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Evening star., 1925-07-06
,FEUD|ST PRISONERS
CHAINED TO TREE
Two Lost in WiIdS 10 Days
Say They Were Kidnapped
by MoonShinerS.
BY the Asssocisted Press.

By the 4sssociated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July g.
Sheriff yTom SeIman this morning
began am investigation into the story
told by Dr. W. y. Mason. IocaI
veterinarian, and Lawrence Bowman n.
alleged felb6ist and aide of Federal
prohibition officers, that they had
been kidnaned on Signal Mountain
and kept captive for Io DAYS The
two men. who disa ppea red on June
% without trace. were found yester-
day morning by Jim Thomas. noun
taineer, who v'as hunting stray hogs
handcuffed and Tied TO a tree in the
wilds about - miles from Chat
tanooCa
Bowman and Mason were in a
serious condition as a result of their
experience. Bowman said that while
driving along the road at night they
were set upon by five men wearing
tow sacks over their head. overpow-
cred and taken into the woods.
Lured by Fakes Message.
Bowman and Ma son had been
lured to the mountain by a fake tele-
home when attacked. Their disap-
pearance was discovered the follow
ing day when Mason's c;r' was found
on the mountain with blUodstains on
the running board and cOiG aiming the
hats of the vanished men.
Posses Immediately tooS, up the
search and combed the mountains.
including the place where tRownna n
and Mason were found beaNinG ont
the statement of the victims that
they had been moved TO = INHERENT
nj oh IT Ln1,
a reward of 81 900 was offere for
the discovery of the men. dead or
alive. and A large number Of narives
of the mountain joined in the qn est
The theory of the officers was tNat
the men had been made victims hN a
band of feudists and moonshinenS
the Bowmans ha wing been at oun'
with what is known as the Godsev
clan for several months. the trouble
having its climax when Ike Bowma n
was killed by Sam Godsey some time
ago. Sam Godsey, A deputy sheriff
of Sequatchie County. in a statement
/ issued last night said the whole affair
was a frame-up designed to injure
| him, and that Bowman and Ma ason
| had plotted to make IL appear that
they were dead in order To enEa ge in
whisky making without interference
from the law.
Godsey also said that w F.. Gruhh.
! Federal prohibition officer, who was
shot by Benton Godsey A few weeks
ago. was also engaged in liquor run
| ming, and served notice on the Gov
ernment's agents that he intended 10
clear the mountains of mOonshiners.
Sheriff Selman this morning de
clared that the whole story of the
kidnapping appeared absurd and that
he intended TO get at the bottom Of
the ca Sc.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
TRADE BOARD ASKS
COAL COMPETITION
Combination Broken, But
Rivalry Needed to Assure
Supply, Commission Says.

A move to restore the anthracite in
dustry to normal competitive ba-
sis and thus assure An adequate sup
ply at reasonable prices is asked of
Congress In report by the Federal
Trade Commission today.
The report, dealing with high prices
of the fuel. viewed persistent efforts
of the Department of Justice to dis
integrate the ant lracite combina ton =
as successful to large degree and
suggested similar action by Congress
to obviate high premium prices in
times Of actual or anticipated short
age. Complete restoration of com
petition in the industry, in the view
of the commission, would be prefer
able 10 price regulation
OF the SS 900. 900 tons of anthracite
mined annually. 20 per cent was said
TO have~been produced by eight large
companies, now or recently owned by
or affiliated with railroads, and the
remainder was produced by 100 indie
pendent companies. The commission
reported that the railroad-coaI com
panies published prices periodically
but that they failed to reflect current
changes in supply and demand. while
the independents simply took the
highest price obtaina BILE
Statistics Bureau Asked.
Development of a public statistical
organiZa ton to publish informa tion
regularly regarding the industry and
coal prices was recommended along
with the suggestion that greater price
reductions he effected in the late
Spring and summer TO encoua ge
earlier buying hp private consumers
The commission credited the high
coal prices in 1922 to an actual short
age, but similar top prices charged
by independent operators in 1923 were
held due 10 an anticipated shortage
A wide range of prices at the mine in
the Fall of 1929 also were declared
TO have enabled wholesalers to exact
large profits after the brief strike in
September Of that year.
Speculation among wholesal lers was
held by the commission To have fig
ured in the high price of anthracite
in 1928, much coal being said to have
salers before rea ching the retailers.
As additional measures to prevent
frequent recurring anthracite short
ages the report recommended educa
tion of the consumer in possible use
of economical substitutes, systematiC
development of earlier and more ra
tiOnal buying by municipalities, in
creased storage equipment at mines
and distributing agencies and enlarge
menI of mine capacity to meet periods
Of unusual demand.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
DISTRICT CHILDREN
WILL HAVE PRIORITY
Given Preference Over Out-of. Town
Pupils in School Enrolment
Next Fall.

