Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1925, Page 2

2 * '®HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1925 REFUND OF PEPCO GARNISHEED BY 0 Holders of Judgments on Consumers Seek to Get Share of Money. The Potomac Electric Power Co. was served today with garnish- ments issued out of the Municipal Court by persons holding unpaid judg- ments against consumers of electric current who are expected to share in | the distribution tomorrow by thel company of the $3,000,000 share of the refund ordered paid to consumers by the company. About 10 additional re- quests for such papers were made during the day, but Deputy Marshal Eskridge had not kept account of the number of the garmishments se- cured last week and could not give an acecura statement as to the total number of persons who adopted this method of securing payment of at least a portion of their judgments. May Withhold Check. If the company is indebted to the persons named in the garnishments Insists Upon Sign Being Put Where Sign Ought To Be Nfl'l'A When Traffic Director M. O Eldridge opened his mail today he found a letter from a motorist, inclosing a check for $1, with a request that it be used to erect a no-parking sign in front of a place where he sajd he was arrested a few days ago for violating the regulation. The writer said he could not see a sign from the point at which he stopped his. car. Mr. Eldridge directed that the check be returned, with the state- ment that a sign would be placed at the deslgnated locality. BUYERS WARNED INHEALTH CRUSADE Health Office to Advise Cus- tomers Not to Handle Foodstuffs in Stores. it will be obliged to withhold the check which is expected to be mailed tomorrow to the consumers until the court had determined to whom it] should be paid. In the event that no pplication r refund had been made by the consumer named, or if he w not entitled to a refund, the compa | | will file answer within 10 days to the | in- | court explaining that it is debted in the one instance, or t the amount of the indebtedness ha not been applied for. Of the 50 garnishments served to- day 47 had been issued at the request not of Attorney Martin J. M mara, representing a local collection agency. GUARDS RESTORE ORDER IN OHIO COAL STRIKE AREA Arson Suspects Trailed by Blood- hounds Are Released by the Authorities. By the Associated Press. POMEROY, Ohio, June 20.—With the appointment of 15 more deputy sheriffs the situation in the Pomeroy Bend coal mining district, where the Pittsburgh mine power house No. 17 was burned late remained Friday, quiet yesterday. ! The new deputies guarded the mines in operation Saturday night and again lust about the mines. Several suspects taken in connec- | tion with burning of the power house were dismissed after questioning. They were arrested after bloodhounds led pursuers to their homes, a mile from the scene of the fire The grand jury was called to meet this morning. At the same time Judge Miller will also determine whether the temporary order restraining picket- ing of the mines shall be made per- manent, i EXPERT WHO PREDICTED QUAKE IS IN TEMBLOR D Bailey Willis, Who Foresaw Disaster in California, Now night, walking beats in Santa Barbara. By the Associated Press, PALO ALTO, Calif., June —Dr. Bailey Willis, noted seismologist of Stanford University who predicted an earthquake in the general region of Santa Barbara, is in that ci Dr. Willis, the president of the Seismo- 1 1 Society of Amer: aused to published recently a statement that earthquakes north of San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, has re- Iteved the earth pressures in northern California, but that other pressures were accumulating in southern Cali fornia which would eventually result in a big tremor. By a stange chance he left for Santa Barbara Saturday and was believed to be in the heart of the disturbance. SEIZED FOR RUM RUNNING Bchooner William A. Morse Taken 60 Miles Off Nantucket. NEW YORK, June 29 (#).—Seizure of the two-masted schooner William A. Morse with a cargo of liquor aboard 60 miles of Nantucket Shoals on Friday night by coast guardsmen on the destrover Cunningham was reported vesterday by Coast Guard headquarters. The schooner was be- ing towed to Norfolk, Va. This was the second seizure of the William A. Morse, the first being a few months ago on a charge of run- ning without riding lights. The ves- sel was released on payment of a $100 fine at that time. i DAWES’ PL}&IEN\—NEST. Will Attend Frontier Day in Cheyenne After Denver Speech. CHICAGO, June 29 (#) President Charles G. Dawes, speak in Denver, Colo., Jul arranged to attend the Cheyenne, Wyo., twenty-ninth annual frontier day celebration on July 24. He re- turned yesterday from Manchester, N. H., where he spoke on June 23 on his proposal to revise the Senate rules. Mr. Dawes’ projected speaking trip to the Pacific Coast now is expected to be postponed until September. While in Denver he will be the guest of John C. Shaffer, Chicago and Denver publisher. OVERSEAS LEAGGE MEETS Three Hundred Women Attending, Many in Wartime Uniform. NEW YORK, June 29 (#).