Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1925, Page 2

» GRAND JURY T0 ACT IN CANADAY CASE 9 Husband Unrelenting * Search for Divorced Wife in Kidnaping. in! By the Associated Press NEW YORK. July 10.—The Queens County grand jury will consider the case of Mrs. Virginta Canaday of San| Antonlo, Tex., whose whereabouts has been the subject of conflicting reports since her G-year-old son was spirited from the home of his tather, Canaday, in Forest Hills, last Tuesday. Reports have had Mrs. Canada: In San Antonio. Not in San Antonio Speeding to San Antonio by reluy of motor cars -In Washington. D. " In New York City District Attorney Newcomb eaid he | would seek an Indictment against her for kidnaping. Chief of Police T. O.} Miller of San Antonio announced there | that New York police had asked for| her arrest. He sald he wired back for & warrant. Woman Hurt in Flight. “Jacob Hamburger, a detective em ployed by Mrs. Canaday. said he was with her when she took the child. ln her fiight, he said, she slipped on the lawn and painfully injured one knee. The boy was unhurt. One automobile. Hamburger said, took her bevond Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. whers another car was waiting. Mr. Canaday brand-| et the reported flight as “hosh,” add ing that his wife. from whom he is separated. had been seen in New York sinee the kidnaping Tuesda: 1 believe T know where she is will leave no stone unturnsd fo her.” Mr. Canaday said Mr. and Mrs. P. B parents, in n Antonio in that cif Wednesday which authorities denied. One report savs Mrs. Canadav will start legal prooeedings againsi her| husband here when she has placed the boy under guard in San Antonio. | | | and find Caldwell. her =aid she wa A atatement Army Officer Missing CAPT. ROBERT M. CONNELL, Who mysterfously disappeared his home in Lancaster, where he was stationed, March 17, and no [trace or clue of him has been found | | since. RIFFS, UNDAUNTED, PLAN NEW MOVES Offensive Toward Fez Is No& Object of Invaders Un- der Abd-el-Krim. Br the Associated Preas PARIS 10.—T'ndaunted hy repulse in the Taza region. Ahd-el- Tuly his TRecently Canaday returned from San Antonlo with the boy. Suprems Court | Justice Levy dismissed extradition pro- ceedings against him for kidnaping by saving that a father cannot kidnap his own son. “Texas authorities neither can & mother chitd. WOMAN DENIES KIDNAPING | that own now say kidnap her Parents of Mrs. Canady Say She Is With Them. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. . P).—P. B. Caldwell, father of Mrs. | Roscoe Canady, insisted today that Mrs. Canady is at his home here and asserted that he knew nothing beyvond what he had read of the kidnaping of his grandson, Roscoe Canady, jr. from the home of the youtth's father on Long Island and reports thai Mrs Canady was racing to San Antonio with the boy in a relay of fast motor cars. A voung woman. il at Mr. Cald well's home, was Introduced to a re porter for the San Antonio Express as Mrs. Roscoe Canady. She was in a highly nervous condition and told the reporter she believed the boy had been taken into Canada, and that she had a premonition that she might riever see shim again MACCABEE CARAVAN WELCOME PLANNED 10 Local Committee Expects 10.000 to Attend Convention Here Next Week. A reception committee of 100 nrom faent Washington men and women will grest the 10,000 Maccubees who hegin te arrive in the National Capi tal next week in the automobile cara van of 2,300 ears from State in the Union Under the direction of Charles N Hawks, and Mra. Pear] Mead. hix aide members of the committee will grest the incoming horde of Maccabees in official automobiles on all of the roans leading into Washington and tak them to the supreme headquarters ai the Raleigh Hotel, where thev will be turned over 1o members of the hotel committee, and escorted to the various hotels. where registrations have heen made for them Beginning nexi Monda: members of the committee who will he on duty at The“Raleizh Hotel hoth day and night are Mr. and Mrs. 1. D. Sullivan. Mre Mead, Mr. and Mre. Richard Savlor and Mr. and Mrs. K. E ™ Ax the work of rezistration . others will be zdded 15 nresent workers A special commitiee of the bees will alse he on duty s Union Station to greet the hun of members who will journey 0 W ington by rall vather than b: niobile, to see that they taken care of EMPLOYMENT AGENCY PERMIT IS WITHDRAWN Order of Authority to Conduct Businese Held by Thomas L. Avaunt. The District Commissioners have ravoked the permit nf Thomas Lex- ington Avaunt, president of the Prop- sstant Knights of America. to operate the Fidelity Employment Ageney, with offices in the Bond Building According to the records in the of- fiee of the superintendent of licenaes, | the permit was revoked upon recom- mendation of the Police Department following an inquiry by the Detective Bureau to determine whether Mr Avaunt should be permitted to con- tinue f{o operate an employment agency Mr. Avaunt, as president of the Protestant Knights of America, was one of those who recently made pro- tests against the holding of the Ku | Kiux Klan parads in Washington on August £ 81 FURNITURE MEN PAY $182,000 FINES By the Aseociated Pre CHICAGO, July-1 Eighty-one case | &60ds furniture manutacturers. in- dicted for violation of the Sherman | anti-trust law, today entered pleas of | guilty and were fined $182,000. ! Manufacture from a score of States were amé.., the defendants. ‘The case goods group, producers ot din- ing room and library furniture, was the third and largest section of