District children will be given
priority over out-of-town pupils when
applying for enrolment in the public
schools at the beginning of the new
term in September, II was announced
In circular letter issued today at
the Franklin School. The letter bore
the signature of Supt. Frank
w. Ballou and called the attention of
the supervising principals to the new
policy of the Board of Educa ton re-
garding the nonresident pupils
After the enrolment of any class
has reached a total of ~ pupils no
additional pupil shall he enrolled in
said class unless he is resident of
the District of Columbia" said the
letter. After the enrolment of a
class has reached total of 4S pupils
seats must he provided for applicants
who reside in the District of Column
bia by transferring from one class an
equal number of enrolled pupils who
reside in Maryland. Compulsory edu-
cation laws make il incumbent upon
the school authorities To provide for
the District pupils)
Glasses that now have an enroll
ment of more than AZ pupils will not
be reduced in size by the transfer of
Maryland children already enrolled -
Evening star., 1925-07-06
BRITISH CABINET MOVES
TO HALT LABOR DISPUTE
Ministers Ready TO Act as Media
tors as Meeting of Ministry
Is Called
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON. July 6.-In view Of the
gravity of the British industrial situ-
alton the government is taking steps
TO obtain complete information re
garding the positions maintained by
the disputing elements and will con
slider the whole question Al a cabinet
meeting tomorrow.
Mea awhile the first lord Of the
admiralty. w. c. BridEeman. nd Labor
Minister Sir Arthur Steele Maitland
are ready to act as mediators in the
dispute between coal miners and en-
ployers if the necessity arises. J. n.
Thomas. former home minister in the
Macdonald Labor government. has
urged the railway authorities to con
slider the situation well before taking
any action.
w. Dobbie president of the National
Union of Railway Men. 1t the con
gress of the orEa nization at South
port today declared he could see no
reason why members of the union
should sacrifice an iota of the condi-
tions they have secured.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
LASH FOR B0OTLEGGER
URGED BY DRY LEADER
George w. Crabbe, Anti-Saloon
League, Thinks Whipping Post
Would Curb Maryland Violations.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. July 6.-Establish-
ment of the whipping post in Mary
land for bootleggers is advocated by
George w. Crabbe. superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League.
In certain instances several Jail
terms have failed to bring bOotleggers
TO repentance. Mr.. Crabbe said he
believed a few minutes at the whip
ping post might produce good results
1t might be good idea to try out
the whipping post on the bootleggers,
he asserted. But then they have so
little respect. it might not have any
effect on them. | know one man who
has served two Jail sentences for sell
ing liquor and who now is back at it
again. He would he a good one to
start with. A hard lashing couldn't
make him any worse"
Use of the whipping post has been
legal penalty in Maryland since
1875. In 1882 the practice was re-
stricted to men convicted OF wife
beating.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
OYSTER PROBE LAUNCHED
Alleged Price Fixing Subject of In
, ouiry at Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, July P),-An
investigation of alleged price fixing
in the Ash and oyster industries was
started here today by Federal grand
jury Announcement that the grand
jury was to inquire into charges of
violations of the Sherman antitrust
law instead of sanitary and health
conditions in the industries was made
by Paul W. Kear, United States dis
trict attorney. just before the fnvesti-
CATION was gotten under way.
He refused, however to elaborate
on how the alleged combinations Ak
prices. He likewise was noD-commit.
tal as to the extent of the alleged H.
legal operations or the number of
dealers or organizations involved.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
FRENCH SELECTING
DEBT OMMISSION
Group to Come to Washington Will
Be Named Today-Caillaux
May Be Included.
by the Associated Press.

