Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1925, Page 2

9 v NORWAY TO FETE * AMONDSEN JuLY 4 King Will Decorate Entire Party After Great Celebration. By the Associated Prey OSLO, June A royal welcome being prepared by the capital of Norway for Capt. Roald Amundsen and the members of his North Pole expedition on July 4. They will be brought here from Horten, some miles south of Oslo, with an escort of naval planes. The explorer and his party will be rveceived at the so-called “honor pier,” where members of the royal families and celebrities usually land. In open carriages they will be en through gayly decorated streets e royal palace, where they will have an audience with the king. All of them except Capt. Amundsen will be decorated with the royal Order of St. Olaf, of which Amundsen has the highest degree, thix havinz been awarded after his discovery of the South Pole. From the palace balcony they will review a parade of activ athletic societies King to Give Dinner. In the evening King Haakon will give @ special dinner in honor of the explorers, to which the highest digni taries have been invited Great popular festivities have been arranged for July 6, on the grourds of the old fortress of Akershus. There will be speeches by prominent Nor wegian officials, and Capt. Amundsen will give a brief account of his air plane journey over the polar waste. All the speeches will be broadcast. A male chorus of thousands of voices, drawn from the various singing socie- ties, will give a concert, after which there will be dancing and other amusements. In a message by wireless to the Aftenposten, ('apt. Amundsen says he will give his first lecture on the ex- pedition in Oslo, after which he will leave for the United States for a lec ture tour llsworth Coming Home. Lincoln Ellsworth, the American member of the expedition, will leave immediately for the United States, while Hjulmar Ritser-Larsen and Leif Dietrichson, who piloted the two planes of the expedition, will lecture in_European cities. The Aero Club is to have the priv ilege of deciding what shall be done with the airplane in which the mem bers of the party were able to return to Spitzbersen. Capt. Amundsen in his message to the newspaper characterizes lons-dis tance flving in the Arctic as too risky, because of the chances of meeting such ice conditions as he en- countered. But, he adds, observations by means of instruments were not difficult to obtain correctly. He de- clines to stute as yet whether he will Le & member of the proposed German airship expedition to the North Pole in 1926 under Dr. Hugo Eckener, who piloted the United States Navy dirigible Los Angeles across the At- lantic from Germany to the United States EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. TROMSOE, Norway, June 27 (®.— Capt. Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth, nd their colleagues on the North Pole airplane expedition, are homeward bound from Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, aboard the Norwegian steamer Albr. \W. Selmer. Although the vessel is well able to make 10 knots it 1s not likely she will reach her destination, Greaker, near Fred- rikstad, before Wednesday. She is heavily laden with a cargo of coal, in addition to Amundsen’s plane, and the two relief planes which were taken to Spitzbergen for a search of the Arctic after nothing had been heard from the expedition. Beyond a brief call at Loeding, northern Norway, there was no hait en route and no intermediate welcom- ings to detract from the great n. tional reception awaiting Norwa popular hero in the capital “The moment the Albr. W. Selmer weighed anchor after taking the ex- plorers aboard at Kings Bay a salute was tired by Heimdall, in the harbor. All the speec- tators joined in singing the Norwegian national anthem Amundsen stood bareh ded on bridge of the steamer Up to the moment of sailing he had been busy replying to hundreds of congratulatory messages. He also in- sisted on supervising the transfer of the expedition’s property from the hold of the steamer Hobby to the Sel- mer. On his last day at Kings Bay he tramped with Coul Manager Knud- son to the spot from which he made his first start toward the North Pole Knudson prope to mark the spot with a memorial stone b Amundsen would quiet period of rest at his Christiana jord, but there chance of escaping popular the have A on was no acclaim The airmen who were to search for the expedition, by a change in the m. have been deprived of the stwise flight they intended to.make from Tromsoe to Horten. Instead they will reach Oslo with Amundsen to share in the popular enthusiasm NAVY RECRUITS T0 GO T0 SPECIAL DIVISIONS Training Provided® Under New Order Before They Are Absorbed in Regular Complement. All capital ships of the Navy are to have special training d to which all recruits will be assigned for instruction before being absorbed in the regular complement of the vessel, according to instructions issued ves terday by Rear Admiral W. R maker, chief of the Bureau of gation Heretofore, as men were received from the training stations, they were assigned immediately to the regular divisions. and the result hus been to hold back the organization until these men were thoroughly familiar with du- ties aboard an active man-of-war. With the Navy personnel cut down ta the minimum and away below the 5.5.3 treaty ratio. it becomes neces- sary to keep each ship’s company on irs toes at all times and ready for war duty. Therefore, recruits will get a period of intensive training in a sepa- rate division, whenever they are as. signed aboard, and they must be full- fiedged men-of-warsmen before they can hope to be assigned to the regu- lar complement It will be the function of this or- ganization. says the order, to fit such men_ for assignment to their regular ship’s duties, and to familiarize them with life and duties an board ship. While such men are undergoing in struction, they may be temporarily de- tailed to other departments, and as- signed with other divisions in order that the individual's aptitude for cer- tain kinds of duty may be determined and their eventual assignment to the regular organization be made with least interference with the ship's ef- ficlency and readiness for war, ions Navi- the government steamer | 1 pre- Shoe- | D. C. DISTRICT BY CHAS. HOT SPRINGS, V. tion of the District tion convention, was never before equalled was made clear at the Wilmer J. Waller, convention committee, ner then got under way. McLachlen, chairmen o cess of this tion at numerous Gridir inent members of feller, jr., guests at the and with word; the bunkers. introductions arranged distributed of the competitions gates were Asher, director sary three session. H Hughes & legs X Co., for McLeod, won run off tomorrow in the play for trophy the ton ear tomorrow night, ¢ Monday morning. “Don’t Can’t Special Dispateh to The Sta NEW YORK, noses of the 1st United States Infantry. June Governors Island barra guard, paddled across on the Brooklyn side inspection shortly after | the morning. looked o) nmunition channel manding., with his Compan; nel was buildings. “Prisoners, from the ranks. partly First any D, saw the boat. . he cried The ranks of There was a Fifty soldier Fifty loaded their work ment power then. bo! boats gives the order.” Don't order.’, “Don’t shoot.” ordere: ment property.” Boats | “Stop that s Arthur, tugs and cow boat. assistant pulled the w piledriver. Uvious. BANK P. SHAEF Staff Correspondent of The Star . June 2 “family dinner.” the main socia Bankers' A BANKERS S HOSTS T0 DEPEW John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Also Guest at “Family Dinner” at Hot Springs. R, f held here to chairman ou policy in a one-minute talk of on “ for Li m There was no speech-making. art tlined of Thi night and was pronounced a success | is when th the he The din- obs Club din ners. the mirth making assumed the aspect of disguised quips at the prom the Chauncey Depew and John D. Rocke. ssocf sort, pied tables during the evening acknowledged their | f greeting Prizes Distributed. Following the dinner. prizes to the successful contestants in the various the Clyde ber! erva tio: oce wit del, N tional Bank, acquired the W. B. Hibbs trophy, giving him two of the neces- permanent secretary the McLachlen Cup, while a triple tie, which will be morning, new pos resulted Shannon Delegates will entrain for Washing arriving ther B To Thomas W. Brahany and Lanier the enter tainment committee, was due the suc feature. I Upper—John Poole, William M. {s and Henry W. Fisher snapped fat the District Bankers' Association | Convention which closed yesterday at Hot Springs, Va. Lower—Frank W. Mondell, director of the War Finance Corporation, com- peting in the top-spinning contest at the convention. Photo by Underwood & Underwood. n u h| Gets Sorbonne Scholarship. Thomas Nelson of this a student at Bryn Mawr College, been awarded a scholarship at the Sorbonne University by the American Council on Education, ac- cording to an announcement from the headquarters of the council, in this. city. The awards are made to stu- dents who have completed the first two vears at college. They will spend the third year at the foreign uni versity and return home for the fourth vear o Elizabeth | city | has of |PRISONERS ESCAPE IN PLAIN VIEW | OF FIFTY ARMED U. S. SOLDIERS hoot Until Officer of Day Orders,” Don’t Shoot Until Commanding Officer Orders,” You hdot,” Are Cries as Men Paddle Away. Battalion of the 16th | as it stood cks attention in front of the drab row of | ¢ overlc ing Buttermilk Channel, three military prisoners, who had overpowered their | package. + In midstream, onle of the prisoners —Under lhni\'vll-r\(-tl off his khaki blouse bearing his prison number. | the water, at He tossed it into The little rowboat landed the pier of the Iidgerwood Manu- | facturing Co. in Brooklyn. A man in civillan clothes on the wharf helped the fugitives up. He handed one a The four ran through a k the channel |doorway and were gone. aff « A. whose view of thegchan obscured by the battalion rush for the bar thi re d waving his sword, jovernment boats steamed past, making way for the little row- today and escaped among the wharves | ‘The battalion had fallen in for rifle o'cloc] over Al Cry “Don’t Shoot.” Maj. Nicholas W. Campanole, com- | them were Charle ched | mer 1DpIC ieut wley MacArthur, commanding ( He drew his | “Somebody eir “Don’t shoot,” ordered Lieut Arthur, “until an officer of the day | but The double row of hold- ers. with rifles and hayonets, but no | the | came an excited shout | eness. Ten minutes later a boat of. the | harbor police arrived at the Brooklyn pier. They found a jammed shotgun in the deserted hoat and nearby a prisoner’s discarded blouse. Private John Gerber exhibited a large' bump on his head. He said he had taken 13 prisoners from Castle | William at 7 o'clock to work on coal ! piles back of the barracks. Among A. Mooney, for- | “Prelim Boy” of the Brooklyn | boxing ring. He was serving a sen- w | tence of five vears for desertion, as- | sault, attempted assault and drunk- He had less than a vear to in John | serve. bri broke. ack guns. ards from shore, in full view, the three prisoners were bending to Tughoats and govern- down Mac hoot,” otdered the offic the day, Capt. George T. Phipps til the commanding officer gives the Maj. /Cam- panole, “vou can't shoot off govern- “Lieut. MacArthur ran to the séa wall, with his men. their rifles ready. Make Way. ** yelled Lieut Ma the Maj. Campanole jumped to the top of a pile edriver, with his hat and his handkerchief he wigwagged orders to the tugs and power boats, while un| histle of the The tugs and boats sped by, ob-|the Playhouse, m uard Is Attacked. there were “Fat” Sullivan, otherwise known as Michael F., of | Palmer, Mass.. in for desertion and due to be released in August, and James . McNorton, who had seven Imonths to go. He lost his nerve in |trying to escape after a six-month |sentence for absence without leave, and had two vears tacked onto it on | Sullivan jumped on Gerber from | behind, choking him. Mooney hit c- | Gerber with the flat of a coal shovel McNorton grabbed Gerber's shotgun Mooney aimed the -gun and tried to shoot it, but the shell jammed. The three ran. Gerber shouted, “Help," {Wwhile the other prisoners laughed. The rowboat was a hundred yards away where it had been left by civilian workmen. The three made for it. Behind came Gerber, waving arms and shouting. Soldiers passed Gerber |and did not help him. They did not { know what he was velling about. | “Good-bye, dearie,” shouted Mooney, and leaped from the pier in front of the entire Ist battalion of the 16th | Infantry, 1st Division. Army, drawn up for rifie inspection CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The Practical Psychology Club will | Also R | at the open meeting 1814 N -~ o'clock tomorrow night. - street, at United States ! | spoke t FOR POLIGE COURTS e Will Ask Congress to Probe Congested Condition Which Hampers Justice. BY GEORGE ADAMS HOWARD. Evidence of the congestion at Po- lice Court that s hampering admin- istration of justice in police cases was given proponents of a new and adequate court building last week, in the action of a jury in organizing a committee to urge Congress to in- vestigate conditions The action of the jurors is unpar- alleled in court annals. The members of the panel became aroused to the seriousness of the situation when they found they were called on to try only two cases, while recelving from tax- payvers the sum of $80 for their serv- ices for the day. Some of the jurors were required to sit only half an hour during the entire period. Will Notify Congres: usfon of court sesajon held a mass meeting, elected a chajrman and made tenta- tive plans for presenting to Congress the facts regarding Washington's in- adequate Police Court facilittes. Al- though officially discharged since from jury duty, the members have maintained their organization. Officials of the court itself are now awalting only the opening of the next session of Congress In December to present a plea of their own. Should an extra session be called by the President, it is likely that the mat- ter of a new court building will be called to attention then. Last Monday conditions were con- sidered upbearable. The assistant corporation counsel's office, where the greatest volume of business fis transacted, was jammed. The line of policemen waiting to swear out their informations stretched far along the corridors. The line stretched as far as the assistant United States attorney's office, where also a multi tude were waiting their turns. Let-Up Yesterday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the throngs were very much the same a a slight let-up fn the crowds. Sat- urday, which is usually a light day in the court’s business, equalled the h;fl\'y Monday crowds of a few vears ago. Tt was pointed out recently that the old idea that as it was only the law violators that were inconvenienced and therefore let them suffer, is not borne out by actual fact. Along with every case there are on an average five “innocent witnesses who, along with the rest, are required to stay around for long intervals of