Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1923, Page 2

QUNNNEWHERD OF LEGION FORCES | Commander Dedicates Ad- ministration to Passage of Bonus Law. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., | 20.—With another year's program | mapped out and a new leader chosen American leglonnaires ended their 1923 convention with a mammoth ball | Jast night. and today thousands of | delegates are returning home to all Sections of the United States, saving farewell with the same chafacteristic | and noisy demonstrations with which they greeted each other five days ago. | John R. Quinn of California was | elevated to the post of national cum- | mander to succeed Alvin Owsley of Texas. He is a former California cowboy and now a prosperous rancher and land owner. He was elected on the| eleventh bLallot with 302 votes, com- | pared with 342 for James A Drain of Washington, D. C., 30 for Clarence . wards of Boston and 54 for Wilder | S. Meteal? of Kansas, with 15 absent or not voting ] Five as follows o Ryan Duffy, Fond du Luc. H Thurman_Mann, High Loint, William B, Hes C. M. Stoddard, Albert, Idaho N C. Clemans of Minnesota is the pew national chaplain. As the legionnaires backs on co was on eve e you buddy.” vice commanders were eleeted, Arizona, turned <k one pr ue in Paul next year, red Hand Yields. nd ylelded the executive management of the American Legion to a newly elected national com- mander when Owsley turned over to Quinn, the responsibility of guiding the dcstinies of the legion for 19: 24, at_the close of the convention. Ouwsley, we from his vear's strife, his 65.000 miles of traveling | during_ his administration on be- | half of the lesion, and showing a loss of twenty-five pounds, smiled a wan smile as he took Command Quinn by the hand and .said turn you over to the mercies of the newspapermen, the photographers &nd the public.” A far eTent type_of man took up Owsley’s burden. Quinn, cowhoy and a typical westerner of the open - nounced he inistration to campalgn to | ate passage of the ex- adjusted compen: and human cont between the disabled veterans and | the government agencies in charge | conducting @ vigirou obtain immed rvice men's and a_cl of rehabilitation und hospitaliz thive Viee Co The following national manders were elected: Fond du Lae, High Point. Wilkes-Barre i rizoma ste | | vice com- Wis e only Tegion, thi filled by sota, who tion While closed tive office in the W chaplain, was of Minne acclama- of natio G s elected smons by i W until n convention was officially next October, when it will conv at St Paul. a grand ball was held last night as part o the oflicial program. Four bands fur- nished music for the dancers and 2,000 San Francisco girls participated The first received by the newly clected. nder was a letter signed by M; ville. for- | merly colonsl in the Bist Division. in | which Commander Quinn was urged | to drop his plan to fight for the bonus. Savilie said The hope ing a of the légion in demand- | bonus from the federal Treas- ury is a forlorn and hopeless one, be cause it is not sound. Drop the fed- eral bonus idea. Tt is a state propo- sition. As I understand it, the legion could once show a couple million names on its roll. and now it has dropped to something like 400,000 paid up. { Rapx Committees. i “Drop all committee meetings and | let everything be in open public meet- so that the world will see th s on the table and come to know what you and I know, namely, defenders of the country are asset. Then your member- ship will not wane and many who are holding aloof will join the legion. Otherwise the spirit of Americanism in the country is bound to ¢ the legion Quinn election: “As Americ alw: made this statement after his national comms Legion I shall endeavor | erpret the ideals and nder of the | {enforee ! grand prior; 'Era of Dry Issue Buck-Passing THE EVENING STAR Climaxed by Governors’ Parley Spectacle of U. S. Appealifig to States| for Enforcement Aid Unpreqe- dented in History. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, Unprecedented in American history October {18 the effort formally made today by {1ike to see it becoma in resn the federal government to obtain the co- operation of the several states in law enforcement. Called into conference originally by the late President Harding and now asked by President Coolldge again in the name of the federal authority to help execute the prohibition laws, the outstanding fact of the sessioh here is that the states have failed to do their duty. Whatever else the effect of the coriference may be, one fact has al- ready been emphasized above all oth- ers—that the federal government considers itself almost powerless to prohibition unless the states ving to bear their hundreds of thou- sands of police officers and their cores of prosecuting attorneyd and local judges. Origi ly the framers of atitution of the United the police power, the punish crime nd r 1t onduct to the sta For tes have jealous'y guarded th roti power. The yielded it relue- tantly and in smal! pleccs until the zhieentl: amendment came hefore them, when, by ratifying the amend- ment, they openiy entered iuto a part- nership with th eral government to enforce the liquor laws that might bLe mad The phrase “concurrent jurisdict was inserted in the rightee amendment because the te of prohibition felt after of experience that the Inter- affic in liquors could only be ted by federal law. Many Statex Worse. But the testimony of the governor attending the conference is that con- ditlons in many states Lave grown instead of bett E e the rnth amendment was adopted, t the need for effective cn- ement ix greuter since the supp! nll' intoxicating lequors has been re- duced The governors do not like to admit the dificulties are purely local that they c vs be sure of a grahd jury that Is “dry” or of a prosecuting attorney who is in sym- with the prohibition statutes rnors are somewhat § elined to that the federil Rov- cernment should help by more off tive enforcement of the provisions « the existing federal statutes relating to importation and smugsling and to transportation on trains