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Richmond planet., 1924-06-21

Rev. A. W. Dawson OF Jackson,
Miss, was in the city last week en-
route to Hampton, Va. He expects to
locate here IL conditions warrant He
brought hearty greetings from Rev, E.
B. Topp. D. D.
Doctor Daniel Webster Davis, -Jr.,
recently a graduate from the howard
university Medical College, Washing
{ton, D. c., is visiting his mother and
friends of his home town for a few
| days. He will return to Howard to
spend a year as an intern before be-
lining his professinal career as sur
geon and physician.
\ Miss ZenObia Gilpin, Doctor of
Medicine, has also completed her grad
luation from the Howard Medical Col
tlege and her year as intern in the
IFreedmen's Hospital She is another &c
teomplished Richmonder, whom the city
lis glad to welcome home for while.
| AT the recent finals Of the Virgin
! ia Union University the Trustees and
Faculty deemed it proper and altoget.l
er fitting to honor three of her stall
wart sons aside from the merited de-
Tees of many others. Rev M. G. Rn1,
Principal of Keysville Mission School
and pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
South Boston, VAL was given the de-
Igree Of Doctor of Divinity also Rev. j.
W Tines pastor Sth st. Baptist Church
jLynchburg. Mr.. E. K. Jones, New
York. received Doctor of Laws.
J Misses Beatrice and Julia James
left the city last Tuesday morning
for Asbury Park, N. j., where they
will join their mother, Mrs. Virgie
James, who left two weeks ago.
Williams Lodge, Elks are making
extensive improvements at their
home, Fourth and Clay Streets. The
cost is estimated to be $4,000. The
basement is being enlarged, the iron
beam used weighs Z tons and cost
s1,1OO. Contractor George N Evans
has charge of the work and Archi-
tect Charles F. Russell drew the
plans. SFrsH
Mr.. and Mrs. Major Militeer have
moved to their new home in Wash
ington Park.
A terrific storm blew over this
city last Wednesday night between
and o'clock, doing much damage.
Mrs Lucie E. G.. Scott is rapidly
improving at her home, 1915 St.
James Street and expects to be out
again soon.
Mrs. Susie H. Robinson of 215 E.
18th Street, Southside, wishes to
thank her many friends for the kind
ness shown her during her recent
sickness.
Rev. DR.. T. ]. King, has returned
from his extended trip.
Rev. Carter Ashton Jenkins, the
local reformer has disagreed with the
energetic Mr.. E. B. White, the local
missionary.
Stella Hutchinson, colored, who
escaped from Florida, while under life
sentence for murder has been arrested
here and will be returned to that State
MAJ a-or.tlect, j. Fllmer 2r:gi:t has
given definite information that he pro
poses to use the knife in looping off
many of the present city officials under
the old regime. He mas begun on Dr.
E. c. Levy, whose occupancy of the
position was thought to be vitality nee
essary to the health Of the city. The
brilliant Dr. w. Brownley Foster now
in charge at Roanoke Va, will sue
ceed him.
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21
HARRISBURG Pa. GRADUATES,

Derniece Harris, Sara Williams.
Laura Goodloe, Frances Phillips,
Henrietta Robinson, IVAN Williams,
George Jones, Edward Harrison
Lawrence Williams, George Left
ridge and Robert Curtis.
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21

Matney; Ruby Marie Ransom; Mamie
Frances Storrs.
Graduates June 1924-Ashley Will
Ieen Anderson; Etna Elizabeth Arm
stead: Drucilla Bacon; Luetta Elaine
Bacon; Eugertha Elsewere Baker;
Edna Sonora Booker; Amanda Bernice
Lee; Aretha Altoria Liggins: Gladys
Jeanette Lucas.
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21
HAY-AUGUsTUs.

MI and Mrs Frank Augustus an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Annie Louise to DR.. Stanford Henry
Hay. At home after June 23rd. 464S
Lily Bridge, Detroit, Michigan.
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21
SUSPECTED
3s OF CAPITAL CRIME.
White Woman i'm city Dock. IA Marder
Mystery to be SoIVed..-7he POHce
authorities HctiVe.

