Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1927, Page 4

* 4 FILLING LAST LINK INLONG PARKWAY, Qontinuous Route From Rock Creek to Hains Point Soon to Be Ready. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Twelve years of effort to provide a continuous parkway from Rock Creek and the District line to Hains Point, in East Potomac Park, are cul- minating into a reality, as the last connecting link is being raised from the bed of the Potomac River to dry land. ‘This progressive step in the development of the Capital’s parks is carrying with it the destruction of two historic landmarks, which have stood on ‘the river banks for half a century, sending forth Washington water sportsmen on their pleasure jaunts. They are the Analostan and Cumberland Boat Club houses. These «'d buildings, acquired by the Gov- ernment, now are being razed, and a long line of trucks is continuously iolling in, dumping the earth into what was the river bed. Whiie this is an important step in the development of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, nevertheless it i heing done without ceremony under the direction of the officials of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of thé® National Capital. This work also brings one step nearer completion the proposed Titanic Me- morial to those who lost their lives in that great sea disaster. The site for this memorial is located in what is now the water, but what will be land when the fill is completed, and is at the junction of New Hampshire avenue and E street. Work Being Done Rapidly. So rapidly is the work of razing going on, followed by the dumping into the river bed, that officials pre- dict that in about one month the drive- way will be available for use, at least for horseback riders. The dumping of the clay is being followed by the laying of a bed of ashes, and when this is completed it will be possible for horse riders to make a continuous trip from the end of Rock Creek Park, at the District line, to East Potomac Park and return, without once com- ing in contact with city streets or motor or other vehicular traffic. At the present time, these riders now have to come on the city streets in this vicinity. The filling in and the completion of the bridle path is to be followed by other improvements, including the es- tablishment of an automobile drive- 3 t as funds are provided. However, there is one more important step to be taken before this becomes a fact, and that is the completion of 1,625 feet of sea wall, which will pre- vent the river, which makes a turn at this point, from washing the earth into the channelway. Request was made this year for $200,000 for completing this wall, in- cluding repairs to work already done. Of this amount $25,000 would be re- quired to repair and bring up to date the deterioration of the early work. This construction furnishes a concrete example of what it costs th® Govern- ment to delay in its expenditures, as this $25,000 could have been saved by appropriating the money several years ago. The water has done just that much damage to the open ends of the wea wall already completed, it was said. The District appropriation bill now carries an appropriation of $25,000 for these repairs, and officials say that if this money is provided this year the repairs will be made, and then it is helieved that Congress will provide the remainder of approximately $176,000 next vear for the completion of the sea wall. Mrs. Hammond’s Appeal. Mrs, John Hays Hammond, who for 17 vears has been head of the Titanic Memorial committee, made a personal peal to the House committes hav- ing the District appropriations in charge, for completion of the sea wall, %0 that the work may go forward on the Titanic Memorial. She told the congressional committee that the Ti- tanic Memorial organization had col- lected $50,000, which it was felt would be all that was needed. Then, she said, Congress passed an act which gave them the site at the foot of New Hampshire avenue, where the statue could be placed. The anization then expended more than $6,000 for the construction of the foundation. The wea wall is approaching on both sid she continued, but all the money tha has been spent will be wasted, and the foundation that has been paid for will go to rack and ruin unless the ‘whole wall is completed, and there is a foundation upon which the statue can be")hc L The site for the memorial now is 80 located that it would be unwise and dangerous to place the memorial there at this time, because the river might undermine it, but when the sea wall is placed there it will protect it and the ground upon which it stands. The forces of the Office of Public Rulldings and Public Parks, under the direction of Frank T. Gartside, chief of the parks maintenance division, are following closely on the reclamation work with landscape improvements. Already between K street and the site of the present fill thers has been considerable improvement. During the Fall and Winter months the area behind the gas houses has been turned from the appearance of a dump, with its ash heaps, debris, etc., into an at- iractive parkway, with the aid of grass seeding and the planting of shrubbery and trees, and the latter to some extent offset the tall gas tanks on the edge of the parkway there. As soon a8 the flll is completed at New Hampshire avenue and E street the same treatment will be given. Parkway Improvements. Improvement is going fotward in the entire parkway which extends from the Zoological Park to West Potornac Park. The roadbeds are heing