Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1924, Page 17

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY stopped at the Boston HE INSPECTS FAMOUS “OLD IRONSIDE! THE 3 S On bis way back to Washington from Plymouth, Vt., avy Yard, where he went over the work and visited the old fighting frigate . o ¢ o8 % . WEDDING™ OF TWO TOWNS IN DIFFERENT STATES. Govs. Morgan of West Virginia and Trinkle of Virginia going through the ceremony of uniting Graham, Va., and Bluefield, W. Va., into one communi The two towns THE BRYAN BOYS AND THEIR Il hereafter be known as Bluefield, W. Va.. SISTERS. Wide World Photo, Copyright by Fowler. A hitherto unpublished photograpb, taken in 1900 at Salem, 111., of William Jennings Bryan, Gov. Charles W. Bryan, Democratic vice presidential nominee. and their sisters. .. PUPILS ABOVE NORMAL INTESTS 3,000 in Report of Psycholog- | ical Research Director After Year’s Work. COOKE SCHOOL HIGHEST Saving of Time for Competent Children Effected, Is Claim. The psychological tests in educa- tional research and measurement in- troduced in the District public schools last yvear have proved un ally suc- cessful and effected great savings, ac- cording to the annual report of Miss Jessie La Salle, director of the work and supervising principal of the second division. Although the returns of the tests given in the second division have not been completely checked and tabulat- ed, Miss La Salle said that the re- suits thus far indicate that the chil- dren of Washington have abnormal mentality. More than 3.000 children were test- ed and measured the second di- vision, and the average ro-efficienc of intelligence” resulted as follows: (“ooke School, 112.25 per cent: Den- nison School, 100.89 per cent; Morgan ool, 111.89 per cent, and Ross chool, 106.69 per cent. The aver- in age high type of mentality is rated | at 100 per cent. saving of Time for Pupiln. La Salle pointed out that in the second division alone the tests effected a great saving of time for competent pupils. Three hundred and seventy-six pupils in that division received fone semester extra promo- tion: nine received a year and a half, while others received promotions chich expedited their progress in school. These promotions saved 537 semester hours to the rapid pupils and also saved, according to Miss La Salle, the salaries of nine teachers for a full year “who would have otherwise been needed to teach these children what they already knew.” The report shows that the men- tality tests cost the public $281.49 for materials, and $216.50 for clerical help. Of the total cost of the first year's work, parent-teacher associd- tions pald $§56.19, while the research fund which women's clubs raised to bring Miss La Salle to Washington amounted to $250. ™ Militia Oath Postponed. ROME, July 17.—The press an. nounces today that the date on which the Fasciet National Militia will take its oath of allegiance to the king has again been postponed and that it prob- ably will be September 20, the anni- vermary of the taking of Rome in 187, or October 28, the anniversary of ‘the Fascist march on Rome. YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. Address: Room 722, News D partment, The Evening Star, Washington, D. C. Q. Please give me a list of the States that have paid or are paying bonuses to ex-service men of the World War.—K. P. A. The following States are paying or have paid State bonuses to veter- ans or their dependents who were citizens or residents at the time of induction into the military service: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Illi- nois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Mon- tans, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Minnesota and North and outh Dakota. Almost all other States have passed some other forms of [ beneficial legislation ranging from | free schooling to free homes and hos- | pital care and treatment. Q. come 1 have a brother who has be- disabled and can no longer |carry on. The Veterans' Bureau will not “grant him any relief or help, claiming that the disabilities are not due or incident to military service. How can I secure some help from the Government? 1 know that his mili- tary service ruined his health. T. DE P. A.—Write me more fully regarding your brother's military service and his disabilities; perhaps 1 can give you some help. ' The Veterans’ Bureau act has been modified and amended and liberalized and under ‘its new provisions you may be able to secure compensation and hospital care and treatment for your brother. However, if he is not compensable you may apply to the National Homes for | Disabled Soldiers and secure for him |free hospital care and treatment. Many States also maintain homes for men who have become disabled and are unable to prove a claim against the Government, 80 us to secure com- pensation and * hospital care and treatment. rs. | Q. My husband is dead. He had a disease which according to the Vet- erans’ Bureau was considered due to military service, but it will not pay his insurance to me. Am I entitled to his bonus?