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Evening star., 1924-09-17
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CLEMENTS. September 16 1924, at Washing.
ton ton. D. c., NARY. beloved daughter of
as '1q from nt 9 s..sesee see sfs sei =
Richard X. Seek, Chillum, Nd, THURSDAY
September 1s. at pm
GAscoIGNE. Wednesday. September II, 1924.
hs;ssss hsiss An NJ, MAE A AUGUsTA NEE Baker,;
daughter of Olivia J. Baker and the late
Julian George Paker,, L. s.. y. Funeral
residence. 4112 Ellicott st. NV. 1s'
HAWKINS. Departed this life on Wednesday.
September September l.. 81 1924 at lilo am. at her
FLoRENicE Il HASKISs. % beloved f' wife OF Of
the late Rev. II. II. Hankins and devoted
mother of Robert and Roger Hankins, Mrs
Rosa Digs and Mrs. Nancy EdHards- Notice
HARDENBURGH. Wednesday morning, Sep
tember II, 1924 in Washington, d. G.,
Ms < e. B. HARDESBURGH. sister Of the
late bartholomew Besley. Funeral services
will be held in Vienna Presbyterian Church
at pm, Thursday. September Is. Inter
1o:4o pm. at the home of her daughter.
Mrs: H, C. Griffin. Carnahan apartments,
aax 6s Pa ELRa aIkES HsT. HAk S
son. KinEeold Hart. sss Maryland ave. ne.
9th and Maryland ave. ne. Thursday. Sep
tember Is, at pm Interment in Airing
ton Cemetery.
dence of her son, n. c. Coleman. 6 Alger
st, Saratoga Springs n. Y, IRENE JACK
son. She leaves to mourn their loss four
sisters. Fannie Hamlet and Addie Jefferson
of Cleveland. Ohio; Mary Harris of Roanoke.
Va, and Henrietta Wilson of Washington.
D; C.; also two grandchldrsn Funeral
Thursday at pm. at Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church. 1Ts
KUBEL. Wednesday. September Il. 1924. at
12:15 an; At her residence. l7as Kenyon
Stephen J. kubel. Funeral from residence
Friday, September 10. at $50 am Mass
At osloek at the n Shrine Of the Sacred cred
vate) at St Mary's Cemetery. ls'
HEDING. TUESDAY. September Is, 1924. at
1:a5 Il: Pm pm JOHN y, y u MEpING DING FunsssI 1soi
III st. nv, on Thursday, September 1s, at
IL am.
NEEDING. The District Of Columbia Com
Legion Of the United States announces the
death of Companion JOHN JACOB AST0R
NEEDING, Second Lieutenant z. s. Volun-
1874 Funeral Services will be held at
Speare's CHAPEL. 12os b Street NV. on
Major General CHARLES H. HUMPHREY.
GEORGE NJ. CHANDLER, Recorder.
sAxToN. Monday. September 8. 1924; q.
LOUISE NEWELL. widow of John Larern
Saxton Of otseGo County, y. Y. and mother
ton. D. c. Funeral services at the Singer
lands N. E. Church on Thursday, September
IL. at = pm. Interment eft otsego. v. Y.
STEPHENSON. September Is. 1924. at 9:15
pm. at sibley Hospital. CLAUDE G.
STEPHENSON of st. Petersburg and Bab-
son Park, Fla, beloved husband Of Nettie
s. Stephenson. Funeral Thursday. Septem-
Der IS. at pm, from Chambers under
taking psrlors 400 Chaplin ST. NV. Inter
ment Columbia Park Cemetery, Ballston,
Va. (St- Petersburg. Fla, papers please
copy) 17s
SUSAN. Monday September Is. 1924. at
$50 pm. SARAH E., (nee Hea toni. wife
of the late Michael G. Susan. died at the
home OF her niece Mrs. Frank L. Bennett.
1904 Fairmont st. NV. Funeral services
Wednesday. at . pm, above address. In
terment in 0akwood Cemetery, Falls Church,
Va IT.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Rain this
afternoon. partly cloudy tonight; to-
morrow fair, not much change in
temperature; fresh to strong nor.h
winds diminishing.
Maryland and Virginia-Paruy
cloudy tonight, tomorrow fair; not
much change in Temperatures; strong
north winds and gales on coast.
West Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
night; tomorrow fair; not much
change in temperature.
Records for "a Hour1.
Thermometer-4 PM, 6S; 8 p.m., 65;
IL midnight, 60; am, Sc; 8 am, 81;
noon, 81.
Barometer pm, SOIL; 8 pm,
so.os; IL midnight, 5000; 4 am, 1884;
am, 1880: noon, 1884.
Highest temperature, 6S, occurred
at pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, Sc, occurred
at 4:30 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest 73; lowest, A.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at Great Falls at am. today
Temperature. 6s: condition, clear.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
JOHN J. NEEDING DEAD.
Civil War Veteran Lived Here go
Years,

