Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1926, Page 2

MOORE QUTLINES CAPITAL PLANS Tells Asscciation of Oldest Inhabitants City Wil Pro-- gress Much in 10 Years. A picture domiratel 1 Jrunning fror coln Memor the edifices the Government, Charles Moore, chairman of the Com- mission of Fine Arts, in an address before the Association of Oldest In- habitants last night at the old engine nth and H streets. neation of the and outlin. E plan laid down by Maj 5n- fant in the e Moore paid tribute to the the famed plan Washington is now developin and to the foresight and perspicacit of the men who worked with Senatg lillan at beginning of the | present itury toward modification | of the L'Enfant plan along lines made | necossary r the early scheme. sident of the as Washington eent plaz Would Clear Area. | Looking into tha future ph al | aspects of the city, Mr. Moore said | rea between Third and Sixth! along Penusylvania avenue | and south of that thoroughfare needs cleaning up to bring it into line with the better developments farther west | and to prepare the way for Mall & velcpment. The Mall, part of the Vi~ fon of L’'Enfant. and a continued | plan under the McMillan schem to be left entirely free of uns ! buildings and be rid of encroachments ! on its vista ag 4 broad, sweeping plazi running for nearly two miles from | the Capitol building to the Lincoln | Memorial | Changes in Washington within the next decade, Mr. Moore said, will bring home to the minds of those familiar with the present city o succeeding vears will mold and change the ity of the future. e ! added that although many chanze have come to W decade, those in the next will be even more startling. that Mall development is the factor to be reckoned with. “In 10 years there will be tirely new Washington,” Mr. Moore ! “New edifices will take the of some of those mow on the Mall, and others will be built on sites | now oceupied by buildings not suited.” | Mr. Moore declared that Washing- | ton, as the seat of the Federal Gov-| 1 city which should be | kept srnment establishments | and its central portion kept free from | activities of a commercial character. | Alr. Moore referred only briefly to | the development of the city outside | of the original area comprised in the | L Enfant plan, but declared that steps | should be preserve the natural be around the eity, which m sorbed and lost in | building developments. i Six Seek Memberships. H Lincoln Memorial, he sai the most impressive structure of its kind in the world. Its setting, on the banks of the Potomac, and the manner in which its approaches have been situated, he said, place it with-i out a peer among the famous memorials of the world. Mr. Moore one of six who applied for mem- bership in the association last night. One new member was' admitted. Members of the association dis- cussed at some length the circum- stances surrounding the escape of John Wilkes Booth from the Ford Theater the night President Lincoln was ~hot. The matter arose in con- nection with sale of Army stables Lack of the theater. Booth, according to statements made 'ast night, did not own a_horse and hired the horse on which he es. . from the vicinity of the theater from a man named Pumphrey, who kept a livery stable on G street be- tween Sixth and Seventh streets. Booth had been in the habit of hiring horses from Pumphrey for some time before the night he shot Lincoln. NOTE'S AUTHORESS SOUGHT IN SLAYING OF ARMY PRIVATE] (Continued from First Page.) as Miller that he was de- tained at the post and could not come to see }or. Denied Sending Message. Miss Kemp, who has the full con- fidence and respect of the officers at Fort Myer, recalled that about a week before that a man called her on the telephbne and told her Miller was con- fined to the if he might call the he de- clined to see him, and about an hour Jater Miller arrived at her house. He said he had never sent her such message. The board of inquiry was informed today thut Johnson had told them of ridir wround Arlington Cemetery and Fort Myer fully 11 times last Monday night. Johnson s now at Emergency Hospital, recovering from the pistol wound he received in his leg when, wccording to his own story, he was uttacked by two men wearing soldiers’ uniforms. Johnson stoutly denied, at sirst, that Miss Gray had accompanied him. The girl, however, volunteered the information that she w: with John- son. he said two men, wearing soldiers’ uniforms, leaped over e cemetery wall and fired at least five times at her and her escort. When _Johnson fell, with a bullet in his leg, they turned and fled back into the cemete Their motor cycié was traveling at a moderately fast rate when the attack occurred, police quoted her as saying. Bullet Fired From Front. Capt. Albert Bowen, Dr. B. H. Swain and Col. Price of the Army Medical