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Evening star., 1923-10-23
CREW OF D. C. TRUCK
HELD UP WITH GUNS
Stopped on Maryland Road by Al
legged Revenue 0fficers-Pro-
test Planned.

Five colored men in a truck with
a load of building material were
stopped on the road between Sandy
Spring and Clarksville, Md, yester-
day by a party of four white men and
one colored man in an automobile,
who flashed pistols and badges and
declared they were revenue agents,
who threatened to blow your brains
out" If they made a fight.
James Skinker. 1926 Lamont street,
driver of the truck. said he heard
men in the touring car footing for
him to give the road. He was un-
able to do so because the truck was
on a grade, and when the men sig
nailed to him to stop he refused to
do so, because there was nothing
about their csr to suggest they were
officers.
Finally the supposed revenue car
Skinker to stop the truck. When the
truck was stopped, it is stated, one
of the reputed revenue officers jump
ed on the running board and wanted
to know why the driver had refused
to stop on the signal of an officer
and Skinker said he didn't know the
men were law officers.
THURSDAY" skinker was told, were
coming after you"
When the colored men returned to
the city they reported the incident to
their employer and the latter will
ask the revenue department and
Maryland authorities to investigate
the affair.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

SERVICE TO RICHES
Says Feeling for Marines
Such He Does Not See Way
to Accept Offer.

The question of whether, or not
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler will re-
sign his marine commission and ac-
cept an important position in the au-
tomotive industry probably will be
decided tomorrow, when the Devil
Dog commander holds his final con-
ference with a number of Detroit
financiers at Quantico
Gen. Butler said today that his
feeling toward the Marine Corps was
such that he felt he could not resign
his commission, despite the highly
fattering offer that has come to him.
He emphasized, however. that the
question of salary Or bonus would
not influence him in the least.
Has Refused Offer.
Il saw a number of prominent
business men in Detroit last week."
me an offer that would have tempted
any man. There was plenty of
money a darned sight more than l,
or any other man, am worth. and
stories to the effect that I had de-
manded more money are absolutely
untrue. / told the financiers that my
feeling toward the Marine Corps was
such that l could not leave 1t, and
turned down the offer
The men with whom / talked
l am not yet at liberty to divulge
their identity-refused to accept my
declInation at that time anu said they
would take the matter up with me
later. They are coming to Quantico
tomorrow. / shall meet them in
Washington, drive them to the base
and have supper with them. AS far
as l know their visit is to be purely
social affair. That is all 1 know
about 1t now"
Objection by Father.
Before returning to Washington
Gen. Butler spent several days with
his father, Representative Thomas
Butler, at the latter's home in
Westchester, Pa. 1t is known in Ma
rine Corps circles that Representative
Butler has interposed strenuous OBJ
jections to his son resigning his COM
mission at the very pinnacle of his
career in the service. The name of
Gen. Butler is always connected in
marine circles with those of the men
who are eligible to become major
generals and possible future com
mandants of-the corps.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
CLAIM PLOT TO BAR
ALL NON-UNI0N COAL
Testimony Offered in Arkansas
Suit Against United Mine
Workers.
nv the Associate Press

FORT SMITH, Ark, October "a
Continuing the presentation of their
case against the United Mine Work
ers of America, plaintiffs in the ST.
222,0 900 damage suit against the min
ers' union offered additional testi-
mony in support of their contention
that the union was a party to a
nationwide conspiracy in 1914 to
prevent the interstate shipment of
non-union mined coal and was re-
sponsible for. the Hartford valley
mine battle, in which several per-
sons were killed and property val
ued at nearly million dollars was
destroyed:
James Mcnamara, the principal
witness offered by the plaintiffs, de-
cIared that the word to prevent the
marketing of coal produced by open
shops mines in Hartford valley was
passed down the line by union Off
cials. He told of conversations with
John p. White, former president of
the international union, in which he
said the union chief instructed him
to pass the word on to the men in
the valley.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
BAPTISTS OPEN SESSION
IN THIRD CHURCH HERE
Convention to Continue for Four
DISAPPOINTMENT Speakers on
Program.

