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, 1922-06-28
FAILS TO WIN PRECEDENCE ovER
TARIFF AFTER pEsPER-
ATE BATTLE
TARIFF TAKES FIRST PLACE
Action on Veterans Bill Win Follow
Disposition of Duty Measure;
Sponsors Will Bring Act
Up Constantly

Washington.-The soldiers bonus
bill has been made by a vote of 50 to
8, the special order OF business OF the
senate Immediately after the final vote
on the tariff bill unless it is disposed
of before that time.
Adoption of a motion to this effect,
after an all-day fight at the outset of
which an effort TO get the bonus before
the senate, failed. Several senators
gave formal notice that they would
continue to press for action on the
bonus ahead of the tariff.
Majority Program Sticks
A move to upset the program of the
Republican majority calling for action
first on the tariff, was launched by
Senator Walsh, Democrat, SMassachu-
sets, who made a formal motion that
the tariff bill be displaced by the
bonus measure. Senator Watson, Re
publican, Indiana, moved to lay this
motion on the table and his motion pre-
vailed. Eight Democrats supported
the Watson motion INT two Republi-
cans voted against it.
, 1922-06-28
eEvERAL ARE KILLED WHEN
1000 STRIKERS STORM
ILLINOIS MINE
MANY WOUNDED IN FlGHTIAG
Exxst Toll Is unknown Gus to Con-
fusion; Thousands of Arr.d Men
Are Rushed Into Trouble
Zone

Herrin, m.-One union miner is
known to rave been-killed and many
others wounded during hostilities be-
tween striking union miners and en-
ployes of the Southern Illinois Coal
company's Strip mine near here.
Three mine guards were seriously hurt.
Reports were current that 10 to 10
employees Of the Strip mine were killed
but this could not be verified because
of the confusion at the camp.
Thousands of men, many armed.
were rushed to the camp. The striking
miners, said to number more than
1000, surrounded the camp, shooting
from all sides, and open warfare was
conducted for several hours.
The trouble followed an Indignation
meeting held just outside of Herrin,
following publication of a telegram
from John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, that
the workmen at the Strip mine, who
are members of the shovel mems union,
were common strike breakers" Mr..
Lewis telegram added that the shovel
mems union had been outlawed by the
American Federation of Labor.
, 1922-06-28
APPROVES
NAVY PERSONNEL
Bill Carries Appropriation of $685. $50,
600, and Provides Enlist
ment Of $4,000

washington.-The annual naval APP
preparation bill, carrying approximate
ly $685. 50, 600 and providing for an
enlisted personnel of $4,000 men, has
been passed by the senate and sent to
conference with the house.
Action on the enlisted personnel,
now about $4,000, is final as the SEN
ate accepted the house decision and
the question will not come before the
conferees who will deal principally
with senate Increase of about S44,-
100000 over the house bill. There was
no record vote on final passage and
no effort was made to reduce the en-
listed personnel. =
Unsuccessful efforts 10. end Ameri-
can occupation of Haiti, the Dominican
Republic and Nicaragua, and to launch
a congressional investigation of naval
Administrations marked the final days
debate.
, 1922-06-28
FARMER Stays SHERIFF
AND MINISTER IN RAID
Officers Were Shot During Search for
Suspected Still on Farm;
West Kills Self

Albany, Ore.-C. NJ. Kendall, sheriff
of Linn county, and the Rev. Roy
Healy, pastor of the First Christian
church of this city. were shot and in
stantly killed by Dave F. West, GO. a
farmer living near Plainview. The
shooting took place at the West farm
where the sheriff and the minister,
acting as a deputy sheriff. had gone
to raid a suspected moonshine still.
When word of the tragedy reached
here posses Of citizens rushed to the
West home In automobiles armed with
rifles to try to arrest the slayer.
West, after barricading himself in
his house, shot himself through the
mouth, death occurring instantly.
, 1922-06-28
$4,000 NARROWED BY FLOOD
Food Lacking in Isolated City; Dam
9 ls Enormous

San Acknowledgements thousand
acres of Rio Grande valley, with crops
valued at 81, 100000, flooded In Hidalgo
county, a fresh rise in the lower
stretches of the Rio Grande as the re-
suit of flood waters from the San Juan
river in Mexico, while the cloudburst
flood Of the upper river is nearing its
crest at Laredo, $50 miles up stream,
summarizes the border flood situation.
Meantime the fate of $4,000 inhabi-
tants of Piedras Negras, Mexico, across
the river from Eagle Pass, isolated
since railroad and railway bridges were
swept out, is causing grave concern
Nothing has beer heard from Piedras
Negras and the Mexican city has been
without water and light since that
time. The city is known to be sur
rounded by water and the food supply
is thought to be short.
, 1922-06-28
Randlt raken to hebra,ks

