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Evening star., 1924-09-22
ONE DEATH LISTED
FROM BIG PARADE
Baltimore Marcher CoIIapses
on Street-2OO Treated
for Minor Ills.

Except for one death from heart
disease among the marchers. yester-
days Holy Name parade was COM
paratlyely free from illness or ac-
cidents usually expected of such a
large gathering of persons
While official records were lacking.
several score of men and women are
known to have been treated at hos
pitfalls. drug stores or private dis
pensaries for temporary ailments
during the parade. Many woman spec
tators tainted during the surge of on
lockers at several points, most of them
recovering without medical attention.
The sole parade casualty was the
death of Theodore Hess, 40 years old.
marching with St. Bernard's parish
unit, while he was passing along North
Capitol street near c. After col
lapsing in the street he was removed
to Administration Building No. =.
Government Hotels. nearby, and given
first aid by Mrs. Florence Thomas, a
nurse in the building. who pronounced
him dead. Hess body was removed to
an undertaking establishment and ar
rangements made for taking it to his
home in Baltimore.
About 200 Treated.
About 200 persons were treated in
all. All of this number were found 10
be suffering from fatigue or exhaus-
ton, and were able to go on their way
again in short time.
One hundred were treated at the
Army medical camp, at Sixteen and 3
streets, 35 at the Red Cross camp, at
Fifteen and B streets, and 60 at the Red
Cross camp at Union Station. Elmer
gency. Casualty and Providence re-
ceived in all only half dozen pa
tients.
At Emergency Hospital only three
or four persons were brought in for
treatment. Three women who had
tainted were revived and man with
a sprained ankle was given medical
aid.
Following the conclusion of the pa
rade and ceremonies at the Monument
grounds there was a concerted rush
of visitors toward Union Station and
a number of women fainting in the
lam at the station, were treated at
an emergency station set up by ply
sicians and Red Cross nurses
Three Arrests Made.
Police found little to do in the way
of making arrests for law violations.
although they had their hands full
in trying to keep the spectators with
in bounds. Three arrests were made
of suspicious characters.
adelphia detectives did some local
shopping at Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, as result Of
which Benjamin Davis of Phila-
delphia, Edward Martin of Baltimore
and George Collins, an out -oftown
man, whose address was not given.
were arrested. The two former were
charged with violating the Harrison
narcotic act when a quantity of al
legged dope" and equipment were
found on them, while the latter was
held for investigation.
John F. Mullen of Newark, n. j.,
reported to the police the theft from
his pocket of a leather bill fold con-
tanning $40 and a railroad pass. Null
len was at Union Station at the time.
A leather card case bearing the
name of Angelo ]. Stanton, chief Of
police, West Hoboken, n. j., was
found at Second and c streets and
turned over to the police.
Evening star., 1924-09-22
PLANS missouri NIGHT"
Democratic Club to Meet at Mrs.
Moran's Home.

Missouri night" will be observed
at the meeting Of the Mcdonald
Washington Blackburn Club tonight
at $3.50 o'clock at the home Of the
clubs president, Mrs. JEANNE Black
burn Moran, 2315 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. Members of the Missouri State
Society and the District Federation
of Women's Clubs are invited as spe-
ciaI guests. The usual invitation to
members of all Democratic clubs is
likewise extended.
Edwin S. Puller. of this city,
former resident of ST. Louis, will be
the principal speaker. His subject
will be "The Attitude of the Demo-
cratic Party Toward the Supreme
Court"
A discussion will be held concern
ing the challenge to the Republican
administration to let the public into
it's confidence about the recall of
Secretary Wilbur from the Pacific
Coast.
Chrissie Anderson will sing a Mis-
souri, song in honor of the occasion,
as well as other selections and will
lead in the singing of a campaign to
the tune Of Dixie"
Evening star., 1924-09-22
He's Out,' Says Means Servant;
Curious Scribes Wait to See
and Rumored Reputation
of Reputation Leave Reporters in
Air as to Truth of Anything.

