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Evening star., 1923-06-01
WHAT MEN THINK OF
IN DROP FROM HEIGHTS
From the Kansas City Star.

J rom thr hansh> tlty StRl'
II appears from Investigations
made by scientists that the specta-
tors of "a fall from great height
suffer more distress than the victims.
Livingstone found. when his arm was
cheWed by a lion. that he suffered no
main at all and had time for casual
reflections on what might happen
next.
NJ. Manzinf records the case of his
own fall from II great height when a
child and describes the feeling Of
blindness that came upon him. due
10 the rapidity of his descent, also the
anguish Of recovering his breath
after il.
Others. however, describe their sen
>atiomS during Il tremendous fall as
being far from disaSreeablc. Thus,
some years ago. Prof. Heirn. q geolo-
gist Of Zurich. described the food OF
Thought" that traNcrSod his mind
during a typical Alpine fall. which
began on an inclined plane. He saw
beautiful scenes Of his past life as lie
feiI. and reflected nationally upon his
death or tn" chance of escape. He
felt no pain on striking the ground,
but he heard II thud. which was the
impact Of his own head on II rock.
Another Alpine faller thought about
his insurance and family. "Of the
losing Of my breath. of which people
talk, there was no suggestion, and
only the heavy fall on the snow-cov-
cred ground caused me to lose sud-
denly and painlessly all conscious
ness" Both these Alpinists insisted
on the absence of anxiety from their
minds when falling.
Among the classic English falls
may be mentioned that of a steeple-
Jack, who fell from the top of the
church Of st. George in Bolton-le-
Meors to the ground. the whole dis
tance traversed being some 120 feet
The mans skull struck some sheet
lead upon the earth and left it's i'm
pact upon il. but though this fall was
quite unbroken the man was only
slightly injured and resumed work
il Il few days.
Not long ago a man with his shoes
on fell from the top of a cliff al
Dover, the height of which was after.
ward found TO be 400 feet. He was
picked up floating insensible in some
five feet of water, hut his shoes were
off, which proves that he must havt
retained sufficient consciousness or
reaching the water to enable him tC
draw his shoes from his feet.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
INJUNCTION NOTED
IN HIGHWAY ISSUE
Hold Act to Regulate Con-
tractors Association Is
Unconstitutional.
Snacial Disnaich 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 1.-Notice OF
suit for an injunction to restrain the
officers of the state from enforcing or
permitting the enforcement OF the
law to regulate the Highway Con-
tractors Association has been nled
before Judge K. Carter Scott or the
city circuit court.
The lawyers assert that the act IS
unconstitutional. that ii will serve 10
Interfere with the business OF the as
Sociation and that il may result III
th,, complete disruption of the organ
iZation before the law has been given
a chance to be tested. There are sew
raj LAWYERS in the CaSe-CapeH q
,.abeu of this city and Moore, NC
Candlish, Keith X Garnett or Nash-
ington and Fairfax.
These are the lawyers, II is under
stood. who will be counsel Tor the
same association in the suit Tor Sloo'-
400 damages against senator marry
Il. Byrd Of Winchester, VINO IS al
legged to have damaged the members
nv notifications in connection with
tbe nrpantZation In this latter case
rnunseI for Senator Byrd alleges III
= demurrer to the suit that the asSo-
,.iatiou having no capital stock ana
II not being for prot1t, cahnot oe
damaged by publication OF CRITICISM
Of the same ~. h.,
Judge Scott has announced that ne
will hear argument in the injunction
proceedings June ~.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
$12.45 FINE DECLARED
MORE THAN AUTO VALUE

