Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1924, Page 17

THE PRINCE OF WALES AFTER HIS FIRST AMERICAN POLO GAME. The heir to the British throne (in rear seat, wearing felt hat) returned to Woodside, the James A. Burden home on Long Island, after playing polo at The Crossroads, the William R. Grace estate at Westbury. The excellent horsemanship of the prince created considerable discussion among those who witnessed the game. THEY ENTERTAINED BRITISH ROYALTY. Mr. and Mrs. Harold L Platt, who entertained the Prince of Wales today, photographed in the garden of their home, Welwyn, at Glen Cove, Long Island. Their con- tribution to the festivities for the prince included a garden party and luncheon. ANK'S AID ASKED INNGOY PROBE bfficials to Extend Search for Smuggled Gems Be- lieved Factor in Killing. 7 the Associated Prees. eptember 1. and county investigators ng on the Mors-McCoy jewel mystery today prepared to extend heir search for smuggled gems be- ieved to have been in the possession f Mrs. Theresa Mors, shot to death ere August 12, to all safety deposit aults in Los Angele Federal agents are ticularly an- r‘nu" to recover a diamond pendant, lluf‘rl at se al thousand doll: e { ‘her precious gems were found in | ety deposit boxes registered in : name of Mrs. Mors or of Kid i #coy, former pugilist, charged with wrdering her. The officers planned to appeal to 1 local banks: to aid in locating ther deposi boxes used by McCoy £ his alleged victim. Tomorrow McCoy again will appear n superior court, scheduled to enter bleas to a murder charge and other harges of robbery and assault with ntent to murder, growing out of the eath of Mrs. Mors and the wounding bt three other persons in a subsequent hooting and holdup. The pleas have een twice postponed. WO HELD IN SHOOTING OF MEN IN AUTOMOBILE Ty the Associated Press. BREMEN, Ga., September 1.—J. D. olcombe, 27, of Birmingham, Ala., Ms dead, and- L. _D. Summerlin, tousin, also of Birmingham, seri- ‘ously wounded as a result of a shoot- ing affair near here yesterday, while Ollie Golden, brother-in-law of Hol- combe, and John B. Cash, brother- in-law of Golden, are being held in the Harrison County Jjail, charged with murder in connection with the shooting. The tragedy occurred while Hol- combe and Summerlin were riding in an automobile, the claim being made that Golden and Cash fired into the car with shotguns. Il feeling is said to have ex- isted between Golden and Holcombe, his brother-in-law. because of the former's alleged mistreatment of his wife. Summerlin pulled Holcombe from under the steering wheel and drove jabout half a mile to another house before he collapsed. Occupants of the house rushed the two to Bremen, where Holcombe was eent to Atlanta and Summerlin placed on a train for Birmingham. —_— The famous Premier Mine tn South , Afriea has produccd nearly §100.- 000.000 worth of diamonda Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. Address: Room 722, Nevws De= partment, The Evening Star, Washington, D. C. Q. I am permanently and totally disabled on account of the military service which I rendered and receive from the Government $157.50 per month as compensation and payments upon the term Insurance which I car- ried during the war period. I have a wife and three children. I am unable to follow any gainful occupation, and, | of course, we have a rather hard time to get along upon this sum. My ad- justment of compensation will be due me in cash if I live 20 years, or if I die it will be paid to my wife, whom 1 have named as my beneficiar: insurance bonus plan is all right and it is sound and logical, except that all insurance carries total and permanent disability benefits. Why is it this in- surance does not mature and become due and payable when the insured becomes totally and permanently dis- abled? It occurs to me this would be fair, both to the Government and the veteran. It would in the cases of disease or accidents make the bonus worth something to the person who rendered the service. As it is now, a vVeteran has to live 20 years to get a bonus, and in the way I have suggested those who became totally and permanently disabled at -least would have a bonus. Please tell me if this is a good idea and worthy of consideration>—H. H. R. A. We think this is a very good fdea. Insurance generally matures upon death or total and permanent disability, and thefe is no reason why Congress should not be willing to amend the law and make this in- surance so payable. It would cer- tainly prove of great benefit, espe- cially to those who are already total- ly and permanently disabled. Un- doubtedly your idea will be taken up by the various veteran organizations and at some future time may be con- sidered by Congres: Q. During the World War I served at Washingten as a commissioned officer assisting in organization work with enlisted men in the Air Service. During part of this service I actually commanded a detachment of enlisted men. -At the same time I received commutation of heat, light and quar- ters. Will such service be classed with troops? What answer should I give to_question 147—G. W. M. Your service will be considered to have been rendered’ with troops. You are entitled to the benefits for the period of such service. Under item 14 write the word “none.” Q. I filed an application for the State bonus of Missouri in June, 1922, 1 received a card of acknowledgment. It also said not to write until writ- ten to. That is two years ago, what should I do now?