—Three hundred women, many of them wear- ing their wartime uniforms, are here attending the sessions of the Overseas Service League at the Waldorf. On today's program was a garden party at the Long Island home of Mrs. Henry P. Davison. A wreath will be placed on the grave of Henry . Dayison, under whom many mem- rs of the league served while he was head of the American Red Cross in Europe during the war. The conven- ton will comtinue through Wedne: Vo MAKES HIS FIRST ARREST Mildonaire Policeman Captured Two Men and Blocks Hold-Up. CHICAGO, June 29 (A).—W. H. Merrill, jr., Winnetka's millionaire policeman, has been credited with his first arrest. He caught two men as they were attempting to hold up a taxicab driver. Merrill first became a taxicab chauf- feur, leaving a life of leisure and six motor cars of his own to make his own Hving. {and to the mar Signs warning customers mnot to handle foodstuffs will be distributed to avery grocery store in Washington ets as one step in a to safeguard conditions ch food is sold, Health Of- William C. Fowler announced are intended to be ced in a conspicuous place in the store and remind purchasers that it is “dirty and dangerous to handle commodities that are on display.” Dr. Fowler sald this method of educating the public is not new, simi- lar cards having been distributed sev- eral vears ago. The health officer de- cided to have them distributed again following recent discussion of the sanitary condition of the meat supply. Citizen Files Complaint. One citizen wrote to Dr. Fowler re- cently complaining that meat | posed to handling by customer where dust and files may upon it. Dr. Fowler explained that there is a regulation_providing that foodstuffs. must be effectually protected from dust and insects and that he has re- cently instructed his corps of inspec- tors to see that this rule is carried out. The regulation permits the use of motor-driven fans as a means of Keep- ing instcts away from foodstuffs, but Dr. Fowler said it does not specifi- cally state that such commodities must be inclosed in cases. The health officer said, however, he had advised his men to take whatever steps they deem necessary ot carry out that lan- guage of the regulation, which pro- vides that the food shall be “‘effectual- protected. Lunchroom Safeguards. In this connection Dr. Fowler said that most of the lunchreoms have in today. The placards t recent ve s provided cases for edibles that are splaved on counters. Anothe. suggestion made to Dr. Fowler within the past few days was that medical inspection be provided of all persons engaged in handling food- stuffs in public_establishments. The health officer said this is not provided for by law In Washington, but is a! voluntary feature of dairy-farm and lunchroom inspecting. ALUMNAE REUNION TO END TOMORROW Notre Dame de Namur Organiza- tion at Mass Today for De- ceased Members. The third triennial reunion of the National Federation of the Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae being held here will be concluded tomorrow fol- | lowing a business session and lunch- eon meeting at Trinity College. To- 's program was featured by a re- quiem mass held at 9 o'clock at the St. Aloysius Church for the deceased members of the alumnae. The mass was attended by about 400 members of the order. Plan Banquet Tonight. Toasts will be given at a banquet tonight at_the Willard Hotel by Miss Mary A. Barr, national president of the federation; Mrs. Adelaide Rover Cavanaugh, president of the local chapter and others. Mrs. James F. Hartnett will be toastmistresas. Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore yesterday was given a re- ception by the alumnae in Trinity College. Miss Mary A. Barr made an address to which the archbishop re- sponded, welcoming the reunion to his diocese and urging the members to loyalty to God, country and alma mater. Special Service Yesterday. Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan of Catholic University celebrated mass vesterday on the new altar in the chapel of Notre Dame which was the gift of the federation. The sermon was preached by Rev. John J. Facy of Georgetown University. A tea was given at the roof garden of the Notre Dame convent, North Capital and K streets, following the reception to Archbishop Curley yes- terday. P LIGHTNING'S POWER OF IMMENSE VOLUME Scarcely a Second Elapses With- out the Unleashing of 100 Flashes, Correspondence of the Associated Press. LONDON, June 10.—Scarcely a sec- ond passes, year in and year out, Win- ter and Summer, when there are not at least 100 lightning flashes some- Where in the world, according to the recently issued Blue Book of the me- teorological office of the British gov- ernment service. During the year, says the book, the world experiences 16,000,000 thunder storms, or an average of 44,000 a day. The amount of energy released by these flashes I8 too stupendous for the human mind to grasp, the book points out. It is suggested by the meteor- ologists that the water power of the earth, which has already been har- nessed, be used as & measure. r- ing on that basis, it is estimated that double that amount is represented by one fiash of lightning, consequently in any given second there is released from the clouds more energy than the world’s water power stations yield in six months. lGuptl Heads Indian Home Rulers. CALCUTTA, British India, June 29 (#).