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Evening star., 1923-03-24
French Macy Increasing Range
Of Old Guns on Battlesl,ips
Vice admiral Laca5e Says Vital Changes
Unfedsible, But alterations O. X. if
Tonnage and Caliber Is Same.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 24-"The Washing
ton treaty permits changes in old
warships. but vital changes are un-
feasible" is the opinion expressed. by
Vice Admiral Lacaze, one of the most
distinguished officers in the French
navy and former minister of marine
in commenting today on the discus
sion of the treaty terms now going on
in England and the United States
the present discussion relates to
changes made in British ships under
construction at the time the treaty
was made. So long as these ships
remain under $4,000 tons. and without
exceeding the caliber prescribed. there
is nothing in the Washington treaty
preventing the British from making &
the ships in question longer or re-
total caliber prescribed is not sx-
ceeded."
Explains French Changes.
In discussing the question of
changing old ships, Admiral Lacaze
said:
From time immemorial 1t has been
the custom to make alterations in old
ships if they were not to be thrown
away, but with battleships it is out of
the question to make any vital
changes. The ships are built and ball
anced to carry certain caliber weights
and these cannot be altered at will,
SO that all that France is doing con-
SiSts in changing the sights and MIX
Evening star., 1923-03-24

ing altera tions in the turrets 10 per
NIT a longer range for the old guns
France is making no effort to avoid
the provisions of the Washington
agreement. should she wholly ratify
it, he said. adding:
I'VE discontinued the construction
of five battleships. two or which were
nearly completed, and our whole pol
icy now is to build smaller vessels"
Admiral Laca@e made 1t plain that
he is not in sympathy with those who
wish to scrap the capital ships. and
he claims that the whole question of
limiting the number of such ships is
therefore an idle one.
Sees More Wars.
We are by no means at the end of
world wars" he asserted. THE next
will be more terrible than the last
one and one Of the main factors in
that war will surely be the big ships.
was due TO the big ships that we
maintained the blockade of Germany;
the latter's use of submarines was
not successful enough to counterbal-
ance the battleships.
There are two present principles
we are bound to apply-frst, so long
as one nation has battleships the
other nation must have them also,
and, second, until we find substi-
tute for battleships we are bound to
maintain them.
The naval thought of the world
Is now concentrated in finding not
only big ship, but an invulnera bl 9
one. 1t is recognized that building
many small submarines and other
light vessels is more expensive than
battles ships"
Evening star., 1923-03-24
IRISH PEACE EFFORTS
REPORTED PROGRESSING
Important Announcement Ex-
pected Early Next Week-Two
Women Killed by Raiders.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, March 24.-Information
has reached Cork on the highest au-
rhority, says the Press Association,
that the proposals for peace in Ire
land recently put forward by Most
Rev. John Harty, Archbishop of
Cashel, and others, which have been
under consideration by the republic
can army executive, are being dis
cussed "in satisfactory manner
tImportant progress is being made,
It is stated, and in all probability a
public announcement on the subject
will be made early next week.
An eighty-year- woman and her
daughter were shot dead yesterday at
.Aughafin. Longford, by a raiding
party.
The daughters husband is ma
fionaI officer, and it is believed he
WAS being sought.
A mine wrecked the lobby OF a mo-
ton picture theater in Dublin last
night An outburst of rifle and ma
chine gun firing followed. One man
was seriously hurt.
MULLINGAR. Ireland, March a.
Jrregulars early today attacked out
posts of national troops quartered at
the railway station and near the
towns reservoir. The band was re-
pulsed after prolonged rife and ma
chine gun fire. The nationals suf-
Fered no casualties.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
REVEALS FRIEND
OF SLAIN MODEL
Mysterious "Mr. MarshaIp'
J. K. Mitchell of Philadel-
phia, Says Prosecutor.
LISTED RUBBER co. HEAD
Social Register Shows Man in
Murder Case Husband of Mrs.
Frances Stotesbury Mitchell.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 24-A ssistant
District Attorney Pecora today an
rounced that the mysterious "afr
Marshall" who was the last person
Known to see Miss Dorothy Keenan,,
slain model, before she was chloro-
formed. was J. X. Mitchell Of Phila-
adelphia
terious Mr.. wilson" "MarshaIi's" s"
secretary. who was said to have ac-
companfed the Philadelphia TO the
Keenan, suite. as John H. Jackson. a
New York lawyer.
Mr., Mitchell, listed in the Phila-
delphia social regiter as ]. Kearsley
Mitchell, is president Of the Phila-
delphia Rubber Works Company and
husband of Mrs. Frances Stotesbury
Mitchell, prominent in Philadelphia
and New York society.
Answers Call in Probe.
Mr.. Mitchell came to New York last
night in response to a request from
Mr.. Pecora. who wanted to question
him further about the possibility that
he might have written Miss keenan,
letters which could have been made
the basis for an effort to blackmail
him. He returned to Philadelphia
after a telephone conversation with
the assistant prosecutor.
The mystery of the identity Of mfr.
Marshall had been intensified just
before Mr. Pecora broke his silence
of more than week, when Nelson
Olcott. counsel for the mysterious
man, declared fatty that Mr.. Mitchell
was not Marshall" and that he
would prepare statement disclosing
his clients identity.
Mr.. Pecora said. few minutes
later: MY attention has just been
called to the publication in one Of
the New York papers that the man
known as Marshall, whose name ap-
peared in connection with the death
of Dorothy Keenan,. is in reality one
j. Is. Mitchell of Philadelphia I re-
gret that such publication has been
made. Inasmuch as it has been made
without my consent or authority, /
think it only fair and proper for me
to confirm the fact that the man
known as MARSHALL is John Kearsley
Mitchell"
Mr. Mitchell is a son-in-law of Ed
ward Townsend Stotesbury. who is a
Philadelphia capitalist, head of Drexel
& Co. of Philadelphia and a member
of the firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co. of
New York.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
NATION PAYS HONOR
T0MAJ. GEN. B|DDLE
Imposing Ceremonies in Trib-
ute. to Military Leader at
Funeral Today.
SERVICES AT CHURCH
Fighters of Famous Marine Corps.
Deceased Officer Once Commanded,
Accompany Body to Arlington.
SERVICES AT CHURCH

