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Evening star., 1922-07-12
DENY GUNMAKER'S
BRIDE DROWNED
Physician Challenges Story
of Accident, Blaming
{. Death to Poison.
BY the Associa ted Pres.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. July 13.-The
opinion of Medical Examiner Donald
son Of Fairfield that Mrs. Jane Rich
mond Borden Hotchkiss. bride of four
months. whose body was found few
days ago OF Fairfield Beach. met
death by accidental drowning was
challenged today by DR.. P. A. Chris
tian.
Dr. Christian expressed belief that
Mrs. Hotchkiss had died in the water
from a powerful drug. He declared
that the investigation had resolved
itself into q difference OF opinion be-
tween medical men. but that he waa
convinced the case was one OF q well
planned suicide.
says Autopsy Needed.
DR.. Christian, who was first to
examine the body, declared that the
nature OF the drug could be deter
mined only by an autopsy. He ad-
mitted that tablets found In the bath
house in which Mrs. Hotchkiss dress
ed for her final swim showed no poi
sonous Ingredients.
Relatives and friends Of Mrs. Hotch-
kiss, the wife OF q wealthy retired
machine-gun manufacturer Of Bridge
port, and who. before her marriage
lived in Erie, Pa, hold that sudden
immersion in tho cold waves was the
cause of death
Report Says Accident.
Medical Examiner Donaldson's re.
port to the coroner gave the cause OF
death as accidental drowning while
bathing" DR.. Donaldson added that
he was satisfied death was not caus-
ed by the criminal act, omission oI
carelessness of any other person Oh
persons and that an inquest is un-
necessary"
II washed my hands Of the case
when I sent that report to the coro.
ner," DR.. Donaldson said today
Mrs. Hotchkiss may possibly have
been seized with an attack of apo
plexy or severe kemorrhages of tht
brain while in bathing. 1 do not think
there 10 any necessity for an autopsy
or further Investigation. however. a
I am convinced no other person wal
responsible for her death"
Evening star., 1922-07-12
PASSAGE OF MAILS DEMANDED
IN PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION

Hadng's proclamation connection with
strike situation, folows
Proclamation
in ..
United Railroad LABOR Board recently
the other declaring the craft work
therefore. practice
contract shop practice; and
the operation Of railroads In
tats the who choose under the
others decline
with
of ourp
Now. therefore. Harding
States
all
Transportation and the carrying Of the United States mails
ns of
and to and
liberty
public
whereof
seal Of the United States
Done the city of Washington
rd one nine hundred and and of the
WARREN g. HARDING
BY the President:
CHARLES E. Secretary Of
Evening star., 1922-07-12
RESERVE BANK HIT
BY CHECK DECISION
Authority Exceeded, Judge
Holds, Approving the "Mas-
sachusetts Rule"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. G., July 1z.-Signing q
Judgment for $4,000 against the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond. Judge
Henry G. Connor. federal district court
here. yesterday declared that the bank
had exceeded Its authority In accept
ing from the Bank Of Lumberbridge its
check on another bank In payment OF
check held by the reserve bank for col
lection. An appeal probably win be
taken to definitely establish tho Ques-
tions involved.
Judge Connor holds that the 'Massa-
ohus sets rule" that banks collecting
checks are agents of the original drawee
Of the check and not Of the first bank
handling the same has become OF uni
versal application.
Two speciac Questions.
He reduces the issues presented In
the case to two, the right OF the reserve
bank to transmit the check directiy to
the Bank Of Lumberbridge and the
right OF the reserve bank to accept any
payment other than money.
The question came before Judge Con-
nor in a suit brought by Malloy Brothers
of Ouitman, Ga, against the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond and Napier
H G. Balfour OF FayetteHlle-
On November 3o.. 1920. Balfour sent
check for $4,000 to ,Malloy Brothers
who deposited it for collection with the
Perry Banking Company Of Perry, Fla
After passing through banks at Jack;
sonville and Atlanta, the check reached
the Federal Reserve Bank OF Richmond
and on December 10 was transmitted
directly to the Bank Of Lumberbridge.
Check Marked "Paid."
On December 13 the drawee bank
marked the check paid" charging 1t tc
the account Of Balfour. and on the same
date sent to the reserve bank its checi
on the Atlantic Banking and Trust Com.
pany Of Greensboro for ss,2oa:so' ir
payment of that and other items
On December II the reserve bani
was informed that the check CHI *. on Greens en-
w;red the Bank Of Lumberbridge i,
must make the check good. but the lat
Ter bank was placed in the hands OF
receiyer on December 23, before tht
check was paid. The check was charget
back by each bank. in turn. and finally
debitsd to Malloy Brothers by theil
bank.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
FORCE IF REQUIRED
TO BACK PRESIDENTS
PROCLAMATION
CONTINUED from First Page.l

