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Evening star., 1923-10-31
Executive Convinced Present
System Is Wrong, He Tells
Senator Ball.
METHOD MODELLED ON
NEW YORK'S IS HINTED
Other Local Needs Laid Before
Executive by Senate Com
mittee Head.

President Coolidge is displeased
with traffic conditions in the District
of Columbia, and was represented to-
day as being willing to indorse any
practical attempt to make a complete
change in the present method Of han
ding street traffic here.
This was learned today from Sena-
tor Ball of Delaware, chairman of the
Senate District committee, following
conference of more than a half
hour with President Coolidge. during
which the District traffic problem. as
well as affairs generally in the Capt.
tai were discussed
Senator Ball believes that within
the next six or eight months COM
plete change in the traffic code and
in the local government machinery
for handling traffic will be effected.
He declared that besides the Presi
ident Of the United States. other high
officials and members of Congress
have made known to him their dis
pleasure at the apparently unsuccess-
ful manner in which automobile
traffic on the streets of the Capital
is managed. He asserted that the local
system is wrong without a doubt. and
that. from his personal observation.
there is noticeable need of a change
in the present regulations and there
should be no difficulty in obtaining
the services of one or more traffic
experts to formulate new code and
provide a more efficient machinery
for handling the traffic.
Tells OF Other Systems.
Senator Ball told the President of
the efficient manner in which auto
mobile traffic is handled in New York
and in other cities larger than Wash
ington in which he has investigated
traffic conditions. and that he was
going to devote his energies very
shortly to bringing about the neces-
sary relief here.
Senator Ball also said that from
talk he had with District citizens,
both pedestrians and automobilists. he
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Evening star., 1923-10-31
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CALGARY, Alta, October 31.-Al-
though working through unfavorable
weather conditions. Donald Mix,
radio operator with the Macmillan
polar expedition. managed to send
another message through the ether
early Tuesday morning. which was
picked up by the Calgary Heralds
radio station here. The message,
which is somewhat fragmentary. due
to fading, came from the schooner
Bowdoin, locked in the polar ice
pack, approximately 706 miles from
the North Pole, and was received at
8:15 am, Calgary time. on a wave
length of 220 meters.
BY CAPT. DONALD b. MCMILLAN.
The sun left us for good few
nights ago and we have resigned
ourselves to the perpetual darkness
of the winter days. A wind of from
twenty-five to thirty miles an hour
has been blowing steadily here for
the past forty-eight hours. The ice in
Smith sound is continually forming,
but big sheets of it break OF every
now and then and are drifted south
into Bafin bay. Although the long
arctic night has set in. there will be
suflcient light to enable US to carry
on our scientific Investigations.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
British Treaty Will Lead to Others.
Believed Here,

There is every expectation here
that the agreement to curb rum run
ming as worked out in London on the
basis of suggestions made by Secre-
tary Hughes will meet with the ap-
proval of the Washington govern
ment and that similar agreements will
be made later with the other mari
time powers
Lacking official advices regarding
the exact terms of the treaty draft as
1t has been modified during the Lon
don discussions, officials are withhold
Ing formal comment, although they
appear to believe on the basis Of news
dispatches that Mr.. Hughes propo-
sails virtually have been accepted
without any change in principle.
As result of the Anglo-American
treaty and others of a similar char,
acter, which the administration hopes
to have ready for Senate approval at
the coming session of Congress, rum
row." along the Atlantic coast, Is be-
lfeved certain to disappear, or at
least to be pushed back to a distance
that will make communication with
the shore very difficult. The other
maratime nations were approached
on the subject at the same time that
the proposal went forward to Great
Britain and there have been inti-
nations that several foreign govern
ments at least would follow whatever
course of action was decided on at
London.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
Turks Make AU amends Asked
For Insult to Dead u. S. Soldier

the case, and this action was followed
by an independent inquiry by the
Turkish authorities, which resulted in
the recovery of the body and coffin
at Alachata.
According to records of the ipvesti-
cation made by the Turkish author
tiles, they were unable to verify the
report that Private Dilboy's casket
was covered with an American flag or
to ascertain the identity of those re-
sponsible. for the alleged desecration.
They consented. however. to make
such amends as would have been due
If the charges in the case had been
fully established.
Parents of the soldier. residing on
the Island of Chios, Turkey. have re-
quested that their sons body be in
tered in the Arlington national
cemetery. The casket has arrived in
New York and will be sent to Wash
ington for burial, in accordance with
the desire expressed.
The body was disembarked at
Smyrna in the presence Of an Amer
ican detachment and was saluted by
a Turkish guard of honor. Full mill
tary honors were rendered by both
the Turkish and American soldiers.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
LIQUOR KNOWLEDGE.
DENIED BY DAVIS
Lieutenant Tells Trial Board
He Sent Officer to Watch
One Agent.

