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Evening star., 1922-10-19
JUDGE MONCURi QUITS
BENCH IN ALEXANDRIA
Target of Charges in Divorce In
quiry-Resigns to Go Back to
Practice.
sneciaI pispatch 10 The Star.

SPECIAL BiSIri'cH 10 nS SUM-
ALEXANDRIA. Va, October 19.-
Judge Robinson Moncure rendered his
resignation as judge of the corporate
court yesterday TO Gov. Trinkle. to take
effect next Monday. He gave his rea-
son for desiring to give up his position
on the bench, after a service of two and
4 half years, that he desired to resume
the practice of law.
Commonwealth Attorney Howard W.
Smith. undoubtedly VIII be appointed to
fill the vacancy The governor is ex-
pected to announce the appointment Sat
u~day.
Mr. Smith has been commonwealth at
tcrney for the past four years. he hav-
:lg succeeded Judge Samuel q Brent,
who resigned 10 accept the judgeship Of
tie circuit courts for this judicial cir
cult
Mr. Smith was elected TO the office
last November and on January L of
This year began = term OF four years
as commonwealth's attorney.
In the event Of the appointment of
Mr.. Smith as judge it will make a
vacancy in the office of the common
wealth's attorney. which will be file l
by the new judge.
During the early part of this year
Judge Moncure presided when a probe
vas made. A special grand jury in
Judge NcHcu1e's cuur; on April - of
this year reported TO the court that
the. charges of Il layity or the enforce
ment of ihe divorce laws were not
sustained
Evening star., 1922-10-19
DUMPHY LEADS
D. c. GOLF CHAMP
Ahead of Standifer by Five
Shots on 54-HoIe
Play.

