Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1923, Page 7

0. C. LEGION POSTS T0 HOLD EXCURSION Department to Conduct Third + Annual Outing at Chesa- | ; peake Beach. Memhers of the District of Colum- bla department of the American Legion will hold their third annual excursion to Chesapeake Beach Tues- day. Many interesting features have been arranged, including numerous events for children. The excursion committee is com- posed of Willlam F. Franklin, chalr- man; Joseph J. Idler, Mrs. Kenneth A. McRae, Mies Edith M. Warren, Francls B. Miller, Joseph N. Rabbitt and T. Norman Templeton. Members of Washington Aerie, No. of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will make their annual “flight” to the beach on Wednesday. A baby chow and a prize dancing contest Wwill be featurcs. Among the ath- letic events will be a 100-yard dash, open to all; 50-yard dash for women, a gash for girls under fourteen, a 50-yard dash for boys under fourteen, a potato race a fat men's race and peanut and sack races. Committee of Eagles. arrangements committee is 4 composed of Henry C. Melzer, chair- ‘illiams, vice chajrman; . sceretary: G. S. Sell- N. Smith, J. C. Balderson, G. W. Seliers, W. A. Finkel, John Capp, P. White, D. J. Britt! P. J. Callan, ex-officio’ chairman; G. Back- inhiner, G. C. Bostwick, W. S. Camp- bell, H. Deitric! mes Grant, W. B. Fal Luther Hayes, 3. Kelby, S. J. Koehler, F. W. Kneessi, Al C. Marsh, Joseph F. Moheen, A. Morgan, J. M. Rhinehart, James T. Ryan, Morris Seltzer, L. B. Taylor, James O. Trotter and Lewis \erden. The Great Council of the Laproved Order of Red Men also will hold J its annual excursion at the Beach on Wedn Thomas H. Dennis of 1006 I street hortheast is in charge of arrangements. 0dd Fellow Serviec. { “Fried chicken will be the pass- word at _the annual outing of Forest Lodge, No. 41, Independent Order of 0dd_ Fellows, to_be held Thursday at the Beach. Three thousand are expected to_attend. Leroy Pumph- rey of the Woodward building is in charge of arrangements. Athletic events of many scheduled for the annual excursion of the Independent Order of Sons of Jonadab on Friday at the Beach. Between 800 and 1,000 are expected. The arrangements committee is com- posed of John C. Foster, chairman; William J. Armstronz, William Pl Johnson, Mark Rellly, Oscar Roth and Percy Clementson i_ The Internatianal Association of Machinists' Helpers, composed of omployes of the bureau of engrav- ing and printing, also will give an outing to the Beach on Friday. A. C. Newman of 1500 Sth street north- west is chairman of the arrangements committee. " RIDGELY AGCUSED OF JAIL BREAK AID Man Named in Confession of Recaptured Inmate Taken in Upper Marlboro. H ers, W. kinds are Following a confession in-this city vesterday by one of the three pris- oners who escaped Marlboro jail last week, Bernard Ridgely, aged thirty- two, was arrested in Upper Marlboro last evening, charged with “assisting in prison breaking,” and was re- leased on bond by Justice of the Peace Harry W. Gore. The arrest followed a confession in ‘Washington by Clifton Simms, col- | ored, one of the three escaped pri oners’ who, in the offiffice here of State's Attorney J. Wilson Ryon, prosecuting attorney of Prince Georges county, told how the three were ddlivered. Ridgely, according to the confes- sion by Simms, had come first to the cell of the first prisoner, Howard Mastsey, released _him, and later opened the’ cells of Simms and the thiird . prisoner, Frank Campbell, | telling them to get out, but not to| reveal the identity of their deliverer. | Ridgely was said by Simms to have | gone out the front door of the J leaving the back door open, through | wihich the thred escappd. Simms came to Washington to. the home of his mother in southwest Washing- ton, who was said to have related the story to Attorney Ryon, to whom Simms surrendered and confessed. From Washington Simms was taken to Marlboro, where he again - was Jocked up. Ridgely was arrested by deputy sheriff Pumphrey and con- stable Richardson, and taken before Justice of the Peace Gore. Ridgely is reported from Marlboro to be well connected and as Spend.. ing much of his time about the juil, It was during the time when William Thomas was substituting for jailor Taymans that the Jail delivery oc- curred. BAGK DR. JOHNSON FORG. A. R. OFFICE Department of Potomac Delegates to Nominate Him at Milwaukee. The Department of Potomac dele- gates