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Evening star., 1922-10-26
CHANGES IN TARIFF
TO Be CONSIDERED
Commission Adopts Rules Of
Procedure in Investigating
Various Schedules.
WILL HEAR COMPLAINTS
Any Firm or Individual May Seek
Relief by Filing Ap-
plication.

Investigations to determine the neces-
sity for changes in tariff rates as pro-
vided for under the so-called flexible
provisions of the new tariff law. may be
made by the tariff commission on its
own initiative, under rules Of procedure
made public today by the commission
This applies not only in the case OF sec
ton 316, dealing with unfair methods
in the Importation Of goods. but also to
section 315. which provides for an in
crease or decrease of as much as so per
cent, in the rates fixed by Congress or
for the declaration Of American vaiua-
ton as the basis for assessing ad valor-
em duties.
Under the new rules application for
an Investigation under these sections or
section 3l7. dealing with determinations
by foreign countries against American
goods and commerce. may be made ~
any person. partnership. corporation or
association. Such application must be
in writing and must contain short and
simple" statement Of the relief sought
and the grounds therefor.
Application Under Oath.
No investigation will be ordered BY
the commission unless such application
or preliminary investigation discloses to
the satisfaction of the commission that
there are good and sufficient reasons
therefor under the law. If information
contained In the application Is deemed
insufficient, the commission may permit
the applicant to amend his application
or submit evidence orally or in writing.
Application made under section 31S
must be under oath and, together
with the evidence submitted with it.
shall be considered by the commission
with view to determining whether
the entry Of any goods should be pro-
hibited pending further inquiry:
The commission will not be con-
application. but may broaden. limit or
modify the issues to be determined
Any person or organization she ing
to the satisfaction of the comm ION
an interest in the subject matt OF
an investigation may enter app, =
ance in person or by representatk y
Hearings under sections 316 and
316 will be public. unless the commits
sion orders otherwise.
Evidence. written or oral. submitted
in hearings shall. upon order of the
commission, be subject to verification
Of parties in interest.
To Summon Witnesses.
The attendance Of witnesses and
the production OF documentary evil
dence may be required from any place
in the United States at any designated
place. of hearing.
Parties who have entered appear
ance at hearings shall. prior to the
filing of briefs, have opportunity to
examine the report of the commits
sioner or investigator in charge of
the investigation and also the record,
except such portions as relate to
trade secrets and processes.
Final hearings will be before the
commission. Parties who previously
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Evening star., 1922-10-26
ONE DEAD, L HURT,
D. c. TRAFFIC TOLL
Government EmpIoye Is
Struck Down on His Way
to Work.
ANOTHER VICTIM MAY DIE
Chauffeur Suffering Serious In
juries in Hospital-Other
Cases Reported.
ANOTHER VICTIM MAY DIE

One man dead, another probably dy-
ing and ten persons more or less bad
Iy hurt is the toll exacted by traffic
accidents In Washington since noon
yesterday.
: The dead man was n. H. Brewer
eighty three years old. of sla D street
southeast. He was killed almost In
stantly at 9 o'clock this morning when
he was run down by an eastbound
Georgetown car of the Capital Traction
Company. at 6th street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue southeast.
Mr. Brewer was employed as foreman
of the folding department in the Senate
office building. He was on his way to
work and had gone through n hedge
that skirts the tracks near the scene
of the accident, to make a short cut
to the nearest car stop. He evidently
did not see the car approaching. as
witnesses declared he walked directly
in its path.
Dragged Twenty Feet.
Mr.. Brewer was dragged twenty
feet before Motorman P. L. Lawhorn
could stop his car. Physicians from
the Emergency Hospital, responding
with the ambulance. said death
had occurred almost instantaneously.
Lawhorn and c. A. Brown. conductor
Of the car. were arrested and held
to await the action of the coroner.
Hobart De Long. twenty-five years
old. a chauffeur living in Riverdale,
Md. is in Casualty Hospital here,
where physicians fear he may die as
a result of Injuries received in an
automobile collision on the Bladens-
burg road near the District line late
yesterday.
According to report obtained by
the ninth precinct police station. the
car driven by De Long was run down
by a roadster driven by Lawrence
Crisp of Berwyn. Md. De Long was
taken to Casualty Hospital. where 1t
was said he had suffered severe con-
tusions and a probable fracture of
Mrs. s. K. Booth. seventy-seven
wears old. of the Kensington apart
ments. 14th and Clifton streets north.
west. was injured by an automobile
near her home. The machine swerved
into the sidewalk when it started pre-
maturely as its driver was attempt
ing to crank it. Mrs. Booth was
treated at Garfield Hospital and later
went home.
Charles Groner. a soldier from
Camp Holabird, Md, was badly hurt
when an Army truck he was driving
here from Baltimore collided with the
automobile of j. W. Ryan of River
dale, Md, on the Bladensburg road.
Groner was removed to Walter Reed
Hospital.
Autos Take Toll.
Patrick Kane, fifty-five, Of 1876 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, was
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COAL FACT FINDERS
SEEK SQUARE DEAL
Ask Operators and Miners to
Submit Data and Air All
Grievances.

Seeking to bring an end to con-
troversies involving hardship alike
upon the consuming public. mine
ownt 9 and mine workers, the
Presi int's fact-nnding coal commits
sion today addressed a letter con-
tanning a series OF questions to the
three delegations representing mine
workers. land bituminous :.nd an
thracite operators. which, it is hoped,
will bring to the commission a work.
Ing hypothesis as to how the coal
industry may be stabilized
Emphasizing the Importance of
at some policy which would insure an
uninterrupted and adequate supply
of coal to the consumer" the COM
mission put the question directly to
the agencies most concerned, as to
what. in their judgment, were the
practical remedies which would
eliminate any or all the elements
responsible for the acknowledged
generalization in the coal industry"
Seek Much Information.
Your intimate knowledge of the
conditions which at present obtain in
the coal mining industry" the letter
said. your recognition of the prin-
ciple that there should be a square
deal for all concerned will enable
you to render a great service TO those
engaged In the industry itself, and
to the nation as well. by your CO.
operation with this commission in
carrying out the functions imposed
upon ic by the law"
The letter also asked the miners
and operators for other pertinent
data, including ownership of mines,
paid. distribution and the conditions
generally under which coal is pro-
duced. In attempting to arrive at the
basic trouble with the industry the
commission sought to ascertain the
causes (which from time to time in
duce strikes. thereby depriving inter-
state carriers Of their fuel supply and
otherwise interrupting the flow Of in
terstate commerce."
Will Present Plan to Congress.
In an effort to standa-dize the in
dustry the commission also sought
to determine facts, circumstances or
conditions which would be deemed
ing "a wise and efficient policy by
the government relative to the coal
industry" The letter asked for sug-
gestions as to standardization Of the
mines on the basis of their economic
productive capacity and ascertaining
and standardizing the cost of living
for mine workers and the living con-
ditions which must be supplied or
afforded in order to surround the
workmen with reasonable comforts.
and standardizing also as far as prac-
shall perform for a reasonable wage
Such recommendations will prob
ably, when the commissions hearings
are concluded, take the form Of q
recommendation In the commissions 8
report to Congress for legislation
standardizing the Industry along tho
lines Of the remedies brought out.
The general committee Of anthra-
cite Operators met with the COM
mission today to discuss conditions
in the anthracite industry.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Unofficial Observer Likely to Be
Present at Lausanne.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Pending receipt in Washington of
the official invitation for American
participation in the Lausanne peace
conference. official comment as to the
American attitude is withheld. There
is every reason to believe. however.
that the trend Of opinion in American
government circles does not favor
American intervention in the confer
ence beyond the possible appointment
of an unofficial observer, qualified to
give the conferees the American
viewpoint on all questions in which
the United States has a direct in
terest
Should the allied invitation reach
Washington in time. unQuestionably
it will come In for consideration by
the cabinet at tomorrow's session.
That discussion must of necessity be
predicated upon the fact that the
Lausanne meeting is a peace confer
ence. at which belligerent nations
propose to arrive at treaty of peace
as between themselves. The United
belligerent in the near-eastern trou-
bles. Friendly relations between the
United States and Turkey have never
been interrupted.
American interests In the near east,
however, are direct and important.
and there is no reason to doubt that
the Washington government expects
to observe the conference proceedings
unofficially and with the keenest in
terest in such matters as disposition
OF tie Turkish straits. and the guar
antees required to protect racial and
religious minorities in Turkey. 1t
has been generally assumed that the
American viewpoint on these ques-
tions would be so presented that the
near eastern peace conference could
give them consideration in arriving
at permanent solutions of the ques-
tions of the near east.
The presence at Lausanne of an un-
official American observer. 1t is be-
Iieved by some officials here. would
make possible such a presentation
and pave the way for ultimate Ameri-
can participation In individual treat
fes with the belligerent powers con-
cerned, to be negotiated after the
Lausanne treaty has been ratified.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
MARQUIS, WHO WE'D
MRS. MACDONALD OF
ID. C., SELLS CASTLE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 26.-The new
ly rich continue to take over an
cient country estates from Brit
aims old aristocracy. The latest
instance is Aboyne Castle, with
nearly 5000 acres of picturesque
grounds. near the famous Balmoral
Castle. the Scotch residence of the
British Sovereigns.
James Mearns, who began life as
a counter clerk in Aberdeen and
now is the owner of dry goods
store in that city. is the new own
er of Aboyne. He bought the estate
from Marquis Huntly. premier
marquis of Scotland, who was mar
ried last summer to Mrs. James
Macdonald Of Washington, ID. {.
The castle. more than $50 years
old. was the home of the marquis,
ancestors The price Mearns paid
for /, was reported to be 100000.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
DEMOCRATS SPEND s7,736

The democratic congressional COM
mittee, according to a report filed
with the clerk OF the House of Repre-
sentatives, has received contributions
of S9,1s6 and disbursed $7,73S in the
present campaign. Contributions.
mostly by democratic candidates for
the House. range from IS up, South
Trimble, former clerk of the House.
heading the list with $1,000.
The law requires the filing of pre-
liminary reports fifteen days prior
to the general elections. The repub-
lican congressional committee Is ex-
pected. to file its statement tomorrow
or Saturday. - -,
Evening star., 1922-10-26
japanese Glue
Vladiuostok
Ouer to Reds
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. October 26.-Troops of
the red army. representing the
far eastern republic of Siberia,
were in complete possession of
Vladivostok today. The last of the
Japanese soldiers evacuated the
city yesterday after handing over
to the invading reds an inventory
of the arms left behind and the
keys to the warehouses contain
ing them.
The japanese troops, who had
been embarking since Tuesday.
left the Siberian port in ten trans
ports. making stately procession.
An American gunboat. British and
French cruisers and Japanese war
ships remain in the Vladivostok
harbor to protect foreigners until
the Chita forces have taken over
the administration and assumed
responsibility for maintaining order.
order.
The only Japanese soldiers re-
manning on Russian soil are those
in the northern part of Sakhaiien
Island But the Japanese public is
demanding their return also. as 1t
is feared that restoration of trade
with Siberia will be impossible
until this is accomplished.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
HARDING GOING TO CUBA.
Ex-Head of Reserve Board to Aid

SSssAA
Island Install Banking System.
w. P. G. Harding. former governor
of the Federal Reserve Board. will
leave next week for Cuba to survey
the financial situation with a view
tn assisting in the installation OF a
banking system somewhat similar to
the American federal reserve.
Mr.. Harding goes to the island on
invitation Of President Zayas. His
nrst work probably will be COM
niete audit Of Cuban financial Affairs.
His task Is expected to keep him
in Havana for six weeks, or more.
High Treasury officers said that Mt.
Harding's acceptance of President
Zavas' Invitation would have no bear
inS on his possible reappointment as
.,nyernor of the reserve board. 1t was
Emphasized that no appointment for
the existing vacancy would be made
for a month or so, or until Congress
reconvened. and that even If the
President should decide to name him
to his old post. time would be allowed
FOR him to finish his work in the
island republic. = !.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
SENATOR CURTIS ILL.
Operation, at First Thought Neces-
sary, May Be Averted.

Senator Curtis Of Kansas. assistant
republican floor leader of the Senate.
is Ill here from a digestive disorder
which has led attending physicians to
fear an operation might be necessary.
The senator has been confined to his
home for several days. the attack at
first taking the form of acute indiges-
ton and later developing symptoms
of appendicitis. 1t was said today,
however. that his condition had shown
Improvement and that an operation
now was considered improbable.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
OLD SEARCH SQUADS
REVIVED IN DRY WAR
Customs officials Say $4,000, 900
Contraband Struggled Into
q. S. During Year.

NEW YORK, October 2e.-Re-
establishment Of customs searching
squads. for the purpose of en-
forcing the Volstead act and curb
ing the activity Of the smugglers Of
jewelry, narcotics and other contra
band. was, announced today by the
United States customs service.
Persons on various ships smuggled
contraband valued at more than ST.
900, 900 into the country during the
year, customs officials said. The
smuggled goods included $50, 900 bottles
of whisky. The old searching squads
were abolished several months ago.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
MRS. SIPPI, WEDDED
TOCANADIAN, ASKS
TOBE NATURALIZED

Mrs. Sippi-not the state, but a
member of an. old American family
has recently applied to tho
naturalization commissioner at
Buffalo for a petition to become an
American citizen, the Department
of Labor was advised today.
Mrs. Sippfs full name is Mrs.
Grace Hamilton Sippi. Her ancestry
runs back to the early days of the
United States. Her husband is a
Canadian and her marriage cost
her her American citizenship. -
Evening star., 1922-10-26
WoMAN's STORY CHECKED.
Authorities Unable to Find Flaw in
Mrs. Gibson's Evidence.
BY DAN RING,
Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

NEW BRUNSWICK. October 60
Authorities are giving close attention
to every detail of the story told by
Mrs. Jane Gibson, eyewitness" of the
murders of the Rev. Edward w. Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. They have
checked and rechecked and say no
Inconsistencies have been found.
Ferd n. David of Middlesex county
and Detective George NJ. Totten of
Somerset county both went to the
home Of Mrs. Gibson four nights after
she made the statement. They went
at approximately the same time OF
night that she spoke of. They re-
hearsed every scene of the dramatic
story Mrs Gibson tells and checked
up with watches. Every point of the
b 1COutii.u,u Il on av. Z. .Coiu.un ~.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
POST OFFICER GONE,
ALSO$3,0QOFUNDS
Lieut.. Harry N. Jennings
Missing From Walter
Reed Hospital.
IN ARMY TWENTY YEARS
Had Been in Charge of Exchange
for Two Years-Former
Enlisted Man.
IN ARMY TWENTY YEARS

Following the discovery of a short
age of slightly less than $4,000 In the
pos exchange funds at Walter Reed
nings, Medical Administrative Corps,
post exchange officer. disappeared and
has not yet been apprehended. Lieut..
Jennings has been gone since october
IA. it was disclosed today. His home
is at Vienna, Va. where his wife and
a child, ten years of age, live.
Mai. Robertson, inspector, head
quarters district of Washington. has
been investigating the case since the
disappearance of the officer. but he
declined today to discuss the case in
any of its phases. The Army intelli-
gence service has spread out its net
in an effort to apprehend the officer
but so far no trace has been found OF
him. The civil police authorities have
not been asked to aid. and Maj. Rob
ertson said today that he did not
know whether they would be asked
to aid in the search or not.
Number Of Rumors.
There were a number OF rumors to-
day Of reasons for the disappearance
Of the officer with the funds. but Of
ficers at Walter Reed Hospital. while
admitting they had heard of them.
said they had no information of the
facts.
Lieut.. Jennings has been post ex-
change officer at Walter Reed Hos
pital for two years. and he has been
in the Army for twenty years, most
of the time as an enlisted man. The
post exchange accounts are examined
and audited once month by a board
OF officers, termed the post exchange
council, and when making their
monthly examination for the current
period they discovered certain DIS
crepancies.
Disappeared During Inquiry.
They Immediately instituted q
further investigation and while II
was being conducted. officers at the
post said. he disappeared. The money
was taken during the period of a
month between the audits by the post
exchange council.
The post exchange is a semi official
branch of the Army. 1t is a co-opera-
tive AFFAIR in which the officers and
enlisted men take stock. Various ar
ticles used by the officers and men al
the pc. - sold, and at regular
periods ar>ILends are declared and
distributed. These dividends are used
for various purposes. some going tC
the hospital fund. some to the com.
pany messes, etc.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
PROBE. OF DEATH ASKED.
End Of King Alexander by Monkey
Bite Arouses Suspicion.

ATHENS October ga sensation
has been created by the demand Of
the newspaper Vima for scientific
inquiry into the cause Of the death
of King Alexander Of Greece who
died two years ago after a monkey
had bitten him.
Tho newspaper intimates the pos
sfbility that there was criminal
negligence between the time of the
bite and of the kings death. What
IL particularly wants to know Is how
the accident became irreparable.
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Fate of Italian Government
In Balance as Fascist Prepare
Leader of Party
Lays Plans for
Armed Action.
''GiUe Us PO,Ues or
We Fight" He
Challenges.

