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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
SUSPECT IS TAKEN
|NBLACKHAND CASE
Man, Closely Guarded, Sc
vereIy GriIIed by Grant
and Burns.

Acting under instruction from the
Department of Justice, the local police
this afternoon took into custody the
suspected author of blackhand let
ters, which have been mailed in the
last few weeks to four prominent
Washingtonians.
Closely guarded. the man, whose
name was withheld pending exami-
nation, was taken to the Department
of Justice this afternoon and put
through severe griiling by Inspector
Clifford Grant, chief of the detective
bureau and Chief W.s14s Burns of the
bureau of investigation, who are
conducting the examination.
wns Under Surveillance.
The suspect has been under sur
veillance for more than a week, it
was learned today, and while not in
actual custody of the police, has been
in a place where they could put their
hands upon him at an instant's notice.
1t was decided today to make the
final effort to clear up this angle of
the case. For almost month the
local police and Department of JUS
tice operatives have been trying to
bring about a successful end to the
case.
Twenty. missives or more. accord
ing to Mr.. Burns. were received by
the prospective victims. 1t seems
that the author or authors of the
BLACK hand" notes became discon-
tented when the first batch were not
answered promptly and dispatched a
total of approximately sixteen more.
in some cases sending half a dozen
to each intended victim
Those Threatened.
Those who received the notes are
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Nine. Chris
tian Hauge. widow of the former
minister from Norway: Mrs. Mary
Scott Townsend and Henry White.
former ambassador to France. Mr..
White was one of the first to receive
second "black hand" threat.
1t was definitely established today
that the threats demanded money
placed in a small container and
dropped from an automobile on one
of the roads to the west of this city,
the place being designated in each
letter.
The threat was generally that il
such action was not taken explosives
would be thrown into or dropped on
their homes. The amount demanded
in most instances was $4,000, and
the writer made it plain that those to
WnOUl the threats were duufeSSeu
could easily afford to hand out this
money.
AS a decoy, Mr.. Burns said today.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle. lieutenant in charge
of the women's bureau of the police
department here. journeyed out in
an automobile impersonating Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh few days ago.
Nothing resulted when she dropped
a can from the machine at the desig.
rated spot, although the operatives
and police were ready to arrest any
suspicious character.
Mr.. Burns declared that, in his
opinion, the author of the niissives
was q Crank" with a tendency to-
ward mania. The notes were OBJ
viously written by man, and the
first of them appeared approximately
a month ago.
Three weeks ago the police were
called into the case and Inspector
Grant and Chief Burns since that
time have been cooperating in run
ming down all available clues.
In the meantime, every precaution
was taken and a guard was placed
at each house to arrest any sus-
picious person approaching any one
Of the several homes involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
German People Made Happy
BY Departure Of u S. Troops

month, which equals 1000 marks,
was liberal enough with the money
in trying to take advantage of the
low rate of the German currency.
But Coblenz has had to suffer good
deal under the occupation, especially
as many of the officers brought their
families over and these were crowded
into the homes of the Germans. This
was especially unpleasant where
there was only one Kitchen. There
was no end to the rows among the
hired help, which led to numerous
complaints. Now that the number of
troops and also Of officers has become
comparatively small, 1t is expected
that 1t will no longer be necessary
to wish American families on the
GermanR Altogether 1t is hoped that
the occuEation will be far less OF a.
burden to the German citizens than
it has been UP to now
On the whole. the German news
papers have greeted the latest re-
duction In the number Of American
troops on the RAiae ~ pro0e Of
President Hardinge rood Intentions
with respect To e1tahlashfng friendly
relations with the German republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
Mr.. AND MRS. A. |. DU POINT
BUY THE CHASTLETON
Understood to Have Paid Over &c.
100000 for Property-Board
Probing Rents.

