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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
DESCRIBES OLD CUSTOMS
IN DISTRICT CHURCHES
Miss Lucille Wilkinson Tells of
Early Baptist History in
WASHINGTON.

Many methods and rules-which
now seem unusual and amusing-used
in the conduct Of churches In the
Capital City more than 100 years ago,
were described by Miss Lucille w.
Wilkinson in an address before the
Columbia Historical Society in the
of her subject was Early Baptist
Churches In Washington"
Miss Wilkinson said the requir-
ments for becoming church member
in the early part Of the last century
were very strict. She told how the
early Baptist churches held trials for
people who had failed to live up
strictly to church rules and regula-
tions and were accommodated for
petty offenses.
She traced the growth Of the Bap.
fist religion since IL was founded here
in 1902, when the congregation &C.
and streets. 1t was there that Rev.
Obadiah Brown. the first Baptist min
lister in Washington, preached for 43
years. said Miss Wilkinson.
Among the early people OF prom.
inence of the church mentioned were
DR.. Luther Rice, who founded CO.
lumbar College, now George Wash
ington University, In 1921. At that
time it was exclusively q theological
school. she said. The first class was
graduated in 1924.
Washington Topham, DR.. B. W.
Sunny and Frank H. Stickney com.
mented on the address and added in.
formation regarding early church de,
velopment in this city.
A program of vocal music was
furnished by the following: Ruth King
Deewall, Mable Flehr. Floyd C. VIII.
Iiams and Charles Moore, with Mabel
Linton Williams at the piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
DR.. BALLOU GIVES TALK.
Addresses Manual Training Teach,
ers at Special Meeting.

Manuel training teachers in the pub.
lie schools were addressed by Dr.
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent of
schools, at a special meeting held
Tuesday in the Abbott Vocational
School. 1t is the desire of DR.. Ballou
to gradually adopt a higher standing
among this group Of instructors, and
he outlined some Of the points he had
In mind, so the teachers could adjust
themselves accordingly.
ITO teach children" DR.. Ballou told
the teachers, land not merely to
teach a trade, must be your guiding
principle. There has been a general
drift away from the teaching OF vo.
cational work to young children. but
the existing system in Washington
will be adhered to for the present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17

From tia Ch1csEo NeVs,
Mrs. Timkins Was taking her son to
school for the first time and, after inn
pressing the schoolmaster with the ne
cesaity of his having q thorough edu.
cation, finished UP by saying: And
be sure he learns Latin
But, my dear madam" said the
master, Latin IS a dead language"
"All right" said Mrs. Timkins.
he'll want it. He's going to be an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
Dent Neglect
thatCOUCH

It never pays to nsgiscta cough.
h does not pay. sither, to try
70 stop It with Z remedy which
your doctor might not approve.
PERTUSSIN 10 provsn ram ,
sdy that has been prescribed sue
esssfully for twenty years In the
treatment Of all harmful coughs,
lociuding whooping cough.
PERTUSSlN soothss the
cough spasm, helps TO clear the
air passages Of sticky, gsrm-ladsn
anucus and reduces the indam-
snsdon. II 10 entirely free from
Injurious or habit-fofming drugs.
Sold by all druggists In large
and small bottles.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
ASSERTS SHEPHERD
CONVICTED SELF ON
STAND AS WITNESS

Continued from First Pagel
had helped Shepherd. And Faiman
tells YOU he did give Shepherd those
germs.
''If he did not, why did he so tes-
tify? | can understand why friend
would 80 on the witness stand and
swear a lie to save a friend from the
rome, but why. if his story was not
true, would Faiman come here and
swear TO IL story he knew would send
Shepherd TO the gallows?
The prosecutor gathered together
the evidence connecting Falman with
the case and justified it as borne out
by other links in the cirCumSta ntial
chain.
..Fainan said he got the germs
from the city health department. gave
them TO Shepherd and taught him
how to kill Billy McClintock with
them, and he did it, shouted German.
Scores States Attorney.
In conclusion | ask you gentlemen
to enforce the law in this case" said
German after nearly four hours of
talking.
This defendant has invented a new
species of murder in Illinois, and you
should instill in the hearts Of others
that they cannot get away with it.
Let your verdict say 10 the people
of the State. Obey the law or suffer
the vengeance of the law
Human life is just about the cheap
est thing we have in Chicago. Say
that germ murders cannot go on or
the gunnan will throw away his gun"
w. S. Stewart began the defense S
opening statement at noon. immedi-
ateIy comparing the prosecution of
SheDherd with CruCihXiOn.
What is it that pushes the States
attorney himself in this case" de-
manded Stewart. When I say there
is something behind this l want you to
use your own judgment.
IF Shepherd had walked into his
own boys bedroom and killed him,
that would have been only another
murder case"
Stewart criticized the States attor-
ney, Robert E. Grove, charging un.
fairness.
Evening star., 1925-06-24

