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MST YEAR. n'u'm'iikk", RICHMOND, VA? SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1921. ?TEN PAGES. PRICE, TIREE CENTS.
HEAT TAKES TOLL
OFPROSTRA TIONS
ON HOTTEST DAY
'
MERCURY SOARS
TO 95.05 MM,
RECORD FOR 1921
Four Require Emergency Treat
ment?Fifth Is Rushed
to Hospital.
THOUSANDS SEEK RELIEF
IN CITY'S PUBLIC PARKS
Shield's Lake Thronged by Big
Crowd Until the Closing
Hour.
iMKKTf.VGS HI-JLD IN OPK.V AIK
Promise of Drop in Temperature
Discounted by l/<>cal Weather
Man.
Alany prostrations, four of thos?
>v?:rrornp r?nuirinK emergency treat
ment fciifl dfth being removed, un
?otiscloui*, *o th?- City Hospital, mnrkfi]
Richmond's hottest day of the year
i'fitfrrtay, when vjio ilicrmomi'tir of
Iclally climbed t<> $>5.05 degrees. The
'?vf rnmrnt klo.*k in Capitol Squarei
registered KM during the aft<rnoon.
Not only was t he previous heat
re< fird for the summer ehatte-rtd!
yesterday, but several of those on
Jun*- .'t in e>ther years went tottering'
before the oppressive- heat which ha* j
/ripped Richmond for the last turn-]
:.v-four to thirty-six hours, lessened
only slightly, and then only tem
porarily. bv the showers of Thurs
day afternoon and eveninp
The mercury in the Rovernmetit
thermometer on Chimborazo Park
limbed 15 degrees during the day.
At s o'clock yesterday morning it
was io 05. the minimum for the day.
It began mounting and continued to
toar until noon, whfn it registered
?>.0S a .slight, almost impreceptihle,
Irop occurred in th? early afternoon,
a*hen sS w.is registered at 3 o'clock.
v.n hour later the thermometer had
-limbed 1 degrees, reaching 95.05?
the maximum for the 'lay?at 5
-> r.loe k
Three colored employes of the Sun
nysido Quarry Corporation, while
loading stone from a pit in the sub
urbs o: the city. were overcome and
were removed to the shelter of a
house near-by, where first aid treat
ment was administered.
A white man. whose name was not
learned, fell exhausted while repair
ing a road in the vicinity of .Stone
wall ('ourt and was given emergency
t real ment.
William K. Ritcheson, e.f Spottsyl
vanla County, was overcome in the
downtown business section shortly
before noon He w^s taken to Vir
cmla Hospital, where he received
emergency treatment, and afterwards
was removed t*? Memorial Hospital,
tretw which Ite was discharged late
yesterday evening.
Thousands cif city dwellers seuight
re lief during the evening in the pub
1 i.? parKs and other breathing spots,
record crowds being reported at For
est Hill Park, Byrd Park, Shield's
l.ike. Chimborazo. Jefferson. Gamble's
Hill and Marshall Park Shield's Lake
way thronged by u record crowd until
lis close late last night.
Theaters and other places of
amusement adopted emergency meas
ures for the comfort of tlieir patrons,
throwing open every available exil
nnd installing additional electric
fans. Several meetings, some of a
political nature, were adjourned from
halls to the open air e.n account of
the oppressive heat
Although the; official forecast for
today indicates a drop in the temper
ature. little or no relief is promised
by the Weather Bureau.
CAPTAIN J. L. ROPER,
PHILANTHROPIST, DIES
AT FREDERICKSBURG
Wealthy Resident of Norfolk
Victim of Heart Disease in
Princess Anne Hotel.
y (Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., June 24.
?Captain John I<. Roper, a prominent
and wealthy citizen of Norfolk, died
in Princess Anne Hotel here this
morning of heart trouble aged S5. He
urrived here last night hy automo
bile with his wife atul daughters.
Physicians were summoned during
the night.
He was founder of Roper Lumber
* Company, established United Chari
ties in Norfolk, maintained restroom
for stranded girls, established Home
for Aged Women, and did other phil
anthropic work. '
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters and two sons. The body
was sent to Norfolk this afternoon.
