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TWO MORE SEEKING 70 BE POUff HEAD Former Maj. De Neale and Maj. Pratt Are Latest Candidates. Speculation as to who the next su perintendent of police will be today revealed that in the history of the department only one man has been promoted from the ranks to that posi tion. This was W. O. Brock, who headed the -parrment in the earlj eighties. He v?as a captain of police when ap pointed superintendent. The other eight n>n who have headed the force since its organization were selectd from outside the department. The list includes a lawyer, a school teacher, : so'-iier, a business man and two newspai-. r men?Richard Sylves ter and Maj. Pullman. No ii.timatioii has come from the Commissioners, however, as to wheth er tliey will name a man from the de partment or an outsider. Two Xew Candidates. Two new candida'es for the vacancy Were put forward today. One is tleorge c. I>e Neale, a former major In the Marine Corps and now director of the citizens' employment bureau at 1410 Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. De Neate. it is believed, will have the tfcckfntr of the business interests of fac City. 1^" NYalo w:ui in the Marine Corps far eleven yer j. He went up from lieutenant to m?*or. which rank he held when he left the service last De Ckmber. ;The ether is Harry 1_ Pratt, a for njer detective in the poiice depart njent. now a major in the military in tflligence service of the Army. Pratt f*r a lonir time was ussigneu as an in vestigator in the District attorney's oflce and just before going in the ^jrmv acted as night chief of de tectives. Friends of Pratt point to his good rtcord in the department and to the experience he has pained in the Army a# qualifications in his favor, j Chainsaa Sherman Brarlged. 'Friends of candidates have begun to toastege Chairrran Sherman of the Sen ate District committee, and other sen ators, seeking their influence. ?The names o; Inspector Cram. In spector Sullivan and Capt. Doyle have been put forward. mrnrn : STAGGERHOURS Street Car Congestion Re lieved, Capital Traction Official Says. The plan of having the 20.000 em ployes of the War Department report 'or work at < :45 and > :15 o'clock in the morning, instead of all at 9 o'clock, has relieved street far congestion in the morning considerably, in the opinion of J. H. Hanna. rice president of the Capital Traction Company. CJIHclals of the Washington Railway ?nd Klectric Company have not yet had reports from thetr men. but are con. Bdent the records will show improv*. ineiit on their lines also. The stagger hour plan went into efTect Tuesday morning. b. n"w atrangrement employes te the building at 17th street and Penn sylvania avenue, and in the vicinity of w.*'VL5. report at S:<5, while JlV workers in Potomac Park and other buildings west of 17th street report at ?:15. n5a "a,<? the crowded condl V?,In \ ' resulted from the efforts of all these people to get to work at ? ?.T'rk have been relieved to a no^ ra2?in<? '?>tent' H? said h's m'n are making observations daily, and will Je?rrange schedules as they find out SfwE'n of the ci" i:?5 r'ndra^Pr5rtmCnt C'erk* Come at # that conges SjKA-S'KJi? sr.^*o"w hJ f Public Utilities Commission also Inspecors observing the results of the stagger-hour plan in the War ^vauonsntt0aihewii' FeP?rt ??rvauons to the communion. HMOCBIIS nx ID WOMEN FOR "HG FOUR" ALBANY. N T.. February 2< __ Democrats of New York state held "tund?^^te^!rav- <ve Xipt* a0puTtfomiti0rial CO"Uotio" tion P ofnkthe,0Ieginfatu?rr?' recon"^ra ratifying the federal prohibition amendment and for .?ubm'S'?Mk question to tne voters wV ? ?1 ,hc "v'r the i>ersonnel of ih. Dig four" delegation and over ,4r lar"d th ??!" Par,y de Ty? i f f,p,'ni"* ?t the convention The lead, rs remained in conference throughout the forenoon in an effort to ad jus all differences and reach a satisfactory compromise w,T?V0,l'wn? ror,m WM crowded with women, each of them advocating I-k' camlida.-y of her favorites for ?big four honors. The leaders ac customed to dealing with men in pol itic* were Klv.-ri a new experience in endeavor.n* to placate the various factions of th * women. The slate fof the "big- four," w^hich was ?ai<I to ha v received the final lndcrsemrnt of iu- partv leaders va? headed by Gov. Srrun. the other mem bers being Miss Vl zabeth Marbury of New }ork, Miss ITarriet May Mills of Buffllo8" a"d ^ X The resolutions committee an nounced at 12 15 p m. that It virtually had completed the corrected draft of the patform. It was understood that some of the delay had been due to plank""'* >'Ter a ,eaifue ot nations State Chairman W. W. Parley be fore calling the convention to order requested the woman delegates to' meet separately. It was to be an ex ecutive meeting, called, it was be ' ed. to g.ve the women a chance to decide uiion their delegates at lu?e the vote of the women in committee yesterday having been protested by