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Evening star., 1922-07-10

Family parties or other groups
of persons bent on enjoyment OF
night scenic wonders of ROCK
Creek Park will find that the re-
cent War Department order pro-
hibiting parking at night there
will not affect them when 1t be-
. comes an official regulation on
July "a. =.
Col. C. o. Sheriff., offcer in
charge Of public buildings and
grounds, has instructed Capt. W..
L.. McMorris, ~. s.. A.. superin-
tendent Of park police, to use dis
cretion in administering the order,
whicho.is aimed solely at persons
parking at late hours of the night
and early hours of the morning
for immoral purposes, 1t was an
nounced today.
The regulation will enable what
the police in charge OF the. park
heretofore have been unable to do.
lawfuIly-order suspicious parties
to move on before they get into
trouble. DESTROYS of avoiding the
necessity for spying on parked .au-
tomobiles whose occupants are
suspected OF wrong doing and
then plasing item under arrest,
*-oi: Sherrill found that a no.
Evening star., 1922-07-10
"UNCLE JOHNNY: SHELL,
1874 YEARS OF AGE, DIES
Kentucky Mountaineer Said by
His Relatives to Have Been
r, Worlds Oldest Man.

GREASY CREEK, KY, July ;1o.-
"Uncle Johnny" Shell, Kentucky's old
est citizen, said to have been 1s4 years
old, is dead here % ;nhrr1fties of age.
sbsN, q mountaineer, was claimed by
his relatives to have; been the Oldest
man in the world.
Among the many mourners at Shells
funeral we're hts twos Sons, William,
a1ed ninety, and Albert. seven. 1t be-
came known here today. when news was
received that oldest white man in the
worId had died July 8, at his home at
creasy creek. Albert is the offspring
~ second marriage, Uncle" Johns
6rst wife who Is said to have been two
vasrs his senior, having died about ten
ssas ans aSed man retained full possession
-, his faculties to the last and discussed
his funeral arrangements with Mr. sha
Mrs Samuel Creech, with Whom ne nao
made his home since ne lost nus own
place through the foreclosure oi d haoi'-
qa re several months ago.
He was said to have been born IN Zen.
n.eaee September 5, 1888; the son OF
Samuel Shell, gunmaKer.
ITn ,,ntiI the time he was discovered,
.h,,,t four years ago, "Uncie' John, 1t
is aaid: had led secluded NE IN tne
mountain country, but since tnen ne nao
trsyeIed considerably, exhibiting nlm-
self at state fairs. .,sa
IN his visits to cities. Uncle John told
nswsnaner interviewers that he remem-
hered once having seen Daniel Boone,
and that he recalled the general mourn
me that followed the death OF George
Va sshinxton. He said he was too old
te enlist in the Mexican war
Evening star., 1922-07-10
NIGHT PARKING PROHIBITION RULE
IN ROCK CREEK EXEMPTS FAMILIES

: es of the law rather than wait
ing to make arrests after infrac-
tions have occurred was consider
ed a better: way to protect the law
abiding public from nuisance and
young girls from waywardness,
1t was pointed out.
Lieut.. P. j. Carroll of the park
police emphasized today hts inten-
tion, not to disturb motorists who
may be parked at reasonable; hours
of the night along Rock creek.
providing. they appear to be re-
specting the law.
I'VE are going to use good COM
mon sense In enforcing Col. Sher-..
rill's order" he said, "Picnick ers
or others who may desire to re-
: main in the park after sunset will
not be molested by our men unless
they. commit, offenses. 1t is the
parties OF young men and women,
giving no thought Of the beauties
OF the park, and who remain
parked. sometimes without lights.
at midnight and early in the
morning, whom we will remind OF
this regulation.
1--WE do not intend to make any
arrests for violation of the order.
We. will merely ask suspicious
parties IL they know they are
breaking the regulations and tell
them to move along, That the
announcement of the order has
had q beneficial result already IL
evidenced by the fact that not q
single parked automobile was.
3 feunds In Rock Greek Park fsafa
Evening star., 1922-07-10
THREAT T0bL0W Up
MEXICAN OIL LINES
Bandit Gorozave Backs De-
mand for $1,000 Pesos by
Issuing UItimatum.