Sensational charges that Lieut..
Illicit liquor traffic violations by two
prohibition agents, but took no action
at the time, were made public today
in the hearings of the police trial
board. engaged in probing allega-
tions of irregular prohibition en-
forcement by Davis, Sergt- J. D. Nc
Quade and Private Harry G. Bauer.
Davis denied ever making state
ments to former Dry Agent Tilton-
who, Davis said, was called Hop
Head'-that he. Davis. knew that
Agents Ralph Z. Ruby and George
Fowler. jr., had engaged in allow
ing liquor to come into the District
by 30 disposing of agents to facili-
tate rum running.
Dry Agent covered"
He denied having such knowledge.
During examination, however, Davis
said that he had detailed Private
Bauer ito cover" Agent Fowler in
an investigation into reports coming
to Davis that Fowler was tipping
off" stills in nearby communities to
save them from raiders.
Did you file charges against
Ruby?" Davis was asked.
II did"
Were the charges substantially
that Ruby was a bootlegger?'
They were not"
Did you assign Bauer to watch
Ruby as well as Fowler?"
Il did not
(Ruby) was a bootlegger before he
went into prohibition work."
Il do not"
Did you have knowledge before
the 18th of June of Fowler bringing
a seized car into the District"
No"
You never had any knowledge of
Fowler bringing into the District a con-
fiscated car with liquor in it that he
failed to turn over to the proper au-
thorities?''
Il did not"
Davis said that the reports which
Bauer gave him regarding Fowler had
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Evening star., 1923-10-31

Final settlement in the case of Pri-
vate George Dilboy of Massachusetts,
whose body was reported to have been
desecrated by Turkish soldiers at Ala
chata, Turkey, while it rested In a
casket covered by an American flag,
was announced today by the State
Department.
The settlement made by the Turk
ish government, the department an
nounced, gave every evidence of
their desire to meet this governments
wishes, and that they had made
amends in a public and official man
ner without having obtained through
their own investigation or from Amer
lean sources full confirmation of the
original reports"
Private Dilboy was killed in action
in France near Belleau wood. and
was awarded posthumously con-
gressional medal of honor. American
representatives in Turkey, at the
time the desecration charges were
made in Septemb mber. 1892. investigated
Evening star., 1923-10-31
N. N. BARNARDNEWi
D. c. PENAL HEAD
Assistant Superintendent at
Lorton Understood to
Succeed Meyer.

The District Commissioners have
virtually decided to appoint NJ NJ.
Barnard. new assistant superintend-
ent of the Lorton reformatory, to the
position Of superintendent Of all Dis
trict penal institutions, succeeding
William H. Meyer, who died last
week.
1t was reliably learned at the Dis
trict building that the appointment
would be made late this afternoon or
tomorrow.
of Mr.. Barnard was recommended to
of Charities following a meeting at
the District building today.
The intention of the Commissioners
to elevate to the superintendency a
man already in the service Is expect
ed to meet with general approval.
1t is known that the closest cooper
alton has always prevailed between
Mr. Barnard and the police depart
ment, in dealing with prisoners.
1t is understood that when MT
ton of assistant superintendent in
charge of the reformatory will not be
filled Immediately.
Mr.. Barnard has been in the Dis
trict service since 1916, and has the
distinction of having aided in the
establishment at Lorton Of the first
"open prison" for long termers in
the United States.
At Lorton there Is no wall. and
the convicts sleep in dormitories.
there being only a few cells at the
institution. for extreme disciplinary
cases. The operation Of the reforma-
tory under this plan has been .gener-
ally recognized as success.
Mr.: Barnard's present position pays
5000. His new salary will be $500.
Mr.. Barnard came to Washington
from Indiana. He was at one time con-
nected with the Michigan City Prison
and Jeffersonville Reformatory, serving
nineteen years at these two institu-
tions.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
Gen. Allen Bares Plan to Feed
100000 German Children
Former Rhine Commander Heads Com.
mittee of Friends Society il, Huge
Winter Relief Program.

