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Evening star., 1923-03-28
MILAN PARLEY MAY
BRING RUHR OFFER
SHINES and Belgian Foreign
Minister Expected to Dis
cuSs New Plan.
MUSSOLINI ON GROUND
Won Rosenburg Tells Reichstag
Committee Hughes Plan Would
Effect Settlement.
Bv tnn Associated Press.


LONDON, March 2S.-In connection
with the visits to Milan of Hugo
SHINES and NJ. Jaspar, the Belgian
foreign minister, the diplomatic cor
respondent of the Telegraph says to-
day that Premier Mussolini last
.weck made representations to the
zGermsn government through ambas-
4 7sadorial channels urging the reich
to make concrete offer to the
d lies. The correspondent suggests
that Herr SHINES and NJ. Jaspar are
in Milan in such a connection, for
Premier Mussolini went to that city
Yesterday for what was announced
As a series of conferences bearing on
international affairs.
The Daily Nails Milan correspond
ent learns that SHINES has a politi-
cal mission with Mussolini which
aims at persuading the premier to
make a move for mediation in the
Eulr
Evening star., 1923-03-28
WOULD HOLD SHIPS
.FORBETTER MARKET
Operators Advise U. S. Board
to Restrict Sale to Ameri-
cans and Bar Aliens.

The United States Ship Operators
Association, second of the organiza
tions representing interests identified
with the American merchant marine
to respond to the Shipping Board re-
quest for cooperation in formulating
a policy. recommended today that the
board scrap all unseryicea BILE ton
mage. sell its good tonnage to Ameri-
can operators and strictly withhold
any tonnage from aliens.
The association Submitted its views
in letter from ITS president Charles
IT. Potter. A committee headed by C.
d. Mallory Of c. n. Mallory & Co.,
conferred today with the policy COM
mittee of the Shipping Board in order
TO present their opinion in more de-
tail.
Would Await Good Market.
Tt,e ship operators recommenda-
tisns followed closely those submit
ted Monday by the American Steam
ators were positive that no buyers
could be found for government ton
mage in the present situation of the
awaiting a more responsive market
the board carefully survey and clas-
sify it's fleet with the object of weed
ing out and scrapping every vessel
unsuited for economical operation.
No possibility was seen of raising
capital at this time for financing
private purchasers of ships and
routes, although every ship oper-
ator hopes to become an owner"
I'VE must. however, face the eco
10 for q iny'e vi;
continued, that capital will not in
vest in ship securities until the profits
are equal to and Is reasonably sure
as those in other lines of business.
Therefore 1t is not what We wish
to do, but the impossibility of rails
it is the plain truth that under pres
ent world shipping conditions and
with our existing laws. American ship
owners can operate only at loss in
foreign trades.
Question One of Operation.
''In conclusion. We feel that pending
Legislation which will put American
shipping on an equality with our for
eign competitors and an economic
readjustment of the worlds COM
merce, it will be an impossibility to
advantageously sell the Shipping
Boards tonnage.
"It appears that the immediate
question is one of operation, provided
it is the boards opinion that it is to
the best interests of the public that
the trade routes established for the
promotion. development, expansion
and maintenance of foreign trade be
continued, and while the members of
the United States Ship Operators AS
sociation are committed to no definite
policy, our committee is prepared to
discuss with you any plan which in
wolves increased responsibility of op-
orators and curtailment of the Ship
ping Boards overhead expense and
supervision"
The committee included, besides
Mr.. Mallory, Capt. w. H. Stayton of
Baltimore, Joseph p. Lykes, N. o.
Pedrick and Winchester Noyes of New
York A similar committee from the
Steamship Builders Association is
scheduled to appear tomorrow.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
HARD COAL PRICE
CUT IS UNLIKELY

