Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1924, Page 13

G_STAR, WASHINGTO! P S ; , FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1924 : ; CONFESSED SLAYERS HEAR EVIDENCE IN CHICAGO COURT. Nathan Leopold, jr., and Richard Loeb, being tried for the murder of Robert Franks, seated behind their chief attorney, Clarence Darrow, in the Ch cago court of Judge John R. Caverly. The boys were listening to testimony of witnesses when this photo- graph was taken. SHE IS MEXICO'S LEADING BEAUTY. Senorita Jessamino Valdez, who, in a national beauty contest, won first prize as the prettiest girl in all Mexico. . * D.C.REPUBLCANS UNITE FOR WORK Harmony Marks Meeting of Several Organizations at Headquarters. Harmony prevails among the Re- publican organizations in the Di trict of Columbia, and from now on they will work shoulder to shoulder for the common good of the party. This was announced following a meeting last night at local Republi- can headquarters, 1324 New York avenue, when representatives from the several Republican organizations functioning here got together and agreed to work for the election of Coolidge, Dawes and a Republican Congress. At the same time it was made known that all of the political ac- tivities will be under the official di- rection of the Republican State com- mittee in and for the District of Co- lumbla, the accedited Republican or- ganization of the District. Follow- ing the ironing out of differences and the joining of hands under the same banner and leadership the representa- tives at last night's meeting at once cntered tipon the work of forming a definite plan of campaign. Besides complete co-operation, this plan will aim to arrange matters so as to prevent duplication of effort and to bring about greater interest in the party and, the getting out of the thousands of Republican voters resi- dent in the District. State Chairman Presides. Samuel J. Prescott, chairman of the State committee, presided. During a brief address of welcome, in which he outlined the purpose of the confer- ence, he mentioned various matters relating to the work to be done by Jocal Republicans as their contribu- tion to the success of their party this coming Fall. He pointed out that it is highly important and essential to the general good of the NatTew that the Government be keut in the hands of the Republicans, and to help in- sure this nothing must be left un- done in the work of getting out the vote of the more than 40,000 men and women temporarily residing in Wash- ington, who are entitled to vote in some one of the States. Others present at this important meeting were Edward F. Colladay, Republican national committeeman, Who, with Chairman Prescott, repre- sented the Republican State commit- tee; Edgar C. Snyder and Gus A. Schuldt, representing the League of Republican State Clubs; William Ty- ler Page and A. B. Chaffee, repre- senting the Republican State Voters' Assoclation; Mrs. Virginia- White Speel and Katherine Lawler, repre- senting the League of Republican Women of the District, and T. Lin- ocoln Townsend and William J. Dow, representing the Coolidge-Dawes Club of_the District. With the view toward dividing up the work and at the same time utiliz- ing the various agencies a resolution was adopted at the meeting which made the following provisions and assignments: “The Republican State committee to be in charge of headquarters and hav egeneral supervision of the cam- be the political campaign organiza- tion and the .only one to receive campaign subscriptions. All cam- Paign contributions received during She lives in Mexico City, and wears an Indian costume. Copyright by Kadel & Herbert. Coolidge, Sr., Goes Home; Visit Here Longest in Life John Coolidge, father of Presi- dent Coolidge, left the White House for home yesterday after a two-week visit, the longest time he ever had been away from his Plymouth, Vt., farm. The visit was a quiet one for the President's father, .who came here immediately after the burial of Calvin Coolidge, jr. He spent a_great deal of his time in the executive offices with his son. Newspaper men who sought to interview him found him quite ap- proachable, but got littne news, as his invariable answer to their questions was confined to “yes or “no.” _— the campaign, and as soon as con- solidation is effected, shall be turned over to the Coolidge and Dawes Club by all the organizations associated except the ways and means com- mittee and the Republican State committee, but it shall be understood that the associations can accept any dues that are unpaid. “League of Republican State Clubs to be in charge of all meet- ings held, the speakers’ bureau and publicity. “The Republican State Voters As- sociation to be in charge of the voters' information bureau and all matters pertaining to getting out the absentee vote. “Each _ co-ordinate organization pledges itself to secure members for, and to divert all campaign contribu- tions to, the Coolidge and Dawes Club, each organization to be al- lowed to accept applications fo membership in its own