Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1925, Page 2

2 SANGHAI IS TAKEN BY CHEKIANG FORCE Gen. Sun Chuan Fang’s Troops Capture City With- out Firing a Shot. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAT, October 16.—Shangha gateway port of Chin fell into the hands of a new rn ruler. Gen. Sun Chuan Fang, the Chekiang commander. Without firing & shot 10,000 of his troops took pos- gession of the city while 15,000 troops ©f Gen. Chang TsoLin, who have held the city many months, withdrew fowards central China { More than 80 Chinese, sentenced to gleath, were turned over to foveisn authorities by Gen. Shing Shi-Lien. the retiring commander. who was un able to execute the offenders after sentences hLad been imposed by mixed sourts. The change of 1 not without d irain on the Sh way on which Sil Chicago, American delegate Chinese toms conference king, was riding a d Chineso soldier: Mr. § awn, his daughter, and Mahlon F. Perkins, ical expert of the State Depart were forced to return here they were allowed to proceed rs was Rail of to Pe rooned armored cars and disarmed by | the advancing Chekiang forces. The arrival of Gen. Sun Chuan Fang is ex- pected hourly. The extent of cam- palgn of subjugation of outside ter- ritory was not revealed. known whether he would make a drive along the Shanghal-Nanking Rallway in an endeavor to conquer the entire province of Kiangsu, but it is known that a considerable force of his men had been dispatched to Sungklang, through the waterways of Take Taitho and are menacing the railway line Authorities at the international set- tlements here today started adopting precautionary measures. All defense units were ordered to stand by and barricades of barbed-wire were erected about the settlement boundaries. S “DEAD” MAN RETURNS; MUST FACE MURDER CHARGE IN EXPLOSION but about the right weight and meas- urements, was identified as hi An insurance company paid his “widow” $25,000 and his sister $60,000 without protest. Turner went from McCarr to Columbus, Ohio, and thence to New York, where he was met by his father-inlaw, Joe Jacks, who bhad tickets for both of them to Norway. Turner left alone, however, From Norway he went to Hamburg. “I got sick of hearing German and no American all the time,” explained Turner, “and that with not getting enough work or enough food, 1 just decided to write home and find out what it was all-about.and get in touch with my wife." The friend to wham he wrote hur- ried with the letter to Sheriff J. M. Johnson of Pike County, and shortly thereafter the grand jury brought in- dictments against Turner and Jacks. Turner volunteered to come home and tell his side of the story. Jacks, electriclan in charge of the blasting when that electric was “accidentally” closed, was found in Willlamson operating a hotel and was arrested. “But, say, Bill,"” remarked Deputy Sheriff Hatfleld when Turner finished his story, “who do you reckon that fellow was that was buried for you?" Turner thought a moment and then the | ‘GE ? Was Union Officer in Civil War and Served Ohio in Congress. U. S. Senator F. B. Willis Expected to Deliver Oration at Funeral. | By the Associated Press. | TOLEDO, Ohio, October 16.—Gen. L e Sh od, 90-year-old vet- | e of the Civil War and former pPresentative from the ninth Ohio lstrict, died vesterday from pernicious | anaemia, against which he had fought « losing battle since last Summer. He had been unconscious since last | Wednesday. | Lenore Sherwood, his daughter, and |other close relatives were present | when he died. Gen. Sherwood began fuiling early in the Summer, but his illness did not become rious until two months ago. Funeral services will be held here Monday afternoon. Burial will be in | Woudlawn Cemetery. United States Senator Frank B. Wil close friend | of Sherwood’s. is expected to deliver | the funeral oration. Devoted Life to Country. On_the field of battle throughout the Civil War, in_several State posi- tions in Ohio and as a_ Representa- tive in Congress, Isaac R. Sherwood devoted the greater part of his life to his country and his adopted State. He was one of those tireless humans upon whom age apparently had no effect. In the Civil War he never looked back, and he refused to learn the meaning of the word retreat, the result being that his gallant conduct won for him promations all along the line from an Infantry private to brigadier general of volunteers. In -his public life Gen. Sherwood showed the same characteristics, and, although halted occasionally, he con- stantly kept looking forward and go- ing ahead. When, in his 88th year, he was elected to the lower house of Congress for his ninth term, his men- tal faculties were as active and his interest in public affairs as keen as when he was elected for his first term 50 years previously. It was in January, 1924, that he made in the House a vigorous denunci- ation of the Volstead law and the Anti-Saloon League, although, he as- serted, he had signed when 12 years old a pledge never to vote for a law that permitted the gale of intoxicating liquor as a beverage. The Anti- Saloon League, he said, was not Christian in its methods, “but is v! dictive, vengeful and mercenar; by its drastic methods of trying to enforce the Volstead aw