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Evening star., 1922-09-25
ASSAILANT FINED $40.
Razor "Toter" Gets Four Months;
Alleged Housebreaker Held.

John Tony. colored. charged with
assaulting Abe Lieberman. a grocer
at 101 N street southeast. September
21, was fined $40 in the United States
branch of Police Court today. Thg
trouble started over a bottle of milk.
Tony struck Lieberman in the face.
Policeman Hayden made the arrest:
Edward Webb, colored, charged.
with "toting a razor" and with be-
ing drunk, drew a sentence of four
months in jail for the concealed
weapon charge and SO for being
drunk. Webb had just left dance
hall on D sIret southeast when ar
rested by Policeman Waite.
John Foster, colored. charged with
being drunk and carrying a big
knife. was fined $40 on the first
charge. The concealed weapon
charge was dismissed. Foster had
long -bladed dirk which. he said. he
had found. The court believed him.
George Brown, colored. charged
with housebreaking on August l6.
1919, was held for the action of the
grand jury in the sum of $500. The
specific charge is that Brown broke
into the place of Arthur johnson, 4s
H street southwest. and stole four
cases of whisky and $3.50 cash. Brown
entered a plea of not guilty. Detec-
tive Berry told the court that the
same place had been entered few
days ago and $500 stolen.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
TO BE WELL ATTENDED
All Trade Bodies in United States
Invited to Send
Delegates.

Every commercial organization IN
the United States has been invited 70
send delegates to the fifteenth annual
convention of the Southern CONNER
ctal Congress, which will be held in
Chicago November 2O-22. under direc.
ton of the Chicago Association OF
Commerce and the Illinois Manufac-
turers' Association. The convention
details are being handled by a com
mittee of 100 Chicago business men.
with Julius Rosenwald. honorary
chairman; former Secretary OF war
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, chairman OF the
executive committee. and George
Woodruff, vice president of the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic. treas
urer.
Negotiations are being made for
reduced railroad rates to the con-
vention.
The International Trade Commis-
sion now investigating the possibili-
ties of extension of American trade
in nine Of the European countries
headed by DR.. Clarence j. Owens,
president Of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress, will sail from Lon
don for New York October S. This
commission will make a report of
it's investigations to the Chicago con-
vention. A cablegram- received from
DR.. Owens at the Southern CONNER
cial Congress headquarters today
from Rome said the commission had
been remarkably successful in its
Investigation. -*-.-ti
Evening star., 1922-09-25
FURTHER MASSACRE SEEN.
Appeal Made to Nations League
for Relief Fund.

By the Associated Press
GENEVA, September 25.-rhe Earl
of Balfour told the assembly Of the
league of nations today that a mas
sacre of the Greek and Armenian
refguees in Smyrna is impending. He
said Great Britain was ready to give
$4,000 to a relief fund and he ap-
pealed to the other countries to con-
tribute. .
Lord Balfour especially asked the
Persians. representing the only Mus
sulman nation here. to do what they
could toward relieving this situation,
and Prince Dewleh of Persia offered
to give all the help he could in pro-
noting tho relief work and to serve
as a mediator If necessary.
The assembly was much affected
by Lord Balfours appeal. According
to the British report massacre had
been set for September 80.
A Smyrna dispatch on Sunday said
Mustapha Kemal Pasha had set Sep
tember 80 as the date by which the
evacuation of the $4,000 or more
refugees remaining In Smyrna must
be completed II vessels were not
sent by that time, it was added, tho
refugees would be taken into the in
terror. American relief workers were
said to have been unsuccessful in
learning the fate of 100000 Chris
tians already deported by the Turks
uucuES cONsIDEps cRrsYs
Evening star., 1922-09-25
CHARGE RENT CUT
WAS TOO DRASTIC
Agents for Representative
Declare Income on Property
Only 3 Per Cent.

