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Evening star., 1922-07-24
'NEGRoSURRENDERS
0hN0RD|ER CHARGE
Slayer Of Virginia Justice Of
Peace Removed to
Richmond.
TELLS OF NEAR CAPTURE
Reports Posse Finding Him, But
Says He Foiled Them by Civ
ing Another Name. -
TELLS OF NEAR CAPTURE
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 24.-Alvin
w. Harris, colored, twenty-five years
old, wanted for the murder of Thomas
S. Meredith, q justice of the peace OF
Gainesville, Prince William county.
Va, which occurred Tuesday after
noon, surrendered early yesterday to
Commonwealth's Attorney Thomas II.
Lion Of Manassas. Prince William
county, and was brought to the Alex
andria city Jail at 5 o'clock yester-
day morning and at 9:12 o'clock lett
for Richmond in charge OF Deputy
Sheriff John P. Keriin. The negro
will be tried at the October term OF
the Prince William court.
According to Harris. he had been
hiding in the woods around Games
vile ever since the murder and on
one occasion some OF his pursuers
came upon him and asked him MS
name. Realizing they failed to rec
ognize him, he gave the name OF
Brooks and they passed HIM ur, he
says.
Tires of Hiding.
He determined that escape was
next to impossible and was almost
ious to give up rather than be vic
tim of mob violence. Consequently
he designated a colored man named
Norris to wait on Mr.. Lion and get
assurances from him that II he gave
up he would not be molested by a
later went alone to an orchard at
Gainesville. Harris emerged and as
sured Mr.. Lion he was unarmed and
was ready to be arrested: Mr. Lion
placed him in an automobile and sew
eral hours afterward he was behind
bars.
The only statement the prisoner
made to Mr.. Lion was that he re-
GREETED he had not killed his wife
and father, according. to Mr.. Lion.
The prisoner also asked that MT.
Lion get Thornton Davies. an attor-
nev at Manassas, to represent him.
Harris admitted the shooting. and
said he fired three bullets at Mere
dith. Meredith, he said. came to the
home of his wife at Gainesville to ar
rest him on complaint OF his wife.
Meredith commanded him to throw
up his hands. and in reply he whip
ped out his pistol and fired three
times and fed. He said he thought
that Meredith was going to kill him.
Slept in Woods
Only once had he received a meal
since the shooting. and that was at
the home of an uncle at Gainesville.
he said. He had slept in the woods
ever since the shooting. and lived
in fear of mob violence. Had not he
given up when he did he undoubtedly
would have been captured by mob
yesterday, according to reports re-
ceived from Manassas. The author
tiles report that at o'clock yester-
day morning a posse of more than
500 men had planned to make a
search for the fugiti
According to reports from Man
assas a number of relatives Of Harris
left Gainesville for Washington be-
cause of the strong sentiment pre-
vailing against Harris. Harris lives
at Bristow. six miles from Gaines
vile, and has a wife and one child.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
REBELS IN FLIGHT.
Free Staters Prevent insurgents
Concentrating, London Hears.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 24.-Unconfirmed
reports received in London today
said the Irish irregular forces were
retreating with all speed into the
Galtee and Knockmealdown noun
tains. harassed by Free State troops.
resistance.
A Waterford diJpatch to the Daily
News says the irIkgulars have burned
the barracks at Oonmel and Tippera-
~. long held as garrisons. and it is
believed the national army forces
have occupied boththese places. This.
however. is not claimed in any official
report
The Express correspondent says 1t
| is believed the pressure being exerted
by the national troops upon both
fanks of the republicans will compel
them to make a stand. perhaps their
| last, in these mountains. Some OF the
other correspondents. however. doubt
whether they will be able to make a
stand anywhere. although they do not
draw the conclusion that an early
end of resistance can be expected.
They believe the republicans will
continue guerrilla operations in the
widest parts of the mountains. The
possibility that the retreating irregu-
lars may yet reach Cork and make a
last desperate stand there is still en-
tertained in some quarters. The va
rious views. however, obviously are
largely speculative. since none of
them can be verified except by the
general turn of events.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
SIX MONTHS TIME LIMIT.
France Will Not Grant Two-Year
Moratorium.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922
PARIS, July 24.-In all the numer-
Gus reports concerning German
reparations and a moratorium one
fact is being developed firmly. name
ly, that though France may be willing
to grant Germany a moratorium for
limited time she is not prepared to
grant an unconditional moratorium
for two years. as Germany asks. The
time limit, in all probability, would
not exceed six months.
The feeler put out by Premier Poin-
care in the form of a letter to NJ. Du-
bois. French member of the repara-
tions commission. mentioned a period
of six weeks for the moratorium, and
even that dependent upon the strict
supervision of Gerrnany's finances
and a mortgage to tho reparations
commission on the revenues from the
German state forests and German
mines
This feeler is well regarded in
France, but was very badly received
by the British, who think it ridic-
ulous to grant a moratorium for SO
short time. The French consider
it merely a temporary concession to
see whether Germany will or will
not carry out the financial reforms
she has promised.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
WARSH|PS CHOSEN
FOR BRAZIL TRIP
Maryland and Nevada to
Carry U. S. Delegates to
Centennial Exposition.
WILL SAIL IN AUGUST
Mr.. Hughes and Party on One
Ship, Guard and Marine
Band on Other.
WILL SAIL IN AUGUST

