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Presder Bar, heading the Japanese f
dd ton.ts was .beginning so
th ougho ICnsad or opposi
Uaparty had gone vn reoord as de-.
mending his attendance at the dis- t
armament conference, Lader Takete- b
m1 today ca" ofit' i' dppositlon. n
emi in a statemnt declared
t>jt PremIer Uara did not Pesm b
"1m-oeat rsftina." to cope sua
essfully with quch diplomatic masters
as Premier Briaed ofFrance.
U. S. Wants Parley to t
-Be Held in November,
Earlier If Possible
The United States is of the opinion I
that I=reu=.nt Ha;|ding'- disarma
mest conference should be held not t
latbr than November, and earlier if I
possible, and this view has been in.
formally communicated tq Great a
Britain, it las said at the State Do- a
partment, today.
Although the United States has re- I
oored no formal proposal from Great t
Britain for postponement of the con- .a
ference, this Government has been
made acquainted with the views of f
the dominion premiers of Great Brit- b
ale, who favor postponement until 'I
The United States has stated ex- 1
pllcitly in an infermal communication
Ite-reasons for desiring an early meet- a
lng. t
, The question of the exabt date of e
the parley has been taken up with e
other Invited nations, but definite
action has been delayed by failure of b
Japan to announce her unreserved ,
acceptance, which is expected very
shortly.
"Britain Disarming
Now," Northcliffe
. Says in New York
NEW YORK, July 23.-"Britain is
already disarming," said Lord North
cliffe, when he arived here today on
the Aquitania.
The British viscount-publisher gave
his unqualified approval to the pro- a
posed disarmament conference in
Washington this fall and pointed out
that his country was already taking
the lead.
"We are spending odly a small sum
on our navy today." Lord Northcliffe
said. 'rany warships are rusting and t
retting In our docks.
"The personnel of the British navy
in 10,000 below our peace establish
ment of 1914.
"Look at the British army. Why, It
is reduced to almost nothing. In all
our possessions, our total forces, co
lonials and guards, throughout the em
pire, do not number more than 360.000
men."
"Certainly I favor disarmament. So
does Britain. and she will be willing to
Imad the way."
Lord Northcllffe declined to com
ment on his most recent squabble with
Lloyd George, which resulted in his
paper, the Times, being refused for
eign office privileges.
He is hopeful about the Irish situ
ation and said he had come to this
country to discuss aeronautics, among ,
other things.
EX-SOLOIER MEETS DEATH t
IN MYSTERIOUS MANNER e
NEW ORLEANS, La., July 23.-- e
Polioe are mystified at the circum- y
stances srrounding the death of t
Charles Wolfson, thirty, discharged i
sldier, who was found dead with a t
ballet wound in his head at the T. t
I. C. A. today. Wolfson lived at
42T Bronx Park aven ue, New York. t
He took the room at the Y. I. C. A. I
tnzght with Isadore Goldberg,
Ok uster, Jack Leitner- and f
Frank Meyers, all of Brooklyn. a
All were members of the Eighth c
Calvary until a few days ago. They I
were aD In the same room. Onlyt
- eter was awake,. He says that
Wolfasa pulled the trigger of the re. r
volver after placing the musste to a
his head and dropped over dead. The
pdlce let the men leave for theIr r
homes in Brooklyn. C
CIVIL WAR ThREATENED
BY FACTIONS IN ITALY y
ROME. July 22.-The threat of civil
war hangs over Italy tonight, but
there is evey prospect that It will be
averted. Feeling between the Fascisti
(the extreme nationalists) and the So
clalists and Communists Is at fever
heat and numerous, clashes have cc
curred during the pest thirty-six hours
Labor Envoy Sent to Seattle.
The Departmnt of Labor yesterday
detailed Conciliator Hywel Davies to e
attempt to adjust serious differences,
between the International Mine Work
ers' Association of America and the a
local officers of that organ isation In
the State of Washington. which threat-t
ens to paralyse the coal mining In.
dustry of that Stat.. The request for a
Davies' assignment was made by E~d
Arm Broken In Runaway i'
FITEDERICKBBURG, Va., July 23.1I
--Mrs. John Berry. of Stafford 1
county, sustained a 'broken arm c
when a hdrse became frightened t
and ran away, throwing her from a j
buggy. She was brought to the Mary ,
Washington Hospital.
tuaR---is
DIAi
a STINE
I - 5
Lit
Veteran Er
Nation
owr,-eday 'j ei s .egla.
ton, Peins P*thetI-Nob .k
Then KMls H1mse.f . Ith R&
Voler 1e Ciarvsd as a Vlun
ter in Many Battles of th
Reoint Wold onflist.
" .3y 3D DUFFY.
