Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1927, Page 2

1 ) e ~ COOLIDGE RESENTS SUMMERALL TALK " Recall of General on Speak- | ing Tour Seen Rebuke From President. The recall from a Western speaking tour of Maj. Gen. Charles P. Sum | merall. chief of staff of the Army, w intended as a rebuke to the officer, be. | ause President Coolidge feels that his | attack on Army housing conditions, in a talk i1n San Diego, was unjustified, it was made plain at the White House yesterday afternoon. %Vithout mentioning the general by name, Pre sented as being of the opinion, while discussing the Army housing question | with callers, that the Government is | doing all that it can to remedy the| admittedly deplorable conditions. The | keenly | i that he m as that voiced the chief of . all of which in ated that there was more to the recall of Gen. Summerall than in the explanation made by the President’s secretary in Pittsburgh, two days ago, that the chief of staff had been or- President indicated such eritic Vietim of Bandit ident Coolidge was repre |BN MRS. C. L. WOODALL. WOMAN, ATTACKED dered back to Washington by the President for the purpose of confer- Ting regarding the Army budget for the coming vear. Seen Troublemaker. Tt is felt by those who heard this gubject discussed at the White House | that so far as this explanation went | it was true, but that besides i - ing budget matters he would be given to understand that the President was | recommending all the appropriations | consistent with the economy program | and that Gen. Summerall's critical speeches would not help matters and would probably only stir up trouble. To substantiate the White House claim that the administration is doing all it might reasonably be expected to do toward improving Army housing conditions, it was explained that at the instance of the War Department < ss two years ago had authorized $22,000,000; that $8,000,000 of this sum has been appropriated and that §6,000.- 000 more would have been appropri- ated had not the second deficiency bill failed of passage during the filibuster of the last session. $31,000,000 Is Spent. President Cooiidge during this dis- cussion revealed that the present budget tor the next fiscal year will con- tain something over $8,000,000 for housing, and that it is possible the $6,000,000 item, which was lost in the deficiency bill of last year, may be ~carried over in a new deficiency bill. He recalled, in addition to this, that $12,500,000 has been appropriated in the last three years for repairs, so that at the close of the next session of Congress the President anticipates _ there will have been appropriated for Army housing something over $3d. 000,000 for construction and repairs. - which amour;‘t he looks upon as not ing insignificant. h’l‘h‘s Prosident _explained _further that part of this policy Congress - has created a special military post con- Z struction fund of some $7,000,000, into which proceeds from the sale of sur- - plus and obsolete reservations and ma- terials are turned to the use of new constructions. -D. C. RAILWAY MERGER HELD IN ABEYANCE Childress Studies Plan for Con- solidation of Traction Lines Here, Although he has given some study to the tentative p!i:n e;D: -h-lxreet r‘all- ‘way merger submitts 0 him yester- day by Harley P. Wilson, John W. Childress, chairman of the Public Ttilities Commission, said today he had not formed an opinion as to the possibility of carrying out the long- discussed consolidation under this pro- posal. Mr. Childress said he ‘wanted to go more thoroughly into the data before reaching any conclusions. As pointed out vesterday, the out- line of Mr. Wilson’s plan was placed in the hands of Mr. Childress infor- mally and with the understanding that it was not to be made public at this time. Mr. Childress said it was understanding that Mr. Wilson is seeking the views of a number of per- sons on this tentative plan before sub- mitting a formal merger proposal. Tt BY THUG. IMPROVED Mrs. “Larry” Woodall Recov- ering After Being Beaten and Robbed. Beaten and kicked into uncon-} ciousness and robbed of $20 while| leaving her garage in the rear of 2821 Twenty-eighth street last night, Mrs. Dorothy Woodall, 25-year-old wife of Charles L. (“Larry") Woodall, | Detroit American League catcher, to- day is recuperating at her home in the Gannondale Apartments, 2839 Twenty-eighth street. Mrs. Woodall is still in a highly nervous state, and while the attend- ing physician, Dr. William J. Thomas, thinks the extent of her injuries are bruises and shock, a further exam- ination will be made. Assailant Sald to Be White, Her assailant was said by Mrs. Woodall to be a white man, but she was so badly affected that she is unable to give any description of im. Mrs. Woodall had just closed the garage after putting her car away for the night, when the man sprang from, what she thinks, was a nearby garage, and struck her between the eyes with his fists. She fell to the ground and when she screamed and attempted to arise he kicked her in the body, rendering her unconscious, ‘When she regained consciousness she called for help, but failing to at- tract attention staggered bleeding into the janitor’'s quarters in the base- ment of the Gannondale, then fainted. She was cared for by attendants of the apartment house and carried up to her apartment. Screams Pass Unheeded. The attack occurred a few minutes after Mrs.’ Woodall had requested the janitor, Albert Johnson, who had ac- companied her to the garage to help her store away her automobile, to go in the house and get a flashlight, as lh; had Ilm a bllck:. off her shoe, everal persons in nearby homes told the police that they heard Mrs. Woodall's screams, but as the time failed to recognize their significanc After knocking his victim unco sclous, the thiet tore Mrs. Woodall's pocketbook from her arm, took two 310 bills, overlooking three $1 bills and sol uchanx‘ci; :ggl fled. “Larry" Wor | is barnstorming in the Middle West with a bllllclub.‘ o DAWN HOP DELAYED BY ADVERSE WINDS Overnight Change in Weather Forces Postponement of Mrs. Grayson’s Flight to Denmark. By the Associated Press. OLD ORCHARD, Me., October 15.— A sudden vernight change in tran: atlant‘s weather forced a fresh post- a5 imticated yesterday that Yt may | meent this morming of s s s ath Dafors the AN 18 a0t ROLANY f B i auhed in shape to be given to the pudlic. Mr. p\%’ilm. author of this latest effort to bring the local traction sys- tems together, is an- official of the ‘Washington Rapid Transit Co. *“UNBECOMING CONDUCT” CHARGED TO POLICEMAN John B. Yoder Cited to Appear Be- fore Trial Board on Angered Husband’s Accusation. Charges of unbecoming conduct have been filed against Policeman John B. Yoder of the twelfth pre- cinct, who has been cited to appear before the trial board next Thursday. William L. Sherman, Cumberiand, Md., said to be separated from his wife, Mrs. Sarah C. Sherman, alleges that Yoder rented an apartment at 1320 Twenty-first street for Mrs, Sher- man, using the names J. T. Byers and wife. Yoder, it is stated, first met Mrs. Sherman when he arrested her for a violation of the traffic regulationg. Some time later, he explained, he met Mrs. Sherman on the street and she told him of trouble she was ex- periencing in an effort to rent an apartment. In an effort to assist her, it Is stated, he explained that he leased the apartment under the assumed names, He did not reside there, however, and | was surprised when the woman's hus- band preferred charges against him, he explains. . HESSE AND BOYS’ BAND | HEAD SETTLE DISPUTE| Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, and C. J. Brown, manager of the Washington Bovs' Independent Rand, have settled their differences amicably. Mr. Brown’s charge of “discourtesy and apparent loss of temper,’ »siged against Maj. Hesse, has beer. dropped, and the investiga. tion of his own conduct, ordered by the major, has been discontinued. Mr Brown charged recently that Maj. Hesse was discourteous in or- dering his arrest when the Boys' Band layed for 12 minutes outside of the Zarle Theater without a permit. He embodied his charge in letters to the District Commissioners and to Mzj Hesse, Thereupon, Maj. Hesse ordered Po lice Inspector Louis J. Stoll to inves- tigate the charge against his *boss. If the matter followed the usuu! course, a report would have been turned over to the Commissioners for any action they might have desired to_ take. 1t is understool now that they have Grayson and her two companions in their giant amphibian Dawn for Co- penhagen. They awoke to find that the nightly poll of steamships revealed |a | first THE EVENING STAR, HEAVY SENTENCES " GIVEN INRUM CASE Two Men Convicted of Selling Liquor Sent to Jail for Year and Half. Described as the severest penalty ever meted out In a local court in a liquor case, Willlam A. Brosnan and Raymond Wahls, proprietors of a soft drink and cigar stand at 120734 Thir- tieth street, today were given sen- tences aggregating one and one-half years in jail each, upon conviction for selling six one-half pints of liquor. Sentence was imposed by Judge Gus A. Schuldt, in Police Court, after he had overruled a motion for a new trial. The defendants were convicted by a jury early this month. They were committed to jail today, and filed no- tices of appeal. The charges were preferred by Policeman. .Paul T. Tobin of sixth precinct, who alleged he made pur- chases on August 12, 13 and 15, while an undercover drive was being con- ducted against speakeasies by Supt. of Police Maj. Edwin B. Hesse. Both men were taken into custody on August 20, when their establish- ment was raided by the police liquor squad headed by Sergt. George M. Little. At that time the sejzure of small amount of whisky was reporied. Three complaints were filed. On the two, straight sentences of 180 days were imposed, and in the third, $1.000 fine or 180 davs. During the trial, it developed that the Citizens’ Service Association had an indirect connection with the case, Harry N. Douthitt, fleld agent for the organization, testifying he had loaned his automobile to the raiders. He had been summoned as a witness by the defense, which sought to show their prosecution was being financed by the service association, but this was de- nied by Douthitt. The case was prosecuted by Ray- mond Neudecker, assistant United States attorne: RUTH ELDER LANDS AT HORTA, GREETED BY GREAT CROWDS (Continued from First Page.) sible in order to escape the flames. The plane sank immediately."” The story of the rescue of Ruth Elder and Haldeman, as told by Capt. Goos of the Barendrecht to a corre. spondent of the Associated Press to- day, was as follows: “It was 745 a.m. on Thursday, when our position was 43.21 north 21.39 west, that we sighted the American Girl. She came rapidly up ta us and, flying over our ship, threw down a message which fell on our deck. The message read: - ‘How far are we from land and which way?