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Evening star., 1922-06-05
BY CHARLES X. FEHRLIN.
Formerly Intelligence Police, Amer
lean Forces in Germany.

Although as former service men and
patriotic Americans we can only jus
tify and praise the action of the Two
American detectives in making this
daring attempt to apprehend Berg
doll, from the standpoint of interna-
tional law their action constituted an
infringement of the provisions of the
law. and with this in view the COM
manding general of the America n
forces in Germany. Immediately upon
learning the details of the case. sent
a formal apology to the German gov
ernment and later requested the re-
lease of Naef and thinner.
Their release was strongly urged by
the American Legion through Paris
Post No. l, Paris. France. However.
this request was fatty refused by the
German foreign Office, as the state
authorities of the state of Baden.
wherein the attempted kidnapping oc-
Cured insisted upon bringing the Of
tenders to trial. as public sentiment in
the state demanded such action.
Then the American Legion urged
the State Department to intercede,
and the American commissioner in
Berlin conferred with Count Bern
storff, the former German ambassa-
dor to the United States, with a view
to a speedy release and amnesty of
the two American prisoners. Again
the authorities Of the state of Baden
most emphatically denied the federal
government any authority to inter-
fere with the administration of state
Evening star., 1922-06-05
Jones RESOLUTION
GIVEN TO HOUSE
Committee Reports Favor.
7 ably on Probe Involving
S5,OOO,O00 Fund.

The Joint resolution fathered by
Senator Jones calling for investiga-
ton by a joint congressional commit
tee of the fiscal affairs of the Dis
trict to determine once and for all
whether the federal government owes
the District $5,ooo,0oo or not. was fav-
orably reported to the House today.
Last week the rules comittee voted
to make such a report to the House
and it was formally presented today.
There is no assurance, however,
when this resolution will be passed
because the report carries no special
privilege and no special rule for con-
sideration of the resolution has yet
been authorized.
Delay of Months Possible.
If the resolution goes on the union
calendar and awaits the call of the
rules comittee on calandar WedneS-
day, 1t will be many months before
1t Is possible, however. that the
resolution can be taken up at any
time under suspension of the rules,
and as today is regular suspension
day, there is a possibility, although
not a probability, that 1t may receive
consideration late today.
Some members of the rules COM
mittee claim that Chairman Campbell
expects the resolutionIto receive con-
sideration on the next District day,
which is a week from today.
The House District committee,
however, has ordered that the Fitz-
gerald workman's compensation bill.
which provides for compulsory in
dustrial insurance in the District Of
Columbia. shall be the special order
of business on the next District day.
House Leader Mondell said today
that he has no idea when the Jones
resolution will be brought UP and has
pot considered this question
Evening star., 1922-06-05
CHRISTIANS FORCED
INTO TURK ARMIES
Labor Brigades Formed to
Rid CiIicia of N0n-
M6SIemS.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ADANA, Cilicia, June 5.-Mustapha a
Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish
nationalist government, has given
orders for the conscription of all
Christians resident in Cilicia. They
are to be formed into labor brigsdes
and sent to the front line trenches to
assist the Turkish army in its war
against the Greeks.
The Turkish newspapers are coming
out boldly in advocacy of a policy OF
clearing out all Christians from CT
licia, so that the country may become
purely Moslem. Many Christians are
being imprisoned on political charges
and their estates confiscated and sold
on the allegation that they belonged
to the Turks before the war.
It is estimated here that fully sc
per cent of the Armenians in CiIicia
have either been conscripted, deport-
ed, killed or have died of starvation
a large number of those remaining
have embraced the Moslem faith Sc
as to. escape persecution.
Evening star., 1922-06-05
'FIRST so YEARS HARDEST Walls
HUSBAND SUED FOR DIVORCE AT IS

fitted to live longer together. Mrs.
Friedman is seventy-three and
Friedman is a trif1e older. They,
were married fifty-two years ago in
Galicia. but have lived in this coun-
try now for twenty-two-longe enough
Mrs. Friedman says, to show her
that she does not have to stay mar
ried for another fifty years.
The irony of the situation to
Friedman is that he is earning his
livelihood now as a marriage broker.
Slips Choose" Over Others.
Aren't people enough unhappy
without getting them into the same
troubles I have known for fifty
years?" he asks. NO" he replies;
more people than ever want to slip
their heads into the marriage moose"
Why. therefore, should not Israel
Friedman be on hand to help tighten
the moose at the psychological mo-
ment? 1t is with melancholy
sh1ke Of the head that the o.d man
who is being sued for separation
goes about his task of furthering
loves young dream
Evening star., 1922-06-05
STRICKEN WITH APoPLExY.
Confirmation of Premier's Condi-
ton With Reported Improvement.

