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Evening star., 1923-04-04
METHODISTS OPEN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Bishop Gambler and Cabinet in
Executive Session at Roanoke
Meeting.
By the Associated Press.


ROANOKE, Va. April 4.-Approx-
imately 500 ministers. laymen and
church folk attended the opening ses-
sion here last night of the 139th an
nual meeting of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
The conference was formally open
ed with a sermon by Rev. K. l.. Fult7
Of Clifton Forge, Va, who addressed
West End Church. The first business
session Of the conference was held
this morning, followed this afternoon
with a sermon by DIR. Clovis g.
Chappell of Mount Vernon Place
Church, Washington.
Bishop W. A. Gambler Of Atlanta
who is presiding over the conference
arrived yesterday and went imme-
diately into conference with the
eight presiding elders. who form the
bishops cabinet. While no announce
before the cabinet at it's meeting. II
was understood Bishop Gambler and
his advisers were working on ap-
pointments of ministers for the year
Following the usual custom, the ap-
pointments will be read at the clos
Ing session of the conference Mon
day afternoon.
Among the preliminaries yesterday
were informal meetings Of various
missionary and lay organizations OF
the church.
One of the important matters to
come before the conference is the
proposed removal of the Randolph
Macon College from Ashland, Va, to
Norfolk.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
ROCKVILLE winner
IN SCHOOL DEBATE
Leads in First Group of Contest.
Germantown Scores Highest in
Second Division.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, April 4.-Harry
S. Beall. chairman Of the committee
in charge of the recent debate-di
cussions among the high school stu
dents of the county, has announced
the ratings of the various contest
ants.
In the first group, the Rockville
contestants won first place. with a
total of twenty-five points. the num-
ber made by each of the other. teams
being as follows: Sandy Spring, %;
Gaithersburg, 20; Poolesville, Is;
Fairland, 9. Among the individual
debaters in this group, Miss Helen
Neely Of the Sandy Spring School
had a total of sixteen points. and
Stonestreet Lamar. Rockville, and
stood second and third, respectively.
with fifteen and eleven points to their
credit.
The team which represented the
Germantown school scored the most
in the second group. Dickerson was
second with IT points, Damascus
third with IL points and Clarksburg
fourth with points.
Among the individuals in this group.
Miss Eleanor Hickerson, German
with a total Of fifteen points, and
Misses Elsie Lee Chiswell and Rosalie
Jones, both of the Dickerson school,
were second and third, respectively,
with eleven and six points to their
credit.
The subject considered at each con-
test was The Direct Primary Law in
Maryland"
Evening star., 1923-04-04
WOMAN LOSES SUIT
FOR ALLEGED SLAP
Asked $4,000 Damages, Declaring
Man Hit Her While in
His Employ.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 4.-In the
suit of Mrs. Josephine Dennis OF
Washington against William Alex
ander of Linden, this county. for many
years prominently connected with the
United States pension bureau al
Washington. which was an action to
recover $4,000 damages for an al
legged assault, the plaintiff was un-
able to convince a jury in the circuit
court here yesterday afternoon that
tho defendant had actually slapped
or struck her, as she contended, and
consequently verdict for the defend
ant was promptly returned.
Mrs. Dennis testified that on Decem-
Der "a, 1921. while she was employ ed
in the Alexander home at Linden as
nurse and housekeeper, she and
Alexander had words and that he
slapped her in the face when she told
him he had lied. causing her nose
wise as to cause deafness in one ear
She further testified that she con-
tinued her employment there until
the following September. when she
was told her services were no longer
needed.
Alexander denied on the stand tina,
he struck or slapped the plaintiff and
insisted that he had never even quar-.
relied with her. 1t took the jury less
than sixty seconds to accept his ex.
planation and to return a verdict &C.
cordingly.
torney II. Maurice Talbot of Rock.
willie and Attorney Albert NJ. Bouic OF
Rockville, appeared for Mr.. Alex.
ander.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
OFFICIAL ATTACKED
BY INSANE PATIENT
Dr.. Herring, Maryland State
Commissioner of Mental
Hygiene, Beaten.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 4.-Dr. Ar
thur P. Herring. state commissioner
of mental hygiene was attacked and
beaten yesterday afternoon at Foster
clinic by an insane patient.
On Inspection Tour.
