Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1924, Page 2

MYSTERY SHROUDS " LEISINGER DEATH Detectives, in Pursuit of Clues, Arrest Four-for Questioning. Headquarters detectives are still rounding up suspects and otherwise investigating the shooting of Police- man Raymond C. Leisinger. who was found dead in front of 13 L street northeast early Thursday morning, but as yet have no tangible intor- mation in connection with the murder mystery, according to a statement today by Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief of detectives. Inspector Grant's picked squad en- £aged in the worx of trying to soive the mystery has learned that there were several lively parties in the upper North Capitol street Section which lasted until early Thursda: morning. It may have been persons coming from one of the parties who killed Leisinger, Inspector Grant stated. Nothing definite as to the identity of the occupants of the mur- der car has been obtained, however, he stated, but he fecls confident the mystery eventually will be solved. Arrest Four for Questioning. Detectives ~ Waldron, Darnall, Sweeney, Keck. Kelly, Cullinane, King and Fowler, members of the squad investigating the slaying, early this morning arrested three colored men and a colored woman for ques- tioning. The woman, Mary Nelson, 72 Florida avenue, it is stated, might asily be taken for white. She was arrested in Alexandria, Va. not hav- ing been home since before the police- man was killed, according to the detectives. Mary was wearing a colored costume that might be taken for pink, the woman occupant of the car having been reported wearing a pink costume. She is said to have told the detectives she had a pink costume at home, but she flatly denied being in the murder car. The men registered as James Stewart, 1610 Reeves court, who was arrested in a house on upper 9th street, and John Henry Smith and James H. Edwards, 441 New Jersey avenue. They denied knowledge of the murder, and declared they were not automobiling about the time Leisinger was slain. Experts to Examine Bullet. Inspector Grant, anxious to get somethini definite about the caliber of the bullet and what happened to it after it left the chamber of the weap- on of the slayer, today sent the jag- ged instrument and coat of the slain policeman to the Bureau of Standards for examination by experts. It is the opinion of the chief that the bullet was fired at close range from the rear of the automobile, the course of bul- let bearing out his contention, he as- serted. Particles of the uniform of the slain man are still clinging to the jagged bullet, that is belicved to have struck some object and ricacheted before entering the side of Leisinger and tearing away a large hole. In- spector Grant believes the bullet is a .38-short. Scores of persons have telephonea the police information as to possible clues to the solution of the murder mystery, and Inspector Grant's men are investigating every one of them. Yesterday afternoon a partly intoxi- cated man was arrested and ques- tioned because of remarks he was heard to make over a telephone con- cerning the murder. He was released this morning. Clues Peter Out. One reported clue dealt with a re- port that a prospective automobile ride had to be postponed because the car bore a number of bullet holes. The clue proved valueless Dr. Herbert E oner, and Dr. George H. Rawson, act- ing deputy coroner, who performed the autopsy, are deeply interested in the case. They found the condition of the bullet as stated and also found that a second bullet passed through the wrinkled sleeve of the policeman, making two distinct holes. Inspector Grant thinks Leisinger was holding to the machine, his arm doubled about a part of it, when his coat was pierced. The inspector and members of his command working on the case have spent practically their entire time on it since early Thursday morning. Some of the detectives have not been able to visit their homes since the investigation started. URGES AID FOR WIDOW. Business Men Call on Associates to Contribute to Fund. Expressing its horror at the mur- der of Officer Raymond Leisinger of the metropolitan police force, the ex- ecutive committee of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association has sent to its members a communication recommending cash donations for the benefit of the widow and recommend- ing the case as “singularly unfortu- nat The donations are directed to be sent to Maj. Daniel Sullivan, chief of police; the newspapers or the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion. Checks should be made to ei- ther the chief of police or the papers. It is stated that due care will be ex- ercised in the interests of the widow. ot HUNDREDS LOSE HOMES. 700 Families Left Destitute by Fire in Chinese City. By the Associated Pres: CHUNGKING, China, August 30.