Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1923, Page 2

2 L — HARDING T0 SPEAK UPON HEROIG DEAD Sl‘_“ine Visitors in Thousands ‘Expected at Arlington Service Tomorrow. President Harding will head the list of orators who tomorrow will ex- Ppress the sentiment of the nation re- garding its war dead at various points in and about Washington, which will mark the close of a four-day memo- rial observance by the Grand Army of the Republic, the American Le- &ion and many other patriotic organ- izations. ‘When a bugler of the Marine Band blows assembly at 12:30 o'clock to- mo¥row afternoon in Arlington na- tional cemetery one of the greatest assemblages ever in the grounds will have gathered, it is belleved, owing to the thousands of visitors in Wash- ington for the Shrine convention. The program for tomorrow’s serv- ices at Arlington includes: Calling to order, John W, Reid, department com- mander, G. A. R.; presentation of the colors; invocation, the Rev. James Shera Montgomery; reading_of Gen Logan's order establishing Memorial day by Osborn H. Oldrovd, assistant adjutant general; ritual address, ‘Watson B. Miller, national vice com. mander, American Legion; oration, President Harding; oration, James Willett, commander-in-chief, G. ; benediction, the Rev. R. E. Mc- Marine Band to Play. Throughout the program the Marine Band will play and accompany the following singers: Gertrude Lyon: Columbian Quartet and Miss Lyon: Esther Melick, Rella Winn Erisman and Everett R. Naftzger. Othér services tomorrow are to be held at the National cemetery, U. S. Soldiers’ Home, beginning 9:30 o'clock, addresses to be made by Chaplain George F. Rixey, U. 8. N, and Capt. John Murphy, chief of staft, Departmeént of the District, United Spanish War Veterans. Battle Ground National cemetery, at 3:15 o'clock, address by Washing- ton Gardner, United States commis- sioner of pensions. Guests of honor will include the Commissioners of the District and prominent Army officers, both active and retired. Other Cemetery Services. Congressional cemetery, 10 o'clock, address by the Rev. H. D. Mitchell, vastor Metropolitan M. E. Church., Holy Rood cemetery, at 9:30 o'cloc! ©Oak Hill cemetery, at 11 am.; Glen- wood, Prospect Hill and St. Mary's cemeteries, 9 am.; Harmony ceme- tery, 11:45 am.; Northeast cemetery and Woodlawn cemetery. Assistant Secretary of War Dwight Davis and Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, national president, American Legion are to make addresses at ock ‘tomorrow afternoon in the world war section of Arlington. The graves will be decorated under the direction of a committes headed by atson B. Miller. Flag Raising at Statio The Sons of Veterans, Cushing Camp, No. 30, will hold flag-raising exercises in front of the Union sta- tlon at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. Rev. C. R. Stauffer, pastor of the Ninth Street Christian Church, will speak. Traflic to Arlington will be via M Street northwest, across the Key bridge, through Rosslyn, along the Fort Myer road to the fort entrance of the cemetery and in the cemetery along Melgs avenue to the Lee Man- sion, via Lee avenue in a clockwise direction, thence along Sheridan ave- nue, Grant avenue to Farragut ave- nue, along the latter avenue to the tomb_of the Unknown Soldier and the Memorial Amphitheater in a clockwise direction t McPherson svenue, thenc south to Grant ave- nue, thence to Porter avenue, with it at the Treasury gate. At the Treasury gate trafic will be routed north along the Alexandria road to Rosslyn entering the main thorough- fare at the approach to Key bridge. MAN'S FOES SOUGHT INKILLING OF WIFE Hushand’s Political and Busi- ness Enemies Suspected in Michigan Murder. By the Associated Press. LANSING, MICH.. May 29.—An in- quest will be held today into the slaying of Mrs. Pearl Britten, wife of a wealthy Lansing contractor, while police contirue to finvestigate re- yorts that revenge by political and business enemies of Willlam Brit- ten, the husband. may have been the motive for the crime. Mrs. Britten was shot to death when she left her bedroom to investigate a noise in the darkened hallway of her home early Sunday morning. A reward of 32,000 has been of- fered by the city of Lansing for evi- dence leading to the arrest and con- viction of the slayer. A similar re- ward is expected to be posted by the Ingham county board of supervisors When it meets this week. . Lack Definite C The slayer been & burglar who fired at Mrs. Britten when she surprised him, may have been motivated by something other than fear of capture when he fired, police now declare. They admit, however, that they are without defi- nite clues, and plan to question Brit- ten again in an effort to learn if enemies of his may have some connec- tion with the slaying. The trail of the slayer led blood- hounds yesterday to the Grand Trunk railway~ yards several blocks from the Britten home and then disap- peared. Mrs. Britten and Miss Helen Pow- ers, a lifetime friend, were the only occupants of the house at the time of the slaying. Britten being in Chi- cago. When the sound of the revolver shot echoed through the corridors of the house Miss Powers slammed the hedroom door and screamed for help. When_ police arrived they found the body of Mrs. Britten on the floor, her arms crossed upon her bre as though her slayer had hesitated long gnough to pay this respect to the ead. —_— “STRUCK” JURY DENIED. NEW YORK, May 29.