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RICHARD MULCAHY SUCCEEDS COLLINS AS FREE STATE HEAD' (Continued from First Pane.) meeting of the new Dall Etreann (parliament) on Saturday if possible. Killing of idol of the Free State and, with Arthur Griffith, the chief supporter of the AngloIrish trsaty and the Ir'ish constitution, has intensified ths' popular bitterness against De Valera and Erskine Chllders, his chief aid. Demands were made that both be arrested at It was reported that De Valera was considering an appeal to the Irregulars to abandon their warfare i against the Free State. Slain From Ambush. Despite the warning of Mulcahy against reprisals.

It is Improbable that the Free State army officers will be able to restrain their men If the opportunity comes to retaliate, so great was the admiration of the troops for "Micky" Collins, he was familiary known. Collins' secretary had received a message from Collins on Tuesday night arranging a meeting on Thursday with Marlen E. Pew, editor and general manager of International News Service, to give an interview on Irish conditions. All of Dublin is on mourning today. Collins' body attired in the uniform of a general of the Free State army, was removed to Cork and placed upon the steamer Classic to be conveyed to this city by water.

The Classic is due to arrive tonight. Hundreds of persons filled the churches during the morning, offering up prayers for the repose of Collins' soul. Collins was a Catholic. The previous attempt to assassinate Collins last Friday led his friends to advise him to take greater precautions but the natural boldness of the' leader overrode all fears for his personal safety. Even written threats that his life would be taken In reprisal for the death of Harry Boland, former secretary to Eamonn De Valera, failed to move the Free State Chief.

Believed Them Misguided. Collins did not feel any personal hatred for the irregulars. He merely believed them misguided. In a recent conversation with the International News Service correspondent the conversation turned to Commander Dempsey, leader of the rebels In Western Cork. "Oh, Dempsey is a good fellow," exclaimed Collins.

"He has been a great friend of mine, but he is on the Wrong' side." It is reported that there is a division of opinion in the cabinet over ths policy to be pursued toward De Valera. Before his death Collins took a lenient attitude. He was opposed to arresting De Valera. for fear such action would martyrise ths rebel leaders. Other members of the ministry, however, urged that De Valera be treated as "an outlaw and murderer." Free Stats officials are believed to know where de Valera Is at present and ars able to lay hands upon him If they wish.

Collins departed for the Southwest he wis in an optimistic, even Jocular mood, believing that ths irregulars would all be rounded up and the fighting ended. About the last conversation he held previous to the death referred to the shooting of Harry Boland. "I have been worrying about Boland." Collins told friends. "At first I was not sure that he got a square deal. But now I am satisfied that he was fairly dealt with.

He died with a gun in his hand and fenother in his pocket." Collins himself died a soldier's died "with his boots on." His friends said it was the kind of death he would have desired, If death had Inevitable. Coagrave, New Leader. Because of his amiable qualities, his magnificent administrative abllites, and hs aggressve bravery on the field of battle. Collins' death leaves a vacancy tn the Irish provisional that cannot be filled light away. The passing of Collins and Orifflth leaves William T.

Coograve. home and foreign secretary, as the outstanding figure at Dublin. It was Collins who decided upon the destruction of the Four Courts building in Dublin during the battle between Free Stators and irregulars. He could have stormed the building in a bayonet charge, but he preferred to bombard ths rebels Into submis MR. DOUGH AND MR.

DUBB naw- theyre MR AND ml bald, but poo olmcr all 1 rather than risk the Uvea of ao many of hla followers. recently told friends that he would release "Rory" O'Connor, former commander-ln-ehjef of the irregulars, from Mt. Joy jail as soon as he could. A public funeral will be held tor Collins. Collins was born In Rosscarbery.

In County Cork. He grew up in atmosphere of revolt toward England. and when he Arrived at an age to take his place in the world, nothing was more natural than for him to throw himself heart and soul into the cause of Ireland. He "has been called stubborn, perverse, yet winning. He was educated in Clonakllty, the national school near his birthplace.

