Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1923, Page 2

PRESIDENT INVITED 10 MASONIC RITES May Speak at Dedication of Washington Memorial at Alexandria. 1t is thought likely that President Coolidge will participate in the cere- monies incident to laying the corner stone on November 1 of the $4,000,000 Masonic memorial to George Wash- . ington in Alexandria, Va. Although President Coolldge has let it be known that he intends to refuse invitations taking him out of the and that he will stay in Washington and devote all of his time to the tasks of his office for some time he has accepted tentatively fnasmuch as it will not necessitate any great preparation for travelling and will take him out of Washington only for few Formal nvitatic Preident Coolidge today Keiper of this city, secrs George Washington Masonic Mer Association, which organization, con posed of Masons in all parts of the United States, is building the mag- nificent shrine in memory of the first President. ety to come, this invitation, a hours ‘Iw,\ J. ary Claude to the al Medallion in Honor. The United States mint at Philadel- Phia will shortly f the medallion in Pr Coolidge. F. E. dir of the United States made this known today following a brief con- ference . with the President. Mr. said he will send an artist to the White House in the next few days to draw a likeness of Mr. Coolidge, which will be used in m ing the cast for the medallion. John L. Webster of Omaha, Neb., called on the President today and in- vited him_to a historical pageant which will be staged in that city en October 3. under the auspic of ‘the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. Mr. Webster, who is chairman of the Ppageant’ committee, said the purpose of the pag to increase patriot- ism and to develop pure Americanism The Presfdent said that he doubted very niuch if he could accepf. Others who 'saw the President to- day were George P. Day, president of * Yale ' Ghiversity: Janes B. Key nolds, viee “president of the Commer- cial Bank .6f_this city, former secre. tary’ to.the repulican national comb- mittee, and W. M. Crar of Dal- ton, Mass, son of former Senator Crane. Piha Badge on President Coolidge noon received tw of Troop Y. Boy o and. fter strike o bronze honor sident cobe Scout. terday after- \ty-five members couts of Cleveland, shaking hands with them he ned an cagle badge on the coat of Itobert Bauman, fifteen years old. champion scout of the troop for the past year. The badwe. Jooked upc a8 the.bighast NONOT that can be won by % was awarded by the Na- tional B Scouts’ adquarters to young Bauman for his efflcient and notable w k a8 a scout. The Pre dent, after making the presentation, congratulated the boy upon his meri- torious work, loyalty and devotion to duty and adyvised him to ¢ n to so0 conduct himself as he go through life. Col. George Harvey, American am- bassador to Great Britain, and Mrs Harvey, who have been house guests at the White Howde for several days, left today for their home in New Jer- sey, where they will remain until they sail on September § for England. According to White House advi 3 Ambassador Harvey has given no intimation e he is contemplating resigning his London post. Judge Richard W. Irvin of the su- crior court of Massachusetts and Mrs. Irvin, old friends and neighbors of the Coolidges, arrived in Washing- ton toda to be guests at the White House for scveral days. They are the first “folks” frdm the old home town — Northampton —to ~ visit the President and Mrs. Coolidge COOLIDGE AVERSE TO SPECULATION ON 1924 COURSE (Continued_From _ irst_Page.) appointees rushing to the bandwagon of the incumbent, especially when the latter hasn't been in the, White House long enough to demonstrate whether he is the best candidate the party can offer. The coming of "Con- gress will answer the whole business, larly when it is seen whether utive can exercise any influ- ence with a legislative body in which the balanc power Is held by the so-called radical wing of the repub- lican party. Wields No “Biz Stick.” Mr. Coolidge has taken occasion to fntimate what his policy toward Con- gress will be. He will hesitate to e press an opinion about a bill while it is pending. He will not threaten a veto or_promise his approval to any- thing if he can help it, preferring to let Congres act in its wisdom and pormit him to exerclse his constitu- tlonal prerogative of signing or veto- ing at the proper time. This theor of the executive precludes wielding the big stick of Roosevelt or exer- cising the moral suasion of Wilson It means a free hand to the Execu- tive till the bill actually reaches him. While this method is unquestionably the most desirable that could be ful- lowed, it_doesn’t alwiys work out that an Executive can remain silent in the face of inquiries from mombers of Congress as to what ‘his_attitud would be toward a bill if passed. Many measures are sidetracked at the silghtest gesture of Executive disapproval and time is saved that session all probability the President means to apply his policx to major questions such as for instance the soldiers bonus. Mr. Coolidge will not follow the precedent of President Harding who announced that he would veto a bonus bill unless the sales tax were cnacted to finance it, Mr. Coolidge will wait for Congre: to pass the bill and if the means of financing the bonus have been deviged he will sign the measure. Advocates of the bonus are sure the bill now can be financed and they are hopeful of executive support when it is needed. The slogan of the Coolidge adminis- tration is caution. ; No commitments in favor of or against anything will be given until.absolutely . required. Congress will have a hard time guess- ing the man in the White House. (Copyright, 1923.) . 