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Evening star., 1922-07-02
FIND DEATH HINT
IN VICTIMS LETTER
Miss Lavoy Wrote That
Greasy Was to olive or
Die With Her."
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July Edith LAvoy.
the Freeport school teacher for whose
recent death her former sweetheart,
William Greasy. has been charged
with first-degree. murder, penciied a
letter last May. saying Greasy had
come up from Kentucky and informed
her he was either going "to live with
her or die with her" Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Edwards announced
today.
The letter. which he made. public,
was written on school stationery, May
1. addressed to Dan l. sherman of
Utica. n. Y. described a. An old friend
"For the last Ave. weeks I've
realized 1t was useless for me to try
and love Billy" the letter says. "and,
as franknesS is my motto. wrote
him the truth. The result is he ia
up here with two objects in view.
He says he came up here to live with
me or die with me. There has to be
4 decision before sundownI will
never marry without love. so It re-
by the latter statement"
II feel better now that somebody
knows It," the letter concludes.
Greasy, now under Indictment
charging frst-degree murder, de-
clares that the school teacher. whose
body was found in the parlor OF her
boarding place In Freeport on June
beside her on the couch.
Greasy IL In Freeport on . grave
yard mission" Miss Lavoy is reported
to have told George Dawson, an
artist friend, at about the time the
letter to sherman was written.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
RECORD CROWDS HANDLED.
Despite Strike, New York Gets by
With Usual Holiday Delays. :.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 1.-Burdened with
an unprecedented load Of passenger
traffic, railroads entering New York
city passed the. first day Of the shop
crafts strike without any more than
the usual prs-holiday devlations from
schedule.
In shops working on q single day
shift . majority Of the men were re-
ported to have walked out at 10 am.
daylight-saving time. In accordance
ters. In other shops and roundhousss
where three shifts operated. the walk
out was In progress throughout tho day,
90 that the percentage OF effectiveness
will not become known until after mid
Railroad officials estimated tina. the
total number Of men who answered. the
strike call today, at between $4,000 and
is, 600. Union leaders figures were sqv-
eral thousand above that =
Roads with shops. 'aoundhouses and
terminals in the metropolitan district
most keenly in tho following proper
tons: New York Central. New York,
New Haven and Hartford, Erie. Central
Of New Jersey, Lackawanna, Long Is
land, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley and
Delaware and Hudson;
inspectors, coupler men and signal men
at Grand Central station temporarily
interrupted traffic at = period when the
station was handling q RECORD, crowd
of holiday travellers. Recruits replaced
the strikers within two hours, however,
and a serious tie-up was ,averted.
Bureaus for the enrolment Of strike
breakere were established early in the
day. Charles H. Stein. general super
intendeflt of the Central Of New Jersey,
Announced arrangements had been made
to replace all union men who walked out
Evening star., 1922-07-02
Rail Shop Craftsmen Join
Strike From Coast TO Coast

tire foroe Of 1000 men Of the me-
ichanical departments Of the Southern
railroad. Nashville. Chattanooga and
St Louis and Central Of Georgia rail-
roads walked out this morning.
lows waIkout 100 Per Cent.
DES MONIES, Iowa, July 1.-Re-
ports from nearly = score of the Iowa
cities indicate the strike Of railway
shopmen was practically 100 per cent
complete, 80 far as the members Of
the six federated crafts employed in
this state are concerned. The work.
ers quit work in IN orderly fashion,
and no disorders were reported from
any part Of the state. .st ~.
10000 Reported Out In Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 1.-The
walkout Of railroad shopfnen in Utah
today was virtually 100 per cent. and
all Of the carriers in the district arc
affected.
The approximate number Of strik-
I.sSS; 1.soSi Ogden ''o0o' and pee.tello.
UnioAs Win ON PaeiAe Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO. July I--The
strike Of railroad shopmen was moro
than 90 per oent effective in Califor-
MIA. Oregon and Washington, accord
ing to statements Of union leaders an
hour after 1t was called. Early AK-
ures showed that 9,766 men had
ceased work, with several points yet
to report. Railroad ofifcials were not
yet ready with their ngufes.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
RAIL LABOR BOARD
joke, SAYS CONL0N
Machinist Official Declares
Unions Get Small End
of Decisions.