—Supreme Court Justice Lehman today denied the appli- cation of Samuel Untermyer, counsel for Mrs. Helen Eiwood Stokes, for a “struck” jury, in_the new trial of the divorce suit brought by W. E. D. Stokes, Wealthy real estate operator. The trial is set for next Monday. Mr. Untermyer urged the need of a ju: pecial _intelligence . and Lmt"l Jury, whereby . at first believed to have | {the hearing. §will jother chance have the democrats but Chevy Chase Pro Sets New Record Of 69 for Course Robert T. Barnett, professional golfer at the Chevy Chase Club, broke the record for the Chevy Chase course vesterday with a score of 69, four strokes under the lowest score that has been made this year on the re- arranged course of the club. Barnett was playing in a four-ball match with Ralph Beach, the assistant professional, as a partner, against C. Ashmead Fuller and R. P. Davidson. The best ball of the quartet was 66. Barnett and Beach defeated Fuller and Davidson by 5 and 4. Barnett's score by holes follows: Out. 4 4 4354460 336 In. 2 4443444 433469 The card includes a five on the fifth hole, where Barnett was trapped from ;‘h? tee and took five for the par four ole. AGNEW'S 74 LEADS ON POTOMAG LINKS Tops Field in Fight to Rep- resent D. C. in Public Course Tourney. With a card of 36, 38—74, Charles N. Agnew, jr. the public links cham- plon of Washington, appeared certain at noon today to lead a fleld of twenty-three golfers playing for the right to represent the capital in the national public links tournament. which begins at East Potomac Park June 26. Agnew was hitting his tee shots far and straight, and was putting very well to score his 74. F. Maury Posey, a veteran golfer and one of the best players at the public course, had the first nine holes in 41, and then, with a complete re- versal of form, cored a 35 on the second nine holes for an eighteen- hole total of 77. W. W. Lord had 46 for the first nine holes and then play- ed the last nine holes in 36 for a score of 81. Firat Ten Qualify. The first ten players in the eighteen- hole round played today will repre- sent Washington in the public links classic, in which more than 150 pub- llc course goifers from all over the United .States will play. W. E. S. Tipton, who led the fleld in ‘the first half of the qualifying round last Tuesday, turned in & card of 42-49—91 today. It was thought probable that Tipton would not qualify, as there were more than nine golfers out who could better his score. George G. Voight, regard- ed as one of the best of the public course players, had the first nine holes in 39 and appeared certain to qualify. W. P. diEste, J. R. Miller turned in cards of 39 for the first nine hole: while E. P. Brooke, & former Distr champion, had an eighteen-hole card of 83, Wiillam Bresnahan, with whom Brooke played, had a card of 59 to- day. W. E. Melyin had §4 and A. L. Houghton had 86, while John Lynch had a card of 92. John Watson turned in a card of 7. F. W. Dyer, another of the leading public course golfers, had a card of 43 for his first nine holes, while J. E. Shorey had 42, and George L. Billings had 86 for eighteen holes. SMITH WILL SHAPE DESTINY OF PARTY , IN “WET‘LDECISION? i (Continued from First Page.) weakening the respect for the Con- stitution. So Al Smith, standardbearer for the moment of democracy, in thel most populous state of the Union, i can brush aside the gquestion of whether it is respectable for a state} approve of a definition which | O e onuress makes and which the states are empowered concurrent- Iy to define. Ie can also brush aside. | if he likes, the argument that to wip the Mullan-Gage law off the book loaves chaor because it takes away police regulation on this subject.