Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1924, Page 2

DEMOCRATS STAKE LL ON DAVIS' TALK éountry Asked to Await Vig- -orous Definition of Issues in Acceptance Speech. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. ZNEW YORK, August 7.—The Démo- erats are staking their all on John W. Davis' speach of acceptance, to be dslivered at Clarksburg next Monday. The action of Wiillam B. Wilson, for- mer Secretary of Labor, in writing to Samuel Gompers, asking him to make 8o presidential indorsements until gfter he had heard Mr. Davis is a re- flection of the attitude of all the Barty leaders. They are in effect ask- ing the country to wait until Mr. Davis speaks. { No candidate perhaps ever had so much at stake on a single group of uitérances as Mr. Davis has on next Monday. Thers is plenty of evidence that the country at large holds Mr. Davis in high regard as a man. The people are waiting-to take his meas- uréis a statesman and possible Chiet Executive, Battle of Personalities. Much of the burden which comes to Mr. Davis at this time is due to the fact that as the campaign develops it i becoming more and more evident that it is to be a battle of personali- tles rather than of parties. Party ties, it is generally admitted, were meéver xo loose as today. The Republicans are making a spe- clal plea to the people to elect Calvin Coolldge because he 18 Calvin Cool- idge. and not because he happens to be the nominee of any particular party. They realize that Senators and Representatives of the party were 4t odds with Mr. Coolidge on nearly évery one of the important measures he urged dufing the past Winter, and that a straightout party appeal would mot have the same weight with the Ppeople as an appeal for Mr. Coolidge personally The Republicans are saying that Cal- vin Coolidge is his own platform, his own pledge for the future, The Democrats of the country are hoping to say the thing for Mr. Davis. La Follette “Whole Show.” The “progressive” campaign centers almost wholly about the personality of Senator La Follette. Without him thers would be ne La Follette party in the fleld. The Senator led the movement from the start, and it was apparent to political observers in Washington four or five months ago that nothing could keep him out of the race this vear. The parties are being subordinated this year as never before. The Dem- ocrats are willing that some of their antics at Madison Square Garden shall be entirely forgotten and that the race shall be decided upon the abilities of their chief candidate. Nevertheless, the Democrats will make more of a party appeal than either of their two rivals. It will Be a part of Democratic strategy to show that if they aré given a ma- Jority in Congress they will function as a party and bring legislative or- der out of the legislative chaos of the past two vears. The Democrats claim that the re- suits of the Republican primaries in various States already show that the Republicans will have the same split forces in the two branches of Con- gress that have made them virtually fmpotent during the past session. See No Drift to Coolidge. Men who voted consistently against Mr. Coolidge last Winter have furled the Coolidge banner about themselves for primary purposes, but there is Bo reason to believe that upon their return to Washingtoa they will be in any greater sympathy with him. The Republicans are willing that much of their party record of the Past two years shall be forgotten. This was evidenced in the platform adopted at Cleveland. The record in Congress was all but ignored. The Republican slogan this year is to look forward, not backward. They are willing that all the “pointing with pride” shall be done in,the direction of Mr. Coolidge. Of course, they will view the Democrats with alarm from time to time. That is natural. The new combination of progres- gives surrounding Senators La Fol- lette and Wheeler, having no party record, are content to denounce both of the old parties and to promise everything for the future. same Won't Forget Teapot Dome. The Democrats ars not going to let the Republicans get away with their soft-pedal policy-if they can help it Mr. Davis already has announced that Chairman Butler, of the Republican national committee, is _very much mistaken if he belleves Teapot Dome and the cabinet changes at Wash- ington are dead issues. The assumption that Mr. Davis might be too “high-minded” to touch upon the “scandals” seems to have been a mistaken one on the part of the Republicans. The Democratic candidate is going to drag every grinning skeleton out of the Repub- lican eloset that he ean lay his hands on. His friends are urging him to take~ an agressive attitude in - this direction, and from present indications there will be a great rattllng of dry bones from the very start of the campaign. The scandals will make fine fuel for the minor speakers of the campaign and there will be as many of these as the slim purge of the Democrats will permit. (Copyright, 1924 BRYAN GETS SPEECH. D. C. Man Brings Copy of Davis’ Talk to'Nebraskan. LINCOLN, Neb, August 7.—J. A Edgarton, Washington, D. C., called on Gov. Bryan, Democratic vice pre: dential nominee, yesterday as a mes- senger from Mr. Bryan's runnin mate, John W. Davis. It was believe: he brought a copy of Mr. Davis’ speech of acceptance, so that Gov. Bryan, who is working on his own speech, for the August 18 notification, gould study his running mate's ideas. Germans Get London Loan. BERLIN, August 7.