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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
NEW YORK POLICE
QUELL PARADERS
Anti. British Demonstration
Staged in Front of Con-
suIate in Gotham.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 11.-Police to-
day broke up an anti-British dem
onstration. under the auspices of
the hands off China committee,
launched in front of the British con-
sulate.
Three hundred and fifteen men and
women of various nationalities par
ticipated in the demonstration, which
started with fiery haranguing by
orators who did not know that the
consulate, located on Whitehall
street, had been closed for the day
half an hour earlier.
Water and Paper Hurled.
Moving down Whitehall street,
where homeward bound workers
stopped to deride and pull banners
from the hands of the marchers, the
demonstrate tors were met with a
shower of water. waste paper, paper
clips and other missiles from nearby
buildings.
The marchers. who began their
demonstration quietly with a parade
around the block on which the con-
sulate is situated, included negroes
and Chinese.
With the arrival of the police, the
paraders, clinging determinedly to
their banners, which had become tat
tered and torn in the excitement,
went to a subway station, A few
stragglers Jagged to argue with those
who had disrupted their meeting.
Woman is Released.
Shortly after the demonstration be-
gan, the first speaker, Julia S. Poyiitz.
writer and lecturer on labor prob
lens, was taken to marine police
headquarters, but she was released
soon afterward. She resumed her
speech from a building in which the
Cuban consulate is located, while
hecklers made futile attempts to deter
her.
Other speakers were D. Benjamin,
director of the Workers School;
Philip Frankfeit, Anthony Bimba,
editor of Brooklyn Lithuanian pub
LEGATION, and William Pickens, q
negro, field secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement OF
Colored People.
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STATE RESTS IN TRIAL
OF TWO FOR MURDER
Dead Mans Skull Brought Into
Court-Physician Testifies
Blow Caused Death.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FAYETTEVILLE N. c., June IL
Action in the case against Kenneth o.
Boone and Mrs May Belle Phillips,
charged with the murder near here
January % of Frank McLaurin, will
be resumed at o'clock Monday morn
ing. Court adjourned until that time
after the State rested it's case this art
ernOOn.
Defense counsel requested the re-
cess during argument in which they
stated they had many witnesses to eX-
anime and asked for time in which to
arrange their case in order to refute
the testimony of c. Fl. Savage, con.
victed liquor law violator returned
from Atlanta Prison to testify, who
swore he was near the spot when Nc
Laurin was killed.
DR.. J. #. Highsmith was the lead
ing witness of the day. He explained
the fracture on the. dead mans skull,
which was brought into court, and
said that in his opinion McLaurin's
skull was fractured by blow and not
by a pistol bullet. Defense counsel
have announced they intend to show
that McLaurin came to his death by
his own hand.
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Farmer Wishes for Old Apple Tree
And Landslide Moves 1t Near for Him

them apples special and it's gittin' too
hard to climb up there"
A few minutes later the pair heard
a rumble, a clatter and cracking of
timbers: they turned to behold the
apple tree, it's roots still buried in a
gigantic clod of earth 10 or ~ rect in
diameter. settling itself in the barn
ward. A bare slippery expanse of clay
on the hill side revealed it's path. The
slippery clay, softened by heavy rains,
had staged a landslide for the appar-
ent benefit of Mr.. Kesterson,
The tree crashed through a fence
and demolished a shed. 1t was in
bloom at the time and now is prepar-
ing, Mr.. Kesterson said, to bear a
crop Of apples.
Mr.. Kesterson declined to say it was
fairies that did it, but he was admit
tedly impressed by the prompt re-
Spouse to his desires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

Traffic cops of London are using
kerosene flares during fogs. not only
to give the inevitable start and stop
signals, but to keep from being run
down. Ordinary methods did not give
sufficient light through the famous
pea soup" fogs, so it became neces-
sary to use the torches that send a
large flame through the mist in order
to make the officers signals seen.
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naping be preferred against Murdoch.
1t was said that the child's STEP
mother, Mrs. Elsie Denny, had been
pushed from an automobile when she
sought to prevent the escape of the
men when they seized Jacob.
The boy had made his home with his
grandfather for a number of years
following the death of his mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Tie Up the Stalks.