The general Baptist convention
opened its thirteenth annual session
today at the Third Baptist Church.
of which Rev. George Q. Bullock IS
pastor The sessions will continue
four days, closing Friday night.
Addresses were delivered at the
opening session by Rev. James W.
Pace and Mrs. Sarah Wepps. Prom, ,
nent members of the convention Will
address the session tonight, Whlcn
will be shared by the Baptist Young
Peoples Union.
Tomorrow mornings session Will pe
devoted to the enrolment OF dele,
gates The Introductory sermon VIII
be preached by the Rev. James w.
Pace. -.
At the afternoon session the Presl-
dent will address the convention on
sDenominational Teamwork"
The evening service will be des1g-
mated "Ushers' night" and 1T is ex-
pected that ushers from all Baptist
churches will be present Rev. ). ;.
Wormley, field secretary; will report
during this meeting, followed by an
address by Mr.. w. A. Davis. president
of the InterdenomInational Church
fishers Union. An educational SER
mon will be preached by Rev: Dr. j.
/. S. Holloman, after which will be
report on young peoples church or
ganizations.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
SLIGHT MAJOR|T|ES
Disturbing c. 0. P.
Progressives Expected to
Force Demands in 0rganiz-
! ing House and Senate.

Whether the republicans will be
Immediately upon the converting of
the Sixty-eighth Congress is a sub
5ect OF concern to some of their lead
ers.
The balance between the two domi-
nant parties in both houses is so deli
cate that a small group of republican
progressives can block the election of
both the Speaker of the House and
the President of the Senate. This sit
uation gives the progressives a van
tage point, from which they are ex-
pected to crowd their demands as to
the character of organization and
legislation.
A majority of the membership. is
necessary for the organization of each
house. The republicans will have not
to exceed fifty-one members in the
Senate-one seat normally republican
is now vacant-and forty-nine men,
berS constitute a majority. Thus three
progressives could prevent an election
unless the republican slate could draw
support from the democrats, pos
sibility which is not now receiving
serious consideration.
SHEnt HOUSE haJOrttSs
In the House the republicans will
have a majority not to exceed eight
cen, and so it will be possible for the
delegation from a single republican
state, such as Wisconsin, to hold up
the organization program. The pro-
greSsiveS of the House, organized and
militant, are preparing to take ad
vantage of this situation and it is
the belief now that they will under
take to force concessions from the
majority leadership, particularly with
reference to committee assignments,
as considerations for their support
of the party ticket.
If the Senate progressives have any
plans with respect to an organization
fight they have not made them
known. Some of the republican lead
ers say they anticipate no difficulty in
putting through the party slate, but
others are less optimistic. The west
ern republicans are deeply interested
in railroad legislation and it would
not be surprising to some senators
if they sought to bring about changes
in the personnel of the interstate
commerce committee as condition to
the support of Senator Cummins OF
Iowa, present chairman of that COM
mittee, as president of the Senate.
Three Powerful Committees.
Gossip at the Capitol is that the
House progresSives are particularly
interested in the organization OF the
rules, ways and means, and interstate
commerce committees, the three most
powerful of the House. The ways and
means committee deals with tax leg
islation, and the interstate commerce
committee with railroad legislation,
and these are two subjects close to
the hearts of the leaders of the pro-
gressive group.
Under the procedure of the House
the rules committee is, after all, the
all powerful, as it determines the
matter of what Legislation is to be
presented to the House, the order of
it's precedence and the manner in
which it shall be considered, the time
for debate and whether opportunity
shall be given for general amend
mentS.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
THREATEN MINE STRIKE,
Men of Ten Collieries Near Pitts
ton Make Demands.

SCRANTON, Pa. October 23.-Mine
workers at ten collieries of the Penn
sylvania Coal Company and the Hill
side Coal and Iron Company in the
of Pittston, met at Durea last
night and decided to go on strike No
vember l unless certain grievances
are adjusted.
Grievances were reported from
nine of the ten collieries of those
in the territory. If the
strike is called it will affect about
9 600 employees.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
DENY OBREGON RELAPSE.

MEXICO CITY, October 23.-Denial
was given at the executive offices of
a report that the continued stay of
President Obregon at Chapala was
due to a recrudescence. of his throat
trouble, which the change of climate
had not improved. 1t was said that
Gen. Obregon desired to bring about
a complete restoration of his health
before he returned to the capital to
take up the important problems which
are outstanding.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
PLAYWRIGHT COMING TO U. S.

ROME. October 23.-The Italian
playwright Pirande1lo was received by,
Premier Mussolini yesterday prior to
his departure for America.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
WARDEN IN CONTEMPT,
Fine of $500 Imposed for Refusing
to Accept Prisoners.

