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Evening star., 1923-05-24
HIGH PRICES CAUSE.
Workers Plan to Spread Strike
Throughout District.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc .ated Press.
DORTMCND, May 24.-Five persons
were killed. including one woman and
one child, and from sixty to eighty
persons We're wounded Tuesday night
II conflicts between striking workmen
End the police. according to the casual
- lists issued by both the workers
and the police.
The DortmunG police and citizenry
last night were forming a self-pro-
taction force against the riotouS
elements. This force is being armed
with clubs. as firearms are forbidden
l,y the French. The German police
say the strikers are organized into
units each of 100 men. and are well
supplied with automatic pistols
Many thousand Of strikers attended
mass meeting i'll Dortmund. Bochum
and other towns IN the mining dis
, trict and pa.~ed resolutions to use
every effort to extend the strike
throughout the Ruhr and the Rhine
land.
IL is estimated that co. GOO men have
Quit work in the Dortmund district
Most of these are coal miners who
went on strike last week but have
been joined in the last few days by
Nrorkmen from two big iron and steel
liants.
The strikers are demanding a so
ger cent increase in wages because of
The high cost of living and the de-
prcCiation in the value of the mark.
Direct action against the rising cost
in living was taken in two towns.
Steele and Kay. where so-called Ger
maD commissions of control made the
rounds of sores and markets and
compelled dealers to reduce their
prices by half or more.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
STliLMAh APPEAL
FROM AWARD FAILS
T. the Associated Press.

i. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May o4-The appel =
late division of the supreme court to =
day upheld the award Of $500 a
month alimOny and $4,000 counsel
fees made Mrs. Anne L. Stillman by
Justice Morschauser last February
James A. Stillman. former New
York banker had appealed the award
IS excessive. after he had failed in
his efforts to win a divorce. naming
Fred Beauvais, Indian guide, as CO.
respondent.
IN his appeal Stillman said he had
zen Mrs. Stillman s21O.S33, in addi-
.i,on to fees of $4,000. The appellate
division was unanimous in it's action
To-day.
Mrs. Flo Leeds, named by Mrs. Still
,.1nan as correspondent, today had not
fed suit against the banker, as she
BAD threatened this week after as
- cting he had failed to support her
s.ta'ld.
& Nhile no word was forthcoming di-
'c: from Mr.. Stillman, his friends
=. ere quoted as saying be had given
- -. Leeds 100000 and that he was
~ city waiting to see IL she would
90 sing her threatened suit.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
20 Students Believed Poisoned
By Supper at Mckinley High
Health Department Suspects Ptomaine in
Food SerUed After Cadet Drill.
Inquiry Is Continuing.

ly i'll at the building TODAY He has
not Vet been able TO compile d list
of the number who were unable 10
report for class today.
some Of the pupils and teachers
were just beginning to feel i'll this
afternoon. Some of those who ate
supper were taken sick at midnight
and others reported that they awoke
during the night feeling badly.
According TO DIR. Fowler, symptoms
include cramps, dizziness, chills and
fever.
DIR. Fowler. at noon today directed
DIR. Boeteler. assistant health officer
to compile a complete list of those
and to make a detailed investigation
to find out just which kinds of food
were eaten by each victim.
According TO DR.. Murphy. the din
rer was served in the school cafe
terra. at 7th and Rhode Island ave
nue.. and was under the management
Of the persons who serve the regular
daily luncheons there. DR.. Murphy
said the peas used a : The dinner were
canned. The chicken is believed to
have been freshly killed fowl and the
potato salad. it is said. was made yes
terday morning.
DR. Fowler said today that he would
not attempt to say what caused the
illness until his men have made a
more careful inquiry.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
TAKE OPENER
AT BOSTON: SCORE 7 TO |
FIFTH INNING.

