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The mirror., 1922-04-13

meter came into being, permitting the i'm
provement of the watch until today we
are all able to carry timepieces of better
accuracy than most scientific laboratory
apparatus. A few little pieces of brass
and steel combined with the brains of
countless inventors of present and past
ages, and we have a watch.
Improvements in both clocks and watches
are still going forward, but they are very
detailed in nature and the result on the
time keeping qualities can usually be de-
termined only by careful scientific tests.
Development for the future, instead of
being an attempt to increase the accuracy
of device that is now one of the won
ders of scientific attainment should be in
the direction of automatically resetting to
correct time every twenty-four hours with
reference to some time standard such as
may be obtained from the Naval Observa-
tory at Washington. The entire world
could then be put into step and automati-
cally synchronized every day.
The mirror., 1922-04-13

Trench-digging machines, originally
sent to France for the American army,
are to be used in the construction of 1876
mile pipeline from Havre to Paris.-Ex.
The mirror., 1922-04-13

Charlotte Brontcs writing was so small
that it appeared to have been traced with
a needle.-Ex.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Many Liues Lost as Lake Ships
Battle Ice to Transport Grain
Vessels Striving to Keep Navigation Ope',
Long After Usual Closing Time.
Already Haze Paid Heavy Toll.

delayed the eastern movement Of
grain.
AS result nine big freighters load
ed with grain-s2S.0 100000 worth OF
ships and cargo-are fighting their
way down Lake Superior toward that
graveyard of gallant vessels. White
fish bay, trying to win through 10
Buffalo for winter storage. In Mud
lake. part of the st Mary's river. an
other big fleet is icebound. waiting for
the arrival of the nine which left
Fort William. Ontario. three days ago
before trying, with the assistance of
ice-breaking tugs, to win past De-
tour to the open waters Of Lake
Huron.
At Eagle harbor. Grand Marais,
Whitefish point. Detour. Aipena,
Mackinac Island and Manistique pa
val radio operators are keeping a
tireless vigil. guiding the freiehters
through the night with radio compa So
signals. and waiting for the calls for
help which may come.
Tug Reliance Wrecked.
The story of the fate of the tug
Reliance. owned by the Superior Pa
per Company of Sault Ste. Marie. was
told Saturday when seven survivors
reached the 500.
Five days ago the tug with a crew
of fourteen and twenty-five passen-
gers was dashed to pieces on the
rocks of Lonely Lizard Island. sew
enty-five miles north of Point Aux
CONTINUED on Page .. Column g.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
MANY D. c. STREETS
FOUND |MPASSABLE
Money for Improvements in
Northwest Section Is
Conspicuous Need.

Urgent need of an increase in the
District of Columbia over and above
the items contained in the budget this
year may be seen by a tour of the
city. With the heavy rains of the
past few days and the freezes and
thaws, the streets in the newly built
up sections are almost impossible in
many instances, and the people
either have to rely on the alleyways
in the rear of their homes or the
sidewalks. Many times, in order to
get across the street, 1t is necessary
to go out of ones way.
Numerous streets, it was found by
reporter for The Star who today
made an inspection of the section out
Georgia avenue and 10th street.
are built up on both sides by beau
tiful, new homes. The only draw
back was the condition of the streets
soft, red. sticky clay, dangerous to
any mode of travel.
Authorities' Plans Nullihed.
While the highway officials of the
District sought to obtain relief for
these sections. their efforts were nulli-
fed when the bureau Of the budget
made its report and left only a few
items. totaling s730.00O. and these to
be used in repaving the main high
ways to bring them up to condition
comparable to the Maryland highways
with which they connect.
Unless the House and Senate COM
mittees look favorably on these urgent
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1922-12-18
PLUMPT0N RULED
OUT OF ATHLETICS
Decision, if Sustained, Will
Cost Central High Foot
Ball Championship.

