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Evening star., 1922-08-04
WORTHLESS CHECK CASES
ARE BELIEVED CLEARED
Man Arrested Here Understood to
Be Wanted in Many
Other Cities.

With the detention here Of Walter
J. Caswell, thirty-one, who gives his
address as Fresno, Calf. in connec-
ton with the passing Of an alleged
worthless 5000 check to Hylus
hotel, police believe they will be able
to clear up a number Of bad check
cases in various cities.
Caswell Is being held at the first
police precinst station, while his wife
Edna, twenty years: his young baby
and sister Catherine, twentyone
Of detention. John F. Fry. thirty-one
years, who accompanied the trio from
Philadelphia to this city, and who
disclaims knowledge of the check in
cidents. has been released.
When questioned by the women,s
bureau. the police say, checkbook
was discovered in Mrs. Caswelrs hair:
At police headquarters Caswell told
Inspector Clifford l.. Grant, chief Of
detectives. that the party had motored
here from Philadelphia and had paid
for the autor hire with $50 worthless
check. After several hours' grilling
by Inspector Grant and detectives
O'Brien and Livingston, Caswell, the
officers said, admitted that he had
passed worthless checksin many places
drawn on the First National Bank of
Detroit.
= A telegram received from Detroit
stated that Caswen was wanted in
numerous cities throughout the coun-
try. The police here also learned that
hotels in Philadelphia and New York
were holding portions of his luggage.
When Manager Wheeler was given
the 5000 check by Caswell he i'm
mediately communicated with the De-
troit bank on which it was drawn,
and reported to the police there were
no funds to cover 1t.
Several bankbooks. it is said. were
found in CaswelIs possession show
ing he had cashed more than forty
checks for various sums.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

the starvation areas The letter.
which Gorky has just mailed, reads.
In part:
II am informed that In the United
the famine in Russia has lost Its
dreadful aspects and that the work
Of the Hoover organization has been
sufficient to save millions of Russian
peasants otherwise doomed to die
from starvation.
Lauds Relief Work.
Allow me to address few words
to you on the subject. l think that
the work of the Hoover organization
history Never before has one coun-
try come to the relief of another
with such generosity as that shown
by the agents OF the American Re
lief Administration, who are really
very courageous men.
"The United States can be proud
Of its citizens who are so beautifully
and fearlessly toiling on the vast field
Of death in an environment epidem-
les, barbarism and cannibaliSm. This
work, in addition to saving millions
of people from starvation. has had
the effect of resurrecting In the Rus
sian people the sense of humanity de-
stroyed by the war and of reviving
the shattered dream of the possibility
of a brotherhood of nations.
No Decrease in Famine.
THE famine is not decreasing. Sec
retary Hoover's organization cannot
embrace all the stricken territories in
Russia. On the shores OF the Black
sea, in Odessa and in the Crimea mil
lions of people are perishing without
relief. The German colonists in the
south, the Jews and the hard-work-
ing honest Tartars are all dying out.
The famine is bigger than all that
can be said or written about it. The
condition of the Russian intellectuals
and scientists is appalling. They all
suffer from undernourishme With
out them life is impossible. just as 1t
is impossible without a soul"
NJ. Gorky ends his letter with an ap-
peal to Miss Addams to use her in
f1uence with the people to raise large
funds to carry on the relief work in
Russia.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
GUN BATTALION
is ROUTED BY
JUPITER PLUH

The machine gun battalions Of Gen.
Jupiter Pluvius-rain and hail
completely routed the armed hosts
of Camp Humphreys in the. midst Of
their athletic exercises and physi-
cal tests Tuesday afternoon.
The citizen students at the mill
tary training camp had just begun
an assault on rope climbing, run
ming and jumping. Only thirty men
had take the test when the "rat-tat-
tat" Of Natures guns was heard on
the leaves Of the nearby trees. A
moment later whole battalions, It
seemed. opened up with q rain and
hail so terrific that the budding
doughboys beat a hasty retreat.
Not only were the athletic exercises
broken up, but the dance that even
ing found stag parties in a large ma
jority. The young ladies who did at
tend however. found themselves 50
popular that they were 'loath to re-
turn to Washington in government
busses at 10:30 o'clock. Another
'dsnce will be held next Tuesday and
officers and men are hoping more
members Of the fair sex will attend.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
GEN. BLACK TELLS
Of CH|NA'S WOES
100 Dialects Only Add to
Problems Retarding Growth,
Civilians Are Informed.

