Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1926, Page 2

- z JOHN L. EDWARDS, FINANCIER, DIES Nationally Known Broker Was President of D. C. Stock Exchange. John Lewis Edwards, head of John L. Edwards & Co., nationally known brokers, and president of the Wash- ington Stock Exchange, died today at his home, 1906 F street, from heart complications following pneumonia. The end came at 6 o'clock this morning in the presence of his wife and daughter and other immediate relatives. The old family residence in which he dled was the same in which he was born 47 years ago. The immediate cause of death was acute dilation of the heart, consequent to bronchial pneumonia. He had been seriously ili for the past 10 days. Was Financial Leader. The death of Mr. Edwards removes from Washington business circles one of the city's leading financiers, club- men and civic workers. His business connections were multitudinous and widespread. His unostentatious phi- lanthropies contributed to his popular- ity in business, civic and social circles of the Capital. He was the son of the late John L. Edwards, a distinguished Washington- fan of the past generation, and a grandson of James L. Edwards of who served first in the Na’ and then in the Army, resigning to accept ap- pointment as the first commissioner of pensions in the District of Columbia. Mr. Edwards was born February 4, 1879. His mother was Miss Florence Prominent Broker Dies JOHN LEWIS EDWARDS. LANSBURGH BURIED AFTER HOME RITES Hundreds of Employes Pay Tribute at Grave of Young Merchant. After private services at the home, E. Bowle of Maryland, a direct de- scendant of Gov. Bowie of Mary- land. He was educated in the schools of the District of Columbia and gained his first business experfence as an em- loye of the old National Bank of the epublic, and, later, he was with the American Security & Trust Co., from which institution he resigned in 1902 to found a real estate business. Formed Own Firm. He organized the firm of John L. Edwards & Co., a New York Stock Ex- change house, in 1912, at 1415 G street, associating with himself in the busi- ness the late Albert P. Madeira. Sub- sequently this business was removed to 1426 New York avenue, and from thence to the present home of- the firm at 1416 H street. Mr. Edwards had been exceedingly active in recent years in the civie, business and club life of the com- He was a member of the an Club, the Chevy Chase the National Press Club, the Aztec Club, the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club, near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.; the Westmoreland Club of Richmond, Va., and numerous other city and country clubs in various part of the United States. He was a member of the New York Stock Exchange and a member of the Washington Board of Trade and the Rotary Club, a director of the Riggs National Bank, the Norfolk & Wash- ington Steamboat Co. and the Fire- men’s Insurance Co. and was in- terested financlally and otherwise in fnnumerable business and philan- thropic activities in this citv. He was a member of Temple-Noyes Lodge, F. A. A. M., and of Epiphany Episco- pal Church. Widow Survives. Mr. Edwards is survived by his widow, who was Miss Gertrude Har- rison, daughter of the old Harrison family of Virginia; his daughter, Mrs. John Elbridge Parker; his grandson, John Edwards Parker; his half-sister, Mrs. Ringwalt of Germantown, Pa., and two cousins, Miss Annle L. Ed- wards of this city and John Winthrop Edwards of Paris, France. Funeral services will be held Mon- day morning at 10 o'clock from the family residence. Further arrange- ments will be announced later. PRESIDENT ANGLES IN OLE FISHIN’ HOLE AT VERMONT HOME (Continued from First Page.) off a large dead limb from one of the old trees near the entrance to the orchard. He appeared quite proud of the manner in which he handled the big cross-cut_saw while engaged at that task. He was so well satisfled with his skill he no doubt is eager to do some more work of this kind. Although the President enjoys a fine appetite at all times and is generally ready and waiting for his meals, he appeared rather reluctant this morn, ing to divert his attention from those aged trees In the orchard when he heard his wife calling. He did not retrace his steps immediately. ‘While smoking his long after-break. fast cigar Mr. Coolidge sat rocking on the piazza. For the greater part of the time he looked off at the big hills that form the background for the Notch. Occasionally he would turn his gaze upon the crossroads, about 200 feet distant, where the customary daily crowds of tourists and natives were gathering to watch the “goings on” at the Coolidge place. 