The finding OF the body, OF Mrs. Vioe
let Sydnor, white. aZed % years OF
LOG Semmes Street, South Ricfmoa6
floating in the dock at the foot OF 22na
Street Tuesday morning led the auth
critics to suspect foul, play and her
alleged husband, Walter Sydnor 20
wears OF age is being sought 1t develop
ed that Sydnor had another wife ivras
on 22nd Street, Church-hill. Tne Dooy
had been in the water about three Gays
A MINUTE DESCRIPTIONS. ,
The dead woman is aboutE fiIeefeeth
seven inches tall and weighs aboMl llSV
pounds. She had dark bobbed NaaE
and was tastefully, although scantily
dressed. When found she was hatlAsS
wore a blue crepe de chine dress with
gold cord sewed to the border OF sever
al lower ruffles; no petticoat, purple
fSAfeen flnder waist and bleomers and
tsppp0rting girdle, silk stockings and
black satin slippers about size 5. Even
though her face was swollen from be,
ing several days in the wat n It Is OBJ
Ivious that BIO waa strikin5iy pcesty
The woman wore two rings. one an
orange blossom wedding ring, with no
Identification marks on it and one a
gold ring set with a red stone.
HEAD CUT, SKULL FRACTuRED
That Mrs Sydnor was murdered and
her body thrown in the dock Is t1e
theory upon which the police are work
ing Severe scalp lacerations and one
blow that fractured the skull bear out
the theory that the woman had been
brutally beaten with heavy, blunt
instrument before being consigned to
the muddy stream. The fact that no
water was found in the lungs indicat-
es, according to physicians that the wo
man was dead before her body was
thrown into the dock.
At this writing Sydnor had not been
apprehended.
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21
ALLEGED HON. G.. BASCOM
SLEMP RESIGNS POST
Virginia Chief Wrdfhy.-Hffempf to Hear
Breach i'm Party Ranks. Two
Factions i'm Virginia.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IS
Outwardly unchanged the tense situa'
tion created by the open breach be-
tween c. Bascom Slemp, former Repub
lcan dictator OF Virginia, and secre-
tary to President CoOlidge, since the
death Of President harding, is boilins
beneath the surface between the Presi
dent and his secretary. The row is
also causing comment and division
of allegiance in Republican ranks TO
some extent.
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21
Y. W. c. A. NOTES.

ON TO KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. c.
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21

Elisabeta Brown: George William Bfy
ant: Marion Weenona Cooper; Julia
Celeste Harris; Lillian Beatrice John
son; Lauraette Helene Lewis; John
Leag Mckinley; Benjamin Harrison
Peyton; Nellie Belle Sharp.
Graduates Industrial Course Jan
uary 1924-Lavinia Brown: Olivia Ce
aestine Taylor.
Graduates Industrial Course june
1s2FJtilia Beatrice Lynch; Lillian
Viola Robinson; Bertha Elizabeth
Thornton.
/ ARMSTRONG NoRMAt school.
Graduates January 1924-Ada Pris
cifla Boiling; Hattie Eva Gray; Juett'
Elizabeth Johnson; Annie Elizabetf
Richmond planet., 1924-06-21
PERSONALS AND BRIEFs:

Rev. A. W. Dawson OF jackson,
Miss, was in the city last week en-
route to Hampton, Va. He expects to
locate here If conditions warraat He
brought hearty greetings from Rev. e.
B. Topp. D. D.
Evening star., 1924-03-04

silence and mental concentration. He
thought in succession Of a certain
number, . Wild animal. a color, food,
a word, a drawing and o.her items.
The listeners were requested to record
their Impressions. and to transmit
them by mail, to be later recorded and
tabulated.
It will be interesting to know the
results Of this experiment. Not that
they will have any particular assured
practical value In the development Of
radio use, but as q test rather Of the
psychic powers Of the listening public.
It Is we'll known to psychologists that
only a small percentage OF. people are
responsive to unuttered thoughts.
There must be a certain coincidence
Of mental reactions to establish the
currents necessary for what is gen.
orally styled telepathy. Obviously in a
great number of people, such as the
listeners-in Of the radio public, there
will be only the usual average Of
''sensitives."
But 1t Is unsafe to discount on a
generality the possibilities Of radio. Its
marvellous development Of the last Ave
years has thrown. into the discard
much skepticism on the subject. No
one can safely predict failure as a
practical contribution to the spread Of
intelligence and the development Of
communication Of any experiments,
however fantastic they may appear.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
idge boys. and they back their ssnti-