some 270 furniture manufacturers named in indictments returned here last May. Al wers members of the National Al liance of Furniture Manutacturers. The chair_ section. embracing nearly every B e the the ed she | Auto are properly Commissioners Revoecation 50 firms, paid finea of $166,000 about a |in Police Court in place of the former to force the plasterers to amalgamate month ago. and (wo weeks later 16 manufacturers in the refrigerator group were fimed $65,000. |1t _he.refuses the peace term: !lieve the Riffians chief Krim, Moroccan rebel chief. appears to be turning his attention farther to the northwest with the object of directing an offensive toward Faz by wa of Aln-Alcha and the lower Leben ley. The situation at T: east of Fez on the Algerian Rallway nevertheless, requires careful watch Ing, as the French command believes the RifMans are likely to renew their | drive there at any moment Gen. Naulin. newly appointed to the supreme command of the French forces, is leaving for Merocco July 18, or 10 davs earlier than was first arranged. He i now at Vichy. government has given him a hand and promised him all the and supplies he deems necessar: Not Another Attila. The French. Gen. Naulin says. are confronted with an adversary In Abd- el.Krim, who ought not to bs un- derestimated. though at the same time there is no reason to see in him an other Attila. With time. determina- tion and method. he can be brought to_rerms. The atmosphere for the government has been somewhat cleared by hearty approval given by the Chamber tree men | of Deputies, at the end of last night’s debate, of Premier Painlev make vigorous war 's plan to on Abd-el-Krim to be offered through the Spaniards. The chamber voted an additional appropriation for the Moroccan opera- tions of 18,000,000 francs by a vote of 411 to 69. The premier did not reveal the terms which are to be offersd to Abd-el- Krim, but showed that he did not be would accept them Serfousness Evident. The seriousness of the sitnation is ‘not concealed, and critics of the gov- ernmant declare France resort to an appeal for volunteers to raise a big enough army to drive the invaders out of the proteciorate. Dispatches from Fez say thai Abd el-krim's campaign is being devedoped with astonishing resemblance 1o the military science of the great war. In addition he is continuing his “firer ing” tactice, winning over whose lcvalty 1o the French has heen “vering and terrorizing others into foining his forces. The ““filtering” method used by Abd- el-iirim consists jn sending Rifian regulars between the Franch pos singly. These emisseries. reaching a tribal village at night. urge the chief and tribesmen to aspouse Krim's cause. As the number of Riffians increases in the village che pressure hecomes greater. and if arguments fail. assas- sination is sometimes resorted 1o to remove the outstanding exponants of loyalty. Third Pact Not Signed. Louis Malvy. head of ihe Franch delegation io ihe Franco-Spanish con- ference in Madrid. is on his yay back (o Paris. The third Franco-Spanish agreement. dealing with the political phases of their planned collaboration in Morocco. was not signed vesterday, as had been expected, but it is a nounced that the ceremony will take place in the near future. During its night session the Cham ber of Deputies was informed by Pre. mier Painleve that French war planes are to drop pamphlets into the Rifflan ranks telling them of France's will- ingness 1o make peace. This props ganda among the tribesmen will c. incide with the official offer of peace 1o be made to Abd-al-Krim through Spain 1t ix reported Abd-el-Krim intends to organize an aviation corpa and huild an alrdrome at Shehuan. ALL CARS TO HALT BEFORE ENTERING CONNECTICUT AVE. Page.) will have to ably will be taken at the next meei- ing of the commiasion The commission vesterday_consider ed the protest of residents of Kalo rama_road against the operation of ihe Capital Traction parlor car bus line through that street. but decided not to change the route. The commission granted permission 1o the Capital Traetfon Co. io extend ite new feader bus line in the Chevy Chase section by authorizing its op. eration along McKinley streei io Belt rord. to Rorty-first street, to Military road and return. Thix bus line covers & figure-eight area in the vieinity of Connecticut avenue, Capt. R. G. Klotz. engineer of the commission. was authorized to ac- company Maj. W. E. R. Covell and Secretary Earl V. Fisher on a trip to several Middle Western States to gather informatien concérning cen tral motor bus terminals. Parking Fine Now $5. Sixteen drivers have paid $5 for il legal parking In the past 24 hours. Judge Schultz. in levying thesé fines $1. which has been his custom, stated Washingtonians had had time enough to learn the new traffie regulations. The | the | tribes | Abd-el- | T iBAMP GOODWILL 1200 Boys and Girls Take| First Solash in Newly Constructed Tank. | One hundred voungsters in one- piece bathing togs had their first grand splash and swim yesterday afternoon in the new concrete swim- ming pool. which had been construct- ed for them and other guests at Camp Good Will, Their jov was mani- fest by merry shrieks of laughter as they jumped and piunged and| tumbled in the cooling waters. This first initiation of the new at- traction was staged by Supt. Mengert and Mrs. Mengeri. in charge of the camp. s as to follow directly atter! the formal opening of the new pool | ar 4 o'clock when the mothers and all the children of the present part were assembled along (wo sides of'| the pool with several