Claiming that the District Rent
Commission, in Its stormy days of
1920. made unreasonable rental reduc-
tions in one case without proper in
vestigation, following nen-appear-
ance Of the landlord. a representative
in Congress. to defend his case,
Gardiner & Dent agents for eight
apartments at 3113-15-17 Georgia
avenue northwest, have requested the
District Rent Commission to rehear
the case.
The petition of the agents implies
that the former owner, Guy T. Hell
vering, at the time was ardently
supporting the Ball rent act in Con-
gress, and that II was his desire to
avoid being termed a rent profiteer"
that led to his indifference as to the
action Of the commission.
Rents Declared Too Low.
The rent was fixed at a rate con-
sidered and acknowledged to be at least
SIS month lower than the average
rent for old property in the same local
tty,' the petition AYERS. the reason be-
Ing thkt Helvering. then owner. was a
member OF Congress and an ardent sup
porter Of the Ball rent act and he felt
he could not afford to take any chances
OF being termed rent profiteer, and for
the same reason the rents We're fixed
much lower than the owner was ad-
vised and urged to fix them"
The agents declare the determination
OF the commission in this case was ar
rived at without taking into considera-
ton building costs. operating expenses.
etc.
Return But 3 Per Cent.
Denial OF the charge thct Repre-
sentative HelverinG supported the
Ball act was made in an answer filed
by one of the tenants. L. Achsah
Prather. who points out that II the
representative had supported 1t he
would not have allowed his agents
to ignore the commissions deter
mination. Arthur G. Maynard. an
other tenant, also denies that Helver-
ing supported the act.
The former decision OF the commits
sion, issued August is. 1920. before
the Ball act was declared constitu-
tional by the Supreme Court, fixed
rentals on the apartments ranging
from $3.50 to $3.50 a month. This
schedule, the new petition asserts,
produces a return of but approx
mately per cent.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
CHECKING UP STORIES
! IN MURDER MYSTERY
Rev. Hall and Mrs. Mills Reported
Seen Several Times in
City Park.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Septem-
-her 35.-The stories of the persons
who said that they saw the Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Rheinhardt Mills several times last
summer sitting on a bench in the
city park were checked up today by
officials investigating the murder of
the couple. The park is not more
than a quarter of a mile from the
orchard where the bodies were found.
Pearl BANNER. the seventeen-year-
found the bodies Of the rector and
the singer was released from GUS
tody today when she was .arraigned.
1t was stated that Pearl was not
held because of any possible connec-
ton with the crime itself. but be-
cause of complaint made by her
father that she was incorrigfble.
officials have not yet thrown away
state that every new development
ton. They have found nothing to
substantiate a blackmail theory.
Another development today was
that several persons told of seeing
two strangers. apparently Foreigners.
about New Brunswick on the day of
the shooting. They were seen en-
tsrinS a ruwboat on the Riartan
canal on the evening of the crime.
ard rowing toward the landing
hridge, which Is close to the Phillips
farm
Evening star., 1922-09-25
D.C:HEADS TO OPEN BIDS
FOR Ii! |. FIRE APPARATUS
90. t.NN+ 60
Commissioners Will Act Late To-
day on Four New Pieces to
- Cost About $35,000.

The, Commissioners will open bids
this afternoon for four pieces of
motor Are apparatus, estimated to
cost $35,0oo.
The proposals call for one combina
ton chemical and hose wagon, one
aerial hook and ladder. one city
service truck and one triple combina-
tiea pumping engine.
When this apparatus is received. the
city will have only one remaining
hofsedrawn engine company, Fire
Chief Watson said today.
This does not mean. however. that
the, Commissioners will ask Congress
future estimates for onlv one
motor company. Chief Watson
pointed out that the department
should have at least eight sets of
motor apparatus in reserve to take
the; places of engines that are put
out of service from time to time for
repairs.
Until such a reserve supply Of
major engines is obtained the de-
partment will have to retain thirty
eight horses to go into service when
motor engines break down.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
Havre de Grace Entries.

