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Evening star., 1923-05-15
From Yesterdays $50 Edition Of The Star.
Three ARRESTED
In HANDBOOK RAIDS

Swooping down on three places in
different sections of the city yesterday
afternoon. the vice squad made one
Of the biggest handbook raids Of re-
cent months.
The places raided and the men ar
rested are: Frank Mccormick. 1919
E street northwest; Charles w. Olvey.
1907 Kennedy street northwest, and
Abe Feldman, 2007 Georgia avenue
northwest. All three were charged
with making handbooks on the races.
At Cormick's place a patrol wagon
load of witnesses were taken to the
second precinct. the headquarters of
the vice squad. Witnesses were also
taken from the Georgia avenue place.
The raids were directed by Lieut.
Davis, assisted by Sergt. McQuade.
Policeman Bauer, Dankmyer, Thayer
and Brodie. Those taken into Gus
tody were making arrangements late
this afternoon to obtain their release
on $4,000 bonds each
Evening star., 1923-05-15

Military funeral services for the
late Lieut.. Col Charles Lewis Lam
ham, U. S. A. finance officer. Philip
pine department, former Washing
tonian, who died as the result of
military service at Sternberg Cen
eral Hospital, Manila. L. l., February
21, 1923, will be conducted at Airing
ton national cemetery tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Services were held in Manila, Feb
ruary %, in the Masonic Temple on
the EScolta. under the auspices OF
Lodge, No. l, f. and a. NJ, with full
military honors.
Col I4anham was 4 32d degree
Mason. being affiliated with several
Masonic bodies, including Almas Tenn
PIE Shrine, Washington, d. G. He was
member of the Bamboo Oasis
Native of Maryland.
Col. Lanham was forty-eight years
OF age, having been born juno 16.
1874. at Lanham. Prince Georges
the late Trueman Lanham and Emma
Walker Lanham. He was a member
of the District OF Columbia National
Guard, and at the outbreak of the
ant, 1st District Of Columbia Infan-
try, seeing active service throughout
the conflict. Returning from the
Spanish war Col Lanham was COM
missioned lieutenant in the 47th Vol
unteer Infantry, serving throughout
the Philippine campaign.
In October, 1901, Col. Lanham was
commissioned a second lieutenant in
the coast artillery. United States
Army. He was promoted early in 1902
to the grade Of first lieutenant, gradu-
ated in 1907 from the Artillery School
at Fort Monroe. and in the same year
was promoted to the rank of captain.
After four years of staff duty Col.
Lanham was returned to the coast
artillery as Il major,-in 1917. He was
appointed a lieutenant colonel and
later promoted to the rank of colonel
in the National Army.
Assigned to Special Duty.
At the entrance of the United States
In the world war Col. Lanham was
assigned to duty as examining officer
passing upon the qualifications of ap-
plicants for commissions in the Ma
tional Army. He was officially cited
for efficiency in his selections.
During the world war Col. Lanham
was selected for membership on the
general staff. which office he filled
until after the signing of the armi-
Stlcc.
In local official channels Col. Ian
ham was well known, having been
with the engineer department of the
District government.
While stationed at Fort Monroe.
in 1902, Col. Lanham was married to
Miss Alice NJ Fearing of Washing
ton, .. c. Mrs Lanham arrived in
Washington on Saturday, May IL,
with the remains.
The chief of finance. Brig. Gen. Ken
zie NJ. Walker, u. S. A, memorializes
Col Lanhams service as "conspicu-
GUS for it's efficiency, loyalty and de-
votion to duty, earning for him many
official Communications from his COM
manding officers and others. AS an
officer of the finance department Col
Lanham displayed similar character
iStics. and by his universal courtesy
and interest in the service contrib
uted materially to the successful or
ganization of the finance department.
AS an officer and gentleman Col
Lanham represented to a marked de-
gree the traditions of the service. His
loss is deeply regretted by the many
friends and acquaintances he leaves
In the service"
Evening star., 1923-05-15