to the fifty-seventh national encampment of the Grand Army of + the Republic, to be held in Milwaukee, Wig., during the week of September 2, will nominate for election to the office of senior vice commander-in- chief, G. A. R, Dr. Henry A. Johnson, pagt department commander and past junfor vice commander-in-chief, ac- cording to general orders No. 6, pub- lished yesterday by Assistant Adjt. Ges: O. H. Oldroyd, by order of John W. Reid, department commander. » Q. Jotmaon has ‘rendered distin- gufshed, faithful and loyal service in the military and civil departments of he government,” says the order, and 'hgs performed with the highest executive ability the duties of various offices in the G. A. R. since the year 1870. General orders No. 6 also set forth in detail the ways and means of get- ting to the scene of the convention and the accommodations that can be secured. Before those persons who plan to attend the encampment seek . to take advantage of speci® railroad rates, they must obtain from Assistant Adjt. Gen. Oldroyd at 516 10th street northwest, an identification certificate, the erder statcs, Millicent Cooper Got Experience in Montana. Enthusiastic Over Possibilities of Work Here. Mrs, Millicent Cooper, finger-print expert, has recently come to join the police forces of the National Capital in their war against criminals. For upward of two years Mrs. Cooper was the woman's bureau of the po- lice department at Lewistown, Mont. —all of it. “Any one who has done police work cannot fail to be interested in finger prints,” Mrs. Cooper declares, “They establish an identification that is ab- solute; they result in running down many a criminal and fixing the guilt upon him or her, as the case may be, and they also result in the protec- tion of the innocent. I am particu- larly ifiterested in the last. No one wants to see an innocent man made to pay the penalty of another's crime, and the finger-print method of iden- tification has saved ‘many from such a fate. Reealls Boy's Canse. “I recall that in Montana a young- ster, a bright high school boy, was saved from being arrested and prob- ably convicted of stealing from a de- partment store b: the finger-print method of identification. The boy had stolen some things in high chool. He had quit, however, and was going straight. He was employ- ed in a department store, while he continued his studies. “We were notified one day that the safe had been robbed in the depart- ment store where the boy worked. Putting two and two together, and the fact that it was an inside job, made us suspect the boy. I went to the store and found finger prints all over the safe. We got reproductions of them, and found that none of them corresponded to the finger prints of the boy. We took the finger prints of every one else who might have had access to the safe, either rightfully SCORES ANTH-WAR MOVES AS MENACE Disabled Veterans’ Head Says Effort to Chinafy U. S. Is Grave Danger. The activities of those who would “Chinafy” the United States through disarmament were denounced last night in a statement issued by James A. McFarland, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, on the eve of the country-wide cele- bration of “Law-not-War" day or- ganized by the National Cpuncil for the Prevention of War. The National Council itself, which in the past has been assailed as. a “pacifist” organization by War Ide- partment officlals, the American De- fense Society, and others, was not mentioned in Mr. McFarland's stat ment. The announcement accompany- ing it, however, prepared at head- quarters of the Disabled Amerlcan Veterans, called attention to the fact that the statement was colncident with the “Law-not-War"” demonstra- tion. Calls Leaders Misled. “Under varied allases,” said Mr. Mc- Farland's statement, “groups of well meaning but misled men and women are working on schemes supposed to aid in the prevention of future wars, when, as a matter of fact, they are merely attempting to progress along a road that would eventually Chinafy this country and leave us supine through disarmament, “Of all people qualified to speak au- thoritatively of war, the ideas of the imen disabled in line of duty should carry real welght. The disabled man holds no brief for war—he detests the very thought—still he is not going afield in the realms of idealists, for he knows that an adequate defense Mo {more encourages war than insurance invites fir “The Disabled American Veterans