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- GAS WAR LESSONS ‘GIVEND. C. GUARDS Masks Worn in Demonstra- | tion at Fort Humphreys, Va., Encampment. By a Staff Correspondent. FORT [HUMPHREYS, Va., August. 22.—Instruction in repelling gas at- tacks dnd the use of gas masks was given' the 121st Regiment of Engi- neers, National Guard of the District of €olumbia, holding their annual en- pment here, today. Acting as gombat troops, and temporarily cast- _7Ing aside their engineering instruc- tion, the troops marched on the field and donned the gas masks, being ®iven detailed instructions as to their use. Maj. Gen. Anton °Stephan, com- manding the District of Columbia Militia and the 29th National Guard Division, comprising the militia of this city, Maryland and Virginia, who visited the camp yesterday, said that he was very much pleased with re- sults, and deeply appreciated the fine epirit of co-operation shown by the regular troops in assisting the Guard. Gen. Stephan personally thanked Col. James A. Woodruff, commanding the post, for the help given members of the District Guard. Accompanied by Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, adjutant general of the Dis- trict of Columbia Militia, and Col. C. Fred Cook, adjutant general of the 29th Division, Gen. Stephan came into camp yesterday afternoon. He in- spected the quarters of the men and observed their drills in the field, later driving to the rifle range at Gunston Hall, seven miles from the camp, where he inspected the troops en- gaged there in rifle practice. He urg- ed the men to lend their earnest aid in making the Defense day mobiliza- tion here a success, and to get out and assist in recruiting their com- anlnfll up to war strength for the ay. Troops in Review. All of the troops were paraded yes- terday afternoon in honor of Brig. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, assistant chief of engineers of the United States Army. As Gen. Jadwin's car canfe into camp he was welcomed with an 11-gun sa- lute of a brigadier general. The commands then were marched on the parade ground. In the column were the combined bands of the 121st Engineers. National Guard of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and 13th United States Engineers’ Band; the 13th and 29th Regiments of the United States Engineers, with mounted colored de- tachment; the 121st Regiment of Engineers and 29th Military Police Company, National Guard of the Dis- triet of Columbia, the map-producing unit assigned here and the detach- ment of reserve officers now taking their training here. While Gen. Jadwin reviewed the troops, they were observed by Gen. Stephan and a number of officers from the Militia Bureau, including Col. Richard D. La Garde, United States Army, former adjutant general of the District of Columbia Militia Following the parade and review the officers attended a reception at Harris Hall, the bachelor officers’ quarters In the camp, given by Col. and Mrs. James A. Woodruff. The Militia Bureau officers were guests of the officers of the 121st Engineers at a dinner. Last night the enlisted personnel of the District troops gave an enter- tainment and dance at Liberty Hut. which was attended bv a large num- ber of their friends from Washing- ton. Tonight the officers of the Dis- trict regiment will give a dance, in charge of Lieut. E. Eatle Smithson, adjutant of the 2d Battalion. The platoon of Company E which ~was lost in the woods during the maneuvers of yesterday was located vesterday afternoon and returned to camp. The camp will come to a close Sunday. They will have some ex- tended order drill tomorrow morning, and the afternoon will be given to them for athletics under direction of Chaplain A. L. Smith. According to present plans, the troops will lJeave camp at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning, arriving at Union Station, ‘Washington, at 12:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. They will parade to the armory, 472 L street northwest, by the following route: West on Mas- sachusetts avenue to Fifth street morthwest and north on that street to the armory. MORAN HOME GIVEN T0 POLTICAL CLUB Owner Enlisting Other Prom- inent Women in Demo- cratic Organization. Democratic activities here during the presidential campgign will cen- ter at the McDonald Washington Blackburn_Club, 2315 Massachusetts Di of Accident - LYCURGUS E. HUTCHISON. EMBER OF MOSBY’S BAND PASSES AWAY L. E. Hutchison of Herndon, Va., Victim of Automobile Ac- cident After Five Days. Lycurgus Emory Hutchison, born in Loudoun County, Va., 90 years ago. who fought with Mosby's command in the Civil War and was one of the oldest Masons in northern Virginia, died at his home near Herndon, Va., about 1 o'clock this morning as a re- sult of being run down by an auto- mobile in Herndon Sunday night. It was while passing in the rear of an automobile that the vehicle backed over him, fracturing his jawbone and bruising his shoulder. He did not lose consciousness, and until last night his family had hopes of his re- covery. He ‘soon would have celebrated his golden wedding anniversary. His wife and several children were with him when the end came. Funeral services will be held at his tate home at 1.30 o'clock Sunday aft- ernoon. Rev Alexander Galt, pastor of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, will officiate, and burial will be In the Herndon Cemetery. Services at the grave will be under auspices of Herndon Lodge of Masons. He enlisted in the Confederate army and served with Mosby in the fa- mous “Greenbacks’ ” raid in the Shen- andoah Valley and in the raid that re- sulted in the capture of Gen. Stough- ton in Fairfax County. Later he was in the general merchandise business at Unison, Loudoun County. He re- tired from active business about 20 years ago. Fifty years ago he married Miss Betty Benton, and 10 children were born