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Evening star., 1923-02-09
HOUSE TO APPROVE
BRITISH DEBT PLAN
BY BIG MAJORITY
Continued from First Pase)

decent haste and without obtaining
any essential information as to whV
the particular terms were agreed
upon.
'1f l had absolute knowledge that
the proposition before the House was
the best that Great Britain could do
he said. Il would be willing to agree
to it. But I haven't that knowledge.
We had one commissioner before the
committee. but we got little informa =
tion from him. We ask ed for some Of
the propositions Great Britain sub
mitted. but were told that all this
was highly confidential and could not
be disclosed.
I'm view of the fact that all the es-
scntials of the law creating the COM
mission were ignored in making the
settlement we have a right to some
information as to why it was ig-
nored.'
Mr.. Collier protested against what
he termed partisanship In the settle
ment, declaring that the democrats
had been without representation in
the negotiations. and challenging the
republicans to point to a single Incl
dent in previous political history OF
the coutry where such matter had
been subjected to partisanshp.
Representative Frear. republican
Wisconsin. said the facts were tina,
Great Britain has offered a splendid
settlement"
with a per capita debt of $500
against $3.50 for the United States
he said. "Great Britain, without hope
OF collecting from her debtors, has
done a wonderful thing to come as
close to toeing the mark. We can
not fail to recognize this position"
Representative Longworth of Ohio
another republican on the ways and
means committee, told the House he
regretted that Representative Collier
had injected partisanship into the
discussion. He denied that he had
ever said that the 81 o u" of Great
Britain held by the Treasury for its
debt was without security, explaining
that all he had ever said was that ir
the making of the original loans tc
the foreign nations the law had beer
"And / will leave it to any unpreju.
diced. lawyer in this House to say
whether that statement is not cor.
rect" he added.
Although a division in che demo.
cratic vote appeared probable, Rep.
resentative Garrett of Tennessee, the
minority leader. in agreeing to con
sideration of the debt measure today
when the unanimous consent motion
was carried yesterday after it's re,
port by the ways and means commit
tee, said there was no disposition or
the democratic side to delay action.
Prospects today were that the ad
ministration shipping bill would b,
given preference in the Senate, fol
q time, at least, when the debt meas
ure goes to that body.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
WEDDING IS SEQUEL
T0PENf|ELD WISH
Eugene W. 0ng and Former
Wife of D. C. Lawyer
Married in New York.
DIVORCE IS RECALLED
Resignation of Fruit Company Of.
fetal Followed Expose Of
Love Affair.
DIVORCE IS RECALLED
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, n. Y, February o.
Fulfilling a demand made upon Eu-
gene w. Ong, former vice president.
director and general manager OF the
United Fruit Company, by Walter
Scott Penfleld OF Washington. d. c..
a lawyer. the former on January "a mar
ried Mrs. Alice Lucille Bacon Penfieid.
the divorced wife Of the latter. The
ceremony took place in the Park Ave-
nue. Baptist Church and was performed
IN the presence OF small circle of
friends by Rev. Z. Eugene Castor, pas
tor.
The marriage marked another chap
ter in sensational charges which be
came public late in 1920, involving
the two principals in the marriage.
and resulted in the resignation of
Ong from the fruit company, of which
his multi-millionaire father-in-law
Andrew w. Preston is president. The
publication of the charges caused a
stir in society circles Of the east.
Mrs; Penfield was one OF the leaders
time of the publication of the sensa-
tional charges
Mrs. Penfleld obtained a divorce In
Reno, July 30. 1920, on a charge of
desertion and Ong was divorced by
bis wife in Massachusetts, January 20
last.
In December. 1921. it was reported
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ong and Mr.. and
Mrs. Penfield had held a conference in
a New York hotel. during which Pen
field laid down his ultimatum that
Ons marry Mrs. Penfeld. as he had
been the nrirrinaI In WrnnISino the
home of the latter couple. Mr.. Pen
field also was reported to have de-
manded the separation or Ong from
the fruit company 1t was followed
at any rate. by the resignation OF
Ong.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
Warrant for Girl
Who Said klan
CrossedHerBody
By the Associated Press.

