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Evening star., 1923-04-05
MAY REQUIRE ALL
BREAD BE WRAPPED
Health Department Finds Insani.
tary Handling of Loaves Not
Properly Covered.

The District health department is
considering recommending a regula
tion 10 the Commissioners recurring
the wrapping of all bread before il
leaves the bakeries. according to the
weekly report of Health Officer
Fowler
The health department states that
about two-thirds of the bread nut out
by the large bakeries is now being
wrapped. The. aim of the health au-
thorities is to make the rule general,
Discussing the question, DIR. Fowler's
bulletin reads:
The food inspection service has
lately made an investigate relative
to the method of handling of un-
wrapped bread which has been found
to be far from sanitary. Bread is
delivered by drivers of horse or
motor vehicles who either use their
hands or gloves in handling bread
Such a practice is a constant source
of contamination. and as there is
cleaned after handling, it is the
opinion of this department that the
bread should be protected before il
leaves the baking establishment At
present about tWo-thirds output of
the largest bakeries daily bread sold
is wrapped before delivery is made.
The health officer has held a con-
ference with a number of the pro-
prietors of bakeries for the purpose
of considering the drawing of regu-
lation requiring that bread be
wrapped.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
LOUIS H. MEYERS
GRAND JURY HEAD
Court Urges Special Care in In
dictments on Charge of
Non-Support.

Louis H Meyers. real estate agent,
residing at 1914 Wisconsin avenue
northwest, was selected today by
Justice Stafford as foreman of the
new grand jury, which will inquire
into crimes committed in the Dis
trfct for the ensuing three months.
For the first time in the history of
the local courts this new April grand
Jury will serve only three months,
heretofore the April grand jurors
have been required to serve until the
first Monday in October.
Justice tSafford supplemented the
usual charges to the grand jury by
cautioning them to be careful not to
report indictments unless the evil
dence appeared strong enough to
convict. Special care should be ex-
ercised in relations to complaints for
of which the court In
recent years has been flooded, the
court stated. Indictments in this
class Of cases should only be pre-
sented when the children are likely
to become public charges and not in
mere marital differences, which should
nroperly be adjudicated in the civil
courts, the court told the grand
jurors.
Others who Will serve win lore
man Meyers are: Edwin T. Elkins,
Copeland r. Jones. Victor E. Desio,
Emmart Meany, Robert e. Lee. Will
liam II. Scott, Samuel j.. Sherman.
Samuel C. Shuey. John A. Hefner.
Moses Harris, Hubert I. Goddard,
William Simpson. Thomas F. Scott,
John D. MacKnight, Philip Hunger
ford, J. Karl Seybeth. Francis X.
Resan, G. Allan McRae. Philip M. Nc
Kim. Raymond E. Rosseau. William
I. Simmons and Leroy w. Fox.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
PRESIDENT SEEKS
WESTERN OPINIONS
Plans Many Speeches and
Conferences to Gain
Viewpoints.
By the Associated Press.

By the Assocat ted Press.
AUGUSTA. Ga, April 5.-President
Harding is understood to contemplate
his proposed summer trip to the Pa
cIfic coast not only as a means of
presenting to the western half of the
country his policies and plans. but
also as a means of ascertaining clear
ly the western viewpoint on national
problems.
Such an understanding of the ex-
ccutive's attitude toward the project
ed trip has been obtained by several
of those who have discussed the mat
ter of the tour with him during his
vacation. AS briefly put by these con-
ferees today, the President desires 70
go into the section west Of the Mis-
sissippi to feel it's pulse"
Pinns Twenty Addresses,
AS tentatively mapped out the swing
of the President through the west
provides for fifteen or twenty ad
dresses in representative cities. In
these addresses Mr. Harding. il is
said, plans to outline the more i'm
portant policies of his administration
and announce his plans for the re-
mainder of his present term of office
The addresses, however, will not be
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Evening star., 1923-04-05
Oil Kings Pour More Millions
Into Usage Indians Golfers

or the auctions. and a number Of tho
tracts placed on the block were said
20 be among the most valuable Of
The sale got under way with the
arrival of the oil men from Tulsa by
special train. They came from ali
parts of the country, many accom-
panied by bankers.
Secretary Work There.
An official touch was given the
auction by the presence of Hubert
work, new Secretary of the Interior.
and Mrs. Work, Charles H. Burke.
commissioner of Indian affairs; Sena-
tors Robert l.. owen and J. w. Har-
reld and other government officials.
Not the least picturesque part Of the
AFFAIR was the presence of a delega-
ton of copper-hued Osages, on hand
TO watch the money roll in.
Some one has suggested that the
Brewster of fiction need not have
been driven toward nervous prostra
tion in spending a million a wear.
with one nod of his head at an Osa ee
sale he could have spent it all and
more. And in return he might have
obtained the right to drill on a tract
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Evening star., 1923-04-05
EXAMINE MENTALITY
OF CURRAN SLAYER
Joseph M. Tighe Declared to Show
Systematic Delusions of
Persecution.

