Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1924, Page 2

FINES PAID HERE SHATTER RECORDS $51,586 Given to Police Court in 30 Days—$464,- 875 During, Last Year. 58,405 CASES HANDLED Forfeitures of (ollateral Increase Sum Yielded to D. C. Coffers. Boost Over 1923 Noted. ‘The financial operations of the Police Court for the fiscal vear end- ing June 30, 1923, made public today by the filing of the annual report of Pinancial Clerk Andrew J. Sanford with Chief Clerk Frank Sebring. shows that during that period there was handled in fines collected and collaterals forfeited $464,875.75. In addition to that sum, approxi- mately $150,000 in cash was handled, the same being returned as collateral claimed by defendants brought into the court and whose cases were dis- missea. For the first six months of the period the collections for fines and collaterals amounted to $216,967.35, and for the last six months of the period §217.967.35. Commencing with July, 1923, the first month of the fiscal period, there collected in fines and col 15319, August , $31,143.01; Sep- tember, \6,900: October, $43,693.30; November, $33,897.08; l\ecem_bc $36,180.80; total of Z During the second and of the fiscal year these tions were made; January 691.25: February, $35,645.3 $39,693.70; April, $42,111. 96242, and_in June, total for that six-month period of $246,908.40, making the grand total of ‘moneys collected for fines and col- with the $150,000 collagerals returned to defendants, makes a grand total of the moneys passing through the financial clerk's hands of 3614,875.75, Increase Over 1923 Receiptn. a $11.- March, Compared with the receipts of the| fiscal year ehding June 30, 1923, the 1924 collections show an increase of $102,999. The greatest single month's busi- ness ever handled by the court was for the past June, when the col- lections for fines and forfeited col- laterals amounted to 3$51,586.13, with the previous Jume, 1923, showing collections of $48.938.07. The volume of business as repre- sented by cases made and informa- tions filed for the fiscal year shows that in the District of Columbia, United States and Traffic Court branches of the court there were 58,405 cases. This includes all cases made against violators of the nation- al prohibition law as well as all cases coming to the three branches of the court. LA FOLLETTE MATE CHOICE MAY WAIT UPON DEMOCRATS (Continued from First Page.) and Huston Thompson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Lobby gossip has also brought out that the nomination of a woman is not beyond the possibilities. The first busiriess of the convention today was the adoption of the per- manent roll call as reported by the credentials committee. Then came the committee on organization with its third party argument and this was to be followed by a report of the resolutions committee, which promised its platform early. The indorsement of La Follette was ex- pected to be the final action of the convention before adjournment. No Staged Demonstrations. The credentials committee took no action on the case of William Mahoney of St. Paul, who was re- fused recognition. While he declined to press for a decision, it was learned that Mahoney had been critized for calling the June 17 convention at . Paul and had helped organize a third party, without consulting with the conference for progressive politi- cal_action. Unlike the Republican and Demo- cratic national conventions, there are no staged demonstrations during the convention. Several times delegates have start- ed demonstrations, but they did so spontaneously, and there was no ef- fort on the part of the convention leaders to prolong them. The biggest demonstration came on the definite arnouncement of Senator La Folletfe's candidacy, but this last- ed lesd than two minutes. Little effort was made to play to the galleries. The huge spotlights which lighted the stages at the Re- publican and Democratic conventions during every demonstration, to enable news photographers to get photo- graphs and to lerd color to the set- ting, were conspicuous by their ab- sence. In fact. the convention in some re- spects was more like a church meet- ing than a national political conven- tior. A mixed choir rurnished the music. with the delegates joining in congregational singing, while at the morning session a collection was taken among the delegates and spec- tators to help defray the expenses of the comirg eampaign. More than $2,000 came back in the plates. ' LA FOLLETTE SECLUDED. Keeps in Touch, However, With Both Conventions. Senator La Follette spent yesterday at home and almost alone, while the Cleveland convention, which is ex- pected to put him in nomination as a presidential candidate, was in ses- sion. He was not inactive, however, by long distanve telephone commu- nicating once or twice with his rep- resentatives at Cleveland to correct a point or two of the message in which he declared his willingness to run, and by ‘radio, keeping in touch with the proceedings of the Demo- aratic canvention at New York. Informed by the Associated Press of developments at Cleveland, Senator la Follette withheld all comment. His adherents and supporters were all in that city, and it was sald that his political fortunes would be left in their hands. As to the vice presi- dential candidate to run with him, and all other matters, the senator was said to have no word. Only his secretary and his wife were with him, and the seclusion to which he has clung in recent months was maintained unbroken, and would be, his adyisers said, even after the nom- ination at Cleveland. The campaign plan is that he will remain at his home, addressing audi- ences by radio at Intervals, although the organization which will direct his eandidacy will. have headquarters at Chicago. re— T e Storks Race for Holiday Prize. Epeclal Dispatch to The Btar. : LYNCHBURG, Va., July 5.