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Evening star., 1923-10-20
SLAYER SHOT DOWN
BY POSSE IN SIEGE
Member of Attackers Body
Killed by Bullet Fired by
Own Party.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoca ted Press.
ALEXANDRIA. Mimi. October go
Edward Larson, thirty eight. slayer of
Jacob Ley. was shot to death by a
posse and his body partly burned
when his bungalow was fred in an
effort to drive him from cover early
today.
William Ransden, a member of the
posse. was killed accidentally by a
bullet from the posse.
Larson shot Ley last night after
the latter had attempted to intercede
for Mrs. Larsen and her two sons,
who had been driven from their home
by the husband at the point of a
gun.
Larson then barricaded himself in
the bungalow.
Larson's death followed an all-night
siege. during which the possemen. un-
der the direction of Sheriff Emil Lun-
deem of Alexandria, sought to dis
lodge him by rife fire and by pouring
ammonia into the house. One mem
Der of the posse gained entrance to
an adjoining room to that in which
Larson had barricaded himself and
spread about two gallons of ammonia
aOout the floor. The ammonia failed.
however. to have any effect on Larson
and the posse divided itself into two
sections and began to pour a steady
stream of Lead into the building, to
which Larson steadily replied. 1t
was during this exchange OF shots
that Ransden was fatally wounded.
apparently by bullet from the oppo-
site section of the posse.
While the possemen held a consulta-
ton Larson kept up an intermittent
fire, and the sheriffS party decided to
fire the house. This was done at $3.50
o'clock, and shortly after the building
was burned Larson's partly charred
body. with one leg almost shot away,
was found in the ruins.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
WIN CONGRESSMEN
BY LIGHTING PLEA
Trade Board Letters Meet
Hearty Response for D. C.
Betterment.

Inclination to aid the District of
Columbia to improve its streets and
street lighting is being shown by
members of Congress who have writ
ten George c. Shinn, chairman of the
committee on streets and avenues of
the Washington Board of Trade. In
all of more than two dozen replies re-
ceived to a letter which Mr.. Shinn
wrote to each member of Congress
offering aid in getting first-hand In
formation about the city streets.
members of Congress replied that
they were much interested in the Ma
tional Capital, and would be glad to
give the assistance of their votes in
getting reasonable appropriations for
improvements.
Some of the replies indicated that
members of Congress have been study
ing the situation and have been i'm
pressed by the need of improvements.
Il am free to say that l have never
been in 4 city of its size as poorly
lighted and in some sections as poorly
paved as Washington" wrote Repre-
sentative Allen 7. Treadway Of Mas
sachusetts 1T seems TO me the
situation constitutes a menace and
danger TO the population, ant is very
uncomplimehtary to our Capital city.
Assistance Is ORered.
Il shall be glad to assist so far as
my vote in the House is concerned
toward any Improvement IN the con-
ditions."
Representative F. +. Patterson, jr..
Of New Jersey wrote that he was in
full accord with the suggestion for
more liberal appropriations, AS l
wish to make Washington streets
both safe and beautiful
Writing that he was very much in
Representative John Philip Hill of
Maryland took the opportunity of
condemning the appearances of some
Of the buildings of the city.
81 note with diSapproval," he wrote,
the erection of numerous hideous
private dwellings, in conspicuous
parts of the city. Is there any zone
system or building code in force in
building Of factories under the Euise
of apartment houses in residential
sections? II is a shame to have the
general appearance Of the city ruined
by such monstrosities as are being
built There should be some general
scheme of architecture so that no
building can be erected unless it
conforms to the general city scheme"
Proud of Capital City.
Representative E. b. Howard OF
Oklahoma wrote that "it pleases
me to assure you that l am one that
is proud of our National Capital and
whose pleasure it was and will he
to render every service can to ma ':s-
it a source of pride to all American
citizens"
Senator Davis Elkins of West Nir-
ginia, member of the Senate his-
trict committee, told Mr.. Shinn that
he could rest assured that whenever
I can assist our National Capital IN
,NT ~ 8iAVN or !,
erwise, 1t will be my pleasure to do
So"
Every one of the letters so far re-
ceived were in the same vein and
some indicated willingness to re-
ceive more information from the
trade boards committee, which would
help them in getting more appropria-
tions.
Evening star., 1923-10-20