School, performed an autopsy on the body of Miller yesterday and decided that he must have been killed on Monday evening. They reversed, however, an earlier opinion that the death bullet was fired from behind and decided that the fatal attack must have come from the front. The con- dition of the skull indicated, upon interior examination, the course the bullet took : There were present, however, they said, two physical factors ‘which would make a theory of suicide iny, probable. First, it would have been’] extremely ditficult for a man to hold such a heavy weapon as a .45-caliber Army pistol at his forehead in a line with the course of the bullet. Sec- ond, there were absolutely no powder marks on the face or forehead, which would almost certainly have been present, it was said, if the weapon had been held even at full arm's length. P Col. Townsend Relieved. Col. Curtis McD. Townsend, U. . A., retired, has been relieved from river and harbor work at New - | School MELVIN A. TRAYLOR. D.. PROBER SEEKS VIEWS OF CITIZENS Reid Invites Leaders of Lo- cal Organizations to House Hearing Monday. All prineipal civic and business or- rizations in Washington today re- ceived letters from Representative Frank Reid of Ilinois, inviting repre- sen <ubcomm of the House District ommittee, wh'ch is making a survey * the municipal administration, next meeting, Monday, at 11 clock, in the caucus room of the touse Office Building. Secks Kepresentativp Views. teil, who is the only r.ember Nir an !“n.}uf the subcommittee in town, uked£ AS DRUG SEI-LERSv th « spokesmen be prepared to - views relative to the pres- of government, both ad- and judicial, in the ent s ministrative. District. Upon adjournment of the subcom- mittee several days ago, Mr. Reid was authorized to convene the subcommit- tee next Monday as acting chairman, and contitnue with the hearings. The subcommittee, it was stated, is anxious to have the views of the citi- zens of Washington concerning the present system of government, the defects, if any, at present existing, and concrete suggestions and advice for its lmprovement. The co-oper- ation of all the people is described by the subcommltitee in the study it is making. List of Witnesses: A list of those invited to testify | next Monday is as follows: Presidents of the Chamber of Com- merce, Board of Trade, Public Association, Congress of Parent-Teacher Assoclations and the Federation of Cltizens’ Associations. Gen. Amos A. Fries, department commander, American Legion; E. B. Henderson, chairman committee on zoning, Federation of Citizens’ As. soclations; Charles W. Darr, v pres- ident Chamber of Commerte, and the i and sccretaries of the citi- i affilisted with the Federation of Citizens’ Associations. DAUGHTERS IDENTIFY BODY FOUND IN WOODS Thomas 0. Chesley, 76, Had Been Missing Since August 3; Dis- covered Yesterday. - The body of a man found in the woods on the old near Fort Dupont, yes vy afternoon was identified today as that of Thomas 0. Chesley, 76 years old, of Boulevard Heights, Md., missing since August 3. Identification was made by his daughters, Mrs. Willlam Smith, with whom he lived, and Mrs. King Feirry of Wheaton, Md., who recognized the clothing. Mrs, Smith said her father had left her home August 3, presumably to visit Mrs, Feirry. At an inquest tod: at which Coronor Nevitt presided, it was brought out that the body was found far in the woods off the beaten path, clad only in underwear, with a coat folded under the head. Nearby was a hottle containing a few drops of some liquid, it was testified, but a Health Department analysis of this liquid today showed it had no cornec- tion with the possible cause of death, and Dr. Nevitt said he would continue his investigation and give a verdict tomorrow. . Mrs. Smith testified that her father's mind always had been clear and that, although the day he left home was very hot, she had never known him to be particularly bothered by the heat. She said he was fairly active. The body was found by Richard Howard, 1110 Sixth street southeast, and William Selby, 3120 G street southeast. Septen_lbcr Circulation Daily.... 94,536 Sunday.103,158 District ot Columbia, ss.: FLEMING NEWBOLD, Business Manaj gt 18 EVENING und SUNDAY STAR, oer solemnly swear that the actial number of Copiee”el the pavers named. sold and s u us e mon tember, e W ae Tonowa: © Of Septem! Das 1 2 Less adjustments. Total daily net circulatior Total average net paid circi fy averare number of col service, : Daily average net circulation.. SUNDAY. Days. Copies. 5 . 