the New York members. URGES TREATY RATIFICATION Senator Kirby Speaks at Meeting of Women's Democratic League. Senator William F. Kirby of Ar kansas and Kepresentative Thomas Heflin of Alibama were the principal speakers at a meeting of th> Wom an's National Democratic League, held last night In the parlor of Con gress Hall, at which Mrs. William A. Cullop, president of the league, pre sided. Senator Kirby expressed the belief that the peace treaty should be rati fied. even if necessary to accept the proposed amendment. He also said hs hoped the necessnrv number of ?tate legislatures would ratify th>i Woman suffrage constitutional amend ment in time to allow all women to vote In the next presidential election. ESSAY CONTEST MEDALS ARE CAST Three Winning Pupils in Na tional Event to Visit Washington. i The medals to be presented to the | three national winners in the school l children's national essay contest have been designed and cast. They will be awarded May 5. in Washington, by Secrctary of War Haker. acting with ' Gen. Pershing and Oen. March. j The first, second and third rnzf ! winners, accompanied by a parent or I euardian. *->11 ?'?'* lhe Na.UoTia^* The medals were designed In the publicity section of Henry C. *&&&?& by the War Department, fieao three medals only will be struck off from the specially made die- ?..dais will Shaned like a coin, the medal.-, win be about the size of a silver .ioliar cast in gold, silver and brorze. one e?h On the face of the medal is the flgur f a soldier presenting a wreath to a child. who is holding in her hand a scroll. The Inscription reads. Na tional essay contest. February ? ? 1920 Benefits of enlistment in the United Suites Army." On the reverse side is Inscribed. "Presented to (name of winner) by the War Department through the Come-Back. , , Besides the medals to be awarded, there will be given also a silver loving cup to the school each winner repre sents. Aimost every town in the United States has put up a of valuable prises to be awarded to local winning contestants. Here In the District thirty-three Drizes have been offered exclusively to ^Jon te.tanta in the Washington schools. In addition to the twenty-two prises, aggregating $200, which will be distributed by The Evening Star. CITY CLUB TO CONSIDER j NEW BY-LAWS TONIGHT . s Conditions in Balkans Described fcy Dr. Xrickson In Plea for United States Aid. At a meeting of the City Club at t*e Hotel Washington tonight the organ isation's new by-laws are to be con- | sidered and voted upon. The meeting is scheduled for 8 o'clock and all members of the club are urged to at tend. President Whitfield is to pre "At' the dtab's weekly forum luncheon yesterday Dr. C. Telford Enckson told of conditions in the Balkans. *?P*" c? Jly in Albania, and urged that the United Spates should take definite steDS to aid the stricken peoples in that part of the world. Dr. Erickson represented Albania at the peace con ference in Paris and is that country s representative in the United States. He expressed the opinion that if the people of this country knew the real facts they would not be content with a policy of inaction. Dr. Erickson described the Balkan states a- backward politically, eco nomically and educationally, this con dition. he said, being the result of the intermeddling in Balkan affairs of the ?treat powers of Europe, each one of whom has interests in the Balkans which It deems of more importance than the welfare of the Balkans themselves. SELECTION OF TWO PROGRESSIVES MAY HELP HOOVER BOOM (Continued from First Page.) will be able to argue that the demo cratic party can afford to accept into its ranks a progressive like Herbert Hoover. It establishes an important precedent?or rather a weighty argu ment for the democrats who have been enthusiastically booming Hoover for the democratic nomination. It Is not known how friendly Mr. Hoover and Mr Colby have been, but It is a fact that the former Ik inti mately associated with Charles H Crane He is as much of a democrat as either Colby or Crane. Therefore. If Mr Hoover want* democratic nomination, the incidents ' the pres ent week will help him more than any thing else since his name began to be mentioned. Whether he is ready to tie up with the Wilson administration that has glossed over the a^ ts of the ' ultra-conservative Burleson. whose progressivism is not of the same 1 blend as Uiat of Colby or Crane, is an other question. Caavratlra Possibilities. People here are beginning more and more to believe that Herbert Hoover will not hesitate to Indorse the repub lican nominee for the presidency if the latter happens to be a real progressive and thus make it impossible for the democrats to name him at their San Francisco convention. So it all depends on what happens at the Chicago convention, which is to be held a* least a week earlier than that of the democrats. And the appointment of Mr. Colby, prominent progressive, to so important a. place as the Secretaryship of State is being regarded as the opening gun .n the fljrht for the large lii?