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Evening star., 1923-05-02
MRS. oracle ENDS
4-yEAR WILL FIGHT
Plaintiff Gives Up At
tempt to Gain Estate
of Daughter.

Mrs. Constance Setback Oracle today
abandoned the litigation of four years
in which she sought to establish an
alleged lost will of her daughter.
Edith Temple Oracle Adams, wife of
Dunbar B. Adams of Bayshore. Long
Island. who died December 81, 1918,
while her husband was with the A. L.
F. in France. Mrs. Oracle sought to
get possession of the estate of her
daughter, valued at sl50,00o. and
charged that Mr.. and Mrs. John d.
Adams, parents of her son-in-law, had
rifed her daughters desk and secret
ed or destroyed a will by which the
daughter bad made her mother the
sole beneficiary.
Dunbar S. Adams was made admin
istrator of the estate of his wife by
the Ne~~Fcrk courts where she died.
and under the law there became en-
titled to all her property in the alb
sence of a will. Mr.. Adams opposed
the litigation, and hearing was held
before Justice Hitz Of the District Su-
preme Court last October.
When the witnesses offered by Mrs
Oracle to prove her claim had been
heard Justice Hitz ordered the jury
to find a verdict that there was no
evidence of any such will ever being
made. Mrs Oracle noted an appeal
from this finindE, which is now pend
ing In the Court of Appeals.
Attorney Enoch A. Chase repre-
sening Mr. Adams, today filed in
court a photostat copy Of a formal
retra ction by Mrs. Oracle Of all the
charges made by her against the
parents of her son-in-law and de-
clared that she was utterly unable
to prove by any reasonable evidence
a will and she knew of no one that
had ever seen the document The
retraction is signed by Mrs Oracle
in the presence of Jefferson Seligman
and C1otilde Wolfe, both of New
York. ami who appeared as witnesses
for her at the trial last fall. Bar
nard II. Sander. a New York lawyer.
also witnesses the signature Of Mrs
Oracle.
Il haves come to realization"
Mrs. Oracle writes, "of the great
wrong and irreparable injury I have
done to Mr.. and Mrs. Adams and
Dunbar b. Adams since the death of
my daughter, Edith and wish-in
SO far as it is humanity possible
to right the great wrong and injury
ranted, unjustifiable and unreason-
able accusations against them and
do now retract and recall all such
utterances and express my sincere
regrets and apologies for the un-
happiness, modification and no.
toriety l have been instrumental in
inf1icting."
Evening star., 1923-05-02
APPROVE CHANGES
|NAMER|CAN UNION
Santiago Delegates Vote to
Extend Scope of Govern
ing Board Here.
By the Associated Press.


SANTIAGO. Chile. May 2.-The COM
promise reached by the political COM
mittee of the pan-Amerfcan confer
ence last week, whereby the method
of constituting the governing board
of the Pan-American Union is
changed. was approved at a plenary
session of the congress yesterday
The delegates adopted the committee
recommendation for a reorganization
of the union and for an extension Of
It's sphere Of activity.
The resolution provides that when a
nation for any reason has no diplo-
matte representative at Washington
it may choose a special delegate TO
the board. The presidency and vice
presidency are made elective.
The union is now empowered to deal
with commercial, Industrial. agricul-
tural and educational problems and
with others which the board may de-
eide to give n jurisdiction 6eer.
The conference also approved a
resolution that the governing board
study the Costa Rican proposal annul-
ling the regulation which makes MEM
bership on it depend upon recogni-
ton by the United States.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
ny FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