Continued from First PageD
Fauquier Rappahannock. Page. shen
nandoah. Warren ana Rockinghau
The rest of Virginia is under furis.
diction Of Divisional chief 3. {.
Sharpe. icoated at Salisbury. y. G.
Others Considered.
State directors in the old fourth
division who are considered also as
candidates for the new administrator.
post at Baltimore are Edmund Bud.
nitz, Maryland: William /. swain
Delaware: Robert ~ Fulwiler. Vii.
einia. and ]. IT, Gadd. West virginia.
The new district, No. t. headqlIar.
ters at Baltimore. will contain the Dis.
trIct of Columbia, Maryland. Virginia
and Delaware
Concerning the administration of
prohibition in Washington, Mr.. An.
dreWs Indicated that. although details
had not as Vet been worked out. il
was possible there might be a "group'
assigned 10 Washington which would
report to the Baltimore office.
Five Will Keep Posts.
Five principal officials Of the prohi.
nitl"n unit were named by AIr. An.
dfeWs iate yesterday afternoon as def
'i4''4N ''' VI iIiIii''i upon 10 continue in
their present positions o.. similar, ones
These officials are Prohibition Commits
sioner Roy y. Haynes. Assistant Com
missioner James +. Jones. Chief al
General Prohibition Agents =. &. Vel
lowley. Chief Counsel James J. Britt
and Dr. J. NJ Doran. head of the In
dustrial AIcoho! and Chemical Divi
sion.
NO changes similar in scope to those
inau@urated III the Prohibition T-nii
are contemplated in either the Unitec
states Coast Guard or the Customs
according u Nr. Andrews. who is ir
charge uf all three
The commissioner of internal rev
enue, although being in charge. under
the law, of the prohibition unit auC
alcohol in tn" country, hes given over
10 My. Andrews ana the prohibition
authorities all control over alcohol ey
cept the collection Of taxes in order tc
facilitate enforcement of prohibition.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
u. S. FELICITATES ITALY.
Voices Gratitude for Apprehension
of Consul's Assailant.

Telegraphic instructions have been
sent to the United States Ambassador
at Rome to inform the italian gov
eminent that the United States Gov
ernment 'ts highly appreciative of its
prompt action in bringing the assail-
ant of Franklin c. Gowen. United
states vice consul at Rome, to Justice
of Is expressions of concern and re-
Sret, 'i.'i of it's voluntary offer to re
imburse Gowen for his medical ex-
Denses and other losses incident to at
tack
In his telegram, Secretary kellogg
added that this Government is thor
oughly satisfied that the attack was
made in ignorance of Governs indenti-
ty and official character and is graft.
fed that this unfortunate incident has
been closed in such a prompt and sat
iSfaCtory manner"
Evening star., 1925-06-24
RETIRED JEWELER
HIT BY STREET CAR
Steps on Tracks From Load
ing PIatform-7 Hurt in
tG
l. Auto Accidents.

Gerom" Desio -. retirsa ieweler
residing 1t 1903 Wyomina avenue
was seriously injured yesterday after
noon when Knocked down by "A street
car At Pennsylvania avenue and Thir
teenth street. The ear struck hin,
Just after he had stepped from the
loading platform at the intersection
of the two thoroughfareS
The injured man was taken 10
Emergency Hospital and carefully eN
amined 10y surgeons. tie had 4 severe
injury 10 one leE and was sufferine
from shocE. He did not lose con
hospital today thar the patient spent
a comfortable night, but his condi
tjon remained critical.
Another seriously injured person in
the hospital is Miss Helen : Reed
clerk in the Veterans Bureau. resid
ing at 1921 Gpshur street. She was
injured SUNDAY While motoring home
with her brother. Frank Reed
GaithersburG, Md, near New Market
Md She was pinned beneath the car
that skidded and overturned. ana it
was said at the hospital that her spine
was fractured
Six Hurt in Auto Crashes
Seven persons were occupants of
two automobiles that collided al Penn
sylVania avenue and Sixth street
shortly before 10 o'clock last night
one of them overturning and being
badly damaged. The overturned car
was owned and driven by Benjamin +
Burgess, 656 | street southeast. other
occupants being Mrs. Maud Burgess
"a, and Alvin Burgess 3 years old.
The three injured persons We're taken
TO Emergency Hospital
Louis POats. sos Eighth street
southwest, was driver of the other
car. He was driving south on Sixth
street. while Burgess was driving east
on Pennsylvania avenue. Mrs The.
resa Poats, 81. and Edward T. Caplan
end Louise NJ. Caplan. all occupants
of the Eighth street house. We're in
the PoatS car. None Of them was
seriously hurt
John NJ. Thou. III Princeton place.
and Reed a. Dale 22S Fourteenth
street southwest. were drivers of au-
tomobiles that c"iIided AT Vermont
avenue and L street last night. Mrs.
Tholl and Mrs Joseph ii. Ross, occu-
pants OF The ThoIl car. We're taken TO
a physlClan'S office ana treated Tor
shock.
Bernard Walsh. Is. a messenger. re.
siding At 606 [ street southeast. suS-
tained a fracture Of the left leg and
cut over his eye yesterday afternoon
as a result Of q collision between his
motor cycle ana the automobile OF
Mrs. Geraldine Sheehan. @1u1 Ontario
road. at Seventeenth and ! streets.
He was given surgical aid at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
Sanford to Serve on Trial Board