and other vehicles from one state to the other. Unguestionally the federal gover ment has not obtained all the results it has desired with refere te the SUPREME COUNCIL A.A.S.R. ADIDURNG the Con- States gave wutho ity to navidna! Aecados {H. W. Witcover Successor to Retiring Secretary General. liyman W. Witcover of Georgla was clected yesterday secretary gen- eral of the Supreme Council, Thirty- third Degrec, Anclent and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of I'erry W. Weidner. Six new active members were added to the Supreme Council, who are: Willlam Booth Price of Maryland, Bawin T. Meredith of Iowa, Frank Craig of Oklahoma nley C. War- ner of Colorado, Francis 8. King of Wyoming and William McCrea of Washington. . These members will s inspectors general of thelr pective states. Complete Officlal List, The complete list of officers of the coun , whose tenure of oflice is for life, is as follows: Jchn H. Cowles of Kentucky, sovereign srand com- mander; Philij S. Malcolm of Oregon, Arkansas, leutenant grand com- mander Philip 8. Malcolm of Oregon, Samuel P. Cochran of grand chancellor; Edward C. ve re xas, | patrol of the large coast lines of 4ha | United States, nor has it heen ns #f- | fective as the prohibitfonists wauld | the northern boundary at Canada or | the southern houndary at Mexico. | Clte Federal Example. | | the position that if the federal nment stopped importation terstate commeree in tiquor lem of the i vidual sta The feds A, however, ke the ortant thing Is to o the proh W h that th the loeal bo him by severe punishme | states ‘have been too much to let the faderal court handle prose cutions with the result that the dock- ets of the federal courts, which have other important eases to try, are con- gested und almost helpless to If the state prosceutions for the alway court there woul federal Judicin busy with vital ing o other laws. Dut. :tate cour are influenced by politiek (o some ex- tent and local district attorneys are elective cors, fedural ~ attor. nevs are appointed the I'resident. politics has to do wit lack v nt runs down through he relief which tters re nt Ly mae ystems fox Alter Scatiment. attempted here not a formula for i on, but an effort to build a sentiment for law enforce- ment. Without the will to enforce on the part of local officials there will not be anv effective enforcement | ter what advice is given by the government to the states or versa. In order to show of the conference “fectiveness of a Hope to What has been v is thercfo actical co-op to- that the purpose vas more than the ingle law, but the hroad subject of law enforcement, the immigration and anti-narcotic laws were un for discussion. The confer. ence had but a few hours. The fed- eral government took up most of the time with speeches from the and departmental day ven o it Furpose was licity for foccement—an anneal to public opin- ion. The real work of co-operation must be done locally. day in and day by the prohibition agents of t Department neys of the > 4 the anches of the federal in harmony with mayors and superin- tendents of podice. The governcrs can remove local o of dut 18 to present conference is looking for « fective enforecment of the law ‘and the Constitution. pu t ating that power the MONARCHIST FORCES WAIT CHIEF ORDERS TO SEIZE GERMAN RULE (Continued from only a plot to rob the German people {of a republic and the hope of peace- ful life with their neighbors, but also a direct breaking of the disarmament provisions of the Versailles treaty. Pres; has signed an order jen. von Lossow, the “mutinying general” in Bavaria, and the Bavarian government has re- plied by bassador. von I'raeger, us it :pre- expected to withdraw its Berlin am- bassador, von P'racger, as it preyjgusiy withdrew its Dresden ambassadop. Bavaria clearly 1s seeking to)pick ja guarrel with the reichs, ang’ ap- {parently has chosen the von incident as a pretext iby to gain the sympathy { German especially reichswehr officers. The Berlin government now a most aifficult position. among the is in arrested by Dictator von Kahr. 80,000 OUT OF WORK. 1y the Associated Preen COLOGNE, October 20.—Every third man in Cologne's population of 700.- 000 either Is out of work or is em- ploved on a part-time schedule. The unemploved now number $0.000. The Rhenish Gazette, e chief socialist organ in the Rhineland, ap- operate with Germany in an cffort to ameliorate the social distress and to desist from a policy of coercion and oppression in ordsr that the wheels of industry may again be set in motion.” ernment | formally breaking relations | ossow | hoping there- | prepared to run of morth | lton at The state exccutives naturally take | COUrtroom last night. | «nd in- ! Fahy, first vic tlegger and make an example of | Robert McMackin were re-elected as . Some | delegates to inclined | | pe with | by the Di the inereasing number of violations, |done in 1 0 would tackle the | i8sue for the District and the question | eeal | miksio s for neglect | of the it cannot | nea find anybody to replace Gen von Los- |Ereat as a two-y sow, for such a man would simply \wi}"m: erby. | was unl | hav HEADSCIVIGBODY DESCRIBES 3 TYPES | OF GOMMON GOLDS Il FOR NINTH TINE Thomas J. Donovan Re-Elect- ed President by Central Citizens’ Association. Thomas ed presi- dent of the Central Citizens' Associa- a meeting in the Juvenile; i elected were: Charles president; W. J. Holla- president; John Me- | and H. C. Rein- Mr. Donovan and’i Other office han, second vi Mahon, harat, secretary, treasurer, the Federation of Citi- zens' Assoclations. Mr. Donovun presented a paper on the question of ownership of the southern bank of the Potomac river ict of Columbia. This was ew of the pending bond of spending *d on front itixhts to South Bank. “The southern 1 of the river| gitfuily belonss to the District of Comambli, and should under the jurisdietion of ¢ rict Com- o clared Donovan. land alonz the nern bank river, whic if returned District, proxi- thre 5 itory, wiu to Virginia, e assericd. The Supreme Court, de- claved Mr. Donovan, will more than Iikely declare the act of returning the properiy