23,120 TICKETS ALREADY SOLD FOR BENEFIT GAME With 23,120 tickets sold to date, members of the police and fire de- partments @ee out today to make this year's Labor day benefit ball game & bigger success than previous ones. S Last year the sale of tickets réached the 82,000 marlk, but this included the gate receipts on the day of the game. It leaked out today that those who plan to attend the game have more than a base ball contest to lopk for- ward to. For an hour kefore fhe first ball Is thrown a program of merri- ment will be staged, _Neither Harry Allmond nor Edward Plerce, who ars taking.an. actixe pact-in making-ar- rangements, “wourd dieclose the na- ture of the “stunts. The proceeds of the game go into the fund for the relief of the families #% decoaaed fiyemen and poliogmei. r {Pi extended | And Owners All Convinced of Governor’s i THE EVENING nchot Wins Faith of Miners: = in Peace Efforts Fairness, Regardless of Eventual Qutcome ’ of Negotiations. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Special Dispatch to The Sta HARRISBURG, Pa, August 29.— The outstanding feature of the anth- strike negotiations here in Harrisburg has been the implicit faith that those about him have had in Gifford Pinchot “G. P. never undertakes a thing that he does not see through.” they say, and they refer to him affection- ately by his initials, just as they once referred to “T. R." at whose shrine the present governor of Pennsylvania worshipped. There have been no politicians here to influence the governor one way or the other. There have been no capi- talists here to attempt to exert any sort of coertion. Gov. Pinchot has been active in his own right and by himself alone. He is willing to stand or fall by the outcome of the nego- tiations he initiated. racite Made No Promises. In his preliminary negotiations with miners and operators, Gov. Pinchot made neither promises nor proposi- tions. He devoted himself to an fort to find out just how s willing to grant conce: <o that he might formulate a plan for the arbitration of the points at issue on a basis that would be satisfactory to both sides. Gov. Pinchot reco nized from the beginning that an arbitration proposal conditioned or the ideas of the past would not be acceptable to the miners, At Atlantic City they rejected any | sort of -arbitration. But it was realized here today that if some en- tirely new plan of arbitration could be devised to gain the confidence of | the miners there might be a way out of the difficulty, inasmuch as the operators alread have committed themselves to arbitration of all the points at_issue. Limited arbitration, therefore, was the sole hope open to Gov. Pinchot as he battled with the problem prior to final conference with both miners operators. . The governor’ great asset as he faced the final sue was the con- fidence he has inspired in both m s and operators as a result of his_ talks with them during the last two da; much and talked little but neverthe- Jless he has left an impression. Praised by Miner. I never met a more sincere man,” said Philip Murray, internatiol vice president of the mine workers, _\\'hn is Tepresenting John L. Lewls in the negotiations here. “The governor is endeavoring to do his best,” sald a spokesman for the operators When told that his supporters here in Harrisburg had faith in the ability of the governor to accomplish much, Mr. Murray said: “Let us hope so.” As a matter of fact, the interven- tion of Gov. Pinchot has been ex oper: These miners and operators operato hTe miners and operators have been meeting each other for so many yea and have been threshing over the old ground so often that WARNED MINISTER, JUDGE TESTIFIES (Continued_From First Page.) did you see them when they were not ing_each other? Mr. Byrd here read from Judge th's former testimony, showing & tion as to where Mrs. Plerce was. He was repeatedl told by counsel and the court to stop giving his in- ferences. % “1¢T dom't give the inferenc: said Judge Smith, “it will seem that My testimony is conflicting, while in reality it is straight” ¥ B you mean that vour inference With the facts of the case? be how can your evidence “Well, contradictory % Judge Smith was then read his testimony, which showed that > Garrett had the minister n he pulled the shotgun. Slightly different from the, testimon former trial. “Did you say that asked Mr. Byrd. “It's in the record.” Judge Smith ruled this an answer, Well, did you say it? “Yese.” “Is it true?” s Mr. Byrd then, by a series of ques- < which were objected to at every point, forced Jud Smith to describe Mr. Pierce’s condition as vividly as he had at a previous hearing. He changed his testimony from “an - hausted man, walking unsteadily “as weary a man as he ever saw.” Hear Seventeen Witnessen. Including Judge Smith, a total of seventeen witnesses were heard yes- terday, court remaining in session until 6 o'clock. Mrs, Pierce and three older children of the minister of a former marriage, Mary, Glenn und Willard, were among those to testify late vesterda As on the former occasion, the wilow's ap- pearance before the jJury was very dramatic and as she went through her recital in a lower, sob-broken Voice, tears were in the eves of many of the spectators and sevearl of the jurors, and the jury and crowd sat in tense silence. Glenn Pierce, Smith, was the only said his father's revolver was the first to be discharged, all othWrs say- ing they did not see the minister shoot at all. Glenn sald at the time the muzzle of the revolver was pointing toward the ground. It was he, the boy said, who put the pistol in his fathers hand after the latter came in the.house and obtained the shotgun. 