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Evening star., 1924-05-26
OPTICIANS DEATH
LAID TO POISON AND
GAS IN STORE FIRE

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known what time he entered the
store.
They said they found further that
frequently before this he had gone
to the bathhouse and registered, but
never remained.
In the deceased mans pocket was
round key to the store. The police
were informed by the proprietor that
Dr. Berman never had been given a
key to the place, but had waited
each morning until the arrival of the
proprietor to go into the place, where
ne ala optlcal work. The key, the
police said. showed that it had been
newly made.
A. coroners inquest is being held
this afternoon to officially fix the
cause of death.
Statement by Widow.
Mrs. Berman, widow of DR.. Berman,
today issued the following formal
statement:
Regardless of the intimation made
In this mornings papers that my
husband was in his place of business
for any but honest motives, l want
to say that my husband was an un-
49, NiSlIiil VI clTcum-
stances. My husband is absolutely
innocent
1 nave never known, in the thir-
teen years of our married life, of
anything wrong that he has done. and
he had no reason at this time for any
wrong doing. He has been making a
good living, and we were very happy
ana got along very nicely with the
income he had
My husband certainly had the
right to have key to his own place
of business. And 1 believe he went
there to get a pair of glasses, which
were left for repairs by one of his
patients, Mr.. Abe Friedenberg of 3517
14th street. Mr.. Friedenberg called
up about 1t, asking for his glasses as
he wanted them for Sunday reading.
and my husband promised to get
them. These glasses were found in
his pocket at the hospital.
Has No Theory OF Cause.
MY husband must have thoxght
about it at the time he was at the
Turkish bath and went there to get
Mr.. Friedenberg's glasses. And while
he was there the fire or explosion
happened. Just what caused it, God
only knows, I am sure / don't.
But one thing l am sure of, and
that is my poor dead husband was an
honest man and had no wrong in
tention when he went into the store,
and was as innocent of wrongdoing
as my poor unfortunate little daugh-
ter, who, at her tender age of seven
years, has been left without a father
ITO the last hour of my life shall
always believe that my husband is
innocent and died an untimely death
by unfortunate circumstances"
Evening star., 1924-05-26

The District of Columbia furnished
.522 per cent Of the forces of the
world war. according to a chart pre-
pared by government authorities for
bonus purposes, showing the origin
of men who. served and the geo.
graphic distribution by states and
territories.
The allotment of bonus application
blanks will be made on the basis of
these charts. New York leads the
list with 10.367 per cent Of the war
time. personnel, while the smallest
per cent came from the Virgin Is
lands.
The percentages cover not only
men who served in the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps. but also those
who were in the coast guard and the
United States guards.
Pennsylvania Second State.
Pennsylvania stood next to New
York in men furnished for the war,
with 1887 per cent of the total;
illinois third. with s.7a2 per cent;
Ohio fourth, with 5.112 per cent:
Texas fifth, with A161 per cent; Mas
sachusetts sixth, with 4.06 per cent;
Michigan seventh, with 3529; Mis-
souri, eighth, with 3.436 per cent:
California ninth, with $3.50 per cent.
States furnishing between per
cent and 8 per cent OF the total were
New Jersey, 2.e11; Indiana, 2.743;
Minnesota, 2,6ss; Wisconsin, 2.565; Iowa,
2.515, and 2.158.
States furnishing between ! per
Evening star., 1924-05-26
DEATH RAY INVENTOR
TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION
Will Attempt to Prove Efficacy of
Device to British govern
ment.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, May 26.-Harry Grindell
Matthews was scheduled today to
give demonstration Of his "diabolcal
ray" invention before air ministry
experts, upon whose decision rests
whether Great Britain shall take up
the invention or allow Matthews to
accept the highly favorable French
offer which he says he has received.
The inventor is quoted by the news
papers as saying that he does not
want fabulous price for his dis
covery, but his coadjutor, Capt. Ed
wards. intimates that carrying out
the experiments necessary for full
proof of its efficacy would be fairly
expensive. The Daily Chr onicle quotes
Capt. Edwards as saying:
"All the experiments up to the pres
ent have been conducted at sixty four
feet in laboratory. but the ray can
be extended indefinitely. and for
f3, 100000 Mr.. Matthews would under
take to erect plant which would
prevent any airplane penetrating a
fifty-mile barrage around London"
Evening star., 1924-05-26
PROTESTS REMOVAL
OF TAX COLLECTOR
Rudolph at White House Opposes
Plan to Replace Towers
With Republican.