oy tHe hsSOcldteu fresB.
CHICAGO, February 9.-A war
rant for the arrest Of Miss Mildred
Erick. said to be choir singer, on
. charge Of disorderly conduct. was
issued today in municipal court on
complaint Of her father, as a result
OF her story that two hooded men
had cut crosses on her body with a
penknife.
The young woman, who is twenty
four years old. said she had recently
Joined the Catholic Church, and that
soon thereafter she received a note
signed 'ISu Klux Klan" and threat
ening, I'VE are going to get you for
leaving your church."
Last Monday night, she said, she
was kidnapped and taken to a prairie
and. mntilated by her assailants.. A
physician, who attended her, said he
found ten cuts I'm the form OF
crosses on her body.
The police explained that the is
suance Of the warrant was chiefly
for the purpose Of permitting. them
to take her from a lodging house.
where she lives with a trained nurse,
for the purpose Of questioning her.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
FACES
SW|NDL|NG CHARGE

The trial Of James Fl. De Pue. once
pastor of a prominent Presbyterian
church. who is accused of using the mails
to defraud. in connection with an AL
legged correspondence school course. at
tracted large crowd today to the Su-
preme Court, Criminal Division. No. +.
Justice Stafford presided and the day
was devoted to the testimony of wit
nesses who declared they had lost
large sums Of money by answering ad-
vertisements which the former clergy
man is alleged to have inserted in Wash
ington newspapers calling for partners.
William H. Haywood, jr., of 1921 K
street northwest testified he first met
Mr.. De Pue three years ago, when
he answered an advertisement in a
local afternoon paper. The notice,
a company required the services OF a
secretary and treasurer who could
furnish $500 capital.
The author of that advertisement.
Haywood said, turned out to be De
Pue. who laid out to the witness an
nation" by means of an organization
| called the Consolidated Schools.
For $500, Haywood testified, De Pue
offered to make him his .'right-hand
! man" Haywood declared he parted
with the money and later received
some letterheads from the clergyman
which bore the name Of De Pue in
one corner and Haywood in the other.
Beneath the name of the clergyman
was written Princeton University,
| Superintendent OF Instruction"
The witness said he remained in
partnership with De Pue for many
months. but never received any COM
pensation nor interest on his invest
ment. He declared De Pue made no
appreciable effort to carry out his
nf .nrft te, ;z.%
throughout the United States and es-
tablishing bureaus in large cities.
| Eventually. the witness said, he with
drew, after fruitless effort to regain
some of his lost capital.
| Miss Rella NJ. Lane. 1869 Columbia
| road. testified she answered a similar
| advertisements and received a reply
! from De Pue. who outlined to her an
| education proposition under the name
of THE Civil Service Coaching
! Courses. Miss Lane declared De Pue
/ asked $500 for full half partnership
! in the business. but finally cut that
1 sum to $3.50. which she paid him.
After a short advertising campaign
! in local papers. the witness said. De
| Pue failed to take any more interest
| in the project. and Miss Lane demand
| ed the return of her money. She only
got back s25, she told the court. and
! declared the clergyman had not car
Tied out his promise to conduct a ma
| tional advertising campaign.
Similar testimony was offered by
Edward J. Reamer. Thomas G. Rear
don of 33 NJ street northwest and
Charles &. Jones of 1922 Sth street
/! northwest.
They told Of answering similar ad-
vertisements in Washington papers
and being approached by DePue. who.
after outlining vivid plans for a
tremendous national educa ationai sys-
tenn. obtained sums of money from
: them ranging from s125 up. Only
| one of these, Reardon, got back the
| money.
| The latter testified that he obtained
amount he had first contributed. but
| the court did not question him to
! ascertain how.
Evening star., 1923-02-09

