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The Washington times., 1924-10-23
LUTHERANS USE
BUSINESS men
IN DRIVE
Chairman of Movement to
Raise Funds Reports to
Chicago ConclaVe

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-To apply
business methods to the collection
and handling of church funds is the
task which has been undertaken bv
the Laymen'S Movement OF the Uni.
ted Lutheran Church in America
Interesting results important to
other church. organizations have heen
attained. Methods which would be
helpful In similar movements in
other churches are explained in the
report of ]. L. Clark, of Ashland,
Ohio, chairman of the movement,
made today to the convention Of
the United Lutheran Church in
America at It's session here.
Mr.. Clark said that the first effnrt
of the Laymen's Movement has
been to assist the Lutheran Church
In financing it's local. national and
foreign program. A concerted effort
has been made to climate difficult.
ties and stimulate congregations to
pay their aPport.onments in full.
Speakers have been sent through
out the church to shoy its members
what the organization Is doing
through addresses and the use of
moving pictures. Groups Of strong
church workers and keymen are
summoned to centers to hear en-
rhasized the call Of the church for
funds. More than 100000 copies of
booklets explaining the work OF the
church have been distributed. These
are accompanied hy pledge cards
The Lutherans are striving to
induce laymen of unusual ability
In the business, and professional
worlds to give some of their ability.
personality and organizing and ad.
ministratlve skill to the erection
of strong financial foundation of
the Lutheran Church In America.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
KEEPER
KILLED At TER
SHOOTING
Shot Down by New Orleans
Police-Had Wounded Two
Men on Sidewalk

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. ga
According to police today guilty
conscience resulted in the death OF
John Dorsey, forty-eight, proprietor
Of a so-called soft drink saloon
late last night. Dorsey was shot to
death by police after he had bar.
ricaded himself behind heavy wooden
doors of his place to prevent. ar.
rest for shooting and wounding,
without apparent provocation,. two
Of seven young men on the side.
walk in front Of his place.
The wounded are William Patter-
son, twenty-three. and Lee Smith,
nineteen, Both are in hospital
where their condition is described
as serious. Dennis Mullin, twenty.
one, got a bullet through the leg
Of his trousers, but was uniniured.
Tom Dorsey, brother of the dead
man, told police his brother had
been terrorized by gang of hood.
lums on several occasions and he
was Of the opinion the boys were
haunting him.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
CHURCH GREETS
CLARENDON
PRIEST
Members of ST. Charles Con
gregaticn Give Reception
for Rev. E. johnston

CLARENDON, va, Oct. 2S.-
With the, auditorium of the St.
Charles. school packed with more
than 800 members OF the st. Charles
church, q reception and shower was
rendered last night to the Reverend
Edward Johnston, assistant to
Father Lackey. Father Johnston
fills the vacancy CAUSED by the
transfer Of the Reverend James Nc
Connell.
The committee in charge Of ar
rangements. was composed of Mrs.
Bertram Toulette, chairman: Mrs.
James Milks, Mrs. Villain T. Nc.
ClOckley, Mrs. A. E. Pyne. Mrs.
Thomas Crack, Bertram Toulette,
Joseph Brown, John Cavanaugh and
James Mllks.
Mrs. James e. Dillon was elected
as president of the Falls Church
Parent. Teachers Association at the
annual meeting held last night.
Other officers elected were: Miss
Barlentein, first vice president: Mrs..
8. F. Cline, second vice president;
Mrs. Guy Erwin. secretary, and
Miss Hodson, treasurer.
Having been indicted on charge Of
transporting liquor John Stone
burner appeared before Judge Sam
uel q. Brent, and after Il confer.
ence with his attorney, CrandaIl
Mackey, waived jury trial. The
judge sentenced him to ninety days
In jail and fined him $780, At the
time Of his arrest three gallons OF
whiskey was found In his car.
Samuel Sorrel, charged with H.
legal POSSESSION was sentenced 70
one month in jail and fined $50.
The Clarendon Garden Club WIN
meet in the community hau tonight
at o'clock, with G. Hastings, presl-
dent. presiding. The principal
speaker Of the evening win be Peter
Disset. from the United States De.
partment OF Agriculture, who will
give an. illustrated lecture on au.
tumn planting and winter care Of
flowers and vegetables.
A marriage lIcence was issue
yesterday TO John Boyde and Kath.
crime T. Idhngs, both Of Washing
ton.
W. C. Landlord, representing the
Democratic party, and c. M. Neal,
the progressive, will address the
mass meeting OF. the organized
Women Voters of Arlington county
to be held in the community hall AZ
O'Clock tomorrow.
With complaints from all sections
OF the county being heard regard.
ing the condition of the grounds IL:
the rear Of the court house, William
J. Ingram stated last night that he
Is making every effort to have the
county provide a property yard.
At the present time the property Of
the health department and all roa:l
supplies are piled in the rear Of
the court house.
At several meetings Of the board
Of supervisors efforts to purchase
land upon which to build a, ware
house have failed.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
KILLED
AS COLLEGE
BURNS
EarIhan1 Students Help to
Save Records Damage Is
Set at $4,000