HELENA, Ark, October 23.-Hamp
warden of the Arkansas peni-
tentiary, was adjudged by Judge E.
D. Robertson of the Lee county cir
cult court at Mariana in contempt
of court and fined $500 because of his
recent refusal to accept six negroes
alleged to have been implicated in the
uprising at Elaine in 1919, from the
sheriff of Lee county.
The warden held he was without
to accept them and the ne
groes were given their liberty.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
TROOPS BREAK STRIKE.
Workmen in Vera Cruz Freight
Yards Are Protected.

VERA CRUZ, October 23.-The fed
eral government has interviewed in the
general strike here by ordering the
troops to protect men who are willing
to work from attacks by strikers.
Yesterday freight was rem wed
from trains by workmen protect Vi by
soldiers. No disorders occurred. To-
day work on the docks will be re-
sumed under a similar arrangement.
The use of troops is expected to
bring to an end the long strike
which has paralyzed trade and
caused enormous damage to business
Evening star., 1923-10-23
PLAN TO PROTECT WOMEN.
Special Cars in Subway to Guard
Them Against Insult.

NEW YORK, October 2S:-As the
result of indignities suffered by Wom-
en- in the subway during rush hours
the transit commission is consider.
each train be reserved for women
The matter was broughs to the
commissions attention yesterday by
Rev. DIR. James ]. Corrigan of Brook
Iyn, a Catholic priest.
During rush hours cowardly men
annoy women and no serious effort
IS made to stop them," Father Cor
,igan said. "They escape because
the women fear the publicity that
might arise from any complaint"
Evening star., 1923-10-23
1000 GEISHA GIRLS LOSE
HOMES BY JAPAN QUAKE
Many Take Refuge in Neighboring
Provinces and Cities, Others
Sheltered in Tents.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
TOXIC, October 1-More than 4, 600
geisha girls were made homeless as
a result of the earthquake and fire,
Some of them have taken refuge in
the neighboring provinces. Others
have gone to Onaka, Kobe, Kyoto and
Nagoya, but many remain and are
being sheltered in tents.
The chief of the safety section of
the metropolitan police board believes
the authorities should allow the girls
to return to their former quarters,
even though it becomes necessary to
house them in barracks
Evening star., 1923-10-23
WILL LEAVING 100000
In ONLY TWO SENTENCES
Document Is, Written on Piece OF
Paper Four by Three Inches
in Size.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DOYLESTOWN, Pa, October pa
piece of paper, four inches long by
three inches wide, was used by the
late Maj. Samuel Comfort to bequeath
his entire estate, said to be worth
about S1,000,000, to his widow and
daughter.
The will, written in April. 1921.
consists of only two sentences.
naming the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
Comfort, Newtown, Bucks county,
Pa, and Mrs. Emma w. Crookshank,
London, England, his daughter, as
his sole benTfciaries and executrices.
Maj. Comfort for many years was
connected with the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
SAYS PLANES AND SUBS
ASSURE PEACE BEST
Admiral Sims Addresses Mems Club
at Providence
Church.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, R. T., October 23.-
There are no other two instruments
that make so much for peace as the
airplane and the submarine, Rear Ad-
mirai William S. Sims. U. s. N, re-
tired, told the members of the Mems
Club of the Central Congregational
Church in an address after a dinner in
the church vestry.
''If you have enough of these" the
admiral declared, sit is impossible, or
at least highly indiscreet, even for the
nation with the biggest fleet in the
world to come over here and sass
you"
Evening star., 1923-10-10
NAVY SPEEDING UP
TO MEET WESLEYAN

ANNAPOLIS. October 1o.-Head
Coach Bob Folwell and his stan OF
assistants have begun a drive with
their MILDLY foot ball pupils. point
ing them for the game with West
Virginia Wesleyan Saturday. and they
are not inclined to regard the COM
ing battle with the Methodists too
lightly.
The team is well past the prelim-
mary stages of development. Neither
of the two early games-Dickinson
and William and Mary-proved soft
for the naval lads, Dickinson espe-
cially forcing them to the limit OF
resources in order 70 pull out 10
TOT victory. Both contests, IN fact,
served to bring out weak spots.
From now on, all Will be hard work
for the Middies, for when the "es-
leyan game Is out of the way the
Navy foot ball ship Will begin to ap-
proach the rough rolling seas.
Next week will be marked by a big
drive in preparation for the game
with Penn State at State College,
October 60 and the week following
that will come the big argument with
the Princeton Tigers at the Baltimore
Stadium. That will not be all, for
Colgate will visit Annapolis, Noyem-
her 3, making three stiff contests in
running order. Colgate Will be the
big game of the local season, and It
PROMISES To be a corker.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

