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The Washington times., 1925-08-21
ENGLISH PRESS
URGES ACTION
IN CHINA
How to Free 8 Missionaries
Captured BY Bandits Is
PerpIexing Officials
BY international News service

H9H AMlCEMWLtUDNA NGWB GCEFAEG
LONDON, Aug. 21.-Stirred by
the kidnapping of eight British
missionaries by Chinese bandits,
and the action of the Cantonese
government against British and
Japanese shipping, section of
the press today demanded "inmeL
dite action towards China by the
British fleet"
Government Cautious.
The government, however. is pro.
ceeding cautiously and 1t is under
stood no action will be taken be-
fore a full investigation unless
British seamen are molested.
Appeals have been made by the
British communities at Hong Kong
and South China for additions to
the naval forces now in Chinese
waters
The Daily Mail, in a leading edi.
torial today, advocated cautious
but firm and resolute treatment,
with or without cooperation from
other civilized powers"
Problem PerpIexes
The problem of protecting British
rights In the face of the ediyt OF
the South China government ex-
Guiding British vessels from Caaton
and other Chinese ports continued
to perplex Downing Street today
But the difficulties of dealing with
a great country dfstraught BY chaos
was emphas zed by the news that
eight British missionaries had been
kidnapped in the interior province OF
Szechwan. This province, equally
remote from both Canton and Pc.
king, borders On Tibet. AS its
only means Of penetration III the
Yangtse Kiang, whose mouth IS in
North China, the government will
deal with the peklng authorities
as best they can for the release Of
the missionaries.
Bishop a Captive
Among the captives are Bishop
Mowll. formerly Of Toronto. Canada,
and Mrs. Mowll. four other women
and two other men, all Of whom
according to the latest reports are
being well treated.
Foreign Minister Chamberlain,
who cut short his summer holiday
when he heard of the Canton order
excluding British shipping from
Chinese ports. Is moving cautiously
He realizes that he is dealing with
a country as large as all of wese,
err Europe or the United States
with no central government, and
only the Ioosest kind of allegiance
paid by sections to the nominal
governments which function III
Picking and Canton
Tie realizes that the Canton order
excluding British ships constitutes
a death blow at Britainia crown
colony of Hong Kong, should it 5a
enforced. Although 1t is taken to
be largely a bluff, because OF the
general impotence of the govern.
ment of South China, it would
mean that no British vessels could
transport products from Canton to
Hong Kong. thus paralyzing at one
stroke the immense commerce that
flows out of Hong Kong.
The shipping order, it is realized,
is. only the preliminary OF an anti,
foreign movement whose real OBJ
ject would be the ousting of the
British from Hong Kong altogether.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
Z DEAD, 80 HURT
IN WRECK
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between two panoramic special
trains on the Denver and Rio
Grande Western in the canyon of
the Arkansas near Granite, a lit
tie mountain town near here, late
yesterday.
Number and 8, east. and west
bound crack passenger trains of
the Rio Grande, travelling at a
high rate of speed, met head-on
at a curve, hurting the engine and
two coaches against the canyon
walls. where only a miracle pre-
vented them from slipping into
the swift current of the Arkansas.
Failure of an operator to deliver
orders to number eight was said
by officials TO have been the cause
Of the wreck. It is said that one
order called for the meeting of the
two trains at Granite, but these
were annuled and new orders is