Rawlins, Wyo.-Fred Brown, wanted
In Omaha for the alleged Kidnapping of
two young women, and for other law
violations, is being taken to Lincoln.
Neb. He is in the custody OF Gus
Hyers, Nebraska state sheriff and
Warden Fenton of the Nebraska state
~penitentiary.
Brown will be taken to the Nebraska
prison for safe keeping II plans OF the
officers r carried out. BE 10 stIll
suffering from the wound inflicted by
d posse which captzred him near Medi-
cine Bow recently.
, 1922-06-28
,Che:oon
Copy for =. psp.rtpsns Supplied b
REGARD FOR HEROES WISHES
Judge Neterer Of Seattle Holds Re-
quest Of Soldier Killed In War
Demands First Consideration.

Is the last wish Of a soldier dying
IN the field of battle more to be re-
spected than legal forms decked out
with sealing wax? The American
Legion thinks. 1t is. Recent cases be-
fore the courts have brought the ques-
ton to the front. According to Federal
Judge Neterer of Seattle. the wish of
A soldier Killed in battle is higher law
shan any departmental regulation. Ac-
cording to this decision Agnes Claffy,
sixteen-year old niece of Clarence
Swank, is awarded the residue Of
Swank's estate, amounting to $4,000.
Swank was killed in France. Depart
mental red tape cluttered up the case
mothers the original beneficiary. In
handing down his decision Judge
Neterer cited precedents extending
back to the days of Caesar and the
l~egionnaires of ancient Rome.
The latest case is that of Miss
Elenore X. Knapp of New York, whose
claim to the estate of Ernest Charl-
ton Mason of the One Hundred and
Sixth United States infantry has been
contested by Mason's uncle. In a
muddy dugout before a general adj
vance against the Germans, Mason
told his buddie, Oscar Westgate, the
story of his engagement, I'M added
that he now felt that in this advance
he vas slated to "go West" IF
don't come through this" he said, as
they started over the top, 81 want Ell
to have all my estate"
Mason, among others, was cut of
and captured by the Germans. They
were taken to the same prison camp.
For ten days. a bunkie testified. Mason
lay i'll IN the ground with influenza.
Then he was taken away in an ambu.
lance and his death reported. Event
ually a death certificate was issued
by the United States government, But
the attorneys for Masor's uncle con.
tested the case to the extent Of argu-
ing that the proof of death" was un-
satisfactory.
The Justice of the soldiers latest
will has beer upheld in startling fash
ion by the highest courts of England
recently. An English major of In
fantry died alone in his lodgings In
London directly after the armistice,
he left no legal will. Across the front
of a photograph of his aance he
had hastily scrawled: "All to her.
The case was brought before the high
est tribunal Of England and the will
stood.
, 1922-06-28
TWENTY-F0UR INJURED
IN MOUNTAIN WRECK
Spreading of Rails Believed Cause Of
Accident Near Foot Of Ten
nessee Pass

Leadville, Colo.-Twenty-four per-
sons we're injured, four seriously, when
the first section of Denver & Rio
Grande Western passenger train No.
2. east bound, was wrecked at Keelbar,
a small station 10 miles from Leadville.
Spreading rails were believed to have
caused the accident. The scene of the
wreck was ear the foot of Tennessee
Pass.
The train carried many Shriners re
turning from San Francisco.
Three Pullman cars and the dining
car turned over while another Pullman
also jumped the track and turned part
way v
, 1922-06-28
Send Diseased Poultry to Franc.

The Germans are inoculating with
cholera the fowls they are delivering
the French under the Preparations
agreements, according to French biolo-
gists. 1t was noticed that the poultry
sent in from Germany soon died.
Prompt inquests on the dead fowls
disclosed TIE cholera germ. The Paris
Matin. n of the greatest French
newspapers, calls for a government In
vestigation.
, 1922-06-28
Slayer Given Life Term

Jackson, Mlch.-George Straub, con-
fessed slayer of Alice Mallett, pleaded
guilty to first degree murder here, and
Immediately was sentenced TO solitary
confinement at hard labor for life in
Marquette prison. Miss Mallett, who
was matron at a girls home, vas muir
dered a short time ago, having ap-
parently been attacked with an axe.
Her head was crushed and her body
mutilated in a night attack as she was
enroute to her home.
, 1922-06-28
HELD ON FEDERAL CHARGE
s~cn-in-law OF Ambassador Charged
Violating Neutrality Laws

