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The Washington times., 1922-02-24
By Universal Service.

ny universal bervIce.
A second letter purporting to have
been written by Martin e. Kern.
who bought the Bosch Magnetic
Company from a Mitchell Palmer.
alien property custodian, Ii pub
lished herewith by consent Of the
Department Of Justice.
In his first letter. Kern whote
my house OF cards Is crumbling."
and made other statements indicat-
ing a desperate frame OF mind.
what Is all this leading up TOT"
Is one of the repeated plants or
Kern to his colleagues in this coun-
try. He complains to his attorney,
Lawrene II. Rupp Of Allentown:
Murray seems to have lost his
head entirely"
Case Near Completion.
Some of Kern's letters are written
in German. The one reproduced
here was written in English, but the
DEPARTMENT Of Justice officials who
examined Il made this statement:
Look at that handwriting and
then imagine the man who wrote
1t trying to maintain he Ii not a
German" -,
investigators are rapidly clearing
up the transaction involving the
transfer OF GO, 900 shares Of stock.
some of which. II is alleged. was
given TO friends for services" and
the remainder sold at $66 a share.
When asked how soon Kern would
be brought back 10 the United States
a Department Of Justice official
said:
"AIl in good time. We will have
Kern here Just when we want him
and all the rest Of them. too"
Was Still Upset.
Follwoing Is a copy Of the second
Kern letter:
Hotel Meurice,
Paris, Jan. 81. '22.
Dear Lawrence:
Wrote you a long letter yester.
day, which will get there about the
same time as this. as ! expect they
both 20 from Cherbourg. was so
upset, and still am, that don't
know half ] write. though ] wired
Murray / would COME hack II he or
the Attorney General demanded. I
really think it's TO expect a great
deal OF me.
Murray seems 20 have lost his
head entirely. as have j.
'Of course, the storm also upset
me. Enclosed clippings.
why don't Murray md ell In
terested take - - to - and
put a quietus on this thing
II may go 10 wiczsrhnd rsext
week and from there to the Riviera
Really I don't know. ALI l ran say
Is use your judgment.
Now l am going to the American
Ambassador Herrick, with whom I
am to eat lunch. though the Lord
knows l don't feel up to It.
Just have your cable, In which
you say you spoke to Murray. l
don't see how Government can ask
my return. Your cable is not quite
clear, but I take II your message
does not ask me to return soon,
which would still mean that they do
ask my return, which in itself is a
slam.
Please see to the house, and first
| of all to mother.
Ever yours,
MARTIN"
Another phase OF the Bosch inves-
| tigation that will be inquired into
when those involved in obtaining
that property are questioned under
oath will be the manner in which
the original purchaser from the Gov.
eminent dropped out OF sight In all
|
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
GIRLS AND YOUTH DROWN
AS AUTO FALLS IN LAKE

KEOKUK. Iowa, Feb. 24-Joseph
Haubert, sixteen, and Mae and
Madge Printy were drowned In Lake
Keokuk yesterday when the auto
mobile In which they were riding
plunged off the ferry boat dock at
Nauvoo, Ill.
They took the wrong road while
returning from a dance in Nanvoo.
The bodies Of the two girls were
found in the AUTOMOBILES, but the
Haubert boys body was not recov.
cred.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24

Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow
ting and snuffling! A dose Of "Pape's
Cold Compound" taken every two
hours until three doses are taken
usually breaks up a cold and ends
ell grippe misery.
The first dose opens clogged-up
nostrils and air passages Of head;
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
WOMAN ADMITS SHE WAS
'vAMPED' BY GRANDSON

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Mrs. Martha
Maichrist admits she has been
"vamped." but only by her year
old grandson Her husband, AL
bert III. Milchrist. in his petition
for a divorce was ordered to pay
her SIS weekly alimony until the
case In tried
Malchrist alleged his wife was
the queen of the harem" for q
North Side haberdasher.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
InocuIate School Children.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-one hun.
dred thousand New York public
school children have been fortified
against diphtheria by application of
the "Schick" diphtheria incubation,
officials OF the city health depart.
mem announced last night.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
'paDes Cold Compound" is Quickest Relief Known

stops nose running; relieves head
ache, dullness. feverishness. snoez-
ing.
"Pape's Cold Compound" IL the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only q few cents ut drug
stores. 1t acts without assistance.
Tastes nice. Contains no quinine.
Insist upon Pape's.-Advertisem
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
School for 40 NationaIities.