unconstitutional. This, he said, is of paramount inportanee when taking into consideration the development of the water front, in pnnection with the proposed bond part of the money thus: the development of the | D Nir Joncrs, of the to the ely | const ~tenth; issue Following the discussion the ques- tion of the bond issue was tabied until the next meeting so as to en- e the members of the association to study the question more thor- oughly RACE MAD THOUSANDS AWAIT BARRIER’S RiSE IN ZEV-PAFYRUS RACE| (Continued from First P'age.) horses and owned @ king. one clows whe no one will deny is a sportsman; at the track will star Harry I Sinclair, one of the leader American turf, who said whe the Jockey Club committee demande that Zev run that his horse to the DOst if it cost him his future My Own Out of ¥ from the 100,000 humans expected to be at Belmont Park t off from view in his stable, was to stand another horse, | and near him w faithtul stuble boy. My Admiral Cary T. Grasson's horse. who cam to run M needed, who might be re cetving the cheering he could hear, faithiul enough to run. if asked: the last moment to play second fidd to nt that some regard as his infc Zev will £0 to the post, despite the eleventh-hour development of a skin malady which 1t 4 would force the witha of the coit and the substity ar Admiral Cary T. ayson's My Own, which was ship- to Bllmont Park. prepared to ce it upon. But the race committe tie Jockey Club, after examining and receiving the report of a vetertnarian, decided that the Rancocas star was fit. My Own, which arrived Park_in Fespon call from the Je of the | al would go | Back werd toda who s to be Own, Re: a - i at Belmont emergency i fit and rus. st Papyrus to high record fo A United Man o' War and Morvich, whicl r-old. failed last the Kentucky Should Zev win aga day he would pass the total winnings by horse, now held by equaled b after Zev already has 36.34, more than $150,000 2 three-year- old, and by coming in first to total wiuld be $254 mor in round figures than o War winnings. The world’s record is held by Ksar, the French horse, which brought in $320,000. Only six horses in history won more thas $200.000. When the sun rose both Zev Papyrus were taken from th ters and cantered over the now dry ing out track for short distance Steve Donoghue had the English colt's reins and Sande was up on Zev. Came then the venders—the push- cart men with their sandwiches and beverages, othérs with pennants and buttons and noisemaking devices; won $174, Man and ir quar- | the Dr. S. H. Large Addresse Final Session of Ophthal- various were describ of Clevelund, at day of the the American Acidemy of Ophthalmol- ngo ogy at the District Society ogy and Oto! ical thouxh the meeting Thu the members ren, for the two-day session of the section jof instruction. There are colds, Dr. spread by di “droplet” by a pRssages. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1923. So i mologists. stages ed by of common the final sessi section of instruct Inry headquarter academy ended it a large n ined in Wa rsday, three types of Large pointed out rect infection from o the different types of bacteria at delphia. featured iy by erick T. To 8. Lewis Zie nold Knapnp llam Lester Inflammatory glaucon he a morning general s discuss 1 by rreal, ke of M egler of Ph of New York eity of London and Hays of New York ¢ Mo Virtually academy we sfon of sefen than 400 all sections d. dre terior Work Dr. Walt was clecte for the ens chc Omaha & Hanford ada, second Poliock of ( dent; Dr land, treasu Philadelphi Loeb of Dy Springs, of Alben 1 DIEE K sectio! iy nd Colo. ustr Percy was Fride m fhe pictured or sculptured heads of gods which | image, cteristic the primitive m. he fashione: Fride featur prevale art progre representati changed Among g White of f Colorado 3. Blauw dell of ers of K. CATHOLI BOARD PLANS BANQUET The Cath meeting elected for offic ihe % nk Relll Arthur dent; Fi Hugh Michael Helster | committee which will conduct a mem- bership drive during the interval prior to_the bangs Reports were made by John Walsh big brothers and by Frances R. Weller for the boys' welfare com- on t mittee Other officers of the committee elect- committee, the Rev. A. J. Olds, B. F. Saul, Henry Adam A, Rtobert Leo J. J. Rice, J. H. ed were: Rev. Charles W. J. Auth, M Weschler, McChesney, Kolb, John Johnson, jr An_adviso members, Neb., P. C. Gavan ton Man Eected. il of the re devot rtific subject the who cam of the United Stat L er Lancaster of uing y D W fir McKee of Montrs vice president; D ‘hicago, third vice cord H. Dr. rer; ecretary ; Oth Luther C. Dr. f Chic Frank L. Colo., and Dr. ¥ N . Spencer of n of instruction. Talk on Eye. taik on the e ated enberys of New f the most of the his own show char. and also ex icial ana an or re ton on of the eve ther prominent f Deny Bosto! Springs ! Buffalo, Albany ns C CHARITIES Dr. and Dr. City. olic Charities the City Club last ers, guest of honor. May was elected R. W v. treasurer, scretary. Rev. serve as director. uet Executive Semine: G. Schaefler, Michael Harry R Walsh, F. . and D. J. Dunigan Ty Heister, Carroil, is chairman | Donovan, for the ninth| Pathologieal conditions present in t of consecutive time, was ele colds Dr. Secord H. Large to- on fon hington common ~thos hers, infection and those caused | lowered resistanc, bacteria or virus preses active inflammation Mr. enabling the to set up an in the upper air Large also explained found in colds, and told of the value of vac- cines in the treatment of the aflment Others who are scheduled to speak the closing session this afternoon J A Memphis. chueffer and Skillern, both of Phil; W ion ons of the us- more. from The meeting was formally opened Tues- t the Willard Hotel with an ad- s of welcome by Secretary of In- ats Joston president of the academy T officers vice president presi- Large of Clev Peter Clar- cngo, editor of trans- Dennis of Colo- Arthur councilors, | Boulder, | eve tation and expression by York declared, scientific men who spoke at the sessions were: at | Dr. T. E. Carmody Dr. L My Committee, night, and completed plans e annual banquet at Rauscher's, November 20, when Archbishop Curley | will be i presi- ller, vice president; and Joseph Dr. John committee was elected consisting of Admiral W. S. Ben James A. Baden, Jo: Joheph J. Bolling, Samuel J. Brinkley, Dr. H. J. Cros- James E. C olliffower, eph A. Berberich, ed- Canada Iphia, Ar- . Wil- Harold Dr city sting ! phases of the discussion on ophthal- Dr. the also 1lin Col.; Dr. Edmond Arthur J. John of a the | By the Associated Press, NEW YORK. October 20.