103.240 2 103:503 Less adjustments.. . Total Sunday net circulation. < Average net paid Sunday circula- tion e of 8591 A\'ur;te Sunday ;E'!fil IAton 093108 usiness ager. 3 o o Detore me this M, at TRAYLOR ELECTED - T0 HEAD BARKERS Chicago Man Ciimbed Finan- cial Ladder From Obscure | Job in Texas. l e [ By the Associated Press, . October 7 . tinzelwood uf Chicago president. \ 1dors who have | ! won their way to recognition by hard | work and study A Product of Texas. The new president, who is 48 vears ! !old, worked L grocery siwore in Hilisboro, Tex.. #8 a youth and studied | law at night. Aiter practicing law a ! ' short while he becume connec.ed with | i banks at Mailone and Ballinger, Tex., | i later going to East St. Louis and | thence to Chicago. H Mr. Preston climbed the banking ladder from his firsy job as runner for a bank at Tulhamma, Tenn. He ! was graduated from an academy in ! Tennessee, taught in country schools | and studied Low during vacations. ! graduate of the Univer Chicago. Mr. banking Chicago bank. Indorsement of the mational admin. istration policies in dealing with for | ¢ign govermnental debts and recom- | | mendations t kers’ ciation favor extending to the | every ¢ ance that would not run icounter to fundamental economic principles were two of the fmportant resolutions_embodied in the report of ! the resolutions committee. The com- mittee also recommended a policy by {the Federal Government and the In- | | terstate Commerce Commission favor- able to such railroad consolidation as will conduce to the public welfare. W. W. Woodson of Waco, Tex., an- nounced a meeting to be held prior to the general convention teday to consider the agricultural and credit situation in certain cotton-growing States. 'POLICE ARREST PAIR | Suspects Deny Connection With Canada-to-Florida Nar- cotic Ring. Charles Frank Parker, 36 years old, and Joseph Richards, 40, driving from a garage near Thirteenth and I streets about 7 o'clock this morn- ing, were arrested by four revenue agents for investigation of a report that they were dealing in narcotics. Following a search of a room they arg reported to have occupied in the { Hudson Hotel, Col. L.. G. Nutt, in | charge of the narcotic division of the Internal Revenue Bureau, reported the seizure of morphine sulphate valued at approximately $2,500. Members of the arresting squad {were 5. L. Rakusin, E. K. Rabbitt, iFdward Wilcox and Nicholas Sorrell. | Reports had reached them of the al- leged implication of the suspects in the narcotic traffic between Montreal | ind Miami, Fla., and as far West as Kansas City, Revenue agents learned the car in which the men were driv- ing this morning had been put in a jrarage and the four men remained {on guard all night, their vigil being rewarded by the appearance of the { men this morning. The prisoners denied knowledge of any narcotic transactions. {MERCURY TO DROP ¢ NEAR POINT OF FROST No Plant-Killing Chill Here, But in Western Parts of Adjoining States. The thermometer will drop low to- night, but will stop just short of the frost line in the District, Forecaster Weightman of the Weather Bureau tsaid this morning. Neighboring States will not be so fortunate, however. Light frosts were predicted for western Maryland, West Virginia and the western counties of Virginia. None of these frosts are expected to be particularly damaging and will re- sult, at the worst, only in killing some annuals. A frost can be expected any time now, either light or killing. Last year the first frost, on October 20, was exceptionally severe. e PLAN SESQUI AUTO RACE. Officials Authorize 300-Mile Contest in Exhibition Grounds. PHILADELPHIA, October 7 (#).— A 300-mile automobile race through the streets of the Sesquicentennial exposition grounds the latter part of this month has been authorized: by the exposition's directors. It is proposed to invite the best known drivers in the United States to participate. SCHOOLBOY PATROL TO GUARD CHILDREN IN SAFETY CRUSADE (Continued from First Page.) Thomson School in the downtown section easily lends itself to conven- tent inspection by traffic experts and During the rush hours Monday, expected that Maj. Hesse, chief of police, and Director of Trafic Eldridge will make personal surveys there for the purpose of ac- cumulating information and making suggestions at the very spot of, ex- perimentation. From the lessons learned through Mr. Finckel's organi- zation of the Boy Patrol force it is anticipated. that model schools will be established throughout the ecity. ‘This is the plan of Chairman Ben W Murch of the schools safety commit- tee. ‘While this plan is going forward, two other developments have taken form. One is the-plan outlined last Spring by Judge Gus Schuldt of the Police Court, who offered a prize of $25 for essays on safety. Mr. Murch's school committee is working now on arrangements to have all school children participate in the writing of these essays. The details will be an- nounced at an early date, it was stated. Another definite move was a letter reaching Traffic Director Eldridge from _Assistant Superintendent of Schools Kramer, asking