has hatch- ed the blggest crop of lawbreakers ever inflicted upon a community.” Gen. Sherwood began making his brilllant Civil War record when a private in the 14th Ohlo Infantry. He was an intrepid soldier and won one promotion after another until in Yebruary, 1565, he was made brigadier general of volunteers. This was the result of a petition signed by his com- rades who asked that the honor be conferred upon him for “gailant and meritorious services at the battle of Resaca, June 14, 1864; at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864, and at Nashville, December 15, 1864 He fought in 43 battles, was under fire 123 days and had been complimented in order six times for gallant conduct in battle. He was mustered out of the Army June 27, 1865. After the war Gen. Sherwood re- turned to newspaper work, of which he had had a taste before enlisting. He was editor of the Toledo Daily Commercial for a year and editorial writer for the Cleveland Leader for two years. After serving two terms as secretary of state in Ohio he was elected in 1872 as Representative in Congress from the sixth Ohio district. Up to that time he had been a Re- publican. Denfed a renomination at the conclusion of his term, he again turned to newspaper work, pur- chasing the Toledo Journal, of which he was editor nine years. In the meantime Lucas County, Ohio, elected Gen. Sherwood as pro- bate judge in 1878, in which office he served six years. Temporarily out of politics again, he became editor of the Juniors and Misses 6 to 16 PrEp Gipt Saor Good Warm Coats GEN. I. R. SHERWO0OD. Canton News-Democrat, remaining with that newspaper 10 years. Sen. Sherwood began his long con- tinuous service in the House of Rep- resentatives in 1906, when he was elected from the ninth Ohio district. He was re-elected to each Congress un- til 1920, when he was defeated, but came back two years later. He was the author of the Sherwood doll day pensfon law, passed in May, which provided for a_sliding scale stons from $13 to $30 a month, ding to period of service and the 2ge of the pensioner. New York claimed Gen. Sherwood as a native son. he having been born at Stanford, Dutchess County, August 13, 1835, the son of Aaron Sherwood. who fought in the War of 1812. After re- celving his preliminary education at the Hudson River Institute at Clav- erack, N. Y., the son went to Ohio and studied for two years at Antloch Col- lege when Horace Mann was presi- dent of that institution. He then went to Ohfo Law College at Poland, from which he was graduated in 1859 with the degree of LL. B. During his law course Gen. Sher- wood embarked in the newspaper business, purchasing the Williams County Gazette at Bryan, when he was only 22 years old. Two years after his graduation from the law college he was elected probate judge of Williams County, but resigned after a few months to enlist for Civil War service. Gen. Sherwood, in_September, 1859, married Katherine Margaret Brown: lee, daughter of Judge James Brown- lee of Poland. His wife, who wi writer and journalist, was the second president of the Woman's Relief Corps. They had three children. MUSIC FESTIVAL MEETING CALLED City Heads Summon 250 Civic Leaders to Form Committee for Event. The proposal to make Washington the scene of a music festival next Spring that would attract nation-wide attention began to take definite shape today when Commissioner Cuno H Rudolph announced that he had called 250 leaders from the business, clvic and music circles of the city to meet in the board room of the District Building at 4 o'clock Tuesday after- noon to launch the undertaking. In requesting these representative men and women to gather in the boardroom Commissioner Rudolph ad- vised them that the purpose of the meeting was to consider the forma- tion of a committee or association to stage an annual music festival in the National Capital. Will Outline Plans. Mr. Rudolph, as president of the Board of Commissioners, will call the meeting to order and outline the Vvis- jon which the city heads have of placing the Nation’s Capital In an eminent position on the musical map of America through the inauguration of an annual Spring musical of the highest possible order. In planning for this meeting the Commissioners have indicated ~that they visualize an event next Spring far more elaborate and impressive than a week of music. They feel that a yearly festival of the kind th have in mind would mark the beginning of a movement to make the Capital City the music center of the United States, just as it has come to be looked upon as an educational center through the establishment here of universities, libraries, museums and similar insti- tutions of higher learning. The Commissioners will not under- take to carry out the detalls of the task of arranging for the festival after the committee has been formed, but they are sponsoring the movement and have shown that it will have their wholehearted support. A bill was drafted sometime ago for enactment by Congress providing for the establishment of a national conservatory of music in Washington, and it is believed that producing of an annual music festival along proper lines wiil serve to bring out the music qualities of the city and give impetus to the prop