BY the Associa ted Press.
MOSCOW, June 5.-Confirmation
was obtained yesterday of the report
that Nikolai Lenin, the bolshevik
premier, had suffered an apoplectio
stroke. 1t is declared his condition
is serious, but that he is improving.
The physicians attending Lenin have
issued a carefully guarded bulletin,
revealing that the bolshevik premier
has suffered some sort of a stroke.
and though he is said to be improv-
ing, his associates make no secret
that his condition was serious.
The following official bulletin was
issued on June B:
"On May "a NJ. Lenin was taken
i'll with a sharp gastric enteritis.
which was followed by a high tenn
perature. Because of previous gen.
eral overwork his illness developed
nervous condition and a minor dis
order of the blood circulation. which.
however, within the next few days
began to improve.
"At the present moment. NJ Lenins
temperature is normal. He feels bet
ter and the patient, for whom was
prescribed absolute rest during the
near future, is now on the road to
full recovery.
The bulletin was signed by Profs
Forester, Kramer and other physi-
clans. ~~--
Evening star., 1922-06-05
GASOLINE INQUIRY
VOTED BY SENATE
Sweeping, Price Probe Order.
ed Following Charges of
Profiteering.

The Senate today ordered a sweep
ing investigation Of the prices of gas
oline, adopting a resolution intro
duced by Senator a Toilette of Wis
consin giving the committee on man
ufactures a wide authority in the
matter Of summoning witnesses and
calling for papers and in the en-
ployment of counsel in making the
investigation.
Senator La Toilette, who is chairman
of the committee, which is to make
the investigation, is expected to be-
gin the investigation at an early date.
The rapid increase in the price of
gasoline in the last few months has
caused suspicion in the minds of SEN
ators that the producers and oper-
ators are profiteering, and also that
there has been a conspiracy in con-
nection with the increase in the price
Senator La Toilette also put through
an amendment to resolution intro
duced by him for an investigation by
his committee of the leasing Of naval
oil reserves by Secretary Fall This
amendment gives full authority to
summon witnesses and carry on the
Investigation proposed.
Evening star., 1922-06-05
French Cnuelties Are Charged,
Police in Syria Firing on Women
Dragged Through Streets and Peaceful Cro.Dds Tram,
pied Down According to Correspondent, Who
Declares Results of Mandate Rule
Haze Been Misrepresented.

are forced either to print false state
ments or suspend publication. In
proof of this they exhibit written
order from the authorities:
One of the articles published oe.
scribed Mr.. Crane as a secret agent
of the Zionist movement Another
pictured him as an enemy or the
Mos. ms and still another that ne
had been tried by court-martlal anu
sentenced to twenty years lnprison-
ment The censor did not object TO
this last statement as it was intended
only for home consumption. HOW
ever. it reached the outside world ana
evoked an inquiry from the state
Department. Subsequently the press
bureau denied the report and caused
the arrest in Beirut last week or an
editor, who had shown himself the
least submissive to French policies.
Little Girl Murdered.
The only violence occurring at the
FREQUENT demonstrations in Damascus
is provoked by the police officials
themselves. The chief of police.
former Turkish official and reputed
to be the only man in Syria willing
to order his men to shoot women and
children. recently showed his own
character in a suburban beer garden
and demonstrated his craftsmanship
with the pistol by shooting and kill
ing a six-year- girl and wounding
her younger brother. The local gov
ernor Immediately suspended him and
ordered an inquiry. Six hours later
the high commission, in Beirut or
dered the chief to be reinstated and
the inquiry halted. Six hours of
suspension was the only punishment
given him.
Moslem women Tor the first time
in Syria head demonstrations. which
are merely quiet efforts to visit some
official and present a petition. The
police invariably charge the parades
and trouble starts. the veiled women
making a stiff fight. Last Friday
forty women started out to call on
the governor. The police firing re-
volvers and drawing clubs charged
the little group and dragged eleven
struggling and shouting women to a
police station. One of them. whom
the writer saw later. lifted her veil
disclosing a chubby. smiling face. and
Continued on Page -
Evening star., 1922-06-05
Today's News in Brief.

