Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1925, Page 10

10 LEGONPOSTHEAD - WILL GO ON TRAL Riemer Must Appear Before Board on Unbecoming Conduct Charge. Both sides in a controversy center- Ing around Charles L. Riemer, com- mander of Stuart Walcott Post, Amer- jcan Legion, were aligning their forces today for a showdown late this after- noon in a situation which has torn the District department of the legion fnto two camps. Riemer will appear before a trial board headed by Frank L. Peckham of Tank Corps Post, past department commander, at b o'clock this after- noon, prepared to defend himselt against charges of conduct unbecom- ing a member of the leglon. Oppo- nents of Riemer claim they will be sble to oust him from the legion. Friends Rally to Aid. His friends of Stuart Walcott Post and many others from other posts have rallied to his support. The meet- ing this afternoon will be executive, mccording to Mr. Peckham, with only the committee members, the accused, and attorneys permitted to attend. Sensational testimony bearing direct- lv on the allegations of loose con- duct of legion affairs which Riemer 18 sald to have made several weeks ago is expected to come out at the meeting this afternoon in a situation never before paralleled in local vet- eran circles. Riemer will be defended by Ralph A. Cusick, with whom will be assoclated Capt. Henry D. Murray and Charles E. Morganston. The com- mittee chalrman sald today Norman B. Landreau, department judge ad- vocate, would probably attend the meeting. Split Into Two Camps. The controversy has divided the Jocal legion into two camps, one de- termined to rebuke the critic of legion affairs and administration and the other as stoutly defending the man who is clalmed to have made just mnd proper criticism. Riemer’s sup- porters claim the fight will bring out in the open unwholesome conditions fn legion affairs which until now have been kept hidden. Until a few days ago an apology from Riemer for the statements he made would have smoothed over the matter. Now the situation is too tense for such action, and a trlal must be had, according to members of the legion. -— TURTLE LUCKY IN JAPAN. ‘Visitor Regarded as Good Omen by Crown Princess. Correspondence of the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 31.—The tuctle. is &n omen of good luck in Japan. Re- cently a giant sea specimen calmly waddled out of the ocean at the Im- erial Villa at Hayama, where the rince Regent and the Crown Princess were staving, and brought happiness to the royal household. The big turtle, said to have weighed several hundred pounds, appeared on the beach in the early hours of the morning. The police guards immedi- ately informed the imperial couple of the visitor and both the Regent and his young wife came out to observe the stranger. The turtle was then treated to a bowl of sake, the Japanese national drink, which is always used to welcome a guest. After a some- what hesitant sip or two, the cumber- some reptile shuffled slowly out to sea and disappeared. The Prince Regent obtained several photographs before his visitor departed. As the Crown Princess is expected to become a mother some time this Fall, the advent of the turtle was viewed as an exceedingly fortunate omen. Must Report for Active Duty. Maj. Gen. MacArthur today ordered the following officers to report Sunday to the commanding general of the 8rd Corps Area, in Baltimore, for a period of 15 days of active service: Capt. Willlam Brandenburg, Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren, Va.; Capt. Willam Anderson Poindexter, fitfl Hamilton street, this city; First eut. Ernest Wells Willilams, 336 Tenth street, and Second Lieut. John David Burrows, 219 T street northeast. BAND CONCERTS. Tonight at 7 o'clock, at the band stand, Navy Yard, by the United States Navy Band, Lieut. Charles Benter, U. 8. N., director, March, “The Pitt Panther,” Overture, “Don Juan" oo Grand scenes from the opera, “The Diamonds of the Crown,"” Auber Fantasia, “Hungarian” ‘Two dances, (a) “Arablan Dance,” (b) “Chinese Dance" Suite, g (a) - Gondollers, (c) Love Song, (d) Good Night Characteristic, ‘‘Dance of the Serpents” .... Valse, “La Plus Bell Excerpts from “Woodland” . L Popular, “Selected Fox-Trot.” “Star Spangled Banner.” e FIVE PARADES FEATURE OF LEGION CONVENTION Three to Be Held One Day During Omaha Meeting—“IMutt” @ Dogs to March. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Nebr., September 30.—Five large parades, each vieing with the others In interest and unusual fea- tures, will garnish the American Legion national convention to be held here October § to 9. On Tuesday morning the visiting leglonnalres will parade, led by com- bat generals and admirals of the war. Two hundred and fifty bands and from 750 to 1,000 drums and bugle corps will march with the former service men. Wednesday night the legionnaires and citizens of Omaha will be treated to the annual Ak-Sar-Ben electrical parade. Thursday will be the big day for parades. On this day the military pa- rade. including captured German and Austrian war materials available body of troops in the Tth Army Corps Area will be held. This will be followed in the evening by the parade of “Forty and Eighters” the playground organization of the Legion. Some time Thursday the most un. usual parade of all will be held—that of the “mutt” dogs which have been entered in the contest staged by the Colorado members of the Forty and Eight. Hundreds of mongrel dogs of every color, size and description will Partello Will. An estate valued in excess of $100.