
employe Of the navy yard for more
than thirty years, died suddenly yes
| terday afternoon Of apoplexy. He
| was taken III suddenly at his home.
524 9Th street southeast, and died
! while being removed to Emergency
Hospital.
Mr. Won Hermann was born Feb
ruary 2s, 1861, in New York city. He
was the son of the late Capt. Charles
Won Hermann. United States Army.
He came to this city thirty-three years
ago and soon afterward was employed
at the navy yard here. AT the time OF
| his death ne was master mechaiIc
| in the sight shop.
Joined Hope Lodge.
Soon after obtaining the degree OF
| master Mason in Hope Lodge, No. 70.
F. A A NJ. Mr.. Won Herman entereo
the Scottish Rite. He received his
| thirty-second degree October H. 1888:
and was made knight commander OF
the Court of Honor October IL, 1911
He received the thirty-third ana last
degree OF the Scottish Rite. October
-, 1917. Mr.. Won Herman became
an authority on the ritual. ana for
many years had ofhciated contlhuous!y
| in the degree work from the fourth TO
the thirty-second. Before his death
| he was director of the work OF the
Scottish Rite for all the bodies OF that
| organization in this city.
Mr.. Won Herman held the hishesI
of
| past master of Hope Lodge. No 70;
| past master of Mithras Lodge OF Per-
| fection; past wise master OF ENanse-
| list Chapter. Rose Croix: past conf
mander of Robert de Bruce Council: /:
mast commander r-in-chief of Albert
Pike Consistory. No. !: member Of
AImas Temple. A. A. Q. y. VI. S; MEM
! ber of the Royal Order of Scotland.
and inspector general honorary lhlrtE-
third degree. A. A. S. R. In the YORK
Rite he was past hlgn prizes. OF
Eureka Chapter, No. 4. Royal Arcn
Masons.
Marks Two Deaths.
Mr.. Won Herrman's death marks
| the passing Of two thirty-third degree
Nasons during the last three weeks.
the other being that of Canon VIII
liam Tayloe Snyder, chaplain oil the
! Scottish Rite. who died at the "a
| the,lral Close, also victim OF apo
| plexy. Out of tribute to the former
| memory the meeting last night OF
! Evangelist Chapter. Rose CroiN, was
| postponed Stirling Kerr. secretary
1 of the Scottish Rite bodies. TO-DAY
| eulogized the life of Mr. Won Herr.
! man. He stated that he was one or
| the greatest workers for the fratern-
| ity in the city.
| Funeral services will be held Thurs
! dav afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the
\ residence. 524 9Th street southeast,
under the auspices of Hope Lodge;
| No. 20. F. A. A N. Services VIII
| then be held at Christ Episcopal
| Church. 100 G street southeast. In.
| torment will be in Congressional
cemetery. Because of the two serv-
| ices. the Blue Lodge and the Epis-
| copal. it is not decided as yet whether
| one will be held by the Scottish Rite.
| surviving him are his wife. Mrs.
| Rita Schroeder Won Rerrman: a
| daughter, Mrs. John Ellis of Los
Angeles. Calf. and a brother, Charles
| Won Herman of Atlanta, Ga
Evening star., 1922-06-27

Mrs. Ra.--.ond 3. Morgan. appoint
ed member of the beard of educa-
tion yesterday by justices of the Dis
trict Supreme Court to succeed Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes. who recently re-
signed, undoubtedly will accept the
office, in the belief of her friends.
She is now attending the biennial
convention of the General Federation
of Women'S Clubs in Chautauqua.
y. Y. of which she is an active mem
Der of the District contingent, and is
not expected back in Washington un-
til the latter part of the week.
If Mrs. Morgan accepts the appoint
nent she will be sworn in as a mem
her of the scnool board at its annual
reorganization meeting July .. The
oath of office will be administered at
the same time to Mrs. Howard l.
Hodgkins Daniel J. Callahan and DR..
j Hayden Johnson. reappointed on
the board for terms of three years
each. The present terms OF these three
members expire rlday.
Mrs. Morgan. who has been resi-
dent of Washington since 1908. served
as president OF the Washington branch
of the ColleSiate Alumnae. which is
now the American Association OF
University Women. for thre" Years.
She is now legislative representative
of that organiza tion.
She has taught school in Northamp-
ton. Mass; Kansas City. Mo, and at
the University of Nebraska. She did
editorial and research work for Sena-
tor Burkett of Kansas for two wears.
and during the liberty bond drives
was in charge of local arrange
under Mrs. William q McAdoo.
Mrs Morgan is Il graduate of Smith
College and has a master of ar's de-
gree from Radcliffe College. Her nus
lat Morgan
was Washington correspondent for a
New York newspaper.
At the reorganization meeting of
the school board officers for the ensu-
ing year Will be elected. 1t is be-
lieved that James T. Lloyd will be
chosen president of the body and Mrs.
Hodgkins will be reelected vice preSi-
Evening star., 1922-06-27
SILENT ON ASSEMBLING
FILIPINO LEGISLATURE
No Comment by Gov. Wood on De-
mand for Further instruction
to Independence Mission.
BY the Associa ted Press.