"Lock the barn before the horse is
stolen" says the Nature Magazine.
In other words, do not wait for a
severe storm to remind you to tie
up the dahlias, hollyhoeks, dolphin
fums and other tall plants. Even
heavy wind plays havoc with the tall
spires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
CATTLE SHOW INCREASE,
6,253, 900 Head Reported in Eng
land and Wales.

LONDON, June II Gp.-A new rec
ord was established in 1925 in the
number of cattle in England and
Wales, according to agricultural sta.
tistics issued by the ministry of agri.
culture and fisheries, which show a
total of sass, 900, an increase of $4,000
over 1917, the previous highest.
This is the fifth year in succession
to show an increase.
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To get a ride in an engine a IL.
year'old London boy recently pre-
tended in a station to be unconscious
and kept up the ruse for an hour in a
hospital until he could escape-but he
did not get the ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
NAB FIVE, SEIZE LIQUOR
IN RAID ON RUM RUNNERS
Federal Officers Take 1,150 Cases
in Visits on Califor-
mia Coast.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 11.-Fed-
eral officers descended upon rum run.
ners at two points on the California
Coast last night and today. arrested
men and seized /, $50 cases of LIQUOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
KIDNAPPED BOY SAFE
AT RELATIVES HOME
Child Taken From Stepmother
Lands in Johnstown With
Grandfather.

By the Associated Press.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, June 11.-Ten'
year-old Jacob Murdoch Denny VINO
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HOLDS
UP MOVIE
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him, confronted Manager Robert
Etris. Assistant Manager Donald
Gerow, and Clarence Patterson, an
usher. demanding the money, part
OF which was then being placed in
the safe by Gerow.
In a low voice the man calmly
announced that at the first alarm
he would begin shooting. He added
that such excitement would un.
dnubtedly cause a panic among the
audience below.
Lining the trio against the wall
he first seized Saturdays receipts
which had been placed in the un.
closed safe.
At this iuncture another usher,
unaware ef the robbery. came into
the office and was tersely ordered
ia back against the wall. while the
Sunday receipts. on Mr.. Etris' desk,
were pocketed.
Keening the quartet covered with
the pistol, the man then slipped
quietly from the office and nla,e his
way TO the street He disappea red
before the victims could give an
,laFrTl
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BUSCH TRIAL
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hour to have her identify two re.
volvers.
These were the weapons which
she said belonged to Eagles The
witness was again charged with hos
tility toward the prosecution. Il
During the morning, 1t was
brought out. by Mrs. Pope's testi.
mony that Eagles, Sam Moreno, and
John Proctor had left Eagles apart,
inent at S19 c st. N. w. late sat.
urday night, September %. with
the announced intention Of ''holdinR
some one up"
On the, motion Of counsel for
John McCabe,. the fourth man
charged with the murder of Busch.
Mrs. Pope's testimony was excepted
to the jury, the prosecution admit
ting that it did not apply to him.
/ A gray cheviot cap was. identified
by the witness as having been
worn by 'either Proctor or Eagles
when the trio left Eagles apart
ment.
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Of HOUCK
To Be FOUGHT:
Continued from Page IL

Damgaard would remove DR.. Houck
to the Sheppard.Pratt Sanitarium
near Baltimore.
Still in the hope that something
may happen to throw light on the
mystery surrounding the disappear.
ance Of Mrs. Gladys Walter Houck
December IL, the district attorney
is loathe to permit the wonaan's
husband to leave this jurisdiction
Major John Anderson, the physt'
clan who has had Ho9ck under
observation at Walter Reed Hos
pital stated today he has filed
report with the Veterans Bureau
as to Houck's mental condition $50
far as he hes been able to reach
q conclusion"
Physicians admit that Or. Houck
himself q specialist on mental dis
eases. could easily mislead them as
to his condition
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Publicity