Sympath e war vetetans
peidSdtt war ae,
venue nort fire the. shet
at ended hthe opinion of
is numerous fr.ends among the
The last lie. to e aaobts
e wrote ;shortly bofor taldlsy him
rar revolver and firin3 the fatal
hot Inte 'his right temple read:
"The law will eew aeen"
These werd4, which are el1eved
o refer to a veterens' aid bill, were
eavily underscored.
Had CensMed Sacrifnee.
'1e young pianist had spoken o
low such a sacrifice as he has madl
tight bring th. attention of legislatori
o the urgent need for soldier aid l6wa
Ie often referred to the bonus bill.
Before this country declared wai
;ainst Germany Neubauer enliste<
t the French embassy here and lef!
Vashington to "fight for democracy.'
Is served through the conflict wit?
he Bohemian division of the Belgiar
rmy.
His division always was close to the
ront. The rank of sergeant was giver
In as a recognition of his service
'he heavy artillery in which he was
nilisted figured in many of the herolc
lelgian and French drives.
The war experience is cited as the
muse of his despondency after his re
urn here. Rudolf returned here de
srmined to help the veterans. Hi
wn case, though he fought valiantl3
or the allies, could not be taken ul
y the American Government. . Thi:
eemed to weigh on his mind.
Though tl}e members of the Metro
olitan Theater Orchestrm, with whon
he hero played as a pianist, are no'
ertain, they are of the opinion he was
victim of shellahock. Some say hk
as gassed. He seldom spoke of hii
wn deeds-always referring to th"
oldiers and what they did for "right.
I often pointed them out on the
treet and shook his head in a wa3
i express his sympathy.
Neubauer had not reported to work
Ince last Monday. He complained of
eeling ill to A. O. Vioni, leader of the
[etropolitan Orchestra, and sent a
ubstitute to play the piano. Hie
tovements $uring Tuesday an!
Vednesday are unknowa. It is be
eved he fired the shot that ended hi
Ife about 10:30 o'clock Wednesdal
N. F. Graham. 09 New Yorl
venue northwest, had been treating
Js So MUST TAKE
OVER CAR LINES;
SAYS CONGP COOPEP
(Continued from First Page.
alue and earning capacity of each
t is equally obvious that as long s
be companies remain in private own
rship they will not consolidate. One
as a good thing as it is, and appar
ntly doesn't want to take on .thi
oorer property. On the other hand
he poorer company Insists on getting
a the trade, a big value that wil
olster up some of its .overcapitalisa
on.
"It's bain as a pipestem to me thu1
hose two obstacles will keep the corn
anlee apart, and It seems equally
robable that rates will be fixed In thE
uture, as they have been In the past
t a figure thai will give the poorel
ompany a fair return and the pros
erous company a huge return-nmori
ban its need.
"This mean that the peopis whc
ide on- street cars have got to be pen
lised because of the selfish points oi
1ew of the two companies. And nc
tatter how you may criticise the
apital Traction flor wanting to hanj
nto Its good thing, or the Washing
on Railway and Electric for wanting
a get somethIng for its watered stock
ou dan't do anithing about It.
"There Is no way to FORC~E them tc
et together.
"Thris being true, it seems obviouu
a me tliat the only way the questfor
an be handled is for the Governaneni
a condemn and take over both prop
rties, merge them, effect the ecoit
miss that would result from a single
yatem, and fix fares at a figure neces
ary to maintain the whole."
I interrupted the Congressman
But that means Goverhment owner
hip, I said.
"Sure it does." answered Cooper
but what does It inean If the Govern
tent refrains from taking this firm
ure grip on the situation. It men
lat Congress is afraid. It meani
arther that Congress admits an In
bility to perform a government duty
"We Cn Run Cars."
"I have no sympathy- with anybody
rho is afraid, or anybody who admits
tat the Government etn't do the job
t's got to be done, and we've got tc
to do. If we could build the Panama
'anal, erect great dam., and pui
trough tremendous reclamation pro
Ets, clear' the rivers and harbors foi
rater traffic, build and run railroads
i Alaska. and win a world war. I1
trikes me as rather absurd to doubi
hether we can run a few street cart
vet a few miles of track in the city
e own, where the people who workl
ir us must be transported to and fron1
'ork."
How does the common sense of thai
trike you? (Don't forget that thu
tan talking Is a practical, sound,
inded, conservative Congressman
'ith a twenty-iveyear record of
teady, reliable accomplishment behilnd
Im.)
Cooper continued: "I cannot see a
It of difference between water and
LdLifeto4
!oNeglec
Neubauer. He was vstsd by the
vieteran not long ago. Detective
George Darnall. who Is litestigating
the case, says he was told INeu
bauer had been takieg asilals for
some time.
Me y DIsappeered.