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there had been heavy loss Of life
there had been exaggerated. but one
report that six or eight persons were
dead persisted.
and Hot Springs sprobably will not
be restored for weight hours or
more. Shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning, however, the Missouri Pa
cifc made up a special train in an
effort to get through to the stricken
city.
Rained ~ Hours.
Out of a maze ef reports received
by the Arkansas Democrat today
many of the reporss lacking verifica-
tion-it was apparent that water
rushing into Hot Springs from the
surrounding mounsains after almost
continuous rainfall :for eighteen hours
flooded the street about o'clock yes
terday afternoon, gut no alarm was
felt until an hour Iater. when an un-
usually heavy downpour sent the crest
of the food bounling through the
streets.
Converging floodsz met at the site
of the Arlington Hotel. recently de-
stroyed by fire. aid the combined
floods turned into Central avenue In
n rushing stream five and six feet
deep. Fronts Of stores. hotels. bath
in. and occupants were forced to flee
through rear doors and climb the
mountainSide.
The heroic rescue Of Mrs. Chris
tianson is told in 4 brief and some
what garbled dispatch. The woman
was caught in tDrsent rushing down
from the mountafns and flung about
as the water carried her down to the
main street OF the City. The current
threw her into an automobile, where
her body became lodged
With the aid of r9pes several men
swan to her reScues and removed her
to safety after cutting off her hair,
which had become :entangled in the
wrecked automobile. She was re-
vived by a lung moor.
TEXARkANA. Ark, May 15~Un-
official advtces received here by the
Two States Telephone Company from
Hot Springs state :that the known
dead in the storm end fire last night
would be at least seventeen. Water
Is running eleven feet on Central
avenue in places IT was said
Evening star., 1923-05-15
settlement WORK
FROM TWO ANGLES

Delegates to the National Fedora
tion of Settlements heard two pro-
grams which dealt primarily with
the subject of the music school set
tlement versus the music in social
settlement schools, and the problems
of girls and boys clubs as handled
in social settlement work, at their
session in the Red Cross building
today.
Mrs. Eva w. White of the Elizabeth
Peabody House, Boston, opened the
discussion of the music settlement
school and its relation to general set
music in every settlement house re-
gardless Of the existence Of the music
settlement schools.
'In fifteen years of experience
have found that music has an ability
TO create an atmosphere in settle
ment house that nothing else can
achieve" said Mrs. White. Music sup
plementS so many things that the
value of having music actually in the
house rather than in a nearby school
Is extremely important.
Mrs. Janet D. Schenck of the Neigh
borhood Music School of New York
city addressed the meeting. Il never
listen to concert by children that
their music itself doesn't impress me
with its wonderful quality" she said.
artists to come to these concerts, to
hear the pupils perform individually,
even to train them"
Miss Harriet Rosenthal of the mu-
sical guidance bureau suggested that
the music school settlements un-
doubtedly were needed for the really
talented music students among the
poor, but that the social settlement
work should certainly have music to
offer those who enjoyed music or
could be Influenced by 1t without
making it the main thing in their ex-
istence.
At the boys and girls clubs session.
over which Max Nelson of Union set
tlement, New York, presided, Miss
SybiI Gordon gave a concise state
ment Of the organization and purpose
of the Girl Scouts, and Henry M.
Busch, a supervisor of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, spoke on the Boy
Scouts, the Woodcraft League and
the CHRISTIAN citizenship training pro-
EEa&n. .---.--- ----.------.---
Evening star., 1923-05-15

Cooing and chuckling, nine-month-
old Mary Elizabeth Renner played to-
day in a cradle at her home 951 Mary
land avenue southwest, oblivious of
her miraculous escape from serious
injury, If not death. when a portion
of the dining room ceiling crashed
to the floor. The infant was in the
arms of Its mother Mrs. Kate Renner,
when the plaster fell, striking her on
the back. and knocking her to the
floor with the baby.
Mrs. Renner was bruised about the
back and is suffering from shock. The
child escaped with bruised forehead
caused by it's fall. A nurse from the
Emergency Hospital rendered first
aid treatment to the mother.
In the process of getting the baby to
sleep about 10 o'clock, Mrs. Renner
was rocking. Suddenly the paper
cracked and a second later approx
mately four feet square of the plas-
ter above her head dropped on her
Evening star., 1923-05-15
PUTS CHILD HEALTH
Up To AUTHORITIES

