Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1924, Page 2

DRY AGENTS BURN . GOOGALLONSTILL Com Liquor Plant Seized in " Maryland Woods With | 10,000 Gallons of Mash. It was pitch dark in the depths of rain-drenched Maryland woods at 2 o'clock this morning. Stealthy fig- ures moved quickly to and fro, guided by the flashes of electric torches, through the maunt skeleton of an il- licit steel and wooden monster, hid- den from the eyes of the Government Suddenly one of the figures seized a big can and hurled upon the frame- work gallon after gallon of its con- tents. A match was touched. A flare, a burst of brilliance and the flames mounted skyward, crackling and hiss ing over the wet woodwork, as the gasoline sputtered and roared, setting fire to cven the wettest rain-soaked stufr. The fiying squadron out of Wash- ington headquarters of the Reneral prohibition agents had destroyed another still and cut another big hole in Washington's supply of corn liquor. It is the new camp the Nutional Capital fective sin polic were sworn in by prohibition aments, and left the mobile force of agents freer to spend all their energies on destruction of the source of supply to dry up made more ef- &n Gasoline at and. This the third still captured within the first week since the police were sworn in. and one of the first that has been burned in many months. Others were chopped to pie and partly burned But the presence of 40 gallons of gasoline found in the still last night lent the proper fuel for flames even in the soaking wet woods, and turned the woodwork into smoke and ashes, the steel and ironwerk into warped and rusted wreck It was a tough night for the opera tors of the still. When the agents drew up to the site, located by scouts vo or three days before, it was short- v before 2 o'clock, and raining hard. Rushing the house, where they be- lieved the operators to be hiding, the agents heard some one leave in a great hurry. Then followed a « se through the wet woods. With the operators ahead, dressed in what the agents believed was as little as they could put on in the surprise visit, the agents followed on a hot, if slushing, trail. The pursued, however, knew ev twist of the s, probably had figured out a way of escape in advance, and it wasn't long before the revenue agents found the had led them to the edgze of a swamp. No use to go farther. Back at the house the agents found Army cots and blankets, d the filthy old clothes which the men had used at the still. Down at the plant was the Kitchen, fully equipped to feed sev- eral 1t was triple conde: lon “doubler.” a a 600.gallon 111, r including a 300-gal- for making better| liquor. There were nincteen 500-gallon boxes fo mash. taining 10,000 gallons of mash. fermenting for the still: 800 pounds of corn meal, 200 pounds of suz 40 empty jars, and a quantity of liquor, which w seized as evidence. The plant was run by a steam boiler of about 20 horsepower, while steam pumps were used not only to pump water from a creek. but also to transfer the mash from boxes to the kettle. And they are after more stills. In the raiding party were Agents Thomas E. Wheeler, George T. King, L. E. McGilton, 1. J. Tutt and O. Fisher with a MACHINE GUN FIRE | T0 GREET KU KLUX By the Assoc Mich., August Harbord Hill at Camp Custer w covered with machine guns here- after and fire will be opened should | another unauthorized meeting, such! as was held last night, presumably by the Ku Klux Klan, be held there, an order issued today by Maj. John Franklyn, chief of staff, at the direc- tion of Gien. Georze Moseley, said. The order, which is to be read to every organization within the camp and has been issued to the press “so that all innocent parties may be fully advised,” follows “For several evenings detachments, |apparently of the Ku Klux Klan, have entered the southern part of the Camp Custer Reservation and held meetings on Harbord Hill with the evident intent of bringing their order to the attention of members of this camnp, “Last night the guard sent to cap- ture any such intruders on the reser- vation arrived too late, but it did gather in a number of members of this camp who had been attracted to the vicinity of ‘the mecting, evidently ,by idle curiosity. “The members of this camp are warned to keep away from any and all such meetings. It ix an offense for a soldier to appear in his uniform at such a gathering. The true patriotic soldier serves honorably in an organization !wherein each member is recognized in the law by name “To carry out the intent of this order instructions have been issued to cover Harbord Hill with machine gun fire, ‘and, should another meeting be held, this tire will be opencd. “All _members of this garrison will avoid being in the vicinity of such a meeting. “This order will be given out to the press so that all innocent parties may be fully advised. Dirk Ends Fight With Fists Over Woman’s Spouse Ry the Associated Press. ALEXANDRIA, La., August 26.— Two women by prearrangement met on a highway near here last night and with a third woman as the only witness, battled with their fists for the love of the husband of one until one of the combatants drew a dirk and stab- bed the other, Sheriff Downs dis- | he will observe tomorrow, | morrow to closed today. The wife was Mrs. A. D. Fore- man of Lake Charles. Her oppo- nent, for whom she charges her husband deserted her a year ago, was Miss Mildred Lee of Alexan- dria. Mrs. Foreman. who was stabbed in the back, shoulder and chest, but not seriously hurt, drove from Lake Charles yester- day accompanied by Miss Lulu Benifiel. with the intention of whipping Miss Lee, she told the sheriff. Mrs. Foreman found Miss Lee, the sheriff said, and proposed a fist fight. Accompanied by Miss Beni- ficl, they drove to the country, and with Miss Benifiel referee they went at it. Mrs. Foreman appar- ently was getting the better of it, she_ told the sheriff, when Miss Lee drew a dirk. Mrs Foreman was given medical