^ndent and progressive vote which" is not tied tightly to either p?rV Mr Wilson mav be a sick man. but he is not avoiding trouble with Con gress The Colby appointment has created as much furore as the choice of lx>uis I? Brandeis, another pro irreaxfve republican, who became a membe* of 'he Supreme Court What pv.r else may be said of the * resi dent he is not allowing the last part of his term to grow dull or be kept off the first pages. (Copjriffct. 1020.) MABYLANDEBS DESIGNATED. Will Be Examined for Military Academy Third Tuesday in March. Three residents of Maryland have been designated by the War Depart ment to take the entrance examination for the Military Academy the third Tues day In March, with a view to admission in June next. They are Arthur F. Law rence of Baltimore. John W. O'Brien, first alternate, of Laurel, and Harry W. Crandall, second alternate, of An napolis, HOME-MADE SIM SEIZED. FOUR HELD "Flying Squadron"'of Police in Raid Under Direction of Revenue Bureau. A. "flying squadron" of policemen, working under th" direction of the in ternal rev. nue bureau for the enfo^ce mc nt of the prohibition law. last night raided the housv at 321." Pros | poet avenue northwest and took into custody three men and a woman, all colored. A home. inarte still uisv vvas taken by the officers. Henry Brooks, Colored, who pave his address a* at the Pionpect afe.nue house, is locked up at the seventh precinct police station on a charge of manufacturing: intoxicating l.quor in violation of the prohibition law. I'robably Held as Wilncmate*. The two other men and the woman also are locked up a I the police sta tion. No c;.j,rs<e has been made against them. it v* as stated today I they probably will be held as wit ' i:.*sses. i The raid was led by Serg\ J. M. Kop^r. who had with him Detective IV Cox and Police mo n M. Kubin and If. K. Benson. The policemen entered the house late last night. It is stated tin stiil which they found there was not in operation at the time, but that a barrel containing: thirty gallons of a | mash composed of corn meal, mo 1 lasses, yeast and water in the last ! stages of !? rrnentation whs found I Ii'f the still, it is declared, were jfouK.i hidden Ik*tween mattresses on a bed. The appearance of the slii! is such, however, as to indicate it has I been used, the reventie officials say. The s: ill was composed of an oil I stove, five-gallon can. connecting j pipe, a small rubber hose and a fun-' j nel. Also there was a tub, into 'which, the revenue men explained, the liquid obtained from boiling the mash dripped, together with a long garden hose, used to supply water. 1 nnamed Beverage. ! P. P. Bratten. in charge of the prosecution of the prohibition law here, had the still at his office in the Hooe building today. Mr. Bratten said ho did not know what the com-i rnodity could be called which was ob tained from the mash, but that it was a "strong alcoholic beverage.' A quantity of the liquor has been tnrned over to chemists of the inter- j i nal revenue bureau for analysis to j determine its alcoholic strength. j It has not bten determined when Brooks will be arraigned for tria1. j For some time the ?'flying squad ron" of policemen detailed to assist the revenue officers has been working in Washington. OPPONENTS OF RAIL BILL TAKE PLEAS TO WHITE HOUSE (Continued from First Page.) delay" in settling the present wage demands, it was said, because the unions would have to present their demands anew to each of the 200 privately owned railroads. The memorial also set forth that the "inequities, uncertainties, delayr and ambiguities." of the bill would promote unrest and intensify exist ing causes of disagreement and pre vent the orderly adjustment of gri.-vances. Finally it was charged that the bill abrogated the right and freedom oi collective bargaining and substituted an "indefinite and uncertain method of compulsory adjustment or arbitra tion of disputes." "Virion* Provltlon*" ??n. George P. Hampton, managing di rector of the Farmers' National Coun cil. urged the President through Sec retary Tumulty to veto the bill, be cause it contains "vicious provisions antagonistic to American principles," and he then cited other objections^ Among these were that permission granted for merging the roads would "almost inevitably reswilt In an in creased return on false capitaliza tion." Ciltlrlm K?tf-Flil?i Clauite. The instructions under the bill to the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix rates to yield a net income of S per cent. Including the one-half per cent discretionary, gives carriers a "good basis for demanding very high rates, since the exact effect of in creasing rates :n reducing the volume of traffic cannot be forecast," says the national council's memorial. Right. Wortk Mix Illlllon. The rights granted the railroads un der the