Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1922, Page 2

- EXONERATE POLE FOR KILLING YOUTH | Kieged Burglary Accompflice Fails to Testify at - Inquest. BODY IS TAKEN HOME Private Funeral Tuesday Morning for Wilfred Michaud, Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. BERNARD FRANCIS CASSON. “We believe the police officers were Justified in shooting this man in self defense and in line of duty,” was the verdict of the jury at an inquest held at the morgue yesterday afternoon in the case of Wiltred Michaud, eighteen years old, 432 Manor place, who was shot to death early yester- day morning when found in the rear of the Sanitary Grocery 3058 Mount Pleasant of a store Company at street. W. 1. Mahaney and D. A. Gourley, members of the tenth precinct com- mand, told the coroner’s jury that they discharged their weapons when they saw that Michaud was armed and heard the clicking of the ham- mer of his pistol. They =aid they were certain their lives were en- dangered. It developed that Mi- chaud's weapon missed fire. however, but the cartridges in it, the jurors were told, showed evidences of at- empts to shoot. e he two policemen who did the shooting and Policemen W. A. Reith and H. H. Hodge. who were in front of the store when the shooting oc- curred. told the jury their versions of the affair. and C. R. Unger. 1630 Irving street. who discovered the in- truders on the grocery store premises A had his wife notify the police, also testifie Casson Deesn’t Testify. Bernard Francis Casson. nineteen years old, 445 Newton place. con- fessed accomplice of the dead young man, listened to the testimony at the inquest. He was perfectly willing to make a statement of his alleged con- nection with the affair, but members the jury deemed it unnecessary to hear him. He had made a statement of his connection with Michaud to the police, it was stated, and nothing he could say would have any bearing on_the jury's finding. . Unger. who notified the police, he awoke shortly before 2 o'clock and that his attention was attracted by a tapping noise coming from the direction of the Sanitary company’'s store. Then a- milk wagon appeared in the alley in rear of the store, one in front of the store having previously attracted the attention of the intruders j and caused them to cease operations. Appearance of the wagon in the rear of the store was a signal for a second stop of the work of ‘attacking the safe. and Mr. Unger looked from the window to see if he could learn just what the noise wi about. saw the form of one of the men move through the vard. The trespasser looked over the fence to see if the coast was clear and returned to the store. Telling Mrs. Unger of what he had seen, Mr. Unger said he would keep watch while his wife telephoned the police. A few minutes later the men after scaling the fence were cornered by Policemen Mahaney and Gourley and commanded to surrender. The shooting followed. Youths Wore Gloves. Detectives and policemen found yes- terday afternoon that the young men had worn gloves while visiting the numerous business houses they listed 1o rob. Casson increased the number of robberies he said he and Michaud had committed, recalling additional places each time he was questioned. Early last night police of the tenth precinct reported that they had a list of iwenty-elght places Casson admitted he and his companion had visited during the five months of their ac- quaintance. Yesterday afternoon Casson was measured and photographed at police headquarters and was returned to the tenth precinct police station to be held for further investigation and his later appearance in police court. It is expected by the police that the prisoner will be able to recall addi- tional places he and his companion visited. Six charges of housebreaking and one of joyriding had been preferred against Casson by the police last night. No bond has been fixed for his appearance in police court, and the police last night said they thought no effort word be made to procure bond for him until after he had had a preliminary hearing in court. Body Is Taken Home. After the inquest at the morgue He | D.C. GUARDS MARCH AWAY FOR TRAINING Parade Reveals Sturdy Lot Scheduled for Two Weeks at Camp Simms. Veterans trained under the vigor- ous service of war, recruits too young to take up arms when the conflict was at its height, and of- ficers, on the sleeves of many gold chevrons of war service, and on whose chests were the ribbons and stars of other engagements, set the streets of Washington again reverberating yesterday with marching feet. It was the 121st Regiment of Engin- eers. National Guard of the District of Columb he new guard born since the war, marching off to its annual encampment at Camp Simms, Congress Heights. Here it will go through two weeks of intensive training, to keep fit for war service. and follow The pace set by the citizen soldiery of the District which re- turned from the Mexican border as war-tanned veterans, to be sent al most immediately into the world conflict. Army of Defenders. But this new army. fast growing. is composed of Washington's finest Young men. who stand ready, as young as they are a; organiza- tion. to defend the city against out- breaks and the country against in- vasion. street northwest vesterday from their armory to 10ih street