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The crimson gown concealed the figure of the man in the gray ulster!
 CHAPTER 6.
 Barely had Bristow taken cognizance of the surprising discovery when the leader of the mysterious band rose.
 Brothers of the Crimson Circle" he said, Eve are assembled here tonight for the purpose of deciding the fate of one who has set himself to the task of our undoing. He sits before you. He has aided in the arrest of one of you, who escaped at the risk of life and limb. We have two ways of dealing with those who oppose us-put- ting them to death or forcing them to take the solemn oath of our order. leave it to you, brothers. Which shall it be-"
 He repeated the words in Italian.
 The man in gray rose, drawing Bristow up after him.
 "He who stands before you prisoner has shown conspicuous bravery" he said rapidly "Bound by ties indissoluble save by death. I-believe, he would prove loyal to our order. crave that he be made one of us."
 The other men seated in the semi-circle voiced unanimous assent.
 'It is well," said the leader. In his voice Bristow, thought he detected note of sat- isfaction, even relief. "He will fill the seat
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made vacant by the death of the Signor Doctor"
 q refuse to submit to such an arrange ment," shouted Bristow, taking a step to- ward the table. q"
 Before he could conclude the sentence he was jerked back into his seat and voice whispered
 Shut up, you fool! Consent. I will see to it that you are never called upon to fulfill the vows you take"
 The words, spoken by the man in gray were accompanied by warning yet reas- surfing pressure of the hand.
 "Why-who are you?" stammered the lawyer.
 "No matter. Do as I say. will be responsible for what follows"
 There was something compelling and fear banishing in the mysterious mans cool as- surance. Bristow impulsively decided that he could trust him.
 q have changed my mind," he said to the leader 'I will take the vows''
 The silver bell sounded again. A figure gowned in black appeared.
 Bring the brazier and iron," commanded the high chief of the circle.
 The newcomer left the room. When he returned moment later he bore brazier of charcoal in which reposed small iron bar that had been brought almost to white heat. This the leader took in his hand.
 Bare the new brothers breast and lead him forward for initiation,' he commanded.
 Bristow shuddered. He would de he resolved, before he would permit that hid- eous sign of the circle and poniard to be branded upon his flesh. He struggled back
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cOwled man sat attentively scrutinizing the lawyers heated countenance.
 '.As you will, in all probability, never be in a position to reveal what am about to say" he finally said, q will tell you this Dr. Selden was member of this order, to which he turned traitor. His death was decreed He was warned of his im- pending doom. But at the eleventh hour some other agency stepped in and deprived us of our vengeance. Does that explana- tion satisfy you
 'You say Dr. Selden was not killed by . member of your order?"
 "Emphatically. Some hand other than burs dealt the fatal blow.'
 s'It is hard to believe that" Bristow de- murred, yet impressed by the sincerity of the others assertion.
 "What you believe or disbelieve is imma- terial have spoken the truth"
 The earnestness of the cowled man non- plused Bristow for moment. Then he de- manded:
 "What have you done with Miss Selden? Have you murdered her?"
 A low laugh rippled from tho lips of the other.
 "The daughter was in our hands," he admitted frankly, "but she was too clever for us. She escaped. ! know nothing of her whereabouts"
 This statement seemed equally sincere.
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The lawyer was torn with doubt
 NO, we have not murdered her." went on the cold voice. "The Circle murders only those who turn traitor to the cause. Miss Selden is allied to us by ties of blood as well as loyalty. She would have been safer, had she but realized it, in our hands than where she will eventually go."
 By ties of bloodv' Astonishment and incredulity fought for mastery on Bristow's face.
 ''She is my granddaughter" declared the masked man.
 Bristo%'s mind flashed back to the con- versation between Dr. Craig and himself, recalling the statement that Dr. Selden had
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the suave reply. q have no more idea than you who murdered Dr. Selden." The tone in which the words were uttered carried a measure of conviction. Bristow was taken aback for a moment.
