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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
Miner STRIKE
SPREADING IN
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Evening star., 1922-06-26
FAVOR S240 BONUS
FOR j. S. EMPLOYEES
Senate Committee Report In,
Passage of Bill Today
Likely.

The s24O bonus bill for employees of
the government was reported favor
ably to the Senate today by the Sen
ate appropriations committee prac-
tically as it came from the House.
Senator Warren, chairman of the ap-
propriations committee, planned to
call the bill up later today and have
it disposed of by the Senate, If pos
sible. The passage of the bill Is as
sured, since the sentiment in favor
of the bonus is strong among the
senator's.
The appropriations committee
reached the conclusion that it was
impossible to enact into law the pro-
posed reclassification bill before the
beginning of the new fiscal year and
probably for some time to come. To
meet the emergency, therefore,
prompt action was taken on the $240
bonus bill.
The bonus bill carries something
over $36,000,0O0. The Senate COM
mittee made a few changes in the
money items to meet correction sub
mitted by the departments.
Under the provisions of the bill all
civilian employees of the government
of the United States and of the Dis
trict who receive a total~compensa-
ton at the rate of $2,5OO a year or
less. except as otherwise provided in
the bill, are to receive during the fis-
cal year additional compensation at
the rate of S240.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
COURT FINDS ERROR
PREVENTING MISTRlAL
ON CHARGE OF MURDER

Discovery of a clerical error in
an Indictment today by Justice
Siddons in Criminal Division 2
prevented a mistrial of Edward
Pinkney, colored, charged with
murder in the second degree in
connection with the killing of
James Kelly August % last. Pink
ney had been called to the bar and
the examination of jurors was
about to proceed when the court
asked to look at the Indictment. as
is his custom before beginning
important trials.
When the justice had reached
the sixth line Of the indictment a
puzzled look overspread his face.
The date of the homicide had been
placed as August %. 1922. time
not yet reached on the calendar.
Calling Assistant United States
Attorney PresmontH and Attorney
James A. O'Shea for the defense,
the court suggested postpone
ment of the trial after showing
the errsr in the indictment.
The United States Attorney will
probably have to send the wit
nesses before the present grand
jury and secure another indict-
ment.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
UPHOLDS GIVING UP
OF RAILWAY LINE
Court Approves Abandon.
ment of East RiverdaIe-
East BerWyn Service.

Abandonment of service by the Wash
ington Interurban Railroad Company
between East Riverdale and East Ber-
wyn, Md, was sustained in an opinion
handed down by the Maryland court of
appeals, which affirms decision of the
circuit court of Prince Georges county,
unfolding the order to this effect of the
public service commission Of Maryland.
The stretch of line, which runs be-
tween East Riverdale and East Berwyn.
Nd, on the interurban route from 18th
and H streets northeast, was abandoned
under order of the public service com
mission of Maryland about June, 1921.
New Question Raised.
The decision presents a rather new
question in this jurisdiction. The
proceeding originally was Instituted
by the interurban company because
operating expenses were several
times greater than the revenues OF
that part of the line. The company
in Maryland were to be taken into ac-
count In the fares fixed by the Dis
trict Utilities Commission no other
alternative existed but to abandon
service of unremunerative lines The
service thereafter was abandoned be-
tween East hlVerdale ana East Der
wyn. The service continued and Is
continuing between 18th and H streets
northeast and East Riverdale.
Situation Is Outlined.
Between East Riverdale and East
Berwyn, at least within walking dis
tance of these points, service Is being
provided by the City and Suburban
railroad, and the interurban route
partially parallel the city and subur-
han route during it's time of opera
tion. william cabell Bruce appeared
for the Maryland commission in the
case, John U. Gardiner was attorney
for protesting residents and users OF
the line and s. r. Bowen and Fred
erick w: Brune. were attorneys fol
the Interurban Railroad Company. The
Intsrurban Railroad Company went
under coptrol Of the Washington
railway and Electric Company seven
years ago.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
TROOPS CHASE BANDITS
WHO KIDNAPPED BLELASKI
Ex-Chief Of Secret
Service Is Held
By Mexicans.
Department of State
VIII Take Steps.
Ransom, Asked.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 26-Tep thou !
sand pesos ($5,000 American
money! is on its way from Mexico
City into the Cuernavaca hills to
ransom A. Bruce Bielaski. who
was seized by Mexican bandits. it
was announced today by Frank L.
Sample, vice president of Raymond
Leveridge & Co.. the concern of
which Bielaski is an official.
MEXICO CITY, June 26-A. Bruce
Bielaski, chief of the bureau of in.
vestigation of the United States De-
partment of Justice during the war
is being held for ransom by sever
bandits, who held up his automobile le
seven miles west Of Cuernavaca, in
the state of Morelos, yesterday.
Mr.. Bielaski. together with his wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Barcena o1
Mexicala, was on the way to view
some Aztec ruins near the town. The
motorists were nearing the Hacienda
de San Gabriel when the bandits sud.
denly appeared and stopped them al
the point of guns The women were
released, but, after robbing them, the
bandits took Mr.. Bielaski and Mr.
Barcena with them.
When the news reached this city the
American charge d'affaires, George T
Summerlin, Immediately commune
Gated with the authorities at Cuer.
navaca. as well as getting in touch
with the federal government. and Sec.
retary of War Serrano ordered ths
federal troops in the vicinity to star,
after the bandits.
Mystery todav surrounded the kid
naping OF Mr.. Bielaski and Mr. Barcena
Mrs; Bielaski has merely stated thai
the hold-up occurred yesterday and sht
pleaded physical exhaustion as an ex.
cuse from making lengthy statement
Evening star., 1922-06-26
SENATE IS UNLIKELY
TO ACT ON D. c. BILLS
AT PRESENT SESSION

