Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1924, Page 12

BRONZE STATUL IS PLACED. The beautiful figure of Victory, the work of Daniel Chester French, placed at the top of the 1st Di on monument south of the State, War and Navy building. The unveiling will probably take place in October. TORNADO IN THE SOUTH. National Photo Every tree around this house in Lawrence- ville, Ga.. was uprooted hy the terrific storm, and the damage to the town amounted to $£100,000. More than 100 lives are reported lost in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina, and the property damage will run inte the millions. WEEKS WOULD END | YEAR TERMS IN ARMY | Additional Cost and Inadequatc‘, Training Given by Secretary i as Reasons. | TWO0 LETTERS MADE PUBLIC| | | tess Told Advisability of | Eliminating Enlistments. { Amendment of the national defense | to eliminate the authorization for | year enlistments the Army urged by Secretary Weeks in addressed to Senafor ‘Wads- | presentative McKenzie. | the two congressional mittees public to- | e War Department. While War Department did not carry out | law prior to an | the - Attorney | provision o prima- | the addi- | nd, the inabilit men, through lack of | ie duties of in: components of the s bility to take their rt in maintaining | Army units as models in ef- for dem d other of Pinaneil Differe he Sceretary preter the rorter terms, b . aid in that cat the increase to the gov- nt wouid be approximately $2,- 4,000 | Another ¢ Jlistments, providi etary Weeks said, and he recom- lended that the law be changed to nit enlistments to be accepted for 1 one to three as may be ith the one-year | om the necessity | ASKS MEMORIAL HERE. Senate Measure Would Honor D. C. War Dead. \ joint resolution authorizing the &-ection in Potomac Park’ of .a me- snorial to soldiers, sallors and marines »m the District of Columbfa who their lives in the world war was vorably reported to the Senate sterday by Senator Pepper of Penn- iylvania, chairman of the Senate library committee, The meniorial ~:ill be erected by private contribu- tion, the government donating the site R STl I A Prelates Visit Shrine, A number of distinguishéd Catholic | yriests and prelates, row attending } ‘ssions of the board ‘of trustees of Catholie University, yesterday visited iis National Shrine of the Immacu- Jute Conception, now under construc- tion in Brookland. Included in the y ‘were Archbishop Glennon of " Tlouls, Archbishop Dowling of St ul, Bishop McDevitt of Harrisburs, Bishop Muldcon of Rogkford. ! Mgr. Murphy and -Rev. gins, both fo Philadelphia, Wide World Photo Mess Allowance A Army subsistence experts have worked out details of the bills of fare for the citizens' military training camps this year at which some 28,000 youngsters will receive training. Under the funds available, the ration allowance for these camps has been increased to 45 cents per man daily, as compared with the Army limit of 30 cents, and the training camps will be allowed an additional 25 cents per man for the cost of preparation and service. Regular Army cooks will do the Iitchen work, alded by detach- ments . which _will . relieve. the vouthful soldiers of the necessity of kitchen police duties. The menus provided by the Quartermaster Corps for the guid- ance of camp subsistence officers include an allowance of fresh frujt and cereal for breakfast, salad and a raw vegetable for dinner, and a pint of fresh milk or buttermilk a day for each person. The camp subsistence officers are authorized- to vary the menu, provided they keep it well balanced and give every opportunity for the nourish- men{ of the youngsters during their training. ACTION OF SPANISH CONSUL PROTESTED France Seeks Seftlement for Drastic Steps Taken by Spanish Bank Against French Firm. By thie Associated Press. PARIS, May 3.