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met her in Baltimore and Hagers-
town on numerous occasions. one of
them having been but week after
his wife's funeral. She, too, said Kep-
ner had told her some day he might
leave Frederick and when he did
somebody else would be gone" Miss
Ricketts,, however. denied that her
relations with Kepner had exceeded
the bounds Of propriety, although she
said he had frequently given her
drinks
DR.. Ira ]. McCurdy, however.
sprang the surprise of the day when
ne accused the autopsists of having
bungled the autopsy over the body
or Mrs. Kepner. and having DESTROYED
evidence which would have proved
with unfmpeachable accuracy whether
the bullet that ended her life had
been fired from the right or the left
side of her head, a most important
point In determining whether she had
been murdered.
Jury Out Over Hour,
Dr. McCurdy impressed the Jury
profoundly. but his statements failed
to wipe out testimony previously
given by a half dozen or more wit
1esses.-
1t was just exactly o'clock when
the case went to the jury. At 5:25
Mr.. Wertheimer informed the states
attorney that he was ready to an
nounce a verdict. In part, the YER
dict declared that "the good and law
full men of the county aforesaid. who
being sworn to inquire on the part of
the state Of Maryland, when. where
and after what manner Mrs Grace
kepner came to her death, do saw
upon their oath that on. the 18th dav
of June, in the year 1923, at the nome
of Ezra Houck, sr., in the said county
or Frederick, state of Maryland. by
by some one unknown to the Jury.
We are convinced that she did, NOT
take her own life
Mr.. kepner, wealthy in his own
name, architect and director of a
! local bank. was not present when the
verdict was read. He was informed
Of the decision by his lawyer and
later, through that Official, declared
himself ready to employ detectives to
track down his wife's murderer. Fur
| n1ent on the case, and. whenever he
was fnterrogated, smilingly waved his
hand in the direction of his astute at
torney. The lawyer. on the other
hand. declared the case deserved no
comment, but spoke for itself.
Asked what action he would take,
States Attorney Anders said:
II shall do everything in my power
to, apprehend the murderer of Mrs.
Kepner, as, 4 have done to prove
whether or not she was assassinated
or a suicide"
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The bachelors won at base ball from
the married men at the fifth annual
picnic held by employees OF Lansburgh
& Bro. at Glen Echo yesterday by a
score of 20 to -. f. Quaid pitched
for the winners and ]. Goldstein
caught. Howard Berry pitched for the
married men. with F. Sigelman be-
hind the plate.
Not since his Tech High School days
has Mark Lansburgh played such a
good game. His total for the day was
two three-baggers, one two-nagger
and single and several put-outs.
Every member of the winning team
was given a necktie by the firm. Um-
pireS were w. Prospect and NJ. Harris.
The winners of the various events
were: Bundle bee contest-Won by
Shelton: third, Miss NJ. Smith. Mara
thon race-Won by Miss Caroline Shalk
and Miss Galdie; second. Mrs. T. Jones
and Mrs. Ransle; third. Mrs NJ. Smith
and Mrs. George Landsman. Rooster
flght-Won by Miss c. Auth: second,
Mrs. T. Jones. Nibbling mouse--Won
by Miss Pearl Tippett; second. Mrs
d. r. Reichert: third. Mrs. L. Thomas
son. Pen race-Won by Bernard
Felter; second. A ]. Goulde; third. C.
III. Mullenberg. Jumping race-won
by Mark Rosen: second, j. Harper;
by A; Cohn: second. A. Sired third, G.
Phillips. Crawling contest-won by
@. Began: second, G. Tucker; third. J.
Jorman. Tug OF war-Won by Miss
Flora Lavisson, Miss Helen Avery and
Miss Ida Damn
w. r. Schmucker. dressed in over
alls as "rube." led the picnickers
over the Jumps" in the midway until
pm, when dancing began in the
ballroom. Gifts were distributed for
lucky numbers that were drawn.
Among the winners were Robert
Broshy. Mrs. Schwartz. G. Ridenhaur,
Mrs. Pearl Tippett. Mrs. Chrisman. NJ.
Rosen. Miss Reed, r. Lewis, Mrs. Hor-
bach
A prize waltz was won hv Miss
Katherine Morris and Mr. Goldie.
Practically every employe of the
store attended the outing besides
mem bers of the firm. including Mrs.
James Lansburgh. Sol Lansburgh, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Lansburgh. Mr..
Mark 1iansburgh and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheinberg. Mr. and Mrs Charles
Goldsmith. A. Weigl. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
~. B. Lyons and Ralph Goldsmith.
The judges We're J. Fred Huber and
Harry Seymour. The picnic was given
hv the firm under the supervision of
w. r.. Srhmucker and Brad w
Holmes. Others on the committee were
Mrs. b. Worthington. Mrs. p. CorraII
:. Smith. w. Burgess J. Caldwell, Miss
Helen Avery. Mrs. w Forrest. NJ. Har-
ris. Mr.. Prospect, G. Tucker and L.
Mushinshy "
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BUSHNELL CHARGES
B[ACKMA|L PLOT
White Slavery Accusations
Without Any Basis, He
Declares.