3,000 MUSICIANS MA STRIKE NEXT MONDA Weekly Scale of $90 to $119 Asked of New York Managers—Row With A. F. of M. other than Judge witness who By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 26.—Two thou- sand members of the Musicians' Mutual Protective Unlon voted early today, after an all-night session, to call a strike in theaters of Greater New York next Monday unless an agreement over wage demands is reached with the Managers' Associa- tion. Although the union, which has a membership of 3,000, would be strik- ing for: a $90 to $119 weekly scale, a walkout also would be looked upon by officials of the organization as a demonstration against the parent union in . this city, the American Federation of Musicians of the A. F. of L. The A. F. of L. group refuses to recognize the Mutual's demand for autonomy, with the right to name its officers-and-negotiate its wage scales. President Anthony Mulierl of the Mutual asserted his men would be able to empty the orchestra pits of all the large Broadway theaters, vaudeville and movie houses, The governor has listened | new _blood in the conferences is greet- ed with avidity It is dibulging no great secret to say that both miners and operators had expected a summons to the White House, but that they should have been diverted to Harrisburg, has been no great disappointment to them. They have found Gov. Pinchot both sympathetic and understanding. With him they are amazed that Washing- ton should have passed up the oppor- tunity for the negotiations conducted here, but inasmuch as this conferenc is expected definitely to array public opinion on one side or the other, it is difficult to see what more Wash- ington might have agcomplished Took Hard Chance. In base ball parlance ( undertook the play as a was rather hot to handle alized from the first the opportunity for error. He has believed however, that out of the conflicting claims he could formulate a proposal to miner: and operators alike which would have the backing of the people at large and fix a responsibility of refusal to call off the strike on shoulde other than his own. Gov. Pinchot likes a fight He has reveled in the going of the last few days. He spent something like $120, 000 of his own money to become Gov- ernor of Pennsylvania, dy he feels he has bee repaid for the in- stment. There i$ a phase to the negotiations here of which tH general public i not aware. The state of Pennsyl- vania puts a tax on every ton of an- thracite ta n from the neg. Thiy law was held up for a time until the courts could pass upon it.. Recently they declared it entirely legal. Then a bill passed the House repealing the | ta If this bill had passed the sen- jate it is said Gov. Pinchot would have vetoed it. He believes in the tax. It {yields the state approximately $6.- 1 000,000 a_year. If this income should I be cut off through a prolonged strike iu would prove very embarrassing to Gov. Pinchot. He has cut the state | budget down to the bone, but he has i counted on the $6.000,000 a year from the anthracite tax. If it shoul8 be missing, some new forms of taxation would have to be devis Thts the governor hopes to avoid at any haz- ard. ov. Pinchot chance that and has re- End Draws Near. Meanwhile the hour for the sus- pension of work in the mines is drawing near. It is set for midnight Friday. The negotiations here are ex- tending to the point where an issue cannot be reached until sometime Thursday. Orders for the strike have been issued. There is a question whether they can be recalled fn time even if a settlement unexpectedly is reached The representatives of the mine; with orders for a strike outstanding, seem perfectly happy. The representa- tives of the operators say they are anxious to “get back to work.” The most important persons at the conference are the experts. Harris- vurg falrly bulges with experts. You meet them on every street corner and n every hotel lobby. They are perting everywhere and Gifford P chot has found them the most exact- ing, if not the most exasperating of all itors, HOUSER BRINGING TREASURE TO D. C. TO REPLACE BILLS From First Pi ontinued tice agents lats night. Sherley did not talk to the government agents more than two minutes. After it was all over the hotel proprietor challenged the government to prove that he knew the man regis- tered at his_hotel on numerous oc- caslons was Bergdoll and that he had a hand in the mysterious get-away of the draft dodger from his hotel Sherley denied that the two agents | that visited him yesterday summoned m to appear at a hearing or gave him any instructions. “All they said was, ‘Are you Mr. Sherley?” and asked if I did not remember one of {them as a government agent I had |met at Governors Isiand. They said {they were from the Department of 1 Justice and were pleased to meet me jand then went out |_ Inspection of the room | Bergdoll spent most of his time at {the Vivian Hotel was made vesterday {in order to check up a report that {there was a secret passageway through which the draft dodger es- caped once while he was hard pressed iby,several government agents in 1918. |1t ‘had been reported that a mirror |set in the wall of Bergdoll's room jopened with a spring and through it Bergdoll escaped 1o a Secret passage. The mirror is set in what was a window frame of the outside wall before an addition was built to the