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% 1924. NGTON PHF, EVENING . ST/ D €, 8 ATURDAY, AUGUST 30, mimams v aAve .NADNNAL lu-alarrua TaRAVE WEATHER. Fair and slightly warmer tonight; “From Press to Home Within the Hour” tomorrow increasing cloudiness, prob-. ably thundershowers. Temperature for 24 hours ending at 2 p.m. today—Highest, $5, at 5:30 p.m. The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- yesterday; lowest, 63, at 6:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 10 e Foeni WITH SUKDAY MORNING EDITION No. 29,341, post office Wa Enterea «x second cluss matter shington, D. C. ORDERS 10 START RUHR EVAGUATION COMING TOMORROW AS FRENCH AGREED Dortmund Troops to Leave First, But Not for Several Weeks, When Economic Withdrawal Is Ended. SOME TIME REQUIRED TO TAKE OUT CIVILIANS Nation Keeping Herriot's Promise to Marx Not to Delay After Formal Signing of Treaty—Steps Fixed in London Agreement Will Be Carried Out. Ty the Associated Press, PARIS, August 30.—The French government will order the evacua- tion of Dortmund, in the Ruhr, to- morrow. This is in execution of Premier Herriot’s engagement that the evacuation of the Ruhr would begin the day after the signing of the London agreement. ment was signed in London early this afternoon. The economic withdrawal from the Rhur is beginning immediately. In fact, preliminary steps are being taken today throughout the Ruhr, but, although the order for the mili- tary evacuation will be issued tomor- row, the troops will not be with- drawn until the economic evacuation is nearly completed. Several weeks will be required for the orderly retirement of the French economic organization, including the railway employes and a g t variety of civilian functionarie: It took the French government several months to form this administrative force and it is comsidered probable that complete transfer of this work cannot be made until well along in October. Steps Fixed by Pact. Various steps of the economic with- drawal are fixed in the London agree- ment, which will be followed by the French and Belgian authorities in. co- operation with the German officials. The first orders may even be given by the French government tonight, so that there shall be no avoidable delay in carrying out the personal agree- ment between Premier Herriot of France and Premier Theunis of Bel- gium, on the one hand, and Chancel- lor Marx of Germany, on the other hand, that the evacuation would be- gin immediately after the formal signing of the London pact. LONDON TREATY SIGNED. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 30.—The pact Arawn up at the recent international conference here, outlining ways and means of putting the Dawes repara- tion program into effect, was signed by representatives of the various na- tions early this afternoon. There was no pomp or circumstance &t the foreign office when the repre- ®entatives of the nations which a fort- night ago reached an agreement for launching the Dawes reparation plan signed at 12:40 o'clock this afternoon the documents embodied in the coh- vention which passed into diplomatic parlance as the pact of London. Sign Without Formality. With the utmost simplicity, but with a solemnity which denoted the momentous character of the day's work, one after another of the diplo- mats signed the documents which the interested nations hope and believe will enable Germany to pay her war reparations and incidentally will re- store the economic equilibrium of Europe and of the whole world. The signatures were affixed in the ambassador’'s waiting room of foreign office—a large room, looking out across St. James Park to Buck- ingham Palace. The first and second King Georges looked down from their golden frames upon the diplomats gathered around the great mahogany table, at one end of which lay the historic documents. DAVIS’ WESTERN TOUR| TO LAST THREE WEEKS Final Preparations Made for Trip on Which He Will Make Start Tomorrow. By the Associated Press LOCUST VALLEY, N. Y., August 30. —Final preparations gor the first ex- tended tour of his campalgn were made here today by John W. Davis. Turning his face westward tomor- row, he will set out on a trip that wHI carry him as far as Denver and will keep in the West for about three weeks. Just how many addresses he will deliver still is undetermined. but some of his advisers say he is insistent in his determination not to launch upon a too intensive campaign -this early in the season. The Democratic nominee has given a great deal of study to the subfects he will discuss. will form a principal topic, but ather