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Evening star., 1923-09-25
COOLIDGE TALKS SAFETY
TO CONGRESS OF MINERS
President, in Message Read at
Opening, Suggests Life Saving
as Common Ground
MIIWAIIKEE. Wis. September q

MILWAUKEE, Wis, September IS.
Safety, as the common meeting
ground on which all who are en-
gagged in mining can gather with the
single purpose of saving life, was the
text of a message from President
Calvin Coolidge read to the opening
meeting of the twenty-siXth annual
convention of the American Mining
Congress here.
The President expressed himself as
pleased by the magnitude attained by
the mining industry in the United
States.
"The immensity of our mine re-
sources necessarily imposes a duty in
behalf of those who engage in the
arduous work of extracting metals
and minerals from the earth;" the
message read. at should be our ef-
fort to lead in producing these with
the minimum hazard to life. Mining
is unavoidably an industry marked
by numerousaSoccnpat hazards
we must not pay an unnecessarily
high cost In life and limb for mine
products"
The President pointed out that the
government has worked years to de-
termine the cause of mine accidents
and in solving problems of prevent
ing them. The industry, he said, is
entitled to this valuable aid in the
endeavor to save lives.
The congress will continue in ses-
sion until Saturday.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
7TH.DAY ADVENTIST
LEADERS TO MEET
Denomination Headquarters at
Takoma Park to Be Repre-
sented at Milwaukee.

uorla leaders of the Seventh-day
Adventist denomination Will go from
r., o,,,,a PARK to Milwaukee for their
annual fall convention, OCTOBER ~
1s Every department. of the oenoi'.
ination will be represented. lhese
n,i,,isters also will attend a locai
nrasisarts. convention in the same
city, beginning october anu CON
tinuing until the 9Th.
T,nrins the second convention plahs
,,i11 he made for the advancement Oh
the church in foreign countries Ap
nronriations amounting to seyeral IA
million dollars will be made. anu tne
work M the publishing. Ssbhath
scbooI religious liberty ana yoGnns
rannte,s departments will be strength
eiipr Practically every leader from the
offices here wiz o
aresent together with every union
pseoranoa and every local confer
enne .president in North America.
EI,arv state in this country ana eVesy
nrovince in Canada will De represe,nle.,' :,
Also Mexico, Central America Soueh
America and Europe of tbe
Rev. w. A. Spicer, preslueh. Vii g he
chairman of the convention; EeSs'
G. H. Watson. general vice sen1 pres1qefn.. fnr
snq Nnrtb h America, ali of this city: E. E.
Andross, vice president for M MeaieS anI
and the Central American states' anu
L." III. Christian, vice president ior
Europe, will be associate cnafrmeh: frnn3 III .
Other world leaders going from the
executive offices of the denomination
in washington will include: keTs, .yho
FOR twenty-one years. was president
of the general conferenee: r. pr.st r. .
dent for South America, VINO WIN ~
leave for his new headquarters In
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Immediately
after the close of the Milwaukee con
vention; c. K. Meyers, M: n. g. GamR- w
Eastman, J. A. stevens, r. F. Peter
son, E. R. Numbers, M. E. Kern H. E.
Elliott, Mrs. L. Flora Plumber, ). p
James, c. w. Irwin. c. A. Russell, !,
6. S. Longacre, H; E; Rogers. F. M.
wilcox, DR.. A. w. Truman, L. A.
Hansen, G. B. Thompson and w. w.
Prescott.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
Veterans Bureau Worker Brings
Eyewitness Tale of Earthquake
Hugh Campbell Describes Terror and
Tragedy of Yokohama--His Ship
Reached Port T,oo Days After.

