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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
POSSE DRAWING
NET CLOSER IN
HLlIVTFOR NEGRO
Sheriff May
NotBe Able to Cope
With Mob.
Correspondence of The Star.

ISASTON. Md, June 19.-Isaiah
Fountain, the negro who escaped from
the Jail here Tuesday night while
awaiting execution on charge of as
sault, is surrounded by a posse and
group of about ESQ residents of the
neighborhood on the farm of Norman
Taylor. seven miles from Easton. A
net is being slowly drawn about the con-
vict and his capture is hourly expected.
Unless a larger posse is obtained
there is fear that the negro will be
lynched when captured, as feeling is
running high among the citizens
gathered about the farm where he is
in hiding. Sheriff Saulsby of Talbot
county has a posse of but seven men
with him and would be unable to cope
with. the mob if they should take
steps to lynch the negro.
Fountain was seen on the farm OF
Taylor yesterday afternoon, but es-
capped into the woods before he could
be captured. Bloodhounds were put
on the trail and he was located in a
patch of woods behind the farmhouse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
POLICE ARE FRIENDS,
CH|LDREN'S VIEW
School Pupils Quaint Replies
to Maj. Gessford's Safety
First Suggestions.

Maj Harry L Gessford, superin-
tendent of police, was plea sed today
to learn that his efforts to have the
an interest in the safety first cam
paign of education were not in vain.
From all sections of the city he has
received messages of commentator
for his efforts, but two letters re-
ceived this morning from children ap-
pealed to him more than any others.
Extracts From Letters.
Il thank you for your kind rules and
will try to remember them, so l will
rot come back to school crippled
wrote little Marion Mcdonald, 1467
Irving street.
Il am glad you are chief of police"
she added. but that don't mean that
1 am glad Maj. Pullman is dead. 1
am glad l can think of the police as
my friends"
From Marion Newman. 1894 @ street,
he received the following:
Il am nine years old and I am going
to the Dennison School. "A grade,
room 9.
THE teacher gave me the note which
you sent to every school in Washing
ton. | read it over and over again.
and also read 1t to my little sister in
the first grade.
Il am giving you credit for the note
which you sent the children. to be
careful to save their lives from
danger crossing the streets"
Glad Police Are 'sFriends."
Il am glad to think the police as
my friends" part of the note of
Marion Mcdonald. was particularly
pleasing to Maj. Gesford In the
safety first pamphlets distributed to
the school children he addressed the
children as MY dear young friends"
and told them no boy or girl should
be deprived of the right to play. and
his cheering words to the children
seem to have made the impression the
superintendent desired to make
Many years ago. it is stated, it was
the practice of children to shun po-
licemen. probably because so many
parents threatened the disobedient
little ones with the police Conditions
changed later on. however, it is
stated. due partly to efforts ON the
part of police officials to teach the
children that the wearers of the blue
uniforms and brass buttons were
really their protectors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
president G[OR|ES
| IN HEALTH CRUSADE
Writes Children Letter Hop
ing Idea Will Spread Over
Country.

President Wilson in q letter adj
dressed to .the $4,000 young health
crusaders in the District" and to '-the
10000 health crusaders in the
United States" read by Superintend-
ent of Schools Thurston at the health
crusade pageant in the Central High
School Stadium yesterday afternoon
expressed the hope that every child
in the country will continue the ef-
forts toward better health as set
forth in the health crusade now being
waged in the nations schools.
1T is deeply gratifying to me. as
it must be to every patriotic citi-
zen" said the Presidents letter. "tc
know that the children of the coun-
try are striving to earnestly cooper
ate in the building UP of the health
Of the nation. 1t is my earnest hope
that every boy and girl will continue
the good work until the 30,000. eco
school children of the United States
are united in the one great cause Of
better health for children"
The Triumph of King Good
Health play written by Miss Mary
Lackey. principal of the Dennison
that school before an army of 90, 600
health crusaders recruited in the Dis
trict public schools. Thirty of these
children. clad in the rags of poverty
victims of the dragon dis
across the green field
of the stadium. Several fell by the
wayside. Then came other children
dressed in the spotless garb of the
Red Cross nurse. some as crusaders
of old and others as health-Riving
sunbeams, came with their king good
health" to STAY the monster Of dis
ease dragon eighteen feet long
and spotted in red and yellow.
AS the children shouted with joy,
the dragon was beheaded. It's head
was carried triumphantly on a spear
about the field. the king and his
court and the remainder of his fol-
lowers falling in for the grand march
-Four children from each of the ban
ner grades OF the schools joined in
this march, receiving banners as they
passed before the surgeon general of
the Army, Maj. Gen. Merritt w. Ire
land.
Those who took leading roles were
Claude Beatty, as the king; Robert
Curtis. who manipulated the mon
ster; Donald Cameron Grove. knight
of the bath: Mary Meyers. song lead
er of the spick -and-span group, and
two pages. Olga Helm. as Dimply
Laughter. and Dorothy Watson, as
Spick- and Span. The pageant was given
under the direction of Mrs. Ernest R.
Grant, crusade leader of the public
schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
ALL CLUES FAILING
|NE[WELL Staying
Owner of Pink Lingerie Found,
But Not Connected With
Crime.