—At least three families here yesterday were in a race for haby bed outfit offered by a Main street concern to the first Lynchhurg baby born on Independ ence day, for three new babies reperted hefore 10 e'clock. The wi ner was Daniel, D. B Alley, who made ki wh “go big holiday was twe min- terals | H A. |ALVEY A. ADEE DIES; NOTED DIPLOMAT (Continued from First Page.) A. ADEE. constant companion in his last days, and a nephew, Commander Montrose Adee of the United States Navy, st tioned at the Washington navy yard. They are both children of David Graham Adee of this city, a distin- guished author, who died several years ago. Arrangements for the funeral are not completed, but interment probably will be in one of the cemeteries near this city. Tributes Are Paid. As an official token of respect to the memory of Mr. Adee, the State Department was practically closed today, all employes who could pos- sibly be spared from their duties be- ing excused in the morning, and the national flag on the building was dls- | played at half-staft durjng the day. cretary Hughes paid the following personal tribute to the memory of Mr: Adee: - “The death of Alvey A. Adee brings to an end a service which is unparalleled for its length and efficiency in the his- tory of the Department of State. Mr. | Adee entered the diplomatic service fitty-four years ago, and he held for nearly thirty-eight. vears the Dosition of second assistant secretary of state. He was a man of broad scholarship, rare diplomatic insight, and for inti- nfate knowledge of our forelgn rela- tions easily held first place. During & long period, and until his health failed, he was the constant and the most trust- ed adviser of Secretaries of State. It is not too much to say that the gov- ernment has never had a more faithful and competent servant.” 3 He was a member of the Metropoli- tan and University clubs of Wash- ington. Acting Secretary of State. The history of the State Depart- ment during the last sixty years could not be written without almost daily reference to Alvey Augustus Adee. legation in 1870, he rose in sixteen years to second assistant secretary of state. Because this place was non- political, he chose to remain in it rather than accept the first assistant secretaryship, a political post. Not only in times of great inter- national strain, was he often called upon to act as Secretary of State, but he was the author of many state papers upon which rest the fame of several lofty figures that have filled the portfolio of state. His personality was 80 impressed on the methods of business of the department that no innovation ever was attempted with- out his indorsement. A Versatile Official. Of the hundreds of government of- ficials, none was more versatile than Mr. Adee. His scope ranged from international law to photography and included a knowledge of many sci- ences. Although he never was grad- uated from any law school, he fr. quently was consulted by lawyers who presided over the State Depart- ment. He passed on every official note that left the department and thus placed the communications on a high literary plane. According to tradition, he wrote almost all of the Thanksgiving day proclamations. His mastery of Knglish may have been due in'a measure to the fact that he was a close student of Shakespear American manufacturers of phot praphic devices frequently consulted him before entering upon the making of a new article. ~He attained emi- nence in the field of micro-photog- raphy, particularly in the study of diatoms. Due to his connection with the de- partment in Washington and his ex- tensive foreign travels, he became ac- quainted with diplomatists, crowned heads and leaders of thought in all parts of the world. Almost every summer, often accompanied by his iold friend, Alexander M. Thackara of the consular service, he would trave] in Europe, frequently by bicycle, col- lectiffs various specimens and photo- graphing ancient castles and ruins. Mr. Adee was born in_Astoria, N. Y., November 27, 1842. Suffering from impaired hearing from his birth, ‘a_limitation so severe as to make his subsequent intellectual develop- ment the more remarkable, he re- ceived his education from private tutors. At an early age he showed an ‘aptitude for modern languages, which he further developed by a long pedestrian tour through Europe in 1867. In 1899 he received from Yale the degree of M. A., honoris causa. _He studied civil engineering with his uncle until 1869, when, at the invitation of Gem. Daniel K. Sickles, then minister to Madrid, he gccom- panied him in a nomipai capacty of private secretary in_ order to enjoy a brief sojourn in Spain. Thus he was associated with John Hay, at that time secretary of the Madrid legation, and upor Mr. Hay's retire- ment, in 1870, Mr. Adee hecame regu- larly attached to the diplomatic serv- ice as his successor. He remained at Madrid seven vears, covering a mem- orable veriod of Spanish history, from the downfall of Queen Isabel ta the Bourbon restoration under Alfonmso XIL During this time he took an active part in the settlement of the Virginius controveray, which averted a threatened war with Spain. Premoted by Cleveland, In 1877, owing to impaired health, Mr. Adee was transferred from Mad- Tid to the Department of State, wheva, after a few months of preliminary service, he was promoted to chiet’ of the diplomatic bureau. in 1888 