—Sen Gupta, formerly Meutenant of the late C. R. Das, leader of the Swarajist, or Home Rule, party, has been elected leader of the party. Gupta promises to continue the polioy of Das. There had been some talk of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Nationalist leader, succeeding to the position. STRICKEN CITY HAS Santa Barbara, Dating Back to 1786, Long Culebrated as Watering PRace. By the Associated Press, SAN FRANCISCO June ).—Santa Barbara, seat of an old Fnanc mission, dating back to 1786, ls one of the famous watering places of America. Its beautiful situation, partly encircled by hills and Jmoun- tains, has given it the name Qf the Mentone of America. It is 367 aniles from San Francisco and 104 nuiles from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara has been long no\ed for its big tourist hotels and its m\ld climate, both of which features drexv thousands of visitors annually from all over the world. Karly reports said that most of these hotels had been damaged or destroyed. Santa Barbara has more claims to fame than its tourist attractions. It 1s in the midst of a vast citrus fruit area, and flowers grow there in tropi- cal luxiriance. FOR USE IN MARKETS Would Enable Shoppers to Check Weight of Articles They Have Purchased. A plan to place a public scale in each market, where shoppers could verify the weight of foodstuffs pur- chased when they are in doubt. is being considered by George M. Rob- erts, superintendent of weights and measures. The suggestion was put forward by L. A. Schimpf of 2112 G street in a letter to The Star. Supt. Roberts said he was favora- bly inclined toward the proposal and that he had given it some thought in the past. Mr. Roberts said he will have to find out whether he has funds in his appropriation with which to buy the scales. If they can be bought he helieves they should be placed in the offices of the market masters. Mr. Schimpf pointed out in his let-| ter that if each market had a public| scale, frequently inspected by the city authorities, it would enable per- sons who are doubtful of the weight of articles they have purchased to check up on the public scale, and re- port any discrepancy to the market master. AMERICANS GIVE $5,000 TO GUTENBERG MUSEUM French and Germans Exchange Greetings at Celebration in Mayence. By the Associated Press. MAYENCE, Germany. June 29— Gutenberg Museum in this city {s the recipient of a gift of $5.000 from the United States for the extension and support of this edifice, founded in honor of Mayence's most distinguish- ed son, Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of printing from movable types. The American donation, handed to the directors of the museum vester- day by Dr. Stempel of Frankfort, in behalf of the American committee, in. cluded donations from well known publishers and printers. Chancellor Luther, speaking in the museum at the celebration in com- memoration of Germany's possession of the Rhineland for 1,000 vears, de- clared “We must remember through all vicissitudes that there is one thing which was, is, and will be—the Ger- man empire.”’ Mayence is the general headquar- ters of France's “army of the Rhine,” and in behalf of the French govern- ment, a representative of the French high commissioner in the Rhindland visited the chancellor and expressed the hope that the fetes would be cele- brated calmly and would not have any character of animosity toward France and the allies. He added that France entertained no thought of conguest, but desired to live peaceably Along: side her neighbors. Dr. Luther thank- ed him for his visit and gave assur- ance that the German government would endeavor to pursue a policy of conciliation. CORNER éTONE IS LAID. Large Gathering at Cherrydale, Va., M. P. Church Ceremony. Special Dispatch to Tha Star. CHERRYDALE, Va., June 29.—Be- fore a large gathering of church mem- bers and friends the corner stone of the new addition to the Cherrydale Methodist Protestant Church was laid vesterday by Rev. Thomas H. Lewis, president of the genaral conference. State Senator Frank L. Ball deliv- ered the principal address, being in- troduced by ev. W. M. Snyder, pastor of the church. Other ad- dresses were made by Rev. J. H. straighter of the Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Church; Rev. Charles Mad- dus of Washington; Rev. W. F. Wright, pastor of Mount Olivet Church of Ballston, and Rev. J. M. Sheridan, superintendent of church extension of the Maryland conference. Invocation was pronounced by Rev. James A. Dudley, pastor of the Metho- dist Church of Alexandria. Music was turnished by the choir of the church and the Walkers Chapel Band. — . WILD ENGINE WRECKED. Preight Car Smashed When Loco- motive Rolls Down Grade. Special Dispatch to The Star. GRANTSVILLE, Md., June 29.