The dreadnaughts Maryland and
Nevada. commanded by Admiral Hilary
P. Jones.> commander-in-chief of. the
Atlantic feet, will represent the United
States Navy at the opening OF the
Brazilian centennial exposition at Rio
de Janeiro in September.
The Maryland. flagship Of the fleet,
will carry the members Of the United
States honorary commission. including
Secretary Hughes. representing Presi-
dent Harding: Admiral Jones. repre-
senting the Navy; Maj. Gen. Robert L.
Eullard, representing the Army, and
two distinguished civilians, not yet
designated. Most of the commission
ers will be accompanied by the ladies
of their families.
The Nevada will carry the marine
guard and the marine band that is
being assembled for service at the
United States section of the exposition.
The auxiliary.tanker Trinity, which re-
Gently returned from European waters,
will be sent to Brazil with fuel for
the two warships and equipment and
tentage for the marine guard
The special feet will sail from
Hampton roads the latter part of
August and will proceed direct to Rio.
The Maryland will bring Secretary
Hughes and the other commiss ssioners
back to the United States at the con-
clusion of the official ceremonies mark.
ing the opening of the exposition, bu,
the Nevada and the tanker Trinity will
remain during the continuance of the
exposition.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
MOTHERS PENSION BILL
FAVORED BY DR.. .KERBY
In Keeping With Teachings of
God, Clergyman Tells Meet
iuy of Council.

Ing OF Council.
! Addresses by Rev. w. ]. Kerby and
Rev. ]. ]. Callaghan and parish re-
ports occupied the meeting of Par
ticular Council, Society Of st. Vincent
de Paul, in Carroll Hall last night.
Endorsement of the mothers pen
sion bill recently introduced in the
Senate by Senator Pomerene was
given by DR.. Kerhy, who declared it
was more in keeping with the teach
ings of. God" He said that it is
cheaper to provide pensions for wild
owed mothers than to build peniten-
tiaries later for their sons.
Rev. Callahan, acting for Rev. John
O'Grady. secretary of the society, and
who was out of the city. read the re-
port of the central office. Rev. CAL
lahan's. report showed that in the
past quarter the total. number of
cases handled was ATS, of which Az
were white and SO colored. The prob
lens involved were home. school, oc-
cupational, medical and religious. The
total expenditures of the central Office
were $3,635.96.
He also commented on the success
of Camp Columbus. the boys camp
at Leonardtown. Md. He said that In
addition to the boys being greatly
benefited, he believed that the moth
ers. and, in many cases, widows, were
helped very much by the relief at
forded them through the camp.
Reports of conferences were read
by REPRESENTATIVES from the parishes
Of St. Martin, Immaculate Conception
Holy Trinity, st. Patrick. st. Augustine,
St. Paul, st. Thomas. Sacred Heart. st.
Anthony, st. Joseph. st. Gabriel. St
Matthew, st. Stephen. st. Dominic
and Holy Name. A report on special
work was made by John H. Pellen
]. D. Becker of the National Confer
ence of Catholic Charities explained
the work of that organization and
invited all of the conferences to at
tend the annual meeting at the Cath
olic University. September 1871.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
Philippine DEMOCRATS
NOT TO GREET QUEZON
Oppose Demonstration Likely to
Give Impression of Anti
American Agitation.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
CoDvrrhf 1907

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922.
MANILA, P. l.. July 24.-The Philip
pine democrats and probably the ma
tionalists will take no part in the dem
onstration on August 16 to welcome
home the independence mission to
Washington. At that meeting the COL
lectivists propose publicly to demon
strate their displeasure over President
Harding's refusal to agree to the i'm
mediate independence Of the islands.
-'T do not favor any demonstration
that gives the impression OF anti
American agitation" said Judge Sunni
long, leader Of the democratic party
Such demonstration would hur:
rather than advance the best interests
Of the Philippines. Such a demonstra-
tion would be justified only by real
ly powerful motive. and we have no mo-
tive. Quezon's party should be thank
full that President Harding did not say
that he was opposed to Philippine in.
dependence. because the party in pow
er has miserably failed to put the coun-
try in condition for independence
What we should do is to overhaul
our government completely. and re-es-
tablish ourselves in the eyes Of the
United States"
Evening star., 1922-07-24
PARADER HEAT VICTIM.
One Death and One Prostratior
Toll Of Hot Sunday.

