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Evening star., 1922-09-09
P0Nz|-[|KE SCHEME
DENIED BY BROKER
Wall Street Dealer, Accused
of $1,000, 900 Fraud,
Freed on Bail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September s.-An in
voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed in the United States district
court today against Winthrop Smith
Co., stock brokerage firm. one Of
whose members. DIR. Leonard K. Hirsh-
berg, was arrested yesterday on a
charge Of using the mails to defraud.
$4,000 bail by United States Com
missioner Hitchcock yesterday. pend
ing a hearing on the charge.
Postal inspectors describe the
scheme by which DR.. Hirshberg is al
legged to have swindled victims Of
more than $1,000,000 as. similar to
that used by Charles Ponzi. in Boston.
The complaint made by Post ONCE In
spector Honvery alleged that the arm
Of Winthrop Smith & Co. had been
In business more than year in
New York, Baltimore and Washing
ton and that it had sent through the
mails circulars promising to pay in
vestors profits ranging from 2 to 10
per cent a month. 1t further alleged
to investors that the company had a
close connection with sound broker
age houses.
Postal Inspector Doran declared
that the August statement Of the
Company showed a profit Of $41.510
and liability Of more than 81 ,000, 900.
More than IS per cent Of the investors.
who knew nothing Of stock specula-
ton.
Attorneys for the hrm Of Winthrop
Smith & Co. denied the allegations and
said the company had met all demands
made upon It.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
',"DRY navy. SHIFTS
BLOCKADE TO LAKE
Two Vessels Seized on
ChampIain Gives Clue to
New Operations.
EXTEND BORDER PATROL
q. s. Agents Are Cutting Down
Rum Smuggling From
Canada.
specia, Dispatch to The Star.

Specil, Dispatch to Ihe star.
BURLINGTON, VT, September g.
The dry navy" flushed with its sue
cess on the Atlantic coast, today
established blockade on Lake
Champlain which officials say will dry
Up one of the greatest supply sources
of liquor for the United States. That
the navy had a vessel operating be-
came known with the lodging. OF
crews of two vessels in the Platts-
burg Jail charged with rum running.
The methods in use are distinctly
up-to-date. The vessel is one OF the
famous Dixie type and. although she
has been kept out of sight as much
as possible, she is declared to be
capable of making 40 knots. This
gives her the edge in speed over
anything else on the lake. But III
addition her crew has the assistance
of an aviator who scouts the wooded
picious craft and keeping in touch
with the enforcement crew by wire
less.
The first boat captured was the
Wave, an eighteen-ton craft, which
was overhsuled just is it was putting
into a wooded cove to transfer a
cargo of 1850 quarts of Canadian
ale. Three members of the crew, ]
Fessette. for whom enforcement ofh-
cials had been searching a long time
John Mack and Henry Potvin, were
jailed, ana the Wet goods conhscatet
while the yacht was seized. Er
route into port with the wave IN
tow, the enforcement craft sighted
an unnamed twenty-six-foot cabin
cruiser. two miles south of Cumber-
land Head, apparently stopped be-
cause of engine trouble.
Letting the Wave DRIFT. the fedora
boat sped ahead to investigate. AS
she neared the other yacht two mer
jumped overheard and attempted tc
swim to shore. They were halted by
a volley OF rifle shots and finally sur
rendered The yacht then was
searched and was found to be laden
down with choice Canadian whisky
Scotch and beer. The two men cap
tured gave their names as Tim Smith
and Barney Stone, and they were also
locked up at Plattsburg.
1t was stated today that the patro
of the Canadian border has beer
made very effective during the last
couple of weeks and that with the
Lake Champlain inlet corked the
Canadian smuggling will be ma
terially reduced.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1922-09-09
JUDGES WIFE BLOCKS
HIS JOURNEY TO RENO
Jurist Was Ready to Seek Nevada
Divorce When Stopped
by Writ.

NEWARK. on. J.. September g.
Clyde Souter. Judge OF the second dis
trict court in Jersey City. town at
torney of Kearny and q professor at
the New Jersey Law School. in New
ark. was arrested and held in $4,000
bail on a writ obtained by his wife to
prevent him leaving the state to OBJ
tain a divorce in Reno.
Mrs. Souter, who has started suit
Tor separate maintenance for herself
md her four children. set forth in her
petition that the Judge has been
spending his week ends and holidays
with another woman, alleged to have
been a stenographer in the law
school.
Mrs Souter sets forth that he COM
PEELED her to sign consent to issuance
of a mortgage on their kearny home
in order to finance the Reno trip,
threatening not to send her and the
children on their vacation unless she
consented.
He told me he did not care for me
any more" said Mrs. ,Souter, land
that he had found a woman whom he
realized he cared for, as she under
stood him. He carried her photo
graph about with him. and goes out
with her, leaving me alone at home"
The youngest Of the children is nine
months. The Souters we're married
IN 1911.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
CONFERENCE TARIFF BILL
REPORT NEARLY READY
By the Associated Press.


