Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1923, Page 11

PRI S I R ) R EE L LR A E N N ] s ‘AW on oo o« o P U RNt U T PR D I T N PR R P 0 LIVES LOST DURING TYPHOON Nearly Every House in One Section of Hongkong Damaged by Wind. Br the Associated Press. | HONGKONG, August 20—Hardly a | houre in the Peak district of Hong- | kong escaped damage in the typhoon | which struck here last Saturday. | An upntenanted military sanitarium was wrecked, The wall surrounding the maternity division of the Matiloa Hospital was blown down and the iron | gates were wrenched from their *uh*; rorting pillars. The roof of Victoria | Hospital was seriously damaged and | the Mount Gough police station was | noarly destroved. The roof of the building housing the junior mess of the, Hongkong-Shunghal Bank fell in, damaging two floors. A corner room of the chief justice's house was blown awk: and the Peak Hotel considerably dumaged. More than 100 persons were drowned and about 100 persons killed | and Junk Many injured ashore and about fifty | #and sampans capsized. | persons were entombed when | houses collap: { oldiers. and firsmen worked ener-! getically to rescue the persons buried ' under the' debris of fallen houses. | floating plant of the Netherlands | Harbor Works Company was not | camaged, but the company dredger | Rotterdam dragged anchor and grounded on a mud bank undamaged. Trees in the public squares were up- rooted. and the roof was blown off the Catholic cemetery chapel. “SUNK" SHIP ARRIVES. B the Associated P: MANILA. August 20.—The British steamer Ming Sang, which was re- ported sunk in the Hong Kong har- bor during the typhoon Saturday, ar- rived here safely this morning after a tumultous voyage. Her officers re- ported that the vessel seen to sink in Hongkong probably was the Brit- ish steamship Loon Sang. The Loong Sang is a ship of much the same type as the Ming Sang and might have been mistaken for her. Many lives were lost with steamer whose identity aboard only two, were saved. nor typhoon has heen ragink here for the last three days. With it came a heavy rainfall that flooded many streets. There has been damage, though shipping is pended. the uropean sus- i {1t is Ithe curtain raiser. RACE EQUALITY LAWS BACKED BY POINCARE Interior Minister Ordered to See That Colored Frenchmen Get Privileges of Whites. By the Associated Pres PARIS, August 20.—Premier Poin- care has' written a letter to Georges Barthelmy, member of the chamber of deputies, who had notified the premier of his Intention to interpellate the gov ernment on the recent incidents that have arisen over foreigners objecting to the presence of colored Frenchmen in places of amusement and restaurants. The premier says his attention has been called to several such incidents recently, and points to the official warning issued to foreigners informing them that they are the guests of France, and that, as such, they should rexpect” her customs and laws. The premier adds that he hus asked the ‘mihister of the interior to' take measures to prevent a recurrence of such incidents and to decide what puf- ishment can be inflicted upon proprie- tors of establishments which do not welcome colored people on equality with whites. The premier says he wiil closely follow the situation, but will leave it in the hands of the minister of the interior, to whose department belongs the duty of seeing that the French laws of equality are strictly observed. The American film Nation,” was to have been shown here, but the police prohibited it. The film { had passed the cenxors a fortnight ago. understood that the prefecture of police objected to the presentation on the ground that it dealt with the 12la- ions between whites and blacks. FREIGHT SHIP WRECKED. Dakotan Wirelesses Distress From West Coast of Mexico. LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 20.— The freight steamship Dakotan went ashore near San Lazaro on the west coast of Mexico, according to a wire- less message from her picked up early today by the Federal Telegraph Company. Mo one was injured, the message taled, and the tanker Charles Pratt expected to reach the stranded 1 at 7 a.m., and pull her off. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md.—August 20 (Spe- cial).