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WEATHER.
Pair tonight and tomorrow; warm
er; gentle to moderate south and
southwest winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest. 49,
at noon today; lowest, 28, at 7 a.m.
today.
Full report on page 2.
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CROWN PRINCE SLIPS OUT
OF HOLLAND AND CROSSES
FRONTIER INTO GERMANY
Believed Going
. to Estate in
Silesia.
OFFICIAL ESCORT
LEAVES WITH HIM
Departure Is Legal:
No Complications
Foreseen.
By thf* Associated Press.
PARIS, November 10.—The en
tente allies will insist vigorously
at Berlin that former Crown
• Prince Frederick William, who
entered Germany today from his
exile in Holland, be expelled
from German territory, it was
said in official circles this after
noon. France and Great Britain
have exchanged views during the
past few days on this subject, it
is stated, and are in entire ac
cord regarding it.
PARIS, November 10. —Holland
may not be regarded as a suffi
ciently secure retreat for former
Emperor William of Germany in
view of the flight of the ex
crown prince, it was said today
at the foreign office, and a sec
ond St. Helena may be chosen
for him.
' AMSTERDAM. November 10.—The
Dutch government officially an
nounced today that former Crown
Prince Frederick William of Germany
crossed the German frontier this
morning en route to Dels, Upper Si
lesia. The estate to which he recently
expressed a desire to retire Is lo
cated at Oels.
The Kxchange Telegraph account of j
the ex-crown prince’s departure says
he left the Island of Wleringen at
4:80 o'clock. Two big motor cars
awaited him in the village of
Ewijcksluis, on the mainland. _ Fred
erick William entered the first car,
accompanied by Burgomaster Kolf of
Wleringen, while his luggage was
loaded in the second. Both cars drove
off at daybreak.
Before leaving Wleringen Frederick
William addressed a letter to the
population expressing his regret at
being unable to say good-hyo and ex.
pressing gratitude for the friends he
had made during his years of exile
an) for the hospitalltv shown him.
It is considered here that the Dutch
government had no right to detain
him in Holland, that his departure is
quite legal and that It will not in
volve Holland In any diplomatic con
flict. It none the less Iras caused a
sensation.
FRANCE PROTESTS.
Poincare Letter Against Prince’s
Return Is Presented.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 10.—A note sign
ed by Premier Poincare as president
of the allied council of ambassadors
■was delivered to the German charge
d'affaires yesterday protesting
against the return of ex-Crown Prince
F’rederlck William to Germany.
LEFT WIERINGEN AT 4 A.M.
Report He Was Going to Doom
Is Denied There.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 10.—Former
Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany left Wleringen about 4
o'clock this morning and mystery sur
rounds his whereabouts, says a Cen
tral News dispatch from Amsterdam.
The prince was seen in a motor cart
In a small mainland town a few miles
from the coast at 4:30 o’clock this
morning. Another car heavily loaded
with baggage and petrol followed and
from this the correspondent assumes
Frederick William was going on a
long Journey. Two chauffeurs and
an unidentified person accompanied
the prince.
Inquiry at Wleringen elicited the
> statement that Frederick William was
going to Doom, but at Doom castle It
was stated that the prince had not ar
rived and that he was not expected.
The correspondent adds that many
rumors are in circulation, one of which
Is that the prince intends to cross the
Dutch frontier.
MONARCHIST RUMOR HEARD.
Implication of Crown Prince Con
jectural and Unconfirmed.
By the Associated Press.
UTRECHT, Holland, November 10. —
Rumors are circulating here that ex-
Crown Prince Frederick William, who
left Wleringen early today for Ger-,
many, has gone to put himself at the
bead of a monarchist movement, but
this la conjectural, and there are no
means of verifying It.
OREGON VOTERS APPROVE
INCOME TAX MEASURE
Unofficial Returns Indicate Law
Is Adopted by Majority of 543,
j. With Few Votes Out.
PORTLAND, Ore., November 10.—
Oregon voters at last Tuesday’s elec
tion adopted a state income tax law.
It became apparent late yesterday
when an unofficial tabulation showed
the tax measure to have & majority
of 543 votes, with returns missing
from only four small precincts. The
vote was: Yes, 68,696; No, 68,063.
| Ends His Long Exile |
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FREDERICK WILLIAM.
