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The Washington times., 1924-10-27
TRIAL IN DEATH
Of LE|S|NGER
PUT OVER
Staying Case Is Deferred to
Thursday As Judge At
tends Funeral

The trial of James T. Holmes,
Harry w. Freeman and John A..
Gross, all color red, charged with
first degree murder in connection
with the killing, August 90 last,
OF Policeman Raymond G. Lei.
singer, at North Capitol and
streets, northwest, which had been
scheduled for today before jury
in Criminal Court No. q, Chief
Justice Mccoy, presiding, went over
until Thursday ON account Of the
Chief Justice attending the funeral
OF Secretary Wallace, representing
the District Supreme Court.
The defendants according to the
police, were speeding down North
Capitol street on the day Of the
crime and Leisinger called to them
to stop. They refused and Leisinger
jumped on the rear end OF the car
attempting to arrest the speeders.
While clinging to his perilous posi-
ton, 1t is alleged a shot was fired
through the rear of the car, killing
Leisinger. His body was picked
up shortly after the crime.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
MAN, 86,EL0PES
WITH FOSTER
GRANDCH|LD
Patriarch Had Strange Fas-
cination for Girl, 14-PoIice
Seek Couple

. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 81. - Author
tiles Of Kentucky and Ohio have
been asked to search for Cecil
Campbell, aged eighty-six, Of Bur
lington, Ohio, and his step-grand-
child, Matte Catherine Walllng,
fourteen, daughter of Green Wall
ing, who have been living near this
city.
The two disappeared at the same
time from the girls home, and her
father fears they will marry, WALL
ing said today that Campbell had
asked permission to marry the
child. The father laughed at the
proposal and said his daughter was
too young to wed.
A neighbor told WalIing he had
seen the couple going toward a rail
way station. Walling and some Of
his friends began a search for the
couple but they could not he found
In the belief that they might have
gone into the mountains Of Eastern
Kentucky or Ohio, roads were
Walling's wife, stepmother Of the
girl, is the daughter OF Campbell.
Campbell is reported to be the
father OF seventeen.
Campbell's strange fascination for
the girl began soon after he came
to this section to visit his daughter,
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
FIND I CHINESE
SLOWED AWAY
IN BOXES
Tong Men Made 3o-Day Voy-
age In Cases-One Dies
on Arrival

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-A month
of cramped starvation in packing
cases in the hold of the steamer
Gaelic Prince, en- route from Hong
Kong to New York, today had
claimed the life Of one Chinese, ana
was Threatening to kill two Of his
six companions, all said to be
members Of the Hip Sing Tong
and possible recruits for the tong
war in which Hip Sing and On
Leong tongmen are arrayed.
The seven Chinese, believed part
of shipment of seventy, were ar
rested after they had been unloaded
from the coffin-like confines Of the
packing cases in which they made
the thirty-day trip from the Orient.
Detectives guarding Chinatown
against renewal of the tong warfare
saw the fugitives unload themselves
from the two taxicabs in which
they were brought from the Brook
lyn pier where the Gaelic Prince
locked. The detectives gave chase
and captured the aliens and their
escorts after firing several shots.
Lung Now, twenty-five, died of
heri-beri induced by his scanty rice
diet on the cranped trip over short
" after he was taken to Bellevue
Hospital.
Three Chinese were held for aid
ing the struggled aliens ashore.
They were: Choy Sum and Chong
Fat, of Brooklyn, and Choy Rah.
Lem of Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
NAVY DAY STARTS
MID GRAY CLOUDS

NORFOLK. Va, Oct. 27.-Despite
lowering clouds that threaten a
deluge Of rain, navy day started
with much activity in the fifth
naval district. The dozen estab.
lishments that comprise 1t kept
open house for the thousands Of
visitors that arrived.
At the Hampton roads naval base,
the program includes two cham
battles, dress parades, band con-
certs, boat drills, airplane stunts,
a football game between the naval
training station and Langley Field,
and scores Of other athletic con-
tests. Lifesaving demonstrations
with . breeches buoy to make 1t
realistic are part of the extensive
navy yard program.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
Soviet Heads Believe
Berlin Knows Source
OF ZinOvieff Letter
By WILLIAM RESWICK.