—A Baltimore and Ohio Railway engine, standing on a siding near the old Moyersdale brewery, started back- ward in the direction of Salisbury Junction while unattended yesterday and crashed into a freight train standing on the line. The rear truck of the tender was thrown forward against the front truck. One freight car was smashed to Dieces. MOTORS HIT RAILWAYS, Trafic Receipts Reduced by Use of Autos in England. LONDON, June 20 (P.—The in- creasing use of motor transj tion in England is gradually affecting traf- fic receipts of the rallway companies. Figures published by the minister of transport show that the number of passenger _journeys taken during March, 1925, was 99,193,007 or 10,768, 764 less than during March, 1924. Receipts from ‘such traffic declined £309,728, or 10.2 per cent. Freight hauled decreased over 2, 000, tong, or 7.1 p}; cent, and, re- ed.:nm less by £364,714, or 3.§ per ceni - BLE HSTORY SCENE OF COAST EARTHQUAKE. A Disturbance Early This Morning Centered in Santa Barbara, Famous Revort of Society Folk, With Shakes Felt North to San Luis Obispo and South of Los Angeles. Little Effect Reported Inland. Carrillo Hotel, reported completely destroyed, recently built to accom- modate 300 guests. 19 Major Earthquakes in Last 25 Years Have Taken Huge Toll . Nineteen major carthquakes and eruptions have caused loss of life and property in various parts of the world in the last quarter of a century. Only one of these was in the United States. The larger disasters of this nature follow an Francisco, Calif., April 18, 1906—4532 lives lost: 50.000,000 in property lost; 265000 persons made homeless Japan near Tokio and Yokohama. September 1, 1923 -192,000 dead and missing; 102,000 injured: 580.000 homes destroyed. Kingston, Jamaica, January 14, 1907—1,100 lives lost; $25,000,000 in property damages. persons made homeless. Central Italy stroved, ily and Calabria, December 28, 1908 -76.483 lives lost; 1,100,000 January 13, 1915-29.978 lives lost; Avezzano de- China, December 16, 1920--200,000 lives lost; 10 cities destroyed. HEAVY DEATH TOLL IS FEARED FROM QUAKE AT SANTA BARBARA Every Brick Building Is Razed and Fire and Flood Add to Dangers in Stricken City—Cut Off From Outside. (Continued from First Page.) Dam, part of Santa Barbara's water system, broke and emptied. The Cabrillo Hotel, according to a report, split in two and then collapsed. El Centro reported that the earth quake was not felt in the Imperial Valley, on the southern boundary of the State. Apparently it extended no farther north than Bakersfield. It did not reach San Francisco. Santa Barbara, whose situation has been compared to that of Naples, is a noted resort. Many wealthy per sons from all parts of the country go there. Tracks Submerged. An oil tank collapsed at Naples, sub- merging the Southern Pacific Co.'s tracks there, the company was ad vised. The quake seemed to center at a point between San Luis Obispo and Carpenteria. Small landslides were reported at Benham and Puenta. Reports from Gaviota indicated that the region most severely rocked is be- tween Ventura and Santa Barbara. At Gaviota rail lines were broken by the quake and a large water tank was tumbled over on the railroad right of way and was flooding over the vards. The earthquake did not reach San Francisco. The Southern Pacific roundhouse at Santa Barbara, Calif., caved in, demolished the railroad sta- tion at Goleta, nine miles north of Santa Barbara, and thdust the railroad tracks out of line at Naples, 15 miles north of Santa Barbara, the Southern Pacific dispatcher’'s office was inform- ed here just before the telegraph wires failed. SEVERAL SHOCKS FELT. ‘West Has Been Visited by Numerous Earthquakes. DENVER, Colo., June 29 (#.—De- spite claims of some scientists that the Rocky Mountains and Western regions are protected from earth- quake dangers, several notable shocks have been felt over large portions of the Western United States in the past 15 years. One of the most widespread selsmic disturbances was that which shook most of Arizona in September, 1910. The first shocks started on Septem- ber 23, with Willams, Winslow, Kingman and Jerome reporting tre- mars. Flagstaff on September 26 reported that the disturbance was still continuing, with considerable minor damage. The center of the Arizona quake was reported to be in the vicinity of the Grand Canyon, the shocks were severe enough to send glant bowlders tumbling down the mountains and whole Indian vil- lages fled in terror. San Francisco on December 31 of the same year reported a severe tremor, but damage was slight. Boiling Water Hurled. ©On July 1, 1911, San Francisco re- rted earth shocks of 40 minutes uration, almost as long as the fatal San Francisco trembler and fire of April 18, 1906, although in the 1911 disturbance little damage was re- ported. The shocks extended in- land, however, Reno, Nev., reporting that hot springs at Steamboat Springs, Nev., quiescent for years, had commenced shooting boiling water high in the air at the moment the earthquake began. ©One of the worst shocks felt on the North American continent in re- cant years was that which rocked Mexico City on June 7, 1811. Sev- ed and many buildings and homes were razed merous other Mex i(:n disturbances have been record e Northern Illinois and southern Wis- consin were jarred by an inland earthquake January 2, 191 An earthquake lasting several sec- onds was felt at Salt Lake City, Utah, April 12, 1913. The shocks were sufficlent to rock transmitters in the telephone office. This shock was reported felt through southern Tdaho. RELIEF TRAF DISPATCHED. Sent to Santa Barbara Where Greatest Damage Is Reported. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., June 29 P).—A Southern Pagcific relief train is leaving here at once (8:30 a.m.) to assist at Santa Barbara, Reports re- celved here by Southern Pacific of- ficlals say that the railroad round- house, the city reservoir, Macus bullding and the Arlington Ho- tel have been destroyed. It also was reported that State street had been torn up by the shock. Reports from Los Olives, Santa Maria, Tompoco, Orcutt and Nipomo, south of here, said that those points had been shaken up but not damaged. All telegraph and telephone wires be- tween here and Santa Barbara are down, falling at the time of the quake, RED CROSS OFFERS AID. Orders Rushed to Coast to Extend Every Assistance. On the basis of first reports of the earthquake, at Santa Barbara the Red Cross wired its branch office in San Francisco to render such relief as was needed and advise what the national organization could do to help. AERATED CONCRETE FOR HOUSES SHOWN New Type of mterinl- Lighter Than 0ld and Much Cheaper, Builders Declare. Correspondence of the Awmociated Press. LONDON, June 15.—An aerated dwelling, said to be much cheaper in cost than either wooden or brick houses, has been erected at the Brit- ish Empire exhibition which opened May 9, and attracted much attention ahong scientists and housing experts interested in solving the building shortage in England. The process was developed in Swe- dent, where it has been used in apart- ment houses. The peculfar quality of this aerated concrete is that it ex- pands and then sets hard. It is fire- proof, resists noise and, it is contended by the inventor, strengthens with age. A chemical pracess takes place when cement and coal slag are mixed with certain substances of a mineral character, and the hydrogen creates little bubbles in the mixture which swells up like yeast in bread until it resembles cork. Then it begins to harden. Iy is possible to produce in this way a concrete so light that a cubic ooft welghs but 20 pounds, as compared with 130 pounds for an or- dinary concrete block. It floats on water, like wood, and enty-five' persons were reported kill-) practically impervioua to poess, ? the San | MONTANA ROCKED AGAIN BY QUAKES Little Damage Reported From Fourth Tremor Felt in 36 Hours. By the Associated Press. HELENA, Mont., June 29.—Mon tana points trembled again today as the earth’s inward convulsions con- tinued for the third successive day. Helena residents were awakened at 20 o'clock this morning by a sharp tremor that lasted seven seconds. damage, however, was reported. Great Falls experienced its fourth e in less than 36 hours at 230 o'clock, when bufldings were shaken for several seconds and dishes thrown to the floor and pictures dropped from the walls. White Sulphur Springs dispatches indicate that the damage suffered there Saturday night is much less than originally reported Courthouse Damaged. Both the courthouse and county jall were damaged to the extent that lower floors cannot be used. Apprehension over the possibility of a remewal of quakes in Yellowstone | National Park abated when Sund: passed without additional shoc Tourists arriving in Billings from the park declared the shocks there were imperceptible | Residents of the apparent center of {which shook four States Saturday night and yesterday, remained out in the wide open spaces today, looking back at about $500,000 worth of ruins —ihe uggregate cost of the tremor. It was a whimsical earthquake. No fone was ki Nearly a_score of {buildings cracked and fell. There were a half-dozen landslides | A crevice extending at irregular in- tervals from Manbattan 1o Three Forks, a distance of 10 miles, remains one of the scars caused by the The Lombard tunnel of the Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail as caved in and an avalanche |at Deer Park covered 500 feet of rail road track nearby, leaving it buried under earth and roc 100 feet deep. almo: latin Valley the e: high, toppled and fell Trains Are Released. Saturday sons in night. Thousands of per Butte, Great Falls, Billings, Livingston, Missoula, Helena and other cities - were thrown into near nic and rushed clear of buildings. he shocks continued intermittently until well after 10 o'clock. Yesterday there were slight recurrences at Three Forks, White Sulphur Springs and | Anaconda Three JForks, Manhattan and Logan, all near the juncture of the Madison, Gallatin and Jefferson