Consideration of legislation for
the District of Columbia by the SEN
ate unless some emergency arises
is unlikely during the rest of the
session. according to Senator Ball.
chairman of the District commit
tee. He pointed out today that
owing to the legislative situation
in the Senate and the desire of the
senators to get away as soon as
possible, it would be very difficult
to bring up any measures except
those which the steering commit
tee determines upon.
An effort is being made in some
quarters to have a bill giving po-
lice matrens in the District status
and pay of patrolmen acted upon
favorably, but there seems little
Likelihood of this bill coming up
now.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
GOV. SMALL'S WIFE
DIES AFTER STROKE
Excitement of Celebration of Hus.
bands Acquittal Proves
Too Great.

By the Associated Press
KANKAKEE, Ill.,, June 26.-Mrs. Len
Small, wife Of Gov. Small of Illinois, died
about o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Small was stricken with apoplexy
Saturday night during the excitement
incident to the celebration by friends
and fellow townsmen Of the governor as
a result Of his acquittal that afternoon
after his trial at Waukegan, Ill.
With her at the time of her death
were the governor and their three chill
dren, Leslie and Budd Small and Mrs.
A. z. Inglesh. p.
From the moment of Mrs. Small's col
lapse physicians offered no encourage
ment. She had suffered for some time
with high blood pressure, and her con-
dition was believed to have been ag-
gravated by the strain Of the governor q
trial.
1861, in Livingston county, ILL., She
was married to Gov. Small in 1892.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
WI TING-FANG GIVEN
CHRISTIAN FUNERAL
Body Cremated After Impressive
Rites-Tribute by Brit
ish Consul.

LONDON, June 26.-The body of
WI Ting-fang, former Chinese min
lister to Washington. and former for
eign minister in Sun Yat Sens south
Chinese cabinet, was cremated today,
says a Central News dispatch from
Hongkong. DR.. WI died at Canton
last Friday.
The funeral ceremony, held accord
ing to the Christian faith, was most
impressive. A vast concourse of peo-
pie was present, including number
of high officers of the south China
army.
A brief address was given by Brit
ish Consul Jameson, who said the
whole English speaking world real
lied that China had suffered a tre-
mendous blow by the death of one of
her greatest statesmen.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
Today's News IN Brief.

New boulevard will lead into Rock
! Creek Park. Page /
Fordney to retire from House
~ Page
Field Marshal Wilson's assassins held
for murder. Page 3
Hague stage set for soviet ENJOYS
Page 3
Tacns-Arica case near settlement.
Page 3
Union leaders say Railroad Labor
Boards charges against railroads
will not avert strike. Page 3
One hundred non-commissioned off,
GERS OF High School Cadet Corps to
spend two weeks in instruction
camp. Page 3
Kidnapped doctor to heed warning.
( Page 4
Everest climbers abandon efforts.
Page IL
A. F. of L. attacks Harding policies.
Page Is
District guardsmen push plans for
Camp sImms training period.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
new BOULEVARD
PROJECT BEGUN
Will Extend From Massachu-
Setts Avenue to Rock
Creek Park.