NEW YOhh, June ~ 10Y the ASSo-
ciated Press).-Solution Of the mystery
surrounding the murder Of Joseph Bovine
Elwell, turfman and whist expert, shot
in his home here June II, is ':as far Off
as a week ago, District Attorney Swami
announced.
The investigation is centenng in
the examination of Mrs. Marie Lar
sen, housekeeper for Elwell. and Ed
ward Rhodes. his chauffeur. Neither
was held, although earlier in the day
Assistant District Attorney Joyce an
nounced that both would be formally
detained as material witnesses.
Nobody IL Eliminnt Il.
"I haven't eliminated anybody from
the case" said Mr.. Swami. "and at
the same time haven't found any one
whom I regard as necessary wit
ness to the point of holding them as
such. We are as iar OIL as we "eHe
a week ago."
Jealousy was introduced as the prob
a hle motive for the shooting by Rhodes
during his examination. He told Dis
trtct Attorney Swami the person who
killed Elwell must have been jeal-
Gus man or woman.
ssyYiss Wilson" Owner OF Lingerie.
Rhodes said it was custom of FL
we'll to accost girls and women upon
the street and invite them to ride in
his automobile. The chauffeur told
district Attorney Swami he had driven
Elweu and various women about fire.
ouently. and that one of the COM
nanfons Of the turfman on these trips
vas the mysterious Miss Wilson,"
-ho Mrs. Larsen had testified was the
wner Of the feminine wearing apparel
district Attorney Swami later said
he knew the full name of the woman
mentioned as Miss Wilson" and
there she could be reached. He said
she had been described as short and
dark.
rot Connected with Crime.
aft appears," he said. this this Miss
u,aon' was indiscreet. and whatever
mantaI uneasiness she is suffering now,
she is suffering as a result OF her IN
However, ] do not think
she was in any way connected with
the crime"
l.neth. insisted she had told District
Attorney Swami all she knew about
the case and was conceallng nothing.
Shc admitted she had removed the
feminine clothing from ElWelIs room
while the police were downstairs on
the morning of the shooting, but said
abe concealed the articles simply
heeause they were women's things"
6ho declared she saw no Wearon
and that she never knew Of gun
being Kept In the house.
~ don't care what weapon 1t was.
wrether II was a knife or a gum" she
added, II would have left 1t there if
had found it. If there were any
thing I could do to find the murderer
I would do 1t"
.aen Victor Won Schlegell in the
house. Won schlegell Is the divorced
husbapd of Viola Kraus. one of the
members Of the party with whom
ElwsN dined at the Ritz the night
before he was shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
THREE M'QUEARY
CHILDREN FOUND
Mother Has Them in Cincin-
natl, According to Their
Father.