Says "Peaches:"
1t was not until after we were
married that !. found Mr.. Brown.
ing and u had practically
nothing. in common. I knew he
had a flair Tor publicity. but ]
hoped he would forget all that
and wes could settle down TO .
peaceful life. He kept me. how
ever. on continual exhibition.
The crowds his behavior attracted
frightened me. but he was
always dragging me IN the lime
light to get his name in the
nevvsnanera.
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a business training means to a
youngster.
Francis M. Savage. president of
the Central Savings Bank, talked
to the youngsters about savings
and the starting a business career.
BRYAN Morse, of The Times. spoke
briefly to the boys on the club idea
and how team work" could lie
accomplished.
Music Included
Corporal Oscar Zaccagni, of the
Army Music School. and Ted SnideF
drummer, gave an exhibition on
bugIe and drum. The boys will be
taught the fundamentals of the
bugle and drum and will be de-
veloped by competent instructors
later on.
The entire GROUP was shown
through the Arcadia Auditorium
plant. The boys were taken
through the gymnasium and basket.
ball court. into the locker and
shower and rubbing room. and into
the apparatus room. where Ar
cadia Club members keep IN con
dition.
saturday NJ the lIs0V GtuGn
meeting several national celebrities
will be on hand to give the hoys a
brief talk or a demonstration. De.
tails of the meeting win be an.
nounced later in the week.
All boys desiring to make appli-
cation for membership In The Times
Boys Club will kindly see q. q,
Lewis. Room 405. Hearst Building,
1917 II st. n. W.. any time this
week. Parents of boys will be
given complete details upon appli.
cation at the Hearst Building.
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The MOther-in-LaW

Says Peaches"
MIR. Browning seemed to take
= dislike to my mother soon
after we were married. Until
that time. nothing was too good
for her. She was mighty nice
to Mr.. Browning. mending his
clothes, his shirts, and taking
care of his ties and socks as u
size were his own mother. She
has been with me all this time
because my experience with Mr..
Browning made me III. so I was
on the verge Of q nervous col
iapBe.
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Mother Tries in Vain
To Save Children in Fire

WEIRTON. w. Va. Jan "a. =
Three children were burned TO death
here today when the home OF Joseph
Cross was destroyed by fire caused
by an overheated stove.
The dead: Joseph. 2, Hazel, 6,
and Marie. O. Mrs. Cross was Sc.
rlously burned when she attempted
to save her children. The father
was away at work.
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CLARKE DOCTOR
CHANGES
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Thompson said he told the ply
stefan.
After amomert, DR., Way said to
the coroner, according TO the latter:
Il now am inclined TO that belief
myself"
strangulation, Or. way told the
coroner, could have more easily
been caused by the administering If
,chloroform than by the few par.
ticles of sand in the, bronchial tubes
and lungs. and in the light OF the
mystery attached to the case. to-
gether with his official examina ton.
the physician did not hesitate to
admit he had undergone a Grange
OF opinion.
Miss Clarke's body was found in
4 lonely spot on the frozen beach
more than a week ago. state police
from the start have been in We
hement conflict with the views of
Coroner Thompson. who steJ Ifastly
has insisted the woman was muir
EODpCu. anu = the
ence of opinion has tended TO slow
the investigation.
Coroner To Persist
Coroner Thompson late yesterday
declared he would persist in his
efforts to have the authorities make
a more determined investigation on
the murder theory. The official in.
quest. he said. will not be held IIntif
tomorrow at 2 o, M. before which
he will have the report OF the
chemist at Atlantic City on the con
dition of the viscera and stomach.
According to Mr.. Thompson the
police base their natural death" or
suicide" theory solely on The word
of two small colored girls-one OF
whom, because Of her mental condi-
ton, is not allowed to attend public
school - who told authorities an
elderly lady asked them the way to
the beach on the night Miss Clarke
is believed to have met death.
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Says Daddy