The price of hard coal is not likely
to go down April /. according to re-
liable information obtained today from
men in close touch with the local fuel
situation.
At the same time it was learned
that nearly all OF the retail dealers
are receiving many orders from Gus
toners TO begin putting next winters
supply of anthracite in their cellars
as soon after April l as possible.
Large wholesalers, who supply the
retailers, said today they had not re-
cefved definite word from the Pennsyl-
yania mines as to what anthracite
prices will be after April 1, but the
consensus of opinion was that there
tton is expected before the end of the
week.
Price Varies Somewhat.
The prevailing prices for hard coal
in Washington range from S15.25 to
$3.50, with remote instances of S17
The variation in retail price coal
men say, is due to the fact that diff
ferent prices prevail at the mines on
association and Independent anthra-
cite.
The former mines, local wholesalers
say. are charging approximately $3.50
per ton at the mines, while other
mines are getting approximate ly
s1O5O per ton. 1t was explained that
nearly all retailers get part of their
requirements from the different mines
The retail price at which they sell to
the consumer, 1T was said, depends on
the average price they pay on all OF
their anthracite.
From information obtainable today
1t is apparent that householders who
had difficulty in getting coal this
winter, and who can possibly afford
to do so, will lay in coal for next
In considering the difference be-
tween the mine price and the retail
price, it was pointed out today. the
freight rate of $3.2S per ton and the
margin needed by the dealer to meet
operating expenses should be borne
in mind.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
FAVORS HUGHES PLAN.
Won Rosenburg Sees International
Commission as Only Hope.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March oS-The German
government is willing to do every
thing possible 10 insure payment of
its PREPARATION obligations as they
might be determined by an interna-
1ional business mems commission,
Foreign Minister Won Rosenburg has
Informed the foreign relations COM
nittee of the reichstag
The minister said that the govern
ment had communicated TO the Euro
pean powers, with the exception OF
/ those directly interested in the Ruhr
occupation, its belief that the pro-
posals contained in Secretary Hughes
New Haven speech constituted a feas-
lole means of settling the reparations
problem. He reiterated, however, that
the occupied region must be uncon-
ditionally evacuated before there
could be any negotiations for d settle
ment or the controversy.
Would Start to Pay.
Submission of the reparation issue
10 an international group. on which
Germany Lad equal representation.
would find the German government
ready to take steps toward obtaining
Il international loan, Baron Won Ro-
s. nhurg said. The proceeds would
bs given to the allies Immediately as
a. advance cash payment.
Speaking for Chancellor Cuno, who
Is still confined to his bed by an at
tack OF pleurisy, Baron Won Rosen-
burg said the governments attitude
and its program had not been changed
IL the face OF the stubborn deadlocI,
over the Ruhr and Rhineland situa-
trnS.
In the debate following the foreign
lhinisterS statement unanimity of
opinion vas revealed among ali the
}i.riouS parties in the reichstag. the
united socialists in particular indicat-
ing their approval of the govern
nlents course.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
DAUGHERTY Is SILENT.
Refuses to Discuss Mention of His
Sons Case.

ST AUGUSTINE. Fla. March 2s.-
The announcement was made on be-
half of Attorney General Daugherty
on his arrival here today to join
President Harding's vacation party,
that he would have no statement of
any kind TO make in connection with
the injection of the name Of his son,
Maj. Draper NJ. Daugherty, into the
keenan, murder mystery.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
Lenin Death Hint
Seen in Bulletin
rom RedCapital
BY f. 4. MACKENZIE.

BY Gable 10 The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923.
MOSCOW. March 2S.-The latest
bulletin concerning Premier Lenin' S
health causes much disappointment
here.
The foregoing dispa tch from Mr..
Mackenzie may be very significant.
Its brevity is taken to indicate either
that it was closely censored by the
soviet authorities, or that Mr. Mac
kenzie intended to intimate what he
did not dare TO say outright-that
Lenin was either dead or that the
end was near.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
100000 FIRE
IN OIL REFINERY
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
refining plant Of the Sinclair Oil Com
pany at MerreauX, about eight miles
south of here, on the Mississippi
river, was badly damaged early today
by fire. At least four oil tanks were
said to have been destroyed.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
ASK BIG SUM FOR THEATER
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2s.-Negotia-
tions are pending whereby the Famous
Players Lasky Corporation would sell
it's theater in Los Angeles for approxi-
mately $g,000,00O cash, but would re-
tain it's lease on the building. thus
keeping its outlet for films.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
PROBE BLACKMA|L
!. CHARGE IN MURDER
Maj. Daugherty's Allegation
Gives New Turn to Search
for Slayer.