ing of September did any concep-
tion come to them OF what lay De
fore them.
suko, the naval base, had been burn
ing for thirty-six hours; Giant waves
and swells caused the President Jef-
ferson to bounce on the water IKE
a straw in a. mill pond. on every
side lay scenes of deyastaclon acnras anS n5
refugees. mostly Americans and Eng.
fish. rushed 10 the liner by means
of small boats that miraculously ss.
caped the fury of the waters, Tne
refugees were for the most part ~
rags and tatters. some or tnem pen ~
partially clothed in kinonos ana pa
iamas. They were covered with botn
mud and blood One strange specta-
Gle marked their. entrance 10 1neiI
refuge-their great moraie; .ran. nen
they clambored up on the ship they
sought word from their friends. and
relatives who were missing ana re-
counted tales of the disaster In great
detail although their descriptions
were somewhat varied.
The President Jefferson immedi-
ately started unloading food and sup
nIfes and set about caring for those
that had come aboard. According 10
the stories told by the victims, the
great dock to which the Empress or
Australia was tied up had sunk with
out warning, and only the breaking
of the ropes that held the snip ~, iast
sands of people who were on the dock
perished in the foRming waters.
There were two distinct shocks on the
land, according to the refugees, about
Ave seconds apart. During the nrst
shock the land rose up, levellng most
of the city, and then abruptly sank
down again. The second shock, which
was of a similar magnitude, caused
the ground again to rise up; this time
1t sank with a twisting motion.
Fires Break Out.
Fires broke out everywhere and
the water mains were turned loose,
leaving everything practicaliy de-
days numbered 1000, 100 Of which
were of marked intensity. Thousands
of people sought the parks, where,
hemmed in on all four sides by nre,
they managed to live through the
night. many, however, dying or ex-
posure and injuries previously sus-
tanned.
The President Jefferson returned
that afternoon to Kobe with 400 ref
ugees. Arriving at Kobe, the snip
unloaded the majority of It's passen ,
gers and, stocking up with 1000 ana
suuplies. returned to Yokohama,
where it again took on more refugees.
Leaving Yokohama with the first au-
thentic news of the disaster, the ship
sailed for Seattle, wash, where 1t
arrived September 16.
Mr.. Campbell today called on Gen.
Frank T. Hines. director of the Vet
erans' Bureau, and gave him a brief
summary of his thrilling experiences.
as well as the work of the bureau IN
the Philippines.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
SEEK TO GET FORMULA.
Chemical Company Directors Wan'
Firms Papers.

Justice HoehIing of the District
Supreme Court yesterday issued a rule
on Charles Z. Bushoas, secretary OF
the Week Chemical Company, to show
cause Thursday why he should not be
required to submit the books of the
corporation to the inspection of the
other officers of the company.
The company through a number of
it's stockholders brought suit for an
injunction against Bushong, in which
they charge that he has possession
of the books of the corporation and
of the secret formula, which is one
of the chief assets. and refuses to
surrender them or to permit inspec-
tion which had been ordered at a
meeting of the company.
Through Attorneys Jeffords and
DDutton the court is told that Bushong
n,as threatened to wreck the corpora
Zion and to leave the city. The plain
tiffs express the fear that he may
remove the formula and start another
corporation elsewhere. They ask that
the books be deposited with the court.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
WOMAN SHOT DEAD
BY PRISON GUARD
Auto Party Fired on in Belief
They Were Attempting
Jail Delivery.
Rr the Associa ted Press.


CLEVELAND, OHIO, September 25.-
Mrs. Margaret Dunn, eighteen, was
shot and killed this morning by "a
guard at the warrensville .workhouse
when he opened fire on an automobile
party of which Mrs. Dunn was a
member and which. the guard said, he
suspected of attempting to stage a
jail delivery.
The guard, Thomas Edwards. held
at police headquarters, admitted he
had fired five shots in the dark at the
figures of several persons dashing
from the cell block toward the au-
tomobile. He said he did it as mat
ter of duty.
Mrs Dunn was shot in the head.
John Dunn, husband of the dead wom-
an is among the five remaining men,
bers of the party, four men and one
woman, held by the police. The wom-
an is Mrs. Margaret Mannheim, paroled
as a prisoner in the workhouse ten
days ago, who was remaining on duty
as an employe.
At police headquarters the men said
they were returning from a late
theater party and were. taking Mrs.
Mannheim back to the workhouse be-
fore starting to their homes. They
would not say what theater they at
tended, police said.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
S()UNDER THOUGHT
j URGED BY BANKER
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All Shades of Radicalism De-
nounced at Atlantic City
Convention.
By the Associated Press. 5.

By the Associated Press .s,.-
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., September
z4.-Denouncing various shades of
radlcalism in an address before the
S convention of the American Bankers
association today. u. H. Puelicher,
president of the association, said "so-
clalism, communism, anarchism. sydi-
calism and l. w. w.-ism are seeking to
make converts in their attacks upon
the very foundation of our govern
ment; in their attacks upon the insti-
tuticns which have made America q
great democracy, affording more op-
portunities for success and happiness
than anywhere else in the world"
He justified capitalism as having
brought more comfort and greater
leisure than any other system thus
Tar tried, but at the same time point
ed out its evils. He declared there
labor week, no unduly long hours of
cycles.
America" be said. has become a
nnation or headline readers. governed
oy the psychology of sensational st,
perncial, Simultaneous suggestion
surface wealth has been so easily
procured that the nobility of work.
tne nobility of thought, the mobility
OF knowIedge. have lost their savor''
A charge that our cowardly action
IN railing to tell our farmer friends
the truth has helped to make the
farmers see red" was made in an
aaqress by Melvin A. Traylor of
The harm done by the publicity
given to the condition of those en-
! gagged in agriculture" he said, sis
almost immeasurable. and all of us
are TO some extent responsible. be-
cause in some wav most of rs have
contributed to the farmers feeling
that he is not 50 much the victim of
the circumstances of his own Industry
as OF the Vaccinations of all the ele-
ments OF business. finance and gov
ernment"
Evening star., 1923-09-25

