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Evening star., 1923-10-13
BANKERS SEE FARM
CONDITIONS BETTER
Gov. Cooper of Farm Loan Board
Among Congress Wit
neSseS.

How banking and farming have not
mixed and what the reasons are, in
terspersed with explanations of some
of the trials and tribulations that
beset the farmer, was set out at
length before the joint congressional
committee inquiring into the failure
of the state banks to Join the Federal
Reserve system, yesterday.
Gov. Cooper of the Farm Loan
Board; B. c. Powell Of Little Rock,
Ark, representing the American Cot
ton Association; T. H. Atkeson, repre-
senting the National Grange, and
Benjamin C. Marsh of the Farmers
National Council were heard.
Contrary to the impression that the
farmers need additional financial aid.
their general credit condition has i'm
Cooper said During the twelve
months, he declared, they borrowed
less money than In the previous year.
According to Mr.. Cooper. the board
has received acceptable demands for
only $15,000,o00 so far this year, al
though it had further commitments
which probably would bring the total
to S40,000,000. This amounted to only
one-half of the money 1t held avail
able to assist agriculture.
Most of the demands for loans have
come from the south and far west
| Gov. Cooper said, generally through
/ farmers cooperative associations
There had been no great demand, he
added, for credit in the middle west
Charges by Representative Strong
republican, Kansas, that there had
been unnecessary delays in the nego-
tiationS of loans by the board were
denied by Gov. Cooper.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
SCORES ST. LOUIS
DRY LAW LAXITY
Pastor From Mound City Tells Of
Inclination to Ridicule
Prohibition.

Laxity of prohibition enforcement
in ST. Louis. Mo-, and general In
clination to make light of the pro-
hibition law was the subject OF an
address by Rev; T Q: Grieves or
last night at an informal meeting of
committeeman and delegates to the
citizenship conference, In the Raleigh
Hotel.
officers of the air service in the
Statler Hotel. held at the time of the
recent air races, he heard some one
remark:
IF there's anything anybody
wants, he can get 1t in the northeast
room"
Later. he said. he heard one Of the
Ladies and gentlemen! Some of
the ladies have never tasted whisky.
Those of the men who have never
tasted whisky are ladies'"
w. r. Galliher Speaks.
Other speakers at last nights
meeting were William T. Gallther.
chairman of the Washington COM
coined the visitors to the National
Capital and told whatsthe local COM
mittee had done for their entertain
ment; ]. G. Shearer of Toronto. who
said the whole world was waiting the
outcome of Americas enforcement of
prohibition; DR.. George Otis Smith,
director of the geological survey. and
DR.. A. Edwin Kiggwin of New York.
who discussed conditions in that city.
Fred B. Smith of New York, chair
luncheon in the Raleigh earlier in
the day, said the citizenship confer
ence had been inspired by the late
President Harding.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
RUM SHIP OWNERS
SAY CASE OBSCURED
Brief Filed in Supreme Court Hits
Methods Of Federal
Government.