Catherine, Smith and James B. NC
Queary, children of d. E. McQueary,
an employe of the Treasury Depart
eral days. have been located in Gin
cinnati, Ohio. according to a state
ment given out today by the father.
The children, according to Mr.. Nc
Queary, were taken from their home
in Washington by the Treasury en-
ploye's divorced wife. 1t was due to
the newspapers that the children were
located, Mr. McQueary said.
Grateful to Press and Police.
Il desire to thank the press and the
police department for their service in
locating my children" Mr.. McQueary
said. Last September, their mother
had left them at her parents home, at
Burnside, KY, and with her new hus-
band had gone to California to live
of court and accompanied by the
sheriff, I went and got the children.
and brought them to Washington SO
they could be with me and be in
school, as they were not situated to
go to school.
II never anticipated their mother
coming east again. So when they dis
appeared I suspected it could be she
but feared also the work of kidnap-
erS.
Father Is Cons0Ied.
'Tt has been conclusively shown to
me that she and not strangers had
the children. This information has
brought such consolation to me that
l shall not proceed further at present.
Altogether the children have been
out of my immediate care about a
year during their lives. I am lone
some without them. but shall bide
my time in peace, hopeful the tide
may turn"
While Mr.. McQueary will take no
immediate action to obtain custody
of the children, he intimated that
legal steps will be taken in the near
future to force the mother to relin-
quish charge of the children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
MARYLAND APPLE CROP.
S. B. Shaw Says Orchards Will Pro-
duee 226, 900 Barrels,

Apples in plenty will be borne on
the trees Of Maryland orchards this
fall, according to S. B. Shaw, secre-
tary of the State Horticultural So
ciety. He estimated that these or
chards will produce 100000 barrels Of
this fruit this year. II later conditions
do not upset the estimates.
Mr.. Shaw has compiled report,
which covers the period to June Is, In
which it Is indicated that tho yield
in Maryland will be slightly below tho
expectations Of the early spring whom
the trees were in bloom. Frost and
continued cool weather have caused
many of the young apples to fall, and
this condition may continue for an
other month, 1t Is stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
TECH GIRLS BEAT H. C.l.
"Put One Over" by Making Own
Graduation Dresses.

High prices Of graduation outfits
are holding no horrors for the girl
graduates at Tech High School this
year. They're putting one over on the
dressmakers by making their own 1t
was a secret at the school until today,
but one of the girls became a little
too loquacious and naturally the news
leaked out.
Most of the girl graduates have
completed their outfits for the COM
mencement exercises Tuesday A few
still have to put ON the finishing
touches. These frills will be added
Monday, and the sewing machines in
the domestic science classes will be
Worked overtime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
j. S. BOARD WARNS
OF COAL SHORTAGE
Lack. of Cars Declared Re-
sponsibIe for Curtai|ing
Production.

The Federal Reserve Board foresees
coal shortage next winter. which
may curtail production of iron and
steel and may seriously affect other
industries. This statement was made in
its monthly review of business, issued
last night. The board said the situa-
ton Is already acute in some districts
and production in many lines is be-
ing held down.
Coal production is being curtailed
chiefly as a result of a car shortage,
the board reported. 1t is estimated the
car supply at the mines in the east
to be only 80 per cent of normal. The
board considered labor difficulties to
be only a minor cause of reduced coal
production. Efforts Of shippers on the
great lakes to facilitate movement
Of coal by pooling their shipments are
regarded by the board as only par
tial remedy. In the southwest, accord
ing to the review, many mines are
operating at only two-thirds capacity.
Shipments of coal to other countries
are reported as light.
No Reduction In Sight.
The board said no reduction in
prices of coal is in sight. Commenting
on the far-reaching effect of the car
shortage and freight congestion the
reserve board states that reports of
its agents indicate that the trans
portation tie-up is largely the result
of the railroad strike, which still con-
tinues over a large section OF the
country" The congestion is further
accumulated by local strikes of other
groups of transport workers.
while the shortage of cars is acute
at some points" the review says, 1T
is evidently not the prime cause of
the immediate transportation dlfh-
culties, which are due to inability to
shift and utilize existing equipment
on account of the shortage of labor
and difficulties with inexperienced
men who have taken the place of
strikerA"
Sporadic Strike Continues.
SPORADIC strikes in the manufacture
ing industries, notably textile, have
continued to indicate unrest, the
board says An acute shortage OF Ia
Dor on farms is reported. Wages ap-
parently have fallen behind the ad-
vances in prices and cost of living,
the board asserts.
Little hope for a general reduction
of prices is held out by the board.
though it suggests that changes in
prices that have taken place may fur
nish the basis for a more far-reachlng
alteration in the essential price struc-
ture. Changes during May. the board
says, have borne witness of many dis
turbing factors whose Importance
and persistence are as yet ncertain.
Considerable interruption to bust
ness resulted during the month from
labor and railroad difficulties, the
board states. and the outlook has been
such as to cause a severe curtailment
in the volume of stock and securities
transactions Material lessening in
the market value of liberty bonds and
first-grade securities is attributed to
these causes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
Deposit for Pen
Asked in Berlin
to Check Thefs
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News, Copyright. 1870.
BERLIN. June 18.-1'Odny the
following sign was put up
prominently In the main tele-
graph 0fliee here:
"PenS can be had mt the desk
upon the deposit Of security"
No doubt this IL due to the
fact TINT everything in the
shape of pens. penhOIders, blot
ting paper and similar articles
which used to lie around for the
use of the public is stolen.
Glass fnk-weIls are carried
away and even pencils which
are fixed by chains to writing
desks are pulled out of their
sockets and appropriated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
YALE GRADUATE SHOT.
Police Believe II. n. Parsons Killed
Himself at Home of Friends.