PARIS. July 6.-The cabinet prob
ably will name this evening the com
mission to he sent to Washington TO
discuss funding the French war debt
Among those thought likely to be
included are NJ. Franklin Bouillon.
chairman of the foreign affairs com
mittee of the Chamber of Deputies
and Deputies Henri Auriol and Daniel
Vincent of the Left groups and active
in financial questions in the Chamber
1t is said the entire commission will
be composed of members of Parlia
ment with some experts from the
finance ministry attached. Finance
Minister CaillauX may not he included
In the mission. but may be sent to
Washington as a special engoY.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
PIMLIC0 ROMANCE ENDS
IN ARREST OF TWO GIRL S
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. July "a romance
which began at the Pimlico race track
brought two young Baltimore girls to
the General Sessions bar today or
charges of shoplifting. Mrs. Alice
Grebs Ponce, ore-day bride of Joe
Ponce, Jockey, was placed on proba :.
ton. and her chum. Esther Lerner re-
ceived a suspended sentence and was
paroled in custody of the Florence
Crittenton League
Mrs. Ponce is the daughter Of Clar-
ence Grebs, a detective for the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. While with
the Lerner girl at the Maryland track
she met Ponce and followed him to
New York, where they were married
yesterday.
The girls said they were initiated
into the technique of shoplifting by
two chance acquaintances. who de-
scribed themselves as actresses. but
were caught when they attempted to
put the lessons in practice.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
ESTATE EXCEEDS 100000
Louis Boyer, Jr., Will Is Filed for
Probate

Louis Boyer, jr., a member of the
firm of NJ. Nd. Parker & Co, realtors.
who died May 20, left an estate in
excess of 100000 according to the
petition of his son, Brooke V. Beyers,
for the probate of his will The de-
ceased had insurance of $15.0Oe. Sc
curities of $3.50, notes of $S,77S.36;
proceeds of realty sales, So, 500: syndi-
cate interest of $4,000. cash, 81, 5,401.31.
in addition to his interest in the busi-
ness. Mr. Beyer also owned real
estate in Florida valued at $50 ,OOe.
Besides the son. he left wife, Mrs.
Pauline Velati Beyer.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
BANDIT ADMITS CRIME
AS HIS MOTHER PLEADS
16-Year-Old Former Convict Con-
fesses Aiding Hold-Up Which In
volved Policeman's Death.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASsocldteG 1resS-
ST. LOUIS, July 6.-Maurice
OFlaherty, 16-year-old former con.
vict, broke down before the pleas of
his mother last night and made a
signed confession in which he men
toned his confederates in the bandit
quintet that held up printing com
pany here Friday. eliminating iE the
Staying of policeman and fatal
wounding of a byStander.
O'Flatherty was found with a bullet
wound in his shoulder, during raid
Saturday night on residential dis
trict resort.
Three of his alleged confederates
were under arrest and the fourth still
was at large. The three, all minors,
denied his charges.
Patrolman Jonn Grogan was slain
and Harvey Hammett. Humane So
ciety officer, was fatally wounded in
an encounter with the fleeing robbers.
The loot amounted to little more than
S100
Evening star., 1925-07-06
GRAIN FIRM STOPS
STOCK SALE DRIVE
Concern indirectly involved
in Dean-Onativia Crash
Abandons Policy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Ohicers of the
Grain Marketing Co.. the S26, 900 600
corporation launched a year ago to
facilitate the merger of four large
Midwestern grain firms in a project
designed eventually 10 come under
producer control. announced today the
stock selling campaign among farmers
had'been definitely aba ndoned.
John W. CoverdaIe secretary treas
urer of the company. said the promo
tion work of the holding organization
had not been pushed as vigorously as
originally planned for the last 80
days and that the firm must find
other means of meeting S4.000.0oo in
obliga tions falling due July 2S.
Seek Other Plans.
Officers and directors of the com
pany assembled early today for a
special meeting TO consider the future
course of the enterprise. An advance
81, ,O00, 900 for operating expenses made
by the merging firms must be repaid
July 2S, under the original contract
terms. Officers of the company now
are working on other plans TO meet
the obligation. but. prior TO the meet
ing. none would discuss the proposals
in hand.
Gray Silver, president "of the com
pany reiterated that the company s
involvement in the S35 100000 bank
ruptcy proceedings against the Dean
Onativia Co.. inaugurated Friday. was
only indirect and such as would not
weaken the financial position of the
marketing enterprise.
Firms STAFF Reduced.
Although the normal force did not
report for work this morning in the
Offices of the promotion department
of the company. officers indicated
that letters TO employees of the de-
partment mailed last week notifying
them of a sharp reduction in the staff
had no connection with the status
Of the company resultant of the
brok sc house failure.
The normal function of the promo
tion department was 10 handle the
stock selling campaign through
which. under the plan announced at
the inception Of the merger. grain
producers were to purchase the prop
critics of the consolidating firms for
$17 100000.
While recent financial statements
of the company showed stock sales
had not been up to expectation dur
ing the first 10 months of operati
profits of 81 100000 on more than
200 200, 600 bushels of grain handled
placed the orga niZation in a position
which officers interpreted as assur-
ing prompt settlement of $4,000. 900
in advance obligations falling due
July 2S.
Rosenbaum Attending.
Emmanuel :. RoSenbaunI. president
of the Rosenhaum Grain Corporation.
S7.000.0 900 firm which was party
To the grain merger. was a ajority
holder of Dean. Onativia stock. He
will participate in today's meeting
of the grain company officials as di-
rector of export sales of the Grain
, Marketing Co.
Fl. s. Ballard. general counsel for
the company. arrived this morning
from Columbus. Ohio. TO attend the
meeting.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
1T TlUO-Gurt Man"
FLees Policeman.
Leaning s72 Behind