sued, instructing the trains to pass
at Pine Creek, a mile and a half
beyond Granite. These orders, it
10 declared. were not delivered TO
the conductor on number eight.
Engineers Jump Out
Number seven was double-heading
70 make heavy grade. and when
It crashed into the lighter train,
the engine on number eight was
thrown high into the air, coming
to rest on the pilot engine of the
west.bound train. Both engineers
seeing that crash was inevitable,
Jumped from their cabs. but the
two firemen were caught in the
wreckcge and killed. Only the
fact hat both trains were equip.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
HARRIS IS SURE
OF MATS PLAY
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teen games to be played. they
have already won three, leaving
but seven of the remaining ten.
Three victories here and two each
in st. Louis and Chicago will give
the Champs their ten triumphs.
In other words, they must take
every one Of the four series and
clean up one of the three game
series.
This last they did yesterday in
Cleveland, taking the last game.
TO o. in twelve innings.
At the same time the Browns
were making a clean sweep of the
series with the Mackmen by coping
the final, 2 to s. on Harry Rice's
homer.
Overcome Big Lead.
Within the past three days the
Champs have overcome lead Of
two games held by the Mackrnen
for several weeks and are, on the
eve of this series with the. Tigers,
leading the race by one full game.
Each team has lost forty games.
but the Griffs have two more
victories than the ASA
We'll, we're back again at the
head Gf the parade g1'inned BuciIy
Harris last night as he boarded the
boat in Cleveland. Now it's up
to US to stay where we are. II We
just go along as we are now, Wen
do that, too. We've begun to nit
and generally our pitching il mag.
nificent. That Is a tough combina-
ton TO offer everybody"
The Griffmen expect trouble here,
-. -. - A. - yR-4A =
Sox will be quite as rough against
the Mackmen as the Tigers will.
Indeed. certain Washington vet
Grams are willing to bet small sums
that the Griffnren will win more
games here than the AS will In
Chicago.
OntpitcEed the indians
In the Cleveland series the cham.
pions ohtpitched and outhit the In
dams. Forty.three hits were chalked
up for the Grfffs as against thirty.
No Washington pitcher went the
route, hut all three starters were
removed by managerial Juggling
seeking to BATTLE a sturdy foe.
Johnson and Ruether were firing,
but they could have finished. Zach
airy was invincible yesterday, giving
way to pinch hitter when run
seemed possible in the ninth.
Hank Severeid's powerful hitting
featured the last two games, the
veteran catcfEr collecting five sim
giles and two doubles in ten times
at bat, an average of 700.
Goose Goslin shows signs of shak-
ing off his woeful batting slump.
Going to bat eleven times in Cleve-
land, the cleanup hitter poled six
hits, all singles. This Is hitting
for .545. In addition he drew five
free tickets to first base.
Some Garden Changes
He has reacted strongly to the
suggestion that brief rest might
benefit him and insists that from
now on, he will pound the ball to
a pulp daily.
Feeling the necessity of getting
az much hitting as possible every
day, Manager Harris plans to alter
nate Joe Harris and Bobby Veach
In one of the gardens.
Harris will face the southpaws
and Veach the orthodox Fingers.
Whenever speed is required on the
bases or improved fielding in the
garden to hold a victory, Earl Nc.
Nicely will be inserted to provide
such qualities. In other words,
Rucky Harris expects to do some
managerial Juggling all down. the
line until the pennant triumph has
been cinched.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS
MEET ON COAL SITUATION

