Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1923, Page 1

80 _warm tonigat, Temperature for twenty-four hours m. today: Highest, 93, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 75, at 5:30 ull report on page 7. ended at 2 WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight and torzorrow with lacal thundershowers; not quite Closing N. ¥. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 ah =— Entered as sec No. 28891. ond-class matter post office Washington, D. C. * 11PERSONSNIURED INHEADN WREK OFELECTRI TRAINS Shriners and Friends Victims of W. & Va. R. R. Crash Below Alexandria. TRAIN WAITING ON SIDING IS HIT BY ONCOMING ONE Motorman Has Both Legs Broken. All Taken to Hospital at Alexandria. Eleven persons. most of them Bhriners or thefr relatives and friends, were injured tn a head-on collision today between: two trains of the Washington-VArginia railway at Riverside, seven miles south of Alex- andria, Va. Wwo of them are in serious condithon, but are expected to recover, The injured are: Wallace L. Parks of Cleveland, Tenn., back injured and possible intarpal injuries, serious. D. A. Hudson of Laurel, Miss, @prained an}le. William “Wallace injured. Fred Sauer of Chicago, J. W. Dowld of Alexandr torman offone of the trains ©of both legs, serlous. C. W. Wjood of Alexandria, Va.. con- a of Chicago, leg ey injured. . Va., mo- fracture ductor offone of the trains, neck in- | Jured. Edward Hart, Troy, N. Y., face in- Jured. FRANCE EXPECTED 10 REJECT FLATLY ! NEWBERLIN OFFER Paris Holds Proposal Fails to Mention Cessation of Ruhr Resistance. DEADLOCK IS FACED AT BRUSSELS PARLEY Belgians Insist on Definite Repara- tions Program Which French Are Opposing. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 6.—The rejection of Germany's new reparation offer was | | foreshadowed In officlal quarters here today, although the text of the note 1s not expected before tomorrow and the unfavorable judgment is based | only on unoffictal advance indications | that the offer, from the French view- point, does not even constitute a ba- | sis for negotiations. : While awaiting the text of the note French officlals decline to express themselves officlally, but attention was drawn \in official circles to the circum- stance that the note apparently. fails 0 mention the cessation of passive resistance. in the Ruhr, which is considered practically a sine qua non 1 to the beginning of negotiations. Oppose Moratoriune, Even if it should develop that the | note makes some suggestion regard- | ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION e Star. “From -Press to Home ‘Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every <ity block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 100,838 WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1923—FORTY - PAGES. 0ES N'T LomCikE THE HOT SANDITES WORLRTILE U.5. UPSETS GREAT | discussed ing passive resistance that could be with the Germans, there is | BOGUS LIQUOR PLOT ;’Pennsylvania Avenue Alone Now Closed. 'Auto Parkin g Ban Is Lifted Downtown During Day Hours Capital Drops Work to Enjoy Visitors. DOWNPOUR FAILS TO HALT GAYETY Parade Tonight to Surpass Tuesday’s . in Its Grandeur. With the greatest convention in the history of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, nearing its climax, Washington is rollicking today in time with the swinging tunes of the merriest band of men that ever captured a whole city and overnight turned it into one big, care-free carnival. Prepared to bend every energy to entertain the Shriners, the National Capital has suddenly awakened to the knowledge that it is being enter- TWO CENTS. SHRINE ELECTS DYKEMAN IMPERIAL POTENTATE;1924 (CONCLAVETOKANSASCITY Brooklyn Noble Succeeds Me- . Candless to Highest Office. Ireland Wins Post. FORMER CONGRESSMAN NAMED OUTER GUARD ON ONE BALLOT Other Officers Selected Without Contest. Reports of Year’s Work Show Marked Achievement. Conrad Victor Dykeman of Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y, was elected today imperial potentate for the coming year by the forty-ninth annual session, Imperial Council of the Shrine, which also elected Clifford Ireland of Peoria, 1ll., a former member of Congress, to be imperial outer guard. Kansas City was chosen for the Shrine convention, to be Jyne 2, 3 and 4, 1924. The only contest of the election was over the imperial outer guard, other officers either being promoted one step in the imperial divan or re-elected. Noble Ireland, if the custom of the Shrine is followed, and no unforeseen in potentate in 1934. cidents occur, will be imperial tained instead—enjoying the very time of its life. Not.even a sudden downpour of rain shortly before noon succeeded Benton, Tenn, | no | aaqe | assurance to French omcialiom [Millions of Faked Labels, | that the other suggestions In the note | would form a basls for