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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
SEEK TO REGAIN STORE.
W. q. Prockelton and Wife Sue for
Possession Of Grocery.

William G. Prockelton and his wife,
Mary A. Prockelton, today filed suit
for injunction in the District Supreme
Court against Goldie Cohen to pre-
vent the sale of the stock of a gro
Gerry store at 255 10th street north
east. They also ask that possession
of the property be surrendered to
them.
The plaintiffs inform the court that,
October 20 last, they entered into an
agreement with the defendant to sell
her the property and stock of gro
ceries for $500, on account of which
$500 was paid as deposit. The de-
PENDANT took possession and has been
disposing Of the stock, it is asserted
Her attorney has advised them, they
say, that she is unable financially to
complete the purchase, but she re-
fuses to vacate or to surrender the
business to the plaintiffs, they declare,
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SHIPPING BOARD SALES.
Three Craft Bring Nearly Two Mil.
lion to United States.

The Shipping Board today sold the
9.400 lightweight ton cargo steamer
Hy S. Grove to the Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific Steamship Company for ST.
$4,000. The board also announced the
sale of an old iron vessel for $125,0OO
and of a wooden harbor tug for $780,
900.
AT the same time the board issued
orders withdrawing from service thir-
teen vessels aggregating 1850 dead
weight tons. The vessels are to be
tied up at Norfolk. Four of the yes
sells are wooden. averaging $500 dead
weight TONS and the others are lake
steamers of from $500 to 400 dead
weight tons.
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THIEVES LOOT CARS.
Escape With $4,000 From Express
Office Safe,

METUCHEN. n. j., December Is
The local office Of the American Rail-
way Express COMPANY. the post office
and several cars lying in railroad
Yards here were raided since Satur-
day night by thieves who made OF
with valuable loot.
At the express office an iron-bound
money box was rified. and at the post
office more than $4,000 in stamps
md coin was missing.
Discovery Of the robberies today
was followed by searching investiga-
tions by federal. railroad and express
officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
CARUSO TO SING TONIGHT.
Lesion Not Likely to Cause Further
Trouble-Voice Uninsured.

NEW YORK, December 13.-Enrico
caruso, noted tenor, who ruptured a
blood vessel in his throat during a
performance in Brooklyn Saturday
night, will sing in the Metropolitan
Opera House tonight barring acct
dents. his physician. DIR. Philip Horo-
WITT. announced today. The rupture,
DR.. Horowitz said. was only very
slight lesion in small vein at the
base of the tongue and was not likely
TO result in further inconvenience
Friends OF the tenor were surprised
to learn today through his secretary.
Bruno Zirato. that he has carried no
insurance on his voice. He said Caru-
so had been unable 70 find such a
policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
cHEcK.up ON sHop11rrERs.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December IL.
an organization Of the stores Mutual
Protective Association, for the purpose
of checking operations Of shoplifters
fraudulent check workers and other
criminals, who ply their trade in stores
1t is organized along the line Of SIM
liar associations in New York and Bos-
ton. indianapolis is said to be the
fourth city in the country to take such
q step. the other being New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
Ten Gallons in Possession of Lad.
Fifteen, Is Charge.

Charged with a violation of the
Volstead prohibition enforcement act,
George Joseph Winter, fifteen years
old, of AIT 7th street southwest, was
arrested at Union station last night
by Detective ]. r. Stringfellow. It is
charged that he had ten gallons Of al
cohol in his possession. He was taken
to the house of detention and
search is being made for a man who
is said to have been implicated in the
alleged illegal transportation Of the
alcohol.
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IL BEARERS REQUIRED.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, December 1s.-
Twelve palIbearers were required at the
funeral of Joseph II. rebeck, held here
Krebeck, who claimed to be the cham
pion fat man of the world. weighed $40
pounds.
He died when doctors attempted to
remove fat from his abdomen to save
his life. A specially constructed casket
was necessary,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
WIRELESS PHONE TO GENEVA.

GENEVA, December 12.-Wireless
telephone messages from England were
heard plainly in Geneva today when
William Marconi gave a demonstration.
The newspaper correspondents attending
the assembly Of the league of nations
were especially invited to the demonstra-
ton. and understood quite clearly mes
sages spoken by Lord Burnham and
Lord Riddell. from Chelmsford, County
Essex, England. 500 miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
MOTHER YIELDS RIGHT.
Court Approves Agreement Regard.
ing Custody of Conrow Children.