DR.. Herring was on a tour of in
spection with the committee appoint
ed to investigate the charges brought
by Wallace James Hart. His assail-
ant. a war veteran named Martin
Conley, came up to him in a corridor
while DIR. Herring was alone and,
after uttering an oath, struck him
with his fist. Then, as DR.. Herring
backed against the wall, the veteran
kicked him in the stomach and on the
legs SO severely that DR.. Herring Is
walking with a pronounced limp.
The assault drew the attention of
several orderlies, who came to the
assistance of the doctor. An orderly
passing through the corridor with a
large conee pot started to strike
Conley with it, according to an eye
witness Of the affair, but was pre-
vented by the other orderlies, who
took Conley in charge.
Does Not Strike Back.
DIR. Herring, recognizing that his
assailant was suffering from tenn
porary arrangement. did not strike
him, but directed his efforts toward
defending himself and was success
full to the extent that his only in
jury was on the leg. This leg was
injured severely several years ago
when DR.. Herring sprained his ankle
at Fort McHenry. The leg at that
time was put in plaster cast for
several weeks. 1t is feared that a
ligament was strained in the attack.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
MOVE TO D|SbAR
VIRGINIA LAWYER
Charges Made Against For
mer Prosecuting Attorney of
Campbell County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. April 4-"Unpro-
fessional and corrupt conduct and
malpractice" are the general charges
which a committee of lawyers from
the Legal Club Of Lynchburg have
preferred in the supreme court of ap-
peals against A. H. Light. former at
torney for the commonwealth in
Campbell county. The charges were
preferred by Thomas J. Williams.
John ID. Easley and J. Field Wardlaw,
committee representing the club.
Charges Made.
They cite several instances of al
legged wrong on the part of Light,
asserting that he received a fee from
a man who made a complaint against
an officer while Light was attorney
for the commonwealth. He Is charg-
ed with other derelictions of a char
acter that are held reprehnsible by
tho lawyers, in one instance receiv-
ing money from infants. through
same.
The petitioners ask that Light be
summoned to court and made to show
cause why his license to practice in
Virginia should not be revoked or
consider the case and make a decIar-
alton in the matter in a short time.
This Is the first time that such a step
has been taken in the supreme court
of appeals.
Light was forced to resign last
November after two civil judgments
had been awarded against him at
Rustburg in the circuit court, in
which he was forced to return fees
claimed to have been illegally taken
by him for prosecution OF state cases,
for which he was paid by the state.
The 9lInYana nf lC do W
issued a summons against Mr.. Light
to show cause, If any he can, why his
license to practice law in this state
shall not be revoked
Evening star., 1923-04-04
VIRGINIA GUARD
MAJOR DISMISSED
Charges Against Percy B. Lanief,
Of Prominent Family, Kept
Secret.
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April A. Nal
Percy B. Lanier of Petersburg, Va,
member of the 163d Infantry. Virginia
National Guard, was dismissed from
the service today upon a report from
a military board OF efficiency that he
has neither the capacity nor general
fitness for a commissioned officer In
the military service of Virginia"
The charges against Maj. Lanier
were preferred by Capt. M. G.. Arm
strong, also Of Petersburg They were
never made public, but were referred
to by officials as of a nature unbe-
coming an officer of the United States
Army.
The report of the board which heard
more than 500 typewriter pages and
was presented last week to Adjutant
General w. w. Sale. who recon-
mended to Gov. E. Lee Trinkle that
the boards recommendation be ap-
proved. The executive acted today,
after, 1t was announced. he had care
fully gone over the evidence.
Maj. Lanier first enlisted in the
Virginia National Guard in 1908, but
has resigned and re-enlisted several
items since. He was appointed cap
tain in 1919 and major in 1921. He did
not see service in the world war He
is thirty-seven years of age and a
descendant OF one OF Virginia's most
prominent families. Maj. Lanier was
chief clerk of the Petersburg post
office until he was arrested recently
on charges of violating the federal
penal code. This charge now is in the
hands of the grand jury sitting in
United States district court here.
Federal charges against Maj.
Lanier were dismissed late yesterday
afternoon, when the grand jury re-
fused to indict him. The Indictment.
charging Maj. I.anier with interfer-
ing with the mails while he was
chief clerk in the post Office at
Petersburg was reported by the jury
as Not a true bill"
Evening star., 1923-04-04
HOODED men BRING
NEEDY WOMAN FOOD
Automobile Load of Goods Deliver
ed in Night-Letter Left by
Klan.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MORGANTOWN. w. Va. April A.
