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Evening star., 1924-08-09
MESSENGER is HELD.
Veterans Bureau Employe Charged
With Thefts.

Investigation of the theft OF pocket
books and handbags from employees
of the Veterans Bureau resulted in
the arrest yesterday of Jesse Butcher,
colored. 20. employed as messenger
in the bureau and residing at 454 Vir-
ginia avenue southwest.
M. B. McInerney. special investiga-
tor of the Veterans Bureau, and De-
tectives Cox and King made the in
vestigation and arrested Butcher.
who, it is stated, admitted his guilt.
An expensive handbag alleged to have
been stolen by Butcher was recovered.
Clerks alleged to have been robbed
by Butcher are Mrs. Annie Long.
Cherrydale, Va; Miss Annie M. Reed,
1914 Randolph street; Mrs. Bessie N.
Kenyon, Vienna, Va, and Miss Leila
NJ. Millstead, Newington. Va. Four
charges of theft were preferred
against the prisoner.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
MARYLAND TO RAISE
INCENSE CEDAR TREES
Species Common to Pacific Coast
Under Experiment at College
Park Nurseries.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

SPECIAL D1Spa ten 20 Ine Star.
BALTIMORE, August e.-The State
forestry department win attempt to
raise, at its College Park nurseries,
a species of evergreen known as in
cense cedar, which is indigenous only
to the Pacific Coast, according to As
sistant State Forecaster ]. A. Cope.
Two specimens of the tree are
growing in Maryland on an estate
near West River post Office, Anne
Arundel County. The trees, according
to Mr.. Cope, were sent here 35 years
ago, when they were several inches
tall. In 35 years they have grown
to a height of 65 feet, and measure
2h feet in diameter. Exceptional
growth of the trees leads to the be-
lief that the species may thrive
throughout Maryland lowlands, Mr..
Cope said.
The forestry department will at
tempt to raise the trees from seed,
and distribute them throughout the
State il the experiment is successful.
he stated. Approximately 202, 900
trees will be available for distribu-
tion in Maryland this Fall from the
State nurseries. Inventory is now
being made of the nursery to deter
mine trees to be distributed.
At least seven new varieties of trees
will be available this year, including
scarlet oaks, pecans, expresses, will
low oaks, Scotch pines. short-leaf
pines and red pines. In all, about 80
varieties will be distributed, includ-
ing both forest and shade trees.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
FAMOUS FIGHTING
UNIT REORGAN|zED
Historical Sd Regiment of
Artillery Has Fought
Since 1894.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, August 9.-Re-
constituted as the Sd Coast Artillery,
the Sd Regiment of Artillery, his
torically famous fighting unit of the
United States Army. which first saw
service July 1, 1894, recently reopened
its history at Fort Macarthur, near
here. under the command of Mai.
George Ruhlen. jr.
Battle ribbons won on home and
foreign fields during the last 13e
years futtered from the color stand
ards Is The Fighting Sd" was cere-
moniously reconstructed at the fort.
The Sd Regiment of Artillery came
into being following the Revolution
ary War. 1t was recruited among the
veterans of that war for service
against the Indians in the conquest of
the West.
Routed Mexican Troops.
1t first became prominent among
fighting units February 22-23, 1s47,
at the battle of Buena Vista Gen
Santa Ana, commanding the Mexican
forces, had swept all American re-
sistance before him. Without infan-
try to support him, and at the ex-
pense of losing his own guns, Capt
Bragg, then commanding The Fight
ing 3d." brought his troops into ac-
tion with whitening charge of can
lister.
The first charge halted the Mexican
advance. The smoke from the second
and third salvos cleared away with
the Mexicans in rout Thus the regi-
ment won it's present motto, Saved
the day." which was conferred upon
it by Gen. Zachary Taylor following
the engagement.
Through the War of 1872 and in
the Florida peninsula campaigns the
regiment served the colors creditably.
In the California campaigns it was
present at Monterey, Vera Cruz, Cerro
gagement at Molino del Rey. 1t was
present when the opening gun of the
war was fired at Palo Alto May S,
1876, and took part in all major en-
gagements.
Went Around Horn.
December 81, 1853, five batteries of
the Sd Artillery embarked from the
via Cape Horn. aboard the steamer
San Francisco. OF the 500 souls
| aboard 500 were men of the Sd. On
the day before Christmas the San
completely disabled her and during
which lis men were lost overheard.
A week later assistance was rendered
the derelict by the American ships
kilby and Three Bells and the British
sloop of war Antarctic. The latter
vessel carried 142 survivors to Liver
pool, the first American troops to land
in England.
After a years trials and misfor-
tunes the Sd was again assembled
and arrived in California, where it
was actively engaged in marching
and scouting until the outbreak of the
Civil War, when its history was
marked with distinction.
1t served at the memorable cap
ture of Manila, P. l., during the
Spanish American War. and was
broken up into separate companies
in 1901 to form the Artillery Corps
of the Army. Parts of the famous
Sd saw action on all the fronts of
France during the World War.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
WIFE SUES FOR ALIMONY.
81. Colin Campbell Claims He Al
ready Is Divorced.