—Two harness races, a running levent at a mile and two pony races compose the program of races for {the first day of the annual Rockville fair, which begins tomorrow morn- ing’ to continue through Saturday. The 2.30 trot or pace, which is ited to horses owned in the Distric of Columbia or Montgomery, erick or Prince Georges coun It will b at 1:30, and thirtcen high mals are carded to face the starter. Eighteen have been entered in this “The Birth of a KIDNAPED BABY MUST | fit GET OWN DIET TO LIVE| Doctors Publish Special Food Pre-| scription in Hope Abductor Will See It. H By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. August 20.—~With the | police force of the entire city andl detectives seeking today for the kid- naper of three-month-old Lillian McKenzie from @ baby carriage in front of a store Suturday. it was an- nounced that the baby might die within two or thres days for lack of a special diet which she was re- celving because of fliness. The dlet | had been prepared by hospital phy- Sictans. who explained today m.«f #hould the kpecial féeding cease death woull ocour sbo%: That_the kidnaper is a woman.,is | the belief of detectives. based upon | u etery told by the buby's mother, | Mre. Ella McKenzle, ~Se sald that | shortly before the child was missed she saw & woman standing over the carrisge peering attentively into the little one’s face. She was unable to give police a description of th Woman. Doctors made public_the diet on which the infant was being fed, in the hope that the abductor would see it printed in the newspapers and know how to keep the child alive. EDUCATION WEEK DATE ANNOUNCED BY LEGION 1923 Program, to Begin Nov. 12, to Be on Larger Scale Than Last Year, Is Declared. By the Associated Press, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 20. American education week will be ob- served the week of November 12 under the auspices of the American Legion, Garland W. Powell, director of the National Americanism of the Commission of the organization an- nounced today. The program for 1923 is larger than attempted last year, according to Mr. Powell The program provides for the fol- lowing: Sunday, November 18, ser. mons on_education in_churches of every denomination. November 19, American constitution day; a discus- sion on proper citizenship. November , instruction as to the proper way in'which to observe patriotic customs an recognition of the new flag code. November 21, school and teacher da a discussion of adequate pay for instryctors and proper biuldings. November 22, campaign for the end of illiteracy. November 23, discussions of community development and the part it plays in schools life. Novem- ber 24, observance of physical educa- | | i AMUNDSEN. MAY TRY FLIGHT TO POLE AGAIN Explorer Indicates He Will Use Spitzbergen as Base in Second Attempt. By the Associated Press. 8T. PAUL, Alaska, August 17 (De- Jayed).—Capt. Roald Amundsen, Nor- weglan explorer, who was forced by an accldent to his airplane to aban- don his proposed airflight from Alaska to Spitzbergen over -the north pole, has indicated that he will make an- other attempt, using Spitzbergen as a base, according to officers of the coast guard cutter Bear, which ar- rived here today from a voyage to Point Barrow~and Wainwright, where the explorer made his base. st/ Santrn i HELD IN $10,000 THEFT. Bennett Parker, chauffer for Fred- erick E. Lewis of 1523 Rhode Island avenue, whose home was robbed of $10,000in cash and jewelry last week, wag arrested yesterday In New Yerk city by Detetcive Paul Jones of head- quarters, it was learned today. nspector Grant this moming had reoceived only the news of the arrest, and is awaiting further details. Parker disappeared from the Lewis heme shortly before the loss was dis- covered. i Approximately $4.935 of the loot was cash,” the remainder being in “ rings and a diamond cluster set. It Is expeoted that Jones will ar- rive in Washington with his prisoner late today. R s ————— BAKER SUFFERS BUENS. Special Dispatch to The Star. OAKLAND, Md., August 20.