with lead Of five shots over Guy
AZ. standifer. the present champion.
Ihrls J. Dumphy appeared likely this
hoon to win the District go,.
championship numphy led Standif.r
d. 'he end of the fifiy-fourth hole b.
NV" shots. Dumphy had an 81 THIS
morning ard Il 54-hoie total of 2ti.
"Hile Standiier. playing ragged golf
TOOK es for total of 24s. NJ 4
stevenson of Columbia was practir-
an! OUT Of 1t with total Of a53. .-a
A4bert X. .dacKenzie had 25s.
stahdiier took Al for the FIRST t,i.
morning against 40 for DUMMY 3.
4 on the second hole and IS y, an -.
| snort hoies ran the score Of H.. ri.,.,'i.
champion UP TO SIS.
Going Rough and Cold.
,b,, bse"riy a half hundred entrants N
OF o. the District, which began y.s,er-
rn;,,h d. 5oiumbia, found the gojry
I Dr.. Gnu aiiu coId. seven of them with
from the competition AZ "a
! emu OF the first day, while tbe scor.s
! 'ui ma IN by those who elcc.rd "a
~ tihue To play were distinctly on
J., ilayinE as champion should who,
/ "a -. MS llUe, LUy NJ SfdD-
oiier of Columbia, who w. 80
chaslp has, ,p'Gn5htP Ind tpo las a, year at Chevy
OF me TUE chase yesterday win !.
and ar"Tt 90 OF ~, composed OF a 7s and
ana %. Standifer finished two sbots
oa ta front OF e. j. Dunphy, who had
5Samso, 5.c,, for a total of 1863 Five shots
sition ot ;f ,Landifer, but in good po-
Siuon II the leader slips a triie. is
SnIi .nlIier +. stevinson. winner of the
pilt Journey at Columbia. with a
total or l66. r. c. McKimr1ie of Ir-
1ea aaah Spring is too far away. with
, l"', as IS George G. Voight of Poto-
mac Park. at the same figure Ma
shall Whitlatch of Chevy Chase. who
Won IN 1920. is practically out Of the
ruhhlhs' rs' with I72. VIII /" A bert n
;;iachenzie' Columbia Club champion,
Is away back, with ia.
hieh winds and a blustery, cold
DAY forced the scores away above
normal today, but with a slackenjnp
IN the wind better golf shouig
be produced by the forty players who
are sun hghting for the champion
Sr0res
Evening star., 1922-10-19
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Army Music School,
Washington barracks. today. at
7:30 pm. (Senior bandleader
students conductingD
Festival March" ..... .Borch
Conducted by staff Sergt.
George HutchinsonD
Overture. "Coriolan" Beethoven
Conducted by Sergt. c. c.
Lafier)
Selection. Gems of stephen
Foster; arranged by Lauren
deau.
Conducted by STAFF Sergt.
w. Z. VincenD
WaItzes. "Retour du Prin-
temps .Waldteufel
Conducted by Sergt. E. W.
Mckean)
Solo for trombone, Ave
ePlayed by staff sergt,
Charles Rehm)
Caryll
Conducted by serg:. James
c. Moore)
"Andante ReliEioso" ... .Thome
Conducted BY SerGt VIII
liam F.. Raymond
Novelty, tnlntSe " eou'fS
Procession ..;: :H9smer I;as,
Conducted by Private FIRST
: Glass Hugh Peaslack
(a) Fox trot. STUN olins
Confrey
tb) March. "Burr's Trium-
Conducted by SerSt. Kurt
E. Linden
.cS,. cr,,Dlcd RanneY"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, Staniey
Hall, tonight. beginning al a:oo
O'Clock. John S. NJ. Zimmef-
mann. conductor.
March. America First -Losey
Overture. "F'rolic OF me
Entr'acte. (a) "A Poem" Fibrich
Ibl "The Fly Minuet" Czibulka
Excerpts from musical com
edy. THE Rose Girl Goetzl
Fox trot, Here Comes Dlnah"
Perkins
Waltz suite, "Aero-Travelers
'AA'e' ~ Ted Snyder
The Star Spangled Banner.
Concert by the Interior Depart
ment Band, Charles l.. Strohn'
director. in the auditorium OF the
Interior Department bulloiIs'
tonight at SIS o'clock. -,
March, "2nd Regiment BAND
Bradley
Overture, Jolly Robbers" Suppee
Selection, "Symphia Waltzes,
HolZmann
Nocturne, THE Monastery Bells.
Lefebure-Wely
Polonaise. "On Mountain
Heights" ............k .kriesier
Selection. Basket of Roses
Albers
Suite Atlantis. "The Lost Con-
tlnent idI ihH'n
Nocturne and Morning hymn
of Praise.
A Court Function.
I Love Thee.
: The Destruction of Atlantis.
March, THE Cavalry Soldier"
Brockeushirs
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1922-10-19
YIN SISTERS, ROUGE AND BLANC,
GREET LEGION in NEW ORLEANS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. La. October 49,
Although many of New Orleans mos,
prominent citizens were on the recep-
tion committee for the American Le-
gion. now meeting here, the bud
dies" from overseas were a bit un-
easy until they found that two old
friends from France also We're here
the Vim sisters, Rouge and Blanc.
Now both sides are doing nicely
thank you.
nished truth, or the low down." as
the legion itself would call it. the
folks of New Orleans and the horde
OF former service men here for the
annual reunion, now in full swing
were bit stand-offish before the
curtain went up.
You see the legion boys had been
surfeited with the Paris of Amer
ica"; the city that care forgot: the
city where romance and adventure
still may be found" and all the pet
phrases of the press agents Of the
playground of the SOUTH"
Find Fears Groundless.
They had been saturated with such
glib expressions and then. a few
open. strange tales began to seep
out from the city. Stories of raids
were followed by declarations that
New Orleans was to be made spot
less town" and that Col. Maloney.
now chief of police. and war hero,
was to be the Mach!ave!li OF the
town 1t also was rumored that
Washington. with an eye to the good
of the order. had secretly dispatched
a special corps of dry sleuths to see
that every possible booze leak was
plugged.
This naturally did not sit well with
the legionnaires. 1t was an affront.
they figured.
Rum is not the sum total Of our
eAlsA.nce"; We are going south to
fight the battles of peace" was about
the way they figured il all out. They
bitterly resented the suggestion that
liauor was the. main incentive of the
conclave.
And. on the other hand. the good
people of New Orleans. hardened, 1t
must be said, to the role of extend
ing the glad hand TO exacting
visitors. mad heard strange tales or
the coming crowd. OF course it was
all buncomhe. those stories of the
Evening star., 1922-10-19
GREEN AUTO NEW
MURDER CLUE AS
SHED THEORY DIMS
CONTINUED from First Page. }