—Official representa- tions have been made to. Spain, ac- cording to information reaching the French prese,.in connection with for- cible action alleged to have been taken against a French firm in Tan- gier by the'Spanish consular author- itles. It is alleged that the manager of a Spanish bapk haying a claim against the French firm, whose affairs were being llguldated by a receiver, went to the firm's offices accompanied.by the staff of ‘the Spanish consulate and demanded that the sole employe remaining {n the office hand over cer- tain securitles, . Placed Under Restraint. The employe refused and there- upon, it is declared, was placed under restraint, the keys forcibly taken from him and the securities, to' the value f more than one million francs, removed. The employe was released only after eight hours’ con- finement. The recelyer, who had been .ap- pointed by & court, reported the case to the French: diplomatic representa- tive, who apprised the foreign office of the incident. Premier Poincare is sald to have Interviewed the Spanish ambassador. last night and a settle- ment is expected. —_— Reserves’ Club Elects. Final plaps-for. the Jformation of the Reserve ‘Officers’ Club of = the Army Supply Company, 1203 Pennsyl- vania avenue, were completed yes- terday with the election of Bernard Sloan as president. The secretary will be elbcted next. week. = Membe: ship cards will-be sent out to all re- serve officers just as soon as they are recelved from the printers There will he no_dués for membership in the club. The purpose of the club is to afford a saving of ®pproximately 5 per cent to all reserve officers in the purchage’ of their equipment. There are more than 3,000 reserve officers living in the District of ‘Columbia. REVIEWED MIDSHIPMEN SECRETARY _AND AN ADMIR and Admiral Wilson, commandant photographed upon the Secretary’s first |3 CANTATAS GIVEN t Training Camps | 45 Cents Per Day| AT CENTRAL HIGH! “High School Night” Observed| Republicans Elect William T. Galliher and Tom L. in Series of Programs Di- rected by Barnes. Last night was High School night | n the series of three musical pro- | grams presented at Central High | School under the direction of Ediwin | X. C. Barnes. Choruses, orchestras| and bands, assisted by the Washing- ton Teachers' Choral Club, gave a program that interested a large audi- | ence. The soloists were Edith Miller | Haring, soprano; Marian Larner, me7Zo-50pPrano Amy King, con trzito, and Harry Angelico, aritone. The overture, von “Poet and Peasant,” was well_given under the direction of Dore Walton. The cello lead was sustained by Vance Hasky, and about seventy-five boys and girls played thelr various in- | struments with well balanced tone. 'hey interpreted Sousa’s “Bullets and Bayono! cxceptionally ~well, and Friml's “Amour Coquet” was given with fine rhythmic swing. The two cantatas, “The Landing of rilgrims d “A Midsummer Ni| the choral club, were well Shaded, with clear enunciation. The solo work was interesting. The third cantata on the program, presented by the Inter-High chorus, the Choral lub and the orchestra. with Mr. Angelico as_soloist, was probably the feature of the evening. ‘The musical setting of this number, “Columbus,” is by Lucien Hosmer, a leading American composer of today, and is particularly interesting. It was a spirited composition as pre- sented by about oices. The group of “March,” “Serenade” and “Galop,” by the Inter-High Band, Sergt. Fred Hess directing, was well given. K Tomorrow evening the grade school children will give another perform. ance of “King Sol in Flowerland," with half an hour of instrumental musie preceding the pageant-cantata, Both the cantatas sung last nighf by the Choral Club will be sung May 10 at the reception to be-given to the ‘Washington teachers by President Olive Jones of.the Natfonal Education Association. At that time. the soloists are to be Gladys 'Price, "soprano; Marian Larner, mezzo-soprano; Lil- lian P. Brousseau, contralto, and Harry Angelico, baritone. "STARTS ON LAST LAP. Indian - Traveler on Sixth Trip Around World. NEW YORK, May 3.—Sir Jehangir Hormasji Kothari, famous traveler of Karachi, India, sails for London on the Leviathan today on the last lap of his sixth journey around the world, a distance approximating 100,- 000 miles. Two shipwrecks in the South Seas and arrival in Japan on the morrow of the earthquake were but incidents of his last jaunt around the earth, which took ~ him to the cannibal islands of the Pacific, the Sotomons, | Hebrides and New Guinea. Sir Jehangir found cannibalism of the most primitive type in active practice in the interior and uplands of the southern islands, although the natives of -the secoast were com- paratively civilized. Leave for Y. M. C. A. Drive. A delegation of men prominent in . M. C. A. work here left' Washing- ton yesterday for St. Louis to partici- pate in the $3,000,000 drive in that city for the St. Louis ¥. M. C. A. In the delegation were Willlam Knowles Cooper, general secretary of the local association; ‘Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, Chief Chaplain Axton of the Army, Chief Chaplain Scott of the Navy, Representative Luther Johnson of Texas, Representative William D. Upshaw of Georgia and E. H. De Groot, jr., of the Interstate Commerce { Commiszion, AL. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, t to the academy D. C. DELEGATES IN STOPS TO ADMIRE BRONZE DOOR. AT NAVAL ACADEMY YESTERDAY. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur pays his first visit to Annapolis since joining the Coolidge cabinet, and takes a look at the future officers of the United States Navy. National Photo Senator Curtis, en route to session of the Senate yesterday. stops for a moment to examine the famous Rogers bronze door of the Capitol, and The Star’s camera man nght™ STRUCTED FOR COOLIDGE ‘FIRST TO LAST’ Jones for Cleveland Convention and Re-Elect E. F. Colladay National Committeeman. Delegates to the Republican ention of thé District of bia, held last night, elected two dele- gates and two alter love- land convention, instructed to vote for Ca Coolidge “from first to last”; re-elected Edward F. Collada Republican natio committeem; ard adopted resolu 2dministration of President Co and declaring their faith and affirm- ing their allegiance and loyalty to the Republican par! Willlam T. Galliher. chairm; vays and means committee of the Republican state com of the District, and for many years chair- man of the local state commi elected one of the delegates to Cleve- land, and Tom L. Jones, one most prominent colored members of the local bar, was clected the other. The alternates C. Glover, jr., and James A. Cobb, colored. These clections and that of ational _Committeeman Colladay were unanimous. Following the completion of this business the convention next adopted a platform of resolutions prepared by committes composed of Edgar C. yder, chairman; Frank J. Hogan, on Tobriner, Kelly Miller and Mrs. Virginia White Speel, X Cnpital Suffrage Appeal. Next to the Indorsement of Presi- dent Coolidge and the Republican Congress for their achievements, the resolutions invited attention of the natiohal_committee and the citizens of -the United States to the “anoma- lous conditions which obtain in the District of Columbla with reference to the franchise, and asked for a “square deal” by the adoption of a constitutional amendment granting to the District of Columbia voting representation in the Senate and House and membership in the elec- toral college. The delegates to the convention were urged in this reso- Tution to do everything possible to secure indorsement of this proposed amendment in the national platform. The platform, as adopted, follows: ‘ “We, Republicans of the District of Columbia, in convention assembled, hereby make our declaration of faith and afirm our steadfast allegiance and loyalty to the Republican party, whose far-reaching _achievements sinoe it assumed control of the gov- ernment has not been equaled by any national administration within so short a period of time, and we do unanimously “Resolve, That we are proud of the record made by the Republican party, which has stood for orderly progress along safe and sane lines of con- structive legislation and administra- tion, ever since its birth under the oaks in Michigan. We. indorse the accomplishments of the national administration since assuming control of the government on March 4, 1921, when it found in- dustry and’commerce stagnant, un- employment widespread, with poverty and distress prevailing throughout a population accustomed to prosperity and plenty. Today the nation is en- joying the benefits accruing from re- stored vigor in our economic life by reason of a consistently sound policy both in the ‘general field of business and fiscal affairs. Party Accomplishments. “We neartily indorse what has been accomplished by the Republican party in maintaining friendly relations with all nations and the resumption of diplomatic relations with the Repub- lic. of Mexico. “We approve the record made by the Republican yarty In establishing an -effective budget system and the expenditures of the government cut conv indorsir of the state | of the | elected were Charles | rs; th billion: billion dol ced by three on doilars of and term without rbance. an policy of pprove the esent law on reco nent Tarif! whereby the ndation of Commission, may or decrease the rates not in | ss of 50 per t to meet varia- | tions in the cost of production.