Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1924, Page 2

ENROLLING GROWS FOR DEFENSE DAY Business Houses Sending in Long Lists of Employes Who Volunteer. Business houses and organizations of the city are beginning to send in the enroliment blanks of their em- ployes and members, and officials in charge of the Defense day test parade believe that the next few davs will see a great influx of the blanks. While some of the business are sending in blanks with the names of their employes on them. accom- panying letters point out that as this i the vacation period, it cannot be said at this time for a certainty that all of the employes who signed may be released for the period of the parade. At any rate, it was said, it shows that the young men of military age are willing to volunteer. Seventy-five blanks were sent in| today from a committee of the Dis- trict’ of Columbia Bankers' Associa- tion, composed of Howard Moran, chairman; L. A. Slaughter, John M Riordan and Col. A. D. Scott. The committee 1n its letter pointed out that not all of the blanks had been heard from. but it is probable that moie would be sent in later. It added, however, that most of the banks were working on short forces on account of the vacation period. und this ex- plained the fact as to why more| blanks were not sent in Moxex Firm Enrolls 64. One firm, W. B. Moses & Sons, in a letter from Radford Moses, sent in a| list of 64 names, on enrollment blanks, saving that this represented 100 per cent of the employes of mili- tary age. Mr. Moses pointed out that| as many of these as possible would| be released for the parade, but could| not say at this time that all would be. “It was our desire,” the letter said, “that 100 per cent of our employves should enroll. whether all could be| spared or not, as an_expression of | sentiment in favor of the National| defense act of 1920. It s said today that 35.000 blanks | had been issued from the committee | headquarters, and it is expected that| a large number of th will be re- turned in the mext few days by or-| #anizations which have taken them ! out. ] Mass Meeting at Bureau. There will be a mass meeting of the employes of the Bureau of En- graving and Printing at 11 o'clock | Monday morning, at which the em- | ployes will be addressed on the aims and purposes of Defense day. A large response in enrollment blanks is expected as a result of this. Maj. W. W. Kirby, director of the bureau, will preside and addresses will be dz»‘ livered by Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer Commissioner of the Dis- trict: Maj. Burrows, Lieul. Stephen Tillman und Col. John W. Oehxmunn, the latter commanding the 12ist Regi- | ment of Engineers, National Guard | of the District of Columbia. H 1t was announced today that the| 104th Ordnance Company, M fonal Guard of the District of Columb would be organized by Columbi Lodge, International Association of | Machinists. This decision was reached | at a meeting of the organization last night. The following committee to have charge of the recruiting was named: William G. Gaph, president of Colum- bia Lodge, chairman: H. La Claire, Charles McKenney, John Elmore, Wil- liam Melifant and John Savage. Most of the quota of 164 men for the 822d Ordnance Company, Reserve | Corps, has been recruited, it was an- nounced, but those wishing to join| this company for a day are requested | to apply to Capt. William F. Mahony, | | I | Graham Building, Fourteenth and b streets northwest, o'clock to € o'clock p.m. & from 3 turday. Urge “Health Day." The National Health Council, with headquarters in New }York City, has heartily indorsed the proposal of Sec- retary Weeks that Defense day. Sep- tember 12, be equally considered as “Health day,” according to a state- ment issued by that body today. The National Health Council, a con- federation of the 12 leading national voluntary health agencies of the country, together with the United| States Children's Bureau and the | United States Public Health Service as advisory members has. in fact, con- ducted a campaign for such periodic | physical examinations with the slogan “Have a health examination on your birthday.” Between July 4, 1923, and July 4, 1924, when this campaign was particularly stressed, the coun- | cil estimates that about a million | persons had huch health inventories. Mr. Tobey also pointed to the fact that some time ago President Cool- idge had had himself thoroughly ex- amined by his physician and had checked up on his physical assets and labilities, fortunately having been found in excellent health. That the whole country should follow Presi- dent Coolidge's cxample is strongly urged by the National Health Council. Seek War Strength. So far as the National Guard of the District of Columbia is concerned, the plans call for the enrollment of one- day volunteers to the extent of “re- eruiting” to war strength all of the units, those authorized, as well as the organizations allocated to the Dis- trict, but for which Federal recogni- tion is not yet forthcoming. One of the latter is the 29th Division Headquar- ters Company and attached troops.” Lieut. Col. (. Fred Cook, adjutant meneral of the 29th National Guard Division, who was assigned the duty of organizing and commanding the headquarters company — which will include medical, postal and other units—today reported to National Guard headquarters that w e it is assured the headquarters company will march September 12, with full ranks, the purpose is to exceed the required quota. Maj. Stirling Kerr, the Military Service Legion of the District of Columbia, is Col. Cook's executive officer, or chief of siaft, so to speak. He will hold the advanced rank of lieutenant colonel. A postal unit, made up of officials and em- ployes of the city post office and its branches, will be personally com- manded by the postmaster, who has been appointed and probably will be known hencefoth as “Capt.”” Mooney. In addition there probably will be a telephone or signal unit. Those enrolling as members of the 29%th Division, Headquarters Company and attached troops, will be directed to report at Scottish Rite Cathedral, 433 Third street, not later than 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, September 12, for the final instructions and forma- tion. The “outfit” will then proceed. in mgss formation, 12 files front, to its rendezyous on First street north- west. facing south, head at E street. It will march directly in rear of the uniformed WNational Guard troops. The parade will start at 2 o'clock. The “sacrifice of time for patriotism,” therefore, means devoting merely a part of the afternoon to the Defense Test day ceremonies. Rumanian Market Demoralized. BUCHAREST, Rumania, September —The high export tax, coupled with e continued improvement of ex- change, has completely shut off Ru- manian grain exportations and is nvui;:' demoralizatiop in the finan- cial’ ki el commander of | ) | the United st May Succeed Hanihara TOKCHI TANAKA, Former counsellor of the Japanese Embassy here, mentioned as probable successor to M. Hanihara as Amba. dor from Japan. ‘EMIR’ WOULD REMAIN IN U. S. UNDER BOND Attorney Files Request, Offering Pledge That Zerdecheno Will Not Become Public Charge. Request that Seid Zerdecheno, who declares himself to be the Emir of Kurdestan, be permitted to remair in tes, under bond not to become a public charge, for 90 days. or until such time as may be re- quired to consummate contracts look- ing to the development of the natural resources of Kurdestan, was made to- day by Abner Siegal, attorney for Zerdecheno. The request was made at a final hearing or the c; before the Labor Department's board of re- view, which took the request under advisement and will announce its de- cision n a few days. Zerdecheny, who is in Washington, did not appear at the hearing. Siegal said he has withir the past two weeks consummated a contract with a New York financial house for development in Kurdestan. Zerdecheno is the reigning prince and ruler of the principality of Kurdestan, which is a Province of Turkey, accord. ing to Siegal. Members of the board questioned the legality of his entering this country with diplomatic passports, when it was not shown that the alien represented a recognized state. They added that the prince should have had ample time, he was arrested early in Jul ‘ommunicate with his government and establish his creden- tials, which they claims the record showed not to have been tisfactory. The “Emir.” Siegal said, has never beaten a board bill in this country and has never been arrested and im prisoned in Paris or London. Any statements to the contrary are lie | Siegal declared. _Contracts to be completed today in New York, Siegel said, call for a trip by engineers, motion picture men and {lawyers to aid in the development of Kurdestan, the trip to start within 90 days. He declared if Zerdecheno is ordered deported he will have to take the matter up with the courts in order to collect his fee. Zerdecheno landed in the United States July § and came to Washington the next day, where he was arrested after a visit ¢ the State Department. He was released from the District jail three Weeks ago on bond. N ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, V. ptember 5 (Special).—William Albert Smoot was vesterday re-elected head of the City Council, ” which, under the council manager form of government, consti- tutes the mayoralty. He has two years and the election will two more. Robert S. Jones elected vice chairman. Financial statements for June and July showed an overdraft of $1,396.52. At the end of July, however, there was a balance on hand of $24,116.44. Licenses col- lected out of the $50,000 due amounted to $41, .93, acgording to City Manager Rich's report. This was the first meeting of council following more than a month's vacation. The city has made ample provisions for the care of George W. Whalen, boy fireman, who has been a patient at the Alexandria Hospital since Au- gust 2, when he was injured fighting a tire at the wharf of the Western Marine Salvage Company. A boxing carnival for the benefit of the fire- man was staged last night on Dread- naught Park and was attended by more than 3,000 persons. E. C. Kirby, H. P. Pierce and B. B. Pearson of Washington were held vesterday in Police Court for the ac- tion of the grand jury for alleged violations of the State prohibition law. Llewellyn Hall was fined $50 and sentenced to thirty days in the cit. jail for an alleged attempted assault on Mrs. Alice Schinder, 16-year-old mother. When the man entered the apartment, the girl. with her baby in her arms, frightened him away with an empty .22-caliber rifle, she told police. Hall denies the charges. Dr. J. Marshall Gaines, son of Maury W. Gaines of this city, has been ap- pointed first lieutenant in the Medi- cap Corps, U. S. A., and is detailed in Washington. Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Demarest, 81 vears old, who died Wednesday, will be held this after- noon from the home in Falls Church, Interment will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery here. % Fire in a garage of the Washing- ton-Virginia Railway Company, at Four Mile Run, last night, destroyed a paint sprayér and damaged a mo- tor bus. Twenty-five Boy Scouts have vol- unteered to assist police with traffic September 12, Defense day. Polic?eTn;;z’s Hunch Lead to Finding of Murder Case Car Policeman McKimmie, detailed to police headquarters, discovered the automobile involved in the Leisinger murder while on his lunch _hour Wednesday. He was not officially assigned to the case, but wanted to follom up a “hunch® which came with a tip he received. Perhaps there was a personal reason behind McKimmie's intense interest in the case, for several years ago his brother, Policeman Oscar McKimmie, was