 "How, then, came the sign of this order upon the breast of the murdered mani" he demanded. "How came that symbol pinned to the door of the Selden home? And how came one of your members about to affix another?"
 For moment there was no reply. The
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welded a Neapolitan girl. In view of this knowledge and considering the character of the organization of which the man be- fore him was leader, the head Circle mans statement seemed more than plausible. The mystery that confronted the lawyer had become of manifold complexity.
 'TYou have not the slightest idea where Miss Selden has gone?"
 Bristow was playing for time in which to adjust his mind to the new angle of the situation.
 ''Did know her whereabouts she would not be long away from our sheltermg care." There was a tinge of sarcasm in the re- sponse. "But enough of this! There is important work before us. The Crimson Circle is about to meet. As you are inti-
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from the clutch of men who sought to do the leaders bidding.
 In that moment he felt the bonds fall away from his wrists before keen blade. Then his ears were assailed by the almost imperceptible sound of someone trying door latch behind him.
 Before the attorney could form even fleeting conjecture as to the meaning of these amazing developments there was resonant crash from behind, the draperies were torn away and through door that had suddenly burst open poured squad of uniformed police.
 The lights went out almost instantly. There were shots and scream of agony as knife or bullet found a mark. Bristow, the next moment was dragged through a doorway, down a short passageway and out into the blessed air of freedom. He turned to find the man in gray at his side. That individual, by some legerdemain, had di- vested himself of the crimson robe and mask. Without word he hurried down the street, motioning for the lawyer to follow him.
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: Who and what could the strange man
 be? There was something so frank and
 engaging in his personality as to preclude the idea that he was base betrayer of the.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
PRESIDENT JOINS
SOJOURNERS' CLUB
Organization Consists of Master
Masons in Service
Branches.

President Harding today was made a
member Of the .Sojourners' Club. Wash
ington Local. No. /, which is composed
of master Masons, who are officers, either
active or retired. of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps. coast guard and public
health service.
The ceremony was of formal nature
and was performed in the private Office
of the executive by members Of the board
of governors of the local Sojourners.
with Brig Gen. A. A. Fries chief of
the chemical warfare service, U. s. A.,
and president of the local organization,
officiating. Brig. Gen. Charles E. Saw
yer, the White House physician, and
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the Navy, members Of the Wash
ington locals, were present.
Immediately upon being inducted into
the organization the President was
presented with a handsomely inscribed
gold certificate Of membership The
President also was notified that the club
will give a banquet at the Columbia
Country Club June s, in honor of the
visiting Shriners who are Sojourners
and the hope was expressed that he
would find it convenient to attend.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
LIST 81 Of CLERGY
TO VOTE ON BISHOP
Committees Prepare for
Naming Successor to Hard
ing on Thursday.

Committees on clerical and lay rep
resentation at the special session of
the twenty-seventh convention of the
Episcopal diocese of Washington to
be held Thursday at the Church of
the Ascension to elect the third bish-
op of the diocese were hard at work
at noon today upon the lists of dele
gates.
Although the exact lists will not
be known until reported at the con-
vention, the official list of the clergy
was in such shape today as to be vir-
tually accurate AS much could not
be said of the list of lay delegates.
1t is understood that the following
list is essentially accurate, and rep
resents the eighty-one members of
the clergy who will vote Thursday.
The ministers and their churches fol-
low:
CIergymen to Vote.
James Walter Clark, rector, ST.
