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Evening star., 1922-11-06
LEASING Of LANDS
SUBJECT OF RULING
Railroads Required to Charge
Rentals Equal to Rates
Maintained by Others.

Railroads which lease land along
their right Of way to private users
must charge rentals equal to the
sums which private owners would
charge for similar property, or the
transactions hereafter will be con-
sidered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission as form of rebating
IN violation of law.
Concluding an investigation in
stituted by itself in 1917 into rail-
road practices in renting property
in New York City. Fresno, Calf,
and Spokane. Wash, the commission
held today that III some cases the
fixing of low rental charge in
leases OF lands to large shippers had
of transportation charges amount
ing to a refund.
Facts Disclosed by Probe.
The commission based its conclu-
sion chiefly upon facts brought out
by the investigation Of conditions
a. Spokane, where the stigators
touMd that a city had practically
grown Up around the right of way
Of the Northern Pacific. making the
lease privileges on the land OF
railroads as well as others very valu
able
Besides instructing the railroads
hereafter to fix rentals on the actual
basis Of tn. value of the land rented,
the commission also forbade inclusion
in the leases Of provisions reQuir-
ing the shipper tenant to route traffic
over the railroad renting the land.
The facts disclosed by this investi
Cation" said the eGmmission's report,
"StroEgl" supports the general con-
cluSion that railroad leases
of land not used for railroad purposes
have often been a medium of unWar-
ranted concessions to shippers.
Effective supervision Difficult.
Effective public supervision in this
matter is obviously very difficult but
we have reason to believe that this
investigation and the publicity at
tendant upon il have in themselves
led to Improvement il the practices OF
carriers.
We have in the past referred 20
the Department of Justice for ap
propriate proceedings cases which
seemed TO warrant such action. III
this correction shippers and others
who believe they are subjected to
undue prejudice and disadvantage can
be Of assistance by bringing such
situations 10 our attention"
Evening star., 1922-11-06
HOG ISLAND FOR SALE.

Tie Shipping Board has decided
sell Hog Island. the big shiphulGi.
plant outside Of Philadelphia which
built during the war and achieve
such fame for the number of vesse.
launched for war purposes. Seal
bids will be called for to he opeIIe'
January 30. 1928. according 70 an an
nouncement made today by Sidne.
Henry director of sales OF the Elner
gency Fleet Corporation.
at has been evident for 4 long tin.
that this property would not lie Cali~'
on again for shipbulding purposes. In
that its real value lay in its develoI
nent as a terminal and manufacturir.
site" Mr.. Henry said. THE board ha.
disposed of all the surplus material
which We're stored at this loc.t io'
already and is now prepared TO off.
the real estate and Improvements {
sale"
Evening star., 1922-11-06
WIFE LOVES ANOTHER.
SAYS DIVORCE-SEEKER
Takoma Park Man Asks Court Also
to Award Him Custody Of
Two Children.
snec;,iDisnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. November G.
Charging that the defendant has ad-
mitted to him that she no longer
loves him. is anxious to get rid of him
and is infatuated with another man,
Percy w. Michael of Takoma Park,
this county. clerk in the Depart
ment of Agriculture. has filed suit in
the circuit court here for limited
divorce from Mrs Mary r. Michael.
also Of Takoma Park. He also asks
the court to award him the custody OF
the couples two children, Lucille and
Marjorie Michaels, aged six and three
years, respectively.
According to the bill, the couple
were married in Washington on Janu-
airy 80. 1915. and lived together until
a few days ago. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by Attorney John A. Garrett
Of Rockville.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
WOMAN, ILL, KILLS SELF.
"Tired of Life" Is Dying Statement
of Mrs. Redhead.

Using an old colonial type .4i-cali-
Der pistol, Mrs Beulah K. dhead,
forty-two years OF age, wife of
George A. Redhead, shot herself to
death in her home. at 1902 Critten-
den street northwest, yesterday. De-
spondcrcy over III health was the
reason she said a moment before she
died.
Mrs. Redhead occupied . couch close
to the room in which her husband
slept The report of the pistol
awakened the husband, who found
his wife dying from a bullet wound in
the neck He Immediately summoned
an ambulance and the police, who
took Mrs. Redheads dying admission
that she had shot herself because she
was tired of life" She died while
being removed to Emergency Hos
pital.
Coroner ]. Ramsay hewitt issued n
certificate OF suicide.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
TURKS FORBID ALLIED
WARSHIPS PASSAGE
THROUGH STRAITS
cinued from First Page J