shot to death under circumstances com- parable to those surrounding the recent tragedy, both dying in line of duty. McKimmie's brother was trying to capture burglars in a house at Tenth and N streets when he was shot, while Leisinger was endeav- oring to arrest suspected bootleg- gers in a speeding automobile. It pays to read the want columnps of ‘The Star. Hundreds of situations are pbiained through them - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1924. SAFETY GUARDIANS IN CHURCH PARADE Philadelphia Police and Fire- men to March in Holy Name Procession Here. firemen of Phila- delphia are out to outclass New York's “finest” in the Holy Name parade. Word was received at the Holy Name convention headquarters, 1314 Massachusetts avenue, today that betwene 1,500 and 2,000 uniformed police and firemen from Philadelphis, headed by the famous police band will lead a tremendous throng from Philadelphia in the parade. This word came from Edward F. Daly, the archdiocesan president. who reported that the number coming from Phila- delphia is growing daily. Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadelphia, today accepted the in- vitation extended to him by Arch- bishop Curley to celebrate the pon- tifical high mass in the new stadium at Catholic University opening the convention. The uniformed police and firemen from Philadelphia will constitute a guard of homor for the cardinal. Zanesville, Ohio, Holy Name authori- ties notified headquarters Iwre today that an auto caravan of Hely Name members will leave Zanesvilles at 4:30 a.m. September 17 and arrive &1 Wash- ington the following day. Speci#al park- ing arrungements for this carawan are being made at the Catholic Umiversity grounds. Choose Stand Site. The site for the speakers' stand and the altar from which benedictian will be invoked on the Washington Monu- ment grounds on Sunday evening., Sep- tember 21, following the parade, was selected today by a delegation which icluded Very Rev. M. J. Ripple, O.. P., the supreme director; P. J. Haltigan, the president of the Baltimore and Washington archdiocesan union, and members of the stands committee with representatives from the office of pub- lic buildings and grounds. The stand will be 30 by 40 feet, and will include a raised altar fromy which benediction will be given by* one of the American cardinals. In front of this stand will be a speak ers’ box on which the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company will in- stall amplifier equipment the same as was used at the inauguration of President Harding. These amplifiers will enable at least 200,000 persons to_hear the speeches distinctly. Microphones for broadcasting also Wwill be installed on the speakers’ stand so that the addresses of Presi- dent Coolidge, the Supreme Director, M. 1. Ripple, 0. P., who is a famous orator, and of Archbishop Curley, the official host, can be heard throughout the country. Cardinal to Celebrate Mass. Mgr. Ripple and members of the executive committee also were in conference with Bishop Shahan, rec- tor of the Catholic University., and selected the location in the stadium for the altar, on which the pontifical kigh mass will be celebrated by Car- dinal Dougherty, and which will be attended by most of the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in this country. Arrangements were also made at this conference for the other religious ex- ercises of the convention. including the celebration of some 150 masses a day in the new Shrine of the Immacu- late Concention, the crypt only of which has vet been completed. Bishop Shahan and Mgr. Ripple were much pleased with the arrange- ments that have been made for the meetings of the Holy Name conven- tion in the gymnasium. The men of St. Anthony’s parish, Brookland, have taken charge of the convention hall. Mgr. Ripple Returns. Mgr. Ripple returned to Washing- ton early today from New York, where he attended a round-up mee ing of the Holy Name leaders in New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey. While the reports showed that a record-breaking crowd is coming from New York the definite numbers will not be finally known until Sep- tember 13, when a report will be made to the convention headquarters here so that reservations can be made Mgr. Ripple said today that report at the conference yesterday indicated a surprisingly large sale of tickets in Brooklyn and throughout New Jersey. Capt. Harry Walsh, grand marshal of the parade, had a conference at the campaign headquarters last night with his military aides and division marshals. Printed maps were dis- tributed designating the positions which each marching body is to take in the parade. One hundred thousand of these maps will be printed so that as the marchers arrive at Union Sta- tion and seek information regarding “Where do we g0?" they will be hand- ed a map showing their exact loca- tion in the parade. Thirteen of the 15 committees in charge of convention arrangements are to have group photographs taken at the headquarters, 1314 Massachu- setts avenue, Sunday between 12 and 2 o'clock. ixperienced Marchers Enlisted. The St. Aloysius Church Holy Name branch has pledged itself to muster fully 1,000 marchers in the parade. Better known locally as “The Third unday Brigade,” the men of St Aloysius parish are well drilled for marching and equipped with flags and banners, having taken part in many big parades. Roy M. Perry, president of this branch, will be marahal of the parish delegation, assisted by aides with military training. The St. Aloysius unit will be headed by its own band of 40 pieces. The aides to the marshal are: John J. Fuller, J. L. Holland, J. T. Lane, John Dawson, A. J. Gleason, Dr. Wil- liam P. Keneally, C. F. Durand, Alo- ysius Genau, James A. Healy, G. A. Garner, William A. Holahan, John Schlesinger, Francis J. White, Louis J. Nesline, Raphacl Bryan, Joseph B. Fitzgerald, Joseph Nolan, Bernard No- lan, John Nolan, James Nolan, Gerald Walsh, Joseph Holloran, Joseph P. Mulroe, Andrew Bligh, J. P. Collins, Thomas Kemnedy, Sylvester Peck, Norman Hess, Frank Brahler, Alex- ander’ Meinberg, Joseph Meinberg, James J. Kavanaugh, Francis Kav- anaugh, William Smith, Leo A. Rover, E. H. Nolte, Richard Lohmeyer, Jo- seph B. Lanahan, Dr. W. J. Donohue, Edward K. Boucher, E. Hayden, James A. Cavey, J. C. Keeley, Patrick Breen, Edward P. Carlin, Dr. John Elliott, Dr. D. D. Mulcahy, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas B. McNamee, Joseph Sullivan, H. Miller, John Fuller, Bart P. Costello, Francis Ryan, William Creyling, John Keeley, John C. Sprosser and John T. O'Connor. BRIDAL COUPLE ROGBBED. Held Up by Bandits When Re- turning From Honeymoon. BUFFALO, N. Y. September 5.