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Evening star., 1923-10-09
BELLEAU CONDITIONS
BLAMED ON HASTE
Cemetery Looks Disagreeable Be.
cause of Removing Bodies,
Report States.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS October 9.-Brig. Gen. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and Martin W.
Lfttleton, who have been conducting
an investigation into the conditions
at the Belleau Wood cemetery. where
many American soldiers are buried
have made public their findings.
I'VE found" said their statement.
that, due to the removal within the
past few months of 1900 bodies, 1t
became necessary to remove and con-
eentrate the location of those remain.
Ing. This necessitated laying out the
cemetery on entirely different lines.
which was done with great haste, but
the required work of reconstruction,
road building and drainage, while re-
manning unfinished, makes the ceme-
terry only partially accessible. and in
ITS torn,up condition it presents dis
agreeable aspect"
The investigators say the work of
reconstructing was let to subcon-
tractors without time limit, and con-
seQuently there Is no means of saw
Ing when the work will be completed.
c4neerning ono rnrns the collection Of money
leau Wood Memorial Association"
the report says 100000 francs have
been collected and deposited with
the Bankers Trust Company. Visi-
TORS 70 the cemetery are not impor-
tuned to contribute. there being mere
ly sign above the register to tn g
ed"
Nothing reprehe hensible or wrong
has occurred in connection with thjs
method of collection, 1t Is said. The
purpose for which the money is coll
lected and the motives of all those
engaged In the enterprise are lofty
and deserving of praise, but the re-
port concludes:
Receipt of money by an Official OF
the government to be administered
by voluntary association is open
to misconstruction and criticism. and
should ,be discontinued"
Evening star., 1923-10-09
RADICAL EDITOR
OUSTEDBY OF |.
Tremendous Majority for Ex.
pu!sion Shows Strength of
Conservative Wing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Ore, October 9.-The
American Federation of Labor in an
nual convention here resumed today
with delegates knowing exactly the
strength of the conservative element
because of the development late
yesterday when 1t came to grips with
the radicals.
The latter was routed in the un-
seating of William E. Dunno of Butte.
Mont, for communistic activities. by
the vote of 27S3S yes to 130 no. When
the "one big union" proposal for
amalgamation of unions came up
there was not q favorable vote for
II is pet measure of the radical wing.
Another issue of controversial
nature, participation of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in politics,
remained among matters 10 be dis
posed of when the convention re-
as embed today.
The resolutions committee was
scheduled to report yesterday after
comp. elton of the report of the edu-
,sation committee, but, after the read
.ng of the latter committees report
uonouncing the Federated Press. "A
corporation for alleged distr; button
Of communist propaganda. "A resoiu-
ton for the unaeating of Dunno was
introduced, and that started flood
Of oratory which occupied the con-
yention until o'clock.
TIE report of the resolutions COM
mittee, incluIing denunc' alton of the
hu Klux klan and the fascist move
ment was approved before adjourn
nlent last night.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
appeals to Pride of americans
To Curb Bootlegging Activities
Mrs. Willebra.dt Declares us. Has Neuer
Started Anything 1t Couldn't Finish.
You'd End Foreign RidicuIe.

