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Evening star., 1921-02-16
JOHNSON INDICTED
ON BR|BE CHARGE

NJ. S. Johnson. tailor. Of S26 14th
street northwest was indicted today by
the grand jury on a charge of soliciting
bribe while serving as a juror in the
District Supreme Court. Johnson was
member of the jury which for three
weeks had been trying the 100000
alienation suit of David w. Sullivan,
stockbroker, against John T. Davis,
millionaire clubman.
The indictment alleges a violation
OF section 1873 of the penal code, which
provides a maSimum penalty of two
years in the penitentiary and a fine of
$4,000 for offering to accept a bribe
when serving in a government capacity.
It is charged that the juror offered to
William Carroll, a private detective,
room would be Influenced. Johnson is
at liberty on bail of $4,000
Murder in the first degree is charged
IN an indictment reported against Will
liam w. Cunningham, colored, in con-
nection with the death of his wife.
Florence, at their home. 916 P street
northwest, January 25 last.
julia Bell and Emma Stewart, both
| colored, are charged with murder in
the second degree. The Bell woman is
SAID to have shot her husband. Charles
Bell, December IA last, at 615 L street.
caused the death of her husband. Jo-
seph, last Christmas day at 32S c
street southwest.
A total of fifty-nine indictments
were reported. Others accused and the
charges against them are:
Howard Leslie Holt. carnal know4-
edge: Elmer F. Fletcher, William B.
Handy, Jr.; Joseph w. CARRIER, Robert
. Norwood and Joseph Paramise, vio-
latlng postal laws; John Monroe and
anna Roudabush. forgery; Marcus
GoHage, forgery and uttering; George
Burke and Frank H. Williams, grand
larceny; William Thomas. Frank B.
waters, Charles Warren, Thomas Rus
sell and John H. Banks, housebreaking
and larceny; Lille Jones, grand lar
ceny; Sophronia Ball, Clarence Young.
Henry W. Curry, James H. L.
Diggs and Cecil Robinson, robbery;
Oliver Washington and James Eaton,
grand larceny; Fred G. Shaffer, joy
riding; Harry E. Demmitt, forging
! money order; Frank Beck, larceny
! after trust; William A. Apperson, en-
bezzlement; Charles Brown. assault
with dangerous weapon; Herman L.
| Stewart, joy riding; Walter Henry,
! James Brown, Lloyd Thurman, John
Howard, Norman r. Green, William
| Faulkner and Roy l. Gardner. grand
| larceny; Oscar G. Peterson. bigamy;
Silas A. James, carnal knowledge,
Arthur G. Meeks, Pinkey A. Rocket,
Clarence d. Thomas, William John
| son, John H. Scroggins, Joseph P
Wallace, Joseph T. Bum, Charles E.
Crawford, Walter Nickens, Harry r.
Smith, Thomas w. Moore, George r.
jackson, John E. Cogswen, Andrew
Nicholson, Wilmer H Mais. Anthony
| B. Mahoney. Henry r. Carroll, Sam
Rudner and Walter Moore, non-sup-
port
Evening star., 1921-02-16
Eminent MASON DIES,

MONTREAL, February 15.-saac H,
Stearns, eighty-four. one Of the oldest
and most distinguished Freemasons in
Canada, died here tonight. He was a
native OF Dunbarton, N. II. He was past
grand master Of the Grand Lodge of
Quebec and past sovereign grand COM
mander Of the Ancient Accepted Scot
tish Rite, thirty third degree, in Canada.
He Joined the order May IA. 1860. and
last week was elected treasurer emeritus
of the Grand Lodge of Quebec. He was
instrumental in organizing the Knights
Templar in Canada, and was the Oldest
member of the Royal Order of Scotland
in the Dominion.
Evening star., 1921-02-16
WILL FILED FOR PROBATE.