Holding that William Vincen;
Plumpton. Central High School foot
ball player. is technically ineligible
to participate in interhigh school ath-
letics. the board of high school prin-
cipals today recommended to Super
intendent of Schools Ballou that no
high school gridiron championship be
awarded this year. II the recon-
mendation IS approved. Centrars title
as the high school foot ball cham
pion of 1922 will be withdrawn.
The recommendations were drawn
up by the board of principals after n
series Of hearings at which the
charges Of S. Duncan Bradley. presj-
dent of the Home and School Associa-
ton of Western High School. that
Plumpton is professional. were
thoroughly Investigated. Bradley
charged that Plumpton, an enlisted
man in the Navy, had engaged in pro-
fessional prize fights before entering
Central.
The report submitted to Supt. Bal
lou read as follows:
Text Of Report.
1.-THE principals Of the five white
high schools. after thorough in
vestigation of the charges preferred
against the eligibility of William
Vincent Plumpton to participate in
interhigh school athletics. report as
follows:
81. That Plumpton was regularly
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1922-12-18
WILL NOT DROP SEARCH
FOR MISSING AVlATORS
Gen. Lewis of 9th Corps Area De-
nies Rumor-No Relaxation of
Effort Considered.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, December 1s.-
Rumors that the search for the lost
aviators. Col. Francis r. Marshall and
Lieut.. Charles L. Webber, would be
abandoned. were denied by Mai. Gen.
L. NJ. Lewis, Sth Carps Area commander.
through his adjutant, Col. Albert Sax
ton.
Col. Saxton said possibly some of the
thirty airplanes now engaged in the
search would be recalled to their base
in Texas or California for necessary
repairs. but that the 10th Cavalry, Goth
Infantry, Indian runners from the res
ervations and Arizona National Guard
would still function in the search and
that no relaxation would be considered
until the lost aviators had been found.
Today is tine tenth day of the disappear
ance of the airplane en- route from San
Diego to Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
The search still centers near the lat
ter place, where the plane was last
seen.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
BR|I|SHPRESSN NOT
IN FAVOR OF LOAN
Big DaiIies, However, Are
Optimistic Over "Fresh In
terest Taken by U. S."
SOME ACTION EXPECTED
French Press Bitterly Attacks
Loan to Germans as Direct
Blow to France.
SOME ACTION EXPECTED
By the Associated Press.

Tie ASsOCloiSu ITeS
LONDON, December Is. - Those
newspapers to which the British pub
lie looks for solid and conservative
guidance completely reject the idea
that an American loan to Germany Is
probable, or, in present conditions.
possible. These journals base their
skepticism on long reports from their
correspondents in the United states.
who appear to have probed important
sources of information over the week
end.
The possibility of American inter
vention in Rurope's troubles still en-
crosses attention here. Two or three
of the morning newspapers reiterate.
with more or less striking embellish-
ment, last weeks stories concerning
an impending loan. The concensus
of opinion, however. is that there Is
something in the wind" and that
there is a distinct possibility that
America. in some way that has not
been divulged. will take hand in
helping TO solve the difficulties which
hitherto have bafled European states.
men.
Eager for Intervention.
The Times, while deprecating exag-
gerated optimism. says that the ru-
mors of American Intervention doubt
less have a substratum of fact The
newspaper welcomes indications of
1.-The fresh interest and understand
ing" the United States is showing in
European conditions.
The Morning Post. also welcoming
the obviously increasing interest" of
the United States. thinks America us
beginning to recognize NOR" clearly
that sooner or later her own indus
trial prosperity must be affected by
the political and economic conditions
of Europe"
The Daily News. although it does
not regard American intervention for
the present as more than posslbil-
ity, says: 'It is highly probable that
such Intervention would change the
whole course of events in Europe"
In all the comment there is a clear
eagerness to see Intervention. ard
there are many indications that this
desire is based on a confident belief
in the high American ideals.
FRANCE OPPOSES LOAN
Evening star., 1922-12-18
DENY REDS SPELL
IS DRUG COLLAPSE
Physicians Say Habit Has
Undermined His System.
However.
116 DECLARED "UNSAFE"
List Compiled Year Ago Presages
More Revelations of Mar
cotic Habit.
116 DECLARED "UNSAFE"
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Calf. December IS.
Wallace Reid. motion picture star.
is on the verge of death and for sew
eral days has not been expected to
live, according to Mrs. Wallace Reid
dorothy Davenport). in an interview
today in the Los Angeles Examiner.
given at a Hollywood sanatorium last
night.
One of the physicians. according to
the Examiner, corroborated Mrs.
Reid's statements. saying:
'Mr. Reid has been near death for
the past five or six days. His tenn
perature has repeatedly reached 103
and his pulse $50. His heart action
is irregular and weak. He has faint
and has lost seventy pounds in
weight. Laboratory findings at the
present time indicate he is suffering
either from a condition of complete
exhaustion or from influenza.
Flu May Bring End.
"A reinfection of influenza is pos
sible at any time and could cause his
death. This is not anticipated by at
tending physicians. but might be and
Is being considered.
"He though he would die the other
night" said Mrs. Reid. He was SO
brave about II, poor boy. For three
nights he had expected to die. He isn't
to live for Billy and Betty and me-" re-
ferring to their son and adopted daugh-
ter.
The hpysicians, describing the actors
Illness, according to the examiner. said:
His present illness has no connection
with overindulgence in alcohol or mar
cotics, although such indulgenccs un-
doubtedly have undermined his strength
and system in months gone by"
wife Tells Story.
Mrs. Reid, in describing his condition
Just before the present breakdown. said
that he wept and said:
"'How did l happen to let myself
goo Why couldn't have stopped long
ago? though I was so strong: 1
thought / knew myself so WE'LL 1 can't
understand it,"
Indignant denialS OF puDnSned reports
Of "orgies'' in the Reid home were made
by Mrs Alice Davenport, mother-in-law
of the actor. to whom those reports had
been credited.
Decried Dope Parties.
ct know there are dope parties in
Hollywood-every one knows that" she
said. And 1 suppose Wally has at
tended some Of them; I don't know. I
do know that have talked with him
after he returned from parties at the
homes of some of the people in Holly
wood and have seen him sadly shake
his head and say: Mother. I don't like
it. That isn't the way to have pleasure.
It's all so false. so artificial"
Will H, Hays, directing head of the
organized motion picture industry. COM
nenting on the actors illness. said:
IF Reid's condition is result of in
dulgence in narcotics. as has been re-
ported, it's a matter to be prayed over.
The poor boy should be dealt with as a
diseased persOn-not to be censured.
Stunned. Rather. let US all sane!y and
,Coptinued on Page A. Column 3l
Evening star., 1922-12-18
4Senators Absent
When Committee
Votes for Butler

