Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1923, Page 2

2 * BOWDOIN CQLLEGE - GIVEN $3000 FUND Sumner |. Kimball Leaves Rest of His Estate to Relatives. Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me., 1s given $3,000 by the will of Sumner 1. Kimball, father of the coast guard, who dled June 21. Mr. Kimball seeks to establish at hiv alma mater a fund from whick an annual prize is to be awarded to the student most pro- ficlent in the study of natural sciences, The fund is to become available on the death of his wife, Ellen F. Kim- ball, He leaves $1.500 to his friend, John W. Green; $600 to his wife's nurse, Mary E. Maus, and $400 to Mrs Touisa Brown for faithful services, Certain_household effects are given to Francis E. Sargeant and his wife. List ot Le, cles. The re ing estate is devised to John L. Cassin, executor and trustee, and includes premises 1211 10th street northwest, 1316 Rhode Jsland avenue nortawest, land in Norfol liberty bonds of $7,100 and twen shares of Pennsylvania railroad stock. Mr. Cassin is directed to pa the net income to the wife, Ellen #. Kimball, for life. At her death 3,000 is to be paid to Bowdoin Col- iege, $4,000 to a son, Edward F. Kim- Dball, and $3,400 to Ida Louise Kim- tall. The latter is also to have the Norfolk property. The remaining estate is to go to his grandson, Sum- rer E. Kimball. Will of M The will of the Rev. J. MacBride Sterrett, dated July 27,1316, was of- fered today for probate. He leaves his entire estate to “wife and five sons.” The minister requests that a life annuity of $600 per annum be paid to his sister, Mary J. Sterrett. Two of the sons, H. H. D. Sterrett tex. and Douglas B. Sterrett, are named | as_executors. By the terms of the will of William atorGraves Moore, United States Navy, dated February 14, 1920, his_entire estate is_given to his wife, Sue D. Moore. She is also named as execu- trix. TEXAS KLANSMEN REBEL FROM ORDER " Decides to Withnold All Money Until Peace Is Restored. By the Associated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., June 23.—The San Antonio Ku Klux Klan and scores of other local klan organizations in Texas have adopted resolutions break- ing with the Atlanta headquarters of the klan, and deciding to withhold all money, reports and other informa- tion from the Atlanta officers until some order is brought out of the chaos into which the national organi- zation has been thrown by reason of the contests for control of the klan. HEARING DATE SET. Suit Against Simmons Not Reached in Docket. By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTA, June 23.—Hearing of the petition for a receiver for the Ku Klux Klan, filed by David M. Ritten- house of Philadelphia and others a few weeks ago, today was set for June 29 by Judge John D. Humphries in Fulton superior court. The suit against Willlam J. Sim- mons, emperor of the Klan, to en- join_ him from further organization of the Knight of Kamelia, filed yes- terday by the Ku Klux Kian, was not reached and goes over for a week or two. ——— ELECTION OF OFFICERS BY ELECTRIC LEAGUE| George P. Mangan Chosen to Head Organization Which Recently ‘Was Formed in City. The Electric League, organized last March by representatives of the warlous branches of the electrical in- dustry in this city and vicinity, last ®vening at the City Club, elected George P. Mangan, president; George "W. Colbeck, treasurer; Robert W. McChesney, 'secretary, ‘and Norman H. Barnes, assistant secretary. The following were chosen mem- Yers of the board of directors: H. P. Foley, C. P. Hill, E. C, Gramm, F, T. Shull, H. A. Brooks, George W. Col- beck and L. L. Hayes. Mr. Hill, one of the newly elected \directors, praised the work of the re- tiring president, Frank T. Shull. A rising vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Shull in recognition of his work in behalf of the local electrical organization. Electrical _manufacturers, facturers’ agents, distributors, elec- trical contractors and dealers, and their employes, as well as employes of the local power company and oth- er corporations engaged in work pri- marily of an electrical nature, are eligible for membership in the Jeague. manu- —_— MASONIC “CLASSIC” DUE AT BASE BALL PARK TODAY Bhrine to Meet Grotto in Game for Benefit of Masonic and East- ern Star Home. The Shrine-Grotto base ball game, the local Masonic “classic” of the year, will be fought out by the con- testing teams of Masons at the Amer can League Base Ball Park. at 2:30 this afternoon. The contestants have been practicing daily for the game, the proceeds of ‘which will go to- ward the endowment fund of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Nick Altrock, the local jester of the dlamond, will be on the job to make merry with his antics and stunts. There 1s to be a flag-raising cere- mony, with the various drill teams Eiving individual exhibitions. The program will include another item of fun, provided by Dick Fookes and his band of clowns. Additional events on the program are relay races for members of the Eastern Star, a relay race for blue lodges, 76-yard dash for master Masons and & 75-yard dash for boys under twelve. Gold medals will be awarded to the win- ners, silver to those who take second Place and bronse for thoss who come third. . FORMER JUSTICE SAFE. Clarke, Reported Bitten by Mad Dog, Refutes Rumor. By the Associated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 23.