CHICAGO, August 9.-H. Colin
Campbell. advertising manager for a
cement association. has been sued by
Mrs. Emma Campbell. of Richmond,
Va, his first wife, for aiimony, di-
vorce and an injunction restraining
him from disposing of his home here.
He married a second time and has
two children living here. Campbelrs
attorney said he was separated from
his first wife IL years ago and shortly
afterward obtained a divorce from her
in Omaha
Evening star., 1924-08-09
MAN WHO KILLED WIFE,
SONS AND SELF INSANE
Removal of Thyroid Gland in op-
Grafton 20 Years Ago Blamed
for Tragedy.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, August 9.-Tem-
porary insanity, brought on by a
nervous disorder resulting from the
removal of the thyroid gland ~
years ago, was the cause of the Lyon
tragedy on Claremont avenue early
Yesterday, Medical Examiner Charles
f. Long stated, after issuing death
certificates for the four victims or the
crime. DR.. Long issued a death GER
tificate of suicide for Henry n. Lyon,
and homicide certificates for his wife,
Agnes Rogers Lyon, and the children,
Roger. aged nine. and Henry. aged
five. The crazed man, the medical ex-
aminer believes, first shot his wife
dead as she slept, and then killed the
two children. He retired to his own
room and shot himself, dying two
hours later in the hospital.
Lyon, an autopsy today showed, had
been operated upon years ago for
.'The operation" DR.. Long said,
"made it necessary to remove the
thyroid gland and It's removal LETT
him in a neurotic condition. His
physical condition and his advancing
years evidently brought on melan.
choly. which he carefully concealed
from his family and friends"
No other theory than that OF insan-
ity was advanced by Medical Ex-
arniner Long. He questioned rela-
tjyes and friends and learned that
Lyons family affairs were happy and
that he had no financial difficulties.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
JAPANESE DIPLOMATS
CONFER WITH RUSSIAN
Parleys in Peking May Lead to
Accord and Recognition of
Soviet Government.
BY the Associated Press.

ID! the Associated Press
PEkING, August 9.-Conferences
looking to- re-establishment of dipIo-
matte relations were resumed here
yesterday by representatives, of the
Japanese and the Russian Soviet gov
ernments.
The Japanese Minister, Kenkichi
9oshizawa, who has just returned
from Toxic, was reported to have
placed before the Russian Ambassa-
dor, L. M. Karakhan, a definite out
line of the basis on which Japan is
prepared to evacuate Saghalien, which
has proved a stumbling block in the
negotiations between the two coun-
tries.
1t is understood that the Japanese
Minister urged upon NJ. karakhan the
desirability OF an early agreement,
pointing out that otherwise the pro-
posed evacuation could not be made
effective before the closing in of the
early Winter in the Siberian island.
Conversations between the two
diplomats will be held practically
daily hereafter under present plans.
AT least three days will be taken up
with presentation of the Russian
position.
Dispatches from Toxic two weeks
ago stated that the Japanese cabinet
had agreed on a new policy toward
Russia, particularly in regard to
Saghalien concessions, which, it was
believed would lead to eventual
Japanese recognition Of the Soviet
government.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
KILLS WOMAN AND SELF.
Man Blames Victim, Wife of An
other, for Troubles.

ATLANTA, Ga. August 9.-W. r. L.
Morgan, 40, of Atlanta, walked into
a downtown store here Thursday, shot
and fatally wounded Mrs. Fannie
Briscoe, clerk, and then sent a bull
let through his BRAIN. dying before
medical aid could reach him.
In one of three notes found in his
pocket directing disposition of his
body and property, Morgan declared:
Fannie Briscoe is the cause of 1t all.
! can't stand the way she has done
me-"
convict warden, was reported by rela-
tiveS to have been receiving Morgan'S
attentions for several months. Re-
Gently, it was stated. they Quarreled.
Mrs. Briscoe died in a hospital two
hours later.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
VIRGINIA SCHOOLS GAIN.
State Education Supervisors Visit
S95 Communities in Year.