BETHLEHEM. Pa, Feb. 24.-The
new 100000 Quinn junior high
school was officially opened by the
school directors last evening. This
school, the latest in modern edu-
cational institutions, is unique in
that 1t will house pupils represent
ing more than forty nationalities.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
Use SLOAN'S TO
EASE LAME BACKS

X/OU can't do your best when your
back and every muscle aches with
- fatigue. Apply Sloan's Liniment
freely uILaont rnb6fng, as IL pcnetrdtss
and quick glow of warmth and COM
fort will put the pep back into you.
Good for rheumatism, neuralgia,
lumbago. sciatica, sprains and strains,
aches and pains, bruises, stiff joints,
bad weather after-effects.
For 40 years Sloan's has been the
standard liniment in thousands of
homes all over the world.
You'll find it clean too-leaving no
skin stains, muss or clogged pores.
Its very odor-healthy and stimulat-
ing-suggests the good it will do.
Keep a bottle handy for you never
know when you will need il.
At all druggists-3Sc, 10, 81. 40.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
kern GETSOUT
Of BOSCH FIRM,
PRESIDENT SAYS
Promoter Will Return 20 v. s.
"When Wanted" He
Writes Murray.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. q

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. "a.
Martin X. Kern. the story OF
whose Kaleidoscope career fea-
tured the Bosch magnetic scandal,
has severed all connection with the
American Bosch Magnetic Com
pany. This announcement Is made
by Arthur T. Murray, president Of
the concern, who said that the
capled resignation Of Kern from
the hoard Of directors had been nc.
cepted.
Kern Is now in Europe. Murray
got his presidency through Kern.
They were associated In business
for many years.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24

A huge assortment of art fakes Is
now flooding this country. Read in
The Washington Times Sunday
morning about the monumental
frauds perpetrated upon American
lovers OF art.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24
cHIRoPRAcToRs MAY SEEK
LICENSES IN HIGHER COURT

SPRINGFIELD. H.. Feb. 24.-Un-
licensed chiropractors OF Illinois are
expected to carry to the State su.
preme Court their fight to compel the
State departm ~ Of registration
and education TO name q separate
examining board for them.
Nudge Smith sustained a demurrer
to the original petition for manda-
mus.
The Washington times., 1922-02-24

Another phase OF the Bosch inves-
tigation that will be inquired into
when those involved in obtaining
that property are questioned under
oath will be the manner in which
the original purchaser from the Gov
eminent dropped out of sight in all
subsequent proceedings.
Evening star., 1922-05-01
FOUR-ALARM FIRE
THREATENS HOTEL
Portland, at Thomas Circle,
Damaged-Woman, Sick
in Bed, Rescued.

Fire breaking out in the apartment
of Senator McKellar of Tennessee. at
the Portland, facing on Thomas Cir
Gle. resulted in four alarms, a great
deal of excitement, general exodus
of guests and little damage, except
that caused by water.
The fire was discovered by E. A.
Gavey, who turned in the house fire
alarm. which resulted in a general
outpouring of guests. When the sec
ond alarm was turned in Fire Chief
!, Watson accompanied the apparatus
Nsnd sent in two additional alarms
Thc fire, which appeared of greater
proportions than 1t really was, was
eXtinguished within half an hour
after the firemen reached the scene
Mrs. Lynn Glover, forty-two years
old. was i'll in bed and unable to
leave her room when the fire broke
out. Two firemen brought her down
in the elevator and left her in the
reception hall. The great volume of
water had flooded the entire hotel,
dripping down the Stairways and
The fire originated in apartment So.
occupied by Senator McKellar of
Tennessee. On the same floor was Miss
Margaret Cum Minis, sister of Sen
ator Cummins Of Iowa. who was con-
fined to her room in sick bed. She
was one of the last to leave the
apartment, having TO wait until the
elevator. which was occupied in
bringing firemen and tire-fighting ap-
paratus to the roof, had space to ac-
comm odate passengers.
Evening star., 1922-05-01
VIRGINIA :fCOOK IRA P'' PUZZLES OHIO
FOLKS WITH AMAZING RESULTS

