Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1924, Page 2

HOLD-UP IS STAGED UNDER POLICE EYES On Looking Bicycle Officer Thought Pistol Play Was “Joke.” While @ blercle policeman across the street watched the proceedings, in the belief they were a practical joke, two voung bandits last night Staged a daring hold-up at pistol's point of the L. Hoyt Lamb drug store, at Eleventh and East Capitol streets, one of them ng with revolver the proprietor, three of his employes and two bystanders while the other rified the cashier's box and cash register of $150 in cash. Completing their work in deliber- ate fashion, the pair disconnected the telephones, walked from the store, passed the policeman and disappear- ed in Lincoln Park Recovering composure as the young robbers were lost to sight, Proprietor Lamb, apparently ignorant that a po- Jiceman was across the street, used an undamaged telephone to notify police of the Ninth precinct. The identity of the policeman, said by Mrs. Ade- laide Shannon, cashier and one of the victims, to have been a Federal po- v‘m n, had not been established to- mena Mry. Shannon Displays Nerve. Mrs. Shannon, according to nesses, displaved remarkable nerve in the face of the gun muzzls pointed at ¥ slipping two diamond rings un- noticed from her finger to a_hiding place beneath the counter. She did not comply with the order to “put em up,” and only moved from her th when specifically told to do so the armed men. \ graphic account of the hold-up Wwas given to a Star reporter today by Mrs. Shannon, who lives at 2% Fourt: street northeast. It fol- ows know wit- by nth young men whom we all round here, Harry Adams and boy named Kane, were standing in front the drux store about 10 o'clock last night when the two hand me up and ordered them the store. One of the was in his twenties and erehief to his face with he pointed a gun with His companion was just a s old, and he was the whole time. He is pocket and shielded yes w Warned it Wax “No Joke.” ind Adams thought the men hoy bandit spoke better do what we hold-up.’ The young . the ban- Sweeping his Lamb and the rest Herbert Souder clerks in the red to put up our | they told me to get shier's desk, how- 1 my two diamond rings counter, and then went I didn’t raise my them because it 1 suppose seem to j beneath over ang hands the 1 never tho t and the robbers didn't much attention to me anyway. wasn't scared at all, but after it wa: all over. I had a bad case of nervi “The bandit, who seemed to using boy as a tool, ordered e €0 through the cash register, and about $150. The tff and as he cash recepteale ng. The older boy to see if Mr. Iver in his pocket, lutely refused to get away from T olde the npa drawer procur emed hed rifling was man_then Lamb had a but the you do it, saying ‘let's here quick.’ Park Policeman Looked On. “With that, the >, and Lincoln park, A park Le his cash the h abs the two walked out of crossed the street to where they disappear- iceman stood across W us raise our hands L did not move, thought it was a joke. robbers then went to the telephone disconnected them so that we couldn’t summon aid. “It was an exciting experience that 1 do not want to have repeated. It all took place so fast that I didn't have ance to get frightened. I gueéss that's why the bandits didn't pay much attention to me or make me hold my hands up.” COOLIDGE ACCUSED BY MEANS, ASKING PROBE BY WHEELER (Continued from Firs t Page.) “I am only casually acquainted with Mr. Means. How could he know any- thing about my testimony? I did not say anything under coercion. No one forced me to go to Washington.” Means' repudiation was made pub- lic here yesterday by Mr. Daugherty in connection with a letter he gent to John W. Davis, Democratic presiden- tal candidate.” The former Attorney General severely criticized Mr. Davis “for referring to alleged misconduct of my administration without first learning the facts.” A copy of Means' repudiation was sent Mr. Davis with the letter. Means declared in his statement that all testimony he gave before the Senate committee was prompted by Senator Wheeler and declared that the Montana Senator knew the testi- mony was untrue. “I testified what I did before the committee only after a friend had told me that Daugherty had said, Means can go to hell,™ Means' statement said. He declared that the beginning of his relations with Senator Wheeler was prompted by a desire to obtain information as to what the Senate committce was doing regarding its in- vestigation of the Attorney General's department In order that he might advise Daugherty. “Up until the day 1 took the stand,” the statement sald, “I wag getting_information to furnish the Attorney General's depart- ment. When I was told that Daugh- erty had said that I could go to hell, I testified to what 1 did.” Means declared that he had in his possession information which would prove that his testimony was untrue and could submit physical evidence to further substantiate his statements “The testimony against Daugherty was all a tissue of lies,” he said, “and the only reason I made the statements the way I did was beeause of the mes- sage 1 received from Mr. Daughrty, just before I took the stand.” (The full text of the Daugherty letter and Means’ denial will be found elsewhere in this issue.) ZR-3 TO GET FINAL TEST. By the Associated Press. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, September 22. —The 30-hour duration flight of the dirigible ZR-3, built at the Zeppelin plant here for the United States Navy will begin next Wednesday. Dr. Eck- ener, director of the Zeppelin plant, said the cruise will be over northwestern Germany. ' If the motors come up to expecta- -glons the airship may start for Lake- urst, N. J, early next week. The exact date will depend on weather forecasts, T COLLADAY DISCOUNTS G. 0. P. LOSSES IN WEST C. National Committeeman Calls Reported' Disaffection «Propaganda’'of Rivals. Edward F. Colladay, Republican national committeeman for the Dis- trict of Columbia, returned today from a trip to Missouri, where he looked into political conditions. On his way back he stonped in Chicago and made a report to National Chairman Butler. Mr. Colladay, who is president of the Washington Board of Trade, said that reports of disaffection in the Republi- can ranks in Missouri were enemy propaganda, and predicted that Mis- souri would fall in the Coolidge col- umn. I talked to ‘keymem’ representing various clements in Missourl— with men who were not trying to kid' me or themselves” sald Mr. Colladay today, “and these talks, plus other personal contacts, convinced me that we have every reason to count on Missouri. Any strength the third party may have had is being dissi- pated daily, and the nominee from Wiscongin continues his attacks on the Supreme Court of the United States, which has now been so thor- oughly exposed as an assault.on the Constitution.” S MINNESOTA LEANS T0 LA FOLLETTE IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE (Continued from First Page.) D. the party, and to the Populisi insist that without La Follettee the movement will melt into thin air. But so encouraged are the Inde- pendent Progressives today that def- inite plans for the formation of the proposed new Liberal party with organizations in all states, are de- veloping. ne of the leaders tells me that th La Follette-Wheeler electors in each state will be the members of each State organization after the election. These electors, he pointed out, will represent so many thousands of votes in their States. Something definite and tangible. He insists that Senator La Follette is in good shape and capable of years of service for the Liberals. ~Should anything prevent his carrying on, another leader would arise. The two most vunerable points of the La Follette platform, some of his supporters have admitted, are his as- sault on the Constitution through the courts and his proposal that the government shall own the railroads and operate them. With regard to the first point, neither the Lutherans nor the Catholics, and there are many of both in Minneso like the idea of taking from the Supreme Court of the United States the power to pass upon the constitutionality of laws enacted by the Congress or the State Legislatures. Want Schools Protected. party and in They are particularly interested in maintaining their parochial schools, run by the churches. They fear that some day a State or the Congress might enact laws prohibiting such schools. For the same reason that they oppose the establishment of a Federal department of education, un- der which they think the church schools might be injured, they oppose the Le Follette idea with regard to the courts. Incidentally, a Lutheran told me he understood that President Coolidge and many other Republicans had been for the Department of Educa- | tion bill and that La Follette was opposed to it. Since Senator La Fol- lette and Senator Wheeler in their recent speeches have modified the urt proposal, pointing out that all they ask is a referendum of the question to the people, both Lutherans and the Catholics have felt better regarding the La Follette candidacy. La Follette is being supported by a very large number of the members of the railroad brotherhoods. They played a large part in bringing about his nomination at the Clev land convention, but the fact of the matter is that many of these railroad employes who believe in La Follette | and who want him for President look askance upon the Government owner- ship and operation idea. In the first place they are gettink good wages, better than employes of the Govern- ment in comparable jobs. In the second place, as one conductor said, “I am against putting the railroads under a political machine. Just be- cause a man has a political pull is no reason why he should be put in charge of a railroad or any part of one.” Not Afraid of Platform. “Well,” I asked, “why are you sup- porting La Follette, then. with his government ownership platform?’ “Oh” he answered, “La Follette won't put the roads under Govern- bent operation and he's a friend of the railroad employes and always has been,” not a very logical statement, but typical of the feeling of many of the railroad employes. They want La Follette and believe that the ques tion of Government ownership of the railroads is not so imminent as might be supposed should the Wiscon- sin Senator be elected. Of course the railroad opei are fighting La Follette as ously as they can. big manufacturers, particularly in the steel industry. They are anxious to see La Follette wiped out politically. They do not want to see the estab- lishment of a new liberal party at the exepense of one or the other of the old parties. Some day they fig- ure such a liberal party might come into power and the results for big business would not be so good. In Wisconsin the manufacturers are pointed to high taxes as a rea- son why the Wisconsin leader should not be elevated to the Presidency. But while taxes are admittedly high there, property is just as valuable as elsewhere, the business of the State is good and the State does not.owe a penny. It is operated on the cash and carry plan. The high taxes re- sult very largely from the charges placed on the people by the various municipalities. tors igor- That is true of e EMANCIPATION DAY BEING CELEBRATED Anniversary of Lincoln Signing Proclamation Noted in Schools and at Statues. Today is the anniversary of the signing of the proclamation of eman- cipation by Abraham Lincoln. Trib- utes to his memory are being paid un- der the auspices of the District Fed- eration of Women's Political Clubs. Mrs. Gabrielle Pelhan of the commu- nity center department of the public schools of the District of Columbia is in charge. The principal ceremony was held at Fort Stevens. Exercises were also held in Lincoln Park and Judiciary Square. Wreaths were placed at the foot of each statue located therein. Teachers in the various