Alfred /. du Pont and his wife. Mrs.
Jessie Ball du Pent of the Delaware
du Pont family, have contracted with
Felix Lake. owner of the Chastleton
apartment house, at 18th and r streets
northwest. for the purchase of that
building, 1t was learned today. Rents
in the Chas,leton are now being ex
tensively Investigated by the Rent
Commission.
Announcement of the pending sale
oil the Chastleton was made this week
during the hearings conducted by the
Rent Commission, but, out of respect
for the wishes of w. Gwynne Card
iner. attorney for the F. H. Smith
Company, agents, the commission
would not divulge the name of the
person acquiring the building.
In the course of the testimony re-
gardinS the Chastleton it was brought
out that the new purchaser had paid
about the same price as did Felix
Lake when he bought the property last
July from the District Apartment Cor
poration, now defunct. The considera-
ton was said at the time to have been
over the $2,O00,00O mark.
Actual title to the building, it was in
dicated at the hearings, has not been
conveyed to Mr.. and Mrs. du Pont. 1t
is understood they gave as part payment
large tract of land in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
HANDS
TIED BY CONGRESS
Mr.. Harding Suggests Means
of U. S. Obtaining Share of
Reparsss.n Eyes.

Declaring that Congress had tied
the hands of the administration in
dealing with the reparation commits
sion, President Harding in 4 letter to
Senator FrelinghuJ sen, republican.
New Jersey, has suggested that some
legislative action be taken 70 permit
the United States to get its quota of
German reparatiOn dyes
The Presidents views RS set forth
in the letter were presented today
to the Senate committee investigating
charges of dye monopol:cs and lob
bies and in connection with an appeal
of the Textile Alliance, once the
ing and distributing German dye, al
Iotted to the United States as an as
sociate power in the world war, for
creation IF some method by which
the receiving of dyes could be re-
sumed. The State Department, j. has
rangement with the alliance last de-
cember, saying 1t had no legal au-
thority to continue 1t.
Text Of Letter.
The Presidents letter, which was
read into the record by Senator Fre-
linhugsen, follows:
"At the moment my best judgment
is that we will get no effective ar
rangement made except through a
feSoiutioH Ny Soh6i Sc@ qvieS 80
that we ought to get the beneht OF
such reparation credit as might come
to us through. the German export OF
dyes to this country, through the
reparation commission, and we
ought to protect our textile manufac-
turers against the grant of undue ad-
vantage to their competitors in the
old world, It would be easy to dc
this IL Congress had not tied the
hands of the administration in deal
ing with the reparation commission.
/ am writing to suggest that you
confer with some of your associates
regarding q resolution which will
deal with the dye question definitely
and directly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
ny GEORGE WHITE.
nv Wireless to The Star and Chicago Da
News. Copyright, 1922.

by Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1922.
BERLIN, Februafy 24.-"Although
the shop owners. Jsaloonkeepers and
movie proprietors regret the depar-
ture of the greater part of the Amer
lean troops from the area in. Ger
many occupied by them. the majority
of the people in coblenz are glad to
see them 80, in the hope that food
prices and the cost of other neces-
stiles will go down and that the ma
tiyes will once more be able to show
their faces in stores. cafes and the.
aters."
These unfriendly words regarding
the American troops. whose conduct
IN the Rhine country has been de-
proact. are printed undersa 2 Coblenz
date in the Deutsche Allgemeine
Zeitppg of Berlin. SHINES paper.
.The American soldier. continues
ah6 article with his pay of $36~per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
M|RE STALLS AUTOS
ON STREETS LINED.
BYF|NE RESIDENCES
Survey by Star Representa-
tive Shows Imperative
Needs in Northwest.
REC0MME MENDATI0NS LOST
BEFORE CONGRESS VOTED
Examination of Estimates Shows
Most Drastic Cuts Were Made
in Budget Bureau.