—Ruth Elder." “After checking our position, we painted an answer on deck, ‘True S40 west, 360 miles from Terceira, Azores.” “This was understood by the avia- tors, and after the American Girl had circled over the Barendrecht, it began to descend and thei-landed alongside iy Eider and. he - er aj er companion. climbed to the top of the airplane and the crew of the Barendrecht rushed-to their rescue in one of the ship’s boats, which went alongside the machine. By means of ropes, the two aviators managed to get into the boat, which then returned to the Barendrecht, and all were safely taken aboard. Decide Not to Continue. “On hearing their position, Miss Elder and Capt. Haldeman had decided that it was impossible for them to continue their flight, even for the re- maining 360 miles, as the airplan gauge showed that the oil pressure had dropped to 5 pounds. “In accordance with their request, arrangements were made to hoist the airplane aboard the steamer, but sud- denly two explosions occurred lust under the surface of the water and in a moment the whole machine was afire and we were obliged to cut all ropes and give up hope of saving her. “We then changed our course and made for Horta in order 0 land the aviators there. Both seemed pretty well despite the trying ordeal through which they had passed.” The German aviators of the Junkers plane D-1230, which arrived here yes- terday from Lisbon, announced to- day that they intended to leave for strong adverse winds extending from 400 miles off this coast clur‘acron to Europe. The earliest favorable moment at which the expedition may now hope to ledve here will not come until low tide tomorrow morning and the party reluctantly abandoned plans for get- ting away sooner. Mrs. Grayson, who had retired last night in high spirits in the face of unusually good weather prospects. was bitterly disappointed at the Jatest postponement. DR. ABERNETHY Pastor Sees Raiders Curious to see just how the police go about confiscating liquor, Rev. Dr. William S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and president of the Citizens' Service Association for Law and Order, accompanled the liquor squad of No. 2 precinct on a series of raids last night, but his curiosity remains unsatisfied. Liguor, it seems, is an essential element in a successful liquor raid, but the only thing resembling liquor uncovered during five forays last night was a highly suspicious aroma in several of the places. Two Caught by Raiders. The raiders, armed almost to the teeth with automatics, night-sticks and even a sledge hammer, did not return entirely empty-handed, however, for they came across two colored rexidents who were violating another law, and arrested them on a charge not con- nected with the prohibition act. | Accompanying Dr. Abernethy was Harry N. Douthitt, fleld secretary of the Citizens' Service Assoclation, who | today went into a “showdown" confer- jence with United States Marshall Ed- |gar Snyder regarding charges of Dr. H M. Ellison, secretary of the asso- clation, that one of Snyder's deputy | marshals is a hootlegger. To Demand Facts. | Following the conference - both Snyder and Douthitt {ssued state- ments to the effect that Snyder was no desire to see the report. Maj Eesse called the matter a “‘tempest a2 teapot.” A advised that thgre was no complete Newfoundland with New York as their ultimate destination as soon as they could make their plane ready. Bridge Player Has 13 Spades. ST. PAUL, October 15 (#).—Mrs. Roy J. Dunlap held a perfect bridge hand of 13 spades in a game in which she and her husband played at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phil R. Bronson. Mr. Bronson was her partner when she was deait the perfect hand. JOINS POLICE IN RAIDS THAT PROVE FUTILE Vainly Search Five Homes for Liquor; Charges Against Deputy Held Incomp]ete. charge should have caused any reflec- tion on the whole force. “Douthitt stated very frankly," the marshal announced, “that he had not the complete evidence to back up Dr. Ellison’s charge, and he refused to give me the name of the man involved, in view of the circumstances. I promised him that when proper evi- dence 18 presented to me, I shall take instant action. 