Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1923, Page 2

DECISION ELAYED ONALLEY CLOSING Justice Bailey Takes Ques- tion Under Advisement After Hearing Arguments. The question of the valldity of the elley-closing law was argued today before Justice Jennings Balley of tho District Supreme Court in two cases by Corporation Counsel Stephens in support of the enactment, and by Attorneys Frank S. Smith for Clar- ence F. Norment, and by Attorneys Cullen, Finucane and Cusick for the Lockwood heirs, owners of property occupled as resldences in alleys. lef Justice McCoy had heard the srgument in the Lockwood cage some weeks ago, but because of the fact that-he was in Congress when legis- lation along these lines' was under consideration he preforred not to pass on the matter. Justice Balley took the question under advisement. Corporation Cougsel Stephens claimed that the act 1§ plainly within the police power and pointed out that he had interpreted to the commis- sloners his view of the law that dwellings were not prohibited unless the alley in question Lails in all the conditions enumerat In the par- ticular cases, he claimed, the houses are prohibited even under his liberal view of the law beciuse not equipped with water or lighted by gas or elec- tricity. Counsel for the owners contended that the conditions of the law rifer 1o the alleys and not to the dwellings and that If the alley is sunplied with water, sewer and sas, the dwelling is not prohibited. Any other con. struction of the law, they claimed, would make illegal 4 houss lighted by lamps. Mr. Stephens urged that it is not suticient under the law that gae o water mains be in th ¥ but that the conncctions be made with the houses and such conveniences avail- able in the dwellings. He claimed the law 15 a health®measure ana that Congress was legislating as to dwell- Ings of unsanitary condition in alleys, FIVE PATROL TEAMS DRILL ON ELLIPSE Nobles Appear Like Crack Com- panies in Close-Order Exercises. nd Joining in a grand drill, the crack patrol teams temples went through their formations on the El- lipse yesterday afternoon, whereas only one temple had been scheduled to drin Nobles of Ben Ali Temple of San Francls ple of Indlanapoils, Medinah Temple of Chlcsgo and Nile Temple went through evolutions and massed forma- tions that would have done credit to a crack Army compan To the music of the bands of Islam Temple and Medinah Temple, these mnobles from the west and mid-west showed thousands of persons banked about the huge circle south of the White House the perfection they had attained in the simpler forms of drill evolutions. Then they joined in a huge massed drill, 500 men dressed in " the colorful 'costumes of the Shriners combining to form a mass of color and movement which sur- pagsed the parade of the morning. The hot sun beat down upon them, but they went through their evolu- tions with the precision of military correctnes: SALE OF ARMY BASE SUBJECT OF PARLEY Norfolk Officials to Confer With Shipping Board on Offer of $5,000,000. Temple, Islam { OMcials of Norfolk, Va. were in-| wited today to confer in Washington with Shipping Board and Army au- thorities regarding the sale of the Army base at Norfoik, for which that ety recently offered a flat bid of $5,000,000. The conference was called for the purpone ‘of reaching an agreement etween the bidders and Shippin, Board officials, which, if succesafui, will eliminate certain complications which have =arisen since the clty’ proposals were made to the War De- partment. Chairman Lasker of the Shi Board, has written a letter to Pres. ident 'Harding requesting that the Norfolk base be transferred from the War Department to the Shipping Board through the issuance of an executive order to that effect. While no action has been taken by the President on Mr. Lasker's res quest. it Is said the latter has caused the War Department to delay a deci- sion regarding the acceptance of the | offers made by Norfolk. War Department officials hope that & compromise agreement may be reached as a result of the conferenc suggested between the Shipping | Board and Norfolk authorities. it i# believed an adjustment could be made whereby the $5,000.000 bid could | be accepted and an arrangement ! made “directly hetween the Shipping | Board and Norfolk authorities by which