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Evening star., 1923-09-23
ACCUSED NAVY MEN
OFFER TO TELL ALL
Dramatic AvoWaI of Desire
in Destroyer Wreck Case
Wins Courts Praise.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO. Calf. September "a
Dramatic avowal of their purpose to
aid the court, the public and the
Navy" to get at the bottom of cir
cumstances surrounding the destroy
er disaster off Honda, Calf, Septem-
Der by testifying before the court
of inquiry which has named them de-
fendants in it's investigation of the
wreck that cost twenty-three lives
and seven ships, threw thirteen naval
officers suddenly into the limeiiEht at
today's session Of the court.
The announcement caused such q
transformation In the situation con-
fronting that body that proceedings
were terminated abruptly and ad-
journment taken until Monday.
Court Head Lauds Action.
Rear Admiral Pratt, presiding
member of the court of inquiry,
characterized the defendants offer to
tell all they knew under oath as
worthy of the best traditions of the
Navy" Lieut.. Commander Leslie
Bratton. whose duty 1t is as judge
advocate to present evidence which
may involve the officers in court
martial proceedings. declared their
attitude worthy of the highest praise.
The defendants who signified their
desire to testify were: Capt. Edward
H. Watson, commander of the
eleventh destroyer squadron; Capt
Robert Morris. commander of de-
stroyer squadron division SO; Com
mander William s. Pye, commander
of division 81; Commander Louis P.
Davis. commanding officer. U. S. S.
Woodbury.; Commander William p.
Gaddis, commanding officer u. s. S.
Somers; Commander William L. Cal
houn, commanding officer u S. s.
Young; Commander William H. Toaz,
commanding officer u. S. S. s. P. Lee,
and Lieut.. Commanders John F. Nc
elaine, Donald T. Hunter, Walter D.
Zed, Herbert o. Roesch and Richard
H. Booth, commanding officers of the
destroyers Farragut, Delphy, Fuller,
Nicholas and Chaunoey, respectively.
OF the vessels named, the Farragut
and Soners were damaged, but man
aged to pull off the rocks; the other
seven were wrecked.
Absent Omcer's Stand.
Lieut.. Laurence F. Blodgett, navi-
CATION officer OF the Delphy, who was
named the thirteenth defendant in
the inquiry after he had testified that
radio compass bearings from Point
Arguello were disregarded in making
the fatal turn to the eastward which
sent the squadron into the rocks, was
not present when the other defend
ants took their unexpected action,
but his counsel stated that the lieu
tenant was anxious to resume the
stand a
Evening star., 1923-09-23
DEATH OF WOMAN
IS UNDER INQUIRY
AbbeviIIe, S. c., Resident Dies
at Hospital Three Days
After Poison Dose.

Investigation Of facts surrounding the
death of Miss Inez Ward, thirty three,
of Abbeville, S. c., at Emergency Hos
pital last night from an overdose Of a
powerful hypnotic drug-often used as a
| sleeping potion-developed complications
| which prevented Acting Coroner Her
bert E. Martyr from reaching an i'm
mediate decision whether to hold an
| inquest in the case and led him to an
| nounce the investigation would be con-
| tinued today.
| 1t was stated at the hospital that the
drug was taken on the train en- route
/ to Washington. DR.. Henry p. Parker
| who attended Miss Ward, stated. how
ever. that II such were the case she
would have reached the hospital In an
unconscious condition. She was con-
scious on arrival there.
| The official police report was to the
effect that the woman had been brought
to Emergency Hospital last Wednesday
| night at 1920 pm. by DR.. Parker, and
that she died from poisoning as re-
! suit of dose taken on a train.
DR.. Parker denied this, saying that
he first heard of the case from the
| Travellers Aid Society, whose agent at
| the Union station called him on the
telephone about 10 o'clock Wednesday
| night, notifying him OF a case to be
| treated. He said he did not know Miss
| Ward, although she told him that night
| that he had treated her previously,
when she was suffering from influenza
! here as a war worker a few years ago.
DR.. Parker said the ailment for which
she sought treatment was facial neu-
ralgia.
From DR.. Parker it was learned that
Miss Ward left the Woman's Hospital
| in Baltimore Wednesday night and
came here for treatment. He said nc
previous arrangements had been made
with him, however, and that his frs;
news of the patient was the call from
the Travellers Aid Society.
Unconscious Sixty Hours.
On Thursday morning. he said, off,
cials Of the hospital telephoned him al
his home that the patient was uncon.
scious and that physicians at the hos
4
case. He responded Immediately, he
said. She remained unconscious for the
sixty hours preceding her death.
The first report local police say they
received in the case was after 10 O'Clock
last night.
DR.. Martyr stated that he had already
learned that Miss Ward was seen rum
maging through her handbag at the
hospital on the night she was admitted
Shortly after this was noted, DR.. Mar
tyn said, Miss Ward became uncon-
scious Hospital attendants found ar
empty vial of sixty-grain capacity
supposed to have contained the drug, ir
the room Of the patient, DR.. Martyr
said.
| Left Note.
1t was stated at the hospital last
night that before she lapsed into un.
consciousness. Miss Ward wrote a not.
stating that 'fn case of accident" Mrs
H. T. Harall Of West Point, Ca, or DR.
F. w. PRESLEY of Abbeville, S. C.
should be notified.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
SIDESWIPED AUT0IST
PRISONER ON TRUCK

