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Evening star., 1924-10-15
R0SENBLUTH FREED
IN CRONKHITE DEATH
State Has Indictment Quashed
After Acquittal of Pothier
in Army Killing.

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, October 15.-The
indictment against Robert Rosenbluth,
charging him with the murder of
Maj. Alexander Cronkhite at Camp
Lewis in 1918, was dismissed yester-
day by Judge E. E. Cushman on
motion of James w. Osborne, special
prosecutor.
Dismissal of the case against
Ro1enbluth was the outgrowth of
the acquittal last week of Roland
Pothier, former sergeant-bugler of
the 213th Engineers, with whom
Rosenbluth, a former captain, was
indicted.
Witnesses from many States and
possessions of the United States were
here awaiting the trial of Rosen bIuth,
which had been set for today.
Pothier left to join his family in
Central Falls, r. l., funds for his trip
having been provided by the local
post of the American Legion. Rosen-
bluth also expects to leave soon for
his home in New York.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
LINCOLN HELD SANE;
MUST STAND TRIAL
Illinois Man Is Charged With
Murder of Wife and Her
Brother.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. Ill, October 15.-The
jury which has been hearing evidence
as to the mental condition of Warren
j. Lincoln, who killed his wife and
her brother and sealed their heads
in a concrete block, last night re-
turned a verdict finding Lincoln to
be sane "at this time"
The verdict means that Lincoln. the
Aurora, Ill, horticulturist = lawyer,
who kept the authorities puzzled for
months by confessions and repudia-
tions before he finally led them to a
dump where he's pointed out a block
of concrete, containing the heads of
his victims, must stand trial for the
slayings.
The court, in instructing the jury,
admonished the body that it was only
to determine Lincoln's mental condi-
ton at present.
The jury was out for less than two
hours, and was reported to have
taken but one ballot.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL
INJURED FENCING
Gashed by Rapier, Boy Falls
to Paving and Hurts
Head Badly.

Two glistening rapiers in the hands
of unskilled Central High School boys
clashed as a friendly fencing duel
was started for the amusement of a
group of students during the noon
lunch period yesterday in front of a
book store near Thirteenth and Cliff
ton streets and Alfred Tugman, a
16-year-old junior, fell to the con-
crete sidewalk with an ugly inch cash
over his right eye. John Milligan,
his 18year- schoolmate and op-
ponent, dropped his blunted foil and
stood bewildered over the almost
prostrate form of Tugman.
Four of Tugman's classmates took
him to Emergency Hospital, where he
is in serious condition. Although
physicians expect Tugman to recover,
he is suffering from a probable con-
cussion Of the brain, caused by his
fall
Stephen z. Kramer, principal of
Central and Policeman George s.
Davis of the eighth precinct, made
thorough investigation today and
voiced the opinion that Tugman's in
juries were purely accidental. Milli-
gan was questioned at the eighth
precinct station and later returned
to his classes.
Bouts Are Customary.
Friendly fencing bouts in front Of
the book store have been engaged in
by the Central students during the
lunch period for some months. The
swords according to the police, were
the property of Richard r. Schiek,
proprietor of the book store.
Tugman and Milligan had just
squared off for the friendly duel and
the latter made lunge toward Tug
man and he threw up his hands. The
blunt tip of the Milligan's foil struck
Tugman just above the right eye and
tore a ragged cash dangerously close
to the optic. The wounded boy stag
gered for moment and fell.
Mr.. Kramer was visibly perturbed
over the incident today and said that
though it was unfortunate it was
something completely out of the con-
troll of the school officials. 1T was
an absence aforethought on the part
of the boys as well as the person
who loaned them the swords" the
Central principal said. 'Neverthe-
less, l will exercise further control
over the students to prevent repe-
tition."
Mr.. Kramer said he was not in
formed of the accident until after
Tugman had been taken to the hos
pital. He imm mediately reported the
affair to the police.
Fencing was an unrecognized sport
at Central last year, and number of
the students took part in the diver
sion. Neither Tugman nor Milligan,
however, had ever taken lessons in
the art.
Robert Lawrence, jr., member Of
the now defunct fencing club. told
Mr.. Kramer today that he, as we'll as
others, had repeatedly warned the
boys in front of the book store of
the dangers of fencing with foils
without masks. Members of the
schools fencing club, he said, always
wore masks.
Tugman lives at Iowa circle:
Milligan's home is at 1875 Columbia
road.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
GOVERNMENT PRINTERY
TO HAVE new WAGE SCALE