laid and bridges constructed at certain points. The subgrade of the roadway between the Zoological Park and Massachusetts avenue has been laid. and it is planned to open the roadway between these two points this Spring. A bridge is being con- constructed across Rock Creek at one point this part of the drive, using steel bridge spans from the Aqueduct Rridge in Georgetown. As rapldly as the work can be pushed, the roadway will be brought south of Maseachu- wetts avenue, but at any rate a full- length bridle path will be provided as ‘he entering wedge. The bridle path ! go under Massachusetts avenue, using_ the present culvert which c viex Rock Creek under this highw: but later it is planned to bulld a via- duct large enough to handle present- day vehicular trafic which uses the parks. The fill in the last connecting link in the parkway is about & half a block long, and severa] hundred feet wide, and the officials estimated that it will 1ake approximately 7,000 cubic yards of earth to fill the land to the h¢ighth of the sea wall. However, there will e some more to be done when the wea wall Is completed for its entire length. it is pointed out it is not desired at this time to carry the fill too far into the water, as its erosive action will only serve to carry the earth into the channelway from which ! l | were reviewed in Gridiron style. | session of the office t AS GRIDIRON _ (Continued_trom_First Page) hibition under cover activities. the World Court, foreign debts and the arms limitation conference at Geneva | Fun Starts Early. The fun began almost ss soon as | the guests were seated. The opening skit revolved around the inauguration | of the club's president. Ashun | Brown, Washington correspondent of the Providence Journal, was inducte into the office last night. The inaugura ceremony was an improvised revolu- tion, the idea being borrowed from recent military activities in one Avf‘[ the South American rvepublics. At the outset of the dinner a group of; club members, costumed as Latin Americans, rushed into the dining | hall, whooping and howling. bearing | a transparency inscribed “Brown for President.” Another group, similarly attired, soon followed, likewise rying a transparency, on which ap. peared “El Presidente Brown.” Ll A combat of words ensued. Inquiry | disclosed that one group espoused the | cause of ‘Ashmun Brown and the other that of Harry J. Brown, Wash- | ington correspondent of the Salt Lake City Tribune, who was elected vice | president at the club's last annual| meeting. Tt was finally agreed by all concerned, in view of precedents that appeared to dictate such a course. that Ashmun Brown, already in pos- | should be con- | firmed as the duly chosen constitu- fonal president. The “White House | snuffers” were then applied to \ll‘!i President Brown. and he took his seat as_his supporters muttered. . Music gave the dinner its opening note when a soloist sang, to the tune of “Lucky Day": “Good-by, Congress—soon ing home. Welcome, _silence, ome, 2 And when they hear at the White House Congress 18 going away. ‘What will Mister Coolidge sa The chorus responded: I'm lucky—1'll you're go- then under the say I'm ucks ‘When Congress goes away. Now I'm #n clover, I'm glad all over, Now I'll have time to play. When Congress leaves things never g0 wrong, i, Ana life goes on, just singing a song. ©Oh, boy, I'm lucky. I'll say T'm lucky This is my lucky day. Using Marines in Diplomacy. hout the evening the swing sic and the unexpected tra ven to familiar topics provoke l‘a‘\‘x:r)‘\ur and expressions of delight. One of the hits was a take-off on the employment of American marines in diplomacy, presented by the “Grid- * in a musical version of Taroug! of the mu Company "“’h:: Frlfim Glor¥" .('a’r “QOver the Top With Kellogg.” 1In an- ug:e‘rr :klt aFPurity Squad’ passed upon the qualifications of a United States Senator, w::h many pointed s and amusing songs. q“'l":l‘.m"‘llefllrrfilulen Duet” pre- sented the farm problems to the club's ests. Two members attired as farmers, impersonating the authors of the farm-reliet bill in Congress, sang while Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon and Representative Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa in person were called 10 their feet to listen. A ‘After warning that the “Corn Belt's getting on its ear,” the singers con- cluded the duet with these two verses: Don't forget it's getting late, Out in the new-mown hay, Think of nineteen-twenty-eight, Out in the new-mown hay. For when Dawes is coming down the track, . And Lowden pats the farmer’s back, Some one may slide off the stack, Out in the new-mown hay. We have waited long enough, Out in the new-mown hay: Now it’s time to do your stuff, Qut in the new-mown hay; For although you've got er's goat From Ioway to Minnesote, Don't forget that farmer’s vote— Qut in the new-mown hay. Uncle Bam's resort to the establish- ment of speakeasies as a part of the “undercover” plan to run down boot- leggers formed the subject of one skit. It was staged with all the of a pre-Volstead bar. “Gen. Andrews” was revealed as a hard-boiled bartender, with Uncle Sam, with foot on a brass rail and resting on his elbow, talking things over with the “General.” Keeping Within Budget. ‘Uncle Sam spoke approvingly of undercover work, assuring the gen- eral it was all right as long as he kept expenses within the budget. “Aren’t you getting any co-operation from Canada?’ asked Uncle Sam. “You bet—by the truckload,” replied the general. “Who's bringing it in?” “The undercover man." The undercover man appeared, car- rying & keg which he daposneg in tront of the bar. ‘“Say, general.” he “this Scotch is good. There o be an indictment in every drink.” “I hope it's better than the last lot,” returned the general. ‘It aidn't average a conviction to the barrel.” A bootlegger arrived protesting against Government competition, as- serting that if the Government con- tinued in the business he would file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging unfair business practices. A shout was set up for the bouncer, who appeared in the person of “Wayne B. Wheeler.” Gen An- drews called upon “Wayne” to give the bootlegger the “bum's rush.” “What!” exclaimed Mr. Wheeler. “A bootlegger profaning a Govern- ment speakeasy! This is nullification. Come, on your way, you scoff-law.” Voice is Heard Calling. A volce was heard calling. Uncle, Oh, Uncle,” and in walked “Senator Bruce of Maryland” and | “Representative La Guardia of New | York.” “Senator Bruce’ sang: ! “Oh Uncle, dear Uncle, come home with us now, The clock in the steeple thefarm- | ¥ Oh, | | | | - | strikes | one, s That you should sell gin is a terrible n, For you know there is death in a n. “Mr. La Guardia” rendered this vocal effort: . “Oh Uncle, dear Uncle, come home . with s now, | Back under the Capitol dome: i You've wandered afar just to stand at the bar, Oh, Uncle, dear Uncle, come home." home. Uncle Sam remarked that he'd bet- | ter go along with the two “orphans” ! or there might be trouble gétting ap- | propriations for the Government| speakeasi { “Just & minute before you go," said { i | | y?’ Yes re-| The two held a| fon. “Oh, T didn't | know he was a Congressman,” ve- | marked Uncle Sam. He paused and | resumed “Well, let your conscience | be your guide.” i One skit. with a distinctly nautical | favor, depicted American sea power as represented by paper ships. To the tune of “Blow, Ye Winds, Heigh- ho,” this song was sung: 1t would later have to be dredged. ‘There will be enough of a fill to pro- vide for the connections, and the con- struction of a bridle path, however. “A capital ship for an ocean trip, i the good ship 5—5—3 Though T suppose that nobody knows What kind of a sgip that be. gy CLUB BANQUETS| Now Ilron and steel may make you feel, Contempt for the lurking foe: But ’'tis cheaper ta find 'mid the raging wind, How far a doltar will go.” Another €oolidge Pace Foreshadowing of another campalgn by President Coolldge was embraced n a song just preceding the Presi- dent’s address. when a soloist sang. while the Gridiron Quartet hummed an accompaniment to the tune of “The ittle White House": eryone’s wondering whether he'll n, But it scems that the plain; There is a place where his work has begun And it’s calling to Calvin again. efrain: Just a big old White House, With a leaky old roof, But it’s calling, culling again. There’s an old tron gate That is all out of date, But it says, “Calvin, won't main? His racoon’s in the And he hasn't a la When he hears the wild hees flumming, Won't you come back?” And so that's why he'll run. There's a big old White House And it's calling Calvin again.” Mr. Babbitt of Main street, a Cana dian "Mounted policeman, and a Cuban, all appropriately attired, com- prised tie “Pan-American (onfer- convened under Gridiron au: s to consider arms limitations on | sea, in the air and on land. .The| delegates finally reported that it had | conformed “to all modern precedent” | and had “come to land where it be- | gan, after being at sea and in thel Speaking for the United States Babbitt said: “Gentlemen, we may congratulate ourselves upon this great achieve- ment. We are now in a class with the lrlgue of Nations and the World Court.” Smith and McAdoo. The inability of Gov. 8mith of New York and William G. McAdoo of California to get together on the Presidency was made the subject of a club investigation. A psuedo Judge Landis was called upon to take charge of it. S8mith and McAdoo appeared in jockey costumes. Smith complained to the judge that McAdoo was trying to foul him in the presi- dential race. “If you keep on fouling each other neither of you will ever capture the White House trophy.” Judge Landis warned. Charges were made by each of the candidates that the opposition was working for Coolidge. - “Just what are you riding?” Judge Landig asked Gov. Smith, who re- plied, “It’s name is Modification.” “That's a fake,” shouted McAdoo. “It’s real name is Nullification.” “That wasn’'t what Bill rode in 1924, gested Smith. “What did he ride? queried Land “The Democratic stewards dldn’t mention it by name, but the jockey's colors were a flam- ing cross on a nightshirt,” retorted Smith. Landis informed the warring jockeys that if they didn't watch out Jim Reed would unseat both of them. “I disqualified Jim Reed at Ban Francisco,” exclaimed McAdoo. “If you two boys don’t stop this T can pick the winner in 1928." inter- rupted Landis. “He is a. well known horseman. Jockey Calvin Coolidge.” Bring in Big Pot. Early in the dinner three chefs entered the well, pulling a large bean pot. A member who had been in- specting the interior declared the contraption looked to him like a pork barrel. Still another member also who had been inspecting the pot added that the pork happened to he the Cape Cod canal for which the Government is paying $11,000,000. ““Fhat ought to make New England happy,” he said. A member who had been listening to these remarks announced that he was getting tired ‘“of all this New England stuff,” explaining that there is a Boston man in the