Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1926, Page 1

_— WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers this afternoon and early tonight; tomorrow fair and slightly colder. Temperature—Highest, 71, at 2:30 P.m. yesterday; lowest, 62, at 4 a.m. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 @h No. 30,115. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. * OHIO DEMOCRACY - HAS TWO CHOICES FOR PRESIDENCY Odds Favor Donahey as De-| feat Looms in Senate Race for Pomerene. GOVERNOR DENIES DESIRE| FOR PARTY’S NOMINATION| Viotory for “Honest Vic" Next No- vember May Cause Followers to Draft Him for 1928. BY G. GOULD L COLUMBUS, Ohio, Octobe: Ohio democracy has two bar its presidential gun this ves misses with one, it hopes to make & killing with the other. Should both barrels prove effective against the Republicans in the coming election, Democratic fur may fly in this State. One barrel is loaded with A. Vic Donahey, twice governor of the State &nd a candidate for a third term. The other is loaded with Atlee Pomerene buckshot. The first is the Democratic leader particularly dear to the people —*The folks"—as the governor calls them. The second, Ohio’s Democratic Senator for two terms from 1911 to 23, is more nationally known, and i i r against Sen- he would make tic presi- ator Frank B. & strong bid for *he Democ: dential nomination in 1928.° Indeed, as between the two men, Pomerene would have the inside track for the nomination, if he beats Willls, which 8 a very big “if,” indeed. Pomerene Getting Aid. Judging from the array of Demo- cratic talent which is to be sent into the State to help his election, the Jeaders of the party are particularly keen to have Pomerene as a candi- date who might obtain the support of both the Smith and McAdoo fac- tions at the next Democratic national convention. Both lea f the party in Congress, Senator Robinson, and Representative Fin: Garrett, are scheduled to come here, not to mention former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and other lesser light Gov. Donahey, who has an Irish sounding name but who is a Prot- »stant, sprang into the limelight as a presidential possibility when he won election as Democratic governor two years ago while President Coolidge was rolling up an avalanche of votes to smother John W. Davis and the late Robert M. La Follette. The talk of Donahey has been more or less widespread in this State. =Seme -of his friends look askance now at the suggestion that Pomerene should gain the prized nomination. Donahey Eenters Denial. Gov. Donahey himself denfes flatly that he is a candidate for any office except that of governor of Ohio. “I am not a candidate for the presi- dential nomi aid today in conversation. t accept the nomination if it was offered me.” said it with evident determination. But it is doubtful that any Amer. fcan in public office could decline, in the end, the nomination for Presi- dent if it were tendered him by one of the great political parties. Donahey, who is cpposed by Myers Y. Cooper, Republicar stands today a better c ning this year than does Pomerene. Tn fact, the odd: Donahey’s favor. He has a great grip on the rural voters, many of the same voters who will support Senator Wil- lis. He is a big man physically, in the early fifties, with a fighting face. His opponents say that he murders the queen’s English. But that is a matter that has not interfered with his po- ltlcal success in the past. He has been in public life for a score of year As county auditor and then as State auditor he won his way. He is a poor man and insists the man in pub- lic office, if he has given his whole time to the service of the people, 0 honestly become rich. He owns his home, & modest placed, valued at §12.- 500, but outside of that he does not lay claim to much property. The gov- ernor’s salary, which he¢ has been drawing for four years, is $10,000 s not enough for any man to save a great deal, especiall as in the 10 children. two have died. Senator are in he governor had 12, but Known as “Honest Vic.” The governor is known as “Honest Vic.” The people believe he is hon- est. His republican opponents have put up as their candidate a millionaire bus man and home builder of Cincinnati. Mr. Cooper did not in- Berit his millions. but started life as a poor hoy. He, however, is ru ning business man and his slogan is a business government for the State. against Gov. tion and points to the was a $24,000,000 he e in the Styte treasury when Donahey came irto office nearly four years ago and that now the State is borrowing money to pay its bills in part. One item of alleged extr: which Cooper has referred number of automobiles purch: operated by the State. He the number of Stateowned day is 1,864, as compared to 1,25 New York State and 1.155 for Cali- fornia. The number of State-owned cars when Donahey came into office was 1,091 the number of State employes is ex- cessive. He insists that by giving the State a strictly business-like govern- ment it will be possible so to cut ex- penditures that increases in taxation will be unnecessary. These are the main issues of the Republicans in their fight against Donahey. Like New York Situation. 