by the Associated Press
MANILA. P. l., June 26.-Gov. Gen.
Wood, returning today from a six
teen day cruise around the island of
Luzon, reserved comment on the
question of whether he will call a
special session of the legislature fur
ther to instruct the Philippine inde-
pendence mission at Washington The
term of office of the last Legislature
expired June s, and the new members
have not taken the oath of office.
Hence it was stated there is nobody
in the Philippines at present compe-
tent to instruct the mission.
Since President Harding's reply to
the petition of the mission for inde-
pendence in which he said he could
not recommend that Congress grant
complete autonomy, advices from
Washington have said members of
the mission felt they should have ad-
ditional instructions before proceed
ing further.
Francisco Enage. president pro tenn
of the last legislature. stated today he
did not anticipate that a special ses-
sion would be called without advices
from Manuel Quezon and Sergio Os-
mena, joint heads of the mission.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
MINES BUREAU STOPS
BIG GASOLINE WASTE
IN 40 MOTOR TRUCKS

Saving of about 25 per cent in
consumption of gasoline by auto
mobile trucks used by the bureau
of mines in Washington has been
effected by proper adjustment o.
the carburetors on the trucks, the
bureau announced today. G. w.
Jones, who conducted experiments
on the trucks, found that nearly
all the machines used a mixture
too rich in gas. Before the ad-
juStments the exhaust gas was
found to run SIS to 1913 per cent
carbon dioxide.
All the machines were adjusted to
give II 10 II per cent carbon di-
oxide at a speed of about Ave miles
per hour. the usual speed for
trucks. On level grades the car
bon dioxide dropped about l per
cent under that on upgrades.
A feet of forty motor trucks is
used by the bureau, mostly OF Ave
and seven and a half tons capac-
ity. The volume of gasoline con-
sumption is considered to have
been affected by two factors-33
per cent due to machine, 33 per
cent to carburetor adjustment and
33 per cent to the driver.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
OHIO MINER KILLED.
Six Attacked on Way to Work at
Uniontown, One Hurt.

By the Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio. June 27.-One
miner was killed and another wound
ed this morning when they were fired
on from the hills while en- route to
work at the strip mine Of the Cath
crime Coal Mining Company at Union
town, near here, according to infor-
nation reaching here. The victims
were in an automobile when the
shooting began.
The shooting occurred near Laf-
ferty, Belmont county. There were
six miners in the automobile. but
four escaped without injury. Ac-
cording to reports TO the authorities
here, the firing began without warn
ing and lasted only few moments.
The assailants escaped.
Three strip mines of the Catherine
Company in this region have been
operating since the strike was called
April /. There have been several
minor disorders in that region with
In the past month.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
INDUSTRIAL CHIEF DEAD.

