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Evening star., 1923-10-24
DENIES ILL-FEELING
CAUSED RESIGNATION
Scottish Rite Supreme Council
Head Says Judge Moore
Sought Emeriti List.

John n. Cowles. grand commander
Of the Supreme Council of Scottish
Rite Masons for the Southern Juris-
diction of the United States. in
letter TO The Evening Star, points out
that the statement that Judge George
F. Moore resigned his membership in
the council because of a heated dis
cussion concerning the attitude of his
paper. the Fellowship Forum, to-
ward the Ku Klux Klan. published
in the issue of The Star for October
10, is not correct. He adds: I'm the
interest of fairness. state that there
was no discussion whatever over
Brother Moore's resignation, and
there was no discussion at any time
about the Klan. Under our
statutes. an inspector general who
has served ten years, or who has re-
moved from his jurisdiction, can be
transferred to the emeriti list, which
relieves him of his active duties, yet
he retains his membership In the
council, but without right to vote.
When Brother Moore, who had served
the council thirty-fve years. and
Brother Plumley. who had served
sixteen years, preferred their re-
quests to be placed on the emeriti list,
a motion that the requests be granted
was put and carried without discus
sion or remarks.
Star. and which now Is repudiated by
Grand Commander Cowles, was fur
nished to a reporter for The Star by
the Official director of publicity for
the Supreme Council.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
.LT.COL.COOK NAMED
DIVISION ADJUTANT.
Chosen by Maj. Gen. Stephan,
! Commander of 2sth Ma
| tionaI Guard Division.

Proceeding with the organization of
the new goth National Guard Divis-
ion. a part of the Sd Corps Area of
the Army of the United States, under
the national defense act. Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan, commanding, last eve-
ming, at the weekly assembly Of the
District National Guard, designated
Lieut. Col c. Fred Cook to be the
division adjutant of the new division.
The division chief of staff will be ap-
pointed from Richmond and other
staff officers from Virginia and Mary
land.
The 29th Division comprises all Ma
tional Guard troops of Maryland, Vir-
ginia and the District. This Is said
TO be the first time in history that
the District .of Columbia. through
representatives, has exercised control
in time OF peace over the troops of
any state or territory. With the di-
vision commander and his mouth
piece" the division adjutant. both
WaShingtonians and veterans in sery-
ice in the District National Guard,
1t now occupies a place on the mil
itary map.
Receives Commission.
Although holding commission as
lieutenant colonel, infantry section,
Officers Reserve Corps, since the
close Of the world war, Lieut.. Col.
Cook has occupied a dual capacity,
partment, in the local organization.
In his Office of brigadier general,
commanding the District Of Columbia
militia. Gen. stephan recently nom
TnJ Gov "a
to lieutenant colonel in the guard,
preliminary to appointment as di-
vision adjutant' of the 29th Division.
The commission was received from
noon and was formally presented last
evening. Hs.---
Leaving the High School Cadets as
nrst lieutenant of the prize company.
Lieut.. Col. Cook entered the National
Guard July, 27. 1892, the records at
company p, I'd Battalion-the Nor
ton Cadets--later the champion mil
itary company of the United States"
IN interstate competitive. drill. He
served through the Santiago cam
paign. war with Spain, as an officer
of the 1st District Of Columbia In
fantrYa United States Volunteers. In
the world war he~was brigade adju-
tant OF the 160th Infantry Brigade,
Soth Diyision. at Camp Lee: proceed
3o5th Ammunition Train of the S0th
Division and completed service over
seas as base adjutant of base section
NO. o. American expeditionary force,
under Gen. George H. Harries, and,
later. Maj. Gen. ELI A. Helrnick.
Chief of Publicity.
Returning to the United States. he
was assigned as chief of the section
OF general publicity, office Of the sur
geon general of the Army, and, in
cidentally. served as editor-in-chief
Of the Comeback. the soldier news
paper at Walter Reed Hospital, su-
pervised the publication of forty-two
other Army hospital newspapers, and
the official souvenir programs of the
lst Division parades here and in New
York city.
Leaving the Army in January, 1920.
Lieut., Col. Cook returned to the fold
of those engaged in the effort to re-
organize and upbuild the National
Guard, and Gen. Stephan said last
evening the promotion and appoint
ment to be the f1rst division adjutant
of the new division were in recogni-
tion Of such service.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
NEW D. C. BUILDINGS
ACCOMMODATE 1860
Eighty Apartment Houses and
$500 Homes Erected in Last
+ Fiscal Year.