— Seven hundred families were ren- dered homeless by a fire yesterday which swept that portion of the city situated along the Yangtze River. The International Institute and the e of Messrs. Barry & Dod- .. were destroyed. Chungking, commercial capital of ‘Western China, {s situated on a pe- ninsula at the junction of the Rivers Kialing and Yangtze, in Szechwan Province, 1,400 miles from the mouth of the Yangtze. It does a large ex- port trade. SEEKS MISSING SON. Father Asks Police Aid—Boy’s Loan Brought Prosperity. Thirteen years ago Ben Meisel, then seventeen years old, gave his father, Michael Meisel, Rochester, N. Y., $200 to use in part payment for a home. The boy left home shortly afterward and was last heard from in Akron, Ohio. 7 ‘The father has since prospered and is anxious to find his son, wanting to arrange a legacy. He cam. to this city today and appealed to the police o assist him in a search for the son. —_— Wife Charges Misconduct. Suit for absolute divorce was filed today in the District Supreme Court by Myrtle W. Cook against Benjamin J. Cook, through Attorney Walter Holland. The plaintiff alleges mis- ‘conduct and desertion, and names a co-respondent. The couple were mar- ried in Maryland November 15, 1919, and lived together until March 8, last, when, the plaintif avers, the de- fendant deserted her, going to New Jersey. Martyn, acting cor- | Coolidge Buys Ticket No. 1 to Benefit Game Ticket No. 1 for the annual base ball game to be played next month by the teams of the local Police and Fire departments, which was pur- chased by President Coolidge, was autographed by him today, and the fountain pen used in writing the signuture will be auctioned off bafore the start of the game, the proceeds to go to the police and firemen’s pension funds. The ticket itself has been hand- somely engraved by one of the engravers at the Bureau of Engrav- ing. EMBARGO ON ARMS FOR CUBA LIFTED President Finds Emergency Which Halted Shipments From U. S. No Longer Exists. The embargo imposed several months ago to prevent shipment of arms to Cuba was raised today by { President Coolidge. The action was taken by presiden- tial proclamation on the basis of of- ficlal information indicating that the emergency which caused the embargo, growing out of internal disturbances in Cuba, had been brought to an end. Embargo Imposed in May. The embargo was imposed last May, when a revolutionary movement was on foot in the island republic. Both the action taken then and the cancellation of the embargo today had the full approval of the Cuban government. President Coolidge issued his proo- lamation raising the embargo after consultation with Secretary Hughes, who had been in touch with Ambas- gador Crowder at Havana and had been fully advised both as to the state of public order in Cuba and the attitude of Cuban officials toward a restoration of normal export re- lations with the United States. Text of Proclamation. President’s proclamation fol- “Whereas by proclamation of the President, issued May 2, 1924, under a joint resolution of Congress ap- proved by the President on January 31, 1922, 1t was declared that there existed in Cuba conditions of domes- tic violence which were or which |might be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States; and “Whereas, by virtue of the joint resolution and proclamation above mentioned it became unlawful to ex- port arms or munitions of war to Cuba except under such limitations and exceptions as the President should prescribe: “Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and pro- | claim that, as the conditions in Cuba. which prompted the issuance of the proclamation of May 2, 1924, have ceased to exist, the said proclamation is hereby revoked. {U. S. S. WEST VIRGINIA PASSES SEVERE TEST Last Capital Ship to Be Built Un- der 10-Year Limitation Goes Through All Her Tricks. Bs the Associated Press, ROCKLAND, Me., August 30.—The superdreadnought West Virginia, the last capital ship the United States Navy is to complete in the ten-year limitation of armaments period, re- turned to port late last night after the completion of a 12-hour, full- power endurance run, on which she made an average of 21.4 knots, sur- prising to naval observers, and de- | veloped 30,500 horsepower. In this grueling test, the most se- vere to which the mammoth fighting craft was to be subjected, fuel oil consumption was about 40,000 gal- lons and the distance covered 350 miles. At the end of the endurance run gun-firing tests were begun, the Maine coast echoing for miles with the reverbrations, as every gun from the smallest bore to the big 16-inch batteries was discharged. The vessel was put through a se- ries of “stunts” which included a steering test at full speed ahead, re- versal from full speed ahead to full speed astern and vice versa. The tests were carried on long af- ter darkness had settled across the bay. At last, when the big anchors had been dropped and drawn, Rear Admiral G. H. Burrage set his stamp of approval upon the superdread- nought's performance. Last night the craft was refueled from the Patoka. The board an- nounced its intention of continuing the trials, which, it was expected, would be concluded in four working days. WANT WILL EXPLAINED. Heirs of B. H. Harrison Ask Court to Act. ‘The District Supreme Court yester- day was asked by heirs of Bernard H. Harrison, who died here Septem- ber 18, 1921, to interpret his will, which disposed of an estate compris- ing two city