Opposition to the removal of c. NJ
Towers as collector of taxes of the
District of Columbia to make a place
for Republican, as was urged at
the White House Saturday by a dele
cation of Ohio members of Congress,
was voiced at the executive office to-
day by Cuno H. Rudolph. president of
the board OF Commissioners.
Commissioner Rudolph did not talk
with President Coolidge, but with his
secretary. c. Bascom Slemp. 1t was
also to the latter that the Ohio dele
cation made its protest against Demo-
Gratis holding the choice District
government Offices" and asked that
Clarence Holt of this city and Steu-
benville, Ohio, be given the local col
lectorship.
Has No Party AmlLntion.
Commissioner Rudolph said that he
told Secretary Slemn that Collector
Towers was not holding his position
because of any party aff1liation. He
said that as a matter of fact he was
under the impression that MIR. Towers,
who is q native of yoteless Washing
ton, is neither Republican nor Dem
ocrat, or anything else SO far as par
ty Is concerned. He is holding office
by reason of his ability and knowl-
edge OF the work Of the tax office"
Mr.. Rudolph explained.
Mr.. Towers was not appointe ed
collector at the request of Joseph z.
Tumulty, secretary to President Will
son." Mr. Rudolph said, as was claimed
by those seeking to have him re-
moved Mr.. Towers was promot ed
from deputy collector to succeed Ben
Prince, who was appointed to please
Mr.. Tumulty."
Commissioner Rudolph said he told
Secretary Slemp that Mr.. Towers
work is highly satisfactory and that
there is no reason why he should be
displaced. He made it plain to the
Presidents secretary that political af-
f1liations have nothing to do with
making of appointments in the local
government-thati If a man or woman
applicant is known to be qualified
and otherwise satisfactory it matters
not whether they are members Of one
party or another cor to what church
they belong"
Evening star., 1924-05-26
FIGHT DUE OVER KHAN,
Resolution of Union Miners May
Draw Fire.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PEORIA, Ill. May 26.-Resolutions
demanding expulsion of any miner
who gives aid or comfort to the Ku
Klux Klan or reads any of it's lit
erature will offer a bit of excite
ment for the concluding sessions of
the Illinois miners convention. II was
predicted here. Sessions will last
through Tuesday and maybe We'd
nesday.
Shooting of S. Glenn Young, who
led the Klan cleanup in Williamson
county, has been fruitful source of
discussion among the delegates and
will add fire to the debate over the
Khan in the convention. it is thought.
Although the miners constitution
forbids any member to belong to the
klan, it is well known that many
miners in Williamson County ignore
that rule, and have come here ready
to oppose the drastic action demanded
in the anti-Klan resolutions.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
kLAN LAYS SHOOTING
TO BULLET VICTIM
Brown" to Answer for Attack
Upon Raider Young
and Wife.
WOMAN MAY LOSE SIGHT
Man Wounded in Second Illinois
Battle in Hospital.

BY the Associated Press.
HERRIN, ILL.,, May 26.-Ku KIux
Kansmen, avowedly confident that
their special policemen shot tn,
right men" in Saturdays fatal re-
Volver fight, near the city limits,
planned today to press a charge of
attempted murder against the wound-
ed survivor of the fray, known only
as Brown
1t was announced that Brown
will be charged with the shooting of
). Glenn Young, Klan liquor raider.
and Mrs. Young, who were attacked
in their sedan on a road near Okaw
vile Friday. The Youngs are in a
hospital, Mrs. Young being threat
ened with blindness.
Brown was removed to the
Marion Jail after conclusion late YES
terday of an inquest into the death
OF his companion, Jack Skelcber
local enemy of Young, who was XIII
ed in the fight with the Khan special
police.
Too Ill for Statement.
although BROWNS leg wound is
not considered serious, he said he was
100 Ill to make a statement to the
bedside. ~ Ai'
A L. Jones. assistant chief of
ponce and an alleged klansman, tes-
tlfied he had deputized ten or
wv we've men to guard the road afteI
ne had heard by telephone that
touring car, with curtains drawn. was
speeding sg toward Herrin from the
scene of the shooting of the Youngs,
ASKED to name the men, he said he
preferred not to answer, but was
ready to give names to a grand jury.
Five other witnesses said they were
IN the party deputized by Jones. All
testified the first shot was fired from
Skelcher's car. Roy Eldridge, testf-
hed he fired one shot into the rear
of the car.
Eldr!dge and John Crompton both
said they fired at Brown" as he
attempted to escape.
A O. Boswell, an attorney for the
klan, said he had advised 'the man
who did the shooting" to make
full statement to the jury. About
thirty shots were fired in all. The
jury found that Skelcher met death
from "gunshots by parties unknown"
FIGHT DuE OVER KTAM
Evening star., 1924-05-26
Tobacco Warehouse Robbed.

