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Evening star., 1922-06-29
STOP PASSENGER TRAINS.
None to Enter Dublin During Pres
ent Bitter Fighting.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, June 2s.-The provisional
Free State government has. ordered
that no passenger trains shall enter
Dublin. Freight traffic will be .unin.
terrupted and passengers may leave
the city but no influx from the coun.
try will be permitted.
This seems to point to apprehension
that Rory OConnor's forces might be
supplemented by the arrival Of his
followers from the provinces. in some
parts of which the irregular army has
a strong support. The same apprehen.
sion seems evident in the manifesto
minister Of defense. in which he
makes an eloquent appeal to the
army. explaining why 1t Is asked to
fight against it's old comrades.
Within twenty-four hours the gov
ernment has issued three statements
sons for Its decision to act against
the insurgents. There Is no evidence
in the press or elsewhere that these
were really necessary, since public
sentiment from all indications is
virtually unanimous in support Of the
governments action.
A Central News dispatch from Dub
I. w. w. in possession of some build
ings in the city. including Moran's
Hotel. They are all armed with re-
volvers and rifles, the message de-
clared, and have an electric mine
laid in the center of the roadway
outside the hotel In Talbot street.
A cable is visible running from
spondent says. the intention evil
IDENTIFY being to ambush any Free State
force that attempts to renew yester-
days attack.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
DOUBLE SHOOTING
/ FOLLOWS LETTERS
Dearest Girl Epist'es Rouse
/. Husbands Ire-KiIIs
2 Wife and Self.
Dy the Associated Press.

Richmond, Va, June 29.-Letters ad-
dressed to Mrs. Francis E. Perry, nine
teen. as Dearest Girl" and signed
your Billy" were believed by the
police today to have been the cause
of the murder by Perry last night of
his young wife and the mans suicide
According to the police, boarders in
the house where the Perrys were
living overheard the two quarreling
over some letters. Perry, they said.
was heard to plead:
Oh why can't vou be good?'' An
alteration ensued. the police say the
borders told them when suddenly
his locked bedroom door: Il can't
stand this any longer"
This statement. the police say the
boarders told them. was followed by
the exclamation from Mrs. Perry:
Daddy. daddy. dear, please don't
shoot. Please don't shoot!''
Then five pistol shots in quick sue
cessQn were heard. the boarders
When the police, who Immediately
we're notified. had broken into the room,
they found the man and woman lying
the ROor. both dying. Perry had
slot his wife twice through the abdo-
nen and then had fired three shots
through his own body. The man and
Y oman were rushed to local hospital,
where immediate surgical attention
as given. but without avail.
According to the hospital authors
t.es. Mrs. Perry died calling for her
other, Mrs. Charles 3. Ferguson of
1;oanoke, Va.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
CRISSINGER OPPOSES
BRANCH NATIONAL BANKS
fController of Currency Said to Be-
lieve Additional Offices
Permissible.

Controller of the Currency Criss-
niger is understood to have virtually
decided upon policy toward the
moot question of the right of national
banks to establish branches He is
said to take the view that addition.
a officer" might be established by
national banks under proper circum-
stances but that branches" might
not be mainta ined
Belief was expressed at the Treas
ury today that the controller would
issue formal ruling covering the
question in general. but that appli-
cation Of national banks for the privi-
'ege OF opening additional offices
would be handled op the merits Of
each individual case.t
Mr. CriSsinger was represented as
holding to the view that the national
banking act gives his Office the right
to permit the establishment of ad-
d:t:on of the applying bank, but tina t
where due consideration is -iven the
question of competition and the con-
d.t.cn of the applying bank bu; that
branch" bank operating with sepe-
rate offices and capital cannot be
operated by national bank.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
BRIDGE
PLANS TAKEN UP
Location Believed Chief
Topic at White House.
Meeting of Commission.