Presi- dent Arthur appointed him third o sistant Becretary of State and under President Cleveland he advamced to secord assistant Secretary. He was present at the signing of the pesce protocols between the United States and Spain in 1898 and was appointed Secretary af State &g Interi September 17 to 29 of also was temporaril the department during th period of the Chiness Boxer outbreak in 1900 and ¢ and u'u, during the Russo- ese_war and the lml 'ilhl‘;.h:“ n, n was ac tively concerned in the hringing about o Central American peace conferente. He never marzied, . - critical From the position of secretary of; TEAGAERS PRASE 0. OSPITALTY Thoiisands of N. E. A. Dele- gates Leave After Highly Successful Session. HUNDREDS VISIT SHRINES Cleveland May Be Next Meeting Place,* But Decision May Be Deferred Until Fall. Imbued with a profound apprecia- tion of the scenic beayties of Wash- ington and the sincerity of her peo- ple, & vast majority of the 20,000 ed- ucators of the nation who came here for the sixty-second annual meeting of the National Education Associa- tion are homeward bound today after a week of almost incessant entertain- ment. The teachers not only were pleased with the hospitality which was ac- corded them, but with the convention itselt. History will chronicle it as the most pretentious and successful conclave ever held by the orgamized teaching forces of the United States and its island possessions, they say. Many Already Gome. Several thousand of the educators departed immediately after the final session of the convention yesterday in the Central High School Stadium, at which President Coolidge gave them his assurance that he unquali- fiedly believed in and would support their campaign to create a depart- ment of education uynder the federal government. Others did not leave until late last night in order to participate in the closing event on the copvention pro- gram, the pilgrimages to patriotic and historic shrines in Washington, Maryland and Virginia. A'few thousand are still in Wash- ington. They are principally the delegates who did not find time to take all of the sightseeing expedi- tions, which was one of the out- standing features of the program of entertainment. As the sixty-second annual con- vention passed into history ine exec- utive committee of the N. . A. met this morning at its national head- quarters, at 1201 16th street, to map out tentative plans for the next con- clave. The place of the next meet- ing and other arrangements have yet to be made before the executive committee can adjourn the summer. May Pick Cleveland. The next convention city is not likely to be finally determined until Septem- ber. Cleveland is expected to be chosen, although Indianapolis, Ind., has made a strong bid for the conven- tion of the educators. Before ultimate- ly selecting the convention city, the executive committee will ask for cer- tain guarantees in regard to housing facilities, etc. The executive committee is com- posed of Jesse H. Newlon, superin- tendent of schools of Denver. the new president of the association; Miss Olive M. Jones of New York, retiring presi- dent; William B. Owen of Chicago, Walter R. Siders of Pocatello, ldaho; Cornelia S. Adair of Richmond, Va., and Cora Wilson Stewart of Frank- fort, Ky. ADMIRAL TWINING DIES IN NANTUCKET La Follette Appointee to Naval Academy Had Long and Thrilling Career. for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining, a distinguished retired naval officer, died at Nantucket, Mass, where he was on a visit, Vesterday afternoon, according to a dispatch received at the Navy Department this morning. His body will be brought to this city and buried in the Arlington National Cemeery. Admiral Twining was born in Wis- consin, January 11, 1869, and was ap- pointed to the Naval Academy by Senator La Follette. He was grad- uated in September, 1885, and since then had an active career reaching the grade of rear admiral in June, 192i. He was commandant of the Boston navy yard, 1309-11, and in the latter year was 'appointed chief of the bureau of ordnance, Navy Depart- ment. During the troubles at Vera Crus, Mexico, in 1914 he was in com- mand of the oruiser Tacoma which took an active part in the operations. During the world war he was chief of staff of Admiral Sims, commanding naval operations in European waters, and was awarded the #&istinguished service medal. He had been previously awarded a medal for specially meri- torjous services in the Spanish war. ‘While in Eurepe he served as a mem- ber of the allied naval council. Later he commanded the battleship Texas and in 1919 was made chief of staff of Admiral Rodman, commanding the Pacific fleet. His next service was as naval attache at London, following which he returned to this country, and was placed on the retired list June 30, 1921. Since then he made his home at Newport, R. 1. Abe Martin Says: in| Moon, who's Th’ Girls’ First Voters’ Club met last pight an’ resoluted ag'in Candidate Dawes fer associatin’ hell_with th’ ole time-henored name Maria. “If whisk 'must be a _is a ‘medieine, it ment,™ says Lan iim beginnin' t' distinguish daylight from dark- [PETWORTH CITIZENS HOLD GELEBRATION 10,000 Take Part in Merrymaking, Lasting From Morning Until Late at Night. The sixteenth’annual Independence day celebration . of the. Petworth Citizens’ Assoclation yesterday at- tracted 10,000 loysl members of that community from their , homes to participate in & program thkat began early in the morning with a parade and ended late at night with a time- honored display of fireworks. Headed by the Petworth com- munity band, the procession “sound- ed oft” from