attention at a bospital here. ii? Eberle Commends Magruder’s Rescue Of Italian Flyer Admiral Eberle, chief of naval operations, today sent the follow- ing dispatch to Rear Admiral Magruder, commanding the naval forces along the line of flight: “The department earnestly com- mends your energetic and sea- manlike search which resulted in the rescue of the Italian aviators.” The National Italian World War Veterans' Association, with head- quarters in New York, today sent the following telegram to Secre- tary Wilbur: “Our most sincere appreciation and gratefulness for the great spirit of comradery shown by the United States Navy in rescuing our brother, Lieut. Locatelli.” DAWES TAKES ROSY VIEW OF CAMPAIGN On Way West From New England, Gratified With Results Achieved. By the Associated Press. EN ROUTE TO CHICAGO WITH ; AT ALBANY, N. Y., tisfaction with the re- s s first campaign speaking trip and with his conference yester- day with President Coolidge at Ply- mouth, Vt. was expressed by Charles G. Dawes, Republican vice presiden- tial nominee, today as he took up the final stage of his homeward trip to Evanston, T1L. The vice presidential nominee plan- ned to spend the day as the train on which he traveled crossed New York, Ohio and Indiana at work on his next address—that on the agricultural sit- uation—to be made Friday night at Lincoln, Nebr., the home of his Demo- cratic opponent for the vice presi- dential nomination, Charles W. Bryan. Seekx Views of Klan Ixsue. A portion of the time also will be spent by the nominee in obtaining in- formation as to the reaction of the country to his Ku Klux Klan and trades unionism speech made last Sat- urday at Augusta, Me. Ever since Saturday he has been scanning new: paper editorial comment and inquir- ing of those he met in railroad sta- tions and hotels as to their opinion of his address, and today he asserted that he was well pleased with the reaction so far as he had been able to a . The agricultural commission, pro- posed by President Coolidge, is ex- pected to be modeled somewhat after the Dawes reparation experts’ commit- tee. and it is understood Mr. Dawes made several suggestions yesterday to | j, g Mr. Coolidge as to the personnel of the agricultural body. Home for Birth Anniversary. Arrival of Mr. Dawes in Chicago 7 o'clock tonight will permit him to reach his Evanston home in time to spend his fifty-ninth birthday, which with Mrs. Dawes and other members of his fam- ily. The desire to do this was s strong that he made the four-hour trip from Rutland to Albany last night in a day coach. Mr. Dawes will arrive home too late, however, to bid good-bye to his brother Rufus, who sails from New York to- ccept an invitation from Young to assist in putting at Owen D. | into effect the reparations settlement plan worked out by the Dawes com- mittee and accepted by the allies and Germany. Robinson Also Asked to Aid. Henry M. Robinson, Los Angeles banker, who served with Mr. Dawes and Mr. Young on the experts’ com- mittee, ‘also has been asked by the latter 'to assist him, and Mr. Dawes has expressed himself as pleased that “the firm of Young, Robinson and Dawes” can be continued as an in- strumentality in the attempt to un- tangle the Buropean reparations and economic snarl. DAWES PLAN HITS 109,876. Workers Are Employed in Indus- try Under Occupation Regime. PARIS, August 26.—The adoption of the Dawes plan with the conse- quent inauguration of the Franco- Belgian economic evacuation of the Ruhr, and the return of the Ruhr and Rhineland railways to the Ger- mans will affect 109,876 civilian workers. Of this number 88,293 are German railway men, 18395 are French civilians of all classes, 2,903 are Belgians, and 281 are auxiliary railway workers of various other na- tionalities. In the occupied area the French have 1,064 customs officials and the Belgians 425. The French have 248 in the licensing service and the Bel- gians 77. There are 21 French and 13 Belgian accountants. The French “micum” force—the interallied mis- sion for control of factories and mines—totals 336, to the Belgians’ 55. The French railway force includes 11,383 regular employes, 4,987 auxil- jary, and 127 sappers, while the Bel- gians contribute 2,182 regular rail- roaders and 111 sappers. The Ruhr financial mission numbers 62 French- men. REPEATS DEMAND TO HANG SLAYERS (Continued from First Page.) an adequate investigation of these de- fendants. We have contended that they did mot have such opportunity. “By this we meant that they could not discover in that brief talk in the crowded office of the State’s attorney the very things that should have been @ought. It has appeared that all that Dr. William O. Krohn found in these boys were positively consistent with the mental conditions which we showed.” Mr. Bachrach emphasized that Dr. Krohn's conclusions were based on negative findings, and that Dr. Hugh T. Patrick, another State alienist, had also brought out that “there was no evi- dence” of psychopathic conditions. Mr. Bachrach argued that lack of emotion showed in developed cases of insanity, and that its absence in the defendants, admitted by all the alien- ists except Dr. Krohn, was evidence of mental sickness. He quoted testimony by defense alienists that “phantasies are day dreams, which compensate the child for absence of reality.” He then declared that persistence of childish phantasies through adoles- cence was the best kind of evidence of diseased minds. The conclusions of defense alienists that the boys have “paranoid person- alities” were presented, and then Mr. Bachrach turned back to facts in the crime. Points emphasized by the State as aggravation were interpret- ed as evidence in themselves of the irrational nature of the crime. “The last word of the defense is that your honor do not visit upon the families of these boys th indeli- ble stain of the gallows,” Mr. Bach- rach concluded. After & brief.recess, State's Attorney TEN SAVED AS TU 1S SUNK IN STORM Virginia and Carolina Coasts Swept by Harricane. Search for Wrecks. By the Amsociated Press. NORFOLK, Va.,, August 26.