Condemnation proceedings have al
ready started and the Office of the
District surveyor Is centering atten-
tion upon the steps necessary for the
conversion Of a strip of land 120 feet
along the District line from Massa-
chusetts avenue to Rock Creek Park
into a new boulevard for the District
Of Columbia.
This tract rof land. after being OBJ
tanned through condemnation. pro-
ceedings. will become the upper por-
ton OF Western avenue. 1t will cut
a path directly through Chevy Chase
Circle.
Assessment to BE Made.
Much Of the property. it is under
stood, is being dedicated to the Dis
improvement where property is
bought is to be assessed against the
property benefited by such an i'm
provement.
The job is big one When it is
understood that the length of the
strip amounts to approximately 10000
Ieet ana tndC tQo wlCtn is lZU 1eet
making a total area of 100000
square feet of mostly unimproved
territory for the surveyors of the
District to work on. some idea can
be gained of the size of the under
taking.
Suburbs to Benefit.
When developed. surfaced and
placed in a suitable condition West
ern avenue will be boulevard into
which the heads of Massachusetts
avenue, River road, Wisconsin ave-
nue., Connecticut avenue, Broad
Branch road and Utah avenue-so far
as the District Is concerned-will fit.
From the designations of these
streets 1t can be seen that the i'm
provement will have a vast amount
of influence on suburban develop
ment, since it will place a stretch OF
improved roadway four miles long at
the call of suburbs on upper Massa-
chusetts avenue, Chevy Chase and
Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
Fordney VIII Retire After
24 Years Service in House

would have been enacted into law.
Coming from his committee, these
major bills kept him steadily at work,
and while he is still hale and firm, Mr..
Fordney says he is entitled to rest.
"A democrat was serving in the
eighth district when I was first
elected. nearly quarter of a CEN
tury ago." he said, "and I have been
there ever since. This is the last
political job I expect to hold"
House Members surprised.
News Of Mr.. Fordney's decision to
retire In March was an utter surprise
to House members generally. only a
fewsof whom had been taken into his
confidence.
Il wanted my plans kept secret
until my home paper at Saginaw
could announce it first" said the vet
eran legislator.
Representative William r. Green
of Iowa is the ranking republican
member of the ways and means COM
mittee. Under the House seniority
rule he will become chairman, mem
befs said, IL the republicans retain
control Of the House in the November
electionR, - y Y, :.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
MARINES ARRIVE
At GETTYSBURG
Troops Are Busy on Prep.
arations for Big War
ManeuverS.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press
GETTYSBURG, Pn., June 28.-
Capt. George ID. Hamilton of the
9Th Marines WINS killed here this
afternoon when his airplane
crashed to earth in a tail spin.
His home was in Washington, ID. G.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP HARDING, Gettysburg. Pa.
June 26.-Arriving at this camp at
noon, after a march from Camp
Haines, at Thurmont, Md, where they
stopped last night. the United States
Marine Corps expeditionary force.
commanded by Brig. Gen. smedley D.
Butler, are busily engaged this after
noon in establishing this camp in the
park here. where they will remain
until July 6, following their extern
sive maneuvers.
The mobile plumbing outfit which
travels with the force is running
lines connecting with the running
water and sewerage of the town OF
Gettysburg, and building the war"
capital, for if there is any govern
ment business to be transacted on
July and it will have to be done
here, for most of the officials are
expected to witness the maneuvers,
re-enactment of the battle of Get
tysburg as 1t was carried on in the
COS and then a display of how the
marines would conduct the same cam
paign today.
n Build "white House."
One Of the first homes to be estab-
lished will be the war" white house,
which President Harding is expected
to occupy on July and 4. Several of
the large store tents of the Marine
Corps are being used, and the Presi-
dent will have a large sized reception
room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen
and bath with hot and cold running
water. Not even the front porch.
which the President made famous
during his campaign, will be over
looked by these thorough working
marines And a scouting party is out
women to cook for the President
while he is there. Homes also are
being built for Acting Secretary
Roosevelt Of the Navy. Maj. Gen.
Lejeune, commandant of the corps,
members of the Senate and House
The marines are putting up big
field tents for themselves, with cots.
and all the comforts Of home Shower
baths are being provided, enough for
each man to take q bath. each day
when he comes from the field.
Camp Southwest Of Town.
The camp is located southwest of
the town Of Gettysburg, near Con-
federate avenue, and right on the
scene of Bloody Angle, the scene of
Picket's famous charge, so that when
the big maneuvers start they will
not have far to go. The camp is
divided into three sections. occupied
by the famous 9Th and 9Th regiments
of infantry and 10th artillery.
The mobile electric outfit is busy
stringing electric wires about the
camp, and the motor generators used
in the field to supply the current for
the giant searchlights will be used
to furnish current with which to light
the camp.
While the marines did not hold the
expected celebration in Frederick,
elaborate plans are being made for
big Maryland day celebration when
they reach there on the return trip
July s. Gov. Ritchfe of Maryland
will be there. and there will be a
parade and review, and the marines
will be the guests of the populace at
a hall to be given that night
Evening star., 1922-06-26
HINTS MkNDAMUS
IN GRIFFITH CASE
Attorney INDICATES Court Ac-
ton to Restore Deposed
Insurance Commissioner.