pourparlers, it! Revenue Stamps and !1s pointed out. For Instance, the Warref. Copetand, eve injured. Mrs.:§ P. Kirkpatrick, Henderson, N, C. irfjured on head. Two of hers not seriously hurt, re- The impesial divan, in addition to the imperial potentate and the imperial outer guard, was elected as follows: James E. Chandler, Arart Temple Kansas City, Mo., imperial One-Way Streets to Remain in Effect Until June 10. fused ta reveal thgir names. All of those injured were taken to the Alexandria Hospital for treat- ment. Platforms Demolished. The {front platforms of both of the train4 were virtually demolished, and it is freigarded as miraculous that not mor« were injured, as the cars were crovided to capacity. One of the trains was en route to Mownt Vernon from Washington and thewother was on its return trip here. The Washington bound car was stasading on a siding. The Mount Ver- nozi-bound car, running at high speed, en/.ered an open switch and crashed inf.o it head on. When the crash occurred leaped through the window Qar and sprained his ankle. Most of those hurt wera p: n the Washington-boun Fwhich was standing fn the switch. The railway tracks merge into a ®ingle-track system, with a number of sidings just outside of Alexandria. It was on one of these spurs that the Washington-bound train was wait- ing for the train en route to Mount Par] ot engers Vernon to pass where the accident | happened. QUESTION BALDWIN ON DRY SHIP RULE Br the Associated Press. LONDON June 6.—Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin was questioned fn the house of commons in regard to the effect of the United States Su- preme Court ruling, which bars v els bearing Intoxicating liquors from American territorial waters after June 10. The first question was specifically “In view of the prohibition laws of the Unjted States with their effect on British shipping and the near fpproach of June 10, what is the pol- icy of the British government on this question, and whether they (the gov srnment) will still adhere to the long accepted international practice under which the laws of its own flag govern and regulate rights, du- ties and obligations aboard ship Whether on the high seas or within the jurisdiction of any other nation?” Mr. Baldwin said, in reply. that the British government did not contend that a shin entering the territorial ‘waters of a country was not subject to the jurisdiction of that county, but that, as a matter of interna- tional com such jurisdiction was not generaily exercised except to re- strain acts likelv te lead to disturb- ance to the pubiic order. 0 poesible disturbance public order in the United States nor injury to other United States inter- ests could arise from the existence of llquor under seal in ships in United States territorial waters,” he con- tinued. ““The British government consequently suggested to the United States government that the proposed regulations were such as might pos- aibly be discussed with other mari- time powers before they were in- forced.” He understood, however, that the American government had not seen its way clear to comply with those suggestions. Anti-Aircraft Guns in Action, Program Tonight Alrcraft, anti-afrcraft guns and chemical war€are weapons will be brought into action tonight in a combined anti-aircraft operation, which will take place at 8 p.m. over the Potomac river just south of the Lincoln Memorial. At a signal announcing the ap- proach of the hostile air force, the one-milllon-power searchlights of the anti-afrcraft section, Coast Artillery Corps, will pick up the attackers, the anti-aircraft batter- ies opening fire immediately the hostile force comes within range. The batteries of the chemical warfare service will then lay a white phosphorus smoke barrage high in the air in the direction of the attacking force. The smoke bombs, which will be fired from trench mortars from the river bank, will be burst over the Pctomac and will be illuminated by the vari-colored lights pro- jected from the anti-alrcraft Bearchlights. The demonstration will be the most spectacular and realistio yet staged for the visiting Shriners. of the train, | French do not conceal their disap- | proval of the reported proposal for a | moratorium until 1928 and elastic an- nuities thereafter without the naming | {of a definite total sum. | It is considered possible here that | | the note may be delivered in Brus- sels tonight, In which case it is in- | dicated that Premler Polncare may | remain longer than he intended in | order to discuss its contents with | | Premium Theunls of Belgium. | fVIEWS DIFFER AT BRUSSELS. | Belgium to Present Definite Rep-| | arations Program. Ry the Acsociated Pre i BRUSS! June 6.