have always felt that the best pre- ventive against war is a suitable pre- paredness that would make a poten- tial enemy proceed slowly before pro- voking conflict. CATHOLIC LEADERS T0 ATTEND PARLEY Heads of all the Catholic mission- ary organizations in the UnitedStates and many leaders in missionary work trom Europe will meet at the fourth general convention of the Catholic Students’ Mission, to be held August 9 to 12 at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. A number of missfonaries lately returned from the orlent and Africa will also be pres- ent, One of the most distinguished vis- itors from Europe will be Rev. Dr. Schmidlin, professor of _mission sclence in' the University of Munster. Dr. Schmidlin has been called the creator of Catholic mission sciénce and the foremost mission expert in the Catholic Church. Other Prominent Visitors. Spanish missionary organizations will have a representative in Rev. Victor Elizondo, secretary of the Spanish Misslonary Union of the Clergy, while the Swiss student so- cleties’ will be represented by Rev. Paul Regan of the University of Fri- bourg. Belgian foreign missionary interests will be represented by Rev. J. P. Puttemans, assistant director of the work in that country. Another Europeapn mission authority of note who will attend is Rev. John R. Schuetz, director of student mission- ary work at Aachen. Among the missionaries, who will attend the convention. are Bishop John Forbes of Uganda: Rev. Doro- theus Schilling, representing the Franciscan missionaries in Japan; Rev. James Edward Walsh, superior of American missionaries in'the prov- ince of Wuchow, South China, and Rev. Willlam J. Cohill of Kaifeng, China. The home mission fields of the United States will be represented by Rev. Dr. Eugene J. McGuinness, vice president of the Catholic Church Ex- tension Soclety, and by a number of clergymen from the south and west. It is probable the founder: of the Catholic Students’ Mission Crusade, Rev. Clifford J. King, will return from his post in Yenchowfu, Shan- tung, China, in time for the conven- tion. Rev, Father King, while & stu- /THE- SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 29, Woman F inger-Print Expert From West Joins D. C. Force MRS, MILLICENT COOPER. or wrongfully, and found all the prints corresponded with them, except one. There was one boy, however, son of a man connected with the store, whose finger prints ‘we could not get. The parent refused to allow his son's fnger prints to be taken. and the cafe was dropped. So you see how finger prints can be used to proti the innocent as well as to run down the guilty thusiastic in Work. ooper is connected with the women's bureau of the metropolitan police force here, but she has been assigned at present to the finger print and identification bureau of the department. She speaks most en- iastically of her work. “I find that in the east the people are not so readily convinced of the absolute identification of the | print as they are in the wes Mrs. Cooper. “I think we are more progressive in the west,” she added with a smile. Mrs. Cooper is of medium height, has light, wavy hair and blue eyes and looks anything but a thief chaser. She made her mark, how- ever, as a policewoman in Montana. Although she was the only police- woman_officially emploved in Lewlis- town, Mrs. Cooper said that she fre- quently had ten or a dozen other woman volunteers working with her on special occasions to help protect the public. Mrs. SERVICE FOR PEACE AT SOLDERS TOWB Arlington Plea for “Law— Not War” Will Precede D. C. Public Meeting. While twenty-five hundred cities and communities in forty-four states are observing the ninth anniversary of the outbreak of the world war as “Law-—Not War" day, speclal serv- ices will be held at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington Na- tional cemetery this afternoon. Short addresses will be given by Allen S. Olmsted, member of the Philadelphia bar, former officer of the A. E. F., and member of the American Legion; Miss Amy Woods, national secretary of the American section, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; the Rev. Edwin Evans and Miss Alice Haineg of this city. s After the services at Arlington, which will begin at 2 o'clock, a pub- lic meeting for “Law—Not War"” will be held at the Church of Our Father, 13th and L streets northwest, at 4 o'clock. Speakers will be: David J. Lewis, member of the United Tarift