Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1924, Page 17

CAN YOU FIND THE PRINCE OF WALE: photograph was taken yesterday aiternoon, when the beir to the British throne saw Epinard, champion French ruce horse, beaten at Belmont track. The prince was seated in a box near the finish wire, and he cheered when the horses came thundering down the stret CHAMPION BEATEN A HALF LENGTH BY AMERICAN HORSE. when Epinard, the greatest race horse of France, was beaten by Wise Counsellor. only a half length behind the winner at the finish line. HIS OPENING CAMPAIGN. Senator La Folletie, dent, making a radio speech yesterday afternoon candidate for Presi- Washington. The same radio system had, earlier in the day, broadcast the speech of John W. Davis, the Democratic non; PROBLEM OF MARS . REMAINS A PUZZLE Scientists Still Without Solu- tion as Planet Swings Back to Usual Orbit. 2 By Consolidated Press LICK OBSERVATORTY. Mount Ham- liton, September Tonight when the planet Mars swings back into its usual orbit. 42.000.000 milex from the earth, scientific men of the world at large will be just as much in the dark as to whether Mars really is inhabited as they were two weeks ago, when the red mamesake of our &od of war started its swing 7,000,000 miles nearer to old Mother Earth. The sum total of scientific dis eries made by the s vants who have been manning giant telescopes in the big Pacific Coast observatories since the planet com- menced to come into “opposition” to this world, in fact would tend to sup- port the opposite belief that Mars is uninhabited. “Canal” View Not Verified. The supposed “canals” which long bave been the chief basis of scientific belief that Mars boasted animal and probably human life, very much like our own, it turns out, are entirely too wide to be man-made affairs fully 100 miles across. Also, from the sci- entific viewpoint, they now are de- clared to be too winding and twist- ing In their courses to be the result of any ov pr, %e other hand, observationsand raphs have virtually estab- the fact that Mars not only has air clouds and atmospheric con- ditions very similar to our own. but also has rivers and mountains, land and gea. Presence of water in the supposed canals, which now turn out in sci- entific theories to be rivers, is be- lieved to be proved by the fact that vapors very similar to our own earthly fogs arise from them in the early morning when the sun strikes them. Will Announce Results Later. The results of the savants' obser- vations will not be known for sev- eral weeks until scores of photo- graphs taken during the opposition period have been developed and com- pared. It is possible that these pho- tographs, taken with color screenar- rangements, which will help astrono- mers determine the density of the Mar- tlan atmesphere, also may establish definitely whether there is vegetation upon the planet. During the 12 nights that it has been possible to take pho- tographs from Lick Observatory more than a hundred exposures were made. ‘They represent various surfaces of Mars which have been turned toward the earth during the opposition riod. ”Nufllblnl the hitherto widely held distant | from Wheeling, W. Va. great Martian engineering | | theory nall army of sa- onal Phote. 4 Ten-Ton Marble Columns for Arch In Shrine at C. U. Four marble columns, each weighing 10 tons, have been re- ceived at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, now under construction at Catholic University. They came from Nor- way, and are to be installed in the crypt of the national shrine and upon them will rest the center arch of Guastivino ceiling. Each column will sustain a weight of more than 200,000 pounds. Work is being pushed on the temporary altars to be used dur- ing the convention of the Holy Name Society, the latter part of this month. One hundred and twenty masses will be said in the crypt during the convention perfod. Three hundred spiritual directors of the Holy Name Society will be quartered in the buildings of the Catholic University. that* the so-called Martian canals probably are the greatest evi- dence of the existence of human life on the planet, Dr. R. G. Aitken, noted astronomic authority in charge of all the studies of Mars made through the big telescopes here, says: “All of us who have participated in the observations of Mars made from this observatory during the last two weeks are agreed that there is no evidence of anything artificial on the surface of the planet which would in- dicate