Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1924, Page 2

IGNORE AGE LIMIT, | DEFENSE DAY PLEA Colladay Urges Older Mem- | bers of Organizations to Join in Parade. Organization of marching units by various organizations, to be made up of their membership above the' age limit, is being urged today by Ed- ward F. Colla chairman of the committee on co-operation, in a let- ter to the everal bodics. “It is not intended.” the letter says, in part, “that this shall disturb the individual volunteer between the ages af 18 and 45 who already has enrolied and who will march in the parade with the military unit to which he is in advance assigned. The object now is to have your organization repre- sented in the parade by a body of its members carrying a banner with the name of the organization thereon. Suggestion for Service Fiag. “The banner should be approximate- Iy 2%: by 3 feet, and should have on it, in addition to the name of the or- ganization, the total number of its members participating in the Defense Test, and a separate statement of the number of these who are ‘at the front’ as one-day volunteers. “For example. Defense Day Test. “Name of Organization “Total participating, 1.000. “Day volunteers ‘at the front’, 500. “This would indicate 500 individual volunteers assigned to military units who would not be with the organiza- tion’s marching body carrying the banner and 500 who would be march- ing with the banner. “The men of Washington are on trial. This is a real Defense day test of your organization, as well as of other orgzanizations of Washington. Will your organization stand the test? You should designate one of your members to have command of your organization’s marching unit, and the member so designated should imme- diately report in person or by letter to Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, room 1034, Munitions Bufling, Nineteenth and B streets northwest. Gen. Rock- enbach will be grand marshal of the parade, and from his office your rep- Tesentative will obtain all detalls of assignment to duty, position in line. ete. T. S. Workers Excused. “It has been frequently asked whether men in Government employ will be excused to participate in the test. We answer: ‘They will' Their participation In the parade and cere- monies of the afterncon will be ac- cepted in lieu of their usual service at their respective offices.™ It was announced today that Sec- retary Weeks of the War Department would make an address at the dinner confercnce at the New Willard to- morrow evening of the national com- mittee to support the defense test Secretary Weeks is returning from his Summer home, at Lancaster, to speak. it was said Col. Robert Bacon, Ficld Artillery. Officers’ Reserve Corps, a member of ongress from New York, has been lected to command the 16th United States Field Artillery in the parade, | it was announced at the reserve head- quarters. Col. Leroy W. Herron will command the 313th Field Artillery. A meet- ing of the reserve officers of the Field Artillery, Coast Artillery and Ord- pance was held last night in the Graham Building. Reservixts Meet Tonight. There will be a meeting tonight of the reserve officers of the quarter- master, finance and adjutant general branches in the Graham Building, 14th and E streets. A clear exposition of the purposes of the Defense cay test was given yesterday by Brig. Gen. Rockenbach in an address before the Rotary Club, in which he said, in part: “The War Department proposes in the preparation for the defense test and by the demonstration on the 12th | of September, to acquaint the people of the United States with the law, the national defense act, so that when we are again confronted with a situ- ation like that of 110 vears the British captured Washington and destroyed public buildings, there will be no confusion, no incompetency, no indifference to defense. So that this proud Capital will not be destroyed and our wives and children compelled to flee. “1 am no alarmist. that Washington will captured or destroyed. belief is the knowledge that Wash- ington is more vulnerable to hostlle airplane attack than it was to the small British force which captured it in 1814, “The salient features of the law of the land which we wish to make clear are as follows: Telln of Defense Act. “1. In accordance with our Consti- tution and traditions, a United States Army, composed of Regulars, Na- tional Guard and Organized Reserves. of the relative strength of 1, 2 and 3 provided for. In the regular es- tablishment 65 regiments of Infantry are authorized, but 34 are now inac- tive or non-existent, as the strength of the regular component is fixed at 125,000 enlisted men. The National Guard has 30 per cent of its author- ized strength. The Organized Reserve has some 80.000 officers with war or camp training, but no men. 2. Expansion of these skeleton forceg to war strength by mobilisa- tion. We must make pians to fill their ranks, train them against war, Are we 3o supine or pusillanimous that we dare not discuss the subject and evolve a practical business plan for putting the law into effect when we need it? How dare we test out our fire fighting organizations? Is it done %o start a fire or extinguish fire? . “The War Department plans for ‘mobilization in the event of war, pro- vide for local mobilization committees ‘who will enforce the draft act (when it is passed) by intensive and selec- itive recruiting, classifying the re- :eruits and