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NEGRO BARES
' LIFE OF CRIME
Campbell, Confessed Slayer of
2 Women, Resigned te Fate.
"Don't Care Now."
(Continued from Flr?t Page.)
trouble and mo I want to Baltimore,"
he ai tHe aaillad aa he cava thla
inform' Hon, the only evidence of
hravado displayed In hia confewlon.
"While I waa In Baltimore. 1 heard
all about the trouble that waa going
on in Washington and I made up my
mind that I would not come back
until everything had quieted down."
"Didn't you feel bad at the thought
that aomebody else might be arreated
lor what you did?"' he was asked.
/ "No, that never worried me. The
only thing that worried me waa the
thought that I was going to be caught
some day. I ulwayj felt sure that
acme day I was going to get caught,
but I needed the money, and so 1 kept
on."
DONT BELIEVE IN GHOSTS,
"Are you worried now?"
"No, I ain't worried. Death has no
ting for me. I sto'e and killed be,cause
I needed money. I waa always
undersiied and never had a chance.
It was easier to get money in this
way than by working, and when I
was lucky enough to escape I waa
encouraged to keep at it. I didn t
like to kill, but I had to protect my
elf."
Although Campbell has admitted
.enough to send him to the gallows.
If convicted, his manner bears out
his seeming indifference. He eata
and sleeps well and he said In response
to questions that he knew no
qualms of conacl?nce.
"I don't believe In no ghoats. They
never trouble me." he saya.
While the police believe there Is a
possibility that he may have exaggerated
some of the crimes to which
lhe has pleaded guilty, they have alTeady
traced hia confession and ttnd
there is a basis of truth in moat of j
hia admissions I
KNEW HE WOt'LI) BE CAUGHT.
Campbell now says that he wants
."nobody else to suffer for the things
'that he has done and expresses a
Willingness to aid the police In clearing
up the mysteries even though the
revelations make his own case the
darker.
"I guess there is nothing for me
now but to die and I am ready." he
says. "I was caught as I always
knew I would be and I knew what
1 would get. That's all I care to
tay."
Notwithstanding that Campbell has
Informed the police that it was he
'who attacked and attempted to criminally
assault Miss Mary Saunders, a
Svar worker, near Somerset, In MarySand,
in July, 1919, for which crime
Korrest Eaglin, a young Washington
inegro, was convicted lu the circuit
court here several months ago and is
.now serving a twenty-year sentence
in the Maryland penitentiary, the
lauthoritles doubt his guilt.
Eaglin's guilt, it is said, was estab
Ijlshed beyond the slightest doubt and I
Ithat Campbell's statement is a pure
.'fabrication, made for a purpose, they
are unable to understand.
, DOUBT EAGLIN'S INNOCENCE.
It is pointed out that Eaglin was
tried before Chief Judge Hammond
TJrner and Associate Judges Edward
C. Peter and Glenn H. Worthlngton
and that the court by unanimous
agreement promptly found the negro
guttty. Both former Spate's Attorney
Albert M. Boulc and former
Sheriff William U Auf. who look a
'leading part in the investigation of
'the ease, declared today that there
Is not the slightest doubt of Eaglin's
I guilt.
State's Attorney Thomas I-. Dawson,
who, with Former State's Attorney
Bouic, conducted the prosecution
of the case against Eaglin. would not
discuss the development today further
than to say that any action looking
to Eaglin's release would have to be
taken with Governor Ritchie and that
If the governor should refer the case
to this county for a recommendation
nothing would be ..one until after the
statement of Campbell had been very
carefully Investigated and its truth
established beyond the slightest
doubt.
d. cTcoupletowed.
CUMBERLAND. M<i.. Aug. 6.?A
marriage license was issued here yesterday
to Albert H. Korange. aged
twenty-six, merchant, and Beatrice E.
Noah, aged twenty-seven, both of
Washington, D. C.
DANIELS LEAVES TONIGHT
FOR ROOSEVELT'S HOME
Secretary of the Navy Daniels will
leave tonight for Hyde Park. N. Y.,
where he will attend the notification
ceremony of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Democratic nominee for Vice President.
THE REV. LOYAL W. MADDEN,
of Illinois, who in filling
the pulpit of the Eckington
Presbyterian Church.during the
summer month*. He came to
Washington from Illinois at the
invitation of the pastor, the
Re*. Henry E. Brundage.
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MISS JESSIE L. BUREALL (center), teacher of the
Burr&ll Sunday school class of Calvary Baptist
Church, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Burrall,
who surprised her last week by coming to Washington
for the first time. The Bible class of 1,400 brought
them here from their home in Little Falls, Minn., as. a
birthday present for their teacher.
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W. &? ? lilt-it,
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Cornerstone of Greek
Cathedral Laid Today;
Hundreds at Services
The laying of the cornerstone of(adhere to the traditional architectun
the t hurch of St. Sophia, which will uf orepk Orthodox churches of Greece
be known an the Greek Orthodox t'a- i , . .. , ,. ,
thedral of the United States, marks an a,ul Ahi? Minor of lhe nfth t0 the
epoch today In religious , circles in | t^ntli centuries. It w ill be unlikt
Washington. anything ever erected here and be
Elaborate exercises took place at 1 IS|de, wm bo equipped fully will
o clock this afternoon. U Georse , very modern facility and tonveni
Itoussos, the Greek minister to the once.
United States, dolivered the address. , The base of the building is to b<
Bishop Alexander Kodostolous of 0f cut Indiana, limestone, as also will
the Greek Orthodox Church laid the j be the portico, columns, pediment am
cornerstone on the site at Eighth and the curtain wall behind The mail
L streets northwest, from which will walls of the building will be cf gray
rise the handsome new structure con ! ish buff brick laid in various t<attcrn*.
tributed by the Greeks of the city. peculiar to Byzintine brick architecKeen
interest has been displayed in , tural style. Uonn & Dcmi'ig and .
the plans for the Church of St. Sophia Henry B. Davis ore the architects and |
!n view of the European situation, builder.
which makes all Greeks hopeful that ! The church Is designeil to seat 000
the famous Cathedral of St. Sophia in persons in the main auditorium, and '
Constantinople once more will become in the basehnent will be ample rooms j
soon a Christian church. for parochial school purposes.
Ceremonies for the day began with The Community of St. Sophia is
exercises at the Pythian Temple this one of the strongest in the city. Vic- j
morning. Several hundred Greek citi- I tor Kissal is its president and the Rev. j
zens all over Washington are joining iVasilios-Uambridies is the pastor Its
in the general celebration. members comprise most of the promiThe
structure when completed will 'nent Greeks of the city.
POLICE TAKE 3 AND
Overall Barn Dance 11?n||ARK|)FR||W
An old-fashioned barn dance will I I L. UlU 1 I U Ul llUlII
be given Friday night at the Blue
Triangle Recreation Center, Twen"*A
nnouncemen"'of XTanc'e ac- A^St Last Night F0II0WS EXCltcompanied
by this statement: ing Chase in Autos Through
"Girls are requested to wear glngr- ? _ .
ham aprons or dresses. Men In over- uBOrgCtOWD.
alls. Prizes for seediest costume. No
admission unless in costume. Three men, charged with transport
. ing and illegal possession of whiskey,
LEGIONERS' OUTING*
kjjwukuu. ln automoblles and were arrested
IS SET FOR SATURDAY Georgetown.
Those arrested were William Sacks,
33M M DttMt northwest: William
George Washington Post, No. 1, storty. 809 Fourth street northwest.
Promises Fun Aplenty at and Bclijamln Slegel, nno Maryland
Marshall Hall avenue northeast. The first two men
co,*. W-mj...,., N., ,.
American Legion, will hold Its flrst and M streets northwest. Voile.- say
annual excursion to Marshall Ha I on h fo?n(1 112 qllarts of whlskuy in
Saturday. The athletic and entertain- h , machine. *
ment committee has arranged a pro- s| , W?M arrPsted whil(t coming
grua. to make Its member, enjoy Washington George B. West
very minute from the time the boat arr?tcd and released ..n bon.ls
lands until It ||,?"' K"n the home- witne m !n
ward trip. Prizes will be awarded for ' .
the various races and games, the na- ' . ' . 0,' ?
, . . . Sacks and Stortv have been released
ture of which will not be revealed
.. , . , , on $1,000 bonds for their appearance
until after the events have taken ,
In court.
place. .
JXXS unr NftW MIIWD
many members are besieging the com- Ill/I? jlll fff I"l?jrllJUI\Jul/
mlttee for advance information. It __ __ _ w_
is called the "white race," but no de- [l*/ |/ITPIj|?I C
tails will be given out until the time |) J DUl5nFlLnJ
to start.