White House, that Mr. Frank Stearns is the Boston Col. House, that Mr. Butler, # Boston man, is chairman of the Republican national committee, and that there are three members of the Gridiron Club from Boston. At this juncture a head protruded from the pot, inquiring: “How'd vou like to have another one from Bos-| ton?" The individual quickly, was lifted from the pot and he proved to be Robert B. Choate, Washington cor- respondent of the Boston Herald. the newly elected member of the Gridiron Club, who was being thus initiated. Members and Guests. The members and guests present last night were: The President of the United States. The Vice President of the United Btates, The The The The The The The The The The The answer Is R you re- card Ambassador of Germany. Ambassador of Chile, Ambassador of Cuba. Secretary of State. Minister of China. Minister of Canada. Secretary of War. Attorney General. Postmaster General. Becretary of the Navy Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Commerce. Rafael 8anchez Aballi, secretary of communications, Cuba. Walter E. Adams, Boston. Ceorge E. Akerson. Representative Aldrich Island. Brooke Anderson, Chicago. Representative Andrew of chusetts. Rufus E. Andros. sl-}ldred J. Archibald, the Montreal R. B. Armstrong. v, An(;zoh-s mes. George I°. Authier, the i e Minneapolis AL H. Aylesworth. Representative Ayres of Kansas. Representative Bacon of New York. Raymond P. Baker. James C. T. Haldwin, Massachuset's, Senator-elect Barkley of Kentucky. Ralph P, Barnard. X Maj. Gen. Beorge Barnett, U. 8. M. C. |'o[tlh:d). obert Barry, New York Ev Hi rk Evening Clarence K. Bawden. Philadelphia. Ulric Bell, Loulsvil Couriurr.lnl:x):'r:ll, Ira E. Bennett, Washington Post. Frank J. Bergly. Charles E. Berry. C'. K. Berryman, The Evening Star. Harry H. Billings. Cecil Billington, the Detroit News. James G. Blaine, New York City. Commissfoner of Tnternal Revenue lair, E. Bland, of Rhode ! | | | Massa the Los| Brookline, | (i Judge Oscar Customs Appeals. Lieut. Joel . Boone, U. 8. N, Senator Borah of Idaho. Dr. George K. Bowerman. J. F. M. Bowie. Charles H, Boynton, New York City. Thoma$ W. Brahany. Clare Briggs, the New York Herald Tribune. Frank H. Brigge. Ashmun Brown, Providence Journal. Harry J. Brown, Salt Lake Tribune. Sevellon Brown, the Providence Journal. Walter A, Brown. Walter Brownley. James Willlam Bryan. E. C. Bryani, the Charlotte Court of Observer. Charles M. Buchanan, Baltimore, G uck. Walker 8. Buel, Cleveland Plain Dealer. Arthur B. Calder, Montreal. Charles Cannon, Concord, N Col. John H. Carroll. i | Sweden. HE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. ‘PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS' HELD I Inducted Into Office ASHMUN N. BROWN (Washington correspendent of the Providence Journal, and the Gridiron Club’s new president.) Raymond G. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Paul A. Chase, special assistant to the Attorney General. Representative Chindblom of linois. 2 Charles F. Choate, 3d, Boston Robert B. Choate, Boston Herald, Charles T. Clagett. John P. Cianey. Representative-elect Clancy of Mich igan. E. W. Clapp. Edward B. Clark, Chicago Evening Post. Edward T. Clark, personal secre- tary to the President. 1 Macon, Mo. 8. 8. Cline, The Evening Star. John P, Coakley, Newark News. Representative Colton of Utah. Representative Connally of Texas. Judge Wililam F'. Connally, Detroit. Willlam H. Coolidge, Boston. Dr. idgar P. Copeland. Senator Copeland of New York. Karl W. Corby. Maj. James F. Coupal, U. S. A. Maj. W. E. R. Covell, U. 8. A. Maj. Randolph Coyle, U. 8. M. C. William_Coyne, Wilmington, Del. Arthur W. Crawford, Chicago Trib- Crisp of Georgia. R singer, Governor, Federal Reserve Board. 8. V. R. Crosby, Representative gon. A rumpacker of Ore- Cummings. J. Harry Cunningham J. Max Cunningham Stephen B. Davis, jr., solictor, De- partment of Commerce. Representative Dempsey York. Henry L. Doherty. New York City. Willlam J. Donaldsen, superintend- ent House press gallery. ‘Willlam R. Douglas, Harrisburg. Assistant Secretary of Commerce J. Walter Drake. Frank E. Drew, Malden, Mass. F. C. Dumaine, Boston. 3 Representative Dyer of Missouri. Fred East. Carl Egner, Newark. Howard Elliott. Representative Elliott of Indiana. Stevenson H. Evans, New York City. William W. Everett. ‘Walter J. Fahy, New York City. Warren C. Fairbanks, Indianapolis News. John H. Fedden, New York City. C. W. Feigenspan, Newark. W. B. Felton, Boston. Representative Fenn of Connecti- of New ut. Carter Field, New York Herald ‘Tribune. Clement R. Ford, New York City. Rudolph Forster, executive cler] ‘White House. Albert W. Fox, Washington Post. E. W. Gableman, Cincinnat! quirer. ’ i Michael Gallagher. Cleveland. 1 Representative Gallivan of Massa- | chusetts. Garet Garrett, The Saturday Eve- vin. Clinton W. Public Ledger. T. A. Gillis. M. Ginter, Philadelphia | " Gilvert, | i Pittsburgh Gazette- Charles C. Glover, . Mark L. Goodwin, Dallas News Albert Z. Gray, New York Cit: 4 Capt. Samuel A, Greenwell, U. 5. A. Carl D. Groat, United Press Asso- ciation. Charles §. Groves, Boston Globe. Senator Ilale of Maine. Hlenry Hall, Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. Wiliam H. U, Harris cit Henry Sonator Harrison Leland Harrison, | | Hamilton, New York New York City. of Mississippl. Minister to| Henry Haskell, Evening Sun, Baiti- more. : Representative Haugen of ITowa. Jay Q. Hayden, Detroit News. George Hellen. Arthur 8. Henning, Chicago Tribune. George H. Henry, Plerre, 8. Dak. Hegry Herbermann. 