north- west, south to Massachusetts avenue and east to 9th street, headed by a 43-piece band. they were picked as regulars by those on the side-lines. Only the name on the base drum in- dicated that they were citizens. in the army for two weeks, to prepare themselves to answer thelr country's call in time of need. Maj. Oehmann commanded the or- ganization. After reaching 9th street the troops were loaded aboard special street cars and transported to Con- gress Heights, from whence they marched the mile and a half further to the camp. Overcast weather, fol- lowing the heavy rainstorm yester- day afternoon. made the marching easier for the men who were equipped with their heavy marching equip- ment, including thelr packs. Work Before Eating. While a detachment of the troops had preceded the main body to camp to put up the tents in which a part of the command will live. there was much to be done before they finally settled down for their first meal in camp. There was ltberty for all ex- cept the guard last night until 1030 when taps were sounded. and .the camp settled down for a peacefu! night's rest. preparatory for the strenuous week to follow. Today little will be done in camp, except a little recreation. Memhers of th» command will be excused for churca services in the morning. A number of the men who conld not get off from their civilian dutics in time to parade yesterday will re- port in camp this morning. and take up_their two weeks' course. During the period of the encamp- ment. the troops will march from Camp Simms to the steel plant dock at Giesboro Point, and will_erect a pontoon bridge across the Potomac. trict an opportumity to see some of the spectacular work of ths engi- neers. Another movement of District troops will take place today when Company A. 142nd Engineers. the colored “detachment. will entrain at the Union station at 10 o'clock for Camp Humphreys, Va., where that organization will receive its two weeks of training. FIVE FARMS BEQUEATHED TO HEIRS IN MARYLAND Late John L. Johnson of Fred- erick Leaves Estate Valued at More Than $100,000. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md.. July 8.—An es- tate of more than $100,000 is divided among three children and several {grandchildren by the will of John L. Johnson, this city, admitted this week for probate in the Frederick county orphans’ court. A daughter, Mrs. Ella Johnson Mot- ter, is given the $10.000 in cash. a farm in W | county of 17814 acres daughter. orcdster Mrs. Clara Fox, wife of Frank B. Fox. Washington, is left a farm. the Gantt farm. 212 acres, Worcester county, and an additional tract of three and a half acres: a son, David L. Johnson, is deeded the Thoroughfare farm. of 19 acres, upon which he now resides: grandson. Frank B. Fox. jr. is left a farm in Worcester county: Virginia jLlewellyn Fox. a granddaughter, is given a farm, and Mary Gordon John- on, another granddaughter, is left $1.000. as is John M. Motter, a grand- son. The Frederick City Hospital is given $1.000. The residue of the es- itate, converted into cash. is to be g!vlded equaliy among the three chil- idren. ; Rain Ru Wheat. | Another calamity has befallen the ifarmers of Frederick county. It comes jin the face of falling grain prices. | Thelr wheat harvested just a week has’ been so thoroughly soaked with recent rains that it has begun to | sprou Farmers throughout'the coun- {ty have broken “up the shocks” with { the hope that a spell of continued fair iweather will dry the wheat and pre- ent further sprouting. The weather observer for this sec- {tion has reported daily rainfall for imore than a week. While all precipi- tations have not been soaking rains, the skies have been overcast, and con- |tinued warm weather has caused the {dampened and saturated wheat to {sprout again. Farmers claim that this will cut down the expected rev- lenue. as rain-damaged wheat does not {command market prices. Kliiled by Automebile. Stepping in front of an approach- jing automobile owned by Marie F. As they marched west on L | This will give the people of the Dis- | Frederick home. | (ago, and much of it vet in the shock, | yesterday, the body of Michaud wasMarch, 901 Bond street, Baltimore, taken to S. H. Hines' undertaking Henry Slagle. eighty-six years old, establishment and late last night was | Lisbon. Howard county, was so badly carried to the home. The funeral:injured that he died a short time will be held from the home Tuesday ;later. A coroner's jury exonerated morning at 9 o'clock and will be pri- | Miss Marcth from all blame, deciding vate. Services will be in charge of jthat the accident Father McNamara of St. Gabriel's, |Slagle was extremely deaf and did was unavoidable. and burial will be at Mount Olivet not hear the horn, which. witnesses s: cemetery. Shortly before the casket arrived, one of the boy's sisters came to the home and upon greeting the grief- stricken family collapsed.. There was a little gathering of sympathetic friends and n=ighbors at the home to bring their consolation, and with one accord they iouined in the testimony to the esteem in which Michaud had been held in the neigh- borhood. The father’'s statement that his son had .always been a good boy, and he. could not believe that Wilfred had turned out to be a burglar, wvas corroborated by all in the home, while parents of the boy’s