idge boys. and they back their ssnti.
nents with real money. They seem
not to be extravagant young fellows.
and later on they may express them
selves In gums that ara more SNOWY.
The letter from this boys club says:
"As a beginning the club consists of
five members. Later we expect to have
eight members" Here Is more evil
dence of conservatism. Perhaps 1t Is
New England conservatism. Most boys
on, organizing a club believe that they
will be able to enroll the gang for four
blocks around, and that their club will
become the biggest thing in town out
side Of the chief Of the fire depart
ment.
Another interesting thing about this
case is that Of the five boys In the
club only four are officers. The roster
as given to President Coolidge reads:
'President-treasurer. Leonard Grove:
vice president. David Chernack; secre-
tary, Robert McElroy; assistant secre-
tary, George Andrews; member, Leo
Sonlzin.' Leo is the only member
without an office. This Is a defect
which should be rectified.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
Thoughts by Radio.

When Marconi first developed the
wireless" by utilizing the Hertzian
waves for the transmission of code
signals some psychologists and physi-
cal scientists averred that not only
could human speech be thus transmit
ted, but that eventually unspoken
thoughts would be spread by etheric
means. This was received with uni
versal skepticism. In the first place, it
was secuted by those who do not
credit the possibility OF thought trans
ference at all, and, secondly, it was
doubted whether communication could
be had outside Of the bare mechanism
Of dots and dashes. But speech and
song have come through the air by
means Of what is now known as
"radio." A great industry has de-.
veloped in the broadcasting Of pro-
grams Of entertainment, Of speeches
by public men, Of courses Of lessons
by instructors In various lines, Of
stock and weather reports. Of news
bulletins. The spoken word is pulsing
through the air continually, and is
being heard by millions Of people
listening in.''
Now for the unspoken thought. The
test has been had. Three eminent
psychologists at a broadcasting sta.
ton near Chicago have made an ex.
pertinent in the transmission Of
thought by radio. Gaining the atten-
ton Of the listeners. one Of them an.
nounced that he would nrst think Of
something 'and then would ask Tor
Evening star., 1924-03-04
Timely Warning.

In the Senate yesterday Senator
Warren OF Wyoming, chairman of the
committee on appropriations, called
attention to the delay in the considera'
ton Of and action upon the annual
supply bills, which, he declared, threat.
ems delayed adjournment Of the ses.
sion. He did not do this In a fault.
finding spirit, he said. but as a warn.
ing Of what is likely to happen unless
the Senate speeds up"
The point was well taken. AS Sena.
tor Warren said, this time last year.
indeed, ten or twelve days earlier than
this. the Senate had passed all the ap-
preparation bills, whereas now 1t has
passed none. To be sure, that was the
short session, terminating March 4,
and it was "a case Of must" with the
Congress. But that showed what the
Senate can do when it makes up its
mind to act.
1t will be unfortunate IL the Con:
Tess cannot make it's getaway before
the summer is we'll along in season.
and more to be deplored If it continues
in session into the fall. Consideration
Of important legislation through the
dog days is not conducive to good
work. If the session Is on when fall
approaches, and the presidential cam,
paign in full swing, the perplexities of
the voters will be increased and issues
confounded.
Senator Warren's words were words
needed.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
Suggests 100 Per Cent
Raise in Annuities
N th. Editor Of The Star:

10 the Editor Of The Star:
AS stated in your editorial OF yes
terday, "annuities are not pensions"
Annuities are based upon contract
and a consideration paid, and can be
enforced by law, while a pension is.
according to decision Of the United
States Supreme Court, a gratuity
which Congress may grant. increase
or withhold at pleasure. Payment
cannot be forced by the courts, and
can only be obtained by an applica-
ton to the commissioner OF pen
sions, supported by ample testi.
mony, in accordance with the rule of
practice established by the Secretary
of the Interior. The distinction be-
tween an annuity and a pension Is
clear and plain and should not be con-
fused, as has been, even by members
of Congress-, who are presumed to
know the law. If, as reported in the
news columns of The Star, President
Coolidge is opposed to the increase of
pensions at the present time, his OPP
position can have no application to
an increase of annuities under the
act of May 20. 1920, and which, at that
time, were admitted by the committee
on civil service reform to be too low.
but urged that the increase awaits
further action by Congress at the
then next session in 1921. 1t Is sim
cerely hoped that the present Con-
gress may see the justice and wisdom
Of increasing present rate OF annui7
LICE - ''o' ~'' r. F. HILL
Evening star., 1924-03-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