alton before he takes up next spring
the last months of his active efforts
to make the military policy of the
United States reflect in measures Of
national preparedness the lessons he
learned in France.
If Gen. Pershing and Mrs. Butler
have any definite itinerary they will
follow in France, they are keeping it
to themselves. The only official state
ment about the trip obtainable at the
War Department was the emphatic
and authoritative assertion that it
was wholly without significance ex
cept to the travellers themselves.
Gen. Pershing has no mission of
any character abroad, officials say,
except to enjoy himself, and, perhaps,
to conduct his sister over those scenes
of the battlefront most vividly etched
in his memory. He would be heartily
glad If his plans to get entirely away
from American shores unnoticed had
been possible of achievement, and
even more happy If he and Mrs. But
Ter could have rambled about France
unrecognized. AS 1t is. he intends to
use every means in his power to Sc
cure privacy during his stay there,
and hopes his old arms
in France will understand his feelings
and meet his wishes in that regard.
1t was recalled today that when
Pershing sailed for France in 1917 to
lay the groundwork in France for the
greatest American Army ever organ
lied, there was a miscue in the Sc
crecy as to his departure. While
Rershing and his staff boarded the
Baltic as civilians and without dis
closure of their names. cases of off,
cial papers they needed arrived at the
dock with the glaring legend, Gen.
Pershing's staff, S. S. Baltic" stem
cileds on them in four-inch lettering.
One reserve officer, called at the last
moment to join the staff, arrived in
uniform. He was almost mobbed in
the haste of getting him out Of sight
Gen. Pershing originally had hoped
to spend the coming six months ram
bling about abroad, but can be gone
only three months, as things have
turned out. By that time he must
which he has devoted himself since
the war, the perfection of business
like methods of insuring national Sc
curity.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
Era of Dry Issue Buck Passing
Clinsased by Governors ParIey
Spectacle of U. S. Appealing to States
for Enforcement Hid Unprece-
dented in History.

patrol of the large coast lines Of the
United States. nor has Ii been as eff
fectfye as the prohibitionists would
IKE to see ii become in respect of
the northern boundary at Canada or
the southern boundary at Mexico.
Cite Federal Example.
The state executives naturally take
the position that IL the federal gov
ernment stopped Importation and in
terstate commerce in liquor. the prob
lem of the individual states would be
easier to solve. The federal author
tiles. however, take the view that the
important thing Is to catch the local
bootlegger and make an example of
him by severe punishment. Some
states have been too much inclined
to let the federal court handle prose
cuttons with the result that the dock
cts of the federal courts, which have
other important cases to try, are con-
gested and almost helpless to cope with
the increasing number of violations.
If the state courts would tackle the
prosecutions there would he relief
for the federal judiciary which is
always busy with vital matters relat-
ing to other laws. But. state courts
are influenced by politics to some eX-
elective officers, while federal attor-
neys are appointed by the President.
Local politics has much to do with
the vlgor or lack IF vigor of !ccal
officials. And this runs down through
the police systems 2f the states, cities
and towns.
Hope to Alter Sentiment.
What has been attempted here to-
day is therefore not a formula for
practical cooperation, but an effort
to build sentiment for law enforce
ment. Without the Will to enforce
on the part of local. officials there
will not be any effective enforcement
no matter what advice is given by the
federal government to the states or
vice versa.
In order to show that the purpose
of the conference was more than the
effectiveness OF n single law, but the
broad subject of law enforcement, the
immigration and anti-narcotic laws
were up for discussion. The confer
cnce had but a few hours. The fed
eral government took up most of the
time with speeches from the Presi-
dent and departmental officers. A
half day was given to il all. The
purpose was publicity for law en-
fQrcement-an appeal to public opin-
must be done locally. day in and day
out by the prohibition agents of the
Treasury Department the United
States attorneys of the Department
of Justice and the investigating
branches of the federal government
In harmony with mayors and superin-
tendents of police. The governors
can remove local officials for neglect
of duty. 1t is to that power the
present conference is looking for ef-
fective enforcement of the law and
the Constitution.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-20
SUPREME COUNCIL,
A.A.S. R, ADJOURNS
H. w. Witcover Successor to
Retiring Secretary
General.