All of the proceeds from the exrur- /\F* rADW
slon will be used to furnish entertain- lit4 I IJfV HI
ment during the fall and winter and v* Willi
for-the advancement of various ath- Measuring the price of hogs In
letica. bushels of corn instead of in dollars
i Is a form of applied mathematics
PAMT 11/ A If 17 EY QAI HIliD used by the United States Departl/All
1 WAIVLi LA'JULUiLIV ment of Agriculture In keeping tab
a> aaamnaM Ma,t... .. . Awt on the prices of farm nroduets.
SLEEPING SINCE MARCH hoir.;ri;;",y.r,;hp.v;,
FORT SMITH. Ark.. Aug. 8 In the bushels of corn. The ratio varies,
case of Herbert Wright, ex-service It Is generally highest In the corn
man, physicians of this State are be- belt and lowest In New England,
Ing given food for much thought and the far South, and the far West. experiment.
At the present time the ratio Is
Wright, a victim of sleeping sick- unusually narrow ? that Is. 100
ness, has been In an unconscious pounds of hog Is not worth as many
stupor since last March and shows no bushels of corn as usual. Pepartsigns
of awakening. ment experts draw the Inference
Attending doctors, who claim they that during the next Hvelve months
have made every test known to scl- hogs will advance more than corn
enee. declare that Wright Is absolute- or corn will decline more than hogs,
ly without a sense of feeling. ?
$1,400,000 GOES. TO ROADS. PHILADELPHIA RIDES.
Automobile owners of North Caro- rn Philadelphia, approximately #0,ilne
have already paid more than $1,- 000 men are carried from their homes
100.000 to the State treasury, which to offices In automoblles between the
tmount under the 1920 law goea to hours of I 30 and 10 every week-day
the road fund. morning.
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CANTEEN SHUT
UNTIL AUTUMN
Terminal Red Cross Women
Take Vacation While Rooms
Are Redecorated.
For the flrst time since it occupied
the Presidential suite at the Union
tatlon In July. IDI8, ' the canteen
corps of the District Red Croaa chapter
has been forced to ceaae Ita operation'
through a deaire on the part
jf the station authorities to renovate
the rooms. It waa through the
courtesy of President and Mrs. Wilson
in permitting the use of the
suite that hundreds of tho isand* of
sailors, soldiers and marines were
rendered service by seventy-live
women of Washington, wh) formed
the canteen corps during the war.
WII.L HKIl'HG I> KAM..
Since the armistice the work gradually
dwindled down until the patients
at Walter Heed Hospital and
St. I'llxabeth'a Hospital were the only
ones to benefit by Ita continued rnalnIcnace.
These men were served hot
uppers after the theater or after an
DUtlng. but the need far this service
has become less and less as ?ha warm
day* appro* hed with the result that
it was thou;ht an opportune time to
nuupend operation until the fall when I
Ihe canteen would resume Its valuable
undertak ? ;. j
It wa? Ith great reluctance that (
(he wonu a of the corps, who are >
-till active, avpled the decision of
the chapter un<] division officials and
it reflects greatly to their credit '
upon their intense desire to be of '
continued service to the veterans. In 3
notifying the corps of the request of
he Union Station authorities Mr*. 1
l.-iiai- W. l.lttell. chairman of the '
sntccn committee of the District
*h<apter, wrote: .
HOHK IM (OSHKXDKD. ?
' Upon being Informed by the super <
intendent of the Union Station that '
'.lie room so long and bo generously '
loaned us were needed for repairs, r
the question of closing the refresh- r
ment service for a short period was ?
"onsidered. After carefully looking
Into the matter from all viewpoints J
t was deemed wise by the. chapter
ind Potomac division that we take a
short vacation. Therefore the wock
will be discontinued until the early
fall. ,
"I earnesly' ask that every mem- (
tier will hold herself in readiness to
insurer any emergency call that
might coore during vacation and to
omc together for such work and at r
>uch time In the fall as may be de- 1
*lrcd.
"Your work ha* been so fine that no
/ord of commend! ion from me is *
icccssary, and 1 know that it has been r
ost thoroughly appreciated by the c
;ien, the chapter and the division in "
vhoae names and in my own I thank
oil most earnestly."