organization, dues for said membership to begin to accrue any time after November 4, 1921, “The membership of the League of Republican Women to be used as volunteers in the work of the voters’ information bureau and in such other capacities as may be suggested in which their work will fit into the plans of the campaign. “Each one of the organizations should be permitted to subscribe or pledge a fund from its treasury as it feels able to do for the purpose of assisting in meeting the general ex- penses of operation. “There shall be a budget commit- tee, consisting of one representative from each co-ordinate organization, which committee shall submit to the Republican State committee its esti- mate of operating expenses for the campaign for approval, and no obli- gations shall be incurred, except after authority from said Republican State committee. Prescott Campaign Chairman. Before adjournment the meeting elected the following committee to have personal charge of the cam- paign: Samuel J. Prescott, chairman; E. F. Colladay, Republican National committeeman; Edgar C. Snyder, president of the League of Repu lican State Clubs; A. E. Chaffee, sec retary of the Republican State Voters' Association; T. Lincoln Townsend, president of the _Coolidge-Dawes Club; Mrs. Virginia Wite Steel, presi- dent of the League of Republican ‘Women in the District, and Fred C. Spaulding, secretary of the campaign committee. It was announced last night that the Republican State Voters’' Asso- clation, which during the past two years has conducted headquarters at 734 Fifteenth street, will from now on make its headquarters at 1324 Neéw York avenue, where information re- garding the absentee voters' laws of the various states will be available at all times, By United News Pictures. ARE YOU CARELE S WITH LETTERS? It is estimated that $10,000 is lost each month by persons who send parcels and letters through the mails. partment is here examining a recent “PIRATE BANDS” ARE NEWEST FAD. The bandana handkerchief is coming into its own, but not for the usual purpose. Wandering locks of bobbed hair are kept in place by the new bandeaux, made from the bri DETECTVE WSE MADE SERGEANT Succeeds to Vacancy Creat- ed by Retirement of Sergt. Edward Curry. htest of bright kerchief: Detective Charles Wise of No. § precinct today was promoted to sergeant by Commissioner Oyster, fol- lowing the retirement from service of Sergt. Edward Curry. Sergt. Curry was assigned to the sixth precinct many years and re- cently had been in charge of the po- lice training school. Simultaneously, the Commissioners announced that Sergt. F. W. Burke of No. 1 precinct would succeed Curry as director of the training school. Detective Wise was at one time as- signed to headquarters before his de- tail at No. 5. Although First Battalion Chief P. J. Hanlon of the Fire Department has not been in good health recently, his retirement from the service at this time has not been definitely decided on. It was intimated at the District Building today that he may remain in active service two months while his_physical condition is observed. Fire Chief Watson said today there are six captains, six lieutenants and eighteen other members of the Fire Department who will be examined by the board of surgeons next week, to determine whether they should be considered for retirement. — McADOO CLUBS FOR DAVIS. National Organization Seeks to Turn Efforts for Nominee. ‘The preconvention organization which was working in behalf of Willlam G. McAdoo has decided to support Davis and Bryan under the title of the “National League of Da- vis and Bryan Clubs.” This_action was initiated at a meeting Wednes- day of the executive committee, which recommended that the member clubs, numbering 1,029, located in 44 States, with a membership of more than 80,- 000. do likewise. The committee which drew up the resolutions was composed of John W. Price, Capt. David A. Pine, Joseph C. Zirkle, Paul S. Myers. Melvin D. Hil- dreth and Leslie Garnett. It was de- cided to continue the headquarters in the Lenox Building. B — GETS ARMY BAND POST. ‘Warrant Officer L. 8. Yassel Among Men Assigned. ‘Warrant Officer Louis S. Yassel at ‘Washington Barracks, D.-C., has been assigned as assistant leader of the Army Band at that post. Hhe has just completed the - course at the Army Music School. Other warrant officers at the Army Music School have been assigned as leaders of other military bands as follows: Eto Innocenzy, 1st Gas Regi- ment nd, at Edgewood Arsenal, Md.; Meyer M. Cohén, 11th Infangry Band, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; Simon A. Dapp, General Serv- ice School Band, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Frank A. Bowen, 1st Infantry Band, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., and Simon Tresing, 18th Infantry Band, Fort Slocum, N. Y, 5 Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. F. H. Bushby of the dead letter division of the Post Office De- “dead letter batch” of jewelry. By United News Pictures. Miss Emily Sites, daughter of Rep- resentative