Promotion of Capt. Ernest w.
Brown of the first precinct to an in
spectorship. succeeding Inspector AL
bert j. Headley, denoted, eliminated
him from service as a member of the
Police Trial Board. Capt. w. E. San
ford of the fifth precinct has been
designated to temporarily fill the
vacancy, the other police member
being Capt. Louis J. Stoll of the
seventh precinct.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
Funeral of Admiral Craig.

Funeral services for Rear Admiral
Joseph Edgar Craig, u. S. N, retired
who died at his home, 1908 New Hamp.
shire avenue, Sunday, were conducted
at st. Pauls Episcopal Church yester-
day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. Ar
llngton A. McCallum, rector, officiated
Interment, with simple military hon
ors, was in Arlington Cemetery
Evening star., 1925-06-24

actual experience. In its first meet.
ing this committee had before il =
tentative uniform law drafted by u
committee Of the commissioners ou
uniform State laws, and further co.
operation between these committees
has been arranged TO facilitate The
development Of the most desirable
form Of motor vehicle laws and re5u-
latiOnS.
Evening star., 1925-06-24

n
suburbs reduces the danger Of ex.
cesses here, and all additional pre-.
caustious deemed necessary have been
taken.
preceding dispatches have said
martial law was in effect in the sub.
urbs Of Shanghai. Apparently this
regime now applies to the city itself
as Well as the vicinity. There has
been no recent announcement Of a
proclamation of martial law in the
foreign cOnCeSsionsJ
The Chinese Chamber Of Commerce
had decided that the banks, recently
closed. should reopen tomorrow. How.
ever. this decision is opposed by Chin.
ese extremists and the outcome is un.
Certain.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
MAY BAR EXPERTS
| FROM SCOPES CASE
Bar Association Would Have
Trial Judge Confine Is
sue to Law.
By the Associated Press.

| kNONNILLE, Tenn, June 24.-An
army OF expert witnesses, repre
senting various scientific and religious
phases OF the evolution question will
| be called in the trial of J. r. Scopes
| indicted high school teacher, il has
been announced by defense counsel
who continued conference here today
clarence barrow and Bainbridge
Colby, who came here last night with
other members of the defense staff
We're principal speakers at the grad
| uating exercises of the John r. Neal
| College of Law, and incidentally were
presented with honorary degrees OF
doctor OF laws. A similar honor went
to Dudley Field Malone of New York
who is expected to join his Confrerees
here today.
DR.. John X. Neal. senior defense
counsel, who presented the degrees,
referred to Mr.. Darrow as the man
who framed the first Juvenile court
! law.
Frame Laws to Get Votes"
Declaring that many Of our legis-
laa'ors will vote for anything they
Thank will bring them votes" Mr.
Dahrow, in his address. said this was
true of some Senators and asserted
they voted for prohibition when they
had hquor IN their own possession =
Anal they still have liquor" he
added.
The speaker said that 1t appeared
that "esery organization has some
law it is endeavoring to force on the
people" and expressed the hope that
sometimes we may have men sent
to the Legislature to repeal laws, in
stead of to enact more laws
The prospect that the Scopes trial
would evolve into a long drawn out
affair has lead to a protest from the
Maury County delegation TO the State
bar association meeting. The delega-
ton said il would support a resolution
calling on Judge Raulston to hold
strictly to the law and not TO hear
expert witnesses.
Leroy H. Hammond. spokesman,
said it would be silly" for the State
TO nay jurymen and court attaches to
sit for weeks and listen to the oration
of lawyers that will not settle any
question"
Evening star., 1925-06-24
DRYS AND VETS PLEASED.
Find Selves III Parad0xical Agreement
on New Plan.