James parish: Thomas Alexander
Johnstone. Kensington. Md; George
Fiske Dudley. rector of st. Stephens
parish: H. Allen Griffith, chaplain,
United States Soldiers Home; Will
lIdIn v. pIISSl III VI
st. Philips Chapel; j. MacBride Ster-
rett, associate rector, All Souls par
ish; Millard Fillmore Minnick, rector,
Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery
county, Md; Oscar Leiher Mitchell,
priest in charge of St. Mary's chapel
rector, ST. Margarets parish; George
c. F. Brattenahl, dean of Wash
ington Cathedral; William Lever
ing De Vries, residentiary canon,
Washington Cathedral; Enoch Ma
of the Chapel of the Nativity
and the Chapel of the Resurrection
Edward Slater Dunlap, assistant
minister, St. Johns parish; F. l.. A
Bennett, priest in charge of Calvary
Chapel and Chapel of the Atonement
Charles Ernest Smith, rector of ST
Thomas parish; James H. w. Blake
rector, Christ Church parish; Robert
Johnston, rector of st. Johns parish
w. B. Everett, Bailston, Va; Corne-
Illus Stevenson Abbott, priest in
A. H. w. Collier, deacon, assistan,
minister, ST. Luke's Church: Francis
E. McManus, rector, Trinity Church
Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges coun.
ty, Md; William Charles Shears. rec.
tor. Epiphany parish, Prince Georges
county; Thomas ]. Brown, rector, ST
Luke's Church; James Kirkpatrick
rector, Norwood parish. Montgomery
county, Md; Walden Myer. residen-
tiary canon, Washington Cathedral
Edward Douse, assistant minister, ST
Adams parish; j. Henning Nelms
rector, Silver Spring parish, District
IF Columbia and Montgomery county
Md; Charles J. Curtis. rector, ST
Johns parish, Prince Georges and
Charles counties. Md; c. X. p. Cogs-
well. Washington: Clarence w. Whit
more. rector. ST. Mary's parish, ST
Marys county. Nd; Patrick Murphy
rector, st. Michael and All Angels
Washington; George w. Atkinson, jr.
rector of Grace parish, Georgetown
d. c.
Adams parish; J. J. Dimon, rector, St
Andrews parish; George Williamson
Smith. assistant minister, st. Johns
parish; Henry L. Durant, Washing.
ton; James William Smith, Hughes
vile. Md; Charles F. Sontag, Wash
-.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
Knutson Decides
Against Entering
Senatorial Race

Representative Knutson of Mime
sofa announced in a formal state
ment today that "after careful
analysis" of the situation he had
decided not to be a candidate for
the senatorial seat made vacant by
the death of Senator Nelson.
"The time is too short to make
an effective campaign. and the
cost too great" said the state
ment THE voters already have
a sufficiently large field from which
to make selections and an addition
al number should but confuse the
situation"
Mr.. Knutson conferred Saturday
with President Harding. and 1t
was inferred that the Minnesota
political situation was discussed.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 2S.-J.
A. A. Burnquist, former governor,
today announced his candidacy
for the republican nomination for
senator at Minnesota's special pri-
mary. June Is. The election will
be held July 16.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
will MAKE NO REPLY
TO STEWARD ATTACK
Personnel Classification Board to
Continue Upon Program Al
ready Adopted.

The personnel classification board,
1t was learned today, will make no
formal reply to a letter of criticism
from Luther Steward, president of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes, who declared the board was
not following the act in classification
of government employees in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The classification board, 1t was
learned. will continue upon the pro-
gram determined upon, which pro-
vides a new classification form to be
used in the field service. and the use,
$50 far as practicable" of the former
ratings by the bureau Of efficiency.
Replies today continued to be re-
ceived by the board from the field
service, while the government depart
ments of Washington were busily
engaged in following the boards pro-
cedure requiring a tentative classi-
fication to be In the hands OF the
board by June l.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO REMAIN INTACT
Will Not Be Divided Into Two
Sections for Shrine
Convention.

Fire Chief George Watson today
reached last minute decision not to
split his department into two sec
tions. one north and the other south
of Pennsylvania avenue. for the
Shrine convention period.
The purpose of this arrangement
was to eliminate the necessity for
having fire engines cross Pennsylva-
MIA avenue while the city is filled
with visitors
After carefully considering the
question with Commissioner oyster,
however, Chief Watson concluded IT
would be unwise to upset the system
of responding to alarms.
