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Evening star., 1923-07-23
GRAND JURY PROBE
GETS UNDER WAY
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| let hole through her brain last July
\ Is. was called in as the first witness.
One juror Joseph NJ. Kuhn, failed
| bench with Chief Judge Urner was
Associate Judge Glenn II. Worthing
| ton. At the counsels table were Leo
| Weinberg chief counsel for B. Evard
| Kepner. husband OF the slain woman; a
number of assistants and States At
torney Aaron II. Anders. Virtually
every lawyer in Frederick occupied
score of women peeped through half
| opened doors. -
Charge Of Judge.
After. explaining that Mr.. Kuhn
could not attend owing to illness.
Judge Urner began his charge in the
following words:
Gentlemen of the grand jury, you
have been called by the court. at the
request of the states attorney. be-
cause of a question Of criminal re-
sponsibility which has arisen in ref
erence to the death of a resident of
this county since you were last in
session.
In determining whether there is
sufficient grounds for an indictment
| you should not ALLOW your minds to
may have heard or read heretofore
in regard to the subject of your in
vestigation. but your conclusions
should be based solely upon the re-
suits of your own official and careful
| inquiry and should represent your in
dependent and impartial judgment.
You will follow the regular course of
procedure, with which your expert
! ence during your former. sessions has
| made you familiar.
Orders Impartial Decision.
The court Is confident that in per-
4, forming your present duty you Will
| the oath you have taken that you
shall diligently inquire and true pre-
sentiment make of all such matters
things as shall be given you in
! charge, or shall otherwise come to
your knowledge. touching the present
service; that the counsel Of the state
Of Maryland. your fellow and your
own you shall well and truly
keep secret. and that you shall pre-
| sent no person for envy, hatred,
malice or Ill will, nor leave any one
| unpresented for love. fear. favor or
anecIiou 1or any nope Or proinlso oi
reward. But you shall present all
| things truly as they come to your
| knowledge, according to the best of
your understanding.
| you may now retire to your room
and proceed with your investigation"
| 1s witnesses Called.
! Eighteen witnesses have been sum-
moned by the state attorney to ap-
pear before the grand jury today, ten
more are to be heard tomorrow.
Seven Of them were witnesses whom
Mr.. Weinburg had pleaded with the
court to call in behalf of Mr.. Kepner
Evening star., 1923-07-23
Rats, at Whistle,
Run to Eat From
This Mans Hand
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 23.-The East
Side has discovered a modern pied
piper. He is Jean Rogoff. a native
of Latvia, and nightly at his
whistle rats of all sizes scurry from
the walls of a metal plating shop,
of which he Is watchman, to be
fed. He says as many as twenty
rats eat out of his hand.
Harry Frank, neighbor. said he
saw seven rats hurry forth in an
swer to Rogoff's tune
Evening star., 1923-07-23
WIEDFELDT'S SON, IN U. S.,
STUDIES FOR KRUPP TASK
Firm Has Soviet Concession to Ex-
ploit 10000 Acres of Rich
Farming Land.
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, July 23.-The son of DR..
otto wiedfeldt, German ambassador
at Washington. who now is an agri-
cultural student in Wisconsin. is one
of the Germans who will eventually
take charge of the Krupp land con-
cession in the Don district of the
Ukraine, il Is reported here.
This concession gives the Krupp
firm control of about 10000 acres of
rich farming land. which it is to cul-
tivate on shares. giving the soviet gov
ernment 1712 per cent of the crops.
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SO DIE IN TRIBAL WAR.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PESHAwAR, British India. July 2s.
Fighting has broken out between
the tribesmen ruled by the Nawabs
of Amb and Miangul In the north
west frontier province.
AS result of dispute. the Nawab
of Amb occupied q part of his rival g
territory by surprise attack In
which fifty men were killed. The
Nawab of Miangul retaliated ruth
lessly. Refugees arc streaming into
this city.
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Among those who We're TO appear
early were Lulu Ricketts,, the pretty
Frederick bookkeeper to whom Mr..
kepner had given gifts previous to
his wife's death. Most of the others
had testified before the coroner's Jury
which reversed a previous verdict of
suicide and declared Mrs. kepner the
victim of an assassin.
Ezra Houck. father of Mrs. Kepner
in whose country home she was found
murdered. was ordered into the grand
jury room shortly before IL o'clock,
He remained In there for some time.
The entire Houck family, including
the Misses Eleanor and Elizabeth h
Houck. the former of whom Mrs
Kepner was alleged to have referred
to as a thorn in the side" reached
the courthouse about IL o'clock and
were given comfortable seats in a
private room away from the glances
of the crowd until their time to tes-
tify arrives.
None of the seven witnesses the
court permitted Mr.. weinburg to have
summoned were new to Frederick
All had testified at the coroner's in
quest. They are: DR.. Ira j. McCur-
dy, to refute the expert testimony OF
the autopsists, who declared Mrs
Kepner could not possibly have killed
herself by the wounds that ended her
me- ItOTSe u. NCCI6eTy, herDert y
Hahn, Alban NJ. Wood and Miss Grace
Tettingall, to provide an alibi. and
William Y. Anderson and Casper E
Cline. the undertakers.
State Attorney Anders Is basIne
his case on the following evidence that
he will present to the jurors:
1.-The statement Of Kepner to
Lulu Ricketts, that he was being
nagged at home and that some day
they would wake up and find some
body gone"
2-The Houck sisters testimony
that the husband had told them he
was sorry he ever begged Grace to
marry him."
3.-The testimony of Eleano,
Houck that Kepner had told her
there was mo longer any love- be-
tween him and his wife.
4.-The presence of bloodstains
upon the carpets of the bedroom in
which Mrs. Kepner was shot, several
yards removed from the bed upon
which the body lay in a comfortable
sleeping position.
Ordered Clothes Burned.
s. The facts that the body lay in
a position that would have made 1,
impossible for the bullet to have
t.,
Evening star., 1923-07-23
RICH, WEEDS POOR CLERK.
Girl Inheriting Fortune Remains
True to Coworker.