An eye witness story of the horrors
that befel Japan during the devasta-
tion Of the island by earthquake is
given out in an interview today by
Hugh Campbell OF this city. In charge
of vocational training in the Philip
pines under the Veterans Bureau,
who reached here last night from
Seattle. Wash. Mr.. Campbell lis the
first district resident to reach home
since the calamity struck the Japa-
nese nation.
Mr.. Campbell, under the direction of
the Veterans Bureau. had been In the
Philippines for little more than s
year. His work completed he set out
for the states, going by way of
Korea and Japan. His ship was the
President Jefferson. The vessel
docked at Kobe, 4S1 miles from
For a brief respite from the ocean
travel Mr.. Campbell went ashore
while the ship was taking on both
passengers and freight. The day.
September /, was very warm and
sunny. Just at noon a slight tremor
was felt. The giant chandelier that
adorned the high ceiling OF the hotei
in which he was seated swayed. The
shock there in Kobe caused no mate
rial damage and was regarded by the
natives WITH no aiaTIut lQT lIiOuSh-
out the island shocks of that sort are
frequent and are not uncommon. =
sailed for Yokohama.
The shock was of short duration,
and, totally unaware of the results
of the earthquake elsewhere. the
President Jefferson. with Mr.. Camp
bell on board, sailed for Yokohama.
leaving Kobe about o'clock in the
afternoon. On the morning of the
following day. September 2, the ship
anchored for a short time at Shmidzu,
where a load of tea was taken on
board Still no word of the catas-
trophe was heard, and at noon q
radio message was picked up. from
anchored In the Yokohama harbor,
giving a short description OF the Sc
riousness of the quake. Omcers OF
the President Jefferson, as the vessel
glided it's way along the seemingly
unperturbed waters of the coast, re-
fused to believe the radio message
to be true for it seemed to them I'M
possible that such an upheaVal couio
have occurred.
The President Jefferson kept on
it's way and at nightfall the sky in
the direction of their destination was
brilliantly illuminated. the glare
casting its spectral light far along
the horizon Even then no one be-
lieved 1t to be the result of any cat
acIysm, the strange light being put
down as probably the rays of search
lights" The ship had left Shmidzu
AT o'clock in the evening and now
was only a hundred miles away. Pas
sengers on board stayed up ana
watched the strange spectacle. put
not until the boat anchored In foko-
hama harbor at 2:So o'clock the morn
Evening star., 1923-09-25
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, September 25
Especially Helen Delmar Bur-
dette. wife of James Burdette of
Gaithersburg. died Sunday afternoon
Hospital, Sandy Spring, aged thirty
seven years.. She had been in poor
health for several months. and while
at the hospital underwent an opera
Her husband survives her. She leaves
no. children, The funeral win take place
this afternoon. from the Methodist
Church at Damascus, burial to be in
the cemetery nearby. Mrs. Burdette
was a daughter OF James Young of
Damascus and was lifelong resident
OF this county.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Miss Theresa Cornett
and Herbert G. Grinder, both of
Washington: bliss Sarah A. Digran
and Abraham Tack, both of Glen
Echo, this county. and Miss Ethel
Groshon and John H. Grimes. both of
Brookeville, this county.
Motorists Fined.
For violations of the motor vehicle
laws, the following have paid fines
or forfeited collateral in the police
court here: H. E. Edge, $24.50; will
liam E. Whiteheart. $35; James Ro-
iGPps sfsi5 & sursGor nsSnaFa s1S: WilamT + f.
Butt, IS; Milton Addison. Sass; W.
S. Gardner, $3.50.
Because Lewis owens and Perry
Digs. young county negroes. made
concealed about their persons, they
will have to spend the next six
months in the Maryland house of
correction. That was the penalty
Riggs, In the police court here, who
has let it be understood that ali such
Offenders will be severely dealt with.
Davis Funeral Services.
Funeral services for John H. Davis.
for many years law examiner In the
United States land ONCE at Wash
ington, who died early Sunday after
noon at his home at Garrett Park,
this county, aged sixty-two years.
will be held this afternoon. at the
Quoted by Rev. Thomas D. .windiate,
rector OF Christ Episcopal Church,
Kensington. ,, Services will be. held
later in the day at the chapel and
grave at Glenwood cemetery, Wash
ington, where they will be in charge
OF Washington Centennial Lodge OF
Masons Of Washington.
Mr.. Davis was for. many years in
ton. He was a native of Ohio and
was a graduate of Union College OF
that state. and also OF Georgetown
University Law School, Washington.
