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Evening star., 1923-06-25
BANS BRANCH LINE
. TO new COAL Mine
I.c. c. Rules Nation Now Has
. More Output Than Roads
Can Handle.

Making a new departure in the field
Of railway regulation, the Interstate
Commerce Commission held today
that there already are enough coal
mines in the country. and solely on
that ground refused to permit the
vfrginian railway to build one-mfle
branch in West Virginia to serve
mines being opened by the Pocahontas
Fuel Company.
The proposed branch, on which
work already had begun, is in the
Guyandot river valley and was to
have cost only $4,000. None of the
usual objections to the project were
raised. In denying the requested
authorization the commission held
that fewer mines would in reality
produce more coal, because railroad
facilities and rolling stock could be
better concentrated. The decision
pointed out that in the past year
there were twenty-eight weeks when
the Virginian road was unable to sup
ply more than SO per cent OF cars
ordered by mines already in existence.
There are at present" said the
commission, more mines in tho coun-
try than is consistent with the eff
cient use of carriers equipment and
their aggregate car supply"
In the past the comnli ssfon's control
of new railroad construction has only
been exercised where doubt appeared
of the ability of the railroad ~ find
the money necessary for the invest
ment contemplated or where it ap-
peared that the traffic possibilities of
the new line were insufficient to give
q return on the investment.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
RESTRAINS HUSBAND
FROM LEAVING CITY

Chief Justice Mccoy today ordered
John B. Macfarlane, president Of the
Macfarlane Plumbing and Heating
Company OF Cumberland, Md, who
has lived iii Washington since his
marriage, in 1916, to furnish a bond
of $1,000 not to leave Washin gton
pending hearing on a petition for
a limited divorce brought by his wife,
Adah v. Macfarlane The wife charges
non-support.
Mrs. Macfarlane tells the court that,
despite an income from his business
and real estate tota1ing $4,000 a
year, her husband has failed to pro-
vide a home for her and has lived at
her home, 727 Webster street north
west. He has even charged her for
plumbing supplies, she states, and
persuaded her to invest $4,000 in the
stock of his company. on which she
has received no dividends, she AYERS
She was forced to leave her husband
February 25 last, she states. Attor-
ney George F. Curtis appears for the
wife.
Mrs. Marguerite E. Spur sued her
husband. Lewis 8. Spur, for a limit
ed divorce on a charge Of non support
and desertfon. They were married
October Z, 1918, and have one child.
The husband left his family, the court
is told, March 8 last and went to
Winchester, Va, where he now re-
sides. Attorney F. E. Elder appears
for the wife.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
Estate ASKS BANKS.
BONDS RETURNED.
Civil Suit Filed by Kansas
Official in $1,500,000
Wichita Shortage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan, June 25.-Affairs
of the American State Bank, in the
accounts of whose cashier a des-
|crepancy of approximately $500. 900
recently was found. may be settled
soon. according to c.. J. Peterson.
state bank commissioner. A check
shows none of the safety deposit
boxes was touched. and the only ac-
count with shortage Is the bond
department. The bank will be
opened as soon as the assets of the
institution are recovered. said Mr..
Peterson.
A civil suit by Peterson, as bank
commissioner, asks Brown drummer
Company for the return of more than
a million and half dollars worth
Of bonds title concerning which
rests In the American State Bank.
according to the petition of the suit.
1t Is reported on good authority that
warrants for the arrest of ]. N. Rich
ardson. president of the American
state Bank and treasurer of the
Brown drummer Company. and r. e.
drummer, vice president of the
Brown drummer Company and d.
rector OF the American State Bank,
will not 'be asked for until tomorrow.
The warrants will charge an attempt
to defraud.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
RUSSIAN FIGHTS BAN
AS CITIZEN OF U. S.
Man Refused Papers Because of
Alleged Radical Ideas Denies
He Opposes Government.

