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Evening star., 1924-04-26
BOSTON MAN BOOSTS
EXTENSION OF PARKS
Manufacturer Urges Support for
Proposal to Establish
Commission.
WOULD BEAR HALF-CENT TAX
Calls Washington my City" Ideal
Convention Center.

Establishment of permanent park
commission in Washington, not only
to keep Rock Creek from going dry
and to preserve the parks that al
ready exist, but to revive the appar-
emily tagging movement for new
parks and Fairgrounds, is "a case too
plain to be argued" in the opinion of
A. NJ. Wright, a manufacturer of Bos-
ton, who is a recent convert to the
plans of the Washington. committee
of one hundred for the, development
of the federal city.
Mr.. Wright said it is very evident
to those of us who come here occa-
sionally and observe that while your
residence district is extending beyond
the old boundaries, in the new sec
tions there is almost tragic lack OF
those green park places ana Dreath-
ing spots that are common 10 the
older part of the city.
Called Convention City.
He declared Washington is a nat
uraI convention city and tourists ma :
ven, adding that Washington ought
to realize its opportunities; ;.h in TINS TINS
direction as the one spot whlch every
one should call their own.
This is my Capital city, he said,
land the fact that my home town is
Boston makes it no less my Capital,
because President Washington ana
Mai. L'Enfant designed Washington
as a federal city and the very nature
Of the government of the District Of
Columbia preserves the political and
national integrity of that idea ana
principle-even though it does take
the vote away from residents of the
district / am willing to bear my pit
tance of the tax OF half of one cent
a year, as a nonresident, while the
residents of Washington are taxed 81
4 year per capita for acquiri ing new
land for park purposes in the Capt.
tai
Evening star., 1924-04-26
CHEMISTS WITNESS
WAYS OF NEXT WAR
War Department Demonstrates
Projected Methods at Edge
wood Arsenal.
SCIENTISTS ON FIELD DAY
Plans for National Institute Are
Discussed.

More than two-thirdS of the entire
group of 1000 delegates who have at
tended sessions of the sixtyseventh
annual convention of the American
Chemical Society, which closed here
last night today are the guests of the
War Department at the EdgeWood
Arsenal, a few miles north Of Balti-
more, where they are witnessing
what is declared to be the greatest
exposition of chemical warfare meth
ods since the close of the war. The
demonstration is under the direction
of Gen. Amos A. Fries. chief of the
chemical warfare service.
Army officers who explained the
new chemical features evolved by the
chemical warfare service did not
hesitate to predict that chemistry
would dominate the wars of the fu
ture. Col. Raymond r. Bacon, who
served overseas as chief of the tech
nical division uf the chemical warfare
service. said progress in this field
was more and more bearing out the
theory that in time whole armies
would be put to sleep and taken pris-
oner by gas warfare.
Methods Demonstrated.
The chemists inspected the entire
EdgeWood plant. covering n thousand
acres and costing more than 10000
600 and were shown the result of
the work on the the treatment OF
colds by chlorine. which is said to he
producing important results. Lunch
was served on the arsenal grounds,
followed by field demonstration
using nearly all the methods of chem
zeal warfare. including the sprinkling
of a smoke screen.
Late this afternoon 500 of the chem
lists will go from Edgwood to New
ork by special train to attend din
ner at the Waldorf-Astoria to Fran
els Z. Garvan, former alien property
custodian.
Plans for 81 10000 national insti-
tute of research in colloid chemistry,
q branch of the science having i'm
portant relation to medicine. biology.
agriculture a and hundreds of indus
tries. were announced after the clos,
ing session of the society at Central
High School last night.
support of Project.
The council of the society formally
voted its support to the project, which
has also the approval of the National
Research Council and the National
Academy of Sciences. The institute
it was said, will be located at a lead
ing university. with the University
of Wisconsin said TO be making the
strongest bid for it at this time. Prof
u II. Matthews of that university
explaining the project. declared, Sue
cess in the undertaking means inn
provementS in many industrial pro-
cesses, more intelligent agricultural
practice and most important of all
the lessening of human suffering
through the advances in medical sci
enCe which will inevitably follow"
The society voted to hold it's fall
meeting at Cornell University Sep
tember to IS
Evening star., 1924-04-26

One out of every five women in
Pennsylvania is employed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
BOY SAYS FATHER
MADE HIM BREAK
IN AND ROB STORE
Two Held for Burglarizing
Country Store. on
Blanco Road.

