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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
BONUS PLAN TAKEN
UP BY PRESIDENT
Conference With Senators
Brings Out No Expression
of Attitude.

President Harding, after a confer
ence today with Senate finance COM
mittee republicans, withheld decision
on the soldiers bonus legislation until
he can study the various plans pro-
posed.
Chairman McCumber and Senators
Curtis and Watson of the finance COM
mittee. with Senator Lodge, the re-
publican leader, were closeted with
the executive for more than an hour.
They explained in detail the McCum-
Der bonus plan. which is very similar
to the House measure and also out
lined the Smoot insurance plan.
Executive Nom Commfttal.
Senators said the President had ex-
pressed no opinion and that they did
most of the talking. Mr.. Harding
asked about the sales tax, which he
previously had recommended as a
means of financing the bonus, and was
told that this form of tax could not
be put through Congress.
Attention was called by the SEN
ators that the McCumber plan would
entail no large expenditures by the
government during the next three
years and that no immediate means
of financing the bonus would have
to be found.
No Intentions Voiced.
Asked whether in their judgment
the President would approve the Nc
Cumber planp the senator's said Mr..
Harding had given no indication of
his intention. One of the senators
said he thought it was about fifty
fifty"
Chairman McCumber said he was
to-send the President a completed
draft of bill embodying his bonus
plan. Senator Smoot also is to pre-
early next week, and after studying
the two the President will call the
senator's In for further discussion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06

BY the Associated Press.
KERWIN. Tex, May 6.-Three ne
groes were burned to death at the
same stake here at S o'clock this
morning by a mob of 500 men, fol-
lowing their alleged implication in
the criminal assault and murder of
seventeen-year-o Eula Awsley.
a white girl. whose mutilated body
was found near here Thursday night.
Snap" Curry. the first negro
burned. was taken from the custody
Of Freestone county officers early
last night as he was being conveyed
from, -Wortham to some point west.
Is alleged that he confessed to
the mob that he had assaulted and
murdered the girl, and taat in his
confession he implicated the two
other negroes, ]. H. Varney and Nose
Jones.
The mob divested the sheriff Of his
keys to the Freestone county Jail.
held as suspects. HurryinS to the
Jail. the mob unlocked the doors and
took the two negroes in charge. All
three negroes were then rushed TO
Kirvin, the home of the dead girl and
an iron stake driven into -he ground
On SiHtii Squdfe III lhc Hed. - tic
town. Wood was accumulated and
saturated with oil.
Flames Thirty Feet High.
Curry was burned first. Then Var
ney and Jones. There was some de-
lay in burning the last two. inasmuch
as they steadfastly maintained their
innocence. Third degree methods
failed to bring q confession from
them, and they were finally cremated
on the strength Of Curry's testi-
mony. After the third negro had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, May 6.-Lost for
fourteen years. Bernard Kerrick, sup
posedly an orphan, fifteen years old.
has been located here after long
search working in q cedar mill at 81 a
day and informed that he is heir to
several million dollars.
The boy has been claimed by his
father, whose name is being withheld,
but who friends declare is a promi-
nent tobacconist of North Carolina,
with residences in Washington, Phila-
deIphia and New York city.
Placed i'm Institution.
Shortly after the birth of~the boy
he was placed in an institution. after
the mother and father had separated.
They were later divorced. Before the
child was fifteen months old he was
adopted by Mr.. and Mrs Richard B.
Kerrfck. and all trace Of the boy was
lost by the father until this week.
A few days ago a stranger appeared
at the home Of the Kefricks and
asked regarding the child. and it was
soon made clear that after all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
TEXAS MOB BURNS THREE
At STAKE IN GIRL DEATH
Scene in Front of 7wo Churches at Home of
Seventeen Year. Old Victim, One of
Negroes Confessing:

burned to crisp, all three bodies
were piled together and a mass of
fuel and oil flung over them. This
was ignited, the flames soaring TWEEN
ty-five or thirty feet in the air. Early
today the flames were still burning
fiercely.
The mob rapidly dispersed. and as
day dawned there were only a few
persons remaining to witness the
aftermath of the triple cremation.
All three negroes were employed on
the farm of j. T. King, prominent
farmer of this community, and grand
father Of the dead girl, with whom
she lived, both her parents being
dead. Mr.. King was present at the
cremation, and the mob leaders are
said to- have obtained his approval
before lighting the torches.
In Front of Two Churches.
The lynchings were carried out de-
liberately. There was no discharge Of
that the negroes were multilated before
being tied to the stake. With the ex-
ception of a few shouts and the
screams of the condemned men there
was little to disturb the early morn
ing quiet of the backwoods communi-
ty. The plot where the burning took
place is in front of two churches.
One of the negroes is said to have
died singing a church anthem.
kirvin, a town of about 500 inhabi-
tants, is situated in Freestone county,
east central Texas. about eighty miles
south of Dallas.
Miss Awsley was riding her horse
home from school. several miles from
Kirvin, late Thursday when she was
attacked. Her body was later found
near the road with twenty three knife
wounds in the head, neck and chest.
Nny NJ M lnps Il s11r1
and late Thursday "a band of several
hundred men from Freestone and Lime
stone counties and a large sherff's
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column -
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RIFT OVER RUSSIA
IS HEADING GENOA
FORROCKS AGAIN
Lloyd George Reported
Threatening to Leave Un-
less French Agree.
SOVIET ASKING BILLIONS
IN GOLD FRANCS ALONE
Tchitcherin Says Reply to Allies
Will Firmly State Inability
to Accept Terms.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENOA, May 6.-The most critical
stage of the international economic
conference was reached today aris-
ing through the differences in the
ranks of the allied delegates over the
memorandum to Russia and through
the attitude of the Russians them
selves, It was declared this afternoon
by an official Italian spokesman.
This crisis" he said, "is more
grave than the one the conference
sustained after the signing of the
Russo-German treaty at Rarallo on
Easter Sunday. The conference be-
tween Foreign Minister SchanZer of
Italy and Jaspar of Belgium. how
ever, created good impression.
There are difficulties, but they are
not insurmountable.
Create Bad Impression.
1.-The Russians. on the other hand.
created a distinctly bad impression
at the conference at the Villa de AL
bertis with Sir Laming worthington
Evans and Prime Minister Lloyd
George of Great Britain yesterday
evening. They (the Russians) ask
billions and billions of gold francs,
and they do not ask them in the form
of credits with which they can buy
goods, but in cash-in gold"
Asked whether the Russian de-
mands amounted to as much as
5000, 100000 gold francs, the Italian
spokesman replied:
IL wish it were only a matter Of
3.000.000,000. 1t Is far more, far
more"
The difficulties now confronting the
conference. he continued, are two
fold. On the one hand, there was the
difficulty of convincing the Belgians
that they should accept the clauses
of the memorandum sent to the Rus
slams, and, on the other. there was
the difficulty of getting the Russians
to accept them. But the task of
convincing the Russians" he said, 'is
far more difficult"
Depends ON Loan.
The Italian spokesman said Rus
sia's acceptance of the memoran-
dunn depended entirely upon whether
the powers were ready to grant the
loan asked by the Russian delegates.
ITO say there is no hope left" he
Continued on Page 3, Column y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 2l
WILSON FOUNDATION
is NOT TAX-EXEMPT,
TREASURY DECIDES

Secretary Mellon today informed
Senator Glass of Virginia. by let
ter, that the Treasury. upon recon-
sideration. had reached the same
conclusion as held by Commits
siOner Blair, that contributions to
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
were not exempt from federal in
come tax.
The Treasury Secretary added,
however, that he would be glad to
hold the matter In allegiance and
postpone a formal ruling until the
Wilson Foundation might reor-
ganiZe to permit exemptions under
the law.
Mr.. MELONS letter was made
public at the Treasury after the
Secretary had called at the White
House. Accompanying the letter
was a memora ndum outlining the
Treasury's conclusions on the legal
points involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
HOPE Of PRISONERS
BLASTED BY COURT
Chief Justice Rules MoreIand
Decision Will Not Free
Others at Occoquan.