- The Treasury Department has pr posed and the President has subr | ted to Con a comprehensive | scientific p { duction and reform, and we urge upon | | the ¥ s in the Senate the so- | | called n plan’ as of paramount | | to the prosperity of all again ational }an r fellow he T | we invite the attention of Republican convention citizens throughout v to the anomalous condis on which obtains in the District of | Columbia_with reference to the fran- | chise, and we beg in the ‘interests of a sjuare deal and in recognition of | the ‘immortal truth that governments {derive their just powers from the con- sent of the governed. the speedy adoption of a constitutional amend- ment granting to the District of Co- lumbia’ voting representation in' the Senate and House of Representatives and membership in the electoral col- lege! and we earnestly urge upon our delegates to the national Repub- lican convention to do evervthing possible to secure the indorsement of this propesed amendment in the na~ tional platform. Equal Suffrage in D. C. “We favor equal suffrage for maen and women in the District of Colum- we fayor the maintenance and lopment of an adequate merchant marine, and we favor a vigorous and consistent policy for the conservation of our national resources. “We congratulate the country upon the fact that we have in the White House, as successor to our much-be- loved and greatly lamented President, ‘Warren Gamaliel Harding, a plain, conscientious -and highly . capable American citizen, without ostentation, who is performing the exacting duties of the executive office in a manner at once the wonder and admiration of a hundred millions of his fellow-citi- zens, and we further congratulate the citizenry of the District of Columbia that we have in Calvin Coolidge a kfen partisan for the welfare of the Natlonal Capital and its beautification along well-defined artistic lines. ‘We wholeheartedly indorse the administration of Calvin Coolidge and pledge him our most loyal support, commending his firmness, his.calm- ness and his poise, believing that these qualities are endearing him to the electorate throughout the length and breadth of the land, and believing that he will be unanimously nominat- ed at Cleveland, we here and now pledge ourselves to do everything that i{s seeming and proper to bring about his trinmpirant election on No- vember 4, 1924, The convention ‘'was called to or- der by Samuel J. Prescott, chairman of the Republican state committee. ‘William T. Galliher was elected tem- porary chairman of the convention and Ool. Fred A. Fenning temporary secretary. Later these officers were made permanent. Urges Loyalty to Party. | National Committeeman Colladay made a brief speech, in which he called upon the Republicans of the District to remain loyal to their party and to do everything within their power in the coming campaign to contribute to the success of their Ddlrty and the election of Calvin Cool- idge. ! "Betore the business of the evening n for immediate tax re- (¥ tonal Phato. ntative H. was_entered upon Repr. 1 rember of A. Rathbone of Ilif the D: ni made 1 he outlined scribing its which he extoll 1e achieve the adminis In c the local Republicans for th est in the party he declared t deserved all the more cred have no vote themselv ¥ In their government t Representative 'Rathbone declared | that he stood ready to vote for any measure granting these privileges to the citizens of the National Capital. this _subj the Illinois stated that it is his hope as a Co: < and a member of mmittee to do every- advancement of He declared that he wants more parks, adequate play- abolishment of slums, build- better homes and the building ent government buildings at will contribute strict of Columbia lishmen eir inter at th of m and to ma In en the administration of President Hard- and President Coolidge, Repre- t Rathbone signaled the tablished by their admin- s, the reconstruction P‘\!l\; 4 mprovement of the governme: foreign relations, the bringing about of prosperity throughout the land, the reduction of world armament, and efforts to reduce taxes and to abolish P ward ©. Graham, who placed in nomination the name of William T. Galliner for delegate to the national | conventior, de: ed ]» as b 8 | not only one of W ington’s mufll{ worthy and prominent citizens, but} one of the leaders in a movement that has brought into existence an orderly And credited Itepublican:or- ganization in the Capital City. “This nomination was seconded by Tom I. Jones and F. G. Coldron. 3. Franklin Wilson nominated Mr.| Jones and Isaac R. Hitt seconded it. Tho name of James A. Cobb was placed in nomination by Kelly Miller, but Mr. Cobb asked to be withdrawn in the interest of har- mony. He was enthusiastically. ap- Plauded for his speech of withdrawal. Mr. Glover was nominated for alter- nate by Odell S. Smith and Mr. Cobb by George Hayes. Delegates and Alternates. The delegates and alternates to the state convention follow: C. A Baker, H. Clifford Bangs, Charles J. Bell, Sidney L Besselievre, Dr. J. Rozier Biggs, Harry K. Boss; Richard C. Brooks, Chapin .Brown, C. S. Bundy, Miss Nannie H. Bur- roughs, Charles H. Burton, James A. Cobb, Myer Cohen, Frank J.'Coleman, Edward F. Colladay, Charles F. Con= saul, Dr. Allen Cowles, J. Harry. Cun- ningham, Louis A. Dent, W. J. Dow, John Joy Edson, F. A. Fenning, Henry H. Flather, Miss Mary G. Fox, Samuel D. Frazier, Mrs. Annabel Lee | Fry, Willlam T. Galliher, Clyde D. Garrett, C. C. Glover, jr.; E. G. Gra- ham, Paul F. Grove, James G. Har- per, Leroy Harvey John R. Hawkins, George E. C. Hayes, Willlam G._Henderson, August G. Herrmann, Isaac R. Hitt, Frank J. Hogan, W. H. Jernagin, Edward H. Johansen, ~Campbell C. ~ Johnson, Thomas L. Jones, Mrs. Julia M. Lay- ton, Ralph W. Lee, Louis Levy, Guy W. Mdord, John L. McDonald, Charles IL Marshall, Kelly Miller, Wil liam_C. Miller, Whitefleld McKinlay, W. E. Mooney, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Joseph 'A. Oliver, Judge Mary O'Toole, Myron M. Parker, sr.; George Plitt, Samuel J. Prescott, William Ramsay, Edw. E. Richardson, D. C.; Willlam' A. Riedl, Charles F. Roberts, W, F. Roberts, Cuno H. Rudolph Gus A. Schuldt, Emmett J. Scott, Bawin L Scott, R. H. Shipley, Frank T. Shull, John Lewis Smith, Odell S. Smith, Edgar C. Synder, Mrs. Virginia Whité Speel, Eli Swavely, T. Lincoln Townsend, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, William T. Turton, Harry Wardman, Mrs. Harry Wardman, ‘Wells, Martin T. Wieg- and, . E. D. Williston, J. Franklin Wilson, William B. Wilson and Anna May Wood. g —— More than 80 per cent of the cloth- ing - manufactured in Wurtemburs, Germany, Is made from reworked cot- ‘on and woel. | tered on_the furniture. ON HIS WAY TO THE PENITENTIARY. The former Governor of In- diana, Warren McCray, « tenced 1o ten years in the federal peniten- tiary and fined $10,000, en route to Atlanta to begin his term. United States Marshal Meredith at right. McCray was convicted on the charge of using the mails to defraud. AVIATORS REPORTED LOST. mander of the American world-fl Unalaska Island. CAUSES LOSS OF $4,500 ‘T“’o Families Awakened When Smoke Is Discovered Over E Street Warehouse. An early morning fire at 616 E street today routed occupaRts apartments on' the: second and third floors and damaged materials on the first floor to the extent of approxi~ ately $4,500 Mrs. Jean Posey, twenty-eight vears | old, and John Bainbridge, her twelve- year-old nephew., the second floor, Posey, fifty-three years old, and Cleve- land Posey, her son, twenty-eight years old, were on the third floor when the fire was discovered about 3 o'clock this morning by Joseph hrot of 459 M street and Frank E. pman of 216 F street, who saw s e coming out the wWindows as they were walking past the house. After turning in an alarm they went in and brought Mrs. Posey and her nephew from the second floor to the street. Firemen arrived before they could go to the third floor. and the other two residents were warned of danger by the firemen. Police reported that the fire in the rear portion of the firs occupied by George Sacks. -4 street, as @ furniture warehouse, and spread to an elevator near the front portion of the building, which is oc- cupied by the Columbia Bedding Com- ‘- of the damage was cen- A ey The bedding due to smoke were occupants of and Mrs. Annie tarted plant loss was chieft and water. DUESSELDORF MINERS ABANDON MANY PITS Reject Longer Hours’ Agreement as Owners Refuse to Abide by Mehblich Proposal. By the Associated Press. DUESSELDORF, Germany, May —The situation in the mines of this district is becoming acute owing to refusal of the mine owners to ac- quiesce in the declsion of the" Reich labor commissloner, Herr Mehlich, roviding for a wage increasc of 15 Pericent instead of the 30 per cent de- /| manded by the workers. Phe miners have refused Herr Meh- Hc}l&evroposal to continue until Octo- ber. 15 the agreement for longer working hours, which expired May 1. and consequently