to_establish the na- tional conservatory here. Aviator Spending Second Day in Jail: “Barely Grazed” Auto, Admiral States Efforts of Gen. Mason M. chief of the Army Air Service, to have all sentence of Lieut. John aviator, convicted of leav- ing after colliding Wednesday night, modified to a fine have been ‘unsuc- cesstul to date. . Lieut. McDonald, called by his chief “one of the best flyers in the Army,” i still n jail, serving out the second day of his 30-day sentence im- posed by Judge John P. McMahon in Police Court. ““The status of the case remains un changed, and nothing has been done vet,” was the only comment made | rested by Policeman H. T. | and bre morning by Judge MecMahon. It was learned that vesterdav Rear Admiral Brownson, U. with whose automobile Lieut. ¢ Donald is sald to have collided, called up the Police Court by telephone and | . retired, | atrick, | stated that he would be very glad if Illm court would lighten the sentence imposed. No real damage was done to my ca the naval officer told one of the court officials. ““The collision must have been very slight. » rear fender only was grazed slightly. I understand the lieuterant is a very fine man and would be happy if something could be done for him.” Last night Malaro Demerito of 1824 Minnesota avenue southeast was ar- Miskell ght before the Night Traffic Court charged with the same offense ® that of Lieut. McDonald. Demerito wus convicted t Judge Isaac Hitt and fined $5 The fine was pai Lieut. McDonald is still in jail. D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1925 CONDUCTOR IS HELD INDOUBLE SLAYIN First Arrest Made in Murder of Milwaukee Man and 19-Year-0ld Girl. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis., October 16.— The first arrest in the hunt for the slayer of Madalynne Latimer, 19-yeer- old Milwaukee girl, and her flance, James Sears, Kenosha, whose bodles were found in a field near Kenosha, was made early today when Milwau- kee and Kenosha deputies took How- ard J. Pratt of Milwaukee into cus- tody. The deputies saild they thought Pratt could throw some light on the case. Pratt was arrested as he entered his home here. Deputies lay in wait for him for several hours. Pratt a conductor on the North Shore Ei tric Rallway. The slain girl's twin sister, Evelyn, has revealed that her sister had been in terror of the Milwaukee man for several days. “If you don't lay off ‘Jimmy," I'll get you both,” the man threatened recently, according to Evelyn. Possibility that a jealous woman may have played a part in the tragedy was also revealed to officlals by the irl's friends, who sald she had spoken recelving frequent threats from a girl who had been disput £ on the affections of Sear: Belief that the shooting might pos sih have been u murder and suicide was dispelled by Sheriff ank Wil lems of Kenosha, who declared that the two met their death from a re volver in the hands of a third party, who escaped after burying the bodies in a pile of cabbage leaves and debris. SEES ARMY RUINED BY EXCESSIVE COST OF BIG AIR BRANCH (Continued from First Page.) depletion of surplus stocks on the Army as a whole. “This depletion is most service ind for the whole Army at its pres- ent strength will probably require increasing appropriations amounting to about $11,000,000 in the first year and about $31,000,000 in the tenth year. Nor does this estimate we have made provide for building up and maintaining the war reserve of am- munition without which the Air Serv- ice, as well as other branches, is help less during the first several months of war. Says Expense Ignored. “Other causes for increases will un- doubtedly be found “Moreover, the estimate we have made does not attempt -to include the Air Service proportion of general overhead, retired pay, aviation in the National Guard or short active duty and inactive duty in the organized reserve; the two latter alone will increase our estimates by an average of about $3.821,000 a vear. In con- nection with pay it may be noted that in the tenth year the pay of the Air Service personnel on active dut® %1 the Regular Army would amount to $34,596,265, or very con- siderably more than onefourth the total amount appropriated for pay for the whole Army in 1926, It may also be noted that $90,000,000 is con. siderably more than one-third thé whole amount appropriated for the Regular Army and all overhead in i 1 It is well known that the Air service is a most expensive arm. Front All This Week AT THE PALAIS ROYAL Demonstration of Nationally Known P. N. Practical Lace Corsets Some measure of this mi tained by dividing $30,000,000 by the number of tactical plznes (1,843) car- ried by the Lassiter board. re- sult shows an annual cost in time of peace of about $49,000 for each tactical plane. “The truth is simple: In view of its other vital needs and the economy policy of the Government, the War Department has as yet been in no position to submit estimates for carry- ing Into effect any part of the Lassiter board program. Thinks Move Unjustified. ~ “So long as the ammunition reserve is disappearing all money demands increasing due to exhaustion of stocks, animals retained in service beyond their useful life and 40,000 ofcers and men are living in war-time shacks, the War