John J. Needing, Sc years old. vet
eran of the Civil War, and a resident
of this city the last 60 years, died at
the Soldiers Home yesterday. He
had been living in the homo a year
and a half.
Mr.. Needing was a lieutenant in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
and was a member Of the G. A r. and
Loyal Legion here. He was a native
of New York. Following the war he
was in general service" and served
in the War Department here for
some time. He received his final dis
charge in 1874.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Eugene Gott of this city and
Mrs. Virginia Beerbower of Denver.
Colo, and two sons, Charles Needing
and John ]. Needing, jr.
Funeral services will be conducted
in the chapel of w. r. Speare. under
taker, 1908 H street, tomorrow morn
ing at II o'clock Interment, with
military honors, will be in Arlington
Cemetery. The Loyal Legion will be
in charge Of the funeral.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
MRS. ELIZAA. HART
SUCCUMBS on VISIT
Funeral Of Active Club, Lodge and
Church Worker to Be Held
Tomorrow.

Mrs. Eliza Aiken Hart, rs years old,
prominent in D. A. R.. Eastern Star
and church circles, died at the home
Of her daughter. Mrs. II. c. Griffin, In
Williamsburg. Pa, Monday. Mrs. Hart
left Washington last Wednesday to
visit her daughter and intended re-
turning in a few days, but was taken
suddenly ill with pneumonia Satur-
day.
The body will reach here tonight
and will be taken to the residence OF
her son, Ringgold Hart, assistant
corporation counsel for the District
622 Maryland avenue northeast. FE-
neral services will be conducted at the
Eastern Presbyterian Church tomor-
row afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev.
Alfred E. Barrows, pastor. VIII om-
ciate. Interment will be in Arlington
Cemetery, where her husband, the
late Mai. James Paxton Hart, a
Union veteran. for many years a resi-
dent of this city, is buried.
MRS. Hart for 35 years had been an
active worker in the Eastern Pres
byterian Church. She was for many
years president Of the Ladies' Aid 80
ciety. She was also past regent OF
the Monticello Chapter, d. A. X, as
we'll as past national chaplain for the ID.
A. R. Of the District. In addition she
was past department pieSi
Woman's Relief Corps, an auxiliary OF
the Grand Army of the Republic. She
was a member of Bethlehem Chapter,
No. Z. o. E. S.
Mrs. Hart was a graduate or the
Washington Seminary. at Washington
County, Pa. She resided in this city
at 42S Eighth street northeast Be-
sides her daughter, Mrs. Griffin, and
her son, Ringgold Hart, she is sur
vived by four other daughters, Miss
Annie c. Hart of this city, with whom
she resided; Mrs. William Way Of Los
Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. E. w. Andrews
of Bremerton, Wash, and Mrs. Eta
G. Bell of Washington. D. c., and
two other sons, David Aiken Hart, as
sistant district attorney here, and
James Paxton Hart of Williamsburg.
Pa
Evening star., 1924-09-17
SLAYER OF 2 GIVEN
20 YEARS IN PRISON
Skipper Convicted for Stafford
Death at Petersburg, Va.-0ther
Case Still Pending.
By the ASocia ted Press