TORONTO. June s27.-one of On
tario's Industrial chiefs, Robert
Harmer, died at his home here late
last night. He was president of the
Sawyer Massey Company Of Hamilton.
president Of the Canada Furniture
Manufacturers. Woodstock. Ontario;
president of the Seamen Kent Com
pany. Toronto, and q director Of the
GAY bort Company, Chatham, Ontario.
Born in England seventy years ago.
he came to Canada when q boy and
entered business He Ii survived by
his widow, two sons and three daugh-
ters. Death was cap9ed by pernicious
anaemia. q
Evening star., 1922-06-27
ONE-DAY STRIKE ON
IN GERMANY TODAY
Ebert at Rathenau Funeral
Says Assassins Aimed at
Republic.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 27.-The twenty
four-hour strike in Germany, called
by the General Federation of Trades
Unions as a demonstration against
the forces of reaction, was to go into
effect today.
The strike is expected to involve
the big hotels. whose guests have
been warned to supply themselves
with canned goods and bread, as no
food will be served between noon to-
day and tomorrow noon.
One man is reported to have been
killed and ten others wounded in
disturbances which followed a big
demonstration in Hamburg last night
over the assassination of Foreign
Minister Rathenau.
While the crowds were dispensing
they found fully armed police stand
ing at strategic points, and under
stood to be under orders TO shoot
ances followed. and at one point
where the demonstrators refused to
move the police fired.
Many in Hunt for Clues.
Four departmental chiefs and 200
inspectors are devotinG their ener-
gies to following clues to the where
abouts of the assassins of Foreign
Minister Rathenau, while flying
squads are securing the whole coun-
try
The government has requested the
authorities at Helsingfors, Finland,
to detain three men who sailed on
the steamship Ruge', at Stettin. rep
her Sal a "A l.
ors. This was an avenue of escape
open to the assasSins, one theory be-
ing that they reached Staaken. near
Spandau. west of Berlin. a half hour
after the murder and there found an
airplane. which took them to the Bal
tic port.
1t is announced that the direction
of the foreign Office under Chan
cellor Wirth will be in the hands of
DR.. Haniel Won Haimhausen, under
secretary.
Two Taken Prisoner.
The police roundup of suspects re-
suited yesterday in the arrest of
Capt. Karl Tillessen at Flensburg and
of Capt. Hoffman, at Munich. The
former is a brother to Heinrich Til
lessen. who was suspected of the
murder of Former Minister of Finance
Erzberger. Hoffman, was suspected
of the recent assault upon Phillip
Scheidemann. in addition to partici-
pating in the Rathenau murder.
The government of Saxony has
called on the imperial government
for the resignation of DR.. Gessler as
minister of defense. according to a
Dresden dispatch to the Berliner
Tageblatt quoting socialist news
papers in Saxony.
DR.. Gessler. as minister of defense.
has charge of the reichswehr. or de-
fense troops. members of which re-
Gently engaged in monarchist demon
StrationS.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
MOTHER OF LONGWORTH
DEAD IN CINCINNATI
Ohio Representative at Bedside
When Death Calls Aged Parent
After Pneumonia Attack.

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI. Ohio, June 27.-Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, aged seventy
seven. mother of Representative
Longworth and Countess de Cham
brun of Paris. died here today. fol-
lowing an illness OF several weeks
due to an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Longworth was the widow of
Judge Nicholas Longworth of the
Ohio supreme court. He was promi-
nent as the leader in the select social
group Of Cincinnati. At her bedside
when she died were her son, Repre-
sentative Longworth. Cincinnati. and
a daughter. Mrs. Buckner Walling-
ford, Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
BEIG1UM's EXPORTS GAIN.

NEW YORK, June 27@The Belgian
governments report on the country's
foreign trade for the first three
months of 1922 shows increase In ex-
ports of 176.ss4 tons over the same
period Of 1891, the increase being due
entirely to shipment Of raw material
and partly manufactured goods, which
were 334.S52 tons In excess # the pre-
ceding year.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
LAY FAILURE TO MONSOON
Explorers Confirm Previous
Mount Everest Report.

LONDON. June 27.-A dispatch to
the Morning Post from Calcutta says
that four members of the British
Mount Everest party have arrived at
Darjeeling, British India, but that
other members have not yet arrived.
Those who have reached Darjeeling
confirmed the report that the early
monsoon had caused the failure of
the expedition to climb Mount Everest
to the top.
Evening star., 1922-06-27
ITALIAN STRIKE SPREADS.
Government Hopes to Adjust
Metal Workers Labor Troubles.

ROME, June 27.-The nationwide
strike called by the metal workers
union is fairly complete in Milan,
Turin and Trieste. and in partial eff
feet in Genoa, Naples and various
smaller places. The strike is due to
the employers act in canceling part
of the allowance for the high cost Of
living.
The government is trying to arrange
q settlement
Evening star., 1922-06-27
REVENUE AGENT HELD.
Search of Auto Without Warrant
Charged in Maryland.
pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SUITLAND. Md. June 27.-Justice
Of the Peace Samuel E. Cox yester-
day held George Fowler. jr., a reve-
nue. officer, for the October session
of the grand jury on charges Of H.
legal search and assault.
1t was testified that Fowler. who
resides here, stopped an automobile
corner. ordered the occupants Of the
car into the road end searched the
machine for liquor. Judge Cox held
that since Fowler did not possess q
i warrant for the search he was act
ing illegally and that his election of
the occupants constituted assault.
Fowler was released on $500 bond,
No liquor was found.