starvation among German children"
Gen. Allen came to Chicago at the
invitation of Brig. Gen. Charles u.
Dawes. former director of the bud
get, to outline plans for the national
campaign at a luncheon conference OF
prominent citizens of the middle west
who are identified with the relief en-
deavor.
This committee launches its ap-
peal on the same principle Of humani-
tarianism that prompted the Quakers
(the American Society of Friends) to
feed more than 100000 German chill
dren daily during the winter of 1920
1921" Gen. Allen said. TT Is the same
spirit that prompted our relief work
in Russia. Japan and elsewhere"
Allen Heads Committee.
The campaign will be conducted by
the American committee for relief OF
German children. of which Gen. Allen
is chairman. President Harvey d.
Gibson of the New York Trust Com
pany is treasurer and also a member
of the national executive committee.
The other members of the executive
committee are Newcomb Carlton,
president Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company: William c. Biddle Of
New. York. representing the Quakers,
and r. j. Caldwell, New York.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
MEXICAN DEPUTY
IS KILLED IN RIOT
Leader of Callistas Taken in Gus.
tody for Killing-Session Is
! Suspended.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, October 3f-One
deputy was killed when rioting broke
out in the chamber of deputies late
yesterday when the Huertista and
Callista factions clashed in the lob
bies. Guillermo Zetina. a supporter
Of Francisco de la Huerta, former
secretary of the treasury, was killed.
The session had been suspended be-
cause of a lack of quorum. The
spectators were emptying the gall
1eries amid the usual cries and the
brandishing of revolvers, some Of
which We're thrown to deputies below
when the police attempted to disarm
the principal rioters.
When the factions met at the main
entrance to the lobby. furious fight
ing, in which fists and canes were
used. followed. There also was some
shooting before the police came up
and ended the disturbance Jose
German. leader of the Callista fac
tion, was taken into custody charged
with having shot and killed Zetina.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
Mcmillan Resigned to Long Night
As Arctic Winter Settles DO,vn

Our bear and caribou hunters are
back from their short trek north, but
did not have much luck. We may
cook some of our foxes, which are
really good in a pie. as we tried
them last year in Baffin Land. You
can picture us seated around the fire
eating this tasty but rather crude
imitation Of civilized cooking. Dur
ing the winter the moon Is bright,
and we may then discover bears at
any time. We have already met,
from the south. man and woman
who had killed two caribou en- route.
These animals are becoming COM
paratively scarce. but we hope to
get few, as they lend a pleasing
variety to the usual arctic fare. Our
Eskimo visitors listened to the voices
from home over the radio, as we do
frequently during the week, and were
delighted not only with the uncanny
radio, but also by the startling nov
city of our moving pictures.
Naturally. they cannot understand
how such marvels. are possible and
sometimes we wonder at 1t ourselves.
Here, in the most northern settlement
in the world. on board the little
eighty eight-foot schooner Bowdoin,
radio and motion picture concerts are
available any time of the day or
night. We hope this message gets
through OK.
Copyright, 1923. in United States and Great
Britain by North American Newspaper
Alliance. All rights reserved.)
Evening star., 1923-10-31
12-M|[E LIMIT PACT
CONFERS bROADEST
POWERS Upon US.
Absolute Right to Search Rum
Ships of Britain Given
: by Treaty.
REQUIRES u. S. TO AFFIRM
3-MILE LIMIT PRINCIPLE
English Ships May Bring Liquor
Into American Ports
Under Seal.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 31.-The final
terms which will form the basis for
an Anglo-American treaty to cope
with rum running along the Amer
lean coast were formally presented
to the imperial conference by Lord
Curzon, the foreign secretary, this
afternoon. Ambassador Harvey and
Lord Curzon agreed to the terms at
an hours conference in the foreign
office yesterday.
The terms laid before the confer
ence were:
First. the United States authorities
will have the right to search any
British ship within the twelve-mile
limit suspected of carrying liduor for
smuggling purposes.
Second. the United States will
formally affirm by treaty the prin-
ciple of the three-mile limit for ter
ritorial waters.
Third. British ships will have the
right to carry liquor under seal into
the territorial waters of the United
States.
q. S. AGREEMENT SEEN
Evening star., 1923-10-31
RHINE RECOGNITION
REFUSED DBY BRITAIN
SAXONy MORE QUIET
DR.. A. FeIIisch Chosen Pre-
mier by Dresden Diet;
Heinze to Leave Soon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. October 31.-Great Brit
ain has formally advised France and
Belgium that it cannot recognize
the separatist movement in the
Rhineland or the establishment of an
individual state in Cologne or other
parts of the occupied area.
British Aid Asked.
By the Associated Press.
AIx-LA- A-CHAPELLE, October 3d.
An appeal for British aid on behalf
of the city. where the Rhineland
separatistss hold the government head
quarters. has been sent to Foreign
Secretary Curzon by the municipal Of
ficials on behalf of "the entire popula
ton The appeal asserts that IL
the police were given permission to
use firearms they could soon GUST the
separatists.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
BANKERS IN WARM
DEBATE ON REPORT
Recommendations of Realty
Securities Committee Are
Adopted.

