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Evening star., 1924-11-13
w. F, DISMER ELECTED
HEAD OF CITIZENS BODY
President and Other officers Chosen
by Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association.

W. F. Dismer will head the Colum-
bia Heights Business Mems Associa-
ton for the ensuing year. Mr.. Dis
mer was elected at the regular meet
ing Tuesday night, which was held in
st, Stephens Parish Hall.
Other officers elected were: B. Nc
Neill, first vice president; Frank j.
Sobotka, second vice president; B.
Hargett. secretary; Carl Donch,
treasurer; w. F. Scott, tiler; j. V. Nc
Kenzie, chairman of the membership
committee; H. c. Phillips, chairman
of the publicity committee, and LIE
Roy Sherman, chairman of the enter
tainment committee.
A committee was appointed to carry
on a window contest dur
ing the holidays. Committees to re-
wise the constitution and to care for
the annual banquet also were ap-
pointed.
The District of Columbia police
were commended for their efficient
work in restricting parking on Four
teenth street at Columbia road 'and
Monroe street to one hour. The at
tention of the police was called. to
the dangerous crossing at Fourteenth
and Irving streets.
Evening star., 1924-11-13
POST OFFICE BLAST
KILLS THIRD MAN
Premature Explosion of
Bomb in Mail Blamed for
Michigan Tragedy.
By the Associated Press.

by Ihe Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. November
13.-PostaI inspectors from Chicago
arrived early today to aid local in
spectors in investigation Of the ex-
plosion which wrecked the loading
dock and receiving room of the main
post office here late yesterday, killing
three men, injuring one critically
and IL others less seriously. Herman
Petersen, a. clerk, succumbed after
having both legs blown off and Ernest
A. Roth, a truck driver, died three
hours after the blast. A splinter was
driven into Roth's body by the force
OF the explosion. Dale Newhouse
died in a hospital today.
The theory that the blast was
caused by the premature explosion Of
a bomb which had been sent through
the malls, was advanced by postal
authorities. police and fremen, who
worked all night by aid of search
lights, securing the wreckage for
clues. No fragment of q bomb or
other explosive was found, however.
The explosion, which was felt all
over the city and shattered windows
for several blocks, hurled fragments
OF the loading platform 100 feet into
the air. threw a loading truck onto
the Federal building roof and buried
five automobiles in debris.
Lorraine Warrington, who was in an
automobile across the road from the
post Office, escaped with minor
bruises. but dog in his automo-
bile was killed.
The men killed were on the load
ing platform at the slime. Newhouse
was leaving the post Office after pur-
chasing some stamps.
Evening star., 1924-11-13
RENT SESSION HELD
GERMOF MOBLAW
Low Says Clifton Terrace
Meeting Is Only Step
From Communism.

While the tenants committee of
the Clifton Terrace apartment house
Is getting together data by which it
hopes to prove its contention that
rents in the apartment are too high,
and threatening to go to Congres IS
in an effort to get further rental
Legislation. Joseph Low, manager of
the building issued a formal state
ment today denouncing the methods
adopted by the tenants and the Ten
ants League.
In his statement today Mr. Low,
referring to the meeting Tuesday
night, said:
Tho attention of the District Com
missioners is respectfully called to
the matter. and unless such proce-
dure is checked we may soon have
mobs taking possession of any Hobbies
or public halls without permission
and proce eding to advocate violence
and disregard of property rights,
which usually goes with such So
called meetings. This matter Is one
which vitally interests every citizen
of this city. tor it is only one step
further for lawless bands to break
into any persons home. oust the
resident and hold communistfc
meeting or what not.
Pay of L. s. Employees,
In referring to statements that Gov
erhment employees could not afford to
pay the present rents, Mr.. Lowe said
that because the Government paid in
adequate salaries was no reason that
the property owners should help out
the Government by giving them free
rent. He said the Governmnt should
pay adequate wages and the leaders
of the Government employees should
n
stead of misleading their constituents
into promises of confiscatory and
Bolshevik legislation"
Mr.. Lowe referred to the action of
those that met in the lobby of the
apartment house Tuesday night as
violators of the property owner s
rights.
In discussing the financing of the
building he said that the high cost
of financing in Washington was due
in a great extent to continual advo-
cation of "confiscatory legislation"
He said that if there were some es-
pecially needy cases affected by the
rent increases, the owners would be
glad to make special arrangements
for them. He claims that there are
many apartments in the city. many
below the rentals fixed by the rent
commission.
Committee Has Meeting.
The tenants committee of IL ap-
pointed at the meeting on Tuesday
night met last night and discussed
their plans in executive sessions
under the Craftsmanship of Philip J.
Doherty. lawyer and tenant of the
building. It was decided to investi-
gate the financing of the building and
to gather data to place before Con-
gress with a request for rent relief
legislation.
The committee reported that
throughout the entire building the
tenants were determined to fight the
increase.
The committee is composed of Philip
N. Doherty, o. A. Reed, Mrs Margaret
Hopkins Worrell, Miss NJ. S. Nails,
Robert w. Farrar, Mrs. Vernon Dor
man, Mrs. r. o. Rudd, DR.. c. H.
Stokes, o. B. Cramer, Dr. Adolph P.
Pistor, ]. J. Cochran and D. Lynch
Younger.
Evening star., 1924-11-13