to them. Two of them died. While a resident of Philamont, Lou- doun County, he was associated with the Philamont Lodge of Masons, and when he moved to Fairfax County, he was honored with an honorary membership in Philamont Lodge. Surviving children are: Robert E. Hutchison, E. Barbour Hutchison, Herndon; Richard, H. Hutchison, Lyle E. Hutchison and Claude M. Hutchi- son, this city; Mrs. Martha Shear, Arcola, Va.;' Mrs. Carrle Wreen, Herndon, and Mrs. Lula Madison. SHIPS COMB ICY:SEA FOR ITALIAN LOST IN GREENLAND HOP ____(Continued from First Page.) cers of the Richmond that the Italian aviator may have proceeded to Ivigtut, instead haltin, t Fredericksdal. e of The messages from the Barry were sent from the destroyed at 5:30 o'clock and 6:30 o'clock yesterday evening and referred to “the flyers” without specifically mentioning ~Lieut. Loca- telll, the Itallan airman, who left Reykjavik with Lieut. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. Erik H. Nelson. ZANNI GOING ON. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 22.—Maj. Pedro Zanni, the Argentine around-the- world flyer, whose airplane was irrep- arably damaged when he attempted to start from Hanoi, French Indo China, for Canton, has decided to con- tinue his flight. A reserve plane, which has been held at Kobe, will be shivped to him at Hanol. Zanni's spare plane arrived at Kobe trom London aboard the N. Y. K. liner Kamo Maru, and will be shipped immediately, probably on the same company’s liner, Wakasa Maru, which leaves Kobe tomorrow. Zanni, tele- graphing Garcia Uriburu, the Arge: tine minister, gave him the first news of the whereabouts of the plane, and ordered it sent immediately to Hal- phong, the port of Hanof. It is estimated that it will be two or three weeks before Zanni will be able to. resume his flight. Patrick Murphy, Zanni's repre- sentative, has been directed by the minister to proceed through Man- churia and Korea, marking the route for the aviator and selecting landing places. These will probably be at Mukden, Manchuria; Pingyang and Taikyu, Korea, and Hiroshima, Osaka avenue. when, on September 4, Mrs. Francols Berger Moran will turn over her residence to the club, of which she is the president and found- er. Its entire work will be for the election of Davis and Bryan. The club slogan, “Honest days with Davis,” will appear on the club flag to be hung from the front of the premises and also on patented but- tons to be sold by the organization. The flag also will carry the name of the club and the names of the Demo- cratic candidates. The buttons will have a white background, with the slogan printed in red on'the upper . h.ludn Rose McDonald of Berryville, Va., 8 near relative of Mrs. Julia Mc- Donald Adams, daughter of John W. Davis, will be the secretary and treasurer of the club. He will come to this city to take an active part in the management of the club affairs. Mrs. Hoes Alding. Among many prominent women who will participate in the club' activities will be Mrs. Rose Gouver nour Hoes, one of the active officers. The first floor of Mrs. Moran's res: dence will be used for the transac- tion of the official business of the club and will be open from 9 to 12 am. The large music room, parlors and conservatory will be used each eve- ning for the presentation of & pro- gram which will include a speech by some distinguished man or woman, and a vocal or instrumental musical selection by some Washington artist of merit. Two large circular rooms oa the second and third floors will be set part for bridge parties. There Wash- ington matrons, debutantes and their friends will play cards to swell the treasury of the club. There will be a present for the winner, from thi hostess on each table. ¢ In addition to her work in laying the foyndations for the club, Mrs. Moran also ‘has assisted in the or- sanization of two clubs of the same name in Virginia during the past and Tokororawa, near Tokio. The question of the transpacific flight will remain undecided until Zanni's arrival here, but Minister Uriburu believes it is not feasible at this season of the year and so cabled the authorities at Buenos Aire: However, he has been negotiating for a -steamer to lay supply dumps on the Kurile Islands for the aviator. Zanni's message to the minister, say- ing the spare Fokker airplane was aboard the Kamo Maru and asking for its urgent shipment, said: “Plane wrecked, but I am determined to con- tinue. ‘Tokio officials have offered their fullest co-operation in reshipping the machine, which will be carried out under the supervision of Pablo Rollini, Argentine consul at Kobe. It probably will be necessary to transfer the airplane, which is in three large cases, to a smaller steam- er at Hongkong, since Haiphong is not on the main steamer routes. Discussing Zanni's possible trans- pacific_flight, Minister Uriburu e: pressed his appreciation of the offers of aid and advice from the military attaches of the American embassy, including Lieut. Clifford-C. Nutt, who prepared the way across Japan for the American world flyers. They have placed their charts and data at the disposal of the Argentine flye: Experts here consider that the transpacific flight would be most difficult at this season of the year. The flight along the Kuriles would not be the worst part of the trip, though the fogs are heavy, but the Aleutian Islands, with the Autumn ‘| northeast winds, are believed to be virtually impassable. G Japanese officials, who expressed keen regret when they heard of the accident at Hanof, are gratified at Zanni's decision to continue his fligh The spare airplane was original consigned to Yokohama, where it was to await the aviator for possible use in the transpacific flight.’ The N. Y. K. agreed to take it off the Kamo Maru at Kobe and dispatch it to Indo- China. Zanni’s cable, received this morning, gave the, minister the first intimation of its whereabouts, . . . . BELGUM START RUBR EVACLATION Economic Withdrawal Pre- ceding Troops’ Recall. Herriot Wins Vote. - By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, August 22.—Belgium's economic evacuation of the Ruhr, which is a preliminary step to the military evacuation, began today when M. Hannecart, at the head of a Belgian technical delegation, left Dusseldorft charged with the task of liquidating all the Belglan civil services. HERRIOT WINS IN CHAMBER. Long Debate Seen Before Final Confidence Is Voted. By the Associated Press. PARIS, August 22.—Premier Her- riot, without much difficulty, won the first party battle in the Chamber of Deputies on the London reparation agreement and, barring the unex- pected development always possible in politics, he may be fairly expected to win the second after submitting to the interpellations, the total of which has now reached 14. His first victory came last evening when the chamber defeated, 320 votes to 209, a motion to refer the London accord on the Dawes plan to a com- mission, with the understanding that the premier sign the agreement be- fore parliament debated the question of ratification, on the theory that the accord constituted a new treaty out- side the Versailles pact. & Debate May Be Long. The vote was taken after the premier had read a long declaration defending his negotiations at the London conference. Although M. Herriot has come off victorious in the first tilt it is possible that the debate may take longer than was originally calculated, yesterday's motion and vote having delayed the opening of the discussion. In the Senate also things will not go so rapidly as expected. Senators Millies-Lacroix and Bienvenu Martin, in accordance with arrangement, sub- mitted their motion of confidence and the president under the rules sent it to the foreign relations committee. Former Premier Poincare, however, said he desired to ask the premier a number of questions. The latter, who was immediately apprised, declared he would be ready to reply, but at a public ses- sion instead of before a commttee. M. Millies-Lacroix and Martin there- upon withdrew their motion and it was agreed there should be an open debate at which the premier, as in the chamber, would answer any ques- tions the members wished to put to him. Final Success Predicted. There will undoubtedly be a stern fight, as M. Herrlot's critics include some of the most able parliamentary tacticians. There may also be con- sidrable noise and interruption from the extremists, who persist in drag- ging in their demands for full am- nesty for all prisoners except com- mon law offenders. There may even be considerable de- lays and the debate may be spun out into the small hours, but political ob- servers are, agreed that M. Herriot will get the vote of confidence he re- quires before signing the London agreement, by an adequate, if not overwhelming, majority. Owen D. Young, who served as one of the American advisers at the Lon- don conference, spent the morning conferring with James A. Logan, jr., American observer with the repara- tion commission. Mr. Young has not decided how long he will stay in Paris, but he will be occupled for several days in re- newing his acquaintances with the members of the raparation commis. sion and the French and other ex- perts, with whom he collaborated on the Dawes plan. Mr. Young will not confirm the re- port that he has sent for Rufus Dawes, brother of Gen. Dawes, and Henry M. Robinson, who served'on one of the expert committees in Pari to collaborate in alding the repara. tion commission. It is understood, however, that he will place himself at the disposal of the commission as long as needed to put the Dawes plan into working order. He refused to issue a statement until he had conferred with Mr. Bar- thou as head of the body which ap- pointed Gen. Dawes and Mr. Young to the experts’ committee. e EVIDENCE LACKING, CASES DISMISSED “Want of Prosecution” by Officers Making Arrests; Basis of Court Action. Two more prisoners, charged with minor infractions of the law, were dismissed ‘“for want of prosecution” in Police Court today, when Judge Gus A. Schuldt had the arresting po- licemen called and failed to receive a response. Simultaneously Maj. Sul- livan declared that the Police Court magistrate's ax had fallen on prohi- bition enforcement agents as well as upon members of the police depart- ment. Defendants Released. ‘The two fortunate prisoners to get off today are Mary Dudley, colored, charged with conducting a disorderly house, and Clarence Burks, charged with assault. Allen Stewart, also col- ored, charged with carrying a black- Jack, found that his attorney had not arrived when his case was called by the clerk of the court. Determined to enforce his mandate without respect to person or position, Judge Schuldt promptly appointed another attorney for Stewart and ordered the case to proceed without waiting for the man the.prisoner had hired to show up. The lawyer ap- pointed by the court succeeded in having Stewart's case referred to the probation officer, anyhow. Statement by Sullivam. Maj. Sullivan declared teday that it was prohibition agents, not policemen, who were absent in Police Court ‘Wednesday when a case was called and dismissed for want of prosecution. Policemen A. M. Green, Claude Evans and Bunda were completely absolved of charges that they failed to appear in the case in question. GUNMEN HOLD UP BANK. % . Bandits” Brandishing iqvolvm Rob Chicago Institution. CHICAGO, August 22.—Seven ban- dits waving revolvers held up the In- land Trust and Savings Bank on the northwest side today and with.