Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1923, Page 5

. BOY GONFESSES SLAYING ANOTHER 13-Year-0ld Youngster Says He Did Not Know Gun Was Loaded—Buried Body. Br the Associated Press. FROVIDENCE, R. 1 ¥ Hsving August nfessed to the police that he his playmate, Michael Tucsday, and then buried in « mudhole, Henry Rossl, 19, nine sterday arraigned on | of manslaughter. . The lad Dleaded guilty, but a plea of not guilty was entered in his behalf. judged probably guilty to the and jury in $5.000 bail father 4 to furnish the bail, but Judge Du Bois declined to accept it. stating that he would prefer that surety’ be furnished by some other party. Antonia Testa, cight, another pla) mate of the dead boy, who told hi: mother that he had dreamed of the Rilli and whose story resulted in the police being notified and the find- in of the body, was brought into court, but was released after the ar- raignment of the Ros boy.. The Rossi boy at first told the po- lice that the Lurgio boy had acciden- ally shot himself, but when Medical aminer Charles' O'Rourke of East Provide decided that the fatal wound could not have been self-in- -d. the boy confessed that he took which he found in his father o . and pulled the ough he did not know it was loaded. The Lurgio boy fell, and then Rossi, uided by voung Testa, carted the body in & wheelbarrow as far as a path in the woods would permit. and then on u plece of carpet to a mudhole. . STRIKE COST B. & 0. NEARLY 8 MILLIONS Annual Report Shows Shopmen's Walkout Prevented Encour- aging Year. Br the Associated Press W YORK. August 2 costs incurred through the shopmen strike in July. 1922, did much t offsat the gratifying results of the operations of the Baltimore and Ohio | Railroad Company in the first six months of the and resnited in # loss in net railw perating in- come, estimated on of not less than § Willard of the r nual report for 19 Notwithstand which included d said in t , made public. adverse conditions, the coal strike eduction in freight <. ordered by the Interstate Com- the report shows oss freight rev nes reased from $156,762.038 in 1921 06.624 in 1922. Pagsen- however, declined more 1 $2.000.000, and miscellaneous in- come decreased nearly $4.000,000. Tie net cornorate an- report re- , as compared or the equiva- | |Skull, Tooth, Jaw He wasad- | nd hound over | His | trigger. al- | 'OnWayFromAsia Of Massive Size NEW YORK, August 25.—The skull of a creodont. the tooth of a coryphodon, the jaw of a mesony: the skull of a_titanothere and se eral good lophiodon jaws are on their way here from lrden Man- nah. Asia: This was announced in a letter from Roy Chapman A drews, in charge of the third Asiatic expedition of the American Museum of Natural History He described the creodont as larger by 50 per cent than any other known “carnivore, with a skull thirty-three inches long and twenty- two inches across the arches. The animal looked, he said, like a cross between a bear and a pig, greatly enlarged. The Irden Mannah region swarmed with the titanothere, 4 rhinoceros- like animal, a few cons back, Mr. Andrews wrote. The lophiodons were very abundant about that and these two carnivora far outnumbered any other form of mammal. VETORYERPEETED FORFREE STATERS Republicans Making Fight, But Seem Hopeless of Dail Majority. i 1 By the Associated Press, LONDON. August 25.—Morning newspapers reviewing the election prospects in Ireland record a gen- eral belief that the success of the! government party is assured, but ad- mit the existence of sufficient un- lkno\\'n quantities to leave some doubt, ecially in view of the large num- iber of new clectors. Opinion secms to be virtually unan- j that however the government ares the new dail will contain derable majority in favor of —Abnormal | seasonal basis, | 500,000, President | income, us was | aty and the Free State con- titution. One ¢stimate is that the nti-treatyites will not obtain more wan twenty-five or thirty seats The statement of Frank Aitken, De | chief of staff, that whatever the republicans will not sur- r their arms Is sald greatly to | have damaged the republican chances. Altkcen has eluded canture, and issues | encouraging messaces to his support- ers, although it is sald he is being | con, ntly hunted from mountain lfi‘ mountain by government agents. | Mrs. Erskine Childers, who, though | an invalid, is playing an active part | in the ele on campaign, said she was hopeful of a republican victory, but was not optimistic. {'Changu in Stations of Army and Navy O} cers Of Interest to Capital Army. Col. F. J. Morrow, infantry, at Berke- |1ey, Calif., has been assigned to the | command of the overseas discharge and | | replacement depot at Fort McDowell, ! Calif. | Col. A. W. Bjornstad, 3d Infantry, at | | | | Ahton the invest. | Fort Snelling, Minn., has been detailed | property used | 88 s 3 y 3 herty used [fantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. | cent, | stite Commerce Com- | been detailed as w5 determined to be reason- | Capt. J. - €. Hutson, for the year, Mr. Willard po|nu\d‘-(v0l‘!‘ in transpo ed with return of rich the Tnte 5.75 per n a stockholder: number of ber 31, 1 statement to on Dec wus 61 t disclosed. COL. PURCELL DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF FRAUD | anaiftFiela, va. for dutv. oo 1 Says Indictment in War Surplus Sales Is Complete Surprise. B the Assaciated Press, SEATTLE, Wash., August 25.—Col. Launcelot M. Purcell, U. S. A., retired, indic in New York for alleged con- spiracy to defraud the tirough the sale of surplus Army prop- id that the indictment was a the first intimation I have he charge,” he sald when dispatches telling of the In- dictment T haven't tdea what it all about.” Col. Purcell declined to make any atatement pending receipt of more specific information. He said he had never heard of Ber- tram Welss, jointly charged, but re- mbered Herman Canter and Harry ller. also named in the indictment, | merchants who purchased surplus Army goods when he was chief of the surplus property division of the Quartcrmaster Corps. B EARLY APPLES RUINED. Raise Havoc in Canadian Orchards. ICTON, N. B., August 25. —Jrom 25 to 40 per cent of the early apple crop in the St. John valley dis- triet of New Brunswick was destroyed by the windstorms this week, the provincial department of agriculture anncunced. Orchards where late varie- tics are green were not seriously af- fected. Winds FREDE South Carolina Concern Capitalized for $1,000,000. COLUMBIA. S. C.. August 25.—The Alice Manufactaring Company of Easle: §. €., was granted a_charter by Secr tary of State W, B. Dove. The concern is capitalized at $1.000.000 and proposes fo manufacture cotton, wool and silk goods, accordinz to the artieles of in- corporation. Ellison S. McKissick is president and treasurer; A. Foster MeKis s, vice president, and D. T. Jurnsides is secretary of ‘the corpora- The directors include, besides A. I Graham, B! E. Geer A. Smythe. FIVE HELD IN MURDER. Thomasville, Ga., Greek Slain on Night of August 3. THOMASVILLE, Ga., August Five men are under arrest here and four under surveillance suspected of being implicated in the murder of George Skiokas, Greek restaurant keeper. Skiokas was killed on his way home ~n the night of August 3, being struck on the head with a blunt instrument and otherwise hurt, never regaining consciousness. — WAR SCARE IS DENIED. Marines Landed in Nicaragua Said to Be Only Relief Detachment The detachment of sixteen Ameri- can marines recently sent to Nica- ragua will yelieve a similar number of their comrades who have been sta- tloned in that country for some time, 04 whp now will be returned to the United States. As a result of press dispatches, speculating on the pur- pose of the movement, it was an- rvounced that there is no Intention of sending any reinforcements to the ma- ine guard forces in.Nicaragua, 25.— the slightest ;i neering, Navy Department. mploves in servics | At the U y 50, and | Ison, and Maj. T. E. Cathro, retired, at shareholders numbered 35,463, the | the Western Kentucky government | {Indian Head, Md., has been ordered to | take a course of instruction at the New | | Medical Corps, and Lieuts. H. R. Alex- {berry’ and F. G. { headquarters, this city, has been ordered {to the navy i i | Maj. H. B. Clarke, First Licuf | driven off by the civil guards. assistant commandant of the In- | The following named officers have | military instructors: | Coast Artillers | versity of Pittsbur Borden, Corps, of Wisconsin, Mad- at the U Sa.; Capt. F. G versity State Normal | School, Bowling Capt, R. Meade, Md i 34th Infant, { . Capt. P. ireen L. Long, has been infantry, at Camp signed to the stis, Va. air service, at| Maj. H._T. Burgin, Coast Artiller: Corps, at Washington barracks, D. C.. has been ordered to San Francisco for | duty. : The President has accepted the resig- nation of Capt. M. A. Lowenberg. | | United States Cavalry, to take effect | August 25. 