Austin S. Imirle. director of the deartment
of military relief, Potoma<- j
ivlsion, under whose Jurisdiction th>
canteen operates, stated that he- hi t I
conferred with the officials at Wal- j '
ter Reed and St. Elizabeth Hospitals, !
and they had informed him that no j
hardship would be endured by the
patients, who have taken advantage j
of the service, If the canteen waa j
closed for the hot days.
WAR VETERANS FORM ]'
HARDING-COOLIDGE CLUB
Affiliated With Republican League. (
Call for Organization Issued by |,
Col. Winfield Jones. ,
Senator Harding's speech at Lincoln j j
Park. Ohio, last Thursday to the vet- ; (
prans, in which he praised the sur- |
vlvors of the war with Spain partlc- i j
ularly, was followed yesterday by J .
formation of a Harding and Coolidge j 1
Veterans' Club, of the District of Co- : <
lumbia, affiliated with the Harding j <
and Coolidge Republican League. No. 1 ]
1. Robert I. Miller, president. While i
the new club Is composed now almost J (
exclusively of veterans of the war
with Spain and the Philippines, other (
veterans of all wars are Invited to
Join.
Col. Winfield Jones, veteran of two '
wars and member of the National
Legislative Committee of the United
Spanish War Veterans, issued the '
call for the new organization. ^
Colonel Jones Is also chairman of the j
executive committee of the Hardins (
and Coolidge League, No. I.
A large number of veterins Joined
the new club, among thrm ('apt. J. ^
Walter Mitchell, Dennis O'Connor,
John Flynn, Rdward Corcoran, Krn- j
est L Brunner, Klmer Carroll. John j
Downey, Dennis O'Brien, and many J
others.
MORE HERO DEAD ARRIVE ,
ON TRANSPORT ANHGONE
Bodies of 1.575 U. S. Sofd'ers LanJe'"
at New York?Will he Sent
to Home Cemeteries.
NKW YORK, Aug. S. -WI h lh<
bocllea of 1,575 American soldier.** 1
"asketa b*y*>w her decka and .VJ I'virt
khaki-clad men aervlnpr hh attendant .
the United State* army transport A v
tiprono arrived yeaterdav fr>m Dar
zl*. Antwerp, Breat. and Bordeaux.
The soldier dead were landed at tb?* t
army piera, where preparation* were ,
completed to forward the bodiea to T
their last reatlnR place* in home rem- 4
otoriea. Aa haw been the oiia;.?m with
all returned dead aoldiers, each body
will be accompanied by a :^uard of
honor.
At the pier there was ho .*er?monv or
funerAl obaervance, thin last d'*-?'i
?>f honor on the part of the na"'
for which they fouiht having been
completed when tho bodiea wore con
signed to their temporary graves In
foreign land*
BOV LOSES HIS L'FF
IN DIVE FROM TRESTLE
Orant*vll|e, Md.. Aug. B Courtney r
Cirern, fifteen ye?.s old. son of John
fireen, was drowned near Unlontown j
yesterday, when he dived from a car ,
trestle. Several years ag-> the lad ?
lost both arms above the wrist In
picking up a high tension wire. r
"Picking" 1
Pastime V
"J*HI8 ia the atyle of rzzzivtr
the Bureau of Htandarda
has perfected for uae ia private
home*, danee halla, and pariliona
for receiving music by
wireleaa.
Jules Y?rne hn been outdone bo i
?*ny timoa recently by modem act- i
ritlsta, that anything that a few i
'earn ago wax looked upon aa imtossible
today la credited even In the i
liost ignorant or unscientific circlea.
The latest thing la "aerial muaic."
All you need In your home la a i
mall wireleaa telephone apparatus,
*lth wires run Into the room where i
ton want the muaic to be played
iVIth an ordinary graphophone horn i
ind by simply turning on a awltch i
on can have ax good a concert aa one i
vould wlah. I
livery Friday evening front 3 to I
I oclock the Bureau of Standard* I
tends ou>t a concert, which la picked
J|> by wlrelean stations within a I
adius of 100 mllea. The bureau ha.< 1
Ken experimenting with the wireleaa I
nualc for aevcral months, and haa i
eached such an advanced stage of j
levelopment that further Investlga
!on to them is useless, and they are I
toing to discontinue the concerts. I
Ihe officials of the Bureau of Standirda
say that the function of the bu- i
pan is investigating and experlnenting,
and after they have proved
l thing, and have given it to the
vorld, th?y stop and start some new
xperlmentation or Investigation.