Plans for the Arlington memorial
of the bridge commission today in
President Harding's private Office.
At the meeting were President
Harding, Vice President Coolidge,
Speaker Gillett Of the House. Sena-
tor Fernald. chairman Of the Senate
committee on buildings and grounds.
and Col. c. o. Sheriff., executive and
disbursing officer ofsthe commission.
The only absent member was Rep
resentative Langley, chairman of the
House committee on buildings and
grounds.
Location Of the bridge is under
stood to have been under considera-
tion. there having been some differ
encesof opinion as to the terminus on
either. side of the river.
Two Sites Favored.
One school of thought has held that
coin Memorial and extend straight
across the river to Arlington. Ger
tain engineers, however. it is known,
have favored a site further up the
river which would leave the District
side at New York avenue, extending
more diagonally across the river to
the cemetery. somewhere near. the
Lee Mansion.
Proponents of the latter plan havs
held that the bridge. II erected as an
extension of New York avenue, could
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the river to obviate a draw. whereas
If it were built from the Lincoln Me-
mortal in all probability a drawbridge
would be necessary. Arguments for
the New York avenue site. also set
forth, it is known. that there would
be much less congestion of traffic and
more utility at the New York avenue
site. Tie Lincoln Memorial terminus.
IT was said. might cause congestion
Of traffic on special occasions when
there were ceremonies in Arlington
cemetery.
Proponents OF the New York avenue
site also set forth that the river Is
narrower there. and the cost OF the
bridge would be less.
Bridge to De Classic.
Members Of the commission have
pointed out that while detailed plans
Of the bridge have not been consum-
mated. the money having recently
been appropriated for completing the
plans, the bridge would be one OF the
most beautiful and classic in the
country. Whether there should be
some ornamental device in the center
of the bridge. as has been customary
in some memorial bridges. has not
been determined.
Members of the commission. how
ever. were enthusiastic in the pro-
posed plan, which had been con-
sidered, and declared II would be one
Of the most majestic bridges in the
nation.
Just how soon the bridge could be
completed. however, depended, il was
said. largely upon the financial con-
dition OF the country and how soon
Congress would feel that the money
could be expended for its construc-
llon. Several years would be required
in the building
Evening star., 1922-06-29
RIVER RIOT PROBE
CONDUCTED BY U. S.
Inspection Service Investi'
gates Alleged Neglect. of
4 Manchester Officers.

An Investigation into the culpability
ef.thesalleged neglect of duty of the
master and other officers of the steam
ship Charles Manchester to determine
whether or not they endeavored to
quell the riot which occurred on
board the night of June Il, when one
passenger was killed and several
others badly cut and bruised. is now
steamboat inspection service of the
Department Of Commerce.
Witnesses Quissed.
Several witnesses, among them stu
dents and teachers of the Technical
High School. who were on board the
Manchester at the time of the hight.
Washington detectives and the chief
of police of Alexandria, were aues
toned yesterday at the Georgetown
customhouse behind local doors by
the United States inspectors of steam
vessels. who have headquarters in
Baltimore. acting as a board of in
spection, according to D. n. Hoover.
of steamboat inspection service of the
Department Of Commerce. in charge
of the local inspectors.
The board. composed Of Charles W.
Wright and Michael Stanton. who
have charge of inspecting river ships
original jurisdiction of initiating
such an investigation. previously had
questioned closely Capt. Henry Tur-
ner and his subordinates as to their
actions the night of the riot at the
session of the investigation held on
board the Manchester last week.
The findings of the board will not
be made public until the investigation
is brought to close and 1t is deter
mined by the board whether or not a
trial is warranted by the findings and
such action is reported to the Office of
service, according to Mr.. Hoover. Al
Hoover has aided the board hv To-
eating witnesses of the riot. he is not
informed Of the Steis tan,l. a. ,ne
of the case will be in his hands.
No Immediate Cancellation.
1t will be some time before any
conclusion will be reached by the
board. Mr.. Hoover believes. because
of the difficulty in deciding the inno-
cence or guilt of the officers for the
alleged neglect of duty. If the master
of theh Manchester is found to be
guilty of neglecting to try to enforce
order on his ship. it unquestiOnab bly,
would result III his license being re-
voked. Mr.. Hoover said today He
feels. however. that it is most unlike
~ that any other of theh ships Off
GERS could be held culpable of any
neglect unless it was proved that he
had disobeyed a specific order from
the captain.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
CLAIMS PROHIBITION
BIG FACTOR AGAINST
POVERTY IN FAMILIES
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 2s.-Prohibi-
tion has been q big factor In cut
ting down poverty in families. ac-
cordinG to statistics just issued by
the American Association for Or
ganizing Family. sociay Work of
New York and the Boston Family
Welfare Society. In ten of the
seventeen cities listed, however.
eafe esfee duTins Msae the e!s dry than IN
the wet" year.
Mrs. william T. Tilton. chairman
Of the Boston society. declares
that figures In the survey which
she conducted. prove that there
has been q reduction Of s5 per cent
in cases where drink was a factor
in the poverty OF the families in
cluded.
"Such good results under partial
enforcement" she continued. ARE
Significant of what we may ex-
pect when the dry law is properly
enforced. They are not just sta
tistics, but they represent human
beings made happier by the alb
sence Of intoxicants frop their
New York city. according to the
figures. has shown a reduction of
81 per cent, the years used being
1917 and 1921. ROchester's reduc-
, St. Louis. -, Chicago. IS. Boston
81, Pawtucket 100, Atlantic City
So. Newport r. l.. 6S: Portland. Me-,
s5:< Cleveland 81, La Crosse. Wis.
81: Portland. Ore. 40 per cent In
crease; Hartford, Conn. %: Wash.
.Inst~n. D. C.. ", and Providence, n
I. 96. .
Evening star., 1922-06-29
RANDOLPH R. RAPLEY
DIES AT AVENEL, ND.
Son of Late w. W. Rapley Ill Less
Than Year-Funeral Here
Saturday.