youthful friends testified he had been hsld in highest esteem by his young neigh- bors. Michaud, it developed at the Fome last night. had intended to spend the evening in a canoce on the river witha girl friend, and was planning to leave the home for the Potomac after his return from an errand. Having studied at Central High School and at Ei from which he recently graduated, the boy rad planned to obtain work for 1l sumrier, and then enter George- town Law School this fall. Plans for Legal Career. Plans for his legal career had been econsidered early in his Central High ‘School days. it was learned, and the /1921 “Brecky” gnnual of Central ngh .School had this to say about o young man: “Wilfred, our 'witty New !nfllanl‘ ern High School, | ; Miss March sounded. John J. Hitzelberger, long a justice of the peace of Libertytown and prominent in democratic politics, died Wednesday. Struck by an automobile operated by J. T. Andrews, Frederick, con- |victed of being drunk. :three girls HJennie Keyser. sixteen; Lillian Birely, ififteen, and her 'sister, Lousire Birely, iten. Sandy Hook, Md.. are at the city hospital seriously injured. The chil- dren were run down by the machine and knocked unconscious. _Andrews Ras been fined $270 for operating an automobile wiile he waa intoxicated. J. R. Keyser, Sapdy Hook, has enter- led a charge of assault against An- ldrews. who is now in jail in default lof 3500 bail pending a hearing and the condition of the Keyser girl. 1 | {undoubtedly, become our leading poli- tician: ~ In his three years at Central e has already shown his g2l ability nd is rapidly developing the proper pelitician’s figure.” Michaud's father, who is a machin- ist at the bureau’ of.engraving and printing, has been president of the Massachusetts Society and is at pres- ent secretary-treasurer of that so- ciety. H} is. a past commander of Richard J. Harden Camp, No. 2 Spanish War Veterans. Young Michaud was born in Massa. chusetts, but went with his parents to Montana fo live for a while, until six vears ago. when they moved. to. ‘Waskington. Surviving are his father and mother, two -Sisters and one. D. C. NATIONAL GUARD DEPARTS FOR TWO WEEKS OF INTENSIVE Maj. Olhmann, commanding 12ist Engineers, at head of detachment, starting out for camp. MOTHER WITH BABE BATTLES BIG SNAKE Clasping Child in Arm, Wom- an Kills Seven-Foot Reptile. Special Dispatch to The Star. VINCHESTER, Va., July 3.—Holding her baby under her arm with one hand and a hoe in the other, Mrs. J. F. Allen of Green Spring, this county, battled desperately early Wednesday evening with a ferocious seven-foot blacksnake until she hacked it in two with the hoe. Mrs. Allen was sitting at one end of the porch rocking her baby, with other children playing around her chair. One} iof them saw the snake poke its head | above the other end of the porch floor i and then crawl and coil itself around a corner post, at the same time lashing the balustrade with its tail as if an-} gered. As the children ran into the house and shut the door, Mrs. Allen jumped from the porch. with her baby under! one arm, and. seizing the garden hoe | nearby, battled with the serpent. The | first blow missed and the snake sprang {toward her. As it did so Mra. Allen {dealt it a blow that cut the smake in { two. { The Winchester jcently promoted by a number o ! golf and tennis players, has a paid-up { membership of 200. it has been an- nounced by the membership committee. The club has leased seventy-seven acres of land owned by Hunter Stine. being a | part of the Fort Collier farm, so named { because of the fort bullt there during { the civil war by a Union army officer of that name. Erection of a large club- house will be begun next week, and a | golf course will be laid out by an ex- ipert. There will be also tennis courts, | bowlings alleys and a swimmiog pool The club’s grounds are a short distance { northeast of the city Imits. A large number of fruit growers of the Shenandoah valley expect to attend a conference in shington on July 11, called by the federal bureau of markets and crop estimates to met specific in- formation as (o real crop conditiona | after the *June drop™ is over. i Henry F. Seal and E. C. Scott, the latter of Washington were badly | i Country Club, re- Harry Crim of Froderlr'k n 3 | bruised a day or two ago, when an | ! automobile in which they were re- furning from Strasburg. Va. skidded in soft mud near Stephens City and | upset. Both men were caught under the car The Rev. county. who has been engaged missionary work in Africa for e number of years for the United rethren Church, 18 v BrehreM (s lecturing on hia experi- ences among barbarous tribes. Horse, automobile and motor cycle races. postponed from July 4 ‘on ac-) | tount of rain, were held this after- noon at the local fair grounds for the | benefit of the Sarah Zane fire company. | A number of “showers and other nments have been give = f:;"&?x‘. Meek for Miss Virginia i Athey, whose marriage to Willlam B Sinnott of {3U)Y (a1 weather observer staten that i during the hot spell early in the Week a standard thermometer regis- {tered 124 degrees In the sun, after belng thus exposed a few minutes A weasel welghing five pounds. rald |t be one of the largest seen here in {recent years. was killed a day or two 280 at the home of Walter Stine near fewn