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Evening star., 1926-11-14
JURY TO GET SCRIVENER DEATH
MYSTERY AT MORGUE TUESDAY
Coroner Inquest Will Go Into Theories of
Murder and Suicide of Detective.
Girls to Testify.
How did Detective Sergeant Arthur
r. ScrfVenar dfa2

How did Detective Sergeant Arthur
| B. Scrivener die?
| This simple question, representing
one Of the most intricate mysteries
| confronting police in the history of
the department, will be put to a
| jury of six men at a coroner's in.
quest in the District Morgue Tuesday
1 for an answer.
The 1urymen may decide that
Scrivener was murdered. They may
say he died by his own hand. They
may, on the other hand, return an
open verdict.
Since the investigation, which got
underway early on the morning OF
Wednesday, October 13, shortly after
the discovery of Scrivener's dead
| body, has been conducted, two dis
tinct theories have developed. One
supports murder. the other suicide.
ALI Facts May Be Told.
| A sizable list of witnesses will tell
| the facts Of the case to the coroner's
Jury. Detective Sergeant Edward j.
| Kelly, Scr1vener's partner, may re-
veal all that has been uncovered in
the investigation made by the Police
| Department These facts have al
ready been made public.
1t has been already officially
stated that police have been unable
to discover any motive for murder.
They have learned that a pistol re-
sembling that found at the feet of
Scrivener at the death scene In an
alley near Wisconsin avenue and N
streets had been in his possession
not long before he died. They havs
discovered that a necktie similar tt
the one held I'm Gcrivener's right
xry1A hi hCGxy found with
a bullet through the heart. early
on that October morning. had been
presented by him to Matt Walsh,
with whom Scrivener lived. They
have discovered that SO bullets SIM
liar to the cheap German made bull
lets found in the pistol chamber
were in Scrivener's locker.
Miss Catherine Doering of 1928 N
street will testify. Her home is at
the side Of the alley in which the
body was found. She has told police
that she was awakened about /
o'clock on the morning Of the trag-
edy. She heard the sound of a shot.
She heard a tattoo of heels on the
ground. She heard groans. Then
everything was still. She rushed to
the front Of the house. but saw
no one when she looked up and
a side window to see the body Of
a man lying upgrade in the alley,
on his back, hands outstretched.
She summoned her brother Robert.
In turn. he summoned the police.
Another Girl to Testify.
Policeman Bohrer Of the seventh
precinct, first policeman on the scene,
will testify He will relate the details
of the discovery of the body.
Miss Helen Barnes Parker Of Nc
Lean, Va, will be summoned as a
witness. She was to have been
married to Arthur Scrivener on the
night of the day he died. She will be
asked. probably, to recount the con-
duct Of Scrivener toward their we'd
ding-how he first changed the date
Evening star., 1926-11-14
SLOW DRINKERS CUT
LEAGUES BAR PROFITS
Business Not So Good as BRAND
Sips orangeade and Cecil
Lemon Squash.
Rx fha Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November 13.-Slow beer
drinkers have seriously cut down the
receipts Of the League Assembly's bar
according to Melle Marguerite CALI,
known as the international bar
maid" For the last four years she
has held sway behind the marble
counter of the Hotel Victoria, ad5oln'
ing the Hall of Reformation.
She has ladled out orangeade to M.
BRAND, lemon squash to Lord Cecil,
international cocktails to the diplo-
mats Of 55 countries and whisk1es'
soda to various visitors. But she con-
fesses that 1925 was the worst year
of her incumbency.
"My bars receipts for 1926 were
only one-half of what they were In
1926" said Melle CALI, land 1925's re-
ceipts were barely half those of 1924.
The German gentlemen this year did
not go in for cocktails and liquors. A
small glass Of beer now and then, a
coffee about o'clock. seemed to sat
isfy them Naturally there isn't the
same profit in those drinks as there is
in the others"
Evening star., 1926-11-14

