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Evening star., 1924-10-23
THREE CAPITAL MEN
DIE BY ASPHYxIATION
Grocer, Auto Salesman and Heat
ing Company Worker Are
Gas Victims.

Three deaths from Illuminating gas
occurred in the northwest section of
the city yesterday.
The victims are William G. Wild
mayer, 65, grocer, at 1921 Georgia
avenue; James c. Carroll, %, auto
mobile salesman, at 9S5 O street. and
Joseph Alton Ward, 90, former
Marine and employe of a local heat
ing firm, at 40S G street. A coroners S
inquest will be held this afternoon.
Mr.. Widmayer was d native of this
city and was the son of the late John
Widmayer, a butcher in the Northern
Liberty Market. He is survived by
his wife, three sons and three
daughters. He had suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis some time ago
Detectives Springman and Darnall in
vestigated the case Mr.. widmayer
was found dead in his bed, with the
gas turned on.
Mr.. Carroll was a native of Harri-
sonburg, Va, where his mother Mrs
Sallie Carroll. resides. Last Tuesday
his machine, which he was driving,
was in collision with another car, in
which Lillian Glascoe and Emma
Walker, colored high school students,
were injured. His car was badly
damaged and was taken to the second
precinct to await word from him.
Carroll was found in gas-filled
room at his home.
Mr.. Ward was a former member of
the Marine Corps, from which he re-
ceived an honorable discharge. Some
time ago he had received treatment
at an Army hospital for an injured
leg. He has been engaged in business
lately with the heating firm. His
mother, Mrs Alvin Ward of Cochran,
Ga, was notified of his death. Ward
was found in bed, rubber tube at
tached to the gas fixture extending
beneath the bed clothes.
Evening star., 1924-10-23

New embassy buildings for the
governments OF Great Britain and
France are to be erected on sites in
Sixteenth street, it was learned today
the former to be located between
Kalorama road and Euclid street and
the latter on the tract adjoining the
studio residence of Maj. Totten, which
extends from that point to Euclid
and back to Fifteenth street. Build
ing operations are expected to begin
next year.
The Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard
on behalf of the British government,
soon will close deal with Mrs. John
B. Henderson for the purchase of
ground. Ambassador Jusserand of
France, soon to retire, purchased the
Sixteenth street site in which the
French government is interested, from
Mrs. Henderson several years ago. M.
Jusserand had intended to begin
preparations for the new French en-
bassy. which will be the first the
French Republic ever has possessed
in the American Capital, but since his
retirement from the diplomatic corps
here, this work will he turned over to
his successor who is due to arrive
some time in February.
Seeks to Sell Present site.
Before Sir ESme cOnCluQeS lHe pui =
chase of the site from Mrs. Hender-
son, he plans to dispose of the pres
ent embassy buildings at Connecticut
avenue and \ street, extending back
to Nineteenth street. 1t is said that
Sir Esme will retain the privilege of
keeping all the building material OF
the old brick mansion and chancellery.
The rear buildings, which face Nine
teenth street, were erected during the
World War for the convenience of the
special minister. Sir Richard CraW-
ford, and his staff, who were in charge
of munitions and other war actlVl-
ties.
The British Ambassador is said to
be considering three different oners
for the property, and one is said TO
come from a Canadian source, with
an eye to erecting a big commerclai
and industrial establishment in Wash
ington with accommodations for
diplomatic and consular offices. Just
as soon as the Ambassador accepts
any of these several offers for the
property he will close his transaction
with Mrs. Henderson. The present
British embassy represents the peak
In building and general real estate
speculation in the American Capltai
which began Immediately after the
Shepherd improvements and practical
remaking of the city, which occurred
in the early seventies. Gov. Shepherd
and some of his business associates
bought heavily along Connecticut
avenue and improved the thorough
Evening star., 1924-10-23
TWO MORE EMBASSIES PLANNED
. ON SIXTEENTH STREET SITES
Great Britain and France to Erect Structures on
Heights-WM Leare But T,oo in Do,on.
tOiUn Section.

