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Evening star., 1922-08-13
FACTA'S CABINET
GAINING STRENGTH
Italy Returning to NormaIcy,
Official Dispatches
Show.
ALL PARTIES APPEASED
Genoa Again Under Civil Author
ity-Socialists Surrender
Many Communities.

Italy was declared in an official dis
be rapidly returning to a state of nor
malcy with the position of Premier
Facta'S government stronger as the re-
suit of the discussions in parliament
just concluded.
Events in the last two meetings OF
the parliament, which concluded with
the notable assertion of confidence IN
the Facta cabinet, prove how ia" nor
malcy has returned not only throughout
the country but also in the chamber ct
deputies itself" the dispatch said '.ts
a matter of fact the press and public
opinion remark with satisfaction the
moderate intonation of almost every
orator Of every party, notwithstanding
the incident which took place in the
first meeting (evidenty referring to the
and gun play described in the news dis
patches) II is noted also that re
peated manifestations of approval K
the army. 10 the navy and to the king
spontaneously took place repeatedly
during the discussions.
Splendid Discipline Shown.
These episodes and the discipline
shown by the different parties during
the discussion, which it had been eX
pected would be fiery and exciting
proved how events have changed tn,
situation.
mo less satisfactory is the interna
situation of the county, which is rapid
ly returning to a legal and civil basis
Late last night the province of Genoa
was taken over again by the civil au
thorities after having been under mar
tial law. Many local communities
which have been in the hands of tn,
socialists have also been subjected t.
change, the socialists have resigned
voluntarily and their places have beer
taken by government comm Ssioners.
Senator Berio has been appointed
commissioner of the harbor CT Genoa
The government commissioner also ha:
started an inquiry into the condition!
of affairs in Milan"
Fascist Stand Explained.
Reference also was made in the ad
took place in the parliament explara
tory Of the attitude of the fascist
toward the socialists ard labor organ
izations. AS explained by Benito Mus
solini, the head of the fascist, tn
policy of that organization with regart
TO labor Is to support the trade union
and co-operatives in their present form
but to change the basis from class wa
to cooperation.
The interests of production must b.
considered before the interests O
| unions" Mussolini said. according t,
| the dispatch. The welfare Of the ma
i tion is above class warfare"
( He declared that the fascist abso
lutely forbid the right to strike to pup
F; lie service employees, limiting that righ
| to small private industries.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 12.-Asserting
that creeping paralysis will make it
impossible at the end of sixty days
for the most willing train service
employees to keep traffic moving" J.
F. McGrath. vice president of the
railway employees department of
the American Federation Of Labor,
issued a statement tonight criticizing
assertions of railway executives that
rolling stock is in safe condition.
He charged that the Interstate
Commerce Commission has not made
public recent reports on the condition
Of railroad equipment, but asserted
that commission members told the
President on July % that 'if the
strike was not settled within two
weeks the entire railroad structure
of the country would be threatened
with collapse because OF impaired
equipment and lack OF fuel"
Seek to Prejudice Public.
'"That two weeks is about up" Mr..
McGrath's statement added. He as
serted that facts In the possession
Of the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion would start1e the country" and
declared that railway executives were
circulating reports that rolling stock
was safe to prejudice the public
against train service men who are
refusing to operate equipment on the
He asserted that there are vastly
more than 16 600 engines out Of COM
mission, today, and that each week
is adding to the total He also
charged that many locomotives dan-
gerous to opsFate have mot hesp
Evening star., 1922-08-13
'BIG FOUR" MEN QUIT At MANY
PLACES IN VEST, TYING UP TRAINS