—Salient | facts concerning the Zev-Papyrus in- g | ternational race today follow: Place—Belmont Park track. Time—4 pun. (the international | race win o'clock). Distance-—One and one-h Waight—Ono hundred #ix pounds. Turse—One hundred thousand dol- lars ($80.000 and a gold cun to the winner; $20,000 to the loser). Contestants—Zev, by The ,Mist Kearney, Rancocas {three-year-old, States alf miles. and twenty- i | | | | | of Finn- stable’s Papyrus, by Tracery-Miss Mat- TEXT OF ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT TO i | (Continued from First Page.) | representing the Unlted | Trish, | | GOVERNORS HERE GIVE Al Salient Facts of Zev-Papyrus ~ International Race at Belmont tie, Benjamin Irish's three-year-old, representing Great Britain. $ Owne Harry K. Sinclair of New York. who bought Zev as a_ycariiug. together with another yegriing. for $12,500; Benjamin Irish,” who bought Papyrus as a yearling for $17.500 Trainers—Samu C. Hildreth, who be fourth on the list Of | ¢, years has led the list of Amer events, which gets under way at 2:30 | jcan trainers and who develoned Zev: Busil Jarvis, one of the most suc- cessful of the younger school of Fng- liah trainers. who has prepared Papyrus for his every race. Jockeys—Earl H. Sande, premier rider, who will Steve Donoghue, England's jockey and five-time winner Fingrinh Darby. who will ride Papy Racing colors — Sinelair, green collar and cuffs. white eap irose, purple cross sashes. primroso cap STATES MUST ENFORCE DRY LAW, BUT U. S. WILL D, SAYS COOLIDGE (Continued from First Page.) Ame ride, leading of the ccutives to enforce them with such instruments and by such means as the law provides for securing enforcement. They have no al- ternative. They cannot be cized for doing their duty. Th {s not a political question: it car not be made a political questic If there be any principle whi has been cstabllshed by time, common consent. by the unqua field asscrtion of fundamental an statute law. it is that excewtives are weenforcing officers of this If this were not so there would be no warrant for the present gathering. I can conceive but one opinion on this, in which eveny responsible element must concur. No provision of the cighteenth amendment, or the national prohi- bition act, "contemplates any su render of state responsibility. Under them prohibition becomes obligatory in_all states, for the Constitution and the laws made in_pursuance thereof are specifi- cally declared by the federal Con- stitution to be the supreme law of the land. They are binding upon every inhabitant. But there still remains to the states the powrr, specifically reserved in the eight: eenth amendment, to puass enfore Ing acts, and there is still on them a joint responsibility to enact and execute enforcement laws, which may not always be exercited. but which ean never be avoided The complementary duty to en- ment of the law is obedlence the law. That rests with the ople themselves. The eighteenth amendment prohibits manufacture, transportation, sale, export and import. These are the commercial acitvities. Trade in Intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes is especlally denounced. It fs in this fleld that most of the difficult exists. The main problem arises from those who are bent on mak- ing money by an illegal traffic in intoxicating llquors. 1If this could be eliminated, the rest would be easy As Temper of People. These problems must be directly to the American people. Tiis government is their govern- ment, these laws are their laws. They have formed their govern- ment and enacted their laws, with all due solemnity, to promote their welfare and protect their liberti They are not a nation of inebriates, they are not a people who can charged with "being hypocrites. They have no patience with an- archy. They are a sober, frank and candid people. They have re- spect and reverence for duly con- stituted authority.. To6 them the law is a rule of action. These fun- damental. national characteristics are not going to be changed. These fundamental conceptions are going to rémain permanent. The mreat body of the people are thoroughly law abiding. This great law-abid- ing element of the nation is en- titled to support and protection. L propose 1o give that support and protection to the limit provided by the Constitution and the law of th land” against every lawless ele- ment. The executives are required to _enforce the law. The machinery for the enforce- ment of the law is that supplied by, the acts of Congress and the acts of the state legislatures. That machinery must be used to the full extent of its capacity to secure the enforcement of the iaw. It is eer- tainly my own purpose so to use it. The people are going to con- tinue to yield obedience to the law. This principle will continue to prevail, whenever the American people 'shall pass judgment upon it because it is the foundation of all their institutions. We can only make progress with these problems by their frank and candid consideration. They are not golng to be decided by preju- dice. They are to be taken n, {amid | | i { | vise + 1 Louisiana {publi undertook to earr: well as other President Mr. Coolidge has added to the con- ferenice program, however, the con- sideration of the enforcement of the immigration and narcotic laws, and White House officials bhave taken pains to emphasize that the meetin today is not a prohibition conference but “a Jaw-enforcement conference Public Interest, nevertheless, has cen: tered about the prohibition question. and prior to the meeting of the more han thirty governors who responded 1o the President's invitation it was generally believed that