OTTAWA, July 23-Miss Monica
Mosseau, drug clerk, recently fell
heiress to a share in Sl.500,o 900
estate left by her aunt, but she re-
manned loyal to Eudore Guberd, with
whom she has mixed soft drinks for
four years. She married him.
Evening star., 1923-07-23
WATER PRESSURE
CAMPAIGN SPURRED

The fight for a high water pressure
system in the District bill this year
vii continue unabated. despite the
reported action Of the Commissioners
in omitting this item from their pre-
liminary estimates. now about to go
before the budget bureau.
Shortly after the trade body Offices
opened today lines were being drawn
for a finish fight between the Com
missioners on one hand and business
men and other residents of Washing
ton on the other who are advocates
OF the high pressure system.
I'VE haven't begun to fight yet"
said David N. Lea, chairman of the
committee on insurance and fire pro-
lection of the Washington Board of
Trade, leading spirit in the move
ment for high water pressure.
Regret mt Failure.
Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, president
Of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, and Isaac Cans. president
of the Washington Chamber of Com
merce, viewed with much regret the
report from the District building that
high water pressure provision would
not be included in the estimates Both
these officials said that they will i'm
mediateiy take the matter up with
their organizations.
Gen. Stephan said that the business
of Washington demands high water
pressure as matter of protection
for the city, and certainly there was
not a business man who would not
willingly pay his assessment for the
installation of the service. Mr.. Cans
said that water pressure should come
in the next District bill, and he would
take steps to have his organization
push the impending fight
'I am not surprised at the attitude
Of the Commissioners in not putting
trict budget" said Mr.. Lea today on
the eve of his departure from the
city. I'm fact. it is just what 1 an
ticipated. They have been only luke
warm to the proposition since a
movement to bring 1t about was re-
vived.'
Information Sought
Mr.. Lea just returned from a trip
to New York, and while there he
found at the offices Of the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters a letter
from Acting Chief Engineer Sullivan
Of the District fire department, for
figures and facts relating to high
pressure and fire insurance rates. The
letter stated that the acting chief
wanted the Information for the bu-
reau Of the budget. This would seem
to indicate. Mr.. Lea said, that the
budget bureau was interested in the
proposition.
The reported action Of the Com
missioners in letting 1t be known
that they would not include the high
water pressure item in the estimates
this year will not in any way be con-
sidered as block against the move
i to get 1t. Plans will be laid In other
directions to force II, and, 1t was
pointed out, there Is every reason
to believe that they will be success
:, full.
Evening star., 1923-07-23
VILLA LIEUTENANT
TOAVENGE DEATH
Organizing Band to Pursue
Assassins Who Slew
His Chief.
~ the Associated Press.