Policeman Ostenso of the eighth
precinct was mystified last night
at finding a colored man armed
with two pistols, which he held in
either hand as if ready for instant
action, seated in an automobile
parked in front of 1907 Seaton
street. The officer. approaching
the car, commanded the man TO sit
still but the latter leaped from the
machine and fed.
Ostenso fired several shots. but
the man. apparently unhurt. es
capped through an alley. Returning
to the car. the officer found S12 in
the front seat. The car and money
were taken To the eighth precinct.
station. The machine. ii was
found had been hired from drive
it-yourSelf automobile concern. Po-
lice are endes vorinc 10 establish
the identity of the heavily armed
man and To locate the owner Of
the money.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
HUGE CAR ORDER PLACED
Pennsy to Spend 100000 on
New Equipment.

PHII.A DELPHIA, July LP).-The
Pennsylva MIA Railroad System today
announced IL had placed orders for
357 passenger and baggage steel cars
to be delivered as soon as the equip
ment companies can build them. The
total cost will he So, e,000.000 The order
consists Of 222 baggage cars. 105
passenger and * combined passenger
and baggage, 10 baggage and mail and
combined passenger, baggage and
mail.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
WAR ON SOV|ET|SM
BEGINS AT GENEVA
international Entente" Asks
Collective Action to
Combat "PeriI."
BY the Associated Press.

GENEVA, July "a petition ask
Ing collective international action
against communism has been sent To
all governments by the international
entente against the Third Interna.
tional." This orga nization, with head
quarters at Geneva, represents anti
bolshevist groups in y nations.
The petition presents communism
as "a grave peril threatening TO en-.
gulf all countries and pleads for in
ternational cooperation against that
menace. II urges prompt action be
fore communism has further oppor-
tunity To grip the vitals OF national
life. national security and national
institutions" and proposes agree
mentS among the various govern.
ments to prevent preparation in one
country for revolutionary aggressions
in another.
Warns Against Diplomats.
1t also suggests that Soviet EN-.
bassies, legations and Red Cross mis-.
sions be prevented from abusing
diplomatic privileges or hospitality
by secretly propagating communism
in the countries where they are re,
ceiVed."
The document saws:
Proofs of the seriousness Of the
SITUATION are that revolutionary II
tempts or achievements are already
evident in many countries, China he
Ing the latest example
America is among the countries
where communism propa ga nda is dis
seminated
Fighting Against League.
The Third international is an en-
envy OF the League of Nations. II has
commanded communists TO oppose the
application Of the Dawes plan. II has
endeaVored to wreck the leagues pro.
gram for the financial reconstruction
of Austria and Hungary 1t Is as.
sistins the campaign to prevent Ger.
many entering the league"
The petition is signed by Theodore
Aubert as president of the perma mel nj
bureau of the International Entante
Against the Third International" Au.
bert is Geneva lawyer. who defended
Maurice Conrad. Swiss engineer. who
shot and Killed Vaslav Vorovsky
Soviet envoy to the second Lausanne
conference at Lausanne Switzerlan nd
May 10, 1928. Conradi was ACQUITTED
by Lausanne court. He admitted he
hred the shot that killed Vorovsky
but pleaded provocation because his
uncle and other relatives had beer
killed by the bolsheviki.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
CORPORATION HEADS
GET 5 TO 10 YEARS
Three Reiter Brothers Given Terms
at Sing Sing in Larceny
Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 6.-Samue1 Reit-
er and his brother. Louis w. Reiter
both of Brooklyn, officers of the Fed
eral Food Stores, Inc, which recently
failed for 81 ,000, 900, today were SEN
fenced to serve from to 10 years in
Sing Sing by Supreme Court Justice
HagGerty.
Both were convicted of grand lar
ceny last week. The specific charge
was the unla securing of a $685.
900 loan from the Brookla nd Trust
Co.
Joseph Reiter, another brother, and
former vice president of the company,
was convicted on similar charge and
sentenced for the same term last
week. The Reiters were charged with
being involved in larcenies amount
ing to 81, 500. .000
Evening star., 1925-07-06
FUTURE OF DEFENSE
TEST STILL IN AIR
Full Reports of Results Will
Determine New
Policy.