the bLoard could obtain ade- quate facilities for its vessels from tke city as owner of the property. ping Has & Rich Plumage. Prom the Adventure Magazing The francolin is a game bird re- lsted to the partridge. There are} forty or more specics, most of which are found In Africa. The coloration of all species is rich and varied, and the plumage of both wexeg is prac- tically alike. Francolins travel in family parties, rather than {n coveys, and fly swiftly and heavily. They foed Jn the morning and at evening, at which time +they utter loud and shrill cries. . Their food consists of | insects, berries, seeds and bulbs, | Thelr nests are well concealed, and resemble those of partridges. Bix to fourteen eggs are lald in the fall and spring. The eggs are brewn and buff in color, with small dark spots. The francolin once abounded in southern Europe, but is mow extinat there. Fall of ‘Airman’ * Thrills Crowd at Army Sky Circus Thousands of persons attending the air circus at Bolling Field to- @ay were given a shock when a supposed aviator tumbled out of a plane and fell earthward. The apectators. gasped = with horror as they realized that a parachute had falled to open. Darhing to the scenc spectators wore relieved to find that the body of the supposed alrman was noth- ! dence is at 657 Jefferson avenue. 1 the . parade. ing but a dummy used in the event. 1 ——— e The University of California has entablished & record for American ed- w nal institutions by graduating 2,318 students in one day. _THE SHRINE PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON 32100 p.m~—~Southern Row? Ansociation Hegatta. Under the suspices oi Almas Temple, on the Potomao river, ‘Souraa erom’ Lincoln’ Memorlal to Highway bridgs ono mile, with finish sculls, juntor quadrupl double sculls, junior sculls, intermediate gquadruple shells, intermediate eight-omred shell and the following open events: four-cared gig, t Highway bridge. Semior singl ulls, junior four-oared gig, junior single sculls, intermedlate single ulls, junior. elght: apecial lightweigh quota eight-oared shells, intracity Blue Lod, and special (Dempsey medal) senlor single scull 2100 p.m.~Tidal basin swimming meet. Sanctioned by the swim, free style: novice; inter-Shrine relay, 100-yard cros A. A. U. Events for men: § 100-yard back stroke, 50-yard swim, cheat relay, Red Cross, 50 yards; 100-yard free style, 50-yard swim, juniors. For women: B0-yard swim, free style; 100-yard swim, fres |. style; flncg relay, Red Cros: 2100 p.m.—The Army air service 2100 p.m.—Rodeo, Union 2100 p.m.—Concertas dive, 50-yard swim, 50 yards. novice, and cross-chest alr meet at Bolling Field. ation plaza. St. Elisabeth’s Hospital—Al Malaikah, Los Angeles, Calit.,, with chanters. Masonic Temple—Morocca, Jacksonville, F1 Houxe of the Temple—Ahdullah, Leavenworth, Ki Washington clrcie—ElL Thomas efrcle—Alhambra, cert, Ameriean League M Gnlveston, Tex. mttanoogn, T 'ark, Oviental, Troy, N. Y. {bition, Potomac Park. Eastern n with chanters. I, with Star Home—Al Koram, Cleveln: War Department stnnd—Zamora, Birmingham, Ala. Treasury stand—Islam, §; Franciseo, Calif. Munictpal building stand—FE! Riad, Sioux Falls, S. Dal Seventh street and Pa Pa. neylv avenue—Rajah, Re: Mnasonic Temples—Arabia, Houston, Fex. House of the Temple—Afifl, Tacomn, Wasl Washington cirele—Mecen, New York city, N. Y. Thom: 2130 p.m.—Basebal 3 to 5 p.m—Infantry cirele—Mocha, engineer Monument and acroan the refiecting peel, American League Park, Detrolt va. Londen., Ontario, Canadn. ‘Washington® exhibitions north of the Washiagto, respectivel Army band In attend 4100 p.m.—Concerts: War Department stand—india, Okl ima City, Okla. Altoon: nd-—Nemenis, Parkersburs, W, Va, ylvania avenue—FEgypt, Tampa, Wasonic Temple—Nile, Seattle, Wash. ¥ouse of the Temple—Kanha, Davenport, Jown. Washington circle—Pyramid, Rridgeport, Conn. Thomas ecircle—Akdar, Tuls; Comcert hy visiting ch Musenm. 5100 p.m.—Bellenu Wood dny. okl nters, anditorium of New Natiomal TUnder ausplces of the Belleau Wood Memorial Asscol tlon, at east front of Capitol, massed band conce: United States Army Band, United States Navy Band, United States Marine Band, under the leadershlp of Capt. W. H. Santelmann. 8180 pum—Concert. United yent 7180 p.m.