'Tt's the cook trap" explained
Mr.. Bassell, with broad grin.
"what in the world-?"
The host anticipated the express
sion of surprise.
wait and see." he commanded.
And then when the luncheon was
over he conducted his guests to
the trap.
AS an integral part of. a new
brick garage. Mr.. Bassell has
built a boudoir which might have
been plucked right out Of the Ritz
Hotel. Tiled bath, lace curtains,
telephone, electric lights with q
push button on the wall to snap
them on and off; brass bed. fine
rugs, a dressing table with three
mirrors-these are some of the
accouterments Of the "cook trap"
There it is. gentlemen. and it
works like a charm" said the host
with proud sweep of the arm.
The old colored nanny now serv-
ing as cook vows no one can get
her out Of the trap" until she
dies. But meantime Mr.. Bassell is
the only farmer in Loudoun
county with . waiting list Of
cooks.
fCnnsrsRht. 1922
Evening star., 1922-05-01
Fails to Fall in Trap Laid by WI
in Retreating.
BY WILLIAM r.. GILES.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily New
Copyright 1877.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1872.
PEKING. May There has been
continuous fighting on the whole
front for the last .thirty-six hours.
The line extends from Chang Tsin-
tien, a few miles southwest of Peking,
southwark to Machang, fifty miles
south Of Tientsin, Gen. Wu Pei-Fu's
positions being parallel to the Pek-
ing -Mukden railway. His attempt to
secure control of Peking by dislodg-
ing the Fengtien forces at Chang
Tsintien failed. Gen. Chang Tso-Lin
threw into the engagement large
artillery and cavalry reserve and
drove back WI Pei-Fu beyond his
original position. The Fengtien troops
refused to pursue. fearing a trap SINH
lar to that which made WI Pei-Fu
famous when lighting the Anfuites
three years ago.
Gen. Chang Tso-Lin is now holding
all the approaches to Peking in this
| the western hills. Sunday morning
Wu Pei-Fu attempted encircling op-
erations, but Chang Tso-Lin antici-
pated this and defeated In a ding
dong struggle. which is still going
! on. The bombing of the cannon is
Chang Tso-Lin holds a small mile
age Of the Peking-Hankow railway
and the whole of the PekingMukden
railway.
Wa Pei-Fu's Troops Wavering.
Had WI Pei-Fu captured Chang
Tsintien, which is an important juno
! tion, he would have secured easy ac-
cess to Chang Tso Lin's camps out
! side the walls Of Peking. Vigorous
| fighting is taking place between
Paotingfu and Tientsin, where Wu
Pei-Fu's troops are giving way.
On the Tientsiu-Pukow railway 1t
MachanE Chang Tso-Lin scored o
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Evening star., 1922-05-01
KIDNAPPED PASTOR
is SCHL0ROFORMED
Gagged and Thrown Into
Ditch on Eve of Church
Trial.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAWTON, Okla, May l.-Plans for
the church trial May 9 of the Rev.
Thomas Irwin, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church here. proceeded
today in the absence of any action
to determine who kidnapped the Rev.
Mr.. Irwin Saturday night, hit him on
the head, chloroformed him and
threw him in a ditch twelve miles
from the city.
The Rev. Mr.. Irwin was found by
passing motorists after he had laid
in the ditch three and one-half hours.
Today he repeated that he could
identify none of his three assailants.
Factions in Congregation.
Both factions in the Congregation,
which has been split for more than
a year. when the pastor preached the
funeral sermon Of Jake L. Hamon,
after Hamon was slain by Clara
Smith Hamon, were discussing the
incident today, but out of the discus
sion nothing concrete for an investi-
cation has come thus far.
The Rev. Mr.. Irwin also married a
couple in public bathing pool and
exhibited motion pictures in his
church, things which split the con
gregation anew.
Recently the Rev. Mr.. Irwin an
nounced that certain persons were
trying to intimidate him and force
him to leave town. and some time
ago. he said. he was approached by
three men as he was leaving the
church one Sunday night and at the
point of guns warned to go to an
other city.
Story OF Kidnapping.
According to his story of the Sat.
urday night incident, he was on his
way to the home Of a member of his
congregation at about s o'clock when
three men stopped him and knock ed
him unconscious with a blow on the
head. When he awoke he said he
was in a moving automobile, tied
hand and foot, gag in his mouth
and one of the men sitting upon him.
He declared he heard one of the trio
him now" while another suggested
that they give him one more chance
to get out of town"
Soon afterward he stated he was
thrown from the motor car into a
ditch at the side of the road, and al
though he succeeded in removing the
gag sufficiently to hale several pass
ing motorists. none would stop and
render him aid when they recognized
him, until finally five tourists picked
him up and took him to the residence
where first aid was administered. He
had recoyared epfirely today
Evening star., 1922-05-01
REBELS GIVE UP WHISKY.
Bloodshed at Kilkenny Avoided by
Action of Troops.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, May 1.-The irregular re-
publican troops who seized the bond
ed stores in Kilkenny on Saturday
and removed the whole stock of
whisky to the Kilkenny Jail sur
rendered the goods to the regulars
after Intervention by the mayor, says
a statement issued from general
headquarters in Beggars Bush bar
racks At the same time they sur
rendered the whisky the irregular
forces evacuated the Jail.
Commander Prout of the regulars
reported that the whisky had been
shipped to Kilkenny from Dublin, and
was not made in Belfast, as supposed.
The Jail is under guard Of regular
troops.
A royal Irish constabulary automo-
bile, bound for Drogheda from the
Gormanstown camp, was ambushed
yesterday and the driver killed. The
slayers seized the car and fed, leav-
ing the policeman's body in the road.
The car had been sent for a Presby-
terian minister who was to conduct
the Sunday services at the police
camp.
Evening star., 1922-05-01
Court of Appeals Rules Bor-
land Law Applies to City
Streets Only.
DECISION SETTLES ISSUE.
NO APPEAL TO BE MADE
Justice Stafford Says Taxpayer
Should Be Given. Benefit
of All Doubts.

