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Evening star., 1923-06-06
TRENTON, N. J.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
TRENTON, N j., June Elm it's
effort to locate Middiesex County
Clerk Barney" Cannon, whose testi
mony is much desired because. of
allegations that he accepted s25.O00
for his influence in the Perth Amboy
land purchase scandal, the special
here to inquire into contracts OF the
ousted state highway commission,
has called on the state police to serve
the subpoena. Cannon Ii reported to
have fed New Jersey.
Trenton Shriners who are members
of the Lions Club will be interested
to learn that the local organization
has decided to conduct an annual
event to be known as the Lions mu-
medals for the next ten years have
been pledged. ,.
Mature Tesauro. serving fifteen
-thirty-year sentence in the state
prison here for second degree muir
der. killed himself today by stran-
Cling himself with a bed sheet.
Charles Lewis OF East State street.
father of Mrs. George Debkeim, Is in
a critical condition at st. Francis
Hospital with his throat cut. The
family says his razor slipped while
he was shaving. The police call 1t
an attempted suicide. The man is
seventy-siX years old.
The commission decided in confer
ence today to have West Hanover
street paved and levy a proper share
of the $4,000 expense against the
traction company.
Jim Hammond Is still missing.
Evening star., 1923-06-06

Deputy Potentate Conrad v. Dyke
man. who will lead the Shrine during
the next year, and other high officers
of the organization. They were for
mally received by President Harding
at noon in the executive office
These high Shrine officials were es-
corted to the door of the office by
more than 600 members of Kismet
Temple, Brooklyn. N. Y, as we'll as
by the special guard of honor for
the imperial potentate At the head
Of this escort was the famous kismet
Band of mere than fifty pieces.
The band was lead by Ernest Will
liams, who has been a prominent fig-
AS this body moved down Executive
avenue toward the west entrance of
the White House grounds IL at
tracted large gathering along the
sidewalk and was given an enthus1as
tic ovation as IT turned into the gates
to the grounds.
When It reached the front of the
office building lane was formed
thorugh which the imperial officers
and their special honor guards walk
ed; on s one side OF this MS brilliantly eidy,
Legion of Honor of Kisn1et, composed
of nearly half hundred veterans OF
the world war, headed by Capt c. +.
Dykeman, q brother of the deputy inn
perial potentate. The Misket Mounted
formed the other side of the lane. In
group formation at their side of the
doorway were the mem bers OF Misket
patrol. Directly behind the imperial
party walked the special detail of six
police Shriners from New York city.
Following an exchange OF greetings
the President congratulated these
high officers for the good work they
are doing and upon the splendid show
ing made by the organization since it
has been In Washington. He told of
his and Mrs. Harding's high apprecia-
tion OF the parade spectacle yester
day. The visitors assured the Execu-
tive of their support and told him of
their appreciation Of what he has
done as the head of the nation and
expressed the hope for his continued
good health and success.
The visitors then presented large
basket of pink roses as gift for
Mrs. Harding.
Mrs. Harding entertained the wives
of the imperial officers at luncheon at
the White House this afternoon. The
large state dining room was prettily
decorated for the occasion with Shrine
colors and a large array of Columbia
roses, Gladiola, Coreopsis and Maiden
hair ferns.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
ROCHESTER, N. Y.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, June e.-Fire
yesterday wiped out a grocery store
about to be opened by Ellison Kosoff
on Mount Hope avenue. The loss is
placed at $500.
Republican leader Hotchkiss has
gone on record for strict enforce
ment of law in a statement critics.
Ing the Mullan- Gage repeal. He indi-
rectly criticised the actions OF AS
semblymen Murphy and Griffith.
Rev George Norton of st. Louis
accepts a call to St. Paul's Episcopal
Church here.
The old guard investigating COM
mittee finds poorly prepared food and
lack of bathing facilities as the prin-
cipal cause OF complaint at the
county tuberculosis sanitarium.
The Gas and Electric Corporation
applies for a permit to install a de-
vice 90 melt snow next winter on the
walk in front of its office by currents
of hot air.
The city is declared far behind its
quota in clothing for the near east
drive. which ends tonight.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
SHRINE HOST SEES
RAGING MOCK WAR
Infantry, Cavalry and Field
Artillery in Action at
Monument.