—Caught in Pamlico Sound in the fringe of the northeast hurricane which swept by the Virginia and North Carolina coasts last night, the tug Mildred Mc- Nally of Philadelphia went to the bottom. Her crew of 10 saved them- selves in their own boats. Coast guard stations between Cape Charles and Cape Henlopen were questioned this morning as to the whereabouts of the Southern Trans- portation Company’s tug Bermuda, which, with three light barges be- hind her, was due at Cape Henry from New York at daylight today. She has not yet passed in Cape Henry. The coast guard cutter Manning was being coaled here at top speed under orders to leave Hampton Roads thoroughly to search off shore be- tween Cape Hatteras and Delaware Breakwater for disabled craft. Communications Are Broken. Telegraph and telephone lines all along the coast were blown down by the 60-mile gale which formed in the Caribbean Saturday and this morning was centered in the Atlantic not far off Atlantic City, N. J. Complete in- formation regarding the damage done along the Virginia and North Caro- lina seaboard was slow in coming in. At Cape Henry, which was not in the center of the disturbance, the wind last night attained a velocity of 68 miles an hour. The maximum ve- locity registered at Norfolk was 52 miles and at the Hampton Roads na. val operating base 60 miles. Reports from life-saving stations south of Norfolk indicate higher wind velocities. In Pamlico Sound, where the Mc- Nally tug foundered, the velocity was said to have approached $0 miles an hour. Telegraph wires to Cape Hat- teras, which was believed to have been close to the center of the dis- turbance, were down and no report of the wind velocity there was available early today. A shift of the wind from northeast to west at Norfolk this morning indi- cated to meteorologists that the storm had swept by. Storm signals were ordered down between Baltimore and Beaufort. Diminishing winds and clearer weather were anticipated by the local observer. STORM KILLS ONE. NEW YORK, August 26—A wind of hurricane ' proportions brought ew York the heaviest rain of the vear today. The precipitation meas- ured 3.55 inches at 11:30 am. One person was killed and 23 were in- in accidents caused by the storm. The weather bureau said the zale had two centers, one off the New Jersey coast and moving rapidly northeast accompanied by high winds and heavy seas, and the other off Wilmington or Charleston. Heavy rains were reported from Savannah to Maine, but the meteorologists xaid the downpour would probably end this afternoon UTILITY RATE CUTS 10 BE CONSIDERED Phone and Light Company Incomes Said to Be Above Normal Return. Reduction in the rates of two public utility corporations — the Potomac Electric Power Company and the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company—will be considered by the Public Utiliti Commiseion at its meeting Thursday, it was Indicated today at the District building. Examination of the financial rec- ords of the two corporations by ac- countants of the utilities commission shows that both corporations have earned more than an 8 per cent return on their respective valuations for the first six months of the current calendar year. The commission conSiders 7 per cent a fair return. Phone Earningw Stated. The telephone company, according to Earl V. Fisher, executive secre- tary of the commission, has earnea a return of 8.42 per cent for the first six_months of the year—an increase of 0.76 over the corresponding period of last year. The return of the power company over this period was 8.99 per cent. a decrease of 0.16 under the same six months of 1923. The telephone rates have not been reduced since December 1, 1922, when the company voluntarily made a cut. The electrio light company's rates were slashed to 7.6 cents per Kkilo- watt hour on April 4, 1923. Electric light consumers would not be benefited by any possible reduc- tion in rates because of the litiga- tion in the courts. The 10 cents per kilowatt hour would continue to be charged and the amount remaining from the rate fixed by the commis- sion impounded. The impounding fund, according to Mr. Fisher. has now reached a total of $5,627,210.04, including interest. Crowe began the concluding addre: with an “appreciation of the unifor courtesy and patience” with which the court had treated him and his associates. “The distinguished gentleman whose profession is defending accused has seen fit to abuse me and my as- sistants,” he continued. “He had said thdt Thomas Marshall has a heart of stone, and that Joseph Savage was selected on account of his name; that they have violated ethics in referring to this crime as a dastardly cruel crime.” “We ought not refer to those two young men, these poor sons of multi- millionaires,. as criminals. Oh, no! We ought to treat them with kind- ness and consideration. The court had no right to refer to the death penalty. “Why, one of these men shaves every day, and one only every other day. One has three moles on his pack. “Why, if one had a hair lip I sup- pose Darrow would want me to apol- ogize for prosecuting them. If they had no money in their pockets he would want them sent to a public clinie.” He declared “unfair” the denuncia- tions by the defense of the State de- mand for the death penalty. “I don’t believe that any one who knows me would call me a cruel, heartless monster,” Mr. Crowe said. "I believe in God. That is a fault here, not only to the murderers, but to the distinguished attorney whose profession it is to protect crime. “1 believe in upholding the law, and that 1 fault, too. If I were not State’s attorney I would not be in this case. I never prosecuted aay. As Locatelli’s Wrecked as Waves Wash It Against Cruiser Rich- mond—Torch Is Applied at Airman’s Request and Explosion Follows BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. Btaft Correspondent of The Star. ON BOARD U. S. S. RICHMOND, UNDER WAY TO INDIAN HARBOR, Labrador, August 25 (via wireless).