New Hampshire avenue near Rock Creek Church road at 10 o'clock and moved to Grapt Circle. Twice circling that place, it balted and the National Emblem was raised with appropriate ceremonies and a regulation salute of twepty-one guns, fired by a detachment of men from the Navy. Community singing, led by Charles K. Wire, completed the program there. Rev. Clarence True Wiison, secre- tary of the board of temperance, pro- hibition and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who was the principal speaker at the services last night, stremsed the need for pa- triotism, and declared that no public officer in America dares move beyond the limits the people set for him, The exercises were held on Tenley Fleld. The presiding officer was Rev. Ed- ward Hayes, pastor of the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church. Inyoca- tion was asked by Rev, C. E. Haw- thorne, pastor of the Petworth Pres- byterian Church, and addresses were delivered by T. S, Tincher, president of the Petworth Citizens' Association, and William J. Armstrong, chairman of the general committee. Rev. O. J. Randall read the Declaration of Inde- pendence and Rev. Henry J. Smith pronounced henediction. Mr. Armstrong was aasisted on .the general committee by H. F. Fitts. as vice chairman. The Petworth Wo- man’'s Club had charge of the parade, with Mrs, Horace J. Phelps as chajr- man and Mrs. Gilbert L Jackson as grand marshal. The committees were directed by E. C. Davis, athletics: William C. Butler, finance; Dr. Alfred C. Nor- croas, first aid; C. D. Keller, publicity; Joseph A. Rice, printing; J. O. Bobee, auditing; D. F. Glasco, public com- fort, and Mrs. T. S| Tincher, judges. During the celebration the com- munity was divided into nine districts with the following chairmen in charge_of committees assigned to each: Lys' ~ H. Dewey, George H. Marshall, Chris. Lehmkhul, Gilbert I. Jackson, P. D. Lewis, John F. New- post, Fred E. Blood, Philip A. Wright and Herman H. Hili. SHIP CAPTAIN’S ACTION PROTESTED BY CHINA Declares Forcing of Apologies and Execution of Two in Slaying of American Too Drastic. By the Associated Press. PEKING, July 5—The foreign of- fice today lodged a protest with the British legation against the recent action of the commander of the Brit- | ish gunboat Cockchafer in exacting a penalty for the slaying of Edwin C. Hawley, an American, at Wanhsien, Szechwan province. Hawley, who was employved by a British concern, was killed by junk men several weeks ago. The Cockchafer's commander forced Chinese officials to attend his funeral and to execute two of the junk men's leaders. The foreign office contends that the matter might have been settled with- out the British officer’s resort to ex- treme methods, according to reports reaching it from Chinese sources. Replying to the American lega- tion's representations regarding Haw- ley's death, the fareign .office today advised the American minister that further investigation of the’ affair was being made. THE WEATHER District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia—Unsettled tonight and to- morrow, probably showers, not much change in temperature, gentle east winds. West Virginia—Partly cloudy to- night and tomorrow, probably showers in east portion, slightly warmer in west portion tomorrow. Record for Twenty-Four Hou Thermometer—4 p. 76; 8 p.m. H 12 midnight, 65; 4 am., 63; 8 am., €8; noon, 73. - ‘Barometer—4 p.m., 30.12; 8 p. 30.14; 12 midnight, 30.15; 4 a.m., 30. 8 a.m., 30.19; noon, 30.20. Highest temperature, 80, occurred at 3:15 p.m. yesterday. Lowest temperature, 61, at 2:30 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 93; lowest, 67. Conditien of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at Great Falls at 8 am— Temperature, 71; condition, muddy. Tide Pables. (Furnished by United States coast and geodetic survey.) Low tide, 4:24 am. and 5 P I'4 tide, 10:07 am. and 8 p.m. ‘DTom,l)rro'—lA' tide, 5:07 a.m. and 5:39 p.m.; high tide, 10:47 am. and 11:20 p.m. The Sun and Moo: Today—Sun rose 4:48 am.; sur Sets 7:37 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 7:37 p.m. 5 Moon riges 7:58 a.m. occurred Today- ; b 48 am.; sun ; sets 9:54 pum. Automobile lamps to be lighted one-half hour after sunset. ‘Weather In Various Citiea. PTemperature. | B cnne 885RRE| 85: B2AB2E = H Huron, &. Indianapalis. Jackseuville. RRRBESRIESEBERS = [F i AR R a R RRRERAREA IS i £ 2H25eRRRIRTTEARSRINTRRATT L9 EETS T 7 i T e Visitor te Capi Sees Fbg:’“dcdare, 3 But Neme of U. S. A western woman saw Wash- ington for the first time yester- day. She was given a short morning ride through the north-" west 'residential section and not much escaped her gaze. “Ske the | Belgian flag?” fh- quired her host. “That's the embassy, afd they haye it out in honor of our Independence day.” . “That's very nice,” was the answer. “What's that one?” she asked, as the car was pass- ing the next block. The Wash- ingtonian explained that it was the Panaman baoner. The tour continued and every embassy and legation passed had the na- tlonal flag of its country on dis- D Well," was the mild com- ment of the visitor as the car headed out to suburbs, “if I had never seen an American flag, or a picture of :one—of course, you can see one on almost every ‘house on July 4 out where 1 come from—I hon- estly would'nt know from this little whirl in the Nation's Cap- ital, what one looked like.” Of course, there were a lot of them displayed downtown and there were some, the local man discovered, up in the “dip- lomatic section,” but mighty few. PAUL JONES' BIRTH IS HONORED IN D. €. Sons of Revolution Observe 177th Anniversary—Cool- idge Sends Wreath. In pbgervance of the 177th anniver- sary of the birth-of John Paul Jones, pioneer American naval hero, a com- mittee of the Sons of the Revolution, comprising officers of the Navy and of the Marine Corps. today laid four memorjal wreaths at the base of the John Paul Jones statue, at the foot of 17th street. The brief but impressive ceremonies were witnessed by a group of civilians. First to oe laid beneath the figure of the “Father of the American Navy” was a wreath sent by President Cool- idge, and placed in position by his naval aide, Capt. Adolphus Andrews, U.S. N. Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur then laid beside the White House floral piece a wreath contrib- uted by the Sons of the Revolution. A wreath from the United States Navy was placed by Admiral Edward W. Eberle, U. 8 N., chief of naval opera- tions, and another from the Marine Corps was placed by Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant of the corps. Prayer by Navy Chaplain. The exercises opened with invoca- tion by Capt. Evan W. Scott, Chaplain Corps, U. 8. N. While the tributes were being laid a detachment of sail- ors stood at attention. Following the short ceremony a section of the Nav. Band, Charles Benter directing, pla: ed “The Star Spangled Banne: - Grouped about the statue were, In addition to the national colors and the society's flags, repiicas of the flags of ‘the revolution, -including the first flag of the continental navy, the Cambridge flag and the royal Bourbon flag of France. The committee of the Sons of the Revolution in charge of the tribute follows: Commander Joel T. Boone, U. S, N, chairman; Capt. Adelbert Alzhouse,” U. 'S, Capt. Edwin T. Pollock, U. S. N.; Commander Fred- erick G. Pyne, U. S. Commander William 1. Stiles, Com- mander Jay H. Spyher, U. S. N.; Lieut. Commander Guysbert Bogart Vroom, S. N.; Lieut. Commander Lewlis P. laphane, U. . R.; Lieut. Coi mander Horace D. Rouzer, U. 8. N. R.; Maj, Charles R. Sanderson, U. S. M. C.; Capt. John M. Arthur, U. 8’ M G and Capt. Lee W. Wright, U. &. The committee was accompanied by Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. S. M. C., president of the society, and Charles P. Light, secretary. e e RIFT OVER AGENDA MAY DELAY PARLEY (Continued from First Page.) to a full accord with Mr. MacDonald, he cannot, whatever may be his per- sonal views on the subject, consent to. farestalling of the reparation com- mission on the question of registering Germany's eventual default in exe- cuting the Dawes' plan, because he would certainly find a majority parliament against him. His major- ity in the chamber at best is consid- erably under 100, and on such issues as this it would be largely reduced by the defection of radicals such as Henry Franklin Boulllon and his friends, who have all along_supported a strong attitude toward Germany. The premier's majority in the Sen- ate is thought to be much narrower and he will have to run the gantlet of interpellations in the upper house on Tuesday. Former Premier Ray- mand Poincare has set, himself down to speak on that occasion. M. Herriot, before the foreign affairs committee of the chamber yes- terday, said the French government had its hand free on every question to be discussed in London, but ad- mitted there was such a_ wide dii- ference between the conversations at Chequers and the British memoran- dum to the ambassadors. that he was inclined to belleve that the latter document was drawn up by foreign office officials who had not the same political conceptions as Prime Min- ister MacDonald. Immediately after M. Herriot had expressed this opinion, he received a telegram from Mr. MacDonald stat- ing that the memorandum should be taken only as representing the views of the British government. HERRIOT FALL POSSIBLE. BRUSSELS, July 5.—Unofficial cir- cles and the newspapers here see the possibility of a French ministerial crisis intervening to delay the inter- allied .conference set far London July 16. BAND CONCERT. The United States A Band, W. J. Stannard, dll"cr(‘:r,: ::o(he Ellipse, this evening, at p.m. March, “Defile’ Overture, Haymon' Tone poem, seeee. .. Hane “The Four Sons ot’ ses-eesenee. .. Balfe “Les Prelud'i‘l" g::‘:! Risces: b’evfl: Bons == the Gondsliers” (@) “Gagd Nights o SOnE Grand seenes- from “Attilg,” - Valse ds ‘comcert, “Pussin e . uszta Concert (a). “Nocturne Hymn of (dr;-ulqge Ahd Asna) $8),7The. - Destruction. . ll‘::r:&! frqm “You're In Pinsio densriptivea Humte, in | ot girls is_referred to by {vance the price of the seats big ...WMY“ ot Shargin Ioter with Rim snd tried to URGED BY PASTER Rev.C. R, Stéufier. Addresses Association Convention at Frederick, Md. By a Btaft Correspondest. FREDERICK, Md, July 5.—The importance of church Bible classes in helping build strong character was the keynote of an address by Rev. Charles R. Stauffer, pastor of the Ninth Street Christian Church of Wash- ington, before the Men's Organized Bible Class Association and the Women's Organized Bible Class Association here today. “We must look to the church to lift up ideals and see that they are not lowered,” said Rev. Stauffer. He urged members of the church to be strong, but added that strength of mind and body are of little avail without character. It is in this latter Phase of strength-building that the church stands out, he indicated. Prayers for Boy. Following Rev. Stauffer's address, a motion was made and carried to bold _a special prayer for Calvin Coolidge, jr., who is ill. Whereupon all delegates bowed their heads for one minute in silent prayer. The re- mainder of the program this morning consisted of an address by Rev. Harvey