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Evening star., 1923-03-26
WAR DEPARTMENT PLANS
MORE SURPLUS SALES
Property TO Be Disposed of During
April in Various
Places,

The War Department announced to-
day a program of sales of surplus
properties for the month of April. The
list includes:
April Z. salvage materials at Savan-
ma. ILL.,: April 10. shells and compo-
nents at Philadelphia. miscellaneous
quartermaSter supplies in Chicago.
buildings and improvements at Camp
Funston. Kan: power plant equip
ment at Watervliet. y. Y, and quar-
termaster supplies at Schenectady. "
Y: April IL. quartermaster supplies at
Boston: April II, quartermaster sup
plies at Philadelphia and buildings
and improvements at Camp Eustis,
Va: April 10. quartermaster supplies
at New Cumberland. Pa: Arhil 20. the
Charleston. S. c.. quartermaster depot.
Railway equipment at Camp Lee
Petersburg Va, April 8: buildings at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. April 5; build
ings and improvements at Camp
Eustis, Va. April 10; quartermaster
supplies at Camp Jackson. S. c., April
"a. and quartermaster supplies at New
Orleans, La, April 27.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
FIGHT ON NAVY GUN
RANGE PLANS SEEN
Some Officials Fear Controversy
Between U. S. and Great
Britain.

Despite the firm belief Of naval
authorities that the United States
should proceed with the battleship
modernization program authorized by
Congress, some administration off,
cials are preparing to oppose any
steps by this government which
might give rise to controversy
among the nations signatory to the
naval treaty as it was written in
the Washington armament confer
ence.
Preparations are being made to
submit the question to President
Harding for final decision when
he returns here from his vaca-
ton in Florida Provisions Of the
treaty are being carefully studied
and the conclusions reached viii be
put before the President and prob
ably accompanied by an opinion
written by Secretary Hughes.
Those of the Presidents advisers
who oppose action to bring American
ships to n basis of equality with
those of Great Britain by correcting
gun ranges believe controversy
with Great Britain could not be
escaped If that step were taken. The
result of any such a controversy, 1t
is said, might be to create competi-
tive program for naval modernization
among all the powers
beyond this. some officials believe,
feeling might be created between
the various governments which would
make IT impossible for them TO ever
participate in conference with the
same degree of friendship and trust
that attended the naval negotiations
in Washington.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
Attempt to Wed,
Girl Too Young,
Police Officiate

Dan Cupid suffered at least a
temporary setback today when the
cruel hand of the law interfered
with the granting of a marriage
license to Emeral E. Dudley, twen-
ty-six years old. and Maudlee
Kennedy, seventeen years, both Of
Fredericksburg. Va. Detective
Sergeant Embrey escorted Dudley
to headquarters while a police
woman took charge of the young
girl until her parents are heard
from.
The couple were all smiles when
they approached the desk of Col
w. A. Kroll. the license clerk
Dudley filled out an application,
which gave his age as twenty-sIx
and that of the prospective bride
as twenty-one. All would have
been well IL the parents of the girl
had not telegraphed to police
headquarters that the girl was
under age and this information
had not been relayed to Col. Kroll.
The smiles disappeared when the
license was refused and Sergt.
Embrey had taken charge OF the
applicant. Before he was led away
Dudley fondly kissed his sweet
heart, unabashed by the presence
. of the officers of the law, the court
attaches and newspaper men.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
$500, 1000 MUSKRAT
YIELD FOR COUNTY
Trappers Attribute Big Success in
Maryland to Paucity of
Early Rain.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, March 2s.-It Is
estimated that the muskrat catch of
the season. which closed last week,
will bring to Dorchester county $780,
900. The full output Of this county
is said to have been at least 100 per
cent greater than that of any county
ON the eastern shore Of Maryland and
Delaware.
The prices of pelts in the local mar
ket at the beginning OF the season
ranged from $1.45 to $3.50. but as the
season advanced the price stiffened
until $3.50 was paid for good sized
pelts at the close. Last year the
price decreased as the season ad-
vanced from $3.50 to $3.50.
Trappers attribute the good results
TO the paucity of rain at the begin
ming of the season, this making trap
ping easy. .-..'.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
FEDERAL ABOLITION
OF DIVORCE URGED
Judge in Stillman Case Would Al
low Separations and
Annulments.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associs ted Press
NEW YORK, March 26-Complete
abolition of divorce is urged by Su-
preme Court Justice Morschauser, who
presided over the Stillman case, in an
article in the April number Of CO.
lumbia. official organ of the knights
OF Columbus, made public today.
Declaring that he believed the aboIi-
ton of divorce should be brought
about by congressional legislation, he
added:
But that is a long way ahead, be-
cause there are, unfortunately, so
many middle-aged and elderly men
and some young ones-who for one
reason or another want new wives.
But one great practical step which
should be taken Immediately is the
passage Of legislation making de-
crees obtained in Paris or elsewhere
in Europe invalid. 1t Is all wrong to
let rich men or women run off to
Paris to get divorces. We should not
allow a condition to exist which per-
mits wealthy Americans to escape
from the operation of American laws"
Justice Morschauser would have
divorce cases tried in the open, be-
cause he believes publicity has a
wholesome effect. He would permit
separations and annulments.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
GARY LIQUOR TRIAL
OPENS THIRD WEEK
Defense May Turn Direction of Al
tack Against Government
Testimony.
BY the Associated Press.