His family was a family of farmers. He went to London at the age of fifteen and obtained a position as sorter in the general post office. Karly Patriotism. In his early boyhood young Collins was fired with jtn ambition to see Ireland and later became sucH a factor the 704-year struggle that the British called him "heail of the murder gang," and put a price of $50,000 on his head. Within the past few months Collins had two narrow escapes from assassins.

The latest occurred while he was on an automobiln trip. The machine broke down and Collins continued via train. When his chauffeur had repaired the machipe, he continued, and the car was riddled with bullets, a bomb emploding under the engine The chauffeur was taken to a hospital seriously Injured. After young Collins worked in the London poet office, he returned to Ireland just before the Easter uprising in 1916. He was one of the volunteers who fought in the battle of this rebellion but made his escape after th? British had put down the revolt.

Immediately he began 2the 2work of organizing the Irish army. He traveled all over Ireland, addreafilnK secret meetings, and by J819 had become the recognized head of the secret army of the Sinn Fein. All this time the British armed forces are making every effort to effect his capture, but without flUCCWl. escaped many times by disguising himself as a woman, and on one occasion he traveled in the uniform of a colonel the British army and was profusely saluted by men who were out to capture him. In February of this year Collins was stricken with Influenza and for some time was confined by the same sort of illness that killed Griffith.

When Arthur Griffith died a week ago Saturday, Collins was left at the head of the provisional government of the Irish free state, as minister of finance of the Irish republic (dall cabinet), and as commander-in-chief of the free state Is it costing you too much to live? If you want to save on clothing, groceries, entertainment, home building and planning, furnishing, and the cost of living generally, Good Housekeeping will help you. It will bring joy and order into your home. In the big September issue, 02 features and 7 stories. How about taking a copy September home Good Housekeeping out today BAND CONCERT By the Army Music Hchool Hand, senior bandleader student! conductlnc. at stadium of the Central Hi(h Community Ctntir, Thirteenth aud Clifton etreeta northwest, tonight.

beginning at 7: JO o'clock. Tha pros ram: "Auk (conducted by Staff O. Archambeault) Clark Overture. "Caaar ind Zimmerman" (conducted by Her Jamea C. Uurdon) I.ort*(n? Qrand "election.

conducted by Harft. C. Hewit) Verdi "New Vienna" (conducted by Staff 0er(t Jamea B. Alien). Solo for trumbune, "The Palms" (liluyed by Staff Charlee Rehm) Faure Selection, "(loins Up" by Staff Bern Qeonte Wohlmacher) tflrsch "Moorish Serenade" (conducted by Staff 8er(t.

John O. Clover), Chapl Fox trot. "Thrills" (conducted by Sergt Henry Weat March, "Uentry'e Triumphal" (conducted by Henry Bellman) Jewell "The Star-Sapnfled Banner." irmy. With Collins' death the acc and of the two men who made and led the free state are passed. It was Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith who made the present Irish free state possible through the conferences they had with Lloyd George.

Previously these two men had been ardent republicans with De Valera, but they In the formation of the free state the best possible way out of the civil warfare and sacrifices in Ireland. Just what the effect of the loss 3f these two leaders will have cannot in any way be estimated at present. Death Ends Romance. The Countess once tinted Collins by saying that "he will probably expect to marry Mary." Collins retorted that he would certainly not expect any such thing, is he was in love with an Irish rlrl. That was the first intimation hat most of his followers hod that had come to the fiery chief )f the Irish republican army.

The "loved Irish woman" was Miss Kitty Kiernan, of Grauard, bounty Longford. Thjs collecn, was expected to soon be married and to Decome "the first lady )f Ireland," 1s described as a tall ind stately blonde, with wonderful lair and blue eyes. Collins met her In 1919, although their families had been acquainted for a long time. They had been for a year. Klt.y parents lied when she was thirteen years )ld.