Control of any phase of health work
| in the schools or in connection with
school children must rest with the
constituted authorities. DR.. w. c..
Fowler. District health officer, told
the thirty eighth annual meeting of
the conference of state and provincial
health authorities of North America.
! which today concluded it's convention
at the District Medical Society build
Ing, 1f1S NJ street.
Official agencies cannot dodge their
responsibilities or delegate their pow
ers, consequently ut might seem that
the control of any phase of health
work in the schools or in connection
with school children must rest with
the constituted authorities" DR..
Fowler said, presenting the report of
the committee on school hygiene.
Question to BE Considered.
"If that be recognized as true"
continued the local health official,
"the question at issue would seem to
be the measure of initiative to be en-
couraged on the part of private agen-
cies and the proportion of direction
stated that the committee deemed 1T
proper ito express the opinion that
unofficial agencies are naturally
more prone to experiment than are
OI1cldl agencies charged with def
mite responsibilities"
In the consideration of school
health work, DR.. Fowler stated, two
questions press for solution: One is
the placing OF responsibility or the
division Of responsibility as between
the health authorities and the school
authorities: the other is the extent
of the endeavor that should be en-
trusted to unofficial agencies
DIR. EmmOns Submits Report.
1t is not so much the quantity of
oxygen or carbon dioxide in the air
SO much as a considera ton Of the
envelope of air about the body" that
is being considered by up-to -da te
ventilating experts, according to DR.,
Arthur B. Emmons of Boston, in his
report on mercantile hygiene as an
asset to public health.
I'VE are hunting the zone of com
fort" DR.. Emmons said, telling of
the work imposed on the heat-regu-
lat1ng center of the body when the
temperature leaves the theoretical
best temperature" (6S degrees) and
gets to IS degrees or higher. Some
change of air. without draft, is nee
essary, the speaker said, and intimated
that window ventilation about fills
the bill.
His study in a number of large
Evening star., 1923-05-15
CITE SHARP CUTS
IN GIRLS WAGES
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as to range from 50 to $14.50. 1t was
reported, while certain ones were
said to nave raised the standard or
work required under the bonus sys-
tenn so high that 1t would practically
be impossible for most of the girls to
maintain their former status Some
stores in the city, 1t was said, had
announced that no present employe
would suffer reduction, leaving the
implication. it was charged, that all
girls taken on in the future would be
paid a lower wage.
One difficulty the womens organi-
cations had in finding out what ac-
tually had been done in the way of
wage cutting. here, 1T was said. was
the impossibility of reaching the
books of the establishments.
Reports From New York.
Reports from New York state.
which was considering a minimum
wage law when the Supreme Court
decision killed it's prospects. were
the New York industrial commission,
who said she had been shocked" to
find through surveys in that state
that hundreds of girls in northern
New York towns and cities were re-
ceiving $3.50 and $8 per week. A
common wage In New York city, she
reported, was $11 or $12 a week.
Life Depends ON Salaries.
The health and life Of American
womanhood depend upon the wages.
salaries or dividends. whatever her
income may be, Miss Mary Anderson.
director of the womens bureau of the
Department Of Labor, told the con-
ference. Minimum wage laws she de-
clared to be health measures"
New legislation. based on Justice
Sutherland's suggestion of a law
which might make the employer pay
for the value of services rendered,
was proposed by Dean C. Acheson, at
torney of this city. who said he con-
sidered it impracticabFe at the pres
ent to attempt any other immediate
solution.
James Ryan of the National Cath
Ollie Welfare Council was of the opin-
ion that no law could be drafted to
suit the purpose and obtain the Su-
prems Court approval
Edward Stafford, attorney. warned
Evening star., 1923-05-15
II DEAD II TEXAS.

BY the Associated Press
COLORADO, Tex, MAY ID Seven
teen dead and ten persons seriously
injured. about 100 with injuries the
seriousness OF whicE are undetermin-
ed so far by busy physicians. and
from 400 to 500 hemeless. complete
the check-up today after the tornado
which swept through Mitchell county
yesterday
The path Of the Storm varied from
two miles to a quarter of n mile in
width and was about thirty miles
long. Scarcely a house was left in
tact. trees were uITooted and miles
of telephone. telegraph and electric
transmission lines We're leveled.
Reports still more or less fragmen-
tary declare fifty :houses. at least
were razed and thousands of head OF
live stock lost.
Today every church. hotel and home
in the city is housing the homeless
Food and shelter are offered every
where and the colony of the tornado
stricken country Eolk is receiving
care of doctors ard nurses rushed
here from Sweetweter, Big Spring
Abilene and other places nearby. who
came in special tEains and auto
mobiles.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
CAPTIvES WELL TREATED.
Escaped American Says Brigands
Fraternize With Prisoners.
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TIENTSIN. May 4.-Restoration Of
the authority they formerly enjoyed
in the territory they have been raid
ing and not ransom is the principal
condition for which the Suchow ban
dts are holding out before they will
release their prisoners. according to
the latest advtces received here.
j. A. Henley of San Francisco, one
Of the captives, who arrived at Lin
cheng Saturday. said that during the
first few days following the kidnap-
ing the prisoners had a hard time.
treated.
For the first three days the for
eigners we're hustled about from
place to place. resting in the daytime
During these journeys the prisoners
were placed at intervals along the
long line of their guards to prevent
the soldiers firing into the column.
Beat Prisoner.
Finally, said Henley, J. B. Powell,
American newspaper man of Shang-
hal, sank down. exhausted. and re-
fused to move. The bandits beat
him, but they could not get him to
his feet Then the marauders real
ICED that their captives were almost
completely played out. They provided
the Italian, Musso, with a sedan
cnalr anu cAFFieo otheFs oh their
backs from camp to camp. The pres
ent camp, ZEN miles from Tsaochwang,
was reached Thursday.
AS the treatment they received
improved the spirits of the captiyes
rose and their hopes for release were
strengthened. Brigands and prisoners
began to fraternize. The former
passed around candy, which some
Of the foreigners identified as their
property, and followed the example
of the latter in using toothbrushes
and rubbing eau de cologne on their
chins.
Before Henley left the robbers
stronghold he was asked to value
some Of the loot. A large diamond
ring belonging to Musso he assessed
at IS, while he set 20 cents as the
worth of a beautiful pearl. A gold
cigarette case he passed over as too
trivial to consider.
Evening star., 1923-05-15

