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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
ARTIST BURNED ALIVE
CLIMAX OF CRIME, WAVE

LONDON, Jan. 2z-AIrs Frances
Buxton. artist and resident OF the m.
nous Chelsea artists colony here. was
beaten over the head. buried under a
rubbish heap m the basement Of her
nome and then burned alive
me murder came AS "a sensational
climax 60 crime wave that has been
agitating an London for several
months. and Scotland YARD men were
SLAYER
The ilre was discovered At an. by
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
FIREMEN AND SALVAGE
CORPS ARE REWARDED

A contribution Of $50 was received
Friday by Capt. NJ. P. Conroy, of the
Memphis Salvage corps from the c. E.
Coe Coffee company in recognition for
the services rendered by the members
Coe plant.
A check for SOS, payable to the Fire,
mems Benefit association, was received
Friday morning by Fire Chief Mike
Fitzmorris from W L. Hyde, whose
home at 1850 Forest avenue was
burned about two weeks ago. Mr., Hyde
expressed his appreciation Of the good
work Of firemen in a letter which ac-
companied the check
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
AFTER M00NSHINERS
IN MERIDIAN, MISS,

MERIDIAN, Miss, Jan. 2S. (Spl.)--
With the destruction OF two stills and
quantity of mash, one in the city and
another just outside, the federal and
city officials are busy in an effort to
break up the wholesale making of liquor
in this section So far three negroes
have been arrested and other arrests
promised.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
AFRICAN EXPLORER
DIES IN CHATTANOOGA

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Jan. az
Richard L. Garner African explorer
ana author, died al a local hospital here
last night. where he had been sick for
several days. Garner came 10 a local
hotel q fen DAYS ago ana was taken
,ld4enlr III and his IDENTITY was not
found in his possession addressed 10
clark Abbott Of Orlando, led 10 the
Identification Of Garner
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
TEACHER WHO FLlRTED
IN WINDOW LOSES FIGHT

BOSTON. Jan. e3.-The supreme
court released 10 intervene in The n.
nova, Of Mrs. Ellen L. puftey. as
teacher In the public schools at Hop
kinton on charges Of having flirted
from school window.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

lou men ana women who can't get
feeling right--who have headache. coat.
"a tongue, bad taste and foul breath,
dizziness, can't sleep, are bilious, ner-
vous and upset. bothered with a sick,
gassy, disordered stomach and colds.
Are YOU keeping your liver and bowels
clean with CascArets, or merely shock
ing your insides every few days with
Calomel. Salts, Oh or violent Pills?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

Cascarets work while you sleep. they
cleanse the stomach. remove the sour.
undigested. fermenting food and foul
gases. take the excess bile from the
liver and carry out OF the system all
the constipsted waste matter and poison
in tie bowels which is now keeping
you IN constant misery. Cascarets new
er grippe, sioken or cause inconvenience
and CaScsrets cost so little too.
adx
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
PREFERS DEATH TO
ASYLUM: CUTS THROAT

.CHATTANo0GA, Tenn. Jan. ga
MIS- j w. Chesser. Of Admission, Ala.
hour today after dressing 10 accompany
her husband to the state asylum.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

a policeman, who kicked aside the
burning refuse and discovered Mrs
Buxton. still alvic but badly burned
she died without beeominE conscious.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
SOLUTION THOUGHT NEAR
IN MT. CLEMENS MURDER
State Attorney General Takes Per
sonal Charge of Examination
Of Witnesses.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, January
3.-That authorities were nearing
solution of the mystery surrounding
the death of ]. Stanley Brown. tne
wealthy son of a Detroit manuiac
turer, whose body was found on
country road near here December 20,
was indicated tonight by Alex j..
GroeSbeck, state attorney general
who took personal charge OF the IN
vestiSation yesterday
The attorney general continued ms
secret inquiry today, examining nan
a dozen witnesses, but made no state
ment as to what developments ms
opinion was based upon. Authorities
let 1t be known, however, that new
circumstantial evidence implicated
man in Browns killing and tended to
show that this man left Mount Glenn
ems in company with Brown at late
hour on the night the latter was shot
to death.
The proprietor of the hotel where
Brown made his home and two
guests were examined. presumably
as to Browns movements on the day
of his death. Late this afternoon
Mrs. Cecil Nester. Miss Gladys Sum-
nit and Ben Sorenson. a Camp Gus
ter soldier, were questioned. Mrs.
Vester had previously given the au-
thorities statement duplicating
Lloyd Provost, Browns former close
friend. and the widow, Mrs. Ruth
Brown. The attorney generals in
quiry, he announced, will be re-
sumed Monday.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
THREE BIG METHODIST
CONFERENCES FOR D. c.
All to Be in Session From April
z to 14-Will Be First Such
Occurrence.