WESTINGHOUSE. Harris doubled up
against the left field fence. Rice walk
ed. Goslin doubled to center. scoring
Harris and Rice. O'Deul replaced Fer
gIscn in the box for Boston Wade ran
FOX Goslin.. Judge hit TO O'Doul, who
threw TO Mcmillan to cut down Wade
at third. but Mcmillan dropped the ball.
Wade being safe. Mcmillan got an error.
Evans forced Judge, O'Doul to Mitchell.
Peck hit to O'DouI. and Wade was run
down. O'Doul to Iicinich to Mcmillan.
Charity walked, filing the bases.
Zachary walked. Evans being forced in
3nd the bases being filled. Bluege
singled TO confer. scoring Peck and
Charity and sending Zachary to third.
Blucge stole second. Harris was hit
by d pitched ball. filling the bases.
Rec forced s. Harris. Mitnell to Pit
ce2eeg. Five runs, three hits, one error.
JlIee left.
6OSTON-WGde went to left for
Washington. Burns got two bases when
Rice dropped his fiy. after a short run.
=. Harris singled 10 right. scoring Burns.
McAIi:iln hit into double play, 5.
i'n.lis 10 Judge. Peck threw out Pit
t~:rSe". One run, one hit, one error,
none icf:.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
SOLUTION IS FOUND
IN SHIP RUM ruling
New Regulation Expected to
Put Crew Ration in Yes
sci Doctors Care.

Iudica tions were given at the
Treasury today that Secretary Mel
Ion had found way for recon
Cling the supreme courts recent
prohibition decision with foreign
laws requiring ships OF their ma
t.onals TO carry liquor as crew
TationS.
The belief was expressed that the
regulations necessary 20 carry ont
the high court decision barring
Iiuuor within the territorial waters
of the United States would be
actually promulgated within few
days. Officials refused to disclose
the course which the Treasury APP
prared to have adopted in dealing
with the situation developed by the
courts ruling.
The belief gained ground that the
regulations would provide fatty for the
barring of all crew rations as such At
the three-mile limit but that the ships
would be permitted 10 place such
liquor as was required by their home
laws under the jurisdiction of the
ships doctor as for medicinal pur-
poses.
Thus far there has been no limita-
tion fixed as to the amount ships may
carry for medicinal purposes. Secre-
tary Mellon declined to discuss the
new regulations. but il was confirmed
elsewhere that government lawyers
had been studying the medicinal sec
tions of the Nolstead act in their
search for a means of eliminating
probable international conflict.
The Secretary probably will talk
over the whole question with PreSl-
dent Harding and Secretary Hughes
before the regulations are made pub
lie. He was said today to regard such
conference as necessary in order
that the State Department may be in
a position TO deal with any protests
which may be made by foreign gov
ernments.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
GEARE LOSES POINT
IN THEATER' SUIT
Court 0verruIes Demurrer,
Holding Transfer Did Not
Relieve Responsibility.

Justice Hoehling of the District
Supreme Court today overruled de-
murrer by Reginald W. Geare. archi-
tect of the Knickerbocker Theater,
to a suit TO recover $4,000 damages
brought against him and others con-
nected with the construction of the
building by Guy Sturgis for the death
of Victor NJ. Sturgis, one of the vic
Tins of the disaster. Mr.. Geare con-
tended that any negligence by him
was not the proximate cause of the
death of the victim and that rccov-
cry must be had from the Knicker-
booker Theater Company, which was
operating the playhouse and invited
the deceased to attend the show.
Has Continuing Responsibility.
The court finds that the architect
had continuing responsibility, if it
can be shown he was the author of
the original wrong. The transfer of
the premises with the original wrong
still existing may be treated, the
court thinks, as affirming the con-
tinuance of it. In support of his
views Justice HoehlIng cites the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals hold
ing the Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company liza
BILE for the. falling of the sidewalk
over Union station tunnel, although
after constructing the tunnel the com
pany turned over its operation to the
Washington Terminal Company.
"If a defectiyely and negligently
q
Hoehling, may properly be regard
ed as a nuisance 1t would seem not
unreasonable to apply the same doc
trine to a defectively constructed
theater building; so, too, IL one who
effectively and negligently con-
structs a tunnel which brings about
a depression of street railroad tracks
on the surface overhead is liable for
damage which results after the COM
pletion of the tunnel and while 1t is
being operated by its owner. what
sound reason is there for denying
like responsibility and liability when
a effectively constructed theater col
lapses and kills and Injuries scores of
persons then present in the building
as patrons?"
The court points out that it is diff
ficult to distinguish between negli-
gence and nuisance for the reason
that the same act not infrequently
constitutes both negligence and
nuisance. In the present case, the
court declares. the demurrer must be
overruled whether the action is deemed
to be one of negligence only, not in
volving the element of nuisance or
whether as one of negligence en-
bracing as we'll the element OF
nuisance.
Evening star., 1923-05-24