by me Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 26.-Testi-
mony of the defense in the Lake
county liquor conspiracy trial in fed
eral court, which. up to the present,
has been leveled at the evidence,
given by Philip Ukman, a Gary dry
worker and star government witness,
may be turned in a different direction
when the third week of the trial gets
under way today. Defense attorneys
indicated they would begin an at
tack on the evidence introduced early
in the trial of the government
regarding the alleged irregular
methods of Gary officials in handling
liquor cases.
Practically all of the testimony
submitted thus far by the defense
has been aimed at the testimony OF
Ukman, who told of alleged attempts
Of Gary officials TO frame" himself {
and federal prohibition agents as
signed to the Gary district. The de-
fense witnesses denied all the dry
workers charges. and declared city
officials of Gary had uncovered a plot
by which Ukman planned to black
mail bootleggers by use of forged
warrants.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
ALL QUIET ALONG PLAZA.
Mass Meeting Of Guests at Gov
ernment Hotels Called OFF.

The Plaza Council today reported
everything quiet" on the Plaza Ho-
tel front" A scheduled general
meeting of the more than 100
woman guests OF the government ho-
night, has been Cancelled. Miss Martha
Taylor. president of the Plaza Coun-
ell. said.
Nothing further in the nature of a
protest against the increase Of $3.50
a month in the rates at the hotels Is
planned in the immediate future, Miss
Lillian Van Dalen, chairman of the
protest committee, declared.
Robert Watson. director OF the
United States Housing Corporation.
has received a protest from the girls
piled that the guests may either re-
plied that the guests may eitherr reI
main or depart. as they see fit. The
room rate will remain at $50 month,
instead of $3.50, he added.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
DISCUSS PLANS FOR NEW
WESTERN HIGH ADDITION
Citizens and Capt. Wood Hold
Conference Over Projected
Building on 35th Street.

A committee from the Home and
School Association of Western High
School conferred with Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner Wood today on
plans for the addition to the high
school, for which Congress made the
initial appropriation this year.
1t is the tentative plan of the Com
missoners to erect the new structure
on 35th street, in front of the exist
ing building
The committee headed by Clarence
l.. Harding. architect, asked Capt.
Wood to consider the possibility of
locating the addition in the rear of
the original building in order to pre-
serve the spacious campus on the
35th street front.
1t is understood Congress made the
appropriation on the basis OF the
plans outlined in advance by the city
authorities.
The ultimate cost of the new build
ing will be $650.000, of which $780,
900 is made available this year. The
new structure will include class
rooms. an assembly hall and gymna-
siums for boys and girls.
Evening star., 1923-03-26