Captain Itoper was on his way with
his family to their summer home at
B'Aift Ridge Summit, Pa., when he was
Btricken.
C. & O. Every, Sunday Excursions.
12.40 round trip?Old Point. Norfolk.
12.65 to Ocean View. 3 trains. Ten
konra at seasldo.?Adv. -
i/iViir. '-'. ' ?> ??
Railroad Bans Peekaboo
Waist and Short Skirts
(By Associated press |
' *111''AGO, June 2 I.?Short <-kirt?,
rouge, peekaboo waists ami rolled
stockings were placed undrr the
ban today In the offices of a large
rsllr'iail company here.
Officers of the road dtoldi'd that
the styles of dress worn l>y young
women in the road's employ was
becoming embarrassing to the
working morale of tho oflice, it
wa* itald.
Gingham, the ne^rule eald. was
the "preferred hot-weather fab
ric."
Another rule stated that the gon
eral appearance of the girl* should
be "Htich :?h is becoming to office
service."
CRUMP ELECTED MAJOR
CF IDE BLUES B1TTILI0N
Popular Captain of Company C Is
Successor to Lieutenant-Colonel
K. \V. Bowles.
I.N ORGANIZATION SINCE 1003
Served in l-rance With One Tinn
<Ire<l ami Fourth Ammunition
Train ? Was Delegate to Legion
Organization Meeting in Paris.
Captain Sheppard Crump was
unanimously clected major of the
Richmond Blues' Battalion last night,
to succeed Edgar \\\ Bowles, who re
cently was made lleu'ena nt-colonel
of the First Infantry. Virginia Na
tional Guard
Major Crump enlisted in the Blues
Battalion September 23. 1503. and
since then has b*en one of the hard
est working members of the organi
zanon. according to his totlow otfirers
When he e.ntered Federal service for
duty on the Mexican border. Ma/or
Crump was a first sergeant, and Is
said to have several times refused to
allow his name t<> be put in nomina
tion for a commission in the battalion
Krrvrd on tbr Border.
Soon after arriving on the border,
he was made a second lieutenant and
served as such until the Blues were
sent to Camp McC'lelUn for overseas
training, when he was promoted to
'he rank of first lieutenant. Shortly
after receiving this promotion Major
Crump was sent to France and served
there in tin- lotth ammunition train.
Twenty-ninth Division While in
France he again received a promo
tion. being made captain of the com
pany.
When the American Legion was he
('"?ontinued on i'ago 2, Col. 37)
FAILS TO OBTAIN RELEASE
OF AMERICANS IN RUSSIA
(By Associated Prej-s ]
RIGA. June 21 ?The efforts of the
American State Department, through
the committees neaded by Dr. Fridt
jof N'ansen. Norwegian explorer and
diplomat, to obtain the release of the
American prisoners in Soviet Russia
Iiave been unsuccessful, according to
advices received here today.
The Soviets are understood here to
he determined to ignore any negoti
ations through Dr. N'ansen. and it is
said will consider only a direct of
ficial request from I he United States.
Some of the prisoners, the advices
say, have been informed it i.? possible
they will lie exchanged 'for Commu
nist prisoner#: in America.
WAR FINANCE BODY LOANS
$4,000,000 TO AID EXPORTS
' HICAGO. June. 21,?Mrs. C'ora Isa
belle Orthwein was found not guilty
tonight of the death of Herbert P.
Ziegler. She had pleaded self-de
fense. The jury was out two hours.
TRINKLE'S RECORD
FLAYED BY TUCKER
TO CROWD IN PARK
Excessive Heat Drives Audience
From School to Chimborazo
Greensward.
WILL IMITATE BABE RUTH
IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Valley Candidate Declares He Is
Out for "Home Run" on
August 2.
!?' ? t era t i ng thr stand he previously
h?F enunciated on the several issues
of t he gubernatorial campaign. Harry
St. George Tucker last night ad
dre*he,i ;i crowd whli h. driven from
Chimborazo School by thr oppress!ve
ness of the heat, sweltered for up
wards of t? hour tinder an arc light
in Chimborazo Park, about a city
block distant Mr Tucker ?p.,ke
from an automobile.