NEW YORK, May 26.--0lgars. Gig
arettes and smokers novelties valued
at $3.50, 900 were stolen from the
United Cigar Stores warehouse in
Brooklyn yesterday by q band of
thieves, who gagged and bound two
watchmen, loaded the stolen prop
erty into four trucks, also property
of the company, and escaped. Two
Of the trucks were later found aban-
doned.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
FLYERS MAY HOP OFF /
TOMORROW IN JAPAN.
Only One More Stop in Empire
Before Americans Make Flight
to Shanghai.
HELP FOR BRITISH AVIATOR
U. s. Destroyers May Garry New
Plane to Maj. MacLaren.

BY the Associated Press.
KASUMIGAURA, Japan, May 26.-
Back at kasumigaura today. after
two days of strenuous entertainment
and ceremony in Toxic, the American
round world flyers devoted them
selves to work on their planes, pre-
pairing for the next hop southwark.
They hope to leave for Kusimoto, at
the southern end Of the main
Japanese island, tomorrow, or at the
latest, Wednesday.
They have only one more stop in
Japan after Kusimoto, that at
Kagoshima, whence they will make
a 500-mile jump over water to Shang-
hal.
WIDELY FETED IN TOXIC.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
Heads Jewish Society.

PHILADELPHIA, May ga. S. w.
of this city was elected
president of the American Jewish
Historical Society. at its annual meet
ing today. Other officers chosen in
eluded Simon w. Rosendale, Albany,
N Y; Dr. David Philipson, Cincin-
natl; Max J. Kohler, N. Taylor Phil
lips and Richard J. H. Gottheil, all
of New York City. vice presidents;
Albert M. Friedenberg, corresponding
secretary; Samuel Oppenheim, secre- .
tary, and Henry 8. Hendricks, New
York, treasurer.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
CHAPEL GROUND BROKEN.
Memorial Expected to Be Ready
for Golden Jubilee.

Ground was broken for the Eliza
beth j. Somers memorial chapel at
Mount Vernon Seminary Saturday.
Rev. DIR. Charles Wood. pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, and DR.. Will
liam Mather Lewis, president of
George Washington University, par
ticipated in the ceremony. The chapel,
which is the gift Of the alumnae of
the school, will be erected for use
next May at the golden Jubilee Of the
institution.
Dr. Hugh Black of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, New York, will
make the commencement address at
the Mount Vernon Seminary Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
IRISH STRIKERS FREED.
Larkin and Forty-Five Followers
A.. Are Released on Bail.

by the Associated Press
= DUBLIN. May 26.-The forty-five
followers Of James Larkin, the labor
agitator, whose arrest yesterday In
a raid on the famous Liberty Hall
caused an unexpected strike Of 1000
workers and tied up the port Of
Dublin early today, were released on
their personal bail later in the day
Mr.. Larkin directed the strikers
TO resume work tomorrow, but told
them to resume their strike II any Of
them were held responsible or other
UiSs vtcttmiZed.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
DEADLOCK ON MOSUL.
Turks and British Refuse to Give
Ground.

CoNSTANTINoPLE. May 26.--Nego-
tiations between Turkey and Great
Britain regarding the Mosul district
have reached a deadlock, the Turks
demanding rendition Of the disputed
territory, while the British insist upon
the present frontiers with slight
notifications.
The speeches at the conference of
delegates have been virtually repeti-
tions of the arguments exhausted at
Lausanne. 1t is understood the Brit
ish representative, Sir Percy Cox, has
asked his government for fresh in
structionS.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
MRS. NELLIE YOUNG DIES.
Accidentally Falls Against Gas
Stove When Stricken.