she saw Hall on Easton avenue walk
ing in a nervous manner with his head
down. This was a short distance from
the Phillips farm, where the bodies
later were found. Thomas Coyne, a
street car conductor. off duty, said he
saw Mrs Mills on the same night on
an Easton avenue street car. near the
end of the line, not ten minutes away
from the death spot. The conductor
motorman of car corroborates the story.
Definite word was obtained last night
as to the date of the AL life is hunger"
letter. In it. after referring to Mrs.
! Burns, who lives next door to the
church. Mrs. Mills mentioned the fact
.hat she was talking to the person men,
toned and that some one next to Hop
kins, who lives across the street from
The church. was married Yesterday"
From a member OF the family it was
learned that the marriage took place on
last September 9. That makes the date
of the letter the 10th Of September. The
murder took place September IA.
Reporters tried to see Mrs. Burns,
who was referred to in the letter to Dr.
Hail. What are the Burns?-ignorance
that screeches. the very air Is tainted
with their warped minds" the choir
singer had written. Mrs. Burns hus-
band turned the reporters away.
Tells of Removing vestments.
Edward Carpenter, cousin of Mrs
Hall. today stated that he carried
out of the house OF DR.. Hall on the
day of the discovery Of the bodies
certain vestments with which to
clothe the body. There were no let
ters nor documents. he said.
Another person was located today
who declared he saw Carpenter
moving the letters on the afternoon
after the bodies were found. He
said he saw Carpenter bring out a
drawerful and knew that they were
letters, because he was not ten feet
away.
"This talk about letters is all
bosh," declared Carpenter. Il took no
letters from the house on that day
or any other day. and If you put
me face to face with the man who
said l did you will be able to hear
me call him liar"
John v. Hubbard, undertaken, said
that he was not sure when the vest
ments arrived for the body of DR..
Hall.
Charlotte Mills today announced that
Florence North, her self-retained at
torney. was no longer her legal repre-
sentative. Florence, she said. came to
her with expressions of friendship and
aroused her emotions. Then, she added,
when Florence offered to conduct her
sented. The blow-up came when Flor
ence made public the letters that Mrs.
Mills had received from DR.. Hall, ex-
posing tn ciandestine romance.
Into New Brunswick today came a
letter to Judge DAILY, from Mrs. Sidney
Worth Of Wilmington, Del.,- Offering to
take care of Pearl Bahmer. who is being
held as a material witness on a statu-
tory charge against her own father.
Evening star., 1922-10-19
DOCTOR DROPS DEAD
JUST AS CHILD is BORN
DR.. E. II. Etchison Collapses While
Attending Mrs. Mary Moriarity.
Lived at Gaithersburg.

DR.. E. H. Etchison, about sixty
seven years old. Gaithersburg. Mont
gomery county, Md, dropped dead
this morning while attending Mrs.
Mary Moriarity at her home. 47O F
street southwest.
DIR. Etchison collapsed and fell to
the floor just after the child was
born, the police were told. and DR..
George r. Sorrell, SIS F street south
west, was hastily summoned. He pro-
nounced life extinct.
Police of the fourth precinct were
told of the death. They summoned
Coroner hewitt, who made an inves-
tigation and gave a certificate of
death from natural causes. Relatives
of the deceased were notified and
arrangements were made to take the
body to Gaithersburg.
DIR. Etchison had been a resident
of Gaithersburg, Md, many years He
was well known in the town and
county, and for many years engaged
in practice in Gaithersburg and vi
cinity.
He is survived by widow, who
was a Miss Ward. of Montgomery
county, and three children. Mrs. Clyde
Griffith of Jamestown. Md: Erland
and Ralph Etchison Of Gaithersburg;
two sisters Mrs. William Kinsey Of
Laurel Nd, and Mrs. Oliver Watkins
of Damascus. and two brothers, Mar
ce1lus Etchison Of Etchison, Md, and
]. Melvin Etchison of Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1922-10-19

gay young blades kissing the lassies
on the streets, and the like. So when
the former soldiers and sailors be
gan to detrain Msieu and Mile
New Orleans lifted the traditional
lorgnette.
tended to think with hauteur.
So the legionnaires came to town
Now, today, the net result has been
the cementing of friendship thai
puts to rout the widest dreams OF
the southern press agent
New Orleans found out the visitors
were not quite SO wild as they have
been pictured.
The Ia~ion found the city was hard
ly as dry" as the early stories had
assumed.
The "Iowa Stunt"
1t must not be inferred, however:
that sociability has been the chic.
aim and object. Everybody has had
whatever he desired in the line of
refreshments. both strong and iignt, ,li,h
II is true II was not dispensed with
old-time freedom. That is to say
there have been no open bars. But
there have been TASKS. and then
tiasks-and plenty for all.
The prize stunt Of the entire week
sisted of tall, lanky stranger col
lapsing in the crowded hotel lobby
any and all hotels for that matter.
He lay prone on the floor, about dead
it would appear. while the police sum
moned doctors. ambulances and the
like. Playing possom to the psyche
logical moment the stranger would
revive as the stretcher appeared and
in response to the query
where you from. Buddy
"I-O-W-A-Y."
He would yell it as loudly as the
Indian war cry in the days of Sitting
Bull.
The police fell for the stunt so
often that it now is difficult to get
an ambulance to stop at any OF the
hotels.
Everybody is happy There is
plenty of zip and Zest and the play
time is similar to that OF the usual
college boy. The only man to go
home was Col. c. r. Forbes. director
OF the Federal Veterans Bureau.
William F. Deegan of New York ac-
cusrd him of trying to swing the
Presidency of the legion into the
republican column and Col. Forbes
refused to see any humor in the al
legation. He went back home yes
terday.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1922-10-19