—Today's con-! | versations among Premier Poincare, | Charles de Lasteyrie, French minister of finance; Premler Theunls and Foreign Minister Jaspar of Belgium, are regarded in officlal circles as con- stituting the most hnportant meeting | between the two nations since the | | French entered the Ruhr. | No attempt is made in the Belgian jcapital to hide the fact that the ministers are meeting with wlidely idivergent viewpoints as to the scope of the conference should have. The | Belgians practically openly have an- | I nounced their intention of asking a | {full discussion of the reparations | |problem as a whole, while Premier | Toincare has signified that he pre- | | ferred the Brussels conterence should | deal only with the exploitation of the | Rubr and kindred subjects. |WIFE OF DEAD FLYER 1 HURT IN AUTO CRASH | s | Mrs. Wendell K. Phillips Cut and ! Bruised on Way to Take Charge of Body. BALTIMORE, Md... June ,\\'endvll K. Phillips, widow of |he; aviator who was killed in the alir-| | plane crash at Aberdeen, Md., yester- | { day, was bad!y cut and bruised in an | | auto accident today. She was being driven to Baltimore y Lieut Shankle of Aberdeen, to| ake charge of her husband's body, | when their car collided with a motor truck in East Baltimore. Mrs. Phil- | lips was able to proceed to her des- | tination. Licut. Shankle was unhurt | 6.—Mrs. | | b | Following Big | By the Associnted Press. GARDEN CITY, N. Y. June 6—| Georges Barbot, French aviator, left Roosevelt Field at 7:40 a.m., standard time, for Washington in his “fiying flivver” today. There was a clear sky and a light, favorable wind. The Frenchman, who crossed and re- | crossed the English channel in his 1it tle monoplane, winning 25,000 francs for the feat, and the other day flew | from New York to West Point and re- turn on two gallons of fuel, expected to reach Washington at 3 p.m. He was paced by Lieut. Francis B. Valen- tine of the Army air &ervice in a scout plane which, traveling alone, would make the trip in about ninety minutes. Two Stops Scheduled. Stops were scheduled at Pine Val- ley, beyond Philadelphia, and at the Aberdeen proving ground, Maryland, in order that the pllot plané might replenish gasolive tanks. 'The desti- nation was Bolling Fleld, Washing- | ton, where Barbot exvects to remain two days demonstrating his glider to government aeronautic experts, { after which he will ship the machine to Chicago, where he plans to make further demonstrations, Barbot took off in a cloud of dust, hurling his hat into the cockpit and burning across the flelq while his in- terpreter was In the midst of a vol- uble translation of flying directlons shouted above the baby whine of his | little motor by Army aeronauts come down to see him off. 3 In Sparrow and Hawk Fashion. The piiot plane hopped off a min- ute later and, traveling about 120 miles an hour, began circling the smaller and slower craft in the pro- | | Josepn | raids, {ing | paia | $70.000 worth of jewelry. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, men were arrested and bogus government reve whisky and champagne the plates from which they printed wes ized by operatives of the United States secret service in two raids here last night, it was an- June 6-—Thirteen millfons of labels with were | nounced today. Chief S A. declared t Service Palma, who that [ conducted the the men been flooding ountry with the fake labels *resses and other printing paraphernalia were seized. ARRESTS NIP BAND. Chief Moran Says Men Seized Are Part of Big Plot. The arrest of the thriteen men in New York is declared today by Chief Moran of the secret service to be one of the most important raids conducted by the government in many months. The chief chargl arrested had b eral other groups, on. ufactured concoction while another emplo that the me: of which man- ced of legitimate liquor in and the third used the forged with- drawal permits to obtain liquor trm | bonded warehouses. The seizures, Mr. Moran predicted, might go far toward toward destroy- what prohibition enforcement agents have found to be one of their most difficult problems—checking forged withdrawals of liquor. He said_that in all probability hundred thousands of the withdrawal blanks were in circulation. The same situation obtained, the chief added, with respect to doctor's precription blanks and the strip stamps aflxed by the government when taxes were on the liquor. ARMED BANDITS HOLD UP STORE; STEAL $70,000 By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, June 6.