Paul p Glaser of Gary, Ind. a ma
tive of Russia, who had his natural
ization Cancelled by the federal dis
trfct court Of Indiana on charges Of
communism, anarchism, bolshevism
and intent to destroy the govern
ment of the United States by force,
petitioned the Supreme Court today
to review his case.
Glaser made general denial Of most
or the charges. asserting that he is
not a dfsbeliever in organized govern
ment and that he does not consider
the soviet of Russia a better govern
ment than the government of the
United Sta>es. He said that while
ne mad in his possession literature of
the communist party of America, as
Well as picture of Lenin, he is a
Soclalist and not communist.
In insisting upon the cancellation OF
Glasers Naturalization certificate the
government charged he advocated in
dustrfal strikes as a means of bring
ing about revolution and its over
throw. He was counsel in 1919 for
striking workers of the Indiana Steel
Company.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
SEE PHONE STRIKE
LARGELY failure
New England Officials Deny
Operators Prediction of
"CIean Sweep"
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June 25.-Union leaders
who have called a strike of operators
in all parts of New England except
Connecticut for tomorrow morning
are predicting "a clean sweep of the
telephone exchanges" but officials of
the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company express the be-
lief that "all but a small minority
will stick to their posts. )"
TN most of our central offices little
or no attention will be paid to the
strike order and service ON Tuesday
Will be practically normal" said the
companys statement. "In some places
we may have to ask the public to
unit service requirements to i'm
portant calls
The great body of our operators are
out of sympathy with the present at
tempt to disrupt service"
A statement by the regional council
OF the telephone operators department,
International Brotherhood of Electrical
workers, says that the strike was called
When all other measures had failed 10
effect favorable consideration of pro
posais for a wage increase and shorter
working hours.
The old local union of the Boston
metropolitan district, which claims a
large membership in and around Bos-
ton ana whose charter was revoked re-
cently by Miss Julia S. O'Connor. preai
dent of the telephone operators densrt
ment, charges Miss O'Connor with pro-
noting the strike for her own pIIrnoses
the members of this union have an
nounced that they will not strike.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
FEAR OF ILL FEELING.
British Papers Urge Public to
Keep Calm.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Tress.
LONDON, June 25-In several edi-
torial articles in London newspapers
there is n note Of anxiety lest the
controversy over the seizure OF liquor
on British vessels at New York lead
to i'll feeling between Great Britain
and the United States. These news
papers express the hope that people
here will refrain from Incorporate
and uninformed criticism of what is
held to be u purely legal question.
The hasty condemnation of the
Supreme Courts liquor ruling. which
marked some of the earlier comment,
also is deprecated in a section of the
press which pays high tribute to the
exalted legal and moral status of the
court.
The Daily Telegraph urges "re-
course to arbitration and suspension
OF the new regulations pending the
decision of a chosen tribunal" The
Telegraph suggests The Hauge tri-
bunal or the Permanent Court of the
International Justice as medium.
The Daily Chronicle, indorsing Mr..
British to avoid attempting to take
a hand in the conflict of vets and
drys in America. "If the prohibition
law in the United States fails" says
this new Spaper, tine WORST possible
thing would be that that failure
should be capable of being ascribed
to British interference"
The Morning Post asserts that "the
American public suffers under dis
abilities of conscientious but mex
perienced administration"
What is presumably the official
view Of the socialist labor party Is
expressed by the Daily Herald, which
SAYS the United States is perfectly
within it's right and that there would
be no support in England for any
hostile action toward America on a
matter like this.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
CONFIRMS VIEW HERE.