Senate orders sweeping probe into
price Of gasoline. rage
British hold up U. S. ship carrying
ammunition to Ireland. Page
American troops to stay on Rhine.
Page
VII Page
District industry improves in May. j..
Page 3
Belleau memorial gifts requested.
Page Q
Japanese premier to get more power:
Page 2
perfect lovers" slayer not sorry. .
Page Q
$4,000 klansmen attend night. meet.
jnr Page
verdun gets arst U. $. medal +, to .a, city 4
Attorney General to war on pirates
and outlaws in Pacific fisheries. :.
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Evening star., 1922-06-05
BADEN RESELNTS EFFORT
TO KIDNAP BERGDOLL
Halls All ATTEMPTS to Free American Sergeants.
Insults Heaped Upon Prisoners and Officers
atrial 200. 900 Marks for Girl Injury:

justice. and remarked that if the two
Americans We're released without
trial the reputation of the state jul
dietary would be seriously impaired.
Stage Set for Trial.
Thus the stage was to be set for
one of the most sensational trials of
American citizens before a foreign
court. Our men were originally to
be indicted for manslaughter, but
after serious presentations and
negotiations by the American military
authorities with the attorney general
of the state of Baden. an agreement
WAS reached under which an indict-
ment for unlawful assumption of
state authority" was only to be made.
In the meantime our two detectives
transferrd from the local Jail al Eber-
! bach to the county Jail at Mosbach, a
town situated about twenty-five miles
from Eberbach up the Neckar river.
Thanks to the generosity of the boys
on the Rhine through Amaroc Post.
No 4. American Legion. Coolenz, Ger
many. and Paris Post. No /, Ameri-
can Legion, Paris. France, our men
suffered no undue amount of discom-
fort during their confinement, for
they were amply supplied with
smokes, edibles, magazines and sta
uonerE.
| Legion Hires German Lawyer.
Furthermore Paris Post, No. l, pro-
I cured for them one of the most capa-
bic lawyers for their defense, DR.
Hugo Schrag of Karlsruhe. capital OF
the PROVENCE of Baden, who for sew
eral years practiced law in the
! United States. He. being able to
! speak English. was therefore, par
! ticularly able to prepare their defense
| in a most satisfactory manner
| DR.. Schrag was very conscientious
! in obtaining all of the necessary evi-
dence to properly and effectively con-
| duct their defense. and in view of the
enormous difficulties involved in this
! task, by reason of the vast popularity
that Bergdoll enjoyed in the town
where the attempted kidnapping oc-
Cured. and the evident animosity on
the part of every one at Eberbac ch
toward the two Americans, and in
| fact toward all Americans, the de-
| fense's task was by no means an easy
one. DR.. Schrag we'll deserves their
| gratitude and that of all Americans
| Continued on Page 3, Column 81
Evening star., 1922-06-05
BY JUNIUS h. WOOD.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 192H
DAMASCUS. Syria. June 4 tBy cou-
rier to Haifa, Palestine, June 5).-
With Bedouin tribes engaging French
troops in the Syrian deserts. and this
metropolis of 100000 souls the scene
of daily deportations of prominent
citizens, protesting demonstrations
Of growing intensity, economic stag
nation and increasing bitterness.
France is facing unending trouble in
the mandate she claims.
This is among the mandates which
the United States is expected to con-
firm at the meeting of the league OF
nations council on July 19. Its con-
of the exalted principles which the
United States enunciated on entering
the war violation of the solemn
promise of plebiscites for class A
mandates and approval of the French
policy of severity toward the natives
and discrimination against other ma
tions, especially the United States
and Great Britain. which has char
acterized Frances three years of
occupation.
False Idea Conveyed.
Ihrough the VernaculaT newspapers
controlled either by subsidies or by
threats of suppression. the wide dis
tribution of official documents and
officially conducted tours of foreign
newspaper men, rosy picture is
painted. which gives an etirely false
idea of the actual conditions. A
booklet. circulated by the French
h Il ctnK fnf
American mission of 1919 'ascertained
the local wishes and decided in favor
of the French mandate. Though the
report of the mission, of which
Charles r. Crane was a member.
never was published either by the
State Department or the league of
nations. it is no secret that Syria
voted overwhelmingly against the
French mandate. Since Mr.. Cranes s
latest visit the newspapers have util-
lied propaganda derogatory to him
and Americans generally. the intimi-
dated editors explaining that they
Evening star., 1922-06-05
Trade Commission Proceeds
Against Bethlehem and
LackaWanna Companies.
REPORT MADE TO SENATE
IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRY
New Merger Declared to Contain
Dangerous Tendency to Re-
strain Commerce"

