Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1924, Page 17

WHEN MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED. delivering address dedicated to nuns who died upon place in Washington Saturd PARADE TURNING TOWARD THE MONUMENT GROUNDS. Monument, where President Coolidge delivered an address. MORE PRIZES WON " BY D. . SHOOTERS Two Major Tests Begin To-| day and Tomorrow at Camp Perry. Special Nispateh to The Star. CAMP PERRY, Oho - -Official announcements show that nembers of the District of Columbia 1D of shooters have won addition- al prizes in the events forming grad- uate work for the school of small ‘apt. Clarence S, Shield, T Riely, Com- Sergt. H. H. and service winners in the September 22 M headquarters company, and pr Navy match, 20 shots offfand at 200 vards, with a score of 90, 8¢ and 8¢ pectively out of a possible 100. ‘ Sergt. Joseph Henry n, ordnance department, cap- tured both medal and one of the high cash prizes in the small bore individ- ual long-rangze competition, when he rolled up a perfect score of 100 for 20 shots at 175 yards with the little zun, 13 of fhe 20 shots going into the inner or vee ring Win Prize Citationx. In the big bore endurance contest officially termed the Marine TpS up match, 22 sho 622, at 1,000 vards. Licut . Jensen, Company D Staff Sergt. Alex Thill, Company A = A. Riely, Company E, and orpl. J. 1. Wren of Company ¢, all distinguished themselves with high individual scores and won places in the citations for prizes, their first team imatch against the Tegulars and the various States, the District aggreeation did well at the 200-vard offhand = but badly when midrange was reached. and had to be content with 18th place against 35 other teams, and 10th in the list of National Guard teams, with much sober consideration of the causes for such a performance. Two major individual tests remain, both comfimencing today One event, known as the President mateh, has several curious provisions. The first e is a personal letter from Pres- t Coolidge, as well as the gold medal. The high hundred competi- tors in this match are entitled to be Lnown as the President's hundred snd receive a gold and bronze bras- sard appropriately inscribed. The national guardsman, marine, sailor, infantryman, cavalryman, coast ar- tilleryman and civilian making the highest score in this match are also each awarded a special service silver medal. Open Oniy to Citizens, Tt is open only to citizens of the Tinited States. All members of the District of Columbia rifle team start- ed this match today, firing the 200 and 600 vards slow fire courses, and tomorrow the 1,000-yard stage. Much interest attaches to this match ret. T, slumped William Cardinal .O’Connell a feature of the unveiling ceremony of monument the battlefields. This ceremony took al Phot || BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Army Band, | W. J. Stannard, director, at Res- ervation 3 Michigan avenue, | Twelfth an Shepherd strects | morthwest, today at 7:30 p.m The 1ttt Panther.” | Panella Lcutner Atlantis” (The ..Safranek Morning March, Overture, “Fest” Suite de concert, lost Continent) . (a) “Nocturne and Hymn of Praise “A Court Funetion.’ "I T.ove Thee” (The Prince and Aana). (d) “The Destruction of e Fxcerpts from “Floradora,” Stuart Popular hits (a) “Limehouse Blue: L) “hansonette” . .Friml Selection, “The Firefly”. ... Friml Waltz Hungroise, “Puszta Maid- o (b) ) Atlan- .Braham Chambers “The $tar Spangled Banner.” At 7:30 p.m. today at Sylvan Theater by the United States Navy Band, Charles Benter, director. Victor Herbert program March, “The World's Progre: Grand scenes from the opera “Na- ” from “Babes in Tovland.” Airs from the musical Naughty Marietta.” Suite— (a) “Badinage.” (b) “Whispering Willows Excerpts from the operetta “The Wizard of the Nile.” Valse suite— (a) “Kiss Me Again,” from “Mile, Modiste. A Kiss in the Dark,” from “Orange Blossoms. Scenes from “The Serenade.” ¥antasia, “American.” The finale of the American fan- tasia is Herbert's version of “The Star Spangled Banner” as he ar- ranged it for military band. comedy (b) Ecuador Revolutionists Beaten. By the Associated Press. QUITO, Ecuador, September 22— The revolutionists, under Dr. Rafael Florencio ‘Arizaga and Jacinto Jijon Camano, have been defeated and dis- persed by the government forces, ac- cording to an officlal announcement by the government yesterday. | — on the part of the District of Co- lumbia team because Capt. H. H. Leizear, chief of the local rifiemen, won this match several years ago, The Wimbledon, most anclent of all long range classics, also opens to- day. The local guardsmen are all entered in the competition for the giant British cup and will once more display their skill at the yard-wide bull's-eye over a half a mile away on the Lake Krie beach. A joyous welcome was given to Master Sergt. Fletcher Beransdorff, headquarters and service company, who arrived Saturday from Wash- ington and who adds a tower of strength to the local aggregation in the coming trials of team fiting, o+ | THE EVENING STAR, WASH] AT FIFTEENTH STREET AND THE Biondi and the Very Rev. M. J. Ripple, national director of the Holy N NEW YORK POLICE IN THE HOLY NAME PARADE