Characterizing the Railroad Labor
Board as "joke'' and the transpoY-
tation act as. the most damnab1e
piece Of legislation ever enacted" =.
]. conlon, hrst vice president of the
International Association Of Machin-
lists, in an address to the strikers OF
Washington terminal and the Penn
sylvania carmen Of Benning, D. c..
at Washington Lodge Hall, 3rd and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, yes
'terday afternoon declared that the
men are going to have some uniform.
universal laws that will be obeyed.
even II they are rotten" as a result
Of the strike. Mr. ConIon said that
the rate Of so cents anshour would De
paid shopmen throughout the country
or, II cents would be the standard
wage. but they are not going to pay
us so cents on the Erie railroad anu
II cents in Texas"
Every available square inch OF the
hall was jammed. Although 1t was
the heat had no effect whatever In
curbing the enthusiasm OF the men
who had quit
Reviews Labor Fight.
The speaker gave a brief review Of
the fight labor waged against the
transportation act and the unsuccess-
full attempt the railroad employees
made before the Railroad Labor
Board in having their grievances ad-
justed. He said the board had passed
upon LOO cases. 700 Of which were
awarded in favor of the railroads and
400 for the men.
The railroads themselves are not
the target Of the employees. Mr.. Con-
Ion explained. but the faction that
labor has to contend with is the Asso-
citation Of Railway Executives.
He declared that constant breach OF
regulations by the association has
made the laws q farce.
Sees Short Strike.
In concluding Mr.. Conlon stated
that the strike would not last long,
in the shops, there are not enough
of them to give the slightest con-
Germ. He urged the strikers to be
natural in their actions and not to
congregate around the shops. Threats
have been made. Mr.. Conlin said,
I'VE are not afraid to go to Jail II
it would improve the conditions of
tho railroad men,"
1t was announced at the meeting
that the unorganiZed men who walked
out with union men would receive
the same protection and same bene-
fits at the conclusion of the strike.
this morning at 10 o'clock and every
morning while the strike is on.
Charles Holmes. system federation.
railroad shop president. presided at
the meeting.
President johnson Of the machin-
lists union will be the principal
speaker at today's meeting.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
HUGUENOT MEMORIAL
MOVE ON IN FLORIDA
Erection Near Mouth Of Sc. Johns
River Would Commemorate
Landing in 1862,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July IA
movement for the erection Of a suitable
memorial near the mouth Of the st.
Johns river. about twenty-five miles
from here. to commemorate the estab-
hshment Of the first Husuenot settle
nent in the new world, has been
launched by historic, civic and social or
ganizations in Florida. Jean Ribault
and . small band Of Huguenots landed
near the mouth of the st. Johns on
May l, 1862, and he gave the stream the
name River Of Maie'' by which 1t was
known for many years
l. After trading with the Indians, Ri
bault and his followers moved to Port
Royal, 8. c., where they remained q
year. returning to France in a Rhip Of
their own construction because Of fall
ure to receive proper support from their
native land. Ribault sent larger party
from France In 1854 in two ships under
the leadership Of LaudonAisrre and =
settlement was sstfbitshed .at ths mouth
In existence only two years. the Span
lard. who in the nasaatime had settled
ut et. AngugtinA massacying the entire
party h 1bsA
Evening star., 1922-07-02
"IR0N RATION" BECOMES
POPULAR IN GERMANY
Workers Great Consumers Of Choc-
- = olate Candy, Which Was
-'';E Pre-War Luxury.

BERLIN. June 13. Chocolate
candy. the wartime iron ration" of
armies. has become increasingly pop
ular since the war among the labor
ing people. despite the hand-to-
mouth existence, in which they are
forced to live because of low wages
and high prices. The workers here
are said to have usurped the pre-war
position occupied by the middle
classes as the eseatest consumers of
this luxury"
simultaneously with comment in
the press on this anomaly in the
workingman's budget figures are an
nouneed which show that the Ger
man laborer today 10 receiving wages
barely sufficient to keep him and his
family in the necessities of life.
Clara Bohm-Schuch. socialist mem
ber of tho reichstag, reporting in
vorwaerts the results of an inquiry
clares higher wages are necessary
and that the present state Of affairs
Is due to the practice Of usuerers in
agriculture, industry and trade.
interviewing an tndustrialtst. she
writes. she was told that diligent
ed good" wages at about i.i5o
marks a week. equal to about 1890 in
American money. She sought out a
mechanic and found, that was the
exact amount Of his stipend. and that
he supported a wife and child on 1t.
She cites also the case of barber's
family Of fve. including three chill
dren between ten and hfteen years
Of age. which lived on the mans sal
ary OF 1000 marks 2 week. In q
based on earnings OF $500 marks a
month. tS
Evening star., 1922-07-02
Blythe Associated Press.

