Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1924, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, AT TAKOMA PARK'S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. A float representing the U. S. S. Takoma, one of the features of the parade. The celebration started at 8 o’clock in the morning, and continued until after dark, .a display of fireworks concluding the program. Gerrvsauac 4y, } e 0 AVE NOT DIED INVAIN + 6 “SOLDIERS OF LL THE WARS” IN PETWORTH PARADE. This group, representing fighting men of the United States in the various conflicts, was featured in Petworth’s sixteerth annual Independence day = celebration. HIS BIRTHDAY GREETING CARD. President Coolidge yesterday re- ceived a_huge greeting card containing 20,000 signatures of Boston ad- mirers. boy No. 30,000 DEMANDED FROM U. 5. SENATOR Chicago Police Seek Writers of Letter to Medill McCor- mick and Wife. NO THREAT OF KIDNAPING Two Men Arrested Near Culvert, ‘Where Decoy Package Was Placed, Are Freed. By the Associated Press. BYRON, 111, July 5.—Detectives are seeking the authors of a $50,000 ex- tortion letter sent to United States Senator Medill McCormick and his wife. The letter made no threats, but demanded the money be placed under a culvert near the McCdrmick farm home here. Two men who picked up a decoy package were released vesterday aft- er being questioned, but are sought for further questioning. They con- vinced the officers they accidentally had found the package and were not the writers of the letter. McCormick Left for Europe. The demand was recelved Thursday night just after Senator McCormick had left for Europe. Mrs. McCormick who turned the de- mand over to State's Attorney John- son of Winnebago County, was unable to supply a motive for the letter, “Just what inspired the writing of the letter, 4 cannot say,” she said. “The letter was brief and merely de- manded that we place the money un- der a culvert north of our farm. There Was no_ threat of any kind in the Jetter. Reports have reached me that it threatened to kidnap my young son if the money were not deposited un- der the bridge, but that is not true. No person was mentioned in the let- ter as the object of revenge in case the money was not delivered. CHURCH UNION APPROVED. Canadian House Votes for Joining of Three Denominations. OTTAWA, July 5—The church union_bill to unite the Presbyter- fan, Methodist and Congregational churches passed the house of Com- mons last night and now goes to the Senate for ratification. By giving the bill its third read- ing the long struggle in the House of Commons which began nearly three months ago is ended. l The card was delivered by Louis Demontreux, Boston messenger Ni tional Phot BEDTIME STORIE A Dispute in the Green Forest Disputes are foolish and in vain, The greatest when the least to' gain. —Old Mother Nature. Chatterer the Red Squirrel started the dispute. Chatterer is always starting disputes. There is nothing he enjoys more than a dispute. You know. he is forever quarreling with some one. But this time, without meaning to, he started a dispute in which every one in the Green Forest took sides. It happened one day that Chatterer found one - of ~Prickly Porky’s children up in a favorite tree of his. He had at once started scold- ing and calling that young Porcu- pine every bad name he could thin! of. S But Chatterer soon found that he was wasting his breath. That young Porcupine pald no more attention to Chatterer than if he wasn't there at all. Nothing that Chatterer could say seemed to provoke him in the least. It was just as if he didn't hear. He simply went on about his own busi- ness, which, as usual, consisted of fill- ing his stomach. Blacky the Crow heard Chatterer and came over to see what was going o Did you ever in your life see such independence?” barked Chatterer. “Prickly Porky and his family are the most independent people in_ all the Great World. There is such a thing as being too independent.” “True enough, Chatterer; true enough,” replied Blacky. “But you are mistaken in saying that they are the most independent people in all the Great World. There is gnother family even more independent.” “Who?” demanded Chatterer. “The Skunk family,” retorted Blacky. It was right then that the dispute started. Chatterer Insisted that the Porcupines were more independent than the Skunks. Blacky insisted that the Skunks were better armed, and therefore more independent than the Porcupines. Sammy Jay sided with his cousin Blacky. Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel agreed with his cousin Chatterer. And I guess it was about U. S. THIRD PARTY MOVE STIRS BERLIN SOCIALISTS New American Group May Play Part Like Labor in Britain and Germany, Is View. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 5.