lots and $14,000 in cash. Action is brought against the trus- tee, the Washington Loan and Trust Company, by Josie P. Harrison, Eu- genia Tucker, Margaret S. Shanks, Dollie L. Bracewell, Margaret J. Har- rison, William P. Harrison, Jefferson L. Harrison and Charles C. Harrison. Mrs. Margaret J. Harrison is the mother of the deceased, others are brothers and sister: The will bequeathed the estate to Mrs. Mary Harrison, wife of the de- ceased, who died February 20, 1923. The petition seeks an Interpretation of the will as giving the wife only a life estate in_the real and personal property. Attorneys Hawken & Ha- vell represent the heirs. - ASKS COMFORT STATIONS Addition of one public convenience station in the business section each year until the conjested centers of the city are adequately served, is advocated by A. R. McGonegal, in- spector of plumbing in his annual re- port to the District Commissioners, made public today. Four convenience stations were in operation throughout the last fiscal year from 6 am. to midnight, Mr. McGonegal reported. The largest, at Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave- nue, accomodated 4,885,060 persons. The total service of all four stations was about 13,500,000, which yielded $1,781.99 from 5-cent fees. Mr. McGonegal also told the Com- missioners that of the 12,760 com- plaints filed with his office during the last fiscal year, about one-half ‘were on account of defective plumb- ing In old houses. . Mr. and Mr~. Clark Grifith and their daughter & box at the Washington-New York game yentere y afternoon. They waved a greeting to Walter Johnson when the latter walked to the center of the diamond and started hix task of taming the hard-hitting Yankees. BALTIMORE AUTO " KILLS D. C. GIRL, 11 Nancy Shannon Visiting Grand- father When She Runs Into Path of Danger. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 30.—Running in front of an automobile driven by her grandfather, Frederick M. Ketch- um, 4314 Penhurst avenue, as he was driving into his garage, Nancy Shannon, 11-year-old daughter of Ed- ward C. Shannon, 2109 Eighteenth street northwest, Washington. was almost instantly killed last night. Ketchum, his son, E. Leroy Ketch- um, who lives at 1910 Kalorama avenue, and his son-in-law were just returning from a trip and when al- most in front of the garage the little girl. who had been playing in a neighbor's yard, ran out into the al- ley through a hedge. She was knocked down by the front fender and before the car could be stopped both wheels had passed over her body. The child was picked up and rushed to the Maryland General Hospital where the doctors pronounced her dead from a multiple fracture of the skull. Coroner Tyrell Hennessy made an investigation and exonerated the three men, declaring the accident un- avoidable. R NAVY OFFICER DEAD. Commander John S. Arwine, Jr., Buried at Arlington Today. Comdr. John S. Arwine, jr., U. S. N., formerly stationed with the ordnance division in this city and re- cently in command of the U. S. Camden, died in Orange, N. I., yester- day. Funeral services with full mili- tary honors were held in Arlington Cemetery today at 10:30 o'clock. During the World War Comdr. Ar- wine was executive officcr of the U. S. S. Melville, for which service he was awarded the Navy Cross. Upon his return from abroad, in 1919, he was assigned to the ordnance division here and later In that year was as- signed to duty as a naval Inspector of ordnance with the Sperry scope Co., New York. In 1922 he w: attached to the U. S. S. Texas as ex. ecutive officer. Comdr. Arwinc was born in Indi- ana 45 years ago and was appointed to the Naval Academy from that State. He is survived by his wid who, before her marriage, was Mis n Brewer Shryock, daughter of the late Gen. Thomas J. Shryock of Bal- timore, Md., and two children MUTINEER GETS 20 YEARS By the Associated Press. MANILA, August 30.—Thomas Riv- eral, 57th Infantry, alleged ring- leader of a band of Filipino Scouts, 15 of whom were found guilty of mutiny at an Army court-martial here today, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Sentence was imposed on all of the convicted scouts today after the pros- ecution rested and counsel for the 15 submitted the case for decision with- out argument. The court then found them gulilty of causing mutiny. The remaining case was undecided. Ten of the defendants were sen- tenced to 5 years in prison, two were given 10-year sentences and another receivéd a 15-year term. COOLIDGE MAKING STAND ON RECORD (Continued from First Page.) but is a Republican Congress? The Democrats have vet to prove that they will be any better, though they insist they will have Southern con- servatives plus Eastern conservatives if they win & majority this time, for they do not anticipate the acquisition of many Southern and Western radi- cals. Mr. Coolidge has not yet disclosed how he will handle the question of getting a Republican Congress to execute his policies. He has entered no primary fights to prevent the re- nomination of men who opposed him. So far as is known the Republican national organization is not entering candidates of the pro-Coolidge type