Mrs. Amelie p. Bodmer and her for
mer husband, Robert W. Conrow,
have reached an agreement concern
ing the custody Of their two chill
dren. Amelie and Willard Conrow
Justice Hitz today approved the ar
rangement by which the mother sur
renders custody to the father. The
father is to support the children and
to have their exclusive control dur
ing the school year, taking them to
his home in New Jersey. where the
mother is to be permitted to see them
on certain occasions. During the
summer months the mother shall for
four weeks have possession of the
children. The mother is also to have
the children for three days during the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Bodmer's visits to the children
are to be at the home of her former
husband, but she may communicate
with them in writing at all times, the
correspondence to pass through the
hands of MIR. Conrow. Both parents
agree to make no attempt to preju-
dice the minds of the children against
either the father or the mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
TALKS ON CITIZENSHIP.
Citizens Federation Arranging for
Series of Lectures.

The RAAsnaAan Of Citizens Asso-
Citations is arranging for a series of
Sunday afternoon lectures on "Citi-
zenship" by a corps of speakers of
local and national repute.
w. b. Westlake, president of the
federation, today announced the fol-
lowing committee to conduct the lee
lures: Prof. Mitchell Carroll, chair
man. and William NICK. Clayton, Sell
den NJ. Ely. Daniel A. Edwards and e.
+. Newcomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
SEEKING NEW MEMBERS.
Federal Employees Federation tt
Devote Week to Recruiting.

This is New Member week" with
the National Federation of Federal
Employees, including the four local
unions of the organization. There
are now PIT locals distributed
throughout the country.
Drive for new members in the
government departments here was
begun today by the four local bodies,
headed by Federal Employees Union,
No. 2, the largest single union of
its kind in the United States.
1t was stated at headquarters to-
day that last month 1900 new men,
bers came into the national organi-
zation. The number of Christmas
gift" members this month. it is
hoped, will far transcend the above
figure.
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PRAISE FOR U. S. ARMY.
Army officer Says 9th
Infantry Saved Prisoners.

Credit for saving the lives of 1900
Austro- Hungarian prisoners of war
in a prison camp near Chabarovsk. in
eastern Siberia, during the fall of
1918, is given to officers of the 9th
United States Infantry by Lieut.. Col.
Ferdinand Reder of the former Aus
tro- Hungarian army, in an open let
ter to the press of Austria and
Hungary.
the state Department by the American
mission at Budapest, and made public
here yesterday, says an epidemic of
influenza had threatened to convert
the camp into a vast cemetery" when
personnel < Of the ne, American n regiment.
charge and transformed the wretch
ed" hospital accommodations provided
by the Russian authorities into a
model establishment"
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EARTH SHOCKS FELT.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua
December 11-Earth tremors have oc-
Cured at Choluteca, Honduras, stimuli
taneously with tremors felt at Leon,
Nicaragua. No serious injury was
reported,
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PATROL IS AMBUsHED.
Attackers Throw Bombs From

CORK, Ireland. December ia
military patrol was ambuShed at
Cloyne, seven miles east Of Queens
town, yesterday. The attackers threw
bombs from two houses, but were de-
feated. Two of the attackers were
killed. several wounded and two cap
tured. One soldier was wounded. The
houses from which the bombs were
thrown were burned.
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aid ASKED TO SAVE
STARVING CHILDREN
District Commissioners Ap-
peal in Behalf of Waits
of Europe.

