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Evening star., 1924-03-18
2CAB|NET CHIEFS
DENY FILM PARLEY
Hughes Calls Testimony
FaIse-''viciousIy Untrue" !"
Says New.

Secretary of State Hughes and
Postmaster General Harry s. New,
both mentioned in testimony before
the Daugherty investigating COM
mittee as having witnessed the Demp-
sey-Carpentier fight films and after
ward discussed plans for exhibiting
them, issued vigorous denials yester-
day that they were involved in any
conference concerning the films.
Secretary Hughes statement fol-
lows: The statement that I had any
discussion or conference with Mr.
Muma or anybody else at any time,
either at Mr.. McLean's house or else
whore, with regard to the fight films
is absolutely false. There is not u
word OF truth in it"
Saw Pictures Here.
Postmaster General News state
ment follows:
ANY statement by anybody to the
effect that there ever was a confer
enoe with President Harding, in
which I figured, on the subject of
prize fight pictures is utterly and
ridiculously untrue. I was one of
those present at dinner given at Mr.
McLeanS residence the night follow
ing the Dempsey Carpenter fight, at
which the first pictures were shown
to the surprise of every guest, so far
as / know. President Harding was
not even there. neither was Attorney
General Daugherty. If Muma was
there, I have forgotten it, but neither
there nor anywhere else at any time
or place, did ever mention the mat
ter Of exhibiting the prize fight pic
lures to Mr.. Muma or to anybody
else, and the story Of the conference
in which President Harding Secre-
taTy Hughes and l took part is
wholly and vicdousiy untrue"
Miss Julia Marcum. aged seventy
nine years, of williamsburg, KY, is
the only woman member of the Ma
Evening star., 1924-03-18
SPELLACY DISCLAIMS
FIGHT MOVIE DISCUSSION
By the. Associat I'd Press.

By the. .Associat ed Press.
SCHENECTADY N. Y, March 49,
Thomas G. Spellacy, former Depart
ment of Justice agent, declared last
night he could not recall having been
present when Gerald o. Holdridge and
Jap Muma discussed distribution of
the mpseS'Carpentier fight films
as testified by HoIdridge before a
Senate invest lgating COMMITTEES.
I know ia p Muma," Spellacy said
81 have been in his apartment on diff
ferent occaSio MS, / used to stop there
to make soci al calls. l have been
there with Mr.. Holdridge, but do not
remember Mr.. Muma ever having dis
cussed the Carpenter fight pictures.
If he had anyt hing to do with them,
l know nothing about it."
Spellacy, previous to his connection
with the Department of Justice, was
a member of the Schenectady fire de-
partment, later was made captain,
and at one time was president of the
International F tTemen's Union.
Evening star., 1924-03-18
Holdridge Report Informed Burns
OF Mun,a's Story of Film Scheme

Muma (acting on arrangements pre-
Washington, carrying with him films
of the Dempsey-Carpentier prize
fight. On arrival at Washington he
went out to Friendship. the Mclean
home, where he rfreshed himself and
hen went to the Mclean town house.
The President and the members OF
The cabinet were there with their
FAMILIES; number of the ambassa-
iors. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry New and
many other senators and representa-
lives.
Discusses Fight Films.
After the pictures had been shown.
Mr.. Muma had q talk with the Attor-
the President, Mr.. Hughes. MI. New
and Mr.. Christian joining the group,
the discussion became general The
consensus OF opinion was that the
law which prevented people all over
the country from seeing such pictures
was originally made against the JEFF
fries johnson fight to prevent the
humiliation of the white race by such
an exhio1tion as a negro beating a
white man.
Later. talking with the Attorney
General. Mr.. Muma was informed by
AIR. Daugherty that the crime, under
the federal statutes. lay in the trans
portatlon OF the films. In concludine
the conversation, Mr.. Daugherty sug-
gested that Muma take the matter
up with Mr.: Albert r. Urion. Munsey
building. Washington. (Referring to
MT. Urton having opened an Office in
washington right after March L.
1921. Mr.. Muma spoke of the many
years of friendship between Mr..
Daugherty and Mr.. Urion; referred to
incidents and periods in connection
with the alleged friendship.) MIR.
Dausherty remarked: IF you put this
across. you ought to get a big cut
not less than so per cent"
Conference with Orion.
Mr.. Murna took the matter up with
Mr.. Urion, representing Tex Rickard
and several others, reached an under
standing, received Instructions, and
proceeded to carry out the plan of
operatton. An important part of the
plan included the use of Mr.. Muma's
great influence in both the republi-
can and democratic party. and with
cal denominations. AS a part of its
most essential details, the plan re-
Quired definite Understandings" with
the United States attorneys or their
assistants, who would come into con-
tact with the men who, as arranged.
with the films. or act as the goat" for
the transportation feature.
Information ON Judges.
TN addition to finding out just
where they would stand as to the
prosecuting officers in the federal dis
trict, one to each state where the en-
terprise was to be operated. it was
necessary to get a line on the atti-
ture of the federal Judge in each of
such jurisdictions. to anticipate and
provide for what he might do If the
Evening star., 1924-03-18
PLANS SCHOOL CHANGE.
Ballou to Name Committee on Cor.
relating Courses.

committee will be appointed by
Superintendent Of Schools Frank w.
Ballou. upon the recommendation of
the board Of high school principals. to
map out plan for the correlation of
English, mathematics and business
practice courses in the ninth grade of
the junior high schools and the FIRST
year Of the senior high schools. The
high school principals discussed the
proposal yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-03-18

case came before him. (Mr. Muma
said that in one Jurisdiction the fed
eral judge stated his hostile position
in such emphatic terms that the plan
was given up AZ to that state.)
'"The enterprise was operating with
great success and very large profits
when Agent Navarro came along and
started in to ask many embarrassing
York goat After his talk with MIR.
Spellacy about Navarro and on learn
ing from him that it was a serious
matter, Mr.. Muma decided to go to
done to stop the investigation. On
arriving in Washington he called on
his newspaper owner, Mr.. Edward
Mclean. and opened tho conversation
by telling him that he (Mr. Muma)
was headed right for the Atlanta
just how matters stood, and remark
ed. among other things: Fine! Jap
Muma, general manager Of the Nc
Lean OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES friend OF
the Attorney General--old acquain-
tance of President Harding-call him
Warren; calls me Jap-Fine! On my
master mind!'
Told Story to Burns.
after listening to Jap's story, Mr..
Mclean got in touch with Mr. Daugh-
erty, who, in turn, referred the mat
ter to Mr.. BuinS. Acting under in
structions from Mr.. Mclean, Mr.. Mu-
ma called on the director at his office
at the Department of Justice and
gave him an account of the matter in
general and his own participation in
particular. Mr.. Muma brought his
confession (as he related it to SPELL
acy, and ], in much detail and with
appropriate gestures) to a conclusion
by standing up, tapping his chest and
saying to the director: Behold the
master mind!
The director Gas Jap related IT'D
was considerably riled, and among
other emphatic remarks said: BY
God! Every one knows everything
gong on around here except me-
look after that. AS to the SAC let
ter tthe circular of instructions to
department agents), he the directory
had never heard of it before. Follow
to the, director and. therefore, not
reported in detaiD the master mind
asked his leave and went back to New
York with an easier mind (as he
"Mr Muma showed me a contract,
under the terms of which he, under
the dummy name of Martini as he
pointed out. received SO per cent of
the profits of the enterprise The
names of Tex Rickard and r. c.
QuiInby also appeared as signers of
the contract.
Amounts Paid In P1ot.
Mr. Muma also permitted a brief
look at statement showing, as he
explained, amounts paid in various
cities to FIX things in connection
with the working out Of the conspi-
racy. The amount charged up for
Chicago was over $4,000. Referring
to the statement, Mr.. Muma reparked
that h. was pretty sure the Others
were not playing fair; that a good
deal of the expense was just bunk
"Other interviews with Mr.. Muma
followed (at which Spellacy was not
Evening star., 1924-07-21
BERLIN HEARS STORY
OF INTERNATIONAL DUEL
Distinguished Soldier Reported
Wounded in Bout With
Russian Baron.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 21.-Baron Won Seid-
litz is in a Berlin hospital with a
bullet in his knee, and the German
capitals old set is busy discussing a
duel which Won Se:dlitz is alleged to
have fought in reactionary Mecklen-
burg with Baron Won Elsen, Rus
sian from Latvia. The duel is said
to have grown out of quarrel in a
Berlin cafe The combatantS did not
risk firing in Prussia because of the
strict anti-duelling law, but went
with their seconds to a wooded estate
in Mecklenburg. The pistol of Won
Seidlitz is alleged to have failed to
go off when the signal to fire was
given. and there is much speculation
as to whether there was foul play in
the duel.
Won Seidlitz. who is about so years
old. comes from military family.
He was in the United States for some
years and returned to Germany to
serve in the World War, in which
he fought with distinction. He is a
social favoritc in the Berlin dipIo-
ma tic circles in which former Crown
Prince Frederick William moves.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
URGES CONSTRUCTION
WORK ALL YEAR ROUND
Hoover Holds That Seasonal
Handicap Increases Cost of
New Houses.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July ol.-Lenght
ing of the building season in the
United States to include the Winter
months was advocated by Secretary
of Commerce Herbert Hoover. in COM
mentinS on the report of the commit
tee on seasonal operations in con-
struction industries, appointed by him
as an outgroWth of the Presidents
conference on unemployment in 1921.
The Secretary said such move would
both stabilize employment and lower
the costs of construction.
The need to eliminate the wastes
of seasonal idleneSS has been brought
forcibly to the attention of the con-
Struction industry and the public by
reason of the high labor costs and
the failure of the building trades
to attract young men to their ranks"
Hoover said.
The report of the committee, based
on Investigations conducted by John
NJ. Cries of the Department of Com
merce. shows that seasonal ups and
downs in the building industry are
preyentablc. The. report includes a
chart showing the best time of the
year to start construction work in
various parts of the United States
Copies of this chart may be obtained
from the Division of Housing and
Building. United States Department of
Commerce.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
Four Suruiuing;
Three at Dinner
OF Last Man Club

BY the Associated Press.
STILLW ATER, Mimi, July 21.-
With only three of the four sur
yiving members able to attend,
the annual banquet of the famous
Last Mans Club was held here
today.
John S. Goff. 81, came from st.
Paul for the reunion: Charles
Lockwood. 20, made the trip from
Chamberlain. s. D., and Peter Hall,
SO, journeyed from Atwater, Minn.
The other member. Emil Graft, SO,
was unable to leave his home, at
st. Cloud. but sent a letter eX-
pressing his regrets.
The Last Mans Club was formed
here in 1886 by "a surviving MEM
bers of B Company. Minnesota
Volunteers, who fought in the
Civil War. A bottle of wine was
purcha ased at the first meeting
and it was agreed that the last
member should drink a toast to
his departed comrades. This years
meeting was held in the First Ma
tional building. Thirty chairs
draped in black were grouped
about the banquet table in mem
ory of members who had died.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
COWBOYS BACK HOME,
CLAD LIKE LONDONERS
Monocles, Spats and Canes Among
s Dress Articles of Rodeo Com
pany OH Return.
Rx the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Monoclcs
spatS, Malacca canes and gayly-col-
orcd English sweaters were among the
couterments of III members of the
American Rodco Company which re-
turned on the steamer Menoinee yes
tcrday after four weeks of perform
ing at the British Empire exhibition
at Wcmbley, England The company
left Immediately for Cheyenne, Nyo.
where it will take part in the annual
rodeo there.
The COW puncherS expressed warn
appreciation of the hospitality showr
them by their British hosts They
said their shows were heartily ap-
plauded and generally well liked by
the great crowds that turned out &c
see them. The charges of cruelty
made against them. they said, came
from elderly English spinsters who
did not attend the show.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
WINE RATED CHIEF
foe T0PROH|B|T|0N
California Making Excessive
Amount, Says Cherrington.
Sees World Plot.
b. the Associated Prc>s