The AutiSaIoon League and the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment. whose goals ON the pro.
hibition question are exactly opposed
find themselves in paradoxical agree.
ment on the Sha1e-up in the enforce
ment system ordered by Assistant
Secretary, Andrews of the Treasury
Both organizations. however qualified
their Endorsement of the new order in
statements last night.
The reorganization ordered hv Mr.
Andrews, t. be effective August /
abolishing State lines in favor of di-
visions according TO federal judicial
districts and deCentralizing authority.
was described by the association as n
move obviously in the right direction
Think Law Will Fail.
If prohibition can be enforced the
statement declared, this man and
these methods will enforce il. We
are equally confident. too. that if the
law cannot be enforced, which will he
the case, then Gen. Andrews will be
just as straightforward in announcing
his failure as he has been in his
efforts to bring about honest enforce.
ment."
The shalle-up will do much to re.
move "spoils politics" the association
added. and ii injeCts common sense,
good faith and good Judgment" into
enforcement.
Wayne B. Wheeler. general counsel
of the Anti-Saloon League. declared
the new plan doubtless would eli,ni.
nate politics better than under the
present system, but we will of course
ask Congress TO put all the prohibi.
tion agents under civil service so that
this policy will be fixed by statute"
Adoption of regulations for control
of industrial alcohol had been helpful
he said, expressing the opinion that
they would work out satisfactorily
The Cramton bill which failed OF
passage in the last Congress, would
have relieved this situation he de
clared. but it was held up by a fill
buster in the Senate"
Evening star., 1925-06-24
Financial Losses Computed.

| finanClal Losses Computed.
! This committee. headed by Frederic
/ a Delano. chairman of the Wash
lngtOn Federal city committee, Is
gathering from many sources infor-
/ nation which viii show the financial
! loss 10 communities through traffic
! congestion 1t will present definite
: suggestions as to how the steps de-
! scrihed above may be taken by any
! community and also Will suggest ways
in which the private or civic organi-
/ Zauon may assist the authorities in
the development of such programs
| The committee on law enforcement,
which has its chairman Chief Magis-
trate William McAdoo Of the New
! York City courts. is tackling a prob
lem of primary Importance. both
| from the standpoint Of wedding out
the criminal, reckless or physically
or mentally incompetent driver and
Of developing Il program which viii
make for more comprehensive train
ing Of officers enforcing traffic.
At its initial meeting the discussion
focused around the Importance of
swift. sure and reasonably uniform
penalties to serve as an effective
deterrent TO traffic violators. Use by
the courts OF power TO suspend or
revoke licenses was shown by the ex-
( PEI II nee u all the lIdlIlc court Judges
present to be a most valuable aid in
law enforcement. Considerable atten-
ton was also paid to the necessity for
mandatory penalties for certain Of
| fenseS, such as driving while intoxi-
Gated or driving after suspension or
revocation OF license. In the interests
OF greater protection TO the public, the
| exchange Of information between
| State motor vehicle commissioners as
a +y1.
outlined as il is practiced between
| New York and New Jersey.
Excessive Speed Primary Cause.
1t was declared by a number of
| speakers from different sections OF the
| country thai excessive speed was a
primary caxO Of fatal accidents.
| The question Of uniformity was
| declared to be of vast importance for
| the development of a code of the road
! for motor vehicles. Such code
| should become the common practice
| for autoiSts, just as other forms OF
| highway traffic have followed common
practices for a century and a half in
| this country. Doubt was expressed
that the country is anywhere near the
| 'saturation point" in the use Of mo
| tor vehicles, and it was a consensus
| OF opinion that unless uniform meth
| DDS of examination, OF regulation
and Of enforcement of the traffic laws
are followed the highway problem will
not be solved.
| The committee on uniformity OF
laws and regulations, the chairman OF
which is Gen. Nathan Willie Mac
| Chesney. is undertaking the 3Iobler
| of outlining a model or Uniform
| vehicle law for the next conference tC
| consider. In this law Will be incorpo.
rated the important principles recon.
mended by the first conference
| together with numerous detailed pro.
visions based on a study of existing
laws which have stood the test of
Evening star., 1925-06-24
FULL PROBE ASKED
FOR RAIL MERGER
Newton D. Baker Seeks to
Limit Queries on Van
SWeringen Plan.
BY the Associated Press.