General of the United States, mp
peared at District Attorney Pc
corn's office today and was ques-
toned mt length concerning any
Information he might have about
bIackmniI plots In which Dorothy
keenan,, slain model, figured as de-
coy.
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 2S.-The name
of the man alleged by Maj. Draper
NJ. Daugherty, only son of the AZ
torney General of the United States.
to have attempted to blackmail him
because of his acquaintanceship with
Miss Dorothy keenan,, the murdered
model, was understood to be in the
possession of Assistant District Attor-
ney Pecora today. A morning news
paper published the announcement
that it had furnished it to Mr.. Pecora.
From Maj. Daugherty himself, the
district attorney hoped to learn the
identity of the man and the details
of his attempted intimidation.i Mr..
Pecora believed the information might
link with that he has of the projected
100000 blackmail attempt on John
Kearsley Mitchell, son-in-law of f.
II. Stotesbury, who was the Mr.. Mar
shall' Of the case.
Letter to Daugherty.
"I do not say Maj. Daugherty's in
formation will lead to the discovery
of the murderer of Dorothy keenan,,
but do say it is of great impor-
tance," said Mr.. Pecora. And 1 want
to compliment Maj. Daugherty in
coming forward with greater frank
ness than most Witnesses
Mr.. Pecora last night addressed a
letter to Maj. Draper NJ Daugherty
requesting that he lay before New
York authorities all tho Information
he possessed. The district attorney
declined to reveal where he addressed
the letter to Daugherty, saying he
had been given to understand the
young man wished to keep bis where
abouts secret.
Mr.. PecoTa reiterated his belief that
Miss Keenan, had been slain by per-
son or persons involved in the plot to
blackmail Mitchell. The robbery mo-
tive. he said, had not been entirely
discarded.
The police, il was said, had turned
their efforts to trace a negro who
worked short time at the apaT tment
house and had left the day after the
murder. Two detectives were sent to
New Brunswick, n. J., in the search.
DAUGHERTY Is SILENT
Evening star., 1923-03-28
PRESIDENT CRITIC
. OF 1924 PREDICTION
Believed to Consider Daugh-
erty'S Statement to Be In
opportune and Bad Form.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March 2s.-
President Harding. it has become
known. did not consider necessary
the recent statement by Attorney
General Daugherty predicting that
the chief executive would be candi-
date for denomination or that the
statement was opportune or good
form
IT is presumed the President will
discuss the subject with the Attorney
General. who arrived here early to-
recuperating from a recent illness.
The President and Mr.. Daughert Y
have not met since the latter issued
was the keenest curiosity whether
there will be further developments
before the President returns to
Washington.
Daugherty Rests.
The Attorney General arrived on an
early morning train and went later
to the rooms reserved for him in the
Hotel Ponce de Leon. where the pres
idential party is stopping. He spent
the morning resting from the all
night train ride. which, it was. said
he stood very well.
The President went out to the st.
Augustine links about o'clock for a
round of golf, and the possibility of a
conference between them was remov-
ed until afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; colder
tonight. with lowest temperature about
20 degrees
Temperature for twenty -four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. 65, at
5:15 pm. yesterday: lowest, SO. at
am. today. Full report on page II.
Evening star., 1923-03-28

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 4.
Evening star., 1923-03-28

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-03-28
US. STARTSPROBE
OF SUGAR PRICES
President Orders Inquiry to
Determine Effect of Pres
ent Tariff.
NO TIME TO BE LOST
Effort Also to Be Made to Deter
mine Whether Rates Are
Equitable.
VO TIME TO BE LOST

Acting under direction Of Presider
Harding, contained in a telegram 10
Chairman Thomas O. Marvin Of the
Tariff Commission, the commission to-
day began an investigation TO deter
mine what effect. If any, the present
tariff on sugar has had on the recent
spectacular rise in the price Of suga"
to consumers in this country.
Chairman Marvin said that this in
qury would be proceeded with as
rapidly as possible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-03