There will be no wholesale delivery
Of prisoners from Occoquan serving
sentences from the Police Court by
reason Of the recent decision Of the
limited States Supreme Court in the
Moreland case. Chief Justice Mccoy
If the District Supreme Court today
rendered a decision holding that the
oninion in the MoreTand case does not
cover sentences from the Police
Court. H..
the Moreland case arose under a
statute specifically prescribing a SEN
tence at hard labor, and there is no
snch provision in the sentence Of tic
Poiice Court. The careful reading of
the opinion Of the highest court sat
isles him, the chief Justice declares.
that the court did not express any
views applicable to a case other
than the one before It
Attorney Foster Wood, represent
ing W. Wallace Blaine, who had
soneht a writ of habeas corpus to
nreyent the serving of sentence at
nccouuan for three charges Of as
sault, noted an appeal to the Court
of Appeals. Assistant United States
3t+nrney O'Leary appeared for the
IN the Moreland case. which arose
IN the Juvenile Court, a sentence Of
civ months at hard labor was imposed
On a non-support charge. Moreiand
onneaied to the Court Of Appeals, and
hat tribunal held that sentence at
hard labor made the charge infamous
and could not be imposed without an
;ufiictment by grand jury. Corpora.
ion Counsel Stephens took the mat
tar to the United States Supreme
Court, where the Court OF Appeals
"a The decision OF Chief Justice Nc
Gov will probably be followed next
week by Justice Hitz. who has under
adyisement about 100 petitions for
writs Of prohibition to prevent trials
in the Police Court, where the ques-
tion Of possible sentences at Occoquan
Is involved The business of the
Police Court has been crippled by the
action of lawyers applying for wrfts
nf prohibition whenever a case was
set for trial against their clients,
where a sentence to Occoquan was
likely.
q. S. Attorney Gordon has always held
to the belief that the Morcland de-
cision would not interfere with the
jurisdiction Of the Police Court and
gave out this view Immediately after
the decision In the Court of Appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. May 6.-Henry p.
Dawson, of J. P. Morgan & Company,
died on the operating table today.
This announcement was made at 2
o'clock at the Morgan offices. Mr.
Dawson died about 1870 PM
Mr.. Dawson was placed on the
table for a second operation to re-
move tumor resting on the audi
tory nerve. The operation was per-
formed in special room fitted up
in his country home at Peacock Point,
in Locust Valley, L. I.
Five members of the Morgan firm
keeping vigil at the offices in Wall
street, received first news of his
death over a special telegraph wire.
A short time before news of the
death came, reports had been circu-
lated in Wall street that Mr.. Dawson
had passed successfully through the
ordeal and was expected to recover.
A few minutes after the flash of Mr..
Davison's death had reached the Nor
gan offices, the following statement,
presumably dictated by one of the
physicians, but unsigned, was receiv-
ed:
"Mr. Henry P. Dawson died shortly
after the conclusion of an operation
upon an infiltrating tumor of the
brain, which could only be partially
removed"
Directed Red Cross.
A notable financier, Mr.. Dawson,
will best be remembered, perhaps, as
the man who at President Wilson's
request directed the work of the
American Red Cross in allied coun-
tries for the two years the United
States was at war with the central
powers. Taken out of the hurly-bur-
ly of Wall street, one of the most ac-
tive of the fifteen partners in the
firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., the man
who twenty-eight years before had
walked the streets of New York
looking for a job. directed the first
for funds, raised $114,000,000S and
within a few weeks had Red Cross
workers at their tasks in Italy, Bel
gium and Switzerland as we'll as
war-torn France.
Mr.. Dawson was one of the most
trusted lieutenantS of the elder J.
Pierpont Morgan, who commissioned
him to represent the firm in numerous
financial negotiations abroad. He
made many trips to London, Paris