| There are, for instance, no state laws requiring enforcement of the anti- drug act, nor is there a state law | against counterfeiting. but the police officers of the state \ill arrest any | flagrant violator of any law, federal( or state, and, of course, turn the pris- | oner over to the federal or state au- thorities as the case may be Wil Act at Once After Hearing. What then will be basic in the governor's mind when he reaches his conclusions? He will act at once— just after the hearing is over on Friday. He refuses to say a word about his inetntions for he is trylng 1o keep an open mind until the end of But all the things that be sald at the hearing can be | dismissed as legal and academic. The answer will be politice pure and simple whether Gov. Smith wants it that way or not. It will influence his mind and his decision. And here is the political situation as it affects | Al Smith The prospective republican nominee Warren Harding is 100 per cent dry. Will the democratic party do the| eame or will it heed the upheaval in | the populous states of the east where { prohibition i8 the llvest political ques- | tion in = generation? Al Smith has | been impressed by the faot that the s0lid south’s electoral vote plus the votes of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware and Mary- and would be about enough to elect a democratio President of the United States. Would the solid south stick? The states individually fix their own minimum alcoholio content which is what Gov. Smith said in his letter to Mr. Fess of Ohfo. What other issue is there? i { What | to take advantage of it? This is the way the leaders of the Empire state democracy, including Al Smith( look at the national political situation. Only Chance as a We! ‘Would Al Smith increase his chances of becoming the national standard bearer on that program? If he has any chance at all it is on staying “wet.” For, it the democrats prefer to take the “dry” side of the dilemma, they would take another candidate who hasn't the “wet” record of Al Smith. Most every man wants to be President who has achieved the prom fnence that Al Smith has. He end: his political career if keeps the Mullan-Gage law on the books—for Tammany will be divided and will de- sert him and he could neither depend on their support at the next national convention nor on the argument that he would surely carry New York state's electoral vote. If he isn't am- bitious, he will veto the repeal. Peo- ple of New York state who know Al Smith and who know human nature, too, expect him to stay “wet.” ; (Copyright, 1923.) PITCH _— Pupil, 13, Was Member of Family of Eleven Children. SALEM, Mass, May 20.—Walter Hilenski, & grammar school pupil, was struck above the heart by a pitched ball during an ele: school league base ball game here yesterday and died in a fow minutes. He was thirteen yoars old and one £ ol children. it i [ Attorney General during the next few { Dav { peared to be'in much better heaitn {more determined than ever to hold THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., mous Flyers Will Entertain PROBE 9 DEATHS INWOMAN'S HOME Foster Mother, Held in Poi- soning, Admits 4 Children Died; Denies Other Cases. By the Associatad Press. LANSING, Mich. May 29.— While Mrs. Emma Kopple is awaiting trial here In connection with the death by poisoning of her twelve-year-old foster son, Harry, police are seeking to learn the cause of at least nine deaths in her household within a decade. So far the following deaths have been revealed as having occurred in Mrs. Kopple's immediate family or in her home: A Coldwater State School boy being boarded at the Kopple home. Mrs. Kopple's nine-day-old Rose. Pearly Klaus “A little boy,” boarded. A child known only as “Shaw.” “A child of Traugette Hedrick's” (Mrs. Kopple is sald to have acted as housekeeper at the home of Otto Hed- rick, in Deckerville). Three children by her first husband, Newton Higgins, with whom she said she lived in St. Louts, Micl Admits Four Deaths. baby her niece. unnamed, also being Mrs. Kopple deaths of the all knowledge has admitted first four, but denies of any child named “Sha or any “child of Traugette Hedrick's” No child died at the Hedrick home while she was there, she said yesterday, That there was any mystery in con- nection with these deaths Mrs. Kop- ple vigorously denied. She answers the officers’ query to why the Cold- water schoolbo. was buried a few hours after his death by saying tht diphtheria_caused the child's death, and “we had to bury the child at once. Two of her three children by Hig- she sald in an interview yes- y, died at birth. Scarlet fever took the third, a boy, three years ago. she said. Revelation of her previous mar- riage was the new development upon which police were working today. She s said to have told them that Higgins left her. later was granted a divorce and married again. the a; Says Boarder Gave Powder. With Jim Shannon, a boarder at the Kopple home here, Mrs. Kopple 1s held in connection with the death of her foster child. She repeated in her interview yesterday that Shannon gave the boy hite powders to set- tle his stomach” when the child be- came 111 _“I wanted to get a doctor, but Jim Shannon sald to give him some more powder,” she said. “I didn't give it to the boy. Jim Shannon did.” Mrs. Kopple did not hesitate to ad- mit, when gquestioned, that she for- merly used a habit-forming drug. “I used to take a drug.” she told an interviewer. in the presence of officers. “A doctor started giving it to me for pains and I kept using it r several years. But 1 haven't used uny drug for two years. You won't find any on me. 1 have no craving for 1 just quit it DAUGHERTY DENIES HE WILL QUIT CABINET POST DURING SUMMER (Continued fr | _First Page.) i i A Wh i Presiden denial us e House spokesman sald the | regarded Mr. Daugherty's “certainly official” The fact that the Attorney General is & guest ut the White House, it was added, would Indicate definitely the continuation of most cordial rel tions between the President and Mr. herty who. it was added. ap- RESIGNATION RUMORED. | SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus, Attorney General the United States. is expected to announce his retirement from the cabinet of Presi- dent Harding, and with it the Pres dent will make known the name of who is to be the per sonal choice of Mr. Daugherty, ac cording to an article published today Oy the Springfield Daily News trom Its Washington correspondent, Charles F. Morris. The article reports that Augustus P. Seymour of Columbus, a long-time friend of Mr. Daugher ent stant to the Attorney Gen- eral. T receive the appointment. Continuing, the article says that Mr. Daugherty’'s resignation may be an- nounced from the White House soon, or possibly not until after President Harding's trip to Alaska this sum- mer. Mr. Daugherty's ill health was reported as the reason for his pend- ing resignation in Mr. Morris' ar- ticle. RUHR COMMUNISTS EEEND CONTROL (Continued from First Page.) | and at pres- i miners in this district has been called for this afternoon to consider an offer from the industrialists to end the strike. It was indicated in advance, however, that the settle- ment proposals would be overwhelm- ingly rejected, the strikers being out for their full demands. 1t was estimated by a union officlal today that 300,000 miners now are on strike in_the Ruhr out of a total of 500,000. In addition there are 160,- 000 repairmen and helpers striking as well as 70,000 metal workers, mak- ing the total of strikers more than a half million. The Gelsenkirchen district is still the scene of much disturbance. Strik- ers have been making the rounds of a number of mines to that no- body stays on the jol In one instance a number of substitute workers were compelled to march in the ran of the visitors through a communist center, where the on- lookers jeered the non-strikers and bombarded them with missiles of va- rious sorts. FRENCH NOT ALARMED. By Cable to The Star and Chict pyright, 1028, PARIS, May 29.—The French gov- ernment {8 not alarmed by the out- breaks of communism in the Ruhr. On the contrary it considers that they are the first definite sign of the collapse of German government’'s policy of resistance. Except when it Dbeco! absolutely necessary, French troops will. mnot interfere in the struggle between the ists and the Ruhr bourgeols: and volunteers. The rman gov- ernment, it i believed, has been able hitherto to prolong resistance by in- demnifying the manufacturers and paying workers, Plrtleullfly railway- men, to remain idle. ‘The recent fall of the mark so in- creased the cost of living that the allowances are no longer sufficient to meet the needs of the workers. French now seem to expect that th “hlut‘u&nonlu e, between '( r and the rest of Germany 3 vered by the rioters v ago Daily News, Fa TUESDAY, Shrine Hosts in Aerial Stunts JOHN A. MACREADY. LIEUT OAKLEY G. KELLY Four of the most famous pilots in the world—Lieuts. Oakley G. Kelly, | John A. Macready, Lester J. Maitland | and Russell L. Maughan—holders of | airplane records Including speed, en- durance and distance,will participate | in & series of races over Washington | during Shrine week. Each avlator will be at the “stick” | of a De Haviland 4-B observation | plane, capable of making 120 miles an | hour or more, depending on the alti-| tude, and daily, from Jume 4 to June 8, will twice cover a course mapped | out over the city. This feature of the five-day aerial program arranged at Bolling Field | will be one of the most thrilling | events during the week and will offer to the Shriners and Washingtonians the first feat of its kind Each piiot Is noted for his daring in the air, and according to officers at | the fleld, there will be nothing “tame about this. or many other events to be staged for the benefit of the visi- tors. WELCOMES AVIATORS. Dayton Gives Ovation Ready and Kelly. to Mac-| | | By the Associated Press. DAYTO among friends Ohio, May 20 —Back home and brother officer i LIEUT.