- 000 is disposed of by the will of Dwight J. Partello, contractor and builder, who died September 22. The will, filed for probate by Attorneys Mark Stearman and Henry Stearman, gives to the widow, Augusta R. Par. tello, all the household effects and cash in bank, absolutely. She is also named as trustee to hold the remain- ing estate during her widowhood. Should she remarry, then it is directed that the court shall appoint a trustee in her place. e Sl = and every | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO HIGH SCHOOL CADET OFFICER TESTS ON 178 Boys Are Candidates for the 110 Positions Open in the Corps. Qualifying examinations for can- didates seeking commissions in the ‘Washington High School Cadet Corps are being held today under the direc- tion of Lieut. Col. Wallace M. Cralgle, U. 8. A., professor of military sclence and tactics. One hundred and seventy- six boys, all of whom served in the cadet organization last year as non- commissioned officers, are taking. the tests for the 110 positions. McKinley High School has 65, the largest number taking the examina- tions from an individual school. Centratranks second, with 50. Repre- sentation from the other schools fol- low; Eastern, 30, Business, 26, and Western, 15. Organization of the cadet companies is proceeding rapldly, , Col. Craigle pointed out. Already eight companies have been formed at Central, four each at Eastern and McKinley and three each at Western and Business. The 1st and 24 Regiment Bands at Central and McKinley, respectively, have each enrolled 30 musiclans. Master Sergt. Frled Hess Is in charge of the musical units. 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FORT CROOK, Nebr., September 30 UP).—The third day's fiight in the Ford reliability afrplane tour was in- itiated shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, when Farl Campbell, pilot- ing ship O, took off for St. Joseph, Mo., o Rala8.2.8.8.2.2.8.8 88 8.6 8 8 888 8°0'0 8 8 00 8 8 5 Ambassador Page’s Intimate Personal Letters to President Wilson YOO OO OO X OO OO K X lected. OO O X OO OO X 'C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1925. the next stop. Other planes in the flight, 17 in all, followed at 2-minute intervals. C. 8. Jones, whose machine, the Curtis Carrler Pigeon, was dam- aged in landing yesterday, was al- lowed to re-enter the race. Jones with the aid of Fort Crook mechanics and others In the flight, worked vir- tually all night, and had his plane ready for the flight. However, he was allowed a deferred start, which he must make by noon, of St. James—put into his periodical letters heard, and repeated to the President the 60c AIR LINE FOR BALTIMORE. Promoters Announce Plan Passenger Service to Cuba. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMOKE, September 30.—An air line between Baltimore, Florida and Cuba may be established soon with regular passenger service. The promoters are the Flores Avia- for Confidential let- ters of the Amer- ican Ambassador as gleaned from the personal files of Woodrow Wilson will be published for the first time in "is Chief. Beginning next Sunday, October 4th —and Continuing to October 31st You’ll want The Star regularly these days—for each installment is rich in historic disclosures of facts which hitherto have been diplomatic secrets. 5000—Circulation Department, and have the Evening and Sunday Star delivered regularly by Star’s Carrier. 7 issues a week— Phone Main a month tion Passenger Service Co. They|Area Now Known as Wright Field. wired Mayor Jackson yesterday, ask- ing him to designate a landing site. Jackson told them to land at the Maryland Yacht Club and extended a warm welcome. Dr. Floravante Anan- {a, the telegram sald, would arrive soon on a trial trip. In some of the famous museums in Europe there are large mounted mam- mals several centuries old. The Foening STarf Beginning Sunday, October 4 and Every Day to October 31 No historian can write of the secret phases of the World War with the same intimate knowledge and understanding which Walter H. Page—this Government’s accredited representative to the Court } His finger was on the European pulse. He § most secrets of the British Government. No other man in the world at that time was so confidentially talked to—and it is what he heard, personally and officially, that he transmitted to the Man in the White House who was wrestling with the great problem—peace or war. N The few letters previously published are only suggestions of the deeper thought which the stress of war imposed—and which the wonderful analytical mind of the Ambassador penned in his later correspondence—now to be published for the first time. Access to Mr. Wilson's private files was granted by Mrs. Wilson—and these vital letters col- They are remarkable letters—written as a loyal duty—by a master of the art. Every one is a word picture—vivid in its description of existing conditions; powerful in its prophesies; mingling pathos and humor as he sought to put before Woodrow Wilson diplomatic London and Britain’s war activities— England’s fears in and expectations of the United States. Not stilted reports couched in stereotyped de- partmental phrasing—but letters of human interest from one man to another—written by a genius of discernment in an endeavor to give to the man upon whom the eyes of the world were fastened—a true conoeption of the feeling and affairs in England for his guidance. Interspersed with the letters are extracts from the Ambassador’s private diary—adding increased interest to the historic series. Of Ambassador Page’s letters Woodrow Wilson said they are the best letters he had ever read. Of Ambassador Page—Calvin Coolidge has declared that his life should be held up as a model to all generations. NN NN I NN NN I NI NI NN YNNI The designation of the Alr Servics Field at Fairfield, Ohio, and the ad. jacent site of the Alr Service Ehgi- neering Division as “Wilbur Wright Fleld” has been discontinued by order of the War Department and the en tire field hereafter will be known as “Wright Field,” the order says, ° honor of the Wright Brothers, pio neers in aeronautical engineering de- velopment.” X Ve ¢ e e ke e e ket sk e e e e sk sk e e e ke e e sk e gk ok ek ek e sk sk sk sk sk ok gk ke sk e sk 3K KKK !/