For example, If big fire should oc-
cur in the business area just north of
the Avenue, the engine and truck
companies Immediately south of that
tkoroughfare would be unable to re-
spond under the two-section plan.
The chief believes it will be safe
and feasible to have apparatus cross
the Avenue at the ten intersections
designated as emergency traffic lanes.
Police will be detailed at those
points to open a path for the engines,
and the chief will caution his men to
drive carefully through them.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
HONOR NAVAL HERO
BY MILITARY RITES
Remains of Rear Admiral Charles
E. Clark Inferred at
Arlington.

Simple religious and military serv-
ices were held at the Arlington ma
tional cemetery this afternoon over
the ashes of Rear Admiral Charles E.
Clark, who immortalized himself by
bringing the battleship Oregon on it's
record -bre reaking trip from San Fran
cisco around Cape Horn to the West
Indies at critical period Of the
Spanish war in 1898. Admiral Clark
died at his home in Long Beach, Calf.
October last. His body was cremated
and the ashes sent to the receiving
vaulttat Arlington several weeks ago.
Among those who took part In the
commitment services this afternoon
were Rear Admiral Samuel 8. Robin
son, son-in-law of Admiral Clark, and
Col. ]. Morris Morgan and Rear Ad-
miral C. NJ. Chester, retired. class.
mates of Admiral Clark at the Naval
Academy. The military ceremonies in
cIudsd the firing of musketry by q
squad Of marines and the sounding
Of taps by q bugler.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
BALDWIN ELECTED
BY CONSERVATIVES
Curzon Proposes Name of
New Prime Minister as
Party Leader.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 2S.-Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin was chosen leader. Of
the conservatives at a party meeting.
Lord Curzon, who presided. moved
the election Of Mr.. Baldwin as leader
of the party in succession to Mr..
speech felicitated both the party and
the prime minister on the choice.
The services rendered by Mr.. Bonar
Law as leader of the party were
recognized by special vote of
thanks.
Prime Minister Baldwin expressed
his thanks to the party representa-
tives and voiced the hope that no one
would throw any more faggots on
the fire." which he said he certainly
would not do. 1t was his conviction,
he added, that there would be COM
plete unity within the party in a very
short time.
Accepts Cabinet Post.
Sir Laming Worthington- Evans,
secretary for war in the cabinet of
David Lloyd George. has accepted the
office of postmaster general under
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. Sir
Laming was a member of the group,
including Austen Chamberlain, which
went into the wilderness" at the
time the conservatives gave Andrew
Bonar Law the premiership.
Aushtn Chamberlain's letter to his
constitunts. in which he says that
Premier Baldwin did not ask his help
in forming the ministry, has caused
a sensation. 1t is generally believed
that the letter has deepened the
Cleavage within the conservative party,
which 1t was hoped the change of
premiership would remove. Ac-
cording to the Morning Post Mr..
Chamberlain's letter was drawn up
at a meeting attended by the leading
coalition conservatives, at which Win
ston Churchill. although not a con-
servative, was also present.
According to the Times political
correspondent, 1t is. understood Mr..
Baldwin offered Mr.. Chamberlain the
ambassadorship at Washington, when
the poet falls vacant, but Mr.. Cham
berlain felt himself unable to accept
the invitation.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
BLAME HIGHER PAY
FOR FOOD INCREASE
Lunchroom Owners Seek to
Justify Proposed Price
Boosts.

Demands Of employees for increased
wages during Shrine convention
week. coupled with rising prices on
the wholesale market. were given by
a certain class of restaurant pro-
prietors interviewed today by mem
bers of the Shrine citizens commit
tee as an excuse for the proposed
boost in foodstuffs.