—The German So- clalists are inclined" to view the ad- vent of a third party in the impend- ing American election campaign as presaging the birth of an American labor party destined to play a part in the nation’s affairs not unlike that now_taken by the German Social nd English Labor parties. “The fourth of July 1924, may yet RED CROSS GROUP OF TAKOMA PARK PARADE. Misses Elizabeth Hite and Catherine Haislip as war-time nurses. National Photo. JULY 5, 1924, - THE WASHINGTON STAR FLOAT IN TAKOMA PARK PARADE. Boys who carry The Star in Takoma Park arranged this float of the parade, and it attracted considerable attention. The parade was led by the Boy Scout Band, and was one of the big events “BETSY ROSS OF PETWORTH.” Little Murian de Neane as the maker of the flag of the colonies. spectators of the Petworth parade yesterday. -3 Besides the parade, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts gave demonstrations, base ball games were played, and there was dayli " BY THORNTON W. BURGESS the first thing in which these' two cousins ever had agreed. All the .rcft of the people of the Green Forest took sides. They dis- puted and disputed and disputed. Chatterer pointed out that even great big Buster Bear took plains never to bother one of the Porcupine family. Blacky the Crow retorted that more u Cany 2 “DID YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE SEE__SUCH INDEPENDENCE?" BARKED CHATTERER. than once he had seen Buster Bear step aside and politely give way to Jimmy Skunk when they had chanced to meet. The dispute became so great that it was almost impossible for two of the Green Forest to meet without arguing and arguing about the ques- tion of independence. Chatterer and those who agreed with him seemed to have a little the best of it when it became known that Hooty the Owl had more than once had a dinner of young Skunks. Hooty, swooping on silent wings, had ceught the young Skunks before they knew that he was even about. They had had no chance to use their little scent guns. Hooty admitted that he wouldn't even think of trying to catch a young Porcupine. So” for awhile those who believed that the Porcupines were the most independent people In all the Great World seemed to have the best of it. Then something happened that quite upset them. [ B be counted among the most signif- icant days in history—greater than any date in the world war,” says Vorwaerts, which predicts that the day is not far distant when the United States, England and Germany, the world’s leading industrial nations, will have three homogenously or- ganized and internationally afiiliated Socialistic Labor parties in action. Gov. Al Smith Is Klan’s Target. LONG BRANCH, N. J, July 6.— Base balls were - thrown at an effigy of Gov. Smith of New York during a Ku Klux Klan celebration here yesterday. P “Kdep Al Smith out of the ‘White House—three shots for 5 cents,” read a banner above the effigy, which had a whisky bottle in one hand. ht and night firew tional Photo. rk: STREET IN GENEVA RENAMED “WILSON” Simple Ceremony Held—High Tribute Paid League Founder of ‘World Arbitral Body. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, Jvly 5—With snow- crowned Mont Blanc looking on from afar, Geneva was never more glorious yesterday, when, with the simplest ceremony, the northern half of the famous Quai Mont Blanc was renam- ed “Qual Wilson.” On the garden wall of the league of nations palace, overlooking Lake Leman, had Been placed a plain stone tablet which bore the chiseled words: “To the Memory of Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, Founder of the League of Nations" and below, “The City of Geneva.” Before this tablet yesterday gath- ered members of the Geneva munici- pality, Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general of the league; Lewis Haskell, American consul general, and a small company of people, including Swiss, Americans and officials of the league, to participate in a tribute to Wood- row Wilson. Pays Tribute to Wilson. Mayor Stoessel pald eloquent trib- ute to the former President, saying that if Mr. Wilson had to compromise in making the treaty of Versailles his ideals triumphed in the immortal covenant of the league of nations, and that before passing into another world he had thus planted the “ban- ner of humanity.” “Geneva,” he added, “i8 proud to join the other friends of the league of natrons and consecratd the im- perishable memory of the greatest name the history’ of humanity has ever had to record.” In responding, Mr. Haskell made no reference to the league of nations, but said that, in naming the beautiful qual of historic memory after an illastrious President of the United States, Switzerland fashioned another bond with his country. Lauds Wilson Ideal “It is good to know,” said Sir Eric Drummond, in his address, “that the ideal - for 'which- President Wilson strove is now firmly established in the world, Fifty-four nations have, by covenant, solemnly banded them- selves together to do all in their power to prevent war. For the first time widespread international effort is belng made toward outlawing war —an effort all the more valuable be- cause it is founded on practical meas- ures.” Flags were flown in commemoration of the event by all the foreign con- sulates, and the participants in the ceremony _especially remarked the flag of Germany, whose consulate adjoins the grounds of the league. It intended first to have a proces- sion- of school children, but this was abandoned, and it was decided that Wilson himself would best be pleased by the absence of all ostentaton. She brought cheers from the thousands of Washington Star Photo. “Bride and bridegroom” of the Takoma Park Independence day celebration. They rode on a float in the big parade. National Photo. YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. Address: Room 722, partment, The Eve ‘Washington, D. C. Q. My son entered the service June 28, 1918, and was honorably discharged June 28, 1919. He died in a govern- ment hospital November 18, 1922, and compensation is being pald his estate. At the time of his death he had a mother, father and two sisters living. How much is his estate entitled to receive?