—Four armed | bandits entered the jewelry store of Barnett Goldsteln, at 97th and Broad- way, toda son and clerk and escaped with ‘Flying Flivver’ on Way Here, Army Airplane gressive concentrics which, it was ex- pected, would bring them to Bolling Flelq in five hours of fying time. Passing over New York in this hawk and sparrow fashion the ma- chine encountered a twenty-mile breeze head on, which slowed Bar- bot to forty miles an hour. Barbot and mechanics at Roose- velt Field were out early today tun- ing up his tiny motor, filling the miniature gas tank and radiator and adding a pint of oil to the lubricating system. - Motor Cycle Size. The helpers, accustomed to work beneath the big Army planes in standing position and even from lad- ders, had to lie on their backs to adjust the landing gear of the Frenchman's contrivance, which has only one plane, a broad curving sur- face, forty-two feet from tip to tip, blunt forward and tapering aft. It is characterized by the unusual size of its ailerons, elevators and fudder, upon which, because of its slow speed. it depends more than the higher- powered alr craft for sustenance and direction. i The motor 1is variously rated seven and fifteen horseppwer and is about the size of the power plant In a motor cycle. The propeller fs in proportion.” Barbot depends chiefly upon upward air currents and breezes in flight, however, then he cuts it oft and glides, using the wind to 1ift him and propel him by manipulating the deflecting atlerons. Reaches Pine Valley. BERLIN, N. J, June 6.—Georges Barbot, in his “fiying filvver,” landed at the Curis flying fleld at Pinevalley at 12:40 and resumed his journe; 1:20 pim. after a successful from Garden City. se stamps, | Operative | had | en working with sev- | old as liquor, | the medical | prescriptions to deplete the supplies | drug stores several | held up the proprietor's | i i i i I The ban on automobile parking in the downtown section will be lifted during {the day time, effective tomorrow morn- ing, Commissioner Oyster announced today The exception avenue, on which the no-parking rule | within the congested section will remain {in effect until June 10, the end of the | convention perfod. On all other streets in the business zone parking will 1usual until 6 o'clock each evening | from now until June 10. These modifications were announced | by the Commissioners, following con- ferences and letters from business meh, who urged that the no-parking rule be modified. Just befcre the announcement was I'made Charles J. Columbus, secretary {of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ WORKIAN KILED INALLAH GARDEN The first serious accident of the Shrine carnival occurred at 9:30 o'clock today when a gas tank car, belonging to the Amoco Gas Com- {pany, driven by Charles Lawrence Howe, 1340 Fairmont street, collided with the movable repair scafford used for regulating lights in the Garden of Allah and caused the death of Mi- chael Duvall, twenty-six years old, ot 719 19th street, and the serious in- jury of J. E. Gale, thirty-one years old, of 41 W street, working at the top of the structure. Duvall and Gale were at the top of a small ladder attached to the scafford resting against one of the large pil- lars and were adjusting the big dis- play of lights stretching across th only is the gas tank, going east, attempted to cross the intersection. A rear wheel of the tank truck shook the base of the scaffold with such force as to upset the ladder holding the two men, throwing Du- {vall to the ground, thirty feet below, {and pinning Gale on the cross-bars at j the top of the repair platform. Head Fractured. Duvall's skull was fractured and his leg broken. He was placed In an au- tomobile and taken to the Emergency Hospital, where he died. Gale's un- conscious body still dangled at the top of the platform in plain view of hundreds of visiting nobles. A rope was finally attached to his body and he was lowered to the ground, placed in an automoblle and also taken to Emergency Hospital, where it was said later today he had a good chance of recovery. Howe, the driver of the tank car, was arrested and taken to the first precinct station, where he will be held until after the coroner's inquest this afternoon. Containing will_be mailed direct from the vania avenue. Single copies, regular prict Office counter. Mystic Each ®reat event. cluding the special issue, Mailed anywhere | Pennsylvania | be permitted as| two electricians | entrance to the Garden of Allah when | Assoclation, called on the Comm sfoners and expressed the lLellef the merchants that the rule could be modified without prejudice to the public or interference with the free movement of traffic. | It was made plain that the one- way streets, which are plairly desig- nated by yellow arrows, remain in cffect untii June 10. Maj. Sullivan. superintendent of lice, explained that it Is necessary retain the nc-parking rile after 6 o'clock in the evening because of ne night celebrations, which are at- racting large crowds to the down- town section. | Isaac Gans, downtown merchant and president of the Chamter of | Commerce, wrote to Cominissloner | Oyster this morning, 0dding his voice to the other requests for a let up on | the mo-parking rule for the balance of the week. | _“if this can be dors” wrote Mr. | Cans, “I assure you that it will be | deeply appreciated