By the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, March
26.-"Old Posey" is making his last
stand against his white pursuers-
alone.
Posses under the leadership of
United States Marshal ]. Ray Ward
have brought in twenty-seven OF
the renegade Piutes. Seven of
them were In irons.
.'Oid Posey" eluded the posses,
but he Is thought to be without
food and with but the scantfest
supply of ammunition. His cap
ture is momentarily expected, al
: though he Is credited with a de-.
termination to expend his last bit
Of energy-hfs last round OF am
munitton-in efforts to. eecape.
But the countryside Is alive with
Evening star., 1923-03-26
SEES CHINA UNABLE
NOW TO MEET DEBTS
Bankers View After Unsuccessful
Effort to Collect Interest
on Loan.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MANILA, March 26.-John Abbott,
vice president of the Continental
Commercial Bank of Chicago, who
has been In Peking for five months
attempting to arrange for the collec-
tion of the interest on a $4,000, 900
loan made by his bank TO the Chinese
government, sailed for the United
States yesterday on the President
Cleveland. He said he was convinced
that nothing could be collected from
China at this time.
Abbott stated that he believed both
interest and principal could be col
leCted after China puts into effect
the 2h per cent interest tariff which
was authorized by the nine-power
treaty adopted at the Washington
conference.
The additional tariff. however. can
not become effective until all sigma
tory powers ratify the treaty and
appoint representative to A confer
ence which Will meet in Peking three
months after its ratification. All sig
natory powers, except France. have
ratified the new tariff treaty. The
forthcoming conference will deter
mine how the additional duties may
be spent.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
TURK CONFERENCE
WILL Be RESUMED
Sessions at ConstantinopIe
to Open April 12-Curzon
Not to Attend.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 26.-The peace con-
ference aimed at bringing about peace
with Turkey will be resumed at Con-
stantinople about April II. according
10 the best information available in
iplomatic quarters here.
Lord Curzon. the British foreign
secretary. will not take part in this
renewal of the Lausanne meeting.
Great Britain will be represented by
Lieut. Gen. Sir Charles Harrington.
commander Of the allied forces at
COnstantinople. and by Sir Horace
Rumhcld, British high commissioner;
France by Gen. Pelle. the French high
commissioner. and the United States
by Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol as
observer.
A message received in Paris from
1smet Pasha. the Turkish foreign
minister. says the Turks hope a def
mite peace will be made at ConStan-
tinople, but that they will not con-
sent to a peace of commercial con-
ccssions made at Turkeys expense
for the benefit of foreign business
interests.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
MUSICIANS IN THEATERS
BALLOTING ON STRIKE
New York Union Demands Wage
Scale on Parity With That
in Chicago.

NEW YORK, March 26.-Balloting
on a proposed strike Of musicians in
theaters and motion picture houses
throughout the city to obtain a wage
scale on a parity with musicians in
Chicago, shows that three-fourths Of
the 5000 members of the Musical
Mutual Protective Union favor a
walkout. the union announced. The
voting will end on Tuesday.
Musicians in theaters here receive
s52 a week, union officials said, whilo
in Chicago they are paid SIS. The
union will demand an Increase of
from sl2 to s25 a week.
Michael ]. Regan. chief of the state
board of Cancellation. who is trying
TO avert n strike, will confer tomor-
row with representatives of the
Vaudeville Managers Association and
the union.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
old Posey,' Piute Chief, Alone,
Still Defes White Pursuers

ranchers and cattle men, oil-we1
workers and citizens of the little
towns of Blanding. Black Blum
and the neighborhood.. Every pos.
sible avenue of escape known to
those most familiar with the coun-
e try Is being guarded. SO "Old
Posey'st~ hours of freedom are
numbered.
The new prisoners have been
placed in the compound, where al
ready there were three score or
more. The seven in irons, the bad
men OF the tribe. are held under
individual guard. Meanwhile a
corps of volunteers. most of whom
saw service in France under Mar
shall Ward when he was cap
tain Of the 145th Field Artillery,
are ready on a moments notice to
take the field should the Indians
manifest further dangerous signs
OF unrest
Evening star., 1923-03-26
BRITISH FARM LABORERS
STRIKE FOR $7.35 WEEK
Walkout of 1000 in Norfolk MAY
Prove Disastrous to Both
Sides If Continued.

by Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923.
LONDON. March 26.-The general
strike which 5000 unionized farm
laborers In Norfolk have declared, IL
prosecuted many weeks. may prove
disastrous both to the ,laborers and
farm owners and landlords The
strike developed over a wage dispute
involving figures which reveal the
desperate straits of British agricul-
ture.
To American farmers paying the
maximum wages 1t may prove in
teresting to learn that British farm
laborers now demand a minimum of
$7.35 a week" while the farmers
offer $5.S7 per week of forty-two hours.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
GIVEN TODAY VACATION
IN LIEU OF RESIGNING
Chinese Foreign Minister'S Sue
cessor to Be Sought in
Meantime

By the Associated Press.
PEKING. March 26.-Foreign mini
ster Huang Flu has been given ten
days leave of absence in lieu of aC-
cepting his resignation which he re-
Gently submitted. Meanwhile efforts
to find a successor for him are con-
tinuing. c. T. Wang appears to have
declined the portfolio.
Huang Flu Offered his resignation
because, It was said. of criticism of
the government for it's failure to pro-
cure abrogation of the treaty of 1915
with Japan. c. r Wang, who
formerly presided over the senate of
the southern republic at Canton, was
mentioned as a possible successor to
Huang.
Evening star., 1923-03-26