They were proprietors of 3relvllle Arms Hotel in Oranard. It was recently annaunced that he wedding was to take place ihortly, but this lovely Irish ronance Is now shattered by the bulets of assassins. Free Staters' In Raid. DUBLIN. Aug.

State troops made a number of raids here luring the day, seizing quantities of shemlcals and arms from irregulars ind their sympathizers. More than a ton of explosives of various kinds was seised. Irregulars have been extremely active In County Tlpperary during the past twenty-four hours. Three Free State soldiers were killed at Cahir und two Free State officers were killed at Clonmel, all being the victims of ambuscades. Irregulars occupy the hills ar6und Clonmel and are keeping the town under their fire.

Ulster Condoles, BELFAST, Aug. Ulster and newspapers today expressed regret over the killing of Michael Collins. Collins was greatlv In Ulster because of his ift-avery ind clean fighting tactics. Full Military Honors To Mark Colling Burial; Body Will Lie In State DUBLIN, Aug. Collins will be burled with full military honor in Olaantvln cemeterv where lie the bodies ml two other famous Irish Stewart Parnell and Arthur Griffith.

The body will He here In state before Interment. The greatest funeral crowd In the history of Ireland Is expected. The Irish provisional government issued a proclamation this afternoon pledging Itself to carry on Collins' work. i Collins Called Genius Of Free State Regime; Death Blow to Nation By JOHN J. MeOANN.

The tragic death of Michael Collins will stagger Ireland for some time to come. Lie was fhe genius who saw In the Free State government, at least a temporary relief for his country. It was the only solution to the country's 1 troubles and It was with favor that friends of the Kmerald Isle the world over looked upon his and Arthur Griffith's decision to sigp the treaty with Ldoyd Ueorge, which gave to Ireland the Free State form of government. He Was cognisant ef the overwhelming oddu his practically unarmed country and to hold out for a full independence would have meant a tragedy from which the impoverished and depopulated island could hardly ever recover. During the conferences at 10 Downing street he auiased the astute British politicians, particularly the premier, with Ms knowledge of economic affairs, not only of his own country, but of every civilised country.

It Is probably due to his forceful and logical arguments that the Free State form of government for Ireland was wrested from unwilling hands. In appearance Collins was boyish, but the Emerald Isle never produced p. more forceful character or a more ardent patriot. He was versatile, Although modest to a degree, he rose to the rank of commander-in-chief of the Irish army and held the organization together despite the bitter opposition of some of the recalcitrants. -In his early days he had no military training, but he acquitted himself as commander-in-chief in a manner that won for him the praises of the veteran generals of the British army.

Even when he was mysteriously directing the movements of the Hlnn Fein army before the signing of the Free State treaty his enemy officers reluctantly praised him. Although a price of was on his bead and although 100 secret service agents of the British government were trying to track him to his lair, he evaded them and the reward was never collected. "Mickey" Collins, as he was affectionately known among his admirers the world first came into prominence when he Joined the Toung Ireland movement' In 1914. He was arrestee, but because he had but a small part In the uprising he was released when the rebellion had subsided. He was opposed to any Irishman Joining the British army during the world war.

It was explained by him recently that neither ht nor his followers or chiefs were ever pro-German. They were antl-Britlsh and stood for all that the name Sinn Fein ourselves. Collins was one of the most picturesque characters that ever championed Ireland's cause. He was born in a humble cottage In Cotfnty Kerry and received an elementary education there. For a time he was a mall sorter at the general postofflce In London and was later transferred to th? postofflce department in Ireland.

It was through his knowledge of the workings of the department that he received much of the Information he so badly needed In conducting his campaign against the British during the 81nn Fein fight. Colllna will long he remembered In Irish history, and his name Will rank high among the patriots of Ireland. Wife Sues Luggage Dealer. Dora R. Berman yesterday filed suit In the District Supreme Court against Henry Berman, luggage dealer at 1405 street northwest, for a limited divorce, alleging desertion And nonsupport.

