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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-27
Circumstantial Web
Woven About Wan

The Chinese Educational Mis-.
sion, official administrator az
the Boxer indemnity fund for
Chinese students, was located
at 2O23 KaIorama Road in Jan.
uary, 1919.
DIR. 4. r. Wong, director:
Chang Hsi Hsie, treasurer. and
Ben Sem Wu, secretary, were
the only. permanent residents.
The three officials were friends
OF Ziang Sun Wan, who had
been house guest ut the mis-.
sion.
On January 81, 1919, Kang
IA, 3 government medical stu.
dent, having been told BY Tsu
Ii Sum, from the Chinese Lega.
ton, Of Suns inability 10 GET
into the mission. climbed
through o window. The slain
bodies Of DIR. Wong, Hsie, ana
WI, covered, were found. Wu's
pistol was near his body.
Ii told police he had called
at the mission the day before
the discovery, was met 1t the
door By Wan, told that the mis-.
sion officials were not In. nY1d
that Wan WAS leaving. Ii gave
the police Vans New. York id.
dress. Wan was arrested.
III was discovered that, on
January 30, an attempt had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-27

ton TO which I was subjected be-
tween February !, when / volt1n-
tarily came to Washington because
the detectives said could be Of
help In solving the MYSTERY, up 70
February Is. 1919, when, In an Ill
most dying condition, signed. with
out reading, the papers they told me
would set my brother Van free and
then allow me to get q lawyer who
would In turn set me free. Is stiIl too
sickening q mennrOy.
II 7 told what those detectives
actually did, they would be obliged
to defend themselves from an in.
lignant public by denying It all
and ft would become an Issue Of my
word against theirs.
can, therefore, do no better than
quote from the unanimous opinion
OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States. Their statement Ii beyond
any question OF veracity and their
conclusions were based solely on the
testimony OF Government witnesses
which they were hound to accept AZ
correct, inasmuch as the rulings Of
both lower courts were against me.
This Is difficult for lay person
to understand, and am anxioua TO
make it clear. In q case like this,
the testimony Of the defense cannot
be considered. The opinion would
be based, not on my statements or
my brothers, or any Of our wit.
nesses, but on testimony Of Govern
ment witnesses only, and In this in
stance the testimony of the late
Major Pullman and Inspector Grant.
az well as Detectives Kelly and Bur-
lingame, was without doubt care
fully analyzed and made the basis
OF the unanimous opinion handed
down from the Supreme Court
through Justice Brandeis las can be
easily verified by q perusal Of the
entire opinion with its foot-notss
and references).
Testimony . Boomerang
Thus the Governments own testi-
mony becomes . boomerang. AZ Il
were. and the excerpt Ii. therefore.
all the more forceful. (266 u. ..
at PIP. 1910
This particular quotation from
the Supreme Court decision deals
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-27

been made by two Chinese
q cash 4 5000 check &c the
Riggs bank, signed BY q. Z.
Wong. Vans brother. Vans
was identified as the man who
tried to cash. Wan was ineII.
tilted as the man who waited
for Van In 3 taxi outside the
bank.
Van admitted going 70 the
hank. He said d Chinese
named Wong, pleading ignOr-
ance or English and need Tor
funds, asked him to help cash
the check.
Van says he and Wan went
ia the Harris Hotel. paid their
Bill. and went back TO the
station. Van failed to tell
wan Of his trip 10 the bank.
Thus. when detectives &C.
cogted wan, he frankly said
N them: ''Find the man who
took the check TO the bank,
and you'll find the murderer.
ne was agIlast when they
told him hat man was MS
And 10 the web Of circunl-
stantial evidence was woven
round Wan and his brother
80 tightly that one wonders
10 find Ziang Sum Wan alive
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-27

TRIED THREE TIMES FOR KILLING
HIS FRIENDS
Freed By Government, Which Failed to
Convict Him