bill create for them a new property right which is estimated as worth at least six billion dollars by the national council. which declares it places heavy carrying charges on the people. The memorial further al locs the guaranteed dividend is nut only an invitation, but in effect a mandate to extreme waste, inefficiency and petty graft, entailing a cost to the people, a waste, of nearly |2.000.0U0 a day. Parmer. Kmvor (he Dill. The action taken t^day by the rep resentatives of the national council is directly opposed to representations received at the White House last night from the "big six" organizations of farmers, the National Grange. Na tional Farmers' Union, International Farm Congress, American Farm Bu reau Fedomti'in. National Milk Pro ducers' Federation and Farmers' Na tional Congress, reiteralmjc the stand of several million agriculturists against government ownership or op eration of the railronds. and urging that President Wilson sign the bill as a piece of constructive legislation. The farmers' letter asking approval of the bill was signed by W. I. Drtim mond. chairman of the board of gov ernors of the International Farm Congress, and T C. Atkeson, Wash ington representative of the National Grange It pointed to the memorial drawn up at the reoent meeting here of representatives of the Interna tional Farm Congress, American Farm Bureau Fed-ration, NtrtionaJ Grange, National Farmers' Union. Farmers' National CongTeS3, National Milk Producers' Federation. American Cotton Association, several state farmers' unions and the Dairymen's Lieajrue of New York. Tnia memorial declared for the safeguarding and protection of every right of private projieriy and against government ownership or continued operation of the railroads by the government. BOTTLERS BAH SACCHARIN. Committee Pledges Aid to Depart ment of Agriculture. The executive committee of the American Bottlers of Carbonated Bev erages closed its sessions today with the announcement of its intention to co-operate fully with the Department of Agriculture in its fight against the use of saccharin as a sugar substitute in soft drinks. It was pointed out by W. B. Hood of Detroit that the use of saccharin in beverages debases the product, "will offset and nullify the efforts of the better bottlers to raise the stand ard of the soft drink industry and tends to bring the entire soft drink trade into disrepute with the public." Transfers Subtreasuries Duties. After refusing to strike from the legislat.ve appropriation bill a pro vision tor the abolition of nine sub treasuries December 31, this year, the House by a vote of 57 to 14 adopted an amendment transferring their du ties to the Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury Department. These sub treasuries are at New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Loul* San Fraocl*co and New Orleans, STILL CAPTURED BY POLICE IN GEORGETOWN fJquor-makiBac nacldae fonud hy n raiding party In hoa?e nt 7121S Prospect avenue. RENT COMMISSION HEARSTHREEEASES No Decision Is Rendered. Two Involve Appeals for Possession. Hearings in the ra.*s of J... Stewart West against Anna Wigginton for pos session of promises. fiuS K street north west, and John G. Hodg.s against Rob ert M Brown for possession of the business building at 1011 K street north west wore heard by th- District rent commission today, but no docisjon ?a? rendered in either c.use. Hodges asks the commission to award him possession of the K street building, whi.-h hc* alleges he purchased to use for his book bindery. His present loca tion in The Star annex, he sets forth, is no longer available because ing is being ra*ed to make room for the addition to be built to The building. The present occupant of the K street building is a barber, and claims in his answer to Hodges' complaint that no necessity exists for the latter* re Plaintiff and defendant in the caw of West against Wigginton are colored. The defendant maintained that West has no real title to the house in dis pute. holding it merely on a life interest bequeathed by his mother in trust for his son. The commission also heard tne case of Maj. H. It. Pratt. U. S. M. C.. against W. IJ Sterrett. involving an alleged technical increase of rent for a fur nished house 011 Pierce Mill road, near the bureau of standards. Neither side was represented by counsel, present ing their respective sides for consid eration by tho commission. Maj. Pratt alleged that the owner of the house, for which the occupant pays s100 a month, desired to remove a large part of the furniture. This. IIaj Pratt said, he was willing to per mit if the rent was reduced to $80 a month. To this, however. Maj. Pratt said, the owner demurred. The commission probably will ren der decisions in the three cases, as well as in the case of Joseph Ferrero airainst four defendants for possession of 717. 