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Evening star., 1925-08-12
Forced to Watch Bootleggers Make
Business Rounds, Dry Agent Charges

By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark, August 12.-
Charged with having held Dave
Brown, Federal prohibition agent, at
the point of pistol until they could
deliver whisky which Brown had
found in their possession, John Faith
cree and James Carmoody were placed
in Jail here.
The men We're arrested by Brown
at the home of Carmoody, where, ac-
cording to the agent, they had taken
a number of packages from the house
to an automobile. They sought to
bribe him, Brown declared to Thad
w. Rowden, head Of the. prohibition
enforcement bureau for Arkansas. The
officer, however. got into the auto
mobile and ordered the men to drive
to the county jail. Instead, he de-
clared. one of the men placed pistol
against his face, while the other dis
armed him.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
NOTED HUNTRESS WEDS.
Miss Peggy Thayer Becomes Bride
of Ohio Man.

PHILADELPHIA, August IL CP).-
Miss Peggy Thayer, daughter of the
late John Borland Thayer. vice presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
who was lost on the Titanic, April Ia,
1912, one of Philadelphia's best known
sports and society women, was mar
ried yesterday to Harold e. Talbot
of Dayton, Ohio. The ceremony took
place at Bryn Mawr in the presence
of a large assemblage of friends.
Mrs. Talbot attained proficiency in
many sports, including big game
hunting. 1t was on such a hunt in
the Canadian woods several years ago
that the romance between the pair
began.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
DRY AGENT FACES
CHARGE Of MURDER
Warrant Accuses Immigra-
tion Patrol of Killing Driver
of Alleged Bootleg Car.
By the Associated Press.

PLATTSBURGH n. y, August 2.
Immigration Patrol Inspector Sam
ueI NJ. Dickson faced arrest today
charged with first-degree murder for
the fatal shooting yesterday at Coop
ersville. north of here. of Otto Viii
liam Eske OF New York known To-
North Country bootleGgerS as Big
Otto"
Eske was shot when three cars. he
lieved TO have been laden with liquor.
dashed around the sharp curve in
the highway at Coopersville. closely
pursued by Federal agents. Wit
nesses told Investigating authorities
that Dickson stood beside the high
way and fired at Eske in the ap-
preaching car. Eske slumped down.
then regained control of the car only
to be shot again. He died behind the
wheel 2 miles down the road and the
car careened into the ditch.
City Judge j. Edgar Downs issued
warrant for Inspector Dickson's ar
rest last night after District Attorney
B. Loyal O'Connell had completed his
investigations at Coopersville.
Residents Terrorized.
Michael Ashline of this city. known
in the boxing ring as Young Cans
was arrested as the driver of one of
the three cars. The driver of the
other car escaped.
Residents of CoopersviIle told the
authorities they fled into their homes
for safety as the pursuing Federal
agents poured a virtual rain of bull
lets after the fleeing cars. The agents
were led by Deputy Customs Collec-
tor Henry G. Denner, and had chased
the cars from near Rouses Point
They said they found 80 cases of Ca
madam ale in Eske's car lie had
been tried before a Supreme Court
jury here at the Spring term for at
tempting to make away with a con
fiScated motor car, andt later this
year was arrested on n Pok-o- Moon
shine trail when Federal agents said
they found liquor in his car
Evening star., 1925-08-12
TRIPLE SLAYER ON TRIAL.
Disse Charged With Killing Sweet
heart. Detective and Rival.


RICHMOND, Va. August 12.-Ru-
dolph Z. Disse, charged with three
murders here two weeks ago, went
TO trial today. Mrs. Vivian Tomlin
Peers. Henry G. Carter and Detec-
tive j. H. Burke were the victims
and Willis Britt was wounded. Disse
is said to have been living with Mrs
Peers. who turned her affections to
Carter and caused DISCS arrest. The
detective was slain to thwart inter
ference, 1t is said.
Prosecutor Satterfield announced
that he would try Disse on the charge
of numbering Carter. for the reason
that Disse had been known to make
threats against Carter; that DisSe had
been in court on the day of the kill
ing TO answer that charge; that Disse
after killing the woman and the of
hcer, took the car belonging to Britt
who had accompanied the officer, and
drove to Carter's place and killed him
while he was at work. The defense
claims Disse was under the influence
of drug.
Evening star., 1925-08-12