hack. throwing her and the infant
to the floor. Screaming Mrs. Renner
picked up the child and ran into the
street
Attracted by her cries. Albert f.
Renner. her brother inl law, who was
on the floor above: j. l.. Gibbs of 30S
10th street southwest and several
other neighbors hurried to her aid.
They carried her and the baby into
the house and placed them in bed.
According to Mrs. Renners broth
er-in-law, the falling plaster threw
the woman and her baby to the floor
with tremendous force. Although on
the second floor. he said. he heard a
loud crash when Mrs. Renner. the
baby and the plaster hit the floor.
Dampness in the house, coupled
with vibrations caused by trains
which pass on a subsurface track
age paralleling Maryland avenue is
believed to have loosened the plaster
from the ceiling. When 1t fell. Mrs.
Renner was leaning over the baby
and her body protected the child from
being struck.
Evening star., 1923-05-15


and a Chinese called Yung. read me a
translation Of the draft and handed 1t
to me for transmission to the diplomats.
II said to the ,chieftain: You are too
toe for nothos 1S aang
however, that would walk the whole
night, sore feet and all. to. carry out
his word. said 1 felt sure the diplo-
mats would acquiesce In the demands.
He replied: DO not deceive your
self. or believe me soft. What l
threaten ] will carry out exactly as
promise. You are a missionary, and
you know that what I say is true
Reassures Captivex,
ed to the prisoners saying: He will
not carry out his threat, because I
shall hasten to Lincheng, and l am
certain the diplomats Will do every
thing to save YOU
The prisoners sat writing replies to
the letters l had brought in to them.
and Leon Friedman wrote general
appeal to the diplomats which all
signed.
Il asked to see Musso, but the
was PROSTATE with illness four miles
away. Wan advised me, to hasten
away, because he would not modify
his decision.
Elias was carried out. and the other
captives followed him. 1 begged to
be allowed to take along Maj. Allen,
since it had been promised the pre-
ceding night that we would be al
lowed to take out six of the cap
tives. The bandit leader. however,
told me that at 10 o'clock a messen-
ger had arrived reporting a move
ment OF troops from Lincheng toward
Tsaochwang. Commander Wang
added:
If you don't keep your promises
we won't keep ours. You said troops
were withdrawing, and these are
train troops coming in
The chieftain supplied a guide,
thus saving much time, but the guide
refused to continue to conduct me
after a time. I succeeded In obtain
ing another guide. 1t was hard trav-
cling through the deep ravines and
rocky roads and cost much physical
suffering.
Met German Doctor.
EN- route met groups Of Chinese,
who told me they were taking pres
ents to the bandits seeking the re-
lease of friends. I also met a Ger
man doctor and three Chinese going
toward the mountain to visit Musso.
I thanked God for a drink from the
doctors water bottle.
Not until I was near Tsaochwang
did l encounter soldiers. They both
cred me greatly with vexatious ques-
tionS I hurried on to Lincheng, de-
livering the letters to the American
consul"
The priest added:
II am unable to walk now, and my
hands are trembling SO L can hardly
write"
Father Lenfers, of German nation
ality, is a member of the mission or
der of the Divine Word. He left Lin
cheng alone on his dangerous mis-
sion.
CApTTUES wETr. rpEArrD
Evening star., 1923-05-15