party was above the obligation to in,
dividuals. He feels that way about
himself. And he is willing to abide by
any decision the party may make in
1924. There are positive disadvan-
tages to any explicit statement'on the
subject at this juncture. First OF all,
II he were TO say that he did not care
for denomination it would simply
stimulate Ill the various persons who
want the nomination TO begin active
campaigns. Party solidarity in Con-
sress would give way to individual
ism. Chances of making a good legis-
iative record might be impaired by the
desire Of candidates TO advertise
themselves as militant champions of
Various measures. And il is known
fact that parties make greatest head
way when they are harmonious rather
than divided into groups and blocs.
Problem of Patronage.
lf. on the other hand. President
Harding were to say fatty that he
is candidate for denomination it
would be like firing the opening gun
in the presidential campaign itself
The efforts of political groups and
organizations of various kinds to in
fuence his course on pending matters
would be redoubled. Pressure to
get friends appointed to public office
would be exerted in the light of what
delegations could be mustered for the
first ballot of the national conven-
gathered for the final fight in the
autumn after the nominations have
been made.
Mr.. Harding knows what it is to
deal with patronage. It's the most
troublesome and perplexing phase Of
presidential work. To announce him.
self as d candidate at this stage Of
the game would impart to the next
Twelve months a physical strain which
could not but diminish the energy of
man who has the responsibility of
the presidency
The President is anxious to avoid
discussion of the denomination ques
1ion. He did not inspire the recent
speech of Senator James Watson of
Indiana, republican, but the latter
made his own prediction of what the
republican party would do when he
said Mr.. Harding would surely be
renonlinated. There has been talk on
Capitol Hill that Jim Watson himself
was an aspirant for the republican
nomination in 1924. All this has been
on the theory that Mr. Harding was
tired and voluntarily would withdraw
senator Watson's speech was his own
deduction of what will happen. and
1t amounts to disavowal of any
candidacy of his own
Hoover's Opinion.
It will be recalled that Herbert
Hoover took occasion recently to an
nounce his belief that Mr. Harding
would be renominated. He, too, had
been mentioned as a candidate in the
event that Mr.. Harding withdrew.
The fact to be borne in mind is
that Mr.. Harding has no intention Of
siving up the presidency for personal
convenience, as has been indicated
from time to time by some who
enormously interpreted his candid re-
marks about the weighty RESPONSE
bilities of a President in this recon
struction period. Mr.. Harding will
accept the nomination If his party
wants him.
That's all there is to il. And with
that fact definitely implanted in the
minds of republicans. the ones who
seek the nomination will not be
numerous, as history has proved that
in most cases the man in the White
House is renominated by his party.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-02-09
DISMISSED CHIEFS
TALK WITH MELLON
Bureau of Engraving Case
Taken Up Again in Secret
Conference.
SEEK TO REMOVE TAINT
Treasury Officials Say There Are
No Plans to Take Back
Workers.
SEEK TO REMOVE TAINT

The case of twenty-eight dismissed
chiefs Of the bureau of engraving and
printing again has been taken up by
Secretary Mellon personally. it was
learned today. He conferred at the
Treasury with three of the dismissed
chiefs.
At the conference recently in the
Secretarys private Office were former
Director James L. Wilmeth. Il. II.
hshworth. former custodian of dies,
rolls and plates. and Dr. Jesse Ben
Jamin. former paper expert.
Nature Of Farley withheld.
What took place behind the closed
doors in respect to the status of the
dismissed persons. whose appeals for
restoration of civil service and re-
tlrement status are on President
Harding's desk. has not been officially
revealed 1t was learned indirectly
that the whole affair was gone over
with a view to learning what justice
might be done those persons who
were turned out overnight from their
positions on March 81. with the odium
OF suspicion clinging to their reputa
tons, and who ten months later were
exonerated Of any implied culpa bility
by an official statement from the
White House.
The three men. ii was understood
appeared at the conference to appeal TO
the Secretary of the Treasury to restore
10 their jobs those dismissed. to learn. IL
possible. what President Harding and
his administration intends to do about 1t.
What Secretary Mellon informed the
emssaries of the dismissed employees
has not been disclosed. The Secretary
however it was learned al the Treasury
has taken the position that the whole
affair is now in the hands of Presi-
dent Harding. who must take the next
step.
Reinstatement Not Considered.
Treasury officials have let ii be known
that no plans al all have been under
consideration for the reinstatement into
{ positions in the government Of those
| persons dismissed, even though they
have been fully eXonerated of the i'm
piled charges by a double check by two
investigating agencies-a special Trea
sury committee and a number of In
vcstigators Of the Department Of Justice
In connection with the question agi-
fating circles in close touch with the
situation. who started the alleged
determinations to convince the Presi-
dent to act" the name of Charles q
Brewer. an investigator Of the Depart
ment of Justice. continues to be fire.
quently mentioned. officials. however
whenever approached about this great
est mystery and one Of the most alb.
sorbing questions concerning the whole
affair. continue to maintain silence.
Evening star., 1923-02-09

