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Evening star., 1923-02-23
HAD PLENTY OF MONEY.
Bv the Associa ted Press.

By the Assoca ted Press.
BUFFALO. y. Y. February 23-
State and federal officials inquiring
into the affairs OF Joseph B. Marcino
said today that il the barber banker
contemplated suicide, as hinted in a
letter to his father-in-law. Abraham
Goldman of Chicago, II would not be
because he lacked funds.
While the amount that Marcino may
have had in his possession after the
collapse of the Niagara Life Insurance
Company and the closing of his Phila-
delphia and Warren banks has been
scaled down by the elimination of
duplicate transactions there is total
of more than 100000 in cash that
cannot be accounted for The finan-
cial loss caused by his manipulations
is placed at more than double this
amount
When Marcino left here for Phila-
delphia on February 9 in an effort to
save the Mechanics and Merchants
Bank there from being taken over by
the state banking department, he had
with him between $150,000 and
$500. 900. realized chiefly from the sale
of securities alleged to have been alb
stracted from the First National Bank
of Warren.
II is known that upon reaching
Philadelphia Marcino showed the
cash to the state banking officials and
promised to call the next day to take
nm notes which had been classed as
worthless paper. He failed to appear
at the bank, however. and has not
since been seen, so far as inveSti-
gators have been able to learn, by
any one connected with his financial
affairs
Evening star., 1923-02-23
KEENEY IS FREED
ON STATES MOTION
West Virginia Drops Miners
Chief Case, Charging Tam
pering With Witnesses.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BERKELEY SPRINGS. w. Va. Fen
ruary 2s.-The case against c. Frank
keeney. president of the West yir-
ginia United Mine Workers. who was
brought to trial here as an accessory
to murder in the Logan county indus
trial disturbances. ended abruptly to
day. when Judge J. NJ. Woods threw
out the indictment on motions by the
prosecution. 1t was alleged that there
had been tampering with witnesses.
T. c. Townsend, for the defense
jumped UP with statement that he
was not at all surprised. as these
witnesses also were defense wit
nesses. and they were now in hote'
nearby. Judge Woods ordered thai
the witnesses be produced at once.
Asks Dismissal OF Indictments.
Declaring that four of the princips
| witnesses for the prosecution had
| been mysteriously spirited away from
Berkeley Springs and that circulars
designed to influence prospective
Jurors had been widely distributed In
II. d. Allen filed the motion asking
that the indictment as an accessory
10 murder be nolle pressed. He said
the prosecution would not attempt 10
continue its case without them
Judge Woods indicated that in such
circumstances nothing remained but
for him to grant the motion. To this
T c. Townsend OF counsel for
keeney objected. declaring that the
witnesses in question were also wit
nesses for the defense, and three OF
them had come TO him a day or two
ago asking protection from deputy
sheriffs from a foreign county" They
told him. he said, that they had been
compelled to make statements which
were untrue. He had sent them 10
another hotel and there they were al
present, he added, not far from the
courthouse.
Judge Woods ordered the witnesses
brought into, the courtroom, saying
we have nothing to conceal here"
The men, T. c. Hickey, William
Arms and Walter Arms. all of Kama
wha county, were brought into courG
and were taken to the prosecutions
desk.
After brief conference Mr.. AIIen
told the court the men would not dis
cuss the case with him and it would
be useless for him to proceed with
out them. Judge Woods agreed with
him and keeney was freed
In his opening statement on the
motion Mr.. Allen filed with the courl
number of papers, which, he said,
was propaganda" sent into Morgan
county by Joseph D. Cannon OF New
York city. whom he described as
socialist supported by the United
Mine Workers"
Judge Woods, after examining the
papers, said he would order an inves
tigation to determine whether the
| law had been violated so far as II
might have Influenced prospective
jurors, and also ordered the three
witnesses. Hickey and the Arms boys.
held for further investigation.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
SAILORS CLAIM TESTED.
Alleges Epilepsy, Due to World
War. in Insurance Plea.