~hSo'N'"'NA
The entire membership Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission gathered
| here today to decide upon the scope
| of the examination OF o. u. Van Swer
ingen, principal creator of the plan
for the Nickel Plate Railroad con
solidation.
Counsel for Stockholders protesting
against the merger, which includes the
Nickel Plate. Erie. Pere Marquette
Chesapeake and Ohio and Hooking
| Valley railroads, demanded that Mr.
| Van Sweringen be required TO disclose
every ramification of the financial
| transactions bv which he and his
associates obtained dominating posi-.
| tions in the corporation ownership.
Newton ID. Baker, counsel for Mr.
Van Sweringen. countered with a de
mand that the inquiry be limited in
its scope and asserted that it had
already gone too far afield.
Argues Against Plan.
BY the aid OF a chart, Thomas l..
Gay, counsel for Chesapeake and Ohio
minority stockholders, argued that in
| terWeaving of railroad and holding
corporations had been incident to the
Van Sweringen operation, and that
there might be full opportunity for
the New York Central Railroad co.
TO control the new merger. Replying
to questions from commissioners he
declared that the law permitting con.
solidation OF railroads provided for
the maintenance of competition and
for the equitable issuance of securi.
ties. The Van Sweringen interests
and ownership in ground and APP
proaches TO the Cleveland Union Ter.
minal, which is now under construc-
MT ar
since the new Nickel Plate Co. would
be obliged to pay part Of the costs
of operating the Cleveland establish
ment, from which the Van Sweringen
interests might be expected 10 derive
profit.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
Col. Martindale Transferred

Col. Elijah 3. Martindale. 5r. IN
Coast Artillery. has been transferred
from Fort Hancock, y. j., to san
Francisco, for duty with the Organized
Reserves Of the 9Th Corps Area.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
BRITISH IN CONTROL.

LONDON, June "a GP)-Colonial
Secretary Amery told the House OF
Commons today that the British
government has the Hongkong sit
uation we'll in hand and is able to
preserve law and order there.
Foreign Secretary Chamberlain
was asked whether he had evidence
that the disturbances in China have
been fostered or aggravated by
agents of another government He
replied affirmatively. but did not
specify the government to which he
ref fer.ra.i
Evening star., 1925-06-24
Report Of Trouble Confirmed.

The Daily Telegraph today says it
has full confederation of its report of
yesterday that "OminOus and serious
disorders have broken out in Man
churia and are spreading"
1t declares muttnies have occurred
on a fairly large scale among the
troops of Chang Tso-lin. the Man
churian dictator. who now is absent
from Mukden, the capital. Bolshevik
agents are credited with taking ad
vantages of Chang's absence to pro
woke risings against him and the
foreign colonies.
The sudden departure Of Chang
Hsueh-liang. son of Chang Tso-Iing
from Shanghai was due to the situa
ton in Manchuria, the paper says, his
father having sent him an urgent mes
sage to return Immediately to dea'
with the trouble
Evening star., 1925-06-24

planning and is one which calls for
exhaustive studies to be made Of
probable future growth. even beyond
existing city limits, and the develop
ment Of a longtime financing pro
gram to permit the necessary facilities
To be provided
Evening star., 1925-06-24
See Higher Taxes Possible.

The Commissioners are said 10 ha.
Iieve that larger appropriation
would call for n increase in local
taxes and that this is not desirable q :
this time.
Just what departments would feel
the AK" when the slashing process
begins was matter Of broad cor5ee-
ture today.
Evening star., 1925-06-24
DISTRICT DRY UNIT
TO BE TRANSFERRED
TO BALTIMORE ZONE

Continued from First Pace1
Evening star., 1925-06-24
EUROPEANS SLAIN
BY CHINESE IN NEW
CLASH AT CANTON

Continued from First PageJ
Evening star., 1925-06-24
Procedure in Traffic Offenses

% In view of the fact that offenders
against the traffic regulations in the
parks are offenders against the United
States, it is necessary, under the law,
for these offenders to be prosecuted,
understand, by a United States as
sistant attorney.
This is a matter entirely under the
jurisdiction of Congress, and with
which this office has no responsibility.
&c. The statement that whenever
an Army officer or a Naval officer is
arrested by one of your park police
in any of the parks, special consid-
GRAFTON must be shown them, and
should they be treated like any other
offender such policeman himself is
punished is absolutely without fouda.
ton. On the contrary, the members of
the park police force are strictly re-
quired to mete out justice courteously,