Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1924, Page 2

DEMOCRAT LAUDS COOLIDGE SPEECH $enator Bruce of Maryland {Approves President’s Pur- pose to Uphold Constitution. Senator Bruce, Democrat, of Mary- land, called at the White House today to congratulate the I’resident upon the speech he made at the La- fayette Marne day celebration in Baltimore, Saturday, and to discuss, “routine business” as he expressed it. The junior Senator from Maryland . told the President that his appeal to ‘Americans to defeat the assault belng made at this time upon the Consti- tution and the ideals of this Govern- ment made a_tremendous impregsion upon his audience, despite the fact that the majority of those who lis- tened to the Rxecutive were Demo- crats. He stated that no man or woman, professing to be loyal Amer- icans and believers in liberty and good orderly Government could help expressing appreciation of the Presl- dent's patriotic appeal and his defense of the Supreme Court. The Senator is of the opinion that more speeches of this kind should be made in this campaign by both Republican and Democratic speakers. Too Early for Predictions. It is too early In the campaign to make any predictions about the out- come in Maryland on election day, according to Senator Bruce. Prob- ably in two or three weeks the situ- ation will have shaped itself so as to permit estimation of the true sit- uation, he said. When asked regarding the popu- larity of the Democratic candidates with the Maryland Democrats, Sen- ator Bruce replied very readily that they were well pleased with Davis. He refused to discuss Bryan, other than to say that “what suits the West does not always suit the Kast.” Neither would he commit himself re- garding his vote in the event the Senate is called upon to elect a Vice President. Moses Fnds East Sure for Ceolidge. Senator Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire, chairman of the Republic senatorial campaign committee, who discussed politics with the President for half an hour today, declared that the East is sure for Coolidge, that the far West is practically sure and that the Middle West, which he be- lieves will be the real battleground, is drifting to the Republican ticket. despite the intensive campaign be- ing waged in that section by the third party. In his survey of the situation based upon his own observation and the reports from those engaged In carrying on the committee's cam- paign, he regards Davis as sure of defeat. That is certain, he believes, but he yet is unable to iIntelligently estimate the® La Follette strength. This he looks upon as the one enigma or mystery of the campaign. He admitted though, that he is very much inclined to discount much of the La Follette talk he hears and reads so much about. He said after studying 1t more closely he expects to find it somewhat of the samc fiber as the William Jennings Bryan talk at this period of the campaign of 1896. Seen G. 0. P. Gain for Four Seats. Regarding the senatorial campalgn; with which he naturally Is more fa- miliar, Senator Moses stated that the Republicans will probably gain four or five seats by the November elec- tion. He sald they should make these gains n Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Colorado. He aded that they have a fighting chance to de- feat Walsh in Montana and to wrest the Tennessee Senate seat from the opposition, and that there is a fifty- fifty chance to defeat Magnus John- s0n, the Farmer Labor candidate, in Minnesota. Third Party Weak, Sterling Says. \Senator Sterling, Republican, of Bouth Dakota, who was one of Pres- ident Coolidge’s early morning visi- tors, said while discussing the politi- cal situation In his part of the coun- try that the improved agricultural situation has gone far to greatly weaken the third party appeal in South Dakota and in other sections of the northwest. Senator Sterling has just returned from that section and is looked upon as able to speak knowingly. He said that the people in the East should not be fooled by the claims anq promises being made by the La Follette people. Things in the North- west do not look So rosy for them as they would have the people at large believe, he stated, while, on the other hand, the Republican prospects have brightened considerably and he ex- pects the trend to Coolidge to gain constantly as the campalgn pro- gresses. Non-Partisan Coolidge League. Rhinelander Waldo, former police commissioner of New York, called at the White House today to acquaint the President with the organization in New York recently of the Coolidge Non-Partisan League, which prom- ises to achieve great prominence and large membership during the present campalgn. Mr. Waldo explained that the purpose of the league is to pro- mote Americanism, to perpetuate American ideals and to defeat any attempts to tear down the Constitu- tion and to lessen the powers of the Supreme Court. He said that the public regardless of politics should put patriotism above party sentd- ment, and that he felt the best in- terests of the country would be served by the election of Coolidge and Dawes. Colored Support Pledged. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, wife of Judge Terrell of the Municipal Court of the District and prominent in local Republican politics among colored peo- ple, headed the delegation that called on President Coolidge today to thank him for all he has done for the ad- ‘vancement of the colored race and as- sure him of their support. Others who saw the President today were: E. D. Stair, president of the Detroit Free Press, and Dr. J. Henry Lancanshire, J. A. Arnold, Washington Tepresentatives of the Southern Tariff Assoclation; Senator Ashurst from Arizona, who presented a delegation of business men from Arizona and New Mexico, who are in Washington in the interests of the merxzer of the El Paso and Southwestern and the Southern Pacific rallroads. Frank /A. Munsey, New York publisher, is expected to be a house guest at the White House this afternoon. Former Gov. Lowden Leaves City. Frank O. Lowden, former Governor of Illinots, who arrived at the White House Saturday afternoon to confer with the President regarding the agricultural LABOR HEADS MEET LA FOLLETTE HERE (Continued from First Page.) ' the advance in living costs which has been adonte? in the campaign. “Living costs started to mount in 1897, artificlally increased by the high tariff wall and the strangling of co petition,” he said. “We should there- fore compare the buying power of the dollar today with what it was then. If we do we find 40 cents in 1900 would buy more neceasities of life than $1 will purchase now.” Those attending the meeting ex- pressed surprise at statements in President Coolldge's Labor day speech to a selected group at the White House. The President at that time said that wages throukhout the organized trades had increased since 1923 and living costs had very preceptibly de- creased. While the conference took no offi cial cognizance of the President's statement, members pointed to the Labor Department’s statistics show- ing a general decline in wages in 32 leading industries ranging from 9 to 18.5 per cent while food prices drop- ped almost imperceptibly, and a 14 Der cent Increase In unemployment. Warren H. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of ~Locomotive En- &ineers, presided at the conference. The American Federation of Labor was represented through members of the non-partisan political committee of that organization. Secretary Frank Morrison of the federation was among those present. Those present, in addition to Mr. Stone, were D. B. Robertson, Brother- hood Firemen and Engineers; J. P. Noonan, international president, I ternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Timothy Healey, president, International Brotherhood of Fire- men and Oilers; Edgar Wallace, B. M. Jewell, president, railway employes' department, A, F. of L.; H. E. Wills, Brotherhood of Locomotive KEngi- neers; William L. Sulllvan, Sheet Metal Workers; Charles Kunts, gen- eral chairman, Machinists’ Union, Pennsylvania system. H. P. Alifas, International Asso- ciation of Machinists, legislation di- rector;a R. W. Clark, Railway Con- ductors; J. A. Franklin, president, International Brotherhood of Bofler- makers, Iron Ship Builders and Help- ers of America; Frank Morrison, sec- retary A..F. of L.; James O'Connell, A. F. of L; E. E. Milliman, Mainte- nance of Way Workers; John M. Tobin, 1. B. B. D. F. and Helpers; E. J. Manion, president. Order of Railroad Telegraphers; L. E. Shep- pard, president, Order Railway Con- ductors; James J, Forrester, repre- senting E. H. Fitzgerald, grand pres- ident Brotherhood of Rallway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes. Sees Both Partles Hit. While Republican campaign man- agers continued to insist that the La Follette-Wheeler ticket will draw its greatest strength from Democratic ranks, and the Democratic campaign managers vice versa, Senator La Fol- lette himself declares today In a pre- pared statement that he will draw about equally from the men and women who have hitherto voted the Republican and Democratic tickets Senator La Follette further declares that 40 per cent of the strength of the Independent Progressive ticket will come from business men and farmers. 1t is presumed that the rest will come .from labor, the profes- sions and men and women in clerical Ppositions. The Wisconsin Senator bases his statement on data drawn from a very large number of letters recelved at the La Follette-Wheeler headquarters here since the delivery of his Labor day address over the radio—letters recelved from 17 States of the East and Middle West. Sald Senator La Follette: “These letters, which keep coming by hundreds on each mall in response to my Labor day address a week ago today, are the source of the greatest Inspiration and encouragement Sena- tor Wheeler and I have had In the campaign. Sees Cause Prevailing. “I would never have believed that 80 many thousands would have taken the trouble to write and let me know their views. The warmth and sin- cerity of their good wishes and sug- gestions impress on me more forcibly than ever that our cause ia right and will prevail.” The greatest Independent-Progres- sive following in the East lies in New York and Pennsylvania, an analys of these letters indicaies. Illino! leads in the Middle West, with Ohio next, and Missouri and Wisconsin tied for third place. The letters giving the past political affiliations of those leaving their parties to vote for La Follette and Wheeler, showed that 51.85 per cent had voted Republican and 48.15 per cent had voted Democrat in the past. Senate Nominmees. In 16 States where senators must be elected in November the nominees have already been selected, Senator A. A. Jones of New Mexico, chairman of the Democratic senatorial cam- palgn committee and a director of organization for the national com- mittee, pointed out today. These nomi- ness and their States follow: Republican. Charles 8. Deneen Thom. 3. C. Walton. . Milton A. Miiler. G. Cherry. t. Kans..James Maigne. ... Arthur Capper * Other candidates in South Dakots are Tom Avers, Nen-Partismn I&-m:ll-).onwuvl - aton, Independent; George Eagan, Independen! and Mark