alloting them to the com- ponents of the United States Army. An important part of the task of the mobilization committee will be the Relection of recurits so as not to in- ferrupt the essential business of the ommunity. i Extensive Plans Made. | “Organization commanders. have {#heir plans made for the reception iof the necessary number of recruits i%o fill the units to war strength, for {housing, feeding, clothing and equip- ng, caring for the sick, and train- ng their men. An organization may ay for months in their home town before the War Department is ready to receive them into regiments, ibrigades and divisions. [ “Now, without funds, and war easures, we can but make a volun- eer semblance, hold a drill or teat. his test is divided into two parts. | 1. The. defense test proper in hich the unit commanders receive he volunteers who have applied hrough the defense test committee, ake and submit the required re- !ports to the War Department. These iwill be compiled and studied and imade the basis of future mobiliza- ‘tion plans. . 2. The demonstration arranged by ithe City of Washington, through its idefese test committee, appointed by ‘the District Commissioners. The /demonatration to take place in the. fternosn -will conaiat. of ‘the sesem-| 1 do not believe ever again be Against my 0, when | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Enrollment Card ‘of One-Day National Defense Volunteers—Ages of '18 Years to 45 Years Inclusive hereby volunteer for 12, 1924, and on 1 September the that day agree to report National Defense Test of in person for the public demonstration when notice of time and place to report is sent to me. (a) I have no preference for-assignment to a unit. or (b) I prefer to serve for that day in. (1ndicate preference above.) Former service, if any. Occupation ... Mail o~ deliver to Room MECHANICS ORGANIZE TO GET INTO AMERICA English Textiles Workers Will Try to Break Down Own Pro- portional System. B5 the Associated Press .LONDON, August 28.—Inc unemployment and _strikes caused a band of 3.800 skilled chanics from the textile mills Lancashire and Yorkshire to form an organization with the object of arranging their entrance into the United States. Under the proportional system now in effect these districts are allowed but 2,300 of England's total immigra- tion quota of 34,000, and the me- chanics’ organization has lawvers busy attempting to ups the system or to have special facilities given in their case. In the event they are unsuccessful in these attempts the members have agreed to draw lots for the privilege of going to the United States. Up to the present time 65,000 per- sons in England have applied for places in the quota. or nearly twice the number allotted. FLOWER SHOW PLANNED. R. I. Avenue Citizens to Stage Event September 10. The Rhode Isiand Avenue Citizens' Association has announced plans for a flower show in the Sherwood M. E. Church, September 10, at 8 o'clock The date has also been set awarding prizes to the members of the asso- ciation for the most beautiful home surroundings, lawns and gardens. The committee of arrangements for the flower show includes Dr. Royal J Haskell und Dr. J. P. Schoodmacker of the Department of Agriculture: R. C. Goodhart, J. H. Kesecker and A. Engelbrech WATCHMAKER IS HELD. Police at Greensboro, N. C.. Arrest Walter L. Pegg, Wanted Here. Walter L. Pegg. formerly in the watch repairing business in this city, who is alleged to have disappeared from here deveral months ago with articles of jewelry and clocks left with him to be repaired, is under arrest in Greensboro, N. ¢ cording to 4 message received last night by Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief of detectives. Pegg was employed by one of the prominent jewelry firms. Later he went in business for himself. Nu- merous persons reported losses of jewelry after Pegg closed his store and left the city. He probably will be returned to this c a United States marshal URGES VACCINATIONS. Fowler Asks Parents to Bring Children to Clinic. Parents who plan to enroll their children in the District public schools for the first time at the beginning of the new term next month were ad- vised today by District Health Of- ficer Willlam C. Fowler to have them vaccinated. A free vaccination clinic will be conducted by Health Department physicians at the District Building and the Health Department clinic, on Fifteenth street near E street, on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 19 a.m. and 12 noon. BUS PERMIT ASKED. Tidewater Line Files Petition With Public Service Body. A petition for permission to es- tablish its terminus at the Washing- ton, Baltimore and Annapolis Elec- tric Line station, at Twelfth street and New York avenue, was filed with the Public Utilities Commission to- day by the Tidewater Lines, which operates busses between Washington and Leonardtown, Md. The present starting point of the busses, at 1208 Good Hope road, of- ficials of the Tidewater Lines told the commission, is not satisfactory to its patrons. United States Army in the order of Regulars. National Guard and Organ- ized Reserves. Then the patriotic so- cietles, followed by civic societies and parade and review and a brief pro- gram of music and addresses. Callx for Support. “What do we want you to.do? “Get behind this movement, visual- ize what has got to be done when war is thrust upon us, get the idea and cut out confusion, rely on your defense test committee, reallzing that the War Department will not have the time or personnel to handle local matters; all males between 18 and 45 should volunteer and turn out with the component of the United States Army they prefer. Those not of mili- tary age turn out with their patriotic or éivic society, listen to and digest the explanations that will be made of the national defense act. As an indi- vidual let there be no doubt that you can back the defense of your country, and as an intelligent and successful business man lend a hand to learning and perfecting the plan for mational defense.” 