Baker Smith, pastor of the Columbia Heights Christian Church of Washington, and the usual pray- ing and singing and minor discus- S s afternoon separate sessions will be held by the men's and wom- en's associations. At these sessions various phases of conducting Bible classes and methods for the promo- tion of welfare of the Protestant churches and their Sunday schools will be discussed. Homer J. Coun- cilor, religious director of the Cal- vary Baptist Church, will preside as chairman at the men's session, while Mrs. Henry F. Lutz will preside at the women's session. The conference, which is the third annual one to be held jointly by the two assoclations, formally opened last evening when delegates repre- senting practically all of the Prot- estant “Bible classes in the District of Columbia assembled in the old German Club of Hood College, the regular meeting place. Urges Closer Comtact. Guilford S. Jameson, who delivered the opening address at last nights session, pointed out the necessity of a closer contact with God in_order to accomplish the most in life, He quoted from the Bible where fisher- men had fished all day and caught nothing. “When they were spoken to by Christ and again cast their nets, they caught an abundance of fish. Likéwise today,” he indicated, *in order for one to accomplish the most in life he needs the guidance of the Maste: Mr. Jameson then introduced Mr. Councilor, who then assumed his re- sponsibility as the permanent chair- man of the joint conference. Mr. Councilor_introduced Mrs. J. M. Dawson of Waco, Tex., the prin- cipal speaker last night’ She em- phasized the importance of religion in both national and international affairs and told of the need of certain reforms for the betterment of social and religious welfare. The remainder of the program last night included an address by Dr. Joseph H. Apple, president of Hood College; the intro- duction of the delegates of each of the churches represented and the singing of several hymns by the as- sembly, led by William 8. Schmucker. Mrs, Page McK. Etchison was pianist and Frank Henry Pierce of.Los An- geles was organ TWENTY 4TH CELEBRANTS TAKEN FOR NOISE-MAKING Many Complaints to Police on Dis- turbed Slumbers Keep Force Constantly Active. Loud reports of explosives in sev- eral sections of the city last night brought complaints from numerous disturbed residents. Police had been instructed to prevent such noise, but compiaints were so numerous that there were not policemen enough to cope with those indulging in the celebration. Capt._Stoll of the ninth precinct motored through his precinct, in Northeast Washington, most of the day and part of the night in an effort to put a stop to unlawful conduct by persons handling explosives. Ten ar- rests were made and an equal number in the eleven other precincts. Marlboro Tax Rate, 20 Cents. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., July 5. The Upper Marlboro board of town commissioners—T. Van Clagett, H. H. Talbert and Frederick W. Wilson— has set-20 cents on the $100 assessed valuation of real estate within the corporation as the municipal tax rate for 1924. Levying of a town tax was authorized by one vote at a referen- dum election here recently. The taxes will be payable July 20, and if not then paid will bear 6 per cent interest until settled. MANHATTAN DAYS AND NIGHTS BY HERBERT COREY. New York—good old town. It loves to be bunked. It can be bunked and re- bunked, but never de-bunked. It never complains. It is soft, childish, easy and mild. No wonder the gold-brick men operate here nowadays, in prefer- ence to the great open spaces where boots are boots. A detective told me once that money machines were being sold from pushcarts down on the East Side. You know—the machines in which you enter & slip of brewn paper at ope end and take out new dollar bills at the other. I believe the story. But it may be the bunk. * X k¥ T'm not leading any crusade against bunk in New York. A fat chance one would Rave of winning such a fight. New York is so absolutely sure of its moral If not mental superlority to the rest of us that it would not even listen to a prophet crying in its wilderness. The said prophet shall, therefore, cry for his own individual relief, and not because he hopes to accomplish any- thing. Which preface having been accomplished— Before this year's edition of the “Follies” opaned good ald Flo Ziegfeld —that is the one in which this glorifier A3 ’u- and ic—said that h'fl"' e for his $22 per d ast year, when Eddie took & Brewdriver to the the- his chair om the theory g% o e had t and 1 R L aaia that e owid chargs baly the cufrent rates. fithg * & ¥ ¥ - Along cames Gew. Trinkle of Vir- wwumtumwnlmm. ‘spmmitten that he {10 846 the "Pollles® That was DiEldented thing. Dual-Citizenship Abrogation Urged In Japanese Diet By the Amsoclated Press. TOKIO, July 5.