— The stanch little monoplane in which Lieut. Antonio Locatelli had hoped to carry the Italian flag across the North Pole rests today at the bot- tom of this northern sea. While the gallant Italian aviator and his three companions, Tullo Crosco, Giovanni Braccini and Bruno Garcinilli, looked on with anguished faces, thefr faithful ship was de- stroyed early this morning, shortly after they had been rescued by the crew of the Richmond, just as hope of ever finding them seemed useless. It seemed rather a cruel fate that virtually the same treachery that put Lieut. Leigh Wade out of the Ameri- can round-the-world flight near the Faroe Islands should have accounted for Lieut. Locatelli's plane, too—the very ship that saved him from a watery grave was the means of blast- ing the most cherished dream of his career. Scarcely had the excited Italian fiyers been hauled aboard the deck of the Richmond when a huge wave swept the plane against the side of | the vessel, crushing its wings to splinters. A minute later, while sailors were fighting desperately to make the monoplane fast, a second wave crushed her metal nose against | the Richmond and it was seen that she was a total wreck. “I'm sorry, so sorry,” was all Lieut. Locatelli could say as he gave orders for his men to strew the deck of the plane with oil-soaked waste and apply a torch. As the flames flashed over the fuselage, the Richmond backed MIDNIGHT RESCUE OF ITALIAN FLYER THRILLS U. S. CREW (Continued from First Page.) cranky because of splashing water.” fortable, but there was no actual suf- fering, they sald. There was food for six days more in the plane when it was found by the Richmond. All the crew had some sleep, ai- ternating in using the two berths in the big seaplane. It was blowing steadily, wafting the plane away from Greenland and slapping waves against the sides of the craft. Locatelli said that, although the chances of rescue apparently were growing less, the crew never gave up hope. To a question whether he feared the outcome at any time the Italian ace shrugged his shoulders and replied with a phrase in his native tongue, which might be in- terpreted, “It's all in the game.” As their plane was set afire and loosed from the stern of the Rich- mond, Locatelli and Crossio watched the end of their hopes with expres- sionless faces, and there was only onc remark, Crossio, with his eyes on the blazing scaplane, asking “What of the American flight—is it over?” LETTER REACHES MOT: Locatelli Tells Her Not to Be Anxious for Him. By the Associated Press. BERGAMO, Italy, August 26.—Al- most_simultaneously with the news that Lieut. Locatelli was safe came a letter from the intrepid aviator to his mother, describing his adventures thus far and expressing confidence in his ultimate success. “It is my desire,” said Locatelli, in the letter, “to reach the American shores and to arrive safely with my machine in perfect condition. The fight thus far has gone well, and will continue. I feel as if I were tak- ing a spin on a yacht, and these new routes do not make me the least anx- ious. “We have ships which protect us. and if we descend to the ocean we have enough food and drink for 15 or 20 days. A hydroplane goes as well on the sea as a torpedo boat. If by chance for several days there is no news of us, there is no need whatever to be anxious: we can make motor repairs aboard, or if there is fog we can descend and await its lifting. “It might even happen that between periods of bad weather we would have to take shelter in some fjord or river along the coast while awaiting better atmospheric conditions. I hope that nothing of this kind happens. We have been advised by telegraph of the weather and atmospheric condi- tions over that part of the sea which we must traverse; therefore we're prepared for any eventuality.” NEW PLANE FOR ZANNI. Argentine Flyer Will Resume Flight Round World. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 26.—The spare air- plane consigned to Maj. Pedro Zanni, Argentine 'round the world flyer, will be shipped from Kobe on the Admiral liner President Madison for Hong Kong _tomorrow, according to advises from Kobe. At Hong Kong it will be possible to trans-ship the airplane to the Japanese freighter Chukwa Maru, which will forward it to Hai- phong. ‘The President Madison is sched- uled to reach Hong Kong September 3. The airplane will probably reach Maj. Zanni September 9, and it is be- lieved that he will be able to resume about September 15 the eastward flight which was interrupted when his plane was damaged in landing at Hanoi, August 19. one for any wrong done to me per- sonally. “It is my right and duty to forgive those who trespass against me. It is your right to forgive those who trespass against John R. Caverly. But you as chlef justice and I a: State’s attorney have no right to for- give those who violate the laws of Illinois.” The big voice of the prosecutor was raised to its highest pitch as he let go these sentiments. His arms swung and his fists pounded the desk. Reviews Defense Testimomy. Crowe continued in the ironical strain in a review of the testimony of the defense alienists. “] was taken by the hand by the doctors, the three wise men from the East, and led into the nursery, and there introduced to a teddy bear. Then I was taken into a kindergarten. I was given a course in bedtime stories. And then I was taken by the Bachrach brothers to the psychopathic laboratory, where I was given a course in child study by the three wise men from the East” He denounced vigorously, as a sacrilege, testimony by a defense alien- ist that Leopold had considered his mother a Madonna and himself as a “Christ child.” Assailed as Young Pervert. “Why, this young pervert has de- nied God since he was 11 years old,” said Mr. Crowe, and, pointing to Leo- pold, he added: “I wonder if, now, Nathan, you think there i8 & God and a law in Nlinois.” . D. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 Italian Flyers Stand Sadly by Plane Is Sunk away and stood by until a loud ex- plosion told all on board that the fire had reached the benzine tanks. At 2:30 o'clock thls morning the watch officer of the Richmond made a note in the ship's log that the Italian plane had “apparently sunk’ at that hour. The Italian aviator and his compan- fons, together with Silvio Marescalche, refused to leave the rail of the Rich- mond until the flickering flames that had marked the death gasps of their | plane grew fainter and fainter, and, a minute after the explosion, disap- peared altogether, indicating that the sea had claimed another vietim. Then they turned into the wardroom and were served coffee and sandwiches. The men had been adrift in these icy waters for nearly 96 hours, but aside from being thoroughly fatigued and seasick none showed any serious effects from their experience. Mare- scalche, who was taken on the Rich- mond at Iceland as the Italians’ ad- vance officer, was by far the most severely effected of all the men. Night and day he had paced the deck, working himself into a veritable frenzy over the fate that had befallen his | countrymen. Willis Pinkstone of Florida, a mem- ber of the crew of the Richmond, was | the first person to sizht the Italians' flare. To reach it the officers of the Richmond were obliged to guide their vesse! toward a light that was scarcely larger than a speck from a distance of ten miles, which sepa- rated the cruiser and the plane when the flare was first seen. Lieut Locatelli and his companions did not sight the Richmond until her power- ful searchlights picked up their plane. NOTABLES OF NATION WILL HONOR FLYERS (Continued from First Page.) ported in an Associated Press dis- patch last night to have notified Ad- miral Magruder that they expected to take off at Ivigtut Thursday, after changing the engines of their machines. Indian Harbor is classed by the Air Service as a restricted harbor, small in size and. in the opinion of | officials there, will not afford the protection from storm that is avail- able at Cartwright. The stop at Indian Harbor, however, is held to be necessary, since no fuel supply will be available for the machines at Cartwright. The stretch from Indian or Cart- wright harbers to Hawke Bay, accord- ing to the schedule, will be covered Thursday, and that south to Pictou, . S.. harbor Friday. when it is ex- pected the fivers will continue on to Boston, arriving there late thai afternoon. Here Next Week. The stay in Boston will be pro- lonzed so as to afford time for the | aviators to remove the pontoons from | their machines and replace them with | landinz gears. This task, however, is to be completed in time for the fivers to arrive Sunday over New York City on their way to Mitchel Field, Long Island, where, it is assumed, they will change motors and overhaul their planes. Washington is scheduled to recelve the fiyers the following Tuesday, and on the next day they are expected to leave for the Pacific coast, to end offi- cially their globe-encircling flight at Seattle. The Washington port was chosen as the final stopping place, although the flicht actually started from Clover Field, near Los Angeles, Calif. It was | explained today that the flyers will be able to reach Seattle, turning north at Sacramento, Calif., within the same time it would be required for them to return to Clover Field and would shorten the time of the fiight around the world by 19 days, the difference between the date on which the fiyers left Los Angeles and later hoped off from Seattle for Alaska. BOSTON AWAITS FLYERS. Arrival Saturday Now Expected by Army Air Officers. BOSTON, August 26.—The probable itinerary of the Army flve: s given out today by Capt. Louis R. Knight of the Army Air Service, differs from that announced in Washington. He sald the flyers might be in Boston two days after they leave Ivigtut, but he though they would decide to take four days. Until word came from Washington today Capt. Knight ex- pected the flight from Ivigtut to take place today. The fiyers will stop at Indian Har- bor, Labrador, on the jump from Ivigtut only long enough to refuel, and will hop off again for Cartwright, 40 miles away, to spend the night, he said. From Pictou the flyers will take off with light loads of fuel for St. John's, N. B, Capt. Knight said, picking up at the latter port the gasoline for the flight to Boston, which will be re- sumed the same day. It is 160 miles from Pictou to St. John's, and about 300 miles to Boston. Capt. Knight said the flying time would be much faster from now on because the planes would have the help of following winds. A delay of one day might be ex- pected because of weather conditions, he thought, bringing the fiyers here Saturday. WINS BEAUTY CONTEST. Miss Ethel Wool Picked by Jew- ish Interclub. Miss Ethel Wcol of the Norda Zior Club was declared the winner in a beauty contest under the auspices of the Jewish Interclub Council of Washington #t an outing at Chesa- peake Beach Sunday. The judges for the contest were Maurice Bisgyer, Davis Weiner, both of the Y. M. H. A, and Miss Beekie Levitan of the Y. W, H A While returning home from the ‘Beach a beauty contest was conduct: ed for men. A committee, headed by Paul C. Robbin, awarded first place to Abe Wolfe. Winners of athletic events were as follows: 25-yard dash for boys—Abe Wolf, first; H. Yaffe, second, and Nathan Cleft, third. 