r. the Associated Press.
WlNONA LAKE. Ind, July 21.-Wine
haS become the chief International foe
TO prohibitions DR. Ernest Cherrington.
general secretary of the World League
Against Alcoholism, declared at the con-
oluGnG session of the league conference
here last night. Through its interna-
tional Importance and power it has dis
placed whisky. which was the first OBJ
ject of prohibition, and beer, which was
second. he said. His speech was regard
Cd as sounding keynote for prohibition
activity.
There are 10000. 900 gallons of wine
IN the warehouses of California" he
said. and each year 100000 more
are added. Our government has issued
permits To 500 wineries in California
alone. Last year they produced 14,000,-
600 gallons of wine, of which only 4.000.-
coo were withdrawn legally from bond
ed warehouses;. Any one of these win
cries produces sufficient wine to supply
all the scientific, religious and medical
demands OF the entire country.
Found Industry Powerful.
international wine interests are the
most closely organized and strongest
financially of any organization in the
world today. The world drink bill is
S2n.poo. 600. 900. OF which two-thirdS goes
for wine. SO thoroughly organized and
80 financially able to protect their inter
C,tS are the wine producers that prohibit
ton forces in this country must join
these in Europe to keep them interested
there. or the time will arrive when the
international fight against wine must be
fought in this country, with all the
strength Of wine centered here.
I'VE must get the vision and join
forces with temperance forces in other
countries that We may help them and
in turn receive their help
Or. CherringtonS address followed
one by Federal Prohibition Commits
Characterized the buyer of illicit
beverages equally as guilty as the
bootlcegcr. and declared that if the
demand for liquor in high social cir
cieS were cut oft, 90 per cent of the
bootlcggers would go out of busi-
ness.
Points TO Better Condition.
ut is outrageous" Mr.. Haynes as
serted that in any American home
the household should feel more
ashamed Of not having liquor to serve
their guests than to violate the law
of the land. The time is not far dis
tant when the same jail that houses
the boot1eggcr will house also his ac-
complice in crime-the wealthy buyer
OF his illicit product
Commissioner Haynes admitted the
iaw like other laws. was violated,
but asserted it was not true that
there are general wholesale viola :
tions.
Certain groups he said, may be
drinking more. but these are COM
paratively small.
He pointed to the good behavior
shown at the Shrine conventions in
Washington and Kansas City and the
Republican and Democratic national
conventions in Cleveland and New
York, compared with previous like
meetings, as being indicative of the
decreased use of beverage liquor.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
As DressesReducedt to $3.50

In this group you have splendid selecton-street after
noon dinner and informal evening dresses in georgette
flat crepes the fashionable printed chions and satns
Lace, beads, peats tucks, buttons-for trimmings
Evening star., 1924-07-21

completed wardrobe fortnatefo
choose from finer coats SUITS dresses blouses
clothes and
would be USUALLY These Others
atuac
Evening star., 1924-07-21
CANCER LAID TO FOOD.
Savages With Simple Diet Are I'M
mune, Says Doctor.

COPENHACEN, July 21.-CiviliZa-
ton is blamed for increase of cancer
by DR.. MikkeI Hindhede, Danish nu-
triton expert, in report on the
disease which he has just made pub
lie. He points out that the non-cul-
turcd races and aborigineS do not
contract cancer of the digestive or
ganS until they become acquainted
with civilizations fleshpots.
DR. Hindhedc believes that cancer
is due chiefly to overeating of rich
foods, and claims that the higher
standard Of living everywhere durine 2
the last fifty years has been respon-
siblc Tor the higher death rate.
Evening star., 1924-07-21
Be Coo1--
Wear Bobbed Hose, SITS

Many women finding these bobbed, top hose,
decidedly cool and comfortable this summer-thevre full
fashioned-and in the popular color-"nude'
and white.
Section First floor
Evening star., 1924-07-21

These English words have been
Incorporated into the French Ian
guage: book maker. camping. chal-
lcuge. court Gin tennis. ctc), and
bridge the card Camel.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
CITES HUNGRY HORDES.
Quakers' Service Official Say Ger.
man Children Are Starving.