—Night parade of »; avenue northeast, to 15th, to Washington cirele. Pennnylvania avenue (Garden of Allah), fromt Caplitel, forming on Maryl, N, to Iat to Pennsylvania avenue, to to 8100 p.m.—~Concert by visiting chanters, Central High Schoo! amdi- torfam. TRodeo, Union station plasa. T Night demonatration by chemical warlave service, const ar- nti-aircraft) service and air service, ba: . nouthwest of Lincoln Memerial a.m—imperi; a.m.—Concert: Massed bands of al Council Sension, Kelth's Templ Nobles Sousn and White, American League Pa to Nobl nd one'indy. 11 ame~—U. S, coant &I and thelr ladies only. Shrine card admits Noble fe maving drill, tida) b m.—Luncheon 1o imperial representatives, Wa; ngton Hetel. m.—Organ recital, Epiphany Church, by Louls Potter. p.m.—Canoe contest, tidal baain. Singles, doubles and fours of the champjonahip class In racing boats, cedar type. Singles, tandems and doubles in the closing class events over a half-mile course.’Canvas canoe and tilting contests. overboard and upset races, mix- ed tandems and “tail-end” races. 2100 p.m—Concerts: St. Elizabeth’s Howpital—Za-Ga-Zig, Des Molnes, Iowa, with chanters. Masonic Temple—Zorah, Terre Haute. Ind. ¥ hington efrcle—S| Thomas circle—Knlurnh, Binghnmto; me of the Temple—El Kahir, Cednr Rapids, Towa. nx, Hartford, Conn, N. ¥ 2100 p.m~Cavalry and Ficld Artillery exhibition on the Ellipse. 2100 p.m—~Cavalry and Field Artillery exhibit Fort Myer for the members a and Tmperial Council in Riding Hall at ladies of the Inperial Divi 2100 p.m.—~Rodeo, Unton station plazn, 2130 p.m——Concert, American League Park—Zem Zem, Erie, Pa. 3 to 5 p.m.~Combined m warfare service, tendan 3100 p.m—Concerta: r Reed Hes ern uvers of infantry, Monument Grounds. Army Band in at- al—Crencent, nk corps and chemical Trenton, N. J., with Star Home—Damaseus, Rochester, N. Y., with chanters. War Department mtand—Al Menan, Treaxury stand—Med! Munle Seventh street and I bullding stand—Alsafa wville, Tenn, B, Chicago, Il San Antonto, Tex. ave~~MWocha, London, Ont., Canada. Masonte Temple—\Wahahi, Jnckson. Mins, House of the Temple—Cyprus, Albany, . Y. Washinzton eircle—Rajah, Reading, Pn, Thomas circle—Jerusalem, New Orleans, La. 3130 to 5180 p.m~Tea, in honor of Mrx, C. V. Dykeman, by ladies of Almas Temple Shrine committee, Shoreham Hotel. 4100 p.m.—Coneertat War Department stand—Mecea, New York elty. Treasury stand—DBen Washington el le—Palestine, Tex. Parkersburg, W. Va. . Newark, N. J, Cleveland, Ohlo, rovidence, R. I Thomnx circle—Midian, Wichita, Kans. 2:30 p.m—~Rane ball, American League Park, Detrolt ve. Washin, 4100 p.m——Concert by visiting ehanters, Museum. auditorfum, New National 4100 to 8 p.m~Reception to all members of the Red Cross, Red Cross 5100 pam—Dress parade and massed band concert by the 34 Battalion, 5th Regiment, Marine Expeditionary Force, near Washing- ton Monument. 6100 p.m~—Dinner at N Potentate, C. Divan and 1 hrine committee and 8100 p.m—Historical Pagennt Parade, La Fayett: Dykema n and the executive committee of the 1923 in homor of the xew Imperial the Imperial Divan, by Almas dien. Milttary ané Naval, Shrine floats, sixteen Shrine bands. SHRINE ELECTS DYKEMAN IMPERIAL POTENTATE; 1924 CONCLAVE (Continued from First Page.) The others are Emily V,, Willlam and Arthur Dykeman. The family resi- Mr, Dykeman is the son of Willlam and Emily Dykeman. In June, 1919, Dykeman was alect- ed imperial high priest df the A clent Arabic Order, Mystic Shrine, at the annual election of the Imperial Council, held in Indlanapolis. His se- lection upset the routine of the elec- tioh because it had been the custom to elevate the officers one station each year. John J. Jones of Oklahoma City, imperfal oriental guide, wouid have become the high priest under that arrangement. In June, 1922, Dykeman was one of the leaders of the parade of Shriners at Honolulu. IMPERIAL POTENTATE APPRECIATES FAVORS EXTENDED TO NOBLES The opening session of the Imperial Councll yesterday morning was long drawn out on account of waiting for President Harding and the imperial potentate, who were reviewing the Following the welcoming speeches of the morning there was an interlude while waiting for the President, during which the eouncil was entertained by music from Al Malatkah Temple chanters from Los Angeles, Aloha Temple chanters of Honolulu, Aladdin Temple chanters fram Columbus, Ohlo, and _these nobles with story and speech: Ernest Cutts, Savennah, Ga.; Frank Jones of Houston, Tex; Willlam 8. Brown of Pittsburgh: Hishop Frederiok W. Keator of Tacoma, Wash., and Fre- land Kendrick of Philadelphia. Replies to President. Imperial Potentate MoCandless, In responding to the President's ad- dress, expresged the appreciation of the nobility of North America not only for the welcome extended by the city, but for the personal favors gr.