—HELE! A. You are entitled to his bonus credit if you are unmarried. Write me more fully about your husband's insurance and under the new law you may be able to collect it too. ' Q. Can I sell 'the loan benefits of my adjusted service certificate which 1 receive? Can my beneficiary make me a lezal loan on my adjusted serv- ice certificate? Is there any way in which 1 might get some immediate | benefit out of my bonus?—L. L. A. You cannot legally sell or as- sign any of the benefits of your adjusted service certificate and there- fore you cannot dispose of the loan value of the policy you expect to re- celve. Your beneficlary can .make you a loan if he or she desires to do so. Under the law, though, only banks or trust companies duly or- ganized under State.laws can make you a loan, secured by the certifi- cate, which will be issued to you. It is to be regretted, but there is no way in which any quick benefits may be derived from the adjusted com- pensation act. The law- is designed to aid you and all other veterans when they will probably need more aid than they do now. It is also de- signed to aid and help in the future ears your dependents and such per- sons as are nearest and dearest to I 3 Copyrigh Photos FIGHT FOR BETTER ROAD 1S LAUNGHED {D. C. Summer Colonists in| Maryland Unite in Campaign for Improvement. by P& AL Property owners, mostly Washifig- tonians, of the seventh election dis- trict of Anne Arundel County, Md., at a meeting last evening in the rooms of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, Star Building, perfected the organization of a protective asso- ciation and decided on vigorous action to maintain their rights as taxpayers. The district in question includes the Summer - colonies of Felicity Cove, ldlewilde, Shady Side, West Shady Side. Deep Cove, Back Bay Bl:‘fl("l, Cedarhurst, Chalk Point and Camp Kahlert of the Y. W. C. A. The so-called “improvement” of thg only road to the properties In ques- n. which, it was explained, has ren- dered the road impassable most of the | time since last Fall, was the chief tar- get for criticism last evening. It was pointed out that many taxpayers have not only been seriously inconvenienc- ed, but have been prevented from vis- jting their cottages this year, and that business men and commercial en- terprises have suffered severe loss. Opinion Unanimous. The Washington firm, according to its representative, has been obliged to maintain _a truck and an employe, paying for board and lodging of the latter, beyond the “sea of lava,” and transferring its commodity by hand from one truck to another around the bad stretch. The unusually large attendance in- cluded several permanent residents and natives of the section mentioned. There was no difference of opinion. By common consent, as every one was familiar with conditions, discussion of “the unspeakable situation” was barréd. An executive committee was named to formulate a plan of procedure and to take action without delay, report- ing the result to the association at a meeting to be called by the presi- dent. 1t was indicated that if it is found necessary to go beyond the governor of the state an appeal will be made to the courts for redress. SEhECT i b i Two Surrender on Dry Charge. PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 17.—David Levine, formeryhotel proprietor, and Charleston Grechsburg, under_indict- ment in the Federal District Court a Savannah, Ga., upon’ a liquor conspir- acy charge, surrendered to Federal authorities yesterday and gave bond pending receipt of court orders for the removal to Savannah for the Novem- ber term of court. A.warrant for their arrest had issued early in the year. you and whom the law presumes you will. have named as a beneficlary. The' bonus act certainly ‘is not much help for the present meedy veteran, but it will be of immeasurable as- sistance when mrost veterans will be failing in health in the years'to come and whose nceds will then .be far greater than those of today. 1 Secretary Wilbur Wide World Photo. HERE TO_ARRANGE MENUS FOR THE PRINGE. Prince of Wales’ chef, who ar: visit of the prince in t s country. his culinary efforts. TRAINING FOR OLYMPIC CONTES’ ‘BEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. JULY 17, 1924.’ GEORGES KISSES A HORSE. Carpentier, idol of the French prize ring, who is now training in this country, welcomes Epinard, French thorou, bred. tracks. M. de Gorog, ved recently to arrange for menus for the Gorog has rec ved many medals for United News Pictures. Alma Mann, aquatic star of the Panama Canal Zone and a member of the American swimming team, making a swan dive. ENDS 30-YEAR SERVICE IN U. S. PRINTING OFFICE Samuel Came to Plant as Only Marbler—Post Now Held by Three. L. Davenport Davenport, marbler. at Printing Oftice bind- ery division, retired vesterday after thirty years of service in that ca- pacity. He was in the Congressional Library section. When he entered the service July 1894, he was the only marbler in the emply of the Government, and today there are only three doing this type of work, which consists of placing attractive designs on the edges of books to protect them from wear and finger prints. Virtually all books in the Congressional Library have been so treated and Mr. Davenport in his term of service probably handled a majority of the work. Not only his fellow employes but Public Printer George H. Carter and officials at the printing office were among those offering congratulations on the occasion of his retirement. PANAMA PROSPERITY AIDED BY U. S. GENIUS Minister Tells G. W. U. Students of Influence of Canal Upon Com- mercial Life of Nation. Samuel L. the Government “To the Panama Canal, a monu- ment to American engineering genius, IS ‘due the present prosperity of Pan- ama in a great degree” declared Dr. Ricardp Alfaro, Minister of Panama, in a speech before the students of the George Washington University Summer School vesterday. He sald the United States, however, realizes $24.000,000 a vear from the canal in folis paid by the 500 ships which pass through it each month. Dr. Alfaro gave a brief sketch of panama. He mentioned its discovery by Columbus and the founding of the City of Panama. Vast hordes of gold and silver were obtained by early Spaniards from the mines of Panama and Peru, he declared, and one of the ancient governors even had a canoe paddle incrusted with pearls. The tales of fabulous wealth caused the countries to be sacked by buccaneers. As early as 1524, Dr. Alfaro said, the advantages of building a canal through_ the Isthmus were seen, and the project was considered by vari- ous Kuropean nations, but it re- mained for the United States to ac- tually accomplish the construction of the canal. Panama has a population of only half a million, or about 15 persons to the square mile. W. C. T. U. LAYS PLANS. Seeks 500 Members to Complete Quota. The executive committee of the Dis- trict W. C. T. U, meeting in regular session yesterday, discussed plans for completing the membership drive to enable the local organization to fur- nish its full quota toward the 1,000,000 members the national organization is striving to obtain. It is announced that the local organization has raised its full quota in money, but that it still needs 500 members.to complete its membership quota. The drive will end formall The National W. C. October 20. L lebrate the fiftieth anniversary of s founding in Chicago in November. | Copyright by Underwood & Underwood OUTING WILL BENEFIT 0DD FELLOWS’ HOME 5,000 Expected at Large Fete To- morrow—EK. of C. at Beach Today. | The Odd Fellows' Home in the| District will benefit from the pr ceeds of the annual excursion of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah Lodges tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach. More than 5.000 are expected to attend. Twenty ath- letic events and special - featur planned. Seventy-five prizes awarded the three or four winners of each event. The prizes have been donated by business men. Arrangements are in the hands of a central committee of forty, com- posed of representatives of each lodge. Officers of the committee are J. B. Kincer, chairman; Miss Irene Jeffries, secretary; Thomas C. Bais- den, treasurer; Harry L. Andresen, grand secretary, publicity agent: E. B. Franklin in charge of program, and Milton Johnson in charge of ath- letic events. The Knights of Columbus are hold- ing their annual outing at the Beach today. E. P. Goodwin, chairman of the program committee. assisted by William K. Mulligan and John E. Burns, has arranged a length pro- gram of athletics, including the fol- lowing events: ard dash for boys under 8. 