How lack OF national thought and
spirit Is retarding the growth of
China was pointed out by Gen. W. NJ
Black. U. S. A, former District En-
gineer Commissioner, in an address
at the regular weekly luncheon of the
Civitan Club held in the blueroom OF
the City Club yesterday afternoon.
Gen. Black reminded the Civilians
that there were 100 different dialects
practiced in various portions of China
and that as a result this country is
having a difficult time in putting
much of the fighting over there is
among the local leaders, who battle
with paid armies.
Gen. Black. who is we'll known as
one Of the Army officers who cleaned
up Cuba and Panama; Is a member of
the international committee of en-
gineers which are aiding in the crea-
tion of a deepwater port at the
mouth of the Iangtse river and de-
velopment OF the port of Shanghai.
Other countries represented on the
committee are France. Belgium,
Japan. England and Holland.
Tells OF Peculiarities.<
Pecularities of the Chinese people
and general impressions received
~
also dealt with by Gen. Black.
1t was announced at the luncheon
that a party of Civilians. with their
families, will visit the Civitan Fresh
Air Camp for Children at Patuxent,
Md. today. A quantity of business
will be transacted at the meeting to
be held next Thursday night, it was
announced.
Washington will probably be the
scene Of the convention of the Capital
District Of Kiwanis clubs as a result
Of action taken by the Washington
kiwanis Club at Its regular weekly
luncheon held at the Hotei Washington
yesterday afternoon.
i. WIN Meet in Washington.
: 1t had been decided several months
ago to hold the convention at Hot
Springs or White Sulphur Springs,
but as the officials now find they can
not obtain accommodations at either
Of these points they appear anxious
to accept the invitation of the local
club to meet in the National Capital,
when they gather on October IL
and IA.
The feature of the luncheon was q
comedy skit, "Mr. Shein and Mr.. Cal
lagher," played by c. Maurice Hop
kins, Harry G. Klmball and John J.
Boobar, all Kiwanians. =
= George H. Winslow, secretary of the
club, read a letter from the inter-
national headquarters which asked
the local club to pay especial atten-
tion to the unprivileged child during
their years work. William N -Free-
man. a new member, was introduced
to the club.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
200 PICTURE BRIDES,
ARRIVING. On ONE SHIP,
WE'D SAME Afternoon
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
! NEW YORK. August City
Clerk Cruise wiped his perspiring
brow yesterday afternoon. sighed
once or twice. and announced to the
world that he was glad Greek ships
do not make this port every day IN
the week.
He had just finished marrying
about thirty Greek, Armenian and
Turkish girls to young men who
first saw them Wednesday. With his
assistants, he had mumbled long
and short names. querying girls and
men who did not knew what he said,
through two interpreters. And then
he turned back into the anteroom to
find more couples drifting in--and
was told that he would be busy all
afternoon. ..-
Most Of the 200 picture brides,
who came in on the Constantinople
yesterday. to be identified by en-
thusiastic young men, who carried
photographs in their waving hands.
were married yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
HORSESHOE PITCHING
CRAZE TAKING OLD
BROADWAY BY STORM

NEW YORK. August 4.-The
farm has borrowed many things
from Broadway. including Jazz, but
Broadway has borrowed many
items from the farm, including
barnyard golf.
Harse-shoe pitching was first in
troduced to the Rialto by storage
warehouse. WHICH wished to sub
stitute some pastime other than
smoking for its van crews between
trips. The idea spread so rapidly
that theatrical potenfates yester-
day pronounced II the greatest
comeback since Uncle Toms
Cabin"
And while Broadway pitches a
mean horseshoe and even contem-
plates entering the grand national
tournament at Des Moines next
month, 1t is having difficulty in
finding enough horses In this
motor-mad town to supply ammu-
milton.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

flying. Undaunted by this new ad-
versity, Cleary introduced night foot
ball playing, which also proved to be
a financial failure.
He served the Daily Express as war
correspondent during the late war.
Recently he invented an oil-burning
wickless lamp from which he ex-
pected to make a fortune. He was
going to Manchester in connection
with this investigation when he drop
ned dead.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
ADVENTURER DIES
|NL0ND0N STATION
Edward cIeary, American,
Known World Over as
Theatrical Producer.
By the Associated Press.