Bates, third party. Primaries Soon. The nomination of other senatorial candidates will take place rapidly now, as the primaries and nominat- ing conventions are set for early dates. Sepator Jones, discussing the situation today, said: ‘Several of the States, including Delaware, Colorado, Michigan and Massachusetts, are to have nominat- ing primaries or conventions in a few days. The Republican party rec- ord does not appeal to the average voter, and it is hardly necessary for me to say that I look for a large ma- jority of the States to elect Demo- crats to the next Senate. It will be noted In such pivotal States as Illin- ols, West Virginia, Delaware and South Dakota the Republicans failed to name the sitting member as the party senatorial nominee. “In justice to the Republican Sena- tor from West Virginia, it s stated that he did not offer for renomination, but in the three other instances the situation and the personnel of the fact- finding agricultural commission which he now has under consideration, left Washington yesterday afternoon. Be- @ov. Lowden declined to any comment upon the rumors that he was to be the chairman of this commissi on. It was in his speech of acceptance that President Coolidge announced that he would appoint such a commiesion to inquire into the farm comditions with a ‘view to working out a permanent agri- cultural program to be carried out by the administration Mrs. Herold S. Robinson, president of the Yonkers Calvin Coolidge for President Club, visited the President today to tell him of the activities of the club in behalf of the Republican presidential ticket and to congratu- late him on his Baltimore speech Saturday. Senators were defeated in the pri- maries. It may be mentioned that Sen- ators Edge of New Jersey, Fernald of Maine, Keyes of New Hampshire, Mc- Nary of Oregon, Phipps of Colorado, Warren of Wyoming and Bursum of New Mexico, who were in the group of Senators voting to retain Newbe: ry, are seeking re-election at this time. This group of Senators, who are now again asking the people to retain them in the Senate, with the exception of Senator McNary and Senator Fernald, ,who were absent, were among those who voted against the resolution requesting the retire- ment from the Cabinet of Secretary of the Navy Denby of Teapot Dome fame. Of the 46 Republican Senators who voted' to retain Newberry in the Senate twelve have failed of re-elec- tion or renomination in elections and primaries.” : RADIO FUND APPEAL HAS GOOD RESULTS Many Send in Requests for Tickets to Benefit Con- cert Sunday. SRR Responding to LeRoy Mark's ap- paal for support of the Washington hospital radio fund, broadcast from WCAP last night, radio listeners and charitably inclined persons _literally swamped him today with requests for tickets for the concert of the combined Army, Navy and Marine Bands, at the American League Ball Park, next Sun- day afternoon. The entire proceeds of the concert will be used to purchase radio recelving apparatus for the hos- pitals and charitable institutions in the District. In the pile of mail Mr. Mark found on his desk was a check for $25 from Secretary of the Treasury Andrew J. Mellon for a box seat. Mr. Mellon Is the second cabinet officer to buy a box seat for the concert. Secretary of State Charles K. Hughes was the first. Must Sell All Seats. Mr. Mark points out in his radlo speech that every one of the 40,000 tickets for the concert must be sold to assure the installation of radio sets in the hospitals, charitable jn- stitutions and orphan asylums. The tickets are now on sale at all Peoples Drug Stores for $1 each. The Mode at Eleventh and F streets, is selling the box seats. Fifty thousand dollars will “not be too much” for carrying out the plan, Mr. Mark emphasized. Nearly 2,400 beds are to be equipped with headphones at approximately $15 each, or $36,000, he oxplained. Sixty- one other institutions are to be given radio sets with loud speakers at ap- proximately $200 each, a total of $12,200. The balance will be needed to emrloy an oxpert to keep the equipment in order throughout the yoar. This estimate on prices is based on speclal reductions grant- ed by the manufacturers for the hos- pital installations. The exercises incident to the open- ing of the concert will be opened with Invocation by Mgr. C. F. Thomfas, rector of St. Patrick's Cath- olic Church. Rev. George F. Dudley, rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, will pronounce the benedic- tion. Mr. Mark expressed the hope today that as a result of his appeal last night hundreds of volunteers will come to the Church of Epiphany this afternoon to procure tickets to Members of Mr. Mark's committ will be at the church from 5 to 8 o'clock to give the tickets to the nteers, ‘Let’s put this thing over big, right now, not later,” is Mr. Mark's slogan. RESIST EXTENSION OFPLATOONSYSTEM Citizens Will Give Views to School Board—Intelligence Test Under Fire. The proposal to introduce the pla- toon or work-study-play system of education at the Takoma Park and E. V. Brown schools s expected to meet with vigorous opposition when the board of education meets Wed- nesday afternoon to consider a plan for relieving prospective congested conditions at these two buildings. School officials have prepared to meet the situation by placing port- ables at each of the schools. Repre- sentatives of the Chevy Chase and Takoma Park cltizens’ associations, however, have strongly advocated as a remedy the institution of the pla- toon method, which was adopted at the Park View School more than four years ago. Lack Space for System. The fact that the platoon system has not been extended from Park View during the last four years shows that school officials are not entirely satisfled with it as a makeshift. There are a number of other dis- advantages, it was said, which pre- clude the extenslon of such a plan to other schools. An assembly hall and adequate play space are essential, but not more than seven of the public schools have assembly halls. The fight over the intelligence tests conducted in the schools of the second division under the direction of Miss Jessie La Salle, which has been im- pending for some time, also is expected to occur at the Wednesday session. Capt. Jullus L Peyser, progressive “bloc” leader of the board, supported by Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chlef of the chemical warfare service of the Army, and others, will lead the op- position to the psychological tests. All members of the board have been furnished with a copy of Miss La Salle’s annual report concerning the intelligence tests, 'and they un- doubtedly will be familiar with every phase of her work when the storm breaks. KURDESTAN “EMIR” ORDERED DEPORTED Seid Zerdecheno Will Be Sent Out of U. S. After He Is Pro- duced by Attorney. Deportation of Seld Zerdecheno, self-styled Emir of Kurdestan, was ordered today by Assistant Secretary of Labor Robe Carl White. The de- portation order, which becomes effec- tive as soon as the alien is produced by his attorney, ends a legal contro- versy extending over two months, durihg part of which time the all Emir was incarcerated in the District jail. He is now out on bond of $1,000 and is believed to be in Washington. The deportation order signed by Mr ‘White this afternoon affirms a finding of the board of review that Zerdecheno entered the United States on July 9, 1924, in violation of the immigration act of 1924, that he was not in posses- sion of an unexpired immigration vise, and that he entered, this country with. out inspection and by.medns of false and misleading statements. —_— SPANISH IN RETREAT. By the Associated Press. MADRID, September 8.—The Spanish positions at Garcla, Uria ln:‘ ‘Taguesut tribesmen in which the Spanish lost a considerable number of men. —_—— According to the officlal records of the Weather Bureau the distinction of being the windiest place in the &‘I‘l‘&‘d States belongs to Point Reyes, e i i i Armies of Chang Two-Lin are sweeping down from Mukden, caplital of Manchuria, upon Peking of North China, are sates of Shanghai fa, lesperate fighting 750 miles away, at the South China stronghold of Gen. Lu Yung-hsiang. Theme fronts are the longest fought over since the World War. CHINESE CIVIL WAR INVOLVES BATTLE FRONT OF 1,500 MILES Peking Government Threatened by Movement of Troops From Manchuria on North and Canton on South. A bushwhacking war between two Chinese provinoes ‘was developing to- day into what threatens to be one of the greatest civil wars in history. The week-end developments detail- ed below are bringing great armies into the field, and bringing about an extended battle front of over 1,500 miles. 1. Tsao Kun, president of China, iasued an edict outlawing Lu Yung- hsiang. Governor of Chekiang prov- ince, of which Shanghal is the chief city, and ordered Wu Pei-Fu, com- mander-in-chief of the official Chinese armies, to go to the aid of Chi-Shieh- Yuan, military governor of Kiangsu, who has been fighting to capture Shanghal. This makes certaln an extended battle front of nearly a thousand miles between Peking and Shanghal. 2. Gen. Chang Tso-Lin, lora CIVIL WAR IN CHINA GROWS OVERNIGHT TO GREAT STRUGGLE (Continued from First Page.) war Chinese government which has been in the hands of Wu Pel-fu and his associates for many months. Stung by his humiliating defeat at the hands of Wu Pel-fu about three years ago when he attempted to in- vade Chill Province, in which Peking is located, Chang is known to have been awaiting the present opportu- nity to engage his old rival in battle. The situation is favorable to Chang as some of Wu's forces may be dis- patched to Shanghali section to aid the invading forces. This would leave the country around Peking without its normal strength to offer a defense against the troops from Manchuria. Proclamation by Chang. Chang has issued a proclamation concerning the warfare in the Shang- hai district in which he declares his purpose of entering the fleld against President Tsao Kun and Wu Pel-Fu, chief military supporter of the Peking government. The proclamation says: “Despite the fact that the people of China are suffering from military oppression, that nine homes out of every ten in Szechwan, Hunan, Kwangsi and Kwangtung has been picked bare and that in addition drought and floods have affected more than 10 provinces which are in a pit- iful plight, Tsao Kun and We Pei-Fu with perverted minds are bent more than ever upon showing their feroc- fous fangs. “Not only have they shown no sym- pathy toward the affected provinces, but they are affiicting hitherto unaf- fected regions with military calami- ties. The wickedness of Tsao Kun and Wu Pei-Fu has accumulated mountain high. They have bribed members of parliament in order to steal their present position. They have destroyed the self-government system and are trying to appropriate the remitted Boxer indemnity to their own ends. “They have been allowed some re- spite only because of the intensity of the distress of the people which has made me refrain from further devastation in the country. I feel it my bounden duty to lead my army and I swear to rid the country of these traitors, thereby removing any obstacle to peace and reviving the vitality of the people. Nobody will be disturbed wherever my army hap- pens to be, as my only object is to kill the chief offenders, leaving all the others absolutely unmolested. “Let the sun of heaven Wwitness this utterance of mine.” SUN YAT-SEN TO MOVE. Sees War Only Way to Save Can- ton Government. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. TOKIO, September 8.—On Monday it is now real civil war in China Chang Tso-Lin, the war lord of Man- churia, has declared war and pre- pared to move westward on Peking, ‘while Sun Yat-Sen, his ally in Can- ton, announces his determination to take the head of troops against Wu Pei-Fu. Dr. Sun will move on Sep- tember 9, but Chang Tso-Lin may be delayed on account of the floods. His menace, coupled with Dr. Sun’s action, must give pause to Wu Pei-Fu's co- operation of men, arms and money to assist the Klangsu movements against Chekiansg. It is impossible to doubt that an immense China-wi civil only be avoided now by a compromise amounting to submission on the part of Wu Pei-Fu. Bun Yat-Sen, in announcing his de- termination, says he is on the defensive, becauwe “unless our and practically independent ruler of Manchuria, rebelled against the president and announced he will start armies at once axainst Peking, about 500 miles away from his headquarters in Mukden, scene of one of the hard- st struggles of the Ruselan-Japanese war. 3. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, head of the South China government at Canton, which has been in more or less open rebellion against the official govern- ment at Pekihg, anounced that he probably would place the consider- able military forces under his control at the disposal of the Shanghal de- fenders. This leaves the recognized Chinese government assailed from three sources—Manchuria on the north, Shanghai on the southeast and the Sun Yat-Sen forces on the south. tion gains an advantage in the pres- ent conflict in the southeast Wu Pel. Fu’'s next step will be war upon Can- ton. Wu Pei-Fu has announced hjs intention to unify ina by force, which is a sufficient fndication that the south must act quickly in self- defense.” According to dispatches this morn- ing the Chekiang troops obtained a minor victory Saturday, while Peking newspapers are publishing stories of serious defeats of Chekiang by Kiang Su. Owing to the strict censorship dispatches from the interior are al- most unavallable, Most of the Chinese newspapers are suppressed or inspired by various factions. The Chang Tso-Lin organization, direct- ed from Mukden, apparently is the most efficient and complete ever known in China. Chang Tso-Lin has been preparing for the present situ- ation since his defeat by Wu Pei-Fu. He has repeatedly announced that his next attack would prove the down- fall of Wu Pei-Fu and the entire Chihli faction. Charges Foreigm Ald. Sun Yat-Sen in an interview as- serts that England and America are assisting Wu Pei-Fu. ‘Without doubt the present situation is the triangular concerted North, South and East movement long plan- ned, There is every prospect that the Province of Szechaun, which Wu Pel-Fu declared to have been sub- jugated, will soon become am active factor in the fighting. The Japanese government has an- nounced a complete neutrality, only acting to protect its nationals or in any legitimate way in concert with the other powers interested to pre- vent the consequences of widespread fighting in China. (Copyright, 1924, by Chieago Daily News Co.) FIERCE BATTLE RAGING. Fighting Reaches Greatest Inten- sity Near Liuho. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally News. SHANGHAIL September 8.—Lung- wha headquarters tonight claims material gains along the Shanghai- Nanking railway. Attacks today were almed at Anting from Hwangtu, where it was reported that the Che- kiang forces had advanced two miles. Another report tells of an outbreak of sharp fighting south of the rail- way at Taihu Lake, and in this region it is reported that two battalions of the Kwiangsu troops deserted and went over to Chekiang, taking their arms with them. The major theater of war con- FILM MAN FREED IN'WOMAN'S DEATH Police Accept Story of Ben- jamin Lust of Elevator Accident. Mrs. Anna Wilson, 34, of 1014 K street, died at Emergency Hospital today from Injuries sustained In a fall down a freight elevator’ shaft of the Mather Bullding carly yesterday. Benjamih Lust, motion picture accessories dealer, who was arrested yesterday in con- nection with the case, today eatis- fled Inspector Grant and Detectives Ira Keck and Charles Mansfield of his complete innocence of any con- nection with the fall and he was released with the promise that he would not leave the city pending developments. The story that Lust told the de- tectives was corroborated by a num- ber of men who called at the office of Inspector Grant this morning. Lust, according to the police, stated that he and Harry Levy, who Is alno connected with the motion picture Industry, and Mrs. Laura George and Mrs. Wilson had been riding in an automobile Saturday night and drink- ing some wine prior to the accldent. He stated that Mrs. George left the party shortly before 11 o'clock and that Levy, himself and Mrs. Wilson went to the Mather Building. Says Woman Left Party. Levy sald that Mrs. Wilson went to a wash room after the three had come up on the freight elevator, and he walked to the front of the bulld- Ing where he engaged in conversa- tion with friends who happened to be there. This was on the ninth floor of the Mather building. At the request of the engineer of the build- ing, Levy stated, according to the police, he sent the elevator back to the ground floor, where it was being loaded with films, and that he couldn’t fasten the door, which is a solid one. The first he knew of the accident, he told police, was when he was noti- fled by the engineer of the building, that the woman had been found on the elevator at the ground floor. She had opened the door of the elevator shaft by mistake, it is believed, and plunged headlong down nine stories. The men who had been talking to Lust in the front of the building at the time of the accident, and the fact that the cape and the pocketbook of Mrs. Wilson was found in the wash- room, corroborated points of his ac- count. Mrs. Wilson suffered from a fracture of the skull and internal injuries, as well as from fractures of the pelvis and of several bonés. Inspector Grant stated that he was thoroughly satisfied with the outcome of the investigation into the case, and that he was positive that under the circumstances the case as yet was not one for action by the police department. LIQUOR CAR WRECKED AFTER WILD CHASE After 2 wild chase from the District line into the city down Rhode Island avenue northeast, 2 small coupe crashed down V street nmortheast and was wrecked against a tree on the south side of the street, while the operator made a getaway from pur- suing policemen. The car had 50 gal- lons of corn whisky in it. Precinct Detectives Kuehling and Davis and Lieut. Burlingame of the ninth precinct started chasing the car for speeding near the peace cross at the intersection of Bladensburg road and the Baltimore pike. As the car reached the top of Rhode Island avenue hill, near the intersection of V street, the operator hopped out of it and started to run away. Detective Davis jumped from the police car to pursue him and in- jured his foot slightly as a result. The man got away. G. 0. P. CONCERNED OVER BUTLER ACT (Continued from First Page.) election {s not to be taken as a ba- rometer of country-wide political sentiment, they may find it difficult to square this claim with the facts if the expected Coolidge Landslide fails to develop. While the presi- dential electors, of course, are not to be chosen until November, the Re- publicans have focused their de- mands for Republican support for the State ticket on the appeal to “stand by _the President.” Democrats here were interested in & special dispatch to the Herald Tribune from Lincoln, Nebr, by Grafton Wilcox, one of the most con- servative political writers in the country, to the effect that the Bryan forces in that State are planning to knife John W. Davis in the hope of throwing the choice of President into the Senate and making _thereby Charles W. Bryan Vice President and President automatically. This statement, coming on top of the re- iterated rumors that a portion of the Democratic vote in New York and New Jersey is disaffected to the head of the national Democratic ticket in resentment for the defeat of Gov- ernor Smith for the presidential nom- ination has det the Democratic tongues a wagging. tinues in the Liuho sector, where fighting has been uninterrupted since the battle began. It reached its greatest Intensity this afternoon, both sides employing artillery, but there is no evidence that Kiangsu 1s being supported by naval reinforce- ments from Yangtse. ‘The number of wounded is mount- ing steadily. It is estimated there were 300 of the Cheklang forces to- day, bringing the total in the Shang- hail hospitals to upward of 300. (Copyright, 1924, by the Chicago Daily News Enrollment Card of Omne-Day National Defense Volunteers—Ages of 18 Years to 45 Years Inclusive 1 hereby volunteer for the National Defense Test of September 18, 1924, and on that day agree to report in person for the public dem- onstration when notice of time and place to report is sent to me. (s) Ihave no preference for assignment to & unit. or Regular Army (b) I prefer to serve for that day lnw.m .o {Nn.loul Guard (Indicate prefereace above.) troops move and the Wy Pei-Fu fac- - Organized Reserves eweessssetenssone saesmsscsersssses TERRIBLE PICTURE OF NEXT WAR STIRS LEAGUE DELEGATES (Continued from First Page.) navies or alrcraft against citles would be too horrible and would re. volt the consclence, yet as a whole the population is more or less directly engaged in modern war. scrupulous belligerent,” it says, “may not see much difference between the use of gas against troops in the fleld and against centers from which troops draw the sinews of war. Not- ing, therefore, on one hand, the ever increasing and varying machinery of sclence as applied to warfare, and, on the other hand, the vital danger to which a nation would be exposed if lulled into a feeling of mecurity by overconfidence in International treatles and conventions, suddenly to find itself defenseloss against a new arm, it is easential that all nations realize to the full the terrible nature of the dangers which threaten them.” (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Dally News Co.) LEAGUE POLICY PRAISED. MacDonald Calls Start Made in Peace Plan Promising. By the Assceiated Press, LONDON, September 8.—Premier MacDonald, who left for Scotland to- day, said he was well satisfied with his visit to Geneva. “The League of Nations,” he added, “has a tremendous amount of work to do, but I hope we have made the right sort of itart and that public opinion will not allow itself to be misled, but will courageously face its duty, which is to back up everybody who is working out practical means for arbitration and disarmament. CUSTOMS BARRIER TO END. French and Belgians Act in Ruhr Per Agreement. By the Assoclated Press, PARIS, September 8.—The French and Belgian customs cordon along the eastern frontier of the occupled territory in the Ruhr will be aban- doned tomorrow in accordance with the terms of the London agreement, according to word received by the reparation commission today from the office of Owen D. Young, agent-gen- eral ad interim for reparation pay- ments. The reports from Mr. Young's of- fice continue optimistic over the progress being made in putting the Dawes plan into effect, bellef being expressed that the Germans are earn- estly trying to fulfill their engage- ments. “The situation has eased so much that James A. Logan, American representative with the reparation commission, will leave Paris this evening for a week's vacation at Deauville. He will return Saturday to meet Mr. Young when the latter arrives from Berlin. ABLE MEN WORK ON PLAN. League Disarmeament Program to Be Pushed at Geneva. By the Associated Press. GENEVA September 3.—Although the British and French premiers have gone from the meetings of the league of nations, many of the ablest states- men and experts of Europe, latin America and Asia remain in Geneva to study the problems of compulsory arbitrations, security and disarma- ment which 46 governments have ordered examined to the end that henceforth all disputes between states may be settled pacifically. M. Briand, whose powerful and melodious voice was heard at the ‘Washington conference, is expected to take part in the discussions in committee. The British delegation ipcludes Arthur Henderson. secretary of state for home affairs. Hesides Viscount Ishii, Japan has M. Adachi, one of the drafters of the statutes for the World Court of Justice, which now will be reframed. Today the assembly, laying aside the question of reducing armaments, is taking up other subjects mentioned in the annual report of the league council. It expects to finish these ‘within two days and then adjourn for a week to permit the commissions to concentrate on the vital questions of arbitration, security and disarma- ment. Funds for Building. The week's deliberations were opened this morning by Gustave Ador, former president of the Swiss Federa- tion, who reviewed the work of the council of the leaguq and pointed out that funds were now in hand for the erection of a new meeting hall for the assembly. Baron Wurtemberg, foreign minister of Sweden, also re- viewed the council's achievements and urged that the league do even more than it has been doing toward developing international law. G. R. Hofmeyer of the Union of South Africa brought out applause by a reference to Gen. Smuts, the former South African premler, long closely identified with league affairs, and predicted that Gen. Smuts’ successor, Gen. Hersog, would give the same whole-hearted support to the league's ‘work. “South Africa,” added the speaker, “will heartily welcome Germany’s en- trance into the league.” He backed up Prime Minister MacDonald's views on this question, he added. ‘What the delezates to-the assembly ed as an important move in con- nection with the codification of inter- national law was taken today when Baron Wurtenburg introduced a pro- posal that the league council appoint special commissions to study the devel- opment of international law, especially through the adoption of international conventions. He referred to the num- erous conventions elaborated through the league including those regarding customs formalities, the arbitrarial clause in commercial contracts, the white slave convention and others. He suggested this was the proper way to develop international law. His resolu- tion will go before the agenda commit- tee. The resolution recognizes the im- portance of incorporating in interna- tional conventions or in other interna- tional instruments such chapters of in- ternational law as are susceptible of being treated In this manner and de- clares these conventions could be sub- mitted to international conferences held under the auspices of the league. It asks the councH to invite all members of the legaue to report what features of international law in their opinion might be usefully examined with a view to their incorporation in interna- tional conventions and to send similar invitations to representative world- wide institutions dedicated to the study of international law. Session to be Xistoric. A review of the first week of the asembly, which many orators char- acterize as one of the greatest gath- erings in the history of mankind, shows that despite the divergence of views as how best to rebuild the struc- ture of international society, good wiil, concillation and fraternity be- tween peoples dominated the entire discussion. No word of hate was pronoun Forty-six states stand committed to the convocation of the next inter- national disarmament conference by the League of Nations at Geneva whon an agreement has been reached on the problem of mutual security. Representatives of the Georgian republic in Geneva announced that their government had sent a message to Alexis Rykoff, president of the council of commissars in Russia, urg- ing him to stop the conflict with Georgla and grant Georgia indepen- dence. The message said after this was done rgia would negotiate a treaty guaranteeing Russia economic and tbmntTl‘ll privileges. DEFENSE DAY PLEA - MADE T0 WORKERS Engraving Bureau Employes Urged to Participate in Friday Parade. Employes of the Bureau of Engrav- ing and Printing, under the direction of Director Kirby, were assembled on the roof garden of the big money producing plant shortly before noon today for the purpose of stirring up interest In the Defense day test parade next Friday. Following