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Evening star., 1924-06-03
GUARD! 0VERPOWERED
AND PRISONERS FLEE
Two Men at Walter Reed Hospital
Take Keepers Pistol.
Police on Trail.

Two military prisoners engaged in
cleaning work at Walter Reed Hos
p'ta! early this afternoon over
powered their guard, wrested from
him his gun and escaped from the
reservation.
The prisoners were Edward ONeal.
eighteen years old, and Daniel G.
Phillips, twenty-five years old
The sentry, Lawrence Franklin. is
said to have been hit over the head
with a shovel by one of the men
while the other took away his
pistol.
The prisoners were scrubbing gar
bage cans at the hospital when they
made their breakaWay. Franklin
Immediately notified military officials
of the post, who started a squad of
soldiers in pursuit of the fleeing
men.
Police of No. 10 police precinct
also were asked to join in the hunt.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
VETERANS OFFICE BILL
is PASSED BY HOUSE

Numerous changes in laws govern
ing the Veterans Bureau and the set
ting up of new standards for deter
mining disability of former soldiers
are provided for in bill which
passed the House late yesterday. A
Somewhat similar bill has passed the
Senate.
, Extension from three to six years
of the period in which a former serv-
ice man might be presumed to have
contracted tubercular or mental dis
ease while in the military or naval
establishment would be provided in
the House measure, and the loss OF
the use of limbs would be declared
to be equivalent to the actual loss of
limbs as a permanent disability quail
fication.
Special compensation of $3.50 per
month would be provided for loss of
both eyes and 5000 per month for
both eyes and a limb. The measure
also would extend the time for filing
disability claims and slightly increase
the rate of compensation for widows
and children.
Many of the provisions were the
outgrowth of the investigation of the
Veterans Bureau by a Senate COM
mittee. The bill was offered by Chair
man johnson OF the new House vet
erans' committee. as a substitute for
the Senate bill, and further Senate
action now is necessary.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Fourteen Crystal Receiu-
ers Arriue Today, Bring
ing Total to Seventeen.
Little Girl Bakes and Sells
Pies to Raise Money
For Project.

Crystal receiving sets of every
conceivable type and cash contribu-
tions literally were poured into The
Stars radio shut-in fund" today by
radio fans and charitably inclined
persons who are cognizant of the
worthiness Of the campaign to place
a radio set at the bedside of every
deserving invalid in the District.
Three pairs of head phones and a
small quantity of the essential an
tenna wire also were donated to the
fund.
Fourteen sets were received at The
Stars business Office on the first floor
Of The Star building, bringing the to-
tai since the opening of the campaign
Sunday to seventeen. Checks and
cash contributions, ranging from 81
to SEQ, also were donated, and the
fund has now reached s63.50. This
money will be used to- purchase head
phones, antenna wire and other neces-
sary equipment.
Girl Presents Set.
One of the fourteen sets received
today came from five-year-old Bea-
trice Helm, who baked and sold pies,
cakes and biscuits to raise the money
to purchase the parts which compose
the receiving set she turned over to
The Star. The little girls only re-
quest was that her set be given to
some unfortunate child who is not
able to enjoy life in the great out
doors due to some physical affliction.
Three other sets came from f. r.
Carter. 121 18th street southeast,
"shut-in" who is fully aware of the
value of radio to make shorter the
long hours of confinement and bring
ray of sunshine into the lives of
those who are unable to leave the
confines of their homes. With the aid
of friends, Mr.. Carter who has not
walked since last December 5, made
the three sets which he donated to
the 'shut-in fund"
One of the sets came from man
Evening star., 1924-06-03
BILL ON RETIREMENT
TO BE, PUSHED TODAY
Rules Committee to Be Asked for
Privileged Status for
Measure.

Effort will be made when the rules
committee is in session this after
noon to have privileged status given
to the new L.ehlbach civil service re-
tirement measure, that action may be
taken upon it at this session.
The new Lehlbach bill provides that
the employees contribution to the re-
tirement fund shall be increased from
21b per cent of their salaries to 3 1s
ner cent. thereby making the en-
pIoyes pay practically the entire cost
Of increased annuities which the bill
proposed.
der this bill from a present maximum
A different method of computation
of the amount to be paid bepefciaries
is provided in the Lehlbach bill,
which is to a certain extent an ad-
vantage to the employees.
Optional retirement is allowed after
thirty years of service at the age OF OF
employees, and at the age of fifty.
eight for mechanics, laborers, postal
emnIoyes and such workers as do
manual or pedal labor.
Evening star., 1924-06-03