HAvRE DE GRACE. Md. September
25.-First race. purse. sl.ss7.s1: for
two-year olds; five and one-hatt fuE-a
longs-Mabel X lo2; Rh'negoid' Loz'
garth Athoon. l02: Brilliance, 102:
CAROL. los: sweep Hawk. 102; Marie
Blanche. 102; Rialto. 10S:
second race; purse. sl.5a7.62; Tor.
threeyea!ro,ds and up up; fye M ana Rsr ns1i 1sai
champiain, ia: (a,McKenna, 1907:
Minute Man III: (a)Apen, 1o5; Tappity
Witchet, 114.
(a)W. P. Borch and s. Ross entry
Third race: purse, s1,S37.62; claim
ing: for two-year-olds: SIX fur,ongs~e
'Haidee. s3; 'Susis ma, io2; sbelle o.
.Primus, 1902; Water Girl. l12: Top
Notch, 10l; Radiant 1e5: Tassel. 11S.
Fourth race. purse. s1,S37.s2; the
Capitol Handicap, for three-year-olos
and up: mile and one-sixteenth-
Fifty Fifty. 90: gunga Buck: ~:
irish Kiss. 109; Fairway. lis.
Fifth race, S1,337.6z; claiming; for
three. year-olds and up; mile and
seventy yards-'Katherine Rankin
1o7: 'Cske schas. 11o; Gallivant' l36:
stsr Realm. 1i5; 'Sunrose. lo7;
Radical. 10: Gath. 115.
sixth race: purse, S1.S37.62: claim
ing; for three-year-olds ana up one
r,fIe and seventy yards-Grace Foster,
ioi: M Hobey Baker, lOs:. King John.
ia: sBoeart, 104: Vice Chairman-1l3:
.Knight of the Heather Jos.
Seventh race. s1,337.s2, claiming,
for three-year -olds and up; one and
one sixteenth miles-Miss Fihey. 1oli
Miles s. l0s; ta) St Quentin, 1os;
Eattahe. III; Utah. 1l2; Runfra, io+:
San Heron, 1os: Romulus. 10si Joe
Joe, III; swaukeage, 106; (aJ King
George, los. sHard Guess. Ill; Gen.
Cadorna, Ill. 2
(a) G. W. Foreman entry: An-
nrentice allowance claimed Track
clear, fast.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
PLUNGE FROM PORCH
IS FATAL TO SOLDIER
Cavalry Private Found Dying at
Barracks-Suicide Is
Suspected.

Clifford J. Hillebrecht, twenty-four
years old. private in the 18th United
States Cavalry, stationed in the Army
and Navy store at Washington bar
on the store building Saturday morn
ing and died at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai five hours later.
The young man was a native OF New
Jersey and had been IN the service
thk past three years. 1t was about
7:45 o'clock in the morning when his
body landed thirty feet below the
porch and was badly disfgured. He
did not regain consciousness after he
was picked up. - :.
Comrades Of the dead man say he
seemed despondent last week. They
were told that he was brooding over
the death of his mother In q New Jer-
sey hospital recently, and at the bar
racks today the belief was expressed
that Hillebrecht committed suicide.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
FORMER KAISER CEASES
POLICY OF SECLUSI0N
Clips and Trims Trees Within Few
Feet Of Footpaths Encir-
cling His Grounds.

DOoRN. Holland, September 25.-
Since the dismissal Of the -Prussian
Count Won Gonthard, former. Emperor
Williams court marshal from the
royal household here, William has be-
gun to lead much freer existence
and he no longer appears to fear the
gaze OF the public. Count won Con
thard was a strong advocate of the
strictest seclusion. but, 6ow. that he
is no longer in Office. the former en-
garden in full view Of passers-by.
He clips and trims f1r trees within
few feet Of the footpath which en-
circles the grounds, and. with only a
wire fence between him and the public:
He talks necessarily Of forestry and
is having the dense wood8 which sur
round the park thinned out and he is
himself taking an active part in the
work He looks cheerful and healthy.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
PUSH SURPLUS AUDIT.
Action on District
Revenues, However, to Wait.

No further meetings Of the Joint con-
gressional committee investigating the
surplus revenues of the District of Co
lumbia are expected until the reconven-
ing Of Congress, either In November or
tho first week Of December.
Senator Phipps, chairman Of the joint
committee, has left her for Denver.
Colo, his home, and Is not expected to
return until Congress meets. Before
leaving here Senator Phipps expressed
the opinion that the expert accountants
now auditing the accounts Of the Dis
trict would have ample to: keep them
busy until the reconvening ofrCongress.
Until tho audit is completed. there is
nothing for his COMMITTEES to do. He said
that the accountants appeared to be
satisfactorily with the work
Of the audit
Evening star., 1922-09-25
a WIVES ASK DIVORCES,
2 NAME CORRESPONDENTS
Mrs. Sarah Burke Alleges Post
Office Employe Threatened
to Kill Her.

Alleging that her husband threat
ened her life and that she feared to
go to sleep when he was in the house.
Mrs. Sarah Burke has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court for q
limited divorce from Reuben Burke,
an employe of the Post Office Depart
ment. They were married November
8. 1919. and have one child Attorney
W. c. Ashford appears for the wife.
Mrs. Susie Gable has filed suit for
an absolute divorce from william S.
Cable, naming two correspondents
They were married at Alexandria,
Va. March Is. l907.sand have one
child. The wife says she left her
husband June 16, 1921, after he had
beaten her. She also charges mis-
conduct
Margaret O. .Kissinger wants a
limited divorce from Frederick Z.
Kissinger. They were married at
Clarksvi1le, Mo-. November 20. 1893,
and have two adult children. Cruelty
and inadequate support are alleged.
Attorney B. W. McElroy appears for
the wife.
Absolute divorce is asked in a suit
filed by William H. Anderson against
Marie II. Anderson. They were mar
ried December Is. 1918. Misconduct
is alleged and a correspondent named
Attorney walter c. Balderston rep
resents the wife.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
RAIL BRIDGE BOMBED.
Central of Georgia Span Attacked
Near Macon; Ga.