— Mr. and Mrs. Francis Furnis of Ash- ville, Ohlo, were held up and robbed by three unmasked bandits early to- day in the river road as they were returning to their home from thelr honeymaon at Niagara Falla ~Mr. Furnis was beaten when he resisted attempts of the bandits to take a weist wateh and diamend rin his wife, after ‘they had H_fi ? owWn pockels, = = The police and Walter Johnson Shows Coolidge How Curves Start Walter Johnson, with a bage ball in his right hand, showed Presi- dent Coolidge today just how he holds the ball when he pitches his famous curves, and the President in turn took the ball and copied Johnson's finger hold on it, and then showed how he used to hold the ball when he played on the lots as a boy in Plymouth. This all happened on the grounds in the rear of the White House this afternoon when the Washing- ton Base Ball Club, headed by Clark Griffith, its president, called on President Coolidge to pay re- spects and receive his congratuls tions for its showing and receive his good wishes for success on its Western trip. The President shook hands with cach player, and as they stood about him he told them he hoped ey would be able to bring the pennant to the Capital and that it would give him a great deal of pleasure to attend a world series game and to root for them. The President then singled out Walter, who was standing at one side, and asked him if he would show him how he grasps the ball for that curve for which he is so famous. A base ball was quickly produced, and the great pitcher gave the President & demonstration. A group picture was taken of the President and the members of the base ball team. . SUGAR'S BIG PART ' INCANNING ART Five Million Tons Is Anuually Consumed in Homes of America. Home canners of the country are now in the midst of the annual food conservation battle. Mrs. Housewife and little Miss Housewife have “put 'up” the small fruits and now the big ones are being put under the rubber .ring. The chief ally in the annual wwarfare is sugar. County fair time follows the can- ming period. For what would the Rockville fair be without Montgom- ery County's best canning? In the United States about 5,000.000 tons of sugar are used every vear. The part nazure plays in providing you with this sugar reads like a romance, the, American Nature Association. the 'colonial days sugar was 75 cents a paund. Keep that in mind when the anonthly bill comes in and you see a “big item” for sugar costing around 5 or 6 cents a pound. Sugars of commerce are derived from sugar cane and from sugar | beets. Sugar beets will grow in dif- | ferent . climates if the soil is favor- able, but sugar cane is a grass that requires the warmth of the tropics. The comsequence is that much more beet than cane sugar is produced in continenzal United States. Our island I possessians, on the other hand, being in a warm climate, produce sugar cane exclusively. The following sta- tistics for last year show the relative importance of the two crops in what is known as “the United States field": Cane (long tons)—Cuba, 3,602,910; Hawaii, 462,000; Porto Rico, 338.456; Philippines,. 264,000 Louisiana, 263, 478; Texas, 2875; Virgin Islands, 1,739. Total, 4.942.458 Beet, comtinental 615,936. United States, Beet Sugar States. Beet sugar is produced in 16 States—Washéngton, lifornia, Ne- vada, Utah, Montana, Wyoming. Colo- rado, Nebraska, Kansas, sota, Jowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Cane sugar comes mainly from Louisiana. Cane is grown also in Texas and Florida and else- where throughout the South, but it is used in these States almost entirely for making sirup:and molasses. Sugar is a munificent gift of na- ture. But it is a gift that is not to be had without human effort and indus- try. Therefore upon nature's bounty has been built an immense agricultu- ral, industrial and commercial or- ganization. Production of cane sugar begins in the tropics. Cane flelds are planted with cuttings abouz a foot long which contain two orithree seed buds. The method of plantimg is necessarily primitive, owing to the rough char- acter of the soil. Oneiyman drops the cuttings every three or four feet. He is followed by another man, who with a pickax makes a hole in the ground, into which he thrusts the cane cutting, trampling the earth above it with his feet. Vegetation grows so luxuriantly in the tropics that this ple method suffices to produce a plant with several shoots that soon start from a clump or stool of cane. One planting on virgin soil is enough for 10 or 12 years. Rescmbles Corn. The numerous stems of the cane plant resemble cornstalks in appear- ance and often attain a height of 15 to 18 feet. They are thick and un- branched, with broad, flat leaves three feet or more in length. The plant matures with the approach of the dry season. When the cane is harvested the stalks must be cut by hand, although many attempts have been made to produce a machine that will cut cane. By means of the heavy knife or machete an_expert can cut and load six tons of cane a day. A long process then follows before the sugar gets to your table. Manufacture