—Henry Lauer, president of the Oakland chamber of commerce, is suffering {rom severe burns about the face, armi nnd’ che‘:t in nzen:p:lhl;s é:ku'm {baie;in< ke aven. a land ‘.Q!l ry, of which he jis proprietor, ) i:ah\ Boco. J. A. Jone D, {D. {ified voters, o the various election precincts of Mont- ! ! gomery race, and several of them are known to be very close to cach other when comes to speed. A fine contest should result. The entries for these events are as follows; 2.0 trot or pace—Lulu Kay, Mrs. Zdith Prescott, Rockville, Md.: Cap- Washington, D. Duvall, Upper Bernard D. and Mics Mac, B. P. Daugherty Washington, D. ¢.; Marco and Red Maid, Ficlds Brothers, Rockville, Md.; 1da Siik and Moco Axworthy, J. P. Fitzgerald, Washington, D. C.; Hale Bond. C. L. Wood, Frederick, Md.; Laddy_ Man, 0. G. Shirley, Washington. D C.. and Grace D. and George Henry, W. L. Miller, Washington, D. C. 2.18 trot—Benjamin, Rawls & Min- ton. Aulander, N. C.; Martin J., M Frank Thomas, Washington, D. C Dr. MeBiff, White and Bradshaw, Portsmouth. Va.; Rpsalie, Gilmore and Lee, Albany, Ga. ArdeHa McCray, Clarence L. Gilpin, Sandy Spring. Md.; Maree, Thomas C. K Rock- ville;"Md.; Aabel Gra: land, Mount Olive, N. ter, J. B. Finlayson, Goldsboro. N. Good Friday, Harry, Little, Baltim. d.; Tempest, B. P. Daugherty, Wash- ington, D. C.. Sable W, Willilam Dixon, Heathville, Va.; Laddy Man, 0. G. Shirley, Washington, D. C. George Heury, North Bell. Benning. ton and Sib Bingen, V. Washington, Will: spec N. J The fair grounds were a busy scene today. The officials were kept con- tinuously on the go attending to in numerable details. ‘President Clar- ence L. Gilpin stated this morning that when the gates are thrown open all exhibits would be in place and everything in readiness for the re- ception of visitors. He, Secretary John E. Muncaster and the officials Kenerally seemed enthusiastic over the prospects for a successful fair. For registering and transferring qual- cers of registration for (3 Midnight, Marlboro, Md.; county will be In session Sep- tember 4, from 9 o'clock in the morn- ing until 9 o'clock at night, and the supervisors of elections havé designated the following places as registration of- fices: Laytonsville _district—Board No. 1 storeroom of George W.Mobley, in Lay tonsville; board No. 2, building of Frank | Dwyer, in Laytonsviile, Ciarksburg—Both boards, storeroom of Charles W. Gibson, in Clarksburg. Poolesville—Town Hall bullding, first precinct—Boeard No, 1, St. Mary’s Hall, Rockville; board No. 2, office of Wallace E. Ricketts, Rockville. Second precinct—Office of . supervisors of elections, Rockville. Colesville—Both boards, W. C. T. U. Hall, Colesville. Darnestown—Storeroom 3 W Ricketts, Darnestown. in | Poolesville. of Bethesda, first precinct—Both boards, | public_schosl building, Bethesda. Sec ond precinct—Library building, Chevy Chase. Third_ precinct—Town Hail bullding, Glen Echo. Olney, first ~precinct—Grange Hall, Olney. ' Second precinct, Odd Fellows® Hall, Brookeville. Gaithersburg, first precinct—Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg. Second precinct, St. Martin’s Hall, Gaithersburg. Potomac—Knights of Pythias Hall, Potomac, Barnesville—Both Hall, Barnesville. Damascus—Both boards, Jr. O. U. A. M. Hall, Damascus. Wheaton—First ~ precinct, on's storeroom, Wheaton: precinct, both boards, Armory build- ing, * Silver Spring; third precinet, Krouse building, Kensington; fourth precinct, both “hoards, basement of Presbyterian Church, Takoma Park. Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, formerly chaplain of the United States Senate, occupied the pulpit in the Methodist Church here vesterday and was Feard by a large congregation. He is pas- tor of a church in Knoxville, Tenn. By winning two games and getting a third by a forfelt last week, Boyds broke the tie that had existed for several weeks for leadership in the Montgomery County Base Ball League and is now well in the lead of Rock- ville. During the week Boyds won two games from Dickerson, and the regular Saturday afternoon game, which was scheduled to be pla: Bethesda, was forfeited to Boyds, 9 to 0, Bethesda failing to appear for play. Saturday afternoon, Rockville won from Glen Echo, at Glen Echo, 18 to 5, and Washington Grove downed Dickerson, at ‘Washington Grove, 11 20 3. Standing of teams:-Boyds, 163; Rockville, 14. Washington Grovi 11-6; Bethesda, Glen Echo, 3-14; Dickerson, 2. Next Saturday Rockville plays at Boyds, Dickerson at Bethesda and Washington Grove at Glen Echo. ‘The funeral of John 8. Gott, promi- nént Barnesville district farmer, whe died suddenly of heart disease at his home near Dickerson Friday even ing took place at 2 o'clock yes- terday afterncon from the family residence, many persons from the upper sections “of