NAL Lodge of Masons and La Fayette
Chapter Of washington.
Mr.. Davis, wife, who survives him,
was formerly Miss Mary McFails of
washington, a daughter of the late
Capt. Thaddeus McFalls, who was a
CHAPLAIN in the United states Army.
He also Sieaves a daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Chamberlain of Garrett Park.
WIN is tf1s widow of Lieut.. Guy
Chamberlain, who was a graduate of
west Point and who was killed In
Eranee In 1918 during the world war.
Mr.. Davis death was due to pleu-
risy and followed an illness of less
than a week. He was a resident. of
w ashington about thirty years ana
at Garrett Park. Z.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
BURGLARS ENTER
THREE BEDROOMS
Rob Arlington County Homes
and Escape Without Rous-
ing Occupants.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 25.---
Burglars early this morning entered
three residences north OF the city limits
in Arlington county and in every case
entered beds chambers of the occu-
pants without arousing them and made
Off with articles Of value. The robberies
were not discovered until the occupants
got UP in the morning.
At the residenee OF a Mr.. Strickler,
Alexander and Mount Vernon avenues.
Cottage Park. the robbers secured two
pairs of trousers. one vest, about sis
in cash, gold fountain pen. one silver
pencil and gold watch.
At the residence of Thomas H. weIch,
Cottage Park. the burglars secured a
watch and a number OF Southern rail-
way passes.
The third house entered was that of
Samuel Arnold. Washington avenue,
North Braddook. where a gold watch,
suit case and camera were obtained
/, These robberies are similar in every
respect to a number of robberies that
occurred several months ago In the
suburbs and which greatly alarmed the
residents. In every instance the bur-
glars then. as this morning. failed to
aroused the occupants. and some of the
victims who were light sleepers ex-
pressed the opinion at the time that the
burglars probably used some dope pow
der to keep them from being aroused.
Case Continued.
In the circuit court for Fairfax
county yesterday the case of Richard
z. Stuart, this city. indicted in con-
nection with the alleged hold-up of
George Curtiey. coIored. on the Camp
was continued until the first day Of
the November term. COMMONWEALTH q
Attorney Wilson Farr stated that I'll e
case Will be settled definitely when
court conyenes at that time, which
will be November 5.
Fourth Street Baptist Church, Ports
mouth, Va. will occupy the pulpit at
both services at the First Baptist
Church Sunday. A telegram to that
erect was received here yesterday.
Mrs. Barrett. wife of Elmer A. Bar
rett. died yesterday afternoon at her
home at Potomoc. Arlington county.
Besides her husband and mother, she
is survived by two children. The
body was shipped today to Richmond,
Va, for burial.
Heavy Fog.
A heavy blanket OF fog late last
night enveloped the country sur
rounding the city. and IL was with
the greatest of difficulty that motor
vehicles made their way alnog the
roads Headlights on the machines
in some places were hardly visible,
and all motor cars were running at
greatly reduced speed throughout the
night.
The funeral of Miss Ethresa Thomp-
Thompson of Herbert Springs, Fair
fax county, who died Sunday. will
take place at 1850 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from her fathers home. and
burial will be made in st. Paul's
cemetery, this city. The deceased
had been in i'll health a long time.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
TRACE TYPEWRITER
IN MACON FLOGG|NG
State Tries to Prove Threat
ening Letter Came From
Yarbrough's Office.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MACON, Ca, September 25.-The
state at the opening of today's session
of the trial of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough on q
charge of rioting began an effort to
connect the dentist with an anonymous
letter received by W. o. Barnett, who
charges that DIR. Yarbrough was leader
Of band OF men who flogged him last
February. The state contends that this
letter was written on a typewriter in
DIR. Yarbrough's office.
Mrs. Eva McMichael, a stenographer,
was the first witness called. She identi-
fed a letter she wrote on DR.. Var
brough's typewriter on orders from her
employer. DR.. G. 7. Miller. A. H De-
laney, typewriter expert, followed her
and testified that in his opinion both
the letter identified by Mrs. McAIichael
and the anonymous letter were written
on the same machine.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
JAPANESE OFFICER HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
Cant. Amakasu Indicted by Court
Martial in Stabbing of
Three Radicals.
ar the Assoclated Press.