New buildings erected in Washing
ton during the last fiscal year provid-
ed housing accommodations for $4,000
persons, Assessor William P. Richards
announced today. .. :,
This is double normal building IN
crease and indicates. in the opinion OF
the assessor. that Washington is rap
idly catching up to It's need for, living
quarters ...s. a.,
The figures compiled by Mr.. Rich
ards show that for the twelve months
ending July I there were erected
eighty apartment houses containing a
total of 2,200 suites. Estimating three
persons to an apartment, these build
ings will house $500 individuals.
There were $500 dwellings erected.
and allowing Ave persons to family.
these. homes will provide. for 1900
persons. ..-- y 90
The apartment houses alone repre-
sent an assessed value of 1902, 900.
which Is one third of the total sum
added to the assessment book during
the year.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
NEW BOARD TO TRY
DRY CASES URGED
Sullivan Recommends Special
Group to Hear Charges
Against Policemen. .

Maj. Sullivan, superintendent Of
police. today recommended to Com
missinoer Oyster that special trial
board be appointed to hear the
charges preferred against four police
men by agents of the prohibition
unit.
Maj. Sullivan suggested that the
board be composed of Assistant
Corporation Counsel william H.
Wahly, Capt. c. L. Plemmons of the
eighth precinct, and Capt. w. E. San
ford of. the fifth precinct.
The present trial board is composed
Of Mr. Wahly, Capt. c. P. M. Lord of
No. 10 and Capt. L. j. Stoll of No 8.
The men will go on trial Saturday
morning, and, unless other arrange
ments are made, the sixth precinct
station will be the scene of the hear
ing.
Maj. Sullivan said there was no
Significance attached to his recon-
mendation for a new board. He said
the other police trials would have to
go on while these charges were being
heard
Evening star., 1923-10-24

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| which. he said, Hurley had arranged
| for use in exchanging kilograms be-
| tween the members of the party. This
code was read to the committee and
| there was a general laugh in the
room when Mortimer stated that
Forbes code name was "McAdoo."
Says Forbes Saw CIean-Up.
Mortimer testified concerning visits
to other places on the Pacific coast
and said that while the party was
at the Coronado Beach Hotel Forbes
told them, in the presence of AL Lind
ley, whom he describes as California
pointed Secretary of the Interior
upon the resignation of Albert B.
Fall. Forbes added, according to the
witness, that the program Of the
Interior Department contemplated a
large amount of reclamation work in
the west, with expenditures of vast
sums Of money on contracts. and that
If he got the Job I'VE will all make
big cleanup"
The witness added that this was an
expression frequently used by Forbes
in connection with contracts.
Asked by members Of the committee
as to papers and documents in con-
nection with some of his testimony.
Mortimer said he was unable to pro-
duce them. because his apartment at
=
been broken into on three different
occasions between September, 1922.
and November. 1922. He added that
after September 81 he had had no
that there had been split between
them. He told the committee he had
no proof that anybody connected with
the Veterans Bureau had been respon-
sible for the thefts from his apart
ment
The inquiry has been turned into
the purchase of the site for the pro-
jected government tuberculosis hos
pital at Livermore, Calf, and also
into alleged frauds practiced by some
of the now practically abandoned pol
ICY Of having dental work for former
service men done outside of govern
n1ent clinics. Investigators for the
committee have gone into many other
matters upon which they plan to Of
fer testimony. ..
Investigation into the purchase of the
Liver1nore site still is incomplete but
MAJ. Gen o'Ryan, general counsel for
the committee, has read into the record
extracts from a report from A. E.
Graupner, chairman of the California
district rehabilitation committee, regard
ing it. He also has told the committee
that there will be witnesses who, will
be called in relation to the matter.
The Graupner report, as read by
Gen. O'Ryan, asserts that in June,
1922. charges were made directly to
Charles r. Forbes, then director of
the bureau, by American Legion off,
GERS that the purchase Of the Liver
more property was surrounded by
graft" and that the circumstances
were such ''as to lead the American
Legion to believe that Col. Forbes
either was participating or openly
winking at the corrupt transaction"
The report added that Mr.. Forbes
oda foy ~ hA an
the time OF their presentation to him
in San Francisco, and that his whole
Justification seemed to be that as long
as the property had been acquired
and was suited to the purpose of a
tubercular hospital It was no con-
Germ of the American Legion what
was paid for the property or how the
money was disposed off,
Evening star., 1923-10-24
U. S. to Tell Lloyd George Hour
Here for Europe to Use Its Plan