from October 80 to October IL and
then switched again to October 13 on
an excuse that he was forced to &c
to Danville for a prisoner-an excuse
later found unsupported by any
orders received from officials at head
quarters.
Miss Catherine Markey Of this city
a former f1ancee Of Scrivener, will be
summoned. She. probably, will be
asked to testify regarding her meeting
with Sc1vener on Monday night pre-
ceding. the Wednesday morning when
he was found dead. She has already
related to police that Scrivener at.
tempted to patch up his romance with
told her Of his impending marriage
and that he made a significant re.
mark-"Well, I'm not married yet
and God knows what will happen
She will be asked to tell. probably. OF
the return Of the ring Scrivener had
given her.
Ties to Be Identified.
A representative Of The Young
Mems Shop will be asked to identify
two neckties. One will be a gray one
with polka dots Of a different shade;
the other will be blue one with sim.
AlSIL uOISs lO AuOkLC Will U0 dQ~
parently the same. One Of these ties
will be the one found clenched in
Scrivener's right hand, when his body
was found. The other will be the one
he gave to Matt Walsh, with whom he
lived at 1923 N street. At the Young
Mems Shop. 1T was stated to police,
both ties had been in stock there more
than a year ago.
Matt Walsh will be called. The
principal portion of his testimony Is
expected to concern the necktie. He
will also be questioned regarding
Scrivener's actions Immediately prior
to the night preceding his death.
r. N. Norris will be another wit
ness. He roomed with Scrivener. He
will be asked concerning Scrivener's s
actions during recent months.
Deputy Coroner to Appear.
Deputy Coroner Herbert q. Martyr
will probably be one of the star wit
nesses. He performed the autopsy on
the body Of Scrivener. He participated
in tests with a pistol to see at what
distance from the body smoke
smudgss. such as those found on
Scrivener's overooat, would be made.
He will testify concerning the cause
Of death.
There will be other witnesses to
supplement and fill in portions of the
chain Of circumstances uncovered in
the investigation. The concensus Of
those most closely identified with the
case, it has been ascertained; is this:
If Scrivener's death was murder, 1T
was most unusual sort Of a mur-
der; if it was a suicide. 1t was a most
unusual sort Of q suicide.
The duty Of deciding which Of
these two theories Is the correct one
will rest with the coroner's jury. Few
If any puzzles such as this one have
confronted a coroner's jury in the
memory of some Of the most ex-
perienced police and detectives. Many
maintain that 1t will not be unex-
pected if an open verdict Is returned
in the case
Evening star., 1926-11-14
Capital Roundup of Milk Bottles
Follows Daily Loss of 10000 in Trade

tainers, he pointed out, although he
made no direct accusations.
Police even recall instances In which
the innocuous milk bottles have been
used as domestic missiles, with seri-
GUS consequences not only for the bot
tie, but for the unhappy victim.
Decide on Stern Measures.
Whatever the method Of effacement,
Washington milk dealers are deter
mined to adopt stern measures. Thou
sands of bottles. they believe, are Ira
temporary retirement, awaiting only
little coaXing on the part Of house
holders. storekeepers, lunchroom pro
prietors and such before returning
to the fold
That being true, they have enlisted
the aid of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association in a city-wide
milk bottle roundup, predicated on
campaign of enlightenment.
Secretary Edward ID. Shaw said last
night that ''if any one having excess
milk bottles around the house will t;<s.
ephone the local Milk Bottle E.r-
change, a milk truck will call for
them without delay
Boy Scouts, considering the situation
full of opportunities for good turns"
have offered TO assist in the collection.
Evening star., 1926-11-14
24O Votes Sustain
Pastor, Excluded
FOrTObaccO Habit
By the Associated Press,

ATLANTA, Ga, November 13.-
An effort to bar Rev. r. I. John.
son Of Subligna, Ga. from the
North Georgia Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
because he used tobacco, failed by
240 votes when the question was
submitted to the general meeting
here yesterday. A determined
fight had been made against him,
despite the fact he had announced
his intention Of becoming a total
abstainer."
The conference Thursday passed
q rule barring users Of tobacco in
any form from the conference, and
Rev. Mr.. Johnson was at that
time refused membership because
he was addicted to the ''weed."
Yesterday he said he would give
up tobacco If admitted. He has
been a supply pastor for IS years.
Evening star., 1926-11-14
POOR HEALTH BLAMED
TO NOISE OF BIG CITY
Expert Says Life Could Be Pro-
longed if Din Could Be
Abolished
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 1S.-If the
rattle. bang and roar of the city
could be eliminated. the average life
of it's residents would be prolonged
about seven years, declares Chicago's
commissioner of health, DR.. Herman
N. Bundeson. Individual and com.
munity efficiency would at the same
time be materially increased.
Noise Is always a tax on nerves. I"
says the commissioner, who has be1-
attempting to lessen the street noises
Of Chicago. "It causes almost as
much wear and tear as the exertion
one puts forth in the performance Of
daily work.
Although one can and does get 40
customed to noises which are q part
Of ones daily life, yet unusual and
unnecessary noise tends to upset the
nerves and cause annoyance. Con-
slant din may also affect the brain in
such a way as to cause dizziness, gid
diness and nausea III some persons"
Evening star., 1926-11-14