—A report received at police headquars ters today that John H. Clarke, for- mer associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, had been badly bitten by a mad dog, caused a flurry of excitement untfl it was learned that s stray dog for which Mr. Clarke was caring had attacked him, tearing his clothing, but not breaking the skin. It is believed the dog was affected by the heat, but was X0 Police.killed-the-animal, * |Judge Schuldt Can’t Be Fooled By Strict Truth Strict adherence to the technical truth s Ed Ryan's motto. So when he faced Judge Schuldt in the District of Columbia branch of Police Court today on a charge of drunkenness he conscientiously denfed having been before the judge in the past on a similar charge. 4 After a moment's reflection which brought a twinkle to the newly appojnted judge's eve, Ryan was asked if he had ever been before any judge in the court before. , _Still holding to the truth, Ryan replied: ““Well, ves, your honor, 1 have been here right smart.” The prisoner no doubt appreci- ated the sad truth contained in Judge Schuldt's “§20.” NEW DRASTIC ORDER SENT TO HALT SHIP LIQUOR DODGE (Continued from First Page.) amount is allowed by the laws of the foreign country, the officers of the {United States public health service | jare instructed to make proper In-' jquiry as to the actual medicinal needs and make such allowances as are rea- { sonably necessary for medicinal pur- { poses only. 3 Order Seisure | “All liquors found within the terri- l‘mrml waters of the United {3tates and Made. not coming strictly within' this pur- view are subject to seizure and you will immediately make seizure there- of, duly list the same, and turn over to'the prohibition officers at the port.” Indications that the authorities in New York might be debating the| status of the Baltic herseclf, led to re- | newed speculation in diplomatic and | other quarters hcre as to how far the | American government might find' itself called upon to go in applying | the confiscatory clause of the Vol- stoad act. This clause prescribes that vessels illegally transporting intoxi- cants “shall be seized” and that the jofficer making the seizure “shall ar- rest any person in charge thereof.” At the Treasury it has been said that, despite this phrasing of the act, only’ “an extreme construction of the law” would make it necessary to confiscate any forelgn liners or ar- rest its captains. At the same time {legal experts elsewhero In the gov- ernment service are known to have held that the confiscatory section of the law, which was upheld some |months ago by a federal district court, makes confiscation and arrests mandatory. Authorized by Act. The language referred to, which has been invoked many times in the seizure of rum runners, is contained in section 26 of the Volstead act and is as follows: “When the commissioner ternal revenue), spectors. or any Ishall discover any of transporting in violation of th law intoxicating liquors in an wagon, buggy, automobile, water or aircraft, or other vehicle, 1t shall be (ot his assistants, in- officer of the law person in the act in- cating liquors found therein being transported contrary to law. “Whenever intoxicating liquors transported or possessed illegally shall be seized by an officer he shail take possession of the vehicle and iteam or automobile, boat, air or water craft, or any other conveyance, and shall arrest any person in charge thereof. “Such officer shall at once proceed against the person arrested under the provisions of this title in any court having competent jurisdiction; but the sald vehicle or conveyance shall be returned to the owner upon execution by him_of a good and valid bond, with sufficient surety, in a sum double the value of the property, which said bond shall be approved by said officer and shall be conditioned to return sald property to the custody of sald officer on the day of trial to abide the Judgment of the court. “The court, upon conviction of the person so arrested, shall order the liquor destroyed, and unless good cause to the contrary is shown by the owner, shall order a sale by public auction of the property seized, and the officer making the sale, after deducting the expenses of keeping the property, the fee for the seizure and the cost of the sale, shall pay all liens, according to their priorities, which are estab- lished, by intervention or otherwise, at sald hearing or in other proceeding brought for said purpose, as being bona fide and as having been created without the lienor having any notice that the carrying vehicle was being used or was to be used for illegal transportation of liquor, and shall pay the balance of the proceeds into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. | Crummer his duty to seize any and all intoxi- | THE EVENING STAR, WAS BANK HEADS FACE ARREST IN LOSSES State Examiner to Demand Police Act in $1,500,000 Wichita Shortage. By the Associated Press. WICHITA, Kans, June 23.