They then drove to a remote sec
ton of the city, where, Brown assert
ed. Carmoody ordered the officer out
of the ear and told Fatheree to go
and deliver that whisky" whereupon
Fatheree drove away in the auto
mobile. He returned in half an hour,
and Brown declared that the two then
asked him where he wanted to be
taken. They refused. he said, TO re-
turn his pistol to him until they had
driven him home. ,
Brown telephoned to Little Rock.
and Mr.. Rowden came TO Hot Springs.
The arrest of the men followed.
In a raid on Carmoody's house late
yesterday a large quantity of whisky
and home-brewed beer was found, to-
gether with a truck-load of siphons
and other paraphernalia.
Carmoody and Fatheree were held
in default of Sis. 900 bond.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
,outh hv the name of Everett Adams

youth by the name of Everett Adams.
Jordan" in his confession said:
II was broke, coming from Terre
Haute, Ind Clawson picked me up
this side of Jefferson City. He said 1
looked like well dressed bum. I
kept worrying because l had only so
cents. He said we could travel to-
gether.. / had to tell him 1 was broke
and thought when we got along the
road somewhere 1 could hold him up
He stopped to take off his coat
and / started to hold him up. He
said i was a hell of a fine buddy to
hold him up and lunged at me.
shot Then he sort of fell over on
the fender. 1 don't know how many
times 1 shot. / never realized what
I was doing: didn't seem to know
what was goin" on. l dropped the
gun and never picked it up.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
DECK HAND WANTED.
Civil Service Announces 5000 Ear-
Dor Police Position.

The Civil Service Commission today
announced it will receive applications
to fill a vacancy in the position Of
deck hand in the harbor precinct of
the Metropolitan Police Department
until August 25. The entrance salary
is $500 a year. Advancement may be
made to higher salary.
The duties are cleaning boats, oper-
ating motor launches, patrolling the
river with members of the police force,
acting as oiler while on the tugboat
and miscellaneous duties.
Competitors will not be required to
report for examination at any place,
but will be rated on their physical
ability, training, and experience.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the Office Of
the Civil Service Commission, 1924 F
street.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
PLAN LABOR ARBITRATION.
French Cabinet Approves Com
pulsory Settlement.

PARIS, August IL CP).- The cabi-
net today approved the principle of
compulsory arbitration in labor dis
putes, largely as result of the strike
of bank employees, and bill to put the
principle into effect will be introduced
by the government at the next session
of Parliament. This bill will provide
for the representation of organized
labor on arbitration boards.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
RAIN FAILS TO DAMpEN
WELCOME TO u. S. FLEET
New Zealand's Entertainment Pro-
gram Unaltered-Visit Makes
Good Impression.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, August
12.-After a bright, Spring-like day,
which yesterday permitted 100000
people to witness the arrival of the
United States fleet, rain fell today.
Nevertheless, the entertainment pro-
gram proceeded. Among the enter
tainments was a reception by the
American consul for Admiral S. S.
Robson and his officers.
The New Zealand Herald, comment
ing on the fleets visit, says:
'"The fleet viewed as an exhibition
of inventiveness is impressive beyond
words. The part played by the Ameri-
can Navy in the World War was
momentously great. Out of such
memories grows faternity destined to
abide"
Evening star., 1925-08-12
FIRE THREATENS TOWN.
Man Dies in Street During Blaze
in Mount Union, Pa.

HUNTINGDON, Pa, August IL [p).
Fire, starting in the general mer-
chandise store of Stenanoff Brothers
in Mount Union, the county seat.
early today caused damage estimated
at $3.50, 900 and for a time threatened
the entire town. J. NJ. Minnick, a
druggist, died in the street during the
blaze, death having been attributed to
excitement. After sweeping through
the lumber yard and planning mill
of c. H. Fetterholf, a half block
of apartments and a dozen garages,
the fire was checked by. apparatus
called from Huntingdon.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
Martial Law in Rumania.

