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Evening star., 1925-11-02
ITALIAN ENJOYS ARRIVE.
Ambassador Fletcher Heads Deiega-
tion Meeting Debt Mission.

NEW YORK November IP)-
Another important phase In the eff
forts OF the United States to fund
its war credits opened Yesterday with
the arrival here of Count GiuZppe
Nolpi di Musurata. Italian finance
minister. and five members OF the
Italian debt mission on the liner
Duilio. A delegation from the state
Department. headed by Ambassa dor
Henry T. Fletcher. who is here from
Rome on vacation met the visitors
at quarantine.
While 2,00n anti-Facisti waited near
the pier, the envoys were landed
secretly at the Battery and escorted
by a force of - secret service men,
mounted police and members of the
special bomb squad. were hurried to
he Pennsylva Station. where they
entrained at once for Washington.
The five other members of the
commission are Dino Grandi. under
secretary of state for foreign affairs:
Count Lelio Bonin Longare. senator
of the realm and former Amba ssa dor
to France; Drs. Alberto Pirelli and
Mario Alberti, honorary ministers
plenipotentiary, and Commenda tore
Dino Butt.
Giacomo De Martino. Italian Am
bassador to the United States, is also
member of the commission.
Count Nolpi said the delegation had
placed no time limit on it's stay. but
would remain las long as the discus
sion of the debt settlement requires. y
Italy undertakes this important
discussion in spirit full of loyalty
and sincere determine ton he said
THE fact that capacity to pay is the
acknowledged basis of the negotia.
tions, represents undoubtedly a good
promise for a successful conclusion. y
Evening star., 1925-11-02

tContinued from First PaSeD
from the heart Hammond. wounded
SaGEed against the wall as Patrolmar
George Thompson. attracted by The
sh"1s. ran To him.
Get him. lie got me-. ssid Ham
mand. Thompson fred a shot into
Anderson'S body a. he tried 10 rise
hut il was the bullet fired by Ham
mond from the notorious criminals
own gun that killed him.
Hammond was rushed TO the hos
pital where he died Two hours later.
ii was five minutes after the shoot
ins that Anderson died in the office of
chief Hansen. Officers gave assist
ance to Hammond and left Anderson
diving where ne fell. Later. he was
brought to the station and soon eN.
pired.
II was at first believed that the
la ndit WAS Martin James Durkin,
notorious Chicago Sunman.
Anderson had been in the counter.
felt game for several weeks appar-
entity. and had flooded Michigan cities
with the counterfeit $40 bills. aC-
cordine To Secret Service opera lives.
Anderson had an automobile license
card hearing the name Of James 7.
Davis ArSonne Hotel Lima Ohio. II
developed that he STAYED for n time
al the hotel in that city and was
known as "Curley Anderson.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
TWO MEN ARE HELD
IN PRISON BREAKING
Taxi Driver and Released
Prisoner Will Be Tried for
Aiding Convicts.