'here is a strange analogy between Yh: situation here in Ohio and that in New York. In both States there are Democratic governors, though both went strongly for Coolidge in 1924, In both States the Democratic gov- ernors put on no frills, but make a strong appeal to the average voters. In both States the Republicans have nominated wealthy men for governor Who are promising “business govern- ment” and charging extravagance un- der their Democratic opponents. In both States the Legislatures are Re- publican controlled and the Republican (Continued on Page.5,-Column 34 A act that there ance to the large sed and avs thag | FIRST DAY ONLINER He | ,{and crew of the vi - (up to greet the ro ravagance | administra- | Cooper chares, too, that | German Soldier f Restores Silver Stolen in France By the Associated Press. HAM, France, October 13.—A troubled conscience has forced a German soldier to make restitu- tion, after 12 years, for a wrong committed during the war. From Altona, Prussia, the mayor of Ham has received a huge bun- dle containing sllverware which the sender declares he stole from a house in Ham when the town was pillaged by the Germans in 19 He expressed regret for his act and said he hoped the mayor would restore the property to the owner. The mayor, however, is having a hard time of it, for the con- science-stricken German could not recall the exact location of the house he robbed. QUEEN RISES EARLY |Eats American Breakfast and Drinks Tea—Will Spend Time Reading. By the Associated Press. ABOARD S. S. LEVIATHAN, Oc- tober 13.—Queen Marie was up at 6:45 o'clock this‘morning, after a’ good night's rest. She had a cup of tea and later breakfasted on grapefruit, soft-boiled eggs, toast and coffee. She had a dip in the ship’s plunge at 9:30 o’clock. “l was very tired last night, but I rested splendidly,” she sald, “every- thing is so comfy in my suite.” In addition to choosing the pride of America’s merchant marine for her she has selected distinetly n dishes for her meals. Corn on the cob and fried sweet potatoes were features of her first meal aboard. Going to tour a prohibition coun- try, Marie during her voyage desires plenty of water to drink. Prince Is Teetotaler. “So far as drinks are concerned,” she told an inquiring functionary, “always have plenty of ice water for me. If I cannot have ice water, then | {let me have hot tea.” | There will be plenty of ice water for | both the queen and Prince Nicholas, | who has been a teetotaler for three years. In saying that he had not| touched alcohol for three years, Nicholas explained that he was an| officer of the Rumanian navy, and| that he did not desire any one ever| to accuse him of not being sober. During the voyuge Queen Marie will pass the time chiefly in reading | and writing and listening in on the | radio. When she gets out in the| West she hopes to have a chance to | g0 horseback riding, this being her one outdoor sport. Prince Nicholas plays golf and he and his sister Ileana | both“go in occasionally for tennis. Ship Leaves in Rain. i The big ship put to sea last night | at 9 o'clock from Cherbourg. It was { raining, but every light around the | waterfront was aglow and the U. S. S. Memphis, brilliantly illuminated, play- ed her searchlights upon' the Le- | viathan, In order to see the illumination | | Queen Marie remained on the deck of | the tender Welcome as it put out | from Cherbourg to the liner. |""Capt. Herbert Hartley, staff el were drawn | 1l par The Ru- | manian national anthem was played | as Marie, Princess Ileana, Prince Nicholas and others came aboard, | The royal party had dinner in their | private dining room. | After dinner the Queen remained in | her suite, but Prince Nicholas and | Prince Hohenhohe-Langenburg, the Queen’s nephew, attired in Jlounge | uits, mingled with the crowd in the | | main salon. The orchestra played Ru- manian airs. i | Mrs. Wilson Returning. i | Rumanian and American flags are | {intertwined throughout the public| { rooms of the ship and the floral deco- i rations are predominantly of the Ru- | manian