25-yard dash for girls—Miss Esther Yasne, first; Miss Kate Bien, second, and Miss Lillian Kolker, third. Hopping race for boys—Mr. Wolf, first; Al Jacobson, second, and Max Hornstein, third. Hopping race for girls—Miss Han- nah Stolar, first, and Kate Bien, sec- ond. @ boys' “elephant race” was won by a team composed of Edward Wolf and Max Hornstein. An_elephant race for girls wae ‘won by a team composed of Miss Ida Garfinkle, Miss Miriam Grossberg and Miss Rose Shatenstein, while a team composed of Miss Anna Ceppos, Miss E. Eleanore Patlen and Miss Hannah Stolar was second. No man can love his neighbor as himself until he has the love of God in his own heart. . - S UNITS ORGANIZING FOR DEFENSE DAY First Group Meets Tonight in Series of Gatherings to Bring Out Strength. Organization of various units to participate in the Defense day test, September 12, are being attempted by various bodies. The Veterans’ Bureau is organizing a unit, and orders have gone out from the headquarters of the Washington units of organized reserves to mobilize. All reserve officers within 19 miles of the Capital Ci ly are directed to report for the test. Dates for mectings of various units to make plans for the test have been set in a circular letter sent out from headquarters, in the Graharm Building, here by Lieut. Col. John Scott. execu- tive officer. The meetings will begin at 8 o'clock, and the dates follow: Tonight: 320th, 40th, 521st and un- assigned infantry, Military Police and Inspector General's Department. Tomorrow: 16th, 313th Field Artil- lery, ordnance, coast artillery and general service unit: Thursday: Quartermaster, and adjutant general units. Friday—Air Service, Signal, Cav- alry, Chemical Warfare, Military In- telligenc specialis September 2—3Medical, Medical Ad- ministrative Corps, Dental, Sanitary, Veterinarian, Chaplains. The dates for the meetings of engi- neer and colored officers will be an- nounced later. Firat Recruit Announced. The first Defense day recruit for the National Guard of the District of Columbia was announced today by Col. John W. Dehmann, commanding the 121st Regiment of Engineers. He is John J. Daly of the building in- spector’s office, in the District Build- ing, and he has been assigned to the headquarters and service company of the regiment, commanded by Capt. Sidney Morgan. Lieut. Col. G. G. Relniger today fs- sued the following definition of De- fense day: A physical demonstration of the new Army of the United States as it exists at the present time. A test of the plans already made by the War Department for expanding to full strength the skeleton Army created by the national defense act, which was passed by Congress in 19 (The Regular Army, National Guard and Organized Reserve are all skeleton organjzations in peace time.) An opportunity for well informed speakers to cxplain to the public what the national the United States is—in other words, to tell how Congress planned to pro- vide for the country’s protection when finance it passed the national defense act: a | further opportunity to tell the people of each community what they will be called upon to contribute, as a com- munity, in men, services and material to do their part country in seen at this An opportunity for patriotic eit zens and patriotic societies to show their support of the plans of the United States Government o protect and defend the people of the United States whenever the need for such protection and defense arises. These plans, now being put to the first test, were prepared by the War Depart- ment in carrying out the instructions given by Congress in the national defense act. Bell to Address Meeting. Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer Com- missioner of the District of Columbia, will make a brief address of welcome to members of the national committee to support the defense test at the dinner conference at the Willard Hotel, with which the meeting of the committee called for Friday in Washington will close Executives of patriotic organigations will deliver brief after-dinner speeches to go out over the radio. Arrange- ments for the dinner are in the hands of a committee which includes: Col. John McElroy, Tepresenting the G. A. R.; Gen. James A. Drain, representing the American Legion: Mrs. Virginia White Speel, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of the District of Columbia: Mrs. Amos Fries of the D. A. R.; Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball of the staff of the National Tri- bune. organ of the G. A. R: Mrs Elizabeth D. Shaw and Mrs. Mamie Pal- mer Dorsey of the Women's Relief Corps; Mrs. Edmund J. Deeds, local pres dent of the American War Mother: Brig. Gen. George C. Richards, U. S. M. C. president general of the Sons of the Revolution; Frank Peckham, commander of the American Legion of the District of Columbia, and Col. LeRoy W. Herron, president of the Reserve Officers’ Association of the District. The National Committee to Support the Defense Test, which was or- ganized to co-ordinate the work of veterans and patriotic societies in backing up the Defense Test Day movement and making it a success, has headquarters in Memorial Con- tinental Hall and on Friday meetings will be held there both morning and afternoon. Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, president general of the D. A. R., is chairman of the committes and Lieut. Col. G. G. Reiniger, executive secretary. CLUB PLEDGES SUPPORT. In order to demonstrate its ap- proval of the National Defense test plan for September 12 the New- comers Club of Washington has en- rolled to take part in the demonstra- tion virtually 100 per cent. Dr. W. L. Darby, executive secre- tary of the Federation of Churches of the District, spoke at the weekly luncheon yesterday at the City Club. Charles W. Pimper, vice president of the club, presided at the lun- cheon. Auto Flirt Errs; Proffers Joy-Ride To Policewomen Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle, head of the woman's bureau of the po- lice department, and Miss Evelyn Moyle, one of her operatives, Sat- urday night refused an invitation to take a joyride, and tomorrow they will appear in Police Court and tell all about the affair. The two attractive members of Maj. Daniel Sullivan’s command were on lower Pennsylvania ave- nue on police business. Standing near the curb in conversation, they were not taken by surprise by a young man who drew up in an automobile and opened