—J. N. Richardson, president of the defunct Amcrican State Bank of Wichita, and R. E. Crummer, vice president of the Brown-Crummer Company, one of the largest bond investment houses in the southwest, face threatened arrest as the latest step in the state’s Investi- gation into the shortage of $1,500,000 in the accounts of Phillip Drumm, cashier of the bank. C. J. Poterson, state bank commis- sioner, announced late last night he would demand the arrest of Richard- £on and Crummer in connection with the disposal of securities of the bank. The bank commissioner’s announce- ment followed filing of a suit late yes- terday against the Brown-Crummer company for recovery of $1,639,872.79 in bonds alleged to have been with- drawn illegally from the bank shortly before disclosure of the shortage. Mr. Crummer, in a statement, declared the charge was “utterly without founda- tion.” He explained that the bonds were returned to his company follow ing payment of loans for which they were ccllateral. Carhier Assumes Guilt. When the shortage was revealed Cashier Drumm took full responsi- bility, saying he had loaned funds of the bank to oil enterprises which later proved unprofitable, without the knowledge of other bank officals. been ignorant of the existing condi- tions. In his suit against the Brown- company Commissioner Peterson alleged that there existed an interlocking of officers and finan- cial relations between the bank and investment company which would have made it impossible for Drumm to have carried on his operations without the knowledge of others. BRUGESONCE HELD TRADE OF RO Flemish City of Bells and Bridges Succeeded Venice as Business Center. Bruges, Belgium, has just had the greatest of its annual celebrations, the procession of the Most Preclous Blood, which, now that the world war is well past, has taken the prominent place in Belgian hearts that it held before the German occu- pation caused its temporary suspen- sion. Of the eity of this proces- sion—one of the leading religlous celebrations of Europe—a bulletin from the headouarters of the Na- tional Geographic Soclety says: “It we are unfamiliar with the language of a forelgn country likely to accept the names cities as meaning nothing in par- ticular or as having an esoteric sig- nificance which we can hardly hope to fathom. But Bruges fools us. Its name has about as common an origin and is about as logically descriptive as ‘Three Rivers' or ‘Smiths Cross- roads’ Because the town from the beginning had numerous canals and structures carrying _streets across them it wae named (in_ Flemish) ‘Bridges’ It is a sort of reversed Venice. Whereas the latter is an area of sea with islands scattered in it, Bruges is a land area cut into islands by numerous canals. In both citles many houses rise sheer from the water and boats are used for traffic. “Like Venice again, Bruges was once the commercial and banking center of the world. This was in the fourteenth century. The center of BALTIMORE MAN WEDS BRYAN’S GRANDDAUGHTER Miss Ruth Bryan Owen and Wil- liam P. Meeker Married at Cape May, N. J. By the Associated Press. CAPE MAY, N. J., June 23.—Miss Ruth Bryan Owen, granddaughter of ‘Willlam Jennings Bryan, and Wililam Painter Meeker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Mecker of Baltimore and Miami, were married here today. The ceremony wag performed at the Meek- er summer home by the Rev. I‘aul' Sturtevant Howe of the Episcopal Church of the Advent. A wedding breakfast was served, after which the newly married pair left for an auto- mobile trip. They will sall for Eu- rope July 3. Mr. Bryan was among the relatives present. He arrived here just befors the ceremony and left this afternoon. ——— PLAN FIRST EXCURSION. P. 0. Department Employes Leave Tonight for Atlantie City. Several hundred emploves of the Post Office Department and the Wash- ington city post office are to leave at midnight on a special excursion to Atlantic City. It s the first trip of its kind given by a government de- partment. The employes are to arrive at the seeashore resort early tomorrow morning, and will spend the day bath- ing and’ seeing the sights alons the famous Boardwalk. The excursionists are to return to ‘Washington by midnight Sunday. CHEMISTS TO FROLIC. ‘Will Hold Field Day at College Park. A fleld day and picnic will be cele- brated by the Chemical Society of Washington at the University of Maryland campus this afternoon. Among the events will be a b ball game between the fixed nitrogen chemists and the field, potato races, races for fat men, three-legged races, smelling and guessing contests, a raffle and various other forms of field sport and outdoor amusement. Activities will begin at £ o'clock. H. E. Howe will act as field manager. —— Apple Tree 97 Years 0ld. From the Kansas City Times. ‘The oldest living apple tree in the northwest and one of the oldest in the United States, is in full bearing in its ninety-seventh year. This old