the gr part of the discussion behind closed doors of the White Hou room would hinge about prohibition. Parker Leaves Meeting, The governors, in coming to the conference, have fresh In their minds the heated discussion of the prohibi- tion question the closing session yesterdny at West Baden, Ind., of the fifteenth” annual governors' confer- ence. The conference adopted a reso- lution pledging to I ent Coolidge co-operation in the cnforcement of prohibition after a stormy debate and shouting and stampinz of during _which Gov. Darker Jeft the meeting. £0 in_the minds of ihoge the White Ho confer- action_of the citizenship conference, held here early in the week by léading prohibition support- ers, in declarin tion Ic to President ¢ ssert @ maintal law. This backed up the hot of Penn- akers of the that prohibi- orcement was up to the Pres- ident, who should personally super- the enforcement activities Questions Pinchot's Motive, The Pennsylvania governor, prior the conference, had engagid in a to eclose the salouns of Phila and this action, together wit ess,q have boen matters r comment, in view of- the be political rvers that ichot is out to the re- an presidential nomination from if possible. of this dis ition question Haynes big dry drive in New York, and only yesterday ©em- barked on a campaign to stop home brewing. Public attention was further riveted on the prohibition issue by pub- lication today of a letter written to the President by August A. Busch of Anhelser-Busch, Inc., of St. Louis, de- out that plan as policies of the lute T Fresh attending ence is he Mr. Coolidge next ye Breaking into th cussion of Prohibitic eral days {claring that the attempt to enforce the prohibition laws had corrupted the.fed- eral service, uprooted respect Tor all Jaw and set back many years the cause of real temperance. Opinions Differ Widely. With such developments as a back- pround, there is considerable tenseness about the meeting with the President of the sovernors, who include h outstanding prohibition proponents as Govs. Bryan of Nebraska and Pinchot, and such recognized anti-prohibition- ists as Govs. Smith of New York and Silzer of New Jersey. R ptances of the President's in- on_had been received at the White House last night from thirty- three governors of states and from governors of the territories of Alask and Hawail. Two govérnors, Walton of Oklahoma and Pierce of Oregon, while unable to be present, have notified the President they will be represented. Gov. Morrow of Ken- tucky sent word that he would be unable to attend becausé of prior en- gagements In connection with the political campaign in that state, and Gov. McMaster of South Dakota, had accepted, yesterday sent a declination. Govs.” Flynn of Rhode Island and Peay of Tennessee sent in their acceptances vesterday. re expected to oc- The discussions cupy the entire afternoon and pos- ibly run into the early evening. ccretary Mellon and Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau {who al who | DEFANTMOTHER STARTLES COURT Mrs. Juanita Williams, Beat- en by Son, Refuses to Ap- pear at His Hearing. Refusal of Mrs. | thirty-one { fifteen-ye: J ta Williams, of Depew 1d Loy, James arrested yesterday for bea ing the head with ub and for housebreaking, to promise to in Juvenile Court on Mon. |Octoher 20, the date to which Jude iSellers had continued the case {brought about a dramatic scene in the court today, during which Mrs. Wil- liams started so lively un argument that the judge threatened to remand her for contempt, but later changed her mind and set the date for the hearing on November 5, for the con- | Yentence of the mother. Mrs. Wiiliams ne ous. Judge announced the continuance of tne case, pending an examination of the Loy At Gullin er 11 d the group of ne aper mer and Mrs. Willia) Ana a_companion were leaving the room. when Mrs. Williams called fa to Judge Sellers Your honor, 1 can’t be here I've just signed a_contr her ove a | appear was evidently Sellers had cllers called Mrs. Williams back to the r Kbter sxchancine v words Mrx. Wiltiams announced not be here and I will not be Declared in Contempt. “Young woman,” replied Judge § lers, “you are in contempt of cour “Well, I just can't be here, judge.” 1id Mre. Williams. “All this would not have happened, anyhow, if vou send the boy to St. Mary's had let me and pay § month for him with e Sellers, my own ney anford,” remarked Judg irning quietly to the probation « r who occupled a desk on her left think I'll remand this wo: for ontempt of court.” The dramatic interchange con- tinued. It looked like something was Boing to happen. Then Judge Se room and t 8 n looked over th there wera Two came then gave a hist showing th come fre 1 and that to s if n present he s titutic would be made {that state Then she an en e with from Juv October nce obtained Mrs th trom w admission tha a1 willing to take the b when he was rcleased nile 16, “he tola fams <h thatt had done a mother by the boy, and pointed out to her frankly that while she might not have been infallible in her decision. encouraging the mother to “giv tboy a chance’ nevertheles mother had becn willing and, app ently, satisfied to take the boy home At ‘one juncture Mrs. Williams in terrupted Wwith the question: “lIs possible, judge, that my boy can be a coward.” Tam not a coward. I woul not hit any who was not locki at me.” This ut fr was only a receding briefly the case. which was even to November 5, for the Mrs. Williams, whe could return to Was! {time. There no court action WIN CONGRESSIEN BY LICHTING PLEA Trade Board Letters Meet i Hearty Response for D. C. Betterment. interlude, al of th continu convenience said th ingto by contempt sha that of Inclination to aid the District of Columbia to improve its streety and street lighting being shown by members of Congress who have writ- ten George C. Shinn, chairman of the committee on streets and avenues of the Washington Board of Trade. In all of more than two dozen replies re- ceived to a letter which Mr. Shinn Wwrote to each member of Congress is any with souve: 5 £ not going i many. with souvenirs especially mad son, John