Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1924, Page 13

ANOTHER PRINCE TO VIS T HERE. Crown Prince Olaf of Norway, who has just reached his majority, has announced that he will follow the Prince of Wales on his trip to the United States. By United. MUSEUM GETS CAST OF OLD SKULL. Dr. James W. Gidley of the Smithsonian Institution, with a cast of the largest flesh-eating land animal of the Eocene period, about 5,000,000 years old, a gift to the museum. OLYMPIC CHAMPION GIVES EXHIBIT HERE. Warren Kealoha, Hawaiian swimmer, who won the 100- meter back-stroke, entertained a big crowd at the Tidal Basin Bathing Beach yesterday. FORMER PERSHIG ADE PARADE HEAD Gen. Rochenbach Is Chosen Grand Marshal for De- fense Day. The citizens committee appointed by the District Commissioners for the National Defense day announces through District Commissioner Bell today that Gen. S. D. Rockenbach had been unanimously electeq as grand marshal of the National Defense day parade which will take place the aft- ernoon of Friday, September 12. Gen. Rockenbach accepted the office of grand marshal and will proceed to the organization of a staff to handle what is anticipated as one of the larg- est bodies that have taken part in a demonstration in Washington. Rockenbach is at present on here in command of the district hington. His earlier service was the Cavalry. He served in uba and Porto Rico in 1898. From 305 to 1509 he served as a major with -the Philippine Scouts. Tn 1314 he went to Kurope as military ob- server with German armies in the field, from which duty he returned in 1915, Commencing in 1916 he served as basc quartermaster of the Laredo (Texas) district during the border concentration. Gen. Rockenbach departed for France as a member of Gen. Persh- ing's staff in May, 1917. He returned to the United States in August, 1919, and was detailed as chief of the Tank Corps at Camp Meade, Md. He was awarded thé distinguished _service mecdal. He has in addition the fol- lowing foreign decorations: The British Order of the Bath; the French Tegion of Honor and ‘the French Croix de Guerre, with palm. LEGION NOTIFIES PERSHING. [D. C. Organization Outlines Plans for Defense Day. 5 The indorsement of the Defense y test program and of his work in eveloping the national defense .of he United Stataes, given by the De- artment of the District of Columbia. merican Legion. at its sixth annual onvention held in the District Build- ng_on Saturday last, was presented o Gen. John J. Pershing yesterday t his office in the War Department. The presentation was made by the ewly elected department commander, ank L. Peckham, and the past de- rtment commander, Paul J. Mc- ahan, who was the sponsor of the esolution adopted by the convention f legionnaires representing the 28 osts in the District of Columbia. Gen, Pershing is scheduled to leave n a nation-wide trip of inspection rior to the Defense day test, which ill take place on the eve of his re- irement “from the United ~States rmy, and the expression of the local gionnaires was presented to him ecaute of this impending departure rom Washington. . The delegation representing the de- artment will present the resolution a revamped style for the consid- ration. of the national convention t St. Paul next month and will urg: adoption by the delegates there, epresenting the entire American gion organization. ¥ ‘The text of the resolution as adopt- d by the Washington legionnalres d presented to Gen. Pershing yes- Chosen Parade Leader GEN. 8. D. ROCKENBACH, Elected as gr: marshal of the Na- tional Defense Day Parade in Wash- Ington. % terday emphasizes the support to be given the -Defense day test by the members of the veterans' organiza- tion. : EXPLAINS DEFENSE DAY. General Staff Officer Tells Kiwanis Club of Plans, ColL James H. Reeves of the Genera! Staff of -the Army, at & luncheon meeting:of -the Kiwanis Club at the ‘Washington. Hotel yesterday, ex- plained the distinction between mo- bilization “as _commonly understood and the purpose-of Defense Test day. . 'He told Kiwanians that the test on September 12 will be a call to vol- unteers to participate with the pur- pose of preparing them to respond to the call-of the nation when neces- ~{ sary. Mobilization, on the other hand, he sald, had to do with the equipment and preparation of an army’ for war. E. F. Colladay, president of the Board of . Trade, also discussed ‘the test day and urged members of the club to participate. Harry .Kimball presided ‘at the meeting. - : Horse Runs Away, Man Hurt. Two persons ‘were injured in-traf- fic_ accidents yesterday.