Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1924, Page 17

WAL son’s injured hand, stru York. However, the SR AND HIS BANDAGE. The photograph shows Walter John- by a hard-bit ball in a recent game in New jury is not a serious one, and the premier pitcher heduled to “toss ’em up” to the Boston Red So tomorrow afternoon. & Thotos. THE PRINCE OF WALES ATTENDS GARDEN PARTY ON LONG ish throne at their summer home, Welwyn, near Glen Cove, Long Island. Two hundred guests att and American polo teams. AND. Mr. and Mrs. Ha ded the party, old Irving Pratt entestaining the heir to the Brit- including members of the British ht by Underwood & Underwood. SCREEN ACTRESS CARRIES HER MASCOT. Blanche Sweet never travels without her trick doll. She returned yesterday from a vacai in Europe, and the photograph was taken when her ship entered New York harbor. Gie s S Copsright by P. & A. Photos. EYES OF THE FANS ARE UPON HIM. Base hall fans all over the country are watching this chap. Spert writers are prepared to use the es of “miracle man.” “boy wonder.” “infant prodigy.” etc.. and the American League race goes merrily on. Yes, he is “Bucky” Harris. and HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION REPORTED ENGAGED TO MOVIE STAR. Jack Dempsey supervises the athletic exercises of Estelle Taylor—and now they are reported engaged. Accordinz to news dispatches from the Pacific_coast, the heavyweight champion says the wedding will not take place until after he retires from DEAN OF BRITISH BOTANISTS VISITS WASHINGTON. Dr. Otto Stapf of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. England (right), examines the remarkable flower beds of the Department of Agriculture. Prof. A. Hitcheock of the department at left. eDr. Stapf recently attended a meeting of the Asseeiation for the \dvancement of Science. in Toronto. SWELTERING CITY HELPED BY STORM Cool Foliows Rain—Two Per- sons Hurt—Wind Causes Damage. Sweeping down on sultry Wasking- ton from zrv sky. a gusty but brief 1e lashed the eity with near- e fury for sevaral minutes ves- terday afternoon, injuring two per- <ons, snapping off numerous trees and limbs, dislodging signboards and finally drenching the parched pano- rama with a steady downpour of chilly rain. The storm brought auick relief from the heat that had oppressed the Na- tional Capital the last few days, the mercury dropping within a short period some 25 degrees, Those injured: Patrick years old, a carpenter, residing 2204 Seventeenth street northeast, who, engaged on a building under construction at 1114 Vermont avenue, was struck the head by a piece of falling lumber while the wind was at its height, and Reland Thomas, eolored, 19 vears old, of 102 Douglas court it by a table blown from the roof of the Powhatan Hotel, Eigh- teenth street and Penneyvlvania ave- rue, while seated in a wagon along- ®ide the buildin Burke was re- moved to Emergency Hospital in the No. 2 patrol and treated for an injury to his neck His condition. while serious. is not eonsidered critical, it is understood. Thomas also was taken to Emergeney Jospital, where it was found he was auffering from bruises and cuts on the head and arms. His condition is not regarded as serious. No serious accidents were reported Bs the result of fallen trees, but sev- eral automobile tops were damaged. i Autos Are Damaged. The auiomobile of Frank T. D. of 7261 Eighth street northeast was slightly damaged when a_branch fell across it while it was parked in front ©f the owner’s home. time a metal sign was wrenched 100s From the roof of Henley's Drug Store &t 2 G street and thrown upon the Zutomobible of Lemuel Barrett of 633 1 street. The car was only slightly damaged The high winds whipped Potomae River info a tossing sea of breakers and foam and forced many craft to seek temporary shelter. Two Jaunches and a rowboat, which broke from thelr moorings, were taken in charge by the harbor precinct police to await owners, at present unknown. Police have no report of any one hurt on the river. At the height of the storm, right at its inception. the city was swept by gusts of dust-ridden wind, attain- ing a velocity as high as 55.miles an hour, it is estimated. The crest of the gale was reached shortly after 2:30 p.m. As it swept down upon the congested shopping district scores of men and women were forced fo seek safety in vestibules and store em- trances. Straw hats sailed merrily over street cars, trash receptacles at corners lay down in deference to the powers of nature’ and street markers rolled about in haphazard fashion. At the corner of Thirteenth and' ¥ streets a board about two feet long hurtled through the air from one of the roofs and narrowly missed striking several scurrying pedestrians. Burke, at| About the sume | the | i tary YOUR BONUS Questions That Bother You Will Be Answered in This Column. Address: Room 722, News Dee partment, e Evening Sta Washington, D. C. T have received the following let- ter from the department about my laim for the bonus. Please tell me what meant by the second para- zraph and just what T onght to do, “Your application for adjusted com- pensation under the World War ad- justed compensation act is returned herewith, and it is requested that the death certificate of the veteran should be attached thereto. Both the application and the death certificate shouid be returned to the burcau as pon as possible. You are also ad- ed that an individual application should be made out for the child men- tioned in_your application. You are further advised that it will be neces- sary to have the father and mother of the veteran submit applications. Please see that they are guided ac- cordingly."