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE, Md. June why.
judge, S12.45 is $2.45 more than 1 paid
Tor the whole automobflew
That was the astonished comment
OF John Henderson of 1917 HoIlins
street, when the magistrate in the
trafftc court announced that he would
line him $40 for driving without a IL
cenSe, and 81 and costs for driving
without a registration card.
Il bought the car for $10" Hender-
son went on. ."Of course. knew
there were lot of things wrong with
II. But there was one thing wrong
which | hadn't counted on-that was
the steering gear"
Henderson testified that he was
standing on the running board guild
ing the machine to Il garage. He said
the engine was not running. but he
lost control Of it and il ran up on the
pavement, cracking the front steps Of
house. The policeman who arrest ed
him declared that Henderson was sit
ting in the car and that the engine
was running.
It's a rather expensive car at that
isn't IT." said the magistrate. ut
cost You only SO in the first place.
but you'll have to pay sI245 for your
first ride in il. And If IL does that
much damage without the engine
running, You had better not try to
drive it at all when you get the en-
giue working"
Evening star., 1923-06-01
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md. June ] Especially
Charles Worner Brown, formerly Il
prominent citizen of Washington, died
at the Montgomery County General
Hospital, at Sandy Spring, this county,
where he had been a patient about
two weeks. His death was due to a
malignant affection of the stomach,
for which he underwent an operation
at the hospital. He was seNenty-ftNe e
years old in March. Surviving him
are his widow. formerly Miss Sophia
c. Schneider of Washington. and a
daughter and son-Mrs. Harry G..
James CT Washington and George F..
Brown of this county.
The funeral took place this morn
ing from the family residence, at
Sandy Spring, and burial was in
Glenwood cemetery, Washington. The
services were conducted by Rev. J. L.
Herson, pastor Of Hamline Methodist
Church. Washington, who was assist
ed by Rev. Edward y. Reno. pastor
Of the Methodist Church at Ashton.
this county Members of the Rock
vile Lodge Of Masons attended the
funeral and accompanied the body to
Washington. and the services at the
grave We're in charge of National
Lodge. No. ., Of Washington.
Mr.. Brown was native of Wash
ngton. where he lived until about
eighteen years ago. when he removed
to the Sandy Spring neighborhood.
for the last several years conducting
a general merchandise store at Sandy
Spring. He was q thirty-S second de-
gree Mason. Il member Of Mount Ner-
non Chapter Of the Scottish Rite and
the Washington Commandery and be-
longed to the Oldest Inhabitants AS
sociation of Washington. He was a
charter member of Almas Temple.
Mystic Shrine, and his death leaves
but two surviving charter members
of that organization.
Kennon Peter Maddox. youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Mad
doX, died early Yesterday at his home.
near Rockville, aged four and half
years. He had been i'll of a compli-
cation of diseases since early in the
fall and his death was not unexpect-
ed. The funeral will take place at
10 O'Clock tomorrow. morning, from
ST. Mary's Catholic Church here.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
FORM D. A. R. CHAPTER
AT CULPEPER WITH 19
New Group Named After minute
Men, in Honor of Charter
Members Ancestors.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatcn TO Inc Star-
CCLPEPER, Va, June DIR. Kate
Waller Barrett, state regent of the
National Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, was in Culpeper
and organized a chapter of the so
ciety here with nineteen charter
members. The meeting. which was
held at the home of Capt. and Mrs. NJ.
II. Calfee, was addressed by Dr. Bar
rett. who spoke on the aims Of the
national society and the high ideals
of patriotism which it upheld
The new chapter chose the name OF
the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, t"
commemorate the deeds of the his
toric body of militia raised here at
the beginning OF the war of the revo-
luton, and 1t was q matter of interest
that almost without exception the
members of the chapter were de-
Scendants Of members of the original
company of "Culpoper Minute Men
Officers were then elected as fol-
lows: Regent. Mrs. Berkeley G Calfec; {;
vice regent, Mrs. Byrd Leavell: record
ing secretary, Mrs. John Strother
Coyington; corresponding secretary.
Mrs Roger Bickers; treasurer, Miss
Adella Yowell: registrar, Miss Kate
Flint Perry: historian, Mrs. j. j.
Roberts.
a committee on bylaws was ap-
pointed to report at the next meeting,
which will be held on the fourth Mon
day in June, and after other matters
incident to organization the guests
were invited into the dining room,
where fruit punch and sandwiches
were served. the hostess being as
sisted by her sister, Mrs. II. James
Coleman, and Miss Byrd Law. The
dining table was decorated with bowls
of American beauty roses from the
hostess garden. and the punch ladle
used was one brought to Virginia by
her ancestors nearly 800 years ago.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
WASHINGTON MAN WINS
PRIZE SONG CONTEST
Fulton Lewis. Jr.. Writes Music
for One of Chosen Works at
Virginia University.
Special DISPATCH 10 The Star