1 will demand from llq) Ellison the evidence he says he as. Evidence Incomplete. Douthitt stated that he told Snyder he had “incomplete evidence” that one of his men was interested in the liquor business, and would give him all the facts as soon as the evidence was complete. To return to the raid, however, Dr. Abernethy and Mr. Douthitt set out from the second precinct shortly after 8 o'clock with Capt. Burlingame, Lieut. McQuade and-Policemen J. W. Casey, J. F. Flaherty and J. 8. Oliver. and entered, in rapid succession, five small houses several blocks from the sta. tion house. The minister and the fleld secretary brought up the rear of the contingent in each of the ralds. and they watched with apparent excitement the breaking in of doors and the hurried searches for’ the elusive liquor. Four of the houses visited were occupled by col- ored people. Each raid lasted but about five minutes. ‘The police account for the lack of liquor as due to the methods of keep- ing it in a pan near a sink, in which evidence againgfllany deputy and that Douthitt regre: that Dr. Ellison’s it 18 quickly poured when agcaiding party is heard approaching. WASHINGTON, Upper: Secretary of the Navy Wil bur. left, presenting silver trophy to Arturo Garcla Fermenti, snokesman for Mexico, center, in company wit's Don Manuel C. Tellez, Ambassador from Mexico to the United States. Lower, left to right: Georges Guiot- Gulllain, French entrant, who won second place, and Frederick P. Hotson of Canada, winner of third place. BISHOP FREEMAN DEFENDS YOUTH Addresses Third Annual Rally of Interdenominational Group. Modern yoeuth was defended by Bishop James E. Freeman of the | Washington Cathedral as being as| strong mentally and morally, if not more so, than the youth of 20 or 30 years ago, at the third annual rally of the Interdenominational Yeunsg People’s Committee in Central High School last night. One thousand young people, representing six young people’s organizations, were in attendance. f}xzshop Freeman developed the thought that it is important for the individual to have a clear conscience and to know that he iz doing good. regardless of how high the boy o girl may be in the opinion of the outside rld. ¢ 'O'D{'. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George Washington University, de- clared that all is in vain, no matter how much a man accomplishes, if be | does not “have the love of Christ in his heart.” Grats E. Dunkum, grand master of Masons of the District of Columbia, presided at the meeting. Willlam R. Schmucker led in mass singing. The committee on arrangements for the meeting was composed of repre- sent: s of the Episcopal Young People's Society, Christian Endeavor Union, Luther League, Epworth League South and the Columbia Fed- eration of Baptist Young People’s Unions. MEXICAN ORATOR WINS FIRST PLACE IN WORLD CONTEST (Continued from First Page.) nations and the envoys of foreign lands represented here. At the conclusion of the reading of Sir Esme's message, the lights of the Auditorjum were dimmed and Maj. Charles Trowbridge Tittmann ap- red on one side of the stage to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” while the concealing curtain on a large giit picture frame was drawn aside to reveal Miss Bonnie N Ridgley as ‘“The Statue of Liberty. ‘Thus was introduced Miss Carlson, the American entry and the only girl in the contest. In llke manner, without verbal presentation, Guiot-Guillain of France was introduced by Mrs. Flora McGil! Keefer, costumed as *“Miss France. Still demonstrating the fact that music is the language of all lands, young Hotson of Canada was presented by the singing of “O Canada” by Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl. James Kelth Wat- son of England was introduced by the Marine Band's rendition of “God Save the King" and Miss Gretchen Hood's singing of “Rule Britannia,” and Fer- mentl’s introduction was by Senora Dominguez's rendition of the Mexican national anthem. In her ng the Mexican senora wore the costume of Mexico, which officials of the Mexican embassy declared was the first time their native garb ever had been worn in_public here. The individual ballots of the judges, written without conference, were com- piled by officials of the Oratorical Con- test. The results were quickly trans- mitted to Main Johnson, editor of the Toronto Star and chairman of the publish committee of Canada, who made the formal announcement from the stage that Arturo Garcia Fermenti was world champion high school ora- tor. The places of the other contest- ants were then announced and while Fermenti was being deluged by con- gratulations of his country’s envoy and his fellow contestants, Secretary of the Navy Wilbar smilingly presented the large silver cup, trophy of the con- test, to the champlon. Immediately aftér the contest Fer- menti delivered his winning oration over the radio through station WRC here and allied stations from coast to coast. Once free from the duties of the contest, the champlons, with a crowd of well wishers, went to Union Statlon _to give Guiot-Guillain and James Watson, the English entry. a send-off - to “their home lands. Today the Trench and English orators are on the high seas. Champion Takes Vacation. After the farewells at Union Station, Ferment! lett Washington with Wil liam “Aleck” Loker, champion of The Star's district in the fourth national contest, for Loker's home in Leonard- town, Md., where he will be a guest for the -veek end. The judges in last night's contest were Jonkheer J. H. Van Royen, Min- ister of the Netherlands to the United States; Dr. Gulllermo Rivera of the romance Janguages