The new Pxs.. 6erlin airplane sery-
ice providesA seven hour schedule
lnnlxAing Q Sabohoug sksp O. Os,ognA
Evening star., 1926-11-14

Ten Of the leading schools of Eng
land have young headmasters who
were between the ages of 26 and 80
when they were appointed.
Evening star., 1926-11-14

Every day. in various ways. 10000
milk bottles pass into mysterious
oblivion somewhere within the con.
fines Of the National Capital-never
more to return. These innocent-ap-
pearfng lacteal containers slip quietly
out Of sight, to be replaced, at a cost
to the dealers Of approximately
cents bottle. by a new generation
Of glassware.
More than 800 900 of the bottles are
deposited on the porches or doorsteps
Of Washington homes and stores in
the early hours of dawn. They find
their way into refrigerators, lunch
baskets and divers other places, and
before long their contents have CUR
gled down the throats Of thousands
of thirsty citizens.
In due course every one OF those
SOC, 900 bottles should find way back
to the dealers who sent them out. but
invariably 10000 do their strange dis
appearing act.
Where do they go?
Probably on Trash Heap,
The milk dealers are not sure them
selves. They have a sneaking suspi.
cion, as it were. as to where many of
them go. Aside from the casual
breakage item, a large proportion or
the bottles are carelessly thrown
away at lunch time, to find their way
through devious channels to the trash
heap, according to c. A. Simpson. a
local dealer.
working people will buy a bottle
Of milk from the corner store to drink
with their lunch, and. instead of re-
turning the empty to the store. throw
it behind a box, into a trash recep-
tacle or on a convenient dirt pile. In
this way they are broken, carried to
the dump, buried or otherwise lost"
The Fall preserving season also
means an increase in daily loss Of bot
ties, Mr.. Simpson declared. The small
er bottles make excellent jelly con-
Evening star., 1926-11-14
FIVE TEXANS HELD
|NNEGROES' DEATHS
Young White Men Accused OF
Killing Trio-0ne Slain
Was Woman.
By the Associated Press.

HOUSTON, Tex, November 1s.-
Five young white men, alleged to be
the night raiders who shot and killed
three negroes in Fort Bend County
last Wednesday night, faced murder
charges today.
The five in Jail are: H. B. Crowder.
jr.; John Crowder, "Buster" Roberts
and Joe Rose, OF Katy, and w. H.
Holden Of Houston. Roberts was. ar
rested and taken to Jail by his father,
deputy sheriff.
The prisoners were held in connec-
ton with the deaths Of Robert
Brown, Sally Brown and Scott Evans;
HI. B. Crowder. jr., Is charged in one
complaint with burning the negro
woman to death.
Officers advanced the theory that
the triple killing grew out of the
death of Wallace Crowder, q brother
Of H. B. Crowder, jr. He was killed
week ago by Tanner Ivans. negro
tenant farmer, following an argu-
ment, which began at a ranch house
dance.
Evening star., 1926-11-14

Ripe Time for Matrimony.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The time to get married Is about a
year before selflshness becomes q set
tied habit.
Evening star., 1926-11-14
A Little Celebrating.
i the Vancouver Province

From the vancouver Province.
The wandering knight Of the road
with true professional manner, had
called the woman of the house to the
door. With a whine he pleaded:
"Will you please give a poor man q
piece Of cake, or pie and perhaps a
drink Of wine?"
The matron looked upon him with
rising wrath.
"Cake. or pie. and wine! It seems to
me you are high-toned beggar."
''As a rule am easily suited" re-
piled the stranger, but today is my
birthday. and would like to cele'
brate a little"
Evening star., 1926-11-14
William c. Moir Acquitted.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. November 13
P.-A jury last night acquitted VIII
liam c. Moir of Nashua, n. H, Of the
murder of Frederick Clements, Bur
lington garage proprietqr, whose body
was found in the Shy sheen River
at Burlington. weighing down with
SszknuaohilA Taxsz. fWa $$RxA a0n
Evening star., 1926-05-12
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

