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Evening star., 1926-03-12
LEOPOLD SCHEPP, WHO APPEALED
IN VAIN FOR CHARITY IDEAS, DIES
New York Importer Had
Given Away Funds To.
taling $7,OOO,OOO.
Started Retail Business
as Boy With Capital
of Is Gents.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 12.-Leopold
Schepp, who gave away millions in
philanthropies and then appealed in
vain to the world for advice on how
to give away more for the betterment
of humanity, is dead.
The end came last night after a brief
illness at his home on Central Park
West. He was in his S5th year
His philanthropies, many of them SO
quietly carried out that they are ufl-
recorded, reached a total of 81 900, 900.
it is estimated. At the time of his
death he still was active head of his
coconut importing firm.
Among his philanthropies were a
100000 endowment fund. known as
the Leopold Schepp Foundation, for
the aid of boys, who gave and kept
for a number Of years a pledge to
live straight" and a similar fund
If 81 GOO 900 for iris.
The public q. appointed him in his
appeal for su~ ,estions in giving away
the ''unneceS .ny surplus" of his for
tune. Whe' last year. he sought ad-
vice from le public, answers came
from all l-:rts of the world. In "a
Evening star., 1926-03-12
BR|T|SH-TURK|SH
RELATIONS ACUTE
Envoy Returns to London
After Protesting Alleged
Violation of Treaty.


CONSTANTINOPI.E, March 12-
-AngloTurkiSh relations took an un
satisfactory turn yesterday when Sir
Ronald Lindsay, the British ambassa.
dor, suddenly departed for London.
This created an air of pessimism in
foreign circles.
Ambassador Lindsay returned only
Wednesday from Angora, whence he
had gone to protest against the recent
action of Turkey in closing the Eng
liSh High School and threatening "A
similar move against the British bank.
II is understood that Sir Ronald told
Rushdi Bey, the foreign minister, that
Turkey had violated the Lausanne
treaty and that he was unable to re-
sumo the Mosul negotiations unless
the authorities discontinued action
which was considered inimical to Brit
tsh interests.
The fact that the ambassador as
sumed an attitude of silence is inter
preted as indicating that he considered
Turkey had provoked a situation
which could not he discussed without
consultation with the British foreign
office.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
OIL FIRM MORTGAGED.
$2,7OO,OOO Trust on Crusader Pipe
Line Co. Recorded.

SHREVEPORT, La, March II
R).-A $2,700.000 mortgage has been
recorded in District Court here by
Crusader Pipe Line Co. of Arkansas,
Inc, in favor of the Continental Sup
ply Co., Inc. The mortgage is pay
able in 10 notes bearing per cent
interest and payable 100000 month
ly, except notes due July /. 1926, and
October IS. 1927, which are for
$500, 900 each.
The mortgage is secured by all as.
sets of the Crusader Co., including
10-inch pipe line from Morphlet
Ark. to Ferriday, La, and all pump
ing and receiving stations of the com.
pany and other equipment.
Evening star., 1926-03-12
Jumper Sweaters, S7.95

Mohar and Rayon give the proper two-tone effect
to this Jumper Slip-on Sweater. Red and White,
Jade and White, Rust and Buff. Black and White, and
solid Tan and Silver, Orchid and White, Corn and White
Evening star., 1926-03-12

by stenographers, slipped quietly into
the Chelsea Theater yesterday after.
noon, sat through half an hour of
burlesque show called wild Women"
then hurried to the stage and arrested
virtually the entire cast, including 20
women. The audience Kissed and pro-
tested tumultuousy.
The prisoners were hustled into pa
trols-pausing only for the women to
throw cloaks over their allegedly
scant clothing-and taken to a police
station.
After some delay and excitement
there they were released under bond
and allowed to return to the theater
in time for the evening performance.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

short time they reached more than
100000. None was satisfactory. Not
more than per cent were anything
but appeals for individual assistance.
Mr.. Schepp. was born in New York.
When he was 10 years old he in
vested his capital-1S Cents--in palm
leaf fans and sold them at a profit of
100 per cent to passengers on horse
cars. Soon he had three or four
other boys working for him. and an
income of SIS or $50 a week.
When he was II he bought a horse
Evening star., 1926-03-12

The Afternoon raid was ordered by
Police Captain Brady. who said re-
ports had reached him that the show
in progress at the Chelsea was so dar-
ing patrons were deserving the up
town theaters in droves to see IT.
Thirty-six members Of the cast were
arrested. Some who were fully clad
when the raid started escaped.
The prisoners were charged with
participating in an indecent theatrical
performance.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

and wagon and began to peddle gro
ceries. Three years later he opened
Il shop of his own. He soon began
to specialize in importing. One child,
a daughter, survives him.
Evening star., 1926-03-12

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Evening star., 1926-03-12
36 IN SHOWS CAST
ARRESTED ON STAGE
Police Raid Burlesque Perform
ance-29 Women Among Prison
ers Freed on Bond.