ne AMT dOHS III, S"S ~'''o@'SSu.
smoothing his forehead while the
other felt under his vest and shirt,
above his heart.
"He amt gone yit," she announced.
The old miners teeth were tight
clenched, but there were gaps in them
through which the whisky Sandy adj
ministe cred trickled
Daddy! Daddy"
1t might have been the tender agony
of the cry to which Patrick Casey's
dulling brain responded, sending the
message of his will along the nerves
to transmit a final summons. His
body twitched, he choked, swallowed,
opened gray eyes, filmy with death,
Frightening with intelligence as he
saw his daughter bending over him,
the face of Sandy above her shoulder.
The gray eyes Intercepted Sandy's
long and earnestly until the light be-
gan to fade out of them and the
wrinkled lids suffered down.
mother swallow of the raw spirits
and they opened flutteringls again.
The lips moved soundlessly. Then.
while one hand CROPPED waver'1gly
upward to rest upon his daughters
head, Sandy, bending low, caught three
syllables, repeated over and over, des-
perately, mere ghosts of words, taxing
cruelty the last breath of the wheeling
lungs beneath the battered ribs, the
final squirt of the spirit.
"Molly-mines
'Tll look out for that, pardner," said
| Sandy.
The eyelids f1uttered, the old hands
| fell away, the jaw relaxed, serenity
| came to the lineds-face, and no little
| dignity. For the first time the girl
| gave way, lying prone, sobbing out
her grief while the two cowmen looked
aside The bay horse began to groan
| and writhe.
SCOT to kill that cavallo," said Sam
in whisper.
"Wait minute" The girl had quiz
eted. was kneeling with clasped hands,
lips moving silently. Prayer, such as
il was, over, she rose. her fists tight
closed, striving to control her CULVER
ing chin-doing it.
1--WE got to bury him, count of them
d-n buzzards,"
"We'll tend to that" said Sandy.
EFF you-all II take the dawg on up
to the hawsses
NO! / helped to bury Jim Clancy,
out in the desert; I'm goin' to help
bury Dad. It's goin' to be lonesome
out here" She twisted her mouth,
setting teeth into the lower lip sharp
ly as she gazed at the desolate cliffs,
the birds swinging their tireless, ex-
pectant circles in the throat of the
gorge
"See here, miss" said Sandy, while
Sam crawled into the wagon in search
of the dead miners pick and shovel
THAT now, instead of uncovering riches,
would dig his grave, show old air
your
Continued on Page 81
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-03
Continued from last week
CHAPTER II
Casey.

SdScJ.
The two men followed the dog
across the flats, through mesquite,
through chaparral TO barren slopes set
with strange twisted shapes of cac'
tus. When it became apparent that
Sandy's hazard had hit the mark, as
they entered the defile that made
entrance for Pyramid pass, the only
path across the Cumbre range TO the
Bad lands beyond, Sandy refined in,
coaxed up Grit, resentful, almost sus-
picious of any halt, lifting the collie
to the saddle in front of him. Grit
protested and the pinto plunged, but
Sandy's persistence, the soothe of his
steady voice, persuaded the dog at
last to accommodate itself as best it
could, helped by Sandy's one arm,
sometimes with two as Sandy, riding
with knees welded to Pronto's with
ers, dropping reins over the saddle
horn, left the rest to the horse.
Il figger we got some distance yet,
he said to Sam. "Dawg was goin'
steady as woodchuck ten mile from
water. Reckon my guess was right
he wore his pads out crossin' the lava
beds, though what in time any homDre
who amt plumb loco is trapesin'
round there for, beats me. Reckon
this L. Casey is prospector, Sam.
One of them half crazy old-timers.
nosin' round tryin' to pick up lost
leads. Them fellers is born with hope
an it's the last thing to leave en-
Hopes a good hawss," said Sam,
'But it sure needs Luck fo' runnin'
mate"
You said it," Sandy relapsed into
silence.
AT the far end Of the pass the dog
struggled to get down.
"Tll let him give us lead" said
Sandy, "soon as we hit the lava. We
can foller his trail that fur. Sit tight
son." Grit whined but subsidized under
the restraining hands.
Sandy took the lead, bending from
the saddle, reading the trail that Grit's
paws had left in the alkali and sand.
Once the dogs tracks led aside TO a
scummy puddle, saucered by alkali
dotted with the spoor of desert ami
mails that drank the bitter water in
extremity. Then it ran straight to a
wide reef of lava. Sandy set down
the collie. Grit ran fast across the
pitted surface, ahead of the horses,
waiting for them to cross the lava.
They had hard work to get him to
come to hand again, but he gave in at
last to the knowledge that they would
not go on otherwise.
The two riders went silently on at
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-03
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Ito the Three-Bar ranch,
Arizona, owned jointly by Sandy Bourke,
Mormon" Peters and Soda Water Sam
Manning dog makes its way, In the
last stages of exhaustion. Inscription on
its collar saws its name is Grit, property
of p Casey" Seeming desert tragedy,
Bourke and Sam mount and let the dog
lead them
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-17
FARM WORK IN
n. D. ADVANCED
AT USUALRATE
First Half of October Finds
Seasonable Fall Farm Work
Well Along, U. S. Says
WHEAT is MOVING