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, July 14.-In a state
ment, tonight carried in the CONNER
cial Tribune, under a Springfield,
Ohio. date line, John L. Bushnell
denied emphatlcally charges which
Mrs. Rose Putnam. under arrest in
Dayton, endeavored to file today
concerning alleged white slave act
violation
The whole affair Is a frame-up."
Mr.. Bushnell said.
NO money passed between me and
this woman anu her companion. 1t
Is all a dirty frame-up.
II met the woman about four
years ago at a Boston social affair.
haven't seen her since.
Effort mt Blnckmail.
Last year in California two men
came to me and threatened me with
arrest under the white slave act
If l did not give them 100000.
II refused to give 1t to them. They
threatened to kill me. 1 still refused.
Later when / returned to SPRING
field 1 received letter from some one
on the coast whose name was un-
familiar to, me, telling me that had
had narrow escape.
'The writer said that I had almost
been the victim of a small gang
which operates blackmail on a very
large scale.
That was the last I heard of the
thing until last Tuesday. Then the
Osborne man and the Putnam woman
came into my Office in the Bushnell
building and demanded 100000. They
said. as the alternative. that they
would arrest me and charge me with
violating the white slave law.
Il refused to give 1t to them. They
came back and threaten to take my
life.
Defiant mt Threats.
".All right I said. If you want
you can kill me. But you won't get
very far that way
Il said then that 1 would think over
the matter, and they came again.
Then I pretended to compromise for
$4,000 and told them to come back,
and would have the money for them.
Il notified the government agents
and private detectives and when the
man and woman returned they were
arrested.
This is all know about the case.
! saw the Putnam woman once at
BOSTON four years ago, and the sec
Ond time when she came to Spring
field Tuesday. During the four years
interval I have not seen her. Her
charges Of white shaving are abso-
lutely untrue.
IF she is permitted to file this war
rant of hers 1 will easily show it to
be utterly without fact"
Rose Putnam, alias Osborn. alias
Cooley, and Don Osborn are held in
Dayton on warrants issued by United
States Commissioner Thomas Greg
ory and United States District At
torney H. E. Mau. charged with i'm
personating federal agents. 1t is
said they threatened to arrest Bush
nell, a millionaire Of Springfield
under the guise of federal officers -
on their alleged charge that he had
violated the Mann white slave act.
The pair are said to have come
from Hollywood. Calf, arriving in
Springfield last Sunday.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
ARCHBISHOP SHOT,
SOVIET ANNOUNCES
Church Council Hold Tikhon
Responsible for Pre-
Iate's Death.
BY f. A. MACKENZIE.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923
MOSCOW, July 1A-It is officially
confirmed that Mgr. Benjamin, metro
politan archbishop Of Petrograd, was
shot soon after being sentenced last
summer.
Never until now have the authorities
made any statement concerning the
execution. Consequently, many of the
faithful refused to believe that Ben
jamin was dead.
The supreme church council, in a
formal statement attacking Patri-
arch Tikhon. declares that he has
killed himself morally. AS a result
of his policy there have been many
collisions between church members
and the political authorities in which
blood has been split Bishops. priests
ard church members have been shot
or have perished in prison or been
exiled. In 1922. while executing
Tikhon's orders concerning church
ing the Metropolitan Benjamin. were
shot and ESQ were sentenced to long
terms of Imprisonment.
"Tikhon's hands have been dipped
in blood" declares the supreme
church council. "He is guilty before
the mother church. He is guilty,
characterleSS old man..
Meanwhile Tikhon continues to
maintain his vigorous fight which has
caused an open schism in the church.
He continues trying to induce re-
calcitrant bishops living abroad to
repent. acknowledge their errors and
abandon their attacks on the soviet
government" He promises that II
they do so he will endeavor to obtain
permission for them TO return to
Russia.
Tikhon declares that his ideal Is
a church that is neither red nor white
and not interfering with politics.
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narrow are some of them that at
the oft-repeated ".Balak" Look
out" one must again and again
spring into some doorway in order
to let donkeys. mules and horses
with their spreading burdens pass by.
"Camels have to be unloaded on the
'Socco, or mark ct place, outside the
walls. Things too heavy to be car
ried by single animal must be
transported by men, and IL is no
unusual sight to see great stones
hve and six feet long slung on poles
and borne by dozen or more half
naked Moors.
Might BE Naval Base,
In these narrow streets the little
box-like shops. waist high, give the
proper oriental setting to the whole
In them one sees the owner reclining
and sedately reading, seemingly
oblivious to the stirring scene around
him, until he is disturbed by a pur-
chaser for his goods. all of which are
within arms reach. -
Tangiers strategic Importance
lies in the fact that 1t Is at the south
ern entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar
and as a fortified naval base might
prove almost as effectual in blocking
that exceedingly important passage as
the famous rock itself. The city il
only thirty-ffve miles southwest of
the Rock of Gibraltar and is barely
twenty-five miles from the nearest
point on the Spanish mainland"
Evening star., 1923-07-15
DELICATE TANG|ER
!. PROBLEM Up AGAIN
Britain, France and Spain
Try to Decide Future of
City Near Gibraltar.

