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Evening star., 1924-07-16
CHINA AND RUSSIA WILL
EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS
Envoy to Pekink Will outrank
Other Diplomats There-Kara-
khan Likely Choice.
by The AssSciAted Press.

By The Associated Press.
PEKING, July 1e.-China has ac-
oepted the proposal Of the Moscow
government that China ana Soviet
Russia exchange ambassadors, the
foreign ONCE announced today. A
note accepting the Moscow proposal
was delivered to hte Soviet mission
hero July II.
The foreign ONCE is advised that
L. NJ karakhAn. who has been the
Soviet envoy to the Far East In gen
eral, will Be the first Russian am
bassador Under the new arrange
nient. Al such he Will outrank the
diplomatic representatives. OF the other
powers here. who are only ministers.
Karakhan carried through the i,eKo-
tiations leading to China's recoxni.
ton OF the 0o~iete
China'e choice Of an ambassador
to tho Russian government has not
yet been announced - =
Evening star., 1924-07-16
z PARTIES LEAVE
FOR SUMMER CAMP
Mothers and Children 90 to
Good viii for Two
Week Outing.

A merry crowd of children of South
west Washington assembled at the
Greenleaf School this morning as
candidates for a tw6.week outing at
Camp Good WILL
To be eligible, 1t Became necessary,
as in all similar parties. to pass the
scrutinizinE eyes OF the examining
physicians and nurses-in this case
Drs Heitmullef, T'ibbetts, Wilson and
Sullivan, and Miss Ohr and Miss
Woodzell, who had volunteered their
services and who were not only on
the lookout for the slightest trace
of contagious or insanitary condi-
tions, but were also concerned to
make careful note of any physiC de-
fects capable of correction under
medical or dental care while at the
camp or upon return to the city. That
the fame of Camp Good Will had EVIL
IDENTIFY spread was shown by the re-
mark of one boy that the reason he
wanted to go was because they had
% MembeTs b Of the Southwest Citizens
Association furnished motor transpor-
tation, while Lansburgh & Brother
and Goldenbergs gave the use OF
children to the camp. Other MEM
bers of the association volunteered
to assist the doctors and nurses In
marshaling the children for their ex-
aminationS.
a similar party of mothers and
children was assembled in George
town under the direction of Miss Jane
Grey Allen, Georgetown visitor of the
Associated Charities. Wise Brothers
took the party to camp, assisted by
William J. Flather. who loaned his
car for the purpose.
The superintendent of Camp Good
viii. William r. Mengert, reported
at noon today that the parties had
arrived safely for the midday dinner,
which was enjoyed by 149 campers.
Yesterday was Camp Pleasant day.
Mothers and children left the city
from the second and third districts
of the Associated Charities. The party
consisted of 1913 mothers and children.
These, with readmission of 10 need
ing to stay longer from the last
party brought the total In camp to
142, while the normal capacity is but
1870. Volunteers who assisted in get
ting the Camp Pleasant parties on
included members of the second dis
trict CONFERENCE.-The. G. w. Childs.
Miss G. E. Jones and Mrs. Sadie Muir
ply, while M. E. Horton, Lansburgh
& Bros. and Tolliver & Warren fur
nished the transportation.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
POTOMAC REPAIRS
lLcDSJy7O,O1)
Maj. 0'coHnor Makes Survey
of Damage to Channel
From May Hood.

Surveys conducted by Mai. J. A.
OConnor, engineer officer In charge
of the Improvement Of the Potomac
River, show that 1t will cost about
$4,000 to repair the damage done by
the heavy May flood to the Virginia
channel between Georgetown and the
Highway bridge.
The channel Is now but 20 feet deep
in places, or four feet less than the
24-foot depth considered necessary
for proper navigation.
Gen. Taylor. Chief or Engineers.
has allotted $1,000 for dredging oper-
ations during the current year. and
probably will ask Congress for = spe-
cial appropriation Of $40 additional
to complete the approved project.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
NAVY TO AID FLYERS.
Ships Will Be Stationed Along
Their Atlantic Route.