four members of rescue crews have
been overcome by the fumes and
have had to be carried out by their
comrades. Many Of the rescuers have
beea struck by falling rock.
The walls and ceilings Of the tun-
nels are shaky and the excayating
trace their steps to clear the tunnels
Of debris that has fallen behind them.
AS soon as the entrance, which had
been blocked by the explosion. could
be cleared, exploration of the mine
was begun under the direction of the
manager and general superintendent.
The first men reached were the motor
man and nipper. who were only a
short distance inside the mine. Both
were dead. One was Identified as
Autoineke Kiriakos
Ventilation was restored by con-
struction OF temporary stoppings on
cross cuts. AS the rescuers proceeded
into the mine, they encountered nu-
merous falls and considerable debris
At midnight. the rescuers had gone
approximately a mile under ground
but they had not reached the actual
working places of the miners.
A large number of people have re
mained as near the mine entrance as
they could get ever since the eX
plosition, but there has been no dis
order
One hundred and forty-one miners
entered the mine yesterday, but
nineteen OF them had checked out be-
fore the explosion, SO that l.2 men
were in the mine when the accident
occurred.
The mine was what is commonly
termed in this district non
gaseous one. and was extensively
equipped with a sprinklins system
The fire bosses who remained in the
mine on the night preceding the eX
plosion did not report any unusual
conditions. The cause of the ex-
plosion has not been determined
The ventilating fan was so located
and installed that is was not dam
aged by the explosion and continued
i'll operation. The main force of the
explosion passed through the intake
airway, which is the main haulage
road. and. on reaching the surface
molished the concrete portal. Sub
sequently the haulage way caved in
at that point
The mine. which was one of the
smaller of the eight mines operated
here by the Phelps Dodge Corpora
ton, had a capacity OF about six hun
dred tons a day
Recently. when the mine was in
spected by inspectors for the bureau
of mines. it was reported To Wash
ington that every possible precaution
had been taken to safeguard the lives
of the men.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
MONEY FOR RUHR
STRIKERS SEIZED
Continued from First Page.)

loads of coal consigned to Switzer-
land to cross the Ruhr frontier at
Bracken. Another train destined for
Holland was cleared from Fried
erichsfeld.
BursOmaster IL Jailed.
DR.. James Ober. burgomaster Of
Duisburg. has been arrested and
jailed by the Belgian authorities. He
was expelled last week. but returned
home to resume his duties.
The French threaten to place an
embargo on the export of manufac-
tured articles. and steel and iron as
we'll. They also threaten to forbid
the importation Of iron ore, except
for Lorraine.
The German industrialists assert
that their plants will be forced to
shut down within a, week If imports
Of iron ore are cut of.
The miners are now receiving from
1880 TO $4,000 marks a day. with a
bonus of $50 marks for wife anu each
child. The steel workers wage
scale OF 1900 marks an hour went
into effect yesterday, retroactive to
February ].
Evening star., 1923-02-09
TRAFFIC CLUB DINNER.

The seventeenth annual dinner Of
the Washington Traffic Club will be
held tomorrow night at the Raleigh
Hotel. Covers will be laid for 100
The club is composed OF officers and.
representatives Of the railroad, steam
boat and express companies in Wash
ington.
Among the speakers Of the evening
are Dr. James K. Freeman, Comnis-
sioner Charles Keller. Representa-
tives. Philip p. Campbell of Kansas
and r. Walton Moore ofSVirginia and
George. NJ. Smith, superintendent
Pennsylvania Railway Company.
The committee in charge has worked
hard to make the function this. year
the best in the history of the club
and has provided an excellent pro-
gram of entertainment.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
EXPECT HOUSE TO ACT
ON D. {. BILL TODAY

The conference report on the Dis
trict appropriation bill, which was
agreed to by the Senate late yester-
day. was expected to come up for
conflrmatory. vote in the House today.
The ways and means measure for
refunding foreign debts was given
right Of way and the legislative pro-
gram arranged with the idea of using
the entire day upon this refunding
bill, which is expected to pass late
consideration by the House Of
changes in the District appropriation
bill, which must come back to the
House for vote and instruction to
tho conferees to accept the tentative
. .conferees, $50. :...
Evening star., 1923-02-09
PLAN EXPLOITATION.
American Firms May Take Lum-
berins Contracts.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, February 9.-Active ex-
ploitation of occupied Germany by
France and Belgium IL expected to be
under way completely in a short
time.
Coal Is already arriving by rail
and water in spite Of the rail strike
The technical preliminaries in con-
nection with working the state
forests have been finished. and it 10
announced that Belgium firms will
be invited to contract for the lum-
bering Foreign concerns, including
American and Canadian companies,
will later be charged with the same
work.
Slight shortage in Coal Deliveries.
BERLIN, February s.-The final
figures on German coal deliveries to
France and Belgium for December,
as complied here were made public
today. According to these figures.
Germany obligated to deliver 1.60o,-
900 tons, delivered 1.5l5.375 tons.
The undelivered balance, 1t Is ex-
plained, was due to the holidays and
the suspension OF extra working
staffs in December.
Evening star., 1923-02-09