306, District Building, [Regular Army {National Guard (Organized Reserves. (Tnit) " (Signature and age.) Resideace 14th and Pa. Ave. ATTORNEY KIDNAPED BY CALIFORNIA BAND Lawyer Gained Disfavor in Fight to Acquire Water Rights for Los Angeles. BISHOP, Calif., August .—H. C Hall, an attorney was taken from a restaurant here last night by a band of men who started south with him in an automobile, according to a re- port made to the marshal today. Mr. Hall represented the city of Los Angeles recently in acquiring water rights in Owens’ Valley and was said to have incurred the displeasure of the community here. A section of the Los Angeles aqueduct was recently blown up by persons opposed to the Los Angeles method of acquiring water rights, it was said. INDEPENDENCE, Calif., August 28. —H. C. Hall, Bishop attorney, re- ported kidnaped and spirited out of Bishop, north of here, last night, was in Independence today conferring with city officials. FIELD ARTILLERY ACTIVE. Battery Shows Long List of Re- cruits at Last Night's Drill. Eighty-five men reported for drill with Battery A, 260th Field Artillery, at its armory, Water and O streets southwest, last night. This is the final week for recruiting for the field artillery branch of the National Guard of the District of Columbia The following enlisted last night: Alfred Acee, 1427 Girard street north- west: Thomas A. Byron, 1530 First street rorthwest; Leonard W. Cooper, 1349 Emerson street northeast; Harry Dunn, 1444 Newton street northwest, a former member of the National Guard and a member of the Student Army Training Camp at the Univer- sity of Chattanooga in 1918; Thomas H. King, 2122 Flagler place north- west: Hayward H. Cooper, 104 Four- teenth street northeast; James J. McDonald, 114 Carroll street south- east: Ammon F. Haas, 26 Grant place northwest; Wallace R. Leek, 113 Carroll street northeast; Fred- erick . Shelton, 330 Sixteenth street southeast; Russell Eidelin, 1363 C street northeast, on the Mexican border with the Quartermaster Corps and attached to the Motor Transport Corps from May, 1919, b May, 1920; Robert M. Greenwood, 1816 Irving street northwest; Richard E. Blankenship, 1532 First street northwest; Leonard J. Shackelford, 1013 Massachusetts avenue northeast; Willlam A Bramhall, jr. 2102 H street northwest; Albert H. Rajote, 1808 Massachusetts avenue northwest: Clyde S. Edwards, 5403 Eighth street northwest: Victor M. Eisenbeiss, 18 Whittier street Takoma Park, D. C., and Harry Lepman, 4338 Grant street northeast. DISCUSS REUNION PLAN. Committees See Gen. Drain on 1st Division Society Affair. Committees recently appointed to take charge of preparations for the reunion of the First Division Society held a meeting yesterday in the of- fice of Gen. James A. Drain, chairman of the general .co-ordinating commit- tee, in the Wilkins Building. Capt. W. L. McMorris submitted plans for the reviewing stands to be placed in the vicinity of the First Division Monument, south of the State, War and Navy Bulilding, to be used on the day of the unveiling, Oc- tober 4. The reunion will be held October 3, 4 and §. ERNST RITES TOMORROW. Funeral Services to Be Held From Florida Avenue Home. Funeral services for John Ernst, 62 years old, who died at his residence, 27 Florida avenue, Tuesday, will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. C. E. Fultz will officiate. Interment will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Ernst is survived by his widow, Mrs. Caroline C. Ernest, four sons, John J., William, Edward C. and Harry Ernst, and four daughters, Miss Caroline Ernst, Miss Minnie Ernst, Mrs. Mary Cissel and Mrs. Ma- tilda Vannaman, all of this city. — e BEACH CLOSES SEPT. 7. Tidal Basin Season to End on Sun- day After Labor Day. The Tidal Basin Bathing Beach will be closed Sunday night, September 7, it was announced today by Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, in charge of the public buildings and grounds. This order is in accord with the custom of past years to close the beach the Sunday following Labor day. —e WILL AUCTION PIANO. A playor-plano, the gift of Miss Katherine M. Dabney, will be auc- tioned at De Moll's piano store, Twelfth and G streets, tomorrow aft- ernoon at 5 o'clock for the benefit of Greek orphans. The piano was locat- ed during the war in a community house. . Butler Orders Police to Kill Any One Who Threatens With Gun By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, August 28.