2,000 Watch Household. Angus McCaulley, deputy sheriff of the Notch section, who was one of the late Col. Cooidge’s intimates and was with him the night he dled, and who stands guard at the deadline at the crossroads where he turns back those who are bent on getting a real close-up of the President and Mrs. Coolidge, said today he calculated that more than 2,000 persons paused at the “deadline” yesterday. Before noon today there were indications that yesterday’s record would be broken. Mrs. Coolidge did not join her hus- band immediately after breakfast. She had some household duties to keep her busy within. Among other things she had to make out the daily list of purchases to be made at Lud- low, 12 miles away. When she ap- d on the scene there was con- siderable of a stir among the crowd at the dead line. Two or three of the woman folk, in the excitement at seeing for the first time the smil- ing “First Lady of the Land” ciapped their hands. Mrs. Coolidge 4id not occupy the other rocker on th0 piazza, but instead sat on the floor of the porch with her feet hang: ing over the side. Prudence Prim, her collie, sat beside her and appeared intent upon receiving pats of her mistress. _The President and Mrs. Coolidge talked very little. Presently he arose somewhat quickly and went to the south end of the house, where he carefully examined the foundation work. He wants to have the founda- Mon strengthened, and yesterday he this over with Walter Lynds, one of the neighbors who is what is known as the “handy man” of the hamlet. Walter said later that he will start to work reinforcing the founda- tion after the President and Mrs. Coolidge have returned to their camp in the Adirondacks. Picks Up Stray Nails. Returning to the piazza the Presi- dent stopped-to pick up a few nalls. He went nail hunting about the overlooked some. 'Hi e picked up also & stick and e twig or two and with 3 the body of Stanley Lansburgh, vice president of Lansburgh & Bro. depart- ment store, who died early vesterday, was interred in the Washington He- brew Congregation Cemetery this afternoon. Eight veteran employes, Max Hirsch, Marx Kahn, William Murphy, Frank Major, Lee West, Ollie Norris, Hull Estabrook and Fritz Hohoff, were pallbearers. The preliminary rites at the apart- ment in the Argonne were conducted by Rabbi Rosenblum of the Washing- ton Hebrew Congregation, of which Mr. Lansburgh was a member. Rabb Harry L. Kronman gave the eulogy. Only members of the family attended the services. Several hundred of the store em- ployes were on hand at the grave to pay a final tribute to their employer and friend. The store Wwill not be re- opened until Monday. The young merchant succumbed to chronic heart trouble. He had been weakening rapidly during the past week, and his death was expected mo- mentarily. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sylvia Lansburgh, and by two brothers and five sisters. these articles in his hand he walked to the shed where he carefully deposited them in their proper resting place. These nails evidently reminded him that he had not finished mending the fence about the home, which job he started yesterday afternoon, when he removed one of the fence posts with the ald of a crowbar and replaced it with & newer post. He also did some tinkering around at that point in the fence and once or twice he missed his aim and came dangerously close to the fingers of Richard Jervis, chief of the secret service, who was doing the holding while the President was doing the hammering. This incident, however, does mot imply that President Coolidge handles tools in a clumsy or amateurish fash- fon. On the contrary he gives evi- dence of having a good knowledge of this sort of thing. He by no means completed the fence job yesterday. THe fence is a worn, Wobbly affair, and is in sore need of considerable more bracing. Therefore, the President picked up his small ax and hammer in the shed and went to the fence, where he tinkered around for @ quarter of an hour or so. Once he stopped suddenly in his hammering and held up his thumb for close in- spection. He also glanced over in the direction of Mrs. Coolidge, who at the moment was busily engaged among the flowers in the front yard, and then toward the crowd gazing at him from the deadline. May Have Banged Thumb. It is not known whether he gave his thumb a bang with the hammer. At any rate, he quickly resumed his work. When he thought he had done enough for the time being, he put the ax and hammer back in the shed and then returned to his rocker and an- other long cigar. By this time things were alive down at the cross road. The spot was thronged. The tourists were coming in droves, so to speak. Every move- ment of the President and his wife was closely watched and commented on by those in the crowd of onlookers. To watch this crowd standing off look- ing at the two figures about the front of the Coolidge homestead, one is strongly reminded of the crowds at the Washington Zoo gazing at the ani- mals in the cages. The President had hardly made him- self comfortable in the chair when Col. Starling of the secret service, who had been doing some scout work along Pinney Hollow Creek, hurried to the President, and in a really enthusiastic manner reported that he saw fish in the stream and added that he thought the time was opportune for a little sport. The President replied that he had no rod or lines, but when told that there were plenty in the secret service outfit he arose and said he thought he would try his luck. Went Dressed as He Was. . The President did not dress