For the first time in their history.
all three of the big Methodist confer
ences will meet this year in wash
ington, and all will be in session the
same week. April to IA. On one or
two previous occasions two or these
large bodies Of Methodism have met
in the same city at the same time. but
not in the memory of the Oldest min
lister of the three denominations have
all met in the same city at the same
time.
The Maryland Annual Conference Of
the> Methodist Protestant church
meets in First Methodist Protestant
Church, 4th between E and G streets
southeast. Rev. Dr. Luther F. Warner.
president of the body, will preside
over the sessions
The Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will con-
vene at the Metropolitan Memorial
Church, John Marshall place and c
street. The sessions will be presided
over by Bishop William F. Mcdowell.
The Southern Methodists will hold
their sessions at the Mount Vernon
Place Church. now known as the New
preventative Church, 9th street and
Massachusetts avenue. 1t will be in
charge Of Bishop f r. Hendrix OF
Kansas City. The meeting place of
this conference was only decided
upon few days ago.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
is NOT A CANDIDATE,
GOV. ALLEN DECLARES

TOPEKA, Kan, January 3.-Gov.
Henry J. Allen announced today that
he was not a candidate either for the
presidency or the vice presidency. The
statement was made in response to
suggestion made last night by Will
liam Allen White of Emporia that
Kansas support Gov Allen for the re-
publican nomination.
Gov. Allen said:
Il am not a candidate for President.
I have a big job now and one in which
1 am much Interested. Just at pres
ent I am a candidate for reelection
as Governor of Kansas if the people
of the state are satisfied with my first
term record. Gen. Wood has my sup
port for the presidential nomination.
I am neither candidate for Vice
President"
Evening star., 1920-01-04
WOMAN BELIEVED FROM
D. c. ILL IN BALTIMORE

An unidentified white woman, be-
lieved to be resident Of this city,
fell unconscious in the station of the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapo-
lis Electric railway. in Baltimore last
night. She is believed to have be-
come i'll from drinking an intoxicant
containing wood alcohol At a late
hour last night she was still uncon-
SciouS.
The woman. who is about forty
five years old, was about to purchase
ticket when she suddenly fell to
the floor. An attendant at the sta
tion had her removed to the Uni
versity Hospital. where a physician
diagnosed her case as acute alco-
holiSm.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
|EMORy R. LEWIS IS HELD
. FOR GRAND JURY ACTION
Accused of Intoxication While Op-
Grating Automobile Which Over
turned, Killing G. w. Lancaster.

Charged with driving an automobile
under influence of liquor, Emory r.
Lewis, operator of an automobile In
which George w. Lancaster was a pas
senger, and which turned over, pinning
the latter under it and killing him. last
Friday. was held for the action of the
grand jury. by a coroner's jury at the
inquest yesterday afternoon at the Dis
trct mOrgue.
The jury returned the verdict as fol-
lows: I'VE. the coroner's jury, render
the following verdict:
George w. Lancaster came to his
death on January 2, at or near New
Jersey avenue and X street northwest,
from crushed skull and shock. caused
by being injured when an automobile
operated by Emory r. Lewis January
overturned and pinned the deceased
under the said car
I'VE believe said Emory r. Lewis
was then under influence of liquor and
was speeding and therefore hold him
for action Of grand jury"
Evening star., 1920-01-04
Transcript Of Salary
Hearing to Be Corrected

All government employees who
appeared at the hearings before
the joint congressional commits
sion on reclassifcation of sal
aries in the District are re-
quested by Chief Clerk Almond
of the commission to arrange
with him to make any cor
rections necessary in the tran
script Of the hearings.
Mr.. Almond asks that all
such persons get in touch with
him. beginning tomorrow, TO
make dates when they can go
over the hearing testimony in
order to make such corrections
as may be necessary. 1t will
be impossible. the chief clerk
said, to supply each one of the
approximately 200 persons con-
cerned with copies of the rec
ords.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
SCHOOL SAVINGS
TOTAL $11Q,074
Value of Thrift Campaign
Last Year Emphasized
by Field Director.