hotel, and is flush against the brick. Theré is not a_break in the varnish at the edge of the mirror. “Ill give a thousand dollars to any one that can prove that the mirror has been moved since Bergdoll left. | U. S. TO PUSH PROBE. i - Federal Agents Will Seek Bergdoll Gold, Despite ‘“Hoax.” Although Lee Houser's pot of gold, found-in the Maryland hills, has been turned by the alchemy of fact-find- ing federal agents into nothing but a rusty old tin can, Allen Property Custodlan Thomas ~W. Miller an- nounced today he was going to dig still deeper into the Grover Cloveland Bergdoll hidden-treasury mystery. Dissatisfied with the “fizzle”,” which the Lee Houser story turned out to be, but spurred on to greater activity by further confidential reports from Ger- many concerning the gold Bergdoll was alleged to have hidden before his spectacular escape. the matter has by no means been dropped by the gov- ernment. Agents of the Department of Justice and the alien property custodian’s of- fice have returned from Hagerstown, where they completed the first task o running to ground the myth of the Lee Houser pot of gold, but some of them will be sent forth on other clues, the exact nature of which was not re- vealed. Hoax Planned for Fun. The Houser hoax was started in i play, by a few of Houser's friends, it was' learned by federal agents, ac- cording to Willlam J. Burns of the Department of Justice. There was a “tightwad” in the circles of friends, with whom the boys decided to have some fun, according to the reports. So they told the letter carrier of the neighborhood to tell the ;‘tightwad” that Houser had found a ‘big pot of gold. This was for the purpose of “stinging” the old “tightwad” —to jealousy, it was learned, but the prac- tical joke leaped all bounds, into a national mystery. Col. Miller and Mr. Burns held a conference last midnight, when they went over the whole situation, and came to the conclusion from reports submitted to them both by that time, that the story about Houser's gold was a hoax. Oficials Push Investigation. International cables, however, had been stirred by the story, and the n tion’s curiosity again has been fast- ened upon the notorious draft dodger, who escaped from federal guards while on a trip to the Maryland hills, on the ostensible purpose of recovering money which he claimed to have hidden there. “This is no time to drop the Bergdoll case,” Col. Miller said-today. '‘We can- not_reveal, of course, just what new angles the investigation will follow. But there will be placed on the case a renewed energy and the most talented men avallable™ “ in which STAR, WASHINGTON, {mining after D. C, L “THE GOLD POT” LEE HOUSER, A Hagerstown, Md., farmer, holding up the can which he dug up and which was reported to contnin from one dime Bergdoll, the draft evade: GOVERNORS PLEDGF AID I COAL CRISIS, Promise Active Co-Operation With Wadleigh in Event of Strike. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 29.—Pledging full co-operation to Federal Fuel Ad- ministrator Wadleigh in any emer- gency plan to obtain for consumers a mgximum fuel supply in event of a protracted suspension of anthracite eptember 1, representa- tives of eleven Atlantic seaboard states left New York last night to awalt the outcome of Gov. Pinchot's conference at Harrisburg with opera- tors and union leaders. Representatives of Commerc. Railway States America Societies agreement. “If the need arises we will start at once to put into operation our plan for maintaining rapid distribution of what anthracite is available and of sufficlent bituminous, oil and other substitutes to keep people from suf- fering,” Mr. Wadleigh said. The plan provided establishment by each state of an emergency fuel dis- tributing organization, and a similar one by the federal government. The federal body would work with the states in distributing fuel, obtain- ing supplies from the fields and get- ting railroad co-operation for quick transportation. . Mr. Wadleigh said the American Rallway Association had promised to look after proper distribution, while the bureau of mines would educate the public In the use of substitute uels. D. C. HOLDS BACK FUEL REGULATIONS Commissioners Await Results of Gov. Pinchot’s Effort to Avert Strike. the Interstate Commission, the American Association, the United buréau of mines and the Federation of Engineering also were partles to the No definite action toward municipal regulation of fuel In Washington this winter Will be taken by the Commis- sioners until present efforts of Gov. Pinchot to avert a strike have been concluded. This was indicated by Engineer Commigsioner Bell today when he Te- turned to the District bullding from the conferénce of. state officials in New York yesterday. Maj. Bell said there was nothin concerning the conference he coul add to the dispatches from New York yesterday. +The conferees voted to co-operate fully with Fuel Adminis- trator Wadleigh in any program for the relfef of the public in the event of an anthracite strike. Although the Commissioners are Xeeping in close touch with the en- tire coal situation, they are taking the position that it would be inad- visable to formulate any plans for regulation until the strike actually materializes. COAL $11.58 T0 $12.78| FOR DEALERS HERE Anthracite coal recelved at dealers’ yards in Washington cost from $8.30 to $9.50 a gross ton of 2,240 pounds at the mines and set down in the coal yards cost the dealers from $11.58 to $12.78, the United States Coal Com- mission announced today in making public coal cost in five states and the District of