Hyman W. Witcover of Georgia
was elected yesterday secretary gen.
eraF of the Supreme Council, Thirty
third Degree, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction.
to fill the place made vacant by the
resignation of Perry w. Weidner.
Six new active members were added
to the Supreme Council, who are:
William Booth Price of Maryland,
Edwin T. Meredith of Iowa, Frank
Craig Of Oklahoma. Stanley c. War
ner Of Colorado. Francis S. King of
wyoming and William S. McCrea OF
Washington. These members will
serve as inspectors general of their
respective states.
Complete Official List.
The complete list of officers of the
council, whose tenure of office is for
life, is as follows: John H. CowIes
of Kentucky. sovereign grand COM
mander; Philij S. Malcolm of Oregon.
Arkansas, lieutenant grand COM
mander Philip S. Malcolm of Oregon.
grand prior; Samuel P. Cochran Of
Texas, grand chancellor; Edward c.
Day of Montana, grand minister of
state; Hyman W. Witcover of Geor-
gia, secretary general; Garnett n.
Morgan of Tennessee, treasurer gen.
eral; Melville r. Grant of Mississippi,
grand almoner; William p. Filmer of
California, grand orator: Fred G..
Schramm of Utah. grand master of
ceremonies; Alexander G. Cochran of
Missouri, grand chamberlain; Olin S.
Wright of Florida, first grand equer-
ry; Marshall w. Wood of Idaho, sec
ond grand equerry; Frank c. Pat
ton of Nebraska, grand standard
l.. DT n
grand sword bearer, and Robert S.
Crump of Virginia. grand herald.
The designations of Perry w.
Wcidner, secretary general, who will
take up residence in California; Judge
George Fleming Moore, whose with
in connection with klan affiliations.
and Horatio c. Plumley OF Fargo,
y. D., who is in i'll health, were ac-
cepted by the council.
Thlrty-ti,Ird Degree Conferred.
Last night the thirty-third degree
was conferred upon a class of $50
who were elected several days ago
The remainder of the entire list OF
100 will receive the degrees in their
respective states. Of the class last
night three residents of this city
were represented. They were Milton
Hopfenmaier, Frank Elmer Koch and
Harry H. Thompson.
The predominant note of the Su-
preme Councils closing session today
at the House of the Temple was the
need of a more intelligent citizenship.
The council resolved to intensity its
campaign for the inculcation of a
better patriotism and ali Scottish
Rite bodies will be requested to en-
/ phasize the responsibilities of citi-
ZenShip.
Cite "Buty of the Hour"
THE imperative duty. of the hour
is the training of virile, patriotic
citizenship" said Perry w. Weidner,
thirty-third degree, the retiring sec
rotary general today. AN unintel-
ligent electorate imperils the entire
nation" he stated we have more
to fear from careless. indifferent citi-
zens who neglect their civic duties
than we have from radicals and ex-
tremists. The man who fails to vote
on election day and in other ways
neglects his responsibilities as a citi-
zen is as certain an enemy of the
commonwealth as the man who takes
up arms against the nation"
Evening star., 1923-10-20
Think $4,000 FAKE
PHYSICIANS NU.S s.
st. Louis Prosecutors See
Eastern Practice in "Di-
pIoma-MiIl'' Scope.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, October 20.-In-
formation alleging that probably be-
tween ten and fifteen thousand per-
sons are practicing medicine under
fake diplomas and licenses purchased
from diploma mills" operated by
cliques of physicians probably will
be given to federal authorities, 1t
was announced today by ST. Louis
prosecuting officials.
William p. Sachs, former examiner
for the Missouri school department,
voluntarily appeared yesterday at the
Office of Howard Sidener, circuit at
torney, and confessed to taking part
in a diploma mill' exposed Monday
by a st. Louis reporter.
duplicates Others.
Sachs named DR.. Robert Adcox of
st. Louis and Drs. D. S. Alexander
and Ralph Voight of Kansas City,
who has been arrested and released
on bond, as members of the clique
which operated in Missouri, and as
serted that several other diploma
mills" were in existence in the east
ern part Oh lne country anu In
California.
Sachs told Sidener that in ten years
he had sold approximately 1000 high
school certificates necessary for per-
sons intending to buy short cut to
the medical profession to obtain be-
fore purchasing medical school di-
plomas and state licenses. He admit
ted having sold a few medical schoo;
diplomas. The average price obtained
for high school diplomas was about $40,
he said.
Promises Full Exposure.
He asserted he had evidence of at
least 100 physicians practicing in va
rious parts of the country with false
licenses, and that he would present,
their names to Sidener, together with
hundreds of those he believed are
practicing in Missouri without gen.
uine diplomas.
Sachs, sought by police for several
days in connection with the expose,
was not held by Sidener, who said he
expected to question him further next
week.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
SNOW IN MICHIGAN.