ISLE OF WIGHT COURT HOUSE,
Va, September 17.-Capt. Robert E.
Porter, 81 years old, of Burwells Bay,
was sentenced to 20 years in the
penientiary yesterday in the circuit
court Of Isle of Wight County after
conviction on a charge of murder in
connection with the killing Of Walter
Stafford Of Petersburg, last June 27.
Stafford and companion, Louis
Boyd of Chesterfield County, we're
shot to death by Porter, it was al
legged, after an argument in front of
Porter's home, the argument having
grown out Of a fishing trip A Sec
ond charge of murder against Porter
In connection with Boyd's death is
pending. A motion to set the
verdict aside was taken under ad-
visement by Judge B. D. White, pre-
siding. Porter admitted the shoot
ing. but declared he fired in self-de-
fense after he had been attacked.
The trial attracted widespread inter-
est and hundreds, undeterred by al
most impossible roads due to three
days of rain, gathered at the court
house and struggled for admission.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
SKATING LAD KILLED
IN STREET BY AUTO
Youngster of 10 Dies From Frac-
tured Skull Received in
Accident.

Homer Arthur Burch, 10 years old,
or 1712 F street, northwest, was
KILLED by an automobile operated by
A j. Cunningham, of 1926 South
Dakota avenue northeast. yesterday
afternoon while skating in front of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Building on
G street
Police were told that the boy, who
had been skating on the pavement in
front of the building for some time,
went into the street between two
parked automobiles and out into the
path of the automobile.
He was placed in Cmningham's
machine and hurried to Emergency
Hospital where he died not long after
arrival, from fracture of the skull.
Cunningham, who was arrested pend
ing the inquest today. said that he
was unable to stop in time to pre-
vent the accident
Young Burch was the only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Burch A
playmate who had loaned him skates
was the bearer of the news to the
family. -
Evening star., 1924-09-17
TEST VETERAN RULING
IN SUPREME COURT
Director Of Bureaus Authority to
Change Regulations on Policies
Questioned.

The Supreme Court has been asked
to decide how far the director of the
United States Veterans Bureau can
go in prescribing what shall consti-
tute total disability and when total
disability shall be deemed permanen
in the matter of functions for former
service men.
Declaring that his case presented
the first controversy relating to the
rights of claimants to benefits und er
the war risk insurance act to reach
the federal courts, De Witt r. Law,
who had his left arm and a part of
his left leg shot away in the war, has
petitioned the court to review the de-
cision of the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. which he insisted violated
the terms of the contracts under
which former service men had tax en-
out war risk insurance.
He asserted that in his and in nu-
merous other cases the bureau had
disregarded the terms under which
those carrying war risk insurance
were entitled to total disability rat
ing and had imposed new conditions.
The lower federal courts were in er-
ror, he contended, in holding that the
terms of insurance policies could be
changed by regulations issued by the
director of the Veterans Bureau after
the policies had taken effect
Evening star., 1924-09-17
CARDS of TbanM.

ASHTON. We wish to thank ou& relatives
and kind friends for their Kindness sym
pathy and beautiful floral tributes during
the illness and a the dea tn of our beloved
wife and mother. CARRIE E. ASHTON.
THE FAMILY.
WHITE. We wish to express our sincere
thanks TO our relatives and kind friends for
their help during sickness and for the beau
tiful horai tributes at the time Of death OF
our daughter and sister L0TTIE L.
WHITE. MRS. DAVIS AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
3n 81 Memoriam.