There is one thing about the case
that intimate friends of the pianist do
not understand'. He has been in the
habit of carrying wOth him between
$700 and $1,000 all the time, but only
$65 was found on his body.
Mr. Vioni saw him with a roll of
hundred dollar bills less than two
weeks ago. *e is wondering what be
came of the money.
"He may have given it to charity, as
he was very likely to do, feeling the
way he felt about ex-soldiers." Vioni
says.
Mr. Vioni believes that the despon
dency which led up to the suicide of
t.is friend started about three months
ago, with' the death of his landlady.
Mrs. Henry W. Kappler, of whom he
was very fond.
'"er death, affectad him keenly."
Vionisays. "as the kindly lady always
treated him like a mother."
Neubauer was about thirty years
old. His English had a slight accent.
but was fluent otherwise. In the note
he left he misspelled "did" twice,
writing it "dit."
Verdict Was "Siclde."
The penmanship ef the letter has
been compared with other documeats
found among the effects of the man.
They are found to t*ly exactly. This
influenced Coroner Nevltt's quick ver
dict of suicide.
Neubauer had often contemplated
suicide. according to his acquain
tances. About a month ago Vioni at
tempted to wrest his army revolver
from him, as- he feared the veteran
would carry out his threat to kill
himself.
"At that time he had $500 on him."
Vioni says. "The revol' er was the
automatic he said he used in fighting
the Germans. He oftep carried It.
Though I tried hard. I could not get
it from him. So I changed my tactics
and kidded him along. hoping he
would place the revolver away."
Leslie Smith. of the Metropolitan
orchestra, also knew Neubauer very
well. He told a Times reporter how
Wildcat Scare Makes
Visitors Shy At
"Devil's Den"
PEN MAR, Md., July 23.-Vial
tors to this mountain resort are
shying at the "Devil's Den," a
huge formation of rocks and one
of the feature places here, because
a pair of wildcats are reported to
have made their home there among
the big boulders. As a matter of
extra precaution, guards have
been placed at the "Den," to kill
the cats, if possible, and to allay
the fears of the people.
established hewe it was recognised that
the city must have a water supply.
Water was recognised as just as neces
sary as offices to house the Govern
ment establishments, and Congress
stepped boldly and firmly forward and
put in a water system. Nobody has
ever doubted that it was the right
thing to do.
"Today we are face to face with just
texactly that kind of a situation. Tran
sportation of the people of this na
tional, Governmental city on street
cars is just as necessary to them and
to the Government as water. Jt is just
as necessary as typewriters, sealing
wax, motor trucks, pencils and a place
to sleep.
Have Fallen Down on Job.
"Today the two private corporations
that were given the privilege by Con
gress of trying to furnish that tran
sportation have fallen down on the ,
job. Therefore, the plain, sensible,
and. I firmly believe. ONLY thing to
do Is for the Government to step In
and do the job.
"You don't have to believE in the
theory of publIc ownership of local:
utilItIes to feel an I do about this.
That theory has nothing to do with the
case here today. This town belongs to
the country, and Congress runs it for
the country. A' hundred thousand
people here work directly for the Gov
ernment and everybody else Is here he
cause this Is the seat of government.
"Street car transportation for the~m.
therefore, becomes something wht,?i
the Government is bound to furni%h
The experiment of farming the- privi.'
lege out has been tried andr prnfed a
failure. It is now time for the Gmov-a
ernent to take over the lines ?nd
render the service Itself."
It might be well for the tract Ion
comipanies who have had this farmerl
out privilege to which Cooper refe'rs to'
think over the Congressnin-s state-:
ment. The number.of men .in the Hill
who feel that way is increasinug every
day.
TURKS MAY APPEAL TO
ALLIES FOR INTERVENTION
LONDON, July 23.--The Turkish
esbinet, at an extraordinary session~
In Constantinople. discussed the ad
visability of appealing to the allied
powers to Intervene in Anatola to
stop the war between the Turkish na
tionalists and the Greeks, said an Exz
change Telegraph dispatch from Con
stantinople today.
The Greeks have advanced tvrenty
mile. eastward from Eski-tahr. but
sustained 6,000 casualties in the fight
ing in that sector of the battle front.
according to an Athens dispatch to
PARLEY
rebuke '
t of Heroes
the dead man) once. said to the' mems
bers of the orchestra. "Nobody will
bie say more; I must shoot myself"
Med Many Dis.
This sentence was often repeated
by the- man. He told his friends of
many' delusions,
"Once." says Vioni. "he came to me
and said. 'I was talking with Lincoln
on the steps of the church today. He
told me the soldiers were not being
treated right. It should not be so.'
His predominant emotion seemed to
be sympathy for his 'buddies.' On one
occasion he came to me and asked me
to feel his heart to see whether or
not he was still living. His mind
seemed wandering, as he contemplated
this sacrifice for the bonus law.