SAULT STE MARIE. Mich.f October
20.-Two inches of snow fell here
last night and early today in the
wake of the storm that swept the
upper lakes Friday. Although the
storm had subsided today few vessels
were passing through the locks. The
only lockages We're upbound craft
and these vessels dropped anchor in
the upper St. Mary's river, not daring
to enter Whitefish bay.
Last nights seas were the highest
of the fall season, but all ships are
believed to have reached safe anchor
Evening star., 1923-10-20
CUT LLOYD GEORGE
CAPITAL PROGRAM
Staff Members Say Public
Appearance Impossible.
To Visit Coolidge.

All plans for public entertainment
of David Lloyd George while the for
mer British premier is in Washing
ton next week were abandoned to-
day, and the committee of representa-
tives OF civic bodies organized last
week to prepare plans for such enter
tainment was disbanded following re-
ceipt by long distance telephone of a
message from Mr.. Lloyd George that
he does not desire to attend any pub
lie ceremonies during his stay in the
capital.
L. ]. Henning, acting secretary Of
labor, talked over the telephone today
with Sir Alfred Cope, a member of
Mr.. Lloyd Georges party, who in
formed Mr.. Henning that the former
premier did not wish to attend any
public entertainment while in Wash
ington, much as he regretted the step.
Private entertainment of the former
premier will be carried out as out
lined. Mr.. Henning was given to un
derstand. Mr.. Henning was chairman
arrangements for a luncheon and din
ner Dy CIVIC DodleS 10 MT. Lloyu
George. He advised L. F. Colladay.
president of the Board of Trade. of
the wishes of the former premier, and
at his suggestion the committee dis
banded. Mr.. Colladay was vice chair
mon of the committee. .-#
To Lunch Mt White House.
Mr.. Lloyd George will continue
with the rest OF his schedule, includ-
ing the luncheon at the White House
on October %, the dinner that even
ing as the guest of Secretary Mellon.
The following day he Will visit Ar
lington, the Washington Monument,
the Lincoln Memorial and Mount Ver
non. and will be the guest Of Secre-
tary Hughes at dinner that evening.
Mr.. Henning was informed that re-
ception to the former premier by the
Welsh people of Washington and Bal
timore will not be held, but no indi-
cation was given that the luncheon
to Mr. Lloyd George by the Overseas
Writer'S will be cancelled. During his
visit here Mr.. Lloyd George will visit
former Presidents Wilson and Taft.
ANSWERS FRENCH ENu0v
Evening star., 1923-10-20
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Unprecedented in American history
is the effort formally made today by
the federal government to obtain the co.
operation of the several states in law
enforcement
Called into conference originally by
the late President Harding and now
, asked by President Coolidge again
in the name of the federal authority
to help execute the prohibition laws,
the outstanding fact of the session
here is that the states have failed
/ to do their duty.
Whatever else the effect of the
conference may be. one fact has al
ready been emphasized above all 9TH
ers-that the federal government
considers itself almost powerless to
bring to bear their hundreds of thou
sands of police officers and their
scores of prosecuting attorneys and
local judges.
Originally the trainers of the Con-
stttution of the United States gave
! the police power, the authority to
punish crime and regulate individual
conduct to the states. For decades
, Il states have jealousy guarded that
police power. They yielded it reluc-
! family and in small pieces until the
, eighteenth amendment came before
them, when, by ratifying the amend
ment. they openly entered into a part
nership with the federal government
to enforce the liquor laws that might
be made. The phrase concurrent
jurisdiction" was inserted in the
eighteenth amendment because the
advocates of prohibition felt after
years of experience that the inter-
state traffic in liquors could only be
regulated by federal law.
Many States Worse.
But the testimony of the governors
attending the conference Is that con-
ditions in many states have grown
worse instead of better since the
eighteenth amendment was adopted.
and that the need for effective en-
! forcement is greater since the supply
OF intoxicating Liquors has been re-
duced.
The governors do not like to admit
that the difficulties are purely local
and that they cannot always be sure
of grand jury that is dry" or of a
prosecuting attorney who is in SYM
pathy with the prohibition statutes.
So the governors are somewhat in
clined to feel that the federal gov
eminent should help by more sffcc-
tive enforcement of the provisions
| the existing federal statutes relating
to importation and smuggling and to
transportation on trains and other
vehicles from one state to the other
I-nquestionably the federal govern
ment has not obtained all the results
it has desired with reference tc the
Evening star., 1923-10-20
SAYS TWO KIDNAPPED HIM.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 90
B. B. Dew, an automobile agent Of
ST. Louis. reported to police today
that he had been kidnapped by well
dressed man and woman to whom he
was demonstrating a car in East ST.
Louis, Ill, Friday, and was compelled
to accompany them to this city.
He was held captive until early
this morning, when ne was thrown
from the machine by the couple. who
continued east along the National
road he told the police. Dew said
that during the long drive he was
prevented from resisting by a re-
volver which was pressed against his
side.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
FIGHT FILLING STATION.
Dealer and Undertaken Ask Writ
Against Oil Company.