Twenty pupils Of Mckinley High
School are known To be i'll. with the
list rapidly growing. following z sup
per al the high school last night fol-
lowing the cadet competitive drill.
After a preliminary investigation
today Health Officer William c. Fow-
Ter said the information reaching him
is 10 thte effect that those stricken
show all the symptoms OF ptonaine
poisoning.
DIR. Joseph Murphy and or. L. +.
Ashworth of the health department
were dispat tched to the high school
this morning as soon as word Of the
illness was received. The health de-
partment physicians gathered SAMPLES
of what remained of the menu and
brought them to the health depart
ment iabora tory, where DIR. T. NJ.
Price. chemist, will analyze the speci-
mems.
The bill OF fare consisted of
creamed chicken. peas. potato salad,
biscuits, il" cream and pie.
Or. Murphy. while AT the school
this morning. obtained list of
twenty participants who were Slight
Evening star., 1923-05-24
&c AUTOS CAPTURED
IN BOOTLEG DRIVE
Special Force of Dry Agents
Meets With Success
in Cleanup.

To scotch the work of the boot
logger hoping to profit by the Shrine
convention. Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes announced today IAN espe-
cially organized and equipped" force
had already met with signal success"
The announcement was the first
official information that the govern
ment's dry enforcement agency had
been augmented to prepare for the
Shrine convention, and pointed out
that since the first of the month
twenty-six automobiles had been
seized on various highways leading
into Washington. The machines. it
was said, were found to be trans
porting liquor from Baltimore and
southern Maryland"
Eight Seized One Night.
"On one night this week." said the
formal statement from prohibition
headquarters. "as many as eight au-
tomobiles were seized. At another
time four were seized, and on the
preceding day three automobiles were
seized. These cars are now in GUS
tody. and when the. defendants plead
guilty or are convicted the cars will
be forfeited to the government and
later sold. During the last week one
team of mules, wagon and harness
one motor cycle with sidecar and
seventeen automobiles were turned
over to the United States marshal.
Twenty two arrests have been
made of persons who were with the
cars at the time of seizure. Within
the past few days 1873 gallons of
liquor and seven cases of beer have
been confiscated. Practically all of
the liquor seized was of the usual
poor moonshine quality.
SmOke-Screen Devices Captured.
The statement from prohibition
headquarters today did not give the
size of the special force which has
been augmented. here to stop the
bootIegger to the convention. Neither
was the Shrine convention mentioned
by name.
Two smoke-screen contrivances
used by bootleggers' cars to make
their getaway.were captured during
the weeks drive. the statement to-
day explained The unique con-
trivance," it was said, has been used
by some of the rumrunners' cars re-
Gently on the Leonardtown, Baltimore
and Columbia pixies"
Evening star., 1923-05-24