$5.008, . .. : ARMED FORCES WILL LEAD WAY IN GREAT DEFENSE DAY PARADE Five Sections to Be Included in Marching Ranks. President and Other Notables to Review Par- ' ticipants af Zero Milestone. The National Capital's,great De- fense day parade, which will lead the nation in observance of patriotic monstrations September 12, will consist of five sections and, headed by uniformed bodies of the armed forces, will march down Pennsylvania avenue from Peace Monument to the Ellipse, where they will take part in stirring ceremonies of the day. This became known today with announcement of definite plans for the parade. The parade will be reviewed by President Coolidge, his cabinet, Gen. Pershing and other high oficlals from the stand at’the zero milestone in the Ellipse, directly south of the White House. Wit hthe “regulars” equipped in full uniform, marching in ¢rim and rhyth- mis swing to martial music, aug- mented by a great body of civillans, the National Guard, reserves, patri- otic societies and in the “citisen di- vision” assembled for the day, the great parade is expected to give to the whole nation an impressive dem- onstration of the spirit of the .“de- fense test.” Order of March. Plans for the parade were made public today by Brig. Gen. S. D. Rock- enbach, grand marshal. They call for these five sections to march in this order: .1, Regular Army, Navy and Marine Corps; 2, Nationaj Guard; 3, organized reserves; 4, veteran, patrio- tic and military socletics, and 5, citi- zen division. 2 All sections will assemble by 3 o'clock sharp at the places designated. The grand marshal and staff, de- fense test committee, War Depart- ment general staff and the Army Band, which will head the column, will assemble on Pennsyivania ave. nue at Second street. The sections have been assigned as follow: First section, Maryland avenue southwest and Virginia avenue south- west. Second section, First street, facing south, head of column en Pennsyl- vania avenue. . Third section, Second street, fac- ing south, and Third street, facing south, heads of column on Pennsyl- vania avenue. Fourth section, John Marshail place and Fourth street, facing south, heads of column on Pennsylvania avenue. Fifth section, Sixth street, facing south, head of column on Pennsyl- vania avenue. The route of march will be west on Pennsylvania avenue to 15th street; thence west on the street south of the Treasury Building to the road south of the White House grounds; thence bast the reviewing stand; thence west around the Ellipse to the south en- trance to the Ellipse; then north across the Ellipse, to the places re- Served for each of the sections. Loud Speakers Arranged Loud speakers will be located at suitable points aroynd the Ellipse 80 that the music and speeches will be audible to the entire assemblage. ‘The citizen section will be com-. manded by a citizen to be selected by the Defense Test Committee. He will appoint his own aides to promptly or- ganize and march this section. Individual enrollment blanks may be had upon application to room 306 District Bullding, telephone Main 6004 to the adjutant general, Dis- crict of Columbia National Guard, 472 L street, telephone Main 831, and to Lieut. Col. John Scott, officer in charge or the Organized Rescrves, telephone Main 7561. Veteran, patriotic and military so- cieties desiring to participate in the parade should submit their applica- tion in writing to Mr. Colladay, room 502, Star Bullding. Business houses, societies and asso- clations parading in the citizen sec- tion will be assigned assembly points on Sixth street by the commander of the fifth section. All veteran, patriotic and military societies, business houses or associa- tions, it is sald, should carry a ban- ner or other insignla indicating the name of the soclety. ‘Will Wear Uniforms. All officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, National Guard, Or- 'ganized Reserves, Navy and Marine Corps will wear the uniform of their arm of the service. Every branch of the Army will be represented in this parade and “day volunteers” can join organizations of the Regular Army by applying to the commanding officer, Fort Myer, Va.; Fort Washington, Md., or Bolling Field, and of the National Guard by applying to the adjutant general, District of Columbia Natlonal Guard, and of the Organized Reserves by ap- plying to Lieut. Col. Scott. STRESS NEED OF TEST. Guard and Reserve Officers Dis- cuss Plans. Significance of National Defense Test day, to be observed September 12, as a means of ascertaining the availability of personnel for an army in event of a national emergency, was explained at a meeting of the Military Service Legion, in the Ebbitt Hotel.last night. Officers of the Dis- trict National Guard and members of the Officers’ Reserve Corps told of the importance of the observance. Col. C. Fred Cook of the District of Columbia National Guard, who is ad- jutant general of the 29th National Guard Division, emphasized the need for estimating the number of men avall- able in case of conflict, and also stressed the venture as an aid toward keeping alive patriotism. He explained the plans of, the National Guard to enroll to war strength for the day. Maj. Reynold E. Blight, 0. R. C, who also addressed the meeting, gave an explanation of Defense day. Em- phasizing the importance of indi- viduals realizing their responsibility regarding the day, he said, in part: ‘Never again must we be caught Urges 6-Hour Air napping and unprepared as we were in 1917. It took us 18 months to o) ganize and equip our Army In the World War. Had not France, Eng- land, Belgium and Italy held the lines ;urlnx those fateful months of our reparation, the war might have been an overwhelming calamity for ue. Peril in Pacifism. “The pacifist, no matter how sincere he may be, who opposes the Defense Test day program is impereling the National security. Kindly sentiments and & gulleless spirit would be a poor defense in case of attack. We are a great, rich Nation, whose wealth and power may well be envied and feared. The cynical lesson of history is plain —only that nation endures that can protcet its own. Rose -water -and poetry will .not defend us against the rapacity or arrogance of envious nations. “Defense Test day is-'not a general mobilization, is not a threat against any nation, i{s not an. apology for war and is not an effort to militarize the Nation. It is simply an attempt to discover wherein the National de- fense i3 weak and whereln strong. This is but common sense and or- dinary prudence. Calls Defense Necemsary. “The American people hate war and love peace. They desire to live in concord with all the nations of the earth and will go more than half way to bring about that desirable cond! tion. But it is the duty of intelligent statesmanship to see to it that the National defense is maintalned un- impaired, and all citizens will gladly co-operate with the Government to this end. “Defense Test day will also cele- brate the bravery and sacrifice of the men who fought, suffered and died at St. Mihtel. This should prove an irresistible appeal to all patriotic citi- zens to participate.” Maj. Stirling Kerr, commander of the legion, presided. The legion voted unan- mously that its personmel shoul enroll for ‘““Defense ‘day" as members of the 29th Division Headquarters Company, being organized by Col. Cook, and that enroliment cards be forwarded as soon as convenlent to Maj. Kerr, 3800 Four- teenth street. There Is prqvision for a medical detachment of three officers and 15 non-commissioned officers and men. Enthusiasm regarding the impor- tance of the day {s shown'to be in- creasing. The Mid-City Citizens’ As- sociation is one of the most recent civic organizations to .indorse the day, the executive committee of that body having met and appointed a spe- clal committee to co-operate with the National Defense day committee, the latter headed by Edward F. Colladay, president of the Washington Board of Trade. Letters of regret because of inability to attend the meeting were read from Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the Navy; Maj. Gen. Lejuene, com- mandant ‘of the Marine Corps; Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan and Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett. —_— DEFENSE STRESSES PARANOID THEORY __+(Continued from First Pi Mr. Bachrach, and he asked Judge Caverly to consider whether 15 minutes was sufficient time to arrive at the conclusion. of the State' alienists, confpared to the study of five alienists for the defense, who had from eight days to two weeks. No Stupidity Clafmed. Mr. Bachrach decried the impres- sion which he said the State sought to create that because the boys were able to tell the State's attorney that they. refused to answer questions on the advice of counsel, it was an evi- dence of normality and a further in- dication of no presence of mental sickness. “There is no claim here that they do not have a memory or that they are stupid,” said the attorney. “They know they are in court, they appreciate the situation and also they knew that when Mr. Crowe asked them questions the thing to do was to Kkeep their mouths shut. “The evidence is that because of their superior intellect and on account of the slow development of their emo- tional lives, a split in the personality of the boys has occurred.” Calls Pair Paranolacs. Mr. Bachrach stated flatly that “Richard Loeb has a paranoid per- sonality.” “His logic is irrefutable,” the at- torney continued. “The only trouble is that he starts with the wrong premise. But that is what makes him a paranofac. “Now the paranolac has delusions of grandeur. He may even consider himself equal to Ggd Almighty and not act that way. In October, 1923, before the crime’ was contemplated, Leopald was holding himself up as a super- man. “We are not here to defend his philosophies, but we do believe that his bellefs in supernormality show he is mentally diseased, that he is not functioning normally. “Because he thinks he is a super- nfan he lays down a code that must be obeyed by Loeb, before he himself has even established a moral tude. The testimony of his fellow- students bear out Leopold's concep- tion of the superman, the fact that he had a right to do’ anything that pleased him, the only question being whether it gave Leopold any pleasure. “It is not the philosophy that is on trial, of course, but that philosophy is evidence. The fact that he thought he was to be the sole judge of whether a thing was right is evi- dence bearing upon the question of whether he is of a paranoid per- sonality.” Mail Service To Replace Alaska’s Dog Teams Postal Flyer Declares Planes Make Short Work of Distance Requiring 22 Days Under Present Airplane mail—6 hours, round trip, Fairbanks to McGrath, Alaska. Dog-team mail—22 days, round trip, Fairbanks to MeGrath. That was the gist of the argument made to Po ter General New to- day by Carl B. Eilson, Alaska’s first air mail pilot, for resumption of air mail in the territory, and its ex- tension to Nome. i Pllot Eilson pointed out to Mr. New that he made eight successful round trips, once every two weeks, covering the 300 miles in a total time of six hours, carrying 500- pounds of mail to McGrath and 150 pounds-on the return. Urges Increased Service. He asked the Postmaster General not 6nly to make the flights a per- manent feature of the postal service in Alaska, but to provide -for three pllots, extend the benefits of air mall to Nome, and make the round trip System. The Postmaster General compli- mented Mr. Eilson on his work in Alaska, and spoke - favorably, al- though in somewhat general terms, of the resumption of the air mail there. This largely depends, ho said, upon the ability to get appropriations for the work. All Trips Sueceasful. Pilot Eilson is here primarily to in- duce postal officials to re-establish the Alaskan air mail, which attracted mation-wide attention :when it was started last February. The trial flights ended in May. Not one of the trips postponed. The difficulty of air mail service .in Alasks, Pilot Eilson said, largely d pends upon lack of proper landing fields and lack of lights. 