The Washington Times presents today another section
of the amazing storv of Tang Sung WC held IN jail for
more than seven gears tried three times for killing Of
members OF the Chinese mission, and finally discharged
from custody by the Government 9Dck could not coT1vfct
him.
1t Is remarkable commentary the methods employed
in the United SGtes to send the gGlotUs and It re-
ctes for the first time, the personal story OF Wan
Barred i the death cell he planned has OoDfs ght Jo
freedom sile others passed his door to pay the supreme
penalty for their crimes
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at that) declared It TO. be; viz,
q chronic condition Of spastic
colitis, (i. e. acute inflammation Of
the large intestine) characterized
BY paroxysms Of severe pain with
brief intervals Of comparative
comfort, except for extreme weak
ness.
Too Siclening 70 Remember
70 attempt to recall the wretched
details OF the torture and humilia.
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ton Of the bowel. The re-
suit or that contraction would be
almost constant pain, excited BY
any further additions TO the con-
tents Of the tract at that point.
Witness knows defendant
was in bed at least q month after
treatment was prescribed. From
witness observation and medical
experience, judging from the de-
fendant'a cancellation and history
he gave witness, and his condition
generally, would say that when
witness saw the defendant on Feb
ruary Is he had been III for
matter OF weeks. &c He told
me he had been talked to all one
night and had not received any
medical attention, and had been IN
constant pain AL Of this time and
had been unable to eat for days
Then the 9Oitness aCGs further
questioned by the court.
Q-.You thought he was SO ex'
hausted mentally that he would moi
know what he was signing?'
Ale would know what he wal
signing. yesy
-"W5uld he be liable to sign
i confession that would lead him
to the gaIlows in that condition."
AT think he would, IL he
wanted to be left alone.
Q.-''Wlth spactic co1itis. II he
was accused OF crime, he would
simply sign q paper and say, You
bang me. That is your opinion 80
j medical nlan?"
Ar say. IL he was 40 sick as
that and in as great pain as that.
ne would do anything to have the
torture stopped. =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-27

Picture Il False
The Governments interpreta-
ton of these facts, picturing me
as a drunkard and generally dissi-
pated, is as false as many other
details they put In the picture
AS for instance, when the prose-
cutting attorney repeatedly failed
to acknowledge my illness to Sc
just what every physician who ex-
me Government witnesses
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-27
FOUR SOL DIERs KILLED
BY EXPLODING BOMB

CLJNEO, ITALY, July 27.-FNour sol
diers were killed and five wounded
when b shell exploded il the midst
Of naaneuvers Of the mountain ar
tiilery regiment here today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-27

Another section On VANS re-
Variable story win Be told In
The Washington Times tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

The Americans. charged with at
tempting to dynamite a government.
vessel while serving with rebel forces
fighting against Zelaya, were exc
cuted by a firing squad at Managua
in November, 1909, after. it was al
legged, they had been subject to
severe tortures.
President Taft promptly recognized
the rebels as bel!igerents, greatly
strengthening their cause. broke dip
lomatic relations with the Zelaya gov
rines to the scene. French and Brit
ish warships also We're sent to pro-
tect their nq tionalS from the eXcesse5
of the dictator.
Zelaya Becomes Fugitive.
The effect was immediate. The
rebels heartened by the support OF
the powers. defeated Zelayas main
army near Rama and within a month
Zelaya was a fugitive. going to Mex
leo on a Mexican eunboat. He was
succeeded in the presidency by DR.
Jose Madriz. Zelaya, forced out os
Mexico. lived some years in Spain He
died In New York May II. 1919. after
a long illness.
Gen. Medina was tried by the Ma
driZ administration for his part In tho
execution of GrOce and Cannon, but
was acquitted on the presentation of
kilograms from Zelaya ordering the
death penalty for the two Americans.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Little Half-Inch Gold Caterpillar
Marks Flyer Here as Fall Survivor