MAY COMMKRt IAMZK PROJECT
Several commercial wireless conerns
have Investigated the proposilon
of sending music by radio, and
dans are now being discussed with
he object of sending music out from
tome of the big wireless stations
very evening for use In all parts
if the United States and for ships
it sea.
The advocates of the plan forsee a
treat future for aerial music and preMill
MISSION
MEET EfS TONIGHT
Dinner to Delegates Will Close
Convention?Take Sightseeing
Trip This Afternoon. (
The second national convention of
:he Catholic students' mission cru ade,
which begau Thursday at Mcilahon
Hall. Catholic University, will
erminate tonight with a supper to
he delegate* at the hall.
Catholic clergymen and laymen
'rom all over the country are attend- 1
ng the convention. Reports from the 1
lelegates showed 1B5 unft> have been
established in nearly every large colcgc
and univeraity.
Bishop Thomas J Shahan, rector of (
Catholic University and president of I
he mission crusade, presided at the t
invention. Many Catholic digni- |
aries from all parts of th? United
states gave addresses, and papers
were read by students of several
Catholic colleges, relative to the worlt
jf the crusade.
Miaa Alexandrine Accrboni, of
Washington, a student of Trinity Colcge,
read a paper on "The Crusade in
"ollegcs and Academies for Women."
Lt the meeting yesterday.
The delegates enjoyed a'sightseeing
our this afternoon to historic sites
>f Washington and nearby places.
It. Bev. Magr. Krancis J. Beckmann.
S. T. D., chairman of the executive
>o-.rd of the crusade, celebrated the
lass for the delegates at Divinity ,
iall this morning.
WT. RAINIER CARNIVAL |
TO REOPEN AUGUST 28 !
MT. KAINIKH. Auj. S.?The Ml L
'.a'nler carnival will reopen August 1
s for a two-weeks' run. it was de- '
deil st a meeting of the carnival !
uiimittee last night. It has been
losed since July 31. Many other lnr?-Ktlng
attricllons will be added.
\inong there who have been addrd to I
he committer ire Robert Downing i
mii Baymond Young. The officers of
ho committee arf> Guy Karson, chairnan;
Charles J. Beckham, vice chair
nan; Klton M Brown, secretary. and
'harles Itcichelt, treasurer.
Beauties To
At Comir
Wash*v.ftton people no longer are
orced to ult at home evenings dur-|i
ng the summer, nor must they be I
ontent with wandering listlessly In'
lie parks for there Is a new form of 11
ecreatlon flourishing this season nsli
lever before. It is the summer car- I
ilval of the auburb.
A half dosen suburban communities
lave put on carnivals In two months
ind thousands of Wsshlngtonlans
lave patronised them.
The suburban population Is for the
noat part made up of employes of i
k
runes From.
Vith Wirele.
rtlct that tn the very near future,
none of the big passenger ships will
carryq bands, but will rely on their
wireless for music for (lances on the
hips and for music during meals.
The advocates also predict a great
commercial future for arial music
as they think that it will do away
with a great deal of the music furnished
by the hotels and dance halls.
By this method, it Is said, the
owners of hotels and dance halls can
nave a great deal of expense, as the
fost of Installing the wireless apparatus,
which is small, will be the
biggest cost. The music would be
ruriiished for a few dollars a week.
One Friday night a few weeks ago.
Ihe students of the Bliss Klectrlcai
Hcliool. which is about five miles
from the Bureau of Standards, gave
* dance, and the music was furnished
by the Bureau of Standards from its
wireless apparatus. It was said that
the music was as distinct and as
loud as if It had been played on a
first class talking machine in the
Jance hall.
IIKARS I1NUER OX PHOSE'.
Many of the amateur wireless operators
In Washington and nearby
Maryland and Virginia have been giving
their friends the benefit* of the
concert every Friday evening since
the Bureau of Standards has birn
ending It out. and word ha* be.-n re
ceived from Baltimore that the toncert
was heard there.
One of the amateur operator*! in
Washington several weeks Lgo was
sitting at his instrument w'h-n suddenly
he was startled by hearing the
voice of one of the promin-'it op??a
singers singing a selection from one
of the popular operas He wnit lo
m DIXIE
OFFICES HERE
District Chosen Headquarters
for Fight to Break Up
"Solid" States.