NEW ORLEANS, February 23.-The
question Of whether a former sailor
who alleges he contracted epileps,
while in the service of the United
States during the world war, is en-
titled to collect the full amount OF
his war risk insurance policy under
the total disability clause will be
decided by Judge Rufus Z. Foster.
III federal district court. on March I.
John w. Bourdet, who served as
a third-class fireman on bQard the
battleship Kentucky during the period
of his enlistment, filed suit In fed
eral district court several months ago
against the United States veterans
Bureau. seeking to collect $4,000, the
amount of his insurance policy, de-
claring that as a result of his alleged
contraction of the disease, he was
permanently disabled and rendered
unable to perform any lucrative work.
Counsel representing the Veterans
Bureau assert that the claim was
not allowed because Bourdet had
never been treated in a Veterans
Bureau hospital and that he refused
to enter one In order to allow bureau
physicians to observe him.
Evening star., 1923-02-23

The body of Lieut. Col. Arthur NJ.
Ferguson, retired. who more than
score of years ago was known to the
world as the corporal who risked his
life in order to save the lives of the
men In Col. Frederick Funston's COM
mand during the Philippine insurrec-
ton. and for which deed he received
the congressional medal of honor, will
arrive in Washington tomorrow after
noon for interment in Arlington ma
tional cemetery. Col. Ferguson died
Tuesday in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
where he was secretary Of the gen
eral service schools, and through this
work was one Of the most widely
known officers in the regular service.
Stripped of his clothing and in the
dead of night, Corp Ferguson of the
goth Kansas Infantry, fighting in the
Philippines. crawled along slippery
and dangerous bridge, the ties and
girders of which had been removed
by insurgents who had established a
fortification at the end Of it. He
had Volunteered to find out for Col.
Frederick Funston the feasibility OF
Evening star., 1923-02-23
SEES RAILWAY RUIN
|NF|VE-CENT FARE
President of w. R. & {. Co.
Tells Senators Cut Would
Mean Destruction.
D. C. FARE NOW 6.91 CENTS
Average Here Is Lower Than for
Country as Whole. He
Declares.
D. C. FARE NOW 6.91 CENTS

A 5-cent fare, with six tickets Tor
90 cents would mean "disintegration
and destruction" for the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. VIII
liam f. Ham, president. told members
Of the Senate in letters to them today
After setting forth briefly the facts
which he believes show how the com
pany would be destroyed. Mr.. Ham
concluded with this appeal:
The company urges upon Congress
that no legislation so manifestly uu-
just as that proposed he passed with
out careful and thorough investiga-
tion and without affordins the com
pany an opportunity to be heard.
Present Earnings Given.
way and Electric Company is in line
with a similar one addressed to Sen
ator Ball few days ago by John H.
Hanna, vice president of the Capltal
Traction Company. That company
followed up it's letter with an adver-
tisement in newspapers yesterday.
telling the public what harmful ef-
fects a scent fare would produce.
Mr.. Ham tells the senators that il
the old rate OF six tickets for 2o
cents had been in effect last year his
company would have fallen s1.2S7,
01654 short OF operating expenses and
taxes. with no allowance for interest
on bonds.
Even with the present rate OF S
cents cash and six tokens for 40
cents. he says. the company earned
return Of only Al per cent on the
value of the property as fixed by the
utilities commission a s17.51S,SsS: IL.
In this connection the letter points
out that the capitalization of the
company in no way affects the rate
OF fare, since rates are fixed on the
physical value of the property used
in the public service. and that value
IS determined by the Public Utilities
Commission.
Cites Other Cities Rates.
The appeals being made 10 Congress
by both companies are prompted by
the efforts Of certain members. no
tably Senator Mcclellan, to obtain leg
islation restoring the 1ve-cent fare
Mr.. Ham says the average fare in
washington today is 6.91 cents, or
slightly less than the average OF b.96
cents for the country as a whole. as
computed by Prof Albert S. Richey
Of the Massachusetts Polytechnic In
stitute.
Accompanying the letter is table
of rates of fare in cities of loo,oOO
population and over.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
Body of Philippine Hero
Brought Here for Burial

an attack by American troops on this
position.
A misstep meant death in the wa.
ters of the river below and the
slightest noise meant death from an
insurgent bullet. Slowly he made his
way closer and closer to the enemy
fortifications until within twenty
feet of their position and then he re-
turned.
The assault would be impracticable,
he reported, and the project was
abandoned. His entire outfit would
have suffered untold losses II it had
attempted to carry this position With
out the knowledge gained by Corp.
Ferguson at his own peril.
Corp. Ferguson, besides receiving
the medal of honor for this conspic-
uous daring in front of the enemy,
was given a commission In the 36th
Infantry. He was also honored by
the War Department for his services
in the Philippines by being awarded
a distinguished service cross.
During the world war Cot Fergu-
son served in Washington as an as
sistant adjutant general and also was
chief Instructor at the second officers
camp at Fort Smelling.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
COUNTERFEIT NET
| TRAPSNEARLY 1,10D
U. S. to Seek 45-Year Terms
for Persons Held in Dozen
Countries.
MURDERS ARE REVEALED
Passage of Bogus Money and Dou.
ble-Crossing Barred as
Motives.
MURDERS ARE REVEALED