—Eighty detectives, with shoot-to-kill orders is- sued by Brig. Gen. Butler, director of public safety, cruised about tie city early today in bandit-chasing a tomo- biles in a new pre-Autumn drive on susplolous characters. The general d Clared he feared a Fail crime wave with the return of vacationists from the seashore. “Go out and shoot every one with gun,”._ he.ordered his men as they fialted antiads pst.nighe: : "ty one Q bling of the Wree wumpummnu:m.mmm Get those boys before they get you.” The detectives were enjoined to be on the lookout especlally for the lone type of -bandit, who have recently held up several stores in the central sec- tion of the city.. The drive will con- tinue until tonight. . “Go out and get the crooks,” was the Eeneral's parting shot. “There is go- fmE to be an influx of crooks from the seashore. It may be -beginning now. We are due for a crime wave in the Fall. Get out and clean up every guy you see hanging around s usly. Ask mo questions. Let's -mim over,® SAYS PROSECUTION SUPPRESSES DATA Attorney in Liquor Case Charges U.S. Officials Swear Witnesses to Secrecy. Charges by Attorncy William E. Leahy that the Government is at- tempting to “close the mouths of Ttnesses” by administering “false oaths” to them before a grand jury, interjected into the fight of 15 de- fendants against extradition in liquor conspiracy cases, today brought from United States Commissioner Needam Turnage Instructions to John J. Hickey, self-styled whisky seller and star Goernment witness, to disregard the oath of secrecy he is alleged to have taken before the Florida grand Jury which indicteq the defendants at the hearing. “I charge,” declared Leahy, in administering such an oath as the witness speaks of the Government is attempting to close the mouths of witnesses. The United States doesn't own witnesses and when the United States attorney for Florida, or any other piace, for that matter, attempts to administer an oath of secrecy, it constitutes a matter of duress. “When we had the Government cor- nered, with reference to these identi- fications, vou, yourself, Mr. Commis- sioner, asked a witness the question as to whether he had testified with reference to Mr. So-and-So before the Florida grand jury. If that isn't disclosing the testimony, nothing is. But now, when Mr. O'Shea (of counsel for defense) attempts to elicit infor- mation from the witness, he says: ““I can't disclose that because of an oath administered to me before the Florida grand jury.’ The Govern- ment can’t trangress the Constitution any more than we can. We have a right to question this witness. The Government is attempting to close the mouths of witnesses, and I want it to be known that such is the case. I ask you, Mr. Commissioner, to in- struct this witness to disregard such an oath as not binding on his con- science in this hearing.” Orders Testimony. And Commissioner Turnage structed the witness. This development came after torney James A. O'Shea had the witness into an admission that he had signed an affidavit which was used in a liquor arrest during the famed Christmas conspiracy cases here, which afidavit he had not read Hickey told of his arrest a few days before Thanksgiving during the morning and of his pleading guilty in the afternoon. In the afternoon also he said he signed a number of affidavits, among them one for a “Hunter,” which mentioned a Joe Hunter. Witness denied he knew a Joe Hunter. He admitted signing the affidavit, but said Agent Golding had given it to him to sign, after he had confessed to having sold liquor to Hunter, but that he signed it and only read the headlines which said “The United States and something.” As O'Shea examined the witness came to a question to which the wit ness replied he could not make an an swer for the reason that he was bound by an oath administered by a distric attorney in Florida before the grand jury. That started today's fireworks. Previously, Assistant United Attorney Burnett, for the Government, presented a triply certified copy of the indictments. This was introduced into the record as corroborative of the copy presented yesterday. Objections piled in for three reasons: First, the copy was signed by Susan Williams, a deputy clerk of the Florida court, in lieu of the clerk, Edward R Williams; second, Justice Lake Jones certified that Willlams o in- At- was clerk of the court, but Williams' | signature did not appear on the docu- ment and lastly, George F. Kilmer, deputy clerk of the court and not the clerk, Williams, signed the certificate that Lake Jones was a justice in the Forida court, but not the chief justice, as is required, the attorneys for the defense contended. Reminiscenes of the sensation created by the wholesale arrests in the conspiracy cases were indulged in by Mr. Leahy in his attack on the government procedure. He sald that they were “heralded as a mammoth conspiracy stretching from one ex- tremity of the Atlantic seaboard to the other.” e R KILLED BY FALLING BEAM. Workman Dies From Injuries Re- ceived When Timber Falls. William Johnson, colored, 26, 1703 Sixth street, sustained a fracture of the skull as a result of the falling of a beam in the warehouse of Barber & Ross, Fourth and Channing streets northeast, this morning. He was hoisting a bucket of tar to the roof when the beam gave way, one end striking him on the head. He died at Casualty Hospital this afternoon. Acting Cornoner Martin is investi- gating. —— WOMAN HIT BY AUTO DIES Mrs. Laura McGarrity Was Visit- ing in Capital. Mrs. Laura McGarrity, 70, of Lew- insville, Va., who was injured by an automobile on Key Bridge August 22, died at Georgetown University Hos- pital at noon today. Mrs. McGarrity was here on a shopping tour. Se was struck by the automobile of Raymond Sherwood, California Apartment, 1775 California street. Dr. Herbert E, Martyn, acting coro- ner, will hold an inquest at