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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
Daugherty's Partner Says
War Grafters Back
Caraway Charges.
DENIES CONDUCT
WAS UNETHICAL
Senator Makes Public
Photostatic Copies of
Correspondence.

NEW YORK. May 2o.-Thomas B.
Fielder tonight admitted the su-
thenticity Of the photostatic copy Of
a contract read today on the floor
Of the United States Senate by Sem
ator Carsvay. Arkansas. but en-
phaticRlly denied that IL involved
unprofessionaL unethical or i'm
proper conduct.
Fielder declared he carefully in
vestiEated the case Of Morse be-
fore he accepted il and drew up the
contract In a statement he said;
1T comes within my KNOWLEDGE
that a great many people. firms and
corporations, who violated laws
during the war are interested in
a scheme to discredit the Attorney
General Of the United States.
Takes Slap st Csraway.
Il am not interested as counsel In
any Of these matters. The Att0--
ney General is not the type OF pub
lie official that can either be =
TERED or intimidated in the dis
charge Of his duty. No offc'al
could influence him to the slight
est degree.
They have selected on the Hoor
Of the Senate. two members. Sena-
tor Caraway. who Is without intel
ligence. and Senator Thomas Wat
son-par fratrum mobiles the
fugIemen.
Several days ago ! addressed
letter to Csrswsy in respect to my
employment to represent e w
Morse in obtaining his release from
the penitentiary and other civil
matters. II seems he has read in
the record what he desiCnates =
phOtostatic copy Of a contract with
Morse made by me. II he possesses
any intelligence whatever. he would
certainly know that making this
contract with Morse involved
neither unprofessional. Unethical or
improper conduct.
BeIittIes Morse Contract.
Contracts Of this sort are made
daily by lawyers in the United
States
1t is inconceivable % me- that
any convict who possessed the
slightest mod1cum Of Intelligence.
would employ Caraway 20 get him
out Of Jail. but IL he had. let me
ask Caraway II the fact that he
represented a convict could he made
the basis for a demand that he re-
siCn from the Senate"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
Weeks Crushes
Filipinos' Hopes
Says He and Harding Oppose
Grant of Immediate
Independence.

The Harding administration is alb.
solutely opposed to giving immediate
Independence to the Philippines, and
the Filipino independence mission
due TO arrive here soon, probably Is
doomed to failure.
This is the view OF Secretary OF
War Weeks. expressed yesterday In
commenting upon the statement is
sued from the White House Friday
in which ii was stated that the Fill
pino mission Would be sent home
with something more definite than Il
had had for the last three or -four
years" IL President Harding's wishe.
were realized
II am not in favor Of granting i'm.
mediate independence to the Philip.
pines. and the President is not" SAD
Secretary Weeks.
The Wood-Forbes report. rendered
after an exhaustive investigation, rec.
commended against immediate inde.
pendenc". the Secretary said. Thai
report. as well as the administra
tion Of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood as
governor. has the complete indorse.
ment of the Harding administration
he said
The United States is not going tc
accept responsibility without power
the Secretary declared.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
By FRANK H. SIMONDS.

Accurate appraisal of the conse-
uuences of the Genoa conference Will
inevitably wait upon the developments
which follow this momentous assem-
bly,, in every way the most important
since that of Paris in 1919. yet II
is clear already. that with this con-
ference we pass into a new period
of history The old associations OF
the war. most important of all the
AngIo-French entente, are eliminated,
new combinations. of which the
Russo German is by all odds the most
significant, must hereafter De
reckoned with. The Europe OF 1914.
before the war. of 1919, after the
war. are things of the past.
How then will the New Europe
GROUP itself. for we must concede at
the outset that there will be group
ings. alliances. that, in marked de-
gree all that has happened again
and again in 300 years Of European
history is now to repeat itself. Mr..
Wilson's Erandiose conception OF
world association. expressed in the
league of nations has broken down,
LLOYD GEORGES far less idealistic
and much more practical plan for a
pam European accord has similarly
perished.
Paris Treaty Root of Trouble.
And in both cases the ultimate
failure is to be sscribed to the Eu-
ropean fact. practically Incompetent
sible to :he American mind, only less
compatible with the English view
Europe has resisted both the plans
which aimed at preventing a repeti-
tion of the last worldwide catastro-
phe because the aims. aspirations
fundamental conditions of the sew
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
Child Beheaded
By Street Car
Conductor Narrowly Avoids
Lynching at Hands of
Angry Mob.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 90
Three flying squadrons of police
rushed out to disperse a mob of
200 people that threatened to lynch
Michael Donelan. street. car con-
ductor, whose car decapitated the
2k-year-old boy of Frank Lonero
here tonight.
The car struck the child as he
was crossing the street to his
mother. Mrs. Frank Lonero. The
lad was carried 200 feet, witnesses
said.
When Conductor Donelan went
back to investigate he found him
self in the center of a mob of in
furiated men and women. Numerous
threats were voiced. One man
went for a rope.
Donelan returned to his car and
entered through a window, while
passengers fought off the mob.
When the car started the mob fell
back and Bonelan escaped.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
RIVAL ERIN CHIEFS
SIGN PEACE PACT:
FORM COALITION
Guarantee Free Elections.
New Panel Government
Is Agreed Upon.