Columbia. The commission did not make any comparison of its cost findings with prevailing retail prices and the fed- ral body €émphasized that in using its cost-to-dealer _information” allow- ance should be made for losses incur- red by the dealer for degradation. To the f.0.b. yard costs, the commission saild, should be added the dealer's margin. N ‘Hard. coal received at nearby Mary- land points_ranged at the deplers’ yards from $11.58 to $13.40, while the mine cost ranged from $8.30 to $10. The freight rate of $3.28 from the Penpsylvania anthracite mines to ‘Washington is higher than to certain points in Maryland, and lower only in two cases: The $8.30 figure, it was understood, 'was the lowest priced anthracite brought into Wuhlliztun immedistely prior to May. 15, 19! SR 0 $110,000, sald to belong to Grover C. EXPERTS EXPLAIN FUEL SUBSTITUTES Bureau of Mines Says Bitum- inous, Coke and Oil Are Best Available. As a part of its campalgn of educa- tion in the use of anthracite substi- tutes the bureau of mines made public today two reports by its experts on the qualities of bituminous coal, coke, briquets and other substitute fuels. One of the reports, submitted by O. P. Hood, chief mechanical engineer of the bureau, declares that while an- thracite is probably the most destra- ble solid fuel for heating residences, “it is by no means a necessity, and an intelligent people can face the use of some less desirable form of fuel with equanimity.” The other was drawn up by Rudolf Kudlich, assistant £ mechanical enginesr, who, after. going into the whole ficld of substitutes in some de- 1, concluded that the country must ook mainly to bituminous coal of various grades, or to coke, which is made from bituminous coal, our real substitutes for anthracit Advice to Public. In a statement summarizing the two reports, the bureau gives the public this advice: “Take it the season through from 10 to 25 per cent more bituminous coal is likely to be needed than of anthracite although with increased skill and attention the proportion might even be reversed. “There are other substitutes that may be had locally. There is an in- creasing amount of good biquetted fuel available. This is handled like anthracite, requires little added at- tention and the satisfaction resulting depends upon the quality, Oil as Fuel. “There Is an_increasing use of oil where available. This requires a considerable installation cost and the burning cost is usually greater, but the character of service may be very good. Heating by gas has all advan- tes and few disadvantages except Nelither of these fuels are in large sense available on short notice as a substitute for anthracite. “In some places the small steam sizes of anthracite can be obtained. Number one Buckwheat can be used if sufficient draft can be supplied to force air through the more compact fuel bed. “Detailed information regarding proper firing methods in the use of these varfous anthracite substitutes is given in Serial 2519, which'may be obtained from the bureau of mines. 13,500,000 TONS OF COAL STORED W. H. Hoyt Reports Both Bitumi- ‘nous and Anthracite on Hand in Duluth Plants. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 20.—During the last coal year 12,000,000 tons of bi- tuminous coal and approximately 1,- 500,000 tons of anthracite coal were stored at Duluth, W. H. Hoyt of that city informed the committes on the storage of coal of the Federated American Engineering Societies, meet- ing here yesterday in an effort to determine @ national program for efficient coal storage. From the principles used in the Duluth plants, said to be the largest and most efficient in the world, the committee hopes to drhw lessons that New England and other sections might profitably employ. Committee members declare that municipal, state and federal insti- tutions are the worst offenders against the plan for the economical use of storage, because they are favored by priority orders when necessity arises, and therefore sel- dom provide adequate stocks or coal to_chrry them through emergencies. L. W. Wallace, executive secretary of the Federated American Engineer- ing Societies, declared the commit- tee's report will rival in importance Secretary of Commerce Hoovers waste-in-industry _report and the twelve-hour shift report sponsored by the late President Harding. The réport will be issued in Washington within the next few weeks. 10-CENT FARE EARNINGS. Seattle Street Cars, Doubling Rate, Turn Loss Into Profit. SEATTLE, Wash., August 29.— Seattle’s municipal street car system, which lost between. $3,000 and 35,000 per day while operating -under a 5-cent fare, earned a net Drofit of $13,016.22 during July under a_ 10- cent, ‘three-rides-for-a:quarter fare, according to figures submitted to the city government by the railway ‘ac- counting department today, i WEDNESDAY, AUGUST. 23, ‘1928 PREDICT DISPUTES AMONG VETERANS {Site of Headquarters, Dry Law and Ruhr May Cause Stirs at Norfolk. By the Associated Press, NORFOLK, Va., August 29.