1 Col. Samuel W. Noyes, in- as been relieved from duty at | v of Washington, Seattle, to the commanding general, 9th Corps Area, for assignment | tc other duty. . Capt. Robert McNeely, commanding | the battleship Delaware, has been as- signed to duty_in the bureau of engi- Commander A. K. Atkins has been de- | tached from the U. S. Shipping Board and detailed as manager, navy vyard, | Charleston, S. C. { Commander Percy W. Foote, in New | York city, has becn assigned to duty | in the naval gun factory, Washington, | D € Commander F. L. Benton, Medica. Corps, has been transferred from tne naval torpedo station, Alexandria. Va., to the naval powder factory, Indian tiead, Md. { Lieut. Commander O. W. Leidel, Sup. | ply Corps of the Rigel, has been ordered | naval station, Pearl Harbor, Lieut. Commander A. J. Toulon, Medi- cal Corps, at the naval powder factory York Lying-In Hospital, New York city. Adaitional officers ordered to instruc- tion at the Naval Medical School this city are: Lieuts, Guy Fish, E. D. Harding and F. L. Hubbard of the ander, J. M. Campbell, R. W. Quesin- { Ulen of the Dental! Corps. : Marine Corps Orders. Lieut. Col. J. T. Buttrick at Marine | vard, Philadeiphia, and Lieut. Col. Macker Babb. at Marine} headquarters, has been ordered to the | Marine barracks, Quantico,~Va. Alburger and Second Lieut. A. C. at Quantico, have been ordered to Lake- hurst, N. J.; Capt. W. McN. Marshall from Memphis, Tenn., to Quantico: Capt. F. A. Hart from this city to Fort Benning, Ga. - — STRIKE RIOT IN BILBAO. One Dead, Six Wounded in Clash With Civil Guards. BILBAO, Spain, August 25.—The city hall was attacked by strikers who were | One of the assailants was killed and six wound- ed_in_varlous parts of the ¢ AGEANT § DAY Atlantic City ) Floats; America: nty Contest, A fes. ial Carnival of brilliant and novel festures. Lv. Washington - - I’.v‘ Atlantic City (8. Carolina g Penm;rlv.'aniaR.R.System : CXE PR | the Spanish losses and difficulties in i for his ! government and { from San | to have been { nile away. | melted down and i cardinal THE EVENING § SPANISH LOSSES INMOROCCD HEAVY London Press Dispatches Say 739 Killed and Many Wounded in Fighting. By the Ascociated Press. LONDON, August 25.—Under Tan- gier and other date lines the London newspapers today print reports of | Morocco. The Daily Express quotes a Rifilan communique on the fighting previous ! to the relief of Tifaruin as sayving | that the rebels counted 739 Spanish | dead, while it took them two days to remove the cnemy's wounded. It added that withdrawal of captured supplics would take several days. Abd-El Krim, the rebel leader, a week ago summoned 100,000 Riffians to arms, the Daily Express corre- spondent continues, and threateped to | confiscate the goods and lunds of all | who disobeyed the call. The French ! zone and Tangier itself is practically denuded of Riffians In consequence. = { Abd-El Krim has issued a mani- festo, the despatch adds, declaring | that the t must go the same of Scvres, people arc capable of self- like the Turks are prepared to prove they are able to ! supoprt their determination. A distpateh to the Dail ebastian. Spain, »ports from Morocco b, very bad impres sion. arousing sm of the alleged lack of o of the forces, de in the sa services and the shortage of me material. NEGRO MURDERED BY FOUR WHITE MEN Mystery Surrounds Attack on Col- ored Men on Road Near Jacksonville. Telegraph the latest mail have cre By the Assciated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla., August 2 0 explanation had been found ear today by cou ¥ officials for the a tack last night upon two negroes by four white men, which ended in the death of one negro along King's road. | three miles from the city. The body found in the dit handcuffs