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The Washington times., 1922-12-12
DENIES LINCOLN
WAS b|G0IIh
RELIG0N
Ida TarbeII Says Alleged kian
) Letter to Jufy Is
Fabrication
BY WILLIAM RANDDRF,
Cesrnepelitan News service.

y
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE
memory of Abraham Iincoln. who
was attacked as a religious bigot In
an alleged quotation from his writ
ings by the Ku Klux K1an, was de-
Tended vigorously today by Ida NJ
Tarbell. writer and foremost student
of Lincoiniana. %fs .--.@-,
Pure fabrication" II how she
branded the letter sent two members
of. the grand jury and to aldermen
under Mayor Hylan's orders.
Attacks Catholic Church. Z.
After stating that the war on the
Ku Klux Khan is proof that the
Roman Catholic hierarchy believes
itself strong enough TO institute its
diabolical system of inquisition in
America" said the letter sent, sup
posedly by members Of the Ku Klux
Khan, It quotes Lincoln a. once
II see dark cloud on our hori.
zon, and that dark cloud is coming
from Rome. It will rise and
increase TIL its flanks win be torn
by q flash of lightning followed by
fearful peal Of thunder. Then a
cyclone such az the world has never
seen will pass. over this country.
spreading ruin and desolation from
North to South. After 1t is over
there viii be long days Of peace and
prosperity. for Popery with its
Jesuits and merciiess inquisition will
be forever swept away from our
country" 49,.
Sees Aliens Expelled
The anonymous letter goes on to
comment:
"The cloud which Lincoln fore
saw has already broken over our
country The final struggle be-
tween democracy government by
the people under Divine law) and
autocracy government by the few
under the European monarchial sys.
tem) has set in and will rise and
which owes allegiance to the Euro
pean system has been expelled from
this hemisphere"
Miss Tarbell's answer to the let.
ter's contents was:
Lincoln never said such thing
1t fs aSpvre fabrication. He was
the last man in the world to harbor
such higoted and narrow thoughts.
! challenge this statement and chai.
lenge the Klan totprove It..
Brosd.Mlnded. She Says.
''In the preparation for my two.
volume life of lincoln read every
letter. speech and paper the Great
Emancipator ever uttered. ! search
ed the records I'm Washington and
elsewhere for everything possible
that would bear on the life OF Lincoln
and know no such narrow utterances
were ever made by him.
"Lincoln's byoad-mindedness on
the matter Of rellgfen, and particular.
ly In relation to the Roman Catholics.
II best set forth IA this short ex.
cerpt from letter to Archbishop
Hughes IN October, 1851"
She quoted Lincoln.
ct am asking for the names of
one or two Catholic clergymen whom
I might appoint chaplains of the
Union army" 1Vl
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MRS.bRUNEN0N
TRIAL FOR
LIFE
Widow Of Circus Owner charg-
cd With Two others Tor
His Murder. ~

MT. HOLLY, n. j.. Dec. ,2.--
None of the ingenue. the pale chee'S'
nor inertia of the usual woman ~
fendant on trial for her ,ife--non
Of this about Mrs. Doris Brunen.
The foreman in corduroy pants
and the eleven men sitting WIZ"
him., who must say whether she
killed Honest John" Brunen. River
side circus owner, yesterday 'ooke"
on a character from Sudermann, IL
waist too small. shoulders too naf-
row. a form too full. yet handsome.
Her face bore a flush Of petulance
and displeasure. 1t was empty OF
anything more deep rooted - her
dress was that of the fine lady OF
an out-of- date wood cut-small black
velvet hat with three curled ostrich
plumes standing stark upright from
the back. a dress with rigidity OF
crinoline. yellow pearls that rose
and fell with her breathing.
Powell Confesses.
Charles M. POWELL who has con-
fessed he shot the circus man as ne
sat by the kitchen window in his
Riverside home ton March 10. was
excluded from the courtroom along
With I'll OtiCi WithSocSos
will get a separate trial.
Stating his case to the jury, the
prosecutor summarized
We will show you that this Is
one Of the most brutal and heinous
and carefully plotted premeditatad
murders that could be perceived.
planned and executed. and that
Charles M. Powell. Harry c. Mohr
and Doris Brunen conceived. planned
and murdered John Brunep.
! Allege Careful Plot.
The state subnits that several
month"; previous 10 the actual muir
der. several attempts were made to
kill John Briinen by Harry Mohr,
Doris Brunen and Charles Powell;
that Mohr hired the assassin, paid
and kept him, and had him move
to Camden. where he hired rooms
for him and promised $1,000 II he
would Kill the owner Of the mighty
Doris shows" that he went with
Powell to Philadelphia to purchase
two guns: that he went with Powell
on q number Of occasions. taking
his car, and drawing into a secluded
spot }whers he knew Brunen would
pass.
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Eats Seven HOLSTERS for $2s