1 5hip, Herrmann Willlam_B. Hibbs. Dr. D. Perey Hickling. Frank Hignt. Fdward L. Hillyer. #rank H. Hitchcock, City, James D. Hobbs.: ‘ijliam F. Hoffman, ‘Dr. J. J. Hogan, Vallejo, Calif. ¥rank J. Hogan. A. R. Holcombe, New York Herald- Tribune. George 1. Holmes, News Association. J. Hagar Hoover, Néw York City. T. B. Hopper. James P. flornaday, News. Roy W. newspapes. willlam F. Humphrey, Trade Commission. C. B. Hunt. Harvey D. Jacob. New York Kast Orange, ] International Indianapolis | Howard, Scripps-Howard Federal Fdgar Jenkins, Norfolk. W. W. Jermane, Seattle Richard Jervis. Philander C. Johnson, Evening Star. Representative Johnson of South Dakota. Herbert 1. Jones, New York City. W. A., Jones, New York City. Senator Jones of Washington. R. M. Kauffimann, Evening Star. Joseph B. Kealing, Indianapolis. Bert W. Kennedy. Frank R. Kent, Sun, Baltimore, Col. Joseph J. Kerrigan, New York City. ¢ C‘;Mrlen P. Keyser, 8t. Louls Globe- Democrat. Senator King of Utah. A. H. Kirchhofer, Buffalo Evening News. Harry F. Knapp. Richard H. Koch, Pottsville, Pa. Louis R.! Kolk, Philadelphia. Judge Kenesaw M. Landis, Chicago. Charles F. Lanman. Willlam V. Lawson, Tribune. . Brooke Lee. Ralph W. Lee. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, U. §. . C. John M. Lewis. Willmott H. Lewis, Times. Charles P. Light. the Chicago M the London 'a G. Gould Lincoln, The Evening Star. Thomas P. Littlepage. Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., the New York Herald-Tribune. Thomas F. Logan, New York City. Louts Ludlow, the Columbus Dis- patch. Osear R. Lubring, Assistant Attor- ey General. kenzie. M. M. Mahoney, Canadian legation. 1,Al'flmr D. Marks, the Washington ost. John Marshall, General. John H. Marville. Guy Mason. Joseph C. Mason, Chicago. Stephen T. Mather. J. E. Matthews, Philadeiphia. Dr. Charles W. Maxson, Baltimore. Judge Charles H. Mayer, St. Joseph, To. James J. McCarthy, Philadelphi John J. McDevitt, Philadelphia. Patrick McGovern, New York City. Joseph W. McIntosh, comptroller of currency. J. Gerdon McKay. Senator McMaster of Seuth Dakota. Senator McNary of Oregon. Frederick G. McReynolds. Senator Metcalf of Rhode Island. Semutor Metcalf of Rhode Island. Eugene Meyer. Charles R. Michael, the New York Times. Charles Michelson, New York World. Adolph C. Miller, Federal Reserve Board. Representative Miller of Washing- Assistant Attorney M a. on. J. P. Miller. Karl W. Miller, the Detroit News. W. C. Miller. Ogden L. Mills, Undersecretary of Treasury. Mitchell, New York City. John E. Monk, New York Times. William Montgomery. Representative Mooney of Ohio. Edward Thomas Moore, New York . Moran. Dwight W. Morro Charles A. Morse, New York City. Herndon Morsell. Herndon Tudor Morsell. Senator Moses of New Hampshire. Ralph Coolidge Mulligan, the Bos ton Post. . Roy L. Neuhauser. Avon M. Nevius. Robert L. Norton. the Boston Post. John C. O'Laughlin, Army and Navy Journal. Representative Oliver of New York. Representative Oliver of Alabama. Albert Ottinger. Francis J. Ottie. Richard V. Oulahan, Times. Senator Overman of North Carolina. John W. Owens, the Sun, Baltimore, Ma. Junior Owens, Washington, D. C. ' Frank C. Page. Kyle D. Paimer, the Los Angeles 'imes. St. Paul. New York Robert H. Patchin, New York City. Paul Patterson, the Sun, Baltimore. Stanton C. Peelle. Dr. Benjamin C. Perry. Gen. Pershing. Marien Pew, the Editor and Pub- . New York Ci A. B. Pjerce. Hubert T. Plaster. George P. Plummer. Harry W. Poor, the Boston Globe. Representative Porter of Pennsyl- vania. James D. Preston. John F. Queeny, St. Louis. T. K. Quinn, Cleveland. ‘William L. Radcliffe. Andrew L. Randell. Senator Reed of Missouri. A. P. Reeves. Stanley M. Reynolds, the Sun. Balti- more. Edmund D. Rheem. Dr. B. Rush Rhees. John Harsen Rhoades, New York Ci Wilds P. Richardson, U. 8. A. 1. (retired). Hiram Ricker, South Poland, Me. Dr. Stanley Rinehart. Gov. Albert C. Ritchie Roland Robbin: B. H. Roberts, Kansas City Star. B. H. Roberts. ‘Willilam F. Robert: Henry M. Robinson, Los Angeles. T. Douglas Robinson, Assistant Sec- retary of Navy. John D. Rockefeller, jr., New York City. William A. Rodenberg. arles G. Ross, St. Louis Post-Dis- patch. Theodore Rousseau, Paris. Dr. Sterling Ruffin. Gwinn W. Rusi of Maryland. Jr. John P. Ryan, New York Cit; William C. Ryan, New York City. Leo R. Back, the Cleveland Press. | William Sampson, ‘Boston. Everett Sanders, secretary to the President. David Sarnoff, I'rederick C. Schneider. Willlam Scully. Charles Ward Seabury, Chicago. George H. Shaw, Denver. Willlam E. Shea. W. J. Shepard. Fred N. 8hepherd. Alexander C. Shipl ensack, N. J. Maj. W. H. Shutan, United States Arm; H. H. 8immons. Arthur J. Sinnott, ews, Ray L. Skofleld, New York City. ohn H. Small. enator D. Smith of SBouth Ca John Snure, Des Moines Re; Edgar C. Bnyder. John P. Sousa, Port Washington, Long Island. Willlam Spry. H Herajd-Tribune. Edward J. Stellwagen. M. Harry Steven: Alfred J. Stofer, Birmingham News. Dr. Howard F. Surine. James A, Sullivan. Mark Suilivan, New York Herald- Tribune. Henry Daily ew York City. the Newark N the New York Suydam, Brooklyn gle. John Thomas Taylor. Moseley Taylor, the Boston Globe. Eugene V. R. Thayer, New York k Thistlethwaite, polis News. liott Thurston, World. Leonard E. ‘Tilden. Theodore Tiller, the Atlanta Jour- the In- the New York nal. Representative Q. Tilson-of Con- necticut. Joseph P. Tumulty. Leon S. Ima Trederick-D. U City. Leroy T. Vernon, the Chicago Daily News. Ernest G. Walker, mercial. Dr. Reginald R. Walker. Edward J. Walsh. Senator Walsh of Montana. George 8. Ward. Henry R. Wasser. Orlando F. Weber, New York City. Henry L. West, Washington Post. Carl H. Weston, New York City. James C. White. L. P. White, Philadelphia. Vietor Whitlock, the United States Daily. Richard Whitney, New York City. Grafton 8. Wilcox, New York Herald-Tribune. Lupton A. Wilkinson, City. James T. Williams, jr., the Uni- versal Service. Ralph E. Williams; Portland, Oreg. Representative Willilams of Illinoi George H. Wilson. Col. Eric Fisher Wood, Pittsbur, Lewis Wood, the New York.Time: Paul _Wooton, the New Times-Picayune. James L. Wright, the Milwaukee Journal. Henry Xander. Representative Zihlman of Mary- B B wmmerafa, Clevelaad. n. derwood, New York Bangor Com- New York Orleans | sai FEBRUARY 27, 1927—PART 1 PILGRIMAGE FAILS, BUT “BIG BILL."| AND THE “BOYS" SHOW NO GRIEF “We Done All We Could,” Booms “Mayor” as Boulder Dam Mission Ends. Day of Mysterious Activity Followed by Night of “Jolly Good Fellowship.” v “For he's a jolly good fellow. So say we all of us!"" Thus, far into the night, a hoarse male quartet from the Windy City sang in_an ante- room of the Mayflower Hotel the praises of “Big Bill” Thompson, Re- publican nominee for mayor of Chi- cago. Jt was a big day yesterday for “Mayo! William Hale Thompson, even if the 'mission of the, famous “Boulder Dam Special” did come to grief in the Senate. But “Big Bill” and his crew of 70 loyal Chi- cagoans are a stout-hearted crowd, and if there were any signs of per- sonal grief over the outcome none appeared on the broad, florid features of the “boss.” ““We done all we could,” boomed the great voice of the future “mayor,’” and there, for all the Chicago delega- tion seemed to care, the matter dropped. Looks Like Real Boss. “Big_ Bill” needs norbackground to make him stand out prominently in ¢ gathering. Like his middle name. he's a “hale fellow well met,” but he likes a colorful background just the same. His nearly 300 pounds of bulk. his great florid features, sombrero of fashionable mode and long dark over- coat, more Chesterfleldian In the shoulders and knees than in the mid- dle, mark him anywhere as a poli- tical “boss” of a now passing type. ‘Whether you agree with him or not, once you fall under the spell of this breezy son of the Middle West, you can’t help but take a liking to him. Confldence fairly oozes from his pores and radiates to the circle of admirers who cling to him in public places. To the “boys” back in Chicago he is al- ready mayor, yes, sir, by a plurality of 180,000 Republican votes, though the election is still some 40 days dis- tant. And “Big Bill" himself vouches for it, because wherever he goes the hotel registers record “Mayor Willilam Hale Thompson of Chicago.” And that is _typical of Thompson all through. ‘Wrapped in a great brown bath robe in his headquarters suite at the Ma. erday, before a late breal and dispatched his aides on var ous strange and mysterious missions about the city. It was the morning of the big fight on the Boulder Canyon Dam bill and Chairman Thompson of the “Illinois Lakes to the Gulf Water- way Commission” and 70 enthusiastic foliowers had come all the way to ‘Washington on a special train to “help pull California out of a hole.” Just a Boom for “Big Bill.” But it soon was apparent that the mte“of the Boulder Dam bill was least in the minds of the Chicago delega- tlon. It was the measis to an end, the end being one of ti# best arranged “junkets” that Washngton has seen in many a day. M The atmosphere of the headquarters was singly devoid yesterday of any weighty discussions relative to the leg- islative problem confronting the “skip- per” of the “Boulder Dam S L It was converted into a boom for “Big BlIl"” Thompson, and there were 70 i dividual boosters for the * of the second largest city in the coun- try, 1 see where a horse named ‘Big Bl started sixth and finished three lengths in front yesterday,” was one pearl of wisdom vouchsafed by one member of the party. “Yes, 1 sure would have liked to have some of that money I won last night ‘plastered on his nose,’ respond- ed another.” And thus the conversa- tion drifted to other subjects as closely connected With the great issue the delegation is supposed to have come to Washington to straighten out, as a tree-climbing fish. For the story of “Big Bill's” famous expedition near the mouth of the Mis- sissippi River some years ago to catch “tree-climbing fish” still brings chuc- ! kles from even Mr. Thompson him- self. For all of his nearly 300 pounds of welght, Thompson is a man exceed- ingly swift in action. He was here, there and everywhere yesterday, ex- cept in the gallery or the corridors of the Senate, when Senator Johnson of California and the cause of Boulder Dam went down in defeat. After He | left his hotel, shortly before noon,: “Big Bill” worked in a strange and mysterious way. ‘“That’s his Chicago training,” one of his cohorts yemark- ed. “But you can bet if he has any- thing up his sleeve, something is go- | ing to happen.” | Fails to See Deneen. Whatever that ‘“something” may have been, apparently no one except “Big Bill" himself know There were whispers that he was to see Senator Deneen, Republican, of Illinois re- garding the control of the Illinols delegation to the next Republican na- tional convention. But until a late hour yesterday at the Deneen And Senator De cal opponent. fort to meet him hailf w: At the White House. where he had dined with President Coolidge on his last visit to Washington, no word had been heard from the mysterious Mr. Thompson. « Coming back to when “Mayor” T bath robe carefully reached for the inevi e chews even :‘nln, who has a personal lollowin‘! gecond only to Al Smith in his home ! town, presents an interesting side- light on American politicians. 