/ must be stopped. If we can reduce
| tho bootlegger to his proper level VIZ
| Will have done great lot.
Appeals to American Pride.
He represents a greater evil thar
we imagine in our casual considera
tion OF the problem he represents. A.
II said he amassss greater wealth In
| short time than you could amass ir
years by honest effort He pays ne
taxes. although legitimate business is
taxed to the breaking point.
But aside from this the complacent
tolerance of the pedG1.r of contra.
band liquor would max. our govern.
! ment a laughing stock before the
, world. Europe Is watching our grea,
ing that England or any other for.
] eign country should be justified in
, saying America has started something
she can't finish.
"In handling the bootlegging prob
lem Mrs. WillebFandt said, the fed
eral government could not play the
role or policeman for the nation"
i Ihe government, however, can and
shou q STOP the Fources of supply. That
involves extreme vigilance over the
permit privilege. Trained internal
revenue agents should supervise the
distribution of liquor by physicians
the sale of liquor on LIQUOR dealers
permits. the manufacture of indus
trial alcohol and the production of
cereal beverages.
Urges Blow mt Big Dealers.
THE federal government should then
go in earnest after the big bootleg
gers: the ringleaders. leaving the lit
tie fellows to the state. l do not
mean the federal government should
ever refuse to cooperate. but where
q state has law and instead of en-
forcing 1t prefers il to rot in political
or police corruption. the federal gov
ernment cannot be blamed"
MIR. Burns, paying a tribute to
mrs. Willebrandt. said 1t was at her
direction his men uncovered a boot
Logging gang in Savannah and 20
cleaned up that city that 1t is i'm
possible to purchase quart of
whisky thore.
Would Have U. 8. Own Liquor.
He. too, expressed the opinion that
the lrohihition forces are not prop
erly organized to cope with the in
trenched bootleeger."
My idea of solving the problem
is Through reorganization of the
prohibition forces" he said. I'm the
first pl ce | would have the govern
ment own every drop of legal liquor.
The government hould bottle it.
number it and store it in warehouses
which would not be robbed every day.
Il would then divide the forces
into three units. First would come
inspectors to see that legal liquor
was distributed for legal purposes
strictly In accordance with the law.
Then l would have. -pecial' agents
or arresting officers who would CO.
operate with the inspectors. and. last
ly, | would have a corps of special
under-cover men.
If a crook doesn't know how he
was caught he has nervous prostra-
tion until some one tells him. If
the under-cover men were operating
you would have every bootlegger
suspicious of his neighbor. as is the
case today in Savannah, where no
one dares sell liquor"
Evening star., 1923-10-09
MILITARY COURT TO TRY
CAPT. GvvYNNE NAMED
Brig. Gen. John W. Joyes to Pro
side at Hearing on NAL
practice Charge.

The military court that Is to try
Capt Samuel C. Gwynne on charges Of
malpractice growing out Of the treat
ment of Private Guy Pendleton while
he was a patient at the post hospital
at Fort Eustice, Va, was appointed
Brig. Gen. John w. Joyes will be
president Of the court, which will
consist of fifteen officers ranking as
majors or higher.
Capt Gwynne was post surgeon
under Maj. George w. Cook at the
time Pendleton was patient In the
hospital. It n charged that the SOL
dier received such careless attention
that 1t was necessary to amputate
removed TO- Walter Reed Hospital.
MAI. Cook was recently found guilty
OF similar charges and sentenced to
be roduced twenty-five Alss In the
RACKS and reprimsudsd. s.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
HAWAII TO FIGHT
FOR STATEHOOD
Organized Campaign Plan
med; Declares Gov. Earring
ton, After Visiting Coolidge.