campalgn issues, such as the tariff, tax reduction and honesty in Govern- ment, also will be treated. _— ENTRY RULES LIFTED. The usual immigration and passport restrictions have been suspended by President Coolidge in the case of the German crew which will bring to the United States the dirigible ZR-3, built in Germany for the American Navy under the terms of the armistice. In a special order the President di- rected that members of the crews of airships arriving in the United States who intended to leave this country soon thereafter need not submit pass- ports and other documents ordinarily Fequired by law. The agree- | the | Agricultural relief | | DAWES G. W. McGarrah, New York Banker, Selected for Important Post. Reparations Body Plans Economy Enough to Cover Expenses. By the Associated Dress. PARIS, August' 30.—The appoint- ment of Owen D. Young of New York as agent-general for reparation pay- ments ad interim was announced by the reparation commission today. The organization committee of the new German bank of issue today ap- pointed Gates W. McGarrah of New { York as the American member of its seneral board. (The appointment was made by Sir }Rnbnr[ Kindersley of gland and Dr. Hjalmar Schacht of Germany, who will appoint six other fereign mem- | bers of its board of directors, which will elect a bank commissioner who will act in accordance with the opin- ion expressed by the different foreign members. Mr. McGarrah is chairman of the board of the Mechanics and Metals National Bank of New York and a member of the boards of vari- ous banks and industrial corpora- | tions. From 1917 until 1919 he was | president of the New York Clearing House Association. Mr. McGarrah was born in Monroe, N. Y., and is 61 years old.) The appointments were also an- | nounced of M. Delacroix of Belgium, as trustee to receive and administer | the German railway bonds; Signor | i Nogara of Italy, trustee for the in- dustrial debentures, and Andrew Mac- FLYERS BELIEVED { MAKING NEXT HOP |Air Service Officials Think | They Are Now on Way to [‘ Indian Harbor. Although Air Service officials | Washington had received no inf | mation from the world fiyers, who | were to hop off today from Ivigtut, { Greenland, to Indian Harbor, Labra- | dor, they believed the aviators prob- | ably had taken the air. % | The only obstacle to the flight today would be unfavorable weather and it was pointed out that no late reports of storms in that section have been received. | Absence of advices from the flyers | was not regarded as unusual by offi- | cials, who pointed out that official news of the flight on previous laps {had been delayed many hours. | DEATH TOLL NOW NINE ! IN GASOLINE BLAST ;Explosion of 1,500-Gallon Tank in= Pittsburgh Causes Fire That | Sweeps Big Plant. By the Associated Pres: PITTSBURGH, Pa., August 30.— Mounting rapidly throughout the night, the death toll resulting from | an explosion of gasoline yesterday in the garage of the People's Natural | Gas Co. stood at nine today, three | small boys and six men, with three | persons in hospitals probably fatally burned and eight others suffering from lesser burns and injuries. Harry Jessup, truck driver, who died at 4 o'clock this morning, was the ninth victim. Fire, breakink out after the ex- plosion of a 1500-gallon tank of kasoline as it was being poured into | an underground receptacle, swept | | through the plant, destroying four | | automobiles in the garage and six | others on the street besde the build- !ing. The terrific blast damaged a | | portion of the three-story building, | rocked other nearby structures and | | broke windows eight blocks away. | Three boys between the ages of six and eight years, Louis Messina, Rob- | ert McFalls and James Montgomery, playing in the street near the build- ing, were enveloped In a sheet of flame which burst from the doorway and windows. The other victims, helpers in the building, were burned as the flames swept through the structure. Mrs. A. V. Montgomery, attracted to the scene, rescued one of the boys as he was attempting to beat out the flames from his clothing. She extin- guished the flames and carried him into her home nearby before she rec- ognized him as her son. She col- lapsed. {COOLIDGE GIVES PICTURES Presents Photographic Collection to Home Library. NORTHAMPTON, Mass., August 30. —President Coolidge has presented to the Forbes Library here a large col- lection of family photographs pre- pared by the President while on his recent vacation at Plymouth, Vt. The pictures are identified and commented upon in the President’s own hand- writing, and include well preserved daguerreotypes of his ancestors, as well ag a number of photographs of Mr. Coolidge. OIL WELLS NET $159,000. Receivers Report on U. S. Proper- ties Held by Doheny. LOS ANGELES, August 30.