for the occasion. He entered upon the expe- ditlon attired just as if he were going for a stroll. He wore a stiff-brimmed sailor straw hat and a neatly pressed double-breasted business suit, a high, stiff white collar and low tan shoes. The crowd at the deadline at the crossroads seemed disappointed when the President walked off and disap- peared from the picture, Upon the faces of some of the onlookers were expressions that implied that they thought the President had no right to take himself from their view. Some appeared just as if they had been cheated. Angus McCaulley is kept busy hold- ing back visitors. There are always some newcomers who try to crash the line and go right up to the front porch. However, he turns them back in a polite and diplomatic way. ‘While Angus holds forth by the dead line, Herb Moore who says he is the third or fourth cousin of Calvin Coolidge sits on the porch of Miss Florence Cilley’s store nearby, his long legs curled around a checker board. 9 Local Checker Champlon. ‘Herb is the local checker champion. He is ready enough to tell how Presi- dent Coolidge Wwas born in a back room of that store. He is ready also to boast of the wonderful cream that the seven cows on the Coolidge farm produce. “ But he would rather play checkers. And he does, most of the time. There is another ubiquitous figure, like-wise related to the Coolidge family, who is one of the landmarks S I Undle John Wilder who mar- ohn rled Aunt Sarah, sister of the Presi- dent's mother. “He lives down the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926. AIRPORT PURPOSE ANDNEED QUTLINED Field Here Would Encourage Civilian Residents and Draw Other Flyers. The Civil Alrway Service of the De- partment of Commerce, now in fts final stages of organization under the provisions of the air commerce act of 1926, today visualized the need for and the purpeses of a District of Columbia airport. Proposals for the allocation of a site within the boundary of the Dis- trict and in close proximity to the center of the city have been laid be- fore Maj. U. S. Grant, 3d., executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, who will take up the matter with the commis sion at its meeting August 20. The District Chapter, National Aeronautic Association, has suggested, in the ab- sence of any other available site, that area bounded on the north by Benning road, the east by the Anacostia River and the west by Twenty-first street, as _the site for a future airport. It was authoritatively stated at the Department of Commerce today that without an airport here in the near future there could be no material en- couragement for those here who want to fly in airplanes of their own. There are hundreds of persons in Washing- ton today, former aviators in the mili- tary services and other who have become enthusiastic over aviation, who would welcome facilitles for hangar space, mechanical service, aviation motor fuel and regulations governing the performance of aircraft, it was emphasized. No inducement mow is offered for a civilian to purchase and operate a plane unless the Secretaries of War or Navy grant him permission to use Bolling Field and the Naval Air Station and also obtain mainte- nance, upkeep and technical advice for his plane there. Would Be Depot. An_airport here was likened unto the Union Station by the airway serv- ice. It would be the gathering point for all aircraft in the District and provide facilities for planes from other cities engaged in carrying freight, mail and passengers and in cross- country flying. At such a port would be located a control officer to direct traffic and promulgate regulations for using the alrport, also mechnics who would install parts, rebuild motors, rig the planes and keep them in condi- tion. Even though civilians, despite the present handicap, should now choose to purchase planes for their own use, in all probability they would have to call upon Army or Navy mechanics to keep their engines and ships in a safe condition unless they were sufficiently skilled to perform the work themselves, the service em- phasized. Hangars would be erected to house privately owned planes here on a “garage-renting basis” for aircraft lines operating on schedule over Washington and for aerial sight- seeing busses, all of which would make their headquarters at the port. If such a field existed today, the Phila- delphia Rapid Transit Air_Service, now operating from Hoover Field, un- doubtedly would have its headquar- ters at the airport, it is believed. Some Buildings Needed. One or more buildings to care for radio and telegraph service to keep a constant check on the movement of planes; for a meteorological servic for storing and checking flying equip- ment .and_baggage; for the issuance of maps, charts and information would be erected. The buildings, including the hangars, would not be unsightly, but could be constructed in line with the golf clubhouse in Potomac Park and the Hains' Point teahouse. The field itself would be of grass with the possible exception of solid runways, and the port could be made to occupy a prominent and imposing position in