people of the country and that its ef-
feet both upon railway executives ana
the great body of striking workers
would be such as to clarity the at
mosphere and create feeling differ
ent from that which has actuated
both parties to the strike.
In the event of the proclamation
proving ineffective, the impfesalo,n
tate and federal troops would be
called upon to see that mail trains:
ssnsciaiiy. were operated without
mpIsstation. These same officials ex-
pressed the opinion that while the
striking railway workers nat1,aMy ai
t.sIinSs in various ways during q
rrsat strike, yet few. If any, would
ss,oan to any move that would interfere
With the movement Of the mails
Evening star., 1922-07-12
POSTMASTER GENERAL
BUYS new STAMP
Special Delivery Souvenir Will Be
Presented to President Hard
ing as Keepsake.

Postmaster General Work pur-
chased tho first stamp Of the new
special delivery series today when
they went on sale at the philatelic
agency at the Washington city post
office.
He will present the stamp to the
President. together with a die-proof
prepared from the master die from
which the stamp is printed at the bu-
reau OF engraving and printing. The
boy on q motor cycle.
w. /. Glover. third assistant post
master general. who has supervision
over the design. manufacture and is
suing Of postage stamps, purchased
the second stamp for his wife, who Is
an enthusias site stamp collector.
The new stamp also went on sale
at the post Office today and met with
the general liking Of the public.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
FLYING TO SIBERIA.
American Reaches Alaska
Second Attempt at Fea$

DAWSON CITY. Y. T., July 12.-In
his second attempt to fly from the
United States to Siberia by way of
the Behring sea, o. o. Prest of Neva
today was preparing to hop OF for
Fairbanks and Nome, Alaska, whence
will begin the last and most severe
leg Of the fight.
Prest landed here yesterday. the
first man to fly to the Yukon from
the south. He took the route from
Skagway, Alaska, to White Horse
through the White pass and over the
Chilkoot range to Selkirk.
A mountain blizzard wrecked
Prest's airplane last year when he
first essayed the flight to Siberia
Evening star., 1922-07-12
EASTERN STRIKERS
WILL REMAIN OUT
Won't Return Till Satisfied,
Regardless of Mails,
Says Leader.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. July 12.-President
Hardings proclamation on the rail
shop crafts strike resulted today in
a public declaration by the strike
conduct" committee of the eastern
railroads that they would continue
on strike until q satisfactory settle
ment 10 reached, even If every mail
train in the district is Cancelled"
The declaration issued by John ].
Dowd, chairman of the workers COM
mittee, said:
metropolitan district will, OF course.
obey to the letter the Presidents
that the precise meaning Of the
document should be more clearly de-
fined. To this end we have adopted
the following Interpretation of the
proclamation, upon which we base
our policy for this district:
putable right to decline to work. We
believe this right Is superior to any
presidential proclamation. We assume
therefore. that the President did not
intend in other parts Of the document
to impute illegality to our refusal to
nulled as a direct result OF such refusal
"The shop workers in the port Of New
York area will continue on strike until
q satisfactory settlement is reached
even If every mail train in the district
is Cancelled. On the other hand, acts OF
violence or the physical interference
with the movement Of trains will not be
J tolerated by this committee. As a mat
ter of fact, the absence Of acts Of this
kind in tho New York district is the one
sensational feature of this strike which
has not appeared in the newspaper
headlines. In 30 far as President Harding
| refers to such acts we heartily concur
Tho PROCLAMATION was unnecessary as
far as we are concerned"
Evening star., 1922-07-12
RAIL YARD CLERK
SHOT AT CREWE, VA
Fatally Hurt While on Picket
Duty at Norfolk and West
! ern Offices.
nr the Associated Press.


CREWE, Va, July 12.-Russell Wig
gins, a Norfolk and Western yard
once clerk, was killed and an un-
identified man was wounded, when
some one shot into a crowd OF picket
ing clerks at the station here at 1o:45
o'clock last night. All the Norfolk
and Western clerks here have struck,
and the men were picketing the COM
pany's local offices when the shoot
ing occurred The wounded man,
whose name could not be ascertained,
it is understood. was taken to his
home.
While in union circles 1t was de-
clared the shooting was done by a
Norfolk and Western detective guard
sent here to guard the company
property, this could not be confirmed
today. The authorities have made
no arrests. nor have they announced
what action will he taken in connec-
tion with the trouble. 1t Is under
stood that between twenty-five ana
thirty detective guards are on duty
here.
Soon after the shooting intense ex-
citement among the strikers ana
townspeople prevailed, but today the
situation was quiet and the author
ities expected no further trouble 10
grow out of the affair.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
ASSAULT CASE PR0REp.