BRAESON. In sad but loving remembrance
of our dear son and brother. WILLIAM J.
BRANSOS, who departed TINS dlfe three
years ago today, September IL, l5sl.
Sweet memories will lnger forever.
Time cannot change than. tits true
Years that are past cannot sever
My loving remembrance of you.
There is such sad. sad longing
Deep down in my heart today
To once again my dear brother
SISTER JENNIE.
So gentle in manner. patient in pain.
Ny dear brother left us for heaven to s.iG'
i'' DA'O III '"'' SISTER VERONICA.
When our hearts saddened daily
With thoughts of the loss of our dear one,
We, in our turn, must meekly cry:
' my SISTER MILDRED.
BRANsoN. In, sad but loving remembsanse
son, who departed this life three years
ago. September IL, 1871.
There is a face SO dear miss;
Still is the voice ! love:
God keep him safe with Him until
We meet some day above.
His tolls are past. his work is done,
And he is fully blest.
He fought the fight. the victory wou
And entered into rest.
HIS LoyING NSH ssHrGp69 WEE; JOSEPHINE BRAN
=
father, GEORGE G. JENKINS, sr. who de-
parted this life two years age today, Sep
tember II, 1872.
So gentle in manner, so patient in pain.
Our dear father left us for heaven to gain.
With nature 50 gentle and actions Sc. Kind.
IT'S hard in this world his equal to md.
HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN
MANYETTE. tribute of love to the mem
ory of my dear sister. BEATRICE A. MAN
YETTE, who departed this life two years
ago. September II. 1922. IRENE.
SIMMS. In loving remembrance of our dear
daughter, ADDIE MAUD, who departed this
1920.
Loved in life.
Remembered in death. A
THE FAMILY
OF my dear daughter DORIS who departed
this life four years ago, September II, 1920.
Sleep on dear daughter. and take thy rest,
'Tis sweet to breathe thy name. -11
HER DEVOTED MOTHER.
Loved in life. remembered in death.
LOVING SISTERS HELEN AND BEUfAH.
TABB In sad but loving remembrance. of our
dear husband and father, CHARLES j.
TABB, who departed this life one year ago
today.
Some may think am not lonely;
When at times they smile.
Little do they know the heartache
That ! suffer all the while.
AND CHARLES A. TABB.
WOOD. In loving remembrance of our de-
voted daughter and sister. MABEL. L. WOOD
who departed this life nine years ago to-
day. September IL. 1915.
Just line of sweet remembrance
Just memory kind and true;
Just token of loves devotion,
That. dear daughter and sister, We are
urp thinking thinking Of you: ,,o,,,, .,,.u
AND BROTHER. CHARLES AND ELLA
FREEMAN
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Gifts Held Nou-Taxable.

Gifts to the Palestine Foundation
Fund. Inc, in two cases before the
board of tax appeals, were declared
yesterday to be non-taxable. The
commissioner Of internal revenue
had held that 500 contributed to this
fund by Morris NJ. Luben of New
York City, and $50 contributed by
Aaron D. Lubell. also of New York
City, were taxable.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Viva NJ. January will speak, s
o'clock, at 1926 1 street Subject:
Promoting Yourself
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp, Not and Ladies' Auxiliary
Soldiers and Sailors Home, Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. Hot dishes will be served
from 5 o'clock and throughout eve
ming. To be continued tomorrow
All veterans especially invited.
Dahlgren Community Association
will hold an opening meeting at
Social Oyster House, Twelfth and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, S
o'clock.
The Washington Chiropractic As
sociation will meet. o'clock, at Gen.
trail Chiropractic College, 1914 Seventh
street
Home for Widows and Orphans of
United States War Veterans will
meet, o'clock, In G. A. r. Hall. A
vacancy and the president, Mai. H.
l. DEAN, will preside.
the Red Triangle Outing Club will
meet at entrance of Be1asco Theater
at 1880 o'clock, for a walk out Six
teenth street to see buildings of spe-
cial interest
Prof. j. Silas Harris. president of
the Negro National Education Con-
gress, will speak. 8 o'clock, in Cosmo-
politan BAPTIST Church.
Fun form initiation of Kenneth n.
Nasn Post, No. 6, the American
Legion, s pm, at the Gavel CIuh
The Presidents Own Garrison. No.
1o4. Army and Navy Union, will meet
at o'clock in G. A. r. Hall. 1912
Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Yellow. Fever Epidemic Denied.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September
1.-THE Nicaraguan Government has
issued official denial of press reports
regarding the existence in the coun-
try of yellow fever. There has not
been single case in which even
SYMPTOMS of the disease were evident,
il is stated
Evening star., 1924-09-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miriam Chnpter, No. 3, o. +. Sr
will serve a chicken dinner tomorrow
from 4:3o to pm, at Epiphany Par
ish Hall, 1917 G street
Phil sheridan Post, No. 9, will meet
Friday, 2 Pm, in Grand Army Hall.
william Mckinley, No. 2. Ladies' of
G.. A. r, will meet Friday. pm, in
Grand Army Hall
Evening star., 1924-09-17
WOMAN, 1O2, DIES HERE.
Negress Vividly Recalled Mexican
War Days,