—The North Ger- man Lloyd Steamship Company has Dbeen granted a ten-year loan of £1,000,000 by London financiers, th Frankfurter Zeltung. of Frankfor| announces, | which is a high record for this Sum- Not Klan Member; Will Never Join, Davis Declares By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, August 7.—John W. Davis, Democratic candidate for President, in a letter made public today, declared he is not a member of the Ku Klux Klan and never was a member. The letter was written in answer to one sent to Mr. Davis by Devere Allen, editor of the World Tomorrow, a maga- zine published here. + According to Thomas J. Spellacy, manager ¢f the Davis) Eastern campaign headquarters, Mr. Allen in his letter called the attention of Mr. Davis to the charge that the nominee was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and asked specifical- 1y if this was true. Mr. Davls re- plied: “In reply to your letter which has been brought to my attention, 1 answer the question in the same direct manner you have put it, by saying T am not, never have been and will not become a member of the Ku Klux Klan. “I trust that in my coming speech of acceptance I shall make my position on the great question of religious tolerance too plain for any misunderstanding or disputs.” SCORES OVERCOME BY INTENSE HEAT (Continued from First Page.) He was taken to re physi- eriously at- early last night. Emergency Hospital, 8ians said he had been fected by the heat. Ralph E. Elstun, 42, employed at Industrial Home School, 2525 Wiscon- sin avenue, was overcome by the h. last night about 8:15 o'clock. He taken to Emergency Hospital. © Man Prostrated. While at Four-and-a-half street southwest about 5 lock yesterday afternoon, John Young, colored, 137 P street southwest, suffered an attack of heat prostra- tion. He refused hospital treatment and was taken home. Augustus - Warner, colored, 212 Clark street southwest, suffering from an attack of he; prostration, was taken to Casualty Hospital from his home vesterday afternoon. rris Hill, 26, Caledonia, Ohio, was taken from 1613 N street to Emer- gency Hospital and treated for a heat attack Other victims of heat treated at Emergency Hospital yes- terday were Edward E. Trazzare, 35, 1528 Massachusetts avenue southeast; Joseph Syphax, colored, 60. 490 K street southwest, and Moses Johnson, colored, 45, 1016 Third street south: west, David and O 65, Murdock, colored, 41, 1526 | Fifth strcet, working on the tracks of the Capital Traction Company, near the Treasury Department, about noon today, was overcome by the heat and | compelled to quit work. He was treat- | |ed at Emergency Hospital, where | physicians sald his condition was not critical. Francis Jarboe, a carpenter, 314 | Tenth street southeast, suffered an | attack of heat prostration while at work today. He was taken to Sibley Hospital. The relief promised by the Weather | Bureau today is that local thunde showers will come with the later aft. ernoon and the break in the heat wave will be on their heels, Record May Fall. Rarely, according to Forecaster Mitchell, have two days in sequence here seen the thermometer at such heights. Three days would be record making. | Although the wave will break, it| doesn’t mean that balmy coolness will | supplant the torrid state. The heat| will still be here, but will be much | less terrific. Tonight will be a good | night for sleeping, he intimated, and | tomorrow will be' found appreciably less warm. { In announcing that postmen were | relieved from the midday delivery, Postmaster Mooney sald that such a | proposition would continue through- out the heated spell. This allow! three downtown deliveries to be re- tained and two in residential se tions. The late afternoon delivery vill be used as a “catch-up” for the missing noon delivery. Water Consumption High. The extreme heat of yesterday sent the consumption of water in Washing- ton up to 75,400,000 gallons for the 24 hours ending at § o'clock this morning, mer and 5,000,000 gallons more than was used on the same day Jast year. Maj. O'Connor, engineer officer in charge of the aqueduct, said.high con- sumption is expected on extremely hot or extremely cold days and_declared there was no cause for uneasiness. He advised consumers, however, to use “ordinary prudence” to prevent waste of water. The police department, in co-op- eration with water department of- ficlals, is exerting every effort to prevent househoulders from watering their lawns during those hours of the day when the drain on the reser- voirs is at its peak. During July, August and Septem- ber it is unlawful to water a lawn except between the hours of 5 and 8 o'clock, morning and evening. The highest consumption of water recorded in recent years was on June 22, 1923, when 76,472,000 gallons were drawn from the reservoirs. Last week the daily consumption was as low as 64,000,000 gallons. On Monday of this wéek 1t began to rise, reaching 71,292,000 gallons, On Tuesday it registered 72,528,000, THREE DIE IN BALTIMORE. Score Prostrated by Heat—Sleep- 3 ers Fill Parks. BALTIMORE, August 7.