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Evening star., 1923-10-23
WOMAN CAPTIVES SUFFER
FROM CHINESE BANDITS
Two British Missionaries, Scantily
Clad, Dragged Through Noun
tain Strongholds, Is Report.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING, China. October 23.-The
plight of two British missionaries.
the Misses Mary Darroch of Glasgow,
Scotland, and Mary r. Sharp of Mill
Kent, South Australia, who were cap
tured by bandits in Honan province
last month andeare being held in the
mountain strongholds of the outlaws.
is described in dispatches from Kai-
feng.
F. s. Joyce, another missionary, who
has been trailing the bandits in the
hope of obtaining the release of the
women, reported that he has just in
terviewed a messenger from the kid
napers, who told of the extreme suf-
fering and hardship undergone by the
women since their capture. He said
they had been dragged from place to
place in the mountainous country of
Honan, and were clad only in thin,
ragged garments.
Reports from Honan indicate utter
lack of official cooperation in the ef-
forts to rescue the women. Troops
had the bandits surrounded October L,
but, after three days, allowed them to
escape. Ten days later the outlaws
short of ammunition and fed after a
brief skirmish. The outlaws are said
to number about 1000, and are de-
manding enrolment in the Chinese
army before they release their prison
ers. Gen. WI Pei-fu, head of the gov
ernment troops in Honan, has thus
far refused TO negotiate,
Evening star., 1923-10-23
NEW HOSPITAL NEAR.
CASUALTY PLANNED
Group of Washington Ply
sicians Will Open 1t When
Alterations Are Complete.

A group of prominent Washington
physicians have purchased a building
in the vicinity of the Casualty Hospi-
tai, in which they will operate
hospital, TfS was learned today from
reliable source.
The hospital will be opened as soon
as alterations on the building are
completed, regardless of whether the
Casualty Hospital continues to
operate.
The new hospital, it is understood
will be a mi-public institution, as
is the Casualty Hospital. Steps TO
open a new hospital in the northeast
were taken by the physicians when IL
was learned that Casualty propaply
would close.
The board of lady managers of
Casualty Hospital will continue oper-
alton until notified of their disband-
ment, Mrs. Margaret ]. Vaughn, pres
ident of the board, announced today
at the regular monthly meeting, in
the Ebbitt Hotel.
Mrs Vaughn said that at present
there is as much need for the auXill-
airy as there ever was. There is
work to do, she said. and the board
must continue it's efforts. An opti-
mistic note was injected into her
announcement when she intimated
that it was possible that the board
would continue its work in the future,
implying that some relief for the
distress of Casualty Hospital finances
was in sight.
Routine matters in so far as linen
and similar material are concerned
formed the topic of discussion for
the greater part of the meeting.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Jury IGNORES CASE
OF UNWED MOTHER
Girl Who Left Baby in Willard
Room Left AIone-21 In
dictments Returned.

The grand jury today ignored the
case against Nellie Plymale, twenty
six years old, who engaged a room
at the Willard Hotel and left young
infant there last July. She was ar
rested and released on bond, since
which time she has been caring for
the infant. Her home is said to have
been in Lynchburg, Va.
They also ignored a charge Of as
sault against Lucinda Matthews, one
of joy-riding against Morris Thomas,
a charge of pandering against Jack
Davis and one of carnal knowledge
against Ogden Marshall.
Return Twenty-One Indictments.
Twenty-one indictments were re-
ported to Justice Bailey, included in
which was a charge of housebreaking
against Samuel Peele, colored, who
was caught August y last in the
home of Mrs. S. w. Diffenbaugh. 722
Quincy street northwest. by Detectives
Smoot and Gilfoyle. The police say
Peele had only recently been dis
charged from the Atlanta penitentiary
and they regarded him as responsible
for number of housebreakings about
the time of his arrest.
A charge of robbery is made in an
Indictment against Frederick E.
Perry, colored, who is said to have
snatched the pocketbook of Miss
Elizabeth McCrink near the Capitol
grounds last September. Mrs. Elsie
Clark, who accompanied Miss Nc
Crink and joined in the chase
after the negro. died September 81
from the effects of the excitement
and chase, ii was stated.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: John A. Hankins,
forgery and uttering; Henry p. Roll
Inns, assault with dangerous weapon;
James r. Jones, non-support of two
minor children; Thomas Newman,
housebreaking and larceny; Curtis
Bonds, grand larceny; Howard Wash
ington, assault with a dangerous wea-
pom; George Pierre, housebreaking
and larceny; Robert Williams. robr
berry; Wilson Jones and Lee Duncan,
receiving stolen property; Maurice
Turley and John Shipley, violation of
white slave law; Harry Johnson, as
sault to rape; Luther Spencer, assault
with dangerous weapon; John
Brooks, Lorenzo White and William
Jones, housebreaking and larceny.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
STRIKING TAIL0RS
GET NEW WAGE OFFER
Employers Proposed Is Per Cent
Flat Raise in All Branches
Held for Vote.