4
Hopping a truck which had side
swiped his automobile in front of
his home. at 32S D street southeast.
last night, william j. Hughes was
carried through the streets an un-
welcome occupant of the speeding
vehicle, until a policeman. attracted
by. his cries, Communicated passing
car and forced the truck driver to
stop at the Pennsylvania Avenue
bridge.
Hughes saw the collision as he
wag about to enter his car and jump
ed on the truck in an effort to make
the driver halt. Instead. the latter
lis said to have stepped on the gas
At sth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Policeman o. r Sanders of the
fifth precinct heard Hughes yell
With the aid of proffered car he
succeeded in passing the truck In
time to block its passage /oyer the
bridge.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
ALDERMAN TO BECOME
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
Hubert Will Automatically Take
Job Until Hylan
Receivers.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 22.-Mur-
ray Hubert, president of the board
of aldermen. automatically, becomes
acting mayor OF New York tomorrow
at noon, by virtue of provision In
the city charter which vests the head
of the aldermanic body with full
authority where the mayor has been
absent for, thiry consecutive days.
Mayor Hylan, now recovering from a
severe attack of pneumonia at Sara
toga Springs. left the city month
ago.
Mr.. Hubert. who is a close friend
of the mayor and in sympathy with
his administration. left tonight for
Saratoga Springs to visit Mayor
Hyian. If possible. he will discuss
administrative affairs with him and
return to city hall Monday.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
TILTED GIRL KILLS
MAN ON AUTO RIDE
Holding Head of Dead Victim in
Arms When Ambulance
Arrives.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga. September a.
Mrs. Oils Justiss. twenty-five, shot
and instantly killed Dewitt Turner
as she rode with him in an auto
mobile late today.
According to the story she told the
police 1t was case of deserted love
After killing the man she took the
wheel. stopped the automobile and
when an ambulance arrived sat hold
ing the dead mans head In her lap.
Mrs. Justiss said she had received
the first decree of a divorce from
her husband. who resides in Grant
willie, Ga. She had been separated
from him two years. and during that
time had beel friendly with Turner.
She has a fiveAs skar-old daughter.
Mrs, Justiss asserting that she
loved Turner, said that his regard for
her had wanted recently until it had
grown to point of indifference. He
treated her eoldly and when an In
stance of his Indifference occurred
this afternoon she could stand it no
longer. -, --...--
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Fear District Explorers Lost
In Flood in Colorado Canyon
Patrol to Launch
Search for Party
Birdseye Led.
Alarm. Raised When
Battered Boat Is
Discovered.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KINGMAN, Ariz,. September 22.-
patrol will enter the canyon of the
Colorado river tomorrow to search
for the government exploration party
charting the Colorado river. whose
unknown plight had cast wave of
alarm over Arizona tonight. A boat
marked as belonging to the United
States geological survey was seen
floating down the river yesterday
many miles from the point where the
survey party was thought to be.
Somewhere in the canyons of Ari-
zona's uninhabited northern region
several hundred miles from civiliza-
tion the ten men are struggling
against the flood waters of the Col
orado river.
Walled in the river channel with
rugged peaks at places reaching 5000
feet on either side of them. the men
Evening star., 1923-09-23
FOOD RIOTS OCCUR.
Frequent Clashes Take Place
Around Dresden Market.