Ey the Associa led Press.
MEXICO CITY. July. 23.--Nicolas
Fernandez, villa lieutenant. has
arrived at Canutillo to organize a
column to pursue Villas slayers from
smong followers of the late chieftain.
He attended Villas funeral at Payral
and left after the burial in the
municipal cemetery
1t was learned that the unidenti-
fed man who was killed in the at
tack upon Villa and his retinu6 was
the aged Mexican who had rented to
the assassins vacant house from
which they nred upon the passing
party. He was put out of the way
apparently on the theory that dead
men tell no tales"
THREATEN WAR OF REVENGE.
Evening star., 1923-07-23

ton charged here as against the price
per unit ton charged elsewhere.
II believe If the public were ac-
quainted with the facts and would
give impartial consideration TO this
approve the 2.O0O-pound ton
Evening star., 1923-07-23
BANS TEACHING OF ATHEISM

ATLANTA, July ga measure to
prohibit the teaching Of atheism,
agnosticisrn or Darwinism, as a fact,
was introduced today in the Georgia
House of Representatives. Another
measure introduced would require all
fraternal and secret organizations to
record the names of their member
ship, and forbids the wearing of
masks in public.
Evening star., 1923-07-23

houses and in 1921 the private
wealth per head of the population
was $2250. ...
Evening star., 1923-07-23
HARD COAL SCARCE
HERE, PRICE BOOST
SEEN BY DEALERS

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An Exception Is Noted.

"It must be borne in mind, how
ever. that while this government has
laid stress upon the value of ex-
pressed popular approval in deter
mining whether a new government
should be recognized, it has never in
sisted that the will Of the people of
a foreign state may not be mani
tested by long-continued acquiescence
In a regime actually functioning as
a government. When there is a ques-
ton as to the will of the nation 1t
has generally been regarded as a
wise precaution to give sufficient time
to enable a new regime to prove it's
stability and the apparent acquies-
cence of the people In the exercise
Of the authority it has assumed. ?
The application OF these familiar
states Is not In derogation. of the
democratic ideals cherished by our
people and constitutes no justification
Of tyranny in any form, but proceeds
upon q consideration of the impor.-
tance of international intercourse and
upon the, established American prin-
ciples OF non intervention in the in
ternal concerns of other peoples.
But while a foreign regime may
have securely established itself
through the. exercise of control and
the submission Of the people to or
their acQuiescence In it's exercise of
authority, there still remain other
questions to be considered. Recogni-
ton Is an invitation to intercourse.
It is accompanied on the part of the
new government by the clearly i'm
piled or express promise to fulfill the
obligations Of intercourse.
Obligations defined.
These obligations include, among
other things. the protection OF the
persons and property Of the citizens
|of one country lawfully pursuing
their business in the territory Of the
other and abstention from hostile
Evening star., 1923-07-23
Ordered Clothes Burned.

8. The facts that the body lay in
a position that would have made it
impossible for the bullet to have
passed through her brain and stop
Evening star., 1923-07-23
Hughes Says U. S. VIII Not
Recognise Russia at Present

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Pocahontas star herald., 1923-12-14

The Qulnlne That Does Not Affect The Head
Because Of It's tonic and laxative effect. LAXA-
TIVE BR0M0 QUININE CTablets) can be taken
70 the head. E.w. GROVES signature on box. SOC
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-12-14
We Announce

the largest and best assortment
of Christmas Goods to be found
in Pocahontas. We made the
selections personally and know
that we can please you in the
kind and quality of our goods,
and the price is in keeping with
the present times. You know
that Christmas comes but once
year, and if we do not make
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-12-14
COTTON FARMS

40 acres, "a mile from Reyno, 40
and so acres in Black River bottoms,
3 hill land farms; all at a bargain.
6 If. +. ]. Baltz
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-12-14

Star Herald Want ads pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
FRATERNITIES

