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Evening star., 1922-08-15
CIRCLE Of DEATH
MISSED TWO MEN
Maryland Triple Slayer Had
Four Marked to Go
With Him.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Spec!dl blSpdtcn 10 Inc Staf
FREDERICK, Nd, August 10
Not the slightest motive has yet been
established for the two murders and
suicide. enacted at the hamlet of
F'riZtown, along the Frederick Car
roll county line, Saturday night. when
Samuel Bradford and r. Oliver Shep-
erd were shot and instantly killed
by Andrew Fritz. who afterward
turned the weapon on himself and
sent bullet through his brain.
Two Others Marked.
1t did develop, however. that Fritz
had determined to kill two other men,
one of them John Shane, and the
other probably Lee Borne. The first
part of the crime program of Fritz
went through. He shot down Brad
ford on the public road near Fritz
town. went directly to the Sheperd
home, where he shot Oliver Sheperd
and it is said at the Sheperd home
that he left there to go to the Shane
home. after which he had planned to
shoot the fourth person. All OF the
men, including Boone, were associ-
ates of Fritz, and apparently were
on the most amicable of terms
Identified by Brother.
Bradford was identified yesterday
as being member of a prominent
family at Savage, Md. A brother told
the authorities at Mount Airy that
his brother dad fought during the
world war in France, had been shell
shocked and invalided home. and
shortly after recovery had disap-
peared. He had not been heard of
for a number of years. until notice
of his death was seen in newspapers
The body was sent yesterday to Saw
age, where the funeral was held to-
day.
Relatives of Shepherd claimed the
body of the second victim, and it was
sent TO Baltimore for burial
Fritz was buried yesterday at
Mount Airy in the potter's field at
the expense of the county. Members
of his family declined to have any
thing to. do with the funeral.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The so-called acceptance by the
railroad executives of President
Harding's proposal that strikers be
reinstated while seniority disputes
are left to the United States Rail
road Labor Board has been discover
ed to be no substantial acceptance
after all.
Although the White House was un-
der the impression at first that the
making of a majority and minority
report by the rail executives was of
no particular Importance, on the
theory that the action of the ma
jority bound the minority, the op-
posite is true. President Harding
has been informed that the minority
among the railway executives. which
includes such big systems as the
Pennsylvania. will not be bound by
the action of the other roads and
will go their own way.
This disbursement has cast a
damper on what might otherwise
have produced an unqualified meas
ure of support for the rail executives.
The reply of the majority made
favorable impression on MIR. Harding.
who thought the proposal fair and
equitable. Now he has learned that
work for the minority of the roads
would not be reinstated. This is the
stumbling block of the present situa-
ton and is the main reason for the
fiat refusal given by the strikers to
the Presidents proposal.
Delay of Rejection.
In other words, the strikers waited
to see whether the rail executives
would agree to take back those who
had gone out on strike. and when it
became apparent that no general
agreement was possible they placed
before Mr.. Harding their rejection of
his plan.
The intervention by the brother
hood chiefs has brought the situation
to climax. Almost everybody in Wash
ingtOn is fearful of a general tie-up
of transportation if the labor men are
goaded too far. Just as the seniority
issue arose after the strike had be-
gun on quite another basis, namely, q
refusal to accept a wage decision, sc
is the seniority problem developing
some academic arguments which are
making the brotherhood leaders ap-
prehensive of their own rights.
Indeed, while the trainmen. engi-
neers and conductors are not directly
involved in the controversy. their
spokeSmen have discovered that fun
damental issue has arisen and will be
settled in the shopmen strike. which
will affect labor on the nations trans
portation systems for some time to
come.
Priority Question Crux.
The question of whether man who
quits his job leaves the employ of the
railroad in a legal tsense or whether
he is still in the r ads employ, but
Evening star., 1922-08-15
BUDGET OFFICERS
TOMEET DIRECTOR
Gen. Lord Arranges Series
of Luncheons-WiII Make
Lecture Tour.