The will Of Henry s. Adler, dated
February 20. 1907. was filed yesterday
for probate. A life interest in his en-
tire estate is devised to his wife,
Ellen J. Adler. On her death the
property is to be distributed among
his three children. Emhnuel Adler;
HaehAa& q. Adler and .IbhannAn ADJ
isss ,,s1,r IL WIDOW = 4azned g; - T.
Evening star., 1921-02-16
CARD OF THANKS.

cLAkHE. We wish to express our sincere
tnanks to our relatives and friends for their
kihd thoughts during the illness of our be
loved mother and sister, EMELIE CLARK E
tnee Herbst). and for the beautiful floral
tributes and sympathy at her death.
THE FAMILY.
DIED.
CoWARD. Tuesday, February IS, 1921. at 10
Freder1ck G. Philpitt, 1917 Harvard st. NV.
Mrs. EMME L. COWARD. beloved wife Of
ROBERT h. Coward, in her 74th year. Fu-
neral from above address Thursday, 2 pm.
baltimore papers please copy.)
Evening star., 1921-02-16

Isnt~it almost too good to be-
true7 Every pair perfect, of
pure thread silk, with the smart
pointex heels, full fashioned, in
black; sizes 8, 81, 9, 91z, 10 and
1914.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
FIVE MANHATTAN FIRES
KEEP COMPANIES BUSY
Brooklyn and Bronx Send As
sisfonce.

One two alarm and four one alarm
fires south OF Fourteenth street before
midnight last night kept the Manhattan
companies OF the Fire Patrol 80 busy
that one company had TO be summoned
from The Bronx and two from Brooklyn
to help fight the flames. The Bronx
company came to a fire In IA Lafayette
street. near Spring street, and the
Brooklyn companies helped fight the
fire at 81 Greene street.
Only two of the fires gave the fire.
men any trouble, one Of them being the
two alarm blaze in the Grand five and
ten cent store in Fourteenth street and
the other being the Lafayette street
fire. In the latter the building was
damaged to the extent of about $4,000.
Fireman Godfrey vomacko OF Truck
Company No. was struck on the head
BIZ a hook in the hands OF another fire.
man and was sent to st. Vincents Hos
pital. He returned to duty after his
wound was dressed.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
DISREGARD OF NOISE
LEADS TO ARRESTS
Burglary Charge Against
Tuo, One a Boilermaker.

The police of the Ralph avenue sta
ton, Brooklyn, called attention last
night to two prisoners, Henry J. Murken,
boilermaker, and Charles Vutney, IRON
worker as proof that men trained In
either trade never make good burglars.
Both trades, said the police, teach disre-
gard for noise.
Murken and vutney were arrested fol-
lowing a chase over backyard fences
from the home Of George Krakauer, real
estate operator. of 6s6 Greene avenue.
According to the report given out at
the police station, the two men entered
the house at four o'clock yesterday
morning and hid in the cellar until noon
awaiting q chance to open a safe con-
tanning $4,000. They were at work when
one of them resorted to strength instead
of caution, and tried to hammer the door
of the strong4box off Its hinges, II is al
legged, and the noise led to their dis
covery and the chase. They were
charged with burglary.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
EXPERTS ESTIMATE
SALES TAX REVENUE
Treasury Calculations Under
Way as Preliminary to Re-
vision Recommendation.
MELLON IN AGREEMENT
Secretary Favorable Toward
Views of Congressional
Leaders on Measure.
MELLON IN AGREEMENT
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Waxhin0f0u. ID. c., April A.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, d. c., April 4.
Treasury officials are at work to de-
termine the result In revenue of various
sales taxes. The department has pre-
pared no definite recommendations for
tax reforms for submission to the Ways
and Means Committee and Finance Com
mittees of Congress, but 1t was made
known to-day that Secretary Mellon is in
general agreement with Congressional
leaders as to the advsability Of some
form of sales tax.
Treasury calculations are to determine
Just how much revenue such taxes In
different forms will bring, rather than
with respect to policy In instituting such
taxes. Varying proposals and varying
exemptions have been suggested. the
latest plan, the one apparently with the
most backing, provides for sales tax or
one-half OF 1 per cent. on all sales ex-
cept those specifically exempted. Ex-
emptions would be given to al sales Dy
retail merchants whose gross safes were
less than $4,000 a year or $1,000 a quar-
ter. Articles already paying q revenue
tax. such as tobacco, would be exempted
as would certain sales of foodsfuffs and
necessities.
Recommendations for a general plan
If tax revision are being prepared Tor
Secretary Mellon by the Treasury Board
Of tax advisers. They run close to the
recommendations made by Secretary
Houston in his last annual report, the
chief recommendation being for repeal
OF the excess profits tax.
Mr.. Mellon said he had not been asked
to prepare any recommendations or sug-
gestions on the subject for the Presi-
dent which would be the basis or recon-
mendations to be made by the President
to Congress.
Tax plans, it seems are to be devel-
oped by the legislative branch of the
Government after hearings, when the
session begins.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
TO INDICT SLAYER
OF GRAVES TO-DAY
District Attorney at Buffalo
Declares He Knows Who
Killed Yale Graduate.