The Borland law, assessing half the
cost of paving against abutting prop
erty owners. applies only to city
streets and not to country roads in
the rural sections Of the city. the
District Court of Appeals decided to-
day in an opinion by Chief Justice
Smyth.
The finding of the Appellate Court up
holds the decision rendered some time
ago by Justice Stafford in the District
Supreme Court. in which he tooh the
same view of the question.
Corporation Counsel Francis H.
Stephens, when he learned of the
conclusion of the Court of Appeals
said he would not take the issue to
the United States Supreme Court.
s2,190.53 in Test Case.
The case was brought by Anna NJ
Knox, Cora H. Knox and Nina V.
West. owf1ers of property abutting
on Naylor road southeast Chief JUS
,ice Smyth pointed out in the deci-
sion that the property is valued at
only S11,3O0 and that the special as
sessment on it for the paving of Nay
lor road with comm IN macadam came
to s2,199.53.
The decision means that persons
owning property in rural sections OF
the District of Columbia will not
have to pay the one-half cost assess
snent when abutting roads are i'm
proved.
Corporation Counsel Stephens said
today, however, that, SO far as he
knows, there is no well-defined boun-
Diary line that could be laid down to
distinguish between city streets and
country roads, Each case, he said,
will have to be decided upon its
merits.
Wants Wording of Law Followed.
. The Court Of Appeals calls atten-
tion to the wording of the law which
provides that a paving, for which,
there is to be an assessment levied.
must not be less than one square in
extent from curb to curb or gutter
10 gutter. The court takes the view
that this was intended to mean city
streets, for the reason that it is un-
usual to speak of squares or curb
when referring to a country road.
The chief justice further states in
the decision that it is the practice in
cases involving taxation or assess
1nent that the wording of the law
should be followed as nearly as pos
.sibIe, and any doubt which may arise
should go to the taxpayer.
Evening star., 1922-05-01
ROB IRISH BANKS
OF 100000 POUNDS
Republican IrreguIars in New
Step to ParaIyze Provi-
SionaI Government.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST, May More than 100,
600 pounds sterling have been taken by
Irish Republican army irregulars in
raids on various branches of the Bank
of Ireland in the south, it was re-
ported in Belfast today.
The branches at Limerick, Water
ford. Wexford, Clonmel. Sligo. Castle
bar and Tuam were among. those
raided. All the raiders escaped cap
ture. No other banks were touched.
At Limerick the raid was carried
tout and the money Of the bank was
removed in motors while a large
crowd looked on.
The bank of Ireland has been act
ing as treasurer of the Irish pro-
pisional government and 1T was be-
lieved here that the seizures were in
tended to embarrass and paralyze the
work of provisional government Off
cials.
Evening star., 1922-05-01
LORD AND LADY ASTOR
LEAVE FOR QUAKER CITY

Lord and Lady.Astor left Washing
ton early today for Philadelphia,
after what the latter described as the
most wonderful three-day visit
ever enjoyed in the Nations Capital"
Lady Astor is to address the Women's
Trade Union League at the Academy
of Music in Philadelphia tomorrow
afternoon. she announced before her
departure.
Lord Astor stated that Lady Astor
and himself would leave Philadelphia
Tuesday evening for Richmond, for a
brief visit. after which they would go
to Lynchburg, possibly Thursday,
visit Danville, and later go to Lady
Astor's old home in Albemarle coun-
~. Lord Astor was unable to say
where they would go after the Vir-
sinia trip.
Yesterday. the last day of the Brit
fsh couple in Washington, was spent
in a strictly social way. After at
tending service in Christion Science
Church in the morning, they lunched
with Gen. Pershing. Their other en-
gasements included q visit to Mount
Vernon with Secretary of Commerce
Hoover and a party Of friends.
Evening star., 1922-05-01
CLAIMS POLITICS NAMED
80 OF 90 POSTMASTERS
Civil Service League Says Appoint.
ments in Twenty States Ignore
Eligible List.