tree is novl‘nv' in the lower part of Vancouver, unlnfcon tate, snd was planted in 1826. The fruit tree is in good condition and promises to is mos The fruit possesses g fin commercial activity had moved from Italy to Flanders, and Bruges was then Flanders' greatest market. ‘World trade came up the River Zwyn, which then gave it a harbor; mer- chants from the four quarters of the world maintained headquarters’ in the city, and its bourse regulated the ex- change rate of all Europe. Ghent was a strong rival, but until the Zwyn finally silted up in 1490 Bruges held its own. At the height of its power Bruges had a population of 200,000; now the inhabitants num- ber about 55,000. ) Was U-Boat Nest. ot to be cheated of a port by nature’s destructive forces, the peo- ple of Bruges have built several canals to the North sea. The largest and most direct leads eight miles to Zeebrugge (meaning ‘the seaport of Bruges'). This port and its canal and the basin at Bruges figured prom- inently in_the world w: The Ger- mans developed a strong U-boat nest at Bruges from which their under- water commerce destroyers went out to sink many an allied ship and to which they returned for repairs and outfitting. A~ tremendously strong shelte~ with a concrete roof six feet thick, built over the water, stands near the Bruges end of the sea canal today, a monument to German U-boat activities Allled bombing planes were unable to find the exact loca- tion of this camouflaged nest, and probably would have been able to in- flict but little damage on its roof even if direct hits had been soored. The British, however, successfully hindered the U-boat activities from the Bruges nest by thelr famous sortie against the Zeebrugge mole when old ships filled with concrete Were sunk across the entrance chane nel to the canal. Medieval Flemish City. “Bruges is one of the quaintest of the old Flemish cities and is medieval aspect than any of s ter municipalities. Prominent archi- tectural features are the Church of Notre Dame and the Cathedral of St. Sauveur, both excellent examples of early pointed Gothic, and th, ket Hall, with {ts dominant bel: ing forty-eight bells, one of ti famous collections of chim rop “In St. Basile's Chapel is kept the Sacred Vial, brought by crusading knights from Jerusalem, reputed to have been the vessel holding the water with which Joseph of Arima- thea bathed the blood-stalned body of Christ. This reliquary is carried once each_year in the procession of the Most Precious Bl 5 ‘Bruges has long been noted for its woolen cloths. In recognition of the city's pre-eminence in this fleld. in 1430 Philip the Good of Burgundy named the order which he then cre- ated, the ‘Order of the Golden Fleece.’ This has ever since been one of the most exclusively knightly orders.” Too Great an Altitude. From the Boston Transerfpt. Hotel clerk (to rural couple)—You and your wife wish to arise at 5. All right, sir, a bellboy will be sent to call you. Farmer Haviceo—Wal, President Richardson declared he had | First picture of Mr. and Mrs. Axa G. where they are spen Candler, made in Washington today, ng thelr honeymoon. Harris & Ewing Photo. 75 High School Cadets ‘Fall I’ at Camp Simms For 12 Days Seventy,five Washington high school cadets “fell in” at Camp Simms, Con- gress Helghts, today for a twelve- | day training perlod, under command | of Col. Wallace M. Craigle, in charge | of instruction of cadets in loca] high schools. Delegations from every public high school in Washington and the junior ! high schools answered the first mus- | | ter. | The brilllant sun brought out per-| spiration while the boys went about the first tasks of arranging their bed- | ding from straw and ticking, and| started to put the camp into condition | for their training period. i Before noon virtually all of the contingent had reported, and were feasting expectant eyes at the camp kitchen, where Chef J. R. Gibson was cutting up porterhouse steak with a| master hand, while the odor of| stewed tomatoes and percolating cof- | fee permeated the immediate vicinity. | Chef Gibson is the most popular | MANITOBA VOTES “WET” BY SWEEPING MAJORITY R Moderation League Proposal Is Adaptod and Province Temperance Law, in Force 7 Years, Overturned. By the Assoclated Press. WINNIPEG, June 23.—Manitoba | has gone “wet.” | By a sweeping majority, which| went beygnd 25,000 in Winnipes, and | which wd% going up slowly as out- lving districts were heard from, the bill of the Moderation League was indorsed by voters yesterday and the policy of prohibition represented by the Manitoba temperance act, the law of the province for seven years, was overturned. Prohibition workers admitted at 10 o'clock last night that their cause had met decisive defeat. Under the bill of the Moderation League the government will appoint & commission of three members to administer the sale of liquors for consumption as a beverage in per- manent or temporary residences of permit holders. Breweries will be permitted to deliver direct to the homes of purchasers and the liquor sold in government stores also will be delivered. The legisiature will meet in July pledged to enact into law the biil which was approved today. A second referendum is to be taken on July 11 on a proposl of the Hotel Men's As- | sociation for sale of beer and wine! in dining rooms of licensed hotels | with meals. 5 dentifying Him. From the Kansas City Star. “Paw, ked young Greedy John- ‘What's a millionaire?” ‘He's an old feller,” answered Gap of Rumpus Ridge, “that gets shot by a lady that hain't no | apart. kin of hi: man in camp. His reputation was won last year with the local cadets by making apple rolls that melt in the mouth. He was flguring up his menu for the perfod this morning. Brooms, Brushes, hammers and hatchets formed the first implements handed to the cadets this morning. They went over the barracks making what minor repairs were necessary, sweeping down the place and placing cots in readiness for occupation tonight. The cadets are drawn from the ranks of non-commissioned and com- missioned officers of the high school corps. It is expected that a few ad- ditional stragglers will be hopping into camp this afternoon, but the or- ganization of the group is already completed. Next to the jce water cooler, the swimming pool holds the greatest magnetism for the embryo officers. A score hopped into the pool within an hour after their arrival. Assisting Col. Cralgie are Capt. W. H. Johnson, U. 8 A.. in charge of sup- ply; Capt. A. J. O'Keefe, adjutant of the camp, and Master Sergts. Fred- erick Hess and Carl Trometre. VIVIANI’S CONDITION IS GROWING CRITICAL Fainting Spells of Two Weeks Ago Bringing Grave Fears for Former Premier. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 23.—The condition of former Premier Viviani, who seized with a fainting spell w! pleading a case before the court two weeks ago, became suddenly worse last evening. His illness now is be- lfeved to be critical. M. Viviani, who is sixty years old, was taken home from the court in a state of collapse, but next day his physicians said he had so far im- proved that his condition afforded no cause for anxiety, but they advised him to take a ri You Couldn’t Lose Him. From the Associated Newspapers. Gov. J. M. Davis of Kansag tells the following story: “A man was driving across the western part of our state, where the rallroads are far He encountered a native youth of whom he inquired: ‘How far is it to Goodland? The youth re- plied: ‘I do not know.” ‘How far is it to Oakley? ‘I do not know.' ‘What country. is this?" Whereupon the stranger said: are not very smart, are you? The youth replied: ‘No, but I ain’t lost.’” —_— Just Like Some Girls. From tho Kansas City Times. Young Damosel—Claude Brownlee is_my favorite author, Second Damosel—So! Does he write well? Young Damosel but he dance: “You 1 really can’t say, divinel WIDE WORLD New York yesterday with sufii- return journey to Eangland. has the seal of the British ‘I do not know.| HINGTON, D. C, SATURD'AY’! JUNB 23! 1923, LODGE OBSERVE ANNVERSARY DA Stansbury, No. 24, F. A. A. M., Honors One of Organ- izers of 50 Years Ago. Stansbury Lodge, No. 24, F. A. A. M., last night celebrated its fiftieth birthday anniversary and likewlse bestowed honors on the last of & small group of men whose efforts and | determinations are responsible for the present institution—Dr. Benjamin ‘W. Summay, past master. Rev. Dr. Earle Wilfley, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, recounted to the crowd in the Bright- Wwood Masonic Temple the achive- ments of Dr. Summy from the civic, religlous and fraternal standpoint, upon the conclusion of which Howard S. Omohundro, on behalf of the mem- bers of the lodgo, presented the char- ter member with a gold watch. Dr. Summy Tells of Growth. Dr. Summy then took the platform and told of the growth of the lodge along with the expansion of the Brightwood community. It was in the residence of Fred G. Rohr, at Piney branch road and Coiorado ave- nue, that the lodge had its inception, and while the secret meetings were being held the children in the house at the time almost succumbed with curiosity, Dr. Summy related. One of these was present at the meeting last night. She was Miss Lena Rohr, and Dr. Summy presented her with a bouquet of flowers. Program of Music, In connection with the anniversary celebration, a_program of music_was iven by the Columbian quartet of the ermont Avenue Christian Church, and Mrs. Emma Schulze sang, accompanied by Mrs. Mildred Schulze. An orchestra also played at intervals and furnished music for the dancing which followed the exercises. Walter H. Robinson, master of the lodge, and Alfred C. Shaw, a past mas- ter, were In charge of the celebration. ALLEGED BOND RING ROUND-UP PUSHED Four Now Held in Oklahoma Charged With Thefts in Millions. By the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla, June 23.