George z. Jacobs called attention
to the services to be conducted at
Trinity Church at 1880 o'clock this
evening april 81 for the Masonic
Clubs Of the District by the Rev.
Thomas E. Green
Among the visitors were B. w.
Bolinger, Mr.. Hid. n. o. Clarke and
many prominent In official and Ma
sonic circles.
President ]. ]: Cunningham. 0. W.
Riley. A. r. Doome. j. o. lotion. o. *.
Shepherd. II. B. Bowersox and George
ID. Sullivan managed the evenings
entertainment. and banquet.
The Trestleboard Club of Master
Masons held It's annual ladies' night"
recently at the City Club. More than
i,o00 of the members and their fami-
lies and friends were present. The
following program was given:
Capital Male Quartet q. H. Nc
second tenor; Earl Carbaugh, first
bass, and Edwin Callow, second bass),
winter Song" by Billiard. Mrs. Earl
Carbaugh. accompanist: banjo solo,
JACK kidwell: reading. Edwin Callow;
tenor solo. Mr.. McCready; fancy dane
ing and songs, by seven-year-old Miss
Margaret Levy, accompanied on the
piano by Perry Knapp; duet. Messrs.
Carbaugh and GantZ, Mrs. Carbaugh.
accompanist; soprano solo, Miss
Esther Melick. accompanied by Miss
Olga Melick: and Hebrew monologue
and parodies on popular songs, George
Fay, accompanied by Mr.. Frye. By
request. the quartet sang Kentucky
James Dickinson.
Dancing followed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

mittee Of the annual field meet OF
the Legion to be held by the Dis
Central High School stadium. The
next regular meeting Of the post will
be held next Thursday in the club
rooms, the Perpetual building, 1Iol
E street northwest.
4 joint meeting Of post officers and
committees on athletic, Norfolk Club,
recruiting and entertainment Of Ma
tional Capital Post. No. 1877. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. was held March 90
at 2304 Ontario road northwest.
]. B. Gardella, chairman "On to
Norfolk" Club. announced that plans
for carrying delegates and base ball
team to the twenty fourth annual en-
next August are progressing. T. NJ.
Birch, on athletics, reported that the
base bail team had its first try-out
and prospects for a first-class team
are good. The team is scheduled to
play Its first regular game April IA.
The recruiting committee. consisting
Of Gunner statsberg and George j.
Neuner. reported a gain OF ffty-two
recruits and refnstatements since the
membership drive went into effect,
the committee recommending that the
drive continue for another month.
entertainment committee. IS perfect.
Ing a program for the celebration Of
the fourth anniversary Of the post.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of National
Capital Is preparing a summer social
program. The following committees
have been appointed: Mrs. Margaret
jacobson. entertainment and sick
Mrs. Margaret Lidstone. Memorial day
exercises: Mrs. Minnie King. pro-
gram: Mrs. Laura Weaver. memorial
services; Miss Herm!nnie Oberneyer,
finance: Mrs. Daisy Pugh. patriotic
services: Ethel King. working up his
tory of the auxiliary; Mrs. Halle Ole
son. Maude Cooper. Mary Johnson.
Fernade Statsberg and Mabel Davi-
son with service on committee for
general arrangements. with Mrs. Min
ME Brown. president.
Mrs. Margaret Jacobson reported
having made several visits to Walter
Reed and Mount Alto hospitals and
round several Of then about 20 leave
for their homes.
The entire auxiliary Is serving as
a committee in conjunction with the
post in promoting the Chesapeake
Beach excursion, to take place some
time in July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Veterans of Great War

Capt. Robert B. Handy. jr., inspec-
tor general of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, Is marshaiing his forces for
the nationwide Poppy Drive to be
conducted by the overseas veterans
for Memorial day. They have taken
as their slogan, "A Poppy in Every
Buttonhole on Memorial Day" and
from present Indications II would
seem that this years campaign will
be a noteworthy one.
Last year the Veterans of Foreign
Wars sold peoples IN nearly every
community in the United States. and
ing deposited 'D on the unknown
terry ADJ Gen. Reuel w. Elton placed
a similar piece on the tomb of the
French unknown soldier under the
Arc de TrIomphe
with every civic organization en-
thusiasticslly planning for the big
point to the largest gathering Of
oversee veterans ever seen in America
when the Veterans OF Foreign Wars
hold their 24th annual encampment in
Norfolk, Va, the last week in August
Headed BY. the chamber Of commerce
Of that city. vast committee OF
business men representing every In
noence In tho city is planning on the
entertainment OF the veterans. The
railroads have granted a one-way fare
for the round trip for members of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars and their
families.
The base bail team OF Sergt. Jasper
Post. No. Is. the American Legion, is
having regular practice sessions on
Monument grounds. lot No. 1. and
Assistant Manager George s. Kilgore.
1905 18th street northwest. an
nounces that Comrades Miles, Poore
Clarkson. Radcliffe, Kelly, Roetche
and Farrell are among those report
ing regularly for diamond duty. The
first game will In all probability be
held during the coming week.
The social committee. Ray J. Cum
inghsm. Russell E. Clarkson and Ray
mon NJ. Peak. has made final arrange
ments for the annual spring dance to
be held at the Franklin Square Hotel
next Wednesday. Special numbers OF
novel entertainment will be rendered
during the intermissions. National
Vice Commander Watson B. Miller
and Department Commander John
Lewis Smith. have been invited to
attend this social event OF the post.
Commander Thomas J. Frailey has
been appointed a member OF the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Unbroftab1e P1ays.