Mrs. Berman declares that her husband has an annual Income of about 19,000. Pittsburgh Company, Hitherto. Unyielding, Believed ReatJy to Renew Old Scale. PITTSBURGH, Aug.

entire soft strike in Western Pennsylvania was rapidly mpproacbIng an end thU morning. The great Pittsburgh Coal Producers' Aaaoclation. which a SI 1-8 per cent wage cut and which from first to last haa maintained a "no surrender and no attitude toward the United Mine Workers and their demands, is to hold an executive meeting today and Ik expected to agree to the terms ol the Cleveland agreement. To Post 1921 Scale. The association membership is fast breaking away in making peace with the union.

It is announced the association will post the 1821 scale at its mines instead of the 1917 or Oarfleld scale, which It had fought for. This is equivalent to an almost unconditional surrender. Agreement Expected. The meeting of Operators and miners of the Southwestern bituminous field, scheduled for today at Kansas City, to to agreement speedily on the basliiof the Cleveland ecale, to Secrotary of Labor Davis indicated I todayThe states of Oklahoma, Missouri. Kansas and Arkansas are represented at today meeting.

Anthracite Miners And Orators Split On Arbitration Clause Hews Mrriee. PHILADBLI'HI Aug. 23. Failure to agree on a wage scale or a method of determining sent anthraclts miners and back to their homes with the hard coal situation as locked as at any time the tw" sides started their negotiations back ln Both sides wanted peace, but failed to arrange a give-and take I that would bring It about. made their bids, but what one offered the other refused.

Twice since the parleys opened tost Thursday the operators laid down Writing their terms The first was rejecfel almost immediately, and the after long discussion. The" th? miners came through with tneir proposition, as exclusively announced by the International Service yesterday, and with an offer from each side before the conference went into a deadlock and announced tost night that no agreement could be reached. Binding arbitration on the wage queatlon was what the aperators first asked, and they took this position after the Harding message to Con Kress convinced them that there would be no Federal intervention in the anthracite aituatlon In the event of no peace. I SARATOGA ENTRIES. FIRST two-year olds; five and a half ChUds Play, 107; Sophia Ooldman.

107; Noon Olide, Traveler. 110; Ducks and Drakes. 120; 102: Prima Donna. 107; Hot Muffin. IP7; Crugle, 107.

Betty Wood, 117; 110. House, 116, Homestretch, 110. Evelyn Sawyer, 107; Roseate 2nd 105: 'Jennie C. 102: Pansaln. 10..

RACK Cooperstown hlghwelght handicap; tbree year-oMs and upward; six furlongs. 1st, 120; Braedelbane, 101; Mlmesdale, 126; Dry Moon, 116 May Blossom, 112; Toil. Big Heart. 112; Routledge. 116.

threeyear olds and up; one mils. Bit o' Black, 100; SlleveconanJ. 110. Oold 110; Cheaterbrook. lip.

FOURTH Catsklll; vear-olds and up; seven HO; Hullabaloo, lljj: Nose Dive. 102; 98, Balco, 110: Muskallonge, 112: Tangerine, 102; Advocate, U0; Sedge field 115; Trevelyan, 10S. I FIFTH Wilton Handicap; mares; three-year-olds and one mile. Emotion, 114, thto 1 lOi Uady Madcap. 120; Thimble 114; Polly Ann.

112: YesiXT4 two-yearAspiration, 112; Heremon. lit. tiide 109 Foreet Lore, lis. Barbery Bush, 112; Hell Gate. 112; Rock Salt.

112; Bonfire. 112; Sakah. ,112, Powwow, 109; Big William, 112; Owasoo, 112- Majority. 112; Pettifogger, 11-; All American, 112; The Colonel, 112; Fly-by-Day. Clear and fast.

high record in rail bonds FEATURE N. Y. MARKETS By MtlNROK ROBERTS. (Copyrlsht. Cosmopolitan Sorvlco.) NEW YORK.