Blythe Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. July Am
onicial statement from the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
this afternoon says that out of q
total mechanical force, of 6.139 men,
embracing three shifts, which work
eight hours each, all tho men on the
first shift, or about $500, withdrew
from service at 10 am. There are
27s mechanics of various crafts re-
naming on locations.
Repair One Engine.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, July IA
passenger train scheduled to leave
here at 10 am. today was unable to
do so, owing to a breakdown in the
m mechanism of the locomotive. All
repatrmen employed on the road re-
fused to work on the engine and the
train was held UP for half an hour
until one of the officials of the union
gave the men q special order grant
Ing them permission to repair tho
break. 49,.
10000 Out In Southeast.
ATLANTA, Ca, July Upward
of 10000 shop crafts employees IN the
utheastern territory answered the
strike cali Of the presidents OF their
six international unions. according to
figures from the various locals OF
the unions, up to noon: All repoIts
stated that the walkout was car1ieo
out in an orderly manner.
1000 out in Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, July 1.-The en-
Evening star., 1922-07-02
RAIL TRAFFIC GOES ON
UNCHECKED BY STRIKE
CONTINUED from First Pass.)

railroads, no longer came under the
Jurisdiction OF the labor board. He
was quoted as declaring that any ne
gotiations by the shopmen would be
with the rail executives. although It
might be possible the executives
would choose to deal through the
labor board.
Whom informed Of Mr. Jewelps at
titude Chairman Hooper of the labor
board said that such a position may
rise up to haunt him later"
The position that Mr.. Jewell is now
taking to the effect that the employees
whom he represents are no longer
under the jurisdiction OF the United
States Railroad Labor Board or the ap-
plication OF the transportation act
and. consequently. that they are not in
q position to avail themselves Of the
manifold protection that the board
has given his organization and its
members during the last two years is
q position that may rise up to haunt
him later" Mr.. Hooper said.
Wage cuts ordered by the labor
board totaling about $135.00o,o00 and
affecting over 100000 men became
effective today as the strike started.
At the same time freight rate cuts
authorised by the Interstate Com
meroe Commission. totaling about
$4o0.0oo.o00, went into effect
Evening star., 1922-07-02
BRAZIL EXPOSITION
I BOARD ROW ENDS
President Accepts Harrison's
Resignation; Successor
Not Named. 8
COLLIER TO RIO SOON
Countercharges Filed by Retiring
Member Referred to State
Department.

Members Of the United States Bra
lillian exposition commission were in
formed yesterday by the White House
that President Harding had accepted
the resignation of Frank H. Harrison
of Nebraska, member of the COM
mission. The resignation of Mr.. Har-
rison recently was requested by f1ve
members of the commission, who
charged that he was not working in
harmony with the commission
Commissioner General Collier Of the
commission said he was not advised
as to whom the President might Sc
lect as successor to Mt. Harrison, who
had served since his appointment as
resident commissioner at Washing
ton.
Bookkeeping Assaulted.
Charges that Mr.. Harrison was not
working in harmony with other mem
bers of the commission, and that he
had failed to keep his accounts in
such condition as was desired by
other members Of the body, were filed
with the President about ten days
ago. Mr.. Harrison, in replying to the
charges. alleged that the other mem
berS of the commission, particularly
Commissioner General Collier, had
not conducted the affairs of the body
along economical lines. He filed with
the President, 1t was understood. a
series of charges against Mr.. Collier
and those members who Joined with
the commissioner general in demand
ing his resignation. All of the charges
were referred to the State Depart
ment for study.
President Harding let it be known
Immediately after the filing of the
charges by both factions in the COM
mission tdat he did not regard the
controversy as OF serious nature. but
that a change possibly would be
made. Mr.. Harrison'S resignation was
presented to the President along with
the charges he filed.
Tried to Quit Before.
He had previously announced that
he had requested Mr.. Harding several
months ago TO relieve him of his
duties as Il member of the commits
sion.
Commissioner General Collier will
sail for Brazil within a week OF ten
days to perfect plans for American
exhibits at the centennial exposition
to be held at Rio beginning in Sep
tember
Inquiry at Mr. Harrison's home here
brought forth the information that
the former commissioner was en-
route to California, and would not re-
turn to Washington.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
AIRPLANES DROP SEEDS
IN INACCESSIBLE SPOTS
IN REFORESTRY DRIVE