AS evidencing the value Of thrift in
the public schools Of the District OF
Columbia, Miss Margaret E. Whitzel,
field director of thrift for the District
schools. made public last night war saw
ings stamps sales in the public schools
here. showing a grand total OF sales
during 1919 amounting in value to $1l0,-
074.54 OF this total the third division,
which is composed of schools in the
Mt Pleasant, Takoma and Petworth
sections, turned in $21.617.32. the larg-
est total OF ali the school divisions in the
District
Totals by Schools.
A total OF s101.516.02 was turned
in from day schools, and summer va
cation schools contributed $8,o5S.52
during the year. The largest total
turned in from any lndlv,dua, r1;nnduth
v. Brown building in C~evy Chase,
Miss NJ. E. Given principal. Pupils in
this school purchased war savings
and thrift stamps to the Value OF
$4,34250 The Randall School fln-
ished second in the individual school
The fifth division was in second
place in the divisional standing,
with total Of $16.28621, according
to the report of Selden NJ. Ely, super
visor.
Western High School reported the
largest stamp sales among the hlgh
schools with a total of $629.97. Centrai
High School was in second place, with
total sales of S589.14.
Plaza Children Take Part.
Miss Whitzell reported that there
was a grand total of 21.323 children
taking part in the thrift campaign
in the public schools in 1,245 saving
societies. The average monthly in
vestment for nine school months was
$11,27955. and the per capita saving
among the pupils was $5.11.
The third division, the leader in
divisional sales. is composed Of the
Brightwood. Brightwood Park. Henry
D. Cooke, Gardner H. Hubbard. An
drew Johnson, James Monroe; Thom-
as P. Morgan, Park View Portable,
Petworth. Charles F. Powell. John w.
Ross. Takoma, Joseph r. West and
Woodburn schools.
Report Of Final Standing.
The final standing of the divisions
and high schools at the close of the
campaign for 1919 follows:
Evening star., 1920-01-04
MILLIONAIRE STILL MISSING.

QUEBEC, January 30.-Search for
Ambrose ]. Small. Toronto theatrical
magnate and millionaire. whose dis
appearance a month ago followed his
receipt of check for $1.000,000, on
account Of sale of his interest in the
Transcanada Theater, has proved
fruitless. 1t was announced today.
Small deposited his check here and
then dropped from sight December 2.
New York and Montreal were search
ed for him unsuccessfully. the police
said Rumors are current that he
was kidnapped and is being held for
ransom.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS
TO13,OOO is DEFERRED

TOLEDO. Ohio. January 3.-Thir-
teen thousand workers in the WHY'S
Overland automobile plant were noti
fed today that the distribution of
profits arranged for year ago has
been deferred because of the fact that
there were no profits due to labor
trouble which began last May and
continued several weeks.
1t was declared, however, that the
plan has not been abandoned, but a
new draft will be made early in the
new year. Early in 1919 the company
announced a system of equal division
Of profits. The first distribution of
$4,000 was made shortly before the
labor difficulty arose.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
NAVY RESUMES PLAN
OF TRAINING OFFICERS

NEW YORK, January 3.-With the
return of peace conditions, the Navy
has resumed the pre-war custom of
training part of the commissioned
personnel in advanced engineering at
Columbia University. Three groups
of naval officers. all of them graduates
of Annapolis, have been officially as
signed to the postgraduate school of
the Navy at the university.
The success Of electrical propulsion
Of dreadnaughts. it was stated. has
resulted in particular emphasis on
instruction in electrical engineering.
The other groups are engaged in the
study of fire control and mechanical
engineering.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
WILL BUILD BIG REFINERY.
American-Mexican Plant to Be Es'
tablished in Tamaulipas.

LAREDO. Tex. January 3-Organ-
ization by Americans land some
wealthy Mexicans" Of a six-miilion-
dollar company for establishment of
a great sugar refinery in the Mexican
state of Tamaulipas, is announced
by Excelsior of Mexico City in it's is
sue of Thursday.
Refineries destroyed during the
revolution in Morelos are to be re-
built and enlarged, and plans for
planting sugar cane on a large scale
are being considered by various
states, the paper declares.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
JEAN DUPUY SERVICES HELD.
Leaders of France Pay Tribute to
Famous Journalist.

PARIS, January (Havas).-Fu-
neral services for Jean Dupuy, di-
rector of the Petit Parisien, whose
death occurred December 81, after a
short illness, were celebrated here to-
day in the presence of a large num-
Der of persons eminent in the politi-
cal life and journalism of France.
President Poincare presented his
condolences to the family at their
residence, and respects were paid on
behalf of the government by Louis
Nail. minister of justice, and in the
name of the senate by Senator Henry
Ceron in addresses at the grave.
NJ. Dupuy had served three times as
minister in the government as presi-
dent OF the council of ministers, mem
Der of the war council and senator
Evening star., 1920-01-04
INDICTED AS EMBEZZLER.
W. J. c. Dulany of Baltimore Ac.
cused of Appropriating $4,000.