71? and 721 14tb street north west, argued Tuesday, tomorrow. LIMMHT FOR MET P. a Mr. Chance Asks for Sugges tions for Place for Branch Now in Eagle Hut. City Postmaster Chance today ad vised the District Commissioners that he would bu glad to receive sug gestions for a new location for the Center market postal station, now in the Y. M. C. A. Kagle Hut. which the Commissioners expect the Y. M. C A. to begin tearing down on or before arch 1 ? The c'ty postmaster asked the Com missioners to appoint a representa tive of the District government to meet with a representative of the city post office to canvass the neigh borhood for a new location for the Tins request was made following a letter from Tfaniel K. Garges. sec retary to the Commissioners, in which it was stated that "it is understood that the city post office pays the Y M C A. a rental of *2,100 a year for'the privilege of using a Portion of this temporary building, and it is suggested that with this amount you coufd readily obtain other quarters '"Although'the city post office, both through its inspectors and tho city postmaster himself, has canvasbed the Neighborhood for several w-eeks. the> hive been unable to lind another Suitable location for the station Corporation Counsel Frank Steph ens said today he had rot yet been noticed bv the rent commission to the plea filed there yesterday by Mr. Chance to prevent the District heads from ousting the postal sta tion. MBS. ELEANOR NORWOOD DIES Services Held at House of Sister in Baltimore Yesterday. Mrs Elear.or M. Norwood, widow of Thomas Norwood of this city, died Monday at her residence in Balti more, Md. Funeral services were held yester day afternoon at the residence of her sister. Miss Alice W. Lawton, 1930 Mount Royal terrace. Baltimore, Md. Rov. Dr. Earle Wilfley of the Ver mont Avenue Christian Church in this city officiated. Interment was In Glen wood cemetery here. Mrs. Norwood is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Oliver C. White of Richmond. Va_; three sons, W. Hyatt Norwood of L.os Angeles, Calif.; Wal ter O. Norwood of this city and J. LAWton Norwood of Baltimore, Md.. and a sister. Thanks Kingston for Hospitality. KINGSTON, Jamaica. February 26. ?On the departure of United States deBtroyer euiuadron No. 3 from this port last night the commander ad dressed u letter through a local news piper to the public of Kingston, ex pressing appreciation of the good will and hospitality ahown by the people here during the stay of the warships in the harbor. FOR ROADS'RETURN Two Divisions Go March 1 and General Assistant I 15 Days Later. Practically the last steps i? the 'lisorganization of the remaining di visions of the lUilroad Administration 'H preparation for the return of the roads to private control at midnight Sunday were announced by Director General Hines today The director g<uieral announced that the divisions of traffic and of public service as such are discon tinued. effective March 1, and the office of general assistant to the af fective tinued. ef JUS \ieo president of the Atchison To andaMax "ailro?d Company. Ti-i , Thelen, director of the di J?U service, ha." ;.. eri ap liquidation'cfaims.?h^s d?vision"will af^r nMa"chUie *ft? L7,,Ii:s."uK^ raffiVLT Wv,rk of the divisions of traffic and public service as remain tocompleted und,r the railroad under "thT wi" after March 1 will be if I. ? dlrect'on of the division of liquidation claims. rh? ,?w Tar'?r. general assistant to .he director general. has been appoint general solicitor of- the Erie Kail road Company, effective March 15 HU so o3,r any duties that at present f??reh 8^n?ral assistant will, after March 15. be performed by ,V1 Brioe Clapett. assistant to the director gen! truf,rfPtr*tlon8 were we? under wav adm^isVra UonTn3 Th * H uVlT u- 1 ?e and Premier building 1 hVWri? 1 west corner of ISth st'reet am. p"'th" sylvania avenue. Many of .h? ? 1 enn" tion'?^?f ?f the Railr^ Adminislr" *?" R? to the division ofllquida S ?"?' "SL.VM.FB I.aillr^Lds^ln,1 activeejyren^"ed "n ? of" ? dTs=n^H ^? eral contr?l of the roads after March f DR. VAN SCHAICK RETURNS I TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT Se&rch tor Superintendent Reported Unsuccessful?Answer to Charges Expected Prom Thurston o,D,r. J^n Van Sehaick. jr.. president of the board of education, will return ton ght from hie trip to cities in Indiana. Illinois. Ohio and Pennsyl vania. where he went in quest of ?