RICHMOND. Ind, Oct. 2S.-win.
ium Kinney, fireman. was killed and
James Marshall !. injured seriously
when the west wall OF Lindley Hall
Of Earlham College collapsed in a
fire early today. H'>@'
The hall was destroyed. Students
aided hremen in saving college rec.
ords and other valuable property.
The damage was $4,000.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
owner CLAIMS
ABANDONED
BOAT
Alexandria Man Believes Graft
Was Stolen by
> Joy-Ridars

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. "a.
Thomas E. McCuen, 2l0 queen
street. is the owner Of the motor
boat which was found otf Fort
Washington last Sunday with it's en-.
CINE running and no -.ae aboard.
McCuen has been sick IN he'd since
Sunday and had not been able to
get in touch with the authorities.
The Harbor police believed that
the boat was mute evidence Of q
suicide, and the river was dredged
from Washington to This city in
search Of body.
McCuen declared today that the
boat had just been overhauled and
oil and gasoline put in her for q
trip when he was taken III. lie Is
or the opinion that some one stole
the boat for ride and then got tired
OF 1t and set 1t adrift with the en-.
CINE running. The name OF the
owner was found when the records
in Norfolk were searched.
The entertainment features for
next years program of the local
knights Of Columbus were outlined
at meeting Of the council last
night. ~ ~
E. J. Haley has been appointed
lecturer for the coming year. 1t
was decided to have a lecture by
member of the council at each
meeting. The subject to be chosen
by the speaker. A dance will be
held by the Knights the latter part
OF next month. u
Plans are being formulated for
the celebration to he held at the
unveiling of a, bronze memorial
tablet to Colonel Fitzgerald after
who the local council was named.
Colonel Fitzgerald was a military
aide to George Washington. The
unveiling will take place on the
occasion of the twenty.fifth ami.
versary of the organization of. the
council next year.
The Bar Association of the city
will meet this afternoon to draw
up a resolution of regret at the
death. of Judge Charles Edgar
Nicol who was one oI the Oldest
members of the association when
he Died Tuesday after short i'll
ness. .% t4
Yesterday the report Of the com.
mittee in charge of the SIS, 900
drive for the st. Agnes School for
Girls showed that $21, 1896 had been
collected in the city.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
CANADIAN WHEAT WILL
SOON FEED a BILLION

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 3D.
Canada will raise enough wheat to
feed a billion people within fifty,
years, according to Sir Henry
Thornton, president Of the Can.
sdian National Railways.
He has completed tour Of the
western provinces investigating ag.
ricultural conditions.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
Bullet To Remain In.
Head OF Wife Shot
By Husband