-LESTER J. MAITLAND, LIEUT R.L MAUGHAN. among those who saw them rise to fame through record-breaking achlevements In mastery of the air, Lieuts. John A. MacReady and Oak- ley G. Kelly today were awaiting flying orders to proceed to Washing- ton, where President Harding will bestow upon them congratulations in behalf of the nation. Dayton citizenry bowed at the feet of her “boys” last night. At a testimonial dinner, attended by 1,500 men and women, Lieut. Kelly told’ of their record-breaking non- stop flight from New York to San Diego. Other speakers included Sen- ator 8. D. Fess and Representative Roy G. Fitzgerald. The dinner was sponsored by the Dayton American Legion The aviators, flylng the veteran rec- ord-holder, the T-2, landed at McCook Field at 8/15 last night, coming from Scott Field. Nlinois. Half an hour later they were ushered into Memorial Hall, where the crowd arose and cheered for several minutes. Mac- | Ready was presented with a silver loving cup by fellow members of the Y. M. C. A. Both were given huge bouquets of flowers. Prior to the arrival of the fiyers Dayton people witnessed a spectacu lar alr circus, staged by MeCook and Wilbur Wright field pilots. Yester- duy afternoon was declared a holi- day by proclamation of Mayor Hale and many persons visited the two fly- ing flelds. MacReady and Kelly ex- pect to leave Dayton either today or tomorrow. They are to be in Wash- inpton by June 1 Contaminated Chicken Blamed For Illness of Tech Pupils Contaminated chicken is the possible cause for the illness of scores of pupils of McKinley High School following & supper at the in- e given as! | public by Health Officer Fowler to-, day | The report shows that Dr. W. F.| andon, serologist of the heaith de-| artment, found In the sample of| chicken taken from the supper the| bacillus enteritidls, which, he ex- | plained, is a meat infection usuaily | caused by contact with mice or rats. | The thirty or more puplis made fil following the supper suffered from nausea and other mild stomach dis- | orders, but none of the cases proved | serious Wants Better Supervision. In submitting the report to Dr. Fowler, assistant Health Office George M. Boteler concluded as follows: “In view of the above report of the bacteriological laboratory it is evident that some of this chicken was contaminated with the bacillus en- | teritidis. I wonld therefore com- | mend that in the future, where a| larger number of pupils than usual are to be served In the cafeteria of the publie schools, that & more thor- | ough supervision over the purchas- | ing and handling of the foodstuffs be exercised by the medical and san- | itary inspectors of the public | schools.” Laundry Tubs Used. The report also states that drink- ing water was served from galvan- jzed iron tubs that had previously been used, the assistant health .offi- cer says, for laundry purpe and one had been used for mixing The heaith department d | | | recei First Aid Camp Established Camp of M J. E. Bastin. This session. 150 tWO0 aAnoNymous messages, one stat- Ing that castor oil had been put in the potato salad and the mayonnaise by a pupil who wanted to play & joke on his fellow students and the {stitution last week in & report made | Other message stated that croton oil had been used. “Samples of the potato salad and mayonnaise dressing.” the report states, “were referred to the chemi- cal laboratory for analyses and the eport submitted by the chemists how that neither croton oll nor cas- tor oil was present.” e — FUR AUCTION_STARTS. Over Million P# Safe. ST. LOUIS, Mo., M 1,250,000 pelts, ran| from the low- ly rabbit to the ex ive silver fox and Russlan sable, were being sold at auction here today. There were 226 buyers registered, the largest number since 1921 There was a decline in price of seals of about 7 per cent since last fall, it was announced, prices rang- ing from $15 to $66 a pelt. A total of 18,118 Alaskan sealskins, sold for the account of the United States govern- ment. brought $575,000. STORM POUNDS SHIPPING. RIO DE JANEIRO, May 29— Driven by a strong south wind, heavy surf yesterday pounded the shipping in the bay of Rio de Janeiro, sinking several small boats, launc and tugs. A navy tug was sunk along- side the Presidential Palace whart at the Cattete. No loss of life has been reported. laced )6 2§=More than on ent grounds, under the direction MAY 29, 1923. PHILLIPS WOMAN | RETURNS TO FIGHT Due to Land Today, Will Be- gin Battle for Freedom at Once, She Says. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La., May 29.—Mra. Clara Phillips, Los Angeles “Hammer murderess,” recently arrested in Hon- duras after her escape from jail in California where she was being de- tained pending her appeal from a prison sentence of ten years to life for the slaying of Mrs. Alberta Mead- ows, s scheduled to reach New Or- leans early this afternoon aboard the Cuyamel Fruit Company's steamship. Copan, from Puerto Cortez. While the plans of the California officer accompanylng Mrs. Phillips are unknown, it is surmised she will be taken to the Pacific coast on the first train after the arrival of the Copan. Arrangements have been made by Superintendent of Police Malony to take Mrs. Phillips to the parish prison pending her departure, prob- ably at 11 o'clock tonight. Dentes Guilt in