the morgue at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow aft- ernoon. e AMMONIA BLAST FATAL. Man Killed, 12 Persons Hurt, in Grocery Store. DES MOINES, Towa, August 28— One man was killed and 12 persons were injured, several perhaps fatally, ‘when an ammonia tank exploded in a grocery here today. Everett Armel, a truck driver for the grocery, was killed. The injured were precipitated to the basement when the explosion ripped out the first floor of the build- ing. Several persons also suffered from ammonia fumes. Swat the Fly For assistance in the 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 Bank Kept Locked : In Business Hours 2 4 To Foil Bandits By the Associated Press. MILLSTADT, Ill., August In an effort to prevent a possible holdup, officials of the Bank of Millstadt here have taken unusual precautions, inaugurating a “safe- ty-before business" policy. 5 The recent series of.bank rob- berles in southern Illinois stirred the local institution's officials to action, and it was decided to keep the bank's doors locked at all times — even during business hours. Persons having business in the bank are required to rap for ad- grilled | he | mission. After the cashier satis- fies himself as to the identity of a patron, he is permitted to enter, a string, releasing a lateh, being pulled from the teller's cage. Another feature of the precau- tionary measure is a guard armed with a riot gun, who commands the entrance to the bank. Riot guns aiso have heen placed in nearby business places. Each bank employe is armed. TO RATIFY MERGER Last of Five Big Railroads in “Nickel Plate” Combine to Give Approval Today. By the Associated Press. 5 NEW YORK. August 28.—Awaitfng only formal ratification of the “Nickel Plate” merger by the Pere Marquette Railway Company, scheduled to be voted by the directors today, the Van Sweringen Interests of Cleveland are prepared to offer an exchange of se- curities to stockholders of the five roads involved and to go before the Interstate Commerce Commission for final approval of the consolidation. The Pere Marquette meeting was ad- vanced to today at the request of the Van Sweringens in order to speed up the merger plans. Directors of the other roads—the present “Nickel Plate, Chesapeake and Ohio, Hock- ing Valley and Erie—already had &iven their assent. A8 soon as pos- sible after Pere Marquette has ac- cepted the offer, letters will be dis- patched to stockholders of all roads outlining the terms and inviting the deposit of stocks, subject to Inter- state Commerce Commission approval. The first official announcement of the terms for an exchange of shares will be contained in the letters to stockholders. These, it is understood, will be the same as those semi-offi- cially outlined by bankers carly this month. | FRENCH TILL LOCKED FOR LITTLE ENTENTE Polish Minister Told Nation Can Expect No More Loans From Paris. { By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. | PARIS, August 28 —The first inti- | mation to the states of the “littie entente” that France would no |longer supply them with money w | iven on Wednesday. when Count Skrzynsky. the Polish minister of foreikn affairs, was told diplomatical- able to support the allies any longer. Skrzynsky. who was on his way {to Geneva, stopped in Paris to find out the intentions of the French government in regard to the loan needed to complete the arming of the Polish army and for works of national importance. It is reliably reported that members of the Frenca cabinet, while assuring their visitor has toward the Polish republic, said the financial position of France does not permit her to continue the policy of the Poincare government in sup- plying indefinitely the smaller allies with substantial loans and. while she certainly would not object to any arrangements Poland could make in Paris with private bankers, France's treasury cannot see any way of giv- ing or guaranteeing any foreign loan. Premier Herriot stated that this policy must not be interpreted as an unfriendly act toward Poland, and he drew to the Polish minister's atten- tion that he was appkving to Poland the same treatment that he will ap- ply henceforth to other states. (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.) CONTRACTDR.S CHARGED WITH THEFTS FROM U. S. Warrants Out for Milwaukee and Cleveland Men—Property Lost at Camp Sherman. By the Associated Press. CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, August 28.— Following an investigation by agents of the United States Department of Justice, United States deputy marshals came here today with warrants for the arrest of three Milwaukee and Cleve- land wrecking contractors, who are charged in the warrants with the theft of Government property from Camp Sherman. The thefts, according to Government agents, will run into thousands of dollars. Z TWO AIR MARKS BEATEN. Frenchman and Swede Exceed Italians’ Records. PARIS, August 28.—Jean Laporte, French aviator, today reached an altitude of 5,100 meters in a hydro- plane loaded with 500 kilograms, breaking the world record of 4,550 meters, made by Commandant Marquis Centurione at Sesto Calende, Italy, Tuesday. STOCKHOLM, August 28.