—With the arrest of four alleged leaders of the gang which has operated in this sec- tion for the past two years, disposing’ of millions of dollars’ worth of bonds stolen at various places over the country, federal officers are moving today to complete their round-up. Seven or elght additional arrests were forecast. Hold Alleged Leader. The ringleader of the gang, accord- ing to the officers, was taken with the arrest yesterday of Ed King, banker at Shidler, one of the mush- room towns in the ofl fields of the Osage nation, where state officlals recently acted to stop alleged wide- open violations of the law. It Is in the Osage country that some of Okla- homa's most efficient modern bank robbers make their headquarters. Simultaneously with King's arrest, Dell Williams of Pawhuska was taken into custody. Both men were held at Pawhuska iast night for removal to the federal jail at Muskogee. Take Two in Tulsa. The officers on the trail of the gang first swooped down in Tulsa Thursday and arrested Walter Chitwood, young Indian attorney, and Con Sullivan, reputed to be a gambler known over the southwest. These two are being held in Muskogee until they furnish 7,500 bond each, fixed by a United States commissioner. Bonds worth $14,000, alleged to be part of the loot obtained in the $2,000,000 mail robbery in New York city on the night of October 24, 1921, were found in the possession of Sul- 1lvan, according to officers. ‘Willlams was said to have had $5,000 worth of alleged stolen bonds. EXPLAINS CALL FOR STOCKS. Alien Property Custodian’s Rela- tions With Collapsed Brokers. Thomas W. Miller, allen property custodian, made the following state- ment concerning the recent failures of certain New York banking and brokerage firms, due to the statement in the newspapers of business rela- tions between these firms and the of- fice of the alien property custodian: “The reason the alien property cus- todlan has business relations with' Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne and Zim- merman & Foshay is due to the fact that, prior to the war, allen enemies, whose property was subsequently seized by the United States govern- ment, had accounts with the firms mentioned. Under the provisions of the law the alien property custodian demanded the various stocks and bonds in the possession of these bro- kerage firms which belonged to alien efiemies. The stocks and bonds wers held by the brokerage firms as se- curity for debit balance owed by the alien enemies. The alien property custodian does not have actual, phys- ical possession of the stocks and bonds deposited as security against loans. When the debit balances are paid the brokerage firms, in the ordi- nary course of business, would have iturned over the stocks and bonds to the allen property custodian, “There is no reason to believe that either the allen property custodian, who is acting as trustee for the enemy owners of the property origin- ally seized, or the brokerage ‘who have been forced to the wall, will suffer any loss throush these trusts. The alien property custodian has five trusts with Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne. The total value of the securities of these trusts is approximately $70,000 at the present low market quotations. ’l‘h.“deblt balance against this is 66,340, ¥ “There are still two active trusts in the firm of Zimmerman & Forsha) The total valuation of the securities held by this firm is approximately $162,73¢ on present market values, while the debit balance is $113,419, leaving & margin of nearly $40,000 ght side of the ledger. “The: have been in the hands of the same firms since the property was seized; dividends have been sufMcient, I am informed, to take care of the interest charges, and thers has never been a request, st least since I have been custodian, that these.trusts be liquidated.” If He Kissed Her It Was Year Ago, So Case Is Lost Justice Hits of the District Su- preme Court has dismissed the sult of Miss Alma C. Smythe for $100,000 damages against Leigh- ton Taylor, former secretary of Senator Bolse Penrose of Penn- sylvanla, whom she charged with kissing her. The court ruled that the statute of limitations barred the action, Miss Smythe having waited more than one year after the alleged assault before flling her suit. ARMY MUSICIANS WILL GIVE CONCERT Graduate Band Leaders to Present Selections at Cen- tral High, Froe concert tonight, 8:15 o'clock, Central High Commu- nity Center. Admission free. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Elev- enth annual commencement re- cital by the Army Music School. The program: March, “Hail, America” ..Drumm Conducted by Mr. John S Martin, assistant principal of music. Theme, with varia- tions’ Old English air Conducted by Mr. Martin. Overture, “Idomeneus” (Mozart) Arranged and conducted by Staff Sergt. Wilford G. Ar- chambault, (a) Sunset. .Dudley Buck (b) Toread €, “Car- men” ... S .Bizet Robert wrence, bari- tone; Helen Burkart at the plano. “Last Dream of the Vir- gin” Arranged and conducted by Sergt. Willlam F. Ray- mond. Finale from “String Quintet” Opus 114............Schubert Arranged and conducted by Sergt. James B. Allen. Sarabande ... ..Blumenfeld Arranged and conducted by Sergt. Henry Bellman. (a) “Life’s a Bum- per” veeoo. . Wainwright (b) “Rolling Down to Hiete S e German Vocal chorus, conducted by Mr. Martin. Announcements. “Concerto in D Minor” .Bach Arranged an. ucted