SpecsoI Despatch to THE NEW York HEzALD-
BUFFALO, April s.-"The man who
killed Luther p. Graves will be indicted
for murder I'm the first degree to-mor-
row." District Attorney Moore said to-
night
The District Attorneys declaration
came after a day of much activity In
the Grand Jury room, during which it
was expected that an indictment in the
sensational murder Of the young Yale
graduate and former officer OF the Sew
enty-seventh Division would be pre-
sented.
"The name of Graves's murderer is
known to me and 1t was presented to
the Grand Jury this afternoon" the
District Attorney added. THE gun with
which Graves was slain has been found
and we have found a motive for the
crime' Further than this the prose-
cutor refused to so. Mr.. Moore did say.
however. that the murder was connected
quite closely with the bootlegging ac-
tivities of the border band
One OF the witnesses before the Grand
Jury to-day was Mrs. ]. J. Owen, the
landlady OF William Redmond, held at
Police Headquarters on an open charge
in connection with the Graves murder.
Her 1S-year-old daughter also was a
witness. Mrs. Owen became hysterical
when in the jury room and fought
her way to her mother through the
Gordon of detectives and deputy sheriffs
and asked:
What did you tell them? Oh. II |
had only known enough to hide"
This was as far as she got before
she was sllenced.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
SAID FOR
WHARTON'S SLAYER
Services for Syracuse Murderer
and Suicide Despite His
Wishes.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
SYRACUSE April 4.-Chancellor James
r. Day Of Syracuse University will Of
ficiate at the funeral services tomorrow
afternoon for Dean John II. Wharton OF
the College OF Business Administration
who was murdered Saturday by Profes-
sor Holmes Beclxwith, who committed
suicide. The entire college body. under
graduates and faculty will pay tribute te
the slain professor. while a delegation
of business men will represent the city
Of Syracuse.
Despite his wishes expressed in letters
to friends, simple prayer service was
read over the remains of the atnelst
Beckwith, in an undertaker's chapei
here. The body will be sent to Roches-
ter, cremated and the ashes scattered IN
accordance with his written instructions
This service was ordered by David q.
Holmes, president of the Public Utilities
Corporation, New York city. an uncle
OF the slayer. who has taken charge OF
his affairs here. Mr.. Holmes to-day
turned his attention toward closing up
fairs. He secured his will from a safety
deposit box and has turned it over to
attorneys, who will settle the estate.
Mr.. Holmes said that letters pre-
viously written by Beckwith had ex-
pressed great admiration for DR..
Wharton, He said he did not believe
his nephew's act was intended for re-
venge from a personal standpoint. but
that his mind saw It as reprisal
against society for the trials with which
his life had been filed. His nature, he
said, was not to make light OF trouble.
TO show his peculiar temperament he
declared that BeclSwith at one time had
been extremely religious. but had drifted
away from that stand until his views
were regarded as atheistic.
Mr.. Holmes held long conference
with Chancellor James r. Day, express
Ing his great regret and sympathy at
his nephew's act, and later visited the
late home OF Prof. Wharton and ex-
pressed the same sentiments TO Miss
Ella r. Wiley. an aunt OF Prof.
Wharton, with whom he mad been living.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
NEW CHARGES FILED
IN STOKES ACTION
Wife's Counter Claim Alleges
Spreading of Cruel and
Inhuman Stories.