fare to the last word OF municipal
elegance The late Hallett kilbourne
and Adolph Cluss had handsome resi-
dences there, and the neighborhood
began to take on the air OF cul-
tured. we'll built city.
Sir Edward Thornton was Minister
from Britain, and he had for some
years occupied the residence or
Charles Knapp on the northeast cor
ner of Seventeenth and L streets.
Elisha Riggs, brother of the banker,
George w. Riggs, bought this house
in 1871. and the British Minister
.omewhat exasperated at having to
move in the midst of a busy season,
and late in the same year, he bought
the large tract of land where the
loin and the unicorn guards the mas
siVe iron gates to the caanclery and
is wrought in stone over the porte
cochere.
Many Gifts From Queen.
Il was towards the close of 1873
that this mansion was completed and
furnished entirely from London.
Queen Victoria made many personal
gifts, and for many years the china
dinner and tea service with the silver
pIate were the wonders of Wash
ington. No details of the style of
the new British embassy have been
decided on. other than that the
chancelry will be in large and
spacious building which will prob
ably face on Kalorama road, with
other necessary subbuildings like
garages and servants quarters to
the rear of Euclid street.
1t has been published in Paris papers
that the traditional urban style OF
French architecture will be followed
in the new French embassy here. and
this is much like the present embassy
building. which is leased from Mrs.
Henderson. 1t will have commodious
chancelry and storage room on Fiji
teenth street, and the two parts are to
be divided by walled garden. The
German government still owns a tract
of land opposite that which the French
Ambassador recently sold. This has
been placed on the market and will be
sold at the first opportunity. The
plans, however, for new German en-
bassy, that on Massachusetts being in
adequate, are all yet to be perfected.
Previous to strained relations between
this Nation and Japan. the Ambassa-
dor, NJ. Hanihara, was considering a
site on upper Sixteenth street for a
new home for the emperor's envoy.
The German and Japanese embassies
are the only ones remaining in the
downtown section, and il would seem
their tenure is to be short. The Bra2-
lillian embassy. on H street, was leased
and the term has expired and will not
be renewed.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
ROWDy|SM MARKS
BRITISH CAMPAIGN
Conservative and Liberal
Meetings Are Particular
Objects of Attack.
lSy the Associated Press. -,


LONDON. October 23.-The tendency
toward rowdyism in the present cleo
ton campaign. with the consequent
Liberal meetings. is deplored by the
London newspapers. which today
call upon the leaders of the Labor
party 10 use their influence TO stop it.
Labor headquarters, however, dis
s,vows responsibility, and the agent
of the party at Greenwich, which has
been one of the Centers of disturb
ance. has issued an appeal for the
party followers to act in a sports
inanlike manner and give their ad-
versaries a fair hearing.
The charge is made in some quar-
ters that the disturbances are due
10 gangs of paid hoodlums, often
youths not possessing the franchise,
but the instigators are unknown.
Great Britain has a law defining
freedom of speech and public meet
ing, but it seems unpopular, and
speakers who have invoked 1t in the
past have found that it only served
TO embitter the situation. The chair
man of Conservative meeting at
Lambeth last night, however, read
the law, with a pacify:ng effect on
the audience.
The rowdyism is in nowise uni
versal There We're many hundreds
Of election meetings throughout the
country yesterday, and not more than
four or five are reported to have been
broken up. One of these was a Labor
meeting at Maryport, where Con-
servatiVe women downed the speak
ers by singing the national anthem
The others were Conservative or
Liberal gatherings, which were
stopped by catcalls and the singing of
The Red Flag"
MEETINGS BROKEN UP
Evening star., 1924-10-23
Commits Suicide
As St. EIizabeth's
Doors Open tOHins