"Recently, after that terrible storm,
be came to me and said:
"Everything is killed now. The
stars are dead and will shine no
more. Nobody Is going to die any
more; we must- all shoot ourselves."
Neubauer came to this' country
about twelve years ago. He was an
excellent pianist and earned much
money. He served in France about
two years.
A peculiar Incident occurred in the
Metropolitan recently when, while in
the middle of a piece, Neubauer
abruptly ceased playing the piano.
He was seen to lift his hands and
feel of his wrist.
"It was to see whether or not his
pulse was still beating.' says Smith.
"I believe he wanted to see it be
was still alive. But he went right
back to playing and put his whole
soul into his music."
LAd 8eiles IN Song.
When Neubauer was in France his
music served to inspire the men
about to' go up to the front. For a
while he led a chorus of 6*. which
sang on the train as they were car
ried to battle.
Altogether Rudolf Neubauer seems
to have impressed those that knew
him as an emotional champion of
justice and reform..
He took his own life, according to
statments made betere his death.
that the attention of the world might
be called to the need of legislation
to aid veterans. He believed it was
his duty to kill himself.
HARfiNCAN TO
AIDlROADSSOUNDS
TOCSININ SENATE
Agricultural Bloc Adamant as
Feeler is Stretched Out Re
garding Norris Bill.
President Harding's proposed pla1
to send a message to Congres this
week, urging extension of the powers
of the War Finance Corporation to
finance a settlement with the rail
roads caused a freshening up of Sena
torial war paint last night.
Senator La Follette (R.) of WIscon
sin and others who are opposed to the
Government rendering further finan
cial aid to the railroads were reported
to be preparing for a stiff fight
against the proposal which it Is re
ported the President will mnak.
Republican leaders of Congrees, de
spite rumors of opposition, were con
fident that the support of a majority
of the members of both houses could
be secured for the project. Inasmuch as
It provides aid without further appro
priation by Congress.
Members of the Senatorial agricul
tural bloc, of which Senator Kenyon
(R.) of Iowa is chairman, were ap
proached yesterday by ECugene
Meyer, Jr.. director of the War Fi
nance Corporation, on the general
proposition of the corporation being
authorized by Congress to extend
financial aid to both the railroads and
the agricultural interests. It was un
derstood-tha1t Meyer was sent by the
President to sound them out and to
report to him whether they are willing
to swing bena'd his railroad plan If
they receive de-finite assurances th:it
the agricultural interests will be
equ ally well taken care of.
Senators ldentt?ed with the "bloc''
were chary of an expression of opin
ion until they have the President's
mensage and plan before them. It
was suggested to them that they
*gree to an amendment to the Norris
hill for financing agricultural ex
ports so as to eliminate the separate
)100f.000.fl00 corporation proposed by
the measur-e nnd to permit" the War
F'inance Corporntion to handle ex
rlusively the difficuilt problem of find
ing adequate foreign maorkets for sur
plus Amerlean farm produets. The
corporation is now empowered to
promote foreign exports to a limited
extent, and it is suggested that this
limitation he sn extended as to em
brace many features of the Norris
plan.
Some agricultural Senators suip
porting the Norris bill admitted they
were distrustfuil of the amendment
explained to them by Meyer hecause
of the fear that they might be comi
mitted. if they sgreed to vote for it,
to also supporting the President's
plan for the extension of the cor
poratiotrW powers to include the rail
ronds. U'ntil the President had fully
explained what the Administration
proposed to do with respect to the
railrnad situation, they said they
must refuse to commit themselves
regarding it.
IF PAI
ONLYWIIIRRMS
FRVHpgood Bses New GW40Ion In
Envoy's Ta With Presi.
dent of NohInist.
By NOMXAN NMP0000.
Represettiwe of the geican dv
ernment *eck heM a cofereee
with Wi= . JebweS presint of
te Iterna
-tal AMooc'a
ttan of Machin
bsta, to -deosde
106at American
flrtreat Wa
lenta way to
mski It des
abie for t h e
Msien pov
ernment to do
business with
them.
Several mem
bers af the
exican oab
pet being to
the labor *le
ment. aid it
m a y be sald
that the cabi.
net, although
pot the parla
meat, is dominated by labor influences.
A few'days ago the machinists received
a letter asking advice about the firtsha
from which it would be desirable to
purchase the fire engines needed in
Mexico.
In four of the Mexican local gov
ernments labor is so strong that laws
have been passed forbidding anybody
to take the place of Another worker
who is on strike. Needless to eay, no
strikes have been lost in those re
glons since the laws took effect.
Other important aspects of the
world labor movement have been
studied at close quraters by the presi
dent of the machinists on the Euro
peon trip from which he has just re
turned.
Labor Aghast Warn.