UNIVERSITY. Va, June Two
new University of Virginia songs
have been published by the Alumni
Association of the university. These
two songs. one an alma mater hymn
and the other a song for undergrad
yates. are the prize winners in a con-
test conducted by the Alumni Asso-
citation several months ago.
Lawrence Haywood Lee, jr.. of Bir-
mingham. Ala, wrote the words, and
Fulton Lewis, jr., of Washington. u.
G.. the music of "Eirginia's Cavalier
Song" which is in rapid march time
and has an air that can be easily
sung.
sity wrote both words and music of
Virginia. Hail, All Hail" This alma
mater song was used as an introduc-
tory number by the glee club during
the past season. Both songs are to
be used frequently during the final
exercises in order that returning
alumni may learn them.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
AGREE ON COUNTY
JUDGESH|P SLATE
Mitchell Diggs Mentioned for
Chief Justice in Sew
enth Circuit.
Special Dispat tch TO The Star.

SP'S4ai ~ lie
BALTIMORE. Md, June demo
cratic leaders in Prince Georges and
Charles counties have agreed. it is
understood. to n judgeship slate in
the seventh judicial circuit by which
candidates for two associate judge
ships will come from Prince Georges
county and the candidate for chief
Judgeship from Charles. Other coun-
ties in the circuit are ST. Marys and
Calvert, but the Prince Georges-
Charles combination has the majority
of votes in the nominating couven-
ton.
According to the proposed plan.
Mitchell Diggs Of Charles county, is
slated for the nomination for chief
Judeeship. The rest of the ticket, in
volving two associate judgeships, has
not been decided. Ogle Marbury,
chairman of the former state board
of prison control; G.. Hampton Ma
gruder and Joseph Mattingly, both of
Upper Marlboro, have been mentioned j.
j. Enos Ray of the state tax commits
sion Will not run, it is said
The situation in the seventh judicial
circuit is peculiar. as all three Judges
are to be elected this autumn.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
KAPPA ALPHA SOCIETY
TO FIX HEADQUARTERS
Land Bought in Richmond Despite
Opposition Outside
State.
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND. Va, June IA deed
transferring lot at Lee circle here
to the Kappa Alpha Holding Corpora
tion, at u consideration of $4,000,
was recorded in chancery court. This
was the first step in plans TO erect Il
building for national headquarters of
the fraternity. a move which has been
opposed by some chapters of the
Kappa Alpha outside Virginia. The
building will cost approximately $780,
600. and from IL will be directed an ac-
tive educational campaign ito enlarge
upon the original program of the or
eaniZation and To keep pace with mod
ern times" according to tentative
plans.
The Kappa Alpha order was founded
at Washington and Lee University,
then Washington College, in 1865. un-
der the administration of Gen. RobeT I
l.. Lee. It was originally "establisbed
with the idea OF creating an organiza-
tion 10 foster and maintain the man
ners, customs and Ideals of character
and achievement. other than Sec
tional.' Of the southern people
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Chouans Band of Peasants.
the Adventure Magazine.