Aug. slight Improvement In prices of Liberty bonds, dullness ln foreign government issues ar) strength and activity in domestic railroad bonds were the principal features of today-s bond market. Bond offerings were Insignificant, amounting to less than 11 000,000. The fourth Liberty featured the market for war bonds, selling at In the ttwign bond group. French Republic 8 were strong and sold up to B'2; Bra til ton 8's sold at Mexican R's at 58: United Kingdom of 1929 at 110' Dutch East Indies 6's at and Japanese at New high price reconls rraue today by a number of the railroad bonds, including Southern RaJIway which crossed par.

Seaboard Air Line consolidated 6's at Missouri. Kansas and Texas adjustment at and Baltimore and Industrial and Public Utility bonds wete inactive. Virginia Carolina Chemical of 1987 sold at 8. Steel sinking fund at Houdini's Answers on Psychic Phenomena Scores of Utters today were received by Harry Houdini, matter magician and etudent of psychic phenomena, who consented to answer, through The Washington Times, questions on matters pertaining to communication with the spirit world. Houdini avows he it open to conviction on the subject of spiritualism, but An three decades of world-wide research he has uncovered no direct evidence bf the professed powers of mediumt, Houdini does not cjaim to be a clairvoyant.

He will answer questions on love problems or other mmtters which do not reach into the realm of his study. Letters addressed to him through The Washington Times, and received today, are answered as follows: should exerclae great caution In lecturing on spiritualism, for you may bill Into the common error of making spiritualism and spiritism synonymous In your mind. What good you may do by throwIns the of trutb on the Uvllles of fraudulent mediums would be offset by the Injustice you would do honest You made your researches as an unbeliever. seeking the worst. Vou found It.

Others have for light, and. perhaps, have found t. You unconsciously are spiritualist; for you are certain that your mother Uvea In another plane or Do you know that Christians and Jews all over the world are.spiritualists? Do you realize that many Christians appeal to mother of Christ, for assistance? Bhe was a Jew. and was a jew and the most mighty medium ever known. A medium claims to be Inspired from an extra-mundlal source.

The first great medium was Mosei, alao a Jew. Thf Ish prophets all and the wonders they worked can be duplicated today by any professional magician. But you cannot logically brand them aa frauda. T. C.

am not confusing spiritualIsm with spiritism. I am a of spiritism, which arguea that a npirit world exists; I am not yet convinced of spiritualism, the doctrine hnsed on the belief that buman beIngs can communicate with I do not purpose to offend one pef son or a thousand, but I deem It my duty to express publlclymy tlons, regardless of the effect have on my business. I and a student first, add man In a secondary, or perhaps my back upon my consclelnce an4 announce to the world that medium. But I self to use such metnoas Mrs Fletcher, and the hundred" of ar vrsssa StjEwibte JgKJ say that there are no I do not say xn? neVer Ayr Active mind Almighty ha- riven me will not permit me to fscts manlfertatkms whlck to the used this mind forming iforld are unable conjuror. In to At the vano IJSTJS themedluml" doingura-rsr and brain the tsb th.lr natural value, and devote my forts to exposing persons who resent themselves to the public being Inspired Ml really only tricksters in view of your recently ex pressed Interest In spirit manifestations, I am led to wonder If you have ever studied the life of Are Born in the village ofDomremy.

a simple. rose to Immortal fame and has been, listed among the aalnts of the Roman Catholic Church. She was lo hsr destlnv by and a kingdom listened to her Inspired wisdom and followed her to victory. Imagine. If you can, a peasant girl of eighteen years assuming supreme command of the during the -lege of Verdun Doea not appear absurd to you? But thla a historical fact, and the time and conditions 6f Its occurrence do not Lifebuoy makes a poor skin beautiful.

Lifebuoy KEEPS a beautiful skin beautiful. Wakt up your tkinl HEALTH detract from iu marvelous quality. Joan of Arc be called a medium? Another Perhaps chlefeat among the differences between human beings and animals arex- the operations of the law of parentage In the respective cases. In the animal world this principle is flawleps: thoroughbreds breed thoroughbreds, and mongrels breed mongrels. On the other hand, the lowliest haVe given geniuses to the I need not enumerate instances of this sort.