That he had been forced by his own
father to burglarize store was the
statement made, between .sobs, by a
12-year-old youth to Deputy Sheriff
John Subira at the Bexar county sher-
ifs office Tuesday The lad said that
he had entered the store at least four
times and in each instance had been
ordered to do. so. by his father. The
father denied the boys statement.
The boy and his father were taken
into custody Tuesday morning in con-
nection with the robbery of the ID. A
Patterson store. five miles out on the
Blanco road. "A man about % years
old was arrested by Deputy Subira
Monday in connection with the rob
berry.
When questioned by Deputy Subira
Tuesday the younger. boy broke down
and sobbed out his story. He lived
with his father aboct mile from tbs
store he said and had been sent out al
night by his faSier to steal. He said hi
entered the store through the window
and told the deputy the different ar
ticlcs he had taken. The older boy un'
der arrest, he said. had entered the
store but once whereas he had burglar
lied it four times.
Charges of burglary and theft have
been filed in justice court against the
father and the older boy but so far
no charges have been filed against the
youth. Chief Deputy Sheriff Alphonse
Newton Jr.. said he probably will let
the boy go free.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
LIQUOR PACT PLEASES
English People Pleased With L. s.
British Rum Treaty.

London. March 4.-The liquor
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, the text of which has
Just been issued here, will be wei
coined by sensible people in both
countries as an attempt to remove q
cause of friction, the Morning Post
believes.
1t is likely, however, TO arouse
some uneasiness in England. and the
speed area provision" by which YES
sells are subject TO search for con-
traband liquor when within an hours
sailing distance of the American shore,
is bound to lead to violent disputes:
The paper doubts whether prohibit
tionists will be satisfied with the
treaty and thinks they may render
useless the labor of the diplomats and
jurists as, it contends. prohibition in
its essence is not a manifestatlo OF
law "but a display of fanaticism."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
Is HURT IN CRASHES
Fire Truck Collides With Two Motor
Busses Crowded With Passengers.

st. Louis. March 4.-Sixteen per
sons were injured here last night wher
a motor hose cart, answering a fire
call, struck two motor busses crowded
with passengers Five firemen were
injured. and eleven passengers. None
of the injuries are considered serious
The fire apparatus was proceeding
rapidly in answer to a fire call, and
at cross street, struck one bus q
CHANGING blow, swung and ran header
into the second. The buses were Gloss
together at the time.
The firemen were thrown to the
pavement by the blow. and suffered
bruises and strains. The five were
taken to the hospital by passing mo
florists where their injuries were not
reported serious.
But one of the passengers on the
buses, Miss Estelle Hickman, 81. oi
this city, was seriously injured. Shs
was taken Immediately TO hospital
where she was reported to have suf-
fered internal injuries and Commissions
of the right hip. Other passengers
proceeded to their homes unaided.
The chauffeurs of the busses said
they were driving slowly and did not
hear the bells of the hose cart until
it crashed into them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
$500 FRAUD CHARGED
italian Says Men Put His Savings in
Tin Box and Disappeared.

st. Louis. March 4.-Celeste Chiste.
-. an italian. residing at Collinsville.
H.. was persuaded TO buy oil lands
~ two men. and as protection against
Ioldup men, placed his savings of
1870 in n tin box to which he WAS
,iven the KEY. But the two men dis
impaired and Chiste. suspecting some
hing amiss. opened the box to find
-hree 81 bills and roll of papers,
representing the oil lands. or such is
he story he told local police yester-
10y.
Chiste said an Italian by the name
# Farrari advised him of the pro-
losed deal and introduced him to n
Granger, "a wealthy oil operator Ut
Pueblo. Colo. and that after consid-
rable talk. Farrari deposited $500
the tin box and Chiste $500 TO
snse the deal. As a matter of good
hith. Chiste was gwen the key to
he box. The two then left to talk
nth another customer. saying that
hey would call later and si-n con-
ract. Chiste has not seen the two
scn since. He said the second man
ras about 80 years old and Smooth
alker."
Chiste left the tin box with the 70
al police for evidence.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
PEDDY'S LAWYER WILL
USE TEXAS PRECEDENT
IN ELECTION CONTEST
Acknowledgement Dis
pute Identical to Case,
He Says.