TENS office several doors removed
No one seemed able to definitely
locate the typewriter at least.
Ice Man Wins Entre.
only one man succeeded in getting
the front door of the house To- open.
He was the ice man. Giving the
"belliout of -order" sign one con-
temptuous glance, that hearty pound
ed lustriiy on the carefully barred
aperture. howled ice" three times
and then waited. In less than a
minu the door was pushed open just
far .oIgh for pan to be pushed
out, lake Of ice was dropped into
1T ana bang" went the door again.
That Means was in the house was
vouchsafed also by woman neigh
Dor, who added that Mrs. Means and
their small child had departed some
days ago. Half a dozen of the news
paper men thereupon promptly spread
their rain coats out along an iron
railing, sat down and began reading
the latest news about the pennant
battles in the sporting sections of
the morning papers, prepared to camp
on the spot until Means either re-
turned to his home or come out Of it..
New Reputation Denied.
Nothing new could be obtained on
the statement puD1lSne0 IN some pa
pers that Means had repudiated his
reputation. He was found by a cor
respondent for The Associated Press
last night in Sixteenth street hotel,
with the door of his room barred by
a heavy piece of timber which, evil
IDENTIFY, he had taken there for the
purpose.
Reluctantly admitting the newspa per
man. Means listened to the story of the
alleged denial. and then said, referring
to the signed statement former Attorney
General Daugherty issued from Colum-
bus. Ohio:
Such a statement was signed. and
L have not repudiated that statement"
Soon afterward Means disappeared
from his room, and it was not until this
morning that he was located in his home
at 903 Sixteenth street. Every effort
to obtain from him some statement re-
garding the authenticity of the state
ment published in the morning papers
was repulsed. Having had time by then
to have read the statement himself. it
was thought he would either confirm
or deny it.
Evening star., 1924-09-22
Sun on Way South
to Cross Equator
Early Tomorrow

The sun will cross the equator
tomorrow morning at 2:51 o'clock,
Washington time, on it's trip
South. officially establishing the
dividing line between Summer and
Fall and bringing equal daylight
and darkness to the earth for a
brief period. Aside from that, this
astronomical movement Will have
no other influence on the affairs
of the globe. as for example,
weather.
The Weather Bureau again
launched its annual campaign to
kill the age-old idea of equinoxal
storms by declaring that meteoro-
logical conditions on this date are
no more unusual than at any other
time. The suns movement doesn't
change the weather" il was said,
nor will it affect the weather in
the near future" Fair weather
is forecast for the next 4S hours.
The sun will remain South until
about March 81, when it again will
cross the equator and spend the
Summer in the area north of the
imaginary line.
Evening star., 1924-09-22
Being President
Has Drawbacks;
Here's Evidence

There was gloom cast about the
White House today when Presi-
dent Coolidge was reminded that
the celebration incident to the un-
yelling of the monument in mem
ory of the 1st Division, American
expeditionary force, south of the
State, War and Navy Bpilding.
has been set for the afternoon OF
the opening game Of the world
series base ball game.
This would necesSitate Presi-
dent Coolidge and his party leav-
ing the thrills of the ball game
probably after the first or second
inning in order that he could pre-
sent himself at the dedication
ceremonies at the time appointed
to make his address.
Evening star., 1924-09-22
Freight Schedules Suspended.

Proposed new schedules increasing
freight rates on petroleum and its
products from the Ell Dorado Smack
over, Ark, district to points in the
New Orleans district on the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley Railroad to-
day were ordered suspended by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
from October 10 until February 7. An
investigation into the proposed in
creases will be made during the sus-
pension.
Evening star., 1924-09-22

CASTOR r. Means, detonator of the
latest political bombshell along the
presidential campaign front, remain
teenth street home here today. care
fully guarded from the concussion OF
his own explosive by well drawn
blinds and a manservant with a
poker face and a remarkable lack of
knowledge about his masters where
abouts.
To the varied inquiries of an anx-
ious coterie of newspaper men who
besieged the former Department of
Justice operatives home, at 903 Six
teenth street, in a vain effort to OBJ
tain some word from him relative to
his reputation of his testimony
against former Attorney General
Daugherty before the Wheeler COM
answer:
Mr.. Means is OUT
1t was quite evident from the care
that was taken to keep the reporters
from even mounting the front steps
of the house, however, that the star
witness" at the sensational investiga- =
tion into the affairs of the former
head of the Department of Justice
last Winter probably was very much
lat home
Doors Tightly Locked.
Every blind of the house was drawn
and every door tightly locked. On
the front door was a sign announcing
that the bell was out of order and
requesting visitors to knock at a
small basement door below. Vigor-
Gus application there, however, coaxed
Means spinixlike servant not to the
door, but to a front window 20 feet
above.
Carefully pulling the curtain aside
few inches the man would inquire
who the intruder might be and
promptly announce that he had ar
rived at work late that morning and
had not seen Means. Then, without
more ado, the blind was drawn again
and only silence eminated from the
house except the continuous tapping
of a typewriter, which might have
been located in a chautauqua sys-
Evening star., 1924-09-22
ZR-3 TO GET FINAL TEST.