—Oil and gas wells on the Elk Hill naval reserve lease which the Government is seeking to recover from Doheny in- terests, were operated at a $159,000 profit during July, according to-a re- port filed in Federal court *today by Read Admiral Harry H. Rousseau and J. Champton Anderson, appointed re- ceivers for the property pending the outcome of the Government's suit. A L T Radio Programs—Page 18. o WASHINGTON, D. C, YOUNG NAMED TEMPORARY PLAN CONTROLLER oD 3 UNDERWDOD TES W. McGARRAH. Fadvan of England, as commissioner of controlled revenues. M. Delacroix will retain his place as a_member of the reparation com- mission, acting as trustee without ad- ditional salary. Mr. MacFadyan, who is now general secret of the com- mission, willvacate his present post. No word had been received from ymour Parker Gilbert, jr., former Undersecretary of the American Treasury Department, as to whether he would be willing to accept the post of agent-general after Young leaves it. The commission, in announcing the appointments, mage the following a permanent olumn 85 | HUGHES WELCOMES CLAIM ADIUSTERS Secretary Gives Govern- ment’s Good Wishes to Amer- ican Mexican Commission. By the Associated Press. Members of the American-Mexican General Claims Commission, meeting here today for the first time to un- dertake the settlement of claims be- tween citizens of the two countries as provided for in the convention worked out in Mexico City precedent to the re-establishment of friendly relations between the United States and Mexico, were welcomed today by Secretary Hughes with a declaration that “we feel that we are entering upon a new era of mutual confidence in our relations with Mexico to the advantage of the peoples of both countries.” The meeting, Secretary Hughes sald in his formal address of greeting, once more “indicated in this hemi- sphere the determination to find ap- propriate and peaceful international questions” and gave “emphatic demonstration of our devo- tion to the cause of peace.” “That cause,” he asserted, “tri- umphs not so much in ambitious pro- grams, or in counsels of perfection, not so much in expression of ideals, however important these may be, as in the practical work of removing causes of difference and in providing Jjust settlements. These furnish the tests of our professions and the meas- ure of our achievements. To Promote Friendsbip. “The convention under which you are organizing as a commission is a document in every line of which breathes the spirit of justice. Here is no desire to obtain unfair ad- vantage on the part of either govern- ment, no suggestion of any motive save to promote our friendly relations by the frank recognition of mutual obligations impartially determined. “The wide scope of the convention emphasizes the intention of both governments not to exclude from the | province of the commission any sub- ject which would appropriately be submitted to judicial determination. No international document of recent years has more fully demonstrated that the highest national interest lies in maintaining the supremacy of the ‘principles of international law, justice and equity.’” Hopes for Prosperity. At this point, Mr, Hughes took oc- casion on behalf of the American Government to express “profound in- terest in the prosperity of our great neighbor on the south, the United Mexican States; our abiding friendship for her people, our earnest desire to have the co-operation which proceeds on the acknowledged basis of mutual | esteem and mutual recognition of the rights and obligations of independent | states. “We feel” he continued, “that we are entering upon a new era of mu- tual confidence in our relations with Mexico to the advantage of the peo- ples of both countries. It is most agreeable to welcome here Senor Mec- Gregor, the representative of the government of Mexico, and to express our cordial appreciation of the action of his government in designating for the work of this commission a man of such eminent abilities and distin- guished repute.” Felicitates Holland, To Dr. Van Vollenhoven of Holland, selected to be arbitrator and chalt man of the commission, the Ameri- can Secretary sald the fact that the two governments were able without hesitation to agree on his selection was not a mere tribute to him, but to Lhelcountry from which he came as well. The Netherlands, Mr. Hughes eald, “may be called the home on