rum iile [tuNeHtuFe SIHSaZlue
ChouanS was the name given to
bands of Brittany peasants who es-
poused the roval cause during the
French revolution. and organized a
reactiorary movement in 1892. Their
first leader. Jean Cottereau, was killed
In 1894. Later the inSurrection under
Coudal and Charette, assumed vast
proportions, and for time imperiled
the safety Of the French republic
1t was, however, stamped out by La
Hoche, and its leaders forced to lay
down their arms. Another attempt
at lnsurrection was made in 1893
but this also was mercilessly crushed
Chouanerie again made it's appearance
in 1S14-1816, and was finally wiped
Theirs.
The word chouans is said to be a
corruption cf cEat-haunt (screecII
OVID. and to have been given, either
because of the nocturnal habits OF
the, band. or because Of some special
cal, or recognition in use among them
others trace the origin of the word
TO Cottereau, the first leader
Evening star., 1923-06-01
NEW SCHOOL HEAD.
John L. Dunkle Principal of Frost
burg Normal.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
FROSTBURG, Md, June John l..
Dunkle, West Virginian, head of the
department and director of student
teaching, Towson Norman School. has
been elected principal of Frostburg
Hta5s IILa normal school to succeed James
Widdowson, resigned
Mr.. Dunkle received his bachelor of
science degree from the West Virginia
University In 1912 and his masters
degree from the Teachers College,
Coluinpla University. in 1917. He has
acted as supervisor Of schools at port
Deposit, Md. under the Jacob Tome
institute. Mr.. Widdowson will con-
tinue educational work, but is not vet
ready 70 announce future plans.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
MD. TOBACCO GROWERS
COOPERATE IN SELLING
1923 Crops to Yield Three Times
Last Years Revenue. Leaders
Declare at Meeting.
Special Dispatch 10 The sta..

BALTIMORE, June IA system
whereby 1923 tobacco crops of south
ern Maryland will net growers triple
the 1922 revenue, or s15,0o0,000, will
he effected with the termination of
"a membership campaign by the new
Maryland Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton June Q, il was stated yesterday
at organization headquarters here.
More than 3.i00 of the 1000 state
tobacco raisers have been signed up
since the campaign started, April =.
The association is founded uron
the cooperative marketing plan and
will have warehouses in each tobacco
region, to be managed by members
of the Maryland Farm Federation
Bureau. sponsors of the move. Here
tobacco will he sold at a set price.
according to grades. George j. Car
diner is manager of the association.
Officers are: Thomas Parrin, Cal
vert county, president; 4. It. Robin
son. Prince Georges county, vice
president; +. Brooks Matthews,
Charles county, secretary: George
Tuval, Prince Georges county, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
FINED FOR CONDUCT.
Two Men Declared Disorderly at
Glen Echo.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, June IA little
too much corn" was responsible for
the appearance in the police court
here, on charges Of disorderly con-
duct, of Daniel Moriarty and Vincent
Gallagher, young Washingtonians.
who are understood to be students
al Washington law school.
They We're arrested at Glen Echo
Park Wednesday evening by Deputy
Sheriff ]. Stanley Gingells. who told
Judge riggs that the youths were
considerably under the influence of
intoXicants. used loud and boisterous
language and made themselves gener-
ally obstreperous. The young men
admitted their guilt. Judge Riggs
ignored plea for leniency, it being
represented that neither of the boys
had ever been in trouble of the kind
before and imposed a fine of $25 and
costs in each case.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
WAR GAS MASK PROVES
VALUABLE FOR PLUMBER
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG, Va, June An
Army gas mask, used in France and
brought home here as a world war
souvenir proved invaluable yesterday
In the grocery Of Adams & Cobbs.
when connection OF an ammonia pine
leading to the refrigerating plant be-
came disconnected.
Quickly the store filled with q yanor.
which ran the attaches to the street.
me store soon was enveloped with a
dense fog, and no way could be
thought of to stop the leak until the
mask was suggested. One was found
ana a man went into the fumes with
out suffering the slightest inconven-
lence, stopping the leak in a moment.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
FROM MAN IN JAIL
Unusual Appeal to Old Law Is
Made in Court at
Winchester.
S,,..,.i,,I pi,pau.n TO The Star.