to wrest seats from the Republicans who blocked Mr. Coolidge’s attempts at leadership. In another month most of the men who are to run for Congress will have been nominated. Many of them are reluctantly indorsing the na- tional ticket for their own political advantage and thus may escape pun- ishment from Republican voters who wanted them in the past to uphold President Coolidge's policies. Other congressional nominees are saying little about the national ticket and show signs of continuing thelr in- surgency. As a general thing, very little 1s being done to make the Republican party in Congress bow to the Cool- idge* leadership. ~ Whenever this question is asked in Republican circles it is usually answered with the statement that once Coolidge is elected a Republican Congress will follow him. Before the campaign is another month old this phase of it will grow constantly in importance, for business, big and little, will be worried less about Davis and Cool- idge than it-will be about Congress. (Copyright, 1824.) (Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.) Daughters of Two Cabinet Officers Not to Meet Prince Several hundred thousand Amer- ican girls who have been casting longing eyes toward Washington, where the Prince of Wales is to meet members of the President's cabinet today, may have been green with envy of the only two “Cabinet girls” in Washington, for, it was thought, these young ladies would be among those who would mect the prince in the blue room at the White House. But If they were envious, 'twas without cause. The young ladies of the cabinet were not invited. The young women are Miss Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of the Secretary of State, and Miss Ruth Wallace, the daughter of the Sec- retary of Agriculture. Miss Wal- lace "is a college graduate, a debutante of last season, auburn haired, vivacious and refreshins. Miss Hughes is a subdeb and typifies the best type of American schoolzirl. Both, it is sald, had looked forward to meeting the prince. Neither, it was learned today, had been Invited. DEMOCRAT SPEAKING BUREAU HEAD QUITS Disagreement Results From Pro- posal to Move Headquarters From Capital. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. August 30.—The ques- tion of moving the speakers' bureau of Democratic national headquarters at Washington to John W. Davis personal headquarters in New York has led to a disagreement among leaders within the national organi- zation, it was revealed today. An- nouncement that the bureau would be moved here, effective today, was made yesterday on the arrival of Chairman Shaver of the Democratic national committee and Representa- tive James V. McClintic of Oklaho- ma, who had been selected as head of ‘the bureau. After a conference at headquarters Mr. McClintic re- signed. Chairman Shaver has returned to Washington to confer further with leaders there as to where the bureau is to be permanently located and also as to a successor to Mr. McClintic. At Democratic headquarters here it was said that Mr. McClintic would devote his services to the Democratic congressional committee and that he would stump the country. 100 DELEGATES POISONED Become Ill at American Legion Auxiliary Banquet. WORCESTER, Mass., August 30.— Mbsre than 100 delegates attending the annual convention of the Massa- chusetts American Legion Auxiliary were suddenly stricken ill yester- day with what physicians diagnosed as ptomaine poisoning, following the convention banquet Thursday night. Although the condition of about 25 was described as “serfous, though not dangerous,” virtually every one of the women suffered so severely from the attack that they had to receive medical attention. Pharaoh Sepulcher Found. From the New York Herald. It is reported that vaults which are probably pre-Islamic have been dis- covered in a hillock at Bab-el-Guissa, near Fesz, which i{s one huge burial ground, says the New York Herald- Tribune. It is_thought that these are ves- tiges of a very old town which occu- pied the present site of Fez, and which was destroyed about the year 1000 B. C. The town belonged to the period when the Berbers were in relation- ship with the Pharaohs and came un- der the influence of the ancient Egyptian civilization. COUPLE ARE SEIZED IN APARTMENT RAID Lieut. Davis, Watching Through Field Glasses, Signals for Police to Enter. Nina Fickling, 28, divorced wife of Frank G. Fickling, broker, and buyer for a department store, and Thomas Darden McMurray, 34, 2951 Upten street, were arrested in a vice squad raid on the woman's apartment in the Randolph, 1372 Randolph street, last night about 10:30 o'clock. Lieut. Davis and Sergt. McQuade, members of the vice squad, suspected of being burglars, created much ex- citement in the vicinity of the apart- ment house while awaiting an op- portunity to make the raid. Mrs. McMurray and her mother, Mrs. Alice Hodkins, Wardman Park Hotel, and Miss Marie Gray, a friend, had been trailing McMurray in an automobile the past two weeks, ac- cording to the vice squad, and last night they were on watch from the home of a minister residing on Ran- dolph street, It is stated, when Mec- Murray was seen