by the family dog, after it had | given members of the household a iEeal scare. The dog chased the { weasel into a chimney corner. grabbed {1t by the back of the neck and shook i1t to death. | The cas idriver. {O'Flaherty and Jesse Dove for high-| {vay robbery in connection with the alleged theft of money from John Bowles, colored. has been molle iprossed. A jury already ml«liuround | & Flaherty and Dove not guilty 1O N imehenter tied with Norfolk for I qecond place in team records at the iannual tournament of the Virginia iTrapshooters’ Association, in Rich- {mond this week. The next annual imeeting will be held in Norfolk. | "All the county locals of the Farm. ers’ Union met here by delegated | fepresentation and formed a central i county organization, with E. M. Funk iof Middletown as president. A pur- {chasing agent is to be appointed at a general meeting July 15. A large delegation of the Winches- {ter branch of the Klu Klux Klan staged a silent parade in Strasburg {several nights ago. They rode in open automobiles through business and residential sections, and, although there was no demonstration, a num- {ber of superstitious negroes are said o have become thoroughly frightened ignd alarmed and ran home, bolting I doors and window: Catholic churches in and near Bowie; Md., will benefit under the will of Miss Anne Moore Johnson of Win- | f local | Washington takes place here | . of Bob Brown, negro jitney | ndicted along with Robert| Imeet TRAINING AT 1 VIRGINIA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ORGANIZES New Body Formy—Plans Are Laid | for Improving Roadways of State. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, July 8.—The new state highway commission has organized under the direction of| Henry G. Shirley., the former high- way commissioner for Baltimore | county. He Is to be the directing head of the commiseion, and George P. Coleman, the present commiseloner. | will retain’ that position and will be! the engineer for the commission. | Wade H. Massie is the secretary. The commissioners put in two day: Fere mapping out plans and getling ready for the task of providing roads for the state from the money that n be had. The big demand is for| bonds for the purpose of road build- | ing, and thls can be done only when; here is a special meeting of the leg- slature, and there are no signs that! the legisiature is to be called soon. ! There are three vacancies in the sen- | ate, and there must be elections to! fill these before there | the state to Issue bonds. When whisky s shipped into this{ state on permits the men who do the shipping must prepay the ex-; press charges to destination. This is| the order of the state corporation, commiseion, made at the request of| the express companies. The com- panies showed that there is much shipping of liquor on forged permits. that it is taken in by the state and federal authorities, conflscated, and the express companies lose the charges and the liquor. Another order of the commission wus that which increases the rates [for handling shipments of money by express. These have been increased 121; per cent, there being no objec- tton on the part of the bankers to the increase. The fact that the ex- ipress companies have been looted 0 often made It necessary to grant {the fincrease, that sufficient guards might be provided for the safety of such shipments. These new rates {will become effective almost imme- diately. Giies B. Jackson and James T. Carter. representing the colored Elks of Rictmond. are chairmen of com- mittees from the two lodges which are to make a great bid for the com- iing of the Grand Lodge to this city in 1923. They will go to Newark next month, accompanied by John Mitchell and Maggie Walkeri representing a citizens’ committee, to urge that they come here. ¥ : The Dover Baptist Association, comprising the churches in Richmond King William, Hanover, Henrico, New 1Kent and Goochland counties will with Berea Baptist Crurch, iHanover county, July 18-20. ‘There are some sixty churches in the asso- ciation, with a membership of more 1 exceel $700.000 for all purposes e Sear. There are 40,000 pupils in the Sunday schools. The denomi- nation owns property worth more fhan $2.000,000 in the confines of the association. ARLINGTON NEEDS CAMP SIMS. 16 CLASSROONS Requirements of County Are Outlined by School Supt. Kemp. \neser, Katoctin and Uppervill jbe celebrated “tomorrow by all-day {for the first time pernrit automobi | perville, Va. LOADING MOTOR TRAIN WITH CAMP EQUIPMENT AND BAGGAGE AT THE ARMORY. CHURCHES TO CELEBRATE FIFTY YEARS PASTORATE Rev. Dr. Lake Has Been Serving Three Congregations in Vir- ginia for Half Century. Special Dispatch to The Star. VIENNA, V July 8. —The fiftieth anniversary of Rev. Dr. I ministry at the three churches, Ebe- will mervices at the Baptist Church at Up- The occasion will see a reunfon of many of the young min- Sixteen additional classrooms are| i 00 O O workers who have needed Arlington county to relieve the pres- ent congestion, according to a state- ment of Supt. Fletcher Kemp. Who is | gervices by Rev. a conducting a publicity campalgn—a forerunner to a proposed bulldifg | Rrogram—to acquaint the taxpavers! of the county of the present-day cop dittons and the future requirements. A tentative plan of building worked | up by the superintendent for the ap. proval of the taxpaye however. provides for fifty-six additional added each year. $607,000 Expenditure. An itemized list of the needs of the |8core was 13 to 3. county school system to meet all future demands that may arise has| been prepared by Mr. Kemp, s ! a total expenditure of $607.000. which includes the estimated cost for both ! howing | enna leading. & to 1. the elementary schools of (gone out from Dr. Lake’'s churches during his long ministry. The morn- ing services will be condueted by Rev. Charles Herndon and the afternoon Ernest Gibson of Richmo Those attending from Vienna will be Mrs. 1. C. Foster, Nelson Foster, Misses Grace and Rlichardetta Gib- son. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berry. Miss {Mary Alice Hammer and Owens and Glibert Berry. The annual Independence day cele. bration, under the auspices of th fenna volunteer fire department, was eld Tuesday at the school grounds. an be & ses- | classrooms, but he suggests that fOrty ' mhe day opened with a ball game. ba- I'sion of the general assembly to con-{of them be distributed over & period, yaen Y abon ana MiLein: 5 {siting relatives |sider again the matter of empowering|of ten vears. with four classrooms!(o"“}he local| nine. pitched a no-hif { game, the thrée runs made b | being the reault of errors. Hatcher. McLean In an abbrevi- ated game In the afterncon McLean forfeited during the third inning, Vi- dancing and fireworks completed the program. Music was furnished by the The final | A tournament. | iwhite and colored schools. sites and Fort Myer Band In epite of the in- furniture, in the three magisterial dia-; clement weather, $400 was cleared. tricta. The estimates, he sald. are| The Christian Endeavor Society of based upon present-day prices of | the Presbyterian Church at ita meet- than 25,000, and whose contributions | | building materials, the cost of suft- |able bullding sites. as well as the ikind of building. the size of rooms and the nature of equipment needed {by a competent school architect. | “Thie plan provides for an expen jture of 3373,000 tn Arlington district | jas follow i ‘additional classrooms, one auditorfum | ‘and school site, $45.000: Aurora Heights, new building with four } classrooms, | building with elght classrooms, one auditorium, two speclal rooms and school site. $75,000; Ballston. building with elght’ classrooms, audlitorium. two special rooms ani school _site, . $75,000; new building with ‘eight classrooms, one auditorium. two special rooms and school site, $76,000; Barcroft, building with four classrooms, $28,- 1000; Highland Park, new building | with four classrooms, school site, $29,000; Kemper (colored), new build- ing with four classrooms. $18.000. Jefterson District Needa. In Jefferson district: George Mason ! High School, six additional class- Irooms, one 'auditorium, one gym- nasium and four special rooms, $6 {000; Mount Vernom, four additional classrooms, $20,000; Virginia High- lands. new building with two class- rooms. $12.000. Total. $92.000. Tn Washington distri Cherry- dale, four classrooms, two special rooms. $35.000; Woodmont. new build- ing and school site. $26,000; Carne, e, ; - | Consumption Can Be Prevented and health and happiness increased by practicing simple Health Rules which we can give you. | chester, who died recently. Her mother, Mrs, Kate Moore Johnson. receives !the interest from & trust fund, and iafter her death the interest will be i given to Catholic churches of Prince Georges county. Miss Johnson was a granddaughter of the late Reverd: i Johnson and former Gov. Bowie of Maryland. —_— SENATE PASSES BANK BILL. A bill by Senator Harris, demo- ! crat, Georgia, reducing temporarily i the capital requirements of banks for { membership in the federal reserve ystem was passed yesterday by the Senate. The bill would admit to membership in the federal system banks which have 60 per cent of the {$25.000 minimum capital require- | ment, provided they set aside 20 per Sent 'of thelr annual income to add to their initial capital mum is reached. untfl .the mini- HONOR LIGHTHOUSE CHIEF. -George Rockyell Putnam, commis. sioner ‘nf »ll‘llxlvulfil. U. Light- house Service, has just received the honorary degree of doctor of seryice at , the fiftieth commencement ' of Stevens Institute of Technology. ' Peat is used in Ireland to such an ‘extent that few people in the country districts ever burn eoal. The odor of ealthiful and picasant snd ft The death rate from Consumption drops as public health roves, and the same rules that improve general health reduce death rate from Consumption. In the District of Columbia the death rate from Consump- tion I'll no:v lelu than' half what it was 15 years ago. imp! the During these 15 years we fought for public health and dis- tributed our 12 Health Rules on.cards among Washington school children and their parents. Bri | <3 efly they teach: 1. Avoid house dust and impure or close air, day and night. 2. Get all the light and sunshine possible into your home. 3. Drink plenty of pasteurized milk and cream. None raw. 4. Eat plain, nourishing food. 5. Get sufficient sleep by r?lrilig early enough. 