The statement by Premier Baldwin
to the British house of commons that
the breaking of British customs seals
on British liners arriving at New
York with stores of liquor specially
sealed afforded no ground for protest
to the United States government con-
forms to the view taken by American
officials from the outset 1t has been
emphasized in Washington that the
seals had no value so far as Amer
lean territorial waters were con-
cerned.
In whatever steps the British gov
ernment might see fit to take with
respect to the action of the New
York customs officials, it has been
involved would be the seizure of the
liner and not the breaking of British
seals, and there has been no indiea-
tion of any intention on the part of
of any other power, to protest.
So far as Great Britain Is concerned
there Is no doubt that American Off
ctals feel that the precedent estab
lished by the lord chief justice of
England this month in penalizing the
ing spirits into Newcastle while en-
route to Antwerp from Finland would
be difficult to get around should the
foreign Office desire to take up the
question of the New York seizures.
In that case the lord chief justice held
that 1t was immaterial where the
seized spirits we're intended to be
landed; that they had been imported
into British Jurisdiction and in a way
contrary to British law when the ship
entered British territorial waters, re-
gardless of whether 1t was the pur-
pose of the ships master to land the
spirits in England or at Antwerp.
In view of all the circumstances it
is evident that officials in Washington
expect the New York seizures, SO far
as British ships are concerned, to go
to court decision in a routine way and
without participation by the British
government In any diplomatic way in
the proceedings.
TAKE WORD oF CAPTAINS
Evening star., 1923-06-25
CLAIMS NEW YORK
IS LITTLE WETTER
Haynes Satisfied With Prog.
ress Since Signing of
Repeal Bill.

Expressing general satisfaction with
the enforcement situation in New
York since repeal of the Mullan-Gage
law, Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes said, in a prepared statement
today, that the '1oosening up" had not
been as great as he had expected. He
added that his forces have been max
ing exhaustive studies of the situa-
tion, and that future conditions alone
could determine policies.
There are some evidences of newly
established so-called soft drink sa-
looms, which, in effect. are the regular
old-time saloons with all the out
ward trappings." said Commissioner
Haynes. This was a natural reac-
ton. especially in the foreign sec
tions.
Il was told that repeal of the state
law was accepted by thousands as the
annulment of all prohibition enforce
ment. In view OF that situation the
Ioosening up has not been as mark d
as might have been expected. and /
feel quite well satisfied with the de-
terrent influence the excellent work
had. not only among present viola
tors, but in certain quarters where
soon after Gov. Smith approved the
repeal hope for widespread disre-
gard may have been visualzed.
With the excellent cooperation
prevailing between the federal en-
forcement officials and the United
States attorneys Office, and the speedy
and heavy sentences being imposed
by the federal court, the succes ssful
progress of enforcement work In New
York is acknowledged on every hand. "
Evening star., 1923-06-25

wick returned to Cincinnati, where he
practfced law for six years.
Because of his knowledge of gov
ernment accounts he was asked in
! 1904 to take a place with the Panama
Canal Commission in washington.
Mr. Warwick was later made auditor
! of all government accounts In con-
nection with the digging of the Pana-
ma Canal under Gen. GoethalS, and
later President Taft appointed him
associate justice of the Supreme Court
| of the Canal Zone. Before taking that
! Office, however. Judge Warwick was
shifted to the Commission on Economy
and Efficiency.
Judge Warwick later became assist
ant controller of the Treasury. from
1918 to 1915, and under President Will
son became controller, which post he
| filled for six years, after which he
resumed his practice of law. He later
director Of the bureau of the budget,
in which responsible position he has
since served. When the personnel
classification board was authorized
: this year by Congress, with the di-
| rector Of the budget or his alternate
as chairman, Judge Warwick was
designated to assume this position.
which means so much to the govern
ment employees, not only In the Dis
trfct Of Columbia, but throughout the
world.
| In connection with his work In
Panama, Judge Warwick has made
several trips to the isthmus and has
kept constantly in touch with the
growth of the new republic.
! The new chairman Of the classifica-
tion board, Mr.. Bailey, who is now as
! sistant to the director Of the bureau
Of mines, worked his way UP through
| the government service from a posi-
|tion as principal of provincial sec
4 In, hA Tr-
lands, in 1901.
Born In Vermont.
MIR. Bailey was born at Groton. VT.
in 1873, and was graduated with the
degree Of bachelor Of arts in 1901
In 1910 he was graduated in law al
Georgetown University.
His first work in the government
service in the Philippine Islands kept
| the islands to become private secre-
tary to the late Senator Proctor. He
held this position until 1903 when
he became clerk to the federal i'm
migration commission remaining
Joseph A. Holmes.
In the bureau of mines he was ad-
| vanced to the position Of assistant
chief clerk in 1914, was made chie4
clerk In lSl0 anu In 1919 advanced tO
the position of assistant to the d.
rector.
Mr.. Bailey, according to those close
ly associated with him. has pro.
gressed in the government service
due to his special aptitude in ad.
ministrative and organisation work
He is already acquainted with the
machinery of the classification sys.
tenn. having been designated a mem.
ber of the classification committee
Of the Department of the Interior
| He IL q member of the Federal Clut
Of this city, Of which he 10 the treas.
urer, and is a member of the Ameri.
y can Institute OF Metallurgical En-.
: gineerA
Evening star., 1923-06-25
RETIRED POSTAL CLERK
SEEKS DEATH WITH RAZOR
Samuel A. Foose Found With
Throat Slashed, But Recov-
cry Is Expected,