inte national Jjustice. the seat ‘of that great tribunal which has been estab- lished to deal with international con- troversies of a justiciable nature, the Permanent Court of International Justice; the place where in the past the powers have found it possible to enter into arrangements to extend and perfect the machinery of arbi- tration.” Organization of the American- Mexican General Claims Commission was effected today and the body set for next Wedne:Wiy the first of a series of meetings, expected to extend over two years or more, to complete the task of adjusting claims pending between the two countries and thelr (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) | TN Mr. | i solutions of | PRESSURE BROUGHT 10 AVERT WAR AS CHINESE - MOBILIZE Financial and Commercial Interests Seek to Pacify Opposing Factions. FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS WARN OF EVENTUALITIES 100,000 Men Gathered Around Shanghai—Refugees Seek Protection. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, August 30.—Re- ports of skirmishing in the Quin- san district where the forces of Chi Shieh-Yuan and Lu Yung- Hslang, opposing Tuchuns, are gathering, although they have not been confirmed, have led to re- newed efforts by Shanghal in- terests to avoid open warfare. SHANGHAT, August 30.—While | pressure was being brought to bear {upon both sides in the impending | factional Chinese war today, troops jot the rival organizations continued |to move into the contested zone, re- fugees poured into Shanghai from the war clouded area, and foreign war- | craft was gathering here prepared for {any eventuality. | The mediating influence in the sit- {uation today was the Chinese financial {and commercial interests here, banded “loge!htr in 52 organizations support {ing the action of the Chinese Genera | Chamber of Commerse, demanding a | peace parley which may take place tomorrow. | Reports from Nanking today from iChi Shieh-Yuan sald that a major i portion of Gen. Wu Pei-Fu's Chihli {troops are being sent to the aid of Chi Shieh-Yuan, the aggressor in the | threatened conflict against Lu Yung- Floods Imprison Troop: Decision to send his troops to the jaid of Chi | reached by Gen. Wu after reports re- | ceived at Peking indicated that the | torces of Marshal Chang Tso-lin, war | lord of Manchuria and defeated rival | of Gen. Wu, were hemmed in by flood waters and would be unable to attack | the remnant of Gen. Wu's forces in ter's forces in the Shanghai district. | Thus, the outbreak anticipated be- | tween Chang Tso-lin and forces of { Gen. Wu, which was the major con- flict feared as a resuit of the impend- | ing war, has been averted, it was be- | lieved here today. As a result of the | peace pressure being brought upon | those in command of the opposink | forces in the Shanghai district, the | belief was expressed here this morn- ing that actual hostilities have been | delayed and it was certain that no | outbreak would occur for three days. 100,000 Will Gather. reported gathering or en route today {to the war zone to comprise the forces of Chi Shieh-Yuan. Lu Yung's forces were reported at ! 40,000. While the population of Shanghal was wrought up today over the pros- | pect of becoming the center of a { theater of war no defense prepara | tions were apparent, although it was | volunteer corps, a foreign defense organization, was preparing for even- tualities. It was apparent to observers that the two major points where the at- {tacks are expected from the forces | of Chi Shieh-Yuan were the Woosung forts and the Lungwha arsenal in the environs of Shanghai. Trains continued to run behind schedule today. BRINGING UP GUNS. | Troops Prepare for Conflict—Refu- gees Fill Trains. BY JAMES L. BUTTS. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. SHANGHAIL, August 30.—Gen. Chi Shih Yuan, tuchun of Kiangsu province, was actively preparing to- day to open hostilities against Chekiang provincial troops controll- ing the Shanghal and Sungkiang areas, restoration of Shanghal to Kiangsu province being the principal | state object. Gen. Chi's troops are massing at Quinsan, 30 miles west of Shanghai, and are reported bringing up heavy artillery and machine guns. Chekiang provincial troops, which will oppose | Gen. Chi, are drawn up five miles out of Shanghal. A visit to Quinsan by the cor- respondent today showed it almost entirely deserted by the civil populace and all shops closed. All incoming trains to Shanghal from points along the Nanking railroad line are jammed with refugees seeking protection. Shanghal train schedules have been