25-yard dash for girls under | 10, 50-yard dash for boys between 12'and 16, 50-yard dash for girls be- tween 12" and 16, 50-vard dash fer members only, potato race for girls over 16, fat men's race, sack race for boys under 16, egg race for girls under ‘12, standing broad jump open to all, pie-eating contest, and a tug- of-war between teams representing the various councils, the winning team receiving a silver loving cup. Prizes will include a bathing suit, umbrellas, porch rocker, cuff buttons, merchandise, candy, necktle, cigars, three sets of automobile lenses, ice cream and a razor. usic will be furnished by the Khights of Columbus Band. COLLEGE STRTIONS CLOSE Others Silent Without Making Re- port of Decisions. Broadcasting stations operated by or in connection with universities and colleges are for a large part closed down for the summer vacation period. Among those going off the a!; temporarily are: - tation 'WCAL, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.; WBBF, Geol‘:ln Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.; WPAB, Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa.; KFAE, University of Washington, Pullman, Wash., and WBAA, Purdue University, W. Lafay- ette, Ind. Many others, reports of which have not been made, are also silent now. it PROUD DRINKERENED. Calmly and proudly, Daniel Hughes, charged with intoxication in Police Court today, told Judge Gus A. Schuldt that he had imbibed about four gallons of cider.in an hour with- out getting drunk. 'He pleaded not guilty, despite the fact that he ad- mitted the cider was of the “hacd” variety. Judge Schuldt opined he had in- haled, encugh 1o make halt s doxen men unk, and sentenced him to fine or fifteen days in jail. The horse has been entered in several stake races on American Wide World Photo. AFTER A REAL TENNIS BATTLE. MAKING AN OLYMPIC GAMES RECORD. Illinois Athletic Club, who jumped 6 feet 6 inches into the air at H. M. Osborne of the solom- bes Stadium. He failed by a slight margin to break the world high jump record. Fepes sbrspere rosirees seres . Wide World Photo. Bt o TR TR e RS ety 13434881 s PR Misses McKane and Covell, Brit 2 h tenni stars, shaking hands with Miss Wills and Mrs. Wightman, American winners of the championship doubles at Wimbledon. England, a few days ago. LAFOLLETTEURGED TODELAYSPEAKING Followers Advise That He Make One Whirlwind Cam- paidn in Autumn. Advisors of Senator La Follette of Wisconsin are urging him not to be in a hurry to launch his active cam- paign for the presidency. Speech- making during the next few weeks wonld be wasted effort, they argue, frging that the Senator do little cam- paigning until September, and then begin an intensive fight for votes, carrying it through to a whirlwind finish just before election day. While no definite decision has been made, Senator La Follette apparently is of the same mind as his lieuten- ants. The next three or four weeks, he believes, should be devoted to the { non-spectacular task of building up a nation-wide organization and of getting the La Foliette ticket on the ballot in every state. Declines Invitation to Speak. The Senator has declined an invi- tation to address his followers here before the end of the month and thosé helping on campaign arrangements say there probably will be no stump- ing before September. Meanwhile, however, he may do some broad- casting by radio, which will be used extensively in the interests of his campaign after he goes to his home in_Madison, Wis. Most pressing of the problems con- fronting La Follette and his political aides is the selection of a vice presi- dential candidate. This will be done, after consultation with the Senator, by the national committee of the Conference for Progressive Political Action at a meeting here tomorrow and Saturday. Dosen Names Propowed. A dozen or more names have been proposed by various committee mem- bers. These included Senator Wheel- er, Democrat, of Montana, but he an- nounced yesterday that he would not accspt an_ indorsement if tendered m. Senator Wheeler said he had de- cided not to support John W. Davis, the Democratic presidential nominee, but would do what he could in Mon- tana for the Democratic state ticket and for the re-election of Senator Walsh, his Democratic colleague. He added 'that he probably would cast his own vote for Senator La Follette. SHOT AIDING SISTER. _ Victim Wounded by Masked Man in Cottage. WORCESTER, Mass., July 17.