3 Often the ‘Alaskan pilot was cus- todian of 500 pounds of gold dust on the return leg of his route, he sald. 'While in' this city ¥6é 1§ ing*at DISTRICT LEADER SEEK 6. 0.P. VOTE Bend " Efforts fo Get Ab- sentee Voters to Mail Ballots to Homes. Republican leaders in the District of Columbia, having perfected their organization for the 1924 national campaign, are now striving to have those men and women, residing in this city, who are legal residents of some State and are therefore entitled to vote, properly registered in their respective States. It 18 estimated that there are more than 80,000 such persons temporarily lving in the District, and at Repub- lican headquarters more than half of this number are known to be -of the republican faith. Those intrusted with getting out this large vote are engaged in notifying these franchised persons of the registration dates of their respective States and insisting that this formality be complied with. A. E. Chhffee of Nebraska, one af the reading clerks at the United Btates House of Representatives, who is secretary of the Republican State Voters' Association, and who Is in charge of the voters' information bureau at the headquarters of the Republican State committee of the District at 1324 New York avenue, while discussing this feature of the local campaign today pointed out that at each election time many per- sons residing here lose their privilege of voting because of their neglect or indifference to this requirement. Seek Primary Votes. Attention is being given at this time by the local committee also to getting out tLe vote for the State primaries. Sixteen States are to hold primaries between now and election day, and it is hoped by the party leaders in the District that voters from States will respond to the party’s call in a substantial manner. Mr. Chaffee believes, however, that voters generally are showing consid- erably more interest in the casting of the ballot this year, and already many have been prompt in giving the ~necessary attention to their registration and many have cast their votes in primaries already held. At the local headquarters there is a complete compilatibn. of the ab- sentee voting and registration laws of the 35 States which permit voting by mail, and these are at the dis- posal of any person calling at the headquarters in search of informa- tion. Mr. Chaffee or one of his as- sistants is at the headquarters at all times during the day to answer ques- tions and to give information. Although 35 States have an absen- tee voting law only 12 of these per- mit registration by mail. However, all States do not require registration every ye As a result of the intensive cam- paign being conducted among State voters here, it is anticipated by local Republican leaders that the total of votes sent out of Washington at for- mer elections will be surpassed next November. e REPUBLICANS OPEN FIGHT TO CAPTURE LABOR VOTE (Continued from First Page.) great powers, but did not give them the right to deliver your vote.” . Mr.- O'Connor remembered that he €arrfed a unfon card “when it was ‘mighty unpopula He still carries t, but, he said, a union card is now “an emblem of strength.” Labor has progressed and Mr. O'Connor pointed to the general improvement in work- ing conditions and wages. He sug- gested that others than Senator La Follette had had something to do ‘with this progress. “In - Massachusetts,” he said, “in Texas, in New York, in California and many other States we have laws favor- able to the people working within the boundaries of those States. Mr. La Follette had nothing to do with the passage of those laws, but they are in force and effect without the aid of Robert La Follette or Morris Hill- quit. While the former wore the Re- publican label and the latter the So- cialist label, each now is seeking to se the union label after its popular- ity has been established. La Follette, Hillquit and Victor Berger, the “Three Musketeers’ of politics, hav- ing no organization of their own, are now trying to change an industrial organization into a political army. “Again the Republicans are seeking to pin Socialism on the third ticket.” Mr. O'Connor praised the labor rec- ord of President Coolidge in Mass- achusetts, and continued: “Patience, together with our own efforts, has secured for us all we have toda: A get-rich-quick scheme has never appealed to us, and it never will, regardless of how at- tractively Mr. La Follette and his as- sociates may present it. Waras of Promises. “It consumes months to construct 4 building which an earthquake could demolish in a few minutes and, com- paratively speaking, a political earth- quake could do an equal amount of damage and in just as short a time, and instead of a pot of gold being placed on Your doorstep, as is prom- ised by Mr. La Follette, you are more apt to find yourself and your family buried under the ruins of your own house. “We have nothing to fear from the election of President Coolidge. You have heard the record of his acts as they affect you, your family. and your various organizations. You have, doubtless, also read Mr. La Follette's promises. President Coolidge, by his official acts, has hhown himself to be your friend, and we feel assured that the President: will continue to be friendly to our purposes. Also, he believes that labor can and should at- tain its just desires by collective bar- gaining. The President is fair to labor, and will continue to be fair, nd that is all that labor wants. Sees Labdr Leaders. Among the labor leaders who at- tended the Chicago conference with Mr. O'Connor were the following: J. R. Neal, Local No. 12, Interna- tional Typographical Union, Ralti- more; J. A. Madsen, Local No. 33, In- ternational Longshoremen's Associa- tion, Portland, Oreg.; George