Washington has been chosen as
Southern headquarters-' of the Hepublican
National Committee. Chairman
Will Hays announced last night.
The campaign for breaking the
Solid South" in the coming I re"liential
campaign will bo greeted
from the Washington headquarter..
Chairman Hays decided, after having
heard arguments from many sout prn
Republicans as to the strategic
possibilities of Atlanta, Birmingham
or New Orleans.
Seleclton of Washington was made
on the theory that there was bo
much rivalry among Southern Kepublicans
to get headquarters 10
their respective States that it would
keep down friction to establish headquarters
here.
Former Senator Marion Butler of
rforth Carolina, who first urged establishment
of Southern headquarters,
preferably In North Carolina or Georgia.
made the announcement of tne
Hays decision Mr. Butler said the
psychological effect would have bec^n
better had the Republicans gone into
so.ne Southern State, but the South
had won a victory b"V getting special
recognition from the Republican comm
Mr. Butler suggested that Atlanta
might well have been selected as a
compromise instead of Washington,
but the great thing is the Southi Is
it last recognized with a ?
.eparaf headrmarters.' Washington
Headquarters. JSi Butler said, would
he very active und go Into every
Southern State. *
CATHOLIC DRYS. TO MEET.
Flans for the entertainment of delegates
to the Catholic Total Abstlnance
Society of America. whloh,
Washington September 20-2S, will
made at a meeting tomorrow night at
Catholic Community House, 601 r.
street north west.
Compete
ig Carnival
the Government who commute on tin
suburban car lines
The next suburban carnival Mail*
tomorrow at Seat Pleasant, under tli.
auspices of the Volunteer l ire and
Community Welfare Association II
will close Saturday night.
A beauty contest will be one of tin
features and scores of belles of
Prince George county are entered
Ixigls F. I,It*, secretary of the wel
fare association, announces that there
will dally be dancing, games, music,
speaking and special attractions.
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Air Nightly
ss Amateurs
SjL
\ ,T'^"
the telephone and culled a frien I of
his who wan an amateur v/ir?-le??
operator also, and told him .!' the
concert. The friend, who nad bten
told by an official of the Bureau of
Standards, laughed and told liim that
the concert wan being given < very
Friday night by the bur-au and that
he had been one of the "audience"
for nevtiral weeks. Since that lime
the amateur operator ban I'ad fr ends
at hi* home every Friday evening
listening to the concert.
WOl'Ll) BI II.IJ Bl(i STATION.
Now that the Bureau of Standards
la going to discontinue its Friday
evening conceits, the amateur operuior*
in Washington are wondering
what they can do on Friday evenings
after the concerts stop.
Washington capitalists were approached
recently by a man who
wanted money enough to finance the
erection of a big wireless station near
Washington that would be used
nightly for concerts. This man told
the capitalists that for a few dollars
a week every one in Washington
could have a concert by merely turning
on a switch In their homes, after
it they equipped with wireless apparatus.
Such a contrivance he said
would be very popular, as it would
do away with the buying of new records
every month.
Dr. J. H. Delllnger, in charge of
radio experiments were at the Bureau
of Stendards. is'the man who is
given credit for the strides In aerial
> music. He has been in charge of the
experiments since the bureau began
them, and although one of the youngest
scientists in the bureau, is looked i
upon as an authority in the radio
world.
ARMY 10 CONDUCT
[AN/1MA-D.C. FLIGHT
Lieut. Charles B. Austin Picked
to Make Historic Air
Journey.
An alrflight from the Panama Canal
Zone to Washington will be attempted
shortly by Lieut. Charles B. Austin,
of the Army Air Service, according
to announcement last night by
the War Department.
Lieutenant Austin will make the
flight alone In a regulation D-H military
plane.
The tentative route Is across the
Carribean sea from Panama to Jamaica.
650 miles; Jamaica to Havana,
450 miles: Havana to Arcadia, Fla.,
250 miles; then by way of army aviation
fields to Americus, Ga.; Fayettevllle,
N. C- and Langley, Va., to Washington.
FEDERAL AGENTS HUNT
FOR DEN OF SMUGGLERS
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.?Discovery
yesterday of an alleged plot to
smuggle Into this country plumage
from birds of paradise, valued at
*1 ,000.000 was followed yesterday by
shifting of the investigation to Pennsylvania.