6. Try to avoid worry. Be cheerful. Think kindly. You- mind acts on your body. If you tire easily—or are Jlosing weight—and have.a per- sistent light cou, doctor, or _go to tge Health Tuesday, Thureday or Saturday, from 7:30-9 o'clock. Consumption can be cured only in its early stage. \ This Bullstin is h—or hoarseness—do not lose time. Examinations free. See Clinic, 409 15th St. N at 2-4 o'clock. Frida; prontl y evenings Paid for by the Association for the Prevention of T: in each case. and have been suggested | Tavlor, corresponding secretary {Anna King, recording secretary, and di- | Enos Taylor, treasurer. Fort Myer Heights, four | Mi Columbia pike, | 1 new | recently jone a i superintendent, of Paeont | Kenilw! ing last Sunday evening elected the following officers for the ensuing year: A. W. Harkness, president; Miss Margaret Davis, vice president: Mark Miss Charles W. Mummaw of Vienna and s Lucia H. Hirst of Falls Church were married in Washington last week A lawn fete was held Wednesday 328,000; Clarendon. new ; evening on Martin's lawn, corner of | | Maple {by the Epworth League of Wesley M mew | E. Church to defray the expenses of one i the delegates to be sent to the Moun- | d|tain Lake Park Institute, Mountain | enue and Pleasant streets, Lake Park, Md., July 17 to Clarence W. Furr of Vienna and Mabel B. Furr of Gainsville, Va., were married in Washington. Mrs. Ann Pearson died at her home, near Colvin Run, last Sunday. The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies’ Aid of Andrew Chapel was held Wednesday at Woodside. Mrs. { Dallas Berry and Miss Hester Berry | were hostesses. —eeee e new building with four classrooms, uditorfum and school site, $36,- 000: Falls Church (section), new building_with four classrooms and school* site. $30,000: Sumner (colored), new building with four classrooms and school site, $18,000. Total, $147,000. A'report on the recent convention of the National Federation of Wom- ised by Mrs. meeting of Womar" at Kirkwood Terrace, tomorrow morn. ing at 11 o'clock. A pienic luncheon will be served following the business session A two-day session of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist Potomac Association is announced for Henry Lockwood at a the Arlington County uly 19 and 20 at the Clarendon Bap- | Miss Helen Meek, the Springs, will preside. and interesting pro- grams are being arranged. T S BOYS PLAN CARNIVAL. orth Scouts to Boost Sum mer Camping Fund. Troop number 55 of the Kenilworth Boy Scouts will stage a carnival at Kenflworth all tist Church. troop. The Kenilworth scouts plan to hlpko to Winthrop, Md., and will re- main in camp for two,weeks. % ‘The .carnival will consist of the usual stands, dancing and’ all the necessary trimmings.. Raymond H. Baur is scoutmaster in charge of the troop. —— BOILER EXPLOSION FATAL. CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. July 8.— One man was killed instantly, another fatally scalded and a third blown sixty feet when a boiler at Mérrillac mines exploded as a result of turning live steam into an old boiler. —— the earllest smoking “mix- o o;“ rery small quantity of rginia tobacoo blended with hore- . yarrow and foolstoot, Club, to be held at her home, | this week for the! benefit of the camping funds of the | BRAKEMAN IS KILLED. Fellow Trainman Fails in Dosperate Effort to Save Life. Special Dispatch to The Star. w. July 3—T.. B. Owers, Pan Handle railroad brak man, met death in the railroad yards here yesterday after a heroic effort to save him had n made by Con- ductor C. O. Goodrich. The two men were riding on the rear end of a locomotive moving through the yards. Owens had leaped off to throw a switch and reached for the grip iron to board the engine again, when ke slipped and would have fallen, but Goodrich reached out and threw an arm about him. ‘The rescuer was just drawing the brakeman away from the wheeis to safety, when Owens’ foot caught in a frog and he was jerked out of Good- rich’s arms. and was thrown under the locomotive, where he was ground to death. The victim was a native of Tennessee and had been here but a short while. COLLECTS $4000 FOR“FAKE” LIQUOR Stranger in Lynchburg Fails to Make Deliveries After Collecting Money. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., July where in this broad land is a young man who wears good clothes and has a smooth tongue who has some- thing like $4,000 which about a dozen Lynchburgers would like to recover | and reapportion to themselves in re- ! lation to their several mofeties, The stranger happened here a few days ago. His tale was that he was bound from a seaport town for some- | where with a cargo of rye liquor. He feared to try to get out of Lynch- burg, and for these and other reasons he would part with his cargo at § a case of one dozen. _The men approached with the help., it is said, of a local bootlegger, found suckers biting good, and he mopped up on orders. One man bit to | tune of $900 worth, another for § iand quite a number from $150 to $300. The bootlegger went out to start de- | liveries, but instead of making de- liveries he collected all the checks and disappearef. It took several days for the story to get to the ears | {of the public. Thousands of visitors from this eity and from three or four nearby counties are expected to attend a community picnic to be held next Wednesday at Gladys, twenty-two miles south of here. Dinner is to be served to all | Wwho go, the country people supplying the “eats’ and the committee from ! Lynchburg the refreshments. No ad dresses are scheduled for the oc casion, for it is simply, designed as a community get-together. The fact that freight shipments may be made cheaper from northern points through Lynchburg to Durmid, a siding in the switching limits ofi Lynchburg, but just outside the city ! limits, than they can be made toli Lynchburg, a shorter haul, is to be | brought to the attention of the In-| terstate Commerce Commission by a| protest from the traffic bureau of the | chamber of commerce here. i Local civic clubs are to give time {and hard work next week o help grade | §.