Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1924, Page 17

THOUSANDS WATCHED STAR'S graph. taken from one of the upper floors of The Star Buiiding. afternoon by the Washington-New York gam thrilled yesterday and they enjoyed every move by the pl FIRST WOMAN TO ENTER THE ELECTRIC SCOREBOARD DURING El ers, reproduced by the eleciric INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE. s only a few YESTERDAY y of the f who were t was cleared for the fa gnals, Ww an Star I’b nth st light Constance, Lady Baird, photographed aboard the Thistle, her 6-meter yacht, which she has brought from England to enter the international races of the under the auspi FREDERICK GIVES MARINES OVATION Invitations Sent Gov. Ritchie and Others for Big Parade Tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., August — Completing a record march, 3,500 Quantico Marines arrived here at 0:30 o'clock today from Ridgeville, vhere they had encamped overnight. The boys were in high fettle for the entertainment scheduled to be pro- vided, and averaged more than three miles an hour en route, which is fast marching time. A great ovation was given them. Two years ago the sea-soldiers won the hearts of Frederick, and Fred- erick this yvear was ready to give them double welcome. The town was draped with flags and bunting, with marine emblems displayed every- | where. The townspeople crowded to | the outskirts of the city and lined the road with a cheering assembly. The mayor himself was present and was not remiss with his ovations. Today the boys will fix up their camp, which is right across from the Frederick County fair grounds. The Seventh-Day Adventists are holding a meeting there, and the marines are having a meeting of their own across the road. Tonight Uncle Sam's gyrenes will flock to the “movies,” which every service man enjoys. Tomorrow Big Day. Tomorrow, however, will be the big day. Invitations have been sent by the mayor to Gov. Ritchie of Maryland, Col. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Gen. But- ler, who is fighting battles of his own in Philadelphia. So far, Gov. Ritchie alone has signified his intentions to come to Frederick and review the Marine parade, which will take place at 10 o'clock in the morning. More than 50,000 are expected to see the brigade in action. After “chow” another big event will take place in the Marines’ life. They get their pay! No more need be said on this subject. That evening a dance will be given the enlisted men in the State armory. Arrangements are being made for 6,000 guests. The officers of the corps will also be tak- en care of. The Frederick American Legion will entertain them at a dance at the Frederick Country Club. Sunday, the last day here, a com- bined miiitary religious service will be held. In the afternoon the boys will hold open camp for visitors. Early in the morning of the next day they will resume their march to An- tietam. Jol. J. D. Markey, who commanded a Maryland regiment overseas, head of the Maryland State American Legion and attached to the National Guard, will turn out the Frederick Militia to act as military police and to assist in the handling of .traffic. A special company of the Maryland State police has also been turned out to assist in the general management anhak: Yacht Glub YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother Yon Will Be Answered in This Column. Address: Room News De- nt, The Evening Star, Oyster B: Q. Please give me and several other mothers of soldiers who died during the war a little information on the following questions. We are not acquainted with the Govern- ment's way of settling claims or cases and the various terms are con- fusing and there are several things about the law that we cannot under- stand. Does adjusted compensation have anything to do with benefits or payments we may now be receiving from the Government? Is adjusted compensation really the bonus? What is compensation on account of death? To whom is it payable? Why do not mothers of the soldiers who have died receive the same amount they would have received had their sons lived to sign applications? We who lost the most are paid the least. Mrs. W. E.,, Mrs. R. T. P., Mrs. A. L. A. The bonus is a misnomer. Bonus and adjusted compensation are one and the same thing. In the cases of dependents of the deceased who did not live to file applications the ad- justed compensation credit is payable upon proper application being filed. It is due in addition to all other bene- fits, which the applicant may be re- ceiving from the Government. Cer- tain dependent parents.are entitled to compensation on account of the death of veterans. To distinguish