the park project for Washington. Daily and evening owners of light airplanes, within a few miputes of travel by automobile, could haul out their craft, get in the air and cruise about the surrounding country. Own- ers of planes in other sections would make this their base just as automo- bile tourists park their automobiles in public garages while in Washington. Civilian flying of the type outlined now is in the primitive stage in the National Capital, the airway service is convinced, with no opportunity for development unless one centralized, municipally operated terminal is es- tablished. MAJ. SHUFELDT SEEKS TO QUIT ST. ELIZABETH’S Retired Officer, in Suit, Charges He Is Wrongfully Detained. ‘Was Released Once Before. Maj. Robert W. Shufeldt, retired Army officer, today sued out a writ of habeas corpus for his release from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. The officer was freed July 14 last by Justice Hoehling under his ruling that re- tired officers of the Army and Navy could not be placed in hospitals with- out their consent. The officer says he went for a walk shortly after- ward and was taken into custody f by a policeman. He is sane, Maj. Shufeldt declares, and should not be detained. ~ Justice Siddons directed Dr. Wil llam A. White to have the officer in court August 13. Attorney George F. Curtis appears for the petitioner. ‘Maj. Shufeldt, according to records of the tenth precinct, was arrested July 21 on a charge of making threats against his wife. He was sent to Gallinger Hospital for mental observation on July 22, and records at the hospital show that he was com- mitted again to St. Elizabeth’s on August 8 because his condition was held “unimproved,” following exam- ination by a sanity board. The oficer is about 76 )iJem old. "FARMER AND SON HELD. Attack ‘With Pitchforks on Deputy Sheriff Alleged. Special Dispatch to The Star. ' FRONT ROYAL, Va. August 6— Thomas Smith and an 18-year-old son were arrested yesterday charged with attacking Deputy Sheriff J. E. Maddox when the latter attempted to serve an attachment involving a debt on wheat that had been thrashed by the Smiths on their farm. Pitehforks were used and the officer was wounded about the head and body. Sheriff R. F. Collins, called to_the scene, took possession of the wheat and placed the prisoners in jail. 3 road a plece from the Coolidge farm. Uncle John’s specialty is fiddling. He is very good at it, according to Plymouth,” even though rheumatism has cramped his style. He has tried wearing red flannel, but says it did him no good at all and les it was too hot in the Summer. He is sport- a this year and appears | Trus very consclous and proud. ‘Uncle John 't bother watching the President. It's no new story to him ‘to see “Cal” Coolldge, puttering around picking up things in the back American swimmer leaves Cape Gris Nez at 7:05 a.m. (2:05 a.m. East- standard time) in her effort to ern cross English Channel. GERTRUDE EDERLE 6 MILES FROM GOAL IN CHANNEL SWIM from First_Page) (Continu course three and a half miles from the Gris-Nez coast to the northwest. Trudie had gained greatly by never going further south than a point op- posite the cape lighthouse. Trudie was swimming evenly and averag- ing 22 strokes to the minute. Pictures Are Taken. At 9:45 o'clock a motor boat arrived alongside the Alsace from Dover and took off our pictures of the start, etc., which are to be cabled from London. At this stage of the effort a high wind was whipping the sea intoa fury, but Trudle, using a crawl stroke, was ploughing steadily on through the cruel waves. At 10:05 o'clock, when Trudie had been on her way just three hours, the Lamarinie, the tug which accompanied her last year, arrived abreast of the Alsace. It was crowded with independent, unofficial reporters, photographers and moving picture cameramen, aboard also was Lillian Cannon, the Baltimore rival of Miss Ederle, who did not start today, as it was reported. she would. s Trudie treaded water to wave to them, then continued swimming strongly, singing to herself the while. Soon she called, “Tell me when fts noon so I can take 12 to 2 out for " She sang snatches of Irving Berlin's “Always” and “Sweet Georgia Brown.” Later she sald, “Are the hours passing?” Told she had been out more than three hours, she smiled and swam on stolidly. She was swimming marvelously now, the grease coating, shining on her flesh, was discernible through the water from the Alsace. The sea was decidedly rough now and the sky was a dull gray, with no sun in sight or in prespect. Refuses to Take Food. Burgess asked Trudle if she was hungry, but she denfed she was, say- ing she did not wish to eat before noon, She was told tc slow up her speed, but said, “If I go any slower I will sink. The water is wonderful. 