T. Crowley, Clarence Dono- = i for the big event bt = - Mounted men of the constabulary | huf: Rossn B Dowping, T A Drurs, took their appointed posts along the | JONR A Echert Maj. Eugene Id many roads that lead to the famous | WArds Charies Flogcker, Thomas J. o lon ot arking spaces for au- | ponwick. Bdward Gramm, Dr. Charles o s 1. Grimith,” Willlam T. Hughes, Dr. will attend the conference, but will not make extended addresses. SAYS TWO KIDNAPED HIM. ofiering aid in getting first-hand in- formation about the city streets, members of Congress replied that they were much interested in the Ni- tional Capital, and would be glad to give the assistance of their votes in tana, grand minister of man W. Witcov of Geor: sccretary general; Garnett N, an of Tennessee, treasurer gen- eral; Melville R. Grant of Mississippi, moner; William I'. Filmer of California, grand orator; Fred C. achiev servi I sh: the leglon has dizabled men and women who ga so much for their country. I shall seek to secure a close and human con- tact between them and the govern- PERSHING ON JUAN; T0 FRANCE; PLANS TO KEEP of my comrades in carry on the fight waged for t answered as a result of political intrigue. They are not going to be determined by extremists on elther side. -They aré not going to be solved in accordance with any sordid motive. They will vield to mental agencies dealing with their! welfare “I shall conduct an active and vig- orous campaign to secure the im- mediate passage of the adjusted com- pensation ct, urged by th fitth national convention of the legion. “With the help of the thousands cf men who have dedicated their lives to the principles set forth in the pre- amble of the American Leglon c sti- tution, and who now constitute the membership of the American Legion, I expect to see the accomplishment of greater deeds to the benefit of our glorlous republic. Cousin of Mark Twaln, OWATONNA, Minn,, October 20.— Maj. Bzra C. Clemons, elected na- tional chaplain of the American Legion in San Francisco, was one of the few Army chaplains with the rank of major. He is Sixty-two vears old. Maj. Clemons is a cousin of the late Mark Twain. The major has been chaplain of the 2d Infantry, Minnesota Natlonal Guard, since 1892, and had much to do_in organizing the state militia. He is a veteran of the Spanish- | American war, saw border service and the world war. During the r cent conflict he was chaplain of the 136th Infantry, 34th dlvision. Mrs. Bishop Heads Auxiliary. SAN FRANCISCO, October 20.—Mrs. Franklin Bishop of Leicester, Ma was elected national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, composed of mothers, wives, sisters and daugh- ters and women who performed mili- tary service during the war, at the final session of the organization yes- terday. FIGHT FILLING STATION. Dealer and Undertaker Ask Writ Against 0il Company. Suit for injunction was filed today in the District Supreme Court against the Standard Oil Company by James J. Hayes, dealer in dry goods at 319 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, and James T. Ryan, undertaker, next door. The business men seek to prevent the location of a gasoline service and fill- ing station at 339 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. They tell the court that despite their objection and the failure of the company to secure the written consent of 75 per cent of the owners of property within 200 feet, the Com: missioners have granted a permit to the company. Through = Attorneys Toomey & Toomey the plaintiffs state their prop- lepreciated by the locating erty will be of the station and their business inter- ‘ered with to their irreparable injury, Schramm of Utah, grand master of eremonies; Alexander G. Cochran of itssouri, grand chamberiain; Olin S. Wright of Fiorida, first grand equer- Marshail W. Wood of Idaho, sec- grand equerry; Frank C. Pat- of Nebraska, grand standard rer; Thomas G. Fitch of Kansas, erand sword bearer, and Robert S. Crump of Virginia, grand herald. Tne resignations of Perry W. Weidner, secretary general, who will take up residence in California; Judgs George Fleming Moore, whose with- drawal came as a climax to criticisms in connection with klan affiliations, and Horatio C. Plumley of Fargo, N. D., who is.in ill health, were ac- cipted by the council. Thirty-third Degree Conferred. Last night the thirty-third degree was conferred upon 4 class of 150 who were clected several days ago, The remainder of the cntire list of 190 will receive the degrecs in their respective states. Of the class last night three residents of this city were represented. They were Milton Hopfenmaler, Frank Elmer Koch and Harry H. Thompson. The predominant note of the Su- preme Council's closing session today at the House of the Temple was the need of a more intelligent citizenship. The council resolved to intensify its campalgn for the inculcation of a better patrlotism and all Scottish Rite bodies will be requested to em- phasize the responsibilities of citi- zenship. Cite “Duty of the Hour.” “The imperative duty of the hour is the training of virille, patriotic cjtizenship,” sald Perry W. Weidner, thirty-third degree, the retiring sec- retary general, today. “An unintel- ligent electorate imperils the entire nation,” he stated. “We have more to fear from careless, indifferent citi- zens who neglect their civic duties than we have from radicals and ex- tremists. The man who fails to vote on election day and in other ways neglects his responsibilities as a citi- zen is as certaln an enemy of- the commonwealth as the man who takes up arms against the nution.” —— HEARING ON GAS RATES. Public Utilities Commission Will Consider Cut f6r District. The question of whether the rates 6f the Washington and Georgetown Gas Light Companles should be re. duced at this time will be considered by the Public Utllities Commission at a hearing at the District bullding Mon- day morning. Since notice of the hearing was is- sued two weeks ago the companies have not Indicated what their position at the hearing will be. TRIP SECRET FAIL (Continued from First Page.) when she bade her friends in