Waiting in the receiving room at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital today to be
turned over to the hospital author
tiles, Joseph L. Smith, AZ years old,
who had served % years in tho
Army, placed q revolver to his
head and shot and killed himself.
Smith was admitted to Soldiers
Home here July / and this morn
ing was taken to st. Elizabeth's
by attendants from the former in
stitution.
In the receiving room he opened
a suit case, took out silk shirt,
in which was concealed a revolver,
and before attendants were aware
he had sent bullet into his brain.
Smiths nearest relative is listed
as a brother, Arthur Smith, Jack
sonville, Ill.
Just as Smith was leaving SOL
diers' Home with his attendants
he asked permission to return to
his room and get a shirt he had
left behind. His request was
granted. His death revealed he
had concealed the revolver in this
shirt.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
BOY IS INDICTED
ON ARSON CHARGE
AIIeued to Have Set Fire to
Takoma Park Home to
Provide Thrill"

The grand jury today indicted Ray
mond c. johnson, 10 years old, on
charge of arson The boy is charged
with setting fire to a house in Takoma
PARK September 9 last. When ar
raieued in Police Court Johnson de-
clared he wanted to give the volun-
teer fre-fghters thrill" 1t is said.
The building belonged to David Field
man. and is said to have been dam
aged to the extent of $500 Johnson
used to hang around the fire engine
house and listen to the stories OF the
fire-fighters.
Six persons were exonerated by the
grand jurors of charges against tnem'
and a total of 13 were indicted. The
cases dropped were: Pablo ORTIZ,
rape; Thomas S. Kirk, joy-riding;
Frank Jennings and Earl A. Smart
assault with dangerous weapon; Percy
Allen. grand larceny, and stephen j.
Morris. robbery.
Those indicted and the charges
against them are:
Amy E. Bell. assault with intent to
kill; George Harper and Noble DUCK
EFT. HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
James Morris, robbery; Augustine b.
Crovo, non-support; Walter Thomas,
William Roberts and Katie Diggs,
grand larceny: Archie Harris. Henry
Smith, and Cornelius Brooks, house
breaking, and John Driver, assa ult with
dangerous weapon.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
RECORD Of INCOME
TAXES MADE PUBLIC
Revenue Bureau Explains
New Law Is Complied With
to Full Extent.

Reversing its time-honored policy
of the secrecy of income tax records.
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
under the new revenue act of 1924,
has open.d d to the public the official
assessment lists" in the Offices of
collectors of internal reyenut.
Records of Washington taxpayers,
along with the records of all tax
payers in this collection district are
in the office at Baltimore, it was ex-
planned by officials here. No perma-
nent records of local taxpayers are
kept at the local subdistrict office a.
1922 Pennsylvania avenue, where only
collections and counter business for
the Government are transacted.
Data Made Public.
In the official announcement TO-DAY
from the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
it was explained that the matter re
quired by law to be made public not
only had been made available to the
public, but that "the collector has
designated one of his employees to
assist all persons making inquiry to
obtain the information to which they
are entitled by virtue of the new
revenue law"
The records in question, says the
announcement, show a complete his
tory of each persons transactions
with the Government in regard to his
income tax matters. The name and
post office address appear on the lists
as well as the amount of tax paid on
ali original and additional assess
ments; also penalty and interest pay
ments. 1t is the desire of the Internal
Revenue Service to afford every
facility to persons seeking the in
formation to which they are entitled
and the bureau is prepared to CO.
operate with the public to the fullest
possible extent"
1t is explained that the matter made
public is restricted. however. ito all
returns of income made after January
l, 1924 whether filed under the pro
visions of the revenue act of 1924 or
prior income tax acts"
Reports of individuals trusts, es-
tates, partnerships or corporations are
alike available.
The assessment lists" says the
statement, "are, of course, the basis
for all the collectors bookkeeping
transactions. and any additional in
formation that might be compiled
would have to be taken from these
lists. The opening of the official as
sessment lists to the public eliminates
all possibility of errors that might be
made in transcribing the information,
and there can be no question what
soever as to the authenticity of the
information given to the public
Evening star., 1924-10-23
COURT ORDERS DELAY
IN VANS EXECUTION
Judge Issues Writ in Absence of
Formal Decree of Higher
Tribunal.