by each and every merchant ‘n Washington.” GIANTAIR CIRGUS THRILLS THOUSANDS JThe Army air service today sent | oYer Washington the largest fleet of irplanes ever seen here as an added attraction to its aerial circus being held at Bolling Field during the | week for the Shriners. | Led by the four pursuit planes from | Langley Field, Hampton, Va., | caravan of the air included seven- | teen Martin bombers and every plape |at Bolling Fleld that was available ) for flying. A spectacle in itself, the procession |flew over the city for another pur- |pose—it was “bombing” Washing- ton and theoretically the city was destroyed. Each Martin was capable of carrying a two thousand pound bomb of a type that played havoc with former German crulsers off the Atlantic coast two years ago. On the face of this performance air service officers believe the city could be destroyed from the air. Planes Carry Radio. However. today's fleet carried no bombs, but was equipped for war service in every other respect. The leading flight formation planes were installed with radio telephones and the others carried machine guns and and bomb sights. Monday, orders went down to Lang- |ley Field from Maj. Gen. Patrick, chiet of the alr service, by speclal plane, for the procedure to this city today of a bombardment group in order that the Shriners could see more of their air service in action. Nine bombers took off from the Virginia field at 11 o'clock this morn- ing, preceded by the four scout planes three hours earlier. Up a Continued on Page %, Column 8.) Yesterday’s Edi 'o .‘ the 12-page Rotogravure Section of Washington Beautiful office, 11th street and Pennsyl- Sc a Copy 2 cents a copy, at the Business The Complete Souvenir Editions Imperial Council Session of the Shrine The Evening and Sunday Star From Sunday, June 3, to Sunday, June 10, Inclusive ue will contain a complete and accurate account of the n the United States, 40 cents. in- containing a twelve-page Roto- gravure Section of Beautiful Washington. the | {in halting the Shrine hosts in their program of merry-making. For a few minutes it looked as though the visitors were in for a real storm, but when the rain grew too heavy they simply carried their fun indoors and scores of business houses that might not otherwise have been honored by | a special Shrine serenade unexpect- edly found their offices filled with musicians of all descriptions. , With bands that seem inexhaubtible, wholesome pranks that would wreath the face of the most confirmed crank in smiles and real fun, the jolly nobles have falrly swept Washington off its feet and carried it on the wings of | fancy to a land of eternal joy. North, east, south or west, in every section of the city, no matter how remote, there will 'be something going on ery minute until Friday, when the ay “cgravans must turn their faces onee more toward home. i The program for today alone reads like an average human being’s prepi rations for a whole summer. Long be- forp Washington had crawled from bed, several hundred gorgeously cos- tumed bands, groups of chanters and ssgregatlons of orlental musicians | had assembled in front of their head- | quarters. While a few gave concerts at glven points,. others wandered throughout the city, stopping before | apartment houses,: hotels or private dwellings—even Invading business offices and department stores to sere- nade thelr hosts. And on every hand they were given a tumultous welcome. The greatest air circus in history “hopped oft” at Bolling Field at 10 o'clock this morning under the auspices of the Army air service. Led by four pursult pianes that flew Rere all the way from Langley Field, | seventeen Martin bombers and every fiying craft at Bolling Fleld, took the air at the same moment. The din of these roaring motors was heard to the farthest limits of the city and in the aerial armada were many of the world’s greatest aviators, Marines Entertain. At the same moment that ma velous spectacle was dotting the heavens sixteen band concerts were going on, Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, | commandant of the United States Marine Corps, was entertaining a | quota of pillgrims and States coast guard was staging a | demonstration of life saving at sea. In other words, there was a show to entertain every taste. It was physically impossible for any one person to take in everything. This afternoon scullers will hold a regatta under the auspices of the Southern Rowing Association. Over in the tidal basin a swimming meet will be going on at the same moment. Not half of the day's program has { crippled children were elected. They deputy potentate; James C. Burger, El Jebel Temple, Denver, Col., imperial chief rabban ; David V 1a Montgomery, A Syria Temple, Pittsburgh, Pa., re . Crossland, Al Cazar Temple, imperial assistant rabban; William S. Brown, -elected