Murder. Mrs. Phillips just befors her de- parture from Puerto Cortez stated in a message to the correspondent of The Aseociated Press at Tegucigalpa that she was Innocent of the crime for which she was convicted and that the “opportunity will soon come for me to prove | She said she would give out a statemnet on her arrival here. Mrs. Phillips came to New Orleans during the mardl gras season last February from Mexico in company with a man known as Jesse Carson. With arousing suspicion as to her identity she remained here several days in a fashionable uptown home awaiting the salling of the vessel which took her and Carson to Hon- duras. PREDICTS ACQUITTAL. Mrs. Phillips Says True Story Will ‘Win Her Freedom. By the Associated Press. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 29. —A second message from Clara Phillips, setting forth more fully her Jeclaration of innocence and hope of clearing her name of the charge of murder on which she was convicted in California, has been received by the Associated Press. The message was sent from Puerto Cortez after the fugifive had boarded the steam- ship Copan, which is bearing her back to the United States in custody of Los Angeles deputy sheriffs. The statement follows: “I am waiving extradition ing home to fight the unjust charge. You know I could stay here, but I want the whole truth to come out and I know that the truth will make me free. 1 believe the American peo- ple are fair-minded and just. If I {Lad done a wrong, or if I had any- thing to fear, I would remain here, but I am only the victim of wrong- ful public sentiment, misunderstand- ing and falsehood. Did Not Use Hammer. “I_am not the hammer slayer, nor did I ever strike a single blow with a hammer. It being so, the truth now must come out and I shall be free. 1 would rather be right than a fugitive and would rather win my battle on the ground of truth and the fair-mindedness of the American courts and public officfals than on s of skill In getting away. m_leaving on the steamship Copan. Today I have sent the fol- {lowing afiidavit to the American min- ister at Tegucigalpa. It begins I have thought the situation oves very carefully, and I believe the peoe ple of the United States and the te of California are fair-minded. 1 was unjustly convicted because of many malicious lies that were told about me, and because I was the unfortunate victim of many circumstances that prevented the truth from coming out and that prevented my case from going before the jury proper! To Fight to Finish. | “But I have made up my mind, |rather than let these untruths stan | that I shall go back to California vo! | untarily and fight my battle to & fin- | ish to convince the people that their |opinion of me is erroneous and that {1 am innocent of the awful crime of !which 1 was wrongfully convicted. [ intend to have the district attorney and people of Los Angeles learn the truth and the whole truth. I have complete faith in the outcome, and know that I will be exonerated in the hearts of the people as well as before the eyes of the law. “I could stay here in Honduras if I wished. The officials who came here from_California know this to be 8o. But because I want the truth to be known and because I want the people to know I am innocent I am returning to Los Angeles fresly and trust my- self on the fairness, the honesty and integrity of the officials and people. Therefore 1 waive extradition and am returning to Los Angeles of my own free aim and accord. “CLARA PHILLIPS." DENIES PLEDGE REQUIRED. PHILADELPHIA, May 28 —Denial of newspaper reports that the Pres- byterian Church in the United States of America took any action at the recent general assembly in Indian- apolis to compel its members to sign a total abstinence pledge was made today by Lewis S. Mudge, stated clerk of the denomination. nd go- of Maj. infured & & e e icmdnpg it Dogs May Bark Or Whine a Bit, Court Decides Judge McMahon in District branch of Police Court yesterday ruled that “Peggy.” a registered. thuroughbred Airdale, belonging to Thomas A. Bamford of Federal Kennels, is privileged to bark, howl and whine a reasonable amount and yet not be a neigh- borhood nuisance. Mr. Bamford owns about twen- ty-five pedigreed Airdales and keeps most of them over at Clar- endon, but “Peggy” is his favor- ite and she was supported in style at his residence, across the street from Walter Reed Hospital, where she whelped eight puppies a short time ago. The close neighbors filed a complaint under section 1, article 8, of the police regula: tione: “No person shall own or keep in the District of Columbia any animal of the dog kind which shall bark, howl or in any other manner whatsoever dsiturb the comfort or quiet of any neigh- borhood.” Practically every resident of the entire block testified. Charles A. Watson, secretary of the Wash- ington Kennel Ciub, was present in the interest of .dcg lovers of the District and testified that he knew “Peggy” very well and that she was a perfectly trained dog and has won fourteen prizes re- oently. Prom Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. PREHISTORIC TOWN FOUND IN DENMARK Settlement Under Peat Bog Esti- mated as 7,000 Years 0ld. By the Associated Press. CHRISTIANIA, May 28.