BY tbs Associated Press.
DRESDEN. September 22,-Food
rioting occurred again today around
the public market stalls, and al
though there were frequent clashes
between police and rioters, no serious
casualties are reported.
Disturbances also occurred at vari-
Gus points in the Saxon industrial
sector particularly, Plauen, where
the unemployed demanded the es-
tablishment of free feeding stations
and the immediate payment of a
cash bonus of SO. The mob leaders
then advocated the formation of
potato raiding squads, whereupon
several hundred men equipped with
knapsacks and hoes left for the rural
sections, where the potato fields were
located
Evening star., 1923-09-23
germany TO CAST
DIE IN -FOUR DAYS;
RED REVOLT LOOMS
Nations Leaders Confer on
Ruhr, While Communists
Beg Moscow Aid.
TIME FOR UPHEAVAL
AT HAND, RUSS TOLD
Financial and Economic Chaos
Adds Serious Menace to ANY
Decision of Stresemann.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. September 22.-Chancellor
Stresemann is to decide in the course
of the next four days whether to strike
his colors in the Ruhr or urge the popu-
lace to continue their passisve resist
ance to the Franco-Belgian forces OF
occupation.
The mornentous decision will not be
reached until the cabinet has conferred
with the premiers of the federated
states and those reichstag leaders quail
ned to speak for the parties making up
the present coalition.
Pending such final deliberate IS, the
cancellor also will canvass the situation
with the reichstag deputies from the
occupied area and with officials, indus
trialists and labor leaders authorized
to speak for the population Of the
Ruhr and Rhineland.
Upon the outcome of these confer
ences. which will begin next Monday,
depends the nature of the govern
ment's declaration which Dr.. Strese-
mann will communicate to the reichstag
next Wednesday.
Deny New ORer.
Meanwhile official quarters make
categorical denial OF all rumors con-
corning fresh reparation offers or the
dispatch of formal notes to France
and Belgium containing proposals for
calling. OF passive resistance.
At the foreign office it was declared
that a new reparation offer was i'm
possible in the present situation, IL
only for the reason that Germany s
proposal of June Z. is still awaiting
consideration by the creditor powers.
Political Situation Tense.
Not since the days of Weimar,
when the national assembly was con-
fronted with the. immediate necessity
of ratifying the Versailles peace
treaty, has the German political sit
uation reflected such tense nervous
ness. The prevailing economic unrest
caused by the financial chaos. uneni-
ployInent, and dislocation Of food
supplies and prices is providing an
added and very serious menace. to the
governments impending decision on
the question of maintaining or scrap
ping passive resistance.
While the newspapers lrieuoiy 10
the Stresemann government strive
to placate their readers by averring
that the government does not pro-
pose to enter into an unconditional
capitulation, which would leave the
Ruhr and Rhineland at the mercy of
France, the nationalist organs are
more outspoken, and predict that the
government is about to make an
abject surrender.
. German appraisals of the conversa-
tions between Premier Poincare and
premier Baldwin afford the few op-
fimists left in Berlin slight comfort.
the dominant impression being that
the Paris meeting failed to achieve
any results that might contribute
any amelioration of the complica-
tions confronting Chancellor Strese-
mann and his government.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
FALL 10000 FEET,
SENSELESS, SAVED
Two Mexican Flyers Land Safely
After Drop of Nearly
Six Miles.
By the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, September 22.-Two
Mexican aviators, Lieuts. Yanez and
Lezama. nearly lost their lives today
in establishing a Mexican altitude
record when they'became unconscious
at a height registered on their instru-
ments at $4,000 feet.
At that height the machine went
out of control and it fell 10000 feet
before Lieut.. Yanez. the pilot. re-
covered sufficiently to manage a safe
landing. Both airmen suffered severe
hemorrhages when lifted from the
plane, which was entirely Mexican
made.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Not Immediately Reported.

While the father, with whom the
girl and her grandfather. Benjamin
Dixon, lived. was worried over the
failure of his daughter to return. he
did not Immediately report the mat
ter to the police, for on several, oc-
casions she had spent the night with
girl friends. In the morning. how
ever, he notified the county officials,
who instigated a search. which was
fruitless.
There is considerable doubt as to
whether the girl met her death in the
spot where the body was found or
whether she had been beaten upon
the road and her body dragged along
the road to the clump of trees. In
the opinion of the police, the girl was
either forcibly taken into the car or
else enticed on the pretext of an au-
tomobile ride.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
ASSERTS REVOLT FAILED.
Bulgarian Legation in Paris Ad-
mits State of Siege.