with engines manned by company Of
ficials. No Chicago and Eastern Illi-
nois engineers or fremen were re-
ported off duty by union officials. fol-
lowing a Joint meeting held with
strikers and Louisville and Nashville
employees last night. Illinois Central
trains are reported operating.
"BiK Four" to Investigate.
TOLEDO. Ohio, August 12.-Engi-
neers, fremen, 'switchmen and con-
ductors will refuse to take out trains
here if conditions on Toledo railroads
are as charged. Robert B. Prugh.
secretary of a committee Of fifteen
representatives of the four big
brotherhoods, appointed to investi-
gate conditions of rolling stock, de-
clared today. The committee Is to
meet Monday.
Won't Order Men Back.
LOS ANGELES, August I'D. E.
Crayne, general chairman here of the
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engine
men. said today in connection with
the telegram from President W. G.
Lee of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen, that he could not and
would not order the men under his
Jurisdiction to return to work"
1900 May Quit.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August IL. -
Members of the big four railroad
orotherhoods employed on the Cum
berland division of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad have. voted to
stop work Monday unless armed
guards are withdrawn from the com
pany's yards at Corbin, KY, accord
ing to dispatches to the Louisville
Post today.
Objection to alleged defective
equipment was also raised. it was
stated.
The Cumberland valley division
penetrates the rich coal fields OF
southeastern Kentucky from which
Michigan, Wisconsin. northern I'LL
nois, Indiana and Ohio obtain much
of their fuel. Under normal condi-
tions, the daily movement of coal
over this division is approximately
1900 cars.
Cessatio Of work by the train
men on this division would affect
about 1900 men.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
TRAVELERS HALTED
in DESERT APPEAL
FOR RELIEF TRAIN
HN the Asnciated Press

BY Inc Associated PfeSS.
LOS ANGELES, August PA plea
that some attempt be made to send
a, Red Cross relief train to Seligman,
Ariz., to rescue women and children
rTlarooned there as result of the
refusal of the big four brotherhood
members to move Santa Fe trains
was received tonight by the Los
Angeles Times from Charles P. Rein
ger of this city. one of those ma
rooned.
Several woman passengers are i'll,
according to Reingers telegram, and
many babies and children are suf-
fering from the extreme heat and
from lack of milk.
only limited medical attention is
obtafnable," 1t is pointed out, and
sanitary conditions are bad and get
ting worse, while elderly men and
women among the marooned are be-
ginning to show signs Of approaching &
breakdown"
"All passengers as a unit" con-
cludes the message, urge that a re-
lief Red Cross train be operated to
take suffering babies, small children
and elderly and feeble women to Los
Angeles. and that automobiles be fur
nished promptly by the Company to
TRANSPORT the remainde1& thsfS
senGeIA u 80 {3s.ss sSSS 4
Evening star., 1922-08-13
ASKS Jury ACTION
ON TRAINS T|E-UP
Attorney General Daugherty
Advises Aid to Get Data
for Court.
HINTS AT CONSPIRACY
Delay of Mails and Hating of
,, Commerce May Be
Charged.
HINTS AT CONSPIRACY

The federal district attorney in
southern California was ordered
yesterday by Attorney General
abandonment" of trains on tha
Santa Fe railroad was the result of
a conspiracy by those operating them
or others to interfere with Interstate
commerce ald the handling of the
mails"
"If proof sufficient present the
matter to grand jury Immediately,
said Mr.. Daugherty's order. IF
grand jury not in session present to
court the necessity of calling special
grand jury"
Trains Tied Up.
Action by the Department of Jus
tice followewd investigation of press
reports of the tying up Of trains.
1T has been reported to this de-
partment from certain places, espe-
cially southern California and Ari-
Zona. on the Santa Fe system said
Mr.. Daugherty. that trains have been
and are being abandoned by trainmen
and employees. 1T has occurred at
places most inconvenient (Seedles,
Calf, for instance), and not only re-
suits in Interference with and OBJ
struction to interstate commerce and
the transportation of the mails, but
In great suffering and distress among
men, women and children who are
passengers.
Text OF Telegram.
after conference with the Presi-
dent, ! have wired the United States
attorney at Los Angeles as follows:
Report to United States district
Judge any violation of injunctions
and institute proper proceedings to
hold violators for contempt. In
vestigate quickly and ascertain if
abandonment Of trains was suit of
cons2iracies. by those operating them
or others. to interfere with inter
state commerce and handling of the
mails. IL proof sufficient. present
matter to grand jury Immediately.
If grand jury not in session. present
to court the necessity of calling spe-
ial grand jury. Department will give
you all necessary support and assist
ance. The interference with and
abandonment of trains strongly in
dicates the existence of conspiracy
and the government will take all
necessary steps to prevent its con-
tinuation or like conspiracies else
where Advise me of results
III. NJ. DAUGHERTY.'
1t is reported that twelve passenger
and mail trains on the Santa Fe line
in southern California. are tied up
because of the refusal Of members
of the big four" to move them. The
reason given for such action was
the danger to members from armed
guards and defective engines. Sever
trains were held up at Needles. three
at Barstow and two at Los Angeles
Hand grenades were thrown into the
Santa Fe stockade at San Bernardino
early this morning and an engine
was run into a roundhouse turntable
pit.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
EXPULSION BEGINS.
1,50O Men, Women and Children
Affected by Order.