Gilbert L. Masters, who for the
past four years has been in charge
of the child feeding work of the
American Friends (Quakers) Service
Committee, and who has just re-
turned from Germany, declared yes
terday that 100000 German school
children and 100000 children under
school age are suffering from hunger.
These figures are based on American
standards, he explained.
Il returned from Germany only a
week ago" he said, 'apd may speak
of conditions as they now exist there.
I expect to go back in a short time
for another years service with the
Friends organization. When I left
we were feeding one million children,
although from three to five million
are actually in a starving condition.
l use the term starving advisedly,
as we have endeavored to avoid max
inng exaggerated statements.
could also apply the same term to
hundreds of thousands of mothers
who are depriving themselves of
necessities that their children may
have some food"
Evening star., 1924-05-13

gregation also withdrew and or
ganized the Highlands Community
Church, which they specified should be
non-denominational DIR. White, who
then was without a church, was In
vited to become the pastor at stated
salary, and he accepted, 1t was ex-
planned today by Ray W. Clarke,
president of the board of deacons of
the Community Church. DIR. White
preached his last sermon at the Sixth
Church May 13 of last year, and
week later became pastor of the Com
munily Church.
The Community Church embraces
seven denominations in it's congrega-
ton, although holding to no sepcitic
one. Its temporary headquarters are
in the Brightwood Masonic Temple.
DR.. White, Mr.. Clarke explained, re-
quested the letter to the Congrega-
tional Church in order to be identi-
fed with some one denomination. His
contract with the Community Church
expires next October.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

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Evening star., 1924-05-13

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Evening star., 1924-05-13
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Evening star., 1924-05-13
CHOSEN ADMINISTRATORS.
Two Will Manage Vast Estate of
the Late Miss Emily Watson.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, May 10
Henry r. Barrett of this city and
Frederick p. Close of Tuckahoe yes
terday were appointed administrators
of the S11.000,OO0 estate of the late
Miss Emily Watson after they had
filed surety bond Of S12,000,000, said
to be the largest of it's kind ever filed
in the United States
The men were appointed upon the
request of four women contestants or
Miss WatSon's will and couSingS OF
the wealthy recluse.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
V. M. I. Alumni to Meet.

The Washington chapter of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute Alumni AS
sociation will gather at Sis o'clock
tomorrow night, at the Army and
Navy Club. to meet Maj. w. H. Cooke,
the new superintendent of the insti-
tuition. f. w. Nichols. the retiring
superintendent, will present Maj.
Cooke. The new head of V. NJ. 1.
served in the Spanish-American and
world wars. He was brigade adju-
tant in the 18th Brigade, 35th Divi-
sion, A L. F.. He is a graduate of
the class of 1894 at V. NJ. l.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

ADVERTISEMENT. A
Evening star., 1924-05-13
SENATOR'S NAME FORGED.

Search has been Instituted by the
police for a young man who is
wanted to answer charge of
having forged the name of Senator
Porter H. Dale of Vermont to a
check for SIS. The young man tele-
phoned a 9Th street cigar dealer. i'm
personated Senator Dale and said he
was sending a messenger for cigars
Shortly afterward young man ap-
peared, said he was a son of Senator
Dale, and was given two boxes of
cigars. His identity has not been
established.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Kiyoura Entertains Mission.

TOXIC, May 13.-Premier Kiyoura
today gave a dinner in honor of a
visiting mission from French Indo-
China, headed by Gov. Gen. Merlin
NJ. Merlin in an address declared
the mission is certain of success in
reaching a new economic understand
ing between Indo-China and Japan.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
REV. DR.. WHITE LEAVES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Pastor Of Undenominational Con-
gregation Obtains Letter
of Dismissal.

Rev. DR.. Maurice S. White, formerly
pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church and now pastor of the High
lands Community Non-Denomina-
tional Church, was granted letter
of dismissal from the Presbyterian
Church to the Congregational Church,
at his own request, by the Washing
ton Presbytery yesterday.
A year ago DIR. White was removed
from the pulpit of the Sixth Church
because of difficulties that arose with
the presbytery. With his removal
about a hundred members of the con-
, 1924-01-23
John Hays Daughter
Has Smart Wedding

The wedding of Miss Beulah Jane
Hay, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Woods Hay of Rock Springs, and Mr..
William Addison Radford, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Addison Rad
ford of Chicago, was solemnized We'd
nesday evening, January 0, at 8 o.
clock, in the Church of the Holy
Communion in Rock Springs, the Rev.
II. Emmett Abraham performing the
ceremony.
Festoons of chrysanthemums, free
sias, white carnations, stevia, Cali
fornia peppers, h~uckleberry simlax
and asparagus plumosa formed the
background for the bridal party. The
bride has exceptional charm of per-
sonality and the wedding is of state
wide interest.