Hy the Associated Press
ROME. October 26.-Benito Musso-
'ini. head of the fascist. has called
together all militia leaders of that
organization and y nultaneously has
ordered all the military sections of
the fascist to keep in readiness the
100000 workers who have joined the
tascisti organizations ordered to CO.
operate at an opportune moment with
the military sections.
This Is interpreted here as prepara-
Evening star., 1922-10-26
ENVOY BIDS FAREWELL.

Sao-ke Alfred SEE. the Chinese
minister, called at the White House
today and said goodbye to President
Harding. preparatory to a visit to
China. He expects to leave with Nine.
SEE within a few days, but the length
of his stay at home is uncertain.
Legation offlcials said the trip had
no political Significance. ..
Evening star., 1922-10-26
CONNECTICUT COP.
EXPECTED TO WIN
Democrats Hard Fight May
Gain Two Seats in House,
However.
FACTORY men FOR TARIFF
Senator McLean's Opponent for
Light Wines and Beer to Be
Taxed for Soldier Bonus.
FACTORY MEN FOR TARIFF
BY n. o. MESSENGER.
stan Correspondent of The Star.

HARTFORD, Conn. October 20
One would have to be an optimist to
predict that the democrats will elect
their candidates for senator and gov
ernor in the approaching Connecticut
election, since form" and conditions
Of the campaign are against 1t. But
conscientious political observer must
set down the fact that the DEM Gratis
of the Nutmeg state are making a
splendid campaign and that their
present high hopes Of giving the re-
publicans a shock in at least cutting
the republican plurality to the bone
are not unreasonable. On the House
of Representatives ticket the republi-
cans are confronted with the prob
ability of the loss of the New Haven
district and possibly the New London
district.
In this state, as in others where con-
ditions have been reported in The
Star, political apathy is in evidence.
1t may be said that up to this time
it is more noticeable among republi-
cans than in the democratic ranks.
Fractional feuds in the republica
party are smoldering and creating
bad feeling that may lead to many
republicans staying away from the
polls, though the troubles are not
strong enough to drive them to vote
the democratic ticket. Congress comes
in for the need of disgruntlement
which is reported from other states.
Bonus Issue Involved.
The soldier bonus question is very
much involved, the five republican
representatives having voted against
it,, finally, though favoring 1t orig
inally, and the two republican SEN
ators having voted for it. The DEM
ocratic candidate for senator is
against it unless the legislation
should meet President Harding's de-
mand that it carry means for pay
ment. He would favor amending the
Volstead act to permit light wines
and beer and use the revenue derived
from taxing the traffic to pay the
bonus.
The wet" question is an issue
raised by the democrats. in rather
ambiguous terms. but more openly
espoused by the democratic candidate
for senator. The republican platform
onits reference to the subject. but the
democratic platform says:
1--WE favor revision Of the Volstead
act so that the same may be made
the provisions Of the eighteenth
amendment" You can construe that
yourselves The democratic candi-
date for the Senate states his position
as follows:
DNsR<Snn mn nAAp
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Position on Beer.

II am in favor Of an amendment to
the Volstead act which will allow the
manufacture and sale of beer. 1 have
statsd my reasons for this letter to
0upt. Claypool OF the. Connecticut
(Coptinued on Page 2. Column 21 =
Evening star., 1922-10-26

The latest newspaper GEN.
sus shows that the circulation
of The Star, daily and Sum
day.. in the Homes of WASH
ington is practically double
that of its nearest cotempo-
Evening star., 1922-10-26
Important Neu1s

Read the ads in today's
Star. They contain the most
important store news Of
Washington nj c h n t S.
Benefit by the merchandising
knowledge they contain and
the wonderful economies
they afford.
Advertising
of local stores
Yesterday .N,3o3
Same day last year. 1902
Gain ..............7,38l
Circulation
Yesterday ...........9 .90,383
Same day last year. 1888
Gain 1850
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Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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Patrick Kane. fifty-five, of 1876 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, was
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: colder
tonight. with frost, probably heavy.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 pm. today: Highest. 70. at
2 pm. yesterday; lowest, SO, at am.
today.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition 10
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1922-10-26

U. s. MAY ACCEPT BID.