Mrs. Nellie d. Young, fifty eight,
219 sth street southwest, died yester-
day as the result Of. gas poisoning.
The woman, it Is stated, was stricken
with illness and fell against the gas
range and accidentally turned on the
gas which caused her death. w. w.
Blunt, q roomer, detected the odor of
eas and discovered the woman. A
certificate of accidental death was is
sued by Coroner ]. Ramsay hewitt.
Evening star., 1924-05-26
Aviators Praised by Highest Off,
cials of japanese Empire.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. May 26. The American
Army around-the-world flyers, after
Toxic during which they received
much praise for their achievement in
crossing the Pacific, left last night for
Kasumigaura. Japanese, British and
American officials Joined in paying
tribute to the aviators.
An elaborate Japanese banquet at
Lieut.. Gen. -Yasumftsu, chairman of
the joint army and navy reception
committee, was host concluded
Tokio's program of entertainment.
officers of high rank in the army and
navy were present, as were also men,
bers of the staff of the United States
embassy.
In the afternoon the flyers were re-
ceived by Prince Kuni, honorary pres
ident of the Imperial Aviation Society.
The prince congratulated the Ameri-
cans in behalf of the imperial family.
Glory Shared BY Mankind.
"Your glory is shared by the whole
of mankind" the aviators were told
this morning by Yoshiao Kozai. pres
ident of the Toxic Imperial Univer-
sity, in an address at the university.
The minister of education attended
this meeting, which was under the
auspices of the university and the
aeronautical research association of
Japan
Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith, commander
of the flight, replied to President
Kozafs address, modestly acknowl-
edging the compliments and thank
ing the hosts.
Ambassador Woods replied to an
address by Baron SakatAni, vice
Society. at luncheon given by the
society for the aviators. Baron Sa-
katani paid eloquent tribute to the
sThis great fight" said Ambas-
sador Woods in his reply, which
marks an epoch in the annals of
aviation, cannot fail to have the most
important implications.
Offer. Aid to Britisher.
Americas aviators yesterday ex-
pressed their sympathy for Maj. A.
the-world flyer. who damaged his
plane in a crash at Akyab harbor,
Burma. yesterday, and the assistance
of United States forces was offered
to Maj. MacLaren.
z The British aviator is attempting
to fly around the world from west
to east. the opposite direction from
that taken by the Americans.
"Splendidly sporting."' was the COM
ment of Lieut.. Col. L. G. Broome,
trail blazer for Mai. MacLaren. when
the Americans told him of their SYM
pathy and desire to aid.
May Transport Plane.
Just what assistance the Ameri-
cans contemplate rendering was not
definitely announced. 1t is known,
however, that Col. Broome has an
other airplane at Hakodate awaiting
MacLaren and it is thought that the
American destroyer which probably will
bring the unused American supplies
from northern Japan may carry this
machine to Hongkong. There it may be
reshipped on another American destroyer
carrying supplis to Calcutta for the
American flyers.
The American destroyers Ford and
Pope arrived in Yokohama yesterday
from their long vigil in the Kurile
Islands in connection with the flight
Evening star., 1924-05-26
AUTHOR TO WED WRITER,

DOYLESTOWN, Pa, May ga
marriage license was issued here late
Saturday to Berton Braley. author.
and Miss Elliot Taylor, New York,
a writer They did not make public
where they intended to be marrtAA
Evening star., 1924-05-26
TAX BILL APPROVED
BY HOUSE AND NOW
GOES TO PRESIDENT

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Evening star., 1924-05-26

the cities of the future might require,
and also in furnishing water falls for
the generation of electrical power
which may be carried to points more
or less distant for use"
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EXTENSION OF PARKS
IN ALL STATES URGED

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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FL MANIFESTO

Por loQuier Sc habla de una tire
sgda or las luchas -partidaristas. De un
sconfin a otro confin de la Isla amada,
votnntades grandes, corazones mobiles y
espiritHs elevados, sostienen que, hay
necesidad de I'M descanso en- los COM
bates politicos, dedicardo TODD ese item
po, q Ia salvation de la Patria.
Ell hienestar collective v la Tranquil
liaad dOmestica, Sc imponen decidida y
HImemente, por que clio es La base
dSRAs so asienta, nfaHa y allegro, la
gsfantia dc nuestra personalidaa.
Yoces arm6nicas Sc oyen en- Ell espa-
Clio. demandado, imperativamente, en-
fngmhre del pattiotisrno Y del bien &C.
neral, que terminen las personales in
trtgas, los convencionalismos, Ell egois-
mo, los odios y encores de partidos
81 que, cantemos, vibrante en- Ell Arpa
de Borinanen, el himno sagrado de la
paz y de Ia concordia.
Son las sagradas bendiciones de los
RRtxiotas que desde 10 infinite, obser-
&c
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FSass ueFrnca' nan consasrado Ia Dem
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-09