He war introduced by Colonel
Henry I.or- Valentine, his city man
agcr. as "the n? xt Governor of Vir
ginia." John J. Blake. who pre
sented Mr. Valentine, declared no
man is better fitted than Mr. Tucker
to expound the issues of the cam
paign Taking in. with a sweep of
his hand, the thron; of men. women
?-?nd children?the gathering >va -
variously estimated at between S00
and 1.000?Mr. Tucker declared that
"every man. woman and child here
tonight is red hot for me."
ItevlewM f ntnpjilKn Insue*.
He then launched into a review of
'he several Issues of the campaign.
Among those he touched upon, some
exhaustively and others of which he
merely casually mentioned, were
schools, good roads, taxation, work
men's compensation. Confederate and
world war veterans' relief and con
tinuation of the primary system.
He reiterated his "back to the Con
stitution" slogan and charged ? .Sat
his opponent seeks to inject into the
campaign two issues long dead, the
woman's suffrage and prohibition
amendment-", which he pictured as
"corpses tacked to his coat tails"
And yet he promises a business ad
ministration.
Koruard, .\ot Backward.
He diseased the position of his
opponent on the question of good
load."- "All Virginia wants good
roads." he said. "Both my opponent
nn<l I hav?- declared that, under pres
en: conditions, we are opposed to
the proposed bond issue. He was
a little slow, but he finally fell into
line and followed me on this great
question, just as he w>l follow me.
when the August primary is over. I
am going to bat on August 2 and.
like Babe Ruth. I am going to knock
a home run!"
Soy* Trlnklr Rnps Own I.nn.
"My opponent claims he is the op.ly
progressive Candidaie for Governor.
He ways the present road law is in
adequate. Well, he ought to know
As State Senator, he framed it. No
soon* r had the present campaign
cpened. however, than out he comes
and says it is inad<(.uate. He ex
plains that when h* helped frame
the law he didn't realize the magni
tude of the task. He is trying to
get into the office of Governor, the
riagnitude of the duties of which he
does'not know, and undo what he al
rrrtdy has done. Forward, not back
vat dl"
Touchinc upon States' rights, the
speaker declared that a hill recently
introduced in Congress would take
(Contlnu.-d on Page~ui7~Col. 1.)
DIES IN TENNESSEE FROM
WOUNDS BY NEGRO
[By Associated Press ]
KNOXVIU.K. TKXX., June 24.?J.
W. Taylor, believed to he a Virginian,
died here this afternoon from a knife
wound which police say was inflict
ed in a restaurant by a negro named
Gates Jett, who escaped.
On I he dead man were receipts of
dues paid Pioneer I,odge. Xo. 35, In
dependent Order Odd l-'ellows, at
Bhoda. Va , and receipts from Stonega
l.odge, Xo. 103. Knights of Pythias.
MUCH ROYALTY TO ATTEND
WEDDING OF GLADYS DEACON
AND DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
Gathering Will Be Most Brilliant of Season From Social
Standpoint?Civil Ceremonies Performed Yesterday
in British Consulate by R. G. Mackie.
II.v IludNon iloulry,
United News St.'ift Correspondent.
PARIS, June 24.?Hero is the offi
cial tabulation of the folks who will
be permitted to see the religious
ceremony tomorrow, which will
finally unite the Duke of Malhorough
and Oladys Deacon, of Boston, in
marriage.
Kight princcs, fourteen princesses,
twelve dukes, fifteen duchesscs,
seventeen marquises, thirteen mar
chionesses, two viscounts, forty-four
county, forty-flvo countesses, five
barons, six baronesses, ono Pasha,
two "ladles"; one Maharajah, one
Maharanee, one marshal, one French
Tresldent, one French Fremier, sev
eral Cabinet members, several am
bassadors?among them our own
Wallace; one novelist, Edith Whar- ;
ton; on? actress, Elsie Do Wolf;'one 1
priest, throe editors, and four name
1?!?? newspapermen.
At least, this is the count as taken
from the list of invitations. Some
of them may not come, ?hut a major
ity have accepted.