for highlights on information which should be given immediately to children in schools in line with special safety instruction. ‘This information is being compiled by Eldridge and will ] | curb cause These children did not “pose” for the photographer. They.were photo- graphed yesterday as they were leaving the Thomson School, at Twelfth and L ‘oming from the curbstone between two park crossed in the middle of the street. Children should be taught not to run, s only at intersections. Darting out fror streets. to walk across the street and cro many accidents. Below: A pole in front of the Thomson School, once bore the sign “Slow —School,” but the sign has disappeared and only the pole remains. Is the careless failure to replace this sign an indication of the attitude which seems generally to exist in regard to the protection of school children? D. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1926. ed automobiles, they but the DANGER CROSSING HAS OFFICER NOW Full-Time Traffic Post Cre- ated at Intersection Near White House. A traffic officer was stationed on full-time duty today at the dangerous and ever-congested intersection at Pennsylvania avenue, Madison place and East Executive avenue by direc- tion of Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superin- tendent of police. This intersection will be guarded daily by a traffic officer from 8 a.m. coniinuously to 8 p.m. and again when the theaters turn out their crowds at the close of the evening performances. The officers detailed thare will be drawn from the person- nel of the first precinct station and will work on two shifts—the first from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the second from 4 to 8 p.m. The officer on the latter shift, however, will return about 1030 to regulate the heavy traffic produced by the closing play- houses. Serious conditions resulting from the heretofore unguarded intersection were descri day morning he order Capt. Bean, of the first precinct to detall officers there for traffic duty throughout the day and part of last evening. Maj. Hesse pointed,out that he has not been unmindful of the need of a traffic officer at the intersection, but did not believe foot patrolmen from any of the downtown precincts could be spared for traffic duty there. The situation has now become so acute he sald, that it has been found ab- solutely necessary to control the inter- section with a traffic officer. LEARNERS’ PERMITS REQUIRED TOMORROW New Trafic Regulation Makes Temporary License for Begin- ners Mandatory. A general order calling the atten- tion of members of the police force to the new traffic regulations recently promulgated by the Commissioners, requiring novice automobile drivers 1o secure a learner's permit while under instruction an@ bprohibiting an in- structor from giving lessons anless he first procures a permit from the director of traffic, was issued today by Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent. The regulations become effective t morrow. The regulation requiring learners to procure a permit which will be valid for 30 days follows: “Any person over 16 years of age learning to operate a motor vehicle shall first procure a learner’s permit to operate such vehicle when under instruction of and accompanied by a licensed operator, who shall be held responsible for the strict observance of all regulations. Said instructor shall occupy the seat beside the learn- er and no other person shall ride in or on the car when such person is under instruction.” The regulation concerning instruc- tors reads: o person shall engage in the business of instructing another per- son to drive without first having ob- tained from the director of traffic an instructor's permit, whieh permit may be issued free of charge to those per- sons who can satisfy the director of traffic with regard to their ability to act as instructor.” & o i e THEATER DOORKEEPER FOR 25 YEARS DEAD James B. Evans Dies Two Days After Employer, William H. Fowler, of National. James B. Evans, 71 years old, of 1116 Twenty-fifth street, a doorkeeper at the National Theater for a quarter of a century, died yesterday at Emer- gency Hospital after a brief illness. His death follows by two days that of his employer, William H. Fowler, manager of the theater. Both men became associated with the National about the same time. Mr. Evans retired about six years ago as elevator operator in the Wash- ington Monument, where he had served continuously since its formal opening in 1888. He was a member of the National Union. Mr. Evans is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lucy McDonnell and Mrs. Agnes Plowman. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Stephen’ olic_Church, Pennsyl- vania avenue and Twenty-fifth street. ‘Vincent will officiate. Rev. Fitzgerald the | Interment will he in Mount Olive. [ g | GOLD SNAP NUMBS FLOOD REFUGEES Mercury’s Drop Adds to llli- nois Suffering, With Stoves Under Water. By the Associated Press. BEARDSTOWN. IIL, October 7. Train passenger service into Beards- town, flooded by broken levees along the Illinois River, was stopped today as the river stage reached the highest point on record, 25 feet 8 inches. Weather Bureau officials had predict- ed that the rise would stop at 25 feet 2 inches. One death from pneumonia, due to exposure, has been reported. Numbing cool weather was added to the difficulties of warer-covered streets and unheated homes, the first floors of which in many instances are flood- ed knee deep. The only warmth avail- able was that coming from electric heaters. Refugees Live in Tents. Tents, thelr thin walls a poor bar- rier to the cold, housed many of the residents driven from flooded one-| story houses. The water had made| Sublects of extreme importance to the “use of furnaces impossible, and | manufacturers and housewives alike homes taken over by the Salvation | &re being discussed today by mermbers Aty veliof workers were without | Of the American Electrochemical Soct- heating facilities: ety in their fiftieth annual meeting Describing conditiong, Commandant | Which began this morning at the Selma Smith of the Salvation Army | Washington Hotel. “Metals far Ex- said that the dampness and chill made| A discussion on a St seeii Ditter GOl treme Conditions In the Electrochem- she added, “‘Some persons, “have | ical Industries” opened the business recovered Winter clothing after first | Session and included discourses upon being forced out of their homes, but metals to withstand high temperature most of it is soaked as in furnace manufacture and chro- Frelght service, providing sufficient | mium plating in the manufacture of food for present need, was assured.| jewelry, which will not be easily Unable to get into the city, trains stop | cratched and frying pans which re- two miles outside to transfer goods|quire no grease. The electrochemists o roWHoatE: s declare that through the use of chro- mium in jewelry manufacture rare Most Traffic by Boat. colors can be obtained by adding Pedestrians were scarce, traffic be-| nickel to the finer metal. Its quality ing largely by boat. Even the mall-|of non.adherence, they say, is the ex- man made his rounds with the ald of | planation for its use in “greaseless" oars. Countless automobiles were | utenstls. stranded, many without tops, which| ~Metallurgists of international repute had been washed away in the strong | have registered at convention head- current. quarters and these include: E. R, With the collapse this morning of | Berry of Wolden, Mass., inventor of the broken levees, which, after letting | the fused quartz process; K. T. in the water, kept it from moving on, | Northrop of Princton, N. J.; Dr. Wil- the peak of the flood seemed to have | der D. Bancroft, who became known passed. At 9 o'clock the river gauge|as the “rainmfaker” through his ex- had receded to 25.43 feet from the top,| periments with electrified particles of of 25 feet 8 inches. sand, with which he hoped to blast AT e clouds, thus causing rainfall r Rie- SHERDEL CALLED WA Bl et Pt s ON TO HALT RUTH IN FIFTH GAME dards is president of the soclety. (Continued from First Page.) SCIENTISTS DISCUSS "NEW METAL USES Electrochemical Society Delegates Hear of Scratchless Jewelry and Greaseless Pans. This afternoon the delegates are visiting Mount Vernon, and tonight they will have a dinner and dance at the Washington. Dr. Bancroft will deliver an address on “The Ramli! cations of a Research Problem” at th% dinner. ‘'omorroy morning at 9 o’clock ® convemiol?vwm reconvene and ::: final session wil be held Saturday. of the Razzberry before the game, but the crowd paid tribute to the great- ness when he showed just how far the sclence of home-run hitting can be de- veloped, and jeered at Hallahan when he permitted discretion to prove the better aprt of valor and walked the Babe on four straight balls in the eighth. The crowd had properly reached a conclusion that the ball game was lost to the Cardinals any- way, and since one home run, more e COL. G. M. DUNN DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Burial other pitch out of the park. will be at Arlington National Ceme. Yesterday's result drew the loudest v tery, with military honors. Th cheers from representatives of rail- e time roads_ under tentative contract to|n%5 not been set. transport both ball clubs and others | ;oo 6 At (Madison, Ind., March 20, interested in the current play back to | ¢ 0% OO, Dunn entered the military New York to close the base ball file [ $TViCe 8 a major in the 1st United for the year. Special trains were S"““&h‘%“m“" Gevalry during the scheduled to leave immediately after | JPAOMN War, In