Mrs Helen E1wood Stokes fled yester-
day an answer to the second amended
complaint In the divorce action against
her by w. z. ID. Stokes. In 1t she denies
the charges in the amended paragraphs.
which had been altered to include the
name OF Edgar T. Wallace, California
oil man. among the correspondents. In
twenty-one page counter claim in sup
port of her action for separation she
asserts that the amendment was but
another instance OF the ''cruel and In
human" treatment to which she has been
subjected
Mrs. Stokess document reviews the
entire case and sets forth the new ale
CATION. on information and belief. that
Mr.. Stokes spread tales to the effect that
she had poisoned former husband
''since October /, 1890" her affidavit
reads, "the plaintiff represented to Ben
jamin F. Harrison that before her mar
riage to the plaintiff the defendant had
contracted marriages in Denver and Chi
cago." Harrison, Mrs. Stokes alleges,
was employed to get evidence lending
the color Of truth to said false represen-
tations."
Another new allegation in Mrs.
Stokes's counter claim is that "at various
times since October ~, 1919. the plaintiff
has sent letters to the children through
the mails addressed to them. but con-
cocted and intended for the defendants
perusal. rejecting on her character"
The trial of both the divorce action
and the counter suit for separation Will
be resumed Thursday. Martin w. Lit
Teton. Mrs. Stokess counsel, and Henry
A. Wise, who Is to appear for Mr.. Wal
lace. agreed yesterday upon the date and
served notice on Mr.. Stokess lawyers.
Both the principals and four OF the five
correspondents mentioned by Mr.. Stokes
will take the stand. 1t is understood.
Each witness who mentioned Mr.. Wal
lace In an unfavorable light will be re-
called and cross-examined by Mr. Wise.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
EXPOSURE, ACHES===
RHEUMATIC PAINS.
Sloan's Liniment, kept handy,
takes the fight out of them.

CLOSHING around in the wet and
then - the dreaded rheumatic
- twinge! But not for long when
Sloan's Liniment is put on the job
Pains, strains, sprains-how soon
this old family friend penetrates triihom
rubbing and helps drive 'em awayl
And how cleanly, too-no muss, no
bother, no stained skin or clogged
pores Muscles timber up. lumbago,
sciatica, neuralgia, backache are
promptly relieved. Keep bottle handy.
Get one today II you're run out Of
Sloan's Linirnent, it's SO warming.
All druggists --35c, roc, S1.40. The
largest bottle holds sir times as much
9s the smallest.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
Advertisement.
GO,
so WELL DOES
POSLAM HEAL

n it's Eczema, you need Poslam.
Poslam Is right at home in driving away
this stubborn trouble First stopping
the itching. soothing, cooling. Then
Eoing right ahead with the work of
healing. IL you suffer, remember that
a n,aSa easctye yor tbe eas yery pur ur
pose of aiding YOU to have a better,
healthier and more slightly skin. And
all with NO risk. for Poslam will not,
can not, harm.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories 243
West 47th ST.. New York City.
Posam Soap, medicated with Poslam,
should be used II skin is tender and
sensitive.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
WILL RAzE BROOKLYN CHURCH
New EdiGce for Clinton Avenue
ConErega tionnI Decided Upon.

Church, at Clinton and Lafayette ave-
nues In Brooklyn, ls to be torn down
and new cdifice erected. The decision
to put up new structure was reached
after negotiations for the merger of the
church with the Central Congregational
Church. of which the Rev. 8. Parkes
Cadnan Is pastor. fell through.
The Clinton Avenue Church Is one OF
the oldest IN Brooklyn. having been
erected sevcnty-four years ago. The
Rev. Nehemiah Boynton was pastor
there for fifteen years. being succeeded
recently upon his retirement by the Rev
Fritz W. Baldwin.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
STATEN ISLAND MURDER
LAID TO BOOTLECGERS
Quarrel OUer Proceeds Be-
Iieued Cause of Stab bing.