exactly what was intended by the
law" said Mr.. Wheeler. Existing
regulations are in harmony with the
judges decision.
1.-The cider and fruit Juice proyi-
sion was inserted in the Senate after
the bill passed the House 1t was
urged that housewives who prepared
fruit juices had no machinery for
measuring the alcoholic content to
keep 1t to the one-half of one per
cent standard, and the law therefore
provided that cider and fruit Juices
made and used exclusively in the
home were not prohibited unless they
were actually intoxicating.
"If the alcoholic content reaches
or per cent there is no question
of it's intoxicating quality. Many of
the courts took judicial notice, be-
fore we had prohibition, that such
liquors were Intoxicating. When
the alcoholic content is only about 2
per cent it is question of fact to
be presented to the court or jury. 1
have tried cases where the evidence
showed that people who were not
tolerant to the use of liquor became
intoxicated on q per cent alcohol
beverage. The facts in each case de-
termined whether there should be an
acquittal or a conviction.
There is nothing new in the case
against Representative Hill except
the publicity which has been given
to it because Of his of1cial position" !"
Evening star., 1924-11-13
KILLED LE|S|NGER,
p. WITNESS ADMITS
Says He Did Not Recognize
Policeman and Was
Fired on First.

Harry w. Freeman, colored. 20
years old, testified today in defense
of the charge of murder in the first
degree made against him and James
T. Holmes, also colored, in connec-
tion with the killing of Policeman
Raymond C. Leisinger. The trial is
in progress before Chief Justice Nc
Coy and a jury in Criminal Division 2
Freeman admitted firing the fatal
shots. but declared he was excited
and deafened by the shots of the
person who was riding on the tire
carrier and shooting through the car.
The weapon was handed to him by
Holmes, he stated, with the remark.
Don't let him murder US" Freeman
said he never fired a pistol before in
his life, and feared he was in danger
and did not recognize the person on
the rear of the car as policeman.
Attorney John H. Wilson also pre-
sented the testimony of three char
acter witnesses as to the good repu-
tation of Freeman.
Admits Handling Gun.
Holmes also testified in his own be-
half. He admitted handing the gun to
Freeman and said his remark was:
Take this and protect US" He did
not see any policeman and did not
known there was any one on the rear
of the car until the shots were fired.
Four bullets sped through the vehicle,
he said, before he gave the gun to
Freeman. The latter shot three times,
Holmes said. The lights were on the
car and the vehicle was not moving at
an excessive speed, he claimed. Holmes
denied that he turned on the smoke
screen. In answer to his counsel,
James A. O'Shea, the prisoner ex-
planned that he is a cripple, having
two artificial feet.
On cross-examination by Assistant
United States Attorney Burnett, the
prisoner admitted ownership of the car
He denied placing the gun in 1t. Holmes
also admitted the car is equipped with
a smoke screen.
Attorney O'Shea called John A.
Gross, who was acquitted yesterday of
in the killing, as a witness.
Gross testified that the person on the
rear of the car fired the shots before
any attempt was made to return the
fire.
The defense rested, and the Govern
ment began its evidence in rebuttal.
The case may go to the jury tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1924-11-13
REPORT ON OPIUM
EVIL DISAPPOINTING
Geneva Commission Finds H.
|icit Trade Nearly as Big
as Legitimate Deals.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA. November 13.-Disap-
pointment was plainly evidenced to-
day at the plenary public session of
the international Opium Conference.
when the conference commission.
which has been considering the
opium smoking question, handed in
it's report without any definite fig
ures as to the opium requiremen nts of
the Far Eastern countries and prac-
tically sterile as to suggestions for
the gradual reduction of opium
smoking in the Far East.
The commission in It's report ex-
planned that the Illicit movement of
opium in Far Eastern territory was
SO extensive that virtually nothing
effective could be accomplished until
the smuggling situation was mas
tered
Contrnband Trade Large.
A resolution was brought in by
the commission in which it was de-
clared that the contra band trade was
as large as or larger than the deal
ings on a legitimate scale; that the
number of smokers could not at pr es-
ent be accurately determined and
that the rate Of consumption varied
greatly as between individual smok-
ers in the same territory and to an
even greater degree in different ter
ritories.
In view of these facts, the COM
nittee thought that no conclusive
figures could be established regard
ing rates of consumption. but 1t rec
Commended that the governments
should furnish all the Information at
their disposal regarding the number
of opium smokers within their juris-
dictions.
After declaring in favor of the
state monopoly system as the best
means for checking consumption, the
commission pronounced against the
Japanese recommendation for the
registration and rationing of all
opium smokers.
Evening star., 1924-11-13
CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
MEETING HERE TODAY
Descendants of Scotch Family
From Widely Scattered Parts
of q. S. Convene at Ebbitt.