An inquiry is in progress this
afternoon before Justice Bailey and
a jury in Criminal Division as to
the mental condition of Joseph NJ.
Tighe, who is under Indictment for
murder in the first degree in connec-
ton with the killing of James A.
Curran, an employe of the District
government, September so last, near
his home on Rock Creek Church road.
Three alienists, DR.. r. H. Rockwell
of Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; DR.. D.
Percy Hickling and DR.. Kenneth w.
Kenney. testified that the accused has
Systematic delusions of persecution.
and is mentally irresponsible. A num-
Der of friends also have been sum
moned to give lay testimony.
Tighe formerly was a secretary to
an official of the Japanese embassy
and lived alone with his mother in
an oddly-constructed house called
the Tower. He was nattily attired
today in tan palm beach suit with a
white silk shirt and tan tie. He lis
tened attentively TO the statements of
the aiieniSts.
Attorney Daniel Thew Wright rep
resented the accused, while Assistant
United States Attorney Presmont ap-
psaye4 FOG, ah4 EaYe<AmaRA
Evening star., 1923-04-05
BALLOON DROPS IN LAKE,

WHITE HALL Mich. April 5.-A
large Army balloon dropped into
lake Michigan two miles from shore
here last night.
Coast guards from the White Lake
station reached the balloon soon
after it fell and found the basket
had been cut away. The bag wa,
towed to shore.
The balloon is believed here to
be the one that for hours had been
cruising through Illinois skies, fol-
lowing its escape at Plano, Ill, Tues
day. The runaway broke from Army
officers at Plano. The basket below
The gas bag had been torn away off
paukcgan. H.. yesterday.
The balloon had started on "A trial
'rlp from Bcjicvillc. H.. in charge
- Nsjs. Rush -. Lincoln and j. ID.
's+*f1"h. but V'as brought TO earth
- Plano for repairs While there
Z broks loose.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
Movie Is in Panic
When Man Shoots
Wife and Escort
Fly the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. April An au-
dience of several hundred. men,
women and children absorbed in a
thrilling western screen drama at
y north side playhouse, was con-
NeTted into a panic-stricken
stampeding mob late last night.
Wnon GuStave Lieson, waving
revolver, stalhed into an aisle in
the balcony and opened fire. \
stream of flame flashed from the
revolver as seven shots were fired
in rapid succession
Almost before the flashes from
the gun We're obscured panic
rcigned and when the lights were
switched on A man and a woman
were found siumped in their seats.
unconscious.
The woman was Licson's wife
and. the man, Edward L. Weiguer.
her escort. Mrs. Tieson was shot
in the temple, back OF the head,
right shoulder and neck Weigner
had three wounds in his head,
Physicians said Weigner would
recover, but held little hope for
Mrs. Lieson
Lieson. whose military service
record showed him to be an expert
marksman. fed after the shooting.
but was arrested an hour later.
He told police he had been wait
ing for this chance for months"
Evening star., 1923-04-05
Earl of CarnaruOn Succunbs:
Recalls Curse of PharUOhs
DiScOUerer of Tut's
Tomb May Be
Poison Victim.
Mystics BeIiere 5000
Years Has Not Re-
moued Spell.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, April 5.-The Earl Of Car
narvon, discoverer of the tomb of
Pharaoh Tutenkhamun. died early to-
day a hotel here after stubborn
battle against blood poisoning and
pneumonia following the bite Of an
insect.
Lady Carnarvon. who made a hur-
ried trip to Cairo from London by. a ir
and by sea. was at the beside. a
daughter, and a son, Lord Portchester.
were also present.
The first word of the earrs Illness
came on March 19, when it was said
that he was suffering from an infec-
tion due to the insect bite which he
had received at Assouan. He was
then brought to this city, where ply
sicians found that the throat and ton
sils were affected
The patient rallied from the first
stages of the illness. but on March
Evening star., 1923-04-05
ENGINEER OFFICE
MAY LOSE BESSON
Assistant Commissioner Is
Likely to Receive Fort
leaVenWOrth Position.