BOSTON, Aug. 21.--New England
governors or their representatives
met at the statehouse today to
take definite action on the fuel
situation with the object Of reliev-
ing New England from it's de.
tendency on anthracite as a fuel"
The call for the conference, is
sued by Governor Alvan r. Fuller
of Massachusetts, followed indica
tons of an anthracite coal miners
strike.
Two letters were brought to the
conference from Western coal opera
tors offering to supply the New
England district with plenty Of
bituminous coal at a very low price.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
PRISONER SAVED FROM
MOB BENT ON LYNCHING

WILSON, n. c., Aug. 21.-Evad-
ing mob of angry citizens, a
sheriffs's posse today spirited Frank
Frill alleged negro murderer, out
Of the town jail and rushed him
TO Raleigh, n. c.. for safekeeping-
F'rilI was under arrest on
charge OF Staying Doctor II. G.
Moseley. prominent physician. when
the latter went to the Negroes farm,
near here, on a professional call
The doctor was shot down without
warning, a load or puckshot having
been fired into his body.
Crowds of citizens, angered by
reports that the negro was ''crazy
drunk" when he shot the physician,
stormed the jail, threatening to
lynch the prisoner
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
CHEA I INC
! CHARGED
IN SUIT
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me 10 the investigator where motor
lists were paying $1.20 gallon for
what they thought was high grade
oil, which probably did not cost the
dealer more than from Ii to 20
CENTS a gallon.
In the case of the crank case
DRAWINGS, the cost to the dealer
was nothing, except that involved
IN the labor of drawing the oil
out of the case and reclaiming it
Il is alleged.
Statement By Bureau
The local office of the Bureau
Issued the following statement to-
day in regard to the suit:
with more than 100000 motor
vehicles in operation in the United
States today, the substitution evil
has grown to tremendous proper
tons. The substitution of 1ubricat-
ing oils is not only serious from
the standpoint of hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars that are
nulcted from the motoring public
annually, but from the possible
damage wrought to cars as a re-
suit Of inferior and improper lubri-
cation.
"Our investigation in Washing.
ton, i'm conjunction with the Vac
cum Oil Company. revealed some
fragrant cases. Oil chemists re-
port that two of the samples we
secured as nigh grade oil were ac-
tually crankcase DRAWINGS. which
had been imperfectiy reclaimed.
1--WE have received reports of
statements made by certain Wash
ineton dealers, to the effect that IL
ali motor cars were given proper
lubricating oils, as recommended by
their manufacturers the motorists
repair bills would be considerably
less.
"The remedy lies In three direc-
tons: First, legal actions under ex-
listing statutes and the enactment
OF better regulatory legislation;
second. cooperation between honest
dealers to ferret cut the unscrupu-
lous, and, third, the education of
the motoring public, so that when
trade.marked products are asked
for proper precautions are taken by
them to see that they are received"
The Washington Bureau, in its
statement. pointed out that both it
aA40 NlAC v c~s0AAtAA I'll L. WAcAA "
emphasize the fact that the investi-
cation has proven most Washing
ton dealers honest: but that these
dealers suffer real injury because
OF the unscrupuIous actions of the
few. The bureau also requests that
the public report to It any sus-
pected cases of substitution.
The affidavits accompanying the
bill of equity filed today allege that
oil sold at nine of the Penn COM
pany's stations representing. to be
Mobiloil A were substitutions.
The samples were obtained. ac-
cording to the bureau by their
investigator and the Vacuum Oil
Co. representative, Through the
use of an auto equipped with a
device so arranged that oil which
presumably found it's way into the
crankcase was actually led off into
an empty can. The can was then
removed and sealed.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
POLICE LOCATE GIRL
TO GlvE HER SIC, 900

PITTSBURGH Pa, Aug. Ill
After trailing her from Beloit. Wis.,,
through Pennsylvania and Ohio,
authorities here today believe they
have located Mary p. Simpson, heir
to $4,000.
The %girl, whose father, George
r Simpson, died July IL in Wiscon-
sin and willed her. $4,000. is In
Akron. Ohio. working in a hotel,
according to NJ. r.. Woodhall, local
hotel proprietor
Woodhall recognized newspaper
photographs OF the missing heiress
aa those of q girl formerly In his
employ. He said a friend in Akron
recently wrote him that Miss 6imp-
son had obtained employment there.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
Court Stops Torture
By Jazz Players
At Workhouse

Carpenters, bficklayers, barr
bers, and other trades contrib
uted to the community &C Deco
guam when arraigned before
Judge George H. MacD Donald in
Police Court today. But when
1t came to ukelele and banjo
players of d so-called jazz or
chestra the court drew the line.
He took the personal bonds Of
Thomas j. Harris and Earl Lee,
colored youths, charged with
playing music without license.
"The officer called it music, :
the Judge said, shut the court.
has his doubts and wouldn't in.
flict any unnecessary torture on
the unfortunates who have been
sent to the workhouse. "
Policeman r. r. Patrick, who
arrested the two members Of
the orchestra, said that the
others got away.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
MISSING YOUTH
MAY BE ON
TOUR
Clarence n. Meyers Seen With
Friends Who Planned
Long Auto Trip