Lieut.. Neely was in charge of the
balloon while DR.. Meisinger made his
observations.
Sought Data for Chart.
The flight of the balloonists was
undertaken particularly to prepare a
chart of the air at 1000 feet eleva-
ton. The S-3, a balloon Of $4,000
cubic feet capacity. left here about 4
pm. yesterday, and when last seen
was headed in a northeasterly direc-
tion.
Scott Field officers declined to ex-
press an official opinion as to the
cause of the accident, but it was as
sumed that the gas in the bag had
become ignited by lightning.
The TC-3 left Scott Field shortly
after IL am. for Monticello to bring
back the bodies.
Dr. Meisinger, who was one Of the
foremost meteorologists in the coun-
try. came to Scott Field March 80,
and completed arrangements for a Sc
ries of ten or fifteen test flights in
a free balloon to heights of approx
mately 10000 feet. The first flight
was undertaken with Lieut.. l. A.
Lawson as pilot. the craft landing at
Walterboro, S. c., 6T5 miles distant,
after drifting two days. Two other
flights were made subsequently in a
bolIoon piloted by Lieut.. Neely, the
flights ending at ST. Thomas, Ont, and
near Appleton, Wis, respectively.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Hero of Santiago
Wins CIen,er,cy in
DesertiOn CHARGE

An act of heroism when the COL
Iier Merrimac was sunk deliber-
ately in Santiago harbor by Lieut..
Richmond P. Hobson has won a
presidential pardon on this twenty
sixth anniversary of the Merri-
macs sinking for Francis Kelly,
an enlisted member of the crew,
who was captured by the Spaniards
when his ship was sunk.
For his heroism Kelly was
awarded a congressional medal of
honor. and later honorably dis
charged. He then re-enlisted. but
in 1902, according to his applica-
tion for pardon, was "shanghaied"
and then spent nineteen years
seeking to return to the United
States.
His request for clemency on the
technical charge of desertion was
indorsed. by Capt. Hobson. his for
mer commander, and by Secretary
Wilbur.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Settin' in the Square.

Such days as this you'll find a lot
of fellers in the square,
Settin' on the benches and restin'
themselves there,
Loafin' from the toll and the labors
they amt done,
And takin' might keerful keer to
keep out of the sun.
Clawin' and a-scratchin' and talkin'
politics.
And 'lowin' that this town of our'n
is in an awful fix.
Some set and yaWn and argy, and
others do not fret.
An stead of doin' anything, aw, they
jest simply set.
Judge Bragg and old Doc Emory and
Cap'n. Limpy Brown
B'lieve upon the quiet this is plumb
dead town.
But if a stranger happens by and
wants to take a set
And Kick a little on the town, well,
you'd just better bet
He dasn't knock old Pruntytown, for
when he starts his say
They jump him like pack Of wolves
and send him on his way.
And days and nights and Sundays you
will find them all right there,
Settin' and a-argyin' out in the pub
lie square.
-TENNEYSoN ]. DAFT.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Queen Visits Hired Help.

The Queen of England has shown
herself to be democratic beyond her
intimate friends expectations by call
ing at King Edward VII Hospital re-
Gently and asking after the health of
Bessie Clarke. Miss Clarke is one of
the house maids at Windsor Castle
and her majesty spent several min
utes at her bedside. Usually an en-
Soy goes from royalty on such mis-
SionS.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Crystal Sets and Equipment.

Previously acknowledged, crystal
sets
Mrs r. j. Mickey. EOS 9th street
southwest, crystal set. aerial and
ground, l pair head phones.
Sympathizer, L crystal set.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Oliver Moque. apart
ment 422. the Argonne, 1 crystal set.
F. H. Schulz, 1867 Meridian place.
l crystal set.
Mrs. D. H. sherwood, Washington
Grove, Md. l crystal set.
E. p Carter, 121 18th street south
east, crystal sets.
Marie o. Rossmann. $500 18th street
northwest, apartment 211, l crystal
set.
H D. Townsend 701 18th street
northeast, / crystal set.
Mrs. w. II. Constantine. $3.50 Wis
consin avenue. l crystal set.
D. B. Todd. 24s 9th street northeast,
l crystal set
Ann E. Linn, 2o2o King street. Alex
andria, Va. 1 crystal set, l set head
phones.
]. w. s.. 1 crystal set
H. b. Banes, 1925 Meridian, 1 Bran
deis head set.
DR.. A. NJ. Forester. 1887 Sth street
northwest. l crystal set.
Total, II sets. 3 pairs head phones.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
WOMAN DIES OF GAS.
Miss Sarah F. Davis Expires al
Gallinger Hospital.