YESTERDAY. photographed as they passed the reviewing stand at Marchers making the last lap in the trip to the grounds of the Washington It has been estimated that 150,000 persons gathered about the Monument. Washington concede the likelihood of T lette’s carrying the seven States just named, totaling 50 electoral votes Republican managers know that their | principal flight henceforward Is to keep still more normally Republican territory UPTREND FOR DAVIS Fol- | ability | extent, they admit, a Coolidge major- ity in the electoral college. If there is a “La Follette landslide” in the Mi «ippi Valley and Rocky tain region, the O. P. will suffer @ blow from which it could hardly recover. Democratic star-gazers, after award ing La Follette 20 votes, Davis 206, consisting of the South (1 and four or (24). This is question. Party Managers Believe He Will Win Through La Fol- lette Raid on G. 0. P. States in five “doubtful” the Davis column BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. With the termination of John W. Davis’ Western trip, the Democratic party believes there has been an un- mistakable turning-point in his for- tunes. Leaders are not yet predicting a majority for Mr. Davis in the elec- toral college. But they contned that| he has at length made a visible dent in the Coolidge armor and checked the trénd in the President’s direction. That was their first objective. They think it has been accomplishe With that “psychological advantag scored, Democratic managers expect La Follette's raid on Republican es to do the rest. The inevitable result, many of the Davis field marshals noy figure, will be to throw the election into the House. Undoubtedly, that is where Democratic hopes and prayers are largely centered at this writing. They are based upon the belief that in preference to the al- ternative of a Bryan or Wheeler election to the presidency in the Senate enough “progressive Republicans,” not neces- sarily of the La Kollette stripe, will join Democratic delegations in the House to hand the presidential crown to the West Virginian. These cal- culations are the foundation of Clem L. Shaver's recent declaration that, on the basis of existing con<' ms. no candidate can get 266 ele votes Teach “Pad-and-Pench (age. The sixth week before election finds Coolidge, Davis and La ¥ol- lette managers at what may be term- ed the pad-and-pencil stage of the campaign. Having indulged in many weeks of tall claims mainly designed for popular consumption, the higher- ups nowadays are confining their own figurings to what they really believe and not to what, they want the public to think they believe. In the first place, sage Republican leaders, while entirely confident of victory, concede that victory may only be achieved by a.slender margin. These leaders no longer underestimate the La Fol- lette strength. They know it is a menace. The observations of every competent observer in the West show that it is. With German-Amer- icans, railroad _labor, . malcontent farmers and radicals of all hues ral- lied around his banner, La Follette's supporters comprise a_formidable voting body. They are less danger- ous in the urban communities of the ¥ast, but in States like Wisconsin, Minnesota, the two Dakotas, Montana, Idaho and Washington—all carried by Harding and Coolidge in 1920 by heavy majorities—the La Follette contingent is a-decisive factor. entirely conscious that its paramount In their communicative moments task was to break down “the Cocl- Republican gnd . Remocradic leaders. idge muih’'=—the “couplcx's-confidgnca Nerada New Mevien North Carolina Oklahoma Rhode Tsia South Caro Tennessce Tesas ... Virginia % West Virginia, Atabama Arizona Arkansas L. Colorado ... Delaware 1.0 Florida ... | Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Miesissippi .. Missours -, Total Outlook For Coolidge. If the combined Davis-La Follette electoral vote should not exceed 256, Coolidge would be victor in the electoral college with 275 votes, or 9 more than the required majority of 266. These votes would be made up as follow. Caljtornia Connecticut . Tilinois . T10 ew Jersey New York. Ohio K Maine Massachusetis Wryoming Total Democratic mathematicians contend that an electoral total of 275 is too gen- erous a concession to Coolidge—t! it goes beyond the realm of probabilities. Democrats believe they have at least a fifty-fifty fighting chance. But what they particularly point out is that the 275 estimate plainly d closes that Coolidge's margin of nine votes is precarious to the last degree They explain how any one of half a dozen contingencies might wipe it out and make it necessary for Congress to elect the Président and Vice Pres- ident. - Put Towa in Doubtful Column. The 13 vgtes of Towa alone, where Brookhart is in sullen revolt against Coolidge and Dawes, would do the trick. The loss of the 10 votes of Kansas, where William Allen White is leading a Republican bolt, would exactly accomplish it. Coolidge could carry Jowa and Kansas, but if he lost Nebraska (where George W. Norris is the uncertain quantity) and Ore- gon, with a total of 13 votes, the President would be in distress. The defection of either Indiana or New Jersey, both ranked doubtful by the Democrats and .faction torn, would defeat the President, if the Democratio count of 206 for Davis and 50 for La Follette is well founded. Seek to Dispel “Coolidge Myth.” To date the Davis camp has been Moun- | give | solid | the border States (53) | 1t contains whole sections in which the | D. C, MO EPTEMBE 29 R 1924. AVENUE. ame Society, in the reviewing stand. i 3 3 5 a b 3 s 3 o Sags HEXD OF PROCESSION F varade. This photograph shows t \OFFIGERS USE GUNS TO AWE TWO MOBS ;.Arrests in Liquor Cases Re-| | sented by Colored People. ; One Man Chased. ‘ Threatened by a moh of rcolored | {men vesterday after he had captured | n alleged negro bootlegger fallow- |ing ttomobile chase through the southwest section yesterday, Prohi- | bition Azent Fred Rose was forced |to draw nis revolver to keep the | crowd at bay Later in the day another crowd at-| tempted to interfere with the arrest| of another prisoner by Detective Ogle of No. 4 precinct, who also found it necessary to flourish his gun at the jeering negroes. Rose had chased a suspected liquor car for about 15 miles through south west and northwest streets, finally overtaking it at Third street and Maryland avenue southwest. As the agent was about to arrest the driver, Edgar Sutton, colored, 38, of 338 Oak- dale street, a large crowd of negrocs “befriended” the prisoner and threat- ened the agent, he reported. Rescrves Are Called. from the fourth d of Rose and an s Police reserves precinct came to_the spersed the crowd. Sutton was charged with violating the Volstead act-when 17 gallons of alleged whisk were found in his car 1 Detective Ogle incurred the wrath | of tho other mob when he arrested Bessie, Loman, colored, 21, of 1321 Half Strect southwest on a liquor | charge. His drawn gun eoon di |pelled the frowns of the aggressor: however,. and he proceeded with the prisoner to the station house. Thirty-eight arrests for violation of the Volstead law were made during the ‘day by police and revenue agents in various parts of the city, in addi- tion to 63 arrests for intoxication and three for operating vehicles while under the influence of liquor. Lin Calvin Coolidge,” as Will Hays sloganizes it: With John W. Davis and Robert M. La Follette both waging a “gloves off” fight from now on, the Democrats refuse any longer to consider the “Coolidge idol” idea invincible. They are swinging into the critical home stretch of the cam- paign encouraged and militant. But their most sanguine expectations, on their own confessions, range around Davis’ election in the House of Rep- resentatives. Warnings of overconfi- dence, now going out to Coolidge leaders all over the country, convince the Democrats that the wind is not blowing quite so strongly against them as it did a few weeks ago, | 1as MacArthur. William Cardinal O’Connell, Archbishop Fumasoni- National Photo. Led by their own band, these members of the New York delegation were teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. National Photo. SSING THE REVIEWING STAND. Thousands crowded the line of march in the rain yesterday to witness he Washington police leading the line. ANAJRGENERALS POSTIONSFILED Johnston, Weigel, Martin and MacArthur Designated for Promotions. Selection of four bricadier mener- ale—William M. Johnston, William Weigel, Charles H. Martin and Doug- to be major generals, Wwith retirement of senior officers now holding this rank, and of four colonels, to succeed to the resulting vacancies in the rank of brigadier general, was announced today at the War Depart- ment. Brig. Gen. Johnston will be pro- | moted on the retirement of Maj. Gen. Mark L. November 2 next; . on retirement of . Reade, November 19; Brig Gen. Martin on retirement of Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bullard, January 15, and Brig. Gen. MacArthur, on re- irement of Maj. CGien. Charles G. Mor- ton, January 15. The colonel's & are: Edgar T. George S. Simonds, Donaldson, Cavalry Bjornstad, Infant Retirement of Maj. Gen. Bullard will take off the active list the last of the men who commanded Ameri- can armies In France during the war. There still remains among the ac- tive major generals a few, who had was experience as corps commanders, but the changes due to advancing aze have brought to the rank of major general in the permanent establishment a number of junior officers whose war experience did not include even divisional command although all of them practically were either divisional chiefs of staff, many of them were brigade commanders and some had extensive experience in the corps and Army and headquarters staff work in France. In addition to. the changes due to retirements and promotions, the War Department has about completed the shifting of personnel in general staff posts, necessitated under the law requiring that officers return to duty with troops at the expirhtion of each four-year period of staff work. Brig. Gen. Fox Connor is among the most recent officers ordered back to Washington from the Canal Zone, after serving the required two years with troops. He is being brought here for assignment as chief of the 4 section of the general staff, which handles questions of supply and equipment, Brig. Gen. Dennis E. Nolan, his predecessor, having been appointed