these benefits from adjusted compensation it is commonly called death compen- sation. It is pavable to the unmar- ried widow or minor childfen of a de- ceased veteran and to his parent if they were or have since become dependent provided that the veteran died from an injury or disability incurred in the military service, and not due to his own willful misconduct. At first it was not the intention of Congress to pay dependents of deceased veterans anything. Then a group of Congressmen started an argument in their behalf. A compromise was effected whereby dependents as _stipulated and de- scribed in the Veterans' Bureau act should be allowed payments in 10 cash installments of the amount of credit which each deceased veteran’s military service earned. Some line had to be drawn or all the uncles, aunts and nephews of all the service men who have died would have been claiming a bonus. Then it was de- cided not to be practical to pay de- pendents the full amount of insur- ance that would have been due had the veteran lived, in view of the fact that one group of mothers were already receiving insurance and an- other group were not. To avoid this seeming discrimination which would have developed, payments were lim- ited to the amount of credit that each veteran's service earned. From the number of letters received from widows, mothers and fathers it is evident that the interest in this sec- tion of the act is very great. And out of that interest there is already growing a movement to amend the law. Various posts of the American Legion and its woman's auxillry have already passed resolutions urg- ing that the law be changed so as to allow widows and dependent mothers and fathers the same bene- SEE ENCKE'S COMET NEARING THE EARTH Wanderer’s Return to Point Within Telescopic Range Is Announced. While the planet “Mars and its has been for some weeks ct of intense astronomical ssion and the objective point in the southeastern heavens for tele- scopic observation, the periodical return of Encke’s comet is announced and again the wanderer comes within the reach of telescopes and astrono- mers are able to glean many inter- esting facts from its travels in space. The return of Encke's comet and its position in the heavens is an- nounced from the Yerke's Observa- tory, and its perihelion passage— that point in the orbit of a comet nearest the earth—will be reached on or about October 31. The comet is now visible to ordinary telescopes— commencing the last week in August. Makes Circuit Every Three Years. Encke's comet makes the circuit of the heavens once in three years.) It was discovered in 1818 and has long since been recognized by as tronomers as a member of the earth's system and a_teacher of marvelous power, for on its movements are con- tained impressive evidence as to the way in which celestial phenomena are founded on the law of gravita- tion. Encke found from observations that his comet returned to the sun once in 1,210 days, which was then a startling announcement. At that time no other comet of short period had been de- tected, so that this new addition to the solar system awakened the live- liest interest. In fact, it was the first cometary addition to the solar system. Astronomers regard Encke's comet by its long wanderings and by its frequent visits, as indeed pregnant with information on various other points relating to the solar system. The distance of the earth from the sun is a matter which affects Encke's comet;: the earth's distance from the sun must be among the numerous elements of the question of its posi- tion in space. Unless the right dis- tance be chosen in the calculations the observed place will not corre- spond with the calculated space. Held Sufficient by Astronomers. This consideration is sufficient for the mathematician and astronomers. They can actually disentangie the earth’s distance from the other quantities involved. The - approach of Encke's comet within the range of telescopic ob- servation may give to the scientific world more satisfactory and prac- tical results of physical research, especially in the exhibition of the laws of universal gravitation and fits they would have received if named as beneficlaries by a son who had lived to file an application. Pearl White, movie actress, is at- tracting_unusual attention at Deau- ville. Taking a “color bath” recent- 1y, to obtain the effect of sunburn, Pearl’s maid put too much “color” in the bath. Now, the actress is toned a vivid copper shade. Wide World Photo Virginian One of 3 Friends Accompanying “Prince to America three friends accom- the Prince of Wales in te suite on his trip to America is David Boyle, nephew of Fred H. Robinson