badly disrupted by military trains which are rushing troops to support | Cheklang provincial forces massed outside the city. Commercial Circles Worrfed. Both foreign and Chinese commer- clal circles here have grown anxious over runs on Chinese banks and the depression of some varieties of Chinese banknotes. Chinese warships from Nanking, foochow and Tsingtao are moving toward Shanghai late Friday with the purpose of attacking Woosung forts at the mouth of the Whangpoo River. Nanking naval authorities have issued warning against shipping craft of any i kind ascending the river toward Shang- hal between sunset and sunrise. The jeftect of the warning is expected to jbe the prompt dispatching of foreign { warships here to protect foreign ship- | ping. . Seek to Bring Peace. Local Chinese commercial and bank- ing interests are making every effort to institute & parley between opposing factions. Terms offered by Gen. Chi Sai Yuan, as a basis for a peace parley are that Gen. Lu Yung Siang, present tuchun of the Shanhal and -Sunkiang {areas, shall resign.and accept the post of inspector ‘general ‘of Cheklang and Fukien provinces; that Gen. Ho Feng Lin, Lu's Shanghal licutenant accept the tuchunship of Chekiang province and that the whole Shanghai district shall be restored to Kiangsu province. . (Cogtiniued on Page 4, Column 5. | Hslang, tuchun of Chekiang Province. | was said to have been | Chihli during the absence of the lat- | Approximately 60,000 troops were learned last night that the Shanghai | n Star. SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1924—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 92,535 TWO CENTS. i OEDEN SEAEDULED TOPERFORM TODAY | Mogridge Secondary Choice as Nationals Prepare to | Renew Attack. ! 1F--— Towe & .570 | | 568 560 WL ret Wi Washington 73 53 New York.. 70 54 . A game-and-a-half ahead of the! world’s champion New York Yan-| | kees, Buck Harris and his far famed | | ®ang were sitting pretty on top of| | the American League today, and lat- {est reports from the Yankee Stadium, | | where the third of their four-game | series will start at 3 o'clock daylight savings time this afternoon, had it | that there were strong intentions on the part of the Washington aggre- gation to make it three straight. Mr. Harris was not bashful, when, |interviewed today in New York, about the selection of a pitcher for this| |afternoon’s game. Nelther was he in-| clined to minimize the Importance !of sald selection. The well known !and handsome Curley Ogden, faceti- |ously referred to at times as the {Sheik of Swarthmore, was ready and willing to mount the mound for the | Washingtonians, and Mr. Harris was | confident that the Curley-headed one |would lend able assistance to his {elght teammates in bring home the | bacon. | Must Suit Ruel. But should Curly not warm up to uit the critical eve of Mr. Muddy Ruel, Bucky Harris will have George Mogridge in reserve. George, it Is said, has blood in his eves, and when {in New York always confines his diet | exclusively to raw beefseak and | gunpowder, such is his antipathy to | anything that wears a Yank uniform, | | | and such is his determination to grind | such wearers in the dust. George, if he doesn't work today, will get his left-handed chance tomorrow. The fact that Washington, should the Yankees accomplish the unexpected and win today, will re- main in first place did not serve to diminish the tenm's determination to ake another fall out of Babe Ruth and his helpers. Victory is sweet, and the Bucks have tasted of it these last two days, and found it to their liking. Their appetites crave more. Two games and a half is better than one game and a half. Town Is Crazy. While the team is battling away in New York, Washington is base ball crazy. A man can't get away from it. Everybody from the President of the | United States to the traffic cops in the busy streets of Washington is talk- ing base ball. The President indi- cated to a friend yesterday that deep down in the recesses of his heart he hoped Washington would cop the flag. Perhaps he didn't say “cop the flag,” but one can’t quote the President, and what he said amounted to the same thing. The President considers the Washington base ball team as the common property, so to speak, of the whole country, and for that reason he wants the team to win. While Mr. Clark Grifith, who is in New York with one eye on his team and the other on the turnstiles, might not agree with the President about a large and divided ownership of the team, he will probably agree with everybody that Mr. Coolidge put it rather neatly