on the wrists was riddled | with bullets. Nearby residents xaid the other negro jumped up and ran ay er the white men left An automa e following the men, and four other cars were stopped about | After the shooting the | four white men jumped into the car| and started toward Jacksonville. A | h with | white | said | half a| | few minutes later the othcrs followed. There have been no offenses of ar kind reported to authorities th might have caused a lynching, it was | id. i LADDIE BOY REACHES i | Late President’s Pet Creates Great Excitement in Harry Barker's Town. NEWTONVILLE, Mass. 2 -—~Laddie Boy, Airedale pat of the late | President Harding, has been insall- | ed i new home here with Mrs. L. Barker, wife of the man to whom Mrs. gave him ‘The dog was brought from Wash- ington by Russcll Barker. son of the secret s man. Young Barker. | mber of a camping party | mouth. stopped at that town | en route to show Laddic Boy to his friends. Meantime 2 small army of | photographers cooled their heels here | until Laddie Boy and his conductor arrived, i Then the cameras snapped. while all the newsboys in town grouped them- ' selves around the late President's| pet The newsboy throughout (hr‘j country are contributing cents to be | ast into a statuette | of Laddie Boy, which is to be present- | ed to Mrs. Harding. INVITED TO MEET POPE. ! Cardinal Dougherty to Be Granted . secret | Harding | Audience Saturday. | , ROME, August 25.—The Pope, hav- ! ing learned that Cardinal Dougherty of | Philadelphia_had decided to leave Rome ! Sunday for Vienna, expressed a desire ! to see him before his departure. The | I be received by the pontiff | Saturday evening i 14 CONVICTS ESCAPE. BUENOS AIRES, August 25.—After boring a hole through their prison wall, fourteen convicts escaped from the national penitentiary. Included in | the number was Ramon Silverra, the Spanish extremist, whose extradition from Uruguay caused communist strikes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo early last_month IF you think yourself a connoisseur of steak you have a surprise in store for you—the tender, juicy steak that’s served by our Chef, Antonio Dols. Delicious Steak & Italian Dinners Served $2 Each No Cover Charge at Dinner. Service in Restaurant during inclement weather. Phone for Reservations Main 4336. - Meyer Davis’ Famous Le Paradis Band TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 1923, Open 9:15 A M. Close 6 P.M. Woobmward K Lathvop Member Better Business Bureau New Fall Fashions at Low Prices Hat; of New Mode $10 and #1250 The new Autumn browns, rust, pheasant, log cabin, lovely blues, poppy reds, soft grays and green, will top with warmth of color the new autumn costumes. Velvets, duvetynes and combinations of felt and soft ribbons that take the new color blends- most beautifully, need but the simplest of trimming— just a huge bow, a softly twisted bana of velvet, or perhaps a quill to add to their smartne: And as for shape—the small cloche still leads—one of which we sketch, a rust brown, smartly turncd up at the back and faced in a deeper shade, $12.50. Millinery Salon, Third floor. One expects these new lines and smart fabrics in only the ‘highest-priced frocks, so these Barbara Lee frocks at this price are astonishing values. Rita is a_charming frock for the woman of mature lines—in black, brown or navy, effectively beaded. Aimee, a frock of chenille embr ered georgette, able shades—navy, black. brown Smart Muskrat Coats Exceptionally Low Priced The Midsummer Fur Sale is represented to- day by these striking values in smart Musk- rat Coats—a fur that promises to become more and more popu- lar this winter. Womea's Dress Section . : . Thitd fonr A typical value is this coat sketched—show- ing the smart new her- ringbone design — 50 inches long, collared and cuffed with rich. dark fox, and fasten- ing with a smart buckle. Charming : robe of the Autumn frocks- frock. Long, tight sleeves arc new—the smart and vastly tiered skirt, that although tiered retains its slim lines—the new circular flare that is most lovely in a crepe-satin frock of cream lace for collar and cufis—or perhaps a bright and vivid bit of embroidery—these mark the frocks as distinctively new. Specially priced $295 Barbara Lee Sends These Lovely Fall Frocks, $39'50 Teska shows a marked Russian in fluence—of crepe-satin, banded in fur; navy with gray, brown with brown fur, or black with gray. Crepe-satin or fine wools fashion Misses’ Fall Frocks, $32.50 'ts to any Miss’ wardrobe, but especially the wai Miss who is going away to school, arc these nes ach model reflects some charming trend of the vouthful mode. and each has the distinction of a much higher priced becoming a touch Frock sketched, of navy twill, with colored embroidery collar cuffs—new tiered skirt, $32.50. Other Exceptional Values Misses’ § 45-inch Coat, self bordered. . . . .Special, $135 45.inch Coat, racoon trimmed. .Special, $165 28-inch smart Jacquette. . Special, $165 45-inch Coat, racoon trimmed. . . Special, $175 48-inch Coat, Viatka trimmed. . . Special, $250 50-inch Coat, fox trimmed Special, $295 50-inch Coat, dyed fitch trimmed, Special, $350 Fur Section, Third Soor Misses’ Section, Fourth floor. First chilly Fall day: white, or black and white. Sportswear Section, Third floor. Fall Fashions---for Stout Women Are of particular interest to the woman who requires the larger sizes—here in the various sections, every thought has been given as to what she will wear this Fall. Crepe Frocks, $39.50 Effectively fashioned, on becoming, long lines—of crepe-satin, and the heavy Rosh- anara—street and afternoon models, in the practical, fashionable navy blue and black. The models sketched are typical —the Roshanara crepe is beautifully em- broidered—while the crepe-satin, in black, has sleeves and panel-facings in a color- ful, embroidered silk. - New Fall Coats, $75 . Just the sort of wraps that the large woman will want to wear late into the Fall—coats of soft-pile fabrics in the brown or gray taupe shades—becomingly designed, and beautifully lined with crepe. Special Size Section, Third floor. Sweaters, $13.75 Choose the coat or jacquette model. The jacquettes of fiber and mohair in a smart drop-stitch weave, with a long roll collar, while the coats are of the tailored golf style. Sweater Section, Third foor. Lingerie Blouses, $5.75 Blouses of lovely white batiste and voile, some of them handmade, with long or short sleeves and embroidered or trim- med with lace. Sizes 48 to 54. Blouse Section, Third foor. Silk Petticoats, $7.50 —are of heavy silk jersey, cut plenty large through the hips, with a deep-pleated flounce; in navy, black, taupe and the new tones of brown. ¢ Petticoat Section, Third floor. Combination Suits, $1.25 Of fine ribbed cotton, trimly tailored, close fitting at the knee, with reinforced under- arm shields, low neck and sleeveless. Sizes 46 to 0. o Knit Uld‘u‘wur Section, Third floor. Granite Silk Hose, $2 In a Jarger variety of colors than heretofore. Three lovely shades of gray are new for Fall— tan. African, fawn and black are always good. Hoslery Section, First fioor, s. 14, 16, 18. Still Many Days for Wearing Knitted Capes, $19.50 and $25 when a coat is too heavy, the light warmth of a knitted cape will be just what you'll need. The model at $19.50 is plain; the one at $25, pleated, but both have brushed wool collars—and you m: choose from tan, Janice, a smart Fail street frock of fine Poiret twill, in navy or sandal wood, beaver trimm Barbara Lce Frocks are here exclu- sively in Washington. Two Interesting Values Women’s Suits and Coats Smart Fall Suits © $39.50 Three distinctive mod- els from which to choose, include— The suit sketched, of Yolama. a soft fabric in a new ds brown shade, fastening at the side and collared with dyed squirrel, which really takes the place of the small fur neck- piece needed in early Fall. Yolama cloth fashions another attractive model, smartly em- broidered in self tones. While a smart tailleur is of navy twill, fashioned on long. trim, slender lines, with seif strappings. Women's Suit Section, Third fioor. ‘Racoon-Collared Shagmoor Great Coat $59.50 A serviceable great coat for town or country wear—street or sports wear—double-breast- ed, with raglan sleeves, stitched welt pockets, narrow buckled belt—half lined. In the typi- cal gray and tan Shagmoor mixtures. Women’s or Misses’ sizes omen's Coat Section, Third floor. Misses’ Coat Section, Fourth floor. \