PARIS, September 22.-The Bull
garian legation here continues to af-
firm that the peasant-communist
movement has been suppressed. but
admits the proclamation of a state of
siege throughout the country.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Flies Over White House.

At 1880 o'clock the big ship ioomed
up out of fog bank and swerved to
pass the south side OF the Capitol
dome. Her commander pointed her
nose up Pennsylvania avenue toward
the White House, and along this his
toric route she was welcomed by
motorist and pedestrian. The six pro-
pelior blades were. plainly visible as
they turned over at a few hundred
revolutions a minute. far from the
number they are capable Of making.
President and Mrs. Coolidge halted
luncheon to go out In the White House
grounds and get better view of the
passage of the ship. All official en-
gagements, luncheon and otherwise,
were interrupted while cabinet men,
bers, diplomats and others went out to
get a brief glimpse of the spectacle.
Gracefully turning to The left, she
passed through another fog bank as air
and sea planes played about her. Con-
tinuing toward Mt. Vernon, the poor
visibility soon made it impossible for
the eye to follow her, and then she WI 5
gone. A few minutes later. however.
with an escort of Army and Navy
planes, she appeared over Boiling Field
at an altitude of about 20 feet, passed
on into the city and then resumed her
fight homeward.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
MARINE AVIATORS
SAFE AT POPE FIELD
Make Good Landing and Report
Flight without
Incident.
By the Associated FIsss.

BY tho Assocldted FI1bs
NORFOLK. Va, September 22.--
Lieuts. Ford Rogers and Horace Pal
mer, plotting two, Marine Corps air
planes from Santo Domingo to ST.
Louis. and who left Paris Island, S. c.,
this afternoon with Hampton Roads
as their destination. landed at Pope
Field, N c., shortly after Q o'clock to-
night.
The fiers reported the flight with
out incident.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Russia Said to Have Armed
Victorious Bulgars-Serb
Sympathy Alleged.
POSTERS DEN0UNCING
KING BORIS DISPLAYED
Legation in Paris Asserts Upris-
ing Fails, But Admits
State of Siege.

LONDON, September ga
state of war has been declared in
Bulgaria by the government as
consequence of communistic riots,
says an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from sofn.
By Cable to The Star and Philadelphia Public
Ledger Copyright. 1923.
BELGRADE. September 22.-It fs
reported here that the Bulgarian
peasants have ousted the government
and are in control of Sofia. Details
of the coup and confirmation are
lacking.
The revolutionary forces are re-
ported to have been armed by Russia
while the Sofia government and the
Macedonian comitacjis have been re-
ceiving arms from Italy in the past.
See Serbs Aiding Revolt.
The Serbian tendency is to regard
favorably any attempt such as the
present one to restore the peasant
regime and the presence of two
Serbian divisions on the Bulgarian
frontier Is likely to have encouraged
the peasants and diminished the
troops available for the Sofia cabinet
in handling the revolt sweeping
through Bulgaria. according to re-
ports received from official sources
here, which fatty contradict the news
that the cabinet had completely sup
pressed the movement.
One cavalry regiment and one divi-
sion of artillery were reported to have
been captured In a forest and the
officers disarmed and sent home A
general strike on the railways is ac-
companying bloody fighting in the
fields and villages.
Denounce King Boris.
Peasant posters In many places de-
nounce "bioodthirsty King Boris
who undoubtedly Is IN danger II the
revolution succeeds, -and the wicked
reactionaries who slaughtered at Sla-
vonltza the splendid defender of peas.
ant liberties. Stamboulisky."
The revolutionaries are reported SC
be occupying the counties of Kazan-
ishko, Svrshtovsko and Lomsko. also
Stara zagoa, the third largest Bul.
garian city. Bulgarian deputies. ad.
herents OF the peasant party who ha6
fed from Belgrade. declare IL II
purely a peasant movement and its
success is now assured.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
MACREADY PLANE CRASH
SLIGHTLY HURTS AIRMAN
nr the Associated Press.