and he appreciates the generous sentiments expressed. Mr. Coolidge is one fan so far who has not gotten his world series ticket. He's keeping cool about that matter for the present, but he made it plain that if Washinigton played in a world series he certainly would be among those present. Another crowd of thousands stood in. front of The Star's scoreboard yesterday and watched Goose Goslin, Rice, Judge and others ring the bell at opportune’ moments. They also howled and booed decisively and spiritedly at the futile efforts of one Babe Ruth to hit the lighting streaks of Walter Johnson. The. scoreboard is in perfect work- ing condition despite the hard strain brought about by the last two days, and is expected to perform efficiently again this afternoon before a large even crowd. A good time Is expected to be had by all, __, {behalf of the movement, Prince Paying Second Visit Here | With Less Formality Than F irst% Sat at Sick Bed of Wilson and Wistfully Listened to Story Early Washington Escapade. ‘ | the President's entrance to rush him of Grandfather’s | BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Edward Albert, Prince of Wale: Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, | heir-apparent to the British throne | and sometimes “Baron Renfrew.” is paying his second visit to the White | House today. That is something no other royalty ever has dome. If the | young prince retains his present free- dom—freedom from both state and mar- tali cares—for a few more years, he is likely to come again. It 1s not at all unlikely that he may even visit the United States as king | and emperor. He is fond of the West- | ern continents. He is particularly in- terested in the Dominion of Canada, where he “ranches” on his best loved | holidays. When he succeeds to the | throne, if he is not a tottering old ! man at that time, those about him | Say that one of his first travels after | the coronations in England and India will be to this side of the Atlantic. The King and Queen of Belgium set a precedent in this respect a few years ago. Both visits of the Prince JVHURT IN GRASH OF CRACK TRAINS Lake Shore Limited and De- troiter Collide on New York Central Line. to the| B the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y, August 30.— Thirty persons were injured, several of them serfously. when the Detroiter, No. 19, and the Lake Shore Limited, No. 47, crack New York Central trains, crashed near Savarnah, outside of | racuse, early today. | According to railroad officia | the Detroiter, bound for Detroit, smashed into the rear car of the Lake Shore train when a break in the train line caused the brakes on Io. 19 to set. The rear car, a sleeper, was wrecked, the occupants being hurled to the floor from their berths. Engine Is Derniled. The engine on the Detroiter, ac- cording to passengers, ploughed for 15 feet into the rear coach of the Lake Shore train. The Defroiter's en- gine was derailed by the impact and the baggage car smashed. Traffic was tied up several hours. When news of the crash reached Rochester and Syracuse, special trains carrying physicians and nurses were rushed to the scene. The accident was in an isolated spot, almost in the center of the Montezuma marshes. Most of the injured were taken to Syracuse and Rochester hospitals. The most seriously hurt were rushed to the former city find the rest brought here. . Londed to Capacity. Both trains were loaded to capacity, according to railroad men. They were carrying many passengers on their way to their homes for Labor da When the injured arrived in this city, they were given first aid treat- ment at the New York Central station. One woman was removed to a hos- pital. Two railroad men, seriously hurt, were sent to a Syracuse hos- pital. About 300 persons comprising about three fourths of the passengers (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) - JULIE REINHARDT DEAD. Famous Actress and Suffragette Victim of Dropsy. NEW YORK, August 30.—Mrs. Julie Reinhardt, actress and suffrage worker, died today at the age of 80 after nine months' illness from drop- sy. She played with virtually all the prominent actors and actresses of two generations. She had been ill since she fell 25 feet by stepping out of the wrong door of a theater in El Paso, where she was playing in “The Auctioneer.” She joined Henry Ward Beecher in 1868 in a fight for woman suffrage and for 40 years she talked | ow! | th from street corners and platforms on Y | White House have been in the shad- | of tragedy. He was last here in November 1919, just after Wood- row Wilson had returned from the | ill-starred League of Nations tour of the west. Mr. Wilson had suffered a | stroke and was prone in bed. s he expressed a wish to see the | young Prince wh had created | such a favorable impression on all of the | American people. Mrs. Wilson and the | Prince, Admiral Cary T. Grayson, and | a few other White House intimates| had tea together. . Toda the Prince lunched “‘en famille” with the President and Mrs. Coolidge and their son John. 'nu-{ mourning band on the left slceve of the President's coat. the black at- | tire of the First Lady of the land, re evidences of the recent White | | House bereavement. | Extremely youthful in appearance ! despite his 30 eventful years, the | Prince today appeared but a boy him- H self and his presence at the Coolidge table will give momentary illusion | of the completion of the family cir- cle again. | A _delightful story is told of the {Continued on Page 2, Column 8) COOLIDGE MAKING STAND ON RECORD Backers Chiefly Worried Over | Possible Election of Recal- citrant Congress. i BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ‘ President Coolidge’s home-coming | means the beginning of his active | campaign to retain the office to which he succeeded a year ago. | The strategy of the President is| settled. To all the Democratic cry of | corruption and irrgularity, his answer | simple—he was not responsible for | what happened before he took the| oath of office. He stands on his own | record of a vear. Do his opponents | claim he tolerates irregularity or| connives in it? TLey must prove that in the last year he has identified him- self in any way with the scandals ex- | posed by Senate investigating co mittees. That's the backbone of his | defense against criticism. As for his policies, they, too, have been unfolded in addresses to Con- gress and the country. In what| respect have they failed? Do they | represent a constructive purpose or a ! disturbing influence in the nation's life? Has the country gone to rack | and ruin under his administration?| Is not the past an indication of what can be expected for the future? Thus does the Coolidge campaign make its plea for continuance in power. Policies Well Known. Very little new may be looked for. The present policies of the Coolidge | administration are well known. If| successful they will be developed as | circumstances permit. There are no' commitments one way or the other except on a few issues like the pro- tective tariff. Practically everything | is in the hands of Congress anyway. The Executive has done a good deal | of proposing, but Congress has done a good deal of disposing. Mr. Coolidge is not worrying just now about legislative programs. If| he wins the election he thinks Con- gress will be more obedient. His opponents in Congress will be even more truculent, as the La Follette ticket will bring in a large number of radical Republicans who will be looking toward 1926 and 1928 to im- prove the political strength of their movement. Resentment against Congress when it adjourned was intense in many parts of the country. Even the Re- publican leaders were bitterly con- demned. Privately even the partisans of Mr. Coolidge are compelled to ad- mit that their real worry is about Congress, for with a Republican Executive and a rebellious Senate and House the Nation may encounter un- certainty far more disturbing than any of the candidates for the presi- dency could bring about alone. 1t's the weakness in the Republican armor. Mr. Coolidge is safe and sane, . (Continued on Page 2, Column CHEERING THRONG AGCLAIMS WALES REACHING CAPITAL Crowd Lines Route From Union Station to White House for Greeting. WELCOMED BY HUGHES UPON ARRIVAL IN D. C. Women and Girls Constitute Ma- jority of Eager Watchers for Prince. Greeted by a throng of enthusiastic men and women who banked Penn- sylvania avenue from the Capitol to the White House in a solid mass and jammed the concourse as Vnion Sta- tion, Edward Albert, Priwas of Wal and perhaps the most pMlar young man in the world, came %o Washing- ton today ta have luncheon with the President and Mrs. Coolidge. er before, perhaps, has so dis- tinguished a visitor come to Washing- ton in a less unostentatious manner, and yet been taken so eagerly to the hearts of the city’s people. The progress of his highness from Union Station to t doors of the White House Was a procession of triumy i through a lane of cheering, handke= hief-waving humanity. Greeted by Hugles. His highness reached Washington exactly at 5 minues aftar 1 o'clock, several minutes later than schedule. He was met by Secretary of State