With the highest honors within its
power to give it's victorious leaders
in the fighting services. the nation, at
it's capital. today paused to pay last
tribute, with military ceremony
to Mai. Gen. William P. Biddle.
former commandant of the United
States Marine Corps. who died Febru-
airy "a. at Nice, France.
Fighters of the famous corps Of
later day. who carried in battle the
ideals of the corps which the deceased
general helped to set-the famous 9th
regiment. which set its shoulders and
it's guns against the most military ma
tion Of the world, and turned the tide
at Chateau ThierTy-stood in peace
full silence outside the Church of the
Epiphany, G street, between 18th and
14th streets, this morning, while the
services were being held within.
Joining them in the tribute to their
former commander were seamen, rep
resenting the Navy. and field artillery
and cavalry, representing the Army.
Ceremony Most Impressive.
It was the most impressive mill
tary funeral which the city has wit
surrounding streets was stopped dur
ing the ceremony. while the troops
filled the streets for blocks in the vi
cinity. Thousands of civilians with
barred and bowed heads filled the side
walk in tribute to one who had helped
to keep the nation supreme.
The famous 5th Marine Regiment
held the position of honor directly
in front of the church. and filled tha
entire block in massed battle forma-
tion, with flxed bayonets. As the cas-
ket came into view through the
sent" their bright bayonets flashing
in the bright morning sun. and the
United States Marine Band played
Nearer, My God, to Thee" as the
casket. supported by high ranking
body bearers of the Marine Corps,
was borne slowly to the artillery
caisson The casket was silver
trimmed, with emblems of the corps.
covered by the colors. lilies and the
braided cap of the major general Of
the corps and his sword.
Signals Order to March.
few moments of silence. while
officers strapped the casket fast to
the caisson, and Maj. Gen. John A.
Lejeune, present commandant of the
corps, signaled the order to march
To muff1ed drums, draped in mourning,
the march to Arlington was begun.
into 18th street from G street the
Marine Band played a dirge. The
right of the line was held by the
marine regiment which came from
it's base at Quantico early today.
With fixed bayonets and in massed
battle formation, the men marched
slowly to the music AS the colors
of each organization and the caisson
passed along the line heads Of those
on the side lines were barred and
bowed in the chill winds
Following the 5th Regiment Of Ma
rines was a battalion of seamen gun
ners from the Washington navy yard.
followed in turn by a squadron of
cavalry in bright nicke1ed trappings
IContinued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1923-03-24
ACCUSED BANKER INSISTS,
INTEARS, HE'S INNOCENT
Francesca Tisbo and Wife Brought
to Prison in Naples-Jewels
Declared Old Purchase.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
NAPLES, March 24.--Francesco Tis-
bo. the fugitive New York steamship
ticket agent and banker who was ar
rested here when he arrived with his
wife on the steamer Taormina from
New York Thursday, burst into tears
when interrogated in the prison today
and declared himself innocent of the
larceny charges on which he has been
indicted in New York.
|. Mrs. Tisbo, who also is being detain-
ed, told the authorities that the jew
els found in the couples baggage be-
longed to here before she went to
America and were not purchased with
money from the Tfseo bank.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
War Romance
With DC C.Setting
Ends in Diuorce
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 24.-Two American
women were granted divorces from
their American husbands by the
Paris civil tribunal yesterday.
They are Mrs. Frederick II. Prince,
jr., who. before her marriage, was
Mary Elizabeth Harding. daughter
of W. p. G. Harding, governor of
the federal reserve bank of Boston,
and Mrs. Eugene Van Rensselaer,
Thayer of New York and Boston,
who was Miss Gladys Baldwin
Brooks. Both divorces were for
desertion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prince were mar
ried in Washington, July IA. 1917,
having met while Mr Prince, as a
member of the Lafayette Esca-
drille, was serving with the French
aeronautic mission. When the war
ended Mr.. Prince refused to re-
turn to America to make his home.
The court granted Mrs. Prince GUS
tody of the only child Of the mar
riage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer were mar
ried in Newport, L. J.. September
8, 1903.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
BY LEOPOLD ALETRINO.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1928
AMSTERDAM, March 24-Princess
Herminie, wife of Ex-Emperor Will
liam, has left Doom for Sabor Castle
in Silesia, where she will pass the
Easter holidays with her two sons
and afterward will return to Doom.
Contrary to recent reports she will
not proceed to the Island of Corfu.
1t is denied that the relations be-
tween the former emperor and his
second wife are strained. They are
often seen together in the garden at
tached to the house of Doom, where
Princess Herminie has succeeded in
creating a real society life among
the noble families in the neighbor-
hood.
The princess has adopted an attitude
of modesty, indicating that she is
anxious to avoid anything which might
Evening star., 1923-03-24
SAUNDERS REFUSES
STOCK TO SHORTS
PiggIy Wiggly President De-
CIares Chain Store Shares
Are Now "Priceless."
DENOUNCES WALL STREET
Reports Conflict on Amount of
Stock Sold to Meet
Contracts.
Rr the Associa ted Press