Salvos from a battery OF field ar
tillery, popping of rifles and the
rapid tit-tat of machine guns thrilled
hundreds of Shriners and other Wis
itors who witnessed a mimic war
fare demonstration this afternoon on
the Monument grounds staged. by
Regular Army soldiers 1t was a re-
alistic spectacle. which included ma
neuvers by infantry, cavalry and
field artillery.
The demonstration was opened by
an attack on machine gun emplace-
ment by a cavalry platoon and ma
chine rife squad, which illustrated
the work of mounted scouts and a
combined mounted and dismounted
assault. including a fre-swept zone,
mounted. The movements were ex-
ecuted by a platoon and machine
rife squad of Troop g of the Sd
Cavalry. from Fort Myer. The cav
airy exhibition also included a fire
jump by officers and squad of Troop
e Of the Sd Cavalry:
This was followed by review Of
the I'd Battalion of the 18th Field
Artillery, stationed at Fort Myer.
The field pieces passed at a walk.
trot and gallop. to music furnished ed
by the mounted band from Fort Myer.
After the review they formed double
executed action. rear. and firing salvo
right with blank ammunition. A bat
talon volley followed. The. units lin
bered again and formed a double action
line, concluding the exhibition with a
few minutes drill.
VIII Cross Stream.
At 4 o'clock, near the Tidal basin. a
onstration will be given of how
troops cross streams in the face of an
enemy. under fire. one of the most diff
ficut tasks engineers must execute for
the infantry. Actual combat conditions
will be simulated, using blank ammuni-
ton.
from the engineer school at Camp
Humphreys. will construct a Lampert
foot bridge. which was designed and
developed during the war by Maj.
Lampert. an engineer officer The
bridge, 2S5 feet long. can be con-
twelve men. Arrangements have been
made to build IL from the bathing
beach to the diving float In the tidal
basin. The enemy will be represented
on the opposite shore.
The situation will be as follows:
An American division has reached a
body Of water: an enemy holds the
other bank. The American COM
nander must cross the water to de-
feat the enemy. SO the engineers are
OTueTeu IO Three IOOI
across the water in order that the
infantry can cross and hold the
other bank while heavier bridges are
constructed for the entire division
to cross In the attack. The problem
will. illustrate the construction of one
of the foot bridges.
Preceding and following the mill
tary maneuvers on the Monument
grounds, the Army Band from WASH
ington barracks gave q concert.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
SAN FRANCISCO.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-Patrol-
man Thomas Kelly was shot and pos
sibly fatally injured by George Paris,
an escaped Napa asylum maniac at
18th and Valencia streets, after Paris
threatened Sigmund Stern of Levi
Strauss Company and terrorized the
neighborhood
Drys raided the Roman Gardens
Cafe, at the beach.
The board Of supervisors killed
proposition TO extend the Municipal
railway along Masonic avenue.
Daylight bandits held up the Gold
en- State Loan Office, Al 3rd street.
and got $500,
sixteen Leland Joseph
fought in vain TO prevent his mother
Theodora Joseph, 231s Jones street,
from hurting herself 70 death over
Telegraph Hill Gin. Her body was
recovered by the father, 400 feet
below.
Harold Sampson. Lincoln Park pro.
fessional. won the professional golf
championship of northern California
by defeating Arthur East at New
Lake Merced County Golf Club. up
and to play. Sampson will now
represent this district at the national
open championship play at Inwood in
July.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Special Dispatch TO Tie star.
COLUMBUS, June 6.--1nstruction
in the German language in Ohio
schools below the eighth grade is not
Supreme Court has ruled in case
taken through the Ohio courts 20
the highest tribunal for the German
Lutheran Church by Attorneys r. s.
Hogan and George b. Okey of
Howard C. Park. vice president of
the Citizens Trust and Savings Bank,
who has heen manager Of tho GEN.
trail branch of that organization, as.
sumed the duties Of an active Vice
Gay and High htreets. The manage
ment of the branch bank was taken
over by his son, Warren q. Park. !.
Lieut.. Col. Charles L. Leonard, re-
tirlng commandant at Ohio State
University. has been presented a gold
bullet as token of appreciation by
members of the Scabbard and Blade
Fraternity, of which he is a member
Revival of the proposal to establish
loop rlan Of routing street cars or
some other practical method of
solving the traffic congestion on
downtown streets will probably re-
suit from the Introduction In the
council by Councilman Justus of a
resolution asking that Parsons and
Pennsylvania cars be routed over
High street instead of Front
A new fire engine house will be
erected at the corner of Cleveland and
11th avenues as result of an ordiG
nance passed last evening by the
council directing the city to acquire
this site. Work on the proposed
widening of Oak street will start
July l. according to a report Of Serv-
ice Director Dufy to the city council.
Miss Olga Anna Jones, lone council
woman, presided over the city council
evening pra Il
Zfmpher occupied the place of mayor
during the absence in Washihstoft Of
Mayor James J. Thomas, who Is at
tending the Shriners' convention,
Evening star., 1923-06-06