In consultation with the heads of
the metal trades in England and Ger
many, it was agreed that at the next
international conference resolution
would be presented from those ouna
tries and the United States intended
to make war impossible.
This conference begins at Bore,
Switzerland. August i. The resolu.
ions will pledge the metal workers to
refuse participation in any war. The
resolutions when passed by the confer
ence will have to be referred to the
home unions.
This is a step which was imosslble
as long as Germany was under a des
potic form of government. British
labor repeatedly urged such a move,
but German labor always answered,
up to 1914, that it was helpless, as
the Kaiser's government knew every.
thing the unions e doing. and if
anything of this sot undertaken
the unions would be suppressed.
Now all that is changed. Labor Is
as strong in Germany today. as it is
in England or Italy-many times
stronger than it is in France. Indeed.
if the plan breaks down, it is most
likely to be through French oppoei
tton.
Comadtisme Dfferent
The French government recently
has passed legislation as intolerant as
our own laws against free speech.
with the resulting imprisonment of
Debs and other gentle theorists.
In Germany. on the other hand, the
labor forces, which numbered three
million in 1913 and sank to one mil
lion during the war, are now eight
million.
For a time there seemed to be some
danger that the extremists might ob
tain too much influence, but that
crisis has passed, and German labor
is now as free from reckless tesder
ship as it is from stick-in-the-mud
leadership of the Gompers type.
Mr. Johnson reports that all Ger
many has settled down to hard and
efficient work. The principal danger
to reconstruction that he sees lies in
French and Polish influences. As an
illustration of the irritation kept up
by the Poles, heppoke of the way the
railroad between Germany and East
Prussia is regulated.
One of the most dangerous features
of the settlement at Versailles was
cutting two million Germans in East
Prussia off from the rest of tbe coun
try by the Polish corridor to Danzig.
giving Poland control of the great
River Vistula that ought to have
been internatIonalized.
To lessen that wrong the allies or
dered a railroad connecting Germany
with the province from which *he
had been separated. Instead of al
lowing this road to serve Its purpose
the Polish Government is inflicting
all possible anoyances through Its
control of the trains.
Overcome Obstacles.
For instance, it stops even through
sleepers twice during the journey to
examine all passports, and it does not
allow more than one sleeper on any
train.
In short, what was intended to com
pensate Germany for a wrong in
flicted on her Is used to increase the
amount of pestering to Which she is
subjected.
In spite of these things, however,
the Germans are working more philo
sophically than anybody else, and Mr.
Johnson was particularly struck by
the quality of the cultivation of the
soil. It seemed as if there were not
the smallest plot of ground that is
not intensively cultivated.
The relations between Germany and
Russia were an interesting aspect of
the study of the -tead of the machin
Iis.s but I shall have to leave that
subject for another article.
Man Faces Serious Charge.
CIrMBIRRAND). Md., July 33.
Lseon Tripon, twenty-five, was com
mitted to jail for the action of the
October (Grand Juiry% in default of $3,
000 bail c'harged with' attempted as
sautlt on Teresa liarnhill. aged seven
years. daughter of Mr. arnd Mrs. James
P'. ilar-nhill, 2r0R North Center street.
Killing Ends Argument.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., July 22.
-Thn slaying of John Tudor, charget
to three men at Monon. near nere,
was the result of an argument wheth
er he ghouild pay $2 or $3 for a post
oef whiskey. according to two negroe,.
who aid they wit nnesed the tragely.
I amuss $tringer. a white man. alleg~ed
to have done the shooting, is in jail
unre, with the two negroes.
Ben Johnio
Ready to)
Hecie R
Caigrggigi Beg ohua
brother of the Bergdafls before
afterlean, was Dat + hL
iiaxncointer sin e e beu
and prepared to det,u it.
psrons about the lhyve
that Johnson Ig to )ea of hi he
or; others have just as cealdsatsaly
stated that Johnson was a man f fuery
temper, honest at heaft, and n to
the e.-lahionid way of set db
ptes.
Several years amg, when Bea John
son was chairman of the House Coan
mittee on' the District oft u mh.
this writer saw what p -omised to be,
and would hhve been, a "terPMc en
counter but for the Interference be.
tweep Chairmsn dohnson and Jeha K.
Shields, a Washington attorney.
Shields had been sua"emned to tes
tfty in an investigation conserning
taxation and real estate aflorsin the
District. During this On mony, be
questioned the veracity of Chairman
Johnson. The Kentuckian was im
mediately at him and before anyone
could Intervene several blows had been
exchange&
Cries Pb. 1n0
While certain members of the comn
mittee held Johnse and others held
Shields, the Kentucky Congressman
struggled to get Into the adjoining
room, his private office, crying all
the while, "Give me a gun."