OBrien. her daughter. accompanied
the father and son to Union station.
returning about 10 o'clock last night.
MIR. O'Brien had been away on
many other business trips" said the
wounded woman in the hospital last
night. but not until last night did l
ever feel nervous about being In the
house all night without him."
Reaching home about 10 o'clock.
Mrs. O'Rrien went to the basement
and fixed the fire for the night. She
the doors ald windows were fastened,
and shortly afterward went to her
bedroom. a large front room on the
upper floor. the daughter occupying
a smaller front room.
Mother and daughter were sound
asleep when the intruder appeared In
the formers room and beat her on
her head with the hammer. There
was no light in the room. and II was
impossible for the wounded woman to
tell the color of her assailant, AL
though she believes she was white.
Neishbors Hear Cries.
Screams Of the mother awakened
the daughter, who hurried TO her
assistance The screams also were
heard by persons residing in houses
opposite the OBrien residence. and
four men responded. They saw the
assailant leaving tn O'Brien premises
and say she was a white woman.
DR.. Grant S. Barnhart was sum-
moned. Detectives and police reach
cd the house before the wounded
woman was taken to the hospital.
They questioned Mrs. O'Brten and
tho daughter and obtained from
them and neighbors a description or
tho aSsailant.
The attacker is described as being
five feet, six inches tall and rather
plump. She wore gray or light
colorod sport suit. dark turban. black
stockings and probably black satin
same description of the woman who
was at Mr.. O'Brien's office Saturday.
Mrs. O'Brien suggested that her skirt
was darker than her coat
An examination of the premises
failed to disclose that forcible en-
the doors and windows being locked.
II is known that the attacker left
by the front door, the spring lock
fastening when the door was closed.
Maid Questioned.
In the absence of a definite motive
detectives are trying to determine
when and how the assatlant gained
access to the premises. The colored
maid employed by the family left
the house at o'clock yesterday
afternoon and no one was In the
house when the four members Of the
family went to Union station early
in the evening.
Soon after the assault was COM
mitted the police summoned the maid
to the house to question her. She
| however. and Mrs. O'Brien and the
neighbors declared she did not an
swer the description of the woman
seen leaving the house after the
assault
as about forty years in a bulletin
issued by the police this morning.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
"BEST" PLAN FOR PEACE.
World Association in Some Form,
Woman Voters View.

Some form Of international assocfa-
tion is the best way to secure perma-
nent peace. according to the results
SO far tabulated in a round table be-
ing conducted by Miss Ruth Morgan.
chairman of the League Of Women
voters committee on international
cooperation to prevent war.
Miss Morgan will not have her re-
port ready until the league conven-
ton April to IA at Des Moines, but
the above sentiment Is deduced from
replies of 500 persons so far received
from fourteen states. The majority
sentiment so far is against the
United States remitting war debts to
any nation in exchange for disarma-
ment agreements.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
RUNAWAY DAMAGES AUTO.

Two horses belonging to George
Hoover, ice dealer at 18th and %
streets northeast, became frightened
near 5th and A streets northeast to-
day and ran north on 5th street, made
q turn east at B streets. the wagon
damaging a new automobile belong.
ing to Louis Wolfe, 263 Tennessee
avenue northeast, parked in front of
1929 B street northeast The animals.
were stopped before any further dam
age was done. Damage to the auto
mobile was estimated at $3.50.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
NO END SEEN FOR
RUHR DEADLOCK
Both France and Germany
Persist in RefusaIs to Yield
Present Policies.
BY GEORGE WITT.
BY Wireless to The Star and Chicago Da
NeMs. COnYriRht. lA2a