by tue Associated Press.
LONDON. August Am inquest
was ordered held today on the body
OF Edward Geary, an American,
known the world over as a theatrical
producer. actor. playwright. promoter.
war correspondent and adventurer.
He died yesterday while buying a
ticket at a London railroad station.
Cleary, aged sixty-hve, was the son
OF Kentucky Judge. He studied for
the priesthood at Mount st. Marys
seminary in Kentucky and later
studied law. At the age of nineteen,
he appeared in q stocks,company in
the Old Bowery Theater In New York
He came to London thirty three years
ago with Edwin Booth and played
various Shakespearean roles.
Subsequently Cleary became a pro-
ducer and took company through
South America and South Africa. At
ter giving up this venture he directed
the building Of railroad in Africa
and later started a newspaper in
Cairo. One of his other ventures was
the taking of Louis Paulhan, the
French aviator. to America, but the
Wright brothers prevented him from
Evening star., 1922-08-04
PENSION RATES RAISED.

The Senate yesterday passed with
amendments the House bill granting
an increase in pensions to the widows.
dependent children and parents of
veterans of the war with Spain, the
Philippine insurrection and the Chi
nese boxer rebellion. No increase Is
given the veterans, but for the widows
and dependent parents Of the veterans
the new rate Of pension will be $40
a month instead Of the present $12,
while for children the pension will
be 81 per month instead of So.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
UNIDENTIFIED MAN DIES.

A coroner's inquest will be held to:
man about fifty-hve years old who
died at Casualty Hospital last night
The man was taken i'll In = downtown
hotel. He was dressed IN q gray suit,
brown hat, white shirt, low black
to have come from. Cincinnati, Ohio.
He had cane and wore glasseA
Evening star., 1922-08-04
RAID STILL IN WOODS.
Officers Locate Plant in Heart of
6,OOO-Acre Tract.

Two prohibition officers. aided by
Policeman r. NJ. Davis of the secf
ond precinct station, raided a still
in the heart of a six-thousand-acre
woods near Seneca. Nd. thirty-five
miles from Washington. last night,
and confscated $500 gallons of mash.
1000 pounds Of cornmeal and a small
quantity Of liquor.
According to police. Charles Moss
berg, who is said to live about half
a mile from, where the raid took
place. will be asked to appear in the
Rockville police court today.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

living in Ger
many. has writ
ten to Miss Jane
Adams Of Hull
House, Chicago.
denying d the truth
Of reports pub
lished throughout
the world that
the Russian fam
inc is ended and
that it Is no
longer necessary
for the American
Relief Admins
tration to carry
on its humani-
Evening star., 1922-08-04
PATROL STRIKE FIELDS.
s76 Officers, 3,s27 Enlisted Guards
men Reported on Duty.

Reports received by the militia bureau
OF the War Department show that 275
officers and 1927 enlisted men of Ma
tional Guard units of eleven states are
on active field duty to prevent disorder
growing out Of the coal and railroad
strikes. The states are Kansas, Ala
bama. Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio,
Illinois, North Carolina. Wyoming, New
Hampshire, Georgia and Texas. Since
the report was compiled the Indiana
guard has been called out for service
Evening star., 1922-08-04
0, R. c. PROGRAM PLANNED
Convention of Association Will
Meet Here October "a.

A program for the convention here
October "a of the Reserve Officers
Associa ton will be drafted by the or
ganization committee at meeting in
this city August 81, Col. John Stew
art of the Reserve Corps. head of the
committee. announced today. Dele
gates to the convention are being sc.
lected at the various training camps
where reserve officers are on active
service for training.
The purpose Of the convention is to
perfect a nationwide organization of
reserve officers of the Army. whether
in the National Guard or assigned to
organized reserve units of the Army.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
BILL WAS COUNTERFEIT
Police Seek Man Who "Bought,
, Water Bag.