BALTIMORE, Md, January 3.-Ac-
cused of embezzling $1,000 of the
funds of the National Finance Corpo-
ration. of which he was managing di-
rector. William J. c. Dulany has been
indicted by the grand jury.
Dulany, besides being managing
director of the corporation, was a
director from November 20, 1916, to
October 81, 1918. when the troubles
of the concern were taken to the
United States district court for the
appointment of receivers
According to the testimony given
before the grand jury, it is said, Du-
lany made out check payable to
Mr.. Holmes. who was in the office
of the corporation. and collected the
funds under the head of expenses
Evening star., 1920-01-04
ITALY RESISTS DEMANDS
OF RAIL AND WIRE MEN

ROME. Friday, January 2.-De-
mands of railway men and employees
of the postal. telephone and telegraph
services will be resisted by the gov
ernment. despite the threat Of the
men to strike. it was decided by the
council of ministers today.
The council announced the railway
budget showed an annual deficit of
500, 100000 lire, while the deficit of
the postal system was 100000 900 lire.
Before the war the latter service
showed an annual profit Of 100000
lire.
The railway men ask salary in
creases. the suppression of all night
trains except a few freights and a
complete Sunday rest.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
Petroleum Output Estimate.

Preliminary estimates made by the
United States geological survey, De-
partment of the Interior, indicate
that the production of petroleum in
the United States in 1919 was approxi-
mately 376.O00,000 barrels, an increase
of 20.000000 barrels over the produc-
ton in 1918. The stocks of domestic
petroleum held by producers and
marketing companies at the end of
1919 are estimated at 1872 100000 bar
rels, an increase of 100000 barrels
over the stocks so held at the end of
1918. The excess of imports over ex-
ports in 1919 amounted to approxi-
mately s47,00O,0O0 barrels =.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
IN CONGRESSIONAL RACE.
Mason Douglass Qualities in Tenth
Alabama District.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, January g.
Mason Douglass. attorney. of Russell
Vile, Ala, today qualified as a cam
didate for Congress from the tenth
district of Alabama. now represented
by Representative William b. Bank
head Of Jasper.
The primary for nomination will be
held during May, 1920.
Mr.. Douglass is one of the most
rJrominent democrats of Franklin
county, which is one of the repub-
lican strongholds of the state. He is
a young man. being about a year
over the constitutional provision
relative to congressional officeholders.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
SHIP WHISKY FOR EXPORT.
Distillers Start 10000 Gallons,
Worth $6,2OO,OOO, on Way.

LOUISVILLE. KY, January "a
shipment of 10000 gallons of whisky
valued at approximately s6.20O.000
was started today on a train of twen-
ty-two cars toward New York and
Philadelphia, according to w. o. Nc
Intosh. head of the secret service de-
partment, Southern railway. Each
car had two well armed men aboard.
Names of the shippers and overseas
destination were not announced.
This is the largest single shipment
of whsk! from Kentucky since war
prohibition became effective and is
considert G the last big effort of local
dislIller;es to export their stocks he
fore national prohibition begins, janu-
airy I6
Evening star., 1920-01-04

Dr' y. u. MOAher OF the feelasStn.
cation committee will give a lecture.
Problems Of Our Federal Employees"
at the Research University, 111S II
street; Wednesday evening at
University will give a dramatic read
ing at 1919 H street Tuesday evening
at O'clock
A meeting of the sixteenth Street
Highlands Citizens Association will
be held at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, Kennedy street near 18th. to-
morrow evening at Sis o'clock.
A card party will be given by the
Woman's City Club Tuesday after
noon at the club. % Jackson place, at
2:30 o'clock.
A meeting of the Peabody Parent
Teachers Association will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 230 O'Clock at
the Peabody School.
DIR. J. Walter Fewkes will give nm
illustrated lecture at a meeting of the
Anthropological Society of Washing
ton at the National Museum Tuesday
afternoon at 4:45 O'Clock.
DIR. james l.. barton II to give an
illustrated lecture. showing condi-
| w., ID
this afternoon, at Mount Vernon Place
NJ. E. Church, under the auspices of
the Sunday School Association of the
District DR.. Harvey w Wiley is
to preside. He will repeat the lecture
Monday night at o'clock at First
Baptist Church, 18th and o streets.
A class in Journalism will he among
the many classes offered during the
educational course which begins to-
morrow at the Wilson Normal School
Willard Howe will be the teacher. q
The banquet committee of the st.
Johns College Alumni Association
will hold a meeting at II o'clock this
! morning in the college hall, on Yer
mont avenue, when preparations will
be made for an elaborate 1920 banquet
of the college.
Under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c.
A. Lieut.. Belvin w. Maynard, the
! flying parson," who won the recent
transcontinental flight from New York
to San Francisco and return. will re-
late his experiences of the race, Sun
day afternoon, January IS, at $3.50
o'clock, in the First Congregational
| Church.
| dent Of the Liberty Legion. No l, of
the Private Soldiers and Sailors Le-
gion, at meeting held Friday. NJ
Van 3. Day was elected secretary
and r. l. Clippinger treasurer. A
! meeting of the legion is to be held at
o'clock Friday night, at SO F street
A meeting Of the Tennessee Society
of Washington is to be held Tuesday
night at the Government Hotel recrea-
| tion hall, North Capitol and streets.
A reception is to follow the meeting.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
ANOTHER HOLD-UP REPORTED.
Men in Soldiers Uniforms Rob
Storekeeper.