DUBLIN. May 2o.-Peace was de-
clared in Southern ireland today
at a moment when the North was
swept with wave of terror
Eamonn De Valera. insurgent
chieftain. and Michael Collins. head
Of the Free State provisional gov
ernment. shook hands over a peace
agreement. which. II observed,
guarantees free and untrammeled
elections next month.
4 new form of panel government
for the Dali. with followers Of De
Valera and Free Staters sitting in
a coalition ministry was agreed 10
today.
There is to be an end to anarchy
and Interference with the election
campaign and the results Of the
election are to be binding on both
sides
The executives. under today's
agreement. will consist Of a presi-
dent, a minister Of defense. and
nine other ministers.
II the proposed coalition dis
solves at any time. a general cleo
tion is to follow.
The agreement emphasizes that
the national position requires en-
trusting the government to the
joint hands of those who have
been the strength Of the national
situation for the past few years
without prejudice to their respec-
tive positions"
Any party or interest In Ireland
is to be free to contest the June
elections
II was hailed throughout South
ern Ireland tonight as the dawn
cI real peace and stable govern
ment It represents important con-
cessInnS hv both sides.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
WAR FRAUD PROBE
BEGINS TOMORROW
Grand Jury Will Be Chosen
In District Supreme Court
To Indict Grafters.

Prosecution Of war contract graf
ters by the Department of Justic .
Will open tomorrow morning in the
District Supreme Court when the
grand jury to indict them will be
selected under the direction Of Chief
Justice Walter l. Mccoy.
This is the beginning of the end
of a fight between Congress and At
torney General Daugherty which
has stirred the nation. Charges
have been made against the Attor-
ney General by Representative Roy
o. Woodruff. of Michigan and Royal
c. johnson, of S. Oak. During the
controversy. three employees OF the
Department of Justice were dis
charged summarilv for sgiving in
formation regarding war contracts
to the Representatives.
Last week. Congress voted $780,
900 to the Attorney General for the
prosecution CT war graft cases
District Attorney Peyton Gordon
said the new grand jury is likely
to be kept regularly employed in
investigating these and other cases
long enough to keep three criminal
courts in operation next fall
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
VALENTINO TAKEN
ON BICAMY CHARGE
AT Los ANGELES
Film Star Surrenders
Himself at District At
tOrney's Office.
OUT ON $4,000 BAIL
Case Set for Hearing June 1.
Bride Stops Off at Chi
cago on Way East.
OUT ON $4,000 BAIL

Los ANGELES. May 2O-Rodolph
Valentino. hero of numerous Gin
ema dramas, was accused of bigamy
in a complaint issued today by Dep
uty District Attorney McClelland
as the result of the actors mar
riaEe on May 13 at Mexicali. Lower
California, to Miss Winifred Hud-
nut.
As soon as the complaint was
issued. District Attorney woolwine
sci. and Mr.. Valentino, accompanied
notified W. /. Gilbert, defense coun-
by the attorney. hurried to the dis
trict attorneys office and surren-
dered himself to Ben Cohn, an in
vestigator.
First of Its Kind,
The complaint, II was stated, Is
the first of it's kind. covering mat
ters of an international nature.
ever issued by the. State. The ques-
tion to be involved. it was further
asserted. never has been a matter
of judicial decision in the State:
that is, relating to the marriage of
a person. already wed to another,
riage relation consummated in this
State.
Valentino was arraiGned before
Justice Bowser, of Ell Monte.
The DEFENDANTS attorney waived
the formal reading of the COM
plant, which includes two counts,
covering different angles of the
same asserted offensc. McCIelland
and Deputy District Attorneys Co.'S
tello and Mcdaniel appeared for
the prosecution. The court fixed
bail at $4,000 In bonds or 5000 in
cash. Immediate arrangements
were made for bail and the court
waited until bondsmen could ap-
pear. Thomas Meighan, cinema
actor. and Douglas Gerard acted
as bondsmen.
Set for Hearing June 1.
The case was set for hearing on
June l at 10 a. m. before Justice
Handy. AS soon as the bonds were
furnished Valentino and Gilbert
went to the latter's office to pre-
pare a formal statement of their
side of the case.
Count one of the complaint
charges that on May 13 last, big
amy. a felony. was committed by
Rodolph Valentino by wilfully and
knowingly marrying winifred Hud-
nut while still the lawful husband
of Jean Acker Valentino, the mar
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
PAL OF LYNCHED
NEGRO ARRESTED