—Some- B. Lake's | the approach down the river bluff to the | classe: {new bridge over the James river to| the Y. M. C. A. Island park. which will travel to the park. The Lions Ki- wanis and Rotary members, as well| as Boy Scouts and the physical de-| partment of the association will give | time with plck and shovel. The work { in to be done under the supervision of | the city. H The infant death rate here for the first six months of this vear was low |er than the same period in 1921. a | cording to the public welfare depart- ment. Last vear the rate was 95.6 f jevery 1.000 births. This vear it waz | 192.2."The deaths this vear were 216 as against 224 for the first six months or{ 1 Supt. E. C. Glass of the public| schools here, has announced the trans- fer of Miss M. Lizzie Harvey from the principaiship of the John Wryatt! i bits. LEESBURG NVELS NENORAL TABE Soldier and Sailor Heroes: Honored With Impressive Ceremonies. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va., July 8.—A large crowd was present at the unvelling of the soldiers’ and sallors’ memorial tablet here today. Col. Wilbur C. Hall presid exercises. The inyocation .vdv.r !dhet livered by Rev. Conrad H. Goodwin of Charles Town, W. Va., former rec- tor of St. James' Episcopal Church here, who resigned his pulpit to enter the service. The principal address was given by J. Mayhew Wainwright. assistant secretary of wai Others who spoke were Edward Nichols, Col. E. B. White, commanding the local camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and E. Walton Moore, representat from the eighth congressional dis- trict. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. D. Campbell Mayers of Mid- dleburg, chaplain_of Loudoun Post, No. 34, American Legion. The tablet was unvefled by Miss Eula May Nalle of Leesburg, whose brother died in the service, his name being among those on the plate. The ex- ercises were interspersed by seler- tions from the 5th Cavalry Band from Fort Myer, Va. A feature of the day was the pres ence of a company of marines as a pecial honor to the memory of Capt “dward C. Fuller, formerly command ing officer of the 77th Company of Marines, who was m Hamilton Loudoun county, and who was killed in action in F This tablet, granite and bronze, high. and stands on the courthouss lawn here. The names of the twenty nine soldiers—twenty-six white and three colored—who died in the world war are on the large bronze plate. The movement for the construct of the tablet was led by Mrs. Willia Corcoran Eustis of Washington and Leesburg, whose husband, Capt. Eus- s, served on Gen. Pershing's staff Mies Hannah srown McIntosh. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M Intosh, of this town. has been ap pointed a teacher of the fourth grads in the Leesburg High School for the coming season Miss M. Willie Smith of this town has been reappointed u teacher of the sixth grade in the high school here for the coming session The Order of Red Men at Lovetts- ville, this county. is planning for a big day at Taylorstown, Saturds ¥ 29° Among the prominent speah - < invited are: Ex-Gov. Davir. United States Senator Claude A Swanson, Representative R. Walton Moore and ex-Representative Milton G. Unger of Maryland. Included in the program will be contest recita- tions for Loudoun county high school . girl graduates, the prizes being $10 and $5. Other features of the pro- gram have not been fully decided upon Aldie is making big preparations for the community fair. which will be held there Wednesday. July 26. Th omises to be the largest one-da fair ever held in the state. Thirtee: lasses will be shown in the horse £how department, four novelty races two pony races. ‘male race, hunters race and open-to-all race. tourna ment. tournament bail. eight classes in the heavy-draft department, eight classes in the beef and dairy cattle for shorthorns, the same mber of classes in Herefords, An- gus. Guernseys. Jerseys, Holsteins and one class for the best pure-bred or grade baby beef. In the swine de- partment six classes each for Berk- shires, Durocs, Hampshires and Bland Chinas. 