advancing into the Chanak area. oc-
';upied by the British, and other neu-
trail zones.
Since noon Saturday the nationalist
administration is declared to have
been establish and in celebration
" this masses Of excited Turks have
been engaged in disorders. Students
marched against the palace and
riotous mobs engaged in such mani
testatiOns that 1t became necessary
for the allied police 70 fire on them
several of the Turks being killed or
wounded.
The note Of Harnid Eey deals with
the visit to kemaliSt ports Of eight
allied and American warships and de-
"-ares that the port authorities have
been instructed not to permit a land
ug. In accordance with maritime
laws, the Turks request that these
vessels salute the Turkish flag.
The note sets up Il claim for the
immediate handing over to the An
CORA government of the Turkish rail-
ways in Europe and Asia. which are
Under temporary allied control.
An allied extraordinary council de-
"tded tonight to refuse categoricalIy
the nationalist demand for the allied
military evacuation Of Constantinople
Evening star., 1922-11-06
INSPECT D. c. SCHOOLS.

Miss Mary Kidd and Miss NJ Deer.
two Australian educators. arrived in
Washington today on the last lap OF
twelve tour Of the world. They
visited the Central High School, the
Wilson Normal School and the Ross
Elementary School.
Miss Deer is lecturer in the
Teachers College at Sydney. N. S. W.,
while Miss Kidd is a teacher of home
economics in the schools of that city.
Both have collected voluminous data
on the schools they have visited in
the United States and Europe.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
SHIP J DAYS LATE;
CHARGESF THICK
Drunkenness, DisCourteous
Port Officials and Green En-
gineer All Blamed.
BY tie Associated Press

BY tie Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, November t., apt
Bert l.. Heald of the Southern Cross
a United States Shipping Board YES
sci operated to South American ports
by the Munson line, on docking the
skip yesterday, five days late from
Rio Janeiro. charged that the delay
was in large part due to the dis
courtesy of port officials at Bermuda
Charges that several Of the pas
sengers were drunk and member
OF the crew had been seen drinking
were made by Miss Hardynia X
Nordvjlle of Montgomery, Ala, South
American representative Of the Won
ems Christian Temperance Union,
who arrived on the southern Cross
She said she would report the matter
10 the executives Of the Munson line
and the Shipping Board in Washing
ton. Miss Nordville said the South
sengers and members of the crew
brought large quantities of liquor
aboard.
The vessel put in at Bermuda, i.
was explained, to get an emergency
supply of fuel oil. Several pas
sengers said that an engineer, new TO
the Southern Cross, had pumped oil
from storage tank in the belief that
he was relieving the ship Of water
ballast. J. F.. Sheedy, a vice presi-
dent Of the Shipping Board. after a
conference with officers of the South
ern Cross. said that no OF. had been
pumped from the ship, but that salt
water became mixed with the oil,
making 1t unfit for use and neces-
stating putting into Bermuda for a
new supply.
Through the declination of the off
cialS at Bermuda TO hermit the South-
ern Cross to tic up to the Admiralty
piers in the emergency and the fail
Ure of a quarantine doctor to respond
to signal asking for permission tc
clear until twentyfour hours after
the vessel was ready to leave. had
greatly augmented the delay. Capt.
Heald said
Evening star., 1922-11-06
ONE DEAD AS WARD FEUD
BREAKS OUT IN CHICAGO
Wealthy Contractor Shot Down as
Nineteenth Ward Row Is
Renewed.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. November "a rene wal
of the nineteenth ward feud. which
has cost a score of lives in the past
two years. was seen last night in
the assassination Of John Scully, a.
wealthy contractor. who was shot
down In the street by two men with
sawed-off shotguns. The slayers es-
capped.
Scully. who was sixty years old
and who had been active in politics,
was walking along the street near
his home when neighbors heard a
fusiIlade of shots and found him, rid
died with bullets, lying on the side
walk. Beside him lay the shotguns.
Scully's name was originally John
ScalZitti, but he had changed 1t re-
Gently. The nineteenth ward feud
followed dispute over an aldermanic
election and resulted in numerous
killings.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
D. G.. Boundary
Virginia Shores
.High-Water Mark

The boundary line between the Dis
trict of Columbia and the state OF
Virginia is high-water mark on the
Virginia side of the Potomac river
and the citizens OF Virginia have no
right to use seine to catch fish in
the territory between the high and
low water marks of the river
The District Court of Appeals so
held today in An opinion by Justice
Van Orsdel. upholding a conviction
in Police Court OF Norman Herold, a
resident of Virginia caught fishing
with a dip net.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
THOUGHT HE WAS A COP.
Too Much Corn Whisky Makes
John Imaginative.