de las humildes y mobiles multitudes, al
gunos politicastros, que sole persiguen
Ell lucro y IL speculation, en- esta ho-a
de resurgimiento y de paz que Sc acla-
ma.
Mas hoy, Ell pueblo, csc bloque for
midable de mil combatientes. esas hles
tes de luchadores mobiles, sabe distin-
guir, en- forma consciente, que estamos
bajo ell tutelaje de la Democratica Re-
publica de Washington, Jefferson Y
Lincoln, y recibiremos cumplida y es-
tricta justicia, va que nacstros sabios
hombres dirigentes de nuestros destinos,
defenscres dc a1es.ra peisonallGad y
mantenedores &c nues;::t IS libertades y
derechos, hace meses han p~lanteado,
valientemente, nuestras aspiraciones a
aque1 centric Nacional.
Esos hombres que, o I'm patrictis-
mo probado y n sagrada lcaltad, han
sc 81 erido los altos principles y los no.
p16S 1OSd1eS 6u Id Cu01UIe u6 4dS pAO-
ciadas aspiraciones Patrias, son los que,
aconsejan a las muchedumbres. n tire
qua que sirva de puente, en- la OFTEN
ci6n y en- la conquista de maycrss re-
formas g~ubernativas.
Pueblo bendito!, tn que en- nil oca-
stones has sabido v un terrible.
v~iacrucis en- tiempos de Hunt y de
Rely; til que con Ell patrlotlsmo santo
que guardas en- tn coraz0a y con la
serenidad de espiritu, mas pecnanec1do
tranquilo, frente a inauditos atropellos
de esas epocas; tn one has levantado
un altar de adoraci6n a tus Proceres,
Baldorioty, Matienzo Cintrou, ten abier
to los ojos del alma para recibir la
bendici6n de ellos, y con cl corazon en-
Ia mano clama: "iBendita la hora de
Redencion! iSalve a los ideales de la
Patria! iGloria a sus Apostoles!"
J. A. cAsABLANCA.
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NoT1cIA

Hoy hemos recibido la vista del re-
Representative en- San Juan de las ga
lletas fabricadas en- Yauco por los Sc
flores sucesores de Juan Fernandez,
s. Ell @.
Nos han obsequiado con una GAIA de
SUI marca acreditada llamada "Cham-
payne" v las hemos probado encon-
trando que dichas galletas no solamen-
to tienen una buena presentation, sino
que su sabor es ~agradable y estan muy
bien tostadas.
En- la Gale de San Sebastian No.
IS tienen en- existencia para entrega
Immediate, de cualquiera de los tipos
que fabrican dichos sehores.
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hay que dudar nj vacilar un momento;
10 que hay que hacer es abrir los ojos
del alma Y elevar nuestros pensamien-.
tos hacia Ell Hacedor supreme y pedlr-
le que nos fortifque con su divine po-
der para que con Ia cruz en- su mano
y la espada del honor podamos comba-
tir al enemigo que de tan siniestra ma
nera Sc cierne con S u espada internal
sobre nosotros queriendo enterrarla en-
Ell corazon de nuestro pueblo.
Abril Ina campana moralizadora en-
La prensa del pals y abandonando un
POGO la politica rastrera que tambien
nos esta conduciendo al abismo del NAL,
hagase otra campada en- la trtbuna aun
mas energica y que vayan a ella hom-
bres de los tantos que conocen la psi
cologia de nuestro pueblo y que con
su autorizada palabra y sus sabios con-
sejos puedan llevar a La conviction dc
las personals de corazon perverso, que
81 los malos sentimientos de un hom-
bre obsecado por la ignorancia o por
una passion infame puede ser arrastra-
do a cometer un grave delito que sacie
sus apetitos bestiales, ahf est& la es-
pada de la ley manejada habilmente por
honorables jefes de la justicia y jura-
dos u sabran cortar La cabeza de los
malhechores como ha sucedido hace po-
co con los que cometieron ell mas horro
roso crimen que regista La historic de
Puerto Rico; Ell crimen cometido en- 81
barrie Cepero de Rio Piedras.
Hagase como he dicho antes n VI
gorosa campaha que ella dara Ell fruto
que todos nosotros apetecemos, la tran
quilidad del hogar, La moralidad, amor
de unos para con otros en- el mutuo
respeto y consideration, del respeto a
nuestras leyes y sobre todas Las cosas
respeto y tenor a las leyes divinas por-
que elias son inexorables y ante ell in
menso ojo de Ia P~rovidencia ningun
crimen por reservadamente que SO CO.
mete podra quedar impune.
Saturnino SANTIAGO.
Bayam6n, MARIO 23I24.