Descendants of the MacGregor fam
lily of Scotland living in and near
Washington and others from widely
scattered parts of the country will
meet this afternoon at the New
Ebbitt Hotel in the fifteenth annual
gathering of the Clan Gregor Society.
DR.. Edward May Magruder of Char
lottesville, Va, chieftain of the So
ciety, will preside at the four sessions
of the annual gathering scheduled
for today and tomorrow.
A feature of the gathering will be
the unveiling of a memorial tablet to
John Magruder, a vestryman of st.
Barnabas' Church, Iceland, Md, to-
morrow afternoon. Mr.. Magruder was
one of the first descendants of the
MacGregor family to settle in Mary
land and was connected with St.
Barnabas' Church 100 years ago.
Reports will be made this after
noon by DR.. Magruder, DR.. J. p.
Fernyhough OF Richmond, Va, scribe;
Miss Mary NJ. Hill of Washington,
historian; John E. Muncaster of Rock
Vile, Md, treasurer; DIR. E. w. Ma
gruder of Norfolk, editor, and Mrs.
J. W. Bukey of Vienna, Va, registrar.
An address will be made at the
meeting tonight by Caleb Clarke Ma
gruder, Sd, of Washington, a descend
ant Of John Magruder.
Evening star., 1924-11-13
DECISION Is ATTACKED
"Old Stuff" Declares Volstead,
Says Judge Hand Set Precedent.

BY the Associated Press.
GRANITE FALLS. Mimi, November
13.-The opinion of Judge Morris A.
Soper of Baltimore. that fruit juices
may be made for home consumption
regardless of the alcoholic content
Is "old stuff" Andrew J. Volstead,
father of the prohibition act, de-
clared today. Judge Hand held the
same opinion in New York some time
ago, according to Mr. Volstead.
You can't administer prohibition
enforcement by trying to interpret
what alcoholic content makes a bev-
erege intoxicating" Mr.. Volstead
said
TT was not the intention Of the
act to prohibit home making and con-
sumption of fruit juice that will not
become wine. A fruit juice will not
develop any alcoholic content with
out the use of sugar. Some persons
would become intoxicated on a small
percentage Of alcoholic content, while
others can consume large quantities
of high content without exhibiting
signs of intoxication.
81 do not feel that the ruling of
Judge Soper will have any effect on
prohibition enforcement"
Evening star., 1924-11-13
FRANK McQUADE, CANDY
MANUFACTURER, DEAD
Was D. c. Business Man More
Than 50 Years, and Active in
Civil Affairs and Politics.

Frank McQuade, one Of Washing
toms leading candy manufacturers,
died at his home, 217 c street north
east, yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. McQuade was in the confection-
cry business in this city more than
so years. He was an earnest poll
tician, having been a. Democratic COM
mitteeman in the District for some
years. Mr.. McQuade was identified
with the late James L. Norris, patent
attorney, in civic affairs, and he spent
much time and effort to bring about
municipal reforms.
A high mass Of requiem will be
sung at o'clock Saturday morning
at st. Joseph's Church. Interment win
be at ST Mary'a Cemeterxx
Evening star., 1924-11-13
MEXICAN DEPUTIES
CLASH; TWO SHOT
Pitched Battle Precipitated
in Chamber When Speech
Is Resented.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, November 13.-Two
members of the Mexican Chamber of
Deputies were seriously wounded in
IL shooting affray last night.
Deputy Louis Morones, the most
prominent labor leader in Mexico,
was shot through the stomach, while
Leopoldo Guerrero, aged deputy from
Zacatecas, was wounded twice in the
chest.
Gen. Jose Maria Sanchez, former
Governor of Puebla, had demanded
from the speakers stand that Mo-
rones retract charges which he made
against Sanchez in a speech last Sun
day. He gave Morones the alterna-
tive of a meeting of honor, but the
deputy declared the matter could be
settled Immediately.
Friends Of the disputants went into
the corridor and shots were heard.
The chamber was Immediately ad-
journed, the deputies fiocked into the
corridor and out into the street, and
the shooting became general. 1t is
estimated that more than 200 shots
were fired before order was restored.
Evening star., 1924-11-13

