Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1924, Page 17

£ VERMONT FRIENDS CALL UPON PRESIDENT Ct the President’ and Mrs. father, at Plymouth, last S oolidge shook hands with all of them du turday. OVER AND OVER ON A LONG TRIP. Takkenberg, a Dutchman, is turning somersanlts from Amsterdam, Holland, to Marseille, France, a distance of 1,500 kilometers. He expects to turn more than 2,000,000 times on his trip, thereby winning a wager. The trip is about half over. Wide World Photo. OLIDGE AT OLD HOME. Friends from miles around the Vermont General WINS RACE PURSE WITH $7.50 PLOW HORSE. Bolt Reynolds, 80 w of the reception at the home of John Coolidge, llage came to the Coolidge farm, and the President Copyright by P. & A. Ihotos. years old, threw a_surprise into the camp of the racing sharps at the ‘Washington, Pa., fair a few days ago. With a horse which he bought for $7.50 at auction, he won the 2:20 trot, defeating some real good rarers. Wide World Photo. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDA AUGUST 26, 1924. MARINE OFFICERS PLANNING ANOTHER BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. Maj. Gen. Lejuene, commandant of the Marines, and Gen. Dion Wil- liams, commander of the expedition, looking over maps of the country between Washington and Antietam. ght, en route to the battlefield, where they will put on a sham battle as part of the Autumn maneuvers. Charley Paddock winning the 23 vard special race of the Metropoli- tan Association, in New York, and hanging up a new record of 25 25 seconds for a curved track. Wide World Photo. SECRETARY WILBUR INSPECTS GREAT LAKES Pacific coast, stopped at the Great Lakes Naval Tr: spection of the buildings and grounds. Three thousand Marines camped in Nutional Photo. STATION. The Secretary of the Navy. on a trip to the ing Station, Waukegan, Ill, and made a thorough in- His trip will include other inspections and investigations. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. TAKDNA PARKFAR IPENS NEXT WEEK Masons to Direct Two-Week Entertainment With Big List of Awards. Plans are rapidly being rounded Into final shape for the Ta- koma Park r, to be held Sep- tember 1 to 13 at Fourth and Butter- nut streets, under the direction of Takoma Lodge, No. 29, F. A. A. M. The horticultural department will be under the auspices of the Takoma Park Horticultural Club. Prizes will be offered in many classes of the principal departments, which include horticulture, house- hold and boys' and girls' depart- ments. There will also be a number of special premiums offered for spe- cial exhibits. The fair will close with grand tournament day Saturday, September 13, when there will also be a bar- becue on the grounds. Household Exhibts. The household exhibit, including fancy work, handicrafts and China painting will occupy September 1, 2 and 3, with awarding of premiums on September 1. The household ex- hibit will be continued September 4 and 5, with exhibits in culinary drawings and paintings. *armers’ day will be observed on Saturday, September 6, when a num- ber of contests will be held, with the grounds opening at 3 o'clock. The flower exhibit will be held on September 8 and 9. with awarding of premiums Monday, September &. The fruit and vegetable exhibit will be held September 10, 11 and 12, with prizes being awarded on the first day. Tournament and Barbecue. Details have been worked out for the tournament and barbecue on the clos- ing day, with Dorie Freeman appointed as chief marshal and Roe Brown as- sistant marshal. _The judges will be H. L. Thornton, W. E. LaRue, J. W. Coffman, S. Scrivener. Official time- keepers will be H. D. Lawson and R. G. _Pierce. The prizes in the tournament are, first, $25; second, $15; third, $10, and fourth, $5. Already, according to officials in charge of the fair, there is indica- tion that there will be a large num- ber of exhibits and keen competi- tion in all the various classes. Dancing will be a feature on a new platform which has been constructed. The fair is being held on the prop- erty of H. L. Thornton, who has do- pated its use. Boy Hit by Auto Dies. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, August 26— Reuben E. McBravyer, 11, son of B. M. McBrayer of Lynchburg, died here yesterday of injuries sustained when he was run down by an automobile driven by R. W. Chappell. The evident admiration of a strange man makes a girl almost as indignant 23 his failure -t potics hery YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. Address: Room 72: partment, The Evi Washington, D. C. Nevws De- ing Sta Q. My son who served during the war was killed about a year ago. I was not dependent at the time of his death, but I am now. The oath of dependency is confusing and I want to know whether I should make it, in view of the fact that I was not de- pendent at the time of his death?