Frank tes of Penn- sylvania, who recently ed the lives of two men who were swim- ming in an ore hole near the Girl Scout camp at Pine Fumace, Pa. By Cuited News TELEPHOTO OF COOLIDGE TO AID RADIO CAMPAIGN TALK FAVORED The new method of sending photo- graphs by telephone may be used to supplement radio broadcasting by President Coolidge, if a suggestion advanced by several persons con- nected with the Republican national campaign is adopted. Secretary Weeks brought the pro- posal forward yesterday when he vis ited the White House with a picture of himself, taken during ine Republi- can convention in Cleveland, sent to New York by telephone and there printed within a few minutes after the camera had clicked in the Ohio metropolis. He explained the possi- bilities of using the method to make the President’s campaign more vivid. Gives Personal Touch. The suggestion, which was consid- ered by some seriously and by others less seriously, was that at the time of the President’s radio campaign ad- dresses mass meetings could be ar- ranged to hear some campaign orator and also hear an amplified radio talk by the Republican presidential nom- inee. A photograph could be taken of Mr. Coolidge, standing at the micro- White House just as he began speaking, transmitted by telephone to the cities where the mass meetings were being held, print- ed and distributed to the audience as it left the hall. This, it was argued, would afford the audience some of the feeling of the personal touch absent from radio addresses. Father Returns Home. vere no indications whether ident was attracted to the 1, as he spent yesterday busily in conferences on _ official in receiving some political d in beginning actual work on the address he will deliver here three weeks from tonight, when he will be formally notified of his nomi- nation. He left the White House about midafternoon to accompany his father, John Coolidge, to the station to take the train for his home, at Plymouth, Vt, after a two-week visit. Among the political visitors Mr. Coolidge received were Representa- tive Burton of Ohio, who was tempo- rary chairman of the Republican national convention and who called to say good-bye before sailing for Europe Saturday and to give the President a review of Ohio_political conditions, and Judge Ira E. Robin- son of West Virginia. phone in the e e e BUSINESS GETTERS, TOPIC Cosmopolitan Club Discusses Meth- ods of Obtaining Trade. “What Constitutes a Good Business Getter” was the topic of a three- cornered discussion by Larry Rubel, Paul Davis and James McKee at the weekly luncheon of the Cosmopolitan Club at the Franklin Square Hotel yesterday. ‘A number of points were stressed by the speakers as to what should constitute the proper method of get- ting business, but all concurred that the main_ points desired were hon- esty, service and courtesy. Paul Da- vis and James McKee spoke on the attitude of the firm or employer, and Larry Rubel spoke on the attitude of the employe. Investigation of the proposed travel group which is to be formed by the club to charter a special train for a tour of the West two years hence was placed by the president, Paul Brandstedt, in. the hands of a com- mittee composed of Dr. Edward Si ver, Larry Rubel and James McKee. The committee -appointed- to- take charge of the next “Summer night” meeting is Clarence Donohue chair- man; Harry Hites, Dr. Edward Ho- ren, Harry Hobart, Milton Hopfen- maier, Harry Huntzberry, Charkes Lanman, Martin Leese and Bert Len- non. -——— DRIVE AGAINST WAR. Churches and Other Agencies in Move This Week. Throughout the United States an intense campaign against war will be waged under the auspices of the National Council for the Prevention of War this week end. Churches of all denominations will urge world co-operation, and it is Geclared on Sunday there will be more sermons on this topic than ever reached In a single day. The slogan of the movement is “Stop ‘War—Co- operate.”’ ' “C Editorials in many of the coun- try’s leading. journals have ~“been written on_the uselessness of war and need for peace, and political, civic and organization leaders have indorsed the week end demonstration. CLUB TO FETE LADIES. Monarchs Announce Entertain- ment at Home of National Head. The locad branch of the Monarch Club will give a “ladies night” and entertainment, including many spe- cial features, in the Maryland home of H. S. Omohundro, national presi- dent, it was decided at a luncheon of the local club in the City Club yes- terday. The occasion will be ob- served some time in August, the exact date to be announced later. This was decided upon following special invi- tation from Mr. Omohundro. C. Wendel Shoemaker, local presi- dent, appointed Arthur A. Riemer, chairman of the entertainment com- mittee, to make arrangements for the celebration. Other members of the 'committee include: Maurice H. Caul- ker, D.