Compromising mooted points which
have held up settlement for several
weeks, Public Printer George H Carter
and the committee representing Colum-
bia Typographical Union have agreed
on a new wage scale for the printers of
the Government Printing Office, it was
announced last night.
The new wage scale is an increase
over the recently inaugurated one,
which went into effect July /. with a
minimum of 80 cents per hour for
printers, on a sliding-scale basis.
The new scale approved by Public
Printer Carter and President Eugene F,
Smith of the union sets the following
rates: Compositors, 95 cents per hour
imposers and proofreaders, 81 per hour :;
emergency and probationaI linotype and
monotype operators, 81 per hour; regu-
lar linotype and monotype operators
s105 per hour, and copy editors, s1.05
per hour.
Concessions were made by the union
committee that night work, instead of
bringing the heretofore established 20
per cent premium, would hereafter give
night workers only an additional Is per
cent.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
WILL BUILD ADDITION
TO new WALKER HOTEL
Recent Purchasers to Begin Imme-
date Construction to Wing
to Cost 100000

A 1o-story addition to the new
Hotel Walker. at the approximate
cost OF $1,000, 900, will be begun i'm
mediately by C. c. Mitchell Companv
who purchased the uncompleted
structure last month. Officials of
the hotel declare that when com
pleted this new addition will increase
the value of the fully equipped hotel
to about $10.0O0,000.
The new addition faces on Con-
necticut avenue and will contain 40
more guestrooms, increasing the
bedroom capacity of the hotel from
1,019 rooms to 1,159 rooms. The new
section will contain a fully equipped
laundry for service to the hotel and
a large grill Its architectural style
will conform with the rest Of the
building which is. of italian renais-
sance.
1t is also understood that a change
in the name of the Hotel walker Is
contemplated. 1t is expected that the
completed hotel will be opened about
January or Is.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
START new FOUNT
IN RAINBOW POOL

A new display fountain in the
rainbow pool in West Potomac Park
will be turned on at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
In announcing this today, Lieut. Col
Clarence o. Sheriff., officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds. de-
clared it will be somewhat spec
tacular event" This pool is the small
transverse pool located between
Seventeenth street and the east end
Of the Lincoln Memorial rejecting
basin.
The display fountain is composed
of 124 nozzles set in the water of the
pool and following its elliptical de-
sign. They throw a stream of water
25 feet in the air and toward the
center of the pool. On each side of
the center is a cluster of nine noz-
zles throwing a spray 40 feet high.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
Toxic Propaganda
against u. S. Stirs
americans i7, East

BY the Associated Press.
MUKDEN, Manchuria. October
15.-American officials here, seri-
ously concerned over what Is
termed ''insidious' anti-American
propaganda conducted by the Jap
anese press. are planning a protest
to the Japanese foreign office.
According to translattons the
Tairraku Nichi Nichi says this
morning:
Certainly America is secretly
supplying arms to the Chilli (Pek-
ing government) forces. One hun
dred and ninety thousand rifles
have been furnished already de-
spite existing treaties governing
the importation of arms into
China"
AS a result, Americans in Muk-
den are miStruSted. American
newspaper correspondents are
treated as spies. Even Capt Nor
man Baldwin, official United States
military observer, has not been
granted permission to go to the
battlefront.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
McKIMMlE MEDALIST
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY
CLUB GOLF TOURNEY