This doesn't include, however, a
complete list of the expected British
guests, which is not yet available.
It Is understood, however, that Lord
Birkenhead Is coming.
It is intimated that the Duke, of
Marlborough, failing to persuade the
Kngllsh prelates In Paris to perform
the ceremony because. of their
scruples against wedding divorced
persons, has decided to import the
Rev. Mr. Smith, curate of the famfous
Blenheim estate, to tie the knot.
The gathering, thorefore, undoubt
(Continued on Page 6. Col. 4.)
Attractive 4th of July Trlpa?York
River Line, Balto. Low fares, best ser
vice, 5:10 P. M. dally Ex. Sun.?Adv.
MRS. MARJORIE CHEW
IDENTIFIED AS MOVIE
STAR, "JEAN SOTHERN"
Virginia Woman, Declared Involved in Countless Crimes
by Another Woman Impersonating Her, Proves Alibi
by Richmond Police Officer in New York Court.
NEW YORK, .lunf 24.-?Mrs. Mar
jorie Blanche I'hew, wife of Captain
[loverly f'hcw, accused an'! indicted
of itunifroiis rrimfs and misdemean
ors, was identified today as th<- pop
ular mr>ving-pictur< actress "Jean
Sot hern."
In Washington lutt Dcwmbor a
tram) jury indicted Mrs. Chew on the
charRe of aiding her husband steal
$2.0fi0 worth of furs and laces. I,ator
she was released to await trial in
bail.
The identification of Mrs. Chew as
Jean Sothern establishes the fact thai
there exists a second Mrs. Chew and
provides the real Mrs. Chew, namely.
Jean Sotln-rn, with an absolute alibi.
Her identification was accomplished
by testimony of a theatrical promo
ter. her brother, and a police official
of Richmond, Vs.. which is her homo
town.
Jules Larvctt arose in court today
and pointed to Mrs. Chew as .lean
Sothern. He produced a letter con
tract A canceled salary check of
$'J4,000 for the year, and other evi
dence. He swore that ho visited Mrs.
Chew in hf-r home in Virginia during
the months she is charged as having
been in the company of Captain Chew
committing crimes.
Larvett also joined other witnesses
fn declaring that another woman who
posed as Mrs Chew was frequently
seen in company of Captain Chew.
(Continued on Page 2. Col. i.)
SCHOOL FUND CO!
TO DELAY BUILDING
$260,000 Left Out of Bond Issue
of $500,000 for This
Purpose.
CONSTRUCTION BIDS OPENED
Board, in Seeking Contracts,
Foresees Serious Obstruc
tions in Way.
With hut 1260.000 at lis disposal
with which to construct two school
buildings and enlarge two others, the
School Board last night foresaw seri
ous obstruction in the way of carry
inF ?ut iUi or'f?lnal program, for
which a bond issue of |.",oo.or>o has
just been negotiated. This bond Issue
sold at a discount of *61.400. which,
tn addition to $180,000 for lots for
other schools brings the total amount
at the disposal of the board to hut
$ 260.000.
Bids for the construction and en
largement of th? four schools were
opened last night. Ten bids were
received. The lowest, incl-jd:ng heat
ing apparatus, was 5407.102 for the
four propositions. Eliminating all
but three bids, the board turned the
remainder over to the building com
mittee. which will meti at 3:30 o'clock
this afternoon to confer with the
builders with the object of making
arrangements, if possible, to proceed
with the work, with the funds at
hand. This committee is to report
to the board at * special meeting
Monday night at S o'clock.
Hulld Two Schools Thl? Venr.
The impression is that but tw?
schools may be built this year?that
on the North Side and that at Forest
Hill. The bidders who will confer
with the committee this afternoon
are James Fox ?? Son. J. T. Xuckols
anf John T. Wilson.
The board declared its irftention to
request the Finance Committee of
City Council to withhold any future
bond issue, until the market revived.
The next issue, under the Council
resolution, will be offered for sale on
January 1, 1022.
Upon recommendation of Superin
tendent Hill, the board last night
agreed to place the John Marshall
High School on part time during the
session of 1321-1022. discontinue the
North Side High School and to permit
nonresidents to attend the high
schools, under the usual terms for
nonresidents. This news. it v?
stated by members of the hoard, will
be pleasing to many nonresidents
who have been unable for some time
because of congestion in the schools!
to send their children here.