own Judgment and that President
Harding did not know of his inten-
tions until after he had left New
Orleans. White House officials said
the President and the Veterans Bu-
reau director had not been in tele-
phonic communication since the lat
ter left the capital for New Orleans
and that Mr.. Harding had been in
formed only in a general way of the
convention developments.
1t was indicated, however, that the
director soon would inform the White
House fully of his New Orleans ex-
periences and might issue a state
uent setting forth the reasons for
his withdrawal.
Evening star., 1922-10-19
|DRIVEFOR SCHOOL
|. FUNDS IS PLANNED
All Citizens Bodies May Join
in One Big Appeal to Next
Congress.

Demands for an appropriation am
pie to guarantee every boy and girl
| in Washington a full days schooling
in respectable classroom, with bet
ter paid teachers to instruct them. are
to be made of the next Congress by
| every citizens association in the Dis
| trict, If resolution adopted by the
South Washington Citizens Associa-
| tion last night Is accepted by similar
bodies in the city.
The association demanded in addi-
! tion that one-man street cars pc
| abolished as unsafe and. slow, and
| tn several corners which are de-
clared to be dangerous be better
| policed during heavy traffic hours.
| when Charles r. Mccoy. acting sec
retary, moved that the question OF
better schools and better paid teach
erS be put up squarely to the District
i committees in Congress by the com
! bined citizens associations OF ASH
| ington.
AssnIls Insnnitnry Buildings.
| The associat tons representatives to
| the Federation of Citizens Associat-
| tion were instructed to present the
proposition to that body when 1t next
meets and push for speedy action
/ The authors of the movement would
have on the committee that is to visit
Congress representative property own
| ers from every part OF washington.
| Not only would they request fuli
days schooling for every child in the
District, but they would be expected
| 20 urge the abolishment OF insani-
| tary and run down schools and the
construction of buildings the national
! Capital would not be ashamed or.
| Then. the resolution contends. every
teacher in Washington should be paid
enough money to permit him to live
as the educators of the coming gem
erations should live:
| DIR. Millard F. Thompson Of the
associations school committee strong
| District Commissioners. by their
| statements. that they would stand
squarely behind them in their fight
| to give every child his birthright-a
| liberal education.
! One.Man Trolleys.
The question of abolishing one man
street cars was turned over to the
public utilities committee. with in
structions to carry the matter before
request favorable action. 1t was
pointed out that one man. under ex-
listing conditions. cannot operate
street car with expediency and safety.
The intersections at 9Th street and
I, Maryland avenue, 9th and B streets
and 14th and b streets southwest
! were declared dangerous. The mat
ter was turned over to a committee
with Instructions to present it to the
proper city authorities and ask that
the nuisance be abated. 1t was sug-
gested that r street from 14th street
to Linwood southwest be made one
way street during the rush hours. The
cutting through of E street to Poto-
mac Park was recommended as an
other means of relieving congestion.
Ty,z ,T,tt t0,, hnF
tion of children roller skating in
the streets. but accepted the opinion
OF Martin Wiegand that the best way
to handle that was for mothers to for
bid their children using the thorough
fares for that purpose. Miss Mary
Ballhouse declared all of the ques-
tions brought up would never need
arise if Washington had the right to
express its opinions through the ball
lot box.
Evening star., 1922-10-19
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
Richard E. Coleman Held for How
ward County, Md. officials.