CHICAGO, Dec. 1e--wnliam Rob.
inscn yssteroay won q wager Of $2s
BY eating seven boiled lobstess. put.
ting down the eighth for eood meas
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POLiTlGALSI IN
JA|LFL0UT
LAW
Dr.. Ryan Says Holding Men Is
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-30
IRISH FLEE CORK
AFTER 8 MURDERS

By the Associated Press.
BELFAST. April 29!-Irresular re-
public troops today seized the bonded
stores in Kilkenny and removed the
whole stock of whisky to the Kill
kenny jail. Free State officers went
to the Jail and issued an uitimatum
to the commander OF the irregulars
that unless the property was sur
rendered by o'clock this afternoon
Free State troops would move to the
prison and take it by force.
All the bonded stores in Cork,
Limerick. Galway and other south
and west centers also have been
seized by irregulars with the APP
parent intention of depriving the
Irish provisional government of reve-
nueS
A veritable reign of terror con-
tinues in the districts west OF CORK
as q consequence of the shooting OF
eight leading residents yesterday and
the wounding of others. All male
residents who could left today on
trains for Cork, all of which were
crowded. Many refugees took the
Rosslare route to England. Distress
ing scenes were witnessed at the rail-
road stations when the refugees said
farewell to their wives and children.
Further stray shots were heard at
Bandon, where disquieting rumors
were circulating.
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WON'T FORGET FIGHTERS,
PRESIDENT TELLS THEM


NEW YORK, April 29.-"The coun-
try's debt to it's former service men
is one of honor and can never be
forgotten or neglected" President
Harding stated in a message read to-
night at a dinner given in honor of
Hanford MacNider. national COM
mander of the American Legion, by
the New York department of the
legion.
Regretting that official engage
ments had prevented him from at
tending, the President wrote: I'm
notifying you to this effect, / want
you and your associates to know that
my own disappointment is in no way
second to your own.
1t would be a particular sratifica-
ton to be able to Join with your
guests in doing honor to commander
MacNider. in whom we would feel
that we were also honoring the great
body of the legion and all ex-service
men. We cannot too often or too
highly testify the exalted esteem in
which the nation holds these men.
who SO splendidly served in its great
crisis"
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the Navy; ]. NJ. Wainwright.
assistant secretary of War; United
States Senator William NJ. Calder.
Representative Simeon d. Fess of
Ohio and Representative Ogden Mills
of New York were among the speak
erS
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Work Begun ON New Clubhouse
EorBlueRid Roland Gun Club