F. Reitas, Licensed Tugmen’s Protective Organization, Sandusky; Charles J. Grady, Allied Printing Trades Coun- cil, West Orange, N. J.; James P. Ryan, first vice president, Interna. tional \Longshoremen's _Association, New York; Lawrence T. Henry, Local No. 791, International Longshoremen’s Assoclation, New York; T. B. Healy, Local No. 33, Mariné Engineers’ Bene- ficial Association, -New York; W. J. Reinhardt and George Dolan, Inter national Union Stationary Engineers, Chicago; E. M. Foley, president, In- rnational Dredgemen’s Union, Chi- cago; J. J. O'Connor, secretary-treas- urer, Brotherhood Railroad Freight Handlers, Chicago; J. former vice president, Brotherhood Maintenance of Way Employes, Chicago. France Honors Dr. W. H. Wilmer, Resident of D. C. Dr. W. Holland Wilmer, world- famous eve specialist, of 2101 R street northwest, has been award- ed the cross of a commander of the Legion of Honor by the French government for “his high service to science and for his special serv- ices to France dyring the World War.” Although Dr. Wilmer has been advised by the French embassy of the honor that has been bestowed upon him, the decoration will not be formally conferred until M. Jusserand, the French Ambassador, returns here from Parls some time in October. Appropriate cere- monies, in the presence of distin- Ruished guests, will mark the ;Jecorullon of the famous special- st. To bé made a commander of the Legion of Honor is next to the highest award within the gift of the French Republic, and is an honor coveted by sclentists all over the world. When the French embassy was asked about the award today, it was explained that Dr. Wilmer's renowned contribu- tions to science alone would have entitled him to the rank, but that his special contributions toward perfecting the personmel of the flying corps during the World War made him doubly acceptable as a member of the Legion. From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. 0-GENT BUS FARE PLEA IS REJECTED ies Comission Refuses to Grant Increase to Transit Company. Uti ‘The petition of the Washington Rapid Transit Company for a straight 19-cent fare on the bus line was denied this afternoon by the Public Utilities Com- mission, which held th.t the company is earning a sufficient return on its investment with the present rate of fare. The company will be officially notifled of the commission's action Saturday. The present rate of fare— 3 tokens for 25 cents or 10 cents cash— will be continued. More comfortable buses and better service was promised by the company with a 10-cent fare. ‘The safety stop in front of Truck No. 7 of the Fire Department on Eighth street southeast, just south of Penn- sylvania avenue, was ordered abolished by the commission upon the recom- mendation of the Fire Department. ‘The commission also gave the Capi- tol Traction Company authority to discontinue _eight trips from 14th street and Park road to Rosslyn, Va.. by way of the G street route between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m., when traffic is at its minimum. This will make a 12- minute headway, instead of a six- minute headway over this route. The car stop on the Lincoln Park line for westbound cars on Thirteenth street just north of East Capitol was ordered changed to the east side of Thirteenth street. This action was taken by the commission, due to com- plaints of residents in the neighbor- hood that the cars squeaked making the turn into Thirteenth street and awoke them during the early morn- ing hours. The Woodley road bus line was re- routed to go through Thirty-sixth street from Woodley road to Macomb street instead of Thirty-fifth street, in order to eliminate a potential acei- ;‘l‘:lrlll hazard on the Thirty-fifth street s FINDS PERRY POINT PATIENTS SATISFIED Gen. Hines Declares Investigation Discloses Only Two Complaints at Veterans’ Hospital. Conditions as they exist at Perry Point, Md., are satisfactory to the patients in the hospital there, Gen. Frank C. Hines, director of the United States Veterans' Bureau, stated today, following the receipt of a re- port from Dr. Charles A. Barlow, the medical officer in charge of the hos- pital Dr. Barlow stated that of the total number of patients interviewed only two made complaints, and these were of a minor nature. One patient said that he did not like the nurse on duty in his ward. The other said that upon returning to the hospital from an entertainment after meal time he did not receive his supper on_that particular night. “The hospital authorities have re- ported that the patients are asked to work only as a theraputic meas- ure, as it is recognized by all that idleness is unhealthy for those suffer- ing from nervous diseases, and dutles should be prescribed for these men in the same manner that medicine d other_treatments are prescribed,” Gen Hines. . ‘Patients are never threatened with transfer to ward 5, the psychiatric group, for violation of regulations of the hospital. No patient is trans- ferred to this group except upon the action of a board composed of medical officers and approved by the clinical director and medical officer in charge. The board only makes the recom- mendation where it is felt that the physical and mental condition of the patient required treatment in this ward. There are no patients strap- ped to their beds in the hospital at the present time, nor have there been in the pas sal Strange Wireless Signals Possible Meésag[e From Mars By the Associated Press. VANCOUVER, B.C, August 22.