by Staff Sergt Wilfred E. Vincent. Introduction and adagio from “Sonata Pathetique,” Beethoven Arranged and conducted by Sergt. Czerna C. Lafl Siegfried’s death, from “Go terdammerung”’ ...... Wagner Arranged and _conducted by Sergt. Kurt E. Linden. Finale, overture, “yestos i Lortzing Conducted by Mr. William C. White, principal of music. “The Star Spangled Banner” The Army Music School will pre- sent its eleventh annual commenc ment recitai tonight at 8:15 o'clock at Central High School, under the au- spices of the Community Music As- soclation, to which the public is in- vited. = The program has been arranged by William C. White, principal of mu- sic, and promises to be one of the finest attractions included in the Community Music Association’s fres concert series The program of band music will be featured by the Army Music School's vocal chorus under the direction of John S. Martin, and baritone solos by Robert Lawrence, assisted at the pi- ano by Helen Burkhart. The graduate band leaders who will direct are James B. Allen, Wil- ford G. Archambault, Henry Bellman, James C. Burden, John O. Clover, George C. Hewit, Caerna C. Lafler, Kurt E. Linden, Edgar W. McKean, James C. Moore, Hugh R. Peaslack, William F. Raymond, Wiifred E. Vin- cent and George Wohlmacher. Principal White will direct the concluding number, Lortzing’s over- ture, “Fest’” Mr. Lawrence will be heard in a group of songs, including the toreador song from “Carmen.” The usual section of seats will be reserved for association members and their friends and for Army offi- cers and their familles: Children under four years of age will not be admitted and all other children must come with adults and sit with them throughout the con- cert. AERIAL WAR CODE BANS TERRORISM (Continued from First Page.) ships, hospitals and other places where the stick and wounded are collected, provided such buildings, objects or places are not at the time used for military purposes.” Propoganda Work Ko, The use of afrcraft for the purpose of disseminating propaganda would not” be treated as an illegitimate means of warfare, and the members of the crews of such alrcraft could not be deprived “of their rights as prisoners of war.” When any aircraft has been dis- abled, the occupants when endeavor- ing to escape by means of a para- chute could not be attacked in the course of their descent. Private aircraft wouid be liable to visit and search and to capture by belligerent military aircraft. How- ever, neutral public non-military air- craft other than private aircraft ‘would be subject only to visit for the purpose of certification of their pa- pers. Must Rewpect Neutrality. Belligerent aircraft would be bound to respect the rights of neutral powers and to abstain within the ju- risdiction of a neutral state from the commission of any act which it would be the duty of that state to prevent. A neutral government would be re- quired to prevent the departure from its jurisdiction of an aircraft in con- dition to make a hostile attack against a belligerent power, or one carrying any member of the com batant forces of a belligerent power. Regulations _governing the opera- tion of radlo In time of war, with par- ticular respect to the rights of neu- trals, also have been prepared by the me commission and transmitted to the powers. The governments repre- sented on the commirsion, which Ecld its meeting at The Hague, were the United States, Great Britain, France, Japan and Holland, Conversa- tions have been going on among these powers as to the next step to be_taken. ‘The principal point under consid- eration is how the proposed codes shall be incorporated into draft treaties, whether by & general treaty convention or by some one of the “bi powers circulating a gen- eral treaty with a view to obtaining the signature of as many of the powers a8 possible. An Observant Child. From the New Haven Register. ] , Betty,” sald her grandmother, who was reading, “I want you to ait as still as a mouse.” "Mouses don’t sit still, said Betty. — The cow sets us an admirable ex- jample—she never blows her own horn. grandma,” HISTORY OF KERAK DATES FROMLOT Land Across Jordan Newest to Be Accorded Its In- dependence. , “Whether the newest Arab state to have its independence recognized be called by its western title of Trans- jordania or by its eastern name, Kerak, it seems hopelessly out of touch with things American,” says a bulletin from the headquarters of the Natfonal Geographic Soclety, in re- gard to the land fmmediately east of the river Jordan, over which Emir Abdullah rules. “Perhaps ft will bring the newly independent but very old country closer,” continues the bulletin, “to realize that its capital, now Amman, was once Philadelphia—the great- great-great-grandfather of the half dozen or more Philadelphias, great and small, that are to be found in our postal’ guides. Ancestor of Seven Philadelphias. “But it was only a mere matter of twenty-odd centuries ago that the city took the name Philadelphia from its’ new lord, Ptolemy Philadelphus. It had existed as Rabbath Amman, chief city of the Ammonites, almost from