American naval authorities are dunn
founded by official statements in the
house of commons yesterday that the
British Empire aims at command Of
all seas" The assertion was made by
the first lord Of admiralty, Col Amery,
in defense Of the project to develop
Singapore into second Gibraltar at
u cost of s55.O00,00O. 1t is claimed in
Washington that the demand for
command Of all seas" is in direct
contradiction to the pledge publicly
made by Lord Balfour at the second
session of the Washington conference
on November 10, 1921. On that his
toric occasion. Lord (then Mr) Bal
four. in the first British utterance on
the Hughes 5-5-3 proposal. announced
on behalf of his government that it
was reasonable" and acceptable
In so saying, Balfour, for the first
time in British history. proclaimed to
the world Britannia's readiness to
surrender 1.-THE rule of the waves" and
accept equality at sea, with her next
nearest rival, the United States. The
Evening star., 1923-05-02
WOMAN IS HANGED
WITH BOOTLEG PAL
Couple Convicted of Staying
Canadian Provincial
Policeman.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
FORT SASKATCHEWAN. Alberta.
May Mrs. Florence Lassandra,
youthful rum runners accomplice
died on the scaffold in the Fort Sas-
katchewan jail yard at dawn today
with Emilio Piccarillo. king Of the
Crows Nest Pass bootleggers." whose
life she had many times saved by her
sex.
They were executed for the murder
of Constable Steve o. Lawson of the
Alberta provincial police, at Coleman.
September 81, 1922, after Lawson had
made the last Of a series Of fruitless
attempts to capture their whisky car.
Mrs. Lassandra denied, just before
she was led to the scaffold, an alleged
confession that she fired the four
shots that ended Constable Lawson's
life. Piccarillo. she declared, did the
shooting. This he denied.
Used Woman A. Shield.
Long known as the bootleg king of
the pass. Piccarillo had worked in
defiance of the police-always taking
Mrs. Lassandra along on his rum
running expeditions, because he knew.
the police say, that they would not
fire on his car IL it contained a wom-
an. Piccarillo's wealth grew fast. He
became proprietor of the Blairmore
Hotel and the Blairmore garage. Then
he was elected to the town council.
A wave of protest against the hang
ing of q woman followed and it was
not until late yesterday afternoon
that the bootleg queens last hope
was swept away. Shortly before dusk,
Sir Lomer Gouin announced the cabi-
net council had decided it could not
interfere.
Piccarillo was first to mount the
scaffold. Prison authorities denied
request that he be permitted to
die without the black cap over his
face.
You are hanging an innocent man
God help me-" Piccarillo exclaimed.
A moment later the trap was sprung.
Mrs. Lassandra followed him to
the scaffold.
why do you hang me when I
didn't do anything?" she walled. "Is
there any one here who has any
pity"
Evening star., 1923-05-02
GIVEN CHOICE, CHILD
Rejects MOTHER
Twelve -Year-0ld Alice NuttalI
Prefers to Live With Foster
Mother.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 2-Twelve-year-old
Alice Beatrice Nuttall, on the witness
stand today. chose to remain with her
foster-mother, Mrs. James Nuttall OF
Waukegan, ILL.,, the only mother she
ever has known.
In her childish voice she rejected
her real mother, whom she never had
known until some months ago, and
declared she preferred to live with
Mrs. Nuttall. -
Little Alice Beatrice is the adopted
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nuttall
of Waukegan, ILL.,. and her real
mother, Mrs. James Morris, brought a
habeas corpus proceeding in an effort
to obtain possession of her child.
Mrs. Morris testified that while she
was unconscious after Alice was born
her relatives placed the infant in a
nursing home, from which she was
taken formally by Mr.. and Mrs. Mutt
all. Mrs. Morris said that for twelve
years she has searched for the child,
finally finding her through reference
to Cook county (Chicago) adoption
records. Vainly she tried to obtain
information regarding Alice from rel
atives. who declined to aid, she said.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
WOMEN WILL VOTE
ON SUGAR BOYCOTT
President Thinks Federation
Will Take Part in Ma
tionaI Movement.