MOSCOW, Oct -ZinovIeff's
denial that he wrote the letter to
Premier Macdonald of England that
elicited a sharp reply from the
British foreign office appears to be
most convincing.
In the first place, the latter was
dated September IS, when Zinovieff,
the president of the Soviet execu-
tive committee was on O vacation,
In the Caucasus. The letter shows,
according to officials, a lack Of
understanding Of the Information
ale's methods. 1t also bears three
signatures, when all official COM
munications of the Internationale
carry only the signature Of Zino-
Vieff.
Soviet officials here state they
have absolute proof that a propa-
ganda bureau exists in Berlin.
which specializes in the fabrication
Of anti-Soviet material, especially
Of documents purporting to come
from the communist internationaIe.
These, the Soviet officials claim,
are furnished to any one willing to
pay for them.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
MOTHER IN JAIL
FINDS BABY
IN PARK
Intuition Tells Prisoner Child
Is Hers-Identifies It
4 4 in Cell

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.--A moth.
er's intuition led to discovery that
9 baby boy, eighteen months old,
found deserted in Central Park,
was the son Of Mrs. Mildred Has
well, nineteen-years-old, q prisoner
In Jefferson Market jail on charge
Of passing worthless checks. The
child was brought to her cell and
identified, and then sent to his
grandmother, in Los Angeles, when
Mrs. Haswell pleaded guilty ana
was sentenced to Bedford Reforma-
tory.
Mrs. Haswell was arrested after
passing a $40 check in Four
teenth street department store. 1t
was disclosed she had passed a
score Of similar checks. In Special
Sessions she said she had been
led to the life Of crime by her
husband, who has disappeared.
While awaiting arraignment Mrs.
Haswen heard Of a child being
found in the park. She had left
her boy at home, in care Of a
nurse. She said she believed the
baby was hers and prevailed on
the prison matron to communicate
with other authorities. In court
Mrs. Haswell told OF using the
money for purchasing clothes for
her baby. Eighteen department
stores reported they had been vic
Tins Of the bad check system, their
losses amounting to more than
81 900.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
POLLS NAMED IN
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
Election Supervisors ct Rock
vile Announce Locations.
Treasurer's Report.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, oct. s7.The
supervisors Of elections have given
formal notice that the polls IN the
various election precincts Of this
county, for the election on Novern.
Der 4, will be open from o'clock
q. M, until 2 O'clock 3. M. and
viii be at the following places:
LaytonsvilIe district--Both polling
places In Modern Woodmen'S Hall.
Clarksburg-Both polling places
In Gibson's storeroom.
POolesv1lle Town Hall building.
Rockville - First precinct: Both
Second precinct: Office Of slAs
pervisors Of elections.
Colesvflle polling places In
W. c. T. U. Hail, Colesville.
Observation-Disclosures storeroorn.
Jamestown.
Bethesda-First precinct: Both
polling places in public school build.
ing. Second precinct: Both polling
Chase. Third precinct: Town hall
building, Glen Echo.
Olney- First precinct: Grange
AAchAAt 0AAASys 6CCOAA0 BEOGAklGIS
Daily's storeroom, Brookesville.
Gaithersburg-First precinct: Ma
sonic Hail building. Second pre-.
cinct: st. Martins Hall.
Potomac = Knights Of Pythiaa
Hall.
BarnesvilIe Both polling places in
Grange Hall.
Damascus-Both polling places In
Jr. o. u. A. M. hall.
Wheaton-First precinct: Kicker.
sons storeroom, Wheaton. Second
precinct: Both polling places in
armory building, Silver Spring.
Third precinct: Krouse building,
Kensington. Fourth precinct: Both
polling places in basement Of Pres.
byterian Church, TaIZoma Park.
According to the annual report
Of Doctor John Gardner, county
treasurer, which has been audited
and approved by the county COM
missioners, the total receipts Of the
county for the last fiscal year were
$685., 359.95. The report also shows
that all Of this amount ana ST.
746.43 Of the &56,477.63 on hand at
the beginning Of the year was dis
bursed, leaving on hand at the end
OF the twelve months 364.7S1.10.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
Returns
To MAN WHO
SHOT KIN
''Go- Getter" Farm Hand Out
on Bail in Shooting of Her
Father and Brother