GoroZave, the Mexican bandit active
recently in the Tampico oil region,
has threatened to begin blowing up
oil pipe lines and pumping stations
unless he received a payment of 49,
900 pesos by today, July 10, according
to message. from Consul Shaw at
Tampico to the State Department to-
day, reporting information. received
from the Erritish-owned La Corona
company The company said that Co
rozave was making his headquarters
at it's Pecera camp.
Where Camp Is Located,
The Pecera camp is located about
twelve miles from the Aguada camp
of the Cortez Oil Company, an Amer
lean company, where. Gorozaye made
his first appearance and held fortv
American employees on demand for
ransom. Mexican federal troops. the
consul said, are now encamped on the
Aguada property, but the message
said that the bandit leaders attitude
was becoming more ugly, and that
his latest ultimatum included the
threat to begin blowing up nipe lines
and pumping stations.
Consul Shaw has not up to date ad-
vised the State Department as to
whether any of. the ransoms demand
ed by. the bandits at the several oil
properties they have visited have
been paid. In each case the employees
held temporarily by. the bandits were
released and this fact was reported
by the consul: although he included no
intima ton of the development that
caused the bandits to Withdraw.
Federals Clash with Baadit..
Recently federal troops were IN
contact with bandits in the oil terri
tory and reported that the outlaws
had been put to flight with serious
casualties and the loss Of most Of
their horses and other animals. The
original report of the occupation Of
the Aguatla S<aHp by the bandits
said: orlak then had o4o well
Evening star., 1922-07-10
HUNDREDS OF TROOPS
GUARD RAIL SHOPS AS
TROUBLE STILL BREWS
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS.
F0RCIBLY TAKEN FROM
TRAIN; STRIKERS BLAMED

Postmaster General Work has
been notified of serious interfer
ence with the movement Of mail by
strikers in a telegram from ]. E.
Tausig, president of the Wabash
railroad. Wiring from st. Louis,
President Tausig stated that Satur-
day night strikers at Moberly, Mo-,
stoppd a mail train, surrounded
the cars, cut the air hose and threw
rocks through the windows.
Eighteen railway mail clerks being
taken to Peru, Ind, were forcibfy
taken from the train and marched to
the strikers hall, according to the
dispatch. Several engines in the
roundhouse at Hannibal, the dis
patch states. were put out of service
by the strikers.
President Tausig, in his message
to the Postmaster General, said that
he had wired twice to the governor
of the state, but has received no
reply. President Tausig said he be-
lieved the Department of Justice
should authorize the appointment OF
deputy marshals to handle the sit
uation.
Postmaster General Work and his
assistants were in conference today
as to what steps to take, to meet
this and. other situations, it being
the decided opinion that the; mails
must and will be kept moving.
Evening star., 1922-07-10
CONSIDERING SALE
OF ". R. &E, STOCK
NotehoIders' Committee Dis
cusses Dispesing of 27, 500
Shares Common.

A meeting of the Washington
Utilities noteholders protective COM
| mittee was held this morning to
discuss an indefinite proposition for
the sale of the 1880 shares Of the
common stock of the Washington
Railway ami Electric Company.
No information was given out as
to the sentiment Of the committee.
but the members will be better pre-
pared should a definite offer be made
for the stock. .4.+-.. ..=
1t was reported that two or three
large. financial interests were in the
field for the purchase of the stock,
and, while no positive bid was made,
$50 a share was the reported price
that could be obtained by the com
mittee. The protective committee
includes representatives Of the Ma
tional Metropolitan, American Ma
tional. Federal National and District
National banks and Continental Trust
Company. Each representative Is a
director of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. There are
other banks and interests that de-
posted their notes with the commit
tee, but are not on the railway board.
The name most mentioned in con-
nection with the reported desire to
acquire the big block of stock is that
of Bertron,. Griscom & Co. of New
York
$1,000 Shares Outstanding.
There are outstanding $1,000 shares
Of Railway common, SO that the
27.6o0 shares. would not give actual
control through majority holdings,
but This large block of stock, with
the widely scattered 1880 shares,
would mean that the owner of the
collateral back of the utilities notes
would be practically in control.
1t is understood that an actual offer
of $50 share for the big block of
stock held outright by the protective
committee for the noteholders would
more than let the. noteholders out
whole and allow them something over
81 share for interest.
Some of the members of the pro-
tective committee are known to op-
pose the sale at this time for the
reason that they consider the actual
value of the stock as above the re-
ported tentative price.
No Dividends Paid.
The common stock of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
has not paid dividends for some years,
while the preferred shares have met
all dividend payments.
Much interest centers among rail-
way shareholders in the probable
outcome of the suit in, connection
with the Potomac Electric Company
and the District. in which the latter
appealed to the United States Su-
preme Court in the matter Of reduc-
ing the price for electric light, and
the appraisement of the physical
property of the company.
Between s2,000.000 and 100000
is now impounded by the company
held in liberty bonds, subject to the
ruling of the court. The onicials Of
the railway company consider it
practically certain, in view OF the
ruling of the lower court, that these
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Evening star., 1922-07-10
FEDERAL OFFICERS
TOPRESERVE LAW,
SAYS DAUGHERTY
Declares No Interference
With Mails or Commerce
will Be Permitted.