Conclusions reached by general
staff officers assigned 10 study the
results of the July defense test
muster will largely guide the War
Department in deciding on a future
defense test policy and seeking it's
authorizat ton by Congress.
With complete reports on the second
nationwide defense test expected to
be i'm hand within two months, the
experts will then begin their analy-
sis Of the results with particular at
tention to the question whether fu-
ture tests should be held on a fixed
date for the country as whole or
whether they should be split up both
as to time and military areas. That
the value of an annual national de-
fense inventory OF some nature has
been fully demonstra ted by the two
tests thus far held. Army authori-
ties are fully agreed.
Result Generally Good.
The results of the test muster of
Saturday, taking into account the
handicaps of short preparation, the
non-participation of the National
Guard in several States and other ad-
verse factors, are regarded by Maj.
Gen. Hines. chief of staff, as gen
orally satisfactory" He summarized
response of civilians and of the three
two-thirds as great as last year
with an estimated total of Is 900. 600
persons participating.
Gen. Hines believes the results show
conclusively not only that the country
is on the right track as 70 nationa |
defense policy. but that the Army
also is proceeding on a correct theory
in planning in emergency for mobiliza =
ton by communities.
This reduction Gen. Hines said
is due TO various adverse factors.
Several Governors did not feel that
they could require the participation
of the National Guards of several
States. The fact that the Fourth of
July was Saturday naturally reduc-
ed the total participation. The wealth
er was an important factor.
Check-Up Improved.
ON the whole, however. considering
the manifold difficulties under which
the test was conducted, it is believed
that the results are generally sa ats
factory. Especially is il to be noted
that the official check-up of plans is
more complete than last wears They
show that the country is on the right
track in regard TO the policy of nation
a defense. that is. the one fixed by
the national defense act. They show
that the Army is on the right track
in its decision To mobilize by com
munities in case of another unfortu-
nate emergency.
The Army desires to express it's
thanks to the National Guardsmen
and reserve officers. and TO the thou
sands of patriotic civilians who as
sisted so largely in the test exercises. -
Evening star., 1925-07-06
WILL REVISE PROCEDURE
IN HANDLING APPEALS
Personnel Classification Board
Plans Meeting to Consider Prob
lem Up for Solution.

The Personnel Classificatio Board
planned to hold a meeting today to
go over the problem of revising pro
cedure of handling appeals. There
was bare prospect, according TO
Chairman Guy F. Allen, that the new
procedure might he agreed to by the
board today. il is more probable.
however. he said. that the new form
may not he adopted for few days
vet.
Under the present system. MIR.
Allen pointed out. Government EN-
ployes send up their appeals to the
board in various different forms.
often with some of the most peril
nent facts missing.
There are now about ! 100 cases
an appeal before the board
Evening star., 1925-07-06
Total of $1,110 Paid in Dry Fines.

One hundred and eleven toilers who
made the week end holidays too moist
were arraigned in Police Court today
on charges of intoxication, and left be.
hind an aggregate of .11O in fines.
All of the prisoners were men. and
although the number did not set a
new record il kept Judge Hit busy all
morning and part of the afternoon.
The fine i'm each ease was $40, and ali
of the prisoners either had that
amount on the spot or found some
means OF raising II before being re-
manded to jail in default.
Evening star., 1925-07-06
Soviet Government
Forced to Call on
Priudte Capital
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW. July 6.-Such an
abundant harvest is expected by
the authorities as to necessitate
the mobilization of large amounts
of state funds for gathering 1t. An
ticipating a shortage in capital,
conference of Soviet bank directors
has been held, at which it was de-
cided to attract private capital for
realizing the grain harvest Rec
concentrations were sent TO the
government that ii create normal
conditions for private contractor
The conference also recommend
ed increased importation of certain
articles. which, IT was pointed out,
are badly needed by the pea sa ntry.