department of Harvard University; Dr. Richard Henry Wilson, head of the roman: languages department of the Univer- sity of Virginia; Dr. Glen L. Swiggett, Georgetown Forelgn Service School expert, and Dr. Richard Frederic Antoine Muller, Belgian engineer and author. S o e 1) 5005 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 ___=‘==_—-_—.m====: “Pan-Americanism and Latin Americanism” BY ARTURO GARCIA-FERMENTI Of Mexico. In these dire and difficult days through which we are passing the future lies with the American na- tions, militant or peace-seeking, hackward or progressive. From the Rio Grande to Cape Horn there is an unmistakable appeal. The mold of our heroes, apostles and saints was cast in our zero hour. We live from day to day ever uncertain of a suc- cessful solution of our problems. The American peoples strusgle in a sea of confusion. It is therefore our sacred duty in thiy trying time to realize the words of President Cool- idge: “Wa live in peace with all na- cons; we shall never cease ouwr ef- forts and sacrifices for the welfare of the world.” Christ stands today open armed at the center of our civilization. We feel His presence in our li We are moving toward a policy of ¢ operation. ~ Hope enkindles the im- perative need for action. We are at the parting of the ways. Shall we now follow socialism, the Monroe doctrine or the post-war Wilsonian ideal: Back of the Monroe doctrine of today lies a century-old trail of calamities® In theory it is true that this doctrine offers the protection of the United States to the South American nations against possible invasion of the powers of Europe. History, however, reveals a steadfast utilitarianism, soundly scourged by Rodo, the poet of Urugua, in his “Ariel,” the symbol of spiritual cul- ture and the lofty and noble aspect of human aspiration. It plainly shows that this doctrine has failed to keep the fourth demand set forth in-the letter of George Canning, Eng- land's minister, to the representative in England of the United Statga: “Neither England nor the United States desires any part of the Spanish colonies.” Two-Party Agreement. This two-party agreemet, effec- tively attested by President Cleveland in his special message to Congress, would have maintained Republican rule in North America and would have guaranteed the sovereignty of the Ibero-American nations and of the people represented by Juarez of Mexico and Netzahualcovotl, the In- dian poet, who at this very moment cry out for justice as did France and Belgium in the war of 1914. Not preconception but a more searching consideration is thelr due. They ask for judgment more in accord with thelr courageous course toward con- quests in democracy. i In this manner only will our Span- ish-Indian temperament be fully un- derstood. Out of the self-sacrifice of Cuauhtemoc and the impulses of Cortez we have been created. In us you will find the mysticism of Atahu- alpa and the spirit of the Cid and Don Quixote. And further. Even though one did believe in the possibility of creating an empire in Mexico, the Monroe doc- trine is no longer needed there. Never again shall Cero de las Campanas be repeated. Mexico is moving steadily toward the conquest of liberty. Ideals are today back of the Mexican revo- lution. Economic concepts, ideas and opinions are undergoing change. Our people, after years of suffering and sorrow, are writing with their lives the gospel of equalit: The economic problems of today are different from those of the past. They must have a different solution. Methods adapted to the spirit of the time are needed. It is imperative that there be established among all of the American nations a policy of brother- hood and co-operation based on inter- national law, Geography, history and common desires unite us. A crescent of light was cast by the accomplish- ment of Bolivar over the lofty moun- tain peaks of South America. The triumphal arch of Lindbergh thrown across the waters of the New World like the rainbow of hope between the flmlk. of two continents completes the circle. Desire for Unity. A profound desire for unity charac- terizes the present. Kuropean civiliza- tion, undermined by causes which Stoddard points out and which has been called decadent by Oswald Spengler, must be superseded. Pan. Americanism, in its archaic phases, ir. which the Latin Americans lack faith on account of its policy of absorption, must be replaced. Upon a program of real democracy, under real moral leadership, we\ must create a new America; new colonists; we must dis. cover a new and better world. And in this America, under the leadership of the United States, will come true the dream of Simon Bolivar, a League of American Natlons. No policy of imperialism, howevgy, we repeat, must stay our destiny. Nor must the world trader of Wall Street oppose the pro- test of the fair-minded people of the United States, weary, like ourselves °f having the interests of nations val- ued in dollars and cents. Well worth while that Lincoln should struggle for the freedom -of men and .peace among nations; that Washington, firmly astride his steed of glory, divine fire upon his sword should give us the tremendous decd of Saratoza. The sorrow