Plans worked out By fsAAr Admiral
Thomas p. Magruder. commanding the
light cruiser squadron, for cooperation
BY the Navy with the Army world flyers
in the night across the Atlantic VEN
approved today BY the Navy Depart
ment Establishment OF 4 chain Of radio
communication and the placing OF ships
along the route and covering eAch leg
Of the flight Is provided.
The cruiser Richmond, Admiral
Masruder's flagship. will sAii from New.
port, r. l., July 90 for Rosyth. England.
wns.e she win Be me met ny tns ts.s os@asse .s
European squadron. These four ships
win guard the night from England 10
the Orkney islands, scheduled to start
about August from Houston nay.
Later the ships will take position b.
tween the Orkney Islands ana Iceland
to guard that leg Of the dight
Sailing from New York Friday, July
Is, for Halifax, the Richmond will
take aboard ah advance ofiioer Of the
Army Air service, later proceeding
ulsd to stop and distribute supplies
In addition. the plans call for the
dfepatch OF five destroysfS--Cough
Msoirarisnd--frem si Nswporr about July
the line of the flight from 0feenland
westward, cooperating with light
cruisers which probably will b -.
signed to the ooASes Of 0rAenlAnA.
where Ice conditions make nAvtgH.
ton dangerous For tighter craft
For the hight from the Orkney 1slAnAs
to Pictou, Nova scotia, given the
Navy today BY Army Air service head :
quarters, the flyers will leave KIRK.
wall Orkney Islands. AHgust 1, Hofn
land, August s: Ansma9sallk. Green
land, August II: Ivigtut GreenlAnA,
August II; Indian Hlfbor, Labrador,
August II: Hawke 1Ay, kabtaA6f,
August. 10; rietAu. NivA oeotia,
August 81, and arrive Ia Boston the
same d&y. 4,
Evening star., 1924-07-16
'Fu4itipe Mine
Cashier Is Shot
Dead by Friend
~ tss Aas,esutsA pyess,

~ the Aa1uEsuAGA Press.
ROCK SPRINGS. wyo.. Jufy 70.
Clyde n FlsASr, cashier Of tho
cssn Qs1aly csa1 comSeuy hssss
who disappeared yesterday at the
same time that the semi-monthly
pay roll Of the company vanished.
was shot and fatally wounded
early today by j. Walker. mine
foreman and friend of Fisher.
Fisher was making for a cacne
Of food, water and blankets In the
mountains two miles from a coal
cAsnp where he had previously
worked when he was shot he
died a few hours later in q local
hospital
Two airplanes, which yesterday
Joined in the search for Fisher
returned last night without finding
any trace Of him.
A search of the vicinity revealed
a cache of food, water and bian-
ksts ana also the entire pay roll OF
the company, totaling more tnan
5000.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
MOTHER OF R. S. ROBBINS
DIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
Manager of Keith's Theater Is in
Scmerville for Funeral
ra.- Todav

Roland 8. Robbins, manager of the
B. F. keith's ,Theater, and Mrs. Rob-
bins departed for Somerville, Mass,
Monday evening on learning of the
death there OF Mr.. Robbins mother.
Mrs. Emma F. Robbins. The funeral
was held today.
The deceased had been i'll for sew
efal months and about ten days ago
submitted to an operation. Mr.. Rob-
bins visited his mother a week ago.
Her condition then was so favorable
that he felt justified in returning
to his duties here. The telegram
announcing her death therefore
proved q great surprise and shock to
him. ..tss''
burg, Mass, seventy-on years ago
ana was a graduate of Abbot Acad-
envy at Andover. She had been a resi-
dent of Senerville for forty.two
years. In addition to Roland g.. Rob
bins, sfe is survived by a son, Curtis
Robbins Of Somerville.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
TOBACCO GROWERS HIT.