r. Cliff McKimmie's score of 79.
made on Monday, the first qualifying
day In the Town and Country Club
golf tournament, withstood the as
saults of three score par chasers yes
terday and McKimmie was returned
medalist over the fine field entered in
the event. Page Hufty's 81 won him
second place in the medal round.
Match play started this morning with
McKimmie, the Middle Atlantic cham
pion, in the top half of the draw,
while Tom Moore and Karl F. Keller
man, jr., other fancied contenders,
are in the bottom half Of the draw.
The pairings for the first round to-
day are as follows:
First nght-R. c. McKimme Rauu vs.
B.. L. Taylor, Compassionate W. E. Baker,
Col. VS.. W. R. Mccallum, wash; Frank
R. fn Chase VS. r. shps ps
anatt.; N: Fitzgerald, unatt., VS.. w. J. Cox,
nnatt.; W. a; Mcclure, unatt,. vs.. 81. G.
X. F. Kellerman, jr., COL; G. n. Chasmar,
second nightly. S. Elliott. -unatt.. VS.. S.
Col, VS.. T. J. Frizzell. Indian Spring; g. R.
coI: co., WIN ". E. Kenney, unatt.. V vs.. ~ Howard asrei
Nordlinger, Town and Country; ]. L. Richards,
unstt vs. ,H0, W. Lsmpt9n' pnass; n;;W. W. e Rich.
Spring; l. E. Shoemaker, Col, VS.. Middleton
Beaman, Bann.
Third Flight Pairings.
Third night-H. d. eastman, Bann., VS..
Nathan Frank, Town and Country; K. F. Kel-
Ierman, ST.. Col, VS.; R. p. Barnard. Col;
g.. NJ. Mcclellan, Col, VS.. A. Won Steiner,
Manor; d. L. Thompson Manor. vs. A. s. Gar
diner, COL; P. W. LIE Due, Argyle, vs. J. A.
Cox, unatt; W. II. White, unatt., VS.. c. H.
Heath, unatt.; A. R. Mackley. Col, VS.. J. e.
Graf, Argyle; d. H. Luttrell, Wash, VS.. J. T.
Money, Argyle.
Yesterdays scores follow:
: p. w. LIE Due. Argyle, e5; J. E. Graf,
Argyle, 90; w. e. Richardson Manor, 80; A.
Won steiner. Manor, 80; w: hampton, unat-
tached, 9s: s. J. Parks. kiEksde, 81; X. F. kel-
lerman, ST., Columbia, 100; Glenn MeHugh,
Bannockburn, "a; NJ. Beaman. Bannockburn,
SO; d. II. Luttrell, Washington, 90; w. A.
Mcclure, unattached, SO; R. L. Morris, un-
attached. 1o1; w. E; Kenney. unattached, %;
Campbell. Indian Spring 1o1; s; R.: speel-
man. Indian Spring. 81; C.: r. Hough Con-
q; Howard Nordlingsr. Town and Country.
D. L. Taylor, Congressional. So; J. L. e.
dridge4 unattached. LOT; Tom Moore. Indian
Evening star., 1924-10-15
BAND CONCERTS.