Thomas Allen. 20 years old, col
ored, Of 621 Rhode Island avenue is
being held by the police today for in
vestigation into the assault upon
Park Hotel Monday, morning. De-
tectivea Scrivner, Flaherty and Fow-
ler are investigating the case. Mrs.
Vidmer woke up Mondsy morning,
she told police. following the depart
ure of her husband for work, to ind
at her throat, She was struck, and
the negro ran. She notified House
Detective Harry Daugherty, who re-
ported the assault to Acting Inspector
Of Detectives Plemmons. Anthony
Ford, colored, 81. Of 1871 Seaton street.
who also was held for Investigation
Yesterday, was released. Police are
continuing the investigation today,
but have not reached the point where
charges have been entered.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
D. C. FISCAL INQUIRY
AWAITS RULING ON
STATUS OF SURPLUS

Chairman Phipps Of the Joint con-
gressional committee investigating
the fiscal relations OF tho District and
the federal government with regard
to the surplus revenues Of the District
now in the Treasury. said today that
to the legal phase Of the investigation.
As soon as that IL in hand, he said,
and the committee obtains q similar
report from the corporation counsel.
the joint committee will proceed with
the investigation. Senator Phipps
indicated that 1t might be several
days before he hears from the Depart
ment Of Justice. He said that the
committee had asked II. J. Galloway,
the representative OF the Department
Of Justice. to make a thorough ex-
animation of the laws before SUBJ
mitting his report.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
FAMILY IS WIPED OUT
when TRAIN HITS AUTO
Party on Way to Wedding, Includ.
ing Prospective Bride, Dead at
Railroad Crossing.
BY the Associated Pres,

By the Associated Pres.
GREENVILLE. Pa. July IA fam
lily party Of five, travelling by auto
mobile from Altoona, Pa, to Erie. Pa,
to attend q wedding tomorrow, was
wiped out near here today when the
machine was struck by q train on
the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad
Among the dead was Miss Edith
Schultz, who was to have been the
bride. N.-+
Harry Schultz. Mrs. Mary Schultz,
Florence Schultz, age four years:
Miss Edith Schultz and John Hamor,
age eighty. father Of Mrs, Schultz,
all Of Altoona, Pa are dead.
The automobile was making good
time as It approached q sunken cross
ing: The train. two light engines
and. q caboose. also was said to have
been travelling at high speed, The
automobile was dragged almost a
quarter OF Q mile.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
UNION MEN RAP CHIEF.
Suspension of Bootksspers' Char.
ter Called High-Handed.

NEW YORK, July 12.-Denouncing
as star chamber proceedings" the
suspension Of the charter of the
countantsr Union. on orders from
Samuel .Gompsrs, nine members Of
the or9anisation.s executive commit
tee annoMpceA last night that the
union would hold . nesting next
Monday night to take action on ''thte
hiEh handed attempt to deprive NJ
81 membership In the American FEEDER
ktfon Of Labor and to diScorg4nfae
and disrupt oux organisations"
Evening star., 1922-07-12
SAY D. c. SHOPMEN
CIRCULATED PLEA
Terminal Company Officials
Receive Copy of Paper
Handed "Neighbors."