1 could stay In it a week, earlier it was what stood until today as record time. But Tiraboschi had no such wind to fight. South Goodwin Hght had been seen a long time, Trudie was now approxi- mately 18 miles in a straight line from Gris-Nez, but she had traversed some 18 miles of the toughest sort of water, The nearest English land now was Hope Bay, five and a half miles away across the third tide she had encountered. - . Cheered by Message. Trudie was cheered by a long mes- sage from those of her family in America, who sent her a rousing| greeting from the New York Daily News office, where they were receiv- ing bulletins of her progress. She drank hot cocoa and also ate a block of chocolate. Pop Ederle asked his daughter if she wanted to rest and she replied “Not yet; I just want choc- olate.”” She showed no signs of weak- ening then. Lewis Timson, an Ameri- can swimmer, boarded the Alsace from a small boat which had come out from England. Trudie was intro- duzed to him over the side of ihe tug. ‘| At 4:30 Trudle askd@® how near she change for the better then. Most of those on the accompanying tug were severely seasick by this time, but Trudie had never once complained, though she asked for a piece of loaf sugar about this juncture. Capt. Corthes declared the sea was running higher than at any previous stage of the effort and was amazed at Trudle's fortitude and endurance against such overwhelm- ing odds. Only her unparalleled speed, it seemed, could save her on this try, and even that Corthes counted unlikely to save the day unless the weather calmed somewhat. He was astounded at her continuing on, ungrumbling, in such violently stormy weather. Rival Shows Sportsmanship. At 3 o'clock Helmy swam from our tug to the Lamarienet to ask Lillian Cannon if she would like to swim with Trudie. A small boat was sent over in perilous sea and Lillian soon entered the water. A fine display of sportmanship for a woman, who but a few hours since was counted Trudie's chief rival Trudie's is a long, powerful crawl stroke and she never yet had changed from it except when eating. She was furnished two more pieces of sugar as Miss Cannon moved alongside her. Passes Hardest Point. ‘With more than 13 miles of terrify- coli.” Her friends on the Alsace took ingly rough water behind her. Ger- to writing messages on a blackboard | trude was now struggling #o reach with chalk. ‘The board was pass Varne buoy, about six miles and lowered over the slde | from the English coast and the scene of the tug for her to read, and she|of many fallures to negotiate the laughed ‘when she read the messages. | Channel swim. It she could reach With the rearival of the sun, about {anq pass the buoy, all on the Alsace 10:30 o'clodk, the sea became a bit|knew, her chance of completing the calmer, an encouraging development. | pagsage would be good, since there- Nt 11:55 am, Gertrude was fed a |atter a third tide probably would baby's bottle full of warm chicken [assist her toward her goal. At that broth and a leg of chicken. She had |point many would-be Channel swim- beon out from Griz-Nez 4 hours and [ mers had abandoned the effort. 50 minutes then, and the first time she rested was to eat. At 3:35 we sighted the East Good- When she | win Light. north by northeast of us. finished eating, she said, “That Was | Also we saw the South Calliper buoy, not so good.” north by northwest of our position. At 12:05, the end of the fifth hour | This, according to Burgess, made cer- of ‘her attempt, Trudie's sister | tain Trudie's Margaret entered the water to sWim | gained despite a terrible sea and a ‘wonderful position, beside the girl champlon for a while. | raging wind. She was now in the Tug Finds Difficulties. Capt. Corthes was having dif- culty keeping to the windward of the swimmer without causing her to change her pace. She called to the tug that the water seemed colder here in midchannel. Margaret, when shé fad warmed herself somewhat, after leaving the watér, ‘wrote on the blackboard to be lowered over the side: “Think of mother.” It scarcely seemed quite time for desperate encouraging measures. Trudle. laughed and acknowledged the suggestion with a loud “Always and always.”” The water's tempera- ture was taken at 61 degrees Fahren- heit. Margaret said Trudie hadn't mentioned it, but she knew from swimming together with her that on the crest of the big waves the cham- plon has glimpsed the whitish cliffs of Dover, with their beckoning prom- ise of fame and fortune. At this stage she had swum ap- proximately 13 miles and was still benefiting by the tide, and advancing at better fhan two miles an hour. She was some ten and one-half miles from the French coast. y 1:20 pm. a wild wind was raging and the sea was rampant. The tug captain, also Trainer Bur- gess, confided to the writer that they dld not believe completion of the crossing humanly possibly if the ad- verse weather contifiued, but the girl, unaware of their fears, was still swimming strongly Helmy, the Egyptian swimmer friend, had entered to swim along with Gertrude, and lend her encour- agement during this dark hour of her The seas became worse by far than those Olav Farstad, the Norweglan police constable, encountered in his second unsuccessful attempt some days ago, but Trudie, with her dis- tance-eating crawl stroke, forged on. Burgess declared no living swimmer ever had approached Miss Ederle's rormance under such condition He frankly was astounded by her per- severance. ) > Trudie