Washington, d. c., March 4.-The
Richards Eichenroht contest over the
Texas state senatorship from Guada-
lupe county in 1920, is to be used as
precedent in the Peddy-Mayfield
contest now before the United States
Senate. Luther Nickels. leading
counsel for Peddy. plans to lay be-
fore the investigation committee the
facts developed and the decision
by the Texas Senate.
Richards was the Democratic cam
didate for state senator and Eichen-
roht. the Republican, received his
nomination too late to have his name
printed ON the official ballot.
Instead, his name either was writ
ten in by election officials or written
on thin paper and pasted in the Re
publican column. On the face of the
returns. Eichenroht was elected by
approximately 800 votes. and Rich
ards contested.
The Texas Senate. after inspecting
samples of the ballots cast. held that
those on which Eichcnroht's name
had been written by election officials
or typewriter on thin paper and
then pasted thereon were illegal
Enough of these ballots were thrown
out to result in the seating of Rich
ards.
Nickels claims the situation is ex-
actly parallel and will insist that the
United States Senate recognize the
precedent. If this is done. it is
estimated it will invalidate between
10000 and $4,000 votes cast and
counted for Senator Mayfield.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
DELAY GAMBLER SUIT
Woman Sues Coco Cola Kings Son for
Alleged Assault.

Decatur, Ga. March 4.-Because Of
the illness of q member of defense
counsel. the suit of Mrs. Sarah G. By
field for 100000 against Walter T..
Gambler was postponed until tomorrow
when the case was called in Dekalh
county.
Mrs. Byfield. the wife of Clyde n.
RyfieId. Atlanta automobile dealer. ale
leges that Mr.. Gambler. milliona,re
SPORTSMAN and son of Asa G.. Cand'fr
Sr., Atlanta millionaire soft DRINK
manufacturer, attacked her while she
and her husband. Mr.. Gambler and his
two young daughters were en- route a.
Europe on the liner Berengaria dur-
ing the summer Of 122.
Mrs. Byfield and her husband were
in court when the case was called but
Mr.. Gambler was not present. Both
sides are represented. BY lawyers from
Atlanta.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
CLEAR AND COLDER
Minimum Temperature Wednesday
Morning Will Be From 40 to 81. %

Fair and colder, is the forecast
for San Antonio and vicinity Tues
day night and Wednesday. Minimum
temperatures will be from 46 to %
degrees Wednesday morning. and
moderate to fresh westerly to northt
erlv winds are predicted.
A high pressure area is entering
the country over the Northwest and
this is expected to bring a moderate
dron in temperature, although no
really cold weather is exnected. Frost
is predicted for North Texas.
Over Chicago. a deep low pressure
area is moving out of the country.
bringing strong winds in its. path and
some rain. A little rain fell on the
coast and a trace was reported in
San Antonio. but Texas did not re-
ceive anv precipitation TO speak of,
during the last few days.
A small low was south ct Browns
vile Tuesday. but il is headed for
the gulf and will cause no disturb
ance in South Texas. Clear weather
was renorted in the nath of the high
in the Northwest as far as Ballinger.
at z o'clock Tuesday morning. 1t
was expected TO move down as far
as San Antonio later in the day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
FALL 5000 FEET; SAFE
Three Occupants Of Plane Escape
With Only Painful Injuries.

Lafayette, La, March 4.-Frank ].
Dietlein Jr. of Opelousas, Dwight
Thistlethwaite of Washington and
Aviator Schulz of Mississippi, were
severely bruised and shaken up near
here yesterday when an airplane in
which they were flying. fell from a
heigh. of approximately 5000 feet,
landing in a tree near the South
western Louisiana Institute.
The accident is said to have hap
pened when the control broke during
an attempted loop.
Dietlein received deep decorations
about the face and body and Thistle.
thwaite was also badly bruised and
cut. Schulz, owner and pilot of the
plane. was bruised and cut about
the body. The men were rushed TO a
hospital where they were examined
and pronounced not seriously in
jured.
The plane was demolished.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
ASKS FOR 100000
Alleged Family Friend
Alienated Wife's Alice
ton Through Flattery. .
PROVIDED HER A HOME
Petition Charges Defendant
Established Residence &
for Mrs. Evans.