This affair blew over, as such at
fairs will.. Up to yesterday's occur
rence with a brother of the Berg
dolls. it was probably the most e
citing event Johnson has helped to
stage at the Capitol or In his commit
tee room.
Iuring his tenure of office as chair
man of the District Committee John
son was engaged in numerous verbal
altercations with witnesses betere the
committee, and with colleagues on the
Door, regarding District affaire.
He has long been an implacable foe
of what is known as the halfand-halt
tem in the District. and of what he
calls tax doding proclivities of certain
of Its residents. This necessarily
brought him into serious conflict of
vtewp with District residents and into
fiery \ debates in the House. More
than once Johnson has ezpfemed his
willingness to go outside of cmmittee
rooms or the House chamber to defend
what he regarded as his honor.
An ocourrence not directly related to
District affairs was that which was re
corded toward the end of the reign of
Joseph G. Cannon as Speaker of the
House. At the time feeling
was running high, a D tic fili
buster was on, and the alleged arbi
trary rulings of"Csar" Cannon had
enraged most of the Democratic mem
bere. During the height of the tumult,
one day the Irate Mr. Johnson walked
down the able and above the din was
heard to obeerve that were it net fer
the age of the Speaker, he would he
tempted to threw something at him.
"Uncle Joe" waived his age, but noth
ing was buried, and this Interchange
passed into legislative history within
a few moments.
It has never disturbed the persmnal
friendship between Mr. Cannon and
Mr. Johnson.
Attahn Crr spondnt.
In the hectic days Johnson acted as
chairman of the District of Columbia
committee. He had his troubles with
one or more of the newspaper corre
spondents. One day he bitterly at
tacked one of them on the floor of the
House, comparing him. with refuse
that might be found In the corner of
the House and should be taken out
into the yard.nd buried.
While this era of Johnsonilan con
troversy was at its height citisens
associations of the District met and
BLINDS WIFE AND POURS
POISON DOWN HER THROA1
BUItAW, N. Y., July 23. - The
police last night arrested John Veros
ky, 103 Cliff street, East Pittsburgh,
Pa.. on a charge of first degree mur
der. In a fit of jealousy, It is said
by the police, he entered a beauty
parlor here thin afternoon where his
wife was employed and, after bline
ing her with a solution of carbolic and
muriatic acid, pourod the contents of
a second bottle down her throat. The
woman died an hour later.
Veroeky is a scenario writer, using
the name of Harvey Rsynolds. Since
a marital -estrangement last January,
Mrs. Verosky had been living with her
mother in Buffalo. Veroeky scaped
from the scene of the crime, after
grappling with a newsboy, but was
pursued by an Infuriated crowd.
which captured him on a motor truck.
DIVORCES AMONO POOR
CONGEST ENGLISH COURTS
IA.NDON. July 23.-SuIts for dl-j
vorce In 1919 Increased 255 per cent
over 1913, the year before the war.
Compared with 1918, the increase 1is
114 per cent. There were 1,761 cases'
in 1919.
To a great extent, this growth in
the business of the divorce court Is,
attributed in a judicial report to the1
facilities for Instituting proceedinacue
since 1914 for the benefit of the,
poor people, who brought 2,141 of
the 5,763 suit..
BLONDE ESKIMO FINDER
DIES IN NEW BEDFORD
NEW BEDFORD, Mlase., July .
-The- death of Frank Vera, an old-I
timeo whaling captain, at Oak Bluff.
late last night became known today.
He had gained local fame years
ago with an account of the flndimet
of blonde Edklimos in the Arctic. Thme
story was scouted at the time, buti
confirmed lated by tefansson. the
Arctic explorer. Captain Verai was
eighty-five years old.
RUSS GENERAL IS HELD
IN ATTACK ON PRINCE
VIENNA, July 33.-Belgrade reports
that a Russian general named Komisa
row is in custody on the charge of
being Implicated in the recent attempt
to assassinate Crown Prince Alexander
of Serbia.
Gleneral Komisarow. who resided in
Panosova, near Belgrade, is described
as a wel-n.o.wn ..,a.his.
'ight; Ha.
se
rO b t 'to at a
a pB ic f. eIns tsbkgC
in sM tsen otr e3
IanstM rsU.ai. the a he
Viar-W~ ~ b Le t"a1
as"s enyth. "ad
t a' d estard
that his chag,.nmagI vms a arse et,
ge'at di)shatoa to the pl.
Ahet this ase tte a ter per.
amaml fpud Wa progs betwses
to6nsa eA uka of
Bouth Cirolna, t atter eatendln
that the Kentueky haaeetd us.
jhpurt et teDStrhiat Of tunittee.
In 113 there was an exalting nea
ght Is the Messe between 3ehasea
and Cogsnas Madde. Of IlWnoIs.