A committee of custom tailors rep
resenting twenty-five establishments
in Washington met today with union
representatives. and presented to the
striking workmen a proposal for a
fiat increase of Is per cent in all
branches of the custom tailoring in
dustry. The union delegates were
not empowered to take immediate
action on the proposal and took the
matter back to the entire body of
the strikers for a vote as to its ac-
ceptance.
Two hundred employees of twenty
two custom tailoring shops of Wash
ington struck Thursday for a general
increase of % per cent in wages. The
employers countered with a conces-
sion. of Is per cent increase to the
coat makers, but offered no increase
to pants makers, vest makers, buShel-
men, repair men and pressers. The
union held out for a general increase
to all classes of workmen in the GUS
tom tailoring shops of the city, but
the employers declared if a general
25 per cent raise We're granted many
of the custom tailoring establish
mentS would have to close down.
The tailorS have already absorbed
a large increase in the tariff rates on
woolens, they said, without passing
the increase on to their customers
and to grant such a large increase to
their employees would force many OF
them out of business.
Tailoring work of the local estab-
lishments is being done in other cities
near Washington. -.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
to the health department in the last twenty
four hours:
Jean NJ. Overman, so, 1922 Blair I'd ne.
Marie Q. SmeItzer' 78, 2o21 University pl.
Lydia S. McElhnney, SO, 10 O st.
Lawrence NJ. Roche. "a, 1924 Sth ST.
Edward Horne, 20. 338 I'd st. ne.
Charles NJ. Bawsel. 80. ~ Bryant st,
Mary ]. Weaver. IA, 17O9 st.
Margaret e. Donaldson, 4. 514 23d st.
Infant Of William III. and Ruth Koppiolky,
days. Garfield Hospital,
Emily L. Trout, 0 hours, Walter Reed Hos.
pital.
Sylvia P. Newsom, II, 9s7 Florida ave.
Maria II jackson, 81, 506 Kastle pl. ne.
Naomi Stewart. 16. 500 Sd st. sw.
Isabelle Hawkins IS, Gallihger Hospital
Richard L. johnson, ., 1921 Huntoon pl. sw.
Savanna NJ. Gilbert, 8 months, 1106 4sth
st. ne.
Melvin Cant, s months. 1343 B st. ne
Pearl /. Ware. 1 month, 93e Shows ct
Evening star., 1923-10-23
TRAMP ADMITS
BLOODY CLOTHING
Man Held in Cline Murder De-
MES He Killed Couple,
However.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, October 3D.
Robert Beckwith, sixty-one-year-old
tramp, arrested yesterday as a sus-
pect in the murder of John and Re-
becca Cline. on their farm near here,
today admitted the ownership of a
blood-soaked hat, shirt and shoes
found in the barn of Marshall Baum
gartner, across the Pennsylvania
state line.
Beckwith declared that the stains
on his discarded clothing were not
blood. He later said, however, that
they might have been from a chicken
which he had killed. He explained
the hiding of his clothes in the raft
ers of the Baumgartner barn by say
ing that he had no further use for
them.
Beckwith's arrest was brought
about through a party of Hagers-
town tourists who passed him along
the road near Shippensburg and no.
ticed that he answered the deScrip-
tion broadcast by the police. The
prisoner will be grilled by the au-
thorities today
At the coroner's inquest last night
a verdict of murder at the hands Of
an unknown person was returned.
Harry Cline, the SeYenteen-year-o I'D
son of the slain couple, testified to the
finding of his parents body in the
cellar of their home.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
600 MEN JOIN IN SEARCH
FOR 3-YEAR-0LD CHILD
Food Supplies Sent to Hungry
Posse Which Is Exploring the
Ozard Mountains.