Growers OF Virginia bright tobacco
In the south central part Of Virginia
last year, for the most part, did not
it is revealed by cost of f-production
records obtained BY the Department
Of, Agriculture. These records, COTS
ering ferty-six farms In Charlotte.
Halifax. MecklenburE ana Lunenbur4
Counties, Indicate that only 55 per
cent OF the growers on these farms
made = proht on their tobacco.
Studies were also made of the cost
OF producing dark fre-cured tobacco
Edward and Appomattox Counties.
About Is per cent Of these dark to-
bacco growers had q balance on the
right side at the end OF the season,
says the department. In 1929 72 per
cent OF the bright tobacco. grew err
covered IN this ttUdy made 8 pfofit,
and 80 per ceat .ot the dark tobacco
ErowefV .--..-......-...- -1..ss -
Evening star., 1924-07-16
SEEK new WITNESSES
IN HAGERSTOWH MURDER
Authorities Told Others Than
Those Named Saw Woman Kill
Railroad Man.
snecisl pisn,tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, July le.-
That persons other than those whom
witnesses testified were at the home
of Henry. Orcutt, near this city, wit
messed the murder of John H. Singa-
foose, Brunswick railroad man, was
told authorities here today.
Mrs Cora Rick etts Wilkinson is be-
ing held in Jail charged with the
murder of Singafoose and the wound
ing of Frank Burger.
An inquest held last night failed to
shed new light upon the case, except
that the principal witnesses are un-
able to agree within five hours of the
time of the murder and the number
Of shots fired.
Mrs Frank Burger testified at the
inquest that Singafeese and the Will
kinson woman quarreled several
hours before she shot him. because
he had shown too much attention to
4 young girl who was visiting at the
Oreutt. home, scene of the shooting.
The authorities are seeking to show
that the motive for the crime was
jealousy and that the woman threat
ened Singafoose's life.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
HIGHER ASSESSMENT
IN ARLINGTON URGED
Clarendon Citizens Told Develop
ment Of County Depends on
Fair Valuation,
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, July 1s.-C, r.
Taylor. addressing a meeting Of the
Clarendon Citizens Association, last
night appealed to the cttfxAns fo
awake to the necessity Of a hixher
tax assessment in Arlington County
and urged steps to have the October
and give the county an assessmsnt
based on a fair valuation.
Property In the county at present,
Mr. Taylor stated, Is assessed At about
and the total valuations of the county
are placed at approximately $4,000.
900. The law pfescrfbes, ne said, "a
lawful and fair valuation" and II THE
folSwed the ,sos, sost1 SSd oS
After calling attention to the fact
that there was talk OF bonding the
county for new Jail, Off roads and
for sewers. Mr.. Taylor declared that
until the assessment books show a
true property valuation. When 1t
comes to q question Of selling bonds,
Mr.. Taylor said, the prosp ective pur-
chasers, even though they may ap.
preci:ts Pre- that the value. h are sreats.
base their purchase on the off1ciAl
statement Of values.
A motion offered by Mr.. Taylor ana
adopted favors county-w wide drive
for the appointment OF an assessor
who will bring about the desired re.
suits. The motion instructs the -.
sociation's delegates to the Arlington
County Civic Federation to urge on
that body the appointment of . com.
mittee, which will study the situation
and be prepared to present request
at the October term OF the court for
the appointment OF an assessor who
work. The motion also requests all
members Of the Civic Federation to
take the matter up with their re-
spective associations 50 that the
project will have united support
shouil not b construed 70 mean higher
taxation. Increased valuations would
result 10 . reduction Of the levy.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
MRS. LANSING K. TEVIS
AND FELTON, ELKiNS WE'D
Couple Spending Honeymoon
Abroad-Third Venture
for Each.
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Friends of
FELTON, Elkins, wealthy sportsman of
New York and San Francisco. last
night confirmed the report that he
had married Mrs. Lansing kellogg
Tevis of Boston June "a. A license
was issued to the couple on that date
Inquiry at the marriage license bH-
reau here disclosed. They are now
In Europe on their honeymoon, hav-
Ing sailed on the Majestic June 2s.
Both Mr.. AND Mrs. Elkins have been
married twice before. FELTON, EIkins
is the son of William l. Elkins.
street railway capitalist of Fhiladel-
phia. and grandson of the late Sem
Ator FELTON, OF California
Mrs. Elkins, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Guy w. Currier of Boston,
was married In 1914 to the wealthy
Arthur Stickney of St. Louis. They
were divorce in 1920, and she was then
married to Lansing K. Tevis. of San
Francisco. This also ended in a
divorce.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
VIRGINIA TO ABOLISH
PULLMAN SURCHARGE
Action Contemplated by Corpora
tion Commission, Says
Chairman.
RY the Associated Press