The first half of October finds sea-
sonable fall farm work in-North Da-
kota we'll advanced according to re-
ports received by the Grand Forks
office of the U. S. Division Of Crop
and Livestock Estimates. Threshing
is about completed except that o.
late fax which has been interrupted
Ivy, the rains of the past week. Fall
plowink following an early start has
procee.ed Under ,ery fasoraDie cOn-
ditions for the state as Whole and
somewhat larger fall plowed acre
age, is anticipated. Seeding Of win
ter rye. continues to be reported from
most sections although the bulk of
seeding was probably completed
when the month opened: Favorable
hollis and the general rain during the
second, week have resulted 'in the
young grain getting good fall start
with the early seedlings looking ex-
ceptionally we'll. Picking Of potatoes
is nearly completed and movement of
the crop to market has been in great
er volus.e than was the case last
year although there is at present a
tendency to withhold marketings
due to dissatisfaction with recent
price decline. Rough quality is elm.
mating larger than usual percent
age Of potatoes that are unmerchant-
able.
Corn cutting is about completed
Some late fields which were hit by
frost have remained uncut but on
the whole the percentage of corr
that was cut as mature grain this
year is unusually high. Quality OF
the new crop Ms likewise very good
A few reports have been received OF
shipments of North Dakota corn to
outside markets. Such exports here.
to-fore have been practically confin.
cd to seed corn.
Il An average percentage of the
wheat crop appears to have moved t.
market although the volume of the
movement is much lighter this year
due to the short crop. Flax also has
been marketed freely. Throughout
the Northeastern and North Central
counties threshing has shown up 8
heavy pigeon grass seed dockage in
fax.
The general condition of livestock
10 considered fair to. good. White,
feed supplies are held to be sufIiciesl
r. practically all sections. Farm la.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-17
ASKS TO BE
SHOWN BEFORE
HE BELIEVES
Will Traverse Entire Length
of the Rio Grande from
Ell PasO to Texas
BY NEA Service

Dy NEA service
Juarez, Mex, Oct. l7.-George
Curry, best known of all public men
in the southwest and one score years
past the half century mark, wasn't
born in Missouri.
Nevertheless he has to be shown
to be convinced.
Hence his determination, at 70, to
traverse the entire tortuous length
Of the Rio Grandc from Ell Paso to
its termination at Brownsville, Tex.
Curry, ex-governor Of New Mex
leo, former congressman and lately
appointed commissioner on the U. S.
Mexican Boundary Commission, will
make the trip to acquaint himself
with every twist and bend Of the
stream.
He has gathered up his oars and
cupboard engine Of the quarter-in.
the slot variety, principally TO test
the rivers navigability declared pos.
sible by a Supreme Court decision
but never demonstrated, as practical
In order to fill his role as commi 3.
sioner he wants to know first hand
all about the boundary question, and
though there are ample works or
the subject, Curry isn't the type t.
take things second-handed when he
can get the facts himself. T.
On the 1400 miles trip he will cook
his own pork and beans and expects
to reach the trails end around
Christmas.
Accompanied by an engineer as
his sole companion, the exploration
party, if it succeeds on its mission
will be the first to traverse the en-.
tire water route since the days OF
the Spanish settlers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-17
FIVE MINERS
ENT0MBED BY
FALLING ROCK
Rescuers Find One Dead and
Push on in Effort to Reach
Other Utah Miners

Bingham, Utah, Oct. 17.-In view
IF and almost within rePch Of the
rescue party the battered and man
gled body Of Dan Eden, SO year old
foreman of the UtahApex Metal
mine, at an early hour this morning
was still in the grip Of the huge
rock pile which crushed it at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon an d
which at the same time killed or en-
tombed alive the five companions Of
the foreman.
4 No signals have come from the
gigantic rock pile and whether the
rescuers will be greeted by trem-
bling miners or stark bodies is n
matter of conjecture.
The rescue party itself hampered
by lack Of room and bad ground has
been forced to fee for safety, while
cave-ins have undone the work of
hours.
Eden's body is wedged in such
manner that it is impossible to move
1t without bringing down on the
heads of rescuers the tons Of rock
which rest upon the stone which
hold the body fast.
The incident occurred just as the
men were preparing to leave the
slope for the LAY.