—Lieut. Krook, Swedish army aviator, has set a new wo altitude mark for a hydroplane carrying a load of 250 kilograms, reaching a height of 5,690 meters, exceeding by 190 meters the mark set Tuesday by Signor Bacola at Sesto Calende, Italy. - SEEK RATE REDUCTIONS. Officials Study Condition of Tele- phone and Light Companies. A report on the financial condition of the Potomac Electric Power Co., and the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Co., is being prepared by Earl V. Fisher, executive secretary of the Public Utilities Commission. ' It will be used by the commission as a basis for a public hearing to con- sider a reduction in the rates of these two corporations. The report will show, it is said, that both corporations have earned more than 8 per cent return on their respective valuations for the first six months of the current calemdar year. ‘The commission, in the past, has con- sldered § per cent a fair return, 11y that the French treasury was um-| of the very friendly feelings France | THURSDAY, 'AUGUST 28, 1924. WOMAN AND BABY BELIEVED SLAIN Autopsy‘ Ordered in Case of Hagerstown, Md., Victims of Supposed Poisoning. Special Dispateh to The Star. . HAGERSTOWN, Md., August 28-— Suspecting that Mrs. Sallie Smith and her 18-month-old baby were mur- dered, the coroner here today ordered an autopsy held over the body of Mrs. Smith. Bruises were discovered on the neck and limbs that could not have been caused, the police say, by the muslin cloth with which Mrs. Smith Was found hanging to the rafters in an upper story of her home. Mother and child were reported as victims of poison. Harry B. Smith said he found his wife and baby upon returning home from work last night. He sald they were lying on the floor, the baby dead and the mother unconscious. After rushing across the street and notifying neighbors he went back, to find that Mrs. Smith had climbed to the upper story of the building. Following her there, he said, he found her hanging. When the police were notified Mrs. Smith was still alive. She was removed to a hos- pital, but died xhortly afterward Search of the house failed to reveal any motive for the double tragedy, but Smith later turned over to the authoritics a note written in the hand of Mrs. Smith, saying she was despondent over having a cancer. No trace of the cancer could be found by physicians, and with these evi- dence polinting to foul play. the au- topsy was immediately ordered and several physicians were summoned. S SAY WOMAN ADMITS MILLION GEM THEFT Police Take Two Men Also and Declare Huge “Ring” Is Disclosed. Ry the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 25.—In the ar- rest early today of two men and a woman charged with robbing Alexan- der Feldenheimer of $1.000,000 worth of uncut diamonds, August 22, the police and private detectives repre- senting Lloyd's of London belleve they have taken the first step in the disorganization of a clever band of gem thieves and the clearing up of robberies involving millions of dollars’ worth of jewels. The woman, Mrs. Dorothy Burns, 22 years old. turned over to the polic 184,750, which she said was the re the sale of the diamonds. The other prisoners, James J. Burns, a chauf- feur. the woman's husband. and Har- ry Chance. both 20 vears old, denied any connection with the case. The woman, according to the police, admitted having taken part in the robbery of Feldenheimer' s office which is on the ninth floor of 170 Broadway. Feldenheimer and a customer were wire before the robbers began select- ing their loot. Gerard Luisi, Lloyds, declared “the opening wedge representative of the arrests to be {international gem thieves This band, he said, was responsible for the | theft of more than $15,000,000 worth o jewels during the past year in the wholesale jewelry district, below the police “deadline.” The hold-up of Feldenheimer was one of the most daring gem robberies of recent months. Scores of persons were passing up and dov'n in the elevators of the office bullding and hundreds were walking on Broadway during the lunch hour. The three prisoners were arrested in a restaurant. i FRANCE PLANS RADICAL REDUCTION OF EXPENSES Cabinet Advises Herriot to Prune Costs in Order to Balance Budget. By the Associated Press. PARIS. August 28 —The French cabinet today decided upon a radical overhauling of governmental ex- penses with a view toward strictly balancing the budget. It was agreed that Premier Herriot and Finance Minister Clemcntel should begin on September 8 the task of eliminating all unnecessary expenses from the budgets of the various ministries. The premier and finance minister will go over each budget and prune it wherever necessary in order to hold down next vears expenditures within the nation’s income. This revised list of appropriations will then be considered by the cabi- net, and a budget bill strictly balanc- ing expenditures and income, will be prepared and given to Parliament at its opening session, about the begin- ning of October, so that it can be adopted before the beginning of the next fiscal year, January 1. — CLAIMS BODY TO MEET. U. S.-Mexican Commission Starts Sessions Saturday. The TUnited States-Mexican Gen- eral Claims Commission will hold its first meeting at the Pan American Building Saturday morning at 1v o'clock. It will be opened by thc Secretary of State in an address ot welcome. Prof. C. Van Vollenhoven of the Netherlands, the neutral com- inissioner selected by the two gov- crnments, wHl serve as chairman. Senor Licenciado Genaro Fernan- dez McGregor is the Mexican com- missioner. . Pending the assumption of duties as commissioner of the United States by Natan L. Miller. former Governor of New York, Joseph R. Baker will serve. Dr. Benito Fiorea is agent of Mex- ico and Col. Henry W. Anderson is agent of the United Sutes. Dr. Jose Romero is Mexican secretary of the commission and Thomas A. Simpson is American secretary. The first meeting will be open to the public, Actress, in - Air, Hurt When Teeth Of Spouse Break By the Associated Press. DETROIT, August 28.