the immigration authorities on the
ground that Honduras had already
exceeded it's quota for this country
in the menagerie arrivals of the past
six months. She was sarcastic and
vitriolic.
This is nothing more" said she,
than an abrogatfon of the authority
held by those who are placed in high
places to make America safe for
Americans. You talk Of the efficiency
of you males. If those of the other
sex were in the high places, you can
stake your fur that no sinking,
skulking. cringing, imbecilic excuse
of felinity would ever have been able
to creep through the bars to bring a
blight upon our nation, our city and
our community. Females, arise! 1t is
time to show your power. What will
you do?"
of feminist felines, six more resolu-
tions were put across with acclama-
tfon and cheers.
The resolutions by now were piling
in thick and fast. Secretary Tabbie
was almost showed under. Then the
organization started delegating au-
thority to committees to inquire into
the feasibility of dismissing this fe-
line from the community; into i'm
peaching government officials, into
circulating a petition which eventu-
ally will land at the White House and
into dozens of other things
Every member of the organization
was placed on two or more commit
tees. The meeting by this time had
reached high pitch Of excitement.
Meeting Broken Up.
Just as Judge Montgomery An
CORA was reaching the heights of an
oration which will go down in his
tory as one of the monumental con-
tributions to feline literature, along
came "Ossie." She was using her
best party gate, sinking and skulk-
ing, with her shoulder blades sway
ing forward and backward about
three inches above the serpentine
line OF her silky back. She was on
the end of a chain which was held
by Mr.. Jutz, who happened to be
taking a short cut through krazy
Kat alley.
Run for your lives. Here comes
the demon"
This cry, shouted by Kid Black
well known gangster, who was on
guard duty at the door, resounded
through the meeting place.
The meeting adjourned hastily.
MY! those domesticated creatures
are timorous," murmured Ossie
sweetly, as she walked across the
vacant space where a moment before
the meeting had been in progress
II must make a note of this for my
paper before the Jungleland Biologic
Society when l return"
Evening star., 1924-11-13
CAPITAL CATDOM is ANGERED
AS OCELOT INXDES DOMAIN
Feline BlueblOods Deny That ArriUaI From Hon.
duras Is Entitled to M0ve in Best CircIes-Plan
Complaint to White House.

A Central American ocelot, mem
Der OF the cheeta family, as big as
cat and with movements like a tiger
has been brought to Washington by
e. j. Jutz, engineer who just re-
turned from Honduras. The animal
and Mr.. Jutz are living in apartment
22 of the De Soto apartment house,
Thirteenth street and Massachusetts
avenue.
All OF which is simply mentioned
as cause for the sensational meet
Ing of the Massachusetts Avenue Fe-
line Citizens Association, foremost
cat organization Of Washington. last
night.
Shah Ali Khan, Persian antique
dealer and president Of the organiza-
tion opened the meeting quietly by
reciting the situation which had
arisen.
Along Comes OscelOt.
Into a serene and happy commu-
nifty" said he, "a distressing note of
CONSERVATION has been injected. We
nave lived here for years in our homes
whether in buildings or in the great
outside, with the peace occasionally
disturbed by few back fence alter
cations, 1t is true: but with general
atmosphere of quietude overspreading
the cheeta family. Aeons ago we and
this ocelot might have had a COM
mon ancestor. We deny she is
feline today. Vicious. vituperous.
vacillating. she has brought subtle
terror with her."
He continued with details which
are known to be true. The ocelot is
about six months old. ana is spotted
somewhat like leopard. 1t doesn't
walk. 1t sinks
vective, r. J. Tortoise-Schell, dis
tinguished civic leader among felines,
next delivered an impassioned address
for the protection of American feline
rights.
Blue Blood Agg1eved.
MY ancestors came to this country
in the Mayfower," he said. They
have been part and parcel of the de-
velopment of this nation to the
present day. Their efforts have given
us the right to live in peace and Sc
curity of our persons and of our
domiciles and now this outlander is
thrust upon us. We are not safe; our
homes are not safe; our families are
not safe; the community Is not safe.
What will we do about it?" he asked
in an outburst of oratory, swall lowing
his quid of catnip in his frenzy.
The organization answered his ques-
ton on the spot by passing three
more resolutions in an uproar.
Malta Gray, prominent in the
feminist movement among this class
Of Washington residents, next took
the floor. She launched a diatribe at
Evening star., 1924-11-13
Resolution Considered.