An organized effort is to be made
during the coming winter to bring
| about the admission Of Hawaii into the
T.. Union. This was disclosed today by
! Gov. w. r. Harrington of Hawaii. fol-
| lowing conference with the Presi-
dent. Before coming to the White
House the Hawaiian executive was in
conference with Secretary of the In
terror Work.
Gov. Harrington pointed out that the
Islands are large contributors to the
Treasury OF, the United States, and,
furthermore! that they assumed the
status of territory by the voluntary
quired by this nation, as in the cases
iof the Philippines, Alaska or the Vir-
gin Islands,
Hawaii is an integral part of the
as such," Gov. Harrington explained
further. "The islands bear all the
financial burdens of states: Internal
revenue collections and other taxes
amounted to $15.0n0.000 last year, a
sum greater in amount than was col
lected in some of the states of the
Union. The population of the island
is now 29S,000, of which 10000 are
Japanese, but all the Japanese 'hil-
dren born in the island are citizens"
Gov. Harrington asserted that his
White House visit was more fo- the
purpose of making sure that the exc
cutive branch of the government IS
keeping posted with the activities of
Hawaii and that ii has knowledge
Of the claim being made for state
hood.
Others who saw the Presid znt today
were Representative Dickinson ct
Iowa, who discussed the matter of
patronage in his district; minister
TO this country from Finland, who
called to pay his respects; M. Doug
las Flattery of New England, wno is
interested in scientific research work; {;
Senator Adams from Colorado, who was
appointed to succeed the late Sena-
tor Nicholson, and Commissioner Roy
A. Haynes of the prohibition office.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
DESTROYERS' WRECK
INQUIRY NEAR END
Conclusion of Governments Testi-
mony Expected Today-Abstract
of Recent Evidence.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Calf. October g.
Testimony for the government in the
Honda destroyer disaster inquiry was
expected to be concluded today with
the recital by Capt. w. G. Roper.
chief OF destroyer division 80. of
events leading up to the wreck of
seven vessels of the eleventh de-
stroyer squadron September s last.
Capt. Roper's division was rearmost
of three which comprised the eleventh
squadron on the night of the disaster.
All of the vessels of the thirty-second
escaped damage. but 1t has been
brought out in the cross-examination
of their commanders that the con-
fusion they observed among ships at
the head Of the column was. as much
as any other factor, responsible for
their escape. Counsel for defendant
officers who lost their ships after
having, according to previous testi-
mony, attached little weight" to
radio compass bearings from Point
their course. having sought to show
that ships of the thirty second divi-
sion would have suffered the fate of
the rest If they had not been in the
rear Of the squadron. -
Lieut.. Commander Leslie Bratton.
Judge advocate, testified that as COM
mander Of the U. s. s. Stoddert,
thirteenth ship In line, he received
radio compass bearings from Point
Arguello Indicating that his vessel
was much farther In shore than he
had suspected and apparently had
not been making its estimated speed
of twenty knots.
He was plotting the change of
course ordered by the flagship Delphy
and had just begun to follow the
other ships around when he gave the
order to sheer out of column, he said.
The apparent discrepancy in signals
was the governing factor, he said, in
changing his course. There was no
suspicion in his mind. he said. that
the column was steering into danger.
Lieut.. Hardy b. Page, navigator of
the U. s. S. Paul Hamilton, twelfth
in the column. now assistant Judge
advocate, said he had 'misgivinEs as
to the safety Of the course and when
the column turned east advised his
commanding officer not 10 follow.
{ Lieut.. Commander G. N Baker. COM
munication officer. testified the radio
personnel of the eleventh squadron
was very good"
Evening star., 1923-10-09
VERMONT VOTERS TO FILL
/ VACANCIES IN CONGRESS
Primary Today for Choosing Can
didates to Succeed Senator Dilling-
ham and representative Dale.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTPELIER, VT, October 9-The
voters of Vermont went to the polls
today to select party nominees for
the special election on November 6
to choose successors to the late
United States Senator William p. Dill.
lingham and to Representative Porter
H. Dale Of the second district, re-
signed, both republicans
There Is no opposition to the NOM
ination by the democrats Of Park H.
Pollard, . cousin Of President Cool
idge. for senator. and Of Burton E.
Bailey for congressman.
The candidates for the republican
nomination for senator are Repre-
sentative Dale. John w. Redmond,
Stanley G. Wilson and Marshall Hap
good For the republican congress
sional nomination there are six cam,
dfdates. Col. Ernest ". Gibson John
W. Gordon, Orlando l. Martin, James
q. Stacey, Mason s. Stone and Charles
Prohibition was widely discussed a.
IN issue In the senst toriaI catripa lsn.s
the AntI-saloon LeAG indorstng Nr.
0nles 80 $50 ~ 8 2
Evening star., 1923-10-09
FUEL YARD
issue AG|TATED
Developments Expected Soon
in Controversy Raised by
Retail Coal Association.

