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Evening star., 1923-07-24
MADMEN,
ITERROR|zE COUNTY
Illinois Prison Officials Plan
to Prevent Outbreaks
in Future.

BY the Associated Press.
CHESTER, ILL.,, July 24.-An armed
guard in a tower overlooking the
recreation yard of the State Hos
Dital for Criminal Insane hereafter
will attempt to prevent such out
breaks as that which occurred Sum-
DAY night, when forty-one inmates
escaped.
Twenty-eight of the convicts were
back in their cells today, leaving
thirteen still at large. The count
does not include Joe Jackson. negro.
who was killed in the general fight
preceding the delivery, or Walter
OMalley of st. Louis, convicted bank
robber, considered one Of the leaders
of the outbreak. who was captured.
Stationing the armed guard In the
observation tower will be a modifica-
tion or the no-flrearms policy that
has been in force at the institution
Tor several years. The guards with
In the institution, however, will con-
tinue to be unarmed. II was said.
Posses with bloodhounds continue
to search the nearby surrounding
country, where tho missing men are
believed to be hiding. Meanwhile
homes in this vicinity remain in fear
least some of whom are said to be of
homtcidal tendencies.
The guards searching for the in
sane conricts do not carry weapons.
although other members of the posses
are heavily armed.
Dangerous Stfli Free.
or those captured it Is said all are
dull-witted The really dangerous
maniacs are said still to be at large
One Of those captured was wandering
in, circles. He was easily retaken
while playing with a dog. his only
separated him from the animal.
woman aided in retaking one
sat down and then started to run
away again. She told him to wait
and then called the officers.
the convicts obtained knives and
clubs with which they attacked the
guards Is under way.
Probe Continues.
/: Officials of the institution Joined
state officials in the investigati ton to
determine who the leaders of the de-
livery plot were. but nothing definite
has been announced, 1t was
irish" su; oMailey g Of St. Louis. Mo.
who is serving sentence for bank
fODDerS, was seen TO tdko d ledulIle5 3
part in the break for liberty. He
is among the twenty-three recap
tured. 1t was also reported that his
wife had visited him Sunday. He is
charged with having stabbed one of
the guards. Ralph Dilday. Another
guard. James Denney. who was
stabbed near the heart is in a pre-
:carious condition.
. DIR. Frank Stubbletield. superin-
:tendent, suffered a FRACTURED arm
when he attempted to hold the pri5-
soners back.
Inmates OF .the institution do not
wear prison garb and the search Tot
the missing ones is made somewhat
difficult. Many residents did not par,
, ticipate in the hunt. as they feared
for the safety of their families.
: II was said that many of the es-
caped were actually insane. while
Others had merely feigned mentat
arrangement in order to be sent 10
.the hospital and thus avoid the heavy
tasks in the penitentiary. which ls
separated from the hospital
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Weapons Ordered
ToHunt Monster
InNebraskaLake
BE the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Neb., July 24.-A sealed
envelope. containing an order to a
Boston firm for a whale harpoon
line and whaling gun. was mailed
from the town OF Alliance. Neb.,
today. With 1t went the interest
of thousands OF Nebraskans whose
curiosity for years has been piQued
by the mysterious freak Of Alkali
lake. near the village of Hay
Springs. Neb.
For two years now reports have
been originating from farmers re-
siding near the lake that a huge
amphibfous monster, resembling q
prehistoric dfnosaur. has made the
alkali water his habitat, coming
out at various intervals to prey
upon live stock and in some In
stances terrorizing swimmers.
fishermen and motorists who camp
ed nearby.
BY unanimous vote the Alliance
Anglers Club took the first step
In today's mail order. A large
posse will be formed. the members
announced. and the lake will be
searched with the aid Of a large
dragnet Men with boats Will
watch the marshy sections with
guns and hooks.
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less daily struggles one thought dom
mates all discussion. 1t was that
Turkey should be brought back to
Europe and not be forced by ostra-
cisrn to cast her lot with Mohamme-
dan people Of the east-Egypt. India,
Persia, Arabia and Afghan!stan.
The American diplomatic represent
atives, heaGed By Joseph c. Grew.
minister to Switzerland, were promi-
Rent in all the sessions of the con-
Ference. AS observers they played a
dominating role in the last phases.
They successfully insisted upon inclu-
sion in the treaty Of clauses enforc-
ing the application OF the principles
Of the open door and equal oppor-
,funity.
n seven Countries Sign.
u The general treaty formally end
ing the state of war was signed by
Is reat Britain. France. Italy. Japan.
Greece. Rumania and Turkey.
4 Jugoslavia announced at the last
minute her refusal to sign on the
tSrouad that to do so would be harm
fui TO her national interests. The
treaty distributes the Ottoman debt
among Countries like Jugoslavia
which: acquired parts Of the former
Ottoman empire.
Jugosiavia maintains that she an
nexed her former Turkish territory
as the result of the Balkan wars and
not as a consequences of the general
European or Turco-Greek wars She
prefers therefore to abide by the
treaties OF London and Bucharest,
which fixed the political status of the
Balkans. She has agreed to nego-
tiexe directly with the European pow
erx8 regarding her possible responsi-
bilfty In connection with the Turkish
deotsa
143 Articles in Pact,
The general treaty comprises IA;
articles. divided into five parts-po.
litical financial. economic. communi.
cations and general clauses.
The commercial section stipulate.
the application Of the Turkish tariff
tnaugurated in 1916. multiplied by 6
coefftcient corresponding to the de.
probation of the Turkish currency.
The great amount of work done b,
near east peace conference, of whfci
the peace signed today Is the outcome
is indicated by the number of docu
ments 1t produced. In addition :,
the general treaty, these include th,
convention setting up the regime 70,
the Turkish straits. to which Rus
Sia and Bulgaria adhere, and a sep
Thrace. commercial and amnesty az
cords. and protocols on concessions
minorities. judicial safeguards fo
foreigners and documents by whicl
Belgium and Portugal adhere.
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mined to meet the demands. This is
particularly important, as it would
mean a full supply before the present
wage agreement expired.
In reply to Representative Tread
ways complaint that the cheaper an
thracite coal is being given the long
higher priced GOAL is being forced into
New England, this explanation is
given:
Only Small Size Drug.
Smaller, or steam sizes of anthra-
cite. are not being sent TO the west
because there is no market there for
them. They are really g. drug on the
market. This official points out that
No. buckwheat. which can econom-
ically be mixed with pea or egg coal.
goes begging at $1.4o ton at the
mines. If these steam or buckwheat
sizes were given wider use, he says,
II would force down the price for
household sizes, which make up about
30 or 40 per cent OF all the anthracite
mined
That is why the federal authorities
have been advocating their more gen.
eral use. He urged strongly that
Massachusetts, and other complaining
consumers reduce their dependence
upon anthracite coal by using more
bituminous coal and coke In this
way they could draw their supply
from a larger producing field and at
the same time reduce transportation
costs.
Government officials in closest touch
with all moves in the coal problem
say they have no evidence to support
Representative Treadway's claim
THAI so-called independents have gain
eo a monopoly and that they can
readily force the price up to SIS q
ton.
Officials generally see little chance
OF special session as Representa-
tive Treadway proposed because. they
say. the federal government Is pre-
pared and there Is ample power to
seize and operate the anthracite mine S
in a public emergency.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
TEST OF BUYERS RIGHTS.
Purchasers of Stocks, Through
Firm That Failed, in Court.

