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Evening star., 1922-06-09
MRS. SEATON PERRY DIES.
Widow Of Former District Mer-
chant Heart Disease Victim.

Mrs. Seaton Perry. widow of Seaton
Perry and q sister-in-law Of the late
r. Ross Perry, one OF tho leaders Of
the local bar. died today at her home,
at the Connecticut apartment house.
Mrs. Perry had been i'll for more
than four months and her death was
attributed to heart disease. Mrs. John
J. Dun, her sister. who lived with
her at the Connecticut, was at the
bedside when Mrs Perry died. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not
been made.
Mrs Perry was born in Philadelphia.
where her father. John Farr, was. a
prominent jewelry manufacturer. She
had resided in Washington since her
marriage to Mr.: Perry. more than forty
years ago. Mr.. Perry at the time Of
his death was the head Of Perry's
clothing and dry goods store. at the
northeast corner Of 9th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. one Of the lead
ing stores of its kind in the District.
Mrs. Perry had been for many years
prominently Identified in various local
charities and was active In church
work.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
ALLOW SKIN TO SHOW
UNDER BATHING SUITS
AT COLONIAL BEACH
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va, June 9.
-PGritanic bathing suit regula-
tions which have been In effect
since the inception of the sum-
mer season were modified last
night at q meeting of the town
council of Colonial Beach.
The stringent regulations pro-
hibited women from wearing any
thing which revealed a nude por-
tiou of the body. They stipulated
that the bathing costumes Of fe-
males should consist of trunks.
skirt and stockings, and that the
stockings and trunks should meet.
In modifying the regulations the
council ruled that the trunks and
skirts for women shall come down
to within four inches of the knee,
and women can wear stockings or
not. as they elect.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
COMPETITION MAY RAISE
BID TO ST. 900, 900 FOR
EX-KAISER'S MEMOIRS
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 9.-'.No use Of
fering less than a million dol
lars" 10 the telegram one Amer
lean publisher has received In re-
sponse to an inquiry directed to
the former German emperor's
Leipzig publisher relative TO
terms for the American rights Of
Wiihelm's memoirs.
The agents OF American publish
ers are passing constantly to and
fro between Berlin and Leipzig,
and at times the discussions have
become so spirited that they rival
the bidding on the curb market in
boistcroueness. There are all sorts
Of groups and combinations, which
keep readjustinS daily.
The highest bid 10 reported to
have been 100000, with a de-
oidod bearish tendency. German
newspaper syndicates. overcome
by the prices asked for the serial
rights for Germany, have dropped
out Of the race.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Examination Of War Department
statistics obtained today discloses
that doughboys. Just plain buck
privates' of infantry, are becom-
ing almost as scarce in the Army
rs second lieutenants were a while
back.
The "buddie" with the bayonet
Is the man relied on to win vic
tories. Every other element OF the
Army exists merely to help him on
the Job. Yet it Is. Of necessity. the
buck" privates in foot regiments
that bear the bfunt Of every success
sive reduction In Army strength. As
Congress has ordained the slashes.
the numbers of the plain. humble.
unspecialized "bucl<s'' has dwindled
until there is grave concern in the
Army over the problem Of the dis
appearing doughboy.
Even the aggregate infantry
strength, including the highly trained
specialists in infantry units modern
warfare has made essential. has
shown a disproportionate shrinkage.
Il is less today even than it was
before the United States entered the
great war. On April 80. 1917. there
were 53.165 enlisted men in the in
Evening star., 1922-06-09

house at Fort Foote, Nd. in the in
terest of g roadway to Fox's ferry.
Those who spoke were Theodore
Harris, Capt G. H. Evans, business
manager Of the chamber of COM
merce, and r. e. Knight. president of
the chamber Of commerce, and Irwin
Diener. The Alexandrians are anx-
ious for a road of about a mile and
an eighth TO the river and propose TO
establish a-ferry between this city
and what IL known as Fox's ferry.
Firemen who are endeavorine 10
raise $4,000 to be divided equally
among the three fire companies of
the city report that the total amount
received for this fund to date is
s2.3II.6o The firemen. therefore. lack
exactly s655.50 to complete their fund
and close the drive. A meeting of the
committee will be held tonight at
Columbia Engine and Motor Company
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison will
preach the commencement sermon at
the high school at Strasburg, Va.
Sunday. DR.. Allison. as grand master
of the l. o. o. r. in Virginia, viii
also make an offic;al visit to Edin-
burg. Front Royal and adjacent
1O0oSSss
Evening star., 1922-06-09
RANKS OF BUCK PRIVATE DWINDLE
AS SLASHES IN ARMY CONTINUE