Commission; Dr. Norman Thomas, director of the League for Industrial Democracy; Prof. Kelly Miller _of Howard University and Mrs. Thatcher Post. Louis F. Post, formerly assistant secretary of labor, will preside. According to the “Law—Not War" committee of one hundred, churches throughout the city will observe the day with sermons devoted to a dlis- cusgion of plans for preventing war. tates TRUCK DRVER LD N DEATH OF CHLD Madonna Madden Inquest Is Followed by New Charge and Return to Jail. An inquest held at the morgue yes- terday afternoon over the body of Madonna Madden, ten years old, 302 North Carolina avenue southeast, the fourteenth victim of traffic accidents this month, resulted in the jury hold- ing Frederick Lee Wood, colored, 1642 B street southeast, driver of the truck that killed the child, for action of the grand jury on a charge of homi- cide. Madonna Madden was struck by the truck about 2 o'clock Monday after- noon while crossing 3d at C street southeast, and her skull was frac- tured. Her condition was so seriouy when she reached the hospital that surgeons were unable to hald out the slightest hope for her recovery, and she died at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Original Charge. Wood was arrested by police of the fifth precinct and charged with as- sault. He was committed to jafl Thurvuday to await result of ‘the child’s injuries ar’d was taken to the m(l)‘l_'g:leh yest:—;d-y in order that he ear e testims - qu‘e”g:, iony at the In. tnesses testified that W riving his truck south on ll’go:ltr'ev:!y the speed of the vehicle attracting thelr attention. Three women nar- rowly escaped being struck by - the truck shortly before it injured the child. It also was testified that the truck was on the wromng side of the ltx"l?elu\fhen the child was struck. estimony was given to show the vehicle skidded thirty “or. mase feet before it struck -and hurled the 'ilh"t,d ‘l dlllllnce'o( fully twenty-five eet, stopping after | ln{)‘;he; thirty feet‘: * S0 skionas ©0od, advised of his right Vi told that anything he would say might be used against him und re- ::l..:“:dt !Yor;l (xlvi:llg testimony. . lie eturned to ja cone S the thoues 3 at the conclusion P s e dent, undertook to start a movemen which would alm to arouse Ahe i terest of Catholic “students in mis. slonary .affairs. The first convention of the organization resulting from his efforts was held at Techny, Il in the summer of 1918. Other conven. tions were held at Washington, D. C., !l?lu"" -gg l’t"Dlyflon Ohio, in 1921, membership of the organizaf is now- about nf.m. \ata ke pleadings of the Commissioners, how: ever, the general granted them pei mission to submit a supplementary °t|list of essentlal items, some of which were later restdred to the budget. It is understood that if the budget office orders a cut in the present to- IDECISION DUE SOON OND. C. ESTIMATES Word From Budget Bureau on Possible Cut Expected in Few Days. The Commissioners probably will be advised by the bureau of the bud- get within a week or ten days as to whether a further reduction will have to be made in the estimates of ap- proximately $32,500,000 for «running the District government next year. District officials are hoping the bud- get bureau will consider the rapid growth that is taking place in Wash- ington in determining what limit should be placed on next year's es- timates. In sending their figures to Gen. Lord’s office, the Commissioners did not transmit a written brief in sup- port of the items asked for. But they are prepared to support their estimates_when they go before the| budget officials a month or six weeks hence. ‘A year ago the original estimates of the Commissioners exceeded $30 000,000, and Gen Lord found it nece: sary to order a reduction to $24,500- 000, In response to the earnest tal of $32,500,000 for:next year the Commissioners again will ‘seek to have the limit raised by the submis- sion of a supplementary list. If the Commissioners had placed in the estimates all the items asked for by department heads the total would have been closer to $40,000,000 than $35,000,000. Mindful of the necessity for economy, they applied the knife sharply to practically all depart- ments. PARK POLICE SEEK RETIREMENT LAW Same Privilege as D. C. and White House Forces Is Plea to Congress. Congress during its next eession will be asked to enact a law extending to the members of the United States park police the retirement