— Mysterious signals picked up at Point Grey Wireless station here during the last week culminated yesterday in a strange group of sounds, causing wireless exper here to wonder If the planet Mars is, trying to establish communica- tion with the earth. Four distinct groups of four dashes each came through the yesterday, the operators they said, were in no known code, starting on a low note and ending with a “gipp,” and that nejther a spark nor a continuous wave was re- sponsible for the sounds. C. W. Mellish and W. T. Bur- ford, operators of long experience, state that they have never previ- ously encountered such messages. The puzsling signals cut in on their regular messages, and every known method of getting rid of the disturbance was tried without success. S “The fact that I, distinctly got four groups of four dashes con- vinced me ‘that some intelligible communication force was at . work,” Mr, Burford sald. .. . LIVING DEATH FACES GOY, NOW THEORY Doctor Says Gallows or Disease Are Inevitable End of Former Pugilist. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Callf., August 22.— Death on the gallows or the living death of paralysis and total demen- tia today appeared to be all that was left for Kid McCoy, once dapper prince of, the ring, charged with the murder of Mrs. Theresa W. Mors here August 12 The prisoner's eighth wife, Dag- mar Dahlgren, dealt his defense a blow when she repudiated a previous alibi_ volunteered to show he could not have been guilty of the murder. Tiren an alienist sent into his cell by defense attorneys reported that even it McCoy could prove his innocence he would fall victim within three years to complete paralysis and total dementia. The alienist, Dr. Cecil Reynolds, said McCoy is ‘“without question” suffering from paresis—a form of de- mentia due to organic changes of the brain and brought on in his case by excessive addiction to alcohol and a blood infection of long standing The disease is in its early stages the alienist's report said, during which acts of violence should be ex- pected as a matter of course. Me- Coy’s shooting orgy in and near the Mors antique shop the mérning after Mrs. Mors was ghot, was 3 “natural manifestation of the disease,” ac- cording to the doctor. Physically, too, the prisoner js but a pale reflection of his former self, says Dr. Reynolds, although, as is characteristic of paresis victims. he labors under the delusion that he is a “better man physically than he ever was.” In one respect, however, the report shows McCoy free of all delusion “He knows he is broke; he has no delusions of wealth.” Pointing out that the membrane of the prisoner’'s brain has begun tn thicken with an accompanying in- feeblement of judgment, intellect and memory, the alienist declares that v is not only a discased, but a very dangerous man. The alibi which Miss Dahlgren repudiated when questioned by the district attorney was to the effect th she had been spying on Mrs. Mors and McCoy, saw McCoy leawe the death apartment shortly before the shoot- ing, saw a “thick set” man arrive heard an argument, and a shot and then saw the “thick set” man depart With the anpihilation of this alibi the testimony of Mrs. Iva Martin, who insists she heard and sa two men fleeing from the apartment after the shooting, and that one of them was Albert Mors, former husband of Mrs. Mors, still remains on which to base a theory of the slaving which might exonerate McCoy. Police, how- ever, insist Mrs. Martin could not pos- have seen Mors fleeing from the apartment, since they know he was elsewhere at that hour. Meanwhile Federal investigators continued to trace the origin and channels of “entry into’ the United * States of a fortune in precious stones, said to have been in the possession of Mors or his divorced wife at the time of her death. Two seizures of gems from Mors' safety deposit boxes have already been made, and amother lot of jewels was recovered when Mrs. Jennie Thomas, sister of McCoy turned them over to the district at- torney with the explanation that her brother left them with her the night of Mrs. Mors' death. Mors charged they were stripped from his divorced wife after she was slain The body of Mrs. Mors today was to begin its way to New York. where it will rest in a grave provided by her parent; SCHOOL ESTIMATES ARE CUT $1000000 D. C. Budget, Reduced Ap- proximately $5,000,000, Ready for ‘Bureau. With the deletion of approximately $1,000,000 from the school estimates. the Board of District Commissioners today completed the task of reducing the District's budget for the next fiscal year to the limit of $31,551.505 fixed by the Bureau of the Budget. A total of $5.000,000 was slashed from the District’s original budget to bring it down to the figure allowed by Gen Lord's bureau. The budget now will be put into shape for presentation to the Budget Bureau. Although the Commissioners have until September 15 to send the estimates to the Budget Bureau, they likely will be transmitted to Gen Lord some time next week. With them will go supplemental estimates. composed entirely of important items eliminated from the original budget The additional reduction in the school budget, it is understood. brought it down to about $9,500,000— Just $3,000,000 less than requested by the Board of Education. Other mu- nicipal departments, however, suffer- ed a larger percentage in the reduc- tion of their individual budgets. ZONING ORDER IS CURB. “Prevents’” Instead of “Permits” Apartment Construction. An article in The Star yestérday afternoon, relative ‘to hearings before the Zoning Commission, stated that the commission had ordered a change for the resoning of property located within the area bounded on the north by Kennedy street, on the east by Georgia avenue, on the west by Seventeenth street and on the south by Shepherd street, “to permit the construction of apartment houses, flats or hotels.” The statement should have been that the order was designed to “prevent the construction of apartment houses, flats or hotels,” and was approved by the commiesion for that purpose. Swat the Fly For assistance _‘in tke campaign against the fly The Star has for distribution a quan- tity of wire-handle fly ‘swatters. Ask for One at the STAR. OFFICE or Any of Its Branch Offices