public schools today gave brief addresses on the life of the emancipator and appro- priate patriotic songs were sung. Slides of Lincoln and the Gettysburg address were shown in many of the motion picture houses. Lincoln was the subject of many of yesterday's sermons, | Chariotte the | 2 = HE EVENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1924. c R e s e i P e e NPt SR e e e e e e e R l l GREEK FRATERNAL BODY MEETS HERE Delegates Are Received by President Coolidge—Hear Americanization Talk. Delegates to the second annual con- vention of the Ahepa, a fraternal or- ganization composed mostly of Amer. ican citizens of Hellenic descent were received by President Coolidg. at_the White House tod: The Ahepa was organized in At- lanta, Ga., two vears ago, and has as its object the fostering of American- ization and a fraternal spirit among its members. A person has to be either an American citizen or to sig- nify his intention of becoming one before he is eligible to membershp in the organization, which now has more than 3,000 members. Miss Aiton in Speaker. Prior to going to the White House today the first business session was beld in the Pythian Temple, Ninth street. Addresses on “Ameri- canization” were features of the pro- gram. The speakers were Miss Mabel L. Benson and Miss M. E. Aiton, principle of the Americaniza- tion schools of this city, and G. M. Saliba, supreme vice president of the organization The remainder of the program in- cluded invocation, delivered by preme Chaplain R. Constantinide services conducted by Rev. Simeon Emmanuel, chaplain of the Baltimore Chapter, No. 30, assisted by the Bal- timore chorus of Greek chanters. A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. Eva Cherbithes, accompanied by Miss Klein. Supreme FPresident George Demeter presided. Reports by the s the supreme secretars tas; the supreme treasurer, Harry Coroneos, and the appointment of committees are features of a session in the Pythian Temple this afternoon. Initiation Planned Tonight. An initiation ceremony Dby the Washington and Baltimore chapters will be held in the Raleigh Hotel tonight at §:15 o'cloc After a busin sion tomorrow morning delegates will journey to Arlington, where a floral tribute will be placed upon the grave of the Un- known Soldier, and @ banquet will be held in the Raleigh Hotel tomor- row night. The convention will con- tinue through Thursday. tegistration, a reception by the Washington and Baltimore chapters, sightseeing and a theater party at Keith's last night were features of yesterday's program. VOTE WITH YOUR MEN, SLOGAN FOR WOMEN Executive Committee of General Federation of Women’s Clubs to Push Election Duty Drive. . Cho- “Get out and vote with folks” will . | taken up at the first meeting since the election of new officers of the executive committee of the General | Federation of Women's Clubs at the | federation’s headquarters, 1734 N | street, tomorrow morning. Mrs. John | D. Sherman, the new president, of es Park, Colo., will announce ap- | pointment of certain committees of vital interest to 3,000,000 women in the organization. Attending the sessions of the com- mittee will be Mrs. Edward Franklin White, deputy attorney general of In- | diana; Miss Florence Dibert of Johns- town, Pa.; Mrs Florence C. Floore, Clebourne, Tex.; Mrs. James E. Hays, Montezuma, Ga.: Mrs. John Boot State president of New York: Mrs. E. 0. Leatherwood, Salt Lake City, and Miss Anna Shelton, Fort Worth, Tex. One of the first callers at headquar- ters to congratulate Mrs. Sherman was Mrs. Robert J. Burdette of Pasa- dena, Calif., who motored across the continent for the fourth time and will motor back tomorrow via the south- ern route. Mrs. Burdette had charge of the program arrangements at the biennial in Los Angeles. Among other subjects to be taken up are plans for pushing the inquiry as to what is the matter with the American home and_ appointment of several committee chairman for the two years' work maped out by Mrs. Sherman. your men e PLANS “MISSOURI NIGHT” Democratic Club to Meet at Mrs. Moran’s Home. “Missouri night” will be observed at the meeting of the McDonald- Washington-Blackburn Club tonight at 8:30 o'clock at the home of the club's president, Mrs. Jeannie Black- burn Moran, 2315 Massachusetts ave- nue. Members of the Missouri State Society and the District Federation of Women's Clubs are invited as spe- cial guests. The usual invitation to members of all Democratic clubs is likewise extended. Edwin S. Puller, former resident of St. the principal speaker. will be “The Attitade cratic Party Toward Cour A discussion will be held concern- ing the challenge to the Republican administration to let the public into its confidence about’ the recall of Secretary Wilbur from the Pacific Coast. Chrissie Anderson will sing a Mis- sourl song in honor of the occasion, as well as other selections and will lead in the singing of a campaign to the tune of “Dixie.’ of this eity, Louis, will be His subject of the Demo- the Supreme Freight Schedules Suspended. Proposed new schedules increasing freight rates on petroleum and its products from the El Dorado-Smack- over, Ark., district to points in the New Orleans district on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad to- day were ordered suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission from October 10 until February 7. An investigation into the proposed in- creases will be made during the sus- pension. p ; B'ein;i’:esident Has Drawbacks; Here’s Evidence There was gloom cast about the ‘White House today when Presi- dent Coolidge was reminded that the celebration incident to the un- velling of the monument in mem- ory of the 1st Division, American expeditionary force, south of the State, War and Navy Bpilding, has been set for the afternoon of the operfing game of the world series base ball game. This would necessitate Presi- dent Coolidge and his party leav- ing the thrills of the ball game probably after the first