MACON. Ga, May 2O.-John Henry
Tarver. negro youth. said to have
been implicated in the staying of
Mrs. Elizabeth Kitchens. pretty
mail carrier. for whose death
Charles Atkins. negro boy. was
burned at a stake by a mob near
Davisboro, Thursday night. was
captured near the scene of the MUIR
der and brought here today for safe
keeping.
Tarver was captured by Sheriff
English, of Washington County.
early today. His capture was kept
a secret until English brought him
here.
Sam Atkins. brother, and John
and Ella Atkins, father and mother
of the negro lynched at Davisboro.
are. also held here in connection
with the case.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
PLANS FOR STEEL
MERGER FAILURE

NEW YORK. May 2o.-The indepen-
dent steel merger negotiations. held
during the week at the offices OF
Kuhn, Loeb and Company. bankers,
ended today in evident failure. The
proposed six-cornered consolidation
was not approved.
LAckawanna and Youngstown Sheet
and Tube having both left the pro-
posed chain. Inald. Briar Hill. Mid
vale. Republic and Sheet and Tube
of America are left struggling among
themselves to effect some sore Of
amalgamation. An entire new line
up of the companies with the Beth
lehem-Lackwanna consolidation as a
base is expected.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
Anglo-Saxon Rule Wanes
In Europe, Simonds Says
England Must Denounce Lloyd George OF
Fight France, He Believes-Sets May
81 as Date for Crisis.

ersl European peoples are irrecon-
cilable.
Today in Europe, that is, on the
continent, there is a profound cleavage
growing out of the war settlement
of Paris. On the one side are many
nations whose very existence is locked
up In the perpetuation Of the condi-
tions created by the Paris documents
on the other side are nearly as many
nations, for all of whom the Paris
adjustment is intolerable and for
whom a revision of this adjustment
by arms Is not only desirable but
the goal of all policy.
Sides Well Defined.
The nations which would preserve
the status quo of the present hour are
unmistaksble. They are France. Bel
gium, Poland, Czecho-Slovakia. Jugo-
Slavia. Rumania. to which at the
moment at least is Joined Austria
which has become a silent partner
OF the Czech state. Against the
formidable combination must be
reckoned Russia. Germany. Hungary
and Bulgaria. Measured by present
military strength. the former group
is overwhelmingly superior. Meas
ured by ultimate resources and pres
ent population, the latter has great
advantage.
Now. in the nature of things. the
state Of mind in both these groups
naoes as easily and simply for alli-
ances as did the states of mind In
the two groups which dominated Eu-
rope in 1914. But between these two
groups stand two other great powers
and a cluster of neutrals. who have
divided interest. Italy. for example,
is determined to preserve what she
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
ROOSEVELT BROKE
DENBY'S PROMISE,
SAYS MISS PAUL
Secretary Granted Use of
Radio to Woman's Par
ty, She Declares.
DEDICATION TODAY
President to Attend Ceremo-
nies at Opening of New
Suffrage Home.
DEDICATION TODAY