Washington soon may lose the serv-
ices Of Maj. +. 5. Besson. vino has
been assistant engineer commissioner
Of the District approximately four
years, according to reports which
gained circulation today. Rumor has
it that Maj Bcsson Is scheduled for
assignment TO Fort Lcavenworth in
the late summer or early fall. pos
sibIy in July.
Mai. Besson has been designated TO
act as Engineer Commissioner OF the
District until a successor 10 Col, hel-
Ter is appointed.
AS oflcer in charge of the highway
division he has directed the experdi-
ture of thousands Of dollars in the
paving and repairing of streets.
Hendcd Refuse Division.
He also has supervised the city
refuse division. which includes the
collection and disposal OF garbage
trash and ashes and the cleaning Of
the streets OF the National Capital
From time to time he has had charge
of other branches of the engineer de-
partment.
Engineer Commissioner Keller today
began putting his affairs in order al
the District building preparatory to
leaving for California. where he is 10
become affiliated with IA large water
power development corporation.
Because of his long period of serV-
ice at the District building Maj. Bes-
son is amply qualified to take over the
reins of the engineer department as
soon as the colonel leaves.
Succcssorship Unsettled.
There were no new developments
succeed Col Keller. 1t is practically
certain, according TO War Depart
ment officials. that no action will be
taken until President Harding. who
appoints the Engineer Commissioner.
returns to Washington. Col. Keller
expects to be at the District build
ing until the latter part of next week
and when he leaves. on or about April
I2. Mai. Besson will be ready to take
his place for the present.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
SET OFF BLAST IN JAIL.

WARREN, Ohio. April 5-Thrce pris-
oners were injured. cell windows shat
tered and iron bars jolted from the
fastenings in an attempt by prisoners
to dynamite their way out of the Trum-
bull county Jail here early today. The
explosive was placed in the Jail corridor
about ten feet from the cell block in
which the injured prisoners were sleep
ing. The three were struck by pieces
of the stone wall and were removed to
the jail hospital, ali suffering from cuts
about the face and legs.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PAWHUSKA, Okla, April 5.-The
Constantine Theater. in Pawhuska, a
little movie house, is today a gather
ing place for null millionaire cap
tains of industry.
The oil kings of America and their
representatives formed the audience.
The play was for leases to probably
the richest undeveloped oil lands in
the country. The event was the twen-
ty-first lease sale of the Usage Indian
nation.
Thirty-two thousand acres of land
were being offered for lease. tract by
tract, to heap more into the over
flowing strong boxes and swell the
bank accounts of the Osages, the
richest aborigines in the world.
May Exceed s1O.OOO,eOO.
As the sales mounted during the
morning. belief was expressed by
Indian agency officials and oil men
that the s1O.SS1.0 900 record auction. of
June last year might be bettered To-
days sale attracted the largest num-
ber OF oil millionaires in the history
Evening star., 1923-04-05
ADOPTS NEW TEST
TO END D|PHTHER|A
Health Department Uses
ShiCk Test to- See if Chill
dren Are Susceptible.

The District health department has
adopted the famous Shick test for
preventing dlptheria. Health Officer
William Z. Fowler announced today.
DR.. Fowler confidently predicted that
this innovation would reduce the
city's death rate from this disease
The test already has been applied
70 scores of boys and girls in private
Institutions throughout the city. and
it is DR.. Fowler's intention 10 estab-
lish free clinic for administering
the treatment as soon as possible.
1t is claimed by the health au-
thor!ties that the Shick test enables
the physician TO determine definitely
whether a child is susceptible TO
diptheria.
If he is found susceptible the health
department then will administer
toxin anti-to1in. which. according to
the health officers. will render the
child immune from diptheria for an
undetermined period.
Immune for Years.
Some medical men place this period
of immunity as high as seven years,
while others believe the period 10 be
shorter. DR.. Fowler declared his be-
lief. however. that. regardless of the
period of immunity. it is bound to
cut down the annual death toll
which diptheria takes from the juve-
nile population
The health Office has not yet con-
sdered the application of the test
TO the $4,000 public school children.
but the course may be discussed with
school officials later on. Should DR..
Fowler establish the proposed clinic
any child could be treated there.
DR.. =. It. Sprague, chief OF the con-
tagious disease service of the health
department, who has supervised the
applicat atlon Of the Shick test thus far
described the treatment today as
follows:
Like Vaccination.
The arm of the child is scratched $
in vaccina ton If the reaction is
negative the child is regarded as
being not susceptible 10 the disease.
If a positive reaction occurs the child
is susceptible The health department.
assures parents that the tests are alb
solutely harmless
An injection of antitoxin then
is administered to the susceptible
ones DR.. Fowler explained that the
Shick test may not prevent a child
from becoming a carrier Of diphtheria
but will effectively prevent the girl
or boy from becoming a victim of
the disease.
According to officials of the health
office, the test has been applied with
success in the public schools of New
York and Chicago It is the discov-
cry, they say, of A German medical
man. after whom II is named DR.
Shick's idea was taken up several
years ago by DR.. William II. Park,
bacteriologist of the New York health
department.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
President Buys Birthplace;
Will Be Gentleman Farmer