May, 1898, and was today's game and due to reach New | PPOIAtSC & mador in the judge ad. York early Friday evening. Army, in April, 1895, He served with e United States Army of Occupa- LOCAL GROCER DIES. | ton in Cuba from May, 1859, to May, 1902, and at varlous posts in the United States and the Philippines un- James Marshall Hall to Be Buried mu ‘xm. When he was detailed as P military attache of the United Stat. at Bealton, Va. embassy at Rome, Italy,, where t?: James Marshall Hall, 45 years old, | remained for five vears. He reached grocer, died yesterday after a brief | the grade of ~colonel February 20, illness’ at his residence, 200 Ritten- [ 1913, and was retired for age June house street. He was a native of 25, 1919 He is survived by his Beatton. Va. but had resided in |Widow, Mrs. Elizabeth D. Dunn, and ‘Washington for the past 25 years. |three daughters. Mrs. Dunn is the He is sprvived Ry his widow, Mrs, | daughter of former Representative Anna Jones Hall; a son, James M. |John Dalzell of Pittsburgh, and re- Hall, jr.; two daughters, the Misses | Sides at Boalsburg, Pa. Alics J. and Lois A Hall: » sister, Mrs. Herbert H. Dodd; five brothers, Edward F., Gilbert W., Lee D., Rob- | UTAH’S WAR GOVERNOR ert J. and Henry C. Hall, all of Wash- DIES OF INDIGE ington; is mother, Mrs. .Sarah Fletcher Hall, and his father, Charles IGESTION G. Hall of Bealton. Puneral services will be conducted | By the Associated Prese. this evening at 7:30 o'clock at his| SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, October late home by Rev. Joseph Herson of | 7—Simon Bamberger, 81 yeard old, Hamline M. E. Church and Rev.| Utah's war governor, whose term of George Schnabel of Evangelical Me- | office began in 1917 and was completed morial Church, followed by inter-|in 1921, died here yesterday. ment tomorrow at Bealton, Mr. Bamberger enjoyed the unique g distinction of being Utah's first Demo- i cratic governor, as well as the first Bus Line Purchase Asked. non-Mormon governor of the State. Special Dispatch to The Star. The cause of death was acute indi- BALTIMORE, October _7.—The | gestion. Mrs. Bamberger was the only Public Service Commission has been | member of the family at his bedside. asked to approve the purchase of a| Until recently Mr. Bamberger was bus line between wn__and t of the Salt Lake and Denver &W the Motor . Co., Which proposes to oon- Corany Incs : Bintab-Beslin lioes ay: 3 ’1.500 Return Weary But‘ SESQUIPILGRIMS BACK IN CAPITAL Happy From Attending Events of “D. C. Day.” Fifteen hundred Washingtonians who -journeyed to Philadelphia ves- | terday to in Di of Columbia_ day were back at their daily labors today tired, but satisfled that they h: seen the exposition. Into the Unlon Station concourse the pilgrims limped shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, fitigued ffom the afternoon of king back and | y bedecked lanes the exposition d of Some disappointment was express- ed by District officials and civic lead- ers over the failure of Mayor Kendrick of Philadelphia to greet the visitors upon their arrival—one feature of the program that had been advertised extensively, not only 1n Washington but in the official Sesqui program. The substitution of A. L. Sutton. an exposition official, to de- liver the official welcome naturally came as a distinet surprise. Mayor's Alibi Questioned. Mr. Sutton very graciously voiced the regret of Mayor Kendrick for his inability to be present at the ex- ercises and extend his official wel- come, explaining th: matter over which the mayor had no control had | caused his absence, The mavor, | however, it was learned, took part in a program on the exposition grounds during the visit of the Washington folk at which the Persian Buflding was dedicated. Another surprise received by the Capital pflerims was, that the day had not been designated exclusively as “District of Columbia day.” Soon after their arrival they discovered that South Carolina also was shar- ing the day with them, in addition to several Philadelphia communities. Automobile parades through the Sesqui grounds, displaying large banners, constantly reminded _the visitors that it was not only Dis- South Carolina day, but also “Northeast Philadelphia_day,” “Germantown d: “Reading Butch- ers’ day” “Organized Barbers' day.” Revelry at Night. The spirit of revelry, which broke the monotony of the train ride to | Philadelphia, continued on the re- turn trip until the celebrants broke down under the strain of the day's ac- tivities shortly after 11 o'clock last night, as the train rolled through | lower Delaware. 