of heet sugar, unlike the refining of the cane product, is a direct process. To obtain high-grade cane sugar raw sugar is first made of the juice which is pressed from the cane. The raw sugar in turn is refined. Our beet sugar industry, however, has no intermediate raw product. The beets literally go in at one end of the factory as they are taken from the ground and they leave at the other end in the form of white sugar ready for consumption. PRESIDENT STUDIES OCAL LEGISLATION Goes Over Needs With Chair- man Reed of House Dis- trict Committee. District of Colurbia affairs were touched upon briefly today during a conference between President Cool- idge and Representative Reed of West Virginia, chairman of the House District Committee. The latter stated afterward that the President is not only more than ordinarily interested in the development of the Capital, but is very well posted upon the sit- uation here, and impressed him as having given considerabje study to legislation proposed for the future development of Washington. Representative Reed told the Presi- dent of some of the more important legislation affecting the District which probably will be brought up in the next session of Congress, and said that the President manifested much interest, especially in legislation in- tended to increase the number of school buildings and for the general improvement of the educational sys- tem in the Capital. The President is represented also as being anxious to sece the parks of the city extended and developed, and gave evidence of being in sympathy with the propo- sition to draft a bill at the next Con- gress to improve traffic conditions here. Before leaving the President Representative Reed outlined the political situation in his state. He assured the President that West Vir- ginia, which has always been safely Republican, would remain so, despite the fact that the Democratic candi- date is a favorite son of that State. He predicted that Col. Goff, the Re- publican candidate for the BSenate, would be elected, as would the Re- publican candidate for governor and other state officers. Col. John Q. Tilson, representative from Connecticut, in charge of the speakers’ bureau for the eastern territory for the Republican national committee, conferred with President Coolidge today regarding the prog- ress of the campaign in New Eng- land, and incidentally, to solicit the President's advice regarding speak- ers. Col. Tilson told the President the speakers’ bureau is anxious to assign as many members of the cabi- net as is possible to speaking tours. The President was represented as telling Col. Tilson that he would op- proach the members of his cabinet when they met with him later in the day. Col. Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian, who has just returned froma political visit to Delaware, told the President that while the Republican organization is a trifle upset, all dif- ferences will be ironed out long be- fore election time. Trouble in Delaware. Senator Ball of Delaware, who re- cently lost the Republican nomination to Gen. T. Coleman du Pont, who fol- lowed Col. Miller, said that the Re- publican situation in Delaware is not at all to his liking at present, because of the dissention that bhas arisen among some of the party leaders and which, he said., is likely to assume serious proportions unless steps are taken to bring about a quick remedy. Senator Ball said he has heard ru- mors that Gen. du Pont may with- draw as the party's candidate for the Senate, which may result in the State organization nominating Senator Ball. The latter said today that he would Inot accept this nomination now and that he hopes Du Pont will remain as a candidate. Senator Ball said that his object in seeing the Pr dent was In the interest of a candi- date for appointment as United States attorney for Wilmington The President today received a Erowp of heroes of the World war who called at the White House to pay their respects. The party in- cluded Sergt. Samuel Woodfill of In- diana, who was signaled out by Gen. Pershing as the greatest hero of the war; Sergt. Willie Sandlin of Ken- tucky, another wearer of the medal of honor, credited with having Killed 24 Germans and capturing § ma- chine guns in one day: Lieut. J. C. Creech, credited with eight German planes and who wears the distin- guished service cross and the Brit- ish flying cross, and Robert Lee Murphy, credited with two German planes and who is the department commander of the Veterans of Kor- eign Wars of Kentucky. 'hese men are on their way to the 25fh national encampment of the Veterans of Kor- eign Wars in Atlantic City and were presented to the President by Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, also a medal of honor man_ of this city, commander-n- chief of the Veterans of Ioreign Wars, and Capt. Edwin S. Bettleneim jr.. chaltman of the national legis- lation committee of the organization. Searchlights Rid German Forests Of Insect Pests By the Associated Press. BRESTLAU, Silesia, September 5.