Lincoln good-bye. Reservations on the Le than were made through the Shippin Board with greatest secrecy as to who would use the tickets. Eve French embassy, necessarily aware of the plan, was in the plot ‘o kcep si- lence in its dispatches until after the Leviathan was at sea. But it was no use. Somewherc the plan leaked out, and the embarrassed silence of officials at the War be- partment when gquestioned about it could not prevent knowledige getting about that the general and his sister were going for & private pixrimaze to France as means of rest and relax- ation before he takes up naxt pring the last months of his active eiforts to make the military policy of the United States reflect in measures of national preparedness the lessous he learned in France. If Gen. Pershing and Mrs. Butler have any definite itinerary they will| follow in France, they are keeping it to themselves. ment about the trip obtainable at the ‘War Department was the emphatic and authoritative assertion that it was wholly without significance ex- cept to the travelers themselves. Gen. Pershing shas no mission of any character abroad, officials say, except to enjoy himself, and, perhaps, |to conduct his sister over those scenes of the battlefront most vividiy etched jin his memory. He would be heartily glad if his plans to get entirely away from American shores unnoticed had been possible of achievement, and even more happy if he and Mrs. But- ler could have rambled about France unrecognized. As it is, he intends to use every means in his power to se- cure privacy during his stay there, and hopes his old comrades-in-arms in France will understand his feelings and meet his wishes in that regard. It was recalled today that wheén Pershing salled for France in 1917 to lay the groundwork in France for the greatest American Army ever organ- ized, there was a miscue in the se- crecy as to ‘his departure. While Pershing and his staff boarded the Baltic as civillans and without dis- closure of their names, cases of offi- cial papers they needed arrived at the dock with the glaring legend, “Gen. Pershing’s staff, S. S. Baitic” sten- ciled on them in four-inch lettering. One reserve officer, called at the last moment to join the staff, arrived in uniform. He was almost’ mobbed in the haste of getting him out of sight, Gen. Pershing originally had hoped to spend the coming six months ram- bling about abroad, but can be gbne only three montks, as things have turned out. By that time he must come back to complete the task to which he has devoted himself since the war, the perfection of business- like methods of insuFing national se. curity. the | The only official state- | Scores of ticket booths were set up on_the approaches to the grandstand | and the field. Some of these had early | business, quite & number of thorough bred lovers seeking points of vantage | along the rail and near the finish. Many of these persons who pur- chased tickets for the infleld carried soap boxes and folding chairs under their arms, that they might. In the event of a great crowd, stand upon them and look over the heads of those in front. —— CUT LLOYD GEORGE CAPITAL PROGRAM (Continued from First Page.) He left late last night for Louisville, where he will spend the week end. Declaring the speech obviously was addressed to him, Mr. Lloyd George expressed regret’ that the quoted phrase had been used by Col. Dumont. I never heard that prayer between 1914 and 1918 said the former prime minister. “There are 900,000 dead throughout the British empire as the proof of our friendship. The proof of our friendship is scattered over very extensive graveyards in France and Flanders. ‘Protect us against our friends?” No, 1 would ask him not to repeat that, not to repeat that —900,000 dead. Why, at the present moment there are 1,300,000 of our best workmen eating the bread of charity | because we went to the help of France in 1914 to 1918.” Trap Bridal Pair As Taxi Bandits In 75 Hold-Ups; By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 20.—Trap- ped by chauffeurs into holding up a decoy, Edward McDonald and his bride of two months were report- ed by police today to have confess- ed-that they had robbed seventy- five taxi drivers and stolen their cabs In the last two months, Ten cab drivers identified the couple as the man and woman who, posing as fares, last night directed them to quiet sections of the city, robbed them and drove off with their cars. When capfured the woman was covering a victim with a glass pistol, while her hu band turned out his pockets. McDonald is alleged to have told | the police he had wanted to quit the hold-up game: Friday night, but that his wife insisted he carry on.one more night for a big clean- up before they rotired, Charles K. McDonald, Michael G. ) §M. D'Arcy Magee, John Merkling, Dr. P. L. Moran, John F Francis L. A, E Simpson, Ju! Me Raymond J. Moran. Koones, C. € Quillan, 'W. F. stice C. Wise and Dr. C. LAUREL ENTRIES FIRST RACE—Purs two-year-old: Fredericktown FOR MONDAY. six furlongs Chief Archy 1Ral Parr entry. SECOND RACE—Claiming: purse, $3,000; for four-year-olds and up; two miles, Lollipop *Lemars Gold Foyle Crest HOUL - ng Frog. PO opunt i THIRD RACE—Purse, three-year-olds *Despair * Kalght of Heather 114 SHAgniers Loveliness . ing .. Mustard T, J, Pendergi Wilson. FOURTH RACE—Hsmpden handioap; purse, 1$2,000; for $wo-year-olds; six furlongs. Lord Baltimore II 128 Pick Pocket. RACE—Purse, $1,500; for three.year- FIFT! olds; oné mile. SEVENTH RACE—Purse, $1,500; for three.yeaz-olds and up; ome *Apprentice T and up; . a7 116 furlongs, eedy Girl.. ot O *Serbian *Acost 1110 Also eligibie 110 ¢ Finality sooo. 101 tigan 104 weee 110 Leatherwood 112 Lieut. Farrell. 109 Supplisnt .. 107 . 115 Wilkes-Barre 1114 Banter .... 300; claiming; for and a siz- Ble y. Filley. Superlative . 