or second inning in order that he could pre- sent himself at the dedication ceremonies at the time ‘appointed to make his address. a be one of the subjects| Means, detonator of the latest political bombshell along the presidential campaign front, remain- ed in mysterious silence in his Six- teenth street home here today, care- fully guarded from the concussion of his own explosive. by well drawn blinds amd a manservant with a poker face and a remarkable lack of knowledge about his muster's where- abouts. To the varied inquiries of an anx- fous coterie of newspaper men who besieged the former Department of Justice operative's home, at 903 Six- teenth street, in a vain'effort to ob- tain some word from him relative to | his repudiation of his testimony against former Attorney General Daugherty before the Wheeler com- mittee, Means' servant had but one answer: “Mr. Means is out.” It was quite evident from the care that was taken to keep the reporters from even mounting the front steps of the house, however, that the “star witness” at the sensational investiga- tion into the affairs of the former head of the Department of Justice last Winter probably was very much “at home. Doorx Tightly Locked. Every blind of the house was drawn and every door tightly locked. On | the front door was a sign announcing that the bell was out of order and requesting visitors to knock at a small basement door below. Vigor- ous application there, however, coaxed Means’ spinixlike servant not to the door, but to a front window 20 feet above. Carefully pulling the curtain aside a few inches the man would inquire who the intruder might be and promptly announce that he had ar- irived at work late that morning and {had not seen Means. Then, without more ado, the blind was drawn again |and only silence eminated from the house except the continuous tapping of a typewriter, which might have been located in a chautauqua sys- ACGUSED MEN DENY LIQUOR CONSPIRAGY Lieut. Sprinkle Says He Was Buying Corks When Hun- ter’s Place Raided. Needham C. Turnage, United States commissioner, today heard testimony | of some of the 15 Washington men charged in an indictment reported by a Florida grand jury with con- spiracy to violate the national pro- hibition act by selling, buying or trangporting intoxicants from that |State to the District of Columbia | The commissioner recently ruled that | the Florida indictment is sufficient to charge an offense against the United States and is prima facie evi- dence of probable cause .for the re- moval of the men from W ton to the Florida court for trial. is to offset this evidence of probable cause that the testimony is being received from the accused persons. The commissioner will then rule as to whether the warrant of removal should issue. In the event the Commissioner should hold the 15 men or some of them, it is expected recourse will be had to habeas corpus proceedings Iwhich will defer final action of the question of removal for many months. Denies Part in Plot. Police Lieutenant Joshua Le Sprinkle testified that he was never in the State of Florida and had no acquaintance with any of the al- leged conspirators excepting William Haller, a policeman, and James W. Hunter, who has a place of business on D street between Ninth and Tenth streets. He denied that he ever en- tered into any conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and explained how he came to be in Hunter's place when it was raided in November, 1923. Sprinkle said he was coming from a store across D street when he was at- tracted to the way Hunter was dressing his window, in which were displayed a number of corks. This reminded the officer that his wife had asked him to purchase some corks, and he stepped into the store for that purpoee. Al- though he knew Hunter, he had not been previously in the store for six months, he said. About two minutes later, while he was waiting for his pur- chases to be wrapped, Sprinkle said, the raiding party arrived. He identified himself to the party, and was told by one of them to “go home and forget it Three days later he was summoned to the office of Golding at prohibi- tion headquarters, who insinuated that Sprinkle was receiving $1,500 a week for protection of Hunter. Sprinkle offered to submit his bank- ing accounts to disprove the insinu- ation. He declared he bad a sav- ings account of $500 to which he had not added in the past six years and his other account showed a bal- ance of less than $10. William Haller, policeman detailed at Union station, also testified. He had never been in Florida and knew only two of his alleged co-conspira- tors. He knew Lieut. Sprinkle as an officer of the Police Department, but did not know where he resided. He also knew Patrick H. Barteman by sight. He denied the charges in the indictment. 0. C. Fredericks, a Pullman con- ductor, also testified. He was on leave of absence at the time the alleged conspiracy was formed and executed, he said. and spent his va cation in Virginia and West Vir- ginia' He knew the other Pullman employes charged in the indictment and had met Hickey, he stated, although he could not recall where and when he met the Government's chief witness. He denied he had participated in any agreement to transport liquor for sale. The hearing before the commis- stoner will be resumed Wednesday. MRS. MARY WATSON DIES. Mother of Indiana Senator Suc- cumbs at Age of 93. Mrs. Mary Watson, 93 years old, mother of Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, died at her home in Man- chester, Ind., today, according to word received here. Mrs. Watson was the widow of Enos L. Watson, formerly a prom- inent lawyer of Indiana. Besides her son, Senator Watson, she is survived by two other sons, S. 8. Watson, an editor of Manchester, Ind, and Charles L. Watson, = lawyer of In- dlanapolls, Ind, 3 “He’s Out,’ Says Means’ Servant; Curious Scribes Wait to See Repudiation and Rumored Repudiation of Repudiation Leave Reporters in Air as to Truth