The government will preserve law
and order in the railroad situatio
Attorney General Daugherty declared
conference with the President today
~ A number of deputy United States
marshals in the west and southwest
have BEEN appointed. he said, ito pro-
tect property and life, and to prevent
interference with the transportation
of the mails and interstate COM
merce."
His statement in full said;
After investigation and upon re-
quest of federal judges, district at
torneys and United States marshals,
1 have in the last few days author
lied the appointment of number of
deputy United States marshals at va
rious places from Chicago west and
southwest, to protect property and
life and to prevent interference with
the transportation of mails and inter-
state commerce.
This policy will be continued
wherever justified and required.
Law and order must be preserved,
property and life protected. trans
portation of the mails must not be
interfered with. interstate commerce
must not be interrupted.
"The President is fully advised and
has the situation in hand"
On his return to Washington this
morning, Mr. Daugherty took up con-
sideration of the railroad strike with
Alfred P. Thorn, general counsel OF
the Association of Railway Execu-
tives.
After the conference with Mr.. Thorn,
lasting more than an hour and half.
Mr.. Daueherty left the Department
of Justice for the white House to see
President Harding. Mr.. Thorn re-
NAMED at the department in confer
ence with Assistant to the Attorney
General Goff
Evening star., 1922-07-10
DEMANDS RETURN
OF DYE PATENTS
Government Takes Formal
Action Against Chemical
Foundation.

The government today served its
formal demand upon the Chemical
Foundation for return of former Ger
man patents and other property sold
TO it under former President Will
sons administration.
The papers were presented at
New York to Francis P. Garvan, pres
ident of the foundation and former
alien property custodian, by Fred H.
Wilson. acting for Alien Property
Custodian Miller, and also upon off,
cials at Wilmington, Del. Of the
Corporation Trust Company Of Amer
lea, the foundations resident cor
poration in Delaware, where the
foundation is Incorporated.
formal text of the demand was
expected to be made public late this
afternoon by Col. Miller, revealing
the governments actual purpose in
asking for the return of former alien
owned property which the President
directed to be taken back by the gov
ernment.
OmeiaIs Here Silent.
Regarding the criminal proceedings
instituted in New York against Mr.
Garvan, according to Mr. Caravans
statement yesterday that a subpoena
had been served for the production
before the grand jury of all the
books and papers of the Chemical
Foundation" there was no comment
Forthcoming at the Department of
Justice.
Attorney General Daugherty. who
returned today from a weeks alb
sence from Washington. it was said.
would not see the press or issue a
statement today regarding the situa-
tion.
According to Mr.. Caravans state
ment, however. the government was
said to be planning a criminal suit
against the foundation for trial in
the District of Columbia, much to the
surprise of Mr.. Garvan, who had ex-
pected only a civil suit.
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Evening star., 1922-07-10
DANGER TO EUROPE SEEN.
British Press Alarmed Over Ger.
man Financial Situation.

By the Associated Press 20
LONDON, July 10.-Germany's f1nan-
cial crisis continues to be a subject
of paramount concern in the British
press, which today discusses the ques-
tion exhaustively, stressing the dan
ger confronting the whole of Europe.
According to the Daily Telegraph's s
diplomatic expert. committee of the
cabinet Is considering the situation.
which, it is understood. comes before
the full cabinet tomorrow
Conference Likely.
This writer says it is difficult to
see how, failing a meeting of the su-
preme council, an early conference
of the allied finance ministers and
reparations experts ,can be avoided
and thinks it might conceivably be
advisable to invite the collaboration
of the other signatories to the Yer
sailles treaty besides those generally
represented on the supreme council.
He also believes the allies may de-
eide to invite an immediate reas-
sembling Of the international bank
ers' committee, which met recently in
Paris, granting it the fullest powers
OF Recommendation on all aspects OF
the reparations problem.
Efforts to Make Loan.
The Daily Nails political CORE.
spondent says British representative.
of international financial houses, are
sending demands of extreme urgency
to the British government that i,
take steps to help Germany. Effort.
are being made to secure a big loar
for Germany, he declares. -
The editorial comment follows thu
usual two lines, one dictated by, ar
incurable distrust and suspicion oi
Germany and the other tincture6
with the view that France is guilty
of rapacious folly in insisting upor
enforcement of the whole Versatile,
treaty. ,.'-.
Evening star., 1922-07-10
TWO STRIKERS SHOT DEAD.
By the Associa ted Press,