By the Associated Press.
STRASBOURG. August 12.-The ex-
pulsion from Alsace-Lorraine of 100
Germans, including the wives and
children of the married men. began
today, in compliance with the order
issued yesterday by the commissary
general
The married men were each al
lowed to take sixty-five pounds OF
baggage and 10000 marks, and single
men were allowed one-half this sum-
The list of 500 Germans, who were
served with expulsion notices yester-
day comprises persons known 10
have been outspoken In their anti,
French attitude, it was announced
today They have been permitted 20
dispose of their property or transfer
IL to other persons.
simultaneously the sequestralon
of the accounts of Germans in Alsace-
Lorraine banks went into effect 70.
day.
Evening star., 1922-08-13

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shirt front being red. He asked for
a new shirt. Upon being questioned
as to how he got in such a condition,
the customer refused to make answer,
changed his shirt and disappeared
with his friends.
All three. Mrs. Hughes said, were
highly excited and occupied an auto
mobile, which a negro drove. The
man did not show any evidence of
having been struck in spot which
would have caused the stains to have
come from his own veins.
Headquarters detectives visited the
D street store last night and obtained
the same information from several
clerks. who also gave. them additional
information which is expected to lead
to the identity of the three men within
the next twenty-four hours. They OBJ
tained the shirt, upon which there were
no marks Of Identification.
Wore $1,000 Diamond.
t The fact that Mcbride had been in
the habit of wearing a diamond ring
worth about $4,000 was uncovered by
The Star. A telegram was sent to
close friend Of the murdered man. His
name was furnished The Star by a
lawyer from Oklahoma, who is stoppine
at local hotel and also was acauaint ed
with the murdered man.
Detectives have traced McBride's s
actions from Saturday, the day he
reached Washington, until Wednes-
day evening at $40 o'clock. when he
was seen to leave the Elks' club.
That was the last time he was seen.
1t was learned that he had played
pool considerably at that club on
Monday, but the authorities have
been unable to ascertain the name of
the friend who Joined him in the
game.
They are also, at loss to know
where he spent Tuesday night. He
was at hotel Saturday and Sunday
nights. and Monday night he slept at
the 3rd street boarding house, where
he evidently had expected to remain
for some days. Tuesday night, how
ever. he disappeared. but was seen at
the Elks' Club most of Wednesday.
the last day he was seen alive. The
following morning his body was
found on the road near Meadows.
Md.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
PRINCE GEORGES ROADS
IN DETOUR BULLETIN
List Printed for Week Ending Au-
gust II, Benefit of Travellers.
Contracts Awarded.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 12-The fol-
lowing roads in Prince Georges
county are listed in the detour bulle-
tin for week ending August II issued
by the state roads commission today:
Dargo-Halls - Cross Western Run
bridge and proceed OIL mile: turn
right (0.0); turn left G.s); turn left
t2.9) at church and regain main road
t4.S). Length of detour. AS miles.
Condition, fair
Defense Highway - Bladensburg-
Lanham-Turn right GOD three miles
east of Bladensburg; turn sharp left
.(2.o) and proceed to Lanham 90.
Length of detour, 81 miles. Condi-
ton, good.
Contracts for road construction in
Prince Georges and St. Marys coun-
ties have been awarded by the state
roads commission as follows:
St. Marys County-Harpers Corner,
toward Laurel Grove, three miles,
gravel; st. Marys Construction Com
pany. s20,236.
Prince Georges County - Defense
highway, extension of 1.03 miles to-
ward Priests bridge. concrete; Adams
& Marino. s30.929. Extension on same
road, l.03 miles toward Hall station.
concrete; same contractors, $31,337.
Laurel, toward Ashton, one mile.
concrete; Ward & O'Connell, $27.s4S.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
BIELASKI is CLEARED.
Absolved of Guilt in kidnapping
Episode by Mexican judge
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUERNAVACA. Mexico, August IL.
A. Bruce Bielaski. former American
Department of Justice official. was
formally absolved of all guilt in the
recent kidnapping episode in which
he was the central figure when Judge
Quiros. who has been conducting the
examination into the affair, issued
full clearance papers this afternoon.
At the personal request OF Judge
Quiros, Mr.. Biclaski is remaining in