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 24-Shares
of class A Piggly Wiggly common
stock held by Clarence Saunders
president of Piggly wiggly Stores
Inc, and badly wanted by shorts
sellers who were caught in the jam
Tuesday when bear raid on the
stock was repelled, are priceless to-
day.
Speaking of this stock, whicn yes
terday the Piggly wiggly head quoted
to shorts" at 800 per share, Thurs
day at $50 until o'clock in the
afternoon. and for a time thereafter
at $3.50, Mr.. Saunders declared in 4
statement uttering defiance to Wall
street" late last night:
Il have no price of any kind to Of
fer to any further short interests
Even $1,000 a share would not buy
from me single certificate for q
short My offer of 500 was for ono
day only and will not DE extended
Denounces Wall street.
Mr. Saunders denounced Wall
street and its tactics bitterly and
ueCIdTeu lIdL Ilo eAptClCu " SHltl
suit against the New York Stock Ex-
change, which he characterized as
"of all institutions in America the
worst menace in all its power to ruin
all who dare to oppose it,
Wall street got licked badly" Mr.
Saunders continued, land then called
for mamma OF course, mamma,
the New York Stock Exchange
heard the cry for its petted child"
Out of approximately $4,000 shares
which Mr.. Saunders said were due
him. just 40 were delivered to him
Friday.
Mr.. Saunders said he would here
after dispose of his stock by selling
direct to the people-they trust me
but they don't trust Wall street" He
would not allow the stock to be sold
in the curb market, he insisted
Il am not afraid. Let Wall street
get me if it can. 1t is because
most people are afraid that nothing
Trading Subsidies.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Piggl,
Wiggly. one of Wall streets leading
topics for the past few days, virtu
ally dropped out of sight when a ma
jority of those caught short" Tues
day when trading in Piggly wiggl,
Stores, Inc, class A common stool
was suspended on the New Yorl
Stock Exchange. settled their ac
counts on the basis of the s100 Offer
made by. Clarence Saunders. presi
dent of the corporate
While accurate information as t.
the number of shares delivered to Z
w Bradford, counsel for Mr.. Saun
ders, was withheld, it was stated tha
by far the larger number of tn,
shorts" took advantage of the lower
offer.
A few sales were made in the earl.
forenoon at $125 to s135 previous t.
receipt in New York of Mr.. Saunders
instruction to the National Bank o
Commerce. where he had a consider
able supply of the stock, to permi
the shorts" to buy it for delivery tt
his representative at 500 share.
Mr.. Bradford, who is a Washington
attorney and a director in the Piggl.
Wiggly corporation, said he woult
remain in New York today to settle
with the few shorts" who failed tt
put in an appearance yesterday.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
Kaiser's Wife on Easter Trip:
Still Sp~ned by His Family

