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ROBBER HOLDS UP BANK BRANCH AND FLEESJTH $1,009 Cashier of Georgia Avenue Institution, Facing Pistol, Turns Over Cash. BANDIT FORCES MOTORIST \ TO SPEED HIM TO SAFETY | Escapes Shot Fired by Cashier in Second Bank Robbery in History of District. _ A lone robber held up the cashier of a branch of the People's Commercial and Savings Rink, at 360S Ceorgia avenue, .today, and made away with about $1,000 In ten and twenty-dollar hills, effecting *his escape by forcing a passing automobilist to carry him away. Entering- the bank at 11:45 o'clock, j following a conversation with Pres- f ident J. T. Clancy earlier in the j morning, the robber pointed a pistol at Ernest L. Brown, the cashier. "Don't move, and pass me over all the ten and twenty-dollar bills you have, he ordered. Cashier Brown shoved over a roll j of bills, which the robber took, back- ' 1ng out to the front door. Ho dropped two twenty-dollar bills in his hurry. ; "Don't shoot or shout," he warned j 'the officials behind the counter. "I have a friend on guard outside who la as good a shot as you." Canhier Fires After Him. No sooner had the robber backed but the bank door, covering Brown as ho went, than the cashier seized a revolver and ran after him. As the robber started south on' Georgia avenue Brown tired at him. ' and believed at first that he had hit; him, but it was developed later that j he missed, the traces of the bullet i being found under a steps. Running to Sherman avenue and Park road the robber stopped A. B. Clemmer of 761 Harvard street, who was passing in an automobile. "This is an emergency case," cried the man, leveling his revolver at Clemmer. "I want to go to the hospital." He dropped his gun. but immediately recovered it, and stepped into the car, forcing Mr. Clemmer to drive him away. At 14th street and Columbia road the robber ordered Clemmer to stop the car, and got out, walking away swiftly up 14 th street. Mr. Clemmer sped to the tenth precinct and told the officers there of what had occurred, not knowing at a the time of the robbery. Police Take Up Hunt. Mrs. X. C. Rogers of 3600 Georgia \ avenue and Charles Williams, em-j j loved there, witnessed the shot fired ( after the fleeing robber by Cashier ; Brown and believed the bullet failed i to hit the man. Report of the robbery immediately j brought Inspector Daniel Sullivan, ; acting chief of detectives, and De- i tectives Pratt and Darnell to the : scene of the robbery. The man was ; <' scribed to be between twenty-two j and twenty-five years old. by various people who saw him, abolit 5 feet 9 j fr.ches. sbnder build, sallow complex-! ion, dressed in a dark blue suit, dark . fedora hat and a Mar k tie Capt. Judge and officers of the tenth precinct made a quick response when i the "flash" of the robbery came in. j Capt. Judge was sitting in his automo- ! bile in front of the station and rushe<J . to the scene with Officers Mohler, Jfoover. North. Talbert and Smoot. ruiiif .-s.iiu iiuti uie lunucijf luudj j v.'hs the second bank robbery in the i history of the National Capital, the ! other having occurred about a year ; ri'o at the Minify Trust Company. ' when a man declared to have been ; weak-minded attempted to rob that institution, but failed in his attempt. bureau"head named. Capt. William A. Moffett Nominated for Aeronautics Post. Capt. William A. Moffett was nominated by President Harding: today to be chief of the Navy Department's bureau of aeronautics, with the rank of rear admiral. Capt. MofTott is at present director of naval aviation in the bureau of operations. He is from South Carolina and entered the Navy in 1886. He was made captain in 1916 and his last sea service was as commander of the battleship Mississippi. 50-50 bill laid over. Senator King Objects to Measure Being Taken Up. When the Jones bill to restore the ' half-and-half plan of appropriating for the District of Columbia was reached during consideration of the Mnnatp pitknilar tndav. Spnatnr Tiinir of Utah objected to its being taken v up and the bill went over. Senator Jones.gave notice, however, that when the bill was reached the next time the calendar was taken up he would move to take up the bill, and Insist upon some action on it. The bill proposing to establish daylight saving for the District so far as the government departments and the t street railways are concerned also went over on objection by Senator King. CABLfPRiviLEGE ASKED. Western Union Wants Concessions Into Germany. BERLIN', July 17.?In addition to negotiations between the imperial authorities and representatives of the Mackay Company regarding the lay ing of a direct cable between Germany and the United States, the Lokal Anzeiger says similar concessions have been requested by the Western Union and the Commercial Cable companies. The newspaper adds that negotiations also are proceeding with two American companies for the estah. llshment of an American wireless station In Germany. 50 FIREMEN OVERCOME. NEW YORK, July 18.?Fifty firemen 1 wore overoome today in fighting- a ' 91.000,000 fire in the building of the ] Phoenix Cheese Company, on Green- < wlch street, on the west of lower I Manhattan. Fumes from the refrigerating plant < compelled the firemen to work in re- ' *- ?- i Shell Shock Revived By Clap of Thunder Patient Has Aphasia NEW YORK. July 18.?A xudden clap of thunder In last Friday's storm Is believed by physicians to have revived shellshock symptoms in Lieut, j George Hamon of Ardmore, Okla., who is being treated in a hospital here today. 1 Lieut. Hamon was found wandering in Wcehawken, N. J., a victim of aphasia. A letter In his pocket addressed to a relative in Ardmore by the lieutenant, said physicians had warned him that n sudden noise might bring about a recurrence of his ; ailment contracted in France. I Lieut. Hamon is a nephew of I | the late Jake L. Hamon. republiean national committeeman I for Oklahoma. 1 I FARE CUT PUT UP TO UTILITIES BON Ham Says 7 Cents Can Bi Withstood if Electric Rate Is 10 Cents. The proposition to reduce street ca fares in the District by increasin rates for electric current was brougt formally to the attention of the put lie utilities commission today, follow ing an unsuccessful effort to have th plan considered Saturday during th street railway hearings. William F. Ham, president of th Potomac Electric Power Company testifying before the commission tc day on the company's application t continue the existing electric charg of S'/a cents per kilowatt hour, tol the commission that street car fare could be reduced to 7 cents if th company is permitted to charge 1 cents for electric current, which i me price wmcn rormerly prevailed. Effort was made by William McJ Clayton, representing the Federatio of Citizens' Associations, to hav stricken from the record all refer ence to a 10-cent charge on th ground that the hearing was calle for the purpose of considering con tinuation of the existing rate pf 8} cents. Chairman Kutz overruled th objection. $2,000,000 Is Impounded. While the Potomac Electric Powc Company is collecting the old rate c 10 cents, it is impounding, under court order, 1% cents of every 1 cents collected. The amount impound ed to date is more than $2,000,000. Mr. Ham stated that a 10 per cen rate would not be unreasonable, an insisted that inasmuch as the Wash ington Railway and Electric Com pany owns th estock of the Peps< the commission could, with all legal ity and propriety, permit the powe company to charge a fair rate for th service it renders, which, in the opin ion o the witness, would be 10 cents and at the same time allow the rail way company to meet its difficultie through the use o the electric com pany's revenues. The witness stated that the sub urban lines of the railway compan are being operated at a loss and tha this condition cannot be kept up in definitely. Some way will have t be found, he said, to meet this loss and the best way, apparently, woul be to permit the railway compan to use the profits of the power com pany, which accrue from the sale o electric current at reasonable rates Clayton Qnentiomi Claim. Mr. Ham's statement that the sub -urban railway lines are being op erated at a loss was questioned b Mr. Clayton, who stated that th commission should investigate to de termine if this is a fact. The attor ?? /-??*.! 1ICJ IUI 111*3 r cuciaiiuu Ul V IUiCIK Associations frequently challenge statements by Mr. Ham. He charged the company with hat ing appeared before the commissio with the prime object in view of ot taining a 10-cent electric rate, ai though its petition would imply tha it desires only a continuation of th present 8^-cent rate. At the railway hearing before th commission Saturday Mr. Clayton wa successful in preventing consideratlo of the plan to bolster up the rallwa earnings with power company's revc nues. He blocked consideration of th plan on the ground that the questio of power rates was not before th commission at that time. Effort* to Block Fall. Today's efforts by Mr. Clayton t definitely block consideration of thi proposal failed, because Chairma Kutz ruled that the petition filed b the Pepco was sufficiently broad in it terms to permit of the Introduction o testimony for a ten-cent rate. Th petition is so worded that doubt i created as to whether the compan had in mind the eight-and-one-half cent or the ten-cent charge when i referred to the existing rates. But the company, elsewhere in it petition leaves no doubt as to its de sire for adequate relief by prayini the commission to grant it whateve it believes may be necessary to en able it to function efficiently. Will Install Storage Battery. When the hearing began today Mi Ham made an announcement whic! was received with every satisfactioi by representatives or tne large num ber of business houses who wer present. He said that the jcompan; had placed a contract for a storag battery to cost $100,000. which will b Installed before November In its sub station on 10th street. This improve ment is expected to go far in prevent ink interruptions in the service. Th company also is spending $210,000 o improvements to the Benning plani These improvements, together wit the new storage battery, will remov the principal causes of service Inter ruption, Mr. Ham said. Base Plea on Figures. An array of figures presented by Mi Ham in the early part of his testl mony formed the backbone of th company's plea for a continuation o existing rates. These showed net in come during the year ended Ma 31 last to have been $1,311,433.6! which is equivalent to a return o the investment of 7.64 per cent. During this period the present 8% cent electric rate was in effect onl; between September 15 and May 31 the old rate of S cents having 1?eei in effect prior to September 15. Ml Ham stated that had the. charge o 8 cents applied throughout th year the company's net earning would have been $1,417,735.37. Thi would have given a return of 8.1 per cent. A statement also was presented b; the power company head showinj what situation would have obtained had the former 8-cent charge ap plied throughout the twelve month ended may si. xne net income wouli have been $1,027,735.37, or a retun an the Investment of 5.91 per cent. Discussing operating expenses, Mi Ham said it cost thirty-three hun Iredths of a cent per kilowatt t generate power at the Benning plan In 1917. In 1920 the cost had advance* to sixty-three hundredths, and jn 192 to seventy-eight hundredths. The in (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) ' * ,.W I SITS IS FACTOR AS LEADERS SEEI IRISH SETTLEMEf De Valera Again Meets Lie George and Craig Will B Received Tonight. PREMIER ALSO CONFER? WITH CABINET MEMBE Crowds Await Irish Chief's Arri in Whitehall?Cheer Him a I He Goes to Meeting. I By the Associated Press. 1 LONDON, July 18.?The Irl situation, It was declared in a sponsible quarters tonight, h 0 developed Into virtually a den lock between Premier Lloyd Geor and Sir James Cralft the List premier, and the latter has be given an opportunity to go to B< fast to see If anything can be do Lr In the circumstances. ? LONDON. July 18.?Eamon de lera, the Irish republican leader response to an invitation by prime minister, Mr. Lloyd Gee called at No. 10 Downing street, prime minister's official residence 4:15 o'clock this afternoon to coi [0 with Mr. Lloyd Georsre on the I ,1 question. 0 Crowds again awaited the arr j of the Irish leader in Whitehall .s cheered him as he entered Dowr e street. ? Gen. .Smnta Again Factor. Gen. Jan C. Smuts, the South A Z. can premier, who had a promir n part in the early informal nego e tions which brought about the tr - in Ireland and the pedTTe confers e now in progress, reappeared todaj d a factor in the Irish negotiations i- Mr. Lloyd George, the prime mil 1 ter, had been at hjs official reside e in Downing street only a short t this forenoon, after his return f the country, when Viscount Fitza the lord lieutenant of Ireland, ca J at Downing street and had a 1 talk with the premier during wi * they were Joined by Gen. Smuts, ? conference continuing more than hour. Gen. Smuts had not figured i '' viously in the conversations wl " have been going on at Dowr " street since the truce went into " feet, his last known active part > pation in the pourparlers having b " on the occasion of his return fi r Dublin the week before last, w e he reported the results of his v " to Mr. Lloyd George and to I ' George. It was learned today, h " ever, that the prime minister * Gen. Smuts had a long dtscusslor ~ the situation yesterday at CHeqt Court. It wv Gen. Smuts' Du' " trip which is believed to have m ? to do with bringing the Irish d ' gations to London for the peace c ' ferences. , Bar Lister Premier. d Any conference at present betw y de Valera and Sir James Craig, - Vlster premier, is declared by S i. | r cm ^puAcoiiten iv uc uui ui 3. question. The Sinn Fein leaders declare de Valera considers the Ulster i " mier as outside the scope of the pi ~ ent negotiations, and they have y clined to indicate even whether^ e f time might come when he could " regarded by them as a party to " discussions. They were leaving * British government to deal with 1 a they declared. At thh conclusion of the confere r" participated in by Mr. Lloyd Geo n Viscount Fitzalan and Gen. Sm [" the prime minister called the cab members to meet him in the hous< lt commons this afternoon, after wl e Mr. de Valera was asked to call Downing street at 4:15 o'clock. e James Craig, it was stated, had t 8 invited to come to Downing st: n early this evening. y Meanwhile the Ulster premier f" continuing his consultations with e members of his cabinet, whom n called here last week. These deve! e ments were accepted in well infori quarters as indications that what* immediate difficulty may exist lies 0 tween the prime minister and s Ulsterites, in view of the stateir n from de Valera's party yesterday t y they did not know what Sir Ja: 8 was doing and that the British v ,f dealing with him. e editorial Comment. 9 fn view of the secretiveness of y those principally concerned in " Irish negotiations, this morning's < 1 torial comment generally is cautl in referring to the outlook, but s< 3 writers venture the belief that - definite outcome is not to be expe< ? for some time yet, and intipiate t r Sinn Fein leaders are not inclinec " hasten the deliberations. The Daily Mall, indicating Its be that the negotiations are likely to protracted, says that Ramonn de Va " has hinted that he will have to ret h to Dublin this week to consult a Irish republican parliament a: - hearing from Premier Lloyd Georg e final exposition of the governme y attitude, and that he will be unabli e meet Sir James Craig, the Ulater le 0 er, until after such a consultation. Citing another reason for delay, . same writer says that a special tr< _ ury department report has been dered on certain financial aspects t already have been discussed, and a % that should any definite developmt [ depend upon such a report they ir " necessarily await Its completion, wl would consume considerable time. In some quarters, however, there warnings against oversanguinen because of the many serious diffli . ties which yet remain to be i 1 mounted. Another reason for tl I lese optimistic expressions Is founi ? a dispatch from the Herald's Du correspondent, who says that I '' republican army training and eqt , ping operations, which are no fori ' den by the recent armistice, are i ceeding vigorously, so that should London negotiations fail, everytk ' will be in readiness to resume y field. ? IRISH TRUCE SUCCESSFUL f By Gable to Hie Star and Chicago Daily N e Copyright, 1921. 3 DUBLIN, Ireland, July 18.?' ? nerfect observance of the true* a week exceeded the expectation, y each side doubted the other's po' ? to control the rank and file. 1 1 thin? was managed by co-operaf * between the British army and ? republican army staffs. Uen "on ; run" or released from prison re 1 peared as military chiefs, work equally with the British "brasB ha " and in one case, where a republi " leader was delayed, the British c< 0 mander advertised for him. j The power of the republicans $ control their followers has surprl 1 the military authorities, who had - realized the discipline, and organ! tion of the Sinn Fein army. x . ... -. i. I# I Pont .( / Think his.^ \ Mind \s~Z^ 11 ONVMMflT^II ^ -I iyal ^ -a*a* A??/ /"^ i ?n - SC^Ti Z ' Be Va, in 1 the rge, * I WILSON DEMANDED 3 BRITAINPAYDEBTS _ent Ex-President's Reply to nee Loyd George Goes Into r as nia. Congressional Record. ime A letter from former President roin Wilson to Premier Lloyd George^ of lied indebtedness to this nation ong United States could riot consider prorcicn posals to cancel or exchange Great the Britain's indebtedness to this nation, an was placed in the Congressnorial Recjre ord today by Senator Lodge of MasSalich chusetts, republican leader. Mr. Wilson's letter, dated in Octoici ber. 1920, was submitted to the Senate een foreign relations comittee by former rom Secretary Houston, it said that hen "suggestions looking to the cancelisit lation or exchange" were made to Cing the former president in Paris. The ow- communications apparently was the and reply to the British premier's letter i of made public last week in the Senate lers communication apparently was the BCh Irtcrd Fondln* of Drbt. ele- Mr. Wilson's letter said that the :on- position of the United States liad not changed and "it is not prepared to consent to the remission of any part of the debt of Great Britain to the United States." the Mr. Wilson, it appeared, urged Lloyd linn George to fund the debt, saying that the if this was not done embarrassment of the Treasury would necessitate Mr. steps to collect unpaid interest. Predicted Closer Relations, de- Expressing "confident expectation the of the payment in due course," Mr. be Wilson added: the "It is felt that the funding of these the demand obligations of the British govlim, ernment will do more to strengthen the friendly relatinos between Amer nee *ca and ureat jsruain man wouiu any rge, other course of dealing with the uts, same." e"of CONQBESS AUTHORITY ASKED, lich _____ I at Sir Secretary Mellon Urges Sanction reet for Loan Refunding. Secretary Mellon told the Senate was finance committee today he thought tJje it impracticable to begin negotiations be for refunding allied loans without l?P" congressional authority to conclude me<1 them. Reference to Congress for ap!*er proval of terms of settlement arP?" ranged would materially embarrass ien? the S<>vernment an(l delay the nego h?t tiatlons, he said, continuing his argu:!}?.: ment for the administration's bill to IP?? give the Treasury blanket powers. "Review by Congress will make it difficult to come to any kind of a conclusion," Secretary Mellon deall clared. "When the debtor government the knows the negotiations may be nulliedi fled, such negotiations would be inous terminable." >me Turkish Bonds Questioned, ted "Any suggestion of the substitution hat ?' Turkish bonds for French bonds?" I asked Senator La Follette, republican, Wisconsin. lief "We have had no notice of any such plans," Assistant Secretary Wadslera worth. who accompanied Mr. Mellon, urn replied. the "Has there been any correspondence fter or negotiations with reference to our e a (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) I HowMany dds 4? i~l = ^St!sO ess, & V ? S; T1^9a & fly rlsh nH T#a ur n at^ r TO- |9g{i ^ A*| the ' 6} By Isabel Ostzander ew?. rh Practical police corner mon sense vs. scienaB tific criminology. rhe Which wins? the Read the answer in this lp! gripping new dailyfng serial beginning in zn. T}ip Star not v Thursday* July 21. xa / . ... I [ 100 Dormitory I Blame Food; 40 i ???? About one hundred, women residing at the government hotels on the Union Station and Senate plazas were taken suddenly ill yesterday from the effects of what is believed to have been bad food. About forty of them are confined to their beds today, the others having recovered sufficiently to return to work. None of the women is in a serious condition. Crab salad and Ice cream, served to the 2,000 women living in the dormitories at dinner Friday evening, are believed to have poisoned the one hundred to a certain degree, according to health department authorities, who made a thorough investigation of tne lease. Th? sickness did not develop until yesterday morning, when a number of the women applied at the infirmary at the hotels for treatment, while others called in private physicians. Samples of the food eaten by the sick persons were taken today by Dr. L. A. Newfleld. assistant District health officer, and Dr. R. R. Ashworth, i chief food inspector, and were turned over to the health department laborafory for analysis. The food In'cludetr crab salad, ice cream, roast pork, liver and plums. Ptomaine Symptom*. Virtually all of the women who I were taken ill. it is said, had symp| toms of ptomaine poisoning. Health i department authorities, however, have not definitely established whether the food was poisoned, and will not be able to do so until after a careful analysis is made of the food, which will take several days. Officials in charge of the government hotels hospital, stated that the women did not have ptomaine poisoning. the illness being caused by intestinal infections. They also claim that the food served the women Friday was absolutely pure and prepared under the direction of an expert dietitian. Miss Mary M. Thomas, one of the officials in charge of the infirmary at "PIRATE MYSTERY" BELIEVEDCLEARED Strange Ships Declared to Be Those of Whisky "Blockade Runners." By the Associated Pres.. ATLANTIC CITT, N. J.. July 18.? Pirate yarns and reports of mysterious ships seen lurking along: the trade lanes of the North Atlantic may be explained Dy tne discovery or "blockade runners" that have been landing cargoes of contraband liqUor on the Jersey coast, in the opinion of revenue agents In this district. In maritime circles stories have been told of strange vessels approaching merchantmen on the open seas, as though prepared^ to attack, and then dashing off into the darkness without observing the inviolable rule'of answering code signals. It was even suggested that these specterlike craft I might, be able to explain the disappearance of certain vessels. Whisky Seised. What revenue agents believe to be the explanation of such unusual actions on the high seas was brought about through the seizure of whisky j valued at {20.000 which is said to have been landed along a cove near Wildwood. N. J., from an alleged "mystery ' ship." Several days before the liquor was discovered and confiscated an unidentjged steamer was seen maneuvering Just outside the three-mile limit off Wildwood. Revenue cutters were sent to watch it. The vessel disappeared, but not before, officials think, it had discharged a cargo of whisky. Prohibition officers declared today they are confident smuggling of intoxicants on this coast is being conducted on a tremendous scale. Cargoes worth vast fortunes are believed to have been brought from foreign countries, transferred to small boats at night and cached in unfrequented spots. Transferred at Sea. It is thought probable that the "blockade runners" also have transferred their illegal cargoes to vessels bearing authoritative clearance papers. This, the officers say, would account for the strange actions of the "mystery ships." Their explanation is this: v "The captain of the liquor-laden vessel is Instructed to meet another vessel, bound for an American port, at a given point along the coast and transfer his liquor, which can then be landed with a legitimate cargo. When the "runner" reaches the rendezvous it approaches various vessels, and failing to get the proper signal, hurries oif to prevent discovery." J I aiw Iwf Vomen Made III; Confined to Bed the government hotels hospital, pointed out that some of the women who were ill d'd not eat dinner at the dormitory dining: rooms Friday. She expressed the opinion that if food made the women sick it was eaten by them on picnics and outlng:s attended by them over the week end. She said that the crab salad was served to several of the patients in the hos pital, who suffered no ill effects from it. from it. Cite* Previous Instances. Miss Thomas declared that frequently many of the women returning from picnics and outings over the week end during the warm weather have reported at the hospital for treatment for intestinal trouble. She made light of the outbreak of illness at the dormitories, pointing out that such an incident occurred last summer, although not as serious as the present one. The crab salad and ice cream were served at Friday's dinner. The traditional belief that ice cream and crabs when eaten at the same meal would not digest was discounted by Miss Thomas. She explained that many persons eat clam chowder, fish chowder and other sea foods prepared in milk, with no ill effects. She also pointed out that the dietitian at the hotels is an expert and would not have meals served that would endanger the health of the women living there. Dr. William C. Fowler, District health officer, expressed the belief that the illness of the women was due to some condition of the food. He declined, however, to render a definite decision until after the analysis of the food by the health department chemists. Dr. Fowler said that some of the germs may have been in the ice cream which caused the illness. On the other hand, he indicated that the crabmeat may have been infected, roast beef, liver and plums which were served at meals on Saturdaydid not cause the illness, in his opinion. FRAUD IS CHARGED IN IflA KtllfflNo Conspiracy Alleged in Supposed Violation of Confidential Information. Hugh B. Sorrells, section unit auditor of the trading section of the income tax bureau, and George W. Sutton, a Washington lawyer and expert on income matters, were indicted today by the federal grand Jury on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States. They are alleged to hare entered into an agreement to violate the confidential character of Income tax returns. Sorrells is alleged to have furnished Sutton with information concerning cases where an excess tax had been paid and Sutton, it is charged, would solicit the business of the taxpayer for a percentage of the amount which he might have returned by the governmen. The indictment sets forth that it was the duty of Sorrells under the law and the regulations of the Treasury Department to audit and determine the correctness of returns by firms and corporations and to decide whether there had been an excess or deficit in the amount payable. Under the law it was also his duty to preserve and keep inviolate such returns and all'information gained by him and not to divulge or publish such information in any manner save as stated in the law and regulations. Conspiracy Charged. Sutton, it is stated, held himself out as an expert in income tax mattera. snH Vct'nmKor ie n ?- - * , ? jiaai, il ik alleged, conspired with Sorrells to divulge to him the names and addresses of persons who had paid excess taxes and to whom a rebate was due. The indictment charges that Sutton, with the information so obtained, went to Baltimore November 20 last, and conferred with the Wagner Bros. Company and secured employment to obtain a rebate of tax for the corporation. Henry G. Weston, former chief of the personal service section of the income tax bureau, and George K. Dombhart and Charles A. Bondeson, former employes of the bureau, were also indicted today for conspiracy to defraud the United States. Dombhart and Bondeson were also indicted for bribery of a public official, and Weston, in another Indictment, is charged with receiving a bribe to ininfluence' his action as a government officer. Leave ,GOVervmeat Service. Dombhart and Bonderson, according to the Indictments, left the employ of the government in the fail of 19H (Continued on Page 2. Column 6.1 Dying Engineer Makes Vain Effort To Stop His Train AI.TOO.NA, I'a? Jalr IS.?Alva G. Luuifhlin, flfty-llve, of Altoona, engineer of I'ennnylvanla train No. IK, Chicago mail east, died with hin hand on the throttle an hla train wtm panning \V II mo re, Cambria county* at 7i2{5 o'clock lnnt night. Engineer Laughlin apparently felt hlnmelf sinking, an hr made a vain effort to nhut off the power and bring hln train to a stop. Fireman Theodore Kltchey na\v I.aughlin nlnk hark and stretched over the proatrnte engineer to reach the throttle and halt the train. HARDING ML NOTE IS REM HOUSE President's Plea Against Duty Made Public?Fordney Holds Up Second Letter. President Harding's letter of June 30 to Chairman Fordney of the House ways and means committee opposing the imposition of a duty on crude petroleum and fuel oil and suggesting a bargaining provision "to guard against the levy of duties against us," was presented to the House today by Mr. Fordney. The text differed materially from recently published versions of the communication, and in reply to questions Mr. Fordney said there was another letter from the President, which he did not propose to read. Text of President's better. The text of the President's letter of June 30 follows: "I understand that your committee is very soon to decide whether to include a protective duty on crude oil in the tariff bill to be reported to the House. I cannot refrain from expressing the hope that your committee will take note of the foreign policy to which we are already committed. under which the government is doing every consistent thing to encourage the participation of American citizens in the development of the oil resources in many foreign lands. This course has been inspired by the growing concern of our country over the supply of crude oil to which we may turn for our future needs, not alone for our domestic commerce, but in meeting the needs of our Navy and our merchant marine. "To levy a protective tariff on crude petroleum now would be at variance with all that has been done to saleguard our future interests. "I am not unmindful of the oil industry within our own borders, and most cordially believe in its proper consideration. "Would it not be practical to provide for such protection in some bargaining provision which may be placed In the hands of the executive so that he may guard against the levy of duties against us or the imposition by other nations of export tariffs which are designed to hinder the facilitation of trade which is essential to our welfare? "In the matter of crude oil. as in the case of lumber, concerning which we ; talked, our position will be the stronger if the tariff levy is omitted and authority is given the executive to impose a duty in appropriately stated circumstances. I hope your committee will find it consistent to give consideration to these suggestions." Wants Second Note Rend. Referring to the President's letter. Representative Byrnes, democrat, of South Carolina, told the House that Mr. Fordney should not deny "the ; advice contained in the second communication. inasmuch as certain of the newspapers were able to use it." He said he believed Mr. Harding's attitude truly represented public opinion, and that it was supported by a majority of the House. "If this tax is allowed to remain in the bill," Mr. Byrnes continued, "it I will be a great disappointment not I only to the President, but to the shipping and railroad interests and the users of thousands of motor trucks, and the vast industries using oil for fuel. It certainly can be construed ' in no other way than to mean the ultimate exhaustion of our own sup- . plies." Representative McKenzie, republi- j can, Illinois, also opposed the tax. saying he believed that to put a tax | on natural resources was carrying protection a step too far. He at- | tack.ed the lumber provisions of the j bill for the same reasons and added ' that be hoped the Senate would re- i move all such items from the measure. Indrrfclll Flays Oil Tax. Representative Underbill, republi- ' can, of Massachusetts, who opened! the attack on the oil tariff, declared ! i oil production was largely a gambling | proposition, and added that it was "a j | poor sporting proposition to demand! legislation to aid gamblers." He denied that New England alone was leading the fight on the duty, asserting that it would impose heavy burdens on every section of the country. Mr. Underhill urged the House "not to disappoint President Harding," and to express its will by a heavy vote against the oil tax. Today's News in Paragraphs One thousand five hundred prisoners In Pennsylvania penitentiary in riot trapped by Are. Page 1 Text of President's letter opposing oil tariff read in House; second note withheld. Page 1 De Valera again meets premier as Smuts becomes factor. Page 1 Mystery of "pirate ships" believed cleared. Par. i Woman and clergyman among victims of tar and feathers: farmer also beaten. Page 3 Gen. Pershjng seeks closer co-operation of all V. S. military forces. Page 3 Senate committee's report divided on Sims-Daniels controversy. Page 3 | Official inquiry revived into murder of H. G. Hemming, New York broker. Page 3 Cable boat saves 329 from steamer on rocks in St Lawrence. Page 8 Haywood in clash with American communist delegates at third internationale meeting. Page 9 Four negroes slain in pitched battle with Louisiana posse. Page 10 i Five hundred more chances for District youths in August training camp. Page 13 Jane Addims elected president of Women's International Congress. Page 13 District Commissioners explain action in employing architects on school work. Page 13 President to attend ter-centennial celebration at Plymouth. Page 13 Rules enforced against hoboes in South tvlq*. I. W. W. 1s v ? ..v-. _ ... - - ' * - -t 1,1 PRISONERS IN RIOI OUTBREAK TRAPPEDBY FIRE Ten Buildings Destroyed in Disorders at Pennsylvania Penitentiary. INMATES HELD BY FLAMES FACE RIFLES OF GUARDS Shrieks of Men Battling for Safety Heard?Definite Details of Trouble Unavailable. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH. July 18.?A reported outbreak of prisoners in the Western penitentiary on the Ohio river here was followed soon after noon today by fire, which quickly destroyed ten frame factory buildings within the enclosure. Six were severely injured. The cause of today's outbreak was said by one of the guards to have originated in a party of 250 men and thirty women who were recently sent here from the Eastern penitentiary at Philadelphia. They complained, he said, that they were not allowed certain privileges which had been accorded them in the east. At 2:30 o'clock the fire companies began leaving and it was apparent that au clanger or further trouble from that direction was at an end. The prisoners, too. had quieted and the authorities seemed to have the situation well in hand. Police and lire lines were drawn tightly around the institution and detailed reports of the outbreak were unavailable. It was known, however, that penitentiary guards, reinforced by city policeman and deputy sheriffs, armed with rifles and riot guns, were holding the prisoners at bay, while a heavy fire-fighting force | extinguished the flann-s. I'riftonern Held at Bay. A peep through one of the prison gates showed a party of Pittsburgh detectives with drawn revolvers facing a great crowd of prisoners in tlie yard. The men appeared to be in great terror from the flames which raged back of them. So far as could be seen, none of them was armed. Meantime, the flames had crept along the Ohio river side and many prisoners confined in cells there shattered the glass in the windows and shrieked for help. Two watch towers on the walls were attacked by the fire and quickly consumed. Persons in the street could distinctly hear the shrieks and groans of the imprisoned men and it was reported that a number had been hurt and taken to the first aid hospital in a section of the prison remote from where the fire rag?*d. Many citizens offered their services to the authorities and were added to Sheriff Haddock's roree. Medical Aid Rushed. Many prisoners were removed from the south wing, where the fire started. Soon aftdlward the great crowd, which by this time had surrounded three sides of the prison, believed ! they heard a series of shots and the shrieks which had come from the | panic-stricken prisoners for a time | subsided. At 1:45 o'clock it was announced at ! < Vi.? ,-ck .if TnV-.n T MpTTr Ivnv Pitts burgh dir? ctor of charities. that he had just nent five city physicians to the penitentiary in response to a call for medical aid. A number of ambulances reached the prison about 1:30 p.m. At that time the guards had been strengthened at the gates of the I prison, and all except policemen and * ! deputy sheriffs were being rigidly excluded, so that no statement of what was going on within the walls could be obtained. It appeared, however, that the fire was under control. Five Riot Alarm*. Five <Hot alarms were turned in to the police and fire departments from j the penitentiary at 12:35 o'clock. The | buildings are located on the Ohio I river in the lower part of the old city of Allegheny. | Nine fire companies immediately rej sponded to the alarms and police rej serves were hurried to the penitentiary. Telephone communication with the institution was temporarily cut ' off. Fire records show that all the alorms were sent from a fire box in; side the penitentiary, j Col.'C. A. Rook, a member of the board of penitentiary managers and I publisher of the Pittsburgh DisI patch, was notified by telephone from i the penitentiary that a riot was in | progress and the buildings had been | set on fire. | Cordon of Police. j A cordon of police was quickly ! thrown around every entrance leadj ing to the prison, while fire lines were | established some distance away. Fire i hose was taken through the Doer street gate, through which fire apparatus also was sent. Great volumes of smoke rising from the inclosure indicated that the broom factory was rapidly being destroyed. Sheriff W. S. Haddock answered a call from the office of John Francies with ton deputies, armed with riot guns. Every available policeman was sent by Robert Alderdice, director of public safety, to reinforce the men already on duty, while i xno peniienuary guaras were moDinzeu j within the walls. The Western penitentiary contains a population of between 1.200 and 1,500 | prisoners, some of them sent there by 1 federal courts and the remainder from j the western counties of Pennsylvania. I There is a branch, the "farm prison." j at Bellefonte, Pa., to which men of high { standing in the prison are sent, leaving I the most desperate characters in the in sti tut ions here. : Warden Prancles announced at 2:15 that he had asked Gov. Sproul to send i detachments p state police from the ! barracks at Butler and Greenburg to help guard the penitentiary tonight. J. H. PATTERSON RETIRES. Resigns as Head of Cash Register Company in Favor of Son. ! DAYTON*. Ohio, July 18.?John H. I Patterson has resigned as president | and general manager of the National i Cash Register Company, according to | announcement made today at the of; flees of the company. He is succeeded ; as president by his son Frederick and as general manager by J. H. BarI ringer. The retiring president will continue to direct the affairs and policies of the company as a member of the board of directors. Mr. Patterson has been president of the company for the past thirty-seven years and recently celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday. PBEMIEB PACHITCH ILL. VIENNA. July 16.?Premier v P. Pachiteh of Jugoslavia is seriously ill and his life is despaired of. according to reports received here from ":=:rue. \