Miss Sarah F. Davis. ninety, who
was overcome oy Illuminating gas
in her room at the home of Mrs.
Mary Sprinkle, a relative, 7l9 D street
early yesterday morning. died at
Gallinger Hospital late yesterday af-
ternoon. Coroner hewitt gave a certi-
cate of accidental death.
The deceased, a native of Manassas,
Va, was we'll known in that section
Funeral services will be conducted
by Rev. J. Murray Taylor, pastor of
Manassas Baptist Church. in Manas-
sas cemetery at II o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
TheFun Shop
-. Conducted By
MarSO,n F0rhaU JudeU
INJUSTICE.
BY JOHN J. BORMIDA.

Inc wise guy" steals a million bucks.
An! He's a master mind
AND through his influence be ducks
Ine law. No guilt they find
me poor man steals a loaf of bread,
. ,thnu anu gets one year in jail.
although half-staryed and nearly dead
his pleas most often fail.
me Ball player steals in every game.
inns life is. awful queer.
Inc more he steals the more his
fame;
when he goes home we cheer.
Ihe sweetheart steals little kiss;
Asks her to be his wife,
In time he weds this little miss,
And the poor young chap gets life,
Evening star., 1924-06-03
ALLOWS POWER LINE USE.
Bill for Nearby Virginia Communi-
ties Passed by House.

The bill fathered by Representative
r. Walton Moore of Virginia author
iZing the use of government-owned
electric transmission lines between
Alexandria and Camp Humphreys for
carrying current to intervening rural
communities was passed by the House
last night. The House OVERRIDE siren
uous opposition by Representative
Thomas l.. Blanton; Democrat, of
Texas.
The Secretary Of War recommend
ed this legislation. The people in
those communities had been allowed
use of the line until il was found
that there was no authority in law
for such use
Evening star., 1924-06-03
You Tell Him-We Stutterl

A young girl from England was
visiting her cousin Frank in America
relates Sydney B. Cameron.
:, One beautiful day. while hiking
tnroush the woods. they came upon a
brook. With his cousins permis-
sion Frank took off his shoes and
stockings, rolled up his trousers to
his knees. and then took the girl in
his arms ready to cross the broek.
The young lady was delighted at 80
extraordinary an experience.
Half way across she burst out:
Ripping, it's positively ripping"
Frank stopped in his tracks and
shouted: What the DEVILS ripping"
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Dry La,o Changes lr7
Not To Be asked,
By Smith Backers
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 5.-Franklins
ID. Roosevelt, chairman of the
committee seeking the presidential
nomination for Gov. Smith, an
nounced today that the New York
state delegation to the national
Democratic convention would not 1T
ask for plank in the party. plat
form calling for a modification OF
the Volstead act. He said that ifa9I
Individual delegates raised the
issue it would receive no en-
couragement from the delegation
as a whole. i
Fifty woman members of the
Smith -for-President committee met
today and considered ways and
means of promoting the govern +"
or's candidacy. Mr.. Roosevelt sa.>
addressed the meeting. 1t was j..
decided to hold mass meeting in
the Town Hall here on June II.
Miss Emily Smith, the governors -
daughter, was among those in at. e
tendance.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
The New INTERPRETATION.

Heck-Say, what does r. S. ". P.
on this party invitation mean?
Peck-Who sent it?
Heck-Joe Boozit.
Peck-Oh, that means Rye, Scotch,
Vermouth and Port.
IT. E. MAHONEY.
copyright. 1924. Reproduction Forbidden.)
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Our Own
Horoscope
Department..
MIR, FRED .NEISMITH:

Dear Fred: If you were born on
June ,, your life will be under the in
nuence of Pisces, which, translated
from the Gum Arabic, means Poor
IRISH. That is to say, however far
OUT OF your depths you may be. you
will always be in the swim.
success will ever attend you. You
VIII always look well in light gray
spats. You should, however, beware
or banana peelings, blonde women,
ana trombone players with gold teeth
You will be married twice-once in
Reno and once in earnest.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
Final Proof.