A series of luncheons to bring to-
gether the budget officers of all de-
partments of the government with
get, Gen. Lord. and his assistants will
be inaugurated tomorrow at 1890 at
the New Ebbitt Hotel.
Announcement of the luncheons was
made today by Gen. Lord, who de-
clared the discussion of the budget
from such friendly and round table
contact might be expected to result
most successfully in the conduct of
the business of the government.
While various meetings Of budget
officials have been held from time to
time, tomorrow will be the first meet
ing of it's kind since Gen. Lord as
sumed dictatorship of the bureau.
Yesterday a luncheon brought to-
gether Director Lord, his assistants
and the chiefs of the co-ordinating
board, when the problems Of the 1924
estimates were considered.
Carrying the message of the budget
and it's increased efficiency in the
conduct of the public business to the
people, Gen. Lord will during the late
summer, fall and winter make a num-
ber of addresses before associations
and clubs in various parts Of the
country On September IL he will
speak in Chicago to the Manufac-
turers' Association and to gather
ing of public accountants; late in
September he will address a gather
ing of public accountants at Atlantic
City: in October he will speak to a
meeting of Civitan, kiwanis, Rotary
and business clubs at Chattanooga
and on February IA he will speak
twice in Boston to an association of
government officials and on the oc-
casion of the opening of the College
of Business Administration of Boston
College.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
FAMILY ROW AIRED.
Woman Under 5000 Bond Not to
Harm Unborn Child.

Mrs. Francie Ware, 3141 NJ street
northwest, charged with making
threats against the unborn child of
Mrs. Mary T. Binn. 1888 NJ street
northwest, was in the United States
branch Of Police Court today before
Judge John P. Mcmahon to air the
family trouble. The evidence showed
that Mrs. Binn is soon to become a
mother and that Mrs. Ware, her sis
ter law, had, on August 10, threat
ened to do Mrs. Binn physical injuries
that would kill the unborn child Mrs.
Ware denied the charge.
The court held both the defendant
and the complaining witness. Mrs.
Binn, in the sum of 5000 bonds to keep
the peace, and. in default to serve
thirty days in Jail They furnished
the bonds.
Evening star., 1922-08-15

dent that his proposal had been
unanimously declined for four rea-
sons.
The first was that in a previous
proposal the President had suggested
that all employees on strike be re-
Seniority and other rights unim-
paired"
"Your proposal of August is that
the seniority question be agreed to
or, rather, disposed of. only after they
have returned to work." the letter
said. This strike cannot be. and nc
other railroad strike has been, set
tied until it was agreed that all en-
ployes on strike are to be returned
to work and to their former positions
with seniority and other rights unim-
paired
The second reason declared that
"there is no penalty in the transpor-
tation act against employees who
strike when an injustice is done
through decision OF the Railroad
Labor Board" Forfeiture of senior
ity, it was added. would read into
the transportation act penalty which
is not contained therein"
Point to Conflicting Proposals.
The third reason, after reciting that
the unions had agreed to a former
settlement proposal of the President
said that the writer's were unable to
: understand why, after we had ac-
cepted your own terms of agreement
you should now request US to accept a
proposal which is directly in conflict
with your former proposed agree
ment."
AS a fourth reason the leaders de-
clared the Presidents --latest proposal
impracticable' and tending to create
a chaotic condition because of the
undetermined seniority status of the
Concluding, the letter asserted that
railroad employees were mindful OF
the public interest, that in this strike
they had been willing to accept an
original settlement arrangement
which "did not require that the en-
ployes make a concession of prac-
tically every issue which brought
about the strike" and that 'if press
statements are correct the managers
of some Of the railroads the last few
days have frankly admitted that they
do not desire at, this time to settle
the strike, but hope to be permitted
to continue their efforts to disinte-
CRATE the. organizations Of railroad
employees"
Cbairmen Of the big four brother
hoods late yesterday spent more than
two hours in conference with Presi-
dent Harding in which it was declar.
1 ed a whole basketful. Of propositions
were discussed"
Evening star., 1922-08-15
NOVA SCOTIA COAL MINES
CLOSE AS $4,000 STRIKE
Union Men Repudiate Agreement
Which Officers Made With
Steel COMPANY,

SYDNEY, N. s., August 15.-virtu-
ally every important coal mine in
Nova Scotia is closed today by O.
strike of upward of 1900 miners.
Five thousand Cape Breton miners at
mass meeting at Glace Bay and
other large meetings repudiated the
agreement which their officers made
with the British Empire Steel Cor
poration and declared for the strike.
Terms of the latest company offer
raised minimum data rates from $2.85
to 1925 and contract rates 10 per
cent. This would give rate Of pay
about % per cent below the wages
Of 1921, which the miners are asking.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
LETTER PRAISES POLICE.
Colored Masonic Festivities Free OF
Disorders. Saws Official.

Jesse H. Mitchell. grand master of
the colored F. A. A. NJ. has written
Maj. Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of
police, thanking him for the excellent
manner in which the police handled the
throngs during the recent Masonic gath
ering in this city. He especially men,
toned Acting Inspector W. S. Shelby
and Capt. Edward keefe OF the eighth
precinct for their assistance
Grand Master Mitchell wrote:
'When we consider that fully 10000
people were assembled at 10th and U
streets northwest on the date of our
corner stone laying and the two pa
rades. also the vast gathering of out
of-town people here. and the fact that
not one single instance of disorder was
reported to me during the entire time,
it is certainly remarkable and speaks
well for the courtesy Of the officers and
men Of your force"
Mai. Sullivan also received a similar
letter from S. H. Webb, 2141s Elm
street.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
Roads Support of President
Found to Mean Opposition

merely il the Same status as sus,
pended employe would be II the road
took the initiative, has become the
crux of the dispute. The labor lead
the roads employ; first, because ne
has not been dismissed. and: second,
has not given notice of his intention
permanently to remain out OF the
roads employ.
If it should be decided-and the
United States Labor Boards decisions
have complicated the matter-that a
striker is no longer the employe OF
railroad when he goes out on a strlke'
then the brotherhood chiefs claim
that the Railroad Labor Board hss IN
effect put into operation an anu.
strike provision as powerful as II
Congress had enacted one. The truth
is Congress did have such provision
under consideration and the senate
passed it, but it was eliminated IN
conference President Harding mas
told the labor leaders that ne taVors
such a provision now just as ne did
when he was member OF the senate.
The brotherhoods are working
tooth and nail to prevent the estap
nshment of any precedent which VIII
affect them in case they have griev-
ances in the future and wish 10 s1riKe
as means of protest. Similarly the
rail executives are adamant, not De
cause they have recruited so many
embarrassing for them to dismiss
strikebreakers, but because they want
to hold the threat of a loss or senior
ity rights over the heads of all
railroad workers in the future.
Right to Strike Question.
The present controversy, therefore,
has resolved itself into a question
of whether workers on railroads
have the right to strike at all. There
is prsponderant opinion among Mr..
Harding and his advisers that the
right to strike should be denied in
an industry so essential to the public
welfare as the railroad systems of
the country. But accompanying such
a denial of the right to strike must
be, it is recognized, some protection
to the workers.
This would be provided by the
United States Railroad Board, but the
difficulty is that the authority of the
board is not firmly established, and
if the truth be told the personnel of
the Labor Board is not of as high
grade as it should be to weigh care
fully the rights of all the disputants.
The railroads. moreover, have con-
tested the validity of decisions of the
board and employed all sorts of meas
| ures to delay. the effectiveness Of de-
cisions of the Railroad Board by
, court action. This has aggravated
the workers and caused them to lose
respect for the Labor Board. Until
the Labor Board earns the respect of
both employers and employees and the
public as well and has the prestige to
convince both sides of the futility of
disobedience the denial of the right
to strike on railroads will be fought
in Congress by the labor bloc and
the situation will be little changed
from what it was when the present
strike began.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1922-08-15
SENATE APPROVES
TARIFF ON LACES
Rates on Embroideries, Pic
ture Films and Photographic
Cameras Also Fixed.