Randolph r. Rapley. son of the late
W. w. Rapley, who was prominently
Identified with the business interests
Of this city, died at his home, Avenel,
Md, last night from angina pectoris,
after au illness covering less than a
year.
Funeral services will be held at
the winter home of his BROTHER, E. E.
Rapley, apartment sol, the Wyoming,
at IL o'clock Saturday morning. The
services will be conducted at the
house by Rev. Herbert Scott Smith of
st. Margaret's Church. The inter-
ment, which will be private, will be
at Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Rapley was born in this city
October rs. 1858. He was the son Of
w. w. and c. S. Rapley. He spent
his early boyhood here. receiving
paratory School. from which he
graduated and then attended and
graduated from the Maryland Agri-
cultural College. Practically his
whole life, with the exception OF a
short period. which he spent as pan-
ager- of the Academy of Music here.
has been spent as a farmer on the
Avenel estate.
Mr.. Rapley is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Catherine c. Rapley: q daughter,
Catherine Stansbury Rapley, and two
brothers. W. H. Rapley, manager Of
the National Theater here, and e. E.
Rapley. manager OF the National
Publishing Co., here.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
OFFICERS DIE OF WOUNDS,
Belfast Hears Two Were Shot
Dead on Dublin Bridge.

by The Associated Press.
BELFAST, June 2s-Commaudan,
Vaudeville and Staff Capt. Vaughan
Of the Free State forces. who were
shot, died of their wounds, SAYS q
message today from Dublin The Of
ffcers were crossing the Leesoon
Street bridge when their motor car
was fired upon.
Free State troops yesterday carried
out coup on the main Dublin road
beyond Drogheda, capturing three of
the principal officers of the Dundalk
irregular troops. Commandments P. J.
McKenna, Michael Donnelly and John
McGurl.
McKenna is chief Of the republicans
occupying the Anne street barracks
in Dundalk, and Donnelly was for
merly liaison officer for Down and
Louth.
The three captives were taken to
Drogheda. where considerable tension
prevails, as an attack is expected on
the Millmount barracks, which have
been in the hands of the irreEuiars
for the last two months.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
SUIT BORROWED, AYERS
VETERAN; STOLEN, SAYS
HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW

Judge Hardison will be called
upon tomorrow to determine
whether o. Fred Hay, twenty
eight years old, Augusta, KY.
merely borrowed or stole q suit of
clothes belonging to Herbert Ha-
Eel. his brother-fn-law, who. re-
sides at 422 7th street southeast.
Hay. an overseas veteran. who
was gassed during the world war.
came here two days ago from Au-
gusta to seek employment. He
visited his SISTERS home Tuesday
morning and partopk of breakfast.
later leaving the house with his
brother-in- Jaws new suit.
This morning about ! O'Clock De-
tective Thompson met The young
man as he was about to enter the
Gospel Mission for u night's lodg-
ing. He was wearing the brother
in-law's new suit. Hay said he
had merely borrowed the suit to
wear while his trousers were at y
tailor's for repairs.
Hazel failed to take any stock
in the explanation A charge Of
theft was lodged against the Ken
lucky man and he will be arraign-
ed tomorrow.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
INSPECTORS CHECK
!. POST OFFICE HERE
Eight Men to Spend Several
Months Investigating
Every Detail.