was encountering many Jelly- fish in the water—the fish that stung her so severely a year ut, thanks to the roughness of the seas, she was as yet not severely bitten. There was also much driftwood to be dodged. Helmy Leaves Water. Helmy, fatigued and shivering, emerged from the water at 2:20, but o had d o e Sl on's B lec! ¢l on's ‘marvelous it would be The fate of the on the next o'clock, with a possiblility 6f & wind 1 position from where Tiraboschi, the Argentinian, swam the Channel in was to the Goodwin lights. When told they already had been sighted she was plainly much engouraged. Burgess showed her our chart over the side of the tug and she paddled water while studying it, then asked how long we thought shé might require to reach England. The ultra-conservative Burgess said it perhaps would take five hours and Trudle countered witl ‘You mean we maybe will reach it by 9 o'clock!” ‘When Burgess replied in the affirma- tive, Trudie shaking her fist in the air, sald; “Do not let me ever give up.” At this stage, tide and current again were favorable; and rain flat- tened the waters somewhat, but the wind was still very higl Everybody on both tugs agreed Trudie was indeed a marvel for pluck. Timson, a breast stroke swimmer, swam a few minutes with Trudie, but she was much too fast for him. Timson Pralses Girl. ‘When Timson régained his breath from his exertion of trying to keep up with Trudle, he exclaimed he had never seen a. swimmer ltke her. She was now being carried south of a westerly direction, south of Foreland, and the English clifts were plainly visible through the rain haze. Miss Cannon related that when she joined Miss Ederle in the rough water, Trudie greeted her with, “Hello, Lillian; we seem to be 50 miles from nowhere.” To which the Baltimore woman replied, “Why, my dear, you are almost there. Keep it up." As rivals at Griz-Nez, there was not much love lost between the two swimmers. Together, in this hour of trial, they behaved gs long-separated near-kinsfolk might. Miss Cannon’s splendid sporting spirit won her plaudits on every side. The proximity of the English ccast now afforded some little protection from the penetrating wind. Refuses to Leave Water. Capt. Corthes decided that in such weather it would be impossible to land the tug at Dover, but he might be able to put in at Deal, though this would require some four hours’ sail- ing and maneuvering. Burgess shouted, “Come out,” but Trudie pald no heed if she heard him over the tumult of the seas. At 6:05 o'clock, when she had been in the channel 11 hours the sea was a frightful thing, with the wildest of unfavorable winds blowing now, Bur- gess suggested to “Pop” Ederle and Margaret that it would be well to take Trudie out and abandon the attempt, but Margaret objected. Citing that there had been no objec- tion from Trudie as yet. With great waves dashing over the Alsace, Bur- gess Insisted that she should come out, but Trudie was stili unaware of his advice and she smiled to her cheering friends on the boat. At 7:11 p.m. (London time) Burgess said to me (Miss Harpman) “she must come out, but I will not take the responsibility of waiting for a sign from her indicating that she wishes to come out” some one yelled “Gertie, you must come out!” Trudie looked up in amazement and said “what for?" while those aboard the tug cheered her wildly for her gameness. (Coyright. 1926, by Chicago Tribune News Service.) WU RETAKES CHANGSHA. Hunan Capital Again Changes Hands in Chinese Strife. CANTON, August 6 (#).—Changsha, capital of Hunan province and pawn of China's armed factions, again has changed hands. The southern troops, which occupied the city July 17 last, have been driven out and completely routed by the northern invading armies. The losses were heavy, but no_exact estimate is at hand. ‘When the Hunan troops, supported by the Canton government, took Changsha from the northerners they drove Marshal Wu Pei-Fu’'s command- ing general back to Yochow, also in Hunan province. Here he made new plans and awaited reinforcements, with the result just reported. ELECTION TO FILL DOUGHERTY'S SEAT Citizens’ Council Expected to Name Successor to City Head Next Month. Resignation of Commissioner Proc- tor L. Dougherty from his seat on the Citizens’ Advisory Council, as a sequel to his new appointment, will bring about a special election by the Federation Lot Citizens’ Assoclations, probably in‘September, to fill the va- cancy on the council. Under the constitution of the coun- cll the candidates who were nominat- ed for the last regular election in April will be the nominees for the spe- clal election. Jesse C. Buter, presi- dent of the federation and ex-officio chairman of the council, explained today that under the constitution the nomination of new candidates for a special election would be necessary only in case there were less than twice as many candidates as there are vacancies to be filled. 