Imperative need of improving many
of the new streets in the northwest
section of the city. aside from the
streets, is apparent from an inspec-
ton between Wisconsin and Con-
necticut avenues made today by a
representative of The Star.
The Commissioners had made recon-
mendatfons for the resurfacing of
certain sections of these twoN main
highways. Their recommendations
either were lost in passing through
the bureau of the budget or the
House of Representative.
Go Over Situation.
Civic bodies are fully cognizant of
the condition in which Congress will
leave Washington If it does not pro-
vide sufficient money with which to
improve many of the city streets, and
particularly those new streets opened.
The subcommittee on streets of the
Washington Board of Trade, composed
OF w. w. Everett, chairman; w. G.
Henderson and Henry Z. Bettineer,
has been in conference with Daniel
Garges, secretary of the board of
District Commissioners. during which
they went over the entire street situ-
alton.
This committee plans to visit the
subcommittee on District appropria-
tlons OF the Senate appropriations
committee. which now is considering
the District appropriation bill. with a
view to getting more liberal appro-
priatlons for District streets than
We're allowed by the bureau of the
budget or the House. While the
Improvement recommendations which
did not come through. the bureau of
the budget. it allowed the Commits
sioners to put in statement at the
hearings showing their full recom-
mendations to the bureau of the
budget.
Cut in Budget bureau.
An examination Of the rsepmms nda-
Ftions Of the Commissioners and the
estimates as they emerged from the
bureau of the budget after former
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman had
used the pruning knife on them. show
ed that most of the cuts were made
in that department of the govern
ment.
Some example of the effec, of re-
fusing to provide funds to improve
streets on which new houses have
been built was seen by The Stars
representative during the Inspection
tour: District water department
truck was mired deep in mud on
Nebraska avenue trying to reach
Wisconsin avenue from Alton place.
1t is daily story for trucks
as well as other vehicles to become
stalled in the streets of this general
section. The District truck had been
in the mud for three hours, and the
four men had given up the task of
trying to get it out. 1t was observed
the body of the large truck was near
ly below the surface and the wheels
had made a hole about three feet
deep. The time of these four men
was being lost while waiting for ad-
ditional equipment to come and drag
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
o. S. TO REPLY SOON.
Answer to Invitation to Attend Ge-
noa Farley to Be Sent Shortly.

The attitude of the American gov
ernment toward participation in the
proposed International economic and
financial conference at Genoa will
be set forth in a note responding to
the invitation of the allied supreme
council to be sent forward in Il few
days. it was said today at the state
Department The State Department,
it was learned yesterday, had made
formal acknowledgment of the in
vitatfon N communica tion to the
italian government
State Department officials today re-
fused to give any indication of the ma
ture Of the American reply. clay in
answering the invitation, 1t was said,
was occasioned by the American gov
ernment's desire to ce fully informed re-
garding the position of France toward
the proposed conference, 1t was said,
and that position now has been made
clear in a note setting forth in detail
the French views, which had been re-
ceived through the French embassy
here. That note. it was said. was the
one whose summary was given out in
Paris by Premier poincare several weeks
ago. At the time State Department
officials said this government could not
act until the French position was ex-
planned officially In dAail. The note
just receiyed is expected to clear up
that difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
PUBLIC FUNERAL SERVICES.
ALI Business Suspended in Norfolk
and Nearby Places.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, February "a.
ALI business here and at Norfolk and
other surrounding communities was sus-
pended today during the public funeral
services neld here for the thirty-four
victims of the disaster which befeil the
Army dirigible Roma. During the brier
services conducted by Army chaplaIns
and ~several of the local ministry, air
planes from Langley Field flew over the
grounds of Casino Park to drop floral
tributes on the row of flag-draped cas-
kets. They carried tributes from the
city, the state and the American Legion.
as well as from friends ana relatives.
The state of Virginia was represented
by Attorney General John R. Saunders,
who delivered one of the brief tributes
which closed the ceremony.
During the services the bell of old st.
fd,ontinued on Pare 2. Column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
MARBURG, JR.,
SUCCUMBS AS RESULT
OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS

BY the Associa ted Press.
NOGALES, Ariz.. February "a
Capt. Theodore Marburg, jr., shot
Friday at Magdalena, died this
morning, according to a message
received here.
Mr.. Marburg, son of Theodore
Marburg. sr., of Baltimore, former
United States minister to Belgium,
accidentally shot himself last Fri
day while examining gun in
front of the offices of the Mar
burg kibbey Cattle Company at
Magdalena. Sonora. The gun was
discharged accidentally, the bullet
crashing into his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
HEART OF LACKS
BIG. FIRE engines
Both Large Apparatus Out of
Commission-Inadequate
Ones in Service Now.