Republican conferees on the admin
istration tariff bill expect to complete
their work by tonight, Chairman NC
Cumber Of the Senate managers said
last night, but the conference report
probably will not be ready for the
House and Senate before Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Senator McCumber said the more
highly controversial items, such as
wool, sugar and dyes, remained unde-
cided. There was no statement as to
whether the valuation question final
ly had been determined. but it was
Clear m ,tts shat ~ american 1,s valuation had
as 1t might be made applicable BY the
President under the provisions Of the
flexible tariff section.
Under the terms Of this section, az
approved by the Senate. the Presid emit
could declare American valuation onIv
in the case of dyes, but 1t is under.
stood that the conferees have. or will,
broaden the provision to an extent
which would permit the President to
declare that valuation in most anv
case where he should deem such ac-
tion necessary.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
kLAN CHIEF IN COURT.

INDIANAPOLIS, September SD
ward Clarke. imperial wizard pro tenn.
Of the Knights Of the Ku KIM Kian
appeared in the federal commissioner'I
ONCE here yesterday and gave bond IN
the sum Of $4,000 for his appearances
November Z to ,answer charKes Of
possession and transportation Of In
toxicating liquor. Clarke came here
from Richmond. Ind. when he learned
that 2 warrant had been issued for
his arrest
In connection with his arrest M.
Clarke. In q statement to the Associ-
sted Press said he believed the
charge against him were made IA
an effort. 70 discredit the Ku Iclux
Klan. He declared that he had no
liquor In his handbag when It was
stolen at Muncfe and that he does
not use liquor In any form. 8
Evening star., 1922-09-09
MISS MCCORMICK TO SING
WITH HER STEPMOTHER
"Nawanna Micor" Plans Career in
Opera as Member of
Fathers Troupe.

NEW YORK. September s.-Miss
Muriel Mccormick will sail for
Europe today on the Homeric and
will probably sing in the new opera
company which her father, Harold F..
Mccormick, is forming to star his
bride. the former Nine Gamma
Walska, according to Miss McCor-
mick's secretary tonight.
Miss Mccormick has been studying
for an operate career for several
years, it was said by Nine. Mar
guerite Sylvia, prima donna with the
Chicago Opera Company. Another
singer, Nine. Graziella Pareto, also
OF the Chlcaso Opera Company. said
that Miss Mccormick has beauti-
full voice.
Miss Mccormick has chosen for her
operatic career the name of Ma
wanna Micor."
Evening star., 1922-09-09
EINSTEIN AND TWO
OTHER DRY AGENTS
RELEASED ON BAIL