colors. | Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is returning | |on the Leviathan from a European | | trip. She had luncheon with Queen | Marie on the train from Paris to Cher- | bourg. Through a member of the royal| party on board the Leviathan all doubt has been put at rest as to what Queen | Marie’s religion is. Rumors that she xpected to leave the Church of Eng- ! {land and join ihe Greek Orthodox | | Church, to which her children belong, | were said to be without foundation. The Queen, this informant said, did go | to the Orthodox Greek Church with | her children for communion, but she | | feels that the difference between her church and the church of her children | is so slight that there is no reason for | her to transfer her membership from | the church into which she was born. | KING DELAYS SESSION i BUCHAREST, Rumania, October 13 (P).—At the government's request, | King Ferdinand has signed a decree postponing the opening of Parliament funtil November 14. The government said it was not ready with the budget | lor the other principal bills. The opposition newspapers say the reason for the postponement is a dis- eement between the ntinister of | nance and his colleagues regarding | the amount of the budget, he oppos. ling the sum of 46,000,000,000 lei ($243.800,000) for 1927. One of the government bills to be introduced at the forthcoming session {would require those intending mar- | riage to obtain health certificates. When Mrs. Coolidge Was a Girl A Series of Five Articles By Mrs. Herbert Hoover Beginning Friday in | Russell T. . WASHINGTON, D. C, VIEWS OF PARENTS ON SCHOOL HOURS SHIFT REQUESTED fDr. Ballou Urges Use of Star’s Ballot to Aid Board of Education. OFFICIALS TO HOLD MEETING NEXT WEEK Tentative Codification of Safety Plans to Be Discussed at That Time, Graham Says. Parents were urged today by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, to make known. their views on the proposal to open the .public schools later than 9 o'clock in order to reduce the traffic danger to chil- dren in the morning rush hour. Although the superintendent may not be able to prepare a definite recommendation on the question in time for the meeting of the Board of Education on next Wednesday, there was every indication today that the board members will at least give pre- liminary consideration to the propo- sition at that meeting. Ballots received by The Star to- day in its poll of public sentiment on the question continued to show a large majority of those voting favor start- ing the school day after the heavy morning traffi¢ stream has passed. Asks Early Votes. “I hope,” Dr. Ballou said, “that all parents of children in the public schools will avail themselves of the opportunity to’ express their opinions at an early date through The Star ballot on the question of changing the school hours as a_safety measure 0 that the school officials will have all the information possible before them when they take the matter up formally. “Whether I will be prepared to make a report embodying a definite recommendation to the Board of Edu. cation at its next meeting on October 20, will depend largely on the extent to which public sentiment has been ascertained in the meantime.” Dr. Ballou explained that he does not intend to place a problem Pefore the board formally until he s pre- pared to give the members his definite recommendation. , Graham Expresses Interest. E. C. Graham, president of the School Board, said undoubtedly the members would discuss the question of school hours in relation to safety of (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) ¢ Foeni ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION q Star. Yesterday’s SIX SHOT IN MUTINY AT JAIL AS DEPUTIES RESIST ATTACK Guards Forced to Send S. O. S. Call Before Rioters, Released by Trusties, Are Subdued_ With Lead. By the Associated Press. MEDIA, Pa., October 13.—A mutiny among 196 prisoners in the Delaware County Jall was subdued today after six of the prisoners had been shot by hastily deputized residents and police. The prisoners, including a dozen woman inmates, attempted to destroy the interior of the jail after they had been liberated from their cells by “trusties” who had knocked off the locks of the cell doors with fron bars. None of the prisoners was fatally wounded in the volley turned loose on them by the deputy sheriffs and police. A reduction of their food supply by the warden of the Jail was given by the prisoners as the cause of their outbreak. APPEAL WL AL HANEING OF ST lllinois Supreme Court Acts Favorably — Makes Third- Time Accused Eludes Noose. By the Assoclated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, October 13.