fantry Today. with the total strength
OF the Army considerably higher.
there are 1887 men in the foot regi-
ments and probably, II is said. not
10000 Of these are to be classified as
just plain buck" privatcs.
The impending additional reduction
in the size OF the Army will show
further drop. officers say. and leave
the military machine Just \ highly
specialized skeleton, the bones OF
which are the officers. non-commis
stoned officers, specialized services
like artillery. air service. motor
transport. and the bombers. auto
matte rifemen. machine gunners.
signalers and other key men in the
infantry units with Just a few hum
BILE bayonet welding bucks" here
and there to give a sketehy sugges-
ton Of a real wartime force.
Maj. Gen. Earbord. deputy chief
Of staff. pointed out the situation In
the testimony before the Senate
military committee. The mission"
of the regulars assigned by law in
1920 with a total strength Of 2s0.oo
enlisted men, he said, was to have
nine divisions as highly trained
body. ready to fight at, any time
without delay for training or neces-
sity for expansion" The mission
was unchanged. but the force cut a
year later to $50. zoe men, he added,
and with the cut went the nine di-
Visions
Evening star., 1922-06-09
ATTORNEY GENERALS ACT
IN PORTO RICO UPHELD
Inauguration of Probe of Gov
ernor's Administration Justified
by Island Supreme Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, 2. R., June 9.-The
Porto Rican supreme court today
rendered its decision on the certi-
oriari proceedings concering At
torney General idestre in originating
the recent Grand jury investigation
of the coEduct of insular affairs by
Gov. E: Mont Reilly.
rignt of the attorney general to per-
zonally present the case to the grand
district court from punishing At
torney General Mestre for contempt
Of court. The decision also af1irms
the authority of the attorney gen
eral to transfer Prosecuting Attorney
Arrillaga TO another court.
While the certiorari proceedings
were pending. Gov. Reilly, basing his
authority on the organic act of Por-
to Rico conferring powers upon the
governor, ordered Prosecuting At
torney Arillaga to ignore the at
torney generals order Of transfer
and to continue the investigation.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
SEEK ELUSIVE PAIR
IN WARD MYSTERY
Sheriff Believes William Jack
son Will Furnish Solution
of Murder.
BY the Associated Press.

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y, June .
81 am going to get those two men.
This was the grim comment made
today by Sheriff Werner of West
chester county upon the failure OF
his deputies to round up in Syracuse
James Rogers and William Jackson.
elusive witnesses sought in the Ward
shooting mystery.
Il have every reason to believe
that Jackson may be the key to the
whole alleged blackmail plot against
Walter S. Ward" said the sheriff.
The names of the two men were
brought into the case by James j.
Cunningham. racetrack detective held
as a material witness. whose story Of
the killing of Clarence Peters on May
Is differs from the version told by
Ward. Cunningham maintains the
shooting occurred in the Ward home.
in New Rochelle, whereas the baker
claims 1t took place near the kensico
reservoir.
Has Order From Court.
The sheriff still retains the order
he obtained yesterday from Supreme
Court Justice Morschauser. permit
ningham anywhere in the state to
confront Rogers and Jackson.
The latest character TO be added
to the cast Of Ward drama was a
French maid, who was reported TO
have left the employ of the Wards 4
day or two after the shooting oc-
Cured.
According to story told the county
authorities. the girl was engaged to
aid the children in the study of
French. A report was current that
she had been located somewhere on
Long Island and would be called be-
fore the grand jury next week.
Father to Testify.
George S. Ward. father of the slayer.
and Ralph D. Ward. his brother. will
be called before the grand Jury when
il resumes investigation of the case
Tuesday, II was reported today.
1t was understood that the elder
Ward would be examined concerning
the radiograms reported to have pass
ed between him and his son as he
was returning from Europe on the
Majestic shortly before Peters was
slain.
He has been reported to have replied
to a message from his son asking aid
in meeting a $4,000 blackmail de-
mand with the statement that he
would not pay one cent for blackmail.
but would spend 100000 to put those
men behind the bars"
The line of examination to be pur-
sued with Ralph Ward could not be
ascertained.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
TAKING OF U. S. UPHELD.
Federal Rail Administration Loses
Fight in California.