of Fall Hill, Fredericksburg. Mr. Boyle's school was Welling, and later he was trained_for the diplomatic service. He was with Sir Robert Hart in China for sev- eral years. His mother is the daughter of Canon Hugh Robinson of York. Henry Boyle, his father, was sec- retary of ‘the Rugby Colony, founded in Tennessee in 1878 by his father, the Hon. John Boyle, brother of the Earl of Glasgow, and Judge Thomas Hughes of lit- erary fame. David Boyle and his wife have several children. She was, before her marriage, Miss Laura Tennant, niece of Mrs. Asquith. their relations to the permanence of our system than the late opposition of the planet Mars has furnished, even after all the telescopic observa- tions and speculations of theoretical fancies have been announced as to what seems to be on the disk of the planet 35,000,000 miles in space. D. C. EMPLOYES’ SALARY APPEALS ARE SPEEDED Every Worker Promised Full Op- portunity to State Views on Reclassification Law. Decision on the appeals of 200 Dis- trict employes for higher ratings under the reclassification law, was held in abeyance today by the Dis- trict classification board to permit a thorough review of the allocations of all municipal employes. Department heads have been given 10 days to interview each employe and to submit a written appeal for new ratings. Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, chairman of the classification board, has promised every employe the full- est opportunity to appeal. As a re- sult, he hopes to dispose of all com- plaints of inequalities in salarles which were rife at the District build- ing when the classification salaries were firet paid. College Post for Dr. Wendt. STATE COLLEGE, Pa.' August 29.— The appo(ilmellt of \Dr. Gerald L. ‘Wendt, no?, director of research for the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, as dean of the School of Chemistry and Physics at Pennsylvania State Col- lege was announced yesterday by President John M. Thomas. The posi- tion has been vacant since the death of Dr. G. G. Pond in May, 1920. In the interim, Dr. C. W. Stoddart, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, has been in charge. Dr. Wendt, a graduate of Harvard, will assume his new duties next month and will be the youngest dean & Peng State, He is about 35 ‘years old. Thomas H. Owens, a sailor of the steamship Arabic, who was washed overboard by the terrific gale of Tuesday, and had a remarkable es- cape from death. One wave took him from a lower deck; another wave placed him back on'an upper deck a few seconds later. Copyright by I' & A. Photos. HING . Mis. AIDING WA ing 4 Dr. Branko Adjemovitch, new sec- retary of the legation of the Serbs, Croats_and Slovenes, who has just arrived in the Capital to take up his duti National Fhoto, Y WCOY'S MOTIONS " DENED BY COURT Defense Alleged Errors in In- dictments—Pugilist to Plead Next Week. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August 29.—The motion of attorneys of Kid McCoy to quash the indictments against him charging murder, robbery and assault, with intent to commit murder in con- nection with the shooting of Mrs. Theresa Mors, August 21, were denied in the Superior Court yesterday. The motions were based on errors in the preparation of the indictments and failure to include the name of Mrs. Jennie Thomas, Kid McCoy's sister, as a witness. Further arguments on the legality of the indictments were heard. Frank Heron, foreman of the grand jury which indicted McCoy, and J. Witherspoon, secretary, were called to the witness stand by the defense attorneys. . Omission Was Error. Heron explained the absence of Mrs. Thomas’ name from the indict- ment list of witnesses. He told the court that her testimony had been taken at another time, while the grand jury was deliberating on other indictments. He declared the absence of the name an oversight. Superior Judge Charles S. Crail or- dered Mrs. Thomas’ name added to the list and overruled all motions of the defense. Next Tuesday was the date set for McCoy's plea. BOY, 10, WRECKED TRAIN ‘TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS’ Engineer Killed, Fireman Hurt by Derailment Caused by Obstruc- tion on Track. ATHENS, Ohio, August 29.—Ralph Roberts, 10, Toledo, yesterday con- fessed that he placed a block of wood on the tracks at Millfield, near here, which Wednesday night wrecked New York Central fiyer, No. 6, according to Coroner Louis Saunders. Engineer Harry Sergeant was killed and Peter Klein, fireman, prob- ably was fatally injured in the crash. The boy said he had tried to wire blocks of wood to the tracks before, and only wanted to “see what would happen.” Headlights Cause Death. ANDERSON, Ind., August 29.