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Evening star., 1924-04-05
THE WEATHER

District OF Columbia and Mary
1and-Mostly cloudy tonight and to-
morrow. possibly becoming unsettled j;
little change in temperature; gentle
variable winds.
Nirginia-Cloudy and somewhat
unsettled tonight and tomorrow
little change in temperatures: gentle
to moderate east and southeast
winds.
West Virginia-Cloudy tonight and
tomorrow, possibly becoming unset
tied; little change in temperature.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, 62; s pm,
So: IL midnight, 4s; am, "A; IS am,
Al: noon, 65.
Barometer-4 pm, 3o27; pm,
1892; IL midnight 3o.34; am,
30.33; s am, 1896; noon, 1904.
Highest temperature, 65, occurred
at noon today; lowest temperature
40 occurred at $50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, ~; lowest, So
Condition of the Water.
temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Tem-
peratuie, 45; condition, very muddy.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey)
Iouay-LcW tue, S:U6 am. and 3:33
pm; high tide. s:57 am. and 9:23
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:48 am. and
4:15 pm; high tide, 9:S5 am. and
1902 pm.
The Sun and Moon,
Today-Sun rose 5:47 am; sun sets
6:35 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:46 am; sun
sets 6:36 pm
Moon rises 6:44 am; sets 1859 nm
Automobile lamps to be ifghted
one-half hour after sunset
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
LIQUOR IN CAPTURED AUTO.
Policeman Murray Makes Arrest
After Exciting Chase.

Another alleged rum runner from
Philadelphia, said to have been on his
way south, was captured last night
by Policeman Leo Murray of the ninth
precinct after an exciting pursuit
from near Mount Olivet cemetery to
Massachusetts, avenue and 5th street
northwest. Joseph Metzger was the
name given by the occupant of the
car that contained ninety-six quarts
of whisky labeled bottled in bond"
Metzger forced a woman driver of
a car to the curb, and it was due to
her report to the policeman that the
latter pursued Metzger and arrested
him. Car and liquor were seized and
the owner was held for alleged illegal
possession and transporting.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
PUPILS GIFT, AIDS
MONTICELLO FUND
School Collection Formally Pre-.
sented at Keith's Theater
Exercises Today.
MANY DELEGATIONS ATTEND
Children Urged to Have Hero
Worship in Lives.

Delegations representing the public,
private and parochial schools of the
District formally presented the chill
dren's gift to the Monticello fund at
a mass meeting this morning at
Keith's Theater. Carrying the bann er
of the school it represented, each dep
utation marched across the stage OF
the theater and dropped into bag
the contributions of the school chill
,dren of Washington, which will be
used to purchase the home OF Thomas
Jefferson for preservation as ma
tional shrine.
The funds were received by Mrs.
Albert n. Basgs. and were turned
over to Mrs. r. Gouverneur Hoes,
chairman of the District committee
of the National Monticello Associa-
ton. Both Mrs. BaEgs and Mrs. Hoes
thanked the District children for the
contributions.
DIR. GIazebrook Speaks.
DR.. Larkin w. Glazebrook, chairman
or the Jefferson opportunity fund,
told the children that hero worship
was one of the outstanding character
istics of the American people, and
urged them to have "a Roosevelt.
PerShinS or a Harding" in their
HoHeS. he also outlined briefly some
OF the salient events in the life of
jefferson.
so little has been done to pay tri-
butte to Jefferson" said DIR. Glaze
brook. "Of this nation of more than
1OO,0o0.000 persons, not more than two
or three statutes have been erected in
remembrance of him."
The meeting was opened with the
singing of America" accompanied by
the United States Army Band, under
the direction of William j. Stannard.
Several other selections were played
by the band, including the national an
them. A comedy film, loaned by
Manager Roland Robbins of heith's,
closed the program
Members of the National Monticello
Association, parent-teacher associa-
tionS and presidents of the local chap
ters of the Children of the American
Revolution occupied seats in the boxes.
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins represented
the board of education.
Pupils in all of the schools of the
city were visited during the last mont h
by representatives of the Children's
eft team of the Jefferson Opportunity
Fund Special entertainments were
held in many of the schools TO raise a
collection toward Washington's quota
Of $50, 900.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
Deluge of Political
Mail almost S,camps
District Post Office