deputy chief of staff on the advancement of Maj. Gen. John L. Hines to be chief of staff, after the retirement of Gen. Pershing. Gen. Connor will be succeeded by Maj. Gen. Martin. Assignments for the other new major generals have mot been-madg public, ected for promotion Collins, Infantry; Infantry; T. Q. and Alfred W. President Coolidge, with William “atholic dignitaries, on speakers’ platform in grounds of the Washington Monument. The President’s address v broadcast over the eountry. National Pho he h X h torie ;MAJ. GEN. BABBITT | {GOES ON RETIRED LIST}AGGUSED SI'AYERS i | j' Active Service After 40 Years. Gen. Hersey Promoted. Former Soldiers Said to Con- fess Murder of Maj. Mec- Leary in South Carolina. | Mai. Gen. Edwin B. Babbitt, who| ! has been in command of Camp Lewis | | Washington for several months, has been placed on the retired list at his own request, after more than 40 years' service, and will proceed to < home. He is from New York, and earned the distinguished service et e o medal for exceptionally meritorious CHESTERFIELD, services durinz the World War. He Branghtinere was graduated from the Military|from prison cells Academy, in June, 1SS4. After 5 |have oc 1 years' service in the 5th Artillery he|timer was transferred to the Ordnance De- |YOUng cotton n partment, in which he reached the |Soldiers. grade of colonel in February, 1913.|Court of . He was promoted a brigadier general (on the charge of murde in February, 1918, and major gen-|uel H. McLeary, United Stz eral in April, 1923 King and Harrell As a result of Gen. Babbitt's re-|fessions they are tirement, Brig. Gen. Mark L. Hersey, |have signed, killed the Army of commanding the 1st Coast Artillery |11 miles sou Cherayw, this count District, at Boston, has been promoted |on the afternoon of July 2 last, after to the grade of major general, and |he had picked them up on the Ra- Col. William W. Harts, Field Artil- |leigh-Columbia highway to give them lery, commanding the post of Madison |@ lift in his automob Whether or Barracks, N. Y., has been promoted |Rot their trial will begin today w to the grade of brigadier general. [not known this morning. Gens. Hersey and Harts were dec rated for distinguished services dur- ing the World War. Both are grad- uates of the Military Academy. Gen.|prosecute ihe Harts was formerly attached to the |he was ready Corps of Engineers, and during the|the South ( 4 years preceding the World War [ants can dem was in charge of public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia. The new assignments of Gens Hersey and Harts will be announced in a few day | s under | in C e their arrest and Frank Harrell 1 workers and former were to be arra neral said by officers to Prosecutor Ready to Proceed. Solicitor J. Monroe Spears, who will case, announced that to procecd, but under rolina law the defend- and a delay of three dayvs after arraignment before being placed on trial So far as i King nor Harrell known here, neither has engaged coun- sel. If they appear in court without legal representatioh, the court will appoint attorneye defend them They cannot plead guilty, as such a | plea is not accepted in a capital case by the < of this State The di®.ppearance of Maj. McLeary carly in July remained a mystery for two weeks and caused a search to be instituted throughout both the Caro linas. He was known to have left Raleigh for Charleston, where he wa to begin a tour of duty with troops at Fort Moultrie, traveling by auto- mobile. He had wired to have a sum of money sent to him a hotel in Co- lumbia, and the first alarm as to his whereabouts was felt when he failed | to claim the money King was arrested July home near Canton, N. C., and upon the finding of a shirt in his possession that was identified as one of the mies- ing officer’s, he confessed and impli- cated Harrell. The latter was arrest- ed several days later in Nashville, Tenn., with * Gerald Harrell, N brother, who was charged with being an | accessory after the fact. “EDUCATION WEEK” SET. President Coolidge will issue g proclamation declaring the week of November 17-23 as American Educa- tion week, it was announced today by the Bureau of Education of the Interior Department. Plans for na- tion-wide observance under the au: pices of the National Education As- sociation and the American Legion, in addition to the bureau, have been com- pleted, and several publications have been issued suggesting methods observing the week. fo of 16, at his Poison Taken by Mistake. Misgaking rat poison for soda, Al- lison -Stone, an Indian, swallowed a fatal dose of the powder yesterday at his home, 330 B street southwest. He died at Casualty Hospital. A ce tificate of accidental death was issued. Reports Theft of Auto. Glenn Binns of 4836 Conduit road | reported to the police last nizht the theft of his automobile ocontaining about $200 worth of clothing and an oil stove. The car was parked on M street between Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh-streets, . 3 King Alfonso of Spain never wears a suit more than a dozen times and there are many which he wears onl once. In his extensive wardrobe. which occupies three large apart- ments in the roval household, he has Ao fewer-than 150 suite,