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% sOLES
\ Holland.
The above map shown the route
taken by the former German crown
prince, Frederick William, on his
return to Germany, after his five
year exile at Wleringen, Holland,
LUOENDORFF FAIT
DISGUSTSGERMANS
Bubble oi His Omnipotence
Bursts When He Is Captured
as Common Criminal.
BY HIRAM K, MODERWELL,
By Cable to The Stsr and Chicago Dally News.
Copyright. 1933.
BERLIN, November 10.—With the
capture of the beer hall which Hitler
troops had occupied Friday anotb-W
famous legend was exploded—that »f
the omnipotence and emisclence ot
Ludendorft.
This man who once made nations
tremble, whose promised victory per
suaded half a million Germans to go to
their death In the spring of 1918,
proved so politically Incompetent In
making an alliance with a former
Austrian sign painter that within
twenty-four hours he was pinched
like a common criminal.
And Hitler’s pitiful miscalculations
and ridiculous failure may open the
eyes of several hundred thousands,
who permitted such a man to take
the terrible responsibility of organ
izing a civil war. Hitler’s calcula
tion was that If he once got Dictator
Von Kahr Into a trap the latter would
be helpless, because no troops would
mach against the “superman” Luden
dorff.
Von Kahr “Agrees.”
But von Kahr, with his usual dex
terity,, pretended to agree to Hitler's
scheme for organizing a national gov
ernment In Munich, thus avoiding ar
rest and possible disorganization of
his forces, and then walked calmly
with his friend, Gen. von Lossow, to
the nearest Relchswehr barracks and
[issued orders against the conspirators.
He knew that Ludendorffs name was
not so terrible as it was supposed
to be.
The people had not forgotten that
Ludendorff. “organizer of defeat,”
was, like the former kaiser, a desert
er. He fled Germany shortly after
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ASK EMYVfRDICT
ON TOPPEAL
Officials Request Advance of
Hearing for Man Sentenced
to Be Hanged.
The Supreme Court was asked today
by the government to advance the,
hearing of the appeal of Zlang Sung
Wan, convicted here of the murder
of Ben Sen Wu and sentenced to be
hanged.
Pointing out that the question at
issue is whether the trial court had
properly admitted certain confessions
made by Zlang Sung Wan, which it
was contended had been involuntarily
made, and that the same question
was Involved in the case of Edgar
Randolph Perrygo, pending in the,
Court of Appeals of the District, and
was frequently presented in other
criminal cases In the federal courts
here and elsewhere, the government
in Its brief suggested that it was
highly Important that the question
should be promptly and finally de
cided by the Supreme Court.
®)e MtominQ Jlfaf.
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Berlin Protests
Extension of
Army Rule.
PUTSCH LEADERS
FREE ON PAROLE
i I
Conflicting Report
Is That Ludendorff
Is on Trial.
| By tli* Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 10. — In a note to
the council of ambassadors today Ger
many requested the allies to postpone
the resumption and extension of mili
tary control by the commission of allied
officers.
While declining to guarantee the safety
of the commission under the present
conditions the German government as
sures the council that Germany does
not intend to contest her obligations
under the treaty, but sets forth that
she is unable to fulfill all of them now.
"The German government has no In
tention of contesting the obligation de
volving upon It under the treaty of
Versailles,” the note says. “It finds
itself constrained, however, to declare
that In the present circumstances It Is
not in a position to execute these ob
ligations In all. points. • • •
“Because of the course events have
taken In Germany the resumption of
the control operations at this moment
might create a fresh subject of con
flict that would considerably aggravate
the internal political situation. The
situation would be all the more grave
because, according to reports from nil
the domestic services concerned with
the matter, the appearance of the Inter
allied control officials would Inevitably
bring about incidents, so that difficul
ties of foreign politics would be added
to the interna! difficulties.
“The council of ambassadors ought
to recognize that the present moment
is not a propitious one in which to
demand of the German government
the strict execution of the exactions
contained in the note of November 3.
The German government consequent
ly requests the council of ambassa
dors to postpone its exactions
through force of circumstances."
LUDENDORFF ON PAROLE.
Conflicting Report Declares Tfial of
Famous Leader Is Utider Way.