NORFOLK, Va. Oct. 27.-out on
bail of $4,000 for the alleged
felonious shooting OF his father-in-
law and brother-in-law, and with
his young bride Of two weeks once
more willing to love. honor and
obey with a wife's dutiful regard
for the last Of that trinity, F'ranls
James, the ''go getter" Georgia
farm hand, today resumed his
former happy but brief married
life, that was 30 rudely interrupted,
and eagely awaits the parental
blessing which neighbors expect
shortly viii be forthcoming.
James is alleged to have ''seen
red" when his pretty wife left their
cottage and returned to the home
OF her father, ]. P. Mahan. at
Butts Station, Norfolk county.
Armed with shot gun, county
authorities say, James went to the
house and badly wounded Hugh
Mahan and his father. The wounded
men are recovering in local hos.
pital.
It was only when James, miles
in the depths Of Buck Trout swamp
with his bride, essayed forth and
learned that his alleged victims
were recovering, that he decided
TO surrender. His employer, a
wealthy farmer, furnished bond.
Posses had hunted James for two
days.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
BERks LION IS REAL,
SAYS SCHOOL TEACHER

READING, Pa, Oct. 27.-If any
one doubts that q lion Is abroad In
lower Berlks county let him inter
view the Reverend Ira q. Fenster.
nlacher. who came from Lebanon
recently to teach the Monacacy
school.
When he walked from the school.
house. after Diminishing his pupils
for the day, he received the sur
prise Of his life. Directly in front
OF him was q lion, which reared on
its hind legs, then plunged forward
and showed its fangs, while Il
emitted a roar which could be heard
q mile. The teacher was within six
feet of the animal, and when he
stepped forward the beast dropped
to its feet and ran.
Parents no longer allow their
children to 60 to school alone.
Scores Of armed men were out to-
day. The latest reports say that
the beast was seen near Shanes-
vile.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
B [ n rankin
MEMORIAL IS
DISCUSSED
Organization Leaders Confer
With J. r. smythe, Dr.,
Author Of Movement

Plans for q national memorial in
washington to BENJAMIN Franklin,
to be erected at q cost Of two or
three millions oe dollars were being
discussed with organization leaders
OF the Capital by j.. Henry Smythe,
jr.,. author OF the movement, today.
10 date many national organiza-
tons have Endorsed the movement.
They include the Daughters az the
American Revolution, the New York
Sons Of the Revolution, the United
Typothetae Of America, the Veter.
ans Of Foreign Wars, the Conveia.
ton of Associated Advertising Clubs
of the World, the National Editorial
Association and the American
Library Association.
A bin indorsing the plan win be
submitted to Congress ns soon hs
It convefee IN December.
According to Mr.. Emythe Il Ii
hoped that the memorial may get
under construction In 1926. the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary Of
the signing Of the Declaration OF
independence
Suggestions for the design and
the location Of the memorial win be
asked OF the Fine Arts Commission
in the near future, Mr.. Smythe said.
At present 1t is the belief that the
memorial might best be located at
the fourth corner Of the rectangle
made by the Capitol, the White
House and the Lincoln Memorial.
Mr.. Smythe instituted the Frank
lin Memorial movement several
years ago, and has presented reso.
buttons ihdorsing the project to
many national organizations at their
annual conventions.
Mr.. Gmythe also II q leader In
the movement for the erection Of q
memorial to Theodore Roosevelt.
When he was twenty years old, Mr..
Smythe became prominent when he
led the cheers for Roosevelt upon
the Presidents nomination at the
Chicago convention.
Since that time Mr.. smyths has
become nationally known az the
author OF hundreds Of slogans for
Liberty Bond drives, political cam.
paigns and national movements.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
GIRL WARDS OFF THUGS
UNTIL MoToRlST ARRIVES