Rivers, which form the source of the Missouri, sus- tained the greatest loss. The court- |kouse at White Sulphur Springs fell. and several smaller structures were demolished. The loss there will ex- ceed $100,000, and Three Forks, where the damage was greater, lost about $200,000. Three ~Forks residents counted 41 distinct shocks. River Is Lowered. | The Jefferson River, a short dis- tance above the convergence point was lowered two feet by the quakes. Hundreds of men were working in the mines at Butte and Anaconda as the earth's surface trembled, but in |the 1,000 miles of underground work- |ings there was no damage, according !to Butte reports. The miners rushed to the surface when they feit the shocks. Leaning walls and twisted buildings in Manhattan and Three Forks proba- | bly will have to be razed by dynamite in order to forestall danger of their falling. residents sald. Dr. C. P. Clapp, president of the University of Montana, who is con sidered an authority on geology, de- clared last night there is little possi bility that another quake will be felt in Montana for several years. He declared the probable cause of the tremor was the moving of a “fault” in the eastern part of the mountain region of Montana. The mountains in that vicinity have many faults, which are broken strata, pushed up or down by convulsions of the earth. CHARLIE CHA#LIN SAYS “SON LOOKS LIKE ME” Junior Comedian in Infant Role Makes Appearance in the “Elder” Charlie’s Home. By the Associated Pres BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 29. —A Charlle Chaplin without a limber cane, without a duck shuffie or over. sized shoes, monopolized filmdom's footlight today. He was Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jjr.. weight, 6% pounds, born at the Chaplin mansion here just before breakfast yesterday. His mother, who was formerly the elder Chaplin's leading woman and who became the comedian's wife at the little Mexican town of Empalme last November, was said to be resting comfortably. His father gave no interview to the press, but his great-grandfather, Willlam _Curry, divulged that the famous film portrayer of comic em- barrassments had paced the floor and nibbled his finger nails like countless other expectant fathers and bad ex- claimed, when the babe finally was shown to him: “Tt looks like me!" The attending physician, Dr. James F. Halloran, who also helped Mrs. Chaplain into the world about 17 years ago, described her son as ‘one of the most perfectly-formed babies 1 have ever seen.” GOLD MEDAL FOR HERO. McMullen to Get Substitute for Silver One Lost in Rescue. A gold medal will be given in place of the silver one lost by Horace J. McMullen of the Washington Canoe Club_when he saved W. R." Doni- gan from drowning near Key Bridge June 13. The lost medal had been won by McMullen in a 90-yard swimming race at Wardman Park pool. The Wardman Park Swimming Club plans to give him the gold medal, bear- ing the inscription *“For Horace J. McMullen in place of his ailver medal lost June 18, 1925.” He was assisted in the rescue by Kar] Knight and Farnam Miller, both of the canoe club. Calles Has s Birthday. MEXICO CITY, June 29 (#.— President Calles yester: celebrated his fifty-first birthday. He was host in the evening at a dinner attended by his cabinet, representatives of both houses of Congress, aupreme court justices and prominent parlia- Mmentarians. Later he left for Du- m' 2 8y several high the | hauake | Railroad officials announced last night that a force of 2,000 laborers would be put to work cleaning the tracks and the tunnel The three trains which were hemmed in Saturday night by the avalanche were released today The quakes began about 6:22 o'clock | | | | i | {dent | killed when an autom vived | the letter This was caused when a cliff, 300 feel | | it would be 1o the interests of the pub. | { Bridge was in no way 13,000 Out-of-Town Autos Entering D.C. Now Daily Average| On an average Summer day ap- | proximately 13,000 out-of-town au tomobiles enter the District of Columbia, aceording to a count made in connection with the sur- | of transportation canditions made public today by Maj S ‘ovell. Of the total num- | ber, were from Maryland. | 4,221 from Virginia and 1,647 from other jurisdictions. The count was taken at the District line on all important _arterfes and on the Highway, Key and Chain Bridges. The count revealed that C(on necticut avenue is the main artery of travel from Maryland, with 1,654 Maryland cars entering the city, and Bladensburg road fs sec- | ond, with 1,465 cars. Coming in from Virginia the Key Hridge car ried 1,971 Virgin CATS way Bridge 1,96 HANNA FAVORS SIDE POLES FOR CARS Would Change Connecticut Avenue Line—Opposes The Capital Traction Co. is opposed to installing the underground current system on its Connecticut avenue ackage, but is in favor remoy- ing the trolley poles from the center to the sides of the avenue! John H Hanna, vice president of the com- | pany, advised Maj. W. E. R. Covell| in a letter to the utilities commission | today The letter was in answer to a query from