NEW YORK, February 23.-with
the International counterfeiting sys-
tenn wrecked by secret service agents
who laid its workings bare. and with
almost LOO persons connected with
the ring in a dozen countries under
arrest, federal authorities are pre-
pared Tor a court fight to send the
counterfeiters to jail for the maxi
mum term of forty-flve years
While court evidence was being set
In order the dragnet of the secret
service was extended to most of the
large cities of the United States to
catch hundreds of passers of counter
felt money implicated by clues cap
tured in Tuesdays raids here.
Arrests Extend to Egypt.
Joseph A. Palma chief of the special
secret service squad which for eight
months tracked the makers and dis
trlouters OF spurious money, gave evi-
dence of the widespread international
ramiflcation of the plot by announc-
ing that fifteen persons had been ar
rested in England. France, Egypt,
.ierInany, Cuba, Austria and the
bahamas as a result OF information
furnished by the American secret
service.
New York police, who began an
TO find direct connection between
the counterfeit plot and many hitner-
70 unsolved gang murders of the past
few years.
Murders Are Scented.
Several OF the murders were be-
lieved to have resulted from passage
OF bogus money and from double
crossing in the ranks Of the counter
reiters. A number of crimes. ii was
said, had been committed in or near
the Broome street cafe owned by
John Dl Rosa. arrested vest erday as
one OF the rings large wholesalers Of
counterfeits
Palma agreed that scores OF impor-
tant criminals were in the ranks Of
the counterfeiters. Immigrants, un-
familiar with American money, he
said. were the easiest victims, but
the gang also hunted out small stores
kept by aged women and stores left
at times in charge Of children.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
XII KLUX ISSUE Up
IN THE j. S. SENATE
MayfieId's Title to Seat At
tackled on Grounds of A.
legged Ballot Frauds.

The controversy over the ku Klux
KIan was brought into the United
States Senate yesterday with the fill
ing Of proceedings contesting the
right of Earle B. Maytield to become
a senator from Texas.
The contest was brought by George
Z. B. Peddy. republican and "inde-
pendent democratic" candidate for
senator in the election last Novem
Der. who declared himself elected. de-
spite the majority credited by cleo
ton ofifficials to Mayfeld, the resu-
lar democratic nominee. A scathinG
Indictment of the khan. of which il
was charged that Mayfield was d
member, was included in the petition
and was placed on file with May1eld' s
credentials to be considered when
the new Congress meets next fall.
CHARGED With Frauds.
Klan officials were charged wit
'fllegal and fraudulent" acts in the Pc
tition. which also alleged fraud in count
ing the ballots, illegal expenditures Of
more than $50. in Mayfield's behalf
and numerous other Irregularities.
Among the charges laid at the door of
the khan were that 1t had attempted
to erect a supergovernment, to "seduce
commercial and other dominion, to ac-
cornplish prostitution of the Christian
religion" to exercise brutal and tyran-
mic control and discipline" and to en-
gage in 'fllegal and immoral practices" "
The Senate was asked to preserve and
gate the Texas primary and election.
and to prohibit Mayfeld from taking
the oath when the next Congress con-
yenes. His credentials having been re.
ceived. however, the whole matter. un-
der usual Senate procedure, would be
referred to the privileges and elections
committee when Congress reassembles,
and. pending the committees investiga-
tion, the oath would be administered.
Title to Seat Attacked.
The contestants petition declared
that Mayfield "was not honestly or
lawfully elected" by virtue of the
fact that Peddy's name was kept on
the printed ballot because OF the al
legged conspiracy" of the khan and
Tor other reasons. The document
comprised about $4,000 words and was
accompanied by many exhibits. in
cludingi alleged copies OF letters pc
tween khan officers. naming Mayfeld
as a klansman, and urging klansmen
TO support him.
In support of a charge that May
field abused his power as state rail-
road commissioner to further his CAM
paign, one of the papers accompany-
ing the case quoted him as threaten
ing oil and other interests in seek
ing campaign contributions.
'rYou tell those that If I am not
elected to the Senate I will be rail-
road commissioner four years more
and they had better kick in or they
will be sorry" Mayfield was quoted
as having informed Mike Mcnamara
deputy oil commissioner. 1t was
charged also that Mcnamara was told
to get 100000 in contributions. and
did turn over some of the receipts.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
UNDERH|LL BILL
|SFAC|NC DEFEAT