special guests | in attendance. John Jov Edson. chairman of the Summer outin committee of the Associated Char itles, spoke with feeling about th great satisfaction ‘the addition of this swimming pool gave to him and t all the members and friends af the Summer outings committee and emphasized the joy that all had taken in carrying on both this eamp | and Camp Pleasant since their foun- dation years ago Thanks Helpers. i Edson gave pralse io Harry | Wardman and Mr. Bones, who through | | thelr representative, Edward Bee | tham. had carried through the con Struction of the pool in so short a time as 1o be ready for the frst par | of campers. and who had done th work on a strictly cost basis. He also gave credit to the realtors of the city for having ralsed neariy half of the $2.000 cost of the pool. largely through the personal interest and affort of Arthur Browne of the Randall Hag ner Co.. who was present 1o enjoy the fivst swim of the little folks. Mention was also made of the gift of $250 turned in by John C. Wineman. a member of the commitiee. for the Scottish Rite Masons of the city. When Chairman Edson had finishec his remarks Supt. Mengert announced that the privilege of being the firs child o enter the pool had heen given 10 one of the tiniest girls, Flora Sco cea. who had made the highest record for zood behavior. with a credit of 126 points. Then litMe Miss Scocea tepped daintily forth from the line of girls, walked down the steps and timldly made her way along the smooth surtace of the pool. With the | blowing of a whistle all the other girls followed sult and had their turn in the pool. playing a game of push ball over a net swung across from end to end. Ay | Boys in Race. | Next came the turn of the boys. who | were impatiently waiting at one end for the signal. First a race ook place in which six boys swam from one end {of the pool and back. After that all the boys and all the girla came in to sether and made a merry picture, with { shouts and laughter filling the air. The pool, which is 50 feet long by 30 teet wide. has a depth ranging from | 2 feet for the little tots to 4 feet for the children between 10 and 12, It is located right on the brow of the hill | side, with grass embankments. and is connected by boardwalks twith the shower baths for girls and boys. The | regulation of the use of the pool is strictly under the rules laid down by | the Health Department of the city. { The tact that as yet only about half | {of the money to pay for this pool has | | actually been received may serve to | increase the sums vet to be given by | those friends of the Summer outings | ;oummmn who have not already sub. | | seribed. Supt. and Mra. Mengert are assisted | {in the care of the campers by Miss Grace D. Coleman. Miss Margaret { Harpold and Miss Virginia Lorraine. | | for the zirls, and by Allan Gilmore. | | Lee Lewis and Nelson Rogzenaner. for | the bovs. A spectal hour s to be set | { aside each day for the use of the pool i by the boys and the girle and for Vh-. { mothers with the bables. INDICT SIX MORE | "IN RUM BRIBE CASE Hotel Man and Employes and D. C. Dry Agent, Now in Cleveland, Named in Baltimore. Special Dispateh to The Star BALTIMORE. Md.. { more indictments were July 10.—S8ix returned late esterday In the grand jurs imvest ation of alleged corruption in ' con nection with prohibition e fection wvith prohibition enforcement. Louis 8. Williams, Washington {agent formeriy operating in Ralti more and now in Cleveland . Schaeffer Nixon. hote] and cafe owner: | Martin 1. McGuire. hotel | James A. Muikern, cafe manager: jcar Newton, waiter, and J. Freq Nau. {man. part owner of the Nixon Hotel. | On the previous day three indict. | ments were returned. including those | of Roland Davis gnd L. L. Childs. Con. | | spiracy is charged. ! | The entire staff, of the Washington | prohibition unit ‘operating in Balti. | | more, It.1s said, will be drawn Into the Investigation. Harvey Ryan. colored |chanffeur of prohibition agents, has | I been summoned. ! has been | Despite the ' several jor the jury. nouncement that the investigation | {bad widened. rumors are n-,r.‘uumi thai refusal of saloonkeepers to give {&ny information has considerably slowed up the activities of Govern- ment prosecutors. Virtually all the |naloonkeepars summoned so far have |1émained closeted only a few minutes Several. when they smerged from the | |chambers, said they had teld nothing | | because they “didn’'t have anvthing to | (ALL UNION PLASTERERS | ORDERED BACK TO WORK !Pnnhl]y Relieves Effects of Strike Which Tied Up $500,000,000 in Construction Work. By the Associsted Press. NEW YORK. .July 10 Union | plasterers all over the countrs have been ordered back to work by Inter. natfonal President James .J. McGivern, partielly ralieving the effects of a | | strike which tled up about $500,000,000 ; in_construction of the country’s $4..