Hughes and a representative of the British Embassy as ha stepped off of the train, and imm~diately after shaking the hand of ‘he Secretary of State most cordiall®, furried to the automobiles that walf:d outside of to the White House. Ropes were stretched across the | east end of the station concourse to hold back the several thousand per- sons who banked themselves along every point of vantage, stood for nearly two hours awaiting the arrival of the royal visitor ani then virtual- 1y milled with each otiver for a closer w when he stepped into view. From the very minuie he stepped from the train the stftion echoed to the cheers of the throrg. Ix Plainly Garbed. The prince wore a suit of blue serge | with white pinstripe, black shoes and a soft gray hat. In fact, he was so plainly garbed that several persons first mistook Maj. Solbert, his Amer- ican military aide while in this coun- try, who looked immaculate in care- fully pressed white uniform, for his roval highness. As the DPrince of Wales stepped through the bronze grating that sepa- rates the concourse from the trainshed he was greeted by a bufst of cheers that made him pause for just an in- stant. Quickly regaining himself, how- ever, he raiscd his hat and continued on, constanily doffing his hat to the admiring crowd. By his side walked Secretary of State Hughes, also plainly dressed in a black sack suit and Pan- ama hat. Thousands Wave Greeting. Thousands of persons waited out- | side of the station entrance and Dela- Ware avenue to the Capitol grounds was banked, too. Pennsylvania ave- nue direct to the gates of the White House was crowded and thousands waved handkerchie.s to the roval vis- itor as his car swept past. In front rode two motor cycle policemen and behind four more acted as escorts. Outside of the station the police protection was perfect, and although it carefully guarded his roval high- ness from any annoyance, it did not interfere with the crowd getting a glimpse of the Nation’s distinguished visitor. Now and then, however, some disappointed girl was heard to ex- claim in distressed tones: “Oh, he went by so fast I didn't even get a chance to see him. At least 90 per cent of the crowd was composed of women and girls. They were banked around the Penn- sylvania avenue entrance of the White House in such a solid mass that traffic moved with difficulty. A veritable automobile parade followed the prince on his journey up town. but motor cycle policemen efficiently kept annoyving motorists from “nos- ing” their way into the official pro- cession. White House Gates Closed. As the cars swung through the White House gates they were quickly closed to keep the crowd, which was already making a rush, from follow- ing in. The President and Mrs. Cool- idge greeted his royal highness per- sonally. It minutes after 1 o’clock when he entered the Executive Mansion, and formalities were dis- pensed with. The luncheon hour was set for 1:30 o'clock, and after his highness had been given time to prepare for the meal, he, the President, Mrs. Coolidge {and John Coolidge went immediately to the table. Out of deference to the wishes of the prince and the Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge, who are still in mourning for their son, Calvin, jr., everything was strictly informal, and the luncheon was more of a family affair than a reception to the heir apparent to the British throne. Later this afternoon the members of the cabinet and the ladies of their families will go to the White House to meet his highness. Here, too, no effort will be spared to make the' reception strictly informal, \and soon after the guests have departed, the prince will bid the Wresident and Mrs. Coolidge good-bye and return to his train. It is scheduled to leave for New York at 4 o'clock, arriving there at about 9 o'clock. No stops are expected to be made en route. Crowds Excluded trom Grounds. So dense a crowd gathered today on the White House lawn, hoping to see the prince close at hand when he crossed the threshold of the man- sion, that eventually they all were excluded from the grounds by the police. President Coolidge had given in- structions that the biz iron gates along Pennsylvania avenue were to remain open, but he had not counted on so large a gathering as assembled long before the prince’s train reach- ed Washington. When the Govern- ment_departments closed at noon for the Saturday half-holiday thousands more, including many tittering, bob- haired clerks and many of their sis- ters who had grown gray-headed in the Government service, poured through (Continued on Page 2, Column 7