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 23.-i
If Mrs. Mamie BlackmOn,i
twenty-three, RECEIVERS. from q.
pistol shot wound in her head,
alleged to have been inflicted
by her husband, Milton Black
mon, twenty-seven, she may
carry the bullet in her brain the
remainder Of her life, physi-
clans said today. They have
decided to make no effort to re-
move the bullet.
Although Mrs. Bsackmon has
remained unconscious since she
was shot, she is expected to.
recover. Her husband, who shot
himself in addition to wounding
his wife, is also recovering from
his wounds. jealousy Is said
to have been the cause Of the
shooting.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
born naturalized vote plus the negro

born naturalized vote plus the negro
vote.
can this latter vote. consisting
Of elements to which special racial
appeals are made, the group"
vote.
we then arrive at the following
really quite amazing results, which
go far toward explaining why so
many bone dry Ku Kluxers have
sort of delirium tremens OF
"nativisn."
In Rhode Island the native white
vote of native white parentage Is
1O1 900. The foreign-born and
foreign parented and colored vote,
the group" vote, IL 10000.
In New York, the native white
vote Of white native parentage is
2,14l, 900. The group" vote -
Q 800 900.
IN New Jersey, the native white
vote of native white parentage Is
695, 900. : The group" vote Is
S32 900.
The situation thus shown In these
three eastern holly contested States
Is remarkable enough. The situa-
ton in the radical belt" Is even
more remarkable.
IN Wisconsin, the native vote OF
native white parentage liz $4,000.
The group Is $4,000.
IN Minnesota, the native white
vote OF native white parentage IL
332 900. The group vote Is
sol 900.
In North Dakota, the native
white vote OF native white parent.
age is 77,OOO, the group" vote
is 212 900.
In other words, in Wisconsin, the
group" vote outnumbers the abso.
lutte native vote by two to one and
in Minnesota and North Dakota It
outnumbers it almost three to one.
Campaign Problem.
This Is one Of the main reasons
that the Republican main national
headquarters is in the West. in Chi.
cago, and that in that headquarters
there are so many ardent gentlemen
working especially among Germans.
Swedes, Norwegians. Danes, and
Firms.
Those races are strong in the
Northwest and they contain among
them many worshippers Of La Fol-
lette.
General Dawes goes UP into the
Northwest and makes speeches. That
is to let the people know that a
campaign is on. Then come quiOt
gentlemen working quietly among
foreign racial groups in La Toilette
territory. If the Republicans wiring
some of that territory from La Fol.
lette 1t will be really because of the
quiet gentlemen and not because Of
the great speaker.
That Is politics, as 1t has to. be
practiced in America today. and
there is more of1it yet to be men.
toned.
Copyright, 1924, by Current News
" Features, Incl
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
Lecture on Glacier Park

Recent Observations in Glacier
National Park" by Vernon Bailey,
and Palestine and its Fauna" by
p. J. BaIdensperger, are the fea-
tured illustrated lectures for the
Biological Society meeting In the
Cosmos Club assembly hall, Satur-
day night.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
French Papers Raise Price

PARIS. Oct. 22.--Because Of the
increased price OF paper and
greater general expenses, a meet
ing of French newspaper publishers
voted to raise the price Of news.
papers to 20 centimes, November l.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
Court Keeps Hat on

ORANGE. N. j., Oct. 2s.--Judge
Ovidia Bianchi walked into Police
Court today and walked right out
again without removing his hat.
For the first time in fifteen years
there had been no arrests in Orange
during the preceding night.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23