> superintendent of schools to supplant Krnest L. Thurston, and will be at hls SinV6 t>anklin Sch??I tomorrow 0piUP*rint<*ndent8 of the \a" Saturday night. He i i"ni!tlin in Pittsburg* today Wa8 m'd lo I>r" u"?SSoL?r,; reported""-') ' ^ I r?r Prani, 1 in Terpe Haute Uetr^rUools. Sa^dr'othnee?nt ?f the' Cleveland convention and forme 'p"1' upon th" Wednesday. This"^Probably next said, will reolv to th k ment- 11 is AGREEMENT REACHED AS TO 13TH AND F PROPERTY Walter Brownley, who recently purchased premises 1300 F street for business purposes and has had diffi culty with the tenant. Richard Hart ley, will secure possession on April 31. Mr. Hartley has been opposing the suit of the purchaser for posses sion, but today consented to a judg- I ment in favor of Mr. Brownley being entered by Justice Siddons. Mr. Brownley agreed that the tenant should have until the end of April to vacate. IBAITEZ AT MOUNT VEEN0N. Spanish Author Lays Wreath on Tomb of Washington. Vieonte Blasco Ibanez. the Spanish author, who is visiting Washington before going to Mexico, where he will study the characteristics of the Mexican people, went to Mount Ver non today to lay a wreath on the tomb of George Washington. He was the guest of John Hays Hammond. Late today the'novelist will leave this city for Philadelphia, where he is scheduled to deliver an address tomorrow before the students at Brrp W&wr College, BRIBERY CHARGES FAIL IN ORDNANCE FRAUD CASE Counsel for Capt. Nicholson Wins in Motion to Dismiss One Phase of Detroit Proceeding's. DETROIT. February 26. ? Charges of bribery against the Fix men being tried in federal court here on Indict ments alleging a conspiracy to de fraud lh>e government of millions of dollars' worth of Army ordnance ma j terial were dismissed by United States District Judge Tattle today. Dismissal of tne bribery charges was made on motion of counsel for Capt. Sot enos Nicholson. The trial on the conspiracy charge began last December and presenta tion of evidence was completed yes terday. Summing-up arguments were expected to be completed To-.lay. Nicholson, with ?Irant Hugh firowne. millionaire sportsman, and four others are accused of con spirit i\. through prearranged b is. to pur at the.* own price ordnance material which the government planned to dispose of. Representative Madden Supports His Proposal Giving Cabinet Power to Decide. What constitutes "iraMilf y" of a President of the l*nifed States to per form the. duties of his o fibre and how this question may 1 ?.? determined was discussed today from all angles by the House judiciary committee in open hearings on four measures relating to mod- of procedure. Emphatic objection was expressed by members of the committee to certain provisior.s of a bill ofPered by Repre sentative Madden, republican, Illinois, which would gr.v the cabinet power to declare the President "unfit" after be ing ill or absent from the country for six we-ks. Mr. Madden 'lid he was trying to suggest a short way out of the diffi culty, adding that the cabinet, natu rally in harmony and sympathy with a President, would not be inclined to do violence to his rights. "Why does your bill fix M;wrch 4 as the dale it is to take effect?" asked Representative Morgan, republican, Oklahoma. "Simply to take the present Presi dent out of the discussion," Mr. Man den replied. '"1 do not want President Wilson to think this legislation is aimed at him." Uepresentative Hueted. republican. New York, thought the plan gave "tremendously wide discretion to the cabinet," which amounted to absolute power over the President. Several Thousand Slain. According to Message Beaching Peace Delegate. Serious conditions obtaining in Asia Minor are reported in a cablegram re j reived today by Prof. Der Hagopian. j vice president of the Armenia national delegation to the peace conference, now in Washington on a special mission, from Patriarch Zaven of Constantinople. The message reads in part: "Cilicia covered with blood. Several thousand Armenians massacred. The existence of all our compatriots in {those regions in danger in consequence of the recrudescence of Turkish at tacks. Several Armenian localities evacuated or besieged. We are mak ing the necessary political represen tations to the peace conference." AMERICAN ON TRIAL IN SWITZERLAND FOR FRAUD HKRN. February 25.?'The hearing of testimony in the case of Louis H. Wetmore, an American commissioner, who. during the war, is alleged to have been connected with irregular contracts for watches and compasses for the American Army, began today before the criminal court of Hern. Wetmore was arrested in Paris. He is accused of having suggested to con tractors that they place higher amounts on the^r accounts for goods sold, in order that he might share in the difference in prices. It is charged that Wetmore In this manner obtain ed more than 3.000.000 francs. The^ testimony is being taken in the pres-j enee of two American delegates. Capt. I John H. Kiplinger, as prosecutor, and Ambrose Clougmer, as military do i cinder. The Wetmore case, it was said, is one of the. most notable in American . expeditionary force annals. Capt. I John H. Kiplinger and Capt. Arthur ; Hasher, trial judge advocates, and ? Capt. Ambrose Clougmer, defendant's ?counsel, who were sent to Switzerland to make the investigation, were twice arrested by local authorities and forced to give up their papers. Their arrest, it was said, resulted from the taking of depositions without the presence of .Swiss authorities. It finally became necessary for