TOXIC, September 25-Capt. Anna
Kasu of the "ndarmerie has been
inf,icted by court martial on a charge
of rnurder because. according to testi-
mony. he stabbed to death three
radicals on the night of September
*. Among thosS slain was Sakai
Osugi, recently deported from Paris.
Osuei >and two of his associates
were addressing meetings and Capt.
kmakasu is said to have stabbed
them in the belief that their activities
al such a chaotic time would lead to
disturbances. A higher court-martiaI
will fix the penalty in the officers
case
The storm which has been raging
for thirty-six hours has done con-
siderable Damage. especially last
night. when lE struck many tempoL
rary shacks in which Toxic and
Yokohama res9 gees had found shelter.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
oil LDEN-TiME "SPANKER"
GIFT TO VASSAR GIRLS
Cane Used on Institutions Founder
in His Boyhood viii Accentuate
Songs and Cheers.

PoUGHKlsEPSIE, N. Y, September
25.--A cane which once spanked Mat
thew vassat soon will be used to lead
Vassar college girls in cheers and songs.
In announcing the gift of the cane.
President Henry Noble MacCracken said
1t had been welded effectively when
the founder of the college in his boy
hood returnsd home after running away.
Mr. MacCfacis9rf turned the cane over
to the cheer leaders in chapel last night.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
SOLDIERS TO BE GUESTS
OF BOARD OF TRADE
Will Attend Fall Meeting of Body
at New willard Next
Month.

the fall meeting of the Washington
Board of Trade at the New Willard
Hotel October 8. The guests OF honor
will be Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune.
commandant of the United States Ma
rine Corps: Brig. Gen. Smedley D.
east coast expeditionary force and the
base at Quantico. Va; Lieut. Col. C.
o. Sheriff., U. S. A., officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds; Maj.
j. Franklin Bell, Engineer Commis-
sioner of the District. and David
Lynn, architect of the Capitol.
Reports will be presented by the
following chairmen for their respec-
tive committees: Fred O. Coldren,
parks and reservations; George C.
Shinn. streets and avenues, and Odell
8. Smith, public order.
a buffet supper win be served.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
COMMISSION PERIOD ENDS
War Department to Require Exam-
ination After November ii.

The period within which. civilians
who served in the world war may be
commissioned In the Ofieers' Reserve
ton as to. their qualifications, will
expire November IL. the fifth ami
versary of the signing of the armi-
stice. Notice to that effect has been
issued by the War Department.
Thereafter veterans of the world war
will be subject to the same exam
inations az civilian candidates who
Fhave had no military 1servfce ih time
Iof war. - =. -
Evening star., 1923-09-25
FIRE CHIEF G. S. WATSON
BACK In BETTER. HEALTH
Two-Month Vacation Greatly Ben.
efits Oficial-May Testify
on Budget.

Fire. Chief George S. Watson, who
had to leave the city two months ago
because of the condition of his health,
returned to Washington yesterday feel
ing much improved.
The chief, however, probably. will
not get back into service until Octo-
Der /.
BY getting back to Washington at
this time Watson probably WILL be
able to accompany Commissioner
Oyster to the budget bureau next
month to explain to Gen. Lord tie
need for additional apparatus and
increased salaries for the persoannel
of the department.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
ALLEGES xxx. THREAT
AS BASIS FOR DIVORCE
Mrs o. NJ. Heilbroun Accuses Hus-
band of Sending Her Warning
Bearing Klan Initials.

Mrs. Ora NJ. Hei1broun has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
for an absolute divorce from George
Heilbroun and charges him with send
ing her a.. threatening letter signed
*. K. K" She alleges her husband
pays attention to other women and
is connected with q gambling estab-
lishment in nearby Maryland They
were married July IL, 1916. A copy
of the letter appended to the petition
by Attorney Raymond Neudecker for
the wife reads:E
Your actions and conduct are a
disgrace to your Sex; you will return
to your husband within forty-eight
hours after you receive; this warning,
If he is willing. TO have you: If he is
not, all we can say is God help
you" 80
Evening star., 1923-09-25
MERCHANT MARINE
PLAN UNCHANGED
Government to Go Ahead Under
Present System Of
Operation.

The administration will go ahead
with operation of the merchant ma
rine owned by the government under
the present plan of operation, it was
said at the White House today
At the same time the situation will
be studied in an effort toIimprove
conditions. - u
Chairman Farley of the Shipping
Board, 1T was said, has reported to
the President that through sales of
some of the vessels and reallocation
of others the government has been
saved very considerable sums of
money.