Following the first spirited differ
ence of opinion which has appeared
at the Investment Bankers Associa-
tion convention at the New Willard
Hotel today, the majority report of
the real estate securities committee,
differing in four particulars from the
minority report was adopted.
The real estate issue had split the
committee, with H. n. Gottlieb of
Chicago dissenting from the majority
report on the percentage of loan. the
impounding of construction funds, the
utilization of a trust company trustee
and the matter of publicity of Sc
critics presented to the public.
Mr.. Gottlieb defended his minority
report on the floor of the convention,
explaining that he was "the only
member of the committee represent
ing an institution which deals exclu-
sively in real estate mortgage bonds,
and whose main concern and expert
ence are in relation to the various
subjects under discussion"
The convention occupied the morn
ing session listening to reports of
committees.
Committee Is Split.
Difference of opinion split the COM
m1ttee on real estate securities, re-
sulting in a majority and minority re-
pert on loans on city property 1t was
the only divided committee report.
The majority report, signed by
Frank j. Parsons, Charles H. Deppe
William L. Davis and Morris F. Fox,
concurred iE by Townley Culbertson,
Henry 7. FerriSs and Walter A Graft
recommended the Offering circular
should contain "a full statement of
values showing land. buildings, and
equipment, each separately and stat
ing whether the appraisal was made
by an officer of the issuing house or
by an independent appraiser. and in
the latter case giving the name or
names"
The minority report, signed by H. N.
Gottlieb of Chicago, objected to this
point, among others, declaring that
such data would be readily abused"
The minority report also dissented
from those portions of the majority
report which fixed as the criterion
for the percentage of loan the saw
1ngs banks and trust fund basis of so
per cent with 60 per cent as a maxi
mum; also from the insistence upon
impounding of construction funds and
the utilization, of trust company
trustee"
Want All Facts Given.
Concerning circulars, the majority
report said: Your committee Is most
emphatic in urging that all essential
facts be clearly stated in circulars; {;
that there be no evasion or silence on
Evening star., 1923-10-31
FAIRBANKS T0SUE
ION SCANDAL RUMOR
Resents Film Magazine Story
He and Mary Pickford Are
Near Break Over Actress.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Calf. October 81
A court battle to stop alleged mali
cious and unfounded stories about men
and women in the motion picture in
dustry is expected to be strated in New
York today as the result of instruc-
tions Mary Pickford. motion picture
actress, and her actor-husband. Doug
las Fairbanks. last night announced
they had telegraphed to attorneys in
that city.
Their eastern attorneys. they said,
were ordered to begin suit imme-
diately against film magazine
tawhichrris. alleged. to have published
report that Evelyn Brent, Mr.. Fair
banks former leading lady. had
Pickford and her husband.
Miss Brent Joins Fight.
Miss Brent Joined with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fairbanks in denouncing the al
legged libelous articles as "ridiculously
untrue" and her husband, B. P. Fine
man, confirmed the Fairbanks an
nouncement that she would join With
them in the bringing Of the suit.
That was nasty story. an unjust
story" was the way Miss Pickford
characterized the article on which the
proposed libel suit was to be based
1--WE are bringing this suit to pro-
tect not only ourselves. but all others
who are attacked by such stories"
Referring to the supposed "rumors
that a separation from Mr.. Fair
banks was imminent" Miss Pickford
cited the fact that her husband fol
lows along whenever l go on location,
even IL he has to stop work on his
own pictures"
Fairbanks described rumors of a
separation as about what one might
expect from those who have been
talking about me for years" He
added that his acquaintance with Miss
that he never talked with her more
than twenty minutes at time"
Confirmed by Miss Brent.
His statements were confirmed by
Miss Brent.-who said:
"The only relations 1 have had with
Mr.. Fairbanks were business rela-
tions. Since leaving his studio have
seen him only twice"
She left the Fairbanks studio, she
added, because she felt that new pro-
ductions contemplated there offered
her no suitable role, and for no other
reason.
''The malicious stories that Miss
Brent caused difficulties between my
self and Mr.. Fairbanks are extremely
unfair to her." said Miss Pickford.
II think she is beautiful girl and 1
1oya fo 500 heautiful women in Mr..
Fairbanks pictures. They are like
flowers and other beautiful things I
helped select Miss Brent for the pic
ture in which she appeared with my
husband; I am always looking over
chorus girls and women for him."
why" she added, Douglas and I
have not been separated one night
since we have been married, and we
don't intend to be-"
Mental perverts have been talking
about me for years." Fairbanks said.
"As a matter of fact, Mary and / were
never so happy in our lives"
Evening star., 1923-10-31
FELIIsCH HEADS SAXONS.