to enter the apart- ment house. Lieut. Davis, using a pair of power- ful fleld glasses, got a view of the interior of the apartment house, sig- naled McQuade, and the latter climb- ed a ladder to the room where he found the couple. Then Mrs. McMur- ray attacked Nina Fickling, while Mrs. Hodkins went after her son- in-law. Blows were struck and clothing torn, according to the vice squad, and when several bottles of liquor had been seized and quiet restored the arrested couple were taken to the second precinct station. Nina was charged with a statutory offense and illegal possession and required to de- posit $225 collateral, while McMurray was required to deposit $200 on a statutory charge. CAMEL VALUE OF WIDOWS. In Tibet They Lead at Ratio of Ten to One Over Maids. From the San Francisco Chronicle. Paris is much agitated over the relative value in camels of the maid and the widow. It is the principal topic of conversation over the tea- cups, and all because Count Jacques de Lesdain, French consular official, is seeking annulment of his marriage to the former Miss Billy Barley of Chicago. The wedding was celebrated in Tibet 20 years ago, and now the count claims it was illegal because a little matter of Mongolian custom was overlooked. The Mongolian law provides a pro- spective bridegroom must pay the parents of the girl five camels, but in case she is a widow the price is 50 camels. The count contends that camels did not figure in his prenup- tial arrangements and therefore his matrimonial bonds are not binding. That is not what is bothering Paris s0 much as to why a widow should be worth ten times as many camels as a maid. Apparently there is not a widow, grass or otherwise, in the French metropolis who has volun- teered an explanation. The Size of Alaska. From Scribver's Magaszine. United Alaska spreads over 17 de- grees north and south, or as far as from New Orleans to_Duluth, so that some variation of climate might rea. sonably be expected within its bor- ders. And east and west the stretch is 58 degrees, or_considerably more than from New York to San Fran- cisco. Plenty of elbow room this way, too, for diversities. The total area is nearly 600,000 square miles, or one-fifth the size of the entire United States. Stork Some Carrier. From the New York Herald. “Look, dear,” said Tommy's mother while they were at the zoo, “there’s an eagle. Just think, eagles are so strong they have been Kknown to carry off a child.” “That's nothing,” “the stork someti and four at a time. sald Tommy, 8 carries three Enrollment Card of One-Day National Defense Volunteers—Ages of 18 Years to 45 Years Inclusive I hereby volunteer September 12, for the 1924, and on that day agree to report in person National Defense Test of 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.. (Indicate preference above.) Former service, if any.... Occupation .. : [Regular Army +++++{National Guard LOrganized Reserves. (Unit) (Bigoatare and age.) (Race, Whits or Colored.) (Residence Address.) Mall or deliver to Room 306, District Building. 14th and Pa. Ave. SPEAKERS PREDICT - DEFENSE SUGCESS !Secretary Weeks and Pa- triotic Representatives As- sure Support to Mobilization. Defense Test day will be a succes: | despite the propaganda of war resist- jers and slackers, some of whom even | have shown a change of heart of late. | speakers last night indicated in the course of their remarks at the dinner conference at the New Willard of representatives of patriotic organiza- tions from all parts of. the country who came here to discuss plans for co-operation for the test on Septem- | ber 12. Seccretary Weeks pointed out that the mobilization was merely carrying jout the provisions of the nationai de- ’(('nfle act dnd was to show each com- { munity what it could do in time of emergency, and that it was not in any way a militaristic display and could not be considered as such by any foreign power, any more than the j mobilization of the battle fleet for maneuvers could be considered such. | The Secretary took occasion to thank the Governors of States and | the mayors of hundreds of cities and | towns for their efforts toward mak- {ing the day a success. Wants Hoys Tratned. | He sald he hated war, but he want- ed to see the boys of America trained to bear arms, and pointed out that such training would fit them to be better citizens. The Secretary said he hoped to train thousands in the citizens' military training camps. He added that he always employed men with some military training, as they made the best employes, because they were more methodical in their work. Secretary Weeks said he had no quarrel with members of religious sects who honéstly opposed fighting, saying that when a war does come against their country they. are always willing to aid, but a large percentage of the opposition comes from those who are pure cowards. There are those who see in the De- fense test, he sald, an effort to militarize America. But, he added, there isn't any military spirit in the Urited States. There isn't a person in the Army or out, who wants war. The people, through Congress, make war, and the people should fight it. Attempting Law Violations. “When