In taking up the question of the
status Of >Tangier, Africa.s most
city-and, strate gfcaIIy,
sort of Roland for Gibraltar's Oil
ver-Great Britain, France and Spain
are dealing with a question of such
delicacy that 1t has been lodged by
mutual consent for eleven years, says
bulletin from the National Geo.
graphic Society in regard to "the city
without country" which is the SUBJ
lect of diplomatic conversations in
London.
The Moroccan crisis of 1911 be-
tween france and Germany almost
set the world war off three years be-
fore Its time. continues the bulletin,
ana when peace was preserved by
the narrowest margin, the powers
were glad enough to thrust the Tan
gier question hastily aside by stat
ing that the city was ito be given
special regime, to be agreed upon
later In the meantime a TEMPORARY
International commission has admin
istered affairs in the city and ter
ritory of lao square miles around it
and has failed to please Great Brit
ain. who wants permanent interna-
tionalization; France, who wants it
annexed to the French protectorate,
or Spain. who wants control herself
Is Close to Europe.
Situated only few miles from Eu-
rope, Tangier has been affected to a
greater or less degree by western
civilization for centuries Since the
Moors set up their power in north
western Africa, the Portuguese, Span
iards and English have at times held
the place; but the English, the last
OF the three TO have possession, aban-
doned it to the Moors in 1854 For a
long time afterward it was one of
the chief cities of the Sultan of Mo-
rocco. But since the city has been
in the hands of "infidels" 1t has been
visited only on the rarest occasions
by the sultans.
From the sea, Tangier is the Arab
city of North Africa par excellence,
for the ugly dashes Of yellow, green
and red. with which scattered modern
constructions have marred the other
wise Elistening whiteness of the ma
tive city, are not distinguishable until
the steamer lies close in.
Little vehicular Traffic.
The traveller from Europe will be
struck at once by the total lack of
the well known rumble Of city streets,
for though the uneven thoroughfares
are in most part paved with cobble-
stones, wheeled vehicles are prac-
tically unknown-not only in Tan
gier, but throughout Morocco. The
streets are nevertheless crowded
with other means of transport. So
Evening star., 1923-07-15
SHORTAGE OF HORSES.
THREATENS COUNTRY
Decline in Breeding Likely tc
Bring About Serious
Situation,
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE tendency
toward decreased horse breeding be-
cause of small financial return prom
ises a shortage in the horse popula-
ton of the country unless measures
are taken to rekindle interest In that
business, the National Institute of
Progressive Farming has asserted in
announcing a survey of the horse
situation
1t quoted figures Of the United
States Department of Agriculture to
show that there. has been a decrease
of about 60 per cent in tho number of
stations IN service in the United
States since 1915. decrease of 913,-
600 horses on farms between January
!. 1920, and January !. 1922, and a
decrease during 1922 of 100000 horses.
Government figures, as quoted by
the institute. show that the none
tary loss for horses last year was
$29,180,000 and for mules s8,S43, 900:
that horses under one year old had
decreased gradually in value from
an average of s47.95 in 1914 to s2612
in 1923; one and under two years
from $74.s7 in 1914 to s40.9S in 1923,
and two years and over from S119.77
in 1914 to SIS In 1928.
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ANCIENT NENDRUM BELL
ExCAVATED IN IRELAND
Gift to st. Mochaoi in St. Patrick's
Time Found by Workmen in
Excellent Condition,