The nomination Of Pierce Butler
of Minnesota. to be an associate
justice of the Supreme Court, was
ordered reported to the Senate to-
day by the judiciary committee.
Chairman Nelson announced he
would make the report on the NOM
ination at the first executive ses-
sion of the Senate and call it up at
the first opportunity. Senators La
Toilette of Wisconsin and Norris,
Nebraska, republicans. have indi-
Gated they will fight confirmation.
While the committee anounce-
ment said the vote on reporting
the nomination favorably was
unanimous. 1t later developed that
four members Of the committee
Senators Borah. Norris. Shields and
Reed of Missouri--were not pres
ent when the vote was taken.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December ls.-Battling
foot by foot through towering seas
and freezing spray. the men who go
down to the sea in ships are fighting
an epochal battle across the icy
waves of Lake Superior to keep navi-
CATION open far beyond its usual time
and bring down the lakes the last
cargo of the year.
Already the fight has claimed its
toll Of lives and before the last ship
mas been accounted for-or been
given up for lost--that toll may be
greaterA
Nearly 4 dozen died few days ago
when a Canadian steamer was dashed
to pieces within A stones throw of
safety at the mouth of the Portage
lake ship canal
Saturday night twenty-seven more
were added to the probable death roll
when survivors of the tug Reliance.
wrecked last Wednesday on Lizard
Island. reached Sault Ste. Marie after
almost incredible hardships.
Keep Open for Conl.
usually closes December /. This year
it was decided to keep the water
ways open until December 10 because
the coal and rail strikes had cut down
the coal shipped to the northwest and
Evening star., 1922-12-18
D. c. SCHOOL NEEDS
SET FORTH IN PLEA
FOR BIGGER BUDGET
Commissioners and Other
City Officials Appear Be-
fore House Committee.