The customs authorities, who had
announced they had found hidden on
the Italian steamship Duca d'AbruzzI
a quantity of feathers, sent two Inspectors
to small towns In Pennsylvania
suspected of being the smugglers'
headquarters.
According to reports, the gang Is
dealing exclusively In birds of paradise
feather" brought from Northern
Africa unmounted. The feathers are
said to be of the choicest, worth as
much as J500.
23 MILLION IN CAR TAXES.
Kxclse taxes paid by manufacturers
on the sale of motor vehicles, tires,
parts and accessories for the flscai
year ending June 30, amounted to
?22,823,780.99.
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Southeast Corner of Fc
FIFTH NEARLY
READYTOCAMP
Regimental Band Practically
Complete?Headquarters Co.
Receives Fifteen Recruits.
Inspection of the National Uuard
band this morning at the armory. 47J
.tretl northwest. by the War L)?Partment
officer*, and. the approaching
completion of headquarter* com i
t-?ny have given the Fifth Kegiment J
* ?ood ,tart In advance of going to
camp Sunday. Au?u?i 15. at Camp *
Lee, Va.
?Uh#.k*nd U completed.
' . ,he **?Ptlon of a few enlistpuny"'hanJ
thB headc"i"r'"? comw^t'
l,. "'teen recruit,
wit.-.ih the last few day. Those wh?
Joined include David W.
Milne, Sharp \ Hayden. Theodore K.
Kerrl* w.m0l*nd C Krank
r.Vh 'v Y"";m k Ki^- whinny p.
Light fp"t, Benjamin K. Freeman.
'".'l" A,hley ,Jouii *>?Their.
?X L,oveie??. William C.
Thrift Oeorg.. k. Davie, Jame. U
1-ggle.ton, and James R. Itussell.
I Potr v?rn%tln* ?f Her-ry c *P*ngl.r
L? nfeht 7. ,ICIn l egion, Thumu
^ . W'" d'cld?<l unanimousD.nv
?!n * N't,on?> "uard com?t
http . *ro now "nder way for
the completion of that company by
ien Anton htephan, commanding gen
ral cf the District of Columbia Naonal
Guard, The minimum strength
| of any company permitted to attend
the annual encampment at Ca.np Dee.
Va.. Ik (lfty men, according to a rul1
j th'' War D*P*rtme?t. Kexeral
additional enlistments were received J0
today at the armory for those desiring
to join and go to camp. Enlist k
ments will be received for clerks,
buglers. Hand.men, and cooks. It la
*aid that there is an excellent opportunity
for a good mess sergeant
Infantry units of the guard will a?.
semble at the armory for drill and
Instruction .Saturday, August 14. at S
o'clock and will be quartored in tha
armory for the night in order to
start for camp early Sunday morning.
Major R. D. I^a Garde, adjutant general.
District of Columbia militia, has
[ ai rived at Camp Perry. Ohio, and
joined the national guard and civilian
rifle teams from this city. He will
"main throughout the national
matches.
First Lieut. George L. Evans, assigned
to Company C. Fifth infantry
has been attached to headquarter,
company. Fifth , Infantry, for temporary
duty. He assumed command
of headquarters company this morn1
ll 8TIn
the absence In the West of
^?.r Gar<le. Capt. Edward
H. Grove has been appointed acting
adjutant general by Uen. Anton
Mephan.
EXAMS SEPT. 22 FOR ?.
NATIONAL MUSEUM POST Civil
Seryice Board to Fill Position
of Preparator?Salaries From
$75 to $85 per Month.
The tJnlted States Civil Servica
Commission has announced examination.
on September 22 for positions of
preparator in the Divisions of History
and Textiles and the Anthropological
Laboratory of the National Museum,
at salaries ranging from 185 to $75 a
month, plus the Increase of $20 a
month granted by Congress.
The commission also announced
that on account of the urgent need
for nurse. In the Public Health and
Indian services, under certain conditions
aliens may qualify for appointment
In th? absence of citizens eligible..
These positions pay from $720
to $960 a year, with the addition of
quarters, subsistence, and laundry.
The bonus of $20 a month is also allowed.
full Information and application
blanks may be obtained at t'.ie office
of the commission, 1724 F street
, northwest.
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