Clarence II. Meyers. twenty one
years old. of t55 Eleventh street
northeast, who has been missing
from his home since Saturday, is
probably touring the country FIN a
hired automobile in company with
two companions, according to w. r..
Jordan, of 619 e street northwest.
Seeing the story and picture OF
the missing youth in The Wash
ingfon Times yesterday, Jordan
called at the Times Bureau of
Missing Persons and said he saw
Meyers, w. G. Pontia. who is q
Sroomer at his house, and a taxicab
driver, in Behrends' cafe, on E
street Tuesday afternoon, where
they were eating lunch.
According to Jordan, the trio
informed him that they had rented
a ''drive-it-yourse automobile and
were leaving Washington that after
noon. They did not tell him where
they were going, he said, except 10
say that they were taking a long
trip that afternoon.
II personally know Meyers and
Pontia. and did not think it strange
that they should hire a. car and
drive it themselves. as they were
both experienced drivers" Jordan
said. However, ! was surprised
to learn through The Washington
Times yesterday that Mrs. Meyers
had reported her son missing. and
was afraid he had met violence.
think the men are merely TAX.
aing a little vacation, and Meyers
failed to notify his family OF the
trip
Meyers was formerly a driver
for the Washington Transit Co.
and left his home Saturday at ]
Mock saying he was going to do
somes hacking with his own car,
The missing youths car was
found in good condition Monday
night at Ninth and G streets south
yvesf
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
FINED FOR BUILDING
FIRE UNDER HORSE

NEW YORK, Aug. FL Louis
Markowitz and Julius Schwartz
we're arrested by Patrolman Conroy
at Fifth Avenue and st. Mark
place, Brooklyn.
The policeman testified that they
had started a fire under the horse
pulling the wagon, to make 1t move.
Markowitz and Schwartz were ar
raigned in Adams street court be-
fore Magistrate Short and fined 81
each on charges of disorderly con
duct
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
DIMES IN FINE STYLE,
THEN KILLS HIMSELF

CHICAGO. Aug. 21.-J q m e S
Polous, of Woodriver. ILL.,, bride
groom of two months. in financial
difficulties, committed suicide in
style here.
He went to the Blackstone Hotel.
hired an expensive suite. dressed
himself in dinner clothes and then
dined alone. Immediately after.
ward he retired to his suite and
shot himself.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
SPOILS HIS OWN WAKE
BY APPEARING IN PERSON

VICTORIA, Texas, Aug. I'll
While relatives md friends were
gathering in an undertaking estah.
lishment here recently. making
preparations for the burial OF man
supposed to he Mateo Basques,
Basques walked into their midst.
lie identified the dead man as Il
friend to. whom he had loaned a
pair Of Shoes. II was the shoes.
identified as those of Basques, that
had caused the mistaken identity
Of the dead man. whose body was
horribly mangIed by a train
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
PIRATES GIANTS .TWlN''
BILL HALTED BY RAIN

NEW YORK, Aug 81 Rain
caused postponement Of the
double-header, scheduled between
the New York Giants and the
Grounds this afternoon. The games
were to have inaugurated 4 five
game series, deciding temporary
leadership in the National League
race.
officially open the series. with the
Pirates enjoying a three-game lead
over the Giants. Two more gaines
will be played on Sunday and the
fifth contest on Monday, an open
date in the schedule Of both clubs.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
ILLINOIS MINER RIOTS
REVIVED AT ZEICLER