The proposed boycott on sugar will
be brought before the District of
Columbia Federation of women's
Clubs at the annual meeting Of the
organization al the Hotel Roosevelt
late today
After the report of Mrs. J. W. Friz-
zell. president Of the organization,
who heartily favors the plan of a boy
colt. it is expected that the federation
will join in the general movement
throughout the country.
Mrs. Frizzell, prior to the meeting,
said that she thought that the 1000
900 clubwomen of the country should
speak in no uncertain way against
any monopoly that had within it's
power the means of causing rise in
the price Of sugar from and cents
q pound to IL cents n pound. Mrs.
Frizzell feels that the economic pro-
lection of the home should be con-
sidered as we'll as the moral pro-
lection.
NEW YORK, May while woman
leaders in the fight TO boycott high
priced sugar today discussed plans to
extend the strike nationally, they
anal Z6u attachments
by Earl ID. Babst, president of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
when he was cornered in his offices
by a delegation led by Mrs.~Louis
Reed Welzmiller, deputy markets
commissioner.
who put the price up?" the
women asked. What are you doing
to bring it down? What do you con-
slider fair price a pound? What
does 1t cost to produce. to refine, to
distribute a pound? Who gets the
profit? How much sugar does your
company handle in year? Are you
afraid of the boycott? Do you ex-
pect us women to sit tight until the
price rises to % cents?"
After declaring that his company
supplied about one-fourth of the
country s sugar. Mr.. Babst said:
so narrow over its cost to us that we
are practically working for the pub
lie. At no time does the company
make profit of more than one-uuar-
ter cent on pound. and SO far it has
been considerably less. Like the
ulation and also boarding or boycott
ting, which tend to interrupt the free
flow of supplies from the tropics.
Housewives in New York now should
be able to buy sugar at retail at not
more than IL cents. II the house
will throw the whole machinery out
Of control. The housewife who thus
far has resisted propaganda should
continue to resist it and sit quiet in
the boat"
All of which Mrs. welzmiller char
acterized as ridiculous" while she
and her aids planned more substi-
tutes preparatory to asking families
to cut their weekly sugar rations
from five pounds to one-half pound.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
SHERR|LL BARRED
AS DISTRICT HEAD
Transfer Next Year to Duty
With Troops Among Many
Similar Army Changes.

Many well-known Army officers.
who have been on detached duty here.
are being or are about to be relieved
OF their posts under provisions of the
national defense act. which state that
all officers below the brigade rank
shall perfofrm duty with troops "at
least one year in every period of five
consecutive years"
Chief among these officers. is Lieut..
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.. officer in
charge of public buildings and
grounds and chief aide to President
Harding. who is booked for duty with
troops in 1924.
Because Of this anticipated change
Col. Sheriff. is held to be unavaila-
BILE for duty as Engineer Commits
to have the officer detailed for that
duty serve four years. Col. Sheriff.
is regarded as especially well equip
ped for the District assignment be
cause of his familiarity with and
great interest in local affairs. His
appointment TO the District office has
been strongly recommended by sew
eral citizens associations. Col. Sher-
rill has been stationed here since
February IA 1919, and has notified
friends that he is to leave Washing
ton at the close of his present detail
next year for service with troops.
List for StaF School.
Another we'll known officer due for
service with troops is Maj. John G..
Quekemeyer, cavalry, on the staff of
Gen. Pershing. who has been ordered
TO the staff school at Fort Leaven-
Ix-ha 10 1oa ha
city and take the course at the staff
school are Lieut. Col. George B.
Pilslury Of the office OF the chief of
engineers. and Maj. Frank S. Besson.
assistant Engineer Commissioner of
the District. First Lieut.. John T.
Schneider, field artillery. another
aide to Gen. Pershing, will see sery-
ice with troops in a short time, but
it is understood Maj. George c. Mar
shall. jr., infantry. the principal aide
to the general, will not be relieved
for the present.
Maj. Max C. Tyler. who is super
vising the construction Of the new
conduit from Great Falls to the Dis
trict, probably will remain here be-
yond the 'four-year limit, so that he
may complete the important en-
gineering work now under way. Maj.
February, 1919, but during part of
that period has been employed in
the training of organized reserves.
That is considered duty with
troops" under the statute. Maj Ty-
ler also has been mentioned as a
possible appointee as District En-
gineer Commissioner.
Duty with Troops.
The provisions of the national de-
fense act, under which changes in
assignments are to be made. also
state that all military service in the
Army, regardless Of its specific char
acter during the world war and up
to July 1, 1920, might be regarded
as duty with troops" within the
meaning of the statute.
Literal compliance with the statute
is regarded by War Department Off
cials as physically impossible. mainly
because of recent heavy reductions in
the size of the Army. Steps have been
taken to point out to Congress the
difficulties of absolute compliance
with the statute without serious detri-
ment to the service. and it is expected
! (Continued on Page 2, Column 80
Evening star., 1923-05-02
u. S. Dumfounded by British
Plea for Command of Seas
attitude Expressed IL, Commons Contra
diets Balfour's Pledge at Second Ses-
sion of Washington, Conference.