of Peru Nicaragua, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Panama and Cuba, these wo must not have again. For us th: future will have in store a better op- portunity to dictate our own laws, fc rule our own destinies, to plan our| procedure in accord with the decrees | of international law. Junin and Avacucho, once more the spirit of our two races will outstrip outworn ideas and laws. Ships and planes will carry our commerce over the seas. All of the countries of this continent will share in this divine miracle of unity. At the foot of the Andes as well as along the banks of the Mississippl shall live and prosper a better race. Then can all the peo- les of, America truly call themselves rothers. And then, like the Indian Emperor of days gone by, we shall cry out to heaven our magnificent sons of hope. CANADIAN BONDS MATURE. OTTAWA, Ont.. October 15 (). The Canadian minister of finance wili redeem on November 1 $29,068,400 of bonds and $8.000,000 of treasury notes, it was announced yesterday. The bonds mature November 1 while the notes, bearing 4 per cent interest, are dated November 15 ‘The first of the month maturities represent the 5! per cent renewal loan issued in 1922, in exchange for 1917 Vietory bonds. Under the terms of the bond issue, payment may be made at Ottawa. the office of the receiver-general at Char- | Under | time. IGHWAY BARRIER PUT UNDER GUARD State Officials Resist Efforts to Force Opening Near Upper Marlboro. i | i | | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 15— no circumstances will Rob- ert Crain Highway, in Prince Georges | | County. be opened before next Sat- urday, when elaborate dedication ex- ercises, with Gov. Ritchie and other notables present, are held at Upper Marlboro, because it cannot be com- pleted before that time. This was an nounced today by Harry D. Williar, assistant chief engineer of the State fighway Commission, following re- | ports that farmers along the route had torn down dirt barriers which had forced a detour of nearly a mile. Wil liar yesterday went to the unfinished patch, just south of Upper Marlboro. and reinforced the State police who had been patrolling the road since re- placement. of the barriers'a second Inspectors of gthe State High- way Commission wefe on duty there last night. The barriers were in place this morning and will be guarded until next Saturday unless opposition Is withdrawn. Mr. Williar said the de- tour is a good road, though narrow in one place, and that every effort is | being made to complete the work be- There is no delay on fore October 22, & he ount of the dedication plans. . TWO POLICE ON GUARD Special Dispateh to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., October 15.—To prevent indignant residents of Prince Georges County from continu- ing to tear down dirt barricades that block a_mile stretch of the Rebert Crain Highway, now virtually com- pleted, two State policemen are today patrolling the thoroughfare. Twice during the past two weeks the barri- cades have been torn down and even carted away. only to be replaced by | the State Roads Commission. Residents are aroused because they feel that the barricaded road should be opened to traffic. Construction of this part of the road was virtually compieted two months ago, they say It had been thought. it was said, that after the 21 days allowed for the ce- ment to harden thoroughly, the road would be unofficially opened to traffic. It will not be opencd, according to| plans, until October when elabo- rate ceremonies will be he:d. John N. Mackall, State highway commissioner, said last night that the part of the highway that has not heen onened to traffic Is dangerous, because the shoulders alonz the road have not been completed. . He said the commi sion would not take the responsibility for onening the road until it was made sate for vehicular traffic. This can not be accomplished until some time | next week, it was explained. Doubts Serious Oppesition. “I do not believe there is any re- sentment over the road being closed.” Mr. Mackall said. “My informatior is that just a few nearby residents who objected to taking the detour par; ticipated In tearing down the barriers “It was thought best by my office, after learning by chance of what hap- pened, to have two State policemen stationed at ‘he barriers to see that the road was not used. I do not be- lieve the presence of these patrolmen will be neeessary after today, since T have received a rances that the bar- riers will not again be disturbed. “Only about three-quarters of a mile of the road is closed. The detour is in excellent condition and only makes the trip about one-quarter of a mile longer. T have not heard that some vehicles can not travel over the detour. James E. Binger of Halls Station, lo- cated a short distance from the blocked highway, admitted yesterday that he had led 100 angry residents of the vicinity who destroyed a dirt barricade yesterday morning. He added that he had been responsible for the tearing down the barricade a number of times in the past, claiming that the road could be opened to traffic without menace to motorists. Canning Factory Needs. Mr. Binger, in explaining his ac- tion, pointed