—W. C. A. If I were in your place I would write the Bongs Bureau and try to find out why my claim had not been allowed. Missourl ran out of money and had to float a new bond issue to pay off the last of the claims. THE PKB IDE\TI L Kl President Coolidge ended vacation last Thursday, and the photograph shows him Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Vermont ing his father, John Coolidge, good-bye just before the special train left for Washing- ton. the Capital Friday morning, ‘MAN OVERBOARD’ CRY STARTLES STEAMER Two Men Jump In River After Revenue Agent Finds Liquor in Stateroom. A cry of “Man overboard!” stirred up things generally aboard the steam- er St. Johns, en route to Colonial Beach, about noon yesterday. Pres- ently a second man went overboard, but it became apparent that both men were good swimmers and were mak- ing_for the Maryland shore. Harry Thomas, resident of Seventh street southwest, was first to leap into the river. 'He went overboard through a window in an effort to escape after his arrest by a revenue agent. Walter Thomas said he went overboard to save his brother, but officers of the boat thought it was for the purpose of escaping because he was involved in a liquor investi- gation. Capt. Bailey Reed had the engineer stop the boat and return to the place where the men were in the water at a point between Dent's wharf and Liverpool. One of them had been picked up by persons in a vacht be- fore the St. Johns reached them, and both were taken aboard the steamer. It was in an effort on the part of the steamboat company to insure safety to passengers and freedom fromg possible annoyances on part of pers®ns under the influence of liquor that Revenue Agent B. J. Mulligan was invited to make the trip. There had been troubles experienced at the whart with “bottle toters” Saturday morning. Six men were said to have made such frequent trips to a stateroom that the revenue agent examined the room and seized a quart and two separate pints of corn liquor. Then the six men were taken in custody. None of them claimed the liquor, however, and they were released after the boat landed at Colonial Beach. _— There is no true happiness outside of love and self-sacrifice. In his school days John D. Rocke- feller was best known to his chums by the nickname of “Rocky.” —— e upon according to the latest informa- tion anad the money ought to be avail- able to meet yours and all other élaims. To Mrs. S. J. C.: You are entitled to the adjusted service credit your son's service earned, provided you Were dependent and he is not sur- vived by an unmarried widow. If you are not recelving it already you may also be entitled to compensation on account of your son's death. Death compensation has no relation to the bonus. From the information contained in your letter we estimate the adjusted service credit to be due 33"0‘3 as dependent to be approximately To X. Y. Z: The above also an- swers your inquiry. If you are not receiving the compensation on ac- count of the death of your son send us your full name and address and This bond issue has been reluz.diwe will mall you an application, The President’s son, John, at right. The special train arrived in Copsright by P. & A. Photos THE PRINCE IN ACTION. One of the few photographs of the prince taken yesterday at The Crossroads, the estate of William R. Grace at Westbury, Long Island. The polo field is a private one, and few persons saw the “scrub game” prominent part. in which the h to the British throne took a ‘opyright by Underwood & Underwood. “AMBUSHING” THE PRINCE OF WALES. This is the way the photo- graphs of the prince were taken yesterday when he played polo. The Grace estate was clo!ed to newspaper men, but the photographer used a “long-range camera” and was concealed ordered to get the picture: n the trees—and he had been Copyright by Un ZR3, BIG GERMAN DIRIGIBLE SOON TO BE TURNED OVER TO UNCLE SAM. It is reported that one trial flight of the great airship has been successfully concluded, and it will come to this country on the reparations account. The photograph shows the German crew of the ship and three American observers, Comdr. Units of Chinese Business World Represented at Annual Parley Brilliantly Colored Bunting and Strains of Music Features of Meeting Here, Participated in by Merchants, Importers and Bankers. r— With brilliantly colored bunting enlivening the scene, as the soften- ed strains of Chinese flutes and fid- dles floated away, more than 500 Chinese merchants, importers, ex- porters and bankers gathered at the On_Leong Chinese Merchants' As- sociation headquarters early this aft- ernoon to open the annual conven- tion of their group in an atmosphere overladen with the pungent aroma of subtle Oriental perfumes Words of dulcet politeness flowed from silver-tongued orators welcom- ing - guests. Delightful idioms of reply sipped into the assemblage from the visitors, humbly acknowl- edging their overwhelming debt of gratitude for the regal reception ten- dered them. Matters turned from formality to the mapping out of a definite