| 000,000,000 bullding program. Tha | plasterers vesterday signed an agree. ment with & group of large contrac- tors to return to work pending arbi- tration of the interunion controvarsy of plasterers and bricklavers which | caused the strike. Contractors a; | to amploy union men on all their jobs. | €. G. Norman, chairman of the em. | ployers’ baard of governors, said the | contractors did not intend to take | sides in the dispute. | " Mr. McGivern said the dispute arose | over a desire of the brickiayera' union with {. He left for eveland to at- tend a special ~onvention of plasterers ané cement mixers. HE EVENING | kle h; | bridge lof {closed about | drive by city | of Tony Genna, | gangsters and gunmen STAR., WASHI Wives to Be Police To Curb Flirting by Married Males PUG'_ |S UWNED‘.IJNH. Van W’in_klv—Finda Flappers Fall for Bank| Rolls That Young | | Married men, cspeciallv those past fied only to take a vide in an automo- middle age, are the very worst flirts in our fair eity. according 1o none other than Mrs. Mina C. Van Winkle, who is all wrought up ahout it. she disclosed today If the fathers and husbands of Washington don’t watch their step they may find the head of the family waiting one of these days with fire in her eves and a report trom the Wom an’s Bureau in her hands. because Mrs. Van Winkle believes that irate wives can do more to correct wayvward | tendencies of flirtatious hubbles than all the fines in the world. The vounger flirts are virtually ing “backed off the hoards” hy the older, bald-headed gentlemen with flashy automoblles. a big bank roll and weakness for pretty women, cabarets and other attractions not so domestic. The older men. Mrs. has found. are so persistent in rheir attentlons to girls with whom they are not acquainted t they wili do all mannef of audacious things to get flappers 1o take a ride to a dance re- | sort They will wink right young women to whom they have never been introduced. or even seen before, and if the girl doesn't re spond favorably they will walk up and grab hold of her arm, Mrs. Van Win Dbeen shocked to find The middle-aged gentleman looking for a secret thrill through flirtation with somebody eise’'s daughter or wife has an easfer time Anding it than his voufiger seekers after the same thing, the Woman's Bureau head Girls of today are more likely our at asseris to sue | cumb to the persuasive invitation of | man much the elder than they are 10 SOMe voung man nearer their own ge. hecause the modern girl has a penchant for expensive suppers dances in “exclusive” cabarets and other lavish forms of enteriainment Time was when girls were satis PLANS COMPLETED FOR JUDGE'S BURIAL J. W. Ross Was Drowned Fol- lowing Indictment in Bank Failure. By the Associated Press JACKSON. Tenn., rations h: July 10.— Prepa- been completed today for the burial of Judge J. W. Ross of Federal Court fer the wesiern dis trict of Tennessee, who was killed in an automoblle accident near here yesterday a4 few hours after he had been indicted on several charges connection with the failure of the People’s Savings Bank of Jackson The point where Judge Ross, driv ing alone. left the road in an auto- mobile was a short distance from a which joined a new section road buflt 1o eliminate a sharp curve which led 1o a bridge spanning the creek. The car apparently plunged from the road at an angle of 45 degrees. A phvsician who ex- amined the body stated Judgze Ross’ death resulted from drowning. At the time of his death Ross was at liBerty under bond om charges of forgery. fraudu- lent breach of trust and accessory to_embezziement The People's a Judge $25.000 Savings Bank was month ago following discovery by State bank examiners of an apparent shortage of more than $300.000 CHICAGO DECLARES WAR UPON ALL “GUN TOTERS” City and County Police Unite in Drive to Attempt to End Gangsters' Battles. By the Associated Press CHICAGO. July 10.—A concerted and county police against pistol-carrying was planned by officlals today as an aftermath of the slaving gangster, by assa ns in “Little Italy” Wednes Objectives of the campaign, Morgan Collins, chief of police, said, would be | Justice of peace permits, promiscuous | policemen's badges and memberships in unofficial police organizations which hitherto have been regarded as con- veving rightsx to carry pistols. Two of these unoficial groups number ,500 members. Although the police continued 1o | question suspects in the Genna slay ing, they admitted the chance of ob- taining evidence was slight. Reports to them were that the remaining Ge: nas planned a flight from the countr: Tncidental to fng jasxt night of Otto Christenson. thrice tried for murder. by a police lieuténant. Christenson sought to es- cape arre on & new murder charge, and attacked the policeman with an iron bar when cornered in a basement. |ALCOHOL FRAUD CHARGED Fifty-Four Indictments Found in 500.000 Gallon Withdrawals. PHILADELPHIA. July 10 (#).— Indictments for the illegnl diversion of half a were brought by the June Federal grand jury today against 48 individ- nalé and 6 companies holding with | Arawal permits. The companies indicted were the Tobacco Specialties _ Corporation, Standard Veterinary Products Co.. Sanitary Liquid Soap and Supply Co., Steriline Manufacturing Co.. Consoli- dated Ethyl Solvents Corporation of America and Pennsylvania Distribut- ing Co., all local concerns. . British-Ja panése Far East Alliance Thought at Hand| Ry the Amsociated Press. TOKIO. July 10--Ne.gotiations for resumption of the former Anglo-Japanese understanding are seen by the newspaper Yorozu Choho. Commenting editorially upon the recent repeated inter- views hetween Baron Shidehara. the foreign minister. and Sir Charles N. E. Eliot, the British Ambassador, the paper says: “Progress has been made in an Anglo-Japanese attempt to estab- lish a certain kind of understand- ing and co-operation similar to the alliance for maintenance of Chinese integrity and protection of the general world's peace.” Neither Baron Shidehara por Sir Charles i= willing to comment on the report: but persons close to them say negotiations for a Far Bastern arrangement are under way [ NGTON, Old Ones Have. Van Winkle | the police drive on ' was the kill- | million gallons of alcohol | D, C, Weapon in War Men Dream of and bile. even with A strange man.” Mrs. | Van Winkle said today. “That was| when automoblles were not too plen- | titul. Now .there is no unusual thrill | in merely going for a ride. What they | | must have now i extravagant pleas- | | ures, costing their escorts the better | part of their week's earnings. 