By the Associated Press.
wALDRON, Ark, October 23.-Food
supplies were sent from here today
to the wilds of the Ozark mountains.
in Scott county, where 600 men, foot
sore and suffering from hunger and
exposure, continue the search for the
three-year- daughter of Lem
Turner, a mountaineer. The child
disappeared yesterday and since then
posses have combed the hills in un-
ceasing search. Medical assistance
also will be sent to several members
of the searching party reported suf-
fering from exposure.
No trace of the child has been found.
Hope of finding the girl alive vir-
tually was abandoned last night. 1t
is feared she either has fallen prey to
wolves or succumbed to hunger and
exposure.
The child, 1t is believed, attempted
to follow her father into the noun
tains.
Men from all sections of the coun-
try have joined in the search. Food
supplies in the scattered farm houses
in the region have been depleted and
for hours the rescue party has pressed
forward hungry.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 23 (Spe-
ciaD Alexandria has all eyes turned
toward Richmond today, where the
state corporation commission is to de-
eide whether Alexandria and the coun-
ties of Arlington and Fairfax were to
go on in peaceful ways or whether they
were to part in the decision regarding
the granting of a bus charter to ]. NJ.
Dickerson over the protest of the Alex
andria Chamber of Commerce.
While representatives of many thou
sands of county citizens and also Of
many of Alexandria's citizens are in
Richmond to fight the proposition out
before the state corporation commits
sion, there likewise Is a large delega-
tion representing the Alexandria Cham
ber of Commerce, which stubbornly
stands to its initial conviction that a bus
line would ruin the Washington-Vir-
ginia railroad and consequently hurt the
business of the city.
On the other hand, If the chamber of
commerce wins it's point, it will bring
down upon the entire city the hate of
the thousands of county citizens who
form considerable proportion of the
city's trading population.
The hearing was scheduled to have
started this morning at 10 o'clock and
the outcome here is awaited with in
tense interest.
The fight also has considerable po-
1itical bearing ana the decision will
acC-a as the test OF a new law, the con-
stitutionality of which will be at
tackled by attorneys for the bus line
Clarence Costello, alleged murderer
of Prohibition Agent ]. D. Lambert
who was shot while raiding a still
near Belmont Park, is being detained
in the Alexandria jail for the Lou
don county authorities. According to
a statement made by States Attorney
Connor, Costello fired the shots that
killed Lambert, and he was the only
man near the still to have a gun. The
other men arrested in connection with
the shooting are being held Lees
burg.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Violent Anti-Government Cam
paign Held Revolt Cause.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 22.-An official
statement issued by the Greek gov
ernment, received here from Athens,
ascribes the revolutionary outbreak
paign carried on by the reactionary
press in Athens, which it is declared
the government met by merely recti-
Tying the false reports.
This moderation" says the state
ment, apparently was misnterpreted
In the provinces as a sign of weak
ness and encouraged mutinies in sew
eral provincial garrisonS.
Those at Kavala, Crama, Chalcis
and Verria already have been quelled,
the mutineerS laying down their arms
without bloodshed.
THE mutineerS at Corinth. Patras
and Calamata still are holding out.
but they are few in numbers and it is
expected they soon will be reduced to
submission by troops from other gar
risons.
"All the, other garrisons in the
country, including that in Athens, and
the entire fleet are standing by the
government.
Several arrests have been made,
including NJ. Goudas. who was tried in
1922, at the same time the ministers
were executed, and condemned to life
Imprisonment, but recently was released
by amnesty.
ATHENS and Piraeus are absolutely
calm. Business and city life are pro-
ceeding as usual.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
SAILORS AND MARINES
TO HONOR ROOSEVELT
Special Arrangements Being Made
for Celebration Saturday,
Navy Day.

Special arrangements are being
made for the large number OF uni
formed sailors and marines expected
to attend the Roosevelt patriotic
memorial exercises at Metropolitan
Memorial Church, John Marshall
place ana c street northwest, Sat-
urday night. The day being set aside
as Navy day, the veteran ex-service
men will celebrate Jointly at the
Roosevelt anniversary exercises.
Many stories of the life of the late
President Theodore Roosevelt will be
recited by men from the Army and
Navy who knew the former Presi-
dent personally. "reminiscences Of
Roosevelt at Santiago, in the Spanish
war, and eulogies of Roosevelt, the
President and statesman, will be Of
fered. His true Americanism will be
held as an ideal for all to follow.
Similar Roosevelt memorial serv-
ices will be held in many other cities
simultaneously. In New York the
house in which he was born will be
dedicated to the public as the Roose-
welt Museum.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
ROLLS IN SCHOOLS
SHOW 732 INCREASE