John Murray. released Occoduan n
prisoner. and George COX. taxi
driver. will he held for the Virginia
authorities in connection with thei.
alleged part In the escape of Ralph
DiCkerSon and William A. Miller from
Occouuan last Saturday morning, II
was decided today following con
ference between NJ. NJ Barnard. gen
eral superintendent Of prisons in the
District. and Commissioner Cuno Ru-
dolIH. II is stated the two men Will
he prosecuted in Virginia on the charge
OF aiding prisoners To gain their free
dom
Their freedom short lived. Dickerson
and Miller were captured yesterday by
Detectives Scriveaer. lett and Aliicood
after chase through field on the
farm OF Henry Willard. near TNSonS
Corner. Va. The detectives made the
trip in company with Murray. whom
Jett had picked up at Tenth ana +
streets.
Police state that Murray had ar
ranged To help the men To escape i"l-
lowing his acquaintance with theIh
during his term at OCcoquan. which
terminate ed last Friday and he invited
COS To help him. They further dc
clare that one Of the men boa ed
10 Murray If he could get out of jail
he knew where he could get "a lot of
money.
While the two retrieved prisoners
did not seem Ia mind the additional
penalty they will get on account OF
their rScap pc they told the police their
pride suffered because they had
boa ST ed 10 their compa MONS at Deco
guam that il would he easy to escape.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
STEEL VESTED THIEF
HAS ANOTHER VICTIM
Policeman Wounded by Durkin
Dies-Efforts to Catch Him
Redoubled.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 2.-Another
death has been charged to Martin
j. Durkin, dapper automobile thief
and slayer.
Sergt. Harry Gray, shot by the
fugitive gunman in his sensational
escape from a police trap last Wednes-
day night. died early today.
1t was the second death in the
costly attempt to capture the slayer
Of Edward Sha nahan, Government
agent. Lloyd Austin. uncle of Dur
kin's sweetheart. Betty Werner. in
whose home the ill-fated police trap
was laid. died of wounds received in
a general shooting affray. from which
Durkin escaped apparently unharmed.
When news of Gray's death was
flashed police redouhled efforts to ap-
prehend the "steel-vested" bandit
who had vowed that he would not
be taken alive.
The Werner woman told police to-
dav that Durkin had threatened to
commit suicide should his capture
appear certain. In his career as an
automobile thief Durkin wounded
three police in Chicago and two on
the Pacific Coast before he slew Shan
ahan, who attempted to question him
concerning a stolen car.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
LARGE REDUCTIONS
IN D. C. DRY OFFICE
Force Is Cut From 700 to Little
More Than SEQ With
Slight Hardships.

The Administrations new prohibi-
tfon program has already resulted in
reduction of the headquarters force
here from 700 To a little more tha n
300. and dismissals will proba bly, he
made shortly To cut headquarters to
its necessary size, estimated by of
ficials to he around 300
The shift of about 400 Government
employees has been accomplished. it
was learned today with as little hard
ship as ever accompa MED a change of
such magnitude in the Government
service.
Just how many finally will have to
he dismissed. no official was able to
estimate this morning. There were
unofficial reports. however, that the
dismissals might range anywhere
from S5 to 20 persons.
Valiant last-minute efforts are being
made, however by both James F.
Jones. assistant prohibition commits
sioner, and the appointment division
of the Internal Revenue Bureau. to
replace as many Of the outgoing
clerks from the prohibition unit as
possible in other positions
The Civil Service Commission the
appointment division and Mr.. Jones
have been exceedingly active in trying
to solve the decentralization problem
with as little hardship as possible
upon the clerks in Washington.
Clerks leaving headquarters have
been transferred to the new fields. and
several have resigned to enter bust.
ness. None has been dismissed
An unusual spirit Of seIf-sa crifice
has been shown by some employees
Mr.. Jones expla ined today. One clerk
who had an offer from an outside
business resigned from his Govern
ment job in order to leave his place
for another who so far had been un-
able to find other employment.
Ohcials do not feel, however, that
the decentralization can be completed
without some dismissals. These, Of
necessity, must go through the usual
channels by way of the Secretary
of the Treasury to the Personnel
Classification Board. Under new reg
ulations the ella assification board must
approve dismissals before employees
are dropped.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
NAMED .tS SLAYER.