The federal government was charg-
ed in a brief filed in the Supreme
Court today with trying to obscure
appeal of Algional H. Rae and Charles
E. Alburg, from their conviction in
the federal courts of New York, as
the owners of the schooner Henry L.
Marshall and the liquor aboard the
vessel when taken into custody by a
Atlantic City. The government recent
ly directed the attention of the Su-
preme Court to correspondence fur
nished by the State Department,
showing that the British government
had repudiated claims of British reg
istry of the schooner.
The United States Shipping Board
had consented to the sale of the
schooner and it's transfer to a British
registry, the brief filed today assert
ed, and the circuit court of appeals.
in reviewing the case, had found, 1t
declared, that the schooner, was sail
ing under British registry" The pur-
pose of the government was to Gre
ate the impression, by improper
methods, that the schooner was not
entitled to British registry, the brief
asserted, and contended that such
representations were inadmissible as
evidence in the case as now before
the Supreme Court
The question as presented and tried
in the lower courts, the brief said,
was whether this government is en-
titled to seize a British vessel beyond
the three-mile limit for an offense
alleged to have been committed be-
yond that limit" The lower courts
having held that it was SO empow-
cred, the brief contended that this
was the only question upon which the
Supreme Court could pass.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
Gov. WALTON GUSTS
| HIS CHIEF ADVISERS
Blake and Dr.. Bynum, After
Dismissal, Appear Before
Legislators.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October
13.-Facing the crisis of his political
career. Gov. ]. C. Walton has cast
aside two Of his foremost lieutenants
in the administration of Oklahoma
affairs.
With legislative impeachment
court already investigating his official
dered the removal from office of
Aldrich Blake, the executive coun-
sci. and DIR. E. T. Bynum, state
bank commissioner, both of whom.
since the days of the primary cam
paign. have been his chief advisers
and constant attendants.
Blake was credited with response
bility for bringing the governor into
the field against the Klan, and 1t is
known that he was the chief Strate-
gist once the campaign was launched
The ousted officials went imme-
diately before the house committee
inquiring into impeachment charges
against the governor. and, while the
nature of their testimony was not
made public, their appearance before
the body was accepted as indication
that their break with Gov. Walton
was absolute.
DR.. Bynum has administered his Of
flee Enthusiastically, the governor
charged, and is out of harmony with
the executive office. There was no
explanation given for Blake's re-
moval, although he. like DR.. Bynum.
Is said by observers to have double
crossed the governor in his fight
against the Ku Klux Klan.
Over the denial by Blake that the
affair had any significance. the opin-
ion gained strength in political quar-
ters today that the address of former
United States Senator Gore of Okla
homa before the state Legislature
Thursday precipitated the removals.
Gov Walton, it Is argued by some.
felt that their allegiance to him end
ed when they sponsored former Sem
ator Cores address, in which he Sc
verely criticized the administration.
Blake and DR.. Bynum promised
statements soon.
The legislature is in adjournment
until Monday, but the investigating
committee is expected to continue its
sittings today.
A statement declaring that "the.
Klan fight must go on" and that he
was "glad to be free to continue the
fight unhampered" was issued here
today by Blake.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
COOLIDGE IN FAVOR
OF BROWN PLAN
Proposes No Changes From
Suggested Reorganization
of Government.

President Coolidge is not contem-
plating any changes in the Brown
plan for reorganization in the fed
eral departments, it was learned
yesterday. He is extremely anxious
for Congress to consider legislation
bringing about a reorganization at
the next session.
A spokesman for the President, in
making known the Presidents atti-
tude regarding the reorganization
plan. explained that while the Presi-
dent personally has no changes in
mind for the plan as approved last
winter by President Harding and the
members of his cabinet, he is anxious
20 study the matter thoroughly and
TO obtain the views of each mem ber
his cabinet before putting his Of
fetal o. h. to the proposed changes
as provided for in the plan.
At cabinet meeting probably next
week or the following week, when
he President will have Walter F..
brown, chairman of the joint con-
gressional committee on reorganiza-
Ion, who personally prepared the
an. appear before the meeting and
explain the essential details regard
lg the many proposed changes in
departmental operation.
1t is understood that the President
expects to move fast in disposing of
this matter.
1t was made known at the White
House that the conference of states
governors called by President Cool
tge for November 20 for the pur-
pose of devising means for better CO.
operation in the enforcement of
federal laws affecting immigration,
prohibition and the sale of narcotics
..ill be held in the White House and
will not be public.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
Criminologist Says Robbery Was
Motive of Murder Series.