1n the poultry department. ve classes each for Rhode Island Reds, Wyandottes. Barred Rocks and Leghorns, and three classes for rab- There are twenty-nine classex in the domestic science department and six classes in the fahcywork Three prizes will bhe given in the baby class, to be judged on personal appearance and physical develop- ment Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mre. Mollie Crim. who died at the Frederick City Hospital on Sunday Purcellville ‘and Round Hill ba all teams crossed bats at Purcel ville on the Fourth. The latter wa which ix of marble, is twenty feet {School to the new Riverside Sciool, which is to be occupied as a public | jschool in September. i { Rebuilding the J. R. Millner store; here, which was burned a month ago. | has been started. the interior work o | i cost about $50.000. Permits issued In_Lynchburg for | new building since January i have! itotaled $710.777 in value, this being | inearly $300.000 larger than during the | first half of the year 1921. These fig- {ures scarcely represent much more than a third of the new work here ithis vear, for the major portion of Ithe new residential building has been in the suburbs in Campbell, Bedford | and Amherst counties. It is believed that the new work here this vear will go considerably over $2.000.000. C. E. Topping. formerly assistant postmaster at Seneca, Campbell {county, who was arrested in Newport { News & month ago and brought back to Rustburg to answer the charge of burning the store there, has also been ndicted in the federal court on the charge of converting funds of the post office to his personal use. Top- Ping i8 to be tried next week here on i case will be presented to the grand !jury at Rustburg anent the burning {of the store, which occurred in March 11921. Topping is at liberty under bail 1in both cases. | Contract has been awarded in Blue | fleld, W. Va., to C. W. Hancock and Sons_of this city for the building of {the Hotel Bluefield. which is to cost i slightly more than $1.000.000 Rev. William M. Jones, who for some years has been pastor of the Pengbrook Christian Church. in Giles county, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Fairview Christian Church here, to take up his work September 1. Miss Hallie May Noell of Bedford and Harry Duke of Schuyler were married. Ira Stump and Miss Lillie Willous, | both of Lynchburg, were married. Joseph C. Nance and Miss Ada L. Toney, both of Lynchburg, were mar- ried here. i Two completed units of the Marshall | Lodge Memorial Hospital were open- ed here today with informal recep. tion. Two additional units are to be started In a short time: FORM FAIRFAX CAMP. : | Fairfax Camp, No. 12724. Modern Woodmen of America, was organized | Friday night at Brooks'. Hall, Fair- fax, Va. The charter membership of | thirty-five was said to be the largest | of any camp ever organized in Vir- ginia. Spencer Roberts of Clarendon, dis trict deputy head consul, was in charge of ‘the ceremon assisted by members from Washington Camp of Washington, D. C; and Arlington Camp of Clarendon, ‘ After the institutton of the camp! the election of officers was held and | resulted as follows: Consul. Ralph O.! i Ennis; past consul, James E. Nickell adviser, Harvey M. Cross; clerk, John M. Whalen: banker, Berkeley S. Gil- lespie; escort, | Walter T. Oliver. watchman, Roy B. Allder: sentry.| John Rhodescap: trustees, George I Miles, Mark C. Weller and E. Mack Wiley, and camp physician, Dr. Jack B. Zerbec. Tt was decided to'hold the regular i meetings of the. camp on the second jand fourth Tuesdays in each month. {’A handsome emblem of the order was | bresented to each of the members by | Deputy Roberts. i Deputy Roberts will shortly visit! ,Herndon in the interests of the order | and attempt to organize a camp there. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the members and visitors retired to the establishment of L. H. Young. where they were treated to ice cream and_cake, provided by the deputy head consul. The next meeting of the local camp will be held Tuesday, July 328, ik [ | | i i the federal charge and Monday hiapark defeated. with the score § to 3. TAKOMA RUNAWAYS IN ALEXANDRI, VA [ | i Little Buddy Mason Kiaasen, six {vears old. with scars on his body. as {from, a whip. and his sister Giadys, aged {eleven. who had been missing from their {home in Takoma Park. Md., since Fri- {dey. were located last evening in Alex- {andria, Va.. at the home of their cousin i Mrs % North Pitt street. inz little inclination to return home, the children, after their to remain on the the police vesterday investigated in their home in Takoma jto their Iwander se b { conditions The children said that Friday morn- {ing about 11:30 they were sent on an {errand and Gladys decided they should igo to Alexandria. Changing cars in Washington they arrived safely in Alex- landria. but became bewildergd. and were {found zbout 2 o'clock in the afternoon |at the post office corner of Prince and !St. Asaph streets. Their _discovery {wasn't_reported to the Washington po- {lice until vesterd: Buddy and Gladys said they would like to have their mother come to Alex- !andria to live. but made no mention of their stepfather. Paul Kiaasen. A detec- ‘tive has been assigned to the case. i June Circulation 85,506 One Edition Daily i District of Columbia, sx.: o RRON, Adrertising Maoag nd SUNDAY STAR. d the Actual number med sold and distribut g the month of June, A.D. as follows: DAILY. Copies. Days. 1 TS omanne Frértet Less adjustments... Total daily net circulation. Daily average net paid circu- RO averi Ay : T-Qples for service, ete.. Daily average net circulation. 85.506 _SUNDAY. Copi 85428 354,200 3013 Total Spnday net circulation. 351277 Averazd net paid Sunday cir- “culation s7.100 o70 Less adjustments. Average number ‘of coples for service, ele. Average Sunday net circula- tion 87.820 -‘:::::fi"'fin ROY W Adrertising Subscribed and sworn to before day of Juls, A. (Besl.)