the presence of human life. The so-called canals are fully 100 miles wide, which would tend to re- fute any beliefs that they were man- made. Also, they are too devious and winding in their courses to be the results of any engineering project. Nothing Definite Disclosed. “The two weeks of observation have not been productive of anything par- ticularly definite. Our greatest hopes are placed in photographs which yet are to be compared and which may prove enlightening in several ways. ¥rom them we may learn the mean- ing of the different color effects ob- servable on the planet through pow- erful® telescopes. They may show whether the green which appears along the supposed rivers or canals is really vegetation, and whether other colors denote mountains, plains, oceans and other topographical fea- tures. It is hardly likely, however, that the photographs will furnish us anything definite upon which we can base future theories as to whether the planet is inhabited or not. There is no reason at this time to think it is.’ Balloonist Injured, May Die. WOBURN, Mass, September z.— Joseph J. Gannon, a balloonist, was 80 seriously injured that he may die when, after casting away two para- chutes in a triple jump, his third umbrella failed to open and he plunged through a roof here yester- day. Gannon's jump was the feature of a balloon ascension which was part of & holiday program arranged by an American Legion- post here. A MEMBER OF “THE FIRST FIFTEEN.” inter, recently came to the Ui traits of the fifteen most beautiful Americans. nese portrait p: By United News Plctures. Finish of the stake race at Belmont Park yesterday afternoon. After starting fifth, Epinard improved his position until he wa: By Cnited News Pictures. Ernest Linnekamp, Vien- ited States to make por- Claire Windsor, movie star, has won a place among the sélected fe LABOR DAY CROWDS FLE BROLING SUN Thousands Seek ~Rest Country or at Beaches While City Swelters. in Labor day swooped down on Wash- ington yesterday and shooed the citi- zenry of the National Capital away from their usual Monday tasks and into flelds of rest, recreation and, ‘withal, greater endeavor. A broiling sun that harked not to the call for cessation of duty helped chase the thousands countryward to seek cooling breezes in picnic groves or dashing spray, such as it was, at nearby shore resorts. Many others remained in the seclusion of shaded porches or betook themselves to com- munity celebrations or city amuse- ment places. The Tidal Basin received hundreds into its watery lap and Manager Leech today was figuring to see whether records had been broken with respect to crowds. The movies piled up a healthy total of receipts for the day and euch popular parks as the Zoo and Rock Creek issued passes to unusual numbers of holiday pleasure-seekers. Community Celebrations, The principal community celebration took place at Congress Heights and Capitol Heights, while the Central Labor Union, properly enough, joined in festivities at Arlington Beach. Parade at Congress Heights. Nearly all of the people of Congress J Heights journeyed to Wilson Park during the afternoon to witness ath- letic events and an automobile pa- rade, under the auspices of the Con- gress Heights Citizens' Association. Marking the opening of the pro- gram were addresses by M. Sanger, assistant superintendent of St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital; George M. Yeatman, president of the South Washington Citizens' Association; Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Anacostia Citizens' Assoclation, and Bill Price of the Washington Times. All were unanimous in their praise for Con- gress Helghts and the celebration be- ing held by its citizens. The next event of the afternoon was 2 100-yard dash for boys, won by Ber- nard Long, with John Long second. Other events were: 100-yard dash for girls—Miss Al. berta Scott, first, and Miss Margaret Scott, second. Race for young men—Theodore Gossett, first, and Dominic Caparotta, second. Race for young ladies—Miss Gladys Hultgren, first, and Miss Amie Love- lace, second. Sack race—Alfred Reynolds, first, lng“ Harry Selby, second. pping race—Lou Snyder, first, and Eether Cramer, second. = - - A three-legged race—G. L. Smith ‘Man Driving Ford’ Sought by Police In Store Robbery Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Sep- tember 2.