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ~. - At.
tackled by three men on the bridge
over the Pennsylvania railroad at
Fifty-second street and Willows ave-
nue.. Miss Lillian Turkin, twenty.one
years old, OF 55S7 Locust street. cour.
ageously battled with her assailants
and was able to ward them off until
an automobile approached and fright.
ened the thugs away.
The men attempted to hold hand
kerchief believed to have been soaked
With chloroform over her face.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
ZINOV|EFF
GREATLY
REI
Soviet Head Denies Writing
Letter Premier Alleged to
Have Received
BY DAVID M. CHURCH,
international News Service.

LONDON, Oct. 81. Faced with
Goscow's denial Of the authen-
dcity Of the Zinovieff letter ask
ing Premier MacD onald's CO
operation in forwarding comnnun-
int hopes, the London newspapers
now are saying: "If the document
proves . forgery, then MacD Donald
has killed himself as a socialist
leader. His followers will never
forgive him for launching an at
tack on Russia based on a forged
document"
Press Demands Apology.
The press generally. In publish.
ing Moscow's charges that the let
ter is q forgery, demands an apol-
Ogy. It states England's willing
ness to submit the matter to an
Impartial tribunal for inquiry, but
adds that the British must accept
the British foreign offices version
until the contrary has been proven.
Macdonald Optimistic
Despite the Russian affair."
Premier Ramsay Macdonald was
optimistic today, predicting a
1.aborite victory in the general cleo.
ton Wednesday.
In q special statement to Inter.
national News Service. Premier
Macdonald said:
"Wednesday WIN be Labor's day.
signs Of q Labor victory at the
polls ara unmistakablS. The pact
between the Tories and Liberals,
supported by q solid phalnnx Of
newspapers. shook the people who
are seriously Interested in politics.
A great increase IN Labor's strength
n bound to result.
M Rakovslky, Russian charge
0'affaiares, In presenting the for
oign office with Moscow's answer,
stated he had an idea as to the
origin of the letter, but was unable
70 make charges.
Tories and Liberals Pleased.
It Is impossible to state what
effect the affair viii have upon
the election day after tomorrow,
but the Tories and Liberals glee-
fully expect it win strengthen
them, while labor leaders claim that
MacDonald's strength has not been
impaired.
Lloyd George Aroused.
Former Premier David Lloyd
George, speaking at CamberweIl, at
tackled the Russian note and de.
clared he could not accept Moscow's
denial that a letter had been sent
urging the British Communists to
net active at once.
IT call upon Premier Macdonald
% state why this information was
withheld" said Lloyd George.
The former premier then turned
his attention to the Tories, attack
ing former Premier Stanley Baldwin
for his debt settlement with the
United States without first collect
ing the money owed to Great Brit.
ain by the allies.
This country Is going to pay q
heavy price for the rule of these
two mem acD Donald and Baldwin"
charged Lloyd George.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
STEEL WORKERS PLUCK
SAVES ARM AND LIFE

LANsDALE. Pa, Oct. 27.-With
blood leaping in spurts from
severed arteries in his mangled
right arm. Harvey Moll, thirty.two
Of s2S West Seventh street, Lans.
dale, calmly directed 'fellow.em-
ployee at the Hunter Pressed Steel
Company plant. in the proper man
ner to arrest the flow Of blood by
q tourniquet. His pluck saved
his life. A physician says that
had Mol lapsed into unconscious.
ness, he would probably have bled
to death before medical assistance
was administered. He is a
mechanic and his right arm was
caught in a machine at the Hunter
plant.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
Vaudeville Magnate
Rewards Porter
For Loan