treasurer; Benjamin W. Rowell, Aleppo Temple, Boston, Mass., re-elected imperial record- er; Clarence M. Dunbar, Palestine Temple, Providence, R. I., im- perial high priest and prophet; Frank C. Jones, Arrabia Temple, Houston, Tex., imperial oriental Al Malaikah Temple, Los Angele: master; Esten A. Fletcher, Dam imperial second ceremonial mast Temple, Chicago, I1l., imperial m Temple, Des Moines, lowa, imperial captain of the guard . Chotee Un: ous. i Noble Ireland won the office of im- | perial outer guard and the almost cer- | tain possibility of becoming Imperial potentate in a spirited election in which four were nominated. The re- sult of the election, giving Noble Ire- 1and a large majority, was ¢changed to give him a unanimous election. He was_nominated by Willlam W. Irwin of Wheeling, W. Va. past imperial potentate of the Mysiic Shrine, who | dwelt eloguently upon the fitness of Mr. Ireland's qualifications for the distinction. The other three candidates were | Mayor George L. Baker of Portland, Oreg.; John Fouche' of Chattanooga, Tenn,, and Howard J. Dudley of Tren- | ton, N. J Noble Ireland was elected on the | first vote, which, according to some | high officers of the council, is an un- | usual procedure. Several ballots are | usually necessary to elect. Ireland re- | ceived 310 votes. Baker 135, Fouche | 116 and Dudley Unique in the election was the fact | | | | | serve their twenty-eighth year in the same position in the Imperial Divan. They are Treasurer Willlam S. Brown of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Recorder Ben- jamin W. Rowell of Boston, Mass. Trustees Named. Three trustees, who have in charge the work of the Mystic Shrine in bullding and equipping hospitals for are Sam P. Cochran of Hella Tem- the United | ple, Dallas, Texas: Bishop Frederick | educated W. Keator of AMfi Temple, Tacoma, Wash., and Arthur W. Chapman of Khartum Temple, Winnipeg, Canada. Noble Chapman was named to suc- ceed Philip D. Gordon of Montreal, Canada, who dled during the past year. The morning session of the council was opened by the Imperial Potentate James S. McCandless of Honolulu and proceeded early to the election of officers. The Imperial Potentate was vet been told. This afternoon the (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) J Latest and most authentic estimates agree that there are approximately 200,000 visitors in Washington in con- nection with the Shrine convention. These estimates are of interest in view of confiicting reports, most of them apparently conjecture, and which have placed the temporary in- crease in population at from 50,000 to 400,000 persons. Willlam 8. Quinter of the registra- tion committee at Shrine headquar- ters declared that the number of Shriners that actually registered was close in the neighborhood, if not over, 125,000. To this, however, must be added those who did not register, and there are - many—the wives, daughters, friends and families of the visiting nobles and the vast num- ber of names of those who “crossed the burning sands” that are con- tinually flowing into the registration committee. Maj. Sullivan’s Figures. M4). Daniel Sullivan, superintend- ent of the metropolitan police force, declared that in his judgment there ‘were 200,000 people or more in the city, and pointed out that in addition to the Shriners and their friends & large number of people from the nearby communities from Maryland nia are joining the festiy- A, Ve Y aehington. = Others. In authority on the local police force ive the same number as their judg- after years of experience of Tandling erowds in the capital city nation. Q‘lg:a:»l hotel officlal, estimating from the number of guests that are flocking in el to tramp the “Road to Mecca” and make merry, de- A - 200,000 Visitors Are in Capital For Shrine Week Ceremonies the first office considered and there | was no contested election throughout | ] clared that the crowd easily numbers from 150,000 to 200,000 persons. Many_trains have arrived in this city. Seventy special trains, each carrying from 200 persons on up. have actually so far entered the Union depot, while a large number of additional special trains similarily loaded with pilgrims to the “Garden of Allah” did not enter the terminal but were switched into the local freight yards and thousands entered the city on the hundreds of regular trains and by thousands of automo- biles. The housing committee at Shrine headquarters has taken care of. all those registered with the registration ocommittee and many more. Many have been entertained by friends. Rallroad officlals have so far been unable to draw up figures which will anywhere indicate the great number of people that traveled over their in- dividual lines to the monstrous con- vention. Local Railway Traffic. The traffic department of the Cap- ital Traction Company declared that yesterday the company