Tonight at 1880 o'clock at the
bandstand, navy yard, by the
United States Navy Band, Charles
Benter, director.
March, The Invincible Eagle"
Sousa
Overture, Raymond" Thomas
Dance suite. ............ .Tschakoff
(a) "Sambo's Holiday" dance
Africaine.
(b) "Cossacks' Revels," dance
grotesque.
(c) "Pekoe Dance" polka ele-
giant.
Cd "Valse Russo"
Grand scenes from the opera
"Un Ballo in Maschera". Verdi
Spanish suite, "A Sevillan Festi-
val .............. Tavan
1. Bolero.
2. Jota.
3. Sevillanas.
4. March of the toreadores.
Patrol, "American". .Meacham
Excerpts from 1.-THE Red MILL"
- Herbert
Waltzes, Song of Love" ..Romberg
Popular, selected.
Finale,
THE Star SpangIed Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, Stanley
Hall, tomorrow evening at 5:45
o'clock, John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
bandmaSter.
March, THE Guiding Star" Stieblitz
Overture, THE Caliph of Bagdad''
(request) .Boieldieu
Reverie, Moon Shadows. Schroeder
Scenes from comic opera, 1.-The
Mikado" requesO. sullivan
Fox trot, "Mandalay". .Arnheim
Waltz suite, Dolores. .Waldteufel
Flnale, She Loves Me-. .Egan
''The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-10-15
FRANCE TO GRANT
SOVIET STANDING
Formal Recognition Friday
Will Reserve Rights to
Holders of Bonds.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 15.-The French
government will on Friday formally
recognize the Soviet Republic of Rus
sia, according to information obtain
ed in official circles this morning.
Announcement was made that de
jure recognition of Russia would be
made under such terms as to reserve
all the rights of the French govern
ment and of Foreign citizens who hold
Russian bonds to the amount of about
twelve billion gold francs and who
have business interests in Russia.
With the French government claims
for loans made to Russia before the
war, the total due to France at the
outbreak of the war was about nine
teen billion francs.
The commission on Franco-Russian
affairs, presided over by Senator de
Monzie, expects to complete the text
of the recognition decision today and
if it succeeds in doing so the cabinet
will formally adopt this text at its
next meeting on Friday.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
AUT0|S DRAGGED
IN TROLLEY CRASH
Vehicle Demolished and Driv-
er Badly Hurt-RoIIer-
Skater Injured.

Struck and dragged rs feet by a
street car at Connecticut avenue and
M street last night an electric auto
mobile was demolished and the
driver, Royal Hurt, colored. 26 years
old. OF 1917 Thirteenth street,
seriously injured. Hurt was rushed
to Emergency Hospital, and physi-
clans today were endeavoring to de-
termine If his skull had been frac-
tured.
The automobile was the property
of Mrs Z. H. Alsop of the Martinique
Hotel, and Hurt was the chauffeur.
proceeding south on Connecticut
averue, crashed into the electric
going west on M street The street
car was slightly damaged.
Two men were in speeding auto
that collided with a horse-d drawn
vehicle of Richard Rollins, Camp
Springs, Md, at Pennsylvania and
North Carolina avenue southeast
early today. killing the horse and
badly demaging the wagon. Rollins,
who was on his way to market with
Occupants of the automobile failed to
stop.
Roy Is HIT.
Six-year-old Milton Gusack, 1870
Oliver street. suffered the loss of
teeth and an injury to his upper lip
yesterday afternoon when knocked
down in front of 1865 Northampton
street by an automobile driven by
Norman Contee, "a n street. The in
jured boy was treated at home by
DR.. n. Norman Smiler.
Herman S. SchmulovitZ, 81, 1929
Fourteenth street, sustained brolen
arm and serious injury to his nose
yesterday afternoon in an auto acci-
dent in front of his home. He was
given surgical aid at Emergency Hos
pital.
While on roller skates near Third
and d streets northeast, yesterday
afternoon, Raymond Massie. IL, 201
E street northeast, sustained an in
jury to his left leg which he came in
contact with an automobile. He was
given first aid at Casualty Hospital
Two colored men, Lewson Matthews,
81, and James Hyson, 81, the former
residing at 1880 G street and the lat
ter at 954 Snow court, were occu-
pants of a wagon that collided with a
street car at Twenty first and p
streets yesterday afternoon. They
were treated at Emergency Hospital
for slight cuts and bruises
Evening star., 1924-10-15
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia, Maryland and
virginia-Fair tonight and tomorrow;
little change in temperature.
West Virginia-Fair tonight and
tomorrow; little change in tempera-
ture.
Records for Twenty-four Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, g.; pm,
Sc; IL midnight, SO; am, Al; am,
48; noon. SO.
Earometer-4 pm, 1920; 8 Pm,
1922; IL midnight, 1921: am, 30.1S;
am, 30.19; noon, 30.17.
Highest temperature, 70.2, occurred
at pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 46, occurred
at 1880 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, rs; lowest, 81.
Condition OF Water.
Temperature and condition Of the
water at an: Great Falls-Tem-
perature. o.; condition. slightly
muddy.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
BY the Associa ted Press.