most of thé miners today left the pits at the expiration of the seven hours provided by the German labor law. The mine owners threaten to declare void all provisions as to hours and to close the mines if the workers do not agree to a longer working day. e ey CITY HONORS GEN. CARR. Durham, N. C., Pays Last Tribute to Dead Leader. JRHAM, N. C,, May 3. ot R Ning Citizens passed_the bler of the late Gen. Julian S. Carr this morning as those among Whom he had spent his lifetime sought to get a farewell glimpse of the face they knew so well. The body arrived last night from Chicago and the family Was left alone with its dead until today. . This morning the doors were | opened that Durham might pay its iribute of respect and sorrow. Hundreds of Durhamites met the train _on which brought here and formed a silent es- cort to_his late home. Among these were Confoderate veterans and ne- groes, for whom he had done much during his lifetime. The funeral services will bp'held tomorrow afternoon at the home and at Oakwood cemgtery at 3:30-0'clock. S et The United States last year issued about 15,000.000.000 ordinary postage stamps. floor. | ath| Long lines| the deceased was| Copyright by Kadel & Herbert. com: ight squadron, and his mechanician. Sergt. Alva Harvey, reported missing since Wednesday. They have not been heard from since their airplane left Chignik for Dutch Harbor. | off, | { Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. |EARLY MORNING BLAZE |BOX BOARD INDUSTRY ADOPTS 8-HOUR DAY Elimination of Sunday Work Also Agreed Upon at Conference With Davi . Agreement to fnstife the eigt hour d4y and eliminaggiSunday wor was reached at a confg¥ence of rep resentatives of the box board indu try here vesterda: Secretary Davis, who called t conference, suggested the resolutior The Secretary told the conferen hat legislation forcing eliminat of the long day and Sunda workday conditions would be enacte: the near future unless voluntar: tion toward such elimination wat taken : As an example of what occurs whe: industry refuses voluntarily to mak corrections in labor conditions, the ild labor Jaw was cited. Secretary Davis read to the confer- ence a letier from President Coolide dated April 25, addressed to Mr. Davis in which the President said: “My Dear Mr. Seeretary It is a satisfaction to know tha vou are assembling the manufactu ers of box board in Washington t confer upon a mettiod for eliminatin Sunday work and the long work day in this important industry. “I trust that you may be able tc devise a method so that, in this in stry, there may be no work uporn Sunday that is not distinctly of ar emergency pature. 1 also hope that you may find a method to abolish the alternating week of eleven-hour and thirteen-hour shifts.” There are difi culties involved, of course, but I be lieve that in the long run it will be found more satisfactory to have the | usual hours which now prevail in in dustry, and-the uSual cessation of work on Sunday. “1 want to thank you for the inter est that you have taken in this mat ter, and wish you would extend m: best wishes to ‘the conference for it every possible success. Very tru yours; GALVIN COOLIDGE." WILL DEDICATE TREE. Rhode Island Society to Observe State’s Anniversary. ‘THe 148th anniversary ‘of the sign ing of Rhode Island's declaration of indépendence will be observed tomor row with exercises by the Rhode lIs land State Soclety at Linooln Me morial, when a commemorative tree will be dedicated. This event marks the first public affair of the societ: which was recently organized. Th committee in charge is headed by Lieut. Col. Charles R, Starke, jr. The exercises will include an ad dréss by Dr. J. F. Jameson, head of the historical section of Carnegie In- stitute. The Rhode Island congre: slonal delegation and other pub! officials wil] .be present, ‘Aul is the D'Ll‘n to make the Ma; ‘observance each vear the 1 date -on the society's m!hpdrl‘:d¥:e— anniversary . will" be further cel: brated by & card party and dance the Washington Club Tuesday even ing, to which all Rhode Islanders and thelr ‘friends In Washington are in- vited. IRON PRODUCED IN UTAH. Hundred Tons Shipped From Moun- tain State. IRONTON, Utah, May 3.—O: - dred tons of piz irdh. the Bfet svei produced in the west, was shipped from the Utah plant of ithe Columbia Steel Corporation-here last night to the Pittsburgh. plant of the com- pany near San Francisco, Calif. e ah. refinery ‘was cially opened Thursday.: , S