cuernaNaca for several days in order
to clear up points in connection with
the testimony of Francisco Monies uc
Oca. arrested on the charge Of COM
plicity in the kidnapping. and Col.
Padilla, who was taken into custody
for calling off the pursuit of the
kidnapping party and who are still
under arrest.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
EXPLORERS FIND
ODD NEW SECRETS
Field Museum Receiving Re.
ports From Five Parties
DeIving in Ruins.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. August 7.-Reports of in
teresting scientific discoveries are be-
ginning to come in frome five expedi-
tions which have been sent out this
year by the Field Museum of Natural
History to ferret out secrets of the
worlds past that are buried in rocks
or hidden away in spots that are almost
soon start. Most of this work is to be
done in portions OF South America.
where there has been but little scientific
exploration.
A geological expedition, under the
direction Of DR.. Oliver c. Harrington is
now proceeding into the interior of Bra
zil toward the upper reaches of the
| Amazon to obtain series of minerals
| relating to the diamond, in an endeavor
| to trace, if possible, the primary rocks
which are the source Of the diamonds.
occurrence from those in other parts
/ of the world in being found in highly
ouartzose or granitic rocks In all
other important diamond-bearing rock
| localities the primary source OF the
diamond is rock-composed magnetism
=
| 1t is also hoped to procure full series
; of the rare Brazilian diamond accom-
panying materials, which are not found
elsewhere.
In Fields for Months.
Two botanical expeditions and one
i geological expedition have been in
| the field for a number OF months.
One of the botanical expeditions left
| the United States early in March
X
/ DahlRren, for British Guiana, to col
| 1ect specimens for plant reproduc-
! tion and economic botany.
A botanical and geological expeui-
| ton landed at Callao. Peru, the latter
| part Of April and after a short stay
| in the coastal regions crossed the
! Andes to work on the eastern slopes
until early fall, when they will start
down the tributaries of the Amazon
and thence down the Amazon to the
mis- combined expedition will en-
| counter many varied geographic and
climatic conditions. At times they
| will be in lands where both plant and
animal life is exceedingly sparse and
| at other times they Will be in the
dense jungles OF the upper Amazon
Near Mountain Tops.
| Again they will work in regions
near the tops of the mountains, where
l
the extreme southern end of the
continent, and later they will! en-,
| counter the torrid climate of the
| equatorial regions when they reach
the jungles. Some Of the country
they viii explore contains what are
virtually land islands," for they are
completely surrounded by high noun
tains and contain animal and plant
| life little known to the outer world.
Many rare and interesting speci.
mems are being gathered by these
expeditions. which are under tn.
| south American and African ex-
ipiorer, who was with Theodore Roose'
Welt on his expedition into Africa
! Accompanying Mr.. Heller are John
| 4. thinner, J.. Francis Macbride ano
william Featherstone, all OF the
Field Museum of Natural History.
r Alden Mason Is making an ar.
Theological survey Of Colombia and
Central America for the museum. He
| "a seeking to establish . definite re.
lation between the ancient maya q
Central America and the Inca ot Peru
Evening star., 1922-08-13
RAIL CHIEFS AND BIG
FOUR HEADS CONFER

ed out at various places in the west in
what has had the effect Of sympathetic
action with the shop workers, but he re-
fused to answer
The President intends. it was said
by some OF his advisers. to hold the
spok esmen of employees and employers
at hand while he endeavors to COM
promise the issues and bring about a
settlement. 1t was considered likely
that the process of sitting the propo-
sitions and counter propositions in
vo1ved would take much time.
1t was believed. however, that Mr..
Harding had secured in the meantime
some assurance that the strike would
not spread further to railroad en-
ployes not at present involved.
Participants in the meeting declared
that there was no issue of govern
ment ownership being pressed by the
unions and the problem remained
straightforwardly the determination
of seniority rights of strikers. as
compared with rights to be assigned
to new men employed to take places
of strikers.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
% DISTRICT BOYS WIN
CHEVRONS AT MEADE
Capt. Shannon Announces Names
of Those Promoted After
Training Camp.