of Anything. tem's office several doors T No one scemed abl to locate the typewriter at least Jee M Wins Entre. Only one man succeeded getting the front door of the house to open He was the ice man. ilving the “bell:out-of-order” mign one con- temptuous glance, that hearty pound- ed lustrily on the ecarefully barred aperture, howled “ice” three (imes and then waited. In lesx than a minu’ - the door was pushed open just far « .01gh for a pan to be pushed out, : cake of fce was dropped into it and "bang” went the door again. That Means was in the house was vouchsafed also by a woman neigh- bor, who added that Mrs. Means and their small child had departed some days ago. Half a dozen of the news- paper men thereupon promptly spread their rain coats out along an iron railing, sat down and began reading the latest news about the pennant battles in the sporting sections of the morning papers, prepared to camp on the spot until Means either re- turned to his home or come out of it. New R diation Denied. Nothing new could be obtained on the statement published in some pa- pers that Means had repudiated his repudiation. He was found by a cor- respondent for The Associated Press Iast night in a Sixteenth street hotel, with the door of his room barred by a heavy piece of timb. which, evi dently, he had taken there for the purpose. Reluctantly admitting the newepaper man, Means listened to the story of the alleged denial, and then said, referring to the signed statement former Attorney General Daugherty issued from Colum- bus, Ghio uch a statement was signed, and I have not repudiated that statement.” Soon afterward Means disappeared from his room, and it was not until this morning that he was located in his home at 903 Sixteenth street. Every effort to obtain from him some statement r garding the authenticity of the state- ment published in the morning papers was repulsed. Having had time by then to have read the atatement himself, it was thought he would either confirm or deny it TEST FILIPINO'S RIGHT AS CITIZEN Court to Pass on Status of Enlisted Man, Cook at Marine Barracks. May a Filipino who has served the Army or Navy of States be admitted to in the United citizenship without the usual declaration of in- | was submitted | tention? This query today to Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court when the Naturaliza- tion Bureau questioned the right of Sinforoso Martines, a cook at Marine Barracks. to be admitted to citizen- ship under the provision of law per- mitting the granting of citizenship to natives of the Philippine Islands who have served this country in naval or military capacity. A number of such naturalizations were granted during the war and subsequently under a statute which expired last March. The court took the matter under ad- visement. The passing of this statute, the bu- reau claims, required the falling back to the former law, which appears to read that a formal declaration be re- quired of the Filipino as well as his service in the naval and military es- tablishments. The question is whether the decla- ration must be as required of aliens generally, not less than 2 nor more than 7 vears old. Usually an alien. after declaring his intention, must it two vears before he is eligible for naturalization, and if he waits more than seven years before seeking final papers he must begin all over again. A judge in California, in De- cember, 1921, construing the statute which the bureau claims now governs, ruled that the usual declaration was meant by the wording of the law. Born in Islamds. Martinez was born in the Philippine | Island, in August, 1895, and enlisted at Cavite, in 1916, but did not land on American soil until 1917. He made his formal declaration of intention today, and immediately sought final papers in accordance with the custom which has prevailed here of admitting former service men without waiting the statutory time. As a number of Filipinos are in the same position, Chief Examiner O. T. Moore submit- ted the matter to Justice Hoehling for legal interpretation of the statute. Justice Hoehling also has under advisement the question of whether a Filipino who served in a civil capacity during the war, may become an Amer- ican citizen, or whether the Filipinos, who did not see actual service, as barred from citizenship. RENT BOARD IS FREED OF MANDATORY ORDER Injunction Affecting Linkins Prop- erty, Granted August 22, Set Aside by Court. Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the District Supreme Court today set aside the mandtatory injunction granted August 22 last by Justice Hitz against the Rent Commission proceeding with any case in which was involved property belonging to George W. Linkins or of which he was agent. Justice Siddoms, at the request of Maj. A. Coulter Wells, the new counsel of the Rent Commission, with the consent of Justice Hitz, re- viewed the latter's action. ‘The new decision follows the lines of the ruling by Justice Stafford,.who denied the application of Lipkins for a “blanket” injunction aghinst the commission and declared that in each specific case Linkins must apply for an order staying the action of the Rent Commission. Otherwise Justice Siddons rules the plaintiff would have an injunction, such as was denied by Justice Staf- ford, without giving the security re- quired by court rules. Since Justice Stafford had refused to enjoin the commission, says Justice Siddons, the commission cannot be said to have exceeded its power in proceeding to a determination of a matter pending before the bringing of Linkins' suit. The effect of Jus- tice Hitz’s order, the court finds, would be to give Linkins injunctive relief as of the time of filing his suit, the very thing which Justice Stafford had refused to do. | nut Co. Liquid Carbonic C. DRUG GONVENTION 10 OPEN TONIGHT Exhibition at Convention Hall Open to Public—Will Last Till Friday. Delegates from all parts of the country are pouring into Washington to attend the twenty-sixth