Another government promise
broken"
This was the comment quietly
made by Miss Alice Paul. head of
the National woman's party, anent
the announcement that Acting Sec
retary of the Navy Theodore Roose-
welt has denied the organization
the use of navy radio facilities for
brOadCasting the ceremonies at the
dedication of their new headquar-
ters, 25 Il street northeast. today.
Permission to use the radio was
granted some time ago by Secre-
tary DENLY, who sailed yesterday
for Japan.
There was no misunderstanding
in the Navy Department" Mss Paul
pointed out. with the co-opera-
tion and coEniZance of the navy,
we have. been for several days con-
Meeting the. radio brCadcasters at
Anacostia and Arlington with the
amplifier and testing it out. The
Gettysburg Address, Miss Maud
NounEer's talk. and many other
speeches were thrown up and down
the coast all day Friday.
"PInns Public for Some Time,
Our plans have been public for
some time, and at the suggestion
of the telephone company we in
stalled a device for aiding clarity.
costing $500. Secretary DENLY gave
Mrs. John Gordon Battelle and Miss
Anita Pollitzer his promise, in the
course of conference made by
appointment by the White House.
and, issued an order to that effect
to the office of Comdr. S. C. Hooper.
in their presence.
Secretary DENLY gave us his
word; Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt choose TO countermand it."
Miss Paul concluded.
Secretary Roosevelt's basis for
action is his opposition to the. en-
ployment of the radio by a political
party. He considers the woman's
Party such a body, rather than the
bipartisan organization founded
for securing equal rights for
women that 1t has announced it.
self to be.
"CiearIy Political,
The Woman's Party is clearly
political" said the secretary, in an
interview with one of the party
members yesterday. IF we make
decision in favor of letting you
have 1t, every Senator of both par
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
PERSHING AND SIMS URGE,
PREPAREDNESS FOR AMERICA
Army Head Speaks in North Carolina; Admiral
At War College.

CHARLOTTE. N. C.. May 2o.-Re-
viewing the past failures Of the un-
preparedness of Americas fighting
forces, Gen. John ]. Pershing. speak
ing at the celebration Of the 1f7th
anniversary. of the signing Of the
Mecldenburg Declaration Of 1nde-
pendence here today. pleaded for an
army Of sufficient size 'for any emer-
gency."
+. He declared he was not in favor
Of an unwieldly large army, but one
large enough for. the maintenance
Of peace at home and protection Of
our possessions"
He urged the creation Of q skel-
eton army which can b. allied out
when needed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
Caraway Produces Copy
of Daugherty's Letter

A fat charge that Attorney Gen
ersl DauEherty was employed In
conjunction with Thomas y. Fsider
To get {. w. Morse out OF the Al
lanta Feuitentiary in 1911. and that
the partnership" Of the ATTORNEY
General and Fielder stIll exists. 10
the detriment Of the government.
was made on the floor Of the Seuat"
yesterday by Senator Caraway,
Arkansas. Democrat
Senator Caraway produced pno-
tostatic copies Of alleged documents
signed by H. L. Dsugherty' ana
Fielder to sustain his assertion tnai
the Attorney General had been re
tanned as counsel with Fielder in
the Morse case.
The second part OF the charge bv
Senator Caraway, that the Attorney
General was stIll cooperating " tn
Fielder in opposition TO the interests
Of the government. had to do with
an alleged attempt on the part %
Fielder to employ Capt. II. L. Scaife.
formerly an army officer. and re-
Gently dismissed by Daugherty from
the Department OF Justice.
seaIfe Re,ents Oner.
Seattle, in a letter TO Represent
ative Woodruff. Michigan. asserted
that Fielder had asked him to be-
come an associate counsel in a SUIT
he was bringing to set aside the
sale of the Bosch Magnetic Com
pany's plant by the Alien Property
Custodian. Scaife charged that
Fielder said he was advised by Al
torney General DauEherty TO see
Scaife.
Representative Woodruff said a
very substantial retainer" was
offered TO Scaife.
In his letter to Woodruff detailing
Felder's visit to him at the Shore
ham Hotel and his orfer TO retain
him in the Bosch Magnetic case.
Seattle concluded
while think il is eminently
proper that a suit should be brought
TO set aside the Bosch Magnetic
sale. and while under ordinary cir
cumstances / would have had no
hesitation in being employed in the
case. when Col. Fielder disclosed
the fact that he had come 90 me
from the Attorney General and with
the arrangements that had been
suggested the impropriety OF the
proposal / consider reprehensible
ana desire NnAl you De acQudlnlGu
with the facts"
DauEherty Ost Of the City.
Attorney General Daughcrty LEFT
Washington late this afternoon for
Baltimore without commenting
upon the charges Of Senator Cara
way. At his ofrce II was said that
the Attorney General had not OBJ
tained a copy of the newspapers
publishing the documents regarding
the Morse case.
The climax of the discussion in
the Senate came when senator
Caraway called upon the Attorney
General TO resign his once
Il say there is but one decent
thing for the Attorney General to
do" said the Arkansas Senator,
and that Is 10 resign. He ought
not to embarrass the sdministra-
tion by longer continuing In once.
because he has not denied. for a
whole week, this statement In the
record that he induced Fielder. hts
close associate and former COZ
league. in procuring the pardon or
commutation OF sentence for Morse,
TO hire the governments witnesses
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
SUNDAY MARKS DAY OF REST
FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING SYSTEM
Every Activity in Washington Will Revert to
Old Time Schedule Today.