NEW YORK. May NINETY out of
ninety-two postmasterships went to
republicans under the present admin
istration. although appointees were
not first on the civil service list, the
National Civil Service Reform League
declared in a statement issued last
night.
The league denounces the methods
OF naming forth-class postmasters
and declares that their investigation
in twenty states proves that politics
is the nominating influence in post
master appointments. The report is
signed by William Dudley Foulke as
chairman
Evening star., 1922-05-01
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, May 1.-Aris-
tocratic Loudoun county, Va, lays
claim today to its first real mod
ern "cook trap" 1t is on the
country estate of John Y. Bassell.
formerly of Columbus, Ohio, and
was exhibited to party Of Mr..
Bassell's old Columbus friends who
stopped of here on a motor "trip
to New York.
The visit was marked by
luncheon fit for the gods. Vir--
ginia ham, chicken a la Maryland,
diamond back terrapin, corn fritz
ters, waffles and honey carried the
visitors, who were no mean epi-
cureans themselves, into the elysian
fields of the culinary art.
Naturally they marveled at the
manner in which the food was pre-
pared and served; marveled that in
these post-slavery days the coun-
try roundabout here could boast
and keep-such a master OF the
Kitchen.
Evening star., 1922-05-01
CHANGES PROPOSED
IN BALL RENT LAW
House Opponent and Advo.
cate of Extension Agree
Amendments Needed. i

Important changes will be made in
the Ball rent act before it is reported
to the House by the House District
committee. This was assured today
when the hearings on the bill. which
has already passed the Senate to con-
tinue the life of the Rent Commission
of the District Of Columbia for two
more years, was resumed today.
Representative Frank C. Millspaugh
of Missouri, republican, who is lead
ing the opposition to the bill, en-
phasized the need for. certain amend
ments and it was admitted by Repre-
sentative Hammer of North Carolina,
the leading advocate for passage of
the legislation, that certain facts
brought out at the hearing today
stressed the need for amending the
act as it now exists :
One of these points is that a tenant
in case decided by the rent board
and taken before the Court Of APP
peals should be required to give bond
sufficient to cover the difference In
rental until the court has decided.
The rights Of the landlord and owner
also will be protected in the new bin.
giving the landlord as we'll as the
tenant a right to file complaint, and
also specifically providing how an
owner can acquire possession Of his
property or can oust undesirable
tenants. @'s =
Comments of Members.
Several times today Representative
Hammer insisted that the rent board
seemed to be on trial before the COM
mittee instead Of the merits of the
legislation. Representative Keller of
Minnesota stated his belief that the
committee should first pass upon
whether the situation exists which
requires extending the life of the
Ball rent act before close inquiry is
made into the acts Of the commission.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor and William
F. Guide, both members of the rent
board, are to be heard tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. This was
made the special order of business
for tomorrow. for the convenience of
tenants, a large number of whom
attended the hearing today.
Chairman Sinclair a Witness.
A Leftwich Sinclair, chairman of
the rent board, was the only wit
ness before the committee today.
Over his protest, Representative Mills
paugh read into the hearing an ex-
tract from the decision Of the Court
Of Appeals of the District In the case
of the Monmouth apartment, in which
it was figured that the rate allowed
by the board was confiscatory and
that the defendant did not have a
fair and impartial hearing" and
which also stated that the rent board
had acted in the double capacity of
judge and counsel.
Mr.. Sinclair endeavored to convince
the committee that the rent board
had not unduly advanced considera-
tion of the rents in the Meridian
Mansion, it having been previously
claimed that due to the influence Of
senators. judges and millionaires, IA
voritism had been shown in consid-
Grafton of Meridian Mansion rents
Evening star., 1922-05-01
PRoTEsTANTs ORDERED TO Go.
Railroad Tracks Also Torn Up and
Bridges Destroyed.
By, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TEMPLEMORE. County Londonder-
ry, May 1.-The Protestants of this
district and a number of regular
Irish republican army troops today
were ordered to leave. Railroad
tracks in a number Of places have
been torn up, bridges have been de-
stroyed and-the roads blocked.
LONDONDERRY, May /. Armed
Irish republican army insurgents are
active on Londonderry-D Donegal bor-
der, according to reports received
here. They were said to have held
up and confiscated a number Of mo-
tor cars from Londonderry to Free
State territory.