A span OF life starting in the year
OF 1922 ended in Alexander Court
between l. and NJ, Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets-late yesterday
afternoon, when Agnes Anderson,
colored. of 2030 Alexander Court, died
outside her house.
The body was removed to the Dis
trict Morgue. Residents of the court
say that the 102-year-oId woman
vividly recalled days of slavery, the
Mexican War in the '40s and the
Civil War.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

The juEgler does his feat with his
hands, but the skater has to be handy
with his feet.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

The Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tion will inaugurate it's Fall activities
with a dance at the associatioE's s
building, EIeventhstreet and Penn
sylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

Meeting Of the Holy Name Society
of St Augustine's Church in the base
ment, s pm.
The South Washington Citizens
Association will meet. s o'clock, in
F,airbrather School. Election of Of
ficers.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

The Bahai Assembly will meet, s
o'clock. at the Playhouse. Joseph
C1evenger will speak of AN Auxili-
ary Universal language"
Evening star., 1924-09-17
FOREIGN,
u am. Greenwich time, today.)
tons TempeYature Weather
Argentina.

Week ending September Is, 1924.
Mean Depart. Avg Depart
tempera- from pre- from
ture. normal. clip. norm
Corn and northern
wheat area.... "a 3 90 II 6
Southern wheat area. so 3 O.J -O1
Evening star., 1924-09-17

The Presidents Own Garrison. No
1o4. Army and Navy Union, will meet
at o'clock in G. A r. Hall, 1872
Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Viva NJ. January will speak,
o'clock, at 1926 1 street Subject:
Promoting Yourself"
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Fun form initiation of Kenneth n.
Nasn Post, No. 8, the American
Legion, pm, at the Gavel Club.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Prof j. Silas Harris. president of
the Negro National Education Con-
gress, will speak. 8 o'clock, in Cosmo-
politan Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

he-Washington Chiropractic As
sociation will meet. s o'clock, at Gen.
trail Chiropractic College, 1914 Seventh
street
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Dahlgren Community Association
will hold an opening meeting at
Social Oyster House, Twelfth and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, s
o'clock
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
ANGS TO CALM WORKERS
TRAPPED RY FLAMES

PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 3.-Trapped in
the third floor of the burning Pekin
plant Frank Lichtweiss, &c, Peoria,
sang to his fellow workers for near
! ly an hour to calm them and when
the last retreat was cut off, jumped
from the third story window of the
Ablazing building.
Lichtweiss was at work on the
third floor when the explosion oc-
Cured that soon made the building
IA seething furnace. The young man
has a voice of unusual quality and
some of his companions went to
2their death with the strains of the
songs in their memory. He did not
jump until all the men who were
able to leave the floor had done So
He was severely burned with in
jury to his eyes and is in a hos.
pital here.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
LIONEL WEST, STAR
Of MOVIES, DRAWS
TWO YEARS IN PEN

DENVER. Colo, Jan. 5. - Lionel
West, declared to.be a former motion
picture actor of Hollywood, Cal, to-
day was. sentenced to serve two
years III the federal penitentiary and
pay d fine Of 81 900 by Judge j.. Eos
ter SymeS, after West had entered
guilty plea to a charge of Illegally
using government transportation is
sued to a patient of the veterans
bureau.
Prior to imposition of sentence
Judge sSyrnes severely arraigned
West after attending court officials
had declared that he had obtained
SIS, 900 from Dallas, Texas, woman
upon his promise to star her dauGh-
ter in the movies. The court also
was informed that West was want
ed in Minneapolis and Dallas on
warrants charging the, using of the
mails to defraud.
West pleaded guilty to having
Used government transportation last
June, travelling from Denver to New
Orleans when he was arrested.
At the time of his arrest, West de-
clared he had starred with many Of
the leading personages of the mo.
sion picture industry and also de-
clared that he was a protege Of
James j. Corbett, former worlds
heavyweight boxing champion. lie
likewise declared that during his col
lege days he starred on the gridiron
for Mercer university, Macon, Ga.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
Knoxville Awarded
Large Judgment in
Suit Against Railway