the conference against radical"
steps, such as moving to abridge the
Supreme Courts powers. but suggest
ed q constitutional anne endment to au-
thorize Congress to pass remedial
legislation.
Miss Ethel M. Johnson, assistant
commissioner OF the Massachusetts
Industrial Department of Labor, ex-
planned the operation of the law In
that state. which Is understood to be
the only one left in effect by the de-
cree Of the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Maud Swartz is presiding over
the conference. which continues this
afternoon and tomorrow. Samuel
Gompers planned to address the aft
ernoon session today.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
SOLDIERS ASK ARMS.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HANKOW, China, May 15.-About
1000 soldiers and ex-bandits from
Honan, Incorporated into an army,
are camped seven miles from
Hankow, demanding tribute of S15O.-
900 and q quantity Of ammunition as
the price of their departure. The
authorities thus far have refused to
comply.
Trains between Peking and Hankow
are carrying guard detachmenta OF
forty soldiers each. as well al ma
chine gunA
Evening star., 1923-05-15
FORMER EDITOR DIES.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-Arthur I.
Street, fifty-four. author and former
editor Of Golfers Weekly, died here
yesterday after a lingering illness. He
California. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Inez Street. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow. Street was a mem
Der of literary clubs here
Evening star., 1923-05-15
DROPS KIRKWOOD DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES. Calf, May 15-
The divorce action recently filed by
Gertrude Robinson kirkWood against
James G. kirkWood. motion picture
actor, charging cruelty and desertion,
has been dropped. it was made known
in the superior court today. No eX-
PLANTATION was given.
Evening star., 1923-05-15

Rt. Rev. Alexander c. Garrett of
Dallas, the new presiding bishop OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church, was
the youngest of Ave brothers. all OF
whom became clergymen.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
CHINESE BANDITS TO
SLAY PRISONERS IF
DEMANDS FAIL

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-05-15
FLOOD AND FIRES
SPREAD. HAVOC AT
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

CONTINUED rom First Page.)
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-10
Marble Front

Juanita RAIDER OF Portland arrived
Sunday to spend the rest of the sum
mer at the home of Edgar Boydes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Muller and
baby OF Boise and Mr. q. n. Whitney
OF Mountainhome spent Sunday at the
n. q. Whitney home.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Severns and
son and daughter made business
trip 10 Caldwell Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neimeier of the Gem
district spent Sunday at the c. F.
Williams home.
Mrs l.. II. Shanafelt and Vivian
Leiehty mo;ored to Nampa Saturday.
Mrs. J. B. Zurowski and daughter
were IN Nampa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Taylor and son
visited al the home OF Lafe Johnson
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ray Moore OF Seism spent
sunday with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Hoofnagle.
Mrs. Jas. Finley has recently re-
turned from a Caldwell hospital
Dan Rankin is reported quite III
Herschel Benson and Iva Mailman
we're Sunday visitors a; the Zurowski
some.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-10
Ten Davis

Aileen Dickerson and Mary Walms
| ley were guests OF Anna Tucker OF
! Thursday.
Mrs. Mclaughlin and Anna wer,
Caldwell visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. J. Durnill and fam
| lily visited Sunday afternoon at the
Rob Hertig home in Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hertig and FAM
Bischoff home.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. G. Spaeth visited
Sunday at the Galley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gulickson and
Mr. and Mrs q. L. Judd were Parma
visitors Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Mclaughlin
left Wednesday morning by auto for
Haley. to transact business before
moving there the latter part OF this
month.
Helen Spaeth visited over the week
end at Smiths Ferry with her sister,
Mrs. Oral Andrews. She was accom-
panied by her niece.
Emma Crawford and Violet Lever
ton gave a party at home OF the latter
of last week. The day
proved very enjoyable one for all.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). g. Tucker and FAM
lily were Caldwell visitors Monday
Mrs. Chas. Bagsley OF Caldwell is
visiting a, the Nelson home.
Trustees OF School Dist. No. 20
met at the school house Monday night
Mrs. Little. son and daughter, OF
Emmett. visited Sunday at the Nor
man Nelson home.
Mrs. Herman Bartles and Elsie are
visiting friends in New Plymouth.
Basil Arnett had the misfortune to
break his arm while working in the
nay fields at Emmett.
Mrs. Harris. Emma Crawford and
Violet Leverton took in the child |
ems circus in Parma Monday even
ng.
Mrs. Mary Smart is moving this /
week into the NJ. L. kurtz home.
Friends OF Mrs. V. ID. Hannah will
'e glad to hear that she is improving
fter serious illness.