By the Associa ted Press
UNIONTOWN, Pa, July 10.-Two
striking miners were killed and a
third fatally wounded late last night
by shots fired by two deputy sheriffs
on the property OF the Atlantic Coal
Company at New Geneva, according
to word reaching here. The dead
are Andy Bobjack and another man
whose last name is unknown. He
was known as Bob. The Injured man
is Alex kosky. The latter was shot
through the neck and spinal column
and will die, according to physicians.
1t is reported that two deputy
sheriffs, crossing the property on
which a miners tent colony Is locat-
ed, were fired on and returned the
shots Kosky is said to have been
asleep in a tent when the shooting
started and as he went to the door
of his tent to learn the cause of the
outbreak was twice struck by shots.
Authorities are Investigating.
Two deputy sheriffs, man who
accompanied them and three strik-
ing miners were later brought to
the Jail here and are being held in
connection with a shooting at New
Geneva last night.
After the shooting other deputies
arrested their brother officers and
watson Cawlischak, Steve Youhas
and John Novotney. They searched
tents and Sheriff Shaw reported they
found about fifteen feet of fuse and
some dynamite caps. e,
Evening star., 1922-07-10
GERMANS PROPOSE
MORATORIUM FOR
TW0-YEAR PERIOD
Promise to Pay InstaIIments
Due This Year. If
Granted.
WAR DEBT AGAIN HELD O.
TO BE IMPOSSIBLY HIGH
Present Financial Chaos Declared
Due to 1872, ,ooo, ,ooo, 900 Gold
Mark Demand.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 1o.-A proposal provid-
ing for the payment of all the re-
year, provided Germany is granted r
moratorium of at least two years,
was brought to Paris today by Ger
man representatives, according to
unofficial information which reached
the reparations commission.
DR.. FISCHER, chairman of the Ger
man war debts commission, and Herr
Schroeder. undersecretary of the min
istry of finance, arrived from Berlin
today to confer with the reparations
commission concerning Germany's
financial. position.
Calls on Com mmission Members.
After a visit to President Dubois of
the reparations commission this aft
ernoon Herr Schroeder expected to
call upon each member of the COM
mission separately. outline the details
of the plan and set forth reasons why
a absolutely necessary. 1t is not ex
pected the proposals will be laid be-
fore the full meeting of the commits
sion until Friday
Members of the commission have
indicated that they feel the imme
diate reason for the present financial
situation in Germany is the failure Of
Germany to put an end to the whole
sale printing of paper marks and the
widespread expectation of capital
from the country.
Reparatfons Blamed for Chaos.
In reparation circles, however, the
opinion seems daily to be gaining
ground that the fundamental reason
for the German financial chaos lies in
the total of reparations required.
ls2, ,ooe, 100000 gold marks, which is
regarded in many quarters as impos-
sibly high.
1t is further being made clear that
no adjustment of the total indemnity
to what would be regarded as rea-
seaabie figure can be made with the
cons4nt of France until there is a
definite settlement of the whole ques-
tion of the interalfied debts, which
would either result in cancellation
or very indefinite postponement of
payments. 1t is explained in French
quarters that France cannot possibly
pay her debt to the United States
under. the present conditions.
Hayden Coming to United States.
France, it is declared. would prob
ably agree to material reduction of
the German indemnity if there should
be such a readjustment Of the inter-
allied obligation, and the opinion was
expressed that sooner or later this
idea must be laid before the American
government. Roland W. Boyden, the
American representa- tive on the repa-
rations commission, will return to the
United States next Saturday, unless
he is expected to remain during the
present crisis, and will explain the
whole situation to Secretary of State
Hughes before returning TO Paris.
nANGER To E1rRapr srrAr
Evening star., 1922-07-10
CALLS STATEMENT FALSE.
Francis P. Garvan Replies to
Department of Justice.