Maj. Covell following the in which three persons 5 bile plunged off | he accident re- | discussion of the advisability | of removing trolley poles from the | center of thhe avenue. In concluding Mr. Hanna said the Klingle Bridge. ] | “While, as stated hefore, we belleve | Prevent Accidents. lic to have center poles removed from Connecticut avenue and side-pole con struction substituted, we think it well to state that in our opinion the existence of center poles on Klingle responsible for the very regrettable accident which recently happeened on that bridge. A a matter of fact, we believe the p, ence of poles in the center of bridge would be more apt to pr such an accident than otherwise. Mr. Hanna cited the cost s objection to the underground c system on Connecticut avenue, stating | that ft would necessitate an outlay of $500,000 at the present time, with no probability of the cost being reduced to any considerable extent in the future. Would Isolate Tracks. Mr. Hanna told the commission that | if Conpecticut avenue were wider he would favor center poles, with the car- space isolated from the traffic| rozdwavs. The avenue, however, is not of sufficient width to make this treatment possible, he added. Under existing conditions, he went on, the center poles should be removed in the Interests of safety and to assist in pr nting traffic congestion. Maj. Covell will make a report to the Commigsioners soon on the ques tion of what should be done on Con necticut avenue. SHEPHERD TO SUE | ACCUSERS IN TRIAL| Will Charge Libel, Slander and Vicious Prosecution and Ask Cash Damages. By the Associated Pres CHICAGO, June 29.—The Chicago Tribune says that Willlam D. Shep- herd, recently acquitted of the mur- der of his foster son, William N. Mc- Clintock, is preparing to file damage suits against several persons con- nected with the case Attorneys W. S. Stewart and W. W. O'Brien, who | defended Shepherd, are preparing the suits, which, it was said, will charge libel, slander, vicious prosecution and false imprisonment. The Tribune says it is understood that the defendants in the contem- plated action will be Chiet Justice Harry Olson of the Municipal Court, who "started the investigation into McClintock's death, and Attorneys Alexander Reichmann and John® H S. Lee. Mr. Lee is attorney for Miss Isabelle Pope, who was McClintock's fiancee. McClintock’s will, which left a mil- | lion-dollar estate to Shepherd, will be offered for probate Wednesday. Nine cousins are attacking the will on the ground that Shepherd used undue in- fluence. Miss Pope has joined the cousins in the planned contest. TO AID f:REE DISPENSARY. Card Party and Dance on Provi- dence Hospital Roof. A card party and dance for the aid of the free dispensary work at Provi- dence Hospital will be given by the social service department of the hos- pital on the roof of the building to- morrow night. The proceeds will be devoted to the charity work of the sisters at Providence Hospital. The following committee of the social service department is in charge of arrangements for the card party and dance: Mrs. M. R. Raedy, chair- man; Mrs. A. Donnelly, Mrs. Clara Ross Astashkin, Mrs. E. W. Costello, Miss D. Costello, Miss Marie Purcell, Miss Rose Donnelly, Mrs. George Fagan, Mrs. J. M. Fadley, Miss Helen McNulty, iss Helen Hess, Mrs. J. A. Rolls, Mrs. J. H. Earley, Mrs. M. Dunlop, Mrs. Margaret Hauze, Mrs. J. Kane, Mrs. J. F. Mahoney, Miss C. Kelly, Miss A. Kelly, Miss K. Kane, Miss L. Dixon, Mrs. E. Pur- cell, Mrs. E. Plaskett, Mrs. Thomas Lane, Mrs. C. Nicholson, Miss M. Nicholson and Mra. T. Regan. Colored Firemen Hold Field Day. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., June 29.—A big parade headed’ by Morning _Star Lodge, No. 40, today formed at Third and F streets soythwest, Washington, and marched to the Capital Park Horsa Show’ grounda at the south end of the High-way Bridge; where the East Arlington Voluneer Fire Depart- ment (colored) is holding its annual field day exercises. Many drill teams of Washington and county lodges par- ticipated in the parade, and were later seen in exhibition drills on the grounds. The program. which in- cludes games aund athletic contests, will be in full swing until 7 o'clock this evening. The proceeds will be used in providing additiongl fire- fighting equipment A IECONOMY IS URGED ONARMY OFFICERS Must Be No Waste, Dwight Davis Telis War College Graduates. Eeonomy is the commander-in-chief of the Army those who cannot remember watehword of the it o« not pass,” Acting Secretary of War Davis informed the graduating clase at the Army War College in a pre pared address today, pointing out tha they were now ready for general staff {duty in the department. the War College vou study the economy of force Mr. Davis sald At the War Department we practice e force of economy. Order No dquarters. commander - In - chief nmands ‘constructive economy,’ ar as good soldiers and vod citizens have alwavs cheerfully and loya obeyed. In war we intrench; In peu:« we retrench. The pen is mightie than the sword: the budgetry blus pencil