In all tho time / was married
to Peaches" ] never received
the equivalent OF q 2.cent
stamps worth Of love. l never
for ono instant was accorded
the rights and privileges Of q
husband. And j was the waiter.
the servant, the slave. the
nndeF-dOg. who came here. there.
and everywhere. at her beck
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Says Daddy:
/ live in fear Of her mother,
Mrs. Herman. She IL responsible
for all my troubles. Peaches"
and her mother spent thousands
and thousands Of my money in
tina six months Of our life
together. Mrs. Heenan said:
Nothing In the world Is good
enough for my daughter. She
should have married title. No
man IL good enough for Fran
ces. especially AN old man like
you" She wanted 4 home on
Park Avenue. How those women
could spend money!
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One hundred and twenty-five boys
were selected for membership from
the large group present. q. q.
Lewis. In charge of the Times Boys
Club, outlined the plans for mem
bership, the business training and
opportunities offered. and the many
prospects for health and recreationai
activities lined up for the member
ship.
The Times Boys Club idea of saw
ing a part of the earnings and the
training of the young statesmen had
been heartily endorsed by Major
Edwin B. Hesse. President William
Mather Lewis. Of George Washing
ton University; John Hays Ham
mond, Robert v. Fleming. Francis
NJ. Savage. Isaac Cans and other
well known Washington citizens.
O. q. Lewis put the plans square.
~ before the boys and their parents
and enrolled 125 during the hour
and half devoted to organization
Physical Education
William r. Whip, athletic di.
rector Of the Racquet Club. who has
trained many of Americas leading
citizens and members OF their faIni-
lies. gave the boys a wholesome
talk on physical training and box.
ing. Whipp delighted the young.
sters when he showed them how
certain muscles we're developed, how
the physique could be built up and
how the body could be kept in per.
feet shape through daily exercise
and personal hygiene.
A brief talk was given by Oren
r, Lewis circulation manager OF
The Times, who spoke on just what
through. II took me more than an
hour to get anybody on the tele.
phone.
''Fially Mrs Heenan answered the
phone"
''Mr. Browning asked me to pick
up the extension. Then he asked
Mrs. Heenan to let him Talk to his
wife, peaches You can't talk TO
Peaches, Mrs. Heenan said. MIR.
Browning said: why. / nave an
appointment to take her to the
Waldorf to a dance, and besides I
intend to take her to a matinee
Mrs. Heenan replied: You can't
talk to Peaches-she Is through
with you"
Attorneys for the plaintiff then
rested their case, having put the
two witnesses on the stand, lequir.
ing less than a half hour to com.
pIete their testimony.
Moves to Dismiss ;.
Attorney Epstein then made a
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BROWNING
ASKS F0R
SECRECY

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Epstein, counsel for peaches" made
q motion that the trial be held
secret and that the prgss be OK
cluded.
Also ASKS for Secrecy
John q. Mack. Of Browning's legal
staff. backed up Epstein's motion
and also asked that the trial be.
secret.
ut is not proper that the private
life of the defendant and the
plaintiff be barred to the public" said
Attorney Mack. "A matter Of this
kind should not be made public"
1t seems TO me- said Judge,
Seegar, "that up to the present time
neither party to this action has ex-
hibited any desire for secrecy.
The judge said he would reserve
decision ana that he would rule on:
this point tomorrow.
There was "a possibility that the
trial will come back to Carmel. to,
hear rebuttai testimony for Ed
ward w. Browning t.Pesches''
side will be presented at White
Plains tomorrow morning.
Chauffeur IL Heard
Edward P. Kearney, a chauffeur,
was the first witness.
Kearney testified that he drove
Mr.. and Mrs. Browning and her
mother from Kew Gariais Inn
early last October, to Browning's
office in Seventy,second st. New
York, where Browning got out.
After Mr.. Browning. left the
car" Kearney testified, Mrs.
Browning ordered me to drive
through the park"
Peaches and her mother talked
a great deal. Then I was ordered
by Mrs. Heenan to drive back TO
Kew Gardens. When they got
home they. packed up everything
that belonged to them in the house,
dresses and all that kind Of stuff.
Mrs. Browning remarked:
Money isn't everything-Im sick
and tired of all this and I'm
through
They then ordered him to drive
to the apartment of Mrs. Heenan,
he said.
Secretary Is Heard
The second witness was John P.
German, employed by. Daddy" in
his office as secretary.
AtfnPNnv Mooly
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Says "Daddy:"
Peaches" weighed only ITO
pounds when we ,were married.
She weighed 1855 when she sud-
denly left. My hurried mar
Fiage to peaches" was to save
her from . ''hOme." take off
my hat to the ChiIdren's Society.
The chief agent was going to
take her from her mother. !.
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A Kissless Bride?