—Mrs. R C. A. A. You mer have to complete vour own application by attaching to a copy of the death certificate. Then get another application and fill it in filing it for the benefit of your child. That will be a contingent application for the record of the department and will be acted upon only in case of vour death before receiving all the payment to which you may be en- titled. Then the father and mother, if alive. should also file individual ap- plications for the benefits. You, the widow are entitled to the money due. but your child and the vetcrans’ parents have contingent interests, which are protected by filing applica: tion. They will not receive anything unless you die before collecting all the payments en account of the bonus. Q ng a pension. I am the sole beneficiary of my son. Am I entitled to the bonus?—B. M. L. A. If you were dependent upon your son you will be entitled to his bonus provided he is not survived by an un- married widow or a child. The fact that you receive a pension will not bar you from receiving. the benefits of the bonus if you are entitled to it. Q. If a veteran of the World War disposes of his bonus, will his widow recelve a pension?—L. K. A. The veteran who rendered the service can name any person as his beneficiary, and does not have to name his wife. If a veteran dies from disabilities Incurred in the mili- service, his widow may be en- titled to compensation, which is not to be confused with the bonus. The veterans of the World War and their dependents are not paid pensions by the Pension Office, as are veterans of the Civil and Spanish-American wars. Q. T have filed an application for the New York State bonus, and re- ceived an acknowledgment card, on which théere was printed the follow- ing: “There will be a delay in the payment of your bonus, no card cov- ering your service record having been received from Washington.” What does {his nean?—1. B. W. A. Several years ago the War De- partment made a complete record of all the men and their services ren- dered the Government during the war, and the adjutant general of each State was furnished with these data. In-almost all cases State bonuses are paid only to legal residents of the State. Your service record will show whether your service was credited to the State of New York. If it' was Natiooal Photo, MINIMIZES STORM INVIRGIN ISLANDS Naval Governor Finds Less Havoc Than First Reported Due to Hurricane. A comprehensive account of the hurricane ich swept the Virgin Islands last Thursday night, received today from Capt. Philip Williams, the naval governor, minimized previous reports of casualties and property damage. It declared, “No casualties were reported in St. Thomas beyond minor _ injuries and exposure,” while St. John, chief sufferer of the Amer- ican island group, escaped with four inhabitants killed, one missing and a consgiderable number injured. While no complete estimate has been made of the extent of the prop- erty damage to St. John, Capt. Wil- liams said Dbetween 300 and 400 houses of the poorer people were completely destroyed. Reports from the Island of St. Croix indicate that it escaped without damage. Swept by Hurricane. “During _the night of Thursday, August 28" the report said, “the Virgin Islands were swept by a hurri- cane. It originated in the Windward Tslands. The Island of 8t. John and St. Croix, which with St. Thomas com- prise the Virgin Islands of the United States, were warned by St. Thomas of the approaching storm. ““At about 5:30 in the afternoon the first gusts of wind were felt. FErom then on until 8:30 the velocity of the wind increased to a gale. At 8:30 the hurricane began and lasted without interruption until after 2 o'clock next morning. “The ships in St. Thomas Harbor, which had sought refuge in the more protected areas earlier in the day, ex- perienced considerable trouble in re- maining at their moorings, but were undamaged. “The city was in darkness from 8:30 on and morning revealed that many houses had been destroyed. Momeless Fed and Housed. “The hpmeless are being fed and housed by the local government, in conjunction with the local chapter of the American Red Cross and the United States Marines. “Communication with outside islands and the United States, interrupted during the night, was resumed