Too much corn whisky Saturday
night caused John Thurman, colored,
to believe he was self-authorized
,rafic officer at a crossing in South
west Washington.
John armed himself with a red
light, which he picked up at new
building. and going into the middle
of the street, had the time of his life.
waved the light and directed traffic
until a policeman asked, "Whassmat-
ter. John?"
Judge McHahon in Police Court to-
day imposed SIS fne or fifteen days
at Occoapan.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
PLAN "ULTRA DANCES"
Miss Stuart and M. Jacques Lillard
to illustrate Waltz Rhythm,

Miss Katherine Stuart and M.
Jacques Lillard will give a series of
ultra ballroom dances" at the fourth
annual ball Of Charter 81, Greeters
of America, at Wardman Park Hotel
Friday night. The purpose, 1t was
said. is to illustrate the rhythm of the
waltz and fox trot as contrasted with
so-called jazz dancing
Charter 81 Is the local branch Of
the Greeters. which is composed of
hotel managers. proprietcrs and
clerks.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
PRESIDENT TO TAKE
WIFE VOTING NEWS
Personally Will Carry to Mrs.
Harding Returns From
Election.
PLANS TO STAY UP LATE
With Friends Will Receive Tele-
grams From All Over
Country.
PLANS TO STAY UP LATE

Surrounded by a number "f his init
mate friends, President Harding Will re-
ceiya the election returns tomorrow
night in his private study in the White
House
News Of the ba.loting will be carried
to the group in bulletin form from the
telegraph room IL the executive office,
where special arrangements have been
made 10 receive the Geographic COM
1nuncations from al! over the country.
Because of Mrs Hardings illness, the
special wires leading into the White
House will not be used. The President.
however, will personally carry the news
20 her bedroom until the hour set by
zen Sawyer for her retiring mas ar
lived. II is expected that the executive
will remain M until a late hour, II the
result is not indicated by III" early re
ports. Besides being the official head
II his party, the President is personally
Interested in many OF the individual con-
tests because Of his wide personal ac-
quaintance with the candidates. ana
those who are close L. him Gre satisfied
lie will not care TO retire for the r'sht
until he has fairly definite sdea how
the battle has gone.
Christian to he Busy.
Secretary christian VIII uiN !ue ms
time between the Presidents study
and the telegraph room. where he
will superiutend the preparation aud
distribution of the bulletins. T.. " r.
Smithers. superintendent Of tn" t"te-
graph force of the White House, ho
will be in personal charge OF the
wires, has had a long experience in
furnishing election news to Iresi-
'lents. He was one of the Operators
AT the White House the uISac Grover
Cleveland and his friends received
The news of MckinleN'S landslide over
Rryau. and he has supplied every
succeeding President with the oiec-
tion news.
Many TeIeErnms TO Come.
Besides the regular election returns
II is expected that hundreds OF in
dividual kilograms from the state*'
will be received during the evening
telling of the trend Of the ballots III
their respective sections. There Will
be many special messages from cam
chairmen and others
There will be n large gathering Of
interested publicans at the repuh-
lican national committee EeadQuar-
ters in the MunSey building, where
John It. Adams. republican national
chairman. Will preside over the re-
ceipt of returns
At headquarters OF the joint repub-
licau campaign committee. 1874" G.
street, there will be a gathering Of
iocal and state republican leaders
Ind their friends 10 hear the tidings.
Final Democratic Rally.
Election returns will he received to-
morrow night over IL special wire at
democratic central committee head =
quarters 1919 r street, Mrs. Mary
Wright Johnson announced today.
Former Assistant Secretary of La
Dor Mahaney will speak tonight at a
anal rally to be conducted hy the
committee at the street quarters.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
HANDS DOWN DECISIONS.

Judge James Francis Smith Of the
United States Court Of Customs APP
peals handed down four decisions in
District Court of Appeals cases. in
which he recently participated under
designation by Chief Justice Taft. He
affirmed the findings of the District
Supreme Court in all four cases. The
opinions were written in the appeals
Of Edward c. Fletcher vs. isaiah s..
Coomes ct al. Waters, administrators.
vs.. Taylor, Simpson VS.. Stein and
Cohen VS.. Secretary Of the Interior
Evening star., 1922-11-06
HARRY WOLF CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Plot to Block Jus.
ttce in Holdup-M Murder Trial.