BY the Associated Press.
p NEW YORK. March 12.-Detec-
tiNes and policeWomen. accompanied
Evening star., 1926-03-12

Cuba was the best foreign market
for New England horse raisers in the
eighteenth century.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
DON CARB0NELL HERE
TO PLAN 1927 PARLEY
Cuban Diplomat Arranging Details
for Pan-American Conference
Scheduled for Havana.

Holding the rank Of minister pleni-
potentiary from the Cuban govern.
ment, Don Nestor Carbonell has ar
rived in Washington to effect final ar
rangements with the State Depart
ment and the Pan-American Union
regarding the coming pan-American
conference to be held in Havana,
Cuba, in February, 1927. He will be
here several Gays.
Don Carbonell is chief of the Latin
division of the Cuban state
department and is recognized through
out South and Central America as an
on pan-American affairs.
He has been the Cuban representative
at pan-American congresses held
here and in South America.
One Of the most interesting events
to be held in Havana during the Sc
ries Of pan-American conferences
early next year will be that Of the
first Pan-American Music Conference,
he states. 1t will be the first meeting
of it's kind, and the minister says rep
resentative artists from the % repub-
lies of the New World will attend and
cooperate in the advancement Of
music.
While in Washington he has his
headquarters at the Cuban embassy.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
SEARCHFORA| A|MEE'S
TRACKS IN DESERT
Defense Aims to Identity Mrs.
McPherson's Footprints
Leading From Shack.
By the Associated Press.

Los ANGELES, October 25.-Two
new defense witnesses were to at
tempt to identify tracks in a northern
Mexico desert as those of Aimee
Semple Mcpherson as the evangelist's
preliminary hearing on conspiracy
charges entered its fifth week.
The new witnesses, who arrived
here yesterday from Douglas, Ariz.,
are o. A. Ash, constable, and M. E.
irwin, photographer. Defense Attor-
ney w. I. Gilbert indicated that the
testimony Of Ash and Irwin would
lay the foundation for evidence tend
ing to definitely locate the shack
from which Mrs. Mcpherson says she
escaped after being kidnapped at
Ocean Park, Calf, last May.
Superior Judge Carlos Hardy also
was to continue his testimony relative
to his dealings with the late r. A.
Mckinley, blind attorney of Long
Beach, with whom the State charges
Mrs. Mcpherson and her mother, Mrs.
Minnie Kennedy, conspired to pro.
duce mythical kidnapers to support
the evangelist's abduction story.
Prior to Mrs. McPherson's return
from Angelus Temple, Mckinley had
been approached by two men who Of
fered to produce the evangelist for
$4,000 ransom, Judge Hardy testified
Later the men offered to furnish
the details of the kidnapping. Mckin
ley was killed in an automobile acct
dent, and the plan failed. Judge
Hardy explained that his negotiations
with Mckinley were made IN good
faith and as friend and adviser OF
Mrs. Mcpherson and her mother.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
DAVID KAHN DIES; LONG
IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Funeral Rites Held This After
noon for Confederate Veteran
and Former Clerk.

David Kahn, S2 years old. Confed-
crate veteran and retired clerk in the
General Land Office, died Saturday.
after q months illness, at his resi-
dence, 1900 Lanier place. He served
in Hampton's Legion and the 20 South
Carolina Cavalry during the Civil
War. He had been in the Government
service for 20 years, until five years
ago, when he celebrated his golden
wedding anniversary.
He was born in Germany and had
resided in Washington for the past
33 years. Mr.. Kahn was a life mem
ber and past master of Washington
Centennial Lodge, No. IA, T. A. A. M,
and member Of the Washington
Camp of Confederate veterans.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Lizzie Kahn; a son, Max Kahn Of this
city, and sister, Mrs. Henry Gagg-
statter of Albany, Ga.
Funeral services We're conducted
this afternoon by DR.. Abram Simon,
with interment under Masonic aus
pices in Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
W. P. VAN WICKLE, 63,
EXPIRES AT HOSPITAL
Mason and Member Association of
Oldest Inhabitants to Be
Buried Tomorrow.