—Mrs. Marjorie Foster, 21 years old, of New York, a daughter of Orville Harrold, famous tenor, and a sister of Patti Harrold, musical comedy star, died today in a hospital of injuries re- ceived when an automobile ran down an embankment near here. Her hus- TON COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL DEFE? ions in Washington and over the country. Left to right: Miss Katherin, Katheryn Browne of the Chicago Civie Opera and Miss Janett Moffer. band, Floyd Foster, and two other oc- cupants were bruised. The driver sald he was blinded by lights of an approaching automobile. LIFEBOATS OF STEAMSHIP ARABIC DESTROYED BY HEAVY GALE. At least 100 passengers aboard the liner were injured when the ship was struck by a terrific storm. The ship was tossed about in the heavy seas for eight hours, lifeboats were E DAY, IEF OF pilots his own accompanied b rplane in his Capt. Street, pi DEFER LAST NUMBER | ON STADIUM PROGRAM| Community Center Event Sched-| uled for Tonight Postponed ! Until Early October. The showing of Geological Survey pictures, and the concert which were | scheduled for this evening in the au- ditorium at Central High School, as the final event of the summer stadium series of educational and musical en- tertainment conducted by the Com- munity Center Department of the District of Columbia Public Schools in co-operation with the various gov- ernment departments, will be given early in October instead, it was an- nounced today. The program given last Wednesday | evening, showing the Transcontinen- | tal Air Mail Service pictures, and featuring a concert by the Holy Ro- sary Band, closed the summer series of the school as arranged by Com- munity Center Department, and on that occasion the public was admitted without the usual fee of 10 cents, be- cause of the fact, as announced by the committee in charge, that the ex- penses for the summer series had been covered by the door receipts, | the Community Center Department’s charge of 10 cents for the stadium programs being merely to cover the necessary transportation expenses of the bands and apparatus for showing the movies. During the season just closed the Community Center Department re- ceived co-operation from the depart- ments of the Federal Government here, and through the courtesy of various officials and heads of bureaus films have been shown depicting in- teresting phases of the work of the Department of Agriculture, including the Forestry Service Bureau, Depart- ment of the Interior; the Bureau of Mines, as well as the Bureau of Fish- eries, the Post Office Department and the Geological Survey. The War De- partment put on one entire program, called “Army Night,” and the United States Army Band gave three con- certs during July and August. The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone Company also rendered assist- ance in the programs, showing its films, and through station WCAP, broadcasting the three Army Band concerts from the stadium. In addi- tion to the Army Band, other bands playing during the season just closed include the 13th Engineers Band, from Camp Humphreys; the Times-Herald Newsboys' Band, the Boys' Indepen- dent Band, which played two con- certs; the Holy Rosary Band and the Grace Dodge Hotel Orchestra. Judgment Is Protested. Senator L. Heisler Ball of Dela- ware yesterday asked the District Supreme Court to set aside the judg- ment for $5,000 given against him last week on a promissory note held by the Citizens' Bank of Weston. W. Va. According to affidavits filed by Attorneys Whiteford Lloyd, rep- resenting Senator Ball, an agree- ment had been reached with the bank not to press suit until similar cases against James F. Oyster, District Commissioner; James T. Lloyd, pres- ident of the Board of Education; Al- bert Schultels, Henry W. Morgan and Samuel R. Harriy are brought to triak wrecked and port-holes smashed. Volunteer workers who are help- Hitcheock. Mrs. National Fhoto ARMY AIR SERVICE TA . 