+J. Fuqua, Charles B. Barrett, Gaston Stickley, David R. Lehman and Clarence C. Schaffer. O. A. Schlo- bohm was appointed chairman of the luncheon committee, Harry G. Doyle chairman of the speakers’ commit- tee, while Mr. Reimer was appointed chairman of the publicity committee. It was announced that the club had formed a quartet composed James S. Ball, Stephan Ford, D. R. Lehman and Maurice H. Caulker. SEEK PROFEéSIONAL HELP Civil Service Calls for Applicants for Posts in City. The Civil Service Commission an- nounces open competitive examina- tions to fill vacancies in the following positions, including several at Freed- men’s Hospital: Park policeman, office of the superintendent, public buildings and grounds, at $1.700 a year; physician, Veterans Bureau and Public Health Service, $3,250 to $5,500 a year; dietitian, Freedmen's Hos- pital, at $1,440 a year with board and lodging; assistant dietitian, Freed- men’s Hospital, $1,260 a year with board and__lodging: housekeeper, Freedmen’s Hospital, $960 a year with board and lodging; laboratory assist- ant’ (pathology), at $1,500 a year, Freedmen's Hospital. Full informa- tion and plication blanks may be obtained at the office of the secretary, fourth civil service district, 1753 ¥ street northwesty PIGEON BUILDS NEST ON DESK OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY. Yes, and she expects to hatch her eggs right where the nest is located, in an office of the courthouse. Assistant Attorne: mont sat at his desk, a few feet away, while the pigeon built the nest and prepared 1o raise a fa ONE OF UNCLE SAM’S MOST VALUED EMPLOYES. Here is one man, John Washington, who is indis- pensable in the government service. is the only man who knows anything about it. stamp: SURVEY OF SOLDIER HOSPITALS BEGUN Congressional Committees Appointed to Inspect Fa- cilities for Veterans. Chairman Johnson of the House veterans' committee today announced the appointment of chairmen of six subcommittees to conduct the survey of soldiers’ homes and hospitals au- thorized by Congress last session. Representatives Snyder, New York; Fitzgerald, Ohio, and Vincent, Michi- gan, all Republicans, will head sub- committees working east of the Mis- sissippi River; Representatives Mac- Lafferty, California, and Simmons, Nebraska, Republicans, will conduct work in the West, and Represent- ative Bulwinkle, Democrat, North Carolina, will be in charge of the in- quiry in the Southeastern States. Polities Is Tabooed. “The survey is not political,” Mr. Johnson said in a letter to the chair- men. “A precedent should be estab- lished that will preclude any future Congress from indulging in partisan- ship in so far as the needs of the service men are concerned.” Representatives of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars will accompany each subcommittee: The subcommittees are instructed to re- ceive all complaints at open sessions. — BUS FARE HEARING SET. Petition for Straight 10-Cent Rate to Come Up August 13. The Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing at the Dis- trict Building on the morning of Au- gust 13 on the application of “the Washington Rapid Transit Company, for a straight 10-cent fare instead of the present rate of 10 cents cash, or three tokens for 25 cents. Between now and the date of hear- ing accountants of the commission under E. V. Fisher, executive secre- tary, will make a’check-up of the monthly statements of the bus com- pany showing the financial condition. = Surrenders on Non-Support. Barnaveldt Stoutenburgh, 36, under a charge in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., of failure to provide for his two chil- dren, surrendered to the local police today and arranged to obtain his re- lease on a writ of habeas corpus, the only method provided for the release of persons wanted in other jurisdic- tions. A warrant from the Poughkeepsie police was recelved here last night. The accused is a son of Walter H. Stoutenburgh, superintendent of the District jail and Washington Asylum Hospital a number of years ago. He may demand & hearing on a requi- sition. ‘Weeks Leaves Capital. ‘Weeks left here this after- noon for Summer home at Lancaster, N. H, for a vacation of about ten days or two weeks. Aasistant Secretary Davie will have charge of War Department af. fairs during his absence, S He holds the secret of the flexible Last year, in Washington, he YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. Addresa: Room 722, News De- partment, The Evening Star, Washington, D. C. Q. As a single service man entitled to the bonus, making my mother as beneficiary, would my wife (if I got married and died before she or my mother) experience any difficulty in obtaining the face value of my pol- icy? In case of my marriage could I change the beneficiary, or is it neces- sary to make my bonus payable lo| my estate and make a will covering this clause? I will thank you for an- swers to these questions.