the judge advocate general of the Ameri can expeditionary force and other high otlicials t . make several trips to Switzerland, in order to complete the records. |ALL VIRGINIA TO FIGHT j FOR RIVER-BAY SERVICE NEWPORT NEWS. Va . February 2t'<?If the Mallory and Clyde inter tests. reported to have purchased con trolling stock in the Old Dominion (Steamship Company, make any effort j to discontinue the Virginia river and bay service they "will have to right the whole state of Virginia. Delegations from Newport News. Norfolk, Portsmouth and Kichmoril now are in New York or on their way to find out whether the rejK>rted sale has been .consummated, and just what the policy of the new owners will be. The Old Dominion furnished practi cally the only state water freight and passenger service of which Virginia boasts, and interested parties have co operated with the Old Dominion on one or two occasions, it is said, in securing higher rates on this account. SENATOR REED DENOUNCED. Missouri County Democrats Call Him Party "Disorganizer."' JOPL.1N. Mo., February 2fi?Jasper county democrats, in convention at Webb <"1ty. yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing: Sen ator James A. Reed as a "disorgan ixer of the democratic party " The county's delegation to the state con vention was instructed to vote against hirn 'or delegate to the na tional convention in San Frajicisco. 15,000 CANAL STRIKERS. PANAMA. Wednesday, February 85. ?Ranks of the strtking colored main tenance of way employes of the Pan ama canal administration '"ere sweli ed to 15,000 today by sympathizers. The crisis is expected tomorrow, when Gov. Harding's ultimatum de priving strikers of their positions and privileges will become effective. The authorities believe a break in the strike is imminent, but official announcement was made tonight that laborers would be imported to carry on canal operations If the mm refuse to return to their posts. DRY FORCE LEAVES IRON COUNTY;ONLY BAME IS VERBAL U. S. and Local Official in ! Heated Debate, But Pose Together for Camera. Hy the Assofi-jteit CHICAGO., February 26.?>laj. A. \. I>alr > mpJr, fe?JeruJ prohibition director for (lie central ntnten. r? - 1 ?nnil with bin aid? from I run Klver, Mich., todnj. They returned with HiimpleM ?f wine whicji l ad been con ilHeated by tlieiu jtai m bicb McJ. ilalr>niple declares ill be UM-d in r~c??eeution of >arl j on* Iron county penona. IRON UlVEit, Mich.. February 26.? J he ariiicd force of fetlcial agents, under command of Aiaj. A. V. DaJrym ple. 'a ho came here from <*hicago to 4 put down a liquor rebellion in the upp? r Michigan peninsula." today had been withdrawn and the "revolt" itseif had flickered out. The only casualties were nine barrels of home made wine taken by revenue agents frorrl a parish priest s house, where t^e state had stored it for safekeep ing. and poured jt fn!<? the sn?>\v ? .Maj. Dalrytiiple'g announced inten | tion to ?rr?st Stare's Attorney M. S. j Mcl'onoutch and county and Iron I Ki.-r of15cia!s as parties to the "re j hellion" was abandoned un.b>r orders ? from C. F. Kramer. national ]?rohi hilior. commissioner, directing with drawal of th#? 'invaders." H. F? Oaylord, assistant chief of prohibition enforcement, was ?n route fr.?rn Washington to Iron Kiv? r to make an investigation demanded in I teleKrams from McDonouch. who in sisted there was no "revolt" and charged that his const ituer.cy nad been libeled by Dalrymple s reports. Argue, Hut l*oae Together. McDonougrh and Dturymple held a confer, nee in the lobby of a hotel here yesterday. Mutual accusations of "frrandstandinc" and ' publicity seck i n g" were made and McDonough threatened to arrest the major and put him in jail if he made a move to "start something" There were many witnesses to the conference, among* whom was the Iron Uiver chief of police, who held a warrant for I>alrymple's arrest The warrant, however, was not served. The confer ence was carried on in anger, but at its conclusion M<Donouirh and L?al rvmple posed, side by side, for the camera men. Dalrymple then retiree* to his room in the hotel and McDonou?h to his office. I-ater the f-deral agei.ts board ed a train for f'htcairo ar.u the state constabulary, detailed to assist the revenue men, were sent about other duties. Alaj. Palrymple announced he would gro to WashinK^on i.? "lay all the facts before ('ommissior.er K-'amer. The state's attorney reiterate*! he would demand a "full and coaipleift inves tigation of i"?iir. affair and of Maj r?alrymple*s parr \n living the Uniteti States the impression "that Iron County is in 'revolt* and is inhabited by tavages." Puts Blame on Uaahlnjcton. l^ack of support from Washington MaJ. Dalrymf^e sad. had caused the failure of his "expedition." but he declared he would not quit his office unless Commissioner Kramer request ed it. AicOonough served during the war as a captain and is an officer of the Iron River Post of the American