3 ir trips, but when this picture was snapped at Bolling Field vesterday. he wa: minent in Army aviatio circle: Heart, | Relic in Museum, to‘;z M[]RE ARRESTS Be Brought to U. S. By the 2 PHILADE Kosciusko cinted Pross LPHIA, August National Polish Alliance, in convention he: vesterday a pointed a committee to take chars of efforts to bring to this count the heart of Gen. Thaddeus Ko ciusko of Revolutionary War fame. His heart reposes in the Polish | National Museum in Rappersville, | Switzerland. Funds for the com- | | Do pletion of a main dormitory of the University of Lwow in Poland were pledged by the alliance. An appeal for this purpose was made by Mme. Jane Arotowska, Ameri- can wife of a professor in the uni- versity. | MINISTER DENIES | U. S. INTERFERENCE Colombian Envoy Says Amen'cani Economists Did Not Advise Dis- | position of Panama Fund. | Dr. Enrique Olaya, Colombian Min- | ister here, vesterday issued a state- | ment denying that the financial n sion of American econom! ppoint- | ed by the government of Colombia | to study possible financial reforms | for Colombia, had advised on the dis- posal of the $25.000,000 which Colom- bia receives from the United States in_virtue of the treaty ratified in 1922, The statement says the measures advised by the mission are “of a gen- eral character destined to reorganize the budget, the banking system and the taxes on a scientific basis.” It was issued as a reply to assertions of Samuel Guy Inman, who had charged the United States Govern- ment with economic imperialism in Latin-America at the Willlamstown | Institute of Politics. | “It is not true,” the statement sfl}‘fl,“ | “that the fact that Colombia engaged a group of American experts in financial and economic matters signi- | fles American financial control, much less political control, over the life of Colombfa. The Department of State | at the request of my government, in a friendly way, suggested® the names | of technical economists who, because | of their training and experience, | could successfully carry on the bank ing and fiscal studies which Colombia desired. “My government freely contracted with these experts and freely wel-| comed the measures that were sug- gested by them and which appeared adequate for promoting the develop-| ment of the country and the stability of its finances. The opinions of the mission ~were carefully analyzed by the press of Colombia and its projects were the subject of unhampered public debate in Congress, which then adopted those measures which ap- peared useful and well planned. “There was not, nor is there, finan- cial control or compulsion of any kind. The services of the members of the mission were given with com- plete integrity and in a way that de- serves praise for their scientific prep- aration. This has been recognized by all who are acquainted with the work of the mission.” | smaller World Photo Miss Gretchen Carney, who will he “Miss Curgberland,” in the Atlantic City beauty pageant. And the Mary- land beauty does not wear hobbed hair. By Upited News Pictures 1. M. Patrick usually National Photn Declared Implicated in Plot With Fahy—Accused Still Charges Frame-Up. B the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 29 other persons whose arr place shortly are involve obtained by post, rested William F Chicago insp tor. now in the Woodstock, Ill. j under $30,000 boud on a warran charging him with complicity in the $2.000,000 Rondout, Tll., mail robbery ccording to C, H. Clarahan, chief in- spector, of New York. He asserted the two suspects are not federal officers, but participated in planning the robery and dividing the loot. Chief Clarahan reiterated his charge that Fahy was “in the conspiracy to rob the mail train from the very first.” Investizetors planned to question further Wiliam Roberts, deputy United States marshal. in technical custody in his office, for his alleged part in isting Mrs. Fahy to take a package of papers from her home. She is being xought. Rush D. Sim- mons, chief postal inspector, who came here from Washington to take charge of the case, said Roberts’ an- swers so far have been evasive. While Fahy was being transferred from the Geneva, Ill. jail vesterday he repeated his assertions that he was a victim of a conspiracy prompted by professional jealousy. HEARINGS ON BUDGET T0 BEGIN THURSDAY Gen. Lord Coming Back From Vacation for Early Start on Estimates. t least two s will take in evider Getting the earliest start in its his- tory on the consideration of esti- mates for the coming fiscal year, the Bureau of the Budget will begin hearings September 4 upon the ar- {rival from his vacation in Maine of Gen. H. M. bureau. The first estimates already have ar- rived, it was learned today, from the independent establishment although none of the major depart- ments have vet submitted figures. Prior to this year estimates came in September 15 or later. Acting. however, upon the stipulation in the law which calls for these estimates on or before September 15" officials this year asked for them before the 15th, and consequently will have ma- terial for hearings to begin next Thursday. From that date the Bureau of the Budget will be one of the busiest places in the Government establish- ment preparing the estimates for President Coolidge to submit to Con- gress when it convenes in Decembes. Lord, director of the A