Trenton, N. IA federal Indictment
was recently made public, charging
Lieut.. Col. Marrellus II. Thompson,
son-in-law of George Harvey. ambas-
sador to Great Britain, with conspiracy
to violate the neutrality laws by at
tempting to ship arms to Sim Feiners
aboard the freighter, East Side, in
whose bunkers were found 495 machine
guns when she was seized at Hoboken
a year ago.
Thompson has been released In bail
of $500.
, 1922-06-28
PLANS Hospital for operatlons

San Dlego.-Dr. John R. Brinkley of
Kansas, whose experiments in goat
gland transplanting have attracted
some attention, has left here for En-
sada. Lower California. Mexico, where
he expects to establish a hospital for
transplanting goat glands in human
building. With him went a corps of
assistants.
, 1922-06-28
New Mexico Forest Burning

albuquerque, N. M.-With every
available man In the vicinity at work
fighting a terrific forest fire which is
blazing unchecked on a 10-mile front
IN the Gilead forest, forest service Of
ficers here have appealed for 100 SOL
diers to be sent from Fort Bliss, Texas,
to aid in the work. More than 100 men
are fighting the fire which is travelling
rapidly, driven by a high wind.
, 1922-06-28
Idaho Banker Given Pen Term

Boise, Idaho.-A federal court jury
here found S. L. Reece, former presi-
dent of the defunct Bannock National
bank at Pocatello, guilty of making
false reports to the comptroller of cur
rency. Reece was sentenced to three
years In the federal prison at McNei's
Island and was fined 5000.
, 1922-06-28
CUT IN SECOND CLASS
POSTAL RATES PLANNED

Washington.-The administration is
considering the matter of decreasing
second class postal rates. Considerable
discussion was given to the subject at
a recent cabinet meeting and President
Harding and Postmaster General Work
are inclined to believe that at least a
part of the increase in the second class
rates made during the war should now
be removed.
, 1922-06-28
Endorse rarIff Leaaue Plan

Chautauqua, N. Y.-The board OF d.
rectors OF the General Federation Of
womens' clubs, in session here has en-
dorsed the principles Of the non-partiN
san tariff league and decided to send
to the 100000 members Of the federa-
ton information on the work OF the
thrift league.
, 1922-06-28
Gas Is EataI TO Idaho Miner

Mullan, Idaho.-Ed Lake, aged 40,
miner, is dead, and his partner, Will
liam Mccullough, in a hospital at Wal
lace, Idaho, as the result of IN acct
dent in the Gold Hunter mine near
here. Asphyxiation is believed to have
caused Lakes death.
, 1922-06-28
Iona War Ends

a Francisco.-Five months Tong
warfare said to have started because
the Bing Kong Tong tried to estab-
fish a branch in Billings, Montana, a
move which the Hip Sings resented,
has ended with the signing of a per-
manent peace at the headquarters of
the Chinese peace society here.
, 1922-06-28
Motorists Body ls Formed

Chicago.-The National Motorists
Association was organized at a meeting
here by delegates Of IS states. w. d.
Meals of Cleveland, was elected presl-
dent. The new association resulted
from a break within the ranks of the
American Automobile association.
, 1922-06-28
100000 Fire at calIfornia U

Berkeley, Cal.-Hearst Hall and
Hearst Hall annex were destroyed and
the Pathology building of the Univer-
sity of California was damaged in a
fire with estimated loss Of S100, 900.
The University infirmary was threat
ened by the flames and its patients
were removed, but the building was not
reached by the fire.
, 1922-06-28
Establish New Travel Record

Livingston.-A new travel record for
the opening day of Yellowstone Park
was established June 20, when 1853
tourists entered Wonderland.
The record hung up is within 20 of
the biggest day in the history of the
park, August 8, 1921.
, 1922-06-28
claim Dock Strike arokon

Portland, ore.-Strike precautions
on the loading docks have been largely
abandoned, according TO a statement
issued by the Waterfront Employers
association. The statement declared
the longshoremen's strike in progress
here for more than two months has
been practically broken.
, 1922-06-28
Plan TO return Properly

Observation-Disclosures is being
prepared with President Harding's
sanction which will return to approx
mately 10000 Germans and Austrians
property taken rel during the war
by alien property custodian In the
amount of $4,000 or less.
, 1922-06-28
Treasure state Advanced $4,000

Washington. = Seventeen advances
for agricultural and livestock purposes
a%ggregating $959.OO0 have been ap-
proved by the war finance corporation.
Distribution of loans included. Idaho,
$1,000; Montana. $4,000; Washington.
$4,000. and North Dakota, s11S,O00.
, 1922-06-28
Girl Named Iowa Mayor

Iowa City, Iowa.-Miss Emma Har-
vat, for the past Is months an alder
man at large. was unanimously chosen
mayor of Iowa City.
, 1922-06-28
Pending.