Opposed by organized labor and by
the representative of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, c. j.
Columbus, the Cnderhill workmens 8
compensation bill for the District or
Columbia has practically no chance
Of passing the Senate at the present
session. During f1ve-hour hearing
before the Senate District committee
yesterday afternoon organized labor
continued its attack upon the Under
hill bill.
John j. Schmidt representing the
Central Labor Union of the District,
declared that his organization pre-
ferred to see no workmens compen-
sation legislation enacted now rather
than have the Underhill bill go
through.
Mr.. Columbus told the committee
that his organization had not had an
opportunity to study the Cnderhill
bill fully, and that it would wish to
be heard further, if the committee
was going ahead now with this pro-
posed legislation. He said that ne
did not believe that a. workmen's g
compensation law was needed In
Washington. which was not an indus
trial city.
Prefer Fitzgerald Bill.
The representatives OF organized
labor told the committee they desired
the passage of the Fitzgerald bill,
for which the Inderhill bill had been
substituted in the House, because the
Fitzgerald bill provided for a gov
eminent insurance fund. while the
Underhill bill provided for insurance
in private companies. They contend
ed that the employees would not get
as fair deal in compensation cases
under the Underhill bill as under the
Fitzgerald.
James NJ. Proctor, who said he rep
resented the Board of Trade, favored
the Underhill bill in preference to the
Fitzgerald bill.
Senator Stanley Of Kentucky.
democrat, cited that insurance men
are members of the Board of Trade
and that in favoring the Underhill
bill the business men OF Washing
ton may have adopted the policy.
You tickle me and I'll tickle you
Washington business men are as
smart as whips, and I admire them
for it," said Senator Stanley.
Senator Capper of Kansas suggest
ed that since organized labor was
opposed to the Cnderhill bill and the
employers. as represented by the
citation. also opposed it. apparently
the only people who did favor it were
the insurance men.
Reasons for Opposition.
John B. Andrew, representing the
American Association for Labor Legis-
lation, said that his organization had
made a thorough study OF the opera
ton of workmens compensation acts
in this country. and that it was strong
ly opposed to the plan carried in the
Underhill bill of having private insur-
ance companies carry the insurance.
James c. Waters. jr.. who said he
spoke for the great unorganized group
Of colored people in Washington. many
of whom would be affected by the pro-
posed workmen's compensation legisla-
ton, told the committee he would pre-
fer to see the Cnderhill bill go through
with some amendments than not to see
any legislation at this time. He said
that the insurance companies should
be eliminated from participating in
contests over claims for compensa ton,
however.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
Joan OF ARC BUST
PRESENTED TO j. S.
Work of French Sculptures
Received at Smithsonian Is
Tribute to Doughboys.