Eight postal inspec1ofe have begun
4 check-up on the Washington city
post office. the first time that such :,
general inspection has been made OF
the local ONCE since 1918
Inspectors have beer at work on
other large post ofices Of the country
since last winter, but it was gen
orally believed that the Washington
city post ONCE, presided over by Post
master NJ. o. Chance. would not be
included in the number
Several months will be taken by
the eight inspectors to give the Office
the once over" Every detan of the
a4mfnfstration and routine of the
ONCE VIII be gone into, especial at
tsntion being given to the work Of
the letter carriers
To Check Routes.-
Probably half OF the carriers will be
accompanied, At some time during the
work, by inspectors. who will care
fully check up the length of tRe
routes. time required to cover them
and their relation to other routes.
1T is likely that apartment house
residents will call the attention of
inspectors to the manner In which
first-class mail is delivered to apart
ments. especially to the smaller ones.
which maintain no central Office on
the first floor
Present procedure is to cram ara
jam all letters and other mail into
the small letter boxes in the ves,t-
| bule OF such apartments. without Civ
ing delivery to each individual apart
ment door. Individual delivery Is ac,
corded persons living in houses, how
ever humble, it is pointed out, but
no dweller in an apartment gets such
delivery. no matter IL he pays many
times the rent of the small house
holder.
Would Extend Delivery.
The Washington city post Office :
on record as favoring the extensin"
of delivery service to the doors of in
dividual apartments. but the Post
Office Department has not looked with,
favor upon the plan. owing to I'll
cost of securing more carriers
The growth OF the apartment hous,
population in Washington, however.
has led to the pressing of the pro-
posal upon the city post office b.
residents, who claim they are dis
criminated against in securing thei:
mail. and are not accorded the SAM
privileges granted other residents,
Evening star., 1922-06-29
BLA|R-D0VERR0W
BEFORE PRESIDENT
House Republicans Bask As
sistant Secretafy-Want
Commissioner Ousted.

The so-called Blair-Dover contro-
versy In the Treasury las again
reached President Harding, it was
learned today, republican members of
the House having personally present
ed to the President the merits of the
Dover policy, and it was understood
come have even gone so far as to urge
the resignation of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Blair.
Representative Sweet in an in
formal statement yesterday declared
that he had planned to see President
Harding within day or two and thai
he would suggest that Commissioner
Blair resign.
Representative Burton OF Ohio, who
saw tie President yesterday morning.
was understood to have talked with
him concerning the Blair-Dover con-
troversy. taking the side of Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Dover.
! Indorse Blair "suceessor..
Rumors. largely circulated about
Washington yesterday that Commits
sioner Blair would resign found doc
umentation in circular at the Capt.
tol indorsing A. D. Sumner of Iowa
for the position.
Mr.. Blair today was said to stand
upon his formal announcement of q
few days ago. following his confer
ence with President Harding. at
which time he stated emphatically
that he did not consider resigning
and that he would remain on the job.
The petition circulated on Capitol
Hill yesterday. and for which no per-
son would assume. responsibility, was
addressed to the President, and read
as follows.
Authorship Unclaimed.
"Inasmuch as 1t has been generally
rumored and now verified by the
press that Mr.. Blair will shortly re-
sign his position as commissioner of
internal revenue. we hereby indorse
Mr.. Adelbeft D. Summer Of Iowa Cor
this position, to be made vacant by
the resignation of Mr.. Blair
This circular, like another docu-
ment which appeared some weeks ago
with the, name Of alleged democrats
in key positions at the Treasury, was
today still without an avowed author.
No one would claim having started it.
It did receive. however. wide circu-
lation at the Capitol.
There was no announcement forth
coming from Mr.. Dover's office at
the Treasury or from any Of his
friends downtown.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
PARIS DEBT ENVOY
TO BRING ADVISOR
Precise Figures on French
Finances to Be Laid Be-
fore U. S. Officials.
BY the Associated Press