William Perrine Van Wickle, 500
Eighteenth street, for years in bust
ness here died at Emergency Hospi-
tai yesterday morning, after an illness
Of six months. Mr.. Van Wickle was
nearing his sixty-fourth birthday an
niversary. He had been a resident Of
Washington since 1879, when he
came to this city from Brooklyn, N. Y
Mr.. Van Wicllle was born at Lyons,
n. Y, going TO Brooklyn when q
young man, as an employe Of the
f. G. Smith Piano Co., which in 1879
sent him to this city as manager of
the death of Mr.. Smith Mr.. Van
Wickle organized his own company
here, occupying the building at 1917
F street for many years. He was a
Thirty-second degree Mason, a mem
ber Of the La Fayette Lodge, No. 19.
f. A. A. NJ; Mount Vernon Chapter,
No. 3, Royal Arch Masons; Washing
ton Commandary, No. /, Knights
Templar, and the Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants.
Mr.. Van Wickle was prominent in
the civic as we'll as the business life
of Washington. He was treasurer of
the Washington Board Of Trade for
eight years, was chairman of the COM
mittee on marking historical sites in
the Capital and was instrumental In
the establishment of permanent mark
ers on several historical buildings
here. He served as secretary of the
Admiral Dewey reception committee
in 1899 and as associate secretary of
the National Capital committee, which
celebrated the one-hundredth anniver-
sary Of the establishment of the seat
of government here.
Mr.. Van Wickle is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Albenia G. Van Wickle.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the chapel of Wright's funeral
home, 1887 Tenth street, at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be
in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
OLD DUTCH MARKET AGAIN
ROBBED AND 500 TAKEN
Third Burglary Staged Between
Saturday Night and Yester-
day Morning.

Old Dutch Market at $50 Louisiana
avenue. robbed on two occasions the
past few years, was again robbed be-
'ween closing time Saturday night
and early yesterday morning. The
safe was ripped open. and more than
500 in bills and silver was taken.
The money, representing a portion
of the proceeds Of Saturdays sales,
was put in the 30O.pound safe at
closing time, the safe being in a por-
tton of the store that was left light
ed. The burglars gained entrance
through a rear window on the second
floor and descended the stairway to
the first floor.
The burglary was discovered by
Nat Heller. manager. who went to
the store yesterday morning.
Thieves entered the tailoring es-
tablishment Of Joseph Blajwas, 1917
Thirteenth street, early yesterday
morning through a transom over the
front door, and stole wearing apparel
valued at $3.50.
Marcus Stern. 242 Four-and-one-
half street southwest. reported burg.
lars robbed his store early yesterday
morning Of an assortment Of wearing
apparel valued at 500.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
LAWYER KILLS FIVE
AND ENDS OWNL|FE
Ex-U. S. Attorney in Illinois
Believed Temporarily In
sane From Worry.


MARION, ILL.,. October 25.--Worry
over financial reverses, i'll health and
the loss of his position as United
States district attorney four months
ago, are ascribed as the reasons for
4 sudden fit of insanity late Saturday
night that drove W. o. Potter, Sc
years old, prominent southern Illinois
attorney. to kill five of hts family and
then end his own life.
After his victims had retired Potter
crushed the skull Of each, one Of them
baby three weeks old, with a furnace
shaker. and then ended his own life
ny hurling himself into cistern at
the rear of his home. The bodies were
found by a son, Morris Potter, 26, who
returned several hours later from a
trip to a neighboring town.
The victims were the wife, Myrtle,
e2; two daughters, Eloise, 16, and Mrs.
Lucille White. %. and the latter's two
children, Phyllis, 4, and Cynthia, 8
weeks old.
Mrs. White was the wife of DR.. Gil
bert White of Miami, Fla. Another Of
the White children, Gilbert, jr., 6,
had been visiting at the Potter home.
hut recently had gone to visit a grand
mother at Olney. Ill.
Testimony before a coroner's Jury,
which yesterday returned a verdict of
murder and suicide, brought out that
Potter. who served part of his term
as United States district attorney at
East st. Louis under Federal Judge
English. now facing Impeachment pro-
Ceedings, brooded under the belief that
his official actions were under inveStt-
cation as well as those OF the Judge.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
GEORGE O. BARNES DIES.
Native Of Washington Lived in Re-
cent Years in Baltimore.