BY the ASS0clAted PreSS.
FRIEDRICHSHAFE September %.
The 3O-hour duration fight of the
dirigible ZR-3, built at the Zeppelin
plant here for the United States Navy
will begin next Wednesday. DIR. Eek
ener, director of the Zeppelin plant, said
the cruise will be over northwestern
Germany.
II the motors come up to expecta-
.<ions the airship may start for Lake.
hurst, N. j., early next week. The
exact date will depend on weather
forecasts,
Evening star., 1924-09-22
D, c. Student Bates Debater.

John p. Davis, Washington stu
dent. at Bates College, has been
chosen a member of the team to
represent the institution in a debate
with the Cambridge Union of Cam
bridge University at Lewiston, Me-,
tomorrow. according to word received
hero today. Davis Is graduate of
Dunbar HgA School and has estab-
lished An Goyiabls record in inter-
collegiate AeNatlnE.
Evening star., 1924-09-22
MRS. MARY WATSON DIES
Mother of Indiana Senator Sue
cumbs at Age of 90. -

Mrs. Mary Watson, 80 years old.
mother of Senator James E. Watson
of Indiana, died at her home in Man
chester, Ind. today, according to word
received here.
Mrs. Watson was the widow of
Enos l. Watson, formerly a prom
inent lawyer Of Indiana. Besides her
son, Senator Watson, she is survived
by two other sons, s. s. Watson, an
editor Of Manchester, Ind, and
Charles L watson, a lawyer Of In
dianapolis, Ind.
Evening star., 1924-09-22
COOLIDGE ACCUSED
BY MEANS, ASKING
PROBE BY WHEELER

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Evening star., 1924-09-22

II you need work. read the want
columns of The Star.
Evening star., 1924-09-22
MINNESOTA LEANS
TO LA Toilette IN
PRESIDENTIAL RACE

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The Washington times., 1924-10-22
<ALo DRAMA CITIZENS TO
MAKE HOUSING SURVEY

Five members OF the Kalorama
Citizens Association. at meeting
In st. Margaret's parish house last
night, were named committee to
survey housing conditions, including
rentals, in the association territory.
President G. A. Kicker is to name
the committee. The resolution, pre-.
scented by Lieutenant Colonel JOHN
H. Finney, engineer reserve corps,
provides that the investigators shall
offer their services and reports Ia
President Coolidge and District
authorities.
The association reaffirmed its
stand in favor of District Suffrage.
Engineer Commissioner J. Franklin
Bell explained his Departments work.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22

The club has gained sixty In
membership during the year. Total
membership numbers 208.
Assisting Mrs. Stout as hOstesges
yesterday were Mrs. d. G. Stanton,
Mrs. A. d. Carly and Mrs. A. 8.
Hitchcock.
The Brentwood Citizens AssocIa.
ton gave q benefit performances to
raise funds for, civic needs at the
Cameo Theater in Mt. Rainier last
night, witnessing women who
Give" Reports show a large at.
tendance, but receipts have not yet
been announced On October IS, q
Halloween dance will be held in
Firemen's Hall Of Brentwood.
The, william #. Hunt Chapter.
10. p. s. gave Benefit minstrel
show at the Masonic Temple last
night. to raise funds thus obviat'
ing the necessity Of increasing
chapter dues.
Matrons Of the organization
donned red bandanag, black dresses
and corked up their faces to give
their husbands a good laugh and
the end men appeared as super
animated bell hops for the glori
fication of the order.
| Children of the members aided
the performance by clever dancing
and singing numbers.
| The Housekeepers Alliance, meet
ing at the University Women's
club house, 1884 Eye street north
west, adopted the following reso
lutions: To support the Tenant
League and appoint delegates to
work with the executive com
mittee Of the league In its fight
for better housing conditions: to
establish q new committee to aid
in eliminating the soft coal smoke
now menacing Washington homes
to appoint Mrs. G. c. Williams to
represent the Housekeepers Ali
ance on this committee.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, Of the
Rent Commission, In her speech
before the Alliance, brought out
some astonishing truths concerning
housing conditions in Washington
She brought the Alliance to de
fiant protestation against alleged
practices Of money gouging and
illegal holding of investments II
property. Mrs. H. G. Brown, rep
resenting the Alliance in thu
League. told Of an instance wherein
q mans Job had been threatened
because he attended the League
mass meeting held /, last Friday
She told also Of the admission
which these banded club womer
OF Washington had demanded from
real estate kings. She further
stated that it was her belief thai
these women, once reused out Of
their former frightened apathy t.
the full realization Of the jeop
ardizing Of their own and theiI
children's futures win wage q good
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
Women's Club Notes