Twenty-three Washington boys
won commissioned officers chevrons
in the citizens military training camp
yesterday by Capt C. A. Shannon.
The Washington boys, whose ap-
pointments were confirmed yester-
day. are:
Troop A, cavalry-Corporal. Lin
neous T. Savage, 623 Maryland ave-
nue. northeast.
Troop B. cavalry-Corporal, Paul
Mitchell. zoos Columbia road.
Battery A, artillery-Technica ser
geant, John A. Patterson, 129 5th
street northeast: corporal, William
F. Brady, 1914 P street northwest.
Battery B. artillery-Sergeant, Aus
tin F. Swartout, II Iowa Circle; cor
poral, William L. Beaie, jr, 1924 S
street northwest.
Company A. infantry-Technical
sergeant, John L. De Witt, Westmore-
land apartments; corporal, John c
Chase, IL 9Th street northeast.
Company B, infantry-Technica
sergeant Stephen c. Van Fleet. 2o06
Columbia road; corporal, Edwin NJ.
Day, 1911 Emerson avenue northwest
Frank H. Armstrong, Cairo apart
mentS.
Company c, acknowledgements
Charles T w. Graft, $3.50 Highland
avenue northwest: corporal. Albert j.
Kubeldzis, 216 9Th street southeast
Howard G. Cross, 1922 Sth street
northwest. Horace II. lurton, Farms
boro apartments; Albert l.. Sinclair
jr, 1919 Lamont street.
Company d, infantry-Corporal
William w. Hocke, jr.. 1881 Hobart
street.
Company E, infantry-Technical
sergeant, Thomas A. Babbington. Z Il
street northeast; sergeant. Robert NJ
Pelzman, 18th street. and corporal
Alton H. Sherry, 3109 3ith street
northwest.
Company F.. acknowledgements
Edward r. Smith, % Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
Company H. infantry-Technica
sergeant, Porter 49, Barrett, 1S4;
Kalorama road. and corporal, samuel
Donelson, jr., 1851 Church street.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
COAST BEING SECURED
FOR STOLEN YACHT
Watakwa, Formerly Owned by
James A. Stillman, Missing
From Baltimore.
Bx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. August 12.-Coast-
wise search was begun here today
by George G. Henry, chief police in
spector. for the auxiliary sloop yacht
Watakwa. valued at $4,000. belong
ing to Capt Richard o. Cook. and
formerly owned by James A. Still
man, New York banker and clubman,
whose divorce proceedings a year
ago attracted international atten-
tion. The yacht bears an Indian
name, chosen, it is said. by Mrs. Still
man before the craft was launched
in Rhode Island, five years ago.
The Watakwa was bought from
Stillman less than year ago at the
time when Stillnan was disposing Of
most of his floating equipment in
New YORK and Newport.
Today Capt. Cook discovered that
his yacht had disappeared from the
yacht club 0nporings.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
By the Associated Press.

Dy lHe fSes.
IRON RIVER, Mich, August IL
Forty engineers, firemen and switch
men employed by the Chicago and
Northwestern here, walked out today,
declaring the engines in service were
unfit for use. and dangerous. Their
action forced the suspension Of ore
shipments, amounting to about 125
cars daily. Only mail moved out Of
here today.
Engineers Follow Firemen.
JACKSONVILLE. KY. August IL.
Forty engineers on the Henderson
and ST Louis division Of the Louis
today at Darlington in protest against
the presence of armed guards at the
railroad shops there. AS many hre-
men refused to man engines at the
same place yesterday for similar
reason freight trains are at stand
still. Only one passenger train on the
Henderson division passed through
here today. A few northbound pas
senger trains are being operated and
they are from four to five hours late.
Overland Trains Tied Up.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, August r.
"A strike of employees belonging to
the four brotherhoods on the West
ern Paclnc railroad company syS-
tenn at Oakland and Stockton early
today held up two overland trains
of the system at Stockton and forced
the company to declare an absolute
embargo on perishables and live stock
from California points.
All Trains Halted.
LAS VEGAS, New. August IA
Transcontinental traffic over the Salt
Lake line of the Union Pacific sys-
TEN was completely tied up here to-
day when members of the big -four
brotherhoods refused to handle trains
on the Las Vegas division, which ex-
tends 296 miles from Yermo, Calf, to
CaIiente, New.
Omcials Man Engines.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, August 12-
Louisville and Nashville trains are
being combined today and taken ou,