— Scott, under sentence to hang in Chicago on Friday for the murder of a drug clerk during a hold- up, was granted an appeal by the Illinois Supreme Court today. Scott, who twice before escaped the gallows by a narrow margin, had filed a writ of error with the court on Monday. It was an appeal from a sanity trial in which the jury found him sane and subject to hang- ing, the sentence originally imposed. He had been returned to Chicago from the asylum for the criminal in- sane at Chester, where he was sent after a previous eleventh-hour in- sanity plea. He first escaped the noose through a reprieve from Gov. Small. 1 Chief Justice Stone, in announcing the court’s decision, said that the appeal was granted because the time before the date set for the hanging was too brief for a review of the case. The action will bring the case up from the Cook County Court in an orderly manner, and after presen- tation of briefs and possibly oral arguments, it will be taken under advisement for a final decision. Willlam Scott Stewart, who has been Scott’s attorney during his long fight, took a deep breath and then smiled when the court decision was announced. An early attempt had been made for a Supreme Court re- view, but it was denied. RS MARTINI LOSES FIGHT AGAINST EXTRADITION Court Orders Former Hall Sleuth Turned Over to New Jersey. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 13.—A writ of habeas corpus staying the extradi- tion of Felix De Martini, private de- tective connected with the Hall-Mills murder cast, was refused in Brooklyn Supreme Court today. As a result, De Martini will be taken to New Jer- sey as requested by Special Prosecutor Simpson. i De Martini had been retained as a private detective for Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall during the investigation four years ago into the murders of Mrs. Hall's husband, Rev. Dr. Edward W. Hall, and his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills. De Martini had re- sisted extradition and had applied for a writ of habeas corpus. Prosecutor Simpson seeks to have De Martini appear as a witness at the coming trial of Mrs. Hall, her brothers, Henry and Willie Stevens, and her cousin, Henry De La Bruyere Car- pender, who are charged with the Jaurdert ) - radio signals in such a manner that The outbreak followed a night of wild disorder, the authorities said. There were 196 men and women crowd- ed into the 65 cells of the jail. Among them were 20 young negro women, who recently had been sent to the prison from the Sleighton Farms for Incorrigibles, where they were alleged to have started 2 mutiny. This Dr. D. Marshall Harvey, chairman of the prison board, said one of the causes of today’s disorders. The young women, shouting, curs- ing and taunting the men prisoners all night, had roused them, the officials said, to a point of savage fury. Many of the man inmates were negroes and they answered the women' taunt for taunt. Throughout the night the five nded on P mn 1) “Bent” Radio Waves May Foil Enemies’ Intercepting Codes By the Associated Press. SAN PEDRO, Calif., October 13. —Development of a radio system for naval communication iwhich eliminates the danger of enemy interception of signals and which may have value in commercial work was announced here today by Maj. Francis E. Plerce, radio offi- cer of the United States Marine Corps. Tests have demonstrated, Maj. Plerce said, that a device invented by him Is capabie of transmitting they can be ricochetted over in- tervening spaces between the send- er and the receiver. In a test off the Southern California coast be- tween vessels of the United States fleet, a ship transmitted radio sig- nals to a sister ship, while a ves- sel which steamed between the two was unable tospick up a signal. Discovery of the ricochetting or “bent” wave was made while Pierce was making short wave tests. EARTHQUAKE RECORDED ON SEISMOGRAPH HERE Georgetown Repo;ts Heavy Shocks 4,800 Miles Distant—Registers Also in Virginia. By the Associated Press. A “very strong” earthquake, cal- culated about 4,800 miles from Wash- ington, was recorded at 1:13 a.m. this morning on the Georgetown Uni- versity selsmograph. Director Ton- dort sald it lasted 2% hours, with the maximum disturbance occurring between 1:43 and 1:50 o'clock. Recorded in Virginia. UNIVERSITY, Va., October 13 (). —A distant earthquake was recorded on the seismograph of the Rouss physical laboratory of the University of Virginla_ today, beginning at 1:20 am. Eastern standard time and con- tinuing untll 243 am. The shocks of greatest intensity occurred at 1:40 a.m. and it is estimated that the source of the disturbance was some. thing more than 5,00 miles distant, | but the direction was not clearly indi- cated. | HdUSE CALLS WITNESSES. 