WINCHESTER. Va. June l.-6e-
cause her husband. Ernest Stottler.
IS serving q two-year pehiIenliars
sentence for negotiable note forGeIS'
having been convicted by a corpora
ION court jury here. his wife Mrs.
EMMA Mcfarland Stottier, ls suiIlS
~, an absolute divorce, under pro-
visions or a statute which gives one
ne rieht to secure u divorce on the
sround that the defendant Is letol..
II j. said TO he one of the Very le"
.nses of the kind of record here.
Stottler was convicted of forg
the name of his mother 10 one note %
for Slt5. on which he obtained the
r,or,y at a. local bank. and after be-
ing convicted two similar cases
asains, him were nolled pressed.
Mrs. Stottler, who was formerly
MISS Mcfarland. states in her pi!l
that she was married 10 Stottier IN
Hagerstown. Md, October - ~ /,
and that her husband pleaded guilty
in court on January 81, l922, TO a
number of note forgery charges.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
TWO HELD IN ALLEGED
KIDNAPPING OF CHILD
Attempt to Take Grandson of For.
mer Congressman
Alleged.
BY the Associated Press.


BEAUFORT y. c.. June Lewis
McNeill Of California, formerly of
Greenville. :. G.. and John ID. Mer-
ritt Of Chick Springs, s. c.. were held
in the Beaufort county Jail here to-
day on charges growing out of the
alleged attempt to. kidnap Frank
Thomas, son of Charles r. Thomas.
jr.. and grandson of former Repre-
sentative Thomas of Newbern. here,
Wednesday night.
Mcneil was charged with KIDNAPPING.
carrying a concealed weapon, driving
an automobile without license, as
sault with intent to kill and melting
TO riot Merritt was charged with
kidnapping and conspiracy.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Twas Sudden, But Accepted.
From Cappcr's Weekly.

They We're dining off fowl in a res
taurant You see" he explained, as
he showed her the wishbone, you
take hold here. Then we must both
make wish and pull. and when it
breaks the one who has the bigger
part of 1T will have his or her wish
granted"
But l don't know what to wish
for" she protested
"oh. YOU can think of something"
he said.
NO, l can't" she replied "I can't
think of anything I want very much y
Well, I'll wish for you," he ex-
claimed.
Will you. realiy?" she asked
Yes"
We'll, then, there's no use fooiing
with the old wishbone." she inter-
Tupted with a glad smile: you can
have me-"
Evening star., 1923-06-01
DIVORCE is GRANTED.
Mrs. Grace c. Mulligan Declares
She Was Deserted.

Special Dispatch to- The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 1.-Judge
Edward c. Peter has signed a decree
granting to Mrs. Grace c. MulIigan
Of this county an absolute divorce
from Barry MulIigan of Washington,
allowing her $50 a month for the
support of the couples only child,
Barry Mulligan. jr.. aged eleven
years, and awarding her the custody
of the boy. Mrs. Mulligan was repre-
sented by Attorneys William H. Tai
bott of Rockville and W. ". Ellison
of Washington.
According to the bill the couple
were married in Washington on
June Z, 1911, and lived together in
IA, 1919, when the plaintiff was de-
serted.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
FIGURE 1872 BUTTONS
YEARLY FOR EACH PERSON
From the Atlantic Coast Merchant