(nud by President Harding him- self. “The nobility of America have come here,” said- the imperial potentate, “to do honor to you not only as Pre: dent of the United States of America but also as Noble Warren G. Harding of the Mystic Shrine. You are the first President of the United States ever to bhe created a noble of the Mystic Shrin fact of which every nodble is proud.” . = 2 de 3 The imperial potentate presented to Y TO KANSAS CITY Proesident Harding a solid gold badge in token of conferring-upon him an honor of representative to the Im- perial Counofl. Leonard P. Steuart, potentate of Almas Temple, came In for §enerous praise from' the im- perial potentate for the way in which |Alm ‘Temple has brought to Wash. ington and entertained and decorated for the Imperial Council session, Compliments Almas Temple, “Noble: Steuart,” sald the imperial potentate, “Almas has always stood high in the order, but now she stands higher than ever. You are one of the stalwarts of the shrine and we are proud of the way you have acquitted yourselt.” Maj. Gen. Patrick of the alr service presented to President Harding and Imperial Potentate McCandless M: sonic- aprons, the raw material of Which, in the form of cotton, thirty- three hours previously was in a warehouse at Augusta, Ga. It had boen taken in an airplane to New Bedford, Mass., where it was manu- factured and returned to Washington. Gen. Patrick announced that therc would be sufficient materfal of simi! manufacture to present..to each of the representativ 3 ! 8 to the Imperjal ———— The massive pile of masonry known as the great Chinese wall, which malintains a uniform direction hardly a single mile, 1s not a structural unit, as generally suppo: but was-bullt in pleces during different ages. The last effort to keep the wall In repair Wwas in .the beginning of the Ching dynastry, Health Office Gives - Rule for Averting Heat Prostration Here is a prescription written by Health Officer Fowler today for Washingtonians and visi- tors who would aveid heat Pproatration: “Dress lightly, “Eat light foods, “Keep in the shade as much an posaibie. “Avold undue exertion. “Dring eool water and get your regular vest” EVENING -STAR, WASHINGTON, D.' C. New Imperial Potentate and Imperial Outer Guard Elected UPPER—CONRAD V. DRY REPEAL FAILS. Connpecticut Measure Referred to Next Legislature. HARTFORD. Conn., June 6.—An at- tempt to repeal the state laws con- cerning the inforcement of prohibi- tion has falled. A resolution direct- ing the legisiative judiolary com- mittee, which iznored the repeal bill, to make a report, was passed by the senate yosterday, but was referred by the house to the next leglslature. e e DYKEMA In the Rarolonga, the most popular of the Cook Islands in the Pacific ocean, it is provided by law that the head of each family shall plant and cultlvate & cocoanut tree for each year of a child's age until the child old enough to plant trees for him- 1f. It is almost needless to add that the island 1s noted for the abundance of its fine cocoanuts. Chemical warfare material hasbeen | placed on exkibition for Shriners and other visitors in a tent west of the | Munitions building on the ground ad- joining the Lincoln Memorial and in the neighborhood of the parking space allocated to the coast artillery, anti- aircraft detachment. Materfal in this temporary museum includes a 4-inch Btokes motor cart, | 4-Inch Stokes mortar, 60-pound port- \able gas cylinder, 10-pound toxic smoke candle, 2-pound smoke candle, a 1-pound tear gas candle, 50-pound air bombs, 75.mm. artillery gas shell, 156-mm. artillery ®as shell, hand grenades, rifle gre- nades, ka8 masks, pigeon masks, mus- | ! tard gas suits and gloves, gas alarms | and rattles, trench fans and an in- dustrial chart illustrating channels of manufacture, WEDNESDAY, non-toxie | JUNE. %6, 1923. MONTANA EXHIBIT * ATTRACTS CROWDS Museum Car Shows