—M. L. W. A. Adjusted compensation in the cases of service men deceased will not be paid to estates. If your son was unmarried and left no issue, and bis mother was dependent upon him at the time of his death; she will be en- titled upon application as a dependent to receive the amount of adjusted service credit his service earned.” Every day's service over and above sixty that he served in this country will be credited to his dependent at $1.00. Total litnit of credit is $500. For every day of service overseas his credit will be $1.25. Total limit of credit for both service on this and the other side is $625. Q. T have -been discharged twice sinoe the end of the war and neither time did I receive the $60 bonus. To whorh should I apply for this bonus? —R. E. K. A. Make application to the chief of finance, War Department. If you will send in your full name and ad- dress I will see that. a form for making application will be forwarded to you. Q. I enlisted in the Navy January 15,1915, and was at sea when war was deciared. On December 18, 1918, \ was sent to the Great Lakes naval training station, and was discharged from that camp January 15, 1919. Will time spent’at this station be counted as overseas service? Will time spent on a vessel in dry dock in this country be counted as overseas serv- ice?—T. B, D. C. A. The time you served at Great Lakes training station will be counted as home service and your credit for such service is $1.00 per day. Time spent on a vessel in dry dock will also be counted as home service. If your ship was dry docked on foreign soil such service will be counted as overseas service. . My son served in the Army and overseas in February, 1919, I a widow and recqiving $25.75 each fionth on his ineurance. Do I also receive his bonus? Where can I secure an application blank?—Mrs, L. C A. You are entitled to your son's bonus. You are also entitled to com- pensation on account of your son’s death in addition to the sum you are receiving upon the life insurance he carried. If you will send your full name and address to this paper, I will forward you an application, e e Three-fourths of the feminine tourists of the country ride on trains by daylight. - die “Qu of the day. National Photo. KERS” OF THE PETWORTH INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE. One of the groups depicting early settlers of the United States. The community celebration was divided into nine districts, and 10,000 persons attended. CALIFORNIA WOMAN DELEGATES EXERCISE VOCAL CORDS. Just to “keep in trim, Washington Star Photo these backers of William Gibbs McAdoo go outside Madison Square Garden every once in a while and yell. According to reports, male voices have become husky and low, while female voices are just getting their real power. REICHSTAG REDS’ DOCUMENTS SEIZED Private Lockers Broken Into for Evidence of Political Murder Plots and Civil Strife. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 5 Led by officials of the espionage division of police head- quarters, an armed squad of security police invaded the committee rooms of the Communists in the Reichstag and Prussian Diet vesterday, break- ing open the private lockers assigned to the individual deputies and seiz- ing a mass of documents suspected of. containing evidence implicating the Communists in political and mur- der plots and other treasonable ac- tivities. Among the material gathering it was a quantity of primers for hand grenades. Both President Wallraf of the Reichstag and_President Leinert of the Prussian Diet consented to the search, carried out at the request of the investigating judge of the fed- eral court for defense of the republic, who is seeking evidence against in- dicted reds. As the Reichstag was not in Session yesterday, the Communists were com- pelled to ‘protest against the raid in the Prussian Diet. A noisy debate was precipitated by their demand for the immediate return of all the seized properties. Their motion was reject- ed after a scorching speech by Min- ister of Interior Severing, who charged the Communists with plot- ting civil war and political murders. U. S. WARNED TO STAY OUT OF EUROPEAN BROILS Candidate of American Party Also Charges Catholic Church Plays Politics in America. By the Associated Press. GREENSBURG, Pa., July 5.