—The mains of a settlement, estimated to be at least 7,000 years old has been | unearthed at Holmegardsmos, Den- marik. Numerous flint implements. bone harpoons, arrowheads, grindstones, chisels and tooth spears were discov- ered. No human bones have as yet been found, but the excavators un- covered skeletons of elk, reindeer and other animals. A layer of peat sev- eral yards thick covered the relics. PLANS COMPLETED FOR HANDLING 200 SHRINERS’ TRAINS (Continued from First Page.) re- morning unt!l midnight during the convention. Each window will be ar- ranged alphabetically, so that no con- fusion should exist there In addition the Post Office Depart- ment will operate a moving post of- fice in one of its big trucks, where any person may buy stamps and mail letters or packages, other than parcel post material. Other post offices will be maintained in each of the informa- tion booths on Pennsylvania avenue, from the Peace Monument to th street, and in the Harrington, Wil- lard, ' Washington and Powhatan hotels. “The same committee reported that vesterday the Chesapeake and Poto- mac Telephons Company's special “Shrine” exchange handled no less than 3,000 calls—the first day it was opened. Traffic over that exchange will grow by leaps and bounds from now on. Signal Corps to Ald. When it comes to communication | perfection the parade and patrol committee has left nothing to be desired. It has arranged to have all From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. U.S. BUSINESS GAINS IN SOUTH AMERICA Fletcher Says Groundwork for Future Commerce Laid in Santiago. By the Associated Press., NEW YORK, May 20.—The ground- work for better economic relations between the United States and Soutk American republics was lald at the recent conference of American states at Santiago, Chile, Henry P. Fletcher, « United States ambassador to Belgium * and head of the American delegation at Bantiago, declared on his arrival here today. “I was greatly surprised in the in crease in business between the United States and South America,” said the ambassador. “This conference has laid the groundwork for better eco- nomic and soclal relations between North and South Americans as could nothing else. “We did not discuss state matters at all. One of the big things accom- plished was a trade-mark agreement, providing me: tevideo, Uruguay or Havanns, Cuba muy secure recognition {; South American atatess ' S ¢ ¥ From Yesterds :30 Edition of The Star BRIDGET WILL LEAVES ESTATE OF $51,000 All Goes to Family Except $400 for Masses for His Mother. The will of Bernard M. Bridget of the firm of Parker-Bridget Co., dated July 1, 1921, was offered yesterday for probate. His estate is valued at $51,400, according to the petition of Henry W. Sohon and R. Ross Perry jr.. executors and trustees. Mr. Bridget provided that $450 he paid to the pastor of St Aloysius Church for masses for his mother Mary E. Bridget. A bequest of $1,000 is made to Sarah M. Davidgon a $500 to Blanche Brooke. The sum of $20.000 is eet aside as the share of hix wife, M. Josephine Bridget, in lieu her claims against the estate. The remaining estate is devised tn the trustees, who are to apportion i1 in seven parts. One part each is to be paid to the children, Bernard A Francis J. and M. Ellen Bridget and M. Bernardine Day. The trustees are to hold the shares of the sons, John M. and Henry A. Bridget, and to pav them the income during their lives. The seventh share is to be held by the trustees for the benefit of the daughter, M. Josephine Bridget, un til she reaches the age of fthirty vears, when it is to be paid over to her. Included in the estate is realty in Spring Lake, N. V. , N. Rosebank, N. J and Flushing, N, Y., valued at §15,000. stocks and_ bonds worth $80,000 household effects of $2,000 and cash in bank, $4,400. From Yesterdsy's 5:30 Editlon of The Star \BANISH OFFENDERS, of its communications handled by the 3 nal Company, United Marine Corps. This company has se up headquarters in the committee’s room in the Homer building and at the headquarters of the visiting temples. There will be no mistake about the various patrols and march- ing bodies getting their orders for position end time of “sounding off in the various parades. The company will be commanded personally b} Capt. E. E. Eiler. Ample provision has been made for medical _attention to the vistting hosts. Both the Army and the Red Cross will have field hospitals ready for emergency cases and every hos- pital in the city has made plans to | step in, should the emergency be- come great. The