Spring freshets of political pamph-
let mail struck the Washington city
post office Unexpectedly last night.
necessitating overtime work on the
part Of scores of clerks in order to
stem the tide.
Two carloads of political speeches
to Pennsylvania alone We're among
the enormous bulk of printed political
speeches which went through the
loca' office last night Mail clerks
get paid for overtime.
Added TO this mail, carried under
frank, from which the postal service
derives no revenue, there was an un-
usually large local mail, which has
been running high since April ],
when bills went out
Political mail is expected to he tre-
mendous from now until election.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
SEVERE QUAKE ROCKS
TOWNS IN ENGLAND
Violent Shocks Lead People to
Believe Southampton Was
Being Bombed.
By tho Associated Press.

by thn Associated Press.
LONDON, April 5-Severe earth
quake shocks recurred last night in
the Derbyshire coal fields and in the
neighborhood OF Alfreton Shock s.
were first noticed at about IL o'clock
and were more violent than any of
those experienced early in March
when the earth disturbances were
first noticed.
Many buildings were shaken and
windows vibrated loudly. The oscil-
lauons were accompanied by dull. un-
canny noises similar to those pro-
duced by heavy lorries running in
QUIET streets or a train in tunnel.
Ihe vibrations were distinctly felt in
the mines.
To the northward of Alrreton the
ShockS were equally marked and the
people ran into the streets in alarm.
Apparently little damage was done
although the shaking of strata in
tho colliery workings has caused
some anxiety.
SOUTHAMPTON. England. April s
-considerable damage has been
caused in number OF places in this
vicinity by earth tremors In some
instances the shocks were 50 violent
that residents thought the CITY was
being bombed. a number of chin
neEs We're thrown down. Crashing
INTO the houses beneath them.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
MRS, AUGUSTA P. ELMORE.
LONGTIME Resident of District
Dies at Home.

Mrs. Augusta =. Elmore- seventy
nine years old, mother of Mrs. Edward
Colladay, whose husband is president
of the Board of Trade, and of Miss
Annie l.. Elmore, and for forty two
years a resident of this city, died at
her residence. in the Belgrade apart
ments, yesterday.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the John Il. Wright funeral par
lors, 1887 10th street northwest, Mon
day afternoon at 1880 o'clock. In
terment will be private in Glenwood
cemetery.
Mrs. Gilmore was born in Northum-
berland county, Va, in 1S45. She
was a membe of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, this city. Besides
her two daughters, she is survived by
one son, Stanley Elmore, Of Meridian,
Miss.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
DR.. T. F. MALLAN DIES;
NOTED AS PHYSICIAN
Practiced in Capital More Than
Forty Years-Aided Provi-
dence Hospital.

DR.. Thomas Francis MalIan, sixty
seven years old, prominent surgeon
and physician in this city since he
received his degree at Georgetown
University in 1880, and for many
years connected with Providence Hos
pital, died at his residence, 1924 1
street northwest, yesterday after
noon, following a long illness.
Death is said to have been caused
by congestion of the bronchial
tubes which resulted from heart dis
ease. He maintained cheerful con-
sciousness until about two minutes
before he died.
Several minutes before the end
came DR.. Mallan, realizing his condi-
ton, told his relatives that his next
coughing spell would probably be his
last and in a calm voice bade them
goodbye.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
Native of Virginia.
DR.. Mallan was born in Lynch burg
Va, July Is, 1856. He was the son
of William L. and Mrs. Mary Cahiil
Mallan. He received his early edu-
cation from a private tutor at home
and later got an academic degree at
Gc6rEet own GnlVerS1tN, ana then was
graduated in medicine from that in
stitution.
Soon after beginning practice. he
specialized in surgery. Subsequently,
he became resident physician and a
member of the staff at the Children 8
Hospital. Later. he was one of four
surgeons who divided the years work
at Providence Hospital.
While connected with the latter
hospital he was at different times
vice president, treasurer and secre-
tary. He is said to have been. with
Sister Beatrice, at the hospital. large
ly responsible for obtaining con-
gressional appropriations and super
vising the financing and the building
of the new Providence Hospital to
it's high degree of modern complete
ness
Responsible for Innovations.
He also is said to have been one Of
the first to establish the regular diet
kitchen as a part of a hospitals equip
ment, and also the first to conceive the
idea of building an operating room, or
clinic, in amphitheater style, which al
lows medical students to witness surgi-
cal operations.
He retired from practice as a surgeon
about ten years ago, but continued as a
general practitioner until about two
years ago He had been a resident of
! this city since 1872.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
| Adele Blaine Mallan one son. Blaine
: Mallan and two daughter, Miss Beatrice
Mallan and Miss Adele Mallan.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
TARIFF BOARD TRIO
IS HIT BY ROBINSON
Marvin, Burgess and Classic
Referred to as Special
interests Servers.