4 | ““The young man, as a rule, cannot |afford to supply expensive entertain- | ment and the girls know it. The old- ler generation has had a few years in which to amass a sizable bank ac. count and is better able 10 be reck- less with the cash on hand.’ ‘The, present generation fs trving to | behave the best i can. in view f the | bad examples the grown-ups are seiting. Mrs. Van Winkle remarked. Mrs. Van Winkle ia seriously con- | sidering the feasibility of arming her | policewomen with tear gas pistols with which 1g repel the affronts of | mature male mashers now cluttering | up the highways and byway Men dread hawing their business a sociates lea of their affairs, Mrs. Van ‘inkle has ascertained by 1 |test. One Government smplove was | cured absoiutely of his thrill-jaunting ! by the simple expedient of sending a | policewoman to his office with an an- nouncement, for the benefit of fellow | emploves, that she had come to talk | with "Mr. Soand-So about reports |reaching the Woman's Bureau as to| nis activities ter office hours, Mrs. Van Winkle yesterdav sent to Pojice Commissioner Fenning a wrli-| ten resume of the work of the Wom.! an’s Bureau with respect o “mash-| {ere" She advised him that none of her subordinates ed enticing | methods to “‘decoy’” male flirte Into| picking them up. has has heen alleged | from time to time. . i We don't hother any ‘flirta’ unless they bhecome so persistent thai they are offensive Lisut Van Winkle explatned today WILL HAYS TO JON AIRLINE COMPANY Will Direct Public Relations Work of New Con- cern. i | { | | | Howard Cofin, president of the | National Air Transport, Inc.. the new $10,000.000 commercial air line or- | ganization, last night announced the |appointment of a public relations com | mittee, with Wil H. Hays, head of | the motion picture industry, as chalr man. The committes consists of a large group of publishers and sditors of the country. The transport company contem. plates the inauguration next Fall of an overnight package freight service | between New York and Chicago, and extensions of this line which will em. |brace & nation-wide network of afr. | ways. | Tn accepting the chairmanship of the committee, Mr. Haves wrote Mr. Cofin that “the foundation of Amer. lean air power maust lie, of course, in |the active interest of the American | People. even in the most remote cor- | ners of the country.” He also sald | Let the public know that the mission of alircraft is to serve humanity and not to destroy it. and the support will |come to carry out any proper program | which responsible factors may deem proper.” Committee Members, The membership of the committes follows. Karl A. Bickel. president. United Press Association: Malone Baskerville, Atlanta_Georgian: Robert W. Bing. ham. Loulsville Courler-Tournal: Har- |ty M. Bitner. Detroit Times: C. B. Bisthens. Seattle Times: Arthur Bris. bane. New York Journal: Harry Chandler, Los Angeles Times: Georg: T. Cameron, San Francisco Chronicte. Roy W. Howard, Scripps-Howar: newspapers; M. Koenigsberg, Univer sal Service' and International News: Victor L. Lawson, Chicago Dally _Eugene Lorton, Tulsa World: E. Martin, Scripps Publishing 0.: George Fort Milton, Chattanooga News: Bradford Merrill, Hearer's newspapers: Robert R. AcCormivk Chicago Tribune; Edward B. McLean Washington Post: Harry M. Nimmo, Detroit Saturdav’ Night: Lemuel F | Parton, editor “Current’ News Fea. tures: 'John H. Perry. Jacksonville | Journal: Edgar B. Piper. Portland Oregonian: Alfred T. Sanford, Knox. | ville Journal: James Scharmerhopn. | Detroit: E. D." Stair. Datroft Fres Press: Melville E. Stone. Associated | Press: James M. Thomson. New O leans Item: Cornelius Vandarbilt, jr. Vanderbilt Newspapers, Inc. Col. Paul Henderson, Becond Assist- ant Postmaster General, will rasign AUEUSL 1, (0 become general managar of the National Air Transport. TWELVE FIREMEN WIN ADVANCEMENT Nally and Walz Promoted to Caj taincies After 25 Years of Service. . Two members of the Fire Dapart. ment were promoted to the rank of | captain, four were made Ueutenants | | and six advanced to the rank of | Beant at the meéting of the Com | sioners today. The advancen wers made upon recommendation of Chief Wataon, in accordance with the new | appropriation act. Those promoted | are: From ser- | mis- lieutenant to captain—Wil. | liam Nally” of No. 15 FEngine and Charles Cs Wolz of No. 19 Engine. Both have been firemen for nearly 26 _years. i From sergeant to lieutenant - Charles H. Bray. 19 Engine: E. J. | McNerhaney, 18 Engine; Willlam 1.. | McMahon, 20 Engine. and 0., A. | Becker, 15 Engine. | _From private to sergeant—C. E. Thrift, T. J. Willlams, F. C. Hanback. | Murche) Lamp, E. A. Sweenev and | | A. €. Kefauver. . ! These additional officers were need. | ed because of the erection of two new | | fire stations, now nearing completion. There will be several more promo- | tions soon as the result of recent re. | tirements. 2,000 MADE HOMELESS. | Typhoon Wrecks . Hundreds Houses in Philippines Province. MANILA, July 10 (#).—More than 2,000 persons have been made home- less by a typhoon which wrecked hun- dreds of small houses in Camarines | of FRIDAY, JULY 1« | Robert \His Auto T Province. On the strength of reports racelved here the Red Cross today sent assistance to the stricken area. ), 19 SHOREY WILL WEET COK INGOLF FIAL Youths to Play This After- noon for Muny Links’ Title. 