the county and e.sewhere attending. Rev, Walter P. Griggs, formerly rector of the Epis- copal Church at Poolesville, officiated. Bllfi'lll was in the cemetery at Bealls. ville. Richard_Brooke Gott, clerk of the Police Court of the District of Co- lumbia, and J. Forrest Gott of the United States Agricultural Depart- t, ‘Washington. He we® seventy. six years old. boards, Grange Hicker- second 4 | central _committee _{ merce announced d at|’ Mr. Gott was the father of| - THE “EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1023. l z Rambling Couple With Toy Wagon Month in Woods Special Dispateh to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., August 20.— Mr. and Mrs, R. T. Banfield of Lan- caster, Pa., Jogged into town today pulling a toy express wagon, con- taining a complete camping outfit, and are homeward bound after en- Jjoying a vacation trip to the valley of Virginia afoot. They left home four weeks ago and spent most of their time in the vicinity of Strasburg, Va., camping along a branch of the Shenandoah river and rambling over the Great Massanutton mountain. They are returning home by easy stages, through Frederick and Gettysburg, and cxpect to reach Lancaster within the next week or ten days. DAUGHERTY RULING ON SHIP PLAN ASKED Legality of Lasker Proposal for Operating Vessels Is Questioned by Board Minority. ATTACK ZILMAN'S 6. 0-P. LEADERSHIP Allegany County Anti-Organ- ization Forces File State Committee List. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., August 20— Notice has been served on the repub- lican organization in Allegany county that it will have to fight if it de- sires to maintain its supremacy, which has been undisputed some years past. An anti-organization titket for ! state central committee has beep filed with the board of election super- visors, to be placed on the primary ballot in September. Tt is made up as follow: James S. Jeftries, Midiand; Frank A. Frey, Cumberland; Tally Hanna, Westernport; Lindley L. Nichols, Lon- aconing: Frederick W. Crowe, Jjr. Frostburg: Herbert H. Lapp, Cumber- land, and James B Peebles, Cumber- land. The anti-organization ecrowd point to the blg cut Repre sentative { Zihlman suffered in the county at the | last election us # protest agains { leadership. and trom this g heart With hin collector the D Submittal of the new Shipping Board plan for operation of the gov- ernment merchant fleet to the At- neral for opinion as to Its is held by a minority of the be preliminar o owes his appointment § to its final adoption. It was learned to Ziblman: Postmaste | that w held by least Cowden of Cumberland W(\ Shaitmsn three of the seven .members, com- kinson, the present county ¢ AN | oricing the minority, who at a recent Dot ""'"]m' 1 tactics | MCUNE voted in opposition to the The antis object to alleged tacties ., © " osented by Chairman Far- of Holtzman in coming up from Bal- ley. o ¢ 59 c has all®™ timore, _where, llle)h hfl‘w"m‘ Organization of subsidiary corpora- 00 job, “to run thing e the | tions for operation of the consolidat- that Holtzman's services for ed routes would entail a transfer of party did not merit the n‘-nnlnlmt‘“(} authority incompatible with the of tax collector for the Cumberland }ayeyy of “trustee” held by the board, district, which, the. brought Bim 1y "the opinfon of these members, a about $10,000 ear commissions fOT [\ ould placé super n of public two years, to be followed immediately | finds in hands not contemplated by by the collector appointment. which | (10 aDiing Tegisiation arries a salary of $7.500 a year. President Coolidge was said to h indication points to the “fur{ycen advised of the minority view, fiying.” Mr. Zihlman, in the fizht N: but withheld his comment pending a retain his leadership, will be obliged I oy prepensive study of the situation. il e ST R ot UL |0 e sty 13 IN AUDIENCE HEAR FILIPINOS ATTACK W0OD office seekers.will take a fling at him. | Tegality d te | by W mecessary | Holtzman | Raltimore. . this vie According {o the anti-Zihiman leaders | Certain elements in labor circles are | against him, and the fight is expected to develop numerous {nteresting angies. ; Organisation Ticket Walting. | peiigent Commissioner's Speeches The organization ticket for state | has not yet been| Against Island Government h this may be Fail to Attract Shanghai. to The Star and Chicazo