give the slightest cause for hostility
upon the part of the H ohenzollern
family. Although the strict division
of the ex-kaiser's property and the
property of his wife made in the mar
r1age contract removed a bone of con-
tention. the kaiser's children and the
German ex-crown princess still refuse
to recognize their stepmother-in-law
and never come to Doorn
Another feature of the marriage
contract is that the princess has a
right to go twice a year to Germany
for six weeks to watch the education
Of her two elder sons and to inspect
her estate.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
SENATOR DEMANDS
BIG BUSINESS CURB
Gambling, Such as That in
Sugar, to Bring 1924 Sur
prises, Says Ladd.
MANLY FOR COURT CLUB
Injunction Offers Means of Deal
ing Promptly With Specu-
lators, His View.
MANLY FOR COURT CLUB

The demand for action against gam
blers in sugar who it is charged. have
forced the price to a high level in
the last two months, was further en-
phasized today by Senator Ladd of
North Dakota. who issued state-
ment predicting that next year-will
contain important surprises for the
old-line political parties unless some
thing is done to curb big business"
At the Department of Justice it was
said that the Investigation into the
charges of a combination TO boost
sugar prices is proceeding"
The suggestion was made today by
Basil NJ. Manly. director of the peo-
pies legislative service. that the in
junctive process be used in dealing
with the spectators on the sugar
market. BY the use of the injunc-
tion. Mr.. Manly said, it would be pos
sible to deal promptly with the spec
ulatorS. hitting at sales made purely
for the purpose of increasing prices
and not made for delivery.
People Ahead of Parties.
Senator Ladd. in his statement to-
day, declared that the people are far
ahead of the old political parties, who
seem without courage to face the
problems of the American masses"
Sugar at Z cents a pound and above
Senator Ladd characterized as pure
graft and worse" He asked for the
sible for the present robbery of the
American people by a sugar corner"
For every one-cent rise in the
price of sugar" said Senator Ladd.
the people of this country are being
robbed at the rate Of $90,000.000 an
nually. We are told that sugar may
go to 20 cents per pound before June /.
Under those conditions the Amer
lean housewives and their families
are to be robbed at about the rate
OF $1,000, 100000 a year for the benefit
of a bunch of speculators gamblers
and grafters, some of whom are evil
IDENTIFY not only in high society, but,
il we believe the rumors, are holding
responsible positions at the will of
the people.
People Losing Confidence.
There has been too much Of this in
the past eight years and the common
people are losing confidence in those
whom they have honored in the past
and old party lines are crumbling un-
til, as shown in the last election,
party labels no longer insure cleo
tions when there are good primary
laws so that the will of the people
may be freely record led
Cites Department Statement.
Basil NJ. Manly. director of the
peoples legislative service, who an
nounced several days ago he had
urged President Harding to bring
about federal Investigation of re-
cent Increases in sugar prices. issued
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
Look for Fingerprints.
EXPECT SENATOR'S DEATH
WITHIN NEXT "a HOURS
Colorado Lawmaker Has Been
Critically Ill With Tumor
of Stomach.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo. March 24.-Hope
for saving the life of United States
Senator Samuel D. Nicholson. who is
critically Ill here from a tumor of
the stomach, was practically aban-
doned today when physicians attend
ing him issued a statement announc-
ing he was not expected to live
through the next tWentyfour hours.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
MRS. WEEKS IMPROVED.
Wife of War Secretary Arrives at
Home Here With Husband.