any one opposes the Defense test, he is attempting to make the country violate its own laws,” de- clared Weeks. He then read excerpts from the national Defense act, which made the doing of certain th mandatory. ¥ Maj. Gen. Haneon E. Ely, command- ant of the Army War College, a sol- dier, wearing gold chevrons of over- seas mervice on his right arm and a wound chevron on his left, a man who saw service in the trenches and was a leader in the first forces whose fighting spirit was felt by the Ger- mans, said: “God knows the military wants peace. They want war about as much as a man wants the tooth- ache. “It's just as sensible,” he said, “to take all the locks off doors and win- dows of houses, and call in all the police, and saying that by doing it there would be no more robberies, as to say that to scrap ships and not prepare an Army would not cause war.” s He pointed out that the Constitu- tion of the United States provided for the forming of a militia, made up of the people who would fight thelr own wars, and for anyone to ¥ that they would not fight for the Nation when war comes made that person unfit to live under that Con- stitution. peaks for War Mothers. Mrs. H. H. McCluer of Kansas City, president of the National War Mothers, which organization had in it mothers who had from one to nine sons fighting, mothers who lost from one to five sons, and mothers who are now nursing the blind and crip- ples, sald that these mothers were firmly behind the national defense test, and would again give the sons they had to fight. Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Commissioner of the District, de- livered an address of welcome, and other addresses were delivered by Col. John McElroy, representing the G. A. R.; Mrs. Isabell Worrell Ball, Woman Relief Corps; Paul J. Mc- Gahan, American Legion; Charles B. Pike, Citizens' Military Training Camps Assoclation: Mrs. Amos A Fries. Daughters of the American Revolution; Albert D. Alcorn, United Spanish War Veterans. Letters from the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Confederate Veterans supporting wholeheartedly the Defense test were read by Gen. James A. Drain, who presided. Solos were rendered by Miss Kath- ryn Browne of Chicago, and Louis P. Thompson of this city. Resolutions pledging support and urging that Defense Test day be taken out of partisan politics were adopted unanimously at the afternoon session yesterday. —_ BRYAN AGAINST KLAN. Says He Heartily Indorses Views of John W. Davis. NEW ORLEANS, August 30.—The recent staternent of John W. Davis, concerning the Ku Klux Klan has the hearty approval of Willlam Jen- nings Bryan, the Commoner said here while en route from Miami to the Pacific Coast. “I am with him in what he said about the Klan,” Mr. Bryan stated. Mr. Bryan was one of the leaders in the fight against naming the Klan in the Democratic platform and his ef- forts to prevent was one of the fea- tures of the work of the platform committee. He declared today that organization is an issue only in iso- lated sections because of the wisdom of the .convention in not naming it. Engineer The Ancient Aristocracy. * sald the portly but rather distinguished looking _ gentleman, “not only a shame and a disgrace, but a rank outrage. I tell you, gentle- men, it is beyond me where these new-rich oil men find the courage to ask entree into our circle. I am against it, I tell you, heartily against it. These fellows must be taught their place.” The visitor turned to his friends with a sympathetic shake of his V| head. “One of the old-timers, eh, who feels the influx of the nouveaux-riches keenly. From way back, 1 suppose? ‘'Well,” was the reply, “he made his in munitions.” ——— ‘Women Proud of Decoration. From the Bradford Kra. Five American women have been admitted to the Frénch Legion of Honor—two as officers and three as chevaliers. This is a reward for their work toward the rehabilitation of devastated France. This country is theoretically indifferent toward for- eign distinctions and decorations, yet virtually every American can be proud of the few women Wwho may now wear the badge of the Legion of Honar. : —_— A man’s brain attains its maximum weight at the age.of 20 yeara Seismograph Shows Severe Temblors Probablyin Japan The record of an earthquake de- scribed as of “rather severe” pro- portions was found this morning on the selsmographs at George- town University. It began at 10:26 last night and continued until 1 a.m, having reached its greatest intensity between 11:25 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Father Tondorf, in charge of the station, estimated that the shock centered about 6,100 miles from Washington and belleves it may have been in the region of Japan. FAENSA, Italy, August 30.