When an automobile stopped in front
of the home of Miss Emma Brand. an
aged lady of the Laurel Point section,
almost a truck load of groceries,
fruits. vegetables and other supplies
was deposited at her DOORS
The aged woman, said to be in des-
titute circumstances. was summoned
from her bed by a knock at the door
and when II was thrown open several
robed figures were revealed by the
light from within. The woman
was told not to be frightened and the
mysterious visitors carried the well
nlled boxes and packages into the
house and departed. after placing a
letter In the hands of the woman tell
ign her that the necessities of life
were from the Morgantown klan, No
20, knights of the ku klux Klan.
She was told not to fear, that she
would be looked after and that one
OF the objects of the organization was
to help worthy citizens along their
way. 1t is stated that the packages
contained. among other things, a ham,
sack OF flour, busheL of potatoes,
canned goods and other staple foods.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
NON.UNI0N OPERATORS
HIT FOR HIGH COAL PRICE
Public Declared Gouged at Con-
vention of Virginia Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DANVILLE. Va, April 4.-Responsi-
bility for the high price Of coal was
charged to operators in non-union
fields by Ellis Searles, editor of the
United Mine Workers Journal. in an
address here last night before the
annual convention of the Virginia
Federation of Labor.
The coal-consuming public has
been and is being gouged unmercf-
fully by coal operators" said Mr..
Searles. This is especially true of
the non-union operators of West Vir-
ginia and other non-union fields.
There Is no earthly reason why the
public should pay more for coal in
1923 than 1t paid in 1922. except that
these non-union operators see an op-
portunity to pile up outrageous profits
by skinning the coal consumer"
The convention will end today with
the election of officers and the selec-
tion of the site for the 1924 meeting
of the federation.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
MARYLAND REBEKAH
CONVENTION OPENS
Delegates Representing More Than
5000 Lodge Members
in Session.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. Md, April 4.-Dele-
gates representing more than 5000
women attended the open sessions
here yesterday of the Rebekah State
Assembly. affiliated with the Inde-
penden, Order of Odd Fellows Of
Maryland
Following the comforting of past
noble grand degrees upon past of
ficers. the meeting was devoted to
collection of funds for the Odd Eel
lows Home for Orphans and the
$2.237
Addition of three new lodges during
the year and the revival of two
lodges. as reported by the secretary,
Mrs Susan Jones. upheld Maryland's
record for leading all other jurisdic-
three years. it was said, Maryland
has led in this. The new lodges re-
ported were: Annapolis. No. 73, An
napolis: Bethel No. "a. Baltimore,
and Eyangeline. No. rs. FIintstone.
Those revived were: Friendsville,
No. SO, Friendsville. and Hampden'
No. 10. Baltimore. Mrs. Marian Wolf
OF Hampden Lodge was awarded the
past grand jewel for her services as
captain of the degree staff.
The convention will hold three sesI
sions today, at $3.50 o'clock in the
morning. o'clock in the afternoon
and 8 o'clock at night. officers will
be elected and honors conferred. A
reception will follow the business
sessions
Evening star., 1923-04-04
MARYLAND COLLEGE
UNION is FORMED
Formal Organization Started at
Meeting Of Representatives Of
Twenty Institutions.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 4-Formal
organization of the Association of
Maryland Colleges was effected at a
meeting at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, which was attended by repre-
sentatives of twenty colleges and
universities Of the state.
DR.. Frank j. Goodnow, president of
Johns Hopkins, presided as temporary
chairman. and Prof. Sidney S. Handy
of st. Johns College was elected
acting secretary and treasurer, pend
ing selection of officers next fall.
A committee was appointed to
make a detailed study of college en-
trance requirements, with special
reference to relationship between the
curricula of high schools and COL
leges and to the application of the
Maryland state law requiring all
state-aided colleges to accept all
graduates of accredited class a.
high schools.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
WIFE'S TESTIMONY
JAILS HER HUSBAND
Gets Only 81 Fine When She De-
clares She Sold Liquor Under
His Direction.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 4.-Testify-
ing at her own trial in federal dis
trict court on a charge of violating
the prohibition laws, Mrs. Frank
Jones admitted that she sold liquor,
but insisted that she acted under the
direction of her husband. Judge D.
Lawrence Groner forthwith issued a
bench warrant for the arrest of
Jones.
Jones was arraigned without delay
and pleaded guilty. He was sent to-
jail for thirty days.