—R. R. S. A. The answer to your first ques- tion is that your wife would not re- ceive any part of the bonus upon your death unless you had named her as your beneficiary. Name your mother as your b\-ficiary when making ap- plication and when you marry change your beneficiary, naming your wi In this way you can solve the que tion. You can change your benefi- ciary at will with the consent of the director of the Veterans’ Bureau. If you fail to name a beneficiary, or do not want to do so, your bonus will become payable upon your death to your estate. You will not have to make a will. If it Is paid to your estate, it would be divided according to State inheritance laws. Q. Please advise me to whom I should write about the Illinois State bonus. I lived in Chicago before en- listing. Do you think I am entitled to it?—J. H. A. Address a letter to the adjutant general, State capitol, Springfield, Ill., and ask for a copy of the application blank. You did not give me enough information about your residence in the State of Illinois so that I can an swer your second question authori- tatively. Q. My brothe law was in the Army six months, my sister was in the Navy eight months and I served in the Navy two years. Do we all re- ceive the bonus? Can any of us get cash instead of certificates of insur- ance?—V. M. <A ALl bonus. service certificates. vision for cash payments except to the dependents of deceased service men. To P. R. S.: Send In your full name and address and I will forward you the Veterans' Bureau blanks. To L. C.:_You are entitled to the benefits of the bonus your son’s mili- tary service earned. Send in your name and_address with 2 cents in stamps and we will forward you an application blank for the bonus. You are entitled to death' compensation also on account of the death of your son if you were dependent at the time of his death. To all readers: If you have any difficulty in_securing a blank for making application for the bonus, send in a 2-cent stamp and we will mail you one. Get Army Commissions. Commissions in the Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Army have been issued by the War Department to George R. De Bruler, Kenesaw apartments, as a major in the Judge Advocate General's De- partment; to Fred C. Reed, 1762 N street, as a second lieutenant in_the Air Service; to Everett C. Embrey, 1002 G street northeast, as a second lieu- tenant of Infantry, and to Benjamin Berman, College Park, Md., as a second lieutenant of kngineers, of you are entitled to the You will all receive adjusted There is no pro- postage stamp canceler—and he made 48,000 flexible post-marking Covyi Kadel & Hervert DAVAGEBY FRE REACHE ST 00 Hotel Guests Flee to Streets as Downtown Building Burns in the Night. A stubborn and perilous fire in the Fries, Beall & Sharp paint and metal establishment at 734-36 Tenth street caused approximately $75,000 damage to the building and contents early today. Breaking out at 1 o'clock in the seven-story concrete, fireproof struc- ture, the blaze necessitated the sounding of four alarms, brought 16 engines and 5 truck companies and a difficult fight by firemen before the fire was placed under control Dense smoke at the outset made it impossible to locate the seat of the fire. When that was discovered and streams were poured into the build- ing, water, oil and grease ran to- gether into a slippery scum on the fioor so that firemen entering the building tumbled and slid as if their feet were treading sleet vestigation after the fire showed a large arount of inflammable property in the rear of the building had been largely responsible for the Henry Phillips, night manager of the Lincoln Hotel, telephoned police word of the fire, while J. H. Marks of the Mather Building, sent in the alarm. Guests of the hotel werep forced by the smoke and possibility of the spread of the fire to don clothes and de- scend to the street, where they mingled in the large crowd of specta- tors, COMMUNITY CENTERS HAVE PROGRAM TONIGHT Pictures and Music Are Included in Presentation at Cen- tral High. . The third outdoor program of the Community, Centers Department, Diss trict of Cdlumbia Public Schools, is to be given at 7:30 o-clock tonight in thé Central High School Stadium. In case of rain the program will be pre- sented in the auditorium. The program will include motion pictures by the Department of the Interior, through tihe courtesy of Ebert K. Burlew, acministrative as- sistant to the Secretary of the In. terior. They will include “The Story of the American Indian” and “A Tri® Through National Glacier Park.” The pictures will be interspersed with community singing, led by W. R. Schmucker. The Washington Boys' Independent Band, with James L. Kidwell, direc- tor, will give a program. In order to cover the necessary ex-: penses, the Community Centers De-' partment ask an admission fee of 10 cents for stadium seats at the eve- ning programs, which will be con- tinued during July and August. The tennis courts at Central High School are open, free to the public, every afternoon of the week, Monday to Friday, inclusive, from 5 o'clock until dark, and on Saturady from 1 o'clock until dark. It is also possible for groups of 10 or more persons to obtain the use of the courts in the morning hours by applying to the Community Centers' office in the Franklin School building, for infor. mation.