(Continued on page 2 col~2) '
Cloud burnt Kill* AVoninn.
BRISTOI,. VA.-TENN'., June 24.?
One woman was killed and several
severely injured when Kingsport.
Tenn., was visited by a cloudburst
this afternoon. Several streets in the
business sections were, flooded and
great damage was done to proper!v.
Mrs. Frank Felty was killed by
lightning while standing on the
porch of her home.
President Tells Official Family
Results of Conference
With Bankers.
ASSURED OF CO-OPERATION
Western Financiers Eeady to Do
Their Part in Financial
Rehabilitation Plans.
[By Associated Press.]
WASHINGTON, June i'4.?1The rail
road problem, particularly in refer
ence to the co-operation of financiers
in putting the roads on a sound finan
cial basis. again occupied a promi
nent place today in the councils of
the administration.
The question is understood to have
been discussed at the Cabinet meet
ing. President Harding laying be
fore the secretaries the assurances
of co-operation given him last night
by the group of Western hankers who
conferred with him on general finan
cial conditions.
After the Cabinet meeting Secre
taries Mellon and Hoover. Chairman
Clark, of the 1. C. C.. and Director
General Davis, of the. railroad admin
istration. talked with the President
on the same subject.
Administration officials said that
no definite developments had come
out of the series of conferences, but
indicated that some progress might
be expected soon toward a solution
of the problem.
As one result, of a new policy of
consultation adopted here, heads of
the verious Federal reserve banks,
are expected to keep in closer touch
with the Federal Reserve Board and
the administration
President Harding's consultations
with private bankers are understood
to have fostered a belief that much
good might be accomplished if the
reserve bank governors were called
into frequent consultation here, to
report on the exact conditions in their
respective districts.
Administration officials said today
that no such conference ever had
been held, but that it was hoped to
arrange one in the. near future.
"NICKY" ARNSTEIN MUST PAY
$10,000 AND SERVE 2 YEARS
TBy United Press.]
WASHINGTON. June 24.?Jules W.
"Nicky" Arnstein has been sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary and
a fine of $10,000 by the District of
Columbia Supreme Conr< en a charge
of conspiring to bring stolen securi
ties Into the District.
Four of Arnstein's accomplices like
wise were sentenced. Isadore Cohn.
of New York, received the same pen
alty as Arnstein.
Wilen W. Easterday, Norman S.
Bowles, and David W. Sullivan, all
of Washington, ?ncli were sentenced
to two years imprisonment. Bowie?
ir addition was lined $5,000.
An appeal immediately was taken,
and the convicted men allowo.l to
continue at liberty under bond3 of
$10,000.
Man 'Fool or Knave' Who Says Reserve
System Child of Wall Street, Declares Glass
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
STAUNTON. VA.. June 24.?
"Either a fool or a knave," was
the label attached today by United
States Senator Carter Glass, of
Virginia, to Dr. George M. Hylancl,
who, in a recent upeech in this
city' before the, Farmers' Union,
charged that the Federal resevvo
banking system was the child of
Wall Street.
Senator Glass' attention was di
rected in an intorview to the bit
ter attack made on the Federal
reserve system by Dr Hylund in
his address here.
"You may quote me," tho Sena
tor said in reply, "as saying that
a man who would make such
Atntements Is either a fool or a
knave. The Federal reserve saved
' Ihe country during the war and
after It. People who attack it
had better inform th.emsolvcs i n
their subject."
Asked concerning the Republi
can tax and tariff legislative pro
grams, Senator Glass declared
that tho Republicans have, no
program. "They are all up in tho
air." he said. "They can't get to
gether and they do not know
themselves what they want They
made a number of promises which
they have not and will not be able
to fulfill. They promise.l sweep
ing reduction of taxes. nn1 taxes
are. constantly mounting.
"As to the tariff, the United
States is a creditor nation. Euro
pean nations owe us $20,000,000,
000 and the only way in which
they will ever be able to pay the
debt is through our lowering the
tariff bars."
Senator Olasa and members of
hia family are motoring through
the Valley.
Is Told High War Achieve
ments Add Gravity to
Offense.
SECRETARY DENBY QUOTES
OFFICER'S SIMILAR ERROR
His Status in Navy Unchanged,
Admiral Retains War
College Presidency.
Hy Knlph ||# Turner.
j Unite,] News Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Juno 24._Rear.
| Admiral William S. Sims has received
j a public reprimand from Secretary
of the Navy Denhy. a.* a rebuke for
the "jackass" speech which Sims de
livered in London June 7. The repri
mand was administered in the face
of assertions by the admiral that he
harl been misquoted. a ts the *,.con,i
he has received from a Secretary of
?he Navy. the first having been
handed down in 1011. also bccause of
a speech made in London.
An order front Denby. issued this
afternoon and delivered to the ad
miral at his hotel by the secretary's
aid. concluded with this paragraph:
"The department expresses its
strong and unqualified disapproval of
your conduct in having again de
livered a highly improper speech in
a foreign country and you are hereby
publicity reprimanded."
Naval StntUH L'nchnugcd.
Denby stated later the reprimand
would not alter Sims' status in the
navy, and that he would continue as
president a! the Naval War College
at Newport.
Preparation and issuance of the
reprimand followed receipt from)
Sims of a written statement setting
forth an inaccuracy in published ac
counts of the speech. Sims admitted,
however, the accuracy of his refer-j
ence to the "Jackass votes."
This portion of the speech was
quoted by Denvy in the reprimand,
and it was made clear that this was
the utterance which led to the re
buke.
Statements made by Sims, Denby
told him, "dealt with matters which
(Co n 11nued on PagtT"2, Col. 5.)
INDICTED ON CHARGE OF
BURNING WIFE TO DEATH
(By Associated Preys.)
ABERDEEN. MISS.. June 24.?
V\ illiam A. Thweatt, a real estate
man. was indicted by the grand Jury
here late today on a charge of mur
der in connection with the burning to
death of his wife several months ago
n a fire which destroyed their home,
near town.
At a coroner's inquest into Mrj.
Thweatt's death. Thweatt testified
that he discovered the fire during the
nig"ht. dressed himself and went to a
well some distance away to g?t
water. When he returned, he ?>jirl
the house was a mass of flames, and
he was unaiile to rescue his wife.
Testimony at the Inquest was to
the efTect that Mrs. Thweatt's l|f0
bei.jg payable to Thweatr
ALAND ISLANDS IN BALTIC
ARE AWARDED TO FINLAND
( By Associated Press.J
GENEVA. June 24?The ecu- 11 ?{
? be league .of nations today awarded
the Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea
to Kinland.
The council decided that the
islands should be neutralized from
the military standpoint ,n,d tj10
population given the gun.antees
recommended in the report of the
commission, of which Ahr.'im i
'Clkus. Of the United States, was a
tv ember.
iljalmar Branting. of Sw-den ,ro
tested against the decision sho
council, but agreed to recognis-.: it.
DE VALERA SEIZED IN RAID
CAPTORS, EMBARRASSED BY
ARREST, GIVE HIM FREEDOM
President of "Irish Republic" Gives False Name When
Taken by Crown Forces, but Is Later Recognized.
Detention Forbidden by Great Britain.
1 By United News.]
LONDON. June 24.?liamnnn He
Valo.ra's adoption of a pseudonym
caused his twenty-four hours' Im
prisonment at the hands of the hated
"Sassenach," equally embarrassing to
him and to his captors, it was
learned here toduy.
Despite oflU'ial silence aTid Sinn
Fein denials, it is generally known
that crown forces raided a house in
Black Rock, a suhiirh of Dublin.
Wednesday night anil detained sev
eral persons, among them De Valera,
who gave a false name.
* Th& President of the "Irish Repub
lic" was taken to Portobello Barracks,
tho headquarters** of the Worcester
regiment, where he was recognized.
His captors were visibly cmbarassed
in view of the long standing personal
order from the highest of authori
ties that De Valera was not to bo
arrested.