By the Associated Press.
MUNICH, Bavaria, November 10.—
Gen. Ludendorff, arrested here yes
terday for his part in the Munich
revolt, has been paroled.
PARIS, November 10. —A Havas
dispatch from Berlin this morning
says the hearing of Gen. Ludendorff
before the attorney general of the
relch now Is In progress, according
to Munich advices received by the. 1
German peoples party. S
(The foregoing conflicts with trther
advices stating that Gen. Ludendorft
has been released on parpW).
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 10. —A govern
ment proclamation Issued in Munich
today announces, the establishment of
summary tribunals and the Institu
tion of the curfew In the city and
district of Munich from 8 p.m. until
6 a.m. Cases and similar places must
close*at 7 p.m.
- ' KNILLING IN CONTROL.
Premier’s Government Disarms Na
tionalists in Munich.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 10.—The gov
ernment of Premier von Knllling is
In complete control of Munich, ac
cording to latest reports from the
Bavarian capital. Quiet has been re
stored in the city. A state of siege
has been proclaimed throughout Ba
varia.
The Tageblatt says that a coup
similar to that at Munich was at
tempted at Augsburg, Bavaria, but
that the police Immediately arrested
and disarmed all Insurgents.
At Nuremburg also the police dis
armed the nationalists. The burgo
master yesterday sent an urgent re
quest to Berlin for troops, but Chan
cellor Stresemann refused to comply.
HITLER IS SOUGHT.
Whereabouts Unknown, But Is Be
lieved to Be in Munich.
BERLIN, November 10. The
Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten re
ports that the whereabouts of Adolph
Hitler Is unknown, but that Gen.
Ludendorff has been released after
pledging his word that he would take
no further part In the revolt. The
disarmament of the nationalists bad
almost been completed late last night.
Gen. Ludendorff spent some time In
the Munich police court station after
arrest yesterday, according to dis
patches from that city, but was re
leased after he had given his word of
honor not to participate again In a
coup d’etat.
It is believed possible that Hitler,
who was reported to have escaped
from the Bavarian authorities, has
sought refuge east of Munich with
several hundreds of bis nationalist
followers.
STRESEMANN SATISFIED.
Chancellor Believea Hitler Revolt
Was Blessing In Disguise.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 10.—Chancellor
| Stresemann and other government
leaders' give evidence of satisfaction
over the outcome of tbs Munich
putsch. They are inclined to view It
as a blessing in disguise In that it
definitely disposes of Ludendorff and
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POINCARE EXPECTS
BRITISH DEMAND TO
PAY UPWAR DEBTS
Sees This Move as Outcome
of Apparent Collapse of
Parley Move.
ENGLISH STILL HOPEFUL
DESPITE HUGHES’ VIEW
United States Officials See Whole
Flan Frustrated by French
Restrictions.
I*7 the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 10.—The presen
tation of Great Britain's bill for her
war advances to the French govern
ment is foreseen by political observ
ers as one of the probable early re
sults of the apparent collapse of the
plan for an expert committee to ex
amine Germany’s capacity to pay rep
arations. It is understood Premier
Poincare expects It to be one of the
developments.
The reparation commission, which
will meet next Tuesday, now will
have to decide the question whether
the Germans shall be heard, according
to their request, as to the capacity of
Germany to pay. It Is understood
there will be no opposition on the part
of the French.
It is pointed out that the peace
treaty itself provides for equitable
hearings for Germany on that subject.
LONDON STILL 'HOPEFUL.
British to Continue Efforts for Rep
aration Parley.
Bj the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 10.—Although
the press reports from Washington
regarding the prospect of a repara
tion Inquiry conducted within a lim
ited scope of the French proposal are
by no means sanguine. British offi
cial circles In London do not consider
the time has yet arrived to abandon
hopes of an allied conference Includ
ing America.
In competent quarters it is asserted
that Great Britain will continue to
apply herself to the problem of reach
ing a basis on which a conference
satisfactory to the United States can
be held until every possible avenue is
explored.
U. S. DROPS PARLEY FLAN.
Sees Futility of Work in Face of
French Stand.