12 Candldates Up. Since there is only one vacancy to be filled, the list of 12 candidates remain- ing on the official ballot of the last election will be more than :‘mplo for the forthcoming special on. hose who were nominated by vari- our associations for the April election, and who are therefore eligible to run for the place left vacant by Mr. Dougherty, are: F. M, Cannon of the Washington Highlands Citizens’ Assoclation, W1 ltam G. Henderson, North Caplitol As- sociation; R. F. Mancill, Conduit Road Association; Frank P. Peckham, Bur- leith Assocfation; H. M. Phillips, Six- teenth Street Heights; Ernest H. Pull- man, Manor Park; John A. Saul, Brightwood; D. N. Shoemaker, Ta- koma Park, D. C.; Mrs. Frank Hiram Snell, District of Columbia League of ‘Woman Voters; Robert Strobel, South- west Association, and Fred 8. Walker, Park View. The by-laws of the council provide that the special election shall held either at a regular or special meeting of the Federation of Citizens' Asso- clations within two weeks after the vacancy on the council occurs. THe resignation of Commissioner Dougherty will not be received by the council until its next meeting, which will not be called until after the budget of estimates for the next fiscal year is ready for revision, which may be the latter part of this month. Indications, therefore, are that the election to the council will be held in September. FIFTEEN GET TREATMENT FOR BITES BY MAD DOGS Woman and Fourteen Children Victims in Pennsylvania—Pas- teur Institue Aids. ¢ By the Associated 2 ‘WASHINGTON, Pa., August 6.— Fourteen children and Miss Rosie Brozek, assistant postmistress at Denbo, a mining town near here, were under teratment today following a re- port from the Pasteur Institute of Pittsburgh that two dogs which bit them several days ago had suffered from rabies. The dogs were later kill- ed and the heads sent to the institute. Dr. W. D. Martin, Washington County medical director, has estab- lished a quarantine in the district and ordered all unmuzzled dogs shot. The attack occurred when the dogs appeared among a group of children playihg near the post office and began snapping at them. Miss Brozek was attacked when she attem; to drive the animals away. FLOOD RECEDES IN JAPAN. Few Lives Lost, But Rice Crop Sus- tains Heavy Damage. TOKIO, August 6 (#).—The Far Bastern flood situation is improving. The latest reports from Akita say the flood in the prefecture of that name is subsiding. The -casualties were relatively few. The rice crop loss is placed at 2,000,000 yen. The Korean floods also have sub- sided, but have left many homeless. The number of dead is placed at 50 to 75. The damage there will reach several million yen. The floods were in Kogendo Province. Floods in the vicinity of Hankow, China, on the Yangtse River, have taken 3,000 or more lives and driven a quarter of a million farmers from that section. The latest report from there was yesterday, when conditions were declared to be very bad. = | 9? to enter Barnard never been equaled. several words. she knew 159 words. passed second < grade - Elizabeth Benson, 9 years old, passed an intelligence test which proved that her mental age was past 19. Eight months old, she pronounced Sixteen months old, She learned to read and write and without any instruction. All this, her mother says, because she always been treated as a PERSON, not a DOLL or a PET ANIMAL. ARE CHILDREN PEOPLE—OR MIND SLAVES? ; Nine Years Old—Or Ninety? Physically, sh This Summer, at 12, she is preparing College, the first child under 15 ever admitted. 3 Her Intelligence Quotient, 214%, h: Although she Fall, she is camp—as much as she enjoys Brown- ing and Keats. examinations ‘PERSON," & dren of Read The Story of Elizabeth Beginning in Elizabeth Benson is a perfect example of happy childhood. She mixed dolls and Shakespeare. Her mind is healthy, vivacious, girlish. She is no “prodigy™ or freak. “Just a normal little girl raised as a She enjoys playing gam ! her own age, or discussing literature with her mother's friends. VEL? OR"MERELY MORROW'S CHILD? 90? e is almost ideal. will enter college thi now enjoying a girl's s her mother. with chil- ‘The ducmfi_ DOUGHERTY T0 GIVE FIRE-TEST TROPHY Commissioner in First Publio Appearance for Presenta- tion of The Star Cup. District Commissioner Proctor L. ¢ Dougherty will make his first publio appearance in his officlal capacity to- morrow evening, when he Wil present The Evening Star cup to No. 21 engine company, which shattered all known fire apparatus speed recoris last week by leaving its quarters on an alarm in the flashing time of six seconds flat. The presentation ceremonies, which will be fully appropriate for the occa- sion, will begin at 8:30 o'clock tomor- row evening in the headquarters of the championship company, Lanier place near Ontario road. In addition to Mr. Dougherty, Engineer Commis- sloner Bell and other high officials of the Distriet governiment, the Police Department and the Fire Department will be present. ! Public Is Invited. During the ceremonies the company will be out of commission, al other company will be assignes answer an alarm it might normally have to respond to. The general pube lic has been extended a cordial invie tation by the officials of the Fire De. partment to attend, and special ar rangements will be made to take care of spectators in the engine house. It 1s especlally hoped that citizens' as- sociations organized in the territory served by No. 21 will be offiically rep- resented. 