60 Summoned for Impeachment Trial of Illinois Federal Judge. By the Associated Press. More than 60 witnesses have been summoned on behalf of the House in the <impeachment case of Federal Judge George W. English of the east- ern Illinois district, whose trial is to | start in the Senate November 10 on charges of usurpation of power and other “high misdemeanors.” The number of witnesses to be called by the defense has not yet been announced. Subpoenas for these prob- ably will not be issued until a short time before the trial starts. , MacBeth: New Gas Chief. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., October 13 (#).—Alexander B.- MacBeth of Los-: Angeles yesterday was elected presi- dent of American Gas Association, succeeding Harry C. Abell of New ~ Yorke ¥ CONERESS CONTROL WTALTOPESDET Political Future Said to De- pend on Retaining Majority at Elections. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The man most interested in the out- come of the congressional elections is President Coolidge. His political fu- ture depends on it because if he fails to retain a working majority critics. would interpret it as a sign of a lack of confidence in his administration and the opposition to his proposal would be such in the December session as to make political capital against the Re- publican party. So while individual Senators and Representatives may be worried about their own elections, the biggest sin- gle worry is that which should ema- nate fro mthe White House. And vet, with all that is at stake, Mr. Coolidge is ‘ot engaging in the campalgn at all. Except for a veiled suggestion to the voters of Massachusetts, his home State, to help Senator Butler, there has been no hint of the President’s anxiety about the result. Other Presidents have written let- ters to individual members of Con- gress praising their respective records and the publications of such testimo- nials has been of great help. Mr. Coolidge, however, has studiously re- frained from beseeching the voters to give him evidence of their confl- dence. Would Be Personal Victory. Should the Republicans hold their majority it will mean even more to the President personally than if he had actively sought public support for his party. Only the tabulation of votes on election day can tell whether the presidential strategy was wise. In 1924 such was achieved to no small extent by the indulgence of the President in a minimum of contro- versy and a maximum of silence. All this is not saying that Mr. Cool- idge will keep absolutely mum be- tween now and election day. Quite the contrary is probable. But the paucity of his comments will be sig- nificant and noticeable. The Presi- dent probably will go to Massachu- setts to vote. The fact that he will do so will be announced in advance. That's one stroke. Again, a letter emphasizing the achievements of the Republican party in Congress may suddenly appear some day between now and election. That’s another old- fashioned but effective weapon of de- fense. But if the President is trying to help by implicit statements, the mem- bers of his administration are active and explicit. Cabinet members are on the ‘stump and Assistant Secre- taries are booked by Republican head- quarters to address many political gatherings. Although Mr. Coolidge betrays little evidence of it, the at- mosphere this month all around him 1s political and there can be no doubt, even in the mind of casual visitors, that a critical political campaign is on. Broadly -speaking, the administra- tion expects to win. Disturbing re- ports from various sections have come (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Radio programs—Page 34 ‘| given assurance of their aid, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1926—FIFTY PAGES. N N =17 l - SO0 YEARLY MAYCLEARSLUNS Philanthropists and Officials Plan Drive to Eradicate Tenements. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 13.