Restrictions insisted upon by France
on ths proposed inquiry by experts
Into Germany’s economic condition
would render such an effort to sqlve
the reparations problem useless and
futile. Iq the opinion of
ton government .■
This decision was reached late yes
terday after the sifcgatlon had been
discussed during Me day by President
Coolidge with hie cabinet and Ambas
sador Jusserjmd at a conference with
had explained In
detail ime nature of the French Umi
tatlptis.
XThe result was that word was sent
'i to Premier Poincare, through the am
bassador, that his determination to
restrict the scope of the Inquiry, ad
ministration officials here believed,
would frustrate the object of the
United States in offering the allies
aid In bringing about an adjustment.
What the future might bring forth
officials here declined to predict. They
would discuss only what had transpired,
asserting that the American public was
entitled to know just what was the
position of the United Statea Declin
ing to speculate as to future possi
bilities, they would not admit that the
door through which American aid might
be tendered had been closed.
Ns Formal Invitation.
No formal invitation to participate in
a reparations Inquiry, It wap pointed
out, is before the Washington govern
ment, and consequently a declination Is
not in order. While, under the circum
stances, no Invitation from the allies is
now expected, it was plainly indicated
that such an Invitation, if France con
tinued to insist upon restrictions, would
be declined.
In his talk with Mr. Hughes yester
day the French ambassador explained
that Premier Poincare’s stipulation that
the experts be limited to an inquiry
Into Germany’s "present capacity’’ to
pay reparations meant that the survey
should be restricted to the period end
ing with 1930.
This limitation in itself was re
garded by the Washington govern
ment as making a comprehensive
study of the situation and the formu
lation of a financial plan that would
avoid economic disaster in Europe im
possible.
Fntlle, Coolidge Holds.
President Coolidge feels that the
French limitations render the inquiry
plan useless and futile. He believes
the French restrictions would reduce
the inquiry to a mere audit of Ger
man accounts; that the United States
could serve no useful purpose by sanc
tioning American participation in an
investigation that could not produce
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SHOOTS COMPANION, KILLS
RABBIT WITH ONE SHOT
Annapolis Lawyer Accidentally
Wounds Undertaker While
Hunting in Field.
Special Dlapatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., November 10.—
John M. an undertaker of An
napolis, was accidentally shot near
here this morning by Nicholas H.
Green, former state's attorney, while
the two were hunting on the first day
of the open season. About twenty
small shot went into Mr. Taylor’s leg,
but he is not dangerously injured.
Mr v Green shot at a rabbit which
darted toward Mr. Taylor. Enough
of the shot were properly directed to
bring down the game.
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AN HONEST-TO-GOODNESS DIPLOMAT.
MILLIONS TO HEAR
SPEECHBYWILSON
Address by Radio First Break
in Silence for Three
Years.
Wilson Address
Opening Feature
Os Celebration
Salient feature* of Washing
ton's celebration of' Armistice
day will bei /
At Bi3o o'clock tonight, ad
dress by former President
WoodrowWllson by radio.
At lO gff\oc k tomorrow morn
ing Coolldge, assist- -
ed bythe Secretary of War and
Secretary of the Navy, will
curate the tomb of the nn
, 'known soldier.
“ At 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, mans service of all Wash
ington churches and most vet
eran associations in the amphi
theater at Arlington national
cemetery.
At SiSO o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon, demonstration in honor
of former President Woodrow
Wilson by his friends in front
of his 8 street home. Mr. Wil
son Is expected to speak.
Woodrow Wilson will step from his
retirement tonight and deliver through
ether waves the first words he has
addressed to the nation since he left
the White House nearly three years
ago.
Prom the quiet study of his S street
home here the former President will
talk by radio on the eve of Armistice
day to an unseen audience of perhaps
more than a million persons, the
greatest of his whole career. The
title of Ms address will be "Some
Remarks on Armistice day.”
. May Address Visitors.
Mr. Wilson will probably follow to
night’s address with another tomor
row afternoon, when more than a
thousand of his admirers from every
part of the country make their annual
pilgrimage to his residence shortly
after 3 o’clock.
He has agreed to greet his visitors,
with Mrs. Wilson, from the front
steps, and Is expected to speak briefly
to them.
Ideal atmospheric conditions prom
ised for tonight virtually assure per
sons as far away as San Francisco of
being able to hear him.
Begiu at Bi3o.