In aerial entertainment stunts for
the visiting Shriners yesterday. Ma
rine Corps aviators few nearly 1900
miles. completing one Of the most
arduous days in the history Of the
flying field al Quantico.
Most of the mileage was made on
trips to and from Quantico, but per-
haps a third of IT was on work over
the Potomac river and in the envtrons
of the capital. Everything at the
Quantico field that would fly has
been overhauled and put in the air.
so the visitors can see as many types
of airplanes Rs. possible.
Formation flying. bombing IN con-
nection with the Navy. exhibition fly
ing and a parachute jump featured
the marine air program yesterday
and an exhibition was given of the
transmission OF messages by radio
telephone from a fast-moving air
plane to the ground, when messages
OF welcome from President Harding
Evening star., 1923-06-06
NEWARK, N. ].
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWARK. n. J., June 6-Mrs.
john Creighton has been indicted on
a charge of poisoning her mother-in-
law. She and her husband already
have been indicted as poisoners of
her brother, Charles r. Avery.
Detectives went on vain chase
when q report was received that
Adam Dresch had been seen near the
mission offers $1,000 reward for his
capture.
An epidemic of measles is now on
iin the Forest Hill section, 155 cases
being reported there In the last two
weeks.
An attendant at the city's health
Shn,W cooled OFF a COW there with an
entire can OF talcum powder.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BROOKLYN, June 6.-The Brooklyn
Chamber Of Commerce Monday called
a conference 10 guard against renew
ed coal shortage next winter. It
found but little anthracite in dealers
bins now.
The Heights Public Forum Monday
tabled a motion thanking Gov Smith for
vetoing the bill giving Brooklyn four
new municipal court justices.
Two policemen engineered rescue
of a fifteen-y year-old invalid and baby
from a fire at 375 Prospect place
Monday.
Max Lance. living at 100 Prospect
place. choked to death trying to tie his
shoe on the steamer United States while
on the way home Monday.
The grand jury has examined wit
nesses in the case of Charles Frenz,
accused OF fraud.
The Methodist Episcopal Hospital
predicts a greatly lowered death rate.
The advance guard of the seventeen
year locust has arrived In Brooklyn.
The Williamsburg Savings Bank has
boosted dividends from to An per
cent.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
INDIANAPOLIS.
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Special Dispatch to The star.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 6.--Roy D..
Altman, 929 Bancroft street, and Gil
Warren, 5S8S East Washington street,
were drowned at Ravenswood. Ruby
Rogers, who was with them, was res
cued.
The efforts of the two electric pow
er utilities of indianapolis to prevent
the Tsrre Haute, indianapolis and
Eastern Traction Company from en-
tering the local power field failed.
when Judge Fred G. Cause sustained
demurrer to their injunction suit.
The city council has an ordinance
to legalize Sunday dancing In public
dance halls, and dancing also after
midnight. The Church Federation is
preparing a protest against Its pas
sage.
w. A. Bastian, attorney. is dead.
Fred Williamson of the WHY'S
Overland Company, was swindled out
Of q sum of money by stranger who
used the Barnum & Bailey circus as
his selling scheme.
Heydon Buchanan, city councilman.
was discharged from liquor law vio-
lation charges in the city court.
The American Legion state depart
ment has Withdrawn from Its stand
on text books. when IL learned the
book opposed was not adopted.
The Adelaide Fairbanks case against
Hanna & Daily, attorneys, has been
settled and all action in federal court
dismissed.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
DETROIT, MICH.
Special Dispa tch to The star.

DETROIT. Mich, June 8.-Julius A.
Dresser ssventy-four. member OF
Mos1em Shrine Detroit Commanders
and Michigan Sovereign Consistory.
died suddenly Sunday night.
Michigan supreme court freed an
Ottawa county man because his home
was raided in search of home brew.
The court holds that the sanctity of
the home cannot be frittered away
by dry enforcement officers.
DIR. Joseph Aarons, president of the
Michigan-Ohio Fuel Company, was
arrested on capias in a case in which
he is charged with defrauding a man
OF $500 by selling him stock in the
company.
The weather is still sweltering hot
In Detroit. with relief promised by
Brother Conger.
Two unknown foreigners were
beaten to death in a feud.
The supreme court has decided that
Charles Jones, head of the Sinkula
gang of stock swtndlers, must serve
two-year term handed him by Judge
keidan.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
Marines Fly Nearly 5000 Miles
To Entertain Shrine Visitors