BUCHAREST, Rumania, August Il
R.-The cabinet has decreed martial
law in the region of Focsani, eastern
Rumania, in order to put an end to
anti-Semetic agitation. M. Tatarescu,
one of the cabinet undersecretaries,
declares the trouble was fomented by
the Third Internationale.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
$1,000 MEXICAN TEXTILE
WORKERS WILL STRIKE
Call Is in Protest of Use of Po-
lice to Halt Picketing of Nom
Union Mill.
py the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, August 12. A
strike involving $4,000 workers in 16
cotton goods factories in the federal
district has been called for today by
the General Confederation of Work
ers.
The movement is intended as a pro-
test against clash between a de-
tachment of mounted police and mem
bers of the confederation who at
tempted to prevent independent work
ers from breaking the strike at the
La Perfeccionada factory here at noon
yesterday.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
SEEK BODY AFTER
SLAYER CONFESSES
Missouri Police Say Erred
Jordan" Reveals Murder of
Autoist Who Gave Lift.
By the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, August -.
Highways west of California, Mo,
were being searched today for the
body of Adam Clawson, 43 years old,
of Cedarhurst, y. Y. a school teacher
Authorities at Garden City, Kans, are
holding a youth who calls himself
Fred Jordan" and who has confessed
that he murdered Clawson after the
latter had given him lift" in his
coupe.
Clawson started on a motor tour of
the West after the close OF the Cedar
hurst School for the Summer vaca-
ton, say adVices from Geneva, y. V,
where he visited his mother and sis
ter before starting West. A post card
received by a friend in Lodi, n. Y,
dated from a small town near St.
Louis, was the last heard from Claw
son. His mother, becoming worried,
had asked police in Missouri and Kan
sas to be on the lookout for him.
The youth who yesterday admitted
having killed Clawson was arrested
in Garden City August 3. when officers
there became suspicious of the blood
stained car he was driving. The car
was identified by it's license plates,
but up until yesterday the youth de-
MED any knowledge of Clawson and
told police he had bought the car at
Terre Haute, Ind.
COEfesSes TO Staying.
Late yesterday. however, he broke
down and signed a confession telling
how, as he walked along the road
west of Jefferson City, Clawson picked
him up. and how the shooting oc-
Cured, after which he loaded the body
into the car, turned off the main high
way, somewhere west of California,
Mo-" and dumped the body into a
ditch near a culvert. Turning the car
around the youth returned TO the main
highway and continued West. Pleas
ant Hill, Mo, he said. was the first
town he recalls having passed after
leaving California, Mo.
There / noticed blood on the car"
he said. Il tried to clean it off with
a handkerchief. Any one could have
seen it. Then l tried TO go faster and
faster to get away from 1t. 1t has
got on my nerves.
Jordan's journey ended with his ar
rival at Garden City. Sheriff Brown
of Garden City last night admitted
that Jordan" is not the youths real
name and that although he knew what
it was, declined to divulge it.
Father Expected From Kansas.
olllCetS pl the hdHSotS loN IL Setlu the
youths father has been notified and
is expected 20 arrive in Garden City
soon.
From Colorado Springs last night
came word that the prisoner may be
Everett Adams. 10, of Wilmington,
Ohio. This announcement from police
OF the Colorado city said that about a
week ago the Garden City sheriff re-
Quested them 10 search for Clawson
and added that he was holding d
Evening star., 1925-08-12
ARCHBISHOP lNDUCTED
AT ELABORATE CEREMONY
st. Peters Cathedral, Cincinnati,
Is Scene of Honor for Most Rev.
John T. McNicholas.
Rr the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, August 12-The
Most Rev. John Timothy McNicholas
was inducted as Archbishop of Gin
cinnati today with all the ceremonial
pomp and medieval splendor set apart
by the Roman Catholic Church for
services of this character.
The ceremonies were held at st.
Peters Cathedral Cardinal Munde-
lein Of Chicago was the installing
prelate. Bishop Dowling of st. Paul
delivered the Installation sermon.
Evening star., 1925-08-12
U. S. Cardinal in Jerusalem.