1t wasn’'t 80 many ars ago, during the | World War, that “Big Bill' Thompson | as under suspicion for being pro-Ger ! man. He was mayor of Chicago then, and now it seems that he is about to come into his own again. In size only does he somewhat re. gemble the late Senator Penrose of vania, the mxgou Republican oss” of them all. Thompson's voice ‘well nourished, though. while Pen- rose spoke with a nasal tone hardly in keeping with his size. Penrose cast off his “ward” politiclan pel'lfllllllt}" afl e came to the Senate, but “Big Bil" § gives one the opinion_that he glories neen, who is a politi- nade no ef- yesterday morning. hompson folded his about table cigar, which i t atmosphere. His whole man- :;‘r:’rths!;e“! the ‘“haill fellow™” as he claps his friends on the shoulder and thrusts out a hand that would e | the average man wince from the ex | pectant & Gray hair and spec tacles add a touch of dignity to his appearance. No Time to Talk Politics. “politics?” asked Thompson. “3 haven't got time to talk politics. Tn‘o many things to do right now. There's this Boulder Dam business, but—— Other things intervened and the Cht- cago chief was on his way some- lier Mr. T:omplon hm; bosomed himself in the matter of ::‘l ow:‘ pronounced anti-British feel- Referring to past criticism he n't so long ago’ that ‘Big called a traitor to his coun- for the tg"m‘. ington pre- ountry from forming en- @eign alliances and from the dominion of the wherg. A little earl Tt wa Bill'’ was try because 1 lonvsht ples of G ‘ashi him and | before breakfast, this | CURB O CFFGERS IN TALAN ARMY Dismissal if They Fail to Be Silent on Political Issues May Be Fate. “BIG BILL" (Photographed Yesterday) British throne. Why, it got so that it was a disgrace to mention the name of George Washington and ‘Big Bill’ ‘Thompson, but the country is com- fog around to another point of view and now the Father of Our Country and ‘Big Bill' stand pretty good again.” “Blg Bill" Thompson and William { Randolph Hearst, he declared, fought the League of Nations to the death, and that is why he agreed to come down here and help push the Boulder Dam bill. *“So when our friends wired me that the West wanted our help in this matter, I came down here to do what I could,” he said. But the vallant Chicagoan failed to reckon with an Arizona conducted fillbuster in the Senate. Asked if he Intended to carry the anti-British issue into the mayoralty campaign, he said: “The campaign's all over but the shouting. But I'm going to preach the doctrine of Americanism in every campaign as long as I live. It's an issue in the schools of Chicago right now. We're trying to get rid of a superintendent out there named Mc- Andreys, who was imported from New York in the first place. . 'Teo Much British. ‘‘He has allowed the League of Na- tions literature to be distributed in the schools. The textbooks laud the British and picture the Boston tea party as an unorganized mob. It's a terrible state of affairs,” and the big hand crashed loudly down on a table. “Foreign influences,” he continued, ‘have been responsible for all our troubles in Mexico. They are respon- sible for the trouble there today. The whole question is oil. Let an Ameri- can go to South America and try to get an oil lease. Who do they run up against? The British. Why, they think they own the earth.” The Chicago delegation presents al- most as interesting a group picture of Chicago politics as the future mayor does individually. There was William Lorimer, who spent so much money in getting elected to the Senate that that body voted to unseat him. There are politicians of high and low degree, including Sam Luzzo, head of the Hodcarrlers’ Union, and Harry Jen- sen, president of the Carpenters’ Dis- trict Council of Chicago, who were busy button-holing officials of the American Federation of Labor in be- half of Boulder Dam—or wos it some- thing else? ‘Then there is Charles Wills, secre- tary of the Cook County Wage Earn- ers’ League, which boasts a member- ship of 800,000, and Fred Mann, owner of Chicago’s largest cabaret. Politiclans, bankers, business men, sportsmen and all, they will climb once more upon the Bill Thompson rolling band wagon this afternoon and turn back to Chicago. “What a figure he would cut in the United States Senate,” an admiring follower sighed hopefully, gazing in admiration at the “boss.” FRAUD INVESTIGATOR TAKES OFFICE IN CHICAGO Charles Case Sworn In as Special State's Attorney to Probe Election Charges. By the Associated Fress. CHICAGO, February Charles Center Case, recently appointed spe- clal State’'s attorney to investigate frauds in the November election, was sworn in today. He announced that he would take a short cut and instead of seeking indictments would hale all offenders before County Judge Jareckl. Judge Jarecki plans to instruct Mr. Case to inquire into the recent mayor alty and aldermanic primaries, as well as the Fall election. | The induction of Mr. Case to his office was expected to be followed by quo warranto proceedings to be instituted by State’s Attorney Rob- ert E. Crowe to oust him. A Crowe is a leader of the Crowe- Thompson-Galpin faction of the Re- Ppublican party, which nominated Wil- llam Hale Thompson last Tuesday to oppose Mayor William E. Dever, Dem- ocrat, for mayor in the April election. Bl e g st WHITTEMORE DRIVER OuT. LEVELAND, Ohio, February @) athan Weinzimmer, alleged driver for Richard Reese Whittemore , and his outlaw band, was released to- day on $25,000 bond after arraign- | ment on a suspicious person charge. Bond was signed by two woman relatives. His case was continued to {March 8 at the request of police prosecutors. A hearing on a habeas corpus petition had been set previous- Iy_for March 3. Weinzimmer surrendered Thursday to- detectives. Police were awaiting word from authorities in New York, BY JOHN GUNTHER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily ROME, February 26.