The rights of purchasers Of stock
on margin upon the failure OF brok-
erage firms was at issue in two cases
from Massachusetts, filed yesterday in
the Supreme Court.
When the brokerage firm Of Cod
man. Fletcher & Co. went into bank
ruptcy Clara f. Chaplin, as admin
istratrix Of her husbands estate,
sought to compel delivery OF stock
upon which he had paid margins. Of
fering to pay the receiver of the
arm the balance necessary to COM
plete the transaction. She insisted
that II this could not be done she
was entitled to receive any balance
which remained after the stock was
sold and the firm had repaid money
borrowed to complete the purchase.
The federal district court for
ssachusetts In the two actions re-
snIting held that inasmuch as there
was not found among the assets OF
the firm any stock which could be
identified as that purchased upon the
order of her husband, Mrs. Chaplin
Was entitled only to a proportional
participation with other creditors
of the firm in the distribution of it's
assets. The first circuit court Of ap-
peals took the same view.
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the American Bankers Association, in
1905. and THE Last Mayor Of Wash
ington," in 1917. He also was the
author Of many historical and me-
mortal addresses and reports
Mr.. Cox was regarded as a staunch
and loyal friend. a man who could
always be relied upon to help his
friends. and for this reason his death
is deeply felt by hundreds throughout
the National Capital.
Speaking Of Mr.. Cox today, a friend
who has known him for many years
said.
Love Of country and pride of an
cestry we're the inspiring influences
spent near the border line Of actual
hostilities, during the dark days when
our country was In the throes of
civil war. and he was at an age when
conditions such as these made strong
impI essions. In consequence he be-
out his life his strongest efforts were
consecrated to the betterment of ma
tional and civic conditions.
Worked for Fort Stevens.
Perhaps the thing nearest to his
heart was his ambition that the site
of Fort Stevens where President
Lincoln was under fire during the
attack on Washington in 1854, should
be preserved. and he purchased the
land on which the fort stood; also
organizing a society for it's preserva-
tion He was largely responsible for
the memorial boulder that was erect
ed there in 1912, and had much to do
with the bronze tablet that was piac-
ed there by the survivors Of the 9Th
Corps in 1920. Happily active steps
are now being taken to have this
historic spot made into a national
memorial.
"a public spirited citizen and de-
votion to duty" are trite phrases, and
80 often used as to be almost with
out value. And yet seldom has WASH
ington known a more devoted 'public-
spirited citizen" than Mr.. Cox, who
so freely gave Of his time, his
strength and his ability to all things
that were for the public benefit.
Equally true was his devotion
to duty" for whatever he did, II was
with a full realization of its value
and worth. and to its accomplish
ment he devoted his unusual energies.
He was a man of rare gifts, great
| inte gritty, wide vision, and, now rich
| in the accomplishment Of good deeds,
he has gone to his last rest mourned
| by all who were privileged to know
him Washington Is certainly bereft
Of one Of It's best citizenss... !:
Evening star., 1923-07-24
INCOMPETENT DIES RICH.
Estate Of F. w. Suydam, Worth
81, 1,O00, 900, Managed by Others.
r the lsSocis tod preSa