BY the ASSocIdtcd Prtss.
RICHMOND, Va, July 16.-That
the SO per cent Pullman surcharge
rate will be abolished in virginia at
an early date was indicated yester-
day by Chairman William f. Rhea
of the state corporation commission
in opening the hearing OF that body
on the question of removing the
charge.
Declaring that I'VE feel that there
should be no further postponement
of this matter" Chairman Rhea
added: 'In fact, to be frank with you.
gentlemen. / will state that the COM
mission contempIates entering an
order abolishing the surcharge in
question" .. ya.-
At the hearing it was brought out
that North Carolina has ALREADY
abolished the surcharge and that in
West Virginia it has never been col
Iected although it has been in force
in every other state since 1870. Only
the railroads were heard today. The
Norfolk and Western alone attempt
ed to explain the immunity of West
Virginia from the tax. The repre-
sentative of that road said that their
MILEAGE in that state is so little that
it would not pay to fight for the
Today the other side of the ques-
tion will be heard. when II. j. Wag-
ner. traffic commissioner of Norfolk
and Portsmouth. will appear before
the commission in the interest of the
public to argue that the surcharge
should be removed.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
WAR IS CHRISTIAN DUTY,
SAYS WALTHER LEAGUE
Cause Found Ia Sin, But Resistance
Of Other Wrong Held
Right at Times.
n the Assoeisted Press.

~ the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. July ls.-Express-
Ing the belief that universal peace 10 q
fallacy, and that the movement Of
paei}isfn fosters utopian hopes that viii
never be realised, the International con-
veiation Of this Walthef League yestef.
day adopted resolution advocating the
iawf,llness OF righteous war"
'sWhiie war ID caused BY sin and I'M
rfkhteoueness, and must b regarded a.
. fearful visitation OF Code anger UPON
fNr ChfiseiAAs TO forcibly resist, IL need
Sc. other kinds Of wron6deint," the
resolution said.
heated debate rssuItsd before adop-
ton 81 reeolutlon Recommending the
donation by the leakue Of $1,000 toward
the estabiishmert 81 1 Lutheran radio
ooleiNH ttAtion In Bt Leuis.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
CLEVELAND OFFICIALS
QUARANTINE THOUSANDS
Downtown District Roped Oh
While Compulsory Vaccination
Il Enforced by City.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 1s.-Four
thousand persons living in q down.
town district we're under quarantine
pending compulsory vaccination to-
day upon orders of H. L. lockwood.
city health commissioner. following
discovery OF two new cases of small
pox in the neighborhood. A corps of
twenty-five nurses and doctors went
to the area with vaccine at daylight.
5ixty-nve policemen roped of the
district and followed out orders that
no one was to leave the area or en-
ter 1t pending new Instructions.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
INJURED DANCER FINED.