How Mines Are Operated—Relics Also Shown, One of the principal attractions brought to Washington by visiting Shriners is the nfuseum car of Bag- dad Temple of Buitte, Mont., which is located at the Pennsylvanla railroad tracks at 6th and C streets south- west. Large crowds have been attracted to the exhibit. The car is open from 1:30 | to 6p.m. daily. The car, the exhibits of which were assembled expressly for the Washington trip, will leave for Montana Friday morning and will bo shown In the principal cities of that state. The mining industry, which is the principal industry of Butte, the home of Bagdad, 15 shown by all sorts of copper, zinc and mangane gots, anodes, slabs and copper shin- #les and wiref There is a miniature mine with its hoists and shafts, its cages and its workings. The art de- partment of the car s also of espectal nterest, paintings of Charles Rus- sell and E. S. Paxton, both noted in- dian artists, being displayed. One section is devoted to relics of the Vigilante days when Montana was overrun with road agents and an- other features fish and the streams and trophies of the hunt. Samples of grains of all sorts, potatoes, beetz, fruits and the like are in the car. {MOB FRENCH SENTRY WHO KILLED YOUTH German Police Rescue Soldier. Freight Train Wrecked + Near Essen. BERLIN, June 6.—A frelght was wrecked last evening at Linton, near Essen, by unknown persons, says the Central News. Many cars were derafled and smashed and the embankment at the point of the crash was torn up and traffic halted. A German schoolboy was shot and killed at Duesseldorf by a guard at a French post, the agency also states. A crowd attempted to lynch the sol. dier responsible, but was prevented | by the Germen police. RODEO SHOW WINS SHRINERS’ PRAISE iNumber of New Features, Includ- ing Barbecuing of Buffalo, in Coming Programs. train Several thousand Shriners attended the performance in the big rodeo | arena last night, many of them being | westerners. who expressed surprise at | the size of the show which is pre- |mented as a feature of the Shrine | week festivities. A number of new vill be presented today and to- } & of a buffalo and the feeding of steer to the Indians in the form } of jerked beef. | The Indlans will visit the White {House later this week, as many of [threm want to_meect personally the | “Great White Father,” as the Presi- dent is known to the red men. The exhibitions, especially the. fancy {riding by ‘the cowgirls, are getting exciting each_day. Last night | the crowds would rise to watch the | daring acts and it was with difficulty | that the management would be whle | te the next event —_— EXPLAINS ART SALE. Dealer Says Defects in Rockefeller Collection Were Explained. PARIS, June 6.—George J. Demotte, an art dealer. In a statement to t | Herald yesterday, maintained that no statues in the Rockefeller or Metro- | politan Museum collections sold by | him had been restored without full informations as to all defects and re- pairs having been given to the buyer at the time of the sale. Why Worry? From the Dominion. . The fussy station master of & small village near Edinburgh found one night a fellow countryman standing, | nonchalantly smoking, with his feet | half over the edge of the “ap” plat- form. “Don’t vou know that the Edin- | burgh express is passing here direct- v at sixty miles an hour?" sald the ation master. “Come back, come back!" The other slowly turned his head, and taking the pipe out of his mouth replied “You're train!" awfy feered for your U. S. Coast Guard Entertains Visiting Shriners Photograph, made in Potomac Park today, showing a demonstration of rescue from a sinking vessel. ores, in-| among them being the bar- | et the throng seated In time for | Story Phoned In | As Parade Moves { Wins Star Praise Widespread congratulations to Thé Star on Its report of the Shrine parade yesterday prompts the following explanation of how the story was covered. Through an arrangement with the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone Company. an extension of The Star's private wire to the White House pressroom was run to & front-row seat in the review- ing stand, where H. K. Philips of The Star's editorial staff, assigned to cover the yarsde proper, was stationed Mr. Philips su. at the telephone for three and « half hours and