announcement carried with it
surrender of Britain,s traditional
"two-power standard" and substi-
tuted for IL a one-power standard. !. e.,
equality with the American Navy.
Seen ~ New PretensiOn.
Our naval officials declare that If
language means anything-and Brit
ish spokesman are meticulous when
they address parliment on naval mat
ters-Col. Amery's command Of all
seas" phrase seems to set up a new
pretension to naval superiority. Com
mand of the seas" means that the fleet
that holds it is able to do SO against
all comers. 1t does not connote the
idea of equality with any other fleet.
That is why American naval men read
into the admiralty statement at least
an apparent contra diction to the Bal
four pledge at Washington. EN-
plantations are certain to be asked, if
not in the meantime volunteered.
The British plan to develop Singa-
pore into an impregnable naval base.
capable Of accommodating a great
battle fleet. comes as no surprise to
the United States Navy. At the out
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column p
Evening star., 1923-05-02
Brides to Wear
Guns to Altar,
Jurist Predicts
By the Associated Press

BY the Assoc Ia ted Press
NEW YORK, May 2.-Chief City
Magistrate McAdoo foresces the
day when the American bride will
go to the altar with the family
gun strapped TO her waist" if the
craze for carrying firearms grows.
In an address before the inter
national police conference last
night, in which he urged more
rigorous control of firearms. he
said:
The revolver is the badge of an
American and we are known as d
gun carrying, shooting nation.
The ladies of America have taken
to the gun in earnest"
After making his prediction
about future brides, he added that
If she is Tilted "off goes the gum"
1T is the open season for shoot
ing men, a goodlooking woman
on the stand. chivalrous jurors Il
tale of love. As a result we are
getting into an unenviable situa-
tion.' he said
Evening star., 1923-05-02
j. U.S.G0[FERSSTART s.
IN ENGLISH EVENT
Ten Americans Compete for
Royal st. Georges Chal-
Ienge Cup.
By the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
SANDWICH. England. May 2.-Cn-
der soft. bright English skies ten
American and ten English golfers
teed off here in quest of the Royal ST.
Georges challenge cup. The competi-
tion is medal play, eighteen holes today
and eighteen tomorrow. The only
American who was scratched was Regi-
nald NJ. Lewis of Greenwich, Conn.,.
whose absence was necessitated by per-
sonal affairs.
Entered in the play are seven pre-
vious winners Of the cup. which last
year was won by w. /. Hunter, the
English golfer, now in the United
States.
Robert A. Gardner. captain of the
American team, led the first fifty golf
ers to complete a round Of play in the
first days stroke competition for the
Royal st. Georges challenge cup. His
score was 20. Roger Wethered and
Gardner Out in 38.
Gardner went out in 36 and came
home in SO. despite bad breaks on the
green's. On six of the first nine holes
he missed short puts. but his drives
and approach shots were perfection.
On the second hole he sank an s.
yard chip shot which Law just off
the green for q birdie g. On the
third and fourth he took three puts
each, but came across with another
birdie on the par sixth hole
George. V. Rotan of Houston. Tex,
finished in 70. S. Davidson Heron,
Chica go finished 42-4O-S2
DR.. willing Has a "A.
DIR. o. F. Willing of Portland. Ore,
led the field Of the first seventy five
golfers. completing the opening
round Of play in the stroke compe-
tion for the Royal st. Georges chal-
lenge cup today. His score was
35-39-74.
DR.. Willing, whose brilliant score
caused surprise, played around with
Col. c. d. Hannay and was without
gallery. The Americans drives
were invariably straight down the
course and his approach shots were
marvellous in their accuracy. On ten
of the eighteen greens he was down
with one putt.
The scores of other Americans on
the outward pine holes were: Harri-
son r. Johnston, 45; Fred Wright, 80;
Max Marston, 43, and Francis Quinn ct
40.
The Royal St. Georges course is
more difficult than that at Rye where
the Americans made their first ap-
pearance last Saturday in the match
with the Oxford and Cambridge
players.
1t was over the links here that
Walter Hagen last year won the Brit
ish open championship. The course,
bordering on the English channel,
measures 6.616 yards and several
holes are blind.
The scratch score is Is, which. un-
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Evening star., 1923-05-02
I6OCan1els Vanish
With u. S.Science
Party's Supplies
BY WILLIAM n. GILES.