out that he was the owner of a canning factory which de- pended upon Baitimore for its sup- ply of containers. Heavily loaded trucks carrying the cans are unable to pass over the detour into which zhea- are forced by the barricades, he said. However, Mr. Binger seeméd some- what placated late yesterday when a truck containing cans for use in his plant arrived at the barricade and with the assistance of a State Road Commission truck was able to make the detour. At the steep grade em- ployes of the commission dumped gravel into the worst ruts and leveled ihe incline so that Mr. Binger's truck was not in danger of turning over, lottetown, Prin¢e Edward Island; Toronte, Ontario; Winnipeg, Mani- toba; Regina, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta, or Victoria, British Columbia. Late last night, when Mr. Binger re- ceived an_anonymous telephone eall sugzesting a raid om the barricades, he declined to participate. SIR ESME HOWARD COMMENDS ORATORY AS CURBING OFFENSE British Amb_a;;or Sends Letter in Ab~ sence Indorsing Contests as Furthering Use of Spoken Word. Expreasing disappointment at his, inability to attend the second interna- tional oratorical contest, last night in the Washington Auditorium, Sir Esme Howard, ambassador of Great Brtiain to the United States, indorsed the con- test movement as a means of develop- ing “the use of the spoken word,” which he said was necessary if men in public life are to avoid offense, in a message read for him in his absence, by Henry Getty Chilton, acting coun- sellor of the British embassy. In part, Sir Esme’s message follows: “I am told that one of the principal aims of these international oratorical contests is to promote international good will and understanding. May they indeed have this effect, for never in the world's history has there been greater need of it.” In these day: when, owing to the development of sclentific methods of destruction, war has become and will ever becume more and more a curse that will over. whelm the whole eivil population of belligerent countries and by nc means be confined only to enlisted soldiers, it is certainly more than ever Im. portant that men in public life should learn to use the spoken word with care, so as to avoid offense. Offense Is Eliminated. “The word is but the expression of the thought and is therefore secondary to and subservient to tha thought. If we can learn to think with patience and kindliness of others who may hap- pen to differ with us we shall not indulge in those violent denunciations of others which in former days too often passed for patriotic oratory. The time is passed for. international philippics. Those that indulge in them are becoming little less grotesque than angry jackasses braying at each other across a hedge. It is better to keep such declamatory oratory for the home market, and I hope aur young friends will not waste their oratorial powers'in the years té come in such dangerous exhibitions of fireworks. “While, therefore, it is essential for a good erator to work on a foundation of right ideas, the building he raises upon such foundations should also be harmonious and in proportion. His words are the clothese that clothe the thought and just as the most beauti- ful woman may look drab and plain in unsuitable clothes, so the best ideas if presented in dull language will make little or no impression on the audi. ence. Style Means Much. “Style does undoubtedly count for very much. It is impossible for any of us tq read Lincoln's Gettysburg ad- dress without realizing that it is not impassioned declamation, not epigram nor wit, nor yet the most valuable art of marshaling facts comprehensively, that constitute the kernel of elo- quence, but it is just this, beautiful thoughts clothed in perfect language, each word in its proper place, not one word too many or too few, in which consists the highest form of oratory. . “It is this form-of oratory, perfect in form as in thought, that I hope our young competitors of this evening wlill dedicate in the years to come to that noblest of all purposes, peace, good will and good understanding among men. In that case, I have no doubt that they will accomplish much with the natural gift with which Providence has endowed them. “I wish to congratulate new which. ever of them wins the prize in this important contest, but I will not con- dole with those that fail, for failure often spurs us on to greater endeavor, and tno in the end to greater achleve- ment,"” T MISSING AS SHIP . SINKS AFTER CRASH 24 Rescued When Freighter Goes Down Near Statue of Liberty. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 15.—The giar French liner Paris, looming out of the shadow of the Statue of Liberty in New York Bay, rammed and sank the Norwegian freighter Besseggen at 1:30 am. today. Of the 31 passengers and members of the crew of the freighter at least 24 were brought to safety spectacular rescues by ferry boats, pe lice boats and other. harbor eraft. The survivors included several women and children, The freighter went down within 15 minutes, while those aboard clamber- ed to the superstructure when it was found that all lifeboats, had been thrown from their davits, and tim prohibited use of life belts. Many Jump Overboard. 