En this oesequy the Kentucky mem- ]
her invited Madden to "meet me out
ii." Madden had. taken epties
to some remark made by Jolineso.
and at the height of the veripJ alter
mon the Kenstucky member told
that he could "es me out- a
and settle yor exception. Go
oatdide now and I'1 be with you." t
The Speaker's gavel and mutual
Mrends Interrupted the prospective ;
bout. if a bout was really In pros- 1
pect, and this incident. too, was
passed over. At the time friends of
Maddesn were indignant, because he
has a cork leg and is slightly crip
pied, while Johnson is a man of
aNmoet perfect build for ene of his
rears.
After this Bergell incident eter
lay it is aM that Congressman Ptah
ion at Kentucky, a eole== e and
close friend of Johnson, lted into
his ottioe and samid:
"en, you are a l4 r."
Mways 3ady to light.
This was the aftermath both of thee
Bergdoll hearing and a eenveatia
recently held between Johnson and
Robs..n. In,that converstlea John
om is amid to have cnfeneed that for
many years he had posesed a fiery
tamper aa was always ready to fight
on ay provcoatie.
- However, he reemarked to PAhdn,
he was new mere than sixty years eld
and had decided to take a mere tem
perate view of thIg ad to bed his
anger in check. W ahe the eld-tne
spirit returned as Braus, brether of
Brgdsn, called Ben Johasen a liar.
Robsion could not resist tS tempOn
tion to se Into Johnson's etee and
tell him virtually that he was still hu
mtan. a flre-esting Kentucketon ad
ready to defend haself agaInst an
erltics, young or old.
Whatever may be Johnson's alts
a the control of his tamper. he is ree
Wgnised at the Capitol as a maa of
%onesty and unalterable devetion to
mnviatloas, whether they be right or
wrong.
The late Speaker Champ Clark, who
was born Is Kentucky. regarded John.
ion as one of the picturesque, sincere
wnd straightforward members of the
House. He knew Johnson's baults, but
ihove them he placed Johnaon's vir
tuea and always defended the Kea
tucky member when residents of the
District were trying to get his scalp
is chairman of the House District oe
nittee.
Johnson has had numerous minor r
affaira involving conflict of his views
with those of others. An example is
when be went to the mat with one
Scarf, a member of Johnson's own
church, who tried to organize the
Catholic vote In Johnson's district
against the Kentucky member. He
pot nowhere with thd movement, but
the exchange of compliments betweln
Johnson and his Catholic antagonist
at that time ave Washington a thrill.
LEAVES SCHOOL, WAKES
JUSTICE, WEDS CHORUS OIRL
NORWALK. Conn.. July 23.-Mal
woim Norman McLeod. son of Ernest
McLeod, New York corset manufac
turer, and Miss Marjorie L. Muir, a
cborus girl In "TFhe lat WaIts," play-'
tig at the Century Theater. New York,4
roused a justice out of bed ad were
married unbeknown to parents or
friends. They are now on an au tomo
bile bridal tour, while the bridegrooa
parents think he is preparing for col
lege at Haretrom Prep School In this
place.
Young MicLeod Is twenty-two, whIlei
Miss Muir Is eighteen. She is the
laughter of Mrs. Ella Muir, -of this
place. and is a brunette of striking I
beauty.
OV. DAVIS ADDRESES
SANATORIUM INMATES
SALEM, Va., July 23-Gov. West
moreland Davis, paid a visit to Ce.
aw-aba BanatoPium last &Soturdhy and
Bunday, on his way home from Comp
Meade.4
The governor inspected the institu
tion, was a guest there at dinner, and
in the afternoon he addrea.ed the p
tients at an assembly an the chapel.
The govePnor- was accompanied by
lion. J. Sinclai' Brown, of Salem.
Both were the guests. until Susiley
noon of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lamabert
AUTO STEALNO MANIA
RETURNS YOUTH TO JAILt
Roy Herbert Sloan, sixteen, of the t
Burlington apartments, released a
wreek ago from the National Training
Bchool for Boys, where he had been 2
:ommitted following the theft of twen- I
ty-one automobiles, last night drove 1
,tf with a high-powered car belonging
to H. J. Jaeger, of St. Louis, who is
stopping at the Powhatan,.otel.
lawrence A. O'Dem, former Central
DEfice detectivye, now of the O'Dea De
tective Bureau, saw the youth chang.
ing the license tag of the machine at
l''ifteenth street and New York avenue
and took'himn in custody.
Lyle Washington Dry Chief.
Internal Revenue Conmissioner
Blair yestetilay appointed Roy C.
byle, of 5.ettle. Wash.. u'u prohibi
tion director for Washington with
adquartes at Tacoma.
FLOWUIIS TRA TULU@UAPU
real, o se t the werld. Ceaselt GUD3.