Police are looking for a colored maa
who he!e up William Kelly, 1893 5th
street northwest, last night at 18th
and Q streets and exchanged a fake
$40 bill with Kelly for a hot-water
bag and $3.50 In real money.
Kelly. who 10 employed by Dr.
George H. Butcher, proprietor of a
drug store at 5th street and Florida
avenue, was on his way to 1914 18th
phone call received at the drug store,
asking that a hot-water bag and
change for $40 be dispatched to the
18th street address. Police say there
Is no such address.
The man sought Is described as
being about twenty-eight years. six
feet, weighing ITO pounds and wear
ing a dark brown suit and cap. Kelly
says he could easily identify him.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
SENATOR MUST WHISPER
FOR MONTH, so SPEECH
ON TARIFF DlSCLOSES

Under a physicians order not to
speak above a whisper for a month
on account Of throat trouble. Sem
ator Fernald Of Maine, republican.
obtained consent of the Senate
yesterday to have speech in ia
vor Of duty on chemical wood
pulp read by the secretary OF the
Senate. Ordinarily. while a sena-
tor may say virtually anything he
desires and for as long as he de-
sires. on the floor Of the Senate, he
himself must say it, in order to get
1t into the record.
The request to have the matter
read into the record was made for
Senator Fernald by Senator Pom
creme Of Ohio, democrat. The SEN
ator from Maine sat in his chair
while his speech was read.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
.BILLANY RADIO MESSAGE
Ohio Rural Carriers Open Conven
ton at Cambridge.


State rural letter carriers In con-
vention at Cambridge, Ohio, heard
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Billany open their convention with an
address from. the post office station
at 11th and Pennsylvania avenue, over
a 1,1so-meter wave length. That
means was adopted in lieu Of jour
ney out to Cambridge. right at the
time when the fourth assistant was
unable to leave his duties here.
Mr.. Billany told the carriers what
was being done by the Post Once De-
partment for their betterment end
something Of what was planned for
the future. He stressed the necessity
for good roads and said the depart
ment proposed to shorten rural routes
where bad roads were made impass-
ible by winter storms and drifted
SHOWS.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
RESIGN FROM NAVY.

Lieut.. Charles X. Reinke. Naval
Medical Corps. at the Naval Academy.
and Ensign John V. harrington have
resigned their commissions In the
Navy.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
G0RKy. WRITES j. s.
FAMINE NOT over
No Decrease in Russian Ter
ror, He Tells Miss Addams
of Hull House.
LAUDS AMERICAN AID
Work Helps Revive Shattered
Dream of Brotherhood,
Novelist Declares.
LAUDs AMERICAN AID
BY GEORGE WIrTE.

BY GEORGE WITTE.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922.
BERLIN. August 4.-Maxim Gorky.
famous Russian novelist, who is now
Evening star., 1922-08-04
All Bathing Suits

Our entire remaining stock Of
Mems Bathing Suits. One and two
piece; plain and fancy; all sizes. Suits
that sold up to $500. O...............
Evening star., 1922-08-04
All Straw Hats

Sennits. Splint. Novelty Braids-
the whole remaining stock-is i,
cluded. ALI sizes except 7s. Hat
that sold up to $500. ..........
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-03
HARDING Gets
DEBT FUND BILL
Senate Amendments Accepted by
House-Presfdent to Appoint
Commission to Allies.

Washington. Feb. 3.-Senate
amendments to the allied debt re-
funding bill were accepted today
bv the house. The measure now
goes TO the president, who is ex-
pected to appoint soon the commits
sion which is to open negotiations
with the debtor nations.
Administration objections to the
senate requirements that the re-
funded obligations mature not later
than June Is, 1947. and that the
minimum interest rate be "A per
cent. were withdrawn after White
house conferences between the
president and Chairman Fordney
Of the house ways and means conf
mittee and Secretary Mellon OF the
treasury department
Neither the administration mol
Republican leaders of the house
favored the senate changes, but il
was explained that they had decid-
ed to accept them because there
will be further delay in finaI
amendment of the legislation If the
bill were sent to conference
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-03
MAN WHO MAKES
ALCOHOL OF GAS
IN BAD WITH LAW

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Prof. z. r
Darling. head of the chemistry
department of Millikin uuivers-
ity, at Decatur. Ill. may be met
by federal agents If he comes
to Chicago TO demonstrate his
method of making alcohol from
common illuminating gas. 1t be
came known today, following
the announcement Of Assistant
United States District Attorney
Joseph Merensky that such a
method was in violation of the
law.
Professor Darling has indi-.
Gated that he is not disturbed
by such prospects. and that II
federal agents are TO arrest
him, they will be given an op-
portunity TO do so. it was said.
II he were not checked in his
proposed plans to make known
his discovery, Mr.. Merensky
said, every man caught with a
still or rectifying apparatus
would claim he was only ex-
perimenting.
Professor Darling's attention
| has been called to section S3Is
| OF the internal revenue act il
! was reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-03
Open new RAIL
Line IN ALASKA
Th0usand-FOOt Steel Bridge Com.
pleted II Days Ahead of Sched-
ule-Te Hold Celebration

Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 3.-Com-
pletion of the thousand-foot steel
bridge at Riley Creek IA days
ahead of schedule by a commission
crew made possible the final coup
ling of steel on the Alaska govern
ment railroad late Wednesday. The
original date for bringing together
the ends of steel had been set for
Feb. 10. Saturday a celebration
will be held at Nenana, at which a
new observation car will be chris
tened.
A spring-like thaw is in progress,
but the snow sheds along the rail-
road line are taking care of the
avalanches. The private coal mines
along the line are reported work
ing full blast in order to get out a
collier load of coal for Seattle.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-03
HUNDREDS JOIN
KLAN IN TEXAS
More Than 200 Are Initiated at Aus
tn, While Waco Gathers
in 937.

Austin, Tex, Feb 3-More than
seven hundred candidates were ini-
tiated here last night into Capital
City chapter, Knights Of the Ku
Klux KIan. at a ceremonial held
north of the city. it became known
today. About fifteen hundred per
sons attended the initiation. includ-
ing the candidates.
In addition to the usual initiatory
ceremonies, several addresses were
made, according to newspapermen
allowed to be present. pointing out
alleged immoral conditions existing
in Austin and denouncing anti
American tendencies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-03
DRY LEAGUE
STARTS WAR
ON CON CON
Mcbride Wants County
Rep Plan or Defeat
Of Constitution.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. "a decla-
-ation of war to the finish for one
of two things, a constitutional pro-
vision for Limitation of Cook county
IN both houses of the legislature,
ar the defeat OF the proposed new
ronstitution, was announced here
This morning by F. Scott Mcbride,
snperintendent of the Anu-Saloon
league.
~The Anti-Saloon league is just
beginning to fight in the constltu-
tlonal convention" Mr.. Mcbride dc
elared Up until this time, our
organization has confined its activ-
ities to an educational campaign.
We have made it clear that we ia
Tored county representation or a
substantial limitation of both
houses in the legislature. but we
have not made it an open issue.
~The vets and other doubtful III
terests have forced us by their tao
tics to 60 into the open in this fight
in behalf of good government.
Charges 'sBrOW-Beating7.
"A big majority of the members
Of the constitutional convention, a
great number Of those from Cook
county, have been elected with the
cid and support of the Anu-Saloon
hague, but these special interests
have whipped all of the Cook coun-
V men into line in opposition to
the county representation plan
They have done this by political
hrow-beating methods in such a
way as we have never seen in the
many years of fighting in the Illi-
nois legislature. They have put
the political knife into the hands
Of political bosses and have threat
sned to cut the throats of those
who would not bow in subjection
Men have told me that they favored
the county representation plan bui
that they were compelled because
of their political bosses to vote
against their consciences-
This Cook county crowd has
touched hands with the ultra-wets
RIl downstate and the vets of the
state who are out to bring back
beer and wine and the nullification
Many of them introduced meas
ures earlier in the constitutions
convention favoring limitation il
both houses
@D0ad STRAIGHTFORWARD.
Springfield, III, Feb. 3.-"County 3.
representation" as a basis for ap-
portioning membership of the low
sr house of the legislature probably
will never be submitted to the peo-
pie for approval, even as an alter
nate proposal for another plan like
ly to be incorporated in the mair
document of the proposed new ba
sic law for Illinois, President
Woodward of the constitutions
convention said today.
Sponsors of the plan realize tina
TO present the proposition as al
alternate proposal would be start
ing it under too great a handicaI
IN the election, he declared.
When county representation
was rejected Wednesday it was sen
Permanently to the discard, Presi
dent Woodward believes.
Under the working agreement fol
next Tuesday. county representa-
Ton" is to be presented as an al
ternate, but in the presidents opin
lon it will not be surprising if the
restrictiCnist faction of the down
state delegation abandons the plaI
EltOgether