The French occupation has accom-
plished its purpose. The objections
France at first raised to the Hughes
scheme have ceased to have any
foundation. The French hold the
sending an army to dislQdge them.
Germany Is helpless And breaking
up. If the allies in general, and
France in particular, are sincere in
their desire for German reparations
and do not in reality seek Germanys
economic and territorial life-blood, 1t
/ is Washington's opinion they must
lose no time in acting accordingly.
Such action could only take the form
there is left in Germany to pay and
adopting ways and means for collect
ing 1t.
u. 8. Position Stated.
1t is that-or the disruption and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Germany, Wash
ington says. The responsibility for
such 1, development France, it is be-
Her statesmen have declared, time
after time, that they were not bent
upon the destruction of Germany or
annexation Of any part of it. Yet IL
that is now the result it will be
difficult to convince the world that it
was not at French behest.
American statesmen, IL they were
at liberty to intrude with counsel
would argue today along these lines:
Matters in Germany have now
gone about as far as they can with
out an utter collapse. Is there not
craftsmanship enough left at Paris
and Brussels, and in London and
Rome, to Danish hatred, passion and
resentment over righteous grievances,
and to come to grips with the situa-
tton before the clock strikes II?
Alternative Is War.
If there is no such craftsmanship,
the world may prepare without
further delay for another sanguinary
struggle in Europe, however long de-
layed."
Washington recognizes that NJ.
Poincare to date has enjoyed amaz-
inGly unanimous public support in
France for his Ruhr policies. But 1t
would not surprise our authorities
If he were doomed for terrible
reckoning in case the reparations
crisis drifts into the perilous stage
of permanent French domination OF
the Rhineland and the Ruhr.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-24
by FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

David Lloyd George, former pre-
mier of Great Britain. comes to
Washington at the most critical
reparations struggle. In his con-
facts with the Coolidge administra-
tion, Mr.. Lloyd George will be in
formed, this writer learns. that the
United States considers the hour has
finally arrived for adoption of a
financial plan" to end the repara-
tions snarl.
The British statesman will hear,
moreover, that America believes the
acceptance of such an arrangement
ls imminent on the part of the
French government. The antici-
pated acceptance will not be the re-
SUIT of any renewed overtures or
pressure from the United States re.
garding the Hughes proposal of
December, 1922. France, 1T is felt
in Washington, will act wholly
from the inexorable logic Of tho
situation. She is expected to recog-
nize that unless France agrees to
repai attons neither she nor her al
lies Will find any Germany left to
pay them.
Sees Burden ON France.
Washington is confident that
France. too, will weigh we'll this
cOnsideration-that IL the dismember-
ment of Germany now ensues, leaving
France the creator and master of
a new Alsace-Lorraine i'm the Ruhr,
a revolution of American sentiment
against her is likely to be prompt
and widespread. NJ. Poincare has
valued highly the popular support
hi. Ruhr policy hitherto has COM
manded in the United States.
Mr.. Lloyd. George will not gather
In Washington that tho Coolidge ad-
ministration is ready to take the lead
his senses. Our position in that re-
gard has not altered a whit during
the ten months since Secretary
Hughes first outlined 1t at New Ha-
ven. The United States. besides be-
lieving the time has come for a rep
arations financial plan" thinks that
sooner or later the interested Euro
Hughes commission of inquiry scheme
as the shortest route to a plan.
Must Act for Selves.
reach that conclusion of their own
accord. We shall not prod them in
that direction. The essence of the
Hughes proposal remains what II
was-that there shall be common
agreement with regard to 1t. When
there IS, and If American co-opera-
ton is desired, our helpfulness Will
be available.
The reason Washington feels the
reparation chaos may be within sight
OF settlement is that France stands
an unqualified victor. She has won
out" in the Ruhr. Passive resist
anoe, at least officially. has ceased.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
OBJECT TO LICENSE
FOR POWER COMPANY
Railroads and Public Utilities Pro.
test Privilege Granted for
New River Project.