Says Peaches"
Mr.. Browning married me to
protect himself. My happiness,
my future, everything had, I
sacrificed on the altar Of his self.
ishHeAS. He had made the
most violent vows Of love. but
/ wonder now what his inten.
tons were when he was wOOing
me so fervently. l wanted
home Of our own and q baby. He
didn't
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Times Boys Club Gets
Under Way With Bang

The Times Bows Club begins its first week of activity today
Sponsored by The Washington Times Company the organza
ton of effected Saturday morning at the Arcadia
Auditorium with 800 representative boys Of the city IN at
tendance Many boys accompanied by their parents who
enthusiastic the formation Of the club and the plans
outlined.
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says. Daddy"

OOSH 2oaAuS
/ never had an opportunity
to get acquainted with my wife.
Her mother always came between.
us. It was Mrs. Keenan, who
insisted that 1 make my 50.
called honeymoon with her
daughter y public spectacle. Mrs.
Heenan insisted that / show off
Peaches" new clothes at Presi-
dent COOIidge's summer camp.
ON The Atlantic City Boardwalk.
at the polo grounds. the thea
tiers, and the night clubs and
take her along as q chaperone.
1 never was allowed quiet eve.
ming at home.
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: Peaches and Daddy
Lnmbast Each Other

CARMEL N. Y, Jan. g4ShnTp differences of opinion be-
Osem EdUard ". Browniag millionaire reaor "Peaches
|BrowMtg his chdte appear reported
stree their separation Here of the striking
Imente made bN them:
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Domestic Treatment

Says ''Peaches:"
left Mr.. Browning to keep.
from going insane. was bec0El.
ing a physical wreck. 1 lived
i'm terror OF his actions. j
dreaded what he might do next.
Even behind q locked door. with
my mother close mt hand. ]
didn't feel safe under the same
roof with him.
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for action against Peaches" BE.
cause absolutely no proof has been
shown He asked Dismissal of the
second caue because he claimed
there had been no proof shown by
any OF the evidence introduced that
Peaches" had abandoned Daddy"
or refused to come back to him.
The motion was denied,
Attorney Epstein then moved that
the trial be adjourned to White
Plains to hear Peaches side.
Judge Seegar adjourned court until
10 a. m. tomorrow. when the trial
will be resumed in White Plains.
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day Mr.. Browning called the apart.
ment of Mrs. Heenan on the tele-
phone. He asked me to put the call
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counsel. asked the witness II he re-
called the date. October 2, 1925.
81 do" replied German. ION that
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Users Of Times and Herald Situation
Wanted and Help Wanted sds are EN- >
titled 20 the free services offered by
Times and Herald. Classified Public
Service Bureau.
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lands IS NOW
BALL CAR
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Lands, took their homeward trails
today with sorrow in their hearts.
They found the once stalwart war.
rior Of balloon. the tremendously
aggressive and sturdy creator of the
American League, a broken man.
\ They came. TO hack him into
corner and take the fight ont of
him ''for the good of baseball"
But only an hour in the company
Of their leader convinced them that
tremendously tragic physical
change had come in him even in the
month that has elapsed since the
inter-league meeting Of December.
And 80 they voted to give him
leave Of absenee- based upon their
own convictions backed up by the
statement OF Johnson's personal
physician: they sheared him, while
on such leave, Of absence" of.power
to act in league affairs.
They named Frank =. Navip
owner of the Tigers, to act as presi-
dent during his absence.
If Johnson RECEIVERS, the old Job
again is his-perhaps. But the like,
lmood of recovery is most remote.
His personal physician holds out
but little hope. There are many
persons who feel that he viii not
live through the year.
For he is suffering from diabetes.
symptoms of Bright's disease. hard
ening of the arteries. and his blood
stream has been poisoned by an
infected foot, which nearly cost his
life during the past SUMMER.
Fireworks Withheld
The club owners of the American
League arrived here Sunday and
went into i morning meeting with
Johnson.
Many were incensed with him be-
cause OF criticism he had made in
newspapers interviews over the
Lands method of handling the Cobb.
Speaker case. They intended that
at the meeting they would either
muffle Johnson for all time. IL he
remained at the helm of the circuit,
or force him to resign his job.
But the meeting hardly was under
way when those who have been as.
ISOLATED with johnson for many
years. noticed the change in him.
The fireworks they intended to ex-
plode never were exploded: the con-
demnation Of him was withheld.
Col. Jacob Rupert owner Of the
Yankees and member Of the board
sought out Lands. He explained to
Lands the physical condition OF
johnson.
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Secretary Is Heard

The second witness was John P.
German, employed by. Daddy" in
his office as secretary.
Attorney Mack, Of Browning's