but the second eleven is getting work
aplenty. This afternoon 1T was to be
sent against the Sd Army Corps team
In scrimnage and will get real WORK
outs during the remainder OF the
week.
Although the varsity players are
being rested, none is in really poor
condition. Capt. McQuade and Two or
three others show signs of the tussie
at Philadelphia. however. Maryland
is rather anxious TO take tne meas Ss,,
ure of the Richmonders Saturday, Tor
the Virginia outfit last year when
figured as a "set-up" held the Ola
Line team to scoreless tie.
Gcorsetewn IN not looking for any
moral victory at Princeton Satur-
day. A real win is to be sought. ana
if the contest is lost even by a close
score that defeat will be a beating
and nothing else, according TO HEAD
Coach Maloney. He drove his squad
through a brisk drill yesterday and
Hilltoppers' practice was so much
better than any previous workout
that Maloney believes they will give
Princeton a hard battle. Georgetown
has not PLAYED Princeton since 1919
when the Tigers won, l3 to 0. A
ates and alumni are to journey to the
Jersey town to see the game.
Much work in being given the
George Washington University squad
that il may be ready for it's game
with Juniata at Huntington, Pa, this
week end. Coach Quigley intended to
send his men through lengthy
scrimmage drill this afternoon. and
more brisk practice is listed for to-
morrow The line has been. rein
forced By the use of Dowd, former
Catholic University player, who ap-
parently is a very capable defensive
eridman. He probably will be started
against the Pennsylvanians.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Business will try it's hand in a
game with Alexandria High this after
noon on the latter's grounds. West
ern's conflict with the Catholic UNI
versity freshmen team Friday after
noon at Brookland also will test the
mettle of the schoolboys.
1t is true that several high school
stars were unable to play when East
ern and Central met defeat. but the
performance of each eleven was medi-
ocre. There is one big thing that
both Central and Eastern seem to
lack. In their contests the will to
fight WIS absent.
The frst game of the interschoiastic
series gets under way Friday, Octo-
ber 10, and 1t is pointed out that these
elevens are in dire need of a thor
ough shaking-up.
Eastern was outplayed and out
generated by Gonzaga yesterday.
Great holes We're torn in Eastern's
line by the Gonzaga forwards. De-
feat for Eastern came in the second
quarter when Jack Smith got off a
poor kick that sailed for only ten
yards Genau caught the oval and
raced for the goal. Fee Colliere
dropped kicked the extra point.
Genau and Colliere gained eonsid-
erably through the line and around
the ends. BY virtue of its victory and
method of play, Gonzaga forcefully
Evening star., 1923-10-10

1t In In the down swing I'm golf
that the feet come into greatest play,
parhaps, and certainly their action
during this part of the swing is more
rapid than elsewhere during the en-
tire stroke.
The player should have a sense of
being easily his balance mt the
top OF bis back swing. There should
be n tautness throughout the body,
but this should he general, not u tug
gfng OF one pnrt of the body against
another part. The body should be
like n spring, wound up and ready to
nncofI. Then the down swing he-
Eins-by starting the clubhend asvay
from the ball, not toward IL. This
takes the bend out of the wrists md
puts them iEto position to perform
TO the utmost. As the club starts
downward, and when IL is about half
way down, the left heel returns to the
ground suickiy and decisively. Up TO
this point the shoulders have remain
ed just about where they were mt the
top of the back swing. As the left
heel hits the ground, the left leg
stiyens. Your club in at this point
just about hnlf way down. Try this
n few times before going further
with the down swing.
Copyright, John f. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1923-10-10
How Foot Ball Is Played
BY SOL METZGER-

NNE main reason for this is
" that that, nearly near y. ever every ,sop5 p5fD !,
backheld player. He has been
running wild against teams IN hls
class when in school for one OF
two reasons. Eithe: he is OF the
age of college man and has struck
his best pace as a player. which is
sible to the boy. or he has been ?
know the chief fundamental OF loot
We know Of rrany boys over twenty
who starred in high school foot ball. put
who did not make good at eoiiege;
They were TOO old. They had reacheo
a maximum point of development IN
school, and instead OF improving under
better coaching at college they were on
The down grade. Few foot ball players
show Improvement after the age OF
twenty-three. They are then on the
down grade, and the reason for inns Is
that foot ball is game for youth. IL
takes the spirit of youth to carry on IN
this game. A few years after one is
twenty-one he is no longer youth
The boy who has been prep star py
Evening star., 1923-10-10
MRS. HURD. WITH AN 80,
LEADS BIG GOLF FIELD