Secretary DENLY, and Gen. Leleune,
commandant of the Marine Corps:
were read in a plane and caught and
repeated to the throng on Pennsyl-
vania avenue by receivers with loud
speaking attachments.
In, all, eleven marine planes inquired
in the days program: including De
Havlland, voigt and Martin bombing
planes. The plane which sent the
radio messages was a De Haviland'
especially equipped.
The parachute jump was made at
about i: 80 in the afternoon as a part
Of the ceremonies centering around
the Potomac river. The jump was
made by Marine Corp; J; W: Peel Peel
from q De Haviiand plane flown by
Capt Arthur II. Page. The jump was
made at an altitude of about 1000 feet
in the sight Of thousands of spec
tators After floating slowly over the
Potomac river Peel settled to earth
on a stretch OF low, muddy ground
on the banks OF the river just south
OF the naval air station at Anacostia.
He made the jump in fine style and
was not injured in any manner.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
CINClNN Natl.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 6.-Police
scattered q crowd that had captured
and threatened william Peck, 1928 East
ern avenue, after girl told Of an at
tempted attack.
J. A. Whitaker, seventy -one, chief
police court officer for thirty-five years.
is dead.
A better business commission, to
check advertising frauds is being or
ganfzed the Ad Club announces.
Billy Sunday, raped evolution at the
Y. NJ. c. A. Monday night
Methodist ministers assail Gov.
Smiths New York dry repeal.
Hot weather originated a blaze that
destroyed the barn and threatened the
home of Philip A. Cook, 2323 Beech
mont avenue.
Judge Robert Marx. after moving his
courtroom across the courthouse to es-
cape street noise, fiayed city hall for
allowing Vehicular traffic to disturb
courts,
Evening star., 1923-06-06
MINNEAPOLIS.

special Dispatch 10 The Star
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. June e.-Tne
body of Mrs. Margaret NJ. Chougn' VIZ
of a special policeman, who had beeh
m,ssinE since May 81. was found near
her home, in a wood. a pistol clutched
In her hand. She had been shot
through the head. ~
The citizens representative cnar.eF
ttona of a subcommittee favoring city
council OF seventeen members with the
noavor a member. A city manager
would be elected by the council Ine
plan will be put before the public before
a referendum is proposed.
Francis w Little, fo rrner vice presi-
dent of the Minneapolis Trust Co., died
at his home at Minnetonka.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
., BANGOR, Me-.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BANGOR, Me-, June 6.-Bangor
voters killed the daylight saving bill
at a special election by 10 majority
In very light vote, totaling ASIA.
Three fires that were raging near
Moosehead lake are reported under
control. Twenty-Five thousand acres
were burned over and the loss Is es-
timated at $250,000.
Utah Kid won a decisive victory
over Young Josephs in the seventh
round at Ellsworth.
Charles l. Doble, a prominent resi-
dent Of Lagrange and proprietor Of
the Dirigo House there, is dead.
The June term of the United States
district court convened in Bangor at
10 am. yesterday. Judge Peters pre-
siding. The term is to be of brief
duration.
Albert Ware. forty years old. Of
Troy, was pinned beneath an over
turned and blazing truck and burned
to death and Irving Prentiss of the
same place was badly burned Monday
night on the way from Troy to Pitts
field. The truck was owned by Prem
tfss. by whom Ware was employed.
Change of wind and heavy down
pour of rain checked forest fires.
situation greatly improved.
Mas. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards will
be principal speaker at University
or Maine commencement exercises
June IL.
Moses A. Colburn. veteran of the
civil war. is dead. He was identified
for many years with the early history
or European and North American,
railways, member of the Masonic
order and G. A. r.
:. u j. Atkinson, executive secretary
! Boys Clubs Association. urges BAN
gor Rotarians to get behind move
rrer1t for clubs for younger boys.
The Dune term of Maine law court
was formally convened in Bangor
Tuesday.
Memorial exercises are held for late
Justice FrederiolS Powers of Houlton,
John w. Goode of.sCalais. a former
customs official. was given five
months in Jail by federal court on
charge of conspiracy in wool SNUG
Cling case.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
BAND AS JOY DISPENSER.
Egypt Temple Aggregation of
Tampa Delights Star Employees.

The Egypt Temple Band, from
Tampa, Fla. consisting of forty-four
pieces, journeyed to the eighth floor
of The Star building today and dis
pensed Joy to the employees of The
Evening Star by playing and singing
several airs of their native state.
Cigars manufactured in Florida also
were generously distributed by the
visitors.
Noble NJ L. Price, bandmaster, was
in charge of the merrymakerS.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
MILWAUKEE.