MIfNCIE Ind. November > LPl.-
George w. Dutch" Anderson. bandit.
who is believed to have met death AT
Muskegon. Mich. was wanted here in
connection with the murders of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Hance. who We're slain
last August. They We're killed pre-
sImablN because Of Hance's teSti-
mony AT the trial OF Gerald Cha pma n.
pal of Anderson. on the charge OF
killing a New Britain. Conn. police
man.
The Hance home. near Muncie.
was a rendezvous for Chapman and
| his associates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hance, riding in their
automobile, were pursued along a
country road near this city. and both
We're shot after fight a the roadside.
Before his death Hanee is said to have
iInplica ted Anderson.
Charles zone ARM Wolfe of Mum
Gle was arrested several hours after
the shooting. Officers said he also
was named by HanCe. He was in.
dicted and his trial is set for Novem-
her ..
Anderson. who was - years old.
was horn IN ST. Louis. His real name
was Brown. police records show. He
was first arrested when he was . for
petty thievery. Subsequently he
served terms in the Missouri State
Penitentiary and the Joliet. H.. Peni-
tentiary for forgery and robbery.
Convicted OF forgery in New York in
1915. he was sent to Auburn Peniten-
tiary. There he met Gerald Chapman, |,
who also had a previous police record.
The million dollar mail truck robbery
in New York City in 1919 involved
Chapman and Anderson. and through
the testimony Of a chauffeur who
i Il ~
pair We're convicted and sent to At
lanta
Evening star., 1925-11-02
MRS. ULRICH PIERCE
DIES AT ROSLYN, N. Y.
Was Daughter of Admiral Dahl
gren of Civil War Fame.
and Leader Here.

Mrs. tlrich Dahlgren Pierce dauGh-
ter of the late Admiral Dahlgren.
distinguished naval comma nder dur
Ing the Civil War, n member of an
old and prominent Washington fam
lily and we'll known in exclusive So
cia circles. died suddenly Yesterday
nj Roslyn. y. Y. News of Mrs.
Pierce's death was received here to-
day by close friends.
Although Mrs. Pierce had suffered
several serious attacks of Illness in
the last two wears, II was believed
she had recovered entirely from their
effects and her death came as sur
prise. The direct cause was given as
cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs. Pierce had
been visiting at Rosslyn for some time
Mrs. Pierce's home was The scene
OF many brilliant and notable social
gatherings. Many times. as the
daughter of the famous Civil War
ma val officer. she was hostess to dig
nitaries whose names are now writ
ten in history. For many years she
maintained her home at 1925 Massa :
chusetts avenue. During her visit
away from Washington it was closed,
bat is being reopened now to receive
her body.
Details as To funeral ARRANGEMENTS
are lacking. The body will he brought
here and the funeral held W Nednes-
day. Close friends believe il is more
than likely Mrs. Pierce will he buried
in Arlington National Cemetery,
where many of the heroes of history
whom she once entertained now rest.
Little is known about Mrs. Pierce $
rels tiveS here. Mrs. Ninton Dahl
gren Pierce her dauEhter-in-la la W.
whose husba nd met tragic death
in California several wears ago, lives
nj 1904 r street No close relatives
are believed to reside in Washington
now. Josiah Pierce. her son, is said
TO live in New York.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
FAMOUS PLAYERS
DENIES MONOPOLY
Moving Picture Concern Re-
plies to Government Charge
Of Conspiracy.

The Famous Players Las sky Moving
Picture Corporation today denied the
conspiracy and monopoly charges
against it which have been pending
before the Federal Trade Commission
since 1921. In a brief nled with the
commission the corporation declared
it's orga niZation and development had
been but lawful inteCration in the
motion picture field not as broad as
in the case Of the 'nited States Steel
Corporation or the Ford Motor 60.
The brief denies directly some of the
evidence taken by examiners for the
commission at hearings throughout
the country during the past two wears
and contradicrs the conclusions
reached by the commission counsel.
The brief filed TODAY asserts that
the corporation merely has been sell
ing it's product directly 10 tho con
sumer without going through mid
dleman.
Famous PLAYERS. the brief asserts
never have had tho power To develop
a monopoly heca use Of the trade pow
ers Of It's competitors.
In addition to separation Of the
exhibition from the producing and
distributing end of the corpora ton.
commission coasel is asking that
aband certain trade practices. in
cludine that whereby exhibitors are
required to take inferior pictures in
order to get the good ones. and the
present system OF theater ownership.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
POLICEMAN IS HELD
IN FATAL SHOOTING
Bandit Suspect. Shot in Row
With Pvt. DoWd. Dies
From Wound.

