Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1923, Page 18

18 THE EVEN having confessed that shortly after ]’Wfl DIHN P[]UEE China Slowly Winning Liberty, [BOY ADMITS FIRING e M H WAR WITH BANDITS H ’P reell and Ludley Succumb, . While Other Wounded 0f- P ficer Is Dying. & Policeman John W. Purcell. who fvas wounded in a battle with whisky bandits in Southwest Washington Jate Monday night, died shortly after oon today in Emergency Hospital ;‘rom the effects of his wounds. Po- ficeman Horace R. Crawford, who #lso was struck by the gunmen's bul- Av(fi. is not expected to live, accord- ng to physiclans at the e hos- $ital. and George Ludley. colored, 446 61. gtreet southwest, who was shot by the wounded policemen during the Hduel. dled of his injuries In Casualty Hospital last night Both of the po- Jicemen, colored. were attached to the fourth precinct station. Coroner evitt today swore a jury over Lud body, with a view to hold- foz an inquest later. Blood transfusions were resorted to yesterday afternoon in an effort to &ave the lives of the wounded police- men. When a call for volunteers to ®ive blood to the wounded men was made, it is stated, numerous members e | The republic is only thirteen years nducting an investi- ooting, several mem- ommand making every the fifth member of ves, is gation of the s Bers of his effort to cap the alleged 1 arrest shooting was brought about by the wounding of Ludley, police receiving their first clue when told that sur- cons at Casualty Hospital had re- ceived a for aid to a colored man Who had been shot : Credit for Pureeil. It is generally believed by the Police that Ludley was shot by Pur- cell, and the latter is given credit for making it possible for an early solution of the shooting. Pureell’s right hand was disabled by a builet from the weapon of one of ‘he allexed Iquor bandits, and it had been thought the policeman had not been able to fire a shot. An exploded shell fn his revolver. howeve police that he had fir shots were fired by 3 Ludley did not lose consclousness until shortly before he di He was questioned by Detective Howard Ver- milllon only a short time hefore ne died and repeated his e ar state- ment that he had been wounded while particivating in a g: of craps on 3 street southwest He was no* told e’ the arrest of his alleged accom- Dplices. or bandit gang. The Something for All. the Boston T ript approvi T b a u think the peo p y them- s rich hav poor_hav iWe have just made another| | large purchase of a wood-pulp i silver-tone loud speaker. List [ price, complete with unit, | $18.00. i {On Sale all § i this week. . .. ° Complete With Unit i derful tones. Why use it for radio | hornst Talking machine people [gave up metal horns vears ago. " "The best violins are made of twood whose fibers are very close + together. the tone quality. We| a they usual five-day__ trial or back guarantee. Every horn i Continental Electric Supply Co. E 808 Ninth St. N.W. i Washington, D. C. Open Evenings 10 0'clock || aranto & Wasman 7 NEW YORK AVE. N.W. Leadership Is Only Need, Declares Miss Brown. The boy said that after putting a! Says Y. W. C. A. Worker Here FAIR GROUND STABLEE:’:fi:’.,",i.i“in“&f“;,:.':d:“ sasiot s ... |match to'a heap of straw he ran to Arrested After Blaze at Rockville. |the home of the grandfather and then < 2 {turned in the fire alarm. The Rock- Denies Burning Down Ex- |ville department responded quickly nd littie damage was done to the - hibiti able. hibition Hall. Recently the large exhibition hail S ——— wus burned to the ground, but Norris | denies that he had anything to Jo Special Dispateh to The Star. With this fire. ROCKVILLE, Md.. October 1 | make the announcement herself, or NG__STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1923. BIOGRAPHER IS UNNAMED. Mrs. Harding Will Designate Wri- ter, Attorney General Declares. Attorney General Daugherty _ye: terday announced that Mrs. Harding had designated no one to write a blography of the late Harding, In a formal statement Mr Daugherty said: “When a person has been decided upon, Mrs. Harding will President will _authorize some one to make it. In view of the diversified statements a and partial solution of the |4 v |head of the he tighter the fibers ||| —_— | “People Know Mind| and Are Wild for Education.” The western world, hearing most- Iy about political turmoil, bandits and poverty in China, loses sizht of the fact that this great nation is atill in solution and is groping its way. slowly but surely, to froedom. This is the statement of Miss Flor- ence M. Brown, who for the past three years has been in China, in charge of the international hostess house maintained by the Young Women's Christian Association = In Shanghai, the great seaport city. Migs Brown was for fourteen years general secretary of the Washington Y. W. C. A. and has just returned here. She is visiting Miss Margaret R. Fox, association treasurer. Leadership Needed. “The Chinese have definitely in mind what they want” sald Miss| Brown, “and only need lcadersh!p. old and their leaders so far havei been largely holdovers from the em-| pire. They must first educate a new generation. The people are wild for ducation and both the governmental nd mission schools can hardly a ommodate their pupils. In far wes! rn China, 1.600 miles up-country, in/ 1 city I visited they were using an| 14 Confucian temple for a normal | chool which has among its pupils| 200 girls. the Chinese educated in America. They neither sit back. she said, or | back into their old ways. and ir_sense of responsibility for na tional improvement is most appare coming "the second language of the country. In Shanghai a thousand boys are learning English in one school in order that they may utilize valuable text books published in that language. English, moreover, helps them to bridge the difficulties created | themselves by the various di- which differ so widely as to tically distinct languages. Move for Sufirage. The woman's suffrage movement is well under way in China: has accom- vlished several important things and with the adoption of the next cons tution, plans to do more. The Y. W. C. A 'has played an important part in the creation of public opinion, which, notwithstanding the lack of laws for the purpose, has eifected such reforms as the beginning of the abolishment of child labor. Miss Brown's principal work as International hostess house was to bring tourists and other | visitors into touch with all missionary | PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity. 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