De Valera was detained In the of
ficers' quarters of the Worcester
rogiment, the youngest lieutenant of
which, Incidentally, was murdered by
alleged Sinn Felners Sunday night
aft?>r he had boon kidnaped. Tho
'.'prisoner" was treated with the ut
most politeness while otllclals in Dub
lin Castle were debating what should
b" done with him. After an all ni^ht
conference it was decided that It was
necessary to release De Valera and
forget that he had ever been arrested.
Consequently De Valera was es
corted to the gates of the barracks
in the afternoon and ho leisurely
sauntered off down the road to go
into hilling once more.
Several reasons have been advancod
as to why Do Valera was released,
but the chief one Is said to he that
the government considers him a
valuable asset in the negotiating of
a possible peace between the repub
lican faction of Ireland and Ulster
or Oreat Britain. In other govern
ment circles De Valera Is considered
in tho nature of a marionette with
Collins and other Sinn Fein leaders
pulling tho strings.
Norfolk, *2.40: Ocean Vlow. *3.85;
Virginia Beach. ?3.2fi; r. L every Sun
day. N. & W. L>v. Broad St. Station
J:l5 and 9 A. M.?Adv.
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AMERICAN LABOR
NAMES PRESIDENT
TOD A YA TDENVER
Sims Accepts 'Call Down'
With Smile on His Face
f By United News.]
WASHINGTON. June 21? "1 had
it coming to me?I spilled the
beans."
This admission came smilingly
fr>>m Admiral Sims tint a short
time after ttie public, rebuke from
Secretary Denby had deliv
ered to the admiral's hotel.
"'I'm sorr\ if I caused the ad
ministration any Inconvenience."
Sims added. "l>ut I didn't know liio
speech was loaded."
Sims* comment was made at tnc
White House after a call on tho
President The visit, according to
the admiral, was purely one of
courtesy an?1 had no relation t.? his
latent "call-down"
4 DIE, 20 HURT IN TROOP
IN HE
Bombs Placed on Track Over Which
Crack Tenth Hussars Were
Returning From Belfast.
CARS THROWN DOWN HILL
Two Trains Previously Had Passed
Safely Over Spot?All Telegraph
ami Telephone Wires Cut Before
Ivvplosioii Took IMace.
Illy Associated Press. 1
1)1 "III.IX. Jntie 21.?Two unidenti
fied men were shot dead tonight In
I firnfton Stre?t, one of the prtnelpnl
thoroughfares, liy civilians who dis
appeared Into side streets. Klve
houses near Inuishannon were liurtied
down today. At the name time the
Inuishannon police barracks were at
tacked. hut (here were no casualties.
Previously, telegraph and telephone
wires had been cut and trees were
felled aeroKs the ronds.
I By Associated Press.]
BELFAST, June 24.?Four persons
were killed and twenty were injured
when a train carrying troops home
ward from Belfast, where they at
tended the ceremonies of the opening
of Parliament. Wednesday, was at
tacked with mines and bombs.
The attack on the train took place
at a desolate spot one mile north of
j Abervoyle, naer Dundalk. Two trains
previously had passed safely over the
spot Most of the ears of the wrecked
train were sent toppling over a steep
embankment by the explosion.
All the telegraph and telephone
lines north of Dundalk had been cut
before the explosion took place and
the only way of summoning assist
ance was by the sending of engine
drivers to various points.
An official account of the disaster,
which horrified the people of Belfast, |
says that a portion of the railway
track was removed and a number of j
bombs were placed In the gap. The
engine and the leading coaches
jumped the gap. but tho explosion of
bombs threw the other coaches over
the embankment.
An officer of the. Hussars said it
was remarkable that the casualties
were not heavier. The heavy coupling
between one conch and the conduc
| tors' cab held the coach, which con
i tainod ofllcers of the troops, on the
track, and none of the others was in
jured. Just before the troop train
was bombed a regular passenger train
passed over the spot where the ex
[ plosion occurred.
Railway employes working near
the scene of the explosion, prior to
the arrival of the troop train were
| held up by an armed band and herded
into a nearby cottage, where they
were detained until after the troop
train had been blown up.
Confrs?es Killing Wealthy Widow.