Suit for 100000 for alleged aliena.
ton Of affections was filed in the For.
ty-fifth District Court Tuesday noon
by William X. Evans of Bexar county
against John II. Wright, prominent
and wealthy citizen of Waco, McLen-
nan county.
The petition in the suit alleges that
Wright alienated the affections Of
Nolie b. Evans, wife Of the plaintiff.
Exemplary damages in the sum of
100000 and actual damages in the
sum of 100000 is asked for.
Wright is a Waco banker and is
said to be worth $i,0O0,000 Evans
is q travelling salesman with head
Quarters in San Antonio. He is now
out of the city on his run. His at
torneys said they did not know his San
Antonio address.
Mrs. Evans, who is described as
young and very pretty, is now in
Waco visiting her mother.
Evans and his wife were married in
June, 1921, the petition sets out. They
lived happily together and enjoyed
and possessed the aid, assistance fell
lowship. companionship, love, society.
and affection of each other" until last
year. :
Wright Was Family Friend
Wright, the petition. says, is resi-
dent of Waco and has known the
plaintiff and his wife. from child
hood. The Evans, it is asserted, were
in Waco for a short time.
In October, 1928, the petition says.
Wright visited the Evans family in
San Antonio socially and ate number
of his meals there. Mrs. Evans, it al
leges, knew that Wright was a man
Of great wealth and was flsttered BIZ
his attentions.
Wright. it is alleged in the peti..
ton, "wrongfully, maliciously and
wickedly" took advantage Of plaintiffs
hospitality and exerted an undue in.
fluence over Mrs. Evans. He often met
her clandestinely, the petition alleges.
Says Wright Influenced Her. !
Through this series of attentions
the petition Slleges, Wright aiienated
the affections of Mrs. Evans by his at.
tentions and promises and acquired an
improper influence over her. 1t also
alleges that Wright went so far as to
establish q home here for Mrs. Evans,
thereby taking her away from her hus-
band.
Plaintiff alleges that because Of all
these things his wife abandoned BIN
thereby causing him mental anguish
and breaking up his happiness He
prays the court for damages in the
sum of 100000. Dave Watson and
ID. 5. Chaplin are attorneys for Evans,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
SAY BABY USED BY
WOMAN IN SUIT IS
THAT OF ANOTHER
Plaintiff in Breach of Prom
Use Case Accused of
Blackmail.

Kansas City, NO., March 4.-Miss
Eileen Mabelle, plaintiff in $4,000
breach of promise suit pending herr
against Joe Baum, was named in a
warrant charging blackmail late yes
terday.
Deputy marshals seeking TO serve
the warrant are being aided in their
search by Maize Dring, British immi-
grant girl, who is attempting to re-
cover her baby.
Miss Mabelle charged in her suit
against Baum that he IS the father of
a child she said was born to her in
Chicago last July.
Attorneys for Baum, who made an
Investigation in Chicago. presented a
complaint to the county prosecutor al
lcging that Miss Mabelle went to Chi
cago and advertised for an infant.
Maize Dring, penniless immigrant,
who was soon TO become mother an
swcred the advertisement and when
her baby was born gave it to Miss
Mabelle. the complaint charged. +,
Miss Mabelle. it is alleged, left Chi
cago telling the mother that she was
taking the child to st. Louis. From
st. Louis Miss Dripg says she re-
ceived a telegram stating that the
baby was critically i'll. Then came a
message from Kansas City telling OF
its death. The child is alive Miss
Dring and the attorneys declare. and
is the one upon which Miss Mabelie
based her suit against Baum.
Miss Dring saws she can identify
the baby by stiff finger. caused By II
cut shortly after its birth. Baum's
attorneys assert that the infant which
Miss Mabelle claims as hers has such
a deformity.
Attorneys for Miss Mabelle in the
breach of promise action have with
drawn from the case.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
QUAKE is RECORDED
"Very Severe" Shoes Registered on
Washington Instruments.

Washington. ID. C.. March A
Every severe" earthquake. about 21Oo
niles from Washington in a southerly
direction. was recorded today on the
seismograph at Georgetown Univer-
lity.
Father Tondorf. the seismologist.
,aid the shocks began at 3:13 a M.
reached maximum intensity between
) % and 3 :26. and were still in prog
.ess at Z o'clock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
Paris Garbage Men Strike.