annual convention of the National Associa- tion of Retall Druggists. sessions of which begin at 8 o'clock tonight in the Hall of Nations, Washington Ho- tel. President J. H. Webster will for- mally open the convention tonight, which will end Friday morning, after which Rev. John C. Palmer will pro- nounce the invocation. B. A. Browne, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture, will speak, and he will be followed by Clarence A. Phillips, who will give a pictorial introduction to Washington. Col. Robert N. Harper and Paul Pear- ®on, president of the Mistrict of Co- lumbia Retail Druggists' Association, will deliver addresses of welcome, to which response will be made by Charles H. Huhn. Mrs. A. V. Burdine will officially welcome the ladies in an address, which will be responded to by Mrs. Alfred W. Pauley. Reception and Dance. Following announcements of com- mittees, there will be a reception and | dance. One of the largest drug exhibits ever staged in the Capital city was| opened at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Convention Hall, Fifth and L streets | northwest. — All the momning ex- | hibitors from all parts of the country were engaged in placing their mate- rials for the view of the throngs which are expected to attend the ses- sions. A. L. Stern is directing the exposition. The big hall is attractively deco- rated with white and green bunting, interspersed with the national col- ors. Ome of the features of the ex- hibition is the very large aisle space in front of the exhibits and this brought forth much favorable com- ment from the exhibitors, who say that it is the best in the 26 years of the exhibitior. United States Takes Part. For the first time in the history of | the organization the Government is represented at the exhibition by the Bureau of Chemistry of the Depart- ment of Agriculture and the L'nited' States Bureau of Standards Many of the booths which are in place have drawn prizes at some of the largest exhibitions of the world, one of the particularly attractive booths having a background of gold | cloth which cost thousands of dollars, Tons and tons of souvenirs, includ- ing fancy drinks, perfumes. patent remedies, etc., will be distributed to those attending the exhibition, and an effort will be made to so direct the f:r_nwds S0 that upon entering they Wil receive large bags, and when | hey return to the entran: i igxinet ce they will _The primary purpose of the exposi- tion is to display wares to the scores of retail druggists in attendance at the convention, and for this purpose | the afterncon will be reserved for ! them. The general public will be ad- | itted at night from 7 o' 10:30 oclock. © e The list of exhibitors follows: Abbott Laboratori Anheuser Bush, The Armand Co., Armour Seap A. H. Lewis Medicine Co., Col- & Co., DeVilibiss Manufactur- ing Co., The Bayer Co., Emerson Drug Co., Enoz Chemical Co., E. R. Squibb & Sons, Jos. Trainer Co. Display Ma- terfal Co., Schroder & Tremayne, E. L. Patch, Co., Pepsodent Co., Norwich Pharmacal Co., The Mennen Co., Hor- lick’s Malted Milk Co., Lambert Phar- macal Co., Illinois Glass Co., Poloris Co., Florence Manufacturing Co., Cen- tral Chemical Co., Orangeine Chemi- cal Co., Arthur R. Rapp Co., Upsher Smith, Incorporated, McCambridge & McCambridge Co., The Kolynos Co, Scholl Manufacturing Co., Stephen &, Whitman Co., Owens Bottle Co., Pfeif. fer Manufacturing Co., Tivoll Extract Co., Key Chemical Co,, S. C. Johnson & son. Larvex Corporation, Richard Hud- Nox- Eravo- Langdon ormandy Rubber Tire zema Chemical Co, graph Corporation, & Co., National Carbon Co. Products Co, K. & S. Co., Burroughs Bros. Manufacturin Co., Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Alonzo Bliss Medical Co., San-I-Sal| Co., Nizer Corporation, S. & S. Water Co. Continental Drug Company, Melba Manufacturing Co., Walker Soda Fountain Corporation, McCoy Laboratories, Inc.: American Gause & Cotton Co., Ansco Co., Bussman Manufacturing Co., Christy Sales Co., Munyon Remedy Co., Nymfaun Co., Delcolight Doty Co., Sanitary Postage Association of America, Life Savers, Inc.; Boncilla Laboratories, Inc: Arm- strong Cork Co., Icy-Hot Bottle Co., Schering & Glantz, Baptisine Pharmi- cal Co., Dennison Manufacturing Co Holman Soap Co., Rubberset Co. Kling Gibson Co. S. Sternan & Co., Remington Typewriter Co., Coca Cola Co., Cerega Co., Halstead Specialties Co., Graham Sanitarium, Inc.; Sanitas, WET WORKER'S DEATH IS HELD ACCIDENTAL Woman Went With Hogan to Of- fice to Learn Typewriting, Coroner’s Jury Told. The Ipin, ¥ “Accidental death™ was the ver. dict today from a ceroner's jury in the case of William J. Hogan, anti- prohibitionist, whose body was' found on the first floor of the Ames Build- ing, 1410 G street, by a colored porter last Friday morning. Mrs. Ruth Christianson of the De Soto apartments, the last person to see Hogan alive, testified that she and Hogan had gone to Hogan's of- fice in the Ames Building the night before in furtherance of a proposi- tion that Hogan had made to her “to teach her typewriting.” She said that Hogan drank plentifully of some liquor he had in his office and was under the influence of liquor some time afterward. He left the office and she watched his disappearance and then went flights. When he failed to return after a long delay she spoke to tenants in an adjoining office about his disapeparance and then went home herself. She said the next morning she read in the papers of Hogan's body being found. Headquarters Detective Flaherty and James King, colored porter, who found the body, also testified. D. C. Student Bates Debater. Jobn P. Davis, a Washington stu- dent. at Bates College, has been chosen a member of the team to represent the institution in a debate with the Cambridge Union of Cam- bridge University at Lewiston, Me, tomorrow, according to word received here t Davis is a graduate of Dunbar Bchool and has sstab- lished aa emviable recerd in inter- collegiate dedating. | favorable