privilege now en- joyed by the members of the metropoli- tan police and the White House police. This recommendation was made by Capt. W. L. McMorris, U. S. A., in command of the park police, in his annual report submitted yesterday to Col. C. O. Sher- rill, officer in charge of public buildings and grounds. In asking for the retirement privi- leges for his men Capt. McMorris prais- ed them highly for their efficiency, 1o alty and high morale. Daties Are Increased. Capt. McMorris called attention to the Increase in_the- responsibilities of the park police during the past decade, Que ‘principally to the great growth in the number of motor vehicles. He point- ed out that the daily dutles of these policemen are many and varied. They must protect government property ; give supervision to the many parks and res- ervations throughout the city, including trees, follage, flowers and park build- ings, and in the handling of traffic and the protection of the public making use of the parks. There are only sixty-one privates and officers in the park police force, but _during the past year they made 2,447 arrests, resulting in $31487 being pald in fines. While this force hag been increased only 30 per cent over 1917, it is pointed out that four times as many cases were made dur- ing the past year—also that the amount of fines and collaterals was six_times greater than the sum in 1917. The ratlo of cases dismissed| was reduced from four in every 100 to two iIn every 100. Other Cchanges Asked. Other recommendations made by Capt. McMorris were that the winter uniforms be changed so as to have the standard military collar, only the letters “U. S.” appear on the coliar, that new badges be provided and that a comprehensive system of white line traffic markers be in- stalled throughout the parks. Col. Sherrill in making Capt. Mc- Morris' report public sald his office is especially proud of the record made by the park police and of the gen- eral efficiency of the organization, and that too much credit cannot be GET PRIMARY CALL that * Voting by Mail Suggested to 8,000 Absentees Living in the District. Notices were sent out yesterday by A. E. Chaffee, executive secretary of the Republican State Voters’ Assoc tion, to the 8,000 absentee voters of Penpsylvania, temporarily resident in the 'District of Columbia, calling a tention to the Pennsylvania state primary election which falls on Sep- tember 18 next, pointing out how they may register and vote by mail. At the last session of the Penn- sylvania legislature, recently ad- journed, a vote-by-mail for absentee Voters “was enacted into law. The coming election is of particular in- terest, as it applies to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton, cities of the first class, where the mayoralty elec- tions are on. In other parts of the state the election is for municipal and county officers Executive Secretary Chaffee, in the notice sent out vesterday, says: “All who wikh to vote at the pri- mary must register, where registr: tion Is required. For that purpose September 4 and September 8, 1923, are set aside as registration days and registration must be in Derson, ex- cept Pittsburgh and Scranton voters, who are federal employes, may regls- ter by afdavit, as formerly. “In view of the fact that we expect to close the headquarters during the month of August, blank registratfon afdavit forms for Plttsburgh and KEYSTONE STATERS Scranton may be secured at Room 808, Colorado building. “Application for certificate of quali- fication d official ballot must be made to the county commissioners of the county of residence. Those who go home to register can secure the certificate and official ballot at that time. - Those who are not required to register and those who register by afidavit can secure the certificate of qualification and official ballot by writing the county commissioners of their county and inclosing the neces- sary. postage. for.the return of same.” 14 pe Woman Offers Tomcat, But U.S. Is Not in Market Although the federal govern- ment recently entered the bedbug market with an offer to buy 1,200 bugs for experimental purposes, there is no present intention of going into the tomcat business. Government offilals have so in- formed Mrs. George H. Brockway of Owosso, Mich., who wrote the Department of Commerce, offering for sale a “three-colored tomcat.” “We have information to the effect that the government is offer- ing a premium for a