BALTIMORE, Md, November g.
Harry B. Wolf. we'll known criminal
lawyer and former representative,
today was found guilty Of conspiracy
to obstruct justice in connection with
the fold-up and murder Of William B.
Norris, at Park avenue and Madison
street, August 18 last.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
MAPS OFFERED TO SCHOOLS.

Two hundred selected maps pre-
pared for exhibition in San Francisco
were offered to the District public
schools today by the United States
geological survey. The geological
survey.toid school authorities that the
maps will form an interesting geo
graphic display. They probably will
he accented,
Evening star., 1922-11-06
SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS SELF,

ASHEVILLE. N. c., November g.
William H. Presley today fred four
shots point blank at his wife and
then placed the revolver to his own
head and killed himself, according to
Mrs. Presley's statement to the police
She was believed to be fatally in
jured.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
PREPARATIONS PARLEY SOON,

PARIS. November 6.-Accordng to
the Matin, Prime Minister Bonar Law
Of Great Britain has informed the
Belgian government that British
delegation will be ready TO attend a
reparations conference in Brussels
early in December.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
BURNS UNDER AUTO
AFTER FIRING GUN
TO ATTRACT HELP

BY the Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. November g.
Pinned beneath his burning auto
mobile, w. II. Smith of GAINESVILLE
fred a revolver and sounded the horn,
near his hands, in an effort to attract
attention.
He was burned to death before any
one could extricate him. The auto
mobile skidded and turned turtle into
q ditch.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
CALLS CONFERENCE
ON MURDER PROBE
McRan and Investigators to
Rule if Grand Jurors Are
to Hear Mrs. Hall.
BY tile Associated Press.

BY :ie Associated Press.
NEW BRUNSWICK. y. J., November
"a conference between Attorney
General McRan and all the investi-
gators Of the Hall-Mill murder case
has been called. II was learned today.
To perfect the long chain of evidence
10 be submitted TO the grand jury
later in the week.
This conference will determine, also,
it is said, whether Mrs. Frances Noel
Stevens Hall, the slain rector's wife.
will he permitted TO appear before
the grand jury. as She has requested.
The authorities already have declared
they would make every effort to pre-
vent Mrs. Hall from telling her story
to the grand jury
Several of the members of the Hall
househo'd and close friends OF Mrs.
Hall probably will he summoned before
the investigator during their conference.
Mrs. A. c. Fraley. who lives in
house rn De Russy lane overlooking
the crab apple tree on Phillips farm,
where the bodies OF the rector and Mrs.
Mills We're found, was brought to the
courthouse by state troopers today.
Louise GtiSt a maid in the Hall
home. also was expected to be called
for further questioning today.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
IN DIVORCE
SUIT UNDER CHARGES
Arrested, With Prominent New
York Woman. for Alleged
Statutory 0ffenses.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associat ed Press.
ATLANTA, Ga. November at
lanta authorities last night were in
formed of the arrest of Mrs. F. Pace.
in Jacksonville. Fla, and Lynwoo
L. Bright. in Macon. Ga. on indict-
ments, charging statutory offenses
returned by the Fulton county grand
jury. Both Bright and Mrs. Pace re-
side in New York, where they are
prominently connected, according to
officials.
The investigation by Atlanta officers
and the subsequent arrests were
made at the request of Mrs. Bright.
MACON, Ga, November S.-Lynwood
L. Bright, said to be a former New
York man, who is suing his wife for
divorce here, and she, in turn, is su-
ing Mrs. Fredericka Pace, in New
York for $4,000 damages for alleged
alienation of his affections. was taken
into custody on an Indictment from
Fulton county superior court. charg-
ing a misdemeanor Bright was later
released on a summons.
Mrs. Bright is said to have been
playing the role of detective. She left
here a few days ago, was in Jack
sonville yesterday and expected to be
at 141 West Peachtree street Atlanta,
Evening star., 1922-11-06
MRS. UPTON OPTIMISTIC.

HARRIET Taylor Upton. vice chair
man of tine republican national CON-
mittee and in charge of republican
organization work among women
throughout the country, conferred
with the President today and stated
that the outlook for republican VIC
tory at the polls tomorrow is es-
pecially bright. She assured the
President that Ohio, where she has
been campaigning recently. will be
carried by the republicans. as will
other so-called close states.
Mrs. Upton stated the women are
more OF a factor in politics than ever
before and that the organization
work among them throughout the
country has been highly efficient and
will be q great aid in bringing sue
cess to the party tomorrow.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
$4,000 DEMOCRATS
SIGN FOR C. D.S
All Parts of State Repre-
sented in Move Away
From Walton