—Chief of Police S. B. Perry has a fine chance to fill the Fredericksburg jail and all other available buildings if he proceeds to round up “suspects” in the rob- bery of a mercantile establish- ment at Mount Landing, Essex County. The chief was notified to look for a man of medium build, driv- ing a Ford car. and R. E. Lee, first, and Henry Yanicky and Howley Taliy, second. Prizes for Autos. In the automobile parade there were three prizes awarded in each of two classes, there being chosen the three best looking and best deco- rated business cars and the three best pleasure cars. In the business car class the Thompson Furniture and Stove Co. won first prize, Ste- ven's Coal Co., second, and the kn- terprise Paint Co., third. In the pleasure car class Max Simon was first, Alfred Payne, sec- ond, and Gaston Caesar was third. The committee in charge of the celebration was composed of K. J. Newcomb, chairman; George B. Ste- vens and Frazier White, with Dr. K. E. Richardson, president of the Con- gress Heights Citizens' Association, ex officlo. Judges for the automobile parade were Robert Hoyle, Jim Ring and W. G. Pollard. At Capitol Hezights the firemen's carnival was the big attraction. The feature of the Central Labor Union’s picnic across the Highway Bridge was a program of athletic events, results of which follow: 100-yard dash, boys—Delbert Sulli- van, Roy Hurst. 100-yard dash, men—Robert K. Poole. 50-yard dash, women—Mrs. Nellle George, Mrs. L. Berg, A. L. Forsythe. 50-yard dash, stout women—Mrs. John Watts, Mrs. Eddie Beach. 100-yard dash for men weighing 175 pounds—John A. Farrell, Ted Berg, P. F. Myers. Girls’ shoe race—Charlotte Silverman, Marie Cockrell. Boys' shoe race— Edward Radeau, George Elmensdorf. 50-yard dash, girls—Charlotte Silver- man, Elizabeth Eskridge, Marie Cockrell. Swimming contest—Wil- LABOR REPRESENTATIVES CALL AT THE WHITE HOUSE. President Coolidge shaking hands with T. V. O’Connor, chairman of the United States Shipping Board and honorary president of the 'Longshoreman’s Union, yesterday. The labor leaders held a conference with the President, and were guests at a White House luncheon. DEFEATED THE FRENCH CHAMPION. Wise Counsellor., American horse which defeated Epinard, the French champion. at Belmont Park yesterday afternoon. was “going away” at the end | FINDS BUSINESS BACKS | AMERICAN SHIPPING O'Connor Assured of Support to Secure Cargoes in Replies to Letters. Virtually unanimous support of the effort to obtain 51 per cent of all American foreign commerce for American vessels is expressed in more than 1,000 replies Chairman T. V. O'Connor of the Shipping Board has reccived to approximately 10,000 letters he has addressed to American manufacturers and shippers. The principal reason assigned by Mr. O'Connor for the use of foreign ships was the indifference of most of the manufacturers as to the method of shipment of their goods after they leave the factory or reach the sea- por “There is a general awakening of interest, as shown by the many ‘ex- pressions of intention to co-operate with the Shipping Board in securing for American vessels a fair share of the commerce.” the chairman said yesterday. “The commission agents or brokers and forwarding agents from whom replies have been re- ceived express their personal interest and offer co-operation to the extent of their powers, but state that they are to a large extent controlled by the desires of the foreign agencies in selection of the means of transport, and in many cases are instructed:to use the vessels salling under the flag of the purchaser.” DROUGHT IN MARYLAND IS COSTING THOUSANDS Melons, Fruit and Garden Produce Dead—Record Heat in Hagerstown. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., September 2.— Heat records for the past decade were broken yesterday, when the mercury soared to 108 degrees. Accompanying the heat is a parching drought, which is burning up corn and garden produce. The damage here already has been estimated at thousands of dollars. The corn crop will be only 20 per cent nor- mal, farmers declare, while cantaloupes, fruit and all garden produce has per- ished. Not since 1853 has there been such a drought, old residents say. liam C. Dixon, Jacob Hengstlan. Nearby towns held their own cele- brations, ranging in character from a barbectie at Riverdale, to a tilting tournament at Suitland. S, MACHINERY KILLS BOY. Raymond Ball, 13 years old of Gaithersburg, Md., was fatally in- Jured yesterday afternoonm, in a can- ning factory near his home, when his_clothing caught in the machinery, and he was cut and crushed before it could be