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 24.-Ferdinand
w. Suydam, the oldest incompetent
known in New York courts" whose
affairs for fifty years were handled
by a committee, was a millionaire
when he died last February. 1t was
disclosed in proceedings preliminary
to distribution of the fortune.
Suydam, related to many socially
prominent persons. inherited in 1874
grew to more than $1,000, 900 in value
in 1923. The property consisted of
real estate in Chicago, Michigan and
New York.
Soon after receiving his inheritance
Suydam was adjudged an incompetent
in the supreme court in an action
brought by relatives The court i'm
rnittee, but In 1910 the estate had
grown TO such large sums that the
court ordered a 37s0.o00 bond.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
BlANT0N, NOW ON TRIAL,
BLAMES POLITICAL FOES
Declares Indictment on Charge of
Libel Against Opponent Due
to Party Differences.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the AseOciated Press.
COMANCHE, Tex, July 24.-Na-
tional and state politics. with an
echo OF high feelings of the world
war days. mark proceedings In the
case against Representative Thomas
L. Blanton for alleged libel of his
1922 opponent, former Representative
Oscar Galloway, being tried here.
Charges that politics played an i'm.
portant part in the grand jury in
dictment and prosecution Of Mr.
Blanton were made almost from the
start of the trial yesterday morning,
when the defense introduced four mo-
tions, all Of which were overruled by
County Judge F. j. Reese.
Allegation is made that Blanton pub
Iished a statement In a Cisco news
paper that his opponent, Galloway,
had advised against the purchase OF
liberty bonds during the war"
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ONE DEAD IN PRISON RIOT.
Guard Dying and Seven Others
Hurt In Ellenyille. N. Y.

ELLENVILLE. y. Y. July 24.-One
prisoner is dead and one guard dying
and seven other guards are more or
less seriously injured as a result Of
riot last night at the supper hour in
the mess hall of the Home for Mental
Deiinquents In Napanoch, two miles
from here.
: Phillip Sasso, Porto Rican, negro,
leader Of the riot, died from g frac-
tured skull when he fell TO the con-
crete floor.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
Mistakes Light
For Deer's Eye
Stays Hunter

By the Associated Press. $50.
HOULTON. Me-, july 24.-Charles
Knapp pleated guilty to man
slaughter when arraigned today on
a charge of having caused the
death of a fellow. hunter when he
mistook jacklight on Nathan
Orr's cap for the eye of a deer.
Knapp fired at the light and Orr
was instantly killed.
Evening star., 1923-07-24
NOMINATED TO LEAGUE,