Capitol Hin History Club. 1856
N street northwest, 2 b. m.
Home Interest Club Of Mary.
land, Brooke Tea House, / p. m.
Music section Of the Chevy
Chase WOman's Club, First Meth.
Odist Episcopal Church, 1880 ..
m. Mrs. a. e. Brown, leader;
HeEmdOn. MOrsell, conductor.
Nature section Of the TwentietI1
! Century Club hike, 9:55 am,
from ROsslyn.
A. "A. u. wv. book review tea,
1884 street northwest, 4:3O p. m.
Eugenla Washington chapter, ID.
A. r., 1t the Wonien'S University
Club, 1884 / street northwest ESQ
p. m.
Soroptimist Club luncheon, La
fayette Hotel, 1890 pm.
Chevy Chare branch Of the
WOmen's Democratic Club, Of
Montgomery county, with MRS.
Jesse w. Nicholson, NewIands
street, Chevy Chase, Nd, 3 p. m.
Election Of Officers win be held at
the meeting Of the Chevy Chase
branch Of the Women's Democratic
Club, OF Montgomery county, today,
lat the home OF Mrs. Jesse w. Nichol.
son, Of 103 Newlands street, Chevy
Chase, Nd. Mrs. James G. Cantrill,
of Kentucky, will give the address.
The District organization OF
parents and teachers indorsed the
plan Of the new Central High School
Association to have representatives
Of the student body In the organiza.
tons Of Parent Teacher societies
yesterday at the congress OF Parent.
Teacher Associations, meeting at
the New Ebbitt Hotel. Mrs. a. II.
Reeve, Of Philadelphia, speaker OF
the afternoon, urged cooperation
between parent and teacher to solve
school problems, described the sue.
cess Of the school community plan,
and said that the organizations were
tending to develop high type Of
youth in the country.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, DIstric:
president, announced that requests
for clothes had come to the OF.
ganization from parents unable to
provide suitable school clothing for
children.
A resolution was adopted provid
ing for chiIdren's pictures foI
Washington school children. Afte:
the business and speeches Mrs
Rafter and Mrs. Reeves received
the Congress.
A large meeting Of the Mt
Pleasant Branch w. c. T. u. wal
held at the home Of Mrs. r. T
Stout, 1471 Monroe street north
west. for the election Of the follow
ing officers of the year: President
Mrs. L. D. Clark; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. r.. =. Cook: second vic.
president, Mrs. Lyman s. Kebler
corresponding secretary, Mrs. e
c. Stantont: recording secretary
Mrs. e. C. Yellowly; treasurer, Mrs
! e. N. Bennett.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
WILLARD MAKES, BITTER
ATTACK ON COOLIDGE

PoUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, Oct,
22.-oswald Garrison Willard, .edi.
tor Of The Nation, told a La
Follette-Wheeler mass meeting here
that there IL nothing 50 crooked
or corrupt as the Coolidge. Ad.
ministration now In power in Wash.
ington." Extolling Senator La Fol.
letter as q, leader apart from
influences Mr.. Willard denounced
Mr.. Coolidge.
Calvin Coolidge never did a
thing in his life to earn the honor
left him by the death of Warren
G. Harding" he said. calvin
Coolidge himself Is not q crook
in that he would pick your pocket
or take q bride, but he allowed
himself to be surrounded by men
who did take brides.
Calvin Coolidge did not stor
the police strike in Boston. Mayor
Peters did that, and / know from
my own knowledge that Coolidge
then Governor Of Massachusetts
could not be found for two days
during the most trying time of the
strike"
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
ABLAzE,
WIFE SAVES
SPOUSE
Farmer Goes Back 70 Get
Valuable Paper-WiII
Probably pie