stopped. He died on the operating table at Georgetown Univer- sity Hospital. The body was taken to the home of the child’s grandparents, Mr. and M - Joseph Gardner, Gaithersburg. POST OFFICIAL RESIGNS. A. D. Marks to Take Position in Baltimore. Arthur D. Marks, business manager of the Washington Post and who has been in the service of that newspaper for 18 years, announced his resigna- tion yesterday. He will take a posi- tion in Baltimore with the Willlam Randolph Hearst organization. Mr. Marks has been a resident of this city for 27 years. He is a director of the Federal National ‘Bank and is prominent in club and Masonic circles. He is a past presi- deat of the Washington Rotary Club. Donald A. Wiley, it is announced, will succeed Mr. Marks, Wise Counsellor finished the race with a rush and T0 OPEN TOMORROW | Residence of Mrs. Jeannie B. Moran Ready for Work in Cam- paign for Davis. Headquarters of the McDonald- Washington-Blackburn Club, at the residence of Mrs. Jeannie Blackburn Moran, 2315 Massachusetts avenue, will open tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock and remain open until noon, to take care of applications for mem- bership and inaugurate the sale of campaign buttons of the club, bear- ing the slogan, “Honest Days With Davis,” of which Mrs. Moran is the author. The formal opening of the club will take place on Thursday eve- ning of this week at 8 o'clock Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has been in- vited to accept the honorary pres dency of the club, whose active offi- cers and committees are as follows: President and founder, Mrs. Moran; first vice president, Mrs. Rose Gouver- neur Hoes; second vice president, Mrs. Edwin S. Puller; third vice president, Mrs. Daniel C. Chace; secretary- treasurer, Judge Rose McDonald of Berryville, Va.; corresponding secre- tary, Miss Eunice Taylor. On the executive committee are Mrs. MacFarland, Mrs. Carter Glass, Edwin S. Puller, Thomas Corbin Washington, Judge Milton C. Elliott, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. Claude Swanson, Dr. Sterling Ruffin, Mrs. St. George Tucker, Mrs. McConihe, J. Cloyd Byars and Mrs. Charles Fisher Taylor. The advisory board consists of Sen- ator Thomas Walsh, Senator Carter Glass, Senator Pat Harrison, Clem Shaver, Beale R. Howard, Norman B. Landreau, Senator Claude Swanson, Senator William H. King, William B. Wilson, Mrs. Julla McDonald Adams, Mrs. William Atherton Du Puy and St. George Tucker. PRIZES FOR PRINTERS. Outing at Chesapeake Beach to Have Athletic Program. Charles J. Kropke, chairman of the committee arranging the annual ex- cursion of Plate Printers Local Union No. 2 next Saturday at Chesa- peake Beach, today announced seven athletic events. include a 50-yard dash for daughters under 12 years first prize, $4; second, $2; a 50-yard potato race for members’ sons under 12 years of age, prizes of the same amount; shoe race for boys under 16, same amounts as prizes; sack race open to all, same amounts as prizes; a 50-yard dash for members’ daughters under 16, same size awards; a 50-yard potato race open to all, first prize, $5; sec- ond, $2; third, $1, and an égg race open to all women, first prize, $5; second, $2; third, §1. The prettiest girl employe of the Bureai of Engraving and Printing ‘will gceive a silver loving cup. FORD TO REVIVE THE OLD DANCES. National I'b Henry Ford has taken up a new job. He does not like the modern dances, so he has employed Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Lovett of Hudson, Ma: to the Ford family and friends in YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. Address: Room 722, News De- rtment, The Evening Star, Washingfon, D, C. Q. I am applying for my adjustment of compensation. Will the War De- partment reveal the amount of com- pensation which is_due to any in- quirer? ‘Will the Veterans' Bureau tell_any person who might make in- quiry whom 1 have named as my beneficiary? 1 will appre te your published answer.—J. J. G. A. The War Department holds its records of service men as cenfidential. Tt will not give out any information regarding your services unless you make the request yourself. The Vet- erans’ Bureau does not reveal to any inquirer the person named as bene- ficiary of term or converted insur- ance, and it will not reveal the name of any person named as beneficiary of an adjusted compensation certifi- is the average of veter- ans applying for adjusted compensa- tion? What is the death rate now and what will it be 20 years from now?