MoNTEvIDEO, July 24.-The gov
eminent of Uruguay, it was an
nounced today. will propose that DR.:
Epitacio 'Pessoa, former President OF
Brazil, or Senator joaquin V. Con
zeies of Argentina fill the. vacancy
left In thS council in the league of
nations by the death OF Ruy Barbosa.
who died in Bio. JaneiIo March L. &his
year. ->~
Evening star., 1923-07-24
RUSH MAIL TO HARDING.
Plane and Train Carry Messages to
Meet President at Spokane.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 24-Mau for Pres
WIZ aon.a is@t S,,naao - o.so
am. by special airplane for Cheyenne.
Wyo., where 1t Will be placed aboard
q train scheduled to arrive In Spo-
kane. Wash. July 26, the date Of the
Presidents return TO the states from
Alaska.
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MURDER OR SUICIDE
AGAIN MADE AN ISSUE

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dies. the Baltimore expert, who had
charge OF the autopsy, is to take the
stand this afternoon. DR.. II. +. Kline
and DR.. Hendrix have already testified
before the grand jury.
Protracted Delay in Hearing.
The jury's unexpected determination
TO reopen the question OF whether
Mrs. Kepner could have committed
suicide has slowed up the proceedings
so seriously that by noon today only
fifteen witnesses had testified since
the special session began at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. States Attorney
Anders had expected to put eighteen
witnesses on the stand yesterday and
ten more today, thus completing the
case by about 3 o'clock this after
noon.
Second only in Importance to an
nouncement Of the split in the grand
Jury chamber was admission from the
state that il has summoned Rev. Dr.
Presbyterian Church, to tell the
jurors what he knows about the now
famous thorn in the flesh letter.
which Mrs. Kepner addressed to him
a teW months De10re Sne was 1Ounu
shot to death In her wealthy father s
| country home near here. States At
torney Anders requested the court to
call Dr. Gaehr.
The letter in question was used by
attorneys for Mr.. Kepner to discredit
Miss Eleanor Houck. sister of the
dead woman. whom the latter is al
| legged TO have referred to as the
thorn in the flesh" Several days
after the inquest DR.. Gaehr an
nounced that he could not remember
having read such passage in the
letter he received. which he had
loaned to Mr. Kepner. and he de-
| manded its return.
DIR. Gnehr Refuses to Talk.
| Mr.. Weinberg is said to have re-
turned the letter to DR.. Gaehr several
| days ago. From that moment DR..
Gaehr refused to see newspapermen
| and the states attorney said circum
| stances had arisen which made it
! necessary for him to remain silent
regarding the document until il had
been presented to the grand jury. DR..
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Gaehr was expected to appear today.
having been granted permission to
continue his church duties until the
moment for his appearance actually
arrived
Never before in it's history has
Frederick been so profoundly stirred
as 1t has been by disclosures of its
clandestine life in the past three
months. Az result the Rev. DR..
Douglass Hooff. rector of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church of All Saints,
has announced that he will conduct
definite period, when every person in
the city is invited to come TO the
church and pray for Divine help in
clearing Frederick of It's awful
dangers" 1t was indicated that other
clergymen might follow the lead of
the Episcopal rector and begin a
series of revival services on scale
hitherto unknown here. DIR. Hooff
came here many years ago from
Alexandria, Va. where he had a
parish
witnesses TO Be Heard.
Among the witnesses to appear be-
fore the grand jury today were three
of. those whom Mr.. Weinberg had re-
quested the state to call. They are
Herbert S. Hahn, George &. McCleery
ana " "illlam L. ANDERSON. II was
Mr. Hahn with whom Mr.. Kepner
was drinking soda water at 2:45
O'Clock, which. medical authorities
agree, must have been about the hour
last July IS that the shots which
ended Mrs. Kepner's life were fired.
Mr. McCleery was called upon by Mr
Kepner's attorneys at the coroner's
inquest to tell how shortly after the
killing members Of the Houck fam
lily, of which Mrs. kepner was a
member. had told him the woman had
twice before attempted her own life.
Mr.. Anderson was the undertaken
who handled the body after Coroner
Wood, without the formality OF an in
quest. had declared Mrs hepner
suicide.
Alleges Severe Ordeal.
So severe was the cross-examina-
ton of Miss Elizabeth Houck. one of
the maiden sisters of Mrs. Kepner.
that she suffered a nervous collapse
after the grueling experience before
the grand jury yesterday afternoon,
1t was necessary for physicians to
attend her most of the night. and
would be able to appear today IL she
Is recalled, which now seems certain
According to Miss Eleanor Houck, the
other sister. the quizzing was down
right brutal"
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PEACE TREATY Between
EUROPEAN POWERS AND
TURKEY FINALLY SIGNED