and Berlin. He made study of the
financial system of Germany in 1908
and. three years later, in that city,
presided at conference of inter-
national bankers regarding the Han
railway loan, in which
the so-called six-powers group was
interested. In 1915, he was one of the
negotiators of the $500.000,000 Amer
lean loan to the allies. For his war
work abroad he was honored by many
governments and Columbia and other
universities conferred upon him the
honorary degree Of doctor of laws.
Aided Europe's Children.
Mr.. Dawson was especially inter-
ested in the conservation of child life
in Europe after the war, and. with
Herbert Hoover and others. planned
worldwide campaign in behalf of
the children abroad He also directed
Red Cross relief work in Russia. Po-
land and, other countries in eastern
and central Europe. Shortly after
his return from Paris in April. 1920.
he, emphasized the gravity of condi-
tions abroad and suggested that Con-
gress appropriate s5oo.ooo. 600 for
European relief. Congress. however,
was cold to his appeal
1 In 1919 he was one Of the advisers
Of President Wilson at the Paris
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
REIGN Of TERROR
|NBOOTLEG WAR
Virginia Residents Demand
Protection as Life and
Property Is Threatened.
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, May 5.-A "liouor
ring reign Of terror" threatening life
and property in Princess Anne county
Va, has brought forth demand
from residents for immediate protec-
tion in telegram today to Prohibi-
ton Commissioner Harry B. Smith, in
which conditions were described as
worse than in Mexico"
The telegram was signed "Citizens
of Oceana," who declared that they
were willing to cooperate in stamp
ing out the evil, but feared to sign
their names because Of the threats of
bootleggers.
Disregard for Law.
These bootleggers recently have
been displaying an unparalleled bold
ness and have. been operating with
utter disregard for law. Gun battles
have become a daily occurrence and
the shooting up Of homes Of persons
suspected of aiding revenue officers
Is no less frequent.
Princess Anne county, lying along
lIS OCSdu 1IOut, IdS lOuS SITSICneS
of swampland, which offer ideal
shields for rum running operations.
Much of the whisky is landed along
the coast and run up through the
swamps to highway bridges where
the daring of the bootleggers has been
manifested in the, transferring of the
liquor from the boats to automobiles
overhead on the bridges, while other
traffic moved by.
''TIpsr May Cost Life.
The success of the bootleggers has
been largely attributed to their
threatening OF residents, because of
which threats the residents are un-
willing to give information to reve-
nue. agents. Persons have come to
understand that 1t is as much as their
life is worth to assist any agent in
making an arrest
Prohibition Commissioner Smith
promised residents speedy action in
clearing up the rum runners. He de-
clared that he would stamp out the
through a tripling of his
force If necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
FIND THOUSANDS DEAD.
Melting Shows Bare Tragedy t.
Russ Famine Relief Workers.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, May 6.-Melting SHOWS
and spring floods in some Of Russia's
famine districts have revealed evil
dences Of countless deaths hidden
during the winter.
At Aktubinsk. !. in the Kirghiz re-
public, thousands of bodies were
washed from their shallow graves by
a flood and deposited on the shore Of
the Elek piver.
Elsewhere in the Kirghiz steppes
are lying many Of those who died
while desperately endeavoring to
reach the points Of food distribution.
Generally, according to advices to
the American Relief Administration,
the areas supplied by the Americans
are quickly recovering, but in South
Russia and the Crimea the famine is
now riyaling the worst experienced
in the Volga region. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
Reported Back to the
. Senate for Action With
Only Slight Change.
PLAN is RAILROADED THROUGH
WITHOUT REGARD TO PROTEST
Phipps Declares Committee Decision
Unanimous-Bill May Be Called Up
for Vote Late Today.