Heat caused one death, one pros
tration and decided discomfort to
thousands Of Washingtonians yes
terday.
William Carey. colored. forty-five
come while marching in a parade of
the knights of Jerusalem on Florida
avenue near 1st street northeast
shortly after 1880 o'clock. He was
rushed to Sibley Hospital in pass
ing automobile. where he was pro-
nounced dead on arrival.
Pat Clark, colored. sixty years old,
of 613 9Th street, fell to the floor in
his home yesterday afternoon. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital,
where the case was diagnosed rs
being caused by heat, but his condi-
ton was declared not serious.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
BOY SCOUTS IN CONGRESS

PARIS, July 24.-An international
congress of Boy Scouts, presided
over by Lieut.. Gen. Sir Robert
S. Baden-Powell. founder Of the
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, opened
were " re- present from The Iinited sfates
Argentina, hile, Eucador, Peru and
other countries.
The congress. which will last
throughout the week. has as its pur-
pose the adoption Of measures for
increasing the enrolment OF boys IN
tries. Gen. Raden-Powell announced
that the membership OF the Boy Scouts
of the world was now nearing the two
million mark.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
BUD STILLMAN SAVES
MAID FROM DROWNING
Sen Of James A. Stillman Rescue:
Girl at East Hampton Who
Swan Too Far Out,

NEW YORK. July 24.-James (Bud)
Stillman. son of Mr.. and Mrs James
sea at East Hampton, Long Island,
and saved from death Miss Lois But
ler. a maid employed at a nearby
cottage of H. A. James. it was learned
today.
Mrs. Stillman and Bud" were swim
ming in close to the beach when the
young woman got out too far to
swim back. She was more than 100
feet out when Bud" brought her
ashore. She was revived with a pull
motor
In 1919 when the Stillmans were
at their lodge at Grand Anse, Que
bee. Bud" rescued a young man en-
ploye from the st. Maurice river.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
URGE STRIKE TO SAVE
WILSON'S ASSASSlNS
Moscow Radicals Send Appeal to
British Labor Leaders to
Protest Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tine ASSOCl4teQ ftesS.
MOSCOW, July 24.-Carl Radek and
NJ Bucharin, as third internationale
representatives at the Berlin confer
ence. have sent an open letter to the
British labor leaders-James Ramsey
Macdonald. Arthur Henderson and
Thomas Shaw-urgtng the British Ia
Dor party to protest the death sem
tences Of the assassins Of Field Mar
shall Sir Henry Wilson.
I'VE expect to receive in a short
time from you" the letter says. "a
telegram calming our alarm by stat
ing you have called English workers
to a general strike in order not to
allow the hangmen of British i'm
perialism to murder those who strove
for freedom for the Irish people. You
addressed to us a request that we
have mercy .on the terrorists and So
cial revolutionaries; we are now ad-
dressing an appeal to all parties of
the second internationale demanding
maximum pressure on the English
government to obtain Q Just trial,
and you must obtain the right for the
third internationale to be present"
Evening star., 1922-07-24
MONTENEGRO WOMEN
MOURN 500 YEARS FOR
/. NATIONS INDEPENDENCE

CETTINJE, Montenegro, July a.
For more than 500 years the women
Of Montenegro have been IN mourn
ing, They have worn the solemn
black clothes and little ''pork-pie"
caps of drab hue all this time as a
token Of their grief over the loss Of
Montenegro's Independence to the
Turks in 1889. But now that they
are changing to less somber raiment.
American girls have had some
thing to do with other changes in
the style Of women's dress: When
they came here with the American
Rei Cross they introduced smart
short skirts, picture hats, and point
ed high -heeled shoes. These have
been adopted by some of the native
women. Any afternoon now one
may see on Cettinje's only boulevard
women attired in bright-colcred
gowns and wearing American yse.
hats and shoes. ss. ssIs
Evening star., 1922-07-24
OPERA STAR BURIED.
Miss Alice Miriam Inferred at
Maryland Home.