—Searchlight traps here to rid the country of a plague of Insects have been tried out successfully along the German-Polish frontier, where the great pine forests sut- fered from the ravages of swarms of caterpillars, the larvae of a species of nocturnal moth. Searchlights were set up at night at points in and near the forests, attracting the moths 1in myriad numbers and luring them into powerful rays of light near the incandescent carbons, where they were cremated by the mil- lions. In some instances electrio fans were used to whirl the moths into the “flame” and bring about quicker result. The light traps are to be used in other parts of Germany where the pest has appeared. Enrollment Card of One-Day ‘Natinmll Defense Volunteers—Ages of 18 Years to 45 Years Inclusive I hereby volunteer for the National Defense Test of September 12, 1924, and on that day asree to report in person for the public demonstration when notice of time and place to report is sent to me. (a) Iha or (b) I prefer to serve for that day in. (Indicate preference above.) Former service, if any... Occupation ... ? e no preference for assignment to a unit. [Regular Army . (Lga |on]a‘ldcl{urd rgan! (Uait) B eserves, (Signature and age.) (Race, White or Colored.) (Besidence Address.) Mall or_deliver to Baom 306, Diptrict Building, 14th ana Pa Ave. 13th Street Stop Brings 11 Arrests Determined to enforce rigidly the recent regulation requiring motarists to come to a full stop before crossing Thirteenth street at Florida avenue, police today ar- rested 11 persons for violation of the ordinance. large signs, brightly illuminated at night, bearing the word “stop,” confront drivers at this intersection, whieh is considered a dangerous corner because of the steep Thirteenth street hill. Those arrested today were Harry Jones, 993 Florida avenue; ackson Corder, Nokesville, Va.; Robert Newby, 3216 Klingle road Rudolph Johnson, 1841 Ingle side terrace; John Stewart, Navy place sbutheast; Scherer, 1010 Euclid street; Witt Lengley, 4557 Wisconsin ave- nue; A. W. Truitt, 11 S street; Louis Fainburg, 518 Park road: Thoma M. Wilking, 3443 14th street, and Charles B. McCloskey, 628 Park road. e WISCONSIN GOVERNOR OPENS FIGHT ON KLAN Suspends District Attorney, De- claring Order Must Not Get Foothold in State. By the Associated Press. MADISON, Wis, September Gov. Blaine started an open fight on the Ku Klux Klan today when he an- nounced an order had been issued suspending George B. Clementson as district attorney of Grant County. The order was made effective Septen- ber 9. The executive in a letter declared that the Klan “is a potential menace to the peace and security of our cit- izens” ‘and that “it incites to riots and lawlossness and engenders the possibility of bloodshed, such as has been repeatedly demonstrated at Her- rin, Ill, and other place Refer- ring to the Klan he sald “it must not be permitted to get a foothold in Wisconsin.” The letter was written as a result of a hooded demonstration at Bos- cobel three weeks ago, and of diffi- culties at Muscoda, also in Grant County, as a result of which one man was shot and wounded. The governor charges that Clement- son tailed to follow his orders re- garding prosecution of those claimed to have been involved in the Boscobel demonstration when a deputy sheriff is sald to have been assaulted. HIGH PRICES SHORTEN TOURISTS’ GERMAN STAY | Officials and Hosts Seek Means to Cut Costs. So Business Will Return. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, September 5.—American tourists are coming to Germany again in sufficient numbers to arouse the hope that possibly by Fall this busi- ness will again assume proportions something like normal. But where the tourists spent weeks or months in Germany a year ago during the inflation period of the pa- per mark, they now remain a com- paratively short time because of the high prices. Since the introduction of the rentenmark last November the cost of living has risen two or three fold what it was when the printing presses had much difficulty in keep- ing up with the demand for paper currency Government officials and represent- atives of the hotel keepers' as- sociation have been working for months upon a plan designed to re- duce the cost of travel and living in Germany for tourists, but yet no defi- nite conclusions have been reached. Tourist agencies which were oper- ating sightseeing cars from Stras- bourg to Cologne by way of Mayence and through Coblentz, Bonn and other historic points along the Rhine, have abandoned the service because of the high prices for meals and rooms in German hotels and the re- fusal of travelers to meet the in- creased rates. ———e WAR HALTS MAJ. ZANNI. Argentine Flyer May Wait Until Shanghai Fight Ends. By the Aseociated Press. TOKIO, September 5—The globe- circling flight of Maj. Pedro Zanni, Argentine aviator, may be postponed until battles between Chinese armies, now in the field, have been ended. RIVERA GOES TO I\EROCCO épanlsh Premier to Make Perscnal Study of Military Situation. By the Associated Press. MADRID, September b5.—FPremier Primo Rivera will leave tonight for Tetuan, Morocco, accompanied by four generals of the military directo- rate, in order to study personally the military problem resulting from the recent strong resistance on the part of the enemy Moroccans. Fire Does $200,000 Damage. SAGINAW, Mich., September Fire that destroyed the two four- story buildings occupied by the Bruske Hardware Company caused damage early today estimated at $200,000. “WILLIAM TELL'S” AIM BAD. BERLIN, September 5.—An _imita- tor of William Tell is now in the cus- tody of the police in consequence of the death of his assistant in a Berlin amusement park. One of his tricks to show off his skill in rifle shooting was to pierce a plaving card held on top of the head of an assistant. For five year he had never failed, but one day recently a bullet entered his assistant’'s head, causing his death The marksman is now charged with murder—World-Wide. 2 Bonus Checks, First to Be Issued, Ready for Mail Proceeding with the immense task of carrying out the provisions of the bonus law, the Veterans' Bureau has made two checks, the first to be issued for cash pay- ments under the adjusted compen- sation act, which provides that bonus payments of less than $50 be paid in cash. The first check was made out today ta Fulton Edward.Lee of St. Louis, Mo., and was for $36. Hector Lazo of 3721 S “street will receive the second check, for $8. Both checks will be mailed March 1, the first date on which cash vouchers will be paid. Nearly 13,000 bonus applications out of the million received have been checked by the War Department %nd certified for payment by the ‘eterans’ Bureau. et K |Failure to Make | FUNDS HARD TO GET, LA FOLLETTE FINDS Extent