—Her- bert A. Jacobson, 27 years old, was probably fatally shot early today by a masked man, who forced his way into the room of Miss Lillian Jacob- son, the victim's sister, in & cottage at_Lake Quinsigamond. Jacobson was shot down when he nswered his sister's for help BAND CONCERTS. the United States Army Stannard, direc: ington ~ Circle, avenue and third street north- tonight at 7:30 oclock X .Panella Weber belius By tor, Penn Twenty west, March, i | overture. i | Tone poem. | | »arch, { | Popular hits- “The Darling Girl Arnie (h) “Oh Me, Oh My" Arnold Barr Waltz, “Old Timers”..... Lake Selection, “The Fortune Teller” Herbert March, “Saracen Guard’ W. C. White “The Star Spangled Banner.” at (a) Barr At Marine Barracks, this after- noon at 4:30 o'clock, by the United States Marine Band, William H. Santelmann, leader; Taylor Branson, second leader. s,” Adams .Mozart Characteristic, on the Prado’ : Lake Solo for euphonium. “Theme and Variations on the Carni- val of Venice". .. Whittier Musician Peter 2 Grand scenes from of Destiny’ = Waltz, “The Bach “The oo sni - Merdl elo ntelmann “Reminiscenes of the Planta- tions” ... : Chambers Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma. “The Star Spangled Banner.” At Chevy Chase Circle, tonight at o'clock, by the United States Marine Band, William H. Santelmann, leac Taylor Branson, second leader. March, “Semper Fidelis”..Sousa Overture, “La Dame Blanche” Boldieu “Down South” icodi low Characteristic, Solo for Echoes.” Musician Arthur S. Witcomb. Grand_scenes from “Il Trova- tore” .. ..Verdi Humoresque, “Comin’ Thro' the Rye” ... Myddleton Suite, “Americana”. ... Thurban (a) The Tiger's Tail. (b) When Malindy Sings. (c) The watermelon Fete. “The Star Spangled Banner.” U. S. REAL ESTATE VALUED AT SUM OF $1,542,655,511 Public Domain and National Parks Are Not Included in Federal Board’s Appraisal. The Federal Government has $1,542.- 655,511.81 invested in real property, it has been found by the Federal Real Estate Board named by the Budget Bureau to appraise the holdings. The public domain and the national parks are not included in the ap- praisal. cornet, Extend Missionary Work. BOSTON, July 17.—Extension of the forelgn missionary activities of the American Unitarian Association through the purchase, in co-operation with the British and Foreign Unita- rian Assoclation, of three buildings in Prague, Czechoslovakia, was announc- ed today. The property will be used by the Society of Liberal Fellowships. The players representing the United States are standing on the near side of the net Copyright by P. Ph 2 NEN CONVTED BY FALSE CLUES Sisson and Sullivan, Pardon- ed by Coolidge, Cleared by Confessions. The “unconditional pardon granted by President Coolidge to Robert W. Sisson and Maurice J. Sullivan of t city closes a case unique in the an- nals of the District courts, and, strange as it may seem, cmphasizes the injustice which sometimes is meted out to innocent victims of cir- cumstance. Although suilty men completely Sisson and Sullivan from any the crime for which they victed, their only method o ing the stigma was obtainir don for a crime th On the night of during the rail strike i ton, an employe of thg Pullman Com- was assaulted. and Sisson and together with 1 D. Dean, rrested. tried and convicted in Court Sixson and Sul- stoutly maintained their inno- ence, and the case was taken to the Court of Appeals, which court upheld the lower court February last Freed by Confession. After the decision of the Court of Appeals. and before the sentences were put into effect, Dean made complete confession, exonerating son and Sullivan ' and impli seven others. These men, the confessions of exon part in were con- ting Erhardt, Austin, Smith, Beckett, Pumphrey, Dugan and Phil- lips, were sent for, one at a time, by A istant District Attorney Presmont, and each admitted his guilt and exon- erated son and Sullivan and were given varying terms in prison, which they are now erving. In sing sentence on these men Justice Hoeh- ling, commenting on their _silence while they saw Sisson and Sullivan almost at the doors of the peniten- tiary, said: “The case is a most unusual one, and has presented a difficult problem to the court for solution. The de- fendants have now acknowledged their guilty participation in the erime and they have spared the govern- ment the necessity of trying t= On the other hand, the court Is fronted with the situation of t seven defendants standing mute while two men, who, they now say, are i nocent, were tried. convicted and ren- tenced to the penitentiary and were practically on their way to serve the sentences until Dean, one of the cen- victed men, broke the silence by ex- onerating the other two and implicat- ing these seven. The latter, however, did not break their silence until their convicted associate broke the silence for them.” The sentences imposed and Sullivan were the pardon Coolidge. ¥ on_Sisson ignored, pending granted by President Social Leader Sinking. BOSTON. July 17.—Mrs. Isabella Stewart Gardner, leader in social cire cles, who has been serlously ill for the past week, was said to be low- today. - She is 85 years old. S