RICHMOND, Va, August 9.-De-
velopment of the educational system
OF Virginia Is reflected in the in
creasing number of calls upon the
State department of education for
assistance, DR.. w. T. Sanger, secre-
tary of the board of education, stated
in announcing 895 visits to cities and
counties were made by department
SUPERVISORS during the past year.
This figure represents an increase
OF IFS visits over the previous year.
In 1921, he said. 572 visits were made
by the supervisors. Last year the
supervisors visited every county and
city in the State, with the exception
OF Highland and Danville. This
county and city were visited by
other officials of the department.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
NOTED. POLICE CHIEF
SUED FOR HEART BALM
August Vollmer Broke Promise,
Wed Another, Hollywood
Widow Declares.

LOS ANGELES, August "a $50
600 breach of promise suit was filed
in Superior Court here Thursday
against August Vollmer former Los
Angeles chief of police, by Mrs. Char
lotte M. Lex, a Hollywood widow. for
merly Miss Charlotte Lee of Phila-
delphia-
Mrs Lex. who gives her age as 35.
alleges in her complaint that Chief
Vollmer promised last May that he
would marry her on or about August
!, but that he later refused to do so,
and, instead. married some one else.
She asks S25 200 damages for alleged
failure to fulfill a promise to marry
trayal following ardent representa-
tions of love and affection"
Volmer, who is now chief Of police
at Berkeley, denied in long distance
conversation all of Mrs. Lexis allega-
tions.
Back From Honeymoon.
BERKELEY. Calf, August s.
Chief of Police August Vollmer of
Berkeley, defendant in a breach of
promise suit brought by a Hollywood,
turned from a honeymoon after his
marriage to a Berkeley girl. The
wedding came after Chief Vollmer's
return from Los Angeles, where he
had spent a year reorganiZing the
police department.
Chief Vollmer is known in national
police circles as one of the leading
advocates of progressive methods in
the prevention and detection of crime.
He has held high offices in national
police organizations.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.


Musical program by Fair
mount Park Symphony Or
chestra, WIFI, Philadelphia, J
o'clock.
Program of music by S. S.
America Orchestra of the
United States Lines, W0R,
Newark, 7:30 to $50 o'clock.
American Legion" night of
New Jersey. WOR, Newark, 9
o'clock.
Dance program by Bob Le-
mans Orchestra, direct from
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, WIP,
Philadelphia, 9 to 10 o'clock.
Musical program by Missouri
Thester Orchestra, KSD, ST.
Louis, 9 o'clock.
Dance program by Vincent
Lopez and his orchestra, di-
rect from Hotel Pennsylvania,
WEAF, New York, 9 to 10
o'clock.
Joseph A. Chickene and his
Clover Club Orchestra in a
dance program from Hotel
len Eyck, Albany, WGY,
Schenectady, o:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
NOTED FIGURE TO WE'D.
"Bishop of Wall Street." 76, to
Marry Widow, "a.

NEW YORK, August 9.-The Rev.
w. NJ. Wilkinson, rs years old. widely
known in downtown New York as
''The Bishop of Wall Street." has
taken out a license to marry Mrs.
Pauline Travilla MacNab, "A years
old. The ceremony will take place to-
morrow in Trinity Church, in the vi
cinity of which Mr.. Wilkinson has de-
livered rtany street corner sermons.
Mr.. Wilkinson is a native of Eng
delphia, but lately has lived in New
York. This will be Mr.. Wilkinson's
third marriage and Mrs. MacNab's
second.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
Hour of Music by Radio.

At 10 o'clock tonight from WOR,
there will be broadcast an hours
musical program under the auspices
of the American Legion of New Jer-
sey. Versatile members OF the Legion
registered a distinct hit recently over
WOR, and the return engageme ent
was, therefore, arranged by popular
demand
Evening star., 1924-08-09
Plan New Country Club.