Samuel A. Foose. sixty-f1ve, retired
Post Office Department clerk, at
tempted suicide in his room at CPS
MassachusettS avenue this morning
oy cutting his throat with a razor.
Edward W. Davidson, 422 H street.
intimate fried OF Foose, called at the
Massachusetts avenue address this
morning in response to a message
from the former and found him seat-
ed on a chair suffering from the
wound he had inffcted
Foose yesterday wrote message
telling of how sick he was and dis
posing of his belongings. He also
wrote two letters that he asked be
mailed. One was addressed to his son
NJ. H. Foose, Altoona, Pa, and the
other to Harry Fisher, ESQ BiggS
street, Harrisburg, Pa
Foose had resided at the Massa-
chusetts avenue address the past two
years The police will notify his son.
He will probably recover, physicians
said.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
NOTED AS JOURNALISTS.
Curtis and Dawson Worked in
Capital Many Years.

Sumner Curtis. killed yesterday
near Denver, had been we'll known
newspaper correspondent, and was
assistant to John T. Adams, chair
man of the republican national COM
mittee, and representing chairman
Adams on the weStern-Alaska Trip OF
President Harding.
Mr.. Curtis entered newspaper work
in Washington a number Of years ago
as the representative at the Capitol
of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Later he
was with the Chicago Record Herald.
He was the war correspondent of the
New York Herald during the Spanish
American war, and in that field of
endeavor saw active service and
faced dangers in charge of dispatch
boats in West Indian waters when
the Spanish war fleet was sunk by
Admiral Schley.
After the Spanish-American war he
returned to Chicago with the Rec
ord-Herald. In 1905 he was sent by
that newspaper to Washington. He
remained in that work until the
opening of the world war, in 1914,
when he was sent to the American
embassy at Berlin as a special agent
of the State Department.
Was With Red Cross.
He returned to the United States
in 1915. and for a year was political
Post. He then Joined the American
Red Cross council. He was editor of
the National Red Cross Bulletin in
1918, and held that post until May
last, when he went with Chairman
Adams as his assistant.
Mr. Curtis was a member of the
Gridiron Club, and as chairman Of the
entertainment committee had origf-
mated some of the most brilliant
stunts in the history Of the organiza-
tion.
Chairman John T. Adams OF the
republican national committee, paid
Mr.. Curtis this compliment, when
notified last night of his death:
'Mr. Curtis was doing very splen-
did work for the national COM
poIitan newspapers and their repre-
sentatives" he said. His was a
very delightful and interesting per-
sonality and I am heartbroken at
the news"
Native of Wisconsin.
ison. Wis, where he was born No
vember IA. 1868. He was a son of
Joseph walker Curtis and Ella Curtis
He is survived by his wife, who be-
fore her marriage to Mr.. Curtis in
1905 was Miss Henriette Gregory of
Jacksonville, Ill. His home in this
city was at the woodley apartments,
Mintwood place and Columbia road
Mr. Curtis was an active member OF
the National Press Club. He was a
graduate of the University Of Wis
MI. Adams said this morning tina,
Judson Welliver. one of the presi-
dential party now at Denver. had in
formed him that Mr.. Curtis body
Will be taken to Chicago. accom-
panied by John Vincent. member II
the republican national committee III,
Colorado, where 1t will be met by g
representative OF the committee. Ths
body will be brought to Washington
! for interment.
Dawson widely known.
A newspaper man Of the old school
Thomas +. Dawson, was for Ilan.
years one of the outstanding figures
in the corps of Washington CORE
spondents.
Although recently he had not beer
actively engaged in newspaper work
he. still had many intimate friends II
the circle Of Washington officials ant
there were many expressions of deel
regret here at his death.
Coming t9iWashington- on-originall,
Evening star., 1923-06-25
Two Days More
OF 80 Heat Seen
For Washington