the days of Lot, from whom the Ammonites are sald to have sprung. It was after a victorlous battle with these same people of Amman that Jephthah, according to the biblical story, returned to the fatal meeting with his daughter. “When Transjordania is described as stretching from the Jordan and the Dead sea toward the interior of Arabla one is likely to call up the picture of a hopeless desert. But much of the region is steppe land, a high plain supporting some flocks and even capable of tillage. Nomad- ism has long held the reglon in its grip, however, and it is as a sort of ‘chief of nomads' that Abdullah Ibn Hussein finds it necessary to rule. He holds his ‘court’ not in a palace, but in a group of tents which he moves with the seasons. Was Center of Culture. “This land now given over largely to nomads Is capable of development along stable lines, as is shown by its past importance. After Alexanders eastern conquests the cities to the east of the Jordan became Hellenized and the seats of prosperity and cul- ture. In the second century befors Christ Ptolemy Philadelphus built in the city which was given his name an extensive acropolis which in the Amman of today is only a mass of fallen columns and ruined walls.’ “Rome’s sway over Philadelphia is shown in Amman by the ruins of a huge amphitheater which seated 7,000 spectators. In the slcepy eastern town of today goats browse among the foundations cf temples and pub- lic buildings, Arabian coffee shops lean against once-proud walls, and the eastern species of the village lounger sits on overturned marhla pillars. Emir Abdullah is showing some interest in the ancient struc- tures of his capital, however, and is having the fairly well-preserved am- phitheater cleared of debris. “Amman is not inaccessible. Five hours by automobile over reasonably £00d roads through the sizzling val- ley of the Jordan suffice for the trip from Jerusalem to the capital. The Jordan forms the boundary line, and across it is an iron bridge. Amman is only about thirty miles from the river, and as the crow flies is hardly more than sixty miles from Jeru falem, The Tedjaz railway, connect- amascus and Medins through the town et From Yesterday' Edition of The Star, 25 SEIZED IN RAID ON A CRAP GAME Liquor Taken in Another Swoop by Police on Delicatessen Store. No. 6 precinct went into action yes terday afternoon and two of its raid- ing squads broke up a crap game in which twenty-five men were shoote ing and believe they solved the mys- tery of why certain folks had been een entering a delicatessen store at 4% street and Pennsylvania avenue perfectly sober and leaving in a hilarious and uproarious condition. Sergt. Bobo, with eight trusty cops, waited outside a shoe repairing shop at 623 E street northwest for a sig- nal from the inside, which was Eiven by a detective skillfully disguised as a crap shooter. With the signal the ralding squad rushed the premises, seized twenty-five men as government witnesses, took - ga parapher- nalia, including dice, and arrested Joseph Rosi: ky, whom they charged with setting up a gaming table, He was released on $100 bond. At the delicatessen store, Number Six's faithful found three dozen bottles of gingery Jamaita ginger, several whole quarts of peach brandy, and arrested Myer Ackerman and Nathan Shapiro, whom they charged with illegal sale and posscssion. They were - der $1,500 bond. " Fpse s MANY SEE LEVIATHAN. Crowds Swarm Aboard “World’s Biggest Liner,” in Boston Dry Dock Public curiosity concerning the glant steamer Leviathan, in dry dock at south Boston, was in a mea- sure satisfied Thursday, when the vessel was inspected by approximate- 1y 8,000 persons fortunate enough to have obtained tickets of admission. From 9:30 to 11 o'clock this morning about 4,600 persons visited the ship, and as many, or more, were expeoted this afternoon between 2 and 5 o'clock. Between noon and 3 o'clock, when the Leviathan was opened, fully 1,000 people assembled in the dry dock area prepared to go aboard. A large corps of siewards and other members of the crew was on duty in the capacity of guides for the visitors, who were shown the fol- lowing parts of the vessel: Main dining saloon lounge, library, first and second cabin smoking rooms, i and second class galleys, the for- mer “kaisers” suite, twelve first- class staterooms, the swimming pool, eight second cabin staterooms and decks A, B, C, and E. The inspec- tion and ‘handling _of the large crowd proceeded ' smoothly, peopie foing aboard by one gangplank and eaving by another. Time of visitors on board averaged about twenty-five minutes. —_— PROTESTS JURY TRIAL. Banker Appeals Against Wife's ‘Victory ‘in Divorce Action. NEW YORE, June 23.—Counsel for Beverly D. Harris, former New York banker, flled notice of appeal from the recent order granting a jury trial for Harris’ annulment suit against Bleanor Blaine Lee Harris, from whom he Is separated. Supreme Court Justice Lydon granted the jury trial on the motion of Mrs. Harris lawyer. —_— Mrs. Hilton Philipson, & former chorus girl, has been elected a mem« ber of the British house of cominons,