Justice Siddons in Criminal Court
today postponed until further order
of the court" the execution of Ziang
sun Wan, the young Chinese student,
convicted in 1920 of murder in the
first degree in connection with the
killing of Ben Sen WI, an under
secretary at the Chinese education
mission in 1919. The hanging of Wan
had been scheduled for tomorrow.
The United States Supreme Court
early this month set aside the con-
yiction of the Chinaman and granted
him a new trial because of the ad-
mission of a confession extorted by
third degree methods Of the police.
AS the mandate from the highest
court in the land has not reached the
District Supreme Court the latter
tribunal technically knows nothing of
the new trial and Attorney James A.
O'Shea representing the prisoner with
United States Attorney Gordon had to
secure the temporary order of the
court to relieve the superintendent Of
the jail from the responsibility of
carving out the death warrant.
On the receipt of the formal notice
from the United States Supreme Court
concerning the new trial United
States Attorney Gordon will ask one
of the justices sitting in the criminal
divisions to set date for re-trial
of the case.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
Soldier Put on Probation.

Sergt. Thomas PAUL, stationed at
Walter Reed Hospital. was given
suspended sentence of one year in jail
by Judge Schuldt in Police Court to.
day on conviction of a charge of as
saulting his wife, Mrs. Opal PAUL.,
who lives at the Vendome Hotel Mrs.
PAUL testified that her husband
choked her and otherwise maltreated
her about week ago. 1t was brought
out that Sergt. PAUL had been injured
in an accident some time ago and that
he may not have been fully recovered
at the time of the assault. He, was
placed on probation under supervi-
sion of the military authorities.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
SEMAPHORE TO GET
TRY0UT |NCAPTAL
Three -CoIored Light to Direct
Traffic Waits on Bill
Pending in Congress.

a three-colored semaphore with an
amber light added to the red and
green to warn traffic to get ready for
change of direction probably will
be given a try-out in Washington
early next year if Congress grants an
appropriat tion that is pending in the
second deficiency bill.
The use of this "get-ready" light in
between the red and the green would
be an elaboration of the plan now
being followed by traffic officers Of
giving Il warning on their whistles a
few seconds before turning the go
signs.
Maj w. Fl. Holcombe, chairman Of
the District Traffic Board, stated today
that he is in favor of the principles
of having traffic officers bloV their
whistles and then waiting long
enough for vehicles and pedestrians
in the middle of the intersection to
get across before turning the sema-
phore.
HeadIey Gives Instructions.
The major added that he thought
an interval of from 8 to seconds be-
tween the blowing of the whistle and
the turning of the sign should be sat
lsfactory at most crossings
Inspector Albert J. Headley. chief Of
the traffic bureau, yesterday instructed
MS men to give the advance warning
on the whistle and to make the interval
of time long enough to meet conditions
prevailing at their respective crossings.
According to Maj. Holcombe, the
Traffic Board is not considering the in
stallation of the so-called synchronized
light system, under which the signals
change simultaneously at al intersec-
tions on certain thoroughfares. He
said the Traffic Board is seriously con-
templating the purchase of the three
colored signal light for individual cross
ings.
May Ask Appropriation.
Although this tri-colored semaphorc
would resemble lamp post in the mid
die of busy intersections, Maj. Hol-
combe said. they can be erected on a
demountable base and removed for pa
radeS and other special occasions
The second deficiency bill which car
ries the request for the money to i'm
prove traffic signal methods, failed OF
passage in the closing hours of the last
session and probably will come up foT
action early in December.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
T0NGS IN CHICAGO
RESUME WARFARE
Bomb Explosion Wrecks
Laundry in Territory of
On Leong Faction.
BY the Associat ted Press.