By the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE. R. l.. September a.
Izzv Einstein. Moe Smith and Frank
Reager. New York federal prohibition
agents. who have been making whirl-
wind raids here for the past three
days. were arrested by deputy sheriffs
yesterday on civil warrants charging
trespass and assault. The arrests fol-
lowed the filing of suits in the Provi-
dence county Superior court, seeking
damages of $4,000 against each Of the
agents.
United States Commissioner Archi-
bald c. Matteson, in the doorway Of
whose ONCE the arrests were made,
characterized the action as high
handed" Other federal officials said
the deputy sheriffs were In contempt
In arresting government agents in the
prosecution Of their duties.
The three agents were released on
bail.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
PERU QUITS LEAGUE
UNTIL j. s. JOINS
Foreign Minister Explains
Reason for Sending No
Delegates to Session.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LIMA. Peru, September s.-Peru does
not intend to participate any further
in the work of the league of nations
and will reconsider her decision only
in case the United States decides to
join the league. according to a state
ment by Foreign Minister Salomon
concerning Peru's failure to send
delegates to the present assembly of
the league
Peru did not name delegates to the
present assembly Of the league of
nations" the foreign minister said,
nor had 1t any intention of naming
any. Neither does 1t intend to name
delegates In the future, since 1t con-
siders the league lost all it's efficacy
when the United States manifested
ITS decision not to form a part of it.
feru VIII reconsider its attitude only
in case the United States should de.
eide to join the league"
Evening star., 1922-09-09
SEEK RELEASING
Of HERR|N miners
Eleven Of Fifty-Eight Indicted
in Connection With Mas
sacre Held in Jail.
$250, 900 TO AID PLEDGED
Long Legal Battle Expected When
Cases Come to Trial-other
Side Of Riot to Be Probed.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
MARION, ILL.,, September 9.-With
the grand jury resting until Septem-
Der 1s. attorneys for the union
miners indicted in connection with
the Herrin massacre Of June 81 and
% last today were prepared to make
an effort to have eleven men who
are held in Jail released on bond.
motion for the release Of Otis
Clark, the first man indicted and ar
rected on a charge Of murder, has
been pending since the day of his
arrest, and since the grand jury has
suspended its work it is thought
probable the hearing on this motion
will soon he held before Circuit
Judge D. T. Hartweil.
Clark was originally charged with
the staying of c. K. Mcdowell, SUPER
intendent OF the Lester strip mine,
around which the battle was fought,
and 1t was in connection with this
Indictment that A. w. Kerr, chief
counsel Of the Illinois Mine Workers,
nled the motion for the prisoners
release on bond. In addition, Clark
was charged with the killing Of John
Shoemaker. assistant superintendent
of the mine.
Fffty-Eight Already Indicted.
In all, fifty-eight men have been in
dicted thus far. OF these thirty
seven are charged with murder and
twenty-one others are accused of
conspiracy to kill and rioting. The
thirty-seven named In the murder in
dictments also are named in the con-
spiracy and rioting indictments
Attorney General Brundage and
States Attorney Duty. who, with As
sistant United States Attorney Cen
eral Middlekauff. have been conduct
ing the investigation. have already
made known that they will resist any
attempt to release on bonds men who
have been charged with murder.
A long and intricate legal battle is
expected to develop from these trials.
1t is indicated by the preparations
The pledge of sum approximating
$250,000 by the miners executive
board at Peoria, Ill. yesterday is ex-
pected to be augmented.
Other Side to BE Probed.
That this investigation will be
thorough and complete was made
known by the grand jurors them
selves yesterday, when. through their
foreman, John Stewart, the investi-
gators announced that the following
phases were yet subject to investiSa-
ton:
The killing of the three union
rioting on the following day. the
action of the heads of the Southern
Illinois Coal Company prior to and
after the reopening of the Lester
strip mine. and also >the reported
theft OF the mine equipment.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
BALLOON RACE WINNER
COVERED 852.53 MILES
Belgian Contender Formally De-
clared Victor in Test for
Bennett Cup.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
GENEVA, September 9.-The Cor
don Bennett balloon race committee
which on Wednesday announced Lieut..
Ernest de Muyter of Belgium as the
winner of the recent race for the Cor
don Bennett cup, and placed Capt H.
e. Honeywell, United States, and Mau-
rice Btenatme. France, respectively,
second and third, last night issued an
Official statement on the distances
flown by the aeronauts and the duration
of their flights.
According to the report De Muyter
few 1872 kilometers (s52.53 miles) in
Is hours 40 seconds; Honeywell, 1,06l
kilometers (659,2s miles) in 26 hours
80 minutes, and thereby winning the
prize for duration Of flight; Bienaime,
923 kilometers (573.53 miles) in I9
hours 80 minutes.
Lieut.. Walter F. Reed, United States,
was given prize for having kept the
best logbook.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
CUPID in FRANCE PENS AID
FOR CAPITAL GIRLS TO. READ,