on Friday. Reports received from the Island of St. Croix indicate that it escaped without damage. On Satur- day morning it was learned that the center of the Storm had passed very close to St. John and that it was the chief “sufferer of the Virgin Islands group. ‘No casualties were reported in st. and exposure, but St. John reported four dead, one missing and consid- erable number of injuries. “Aid In the" shape of food and shelter was dispatched - immediately to St. Jobn. No complete estimatz has been made of the extent of the property damage, but it is between 300 and 400 houses of the poorer and you were a legal resident of that State, you may be entitled to and re- ceive that State bonus. While such evidence is not always sufficient to warrant, payment, in-most instances we: understand that it is'the basis for most -of the awards, Thomas beyond minor injuries posed especially for lacal rooters. Marineand Seamen Insurance Profits Exceed $17,000,000 When the division of Marine and Seaman's Insurance of the Veterans' Bureau automatically passed out of existence today its books show- ed_a net profit of more than $17.000,000, although it had paid claims totaling $20,497,331. The .000,000 appropriated by Con- an operating ‘fund is intact The division was created 10 vears ago to insure American merchant vessels and their cargoes against the hazards of war. In June, 1917, the act establishing it was amended to provide insurance of the masters, officers and crews of American merchant vessels against loss of life and injury from risks of war. Records of the division are rich in narratives of fights with submarines, captures and destruction of vessels by mines, escapes in lifeboats and rafts, and death or injury G. W. U. TEAM TO DEBATE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Phillip Barnard to Coach Local Contenders—Match Will Be Held Here. An international debate between George Washington University and Cambridge University will be held in Washington October 20, it was an- nounced today following the appoint- ment of Phillip Barnard as coach of the local institution’s debating team. The debate may be held in the uni- versity's new gymnasium on H street between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, which can accommodate 1,500 persons. Barnard first learned his debating at Oxford, where he was a student, Last year he was the ace of the local debaters when they defeated the visit- ing Britishers at Memorial Conti- nental Hall. The University debat- ing interests will be supervised by Prof. Gilbert L. Hall of the law school faculty. Hall has been inter- ested in debating as coach and faculty representative for a number of years. Barnard was instrumental in the varigus = student drives and made many fine speeches before the various gathrings last fall. He has had a squad of 20 men in training for the £ debat. as re- pedple which have been destroyed. As these people are financially unable to rebuild, the governor. has requested the Ameri- can Red Cross to furnish the ma- terial and money to build new houses; “The American Red Cross has already contributed_$5,000 for use in relieving immediate Gistress. “The British Island of Tortola, only a few miles to the eastward of St. John, .suffered severely. Twenty-two deaths have been reported in that island, and a large number of casual- ties. “The officials of Tortola requested the governor of the three Virkin Is- lands to purchase for its account food, medicine and shelter to relieve im- mediate distress. This was done -on the morning of September 1 and the supplies were immediately shipped-to that island.” Capt. Willlams recommended that warning be given in the United States against solicitation for relief of hurricane sufferers in the Virgin Islands by unauthorized persons, sug- gesting to that end that the Req Cross be “authorized to solicit and re: ceive all contributions.” _ completcly Copsright by . & A. I the ring. or in about two years. HERRIN MASSACRE OF 1922 RISES TO PLAGUE WILLIAMSON COUNTY New Killings, Citizens Admit, Are But Price of Folly Paid for Electing Impotent Officials. By Consalidat HERRIN, 1 oo I, September Herrin massacre of June, 192 to plague Williamson County in her present plight. That slaughter is now exacting its toll in new killing: depression and regret—the price paid for organized lawlessness So the leaders of the community here will tell you in private, although mention of the subject in an audible volce is taboo. Terrorism since then has been Herrin’s stock in trade, and open voiced opposition a signal for serious trouble. The unpunished slaying of 21 men near here two years ago gave Williamson County the personalities of her present feud, brought depres- sion at the mines and laid the ground work for future bitter antagonisma It is credited with having created the general scorn with which local people regard law enforcement, and the hopelessness with which the dis- interested population looks for an assured