the door of his car for them to step in. Retusing to accept the invitation, Mrs. Van Winkle and her operative carefully noted the number of the license and started John Doe pro- ceedings to institute a prosecution. This morning police of the fifth precinct arrested Arthur Everett Croson, 24 years old, 1207 T street southeast, a house painter, on sus- picion of being one of the men re- ferred to in the John Doe warrant. He was identifled and required to deposit $25 collateral with the po- lice_to guarantee his appearance in Police Court tomorrow on_ a eoharge of disorderly conduct. He denled the charge. Judge Advocate and staff | defense policy of in defending their | far as this can be fore- | Commissioners Ask District Support For Defense Day A proclamation calling upon the ctizens of the District to co-op- erate in making National Defense Test day a success was issued today by the Board of Commis- sioners. Being the Nation's Cap- ital, the proclamation declares that the observance here should set an example of patriotism and support of the National Govern- ment for the entire nation. The proclamation reads Where; the Congress of the United States on June 4, 1920, passed the National defense act, And whereas, the President of the United States has designated the 12th day of September, 1924, as the day for a test of certain provisions of that act; And whereas, a committee of citizens of the District of Colum- bia has been duly appointed by the Commissioners to arrange for a program conmsisting of a parade and appropriate ceremonies on that day; And whereas, the Citizens Com- mittce is giving publicity to the arrangements for the day through the medium of the public press; Now, therefore, the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia call upon the citizens of the said District to lend their best efforts to make Defense day a success. The City of Washington, being the National Capital, should fur- nish to all citizens of the United States an example of patriotism and support of the National Gov- ernment; and it is the earnest desire of the Commissioners that Defense day be observed here in a fitting manner. CUNO H. RUDOLPH, JAMES F. OYSTER, J. FRANKLIN BELL, Commissioners of the District of Columbia. BIG RAIL MERGER NEAR COMPLETION Van Sweringen Nickel Plate Combination in Final Stages of Negotiation. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 26.—An East- ern railway system comprising ai- most 14,000 miles under one manage- ment was considered practically as- sured today following the action of the directors of the Erie Railroad Company yesterday in approving a merger with the Nickel Plate, in which three additional railway sys- tems are involved. The Chesapeake and Ohio and the Hocking Valley lines voted at a meeting in Cleveland yesterday to participate in the merger, following acceptance of terms by the Nickel Plate a week ago. The Pere Mar- quette, fifth member of the proposed merger, is expected to fall in line, thus completing the most ambitious project yet put forward by the Van Sweringen brothers, whose tinanctal exploits already have made them famous and wealthy. Although the terms of the exchange were not containad in the offictal an- nouncement, it is understood they will be practically the same as those outlined in the notice issued Semi- officially several weeks ago by J. P. Morgan & Co. who, in oconjunction with the First National Bank, are backing O. P. and M. J. Van Swer- ingen in their undertaking. Under these terms the Erie stockholders were to receive for first and second preferred stock 50 per cent in pre- ferred stock of the new Nickel Plate company and for Erie common stock 40 per cent in tbe new common stock. Stock Exchange Rates. The agreement further provides that for Pere Marquette prior prefer- ence stock 100 per cent of the new preferred stock: for Pere Marquette preferred stock 90 per cent of the new preferred stock, and_for Pere Marquette common stock 85 per cent of the new common stock. For Chesapeake and Ohio preferred stock, holders will receive 115 per cent of new preferrad, for Chesa- peake and Ohio common stock 55 per cent in new preferred and 55 per cent in new common stock. Hocking Valley stockholders will receive 50 per cent in new preferred and 50 per cent in new common stock for their common stock. As to the existing stock of the New York, Chicago and St Louls Railroad Company, special provision will be made s0 that it will receive an amount of preferred and common stock equal to the amount of its stock now outstanding and special provision will be made to care for its holdings of Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley. — e FIVE PERSONS TAKEN IN LIQUOR SEIZURE Police Capture Two Autos, With 12 Quarts, by Shrewd Move. Garage Raided. Five persons were arrested and two automobiles and 12 quarts of liquor seized by police of the seventh pre- cinct last night as a result of re- sponses to orders for liquor tele- phoned to 1000 Twenty-fourth street. All the defendants gave 1000 Twenty- fourth street as their address. Lieut. John Pierson, Detectives Burke and Carroll and Policeman C. P. Robinson arranged the affair. Hughie Shumat, 26, and Leroy T. Wade, 22, are alleged to have re- sponded to the first message sent to the Twenty-fourth street address, bringing nine quarts in their auto- mobile ‘to Twenty-seventh and Q streets. . About the time they were arrested a second message was sent for a sup- ply of intoxicants. This time there were two men and a woman in the car. The men registered as William A. Gordon, 38, and Walter B. Davison, 49, the woman registering as Aona Texas Black, 47. Charges of illegal possession and transporting were preferred against the defendants. Wade was charged with driving without a permit and Davison was alleged to have loaned him his permit. Detective J. L. Billman and Police- man Henry Rinke of the third pre- cinct saw familiar packages in a garage in Brainerd court, near Mas- sachusetts avenue and P street, last night. Examination of the packages revealed 360 quarts of corn whisky, police reported, and Arthur Mason, colored, 1033 Twenty-first street, re- puted owner of the liquor, was ar- rested. He was charged with illegal possession. Charles Ward, colored, 607 Three- and-a-half street northeast, was ar- rested by police of the ninth precinct and Revenue Agent Asher. He was charged with selling. > COOLIDGE RECEVES - GRANGER TOURISTS 240 Auto Loads of Farmers From 12 States Tell Presi- dent of Strength in West. By the Associated Press. PLYMOUTH, Vt, August 26.