SAN FRANCISCO. June s.-The
right Of the state to tax the Railroad
Administration for the movement of
troops and war supplies in the same
manner that 4 private carrier could
have been taxed for normal traffic on
the basis of its gross income was up
held yesterday by the state supreme
court in a decision denying the fed
eral rail administration the return
Of s1S6,711 In taxes paid on such war
traffic. The taxes were paid under
protest.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
FRENCH MISSION
SOON SA|LSFORU.S.
Policies of Debt Funding
Body Bound Up With Pro-
posed German Loan.
BY the Associa ted Pres.

PARIS. June s.-The French fnan-
cial mission going to the United States
for consultation with the war debt
funding commission there expects to
sail June "a. It was announced this
afternoon that NJ. Parme ntier, who is
to head the mission, had engaged pas
sage on the liner Paris, sailing for
New York on that date
officials are non-committal as to the
reasons for the recent delay in fixing
the sailing day. 1t is understood in
political circles. however, that Pre-
mier Poincare desires to have the way
clear of the international reparations
loan question before he gives the mis-
sion instructions as to the French pol
icy.
The link between the war debts and
the reparations questions is expected
to influence those instructions.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
"DoPE" RING IN PRISON.
Federal Authorities After Snug
glers at Atlanta 1snitentiary.

ATLANTA. June s.-Arrest Of peg
sons involved in smuggling >"dops"
into the Atlanta federal psnitentiary
are expected within a few days by
agents Of the Department Of Justice
who are conducting au investisation
Of an alleged dope ring" at the
prison.
Clint ". Hassr. federal district at
tornsy. in charge Of the investigators,
said today that confessions have been
obtained at the psnitentiary involving
several employees IN the smuggltng
operations and that indictments
would be sought probably early next
week.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
SUMMER SCHOOL DATES.
Six Weeks Intensive Course Will
Open July 8.

Opening of the public summer or
vacation schools has been definitely
set for July g.. II was announced to.
day by Superintendent OF Schools
Ballou. The tentative date for the
opening Of these schools had been
previously set for July l.
A six weeks Intensive course win
be given the pupils who enroll in the
summer schools. Preference viii be
given those who failed In their reg
ular work during the current school
term.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
DEATH TOLL 40 TO 70,
Estimates Differ in Sinking of
Steamer villa Franco.

BUENoS AIRES. June 9.-Estimates
Of the loss Of life in the recent sink
ing Of the steamship villa Franco on
the Parana river now vary from forty
to seventy.
Prof. 2. W. Kemmerer Of Princeton
University. his wife and their son,
aged sixteen. and daughter. twelve,
saved themselves by swimming to the
shore. a distance of 100 meters. They
declare many others could have
reached the shore had they not be.
come panic-stricken.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
BANKERS STILL FIRM.
Hold Loan Is Impossible Without
Agreement.

By the Aasocia ted Press
PARIS, June 9.-The attitude Of the
international bankers committee to-
ward the question Of a loan for Ger
many continues firmly to be that no
loan can be made without an entire
agreement among Gerrnany's cred
itors, who in this case would also be
tho lenders.
The bankers at a meeting today
will discuss further the text Of their
report to the reparations commission.
This may be completed today. but in
dications are that another meeting
tomorrow will be necessary before
the committee dissolves.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
CIRCULARS RAP WOOD.
Philippine Democrats Forecast De
feat Of Republicans.

Br Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922.
MANILA. P. l., June S.-Gov. Gen
Wood is vigorously cartooned in some
Of the eleventh hour posters issued
in the campaign agains. the demo-
Gratis. They are not only attacking
him individually but are intended to
show an American prediction for
a democratic victory.
In one poster Gen. Wood is repre-
sented as crushing the life out OF
Juan de Ia Cruz" Juan being the Fill
pino people. Another poster shows
All the democratic candidates paying
homage to Gen. Wood as to a god.
The whole tone of these and other
cartoons implies that whoever is with
Gen. Wood is disloyal to the Filipino
republic.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
REBELS TAKE ASCUNClON.

RUENOS AIRES. June 9.--Ascun-
cion, capital Of Paraguay. has been
taken by the revolutionary forces.
According to a dispatch to La Sacion
from Posadas. on the Argentine
Paraguay border. The report, which
has not been confirmed, was received
at PosadaS from Villa Encarnacion,
PARAGUAY,
Evening star., 1922-06-09
SUGAR MAGNATE DIES.
Henry Thomas oxnard Of Virginia
Expires in New York.