Developments in the government
:'uel yard controversy, in which local
coal dealers, backed by the National
Retail Coal Association. are seeking
of the yard, are expected
the latter part Of this week or early
next week, when Secretary of the In
terror Work will have well under way
his investigation of the fuel yard.
The case of the retail coal dealers
will be presented to the Interior Sec
retary within a few days. In response
to a request from him for details of
the dealers claims that they will be
able to reduce prices of coal in Wash
ington If the fuel yard is abolished.
Secretary Calls for Details.
DR.. Work has called on the bureau
of mines for full and complete de-
tails Of costs of running the bus'-
ness Of the fuel yards and will COM
pare these costs with memorandum
which the retail dealers are to pre-
sent to him shortly. The present
Secretary of the Interior Is entirely
unacquainted, EXCEPT in SO far as
his present Investigations have gone
with the fuel yard proposition, al
though several unsuccessful attempts
ministratione to abolish the yard
Dr. Work has declared that he has
an open mind on the entire proposal
He believes, however he said, that
e thor the entire body of federal en-
ployes should be privileged to re-
ceive the lowered rates on coal Of
fered by the yard. or the yard should
be abolished.
If this were done, il is stated, the
approximately 500 service officers who
now buy from the yards would be
forced to purchase their coal from
private dealers in Washington. and
the government departments and
branches of the District government
also would have to go elsewhere than
the fuel yards for their supplies. . -
Retail dealers Of Washington have
made an offer to the Interior Depart-
ment that they will contract to fur
nish coal to the departments and the
District government at price lower
than IL Is now furnished by the fuel
yard The case will be decided purely
on its merits, DR.. Work has indicated.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
PLAN MORE INDICTMENTS.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 9.-while the
divorce action of w. e. d. Stokes
ing heard in New York the Cook
county grand jury here, which re-
turned Indictment charging conspir-
acy against Stokes and six others last
week. heard further evidence in con-
necIion with Mrs Stokes charges that
her husband and his agents had con-
spired to injure her reputation.
Charles Wharton. assistant states
attorney. who had charge of the inves-
ments against Stokes and his alleged
agents, said that further indictments
might be expected. Four negroes who
were indicted with Stokes appeared In
court and furnished bail in the sum Of
$4,000 each. Stokes. Daniel Nugent,
his New York counsel, and Mrs. Hattie
Johnson, his housekeeper, appeared
here Saturday night and gave bonds,
returning Immediately to New York.
Invited to New York.
Mrs. Miller said she had come to
New York two weeks ago alone. but
at the request of Mrs. Phillips and
of Daniel Nugent. one of Stokes law
Mr. Stokes concerning the case over
the telephone three or four times.
Mr.. Untermyer referred to the
grand jury inquiry in Chicago as q re-
SUIT OF WnlcH StokeS, NuSent ana
five others were indicted for con-
spiracy. and asked the witness If she
did not know that inquiry was going
on. The witness said she knew of 1t.
And you knew the process servers
were seeking you to testify in that
proceeding?" asked Mr.. Untermyer.
She replied she knew she was
wanted. and, in response to other
questions, said she had been away
from her home for two weeks, stop
ping at various places to keep the
officers from serving her
II sgot a check for $780," she said
when asked what she got for coming
to New York.
when you came to New York, was
1t not to keep out of the way of
those Chicago officers, so they could
not serve your" she was asked.
THAT was partly the reason" she
answered.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
GRADE CROSSING END
URGED BY TRADE BODY
Merger of Street Railways Is Also
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tees Named.

Abolition Of railroad grade cross-
fngs on all main lines in the District
Of Columbia was strongly urged at a
meeting Of the public utilities COM
mittee Of the Washington Board Of
Trade In the boards rooms, in The
Star building, yesterday afternoon.
Jesse c. Adkins is chairman of this
committee.
This action was taken as a result
Of the accident at Lamond yesterday.
but. II was pointed out, was prin-
cipally q reiteration Of a stand taken
by the board itself many years ago,
and for which 1t has been working
for some time.
The merger OF the two Washing
ton street railway companies also
The following subcommittee were
named:
Street railroads. bus lines and
taxes-Howard Moran, chairman; F. L.
Averill, F. D. Allen, s. r. Bowen, ID. s.
Carr, w. g. Gardner, Charles Morrill,,
lG. o. Watson and G. r. Weitzell
Steam RAILROADS.&C.. P. Hill, CHAIR
man; w. w. Bowie, D. M. Fisher, c. N.
Joyce, Robert Marshall, e. s. Linz,
II. P. Morgan. ST.; v. B. strauv and
E. G.. Walker.
Gas and electric Hghts-M. o.
Chance. chairman: w. NJ. Balderston,
)C. p. Carpenter, p. v. Keyser. NJ. o.
Leighton, Q. s. Metxerott, ]. Trimble
Telephones--w. w. Ross, chairman;
r. p. Barnard. H. M. Castens, C. T.
Clagett, d. M. Earll. W. G. Hend&r-
son, ]. II. Oehmann and B. d. Pettus.
Evening star., 1923-10-09