—The government today introduced in the lower house of the diet a bill providing for the abrogation of the dual citizenship of Japanese nationals born abroad. The abrogation is subject to certain con- ditions, however. Dual nationality of the children born to Japanese parents resident within their borders has been a sub- Ject of some concern to certain occi- dental nations, including the United States. SIMPLIFIED SPELLING REPORTED GAINING 600 Papers and Periodicals Said to Be Using Shortened Forms of Several Words. More than 600 newspapers and periodicals in the United States are now using simplified spellings of balf a dozen words, according to Dr. Abraham Gideon, trustee and public- ity manager for the simplified spell- ing board and in charge of its cen- tral office in New York, who has been attending the concluding ses- sions of the National Education As- sociation here in order to confer with leading exponents of the spelling re-. form movement. The number of such publications is steadily increasing, said Dr. Gideon, who explained that the original policy of the board in urging on the press a program of gradual, progres- sive simplification ~rather than a policy of sudden, sweeping changes, is meeting with success. his is evi- denced, he sald, in the steadily in- creasing number of daily newspapers the spelling “program,” “cata- “pedagog” and words with sim- ilar endings, together with “tho,” “thru” and “thoro,” with their deriva- tives and compounds. In each of these cases, according to members of the board, the recom- mended orthography is' more nearly appropriate to the original form of the word than is the longer collection of letters. A similar campaign to adopt the so- called mew, but, in _reality, older forms, is being waged by the board among school authorities throughout the country. Among those who have been in con- ference on these campaigns during the present convention are: Jesse H Newlon, superintendent of schools of Denver and president-elect of the N. E. A.; Dr. Dewitt C. Croissant, pro- fessor of English, George Washington University; Dr. H. H. Seerley, presi- dent of Iowa Teachers’ College, both of whom are membres of the simpli- fied spelling board: Dr. William H. Davidson, superintendent of schools, Pittsburgh: Mrs. Josephine C. Preston, state superintendent of schools, Wash+ ington, and Merle Thorpe, formerly professor of journalism. University of Kansas, now editor of the Nation's Business of the United States Cham- ber of Commerce. —_— FIREWORKS POISON, PROBE REVELATION i “Harmless” Product Eaten by Two- | Year-0ld Helen Ricker Contained "Mercury, Is Report. Investigation of the poisoning of little two-year-old Helen Ricker, 708 Tth ‘street northeast, by the contents of one of the ‘harmless” fireworks snakes ‘pnvincea the authorities that the child got mercury in her system. Detective Harry Evans has turned over to the health department a dupli- cate package of what the child found in her home, thought was candy and devoured the contents. Some pieces of the fireworks pur- chased by the detective were labeled “polson” and the antidote for such | poison given. The one the child ob- tained was not labeled, it is stated. A report of the result of the health department analysis will be made to the police Tuesday. It was reported at Children's Hospital, where the child is under the care of Dr. G. Henry Rawson, that the patient’s re- covery is expected. It is probable the Commissioners will adopt a regulation to prohibit the sale of fireworks containing polson in wn effort to prevent a pos- sible fatality next year. L me?t After Three Years. Charles P. Frenz, wanted in this city to answer a charge of false pre- tenses, was arrested in New York vesterday after a three-year search. He was arrested here in 1921, when, it is stated, he posed as a_German count. Bond in the sum of $500 was given for his appearance. He failed to appear and the bond was forfeited. P. F. O'Connor, his bondsman, has been searching for him since his failure to appear for trial. the only thing that could be done for him, he said. He had noted that the price of seats was not to be advanced, but when he sent a boy over for the ducats the lad returned with the infor- mation that they were §15 each. Gov. Trinkle allowed that he doubted if he would give $15 for the entire show, as a matter of principle. “But perhaps the steering committee can get those seats for me at the ad- vertised price, which {s $5.407" The steering committee said, no, in- deed, it could do nothing of the Kind. 1f it asked Flo Ziegfeld to cut rates he would probably ask it $18 a seat as | a rebuke. If that sort of thing happened in London the King of England would pyt his ermine coat in the cedar closet, hang up his gold crown on the horns of Ris'Ihrone, and lead the mob him- self. * k¥ % At that truth compels the statement that the “Follies” is about as good as it ever has been. Mostly girls in the costumes which enraptured old Cap Cook when he discovered the South Sea Islands, plus comedy most- 1y furnished by Will Rogers. That re- minds me of Rogers' story of how he became a comedian. He began stage life with & dumb act, in which the principal part was taken by a horse. One night the horse got sick and Rogers came on the stage whirling hig loop, "to explain that hiz superior wag ill. The band took -hfs appear- Race for the usual cue, and lcuck into the usual gallop. The more that Rogers tried to explain that the horse was sick and the act could not go on the harder the band played and the more the audience laughed. Finally ers blew up. “You needn't laugh at me,” he said. “I can talk just &s good as any of you birds™ *'It was four days before the mans- r persusded him o leave the horse home and eame to the stag be'a star all by himself. |at 19:30 am., 3 and 7 p.m MUSSOLINIINTENT ON PURGING PARTY Has Alfeady Put Three Non: Fascists in Important Cabinet Posts. BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL B I il ROME, July 5.