—Two concur- rent events today indicate a reorgani. zation of the Italian army, whereby officers of the army and navy alr forces will be weeded out if they dis- obey the usual military precept to keep silent on political matters. The newspaper Popolo di Roma states that the government is contemplating curtailing the powers now held by Gen. Badoglio, the present chief of staff, who is said to be Royalist in his sympathies. The powers taken from Gen. Badoglio will be transferred to the minister of war—that is, Dictator Mussolini. Gen. Badogllo will keep his_job and theoretical control of the staff work of the army, but will act hereafter in conformity to the wishes of the minister of war, according to Popolo di Roma. The other event indicating army re- organization is a royal decree, issued February 17 and made public today in the official Gazette—though it has not vet been published by the news. | papers—which provides that under | certain conditions any officer, what- ever his branch of service, may be dismissed “‘for reasons not wrescribed in existing laws." Such dismissals, however, will be valid only after an exhaustive inquiry and formal ap- proval by the council of ministers. The committes charged with reor- ganizing the army and navy will meet shortly. L NEW CITY BUILDING GROUP PLANNED ON NORTH SIDE OF AVENUE ally be expanded to meet increasin needs by occupying land directly ln‘) the south, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. This area has now been plotted for other Federal buildings and a concourse to give an attractive frontage to the new Art Gallery, which Is to be erected on the south side of B street, in the Mall area, between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, to cost upward of $10,000,000. Acquisition of the Southern Railway Bullding would _not give adequate space for the District Building ex- pansion immediately needed, not to m,l!"}“"(.l llmura growth. e délay in appropriating for ;}:w Police Court Building, l:o unll'kh: 00d that any appropriation will be made at this fon for a new Re- corder of Deeds Office, the growing realizatiori ‘that modern facilities must be providéd for the Municlpal and Juvenile Courts, have all united to. focus the attention of the District Commissioners, leaders in Congress, the Public Bulldings Commission, ths c:uoml Capital Park and Planning n:‘nmunA fon and the Commission of : ¢ Arts on the really urgent need or a carefully thought out and weil co-ordinated municipal group. 5 F‘i‘e/ Protection” Planned. Dator Smoot. has intimated that t‘ha Federal Government will provide - central fire and police station with- n the Mall-Avenue triangle, because :.l:ch a service station is required for w:enp“t’llfefll:'nud otlllfe and property h:n 'hum. leral workshops have t Is contemplated that th municipal group will Droblbl\'e h.:.\': one main building for executive forces, another for strictly clerical forces, another a laboratory buiiding, as the Health Department, the highway de- partment and several other depart- ments now maintaia laboratories in the main building. One of the new buildings will probably be arranged to consolidate, as far as possible, ali of the police activities, including the ;X;Ir:lmfli;enl;.mn‘;l. the Woman's Bureau, eadquar: Dgzu;uon‘ eth. arters, the House of erious consideration is bein, iven to the proper location of the :ev.ldl’n- lice Court Building with relation to this proposed, group, and the inclu- sion :;dnrg‘p:r’t:nulln‘ for the Juve. nic Co Recorder of l"‘lblllv:z.ru o \NEW BOOM OIL TOWN IS GROWING RAPIDLY Broom-Corn Buyer Acquires Lots at $1 Each and Sells Three for $100 Apiece. By the Associated Press. BOISE CITY, Okla., February 26.— Petroleum is the permeating spirit of Ramaey, mushroom oil town, that s springing up near the sey dis- covery oil*well in the northwest cor- 'r;er of the Oklahoma Pan-handle, near ere. The town, which is being organized by E. R. Johnson, Bolse City Banker. and associates, was named in honor of W. R. and W. E. Ramsey, broth- ers. who drilled the well on a State- owned tract. Local color, in the form of dance halls and surreptitious gambling places and saloons, has not yet ar- rived at Ramsey. An example of the bounds that values have taken since the first oil issued from the mouth of the Ramsey well several weeks ago is found in the Investment of an itinerant Kansas broon-corn buyer. ’l:hls man purchased 25 lots in Bolse City at $1 each several months ago. Since the discovery of oil he has sold three .of the lots for $100 each, and where he is said to be wanted. still has 22 of the tracts. ,The terms of Morris Plan ‘ For each $50 or: fractionborrowed you agree to de- posit $1 per week in an Account, the of have had an to borrow. Under Supervision U.S. Treasury Loans are simple and practical and fair—it is not necessary to account at this Bank' Loans are pass- ed within a’:’av N BANK 1408 H Street N. W. ' “Character and Earning Power Are the Basis of Gredis”