imperative need for increased ap-
preparations for the schools. for street
improvements and for salaries for Dis
trict employees. which are notoriously
low and much under those paid in any
other branch of the federal service. was
impressed upon the subcommittee of the
House appropriations committee, when
hearings were started today on the Dis
trio; budget for the fiscal year 1924.
Representative Louis Cramton Of
Michigan took charge of the hearings
at the request of Chairman Madden OF
the appropriations committee, owing to
the continued absence on account of
severe illness of Representative Charles
r. Davis of Minnesota.
COmmissioners Testify.
The three District Commissioners.
Cuno II. Rudolph, James F. Oyster
and Engineer Commissioner Keller.
were reinforced by Maj. Daniel Dono-
van, District auditor; Daniel Garges,
secretary to the board of Commits
sioners: Capt. Wood. assistant engi-
neer commissioner: Maj Raymond
Wheeler, assistant engineer commits
sioner, and Maj. F. S. Besson, as
sistant engineer Commissioner. The
subcommittee in a general way the
budget for the District as recon-
mended by President Harding in
transmitting the recommendations of
the budet bureau. Maj. White was
called into the conference because he
has supervision over the school build
ings and Maj. Besson was called in
because he has jurisdiction over
streets and bridges.
The subcommittee. under Mr.. Cram
ton as chairman, made it clear to the
District Commissioners that increases
in salaries would not be consi iered
except in particular cases where a
very SPECIAL reason could be given.
This is the course of procedure. he
explained. in hearings on all depart
ment appropriation bills.
May Revive Bonus.
The general policy of the appro-
priations committee is not to consider
any salary increases at this time while
waiting for the reclassification bill to
be passed.
The District Commissioners have
received assurances that IL the re-
classification bill is not passed the
appropriations committee will report
out a special bill carrying what has
been known as the s240 bonus. tiding
over the interim until the reclassifi-
cation legislation is enacted.
After leaving the hearing the Dis
trict officials expressed themselves as
well pleased with the way in which
their statements had been received
10y the subcommittee.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
MINER, LEFT TO DIE, RETURNS
TO ACCUSE DEATH MARCHERS

hundred persons. many Of whom car
ried guns, and of the later finding Of
fourteen dead and wounded men in
a woods about two miles away. four
others in a clump of trees nearby and
had been marched through Herrin and
out another road a distance of sew
eral miles.
The attorneys for the defense have
asked comparatively few questions Of
the states witnesses In cross-exam-
ination, expressing confidence In their
ability to prove an alibi for every
one of the defendants as announced
in their opening statement to the
jury.
Farmers Wife TestiAes.
Mrs. George Nelson, wife of q farmer
living near the strip" mine where
the riot started, was the first witness
at the morning session and told OF
seeing a crowd of possibly 500 armed
men with about ten prisoners.
The witness said she recognized e.
X. Mcdowell, superintendent of the
mine, among the prisoners. Mcdowell.
who was a cripple, limped along on q
wooden leg. the witness declared,
blood running down his face from g.
wound on his forehead.
What did they do to McDowell?"
she was asked
"a man punched him in the back
and two men led him away from the
crowd down the road" she answered.
What did you hear"
"I heard shots from the direction In
which Mcdowell had been led" said
Mrs. Nelson.
Mrs. Nelson said that she had recog-
nized Mrs. Otis Clark, wife of one OF
the defendants, in the crowd about
Mcdowell and that she heard Mrs.
Clark say: They've got old Peg
Leg"
George Nelson followed his wife on
the stand. He said that among the
crowd of 400 or 500 persons about 25
or 80 had guns. He quoted one of the
crowd as saying:
Were bringing out the scabs."
Evening star., 1922-12-18
SHIP BILL WINS IN TILT.
Effort to Substitute Norris Farm
Measure in Senate Fails.

Proponents Of the administration ship
ping bill won the first victory In the
jockeying in the Senate today over the
move OF opponents to displace the bill
with the Norris agriculture financing
measure.
When the Senate met 1t had pending
before 1t the motion to displace the
one bill with the other, which was made
Saturday by Chairman Norris OF the
agriculture committee. While support
ers Of the Norris motion were attempt
ing to get the floor, Senator Ransdell Of
Louisiana. democratic supporter OF the
ship measure, claimed recognition. In
accordance with a notice Given last
week. and launched into . speech In
behalf Of the bill.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSs.
MARION. ILL.,, December 1S.-Shot
down and left to die on a lonely road
side, Dan O'Rourke returned today
to accuse his assailants at the trial Of
five men charged with murder in con-
nection with the Herrin riot. That
O'Rourke, who still bears the scars
left by his injuries. had come back
from the very shadow of the grave
to testify for the prosecution was an
nounced by counsel for the state at
the opening of court this morning.
O'Rourke was one of the six men
who, other witnesses have testified
were shot down. before the Herrin
city cemetery after they had been
marched through the town by a sing
ing, jeering mob.
Refused to Permit Drink.
One witness had told of seeing the
six dead and desperately wounded
men in the road, three Of them still
breathing and all bound together by
a rope about their necks. AL ,ther
told of trying to bring a drink Of
water to two of the sufferers and
of being ordered away with a curse
by one of the defendants.
According to attorneys for the pros
ecution, one of these men was
ORourke and the other was Howard
Hoffman. who died two days later in
the Herrin Hospital. O'Rourke was
in Marion today under heavy guard.
and II was expected he would be
called to the stand as soon as possi-
BILE.
Defense Hopes for Alfbi.
The witness called last week by
the state told Of tho taking Of thirty
or forty non-union workers from the
Evening star., 1922-12-18
OCEAN LINER AGROUND
ON BALTIC SEA ISLAND
Vessel Was En- Route From New
York With Passengers
and Cargo.