Striking shopmen are believed by
oficials of the Washington Terminal
Company to be circulating plea for
support of the strike among families
living in neighborhoods where strik-
ers as we'll as strikebreakers reside.
Into the hands of the officials at
the Union station today fell one Of
tho alleged circulars, which asked for
support of the strike, and appealed
to the recipient to influence a strike
breaker in the neighborhood to do
his share in making the railroad jobs
of the country jobs that will enable
an American citizen to educate his
children and receive rate of paw
that will enable him to live accord
ing to American standards" The cir
cular is mimeographed and is signed
THE Committee"
1,5OO "FelIow Citizens
1t states in the first paragraph that
the Department of Labor has just is
sued a bulletin estimating the num-
ber of strikers in the country at
1,150.000, and follows by stating that
$500 of the number are your fellow
citizens of Washington"
Then the circular says:
THE fifteen hundred in Washing
ton were compelled to lay down their
tools in protest against the Chinese
coolie rate of pay and working con-
ditions inflicted on them by a recent
decision of the United States Rail-
road Labor Board. board created by
law. and clothed with the authority
and responsibility of fixing wages and
working conditions that are fair
and reasonable
latitude COmmendable.o
"The workers of Washington who
are on strike, and who typify the real
American citizen. have assumed g
most commendable attitude, and are
doing exactly what every railroad
employe of the shop crafts is doing
in nearly every city, town and hamlet
throughout the broad expanse Of the
United States. In a majority of case:
they are men with families; tax pay.
ers; the very highest type of citizens
who were compelled to take this &C.
tion only after their representative:
before the Railroad Labor Board hat
exhausted every possible argument
to have a decision more favorable tt
them rendered.
''You can, we feel sure. muster among
your category of acquaintances a deal
friend who was compelled to resort
to this drastic action. and We feel yor
can do them a good service if you will
make 1t a point to visit them and en-
courage them to hold the fort
"It Is with considerable disappoint
ment we are moved to inform you tina
. ----, living at
street. did not join, as his fellow work
ers throughout the country did. and W,
are. therefore, appealing to you to us,
your best endeavors to have him d.
his share in making the railroad job:
of the country Jobs that will enabl,
an American citizen to educate hi.
: children and receive a rate Of pay tina
will enable him to live according tt
American standards.
I'VE hope you will comply with tn,
two above named requests, feeling
sure that in doing so you will expert
ence feeling of having done you
share in making this better place fol
q workingman to live in.
Respectfully.
THE COMMITTEE"
Evening star., 1922-07-12
PROBE rARR1Na OF FOREMAN
Roodhouse, I'LL, officials Investi-
gate Attack on Worker.

BY the Associated Press,
ROODHOUSE. ILL.,. July 13.-City
officials today began an investigation
into the tarring and feathering Of Bert
Dickson. night roundhouse foreman Of
the Chicago and Alton shops here, by
twenty-five or thirty masked men.
Dickson was on strike one day and
went back to. work.
Special policemen sworn in a. . re-
suit Of the shopmen's strike asserted
that Dickson. who said he was q
nephew Of w. g. Bierd. president Of
the Chicago and Alton railroad, prob
ably was given the coat of tar and
feathers by sympathizers Of the striking
shopmen. although the identity Of the
men could not be learned.
Dickson left Roodhouse on a train
for Chicago last night after the tarrinR
and festhering had been carried out
quietly.
Seizing Dickson at the roundhouse,
the men. who wore handkerchiefs over
their faces. took him to a secluded
point several miles from the city and
applied the tar and feathers. Dickson
was left to return on foot
MANY DEAD ENarNEa
Evening star., 1922-07-12
MANY DEAD ENGINES.
B. and o. sidings Full Of Locomo-
tives and Cars at Willard, Ohio.

By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 1.-THE
worst rail congestion in northern Ohio
because Of the shipments strike is at
Willard. Baltimore and Ohio railroad d
junction point, according to dispatches
received here from Willard. Forty.six
dead engines stand in tho roundhouse
there and twenty-one Of the twenty-four
tracks at that point are blocked With
cars.
Federal Judge D. c. westenhsver h,,
granted an injunction to the Erie Rail-
road Company restraining pickets or
strikers from interfering with. men At
work In the Erie shops and rouHdhouss
at Kent, Ohio. where between 400 and
400 men are out on strike,
One hundred women, wives of strtk-
ing railroad shopmen, Eathered in
front OF the New York Central rail.
road offices in the Collinwood yards
this morning and hurled taunts and
denes At the men going to work.
Police dispersed tho crowd after ar
resting four women and one man, A
rev bricks were thrown, police say.
and one Of the women In CHARGED with
assault and battery on . police lieu
tenant The others are charged with
violating the sidewalk ordnance.
Strike Bympathixers arc alleged to
have stoned the homo of q railroad
worker In Collinwood last night
nrAr I'm ru~Ae -@--
Evening star., 1922-07-12
TICKET OFFICE CLOSED.
Norfolk & Western Acts as Clerks
Go on Strike.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. July 12.-Due
to the Norfolk and Western strike,
Supt. H. c. Weller of the Portsmouth
division of the road ordered the city
ticket Office here closed indefinitely
Passenger Agent Cliff Connen and
Assistant Passenger Agent e. V. Per-
dow were sent to Kenova. where they
will sell tickets in the Norfolk and
Western depot there. When the
clerks walked out at kenova, the
depot was left without a selling force
About 100 Norfolk and Western
clerks here are to go on strike at
10 o'clock this morning. This was
decided at a mass meeting last night
Every clerk and freight handler is
expected to quit work.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
FORD TO EXTEND PROFIT
SHARING TO RAIL men
Widening of Scope Awaits Only
Permission Of State Utilities
Commission.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT. Mich, July 12.-As soon
as permission can be obtained from the
state public utilities commission the
profit-sharing plan by which Ford Mo-
tor Company employees are permitted
to invest part of their wages in the
company win be extended to employees
of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
railroad. owned by Henry Ford.
Reports to this effect were confirmed
today at the Offices Of Mr.. Ford, when
It was announced E. g. Liebold, repre-
senting the Ford interests, had ap-
peared before the commission at Lam
sing yesterday and asked for permission
to extend the plan A written state
ment is to be filed by Mr.. Liebold with
the commission, the decision to follow
a study Of this statement.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
SHARES LIQUOR REVENUE.