NEW YORK, July 2z.-Funeral
services for Miss Alice Miriam Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, who died
here late Saturday night after an
operation for appendicitis. were held
today at the Glendale. Md. home Of
her parents.
Miss Miriam. who was Alice Miriam
Finch. appeared in the title role of
The Snow Maiden" last season, and
had studied music from childhood In
Rome and Milan. and Ave years ago
most talented Italian trained Ameri-
can singers. Following tours OF
Europe she came to America and
toured with Enrfco Caruso.
She became = member OF the Metro
politan Opera. Company IN 1920. She
was twenty-eight years old.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
DEFENDER OF CHICKEN
COOP SHOT BY BULLET
INTENDED FOR Thief

Commotion in his chicken coop. a
suspicious turn of mind, revolver
and an unseen obstacle in his path
caused William Holland, colored,
self in the left foot last night.
Holland heard squawking and
shrieking among his chickens at the
rear OF his home at 5Sth and Jay
streets northeast. Thoughts Of
chicken thieves fitted through his
mind. He got his revolver and start
ed to investigate the noise. authen-
ticate his suspicious and possibly to
punctuate the cause with bullets.
He stumbled and punctured his
foot with a bullet when the revolver
went OF. His condition is not serious.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
NATIONALS GAIN
IN WEST! IRELAND !
Capture BaIIyheunis and Also
Take New Territory
\ Around Limerick.
COMPLETE ROUTE, NEAR
Fifteen Regulars Slain in Recent
Fighting-Insurgents Fleeing
to Mountains.
sr tbs Associated press

By the Associated Press
DUBLIN, July 24.-National army
troops have gained a fresh victory
in west Ireland by capturing Rally-
heunis, County Mayor, from the re-
publican irregulars, it was announced
today.
The Free State triumph in the cap
ture Of Limerick was swiftly followed
by successes in the surrounding dis
trict. A number of minor positions
in this area have been added to the
list OF Free State victories. according
to today's official bulletin.
The total number of casualties in
the Limerick fighting has not been
accurately estimated, although 1t is
known that at least fifteen Of tht
troops were killed ana
khty-seven wounded. 1t is gen.
rally believed that at least thirty
d the irregulars lost their lives.
The total number of casualties SUI
fered by Free State forces during the
capture of Waterford was nine killed
and nineteen wounded.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
ARMY POST TRANSFERRED
st. Louis Region Placed Under
Sixth Corps Area.

The St. Louis region including Jeffer-
son Barracks. the largest Regular
Army post in the vicinity. has been
transferred from the Seventh Corps
Area to the Sixth Corps Area, and will
hereafter be under the direction Of Maj
Gen. Bell at Chicago. it was learned
today at the War Department.
The change gives Gen Bell a con-
siderable additional force stationed in a
territory where there are many impor-
tant railway centers, and while the
reason for the transfer Of command
was not disclosed at the War Depart
ment, 1t was generally understood to
be in connection with possible use of
Federal troops in the event Of dis
turbances arising from the rail strike
situation.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
RUSS PROTEST TO ALLIES.

MOSCOW. July ga note Just
addressed by the soviet government
to Great Britain, France and Italy,
protests the failure OF these coun-
tries. as custodians of the Darda-
nelles to prevent Greek warships
bombarding Anatolian ports. These
warships. in effect. says the note. are
blockading Russian shipping in the
Black sea
Evening star., 1922-07-24
FL0GGED BY ANARCHISTS.
italian Lawyer Charged With
Treason by Terrorists.

BY the. .Ab6oc11ted Press.
ROME. July 2i.-Flogged by a
group of anarchists following a Sc
cret terroristic tribunal at which he
was accused of being a traitor to an
archism, Gaetano Guarini, a young
lawyer. Is in a serious condition.
The tribunal was presided over by
the notorious anarchist, Enrico Mala-
tesla, who was assisted by Giuseppi
Mingrino, a, communist deputy. The
tribunal judged Guarini guilty of
having received money from the
French embassy in order to foment
an anarchist movement which should
have the appearance of being insti-
gated by Germany
Evening star., 1922-07-24
HAYS TO OBVIATE NEED
OF MOVIE CENSORSHIP
Principle of Freedom Makes Public
Action Fail, Says Screen
Head.
By the Associated Press.

d! t1e tbSDCIdteU Fresk.
Los ANGELES. July o4-Will HAYS,
former postmaster general and noG
head Of the Moving Pictures and Dis
tr1butors Association. here today for a
weeks study in the stronghold Of the
industry. said. in an informal statement,
that the principle Of freedom upon
wnHch this nation was founded makes
public censorship Of press, pulpit. Aim or
spoken word virtually an -impossibility.
,'State-wide and nation wide censor
ship" he said, will fail in everything
it undertakes. 1t hasn't been done
successfully. and never will be- Too
many people who know nothing about
the business are named on Censorship
boards. We are going to obviate the
necessity of censorship"
Evening star., 1922-07-24
TWO CONGRESSMEN SAIL.
Wives Accompany Rainey and
Kunz nm Extended Tour,