BY CECIL TAYLOR,
She loves simple, homely things:
A rustic cot in some secluded place.
with chores to do, and gowns de-
void of lace;
she loves simple. homely things.
She loves simple homely things:
To cook. to sew, and hang clothes
on a line;
I'm proud-last night she promised
to be mine
She loves simple, homely things.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
An American Beauty.

American.
Calvin-Meaning-
George-She has red lips,-a white
skin, and starry blue eyes.
EDMUND ]. KIEFER.
Evening star., 1924-06-03

In the United States widows out
rank the widowers by more than 9
TO |.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
CALLED "sToRM RIDER.

News of the death Of DR.. c. Leroy
Meisinger came as decided shock
to officials Of the weather bureau
here. DR.. Meisinger was regarded
throughout the service as one of the
most brilliant meteorologists and his
contributions to this science have
been of inestimable value.
Prof. W. J. Humphreys of the bu-
reau and a member of the faculty of
George Washington University paid
a glowing tribute to the young man.
declaring his work in meteorology
has been of great value to his col
leagues and aviators as we'll.
DR.. Meisinger was born in Lattsmouth.
Neb., April so, 1895. He served as en-
listed man and officer m the Nebraska
National Guard and in the Signal Corps
during the war and in 1919 came to the
weather bureau here. He was gradu-
ated from the University of Nebraska,
and under Prof. Humphreys took post
graduate course in meteorology at
George Washington University, COM
pleting brilliant thesis at the institu-
tion here and winning a doctor of
philosophy in that science. This oc-
CURED two years ago this month. He
has published several important SUBJ
jects. Prof. Humphreys said.
March 25 he flew over the model air
way to Scott Field, Beileville, ILL.,, for
series of balloon tests with Lieut. Nicely
to determine meteorological conditions
before storms. He soon won the title of
"Storm-riding Meisinger." On one of
the recent flights DR.. Meisinger and
Lieut.. Nicely rode before a storm from
Scott Field to Walterboro, 8. c., after
fight Of twenty-three hours, and the two
had travelled before the wind across
the Canadian border in order to gather
data The compilation of information
covering cyclonic disturbances was one
of the main purposes OF the work. and
in doing it the two balloonists had re-
peatedly ridden out severe storms.
Survived By Widow.
DR.. Messengers address here was
1919 Monroe street. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Helen B. Meis-
niger.
Lieut. Neely was born in Kentucky
October 18, 1894, but his residence is
listed in air service records here as
M. Neely of that city. Lieut.. Neely
School and later graduated from the
College of Upper Canada. Before en-
tering the air service he had ex-
perience in newspaper work.
At the outbreak of the war he en-
listed as private in the aviation
following year was commissioned a
second Lieutenant, reserves. In July,
1920. he was appointed to the regular
Army.
Lieut. Neely had many friends in
this city among air service officers.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR

Teacher-How old would a person
be who was born in 1880?
Pupil-Man or woman?
JOHN F. MAGNUS.
Evening star., 1924-06-03

Between 1910 and 1920 women en-
ployed in clerical positions have all
most trebled in numbers. -
Evening star., 1924-06-03

One Of the Duties of Younx LADY
Employed in a Doll Factory.
Making Eyes.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
EXPLODING BALLOON
KILLS D. C. SCIENTIST
AND FELLOW PILOT

Continued from First Page.)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11

The situation is simple. Just treat
ment by Congress is all that is required to
enable the Maine pulp and paper industry
to function at its highest maximum. Given
the legislation to protect the pulp and paper
producers from unfair European competition
based on wages and living conditions that
cannot be tolerated in this country, pro-
tective tariff similar to that under which
other manufacturing lines in this country
can meet foreign competition and one diff
Guilty is solved.
Given congressional action to revise
the immigration laws so that skilled labor
may be obtained for the woods, labor not
available at present, and the second diff
Guilty will be solved.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11