ISL. M|HEt STARTS
ION NLASTLAP OF TRIP
900 DisembaTk at Savannah
and 45 Resume Journey
to New York.
WILL RELEASE BENEDICTS
Supply of Fresh Milk Cheers Brides
and Babies at Sa-
vannah.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. February q
The transport st. Mihiel, which brought
the last Of the American troops home
from Germany. sailed early today for
New York. She Is expected to reach
her destination Sunday morning.
The st. Mihiel landed a portion OF
her passengers. all members of the sth
Infantry at Savannah, and brought some
300 here yesterday. She still had on
board when she left here forty-five OIL
GERS and men who will be landed at
New York r
The soldiers who arrived here yester-
day, members of the Sd Battalion Of
the Sth lnfantry. last might bunked at
Fort Moultrie with their comrades OF
the I'd Battalion, who returned from
the Rhine last May. This crowded con
dltlon Will continue until February r.
when 432 recruits, awaiting transporta =
tion to Hawaii. will sail on the trans
port Grant. There are present 1.1o0
men at Fort MouItrie.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
ONE REPORTED KILLED
IN OKLAHOMA BLAST

TULSA. Okla. February "A ter
rife explosion which shattered win
dows in the downtown business dis
trict and residence sections of the CITY
was felt here at 10 o'clock this MORN
ing. Z. =
1t was reported that nitroglycerin
plant had been blown up and one man
was Killed near jerks. an oil town.
ten miles from here
Evening star., 1923-02-09
List of Notable Disasters
Recorded in Mining History

1869, Avondae mine, Plymouth, Pa, 17o killed.
1884. Laurel mine, Pocahontas, Va, liz killed
1892. Mine No. IL. Krebs, Oka 100 killed.
300. Sco6eld. Utah, 200 killed. sf%
1908. Hanna. Wyo.. l69 killed.
1906 Courieres mine Pas de Calais France Oeo killed
9O7. Darr mine, Jacobs Creek Pa. 23o killed
1907. Monongah mines Nos. 6 and g. West Virginia, 36l
killed.
1909. St. Paul mine, Cherry Hills, H.. ESQ killed
1911. Banner mine, Littleton Ala, 128 killed.
1913. Stagg CANYON mine No 3 Dawson n NJ 2o3 killed
1918 Cincinnati Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke
Company. Fnleyvlle, Pa, Us killed.
1914. Eccles, W. Va, 18l killed.
1914. Hilcrest, Alberta, 189 killed
1915. Layand, w. Va, Ill killed
9H. Speculator copper mine, Butte Mont, l63 killed
1917. Hastings mine, Victor-Amercan Fuel Company
Hastings Col, 1lo killed.
l9l2. Argonaut mine, Jackson Calf, AZ killed.
922. Spanger, Pa, II killed.
1922. Do1onite No 8, near Birmingham Ala. 81 killed.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
FALL KNOWS MINE.

The Dawson mine No. /, in which
the fatal accident occurred yester-
day. was up-to-date and one Of the
most modernly equipped mines I'm the
United States. Secretary Fall OF the
Interior Department said today. The
Dawson mine is short distance from
the Secretary's cattle ranch at Three
Rivers, y. Mex.
Two mine rescue cars OF the bu-
reau of mines have been dispatched d
to, the scene. one from Hannah, Wyo..
and another from Ajo. Ariz.. while
still another will be rushed from
Tuscon.
Secretary Fall was unable 10 guess
the cause of the disaster at Dawson
as he said. no miner is allowed in the
mine while shots are being fired to
blast down coal The mine is thor
oughly equipped with electricity. he
said. and has been declared to be
among the most modern in the United
States. The Secretary himself made
Evening star., 1923-02-09
ENDURANCE TEST HELD UP

DAYTON. Ohio, February "a
freezing rain moving toward Dayton,
reported from southern Ohio, caused
Lieuts. John A. Macready and Oak
ley Kelly today to postpone their
contemplated flight to establish 4
new world endurance record.
Lieut.. Macready announced that the
attempt probably would not be made
before February 25.
Evening star., 1923-02-09
MRS. MARY F. MORSE DEAD.

Mrs Mary Frances Morse, aged
eighty, widow of Orrin +. Morse. died
Thursday at the home OF her niece.
Mrs. Fred Irland, 1923 Columbia road
Mrs. Morse was born in Waterbury,
VT, and for the past eleven years
has lived in Washington. Her funeral
will be held tomorrow from Hines
undertaking parlors. 2901 14th street.