Private Michael i. Dowd OF the
sixth precinct was relieved from duty
Yesterday and detained at the station
house when Walter White. coiored.
of 922 Fifth street. died from n bullet
wound received by him from revol-
yer in Dowds hand early Saturday
night. during a duel on a stairway
of the Efingham Apartment House.
200 y street.
Dowd is being detained pending The
inquest by Coroner hewitt and a Co
roners jury tomorrow at the District
morcue. Mai. Edwin r. Hesse, in an
n"uncing his relief from duty made
1t plain that he was not suspended
hut that this procedure was Gus
tomary pending the outcome of an
inquest
The shooting took place when Dowd
went into the apartment house after
a suspected hold-up man after Ora
Robinson Of 62a r street a coIored
taxi chauffeur. reported at the station
house that two ho1d-ups had taken
place at Second and - streets early
Saturday night.
Dowd rushed up the stairs to land
ilS petWeeH the Second ana thlrd
floors, where he met White with pis-
tol In his hand. In the scurry and
hustle Dowd first believed that White
snapped his pistol at him but that il
did not explode the cartridge DOwd
vainly tried to wrench the pistol from
him. and finding himself jeopa rdized
he said. fired two shots-one taking
effect in Whites abdomen. White was
taken to Emergency Hospital and died
there yesterday morning.
The casual examination of the pistol
at first was thought to reveal that
the bullet had a faulty percussion cap
and did not go off, but when the car
fridge was taken out of it's cha amber
later it was found that it did explode
and probably narrowly missed hitting
DOwd. DOwd said that the revolver
was aimed directly Al him at the time.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
Arab Bands Protest.

In connection with the reported
movement of Turkish troops toward
the Nosul frontier. it was reported in
mid September that 10000 Turks al
ready had been massed on the lrak
front of Mesopotamia as a means of
forcing a favorable decision of the
dispute over Mosul between Turkey
and Great Britain.
With regard To Syria. the League
of Nations has received protests from
25 Arab bands over the recent opera
tions OF the French, who hold
mandate over Syria. against the
DruSe tribesmen and their bomba rd-
ment of Dana sous. In the lombard
ment approximately one-eighth of the
city was destroyed. and more than
5000 natives are reported to have
been killed Both Great Britain and
the United States have made strong
representations to France against the
bomba rdment. The League of Ma
tions has postponed until February
hearing on the Arab protests.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
THREE DIE, ONE INJURED

WILkES-BARRE, Pa, November 2
CD.-Three of four men returning
from a Halloween party were killed
yesterday when their touring car
crashed through a guard rail on the
Susquehanna River Bridge. landed on
the street car tracks, this city, and
struck a passing street car.
They were Anthony Baigas and Will
liam Rakun OF Plymouth and John
Narkun. Nanticoke. Anthony Narkun
was seriously injured. The automo-
bile slipped on fhe snow at point
where the bridgefnakes turn.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
ACCUSED SLAYER DIES.
Charged With Killing. Prison er
Succumbs to Pneumonia.

George Michael King, % years old,
under a homicide indictment in con
nection with the alleged Staying of
Tom Brady, colored attendant in a
North Capitol street soft drink estab-
lishment. died yesterday at Emer-
gencF Hospital from pneumonia.
Prior to his death King was delirious,
causing attendants to place him in a
restraining sheet.
King was rated by police as being
the cIeverest automobile driver either
they~or the revenue agents ever COPIED
with. and his attack of pneumonia
was said To he due to riding in auto
mobiles at night thinly clad
The body will he taken to Brooklyn
for burial. Kings two sisters arrived
from Brooklyn last night after he
died q. tT
Evening star., 1925-11-02
ELECTION CIRCULAR
DENOUNCED AS FAKE
Ry the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va. November a
The Rev. Felix kaup. rector OF the
Sacred Heart Cathedral mere. in a
sermon yesterday, vigorously de-
nounced as fraud circular dis
tributed here and purporting to be
issued by the Grand Order of the
knights of Columbus" calling upon
the faithful" to rally to the support
in the elections in Virginia tomorrow
of John NJ. Purcell. who is seeking
reelection as State treasurer. Father
Kaup said Mr.. Purcell is not a mem
ber OF the knights of Columbus and
he warned all Catholics not to be de-.
ceived by the bogus document.
He added that the leaflet obviously
was designed to prejudice some voters
against Mr.. Purcell. who is the only
Catholic on the ticket. Father Kaup
said the knights of Columbus would
proceed Immediately to take legal
steps to apprehend and bring to an
accounting In court the persons re-
AponsiLle for the paper.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
GEN. SARRAIL RECALLED.
Gen. Duport Sent to Syria as High
Commissioner.