over the service rooms. and Will be
reached by a special stairway.
Entrance to the lounge will be from
spacious porch. which Will extend
around the front and north sides or
the house. The west porch. which
formed part Of the destroyed struc-
ture. will be eliminated. as there ap-
peared to he little demand for it.
The exterior of the building will be OF
wide. rough clapboards, dyed brown.
with cream trimmings. The interior
will be painted in warm, subdued tones
to lend a home-like atmosphere. Par
titions and floors will be made fire
repellant through the use of fireproof
plaster board.
The extensive landscaping which was
feature of the grounds will be restored
by John Small. Il member of the club.
Shrubbery. flowers. hedges and other
greens will be planted in places Of the
plants which were scared by the flames.
Foundation Already Under Way.
The foundation of the new building is
we'll under way. The contract was let
to the Whitmore Lumber Company OF
Charles Town, w. Va. The clubhouse
was designed by a. 3. Muliett & Co..
local architects, The cost is estimated
around $4,000.
Many of the priced rod and gun
trophies which were feature of the
members of the club on the occasion
of the fire, will be put in their for
mer positions in the library and
other rooms. Many additional speci-
mems of stuffed fish, game heads.
etc, will be donated by members.
Among special features of the
clubs home will be a complete sys-
tenn of electric lighting, including
generators, and an electric refrigera-
ton plant.
The club is composed of a limited
membership of prominent Washing
ton business and professional men.
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Construction of the new home Of
the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club.
Loudon county. Va, near Harpers
Ferry. has been started. The struc-
ture, which is scheduled for compile
ton by December 10 next. will be
virtually reproduction of the former
clubhouse that was totally destroyed
by fire last fall.
The building will be of fire-resist-
i've. frame construction, modelled
closely after the appearance Of the
old home-a two-story structure.
The main floor will consist of a long
lounge. or reception room. measuring
Al by 80 feet, and containing a mas
sive rock fireplace reaching to the
ceiling. In the north wing will be
the library, also with large fire.
place. above which will be space for
trophy exhibits. The extreme west
wing. to the rear of the lounge. will
house the dining room. In the south
portion of the building, entirely dis
tinct from the main structure, but
suitably connected Herewith, Will be
the service rooms. including kitchen,
pantry. etc. The grill room will adj
join the lounge.
Twenty-Five Guest Rooms.
The upper story will be divided into
guest rooms, numbering in all about
twenty-five There will be three
showers. with tiled floors, and sew
eral large closets. linen rooms, and
other facilities. One of the showers
will connect with a ladies' dressing
quarters, while the eother two will be
entered from the mems section. The
attic story will be used for storage
purposes The servants sleeping
quarters will be on the second floor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-30
DESCRIBES FUTURE
FOR WORLD COURT
Chief Justice Taft Believes
Tribunal Will "Do Much
for World"