dictated his description of each temple as it passed through the Garden of Allah. As the story came into the office it was sent to the composing room in short | sadds” and put ‘into type. The complete @ocount of the parade, with a detalled impression of each feature, was locked in the form and ready for the press the mos { ment the parade ended. | The advantage of having the parade ‘described as it actually took place was evident in the entertaining and colorful account, possible only when a trained writer sees what is actually tak- ing’ place. CAPITAL DROPS WORK TO. ENJOY VISITORS (Continued from First Page.) Army air service is putting on a 1S HOLDS WSO EACEEDED WS RIHT Claims He Went Beyond Au- thority in Naming Agent to Sell Dye Patents. By the Associated Press. WILMINGTON, Del, June 6.—The authority of the courts and how far they may go in reviewing the acts of Congress or of the Fxecutive was the subject of argument at today's session of the United States district court, which is hearing the suit of the government for the return of German patents sold to the Chemical Foundation, Inc. The patents, trade marks, copyrights and other prop- erty, Bseized by the alien property custodian during the world war, worth many miilions of dollars, the government complains, were sold for an inadequate sum. One of the points in dispute in the case was that put forward by the government that President Wilso exceeded his authority In delegating power (o another to act for him In the sale of seized property Wittlam D. Guthrié, chief counsel for the defense, took up the argu- ment. He held that the decision asked for by the prosecution in t case would, 1in effect, cripple the Preaident and the government, espe- cially in the event of war. It would seriously handicap President Hard ing, he sald, in the event it becam necessary for him to confront the lon of bombing a nine more band concerts are being held and the Rodeo will start on Union Station plaza. One of the most thrjlling events of the week ¢«Will begin at 3 o'clock when the Navy opens {ts exhibition off Potomac Park. Plane Carrier Attacked. ‘There the spectators may enjoy the thrill of actually participating in a real naval battle. The plane carrier Langley will be attacked by a aquad- ron of Martin bombers, manned by marine pllots from Quantico. Imme: diately the Langley will send out planes of its own to drive off the invaders from the air and the sleek lttle craft will lay down a smoke screen over the park, blotting out everything for a moment to demon- strate how completely a vessel may hide itself In these modern times. ‘The minute the smoke has cleared away a masked marine will try to break the “world's record parachute jum) and a division of torpedo planes will lay down a barrage of high ex- plosives. Then, just to show how versatile they can be, the sea fivers will deliver an address from the air by radiophone, take a pictare of the crowd from the air, develop it in the plane and drop copies to the throng below. In the meantime twenty more band concerts will be going on. At 4 o'clock the Army engineers and in fantry will stage their demonstra- tlon north of Washington Monument and across the reflecting pool of Lin- coln Memorial. Parade Tonight. Once more the hosts of the Mystle Shrine will tread the “Road to Meccn,” when the gorgeously accoutered army that passed in review yesterday |marches down Pennsylvania avenue tonlght, illuminated by thousands upon thousands of miniature electrie lights. Brilliant as was the spectacle vesterday, the pageant tonight will be equally beautiful, according to the Shrine officials in charge. | e thousand more men, with a proportionate number of ad- ditional bands and chanting bodies, will be in line. They will represent temples whose pilgrims could not reach Mecca until yesterday after- noon and last night, and a number of temples already ®here have hurried additional pilgrims to what has been termead the greatest convention in the history of the Ancient Arablo Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. And there are hundreds—a majority of the city's guests, in fact—who have pro- claimed it the greatest America has ever seen. 2,000 From Philadelphia. Lu Lu Temple of Philadelphia, whose mounted patrol made a tre- mendous hit along the entire line of march yesterday, rushed