A quarrel over the division Of the
proceeds of a bootlegging Job is believed
by the police 20 be tho cause lying be-
hind the murder OF Luigi Ciofre of Port
Richmond. Staten Island. VINO was found
stabbed TO death Sunday night a few
minutes after he left his home. Yester-
day a general alarm, was sent out for a
man whom the detectives suspect Of
knowing the murderer.
Together with the theory that Cioffe
was killed during a fight over the di-
vision of money. the police are consid-
ering the possibility that he may have
been murdered because he was threaten
ing to expose the operations of booze
runners.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
Passports for American
Tourists Not Required
Special Despatch to THE New YORK
New York Herald Bureau, !
ID. c.. April 4.

bPctFus bropotCR ~ AAS ~'A"
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., April 4.
PASSPORTS no longer are re-
quired of Americans leaving
the United States for foreign
shores. Announcement to this
effect was made by the State De-
partment to-day, although it was
made clear that it Is important
that passports be obtained to pre-
vent the vexations that may re-
suit in foreign countries if they
are not procured before leaving
this country. The passport reg
ulations governing the incoming
of aliens remain unchanged.
The abolition Of the require
ments of passports for outgoing
Americans is the result of an
opinion from the Attorpey-Gen-
eral to the effect that the pass
port control act Of May 22, 1918,
was terminated by joint reso-
luton of Congress passed March
8, so far as it relates to Ameri-
can citizens entering and leaving
the United States and to aliens
leaving this country.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
PATRIOTS ARRANGE MEETING.

A patriotic mass meeting is being ar
ranged for May / by the American De-
fence Society. which met yesterday at
the Bankers Club.
A hundred men from all over the
country attended the meeting, over
which Elon Huntington Hooker. chair
man II the board OF trustees, presided.
Among those at the speakers table were
Robert Appleton. John r.. Rathom,
Charles Stewart Dawson, Gen. G. w.
Goethals. William T. Hornaday. Richard
M. Hurd, Joseph II. Colt, Newton w.
Gilbert, Henry c. Quimby and Henry c.
Silver.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05

IF you want 20 see fashions nj their source
= instead of waiting until they have reached
the wide Of general popularity then
you want the Paris Fashions number Of Vogue.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
SENDS 100000 TO CHINA.
Relief Fund Now Ap-
proxfmates s5O,OOO,OOO.

With last weeks 100000. the United
States has sent nearly s5,000,000 for
the relief of China's famine sufferers,
according to Vernon Munroe. treasurer
of the American committee.
Mr.. Munroe said yesterday that the
committee has sent $4,000. 900, while tho
Red Cross has contributed $1,000. 900
and large sum has been sent direct
by the churches Local committees are
now showing Increasingly fine results.
he reported.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
MISS FLEMING RECOVERING.

Miss Ethel Fleming, the motion pic
ture actress who drank poison In taxi
cab in Irving place Sunday night, was
much improved In Bellevue Hospital yes
torday. and physicians said that she
would be able to leave the hospital soon.
She refused last night to say more than
that she took the poison by accident.
Tier nome is at 1ls East Nineteenth
atfeet
The New York herald., 1921-04-05
JOHN DREW HEADS RELIEF
Made Chairman of Theatrical Com
mittee for Near East.

mIttee fOr NeAr EHSts
John Drew was named chairman of \
national theatrical committee which will
work for the Near East Relief yester-
day at a luncheon at the Hotel Astor.
Henry Morgenthau, former Ambassador
to Turkey, told of the necessity OF
keeping up the work in Armenia and
other Near East countries. Up to the
present time. s44.000.000 has been spent.
Among those who have agreed TO serve
on the committee are e. +. Aibee. A. e.
Arson, George Arliss. Lionel Atwill.
Gerald Bacon, David Belasco. r. II.
Burnside, George M. Cohan, A. l.. Err
langer, Mary Garden, Sam Harris, Doris
Keane and Grace La Rue.
The New York herald., 1921-04-05