—Election { of Post Commander-in-Chief Robert G. | Woodside as permanent chatrman of | the convention of Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars marked the opening today of the ithird business session of the encamp- ment. Col. Tfllinghast Huston, com- mander in chlef, who had presided |over previous sessions, ¢;as called to \New York last night on pressing per- |sonal business and will not be able to return to Norfolk before Saturday, when the new commander in chief {and council of administration will ,meet with department commanders. { The election of Woodside by dele- lgates who came to their feet with icheers at the mention of his name (for the post attested his popularity | with the veterans. Post Commander |in-Chief Gus E. Hartung of Denver {presided over that part of the ses- ision in which election of presiding jofficer took place. i - Reports Are Ready. | Today was devoted largely to the | 1eading of reports of committees, to | which matters previously introduced | had been referred. First to report was Col. Robert Starr Allyn, judge | advocate general, whose report was | that of the by-laws committee. { Much routine was carried on with { i i | little opposition and good progress was made toward the time when the real fights on matters to come before the encampment are reached On the matter of selection by the encampment of national headquarters there is promise today of the biggest fight of the meeting. Detroit has en- tered the lists with an offer from the General Motors Company of 9,000 square feet of floor space in that city. ‘The entry of Detroit makes three cities now bidding for national head- quarters—Kansas City, Kan., whose of- fer of 12,000 square feet in the new Memorial bullding has been recom- mended by the national council of ad- ministration for acceptance, and Min- neapolis, which has offered quarters. Bonus Resolutions. Resolutions presented to the conven- tion on a number of subjects will lead to lively debates on the convention floor in many cases. There are already eight resolution: dealing with the bonus, two of them with the wine and beer proposal for the production of revenue to provide some of the funds for the payment of veterans. There is also a resolution from the Virginia department involving the prohibition question. The resolution urged by the council of administration of the Department of Virginia_ sets forth that the Volstead act has failed in its purpose and works only to the benefit of those who unlawfully traffic tn liquar. e The Virginia, resolution’ suggests that the Volstead act be amended so as to permit a reasonable dispensing of alcohollc beverages, changing the law to a reasonable prohibition law that will receive the support of the maJjority of the people. This action is considered by the Virginians as necessary to prevent violation of law in general. Support for rance. Another Virginia resolution con- demns Germany for failure to com- ply with the terms of the Versailles treaty by refusing to pay indemnities. The resolution offers France the moral support of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in her polisles to force payment from her contumacious debtor. Another matter on which there is certain to be a fight when it reaches the convention floor is the proposal by the New York department that Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Amer- fcan Legion and all other war veter- ans’ organizations of all wars in the United States merge in one great veterans' organization. The resolutions were adopted by the New York state department, at Syracuse, and by the Green_ Point, Post of the American Legion. are being pressed before the ent national encampment by a delegation from New York led by George \V. Fogarty, commander; Wil- liam M. Insleek, V. C., and Jacob Co- hen, ‘quartermaster of T. Raymond Nuity Post, 452, Greenpoint. SEES STEPHAN ELECTED., Col. Cook Believes D. C. Sure of Post. Special Dispatch to The Star. ORFOLK, Va. August 29.—Col. C. Fred Cook, news manager of the Washington Evening Star, arrived at the annual encampment of the Vet- erans of Forelgn Wars at Norfolk this morning. He was escorted to the convention by the District of Columbla delegation and accorded Man His Death Held Due to Suicide full privileges. After a careful survey. it is Cook's firm_belief that Gen. Anton Stephan of Washington will be the next senior vice commander-in-chief. DESERTERS THRIVE ARRESTING OTHERS Live on Rewards Secured at Post Where Price Is on Own Heads. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 20.—Arrest of {two naval deserters who have made their 1iving recently by arresting fellow deserters and delivering them up for reward at the very post where prices had been placed on thelr own capture was announced today at Marine bar- racks, Brooklyn. The pair, A. Gudel and R. Ulitch, firemen, third class, wore Naval uni- forms and “Navy shore patrol® arm brassards when they were taken. They deserted, according to Capt. Lewis E. Fagan, several weeks ago, after they had completed a term of imprisonment for a previous desertion. Sauntering about New York with their “N.S.P." brassards and with hand- cuffs worn prominently on their belts, the pair had a fine time fraternizing With policemen, riding free in the sub- ways and on street cars and making lite miserable for most of the sallors they met. Disaster came_when they went once to0 often to the Marine barracks with a prisoner on whom they hoped to claim A reward. Their ostentatiously worn handouffs _ excited _suspicion of the oficor in charge. They afe held on 8 charge of desertion and also face charges of impersonation and extortion, | it being alleged that they “shook down" several sailors by threats of arrest. —————— GOV. PREUS ILL. PORT ARTHUR, Ont., August 29. Gov. Preus of Minnesota, who ar- rived in Port Arthur yesterday from St. Paul by motor, today was confined to bed with asthma. He came to the head of the lakes seeking relief from hay fever and contracted a slight cold on the trip. “It:is nothing serious” said the governor. “I got a bit of cold and asthma_bothered me a good deal last night, but I am preparing to leave for home late today,” HENRY B. BYRD. ‘Who was found dead today in bed, in his apartment, 918 18th street. DEFENDS POWERS OF SUPREME GOURT John W. Davis Upholds Five- to-Four Decisions—Urges U. S. in World Tribunal. By the Assoclated Press, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, August 29.