The formal presentation of a bronze
bust Of Joan of Arc, by Nine. Berthe
Girardet Of France was made in the
regents room Of the Smithsonian In
stitution today and is regarded by many
as an event of international importance.
The bust, which is a replica of a well
known work in stone by the same ar
tist' was the gift Of the artist to America
IN appreciation Of what the boys of the
American Army did for France.
In offering this bust Nine Girardet
wrote as follows: During the long war
struggle often met at the front and in
the American canteens your gallant
American boys all singing their favorite
song Joan of Arc and facing death
with their smiling. boyish and beauti-
ful courage. This gift is a small
token Of the high respect we have for
them
Praises Sculptures.
IN the presentation speech, which was
made by Mrs. Grave Whitney Hoff of
Paris and Detroit, Nine. Girardet's close
friend. who happens at this time to be
reVislting the United States, of which
she is citizen, mention was made not
only OF Nine. Girardets accomplishment
as an artist Cher works being included
III the leading museums Of France) but
OF ner work during the war at the front
ana IN the hospitals and Of the way in
Whlch she, with her exceptional gift of
sympathy, ministered to the boys Of the
A. T.. f.
AS Mrs. Huff said. the choice Of
Joan or Arc was most happy, and
oouply significant, both of the courage
ana character Of the service rendered
by the American soldier boys and
or the giver.
The gift was accepted by Charles
D. Walcott. secretary of the Smith
sonlan Institution, in whose custody
the work OF art has been placed. MT
Waicott spoke with appreciation Of
the spirit which prompted the gift
ana the value of the gift itself. both
as Work. OF art and as a continuing
memorial Of friendliness between France
and America
Notnbies at Ceremony.
Among those in attendance at the
ceremony were F. A. Delano. Irwin
i~aughlln and other members of the
board OF regents. Charles Moore,
chairman OF the Fine Arts Commits
SION: representatives of the French
embassy, William H Holmes, director
OF the National Gallery of Art. and
members Of the Smithsonian and
museum staff
Ihe bust will be placed permanently
on exhibition In the National Museum
with the national gallery collections
Evening star., 1923-02-23
ROUT COMMUNISTS
IN RE|CHSTAG ROW
GeSSIer Disposes of Charue
of "Winking" at Secret
Armed Opposition.
BRANDS IDEA AS FOLLY
Stand Against Invaders Would
Throw Nation Back 100
Years, He Says.
BRANDS IDEA AS FOLLY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. February 23-The com
munists in the reichstag suffered Il
complete rout yesterday when Min
lister of Defense Gessler effectively :
disposed OF charge made by the
"reds' that the government was wins
ing at the alleged activities of secre,
nationalist organizations suspected
or arranging armed opposition against
the Ruhr invaders
After branding the accusations OF
the communists as inventions. Herr
Gessler told the deputies that the
internal political situation of Ger
many, nevertheless, was one OF the
utmost gravity. He added. however.
that there were enough crazy people
in Germany who believed armed re
sistance still possible" and said tha
such a condition was bound to cor
tinue for long time, as German
was obliged to battle for her exis-
ence.
The treaty Of Versailles. the minis
ter continued, did not stipulate thai
a defenseless people should rneeklv
submit to attacks and blows from
force armed to the teeth THE Ger
man people, too, has a soul" said
Herr Gessler, land It is unreasonable
to expect that a nation which daily is
subjected to brutalities and bully
Raging can remain calm and reason
able in all tbs component parts"
Herr Gessler branded as the sheeres
folly the mere suggestion that Ger
many could undertake physi cally to
oppose the French or any other power
as the inevitable result would be tina
the most prosperous section of Ger
many would be converted into a thea
ter of war which would throw bach
German development 100 years"
attempts by the communists TO
heckle Herr Gessler as he vas sweat
ing were drowned out by the approva
voiced by the majority members o.
Evening star., 1923-02-23
Burns With Husbands Body,
Reuiuing Hindu Suttee Rite

Immediately after his death, announced
her intention to become a Suttee. Mem
bers of the family attempted to dissuade
her from this intention, but she did not
yield.
Sacrifice In Flames.
On the following morning. when the
body of Ganga Din was taken for Gre
nation, the widow dressed as bride
and followed. carrying several lighted
candles. When the body was arranged
for burning she walked around the
pyre as token of respect. then mounted
it and sat with her husbands head in
her lap while the fire was applied TO
the wood
AS a result of the woman's death. a
criminal case was started against six
men of the village. Three of the de-
PENDANTS were acquitted. and the others
sentenced to four years imprisonment
They claimed they had no knowledge OF
the womans intention
Evening star., 1923-02-23
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CALCUTTA, February "a case Of
suttee. reported from village called
Italy in Etawah district, indicates that
the ancient Hindu custom Of widow sui
eide has not yet entirely disappeared
Suttee is the name given to Hindu
widow who. to avoid the social stigma
OF widowhood. throws herself upon the
funeral pyre OF her husband and dies
by the fire which consumes his remains.
A British law making the abettor Of a
suttee liable to conviction for allotment
of suicide or murder has tended to
cause the rite to die out. but it is still
practiced occasionally in some parts OF
India.
In the case reported from Etawah
one Ganga Din Ahir, aged twenty eight,
died after brief Illness. His wife,
Musammat Rukka. three years younger,