The second report of hold-up activi-
ties of two men in soldiers uniforms
in two days was received last night at
po4ice headquarters, when Herbert
tFoer of 900 F street northeast told
police that he was held up at the point
of a. pistol in his store at the above
address, and robbed of 81 bill and
a check for S5.
Police have been furnished with a
deacription of the men. The deScrip-
ton comedies with that furnished
r. l. Bradfield at Rhode Island ave-
nue. and 11th street northwest Friday
night.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
Ship in With Smallpox Aboard.

NEW YORK. December 3.-There
were two cases of smallpox on the
steamship Duca Degli Abruzzi. which
arrived here today from Genoa and
Naples. The victims, man and
small girl, were removed to Swim
burne Island. Thirteen hundred
steerage passengers will be held on
Hoffman Island three weeks for OBJ
Servation.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
MRS. ROSALIE S. BATES DIES.
Was Widow of Surgeon General
Bates of the Navy.

death of Mrs. Rosalie S. Bates, widow
ofs5zSurgeon General Bates, United
states Navy, in her apartments
at the Marlborough -Blenheim. at At
lantic City, Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Bates was seventy-nine years old, and
has been falling in health for past few
years. The body was taken to New
York yesterday, and services will be
held in the Greenwood cemetery, Brook
lyn. Capt Edward Strong Bogert,
United States medical supply station.
Brooklyn, a nephew, was in charge of
the arrangements.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
AUTOS IN COLLISION.
Both Machines Damaged, But the
Occupants Not Injured.

An automobile operated by Castella
Robertson of us 5th street and an
automobile operated by Stephen Col
Iaday of 1884 Northampton street,
Chevy Chase, collided last night at
18th and Q streets. Both machines
were badly damaged.
Colladay is son of E. F. Colladay,
national republican committeeman.
Mrs Colladay, mother of the operator
of the machine, was accompanying him
at the time. The police report states
that no one was hurt.
Pruitt Zimmerman is the owner of
the machine operated by Castella
Robertson.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
VIRGINIA oYsTERMEN MEET.
Prosperity Will Follow Treaty
Ratification, State Senator Says.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. January 8.
Every county in tidewater Virginia
was represented here today at the
annual meeting of the Virginia
Oystermen's Protective Association.
o. A. Bloxom was reelected presi-
dent of the body. and the principal
address was delivered by State Sem
ator J. E. West of Suffolk, who de-
clared: IF Congress will lay aside
partisan politics long enough to ap-
prove the peace treaty 1 believe the
greatest prosperity in the history of
the nation is in store for u.s."
Evening star., 1920-01-04
$5,OOO,OOO Loan to China.

It was learned yesterday that the
Pacific Development Company of New
York, which includes some Of the
principal banking institutions of that
city, has made a $5,000,000 loan to
China, which will be the first1of sew
eral other advances that are to fol-
low if conditions in China appear to
warrant it. These loans VIII continue
it was said, until a total of 100000. 900
is advanced.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
One Killed in Juneau Landslide.

JUNEAU, Alaska. January Screws
from Juneau mines today were clear
ing away debris left in the wake OF
a landslide which yesterday crashed
down from Mount Roberts here and
struck several buildings, including
two stores and miners boarding
house. One person was killed and
several are missing.
Evening star., 1920-01-04
Break Ice for Ship Launching.

TOLEDO, Ohio, January 3.-With
the weather at the zero point, the
Lake Fillmore, latest ship to be built
here for the United States Shipping
Board, was launched today Ice in
the Maumee river had to be broken
The ship was launched sidewise. Hun
dreds shivered on the banks during
the process.