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The
loan Of . few dollars, twenty
years ago, gained for George
Washington Effrem brass but
tons and a life job. Effrem, q
porter in the Pennsylvania Sta
ton, has been appointed door
man Of the new 100000 Z.
F. Albee Theater, which soon
will open in Brooklyn.
One morning twenty years
ago Mr.. Albee started for Phila-
delphia in such a hurry that he
left behind his wallet. Effrem
proffered . loan. The money
was repaid and the incident for
gotten.
Last week they met again in
the station. Mr.. Albee offered
him more congenial employment
and q more ornate uniform.
Effrenn was delighted to accept.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
HOLD DETECTIVES WHO
RAIDED MERRY WIDOW

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.--Three pri.
rate detectives who on August 23,
raided the Hotel Tourain apartment
of Mrs. Ethel Jackson Baynes, a
former Merry Widow star, were
held for special sessions on charges
Of having impersonated police Off
GERS. Magistrate Simpson paroled
them in custody of their counsel
until Tuesday.
The testimony disclosed the raid
was an effort to obtain divorce
evidence for George McLoud BAynes,
Mrs. Baynes' husband.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
WOMAN DYING OF BLOW
FROM FALLING HAMMER

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. Mrs. James
Higginson Manning, of New Canaan,
Conn.,, who was struck on the head
by claw hammer that fell from
the hand Of a carpenter working on
the tenth floor OF building under
construction, is in serious condi-
ton at Bellevue Hospital and is not
expected to recover.
Her skull was fractured and she
suffered conclusion OF the brain.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
BEATS EMPLOYERS WIFE,
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE

ELKToN, Nd, Oct. 27.--Jalnes
Seagers, forty years cid. an EN-
ploye Of the Charles Harris farm,
four miles north Of Elkton, com.
mitted suicide by shooting and
hanging himself. Seagers had been
working on the Harris farm, and
while his employer was away he
quarreled with Mrs. Harris and
struck her on the mead with
monkey wrench.
Thinking he had killed the woman,
Seagers got excited, went to the
barn and made preparations to end
his own life. He placed q rope
around one Of the rafters then
around his neck. While standing on
a box he fired bullet into his
head from a .82-caliber revolver.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
SCOW LETTER. If FAXED, WILL BE HARD BLOW TO MACDONALD
WOrnen's Clubs
Whit Club Women Are
Planning and Ac-
complaining.

"A. "A. u, w. Republican dinner.
A.. "A. y. w. club house, 6sBO b. m.
Literary Section of the TWEEN.
tieth Century Club, with Mrs.
Charlotte @. Everett, 1889 FIJI
teenth street, 8 b. m.
Halloween Dance, WOmen's
City Club, ~ Jackson place, ESQ
Spanish night for the Wash.
ingtOn Readers Club, 1922 Eye
street northwest, s D. m.
District Federation 81 Women's
Clubs meeting at Roosevelt Hotel
Rt II q. M, luncheon at 1870.
Among those who win give Thea
ter parties at Tony Sarg's Marion.
cites. showing at Masonic Temple
Saturday afternoon and evening
under the auspices OF the Women's
City Club, are: Judge Mary O'Toole,
Mrs. Charles Warren, Mrs. Caroline
Stephen, Mrs. Lyman 81. sworn.
stedt, Miss Nicolai, Mrs. Mary Nc.
Closkey, Mrs. Mary d. @. johnson,
Doctor A. Frances Foye, Mrs. Ell.
len Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Garrett
3. Miller, Miss Madeira's School,
Mrs. Charles Wilcox, Mrs. Ada
Payne, Mrs. Elliot Woods, Mrs.
Howard i. Hodgltins. Miss Myrtle
Bum, Miss Estelle I1ellman, Mrh.
Frank Hiram Smell, Miss Margaret
Hanna and Miss Hazel Swift.
Mrs. Leroy Springs, national Dem,
ocratic committee woman OF South
Carolina, the only woman ever
nominated in q national convention
for the office Of Vice President Of
the United States, will be the prin.
cipal speaker at the annual lunch.
con OF the Montgomery County
Democratic Women's Club ON Wed.
nesday at Wafdman Park Hotel,
Mrs. Springs lie filling in the va,
cancy left by Mrs. Izetta Jewel
Brown.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
Rome Has No Doubt
AS to Authenticity
Of ZinOyieff Letter