1924. have been $3,7s2,s2s for the
salaries and expenses OF the Shipping
Board and 1888, ,541,S19 for the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation.
Q. Why is Pennsylvania called the
keystone state?-F. w. A
A. When the representatives Of the
colonies were voting on the subject
OF the acceptance or rejection of the
Declaration of Independence, six COL
onies recorded their votes in the affir-
native and six in the negative. At
this point John Morgan, representing
Pennsylvania, cast his vote In favor
OF the measure, thereby securing the
majority of the colonies and conse- I,
quent adoption of the Declaration of
Independence. Thus the vote of
Pennsylvania become the keystone of
the Arch Of Liberty.
@. What salary did Gen. Goethals
have while he was working on the
Panama canal?-F. J. G.
A. The Panama canal ONCE says
that at that time Gen. Goethals was
colonel. and served as chairman and
chief engineer of the engineer COM
mission, at a salary of $4,000 per an
mum. At the completion Of the canal
Canal Zone at a salary of $4,000 per
annum.
Q. Who said, mo man e'er felt the
natter draw. with good opinion. OF the
, law w?-M. E.
A.. The quotation is from 'cMcFin-
GAL" a burlesque epic. written by
John Trumbull, American jurist and
poet, in 1882.
@. Is it true that a. horse closes
his eyes entirely when running away?
A. A horse does not close his eyes
entirely when running away. but mar
rows them down until they appear to
be closed.
Q. What is the largest comet known?
&c. B.
A. The comet % 1911 is the greatest
on record and estimated to be
1,250,000 miles l.. -iameter.
Q. Is La Paz, Bolivia. high enough for
people to suffer from the altitude:--
A. La Paz, the highest capital in the
world, is 1900 feet above sea level.
| Strangers are advised to stop over at
Arequipa or other halfway points be-
fore entering the altitude of the Boliv-
Of weeks or months before much physi-
/ cal exertion should be made.
Q. Were there instances during our
civil war when troops were affected by
scurvy IN. S. F.
A 1t is estimated that at least Is per
cent Of the deaths in the civil war were
caused by scurvy.
Q. When Jerusalem was burned By
Titus. how many people were killed.
4 E. H. b.
| A Jerusalem was destroyed in 20
| AID, 100000 inhabitants losing their
lives.
Q. Kindly inform me how I can put
celluloid In liquid form?-J. C.
| A Celluloid can be dissolved in de-
| natured alcohol.
| (Hdve you question yoU aer,tt cr-
| sUeredf Ask HdskifL He does not knoto
| al the things that people ask him, but
he krtotcs people uho do kno1. Try him
Stote your question plainly and briefly,
and fncLoSe cents in stamps for return
| postage. address Frederic j. Hdskin,
Director, The Star Information Bureau,
1920 North Capitol street.)
Evening star., 1924-03-04
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