Ric lard Edward Coleman. twenty
five years old giving his address as
265e 18th street. was arrested last
u Eht by Detectives Sweeney and
Waldron for the Howard county. Nd
authorities. where he is wanted 70
answer a charge Of bigamy.
julius WoSCh. chief Of police Of El-
licott City, requested his arrest, a
warrant sworn out by Roma V.
Causey. alleged wife No ., accom-
panying the request.
Coleman, according to the Mary and
authorities. was a former employe of
tt Baltimore post office. The young
man admitted he was married and
had a child. He denied a second mar
riage, however. according 10 the de-
tectives. and expressed { willingness
to return 10 E!licott City and answer
the charge FLED there.
Evening star., 1922-10-19
CROOKED BUSINESS
METHODS ASSA|LED
Convention Speaker Urges
Publishing Names of All
Offenders.

Papers on the nationwide activities
OF the better business bureaus, and
the stamping out Of crooked prac-
! tices in business, featured the closing
session today of the Better Business
commission at the Washington Hotel.
r. j. henner Of the New York Bet
ter Business Bureau called the atten-
tion of the delegates to the important
part prayed by the various better
business bureaus throughout the
country in the suppression of fraudu.
lent business practices.
Jerome Simmons. national counsel
or the commission. said it took more
tnan common sense to ferret out
crooked schemes and to apprehend
the Offenders against the legitimate
business interests of the United
Would List Crooks.
lie urged the publication of a COM
nrehensive memorandum listing the
names and activities of all known
crooks. SO that the better business bu-
reaus could be aided in their work
tAuuresses were made by Victor
n, mordock. commissioner of the Federal
Trade Commission. and Millard Hud-
son, chlef examiner of the commits
SION Both "beakers commented on
,he close relationship between the
better business bureaus and the COM
mission. Cooperation between the
two was essential, it was asserted
and assurances were given to the
delegates of the good will Of the COM
mission
Passage of bill. fostered by Sec
I.l hot ;~i ,,
all aliens be registered would strike
olow at agitators who come to the
united states from foreign lands and
SOW seeds of dissension against the
government and other established in
stitutfons. said William j. Burns, chief
OF the bureau of Investigations of the
department of Justice. speaking be-
fore the conference yesterday.
Revolt Plot Charged.
Mr.. Burns statement was made as
he referred to a raid on a meeting
attended by seventy-one persons in
Brldgeman. Mich. recently. He said
information collected by state and
federal authorities showed that one
of the matters to be taken up at the
tion throughout the world. Several
persons who recently had come from
Russia, he added were among those
who attended the meeting. Twenty
arrests have been made, including
w. H. Foster. whose home Is reported
to be In Pittsburgh, Pa. according to
Mr.. Burns.
There is no objection. of course. to
people coming to our shores from for
eign lands IL they follow peaceful
pursuits" Mr.. Burns said but we
need more stringent laws to deal with
radical agitators. Under the provi-
sions of this bill. fos: cred by Mr.
Davis. registration would drive un-
desirables out of our country. An
examination. fair and thorough. would
deal severe blow at radical agita-
tors who try to sow seeds of dis
sension. Although the facilities at
our command are being applied effec-
embodied in the proposed law would
greatly facilitate our work"
TALKS ON UEAcv MApncv
Evening star., 1922-10-19
SHRINERS TO MAKE TRIP.
800 Almas Temple Members to Go
to Manassas, Va.

Almas Temple. Ancient Arabic Order
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine. win de-
part from Union station aboard a spe-
ciaI train OF the Southern railway AT
2:l5 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon for
Manassas. Va. to attend ceremonial
session of Acca Temple of Richmond.
Va.
Acca Temple has jurisdiction over
the Manassas section of the Old Do
minion and will conduct a large num-
ber of novices who res sie there2houts
over the hot sands" The contingent
from Almas Temple will return to this
city following the conclusion OF the
ceremonial tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1922-10-19
FREED OF MANsLAUGHTER

Norman o. Houghton, charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Policeman Preston F. Brad
ley February 21, 1921. was acquitted
yesterday by a jury in Criminal
Court. The policeman was crushed
while riding on the running board of
Bradley's car, when 1t collided with
q street car.
Evening star., 1922-10-19
TO TRANSFER DRY CHIEF,
G.. J. Simons, Head of Fourth Dis
trict Agents, Expected to Go.

G.. J. Simons. divisional chief of
general prohibition agents for the
fourth district. comprising the Dis
,rict of Columbia, Maryland. Dele
ware. West Virginia and large part
Of Virginia, win soon be transferred
to another post, 1t was learned yes
terday. Mr.. Simons has successfully
prosecuted the affairs of his office
while here. and it was understood
may be given a larger responsibility
Transfers are frequently made, as a
matter of policy. among the general
prohibition agents.