The hope that the international
court for settlement of disputes or
controversies between nations of the
world will do much for the world"
was expressed by Chief Justice Will
annual banquet last. night of the
American Society of International
Law at the Hotel Washington.
Established on broad principles,
based on presidents that have proven
sound. the international court. Mr..
Taft said, could probably be looked
upon as a possible solution of inter
national problems. He added that
Elihu Root, an American of sound
knowledge OF international law, was
one of the founders of the interna-
tional court.
The Chief Justice declared he hoped
that out of the turmoil and trouble
Of war" might come the necessity for
law or laws between nations that
will preclude the possibility of any
nation refusing to meet its 1nterna-
tionaI obligations. Such refusal. he
added. causes the offending nation to
lose the confidence of other nations.
Mr.. Taft said the disasters of the
war should teach conservatism and
prove a guide post pointing the way
to a greater growth of international
law.
Says L. 9. Is Interested.
The United States is as much inter
ested in the welfare of the world as
any other nation, Representative
Henry W. Temple, republican. OF
Pennsylvania said. The world is
still in danger, however, Mr.. Temple
cautioned, adding that precedent in
international law is the best guide to
follow.
Enrolment of aliens landing in the
United States as immigrants to in
sure compulsory education was urged
by Secretary of Labor Davis in an
address.
Spirited discussion over the best
method of approach to practical inter-
ma tional law marked the business ses-
sion of the society at the Washing
ton yesterday afternoon. when reports
of four subcommit is dealing large
ly with legal questions during war
fare were referred to the committee
OF plan and coordination.
David Jayne Hill. chairman of sub
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different from the present and the new
members will not be familiar with the
reasons for the accumulation of that
surplus. They will discover that the
District has SIS. 100000 to its credit and
Will say to themselves. If the taxpayers
have raised so much on the present ar
rangement there is no longer any need
for a 1910 ratio And they may make it
1926 or 1920, leaving the people of
Washington to bear nearly all OF the
expense Of upkeep Of the city"
Subject to Point Of Order.
Mr.. Lloyd concurred in the belief al
ready expressed by some members of
Congress that the radical proposals of
the conferees would be subject to a
point Of order in the House and Senate
because it is new matter that was not
sent to conference by either body.
Conferees, Mr. Lloyd said, are ap-
pointed for the purpose of reconciling
the differences existing between the
House and Senate on a bill and not to
put new matter into the bill.
clusion of the meeting that it was
the desire of Albert Schulteis, presi-
dent Of the Chamber of Commerce,
that as many members of the organi-
cation as possible attend the mass
meeting this afternoon in the stadium
nounced that A. e. Seymour. secre-
tary of. the chamber. had been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Schuiteis to repre-
sent the body at the mass meeting.
The new fiscal relations plan is
being studied by a special committee
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. which will make its re-
port at special meeting of the board
Of governors of the organization
Tuesday afternoon at . o'clock. The
committee is composed OF Edwin C.
Graham, NJ. A. Ieese. R. P. Andrews,
NJ. D. Rosenberg and Secretary
Charles j. Columbus.
Debate Capital Punishment.
After considerable discussion. the
law and legislation committee of the
Chamber Of Commerce referred to a
special subcommittee for considera-
ton a resolution favoring the aboli-
ton of capital punishment in the
District, which was presented at the
last meeting Of the full body and re-
ferred to 1t. The subcommittee con-
sists of Richard J. Taggart. Burd W.
Payne and Charles w. Darr. 1t was
instructed to report at the next
meeting of the committee.
Speaking in favor of the resolu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-30
BULLOCK FLEES TO
ESCAPE KU KLUx KHAN
Canadian Preacher Tells of Aid
Given Carolina Fugitive Fear
ing kidnapping.

HAMILTON, Ont. April 2s.-Belief
of rumors that members of the Ku
Klux Khan had pledged themselves to
kidnap him and take him back to
Norlina, n. c., to face charges of MUIR
der and melting to riot. has caused
Matthew Bullock, American negro.
his friends declared today.
Bullock evaded extradition to Nor
lima on two occasions. and then the
vague rumors Of Ku klu2 interest
Howell, who led the campaigns for
funds to fight the negro's extradition,
said these rumors had worried Bull
lock q great deal. He added that to-
day he had received word from Bull
lock.
He refused to reveal Bullock's place
of refuge. Funds for his journey. it
was reported, were supplied from the
defense chest, to which thousands Of
members Of his race and many white
people contributed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-30
M'CUMBER DEGREES
DELAY OVER TARIFF
Senate Eight Days lin Vine
gar Stage" Finance Chair
man Points Out.