SEATTLE, Wash, October 81. S.
May, criminologist. returning from
Marshffeid Oreg., where he investigat-
ed the death of Mrs. Fred Covell. said
that Arthur Covell, under indictment
several other crimes, according to
evidence uncovered and statements
attributed to Covell.
May said he was DECIDING horoscopes
drawn by Covell and would submit
to the Oregon authorities evidence
that Covell planned to murder Z. j.
Pressey, wealthy Oregon dairyman.
and his wife and three children. and
burn the bodies by firing the resi-
dence.
THE motive was to be robbery
declared May. Arthur Covell had
made Pressey's horoscope and was
to direct his sixteen -year-old nephew
to commit the murders when the
family was under unfavora ble e
planetary influence.
Evidence has also been uncovered
IN other coded horoscopes which were
TO direct the nephew to rob and then
Kill two merchants in Bandon, Greg.
Plans I'm Great Detail.
1.-THE plans OF Arthur Covell were
so minutely detailed that they even
called for the removal of windows
and doors before the home of the vic
tim was burned. The stolen articles
were to be used in home which the
Covells intended to build. Even wills
were to be written in advance, turn
ing the money over to the astrologer
or his agents.
"One will was in the hands of the
authorities when l left Marshfield
and it was SO cleverly drawn up by
him that it can hardly be detected as
counterfeit.
Mrs. Covell apparently had inklings
of previous crimes and Of those being
planned. She had threatened ex-
posure and the uncle and nephew had
decided to get her out of the way.
That is the deduction l got after talk
ing with Covell
The crippled uncle owns a type
writer whose type can be changed at
will. The type bar on the machine
contains a large number of novel
keys and lettering. With this machine
the uncle devised a code system for
his nephew and wrote out his orders
in code"
Evening star., 1923-10-13
PAPYRUS-zEV RACE
DELAY PREDICTED
British Turfman Says For
mer in No Condition to Run.
Calls Event Unequal.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, October 13.-J. 3.
Joel, widely known British turfman.
predicted today before sailing on the
Majestic that the 100000 interna-
tional horse race scheduled for Bel
mont Park next Saturday would have
to be postponed or Cancelled because
of the condition of Papyrus. the
British Derby winner, matched against
Zev. the American contender.
Joel, who released Jockey Steve
Donoghue. now on his way to this
country, from a contract so that he
might ride Papyrus. said he had
abandoned his intention of witness
ing the race because its sporting
quality had been taken away by the
inequality of the horses. Papyrus,
he declared. was unde-trained, was in
bad condition and would carry a greater
weight than Zev.
Trainer Jarvis will find Papyrus
sore and unfit to run by the middle
of next week." Joel said. "and will
probably have the race postponed or
cancelled"
Joel, who offered 100000 for Papy-
rus after the st. Leger race last fall,
added that the animal was "a good
horse, but not a real Derby winner"
He asserted that cables showed that
British racing circles were aware of
Papyrus' bad condition.
Evening star., 1923-10-13

sphere, including the United States and
Canada. we have but per cent or
the whole"
Hits Effect of Movies.
Secretary Hughes quoted Depart
ment of Commerce statistics to show
the increasing trade relations be-
tween the United States and Latin
America, saying that the play of
economic forces always underlies
political relations. He also noted the
increasing attendance at American
schools by students from Latin Amer
ica, and said that the cultural con-
tacts' between the countries were
pecoming more intimate and help
full"
I'VE are beginning to interpret to
our neighbors," he said. our life in
Its intimacies and standards, and we
desire a similar Interpretation of
their life. 1 wish, indeed, that that
important educational instrument, the
moving picture, was not so frequent
ly used in foreign countries to give
false impressions of American life. 1t
Is most discouraging to reflect upon
the extent to which the best efforts
of educators and the men of public
affairs are thwarted by the subtle in
huence of pernicious distortion
among other peoples with respect to
the way in which our people live and
the prevalence here of vice and
crime"
In closing. Mr.. Hughes said that
the United States could make no
better contribution to Latin American
stability and culture than to inter-
pret to our friends the thoughts. the
purposes and the ideals of the wom-
en- Of the United States"
! Lauds United States.
DIR. Enrique Olaya, minister of CO.
lombia, told the women that the new
world Is considered the worlds main
reserve of the greatness and future
al h.tT Of .I-s,
States of America, he said, constitutes
the most marvellous example in his
/ tory of the prosperity of a democracy
| but also presents magnificent rec
ord of achievement
The clarion call of the women of
the Americas through international
organizations Is to think alike and
work together for the good not only
of the people and the nations of our
western hemisphere, but with truly
, international spirit for the people of
! the world" Miss Mabel Boardman of
the American Red Cross told the au-
! dience.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president
OF the National League of Women
! Voters, declared that women have
not had the temptation of unfrieadly
relations with other nations that men
have. adding that the interests Of
women of all the nations are much
the same. Mrs. Park said that the
people of the United States are lazy
in learning the languages of other
peoples. and expect people of other
lands to learn our language instead
of meeting them half way.
Urges Text Books.
A resolution asking that a COM
mittee be appointed to prepare text
books embodying the ideals of the
women of America was rejected.
Miss Julia Lathrop presided, THE
enfranchised women the world
around have become a great world
power" Miss Lathrop said. "The
women in public life are those who
number the great voting body of
women"
The conference which closed last
night was similar to those in every
capital of the various American re-
publics to present the contributions
of women in various fields to the
progress of their countries and the
world.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
Hughes Sees Era of Good viii
With Sister american Republics
Declares All Controversies Settled ON
Nearing Agreement--Influence of
Women Is Lnuded.