from Marion. The land is described as
rolling. with corn the principal crop.
The house in which the executive was
born is still standing. although in bad
state Of decay. At present it is being
used as storage space for farm
machinery. Whether President Hard
ing plans to restore it is not known to
his friends.
President Harding has told close
friends that he expects to visit the
farm in July, and possibly sooner,
to plan improvements. Friends say
that contemplated improvements in
clude a modern bungalow and a golf
course.
The farm was purchased from
Harry E. Erickson. who has owned
1t for several years and whose wife
Is a second cousin of the President.
IT Immediately adjoins the quiet lit
tie village of Blooming Grove, a town
of about 200 persons, where the Pres
ident obtained his first schooling. The
village of Blooming Grove was laid
out and founded by Simon L Hard
ing, great-great uncle OF Warren
G. Harding.
President Harding lived on the
farm until he was seven years old.
when his family moved to Caledonia.
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Evening star., 1923-04-05
SEARCH RUINS AT NIGHT.
Swarth of Storm Crooked and
Strewn With Wreckage.

NEW ORLEANS. La. April 3
Al doctors in Alexandria and Pine
Ntlic, assisted by citizens of the two
r'acrs. throughout the night searched
'he ruins of the fifty or more houses
razed by yesterdays storm for the dead
and injured.
Both Alexandria and Pineville are
without electric lights as a result of
damage to the power plant at AleXan-
drIa. The tornado came from the
northwest and crossed over the north
ern part Of Alexandria. damaging a
half dozen houses. Then swerving to
an eastward course, il swept up the
main street of Pineville. tearing away
:he fronts of row of houses in two
blocks. demolishing several stores. and
then moved to the southeast. ripping =
rs way through another section of the
town
Two miles cast of PinevilIe the
tWister turned its course again and
spent its force over a cemetery.
No news had been received early to-
day from Boyce and Good Pine, near
Alexandria, reported 10 have been in
tho path OF the tornado. Wire COM
munication with the two towns still
was interrupted.
TorrentIal rains. hailstofms. swollen
streams. interrupted train service aud
foods were reported from number of
points in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Car Service Resumed.
Alexandria Yesterday after having been
abandoned Tuesday night. as a result
OF the heaviest precipitation on record
there. Several streets were flooded and
stocks of goods were damaged when
the water entered several stores in some
sections of the city.
Backwater from Rocky Bayou flooded
part of the farm of the state asylum
for the insane at Pinevile.
HattiesburS reported a severe hail
storm, which did considerable damage
to property and crops. Vicksburg also
was visited by a hsilstorm.
Repairs TO the damaged Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley tracks at Knoxville
Miss, near Gloster. were completed last
night and it SAS expected that the Illi-
nos CentrarS damage caused by over
flow of the Bogue Chitto river and sew
eral waShouts south of Brookhayen
would be sufficiently repaired today to
permit passage of trains.
Train Is Detoured.
Central, due here at noon yesterday
from Chicago, was detoured through
Meridian and into New Orleans over the
Southern railway, arriving here last
midnight,
Other roads entering Natchez. Laurel
reported curtailment of train service
due to WaShouts
The Oudchita river and its tributaries
in the vicinity of Monroe were overflow
ng. causing damage in the lovlands of
that section.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
RUHR TERMS INSIST
ON FULL PAYMENT
France to Claim 26, 900, ,OOO,-
600 Gold Marks Despite
What Other Allies Ask.
RESISTANCE MUST END
Invaders, Then. Will Agree to
Progressive Evacuation-De-
mand Neutral Rhineland.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