- One was John Newton, colored, 52, 1249 6% street, who -was_injured ‘when- his harse ran away ‘near Fifteénth and Belmont - streets. -- Hé was -thrown from the vehicle, becanié” sntanglea: in the reins and was-dragged a short distance. He was able :tp g0 home’ after receiving- first aid-at- Garfield Hospital. 2 e p Milton Erwin, colered, 5,708 ing _ street, _knocked "down a Gur(llt. .u:l‘l" lflm{ llwln: m‘rieethh{ an - mutomol riven - by ._Herber Ramo,\et.. nd slightly-hurt.- JEavt. #Tmn‘l;.m Trench, in_charge of ‘the’ Philzdeiphin-nav: was detalled today a‘: coinmm?bf .the 6th Naval District, with headquarters e ake e Philadelphia yard, s of Copyright Underwood & Underwood. The Army Music School, at Washington ~ Barracks, today, at 7:30 pm.; Student Simon A. Dapp, conducting; program: March., “Militaire” . .Schubert Hungarian overture, “Csokonay," Keler-Beld Extra: Fox trot, “Mr. Radio Man,” Friend charcteristic 'sachakoff Four “Cossack Revels,’ tesque. “Pekoe’'s Dance,” Polka ele- gante. “Valse Russe,” termezzo. Waltzes, “Espano” Solo fo: dance gro- Russian in- ‘Waldteufel (Played by Jose L 5 Excerpts from “The Chocolate Sol- dier” Straus Finale— Suzette’ e .... Coots (b) March, “The Saracen Guard.” White “The Star Spangled Banner. The " United States Soldiers" Home Band, John S. M. Zimmer- mann, bandmaster, at the band- stand, Soldlers’ Home today, at 5:45 o'clock; program: GEN. PERSHING OFF ON LONG ITINERARY Leaves Today to Check Up on Plans for Defense Day Observance. Gén. Pershing will leave Washing- ton today.on a swing around the cir- cle of civilian military training camps and’ corps. area headquarters, which will” carry .him as far west as Denver. The cHlef purpose of the trip will be’to check.up upon the.preparations made by 'War Department officials in the:"corpa” drea centers to carry out plans for the defense test'September 12. - He will also inspect, however, the camps_ where civillan military training units are under instruction or ‘where ‘State National Guard forces are.congentrated for summer training. Details of Itinerary. The_itinerary of Gen. Pershing's tour - will carry him from Mourt Gretna 1o Camp Vail, N. T, August 9; Camp Devens, Mass., - August 12! Plattsburg, N--Y., and Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.,-August. 13; -Camp Perry, 10, - AT _15; "Des Moines, ‘Towa, rAlugnn 16; -Camp. Grant, IIl, August Lincoln, ‘Nebr.; August 19, 20 e T T R Fort t22; Wyo., - August- 2! cth, Kane, Ragust 26; Lin- colm,~Nebr.,~August 27 and_28: Chi- cago, August 30; Findlay, Ohfo, for the feunion bof- the Buckeye-Division, and Columbus, Ohio, August 31, and return to—-Washihngton- direct from Columbus.. " 3 - Phe -tour- probably will- be the -last exténsive “trip _Gen. Perslilng will make as an officer of the- active list of the.Army, since. he. will retire on his S4th' birthday, September 13: He is in . spl --physical condition, which was.'indicated - yestsrday, ‘the hottest: day-of -the -year -in- Washing- ton, when he went for <long- ride - Copyright’ Underwood & Underwood. FLYER TO BRING WADE HOME. Lieut. Victor E. Bertrandis, who will fly a plane to Nova Scotia, so that the round-the-world aviator, who fell, can make the last lap of the trip. Z WALES AT REVIEW:-OF QR\&D FLEET. Britain’s prince (left), in the full naval regalia of a‘raptain, watching maneuvers with the Duke of Conngught from the royal yacht. March, “Our Country First, Von Unschuld Overture, “La Reine d'un Jour” (Queen of the Day) ..Adam Entr'acte—(a) “Prelude. Rachmaninoft (b) “The Meéchanical Doll,” Armand Opera, Wagner Berlin hannon Smith ¥ s ... Hahn Spangled Banner.” Selection from “Tannhauser” . Fox trot, “Lazy” Grand “The Star United States Marine Band, Wil- liam H. Santelmann, leader; Tayior Branson, second leader, conduct- ing; on the Ellipse, tomorrow at 5 p.m.; program: Marah, “National Fencibles,” Sousa Overture, “The Yellow Princess,” Saint-Saens Trombone solo, “May Blossoms,” Clark Musiclan Robert E. Clark. Selection, “Ernani” Verdi Scene Espagnole, “Sev 1 Elgar “Musica Prohibita.” . Gastaldon Sulte, “Swan Lake,” Tschaikowsky (a) “Valse.” (b) “Dance of the Swans.” (c) “Hungarian Dance." “The Star Spangled Banner.” 5,000,000 YULE CARDS ISSUED AT .C. U. SHRINE Special Building Necessitated to Handle Orders—Foundations Installed. Work ‘was bégin yesterday to re- move the 250,000 Christmas cards from the Salve Regina office of the Natfonal Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, at Catholic University, to the card building, 20 by 100 feet, which has just been completed. More than 5,000,000 cards have been issued and the work has grown to such large proportions that a separate building was found necessary.’ Thou- sands of orders for Christmas cards to be sent out next. December have been received. The two northern foundations for the massive dome of the shrine have been installed.. They are each 62 feet square, 9% feet deep, of rein- forced ' condrete, and _each contains 49 tona of reinforced steel. Each foundation will sustain.a weight of 18,500,000 pounds. The excavations have been made for the southern foundations, and the work of pouring concrete will begin within a short time. Plans are being completed for the use of the crypt by the spiritual di- rectors of the Holy Namfe Society, which will meet in Washington in September. One hundred and twenty masses will be said in-the crypt each day. Members of the clergy attend- ing the convention will be given ac- commodations ;in the baildings ‘of the Catholic University. ————————————— over the bridle paths of the surround- ing parks, after he had completed his day's work at his desk. ~ - First Stop at Mount Gretaa. The general's first stop will be at Mount Gretna, Pa., where the Penn- sylvania National Guard 1§ in camp. From that peint he will go into New York State, visiting séveral of the summer camps, thence into Ohio and from those camps proceed west via Chicago to Denver, returning along the same. route, headquarters at Columbus, Ohio, as his-last stop before reaching. Wash- Ington Tate In “thé ‘month. He will spend-a-day or two-with-relatives in Lincoln; -Nebr., during ‘the trip, - - - ana, Romance, with the corpe- area P. & A. Photos. YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. ddress: Room 722, News De- partment, The Eve Washington, D, C. Q. My son served during the World War in the Navy. For over a year he was stationed on the Azores Islands. In computing the amount of credit due me shail I count this year's serv- s $1 or $1.25 per day?—Mrs. C. A. These islands are not mention- ed in the adjusted compensation act. They belong to Portugal and service upon them will be counted as though they were a part of Europe. There- fore you should count the service your son rendered upon these islands at the rate of $1.25 per day. This Navy Department ruling is official. Your ‘application for the benefits should be sent to the Navy Depart- ment, Bureau of Navigation. Q. I would appreciate an answer to the following question: If a vet- eran who is entitled to the benefits of adjusted compensation dies without making application, is the amount of his certificate which his dependent will receive. (dependency assumed) appreciably less than that the veteran himself would receive had he lived or had he made application and named a beneficiary?—A. N. W. A. If a veteran dies or has died without applying for adjusted com- pensation his dependent will receive about one-third of the sum he or she would have received had the veteran lived to apply himself. Every day a service man postpones making appli- cation he may be depriving a depend- ent. Suppose a veteran's it is $625 and he dies without making and mailing an application blank; his de. pendent, as described under the ad- justed compensation act, would re- ceive ten quarterly cash payments of $62.50 each. ‘Suppose the veteran was entitled to the maximum credit and dies after applying; then the depend- ent (or any other person) whom he may have named as beneficiary would receive in cash between $1,500 and $1,600 in one payment. That is the best reason we know of for filing an application ~ today. - Dependents - or beneficiaries do not recelve certifi- cates; they are paid in ‘tash. Pay- ments to dependents begin on March 1, 1925. Payments to beneficiartes named in applications, upon.the. vet- oran's death, may be made January 1, Q. I ses by.your paper. thit I can name my estate as my beneficiary in applying for the adjusted compensa- tion to which I am entitled. Pro- vided I'did name my estate as bene- ficiary, could I-then legally receive from my estate a loan or other con- sideration? Will the face value of my certificate, if and when I receive it, be the same if I should die this year, or will its value be greater if I should die, say, 18 years after it has been issued to me?