Secretary of State Hughes declared
that relations between the. United
states and sister republics to the
south were never more satisfactory
or carried better promise of mutual
good wfll," in the course of an ad-
dress made at the final session of
the Columbus day conference of the
United States section of the pam
American international women's COM
mittee at the Pan-American Union
yesterday.
Il say this, "said Secretary Hughes.
"after taking into account the COM
planning utterances that find place
from time to time in the press and
puDIcists who supply the tang which
gives relish to our intellectual repasts.
The millennium itself would turn out
10 De tame affair if no fault could be
found with it,
Points to Era of Amity.
Mr.. Hughes said he was happy ito
say that there are no CONTROVERSIES
WIN any OF our sister republics
which have not been settled or are
not in process of adjustment" He
called attention to the resumption of
diplomatic relations with Mexico, the
WITH Columbia" !" and added:
We are entering upon a period in
our relations with Latin American
states notable for the absence OF
serious grievances"
The Secretary referred also to the
AID the American government had
been able to give to tie promotion
Of peace and stability among the
countries of Latin America" pointing
10 the arbitration agreement between
Chlle and Peru worked out In Wash
ington, to the conference of Central
American republics and to the plans
for withdrawal of American military
forces from Santo Domingo.
Whatever the captious may say.
Whatever rumors may be stirred,
Whatever the few anti American
critics may voice." he said. 81 believe
1t to be fair to say that the govern
ment and people of our sister repub-
lies fully understand that we cherish
no lmperlalistlc purposes; that we are
seeking no pretext for interference
with their aspirations as free people,
ana that we are sincere and single
minded in the desire to promote the
interests of peace and to secure I'll e
opportunities OF mutually beneficial
intercourse between independent and
prosperous states"
Explains Naval Mission.
Mr.. Hughes referred to the sending
Brazil. his statement being obvious
iy in answer to criticism of that ac-
ton.
IF such mission were to be had"
he said, there was no reason why
we should not furnish it; not that our
inhuence should be thrown in the di-
rectlon of competition in armament
or in the stirring up of strife, but
decidedly to the contrary; that our in
fuences should be most helpful in
avoiding waste and provocative out
lays and in having necessary train
ing conducted in accord with the
aims of peace"
The Secretary expressed regret that
the recent pan-American conference
at Santiago, Chile, had been unable
to agree on a program for Limitation
of armament. He pointed out, how
ever, that the problem of armed fore
es was chiefly a European problem"
and quoted statistics to show that
of the total of active armies in the
world 1--WE find that in this hemi-
Evening star., 1923-10-13
Capital Ranks
Fourteenth in
Infant Deaths

Washington, ranking fourteenth
in the list of cities of more than
250.00o population, had an infant
mortality rate of 85 for 1922, ac-
cording to infant mortality sta
tistics just published by the
American Child Health Associa-
tion Of New York city. Herbert
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce. is
president of the organization.
Seattle, Wash. was the healthiest
for infants, the rate for the year
being 49. which means that that
number of infants under one year
OF age died out of every thousand
born" The next four cities in
order were: Minneapolis, So; Port
land, Ore, Sc; San Francisco, 81,
and st. Louis, SO.
Chicago, ranking second, and
Denver twenty-fifth in the list of
cities. had the same rate as Wash
ington-S5.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
BANK IS CLOSED
IN MORAY CASE
Institution Governor Former
Iy Headed Declared to Be
Solvent, However.
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
KENTLAND, Ind, October l3.-The
Discount and Deposit State Bank of
this city, of which Gov. McCray was
president until shortly before his
financial difficulties became public,
was closed today. Judge William
Darroch, who succeeded the governor
as president, said a reorganization
was contemplated.
Judge Darroch attributed the
banks closing to the Continued and
incessant notoriety" given the insti-
tuition "by the public press and gen
orally in connection with Gov. Nc
Cray's financial difficulties. He ad-
mitted that the banks cash had been
depleted as the result of lack of con-
fidence on part of depositors. which
he declared was due to the publicity
given the governors former con-
nection with the institution The
bank is solvent, other officers de-
clared.
When Gov. McCrays retirement as
president was announced it was said
that all of the executives notes which
the bank had held had been taken
up.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
BY the Associated Press.