Clouds or scattered thunder
showers alone can give relief from
excessive heat to Washington
within the next two days, the
weather bureau said today. The
general forecast is no change, no
cooler. mercury above 80.
This same situation obtains
throughout the eastern and south
ern parts of the country. The
bureau stated that it will be a
trifle cooler IL clouds gather be-
fore noon. No thundershowers are
scheduled. but at this particular
time they have the popularity OF
building up over a community and
letting loose. The storm Saturday
night came from nowhere, but
just formed over the city, and
after series of attempts to get
started, finally succeeded.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
President Bids
Macmillan Codspeed

The White House, Washington.
June Is, 1923.
Dear Mr.. MacMillan:
I have been much interested
to know that you are sailing
again for the Arctic, with the
purpose Of exploring Ellesmere-
land. Your splendid services in
the way of Arctic exploration
are recognized everywhere. and
I do not need to assure you
that the good wishes of all
Americans will go with your
expedition. To you and your
companions. my heartiest good
wishes and hopes for a sue
'cessful expedition and safe re-
turn.
Sincerely yours
(Signed) Warren G. Harding.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
s:32lT. C. MeLaurhlin. Milwaukee.
30 Sd. c. O'Callaghan, Atlanta.

s:32lT c. Mclaughlin. Milwaukee.
1872 Sd. c. O'Callaghan. Atlanta.
s36 Stewart Dineen. Roston.
! 80 Thomas Malley, st. Louis.
S:40lE. W. Aaron. New York
1906 Thomas Trullinser. Philadelphia.
s:44 John shorey, Washington.
l:44 Fred Conway, st. Louis.
s:4slJ. Bob Fries. Dayton.
l:4S James l.. Reidy. Worcester.
s:52lM Streehle, Dayton.
1:52 Milford A. shipley, Washington.
S:58l Sidney A. Mott Bridgeport.
1896 John J. Burke. Pittsburgh.
9:O0l Hiram Serine New York
200 John F. Hickey. Worcester.
9:O4l George J. voight, Washington.
2:04} Walter Delscamp, Dayton.
9:UslJ c. Donly. st. Joseph. Mo.
2:0S }E. p. Brooke, Washington.
e:12| Carl F. Kaufman. Pittsburgh.
2:12}L. Weinhagen, Milwaukee.
9:18lF. B. Weppner, Pittsburgh.
2:16 Charles N. Agnew. jr., Washington.
9:2Ol Patrick J. McDonough, Pittsburgh.
2:20 George Deering. Chicago.
e:24lG. NJ Jacques. Detroit.
2:24) ID. Maurey, Posey. Wash.
g:2slQ. A. Brown. Hartford.
2:2s Walter Grove. Chicago.
9:32 George Macleod. Boston.
2:32 Barnard Mcfarland. Pittsburgh.
a:38lE. b. Lloyd. Chicago.
200 beOndEu SefuaH buytea.
$40 John n. Miller. Washington.
2:4O5L l.. s. Otell. Washington.
s:44(O. w. Forbrick Toledo.
2:44}A g. Lund, Detroit.
e:4s Raymond J. McAuliffe. Buffalo
2:4S}R. +. Hamilton. Philadelphia.
9:52 Thomas J. Donohue. Hartford.
2:52}v. U. Fischer. Chicago
s:5s1 Charles McCourt, Baltimore.