Girls! Gather around and listen to
the opportunity which knocks today
at the doors Of the maidens Of WASH
ington.
1t may be only fair to warn you
that the opportunity is q matrimonial
one. so that II you are one of those
who do not believe two can live
cheaper than one you may withdraw
and give your place in line to one
who is seeking life partner.
1t Comes From France.
When DR.. William Tindall. chief Of
the bureau Of information of the Dis
trict government. opened his mail this
morning he found a letter written in
French and sent from Geneva, Swift
zerland. Here Is translation Of it:
Monsieur. the lord mayor" (Evi-
IDENTIFY the writer did not know that
Evening star., 1922-09-09
Discovered by Film Men.
TWO-YEAR FAMILY ROW
ENDS IN SECOND HONEYMOON
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, Ill, September 9.-After
a series of marital squalls. which
only the poetic could weather. ME-
and Mrs. Edgar Lee Masters left Chi
cago on their second honeymoon.
They are en- route to Spring Lake.
Mich, the country home. which the
couple has not visited together for
two years.
Their daughters. Madeline. fifteen
years old, and Marcia, thirteen years
old, hit the honeymoon trail with
their parents. while their twenty
three-year-old son. Hardy, is alreaos
at Spring Lake. waiting for the tenn
peramental author Of the Spoon river
Anthology" and his newly reconcileo
wife.
Although the honeymoon tratl LEADS
over the ashes of many newly ourn-
ed documents-the various apphca
tions for separate maintenance ana
divorce which have been pending be-
tween the poet and his wife since
1s2o-the friends who brought about
the reconciliation insist tnat tne
gentle breezes of Spring Lake VIII
understanding. Love for each other
and their children. they say, has con-
ouered the temperamental outbursts
and iealousfes which led to the es-
arrangement.
Entire Family Happy.
Mr.. Masters and his family are
reconciled at last and every one Is
happy over it," said Miss Harriet
Munroe, editor of Poetry. and a close
friend of both of the Masters
Francis walker. attorney for Mr.
Masters, has filed the necessary papers
TO have set aside the long series OF
court proceedings pending for two
wears between the couple. The sug-
gestion that the we'll known author
had been infatuated with another
woman is characterized by his counsel
as "most ridiculous" For the moment
at least all is peace and serene IN the
reunited family. OF the masters.
which were first officially recorded in
October, 1920. At that time Mrs.
Masters filed suit for separate main
tepance, declaring that her husband
travelled in Europe and the orient
gathering materials for his writings
while she was compelled to conduct a
boarding house to pay the coal bill
and the education Of her two daugh-
ters.
Husband Urged Divorce.
She told the court that the Spoon
River Anthology had gone into its
twentieth edition. yielding the euthor,
with his other writings, an annual In
come of $4,000. She also filed copy
Of a letter from her husband which
reads:
"Get a divorce. I'm through, am
tired. II you don't get a divorce,
am going to get another woman in
london, where will be appreciated
and where we can be accepted for our
talents"
A decree of separate maintenance Of
$3.50 a month was in March of this
wear increased to $500 monthly. Soon
after this. however. Masters filed a
petition to have the decree set aside
on the ground that he was not repre-
sented at the hearing. Mrs. Masters
Evening star., 1922-09-09
CROWN PRINCE OPPOSES
WEDDING OF Ex-KAISER
Former Emperor and Princess
Hermine's Romance Persists
Despite Objections.
nv $ha Assoeia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DoORN. Holland. September o.
Members Of the family Of former En-
peror William and Of his encourage
strongly oppose his marriage to Prin:.
cess Hermine of Reuss, widow OF
Prince Joahnn OF schoenafch-Caro-
iath. and are hopeful Of being success
ful in preventing the union. It is
understood that the presence here OF
former Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam is connected with this oppose
ton.
The correspondent yesterday saw
the former emperor Walking near MS
chateau accompanied by the princess.
They were in animated conversation.
The princess is q tall and handsome
woman. She is a blonde with q head
of abundant hair.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
GOV. SPROUTS DAUGHTER
FALLS INTO POLICE NET
Mrs. Hinkson and Two Compan-
ions, Charged With Reckless
Driving, Are Released.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September 9.-Al-
legged reckless motor driving. 1t was
said today. was the cause Of Gov
Sprouts daughter. Mrs. J. H. Ward
Hinkson, falling into the hands of the
Philadelphia police last night. along
with another young woman and a
young man.
The governor arrived at the police
station after his daughter and the
young woman had departed. The
young man did not leave the police
station until later. His identity or
that Of the other young woman was
not disclosed by the governor. The
police were reticent.
Evening star., 1922-09-09