OffiCial word OF the recall by the
French government OF Gen. Sarrail as
French high commissioner in Syria
reached the state Department today.
Gen. Duport will he sent to Syria
to act as high commissioner tenn
porarily pending the appointment of a
civilian to that posi-. The informa ton
came from the American embassy AT
Paris.
The removal Of Gen. Sarrail follows
representations made by Amhass dor
Herrick in connection with the bonn
hardment in Damacus. which i'm.
periled American lives and damaged
American-owned property. Similar
representations were made by other
powers. including Great Britain.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
SERGT. PETERSEN DIES,
Retired as Ordnance Sergeant in
1908 After 80 Years Duty.

Anton Petersen. II years old, who
was retired s an ordnance sergea nj
Of the u. s. Army in 1908, after more
than 80 years service. died in Walter
Reed Hospital Friday. Funeral serv-
ices will he conducted in Arlington
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Sergt. Petersen enlisted in the Army
in 1873 and was at first stationed at
the Washington Barracks. Later he
served as a first sergeant in Light
Battery c of the Third Regiment of
Field Artillery until 1901. when he
was made an ordnance sergeant
He had made Washington his home
since his retirement from the Army
He resided at 905 Allison street
Evening star., 1925-11-02
LARGE TURK ARMY
MOVING ON MOSU[
French Alleged to Have
Given Permission to
Cross Syria.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. November "A dis.
patch 10 the Daily Mail from Beirut.
Syria says large bodies Of Turkish
troops are moving toward Nosul from
Turkey.
The Daily Express has similar
report. 1t put the number of Turks
AT 5000 and alleges that the French
have given them permission - cross
Syria The report said Great britain
has protested to the French govern
ment.
The suggestion is that the French
comma nders in Syria are favorinG
the Turkish preparations 10 check
boundry.:
Public Security Nil.
The Morning Posts correspondent
says public security in Syria is non.
existant. 4 large area around Da-
mascus is in perpetual turmoil and
brisa nd ha nds are creating havoc on
lives and property. The situation
seems quite out Of hand. notwith
standing the fact that Gen. Gamelin.
the French comma nder. has taken
control at Damascus and reinforce
mentS have arrived.
The correspondent adds that a re.
turn To anything approaching normal
conditions can he achieved only by
the Introduction Of large bodies OF
highly trained troops. At present
there is no indication Of improvement
and European prestige generally is
SuffprIng
Evening star., 1925-11-02
S.51 Victim Identified.

NEWPORT, r. l., November 9 LP).
A body recovered by divers yester-
day from the sunken subma rine S-51
was identified today as that of Henry
Lee Crawford. radio man OF Ardmore.
Okla. Identification was made by
means OF finger prints. a monogram
med ring and an initiated belt buckle
The body was to he shipped today to
A ri more
Evening star., 1925-11-02
EVIDENCE DIFFERS
IN DEEGAN KILLING