MACON, Ca, September 25.-A
charge Of dynamite suf1acient to blow
up two big trestles or; wreck a big
office building. according to sheriff's
deputies. was. exploded under, Cen
trail Of Georgia trestle on. the Atlanta
division at the Forsyth road UNDER
pass here yesterday. -
The explosion was OF such force as
to shake buildings within radius Of
two miles, but county officers worked
for long before locating the scene Of
the blast, for the main abutments OF
the trestle and the roadbed were not
damaged. -
A passenger train from AtlaNta
crossed the tresle two minutes be-
fore the blast.
Central Of Georgia offcials report
ed that considerable damage was done
to the structure, but the bridge was
pronounced safe for scheduled traf-
hc.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
U. S. MINISTER PROTESTS
ANTI-CHRISTIAN RIOTS
French and British ENJOYS at
Pekine Also Sign Note. to
&C.. Honan Ofacials. =
RY WILLIAM R. GILES.

BY WILLIAM II. GILES.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922.
PEKING, September 25.-The Brit
ish, American and French ministers
in Peking have sent to the foreign
office a note protesting against the
lawless operations of local bandits
in the Honan province, where the
Long Life Society" has been organ
lied by men who are .inciting anti.
Christian riots among ignorant peas
ants. The Honnn ohicials say the
authorities are doing their bsst to
extirpate the bandits but the latter
are being Joined by other undesirable
elements In disturbing peace and
order. .s..
The daring Of the bandits recently
has been. Unsurpassed. They kid
naped the sons of the military COVER
nor and even posted notices. on the
walls Of Gen.: WI Pei-Fu's yamen
that he would be the next to be kid
naped. The outlaws take refuge in
mountain fastnesses. where 1t is easy
for them to annihiiate punitive ex.
petitions led by men unfamiliar with
the topography of the region.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
.POUL|N TO TAKE STAND
IN OWN DEFENSE TODAY
Expected to Attempt Alibi by
Claiming Attendance at Church
on Specified Nights, .
By the Associat ted Press.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, September IS.
With the taking of testimony in
the trial of Harry Poulin, charged
by Mrs. Augusta Herman with the
paternity of her ten-months-old-
child nearing completion. indica-
tions were that the climax in. the
case would be reached today when
the defendant takes the stand In an
effort to establish his innocence.
prosecutor Jellison said he expected
the defense to close its case today
It Is expected that Judge Ducomb
Will render q decision by the latter
part of the week. Both sides are
said TO be preparing to appeal to
a higher court should the decision
be against them.
The foundation for an "alibi" for
Poulin has been furnished by rela-
ttves, who testified they saw him at
church on the nights he is alleged
by Mrs. Tiernan to have been in her
company. and although no announce
ment has been made by defense coun-
sci. the defendants testimony Is OK.
pected to follow along the same
lines
Evening star., 1922-09-25
DAVIS SAYS LABOR
WAR SAD|sGRAcE
Secretary Tells Workers
Radicals Must Be Driven
From Ranks of Unions.
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRESSMEN'S HOME, Tenn. Septem-
ber 25.-Declaring that strife and
bloodshed in the nations industrial
life have reached the proportions of
a disgrace to our whole civilization"
Secretary Davis Of the Labor Depart
ment called upon labor leaders, in an
address near here today. to help re-
store Industrial relations to an or
derly basis. -
The "ultra-red radical" was blamed
by the Secretary for much OF the vio-
lence which attends clashes betwe cen
labor and capital. For Its own preser-
walton. he said. organized labor must
put a stop to the activities of these
"agitators" and their campaign OF
riot, arson and murder"
Mr.. Davis address, delivered at the
annual convention Of the International
Printing Pressmen and Assistants
Union Of North America. included a
recital of hts own experience as
union man, which, he said, had given
him an intimate insight into condi-
tions which prompt violence in labor
disputes. He knew, he declared. that
often the INSCRIPTIONS employer,
facing trouble with his workingmen,
has resort to the company guard. the
so-called private detectives. the hired
pug-ugly. whose sole purpose in life
is the stirring up Of hatred and vio-
lence.
Il know that whenever men clash
in industrial strife" he continued.
there always is present. the agitator.
the ultra-red radical. whose purpose
in life is the destruction Of all organ
i7ed society and whose whole philos-
ophy is violence and bloodshed. These
men are always on the scene when
employer and worker clash. ready to
incite to lawlessness and riot. arson
and murder. They menace the whole
system Of our organization and trade
unionism for it's own preservation
must take steps to eliminate them.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
REVENGE BELIEVED
SHOOTING MOTIVE
Jealousy Theory Now Dis
counted in Attack by
KuehIing on Bride.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ELDORADO SPRINGS, Mo-, Septem-
Der 25.-Revenge for the thwarting
Of his efforts as a fortune hunter
and not jealousy is believed by per-
sons here to have prompted Roy
kuehling to shoot and possibly IA
tally wound his eignteen-year-o
bride. Mrs, Kathleen .Kuehling. a
graduate of the University OF Mis-
souri.
Following receipts OF details YET
terday from Washington on kuehl-
fng's somewhat sensational and ques-
tionable past history. the parents of
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. White
sell. have expressed the opinion that
the underlying motive for the at
tempted murder of their daughter
was. failure Of his plans TO borrow large
sums of money from Mrs. Kuehling's
parent
Brides Parents Wealthy.
Mr.. and Mrs Whitesell. who own
considerable land In this vicinity. ad-
nit that they objected to kuehling
when their daughter first married
him, but they relented after the
couple had come TO III Dorado Springs.
Recently, they said, Kuehling had
but had been refused on the advice Of
his wife. who, they said, intended to
divorce him.
When the shooting occurred the
parents at first believed it had been
due to jealousy, aroused over Mrs.
when the parents learned Of the
strange drowning of Kuehlings first
wife in Washington and his sensa-
tional fake suicide there while a
deserter from the Army they altered
their opinion. They now believe his
sole intention in marrying their
daughter was for fortune hunting
purposes.
Mrs. kuehling was in a critical
condition today and it is doubtful
whether she will recover. Kuehling
is in jail in Nevada, Mo.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
MAY AMEND TRUST ACT.
Edge to Renew Senate. Fight to
Aid Trade Association.