by the Assocla TED fress.
LONDON, October 15.-The fur has
begun to fly in the British election
campaign. which Is sure to be short
and almost certain to be snappy. 1t
may have been the dropping of the
case against Editor Campbell of the
Workers Weekly on which the gov
ernment decided to accept defeat and
go to the country, but it has already
become plain that the thing the
voters are going to hear most about
from all sides in this campaign is the
Anglo Russian treaty.
The Tories are playing anti-boi-
shevism for all it is worth. In two
days they have placarded the coun-
try with posters depicting bewhisker-
ed bo1sheviki, greedy for the money
of the good old British voter; but
Premier Macdonald apparently has
realized as keenly as his opponents
that the way to gain the interest of
the British voter is to mention his
pocketbook, and he, therefore, has
been busy explaining that the con-
templated loan of 100000 900 to Rus
sia would be spent largely in pur-
chasing machinery made in England.
British Money for the British" a
mock patriotic song, has become a
popular part Of a popular West End
revue; but the Conservative campaign
managers take the subject seriously.
Their posters depict what the Con-
servative newspapers describe as "a
brutal bolShevik with greed in his
eyes" and under the picture are the
words: IT'S your money he wants.
The Socialists say he can have it.
Don't let him! Vote Unionist"
Poetry Comes In. ~
An unshaven Russian is the subject
sof most Of the party's placards. One
little campaign poem, however, reads:
"Bolshevik, bolshevik, where have
you been?
"Over to England, where the reds
are still green"
Another placard says: Russia al
ready owes us f722, 100000. Don't risk
another f40.O00,000, but vote Unionist."
COMBINATIONS already are spring
ing up mocking those who would
have a serious bolshevik scare. THE
weather will be dreadful under COM
munism." says one Of them, while
another declares the Communists
will stab poor grandpa"
The Liberals had a big pow-wow
in London yesterday at which both
former Premiers Asquith and Lloyd
George spoke. They, too, emphasized
hostility to the Russian treaty Mr.
Asquith declared the real cause of
the Labor governments precipitate
appeal to the country was not the
Campbell case, but the Russian treaty
The treaty, he said. was a document
unique in the annals of diplomacy for
its combinations of political reck-
lessness, business incapacity and al
most infantile simplicity" and, he
added, Premier Macdonald was the
villain of the piece"
Speaking of the campaign orations
Evening star., 1924-10-15

to Morgan, the senator explained,
and these obligations could only be
met If Germany was defeated.
He scored the Versailles treaty,
then continued:
THE present Republican admins
trat t.on was elected upon a pledge to
abandon the foreign policies of the
preceding administration and restore
America to the same paths which had
previously been pursued.
This pledge has been completely
repudiated. The same forces that
controlled American policy when
Lansing was Secretary of State, the
same forces that plunged us into the
World War, now dictate the policies
Of Secretary Hughes.
Secretary Hughes, in his direction
of the foreign policy of the United
States can and does serve two
masters. He serves both Standard
Oil and Morgan & Co. with constant
fidelity"
In this connection the speaker as
sailed the arms conference pact.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
PAUL H. TAMPLET RITES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Services for Insurance Man to Be
Conducted From Late
Residence.