BENTON, ILL.,, Aug. 21.--A rush
coll was received here at 5:45 this
morning asking that the sheriff
and all available deputies be sent to
the Bell-Zoller mine No. l at
Zeieler where rioting broke out
when conservative miners. Drawing
the wild cat" picket lines, at
tempted to resume work.
Sheriff Doreys and force Of
deputies departed Immediately for
the scene of the reported battles.
The oman who sent in the alarm
gave no details.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
Dies Like Father

BETHLEHEM. Pa, Aug. 81
Suffering a fit of dependency re.
sulting from over.indulgence In bad
liquor, authorities say, William j.
Harris, thirty-nine. Lower Saucon
farmer. ended his life in the same
way his father committed suicide
two years ago. Harris body was
discovered by his brother this
morning shortly before noon dang
ling from a rafter in barn on his
mothers farm, with rope around
the neck
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
SOUTH WALES STRIKERS
WILL RETURN TO WORK

SWANSEA. Wales, Aug. 2lF-
The South Wales anthracite strike
was settled today and the miners
will go back to work next Tuesday
after several weeks OF idleness.
The settlement includes ADJUST
ment of the difficulties in the Am
manford area where serious out
breaks of rioting accompanied the
strike
The Washington times., 1925-08-21

ped with steel coaches is believed
by officials to have saved many
from serious injury. Relief trains
with all available doctors and
nurses were rushed from Buena
Vista and Leadville to the scene
of the accident.
Great confusion reigned at the
scene of the disaster and COM
plete check.up OF the injured was
Impossible.
Many Tourists On Trains
= Both trains were reported filled
with tourists and many of the
seriously injured were believed to
be eastern'summer tourists returning
home from vacations on the coast.
Among those injured seriously were:
A. S. Okla, Cincinnati, Ohio: Mrs.
c. Mulling. New Orleans: S. ID.
Ward. Clinton, Conn. Miss Lois
Short. Granite City. Ills; Mrs. Alma
n. Green, Des Moines: e. Thomp-
son. San Antonio; r. f. Zinkham.
Chicago; Mrs. Mary McKern, Los
Angeles; Mrs. A. c. Henderson,
Dallas: Mrs. Fl. l.. Street, Winnett,
H.; Mrs. Ed. Hoffman. Omaha
Ben Collier. 1850 Broadway, New
York; Doctor and Mrs. r. f. Wig.
nette, st. Louis: Mrs. Ben jackson,
Shreveport, La; r. L. Mccain,
Houston: Mrs. A. G. Rogers, Newell
Iowa: Inez Macius, Philadelphia
Miss Merle Il. FoRarty. Malcolm
J Ga, and Mrs. Francis Stafford, NAL
colin, Ga.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
Rotary Guest Falls Dead

DANVILLE, Va, Aug. 19.-Mrs.
Kate Bizzelle. fifty-five, honor guest
Of the Rotary Club of Spray, N. c.,
fell dead of apoplexy today as the
members sang Aud Lang Syne"
after presenting to her a remem-
brance for two years service as
caterer for the club luncheons.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
Quick Retribution

NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. 81.
Less than two hours after he
was breaking into a store at Ocean
Beach, John Marrow, twenty four,
Akron, Ohio, was taken to the
county Jail to start serving a year.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
INSPECTORS ON
GRILL IN BOAT
EXPLO S|ON
U. S. Begins Inquiry Into.
Mackinac Disaster-Death
List Still at Forty-two
BY InternatIonal News Service

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 21.-
New York steamboat inspectors
who 90. KID" the Inflated excur-
sion steamer Mackinac, officers
and crew Of the ship and sur
vivors, were called before United
States investigating committee
today in an effort to fix respon-
sibility for the boiler explosion
that cost forty-two lives.
The committee consisted of
Chief Inspector George Uhler, of
the Federal steamboat inspection
service, and local agents CLARK
and Bailey.
Who pronounced the former
Great Lakes freighter seaworthy
and why the patching of the Mack
macs boilers a short time before
the sailing from Pawtucket was
kept a secret, were among the
questions the probers were trying
to have answered.
State to Take Action
While the Federal probe was
going on, Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Oscar Heltzen with an engi-
neer and several experts were in
speeding the damaged boiler of the
Mackfnac, preparatory to the open
ing on Monday of a State investi-
cation, to which 300 witnesses have
been summoned.
Death toll in the disaster was
ing at forty-two. Eight of the in
jured were reported in a critical
condition.
Funds for the relief of the fami-
lies of the Mackinac dead were
pouring in today.
Meanwhile, at the hospitals in
Newport many victims of the dis
aster were still lowering between
life and death.
AS the Federal probe got under
way here the neighboring city Of
Pawtuckett, home off many of the
victims, was a city of sorrow today.
Pawtuckett was burying her dead.
Funeral professions moved across
the city all the forenoon. It was
estimated that there was a funeral
every half hour, beginning at a.
m.
Many of the funerals were for
more than one member of family.
For instance, while James Mccarthy
was dying inagony on cot in
Newport Naval Hospital. the bodies
of Mrs. Mccarthy and his Two
children. James and JOHN were
being placed in the ground Of 4
local cemetery. All three were
Mackinac disaster victims.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
OPERATION OF COTTON
SPlNDLES FALLS IN JULY

The Census Bureau announced
today that there were 37p36,784
cotton spinning spindles in place
In the United States on July 81,
OF which 81 100 .596 were in oper-
alton at some time during the
month. compared with $1,000 1896
m June.
The aggregate number of spin
ming hours IN July was 1921. 64e.'
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
BANDIT IS
ABANDONED
BY PALS
Youth Mortally Wounded IN
Gun Duel With Cop Ii
Restaurant
NJ Tnterna4icnaI News service


WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. FL.
Walter Derosier, member Of the
notorious gang Of auto bandits
who have terrorized Worcester
county, was abandoned dead N 4
stolen automobile BY bis pals.
Derosier, who was twenty years
old, was shot d few hours before,
during a gun duel with 2 police
man in restaurant.
1t was reported at first by
police that the victim was John
Troy, leader Of the bandit gang,
but later the body was positively
identified Us that Of Derosier
All Under 20 Years
The holdup gang staged q series
of daring robberies during the
night. The robbers. al under
twenty years Of age. rs on pre-
vioua occasions used q stolen auto
mobile.
The climax Of their night Of
Danu1Try came IN = tuHChAUOHle
PatroIman Daniel Sullivan came up
just as the Troy gang had entered
the Itlnchroofn Of SuIlivar'a Lrother.
sullivan rushed into the lunch
room in the face Of the reyolvers
of the bandits.
Firing starts AZ Once
Firing began immediately Sui
Ivan shot Derosler OF the Troy,
gang. The other bandits ceased
firing ard grabbed their pal ~
ne stumbled across the sidewalk.
He was pushed into the tonneau Of
the gangs stolen automobile. Be
fore Sullivan could reach them,
the bandits sped away.
Six hours later the police re-
.eeived telephone call saying dead
man had been abandoned ii an auto
Trsnhiie.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
FRENCH REPLY ON NOTE :
FROM GERMANY READY

PARIS, Aug. 21.-The French
rejoinder to the German note on
the security pact will be forwarded
to Berlin Monday morning, it was
announced at the foreign office
today.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
suapect NIan q ..DutcIn.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Aug II.
Police here are today holding q
ton 81 George Dutch Anderson,
master criminal. hunted FOR the
murder OF Ben Hance and his wife
near Muncie, Ind, few days $50.
The man was taken up In the
railroad yards here and says his
name is Hogan and gives his home
as Texas. Police are awaiting
further detailed description Of An
derson from. Muncie police.
The Washington times., 1925-08-21
b. G. Writers TO Meet

The Writer'S League of Wash
ingt6n will meet tonight at s o'clock
at the Mt. Pleasant Branch Library.