Then the jury returned a verdict
of guilty against Mrs. Jones. She
was fined 81.
Before accepting Jones plea, the
court explained that there was no
evidence against him except the tes-
timony of the wife and that the wife
could not testify for or against her
husband. Jones readily admitted the
charge and agreed to relieve Mrs.
Jones of the sentence.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. April 4.-Thom-
as w. Price. aged ninety-seven, a
life man in the Virginia peniten-'
tiary. Is dead. He was sent here
from Prince Edward county for
murder he committed about twen-
ty-four years ago, the court de-
creefng that he should pass his
remaining days in the prison
rather than to have him die on the
scaffold. Price killed young
man in his county in a row involv-
ing the name of a woman. Price
was the son of Gen. Sterling Price,
a distinguished Virginian.
Model Prisoner.
Twenty years ago he was sent to
the prison farm, where he had
charge of training the blood
hounds used in chasing escapes.
He was trusty from the day he
entered. Fifteen years ago he
was freed" of all duty, was given
the run of the farm. He would sit
in the shade in the summer, by a
good fire in the winter. His pipe
furnished him company. When he
desired he went on a fishing trip
Evening star., 1923-04-04
MARYLAND AND D. C.
LABOR CONVENTION
$50 Delegates Expected to Attend
Cumberland Sessions, to
Be Held Next Week.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, April 4.-The
Maryland State and District of Co
lumbia Federation of Labor will hold
a five-day convention here next week,
beginning Monday. April 9, at 10 am.
The meetings will be held in the City
Hall Auditorium, under auspices of
the Allegany Trades Council. Harry
Irvine or Joseph S. Bewick will act
as temporary chairman. on behalf of
the council.
About $50 delegates from Maryland
and Washington are expected to at
tend the convention which will be
open to the public. Addresses of
welcome will be made by Mayor
Thomas w. Koon. J. VI. Patterson.
president of the Cumberland Cham
ber of Commerce; Rev. Father Simon
of SIS. Peter and Paul Catholic
Church, and Rev. G. A, Teske, pastor
of Zion Reformed Church.
The committee on arrangements
for the convention consists of Harry
Irvine. James H. Baillie, E. w. Ar
mold, s. Hutton, William Barley,
Michael Minke and Joseph S. Bewick.
Evening star., 1923-04-04

to the river, coming back when he
got ready.
Offered Pardon.
Several years he was offered a
pardon, but when a letter of In
quiry was sent to his relatives In
Prince Edward and they were ask
ed IL they wanted him to come
back, II was negative reply.
Price did not vince or complain.
He had transgressed the law, he
bore his punishment with the
stofciSm Of soldier. He had not
a mark against him in the twenty
three years he had been a pris-
oner. He could be relied on In
every way. He asked no favors.
and he made no comment. After
a few years in the prison he was
converted and lived correctly in
every way.
Comrades Pay Tribute.
Six weeks ago steps were taken
to transfer the old soldier to the
; Soldiers Home, that he might die
near his old comrades. free of the
stigma of death in prison. Before
this could be completed he was
summoned to his final rest, and
when he was buried the old SOL
diers-maimed, bent, tottering-
walked beside his body and laid
him to rest in Hollywood.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
.ChildrenPlayi
Fall on Dead Man
|Clutching Pistol
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, April A.
While playing in a small thicket
along the National pike, just out
side of Brownsville, several chill
dren fell over the body of an un-
identified man, believed to have
been dead four or five months.
Washington county authorities
were notified of the finding of the
body. and upon investigation
.3S-caliber automatic pistol was
found in the mans right hand,
while evidence of a bullet wound
was discovered in the right tenn
pie.
1t is believed that the man made
his way to the thicket, where he
committed suicide. The body was
removed to the county home, where
further efforts will be made to
identify 1t, as no means of identifi-
cation were found on the body or
in the clothing that remained.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
:OPPOSE ANNEX|NG
! BY ALEXANDR|ANS
Citizens Aroused by Move to
Extend Present City
Limits.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CLARENDON. Va, March Amy
attempt on the part OF Alexandria
city to annex part OF Arlington coun.
,ty In it's proposed expansion move
ment will be fought to the limit
This fact was clearly evidenced al
"a meeting of the Arlington County
Civic Federation last night at the
courthouse. when delegates from
practically every section Of the coun.
.ty voted unanimously to take steps
to block any such move by the neigh
boring city.
Declared Mistake.