OF all the trinkets and gadgets that
military men, realizing boyhood am
bitions, decorate themselves with,
Lieut.. Ford o. Tex) Rogers, Marine
Corps aviator, wears the prize-a
caterpillar.
Tex, who flew with the British in
Belgium during the war, has just
reported for duty in the office of Maj.
E. H. Brainard, chief of Marine Corps
aviation, and with this little gold
caterpillar on his tunic.
But that caterpillar means more to
Tex than anything else he drapees on
his uniform-it means that a para
chute saved his life, and therefore
that implies right away that he is a
memeber Of that exclusive club-the
Caterpillar Club.
Up until the marine came into
Washington with the little caterpillar
on his uniform the impression was
allowed to go out into the hinterland
that the Caterpillar Club was a myth
ical organization. But the little gold
bug is proof to the contrary. 1t is
about one-half an inch long, about
one-quarter of an inch wide, and
sports a few legs and a couple of
feelerS.
Tex won membership in the club
several months ago at Langley Field
Hampton, Va, where he was a stu
dent at the Army Tactical School,
While flying a ThomasMor pursuit
plane over the field. he took his hand
off the stick, unfastened his belt to
dig out his watch, when suddenly the
nose plunged downward vertically and
Evening star., 1926-10-10
SUNDAY FOOT BALL
IS RULED ILLEGAL
Pittsburgh Informed Golf and
Tennis Are Allowable on
Day of Rest.
- the Associated Press.

~ che Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, October Sunday
football stood alone tonight as the
only athletic diversion forbidden Pitts
burghers tomorrow by Director of
Public Safety James M. Clark in his
campaign to enforce the ancient blue
laws
The drastic curtailment of the di.
rector's program to stop all forms
OF Sunday sports came after the city
law department had ruled that tennis
and golf were not unlawful under the
statute of 1894 because they do not
tend to produce disorder
Foot ball, however. was held to be
an unlawful Sunday sport. The
opinion. written by Thomas NJ. Ben.
ner, assistant city solicitor, at Clark's
request, said: I'VE believe the neces-
sary tendency Of foot ball games would
be to produce disorder. and therefore
they should be considered as unlaw-
full"
Clark said he would comply strictly
with the opinion in his orders to the
police and that Sunday golf and tennis
Will be permitted on city and private
links and courts. The safety direc-
tors shift of plans was one of
number he made during the past few
days, and brought the Sunday sports
question back to the point where it
first reached agitation proportions a
week ago.
At that time Clark issued a police
order to prevent Sunday gridiron
games and later suspended two in
spectors for not enforcing the order
last Sunday. Then he enlarged the
order to include all forms of Sunday
athletics. first directing police to take
the names of viOlatOrs for prosecution
and later ordering that arrests be
made on the scene
Evening star., 1926-10-10

omission and commission. The facts
as set forth were absurd, silly and
ridiculous. The whole set of alleged
histories put me in mind of a collec-
ton of fairy tales
Col. Dixon said hat he had been
told by an official of the National 40.
sociation of School superintendent
that wars and battles eventually
would be eliminated from history
books. and would be superseded by
economic problems, trade relations and
things of mutual interest between
nations"
This means only one thing" he
added. The minds of young Ameri-
ca will be poisoned before they are
able to realize the Importance of a
substantial standing army.
For two years have tried to get
school organizations and educators to
correct their histories and they have
paid no attention to me. They say
history is written after great deliber-
alton on the part of the author and
Is entitled to more credit than the
statement of a speaker, even though
he were on the front"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
STRANGER GRABS $500.
Co1ored Man Loses Roll When
Asked to Change $40 Bill.

Linwood Roglin, a young colored
man living at 435 K street, willingly
obliged a strangers request to change
$40 bill yesterday and short time
later he told the police his kindness
had cost him $500.
Roglin stated he was approached by
another young colored man on NJ
street between Seventh and Eighth
and asked for the change. On pro
ducing the $500 roll. he explained, the
man grabbed it and disappeared. The
money represented Roglin's savings
for months, he said, adding he carried
it on his person rather than trust it
in his home
Evening star., 1926-10-10
G. H. NICHOLSON DIES.
Retired Contractor Had Resided in
District 81 Years.

George II. Nicholson, 63 years old,
retired contractor, died Friday at his
residence, 2530 Massachusetts avenue.
after a long illness. He had resided
in Washington for the past 81 years,
and is survived by his wife, Mrs Susie
G. Nicholson.
Yesterday afternoon at the home by
Rev. Edward Buckley of ST. Matthew S
Church, after which the body was
shipped to Lockport, n. Y, his for
mer home, for interment.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
CALLS WORLD WAR
HISTORIES "S|LLY
Chaplain Dixon Classes Ac-
counts Given in School Books
"HopeIessIy Inadequate"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October 9.-Ac-
counts of the World War in American
school histories are absurd, silly
and ridiculous" Col. Thomas ]. Dixon,
chaplain of the 1st Division, Ameri-
can expeditionary forces, told men,
bers of the Military Order of the
World War yesterday.
Il read and studied So volumes of
history in the Congressional Library
In Washington" he said, land found
that in all cases of study, from ele-
mentary history to college editions
they were hopelessly inadequate and
inaccurate.
There were fragrant errors of
Evening star., 1926-10-10