On behalf Of the approaching cam
paign to raise $50. 600. 900 for the bene-
fit of destitute and starving children
Of central and eastern Europe, which
is usually referred to as the Hoover
campaign" and in which the National
Capital is to take an active part the
board Of District Commissioners today
issued the following appeal:
Mr. Herbert Hoover, chairman Of
the European Relief Council. which In
cludes the American Friends serVic,
committee, the American Red Cross.
the American relief administration.
the Federal Council of the Churches OF
ChrlSt in America. the Jewish joint
distribution committee, the knights
OF columbus, the Young Mems Chris
tan Association and the Young Wom-
en- CHRISTIAN Association, has sent an
urgent appeal to the people of Amer
ica to save the lives of three and one
half millions of children during the
coming winter. He is asking the cit
liens of each community how many
of these children they will ask as
their invisible guest for the Christmas
dinner. and how many little lives they
Will buy from death. The greatest
Christmas gift is the buying of the
life-of child. and $40 is the price of
each Five cents will give hot,
nourishing meal once a day. Every
multiple of cents brings the unseen
child guest another day to the table OF
its host.
Every dollar and every penny
counts. as no administration expenses
come out of this fund. Organizations
as well as individuals are appealed to
for these children.
How many children will Washing
ton buy, and how many unseen little
guests will sit about the tables of
IA n ri Of 10
day? That is the question the Com
missioners of the District hope will
be answered with the same generous
spirit with which its citizens have al
ways responded.
Contributions should be sent to
European Relief Council headquar-
tiers, room 229, Homer building, 18th
and F streets northwest, and checks
made out to John Poole, treasurer
(Signed)
~. T. HENDRICK
&C. w. KUTZ,
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j. L. HENDRlCk.
&C. W. KUTZ,
MABEL T. BOARDMAN.' -
Women's Meeting Tomorrow.

Well known speakers will address
the most representative gatherin of
women in Washington since the war
at the meeting to be held at Herbert
Hoover's campaign headquarters,
room 229, Homer building, at 10
o clock tomorrow morning.
DR.. Livingston Farrand, chairman of
the central committee of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. will begin his talk at
1910 am; Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. at
1920; District Commissioner Mabel T.
Boardman, at IL. and Nine. Marie
LaZard, at 11:10.
Marked progress has been made in
the movement here to organize a gen.
eral committee to carry on the work
of raising the Districts quota of the
s33.000,O00 national fund that is ur-
gently required to feed and give med
ical care to the children in central
and eastern Europe after January l.
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WILL PLAN FOR HARDING.
House Passes Senate Resolution for
Inauguration Committee.

The House today passed the Senate
concurrent resolution to appoint a
committee of three House members
and three Senate members to make
arrangements for the inauguration of
President elect Harding.
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HOLD BOY WITH ALCOHOL.

Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1920-01-04
RELATIVES TO DECIDE
ON REMOVAL OF DEAD
Bodies of Soldiers May Be Return
ed Only on Request of
Families.

PARIS. January 3.-It is under
stood that the policy of the Ameri
can government will be to remove to
the United States only those bodies
Iof dead soldiers requested by rela-
tives. How many such requests have
been made is not known.
The 10000 bodies for removal of
which France has given permission
are scattered in 500 cemeteries, the
largest two of which are at Brest.
where there are about $500 graves
of men who died of influenza at Brest
and on transports.
Other large cemeteries outside the
army zone are situated at Bordeaux.
Nantes. Saint Nazaire. Tours. LIE Mans
and other big service or supply CEN
ters.
The graves in these cemeteries are
principally of men who died while on
duty with the service of supply, but
there are also the graves of many who
died at hospitals in the rear, to which
they were removed after being
wounded in the battle area.
1t will probably be year before
the removal of these bodies begins, as
the plan is first to remove to the
United States the bodies of about
1000 American soldiers buried in
Germany. about 200 of whom died in
prison camps. The remainder died
while serving with the army of occupa-
CohenZ alone.
Eeventy-six Americans are buried in
Italy, two in Holland and a few in
Austria. The American dead in Eng
land will be removed before the work
in the French cemeteries begins. Civil
employees. many of them veterans of
the war, will aid in the work. One
company has already arrived in Eng
land. and metal caskets to receive the
bodies there are now being sent from
the United States. The work there.
it is expected, will probably be fin
ished by next fall, when start will
be made on the exhumations in Ger
many.
Negotiations between the French
and American governments over the
removal of American dead from the
big military cemeteries at the front
are continuing, but it is thought prob
able. if this is agreed upon, that two
years will elapse before the task is
undertaken.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
new FUEL is TESTED:
SCIENTISTS IMPRESSED