mightier than the whe Army. So upon your graduation urge upon vou two fundamental prir ciples—economy and efficienc A mil ctical problem | study 1o make the most eff of avaflable s Mr and that also was t the economy Must Be No Waste. “It is not what we need, hut what we have, that counts.” be continued We must utilize every single ftem of value. There must be waste “Under national defense aci, the regular ar man has a three-fold {task. He 1 training. to prepare nps for the student cfti. to act as instructor to the citizen soldiers Of the approxin » combat officers, not on foreign service, over 5.000 are engaged in training mp work in the ummer or )00 enlisted combat strength in they ates, mo an 50,000 GRsTst in mmer training of civilians, This is an economical use of our pere sonnel, employing every individual 19 the limit of his capacity, Tried to Do Part, “The War Department has faithe fully tried to do its part. Since the war we hava been living on our far, the surpius on hand at the tims of the armistice. Unfortunately, thig cannot last forever. The fat has diss appeared and we are down to bare bones. Appropriations which wers sufficient to carry on with the help of war supplies leave us a doubly dificult provlem when those supplies are gona, ‘Our personnel, both civilian and military dolng far more work per apita than before the AR a matter of fact, despite the new and necessary development brought about by the war, such as air service, ta chemical warfare service, a far mor efficient National Guard, a newly ganized Reserve Corps, industrial pre paredness and real national defense plans. the W tment is actually spending a ller percentage of the tot ann 1 Governmen revenues than it did in 1915. I bel t today we are more ne a dollar of value fc than ever bef Un et Maj. Gen. Ha dant of the colleg bri to the Maj. Gen. John Hines, chief of staff. Following are the names of the graduates Colonels s B. Allison, Sign R. Brown, infantry Bundel, artiller Corps: Marine Corps; Newt H T States Marine Corps; Laurence H: stead, infantry: Henry J. Hatc Coast Artillery Corps: Edwin A. Hic man, fleld artillery: E T cavalry; 1. L. Hunt Corps: Isaac C. Jenks, B. Kromer, cavalry; ( infantry; Ralph B. Parrott, Ad neral Department; George ( Reid, ited States Marine Corps; Oliver 1 Spaulding, field artillery; James . ylor, infantry; John R. Thomas, Jr., field artillery. Lieutenant colonels—Willian Alfonte, infantry; Will Coast_Artillery Corps AL son, infantry; Charl alry; Leonard L. Deitric 1 lery; Jobn J. Fulmer. infantr liam R. Gibson., Quartermaster ( Allen J. Greer, field artillery: John Gulick, Coast Artillery Corp Robert Henderson, U. S. N B. Jordan. Ordnance Depart Joseph A Marmon, infantry: Harris Pendleton, jr., infantry; Alvin Perkins, cavalry: Comdr. William Puleston, T. §. Walter C. Sho infantry: E. Kearsley Sterling, cav ry; James A. Thomas, Coast Artille Corps; Comdr. Llovd W. Townsend, U. S.'N: Charles \Wessen. A D Oscar Foley. cavalry: Victor cavalry; Ned B. Rehkopf, tillery. Majors—Donald M. Asbridge. Co: Artillery Corps; Mahlon Ashford D o Fost Fleld ical Corps: Adna R. Chaffe John B. Corbly, infantry:; Ch Corlett, infantry: Lee D. I fantry; Elmer C. Desobry. infant George Dillman, cavairy: Charles « Drake, Quartermaster Corps; Hermea Erlenkotter, fleld artiflery; Lioyd I Fredendall, infantry; Ralph R. Glas infantry; Walter Goodwin, jr., « Millard F. Harmon, jr, Air DeWitt C. Jones, Corps of Rugh B. Lincoln, Alr Service: F F. Maddux, Chemical Wharefare Sery ice; Condon C. McCornack, Medical Corps; Troup Miller, cavalry: Richari C. Moore, Corps of Engineers; H. R Oldfield, Coast Artillery Cor ors: M. Parker, jr.. infantry: Homer X. Preston, infantry: John A. Robenson. cavalry; Henry R. Smallev, cavalr Frederick H. Smith, Coast’ Artl Corps; Charles A. Thuis, infantr: Harry L. Twaddle, Infantry; John G. Tyndall, field artiliery: Ralph T. Ward ‘orps of Engineers: Lewis H. Wa' kins, Corps of Engineers; Erle 1. Wilson, infantry: Martin C. Wise, in fantry; Phillip H. Worcester, Comet Artlllery Corps. MORE AND BETTER MUSIC, PLAN FOR PLAYGROUNDS New York Municipal Committee Announced Under Direction of National Recreation Association. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 29.—A munici pal music committee, which is (o work natlonally to secure more and better music with the aid of muni: pal appropriations, has been an- nounced by Joseph Lee, president of the Playground and Recreation Asso- ciation of America, under whose au- spices the committee has been formed. The committee reports a recent sur- vey by the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music, according 1o which 210 municipalities appropriate annually nearly $2,000,000 for music, while 283 others spend nothing at all for this purpose. It also calls atten- tion to the power of music in build- ing citizenship and community morals. The activities for which appropria- tions will be encouraged include open- air band concerts, community orchess tras, municipal organ recitals, pivig- auditorfums, community, w.nz civic opera. i . &l 2 »