Mrs John ". Weeks, brought home
last night from Georgia suffering
from intestinal indigestion. was said
today to be very much improved"
Secretary Weeks, who returned to
washington with her, remained At
her bedside during the day.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
ATTll. IN WOMAN
LEaJ2 70 ARREST

James Ma colored, eighteen years
old, OF 40. street northeast, was
arrested b eatral Office detectives
today and IN suspicion of having
assaulted y Catherine Gainey,
sixty years ID. 900 * street north
east. Mack 1ied the accusation, al
though a ghbor of the elderly
woman who was attacked partially
identified him as the negro she saw
running from the Gainey home.
Police declared today Mrs. Gainey's
assailant must be a maniac obsessed
With a desire to destroy human life
by means of asphyXiation. Not only
did the man turn on several gas jets
after he had left his victim, but re-
ports of another house in the north
east section OF the city being entered
by colored man who opened numer-
Gus jets were received. investigated
by the police and found to be true.
Found Negro in Kitchen.
Capt. William beavers of 1915 Mary
land avenue northeast, reported that
he and his family were away from
home last Tuesday. During their alb
sence his brother-in-law, William
Curtin, 720 I street southeast. visited
the premises and found q negro in
the kitchen.
The intruder managed to get away,
but Curtin found two gas jets open
Later Capt. beavers found more Jets
open on the second floor.
Mack was arrested behind a bill
board early today by Detectives Keck
and Darnall. He gave the police an
account of what he had been doing
the last few days. and said that he
strolled out to Northeast Washing
ton early this morning and stopped
on the lot where he was arrested. kim
ding a fire to warm himself. 1t was
his intention to go home later in the
morning. he said.
Look for Fingerprints.
A thorough examination of the room
in which Mrs. Gainey was assaulted
was made today for fingeTprints of
the assailant, but none was found.
The detectives took a bloodstained
chair to police headquarters. where
1t was examined by Detective Sand
berg, Identification expert
He failed to obtain any lngerprint
marks from the stains on the chair.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
REPORT "DIvINE SARAH"
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, March 24.-The state of Sa-
rah Bernhardt's health is causing the
greatest alarm. The noted actress
passed very bad night and her physi-
clans today express fears of the worst.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
WEATHER.

Fair and colder tonight and tomor-
row, lowest temperature tonight
freezing or slightly below. Tempera-
ture for "a hours ended at pm, to-
day: Highest, IS, at 1880 pm. yester-
day; lowest, 40. at am. today.
Full report or page ..
Evening star., 1923-03-24

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular editioh is
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-03-24
Cites Department Statement.

Basil NJ. Manly. director of the
peoples legislative service, who an
nounced several days ago he had
urged President Harding to bring
about a federal investigation of re-
cent increases in sugar prices. issued
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1923-03-24

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column s.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
ALL AROUND THE wOODSTOCKS

August I, st the home Of Mrs Louis
Lindeman, East Woodstock. at ; o.
clock. Miss r. L. Gleason Of Attain
Ia. Ca. will be the speaker.
Miss Leila S. Holt is visiting Miss
Jane Ferguson in New York City.
DIR. and Mrs. George c. Lincoln OF
Worcester spent Sunday At "Rel-
mawr."
Mrs. Charles Dean of Wellesley
Farms recently visited her nephew.
Philip r. Dean.
Mrs. Pitman and children Of New
Haven have been recent guests Of Mr.,
and Mrs. William Gallup.
Poultney Bigelow Of Maiden on
Hudson spent Monday night as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert W.
Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Gordon
Murray of New York City motored
through Woodstock Sunday, on their
way TO Portsmouth. n. H., and called
on friends in town.
The windham County Farmers
Association and County n. +. NJ. p.
A. Field Trip starts at Woodstock
Hill, Thursday. August 18th, at $50
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
EAST WOODSTOCK

Spencer Jordan spent the weekend
in New Haven.
Robert and Kenneth Pike are spend
ing the week at Camp Woodstock.
L. H. Lindeman and family enter
tanned last week, Halsey Allen and
wife and three children Of Sterling.
Mess, Mr.. and Mrs. William Linde-
man of New York.
Mrs. W. L. Hancock. son and
daughter of Dorchester. Mass, are
spending the month of August with
Mrs. c. II. Potter. Mrs. Hancock join
ed them for the weekend
A meeting Of the League of Won
en- Voters will be held with Mrs. l..
II. Lindeman next Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Miss Fanny Gleason of
Georgia will be the speaker of the
afternoon. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Mrs. Lucy Morse, aged 50, was
found unconscious early Monday
morning by members of the family
She was stricken with paralysis dur
ing the night. Her condition is re-
garded as serious. She had not re-
covered consciousness Wednesday. A
nurse is in attendance.