Railroads and several public util-
tiles operating in the territory
contiguous to the irginia-West
Virginia border have Joined In pro-
test to the FederaI Power Commits
sion against issuance Of a license to
the West Virginia Power Company
for a project on the New river. five
miles from Hinton.
The commission has granted a pre-
1iminary permit with the statement
that final action will depend upon q
careful survey Of the development to
determine the effect upon the topog-
raphy of adjacent land. Plans filed
by the power company include con-
struction of a dam 140 feet high,
which would form a lake extending
several miles into the state of Vir-
ginia. The Norfolk and Western.
Chesapeake and Ohio and Virginian
railroads have asserted this lake
would overflow and irreparably dam
age their rights of way, and power
companies already in existence assert
their sites would be submerged.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
SCHOONER AFIRE; 6 SAVED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HIGHLANDS, n. J., October 90
The British tank steamer San Manuel.
from Cardiff. Wales. for New York,
reported by wireless today that the
schooner William s. Mcdonald was
on fire sixteen miles east of Ambrose
lightship and that she had rescued
the crew.
Later advices said the Mcdonald
had anchored and was a menace to
navigation. Her crew numbered six.
The Mcdonald Is listed by LloydS
as a wooden three-master of 252 tons,
under British registry, built in 1920.
Her home port Is La Have, N. s.
She sailed from Havana August 10
for 81. Pierre-Miquelon. and was last
reported from Moshers head on Oc-
tobeg IL.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
RITES FOR MRS. MEAD.
Woman Who Died Here Buried in
New York,

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha
A. Mead, who died here Saturday,
were held Monday at the First Bap-
,tist Church. Jamestown, N. Y, where
the body was Inferred.
Mrs. Mead was the widow of Rev.
Lynn Mead of Hutchison. Kan. She
Is survived by Mrs. William Knowles
Cooper of this city, a sister. and by a
brother, Frank E. Shaver of Denver,
Colo,
Evening star., 1923-10-24
Apartment Taker,
By Mrs. Harding
For Winter Here

Mrs. Florence King Harding.
now in Marion. Ohio. will come
to Washington about the first of
December and has taken an apart
ment at the New willard Hotel for
her home during the coming winter.
The apartment Is directly above
that occupied by President and
their residence at the White House.
Evening star., 1923-10-24

II
the platform of the proposed Ford
party. 1t was analyzed as being
clearly an appeal to class prejudice.
and was couched in language which
often has been heard from extreme
radicals 1t was construed as indi-
eating the lines along which support
will be invoked for Mr.. Ford If he
should take the field as a candidate
for the nomination.
The proclamation declared that the
country has reached an economic
crisis, and is fast declining into a
land Of exploiters and the exploited.
Both the democrats and republican
parties. II was asserted. are control
ed by the Interests" No hope can
be expected from them by the friends
of true democracy. Mr.. Ford was
likened to Washington and Lincoln.
The safety of the nation depends upon
his election, 1t was said.
Described as "Man of Heart,
Mr.. Ford was described as "a man
Of heart, of experience, of vision. of
courage. a master, of big things" II
elected he would not only protect
business. but the farmer and labor
as well. THE one man in this coun-
try" the proclamation said. who has
vision and courage and conviction.
that the people can safely trust as
President of the United States is
Henry Ford"
There was some speculation among
the politicians as to whether the
calling of this convention may not
be intended to influence sentiment
among democrats in favor OF their
selecting Mr.. Ford as their own can
didate. 1t is known that the old-line
democratic leaders have had to fight
Ford sentiment in their camp.
Sentiment Divided.
Some democrats of Importance in
the party have counseled taking up
Mr.. Ford on the ground that he would
draw support of republicans. And,
moreover, the possession of that cam
paign barrel was not to be consid-
cred as negligible by any means.
Other democrats have contended
that the spectacle of the richest man
dency on the radical platform he
is furnished in the proclamation is
with democratic principles.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
Sentiment Divided.

mile northeaster that ragged yester-
day and last night along the coast
from Newfoundland to Cape Hat
teras damaged property and injured
more than score of persons in New
York and vicinity.
The forty -five-fo ketch Harpoon,
owned by william Washburn Nutting,
which was to have raced across the
Atlantic. next spring, a boat of equal
size belonging to the Duke of Lein-
ster, was cast upon the rocks of Fort
Totten, Long Island. An unidentified
ee-masted schooner was in dis
tress off Fire Island. Many small
boats were smashed. Coney Islands
boardwalk was damaged. Automobile
scores.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
$4,000 GEMS IN HAUL.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, October 24.-Two
bandits held up the Diamant Jewelry
Company here today and escaped with
fifteen trays OF diamonds valued by
Sam Diamant, owner OF the store. at
S&9.00o.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
SNOW RECORD BROKEN.