The District appropriation bill carrying the conference fiscal
relations provision with only slight change ordered
ported back the Senate today by the full Senate appropriations
committee.
The committee took quick action the 1t
determined hearings should be held the fiscal relations
plan and Senator Phpps charge of the BILL instructed
report the bill and ask for the of the Senate
House action with slight amendment, which would pre-
vent the District Commissioners from increasing the
intangible personal property higher than the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
BIG ITEMS STILL LIE
OND0CKSAT GENOA
vander|ip Finds Stevedores
'Quarreling With Ships AIeak
From Reparations.
BY FRANK A. VANDERBILT,

GENOA. May 6.-Preimer Lloyd
George compared Europe to a ship load
ing cargo here at Genoa. The circum-
scribed agenda Of the Cannes resolu-
tons, he told M. Tchicherin, was all
the load she could carry.
Loading of the ship has now been
going on for four weeks The steve
dores have done an n-amazing amount of
quarreling among themselves with an
eye to personal interest, not to getting
on with loading the ship. The two
bulkfest items Of the cargo-Russa and
the non aggression pact-still lie on the
dock.
The powers have tried to rescue the
Russian cargo, and in fresh proposals,
to which Belgium failed to subscribe
and In which France now sides with
Belgium the present load is so differ
first designed that they bear little re-
lation.
Russians Refuse to Get In,
But the Russian stevedores refused
to put their shoulders to this proposal
and get in on the ship. The non-ag-
gression pact looked fairly simple for
Lloyd George to get aboard But the
keen mind of M. Benes Of Czechoslo-
vakia discovered it was not feasible.
France has insisted on reservations to
the Russian agreement and the nom
aggression pact. Both have numerous
dents and tears in them. The load ac-
there appears to be an irreconciiia bic
difference among the steyedores.
I quite doubt whether the two
chief items of the cargo will ever be
put aboard. Meanwhile something
potent is happening in the hold. The
nd ic in
ready. Now the water has risen to
point approaching the collapse of
Germany. This reparations threatens
to sink the whole ship.
Few Seeing Clearly.
Not perhaps half a dozen men in
the conference see the danger clear
ly. except Lloyd George, who sees it
through dc domestic politics. Benes
awake to its Importance.
Europe can cast no aspersions on
America for not understanding Eu-
rope. Europe does not understand
itself. Until it does. there is no use
of American help. 1t is worth while
examining the German situation. The
Cannes agreement, which expires
May 81, offered Germany a reduction
in the demands, but imposed new
taxation and financial control.
The government is not strong
enough 70 carry out the letter of
May 81 will find the Germans in de-;
fault and automatically the status Of
the London agreement returns. The
reparations agreement fixed in LON
don is notoriously impossible Of exc
cution.
Poincare's Plans Harsh.
Poincare threatens to<.invade the
Ruhr under the Versailles sanctions
II nsc tG sta
manded by French public opinion, but
the deputies are always harsher than
the public. Poincare faces a critical
domestic situation with the necessity
of keeping in the air $4,000, 600 900
francs of short term, uafunded debt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
SIX SLAIN, SIXTY HURT
IN ELECTION DISPUTE
Radicals in Mexican City, Aided
by Police, Battle With Board.
of Councilmen.

As5UCIdteu
MEXICO CITY, May Six persons
were killed and sixty wounded, sew
eral Of them seriously, in Uruapan,
in the state Of Michoacan. yesterday
when q group Of radicals, aided by
the police. battled against the city
rouncilmen and their sympathizers
following a disagreement concerning
b minor city election, says dispatch
10 Ell Universal today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
WEATHER.

Showers late tonight or tomorrow;
not much change in temperature.
Temperature for "a hours ended at 2
pm. today: Highest, "a, at pm. yes
terday: lowest, So. at 8 am. today.
Full report on page Z.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-08-10
JOHN KITTO

John Kitto, IT years, months old,
q resident of Sioux City for five years
and a former resident Of Hawarden,
Ia, died at his home, 1901 Morning
side avenue, Tuesday afternoon of
valvular heart LESSONS. Mr. Kitto
had been i'll several weeks.
He was born in Cornwall, England,
May 2, 1916 and came to the United
States with his parents when he was
8 years old. He settled with his
parents near Mineral Point, Wis,
where they resided until 1902 when
they removed to HaWarden
On January Is, 1875, Mr. Kitto
was united in marriage to Miss Eliz-
abeth Wasley at Mineral Point.
Mr.. Kitto is survived by his widow,
one son, Ira D. Kitto of Morningside,
and two brothers, James Kitto Of
Mineral Point, and Samuel Kitto of
Bloomington, Wis.
The body was brought from Sioux
City to Mineral Point for burial on
Thursday afternoon. The interment
was in Graceland Cemetary, Rev.
Schoenfeld officiating.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-08-10
RICHARD LAMERTON.

Richard Lamerton died at his home
in this city on Friday morning, Aug.
5, 1922, after suffering several
weeks illness. Mr. Lamerton was
born in Truro, Cornwall, England),
January "a, 1849, and came to Min
eral Point in 1869. He was baptized
and confirmed in the Church Of Eng
land and he has been a faithful mem
Der of the Trinity church of this city.
Mr.. Lamerton was united inmarriage
to Miss Naomi Alison in the town of
Clifton on August 20, 1870, and came
to reside in this city. Deceased was
employed by the Mineral Point Zinc
Company for many years and few
years ago was retired after receiving
d pension for his long period OF faith
full services. Mr.. Lamerton was a
kind husband, neighbor and friend.
He leaves to mourn his loss: his
wife and adopted son, William j.
Lamerton of this city; a nephew,
Oliver Dunn; and niece, Mrs. J. Ben
son. The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon with services at the home
Rev. ]. E. Cooke of the M. E. church
officiating. Interment was in the Nc
Reynolds cemetery near Rewey.