thirty years later he duplicated that
journey. With the exception of the
Fifty-eighth Congress. Kahn has
served twelve successive terms in the
House. He was sixty-three years old
last week.
Prince Gelasio Caetani. Mussolinis
ambassador at Washington. made
some striking statements on the oc-
casion of a recent visit to Bryn Mawr
College. A Philadelphia paper quotes
him as saying that some of the big
gest men In tho United States have
told me- that they see fascismo work
Ing here" The prince has evidently
learned to talk the American lam
fascismo, in common, every day terms,
means ork-barrelism." The
Mussolini movement. the Italian en-
voy said. rs getting back to sound
principles In business: in morals and
nsvo 4nee Il saae caetad, sad Of
reported to have said, that he UNDER
stands is brewing in the United
States.
William Allen White, the man who
made Kansas famous, is writing a
book about Woodrow wilson-"even
though I'm republican," he ex-
plains. The admission was extorted
by an inquirer who wanted to know
II White is a candidate for President
make the worlds worst President"
the Emporia editor calculated in a
burst of self-effacement. IT hope I
won't be the worlds worst bioEra-
pher." White attended the Paris peace
conference as scribe. Wilson ap-
sioner on an interallied expedition
that was shipwrecked by the big
four before 1t could get under way.
Representative A. Piatt Andrew of
Massachusetts, thinks the wooden
crosses now marking the graves of
American soldiers, sailors and ma
rines on European battlefields ought
to be supplanted by less fragile sym.
bols. He has introduced a concur
rent resolution calling for the sub
stitutfon of durable crosses giving
the same general effect as the wooden
crosses" Representative Andrew
four and a half years. first with the
French and later with the United
States Army. He quit the service q
lieutenant colonel, and wears the
Croix de Guerre and Legion Of Honor
OK FRANCE, IN A0QlIlOn 70 the Dis
tinguished Service Medal Of the
U. s. A.
X y * \
Capitol Hill ts frankly perturbed
over the Chicago grand Jury aliega-
tion that members OF Congress- are
implicated in Veterans Bureau cor
fuption. Each house 10 insisting the
felony, IL any, must be in the other.
Which gives .timeliness to q Wash
ington yarn OF the moment. The wife
of representative woke up at dead
of night and assured her husband
there was burglar in the house.
"Can't be-" he grunted, as he rolled
back to sleep. Must be u the
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1924-03-04
A Campaign Contribution.

A contribution Of one nickel to the
Coolidge campaign fund has been re-
ceived at the White House. With the
present high cost Of politics the con.
tribution may not cut much Of a fig.
ure In the campaign, and perhaps not
even the most sensitive patriot will
look on it as an effort to debauch the
electorate and upset. our institutions.
The contribution comes from a boys
Coolidge Club at Central Falls. r. T.
It IL refreshing to find boys who re-
gard a nickel as a piece of money.
There was e. time when there were
boys who looked on q nickel with ad.
miration, hut If any Of that variety
Of boy is left he must live at Central
Falls.
Those Rhode Island boys are ex.
pressing themselves In a practical,
perhaps a conservative, way, but still
they seem to think that a nickel car
ries some weight. They are probably
republican boys. and at any rate Cool
Evening star., 1924-03-04
immigration Second Only to
- Tax Reduction as Issue

lea is almost solidly behind those law
makers who would restrict immigra-
tion, but there is no reason for un-
necessarily irritating and insulting a
great country"
X y X
Sentiment that would oppose Mr..
Hughes, the Pittsburgh Sun declares.
runs danger of being regarded as
extreme in a case where extremism
is particularly dangerous" "The ne
cessity for sound immigration policy
has been SO clearly demonstrated to
the American people and the public is
SO thoroughly in favor of an Ameri-
can policy" the Fargo Forum holds,
there should be speedy handling of
the matter in Congress-" The Ian
sing State journal believes 1.-The dip
lomatic compromise is to be preferred
over the political high-handed action,
which may create more trouble than
1t solves
The Chicago Tribune, nevertheless,
feels 1--WE must consider the growing
proportion of Japanese population on
the Pacific coast as Well as the main
bor." The Tribune says: california
state board of health reports show
the birth rate of the Japanese is four
times the birth rate OF the whites,
admission of even $50 more of these
fecund people annually will increase
the proportion of Japanese in two
ways. Is that adyiSable?"
x X
The Milwaukee Journal suggests,
further, that "the Japanese do not
assimilate with the people who are
here, and If we are to continue to
have one nation instead of forty
eight Balkan states, we shall have to
build carefully, Soon or late, the
question will have to be settled right,
and we might as well settle 1t now"
The Salt Lake City Deseret News.
furthermore, insists there Is no room
for argument about the right OF a
country to shape Its own domestic
attitude the United States may as
sumo in the immigration question
should be accepted in a friendly man.
ner by the Japanese government"
The San Francisco Bulletin points out
the real reason foreign countries
want their nationals to be free to
come to this country "is because so
many send large sums Of money back
home when they begin to do well In
America That Is the real fly in the
ointment; but it is our ointment, and
we have a right to regulate the evil"
The Cincinnti Times-Star hopes the
present law will be succeeded by one
stronger and better fitted to provide
a permanent solution of our immigra-
tion problem.