— Mrs. S. A. Make the oath of dependency and submit your application. The law says you must have been de- pendent at the time of your son's death to be entitled to the benefits. If it is construed liberally you will receive the benefits. If it is not possible for the officials to put a lib- eral construction upon that section of the act providing payments to the. de- pendents of the deceased veterans your application for the benefits will of course be denied. Q. 1 served with the Army in New York for the whole period of the war. I received commutation of heat, light and quarters. The sum I re- ceived was not sufficient to pay my expenses. Is it true that for the service which I rendered I will not be entitled to, adjusted compensation? My rank was as a captain. Should I file an application?—E. C. H. A. It has not been definitely de- termined by the War Department whether or not you will be entitled to any benefits for the service which you rendered. It is probable that rulings to be made will allow you the benefits, so you will make no mistake by promptly filling an application. There is a distinction between service at or with the War Department and service with the Army. The word- ing of the act, it is ‘believed, is de- signed to prevent the officers detailed to the War Department from receiv- ing the benefits. It is not aimed at that officer who was detailed to actual work with the Army. Q. T _was in the Navy when the ‘World War began and I am still in. Am I entitled to adjusted compensa- tion for the war period which I serv- ed in addition to the pay I received as a member of the Navy?—G. W. P. A. You are entitled” to adjusted compensation and should flle an ap- plication for the benefits which are due you in addition to the pay you receive from the Navy. H. B—You are entitled to adjusted compensation and should file an ap- plication for the benefits. Mrs. E. E—The State of Maryland is not paying a bonus. S. Z F.—You are probably entitled to the Ohio State bonus. File an ap- plication for it if you enlisted in that State. Pennsylvania is not paying a bonus. Gets $100,000 Church. Special Dispatch to The Star. PARKERSBURG, W. Va, August 26.—The congregation of St. John's Lutheran Church will erect a church at Plum and Nineteenth streets to cost $100,000. A Pittsburgh archi- tect will draw plans and specifica- tions, Rev, J. L. Eischer is pastor. _ TWO0 WOMEN INJURED IN AUTO COLLISION Crash in Capitol Grounds Results Seriously—Day's List of Traffic Accidents. Two automobiles were badly dam- aged and two women injured as a re- sult of a collision between two ma- chines in the Capitol grounds near the Maryland avenue entrance. The women, Mrs. Jane Wright, 20, and Mrs. Bertha Crane, 58, 830 Eleventh street northeast, were in the automo- bile which collided with a car driven by William H. Myers, 10 Guy avenue, Hyattsville, Md. Both women were thrown to the roadway. Mrs. Wright's back was in- jured and one rib fractured, while Mrs. Crane sustained injuries to her body. They were given first aid at Casualty Hospital. Myers was charg- ed by the police with colliding. ‘While on roller skates near Eighth and M streets northeast yesterday afternoon, Edward Duckett, 12, 806 L street northeast, was knocked down by an automobile driven by Bernard C. Jarboe, 1021 Eighth street north- east, and injured. He also suffered from shock. He was treated at Cas- ualty Hospital by Drs. Hearn and Cudney. George Summerville, colored, 6, 324 Dixon court southwest, fell from his bicycle near his home yesterday aft- ernoon when he tried to avoid being struck by a garbage wagon. He was treated at Emergency Hospital for injuries to his legs. A wagon belonging to the Home for the Aged, Blue Plains, broke down on Nichols avenue near Sum- ner road, Anacostia, last night, and police of the eleventh precinct at- tached a lantern to serve as a park- ing light. John B. Elliott, 3225 Brother place, Congress Heights, probably failing to see the light, drove his automobile against the parked wagon about midnight, badly damaging the machine. Elliott was not_injured. Mrs. Josephine Seddon, 74, 1526 First street, was knocked down by a street car at Third and F streets yesterday and her head was injured. She was taken to Emergency Hos- ital. P Valeria Ginn, 4, was knocked down by an automobile near her home yes- terday afternoon and her head and face injured. She was given first aid at Providence Hospital. i UNLUCKY FLYERS MEET. MacLaren, - Briton, and Martin, American, Smile at Fate. VANCOUVER, B. C. August 26.— Two airmen, one British, the other American, each of whom attempted to fly around the world recently and ended in a crash, stood face to face here yesterday and smiled over their misfortunes. They were Squadron Leader Stuart MacLaren of Great Britain, and Maj. F. L. Martin of the United States. The latter had motor- ed up from Bellingham, Washington, to attend the luncheon given in honor of the British flyer. “I was awfully sorry to hear about your crashing,” said MacLaren as he shook Martin's hand. “Well,” latter laughed, “the Air on Mars Too Light and Rare To Support Life, Savant' Declares By the Associated Press BOU France, The air of Mars light and too rare animal life as exists on earth, Rev. Thomas Moreux, director of the Bourges Observatory, declared today, reporting on observations of the planet he had made on Saturday through his telescope of 325 diameters. Conditions for his observation were fairly good, he said, and his view was better than any attained during the recent observations by British astronomers, It also was ap- parently more satisfactory than the reported observations of other French astronomers, who had been watching the planet during the period of its relative nearness to the earth. The clergyman asserted that his vision of Mars on Saturday had been “marvelous,” but added that climatic conditions on the planet produced a haze, which had obscured many well known topographical features, al- though in general permitting a good sight of the planet’s outline as it had already been reported by previous observers. R August 26— is altogether too to support such “What the eye can affirm as a result of the observations,” the as- tronomer continued, that the layer of air surrounding the planet is highly rarified and that it could not support highly organized animal life such as dogs or even mice. “If there are animals there they must be a very low state of life. The vegetation there must resemble our moss and lichen.” The clergyman said the weather on Mars, where Spring now is at its height, is as bad as that on earth and that the Martians, if they exist, will have the same cold and nasty Summer which the inhabitants of the earth have endured this year. He added that he wanted to cor- rect some erroneous comments on the probable temperature there for atmospheric conditions, declaring: “Although the thermometer on Mars might register about 5 degrees above zero, Fahrenheit, in the shade, yer fully exposed to the sun, it probably would show something like 65 or 70 degrees above zero and would be favorable to a vegetation which drew its moisture only from the atmosphere.” THOMAS ALLEN, PAINTER, DEAD IN BOSTON AT 74 Chairman of Art Commission Was Awaiting Result of Examina- e tion of His Heart. WORCESTER, Mass., August 26.— Thomas Allen, nged 74 years, noted painter, and chairman of the Boston Art Commission since 1910, died sud- denly vesterday in a hospital while awaiting the results of an examina- tion of his heart, just completed, at that institution. = Physicians _said death was due to an attack of heart disease that came without warning. Mr. Allen was born in St. Louis on October 14, 1849. He was educated at Washington University, in St. Louis. Later he studied art in Germany, where he was graduated in 1877 from the Royal Academy at Dusseldorf. He then studied three years in France. He exhibited at the National Acad- emy of Design in 1877 and in 1882, 1887 and 1889 his paintings were hung in the salons at Paris. SR NAB TAXI DRIVERS. Chauffeur and Three Passengers Taken When Whisky Is Found. Their suspicions excited by the cramped manner in which three pas- sengers were packed into a taxicab, Detectives Nally and Ogle of the fourth precinct station paced the machine in a car of their own last night and signaled the driver to stop when he reached South Capitol and N streets. Search disclosed 100 gallons of corn whisky in tin con- tainers, it is said, and the three pas- sengers, together with the driver, were arrested for violating the dry laws. An additional traffic viola- tion was charged against the chauf- feur. The men described themselves as Joseph A. Mastracola, driver of the cab; George F. Mueller, Joseph F. Schueller and Abraham Schwartz, all of Baltimore, The cab Was selzed..to recover hia property, . OYSTER PLANS 10-DAY SEA TRIP FOR HEALTH Commissioner May Later Sail for Europe if Condition Improves. District Commissioner James F. Oyster will leave Washington Friday afternoon for a 10-day water trip up the Atlantic coast upon the advice of his physician. Upon his return he will consider a voyage to Europe if his health shows any improvement. During his trip up the Atlantic coast Capt. Oyster will stop at New York and Halifax. From there he will go to Quebec. BULL FIGHTER INJURED. Spain’s Best Performer Tossed in Air by Young Animal. ZUMAYA, Spain, August 26.