NEW YORK, June s.-Henry Thorn.
as oxnard. vice president Of the
American Beet Sugar Company. died
suddenly last night at the University
Club, following an attack of acute
indigestion. He was sixty-two years
old.
Mr.. Oxnard arrived in New York
three days ago from his home in
Upperville. Va. and left his office yes
terday afternoon for the club appar-
entity in good health.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
DENNY FLIES OVER FLEET,
Secretary Of Navy Views Fighters
at San DIEGO.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, June s.-secrs.
ment obtained , comprehensive view
yesterday Of much Of the Navy, ashore
end afloat. as 10 charged with the duty
Of defending the extreme southwestern
section Of the American coast tine. He
went up in an airplane to do II.
In speech he reiterated his former
stand for ar adequate national defense.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
CONFER ON CUBAN DATA.

HAVANA, June s.-President Zayas
and Maj: Cen: E; H. crowder. per.
Harding in Cuba. are conferring
concerning ten memoranda handed to
ehe Cuban government by Gen. Crow
der during the last six weeks. 1t is
understood the memoranda make GER
tain suggesttons regarding the con-
duct of Cuba's affairs
Evening star., 1922-06-09
NEGROES ATTACK sHERRILL.

Protesting against segregation OF
colored persons in the seating ar
rangemepts at the dedication OF the
Lincoln Memorial on Decoration day.
the District branch Of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Golored People today sent to the
President resolutions adopted by that
body asking for the removal from
perintondcnt of public buildings and
ll cuadS
Evening star., 1922-06-09
AMERICAN WOMAN HoNoREp

PARIS, June 9.-The decoration Of
the Legion Of Honor has been award.
cd Miss Katherine Batcheller Of Sara
tos1 Springs. N. r. 1t was announced
for the war services rendered BY Mss
Eatcheller.
Evening star., 1922-06-09
ASSIGNED TO DUTY HERE.

Lieut. Commander Thurlow W. Reed.
Medical Corps, at the Naval Hospital.
Philadelphia, has been assigned to
duty at the Naval Medical School.
this GUY. 49,. -. 80.
The Farmington times., 1922-06-23

vague things over which 1 had no
power kept happening, until woke up
last night in this gentleman's house.
He bowed to Ted birmingham, who
grinned cheerfully.
"And mighty glad I was to hear you
talking sense again, sir" he remarked.
"Do you mean to say you have no rec
ollection of how you got there?"
"None, sir; none," answered the mil
lionaire. at wts- just part of the
dream"
at shows the strength of the drug
those swine used on YOU" said Drum
mond grimly. "You went there In an
airplane, Mfr. Potts"
"An airpIaner' cried the other in
amazement. II don't remember II.
I've got no recollection of II whatever.
There's only one other thing that can
lay hold of, and that's all dim and
muzzy. . Pearls. =. A great rope
of pearls. :. was to sign paper !;
and wouldn't. {. I did once, and
then there was q shot and the light
went out, and the paper disappeared.
:. :"
ITS at my bank at this moment, Mr..
Potts" said Hugh; II took that paper,
or part of 1t, that night"
"Did your The millionaire looked
at him vaguely. II was to promise
them million dollars when they had
done what they said. +. l remember
that. :. And the pearl necklace.
:. the duchess of /. :" He paused
and shook his head wearily.
1.-THE duchess of Lampshire'sr'
prompted Hugh.
"That's It," said the other. "The
duchess Of Lampshire's. 1t was say
ing that / wanted her pearls, think,
and would ask no questions as to how
they We're got"
The detective grunted.
WANTED to incriminate you proper
ly, did they? Though 1t seems to me
that it was blamed risky game
There should have been enough money
from the other three to run the show
without worrying YOU. when they
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found won werensf for If."

found you weren't for It,"
"Wait," said the millionaire, shat
reminds me. Before they assaulted me
at the Carlton they told me the others
wouldn't come in unless did"
For while there was silence,
broken at length by Hugh.
"Well, MIR. Potts, you've had a moldy
time, and I'm very glad it's over. But
the person you've got to thank for
putting as fellows on your track Is
girl. II 1t hadn't been for her I'm
afraid you'd still be having night
Mares"
II would like to see her and thank
her." said the millionaire quickly.
"You SHALL" grinned Hugh. Come
to the wedding; 1t will be In fort
night or thereabouts."
"Weddingp Mr., Potts looked lit
tie vague.
"Yesl Mine and hers. CHASTITY
proposition, isn't itf'
"The last straw" remarked Ted Jer-
ningham. "A more impossible man as
bridegroom would be hard to think
OF. But in the meantime ! plnehed
half dozen Of the old mans Perrier
Jouet 1911 and put 'em in the car.
What say your
"Sayr snorted Hugh. idiot boy
Does one speak on such occasiohsf"
And 1t was so.
CONTINUED next week.
The Farmington times., 1922-06-23
WOMAN FINDS REMEDY
WORTH FABULOUS FORTUNE