Tariff duties of 80 per cent al
valorem on laces and so per cent ad
valorem on embroideries were ap-
proved today by the Senate. after
unsuccessful efforts of Senator smith.
democrat, South Carolina. to have
them reduced. An amendment to re-
store the Underwood duty of 90 per
cent was rejected, 35 to "a, and an
other to make the duty on laces %
per cent was disagreed to, 33 to 70.
Four republicans-Borah. Capper,
Kellogg and Lenreot-supported the
lower rates, while one democrat
Broussard. opposed them
Republican proponents of the COM
mittee rates. including Senators Nc
Lean of Connecticut, and FrelinS-
huysen, New Jersey. argued that the
duties proposed were necessary TO
protect the industry. This contention
was disputed by Senator Smith.
Approved Without Contest:
Committee rates on motion picture
films were approved without a con-
test On Photographic cameras
duty of 20 per cent ad valorem was
approved.
Rush Work on Amendments.
The Senate drove forward swiftly
in its consideration of the committee
amendments to the tariff bill yester-
day. The sundries schedule and the
free list were under consideration.
Only a few contests developed.
The finance committee majority en-
countered a defeat when it sought
to remove oil cake and oil cake meal
from the free list to the dutiable
list with a rate Of one-half- accent a
pound Senator Gooding of Idaho,
chairman of the republican-agricul-
tural-tariff bloc, supported the pro-
posal. which was opposed by senator's
Wadsworth of New York and other
republicans, and by Senator Reed of
Missouri and other democrats. The
amendment was rejected, 81 to %.
Senator Broussard, democrat, Lou
isiana, lost his fight to remove from
the free list 'blackstrap' molasses
used in the manufacture of cattle
feeds. He contended that this type
of molasses from Cuba was being
dumped into this country and that
Louisiana producers were unable to
dispose of their product. He charged
that feed manufacturers had con-
Quoted a propaganda against duty
and that they were proflteerlng.
Compromise Reached.
There was a tie vote. one to one, on
one committee proposal, SO per cent
duty on umbrellas. parasols and sun
shades, and Chairman McCumber OF
the finance committee and Senator
Robinson, democrat. Arkansas. who
were the opponents in the matter,
compromised on duty of 40 per cent.
Mr. Robinson first urged 35 per cent.
A committee proposal to insert in
the free list a paragraph dealing with
agricultural implements. retaliatory
provision aimed at Canada, was de-
feated without a roll call. Under the
provision there would have been i'm
posed upon such implements coming
from any other country, province or
dependency such a rate of duty as
that country. province or dependency
imposed upon like articles from the
United States.
Evening star., 1922-08-15

at Georgetown convent, also was in
jured.
Mr.. Tumulty said he has no idea
OF the extent of the injuries other
than what was contained in the ca
blegram. He is anxiously awaiting
further information. Mrs. Tumulty
the mother, with the other Tumulty
children. IS at summer resort in
New Jersey.
! Miss Tumulty, who has been a stu
dent at Georgetown convent for two
years. was one of party of convent
girls who left Washington more than
month and half ago to visit Eu-
rope and incidentally to attend the
Passion Play spectacle at Oberam-
mergau. They were to have returned
to washington early in September,
Evening star., 1922-08-15
BY GEORGE WITTE.
Rv Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
- 1000

By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1922.
BERLIN, August 15.-The talking
flm," the dream Of Edison and other
world famous inventors, has come
true at last. Before a group of
American newspaper men Lee De
Forest, q leading wireless inventor
and one Of the men who put the radio
with all its marvellous possibilities
in so many homes. showed several
reels Of movies today in which the
photographed persons actually spoke
to the lookers-on. One Of them even
played violin and 1t sounded as
though it were in the same room:
although the pictures and sounds had
been filmed several days before.
According to Mr.. De Forest the out
standing feature Of his invention Is
that he Is able to photograph sounds
as II they were pictures. A cut-out
Of one of the films showed 9 standard
size movie strip perforated on both
sides and the actual picture in the
Evening star., 1922-08-15
PRESIDENT TO LAY
RAIL CRISIS BEFORE
CONGRESS IN 48 HOURS
tContinued from First Page.)

with Speaker Gillett of the House.
Leaders of the railroad labor or
ganiZations today made public the re-
lection of President Hardings final
offer for settlement of the national
strike of shop craftsmen. but de-
clared that attempts to mediate the
difficulties by direct dealings between
railroad executives and heads Of the
-four brotherhoods" were still in
progress
The union leaders. after a confer
ence, also made public statement
declaring that the railroad executives.
by their responses to the Presidents
final offer, had also declined to ac-
cept the Presidents proposition" and
had not even agreed to permit all
employees now on strike to return to
work
Union Heads to Stay.
Decision was reached at today's
conference that the heads of the
seven striking unions and b. NJ.
Jewell. their chairman. should re-
main in Washington for at least a
temporary period to determine Wheth-
er the brotherhood leaders are able
to get in contact with railroad eX-
ecutives.
Though Daniel Willard, president
of the Baltimore and Ohio. and War
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. both denied last night having
entered into conference on the
strike situation. it was admitted to-
day that such A meeting had been
held. but that Mr.. Willard had left the
city Immediately afterward. What
further efforts the brotherhood off,
ciaIs would make was not disclosed.
Mr.. Jewell in making public the
unions letter of rejection said it was
and that there was no change in
the outlook.
With reference to the sporadic
walkouts in the west of other crafts
not on national strike. brotherhood
leaders said all such walkouts were
under investigation by representa-
tives of the national organizations.
The conductors and trainmen. it was
explained, are not free to leave en-
ployment until a committee action
has been taken locally by their or
ganizations, while the engineers. fire.
men and switchmen are permitted
under present orders of their chiefs
to leave employment individually
wherever they consider their 'lives
in danger" by the posting of rail-
road guards or the operation of
equipment which they consider un-
safe. All five of these organizations,
however. according to their national
officials. have sent and will continue
to send investigators to the locali-
ties where trouble develops.
Mr. stone, however, OecIneQ to an
swer questions as to what the engi-
neers' national officials would do in
the matter of the walkout of their
members on the, ,Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe.
Statement Attacks Roads.
The statement accompanying the
shopmen's letter of rejection, in addf-
ton to charging that the railroad
executives also had declined to accept
the Presidents proposition. in their
response said that "the railroad
arrangements apparently intend to be
the court Judge and jury for the trial
and conviction of those employees
whom they do not intend shall return
10 work"
The letter. which was. signed by the
headsef' the sever organizations on
national strike, informed the Presi-
Evening star., 1922-08-15