CHICAGO, October 23.-Chinese tong
warfare here, at a lull since Monday
night when five separate attacks re-
suited in one death and two serious
woundings, resumed activity early to-
day. when laundry in On Leong ter
ritory in Chinatown was wrecked in
a bomb explosion.
Police squads in Chinatown were
doubled last night upon reports that
one tong had said AT least eight
more must die"
Cooperating with Eastern authori-
ties, detectives started a search for
Chin Jack Lam, former On Leong
leader, who is accused of having
stirred up much i'll feeling between
that tong and the Hip Sings. Lam
was arrested here last week and re-
leased after he exhibited a deputy
sheriff's star. He was indicted re-
Gently in Cleveland for extortion.
Twelve Chinese. arrested in a bar
ricaded hotel room yesterday, were
held as suspects in connection with
the recent shootings.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
2 HELD IN SMUGGLING
SAWS INTO D. C.. JAIL
Father Alleged to Have Taken I'm
plements to Son in
"Piracy" Book,

Frank r. Porter and Paul White.
charged with prison breach in con
nection with an alleged attempt to
assist Whites son. Ralph, to saw his
way out of the District Jail, were
held for the grand jury under bonds
of $1,000 each in Police Court today.
1t was testified that three bars of
young Whites cell had been sawed
through when the authorities inter
fered. 1t is alleged by the police
that Porter and the elder White ar
ranged to smuggle hacksaw blades
into the youths cell in a book. The
title of the book selected was
Piracy"
Evening star., 1924-10-23
GRAIN SMUGGLING VAST.

WINNIPEG. October 2S.-Extensive
grain smuggling from North Dakota
and Minnesota to Manitoba points is
being carried on. according to infor-
nation obtained here last night from
grain dealers. The price of wheat Is
several cents higher in Canada, and
many south of the line to get their
grain sold through the Winnipeg
market. they said. In former years
prices were higher in the United
States and grain was smuggled in
from Canada.
P A. Lee, secretary of the North
Dakota Grain Dealers Association,
said last night that grain smuggling
was a yearly occurrence.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
SOS CALL ON RADIO
PART OF FRENCH PLAY
Position of Sinking Given as Mid
die of Sahara to Allay Fears
of Listeners-In.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 23.-The SOS mes
sages" picked up Tuesday night by
Partisan radio fans now prove to
have been part of play which was
being broadcast in rehearsal from a
French wireless studio.
The name of the ship was given in
the play as the Vile de St. Martin
and the position where she was sup
posed to be sinking was purposeIy
placed In the middle Of the Sahara
Desert to prevent distress calls from
being taken seriously Nevertheless.
quite number of radio fans got ex-
cited and began telephoning the au-
thoritfes asking that something be
done to help the ship.
Evening star., 1924-10-23
General attempts Suicide; Rumanian
Government May Fall il, Passport Fraud

BY the Associated Press
BUCHAREST, RumanIa, October
23.-Discovery of an extensive or
ganization for the issuance and
sale Of bogus passports to the
United States resulted last eve
ming in the attempted suicide of
Gen. Niatoiano, brother of a mem
bebr of the Rumanian cabinet, and
today threatened a cabinet shake
up.
The passport frauds were re-
vealed by the American consul at
Cherbourg, France, who reported
there were Irregularities in the
papers of Rumanians attempting
Evening star., 1924-10-23

to board steamers for the United
States. His reports resulted in the
unearthing Of an elaborate scandal
and prompted the Rumanian au-
thorities to order the arrest last
night of Gen. Viatoiano. When an
attempt was made to take him
into custody, however, he shot
himself and was taken to a hos
pital, where 1t was said his condi-
tion was grave.
The scandal Is considered in po-
litical circles as certain to result
in the resignation of the generals
brother and the reorganization of
the cabinet, particularly since
other cabinet members are report
ed to be involved
Evening star., 1924-10-23
Grasshopper Army Eats House Roofs,
attacks Rancher, IL, City in Mexico

people. These are unable to find
any shelter from the swarms of
grasshoppers. which form a black
blanket entirely covering the
houses and streets. One report
has been received that an intoxi-
Gated rancher who had fallen
asleep had his feet eaten off be-
fore aid reached him.
The grasshoppers have COM
pletely devastated the entire re-
gion about TERRA Blanca, which
is located in southern Mexico's
tropical country. on the railroad
between Vera Cruz and the 18TH
mus of Tehauntepec
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