time, to say nothing of the policemen and law yers. Many witnesses of various crimes and trafic violations refuse to give their names to policemen, because they know of the existing conditions. They may be criticised as being negli- gent of their duty, but offictals of the court openly state that the original negligence in with those charged with ziving the District the proper appro priations. Only a few days ago Judge Gus A. Schuldt pointed out a noteworthy ex ample of the inadequacies of the pres ent traffic courtroom. Judge Schuldt f the case of a theater manager who was recently tried there for al lowing an indecent show and later ac- quitted. During the trial, the judge stated, fully a score of witnesses were heard, and, along with few others who were awaiting later cases, the room was completely filled. Case Lasted Several Days. The same judge recently made men tion of the vaccination case that last- ed before him several days. During that time perhaps 15 witnesses were heard. but the courtroom was crowd- ed with persons interested in the case. This case was heard in one of the larger courtrooms, and during its trial no other case of the District of Co- lumbia could be tried. Consequently even the dally routine business of the court was necessarily continued until a later date. A plea with Maj. Peyton Gordon district attorney. that space be lowed in the District Supreme Cor for the hearing of Police Court cuses s0 that the four judges could sit at the same time, and thus serve the pending jury cases and the Gaily work as well up to the present time, has been un- answered, probably due to the lack of cpace and personne! in the larger court building. Maj. Gordon has sent over two more 4 wsistant United States aticrneys, but thefr aid has been cur- tailed by lack of room. The prohibition attorneys, by threat ening more jury trials and a possibil ity of another courtroom, have helped that docket' considerably. Mondays have been added to the former four jury days a week, making Saturday and Sunday the only days the jury does not meet. This has disposed of many cases and has helped im mensely, but in reality proves but a drop in the bucket. However, it has shown that all the personnel of the Police Court fs functioning to the best of its ability despite their limitations. During the recent illness of Judge Macdonald one of the three remaining judges each day was forced to sit through the day's hearing and then take up the night traffic court. But now, with Judge Macdonald back again, each judge feels that if all were able to preside over different. courts, and so make four courts in constant opera- tion, each one's duties would be mini- mized and a greater amount of work done. E APPEAL PLAN DROPPED. Federal Trade Commission Modifies Order to Dock Men. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 27 (#).—Plans to appeal to the United States Supreme Court from a decision of the Federal Trade Commission vrere dropped by the Northwest Coal Dock Operators’ Assoclation tonight, when word from Washington safd the com- mission had granted members of the assoclation the right toe exchange credit information about customers with past due accounts. The ruling modifies the “cease and desist”” order of the commission, which declared originally that the associa- tion carried on practices tending to create a monopaly. The assoclation has informed the commission that it will comply instead of appealing if the credit provision was changed. e FRAUD CHARGE UPHELD. Hawkins Must Go on Trial in In- diana Tomorrow. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 27 (). —Validity of the indictment charging Morton S. Hawkins of Portland, Ind., former head of the Hawkins Mortgage Company, with using the mails to de- fraud, was upheld by Federal Judge R. C. Baltzell today. He will go on trial Monday. A The Government charges that hear a lecture by Inez Endora Perry |through operations of the mortgage to be held at | company stockholders throughout 8 !the country were defrauded of nearly * " 4$6,000,000. s ? Yesterday only was there | AFTER 3-DAY FIGHT Is Elected Commander as Compromise Candidate to Obtain Harmony. Three days of dissension and strife in the District of Columbia Depart- ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was brought to a close last night by the veterans who, at their sixth annual encampment in National Guard Arm- ory, unanimously elected a slate of officrers for the ensuing year, designed to cure ills some groups have un earthed in the organization. When the encampment opened Thursday the spirit of fraternalism and brotherly love did not run as high as could be desired, but the veterans were unanimous on one subject don't give it publicity. Three factions tenaciously held their ground and in the intervening time " between the opening and closing of the encamp- ment much political work was accom- plished. Huhn Elected Commander. The result was a speedy nomination and election of a ticket reuched by compromize, and the concluding ses sion had all the earmarks of « famil reunion. Francis C. Huhn of Nationa Capital Post was elected department commander. succeeding William H Carroll, who Friduy night announced he would not be a candidate for re election. James I°. Beattie of Equality Walter Reed Post was chosen senfor vice commander; Charles H. Riley of Columbia Post. junior vice com- mander; George J. Neuner of National Capital Post, re-clected quartermaster for the fourth consecutive term; Robert P. Parrodt, National Capital Post, re-elected judge advocate; Dr. George B. Tibbie, National Capital Post, surgeon, and Rev. Dr. V. O Andgrson, Federal Post, chaplain. After the installation’ of officers, Department Comdr. Huhn announced the appointment of Willlam I. Jen kins of National Capital Post, to be adjutant, but reserved decision on the appointive offices of inspector, ser- geant-at-arms, officer of the da; nd historiun. untl later. Ernest Wick- stram of National Capital Post, Sam Berlin of Equality Walter Reed Post. E. H. Hale of Columbia Post, and F. C. Lucas of Federal Post, were rati fled as members of the council of ad ministration. There were no other ~candidates nominated for the offices and as fast as a name was nominated. Blection followed. Col. George L. Tait, past department commander and member of Columbia Post, placed Mr. Huhn in nomination and he was seconded by Mr. Lucas Both speakers charac terized NIr. Huhn as a man who would glve an impartial administration and would be satisfactory to all. His elec tion was made unanimous on the mo- tion of M. Walker, adjutant of Equality Walter Reed Post It was learned last night at the en- campment that Peary Ship, the n unit of the veterans and entitled to send delegates to the gathering. was not represented as it had withdrawn from the District Department June 6 The ship now s under the direct juris diction of the national headquarters of the veteruns and likewise holds the position of being the mother naval unit of all Navy posts which now are being organized with the permission of the governing body. While an all-Navy veterans has been contemplated for a long time in order to bring about aid for Navy men more expeditiously, it was learned that “petty politics” in the department here had hastened the move. The ship now fs operating in- dependently of the District Depart ment and is empowered to organize other units and obtain new members News of the withdrawal of the ship from the department also was with held by all parties concerned under ithe policy to fight whatever battles may come up within their confines rather than before the public. An ovation was given to the retir- ing commander who, when the tribute to him had subsided, made a brief speech denving a charge made by an unnamed person in the encampment that he had not given his best service to the veterans as commander section of the Asks Co-operation. “No man can say that 1 have not done my very best and worked for the best interests of the V. v clared Comdr. Carroll. *“Now I re. joice over the harmonious termination of this year's work. I shall continue to work for the Veteruns of Foreign Wars even though I do become con- nected with the Legion. We must wipe off the slate of vesterday. 1 ask you to forgive and forget and I hope to see the same spirit that exists here now. burning in_every veteran organization in the District of Co- lumbia. The veterans will get wha they want if they have team work Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, past senfor national vice commander-in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was presented with the badge of that office by Comdr. Carroll. Gen Stephan had returned fo Washington from the West a few hours earlier in the evening and when informed his presence was desired at the encamp. ment he rushed to the armory. In accepting the insignia Gen. Stephan declared he repeatedly had declined honors in other veterans’' organiza- tions because “the Veterans of For- elgn Wars stand higher in my esti mation than any other veteran organi. zation.” He said his whole life is consecrated for the veteran and he pledged himself to give assistance to the men who fought for the flag when ever needed. Col. Tait then presented the general with a regulation Army mess kit with the information that he had been elect&l a buck private in the Military Order of the Cootle Friday night. Comdr. Carroll also presented Mr. Wickstram, who has been chair- man of five national departmental campalgn committee. with a gold pen and pencil on behalf of the depart. ment. Clarenée A. Belknap, newly elected commander of the United Spanish ‘War Veterans in the District, and Paul J. McGahan, past commander of the District department, American Legion, addressed the encampment and pledged co-operation to the new ad- ministration. | THREE STARVING MEN COLLAPSE IN NEW YORK Policeman Passes Hat for One Who Revives at Hospital—All Are From Out of Town. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, June 27.—Three men, suffering from starvation, collapsed in downtown streets within the past 24 hours. Two were removed to hos- pitals. The third revived and a policeman passed the hat and raised a collection for him. : James Lee, 55. who said he was a Virginian, too proud to bes. col- lapsed on the City Hall steps. A few hours later Gustave Olson of Plain- field, N. J.. collapsed in the same manner. Joseph Penoski, a longshoreman from Chicago, the other starvation victim, smiled feebly after a collection was turned over to him and re- {issued today by Above, left to right departmental commande Frailey, first vice commander. Below, at right: Theodore Cogswell, second vice commander. BOB, JR., REPORTED SENATE CANDIDATE Backed by Blaine to Succeed to Father’s Seat, News- paper Says. ° By the Associated Press CHICAGO, June 27.—The Chicago Journal today published a story saying that Robert M. La Follette, jr., son of the late United States Senator La Fol lette of Wisconsin, would announce in a few days his candidacy for his fath in the Senate Authority for the statements attributed to Illinois followers of La Follette. The Journal said it had learned Mrs. La Follette had definitely decided not to he a candidate to suc ceed her husband Young Bob would not be nominated without & fight, the Journal story added, saving Roy . Wilcox, former State Senator, and Francis P. Mec vern., former Governor of Wiscon sin, were mentioned as possible can didates er's seat was Butler Takes Hand. Senator William M. Butler of Mas- sachusetts, national chairman of the Republican party. who is expected to visit the Middle West some time this Summer, will discuss the Wisconsin stuation with Republican *‘regulars” n Wisconsin opposed to the La Fol lette faction, the Journal said. The Journal said that a special primary and election would be called soon by Gov. John J. Blaine of Wis- sin, and that young “Bob,” who is ars old, would be the first in the field, with Gov. Blaine and the La Follette organization virtually solfd- Iy behind him. Gov. Blaine would be a senatorial candidate agninst Senator Irving L. Lenroot of Wisconsin in 1926, the Journal story added CALLS STATE MEETING. Asks Governor What He Will Do. OSHKOSH, Wix, June 27 (®).—W, J. Campbell, chairman of the State Republican executive committee, in a letter to Gov. J. J. Blaine, has re- quested the governor to inform him what he plans to do in the matter of calling a special election to name a successor to the late Senator Rob- ert M. La Follette. Mr. Campbell also issued a call for a meeting of the Republican State executive committee for July 1 to consider the matter of special elec- tion Campbell El LADD SUCCESSOR. Non-Partisan League Calls Convention. D.. June 27 (P).—Call convention of the Non to be held at Bis- marck July 7. to name a cindidate to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Edwin Fremont Ladd. was R. W. Frazier, vice chairman of the State ex:cutive com mittee of the league. The move is regarded here step intended to force the hand Gov. A. G. Sorlie in the matter making an appointment. should governor attempt to follow vourse, as he has announced. State FARGO, for a State Partisan League, N s a of of the that D. C. MAN TAKEN ON SHIP SAILING FROM BALTIMORE Joseph Thompson of Crew of Tank- er Held for Police Here in Case Involving Checks. Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 27i.—An hour before the steamship George H Jones, a tanker of the Standard Oil Company, was scheduled to sail today from the oil docks at the foot of Clin ton street for San Pedro. Cal., detec tives arrested Joseph Thompson, a member of the crew, and he is at the central police station, being held for the Washington authorities. Local police were asked early today to institute search for the man, who is 22 years old and a resident of Wash- ington. He was wanted, police were told, on a charge of passing worthless checRs in the Capital, and it was be. lieved he would attempt to leave the country. ) SR ROBBERS KILL MANAGER. Wounded Man Chases Thieves Be- * fore He Dies. NEW YORK, June 27 (#).—Fred Hartnack, manager of .the Third avenue store of the Sheffield Farms Company, was shot and fatally wound- ed today in a struggle with two hold- up men who attempted to rob the cash register. Despite his wounds Hartnack pursued the robbers to the street, where he collapsed. He died soon after being taken to a hospital. Three earlier pay roll hold-ups net- ted robbers $17.000. Fireworks Rout Locusts. VERA CRUZ, Mexico, June 27 (#). —Fireworks were used today to dis- perse clouds of locusts which flew over the city from several directions. About one-third of Mexico is suffer- ing from a scourge of locusts, and the authorities are taking energetic steps to eradicate the past and prevent serious damage, such as has been caused in the past by locusts. CUMBEDINST PEYSER MADE HEAD OF DISTRICT LEGION BY LARGE MAJORITY ed from Firs (Contin t Page.) ham of Tank Corps Post, who retired last night as department commander, and the new commander, Capt. Pey ser. will be included in the delegation of eight to represent the District de. partment at the national convention Eight alternates were elected as fol lows: Howard Taylor, William M." Zacharias, M. Landis, Paul Hamilton After more than three hours of dis- cussion, the resolution on the Bullar articles was defeated by 25 to 18, dur ing which three roll calls were taken Bullard is Scored. report of the Robert. George and West Wolff Smith, Jack Connolly, Twyman The resolutions com mittee, dirceting attention to the memories of Lieut. Gen. Robert Lee Bullard drew a running fire of uncom plimentary comments on the criticisms of the negro troops contained in the articles and commendatory statements on the bravery and conduct of colored soldiers in the World War and other wars. Discussion of a resolution reported favorably by the committee on reso- lutions, which would have placed the District department of the Legion on record as disapproving the statements credited to Gen. Bullapd, occupied most of the time of the meeting last night, during which all manner of parliamentary tactics were used in an effort to have the resolution with drawn, amendments, motions to table and other parliamentary procedure following one another in rapid succes sion. The colored contingent at the Legion meeting insisted all through the discussion that the miotion De adopted by the convention. although many of the white delezates took is sue with what they declared to be a needless raising of 4 point which might cause racial embarrassment. Urge Posts for Negroes. he Legzion approved the appoint ment of colored men to administrative | Posts in the Veterans' Bureau in or- der that men of their own race might handle colored cases. Thanking the entire police department for. its co operation during the past vear, a res olution adopted by the Legion hoped that Maj. Danfel Sullivan would soon recover from illness and be returned to dut A resolution was passed urging the District Commissioners to establish a place in the District of Columbia where inactive tuberculosis patients coming to Washington on business with the Veterans' Bureau be taken care of Commander Peckham was presented with a past department commander’s ring and badge by Past Commander Paul J. McGahan, whom he succeeded a year ago. The expected long-drawn-out battle for the post of department commander failed to materialize, the strength of Capt. Peyser's adherents coming early in the first ballot, growing as the roll cull of posts progressed and turning into a veritable landslide. Although the Fisk supporters had expected to gather enough votes to necessitate several ballots, the Peyser candidacy went over with a rush, without leav. ing any doubt as to his strength in the convention. Peyser’s Part in Conflict. During the war Capt. Peyser served as appeal agent of the District No. 1 Draft Board, and later as legal aid to Maj. Z. T. Potter, chief of the division | of housing and health. In February, 1918, he was commissioned a captain in the Reserve Corps and assigned to the Secretary of War, and made chief of division of housing and health. He interpreted the Soldlers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act as it affected landlord and tennant cases in the District of Columbia. He also investigated for President Wilson certain phases of the United States Housing Corporation and handled many cases involving landlord and tenant proceedings. ANGLERS BE OKL. (). R LABELS. AHOMA CITY, Okla.. June nlabeled fishermen became ta- boo in Oklahoma today. Hereafter they must plainly display upon their clothing the State license, without which they cannot drop bait to hun- gry fish. The last Legislature, concluding that fish and game wardens should expect co-operation from the men they are set to watch, passed a law, effect. ive today, that fishermen must bear the license pinned or kewed in the cen- ter of their outer garments. HEADS MASONIC CLUBS. SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. June 27 (P)—Charles A. MacHenry Fredericksburg, Va., was elected pres ident of the National League of Ma- sonic Clubs, at the final session of the annual convention today. R. A. Mac- Gregor, Pittsburgh, was chosen a vice president. will be held in The 1926 convention Philddélphia. Fisk, John Thomas | | survey {the Glover parkway, the latter c | the park = { ital CAPITAL GATEWAYS MAY BE DEVELOPED Plans to Make Sixteenth Street Extended Into Park Considered. Washington's gateways—attractive entrances to indicate to the peopls of the Nation that they are entering their Capital, the most beautiful cit: in the world—are receiving much at tention now from officials and g ernniental agencies having them charge. The fiist step toward the devel.p ment of Sixtcenth street extended s the grand gateway from the North leading scuth directly to the White House grounds, has been taken Ly the Natioral Capital Park Commis sion, of which Lieut. Col. Clarence 0. Sherrill, U. S. Army Engineer Corp is executive secretary. The trans formation of this section, at presunt undeveloped, into a beautiful gateway for traffic from the North, East and West, has bheen discussed in official and civic circles for years, and steps now are being taken to study the In cality and use it for this purpose be