of Speaking Tour Hinges on Ability to Obtain Cam- paign Gifts. Senator La Follette, independent candidate for President, expects to hold a series of conferences here with- in a week with his campaign man- agers, including John M. Nelsen, in charge of main headquarters, in Chi- cago, and Gilbert E. Roe, eastern di- rector, with offices in New York City. No definite date, however, has been fixed for the mecting. While Mr. Nelson and Mr. Roe are in Washington it is probable that they will discuss campaign activities with members of the committee which is assisting them in the management of the campaign Particular attention will during the discussions, it today at La Follette h dquarters, to the finanee problem, as expendi- ture at present gre exceeding recelpt and it has been found impossible to determine the scope of the campaign because information has been lacking as to the approximate amount of money that will be available for ex- penditure. he money question, it was de- clared, is apt to regulate more or less the extent to which Senator La Fol- Jette will ,make & stumping tour. A shortage of funds, it was added, prob- bly might delay somewhat the ope; be was said ing speech of his campaign and curtail | to some extent his speaking engage- ments. GILBERT RATED IDEAL DAWES PLAN CHOICE Owen D. Young Believes New Yorker Will Satisfy All Parties as Agent General. Br the Associated Press. BERLIN, September 5.—On arriving in Berlin last night to begin the work of executing the London reparations agreement and putting into effect the Dawes plan, Owen D. Young, tempo- rary agent general for reparations payments, expressed great satisfac- tion over the fact that S. Parker Gil- bert, jr, of New York, had been named permanent agent general. “We could find no better man to undertake this difficult and burden- some task,” said Mr. Young. “His ex- perience, impartiality of judgment, clearness of mind and unselfish spirit are guarantees of a successful ad- ministration.” Mr. Young declared that it was the spirit behind the Dawes plan, and not the plan itself, which was important for the world, as no plan could su ceed if interested nations were not in a mood to make it work “Germany, I am happy to say, Mr. Young continued, “has taken its first step with a payment to the agent gen eral of 20,000,000 gold marks. This has been done with a promptness which sets a good example. I am sure the next step by the allies will be taken with equal promptness.’ Mr. Young said it was his purpose to have only a small organization of highly competent men to carry the Dawes plan into effect. le expressed a determination to do everything in his power to prevent a complicated or unwieldly organization. o SOVIET RUSSIA DOUBLES SALARIES OF ITS ARMY Willing to Participate in Arms Conference if Held Outside of Switzerland. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News, BERLIN, September 5.—Soviet Rus- sia has just doubled its army pay, with promises of further increascs in_the near future. However, the Soviet government has signified its willingness to par- ticipate in a conference for reduc- tion of armaments, provided the conference is held outside of Switzer- land. It refuses to send represent: tives into Switzerland until the Swiss government indemnifies the daugh- ter of M. Worosky, Russia’s emi: sary at Lausanne, who was assass| nated. The differences between Russia and Switzerland seem to be mutual, as during the past five months the Swiss have refused admission to Soviet Russia's subjects (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Dal TWO, SIGHT RESTORED, DESCRIBE RADIUM GURE Appear Before Session of Roentgen Ray Society—Occulist Still Silent on Experiment. News Co.) By the Associated Press. SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., September 5 —Two men who have been blind but who now can see clearly, attended the convention of the American Roentgen Ray Society here yesterday to give witness to the hope that a radium treatment has been found to restore lost vision. Dr. Francis H Williams of Boston, who treated the men, told the convention that he did not yvet feel prepared to make any definite announcement as to the pos sibilities of the cure until he had gathered further evidence of the effi- ciency of the treatment. AMUNDSEN BANKRUPT. Polar Expedition Failure Put Ex- plorer on Financial Rocks. By Cabie to The Star and Chicago Duily CHRISTIANIA, September Bankruptcy proceedings were grant- ed today to Roald Amundsen, the ex- vlorer, his financial affairs being in a state of total chaos as a. result of last year's failure of the polar ex- pedition. Outlays this summer in connection with airplanes resulted in the final crash. (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.) Killing of Child Is Held No Basis For Damage Suit “No pecuniary damage could re- sult to any one by reason of the death’ of a female child, 5 vears old." This is one of the points raised in a_demurrer filed today by Mor- s Kafka, through Attornays Simon, Koenigsberger & Young to a suit for $10,000 damages brought against him by Hattie Walters, as administratrix of estate of Luella Walters. Mr. Kafka also contends that the declaration falls to charge any negligence on his part in the op- eration of the automobile which caused the child’s death in Zoo Park, June 23 last. The point is regarded as a novel one, and the result of the case will be awaited with interest, to see if the courts will hold that no damages may be recovered when the life of a little child is taken, paid | OPINIONS DIFFER ON STREET PLANS Commisioners Hearing Argu- ments on Widening Thor- fares in Congested Areas. A division of sentiment on the I merits of the proposal to widen five of the main streets of the city as a | means of improving trafic conditions { developed at the public hearing in the ‘bndrdrunm of the District Building today There was practically unanimous approval