Their number renders unnecessary. There is no other explanation to this phenomenon than that the souls of some are impregnated with aupernatural Influences. Can you see an apparent loophole in this argument for spIrltuaUam? O. E. H.

A. I revere Joan of Arc as the saviour of her nation, and as one of the greatest women in history's pages. Is it perhaps a coincidence that you should ask me regarding her, for I have made a most minute study of her interesting life. I whs in Paris at the recent ceremohies in connection with her canonization, and the impressive scene Is fresh in my mind. I do not doubt for a moment that she heard voices emanating from no natural source.

Thousands of persons before and since have heard such voices. To make an odious comparison, Rasputin and the voices he heard had much to do with the of the Cxar and Cxarina and with the future of Russia. I know that Irving Bishop, the mlndreader, who was dissected while in a cataleptic state, despite medical statements to the contrary, heard a great many voices, and that be. In turn, enlightened Cxar Nicholas. I do not know Rasputin's methods, but I do happen to know Bishop's, as he was an imitator of Randall Brown.

Certainly no modern general would -listen to military advice from an Inexperienced girl of eighteen, or any such girl between eighteen aad eighty. She would probably be fitted with a stralghtjfccket and so kept until the war was lost or won; unless, of course, this hypothetical general was Inclined to believe in spiritualism. My sainted mother promised me faithfully that If it were possible she would give me a sign from ibe andU am still waiting for ft. I have compacts with ten other beloved ones, and we have all agreed on a secret signal, and when this signal la given I will know that someone who has gone before wishes to communicate with me. My private secretary, J.

W. Bargent, who acted as the scientist when the medium Palladlna was exposed In New York, walked out of my office to an operation table, and before he left he solemnly swore he would come back and act as a guide for me. His death occurred two years ago. and I have never heard from him. In regard to genius, I agree absolutely with the scientific consensus that it la caused by mental abnormality, analogous te physical abnormality which makes giants, dwarfs, and oilier freaks of the human race.

The fact that exceptional children are born of altogether unexceptional parents proves nothing. If the history of the family Is traced, it will be found usually that some forefather was possessed, to a certain de Verses, Composed About Each, I Help to Enliven Weekyq I Meeting. The moat Important tiling on the schedule at the luncheon of the Rotary Club. whicji was held today In the City Club, was the Introduction of members who were recently elected. They were Introduced In song, verses having been composed about each of them.

I B. A. Bowles, chairman of the fel- lowshlp committee, told of the plana to create a better get-together spirit among members of the club. Among those at the luncheon were Congressmen Free, Kitchener and 8mlth, of Michigan. Frank F.

J. Thlel, assistant treasurer of United States, was introduce by George M. Haffner, a baker from Fort Wayne. who was a guest of the club. Arthur D.

Marks, vlce-preaidmt, of the club, presided. gree, of the genius exhibited by the latest generation. This brings us back to the theory of reincarnation, by which souls who have not worked out their destiny return later to fulfill their Oodgiven task. As far I am concerned, this is only a theory. Still, i It Is of a highly Interesting nature, and forms a basis for my motion picture, "The Man From Beyond." I grant you that, although we are born physically in the form that Ood purposely molded us, our minds are Individualistic.

I pledge you ray word that ain sincere In my search for the truth, and although at seances may not have been as capable as some of singing the hymns, I assure you I was just as religious. I state merely that In my forty-aeven years on earth I-ftiate no conclusive evidence that spirits can communicate with the living, I ara ardently and entirely willing to be convinced. ZIHLMAN TO REPORT BILL TO LICENSE ACCOUNTANTS A favorable report on the bill providing for a board of accountancy In the District will be made this week by Congressman Frederick N. Zihlman of Maryland for the House District Commitee. The bill sets forth qualifications for licenses to practice accountancy in the District.

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