GENERAL JEREMIAH JOHNSON
was born in the dramatic pc
riod of the RevolutioneryWa
He saw Washington march
down Pearl Street to the
Battery, and the British pass
through Broadway for the last
time. He was trustee of Brook
lyn for 20 years, was a Repre-
sentative from Kings County,
elected Mayor in 1885 and re-
elected in 1838-1S39. In the
War of 1912 johnson volun-
teered for dangerous frontier
duty and was made a colonel,
becoming Brigadier General in
command of the 22d infantry.
The forceful characters Of
Brooklyn's past live in memory
for their services to the COM
munity. To be of the greatest
service to present day Brooklyn
is the ambition of the officers
of this Company.
Send for Booklet
f.Personahty in Title Service"
HOME TITLE
INSURANCE COMPANY
Brooklyn and Jamaica
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-08
Scatter Ashes of
Sander on Sound

In accordance with the terms OF his
will. the ashes OF Fred u. Sander. Sc.
attic pioneer. art collector and com.
mereiaJ genius. win be rtrewn over
the waters Of Puget sound.
Sander died Thursday at his home.
s7ai II. Prospect a.. after an iinerr
of II days. lie was 81 years old>and
had rhhde his homo In sehttie since
1879. beginning ss a clerk I'm the
ststron Post lumber mill. Sander en-.
raged In many enterprises during tho
years that followed. lie built the
Yerler way cable line. part Of tho
South Seattle car limo. and starred
construction on tho senttleJTao,rna
and Seattle. Everett interurban bnes.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Mel.
lie u. Sander. a son. Henry X. San.
der. both OF Seattle, and daughter.
Mrs. Farwell T.. Lilly. San Fran.
cisco.
Tho body is M Bonney- watson's
pending completion OF funeral ar.
ranFements.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-08
Good Progress on
Referendum Made

Promoters OF tho petition for a
referendum on senate Bll 1870. allow
ins medical and dental examination
Of school, children only when parents
raise no Infection. expected Friday %
obtain tho necessary $4,000 sigma
lures within two weeks.
10 tho signature. arc obtained by
June the law viii be held In nbey.
ance until n popular vote II recorded
nj the November elections I'm 1899.
city health authorities have express.
ed themselves as strongly In favor OF
the referendum.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-08
Bureau OF
Mis- sin g
Relatives

The Star invites ifs readers TO s-e this
department. - IN aid IN finding missing
relafiyes or friends. The department II
t. help In reunfftnx tboss who have bessi
separated. Those Whose relatives or
friends missing are invited "a report
Dfhe dissppesfnnce directly TO The star.
esdcrr vino msy know the whereabouts
persons mentioned In this column as
Missing are requested also to report "a
ITbe star. Other newspapers arc invited
- reproduce such items Will interest
their communities.
The following message has been re-
ceived at the local Red Cross head.
quarters, vita cable from London:
Can Elsie Clarke, 10 Washington
sguare. Seattle. cable hundred?
Brother Henry destitute"
Mrs r.. O. wileman is looking for
her son, William Wileman, who
was last heard from while at Great
Falls. Montana, three years ago.
Send Information 10 Mrs. Wilemnn,
General Delivery. Seattle. Washing
ton.
Last heard Of In Seattle. after she
had come from Helena. Mont. 20
years ago. Kate Mccarty IL being
sought by Mrs. William Kellt, Wapa.
10. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-08
Burleson's Record
Beaten by German

ALLENTOWN, Pn.--A letter sent
% Germany ~ years ago by tho
mother Of former city Councilman
Henry Boehmer Of this city announo-
ing her safe arrival in America. has
fsen returned 10 Boenmcr In excel
i'm, condition. Notwithstanding II has
been In storage for nearly half a cen