Many people are annoyed by little
dilated venules about the cheeks or
the sides of the nose. In some cases
this is only q feature of rosacea, but
In Just as many cases there Is no par
ticular rum blossom" or acne rosacea
associated with the little red lines.
About the only way these little
"broken blood vessels" can be render
ed inconspicuous is by galvanic de-
struction with fine needle, although
the high frequency treatment will
sometimes improve appearances. The
me1ical term for these dilated venuleS
Is telangiectasia. We give IL resound-
ing name to any trifiing condition we
can't do very much for, as a matter
of policy.
Milium is the name for wee small
cystic Whitish masses which appear
most commonly under the eyes of
women. They seldom become larger
than pin head. II they seem a
blernish they may be obliterated by
puncture and expression Of their solid
contents.
Xanthoma-now we're getting reck-
less with the medical terms-is sort of
an enlarged and expansive milium,
wide yellowish plates embedded in the
skin, often seen in the skin of the
eyelids, sometimes about the mouth.
One Of the best ways OF obliterating
xanthoma is to touch each lesion with
fine pointed electrocautery. Some
times patches Of xanthoma appear on
the palms or soles and for the obliter.
alton or removal Of the individual
patches in these situations one of the
best things Is the well known corn
remedy-30 grains, half a dram, Of
salicylic acid dissolved in half an
Evening star., 1926-05-12

ounce of flexible collodiou. This is 10
be painted on the patch once daily for
q week or longer, when the patch will
soften and come away.
The same corn remedy. by the way
is not only useful for ordinary corns
and calluses on the soles, but also for
soft corns II the toes can be kept sep
arated and the space between then!
dry. The usefulness Of the corn rem
edy does not end there. 1t Is one OF
the best remedies for single warts on
the hands or any other surface except
the face. A wart or similar lesion
about the face should never be tr1fled
with-the face deserves the best sur
gical skill its owner can afford.
Speaking OF warts, they come with
out apparent cause and they go with
out rhyme or reason. so let US not
grow excited over any mysterious
remedies which may be recommended
for warts. i have no great relish for
danger nor do / particularly like 10
suffer pain or discomfort. Ny own
preference for Il Wdrt or two, in any
situation, would be surgical excision
under O. local anesthetic. If there
were crop Of many warts, I'd like q
few Whiffs of ether or something and
a quick extirpatiOn with the curet-
ecraping the warts away. 4 few e.
pOsures to X-ray will produce a re
action sufficient TO remove u crop OF
warts and leave no trace; I'd take q
chance on X-ray treatment If there
were no ether TO he had. Warts may
be destroyed by freezing with carbon
dioxid snow. Chemical Caustics are
bad medicine for warts. Much better
TO cauter1ze them with the high FIRE
uuency spark
Evening star., 1926-05-12
BEDTIME STORIES '1 T. IaH%azS' 1"sc1sS

going to kill NY young apple trees i
can't have him around. No, sir,
can't have him around. He'll have to
20 some place where he'll do no
harm
Farmer Browns Boy went hastily
around among his other young apple
trees and examined each one carefully.
No harm had come to them as yet.
Why Johnny Chuck had climbed that
one tree and had gnawed off the bark
was more than he could understand.
IT, said he, still talking to himself.
Peter Rabbit had come up to this
young orchard and sampled the tender
bark of the trees it wouldn't have sur
prised me at all. But it does surprise
me to find Johnny Chuck doing any
thing like this. I'll keep an eye on
that young fellow. Ii | See him up
in one of these young trees again I'll
set trap for him and move him. He
can't hurt the old apple trees, but he
can kill these young trees without half
trying. l can protect them from mice
and rabbits by putting wire around the
trunks. but If Johnny is going to be
true to his squirrel blood and turn
climber. wire protectors will be of no
use. Now, I've got to get a new tree
to put in place Of this one, and it will
take a new tree two years to be as big
and good as this one was before John
ny Chuck killed it. The little rascal"
Farmer Browns Boy went over to
the house. He wasn't out of sight be-
fore Johnny Chuck was sitting on his
doorstep. He watched Farmer Browns
Boy go, and it didn't once enter John.
ny's head that he had almost made
an enemy Of Farmer Browns Boy. No,
sir. it didn't enter his head once. But
he almost had done that very thing.
You see, Farmer Browns Boy had
planted those young apple trees him.
self and he was looking to them to
bring him in some money in a few
years.
AS for Chatterer the Red Squirrel,
who was the cause of all this trouble,
he had scampered over to the Old
Stone Wall. along the Old Stone Wall
to the edge Of the Green Forest, and
now was his usual saucy, impudent
self as he opened nice cone to get
the seeds. Already he had forgotten
all about the scare that Johnny Chuck
had given him by climbing that young
apple tree after him. He was ready
for new mischief now.
tCopfright. 1926.D
Evening star., 1926-05-12