JERUSALEM, August IL OP.-
Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of
Philadelphia, arrived here. He is the
guest of the Latin patriarch.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

the crime and its punishment has
waned. 1t Is necessary to retell tho
story Of the murderous hold-up. The
deterrent effect of conviction and pun
ishment is greatly weakened.
Appeals procedure is so slow In this
country that the record in the case of
the Diamond brothers, Farina and
Pantano is typical. The dockets Of the
appellate court are crowded. The law
allows long lapses for the filing OF mo.
tions and briefs, for arguments and
for consideration by the courts, 1t
often happens that two and three
years pass between convictions in the
lower courts and decisions in the up
per, with further delays following. 1t
is not uncommon, indeed, to find the
law in final execution five years after
the. commission of a capital crime. If
the Diamond brothers and F'aripa are
executed within Is months Of the date
Of the murder Of which they have
been convicted remarkable expedition
will have been scored.
Jurists agree that this slowness of
procedure is faulty, and is responsible
for the weakening Of the law. They
have sought means to correct it. Two
methods alone will effect the needed
reform, amendment Of the statutes re.
lating to appeals. and enlargement Of
the courts to enable them more speed
lily to dispose OF the business which
the criminals of this country make
for them.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

attorney, representing its opponent.
and the county board Of supervisors,
and after full discussion Of the sit
uation they decided to, "go down the
line together" in one more effort to
restore order to the county. The
States attorney stated that martial
law is the only thing that will prevent
more shootings unless decisive and
intelligent action is taken by all fac
tons. The sheriff declared, "The
county is bigger than / am and Of
fered to arbitrate differences between
the board of supervisors and himself
as to the personnel Of his staff and
his deputies if the board agreed to do
everything in its power to influence
the justice of the peace not to issue
any more permits to carry arms.
1t seems incredible that such a state
Of affairs should have developed in the
center of population in this country.
State authority has been fiouted, local
authority has been prostituted, indi-
vidualism has supplanted law. Chaos,
indeed, has prevailed. If this We're in
the far remote regions, it would not
be surprising. But it is in the very
heart of the United States, in one of
the most populous and progressive of
the States Of the Union. The inhabi-
tants are not a backward people. They
are of fair, If not a high, average of
intelligence. They have schools and
churches. They have all the organi-
zation Of civilized community.
Evidently, judging from the sheriff's
stipulation. promiscuous personal arma-
ment is at the root Of the trouble. 1t
is beside the mark to inquire who
started this. The point of Importance
is that gun-carrying is the rule. Life
is held in small regard. The courts
have not functioned in punishment of
crime. What is needed is disarma
ment, less faction. more law, and to
these ends general, thorough
cleanup. If the county's present ef-
forts at stabilization are not effective,
the State must intervene. Herrin has
become scandal and menace and
an evil example that can be no longer
tolerated.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Fire Danger at the Capitol.

Congress will be told that a fire
danger exists in the Capitol. This in
formation has been given to the House
appropriations committee, and a
remedy is so clearly indicated that it
seems that Congress must supply IT.
During hearings on the legislative ap-
preparation bill the doorkeeper Of the
House told the committee that the
dangerous condition has existed for a
number of years, that in the old Ii.
brary space in the Capitol are kept
bills and surplus documents, and that
the place is a fire trap. In the old
quarters of the Library of Congress
at the west front Of the central part
Of the Capitol there are tons of docu-
ments of great Importance to the Gov
ernment, and 1t is estimated by the
architect Of the Capitol that $4,000
would be needed to construct fireproof
file cases for them and give them
other protection. 1t was suggested to
the witness that the papers might be
transferred to the Library of Con-
gress, but the answer was that the
documents are constantly being called
for by Congress in its work. There
are fire dangers in numerous Govern
ment buildings at Washington which
the municipal authorities would not
allow to exist in private establish
ments, and hundreds of tons of Gov
ernment records which might be kept
in central depository, as national
archives building, occupy space that is
needed for the transaction of public
business.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Movies for the Young.