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 81
Judgment in the sum of $1S2, S59.47,
with interest of $39,207, was rem.
dered against the Southern Railway
system here Tuesday in a decree
handed down by Judge Ken Hicks,
federal district court, for east Ten
nessee, as representing the com
pany's share of the cost of erecting
the Gay Street Viaduct across it's
tracks in Knoxville. The city OF
Knoxville was prosecutor of the suit
in which the United States Railroad
administration was named co-defen-
dant. In the decree of the federal
court, the railroad administration
was absolved of liability on the
ground that obligation of that war.
time arm of the government had not
been proven.
The city brought suit for $3.50, 600,
representing all costs entering into
construction of the viaduct ap.
proaches thereto, together with abut-
ting property damage. The railway
company is not taxed with the costs
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF

| LOS ANGELES.-Slight earth.
quake shocks were felt In various
sections of city.
NEW YORK.-City authorities
claim lowest death rate of any large
city in world, '11.72 per 1000 popu-
lation.
PARIS.-River Sein's rising wa
tiers invade basement of French for
eign office and suburbs Of Paris are
! flooded.
| CLEVELAND. - Hiram Johnson
bitterly assails Mr.. Coolidge's poll
cies in keynote speech Of his presi.
Dental campaign at Cleveland.
HARRISBURG. = Pennsylvania :
citizens conference at Harrisburg
declare for deportation Of aliens who
violate prohibition and narcotic law.
NEW YORK.-Nathan NJ. Shelley,
of Saranac, N. Y, and his sister-in-
law, aer killed when toboggan sled
col!apses at Adolph Lewisohn's Adj
| irondack camp.
BUFFALO.-Pony trucks on en-.
CINE of section Of Twentieth Century
are derafled when train strikes au.
tomobile stalled on Axe Fork, near
here.
HARRISBURG. New York
lawyer is denied admission to Penn
sylvania hospital where Harry n.
Thaw is confined and efforts to get
Thaw's release are set back.
WASHINGTON. - White House
shipping conference decides to place
operations Of government owned
tonnage in hands Of emergency fleet
corporation with Leigh c. Palmer
as president.
WASHINGTON. - President and
Mrs. Coolidge spend an hour at
! Washington annual charity ball,
| first strictly public function they
have attended since they netered the
White House.
| DALLAS, TeX.-Suspension of
| heretical charges against Rev. Lee
| w. Heaton by Bishop Moore, Of
Dallas, has failed to appease the
young rector, who wants complete
vindication, Fort Worth dispatcl
says.
A n C o MA, L t al y.-Earthquake
shocks and heavy snow are causing
suffering among villagers in prov
ince of Pisaro. Altogether fifteen
shocks have been registered in twen-
ty-four hours.
DETROIT Charles Beecher War
rem, former ambassador to Japan,
cables council of League of Nations
at Geneva, declining to serve on neu-
trail commission to investigate dis
pute between Lithuania and Poland
over Baltic port of Mcneil.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
Harding Tomb Guard
Instructed to Shoot
Graveyard Raiders

MARION, Ohio, Jan. 3.-Soldiers
guarding the vault where the body
Of President Harding is entombed
have been given orders to shoot di
rectly at persons who have been
causing disturbances around the
tomb of the late president at night,
Lieutenant r. III. Hartman, in COM
mand of the soldiers stationed at the
tomb, announced today.
Lieutenant Hartman said that
ever since the guard has been sta
toned at the tomb that certain. in
lividuals have been annoying the
detachment. At first it was thought
it was small boys, but when the dis
turbances kept UP the guards took it
more seriously.
The disturbances have consisted of
throwing stones at two small guard
houses on each side of the entrance
to the vault. At various times d
bugle has been blown in remote parts
of the cemetery about the midnight
hour and Of late this has happened
almost nightly.