Confined from First Page)
this interim. Policeman Rinke was
released to the custody of Capt. Guy
Rurlingame pending further develop
ments An effort to obtain the relea Sc
of Francis Deecan and "a ymond
Eea vers. being held pending the out
come of the inquest. is being made by
attorneys.
The official police version OF the
killing Of Charles Deegan was submit
ted hy Capt. Burlin game. chief of the
fying squad OF liquor raiders, to Mai.
Edwin b Hesse early Yesterday. As
Mai. Hesse submitted it in memoran-
dunn form 70 Commissioner Eenning
this version is substantially as fol-
lows:
October 81. After Jars Of corn
liquor had been thrown from Cadillac
touring car, II. g. 1882, owned and
operated by Charles G. DeeGan, white,
- years old. OF l414 Columbia road
northwest. and occupied by Raymond
J. Beavers, white. 23, of 606 II street
northwest, and Francis ]. Deegan.
white, II, of 2312 Ontario road north
west, on Sea ton street near Seven
teenth street northwest, in an effort
to arrest the occupants OF the auto
Pvt Il. +. Langdon Of the ninth pre-
cinct and Pvt Henry Einke OF the
third precinct. assigned with Capt.
Rurlingame. succeeded in getting on
the running board of the auto.
Auto On Sidewalk
Charles Deecan drove the auto on
the sidewalk in an effort 10 es-
cape. and in the fight that en-
sued, in an effort on the part of the
officers to stop sthe auto, Francis
Deegan grabbed the revolver in the
holster of Pvt Rinke and pointed IL
at Langdons stomach; Pvt. LanGdon
struck at the gun, while Pvt. Ttinke
grabbed it: one shot was fired, which
struck Charles DeeGan, the operator
of the automobile, in the hack near
the right shoulder blade coming ont
near the right breast. He was re-
moved to the Freedman'S HoSpital
and died on The operating table before
medical assistance could he rendered.
Francis Deegan and Ra ymond Reav-
ers We're placed under arrest and held
for action of the coroner's jury"
Deegan's Solitary Version.
Against this story. corroborated by
one policeman. when told by the other.
is the solitary version of Francis Dee
can. told to a Star reporter in the cell
room of the 1lth precinct station.
peeCan protested in = broken voice
that he was not responsible for his
lrother's death. His version is rs fol
lows.
Il was in the rear Of the autOmo-
bile. and they We're going to take me
downtown when the police came up.
There wasn't any liquor in the car
that | know Of. The first ! knew ri
il was when these two policemen
Rinke and Langdon-jumpe in. There
VS. a scuffle and the car was run
nins al, over the place. so | don't
exactly Aemember what ha ppened-but
l DO ku y that never had my hands
Evening star., 1925-11-02
DAMASCUS NEAR FAMINE.
Wheat Supply Cut On-Tribes Refuse
to Treat With French.

ALEXANDRIA. Egypt. November
, GP.-A traveller from Syria asserts
that Dana sous is in danger Of famine
as all supplies of wheat have been cut
off. He said the insurgents hold the
villages around Damascus. and that
Redouin tribesmen are gathering near
AlepDo. where the local chief refuses
To negotiate with the French
Evening star., 1925-11-02
Borneo Fourth Largest Isle.

Borneo. an island in the Malay Ar
chipelaco, is the fourth largest island
in the world. The others. in the order
Of their size. are Australia. Greenland
and New Guinea. 1t Is in the control
of the British and Dutch governments.
Besides its a agricultural products it has
a large mining industry. -.
Evening star., 1925-11-02

on Rinke's gun. and the fla sh | saw
came from the gun while 1t was in his
hands. and then the car stopped"
Young Deegan is a student at st.
Johns College. He formerly played
foot ball with Business, High School.
He said he never had fired a revolver
in his life.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
Convicted Grocer on Pre- .tion.

Isaac Silverman a grocer at 80 NJ
street southwest. recently convicted
ct receiving stolen property. has been
pl. ced on proba ton by Ju\tice Stat
ford in Criminal Division J. for two
years. Attorney John L. krupsaw W
represented the accused and asked the
court TO place his client on probation.