George o. Barnes, a native of this
city, but who has lived in Baltimore,
Md, for a number of years, died at
his home there yesterday, following
brief illness of pneumonia. Mr..
Barnes was born here September Is,
1872, and was educated in the schools
Of this city. He was a son Of the late
George o. and Johanna Barnes, who
lived here for many years.
He was married in the Monumental
City, and leaves to survive him his
widow, Mrs. Mollie Barnes, and 10
children-Mrs. Edward Courtney of
this city, Edward Barnes of Philadel-
phia, Pa; Mrs. Howard Hamen and
William, Bernard, Emma, Beulah,
Charles, Catherine and Walter Barnes,
all Of Baltimore.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning. with celebration Of mass at
st. Paul's Roman Catholic Church,
Baltimore, and the interment will be
at the New Cathedral Cemetery there.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
TWO KILLED BY GAS.
Men Found in Rooms With Fix.
lures Left On.

Illuminating gas, inhaled by two
men, William Riley, 52 years old,
2209 Minnesota avenue southeast, and
William Turner, colored, Sc years old,
452 p street, proved fatal early yes
terday morning.
Riley was alone in his home, it is
stated, his wife being on a visit to
friends in the country. The odor of
gas was detected by a neighbor. His
body was found. and gas had escaped
from q fixture of small stove in his
room.
Turner's body was found on the
floor Of his bedroom, and the condi-
tions indicated to Coroner hewitt that
he had detected the odor of gas and
was endeavoring to reach the fixture
when he fell to the floor and died.
Coroner hewitt investigated both
deaths. There was every indication
that the gas had been accidentally
left turned on by the men on retiring.
and certificates were given accord.
ingly.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
Boy. Is. Disanpears.

Saying that he would be back in
half an hour, John Barranger. IS
years old, left his home, at PSI Tenth
street northeast, late Friday afternoon
and has not yet returned, his father,
John l.. Barranger, told police today.
The missing boy. he said, has light
hair, weighs about 40 pounds and at
the time of his disappearance was
wearing a pair of short blue pants,
black stockings, tan shoes and a pep.
per-andsalt coat. The father was
unable to assign any reason for his
sons leaving home
Evening star., 1926-10-25
5000 PAY DEBS HONOR
AT NEW YORK MEETING
Norman Thomas and Judge Jacob
Parker Extol Dead Leader Of
Socialism in Tributes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 25.-Fifteen
thousand at memorial meeting in
Madison Square Garden yesterday
heard tributes paid to the memory Of
the late Eugene V. Debs, national So
cialiSt leader.
Eugene Debs had great ability and
much eloquence. yet he was the great
est as a man." said Norman Thomas,
one.time Socialist candidate for gov
ernor in this State. ''He dies, to our
shame, still deprived of the citizen
ship of the country he loved and
served"
"Debs' work, his love. his self-sac-
rifice. his devotion to man will live
on forever" said Judge Jacob Parker.
Socialist candidate for governor.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
ASKS EASIER DEBT PLAN.
Paris Paper Would Leave Terms to
IT, s. Honesty

PARIS. October % R).-The Temps.
commenting on the declarations of
N. Dariac. president of the Special
Debt Commission of the Chamber of
Deputies, regarding the French war
debts, quotes Elihu Root. former
American Secretary of State, as say
ing: THE world owes many debts to
France"
The Temps asserts it is willing to
trust the good faith and honesty of
the United States to make a settle
ment of Frances debt to that coun-
try easier than provided for in the
articles signed by Secretary Mellon
and NJ. Berenger should circumstances
warrant II.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
BUSINESS OBSERVES
MANAGEMENT WEEK
Local Organizations and Clubs Will
Unite in Campaign to Elimi-
nate Waste.