L.egion. Iron River is loyal to the government, he declared. Iron River miners worked far into last night at their usual occupation. The "ore" they brought to the cur face. however, was liquor buried two days ago, when word of Maj Dalrymple's contemplated "armed in vasion" first came. JOHN L. SEVERANCE BUYS SARANAC, N. Y., PROPERTY Thomas Blagden Estate and Deer Park Purchased by Stand, ard Oil Man. Information has been received in this city of the purchase by John L. Sev erance of Cleveland. Ohio, of the mag nificent Thomas Blacden estate and deer park, at Saranac Inn. Upper Saranac, X. Y. The property was a part of the es tate of Tho?1.1s Blagden of this city, whosp place, known as Argyle. m Washington, comprised several hun dred acres. The Saranac place is con sidered one of the handsomest in the entire Adirondack mountain region, and has been visited by majiy resi dents of Washington. The purchaser is Identified with Standard <">il interests, rath he and Mrs. Severance are prominent in Washington and New York society cir cles. HOMES FOR CHILDREN IN DISTRESS SOUGHT Board of Guardians Hakes Appeal to "Good Families" of the District. The board of children's guardians of the District wants more good fam ilies of the city to voiunt>'?-r to take orphaned and neglected children into their homes. "Good homes are needed." reads a , statement from the board, "where ' children can be boarded, adopted or taken on free arrangement, as all pr<*s.Tt day thought is toward placing I children in g >od private homes rather than institutions cxcept in special ! cases." The employment committee of the j board also is anxious to find posi- ! tions for older t>oys and girls who ! have been placed under the board's : supervision. At a meeting of the board yester- c day William W. Mlllan, president. 1 named the following committees for ! the year: j Advisory. Dr. William A. Warfleld, ! chairman; Mrs. Thomas Carter. Judge i J. Wilmer I.atimer, l.ee Baumgarten, i Mrs. Walter S. I'fTord; institutions, j Mrs. Walter S Ufford. chairman: Mrs. j Gilbert Grosvenor. George C. Aukam. j George Fleming, Or. William A. War- j field; estimates and appropriations, i William W. Millan. chairman; Mrs. Walter t?. UfTord, Pr William A. War fleld. Mrs. Thomas Carter; publicity, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor; employment ? of wards. George C. Aukam. chair- j man; Mrs. Walter S. I'fTord. Mrs. Gil bert Grosvenor, George Fleming. | TO HAHAGE THE M. & 0. E. G. Norris, Assistant to President i Fairfax Harrison Promoted. MOBILK. Ala.. February 26.?E. C. Norris. at present assistant to Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway. Washington, will succeed R. V. Taylor Monday as manager of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, according to information reaching here. Mr. Norris has made his home In Washington for the past seven months, having come to this city from Atlanta. Ga., where he was connected with th* Southern railway. Hunt Named Minister to Siam. George W. P. Hunt ot Arlsona was nominated today by Piaaliant Wilson to be minister to Slam. Ntiiol JFbr Constipation A New Method of Treat ir\J an Old Complaint "Pledged to Quality." irleenth St. n< >ei* York Avraae :#g - ?? - ? *1 iti && ?'* -?* v^ttP Mr. Goldheim Talks: "Spring Hats, the Tofiic. Eh?" "Nothing else quite so important," replied Mr. fioldhciin, "I.ike the tirst Rob::i Red Breast the display you sec here is a harbin ger of the new sea son. You'll see soft hats and stiff that are the embodiment of all that'4 new ? their quality and style sound a genuine note ?>f spring that is cer tainly not in the na ture of a false alarm. One look and you're hound to agree with me." 1 did! iLiiiiriiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt: MILK I Served at the BELLEVUE 5 FARMS Ll'NCH is one of the 5 highest praded raw milks ? rated by. the I'istrict of Co- g; ltimbia Food Inspection Serv- ;? ice. ~ The milk is serxed to you in 5 _ original bottles, and is bottled 2 ~ every morning at the farm and ? ? ready for you at our Luncb- S ~ rooms at 8 30. ^ | Bellevue Farms | | Lunch Co. ? | 1334-36 G St. N.W. 1 = 1338 New York Ave. | S -l'r??Ju?-l* from Farm t* Yra" S =iniiinnnil>?llinilllllinillllllllll?m?ff ? when riitt d<ws tfi* r?tuLiar. I'apfrhinfinc or the lTpbol?t?*niijf u-ft ivMult* arv assured. Geo. Plitt Co.. Inc., * i HU It. Don't get the Grippe Or the Flu, use Bl*ke'? Cold aod (jrippe Tablets. Bring yoor prescription ta aa> Affleck's Drug: Stores, I5th & F Sts. 14th & L'St*. "You Seed Strlinger's Bye Service" : I Selinger glasses ?arc always made to* order?to correct your particular eyesight de fect. Your eyes are first ex amined bv an expert op tometrist : your needs ascertained and the pro per lenses mounted on any frames you select? correctly fitted and ad- I justed. I That is personal ser vice?Selinger service. I Selinger's Mfsr. Optician aa4 OUaaiWalt 820 F St., Cor. 9th "Look for the Bis Clock"