-—The observatory seismographs of Ra- phael Bandani, the earthquake ex- per here, this morning registered a violent earth shock lasting three hours. The center of the disturb- ance was estimated at about 6,000 miles to the northeast. CHEERING THRONG ACCLAIMS WALES REACHING CAPITAL (Continued from First Pag: the gates and trooped across the lawn. At last the crush became go dens about the north entrance to the White House itselt that the drivewaye could not be kept clear and the whole crowd was herded back outside the gates. There they crowded the sidewalks for a block away and almost cut off traffic along the Avenue. Throng Lines Avenue. Nor was the crowd confined to the White House grounds or the immedi- ate vicinity. Fully an hour and a half before the arrival of the prince’s train Pennsylvania avenue took on the appearance of a carnival. Auto- mobiles were juggling for vantage points in the always crowded parking spaces next the curb, while the side- walks were lined with spectators, de- termined to catch at best a fleeting glimpse of the prince’s royal features. Street car loading platforms were seized upon as grandstand seats and those on the north side of the thor- oughfare were crowded. Police were having their difficulties early in the day preventing congestion, caused by automoblle drivers who hoped to “park parallel” on the Avenue long enough to watch the procession. STARTS FOR CAPITAL. By the Associated Press. NEW_ YORK, August ward, Prince’ of Wales, left early this morning on a special train of the Pennsylvania railroad for Wash- ington to lunch with Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, fol- lowing a night of rest at Syosset, Long Island, N. Y. The train, composed of three cars, arrived at Syosset early in the evening and was run upon a siding about a mile from the Burden estate. headquarters of his royal highness during his American visit. Because of the early hour of de- parture the prince went on board the train a little after 11 o'clock and retired almost immediately afterward. The special detail of state troopers remained on guard around the cars throughout the night. According to present plans the White House luncheon will be simple and informal. Only the President, Mre. Coolidge, their son John, and members of the President’s personal staff will be present. The train bearing the prince Is due in Wash- ington at 1 o'clock and luncheon will be served half an hour later. Leaves at 4 O'clock. 30. — Ed- The future ruler of Great Britain isuscheduled to leave the Capital at 4 o'clock Eastern standard time, and should be back at Syosset a little before 10. Despite his expressed wish to en- ter the country with no more cere- mory than is accorded to any other distinguished foreigner, one of the most pretentious welcomes ever ac- corded an ‘“unofficial” visitor was given him. No guns were fired in his honor be- cause the British embassy had asked that they be silent. But every other form of welcome that has ever been | used, together with some new depar- tures were invoked by those who went down the bay to greet him. One detail of his reception went Aawry. The radio apeech of welcome that had been planned never was de- livered because the transmitting ap- paratus developed stage fright and refused to function when called upon to address him. Everything else Wwent on smoothly enough. Thousands Line Shore. All the way to Glen Cove the path followed by the “Black Watch” on which the prince’s party went ashore was crowded with other craft bear- ing persons anxious to see the heir to the British throne, but all kept a discreet distance. Ten thousand persons, mostly wom- en, lined the shore near Glen Cove. Craft of all description from rafts to million-dollar yachts'dotted the sur- rounding waters. The prince and his retinue landed about a half a mile from the yacht club, entered motor cars and were taken to the Burden estate. They left thousands of disappointed per- sons all along the way, but there were other thousands at the landing place despite all the secrecy and strategy that had been employed. Miss Leonore Cahill of St. Louis, the only American whom the prince danced during the voyage from Southampton, said he impressed her as “just as a nice man on a vacation.” “He is delightful, really, He dances very well. He has a per- fect sense of rhythm. We danced fox trots, 1 really do not know just how many dances we had together.” She was told that ship's gossip put the number at 11. “Wel), perhaps they kept a closer check than I did,” she answered, “but there were not 11 separate dances. We danced on three separate occassions, 1 am sure of that, but with encores that might have included 11 dances. “We didn't talk very much. You know how it is when vou are danc- ing.” Mise Cahill's hair is not bobbed. The ~wardrobe which the prince brought was in no way extraordinary, in the opinion of fashion experts, who were on the Berengaria. His favor of soft, blue shirts was noticeable. He boarded the vessel at Southampton wearing a_shirt_and attached collar of solid blue. With this he wore a brown lounge suit and a tie of the Guards colors, navy blue and maroon. His suits were soft lounge models, gray or brown, mostly of flannel They were rather wide in the should- ers, snug at the waist and hips with soft rolling lapels. Next to blue shirts his favorite ar- ticle were brown sugde oxfords. These he wore whether tramping on the liner's deck or dancing. The clothes worn by the women of the prince’s party attracted attention. Lady Louise Mountbatten and Mrs. Richard Norton both favored for day- time wear various types of the two- plece sports frocks. Their evening gowns varied from simple crepes to richly printed metal tissues. The silhouttes were straight lines and the skirts=were fourteen inches from the floor. she said. e A New England conference on prison labor is to be held in Hoston this Fall to consider the allocation of prison industries and the possible interchange of State-used products. BRAVE ICY WATER T0 SAVE SUPPLIES Destroyer’s: Men Rescue 18. Drums of Gas to Be Used by Flyers. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. 8taff Correspondent of The Star ON BOARD THE S. S. RICHMOND, August 29 (by wireless)—Battling against a heavy gale, wading in ice cold water up to their necks, Lieut George Noville, a naval reservist, and two enlisted men, Joseph Bowl and Willlam Cahill, ail of the Destrover Lawrence, saved 1S drums of fuel from floating off to sea and prevented an indefinite postponement of the world flight. The incident happened Wednesday night, but became known only when Lieut. Noville came aboard this ship to make his report Lieut. Noville, who was in charge of a fuel station located near the water, was roused Wednesday night by h men, who reported that water had in- and that the drum. # 450 pounds were adrift. Jumping into a boat, the officer and his men endeav ored to reach the big drums and ma them fast. Before they ceded their boat capsized and they plunged to their necks in freezinz witer. B they kept tryinz. Wading and swin- ming, they lashed the drums tog. and a 1ttle after midnight hauled them ashore, then spen rest o the night trying to freez to death, and in the morning gave eaci.t other alcohol rubs. Had the drums gotten fiyers would have reac a chance of repler tanks. The nearest is obtainable is foundland. DANCE TEACHERS ADJOURN Cleveland Selected as Next Mee:- ing Place. CHICAGO, August 30.—The ican National Association of of Dancing closed its ar here last night with a cot installation of officers for 1 land was selected as the ing place, and it was a American Society of D and the International Association « Dancing Masters would afliliate witt the American National next y The new officers include: Fe Bott, Dayton, Ohio. presider Monta Bech. Houston, Tex., vi dent; George F. Walters, Wa Mass., secretary, and Walter § Hartford, Conn., treasurer. PRINCE’S SECOND VISIT LESS FORMAL THAN FIRST TRIP (Continued from First Page.) smail way the ed 1M:e witho ’ shing their place where at Hawks Bay Ama prince’s first visit to the House, when Mr. Wilson was ill young man when ushered into sick room was not a bit abashed. H. was completely at case und soon h and the President were in the mids of a lively and diverting conversa- tion. This of course had followed the first formal greetings, the de- light of the President to welcome the British heir and to express his friendship for ths sh people the sympathy of for stricken President s dalight to be in the Capital such a friendly people as the Americ: Guarded as the prince has been on this trip to Ameri he hedged about on his I was official. Just now he | daying” In the role of an gentleman. The prince felt someness of the constant lance and in some manner into conversation with Wilson. White Th the which “hol Engli the irk- sury it cam. President Hears of Grandfather’s Escapade. The President smiled broadly. T | prince looked at him curiously. the President spoke. “You know, my voung friend” he | said, “that your grandfather, when {he was Prince of Wales, visited Washington in 1860, and was a guest here at the White House. I am told that he occupied the very room we are in now and if I am not mistaken this was the bed in_which he was supposed to sleep. I say supposed to sleep, for there is a legend that he, who was just as fed up on official functions and surveillance as you are, slipped out of the window after all his suite had retired, hurried away down town in Washington and, main- taining a complete incognito, had a regular night of it.” This time the President eyed h visitor curiously. A wistful loo! flitted across the face of the young prince. He glanced a bit anxiously about the room. Then he spoke. “Would you mind, Mr. President,” he said. “telling me just which was the window? (Copyright, 1924.) ——— HUGHES WELCOMES CLAIM ADJUSTERS (Continued from First Page.) prospective nationals since 1868 and aggregating millions of dollars. ‘The initial session was public and was attended by many members of the diplomatic corvs, Latin Ameri- cans predominating. Responses to Secretary Hughes' address were made by commissoiners and agents of both governments and by Dr. C. van Vollenhaven of Holland, who pre- sided as commisioner of a third and disinterested country. —e He Fel From lLondon Tid-Bits. In her own crisp dialect the Lan- cashire housemaid explained to her sympathizing neighbor what hap- pened when the nvasser calied “First 'e knocked at door.” she sald. “Then ‘e talked an’ talked umdil I was tempted—-" Dear me,” interp “an’ ye fell for him!" “Sweet mercy, nay!" answered the other, shaking her first. *'Twas 'e that fell. I ‘it 'im.” sed the other, 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