BY Wireless TO The star and Chicago Dali,
News. Copyright, 1923.
PEKING, May 2.-The third sum-
mer Asiatic expedition of the
American Museum Of Natural His
tory, now carrying on archeo-
logical explorations in Mongolia.
under direction Of Roy Chapman
Andrews. received a setback today
with the announcement that a
caravan or sixty camelS, carrying
food, gasoline and other supplies
for this years work. had disap-
peared between Kalgan and Ehr-
lien. Mongolia.
The caravan was being sent to
Ehrlien, where interesting archeo-
logical discoveries already have
been made. in advance OF An
drews and his party. Belief
here is that bandits have seized
the entire caravan, which left Kali
gan on April / and which was due
TO arrive In Ehrlien ut the same
time as Andrews and his party,
who followed in motors.
All efforts to trace the caravan
and to find where it left the main
route between kalgan and Ehrlien
have failed.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
Finds Cure for White Plague
In Carbon and Calcium, He Says

Seventy-two cases, mostly far ad-
vanced he said had responded to the
treatment so well that they could be
pronounced cured and at present he
was treating five patients in the same
manner.
DR.. Nolan, who served at Base Hos
pital, No. 65. in Brest during the war,
said he had been investigating the
subject for almost ten years and had
been assisted in reaching his con-
clusions by DR.. Oskar Klotz of the
Rockefeller Foundation.
II don't want to be too optimistic"
said DR.. Nolan, but i feel that the
situation relating to tuberculosis is
such that we must do something for
the patient other than give him good
food and fresh air."
Evening star., 1923-05-02
u. s. CONCENTRATES
COAST GUARD TO
CURB RUM FLEET
Cutters to Stand Watch and
Seize All Boats Near Shore
After Contact.
DRY-SHIP RULE TO TAKE
EFFECT AFTER JUNE ID
Ring Will Be Thrown Around g.
Mile Limit to Enforce Law.
Nations Already Protest
L. S. Threat to Rum
Fleet Considered
BY the .As ssociated Press.