—A vision of a lower East Side without slums and their “breeding places of disease, vice and crime” wiped from the map is moving toward realization in the minds. of philanthropists, architects and city officials. August Heckscher, philanthropist, who was appointed by Mayor Walker to study European methods of hous- ing in congested districts, is the lead- ing spirit of the movement. By the fulfillment of tentative plans which he announced today and which oon- stitute one of the most ambitious housing programs ever projected in this country, thousands of modern, well ventilated and sun-lighted apart- ment houses would spring up in the places of squalid, cheerless tenement houses that now line the dingy streets for miles and in which live approxi- mately 1,000,000 people. Plans to Raise Fund. The “magic wand” by which it is hoped to bring about the transforma- tion will be $100,000,000 annually, which the leaders of the movement expect to raise from public-spirited citizens, the city and the State. With this sum available annually, these leaders believe the tenements could be eliminated and replaced by modern apartment buildings within 10 or 15 years. Prominent people already have Mr. Heckscher reported. and other great American cities “a disgrace to_these cities and to the Nation,” Mr. Heckscher pointed out that progress has left little impress on the lower East Side. There isone area, of little more than a square mile, where more than 400,000 people live, One group of tenements was condemned in 1885 as unit for habi- tation, but they are still occupied. The progress made by London, Ber- lin and Hamburg in coping with'their slum problems was cited by Mr. Heckscher. He advocated adoption of the London plan, the state buying the tenement property and providing dispossessed tenants with temporary quarters while new houses are being built. The whole purpose of the plan is to provide working people with good homes at reasonable rentals. Mr. Heckscher would assess rents on a percentage basis, according to the income of the family, this being the system followed in London. The houses, under the tentative plans, would be five stories high and of the “walk up” type. Legislation Needed. Drastic legislation would be nec- essary to pave the way for the re- construction movement. Gov. Alfred E. Smith, who is himself a product of the East Side, is, in the opinion of Mr. Heckscher, “the only man who can put these laws on the statute books.” Mr. Heckscher pointed out that the State could exercise the right of emi- nent domain in taking over the land needed for the undertaking. Discussing the plan to assess rents on a basis of family income, Mr. Heckscher sald: “I am told this is socialism. Every forward-looking scheme has been thus labeled and damned. I am not inter- ested in political labels, however, I am_thinking of results.” Taxing New York with lagging be- hind London and Berlin in dealing with the problem, he said that Lon- don during, the past year spent $34,- 000,000 in the erection of sanitary, fireproof tenements, while Berlin raised $40,000,000 for the same pur- pose. 3 DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW UPHELD BY HIGH COURT tested by Farmers and Others There. By the Associated Press. The Supreme Court announced to- day that it would affirm lower court decisions which upheld the Massa- chusetts daylight saving law. The law was attacked by the Massa- chusetts State Grange and others on the contention that the States were bound to observe standard time fixed by Congress. During oral argument the court said it would uphold the de- cision of the Federal District Court for Massachusetts, which sustained !the State law and dismissed the case. 4 Terming the slums of New York | s () Means Assoclated Father, 90, Sees Son, 50, for First Time, When Freed By the Associated PALERMO, Sicily, October 13.— Father and son, aged, respectively, 90 and 50, who had never seen each other, have met for the first time. The meeting was coincident with their release from prison. Fifty years ago a peasant from the interior of Sicily was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. He was told that on the same day his wife had given birth to a son. ‘When the convict's son was 20 he learned that his father had been convicted on the false testimony of two witnesses. These the son promptly waylaid and shot. For this crime the son was sentenced to 30 years; penal servitude. On the day of the son's release the father received a pardon, and for the first time father and son met and embraced. REED URGES LEGION T0 COMBAT CRINE Pennsylvania Senator Calls on Veterans to Suppress Lawlessness. By the Assoclatéd Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 13— Senator David A. Reed of Pennsyl- vania told the American Legion con- vention today, that the organization should take an active part in elim- inating lawlessness of all kinds in the United States. The American Legion, the Senator said, could not live upon its past alone, but must also live on its pres- ent and future. The members of the Lekion represent a large part of the vitality of the country, and the Legion in consequence “will rule this country for the next quarter century,” he said. . Senator Reed complimented the Legion for its_stand against eliminat- ing gas as a method of warfare. “The argument that it is better to blow a man to bits with TNT than to temporarily put him out of combat is all rubbish,” he said. The Pennsylvania Senator appealed to the Legion to stand against two things. One was the slacker who fails to vote. The other was the lack of law enforcement, and he urged the Legionnaires to campaign against cor- ruption and disorder. Paris, France, was recommended as | the place for the 1927 American Le- | glon convention by the time and place | committee. " Greet British Commander. The convention proceedings were halted while the delegates greeted Sir | Walter\H. Cowan, second in command {of the British navy and commander |of the South Sea Fleet. He arrived | {at South Philadelphia on the cruiser Calcutta Monday, and visited the convention with his staff. Sergt. Alvin Yorke of Tennessee, introduced to the convention by Na- tional Comdr. John R. McQuigg as the “outstanding soldier of the war,” addressed the delegates. He told them about the school in which he was interested in the Tennessee mountains. Faith Greatest Need. Need at the present time of an all- pervading faith in the essential hon- esty of men was stressed in a mes- |sage sent today by Willam Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, to the convention. The American Leglon has a very special place in the memories of all citizens, he wrote. “because it calls to mind a great national emergency and thé splendid response of our cit- izenry in manifold service. “The lasting lesson of that terrible experience is to my mind the neces. sity of considering all our problems with the belief that a solution can be found through the combined wisdom, experfence and good will of all con: cerned. “What there is need of at the present time is an all-pervading faith in the essential honesty and square- ness of men, and the will to find ways of dealing with common problems that confront the judgment of those concerned.” Military Ball Tonight. Today's program afforded the leglon- naires varied forms of entertainment, There were trapshooting and rifie | contests, band contests, Army clrcus and aeral acrobatics at the Sesqui: centennial Stadium, a Hopi Indian snake dance by the Arizona depart- ment and tours and receptions at the Sesqui grounds. A State’s difner for the Legion's auxiliary, a military re. view ball, a spectacular feature, “The Spirit of Liberty, 1776-1918," and a masked ball by the Forty and Eight were arranged for tonight. More than 100,000 leglonnaires, men and women, participated yesterday in {the Leglon’s “biggest parade.” After five hours the procession still_was moving toward the Ses. (Continued on Page 4, Column 2. BANDITS DEFY PATROL OF 1,000; MAN ROBBED San Francisco Trio, Sought After 4 Are Slain, Again Appears { on Streets. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, October 13.—As though in a gesture of contempt for authority, two men believed to be the “terror bandits,” who have slain four men since Saturday, robbed another armed men patrolled the streets to prevent a renewal of the gunmen's operations. ‘The victim was Monroe Moore, a house painter and decorator, who was lured from his home by a telephone call fo a false address. As he walked along the sidewalk a large car came to an abrupt stop beside him and two Joung men wits drawn pistols robbed im of $250 while a third man re- mained in the automobile. ¢ Up until the time of the robbery n!'.:os were of the belief that the dits had fled the city. Nearly 300 suspects were ‘arrested yesterday and last night, but all but three were released. . Circulation, 99,759 prss. TWO CENTS. SLAIN DETECTIVE KEPT WORD T0 GET CLUETOMURDERER Sergt. A. é. Scrivener’s Hand, Clutched Necktie That May Solve Mystery Killing. PISTOL FOUND NEARBY HINTS EXPERT CRIMINAL Victim Planned to Wed Virginia Girl Tonight—Three Theories of Shooting. Somebody “‘got” Scrivener early this morning. His murderer may have been & casual hold-up man. Ha may have been a crook who wanted to wipe off the books the knowledge that “Mitt” held against him. He may have been a man who held a personal and vin- dictive grudge. ‘Whoever it was, Mitt made good the plan he had long ago laid for such an emergency “If anybody ever gets me,” he often said, “I'll grab something from him to give the boys a lead to work on. It may be only a button, but I'll get something.” Made Good His Promise. He did. When they found Detective Sergeant Arthur B. Scrivener this morning with a bullet through his heart stretched full length on his back near the mouth of the alley on N