VICTORIA. B c.. July ia:-Brttish
Columbia municipalities will receive
81 direct revenue q share OF the last
six month"; ipront made by the pro.
.yinciai Hquor administratton, equal
10 about S1.60 per head. Under the
iiquors act municipelities recetvs o1e-
control after : reserve fund has been
1foYids1 1ors = s 80 - = e. .s 8
Evening star., 1922-07-12
PRoMINENT BRIT0N Dies.

LONDON, July 12.-Sir Thomas
Glen Goats, chairman Of J. 4 p. Coats.
limited, and former liberal member
OF parliament for West Renfrewshtre,
died today at his home. Ferguslie
PARK, Paisley. He was seventy-six.
He was created q baronet In 1894. His
wife. who was Elise Agnes walker,
Montreal. died in lsIa
Evening star., 1922-07-12
PARLEY ON RENT BODY.
Bali and oolladay Confer & 1 Over
worninaes for Commission.

Senator Ball. chairman OF the Dis
iaday, republican national comsmittee,
man for the District. are 10 nave 3hs =
Gsnitni in regard to the appointment
oS The District Rent Commission; It
w.s leaned today. Probably they
viii later see the President.
The nomination of the. aye rent rent
es%mi.sion,srs 1,,r ,.x is s,ls, sprovidins fer the
cnntsnnance Of the commission was
Sfaned Nay q. The old commission
H functioning until its successor Is
appointed.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
SUSPECTS DEATH FAILS
TO HALT MURDER PROBE
Alleged Slayer Of Camp Eustis Girl
Said to Have Died From.
Poisoning.
By the Associated Press.

NEPORT NEWS. Va. July 1.-THE
death by poison in his jail cell Mon
charged with the murder of Miss Rose
Brady. at Camp Eustis, on June 10,
will not result in dropping further in
vestigation Of the case, 1t was said by
H. s. White, in charge of Department
Of Justice agents, who worked up the
case against Van Arsdale.
Nothing further could be learned
as to when an inquest over Van Ars-
dale's body will be held. II at all.
Coroner B. r. Gary said the case OBJ
viously was one Of poisoning. but add
ed that he did not believe an inquest
necessary.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
SUMMERS WOULD RUN.
District Attorney Mentioned for
Congress by Virginia Friends.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, July III p.
summers, SUNNI, S,o % !. im .stsnSsncn cs,, ,,pon -.
court here. whom shown a. dispatch
from Bristol that he was, being
doomed for republican nomination for
Congress. in the ninth district, pro-
pounded the following question to
Representative Slemp through the
local press: q
"If your party should nominate you
would you accept the nomination.
Mr. Summers declares that he 10 not
a candidate for the nomination and
that he is in favor OF nominating Mr..
Slemp again. Although not . candi-
date and despite the 1act that he does
not want to 90 to Congress, Mr.. Sum-
mers said he would accept tho nomi-
nation IL named by the convention.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
boards of adjustment to hear all dis

boards Of adjustment to hear all dis
putes except those involving wages.
Invitations to attend today's big
four" conference were sent to the fol-
lowing: T. Dewitt Cuyler. chairman of
the railway executives associations,
and other rail executives: Warren 8.
Stone. president Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers; w. G. Lee. pres
ident of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen; D. B. Robertson, president
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen; L. e. Sheppard,
president Of the brotherhood Of Rail-
way Conductors. and T. E. Cashen. pres
ident of the Switchmen's Union Of North
America.
Evening star., 1922-07-12
NEW ARMY CUT LIKELY.
Japan May stiN Further Reduce
Military Forces.
Nv The Associated PresR.

By the Associated Ptet9.
Il TOXIC. July 12.--still further re.
dpctions Of the japanese army. below
those announced on July. I. are con-
templated by Minister Of War Ynma.
nashi. It was charged that the sur-
gested army reforms did not complete
the demands Of the diet.