— Three deaths attributed to the excessive heat were reported in Baltimore dur- ing the 24 hours ending at noon to- day, a woman and two babies being the victims. Nearly a score of pros- trations occurred. The official tempera- ture was 94 at noon. Hundreds of persons passed last night in the city parks. INTENSE HEAT IN VIRGINIA. Seven Prostrated in Richmond. Shower Cools Bristol. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND. Va., August 7.—Inten- sive heat prevailed throughout Vir- ginia yestexday, and in many locali- ties the hottest weather of the Sum- mer was recorded. s The only reported cases of prostra- tion occurred in Richmond, where seven persons were overcome by hea: The mercury in" different sections va- ried between 96, recorded at Rich- mond and Danville, and 106, reported in_the Shenandoah Valley. 3 The bathing beaches in the eastern part of the State were crowded. From Norfolk came the report of injury to seven persons due to congested traf- fic on _the Virginia Beach highway. At Bristol a heavy thunderstorm came late in the afternoon, but not before the thermometer had reached 98, In the Shenandoah Valley it was feared that serious damage may have been done to the apple crop by the in- tensive heat. Two Dead of Heat in Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH, Pa., August 7.—Two dgeths have been caused by the heat ve which has heid Pittsburgh in i@ grip this week. A man dropped d in a street car station yester- y and en infant died this moraing. any prostrations have occurred. Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, in behalf of District of Columbia Sons of the Revolution, ©of the Gen. Nathaniel Greene Statue, in Stanton Park, on the occasion of the 152d anniversary of the birth of the great leader. EFFECTS OF LABOR REFUSAL TO BACK DAVIS HELD VITAL (Continued from First Page.) John W. Davis at Clarksburg, W. Va., August 11, 1924, was referred to the executive ' couneil of the American Federation of Labor following the re- ceipt of your telegram of Auxust 1. : with approval of council. I am submitt to you the following statement: Question Before Couneil, “Three months ago the executive council of the American Federation of Labor directed that the executive committee, next meet in Atlantic City, N. J., August 1, to transact such busi- ness as required the attention of the executive counell, including the de- fining of the attitude of the American Federation of Labor in the further- ance of its non-partisan political campaign. On Friday, August 1, and before the rcceipt of your telegram, the question of litical course was made a sy der of business for Saturday. suggestion of a letter coming from vou was mentioned during the dis cussion on Saturday, but the exzcu- tive council deemed itself fully com- petent to deal with s problems en- trusted into its keeping for consider- ation and action. p “You know, of course, that the offi- ers of the American Federation of Labor are fully informed of all that transpired in connection® with “the snactment of the Clayton law, espe- cially sections 6 and 20. e are like- wise fully informed ag to all who rendered valuable services in that legislation. We must dissent from the conclusions related by you. This dissent is borne out by records and facts readily available. At an op- portune time these records and facts will be fully set forth, in none of which does Mr. John W. Davis appear. Adamson Saw Issue. “Regarding your statement that it was the Supreme Court declston up- holding the Adamson law which pre- vented a strike on the railroads of the country, and giving Mr. Davis credit for having won that decision and thus preventing the strike, let me recount facts with which you are fa- miliar and which are in direct conflict with the statement in your letter. “President Wilson appointed a com- mission of four—President Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, you and myself—for the pur- pose of mediating and preventing a strike. “This commission brought about an agreement between the railroad brotherhoods and the representatives of the railroads, and that agreement was signed in the presence of the commission of which you and I were members before the Supreme Court decision was handed down, and con- It was this agreement, and not the sequently before any one had knowl- edge of what that decision, would be. Supreme Court decision, which pre- vented the strike. You may recall, as I do, the statement made by the late W. S. Carter, then president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men and Enginemen, Mr. Carter said, as the agreement was signed by us all, ‘Gentlemen, this is the dawn of a new day,’ and those present gen- orally felt that he voiced the convic- tion of all. No Credit to Davis. “It was the machinery of the labor vement, and not the Supreme Cour and Mr. Davis, which prevented the threatened strike. - “The executive council appréciates your advice regarding - the -early struggle and career of Mr. Davis. likewise has weighed in the balance his later utterances and courses, as- sociations and training. We are con- fident that our judgment and action are well founded. “But quite apart from this, your request that our executive council should adjourn to go to Clarksburg and there reconvene after consider- ing his acceptance address. .is utterly impossible and inconceivable. The suggestion could be made with equal propriety that we attend the accept- ance ceremonies of President Coolidge 80 as to prevent being charged with party partisanship.” “You know, of course, the practice of our organization in such matters as this, but a brief word may clarify the situation to you. The American Federation of Labor national non- partisan political campaign commit- tee, appointed by authority of the American Federation of Labor con- vention and with the approval of the executive council, is charged with the duty of presenting labor- demands to the political conventions. It is then charged with the duty of considering the records of candidates and plat- forms adopted by the conventions. All of this proceeding has bsen car- ried out this year precisely as in every other campaign since 1906. Our committee held many- meetings and considered all facts, records and plat- forms seriously and at length. The document adopted here was the re- port of that committee, the American Federation of Labor national non- partisan political campaign commit- tee. Not only the matters to which you draw attention, but all available information were ~eensidered and weighed, and our judgment then was expressed in the report submitted to and adopted by the executive council. _, Davis Asked Conmference. “You may not know that John W. Davis, for whom you .now speak, wrote me, under date of July 17, ask- ing a conference at a time convenient to-me- at Brighton Beach, where I was for & time rating from my fliness. Mr. Davis asked me to X & time when it would be convenient to see him, preferring only that I should not fix a time when he was on bis va- cation in Maine “I replied by letter on July 22, say- Ing that T would be glad to se Davis at Brighton Beach, where T then, in New York City prior to my coming here, or in this city after m; arrival here for the executive council meeting. “To this letter Mr. Davis tele- graphed a reply on July 24, saying that it was impossible to finish the work he then had on hand and return to New York by July 29, the date which 1 suggestéd to conform to his wishes, that he was planning to leave Dark Harbor on August 1, and then suggested that 1 file with him ‘a statement of questions in which labor is chiefly interested at the moment.’ “On July 25 I replied to that tele- gram, expressing my willingness that an interview take place ‘at the time designated by you.' I further sug- gested that the several dates and places first proposed by me were still agreeable to me, but that ‘I cannot submit questions to you which would not_be equally submitted to other candidates for the presidency.’ “1 have heard nothing further from Mr. Davis. _ " ‘Record.of ka Follette. “We have not overlooked your ref- erence 1o Senator La Follette, and we lare glad, you may be sure, that you have ‘no antagonism toward him.' You will not fail to remember that among the many constructive legis- lative achievements of Senator La Folletts the seaman's act stands out as a beacon light. It was this great piece of legislation which, in the lan- guage of our mutual friend, Andrew Furuseth, ‘made the last of the bond- men free’ We recall no instance in which Senator La Follette has hesi- tated to give faithfu! service in fur- therance of legislation supported by our_movement. “We are sure that you did not fully comprehend the nature of your re- quests or ths impossibility of our compliance. You are aware, of course, that authorized representatives of the American Federation of Labor, . in- cluding myself as chairman of the American Federation of Labor na- tional non-partisan _political cam- paign_committee, were in New York City during the ertire period of the Democratic convention while the plat- form was being drafted and while candidates were being nominated, and that there were laid before that con- vention, as ‘well ap before” the Re- publican convertion, the planks which the executive council formulated and which we believed should be incor- porated in both platforms:~ It would have been better if these proposals had been considered when the time ‘was opportune. “Inasmuch as you addressed us as an assistant to the Democratic na- tional committee ard not a trade unionist, will you kindly inform that committee of those conclusions? “For your full information there is inclosed herewith copy of the full and complete report as made by the American Federation of Labor na- tional nor-partisan campaign com- mittee and adopted and approved by the executive council on Saturday, August 2, 19247 ASKS -DEFERRED ACTION. Former Labor Secretary Appeals to ‘Gompers: A-suggestion bv William. B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor n President Wil- son's. cabinet, that the _executive council _of the American Federation of Labor postpone “definite political action” until given-an opportunity to study the address of John W. Davis at Clarksburg, W. Va.’ August 11, ac- cepting the Democratic presidential nomination, was submitted to Sam- uel Gompers, head of the federation, a day before the council took its stand behind the La Follette-Wheeler ticket. - Mr. Wilson's letter setting forth his reasons for supporting the candidacy of Mr. Davis was published yester- day, having been made public by the Democratic national committee. Em- phasizing activities of Mr. Davis as a young lawyer at Clarksburg in de- fense of union mjners, and, as a member of Congress, in drafting sec- tions of the Clayton anti-trust act, favored by organized labor, Mr. Wil- son declared his record “clearly in- dicates’ his attitude of mind toward problems affecting the wage-worker and farmer.” Disclaiming any antagonism _to- ‘ward Senator La Folletts, Mr. Wil- son, who.for many years was a lead- er in_the organized labor movement, argued that “he does not seem to have the faculty of consolidating his contentions into concrete legisiation for the relief of the peopls,” and “has allowed himself to be placed in the position in this campaign where he is being used as the auger to bore the labor organizations of the coun- try from within.” - Letter From Wilson. The complete - text of the letter from former William-B:- ‘Wtilson ‘to Gompers follows: “I have aceepted an invitation from the Demoeratic Natfonal . Committee to assist in the ¢ampaign for the election- of -John W. Davis as Presi- dent of the United States. “My close personal friendship with You and miy-lifelong association with the labor movement prompts me to write you stating the reasons that have Jed me to_this-conelusion. “As you know, I was for a number AUGUST- 7. 169% - acing # wreath at the base ional Photo.* of years a member of the committee on president’s report in the conven- tion of the American Federation of Labor. As the president’s report al- ways dealt with the. problems con- fronting labor, it became the duty of the committee to deal with the poli- cies that should be pursued in solving the various problems present. Conse- Quently it was my duty, as well as pleasure, to assist in the development of the policies expressed by the phrases, “The labor of a human be- | ing is not a commodity or article of commerce,’ ‘Labor is not partisan to a party, but is partisan to % princi- ple; ‘Labor will support its friends and oppose its enemies,’ and so on. These policies I thoroughly belleve in, and for that reason have given my support in this campaign to John W. Davis. x Record of Davis. first came in contact with him when I was international secretary of the United Mine Wokers of America, and he was a young practicing attor- ney at Clarksburg, W. Va. Innu- merable injunctions were being is- sued against us by Judge Jackson at the instance of the coal operators of the State; many of our organizers were cited to appear to show cause why they should not be held in con- tempt—among_ them, Mother Jones and Thomas Haggerty, a member of the international executive board from Central, Pa. Our people were| holding many meetings. protesting | against the action of the coai-opera- tors and the courts. Large numbers of them were arrested and hailed be- | fore the local courts. John W. Davis volunteerad - his services to defend | them. I aid not see him again until | he entered the Sixty-Second Congress | as Representative from West Vir- ginia “For a generation the trades union movement of the country had been seeking relief from the abuse of the writ of injunction. No headway “had | been made in securing federal legisla- tion until Mr. Davis came to Congress. He was assignéd to the committee on judiciary, and took an immediate inter- et in anti-injunction legislation. “During-the vear 1912, in consuita- tion with Senator Hughes from New Jersey and Representative Kitchin of North Carolina and myself, he wrote sections 6 and 20 of the Clayton anti- trust law, approved October 15, 1914. They represent the most progressive and far-reaching legislation enacted by any government in the history ef the world. Iam quoting the two sec- tions in full that you may have them before you for reference: “‘Section 6. That the labor of a-hu- man being is not a commodity or ar- ticle of commerce. Nothing contained in the anti-trust laws shall be con- strued to forbid the existence and operation of labor. agricultural or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purpose of mutual help and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or -restrain individual members of such organiza- tions from lawfylly carrying out the legitimate objects.thereof; nor shall such organizations, or the members thereof, be held or construed to be illegal 'combinations or conspiracie in restraint of trade under the anti- trust laws.” - Language of Labor. “This is not the language of Mr. Davis. It is the language of the American labor movement, but it was adopted by him and through his in- fluence written into the law of the land. The first sentence of-the sec- tion lays the foundation for abolish- ing the writ of injunction in labor disputes. The balance removes the taint of conspiracy from labor, a'sri- cultural and horticultural organiza- tions, and .has made possible the wonderful development of .the farm- ors’ co-operative selling agencies. Without it they would have been con- spiracies in restraint of trade. “Section 20 writes Into the law what labor organizations had long been contending for.- 1t is as follows: ““That no restraining order or in- Junction shall be gramted by any court of the United States, or a judge of the judges thereof, in any case be- tween ‘an employer and employes, or between employers and employes, or between employes, or between per- sons employed and persons seeking employment, involving, or growing out of, a dispute concerning terms or “tions of employment, unless nec- v to prevent irreparable injury to property, or to a property right, of | the party making the application, for which injury there is no adequate remedy at law; and such property or property right must be described with particulars in the application, which | must be in writing and sworn to by the applicant ‘or by his agent or at- torney. " ‘And no such restraining order or injunction=shall prohibit any person or persons, whether singly or concert, from terminating any relation of em- ployment, or from ceu(nf to perform any work or labor, or from recom- mending, advising' or persuading others by peaceful means o to do; or from attending at any place where any such person or persons may law- fully be, for the purpose of peacefully obtaining or communicating informa- tion, or from peacefully persuading any’ person to work or to abstain from working; or from ceasing to patronize or to émploy any party to such dispute, or from. recommending, advising or by persuading others by peaceful and lawful means so_to do; or from paying or giving to, or with- holding from, any person engaged in such dispute, any strike benefits or other moneys or things of value; or from peaceably assembling in a law- ful manner, and for lawful purposes, or from doing any act or thing which might lawfully be done in the ab- GEL CREENEPAD HONORBY PATROTS Revolutionary War Hero’s Statue Is Scene of Tribute. France Represented. Flanked by Old Glory, Continental standards, the Bourbon emblem of France and banners of the Sons of the Reévolution, Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, in behalf of a little group of @escendants of revolutionary patriots, in Stanton Park today placed a wreath at the foot of the equestrian statue of the fighting son of a Quaker preacher, Gen. Nathaniel Greene, on the occasion of the 182d anniversary of his birth. Maj. Gen. Hines acted for a com- mittee of the Sons of the Revolution In the District of Columbia. There was a brief but mpresgive ceremony. Invocation was asked by Lieut. Col. Julian E. Yates, Army chaplain. France Is Represented. Representing the French amba: dor, Gen. George A. L, Dumont, miji- tary attache of the French embassy, participated in the ceremony. France always has a representative at such patriotie celebrations, it was ex- plained, because that nation was America’s only ally during the Revo- lutionary days. Gen. Greene carved his name fmper- ishably into American historical an- nals first at Brandywine and later in other battles. It was Gen. Greene, who, already a brigadier general commanding Rhode Island Continen- tals, welcomed George Washington on behalf of the soldiers when he. went to tak® command of American troops at Cambridge, Mass., July 2, 1776, His record ranked with that of the most brilltant at Monmouth, when he commanded the right wing of the Continetnal Army in the fight. Green's greatest syccess, however, came in his administration of the businegs department.of the Continen- tal Army as quartermaster general. Among First Statues Here. When the time came to erect a status to Gen. Green in the National Capital—and this was one of the first statues placed here by congressional appropriation—the men on Capitol Hill turned their eyes eastward, to- ward which dlrection they expected Washington to expand, and placed the statue in Stanton Park. The committee of the Sons of the Revolution in charge of the cére- mony included the followin Col. Mervyn C. Buckey, U. §. A., chairman; Cols. Frank L. Case and George C. Seffarrans; Majs. William Burns and F. Granville Munson; Selden B.” Armat and Jerome ; Majs. Harry A. Gillis, Fred- erick W. Matteson and Charles T. Tittmann; Capts. Robert R. Bennett, Conway W. Cooke, Seely Dunn. Don H. Foster, David B. Karrick and Wil- liam Wolff Smith, and First Lieuts. Newbold Noves and Lester A. Pratt. They were accompanied by Brig. Gen George Richards, U. S. M. C, presi- dent of the socfety, and Charles Light, secretary. MISS LILLIE ZIMMERMAN, VETERA N TEACHER, DIES ScRool Employe for 35 Years Suc- | cumbs at Summer Home in Maine. iss Lillie Lee Zimmerman, 55 years o1q., for 35 years a teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia and a jifelong resident. here, died at Pesk | Igland, Me., according to word received e. She was spending the Summer a leak 1sland. > The word of Miss Zimmerman's jeath came as a surprise to her rela- ives here. She was known to have een in good health a few days ago. Miss Zimmerman began teaching in the Congress Helghts graded school in 1889. From there she was trans- ferred to Van Buren School in 1893 and taught there until 1903. Later she was transferred to the Buchanan School and from there to Lenox School. She had been teaching at the Hine Junigr High School since it opened. She was a member of the Metropoli- tan Presbyterian Church._. _ _ Miss Zimmerman was the daughter of the late Archibald and Mrs.. Elisa Zimmerman, old Washington residents. She is survived by three first cousins, Robert H. Zimmerman and Mrs, B. J. Sady of this city and Mrs_ sSallie Togan, wife of Lieut. Comdr. stationed in Honolulu, 5 ol The body is being sent to this oity and furieral services will be conducted at. the residence of her cousin, Mr. Zimmerman, . 1126-B street northeast. The time bas not been set. e e “Y*> GROUP IN BERLIN: Seventy Americans Hold Confer- ences With Officials. BERLIN, August 7.—A 7 Americans. " headed by © Shereocq Edd?’ of the International Young Men's Chrigtian Association, is visit: ing various educational institutions here and conferring with agriculturs ists and government officials. Yes- terdav the group was received by Undersecretary of State von Maltzan in the absence .of Foreign Minister at’rfiu;’nag% Tomorrow the group reak up, ties goi Vienna, Prague and Paris. * "5 © Pl e o R by Mr. Davis without solicitation, clearly indicates his attitude of mind toward problems affecting the wage worker and farmer. “When the eight-hour law for rail- road men was passed in 1916 the offi- cials of the railway organizations feared that it would not stand the test of the Supreme Court; that was ‘made evident by the fact théy had declared a strike on the members of the brotherhood to take effect in the early part.of- 1917. The manner in which John W. Davis prepared and presented the csae to the Supreme ourt in behalf of the Government resulted in a favorable dec{sion that came just in time to prévent the threatened strike. This attitude of mind has been backed up by the action of the Democratic party in Federal legislation during the last 30 years. It has not enacted everything that the wage workers and farmers have demanded, but it has placed upon the statute books more well thought-out constructive - legislation that opened the doors of opportunity to ‘wage workers and farmers than all other- parties, blocs or groups combined. "I shail not at this. time attempt to enumerate them, which would only be refreshing your mem- ory on what your official records show. - “1 have no antagonism toward Sen- ator La Follette. He has done good service for the country in the way that he is best qualified to do it. He has ably ealled attention to existing wrongs; he has been “the voice cry- ing in the wilderness.” He has at- tracted wide attention, but.he does not seem to have the faculty of con- solidating his contentions into con- crete legislation for tite relief of th people. ~In addition to that he ha: 3llowed. himself to be placed ip the position In this campaign where he is being used as the auger to bore the libor organisations of the coun- try from within. - “The records of all the candidates will not be complete until their let- ters.of acceptance have been given to the public, and I take the liberty of suggesting that the executive coun- cil, or some person or persons rep- resenting the council, attend the cere- sence of such dispute by any rt! thereto; nor lh‘lg any of lh.“leli ifled in this paragraph be con- fi;yc&m m&‘flulw&onl of any of the United States.” - - - “This work, undertaken personally monies for the notification of Mr. Davis at Clarksburg, W. Va, August 11, 192%, gnd "TEYEn Yo HTS letter of Fecepramer vetore takKIny ASNATTE Po- litical action.” MANSLAUGHTER CHARGED IN FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT D. C. Man Held in $10,000 Bond in Baltimore—Two Others to Be Tried. Speciai Dispateh to The Star, BALTIMORE; - Md., -August Charged with manslaughter in con- nection with a fatal automobile ac- cident on the Washington boulevard, Ersillo Bona of Washington was held in $10,000 bail by Magistrate Rich- ard E. Stapleton, at Halethorpe, after a corner's jury last night. According to the police, Bona was the driver of the automobile which early yesterday struck a machine at Caton avenue and crashed into a pole, killing two men and injuring two others seriously. Elmer Tanner, driver of the other machine, and William E. Bryant, own- er, both of Washington, were charged with failing to stop after the acci- dent. They will be given a hearing today by Magistrate Stapleton. George Thiery and Emilio Torre were killed in the accident. Davis Tarine and Paul Gnotta suf- fered fractures of the skull and are still in a serious condition at St. Agnes’ Hospital. Tier SCHOOLGIRL FRIEND OF LOEB PERIURED ' SELF, SAYS CROWE (Continued from First Page.) 1.— except, possibly, a hanging, and 1 think, maybe, You would laugh at the hanging of these boys.” Constant Wrangling. The examination of the witness led to constant wrangling between Mr. Crowe and the veteran defense coun- sel chief, and Judge Caverly left his chair, leaned far over the railing about the bench, and, in a low-pitched voice, made & long ruling as te the admissibility of the evidence the de- fense was trying to bring out. Schrayer testified that he regarded Loeb as abnormal, that Loeb was not permitted the responsibility of being a mentor over freshmen, a duty of niors at the university, and that Loeb was a good book student, but apparently @id not seem to have 10E- fcal common &ense, and was rather impracticable. & After 15 minutes of examination, Mr. Crowe took the Wwitness on cross- examination and asked if he 4id not recall having made a statement to the State's attorney htat he regarded Loeb as perfectly sane and normal. “Are you normal?’ asked Mr. Crowe. “I'don’t know,” replied Schrayer. Judge Warns Court. The courtroom broke into loud laughter and Judge Caverly arose and warned that any further out- break would result in clearing the room “This is not vaudeville,” court. Schrayer said thelr fraternity had censored Loeb for drinking, Loeb leaned forward and watched Schrayer closely, smiling at times and conferring with counsel. Mr. Crowe brought out that for two and a half months before Loeb wae accepted into Schraver's fra- ternity he was watched closely, as is usual. to detérmine whether he would make an acceptable fraternity man, and that nothing to render Losb unacceptable was noticed. Schrayer denied that his fraternity pledge bound him to aid Loeb under ‘he present circumstances. Girl Friend Testifies. Miss Loraine Nathan, former friend of - Loeb, - was the next witness. Dressed in black, trimmed with white, a small black hat, white stockings and slippers, she appeared even | younger than her announced age of 15. She was slight; with brown hair and hlue eves. Loeb stretched far out of his Seat to watch Miss Nathan as_she testified Miss Nathan said Loeb was “just a school-day friend,” and that ' since June, 1923, she had noticed a decided change in his demeanor. She said.that upon one occasion when Loeb had called at her home he had poked his thumb into all the rolls on a- plate trying to find the softest one. She said she regarded that as idiotic, but that her sister had cailed it “cuchoo.” Miss Nathan referred to many oc- casions .on which she had regarded Loeb's behavior as_“babyish” and “ir- rational.” ‘The petite witness, ap- parently suffering from stage fright as she ascended the stand, gradually recovered her composure and an- swered questions in a low, musical voice. She refrained from meeting Loeb's stare. Miss Nathan's conclusion that Loeb had appeared “infantile” was strick- én from the record. She said she had not seen Loeb since May 6, last. Miss.Nathan denied she was fond of Loeb, admitting she once had been fond of him and thought he had liked her. said the e N. Y. Democrats Back Davis. NEW YORK. August 7.—A resolu- tion offered by George W. Olvaney, leader of- Tammany Hall, pledging “militant support” of the Davis-Bryan ficket was adopted today by the Dew - ocratic State committee. - As a consequence of the heavy in- flux of American visitors, the girl clerks in wany large London:'stores now are taught to,reckon prices in Qollars. 2 S i Mill Ends 39¢, 69c, *1.00, Eponge, Sport Weaves, Shirtings, Tricollettes, etc. BRITISH-RUSSIAN PACT BRINGS STORM MacDonald Fights to Get Treaty Signed Today. Wins Victory in Vote. By the Associated Press LONDON, August 7.—The proposal of Prime Minister MacDonald to sign forthwith the treaty between Great Britain and Soviet Russia, which was drawn up by the Anglo-Russian conference yesterdav, drew a vigor- ous attack from the opposition when debate on the question was resumed in-the House of Commons today. The premier refused to yield one Inch to the onslaught and finally scored a victory when an amend- ment propesing adjournment of the House -untll tomorrow for further discussion of the question de- teated by 157 to 77. The offensive of the opposition at times produced acrimonious language and bitter comments. “I want to sign the treaty touay,” was Mr. MacDonald's challenging re- ply to his opponents. He added that the House would be free to comsider the treaty, to amend it, to pass it or to reject it. Howev n was premier gald, he in sisted upon ing the treaty im mediately. The debate was opened by Sir Robert Horne with an attack on the premier's procedure and a characterization of the treaty as an illusion. Meantime, in the House of Lords, Mr. Marquis Curzon made an address along similar lines. ““This is a fake—a contract in which every essentlal figure is left blank,” exclaimed .former Premfer Lloyd George last evening in ths course of a sharp criticism of the proposed agreement. His phrase ts indorsed by the majority of the morning newspapers, which fully share in the amazement with whicn the Conservatives and most of the Liberals received the announcement by Arthur = Ponsonby, undersecre- tary for foreign affairs, that a com- mercial treaty and a general treaty nad been arranged with the Soviets. DEFAULT PROBLEM ACCORD IS REACHED OT LONDON PARLEY (Continued from First Page.) the program for deliveries in kind to be elaborated by the reparation com- mission and the bodies emanating therefrom Although desperate been made ference, it became evi that the problems are rushed through as hasti MacDonald desire It was admitted last nl ference circles that the fate of the plan probably will not be before Tuesday or Wednesday next week. Mr. MacDonald ex- remarks about completing the deliberations tomorrew were tended as a joke. This expla clearly was ‘prempted by crl that the British premier was atte fng to rush the negoti much efforts have up the con- ent yesterday too big to_be Iy Mr. to speed t in con- of piained his Progress Encouraging. After last night's meeting an o cial communication was issued $ay- ing that encouraging progress had been made, but the conference ma- chinery apparently is not yet well iled. ' he aispostion of the conference is to refer all possible questions to special committees of experts, and yesterday was devoted chiefly to as- sorting the problems and eliminating matters which were not ready for consideration by the members of the “big fourteen.” IF is believed that many questions raised by Chancellor Marx and his associates in their comment: on the protocols were due to o misunder- standing of conditions and that they can be explained away in committee without consideration by the chief delegates Steamer. Glencoe Ashore. ST. 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