Marymass Fair and Races, estab-
lished in the twelfth century and be-
lieved to be the oldest gathering Of it's
kind in Scotland, was held at Irvine
recently, and features were the old
time parade of gayly bedecked horses
and races at the town moor.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

catapulted Tex out into the air at 145
miles an hour.
To say that Tex was taken by sur
prise is making an obvious statement,
but when he finally recovered his
composure and found the parachute
ring, he gave it a jerk and floateo
down $500 feet to earth, while his
little plane by that time. could have
been shoveled up and placed in a
bushel basket.
There are only about 80 members
Of the club in the United States.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

A few hours after mother and her
two children were taken to a hospital
at Belfast, Ireland, to be treated for
injuries received when knocked down
by an automobile, the father entered
the same institution because of hurts
sustained when knocked down by a
horse.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

The death Of Gen. Medina recalls
an International incident between the
United States and Nicaragua II
years ago in which he played a
leading part.
Medina was chief of the court
martial under the notorious dictator
President Jose Santos Zelaya. which
convicted and sentenced to death
two Americans, Leonard Groce of
Galveston. Tex, and Leroy Cannon of
Harrisburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

Ephedrine, 4.000-year-old drug, is
coming back into favor. Physicians
have again started to use it for blood
pressure and asthma and colds. Ephe-
drine was a favorite Chinese house
hold remedy as far back as history
carries
Evening star., 1926-10-10
GEN. MEDINA DIES
IN SAN SALVADOR
Played Prominent Part II
Years Ago in U. S.-NiC-
araguan Controversy.

By the Associated Press.
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador, October 9.-Gen. Rafael Cesar
Medina of Nicaragua is dead.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
SOUNEY NAMED ON
 LEGISLATURE COM.
New Britain Fireman Gets In-
 pOrtant State Post

New London, Aug. 20 P)-Four of eight county vice presidents of the Connecticut State Firemen's as- sociation were reelected at the 43rd annual convention meeting of the organization late yesterday after noon at the Elks' home in this city. Those reelected were George B. Milne, of Rockville, Holland county, James J. McCourt of Stonington, New London county, G. S. Pitt of Middletown, MiddleseX county, Chas. Stone of Winsted, Litchfield county. Newly elected presidents were: Phillip E. Duffy of Hartford, Will liam Sheedy of Shelton, Fairfield county, A. E. Mott of Wauregan, Windham county and William P. Carleton of New Haven.
 Edward J. Foley, newly elected president announced his appoint ment of committees in session of the convention this morning as follows:
 Auditing committee, George S, Pitt of Middletown, S. J. Bloomfield of Waterbury, and William Nolan of Hartford.
 Resolution committee. George B. Milne of Rockville, Charles Stone of Winsted and w. D. Harford of South Norwalk.
 Legislature committee, Thomas Bracken of South Beach, Michael Cosgrove of Hartford, George T. Beardsley of Bridgeport. NJ. T. Souney of New Britain and William II. Avis of New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

40 or more at the first lawn party of tn season given by the Epworth league at West Cromwell this eve ming. A good entertainment pro- gram has been arranged.
 Edward Hubert is planning to build new house in West Crom well across from the West Cromwell school. It is reported that he is building the house for investment purposes.
 Several additional cases of whoop- ing cough have been reported and an unofficial estimate places the number of cases at 10
 Mrs. Mary Bourgeois entertained friends at her home yesterday.
 Miss Gertrude Lahey leaves Sat urday for her home in New York city after spending the past several weeks as the guest of the Misses Mahelle and Winifred Barnes.
 Mrs. William Dennis entertained friends at her home on Wilcox avenue yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
League Circles Glad
 1T. S. Is Not to Omit