MILwAUKEE, June 6.-Judge Emil
Wallber. former mayor OF Milwaukee
and for many years prominent in
political circles. Is dead, at the age
of eighty-two years.
The explosion at the home of Wal
ter Kieckhefer IL still a mystery.
Gilbert Benson, record clerk and
for twenty years on the staff at Wau-
pun state penitentiary, will be as
sistant inspector at the house of cor
reCtion.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
Tome T01Un for Visiting Mobiles at Shrine COnUentiOn
LOUISVILLE, KI.

LOUISVILLE. KY, June 6.-Thefe
IS no place In Louisville for the. Ku
Klux KIan. This was the word pro-
mulgated by Mayor 0uin and mem
bers OF the board OF public safety IN
q formal statement denying TO the
Rev. E. w. Parkes, pastor OF the
Portland Avenue Baptist Church, the
right to hold a meeting in down
town church Thursday night TOT the
purpose of explaining Khan prlncl.
pies The preacher gracefOlly
yielded to the Judgment of the mayor
and the board.
Four policemen have been asked
to resign from the Louisville force
by CHIEF Braden, three of them be-
ing charged with grating at
Churchill Downs during the race
meeting by selling favorable park
ing space to taxicab men and allow
ing motorists to get inside OF the
grounds The other is charged with
having been disorderly on a steamer
trip.
when a monument to twenty-fiye
child accident victims in LonisYi!ie
last year is unveiled in Lincoln Park
with appropriate exercises.
Mrs. Patty B. semple, for many many
years active in all spheres OF women
work in Louisville, was founo oeau
In bed. .I
An echo of the Stamp murder triai
was heard when Mrs. Walter ?:
Stamp, under her maiden name o OF
Miss Eva Stith. testified in dam
age suit in Judge Henry 5. BarKer Ger
court in behalf of Mrs. Lucllle rus
se1i widow of w. Smith Russell, VINO
was shot and killed by Stamp. ,a
Mrs. Russell sued George J. EwaIc
and his son. George. jr., for 5000 TOT
injuries she alleged she FeceiSsa F,sa
when an auto truck Of the EWaIds
strunk machine in which she was
1idinF. Testimony OF the defendants
Indicated MrsL Russell was leaning
mighty close" to the driver OF the
car, 10 tho
G. NJ. Phillips. president OF ..ae tne
a'cIncr this morning Of heart failure
He was a member of the Masonic
Lodge
Evening star., 1923-06-06
Mooney InUites
Visiting Shriners
To See Post Office

City Postmaster Mooney today
extended a cordial invitation to
visiting Shriners to inspect the
Washington city post office, ad-
Joining Union station.
BY calling at the Offices Of the
postmaster a guide will be pro-
vided and the various divisions and
shops, with their up-to-date equip
nert. will be pointed out. 1t was
stated
Evening star., 1923-06-06
BARTLETT sERENADED.

Shriners from New Hampshire today
assistant postmaster general, In his
offices on the fifth floor OF the Post
Office Department
Gov. bartlett, who is acting post
master general, in the absence from
the city Of Postmaster General Harry S.
New, thanked the visiting mobiles from
his home state, and told them that the
department was theirs.
New Hampshire Shriners are being
welcomed tiffs week at headquarters in
the International building on F street,
which is owned by Gov Bartlett
Evening star., 1923-06-06
OKLAHOMA CITY,

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
OKLAHOMA CITY. okla, June c.
Four hundred and flfty-one will grad
uate from the University of Oklahoma,
There was 100000 damage and three
were slightly hurt when an oil train
jumped off the Cimr1arrUn River bridge.
The oil ignited, burning rail and road
bridges.
Charles Harbolt, seventeen years old,
was killed, and two others injured. in
a motor cycle crash :.
The North Canadian river is Steadily
rising, the flood crest being expected
today
Evening star., 1923-06-06
PEORIA, ILL.
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Special Dispatch to The sRar.
PEORIA, ILL.,. June 6-Fifty fourth
in a.series of safe robberies in Peoria
this year. the Madison Theater was
looted OF $500.
Mayor Z. n. Woodruff, In an ad-
dress at the Ivy Club, urged con-
struction OF modern docking facilities
on Peoria's water front and OF a new
sewage disposal plant which would
eliminate the use of the Illinois river
for sewage disposal
Tractors lost to Decatur 8 to 2,
sending them into third place.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
TULSA, OKLA.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TULSA, Okla, June S.-Tulsa ap-
proves DIR. ]. NJ. Temples. elected
president of the school board.
Trustees have reelected J. NJ. Corr
don president OF the University Of
Tulsa
Thirty robed Kamelias interrupted
a service to present $25 to Evangelist
Richey.
A temporary injunction was granted
physicians whom county medical off,
cials would bar from hospital prac-
tice.