8 .nator Edge Of New Jersey plans
to reintroduce In amended form his
bill to amend the antitrust laws, to
clear up doubtful points in connection
with trade associations. He has con- .
suited Secretary Hoover OF the De-
partment of Commerce in regard to
the legislation. and his new bill will
Hoover. IL is said.
The bill will seek to amend the
Clayton act SO as to permit interstate;
trade associations to file with the gov
ernment the plans Of their operations,
With. the understanding that. II these
Of trade acts they may be proceeded
with.
Evening star., 1922-09-25
FIVE PLEAD GUILTY.
90 Prisoners Arraigned Preparatory
to Criminal Court Opening.

United States Attorney Gordon and
his assistants today began prepara-
tions for the opening of the October
term Of the two divisions OF Crimi-
nal Court. They called for arraign-
ment before Justice Stafford of twen-
ty prisoners, five of whom admitted
their guilt. The other fifteen pleaded
not guilty and their cases probably
will be assigned for trial when the
courts convene October 3.
Those pleading guilty were James
c. Barracks and Eddie Williams.
housebreaking; Nellie Moore. George
p Buckman and George D. Bremner,
grand larceny. -'-'
Evening star., 1922-09-25
MISS sABINA DAVlTT DIES
Sister: Of Late Member Of Parlia-
ment Long in Treasury Dept.

Miss Sabina Davitt. seyenty-one
years old, a sister of the late Michael
Davitt. an Irish member of parlia-
ment. died at her home 1880 v street
early Saturday morning.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow morning.
at $3.50 o'clock and at st. Paurs
Church where services will be held
by NIT. James Maxim. InterInent
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Miss Davitt was formerly an en-
ploye in the Treasury Department
about thirty-one years. having been
retired three years ago. She is sur
vived by: Michael Davitt Crowley.
Miss Katherine Crowley. Miss Mary
e. Crawley, Martin j.. Crawley and
Mrs. John j. Lally. neices and
nephews of this city, also J. J. Padden.
Miss Mary Padden, Miss Margaret
Padden, Miss Elizabeth PaddeH. Miss
Sabina Padden and Miss Bea Padden.
neices and nephews Of Scranton, Pa.