program, and Chinatown's event of the year, the gathering of the merchants, had begun. Temple a Conspicuons Feature. There is a curious mixture of Occl- dent and Orient at the headquarters. A ‘glimpse of the temple, which oc- cuples the top floor of one of the Chi- nese buildings on Pennsylvania ave- nue, tells a volume on this score. There are men approaching the shrine who go with all the devout at- tention of the Oriental, but who are clad in the latest cuts and models of Summer suits, wearing even the re- cegtly innovated identification but- tons—such as can be seen at any convention—with _their names, how- ever, written in Chinese characters. ‘While the visitors have been pour- ing into Washington during the past RED CROSS ASSISTS " ISLAND SUFFERERS Sends Additional $4,000 for Relief of Hurricane Victims in 1 -TU. 8. Possessions. The American Red Cross has sent an additional $4,000 to alleviate suf- fering in the Virgin Islands resulting from the hurricane that swept them Thursday night, causing numerous casualties and considerable damage. Gov. Willlams and E. B. Boardman, chairman of the Red Cross chapter there, who is also collector of the port, both cabled brief reports of the disaster- to national headquarters of the soclety. “Hurricane swept over Virgin Islands night of 28th” the governor ding that the islands of St and St. Johns were nrlnci-‘ pally affected. “Over 100 casualties,” cabled Mr. few years, Chinatown has been aflut- ter with excitement. Charlie Soo, president of the local branch of the association and known on lower Pennsylvania avenue as the mayor of Chinatown, has been here and there and everywhere making arrange- ments for the comfort of guests. George Wen, secretary of the or- ganization, has been assigning guests to various places and map- ping sightseeing tours and visits of the merchants to places of interest. And_all Chinatown, bedecked in holiday garb, has been on the re- ception committee. Purpose of the Convention. The announced purpose of the con- vention {s to awaken In the Chinese of this country a spirit of co-opera- tion between themselves and with business men of their adopted land. Guests are attending from 20 cities. Starting at 1 o'clock this afternoon with the formalities of a welcome, they will talk business later today and tomorrow afternoon, devoting a con- siderable portion of the time of the convention to measures to raise a fund for the relief of persons in the flood-stricken districts of China. The convention will continue for two weeks, it is expected. During that time_plans are being made to visit the White House. Lee Gee Mon, a merchant of New York City, 18 national president of the organization, and the figure about whom the convention centers. Occupying a space in the limelight also is Honge Yee You, the national vice president. “Heavy rains are still increasing the danger from exposure.” He estimated that 1,000 houses were wrecked. “St. Johns completely devastated,” he said. “Unable to estimate damage on that island.” Mr. Boardman has made an appeal for clothing for “500 men, 500 boys and 500 girls and 200 hospital gowns.” The total known property damage he placed at $75,000. The American Red Cross had al- ready sent $1,000 as a disaster fund, and last night's contribution made the total $5,000.. Officials said they prob- ably would send clothing later. Claim . Stuttering Curable. VIENNA, September . 1.—Nearly all children affected with the habit of stuttering may be cured if the patients are given. proper care in time. This was the concensus of opinfon expressed by experts the first _congress ever held on the con- tinent to discuss improvement of the power of speech and the voice among Youngsters. —_— A deserved kick helps us more than ud-n;vod paty Boardman. continuing, Kraus, Maj. Kennedy and Capt. Steele. TYPOTHETAE PLANS ANNUAL CONVENTION Fourth District Federation to Meet at Washington Hotel September 12-13. The annual convention of the Fourth District Typothetae Federa- tion will be held Friday and Satur- day, September 12 and 13, at the Washington Hotel, and gives promise of being one of the largest attended in the history of the federation. The speakers scheduled are of internation- al prominence in the printing indus. try, and men who thoroughly know their subjects. The messages which they will bring to the fourth federa- tion are built upon the experiences of many vears of discussion and in- vestigation of printing problems. A. L. Lewis of Toronto, Canada: George K. Hebb of Detroit. C. W. Chatbot of Erfe, J. G. Daneker of Baltimore and J. Horace McFarland of Harrisburg, will be the principal speakers. Another feature of the convention will be the printing ex- hibit, which will contain the best products of the printers in the fed- eration. Charles F. Crane of this city, is chairman of this committee. The big social event of the conven- tion will be the banquet, Friday eve- ning, September 12, in Harding Hall of the government printing office. Through the courtesy of Public Print- er Carter, the use of the banquet hall has been tendered the Typothe- tae of Washington. The printing exhibit will consist of printer's own advertising, creative printing, direct mail printing, miscel- laneous commercial printing, such as folders, blotters, etc., house organs, booklets and catalogues and offset lithography. The committee on publicity is com- posed of Charles F. Crane, chairman; Howard S. Fisk, vice chairman; Har- |£y . Miller, George H. Judd, William N. Freeman, Oscar Fauth, John Rup- pert, Frank Parsons, Charles Ed- wards and William N. Schaefer. CLAIMS ‘WEIGHT RECORD. Garrison Family of Hyattsville Heavy on Scales. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., September 1.— With a total of 935 pounds the family of Constable Thomas H. Garrison here claims_to hold the record, it is claimed, as regards weight of male members of any one family. Thomas H. weighs 265 pounds; two of his sons, Thomas Vernon and Richard each weigh 240, and Carroll, his youngest son, tips the scales at 190. Keep Busy. From Loodon Punch. Shopkeeper (to new boy)—Don't bang about wasting time now you've finished sweeping the shop. You can be catching flies an’ shoving them into our new patent fly-trap, so that it will be ready to put in the window, | BAND CONCERTS. the United States Army Band, W.'J. Stannard. director, at Wash- ington RBarracks' bandstand to- morrow at 7:30 p.m. PROGRAM. March, Waldmere. .. Overture, “Jolly Robbe Baritone solo, “The Wanderer, Harlow (Performed by Sergt. S. L. Johnson). Excerpts from “Take It From Me,” Anderson Popular hits, (a) “Oh, Baby, Don't v No, Say May-Be”..Donaldson Don’t Mind the Rain,” Miller-Cohn Selection, “Faust” . Gounod Waltz, “Danube Waves,” Ivanovici March, “The Connecticut.” Nassann “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the Army Music School, Stu- dent Simon Tresing, conducting, at Walter Reed General Hospital to- morrow at 6:30 p.m. R. man, commandant; William C. White, principal. PROGRAM. Entry of the Gladiators,” Laurendeau Overture, “Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna" . .Suppe Extra, fox trot, “Don't Mind the Rain” Excerpts from “The Only Girl,” Herbert Entra'acte et Valse, from ballet “Coppelia” Delibes Duet for cornet and trombone, “Cousins” .Clarke ..Losey March, * V). Selection, “Gioconda” "..Ponchielli (a) Fox trot, “There’s Yes! Yes! in Your Eyes” Santley (b) March, “Col. A. L. P. Sands,” Gsell Finale, “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band, Charles Benter, director, at lowa Circle, Vermont avenue and » street northwest, tomorrow at 7:30 pm. March, “The Carrollton”. Overture, “Pique Dame,” von Suppe “Blue Violets” Eilenberg “Martha,” Flotow “Dolores, ‘Waldteufel Patrol, “American” Meacham Excerpts from the comic operetta, “The Fortune Teller”...Herbert Fox trot, “Nobody's Sweetheart,” Kern Finale, “The Star Spangled Ban- ner.” ..King Mazurka caprice, Alrs from the opera Valse de concert, N Qualified as a Critic. From Stray Storles Magazine. s The little man stood in front of a picture of still life representing fruit and vegetables. “Jolly well admiringly. kind ©of a thing.” “You are a picture dealer?” asked one of the bystanders. “No, a green grocer,” was the reply. done,” he exclaimed ot The unsatisfled people rule the world, but not the dissatisfied. There is a dif- ference. “I know a bit about this | Wide World Photo. WHEELER TO MAKE NOT GUILTY PLEA | Daugherty Prosecutor, At- cused in Suit Against U. S., Replies Through Cou_nsel. By the Associated Press. GREAT FALLS, Mont., September 1.—Senator B. Wheeler of Mon- tana, prosecutor in the Daugherty in- vestigation and candidate on the La Follette ticket for Vice President, will plead not guilty through counsel here today to an indictment returned against him in Great Falls last April 9, S. C. Ford of Helena, former at- terney general of Montana and coun- :l for Wheeler announced here last night The indictment against Wheeler charges him with having appeared before a Government department af- ter his election to the. Senate in the capacity of an attorney in matters in which the Government had an in- terest. e Follows Routine. No attempt will be made to have the case take any course other than the routine, Ford declared, and it probably will be set for trial on the September calender, the attorney said. Gordon Campbell, tana oil operator, indicted with Wheeler, will also appear before Judge Bourquin today and it is ex- pected that his hearing will then be set. Senator Wheeler opened his cam- paign today with a speech at Boston, Mass. prominent Mon- —_— BENGALT MUSICAL TONGUE. Native Declares in English His Love for His Own Speech. Dhan Gopal Mukerji in the Atlantic Monthly. The speech of men is the ring of gold in which may shine the precious stone of thought; and there is no speech so attractive as Bengali, un- less it be Spanish—"a language of caprice and orderliness.” Tears came to my eves when I heard the train porter say, “The parched tongue needs‘a cool drink or the voice of the beloved to-slake its thirst.” Of course we Bengalis are tremen- dous talkers. But what a picturesque speech we utter! The best poet of India, as well as the best scientist, is a Bengall, and Jagadish Bose is as much of a poet (read his inaugural address before his institute) as Ta- gore Is a scientist. So when I am accused of being a talkative Bengall I am complimented, as I say to myself, “If you had such a tongue as mine you, too, would talk.” e Enthusiasm is the genfus of sincerity and truth accomplishes Do victories without it.