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Stokes, jumped to his feet and said:
Il ask that you commit Mr.. Unter-
myer.'
Justice Mahoney insisted that both
attorneys proceed with the trial.
The first witness yesterday of the new
trial was Mrs. Alice S. Mills of Kansas
City, Mo-. distant relative of Wal
lace. who said she saw Mrs. Stokes.
then Miss Helen Eiwood. in 1904. in
Bunceton, Mo-, in company with Wal
lace and a Clarence Mccormick.
She WAS corroborated by Miss Cath =
crime Kramer o. Bunceton. who added
that Mrs. Stokes was guest at the
home of Wallace.
Under cross-examination Miss Kra-
mer admitted she came to testify
principally because of desire. to see
New York.
Max D. Steuer. counsel for Stokes.
asserted in his opening address that
he would prove Mrs. Stokes visited
the private rendezvous" maintained
in an apartment by Wallace and some
officials of the lnterborough Rapid
Transit Company for the, purpose of
staging parties" There was a quar-
rel, he said, over woman, after
which Wallace moved to the apart
ment in which Mrs. Miller testified
she saw Mrs. Stokes.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
DAVIS SENDS MESSAGE.
Congratulates Labor for Conserva.
tive Stand.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, October 9-Con-
gratuI tons to the American Fedora
ton of Labor on the attitude of or
ganized labor against ''new political
teliefS and nostrums," and express
sions of hope that 1t would continue
IN the same safe and sane road were
sent in telegram to the convention
here by Secretary Of Labor James J.
Davs.
THE world is alive with new
theories. new political and economic
nostrums which may mislead the I'M
wary with their glitter" said Secre-
tary Davis. In Europe nations have
theories. In one great European ma
ton a mere handful of men controls
the deStinieS of one of the greatest
populations numerically in the world.
Two other countries are under abso-
lutte dictatorship, and a third is fast
approaching the same condition. In
these nations economic conditions are
n chaos, millions of men are walk
ing the street seeking employment,
and those who are able to find work
IRE recompensed by a mere subsist-
ence wage.
'Tt is to the eternal credit of the
American trade union movement that
the false notions of the old world have
been unable to obtain footho'd in this
country. Here the working man is in
demand. jobs are plentiful and wages
are at the peak. Here too, labor has
its full share in government
'The devastating evil of child labor
must be eliminated from America n
industry. The million children who
toll must be freed from the grasp of
the taskmasters American labor
must no longer compete with Ameri-
can childhood. More and more are we
coming to a realization of the mu-
tuaIity of interests between the men
who manage industry and the men
whose labor makes industry possible.
I'VE must do all we can TO foster
the principle of mediation and con-
ciliation in Industrial disputes, sub
stituting the settlement of the coun-
ell table for the settlement by force"
Evening star., 1923-10-09
ACTRESS FOR SEX PARITY.
Nazimova Joins Woman's Party
Equality Movement.

DENVER, Col, October 9.-Mme.
Ala Nazimova. actress, has: Joined
the National Woman's Party here as
a founder and a member of the Act
ress' Council, 1t was announced by
Anita Pollitzer. national secretary for
the organization.
Nine Nazimova criticized inequality
of standards for men and women and
declared, that despite the fact eight
republics Of the world have written
into their constitutions that men and
women shall be equal before the law
such Inequalities do exist.
"The goals for equal rights Is not
seq JantaEonism," Nine. Nazfmova con-
n means some day q world where men
means some day a world where men
and women. hand-in- hand, can c@rve
Iput their mtknal destlntes and to-
xsthss dirsctf5he life ct socie y.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
Mayfair riun,ph
Laid to Double
Gambler Wings
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. October Com
mander Marc A. >Mitscher, U. s. NJ,
who was in charge of the Navy
entrants in the Pulitzer speed
event Of the international air races
here last Saturday. credits double
: Gambler wings with having per-
mitted the Navy flyers to attain
the unprecedented speed of more
than four miles a minute.
The double Gambler wings are
convexed on both sides. said the
commander. increasing the upper
and lower lifting surfaces.
1t was this new departure in air.
plane construction which permits
ted the Navy planes to outstrip
the Army planes, which were of
the same pattern excepting the
double Gambler feature. by as much
as thirty miles an hour, he said.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
Begir, ExcaUating
| For Remains OF
Georgia Founder
BY the Associated Press

ny tne hbsOclhteu PresS.
GRAMMAR. England, October 9.
Excavations under the chancel
of the Church of All Saints here
for the recovery of the bodies of
Gen. James z. Oglethorpe and his
wife were begun today.
Laborers. directed by DR.. Thorn
well Jacobs, president of Ogle-
thorpe University, who seeks to
have the remains reinterred in
Georgia. and the Rev. Leslie
Wright, rector of the church. broke
Though the concrete Scoring with
crowbars and sledSe hammers
similar to those used N perforat-
ing the tomb of Phara> Tutankh-
amen, at Luxor.
The workmen encounterkl heavy
layers of stone and mortar, and
1t is expected that two or three
days must elapse before the bod
les can be reached.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
From Yesterdays $50 Edition Of The Star.
BOILER EXPLODES
IN SENATOR'S HOME
Windows Shattered, Two Doors
Blown Of and Wall Buckled
at Bayard's Residence.

Considerable excitement was caused
at the home of Senator Thomas +.
Bayard, 1401 18th street northwest
when a steam boiler exploded. shat
tered several windows, blew out two
doors and buckled q wall yesterday
afternoon.
Although Mrs. Bayard and ner two
children were in the house at the
time, they escaped injury. The ex-
tent Of the damage was estimated at
about $500.