Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1928, Page 6

DOTY IS AWARDED CROIX DE GUERRE Medal for Bravery in Batfle‘ Comes as Surprise to American Youth. BY BENNETT J. DOTY. Wiitten exclusivels for The Star and ) American’ Newsvaper Athance. We went back too Damascus with bright hopes for Christmas, \We were paid off and all of us started out for A celehration. Then. two days before the holday, we got orders to oceupy a farm. El Chaba, it and establish a post there. We fought our way out, and under guard we stretched barbed wire and buill machine-sun emplacements, walls and quarters for the company The day hefore Christmas the rest the column returned to laving us to hold the post Christmas day was the same as any other to the 3th Company of the 1 spent Iy bricks stretching barbed wire. The only ession to the day was that was a 1 Dett We steak for first time rth food had fried mon " Like Tsland at Sea. 9 We spent two months in this post It was like being on an island at sea Twice a month a convoy would battle jts way out with provisions. Mail was delivered to us by airpiane, L was one day r another duty and work. One day in ped A spe se darmes fallowing day hours was! tons ing to ma ibe. Most n' Our uniform »ed wire and stained w ext dav at ned up in t n his most gorgeous uni flanked by his lieutenant. chief brought up the February a plane ma bag, and a ordered for the We put in some hard hirts, sewing on but- i :v nerally ierly E a terrible had been ripped h dust. sk the 2:30 His orde ¥ bearing ptain then names of two lieutenants ehief. the adjutant. two myself. I had no idea what was to happen. As the men's names were | hey stepped up three paces in e captain and sajuted. s Given Medal. company presented arms and the ain_pinned on ecach man’s breast the Croix de Guerre T. g the special Croix de en out- side of France. After he had pinned the decoration on each man, the cap 1ain gave him a certificate and shook hands with him. Then. stepping back ® pace the next man. while stood at present. completed little boxes. read out the the adjutant rgeants and | The The company mean- The ceremony called order arms, put the company | through the manual of arms and dis- | missed them. 1t was what I did in the fighting I} described in my preceding article that | won the cross for me. Believe me, 1 was surprised. It knocked me for a | loop. It was near'ng the end of February when one afterncon a French plane | flew over us, scoring a direct hit on the court with a steel case containing | communications from headquarters. Shortly afterward my corporal broke in on us with the news that we were | 10 move next day. All work was suspended and ve #ent the rest of the afternoon getting our kits in order. We ate all the available food and got a good night's tleep. The next day we ould tell by e utbreakiof firine 10 jho dinection of Damascus that a colimn was on | the way to relieve us. Fight All the Way. Ordinarily it took the cclumn four hours and a half to reach us. This time it took them ten. The woods and orchards were full of Druse, who fought them every inch of the way. By the time they had reached us, the colonel had been shot through the chest. He demanded that ohly mem- bers of the Legion carry his stretcher. He said he knew they would take the Dest care of him. We discovered we had been or-! unnee- | dered to Lebanon. To avod essary fighting, we took a rounda- hout way to Damascus, arriving there about 5 o'clock the day a‘ter. were Joaded aboard trucks und| camions, and proceeded to Halwee, 4 kilometers on the rovad from Dumas- cus 1o Beirut. We occupied a post which we were told had been put there by the Britisn during the World War. It was in the mountsins in the shadow of Hermon. The only excitement we had there was the destruction of a Druse village on & neighboring crest. Our | job was to protect the highway from | Damascus to Beirut. The inhabitants the | 1"Tornado" Comes and Goes, But Police Hunt T]-nree Hours Before They Find It in six v held in his hands a | he saluted and moved on to| the captain stepped back, | We | Mount | 14 miles from the of | Damascus, | | | | A vagrant, infan wandering as if it were lost ove northwestern part of Wash! playfully dropped from the e mosphere for a fow seconds last night and caused the police the t teenth precinct no_end of treuble. S Quic d it c nearly three hot it was founc search was condu At length, on duty b and alley [ gon < hefore any tr zh an int d v all the pat arched in side str on vacant lots, discovered at street. ce of nd was an the He ¢ court. | down car searching they fc « | nearby who claimed to have been in| “tornado,” | at- | and go that it was | |SUNDAY BALL PLAYERS ARE DENIED APPEAL ! Fines of $5 Each Involving 18 Defendants at Frederick, i Md., to Stand. 