When the engine of Company No. 6
became disabled while responding to
an apartment house fire this morn
was left without the large type of
fire apparatus needed in the business
district. Chief Watson announced this
afternoon.
The other large downtown engine,
No. IA, went to the repair shop about
two weeks ago. A large sum will
have to be spent to put these two
much needed engines back into con-
dition.
Two New Engines Asked.
The Commissioners about three
weeks ago sent to the budget bureau
a supplemental estimate for the pur-
chase of two new engines of the
large type needed in the heart of the
city, and today's accident emphasizes
the Importance of having that sup
Elemental estimate written into the
new District bill before it is enacted,
it is pointed out.
New engines recently arrived from
the factory LOT assignment 10
Brookland and Anacostia. While
these will have to be used tempo
rarily in the business district. Chief
Watson said today, they are too small
to render adequate service in the
section of town where big fires occur.
The apparatus which developed
serious trouble this morning was an
old horse-drawn steam engine, which
few years ago was mounted on a
motor tractor.
Offers to Loan Masks.
Howard s. Reeside. president of the
Washington Gas Light Company, to-
day offered to lend Chief Watson ten
gas masks bought by the gas COM
pahy until the city can buy it's own
gas masks through appropriations.
The gas company sends a hurry y-up
wagon in response to every alarm of
fire. Eight of the masks will be kept
on the downtown truck of the gas
company and two on another wagon
in Georgetown. When these wagons
resch the fire ground the masks will
be available for the fremen, Mr.. Rec
side said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
D. C. SURVEY COMPLETED.
subcommittee Ready to Take Ur
Appropriations Bill.

Senator Phipps. chairman OF the
Senate appropriation subcommittee
in charge of the District aprropria-
tion bill said today that the mem
bers of the subcommittee had practi-
cally completed the personal inspec-
tion of the various projects around
the District for which money Is
asked, and that the subcommittee
would get down to work on the bill
without delay. He said that he hoped
to be able to report the bill to the
full committee, and that the full
committee would be able to report
It to the Senate tha- -drsk Of the yeelEs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
SEEK HIGHER PAY
FOR j. s. LAWYERS
Bar Associations Take Step
to Attract Legal Talent Into
Government Service.

Establishment of salary schedules
which will tend to attract and retain
in government service the best legal
talent was asked of Congress in a
resolution unanimously adopted at to-
days session of the conference of bar
associations at Memorial Continental
Hall.
The resolution, presented by the
Federal Bar Association of the Dis
trict. recommended that Congress
take this action in it's consideration
of the pending bills providing for a
classification of civilian positions in
the government.
Judge Clarence N Goodwin of Chi
cago. presiding, asked for and re-
ccfyed unanimous consent of the con-
ference to put the motion. declaring
he believed it to be one which should
meet with the approval of the 400
assembled delegates from bar asso-
Citations of the country. Following the
unanimous passage, Judge Goodwin
congratulated the conference upon its
action. -Ssz5 s.z sk~ssF
Ex-Secretary McAdoo in Chair.
William G. McAdoo, former Secre-
tary of the Treasury. was warmly re-
ceived when called to the platform 10
preside at the morning session, which
was given over to the considera tion
of the general subject of technical
education for lawyers. Mr.. McAdoo
said that. although he himself had
not gone to law school. he was in
favor of the increased educational
standard which the American Bar As
sociation seeks to require from law
yers of the future.
1t,
cluded James Byrne and Charles A.
Boston both of New York: George e.
Price of West Virginia, Frank H.
Sommer of New York and William
Draper Lewis of Pennsylvania.
Guests at White House.
President and Mrs. Harding are to
ence at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon at
the White House 1t is expected that
by this time final action will be taken
by the conference on the proposition
to require two years of college edu-
cation as preliminary to full legal
training.
The two-day conference will be
brought to a close with dinner at
7:30 o'clock tonight at the New Will
e-ty, Senator George Wharton Pepper
of Pennsylvania and William L.
Frierson, former solicitor general of
the United States. will speak. Cor
denio A. Severance, president of the
American Bar Association. is to pre-
side.
Wickersham Raps Lawyers.
Assertion that there are men now
holding high legal Offices and even
sitting on the bench in the United
States who have no conception of the
basic principles of English Law, was
made by George w. Wickersham. for
,rer Attorney General, in an address
before the conference.
These men are called upon to inter
lret the laws, the former Attorney
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24
WILL CONFER TOMORROW.
Lloyd George and Poincare Will
Discuss Genoa Farley.