by Wireless to The Star and Chicago DAILY
News Copyright, 1923.
BERLIN. March 26.-No end of the
Ruhr deadlock is in sight. Germany
has been unofficially informed thai
premier Poincare will not negotiate un-
III the Berlin government has ended
It's passive resistance in the occupied
area. To this demand Germany has re-
piled that she will not negotiate unit!
the last French soldier has left tho
Ruhr district. Both sides. however. re-
iterated time and time again that they
will not yield an inch
That Germany has given up hope Of
OUTSIDE intervention at this time Is eyi-
dent from the fact that she has per
mltted the reichstag to take a long
vacation, and without parliament the
government cannot take any decisive
steps in the Ruhr question
Warning by Newspapers
Both the spirit and the basis for
negotiations are locking" says St!n-
meine Zeitung. we shall never
give in" This paper warns neutral
countries not to try TO intervene.
NOBODY can deny that some day we
shal have TO negotiate with France" :"
the newspaper continues. but to Of
hcSotIdAe with france today
would mean complete submission to
the dictatorship OF French militarism.
the loss OF tIe RhiEelani and TIC for
fetture Of the last bit of national in
dependence and political liberty" Tho
democratic Berlin Boersen Zeitung
reports that among people in the Ruhr
district the conviction is growing that
the French VIII withdraw from the
Ruhr in few weeks While express
ing its belief in this connection. tho
Boersen Zeitung prints II as evidence
OF the unchanged faith of the Ruin
population that their cause will win
in the long run.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
CHARGE OF ABDUCTION
BY U. S. AGENT PROBED
Havana Court Inquiring Into Con-
viction in U. S. of Manuel Castro
for Smuggling Immigrants.

HAVANA, Cuba, March 26.-Acting
under a request from President Zayas
DR. Ortiz Casasova of the local dis
trict court Is investigating published
charges that an agent of the United
States government abducted Manuel.
Castro and took him to Tampa. Fla.
where he recently was convicted on
a charge of smuggling immigrants.
According to the local papers
story, after Castros extradition had
been refused by the Cuban govern
ment he was visited by a man whose
name is not given and member of
the Havana police force, and on the
to the local chief Of police to fur
nish information. Castro was placed
on boat and forcibly taken to the
United States.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
PERIL FROM ICE GORGE
SHIFTED FROM IOWA
Farm Lands Threatened No Longer
Endangered, But Nebraska
-: Town Now Menaced.

OMAHA, Nebr. March 26.-Danger
of property damage to Iowa farm
lands from flood waters of the Mis-
souri, river. opposite Onawa, Iowa,
near where an ice gorge recently
formed. had passed this morning as
the river cut channel through the
ice on the Nebraska side. but a new
menace took its place as the rapid
current was cutting the Nebraska
banks so rapidly at Decatur, Nebr
that it was necessary for workmen to
begin the task OF removing a small
number of houses and an abandoned
grain elevator to prevent them from
being swept away.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
SUES WIFE FOR DIVORCE.

Claudio Hayden today filed suit for
an absolute divorce from Thelma E.
Hayden. They were married March
IL, 1913. and have one child. Miscon-
duct is alleged and correspondent
named Attorney George E. Mcneil
anpears for the husband.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
DENNY PARTY RETURNING.
Henderson Will Make First Stop
at Kingston, Jamaica.

at hlnBSC0n, j Jama1ca.
ABOARD. N. s. s. HENDERSON, EN-
ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, March rs.
After two weeks in the Canal Zone,
most of which was spent with the bat
tie feet, witnessing the most extensive
maneuvers ever held by the Navy. Sec
retary DENLY and the congressional
party accompanying him sailed on the
Henderson today for Kingston, Jamaica,
where the first stop will he made on
the trip back to the United States.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
HAMMER WlElDER
BELIEVED LUNATlC

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-03-26

The first meeting OF the general
committee, which includes the chair
men of all the committees, with the
executive committee, will be held
w Wednesday night at s o'clock. 1t Is
expected that each chairman will
make a report.
Evening star., 1923-03-26

The pageant and baggage committees
will meet tomorrow night: the auto
parking and grandstand committees
Thursday night, and the registration
and decoration committees Saturday.
Evening star., 1923-03-26

Rivalry for the city to have the
Shrine convention next year has
already started, Denver. Co, and
Kansas City. Mo-. having announced
their candidates.
Evening star., 1923-03-26
Refers to Controversy.

Sugar excepted" says the Fair
Tariff League in a supplemental
statement issued with the letters to
the President and the Tariff Commits
sion, mot single public interest of
large moment is included In the in
vestigation."
I'VE sincerely hope" says the let
ter to the President in conclusion,
that You VIII quickly instruct the
commission to address itself to the
more important industries so long
a matter Of unhappy and general
controversy"
Evening star., 1923-03-26
Shrine Convention
Notes.

Abdallah Temple of Louisville. KY,
today made application for attending
the Imperial Council session. The ad-
dition of this temple brings the total
number thus far registered up. to 130
thirty-four in excess of those at
tending the Frisco Shrine conclave
last year.
Evening star., 1923-03-26

Real Indians will be seen on some
OF the floats during the two large
parades. II was stated. To add to the
picturesqueness of the pageantry.