LONDON. May 9.-Duncan
Miller, liberal member for Fife.
raised n question in the house
of commons this afternoon re-
EardinE the report thnt The
United States intended to use
her navy TO prevent rum run
ming. and asked what steps
Great Britain PurpOsed taking
TO prevent the possibility of
armed conflict with vessels of
a friendly power.
Stanley Baldwin. chancellor
of the eNchequer and govern
ment spokesman. said in repIyI
"I hesitate to believe that n
friendly power would attack
British ships on the high seas.
eff. however, British ships
break the United States law
within L nited states territorial
waters they naturally render
themselves liable to any gem
eral measures of control which
the United States government
may institute"
Evening star., 1923-05-02
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May "A cure
for pulmonary tuberculosis by the
use of pure carbon and calcium was
claimed by DR.. William p. Nolan of
Jeanette. Pa. in an address before
the Westmoreland County Medical
Society in Greensburg. Pa. last night.
DR.. Nolan, discussing his statement
over the telephone from his home in
Jeanette today, said that the cure
was possible through the Inhalation
Of practically pure carbon in amor
of carbonate, phosphate. chloride and
iactate."
Evening star., 1923-05-02
U. S. PAPERS BURNED.
by the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARDIN, Manchuria, May All
records pertaining to eighteen months
activities Of the American vice con-
sulate at Chita were destroyed when
the baggage car In which the docu-
ments were being shipped out Of the
soviet territory was burned.
The loss of the records was an
nounced today by Vice Consul Ed
ward B. Thomas, upon his arrival
here following the recent order from
Washington closing the consulate at
both Chita and Vladivostok.
Mr. Thomas said he would remain
in Harbfn until q complete investiGa-
tion OF the burning Of the baggage
car has been made.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
OFFERING LIMIT"
BERLIN PUTS HOPE
IN PLAN OF HUGHES
If Thirty Billion Marks Re-
jected, Let Unbiased Group
Decide, Urges Note.
SEEKS TO PAY BY 1881
BY FLOATING 3 LOANS
Success Requires End of All Re-
strictions, Germany Warns.
Favors Peace Pledge.
France to Flatly
Reject Ne,U Plan
Ry the Associated Press.

Fly the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 2.-The new Ger
man propositions for a repnra-
tiOn settlement are SO far from
ncceptabIe to France that n
fiat rejection of them is re-
gardcd by persons close to
Premier POincare as inevitable.
This rejection, 1t is stated. will
probably be followed by an ex-
tension of the occupation on
the right bank of the Rhine.
1t wns mnde known in a
semi official source that Pre-
mier POincarN would refuse TO
take the note into cOnStdera-
ton, regarding II chiefly as
propaganda intended to con-
vince neutraIS of Germany's
good faith.
Evening star., 1923-05-02
CALlFORNIANS ELECT
SUPPORTER OF COURT
Capt. Fredericks Wins Congress
Fight in Tenth District as Back
er of Presidents Proposal.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf. May g.
Capt. John D. Fredericks was elected
to Congress from the tenth Cali
fornia district yesterday on returns
from 400 incomplete precincts out Of
7s7.
The world court, proposed by
President Harding, was the principal
issue in the special election for a sue
cessor to the late Capt. H. z. Osborne,
who died in office. and Capt. Fred
ericks said he did mot care to 60 to
Washington unless he was indorsed
by the voters of the district az an
advocate Of the court"
Evening star., 1923-05-02
KNUTE NELSON GIVEN
MILITARY BURIAL
Minnesota Today Pays Tribute to
Late Senator, Former Soldier and
Popular Citizen.

ALEXANDRIA,. Mimi, May 2. -
Alexandria today laid to rest its
foremost citizen, United States Sen
ator Knute Nelson.
Private funeral services at his
home here. in accordance with his
wish, preceded the formal military
service accorded a statesman and a
veteran OF the civil war, at Kinkead
cemetery.
The senator was stricken suddenly
Saturday night on a train en- route
from Washington
Evening star., 1923-05-02
LADY ASTOR TO BE HOSTESS.

LONDON, May 2.-Labor leaders in
the house of commons have accepted
an invitation of Lady Astor to attend
dinner party May IL to meet the
Prince of Wales.