25. J. €. Shorey. jr. and W. I. Cox| are the finalists in the District munic ipal golf champlonship. Shorey and Cox won their matches in the semi- final round of the champlonship at East Potomac Park this morning and are plaving in the final round this afternoon. Shorey and 2 the defeated Charles W. Cole. 3 although Cole was 1 up at! venth hole. Cox lsad all the way in his semifinal match against J. Lynch. reaching the turn 5 v and winning the match by 3 and 2.1 The finalisis will go to Garden City 1o represent Washington in the na rional publie links champlonship next month. Other results in the tournament fol low H Second flight T. Hair defeated! ‘Willlam: Maye, 5 and 2; ). J. Reardon | defeated Carl Upright. 4 and 2 Third flight—1.. M. Hull defeated | Dugan. 4 and 2. Robert Ret! komer defeated Dr. E. 8. Howard. 4| and 3. ‘ Fourth fight—B. N. Beam defeated J. R. Wannan ? up; Andrew Black defeated Fred McLaughlin by defauit. Younger Players Survive Four of the younger group of public links plavers survived the first two rounds of match play in the municipal | links champlonship vesterdav at East | Potomac Park. Asa result of the first | two match play rounds John C. Shorey | plaved againsi Charles W. Cole today. | while .I. 1. Lynch was paired against | The surprise of the plav | | W. J. Cox. yesterday was the defeat of Harry G.| Pitt, considered 1o be almost a aura| semi-finalist. Pitt fell before the ac-| curate golf of John M. Downeyv. The' other matches turned out as e'xpe::v-dv' The winner and runner-up will go to the national public links champion- ship at Garden City next month. First flight resulis and pairings for today in the other flights follow: Firat flight, first round—R. M. Brown de. teated Bradley Burrows, 4 and 3; J. C. Shoray defeated J. R. Miller, 1 up: C. W. Cole defeated Thomas Keleher, 2 and 1: W. B. Vogel defeated J. B. Dy lin. 5 and 4: J. . Lynch defeated J. A Cox, | up in 20 holes: J. M. Downey | Aeteated H. G. Pitt, 3 and 2; W. J.| Cox_defeated H. P. Hartshorn, 2 and 1: E. L. Frost deteated A. Schuman, | 4 and 3. | Second round—Shorev defeated Brown. § and 6; Cole defeated Vogel 4 and 3 Lynch defeated Downey. 4| and 3: Cox defeated Frost, 4 and 3. Second flight— Pairings for today E. P. Hair va. Willlam Maye: J. Reardon vs. Carl Upright. Third flight—L. N. Hull vs. Robert Dugan; R. Betikofer vs. Dr. E. 8. How ard. Fourth flight—J. T. Wannan va. C. M. Bean: Andrew Bilack vs. Fred Me- Loughlin Fifth fight Jordan: C. ker. Sixth Aight—W. H. Scrivenar vs. W. Rule: Joe Rvons vs. 8. Cole. MELLON SAFEGUARDS TREASURY EMPLOYES Order Provides Transfers When Possible, Which Saved Many Clerks From Dismissal. | dA A. H. Kitson ve 2 Wal- Heath vs. W. H. G.| Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has made it possible for many em ploves of his department who had been slated for dismissal to be re- smployed in another section of the Treasury, which is the largest single organization ‘n the Government This came to light today when it was learned that Secretary Mellon has issued & general order that no employes be taken In from ourside the departmeasr or from the Civil Service Commission to fill vacancies until it is determined thai there are no persons about to be dropped who could be re-smployed. As a result, the number of Govern ment clerks which the Treasury had planned to dismiss over the end of | the year—the largest group of any prospective dismissals in the Govern- | ment service—has been cut down to balow 100 From day to dav the procass of re- employment, where possible, has.been £0ing on through the office of James E. Harper, chief of the appointment division, and at noon today neither Mr. Harper nor ~hief Clerk Birgfeld | could estimate the exact number who | eventually will be dropped Early next week, however, the of.| clal list. which under new regula-, tions must be compljed, will be sent 10| the personnel classification board for | it* constderation. rc-sommenm;{ that A certain number of parso drop- ped. It was understood today that an | effort will be made to allow such¥dis- i missed employas the 30 dave’ vacation | which would be coming 10 them. This | matter, howaver, had not been cleared | up_today. | Some of the prohibition personnel, | which will be dropped under the | wholesale reorganization (o take place | soon. will no doubt be taken care of | under Secretary Melion’s order. { Van Kirk Gets Council Post. The Commission on International | Tustice and Good Will of the Federal | Council of Churches announced the | appointment today of Rev. Walter w. | Van Kirk of the Boston Methodisi | Episcopal Church of Lynn. Mass., as | associate secretary. He will assist | Dr. 8idnay L, Gulick. secretary of the commission. aken, | Fails to Testify, | Is Fined by Court < Dr. Joseph Kreiselman, 927 De. catur street, was fined $50 toda by Juatice Balley in Criminal Divi- slon 2 for comtempt of court, Kreiselman's automobile had been taken and James E. Lemon was accused of the offense. Lemon was called for trial vesterday and-the physician did not appear to testify. An attachment was issued for him. but the marshal was unable to lo- cate him vestérday. Dr. Kreiselman appeared this morning and told the court he had some important business vester day and could not attend the ses- sion of the court. Justice Bailey was not satisfied with the explana- tion and imposed the fine, which ‘was paid. Four ecolored witnesses in the same case were fined $25 each yes. terday by the court when they did not show up for more than one hour after the case had been called. Lemon, the accused, was acquit- ted by the jury, and nobody suf- fered Dt witnesses in the onse.. ithe World War. |ordinates at | travel extensiyely. {1890 and 1891 and received a citation |in this climate. | Americans and IHOPES OF TAX CUT ‘| working out among themselves a sat- | CODLDGEENIOYS MAYFLOWER TRP | President and Wife Escape | as Attache Falls Down Open 3 Elevator Shaft. RBY J. RUSSELL YOU) Stuft Correspondsat of The Star SUMMER WHITE HOUSE, SWAMPSCOTT. Mase.. July 10.