Complaint about what he charac-
teriZed as the slowness with which
the Senate has proceeded with the
consideration Of the administration
tariff bill was made yesterday in the
Senate, by Chairman McCumber of
the finance committee, in Charge of
the measure.
Senator McCumber said the bill had
been reported nineteen days ago, that
eight days ago the first item in the
measure. acetic acid-"vinegar in
common parlance"-had been taken
up and that the Senate still has not
passed the vinegar stage"
Sees Needless Discussion.
Calling attention to the fact that
the Senate had spent two hours yes
terday discussing the naval oil re-
serve leasing investigation resolution
after the measure had been adopted,
Senator McCumber said he sincerely
to the tariff bill and items in that
measure disposed of without so much
discussion OF extraneous subjects.
The basis on which the rates in
the bill were written was again the
subject of debate yesterday.
the democratic leader, declared that
the committee had not given the Sem
ate and the country the facts, and un-
til that had been done there was no
way of determining the justice OF
the duties proposed.
Basis Declared Conflicting.
The committee majority. he said. had
declared that the ba6is was the diff
ference in the cost of production in
the United States and abroad. while
it had laid down the principle in the
bill itself that the basis was the diff
ference in the selling price of the
imports in the country of origin and
the selling price in the United States
of comparable American-made goods.
II think 1t is absolutely necessary"
he continued. "if we are to get along
with this bill, for us to know def
nitely right at the outset upon which
one Of these two principles for meas
uring the rate of protection to which
an industry is entitled this bill is to
be defended and the Senate ~ to be
asked to adopt it, There is no way
in the world by which We can in
diligently discuss this matter until
we have ascertained the basis and
the measure of protection which 1t is
proposed to accord to the industries
OF this country"
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the next five years. to lay up a sur
plus. SO that the District would. in
the future, be on a cash paying
basis. They hold that much less
sum would be necessary to finance
the District during the first part OF
that by raising perhaps million
dollars additional year for the next
five years the trick could be turned.
Cash Basis Question.
1t is pointed out that the critics of
the District in the House have for
years harped on the subject of the
federal governments advancing
money to the District each year. be-
fore taxes are collected. to make the
necessary payments for its upkeep,
upon which the District pays no in
terest If the District is placed on a
cash-paying basis. they say. this
point Of criticism would cease 10
The senators supporting the con
ference plan also point out that 1t Is
their opinion. as well as the opinion
Of the residents of the District. that
there already exists surplus of Dis
trict revenues in the Treasury,
amounting to about S4.650.000. and
that this surplus could well be used to
start the District on cash-paytng
basis, thus making it necessary 10
raise very little additional IN taxes
the next five years for this purpose
In this connection it was pointed
out last night that the controversy
over this existing surplus of District
revenues should be finally settled
through the investigation proposed
to be made in a resolution introduced
BY Senator Jones of Washington yes
terday. calling for the appointment
of a Joint congressional committee
to examine into the matter and re-
port to Congress.
Prompt passage of the Jones reso-
luton by the Senate and by the House
is predicted 1t is now before the
Senate District committee and re-
port on it is expected soon.
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Fight on Tax Plan
BY Point of Order
Expected in Senate

Consideration of the conference draft
of the fiscal relations provisions of the
District appropriation bill is expected
TO bring about sharp fight in the Sen
ate-provided the provisions are able 70
run the gantlet of attack by House
members. If the House agrees to the
provision and authorizes its conferees
to agree. then the conferees of the two
houses will meet again, and, with the
understanding already reached in con-
ference, will frame report adopting
these provisions which will be submit
ted to the Senate for approval.
1t is when these provisions are laid
before the Senate, If they are sue
cessful in the House. that point of
order will be raised on the ground
that the conferees have put into the
bill matter which was not contained
in either the Senate or the HOUSE
bills The contention Of able parlia-
mentarians is that the conference
draft is clearly subject to a point Of
order. Furthermore, 1t Is understood
that several. senators stand ready, il
necessary. to make such q point of
order.
Objections Are Criticised.
The supporters Of the conference
agreement insist that the objections
raised by residents of the District are
not we'll founded. They say. for in
stance, that il there is to be raised
q certain amount Of money by taxa
ton it does not matter whether the
tax is levied on the full valuation of
real estate as proposed in the bill or
upon two thirds the value as under
existing law. The tax rates would
be lowered under the proposed plan,
they say.
It is contendsd that ''it would
look better to the country" II the
real estate in the District was taxed
% full valuation as 1t is In many
Of the states.
Furthermore the supporters Of the
conference plan say that It Is q
mistake to believe that the District
would be compelled to raise some
$16.e00,00b additional by taxen during.
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SAVES 3 FROM SEA.

NORFOLK. Va, April -29.-Three
Charleston, S. c., men, completely ex-
hausted and near death. were taken
aboard the coast guard cutter Semi
mole, off Charleston, S. c.. from an
open boat, at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing.
Z In the brief radio received here
this afternoon no description of the
boat in which the men, drifting
about at sea. was given nor the reason
for their predicament The Semi
mole is bound from Charleston to Will
mington and will land the rescued
party at the latter port.
The men are William Johnson.
Israel Tringle and Frank Smith.