—Juan Belmonte, Spain’s premier bull fighter, was painfully injured by a bull yes- terday. Belmonte had been in retire- ment for some time, but consented to perform at a charity fete for the ben- efit of the poor children in the Basque region. It was a young bull that was turned into the ring to face Belmonte. The animal rushed at the matador and, catching him on his horns, tossed him high into the air. Belmonte was picked up unconscious and hurried to an emergency hospital, where it was found that he had received severe lacerations. Auto Tourist Is Robbed. George C. Stock, 1013 Oregon ave- nue, Cleveland, Ohio, touring the country in an automobile, has reach- ed this city and parked his car in Tourist Camp East Potomac Park. Yesterday he went on a sightseeing trip and was robbed of two bags, one containing clothing and the other containing souvenirs collected since leaving home. He asked the police 0F STMULATED BY SEEIN MOTHER Pugilist’s Good Day Further Helped by Winning Legal Skirmish. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August 26.—The solace of having once more seen his aged mother, reported near death from heart disease, and the satis faction of having won at least a pre- liminary skirmish in his legal battle to escape the gallows, made jail life a little easier today for Kid McCoy, former pugilist charged with the murder of Mrs. Theresa Mors here August 12. McCoy is also charged with robbery and assault with intent to commit murder as a result of an attempted robbery and shooting affray after Mrs. Mors met death. A court order issued vesterday by Superior Judge Charles S. Crail, be- fore whom ‘McCoy will be tried, en- abled the alleged slayer to go under guard last night to the home where his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Selby, lay in the shadow of death. Kneels at Her Bedside. What words passed between these two in the half hour granted them by a kindly judge did not reach the ears of the deputy sheriff and the physician who watched from a corner of the room. The one-time idol of the prize ring knelt at the bedside of the stricken woman and buried his face in the coverlet. When he rose to leave it was his mother's physician, fearful of her condition, who hastened the departure, not the sheriff's man who was to take him back to jall. Earlier yesterday McCoy appeared before Judge Crail to plead on the murder, robbery and assault charges, but when the prosecution introduced a motion to add the name of another witness to the grand jury indictment, the defense objected and the argu- ments, with the plea, were postponed until Thursday. WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY. Teacher Says Husband Kept House Unheated. Suit for a limited divorce was filed in the District Supreme Court yesterday by Mrs. Virginia Woodin of 1746 Co- lumbia Road, a teacher in the local Public schools, against Charles S. ‘Woodin of 215 Holly avenue, Takoma Park, Md., who is said to be employ- ed by the Navy Department at a salary of $3,000 per vear. Grounds were alleged-as cruelty and failure to observe a . separation agreement made February 1, 1923. Mrs. Woodin asks for the custody of a son, George. . The couple were married at Belair, Md. April, 1902. In the bill of complaint Mrs. Woodin charges that her husband at times locked up’ food and kept the key to the closet or gave it to his brother, and that the house was unheated throughout the winter and that Mr. Woodin objected to her heating water for & bsth, WAR ON MOSQUITOES AROUND LAKES BEGINS Winged Pests Drive Farmers and Other Qutdoor Workers to Cover Near Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 26.