HONOLULU T. H.. July IA
new use for airplanes-dropping
seed In spots otherwise inaccees-
ible to man-has been found by
Army officials here and is being
carried out in cooperation with
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters As
ISOLATION In an attempt to reforest
a series Of steep ridges and gorEes
which form one Of the islands
watersheds.
On days when atmospheric condi-
tions are favorable the planes fly
back and forth over the ridges
and valleys forming the Koolau
mountains, dropping seeds of ng
trees, which have been found ideal
for retarding the flows Of water
resulting from heavy rains.
All previous efforts to reforest
the Koolau mountains had failed.
They form the watershed which
supplies much of the plantation
irrigation and domestic water used
on the island. as we'll as Schofield
barracks, the large military reser-
walton.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
CUBA ENDS ILLEGAL
LOTTERY. METHODS
$10,000,000 Yearly CoIIec-
tions Halted on Crow
der's Advice.
By the Associated Press.


HAVANA, July illegal collection
of nearly $1o.000.0oo a year from the
Cuban people through violations of
the national lottery law was ended
today by presidential decree. Point
ing the wide variance between pres
ant methods of conducting the lottery
and those set forth in the laws Of July
7, 1903, and July 9, 1912, which estab-
lish and regulate the institution.
President Zayas ordered reforms in
tended to remove the lottery from the
category of political spoils.
The decree embodies recommenda-
tions made by Maj. Gen. E. H.
Crowdef in one of the ten memoranda
he recently presented in his cam
paign to secure honest and ehlcient
collection and disbursement of fed
eral revenues. 1t also marks the pas
sage Of another crisis in the nego-
ftations between the Cuban govern
mont and the personal representative
OF President Harding. The first was
solved by the reorganization of the
cabinet
Evening star., 1922-07-02
SENATOR SCORES
DELAY ON SHOALS
Norris Takes Colleagues to
Task for Concurring in
House Action.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate was taken to task yes
terday by Senator Norris. republican,
Nebraska. for concurring in the House
amendment to the Army bill delaying
until October ! next the new work
on the Wilson dam at Muscle
reminded the Senate that it's original
proposal would have permitted 1000
or more men to have begun work
yesterday and declared it's confirma-
tion of the House action meant an
other years delay of work on the
project, and prevention Of idle labor
-ers in the south obtaining employ
ment.
The Senate original proposal. Sena-
tor Norris asserted, also would have
saved "a couple of more million dol
lars for the taxpayers" as well as
preventing the great fertilizer trust"
from "hammering down for another
year" the Alabama farmers and con-
tinuing during that the domination
over the downtrodden farmers of
America"
The Nebraska senator attributed the
Senate's action in yielding to the
House to a great propaganda that
Carried it off its feet" and it yielded
because of a Combination of men
who were afraid" Henry Ford's offer
might be lost and because of men who
did not want anything done. The
Senate roll call. he said, showed the
former group was assisted by every
millionaire in the Senate"
This is the 1st of July Senator
Norris continued. 1T is the day when,
had it not been for the postponement
of preparation which was made by
the Senate for the continuation Of
the work at Muscle Shoals. a thousand
or more men who are now idle would
have been put to work down in Ala
bara. 1 want to say Just a word to
the people of Alabama"
Evening star., 1922-07-02
TRADE .PARLEY PLAN :
FAVORED BY HOLLAND
American Invitation to Session In
Honolulu May Be :.
Accepted.
BY LEOPOLD ALETRINO.

Hy -LNOEOLO AA6S4&kAHSos
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1922.
AMSTERDAM. July 1.-The Dutch
government apparently is inclined to
accept the Invitation Of the Ameri-
can State Department. addressed on
behalf Of the pan-PaeiAe powers. In
cluding the Dutch East Indies. for q
commercial conference in Honolulu
from October Is to November 9. DR..
D. Fock, governor general OF the
Dutch East indies. Is one Of the vice
presidents of-the union which aims q
peaceful collaboration by the people
Of ali the countries on the Pacific.
For more than three centuries Hol-
land has exercised territorial rights
over extensive areas in the Pactdc
and, It is believed, could participate
helpfnlly in conference respecting
questions Of development OF world
traf1o the estab1tshment Of. tres
porto- on the islsnds Of tAa 3Aoaac
and rice and sugar tmporfa$aoA
Evening star., 1922-07-02
GIRLS SLAYER FOUND
INCLINED TO MURDER
Hospital Record Of Russell vsp
Arsdale Shows "Homicidal
Tendencies" -