Declaring that Arlington county
would make a big mistake II 1t al
the people of the lower end of the
county favorable to ceding that sec
.tion of the county to Alexandria
former State Senator j. c. Byars OF
Arlington offered a motion. which
Improvement committee to make in
vestigations looking to the industrial
development of the county's water
front from Alexandria to the High
way bridge Col James G. Pepper
If public sentiment in the commu.
nifty in question Is favorable to going
over to Alexandria. Mr.. Byars said
1t Will not be difficult for that city to
procure the authority to extend Its
corporate limits. This land, he said
is just as necessary to the future well
fare of Arlington county as 1t Is tc
Alexandria.
Against Penal Institutions.
Calling attention to the fact thai
the District of Columbia had located
its workhouse and reformatory In
Virginia. Frank G. Campbell of Vir-
ginia Highlands offered resolution
urging action by the state legisia.
ture aimed to prohibit the location OF
any additional penal or other unde-
sirab BILE institutions in Virginia other
than those required by the state
Maj. E. w. r. Ewing of Ballstor
contended that to put stop to the
practice" would have to be through
congressional action.
Following further discussion of the
matter II was finally decided. on mo.
tion of A. p. Payne of Clarendon. &c
have the Legislative and legal action
committee of the federation investi-
gate to determine the proper channel
Of procedure.
To Probe Farming Juveniles.
Reports to the effect that the
dren's Guardians of the District OF
Columbia were farming out incorri.
sloie eniio,en te IN hrspia a. ~ese yer,
Grafton by Mr.. Campbell, and on his
motion the public safety committee
was instructed to investigate to what
extent II is being done.
G. r. Taylor of Clarendon, general
chairman of the Incorporation com.
mittee, made a partial report on this
project, but stated that complete
report In writing would be submitted
to the next meeting of the organiza.
tion, which he urged be carefully pre-
served for future activity In this con-
nection. Both Maj. Ewing and Mr
Taylor declared that the final repor,
of the committee would recommend
that renewed fight for incorporating
the county be started early in the
next legislature.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
NO PARTY VICTORY
-. IN BALTIMORE VOTE
Candidates of Both Factions Win.
ners in Nomination to
City Council.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
3. BALTIMORE. Md. April 4.-Candi-
dates backed by democratic and re-
publican organizations were returned
: easy winners. with one exception, in
all districts yesterday, as the city
voted for the first time for nominees
Ito single-branch city council.
Election officials declared the vote,
SO far as they knew, was the small
: est ever cast in an election in Bal
timore.
. Democrats polled about Is per cent
of the registration in the districts
where there were contests. The re-
,publicans polled approximately 13
sper cent.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
POST OFFICE SAFE BLOWN
AND $1,000 is STOLEN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 4-Yeggs
last night blew the safe in the post
office at Roxbury, forty miles south
of Richmond on the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and obtained $4,000 in money.
The work is said to be that of pro-
fessionals. Officers from this city
and from Newport News were rushed
to Roxbury and close watch is being
kept for suspects.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
BIG BOND ISSUE AWARDED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 4.-Stine
Bros. & Boyce of Baltimore were the
successful bidders for the $450,000
Hagerstown sewerage bond issue,
bids for which were opened here at
a special meeting of the mayor and
city council. The bid of the Balti-
more firm was $103.316. Other bid
ders were Alexander Brown & Son,
$102.6S1; Harris Forbes & Co.,
$1o2.064. and Frank Cohn & Co.,
$100.162.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
ENGINE HEAD BLOWS OUT,
: Top Of Cylinder Explodes on High
Trestle,
special pispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, April Awhile
n special train OF the Winchester and
Western railroad was carrying large
number of officials OF lumber corpo-
ration to the concerns holdings west
of here yesterday afternoon a cylinder
head Of the locomotive blew out when
the train was about to pass over a
high trestle, near which workmen
were installing an electric signal sys-
tenn, and Roy Melvin. Baltimore, was
struck and painfully injured on the
ankle by a large piece Of steel.
The cylinder head broke and pieces
were hurled In every direction. The
train stopped on the trestle, where re-
pairs were made.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
DIES FIGHTING FIRE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEWISBCRG, w. Va, April f.
Stricken while on the roof of the
Methodist Church at Frankfort, near
here. fighting a fire, Esty Kershner,
fifty-two years old, a carpenter, fell
to the ground and sustained broken
reck and died almost instantly.