—G. A. B. - . A. You haye the right’ to name your estate as your beneficiary. In 50 doing you may leave or have part of your other property in- the hands of & trust comipany, and in_that way after the certificate is two years old you might get some immediate bene- fit out of it by securing a loan upon it ‘from the concern handling your property. So far as we can see, there is no way in which your estate, even if it is now--established, could give you any consideration or other bene- fit, when, as-a matter of fact, you and your estate are one and the same per- son until your death. If a trust com- y is handling your affairs, it, as a rd party, could -under the law ex- tend you & loan with your certificate as ; that is, after it wo_years old. . The face value of the certificate dges not vary. It is the same today as it will.l wenty. years“from now, -when ' it - becomes to yourself, if.you live that P. & A. Photos GOV. BRYAN'S DAUGHTER IN WASHINGTON. Mr. and Mrs. Willian E. Harnsberger, formerly Miss Mary Louise B: aughter of the Demo- cratic vice presidential candidate, looking over the city. Copyright Harris ‘& Ewinz MEXICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT IN NEW YORK. Gen. Platarco E. Calles (left) talking with former Ambas- sador to Germany Gerard. He is leaving Policeman Stalks Amphibian Ghost, Presents It to New Orleans Zoo By the Associated Pres: NEW ORLEANS, La., August 8.— The “ghost” that for a month has haunted the vicinity of Baronne and Girod streets, in the center of New Orleans’ retail district, was laid low early yesterday by Patrolman Lee Halliday of the first precinct. Few seemed to have heard of it, but one negro porter reported to the police some time ago that it had “hissed” at him from beneath a bookcase in an office . he was sweeping, and another timé a citizen asserted it had “hissed” at him from beneath a building as he was passing by. The mystery was solved when Hal- LOCAL JUDGESHIPS HELD IN ABEYANCE President - Awaits Reports Before Filling Police and Juvenile Court Vacancies. Before giving any consideration ta the reappointment of John P. McMa- hon, as judge of the Police Court of the District and Judge Katheryn Sel- lers, as judge of the Juvenile Court of the District, President Coolidge will receive a report upon these two judges as well as upon the score or more men and women applicants for these places, from the Attorney General. According to one high official of the White. House, because of the numer- ous applications for appointmeat to these judgeships, and because of the recelpt of various charges and pro- tests-against the two incumbents, a decision will not be reached before a few -days- in -advance -of the time the two tefms expire. Opposite Views Expressed. The White House ' is represented, however, as being- somewhat per- plexed regarding the matter of re- appointing Judges McMahon and Sel- lers, inasmuch as gdommunications had been received expressing such extremely opposite views. These com- munications are said to indicate the two jurists are highly popular with some people of the District of Colum- bla while With others they -are-un- popular, and considered totally unfit to sit upon their respective benches. Moreover, there is the matter of po- litical preference. Judge McMahon, is 2 Democratic appalntee, and local Re- publican leaders already-have let the White ‘House know that they think the place should be given to some Re- publican. They contend there are plenty of lawyers in this city avail- able for the place. . “Judge Sellers is a Republican, ‘and it is understood that between now and the ‘time ‘the President gives se- rious attention to the making of se- lections - the - accredited - Republican same 'face .value is. =~ 3.0 T. e B e Soicn Ty eyt ‘benefits {f you should die before the end of twenty. yearsy i liday heard a woman's frantic screams for help. As he turned toward the outery a stout negress fairly whizzed by him. “Hit's after me. Hits after me. Help. Murder,” she velled as she dis- appeared down the street. The officer drew his revolver began an investigation. Lumbering toward him down the ewalk, lashing its tail to right and eft, was the “ghost,” an alligator, four feet in length, which apparently had been prowling about that section of the city for weeks. The policeman “arrested” the 'gator and jailed him in a box. Later he was presented the Zoo at Audubon Park. The ‘gator is supposed to have entered the city from a nearby marsh by way of the numerous drainage canals that serve New Orleans. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDES NEW COURSES Tentative Schedules for Fall Term, Showing Expansion of Curricu- lum, Are Announced. and Tentative schedules for the Fall term as announced at American Uni- versity reveal that a number of new courses will be offered during the coming year, and a_considerable ex- pansion of the curriclum is in pros- pect. A considerable addition, for in- stance, will be made in the number of courses provided for those students who wish to go into the foreign serv- ice of the country, whether diplomatic or copsular, and those who. have the apportunity to give three years to for- eign service study will be able to ob- tain, professional degrees in this field as evidence of their complete prepa- ration for actual work. Now that the Rogers bill is in effect, and the Na- tion’s foreign service is'one organiza- tion, it is, more essential than ever that men engaged in diplomatic work should be thoroughly informed re- garding the duties of consular officers. The school is prepared for the changes made by the new law, and its foreign -service instruction, it is be- lleved, will be of the most practical character. American University has been in- ternationally recognized as g training school ‘for foreign service for many years, in fact,-and there is each year a_ large representation of members of the embassy and legation staffs of other countries in the student body. Practically every Latin American and European country has been repre- sented in the university during the past_year, as well as many countries of the Far East. T} organization of the District will give her its indorsement. One feature of the communications received regarding these two judges is the fact that both fail to have the pnanimous. support or approval of the local bar. Among the protests filea_against each of the/incumbents are those. from a number of local at- torneys who frequently practice be- fore.. their courts. This is looked upon by the White House as being highly important and in turning the matter over to the Attorney Gen- eral’s office to investigate and report the White House' laid emphasis upon these views from members of the bar. It is understood that each of the - incumbents seeking reappoint- ment has ben indorsed by some mem- bers of the bar. ““The federal prohibition office” is known' to have flled a complaint against Judge McMahon, in which it is set forth that his record in hand- ling; violations of prohibition laws should prevent his-reappointment, | for Europe to try to build up good relations for his country. P. & A. Photos AIR MAIL SERVICE PUT UP O PUBLIC Postmaster General to De- cide on Continuing It by Support Given. . Continuance of the transcontinental air mail route was placed squarely up to public support by Postmaster General New in a report of the suc- cessful operation of the route during tue first month “Whether or not the service will be supported by the public to = degree which will warrant its continuation, is still an open question,” geclaree the Postmaster General, asserting that as far as the physical operation of the New York to San Francisco route is concerned he has “no hesi- tancy in predicting its success.’ Allows Time for Test. It would reém, Postmaster General New continued, that at the end of five or six months “we should take stock of the whole operation. its cost. its income, its performance, and then perhaps arrive at some conclusions as to its future.” Mr. New says that he realizes that the question of revenue is one of ut- most importance, and that the de- partment has under way an intensive camraign of traffic solicitation. “While the gross income from the service for the first month of its op- eration is substantially less than the cost of maintenance, it seems to me that it would be unfair to lay too much stress upon the exact balance between income and outgo until we have had the benefit of at least four to six months intensive traffic solici- tation,” he said. No Real Accidents. During the 31 days of July the air mail planes flew 173,910 miles, where- as the around-the-world - aviators, when their trip is completed, will have covered about 25,000 miles. The average time westbound was 39 hours and 49 minutes, and the av- erage time eastbound was 36 hours and 21.minutes.. Lack of lighted air- ways into San Francisco and. New York is causing delay, the Postmas- ter General said. During the month there was no accident of any mo- ment, the nearest being a forced landing. y CAPT. SNOW MOVED. 0’Connor’s Aide Is Sent to. Fort Humphreys. Capt. William A. Snow, Corps of Engineers, who for the'last year has served as chief -assistant to Maj. James A. O'Connor, in charge of engineering works in this vicin- ity, today was relieved of that duty and ordered to the engineer station at Fort Humphreys, Va:, for duty with troops. Capt. Snow had direct - charge of the work of completing the Francis Scott. Key Bridge, and personally supervised the subterranean opera- tions necessary to prevent further settlement of the heavy earthen ap- proach at the Virginia end of that structure, Owing to the shortage of éngineer officers at present, it is not likely that any one-will replace Capt. Snow in the local engineer office for some tima,