FREDERICKSBURG Va, August 9.
Plans are under way by a number
Of business and professional men Of
Mansfield Nall estate, three miles
from this city, in Spotsylvania Coun-
ty, and develop it into a modern
country club and golf course. Several
golf experts were here from Wash
inspection Of the property pronounced
it ideal
Evening star., 1924-08-09
GERMAN DIVORCES GROW.
Double in Ten Years-Husbands
Mostly at Fault.
By the Associated Press

By the AssOCLateu PIeSB.
BERLIN. August 9.-Divorce is
steadily on the increase in Germany,
according to recent statistics, which
show that the number of legal sep
arations being granted now is virtu-
ally double the amount of ten years
ago.
Infidelity was the cause of SO per
cent of the divorces in Germany last
year, the men being to blame in the
greater number of cases, according
TO court records
Evening star., 1924-08-09
Heads Sunday School Body.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDoN. Va, August 81. H
Eastman Of Falls Church was elected
president of the Fairfax Sunday
School Association at the annual
meeting held yesterday at Eastbrook.
Fails Church was chosen for the next
meeting place. August z. 1925 -.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
Falls Into River, browns.

Epecial Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, August 9.-John
Wise. %, was drowned Wednesday at
the falls Of Pedlar River. near Alto,
while fishing. He Is thought to have
fallen into the water. His body was
recovered. In addition to his parents
b u survived by his wife and child.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
Jackie Coogan's Broadcast.

Jackie Coogan, the little movie star.
will broadcast special message
through WLW, Cincinnati, tonight at
1880 He will speak from the stage
at the Zoo, and a program of music
will be given in addition to the talk.
Evening star., 1924-08-09

"hC-hadfO Corporation OF America
t469 MetersD.
p.m-Bible class by W. H. Kerr
OF the Department of Labor.
Sis p.m.-Violin recital by Sudie
Elizabeth Jones, George F. Ross at
the piano.
$50 p.m.-Song recital.
S:45 p.m.-Joint recital by Henri
Sokoloff, violinist, and La Sale Spier,
pianist.
9:15 p.m.-"The New Courage" by
DR.. Julia Seton, international lecturer
and educator.
$50 p.m.-Song recital by Artie
Faye Guilford, sopranoS Gretchen
Hood at the piano.
a:55 p.m.-Time signals and wealth
er forecasts.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
RADIO QUERIES
Radio Editor:

Radio Editor:
Austin Yingling thanks Frank
King for his reply to his query OF
July 20 about station WON.
Radio Editor:
Thursday night at about 12:45 or
1 am. 1 heard a station that an
nounced itself either WAY OIL
WCAY lit wasn't clear which he
said), Milwaukee. Should like to
know If any one else heard this
PAUL HAYNE, Jr.
Station WCAY is the station of
Kesselman O'Driscoll Co., Milwaukee,
WiS.-ED.
Radio Editor:
viii bell wire for ground and lead
in wire give as good results as No. IA
insulated wire?
l want to connect ground wire to
water pipe and it will take about
40 feet of wire. Will that be too
long to give good results as l could
connect it to gas pipe with Is feet
Of wire?-RUTH INGLING.
Bell wire will serve very efficiently
II practicable, use both grounds.-ED.
Radio Editor:
P. P. B. heard wQJ, the Calumet
Baking Powder Co., broadcasting
from the Rainbow -Garden.-H. r.
COLEMAN.
Evening star., 1924-08-09

An Advertisement That Pays
accompshes double purpose sells merchandise and in
good will for the adve riser
Such advertisement than truthful, is candid
frank and complete in every that prac
caly impossible for public misunderstood be
fused.
Naturally advertisement Of this high standard,
commended by the Better Business Bureau only profit
able the merchant but rect benefit the public 1t
and builds cordial feeling of mutual understand
ing between the buyer and seller
There are number of these ideal advertisements printed
daily in Washington newspapers Merchants who thus ad
vertse construcvey for the welfare of all guide their ad
vertisements along standards of
The Better Business Bureau
Of Washington
Evening star., 1924-08-09
Local Radio Entertainment
Saturday, August 9, 1924.
NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va.
(43J Meterx).

S:25 p.m.-Live stock reports.
3:45 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports
4:05 p.m.-Hay, feeds, crop reports;
specials.
4:25 p.m.-Dairy market reports.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau re-
ports.
"CAP- Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company (468 Meters).
Silent.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
WRC-Radio Corporation OF America
(469 Meters).