! The federal trade commission has
issued formal complaint against the
Bethlehem Steel Corpora ton and the
Lackawanna Steel Company. charg-
ing they have been and are using un-
fair methods of competition. Th7
complaint grows out of the merger
recently effected by the two com,
panies.
The commission made this an
nouncement today in a report to .he
Senate in response to the recently
adopted resolution of Senator La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin. directing inquiry
into the merger by the commission
and the Department of Justice.
Stating it had the proposed merger
of steel companies under observatioi
prior to Senate action on the La Fol.
lette resolution, and had closely fol.
lowed developments along that line
the commission, in its report, said i
now had reason to believe in the
| language of its constituent act, thai
the proposed Bethlehem-Lack
! merger, when consummated, will con-
stitute an unfair method of competi-
ton. in that il contains a dangerous
! tendency unduly to hinder conpeti-
| ton and to restrain commerce, ard
that proceeding by the commission
! in this respect is in the public in
| terest."
| The details of this plan, however"
| the commission added, ARE being care
! fully followed, and so soon as the COM
mittee is in possession of sufficient in
formation it will make further report
| to the Senate IS 20 the second of these
proposed mergers"
LaFOilette Satisfied.
| Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin.
author of the resolution calling upon
! the Attorney General and the Federal
| Trade Commission for information re-
garding the proposed merger of certain
! steel companies, today expressed salts
| faction with the report of the Federal
! Trade Commission.
! The complaint filed against the
| Bethlehem Steel Corpora tion and the
! Lackawanna Steel Company by the
Federal Trade Commission indicates
| that there was reason fof looking into
/ this merger matter" said Senator
| La Toilette. The commission, from
! its report has not yet completed its
| invest iGation in regard to other steel
companies and SO has not acted in re-
gard to them"
| Senator La Toilette pointed out that
| the Attorney General was still TO be
| heard from. He indicated that later he
would discuss the report of the Federal
| Trade Commission in the Senate.
Evening star., 1922-06-05

This is the second insta!lment cf the con-
timing pursuit of Grover Cleveland Bergdo!l
told by an American Army man who was ar.
ranging to decOy the famous Stacker out OF
Germany last year when Two sergeanfs OF
the army of occupation upset his more dip!o-
matte plans by invading Germany ON their
own initiative and attempting to kidnap the
Stacker directly They were Jailed by the
German authorities. and this officer was sent
by the cumnan ndiug general of the army oil
occupation TO observe the trial of the TWO
sergeants by the German court and 30 report
lat took place. The first insta.ment re
viewed the Bergd"ll from his escape az
Philadelphia 10 the time when the infurlated
popuiace of Eberbach. III Germany. where
BerGdoll had become local potentate. closed
about the two American sergeaEts 10 !ynch
them. The series will carry the pursuit down
to date in two lnure iustalments.
Evening star., 1922-06-05
.LEN|N'S ILLNESS
SERIOUS, IS REPORT
News of Illness Had Been
Suppressed Until Officially
Announced Yesterday.
BY F. A. MACKENZIE.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1879
MOSCOW, June 5.-The fact of
Lenin's illness was carefully con-
cealed from the public until it was
made known officially Sunday. Re-
ports that he was recovering were
spread through the city the latter
part of the week, and his breakdown,
due to a combination of prolonged
overwork and the reaction after an
operation. was wholly unexpected by
his friends, though not by his ply
Sicians.
Before Lenin left for the country
eleven days ago he seemed better
than ever, as he was full of vitality
and energy. He had many national
matters in mind and spoke of plans
for improving the public services,
maintaining the essential principles
of communism and ridding the party
of inefficient and corrupt members.
Under the most favorable circum-
stances Lenin must rest for some
time to come. Even his avowed po-
litical opponents show every sign OF
personal grief at the news of the Sc
rious turn to his illness, declaring
that he is the, man Russia can least
afford to spare.
Evening star., 1922-06-05
REPUBLICANS PLAN
TO DEFEND TARIFF
Convinced of FiIibuster, Re-
plies to Attacks to Be Made,
Says Watson.