an addition- al 2,000 nobles to Washington today, swelling Its total representation to beyond 3,000. Several other temples admitted they expected reinforce- ments before night, but refused to £o_into detalls, because they hope to surprise their brother nobles. There is friendly rivalry between the visit- ing temples to win the reputation of having made the best appearance ia line and the result will be an exhi- Dbition of some of the finest marching ever witnessed here. One can only imagine what tonight's pageant will look like. Picture 30,000 gayly uniformed men, each illuminated by countless little incandescents bulbs, marching through the golden arches of Pennsylvania avenue in Shrine attire. Visualize column upon column of men, {every one keeping perfect -step, their {bodies swinging in rhythm to the pep- pery music of hundreds of bands. That is only a dim idea of how the spectacle will appear. City Unable to Work, Since Monday morning, when the tide of incoming Shriners and their friends rose precipitately and engulfed the city, ‘Washington has made only a gesture at working. The call to carnival has been too strong and the busiest persons in town were cold drink dispensers, the peanut men and hot dog emporiums. Those who first tried to think in terms of business suddenly found themselves rushing to the window to witness the entry or antics of ore band after another, The most outstanding fact of the en- tire convention, however, has been the remarkable demonstration that several hundred thousand men out for just a real good time can have as much fun as they want without becoming disorderly or obnoxious. Not one incident has yet occurred to mar the pleasure of the con- vention; there has been nothing but wholesome fun in which the most re- served person could join without fear of its leading to things worse. On every side one heard the oft-repeated remark: No Sign of Disorder. “It is remarkable that so many men could come to Washington and yet make no_trouble whatever.’ Pennsylvania avenue last night was an indescribable sight. From the Cepitol to the State Department it was one jam of happy people. Thou- sands enjoyed the fun from comfort- able seats in the grandstands. Clan after clan of the fantastically clad | Shriners hurried up and down the fa- mous thoroughfare. Somo were lod by bands, some by chanters. Each tried to outdo the other thinking up trioks and pranks. More than once some pretty girl and her laughing es- cort found themselves in the middle of a circle of jolly men. And there { was nothing for them to do, but stand there and be serenaded until the fun- makers found another blushing cou- le. Pl resident Harding joined in the merrymaking last night, and it was plainly evident that he thoroughly Dnjoyed the inspiring sight. No noble laughed with more genuine pleasure than the nation’s head as he looked upon thd thousands who came out for nothing in the world but one good time. Before attending the banquet the New Willard in honor of Imperial Potentate McCandless, the President and Mr. McCand drove about the streets for nearly half an hour in the latters big white automobile.. After the banquet President Harding re- turned the cothpliment by taking Mr. McCandless and L. P. Steuart, the fl- lustrious potentate of Almas Temple, through the streets again in his car. —_— JEAN ACKER T0 RE-WED. LO8 ANGELES, Calif, June 6.—Jean Acker, motion picture actress, former wife 'of Rodolph Valentino, screen star, has returned from the east and announced Her engagement to marry Marquis Luis De Bazan y Sandoval of 8pain, whom Bhe met in New York, according ta.the Los Angeles Ex. amifer. ’ emergency of a renewal of the re- cent war. “It would be,” he sald, “a highly im- proper thing, highly unseemly, highly againat the best interests of the country, if a Presldent of the United States. in the exercise of this power. requiring prompt and {mmediats and emergent action, had to reflect that everything he did would have to be justified to some judge or jury later and that every act that he took in the common defense and in the ag- Ing of the war was subfect t - clal review, upon the suggestion, contained in this bill, that he did not know what he wae dofng, that he did not properly {nvestigate, that it was his duty to investigate, and that he might have