The row which has split the Tarin
Commission was aired on the Senate
floor yesterday by Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas, the democratic leader, who
declared that three members sf the
commission. Chairman Marvin anG
Commissioners Burgess and Classic
are or have been the representatives
Of special interests"
Marvin, he said. had been a spe-
for the wool interests; Burgess, "a
represe mt ative in Washington of the
pottery interests" and Classic, the
member of family which owns con
siderable stock in sugar companies
Criticizes Their Votes.
The votes of these three, III,
Arkansas senator declared, had pre-.
vented the commission from adopting
rules which would prohibit a membe.
from passing upon matters in whict
he was financially interested.
Urging adoption of resolution de.
claring that members should not sit
in such cases. Senator Robinson citeG
particularly the recent sugar rates
hearings.
The commission would have settled
this matter itself" he said, hut was
blocked by a tie vote. in which Mr.
Classic voted that he should continue
10 serve. Common propriety should
have made him withdra ", or falling
that certainly should have Influenced
him to withhold his vote"
Qualities His Charge.
Senator Edge, republican. New
Jersey, objected to the term lob.
bylst as applied to the former ac.
tivities of Mr.. Burgess
II mean they were lobbyists in the
common acceptance of the terms, .
replied Senator Robinson. And
mean no further criticism of efthe,
of them than that term may imply"
Evening star., 1924-04-05
CAPT. C. Q. WRIGHT,
U.S. n, RETIRED, DIES
Succumbs to Apoplexy in Home
Here; Left Service in 1920
After Serving in D. c.

Capt. Carroll Q. Wright, sixty-sev-
States Navy, retired, died Of apo
plexy at his home, 139 Church street
northwest, early yesterday.
Before being stricken Chaplain
Wright is said to have been in good
health and had attended a church
meeting the night before his illness.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church Monday afternoon at o'clock
Rev. DR.: Earle Wilfrey. pastor: Chap
lain j. 3. Frazier, u. S. N, and Navy
Chaplain +. w. Scott will officiate.
lnterment will be in Arlington cem-
etery.
Born In Kentucky.
Chaplain Wright was born near
Frankfort, Ky, November 6, 1856. He
was Il member of the Disciples OF
Christ Church. He received his ap-
pointment to the Navy in 1885. His
an Asiatic station. Later he served
on the st. Louis in the Mediterranean
sea, and afterwards at the naval
training station at Norfolk Va.
lie also served for eight years on
the Lancaster, at League Island
eiiC a. SNdliOH
Cavite. Philippine Islands, and al
Mare Island. Calf. During the world
war he was senior chaplain at the
naval training station at San Fran.
cisco.
He was retired from active duty in
1920. For two years prior to his re-
tirement he had been stationed at
the navy yard and at the Navy Hos
pital in the District of Columbi
Since his retirement, he had made
his home in this city.
He is survived by his wife. one son
Lieut.. Commander c. Q. Wright, jr.
Of San Francisco. now on board the
I. ;. ). Cincinnati off the coast OF
south America, and one grandson.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
2 MEN AND BOY DEAD
IN VA. FOREST FIRE
Trapped by Flames Famed by
Changing Winds Near
Pulaski.
By the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
PULASKI. Va, April 5.-Two men
and boy are dead here today from
burns received in fighting a forest fire
which ragged Thursday near Pulaski
on the watershed which supplies the
town reservoir,
The dead are:
]. p. Sheppard, fifty-six years old,
and W. II. Stoots. forty-siX years old,
town employees, and Mack Wyrick,
thirteen years old.
Sheppard and Stoots were sent out
by. Pulaski officials to combat the fire.
and were trapped when changing
winds caused the flames to cncircle
them. They died in Il local hospital.
The Wyrick boy accompanied the
men when they left town for the
watershed. His body was found in
ravine by men sent as reinforcement
against the fire. All his clothing had
been burned from his body except a
sweater.
Two widows and nineteen children
survive the dead men.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
COP. IN WASHINGTON
HOLDING CONVENTION
Platform Calls for Endorsement of
Coolidge, Mellon Plan and
Bonus Measure.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WENATCHEE, Wash, April s.
Washington republicans had before
them when they met today to open
their state convention a platform
drawn by a subcommittee and ratified
by a platform committee pledging
them to the candidacy of Calvin Cool
idge for the presidency and express
ing an explicit stand on governmental
measures.
The convention will elect delegates
TO the national convention and proba-
ply select national committeeman.
me platform favors lower taxes
and adoption of the Mellon tax plan
Endorsement of u child labor amend
ment to the Constitution, of the
American Legion adjusted compensa-
tion plan and of restricted immigra-
tlon with quotas on a basis OF the
1871 census, are other features.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
BAY STATERS TO MEET.
Only 1924 Member Card Holders
to Be Admitted.

