Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1925, Page 12

‘THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢ DISTRICT'S FINEST HORSEMEN GIVE AN EXHIBITION. One of the features of the horse show yester- day was the drill of the Capital’s mounted police. thousands of spectators. i, R » g MRS. COOLIDGE ATTENDS THE NATIONAL CAPITAL HORSE SHOW. Photograph taken yesterday aft- The First Lady of the Land was an interested spectator of the tanbark events, and she presented a ernoon. cup to one of the owners of a blueribbon winner. PATRIOT COUNG MPSF. . LIBY Criticizes His Pacifist Teach- ings, Especially Addresses in Public Schools. The executive committee of the National Patriotic Council, which has been keeping close check on the activities of pacifi advocates of disarmament and others of their ilk, opened fire at its meeting last night on Frederick J. Libby and his Na- tional Council for Prevention of War. Libby’s chief critic was H. E. West of the Washington Bureau of the American Defense Society. He de- scribed Mr. Libl “the prince of pacifists,” and u; t his pacifist- spreading movements be curbed, par- ticularly in the public schools. Calls for Vigorous Protest. The attack on Libby was provok- ed by a telegram from the National d t &leadquarters of the Military Order of the World War calling attention to the alleged pacl proposed Memorfal day addres before the v Post at Already a number of patric : s, it was announced, have protested inst the speech. Mr. West's opening blow was de- livered at the fonal Council for Prevention of War, of which Mr. Libby is the executive secretar: “Within the shadow of the ( roblest edifices,” he declared, * stitution has sprung up that is menac- ing the morale of the Natlon's youth. Abuve the w il of taxation we hear in the name ent and per- e is the cry this twentieth cen- ¢ wonder was able to spend in 1924 over $30,000 for the spread of pacitism, while its expenditures dur- ing the current year may double that nt." Not long ago we heard in Wash- ington the kind of speech the prince of pacifists been making to school children. How such gaseous fatuity c=ts a hold on the adult mind is a stion for psychologists. What is ng with the reasoning po people who applaud such rot? We need to study the law of com- pensation. We must remind those who are inclined to heed the whisper- ing serpent of pacifism that as long as rains pours from the clouds or the sun beams from heaven we must have shelter from the elements; that s long as the surf breaks on widely separated shores we must have ships to ply between; that as long as ‘Thou shalt nots’ remain an essential part of the Ten Commandments, as long as there's a star in Old Glory, we must und we will be prepared.” WILBUR IN NORFOLK. Navy Secretary Inspecting Service Activities There. Secretary Wilbur left yesterday on the naval yvacht Sylph for Norfolk, Va., to remain there today and tomor- ro He was accompanied by Mrs. Wilbur and Rear Adniiral Charles F. Jlughes, in charge of fleet training, 2nd Mrs. Hughes, and will not return to Washington until late Monday. He will be a guest at Norfolk of Rear Admiral Herman O. ickney, retired, en “Esthetic” Swill Burner Is Planned By New York City By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 23.—A public hearing before the board of esti- terday on the placing of age incinerator near the Harlem River evoked from New York University and varlous civic associations protests against plac- ing it opposite the Hall of Fame at the university. Robert Underwood Johnson, former Ambassador to Italy, protested that the plant should not be near the Hall of Fame, which, he said, is Stanford White's masterpiece, a national in- stitution, and is visited by 50,000 persons annually. Commissioner Taylor of the street cleaning department said the pro- posed site was 2,000 feet from the hall across the river and that, more over, the building would be small and “rather esthetic loking.” He promised to co-operate with the university and civic groups in max- ing a final choice. FIVE ARE INJURED IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS Four Hurt by Autos and Man Is Caught Between Two Electric Cars. When a motor truck driven by George H. Thiele, 1007 North Caro- lina avenue southeast, and the auto- mobile of ¢8. J. Corwin, Hyattsville, Md., collided yesterday afternoon at Fourteenth street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, Dorothy Dyer, 14, Hyattsville, occupant of the automo- bile, sustained an injury to her right arm. She recefved first aid at Cas- ualty Hospital. While crossing at North Capitol and H streets vesterday afternoon, James 7 Ellicott street, was 07 caught between a \Washington, Balti- more and Annapolis car and a car of the Washington Rallway and Electric Co. He received injurles to his head and body, but refused hospital treat- ment. A post at the safety zone at Penn- sylvania avenue and Twenty-first street, one block west of where a sim- flar post has been struck by numer- ous automobiles, was struck by the automobile of Martin W. Carlson, 1009 Twenty-fourth street, last night and demolished. The automobile was bad- Iy damaged and Carlson received a slight injury. Mrs, Louise Koehler, 5221 Georgia avenue, was knocked down and in- jured at Georgia avenue and Ingraham street vesterday afternoon by the au- tomobiie of Arthur W. Stonestrget, jr., Norbeck, Md. Stonestreet, in an effort to avoid an accident, drove his car against a trolley pole and badly damaged it. His father, 66, occupant of the auto- mobile, was slightly hurt. Mrs. Koeh- ler was treated at a neighboring drug store, while Stonestreet refused treat- ment. Wales Golfs With Umbrella. IDUTYWA, Union of South Africa, May 23 (P heltered from the blaz- ing sun by a gigantic red umbrella of the kind used by African chiefs, the Prince of Wales played golf yes- terday afternoon. Members of his Swho resides there. During his visit he will inspect a number of the naval activities at Norfolk. £ party, wearied by the strenuousness of the pringe’s South African tour, took an afterncon off and slept. The riding of the bluecoats drew hearty cheers from the National Photo. National Photo. horse show yesterday. y by ing 100 telephones at White Court, dent and Mrs. Coolidge will live th also are being installed. ALWAYS WINS, Officer H. F. Cornwell of substation T, and his wonder horse, Frankie Frisch, winner of the blue ribbon at the The horse has won the award for the past three 0 GETTING THE SUMMER WHITE HOUSE READY. Swampscott, M Washington Star Photo. Workmen install ., where the Pre: pecial fire alarm_boxes pyright by P. & Photos. mmer. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1995. TRAINING PIGEONS FOR THE MACMILLAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. at work with the champion message-carriers at the Navy's special school for pigeons at Anacostia. - Matsudaira, and Miss Anne Archbold in the Ambassador’s box. DELEGATES TO PAN-AMERICAN ROAD CONFERENCE MEET WITH SECRETARY HOOVER. Photograph taken at the Department of Com- merce yesterday afternoon. The delegates have gathered in Washington from all over the Ui ited States. CHAIRMAN W. M. BUTLER GUEST AT WHITE HOUSE Republican Committee Head Talks Political Outlook With Coolidge. Chairman Willlam M. Butler of the Republican national committee, Sena tor from Massachusetts, was the guest of the President at luncheon yester- nator Butler returned to Wash- vesterday from Philadel- ington phila, where he made two speeches, one of them politi In a general way he’ discussed this situation with the President and other Republicans in Washington. It is Senator Butler's plan to make a tour of the Middle Western and Western States later in the vear. He will study the political situation to learn how the national committee may best aid in the elec- tlon next year of a Republican Con- gress. Senator Butler considers it of vital importance that the Republican ad- ministration shall be supported by a Republican Congress. Already there is talk in some quar- ters of President Coolldge as the Re- publican nominee for President in 1928. Senator Butler declined to dis- cuss these reports. It is well under- stood, however, that supporters of President Coolidge will strongly urge his nomination at that time. Assigned to Staff. Maj. Earl J. Atkisson, Warfare Service, has been relleved from duty as assistant military at- tache, United States embassy, Loi don, England, and ordered to this city for-duty in the office of the assistant chief of staff, War Department. Chemical Made Staff Specialist. John K. Montgomery, 26 Jackson place, has been appointed by the War Department, a staff specialist, Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Army National Photo. CATACLYSM WORSE THAN WAR FEARED IN EUROPEAN SITUATION Howard Says Conference, Credit and Normal Trade Must Be Restored—Gary’s Views on Industry Held Pessimistic. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 23—A worse cataclysm than that produced by the World War is foreseen by Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador, unless confidence, dit and normal trade are restored throughout Europe. He expressed his vlews before the American Iron and Steel Institute last night. Also he painted a gloomy pic- ture of the British industrial situa- tion. Great Britain, he said, was look- ing on a “lowering horizon.” He ap- pealed for American patronage of Brit- ish industry so that his country could pay its debt to the United States. Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, earlier in the day delivered an address which was interpreted in some circles as pessimistic. Business, particularly in iron and steel, he said, was not re- ceiving as much net profits as before the war. He blamed some members of Congress for injuries to business and descried taxes as still too high. He added, however, that the future promised to be good and fairly pro- fitable. Sir Esme’s speech was simultaneous with several pertinent comments abroad on the duns of the United States to nine debtors. Tomaso . Tittoni, president of the Italian Senate and former. premier, writing in the Rome Tribuna, urged revision of Italy's war debts. “We affirm our willingness to pay,” he wrote. “No one can say we are trying to dodge our obligations if we v we are willing to pay only what is just.” He called attention to repudiation of debts by American States in the past. The New Statesman in London insists that the United States is right in de- manding to be repaid to the last farthing. The paper comments on the fact that every concession to France in the debt matter “has been met by new recalcitrance on her part.” LEXINGTON DELEGATES ON SIGHTSEEING TOUR Presbyterians Drop Business' Over Week End to Visit Two Colleges. By the Associated Press. LEXINGTON, Ky. May 23.—Its numerous reports in the hands of the commissions, the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States tqday turned to sightseeing and other entertainment pending resump- tion of business Monday. After a brief sesslon today to hear a report of the standing committee on forelgn correspondence adjourn- ment was planned until next week. This afternoon the commissions and visitors go to Danville, Ky., on a sightseeing trip to Centre Coilege and the Kentucky College for Women. Many important questions that face the assembly when it convenes Mon- day for action on recommendations of the standing and special committees who will devote the week end to con- sidering the reports submitted include bills and overtures, women’s work and young people’s work. [ TWO COUNTERFEIT $20 BILLS WARNED AGAINST New Bogus Notes Are Announced by Chief Moran of Secret Service to Banks. Two new counterfeit $20 Federal Re- serve notes have been discovered, it was annoynced by Chief Moran of the Secret Service in a warning to banks interested. counterfeit was described in part as follows: “Issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ohio, clerk letter ‘B,’ face plate No. 21; W. G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury; John Burke, Treasurer of the United States; portrait of Cleve- land.” The second bogus bill is on' the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and is described in brief as follows: “‘Check letter ‘D,’ plate number indis- tinct, A. W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury; Frank White, Treasurer of ;hedl'nlted States; portrait of Cleve- land.” BROKER, 70, ENDS LIFE. Writes Notice of “Sudden” Death, Then Shoots Self. NEW YORK, May 23 (#).—William E. Coffin, a broker, after writing his own death notice for the newspapers, in which he said that he had died “suddenly,” shot himself through the temple yesterday in his office. On his desk were death notices to newspapers reading: “Coffin, Willlam Edward, May 22, suddenly, in his 70th year. - Funera] and interment private. Please omit flowers." % Mr. Coffin's wife, Coffin, dled last Jure. In a note addressed “To whom it may concern,” Coffin said that life held nothing more for him without her at his side, and that he wished to join her in death. Lydia Roberts Flower Delivery For Arlington on May 29 Requested individuals and flowers for the in Arlington exercises Me- to deliver them to the of the Lee Man- to request s who supply of veterans memorial during morial day superintendent sion on May 29, before 3 o'clock, made today by Maj. H. L. Ward of the Quartermaster Corps. In previous Memorial day exer- cises much confusion has been caused by the late delivery of flowers on the morning of the services. It is to prevent a recur- rence of this and to insure careful and proper distribution of the flo ers that the request for early de- livery was made. The willingness of those in charge of the memorial to place special decorations on graves of those whose relatives and friends are un- able to come here for the services adds to the work of the commit- tee distributing the flowers. PLENTY OIL IN U. S,, EXPERT TESTIFIES A. C. Bedford Scouts Reports of * Petroleum Shortage in Next Ten Years. Plenty of ofl remains in the ground in the United States to meet the de- mand for a long time, A. C. Bedford, chairman of the board of the Stand- ard Oil Co. of New Jersey, testified vesterday at a War Department hearing Reports of a shortage in the next 10 years, he said, were unfounded. The adequacy of the supply in the continental United States, he added, is to be taken up soon by the Presi- dent’s oil conservation board and it is the belief of oil men that the board will find the ofl supply is ample for some time. Much ofl, Mr. Bedford asserted, re- mains in old fields, in some cases a rather high per cent, which will be available when the demand warrants its capture at a price that will be re- quired to obtaln it. “I don’t agree,” he said in reply to a question, “that the oil supply will be exhausted in the United States in 10 vears Mr. Bedford testified in connection with a proposal for a bridge across the Mississippt River at New Orleans. He opposed it on the ground that it might prove a menace to national de- fense, because great quantities of ofl were transported on the river. If America should be required to import much ofl, he said, large quan- tities probably would be obtained from South America. Marine Corps Orders. Maj. R. S. Gelger has been trans- ferred from the General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to the navy yard, Pensacola, Fla.; Capt. C. A. E. King, at Philadelphia, and First Lieut. A. L. Sims, at Parriss Island, South Carolfna, to the naval station, Guan- tanamo, Cuba; Capt. N. M. Shaw, from the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va., to the naval base, Hampton roads, and the following-named officers to Quan- tico: Capt. H. L. Larsen, at Fort Ben- . Ga.; Capt. C. D. Sniffin, in_this Capt. R. W. Willlams, in Naval Chief Quartermaster Heary Kubec National Photo. Mme. 1 Photo. Nation DAWES IS WRONC, PITTVAN ASSERTS - Made Same Error of Urging Rules Change Himself, Says Nevada Senator. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May {ey Pitt- man, Senator from Nevada, today took issue with Vice President Dawes in the matter of cloture for the Sen- ate. In a letter to the New York Times the Senator says extended debates in the Senate have advised the coun- try with regard to vital legislation and molded public opinion. The Senate was founded for the protection of minorities, he adds, and to establish a cloture such as exists in the House would nullify the very purpose of the Senate. Disclaiming any purpose to criticize the House, he write: “The country has witnessed the re- sult of such a rule in the- House." Saving that every beginner in na- tional legislative life is a crusader, Senator Pittman writes that for three years he fought for the same things that Mr. Dawes now advocates, but that the experience of years of legis- lative practice has convinced him. that he was in errer. “It is possible that our country suffers from too much legislation,” he added. DEMPSEY’S NEW NOSE DEFENDED BY SURGEON Operation a Success and Improves Champion’s Breathing, Says Doctor. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.—Com- ing to the defense of Jack Dempsey remade nose, Dr. W. Balsinger of Chicago, who performed the operatior on the world champion, today severel: criticized Dr. George Warren Plerce of San Francisco, who recently told the State homeopathic convention that the repairing of Dempsey’s nose was the knockout blow to his career in the ring. “Dr. Plerce doesn’t know what he is talking about,” Dr. Balsinger sa‘4 “In fact, I cut the cartilage from be hind Jack's ear—a plece about an inch and three-quarters long and « half inch wide—and used it to re- shape and reinforce his nose. Not only did this strengthen the nose, but it also repaired it in such a manner as to improve his breathing. “Don’t let any one fool you that Dempsey’s new nose will keep him from fighting. When he goes into the ring again his nose won't be a weak spot.” Maj. Davis Ordered Here. Maj. Arthur J. Davis, Quartermas ter Corps, at Philadelphia, bas beex ordered to this city in Au next for duty in the office of this Quarter master General, War Departmeat. Ordered to Fort Bragg. Lieut. Col. James H. Branson, gen eral staff, attached to the office of the chief of staff, War Department Hospital, and Second Lieuts. C. W. Kail and M. H. Mizell, at the Army Bignal Schoel, Camp Alfred Vail, N. J. has been assigned to duty with the 5th Field Artillery, at Fort Brags North Carolina, effective June 1,