the assembly, the em- ployes were addressed by Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and Col. John W. Oehmann, commanding the 1215t Regiment of Engineers, National Guard of the District of Columbia. The speakers outlined in detail the purpose of the defense test, under the terms of the national defense act, and urged that all men of military age take part. In the bureau are a number of re- serve officers of the Army, and these passed out through the audience, dis- tributing the one-day enrollment blanks. It is expected that the bu- reau will have a large contingent in the parade. Blanks Come in Rapidly. Blanks are continuing to come in rapidly at the headquarters, in room 306 District Building, and it is be- lieved that the District will have a large showing of its military age men in the parade Friday afternoon. Plans have been completed for the location of units in the vicinity of the Capitol for the day of parade, and notices will be sent out within a short time from the office of Brig. Gen. Rockenbach, commanding the District of Washington, and grand marshal of the parade. One of the first reserve units to be organized at war strength and report ready for the march, it was an- nounced today, is the 24 Squadron of the 306th Cavalry, commanded by Capt. R. C. D. Hunt. This organiza- tion was recruited largely from busi- ness houses and District Government departments. Capt. Hunt said today that S. Kann Sons & Co. had furnished two full platoons, Woodward & Lothrop, one full platoon; Palais Royal, one full platoon; Internal Revenue office at Fourteenth and B streets northwest, two full platoons; the Health De- partment of the District, one full platoon; one platoon from the Li- brary of Congress and two platoons made up of employes of the offices of the assessor, collector of taxes and war registrar’s office of the District. S. A. R. Instructions Issmed. The members of the District of Columbla Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will participate in the parade in a body. Instructions have been issued for them to assem- ble Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at John Marshall place. They will have a place in line directly behind the Army and Navy Union. Government Printing Office Unit, No. 1, United Veterans of American Wars, will participate as a unit, Final arrangements will be made at a meeting Wednesday night, accord- ing to announcement of S. G. Mawson, adjutant. Emmett J. Scott, secretary of Howard University. has sent a notice to all students of the university, urg- ing them to enroll in the 1st Sepa- rate Battallon, National Guard of the District of Columbia, for the Defense day parade. Notice also was received at head- quarters that the Sons of Veterans, U. 8. A, will have 500 members in line. They will be headed by Division Commander Herbert Walter Rutledge. WRITER FOUND DEAD. Body Discovered Below Bridge. Fall Suspected. PITTSFIELD, Mass., September 8.— The body of Edward Boltwood, 54, short story writer of this city, was found yesterday on rocks below a bridge on a road leading to the Summer home at Lebanon Springs, N. Y., of Henry H. Rice, Pittsfield merchant, where he had been one of a party last night. His skull was fractured. None of the 14 prominent Pitts- field men who made up the party last night could explain the death toda: ‘The police think Boltwood fell from the bridge in the darkness, perhaps while going to get a drink from the brook which flows beneath. ALLEGED FIREBUG CAUGHT CHICAGO, September 8 —When Willlam Mollerman, 18, was arrested after having attempted to set fire to a loading platform at the rear of the Chicago Journal building, he ad- mitted, according to the police, hav- Ing set eight different fires in the downtown section Saturday night and early yesterday. In the past few days, the officers asserted, more than a score of fires have been started in the rear of large buildings. Damage was prevented by the vigilance of watchmen. Mollerman Is believed to have es- caped from the State Hospital for the insane at Kankakee. Frost Hurts Hagerstown Gardens. Special Dispatch to The Sts HAGERSTOWN, Md—Truck patches were badly damaged by a heavy frost here today, the mercury drop- PIng to 35 degrees. MARLBORO ENTRIES MARLBORO RACE TRACK, Md., Beptember 8.—Weather, clear; track fast; first race at 2 ,.m. Official en- tries Southern Mairyland Agricultural Fair Assooiation, Upper Mariboro: Pirst race, claiming; purse, $50 malden 2-year-olds; about 5 longs—Belle Fay, 115; Darkwood, 109; Princess Ahmed, 102; Rintintin, 111; Firth of Forth, 107; Elcid, 110; Margaretta E., 102. Second race, olaiming;’purse, $500; 3-year-olds and up; about 6 furlongs— Gimme, 116; Rosie H., 113; Unexpect- ed, 106; Hard Guess, 116; Clinging Vine, 111: 106; Marle Au- gusta, 113; Lanoil, 109. Third race, claiming; purse, $500; 3-year-olds and up; about 6 furlongs —Kerensky, 116; Racing Star, 116; Tennons Bon, 116; Grey Bard, 111; *Legal Tender, 111; New Rival, 109; Seaman, 109. rth race, claiming: purse, $500; 3-year-olds and up; about 6% fur- longs—The Hibernian, 115; Mack Garner, 111; Chow Chow, dansky, 10 *Antiquity, 101 Fifth race, claiming; purse, $700; 3-year-olds and up: about 7 furlongs— Eager, 115; Sea Sand, 113; The Peru- vian, 111; Star Court, 111; North Breeze, 110. Sixth race, claimin, purse, $600; 3-year-olds and up; 1 mile and 70 yards—Neapolitan, 115 Doyle, 115; Ashland, 112; Irish Pat, 112; *Brass Band, 110; Stock Pin 110; *Venal Joy, 110. Seventh race, claiming; purse, $600; 3-year-olds and up; 1 l-‘ll miles— Salt Hill, 113; Armistice, 1 dale, 111; Bounce, 110; All Three, 103; SRita B, 105. %