Evening Star Newspaper, September 16, 1925, Page 17

CHILEAN MINISTER TO LONDON HONORED. Dr. L. S. Rowe, director-general of the Pan-American Union, was host at a luncheon given to high officials of Chile at the Pan-American Annex yesterday. Left to right, front row: Manuel Garcia de la Huerta of Chile, Rafael H. Elizalde of Ecuador; Bertran Mathieu, Chilean Ambassador at Washington; Miguel Cruchaga, Chilean Minister to London; Stokeley W. Morgan, State Department. Back row: Dr. E. Gil Borges, assistant director of the Pan-American Union; Moises Boblete, undersecretary of labor of Chile; Dr. Rowe, and Benjamin Cohen, secretary of the Chilean emb: — y. National Photo Co. New Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet. Rear Admiral Clarence S. Williams, who has been relieved as president of the War College at Newport, R. L, 1o take command of the fleet. He is en route to the Philippines to relieve Admiral Thomas Washing- ton, who is to command the 12th naval district. - Underwood & Underwood. PRESIDENT SHOWN PRESS CLUB PLANS. President Coolidge was much impressed yesterday when he was shown the architect’s drawings of the proposed new $9,000,000 office building to be erected here by the National Press Club. “SEFS FULFILLMENT OF HARDIG DREA Willis Predicts World Court Entry at Unveiling of Me- morial in Vancouver. By the Associates Press September dving wish t the United States into the World Curt will be grati- fled”” was expressed My Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio at the unveiling of the Harding international good will memorial today “The committee on foreign relations of the ted ites Senate will, at the forthcoming session o, Congress, report in favor of entrance into the World Court under the plan proposed by President Hardin; ecretary of State Hughes and ¥ nt Coolldge, and the Senate will, substantial and sufficent ratify tyis action,” Senator by a majorit Will; Greeted b ‘The monument g Kiwanis International in Stanley Park, where the late President spoke while en route to Alaska in 1923, Senator Willis represented the United States and Dr. J. H. King of Ottawa, minister of public works for Canada, represented the Dominion The deslgn of the memorial is seml- circular, with an elev d center con- taining a bronze tablet with Hard- ing’s profile in bas-relief, and an ex- cerpt of his Canadian address. In the center two bronze fetale figures symbolize d the United the man, and the words of international amity he uttered there in July, 1 “Citizens of the United States and {anadians all realize that the-con- eption of y tten in the hearts and minds of all North Americans is the best guarantee of perpetual peace and good understanding between us,” sald Senator Willis. “What the rest of the world has achieved by machin- ery, Canada and the United States have already achieved. Our two coun- tries do not have much_international inery, but we do have, and al- will have, peace. War or seri- ous misunderstandings” between our peoples is impossible, unthinkable. Not “Machine-Made.” “Peace Is a state of mind, not a machine-made entity. War can be abolished only by a determination of peoples to have peace. Wars cannot be wiped out by pronunciamentoes any more than™fire can be abolished by resolutions. Canada and the United States are unique in thelr relations. History shows no like example of two countries absolutely independent of each other, which work together for their mutual good as do these two countries.” BELGIUM GETS FUNDS. Receipts From Dawes Plan Will Pay United States Debt. BRUSSELS, September 16 (#).— Belgium’s share in the Dawes plan receipts for the first year amounts to 93,457,000 gold marks. The financial experts say that if thig average is maintained it will flr:f.nce Belgium’'s payments to the United States under the Belgian- American debt-funding agreement veached-at-Washington last month. MRS. WACWHORTER DEAD. Resident Butied Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Mary C. MacWhorter, widow of George T. 'Whorter, died at her residence, 615 Sixth street, Sunday after an illness of about a month. She was in her early seventies and had been a residqnt of Washington nearly all her life. Funeral services were conducted at the chapel of J. Willlam Lee, undertaker, 332 Penn- sylvania avenue, yesterday afternoon. Interment was in Rock Creek cemetery. Mrs. MacWhorter is survived by a stepson, J: H. MacWhorter of EI Paso, Te: a _stepdaughter, Mrs. Ralph E. Holt of Chattanooga, Tenn., and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie E. Cox of Washington and Mrs. Charles F. Shattucks of Cleveland, Ohio. UNION VETERAN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS George Watkins, 82, Former Em- ploye of Pension Bureau for Period of 28 Years. George Watkins, 82 years old, vet- eran of the Union Army and formerly Long-Time in \an employe of ‘the United States Pen- sion Office for 28 years, diled at his residence, 1429 Clifton street, yester- day after a long illness. Mr. Watkins had been a resident of Washington since 1892, when he ac- cepted a position in the Pension Office. He was pgMred soon after the retire. ment a nt into_effect In 1920. He seix#d with Company B, 129th Pennsylvania Volunteers, during the Civil War, and participated in_many of the major engagements, includ- ing the battles of Fredericksburg, Antletam and Chancellorsville. He was severely wounded at the latter place and was removed to the Merid- ian HIill Hospital in this_city. He was a member of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., and of Foundry M. E. Church here. Mr. Watkins is survived by three daughters, Mrs. James L. Ewin, Miss Dalsy Watkins and Miss Rhodes ‘Watkins of this city, and a son, Daniel S. Watkins of Du Boise, Pa. His wife, the late Mrs. Mary Slobig Wat- kins, died in 1916. Mr. Watkins was born in Pottsville, Pa., and for awhile taught in the public schools of Saint Clair, Pa. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Frederick | Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry M. E. Church, will officiate. Interment will be in ‘Arlington Cemetery. SUES TO SAVE TRUST FUND Banker Accused by Woman of At- tempt to Shirk Obligation. NEW YORK, September 16 (P).— Willlam G. Wilson, a prominent restaurant man and banker of Cleve- land, Ohlo;, yesterday was sued in the Supreme Court by Mrs. Margaret G. Robinson, formerly of Philadelphia, for whom he created a trust fund of $100,000 in 1920. Mrs. Robinson sued to have a tem- porary injunction continued which would prevent him from canceling the trust fund and $75,000 life In- surance taken out by Mr. Wilson as security for the fund. She alleged that Mr. Wilson had_ threatened to annul the fund unless she consented to a ‘readjustment.” Mrs. Robinson alleged in the suit that the settlement was made to avert a breach of promise sult after she learned in 1920 that Mr. Wilson was married, - P. & A. Photos. CATHOLIC COUNCL PROGRAM PLANNED Entertainment to Be Provid- ed for Delegates to Ses- sion in Capital. Elaborate plans for entertainment of out-of-town delegates to the three- day national convention of the Na- tional Council of Catholic Men, which opens tomorrow are belng carried out by St. Martin’s Council, which will be the official host. The convention will be opened with a pontifical mass sung by Bishop Sha- han in St. Martin's Church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Immediately following a new flagpole and flag wiil be presented by St. Martin's Council to_the parish school. The services of the Navy Band have been promised for the flag raising, which will take place at Mount St. Martin's at 10:15. W. W. Husband, Assistant Secretary of Labor, will be the principal speaker, while it is hoped that Admiral Willlam S. Ben- son, president of the national organi- zation, will_consent to make a brief address. Robert W. McChesney, president of St. Martin's Council, wili preside and will be assisted by a com- mittee of which F. B. McGivern is chairman. Business sessions of the convention will be held in the Lafayette Hotel. A sight-seeing trip is planned for Saturday afternoon, and many of the delegates are expected to remain in the city for a testimonial dinner, which will be tendered to Admiral Benson by an honorary committee of 100 prominent men of the country, headed by Secretary of the Navy Wil* ur. Maurice H. Lanman is chairman of the general committee appointed by St. Martin's Council to arrange the pro- gram of entertainment for the con- vention. Ushers at the pontifical mass will be members of the council, in charge of P. H. Walsh. C.V. WHITNEY FINED $100 FOR VIOLATING GAME LAW New Yorker and Friend Given Choice of Paying or Spending Term in Jail. By the Associated Press. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, September 16.—Cornelius Vanderbilt ‘Whitney, son of Harry Payne Whit- ney of New York, and Harry P. Davidson of Locust Valley, Long Is- land, were fined $100 each and costs, with an option of 30 days in jail, be- fore a magistrate at Windermere, British Columbia, near Vancouver, for violating the provincial game regula- tions, it was learned here yesterday. ‘Two hams and roast of venison were reported to have been produced as evidence against the two hunters. Mrs. Whitney, formerly Miss Marie Norton of "New York, who married Whitney in Paris last March, is also a member of the hunting party, whith went Into the mountains of the south- ern interior of British ColumBla sev- eral days ago. o In nearly all industries outside of building and book printing lines, wages in Austria are the same or less than those of pre-war timeg, The Cool- idges must go cook-hunting like or- dinary f8lks, for Margaret Carr, of the Executive Mansion kitchens, has deserted her kettles to become the bride -of Jerry Kelly, chauffeur for Frank Stearns, the President’s close friend and adviser. It was a Sum- mer romance at Swampscof Underwood & Underwood. BASE BALL HEADS PLAN FOR WORLD SERIES. Washington and Pittsburgh officials arrange the details of the October classic with Judge Landis, chief mogul of the base ball world, with the officials of the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics, still possible contenders, looking on. Philadelphia. Left to right, seated: Barney Dreyfus, president of the Pittsburgh club; Commissioner Lan Tom Shibe, president of the Athletics. Standing: L. M. O’Connor, secretary of the Base Ball Commission; The conference was