What's Doing Today and
Tomorrow

Meeting Kentucky state Society at
24oO sixteenth street northwest at
Dance Benefit undsr auspices Of the
Esther Chapter. No. s. o. e. s.. at
Raleigh Hotel tonight.
Party Under auspices of Keane
Councils 500 Club In the X. Of G. Hall
ct $3.50 o'clock
Meeting-Alumni Association of the
Washington College of Law at 1915 X
street northwest at o'clock.
Meeting at the West Wash
ington Baptist Church, Thirty-first and
Concert Soldiers sHome Band at
Stanley Hail at 5:45 o'clock.
Melting Trinidad CitizOns Associa-
tlen in the Whe9tley School at 9
Meeting League for Larger Life At
1925 X street northwest, at O'Clock.
Meeting Maryland Society of WASH
ington in the Thomson School at
Oyster supper Under auspices Of the
Mems Club Of the Church OF the
Ascension tonight and tomorrow night,
Lecture-'Insanlty and the Law.
law school building of National Uni
versity at $3.50 o'clock,
Dance--Lonesome club OF Washington
In the private ball room of the
Arcade. Fourteenth and Park road
Address RECONSTRUCTED Men and
Nations" BY the reverend Charles
Wood, In the Church of the Covenant
at g O'clock.
Tomorrow.
Dance-Under auspices of the Cath
Ollie wOmen's Service Club at col p
street northwest at 8:45 o'clock.
Meeting-Capitol City Commandery.
No. l69, A. and 1. o. Knights of
Malta, at Fifth and @ streets north
west at o'clock.
Card Party--Under auspices Of Nthe
District OF Columbia @. A. r. at the
Mems city Club at o'clock.
Chapel at Piney Point at the National
Hotel at $3.50 O'Clock.
Dinner-'Golden Rule" banquet at
the willard Hotel at Z o'clock.
: Meeting-Canadian Society Of Wash
ington at 1871 X street northwest, at
O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
Mixed Votes.

In each Of these States compare
the, native white vote of native
parentage with the white vote Of
Foreign parentage plus the foreign
Evening star., 1924-12-02
ONE DEAD, FOUR HURT
IN CRASH AT BERWYN
Washington Auto Strikes Car
Driven by Cornell
Student.

Lester Pope. 25 years old, chauf-
feur, of 1l0 G street was killed and
another man and three women were
injured early today on the outskirts
of Berwyn when the automobile they
occupied struck another car.
The other victims, all from Wash
ington, identified themselves as Mrs
Catherine Martin, apartment 81. 1443
Oak street; Marie Longfort. 1011 New
Hampshire avenue; Ruth Coyle. 134
Sixth street northeast. and Morris
keanc, 932 Madison street northeast
The other car was occupied by ].
II. Marchant, Cornell University
student, and ]. II. Huber of 35Os Car
roll sire ct, Baltimore. They are held
by the Maryland State police at Lau-
rel. pending an inquest at Gasch's
undertaking establishment, Hyatts-
willie, Md, at O'Clock tonight. 1t
was asserted, however, that there was
no liability attached to them, the
State police reporting that Pope, COM
ing from Baltimore, drove his car
head on into the other, which was re-
turning from Washington
The accident happened just at 3
o'clock. Assistance was summoned
by Marchant and Huber, and it was
necessary to raise the other car up
before Pope's body could be removed
from the wreckage. Charles Beck
with and DR.. o. E. Etienne of Berwyn
finally getting it clear.
The other victims were brought
into Washington and treated at
Emergency Hospital. Mrs. Martin
suffe red broken arm. and the others
were cut and bruised. The three wom-
en- were discharged from the hospital
this morning, but Keane is still con-
fined thers,
Evening star., 1924-12-02
LAW PROVIDES CHAPLIN'S BRIDE.
ONLY I6, RETURN TO SCHOOLROOM
Comedian Permitted to Furnish Tutor for Wife.
Age Ciren Incorrectly When Getting License
for ''Business ReasOns.''

the records of the Mexican town of
Empalme. where she was married
last week. and was SO stated several
weeks before the marriage by Mrs.
Lillian McMurry Spicer. her mother.
At the Selma Avenue Public School
here. however. and at the Cumnock
School for Girls, both of which knew
Miss Grey as a pupil. her birth date
was recorded as given in the birth
certificate
School authorities pointed out the
compulsory attendance law requiring
schooling for all children up to the
age of Is did not necessarily mean
that Mrs. Chaplin would have to con-
tinue her education in a public or pri-
vate school. The law provided, they
explained. for the employment of
tutors whenever the legal guardian
of a minor preferred such instruction
to that provided in the schools.
Sought out by newspapermen, Mrs.
Spicer admitted her daughters age
had been incorrectly stated on the
Mexican marriage license. but said it
was done for business reasons"
Business reasons also prompted the
secrecy which surrounded the mar
riage preparations. she added.
Neither Chaplin nor his bride could
Continued on Page 2. Column S.
Evening star., 1924-12-02
Ry the ASsn,.ia,n1 D.

BY the Associated Press
Los ANGELES. Calf. December
Mrs. Charles Chaplin. who until
few days ago was Lita Grey, the
tilm com edian's leading woman. still
is subject to CALIFORNIA; compulsory
schooling law. being but Is years of
age, the Los Angeles Times said
today.
The Times based it's statement on
what was purported TO be a photo
graphic copy OF a birth certificate
filed with the bureau of vital statis-
tics. by DR.. f. o. Palmer on April
81. 1908
That certificate revealed that Lii
lian Louisa McMurry, daughter of
Robert McMurry, expert accountant,
and Lillian Curry McMurry, was
/ born in the Hollywood district April
10, 1908.
Chaplin discovered" Lita Grey, as
Lillian McMurry came to be known
in filmdom, when she was 13 years
old, the Times related, and signed
! h. IS his leading woman when she
was 16. marrying her when she was
still Is and he So years of age, the
article said.
Miss Grey's age appeared as 1s on
Evening star., 1924-12-02
j. s. CLAIMS DELAY
FINANCIAL PARLEY
Conference Postponed While
Allies Consider America
Payment Plea.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
PARIS, december 2.-The inter-
allied financial conference which
was due to meet December 15, has
January. The allied delegates are
unable to agree in regard to the
claims of the United States that the
costs of the military occupation,
amounting to some $3.50, 900, to-
gether with losses suffered by Amer
lean citizens and companies during
the war. should be paid into the
United States Treasury from sums
payable to the allies under the regime
Of the Dawes plan.
British experts. with whom repre-
sentatives of the French foreign
office are in full agreement. argue
that the United States has no right
to claim repayment from sums due by
Germany to the European allies. since
it did not ratify the treaty of Yer
sailles but concluded separate
treaty. Moreover, while American
citizens are leading men in the organ
ization and supervision Of the Dawes
plan, the United States Government
never considered the possibility of
giving it official recognition and
during the London discussions Amer
lean observers did not put forward
any claims.
The British and their European
allies were led consequently to be-
lieve-it is the thesis of the British
delegates-the new reparation scheme
by which a substantial reduction Of
Coptinued ON pape . Column Al
Evening star., 1924-12-02
COMMISSION GRANTS
BUS FARE INCREASE
Rate Advanced to Five Tokens for
As Cents or 8 Cents a
Ride.

The Public Utilities Commission
this afternoon granted to the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co. an increase
in fare from three tokens for 25 cents
to five tokens for Is cents.
This makes a token rate of 9 cents
per ride. The cash fare for passen-
gers who do not buy tokens will re-
main as at present. 10 cents.
Following a meeting of the COM
mission, Engineer Commissioner Bell
stated that the order for increase
will carry with it two provisos, first.
that the company install a number
of new busses within a reasonable
period, and, secondly, that the ad-
ministrative overhead expense of the
company be reduced.
The bus company argued at the
public hearing last week for a
straight 10-cent fare for all passen-
gers. claiming that it would have to
replace all existing busses within a
short time because they have nearly
reached the end of their natural
operating period. The condition i'm
posed by the commission that the
overhead be reduced. is in line with
similar suggestions made by the
commission last summer when the
question of bus fares was up for dis
cusSion.
Evening star., 1924-12-02
HEARINGS ON BUDGET
FOR DISTRICT SOON
subcommittee Will Begin Work
Between 18th and Goth
of December.

Hearings on the District of Column
bia budget for the fiscal year begin
ming July l next. which was sent to
the House today by the President, will
start probably between the 18th and
goth of this month.
The same subcommittee Of the
House appropriations committee
which framed the District appropria-
ton bill for the current fiscal year
will also draft the bill fo>' the fiscal
year 1925.
This committee is composed Of Rep
resentative Charles r. Davis of Min
nesota, chairman; Representative
Frank Funk of Illinois and Repre-
sentative George Holden Tinkham of
Massachusetts,. the Republican mem
bers; Representative William A.
Ayres. of Kansas and Representative
John j. Eagan of New Jersey. Demo-
cratic members.
Evening star., 1924-12-02
PAPER IS UPHELD
ON TAX PUBLICITY
Kansas City Journal Post
Sustained by Federal Judge
on Constitutional Grounds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, December -
Federal Judge Albert l.. Reeves today
sustained the demurrers of Walter S.
Dickey. owner and editor of the Kan
sas City Journal Post, and Ralph Ell
lis. general managing editor. to indict-
ments charging alleged illegal publi-
cation of Federal income tax returns.
The clause in the law holding that
publication of income tax returns was
illegal. Judge Reeves said in announc-
ing his decision, is in violation of the
first amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution relative to the freedom of the
press.
First OF Several Tests.
Judge Reeves said there had been
no publication of income tax returns
by the newspapers of the defendants,
but that publication was made from a
prepared list of taxpayers and the
amounts of their tax, which may have
been different from or the same as
the actual returns themselves.
The Dickey-Ellis case was the first
to come to trial of several test cases
brought by the Government for al
legged illegal publication of income
ldA TeluTIiS- II also WAS HrSt aSS
in which individuals were indicted in
stead of newspapers or publishing
corporations.
Reed Argues for Paper.
James A. Reed, United States Sena-
tor, representing the defense, yester-
day argued the clause of the income
tax law prohibiting publication of re-
turns violated the Constitution of the
United States. Facts stated in the in
dictments were admitted.
'1f a newspaper owner can be sent
to Jail for printing the mere fact that
John Jones had paid an income tax
OF $1,000. or any other amount, then
it is time TO haul down the American
flag" said Senator Reed.
The defense argued the income tax
figures had been made public by the
collector of internal revenue, and con-
tended that publication of the
amounts of tax paid did not consti-
tute publication of part of the income
tax returns. 1t was pointed out that
the computation of tax due made by
the individual oftentimes was correct
ed by the revenue bureau.
Congress never intended to enact
any law, and did not enact a law,
penalizing a newspaper for publish
ing what is contained in these public
lists" Senator Reed declared
Evening star., 1924-12-02
SON KILLS HIS FATHER.
Tells Police Parent Threatened to
Shoe. Mother.

PITTSBURGH, December 2.-When
his father, Austin Wooster, Sc, a
farmer living near Bridgeville, re-
turned to his home intoxicated last
night and threatened to shoot his
mother, Leonard, 18, picked up a pistol
and shot and killed the father, the son
told police, to whom he surrendered
The shooting was witnessed by the
mother and a daughter, Virginia, 16
Leonard was arrested and committed
to Jail.
Evening star., 1924-12-02
NEW YORK GETS 1925
ARMY-NAVY CONTEST
Foot Ball Classic of Next Year Will
Be Played at Polo
Grounds.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December p The
Army-Navy foot ball game next year
will be played at the Polo Grounds
on November %, according to an
nouncement today by the New York
National League Base Ball Club, un-
der whose direction the game will be
played.