3. Edmord Pringle, Melvin Hender- son, Clifton Rollins und Charles Baum, composing a string quartet, paraded through the cars drawing the official party, playing popular selections to the vocal accompani- ment of the travelers. A group of girls also entertained _with solo dances, and Isaac Gans of the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce read a poem on “The Philosophy of Life.” The committee in charge of the trip kept its promise by making the of- ficial exercises in the auditorium byief. The meeting was over before 2 “o'clock, leaving seven hours in which to see the sights of the ex- position before the trains pulled out, homeward bound. The Army Band, conducted by Capt. Willlam J. Stannard, won generous applause from the crowds as it led the District delegation from the train to the auditorium and also during the exerclses. Mr. Sutton had the Commissioners and other members of the official party as guests at luncheon at the Alpine Haus, a restaurant in the ex- position grounds. The ladies of the party were entertained at lunch by Mrs. George Horace Lorimer. Isaac Gans’ March. The Army Band opened the pro- gram in the auditorium by playing the Chamber of mmerce march, dedicated to Tsaac Gans when he was president of the chamber. When the meeting was over the District crowd separated into small groups and wended their way across the more than a thousand acres of Sesqui ground, dotted with countless exhibit buildings and places of amuse- ment. The District Commissioners spent a rt of the afternoon on “High an exceptionally realistic reproduction of Philadelphia’s famous Market street of 1776 and one of the historic features of the Sesqul. ‘To walk down “High street” mak you feel that the pages of time have been turned suddenly back and that you are living in the day of the pa- triots who founded the Nation. The roadway, sidewalks and the houses are replicas of the street as history has recorded its appearance. Crouch- ing on his cane at the entrance to the street is the old town crier, bell RED CROSS BACKS PAYNE ON FLORIDA Broadcasts Appeal for $2.- 000,000 to Complete $5,- 000,000 Budget for Relief. Taking cognizance of the controver sy Wwhich has arisen. hetween Iie Cross officials and Florida State thorities over the extent of the nee for rehabilitation work in the storm area, in which Judge John Barton Payne. national Red Cross chairi charged Gov. Martin wjth™ handicap ping relief work, the American Red Cross, in the final deliberative session of its sixth annual convention here today, unanimously voted approval of the actions of its national headquar ters and broadeast an appeal for the 2,000,000 needed to complete the $5.000,000 budget for Florida relfef. The action was taken without a word of dissension from representa tives from any part of the country attending the convention, which was held at the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The resolution termed conditions in Florida result. ing from the hurrieane “the greatest disaster relief problem v the American people In 20 * and pointed to the thousands of families left homeless and destitute by the storm. Confidence 1Is Voted. The convention volced its “full con fidence” in the estimate of the extent of the need in Florida, which was set by the national officers of the organi- zation, who charged Florida officials and real estate men minimized the damage. A number of other resalutions affect- ing many phases of the work of the Red Cross throughout the country also were adopted unanimously, upon the recommendation of the resolutions committee, of which Miss Catharine Leverich of New York City. was act- ing chatrman. Miss Mabel Boardman of this €ity, who Is secretary of the National Red Cross, and Mrs. Henry R. Rea of Pittsburgh, were proposed for re-elec- tion as members of the board of in- mont, ork City, and Gustavus D. Pope, Detroit, Mich., were recom mended for re-election as members of the central committee. Election of these officers will be held at the December meeting of the Red Cross. W ington was selected as the con- vention city for 1927. Miss Boardman, at the morning see. sion, appealed for contributions to be made from over the country to tha fund of $350.000, which is being raised as the public’s portion of the expense of the new Red Cross Building to bhe erected here. adjacent to the present Red Cross Building, as © memorial to the women who serv varfous ca- pacities in the World War. Miss Boardman announced that $180.000 al- ready had been raised by public sub- seription, and pointed out that Con- 3% has appropriated $150,000, in addition to land valued at $200,000. Date Change Urged. Outstanding among resolutions adopted was one proposing that Con- gress change the date of the annual meeting of the Red Cross to coincide with the annual convention, held in October, so that there r ly would be only one annual meeting. The convention. in other resolutio voted to continue service to incom- petent and minor wards of the Vet erans’ Bureau until such time as that bureau may be in a position to as- sume