—T. B. ATt estimated that the aver- age age of veterans mnow, applying for adiusted compensation is 32 years. The death rate for the year following the passage of the adjusted compensa- tion act is estimated to be 26,500. Tn the year 1944 it is estimated that 37,888 veterans will die. Q. During the war I served at Camp Meade, and while there was visited by my sister, who then and now resides in Washington. As she was my closest relative, I gave her address as the person to be notified in case of death or wounds. Now I actually enlisted in New York State and live there now. But for some reason my service is credited to the District of Columbia. The bonus bureau of the adjutant general's of- fice at Albany, N. Y., has denied my claim for the State bonus. Is there any way in which I might have my record card of service transferred to Albany?—An ex-Soldier. A. It may be possible to have your record card of service credit to the District of Columbia transferred to Albany, N. Y. If you will send us your full name and all the particu- lars regardjng your case we will see that your request is laid before the proper authorities, Q. You did not fully understand my inquiry, and therefore did not answer one question which is very important to me. As you know, my husband died right after filing his application for the bonus. He named his sister as his beneficiary. That prevents me from receiving the bene- fits of the bonus. - Under what cir- cumstances would the application Wwhich he filed be declared invalid and therefore of no effect? If the appli- cation should be declared invalid, then would I have a good claim—is that correct?—Mrs. O. R. C. A. If the application which your husband filed were declared to be invalid by the War Department you would have a good clalm for the to teach “square dancing” Here we have the Lovetts. Wide World Fhoto. CITES DENED I 10 CONTROL RADID Declared Unconstitutional for Municipalities to Regulate Use of Ether. Local authorities can erect formi- dable signs outside their city limits, restricting the speed at which auto- s can pass through the territory under their jurisdiction. but th {not legally attempt by ordinan. | other means to regulate the u the cther for any form of radio com- munication, according to the inter- ation placed on the opinion of Government officials. It is re- “i as unconstitutional for muni- cipalities to regulate radio traffic This opinion, which was anticipated by Secretary of Commerce Hoover at the radio conference in this city March of 1 when he s specifically that “the Government owns the ether,” is the outcome of culiar legal entangiement that tened at one time to set local and State authorities at variance the Federal Government. It was finally made clear to those in- terested that no lesser regulartory body can govern any subject already regulated by Congress. last ycar, when the radio season was in full swing, one State was on the point of creating the office of “State radio inspector,” and a nunmi- ber of cities were giving serious con- sideration to the matter of prescrib- ing how and when the ether should be used. Their only authority for so doing was the so-called “police pow- er” which State charters confer on them for the abatement of nuisances that endanger the health, morals or prosperity of a community. That this special authority should be interpreted as covering the sub- ject of radio communication was re- garded by the legally informed as being little short of humorous, and practically all cities where such agi- tation had cropped out hastily pulled in their horns and ruled out proposed ordinances of this nature. Probably no city in the country outside of Atchison, Kans., actually passed an ordinance of the kind and this one was worded so indirectly that it was not regarded finally as encroaching, in a literal sense, upon the recognized and undisputed Fed- eral powers, it applying more partic- ularly to indefinite “electrical dis- turbances. Detro, bonus as a dependent. He had the right to name any person as his bene- ficlary, and you have no rights if the application which he filed is a valid one. If the application which he filed was not signed, or if he did not put his fingerprints upon it, then it would probably be declared invalid. Other mistakes in filing applications will be considered as irregularities; and will not invalidate applications which are properly signed. Finger- pdints are virtually considered as ! part of the signature.