—Hurled 12 feet when her husband’s teeth broke, Mrs. Lucile Fondows was seriously injured at a local theater here last night. The woman and her spouse put on a “strong-man” act, the finale of which consists of Fondows sus- pending his wife by a leather belt while he from'a tripese hold- ing the cord in his teeth. Last o hie et Seoke cand. Sho wen. an, b <! 2 = 0 s Apeth "hfli”-& R mainder of the money obtained from | bound with picture | in the complete | disorganization of a clever band of | THOMAS F. McDONALD, M’COY WILL PLEAD T0 8 CHARGES TODAY | Defense to Ask Murder, Robbery | and Assault Counts Be ! Quashed. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August 28.—Kid McCoy, former motion picture actor and pugilist, was scheduled to appear in Superior Court today to plead to a charge of murdering Mrs. Theresa Mors here August 12, and also to en- ter his ples to four counts of robbery and three of assault with intent to murder growing out of a shooting af- fray in and near Mrs. Mors' antique shop the morning after her death. Arguments on the dirtrict attor- ney’'s motion to add the rame of Mrs. Jennie Thomas, McCoy's sister, to the Jist of grand jury witnesses, were ex- pected to be foliowed by an attempt on the part of the defense to quash the indictments against McCoy on the ground of alieged irregular procedure in the preparation of the indictments. The prosecu 1 was confident, how- ever, that the attempt would fail and that McCoy would be requested to plead without further delay. McCoy's mother, Mrs. Mary Selby, hovered between life and death early today. Heart disease, according to her physician is practically certain to end her life before her son's trial be- gins. {JUDGE DENIES PLEA TO STOP ‘HARD LABOR Holds Woman Sent to Occoquan Failed to Prove Per- formance. Justice Frederick L. Siddons in the District Supreme Court today dis- missed the petition for a habeas cor- pus writ mads by Mrs. Annette Ap- plegate, who was seeking liberation from Occoquan under a 30-day sen- {tence, on the ground that she was | performing hard labor following con- ciction on a charge of violating |liquor laws. Attorney T. Morris | Wampler brought the habeas corpus | proceedings on the ground that viola- | tions of the Volstead act could not be punished with hard labor, unless an indictment had been forthcoming from the grand uryj, since hard labor j was recognized by law as punishment for an infamous crime and could not be given as a sentence by Police Court judges, as was done in the Applegate case. Justice Siddons held that he could! not find from evidence presented that | Mrs. Applegate was performing “hard | iabor” at Occoquan i i THREE PRIZES OFFERED FOR AMERICAN PLAYS| | By the Associated Press NEW YORK. August 25.—John | Golden, theatricai producer. announced a national prize plar_conteet which will | open September 1. Three manuscripts | will be chosen, and prizes of $2.000, | $1.000 and $500 will be awarded to the | writers of the first, second and third | best plays, he said Golden has asked dramatic critics in 150 cities to take charge of the contest. | and they will sit as judges. The con- test closes December 31 Golden pledzes himse the winning plays unread, in proof of his sincerity, he said. He has deposited $100.000 in a local bank to be used for the productions, the prizes and the exploitation of the project. The contestants must be Americans and tragedies, musical comedies and plays of salacious nature are barred, according to Golden's announcement. to produce INSURANCVE FIRM FORMED. ‘Will Operate Entirely for Jews in Palestine. NEW YORK. August 28.—The world's first Jewish insurance com- pany, the Judaea lnsurance Company, Limited, recently established by American Jews (hrough the Order Sons of Zion, has heen granted a charter by the I’alestine government and soon will begin functioning, ac- cording to a cablexram received at the Zionist headquarters here. The company will operate exclusively in Palestine. Marriage Licenses. he following marriage licenxes have been amuel F. Smith and Grace H George Johnton and Rhoda Nic Walter Burke Merl W. Adams Wilmore W. Gree Henty L. Jones Raiph J. Younj Tim Craig and Miiton 8. Fitzbugh Waiter 1. Stewart Willium P. Burns Jobn Ludwell Aben Bresnahan. Ruel Albert Williamson of Council Blgfts. Tow Swn and Hasel Gertrude Hart of Pottstow R. H. Alexander of Linden, Md., and Emma Glive' Austin of this city. Carey Claire Cheyne of Hyattsville, Md., and Kate Elizabeth Garrett of Clifton Sta- Births Reported. The following births have been reported to the Health Department in the last 24 hours: William W. and Ruby M. Grifith, girl. John and Elsie Healey, boy. Frederick W. and Mary . Rest. girl. Kobert K. and Amy Bresnehan. boy. John P. and Josephine Nimon. boy. William a J. Flippo, boy. lou's B, . Spencer, @ Estelle Rhine, girl, Le and Anna Schlegel, girl. Logan and Alice fi by, girl. Cecil R. and Mamie iller, girls (twins). John and Annie Rebi Charles_and Anna Logan, o R e "Ulye 8. and. | Navigation FRATERNAL BODIES CHOOSE MDONALD Miss Bina West, Named Vicé President, First to Get Post. Thomas ¥. McDonald of Chicago, Secretary