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, December 1s.-The
Danish steamship Lituania. which left
New York December 6 for Danzig
and Libau with cargo and passengers.
is reported aground on Bornholm Is
land in the Baltic sea-
NEW YORK, December 1s.-Oficials
Of the Baltic-American line, which
operates the Lituania, declared today
they had received no word from the
ship. reported ashore in the Baltic sea
aimee Yesterday, when she was report
ed at her dock at Copenhagen at
Bornholm Island. on which the
steamer is said to have gone ashore.
is q rocky island about twenty five
miles Off the coast bf Sweden. and on
the direct route from Copenhagen to
Danzig. the Ltuania's next point of
call.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
MRS. BRUNEN LOSES PLEA
Must Face Trial, Says Judge, Re.
fusing to Dismiss Charges.

MOUNT HOLLY, N. J.. December Is.
Justice .Kalisch today refused the
motion Of Mrs. Doris Brunen's attor-
ney to dismiss the charges against
her in connection with the killing of
Honest" John T. Brunen, circus
owner.
Justice Kalisch declared that. al
though ut may be that the testimony
in this case be very meager as far
as Mrs. Brunen's connection may be
concerned" the Question must be
settled BY the jury.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
ORDERS VESSEL SEIZED.
Bureau Hears Craft
Has 5000 Cases Of Liquor.

Commissioner Haynes of the pro-
hibition bureau today instructed A. d.
Stroup, divisional chief for Florida, to
seize the Miguel Ferarrer. reported
by Stroup to be anchored within the
three-mile limit near Jacksonville,
with 5000 cases Of liquor aboard.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
GRAHAM TO APPEAL.
Counsel Declares He Expects tt
File Motion for New Trial.


File Motion for New Trial.
Attorney Daniel Thew Wright.
counsel for Lieut.. Lorimer c. Graham,
today stated that he expected to file
during the day a motion for a new
trial of the 100000 heart balm suit
of the naval officer against A. L.
Humes, wealthy lawyer Of New York.
A jury last Friday. after twenty EIGHT
hours deliberation.. returned ver-
dict in favor Of the defendant.
The plaintiff will claim that the ver-
dict is against the weight of the evil
dence, and that the court erred in re-
fusinE certain evidence offered on be-
half Of Graham and in permitting GER
tain testimony submitted by counsel
for Humes.
Arguments on the motion sfor the
new trial will be deferred until after
the Christmas recess Of the courts.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Consuls to Quit
Vladiuostok on
Order of Soviet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assocat ted Press.
VIADIVOSTOK, December 1S.-The
soviet government of Vladivostok.
which recently took over the admins
tration of the city and surrounding
territory, known as the Primoria. to-
day ordered the consuls of France
and ten other countries to close their
consulates and leave the Primoria
within a week..
Evening star., 1922-12-18
FRANCE OPPOSES LOAN.
Newspapers See Only Aid for Ger.
many in Latest Proposals.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 1S.-The reported
plans of the United States for the
of Europe "seem con-
ceived exclusively in the interest of
Germany" says the Temps. in an ed
itorial today that reflects the view
point of majority of the French
Skepticism and resent
Continued on Page 4, Column %
Evening star., 1922-12-18

CONTINUED on Page 4. Column 81
Evening star., 1922-12-18

Fair and colder tonight. with low
est temperature about 20 degrees; to-
morrow cloudy, probably snow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. 40. at
$50 pm. Yesterday: lowest, 50, at 2
pm, today. Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed