Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1924, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1924 AT DEDICATION OF M. ELLA MORGAN MEMORIAL CLASSROOM OF Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister to the United State Minister Sze, Surt. of Schools Ballou, Stephen E. dren and others. INTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. The room is a gift to the school of Sao-Ke Miss Morgan taught Mr. Sze and other members of his family. The group photograph includes Kramer, principal of Central High; Assistant Superintendent Haycock, the Chinese Minister's chil- . W MOUNTAIN LANDI £ of organized base ball, inspecting the Washing- ton grounds yesterday afternoon. Sational Ph WALTER POSES FOR A WASHINGTON SCULPTOR. The leading pitcher of the Washington pennant- vinning team, Walter Johnson, takes a look at the completed plaster figure of himself by U. S. J. Dunbar, Walter's name also goes on the base ball monument as the most valuable player in cither league during th son of 192 Nutional Ph oto. TO SEARCH FOR TREASURE OFF VIRGINIA COAST. Capt. John F. O'Hagen, former Navy diver. who. with 60 men, will seek a $2.000.00¢ treasure from the sunken ship Merida, which has been at the bottom of the sea off Cape Charles, Va. for the past 13 3 The pump be s the captain is used to force air to the deep-sca divers. al Thoto A PLUNGES TWENTY FEET DOWN SHAFT. This automobile, because a reverse pedal stuck, backed into an open elevator shaft in a garage at 1851 Monroe street yesterday. The driver. Frank R. Chase, was only injured, but the car is almost a total wreck. Xa MRS. WILSON AT DEMOCRATIC GATHERING. This photograph of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the late President, was taken at Fred- erick, Md., Wednesday, where John W. Dav Democratic nominee for President, made a speech. Mrs. J. Borden Harriman of Washington and New York at leff Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. A PRINCESS IN WASHINGTON. The Princess Pragatipok of Siam, who is now in the Capital for a visit. Her busband, the prince, is a brother of the King of Siam, and the royal couple expect to make a tour of the United States before returning to their own country. A NESCONTINES | AROLETEFET Encouraged by Kansas City Reception, Takes Campaign Into Indiana. By the Associated Pre PECIAL (EN ROUTE TO 3 ND.), SEDALIA, Encouraged by the ight _in Dawes, an nominee for Vice President, planned today to continue his attack on the La Follette independent can- didacy during a swing through In- diana, with a night meeting arranged for Fort Wayne. Four rear platform appearances had | n the Brazil, been scheduled for Mr. Dawe: State—Terre Haute, and Lafayette—but as 3 during the trip to Kansas City, several other stops prob- ably will be made. Mr. Dawes in Ka spoke to the large: had » his speaking campaign be- Ean Convention Ha where the meeting was held, was crowded to capacity The attack on the La Follette can- didacy formed the theme of Mr. Dawes' addre He declared the candidacy of e Wisconsin Senator had created the greatest could be presented to the Amierican And he assailed the alliance the Conference for Pro- Political _Action, which, meeting in Cleveland, nominated Mr. la Follette for the presidency, and the Socialist ty as “a menace to American institutions and American Government.” - The Socialist party convention reso- lution, declaring the Conference for Progressive Political Action to have been organized “with the assistance of the Socialist party” was read by Mr. Daw to show, he said, the na- ture of the alliance. Quotations also were read from an article by Eugene V. Debs, national chairman of the So- cialist party, declaring that “no fun- damental principle of socialism has been or will be compromised” by the Socialist support of Senator La Fol- lette. Mr. Dawes, night at Fort Wayne, will return to Chicago for two days' rest before starting a ten-day trip through Min- nesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri and Towa. s City last night t audience he has Master Sergeant Retired. Master Sergt. Clifford G. Payton, finance depagtment at the quarter- master intersnediate depot at Front Royal, Va,, has been placed on the retired list of the Army on account of age. s Naval Officers Resign. The President has accepted the resignations of Lieut. Comdr. Samuel ‘W. King, attached to Mine Squadron 2, Fleet Base Force; Lieut. Russell S. Barrett, attached to the submarine division, Pacific Fleet; Lieut. Ralph ‘W. Fleedy, attached to the S-22; En- sign Kenneth Porter, attached to the Sands, and Ensign George L. Wallace, L. S N, unattached, Re- | after his address to- | Do You Know How to VOTE BY MAIL ‘Washingtonians who hope to vote by mail this year, but who are doubtful {onéoning the laws of b g Information, care News Department, Evening Star. The questions and answers will be published each day. are the registration dates in New York?—J. O. L. In New York City, October 6 to 11. In other cities and villages of 5,000 or more, October 10, 11, 17 and 18. Please advise me whether I can vote by mail in New York State and, if so, to whom I should write for the roper papers.—RALPH B. EVER- T Yes—if registered. (Registration is not required in towns and villages of less than 5000 population.) Applica- tion for ballot must be made in the form of affidavit not earlier than the 30th nor later than the 17th day pre- ceding election, to the Board of Elec- yons of the county or city in which you reside. What What is the last registration date in Delaware?—M. R. D. October 18. in Pennsyl- an T vote by mail | vania?—E. A. McC. issue that | No. Kindly advise the last date for registration in Florida—A. B. G. You may register any time up to October 11. Registration must be in person. Can T register in New Hampshire by mail>—R. E. T. No. Please give me information regard- ing date of registration in Arkansas. —MRS. CHARLOTTE BEESON. Registration is accomplished by payment of poll tax, any time up to the Saturday preceding the first Monday in July of each year. Can T vote by mail in Maryland?— TCR No provision is made for register- ing or voting in Maryland other than in person. ‘What are-the registration dates in Tennessee?—E. ./. October 11, 13 and 14. Can I vote by mail Island?—W. E. G. No provision is made for the voting of persons absent from the State on election day. in Rhode Q. T registered for the Spring pri- maries in Philadelphia. Must 1 reg- ister again for the coming election?— J.D. T A. Yes. Every voter who regis- tered for the Spring primaries in Pennsylvania must again be regis- tered for the November election. The last day for preeinct registration is October 4, and must be in person. In Philadelphia, before the election com- missioners, at the City Hall, daily, ex- cept Sunday, from October 8 to Octo- ber 25, inclusive. In Pittsburgh and Scranton, Government employes and their families may register by peti- tion. In all third class cities any one may register by afidavit CRONKHITE SHOT SELF, POTHIER SAYS Defense Outlined on Charge of Murdering Army Officer at Camp Lewis. By the Associated Press. TACOMA, Washington, October 3.— The defense of Roland H. Pothier, charged with the murder of M Alexander P. Cronkhite at Camp Lewi: in October, 1918, will be based on ex pert testimony, that Maj. Cronkhite's wound was self-inflicted, it was in- dicated when his trial was resumed toda; Decision of the defepse to introduce testimony of this character was said to have been prompted when physi- cians who attended Maj. Cronkhite aft- er he was shot gave conflicting tes- timony as to whether the clothing of the officer contained powder burns. Testified to Stain. Maj. Henry Tucker of Philadelphia, a physician, testified that there was a slight blouse on the sleeve of Cronk- hite's blouse which might have been a powder burn. Tucker testified sim- ilarly before the military board of inquiry at the time of the tragedy Lieut. Col. William J. Howard, Whit- man, Mass, testified he found no powder burns or other stains when he examined the blouse at the time of the inquiry. Dr. George C. a regimental Kreutz of St. Louis, rgeant major in the 213th Engineers, to which all three principals belonged, testified that it was his gun which Pothier carried on the day the major was shot—on the morning of October 25. Interview Is Related. Lieut. Col. Howard, summary court officer, who investigated the shooting, testified he interviewed Pothier and Capt. Robert Rosenbluth. He stated that, according t6 the story Pothier told him, Rosenbluth appeared after the first shot was fired by the major at a tobacco tin on a post. . As Cronkhite fired his second sho Rosenbluth exclaimed, “You missed it!” the witness said. As Cronkhite fired the third shot he said, “I hit it that time.” “Then the major cocked his gun. and as he raised it it slipped and twirled backward around his fing: discharging the fourth shot into body with fatal effect,” said Howard, in repeating the story he said Pothier fold him at the time of the investiga- on. The defendant further told him that he did not see the fourth shot fired and did not know the major was hit until Cronkhite exclaimed that he had been hit, Howard testified. Not the Same Duvall. W. Clarence Duvall, a real estate operator with offices at 722 Eleventh street, has asked The Star to state that he"is not the man of the same name and billness who was indicted recently by the District grand jury. Mr. Duvall says the unfortunate identity of names ‘has caused him a lot -of embarrassment, and that through like confusion for the last 15 years he has “repeatedly suffered for things not done by me and with Wwhich I had no connection.” : | gers La Folleite Mate Grows Fat on Hard Fights. EFINDS NO SOLACE IN OLD PARTIES After Life Service as Democrat, Believes New Deal Due. BY EDGAR MELS. ‘The chairman of the Republican committee and other leaders of that party have asserted time and again that the American people are not interested in the debauchery, graft and corruption that has been uncover- ed by Progressive Democrats and Re- publicans in the last session of the Congr It is inconceivable to me | that the great mass of the American people are so devoid of morality, of honesty, and of a sense of justice, thut they are willing to stand idly by and not become justly indignant when L great organization like the Vet- erans' Bureau, created for the pro- tection of our maimed soldiers, is recking with corruption, and the heads of these departments are rob- Dbing the men who were willing to sacrifice their lives and health upon the battlefields of France. Burton K. Wheeler, junior Senator from Montana and vice presidentidl candidate on the La Follette ticket, thundered forth the above pronunci mento with the zeal of the crusader he is. He was looking out upon a leaden sky, forming a gray back- ground for the fringe of pine trees and shrubbery surrounding the estate McFarlan doyn Cape Cod at North stham, to be accu- Jde had rented the place for three weeks and was enjoying an in- formal vacation with his family. “It is preposterous to think that | the American people’s moral [ tinued the s or, “have sunk so low | that they are not interested when | their cabinet officers make their de- |partments dens of iniquity. and | whisky permits are sold to bootleg- i t so much a vermit, | great Department of Justice, sup- | posed to exercise its powers impar- tially, makes a mockery of justice, of the law and of the courts by per- secuting its enemy and protecting | the criminal element in this country because it has donated money or po- litical influence to the Republican party. Do the people believe first in the Republican parfy or in this Gov- ernment of ours? Are the American | people so little interested in the fu- ture generations to come that they care not whether our great natural | resources are bartered away by the Secretary of the Interior in order that the Secretary may enrich his own private fortune?’ 7 Direct in All He Does. Mr. Wheeler paused long enough to venture a private opinion on the subject.. It may be said that the opinion was much to the point—that it left no doubt as to the Senftor's stand. But as a pledge of non-use was given, it must remain a deep and the | f ) BRI ¢ \ v'\; WHEELER’S STORY ONE OF BATTLES FOUGHT FOR HIS VERSION OF RIGHT This ix the last of n series of interviews with the leading presiden- tial and vice presidential candidates written exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspaper All secret ever. Still, it coincided with what is printed above, only in more direct language. The Senator is direct in all he does. |He says what he means and—means it. An Easterner by birth, he has the forcefulness and—to be truthful —the roughness of the West, where he has spent many years. Wheeler is a glant physically, though he does not look it, for he is well proportioned. Six feet and more tall, with great depth of chest, top- ped with an unusually large head, he is an impressive man.eYet there is a gentleness of manner about him which atfracts not only adults but children and dogs. Even his some- what unruly automobile is on friend- ly terms with him. In profile the Senator bears a mark- ed resemblance to Willlam McKinley, only the Montana man is cast in larger and more heroic mold. The upper 1id is long and protrudes slightly. The nose is well shaped and the nostrils are large, denoting good health and generosity. His forehead is the finest part of his head. It is maseive—there is breadth and size in all dimensions. And come to think of it, a man who at 42 is Senator and running for Vice President must have brains! The Senator resumed his talk. Al- ways his glance reverted to the pines, | needles pointing downward— there had been no rain for a consid- erable time. “Chairman Butler and the Republi- can organization have a very poor conception of the honesty, the in- tegrity and fairness of the people of this country if they belicve that they are not interested in these things. Mr. Butler must feel that as a race we have degenecrated if he thinks that of the sons and daughters of the men and women who were willing to sacrifice their lives and their all in order that this should be a govern- ment of the people, by the people and for the people.” The Senator has grown emphatic. He thundered forth the last words— he straightened out his tall form— his eyes flashed. He is a fighter. His whole record proves that. Years ago, in Hudson, Mass., where he was born, he had obtained a position as ste- nographer, earning the then unheard of salary of $15 a week. He was the envy. of all the swains for miles around. Young Wheeler Stands Pat. But young Wheeler thought other- wise. He asked his boss for a raise in salary. The boss suggested that an additional dollar would be profit- - ring on Wheeler's part fightin It's ars a week or out I he A family council Father V eler declared th s sén was a fool for throwing up| so good a job. The rest of the f: ily agreed and the friendly bors added their bit of su advic | | Wheeler was aroused. Then t ‘ S do g0 said eld. Wheeler was obdurate. He £ned just before he was fired. son had nothing in t | remunerati vas not progressive enough | future Progressive. Besic 1 a college education, h ed that lawyers make sometim He had from his salary belongings, said good-bye s and ted for Ann Arbor | | to enroll ia the University of Mich- | | igan | Again the fighting instinct of the | man came to the surface. Scarcely | | had e settled down to work when | the bank in which he had deposited | his precious cash failed and two- thirds of the money was gone. | Wheeler never winced. He waited on | table, he did odd jobs, he seld books. In the latter occupation lies | the secret of his subsequent success and happiness. It was while he was in his sopho- more year. He needed money. A Dr. Chase in Chicago had written a book on household medicine and home remedies. It told how to cure every- thing save love and poverty. Wheeler tock the’'book and.wandered afar and afield. He driffed into Illinois He visited Albany in that State. In one of the outlying districts t | young book salesman knocked |door.” Mrs. White, head of the house- hold, opened. She looked the you man over. A smiling. youthful and pretty face peered over the older woman's shoulder. It Lulu White Mrs. White declined to buy a book. | As a matter of record, she had bought one a few weeks befo But_the book was the direct cause of Lulu White becoming Mrs. Burton K Wheeler—his “side kick,” his pal and his greatest admirer. Wife Fought Side by Side. “I could not ‘sell’ the Senator if 1 did not believe in him,” she said. “We have fought side by side in many political battle, and I could not have fought had I not believed.” But before their'marriage Wheeler had a lot of fighting to do. He graduated from Michigan in 1905 and at once sought for some place to set- tle—to make use of his khowledge of the law. So he took Greeley": dvice and went West. He went as far as alifornia, but finally decided that Butte. ont., offered many advantage The principal one was that a law, now prominent there, offered him § a month as law clerk. ‘Wheeler accepted the proffer. He went to work. He worked the re- quired 30 days. His employer omitted to furnish the stipulated $25. Wheeler, being diffident, forgot to mention the money and worked a second montk Again there was no cash forthcom- ing. Wheeler worked the third month “You owe me $75," he told his em- ployer at the end of 90 days, “and I'm quitting. I'm going to practice law on my own hook.” The older man laughed loud long. He knew how little mone clerk had. He knew how scarce cas were. He laughed loud. But Wheeler, with his usual dogged courage, open ed a tiny office. And while he waited for clients, he married Lulu White re- Hud- e way of Boston | for the left re saved an cven | So he packed o anc hi young couple. Money was scarce anc Mrs. Wheeler helped out by givin music lessons—she had studied musi at Oberlin College. John Wheeler (Continued on Ninetcenth Page.) | marked the dedicatio |ent of It was a hard struggle for tho} GIFT SCHOOLROOM DEDICATED SINPLY Chinese Minister Present at Ceremony Honoring Late English Teacher. Simple but impressive ceremonics vesterday aft ese room in Cen- decorated and -Ke Alfred Sze and his fan ernoon of the Ch tral High Schoc equipped by Dr Minister from China. as a memc Slla Mo the instity used for oral E Dr. oriental the counted the v kindnesses which Morgan ed to him and his es while attending Central. Be- the Chinese minister, Dr. Thom- as Sze, director general of the rail roads of the Chin republic, and Philip Sze, vice c 1 general at New York, both former pupils of Miss Mor- gan, joined in the testimonials. Dr.” Frank W. Ballou. superintend- schools, accepted the gift behalf of the school system. Stephen Kramer, principal of Central, pre- head of s of the high 1o Miss M 14 2 poem of Mary Louise be presented the chool and re- 1y Miss C. I lication and Miss Glenn gave a vocal solo. A number of former cl attended the exercises. They included Frank C. Da principal of McKinley Manual Training Schooi and Miss L. E. Ballinger, piincipai of the Corcoran School. Several of the Chinese minister’s former teach- ers were also prese »ng them were Harry English, head of the de- partment of mathematics in the high hools and chairman of the board of Miss Mabel C. Hawes High School faculty his family presented the unique classroom to Central by authorizing Principal Kramer to much as $5,000 if it would ded. It is finished with long panels in black and red lacquer. The windows are shaded by gold cur- tains before Chinese lanterns. The pane be decorated with Chinese characters, setting forth the acteristics of a good teacher. The chairs are of black opera. room also contains a stage, illuminated W a large Chinese lantern hanging from the center of the ceiling. When fully equipped a piano and phonograph wiil be installed. mates of of the Eastern Dr. Sze an, BELATED CITATION GIVEN. Boston Man Gets Official Praise After 25 Years. Joseph E. Crowley of Boston has seen cited by the War Department or meritorious service performed 2 2 ago, while serving as a private in Battery F, 6th U. S. Field Artillery. Che citation shows that while doing luty as a sentinel at Manila, P. I, uly 25, 1899, he performed “valuable nd meritorious services, as a result which he w. aione, to cap- ure about 60 prisoners and nine cas- ves loaded with supplies for the in- surgent forces agalnst the United Hatem™ )