DETAILS OF FIRE LOSSES-l91 1923, INCLUSIVE
1911 l43ll 40 acres ut So 1923 per . $84 76642
1912 1897 05 acres at 1923 per acre -- 14,197:73
1913 10000 acres at 50 923 per acre .. 9476S
1914 80 30 acres at 50 923 per acre ....-. 1855
1913 36400 acres at SIS. 923 per acre ..... 215597
1916 100 acres at 50 o23 per acre e 592
1917 at 1923 per
1918 80 acres So 166 per ......--.- 5075
1919 $500 at $6.755 per 236S1
1920 10 acres at $6.99S per -......-.. 524S
1921 $50 p 5000 per 12S2208
1929 103600 acres at $7.}41 per acre .... 760528
1923 l06000O acres at 81 34t per acre . 1854 go
3Os34 - acres .......... 1901 14437
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11

selves 50 far as reproduction is concerned. The
menace to the forests are fire and the ravages of
insects and to the paper manufacturers the danger
to prosperity is found in the competition of paper
manufactured in Europe by cheap labor and under
distressing living conditions and in the lack of skilled
labor for the operations in the woods.
crying need is for public cooperation in MAX
ing certain that there shall be no woods fires set by
human agency. Every visitor in the woods carries
personal responsibility and should accept this re-
sponsbility. He is camping hunting upon the
property of others and should exercise the same
against fire that he would ON his own property.
Some idea OF Names annual loss from forest
fires may be gathered from the following table COM
piled by the Great Northern Paper Company for the
II years ending 1923, the value of the timber de-
stroyed being estimated not at its actual worth to
the owners, but at the valuation set by the state
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11
II can, therefore, be readily under.
stood, that the forests of Maine
are the states greatest. asset

They support its industries, protect its water
supplies stabilize its agriculture, harbor its inland
fish and game and attract it's visitors Their per-
petuaton is indispensable to the continued prospect
ty of the State No other resource has such direct
and far-reaching influence on the welfare of its
people.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11
MAINE HAS SUFFICIENT TIMBER TO MEET
ALL THE MILL REQUIREMENTS!

When the first settlers came to Maine, forests
covered practically the entire land of the State
except barren mountain tops and salt marshes
After three hundred years they still occupy approx
n1ately rs per cent of the total land area of
19,132800 acres Moreover they not by any
means confined to the so-caed wild land sections
but are widely distributed throughout the State. Of
the sixteen counties there are only three-Andros-
coggin, Kennebec, and Waldo-ih which the area of
forest land is not greater than the of all other
classes of land combined. Even in these the forest
occupies more than two-fhs of the total land area
In six counties forests than fourfths of
the total land area while in Pscataquis county they
cover more than nine-tenths.
=. The area of forest land in Maine is greater than
that in any other state in the Northeast. 1t is
considerably than the combined forest area of
all the other New England states and more than
that of New York and New Jersey put together
On the basis of ratio of forest to total land
Maine easily leads all other states in the Union, with
Arkansas a rather poor second. The forest area is
also unusually large IN comparison with the popula-
tion In this respect Maine, with forest area of
1876 per CAPITA exceeds all other states east of
the Rocky Mountains with the single exception of
Florida.
The extent of the forests is equally striking
when they are compared with those of other coun-
tries. Names forests cover an area nearly equal
to the forest of Norway or to the combined for
est of Italy and Greece and than ten times
as great as the forest area of Belgium Sweden and
Finland are the most heavily wooded countries and
the largest timber exporters in Europe, yet Sweden
has only 55 per cent of it's total land area in forests
and Finland only 60 per cent as compared with rs
per cent here France and Germany, where the
forests cover respectively only 8 per cent and "a
per cent of the entire area are more representative
of conditions in continental Europe
III can. therefore. be readily UNDER
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11

Now there is an old story that has been told and
retod to the effect that nature has slackened on her
Job of forest reproduction and that new theories
must be experimental with if there is to be sufficient
soft woods to maintain in state of healthy compe
ttion Names greatest industry, viz, the manufac
ture of pulp and paper. The following letter from
Mr.. F. A. Gilbert is of interest and would seem to
disprove this contention. l. 49,.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-03

trimmed glasses and an Elton skull
cap. He glances over the titles and
the young clerk makes several sug-
gestions. "Oh. no. he answers. Il
want something for mother. She's
quite sophisticated. you know. She
has just finished The Tattooed
Countess read 1t myself week
ago and thought il wasn't'halg bad.
How's this new thing by Ben Hecht?
1 imagine mother would like it.
He bought four books After he
had gone the clerk told me that hc
was the son Of "a learned man who
wrote a boys version Of the Bible
so his boys could understand It.
Life isn't so drab in the Bronx
County jail In front there is a
park, in the rear a theater. where
music is played. on one side busy
fremont Ave. and on the other a
row Of apartment houses with an
ample supply Of radio loud speakers.
And for one hour each Wednesday
and Friday an organ grinder enter
tains without hope Of pay. Screens
over the jail windows prevent in
mates from tossing him coins.