entire responsibility: to place in the program ,of the next convention provision for a round-table discussion of volunteer service. Because of the inability of some small communities to maintain active branches, the convention adopted a resolution recommending in such places “key” men and women be named, so that Red Cross service might be extended to every nelghbor- hood and community in the country. The convention went on record cai ing for the promulgation of regional conferences of Red Cross chapters, which would provide for a greater co-operation between school teachers and school officials Another resolution called for more universal organization of Junion Red Cross chapters among school children and the establishment of chapter school committees. Col. Bicknell Speaks. The business sesston this morning was opened with an address by Col. Ernest P. Bicknell, vice chairman in charge of fnsular and foreign affairs of the Red Cross, who recounted ex- perlences he had during the past year in a tour of the world. Col. Bicknell will safl next Wednesday on the Ber- engaria for France, where he will ba vice chalrman of the League of Red Cross Socleties and act as its director general. ‘Another address was delivered by Maj. Gen. George Barnett, United States Marine Corps, retired, chairman in hand. The house in which George Washington lived while in Philadel- phia, the Slate Roof House, the home of Willlam Penn, the old Quaker meeting house and the old Town Hall all are reproduced on “High street.” In addition to strolling through the exhibit buildings, many of the Wash- ingtonians inspected Camp Anthony Wayne, the United States Army's model camp, set up as one of the at- of the District of Columbia Chapter. Willlam Fortune, chairman of the In- dianapolls, Ind., chapter, who per- formed services in regard to Florida relief, presided. The convention will close this after- noon with first aid and life-saving demonstrations at Wardman Park Hotel under the direction of H. F. Enlows. tractions of the Sesqui. Before they realized it. twilight was descending on a day that had been ushered in with rain, but which later cleared into an ideal afternoon. A considerable number journeyed downtown for a glimpse of the busi- ness section of the Quaker City and then headed for the special trains. LAUREL ENTRIES FOR FRIDAY. FIRST RACE—Purse, $1,300: for maidens of all ages: 6 furlon tHec .. 118 Sun Seeker Rounder *. Pichonn 1 Cryetal Pennant. 108 Rim . peo 3OS Dawn o 'Virginia 11 10dd Trick ... 115 {Lee Rosenberg and S. L. Burch entry. $Cambridge Stable and J. Arthur entry. BCOND RACE—Claimin 3.5earolds wad up: 17 mile *Fasciste .. Chet D'Oeuvré Dr. Mayer ... *Real Artists | ‘THIRD R. 3-year-olds {jet,in Fun ow Horn .. r sPowdar .. Compromise . RTH RACE—Claimin; 3FeV oids abd dp: 1t miles. Royal Flag .. Armorer . *Clean STrajanus Polly Leighton . [FTH RACE—The Col e 91 BT e B Cnema ¢ iy 1t i N gcr»n : iea 1 SIXTH BACE—Claiming: purse. $1.500: e Tak TSl 108 Yo, e gl 3 1 1 h: 1 28 Hmd.lf.n Rl i aster olly Ml -05 eLongview . & Yeliow 105 War Grail . NTH RACE — Claimin Syear-olds: 14 miles. LAUDS MIAMI OFFICIALS, Prescott, Back From Storm Area, Sees No Reason for Criticism. There is no basis for criticism of officials of Florida, and of Miami, for a lack of co-operation with the Amer- fcan Red Cross in the matter of ex. tending relief to sufferers from the re- cent hurrieane, according to Samuel J. Prescott, builder and contractor of this city and chairman of the Re- publican state committee, who has just returned from Miami and who yesterday reported his observations to President Coolidge. No end of praise is due the State and city officials and the agents of the Red Cross for the relief work they have done in the storm-swept region, he said today. In all his long ex- perience he had never witnessed a more superb effort on the part of a stricken people in meeting an emer- gency than that displayed by those in Florid, he stated. The prompt as- sistance and the efficient manner in which this organization performed was Just as commendable, he added. MASONS HOLD VISITATION. Entertainment Marks Meeting of Lodges at Temple. The first grand visitation of tha season by the Grand Lodge of Masons of the District of Columbia was made to King Soloman Lodge, No. 31, F. A, A. M., at Masonic Temple, at 2 ¢’clock yesterday afternoon. The Grand Lodge was headed by Grand Master Sidney R. Jacobs. John Jacob Ferber Is master of King Solo- mon Lodge. Entertainment was pro- vided. including violin selections by Arsenio Ralon, and vocal solos by Wil- liam Raymond, accompanied by Claude Hobeson. An interesting address was made by Rev. John C. Palmer, grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge. An un- usually large number was present for the ceremony. Refreshments were pexved following the en 4 ¥