Paris, March 4.-The Paris garbage
men went on strike today for more
pay and city authorities are making ar
rangement for an imnrovised service.
Parisians are also deprived because
of strike of the parcel post service
which is run under contract by private
companies.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

st. Louis: Temperature. So; raining
3o-mile wind from the SOUTH lowest
temperature in last "a hours, So; high
est. ei.
Chicago: Temperature. IS; cloudy
eighteen-mile wind from the southwest
lowest temperature in last "a hours, 30;
highest. As.
Kansas City: Temperature. IS; cloudy;
9s-mile wind from the west: lowest tenn
perature in last "a hours, IS; high
est. 81.
New York: Temperature, IS; partly
cloudy; five-mile wind from the south
west: lowest temperature in last "a
hours. IS; highest, Il.
Washington: Temperature. IS; clear;
five-mile wind from the east; lowest
temperature in last "a hours. So; high
est, So,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
ORDER AFFECTS ALL
Moss Says No One to Cross Border
at Mexicali After 0 p. m.

Washington, ID. C., March A.
The order closing the customs lines
at 0 .. m, on the Southern Califor-
mia border at Mexicali and Tia Juana
is construed by the treasury as APP
plying to all traffic, pedestrian as
well as vehicular.
Assistant Secretary Moss said to-
day he is surprised that any doubt
as to the meaning of the order
had arisen. He declared it is intended
to be "hard and fast"
The order was issued because of
smuggling and vice conditions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
CASUALTIES
OF SHOCKS
ARE MANY
U. S. Legation Collapses
But Minister and Fam
lily Escape.
NO COMMUNICATIONS
Fully Half Of Structures in
San Jose Damaged
by Tremors.
FELT in THE U. S.
Seismograph Indicates Dis
turbance Lasted Nearly
r. Five Hours.
FELT in THE U. S.

San Jose, Costa Rica, March A.
A series of earth shocks, the strong
est felt here in 25 years. beginning at
4 o'clock this morning, damaged fully
half the buildings of San Jose and
caused a number of casualties.
A part of the American legation
building collapsed but the American
minister and his family and the
American consul and his family es-
raped uninjured.
No injuries to any American resi-
dent have been reported.
Communication with neighboring
cities is entirely cut off.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
ASKS 100000 FOR W|FE'S LOVE
Very Earthquake Wrecks Buildings Rcan Capital
Great Britain's Air
Defensive to Extend
10000 Feet Into Sky

London, March 4.-Important
scheme of air defense for Great
Britain is being prepared by the
air ministry and the war office
under direction of Colonel Edward
Il. Ashmore, who commanded Len
don's defense during me war. ac-
cording to The Daily Chronicle.
The scheme comprises a sky-defen-
sive extending to more than 10000
feet above the ground.
Colonel Ashmore. says the
newspaper, "will take great areas
of the sky and SO mine and net
and barrage them that from the
earth level to an altitude Of more
than three miles no aerial raiders
will find it possible 20 i've and
move therein, while above that will
be an area of bursting shells and
other. defensive measures. New
squadrons of fleet air fighters VIII
patrol the air to an altitud. never
before attained in aerial fighting"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
SO ROADS OBJECT
Ask ]. c. c. TO Modify Order For
, Installation of Automatic Controls.

Washington. ID. C., March A.
Fighty-nine first class railroads asked
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today to modify its order for installa-
ton of automatic train control de-
vices.
1t was requested that part of the
requirements be set aside entirely and
that the effective date of the others
be deHyed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
FELT AT COSTA RIGA.
Many Buildings Damaged by Severe
Shocks.

New York, March 4.-Earthquakes
shook Port Limon and San Jose,
costa Rica. early today. said mes
sage received here by the All-America
Gables.
The first quake occurred Mt about
( n. m. and was followed by Others.
The tremors were CONTINUING at =
,'clock. MANY buildings in San Jose
we're damaged.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
The WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST.

San Antonio and vicinity: Tuesday
night and wednesday, fair; colder Tues
day night; minimum temperature. &C TO
So; moderate to fresh westerly to north
erly winds.
East Texas: Tuesday night. fair and
colder: frost in north portion; Wednes-
day. fair.
West Texns: Tuesday night. sair: cold
err except in southwest portion; Wednes-
day fair.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
RECORDED AT CHICAGO.
Seim,ograph Registers Every Severe
Earthquake at 4 els A. NJ.

Chicago. March "A every severe
earthquake" lasting approximately
four and one-half hours, was recorded
Today on the United States Weather
Bureau seismograph at the University
Of Chicago.
The tremors started at 4;lo a. M,
Central Time, reached maximum In,
tensity about 4:27 a. M: and ceased
around s 80 a. m. The distance from
Chicago was 2175 miles. but the pre-
liminary tremors were not well de-
fined and the direction was problem
atical