BY the Associated Press.
DRESDEN. Saxony, October 81
The Saxon diet early today elected
DR.. A. Fellisch as premier by a vote
of 46 to 1s. Seventy-one deputies
were present, but the German ma
tionals left the hall before the vote
was taken. The communists cast no
ballots. After the election the house
adjourned until November 6.
DIR. Fellisch, a socialist, was minis
ter of economics before the recently
deposed ocialist-communist govern
ment was established. The cabinet
is composed entirely of socialists. but
the democrats undertook to support
it, The following ministers were
Herr Lieb, minister Of the INTERIOR
Graupe. minister of labor; Herr Neu,
minister of Justice; Herr Fleissner
minister of education.
Dr. Carl Heinze, who was named
federal commissioner for Saxony
after the socialist t-communist gov
ernment of DR.. Zeigner had been de-
posed by the Berlin government, which
informed the Saxon diet yesterday that
his mission in Dresden consisted in the
formation Of a new cabinet, and that
as soon as that had been accom-
plished he would leave the city.
COMPLETE ACCORD SEEN
Evening star., 1923-10-31
By the Associa ted Press.


CHICAGO. October 31-Maj. Gen.
Henry T. Allen, who commanded the
American forces on the Rhine, an
nounced today on his arrival from
Washington that plans were being
made to feed 100000 German chill
dren this winter through the medium
of the American Society of Friends.
Gen. Allen. who returned from a
visit, to Germany last July. declared
that "a very grave situation and one
with which Germany itself is not able
to cope" exists in the former enemy
country He has accepted the chair
manship of the American committee
in charge of the campaign, which he
said had been indorsed by Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, and is being
participated In by many nationally
known individuals.
Needs Seen on Rhine.
-Four years service on the Rhine
acquainted me with the growing
problem of undernourishment among
the children of Germany" Gen. Allen
said. My recent visit there con-
vinced me of the necessity of i'm
mediate action to prevent wholesale.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
NAZIMOVA DIVORCE
PLAY IS WITHDRAWN
Keith's Theater Acts on Protest of
Catholic Priest-Star
Gets $4,000.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 31.-George
Middleton's dramatic sketch. The
Unknown Lady" starring ALA Naz-
imova, has been withdrawn from the
bill at Keith's Palace Theater, at the
request of Father John B. Kelly.
chaplain of the Catholic Writer'S
Guild, it was learned today.
The playlet, which Nine. Nazimova
had played in the west for eight
weeks before bringing it to New
York, concerns the efforts of hus-
band to provide grounds for his wife's
divorce to permit her to marry an
other man.
Nine. Nazimova. whoss contract
called for $4,000 weekly salary, was
paid $4,000, the full amount of the
contract, after only two New York
performances.
Evening star., 1923-10-31
WALK0UT IS VOTED
FOR 10000 MINERS
Representatives of Mine Collieries
Take Action, Alleging Griev-
ances Are Unheeded.

= SCRANTON, Pa. October 31.-Rep-
resentatives of 10000 Pennsylvania
coal miners at nine collieries in the
Pittston region voted last night to
walk out Thursday in a general
strike protesting against the alleged
failure Of the company to settle a
dozen grievances. The action was
taken at a meeting Of the general
grievance committee in Pittston.
:, Today the No. 9 colliery and the
Sibley colliery of the same company
will be idle, union leaders said, due
to strikes called at local union meet
ings last night. About 5000 men will
be affected. Alleged refusal Of the
company to consider grievances deal
ing with rates of pay was given as
the cause for the strikes.