had a 50 per cent increase in the number of people carried over the corresponding day last year, making a total of 300,000 passengers on that line, in spite of the fact that practically all automo- biles carry “hop in, noble,” signsand a large number of trucks have been guide e ; Leo Victor Youngworth, s, Calif. imperial first ceremonial ascus Temple, Rochester, N. Y., er; Thomas J. Houston, Medina arshal; Earl C. Mills, Za-Ga-Zig the list until the last, which was the Imperial Outer Guard. Taking up the report of the board of trustees for the Shriners’ hospitals for crippled children, the council dis- cussed some amendments designed to facilitate the worle-of the trustees Proud of Progress. This activity of the Mystic Shrine has attracted widespread national in- terest, it has been pointed out during the meeting here of the Imperial Council, and the order is proud of the progress it is making in this way Total receipts for the period from July 1, 1920, to April 30, 1922, for this work, was reported by the trustees to be_$1,807,064. The reports of the other officers nf the council including the potentate. the treasurer and recorder were un- | der consideration by the council Kansas City Selecticn. The selection of Kansas City for the next convention was recommend- ed by the committee on time and place. of which the chairman is Wal- ter W. Morrison of Aleppo Temple The other members of this committee are George Staples of Ismailia Temple | that two officers were re-elected to |Joseph Seinshheimer of El Mina Tem- ple, John House of Midian Temple l;’ld Richings J. Shand of Ansar Tem- ple. Clifford Ireland has been prominent in Masonry for year and was a mem- ber of Congress for three session: from 1916 to 1923. He is a law by profession, making his home at Peorla, Ill, where he was formerly connected with banking and insur- ance interests. Mr. Ireland was born in Washburn, IlI., February 14. 1878, at _Cheltenham Military Academy, Knox College, University of Wisconsin and Illinois College of Law. He was prominent in athletics during his college life and was among the first of the automobile racers when that sport was inaugurated in this country. Long in Masonry. He is a member of the Beta Theta Phi and the Phi Alpha Delta fra- ternities. Mr. Ireland's Masonic h tory includes his election to ilus trious potentate of his temple at Peoria, I1l. He is a member of Wash- burn Lodge, No. 421, F. A. A. M. of which he was worshipful master, be- fore he reached the age of 23; of Lacon Chapter No. 123, R. A. M Peoria Councll No. 11, R. and §. M Peorfa Commandery, No. 3, K. T. and Peoria Consistory, A, A. S R. As a member of Congress Mr. Ire- land was prominent in economy fights. in which he led a movement for the curtailment of telegrams by govern- ment frank and attracted attention by the eficient way in which he re- organized the restaurant at the Cap- itol. Mr. Dykeman is the descendant of an old and prominent Brookiyn fam- ily and i# one of the best known Masons in North America, having served as Imperial deputy potenta since last year, when he was rals from a position of almost equal im portance. Native of Brooklyn. Mr. Dykeman, a mnative of Brook- lyn, 48 superintendent of the Pru- dential Life Insurance Company, in Long Island City and a director of the Greenpoint National Bank. He i8 one of the incorporators of the Brooklyn Institutes of Arts and Sci- ences. Besides his other activities, he takes an interest in the work of the Bushwick Hospital, of which he has been president and to which he has been one of the largest contributors From Brooklyn to the most remote parts of Long,Island Mr. Dykeman is known for his activities as a yachts- man and sportsman. He is a member of the Bensonhurst, Jamaica Bay and Brooklyn yacht clubs, the last of which he has led as commodore for ten years, In 1907 Mr. Dykeman was made po- tentate of Kismet temple, one of the 'most active Masonic centers in Brookiyn. Mr. Dykeman was in Germany at the outbreak of the world wor in 1914 and did not return to America until the middle of September of the provided for the visiting nobles, most of whom live within walking d tance of downtown. The Washington Rapid Transit Company reports about a 25 per cent Increase. The Washing- ton Railway and Electric reports an increase in passengers cal rieg yes terday of 000, which is a 34 per cent increase over last year. Inspector Headley, in charge of the traffic bureau, places the crowd of visitors far in excess of -200,000. q same year. Saw German Advance. He went through parts of Germany and Belgium at a time when the - man armies were pressing westward in the first rush of their advance on Paris. His son, Conrad F. Dykeman, aw service in the A. E. F. as licuten: ant_in the Engineer Corps. Conrad F. Dykeman is one of four children. (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)