Motion picture shows especially
adapted for children. and to be ex-
hibited for an admission charge of 10
cents, ought to prove an unquestioned
success on the first try-out. Millions
OF dollars have been expended in this
of screen entertainment. Some of the
most famous and important events
OF history have been reproduced for
the public Of today in faithful detail
Of incidents and settings. The same
Is true Of the literary classics and
time-honored dramas OF the legitimate
stage. But there have been few pic
turizations OF the children's classics,
or those for the boys and girls who
have graduated from Jack and the
Beanstalk" and Red Riding Hood" :"
The few that have been produced
have been exhibited at prices too
high to come within the limits Of
the average family purse. If the
Motion Picture Producers and Dis
tributers of America can bring to
the children of this country their own
stories Of fairyland and treasure trove
at an admission price low enough to
permit universal attendance, a CRATE
full nation of men and women will a
few years from now undoubtedly
stand witness to the value of invest
ment in morals through suitable and
wholesome entertainment for young
minds in the molding.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
The Tariff Commission.

Last Saturdays foolish proceedings
IN the House, when, in a moment of
pique. it struck out the $712,000 ap-
preparation for support of the Tariff
Commission, is likely to be reversed
before the matter is disposed of
finally, but the episode may not be
without its valuable reactions. The
recent history of the Tariff Commits
sion does not compare favorably with
its earlier accomplishments, and if
the board is to render valuable service
In the future it must restore itself in
public and official confidence by get
ting back to the high plane it occu-
pied in the beginning.
The idea Of the Tariff Commission
WIS that IL should be a fact-f1nding
body, free from political influence and
without partisan bias as to the theo-
ries Of tariff making. 1t was hailed as
an agency which was to take the
tariff out of politics. That, of course,
was an overly optimistic expectation.
Congress is the only body that has
authority to determine the tariff
policy of the Government, and the
Tariff Commission is the fact-tinding
agency of Congress. Under the exist
ing law the President has authority
to reduce or increase rates within
specified limits under certain condi-
tions, and it is the duty of the COM
mission to furnish the President such
information as he may require of it.
proper function to seek to influence
either Congress or the President in
the ultimate determination of policy.
A mistaken conception of duty
by some Of the commissioners has re-
suited in conflicts within the commits
sion, and as a result the board has
at times been in a virtual deadlock.
This in itself is evidence of departure
from proper functioning, for facts are
facts, without regard to conflicting
theories as to how those facts should
be applied to the science of govern
ment.
The Tariff Commission can and
should be one Of the most useful of
Government agencies. Congress should
give it funds sufficient to a proper
doing of it's work, and the President
will doubtless assure himself that the
commission is composed of men who
will do the work properly.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Speedy Yet Tardy Justice.

Yesterday the Court of Appeals Of
the State of New York affirmed the
convictions Of three men for the MUIR
der of two Brooklyn bank messengers
on the 14th of November, 1928. The
death sentence Of a fourth man, con-
victed of completely in the same crime,
was set aside and a new trial was
ordered. Unless the governor inter
venes these three men will be executed
in about five weeks, or approximately
a year and a third from the date of
crime.
When these four men were taken
for the killing of the two bank mes
sengers their trials We're pushed with
unusual expedition to satisfy a great
ly aroused public sentiment. All the
proceedings were expedited. and when
the four men were convicted in rec.
ord time much qualification was ex-
pressed at this demonstration of
speedy justice. Although the defend.
fourth man was convicted within the
time after the murders that is usually
occupied by grand jury inquiries.
Still, a year has passed since those
convictions were recorded, year of
appeals. These men, Of course, have
had their right of review, and there Is
no evidence that the appellate process
has been unusually protracted. Yet
the fact remains that so much time
i,ae ELAPSED thaA the. public interest a
Evening star., 1925-02-04
A Plague Spot.

All Americans who are believers in
and supporters of law and order are
concerned in the state of things in
Williamson County, ILL.,, where for
several years lawlessness has pre-
vailed and where recently murders
have been committed. Herrin, the
county seat, has been the scene of
Iawlessness unchecked ever since the
mine massacre Of September, 1922,
when union strikers made an assault
upon operatives and officials and slew
many Of them. Rival organizations of
cttisens. styling themselves law-en-
forcement bodies, have clashed with
tragic results. Prohibition enforce
ment officers have been slain. The
town and the surrounding country
have been ruled by desperadoes. Life
has been worth no more than in the
mining camp- - Scr frontiers in early
days.
Monday at Herrin a conference
was held between the sheriff. repre-
ssntinE oue eAcHeaa eQA tAa Statse