mer secretary to
former President
Wilson, was Seri-
ously injured in
an automobile ac-
cident in Oberam-
mergau. accord
ing to cable ad-
vices received by
Mr.. Tumulty at
his office in this
city today. The
message stated
that the accident
occurred on last
Sunday and that
Miss Mary Mecca
hill. a classmate
nf Misc
Evening star., 1922-08-15
MIDNIGHT DANCES
At CLUBS STOPPED,
BRIGHT LIGHTS OUT

NEW YORK. August 15.-Broad-
ways glittering Nights and its mid
night dance clubs both went out to-
gether at o'clock this morning. when
the police quietly but firmly stopped
all dancing at cabarets at that hour
The recent gangster battle outside
one of the hectic resorts. in which
a man was shot and killed and a
cabaret proprietor held, was given as
the cause for the order.
The police edict spread consterna-
tion among the night moths who
formerly fluttered to the tune Of jazz
orchestras until daybreak. The police
announced that the ! o'clock closing
law henceforth would be strictly en-
forced.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
SIX TRAINS TIED UP.
Passengers Attend Dance While
Waiting to Move On.

ALBUQUERQUE. n. NJ. August IS.
Six westbound through Santa Fe
trains still were tied up here early
today. Six cases of sickness on the
trains stranded here were given at
tention by the Santa Fe officials Two
seriously ill. one being H. koplo of
Philadelphia, Pa, were taken to the
Santa Fe Hospital.
More than six hundred marooned
passengers attended dance given
in their honor last night by the
chamber of commerce
Evening star., 1922-08-15
TESTS TO GET RADIO RANGE.

The bureau Of standards is planning
to conduct comprehensive tests to de-
termine the effective working ranges
Of radio telephone communication when
using various kinds of transmitting and
receiving sets. Preliminary plans have
been outlined for this work, and some
correspondence conducted in regard
to 1t.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
COMPOSER DIES BY GAS.
Louis Koemmenich Formerly Di
rected Oratorio Society.

NEW YORK. August 15.-Louis
Koemmenich, fifty-five, composer and
former director of the New York Ora
torfo Society, was found dead IN tne
Kitchen of his apartment last night,
with gas flowing from an open Jet'
in the range. A police report SAID
lit had not been. ascertained whether
the death was one of suicide or an
accident.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
SPECIAL STUDY OF RADIO,

NEW YORK, August Is. Capt
Romulo Masvidaz and Lieut.. Jose
Alonzo Of the signal corps Of the Cuban
army arrived today on the steamer
Orizaba from Havana for a two-year
course Of study with the American
Army at Camp Vail, N. J.
The men will make a special study OF
radio. which they say Is becoming pop
ular among the amateurs Of Cuba
German Lopez, member Of the Cuban
financial mission to Washington, and
Mai. Victoriano Casajus, military at
tache of the Spanish embassy at Wash
ington, also were on the steamer.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
Lady Rhonnda,
Visitor, Still Ii,
Fight for Seat

August 15.-vis-
known as Great
Britain's busiest
woman. was a
visitor in New
York today, hav-
ing arrived Sun
day on the Adri-
attic incognito. She
Is the daughter
and heiress of
England's " ar
time food control
Ter and. at his
death, inherited
all his vast for
tune and indus
trial enterprises.
II came over
hoH