Enrolment in the District public
schools is 1872 greater than at this
time last year, according to statistics
compiled today in the office of Robert
L. Haycock. assistant superintendent
The total enrolment is 66,813.
Although the school population is
somewhat lower than the officials an
ticipated at this period of the scholas-
tic year, an increase is expected
shortly before the convening of Con-
gress, when the senators and repre-
sentatives return to Washington and
place their children in the schools.
The high school enrolment shows
a slight gain over last year. A slight
increase also is noted in the graded
schools, while the normal schools
have fifty-eight more students than
last year.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, October % (Spe-
iaD.-NoiSes emanating from mousse
at Takoma Park. this county, about
O'Clock yesterday morning caused
Policeman Earl Burdine to make an
investigation. He found party in
progress there and the guests were
enjoying themselves in such a siren
uous manner that he felt con-
strained to place some of tfTa under
arrest. Thomas ]. SANDS OF Wash
ingtNa was charged 9Th keeping a
disorderly house and r. B. Murray,
w. B. Blake, S. h. James and j. A,
Nolan, all of Washington. had
charges of disorderly conduct pre-
ferred against them. Several young
women were brought to Rockville,
but 1t was decided to prefer no
charges against them. officer Bur-
dine took charge of twenty pints OF
gin which he found in the house.
Mrs. Elizn Allen Buried.
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Allen,
widow of Albert Allen. who died at
her home, near Potomac, aged seven
ty-two years. took place yesterday
morning from the Methodist Church
at Potomac. Rev. Albert Watkins,
pastor of the church, conducted the
terry near the church.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Miss Eleanor E.
NJ Robert of Billingster, Md; Miss
Irene G. Loomis and William A. Link,
both of Washington; Miss Rose A.
Mayhugh and Charles H. Smith, both
of this county, and Miss Irene john
son and Robert Mahoney, both of this
county.
Sunday School Rally.
A rally of the Sunday school of the
Nth district of the Montgomery
County Sunday School Association
was held at Kensington Sunday aft
ernoon. Six hundred Sunday school
children, teachers, ministers and 9TH
ers attended, the schools represented
Including Warner Memorial Presby-
terian, St. Paurs M. E., Christ Epis-
copal and the Baptist of Kensington,
Bethesda NJ. E. and st. Johns Epis-
copal of Bethesda, Union of Garrett
Park and the Chevy Chase M. E.
Those In attendance assembled at
Church and. headed by the Washing
ton Grove Band. marched to the Bal
timore and Ohio railway station,
where open-air exercises were held
Walter S. Pratt, jr., of Capitol View
presided. Mr.. Phelps of Chevy Chase
delivered an address; Rev. U. S. A.
Heavener, pastor of st. Paul s
Church, Kensington, and Rev. j. w.
Nicol, pastor of the Kensington Bap-
tist Church, led in prayer; Rev. Rob
-ert Atkinson, pastor of Warner Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church, Ken
sington, read the Scriptures, and the
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
], L. Neff, pastor of the Chevy Chase
n E. Church. The music was a
&easing feature OF the occasion.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
LAT|MER CONSIDERS
NAVY RESERVE BILL
Admiral and Convention Go
Over Each Proposed Amend
ment to Measure.

Amendments to the proposed bill to
reorganize the United States naval
reserve by the United States Naval
Reserve Officers Association at it's
convention yesterday We're presented
to Rear Admiral J. l.. Latimer, judge
advocate general of the Navy, who
appeared at the meeting today.
Admiral Latimer and the delegates
went over the amendments. many Of
which are proposed legal changes in
phraseology. The bill now will go
back to the department with the sug
gested changes, where the judge ad
vocate general and other officers will
analyZe them.
The convention adjourned shortly
after noon, and the legislative COM
mittee went to the bureau of the bud
get for a conference regarding esti-
mates for the support of the naval
reserve for the next fiscal year.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
MISS S. L. BUCHER DIES;
NOTED SOCIAL WORKER
Service of Thirteen Years With
Board of Children's Guardians
Praised by Superior.

Miss Sara L. Bucher, supervisor OF
Investigations for the board of chill
dren's guardians, died at Homeo-
pathic Hospital last night from a
complication of diseases.
Miss Bucher came to Washington
from Philadelphia twenty years ago
and for the past thirteen years has
been in the service of the board of
guardians.
Mrs. r. Thomas West, former ex-
ecutive agent of the board, today de-
cIared that in the death of Miss
Bucher the board has lost one of it's
most efficient and experienced social
workers. For seven years prior to
her appointment Miss Bucher was
with the Associated Charities.
Miss Bucher resided at 2517 14th
street northwest.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
CR|TTENT0N HOME
DRIVE ORGANIZED
Captains of Teams and Divi-
sions Named to Solicit
for Funds.

Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the
District Supreme Court will be the
principal speaker tomorrow evening
at the Hotel Ebbitt at $50 o'clock,
when members of the Florence Crit
tenton campaign organization, which
is to raise 100000 for the Florence
Crittenton Home of Washington, hold
their first dinner.
The executive committee in charge
of the drive for funds, of which Ro-
land Robbins is chairman, announces
that the following lineup has been
decided upon personally to solicit the
money required to erect the proposed
buildings and guarantee the 1924
burget:
Division A-Merrit o. Chance, lead
er of five teams, which will be cap
tained by Orville B. Drown, Frank E.
GhiselIi, Charles H. Hillegeist. James
r. Mays and Caleb w. O'Connor.
Division B-Gen. Anton Stephan,
leader of five teams, captained by Har-
old A. Brooks, Frank H. Bryson, J. Max
Cunnin CHAM. Charles w. Pimper and
Division C-Mrs. William Z. Cham
berlin, leader of six teams, captained by
Mrs. Edgar Brown, Mrs. William l..
Fulton. Mrs. Blaes Hallencretz, Miss
Rachel King. Mrs. Emory NJ. Foster
and Mrs. Caroline Z. Shaver
Division D-Mrs. John H. Harwood
leader of seven teams, captained by
Mrs. Mary A Anderson, Mrs. Walter
Brown, Mrs. Warren NJ. Florence, Mrs
w. Boyer Pain, Mrs. Fred G.. Mitchell,
| Mrs. Robert L. Rauch and Mrs. Lamont
| A. Williams.
Division E-Mrs A B. McManus
/ leader of seven teams, captained by
| Mrs A. L. Craig. Mrs. E. ]. Diff1es
Mrs. r. c. Hess, Mrs. John w. Lynch
| Mrs. Clarence Mcconnell, Mrs. Eugene
| Ohlander and Mrs. II. l.. Barrick
Division F-Mrs. Stephen L. Tabor
| leader of seven teams, captained by
Mrs. w. Y. Brady, Mrs. Merton A Eng
| lish, Mrs. Albert l.. Harris Mrs. E. A
| Parker, Mrs. w. T. Pollard, Mrs. Clin.
| ton l.. Wollcott and Mrs. Alexander
Wiley.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
LINDSEY WILL REFUSE
TO BREAK CONDOLENCES
Summoned by Grand Jury, He Will
Keep Secrets Intrusted
to Him.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Col, October 23.-Sum-
moned to appear before the grand
jury today with all books and papers
from his office which might throw
light on cases of women in his court,
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the juvenile
court will refuse to reveal any con-
fidences given him by women and
girls, he announced last night after
the subpoena, issued by District
Judge Dunklee, had been served.
IT have every respect for the pur-
poses of the grand jury in summon
ing me to testify as to what 1 know
about illegal operations, of which 1
believe there were perhaps 1000 in
Denver last year" said Judge Lindsey.
However, 1 shall refuse to tell any
of the hundreds of condolences that
annually come to this office"
Evening star., 1923-10-23
WHITE INDIAN TRIBE
FOUND IN PANAMA
Have Light Skin and FIaxen
Hair, Says Discoverer.
WarIike, Natives Declare.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, October "a
Discovery of a race of white Indians,
with fiaxen hair, in the almost i'm
penetrable jungles of eastern Panama,
was reported today by Richard c.
Marsh of Brockport. an explorer, just
returned from the isthmus. Mr.
Marsh, the first white man to advance
into that unexplored region of Central
America since Balboa, brought back
with him photographs to substantiate
his claims.
The story of the discovery is told by
the Rochester Journal and the POST
Express in copyrighted article.
II was in native village when L
noticed three girls passing into the
jungle" Mr.. Marsh said. They had
bodies as light as sunburned white
girl and decidedly light hair-a
startling and incongruous sight
among these black and rag-clad ne
groes.
Wild and Warlfke.
1T was then 1 was told they be-
longed to a white race living up the
Chucanaque river. The negroes told
me these whites all had light brown
or yellow hair and were wild and
warlike.
The skin of girls faces was tan
ned, but free from that colored pig
ment so distinguishable in all brown
and darker races. The features OF
the eldest girl were of a high oval
face, thin lips, well shaped chin and
aquiline nose.S They spoke no Span
ish.'
Evening star., 1923-10-23
BONAR LAW SUFFERS
RETURN OF ILLNESS
Condition of Throat Causing Con-
siderable Worry Among
Friends.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 23.-Former
Prime Minister Bonar Law has had
recurrence of the throat trouble
which caused him to resign the pre-
miership, and his condition is Civ
ing considerable worry to his friends.
Mr.. Bonar Law suffered chill a
few days ago and now is confined
to his home with a cough. He is un
der the constant care of doctors, but
his throat condition APPARENTLY is not
readily amenable to treatment.