—Premier Mussolini has aiready carried out one of the three promises he made as a result of the Matteotti revelations and has begun on the other two, yet ths political thunders still are rnmbling. ‘This week he has accepted the resig- nations of three members of hi§ cabinet, all Fascisti, replacing them with non-Facistmembers of the Bov- ernmental coalition. Then he dis- missed all cabinet under secretaries and called a dozen men to fill their Pplaces. The country recognizes that all the new appaintees are free from any possible suspicion of connection with, the alleged crime and graft gang which the Matteotti murder revealed, but the opposition complains that they. are all little known and inexperienced men of extremely conservative tend- encies. Meanwhile Mussolini per- sists in his parliamenzary lockout, baving prorogued the chamber until November, at which time it will have its first opportunity to confirm the recent appointments. To Amalgamate Militia. The first step toward amalgamat- ing the black shirt militia with the national army is promised this month, when the black shirts throughout the kingdom will take the oath to the king. Hitherto the black shirts have not sworn lovalty to the king—that is, to the Italian nation— but only to Mussolini and the party The project has been elaborated for the complete amalgamation of the militia with the army, but the m difficult work ig yet undone. Man believe it will be hard to persuade the black shirt leaders thus to sur- render their identity. Mussolini's _third promise — the weeding out of all traces of the al- leged crime and graft gangs from the Fascist party—is a longer work, It ‘has'been begun with the reorganiza- tion of certain obstreperous local Fascist _groups. Meanwhile the mosphere continues troubled. ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 5 (Spe- cial).—The first annual celebration of Independence day by the Alexan-- dria Booster Club yesterday attracted more than 5,000 citizens to the scene of the barbecue, freak races and the display of fireworks at night, the lat- ter being attended and participated in by hundreds who motored from Washington. Few arrests were made. A fire nded during the fireworks aused excitement. It was burning - grass north of the Webster spoke, and told the gathering of the manner in which the hotel drive for $300.000 went over the top last week. Theodore Harri read the Declaration of dence, while Postmaster Knight and C. Page Waller, president of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke briefly on the achievements of the club. Ninety-five dollars was collected in Police Court this morning in the fol- lowing es: William Craven, '§ driving without permit; Fastern Tay lor, $3, violating traffic law: Henr Stévens. $50, operating automobil under influence of liquor: Henry Shiflett, §5, drunk; Bessie Haley, colored, $10, drunk’ and destroying properiy, and Bessie Case, colored, $i0, drunk fany places of business in the city, including the four national bank and city offices and departments re- mained closed today, taking advan- tage of the legal holiday proclaimed by Gov. E. Lee Trinkle. A larg number of those who were not paid their weekly salaries Thursday will be forced to go without them until Monday. M e nndria Division, No. 134, Benefit Association of Railway Employes. Will hold its annual excursion at Marshall Hall today. This organiza- tion comprises over a thousand rail- way employes of Alexandria and vicinity. The steamer Charles Mac- alester will make three trips to Mar: s ving Alexandria w shall Hall, leaving o tion to the free dancing-in the large pavilion, with music by Meyer Davis Orchestra, an_attractive program of entertaining features has been plan- ned by the excursion committee. in cluding 100 grab-bag prizes. W. ¥ Loftin is chairfaan of the commit- tee in charge of arrangements. FIVE CHAUFFEURS HELD IN HIP-POCKET TRAFFIC Revenue Agents Make Arrests and Seize Auto'and Small Quantity of Liquor. Investigating reports that certain chauffeurs in the vicinity of Penn- sylvania avenue and 14th street, op- posite the District building, were en- gaged im a_hip-pocket trafic in in- toxicants, Revenue Agents Murphy and Bence, accompanied by Detective Kane of the firsta precinct, made five arrests there early this morning. In addition one automobile and small quantities of liquor were seized. The chauffeurs arrested are: Stan- ley Cichon, twenty-seven, 1436 Irving street; Joseph A. Donovan, twenty- five, 2425 M street: Frank M. Jacobs twenty-seven, 1449 N street; James Francis Donovan, twenty-two, 2425 M street, and Christiun ~ Frederick Schweitzer, twenty-two, 1423 R street. Cichon is alleged to have attacked Revenue Agent Murphy with an iron bar, inflicting an_injury to his arm. Cichon's car was seized 3 DEAD, 5 MISSING IN STEAMER FIRE (Continued from First Page.) to play at the regatta for workboats there yesterday, Most of the passen- gers were from Baltimore. The goné to Crisfield for the boat races According to stories obtained from survivors, all or nearly all of the peo- ple aboard took to the water pecause of the failure of attempts to launch the lifeboats. They were picked up by other craft which were attracted to the sceme of the blaze. ~Among them were the Middlesex and the Al- legheny. Officers of the Three Rivers could not give the cause of the fire, nor had they any theory to advance. First news was a wireless dispatch from a newspaper reporter. Another wireless told of the rescue work. ————— DELAY POLAR FLIGHT. ROME, July 5.—The airplane expe- dition to the North Pole under the di- rection of Lieut. Locatelll, organiza- tion of which with the co-operation of cfficials of the Italian air service was announceq yesterday, has been definitely postpaned until next year because of lack of time for prepara- tion. Lieut. Loeatelli expects to visit Spitsbergen soon to acquaint himself with thre preparation which will be necessary:- He will return to Italy in time for the flight across the broadest rt.of the Atlantie. which will b a4~ empted by Italians this year.