Mr. Wilson will begin to speak at
8:30 o'clock, it was announced at his
home this morning. Preliminary an
nouncements and necessary tests
probably will begin five or ten min
utes sooner, so that-those who wish
to hear the former President’s first
address from private life are advised
by those in charge to set their in
struments about 8:15 o'clock.
The former President’s words will
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DUEL HALTED UNTIL
AFTER ELECTION
Mexican General and Candidate for
President Agree to an -
Armistice. ,
By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, November 10.—The
duel between Oen. Amulfo domes, com
mander of the Mexico City garrison,
and Oen. Antonio Villareal, a presl
’ dentlal candidate, which wds to have
taken place at dawn today, has been
postponed until after the elections.
This decision was reached last night
by the seconds of the two men. It was
decided that Inasmuch as duels are a
criminal offense, Villareal would have
been subject to a term in prison had
the engagement taken place, and thus
deprived of his rights as a citizen he
could not have gone before the people
as a candidate for the presidency.
The dispute between domes and Vll-,
lareal rose from an exchange of charges
of reprehensible conduct on the field of
battle following comments made by the
candidate concerning the recent allega
tions of co-operatista deputies that
Oen. Gomes was implicated in a plot to
attack them. The seconds have agreed
that the duel will take place within
three days after the election.
Boy Tows Boat
5 Days to Bring
Father to Doctor
By the Associated Press.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Novem
ber 10.—His arms deeply scarred
by the tow rope, the ten-year-old
son of Samuel Bignell, an Indian,
arrived here yesterday after tow
ing his dying father in the fast
flowing river fifty miles to get
medical attention. AVhen his fath
er was taken ill while out on a
trap line with the youngster, the
boy helped him into the canoe,
took the rope and finally, after
dragging the craft for five days,
reached civilization and a doctor.
Blgneil died soon after his ar-
ENDBOOTLEGSALES
FROM UI6OILDING
Lunchroom Proprietors Cut
Phone Line to Halt Activities
Near Police Headquarters.
That a thriving bootleg traffic is be
ing conducted within the shadow of
police headquarters, with activities
centering in a lunchroom located In a
government-owned building at 14th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, was
disclosed in a letter sent by W. G.
Platt, chief clerk of the Treasury De
partment, to proprietors of the lunch
room.
Apparent inability of the police and
prohibition agents to cope with the
bootleg situation in that vicinity was
Indicated in the letter, which was sent
to McHugh & Brown, propreitors of
the Western Lunch, 1406 Pennsylvania
avenue. The letter told of complaints
of bootleggers having transacted busi
ness over the telephone in the lunch
room. The property is rented by Mc-
Hugh & Brown.
Fully two months ago the police
called the attention of the proprietors
to reports of alleged bootleg operations
over the telephone in the lunchroom
and asked their co-operation in an ef
fort to put a stop to the practice.
Warning la Sent.
Additionalaiomplains were made, and
yesterday Chief* Clerk Platt sent the
proprietors of the lunchroom the fol
lowing message:
“Gentlemen: On October 3, 1923, I
addressed a letter to your Mr. D. B.
McHugh calling his attention to a re
port that had been made to me con
fidentially with reference to men lolt- I
erlng In your lunchroom from 6
o’clock in the evening till 6 o’clock
in the morning, who were undoubt
edly carrying on a bootlegging busi
ness. In this letter 1 asked your co
operation in breaking up any ques
tionable practice that might be car
ried on from your place of business.
“A formal complaint now come to
me from the police department, say
ing that there is no doubt but what
bootleggers are transacting business
In your lunchroom; that orders for
liquor are received over your tele
phones; that it is well known on the
outside that liquor can be obtained
from men who frequent your place
and that you know who these men
are; that It Is not an 'uncommon
thing for calls to be received over
your telephone: that your employes
will go out on the street and request
the person called for to come to the
telephone, and that It is well known
that the conversation carried on is
with reference to securing liquor.
“There Is no objection, of course, to
your having telephone service for the
proper conduct of your business, but
this department cannot afford to be
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11 KILLED, 20 HURT
IN BLAST AT GENOA
Was Second Explosion in Two
Days—Nine Died in
First.
By the Associated Press.