By the Associated Press
ROULOGNE. France, February "a
The French premier, NJ. Poincare.
and Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain will meet here tomorrow TO
discuss various questions bearing on
the. coming International economic
and financial conference at Genoa.
The under-prefect of Boulogne last
night received instructions from the
foreign office to prepare the UNDER
prefectural building for the meeting,
which is- set for 3 pm.
NJ. Poincare is being accompanied
here only by Count Peretta de
la Rocca, director Of the department
of foreign affairs. and NJ. Camerlynck,
official Interpreter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-24

Continued on Page 2, Column A.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-20
INSTITUTE
DEDICATION
MORROW
Ex-Governor Mccall Will
Give Principal
Address

The new 100000 administration
building at Lyndon Institute, which
rises like a phoenix from the ash
es of the disastrous fire of last
January, is to be dedicated Thurs
day with appropriate exercises.
The days program includes a
reception and inspection during
the forenoon, and in the afternoon
the dedication exercises in the
new chapel at o'clock.
There will be a fine musical pro-
gram in charge of the Verde Mont
Trio of St. Johnsbury. The prin-
cipal address of the afternoon will
be by former governor Samuel w.
Mccall of Winchester, Mass. Mr.
Mccall is a member of the board
of trustees and has always taken
an active interest in the welfare
OF the school. Mrs. Mccall is a
graduate of the school, the daugh-
ter of its first president, Sumner
S. Thompson.
Short addresses and greetings
are expected by President Charles
A. Plumley of Norwich University,
President Guy w. Bailey of the
University Of Vermont, Prof. O. d.
Collins of Middlebury College, a
former teacher at the Institute,
Charles H. Dempsey of Montpelier,
state superintendent of education,
Al l. Il
fair to be a notable one.
In the evening there will be a
general reception with appropriate
exercises and the public is cordially
invited to all of them.
Workmen have been busy the
last few days putting on the fin
ishing touches everywhere and
the work is gr'atifyingly complete
IN every particular.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-20
EDITORIAL
MUNICIPAL MANAGER

Articles have been incorporated into The warming Tor the
village meeting January 3, 1928 to if the voters OF
the village want to appoint committee to revise the by
laws of the village and to if the voters will
authorize the trustees to employ municipal manager
provided in the Vermont Statutes.
The laws of 1917 amended by the laws of 1921, pro-
vide that the village trustees the seectmen employ
municipal and town and gives the and duties
of such officer Said manager holds office at the will of
the seecmen and trustees and would have general supev
of the affairs of the and village Such manager shall
be the general purchasing agent and purchase all supplies for
every department thereof; shall have charge of all public
and school buildings and other town and school prop
1rty and of all repairs thereon and unless specially voted
otherwise shall have charge of all buidng shall per-
form the duties conferred upon the road commissioners
shall perform the duties conferred upon the of
the poor; do all the accounting.
Continued page ~
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-20

One definition of ANNA
TION is: "to impart life to-"
A definition for BUSINESS
is: Something necessary to be
Gone"
Often the fact that a thing
is necessary to be done takes
the animation out of it. This
is especially so Of merchandis-
ing. There is something pro-
sale 9bout store. That is, un-
til someone imparts life into
it. A very little real anima-
ton will act like magic on a
store.
The surest way to impart
life to, or animate your bust
ness is through its newspaper
advertisements. Not so long
{ go only a few people read
the ads, but everybody reads
ads nowadays.
This newspaper reaches
10000 of the ad-readers and
those ad-readers are the ones
to change your business into
a live wire concern.