'* 1 .
f1el u Olee)idet PUa. '
I atn thi,es N4pt 1aakn?v. as.
1A N ' 44 0. 0 d 3ft ,mad
,r -Ya,arom t t no- , a
No 6"110011&111111 *S
>raua aie tld the eensaPte that
do mother had UWAW td binam p
t ase .$U,I foa mewer dur.
rs the trial. as Mrs. heU charged
Bausm id be saw his mother the
Sher teaMmemy beoe h
-sfGsp Maer -Caspbhe
id aseepdag 0,81 for defending
did net dliswe. ier testimny
re," .e mid., "There are many mat.
we I do net diseu e with my mother.
went to diese bodsws matters
sith her.
Braun and ex-Magitrate James 3.
Itomig, of Philadelphia. said they had
et seen the letter from BergdolU
barging that $100,000 was demanded
if him to bribe men "higher-up" at
Washingtoa to.secure his release from
'lma and the dlmina of chargee
igoint him. Mrs. I had not
nentiooed the letter to , they tes.
itied.
Wilitm R. nampbenl. nather of Ma.
er Campbell, who Is expected from
Lentucky to tsttfy that he sent his
on meney, wil get here today to
sstit3 before the committee.
Remig and Braun testified that Ma.
or Campbell was requested by the
Bergdoll famUy to defend Brwin Berg.
Mo, who was espvicted for evading
he draft. nMajor Cmpbell was un
rlUg t.ld...o.ayige "had enough
MjorCm"be,. explained to the
wimaittee that' he is awaiting tele.
amas from his bank to proye that he
made large deposite there both before
ad after the date when he is alleged
e have received money for defense
if Bergdoll.
"Did Mrs. Be'gdoll ever complain
o you about Major Campbell's de.
mas of Grover?" asked Congressman
Ashring. Republican. Indiana.
"I do not remember." said Braun.
"Did Mrs. Bergdoll ever tell you that
dajor Campbell aid Grover might be
ihot?" asked Luhring.
"She did not." -said Braun.
Coeasman Johnson tried to draw
Ven m so admissions as to
Om. Bergdoll's disecwson of Grover's
etters to his mother. but on this sub.
eot Braun's memory was defective.
Ie could remember only some'discus
len with his mother as to a brief
lied by Col. S. T. Ansell for release
if Grover. His mother told him that
oeneral Sherbourne. counsel to the
ommittee. had advised her there was
good point in AnseU's brief.
Harry Weinberger was attorney for
Irs. Bersdsll and Erwin C. Bergdoll
a their fight against sisure of their
woperty by the alien property cus
odlan until a week ago, said.Braun.
"Why did he get out?" asked Joh-g
on.
*He wanted more money than his
ontract called for, which was $3,000."
Braun.
nral Sherbourne recommended to
dts. Bergdoll that Weinberger be re
moved from the case. Braun said.
"Do you think there might be a con
ection between General Sherbourne's
ecoemendation to your mother to get
id of Weinberger and that there was
egod point in Ansell's brief?" asked
robason.
'"There might be, I don't know," sa4
hraun.
"We can ask General Sherbourne
tbout that," Interrupted *Chairman
,*term.
Johnson accused Braun of not telling
he truth.
"You lie," said Braun.
Then Johnson jumped to his feet and
eached for his pistol.
3EC. WEEKS ORDERS ARMY
TO HALT ALL DISCHARGES
Secretary of War Weeks yesterday
rdered -all dischrges in the army
tepped. This order followed instruc
Ions sent out Friday to limit dis
herigee to 30 per. cent of each com-.
nand.
The Secretary said that dischargse
Lpplcatlens are swamping the War
Mprtm2ent, and that it has been
onaidered best to suspend all dis
harges until officiale have an oppor
unity to consider the applications
mow pending and estimate the. prob
ible effects upon the else of the
tray.
Secretary Week,, General Pershing
knd General Harbord conferred to
lay on plans for the reduction of
he army to 150.000 men.
ALLEOED SLAYER MOVED
TO ESCAPE LYNCHING
SEDALIA. M9.. July 3.-Theodore'
Wernick, aged seventeen, alleged slay
ir of Emmett Bouldin, prominent
hrmer by whom he was 'employed.
rae rushed to Jefferson City this aft.
mroon to escape poebie lynching.
Wernick late Fridy, officers said,
itabbed Bouldin to death and fled. He'
was apprehended by bloodhound"
arty today and returned here.
BOMB EXPLODES IN DOOR
OF ITALIAN,OROCERY4
NEW'YORK. July 33.--A bomb ex
iloded in the door of a grocery in
he Italian quarter early tody. threw
be district into a panic and req uir'
d reve to quiet the fears et ha,
reds of excited residents. Charles
lavarr., the groer, told the ,oll.
le had recently received threatening
siters.
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