2 The ceremony will representative of The Star, having temporarily assumed possession of the trophy again, formally turns It over to Commissioner Dougherty, as the officlal head of the Fire Deparik ment, with an explanation of why thid ¢ paper offered it as a prize a year ago. Mr. Dougherty will then present it t> the winners of the 1926 contest with an appropriate address. He will bs followed by Capt. T. B. Stanton, commander of the company, who will accept it on behalf of the men. Chief Watson in Charge. Chiet Engineer George S. Watson, as the commanding officer of the Fire Department, will be in charge. At the end of the presentation an inspection of the winning company and its quars ters will be held. The achievement of No. 21 Engine Company has attracted wide attention, and its record, sent all over the country by the Associated Press, has been published from coast to coast, constituting a standing chal lenge to any fire engine company anys where that thinks it can beat thag time under identical conditions. ‘When requested by Chief Watson and a representative of The Star today to make the address of presentation, Commissfoner Dougherty said he had a dinner engagement for tomorrow evening, but immediately volunteered to cut it short in order to be present. “It will afford me my first opportunity to get out and meet the men I am to work with,” he sald. “I cannot think of missing it. I want to know them all, just as quickly as I can.” Writes His Approval. Commissioner - Dougherty wrote letter of congratulation not on! No. 21 engine company, but to . 12 truck as well, the latter having broken the record for a truck com- pany leaving its quarters on alarm. As a result. it was awarded tha Me chants and Manufacturers’ cup, which will be presented with similar ceremonies at the company’s station, on Wisconsin avenue near Friendship, at a date now being arranged the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation. The letter to No. 21 follows: “Dear Capt. Stanto “Upon assuming my official duties in the District Building I was officlally advised by the chief engineer that your company has this year won The Evening Star speed contest for en- gine companies, and that the coveted Evening Star trophy is to be present- ed to you. This is ani evidence of efficiency of which you proud, and I feel that in le: quarters on an alarm in six seconds you have established a record which will be difficult to equal. “Please accept my sincere congrats ulations.” Letter Also to No. 12. A similar letter was sent to Capte R. G, Tegeler, commander of No. 12 truck. Michael D. Schaefer, secretary of the Cosmopolitan Club, also wrote the winning commanders, congratu- lating them upon their achievements, He explained that the club had taken a formal vote of felicitation at its regular luncheon and had instructed him to extend its fullest appreciation for what the companies had done. A. Brylawski of the Interstate Amusement Co., who lives near No. 21, sent Capt. Stanton a letter of con. gratulation, declaring he and his men had accomplished “an almost supers human feat.” 'Mr. Brylawski was as« sociated as a youth with the old “Good Will” volunteer fire company in Norfolk, Va., in 1867 and 1868. He inclosed.a check for $10, asking the captain to buy ice cream and cake for the men as a present from the man lm_wn to the department as MISS HENDERSON WED TO ENVOY IN MAINE Granddaughter of Mrs. John B. Henderson Bride of J. E. ‘Wholean, Her Fiance of Month. open when a Announcement was received here to- day of the wedding yesterday of Miss Beatrice Henderson, granddaughter of Mrs. John B. Henderson, to Joseph Edtard Wholean of Springfleld, Mass., commercial counsellor designate to the American embassy in Rome. The ceremony was performed at Gleneyrie, the Summer home of Mrs. Henderson at Bar ‘bor, Me. 'The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John B. Henderson, jr. Her mother was Miss Angelica Schuye ler Crosby of New York before her marriage, and Mr. Henderson was a celebrated marine scientist. While not making & formal debut in Wash- ington, the bride figured actively in the functions for thé debutantes of the season. She would have been pre- sented had her grandmother not been opposed to formal debut partles. . She Is one of the most popular members of the younger set and numbers among her most intimate friends the young ladies of the diplo- matic corps. She is an Accomplished linguist, has gone in extensively for athleties and with her grandmother has shared the duties as hostess at numerous brilliant social functions at Boundary Castle, on Sixteenth street. She is also a talented mu- having studied piano and nging for some years. ‘Mrs. Henderson announced the en- gagement from Spring Lake, N, J., just a month ago and it had been ‘expected that the wedding would take place before Mr. Wholean sailed for his new post, which will be | within a short time. Order of Sleeping- Con« has z,:oo memb:fl.c"