MARSHFIELD. Greg. October 13.-
Plans for the deliberate Staying of
prominent residents of Coos county
with their families were laid by Ar
thur Covell. forty-seven. a cripple.
famed as an astrologer. according to
his reported confession to authorities
here. With his sixteen-year-old neph-
ew, Alton Covell, he is, held in the
county Jail after Indictment on a MUIR
der charge in connection with the
death of Mrs. Fred Covell. September
2 last.
The nephew. police say. has con-
fessed he killed his stepmother while
under the influence of his crippled un-
Gle. The confession, it is declared.
tells how the youth, hypnotized by
the bedridden man, crept up behind
his stepmother on the morning of
September 2 while she was at work
in her kitchen and. clamping an am
monia- soaked cloth over her face,
smothered her to death.
The astrologer, according to his
Evening star., 1923-10-13
8 HURT when CAR
HITS POLE In FOG
Party Returning From Baltimore
Figure in Crash Early
This Morning.

Two women and one man are at
| the Emergency Hospital suffering
from serious injuries as the result of
an automobile accident early today
when their machine, returning from
Baltimore in the dense fog, crashed
into telephone pole on the Washing
ton-Baltimore boulevard near Belts
Vile, Md, and caught fire..
The women are Mrs. Grace Saur-
blich. waitress, and Mrs. Catherine
Ruby Bowers, cashier, both of
Bladensburg, Md. Mrs. Sauerblich is
suffering from a severe laceration Of
the left side of the face. Mrs. Bowers
Is suffering from a fractured left
thigh.
One Man Disappears.
Stephen Johnson of 1443 East Cap
itol street, driver OF the car, the most
seriously injured, is suffering from
two broken thighs, broken arm and
laceration of the head. The other
man, whose only name is given by
his companions as Slim" disappeared
shortly after the accident and has
not been heard from. 1t Is not be-
lieved that his injuries were serious.
He is said TO be a resident of this
city.
The injured were brought in by
Beale r. Howard of 1410 18th street,
WIZ was returning LIoiA pdithhioi e.
and came upon the scene soon after
the accident. On his way to the city
he met the ambulance from Emer-
gency which had been called. and
transferred the injured from his ma
chine. At the time he arrived on the
scene. he stated that the machine was
ablaze.
According to Mrs. Saurblich, the
party was returning from Baltimore,
where they had driven to see rela-
tive, when out of the thick fog a
telephone pole doomed up and the car
crashed, almost turning over and
finally resting half suspended against
| the pole.
Mrs. Saurblich stated the occupants
were thrown into the road and lay
there for some time before any one
1 came to the rescue.
Evening star., 1923-10-13

Appraised pay under reciassifica-
Amount Of Increase over base pay,
SSS7.496.
Percentage of increase over base
pay, 21.22.
Amount of increase over base pay
plus the bonus. $325.235:
Percentage of net increase over
base pay plus the bonus, 6.S6.
Hold Down Average.
The Federal Trade Commission with
325 employees and the Interstate
Commerce Commission with 1900 en-
ployes. illustrate the effect of lump
the average percentage OF net in
crease under reclassification because
the salaries of these employees have
already been largely reclassificd un-
appropriations. whereas in other
agencies the salaries have been held
down by statutes
The summary of the personnel
classification board for the Federal
Present base pay, .ss3s,o40.
Base pay plus the bonus. .sSS6.S40.
Appraised pay under reclasslfica-
ton. and to be carried In the next
% Amount of increase over basic pay.
Percentage Of increase over base
pay. 6.22.
plus the bonus $31,440.
Percentage Of net increase over
base pay plus the bonus, 81.
The summary of the personnel clas-
sification board for the Interstate
Commerce Commission dtvulges that
it gets the lowest average rate of
increase for any agency throughout
the entire federal service. thus far
made public. 1t amounts to scarcely
more than the famous "one-half of
one per cent" The summary fol-
lows: ..
Present base pay, $3,0s4,2o0.
Base pay, plus the bonus Cor what
is now received), $3,369, 392.
Appraised pay under reclassifica-
tion, $3.3S1.172. '.
Amount of increase over base pay.
$2S6.972.
pay. 9.21
plus the bonus, $11.780.
Percentage of net increase .ss.