DR.. Henry A. Atkinson, general sec
retary of the American Council, said
the following resolution was under
considerations:
That the alliance sympathizes with
the feeling of young men on the hor-
rors of war, and looks forward to the
education of young men in these
principles until there can be estab-
lished agencies to substitute reason
for force in international disputes,
and at the same time stands against
any type of internationalism that
tends to destroy the confidence and
love of young men in our country,
that dishonors our flag or deprecates
a true, Christian patriotism"
Evening star., 1924-11-13
Break in Dock Strike.

ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland, Novem-
Der 13.-The first break in the long
shoremen's strike which for the past
week has tied up shipping in this
port came this morning when the
sanitary men who belong to the long
shoremen's union returned 10 work
The truck men have reaffirmed their
Intentions of standing by the strik-.
ing longshoremens
Evening star., 1924-11-13

tContinued from First Page)
the law lies in the Intoxicating quail
1ty of the beverage
Representative Hill based his fight
on the apparent "ambiguity," point
ing out that other parts of the law
provide that no liquor shall contain
more than one-half of 1 per cent, but
that this exception of homemade cider
and wine under the law Is only de-
nned ny the word nonintoxicating"
Judge Soper's ruling that evidence
was admissible as to the facts con-
cerning the intoxicating quality of
the liquor in question was said by
prohibition officials to be in harmony
with the long standing policy of the
office. The prohibition unit, how
ever, Will still contend, it was said.
that wine and cider of such per-
centages of alcohol as Representative
Hill was shown by chemists report
TO have in his possession, is intoxi-
eating and, therefore, unlawful. Rep
resentative Hills wine showed II per
cent and his cider 81 per cent alcohol.
Evening star., 1924-11-13

Grand Duke Cyril proclaimed him
self Emperor of All Russia in Sep
tember last in a manifesto made pub
lie at Coburg, Germany. His claim
vas disputed later by the former
Dowager Empress Marie Fesdorovna
in a letter to Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaievitch, whom she addressed
as the eldest member of the House
of Romanoff"
CyriIs action, she declared, was
premature, since she still hoped that
the Russian royal family was not
dead She added that ''our future
emperor will be designated by our
fundamental laws in union with the
orthodox church and the Russian
people"
Evening star., 1924-11-13
PAC|F|ST ADDRESS
MAY BRING REBUKE
Church Council Planning Res.
oIution to Clarity
Situation.
By the Associated Press.


BUFFALO, N. Y, November 10
The resolutions committee of the
Peace Congress of the American
Council of World Alliance for Inter-
national Friendship Through the
Churches was today considering a
resolution intended to clarity the sit
uation caused by the address of Her
bert NJ. Sein, New York student,
which caused a furore at yesterdays
session.
Sein, who described himself as
MeXican-born internationalist. said
that the youth of the world will rally
the workers, artisans and soldiers
into a united refusal to fight in war
This brought q rebuke from local
delegate and mingled cheers and an
tagoniStic demonstrations
Evening star., 1924-11-13
u. S. WATCHES MERGER.

The Department of Justice has
taken note" of the recent merger
announced in New York of big bak-
ing interests, with headquarters there
Attorney General Stone said today
but he added he would not discuss
the merger at this time. The depart
ment's interest would lie in safe
guarding the antitrust laws.
Evening star., 1924-11-13
"Cripple" Rereals
Why Ne,v Workers
Are Hard-Heurted
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. November ia
demonstration of why New York
ers are hard-hearted was given to
Robert J. Fisher, a salesman of
Athens, Tenn, in the washroom of
the Pennsylvania Hotel here to-
day.
A cripple entered the room,
dropped handful of coins and
groaned as he stopped to pick
them up. Fisher obligingly helped,
but when he arose the cripple had
departed with a wallet from Fishers
coat, containing jewelry valued at
$4,000.