return o normal. Perxonalities Made. This crime also gave the countd her present sheriff, George Galligan, and his principal depaty, Ora Thoma It marked District Attorney Delos who prosecuted the accused men, and set up Dr. J. T. Black and the Herrin Hospitzl for future at- tack. There, too, was taught the first lesson in lawlessness to the few addi- tional ring leaders, who form 1ihe core of the present murderous feud The whole fight here is regarded now as a matter largely of personali- ties, with Sheriff Galligan the prin- cipal object of attack. The sheriff was elected by the labor vote because of his connection with she outbreak in 1922, Two of his relatives were defendants at that time. The sheriff, a former miner, looks like anything but a fighting Irish- man. On mcre than one occasion he has appeared one of the most fright- ened men in the country, a short, heavy set, Very excitable man. His enemies accuse him of countenancing lawlessness and thus leading to the Ku Klux Klan wholesale liquor raids of the past Winter which lied to the first killing of the present feud. When in trouble the sheriffi has a habit of calling for the National Guard and thén retiring to the con- fines of the county jail until the trou- ble blows over. Adviser Leads Circle Knights. It so happens that his principal adviser is Ora Thomas, organizer of the Knights of the Fiaming Circle, counter organization to the Klan. Thomas was an_investigator for the defense after the Herrin massacre and is reputed to be a former St. Louis gangster, who will deny the local charge that he operated a hard drink parlor and gambling joint be- fofe getting into his present trouble. He is a suave, urbane gentleman, young and good looking, with a mild manner that is most pieasing. But this gentleman is of the three-gun variety. During last Saturday's af- fray he operated a trio of gats, and, according to the sheriff, whistled a tune while he did it. Thomas has a young wife and a boy for whom he ‘wishes to provide a college educa- tion, he advised the writer. Then there are the Shelton boys of the sheriff's clan. They were ac- rises 2.—The | of Kkilling Constable Caesar first Klansman to d in These two persons are hard-boiled eggs, quite un- approachable. They were acquitted last aSturday of the Cagle Kkilling. Attorney’s Office Fortress. District Attorney Delos Duty, whose duty it is to prosecute law violators in Williamson County, is up to his neck in trouble just two months be- fore his term expires. He prosecuted the men charged with the Herrin massacre, all of whom were freed. Attorney Duty, like Thomas, is very close to the sheriff. He is a fighter, and according to local reputation an excellent lawyer. His office at Marion, 10 miles from Herrin, is a well armed fortr , with admittance a wnrecarious business for the unac- quainted. Those constitute the anti-Klan leaders—every one a marked man, believing for all the world that his life is not to be prolonged much longer. Over on the Klan side stands Carl Neilson, Herrin cyclops, the leader now that S. Glenn Young has gone with a shattered lex to the more quiet business of lecturing for the Kluxers. Young's attractive wife was blinded and his leg broken by assail- ants who ambushed his car a few months ago. Then ‘there is John Smith, zarage owner, and another hard specimen, sought by the anti-Klan forces. His garage is the Klan assembling place, and was the center of the battle last Saturday when six men were killed. Claims are made that the Smith place of business is considerable of an arsenal, but Mr. Smith consistently refuses to talk for publication on any subject. J Paying for Folly. These men make up the group of leaders on both sides, principally con- cerned over the disturbances. Neutral people in the city will say with one accord that if this group would call off its fight, the county would start |to settle back to normal. With the | sheriff aligned on one side, and the Klan with its clamed 9,000 member- ship in the county on the other, there is a feud with which any local au- thorities are powerless to deal. Sheriff Galligan freely admits his own impotence, but insists in serving out the two more years of his term. So the holocaust of 1922 brings its return in punishment, the voters say, for their approval of a lenient atti- tude toward that slaughter. Con- tinued trouble means, they say, con- tinued depression at the mines, con- tinued unemployment, and probably an even more bitter feud. cused Cagle, the the feud genuine -— CLAIM MISSING MAN SEEN. BINGHAMPTON, N. Y., September 3.