reached some wiser con- clusion.” Mr. Guthrie reviewed the proceed- Ings taken in rel. of the German dye patents sale to the foundation, and that everything had been fair, open in accord with law, and in the fur therance of public interests, —_—— GIANT AIR CIRCU THRILLS THOUSANIS (Continued from First Page.) 100-mile course they “hombed’ Da ghren and Quantico. At Fort Wash ington they were met by the Jursul ships, which had come down Kolling Fleld to guide them to Wash- ington, This quartet had selected o base for bombinz Washington, ab- parently to an imsginary attack on the Ohfo valley. The bombers on their trip up the Potomae manewvered into their various battle formations: First in column one behind the other, then In three sections of three pianes each, and a mass formation, im all of which they were aligned littie above the other, as in steps. a Motors Roar Message. The eighteen liberty motors in the Langley bombers roared with an in- tensity that penetrated every porthn of the broad sweep of territory iw- reath them. Added to this voluminoms hum were the motors of eight Jam tins at Bolling Field of the De Havi~ lands and the numerous types of scout ships. % Thousands of heads turned sky- ward &s the mammoth cxbibition bore down on the city. Washington never has seen its equal and only a small number of ners ever had witnessed such a superior gathering of aircraft The White House, Treasury, the Avenue, the Capitol and Union Sta- tion were among “the victims” of the crusade from the clouds. The rail 0 were severed arteries of the city al After every strategic point had sat- isfactorily been treated with, the fleet moved over to Boliing Field and landed one by one. The limitations of the fleld prohibited landing in formation, and after each ship had carried out its part of the traffic reg- ulations and ail landed for luncheo the field was choked with alreraf ranging In size from the tiny Sperr. Messenger to the huge Owl, the larg- est flying ship in the air service. Difficult Fiying. Many persons on the ground found the performance of the aircraft not particularly thrilling, but that type of flyilng is the most difficult and dangerous of all. A pilot must con- stantly keep his eyes open to see t they do not run into the other fello and that he himself is not hit. He must anticipate every movemen: made by the planes around him, and must live In an atmosphere of feel- ing just what the other ships are going to do. Alr service records show very few survivors of collisions in the air. The best men Langley Field could offer were in the maneuvers today. Lead- ing the formation of pursuit ships— which was made up of a French Spad, & Dutch Fokker, and two British SE —were Col. Charles H. Danforth, com manding_officer of the fleld and a former Washington newspaperman; Capt. R. H. Wooten, Lieut. Carl A. Cover and Lieut. E. C. Langmead The bombers were ied by Maj. J N. Reynolds, and the other pilots were: Capt. E. C. Black and Lieuts. H. L. Clark, C. B. Austin, J. L. Gres- ham, Charles M. Cummings, E. M Robin, Alfred Lindeburg and Howard Cralg. Yesterday atternoon, Capt. Clalf Streett, operations officer at Bolling Field, plled & reporter of The Star into the rear cockpit of a De Havi- land plane and hopped down to Lang- ley at 100 miles an hour. He arrived a bit more than an hour from the time when he took off and after discharg- ing his passenger returned to Wash- ington. By speclal arrangement of Gen. Patrick, provision was made for a representative of The Star to fly up from Langley in the leading bomber of the formation and participate in the maneuvers. Noble Krauss Of Murat Band Natural Clown Otto Krauss, the little, sawed-off, cavorting drum major of Murat Temple's Band of Indlanapolis. Ind., gets his “stuff” honestly. He in- herited the “job” from his father, Paul H. Krauss, who, for many years, was a prominent figure in the fun attending Imperfal Council meetings. The elder Krauss' title was ‘“maestro itskisoro"—what- ever that® means—anyway Paul lived up to it and then some. In directing the band, his “style” was something after that of the famous Creatore, but he Had" some char- acteristic movements of his own that tickled thousands of Shriners. Otto has all the latest “Jazz” ac- complishments in the matter of di- recting and besides,. caii -:'doub! in voice.