street east of Wis- consin avenue, where he had just left his automobile, his dead right hand was clutching a silk and wool, wrinkle-proof gray necktie, which he had jerked from the neck of his as- sallant. With the four-in-hand knot neatly tled, the neckpiece had been parted in the middle of the b He left a “lead” for his comrades to work n. “Serivener was murdered on his wed- ding day. In his pocket was the plat- inum wedding ring, which he had planned to have engraved today, and then to have slipped on the finger of his 19-year-old fiancee, Miss Helen Barnes Parker of Langley, Va., to- night at a quiet ceremony, in the home of Rev. Dr. Earle Wilfley, pas- tor- of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. Less than eight hours be- fore the killing, Scrivener had given Miss Parker the engagement ring. He had kissed her good night at the home of her sister and brother-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Gantt, with whom she lives, and as he left he told. her he would see her tonight at 7 o'clock. Drove Home With Friends. He went to the Kenilworth fights last night with Detective Edward J. Mitt | Kelly and Detective Thomas Sweeney, close friends. He took Sweeny home first in his automobile, then sat with Kelly for three or four minutes out- side of Kelly's home on R street near Fourteenth street. He left Kelly about midnight. He may have stopped in a lunch- room on his way home. At 1 o'clock this morning Scrivener had locked his car in a garage in an alley on the Ysouth side of N street. and started for his home, at 3123 N street, across the street from the garage, when a man accosted him. Low, quick words followed. After a minute or two there was a muffled report. Then every- thing was still. . At about 1:10 o'clock this morning Mrs. Catherine Doering, sleeping in her home bordering on the alley, at 3128 N street, heard groans. She woke up her brother, Robert. He heard what sounded like a running from the alley. He h groan. He telephoned the seventh precinct. It was thought then that a drunken man was in the alley. Police responded in a hurry. One went across the street to get Detec- tive Scrivener to help them. Then Motor Cycle Policeman Bohrer ing over the body, gasped. features were those of the detective who was being sought to aid them at_that very moment. Police telephone wires burned with the news. “Scrivener’s been killed.” Detectives were turned out from their beds. Inspector Henry G. Pratt, in charge of the Detective Bureau, took personal charge of the investigation. The detectives were working for an early “break.” The) scoured the streets. They visite] “hunch” places. They ran out one lead after another. And at 9 o'clock this morning they returned to rol call, heavy-eyed and weary. They have three theorfes. They themselves don't know which wiil stand up, but Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, chief of police, said today that he ex- pects the murder will be solved, and that within 24 hours there will be something “tangible” to work on. The Police Department has offered $300 reward for the capture of Scrivener's assallant. Taking the tip for what it may be worth, detective headquarters this aft- ernoon sent a_“look out” to all pre- cincts for a_blue roadster with its kahki colored top down and contain- ing two men who were seen going north on Wisconsin avenue a little after the murder is supposed to have been committed. The police want to question the men, May Have Been Hold-Up. The first theory is that a hold-up man shot Scrivener down without knowing his identity, after his demand had been resisted. The second is that the murder was planned by a_criminal, against whom Scrivener held damag- ing Information. The third is that it was planned for revenge by a man with a grudge against the detective. The police have two clues which may help them. Ome is the necktie. Massachusetts State Act Was Con-|man last night while more than 1,000 | The other is a .38 caliber pistol found near Scrivener's body. The necktie bears no mark identifying the maker. It is of fairly good material. The knot was neatly tled. The pistol, however, has one of the strorigest traces of the type of man who shot Scrivener. Three numbers on it had been carefully filed off. It bore rust marks on the outside. From the appearance of the ejector and the inner chambers the shot that killed Scrivener was the first one that had been fired from it. Detectives took this pistol today to the Bureau of ‘Standards, where experts will attempt to plerce the metal below the filed-off portion and ascertain the number. 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