three-colored tomcat,” her letter sald. “We know. there 'are thousands of three- colored_cats, but no toms among them. But we have no toms among colored tomcat. Will you please tell us who to consult and how much the premium is? — - LIQUOR TAKEN IN RAIDS. ‘Wines, real beer and gin were se- cured In three ralds made yesterday in Maryland, by officers of the Wash- ington prohibition unit. ~ Anthony Marconi was arrested in the rald at Perryville, and John Bungori in one of the two ralds at Havre de Grace Officers who conducted the raids in- cluded Dowrlck, King, O'Reilly Thomas, ‘Hurlburt, Emmons, Heddens and an. It T 1923—PART 1. RUBBER GROWING LAND SOUGHT BY U. S. PARTY wwerce Department Sends Group to Central America and Mexico for Investigation. Another official party has been or- ganized by the Commerce Department to Investigate the possibility of rub- ber growing in new tropical terri- tory. It will visit Central America, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombla. John C. Treadwell. former vice prosident of the Continental Rubber Company, will be in charge of the party, and will be accompanied by Hugh H. Bennett of the Agricultural Department, and Curtis R. Hill, for- merly with the United Fruit Com- pany. An investigating party is already in the Amazon basin for the federal government, while a similar inquiry has been set on foot in the Philip- pines. dertaken under a congressional ap- propriation authorizing ihquiry into the possibilities of opening new flelds for rubber production to com- pete with the supply now centered in Malaysia and Dutch and British possessions in the far east ————— Tattooing in red and blue entirely covered the bald head of a man who appeared in a London police court recently. ¢ The studies are being un- | ‘Canned Heat’Has Death Jolt, Dry Plea to Drinkers Drinking by prohibition evaders of an alcoholic product known as “canned heat” apparently has be- come so promiscuous that warn- ing agalnst its use as an intoxi- cant was {ssued yesterday by pro- hibition headquarters. The preparation, it was sald, contains, among ' other things, wood alcohol, soap and nitrocellu- CHILDREN’S HOME -AIDED. Contributions Follow Article in The Star on Institution. Miss Anna L. Hyatt, superintendent of the children’s country home Grant road, D, C., announced last night re- celpt of additional contributions for the maintenance of the institution received since publication in The Star of July 4 of a story about the operation of the home. The contributors are: Mrs. Estelle 0; Capt. Sterling Larabee, judge S, J. rdlinger, $ Matthews, $1 Larabee, $50 to endow @& be Peele, Mrs. Estelle Mrs. Myrtis P. Mrs. Mianie G. V. Wilkins, $. PLAN ANNUAL EXCURSION U. 8. War Veterans’ Association to Go to Marshall Hall. .’rhe second annual excursion of the United States War Veterans' Associa- tion is to be held at Marshall Hall, Wednesday, for the benefit of the Home for Widows and Orphans, The executive committee on ar- rangements is composed of Past Divi- slon Commander J. Clinton Hiatt, chalr- man; Brig. Gen. Anton Stephen, Past Department Commander Barry B. Coulter, Maj. H. L. Deam, Mrs. Myrtle M. Loebsack, Mrs. Lizzie W. Calver, Mrs. Lucy Goldsborough, Mrs. Elizabeth D. Shaw, and Mrs. Emma Hempler. Other members of the committee are Past Senior Vice Commander Henry A. John- son, Vice National President Watson B. Miller, Past Department Command- er Charles W, McCaftrey, Mrs. A Goodacre, Mrs. Mary V. Fauth, M Emma Hayward, Dr. A. A. Taylor, Mrs. H, L. Deam, Capt. C. O. Howard, Past Department Commander Harry F. Patterson, Past Commander A. J. Kimmel, Commander F. A. DeGroot, Secretary Claiborn S. Close, Depart- ment Commander John W. Reid, Maj W. S. Saxton, Col. Danjel A. Grosve- nor, Past Commander Victor L. Gar- rigus and Past Commander Charles H. Babbitt, Frederick J. Rice, and Mrs. E. M. Sloss. omorrow! The most wonderful selling event in Washington! ! The Joseph Goldenberg Furniture Store, Pennsylvania Ave. and 8th Nachman Furniture St. S.E 2 has been sold to the Co. Every article contained in the Goldenberg stock will be sold at Goldenberg’s low prices and ACCOUNTS WILL BE OPENED WITHOUT ANY ADDITION- AL CHARGE. All the Goldenberg orig- inal tickets remain on the goods! All responsible people in Washington or nearby sec- tions are welcome to avail themselves of this opportu- nity. FURNITURE COMPANY PENNA.AVE. and §TH ST.S.E. REMEMBER: SAY “CHARGE IT"-WE’LL DO THE REST