it furnishes dainty needlework trim
ming. In fact, shocking seems pc
culiarly appropriate for children
clothes
A favorite place for trimming on
little folks frOckS, whether in con.
nection with the fullness as just men
toned or not. is at the sides, where
it accents a little the effect of long
waists. One of the smart garnitures
seen in Paris was feS,oon of ribbon
flowers that made Il graceful down
ward curve toward the center from
each end. The flowers were of rib
hon. little bright touches of gayety
that came along the curved line of
a seam below which the gathers fell.
This was party frock, for the
blossoms were perishable.
Fabric Flowers.
However, the same effect could be
made with washable flowers of cham
bray on Il white voile or chambray
dress. lie sure the colors are fast.
Launder the frocl< as usual. but iron
the flowers on the wrong side and
over several thickneSSeS of old Tur-
kish towelinc. Then fluff the petals
up a bit with the fingers.
Circular Blossoms.
Another way to make the orna-
mentS is 10 Get discs about the size of
a quarter from several ColorS of wash
goods. Blanket stitch them over the
seam and mix in a few leaf-shaped
green pieces of the fabric. Pluck a
leaf from a rosebush and use that as
u pattern, laying it on a bit of paper
and drawing around the outline be-
= i,
too small, cut outs de of the pencil
marks to give correct size.
Embroidered Sprays.
Sometimes The flowers are en-.
broidered in little sprays directly on
the dresses. II rather large sprays
are used. but two or three are needed.
and | have seen but One--;t quite big
ornament-plaCed a little to the left
of the center front and just above
the hem. Instead of having all the
work done in embroidery stitches, a
combination of fabric and needle
work may he used The flowers can
be of pieces of dainty material. such
as organdy in any preferred cOlorS,
with green fabric leaves with the
stems of embroidery. The pattern
should be stamped on the frock, or
a design can be transferred that is
traced from a book or magazine. To
insure getting such a design perfect,
transfer it first TO plain white paper.
Put sheet Of carbon paper under
it and faSten it over the material
wherever waited. Then trace over
the outlines with a pencil that is
not SO sharp that it pierces the pa
per. Pick out a design that has flow
ers with single, rather large petals,
like wild roses, dogwood. etc.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Idle Gossip.

| "Oh, look, there goes Enid" sang
| out Chloe at the club the other day.
''She has the funniest figure in the
world-always reminds me of a
potato bag half full. and tied at the
top with a large bow"
| Everybody giggied. Chloe's wise
cracks at other peoples expense
always elected giggles and she knew
| it,
Mary said, ooh but you do like
Enid, don't you Chloe? She's an
! awfully good kid.
"Of course l like her awfully," an
swered G. in great surprise. Shes
one of my best friends"
And she meant it. She and Enid
were pals.
Just few days later Chloe was
| furious. I'm through with Jane for
the rest of my lfe," she told Mary
vehemently. She's the ''meanest
cattiest thing on earth. After all
| I've done for her"
But what has she done?" gasped
| Mary in bewilderment.
Done? Oh nothing at all. nothing
at all. I just happened to overhear
her telling Tommy Rayes that the
one person who thought / was the
| most beautiful girl in New York was
myself Did you ever hear of any
thing so deliberately nasty? or
course, Tommy laughed, the little pill
! I'd like to choke them both"
Mary held her peace then, for there
was no reasoning with the angFy
Chloe. But some time later she had
| a quiet talk with her friend and put
! her straight on a few points.
Jane was not a malicious person.
But she had a gift of characterizing
people-with Il single two or three
words that was. amusing.
OFTEN her remarks were cruelty
accurate-always funny. She had
grown into the habit of saying these
bright, rather unkind things about
her friends, and people always
| laughed at her.
Chloe, of course, was another Of
the same school.
She had very dear friends whom
| she would have defended Loyalty
| against any sort of slander.
Yet when a clever idea came to her,
she couldn't resist putting it into
| words, even though they sounded
rather catty TO her pals.
! Honestly neither Chloe nor Jane
meant half the things they said.
! Yet had those under discussion
overheard them. they might have been
deeply hurt and indignant-as indeed
was CnlOe nefSeI.
! IT took n long time before Mary
could persuade G. that Jane was not
! her worst enemy.
| 1t took a long time before the ag.
| grieved damsel could speak to j. with
out ferOcious look.
| But in time she forgave, and she
! learned her lesson. Thereafter her
cracks at others weren't quite SO
| bitter and cutting.
Thereafter also she took care not
to be too sensitive about the things
said by those who We're only trying
to be clever.
When you learn OF something catty
that's been said by one of your sup
posedly best friends. don't resolve to
give up all earthly friendships-don't
get sour on the whole world and lose
faith in every one-Stop and reflect
that maybe the unfortunate remark
was just made to be funny.
copyright l926.)