A writ Of mandamus probably will be
sought to compel the District Commits
sioners to replace DR.. Lewis A. Griffith
in the position Of commissioner OF in
surance. from which he was removed
last week, W. Gwynn Gardiner, counsel
for Mr.. Griffith. stated today.
Mr.. Gardiner said that his present
plan is TO base his prayer for the issu-
ance of such writ upon violation Of
the civil service rules in the case.
Dr. Griffith today made an affidavit
embodying his statement of last week
regarding a conversation with Commis-
sioner Rudolph. in which he stated that
Commissioner Rudolph said the case had
gone so far that the matter could not Re
fixed for Griffith's retention in the Dis
trict service.
Grimth's Further Statement.
In addition. DIR. Griffith states that he
met Senator France of Maryland, after
his conversation with Commissioner
Rudolph last March, and that he told
Senator France of the conversation.
He further deposes that Senator
France came to his office later in
March and told him of conversation
between himself and Commissioner
Rudolph, in which Senator France
averred that Commissioner Rudolph
intimated he had no complaint against
Griffiths conduct of his Office, but
spoke in highest terms Of his ad-
ministration, declaring, in addition,
that the matter had gone too far to
do anything with 1t.
DIR. Griffith said it was at that time
and from that conversation with
Senator France that he learned Burt
A Miller was being considered for
the position which he held
His Retention Urged.
The statement issued by Mr.. Gardi-
ner today calls attention to the fact
that Senator Jones of Washington,
who introduced the marine insurance
bin, and Representative George w.
Edmunds of Pennsylvania, who intro
duced a similar bill in the House,
wrote letters to President Harding
urging the retention of DR.. Griffith
because of his knowledge of the bill
and the services he had rendered In
framing it, and that copies of these
letters were sent to the District Com
missioners
Dr. Griffith continued to retain the
keys to his desk. which remained
locked today. declaring that if he
would acquiesce in the matter by Civ.
himself a party to an illegal act.
Compliance Formally Refused.
Former Commissioner Gardiner de.
clared that under no circumstance.
wSssd tho keys be given up. and thai
reply to letter of the Commits.
sioners demanding the keys and the
removal Of DR.. Griffith's persona
property from the Office in the Dis.
trict building would be dispatched
,, today, notifying the Commissioner.
, that the demand would not be com.
piled with. The Commissioners let
ter asked that the keys be handed
over and DR.. Grifhth's private paper.
afternoon.
Burt A. Miller was at work toda,
| in DIR. Grifhth's chair at the Distric
| building. One side of the desk wa.
open. The other side, to which DR.
Griffith has the keys, remained
locked,
Evening star., 1922-06-26
ICE STILL MENACING.
Navy Urges Steamships to Take
Extra southerly Routes.