Daily News, Coprright, 19: SHANGHAL August |filed. The time in wh | done expires this mid Th: Allled Trade will take an active part in the cam- paign. It held a special meeting in! Trades Council Hull Saturdar. to which each union was asked to send cast e e | three “delegates. The -meeting was ; Guevaras, junior resident |largely attended. Its mittce on |sivner of the Philippines, candidates. appointed previous | Wwashington, D. C. stopped { meeting, reported i 3 ] It is reported that Fred C. ke two speeches, both bitterly once county chairman and now ackin, n. Leonard Wood and e e the application of his American policy {enter the race for the nomir - ; county treasurer. James {in the islands. Barton, Union veteran, who ser Besides Gue cral terms, is the only re 50 {and clériis {far to file papers of candidacy the | toiwashington. ‘An audiéncs of only nomination for house of delegates. thirteen persons heard each of his J.P. Brady, Westernport, filed papers | specches, | A third session of the as candidate for road director on the [ iifUAtR . B FMED ) SESEION O cate, democratic ticket Willlam B. Phillips | GV 0 ROUER (060 o S IGE e, presumably because ‘of the presence of the American federal marshal and and John . Miller announced their {nated. this will necessitate a demo-|nemiers of the Shanghai’ municipal | candfdacies. As two are to be nom jexticiorim Ty ! police. The Filipino colony herc, num- | MOVIE THEATER OWNERS |t Hii” st { PREPARED FOR STRIKE, rendence for-the Philippines. § ‘ALASKAN COMMISSION Insure Property Against Loss If HERE HAS NAME CHANGED Operators Carry Out Threat of Walkout September 1. Ey the Associated Press NEW YORK, theater Onwers' ht Political Council | ¥ Cabl 20.—Pedro commis- to to en route here o Dreyer, | ! active former inde- To Be Known as ‘“The Alaska Railroad,” Difference Only in Title. Is Announced. today it hal pur-|{ The Alaskan Engineering C 1 chased a $1,000,000 policy to insure!sior, for years the mainspring of the 540 motion picture houses thel the territory’s administrative chamber represents in Greater New |chinery in Washington, York agalnst loss through property | quietly out of existence today to damage during a strike which thelpo succeeded by an orgamization Motion Picture Machine Operators’ 5 b o Union threatens to call on Sgptember | kKnown “The Alaska Railroad The change will be solely one 1 of designation, it was announced at the Interior Department, and was decided upon because of completion of the railroad work and the con- fusion which always has occurred between the engineering commission aml the Alaska Road Commission, which is under supervision of the War Department. i | August —The Chamber of Com- | ma- passed as The theater owners said they {could not and would not grant the {increase in wages demanded by the operators, or any increase. Operators In houses of 300 to 6§00 izeats are asking $75.24 a week. In- stead of $30.16, and those’ in houses of 1,000 or over ask $85.92, inst of 2! W. & J. SLOANE 1508 H STREET, N. W. (Opposite the Shoreham) Where a Lower Price Never Means a Lower Standard At this time of widely advertised sales we would direct your atten- tion to our MODERATELY PRICED FURNITURE and frankly ask you to compare the prices with those asked elsewhere even in special sales. We are confident you will find our prices in most cases as low and 'often lower. When buying home furnishings we are sure that with our vast stocks, great range of prices and unequalled facilities for dis- play, we can offer opportunities that can- . not be duplicated elsewhere. Bed Room Suites Dining Room Suites Desks % Tables Centre Tables tre HANDWOVEN ORIENTAL RUGS All perfect, and of first quality 1 | ox12f. .. %135 Seore Hours, Daily, 8t 5 Freigbt paid to all shippiag Clased All Day Saturdsy points in the United Seates. smmmmqmds-m 6x9f .. %70 ‘ g BHOUR DAY DRAWS WORKERS 10 STEEL Plentiful Labor Supply Now Expected by Plants as New Men Apply. By the Associated Pres: PITTSBURGH, August 20.