circumstances without un- | courage Sun on Way South I to Cross Equator Early Tomorrow The sun will cross the equator tomorrow morning at 2:51 o'clock. Washington time, on its trip South, officially establishing the dividing line between Summer and Yall and bringing equal daylight and darkness to the earth for a brief period. Aside from that, this asironomical movement will have | no other influence on the affairs of the globe, as for example, weather, The Weather Bureau launched its annual campaign to kil the age-old idea of equinoxal storms by declaring that meteoro- logical conditions on thix date are no more unusual than at any other time. “The sun's movement doesn’t change the weather,” it was said, | “nor will it affect the weather in | the near future.” Fair weather forecast for the next 48 hours. The sun will remain South until about March 21, when it again will cross the equator and spend the Summer in the area north of the imaginary line. again U. . MAY RETIRE DEBT IN 25 YEARS Bankers Asked to Aid Plan by Encouraging Public to Hold Federal Bonds. | | By the Assoriated Press CLEVELAND, September 22.—Com- plete retirement of the gigantic pub- lic debt of the United States in the next 25 years now contemplated by the Treasury. Federal fiscal affairs have reached| the stage, Assistant Secretary Dewey of the Treasury disclosed in a state- ment prepared for delivery at the annual convention of the Investment Bankers' Association today, where the Treasury has been warranted in mapping out a program contemplating the wiping out of the entire debt, now about twenty-one and one-half billions, in the next quarter of a century. To put through such a program, however, Mr. Dewey said, the Treas-; ury must have the full co-operation | of all. He told the investment bank- | ers that any etfort to interfere se- riously with the present wide market | for Government securities would up- | set the plan and he urged them tol aid in combating any movement that would result in the trading off by| their holders of the Government se- | curities. 1 Great Interest Payment. 1 Pointing out that the Government has had to pay approximately one billion dollars a year—almost one- fourth of its entire expenditure—in interest on its public debt, the As- sistant Secretary declared that out- lay must be reduced if material tax reduction is to be an acomplished fact. “It is with a view to this situa- tion,” he said “that the Treasury has mapped out a program looking to the ultimate retirement of the public debt in about twenty-five years. Through the use of the sinking fund and other known sources of reve- nues, this can be accomplished, pro- vided we maintain the popularity of Government securities. “But it is absolutely necesary, if this program is to be successfully carried out, that the Government should be able to sell its securities at a low rate of interest and conduct its vast refunding operations under is due disturbances of market condi- tions. It will seriously interfere with this program if a successful effort is made to dislodge Goverpment se- curities from the hands of their pres- ent holders.” Refunding in Prospect. Mr. Dewey said that inasmuch as about eight billion dollars in Gov- | ernment securities mature during the | next four years, practicaly per | cent of which will have to be re- funded, the Treasury will continue to be invoived for some vears in the | later phases of wartime financing. The effect of any movement to ert Government bond holdings to dustrial investment, he warned the | bankers, would be to force down the quotation of Government securities and compel the Treasury—and the| taxpayers—to pay a higher rate of interest on its new issues. “Those formerly holding Govern- | ment securities,” he added, “would | be unable to trade the maturing ob- | ligations for new issues offered by ! the Government and the Treasury would have to 100k elsewhere for customers for its bonds.” As another reason against the dis- lodgement of Government securities from their present hands, Mr. Dewey said that in many cases the confi- dence of investors would be impaired | through highly speculative invest- ments which might not yield returns. Legitimate operators would not en- such exchanges, he be- lieved. | semoadiine HIKING 25,000 MILES TO REGAIN HIS HEALTH Charles King of Detroit Has Police Dog for Companion—Reports Decided Improvement. | d Charles King and his Belgian police dog pal, Dixie Girl, who are on a 25,008-mile jaunt around the United States, called at the White House today to pay their respects to President Cool- idge. King and Dixie Girl have covered 10,147 miles since leaving Detroit March 11, 1922, Forced by tuberculosis to live in the open, King. a former news- paper man and World War veteran, de- cided on a tour, and later decided to write a book of “our experiencss,” the proceeds from which, according to King, will be devoted to the disabled American war veterans. When he be- #an his walk King said he weighed 128 pounds and had a touch of tuberculosis. now he says he weighs 162 pounds and is physically sound. He never has taken a drop of medicine to ward off the approaching malady. Dixie Girl is a real war dog. She was wounded in the Argonne October 3, 1918, when she came in contact with an electrically charged barbed-wire fence. She bears a long scar across her nose today as evidence of her war service. King, who was with the Ameri- can Army, obtained Dixie Girl in De- cember, 1918 from some engineers at St Nazaire and ehe has been by his side ever since. Dixie Girl now is about 11 years old. King and his dog make their expenses while traveling through the countryside giving lectures on thelr experiences. After leaving Detroit more than two years ago he went to the Pacific coast by the northern route and came East through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. He hiked to Boston and then re turned to Washington by way of New York and plans to go to Florida. From there he