From the Atlantic Coast Merchant.
IF all the buttons made in a year
f5n the United States were distributed
I equally among the population each
man. woman and child would receive
1872 with few thousand left over for
a championship series of Button,
button, who's got the button In
other words, there are 10,00o.0 .00O, 900
of these useful little articles manu-
featured in this country yearly, and
the industry has grown to such pro-
portions that it equals in dollars in
vested and value of products the
cutlery industry or the manufacture
Of oilcloth and linoleum.
America has a practical monopoly
of the manufacture of vegetable ivory
buttons, which are made in enormous
quantities from the togua nut. This
nut grows in great profusion in
northern South America and Panama
and provides the greater part of the
buttons used in mems clothing.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DAY.
Interesting Program Given III
Rockville High.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. June THE an
rual community school day was oo-
s.ryed at the high school here YES
1erday afternoon. when. upon invita-
zion of the faculty, the school was
,,iaitcd l,y n large number Of its
Datrons and other friends.
Interesting exercises were held IN
the assembly hall. with Prof. Harry
Bean. the principal. in charge, and
Craig Bowman of this years grad
uating class, presiding officer. They
consisted Of music by the assemhlage,
addresses by Rev. p. Rowland Wag-
ner, pastor of the Rockville Baptist
Church; Rev Nolan B. Harmon. 1r::.
pastor of the VI. r. Church, and Prof
Beall and recitations, music and
other features by the students. The
hall was attractively decorated with
flowers and flags.
Following the exercises the visitors
were invited to the various school
rooms, where there were on exhibit
tion specimens of the work done by
the students during the year. In
some of the rooms demonstrations of
teaching were given. Refreshments
~erc served.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Tallest of Kings.
From the Manchester Guardian.

The King of Denmark is the tallest
OF the worlds rulers. and comes of a
FAMILY noted for height. In the cathe-
oral Of Roskilde, where Denmark S
kings lie buried. the only monument
to Christian is a line scratched eight
feet above the pavement on a pillar
which shows his stature when alive.
Many noted men have measured them
selves against this record of the giant
king, but the only one to surpass it
was Pat Murphy, the Irish wonder,
who lowered eight feet six inches.
convenience rather than heredity en-
ables the present Danish king to up
hold the tradition. for the royal
family of Denmark is not Danish I'm
blood or descent so much as German.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Gentle Hearts.
From the Persistent Angler and Br

From the Persistent Angler and Brook Trout
Great minds-male and female
have gentle hearts. Izaak Walton
handled q frog as if he loved him.
Cowper would not unnecessarily hurt
worm. Lincoln upset his White
House cabinet to rescue a mother pig.
from a mire. Webster neglected the
Supreme Court to replace a baby
robin that had fallen from its nest.
Walton. the father of fish
ers and fishing, angled for the habits
of fishes more than for their hides.
The capture of a fish was insignifi-
cantly inCide2t TO the main notion
of his hours abroad--his divine love
of the waters, the fields, the meadows.
the skies, the trees and Gods beauti-
full things that inhabit these. 'Tis
the soul we seek to replenish. not the
creel
Evening star., 1923-06-01
ESCAPE DEATH IN PLUNGE
OF AUTO OVER BANK
Special Dispatch to The Star.

oItCIdI UIspdrCl TO I ne SIir.
FREDERICKSBURG Va. June l.
Fl. A. Howell and wife of Richmond
narrowly escaped death when the
touring car in which they We're
en route from Washington plunged
over d twenty-two-foot embankment
in Stafford county about eight miles
north of Fredericksburg.
The car turned over twice before
reaching the foot Of the steep de-
cline, the occupants escaping fatal
INJURY but sustaining painful frac-
lures. decorations and bruises The
top and windshield Of the ear were
crushed down even with the BODY
of the machine. MIR. and Mrs. Howell
proceeded to this city in a passing.
car and entered the hospital for med
ical attention. The disabled car was
toWed here for repairs.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
$45,0O0 DAMAGE SUIT.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

LYNCHBURG. Va. June 1.-The
United Paperboard Company. New
Jersey Corporation. has filed suit in
the federal district court here. against
the Southern Gypsum Company. Il
Virginia corporation. doing business
in Smyth county, alleging dr'ua "...~
of $4,000 under a contract for ma
tcrials.