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, January 3
Especially A new fuel made from low
grade molasses and waste of sugar
manufacturing was demonstrated today
by it's inventor, DR.. p. G. Hfldebrand,
formerly of Havana, Cuba, at Swarth-
more College, which he declared could
be put on the market for three cents
gallon. The residue of this fuel, ac-
cording to the inventor. contains % per
cent potash and other valuable chem
ical by-products. The thermal capa-
city of this new liquid fuel was demon
strated today to be equivalent to the
thermal capacity of anthracite coal.
The demonstration was held in the
basement of the science building of the
college in the presence of number of
the Swarthmore College professors and
several engineers.
The scientists present said that the
fuel would be of great practical value
TO Cuban sugar growers, for they
would not have to import coal to run
their industries. They pointed out
that the potash received from the
residue. the temperature of which is
1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, after COM
bustion. could be sold for 5000 a ton
The volume of this fuel. it was stat
ed. was naturally limited to the sup
ply of crude molaSSeS and sugar.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
SECRET TURKISH PAPER
TELLS OF ARMEN|ANS
Non -Deported Ordered Forcibly
Converted to Islam-May Get
Back Property.

A COPY of a secret Turkish circular,
dated November IS, addressed to the
provincial authorities and bearing the
seal of the minister of the interior. mas
reached Washington. ordering the 1orci-
BILE conversion to Islam of the few nom
deportcd Armenians and those who nave
escaped massacres and death by prlVa-
tions and sickness.
"The non-deported Armenians and
those whose deportation has Oeen
stopped and who have returned to their
homes are TO be made converts to
Islam,' the circular says. "and such
Armenians who have thus been con-
verted may get back the property which
has been confiscated from them,
Conveyed to Married Women.
"All houses of which the Armenians
have been dispossessed should be con-
veyed to those Armenian women and
girls who during the deportation period
have been married to MohammedanS.
"All Armenians who have thus been
converted en- masse, should be allowed
to settle in Moha mmedan villages and
cities where they should not constitute
more than 5 per cent of the local Mo-
hammcdan population
Miriam Sevasly. representative in the
United States of the Armenian ma
tional delegation. to whom the au-
thentic copy of this circular was sent,
said in discussing the circular:
The present government of Con-
stantinople has not modified in the
least it's policy toward the surviving
1t is following in the
footsteps of Sultan Hamid, who was
in the habit of decorating distin-
guished foreigners and their wives in
Constntinople while he was organ
iZing massacres in the interior of Asia
Minor and Armenia, and the Young
Turks, who gave the finishing touches
to the policy of Armenian extermina-
ton.
1T would be a delusion to accept
any of the pompous statements which
have been issued from Constantinople
by the sultan and his acolytes. Those
who are encouraging statements of
the kind published in the American
and European press are not serving
the best interests of humanity and
The sooner the allied
and associated powers impose their
upon the Turks the better
it will be for the peace of the world"
Evening star., 1920-01-04
WOMEN'S REFORMATORy
INVESTIGATION ENDED
Miss Cobb, Superintendent, Denies
Girls Were Bound to
Cell Doors.

BEDFORD HILLS, n. Y, January
3 (by the Associated Press).-John S.
Kennedy of the state prison commits
sion today completed his investigation
of charges of cruelty at the state re-
formatOry for women here. He said
he would submit his report to Gov.
Smith, who ordered the inquiry, about
February !.
Although refusing to discuss the
proposed report. Mr.. Kennedy said he
would make several recommended
tions." One of these, he admitted. was
that the state take over the property
of the Rockefeller Institute of Social
Hygiene adjoining the reformatory
and utilize the psycopathic ward of
the institute.
Miss Helen A. Cobb, superintendent
of the reformatory, who testified late
today. denied that girls had been
handcuffed to their cell doors with
their feet off the floor. Girls heads
had been ducked in cold water, Miss
Cobb said. and water had been thrown
on them.
The superintendent declared that,
Evening star., 1920-01-04

in the absence of psycopathlc ward
these were the only methods that
could be used to treat psycopathlc pa
tients.
This was not brutal treatment: IT
was not even punishment. she SAID.
TT was merely restraint
Miss Jessie Macandis. matron OF
one of the cottages for girls at the
state reformatory for women mere
testified today that she had seen Two
girls handcuffed with their hands oe-
hind their backs as disciplinary
measure for breaking windows.
Other matrons denied allegations OF
cruel treatment of inmates ana con,
tended that conditions had Improved
under the regime Of Miss Helen A.
Cobb as superintendent and MISS
Julia Monogue as disciplinary omcer
Dr. Mary Conant. resident pnysiclan
at the reformatory. when asked II she
would approve Handwriting and cold
water treatment if the girl mad
weak heart. replied:
"Any girl that breaks windows ana
swears the way girls up here do
hasn't got a weak heart
DR.. Conant testified that she does
not treat girls who complain of being
i'll "if it is apparent that the girl is
not suffering"
Evening star., 1920-01-04
WANTED JENKINS BA|LED
MEXICAN EXILE SAYS
Carrillo, Once Under Huerta, Tes-
titles Before Subcommittee In
vestigating Mexican Affair.