1 | Special Dispateh 1o The Star, CK, Md!, December 31 In an opinion handed down yesterday by Chief Judge Hammond Urner and Associate Judge John S. Newman in Circuit Court here, base ball players fined by a magistrate here last Ju |tor playing’a game on Sunday | denied the right to appeal from that | decision. States Attorney William M. | Storm asked the court to dismiss the {appeal on the ground that the offense { committed is not subject to appeal from a magistrate. | Edward Sawyer and Frank Six, the | two plavers selected to stand trial | had been fined $5 each hy the magis trate. The other 16 wlavers charged | with participating in ¥Zime between the Frederick and Hagzerstown teams here, will pay similar fincs. Al have | been released under $25 bond since !last July. Dismissal of the sound the dea | vall in Frederi ARMY EXHIBITIONS OFF. Weather Halts Ellipse and Potomac Park Features. Due to frequent postponements on | account of unfavorable weather condi- tions during the past month, the War Department has called off all the mili- tary exhibitions scheduled for the re- mainder of the Winter, on the White House Ellipse and in West Potomac Park. In their stead military equestrian ex hibitions will be given by the Cavalry and Artillery troops at Fort Myer ir | the large riding hall at that post, b nning Friday. January 13 and con tinuing every Fridny to March 9 These exhibitions will 1 10 the eral public. up to the x wity of the riding hall. Apnlications for reserved xhould be made to the adjutant th ¢ | | appea th knell of Sunday | | | seats | of | phone West 2000. ————— Retail sales of toys in the United| | States bn the past year totaled more th | of the village were accustomed o rob | traveiers. One day would be a lint ¥rom our watched a Village fun in the afternoon. position of vantage we 75 and a destroy th Druse in New Revolt. ard the iast of March Gen, coming through from Beirut ced that he had axked for um 10 head a fresh attack upon Soeids e had been occupied in othe had nadel, cut the rail the Christian vil- in open revolt Damareus, 1his The morning sfter ¢ entrained for Kalub, We re. ! there a few days guarding the ilroad, then juined ‘the column at went Lrond Ater ROYAL SIAMESE CATS TO APPEAR AT SHOW 1927 by North Ve poen « J Jart nignt the Kighteenth G an TR trip 10 b Lringing Fan, dent of ih, Wil Koma " another Kl mese b won blue ribbone the country 200 entries for the ehow There cliwr,” open ont Baired Cat ¥rank Thompron ey Sk ¥ enter “Numi wiieh than throu, b beer, mostly b b be an any com [ 2 8 Sohoid preas ana A M Tiie and the mooretary i ¥ ules e . Police Force Captives, EHrLey lwr 31 b ling mob of Yeus e wried With frecruckers, infur by & drenching that came from a fire howe manned poicenen earlier i the evemng, made good thelr thres! o Ctake the town’ tonlght when the bar ded Muzor Dorsey and the en tive police force of Bhelby in the Ball late tonigit. g N Decen A v | captain 1014 us there time has come for still bi of the play! were is said to | base | post, in phreon. by letier or by | ¢ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO the Tlively little vicinity when | amd flicked over d that way the | wind the 1t was bahy tornado about 745 o'clock when the swooped down on Rit |tenhouse street. For a few seconds lit Dlew hard that many frightened lest their hous over When it had passed them came ogt-of-doors o N done. ersons s top- ny see B of wh But It hanpe ered the al buildir home a the Iy upset lahan was was empty. at V t Fugngrment of Miss Bernice Nich- ols, Purcellville, Announced. ial Dispatch to The Star. Spee ru 31— Pure ment of their daughter reen Nichols, to Corr | bach Al ve center with eard, eard and ’OYSTERMEN PROSPER UNDER CHANGED RULES Limiting of Size to - .ree Inches Makes Dredging More Lucrative Than Before, Says Official. Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 31.—Oys- wl packers have made this year than in many announced b; Swepson tate conservation | commissiones «t vear's progress under the conservition laws. | Increased prosperity, Mr le as- | serted, has been due prine v to the new cull law, which makes the nnm~ mum e of oysters that may be tak- en from the thre ww{ two and a half. the law wax followed | product, with a r ant increase in | demand and prices, Mr. Earle said. | Although fewer oysters were obtained | by individuals, prices were higher and profits greater, he explained. The effects of this ave been bene ficial both the State and the in- lustry, he added : VL N SEE GAIN FOR ITALY. new | FEnforcement of v an improved | | | Secretary Mellon and Count | 1pi, the Italian minister of finance, { believe that the return of Italy to the | gold standard will mark an era of closer financial and trade relations | between the two countries, | In an exchange of cablegrams Sec- | Mellon =aid the return of Ialy to the goid standard is an event o outstanding importance and will hav far reaching effect, not only on the financial and economic development of Italy, but on the stabilization of in dustry and the improvement in trade relations throughout the world. | SR s Officers to Bs Examined. The annual physi % of the Re in this vicinity in temporary huilding > strest | en Twe \ wenty- ML stre The inations wil i e following medieal and der Col. Henry C, Fish W, Mechun, Robert Harden, Frank W. Wilson and | A §. Wells, and Capts. Lawrence Anderson, Paul H. Streft, Willam | ames N, Williams, Charles William D. Fleming and il al examipation of Army stationed on B v will | u 5 otx by the 1l wur Majs. John nt % I Winiam D. ger acts Tuesday is the TIME to start another the great Hahn thrilling part of Shoe Sales—clos- ing up 2 stores—reducing stocks at all stores. Everybody who— HAS alread bought sl es in the Sale will want to buy again! OME! See Tomorrow's Star iy ) | to