The photographic office of the Navy
Department sent out warning to
shipping that ice conditions in the
TRANSATLANTIC steamship lanes stu
to adhere to the extra southerly
routes agreed to by the principal
steamship companies on April 8, 1922.
until a change is recomme nded." The
coast guard cutter Modoc of the in
transitional ice patrol reported by
radio the following:
"Ice conditions still menacing. Dur
ing the last week traffic appears less
cautions: many vessels, some passen-
ger types, disregarding routes"
Evening star., 1922-06-26
-Rr tbe Associated press.

By the Associated Press
SAGINAW, Mich, June 26.-Repre-
sentative Joseph We Fordney, chair
man of the House ways and means
committee, and author of the Ford
ney tariff bill, announced positively
this morning in a telegram to the
Saginaw News-Courier that he will
not be candidate for reelection. He
plans to retire at the end OF his
present term after twenty-four years
of continuous service in Congress.
Tired Of Public Life.
II am tired; I am sixty-nine years
old; I want to rest now and be with
my family" Chairman Joseph w.
Fordhey of the House ways and
means committee. declared today in
announcing he had determined not
to seek reelection from the eighth
Michigan district.
BY the time his term ends March 4
next, Mr.. Fordney said, the three big
measures on which he, has worked
this sessiop-7tarj6. Seyenne and bonds
Evening star., 1922-06-26
RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE.

President and Mrs. Harding. who
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward B. Mclean at their country
estate near Leesburg. Va, over the
week end, returned early today to the
White House.
Among guests in the presidential
party were Secretary Weeks, Attor-
ney General DSugherty, Senator
Edge and Chairman IAsker Of the
9hiuDing Beard
Evening star., 1922-06-26
GOLD EXPORTS HALTED.

OTTAWA, Ont, June ga procla-
nation has been issued In an extra Of
the Canada Gazette. prohibiting the
expectation Of gold coin, gold bullion
and fine gold bars until July 1, 1928.
The proclamation was issued under
thorizing the continuance of meas
ures taken during the war to pro-
hibit the export Of gold.
Evening star., 1922-06-26
GERMAN PRESS CONDEMNS.
Murder of Rathenau Held Disgrace
Upon All Germany.
nv ID nErKER
BY A. r. DECKER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily Ne


By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922.
BERLIN, June t26.-German news
papers condemn the murder of DR..
Walter Rathenau, the minister. of
foreign affairs. In the Berliner Tage-
blatt, the organ of the democratic
party to which Rathenau belonged
his friend Bernard Dernburg writes:
Through this act all that is Ger
man has become besmirched and Ger
many has lost one of her. best sons. .
DIR Rathenau's murder is a a>warn-
ming signal. perhaps the last, for the
German people," says the Morgen
POST. Matthias Erzberger was killed
and an attempt on the life of Philip
Scheidemann. Now 1t Is Rathenau.
Fanatics are trailing German patriot
ism in them. And the INSCRIPTIONS
are now using the country for easily
guessed purposes"
The counter revolution is at
work" asserts the Freiheit. 1T is
no accident that the leaders of the
,tiel Friedrich and Gen. udendroff
are in Potsdam."
fhe Deutsch Tag Zeitung complains
that the Prussian diet in stormy
session refused to permit the German
nationalist speaker to express mis-
sorrow and adds:
.Germapy must get away from the
murder atmosphere, otherwise there
will be no salvation from the present
impossible situation
Trades Unions Plan Strike.
The General Federation of Trades
Unions, at meeting in Leipzig yes
terday, proclaimed twenty-four-
hour strike throughout Germany next
Tuesday, with the purpose Of mani
Testing the determination of Tabor to
combat reaction>
The prefect of police has raised the
offer of reward for the capture of DR..
Walter Rathenau's assassin to 1.000,-
600 marks.
In his speech in the reichstag Sun
day Chancellor Wirth severely de-
nounced the agitations and vituper-
ations of pan-Germans. which had
created an atmosphere of murder in
Germany.
"A state of political bestiaNty pre-
walls. / need only mention poor Frau
Erzberger, whose husband was mur-
dered, and who is constantly receiv-
ing letters announcing the intention
TO defile her husbands grave. Is il
letters headed, On the Day of Rath-
enau,s Execution and declaring: You
men of fulfillmentS mania have not
listened to the voices of those who
have tried to dissuade you from a
mad policy, Let hard fate. therefore,
take its course, SO that the father
land may prosper
system of Political Murder.
That" continued the chancellor.
"is system OF political murder. and
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