Department would in my opinion be quite unjustified in urging the Las- siter board program to the exclusion of all else.” The Lassiter board program was adopted about two years ago as a guide for building up the air service, but beyond receiving the approval of the Secretary of War no action has been taken to date to carry out fits recommendations. “In_ the 1926 estimates,” he said, “the War Department neglected and curtailed many necessary things in order to put every possible dollar into the primary estimates for the Alr Service. In addition, the War Department, out of its total supple- mentary estimate of $27,000,000, urged $8,000,000 for aviation. The whole of this $8,000,000 was not allowed, but there was granted a con- tract authorization of $2,150,000 over and above the appropriation of $14, 700,000.” Gen. Conner concluded his testi- mony by pointing out the difficulties which must be overcome by any power which desired to make a seri- ous aerfal attack on the .imericu continent. “I should like also to comment very briefly on the supply of difficulties involved in bringing a large force of airplanes to the North American continent and in putting these planes into an effective attack upon our cities or industrial regions,” he said. “The nt limitations on the tonnago of carriers makes it necessary that any large force, say 1,200 Dplanes, be brought by transport and that they be set up after arrival. Aircraft and Air Service supplies are among the most bulky of all cargoes. A bombing plane requires more than 160 ship tons of space and a pursnit plane over 21. It is estimated that about 50 ships of the type of our transport St. Mihel would be required for 31 bombing squadrons with 403 bombing planes, and 32 pursuit squadrons with 800 pursuit planes. Parts Not Avallable. “These 50 ships do not provide, how- ever, for bringing any service squad- rons or bombs, both of which are manifestly essential. Outside of a United States port there is no point in North America that can berth 50 St. Mihiels simultaneously. A large number of planes cannot be set up on a dock; they must be moved to a suit- able installation, and this transpor- tation consumes time. If suitable installations for setting up a large pumber of planes are not in existence, they must be created, and that again takes time."" The foregoing testimony was in di- rect reply to a statement made be- fore the hoard by Col. Willlam Mitch- ell that it would not be difficult for Great Britain to land a force of planes in the St. Lawrence River and attack New York and Chicago from that point. Gen. Conner, how- ever, did not mention Col. Mitchell by name. Loening Raps Mitchell. Grievances of the aircraft indus- try were laid before the board yes- terday afternoon by several airplane manufacturers, who at the same time, stoutly maintained that American aeronautical engineering and produc- tion was vastly superior to that of all other nations. e Weighing only three pounds at birth, a baby was placed in an incubator at Bath, England, and fed a teaspoonful of milk every hour. It gained weight rapidly. _—_wmAMAfi——_—;: y be ob-|p . L. R. SHERWOOD, VETERAN | LEGISLATOR, DIES AT AGE OF 90 MYSTERY TO VEIL DRY FORCES HERE AFTER SHAKE-UP (Continued from First Page.) it. Police have made some successtul raids lately, and it is anticipated by prohibition officlals they will keep after it. Paul Gets Post in West. One of the picturesque characters in the whole prohibition machine ap- peared at headquarters today in the course of changing his station. He is Janthan Paul, an agent from Baltl- more, who, according to advices from that city, received an unqualified in- dorsement from United States District Attorney Woodcock. In a letter known to be written by Mr. Woodcock, indorsing Paul, ap- pears this sentence, “All in all he (Paul) is the best prohibition egent for all kinds of work with whom I have become acquainted.” Paul left Washington today for an important post ‘“somewhere in the West.” Deputy Administrator Murphy was much occupied all of the day confer- ing with his men and laying down preliminary plans for the campaign, which he has been given the responsi- bility of conducting in the Nation' Capital. Mr. Murphy is & young m formerly from the Department of J tice. Me is believed to have bee given wide authority by his superlors for carrying on his_ “undercover” drive against rum in Washington. Appointed Cadets. Four young men, sons of officers of the Army, have been appointed by President Coolidge cadets-at-large at the United States Military Academy, with a view to their admission July 1. They James M. C! Connecticut avenue, this city; Karl Truesdell, jr.. Washington barracks; Joseph H. Twyman, Fort Totten, N. Y., and_Thomas R. McAndrew, Fort Brage. N. C. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUG AT SEVENTH The Largest Men’s and Boys’ Wear Store in Washington ANNIVERSARY SAL Men’s Fall Suits $3() With Two Pairs of Trousers Suits that show for themselves that in every step of manufacture—from the selection of fab- rics to the sewing on of the buttons—that they are made with an eye to the standard of Saks clothing. All the newer shades that appeal to the men of today. 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