"Well want to marry my daughter,
| %supposeT' snapped the grouchy mil
lionaire as he glowered at the timid
youth. Adjusting his glasses he added /:
by the way, aren't you n Of my
daughters former suitors?"
"N-c-no sir" faltered the cherries
sne, "but / expect / o o Will be-
American Legion Weekly.
, 1922-06-28
Rln Wool Pool Sold

Casper. Wyo.-Nearly 10000 pounds
of wool were sold recently at the Ma
trona county pool auction sale held
here. The highest price was 81 cents
per pound.
, 1922-06-28
keIIoaa Leads in Minnesota

st. Paul.-First scattering returns
on the senatorial contest showed Sen
ator Frank d. Kellogg m%aintining a
decisive lead on the Republican ticket
and Mrs. Anna d. Oleson leading the
Democratic contest.
, 1922-06-28
Northwestern Road Men Meet

Portland. = Highway engineers of
western states are meeting here to dis
FUSS the new federal road bill. States
represented include New Mexico, Ne
vada, Montana, Arizona. Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon.
, 1922-06-28
British Marshal AssasaInated

London.-Field Marshal Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson, chief Of the British
imperial staff and lately military ad-
wiser to the Ulster government was
assassinated near the door of his home
in Eaton place, London.
, 1922-06-28
Pass Civilian Bonus

Washington.-A '$4O,o00,000 bonus
for civilian employees Of h govern
ment was passed by the house after
overturning the appropriations commit
tee which had cut the individual pay
ments from $240 to $3.50.
, 1922-06-28
Movie Maonate Dies

Salt Lake City.-wnliam Henry
Swanson, 81, owner of many moving
picture theatres here and reputed TO
be one of the pioneers OF the motion
picture industry. died Of pneumonia.
, 1922-06-28
TABLET GRAcEs LEGION SHIP
Bronze Piece In Main Dining Saloon
Engraved With Dedication by
National Commander.

The steamship american Legion
II the Munson lines, sailing between
New York and Buenos Aires with an
American Legion crew, now bears in
Its main dining saloon a bronze tablet
, 1922-06-28
Former Envoy penfIeld Dies

New York.-Frederic CORTLAND PEN
field, former o. S. ambassador to Aus
tria-Hungary. died at his home here,
following a short illness.
, 1922-06-28
Small TO Know Fate Soon

Waukegan, M.-Governor Len Small,
charged with conspiracy to defrauJ the
state of interest money in public funds,
probably will know his fate within an
other week. The trial is in Its ninth
week.
, 1922-06-28
5000 klwanIans at Convention

Toronto, Ont.-Five thousand XII
wanians are in attendance at the sixth
annual convention of their information
al organizations, which opened here.
, 1922-06-28
s112.ooo.ooo EouIpment order

Chicago.-The Wabash railway has
placed orders for passenger and freight
equipment involving the expenditure of
approximately $112. 100000.
, 1922-06-28
1900 Lepers at Large In U. 8.

washington.-A recent survey by the
q. s. public health service showed
there are 200 lepers at large In 20
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
MARYLAND DIVORCE
CHANGES PROPOSED
Bill Presented Provides for
Additional Grounds of Pc
tition to Courts.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, March 1.-Important
changes in Maryland's divorce law
are provided for in a bill introduced
IN the legislature by Delegate Daniel
c. Joseph Of Baltimore city. The
measure adds several additional
causes for the granting of divorces
and provides that all testimony in
such cases shall be presented before
a master in chancery, thereby elimi-
mating public hearings now required
whenever one of the parties demands
an open trial, and the court shall is
sue its decree in accordance with the
testimony before the examiner
Among the additional causes for the
granting Of partial divorce provided
for in the bill are failure of the hus-
band to provide suitable maintenance
for his wife and excessive use of in
toxicating liquors, opium or any other
drug. Convictions of either party of
a crime punished by five years or
more in the penitentiary is made a
cause for absolute divorce, provided
application is made before the sem
tence expires.
which provides that unchastity on the
part of the woman previous to mar
riage and unknown to the husband
at the time of the marriage shall
constitute ground for divorce, is
stricken out. The repeal Of this sec
ton Of the law has long been adj
vocated by various women's organi-
ZationS
A new requirement is that by
which the state must have present,
whenever testimony in a divorce case
is taken, an attorney, whose duty
shall be to prevent agreement, collu-
sion or connivance between the par
ties to the suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
BADLY HURT IN CRASH.
Motorcyclist May Have Fractured
Skull as Result of Accident.