Washington has no mayor. much less!
q lord mayor.l -
'T take the respectful liberty To-
present the request that you will m.
sert in the daily newspaper OF WASH
ington the following announcement:
"a serious gentleman, thirty-three,
years of age, of good appearance ana
cultured, wishes to make the ac-
auaintance of young lady with the
view Of marriage. Absolute discre-
ton Is assured. Only signed letters
will be answered. Photographs are
requested. which will be promptly re-
turned. Address NJ. o. c.. Post Mt.
Blanc, Geneva, Switzerland
Not Cupid Agency. st,
Lest other serious gentlemen with
matrimony In view should be inclined
to seek his aid, DR.. Tindali hastens
to explain that he Is running a bu--
reau of information, not a branch
agency for little Dan Cupid.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
D0oL1TTLE AT KELLY FIELD.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. September
a-L!eut James H. Doolittle, who
crossed the continent from Jackson
VILE, Fla, to San Diego. Calf. the
early part of the week within twenty
four hours. returned to San Antonio
last night from San Diego. He ar
rived at Kelly Field at 7:47 pm,
having made the trip in eleven hours
and forty-seven minutes.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
NOTED CHEMIST DEAD.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EDINBURGH. September s-Prof
Alexander Smith. noted chemist, is dead
at his home here
Prof. Smith. who was born In Edin-
burgh in 1868. spent the greater part Of
his life in the United States. where he
took prominent part in chemical re-
search and Institutional work. He was
professor of chemistry for several years
at Wabash College and for long period
professor of chemistry and director Of
general and physical chemistry in the
University of Chicago. and from 1911 to
1921 headed the department Of chem
istry at Columbia.
Prof. Smith was the author Of nu-
merous works on chemistry and physics
and a member Of various scientific So
cieties in America and Europe.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
APPEALS IN $500 FINE.

Negro Charges Police Vengeance
for His Arrest.
Fred Moore. colored, charged with
operating and maintaining two dis
orderly houses in Madge court
northwest between 9Th. and 7th
streets. was convicted by Judge
Robert Mattingly in Police Court yester-
day and fined $500 or on failure to
pay the ine. to serve one year in Jail.
Moore was a witness for one of his
employees charged with being a va
grant. the case being dismissed by
Judge Mattingly on Tuesday. Moore
charges that he was arrested last
night by Policeman Purcell and a
squad as a matter Of revenge. for his
testimony in favor Of the defendant in
the vagrancy charge.
Attorney Harry T. Whelan for
Moore gave notice that he would ap-
peal the case to the District Court of
Appeals on q bill Of exceptions.
Evening star., 1922-09-09

the 8WlrInB oubt
from many pneu-
matte tires dis
tresses 1 he be-
wildering inhabi-
tants. Old ladies
In calico dresses
no longer go their
quiet way to the
village store, and
/ o n g-whfskered
old men no longer
c a l m ! y whittie
the hours away
under the village
I r e e 8. Their
nerves twitch and
the day is no
longer calm.
The article de-
sc,.{h{n0 fhA PiiSfic
Evening star., 1922-09-09
NOTED FRENCH ARTIST DEAD.

PARIS, September 9.-Leon Bon
nat. director of the French School of
Fine Arts. died yesterday. He was in
his ninetieth year. He was president
of the French Society Of Artists. The
French Government conferred upon
him the Grand Cross OF the Legion of
Honor for his distinguished work in
He also was a member of
the Council Of the Legion of Honor.
His portraits of Theirs and Victor
Hugo made him a European celebrity.
Evening star., 1922-09-09

quickened 1 n t o
life by the im-
agination a of Ed
gar Lee Masters
in his :Anthoi-
ogy." the unper-
turbed inhabitants
Of this strange
little. village on
the same Spoon
river. have been
touched with life
by. the pen Of a
newspaper writer.
: Without t e ] e.
phones, automo-
biles, railroads or
a~,, 01Arr rAn
Evening star., 1922-09-09

reply was an application for divorce
in July.
All this has been set aside and the
couple are expected to reach Spring
Lake today.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1922-09-09


wide.
Seems Like Nightmare.
About the town go unusual look
ing men with cameras and stage ap-
pearances. They are the moving pic
ture people who are going to put
Bernadote in the films. Bernadote Is
sleep-walking. Some Of the Oldest
inhabitants think it's nightmare.
Most of the folks of the town are
farmers. A few of the Oldest are
considered to be retired. The others
work in the fields, harvesting crops
from the same ground their fathers
and grandfathers titled.
There are two small wooden build
ings in the village that serve as
stores, where the simple wants of
the people are supplied. The houses
are quaint and old-fashioned, of the
old colonial and English type. Picket
fences separate the yards. Old-fash-
ioned flower gardens bloom In the
dooryards.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
HITS SHIP
WITH $50 TONS T. N. T.
Mast Splintered and Several of
Crew Stunned, But Great
Disaster Averted.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. September .
A great disaster was averted here
yesterday by a hairs breadth. The
steamship Georgian. moored at the
municipal docks. was struck by
lightning shortly before noon, the
bolt splintering a mast and stunning
several members of the crew.
1t became known today that the
ship had more than $50 tons Of INT.
on board.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
STANDARD OIL MAN DIES.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, September g.
Charles q. Taplin. seventy-four, vice.
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Ohio, died at his home last
night. He had been identified with
the oil industry for forty-nine years.