CHICAGO. July 1s.--RosettA Dun
can. musical comedy star. who al
leRes that = policeman OF Ciceeo. 4
suburb, broke her nose In trying to
arrest her July I, WAS yesterday 4nSd
81 and costs on \ charge OF disorder.
ly conduct.
Her brother Harold. whose arrest
for a violation or IN automobile ofdf.
nance LED to the alteration, WAS fined
- and costs when he pleaded guilty
10 that charge and 81 ana costs for
dfsofderly conduct.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
RECLASSlFIED PAY
SCALE WORKS FEW
HARDSHIPS IN D. c.
(centiausd from First Pase.)

msnt, was cut from his already low
salary BY liS month.
Ohicials there announced firm a..
termination ef making light for
this old ssnpioys, In IN effort. if possi.
BE. 70 take the matter. on principle,
direct to President Coolidge, II necss.
safy, 70 get Justice.
On the whole, however. the ertAe
change wAich had been expected from
feclAssihnAtion caused less comment
and commotioa than had ben aatiei.
p4tsd. Th&fs was much talk ameAs
the departments today eoncssnine the
various cAAhkss which persons had
rSoeivSd, sitheVSh there wAs AviaAat,
In many piAsss, , natural sApinkiAx
from rsveiatiens which weuja tell
feiiew workers. exactly what tAsy 70.
eeivsd. or were now tstting. 1sndsr
the new schemA
Evening star., 1924-07-16
MARYLAND HOME FIRED.

Special Dispatch to fhs star ~
HAGERSrowN. Ma. July 1S.--Ar.
rests in connection with the fire at
the home Of John Dslautet. near
here. MondAy Afternoon, ass sxpActed
shortly. Mrs.. Delautef was awakened
by the smell Of smoke to ina the
fire burning freely. .Nsikhbofs aided
In putting It cut. An Investigation
eAowed that some one had placed
koePins. Mrs. bsiaSteets es found nSe : bos eos
OF matches near the house ana also
recalled having heard some one run.
Ming away shortly before she came
doWAstAifs. Shocks 81 wheat were
6iscoxerA4 enFe during the morning
near the Delautef home.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Taxi Line Denies Blame

The accident which caused injuries
to Maj. and Mrs William woiff Smith
OF the WArdTnah Park Hotel resulted
from the offioer driving his automo-
bile on the wrong side OF q one-way.
the answer iiIed by the Wardman
Park Taxicab Company to suits for
damages brought by the OFFICER and
his wife. The plaintiffs assert that
negligence OF The driver Of one OF
the company's cabs. CAUSED the colli-
sion, snaashed the Welt car asad In
jured its occupants. Mrs. e4nith esti-
mated her injuries at $10, 0,00e and hox
husband asks $4,000 damages
Evening star., 1924-07-16
GIRLS DODGE COURT.
Four Forfeit Collateral After Ar.
rest Under Dry Act.

IGSb oAACA ~Ay S~~Ss
Elizabeth Clements II years old.
so4 r street; Evelyn Dixon. s1. 771
Thirteenth street: Agnes Shaw, Il.
1904 Benninr road northeast. ana
Eleanor DrAcur,s, - years old. SO
Twelfth street. the four young white
women arrested yesterday afternoon
by Lieut.. o. q DAvis and Sergt. James
McQuade OF the vice squad on q
charge Of possession of small quaint.
ties Of whisky, today forfeited their
collateral Of $40 each in the Police
Court.
Lieut.. Davis was in q barber shop
when the young women Are said to
have entered and asked the head
barber for rho bottles OF coca cola
we left here FOR YOU to keep cool
for US In the ioo box" Ono Of them
IL said to have remarked that the
bottle contained whisky and later
they were placed under arrest.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
$500 LEFT G0NzAGA.

tCopyfitAt, 1Na.)
Evening star., 1924-07-16
WILBUR. AND LEJEUNE
REVIEW A. E. F. MARINES
Brigade Stationed at ouantico En-.
gagged Today in Big Military
Spectacle.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur, ac-
companied by Maj. Gen. John A. Le-
jeune, commandant Of the Marine
Corps, was scheduled to review and
inspect the entire expeditionary bril-
gade Of the marines stationed At
Quantico today.
This force consists Of the sth and
6th Regiments of Infantry, the 10th
Regiment Of Artillery, the Engineer
other special troops. Approximately
$500 men take part in the big mill
tary spectacle, with q massed band
Of over 100 musicians, and a salute
fired to the Secretary of the Navy
by battery of French 75.mm. guns
Evening star., 1924-07-16
u. 8. WORLD FLYERS
ARRIVE IN ENGLAND
teont4nued from First Pase.)