—Detectives have begun an investi- gation of reports received here that Dr. Marshall J. Thompson, 30 years old, of Mobile, Ala.,, who was believed to have drowned in Silver Lake, near here, had been seen in California. Dr. Thompson's cap and overturned ca- noe were found on the lake last July, but the body was never recovered, although the police scarched for sev- eral days, BAND CONCERTS. This evening, at 0 o'clock, at the bandstand, nav: the United States Charles Benter, director. March, “Punjaub” Overture, “Raymond” Suite, “Peer Gynt,” No 1. (a) The Mornin (b) "Ase’s Death. (¢) Anitra’s Dance. (d) In the Hall of the Moun- tain King. Grand march, cumstanc. scenes Grieg Pomp and Cir- Sir Edward Elgar from the opera. g Butterfly Puccini “The Ride of the Valkyries” from “Die Walkure"....Wagner Selection, “Plantation Echoes.” Coates “Venus on .....Lincke Wizard of ....Herbert Valse de concert, Barth”. ... Excerpts from the the Nile”. Popular, selected. “The Star Spangled Banner.” United States Soldiers’ Home Band, at the bandstand, this eve- ning, beginning at 5:45 o'clock, John S. M. Zimmermann, band- master. March, “Under Orders Overture, ....Glogau “Beautiful Galatea Suppe Entr-acte, “The Narcissus”. Scenes from comic oper: “Mlle. Modiste Fox trot, “Runnin’ Wild" Waltz suite, “Over the W ..Herbert Gibbs Rosas Finale, “Marine Corps Institute. Branson “The Star Spangled Banner.” Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Rock Creek Park, Sixteenth and Ken- nedy streets mnorthwest, by the United States Marine Band, Taylor Branson, second leader. March, “The Evening Star,” Stannard Overture, “Don Cesar de Bazan,” Massenet Cornet solo, “Josephine”.......Kryl Musician John White. Selection, “Idol's Eye”....Herbert Valse intermezzo, “Spring Zephyrs”................Vessella (a) Characteristic, “Cinderella's Bridal Procession”........Dicker (b) Entr-acte, “Lettre de Manon" - Suite, “Musical Scene Spain”........ () Gypsy March, (b) Danc: (¢) Habanera, (d) Bolero. “The Star Spangled Ranner.” illet From ‘Tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. at Marine Barracks, by the United States Marine Band, Taylor Branson, sec- ond leader, conducting, March, “Old Glory Goes By," Merriam n Girl"...Balfe “Rigoletto,” Verdi-Bassi Musician Emil Rada. Grand scenes from “Tales of Hoffmann' .Oftenbach “Hymn to the Sun,” from “The Golden Cockerel,” Rimsky-Korsakow ‘Rococo—Rendez-Vous,” Aletter “Three Quota % Sousa (a) “The King of France March- ed Up the HillL" (b) “I, Too, Was Born in Arcadiz (c) “In Darkest Africa.” Grand march, “A Wedding Ova- tion”.... g Muller, R. W. Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma.” “The Star S Overture, “Bohem! Solo for clarinet, Serenade, pangled Banner.” If you need work, read the oolumns of The Star. want | i | | tion Copyr: Kadel & Herbert COMPLETE FIRPO HEARING SHORTLY Immigration Inquiry to Be Finished Soon; Appeal May Permit Wills Fight. bt by Immigration Commissioner at New York notified the Labor D partment today that the investig: tton of charges against Luis Angel Firpo, the Argentine heavyweight, preferred in the hope of sccuring his deportation, would be concluded within the next two days. Rev. William S. Chase of New York, who has taken the lead in urging deportation of the fighter, is making every effort to bring the question to a decision at once so that Fjrpo may be sent out of the country before September 11, when he is under con- tract to meet Harry Wills, the Amer- ican negro heavyweight. Labor Department officials appeur to believe that the case may be cen- cluded as far as the department is concerned before that date, but they point out that even if a deportation order is issued Firpo can uppeal to the courts and thus probably prevant execution of the order until after he meets Wills, curr: REPUBLICAN RALLY FOR PARTY NOMINEES Meeting Announced for Tomorrow Night to Ratify Nomination of Coolidge and Dawes. Several of the Republican organ- tions in the District are conside ing marching in a body to Masonic Témple, 13th strect and New York avenue, tomorrow night, where will be held the first Republican rally in this city during the present campaign. This meeting is to serve as a ratifica- by Washington publican men and women of the action of the Cleve- land convention in selecting Coolidge and Dawes 2 the party's standard bearers and the platform it adopt- ed, and it will ser the opening gun of the party in this city. In the event any of the local or- ganizatioins decide to march to the meeting it will mean that the citizens of the Capital will once more ‘have the thrill of looking upon an old-time red light and torchlight demonstra- tion. The question of marching will be decided upon by the officers of the clubs between now and tomorrow. The meeting is called for 8 o'clock and judging from the reports received at the Jocal Republican headquarters, 1324 New York avenue, every seat in the auditorium will be occupied long before the time set for the commence- ment of the ceremonies. James M. Beck, Solicitor General of the United States, will make the principal ad- dres Others who will speak will be Mrs, Virginia White Speel, president of the League of Republican Women of the District, and Former Repre- sentative Rodenberg of Illinois. Ed- gar C. Snyder, president of the League of Republican State Clubs of the Dis- trict, will open the meeting.