HAGERsTowN, Nd, Oct. 22.-
Michael Lawrence, a farmer, was
probably fatally burned, and his
wife seriously injured when their
home was destroyed by fire along
the State road near Huyetts last
night.
The. Lawr ences were aroused by
smoke and going downstairs found
the lower part OF the house in
flames. They ran into the yard
when Lawrence discovered that he
had forgotten valuable papers and
rushed back into the burning
building.
\ When he did not return Mrs.
Lawrence. fought her way back
through the flames and smoke into
the house and found her husband
wrapped in flames. She dragged
him into the yard and later he
was brought to the hospital In this
city.
Lawrence is horribly burned. He
Is not expected to recover. The
house, with all OF the contents,
was burned.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
3. M. HEDRIcK HEADS
DISSOLVED VET POST

B. M. Hedrick was elected COM
mander of National University
Post, No. 4, Disabled American
Veterans, in the law school, last
night. Other new officers are
Harold R. Stephenson. senior vice
commander; Timothy Murphy, jun
Tor vice commander; Arthur e.
Dorer, treasurer, and John e.
Wright, sergeant-at-arms.
Commander Hedrick succeeded
George Spalding. Stephenson, presi-
dent of the junior class, will also
act as adjutant.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB TO
SEE "WHITE INDIANS'

r. o. Marsh and his white In
dams" who have aroused interna.
tional scientific interest, are to be
the guests of the Cosmopolitan Club
at its weekly luncheon meeting in
the Franklin Square Hotel to-
morrow.
Mr.. Marsh is to tell the club how
he found the Indians in Panama
and will offer the various theories
which have been given on the ex.
istence Of a white tribe in region
inhaE@ted by a brown skinned race.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22

fight to q finish ana come out
victorious.
The fourth annual dance was
given last night BY the Great At.
lantic and Pacific Tea Companyss
Managers Benefit Association at
Odd Fellows Hall.
"A prize Of q SO gold piece to the
winner Of the prize waltz was won
by Miss Bessie Brown and Mac
Nice arthy.
The dance was given Inder the
direction Of the following officers:
President, r. o. Davis; vice preai.
dent, ]. J. Either; recording secre.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
AoRlc ULTURAL CHEMISTS
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

The Association OF Official AgrIcul-
tural Chemists observed the fortieth
anniversary Of the founding Of the
organization and the eightieth birth.
day Of Doctor Harvey w. Wiley, pior
neer In the pure food movement, at
. dinner last night at the Franklin
Square Hotel.
a bronze redaI bearing q profile
Of himself was presented, to Doctor
Wiley by R. e. Doolittle: Doctor
". w. Skinner. assistant chief Of
the Bureau Of Chemistry, presided.
Doctor Wiley's work as a chemist
vas iauded by several speakers.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
TINcHER AGAIN HEADS
PETWoRTH CITIZENS

r. 8. Tincher was reelected presi-
dent Of the Petworth Citizens' As,
ISOLATION, In Joppa Lodge Hall, last
night. Others elected were Graham
Hill vice president; Gilbert G. Jack.
son, secretary. II. r.. J. McElroy,
financial secretary: Joseph Rice.
treasurer; J. g.. Yaden, and William
L. Rhoades. delegates to the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations.
A resolution to ask Congress to
build parking subwGys under tree.
less Government reservations, to re-
lieve automobile congestion down
town, was referred to committee.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
Naval AttacI1e Named

Lieutenant Commander WiIIiara
4. Madison. now attached to fI1e
Office Of Naval Operations. 4 -.
dered to Rio de Jaueiro, Brazil. aa
United States navalN attache. t,ndar
orders issued by the Navy Depag.t.
menk today.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22

tary. w. A shoemaker: financial
secretary, B. II. Greenstreet: treae.
lreF, II. y. Hospital, and eergeaIlt.
alarms, y. G. CappoIa; entertain,
ment COMMITTEES, 81. IT. Warner.
chairman. and r. B. Turner.
The Washington times., 1924-10-22
New Cheers Coolidge

PoEtmaster General Harry 8. New,
Just back from q speaNinS tour In
tnuiana. told President Coolidge yes.
terqay that he is certain to get the
oAsstegaA votes IS that State /,