in their hong trip across the Atlantic.
/ AmBSssador ksfisss wss unsbiS to
be present, because Of the opening Of
the reparation conference, but Mf.
sterling presented letter Of wei.
come from TIE ambassador.
The machines viii remain at the
Croydon airdrome over ni8ht ana
possibly until Fffd6t when they hop
of for Brough. whefe they Will be
overhauisd and new engines installed
Preparatory to the jump to Iceland
and Greenland, and then nome.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
BUTTERSI|RS
TARIFF BODY FIGHT
Three Members Question
Right to Sit in Judgment
on Case.

Even a special act of Congress
and an opinion by the Controller
General constituting 1t, have failed to
quiet the row in the Tariff Commits
sion over the competency of certain
commissioners to sit in certain cases.
1t was disclosed today that when
the commission recently undertook
It's investigation Of the butter tariff,
three members, whose participation
In other cases has been Questioned
because of their possible pecuniary
interest, informed their colleagues
that under the new law they could
not act in the butter inquiry because
each of them owned a farm on which
butter is produced.
The three were Chairman Marvin
and Commissioners Burgess and
Chassis, and their attitude evoked a
a bitter storm from the opposing ele-
ment in the commission, led by Vice
Chairman CuIbertson. Divided three
and three, the commission appealed
to President Coolidge, who in turn
referred them to Controller Cen
eral McCarl for definition of the
law prohibiting a commissioner from
drawing salary for sitting in a case
in which he or his relatives have a
direct or pecuniary interest.
Family Connection Explained.
The controller generals opinion was
sent to the commissioners today
but some of them appeared as much
1T sea as ever after reading it. Il
held, with other things, that the
family connection mentioned in tn,
law implied "the group including the
husband and wife and persons re
lated to them by affinity or con-
sanguinity within one degree, which
would include the father. mother
children and brothers and sisters oi
the husband and wife," and that q
direct or pecuniary interest mean,
"an interest upon which action in the
tariff matter under consideration
would be Immediately rather thar
remotely reflected"
1t appears likely that the quarre
| will be renewed as soon as the com
| mission meets again.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
T1AwLE1 PREPARE6 WAY.
Supply Bases for 1acLAren Estah
lished in Aleutian Islands.

By tire Associated Press.
ABOARD u. S. COAST GUARD
CUTTER HAIDA. St. Paul island.
Alaska, July 1S.--Within = week the
trawler Thsipvale, which established
twenty supply bases along the Aleu-.
tian falands and the Alaska pehin-
sula for A. Stuart Macf.afen end his
companions, British globe flyers, will
arrive at Attu Island, the most west
erly island OF the near island group.
according to = radio messase re-
ceived from the vessel.
The Theipvale left Japanese waters
July 2, en- route to Vancouver, B. ca
via Attu island, to aid the British
ayers.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
BINDER KILLS FARMER.

Special Dispatch to The star.
HA0ERgTowN, Ma. July 1s.--
Thrown on the knives OF . binder
when the horses he was driving wers
frightened. Ernest Bree4e, q farmer,
aged - years, was ground to death,
and Herbert Hitzel, farm worker,
was injured.
Breeze was Q native of England.
coming to this country several years
ago. A wife and two daughters sur.
vtv0.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Drexel Leaves Hospital.

NEW YoRK. July is--Almost fully
cident which was thought 1t first to
have fractured his skull when q
heavy iron bar fell on him, John r.
Dfexel, jf., was DISCHARGED from the
City Hospital yesterday. He went to
his apaftmAnt here.