Admission to the Massachusetts, So
ciety of Washington meeting to be
held Tuesday at Masonic Hall, 14th
and Kenyon streets northwest, will
be limited to persons holding 1924
membership cards and those who
have applied for membership, Repre-
setative Frederick w. Dallinger,
president of the society, announced
today. This step had to be taken, it
vas stated, because the society was
flooded with applications for reserva-
tions at the meeting, the feature of
which will be a lecture, illuStrat ed
by motion pictures and slides. on the
trip of the late President Harding to
Alaska, to be given by c. J. Blanch-
ard of the Interior Department, a
member of the Harding party during
the entire trip.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
d. C.. Heads Deny
Misconduct at
Senate Hearing

District Commissioners Rudolph
and Oyster, called before the Sem
ate District subcommittee in charge
of their nominations to succeed
themselves late yesterday. denied
charges of misconduct and defend
ed their administration.
The subcommittee heard the
Commissioners in executive ses-
sion and later adjourned until
Monday, when it will draft it's re-
port to be submitted to the full
committee.
Senator Edwards of New Jersey
is chairman of the subcommittee,
and the other members are Sem
ators King OF Utah and Weller of
Maryland. y
Evening star., 1924-04-05
VIRGINIA NATIVE DIES.

Miss Marguerite Virginia Crist,
twenty-five years old, well known in
Georgetown and in Arlington county,
Va. died at her residence, $500 18th
street northwest, early today, follow
ing a lingering illness.
Miss Crist was born in Arlington
county, Va, February ], 1902. She
is survived by her mother, Mrs. A. H.
Crist; two brothers, Ashton II. and
Donnally Crist, and one sister, Mrs.
AL Hazel Campbell.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
TAXI FARE PLEA FAILS.
Utilities Commission Refuses to
Allow 90 Cents Extra Charge. :

The Public Utilities Commission has
turned down for the time being the
application of the Black and White
Taxi Company for authority to charge
an additional twenty cents when more
than one passenger rides.
1t was brought out at the hearing
that the company sought the extra
charge to meet a contemplated in
crease in the wages of chauffeurs. The
commission took the stand that since
the increase in wages had not yet
been granted it's effect on the reve-
nues could not be properly estimated.
The commission intimates in it's order
that the company's plea might be
reconsidered after an increase in
wages is granted.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
AUTOlST HELD FOR JURY.
Coroner Probes Death of Defend
ants Passenger.

Justice of the Peace Robert +. Joyce,
acting as coroner. conducted an inquest
at Mount Rainier, Prince Georges coun-
ty, Md. last night in the case of Ban
jamin F. Benton. 412 1st street south
east, who was fatally injured week
ago while returning from Baltimore in
the automobile of Daniel Boody, his
brother-in-law, 12S 18th street south
east.
Boody was injured when the machine
crashed into a telephone pole at Nc
Chesney's corner, near Rams Horn
Witnesses testified that Boody always
had been regarded as a careful driver,
but one witness told the jury he thought
his driving on the occasion of the acci-
dent was not careful. The jury referred
the investigation to the grand jury, and
bond in the sum of $4,000 was given
for Boody'S appearance.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
BRADLEY ARRAIGNED.
Alleged Piggy Wiggly Bandit
Held in $25, 900 Bond.

Leroy Bradley, probably forty years
old, one of the five defendants
charged with holding up the Piggly
Wiggly when $4,000 was alleged to
have been TAX en- from represent tatives
of the chain of stores, was arraign-
ed in the United States branch of
Police Court today before Judge John
r. Mcmahon. He waived a prelim-
mary hearing and was held for the
action of the grand jury, the bond
being fixed at 5000. The defendant
was committed, being unable to give
the required bond.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
CITE TWO COMPANIES.
Undue Restraint in Sale of Oil
Stoves Charged.