—An at- tack on the two major political par- ties, a plea for national legislation to make public school education compul- sory, a demand for more stringent re- strictive immigration laws and a warn- ing sgainst entangling European alli- ances featured an address yesterday of Gilbert 0. Nations of Washington, American Party presidential candidate, Mr. Nations' address followed formai notification of his nomination at a na- tional convention held last month in Columbus, Ohio. The ceremony was held in a grove near here, and was attended by about 1,000 people. Referring to the league of nations and the world court, Mr. Nations said “the American Party demands that America stay out of Europe and that Burope stay out of Americ His lengthy address contained an ar- raignment of the Roman Catholic Church, which, he charges, has e lysing grip on the American political system, Negro Flyer Falls When Starting On 4-Continent Flight By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 5—Hubert Julian, West Indian negro aviator, dressed in the uniform of a British army officer, started yesterday in a hydroairplane to circle the At- lantic Ocean, planning to land on four continents in thirty-one days. After flying three minutes he fell into Flushing Bay, was rescued by a police boat and sent to a hospi- tal badly hurt. Ten thousand negroes cheered the start of the plane, the Ethe- opia 1. Julian said he had been a lieutenant in the Canadian forces during the war. . ¢ SENATOR PLEDGES AID OF U. S. TO FRANCE Reed Declares Nations, Working Together, Can Save Civilization. Addresses Paris Gathering. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 5.—United States Sen- ator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania stirred a distinguished gathering at a Fourth of July banquet of the Amer- ican Chamber of Commerce of Paris last night when, addressing the Frenchmen, he declared: “You'll find us there, my friends, when the fighting comes, elbow to elbow,” the words “elbow’ to elbow” being 'said in French. The senator, who was hailed as a wartime officer, brought his auditors to_their feet when he added: “We may differ about detalls, per- haps, but together we'll save civiliza- tion, and if we are divided we cannot exist.” Premier Herriot replied, asking the continued aid of such Americans as Gen. Pershing, Gen. Dawes and Sena- tor Reed. “Blessed be the dear America, who crossed the sea’ to succor wounded France, who loves you and who will remember_you forever,” he declared. “We still have need of you, and I de- mand your aid for my noble, great country.” The premier then scored the “in- solent materialism of Germany” and declared that the peace treaty would not have a far-reaching effect with- out the aid of the United States. Gen. Pershing received a rising ovation, in which his old comrades in arms, Gens. Mangin, Gouraud and Berdoulat, joined. President de Selves of the French Senate conferred the badge of an officer of the Legion of Honor on the retiring United States consul general, Alexander Thackara. Mean- while the Garde Republicaines, the famous band, played “Dixie” ' and fragments of the “Marseillaise” and QUIETS WORLD FEARS FOR FUTURE POWER Engineers Discuss Many Sources. Chemist Declares Alcohol Will Replace Petroleum. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 5.—The world power conference ter d the possibilities of the wind, wave, tides, solar rays, natural steam wells and alcohol power producers. The most interesting suggestion emanated from the Italian Prince Pierro Ginori Conti, who ~declared that America could' obtain _power cheaper than water power. by utilizing the_steam springs of California and the Yellow- stone and especially the. “Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,” in Alaska Sir Charles Bedford, late chemical adviser to the Indian government, said that the world did not need to worry about the exhaustion of its oil supplies. “Alcohol derived from waste Vvege- table ‘matter will take their place,’ he declared. He added that India could produce from waste rice straw enough alcohol Vvearly to equal the annual production of petroleum. With the proper or- ganization and under favorable con- ditions, he said, it should be possible to produce alcohol for about a shill- ing a gallon. The speaker admitted, however, that alcohol would give only about two-thirds of the mileage which can be obtained on good gaso- e. - 2,000 KLANSMEN PARADE AND CONDUCT INITIATION 820 Admitted to Hooded Order. Masks Not Worn During March. Scuffles Quickly Checked. By the Associated Press. BINGHAMTON, N. Y, July 5.—In full regalia, but unmasked, 2,000 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan quietly and peacefully paraded the streets of the city yesterday afternoon as part of the annual “klorero.” Contributing to orderliness was the presence of po- licemen and state troopers, who pa- trolled the line of march. A few minor scuffles were reported. Eight hundred and twenty men were initiated by the Poughkeepsie Klan degree team beneath a huge fiery cross at the fair grounds. The serv- ice, to which newspaper men were ad- mitted, was a simple affair, includ ing manifestation of Protestantism by the candidates and oaths of allegiance to the hooded order. JACKSON, Mich., July 5.—Thousands of members of the Ku Klux Klan from Michigan and nearby states were camped in tents on a farm near here yesterday for what officers of the organization said is the largest “The Star Spangled Banner” while the healths of President Coolidge and President Doumergue were being drunk, conclave ever held in the state. The feature of the conclave was the in- ugtlofl‘hn nlwhlv: T, ram W. Evans, imperial wiz- ard,” delivered the principal address.