— Opposition to any curtailment of the powers of the United States Supreme Court was expressed by John W. Da- vis of New York in his address as president of the American Bar Asso- clation at the opening session of its forty-sixth annual convention here today. In addition to this stand, which ap- plies to decisions involving constitu- tionality of congressionad enact- ments as well as departure from five- to-four majority decisions, the asso- ciation president also advocated the following: Congress should into being tmmediately upon its election, and the Prestdent and Vice President should be inauugurated without any unnec- essary lupse of time. Codify Federal Statutes, Bar should dem delay the appointment under congres- sional authority of an expert commis- sion to codify the federal statutes. Adoption of constitutional amendment permitting the President of the United States to veto specific items in an appropriation bill Ratification of treatles with for- eign countries by the Senate by a majority vote, instead of the two- thirds vote now required Submission of constitutional amendments _directly to the people of the several states or to the leg- islatures selected after, and not be- fore, the amendment has been pro- posed. come a World Court Approved. Repeated hope expressed in the as- socfation’s resolution last vear that “a way may be found by which the government of the United States may avall itself of the permanent court of international justice.” The address of Mr. Davis, who pre- sided at the opening session of the three-day gathering, was preceded by the reports of Thomas W. Kemp of Baltimore, secretary, and Fred E. Wadhams, Albany. N. Y., treasurer, and was followed by nominations for the general council. This afternoon the association was to meet in joint session with the Minnesota. Bar Assoclation to listen to an address by Plerce Butler, as- sociate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Tonight the Birkenhead. former chancellor of Great Britailn, will address the con- vention. Women Lawyers Elect. Election of officers today will con- clude the annual convention of the National Association of Women Law- vers. Miss Emille Bullowa of New York was in line for re-election as presi- dent. Pierce Butler, associate justice of the United States supreme court, was elect- ed head of the judicial section of the American Bar Association last night, succeeding Judge John B. Briscoe of the elrcuit court of appeals in Maryland Two addresses yesterday by W Howard Taft, chief justice of the United States, and a number of sectional meet. ings were preliminaries to the opening here today of the convention Quicker Justice Urged. TA both addresses. one before the conterence of American Bar Associa- tlon delegates, and the other at the Slosing session of the Minnesota Bar Association’s convention, the Chief Justice urged the necessity for sim- plification of laws to speed up justice. There is a tendency to regard the Judiclary in lighter esteem than for- merly, the Chief Justice told the state bar meeting, and this he ascribed to the snail-like pace of justice, which discourages and finally wears out the man of small means. : Preceding the. Chilef Justice's ad- dress, George Wickersham, Attorney General in the Taft cabinet, told of the progress made by the American Institute of Law, a national organiza- tion, backed by eminent jurists, seek- ing “to clarify, simplify and better adapt to the needs of life the common law——the law_that has been and is be- ing developed by the decisions of the courts, as distinguished from the stat- ute law.” From Yesterday's 5:80 Fdition of The Stax Nine of Family Die From Dining on Mushrooms By the Associated Press. BERLIN, August 29.—Nine mem- bers of one family died from eating what they thought were mushrooms,, bringing the total deaths from this cause in Berlin within the last twenty-four hours to eighteeen. Two remaining chil- dren are seriously ill with little hope of recovery. Similar cases have been reported recently from various parts of Germany. They are said by the authorities to be due indirectly to the high cost of vegetables, many townspeoplé going to the country & seprsh of RUSLIoomS [4 d without turther | Zarl of | l [ TALKS and TALES | With and About CAPITAL’S GUESTS It is not often recorded where a noted speaker, delivering a flowery bresentation address before a body of intimates, finds at the end of his talk that the object of the honeyved words was none other than himsel?. Such did happen, nevertheless, Col. John Temple Graves—he ¢ the limitless vocabulary. The inclden occurred way back in the long as down in old Georgla state, when t master of English and Col Schlesinger of Atlanta, most widely known o manufacturers in the young men together. Both men had joined the Order of the Mystic Shrine, Col. Schlesinge having crossed the “hot sunds” eral months before his Rome, friend did, aad, following the cere monial at which « Graves was initiated, had purchased a jewe emblem to present to his fellow Fearful of his ability to deli suitable address before one so gifted in the art of languae, the Atl cracker man assembled a fow ¢ business associates, called i Graves, and after explaining nervousness as due to the thought ing to make a presentation spes same d boldly s if he