The Standard Oil Company of Ken
tucky and the Cleveland Metal Prod
ucts Company of Cleveland have been
cited on charges OF unfair competi-
tion by the Federal Trade Commits
sion, in an alleged price maintenance
scheme for the sale of kerosene
stoves and heaters manufactured by
the latter company.
In separate complaints the two
companies are charged with Coop
Grating to maintain fixed prices for
the resale of the Cleveland company s
products by dealers through Il sys-
tenn of informal understanding and
arrangements" with the latter. Deal
erS refusing to enter into such an
understanding, it is alleged, are not
permitted to handle the products.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
LINCOLN CENT DESIGNER
EXPIRES IN NEW YORK
Victor David Brenner, Sculptor
and Medalist, Succumbs to
Long Illness.
BY the Associa ted Pess.

BY the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, April 5.-Victor David
Brenner, sculptor and medalist. de-
signer of the Lincoln penny, died to-
day in a Bronx hospital after a long
illness. He was fifty-two years old.
His initials, "V. d. b." appeared on
the reverse of the first Lilcoln coins,
but later were withdrawn.
Born in Russia, Brenner came to
New York in 1890, and rose from a
humble die-cutter to an fnternation-
ally famous medalist. He had works
in the Paris mint, Munich Glyptotheck,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York; Vienna Numismatic Society and
museums in Luxembourg and Boston.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
BACK TRAFFIC ARTERIES,
Commissioners Say Lack of Funds
Halts Plan.

The District Commissioners yester-
day afternoon informed Con gress that
they have authority to establish
through traffic boulevards to expedite
the movement of vehicles and that
only lack of funds is delaying such
action.
They gave this information to the
District committees in order to show
that there is no necessity for the
pending bill authorizing traffic boule-
wards. The Commissioners called at
tention to the fact that there is an
estimate of $4,000 pending which
could be used to meet the expense of
establishing the proposed through
highways.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
BUTLER P0LICEWOMEN
TO LEARN JIU JITSU
Philadelphia Safety Director tr
Send Squad to New York for
Training Course.

BY the Assoca ted Press.
NEW YORK, April 5.-on informa.
ton of the work of local policewomcf
Gen. Smedley ID. Butler. head OF the
police in Philadelphia, is to send a
squad of candidates here for training
soon, it was learned at police head.
quarters.
Their courses will include instruc.
tion in jiu jitsu, which the loCa,
policewomen have been studying tc
assist in handling maShers.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
GERMAN WOMAN TO SPEAK
DR.. Anita Augsberg to Address
National Woman's PARTY.

The National woman's Party viii
De addressed by DR.. Anita Augsberg
OF Germany tomorrow at o'clock at
Headquarters, q lst street northeast.
DR.. Augsberg is one of the leading
delegates. who has just arrived in
thls country to attend the Woman's S
international League conference to
be held in this city May l to Z.
A round table debate on the equal
rights amendment was held this
morning at the home of Mrs. Anne
Archbold, 1906 Reservoir avenue.
Myrtle Cain. the only woman member
OF the farmer-labor party in the Mime
sofa legislature, told why the Farmer
Labor Convention Held in Mime
apolis, March 1913. Indorsed the
Equal Rights Amendment"
Evening star., 1924-04-05
Lodge Proposes Alien Quotas.

Immigration quotas based on the
census of 1920 were proposed yes
terday in the Senate by Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts,, the repub.
lican leader. He declared that this
basis would remove all objections
raised to both the proposed 1880 and
1910 basis, as it would be entirely
fair to all races concerned.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
Y. W. c. A. Girls Visit CapitaI.

A group of 11O Y. w. c. A girls
from Newark, N. j., were given a
luncheon at the Garden House of the
Grace Dodge Hotel. The delegation
will spend the balance of the day in
sight seeing.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
Noted Engineer Dies.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, April 5.-La
Fayette Moblo, sixty-six, heating engi-
neer, of Battle Creek, Mich, and one of
the founders of the United States Regis
ter Company, died here yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-04-05
100 TAKEN IN DRIVE
TO RID CAPITAL OF
RUM AGENT HORDE
Continued from First Page)

any existed. seems to have been fully
closed in this raiding work. =
Bondsmen in Swarms stormed the
popular precinct stations Estimates
at noon were that s25,000 in bonds
had already been provided, while dou-
BILE that sum was being sought by
other prisoners for their liberty.
LIQUOR IN CAPTURED AUTO.