fore it becomes lost through th: roads of the subdivision develope and builders Survey Being Made. Actual work has been started on the making 4 topographic survev «f the territory from Alaska avenue where Sixteenth street now ends. o the District line. The results of thi will be used by the commis sion in developing its plans for ing this spot into a gateway city. Although the park commis has not announced its intention purchasing any land in this vicinity the announcement that the survey hi\fi been ordered and that it was to be ic |used in connection with the plans of the commission for making a gateway is taken as indication that as 8oon &s the survey is completed there will be some land purchases there, whi would be necessary in making an e trance in keeping with the othe planned approaches to the Capital such, for instance, as the Arlington Memoria! Bridge. The boundary survey between tha District of Columbia and Virgin from the Key Bridge to the District line above the Chain Bridge has just been completed, and the final ma are being draw When completed they will show the topography of th section to the tops of the bluffs along the Virginia shore. Archibold Survey Completed The Archibold parkway survey the western part of the city has been completed, and the surveyors are nesr ing the completion of their work on prising the land donated by C. C Glover for preservation as a part of vstem of the National ( Standard bronze markers being used in the laying off of these tracts. Bridge May Be Changed. Engineering problems that come up in the preparations for construction of this southe: proach will make necessary some architectural changes in the bridge as originally drawn, it became knowr last night. The matter now is be. studied in the office of public build ings and public parks of the National Capital, but it has not vet been de termined just what changes will be necessary Both Lieut. Col. Sherri and his assistant, Maj. J. C. Mehaffe in direct charge of the architectural work, say that the necessary changes will not be great, involving probabl some changes in the curvature of the arches and the architectural appear ances of the piers which will suppor the great structure. The proble have been submitted to the architec and now are being worked out The foundations for the field house in Anacostia Park in the reclaimed land east of the Eleventh Street Brid. southeast, are rapidly nearing comple tion, and preparations are being made to put in the interior columns. Thi section is to be transformed into or of the largest recreation parks in the National Capital, with pla: grounds for all ages, a stadium running track for field meets. base ball diamonds, foot ball gridiren ete Roads Being Laid. The roads in this recreation p4 also are being Iaid. A cinder road been constructed from the field hou to the sea wall and paralleling it ha been completed, and during the pas month 800 cubic vards of clay have been dumped in the sub-grade at thi point and graded Preparations also are being macde for the demolition of the Tidal Basin bath houses, now that the efforts fo have the beach reopened this Summer have failed All of the plumbing laundry equipment, lockers, mirrors and fire-fighting equipment have been removed and stored. This material is believed, can be used in the erec tlon of bath houses on such sites as Congress authorizes for bath beaches when it convenes in the Iall Elaborate sand boxes for the chi dren to play in have been provided and placed in Meridian Hill and Lin coln Parks, and in the former park work has been started on the con struction of the Chapin street en trapce and the retaining wall on the Fitteenth street side of the park. The entrance and retaining wall will be similar to the wall on the Sixteenth Street side, opposite the Henderso: property. HOTCHKISS OFFERED POST Michigan College of Mines Ten ders Presidency. HOUGHTON. Mich., June 27 (@) William ©. Hotchkiss, Wisconsin geologist and chairman of the Wis consin State Highway Commission has been offered the presidency of the Michigan College of Mines at Hough ton, it was learned today He wil reserve decision for three or fou: day The presidency of the college was left vacant a year ago by the death o V. ¥ MecNair, following a railroad accident Honeymoon Trip Is 20 Years Late; 12 Children Along Special Dispatch to The Star NEW _YORK, June 27.—“Well we're off at last,” said Louis E Mutus today to his wife. They were standing on the boat deck of the French liner Paris, glancing ar New York's skyline. They came from a small town near St. Louts. Close by were their 12 children all going abroad on the honeymoon trip of Mr. and Mrs. Mutrus. Twenty years ago. when he mar ried, Mr. Mutus couldn't afford # honeymoon trip. But the Mutrus bank roll grew. so they decided to take a real honeymoon to Europe with the children. The oldest child is 17 vears old and the youngest 7 months. Three big trunks were needed for the children’s toys. The Mutruses will ~establish headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland, untll thely return home. L ed