HoLBRooK. Ariz.. September a.
Lieut.. John A. MacReady. joint holder
of the cross-continent aviation record,
escaped with few scratches when an
airpiane he was plotting crashed in
landing here last night.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
PART TWO-16 Pages.

PART TW0-16 Pages.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Tales Of Well Known FoIk-Page 10.
News OF the Jewish WorId-Pase IL.
o. c. National Guard-Pase IL.
Boy Scouts-Page II.
Girls and Their Affairs--Paee IS.
Serial, "The Yellow TraH''-Page Is.
Army and Navy News-Pase Is.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
MERCHANT FLoGGEp.
Mob Attack Observation-Disclosures
Recount Beatings.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA Okla, September ga
story of merchant whipped on o
Sunday night following his seizure
by masked men as he walked home
from church with his wife was told
in a record of the military commits
sion Of Tulsa county, made public
here tonight.
Assertions that county officers ig-
nored the Identification OF whippers
by the victims were heard today by
the military court.
when the military commission ad.
journed tonight, total of 121 cases
of personal violence had been barred
since Its investigation began August
(Continued on Page 2 Column az
Evening star., 1923-09-23
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE Pages.

General News-LocaI, National, Foreign.
National Political survey-Pages 6 and z.
Schools and coIIeses-Paue 2e.
Radio News and Gossip-Pase 30.
Financial News-Pages 32, 80 and "a.
Classified Advertlsements-Pas IS to
Evening star., 1923-09-23
FRI SAFELY BACK
IN JERSEY HANGAR
Eight-Hour Flight to Capital
in Rain, Fog, Clouds Made
Without Mishap.

Safe in her berth at Lakehurst.
N. j., after an eight-hour flight to
Washington and return, through rain,
squalls, fog and clouds, the United
States Navy dirigible ZR-l shows
that she is not a fair weather ship"
Admiral William A. Moffett, chief
of the bureau of aeronautics. in
making this assertion last night
stated that weather conditions are
only unfavorable 10 these ships when
they are going in and out OF the
hangar, when high and gusty winds
make IL difficult to handle them. This
difficulty. however. Is met by the
mooring mast, where the dirigible
can be moored when the winds are
unfavorable. There is now q moor
ing mast at the naval air station,
Lakehurst. and others will be built
in other places where needed as soon
as possible"
Evening star., 1923-09-23
VIII Go to St. Louis.

Admiral Moffett also stated that
Secretary DENLY of the " ayy De-
partment had authorized sending the
dirigible to st. Louis for the inter
national airplane races early next
month. passing over as many inter
vening cities as practicable, going
and returning, provided the trip does
not interfere with further trials now
in progress" This will undoubtedly
bring the air liner to Washington
late next week.
The flight of the ZR-1 tc Washing.
ton created enthusiasm throughout
the city and satisfied a long desire by
the public in general to see the craft.
The spectacle presented by the long,
sleek, si1ver-colored object, floating
almost noiseIessly through the air,
was awe inspiring.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
PART THREE-12 Pages.

PART THREE-12 Pages.
kmusements-Theate and the Photo.
play.
Music In Washinston-Pase 4.
Motors and MotorIng-Pases to 8.
The Civilian Army-Paae 8.
Fraternitles-Paee 10.
Veterans OF the Great. War--Pase 10.
Reviews of New Books--Pase 10.
Boys and Girls Pase-Fase II.
Around the city--Pase II. I.
Parent Teacher Aetivities-Pase II.
PART FOUR Pages.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE-S Pages.
Magazine Section--Features and Fiction.
GRAPHIC SECTIONS Pages.
World Events In Pictures.
COMIC SECTION.
Mutt and JEFF; Regular FeIIers; Betty;
Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
WEATHER

Cloudy and unsettled today; tomor-
row fair; no change In temperature.
Temperature for twenty-five hours
ended at ~ pm last night: Highest.
"a. at midnight Friday night; lowest, 20.
at 10 pm. last night.
Full report on page 5.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
From Press TO Home
Within the Hour

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
90 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

Continued on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

1t was stated at the hospital last
night that before she lapsed into un-
consciousness. Miss Ward wrote note
stating that 'in case Of accident" Mrs.
H. T. Harall Of West Point. Ca, or DR..
F. w. PRESLEY of Abbeville. S. c.,
should be notified.