PORT CHESTER, n. Y. June 19.-
Henry Humphrey Parsons. Yale grad
nate of 1918 and former Harvard
law student. was found dead yester-
day in the bathroom Of the home Of
Arthur Hogan. a friend. at Purchase.
near here. He had been shot through
the head. and a revolver, from which
one shot had been fired. lay near the
body.
while the police declared their be-
lief that Parsons had killed himself,
bruises on the body which seemed
~ to have been self-infiicted and q
6ioodstained handkerchief found in the
room brought further investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
CLUBHOUSE HERE URGED.
Women's Clubs Convention in Des
Moines Receives Resolution.

At the convention of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs at Des
Moines, Iowa, today resolution was
submitted providing for a national
clubhouse in Washington for the fed
Grafton. 1t followed the recommends
ton of Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles,
president, yesterday that the national
headquarters be retained in Washing
ton.
Another resolution presented pro-
vides that the name of Jennie June
Crowley. founder of the women's club
movement in the United States. be
placed on tablet in the hall OF fame.
The federation today refused to
abolish the office of auditor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
ROBERT WATSON NAMED,

director OF the bureau Of industrial
housing and transportation Of tho
Department of Labor. vice Leroy K
Sherman, resigned, Secretary Wilson
has announced. Mr.. Watson will take
up his duties as chief of the housing
bureau July !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
.BRI7ZSHM INDIA
FACINGATACK
FROM AFGHANS

LONDON, June 10 (by the Associat-
ed Press)-A wireless dispatch from
Moscow today declares that Afghan
troops are concentrating at the In
dian-Afghan frontier in order to at
tack the British in India
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 1S.-Sev-
eral new encounters between Turkish
nationalist and British forces in the
district near 1smid are reported.
Measures have been taken to remove
Christians and foreigners under the
protection of the British squadron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
WAR OFFICIALS SUED,
Baker and A. A. Fries
Named in Arsenal Site Claim.

Edward F. Oberman of Wheeling.
W. Va, filed suit yesterday in the
District Supreme Court to compel Sec
rotary of War Newton D. Baker and
Amos A. Fries, chief of the chemical
warfare service, to turn over to him
the Charleston branch of the Edge
wood arsenal, located at Belle, w. Va.
Oberman claims that he was the
highest bidder for the plant. having
offered the War Department $254, 900.
an amount he claims to be $4,000
but his bid was rejected after Fries.
he alleged. told him his offer was ac-
cepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
TWILL EXPLORE ROCKIES.
DR.. Walcott, Smithsonian Secre-
tary. and Wife Leave for Canada.

DR.. Charles d. Wnlcott, secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution. and Mrs.
Walcott left Washington today for an
extended exploration trip through tho
Canadian Rockies.
They visited this region last sum-
mer and while there had the pleasure
of discovering an undisturbed section
of rocks belonging to the upper Cam
brian age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
EXIT POTATO AS CORK.

COLUMBUS. Ind, June 19.-The
gum drop has replaced the potato
as a stopper on the oil can in Co
lumbus Grocers no longer can az
ford to let even the smallest spud go
for that use when they are selling
for IL !. cents per pound.
local grocer introduced the gum
drop as a stopper here recently when
he prevented a customer from help
ing himself to a potato for that pur-
pose. The candy was much cheaper,
he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
AUTOMOBILE KILLS HORSE.