0 warning of the crash came the sleeping persons aboard the 2 ton freighter, 305 feet long, as liner, loome: the Bessexgen amidships. . quickly engulfed the entire engine ¢ room crew and others in the lower sec- tions of the ship. Within 2 few minutes the structure of the freighter was dotted | with frantic passengers and seamen, as the vessel listed heavily by the ern. Many jumped into the black | water of the harbor and called to rap- idly gainering rescue craft. Two ferryboats, running between tha Battery, on Manhattan Island, and St. George, Staten Island, halted in their trips and joined a lifeboat crew from the Pars, police boats an lighters in an effort to Wft the struggling survivors from the water On ferryboats excited passenge: seeking to respond to the cries from those floundering in the water, fought to reach life preservers and lower lifeboats. One ferry landed 13 sur- t vivors at the Battery while the sec- ond, bound for Staten Island, rescued several others. Kight were picked up by the Pari: The hunt fo super- survivors continued through (he night, long after the silent waters of the main channel, the busiest steamehip lane in the world, had completely submerged the freighter. Captain Reports Crash. The Paris stood through the night at Quarantine, several miles away, e elght rescued sur- The liner was not damaged. Yves Thomas reported the crash by wireless to police headquar- ters before the voyage was resumed. Capt. Ludw Hassell of the treighter, his wife and his 4-year-old * son were rescued by a ferryboat and taken to St. Vincept's Hospital on Staten Island, where most of the sur- vivors were treated. Three possible causes of the colli sion wers advanced by witnesses: A strong northwest wind which swept across the upper bay, an ebb tide which, at the point where the colli- sion occurred runs with considerable strength, and the sunken hulk, lying a short distance away. of a freighter ‘whi went down in the channel last Fall. about a half mile Siatue of Liberty. Observers were of the opinion t! all three of these causes might had a contributory share in the crash. The wind and the tfde in combin could have made the handling of the giant liner an extremely difficult task, and to this work was probably added ¥ the necessity of avoiding the sunken vessel, which lies astride the channel, near the mud banks of Governors Island. 5 The sinking of the Besseggen raised another obstacle in the direct path of harbor traffic to the sea. To avoid the two hulks, authorities said, it will be necessary for trafiic to swing perilously close to the mud banks on Governors Island. _The Besseggen, registered at Skein, Norway, had been in the service of the American-Cuban line of this eity, bringing sugar from Cuba. The vessel had sailed from Cardenas, Cuba, on September 19, and had been anchored near the Statue of Liberty since October 2, presumably awaiting a place at a pier. The Paris was built in 1921, and until the launching of the Ile de France this year, was the flagship of the French Line fleet. S FORGET-ME-NOT DAY BRINGS RESPONSES Women and Girls Selling Flowers on Stret to Aid Dis- abled Veterans. ¥ The Forget-me-not day campaign ' of the Disabled American Veterans got under way this morning, when groups of women and girls took up stations throughout the city to sell the symbolic flower of the organized war's disabled. The indorsements of President Cool idge, Director Hines of the Veterans' Bureau and the District Commission- ers were considered as having a de- cided bearing upon the early re- sponse, while many were believed to have made the offering in order to help prevent the discontinuance of the liaison service here of the D. A. V. because of lack of financial support. The Naison plan offers free service at 1540 I street to the disabled men of Washington and their relatives regardless of membership in the D. A. V. All the women and girls who aie selling today are members of differ: ent organizations who volunteered io assist the disabled, as the rule of the campaign i3 that no part of the re- turns shall go to salarles of those helping. The sale of the flowers will co tinue throughout the day and ear! evening, most of the supplies having been distributed yesterday in orde: to prevent congestion in the D. A. V. offices in the Munsey Bullding. .. AL SMITH REPUDIATES BOOSTERS’ FUND DRIVE Collection of Money to,Promote His Candidacy Unauthorized, Gov- ernor Announces. By the Associated rress. = 'W YORK, October 15.—Gov. Al- fre . Smith of New York last night repudiated a canvass that is reported to have been made by two men in Philadelphia to obtain funds for a pro-Smith presidential booster publica- tion, “The Appeal.” Gov. Smith said that solicitations for funds to promote his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President were without his sanction 2 and that the use of the name “Al Smith Booster Clubs" by any pro- moter was unauthorized. . “I do not assume to dictate the ef- forts or opinions ot people in various sections of the countty," the governor said, “but I do wish it known that the collection of money for purposes of that nature is-mot authorized by » . ’