Graciously acceding to his request the Roman Y feet and for the next fifteen min- a flow of English filled the room such as had been scldom listened to even in that land of orator Waiting for the applause down Col. Schlesinger arose to Col. Graves, presented him w the button and sail: “Old timer, thas is the best presentation speech I have ever heardf Let me th 4 could not have done bet “ol. Schlesinger is stop Hotel ‘Washington % Tew preparatory to his return t to his home town. After declaring that Washington was without doubt the most beaut! ful city in the world, the southern manufacturer straightaway launched a broadside of superlatives about the wonders of Atlanta, which he sail was the most wide-awake city in Dixie, could manufacture anything from a hat to a shoe, boasted morg than 3,000 small factories, all of which were going; has more than 250,000 population today, 1s 1,100 fees above sea level, never has a night in the middle’ of summer when blankets are not needed, doesn't even know the meaning of sunstroke and is quito satisfied that Calvin Coolidgd is at the head of the government Col. Schlesinger has as his guesta his two sons-in-law, Capt. N. Moore, field artillery, U. S A, stationed sy to Harry one of tr acker and cand country, we sev- er wialked days Altoona, and Lieut. Harrison W. Johnse son, Signal Corps, U. S. A., Who wil soon be transferred from Fort Val to this city. Leaving the jovial candy man t finish his cigar, T had hardly reache the hall when I saw charming ffttle Julia Sanderson, playing this week at Keith's, enter her apartment with her mother, Mrs. Albert Sackett Hurried ' phone communicatior brought the welcome response, “Why, certainly, come up.” Now, desiring to Interview a pret and doing the same are t different ing back the and_rearran tle, Th {ped at the door, was admitte the outstretched hand and then flopped d where I remained like a sorry for my ment, the little star of * “Sybil,” “The Girl From U Canary,” etc.. helped matters - what by saying that it was her first venture in vaudeville, that she was delighted with the experience, and really would not object to re “My managers suggested that I four weeks of two-a-day, and «t firs the thought of it frightened me. Now 1 am crazy about the work. I s ed Washington of all cities for 1 performance, as I do so love the folks our beautiful town. Everybod :en 50 kind, and T only tru ch receptions will be accord me in other places where I p Then came a sudden stop. “Keep right on, Miss cried. “Don’t let : be doing interfere with your talk “What else would you know? back, with a smile. “Anything, everything. Will legit- imate drama ever come back to its own? Have you a country place? What do you think of Magnus Johnson? Who'll win the Dempsev-Firpo fight? Are you fond of pets? Have you any cats, snakes, prize oxen, dogs?—-!" minute,” interrupted the actress as she lifted her dainty hand. ‘Dogs? Al, ves, I have one dear dog, Spider. He's a_bull, the son of tha old champion Sigo King, and right at this moment is being groomed ut my Long Meadow farm up in Massachusetts to enter the eastern states dog show at Spring- field: and thoughts of him are the only disturbing ripples on my other- wise calm sea of existence.” Worry not, Miss Sanderson,” I soothingly said. as I got up to go. I just feel in my bLones that that Spider dog will make those other bulls look foolish. Keep a stout heart, lady. > on of old Sigourney King should ever cause his owner a second of wor If he does he should be ashamed himself.” Dpropositions few re ng g the old bow B stra ndersor ything I might rney of Hurrying up to the Shoreham Hotel I arrived just in time to greet Samu W. Fordyce, St. Louis capitalist and lawy and one of the most widely known' democrats in Missouri, having been close to the powers that were in the Wilson administration, and an inti- mate friend of former Secretary Tum- ul ‘Has the o vear?" 1 asked. “More than that. my boy,” was the cheerful reply. he next President of the United States will be a dem crat.” “And his name?" “Maybe Oscar Underwood Henry Ford, said the M ) “Our people are strong for U at present, but they would back Fe He could sweep the country, don't v think so?" “I'm still using Fordyce, and R Mr. Fordyce law firm was fc Fordyce & Folk, St. Louis, | Fordyc Holliday & W ed as counsel for the War poration in 1918-1919. line of democrat in Washington. While Chicago is keeping rathe quiet these days, it would be a grea mistake to think its people are no going_ahead with leaps and bounds according to Henry W. Wuales, promi- nent lawyer of the western metropolis who is stopping at the Hotel V ington while attending to bu with the departments “Iverything is booming out { way he said. “Business is go. population is steadily increasing, {most folks are apparently happy Coolidge's sucession to the Presiden pleased Chicago people, as much as !Xlwy loved the lamented Hardins party a look-in next street would real opinion,” cars. M1 rather was a nance He comes f and has many fr was The attorney then said that one the city's two new auto drives nearly completed, that which runs through Grant Park east of the Il linois Central railroad tracks, con- necting the South Park boulevard syx- tems with Lincoln Park. ' THE MIXER. GOLF BALL KILLS JAY. Club President’s Drive Hits Bird in Full Flight. HEMPSTEAD, N. Y. August 29— Jesse Richards, president of the Hempstead Golf Club, killed a blue- jay today with a ball which he drove from the eighteenth tee. Just as he struck the ball the bird flew from a tree. Both bird and balk fell close to the tee. .