GENOA, November 10.—Fort Mon
tegnano, where an explosion of cor
dite occurred Thursday, causing the
death of nine persons and the wound
ing of nine others, was shaken by
explosions again yesterday, eleven
more persons being killed and a score
injured.
Firemen could not check the spread
of flames, and the fort is a com
plete wreck.
“From Press to Borne
Within the Hour ”
The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
60 cents per month Telephone Main 5000
and service will start immediately
Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 92,964
♦
ENOUGH HARD COAL
FOR SOON
Local Dealers Expect Supply
When Shipments Cease on
Great Lakes.
Users of anthracite coal in the Dis
trict of Columbia who have been un
able to purchase coal in sufficient
quantity this fall will probably be
able to buy anthracite in any quantity
after November 20.
By that date dealers believe ship
ments of anthracite to the northwest
via the great lakes will have drop
ped off and navigation on the lakes
will be almost completely closed for
the winter, releasing shipments of
anthracite to the south, most of which
will come through or near Washing
ton.
Anthracite shipments to the Capital
have been unusually light this fall,
not alone on account of the miners'
strike last summer, but because
northwest and New England points
have demanded full shipments before
navigation closes on the lakes and
winter causes a partial shutdown of
rail and water shipments. At pres
ent there is little anthracite to be
had in Washington at any price, ac
cording to dealers, and next month
the price may be increased.
Plenty of Soft Coal.
The bituminous situation is Just the
reverse of that regarding anthracite.
Plenty of bituminous coal is on hand
in dealers’ bins, at the lowest price
for many months. Bituminous is sell
ing generally at between $7 and |( a
ton, while one grade sells far below
$7. Delivery can be made in practi
cally any amount of bituminous.
Seventeen companies mining anthra
cite coal operated on a margin of less
than II per ton from January to
March, 1923, the United States Coal
Commission announced today, while
forty-eight companies operated on
margins between |1 and |3 a ton, with
six companies receiving more than |6
a ton margin for their coal. Ten
companies received between |2 and
12.49 margin, while only one company
reported a cost in excess of sales
realization.
Show Large Increase
Compared to the margins on which
anthracite operators worked before
the war present-day margins show a
large increase. In the four years be
fore the United States entered the
war the average margin for the
railroad coal companies was 37 cents
a ton. In 1919 the average margin
was 61 cents. In 1920 and 1921 for
these companies it was 66 cents and
85 centa respectively, with the aver
i age for 1921 more than twice as great
as the pre-war average.
During the coal strike of 1922 the
companies lost heavily and opera
tions for the year as a whole showed
a loss. After the resumption of
mining, however, the commission said
margins rose to the highest point
of record In ten years. For the last
quarter of 1922 the average of the
railroad coal companies was 11.15
and In the first quarter of 1923 it
was 11.18, or more than three times
the pre-war average. The large mar
gins of late 1922 and early 1923, the
commission said, were due In part to
the active demand for steam sizes and
In part to the fact that the railroad
companies advanced the price of
domestic coal slightly.
ALIEN LAW EXTENSION
FAVORED BY PRESIDENT
Congress will be expected by Presi
dent Coolidge to extend the restric
tive immigration law, which would
expire next June 30. No definite sug
gestions to Congress have been for
mulated by the Chief Executive, it was
learned yesterday, but he would look
with disfavor on any increase of the
present 3 per cent quotas.
Secretary Davis has announced he
would offer again his bill embodying
restrictive features similar to those
in the present law', but providing for
selection of immigrants abroad. Some
industrial Interests. Including the
United States Steel Corporation, have
proposed a liberalization of the pres
ent law.
FORTY DIE FROM PLAGUE.
CASABLANCA, Morocco, November
10.—An epidemic of plague is spread
ing at Larache and forty persona are
reported dead.
The French authorities have estab
lished a sanitary cordon, permitting
no one to pass from the Spanish into
the French zone or into Tangier
without submitting to vaccination.
TWO CENTS.
VIGOROUS RUM WAR
TO CLEAN UP CUV
LANDS7IIN TOILS
Sixty Policemen and Six Dry
Agents Led by Davis in
Sweeping Raids.
GROUNDWORK CAREFULLY
LAID BEFORE DRIVE OPENS
Seventy-Five of Ninety-One Forays,
in Seven Precincts, Completed
by Noon Today.
With clocklike smoothness and
regularity police raiders and prohi
bition agents, under supervision of
Lieut. O. T. Davis of the vice squad,
today mopped up Washington’s retail
bootleg territories and brought in
seventy-one prisoners and about 500
gallons of confiscated liquor.
The raids came on the heels of the
announcement of vindication of the
members of the vice squad of charges
of irregular enforcement of prohibi
tion laws in the National Capital.
They were almost city-wide In scope.
Five precincts contributed flying
squadrons of picked men to assist in
the raids. By 1 o’clock today 75 per
cent of the ninety-one planned raids
had been completed successfully, only
three fights were reported, prisoners
were jamming precincts and bonds
men were placing thousands of dol
lars an hour for the release of those
held.
Many Arrests Made.
The 1 o’clock summary revealed
that the second precinct was in the
van with arrests totaling 21, while
the fourth precinct was running a
close second, with 20; the ninth pre
cinct, despite a late start, had gath
ered 13 into the Volstead net, while
the eighth precinct reported 10 ar
rests and the sixth precinct, 7.
The ninth precinct raiders had cap
tured about 110 gallons of liquor, at
1 o’clock; the eighth. 50; the second
almost 200, and about 150 gallons
were scattered about in various other
precincts. In addition, the second
precinct raiders, led by the vice
squad, had taken about 312 gallons of
corn mash, In a raid at 1419 P street,
the home of Edward Philips.
At 617 New York avenue, where
Julius Rudden was arrested, Lieut.
Davis and Sc-rgt. McQuade encounter
ed opposition, which resulted in a
free-for-all fight. There was no
serious casualties.
Later today when the vice squad
went to 1320 1 street, where Mr. and
Mrs. David Tralno were arrested on
charges of selling, illegal possession
and destruction of liquor for evidence,
another fight started, in which Po
liceman Salkeid of the second precinct
nearly had hia trousers torn oft him.
Two quarts were saved by the po
lice, it was stated, after a large quan
tity had been destroyed by the oc
cupants of the house while the raid
ers were breaking in.
Several minor disorders occurred
when colored houses were raided, but
no serious injuries were recorded.
Halds Carefully Mapped.
The raids were mapped out like a
battle plan in the skirmish of oppos
ing forces. Last night the police vice
squad gathered in the office of United
States Commissioner George H. Mac
donald and swore out the warrants.
Commanding officers in the various
precincts were handed them. Until
7:30 o’clock this morning, when the
first raids began, there was no knowl
edge of the raiding outside of the vice
squad members and the commandants
of the aforementioned precincts.
Throughout the day prohibition
agents have been flying from one pre
cinct to another to identify prisoners
as to purchases against them. Be
cause of the activity of prohibition
agents early today in the sixth pre
cinct the ninth precinct raiders got
a late start and had made no arrests
at 10:30 o’clock.
Asher Central Figure.
James L. Asher, who was beaten
by a mob near Ist and K streets
northeast recently, was the central
figure of the evidence gathering.
Aided by two confederates, ho posed
as a team master and as an automo
bile mechanic to make purchases.
Several other disguises were used
with facility.
For ten days the work of making
"buys” for warrants has been pro -
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mayHecode
ON CHJLDWELFARE
Rudolph to Ask Sage Founda
tion Experts to Com
plete Work.
Possibility of having the Russell
Sage Foundation proceed with the
framing of a new child welfare code
for Washington will be discussed at
a conference on Monday between
Commissioner Rudolph and two rep
resentatives of the foundation.
Mr. Rudolph explained today that
the meeting is not for the purpose of
beginning the actual work, but mere
ly to find out whether It will be pos
sible to have the foundation bear the
expense of doing it. The Commission
er explained that the District has no
fund with which to pay for such a
1 task.
The conference will be attended by
Dr. Hastings Hart, director of the
child welfare for the foundation, and
W. \V. Hodson, another expert con
nected with the Russell Sage organ
ization.
The Commissioners for a number of
years have had organized a child wel
fare code commission, headed by Jus
tice Frederick L. Slddons of the Dis
trict Supreme Court. The Commis
sioner expects to find out at Monday's
meeting whether It will be possible
to get the services of the Russell
Sage experts.
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