A horse owned by J. w. Gregg, SIG
o street was killed after a collision
with an automobile belonging to the
Flooring Company, Wood
ward building. at 18th and S streets
today. Ellsworth Cole was operating
the automobile. while the horse was
driven by Jerome Gray. 1915 Georgia
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
Going in Airplane
From New York
T0Omaha Wedding

NEW YORK. N. ", June 10
John NJ. Larsen and c. f. Red
den left here in an all-metal
airpIane to attend wedding
June 3 in Omaha. Neb.
The plane WINS pilOted by Bert
AcOsta. 1t will stop mt Day
ton md Chicago, where Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker will board
1t. The plane carried we'd
ding cake three feet in diame-
ter and about ten inches high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
BURGLAR GETS WATCH.
$175 Stickpin Disappears From
Coat Pocket of Owner.

A burglar was in the home of Elmer
A. King. 552s Sherrier place, yester-
day during the absence of members
of the family. Entrance was gained
by forcing open screen door, the
police were told, and watch valued
at $40 stolen.
Loss of a stickpin, valued at SITS.
was reported by Vito D'Anna, 321 G
street southwest. He told police Of
the sixth precinct that the pin disapS
peared from his coat pocket the past
two days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
CLOTHING FIRM Wins
SUIT AGAINST UNION

ROCHESTER, N. Y. June 19.-Jus-
tice Adolph ]. Rodenbeck today
handed down a decision sustaining
the Michaels Stern Clothing Com
pany of this city in it's suit against
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America for a permanent injunc-
ton and 100000 damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
GIVE DANCING PLAYLET,
Pupils Of Miss Cora B. shreve to
Present "American Rose"

Pupils of Miss Cora b. shreve will
present Tho American Rose" dane
ing playlet. tomorrow evening at 7:45
o'clock, at the New National Theater.
Miss sn ns p@piis nave We. oesn cen. care
months for tho presentation of tho
playlet. and capacity audience 10
expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
MvAY NEW ORDNANCE CHIEF

Secretary Daniels announces the ap-
as chief Of the bureau of ordnance. to
succeed Rear Admiral Ralph Earle. re-
Gently assigned to command Of the bat
Ftleship Connecticut, Capt, McVay IL
now commandment Of the Washington
navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
TIE. WATSON STAYS HOME.
Not With Georgia Delegation That
Loft for Frisco,

ATLANTA, Juno 1s.-rhomas d,
nominee, who ran TOR tho democratic
nomination In tho state primaries.
was not included In tho party of dele
gates. elected by tho state convention.
which loft horn today for the San
Francisco convention In two special
PullnAna.
FoYHser eenator Thomas W, Hard
wick, Who hoaded the delegation. said
It was not eortafn that Mr., Watson
would attend tho national convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
PHARMACIST NAMED.
Commissioners Appoint DIR. c. B.
Campbell-Examinations Set.

The Commissioners have appointed
DR.. Charles B. Campbell to the board
of pharmacy for a thrse-year term to
succeed DR.. Charles j. Thurman, re-.
signed. The other members of the
board are DR.. A. c. Taylor, Henry W.
Kenner, William T. Kerfoot, jr, and
Frederick T. Hafelfinger. Examinations
to practice pharmacy in the District
of Columbia will be held July and 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
IMM1GRATIoN CHIEF ussNo

SAN FRANCISCO, juno is.-Mem-
bers Of his family havs boon conducting
a search since March for Henry X. Noe-
ton, fot mer attorney and executive on
cor Of the California housing and immt-
grafton commission, and formar instHan-
tor In political science In Dartmesth
College, officers of tho oonlnissioa snr
nounced here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
GEN. MARSHALL RESIGNS.

Will Become Manager of Associat-
ed Contractors.
Brig. Gen. Richard c. Marshall. jr..
chief of the division of construction
of the Army, rendered his resignation
yesterday, and it was accepted by Sec
rotary of War Baker. Gen. Marshall
resigned to accept position as gen.
eral manager of the Associated Con-
tractors of America.
His headquarters will be in this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
GOES TO SIXTH CAVALRY.

Col. Frank Keller. cavalry has been
assigned to the 9Th Cavalry 1t Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
DEMOCRATS THINK
PRESIDENT COULD
WIN THIRD TERM

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