BELFAST. July 1.-THE ancient
ecclesiastical bell of Nendrum, given
to st. Mochaoi on his ordina ton by
St Patrick, has been found by work =
men during the course of excavatine
the ruins of Nendrum Abbey.
The workmen found the bell hidden
in an angle of the ancient foundations
for the walls, while clearing away
the debris which had collected for
centuries.
The bell is made of riveted wrought
iron. originally covered with a coat
ing of bronze, and except for a crack
at the base and a portion of the ham
die, which has been broken off, it is
in perfect condition, though much
corroded.
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FLEE NICARAGUA QUAKE.
People Fear Tremors Accompanying
Volcano Outbursts.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July IL
The volcanoes Ometepe and Santiago
are showing extraordinary activity.
Seven earth shocks were felt at San
Francisco. in the department of Mora
zan, each one stronger than the
preceding. The populace fed in
panic.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
Wedding a Warning.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Preacher-John Jones, do you
take this woman to be your lawful
welded wife?
The Bridegroom do. your honor:
and l hope this will be warning to
others!
Evening star., 1923-07-15
Helped the Dealer.

From the Detroit Free Press.
A West Side man saw sign in
restaurant recently reading: 1--WE
roast our own coffee" He took a cup
and then helped the management out.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
RISE EARLY AND WIN.
Moscow Gamblers Beat Weary

Dealers. "
MOSCOW, July 1i.-When the crou-
piers and dealers of the all night
gambling houses of Moscow are tired
and heavy eyed, which is about Z
o'clock every morning, there come
gaily into their rooms groups of fresh
and wakeful men, just up from a
good nights sleep. They are alert
and brisk. and they play against the
fatigued and weary professionals.
What is more, they almost always
win. They call themselves the Seven
o'clock daisies"
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ENTENTE'S ESCAPE
FROM DESTRUCTION
LESSON TO POWERS

CONTINUED from First Page. )
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MRS. KEPNER SLAIN,
JURY HOLDS; FAILS
TO NAME ASSASSIN

Continued from First Page,
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CRUIKSHANK TIES BOBBY
JONES FOR GOLF TITLE
IN EXCITING FINISH

.tcontinued from First Pase.o
Evening star., 1923-07-15
For the sAat-i.

Send Guides flowers. Fragrant home
,.-, 4 fio ;. srs. 1919 F.-Adveriiss
ment 8
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01
Game Killed In state Placed At
t,ooo,oOo

One million birds. rabbits and other
species of game. valued at more than
100000, If all could have been placed
upon the market, were killed in Mary.
land during the hunting season Of
1929, according to State Game Warden
E. Lee lie Compile.
The estimate was obtained by Mr..
LIE Compte by means Of a question
naire sent out to all persons who OBJ
tanned hunting licenses last fall. There
were 70,295 licenses issued, but only
some 1905 huntsmen responded to
the QUESTIONABLE asking what had
been killed by each individual during
the season.
Taking the reports Of the 20 per
cent. of the licensed hunters whe re-
ported their kill as basis. the game
warden has built up the estimate Of
game killed during the season.
The answers to the questionable
show the report that cottontail rab-
bits were scarce in Maryland last fall
to be erroneous. According to Mr..
lie Complies estimate, 12S.7ss rabbits
were killed.
The following table shows how many
of each kind of game were killed dur
ing the season.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01
STATE
CAPITAL


Plans for perfecting the new ac-
counting system which is to be In
stalled in the State hospitals and
penal institutions are progressing
rapidly. ]. o. McMusker. budget
clerk in the Comptroller's Office; ].
Thomas Sweeney, OF the State Audi
tors Department, and s. Preston Hips
ley, Assistant Director Of Welfare,
have inspected the system now In use
at the House Of Correction, Spring
Grove State Hospital and Springfield
State Hospital.
A conference Of the financial clerks
of all the institutions will be called
within the next month. and before the
close Of the fiscal year. in September.
forms for the uniform accounting sys-
TEN will be printed. The new system
of monthly financial reports Installed
recently by Emory L. coblentz. Direc-
tor Of Welfare, is said to be working
satisfactorily.
These reports give basis for com
pairing accurately the per capita cost
of operation Of each institution and
are part of tie reorganization system
in the Department Of Welfare which
Mr.. Coblentz has started.
The accounting system is only a de-
tail Of the State Reorganization Plan.
Shortly after Mr.. Coblentz became Di-
rector of Welfare he employed an aud
itor to inspect the institutions and
make specific recommendations for
improvement in their bookkeeping
systems.
Under the old bookkeeping plan 1t
was impossible to determine accurate.
ly the cost per capita for operating
the institution. as the systems we're
not uniform, and what meant over
head expenses for one Institution
meant something else for another.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Coblentz
called a conference of all the superin-
tendents of the institutions and ex-
planned his plan to them. At the Pen
1t is said. more changes will
be made than in any other place.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01
ARMY MAN KILLED
ON JAP ISLAND
Investigation Of Death to Be
Pushed at Once
CONCERTED MOVE IN EAST
Caroline and Adjoining Islands Are
Scene OF Military Activity
Concerted Move in
East.

Washington. Lieut., Col. Earl
H. Ellis, a distinguished officer
of the United States Marine
Corps, has been accidentally
killed" in the Caroline Islands
under conditions which have led
the United States Government to
quickly undertake a thorough in
vestigation.
The Caroline Islands. together with
the Marshall Islands. form great
group that sprawls across the Pacific
for 1000 miles east Of the Philippines.
and about 1000 miles south of Japan.
They are controlled by the japanese
Government under a mandate secured
in the peace settlement at Paris, and
the Japanese Government has discour-
aged tourist travel in them.
Colonel Ellis died on May 10, but
no announcement of II has ever been
made, either in Washington or in
Toxic, from whence the official report
was made.
News of his death was communi-
Gated to Washington by the American
Charge d'Affaires at Toxic, who had
received his information from the Jap.
anese Foreign Office
The right of unrestricted travel in
the Caroline Islands has been a mat
ter of some dispute between Wash.
ington and Toxic Japan took the
position that the mandate secured at
Paris gave her complete control over
them, but the United States has
steadily declined to recognize this con
tention-as exemplifed in Secretary
Of State Hughes note to Toxic in the
famous dispute over Yap.
The mysterious death of Lieutenant
Colonel Ellis in the Caroline Islands
recalled numerous reports of military
and naval activity in the Far East
recently.
At the present time Great Britain
has plans under way to create one
of the most powerful naval bases in
the world at Singapore at the foot
Of the Malay peninsula. II the plans
of the British Admiralty are executed
millions of dollars will have been ex-
pended on the Singapore base.
Singapore is about $500 miles from
the Caroline Island group, which lie
in the Pacific, northeast OF Australia.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01

No American prison pays its con
victs as much for their labor as the
Maryland Peniientiary, according to
an article printed in this months
Square Deal written and printed
by inmates of the Penitenitary and
House Of Correction
During 1922 the pay Of the men at
the Penitentiary averaged $40
month, and considering the number
incapacitated or engaged in work
which pays very little, the earning
power q the average able-bodied in
mate is considerably above that figure.
the article says.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01

State Dry Forces Attack Governor
Governor Ritchle's attitude toward
dry law enforcement was "deplored
as visionless desecrstion of American
Ideals IN resolution passed at the
meeting of the board Of trustees Of
the Maryland Anti-Saloon League at
the Hotel Emerson.
Lawlessness alleged to beit,rreya
lent in the State was declared % be
due to newspaper dereliction and the
trucking of the administrators to the
baser elements That Maryland is
the only State in the Union falling to
pass an enforcement law was branded
as ''dishonorable distinction"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01
WESTERN MUSIC IN TOXIC.
Plans Under Way To Organize SYM
phony Orchestra.

Toxic Evidence of Japan's con-
tinued interest in Western musicians
is shown by the formation in Toxic
of the first Toxic Symphony Or
ehestra. Music lovers of Tckio will
have, in addition to the symphony,
visits from Fritz Kreisler and Jascha
Heifetz, world-famous yiolinists. The
visits of Kreisler and Heifetz follow
those made by Miseha Elman, Nine.
Schumann-ieink and Nine Anna
Pavlowa.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01
MANY SAVED FROM sunkEn SHIP
Liner Rsseuss All From The Steamer
MarvaIe.

Halifax N. s.-The Canadian Pa.
cific steamship Empress Of Britain, en-
route from Liverpool to Quebec. re-
ported by wireless that she had picked
up 43O persons from the 7,121-ton
steamship Maryale which was sunk
In the st. Lawrence River.
( The Marvale was formerly the Al
Ian liner Corsican. When lost, she
was being operated by the Canadian
Pacific Company, She was cropping
her way through a thick fog of the
Newfoundland Coast when she struck
a rock near Trepassey.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-01
eeppEs STRICKEN

Washington. - Ambassador Geddes.
Great Britain, has been stricken with
serious eye affliction and as a re-
suit is nearly blind. He has been or
dered to bed in a darkeued room.
Final debt funding settlement may
be turned over tc Henry Getty Chill
ton, embassy counselor.