Mariello Nicola, forty years old.
1857 Ohio avenue. received a severe
injury to his head and a possible
fracture of the skull last night. when
his motor cycle overturned on 18th
s.reeI between Pennsylvania avenue
and E street. when he ran into an
automobile that was parked near the
east curb.
Bicycle Policeman Musselman of the
first precinct removed the machine
from Nicola and sent the injured man
to Emergency Hospital
A collision between the bicycle OF
Edward Scott, colored. twenty-one
years old. 81 10th street northeast.
and the automobile of John B. Wal
ter, 2124 18th street. Anacostia. oc-
Cured at Nichols avenue and "
street. Anacostia, last night. Scott
was thrown to the street and his head
injured. He was given first aid at
Casualty Hospital.
William Maloney, seventy years old,
Gospel Mission. was knocked down
by an automobile driven by Arthur
Mortensen, Cherrydale. Va, at Penn
sylvania avenue and 9Th street yes
ter lay afternoon. He was only
slightly bruised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
DEATH STILL A MYSTERY.
Inquest Conducted in Case of Poi.
soning of Mrs. Kouis.

A corners jury heard testimony
yesterday afternoon at an inquest
conducted at the morgue in the case
of Mrs. Jane kouis. 923 d street. who
died suddenly Saturday night as a
result of poison. There was no testi-
mony to suggest where the poison
was obtained or how il was admin
;stered. and the jury SO reported
Peter Kouis. her husband. who had
been in custody since the presence of
poison in the wife's stomach became
known, was released.
kouis was represented at the in
quest by Attorney George p. Hoover.
Testimony was heard as to the sudden
illness of the bride of one month. and
persons residing i'll the ID street
house told the jury that bride and
bridegroom seemed perfectly happy
and contented. None of them had the
remotest idea as to why the bride
should have taken poison. nor were
they able to suggest why any person
should have desired her death.
Detectives Embrey and Saunders
and police of the first precinct con-
Quoted an investigation of the affair
They were unable to find any poison
in the house or a container in which
poison was kept. A further investiga-
ton is being conducted by the police
in an effort to solve the mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
CHOOSE D. A. R. NOMINEES
State Conference of D. c. to Vote
for Officers Monday.

Nominees for state Offices of the
District of Columbia, Daughters Of
the American Revolution were an
nounced today, as follows:
Mrs. William B. Hardy of Martha
Washington Chapter and Mrs. Milton
W. johnson of the Sarah Franklin
Chapter, for state regent: Mrs. Claude
n. Bennett of the Mai. William Over
ton Calls Chapter and Mrs. John NJ.
Beavers of the Dolly Madison Chap
ter, for vice state regent; Mrs.
)Charles o. Appleman of the Lucy
Holcombe Chapter and Mrs: Arthur
Charles D. Appleman Of the LUCY
Wilson Chapter, state recording sec
Rotary; Mrs. F. Lamson-Scribner of
the Ruth Brewster Chapter and Mrs.
James NJ. Webb Of Potomac Chapter
for state corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Gertrude Warren Moser Of the
Deborah Knapp Chapter and Miss
Blanche Louise Green of Keystone
Chapter, for state treasurer; Mrs.
Charles E. Kern of the Mary Bart
lett Chapter and Mrs. Catherine E..
Nagel of the Capitol Chapter, for
state historian. and Mrs. Emma c.
Steed of Thirteen Colonies Chapter
and Mrs. James E. Mulcare of the
Sarah Franklin Chapter for state
chaplain.
The nominations will be placed
before the state conference on next
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
RECEIVES STAB WOUND.
joseph La Rose at Hospital and Son
Among Trio Arrested.

Joseph La Rose. forty-four years
old, 9l2 9th street. is in a critical
condition at Casualty Hospital, hav-
ing received a stab wound in the
left side of the abdomen last night
while engaged in an alteration at
1904 9Th street. according to the
police.
Gisnie La Rose. twenty years old.
his son: Marion J. Muscalino. thirty
years old. and Girard Locovera.
twenty-five years old. the last two
residing at 1904 9th street, were ar
rested and are held pending a further
investigation of the stabbing.
1t is said by the police that trouble
in the house at 1904 9Th street &C.
CURED when La Rose went there to
get his son. When the trouble was
over and La Rose reached home he
discovered he WAS wounded. and was
taken to the hospital. The police
were told that the wound was in
flicted with La Roses own knife
Witnesses to the affair declared
that La Rose drew his knife when the
trouble started. and suggested that
he was wounded while a struggle for
it's posse ssion was in progress.