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WILLIAM VAN ZANDT cox
IS CLAIMED BY DEATH

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U. S. PLAN TO CONTROL
COAL IN EMERGENCY Is
HELD TOASSURE SUPPLY

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served as commissioned officers dur
ing the world war.
Was in Phi BETA Kappa.
Mr.. Cox was born June u, 1852,
near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the son OF Col.
Thomas J. and Lucy Anne Van Zandt
Cox. His father was colonel in the
Union Army. dying at the close OF the
war at Nashville of q fever he con-
tracted IN the conflict.
Young Cox was graduated with the
degree of bachelor of arts from the
Ohio Wesleyan University, in 1874.
Ten years later he received his mas
ter's degree. and in 1919, was given
the degree of LID. He was a member
of the Phi Beta Kappa, the honorary
scholarship fraternity. He also was Il
member of the Beta Theta Pi Frater-
nifty.
He was admitted to the Ohio bar in
1877. and was message clerk in the
Ohio state senate in 1877 and 1875,
following which he entered the serv-
ice of the United States National Mu-
scum. He was married October "a,
1856. to Juliet II. Emery, daughter of
Mathew Emery. the last mayor of
Washington.
Then began the active career which
made Mr.. Cox representative of the
government at various expositions.
one of the most prominent bankers
of the National Capital. a leader in
all work for the betterment of the
city. prominent in affairs of national
patriotic societies. and one of the
leaders In all that had to do with
the history of Washington.
Had Many Activities.
He was secretary and disbursing
officer at the international fisheries
exposition at London in 1853. He
represented the Smithsonian Institu-
ton at the Minneapolis exposition, In
1887; at the northwest territory CEN
tennial at Marietta. Ohio, in 1888,
and was financial officer of the Smith
sonian Institution and the National
Museum at the Chicago exposition. of
1893, and at the cotton states exposi-
tion at Atlanta in 1893.
He was secretary and executive
officer OF the government board of
management at the Tennessee CEN
tennial exposition at Nashville, In
1897; at the trans Mississippi exposi-
tion at Omaha in 1898 at the pan
American exposition at Buffalo, in
1901; at the Louisiana purchase ex-
position, In 1904, and at the James
town tercentennial, in 1907.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-12-21
In Memory of
Her Little Girl
By ETHEL COOK ELIOT

Nellie, the Shop AAlHLL1B was
Girl, Reminded ~ x h a usted,
Mother Of A just as were
Daughter and x all the other
Was Showered clerks In the
With Lingerie Hu m S on depart
ment store at five
minutes Of ten this Christmas eve. But
there were still five minutes more in
which she must serve. There were
several shoppers pressing about her
counter handling and examining the
beautiful French embroidery Of the
lingerie there. They swan before
Nelne's tired eyes almost dimly as in
a dream. Tired, aching feet can do
that to eyes, you know.
How trying they were, these Gus
toners! How slow about coming to
decisions; how impossible their ques-
tons. How did Nellie know how this
or that garment would launder, or
wear? How could she know? Nellie
never In her whole life had possessed
stitch Of such costly stuff. And still
thCoC SAO"dlIS, WOlhCA CA
pected her to prophesy the whole
future life Of their purchases! They
were certainly better judges than she
Of such things. They ought to know.
But there was one lady, a lady with
soft brown eyes, half smiling brown
eyes, who patiently stood and waited
her turn. Because Of her patience In
that Christmas rush, she came last.
But If she had been patient in waiting
her turn, Nellie now had to be patient
In waiting on her. For although 1t
was already ten o'clock and time for
the counters to be draped for the
night, she took her time. Very care
fully she chose two whole sets Of lin
gerie. Every piece she examined
closely to make sure Of the quality,
and the beauty Of the design. Nellie
thought she would never be DONE In
TACT, Nellie found it hard, just as the
brown-eyed lady was lowering over
the choice Of the last piece, not to
cry out at her, ''For Heavens sake.
make up your mind! Can't you see
L LII uopQluSI
But Of course Nellie cried out no
such thing. She just shut her young
lips together, and winked back child
ish tears Of irritation and exhaustion.
"Iil take this one, then," the lady at
last said at two minutes past ten.
And then she looked up, smiling into
Nellie's eyes. And will you take the
lot, dear child, as a Christmas present
from me? I had a little girl once,
something like you and your age.
Since it Is Christmas you will not
deny me the happiness of giving you
this present in remembrance Of her.
She loved pretty things just as you do,
/ know
20 1898 Western Newspaper Union.)