- President and Mrs. Coolidge cama {dangerously close to having a serious {mishap while walking about a dark Toft_of one of ibe bufldings at For: { Andrews, in Boston Harbor. vesterda afternoon. They passed within 4 few feet of an unproiected elevator shaft and as Richard Jer chisf of the { White House Secret Sarvice. stapped back 1o ler them pess he fell hark ward. down the open shafi. hut. for tunately. he landed on some loose hoards, thus saving him from falling 10 the hottom faet below jwas, he fell § feet and was e | jarred and bruised. Dr medical officer of the Mayfiower was in the party, examinad him later and helleved that nothing serious would result. | | MAJ. GEN. HARRY €. HALE. Trip on Mayflower. President Coolidge had gone ta tbis fort to Inspect it. and, besides Mrs Coolidge, Secretary Sanders and (ol Cheney, his military aide, was accom EN. HALE RETIRES: | White House and their wives. Tha | journey to the fo was made in the Mayflower. and it was a highl en able affair. weathar Sixth Corps Area Head Saw Service in Indian. Filipino and World Wars. was fine and ihe smooth. and there brisk. cooi hreeze. The President displaved an intimate knowledge of ths waters and added much interast 1o the trip for some of his guestx by pointing nut various places of interesi along the shore. which was naver. antirely out of sight { | | By the Associated Preas | CHICAGO, July 10.2-A khaki “tam-|Of WERt . — P ily” dinner last night and a formal | e e his o eception 10da: marked the passing of ':“‘;})m:“,f'hflf’""(‘_a:lfim‘ el e R e a4 e | President went 10 the rail and looked from the active ranks of the United|intently at those hills for a moment States Krmy | Then in & most enthusiastic manner Today Gen. Hate observed his 6ath (07 WD Cellod Jhe sitention of thobe birthday anniversary and cames face | C10% to him to a modestlooking little 1o face with the Army provision that | DU Fm i T ot e MK e he must step aside as commander of | HUlL . 4 ani:d ~orps . v Coolidge and the vs lived two Sum. the 6th Corps Area. He will be suc-|-0¢ gipad b S e e Wil mers while he was Lisut. o Cecda b iy Massachusetts. Mrs. Coolidge was Graves, commander of the American | 185 o i S onlor- expeditionary forces in Siberia during |5 1'"% very close 10 this group and . > she arose hurriedly and jumped |toward the rafl with delight, saving ‘Oh. ves. There it is. isn’t it Tittla dear. We had a grand time thers |bathing and sailing with the boyvs en. Hale bade farewell 1o his sub. | Mrs. Coolidge Knits. 11:30 a.m. At noon he! Knijiting is one of Mrs. Coolidge's automatically retired. He has made! favorite pastimes and she seldom goes no definite plans, but probably will|gnywhere without her needles and He has planned no | yvarn. Somebody asked the first lady business connections. hut has thought|of the land what she was knitting serionsly of making New York his|during the trip home | A paiv of socks.’ she Y ' “They look like woolen GltedtocRa ooy {marked the inquirer. Gen. Hale 100k part in the Sioux | Mrs. Coolidge they are silk Indian campaign in South Dakota in!thought that wool was the warmest went on the inquirer. ourage and rare | “Maybe but 1 suspect these are judgment. He was commissioned first | going to be worn in Amhersi.” re leutenant at Fort .\siinnlholne.:nmv'l.od Mrs. 4'0011:].'; Vau(}}\mlh Mont.. in 1592, and in 1598 was made | Later on she remarked that she ex a major in the volunteer forces and |pects voung John Coolidge fo arrive accompanied the first troops to the at White Court shortly. Philippines. He participated in the In Nantasket roads. the President's Philippine insurrection and again was |barge war again lowered and the mentioned for meritorlous conduct. Qn | President and Mrs. Coolidge and the his return o this country in 1902 he | immediate party were taken to the ¥as appointed to the general staff of (fort landing. At the landing st Fori the Army in Washington. As a major |Andrews the party was received by in the ath Infantry he again went | Col. Kilbourne, who had come up (rom lo the Philippines. but returned to| Fort Strong wulr; m;. 3th Coast 5::{‘ Omaha, Nebr., where he was made a | lery Band, a color guard and eno lNeutenant colonel and assigned to the |of a detall to make a nespectahle 17th Infantry. He went to the Texas |showing for the reception: of the borderin 1914 and 1916 and was pro- | Commanderin.chiet. © A moted to full colonelcy 1 e n plaves “"Hail 1o the He went to China in 1915 to protect | Chief,” and the colors were dippad ax their interasts and{Mr. and Mrs. Coolldge stepped upon was promoted to brigadler general.