NEW YORK, July 24.-Representa-
tives John w. Rainey and Stanley H
Kunz of Illinois sailed with their
wives on the Homeric on an ext nded
visit to Europe.
Although the trip is pleasure
jaunt, the representatives. said they
would make a study Of the irnmigr
ton situation, the vising of passports
in foreign countries and the care Of
immisrantss aboard ships and would
report to the congressional committee
on immigration.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
MOBBED; SEEKS $20,O 900.

MACON. Ga. July 2l-John Stanley.
deputy sheriff of Wilkinson county.
who was shot while defending Jim
benson. negro. when a mob took the
negro from the jail at Irwinton sew
eral weeks ago. filed suit for $4,000
damages in federal court here. The
deputy sheriff names fourteen Wilkin
son countv>men AS defe endants. who, he
alleges, were in the mob.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
TWO GIRLS SHOT DEAD.
Refuse to Obey Order to Halt.
Another Wounded.

By the Associated Press. r. -.- -
BELFAST, July 24-Two girls. ages
fifteen and sixteen years. returning from
tory at Jonesborough. County Armagh.
last night, were ordered to halt They
failed to obey and were fired upon and
killed. Near Newry. a girl on her way
home from church with her father was
hit by a stray bullet and is in a critical
condition.
In Dublin early today two men were
killed when an armed band attempted
to raid a public house.
Evening star., 1922-07-24

Symbolic flags for every county of
the state is a new idea proposed in
Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1922-07-24

It's easy t tell whether a son
looks like his father or mother,
but tn modern daughter don't
look like anybuddy we ever saw.
1t seems t. us we're buyin' too
much service these days an not
enough O what we ask fer.
Copyright National Newspaper serv.ce)
Evening star., 1922-07-24
NEW FLOORS
ALL ROOF WORK

Let Adams lay new hardwood floors or dress
up your old ones. u. 1887. 835 + st. NV. 25s
Evening star., 1922-07-24

performed BY us IL In the hands Of
skilled workmen, personally supervised
Nothing IN left TO chance. Why not
havs q SAfe. tight roof7
RONCI IAD saa.., ss0aa. l4s s..I- e.. e: ~ !.
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Only a F Few More Davs

Remember, Gold-Seal Congo!eum Week ends
on Saturday night. Then these bargain prices
Will be withdrawn. Make your selections at once.
Don't allow this great money-saving opportunity
to slip by without taking full advantage of it.
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Curric Company
A''antic City. y. !.
l.. W. Emmons
Atlantic City, \. !.
Endicott Furniture Go
Atlantic City, y, !.
George Kelly
Atlantic City, y. J.
ken>ington Carpet Co.
Atlantic City, \. J.
Park Furniture Co.
Atlantic City, n. !.
Jos. 7. Fitzpatrick
Bridgeport, Pa.
Spencer 4 Sons
Bristol, Pa.
Ilndabury & Condle
Burlington, n. ].
William f. Cross
Camden, \. J.
$. II. Lewis
Camden, N. J.
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All the Gold Congoeum included in thi,
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Derbyshire Brothers {
llS North Front Street
HOchfeld Brothers
1896 frankford Avenue
Hub Furniture Co.
ABA trankford Avenue
William kampe's Sons
3097 kenSington Avenu.
kensington Carpet Co.
22252 North Front Stree
kinkerter 4 Sheppard
1869 Frankford Avenue
SOUTH
b. Fine
1926 South Seventh Street
{. Fine
1901 South Seventh Street
b. Miller & Company
Goa South Second Street
National Furniture Supply &c
2l39 South Seventh Street
ID. Vigman
9Th g. Washington Avenue
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M. Z. Blatt Company
Atlantic City, y !,
l.. VI, Nelson
{ tamden. y. !
Harry PinSky Sons Co.
Camden, y. !.
y. David0witI
Chester. Pa.
VIM. J. Farley
Chester, Pa
Pet< t. FarrelIH
N ter, Pa.
FRAN TolIin
Chester, Pa.
L. {. Rempp
'OnShohocken, Pa.
Weller 4 Company
Egg liarbor, \. j.
ThOs. J. McCabe
NOrristoWn, Pa.
ID. VI. IOst
NOrristown, Pa.
J. +. Rapport
Pleasantville, n. j.