Army has set up its tented hospital at the southeast cor- ner of 17th and B streets. It sists of a hospital unit comprising sixteen offic 200 men The units came here from Carlisle, Pa., this morning, where the Medical Field Service School has been in op- cration. Maj. Joseph L. Bastion is in command and formally announced his readiness to look after visiting Ehriners or guests who fall victim to | accldents. To Have Emergency Station. The Red Cross will have an emer- gency station pitched fn front of its administration bullding on 17th street. | It will also hold in readiness several hundred cots which may be put i use on & minute's notice J. C. McNamara of Mahi Temple. Lake Worth, Fla.. is the firet Shriner to park his tin-covered, gasoline- propelled camel in the tourists’ camp on the speedway. With Noble Mec- Namara are his wife and two little children, Jack and Grace. They all pitched camp several days ago after seven days of hard travel, in th course of which they crossed Black mountaine. A meeting of the correct-use-of- the-flag committee of the Daughte of the American Revolution and other interested bodies has been called by Mrs. Willilam Wolf Smith, chairman. The meeting will be held at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning in the Franklin School. The meeting will be for the purpose of enlisting sev- eral thousand volunteers to visit merchants who have displayed the American emblem illegally, point out the mistake and request them to make the necessary change. Those behind the movement pointed out that the mistakes were purely unin- tentioned and in no manner the fault of the Shrine committee. Telegraph_offices are to be main- tained in Keith's Theater, at the Baltimore and Ohio parking grounds and at Shrine Park in Alexandria. Task Too Great, Says Dry League Chief; Quits Job By the Associated Prs CHICAGO, May 20.—The Chi- cago branch of the Anti-Saloon League has found the task of at- empting to enforce the eighteenth amendment too great a task and will discontinue all its local ac- tivities, save routine legislative work, E. J. Davis stated yesterda: at & meeting of trustees of Chilcago Church Federation in an- nouncing his resignation as the league’s ln‘ntrlnlandenl in the Ch! tentative rlans are being made for him to head a new organization to be known as the Chicugo Associ tion for better Government. pistbeniio b b An opal made by flushing silica with ether is said to be even more lovely in its chenging hues th; mine s s > States | con- | and ambulance | s and | o the | { LOCAL KLAN WARNED { Minneapolis Group Urged to Re- | move Those Attacking Mayor. | Charter Endangered. [ st wtad e MINNEAPOLIS, May { neapolis council of the Ku Klux Klan | will be given an opportunity to ban- ish, by its own action. the members responsible for the attack on Mayo George E. Leach before the nationa Kklan acts to revoke the charter of the Minneapolis organization, accord ing to Phil B. Smythe, Ohio atter ney, who said he was in Minneapolis representing the national officers of the klan DRIVER EXONERATED IN ENGLER BOY’S DEATH { Jury Holds Accident Could Not Be Avoided Under Oir- cumstances. John R. D. Lancaster. colored, 601 | street northeast, driver of tlie m {truck that fatally injured P Engler, eleven vears old, 1410 M street, Saturday morning. was ex- onerated at an inquest held over the boy’s body at the morgue yesterda: afternoon. Lack of Droper care on the part of young Engler caused the ac cident, according to the jury's verdict Witnesses explained to the jury that the truck was being driven north in { front of 1154 15th street at a moder ate rate of speed and the boy was riding his bicycle south on that thor- oughfare. Lancaster testified he saw the bnv trailing_a southbound _automobile The automobile and bicycle passed the forward end of the truck before the accident happened. Lancaster said he did not see the bicycle swerve toward the truck Witnesses told the jury there were automobiles parked on both sides of the street, and Frederick F. Graham in whose car the boy was taken to Emergency Hospital, sald he thought the street was entirely too narrow for double parking. Coroner_Nevitt complimented Po- liceman H. G. Callan of the second precinct for the presentation to the jury of an excellent diagram of the scene of the accident and said he thought the policeman was deserv- ing of official commendation. From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Btar. Bandits Slash Clerk’s Cheeks, Then Rob Store NEW YORK, May 29.— After chasing a clerk and a customer into the cellar and slamming a trapdoor on théir heads, two bandits today tortured Joseph Stimmel into giving them the com- bination of the Rival Shoe Stere safe by slashing his cheeks with a knife. They escaped with $2,500. —_— 1d that Paderewski, the fa- mous Polish pianist contempiates writing a work to celebrate Poland's independence. It is