Geneva, Aug. 20 Rj-secretary of State }Kellogg's address at Platts- burg on Wednesday has pleased League of Nation circles because of the evident assurance that the Unit cd States will stick to the present disarmament discussions while there exists any hope that something can be achieved in the reduction of arm aments.
 There is some tendency to agree with the position taken by the United States that land armaments at least can be better treated region ally than generally. As for eNten- sion of the Washington naval accord. it is thought not impossible that way will be found for the five big naval powers to negotiate new treaty, without. however. separating the action from Gcncva's main ef- fort.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

after undergoing a successful oper- ation.
 The Misses Catherine and Susan Rooney of Crown street are at Lake Sunapee, N. H.
 John Peplow is seriously Ill at the Mt. Sinai hospital, Hartford.
 Leonard Berry of West Main street is at Ocean Beach, New Lon don.
 Furnished room for rent to gentle man. Phone 4S-5.-advt.
 Whiting Street, to Rent-7 room tenement. Duplex house. All im- provements Close to center. The John Cooke Co.,, Neri Block, Phone 3663.-advt.>
 Stop at the Pennington avenue filling station and get your Golden Bantam sweet corn. Fresh picked every day. G. Ostman, Prop.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
REMINGTON NEVIS

Notices will be posted today for republican caucus to be held at Grange hall, August 27, at D. m.s daylight saving time. for tho pur. pose of electing delegates to the state, senatorial, congressional, county, and probate conventions. and for the purpose of electing . town committee.
 Charles w. Belden was taken to the Hartford hospital this week to undergo an operation.
 Mrs. William O'Donnell, chairman of the fancy work committee of tho Grange fair, gave quilting party at her home on Main street, Wednes- day afternoon. A large patchwork quilt and many pieces of fancy work were completed.
 Misses Katherine Walsh and Helen Kiely are visiting for . few days in Elmhurst, Long Island.
 A number of members of the local Grange travelled to Meriden last evening to at tend a special meeting of Central Pomona Grange at the Grange hall in that city. Mr. Taber, national master, was the principal speaker.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS

The republican electors of the town Of Berlin are requested to meet in caucus in Town Hall on Fri day, August 2, 1926. at s o'clock P. NJ. Daylight for the purpose of electing delegates to the republican state convention to be held in Hart ford. September Is and IA, 1926, for the nomination of candidates for state officers and q senator in con- gress of the United States and for the election of delegates to the con- gressional, county, senatorial and probate district convention. and the appointment of a town committee. By order of the town committee,
 HENRY c. DENYING,
 Chairman. Dated at Berlin, Aug. goth, 1926.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Claimant of Crabtree
 Estate Asks for Review

Boston, Aug. 20 P)-Mrs. Ida M. Blankenburg of Tulsa, Okla, one of the many who sought to break the will in which Lotta Crabtree, noted actress, bequeathed S2,000,O00 for the care of war veterans, today fled a petition for a review of proceed ings under which hers was found in contempt.
 She was sentenced by Judge Prest of the Suffolk probate court to six months Imprisonment on July S1, 1925, but Judge Pierce of the supreme court at once admitted her to bail on a writ of rabeas corpus and she has since been at liberty.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS

The Republican electors of the town of Plainville are requested to meet in caucus in Town Hall on Friday, August 27, 1926, at s o'clock P. NJ. daylight saving time) for the purpose of electing delegates to the Republican State Convention to be held in Hartford, September 13 and If. 1926, for the nomination of candidates for state officers and senator in Congress of the United States and for the election of delegates to the con- gressional, county senatorial and probate district conventions, and the appointment of a town com mittee.
 By order of the Town Committee,
 c. II. Newton, Chairman. Dated at Plainyille, Conn, August
 20, 1926.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
BOY PRISONER SAVES LIFE
Charles Wise Rescues Would-Be
 Suicide in Monticello Jail.

Monticello, N. Y. Aug. 20 P(- Charles Wise 15-year-old orphan in jail here awaiting action of the grand jury on charge of staying Miss Nina Vilona, 50 years of age, a Mount Vernon pianist, has saved a life in jail.
 Harry NJ. Spivach of New York, a feIlow-prisoner, attempted suicide yesterday by hanging himself with a necktie in a bathroom of the jail, Hearing Spivach's struggles. Wise ran into the room and cut him down just in time. He will recover.