Poor. tired. daylight saving. after
a hectic week in which 1t has been
assailed by many. praised by some,
but in general having a rough time,
will take rest today. On this
its first Sabbath. it will take a SON.
orous sleep for twenty-four peace
full hours. Every activity In wash
tngton-churches, parks. street cars,
ousses. theatsrs, railroadsGgoes
back, for the day, to Eastern STAND
ard time.
Even President Harding, who pro-
mulsated the order setting sched-
ules In the District ahead one hour.
must worship according to the old
sch edule IL he goes to church today.
DR.. w. S. Abernethy, pastor Of the
Calvary Baptist Church, of which
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21

the President Is member, an
neunned last night that he woulo
adhere to the old order of events
with services at IL a. m. and :
p. m.
Government workers by. the thou
sands who seek their recreation on
their day of rest. must do So on the
old schedule and then open their
sleepy eyes tomorrow on the new
system.
A comprehensive survey made last
night by The Washington Herald
revealed not a single agency in tho
District that would observe daylign,
saving today. RELIEVED voices at
the barns of the street Car compa.
nies told of the reversion for a day
Eo1kinued 0S pdns q{r =
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
FOUR MORE KILLED
IN BELFAST RIOTS

BELFAST. May 30 Four more
persons. including two cattle drivers.
were shot here today. On the Mid
land Railway. where tho bridge be-
tween, Killigan and Dunloy was de-
stroyed, passengers are being trans
ferred to trains on the other side
of the obstruction.
At Castlewellan, the defenders of
the barracks report that there were
three killed and seven wounded. Ten
prisoners had been taken.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
POINCARE SNUBS
LLOYD GEORGE IN
IGNORING ARRIVAL
British Premier Given
Huge Welcome at Home.
Resents u. S. Stand.

nkDrc Sf, -pr.poier poip-
care snubbed Prime minister Lioyu
George this morning by not turn
,, tho care do Ivon. NOR
even sehuihs d ns"
onciai. The bri'iSh AnoaSSauor'
r,,n;s,or rh. pr;,isb deIepates did
,o, oo,coo, thai .nazemept at NJ
po;,oor..s ,hsence
.yThe French premrer suggested
mee,ing IJovd C;eorca TODAY and
had on onnortunitv for an hours
talk bu, he p,,red II" they said
o"
Lloyd george renamed IN ms
compartment and did not ailsht
from the tram he drew the cur
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
KAHN PREDICTS
LOAN TO GERMANY

LONDON, May 20.-An interna-
tional loan to Germany probably
will result from the conference of
bankers to consider such a proposi-
tion, Otto H. Kahn. American
banker. said when he arrived here
today. ....
]. p. Morgan. who arrived on the
Olympic refused to discuss, his mis-
sion.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
Reds Seize Sofia;
King Boris Flees

VIENNA. May Fl. A commu-
nfstic revolution has broke,
out In Sofa. according to re-
ports received in diplomatic
circles here.
King Boris and his govern
ment are declared to have ned
to Earnn.
Red flags. Il IL said. are ny-
Ing over the Bulgar capital.
street lighting Is in progress.
No further details are avail
able.
. (Copyrirht 1927
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
JAPAN APPROVES
SHANTUNG TREATY

TOKYO. May 20.-The privy
council today approved on behalf
Of Japan the Shantung treaty
made at the Washington confer
snce on Limitation Of armaments.
The treaty covers the withdrawal
Of japan from control Of Shan
tusg.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
OREGON GOVERNOR
BEHIND IN PRIMARY

PORTLAND, Greg, May Bore
turns from thirty-six counties in Or
egon showed Charles e. Hall, a candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion on the Republican ticket, run
ming slightly ahead of Gov. Ben. w.
Olcott
The vote stood: Hall. ss.s57; o.
colt. 3S.s63
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"Ciearly POLITICAL

The Woman's Party is clearly
political" said the secretary, in an
interview with one of the party
members yesterday. IF we make
a decision in favor of letting you
have 1t, every Senator of both par
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