Funeral services for Paul H.
Tamplet, for 25 years general agent
here of the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Company of Newark, n. j.,
who died at his residence in the
Ontario apartments, yesterday, will be
conducted at his late residence tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock Rev
James II. Taylor. pastor of the Central
Presbyterian Church, will officiate
lnterment will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Mr.. Tamplet had long been promi-
nent in business and club circles here
He was known by his associates as a
great lover of outdoor sports having
been especially fond of high-bred
hunting dogs.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
BR0OKHART TO SEE
LAF0LL.ETTE TODAY
win Travel Briefly With Can
didate-Fights Mark Talk
in St. Louis.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LA TOILETTE SPECIAL EN-
ROUTE TO DES MONIES. IOWA;
MEXICO, MO, October Ex-senator
Robert M. La Toilette, independent
candidate for PRESIDENT, after two
campaign speeches in Missouri, today
was on his way to Des Moines, Iowa.
After an address there tonight, con-
tinuing his efforts to win votes in
this agricultural region, he will go
to Minneapolis for speech tomorrow
night. Then he will invade South
Dakota for a speech Friday night in
Sioux Falls.
AS Mr.. La Toilette sped toward
Des Moines. it was announced he was
expected to have Senator Smith
Brookhart of Iowa aboard his special
car today, for an hour or two. Ar
rangements had been made, 1t was
said, for Mr.. Brookhart, who is run
ming for reelection as a Republican,
to board the train at Moulton, Iowa,
and ride to Abba While the Iowa
Senator has assailed both President
Coolidge and his running mate,
Charles G. Dawes. he has not publicly
indorsed Mr.. La Follette's candidacy.
Barred From College.
1t was announced that Phillip La
Toilette, son of the Senator, would
make a campaign address on the
campus of the Iowa Agricultural
College at Ames late today. 1t was
declared that DR.. r, A. Pearson.
president of the institution, had re-
fused to permit him to speak in a
college building, but that arrange
ments had been made by committee
of students to have the Senator's son
deliver a speech from an outdoor
platform. erected for that purpose.
During his address at St. Louis
last night Senator La Toilette charg-
ed that the radio station at Des
Moines, which, he said, is owned by
the Bankers Life Insurance Company
of that city, had declined to broad
cast his speech tonight, although, he
declared, such privileges had been
accorded other candidates.
He criticized the foreign policies
of Woodrow Wilson, and of the Hard
ing-Coolidge administration.
Fights Mark Speech.
Mr.. La Follette's ST. Louis meeting
became bit stormy near the end of
his address, when group of men and
boys seated in the gallery back of
the platform began to boo" Sup
porters of the Senator, however.
drowned out the derisive cries with
cheers. but the candidate found 1t
so difficult to proceed. that he finally
asserted that If he had time, he
would go up into the gallery and put
a stop to the. disorder. Those who
caused the disturbance were elected
as the Senator was winding up his
speech, but not until there had been
several fist fights.
Senator La Toilette was in excel
Tent spirits today and apparently had
dismissed the incident from his mind.
He told his friends that, aside from
a few hoodlums." his audience in
St Louis was one of the friendliest
Of his campaign tour.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
ELECTORS BARRED.
Washington Rules Against Inde-
pendent Progressives.

OLYMPIA, Wash. October 15.-At
the conclusion of brief hearing here
today the Washington Supreme Court
issued a peremptory writ of mandate
directed at the secretary of state,
ordering him to withdraw the certi-
fication of the Independent Progressive
party.
In handing down its verbal decision
the court announced that 1t sustained
the findings of Superior Judge ]. T.
Ronald of King County that the In
dependent Progressive party did not
hold a legal convention.
This means only one set of candi-
dates for presidential electors pledged
to Senator La Toilette will appear on
the ballot in the November election
in the State.
Evening star., 1924-10-15
ASKED TO CAROLINA.

GREENSBORO, N. c., October 15.-
There is a possibility that Senator
Robert NJ La Toilette and Senator
Burton K. Wheeler will speak in
North Carolina, it was learned here.
E. c. Faires, secretary Of the In
dependent-Progressive party move
ment in this State. said that one or
both may visit the State, although
no definite decision has been made.
c. z. Barringer, State Chairman of
the party. has invited both to deliver
speeches.