Silent.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

Mr.. Munsey, one of the largest
newspaper and magazine publishers
in the world, is supporting editori-
ally through his newspapers, the
Mellon tax plan which congress is
now considering.
1t has only been of late years that
Mr.. Munsey has become a power in
American journalism. He first pur-
chased the New York Sun. Its morn
ing edition was dropped, giving way
to a consolidation with The Herald,
which he also purchased. Within the
year he has bought the New York
Globe and consolidated it with The
Sun. His latest venture is the pur-
chase of The Evening Mail and its
consolidation with The Telegram, the
evening edition of the old Herald.
Munsey is also the owner of two Bal
timore papers.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
(Bureau of Publication and EducatioD

(Bureau of Publication and Educatiom
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March l.
Yesterday was the ugliest, nastiest,
most bitter day the writer has seen
in the United States senate in l5
years. The very air was surcharged
all the afternoon with bitter criti--
cism, insinuations, determinations and
ugly charges of all kinds on both
sides Of the partisan aisle. Senators
all but came to blows, so fierce was
the debate.
All of the trouble came about over
the Wheeler resolution, introduced
by Senator Wheeler, of Montana, de
clarinR it to be the sense of the U.
S. senate that Attorney General
Daugherty resign or be asked by the
president to resign his post and get
out Of the cabinet.
On the Republican side Senator
Willis, Of Ohio, was the only senator
who In any way attempted to say
anything In behalf Of the attorney
general and Democratic senators
charged that Senator Willis had at
tempted to pack the committee to
be appointed by the chairman pro
TEN, II he is permitted TO make the
selections, rs Is the customary rule.
But In the Wheeler resolution the
Montana senator undertook TO have
the senate depart from the old Gus
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
HOrSe-PLay Marks
Session of 'Dignified'
United States Senate

tom and he attempted to name the
committee to serve and named him
self to, serve on the committee. Re
publicans charged all afternoon that
Senator Wheeler was attempting to
serve both as prosecutor, and mem-
Der of the jury that is to try the at
torney general.
= Senator Heflin, of ALBANIA, in a
bristling speech got under the hide
of Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin,
chairman of the public lands COM
mittee and the two senator's almost
called each other ugly names and did
about everything but get into a fist
fight.
Minority Leader Robinson lost his
temper over Senator Bruce, of Mary
land, kicking over the party traces
and those two senator's got into il
two or three times during the after
noon.
Senator Walsh, of Montana, was on
his feet many times during the fra
cas- and other senator's from the
northwest and south got into the
mixup frequently and altogether II
was day Of fireworks, political
fireworks, II you please. Evening saw
many senator's In a bad humor and II
was just the sort Of a day that one
does not often witness In the high
est law-making body In this country
OF ours.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
MEETING IS HELD IN
CITY HALL ASSEMBLY
Join the Nationwide Movement
Asking That FlO0d.Gates
BE Left Open

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March l.
In a meeting held here recently, the
various Jewish organizations of this
city went on record as opposed to the
proposed revision of the immigration
laws now before congress. We have
learned that this meeting was one of
many being held over the United
States by Jewish organizations. The
Minneapolis meeting was held in the
assembly room of the city hall.
1t seems that the Jews have care
fully planned their opposition and
are attempting to coerce the mem
bers of congress sufficiently to pre-
vent the passage of the Johnson I'M
migration bill.
The Johnson bill proposes a change
in the immigration laws now in force
so as to effectively meet the needs
of the nation. The three per cent
now used in determining quotas is
too high, and the 1910 census which
at present stands as the "multipli-
cand" makes it possible for too many
unassimilable people to enter our
country The johnson bill estab-
fishes the "multiplier" at two per
cent and the census of 1890 as the
"multiplicand." These changes would
exclude a large number of Jews, Ital-
ians, and other peoples that do not
assimilate readily.
The nationwide anti-immigration
restriction activities of the Jewish
organizations of this country will be
watched, for they appear to be en-
tirely out of line with the best in
terests of the United States. Fol-
our national life we must prevent
this country from becoming the
dump-yard of the world; we have no
need for the polyglot riff-raff that
other nations wish to disgorge. Ev-
cry American who truly loves the
United States should let his con-
gresham know that he wants legis-
lation which will stem the alien tide
Of undesirables.
When Jewish leaders read this ar
ticle they will lift their voices and
shout persecution" 1t has come to
the point where when you speak in
behalf of your country, you are de-
nounced as "intolerant." If being
intolerant means that we stand for
our national welfare, thank God there
are so many intolerant people in the
United States as there are.