Republican Senate leaders have de-
termined to explain and defend the
administration tariff bill in general
debate in the Senate. Senator Watson,
republican. Indiana, announced today
in opening the first of a series of
addresses which is planned for the
next few weeks
Renewing the charge of demo-
cratic filibuster, Senator Watson said
the republicans were convinced that
the democrats did not propose to
permit the bill to become a law until
just before the November elections,
so that it's full effect could not be
felt until after that time. That being
the belief, he added. the majority had
determined to present to the country
their views, heretofore withheld in
the interest of speeding up enactment
Of the bill
"Best Balanced BILL,
Asserting that this was the best
balanced tariff bill ever presented to
Congess, the Indiana senator declared
that if the democrats believe the
measure one-half as Immoral or out
rageous" as they professed they
would get out of the way and let us
pass this bill in fifteen minutes"
II believe that if this were Octo-
ber 1. the bill would be passed at
once" the senator said.
The charge of filibuster brought
denials from the democratic side.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio called at
tention that the measure was held in
the finance committee for nearly a
year, and said that if that much time
was necessary for the majority to
frame the measure, the democrats
should be given a little time to study
and discuss its various features. =
Senator Harris. democrat, Georgia,
said if the tariff bill were as good
as Senator Watson contended it was,
the majority should be willing to
have free and full discussion.
Decide to Answer Attacks.
Senator Watson told the Senate tina,
when the tariff bill was reported there
were two courses open to those in
charge; 10 refrain from general Qe-
bate in the interest of speed or to
reply to general attacks as they were
made. The first course had been de-
cided upon, he continued in the hope
that Senate action could be speeded
up, but this policy now would be
changed.
Senator Watson went on to say that
the assailants of the measure had
had the newspapers" up to this time
because the man who attacks attracts
attention, and since the republicans
were convinced that the democrats in
tended to delay final vote anyhow
it behooved those in charge of the
bill to meet the attacks and get their
views before the country.
Evening star., 1922-06-05
ARMS sMUGGLED ON SHIP.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 5.-Oficials of
the Moore & Mccormick Company.
which operates the Seattle Spirit, de-
clared today they had no knowledge
of arms or ammunition aboard the
vessel when she sailed. and asserted
the supplies alleged to have been dis
covered by the British must have
been smuggled aboard by members of
the crew.
The cargo. said Capt. c. w. kreig.
marine superintendent of the line,
was of corn in bulk and merchandise
in barrels. boxes and bags.
Three months ago an attempt to
smuggle arms into Ireland aboard one
of the lines six vessels was frustrated
by the master of the craft. CAPT.
Kreig revealed today. Several thou
sand rounds of ammunition We're found
in the coal bunkers, he asserted. just
as the ship was docking at an Irish
port.
The captain of the vessel arrested
several members of the crew and
turned them over to the British au-
thorities for trial, it is said.
Second L. s. Ship In Trouble.
The Seattle Spiriisysis~.5 the second
American vessel to get into trouble
over shipment Of arms for Ireland,
Just year ago this month. the
steamship East Side was boarded as
she was loading at pier in Hoboken,
and 495 machine guns were seized by
the Hoboken police on the theory
they were being illegally shipped to
Ireland.
John J. O'Brien. who said he was
q carpenter. was arrested on charge
of conspiracy to ship arms and am
rIunition to ireland. The charge was
dismissed however, whom the authori-
ties admitted they had not sufficient
evidence to connect him with any
plot.
The Seattle Spirit was in trouble
here less than a month ago over a
cargo of contraband liquor. Customs
inspectors. looking over a cargo of
"pickled herring" she was dlscharg-
ing, detected a non-fshlike odor. In
vestigation revealed that 149 barrels
contained liquor.
BRITISH RoUT SINN FEM.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 5.-British troops
have driven the Sim Fein invaders
Continued on Page IA, Column 2.)
Evening star., 1922-06-05
Large Quantity of Ammuni-
ton Seized on Shipping
Vessel Carrying Corn.
SINN FElNERS EXPELLED
FROM ULSTER TERRITORY
Invaders Routed by English Dur
ing Hard Fighting-Entire Bor-
der Line Battle Front.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 5.-A steamer bound
from New York for Fenit, County
Kerry. with corn and a mixed cargo.
has been held up in Tralee bay by a
British sloop, says a dispatch to the
Central News Press Association from
Tralee. today. A large quantity OF
ammunition in barrels was seized. the
dispatch states.
The Central News message says the
steamer mentioned is the Seattle
Spirit, and that she is now berthed
at Fenit pier.
The Seattle Spirit is Shipping
Board vessel, built at Seattle in 1919.
She sailed from New York May is for
Cork, Dublin and Belfast.