ASHEVILLE, N. c.. October "a
Asheyille last night was covered In q
blanket of snow and, despite the pre-
dictions of the local weather bureau,
the temperature is descending. The
heavy snowfall breaks all previous
records for this time of the year, al
though traces of snow have been re-
ported here earlier in October.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. October "a.
yesterdays snow, five inches deep,
is the first October snowfall in this
region In many years and is said to
be the largest occurring So early in
the season for the past quarter cen
Evening star., 1923-10-24
FEAR SHIP Is LOST.

BY the Associated Press.
. NEWPORT NEWS. Va. October "a.
Ship movements at Hampton roads
were resumed this morning. the
storm which kept vessels in harbor
for the past two days having abated
The wind shifted around to the west
last night and the seas are smaller
this morning. =
No word has yet been heard from
the British steamer Westmoreland,
which called for help of the Della
ware Breakwater. Monday night, with
her crew of eighty officers and men,
Norton Lilly Company, American
agents for the ship, have wirelessed
ali craft to keep a lookout for the
craft of her survivors.
Newport News and vicinity yester-
day were visited by the highest tides
in years. A heavy toll of property
damage was taken along the shores
of the Chesapeake bay, Hampton
roads and James river, small piers,
breakwaters and boats being washed
out to sea. The water came up over
some of the streets leading to the
water front for the first time in many
years.
DAMAGE IN NEW YORK.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
PARTIES WATCHING
FORD MOVEMENT

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Evening star., 1923-10-24
DAMAGE IN NEW YORK.

By the Associates Press
NEW YORK, October 24.-The fifty.
Evening star., 1923-10-24
DECLARES FORBES TOOK
$1,000 LOAN FROM FIRM
SEEKING CONTRACT FOR
NEW VETERANS HOSPITAL

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-10-24
H0WLING GALE PLAYS
HAVOC ALONG SEAB0ARD

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-10-24
LAUREL ENTRIES

FOR THURSDAY.
FIRST RACE-Purse, 81. 3o0: claiming: for
maidens, two-year-oIds; hse furlongs and a
Evening star., 1923-10-24

Apprentice aIIowance Claimed.
Weather cleady; track muddy
Evening star., 1923-10-24

SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 81, 500; claiming;
and up; one mile and q ak
The Delta independent., 1923-09-28
ISSUE BODY WARRANT FOR
MAN WHO DEFRAU0EO

Undersheriff Guy Merritt left Tues
day for Denver with a warrant In his
possession issued at the instance OF a
Grand Junction party, for the return
Of C. w. Bigelow who It appears was
associated with a firm in Denver
about two years ago. knows as the
Denver Mortgage & Trust company.
It is claimed that number Of Delta
county men invested sums Of money
totaling several thousand. In stock Of
the company. which was afterwards
found to be worthless. The officers.
including Bigelow and some man by
the name OF Martin. were indicted by
tho federal Grand Jury. but 10 far
have escaped imprisonment
The Delta independent., 1923-09-28
WILL MEET AND ORGANIZE
COUNTY CREDIT ASSOCIATION

A meeting of the directors of the
Delta County Credit association was
held Tuesday evening and arrange
ments were completed for the engage
ment OF H. H. wolbert as manager.
Mr.. Wolbert is pioneer in banking
business and amply qualified to handle
such a line.
The location OF the offices has not
yet been determined. There are now
about 40 members of this association
and 1t is hoped to extend the mem
bershfp to at least rs. The associa-
tfon is to be incorporated and only
stockholders will be permitted to
make use OF the records of the asso-
citation. 1t is the intention of the
association to have in its files in
formation on every man in the county,
as we'll as the nation, through connect
ing with the national association.
II plans are completed it is the in
tention to start the association on Oct,
1st. Mr.. Wolbert will devote his en-.
tire time to the business of the asso-
citation.
Officers who are named in the in
corporation are: W. J. Hollands,
President: R. C. Egnew, vice-Presi.
dent; Carey B. Adams, Secretary.
Treasurer.
A final organization meeting of the
directors will be held next Monday
evening. at which time the details in
connection with organization will be
completed.
The Delta independent., 1923-09-28
COMMITTEE MAKING
SOME PROGRESS IN
TRAVELLING MATTER

The committee appointed at the
mass meeting two weeks ago to work
out some plan Of procedure regarding
the present street graveiing situation.
have held several meetings looking
to that end.
A meeting was held Sunday after
noon and into the night, and another
wednesday evening. The committee
is diligently getting opinions from
those Interested, in an honest endeav-
or to enable It to recommend feas-
ible plan to the city council for start
ing and completing the needed i'm.
provement work.
Another meeting 10 scheduled tor
this evening.