Scores Of Washington business men
Joined today in observance of Man.
agement week, sponsored by Secre'
tary of Commerce Hoover, to take
stock of progress in waste ehm1na-
ton, the slogan laid down by the
Commerce Department as the guiding
signpost for greater business effi-
cheney.
MANAGEMENT week is sponsored by
the division of simplified practice OF
the department, the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, the Ameri-
can Management Association, the
American Institute Of Accountants,
the Society of Industrial Engineers
and the Taylor Society. During the
week programs urging better manage
ment will be presented by trade or
eanizations, service clubs and bUsi-
ness organizations.
Business leaders, engineers and
others in many cities have voluntar-
ily given their time and effort to de-
velop programs for management week
which will be Of benefit to the entire
community through improvement of
management, and three reports have
been placed in the hands Of hundreds
Of business men for consideration of
the progress in waste elimination.
These are the report or the hoover
committee on waste in industry, the
committee on business cycles and un-
employment and the national distri-
button conference.
Business is like anything else. in
that the more one puts Of himself into
1t, the more he may expect from it,
Ray NJ Hudson, chief of the division
of simplified practice of the Commerce
Department. said today. Manage
ment has been indicted in n number
of notable instances for failing to
meet the test, for being responsible
for serious wastes. Yet business. sci
ence and government are alike striv-
ing TO raise the level and correct the
faults, and the cooperative effort of
Management week committeeman in
various cities bespeaks an interest on
the part of the individual for better
ment of the entire nation"
Evening star., 1926-10-25
MEXICO ATTACHES LAND.
Americans Property Held Pending
Outcome of Charges.

MEXICO CITY, October 25 CR.---
The district judge of Merida. the
newspapers say, has ordered the at
tachment of the Yucatan properties
of Edward IT. Thompson. former
United States consul at Progreso. in
cluding his hacienda at Chichen-itsea, b,
which contains important Maya ruins.
The Merida authorities, according
to the papers, intend to hold the
Thompson property pending settle
valuable archaeological treasures from
Chichenitza to American museums in
contravention of Mexican law for.
bidding the sending out of Mexico of
such treasures.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
Church Janitor Found Dead.

George Lancaster. colored, 81 years
old. 9O2 G. street southwest, janitor of
the Fifth Baptist Church, f street
between Sixth and Seventh streets
southwest, was found dead in the
basement Of the church yesterday
morning by Rev. John f. Briggs,
pastor. A certificate of death from
natural causes was given by Coroner
hewitt
Evening star., 1926-10-25
TRAIN WRECKS AUTO.
Authorities Probe Accident /
Which No One Was Hurt.

officials Of Prince Georges County,
Nd. and the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Co. are investigating the wreck
Ing of an automobile near College
Park early today by a B. & o. pas
senger train.
The machine was unoccupied when
demolished. The occupant had at
tempted to flag the train. according
TO information received by r. w.
Ritenour, assistant manager of the
American Drive-It-Yourself service
from whom the automobile is said to
have been rented. Jack Resincoss of
623 Ninteenth street, was given as
the renter of the car.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
EXTRADlTED FOR THEFT.
Couple Taken From Jersey in Chi
cago Hold-up.

ENGLEWOOD. N. J., October %
(P).--Arthur c. McClellane and Law
renee Gehre, who. according to po-
lice, confessed to the robbery of dia-
monds valued at $150,000 from a
New York jeWelry salesman in Chi
cago. We're extradited to that city
yesterday.
Private detectives who traced the
men here from Chicago said Gehre
also adVitted killing Wilkinson
Haag, an indianapolis druggist, and
denied any connection with that
crime.
Evening star., 1926-10-25

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Evening star., 1926-10-25

Miss West, who
also is a member
Of the Republican
national commit
tee and president
Of the National
Fraternal confer
ence, is scheduled
to arrive next
Sunday. On the
following Monday
she is to deliver
an address before
the local associa-
ton at a luncheon
in the City Club
in the afternoon,
and that night
will be the honor
guest at a special
receptiOn.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
NOBEL PRIZE GIVEN
TO DANISH PHYSICIAN
Prof. Fbiger, Rewarded for Cancer
and tuberculosis Research,
Lives in Copenhagen.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 25-The Havas
Agency learns that the Nobel Prize
for medicine, emblematic of the most
distinguished reward the medical
world can bestow, has been awarded
to Prof. Johannes Fibiger, Danish
cancer research authority Of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen.
DR.. Fibiger IS professor of patho.
logical anatomy of the University of
Copenhagen. He distinguished him
self in both tuberculosis and cancer
research and was awarded the Jung
cancer research prize in January, 1924.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
WOMEN HERE TO FETE
MISS BlNA M. WEST
BENEFIT Association President Due
to Reach District Next
Sunday.

Miss Bina NJ. West of Port Huron.
Mich, president of the Woman's Bene.
fit Association, will be the guest or
the local branch of the association mere
next week.
Evening star., 1926-10-25

Mrs. Maria Mcmahon is supervisor
of the Washington branch Of the asso-
citation, which Is an insurance organi-
zatiOn.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
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