some of the money home with him TO
snow his friends "how the American
rum runners were putting it over on
English liquor dealers" He said he
received $1,S00 in Glasgow. Scotland,
as payment for a freight shipment or
one of the ships of his line from
Nova Scotia to Glasgow. Discovering
that one or two bills, bearing the
name of the First National Bank of
Ozone Park, Long Island, were cuun-
terfeit, he said, he investigated and
found they had been put into circu-
lation on rum row. off the New Jersey
highlands, in payment for liquor.
There were only a half dozen of
the Ozone Park bills, Sullivan said.
but as the rest bore the name of the
First National Bank of Amityville,
L. l.. he suspected their genuineress
and tested them by washing the sig
E@tGTes with tea. When the sigma
lures faded. he concluded these were
80 '..'fcitS 3l-o. But experts of the
Evening star., 1923-05-24
HOLLAND TO APPEAL
FROM SHIPS RUM BAN
Envoy Here Instructed to Take Up
Question in Friendly
Spirit.
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Vress.
THE HAGUE, May 24.-The foreign
minister, Van Karnebeek, today in
formed parliament that he had in
structed Dr. c. A. Eyerwijn, minis
ter for the Netherlands to the United
States, to approach the Washington
government in friendly spirit and
draw it's attention to the inconven-
ience that Holland will suffer by rea-
son of the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States declaring
that the carrying by foreign ships
of liquor inside the territorial limits
of the United States is illegal.
NJ. Van Karnebeek added that he
was unable to hold out hope of the
possibility of lessening tho difficulty
by the conclusion of a special con-
vention between the Netherlands gov
ernmcnt and the United states. bat
Evening star., 1923-05-24
FOURTH INNING.
TlrewAway 81, ,5OOsCou,,terfeiit.' ,
NOlU Discovers 1t Vas Genuine
By the Associated Press

By tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 24-AIichael !.
Sullivan, general manager OF the
Canadian Shipping Company of Salem.
Mass, and Izzy Jacobs of this city,
who were detained upon their arriv-
al on the steamship Homeric yester-
day on charges of passing counter
feit money, which they had been CIV
ing out as souvenirs" were shocked
today when they learned the money
was genuine.
And L threw $500 of 1t over
board" Sullivan exclaimed, aghast.
Sullivan still had twenty-eight of
the bills OF $40 denominations in his
possession when he was detained.
Federal authorities upon examina-
tion. pronounced them genuine, and
he and Jacobs were ordered released
Sullivan declared the bills he had
given away and thrown overheard.
were of The "amc series as thra" pro
Evening star., 1923-05-24

TNc-baS.. iitS-RicP. Burns. =. Har-
riS, GoSlin. y. Harris.
U;tS-Of Ferguson, in innings,
rene out in 5th
Sacrifice hits. Harris.
stolen base-Bluege.
Double pInys-PecE>. Harris and
Judge; =. Harris and judge.
Left On bascs-W ;; Bos-
ton, -.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
ASK $4,000 INDEMNITY.

PEKING, May 24.-The American
legation has transmitted to the for
eign Office a demand for $4,000 as
indemnity for the death of Charles
Coltman, an American who was shot
by Chinese soldiers near Kalgan, De-
cember IL, 1892. in an alleged dis
pute over the export Of silver.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
Streets in Disorder.

Meanwhile the streets began TO fill
with people and a general scramble
ensued. As the security police had
been expelled in February, the town
wis without protection except for a
force of firemcn which had been doin s
some patrol duty.
The force of firemsn was called
epon to make an effort TO dispeTse
the crowd. 1t was aided BY the newly
formed civilian Self Defense League.
the members of which arc armed with
clubs, but not guns.
The interference of the firemen and
rhe SelfDefeGSe League force seem ed
only 20 add fuel TO the fire. and the
crowd began counter attacking. In
one instance the demonstrators at
tack ed squad of firemen who were
occupying a fire truck. wounded sew
erdl of them and turned over the
truck, which was being used as d
latroi wagon.
Several Killed.
SEEING matters were growing worse,
the firemen began using their re-
volvers, this resulting in several per-
sons being killed and others wounded.
At least forty wounded persons are
reported to have been treated in the
hospitals.
Additional French troops were order
81 into GeIsenkirchen. which is in the
AssenS region, six miles northwest of
Ac<<m, but it was announced there
WIS no intention on the part of the
French to interfere so long as the
demonstrators did not clash with the
french military.
when the French troops appeared
oh Nv
" no thought the military had come to
suppress the demonstration. but the
french merely went to their various
posts and looked on.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
GREEKS DEMAND
DECISION SATURDAY
Reserve Liberty of Action in
Lausanne Situation, Says
Premier GonataS.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, May 24.-Premier Coma
tas, announcing today that the Greek
delegation at Lausanne has been or
dered to leave in the event the con-
ference declares in favor of indem-
nifty for Turkey, added that decision
on the question must be made by Sat
urday Of this week.
The Greek government. he said, re-
serves liberty of action.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
CORE BY INNINGS
SUMMARY:

First base on balis-Oh Zachary, j;
off Ferguson, 4; on ODOui, L.
Hit by pItcher-By O'DouI IS. Har-
ris,; by Zachary tBurns).
struck out-By Zachary. =; by Fer
gusOn, !.
Tmp,rc>-Messrs. HiIdebrand, Row
land and NOriarty.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
SIXTH INNING.

WASHINGTON -O.Doul threw out
flied 10 C0iling. Judge died stealing,
picinich 10 Pittengtr. No runs, one
hit, no errors, none itft.
BOSTON-Zachary threw out ODoul
by 4 whis.ger. Bluegc threw out Mitchell.
l3lucee went 70 the LETT field pavilion
for Picin!ch's foul. No runs, 10 hits,
no errors, none lefT.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
NINTH INNING.
NINTH lNNINe-Judge flied r.

NINTH iNNING-Judge flied to Col
Inns. Pittinger threw out Evans. Nc
MILAN threw out Peck No runs, no
hits. no errors, none left.
8OSTON-Peck threw out Picinich
from deep short. Peck threw out Col
Inns. Flagstead popped to s. Harris
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
SEVENTH INNING.

SHiNGToN-Peck flied To ]. Har-
ris. Mcmillan threw out Charity.
Zachary popped TO Burns. No runs, no
hits, no errors, none left.
BOSTON-Bluege threw out Collins.
Flagstead flied to Evans. Burns was
hit by pitched bali. ]. Harris doubled
to the corner in left, Burns reaching
third. S. Harris threw out Mcmillan
No runs, one hit. no errors, two left.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
REDS SEIZE RUKR
CITY; MANY Slain
OR HURT N RIOTS
Streets in Wild Disorder as
Police Are Eeaten Back;
Red Flag Flies.
D!SARMED POLICEMEN
HELPLESS BEFORE MOB
French Troops Stand By; Will Not
Interfere If Military Laws
Are Obeyed.
n .,--.A A.s.-.i,trl.-o- =

ESSEN, May "4-Tae communists
I've taken possession Of police head
quarters at CcIsenllirchcn and have
io;s5ed the rcd flag over the build
ir.
';eports fsom German sources say
tr&t five persons We're Killed and
.Nty-one wounded in the fighting for
fH2 possession Of the building The
f.tuggle began late last night and
continued until early this morning.
the trouble began to take serious
fs-m yesterday afternoon. when u
communist ''commissist" commissions
:, C. control visited the shops. demand
ing that the prices Of foodstulfs be
. cit in half. The housewives of the c'tv
hearing that the stores were comply
| ias with this demand swooped down
iuDon them with market baskets and
exhausted the supplies in a short
time.
Evening star., 1923-05-24

Even though a young man NAV
consider girl worth her weight in
gold. it's ten to one that her father
only awaits a chance to give her
away
Evening star., 1923-05-24
RX JOHN u. KELLER.