NEW YORK, July 10.-The Chem
ical Foundation has been subpoenaed
to appear with all it's books and rec
ords Tuesday before the federal
grand jury in Washington. The sub
poena was served at the Office of the
foundation here, according to state
ment issued by Francis P. Garvan, it's
president, and former alien property
custodian, who said that the concerns s
Offices were kept open until Z o'clock
Saturday night awaiting an order to
produce, which did not appear.
Garvan replied to the statement is
sued in Washington by the Depart
ment of Justice in reference to the
controversy between the department
and the foundation over the owner
ship of certain chemical patents seiz-
ed. by. the alien property custodian
during the war. \
MP. Caravans Reply.
Each paragraph in that statement
is falsehood," Mr.. Garvan charged
in his formal reply, and alleged that
the only Investigation made by the
department into the transaction be-
tween the alien property custodian
and the Chemical Foundation, which
the statement of the department said
had been under way for many
months has been under the direc-
ton Of CASTOR B. Means, whom he ac-
cused of having SERVED Germany
prior to this countrys entrance into
the war.
Mr.. Garvan characterizes the grand
jury proceedings which the. Attorney
Generals ONCE Is planning to begin
against. the Chemical Foundation as
either an attempt to, frighten us
with a threat Of Indictment into be-
rayai Of our trust" or a belief that
they can extricate themselves from
the position in which thA discovery of
the influence of the Oppenheim COM
mission has left them, by imposing
upon the grand Jury and inducing ii
to file an Indictment which they will
never dare bring to trial
The only Investigation" Mr.. Gar
vans statement continues, made by
the Department of Justice was In
itiated and has been under the direc-
ton OF CASTOR 3. MeanB-Z-I3, as he
was known during the period when
he served Germany under Capt. Boy.
cd, to the time we went into the waf
at O. salary Of $1,000 q week and
whose whole services in producing per-
furious afidRvfts and assisting Ger.
mkny In many dark ways were boast
fully sworn to by him before the
OverihAnn German activities commit
tee. With that record public prop
! city. he WAS su;tde assistant chiei
Evening star., 1922-07-10
NEW ASH RULING
FOR APARTMENTS
Street Cleaning Department
Not to Empty
Cans.

Scores of families living in small
apartment houses will set their ash
and trash cans out in vain from now
on. for the new District appropriation
act prohibits the city government
from collecting these two classes OF
refuse from any apartment house.
Heretofore, the law has provided
that the street cleaning department
should not collect ashes and trash
from large" apartment houses Nor.
ris Hacker. superintendent, always
construed this to mean apartment
houses of more than four families.
But the wording of the law this
year means that even in buildings
where three and four families live a
private trash man will have to be
employed to haul ashes and rubbish
away. This will increase the cost OF
living for such families.
Apartment House Defined.
The definition of an apartment
house in the building regulations Is
a building occupied by more than two
families. Under this definition Mr.
Hacker will be, able to- continue to
collect aSneS anu TRASH lTofn lNo-
family flats.
1t Is believed at the District build
ing. however, that there are great
many apartment houses of three and
four apartments that will be cut of
from collection service by the new
law.
The change in the law does not
affect garbage service, which the city
collects from all classes of buildings
as a sanitary measure.
The new appropriation act also
prohibits the street cleaning depart
ment from entering into contract with
Ia private concern to remove dead
animals from the streets. The act
authorizes Mr.. Hacker to purchase a
dead-anima1 wagon.
Heretofore the contractor who re-
moved them from the streets also
provided for their disposal. City
officials have not definitely decided
how they will dispose of the car
casses, but 1t is practically certain
that the bodies of dead animals will
not be shipped with garbage to the
disposal plant at Cherry Hill, Va.
The city, In all probability, will
have to turn the bodies over to some
concern that has made a business of
disposing of them in the past.
Evening star., 1922-07-10
Lightning Kills Child
in Crandmother's Lap,
Latter Hurt Slightly

By the Associated Press.
HARTWELL, Ca, July TO-
While seated in her grand
mothers lap yesterday after
noon l.. T. Gilbert. seven-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Gilbert, was struck by n
bolt of lightning and INSTANTLY
killed. Her grandmother waS
not hurt seriously.