|the gickety old plank landing. The When the United States declared war | little colony of solaiers’ wives on the on Germany he was promoted to|island were grouped in & corner of major genaral and assigned to the|the drive on the way up from the 84th division. Later he returned to|dock to the first stopping place and this country from France and was|cheered the President and Mrs. Cool placed in command af Camp Dix idge President Harding awarded | The part~ was escorted by Col. Kil distinguis arvice medal. | bourne to the batteries, and a vene: In 1924 Knox College. at Galesburg. |able sergeant showed them how one 1. conferred upon him the degres |of the big mortar gune worked, b of doctor of laws {in doing so. one of eggine he jcame loosened, The poor fellow apparently embarrassed but orders is_orders in the Army. and a little thing like & loose legging was not & |lowed 10 interfere with the gun ax | hibition | The sight of the sergeant bravel trying to do his duty amused the | members of the party, and Mrx. Cool | idge whispered to her escort that she | hoped the man would not be court | martialed for the accident to his re bellious leg covering. The President : 5 noticed the ancient vintage of the The District of Columbia showed a | 20VC®q "hE ANCEN VITIaKe, Of (he like reduction. although the figures for Washington have not as vet heen | Ve&rS. separated from those for the district of Maryland, which includes that State | and Washington. The Maryland dis. | trict turned in total taxes of $45 inel- Maj. Gen. Hale was commissioned a second lientenant In 1883 on gradua- ion from West Point. He was born in Knoxville, 111, July 10. 1861 told ones No. him. re sald commending him for s0, { ARE GIVEN IMPETUS BY INCOME FIGURES (Continued fr Page.) 57.06 for the fiscal year Walk Is Deferred. The President was up and about ai his ‘usual time this morning. hut hecause of drizzle and a fox he did not |1ake his twe-and-a-half-mile walk. He?: | confined his morning'a exercise 1o a Income taxes fo stroll about the grounds of White trjet were $37.543,045.11 and mis- | Court cellaneous taxes. $7.780.419.56 for the | He had no engagements year.1825. {day. and spent the greater The figures were based on téle | he morning reading and graphic reports from collectors. and | ihe bundle of ‘papers Secret: it was said, “are subject o some|jere had brought to him changes.” | executive office. - ¢ SU . Strangely enough the WATSON BTN missen the dally hordes = shakers. It would be nat pose that the Executive would be happy to get away from all that, but not so with Mr. Coolidge. He {satd he liked the diversion. The friendly faces passing along the line |gave him enjoyment. and as for the | physical sffort incident to the hand- | shaking. he said, he considered that part of his daily exercise. Tt is understood that the President does not expact hik fathar to undergo a second operation. This would necessitate administering sther and he considers his father ton nld te atrempt it. President Coolidge tomorrow will pared to $40.72 for the part of studying ary San- from the President of hand- 1 to aup- Senator Voices Opposition to Change | In Debt Terms. Reduction of Federal taxes by at least $200,000,000 ix advocatad by Sen ator Watson of Indiana. s member of the Senate finance committee. The Indiana Senator said he favored a limit of 25 par eént for the combine: normal and surtag on net incomes. | but was not prepared to specify any surtax ratés hé would support at the next congressional session. Predicting that under existing iaw | the Nation's bonded indebtednéss would be reduced $8.500,000;000 by | 1935, he also declared himself opposed | receive hix first cabinet officer since to granting any funding terms to|leaving Washington. Secretary of debtor nations _more lenient than|State Kellogg is expected to arrive those given Great Britain, with the at White Court before noon and will possible exception of an extension of |spend the week end. Tt was hinted time for final settlement. Any con-|at the executive office that Secre cessions in principal or interest rates,|Kellogg has several important inter- he thought, would cause great dis-|national matters to put before the satisfaction in. England and probably | Executive and regarding which he require negotiotion of new terms with | would like to have the latter's opin- that government. {ion and advice before acting. |1t is understood that Mr. Kellogg Sees Rall Laws Stand. will bring to Whits Court the first Mr. Watson, who is chairman of | report he ha re'm;":"’f"':";‘m“:‘ the intérstate commerce mmmlnu,'M"M"rr-_\._nu”‘ usett Culie predicted that the next session would | Who onlv recently Brivec wi hia see little action in rallroad legisla. Peking post. Also it 15 thoug tlon and exprassed opposition (o the A4re new developments regarding the enactment of compulsory consolida S L L L e tion, holding that any attempt in that ! P Wwith Pre S divection would he annnsll'mkmfl.,WATCH FOUND TOO LATE. The railroads are, in his opinian, | istactory consolidation arrangement. | and should be laft free of congres-| Owner Dies While Detactive Is the sfonal interference in solving 1 Seeking Stolen Timepisee. problem. g g For the past five months Headquar- N | ters Detective Tom Sweenev has been | on the lookeut for a watch stolen from Steck, Democrat, plea by Senator Brookhart of lowa,i yonn 'y Smith of 1108 K street while he was riding in a taxicab with twe he dos not plan to remain in Wash: ington while the elections subcom.| n® ompanions. mittee. ‘of which he s & member. 18| ™ yesterday. he found it in a second- conducting the count of the ballots, |, Yesterdax he found Bt in 4 second. Smith's home jubllantly. eniy te find that Smith had been dead for several months. The waich was turnad aver to a relative. . ecasting a close de. At a_recent wedding the bride’s age was given as 23 and the bridegrom’s as 103. A