ROME, Oct. Republication OF
the Zinovieff letter here, in which
the Soviet leader was alleged to
have sought Premier MacD onald's
aid in extending communist in.
nuence in England, has caused q
profound sensation, particularly in
official circles.
It is not doubted in Rome that
the assistance of Moscow enabled
She ItaliaI. communists to reor.
ganize against the Fascist and
disseminate trade union propaganda.
Ell Monde says: 'The letter
proves once more the Underwriting
will Of the Third Internationale to
worm its way into our home
affairs"
FL Messagero SCOTS at the idea
that there is any doubt Of the
authenticity Of the note.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
NJ OST FAMOUS
MINSTREL
IS DEAD
Lew Dockstader Dies After
Three Months illness.
On Stage 81 Years

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Lew Dock
stader, popular from coast to coast
for fifty-one years as a minstrel
and blackface comedian, died here
yesterday at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Warren Palmer.
Death was due to a bone tumor In
the left leg. resulting from a fall
two years ago. He was sixty-eight
years old.
Mr.. Dockstader became III last
December while playing with the
Six Brown Brothers and Julian
Eltinge, and was forced to return
to his home. He had been confined
to his bed for three months. He Is
survived by his daughter and q
grandson.
The comedians success was at.
tributed principally to his knowl.
edge Of what the public wanted in
the way of entertainment and his
ability to meet the demand. He
always said that jokes about the
. Ark, Jonah, Congress and Hoboken
were sure Of q laugh because the
public liked a new joke on an old
subject better than an old Joke on
a new subject. He maintained that
an old joke was easier to 'get over
because the audience knew Just
when to lalAgh."
Lew Dockstader, whose real
name was George Alfred Clapp, was
born in Hartford, Conn.,, August Z,
1855. He learned to play several
musical instruments in his boyhood
ana for seventeen years was a
member Of an amateur minstrel
band before making his professional
debut.
1t is said he was before the public
longer than any other blackface
comedian and to have had received
the largest salary ever paid In this
branch of the profession.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
1o Years Tor counterfeiter

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.--Frank
D'Alba has been sentenced to ten
years at the Federal penitentiary
at Atlanta and fined $1,000 on
charges Of possessing and passing
counterfeit Federal reserve $40
notes.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27

A&P Stores hdUe their
charter from the public, a
charter Of approval, APP
probation and confidence,
edrned BY recognized merit
in Washington and eDery-
EUhere.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27

While playing in front Of his home
In Clarendon yesterday afternoon,
George Coppage, eight-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Coppage,
was attacked by an airedale dog and
bitten on the shoulder.
The child II said to be in no geri-
Gus danger.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27

Today the Arlington County Wei
fare League viii start an extensive
drive for members throughout the
county. It is planned, according to
Mrs. Andrew Hamilton Cannon,
president, to visit every home in the
county.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27

State Game Warden Howard A.
Smoot issued warning last night
that no hunting would be allowed in
Arlington county until November Is,
the date set by law.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-02
Will Roundup ]. w. WIS

San Francisco A roundup of
members of the l. W. W. in Oregon,
Washington, California, Nevada and
Arizona is to be conducted by the
United States department of justice,
because of the alleged activity of the
organization in these states in
spreading the foot and mouth disease
in California and illegally aiding in
the general boycott of California
goods, it was announced by Grove L.
Fink, assistant United States dis
trict attorney. The campaign was
directed from the I. W. W. headouar
ters in Chicago, Fink said. The de-
PENDANTS will be prosecuted under a
section of the Sherman antitrust act
which penalties any illegal act that
will result in blocking interstate
trade.