— The newly established elght-hour day in the steel mills is attracting workmen who never before had any connection with the Industry, and mill managers and employment agents were pre dicting that it would not be long until the labor shortage indicated slast week would be overcome and all the plant be in full operation on the threc-shift schedule. While there was no accurate esti- mate of the number of men who applied for work in the mills after the eight-hour day was announced, it was stated that so many of them were asking for jobs that no serious interference with production, because of the short day, was now anticl- pated. The applicants, managers said, came from other industries and were attractéd by the 50 cents an hour of- fered to laborers under the new plan. After a conference of Carnegie !Steel Company operating offictals, it ann ed o all de affected by the cight-hour ¢ \ in operation thix mornin twenty thousand men being IR furn: or department, It | was @ was seriously b pped by a labor shortage. In ndent mills, while not making as rapid progress as those of the United States Steel Corporation, in effecting the clfange to the three-shift day, were steadily adding to their working forces. BIG POWER COMPANY FORMED IN COLORADO Public Service Firm to Develop 200,000-Kilowatt Generating Plant to Supply Cities. \ August 20.—Formation vice Company of Colo- rado to take over the Denver Gas and ight Company, the Western 1d Power Company of Boulder new power plant development Service Company. of which the ¢ concern will be a subsidiary. ns provide for financing the com- pletion of a steam turbine electric gen- erating plant at Valmont, just outside of Bo hich - has been designed for a: te capacity of 200,000 Ky The co at whole Englewood The new sued capit cent pref stoek ) v also will sell electricity to Greely, Longmont. other citie sbsidiary will have an fs- zation of $3.500,000 7 per d and $15,000.000 common l | | mmis- | | | i | Sprinkle Carts ToPeddleGas in Bpecial Dis to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., August 20.— The citizens’ committee headed by State Senator H. F. Byrd, which will receive a carload of fourteen- cent gasoline tomorrow, will dis- tribute it by means of the city street sprinklers and. trucks, and only a few retall dealers will han- dle the cut-rate “gas” owing to ironclad contracts with the Stand- ard and Texas companies, by which virtually all fllling stations agree not to handle any other concern's prod- ucts. The gasoline Senator Byrd's committee will distribute will cost the consumer 20 cents. Three cents will go to the state for the road tax and 3 cents’ profit will be allowed retailers. FREE LIME TRAIN Farmers on- Watch for Special Distributing Substance for Enriching Soil. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE. August 20.—Fully | equipped with sofl-testing apparatus and carrying several loads of lime | Marylana, a | operated by special train will be the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in co-operation with the iMaryland Farm Bureau Federation |und the University of Maryland dur- Ing next week, starting Monday The special will make a number of stops {n each of the counties through which it will pi including Ceil, Harford, Baltim Anne Arundel, Prince 'Georges, Howard, Carroll Frederick, Garrett, Allogany, Wash. ington and Montgomery. ' Notices have been sent out to farmers in these counties telling the time of arrival at the varous stations in order that they may be on hand on arrival of ‘the train. The train will be equipped with soil-testing apparatus and will stop at each point sufficiently long to test s0il samples brought in by the farm- ers. This work will be under direc- ition of Dr. Q. Maryland experiment station. proper amount of lime for an acre of ground as shown by the test will | be given free of charge to each farm- er, and will be unloaded from the supply which the train will carry “The soil of seventy-five out of every hundred flelds in Maryland is sick for the lack of lime, and must have an application of some form of lime- bearing matérial before maximum ¢rops can be produced.” savs Dr. McCall —_— Beetles which emit almost con- tinuously a light brilliant _that one or iwo imprisoned within an i verted tumbler will illuminate moderate sized room sufliciently make print readable arc_among the iwonders found in Costa Rica. 1 { ON MARYLAND RUN! McCall, head of the|re department of soils of University of | nesday The |1 i | i ! a | dolph-Macon to | next | Tuesda; ; : {ommen Ifor free distribution to farmers of | LANDIS T0 SPEAK Va. Price War| AT |EGION SESSION ‘|Virginia Gathering Will Have Boxing, Trapshoot and Other- Features. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. August 20—The State Legion convention opens September 3 with registration of delegates and various committee meetings, while the convention sion will begin at 1 p.m guest and speakér on the first day wi be Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landiw, former federal judge and now comissioner of organized base bi After the first day's session the will be hoxing matches, battle: and a trapshoot at the gun club for the champlionship of the leagion of the state. Monday night a_reception will b tendered by the Womens' Auxiliar to.the delegates, which will be follow ed by a big dance, with music by the Old Dominion Quintette of Richwond. at 9:30 a.m. the matter of proper care of disabled vetcrans will be taken up with representatives of the Veterans' Burcau. who will pear before the convention. Committec meetings will be held and will subse- quently make their reports and rec ation to the body Trinkle will be the guest of honor and speaker on Tuesday. Turs- ame of ball b 1o Post_team of hington and the White Sox. wil taged at Gouldman Park. During he game stunts will be executed the Forty Hommes and Eight Chevaux Aeroplanes from the Quantico marin: post will give a fiying exhibition, and swimming contests will take place at the leigon pool. At 6 o'clock Tuesda a banquet and business session of t Forty Hommes and Eight Chevaux will take place at Hotel Princess Anne. Tu day night a play will be presented at the Norma} School Open-Air Theatcr, to be followed by an informal dance, and.at midnight there will be initia- tioniceremondes by the Forty Hommes and Eight Chevaux. On September 5, the third and final day of the convention. all unfinished business will be transacted and ficers for the departme: d national esentatives will be clected. Wed- after adjournment there will a meeting of the newly elected executive committe and state officer: for organization he progr. for the Women's Auxiliary is s that of the Legion. Their ments are also alike, awith ceptions of receptions to be them by the U. D. C. D. A. R, V., and other organizat ses- The A. P TO TEACH IN PORTO RICO. Specisl Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG. Va. August Miss Eunice A. Morrissette, a graduate of Lynchburg High School and Ra Woman's Colle Thursday from New Pt an appointme school teacher in Porto o RUHR MINE RESCUE SQUAD DEPORTED Famous Body That Once Saved 400 French Lives Taken by In- vaders, Causing Strike. By the Associated Press GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany, Aug- ust. 20.—Seventeen members of the fire department and rescue squad at- tached to the Rhine-Elbe mine were arrested yesterday by the French au- | thorities, loaded on motor trucks and conducted to Recklinghausen. The arrest of the Germans caused great indignation throughout the vi- cinity, not only because the men con- [rhnlu'n the b -known rescue crews {in the Ruhr, but algo because it was the squad which responded to the cdlls from the Frenchm. at Courrjeres, in Alsace, in 1906, whe W mine fire ‘threatened the lives o hundreds of French mine The Ruhr quad at th time rried to of of the Frenchmen spe- train and succeeded in ing no fewer than four hundred French miners after a mine had collap and s filled with gases. In_consequence of the deportation of the rescue squad the entire body of Rhine-Elbe mine workers has be- gun @ protest strike. UNION HEAD WARNS AGAINST VIOLENCE Walker Tells Strikers Cause Suf- fers by Policy—Cites Advan- tage of Co-Operative Move. By the Ascociated Press HILLSBORO, TN plea for careful aml preservation of law and order and a warning that any manifestation of violence would work injury to their cause was the gist of a speech vesterday to the striking smelter workers of the American Zinc Con pany by John H. Walker, presid of the Mlinois Federation of Approximately 2,000 persons he: the spaech. Touching briefly upon of the labor movement, as regards the United many of whose locals sent dele- atione tn today’s rally, Mr. Walker { parsenl to the story of the co-opera- tive movement. He spoke, he said principally as president of the Cen- tral States Co-operative Assoclation but explained that co-operative dis- tribution and trial unionism were so _intin E nected that the line between them scarcely was distinguishable. 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