held in 53 Sam Waters, secretary of the Pirates; Clark Griffith, president of the Washington club; Edward Eynon, jr, sec- retary of the Nationals, and James Tierney, secretary of the Giants. ‘WOMAN ENTERS AIRPLANE RACES. Miss Ruth E. Gillette, Los An- geles society and aviatrix, who will drive her own specially built gil Curtiss plane in the big New York races early in October. She is the only woman entered against many World War veterans, HISTORIC VIRGINIA FORTS VIEWED IN QUEST FOR Eyes of city and park planners of the ‘metropolitan district of Washing- ton are beginning to turn Virginia- ward to pick out parkways of historic interest. heights that give commanding view: of the city of Washington and its environs, and are sites selected years ago by Unlon generals to command the approaches to the then small Capital City. Though funds vet are not avallable to warrant going out- side the District of Columbia, yet those charged with the duty of mak- ing a great metropolitan area are looking ahead that they may point out and select parkways before the actual advance of the population and com- merce which might wipe out beautiful parkways or hold them at prohibitive prices—a situation that has hampered park purchases to some extent in the Capital City. Maj. Carey Brown, assistant di- rector of the office of public build- ings and public parks of the National Capital, and chairman of the city and park planning committee of the Na- tional Capital Park Commission, which committee is to form the nucleus of a reglonal committes with represent- atives of the Federal, District, Mary- land and Virginia governments on it; Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia, a strong supporter of the reglonal development, and a repre- sentative of The Star yesterday made a tour of a number of the Civil War forts in the Old Dominion State in the chain of defenses laid down to prevent a Confederate invasion of the Capital City. Many Remarkably Preserved. They found in the course of the in- spection tour that despite the fact that in most instances no effort had been made to preserve these defenses, which showed the engineering methods of the early armies of the United States, many of them are in a remarkable state of preservation. In fact, officers of the Army attending the Engineers’ School at Fort Humphreys, Va., make regular tours of these forts for study- ing them in connection with present- day field engineering problems. All of the forts visited yesterday can be reached now by hard surfaced roads, except one, Fort Lyop, which commands_Little Hunting Creek and Cameron Run below Alexandria, as ‘well as the Potomac River to the bluff on the Méryland shore, but this road would be good in dry weather. Taking the Highway Bridge, the party went first to Arlington Ceme- tery, where, overlooking the section where the World War dead are buried, is Fort McPherson. The parapets and gun depressions are being preserved there, and they show clearly the ideas of the Union engineers and strategists in building a zig-zag construction so that each breatwork commanded the approach to its adjoining one. Prac- tically all of the breastworks between here and below Alexandria command- ed the Potomac and the valleys, giv- ing the Union forces the dominating points over an approaching offénsive force, and were along what is known as the Arlington ridge. Following the road along the ridge, and ‘what is destined to be some day the grand boulevard from the Me- morial Bridge to Mount Vernon, the party passed Fort Ellsworth, on Shooter’s Hill, but the breastworks there have been to some extent de- lnroyed by the construction of the bandsome Masonic Memorial which ’ Acme NEW PARK SITES Planners of Greater National Capital Find Many Ad- vantages for Expansion of Beautifying Sys- tem While Preserving Valued Spots. now is going up on this site, which in- sures its preservation. Then passing around the Union Station in Alexandria and onto the Some of the spots are on|Telegraph road to Fort Lyon, is a sparsley settled section below Alexan- dria, where, if purchases are made soon, land can undoubtedly be bought at a’'low figure. This fort is built on both sides of the road, which cuts off the main road at Temple Corner. The fort is reached by a long steep climb. The parapets here command this road, Cameron Run, Little Hunting Creek and the Potomac Valleys, and a most wonderful view is afforded of the ‘sur- rounding country. It would make an ideal park site, and as well preserve for posterity an historic place. Here the high breastworks have failed to crumble during the long: years, and even the “firing steps” ‘used in those days are there, permitting one to step to them and look over the breast- works to great distances. The old “bomb proofs” can be seen, although their roofs have long crumbled. These were holes dug in the ground and covered with earth, tar and timber, whetre ahe garrisons lived and would £0 in the event of bomb attacks. Rétracing_this road, the party fol- lowed the Little River Turnpike to Fort Willlams, and then to Fort Ward, opposite the seminary. Fort Ward was formerly the estate of Col. Herbert, who commanded a regiment during the war. The works there also are.in an excellent sfate of preservation. Fort Howard then was visited, and then along the Falls Church road to within a mile of Falls Church, where the works of Fort Buffalo were ex- amined and found to be in a good state ot preservation. Other Forts Not Visited. There were several other forts along this ridge ending with Fort Ethan Allen, commanding Chain Bridge, but these were not visited. Representa- tive Moore sald that while he had nothing in mind at this time looking to the immediate purchase of these sites, he was intensively interested in their preservation and made the trip with' Maj. Brown to view them in_their present state. Maj. Brown brought with him a number of military maps of the Civil ‘War period, showing these various forts, and had in mind much of their history which is studled at the, Engi- neers School, where he was stationed before his assignment to Washington. Maj. Brown said that the park com- mission has no present intention of purchasing these properties, as there ‘were other projects which should come first, but thought that in the future when the commission started to turn in the direction of Virginia it would be well to give some attention to these beautiful sites for park purposes and preserve them. He thought that these sites should be preserved, not only for park purposes in the develop- ‘ment of the metropolitan area, but also for the study by military officers in connection with present-day mili- tary information and practices. Cuba to Deepen. Harbor Channel. HAVANA, September 16 (#).—Sec- of Public Works de Cespedes announced that work will be started immediately on deepening the chan- nel leading into Havana Harbor. He says that when the task is completed the largest of the transatlantic liners Will be able to entez port, Acme. OPENING BIDS FOR AIR MAIL SERVICE. Postmaster General New, with Assistant Postmaster General Glover at his right, opening bids yesterday for the contracts for eight new air mail feeder routes connecting with the transcontinental line. VETERANS PREPARE PERSONNEL REPORT Committee Outlines Draft of Resolution to Be Urged at Omaha Convention. Consolidation of the four Govern- ment agencies now concerned with personnel affairs under one agency— the Civil Service Commission—was again urged by the veterans' joint committee at a meeting last night in the McLachlen Building. A prelimi- report was presented to the com- mittes by Maj. Charles W. Freeman, assistant legal adviser to the com- mittee, which will be drafted into shape in the form of resolutions to be taken before the convention of the American Legion at Omaha beginning October 4. The report was intended to show conclusively that consolidation of the four personnel agencles would result in a definite saving of money to the Government and would greatly les- sen duplication of personnel work. Consolidation of the personnel bu- reaus would facilitate administration of the classification act and would result in better administration of the veterans' preferment acts, according to Maj. Freeman. The committee has consistently advocated the consolidation urged, taking a _stand with the National Federation of Federal Employes that the present division of personnel ad- ministration agencles works for ‘waste in personnel and in money, be- sides resulting in less efficient ad- ministration. The final report will be presented to the committee in time to draw up resolutions to present to the .national convention. Harlan Wood, chalrman of the committee, presided. DR. STRATON REPEATS HE SAW TWO HOLD-UPS Witnessed Both in Same Morning in Chicago, Pastor Says, Answer- ing Challenge. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 16.—Dr. John Roach Straton last night reaf- firmed the charge that he saw two hold-ups in one morning in Chicago on a visit there in August. He said that while driving near Jackson boulevard and Lincoln street, the driver of his car called his atten- tion to the first hold-up. Dr. Straton said that he saw the end of the affair, when two women who appeared to be intoxicated, broke loose from the grasp of two men, who escaped. Two blocks further, Dr. Straton sald, he saw a man robbed by two other men, who escaped after rifling his ‘pockets. “I haven't got ‘the dates and place exact,” he said, “but I will have, and I will claim that $100 and give it to the Illinois Fundamentalist 8- tion to fight the cause of all this crime in Chicago.” The Chicago Evening Post yester- day offered to give $100 to any charity he might name in return for informa- tion’ regarding the two hold-ups, which the clergyman announced in his ser- mon Sunday he had seen in- one morning in MRS. MARTIN DODGE DIES Resident After Protracted Illness. Washington Succumbs Mrs. Martin Dodge, wife of Martin Dodge of 1513 O street northwest, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died ves- terday at Catonsville, Md. Mrs. Dodge had been ill for a number of years. She was born at Riceville, Pa., in 1858, but removed to Cleveland when % young woman. She was married at Cleveland in 1886. About 1904 Mr. Dodge removed his family to Wash- ington, as he then occupled the po sition ‘of director of public roads of the Federal Government. The family has resided at Dodge Park, Md. and at the city residence since that time. Mrs. Dodge’s maiden name was Anna Merchant. Mrs. Dodge is survived by her hus- band and four children, Miss Daphne Dodge, Miss Esther Dodge, Mrs. Jacob Geyer and Homer Joseph Dodge. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. ROLLING STUMP CAUSES DEATH QF ART STUDENT 18-Year-Old Girl Killed by Part of Tree Loosened by Laborers. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, September 16.— A tree stump welghing nearly a ton rolled down Mount Pleasant Hill in upper Darby, near here, yvesterday, and killed Nora Rhoads, 18-year-old art student, who was making land- scape sketches. Twg_ laborers, Washington Murphy and Nicholas Drizelo, had uprooted two stumps at the top of the hill and started them rolling down, not know- ing any person was below. After the stumps got out of hand the men sighted Miss Rhoads at her work, di- rectly in the path of the stumps. Both men screamed a warning, but the girl was unable to avoid one of the stumps. Her skull was broken and her arms and legs were fractured and torn. Miss Rhoads was an only child of ‘William - S. Rhoads, insurance com- pany officlal, and was introduced to society last Fall. —_— COPPER FIND VALUABLE. Deposits in Sweden Held Among Largest in World. STOCKHOLM, September 16 (#). —Deposits of copper ore, recently discovered at Skelleftea in the north of Sweden, have been declared by mining experts to be the largest copper finds discovered in Europe for many years. It has been pointed out as a coln- cidence that the discovery of these deposits happened in the same year ‘as the celebration of the 700th anni- versary of the Great Copper Moun- tain Mining Co., said to be the old- est industrial corporation in - the world, which in the seventeenth cen- tury ‘alone produced more copper than came from any other country i the world. FALodat, X FAMINE AREA FLOODED. PEKING, September 16 (#).—Ad- vices: from the famine relief cgmmit- tee at Tsinan-fu, Shantung province, say the dikes of the Yellow River have. broken, but reports regarding the extent of the damage and casual- ties are conflicting. It is known, however, that condl- tions in the district affected are bad ana relief work will be started as soon a8 possibl National Photo Co. SEES CHINA JURIST . NEEDED N PARLEY U. S. Hopeful Provisional Government Will Aid In- quiry at Shanghai. By the Associated Press. Administration officials are strongly hopeful that the Chinese provisional government will participate in the Judicial inquiry at Shanghal, arranged through the diplomatic corps at Peking. Compliance of the Peking govern- ment with the request of the diplo- mats' that a Chinese jurist be ap- pointed to take part in the proceed- ings, in the opinion of officials here, would assist materially in the other aspects of efforts to smooth out con- ditions in_China through customs re- vision and an investigation of extra- territoriality. The announcement from Peking that plans for the Shanghai inquiry had been completed clears away one of the incidental obstacles encountered in the effort of Washington, in asso- ciation with the British, Japanese, French, Itallan and other interested governments, to solve the difficult problem presented through the violent anti-foreign outbreak in China. Municipal Council Objected. That obstacle arose through objec- tions made by the municipal council of the international settlement at Shanghai to certain findings of the diplomatic committee which first in vestigated the rioting and bloodshed there. The council raised the ques- tion as to the authority of the gov- ernments to control its actions, when it was elected by the rate payers of the settlement. While the Washington Government has received no official report on the presentation of the diplomats’ plans to the Peking authorities, it is evi- dent that Minister MacMurray and his diplomatic colleagues have worked out a program satisfactory to the municipal authorities. If "the Peking government will participate in the judicial inquiry, it is believed that very definite progress will have been made toward & peaceable and satisfactory agreement as to respon- sibility for the outbreak. Previous unofficial reports’ from Peking have credited the provisional government with the intention to re- fuse to participate in the judicial in- quiry and insist that the findings of the diplomatic committee be made the basis of settlement. Findings Not Yet Published. Those findings have not been pub- lished, but they have been described in Peking advices as placing some degree of responsibility for the #hoot- ing on the Shanghai police. Bince the proposal made by the diplomats includes suspension of the ¢hiet of the Shanghal police pending the Jjudical inquiry, it is hoped that the provisional authorities will see their way to appoint a member. Announcement of the plans for the inquiry initiated the third step in the program for rectification of relations with China, which the associated powers have worked out. The other two phases, the customs revision con- ference and the inquiry to determine the feasibility of curtailing extra- territorial privileges, have been handled -directly by _the forelgn offices apd the State Departmeots . -