—Efforts to combat the mosquitoes swarming throughout the western Great Lakes region were under way today, as the winged pests invaded offices and homes, drove golfers from courses, forced closing of suburban camps and resorts and brought discomfort to nu- merous outdoor functions. The insects forced a high school foot ball team to abandon its Summer training camp at Fon du Lac, Wis., the players being compelled to don their heaviest togs for protection Farmers in the vicinity of Brainerd, Minn., were reported driven indoors uy the swarms, those remaining in the fields wearing heavy gloves and screening about their faces. Only a few anophelene or malaria- carrying mosquitoes are among the millions in the vicinity of Chicago, according to Dr. W. C. Allee, associate professor of zoology at the University of Chicago. The Culex, or common mosquito, he said, carries malaria germs which affect birds, and should its tribe increase there would be fewer birds, Dr. Allee said. Marsh lands and other suspected breeding places along Lake Michigan near Chicago are being sprayed with oil and health authorities have issued directions for treating “bites. —_— . RED CROSS APPEALS FOR CHRISTMAS FUND Dollar-Bill Campaign Begins to Give Holiday Package to Na- tion’s Service Men. The District Chapter of the Amer- ican Red Cross today issued an ap- peal for dollar bills to secure a Christmas package for the service men throughout the nation. In charge of the work of collecting the money and obtaining the Yuletide gifts are Mrs. Harold P. Barnes, secretary of the District Chapter, and Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the former Marine Corps commandant. In a model bag now on exhibition at the soclety’s headquarters, 16 Jackson place, are the following remembrances: A writing tablet, a package of en- velopes, a cake of shaving ®oap, a key ring, a package of chewing gum, an automatic lead pencil, a white linen handkerchief, a sewing kit, a pair of tan shoestrings, a note book, a box of dominoes, a Gospel booket, a pocket comb, a package of tooth paste and a package of cigarettes, One dollar fills the bag complete. All contributions should be sent in by September 10. wie Last year 3466 Jews left Palestine and 7,254 entered it. In February and March alone of this year there were 611 emigrant Jews, as against 769 . impigranta, | RADIO GONFERENGE IS CALLED SEPT. 30 Hoover ~ Arranges National Parley Here to Take Up Various Issues. A national radio conference to dis- cuss better voluntary regulation of the wireless was called today by Secretary Hoover to meet in Washington Sep- tember 30. The conference will be the third of its kind and will take up many impor- tant problems. One of the most seri- ous is the question of interconnection of radio broadcastinz stations by long- distance telephone lines. Mr. Hoover believes the immediate need is to fur- nish radio audiences in the West and far West and in all isolated parts of the United States with programs of national events which they are not now receiv- ing. Revision of present wave length allocations to reduce interference also will be discussed, together with use of high frequencies or short wave lengths, classification of broadcasti stations with possible discontinuance of class C stations. limitation of pow- er, d of time .and zoning of broadcasting stations, means for dis- tinguishing the identity of amateur calls from foreign countries, inter- ference by electrical devices other than radio transmitting stations and the relations between Government and commercial services. According to present plans those to be represented on the advisory com- mittee of the conference will include the radio listeners, the marine serv- ice, broadcasters, engineers, trans- oceanic communication experts, man- ufacturers. amateurs and several Government departments. All per- sonk or organizations having sugges- tions to make or views to express will be urged by the Secretary to attend the conference. OBJECTS TO HARD LABOR. Woman Sent to Occoquan Liquor Case Gets Court Writ. Justice Siddons of the District of Columbia Supreme Court esterday ordered authorities at the Distriet workhouse at Occoquan to bring into court tomorrow Mrs. Annette Apple- gate, wife of Chauncey H. Applegate, on a writ of habeas corpus to de- termine whether her transfer from the District jail to hard labor at Oc- coquan was valid. Mrs. Applegate, following arrest with her husband on charges of violating prohibition laws, was sen- tenced to 30 days' imprisonment in default of a fine of $500 imposed in Police Court. She later sent to Occoquan from the District jail and counsel for Mrs. Applegate, T. Morris Wampler. contends that a prisoner can be placed at hard labor only after a conviction on a charge of having committed an infamous crime, such charge to be in the torm ot an indictment from the grand jury, and that police courts have no authority to permit prisoners to be committed to Occoquan or to permit them to be required to perform hard labor at either Occoquan or at the Jall, in