PHILADELPHIA. October 10.-Mrs
Dorothy Campbell Hurd OF Philadel-
phia won the qualifying medal of the
Berthelyn golf tournament fer women
at the Huntingdon Valley Country
Club with an so, new woman's
record for the course.
Mrs Hurd. former national cham
pion, led a field of more than 100
prominent woman players from many
sections of the country.
Mrs. E. 4. Marshall. also of Phila-
delphia, finished second with S4, and
Mrs. Alice Hanchett, San Francisco.
third with S5.
Miss Glenna Collett of Providence,
r. J., recently dethroned national
title holder. was fourth with 81.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Out of 500 transfer application
for Princeton only forty were i
ceptcd, chiefly because of the e,.-s
rolinent limitation now in force 81
field for speculation will wonder llo.s
many star foot ball players wele
included among the $50 unfortunateag
AS for the fortunate forty a Tigar
coach mournfully advises that they
are all scholars. =:
Yet. as bunker of Harvard, WHO
halls from Nebraska, signaily demon. :
strates. a man may be both an atn-
lete and a scholar. This brilliant
tackle, who at Easter failed to MAJ.
the team, not only stands as one rf
the great tackles of the east, but "a
the classroom. like Abou Ben Adhe',.
he leads all the rest. His runniI :
mate, Eastman, also finished tack.
names Iowa as his home state ~,
Not all transfers of athletic abb 3
ity go to the larger seats of learnin
Not by long shot. The transf, =.
embracing. WoIbert of johns Ho.
kins, who in his positioE IT j..
guard made SO much trouble r.
Princeton. will be recalled by Wes' 7
ern Pennsylvanians Rs q former l.
fayette lineman of outstanding me.
though il be, candidates for .
American distinction are crowdir :
forward. Wolbert, above mention.
is DR.. Supplee. Pesley and McQuaG
end, quarter ar fullback, resp +.
lively. on the University OF Mar
land eleven, arc others. Theh thrl'r
Is Grange and also BrittoD. WHO
playing for Illinois, contributed st.
powerfully to Ncbraska's downfall.
Finally, how about Noble of Nebraska
and Bowman of Syracuse?
McQuade's contribution to the
Pennsylvania Maryland game W
epic. Curley Byrd's pupils had sal
cured the ball on Pennsylvania -.
yard line, four minutes to plav. NJ
Quade took the ball and sma shed
through the husky Quaker line f
15 yards. Again he took 1t. and yet
again. The bali was upon peanss
vania's 12-yard line. But McQuade
did not arise. He had given mis-, :. II
il three terrific rushes
Carried from the field, he refused
to leave the side lines. Reclining
against a subs knee. he watched his
team fail in two rushes and then saw
the bail sail through the posts from
Groves toe for the winning score, ;.
Fiction writers. take notice. -.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Hughes has sent the Gallaudet
squad through much defensive drill
ing and has it in fairly good condition
for the opening contest. A scrimmage
was scheduled for today but the re-
mainder of the practices before the
engagement will be devoted TO signal
work.
Western Maryland, according to re-
ports from Westminster, is not to be
at the peak of it's strength Saturday.
Peirfer, Kinsey and Holt, three of the
stars of the Green Terrors, as the
Westminster eleven styles itself, are
out of action because of injuries, but
it is known that Coaches Shroyer and
Root have much good reserve ma
terial at hand, so a very capable team
should take the field at Kendall
Green.
Catholic University expects TO have
husky eleven in condition for Satur-
days game with Randolph Macon
that will open the gridiron season at
Brookland. Despite the loss of sew
eral veterans. the Rrookiand combi-
nation is one of experienced gridmen
and should give good account OF
itself. The greatest blow suffered by
who played so well at center last sea-
son. He has been incapa citated by
an attack of muscular rheuma atism
and is not likely to get into the game
Shis fall. Head Coach Gormley has
brought his squad along gradually in
practice and the team ought not to
find 1t difficult to roll up a sizeable
score against the visitors from Ash
land.
Should Maryland start well against
the University Of Richmond eleven in
the game at College Park Saturday
a. number of second string players
may be sent into the fray. The var
III l. tu 70 hn piN ~
much strenuous drilling. for it was
well battered in the contest at Penn.