of the widening of M street in Georgetown, between 29th and 3oth streets, from 50 to 60 fo because lof the volume of traffic flowing through that artery to and from Key Bridge. Opinions visability from differed as to the ad- of widening 10th street I* strect to Massachuselts ave- nue, in the downtown section. On the suggestion that 11th street be widened between E and G streets there was strong opposition, with only only one business house appear- ing in favor of the projec At noon the Commission reached the taking of tes the widening of Bladens and K street from 14th streets northwest Dixcuxs Tree Status. The question of whether shade tres should be encouraged or r i moved on business thoroughfares en- tered largely into discussion, and the relation of automobile parking to the width of streets also cropped up. B. A. Bowles, speaking for the traffic committee of the Georgetown Citizens' Association, not only urged the immediate widening of M street and its resurfacing, but declared that even such widening will afford onls temporary relief. Mr. Bowles expressed the belief that eventually M street from 29th street westward should be made an extension of Fennsylvania avenue and given the same width as that thoroughfare. Such a project, to be sought in the future he said, would necessitate taking part of the private property on the south side of M street. The present widening program, however, to 60 feet will not disturb the existihg building lines, but will necessitate reducing the silewalk spaces from approximately 15 to 11 feet. Georgetown Folk Favor Widening. J. A. Oliver, president of the Georgetown Citizens' Association; M. A. Baer, president of the Georgetown Business Men's Association, and a number of individuals also Spoke favor of the widening to 60 feet John L. Weaver said he did appear in opposition to the widenin but urged the Commissioners to con- sider carefully whether the scheme would leave ample sidewalk space for pedestrians. He said he thought counts should be taken and studied to determine whether a sufficient side- walk woulid be left after widening. Mr. Oliver replied he though there would be ample sidewalk room for the | walkers. Plea for Shade Trees. A. J. Driscoll, president of the Mid- City Citizens' Association, appeared in general opposition to the widening of any of the downtown streets as a traffic_solution. He made a strons plea for the preservation of shade trees as one of the attractions of the Nation’s Capital, and declared that widening streets would not solve the parking problem. He argued that the streets of Washington., as a general rule, are- wide enough for moving traffic. and that the parking problem should be solved by strict enforcement of the time limit regulation. In the case of M street he said that if it should be widened provision should be made for trees there. M. O. Eldridge of the American Auto- mobile Assoeiation spoke in favor of widening M street, which he regard- ed as an arterial highway of the city Tenth Street Objections. Discussion of the widening of Tenth street from F to Massachusectts avenue to a width of 45 feet brought forth a wide range of views. Mr. | Driscoll began by opposing it. He was followed by M. M. Doyvle, who expressed the opposition of :he Tudor Hall apartment house. B. W. Parker told the Commissioners he spoke in opposition to widening Jor Wood- ward & Lothrop. Among those who advocated the widening of Tenth street were L. P. McLachlen of the McLachlen Banking Corporation; A. C. Case, representina Palais Royal; Fries, Beall & Sharpe Co.; Sears, Roebuck & Co.: Charles J Coiumbus of the Merchants’ and Manu- facture Association, and Dr. Starr Parsons, representing the Thomas Circle Citizens' Association In the case of Tenth street there also were a number of residents living northward who spoke both for and against the widening. Oppose Elcventh Street Plan. When the proposed widening of Eleventh street from to G was brought up William J. Iiynon spoke in behalf of Byron S. Adams, Berry & Whitmore, ational Capital Press, W. B. Moses & Sons and Woodward & Lothrop, opposing the change in width for a number of reasons. He declared ening of the street would not aid automobile parking, which, he said, will have to be pro- vided for by the erection of garages for all-day parkers. Mr. Eynon emphasized the point that Eleventh street should be resurfaced from E to G, but that it should not be widened. Fe declared that if the wid- ening is to be considered it should run fam Pennsylvania to Massachusetts avenues and not be applied to only two squares. Harry Blake, representing Barber & Ross. appeared in favor of widening Eleventh street. The proposed widening of K street from Fourteenth to Sixteenth was vig- orously opposed by H. P. Gatley, rep- resenting a number of property owners and by George G. Hoover, who declared the proposed plan would merely turn the street into a public garage. s had not imony on rg road to 16th ARCHIVEST DENIES LIVY MANUSCRIPT DISCOVERY Italian Professor Says, Reported Finding of Rare Work Is All a Mistake. By the Associated Press, NAPLES, September 5.—Prof. Marto De Martino-Fusco, paleographer and archivest of the state archives of Na- ples, denied today in a letter left with his mother to be shown to all inquirers that he had discovered the lost manuscripts of the Latin histo- rian Livy. “It is a mistake he said in the letter. “As the result of work I have been carrying out on the neapolitan calligraphic schools. I am recon- structing and retranslating codices of Titus Livy in Naples of the sixth cen- tury. “It is not true that ered the original text.” The newspaper Roma publishes an- other letter from the professor, in which he begs the public to leave him alone and await with confidence the results of his labors. 1 have discov- Prof. De Martino-Fusco was said to have disappeared after the news of his reported discovery had leaked out. =