MISS WANDA LYON, leading worn-
an of the President PLAYERS
believes that the clean play is the
only kind of a play that ever does
the participating performer any
permanent good and for that reason,
Miss Lyon is particularly pleased
win the fact that the President
tiayers have grounded their produc-
ton policy on plays that are free
from salacious features.
AT some time or other" says Miss
Lyon. nearly every stage worker IS
LED into the experiment Of attempting
part IN show that Is not desirable
from the standpoint of moral or
etnlcal cleanliness. The business of
pursuing success on the stage is one
that Is fraught with many hazards
ana there are times when many of us
are tempted. either from the stand
point Of salary or the promise Of ad-
Vancement. to accept roles in a play
or off-color moral tone.
Sooner or later. however, most OF
US come to the conclusion that IL is a
losing game In the first place, the
Dlgger our part In such productions,
the work becomes
An on-color play is one that us1,-
ally makes its salacious element para
mount. l am not including great dra
Hialie problem plays that may be re-
garded as salacious by bigots with
no mental horizon; I refer to the
farce-comedy type Of show that is
designed solely to make a salactous
appeal to an audience and has prac-
tically no other reason for existence
i have talked to a number Of
young actresses who regard their
careers as: Of the first Importance and
the most OF them agree with me that,
IN the long run. the player Ia really
injured by participating in such stage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
4 National Ballet.

HUNDREDS OF American dancers
are to be given the opportunity
to participate in the premiere Of the
National American Ballet In Wash
ington next October, through a series
Of contests to be inaugurated at once
In 100 leading American cities by the
National American Ballet Association.
washington has been selected as
one of the cities and four best
dancers In the city over sixteen years
or age. chosen in the public contest
between the pupils Of the dancing
schools OF the city, will be given
three months preliminary training In
a training camp for rehearsals for
the National American Ballet, to be
established in the National Capital,
free OF cost to the candidate.
The camp will be opened about the
time the schools close in June. so that
the work will not interfere with the
education Of the dancers. The train
ing Of the dancers for the premiere.
ton OF a number OF instructors of In
Of the dancing school teachers Of this
city will be invited. according to the
announcement.
The object Of these contests, It is
explained, II to not only secure the
200 best dancers In America for the
premiere Of the National American
Ballet, but to set a new standard for
American dancing and bring II to the
same high plane as that enjoyed by
American Art and music and other
Ans arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

during which time the charity fund
Of the lodge, It Is sid. has benefited
to the extent OF more than $4,000.
"A large number OF Elks from No.
10. accompanied by the band. under
director Arthur 8 Witcomb, attended
the. fete and bazaar Of Alexandria
Lodge No. 1853. at Alexandria last
Monday night. Members Of the
clown band also were In attendance
The next initiation ceremony will
take place April IS.
The following members OF sister
lodges registered at the club house
Curing the past week: J; T. Ksou.h.
Saratoga Springs; j.. NJ. Lynch.
SYRACUSE; J. @. Mcfarland, Oneida;
]. A. OFT, Rome; Max DeWilmot and
w. o.. Clay. Rochester; NJ. D. Rox-
ford. Jamestown; ]. NJ. Falten.
York. r. X. Purcell. watertown. N.
Y; r. A. Butterworth, Rivers; f. f.
Towner. Fall River: c. v. z. Bloom
quist, Boston, Mass: l. II. Cutting.
Portsmouth,; A. ]. Zeller. Alexandria.
Va: Martin Dowd. Grand Rapids.
Mich; Philip A. Fuchs. Milwaukee,
Wis: L. NJ. Weber, Newark, N. j.;
w. b. Macpherson. st. Augustine.
Fla; W. j. Connolly. PASSPORT. Me-:
w. Weidlich, Manila, p. l.: D. E. Roth.
Lehighton, Pa; J. H. Erwin, Norfolk,