81 wouldn't take million dollars
for the good Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy has done for me. ] have finished
the course and can say ] am entirely
cured of very severe indigestion,
bloating and collie attacks suffered
from for many years" 1t is a sim
pie, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mueus frcm the
intestinal tract and allays the In
flammation which causes practically
all stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refund
ed. At E. M. Laakman's, and drug
gists everywhere.
The Farmington times., 1922-06-23

of his family" s%-
But Mr. Potts, when he did arrive,
exhibited no grent inclination to stick
close to the detective; in fact, he
showed the greatest reluctance to en-
ter the house at ALL As Algy had
said, he was still weak and dazed, and
the sight Of the place where he had
suffered SO much produced such an ef-
feet on him that for a while Hugh
feared he was going to have q relapse.
At length, however. he seemed to get
back his confidence, and was persuad-
ed to come into the central room.
"It's all right, Mr.. Potts" Drummond
assured him over and over again.
"Their gang Is dispersed, and Laking-
ton is dead. We're all friends here
now. You're quite safe. This Is Mr..
Green, who has come over from New
York especially to find you and take
you BACK to your family"
The millionaire stared In silence at
the detective, who rolled his cigar
round In his mouth.
that's right, Mr.. Potts, There's the
little old sign" He threw back his
coat, showing the police badge, and
the millionaire nodded Il guess you've
had things hunming on the other side,
and If II hadn't been for the Captain
here and his friends. they'd be hum
ming STILL"
..rm obliged to you, sir,n said the
American, speaking for the first time
to Hugh. The words were slow and
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districts, regulated by population
rather than area, and each district ap-
peared to be In charge of one director.
A varying number of sub-districts In
every main division had each their sub
director and staff, and at some Of the
names Drummond rubbed his eyes in
amazement. Briefly, the duties of every
man were outlined; the locality In
which his work lay, his exact responsi-
bilities, so that overlapping was re-
duced to minimum. In each case the
staff was small, the work largely that
Of organization. But In each district
there appeared ten or a dozen names
Of men who were euphemistically de-
scribed as lecturers; while at the end
of the book there appeared nearly fifty
names-both of men and women--who
were proudly denoted as first-class lee
turers. And II Drummond had rubbed
his eyes at some of the names on the
organizing stats, the first-class general
lecturers deprived him of speech.
''Why," he spluttered after mo-
ment, "a lot of these peoples names
are absolutely housewold words in the
country. They may be swine-they
probably are. Thank God! I've very
rarely met any; but they amt crimi-
nails"
"No more is Peterson" grinned the
American; lat least not on that book.
See here, Captain, it's pretty clear
what's happening In any country to-
day you've got oil sorts and conditions
of people with more wind than brain
They Just can't stop talking, and as YET
it's not criminal offense. Some Of
'em believe what they say, like Spin
dle-shanks upstairs some OF 'em don't
And If they don't, 1t makes 'em worse
they start writing as well. You've go'
clever men--intellectual men-look a
some of those guys In the first-clas'
general Iecturers-and they're thu
worst of the lot Then you've got an
other class-the men with the Business
brain, who think they're getting tn,
sticky end of 1t. and use the talker
to pull the chestnuts out of the fire 10
| them. And the chestnuts, who are tn
poor blamed decent workingmen, or
promptly dropped In the ashpit to kee
'em quiet. They all want something 70
nothing, and / guess 1t CANT be dont
They all think they're fooling one ar
other, and what's really going at tn
moment Is that Peterson Is fooling th
whole bunch. He wants all the string
in his hands, and 1t looks to me as !
he'd got 'em there. He's got the none
and we know where he got it from
he's got the organization-al eithe
| red-hot revolutionaries, or intellectus
windstorms, or calculating knaye:
He's amaIgamated 'em, Captain; on
the whole blamed lot, whatever the
may think, are really working 70
him."
Drummond thoughtfully lit a cit
arctic.
working toward q revolution !
this country he remarked quietly.
sSure thing answered the Amer
can. "And when he brings Il on,
guess YOU won't catch Peterson e