ny Iaoie to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923.
PARIS, April 5.-The terms which
the French and Belgian governments
hold at GermaIiy's disposition. the
correspondent is reliably Informed, are
as follows:
l. So long az the German resistance
continues the continental allies will
continue in fun occupation, will block
ade the Ruhr and the Rhineland and
VIII accept no mediation and open no
negotiations except openly and officially
with the German government itself
?. If the resistance is interrupt ed
the blockade will be relaxed, but the
occupation will be continued.
Engineers Only TO Remain.
O. When Germany is ready to CO
operate with the allied specialists for
the resumption and development of
reparations payments the allies will
progressively evacuate the Ruhr until
finally only a mission of engineers
remains in Essen as originally plan
ned last January. when the occupa-
tion began.
4 Frances minimum reparation
terms are still those Of the January
allied nference-namely. for France
alone, regardless of what the other
allies now claim, 10000, 100000 gold
marks in 4 and Il. that is TO say in
terest- bearing bonds, plus enough G
that IL 10 say n-interest- bearing
bonds. to compensate the French debt
10 Great Britain and the United
states. These "6,O0o.OO0.0 900 gold
marks correspond. according as one
prefers TO reckon. either TO the round
total or French war damages. exclu-
slve of pensions. or to the round to-
tai of what France has Vet to spend
on pensions and reconstruction
They therefore represent a con-
siderable dimtnution Of the original
claims.
Zone Must BE Neutral.
:. Finally before France and Bel
eium evacuate the entire Rhineland
they VIII insist on permanent neu
tralization Of this region. guaranteed
first, by international supervision OF
the I;hineland railways to prevent
secret German mobilization, and. see
ond. by a small International force
OF gendarmes along the Rhine. both
presumably organized and directed
by the league of nations.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
DAMAGE IN ARKANSAS.
Twenty Homes and Many Barns
Wrecked by Wind.

TENARkANA. Ark. April ). A
tornado passed through Cass county in
the northeast corner of Texas late yes
terday, leaving along It's six mile trail
about twenty wrecked houses and a
number of barns. No death or injuries
had been reported up to early today
The storm swept eastward from Laws
Chapel, four miles west of Atlanta
Tex, and turned southwest at the
Almsmance community, where it lift
ed.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
1000 ADRIFT ON BOAT.

NEW YORK, April 5.-The ferry
boo. Montclair. from Hoboken to Man
lldttan. with 1000 passengers, drifted
helpless in the upper harbor in the
dense fog today when the steering gear
became disabled. Her calls for assis-
tance were answered by tug. which
picked her up at the Battery and towed
her to bar s1ips "
Evening star., 1923-04-05
READY TOCIHOOSE
GUARDIAN BOARD
Commissioners May Name
New Group Tomorrow.
Woman Members Resign.

The Commissioners may appoint the
new board of chiIdren's guardians to-
morrow, it was learned at the District
building today.
This intimation came from Com
missioner Rudolph after he had an
nounced that he now has the resisna-
tions of all of the incumbents ex-
cept former Judge Michael NJ Doyle
1t is expected that definite answer
tomorrow
Women Send Resignation.
The Commissioner today received
joint letter of resignation from the
four women on the board, namely
Mrs. Thomas H. Carter Mrs. Gilbert
H. Grosvenor. Mrs. Walter S. Cford
and Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall. They
said
Replying to your very courteous
letter of March 81. We wish TO tell
you that we are deeply gratifled to
know that the board Of Commits
sioners approves of the general poll
cies that have been followed by the
board OF children's guardians in its
work and that it is the intention
of the Commissioners to lend all pos
sible aid In the future to support the
policy of the board OF children's
guardians of placing children in
carefully selected family homes in
stead of in institutions.
1.-The assurance of tine Commission
ers at our recent conference with
d, ,antinued ON PAGE q l,olumn 81
Evening star., 1923-04-05

gentleman farmer
and spend much of
his time writing.
This was an
nounced here today
by the Presidents
close home = town
friends, following
his purchase yes
terday of the farm
in North Bloom
field tow n ship,
NJ orrow county,
where he was born.
The purchase con-
sists Of 265 IA acres
and was made by
French Crow, Mar
ion postmaster and
intimate friend of