Special TO The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. eli
More than sixty thousand democrats
have signed the declaration OF prin-
clples OF tho Constitutional Demo-
cratic club. according to Fred r.
Miller OF Oklahoma city, state
chairman. Saturday afternoon.
There are organizations In n of
the n counties OF the state, Miller
declared. Democrats have signed the
declaration OF principles In 1876
towns OF the state. Tho biggest dec
laratlons have been signed In towns
like Ardmore. Tulsa, oklahoma city
and Chickasha,
"The purpose OF the Constitutional
Democratic club is 20 bring the dem
ocratic party back under control OF
democrats who believe in COnstitu-
tiunal government" Miller said In
announcing the result Of his three
weeks work with the organization.
THE democrats Of oklahoma viii
not swallow the socialist party and
"A nominee who Is afraid to stand
on his partys platform and the rec
ord OF the administration Of Wood
row Wilson.
There were n lot or blind per-
sons In the primary election who
are now fully awake to the danger.
The menace OF sovietism IN okla
homa is swiftly passing. We have
always been able to whip the So
cialists in this state and we are not
ready yet to bow our ncCkS while the
wheel of holshcvism passes over"
Following is a list OF the cities IN
which tho constitutional democrats
are active:
Alva. woodward Cherokee, Nash.
Pond Creek Lamont, Poncn city
blackwell. Pnwhuska. Fanf0N Bar
tlcsville. Nowatn, Ninta, Miami, Jay,
Pryor, ClaremOre. StIlwcll, Table
quah, wagner, Tulsa, Sapulpa,
Yale. saltwater, Perkins, Cushing,
Goodnight Guthrie, Crescent, Mar
shall, Enid, Drummoud, Oaltwood,
Tnloga, Eagle city, Canton South
ard, Okecne, Geary omega, King
fisher, strong City, Cheyenne. hap-
aho. Clinton, Wcathcrfnrd, Erick,
Sayre, Elk city. Bessie. Cordcll COL
ony, Hydro. Lookeha. Finger. Ana
darko, Cement. Chickasha, Tuttle,
Bailey, El Reno, Banner, Yukon,
Mustang, Oklahoma city, Edmond,
Luther Jones, Whcatland. Chand-
ler, stroud, Mecker, Paden, Okfus-
htt, mason, morse, pkonldn' h'ut"
dem Bcggs, Okmulgee, Henryetta,
Kecfton, Oktoha. Wchhcr Falls, SAL
lisaw. poteau, Wister, Heavencr,
Talihinn. Splro. Stlglcr Keo'a, Le-
Guiro, Klnta, ChecOtah, Eufaula,
Holdenvllle, Wewoka, Seminole. Iia-
eel. Konown, McLOud Shawnee,
Moore, Norman. Mangum, Hollis,
Lone Wolf. Cahill, Gotebo, Sedan,
Roosevelt, snyder. purcell, Lindsay,
Pauls Valley, Wynnowood, sulphur,
Ada, Allen. Coalgate. McAlester,
Quiuton, WllburtOn. Laura, Albion,
Tusknhoma. Autlors, Ida, Bethel
Smithvllle, Watson, IdabeL, Hugo,
Strlngtown, Atoka. Ferris, Tisho-
mingo, Ardmore, Wilson, Loco, Dun
can. NARROW, Lawton, Altus, Fred.
erick, Walters, Hastings, Waurika,
Ryan, Marietta, Madul. Durant.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
WHEAT VALUES
AVERAGE LOWER
Liquidation Was "On"
With Market , Under
Pressure From Start

CHICAGO. oct Liquidation
was ou 100 1Il grains today and with
markets under proWuro from the
start values averaged lower. A. the
finish wheat WIS a to No OF. with
December tliOA 10 {llOta. and
May ll1la MtlllM, corn declined
s to 2 ana 2igo, oats suffered
ur' iu"s or ia tn llsr. and provisions
varied from q 70 down 90 Ike ad
yUUfp.
Despite relative frmncs~in Wluni.
peg. there Nu7 much loH bulliah
UoulW,ui horc than of lato. and the
Wurkrt bad heavy uudcrtono
throusnnut The short session. Short
H after the start pressure developed
from houses with export conditions
and the demand gave out. prices
breaking sharply, particularly In De
rumbnr
Corn and oats showed rather
heavy undoI'ouc. with considerable
pressure uu tho December. which
worked % wider discount under
Tho May Tho depressing factor In
corn was ih" weakness iu cash corn
premiums which showed losses OF
= to O.. ut Tho finish
Provisions wore dull with little
chang" Joe rr.Dce