Jean v. Parmentier, head of the
French financial mission, who will
sail from Havre Saturday to take up
the question Of war debts to this
country; is expected to be accom-
assistant. The latter. who is spe-
eialist in economic and financial af-
falrs. has been attached to the French
department of commerce for several
years. and has been member OF
erland and elsewhere.
While NJ. Parmentier Is coming to
America with the object of laying be-
fore the American commissioners pre-
else. figures relative to the state Of
french finances TIE expenditures pro
1scted in the budgets. and probable
'urces and amount Of national in
come, it is now learned that in all
..foba bility he will be in position to
.sceive for the consideration of his
government formal proposals for re-
to the United States. He may be
clothed with power under instruc-
tions after his arrival in Washing
ton and opens his conversations with
the American commissioners to pre-
sent an original proposal from his
government as basis of the refund :
ing scheme.
In French circles here it is said
that such q proposal would not in
clude a provision for the immediate
payment of any Of the interest, even
that which has already accured, on
the debt owing to America. In the
present state of French finances that
would be quite impossible, it is de-
clared.
But it is understood that IL any
plan of refunding is advanced by NJ.
Parmentier it will contemplate the
hAplnninp of interest payments with
in a period of perhaps two years from
date, provided political developme nts
at The Hague and elsewhere in Eu-
rope tend to assure such continu-
ance of peace as will warrant the re-
duction of military expenditures.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
MRS. ANNE C0E DIES;
WIFE OF ARMY OFFICER
Was Chairman of Washington
Branch of the Army Re
lief Society.

Mrs. Anne Chamberlain Coe. wife
of Maj Gen. Frank w. Coe, chief of
coast artillery. United States Army.
died at the Walter Reed Hospital
early today after brief Illness
Mrs. Coe was the daughter of Gen.
and Mrs. W. W. Chamberlaine of 1906
wyoming avenue, and a sister of Mrs.
Fergus Reid of Norfolk and Col. Will
liam Chamberlaine. general staf. at
present in Honolulu.
Cen and Mrs. Coe were married in
Norfolk, Va, in 1895. where Miss
Chamberlain then. resided. Their
son, First Lieut.. William Chamber
laine Coe, graduated from West Point
in June, 1920, and is stationed at
Fort Monroe. Va. He has been in
washington during his mothers ILL
ness.
MIS-. Coe was an active worker in
the Army Relief Society, and was
chairman Of the Washington branch.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Margaret's Church It II am. satur-
day. Rev. Herbert Scott Smith Off
citing. Interment will be- at Ar
lington.
Evening star., 1922-06-29
DELAY IN NATURALIZATION
OF ALIENS IS ASSAILED
Congressional Probe Urged as
100000 Are Alleged to Be
Awaiting Citizenship.
sy the ASsnria lel press

BY the AsSncia led Press
Investiga lion of the natural lizatioe
and Americanization of alien immi.
grants is proposed in resolution in
troduced yesterday by Representa- tive
Siegel, New York. ranking republbQ N
Of the House immigration commi ttee.
1t is useless to be asking why there
is not an increase of naturalization
when Congress neglects TO provide a
sufficient clerical force and courts for
that purpose" said Mr.. Siegel, eX-
planning the reason FOR his resolution.
lat the present time it takes over Ave
months to receive from the officials
at Ellis Island the certificate Of ar
rival which each alien must have in
order to obtain his final naturaliZa ton
papers.
The problem can only be met by a
thorough investigation of the facts
and obtaining the opinion throughout
the country Of those who have made
study of the question. Six million
aliens are prepared to become Amer
ican citizens as soon as Congress
makes proper proyision."
Evening star., 1922-06-29
DESIGNERS HOPETO PUT
i, KNICKERS ON MEN EVEN
IN BUSINESS OFFICES
BY the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, 0une ss,-
Conservative jazz" will be the
popular motif in mems clothing
for next year. according to an
sdict of the International Associa-
tion of Clothing Designers, in con-
vention here.
A number Of the designers ap-
parently are determined that
knickerbockers for men shall come
into more popular use not only
on the golf course and m pursuit
of other recreation. but in the bus
mess Office as well. These men
are wearing knickers at the Sos
sions of the convention and are
making speeches in behalf of the
advantages OF the abbreviated
trousers. -
Conservative ja1s" clothes. 1t is
understood, will At rather snugly.
but will not be considered extreme
style.
An innovation which the design
ers are trying to put over. IS an
evening suit for summer wear.
This consists of = black mohair
tuxedo jacket and white flannel
trousers. The designers, thus at
tired, will bring their convention
TO . close next Saturday night