109 109 109 Deliham claimed, Weather clear; track slow, 5 Lanman, John cCormick, Dr. J. Smyth, Justice Wendell F. Stafford, Allan E. Walker, P. Neilll $1,300; claiming, for steeplechase; J1.300; olatming; Thile 4nd & Dr. Normoyle, Payne, L. R. Peak, John Pellen, J. Quinn. Raphael Semmes, W. the calm and clear judgment of the American people, through a determined expression of their high moral purpose. The law rep- resents the voice of the people. Behind it, and supporting it, is a divine sanction. Enforcement of law and obedience to law, by the very nature of our institutions, are not matters of choice in this republic, but the expression of a moral requirement of living in ac- cordance with the truth. They are clothed with a spiritual sig- nifiance in which is revealed tho life or the death of the American ideal of self-government. “RADIO” SHIPMENT FINE OLD WHISKY Consignee Fails to Appear, So His $1,500 Rum Purchase Is Confiscated Here. A Liquor, difguised as radio goods, slipped into Washington in three packing boxes by express, but failed to reach the consignee,.the Central jRadio Company of Washington. The shipment, discovered late ves- terday afternoon, was placed under watch by Prohibition Agents Dow- rick and Tilton, who shadowed it at the American Rallway Express Com- pany, waiting for the consignee to appear. No one appearing to claim the boxes, they were seized and found to contain about $1,500 worth of what is believed by Harry M. Luckett, local prohibition chiet, to be fine old liquors. An investigation has been started to determine the igentity of those sending and those supposed to re- celve the liquor as radio goods. It was labeled from the Philadelphia Radlo Company - to Central Radio Company of Washington, both' of which are believed by officials to be fictitious. KAHR DRAFTS POTATOES. Threatens Seizure Unless Portion of Crop Is Distributed. MUNICH, October 20.—Dictator von Kahr has ordered the potato growers in the Rhenish section of Bavaria to deliver 30 per cent of their crops to the consumers under the. threat of 105 98 108 108 114 {st {that he had been kidnaped by a well Auto Agent Declares Threats With Pistol Prevented Escape. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., October 20.— B. Dew, an automobile agent of Louls, reported to police today B. dressed man and woman to whom he W demonstrating a car in East St. Louis, TlL, Friday, and was compelled to accompany them to this city. He was held captive until early this morning, when he was thrown from the machine by the couple, who continued east along the National road, he told the police. Dew said that during the long drive he was prevented from resisting by a re- volver which was pressed against his side. YALE PRESIDENT'S SON WEDS. WELLESLEY, Mass., October 20.— Miss Jane Norton Grew was married Yesterday to James Waterhouse An- gell of New Haven, Conn. son of President James R. Angell of Yale University, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The bride is the.daugl of Edward W. Grew, a Boston estate broker. Mi real ‘Beau Brummell,’ Ex-Matinee Idol, Dies in New York By the Associated Press. *NEW YORK, October 20.—More than a generation ago. Frank DeVernon, matinee idol, was known far and wide as the “Beau Brummell of Broadway." He dled in Bellevue Hospital yes- terday of heart disease. He was seventy-eight years old. In his heydey, when his nightly appearances at thé Windsor, the Bowery or Wallack’s, were much in the hature of triumphs, DeVer- hon earned and held his Brummell title by making six changes of clothing daily. His was a joyous apparel; he affected large checks and fadcy stripes, and Broadway admired. For fifty years he was on the legitimate stage, the hero of many early Broadway successes. He also appeared in Shakespearean plays. Friends found him in his little West 48th street hall bedroom ‘two weeks ago and had him re- moved to Bellevue. getting reasonable appropriations for improvements. Some of the replies indicated that members of Congress have been study- ing the situation and have been fm- sed by the need of improvements “I am free to say that I have never been in a city of its size as poorly lighted and in some sections as poorly paved as Washington,” wrote Repre- sentative Allen T. Treadway of Mas- achusetts. “It seems to me the situation constitutes a menace and a danger to the population, ant is ver uncomplimehtary to our Capital eit Assistance Is Offered. “I shall be glad to assist so far as my vote in the House is concerned toward any improvement in the con- aitions.” Representative F. F. Patterson, Jr.. of New Jersey wrote that he was in full accord with the suggestion for more liberal appropriations, “as I wish to make Washington streets both safe and beautiful.” Writing that he was very much in- terested in the District of Columbia, Representative John Phillp Hill of Maryland - took the opportunity of condemning the appearances of some of the buildings of the cit I note with disapproval,” he wrote, “the erection of numerous hideous private dwellings _in_conspicuous parts of the city. Is there any zonas system or building code in force in he District which prevents the bullding of factories under the guise of apartment houses in residential sections? It is a shame to have the ! general appearance of the city ruined by such monstrosities as are beinsg built. There should be some general scheme of architecturs so that no building can be erected unless it conforms to the general city scheme.” Proud of Capital Clty. Representative E. B. Howard « Oklahoma wrote that “it pleases me to assure you that I am one that is proud of our National Capital and whose pleasure it was and will Le to render every service I can to ma {it a source of pride to all American citlzens. Senator Davis Elkins of West Vir- ginia, & member of the Senate is- trict committee, told Mr. Shinn that he could rest assured that “whenever I can assist our National Capftal in the matter of appropriations, or oth- erwise, it will be my pleasure to @o ry one of the letters so far re- ceived were in the same vein an some indicated a willingness to re- ceive more information frgm the trade board's committee, which would {help them in getting more appropria- tions.” —————— Miss Crystal Byrd, national Y. W. C. A. girls' work secretary, will conduct Girl Reservesy Vespers tomofrow, & o'clock, at Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A