of the Catholic Order of Foresters, today was . unanimoushv elected president of the National Fra- ternal Congress of America, in con- vention at the Raleigh Hotel. M McDonald was vice president lasf vear. He has been secretary of the Foresters 21 years He succeeds W. R. Shirley of Des Moines, lowa, chair: man of the board of directors of tha Brotherhood of American Yeoman, who unanimously was elected to the executive committee of the N. Woman Wins Place. The office of vice president was won by Miss Bina M. West of Fort Huron. Mich., head of the Woman's Benefit Asseciation of the Macabees and-a member of the Republican executive committee of Michigan, who defeated Mrs. Dora La Rocca, Omaha. superine tendent of the Guild of Woodmen's Circle, after the most spirited and protracted eiection contest in the his- tory of the organization. Miss West is the first woman vice president, and. if matters take their usu vourse, will next vear be the first woman president in the 51 vears' history of the congress A E. King, Cleveland. of th~ Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. was unarimously elected treasurer. The secretary and other members. of the executive committee will be elect- ed later. This afternoon the dele- gates and offices are visiting Arlington and Mount Vernon. Tomorrow at noon the congress will visit the White House, where they will be addressed by President Coolidge. NICARAGUA IS WILLING FOR U. S. TO WATCH VOTE President to Allow Supervision if Opposition Will Make Concessions. By the Associated Press. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal- vador, August 28 —President Marti- nez of Nicaragua will accept super- sion of the coming elections by American experts on condition that Gen, Chamorro, the opposition leader, agrees to assist in passing the elec- toral reform bill through Congress in- tegrally, as proposed by the experts says a dispatch from Managua. the Nicaraguan capital The law among other things would provide for the creation of electoral courts. President Martinez, it is re- ported. promises to convoke Congress in extraordinary session and to accept the formation of a tribunal compris- ing representatives of all parties. Officials at the State Department said yesterday that the Nicaraguan government already had the services of American marines and advisers in connection with the approaching elections Tt was explained Dodds. secretary of the National Municipal League, had spent some time in Nicaragua assisting the au- thorities in getting the election ma- chinery in operation under the law drafted by him and adopted by the government. When he returned to the United States, State Department officials said, they were informed that he had left at least one and probably more American technical assistants to carry out the plans An arrangement was made last October between the Washington and Nicaraguan government. officials saic providing for the retention of Amcr- ican marines in Nicaragua until after the inauguration of the new administration in January. 1925, Before the American marines are withdrawn the State Department has agreed to assist in the organization and training of an efficient constab- ulary to maintain order. GIANT STEAMER READY. New Lakes Craft Leaves Detroit Today. ' DETROIT. August 28 —The Greater Detroit, the Detroit and Cleveland Company's giant side- wheeler, the largest passenger craft operating on any inland waters of the world, will leave on her maiden vovage to Buffalo and return late this afternoon Built at a cost Greater Detroit i that Dr. H. W of $3.500.000, the 550 feet long und | has 630 rooms. 26 parlors with baths and 130 staterooms as well as many acessory quarters for passengers and the crew of 300 officers and men What is declared to be the largest Corliss type engine cver built is capable of driving the steamer through the water at a speed of 22 miles an hour. The Greater Buffalo, a sister ship of the Greater Detroit, is now near- ing completion. Deaths Reporlc;d. James K. Patterson, 85, United States Noi- diers’ Home Hospital. Robert C. Riehler, 22, Lathing beach. D. C. Franeis 1. Drexel. 36, 1424 W street. Josephine Eibert, 88, 1910 Fifteenth street William Heary, 720 Stanton road south- John A, Sadie Toyer. 37, 23 laura T. Ambler. 4 William H. Joseph Mox! St zabeth’s Hospit: James Williams, 70, 4 Nailors court Jumes Joues, 8, Freedmen's Hospita Srivester Pryor. 3. Children's Iospit: New York avenve. PRdeln Mitler, avenue. 4113 Fessenden st mergency Hospital 82, 3919 First street linger Haspital Thamas, 44, 1002 Tenth street Seventeenth streat 3038 P street Johnson, 3. 1144- Twents-first Children’s Hos- 18 hours, 1737 New Jersey Styles of T;ddy Are 700 Years Old, Professor Claims By the Asmciated Press. ; EDINBURGH, Scotland. August. 28.—Feminine fashions. of tod: are going back to the graceful styles of the thirteenth century “The best-dressed age of the world," s Prof. W. Hughes Jones, Edinburgh University his- torian. % Expounding before an audience his theory on the abilities of'.the tashion ~designers of the' exrHer age, Prof. Jones asserted that the styles worn today were. neither outrageous nor startling, as com- monly alleged, but that there was instead a grace of form and sim- plicity ¢ommon to'the fashionable twelve hupdred's. R “ VATl the best dressed women of the twentieth cenu:vy'.-";‘ he said, “appreximate ‘more to. m the thirteenth century than’ oao_-" of any other women in’ history: