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The Washington times., 1923-09-29
Eirst Farr11 Station.

The first regularly established
agricultural experiment station in
this country was established ct
Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn. in 1875, under the supervision
Of one DIR. w. o. Atwater.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
SA|VD[0'1 DILL
WONDERS To
PLAY
PetNWorth Team Will Meet
American Legion This
Afternoon.
By r. d. THOMAS.

Petworth. called the Wonder Club
Of the sandlots, and the American
Legion will clash today at Union
Park, Fifteenth and H streets
northeast, in the first OF two, games
that may determine the winner In
Section A Of the unlimited class.
city championship series.
The second DECENTRALIZATION con.
test will take place tomorrow at
Union Park. Both games will start
at p. m.
Mace Mccormick is today,s sand
lot hero. Waverly's red-topped
finger had one Of his good days
and set down the Linworth team,
s to o. in the opening game Of the
series for the senior championship.
Welby KineS pitched four innings
for the Linworths. Waverly scored
all their runs In this time. Lou
Hollis relieved Kines and pitched
hitless ball for the remaining five
sessions. ..a5
In the Junior play.off, the Mt
Pleasant team pulled something Of
surprise by wallopinG the crack
Warwicks, 8 to 3. Betz. the Mt.
Pleasant pitcher, yielded only three
hits.
Today's game in the junior series,
scheduled at Union Park, has been
postponed.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
HELEN HAYES HOME;
HAS ZANCWILL PLAY

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Helen
Hayes, Washington girl. is back
from Europe.
She arrived yesterday on the
Baltic from long vacation, and
announced as she landed that she
is to star in new play by Israel
Zangwill.
Miss Hayes. who played In Ito
the Ladies'" Dear Brutus" and
other Broadway attractions. was
accompanied by her mother Mrs.
G. e. Brown.
The actress said that she expects
to appear shortly In the Zangwill
play, which is entitled The
Breach"
MIR. Zangwill she said, selected
her for the leading role, and she
expects to receive the script by
October /. s..
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
DEMP PSEY-FIRPO
WRIT DENIED
WILLS
Loses Plea for Mandamus to
Prevent Championship Bout
September ~.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1o.-Efforts
Of Harry Wills, negro heavyweight
boxer. to prevent the Jack Dempsey.
Luis Firpo fight, scheduled for Sep
tember ID at the Polo Grounds,
failed today.
Supreme Court Justice Hagarty,
in Brooklyn, denied Wills plea for
a writ of mandamus, preventing the
fight.
The action was bro6ght in Wills
behalf by his manager, Paddy"
Mullins, who holds the negro fighter
10 the rightful contender for Demp-
sey's heavyweight crown, and
should be given preference over
Firpo.
Wills. through Mullins, has been
seeking a match with Dempsey for
many months
The champion recently announced
he would fight Wills at an early
GATE in the event Of a victory over
F1rpo Friday. Wills was not con-
tent with this and proceeded in an
effort to have the Dempsey-Firpo
fight called Off
The Washington times., 1923-09-10

IS
VOTED IN
LEAGUE
Action at Geneya lnahlnous.
Bassoa Elected Judgec of
Permanent Court.
By InternationaI News Service.

GENEVA, Sept. 1O.-The
League of Nations Assembly to-
day unanimously elected Ireland
to membership.
Decision to admit Ireland was
made unanimous upon motion by
n. Jouvenel, of France. Presi-
dent William T. Cosgrave, of the
Free State Dali Eireann, mount
ed the platform and began q
speech IN Gaelic amidst an ova-
ton.
Recalls Old PrOverb.
He said he hoped the friendship
between Ireland and other nations
would be increased by Ireland's ad-
mission to the League. He alluded
to present difficulties, but expressed
confidence that permanent peace
has been restored in Ireland. Cos.
grave recalled the old Irish proverb,
"AH beginnings are modest
Ex-President Bassoa, Of Brazil,
was elected to the bench Of the per.
manent court of justice at The
Hague to fill an existing vacancy.
International Federation of Syndi.
Gates, representing 10000, 900 work.
ers. asking the League to take dp
the question Of German reparations.
Sympathy for Japan.
The Esthonian delegate introduced
q resolution of sympathy for Japan.
proposing that the assembly ad.
Journ until tomorrow as an expires.
sion OF mourning. After the Japa-
nese delegate had delivered an ad.
dress Of gratitude, the resolution
was unanimously carried.
1t was learned from British
sources that Lord Robert Cecil is
still insisting that the assembly take
up the matter of the Leagues com.
potency TO handle the Italian Greek
dispute.
The League Council met during
the morning, but failed to issue any
communique.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
National Ethics Code
for Business
Is Urged

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept.
1O-Declaring that there is an
increasing wave of public senti-
ment among business men tend
ing to q more. exacting and
sensitive business conscience,
Guy Gundaker, of Philadelphia,
president Of the International
Rotary Club, advocated the for
nation and adoption of ma
tional code of standards and
correct practice, Ii an address
bef0 tie annual convention 81
the National Council Of Fravely
ing Statesmen 1t the Ambassa-
dor Hotel.
at apparently i the special
province of national and State
organizations Of the various
businesses or professions to
write their own code, but ex-
perience has shown that. these
bodies are slow to act on such
matters" he said.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
FALL 3 FLOORS IN QUAKE;
LAND IN SAME POSITION

KOBE, Sept. 10.-Major r. f.
Smith, attache Of the British en-
bassy, and his wife had the most
amazing escape yet reported. When
the first shock came they were
sitting on the third floor of the
embassy.
The floor Of the room dropped
with a crash, carrying them, still
In sitting position, with hands
clasped across the table, down two
stories. They landed in the same
position, the furnishings in the room
protecting them from the falling
debris. They were not injured.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
MISSIONARY DIES FROM
WOUND BANDIT INFLICTED

SHANGHAI, Sept. 10. = Father
Melitto, italian missionary, who was
captured several weeks ago by Chi.
nese bandits in the vicinity of Tung-
peh, died today at Hankow
The missionary's death was
caused by a bullet wound in the
stomach inflicted by Bandit Chief
Liu, who, with several other lead
ers, were captured in a sanguinary
battle on the outskirts of Tungpeh
Just prior to the surrender of
Father Melitto to Chinese govern
.ment troops, Liu mortally wounded
him.
The bandit leader will be exc
cuted, it is believed here.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
FOG
MAY Dull
ECLIPSE
Scientists Face Disaster 70
Elaborate Plans-Prepar
rations Go Ahead.
By WILLIAM Parker.
4rsnaa.manarlAa1 M~ea $1,000

s. .sat ODN.4D# #N4AAAW MNSsD G~4WADNh III
WITH HE q CARNEGIE
ECLIPSE EXPEDITION, POINT
Iona, Ca, Sept. To- Scientists
and astronomers, gathered. here
from all over the world 70 OBJ
serve and photograph the first
total eclipse Of the sun in south
ern California since 1906, arose
early today to find Point Iona
and the surrounding country COW
cred with q thick blanket Of moist
and gloomy. fog.
Prospects that the fog would clear
away in time for the tOtality Of
eclipse 1857 p. m, were far from
encouraging. Various expeditions
on the Government reservation Of
Fort Rosecrans at Point Iona
and at Lakeside, near San Diego.
and elsewhere went ahead with
their preparations, but with little
enthusiasm.
During the early morning, It was
said, there was no indication. the
tenacious fog would clear. A sharp
change Of the wind would quickly
dissipate 1t and bring success at
the last minute, he said.
Some 100000 people had come
to San Diego. Del Maria. Lakola
and Lakeside to view the solar
phenomena. 1t was estimated that
more than 500 900 had been ex-
pended in transportation alone and
that instruments valued at fully
81 100000 were in place. adjusted
to infinitesimal part Of an inch
ready to examine, photograph and
analyze the corona, the magnetic
force and the heat radiation Of the
sun.
Even while fog clouds ewirled
about them like live steam among
embers, the Wilson expedition un.
der the direction Of Professor r. H.
Sears, "rehearsed" every detail of
the observation and photography,
which is scheduled to begin a few
minutes before l o'clock today. 1t
was a sorry rehearsal, though, be-
cause II failure is written In the
records today. no member of this
expedition ever again will have a
similar experience in Southern Cal
ifornia for 1t will be 2045, or 1922
years, before there Is another total
eclipse of the sun.
Speculation was INDUCED IA
briefly for a time today whether
the forthcoming eclipse was having
an effect upon the ocean currents.
1t was the opinion that 1t did not,
there being, several Of the sclen-
fists declared, no known solar phe-
nomena which would have set IN
motion strong currents which car.
ried the seven United States des.
trOyers on the rocks Of Point ar.
guello. DR.. Ford Carpenter said
the recent heavy movement of the
sea along the Californian coast was
undoubtedly due to the earthquake
in Japan and that according to his
record the force Of the Japanese
tidal wave had moved across the
Pacific ocean at a speed Of n mile
a minute.
One of the purposes of the Mount
Wilson observatory expedition Is to
seek to determine by means of
whether the suns
energy travels through space with
the same motion which 10 to be OBJ
served at sea.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
SENATOR coUZENS HURT
IN DUTCH AUTO SMASH

BERLIN, Sept. 1O.-United States
Senator James Couzens, who with
his wife and daughter was injured
when large tree blew down, crush.
ing the automobile in which thew
were riding, has recovered enough
to resume his journey and has de-
parted for Frankfurt.
While the Senator and his family
were motoring between Amsterdam
and Utrecht. August 81, a violent
wind overturned big tree in the
road just ahead of their machine
Unable to halt quickly enough. the
auto was partly smashed and All
the occupants injured.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
CHAMP cLARK'S GRAVE
NEGLECTED., SAYS WILLIS

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 1O.-Sen.
Abor Frank B. Willis, of Ohio, who
has returned here from a tour
through the West, announced that
while In Bowling Green, Mo-, he
found the grave of former Speaker
Champ Clark neglected" and had
cut with his penknife weeds which
had grown over the mound.
Mr.. Willis said that In an address
at Bowling Green he had "censured
the people for neglecting the grave
OF one OF the ablest men who ever
sat In Congress.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
ne CLIMBS ON TABLE
TO HEAR JUDGE FINE HIM

AS Marcellus Brown, colored, en-
tered the court room today, clerk
Garrett began ''Your are charged"
he suddenly stopped and a look Of
0mazement crossed his face, for
Marcellus had climbed up on the
trial table in front Of the bench.
IN order to be on the same plane
with the Judge.
Mr.. Garrett suffered and his
Honor smiled.
Get down off Of that table.
We've had a good look at you so
you can pay $40 for intoxication
and IS for disorderly conduct"
was the courts contribution to the
comedy.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
BOY KILLS HIS cHUM
IN FIGHT At CHURCH

sFARCY. Ark. Sept. 10.-wyman
Helms, aged 16. IL held in the
county jail here today charged
with killing Ralph Hoffman. his
nfteen-year.old playmate. following
quarrel at Bethel Grove Church
near Judsonia.
Helms told police that he and
Hoffman had agreed to flight It
out" in the churchyard. while
services were being held, and he
had drawn his knife when Hoffman
emerged victor In the. Riutio hattlN
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
WRECK OF 7 US. WARSHIPS
BLAMED ON JAP DISASTER
Pet Dog Refuses 10
Eat While Boy
Lies Sick

NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-A
little white poodle in Jamaica is
grieving because his master
can't play with him.
Spotty, normally . frislky,
happy dog, belong TO Edgar
Weissnan, Of jamaica, and both
Spotty and the boy are favor
ties with the occupants Of the
apartment house.
But now Spotty sits outside
the door Of his masters room
attempting to peep through
whenever the door 10 opened.
He refuses to eat and il getting
thinner and has lost 20 much
strength that he can't climb mp
and down the steps Of the
apartment house any longer.
For Edgar il III with pneu-
In0piA ard Sp0tty knows thaS
G0ulekhimg is wrong.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
RICH EX-AV|ATOR
KILLS WIFE
AND SELF
Disser Servants Say Violent
Quarrel Preceded
Tragedy.
By International News Service.

SCITUATE, Mass, Sept. 10.-Hiley
P. Disser, wealthy ex-army aviator,
today shot to death his beautiful
young wife. Elsie. and then blew out
his Brains with a revolver.
According to servants who fled
from the palatial summer residence
In terror, IL violent argument preced-
ed the tragedy.
The shooting occurred In the bed.
room Of their twenty.rOom residence.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
TIDE TOOK
VESSE s
FAR OFF
COURSE
Charts OF Officers Showed
CFaH 3 Miles From. Rocks
They Speeded Into.
By InternationaI News Service.

by International News Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. TO-
Twenty-Five dead, scoyes injured
and seven destroyers wrecked to-
day marks the greatest loss in a
single disaster to the United
States navy in peace times.
In an almost impenetrable blan-
ket Of fog, the destroyers Delphy,
Young, S. p. Lee, Nicholas
Fuller, Chauncey and Woodbury.,
in single file formation, piled up
on the treacherous rocks of
Pedernales Point, two miles from
the Point Arguello light house in
Santa Barbara county. All. seven
destroyers are a contingent OF
eleventh squadron
Ten Bodies Recovered.
Ten bodies have been recovered,
two of which have been identified as
r. A. Conroy, fireman, first class, ct
the Delphy, and Squad" Pierson,
fireman, first class, also OF the Del
ply. The names of other victims
have not yet been made public by
officials of the Twelfth naval district
here. The recovered bodies of the
ten victims have been sent to San
Diego.
Thirteen seriously injured are in
hospitals in Santa Barbara.
A special train carrying over 600
survivors, officers and enlisted men
is en- route to San Diego.
The task of rescuing survivors
from rocks and cliffs in the vicinity
of the graveyard of ships" was
completed last night after heroic
work on the part of the rescuers,
many among them being officers and
enlisted men of the Inflated Destroy
ers who had made their way to shore
by means of a raft.
Cannot Be SaIvaged.
It was officially announced at
Twelfth naval district headquarters
today that several of the destroyers
cannot be salvaged. The Delphy,
which was leading the squadron, is
broken in two, It was announced.
The Fuller has list of 20 degrees
to starboard and is in danger of be-
ing pounded to pieces. as is also the
Nicholas and S. P. Lee.
The Woodbury. has a list Of forty
degrees while the Young is aground
on her beam ends and three
quarters submerged. The Chauncey
is wedged between rocked above
water and Is upright.
Scores OF navy and other craft
are standing by the wrecked de-
stroyers in an effort to recover
other possible victims. The salvage
work Is under the supervision of
Admiral s. E. w. Kittelle, who
arrived on the scene Of the disaster
aboard the tender Melville.
Japan's Disaster Blamed.
The reverberation of the terrible
impact against the rocks Of the ILL
fated destroyers, which was audible
to the remainder of the vessels of
IL. saved them from a
fate.
The division was, enroute from
San Francisco to San Diego when
the accident occurred. The de-
stroyers were said to have been
at speed OF twenty
knots an hour.
The chart of one of the wrecked
vessels was produced showing that.
according to the recokoning ct tha
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
OKLAHOMA TROOPS TO
PREVENT xxx. PARADE

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Sent
10.-State troops were held In
readiness today for quick move.
ment to Duncan. Stephens Comntv
to prevent a Ku Klux Klan noraTe
scheduled there Tuesday night ~
was announced at Governor Wal
tons office today.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10

KOBE, Sept. 10.-Three Amer
lean destroyers arrived here from
Yokohama today with 800 Amer
lean quake refugees on board.
There il great housing difficulties
here, but many private residences
are being thrown open to the in
pouring refugees. Relief supplies
are pouring into Japan from all
parts Of the east.
Vast Relief Started.
Extraordinary efforts Of American
and other foreign and native relief
expeditions in Yokohama and To-
kyo, Destroyed Japanese cities. have
brought the alienation of the dis.
tress Of the homeless and the suf.
fering Of native and foreign resi-
dents.
Parks In the capital and port city
resemble huge military, mobilization
headquarters. Barracks have been
constructed to provide temporary
shelter for the millions Of home.
less persons.
Reports Of the scourge Of pes
thence. an aftermath OF the havoc
wrought to the water systems and
the decomposition of corspRes are
Anconfirmed, but authorities here
declare today that the menace Ct
cholera and dysertery iS inevitable
because of the pollution Of the only
available drinking water and dam
aged food stuffs.
Hope for the safety Of the Argen.
tine minister, Senior Del Corril, and
his beautiful daughter, Maria Lou
lisa, was abandoned here today by
the Argentine consul. Minister Del
Corril and his daughter, who was
one OF the most popular society
bellies in the foreign colony. are be.
lieved to have been crushed in the
crumbling Of the Argentine EN-.
bassy in Tokyo when the first
quake struck that city. The Argen-
tine minister was very prominently
identified with the foreign diplo.
matte body OF the Japanese capital.
Estimates Of Dead.
United States Consul General-at.
Large johnson, accompan nv
Vice Consul Wright, arrived In Yo.
kohaIna to establish headquarters
there.
Consul General Cunningham. OF
the Philippines, who is aiding in the
supervision Of relief work. ro.
maiped in Kobe to assist Earl a.
Dickover, American consul there.
Accurate estimates Of tho dead are
as yet unobtainable. Estimates Of
the victims in Tokyo, however.
were placed at between $4,000 and
$4,000 by couriers arriving here
from the districts surrounding the
capital city which escaped the raw.
ages Of fire.
In Yokohama also discrepancies
are noted In the report Of casualties.
The exact total Of dead will perhaps
never be known. The lowest esti-
mate reaching hero give the number
Of dead as 10000, while the greatest
was 100. 1000.
In both cities relief expeditions ad.
minigterod to the injured and hunger
craZed Inhabitants, after which dis.
posal Of the dead by cremation was
made.
In striking contrast to the every
day hustle Of the congeSted cities Of
Tokyo, Kyoto and Kobe, the palatial
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AMBASSADORS TAKE UP
REPLY MADE BY GREECE

PARIS, Sept. lO.-The inter-ailied
council of ambassadors met this aft
ernoon to consider the Greek reply
to the ambassadors note Of Saturday.
The Washington times., 1923-09-10
Many d. C. Scientists
Will Study the Brief
Eclipse City Is. to Have

Many square yards OF smoked
glass were ready today as Wash
ingtontans prepare to observe the
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The Washington times., 1923-09-10
500 j. 5.
CITIZENS
SAVED
American, Refugees Are Taken
From Tokyo and Yokoha'r1a
on Ships TO Kobe.

CALCUTTA, Sept. ios-A severe
enFEhHIIaIEe GhoG1E ~ felk llellS "a.
day. 1IFowing tlIs people into
J salnE5Il.s No dA1EAge ge4vsaseHSzostbe -
however.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-14
Methodist


West End Methodist. Zarzaniora and
woodiawn. W. p. Buciner. pastor. sun
day school at $3.50; preaching at II and
s; Epworth League at Z; wednesday
prayer meeting ct 1880.
4, Denver Heights Methodist. Denver
boulevard and New Braunfels avenue:
Rev. n. S. Pierce, pastor. Sunday school
worth League at S:l5; Wednesday. pray
er meeting at 7:i5; conducted by the
Epworth League.
Los Angeles Heights Methodist. bo7
Lee Hall street; b. B. Byus, pastor.
sunday school at $3.50; preaching at IL
and 1880; Epworth Leagunes at $3.50 and
$50; Wednesday. prayer meeting at 1880.
East End Methodist. East Commerce
and Polaris; Rev. Paul W. Evans. pas
tor Sunday school at 9:45: preaching
at IL by DR.. C. S. Wright; junior league
at 5; preaching at 8; Wednesday. prayer
meeting at S.
Palm Heights Methodist. Walton and
Desoto; Rev. Paul w. Evans. pastor.
sunday school at e:i5; Thursday, prayer
Rieden Memorial Methodist. Buena
Vista and San Marcos street; John w.
Alexander. pastor: sunday scnooi al
Prospect Hill Methodist Buena Vista
and ciooio: James w. Albritton. pastor.
| Sunday school at $3.50; preaching at IL
and 7:i5. with special music at each
service; Epworth League at Gas.
Mckinley Avenue Methodist. South
Presa and Mckinley. z. V. Lilies. pastor.
Sunday school at $40; preaching at II.
God Is in His World and at 7:i5,
Lowing the Lord Jesus: intermediate
| lea que at 1850: senior at $3.50.
Government Hil Methodist. Crayson
and Pine: Rev. ]. w. Rowland. pastor.
Sunday school at $3.50: preaching at
10:45, 1.-THE Pastoral Relation and at
7:i5, "Retribution"; Epworth League at
6:45.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal, Beacon
Hill: Harry G. Leonard. pastor. Sunday
school at 1850; mems Bible class at 10
prea ching at II. "God Revealing" and al
8, ''This Is the Condemnation; Epworth
| League at Z.
| Travis Park Methodist, Travis and Ma
varro: Rev. Arthur J. Moore. pastor. Spe-
clal Sunday school day program at $3.50
preaching at 1o:ia and 8: Ebworth
League at Gas; Wednesday. mid-weeh
service at 8.
Alamo Heights Methodist. Broadws,
and POGO: John X. Beery. pastor. sun
day school at s:s5; preaching at 1850 BY
Rev. Bolton Boone and at TEAS by p. @
Regen. lay evangelist; Epworth League
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-14

4 Evangelical Lutheran lions. Helotes
Rev. w. W. Laubach. pastor. English
service at $3.50, with Sunday school inn
mediately after the service; Wednesday,
choir meeting at 8.
Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran,
compton avenue and Corpus Christi
boulevard: Rev. w. w. Laubach, pastor.
sunday school at 9:i5; preaching at IL;
Friday, choir meeting at 1880.
ST. Johns Evangelical Lutheran, East
Nueva and South Presa; A. l.. Wolff and
and Bible classes at $3.50; German service
at IL, suffer Patiently; English SER
vice at s, Jesus. the Good Shepherd /;
Thursday. Luther League meets at s.;
the pastors will attend the synodisal
convention at Taylor next week.
Zion Lutheran Chapel, (hranch OF So.
John's), 70s East Cincinnati avenue.
Sunday school and BiSle Giass at $3.50;
divine service at IL.
Grace English Evangelical Lutheran,
Avenue Z and Fifth; Rev. Paul i. Hen.
pastor. Second Sunday after Easte".
Sunday school at $3.50; preaching at II
and s: the pastor has returned and Will
preach at both services; Junior Luther
League at I; Tuesday. adult catech's'a
class at s.
Highland Park Evangelical Lutheran.
Hammond and New Brainfels; Rev f.
A. Neumclster. pastor. Second sulliy
after Easter. Sunday school AMI PAS
tor class at 0; preaching at 1880. THE
Great Good Shepherd; and at 1850,
Longing for DeliVerance"; Tuesday,
choir meets at 1880: Wednesday, ladies
aid at $3.50 at home of Mrs. C. F. San
ders, $40 Peck avenue; Friday, adult
cLtechlsm class at 1880.