—Pres- ident Coolidge received a visit today from middle western farmers who brought reports of Coolidge strength in_that territory. Members of the “first national grange tour,” traveling through this section in 240 automobiles, came here just befors noon and were re- ceived by President and Mrs. Cool- idge on the front lawn of the family home. Most of the tourists were from Michigan, while twelve states wern represented altogether. After Mr and Mrs. Coolidge had shaken hands with all and posed with them for pictures, many members of the party volunteered expressions of support and predictions of success for the President in brief conversations. Orlando L. Martin, master of the Vermont State Grange, piloted the party to Plymouth and reported that in Rutland last night every member had joined the “Home Town Coolidge Club.” Representative Tilson of Connecti- cut, manager of the speakers bureau in eastern headquarters, called on the President today. Will Visit With Tourists. Having extended his vacation day. Mr. Coolidge indicated yesterday he hoped to visit with more of the many persons who pass through here each day. Many have asked for appoint- ments since he started his vacation program of seciusion and rest 10 day ago. Under present plans the Pres dent will leave here Thursday night instead of Wednesday for Washing. ton, arriving there -early Friday morning. Later that day he has an engagement to speak to members of the fraternal congress, who will call at the White House. As on previous days of his vaca- tion, Mr. Coolidge visited most of the day with his family, not commenting publicly on the political situation This was gone over yesterday with Charles G. Dawes, his running mate during a two-hour visit. Afterward Mr. Dawes told newspaper men he had also discussed with the President the agriculture and FEuropean situa- tions from a non-political view, men- tioning specifically that the Ku Klux Klan did not enter into the conversa- | tion. MONTANA NAMING CANDIDATES TODAY Chief Interest Centers in Republican Contest for Op- ponent to Senator Walsh. By the Ammciated Press. HELENA, Mont, August 26.—With Montana primary election day today declared _in a ruling by Attorney General Rankin to be a legal holida: voters of the State went to the pol to settie a score of Democratic and Republican contests for nominations, including designations for Unite States Senator. two national Repr: | sentatives and a complete State ticket. Chief among the contests apparent- 1y is that for the Republican nomin; tion for United States Senator. In terest also has been stirred up by contests in both major parties for the gubernatorial nominations. Farmer- Labor and Socialist party candidates are uncontested. IDAHO CONVENTIONS ON. Progressives and Socialists Dis- agree Over La Follette Delegation. By the Amsociated Press. BOISE, ldaho, August 26.—Idaho Socialists and Progressives meet here today in their respective State nomi- nating conventions. Dissension between the Socialists and Progressives has grown as a re- sult of a visit yesterday of Progre: sives to Socialist chieftains in an ef- fort, it was said, to obtain united ac- tion on an electoral ticket for lLa Follette and Wheeler. ¥ In the Progressive ranks interest seems centered on possible planks for the platform, rather than on candi- date discussion. Republicans and Democrats meet in their State conventions today at ldaho Falls and Twin Falls, respec- tively, to formulate complete State tickets, and decide on one candidate for United States Senator, and two for Congress. 1t is considered probable that Sen- ator William E. Borah and Repre- sentatives Burton L. French and Ad- dison T. Smith will be renominated by_the Republicans. Gov. C. C. Moore and all other State officlals are seeking renomi- nation on the Republican ticket. , SOUTH CAROLINA VOTING. Lively Races On for Senator and Representatives Among Democrats. By the Associated Press. COLUMBIA, S. C, August 26— With political observers predicting a record vote, South Carolina Demo- crats are voting in the primaries to- day to_nominate a. candidate for United States Senator, seven candi- dates for National Representatives and a full ticket of State candidates. Chief public interest is centered in the outcome of the race for the United_States Senate, in which Sen- ator N. B. Dial, the incumbent, is opposed by former Gov. Cole L. Blease, James F. Byrnes, Representa- tive from the second district, and State Insurance Commissioner John A. McMahon. For the governorship Gov. Thomas G. McLeod is opposed by John T. Duncan, a Columbia law- rer. ¥“Fhe congressional contests in some districts have created almost as much interest as the senatorial race. according to observers. Except in the fourth and sixth districts, and in the second district, where five candidates are seeking the office thrown opeén when Representative Byrnes announced for the Senate, all incumbent Representatives are op- posed for renomination. No Liquor George Del Snider, a collector, giv- ing his address as 1369 Pennsylvania Charge Filed. avenue southeast, was arrested and charged in Hyattsville with reckless driving, colliding, running away after collision and failing to render assistance. The charge of driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, as published in The Star yesterday, was not placed against Snider. Snider collided with a motor cycle.