Suit for injunction was filed today
in the District Supreme Court against
the Standard Oil Company by James ].
Hayes, dealer in dry goods at 919
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. and
James T. Ryan. undertaken, next door.
The business men seek to prevent the
location of gasoline service and fill
ing station at 33s Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. They tell the court that
despite their objection and the failure
of the company to secure the written
consent of rs per cent of the owners
of property within 200 feet, the Com
missioners have granted a permit to
the company.
Through Attorneys Toomey &
Toomey the plaintiffs state their prop
erty will be deprecated by the locating
Evening star., 1923-10-20
HEARING ON GAS RATES.
Public Utilities Commission Will
Consider Cut for District.

The question of whether the rates
of the Washington and Georgetown
Gas Light Companies should be re-
duced at this time will be considered
by the Public, Utilities Commission at
a hearing at the District building Mon
day morning.
Since notice of the hearing was is
sued two weeks ago the companies
have not indicated what their position
at the hearing will be-
Evening star., 1923-10-20
KAHR DRAFTS POTATOES.

MUNICH, October 20.--Dictator Won
Kahr has ordered the potato growers
in the Rhenish section of Bavaria to
deliver so per cent of their crops to
the consumers under the threat OF
and money ur pr - ii ia
Evening star., 1923-10-20

Magnesium, the metal formerly used
in Photographic fiashlight powders, is
row being used as the major con-
stituent of an alloy in high-spe
motors and racing cars.
Evening star., 1923-10-20

Miss Crystal Byrd, national v. w. c.
A. girls work secretary, will conduct
Girl Reserves Vespers tomorrow.
o'clock, at Phyllis Wheatley Y, W.
C. A. :.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
Mrs. Bishop Heads Auxiliary.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 20.-Mrs.
Franklin Bishop of Leicester, Mass,
was elected national president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, composed
of mothers, wives. sisters and daugh-
ters and women who performed mill
tary service during the war, at the
final session of the organization yes
terdaY
Evening star., 1923-10-20
TEXT OF ADDRESS
BY PRESIDENT TO
GOVERNORS HERE

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