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. July L.
Russell Van Arsdals. held hare on 4
charge Of numbering Miss Rose Brady
at Camp .Eustis, was committed to
the Eastern state Hospital. at WILL
liamsburs. April 9. 1881, on account
Of "homicidal tendencies" his record
there shows. He was released on
February 3, 1872, his condition hsy-
ing improved, In the opinion Of the
offcials Of the asylum.
Van Arsdaiet 10 about forty-three
years OF age and was born In Brook
iyn, N. T., whore Miss Brady made
her home before coming to Eustis
to live with her sister.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
'DIRIGIBLE FORCED BACK.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. July The
Army dtriEible Az. which left here
chart landing fields and to study air
currents. was forced to return to her
base at Langley Field when. she en-
counteFsd had weather. She viii start
again when the weather IL favorable.
SCOTT Field. Illinois. will be her dsstt-
nation.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
CHOCOLATE IN sl.CAR TRAIN.

NEW YORK, July Ia sold train
load OF hocolate-thtrty-one cars
bearing 1885, 900 pounds. the largest
the history Of the candy industry
passed @ through New York tonight en-
route to Chicago from Stamford.
Conn. The chocolate. packed In ten
pound bars to be melted to cover
candies. will be distributed from Chi"
caro- 70 cities throughout the middle
west. Business revival and better
employment conditions have created
n bigger demand for candy through
out that part Of the country, 1t was
raid. ~.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
LOYAL WORKERS REMOVED.
Refusing to Quit, Picked Up Bodily
by Strikers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Assoeiate ted Press.
BEARDSTOwN, ILL.,, July 1.-The
first reports Of a display OF force in
the nationwide walkout of railroad
shopmen occurred here this morning.
Four hundred and fifty shopmen Of
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad. who laid down their tools at
40 o'clock. returned in force shortly
afterward. and after failing to per-
suade four men who stayed at work
surrounded them and picked them up
bodily and carried them out.
I'VE sent them home" the leader
said, "to avoid trouble"
Evening star., 1922-07-02
Piano
Bargains

All of the following in
struments have b cen
traded in on Chickering
Ampicos-our repair de-:
partment has recon-
ditioned them until they
are practically as good as
could be desired. Any one
not objecting to a shop
worn or used instrument
will find it to"their advan-l
tage to attend. this sale.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
PLOT TO CRIPPLE
(. ENGINES IS Barred
!.
Sand and Emery Found in
Journal Boxes-Several
Break Down on Runs.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DECATUR, Ill. July Sand and
emery dust were found in fifteen jour
nal boxes on engines at the Wabash
railroad roundhouse here today.
George Hess. superintendent of mo-
tive power. said several engines were
reported dead along the line The re-
moval Of a cotter pin also caused the
failure Of an engine ten miles out of
Chicago. Hess said he believed these
acts to have been the work Of an in
dividual acting on his own respon-
sibility.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
JAMAICA TESTS CHINESE.
immigrants Must Be Able Il
Write English Sentence.

By Cable to The Star and chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. July Here
after no Chinese Immigrant who is
unable to write correctly in English
. sentence dictated by customs on
-csr-7wiH be allowed to. land 10 ia.
maicA. Ths govefnment has notined
.ss.ission The ssssi%.hip eoJhDsnies Of the new
Evening star., 1922-07-02
R0oMER YIELDS GUN.

: MINNEAPOLIS. July 1.-Recaus9
she refused to marry him, Frank Sui
'lfvan, twenty-five years old. today
shot and dangerously wounded Mrs
Phpebe Baker. thirty. at her rooming
house here where he lived. and then
committed suicide. Mrs. Baker Is the
mother Of dve children.
Evening star., 1922-07-02

For two hours the pilot OF an
trolling wheel on . Night from Paris
to London--a distance Of about SEQ
miles. The diEactiQnAl steerlnI was
S.Sa,.s I..ss, ssssTXsssss s,sa,sas avins on an sven
Evening star., 1922-07-02
FIGURES SHOW RISE AND FALL
OF RAILROAD WAGES SINCE 1917

CHICAGO following table shows the average
United Railroad Labor Board Comparison also made Nth
control Of roads in 1920 under the federal a
1921 under boards nrst reduce
Evening star., 1922-07-02

" 1hs.Unffsd ststsI patent ofnes 1Ss'
issued more than 1900 patents Tor
making buttonaA
Evening star., 1922-07-02

CHATTANOOGA, July 1.-The en-