; BOSTON. Mass, May -.
/ The Nationals took the opening game
! of the season here this afternoon. to
, I. driving Ferguson from the mound in
! the fifth inning.
Travel-worn By an eighteen hour
, journey from Ontario that did not end
until > o'clock this afternoon. the
: Nationals were not in the best of
condition when they took the field
for their first game of the year in
Ithis city with the Red SoX Their
spirit was raised to some extent. how
ever, by the return to the fray of
| their manager, DOME Bush, who had
been under suspension since last Sun
day. The ban against Catcher MUDDY
/ Ruel also was lifted.
Bush sent Zachary 10 the mound,
while Alex Ferguson was Chances
pitching selection for the initial en-
gagemCnt OF tn. series Of three.
FIRST INNING.
WASHiNGToN-Blue got two bases
. on ACMjilan's wild throw. Harris sac
rificed. Ferguson to Pittenger. WHO COW
cred first. Rice doubled 10 center.
scoring Bluego. Goslin singled to CEN
ter, scoring Rice. Judge flied to Harris.
Evans singled to left, Goslin stopping
at second. Ieckinpaugh famed. Two
runs. three hits, one error, two left.
8OSToN-Bluege threw out Mitchell.
Charity dropped Picincn's third strike
and threw him out. Bucge threw out
Collins. No runs, no hits, no errors,
none left.
SECOND INNING.
SHINGTON-Gharrity singled to
left center. Zachary bunted and forced
Charity at second, Ferguson To Mitch
ell. Bluege singled to right, but was
out trying to stretch ii, Flagstead to
third. $. Harris flied to Collins. No
runs. two hits, no errors, one left.
eoSToN-S. Harris went into right
field for Flagstoad's pop fly. Burns
doubled to right. S Harris threw out
j Harris. Burns going to third. Rice
went into center for McMillan's fly. No
runs. one hit. no errors, one left.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGToN-Rce rolled to Burns
/ GOslin singled to left. Judge forced
Goslin, Pittenger to Mitchell. Evans
famed. No runs, one hit, no errors.
one left.
BoSToN-Bluege threw out Pitten-
ger. Ferguson famed. Peck threw out
Mitchell. No runs, no hits, no errors,
none left
FOURTH INNING.
SHiNGTON-Peck fouled 10 Nc
MILAN. Mitchell threw out Charity
Zachary singled to left center. Bluege
flied to j. Harris. No runs. one hit,
no errors, one left.
SoSTON-Piciuich walked. Collins
| hit into double play Peck TO S. Har-
rlS 10 Judge. Bluege threw out Flag
stead. No runs, no hits no errors
Evening star., 1923-05-24
EIGHTH INNING,

SHINGTON-Bluege famed s.
Harris flied to Collins. Rice tripled
down the right field foul line. O'Doul
threw out Wade. No runs, one hit,
no errors, one left.
BOSTON-Pittenger famed. O'Doul
flied to Rice in right center. Bluege
threw out Mitchell No runs, no hits.
no errors, none left.
Evening star., 1923-05-24
NO FORMAL SESSION.
Allies Seek to Avoid Rupture of
Conference.

BY the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE, May 24.-The allies
have abandoned a formal session of
the near east conference probably un-
til Saturday in order to seek set
tlement of the troublesome problems.
avoid a rupture of the conference and
find a solution of the Greco-Turk diff
ferences arising over reparations. An
effort is being made to straighten out
the reparations matter by inducing
Greece to cede some territory to Tur-
key in return for renunciation of an
indemnity.
The British delegation has issued
a long statement reviewing the work
and Affirming that much has been ac-
complished. 1t adds that both the
allies and Turkey want peace, but
there is no heroic short cut to the
end all are seeking"
The British statement says that the
allies have prepared a new formula
for judicial safeguards for foreign
'ers in Turkey which they hope will
at least afford a basis for discus
sion and concludes with an appeal
for patience, because the allies are
dealing with new Turkish govern
ment which is intensely sensitive
with regard to its sovereign rights.
Evening star., 1923-05-24

BELGRADE, May 24-The Greek
government, it is reported, has asked
the Jugoslav government to state
what attitude it will adopt in the
event Of resumption Of hostilities in
Thrace The Jugoslav government
will make known its viewpoint at m
Evening star., 1923-05-24
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twentyfour hours
ended at ? pm. today: Highest. 67. at
noon today: lowest. As, at $50 am.
today
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