The cafe owners told r. G. Sterling
and other members of the citizens
committee that chefs now receiving
$40 and s25 a week have submitted
demands for a salary of $40 a day
or $40 during the convention period
that dishwashers also have asked for
higher remuneration and that the
wholesale price of foodstuffs is on
the incline. According TO Sterling
the restaurant men declared that
pound. eggs and 4 cents on the
dozen and grapefruit 81 on the crate.
Expect Increase Soon.
Although the increase in price has
not been put into effect in the lunch
rooms, 1t is believed certain at Shrine
head quarters that it will be done
either the latter part of this week OF
Sunday. Sterling will hold a confer
ence this afternoon with Commission
er Rudolph regarding the contem.
plated action of the lunch room pro.
prietors
Those cafe owners seen today BY
Sterling and other members of ths
citizens committee were politely re.
quested to maintain the present
menu prices through convention
al money paid out by them to theil
employees would be Offset by thre.
times their normal business
1t also was impressed upon the
restauranters that their proposed
prlce-raising move would give Wash
timately hurt them because conyen.
tions would"stay away from the city
Approve Wage Increase.
The demands of the restaurant EN-.
ployes, in the opinion of some mem.
bers of the citizens committee is, in
way, justified, because they will be
required to cook for at least three
times as many guests as under nor.
NAL conditions. The committee, how.
ever. does not plan to enter into any
dispute over wages paid the cook.
and dishwashers in the eating estab.
lishmentS.
If the appeal to the restaurant mer
does not have any effect on them, Il
is the intention of the Shrine com.
mittee to present any information OF
price gouging which may be called tt
their attention to the Department Of
Justice.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
BY GEORGE wITTE.

By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1923.
BERLIN. May 28.-The former
Kaiser has discarded the old testa-
ment and written the text of a new
introduction to the Bible. This intro
duction, which. like one of Bernard
Shaw's prefaces to a play, Is almost
as long as the main book itself, has
just been submitted by it's author to
the Prussian evangelical synod for
approval with a view to having it
adopted by all evangelical churches
in Prussia. So far the church coun-
Gil has not reached a decision on the
subject.
DIR. Johannes Vogel, head of the
synod, who performed the ceremony
at the wedding of the ex-Kaiser and
Princess Hermine, at Doom, last No
vember, said in an interview today
that a special session of the coun-
ell had been called at which a mes
Evening star., 1923-05-28
CASUALTIES HEAVY
AS REIGN Of TERROR
GROWS IN GERMANY
Reds Battle for Control of
Dortmund, Citizens Sub
jected to Indignity.
HAND GRENADES HURLED
INTO RANKS OF POLICE
Four Killed, Many Injured in
Fight at Mine; Strike
Spreads to Rhine.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ESSEN, May 2S.-Disorders in the
Ruhr on account of the strikes and
communist activities appear at pres
ent, to be centered in Dortmund.
where the inhabitants passed night
of terror and the communistic ele-
ments today were still striving for
the upper hand. Workers guards
there took up positions In the streets
and searched all passersby, ostensibly
for firearms, but many valuables had
that their money and valuables he'd
been taken. Numerous fights grew
out of the searching and a large
number of persons were hurt.
The terroristic methods at Dort-
mund were preceded by bitter fight
Ing between the communists and blue
police at a nearby mine, where COM
munist emissaries tried to induce the
pumpmen to leave so that the mine
would be flooded. Police attacked the
away, after two of the police were
killed and eleven wounded, one fatal
ly. Communists left two dead on the
field and carried many wounded away
hand grenades, which they used ef-
fectively, the police reported.
Strike Spreading.
The strike is spreading into the
Rhineland. At Duisburg the metal
workers went out today.
The situation at Hamborn is so
serious that the authorities have pro-
hibited the sale of alcoholic drinks.
Other Industrial centers are consider
ing similar action.
At Dusseldorf the security police
had a clash today with striking street
car and gas works employees, In
which one workman was killed and a
number were wounded.
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