will go to the West coast, con- eluding “,0{0 miles at Seattle ! son's 18 classes w | streets, 35 at the i Cross camp at Union Station. SCHOOLS REOPEN WITH LIGHT ROLL First Day’s Attendance May Be Under Last Year’s Due to Weather. he public schools rcopened their doors today for the new scholastic vear and the children of Washington began another course on the unend- Ing path of knowledge, handicaped by the ever-increasing shortage of housing accommodations which forced them into overcrowded rooms and Stuffy portables or put them on part- time” instruction Although figures on the number of children enrolled for the initial ses- slon will not be ascertained until late this afternoon officials expressed the belief that the total would not ex- ceed that on the first day of school last year, when 57.689 were regis- tered. A steady gain is anticipated intil Thanksgiving, when the peak is expected to be reached. At thut time officials ure confident there wili be between €9,000 and 70,000 childrer n the schools, compared with 67 the maximum last year. Weather Is Drawback. Threatening weather, it was poi out by Robert L. Haycock superintendent of schools, kept opening day enrollment in the kinder gartens and first grades at a mini mum. It these two grades that furnish a gauge to the increment, and school officers will not have an ac curate estimate of the growth of the chool population this year until all of the vounger children have been registered The opening of the schools was marked by the usual confusion, due to the transferring of pupils from one school to another. Hefore the end of the week, however, the upset condi- tions will be adjusted and the entire school system will be functioning nor- mally. The principal point of congestion was found this morning at the Frank lin and Webster Schools, which hav undertaken to provide temporar: commodations for the 15 classes the Thomson School, which will not open for another week owing to the failure to complete the installation of the heating plant All Available Space Used. Every available room in the Frank- lin School, administration headquar ters of the school system. was pressed into use, including the Board of ucation’s public meeting room, ti assembly hall and the conference room. A similar condition existed the Webster School, which was turned over during the Summer to Miss Maude E. Aiton for the American tion classes. With the use of the Franklin and Thomson buildings all of the Thom- re placed on part- is time instruction. Congestion in the high schools was intensified by the enrollment of 416 out-of-town ~ students, assigned by the high school admission board. Of these out-of-town students 23 applied for admission Business, 134 Central, 26 at Eastern. 36 at McKin- ley and at Western. Thirty-one requested to be enrolled in the th grade of the junior high schools. The majority of them will be assigned to advanced classes. ONE DEATH LISTED FROM BIG PARADE | Baltimore Marcher Collapses on Street—200 Treated for Minor Ilis. Except for one death disease among the day's Holy Name paratively free from illness cidents usually expected large gathering of persons. While official records were lacking, several score of men and women ar. known to have been treated at hos- pitals, drug stores or privgte dis- pensaries for temporary ailments during the parade. Many woman spec- tators fainted during the surge of on- lookers at several points, most of them recovering without medical attention. The sole parade casualty was the death of Theodore Hess, 40 years old marching with St. Bernard’s parish unit, while he was passing along North Capitol street near C. After col- lapsing in the street he was removed to Administration Building No. 2. Government Hotels, nearby, and given first aid by Mrs. Florence Thomas, a nurse in_the building, who pronounced him dead. Hess’ body was removed to an undertaking establishment and ar- rangements made for taking it to his home in Baltimore. Abeut 200 Treated. About 200 persons were treated in all. All of this number were found to be suffering from fatigue or exhaus- tion, and were able (0 £0 on their wa again in a short time. One hundred were Army medical camp, at fro marchers, ye parade was lieart ter- com- or ac of such a treated at the Sixteen and B ed Cross camp, at Fifteen and B streets, and 60 at the Red Emer- Providence re a dozen gency, ceived in tients. At Fmergency Hospital only three or four persons were brought in for treatment. Three women who had fainted were revived and a man with a sprained ankle was given medical aid. Following the conclusion of the p rade and ceremonies at the Monument grounds there was a concerted rush of visitors toward Union Station and a number of women fainting in the jam at the station, were treated at an emergency station set up by phy- sicians and Red Cross nurses. Three Arrests Made. Police found little to do in the wax of making arrests for law violations although they had their hands full in trying to keep the spectators with- in bounds. Three arrests were made of suspicious characters. Two of Gen. Smedley Butler' adelphia detectives did some local snooping at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, as a result of which Benjamin Davis of Phila delphia, Edward Martin of Baltimore and George Collins, an out-of-town man, whose address was not given were arrested. The two former were charged with violating the Harrison narcotic act when a quantity of al- leged “dope” and equipment were found on them, while the latter was held for investigation. John F. Mullen of Newark, N. J, reported to the police the theft from his pocket of a leather bill fold con- taining $20 and a railroad pass. Mul- len was at Union Station at the time A leather card case. bearing the name of Angelo J. Stanton, chief of police, West Hoboken, N. J., was found at Second and ' streets and turned over to the police. Casualty and all_only half ™ Phil- If you need work, read the want columns of The Star.