WEST HEMPSTEAD. N. Y.. June 24.
?Lawrence Kubal, aged a farm
laborer, confessed tonight, police said,
to having murdered Mrs. Minnie S.
Bartlett. wealthy widow, in her home
here last Wednesday.
! Gompers and Lewis Candidates
in Election to Be Held
This Morning.
FEVERISH ELEVENTH-HOUR
CAMPAIGNING IN PROGRESS
Gompers' Adherents Claim His
Return for Fortieth Term
Is Without Question.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN"
Convention Calls on Unions to Admit
Weaker Sex on Equal Terms
With Men.
' (By United New3.J
DENVER. COL., June 24.?The eve
of t}-,.- decision in the contest between
Samuel Gompers and John G. Lewis
for presidency of the American Fed
eration of Labor found both factions
conitdent of victory.
Feverish eleventh-hour campaign
ing: was in progress in hotel lobbies,
corridors and rooms throughout, the
night.
Lewis. !n order to separate the
sheep from the goat? in his flock,
-held a last star-chamher conference J
with all of his supporters, at tho '
Shirley Hotel.
Although Gompers took no activi
part in any campaign for his elec
tion. backers of the veteran labor
leader worked quietly keeping hi3
supporters lined up.
Election I0t.-U) Thin Morning,
Gompers' adherents declared there
was no question about the outcome
of the vote?scheduled to be taken at
10 ;30 tomorrow morning. They
claimed to be absolutely confident
that tli? roll call you Id show a largo
majority of the delegates in favor
of giving Gompers his fortieth term
as leader of the trade union move
ment in America.
The Lewis faction were claiming
victory, with an "if"?provided dele
gates whose votes are pledged stand
by lheir word.
While the Lewis campaign, and
support had a remarkable growth
during the early part of this week,
when approximately 13.010 votes were
pledged to him, the road has been
rougher the last two or three days.
Delegation.*: have not shown any ten
dency to stay lined up and jumped
on and off the band wagon, with
promises of new favors and new of
fices for their members.
Need tlUMX) to Eire*.
Nineteen thousand votes are needed
to elect, if a full vote is cast. Whether
Lewis will be able to obtain suffi
cient support to make up the 7,000
v^hich are classified as "doubtful."
depended on the outcome of the cau
cuses and conference. Gompers back
t rs declared without reservation that
Lewis would not be able to make the
grade.
Opposition to Lewis in his own or
ganization?the t'nited Mine Work
ers of America?has without question
injured his chances. Frank Farrlng
| ton and John Walker, of Illinois, have
been lighting Lewis at every turn.
Farrtngton made public a telegram
tonight, which he sent to one of his
locals in reply to a message from the
local, asking him to support. Lewis.
In the message Farrington suggested
that if Lewis was such a good man
that the local believed him to be, it
would undoubtedly be better to keep
him at the head of ihe miners and
not "(jive him" to the federation.
Equal rights for women in unions
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 1.)
AGED NEGRO, CRAZED,
WOUNDS 3 BEFORE
BEING SHOT TO DEATH
Goes Amuck in Atlantic City
and Perishes From De
tective's Bullet.
ATLANTIC CITY. June 24 ? Blazing
down staircases and through windows
with big revolvers, screaming and
rushing to and fro, "Doc" Murphy, an
old negro, went ntnuck today and
perished In his second-story room
iroiu a detective's bullet. Before he
died, ho wounded three person*, one
a woman.
For a block distant the police cor
don fenced away civilians. In a tree,
not far from the windows out of
which the old negro was firing, Wes
ley HU1, a steeplejack, discharged re
volvers into the negro's room. From
the ground. Fred Somers, a war vet
eran and sharpshooter, calmly sent
hall after ball into the windows of
the maniac's room.
"Doc" Murphy was a patriarchal
rtgure, supporting himself by a shep
herd's crook. He was a familiar fig
ure in tho negro diRtrlct, where he
practiced a species of medicine as yet
unrccognlied by the medlcul profes
sion. Early today he lost control ot
himself. He barred the doors, un
hitched hi* revolver# and fctartod
firing through the -vtaktomu, 1