1855 Royal A. Lassaline. Detroit.
1000 I Arthur Gedney, Bridgeport.
800 Stanley Caster. Indianapolis.
1904 Charles McAndfew, Boston.
s:04 william, A. Sixty. Milwaukee.
10:0sl 10. T. Coiburn. Toledo.
3:0S}J. II. Boyd. Philadelphia.
1o:12lL. Dana Alvordy Bridgeport.
8:12 John MacAndrew Boston.
1919 Hobart Hose. Chicago.
3:18}C. G. Lovett. Baltimore.
1920 Frank II. pierks. Toledo.
500 Robart A. 6ormand. Hartford.
1924 George McMahon, Buffalo.
3:24 Joseph Coble. Philadelphia.
1923 Thomas F. Cole. baltimore.
1928 wv. Il. wallace, Chicago.
1889 sss kkn0R kslin " bl.es. sa'fo Toi.da Hartford
1885 Walter yoisinet, Buffalo.
S:38 George W. Moushler, Toledo.
10:40} Sam c. Smart. Hartford.
3:40} Edgar Brandau. Detroit
1914 DR.. Leslie Murray. Buffalo.
s:4O}L Rutty. Philadelphia.
1o:4sl wilfred J. Bsckman, Detroit.
S.40} william q. Lovett. Baltimore.
1852 Michael Heany, Newark.
1852 Fred Harmon, Boston.
1886 NJ. Brennan, Newark.
$3.50 John Dawson. Chicago
IL 100 Kenneth Macknet, Newark.
! 4:00}C. Edgar Shines. Buffalo.
II :O4 Fred Soutar, Newark.
4:G4 Henry Decker. Kansas City. Ms.
IL :0Sl Joseph p. Murphy. Buffalo.
4:0Sj jw. II. Melton, Washington.
IL ~ Robert 81. Brown, Warrington.
/ 4J2}L Gordon, Toronto.
ll16lJ. II. Morris, Toeonto.
4:18}D. N. Morris, Toronto.
1:20 }9. A. Raye, Toronto
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Evening star., 1923-06-25
MRS. ALICE C. LANE DIES,
Was Daughter Of Rudolph Jouve-
nal, Sculptor.

Mrs. Alice C. Lane. thirty years old,
10 seaton place northwest. daughter
of the late Rudolph Jouvenal. sculptor
Of the capstone of the Washington
Monument, died Saturday morning
following protracted illness.
High requiem mass will be cele-
brated at the st. Martins Church to-
morrow morning at o'clock, Rev.
F. x. Cavanaugh officiating. Inter-
ment will be in the Mt. Alto cemetery.
Mrs. Lane is survived by her hus-
band, M. J. Lane; two children, Mil
dred and Eugene Lane; two brothers,
William J. Jouvenal of Silver Spring,
Md, and F. Jouvenal, and four sisters,
Mrs. Mary Jahn. Mrs. Florence Yocum,
Mrs. Ed Sullivan and Mrs. Pierce
Evening star., 1923-06-25
TAKE WORD OF CAPTAINS.
q. s. Has No Copy of Foreign
Medical Regulations.

Public health service officials, in
making out permits for the retention
by foreign ships of medicinal" and
crew ration liquor supplies must be
guided at present. according to Act
ing Surgeon General White, by sworn
statements by the masters of the ves-
sells setting forth their understand
ing Of the foreign laws under which
they are operating.
The service. DR.. White explained.
had been unable to obtain copies of
supplies on ships, and its only re-
course, under the Treasury Depart
ment Instructions to comply with
these requirements. Is to rely on the
masters Interpretation.