Rafael Martinez Carrillo of New
york. former senator and subsecretary
or the interior under President Huerta
OF Mexico. testifying before the Sen
ate subcommittee investigating the
Mexican situation yesterday, said that
he had suggested steps be taken to
obtain bail for United States Con-
sular Agent Jenkins at Puebla, Mex.
Carrillo has been an exile since 1914.
He described Jenkins as friend.
Carrillo denied knowledge of the
telegram which is said to have been
sent from New York by Z. l.. Figueroa,
an attorney in New York: Rafael Me
to and others to Luis Cabrera urging
that bail for Jenkins be furnished. He
said there had been no discussion be-
tween himself, Nieto or Figueroa as
to having an American furnish the
bail.
The witness said he was prompted
in advocating bail for jenkins by a
desire to prevent trouble between the
United States and Mexico. adding that
if man like Jenkins. who has mil
lions at his call. would not furnish
Evening star., 1920-01-04

stated the theory to be that New had
Killed the girl deliberately becau="
she would not agree to the perform -
ance of a criminal operation on her
after he had urged her to that course
Woolwine asked DIR. Hoag if he did
not consider il strange that if New
were insane. Miss Lesser. an intelli-
gent young woman. had not ascer-
tanned this in the course of close
association of some months. The wit
ness said he did not know Miss
Lesser. but ordinarily he should ex-
pect an Intelligent girl in such cir
cumstanceS to learn of News mental
unSoundneSS
Doubts FeiSninR Insanity.
DR.. Hoag admitted il was possible
man could feign insanity but in
sisted such man must be very
bright. much brighter than the de-
fendant.
The witness said the strange de
meanor of New in court-his seeming
Indifference and blank staring-wa-
not assumed
DIR. Sawyer testified he had inter
viewed New twice in the county jail
and the defendant had made state
mentS which convinced the witness
New was the victim OF n delusion
that persons were prejudiced against
him on account of the alleged circum-
stances Of his birth
Evening star., 1920-01-04
PREDICTS THAT JAPAN
WILL Be CHR|ST|AN|zED
'aul Kanamori, at Students Con-
ksltion, Foresees Result With
r. in Thirty Years.

PES MONIES Iowa. January 3 (by
thf Associated Press S).-That Japan
WILDE Christianized in twenty or
thirty years was the prediction made
toeaY by Paul Kanamori at the con-
veht ton of the students volunteer
m}vement for foreign missions. Mr.
kanamori was one of the original
mtmbers of the Kumamoto mission
art band in Japan.
Pa W. Douglas Mackenzie of
H4rTford. Conn, made plea for
ydlnE persons to go into non:Chris-
tian countries, teaching their faith.
Nations League Topic.
If.the league of nations is rejected
by the United States the blame will
bes with President Wilson. the re
dictionary senators, who are holding
up the treaty upon technicalities, try
inf to lay the blame on the Presi-
dept" and the American people. G..
sherwood Eddy of Boston told the
Students. Mr.. Eddy spoke on the
supgect, America on Trial" and said
het based his statements on opinions
hes gathered travelling around the
world since the signing of the armi-
stlce.
"StronE RevuisiOn'' in Europe.
Gin Europe 1 found a strong revuI-
sion of feeling setting in against the
United States. he declared. He then
said he had ben told of insults to the
American uniform and when he asked
Europeans why their attitude had
changed toward the United States. he
was told it was because after pro-
claiming your ideals to the ends of
the earth you are now threatening to
repudiate them, refusing to give the
world relief when you alone can do i. .
seeking apparently to get the world S
trade rather than to give the world
peace"
The league of nations has been
treated too long as question of
personal prejudice or party politics. :"
Mr.. Eddy said.
Tonight addresses were made by
DIR. ]. II. Franklin, Boston: J. H. Old
ham of London. England. and the
Rev. l.. s. Zwemer of Egypt.
The convention will close tomorrow
night.