A with ich e at o of Pennsylvania nd Allentown. P autc tement on the ||| inches inltpdd‘ | THRONGS IN LAST-MINUTE RUSH FOR AUTO TAGS DEAD LINE ARRIVES FOR NEW GAR TAGS Police Get Orders Requiring Enforcement of Rule By the Associated Press, A roster of that mythical organl- zatlon of alr pilots who have cheated death by parachute jumps from fall- ing planes—the Caterpillar Club—was made public yesterday by the Army Alr Corps with the gtatement that it contained the names of all such pilots =0 far as they are known to Govern- 63 Living Members of Caterpillar Club Have Jump.ed From Airplanes to Safety parachutes and one member died of |- burns recelved in the accident in which he reached ground safely by the parachute route. Of the 75 parachute jumps listed, 45 are credited to members of the Army Air Corps 4 to the Marine Corps, 7 to the Navy, 4 to the National Guard, 5 to commercia) pilots, 4 to air mail pilots (which includes two of the Lind- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN LAUD DRY LEAGUE Law Enforcement Group Sends An- niversary Greeting and Pledges Support. The National Woman's Demoeratic Law Enforcement League teiegraphed ment officials. X wrgh's jumps), 5 to members of the A total of 75 names, some of them | Air Corps Reserve and 1 to a student duplicates, appears on' the list which | of the Reserve Officers Training | includes a parachute jump madé as|Corps, late as November 9 last. In all, there ‘The Air Corps announeement s: are 63 living members of the club in | the club has: ne oMeAl slemifcn the United States, | but thag the The most distinguished name on | zrown }nlInnr‘;'y:':,ritnsn;l\iglr':e:!-mr" the roster for more reazons than one |ible to establish a definit organization | is that of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. and arrange for distrintilon ol o ot “Lindy" the only club member | able Insignia “hy mo credited with having jumped to safety | among the mm‘{‘;«';’pmM';h:’:;:;mz:l on four occasions, insignia would e 1 Two other men, Capt. Frank O'D.|a eaterpiliar m,,,,,,,,’.,,",::';"',’;:.’,’;:r;;" Hunter and Lieut. Kugene H. Barks.|leaf, since the club t1kes ta name feor national president of the or- e, who I3 now dead, jumped twice. | the fact that the silk of whieh saen | ¥2nization, and Miss ielen L. Pum. Six club members met death in acci- | chutes are made comes from the cater. | PITEY: TeRent of the President Monroe dents subsequent to their escapes by | pillar cocoon, T | Chapter, D. A. R, and Stats secre. IN MA||. THEFT QUIZ| FOR MINERS’ RELIEF | to Eishop Thomas W. Nicholson, pres ident of the AntiSaloon League of read Told All He Knew of $25000 Families Destitute in Pittsburgh | Pouch Disappearance at Dan- Area, Says Appeal for Food } ville, Va., Says Mellott. and Money. Ameriea, the AntiSaloon Leagus of America sterday congratulations on observ. ance of the elghth anniversary of the adoption of the eightesnth amendment and pledged hearty co-operation in its support. The telegram was signed by Mra. Clement L. Shaver, wife of the ehair. man of the Democratic national com- | mittee, and herself chairman of tr West Virginia ciubs of the lea Jemse W. Nicholson of Chevs Against 1927 Plates. | District motorists who venture with thelr cars cquipped 9 cense plates are liable to arrest. The time limit on the use of these ta expired with the old 3 sdwin B. Hesse, super intendent of police, has instructed all { members of his command to be excep- | zilant in detecting cars with Last-Minute Rush. When Wade B. Coombs, superin- tondent of liconses of the District, closed his office at 3 o'clock vester day more than £0,000 sets of tags had been issued, mearly 7.000 of which were disposed of in the last- minute rush in the preceding six .. |[hours. According to his estimate, “— [this left only a few thousand car owners who had failed to procure new |RG|N|A G]RL T0 WED tags, and some of those, ho helieves, ve their machines in storage. T = Noevertheless, there was a substan- tial number of citizens who waited un- til the Inst minute for the 1928 tag and learned to their sorrow that rtion Is something else hesides a “thief of time."” These were the mo- torists who went to the District Build- ink after the closing hour in quest of and went away without them. W they will have to wait until M oombs opens his office Tuesday morn- ing at 9 o'clock. Virginia and ryland Tags. Maryland's 1927 tags, like the Dis. | | trict’s, expired at midnight and will| for (not he recognized by the Washington police. Virginia motorists, however, where the tahl: can operate in the District until Jan- heautifully decorated. In the uary 15 with their 1927 tags, as that was a large basket of roses State has granted the privilege to its ribhons extending to the place | automobile owners, and Washington | s at each plate. On the pla helieves in reciprocial relations in taf. | was u listle boy holding a horn | fic matters, so far as the neighborin inside the horn was the an-|Statesextend them to District drive ncement. The ribbon extending | , tiss Nichols' plate held a cupid the engagement ring. Miss \0ls is a graduate of Cedar Crest e, Allentown, I Northampton, Mr. Reichen “The National Woman's Democratic heartily al00n your patriotic observ. hday celebration of + ersary of the adoption of th ~ amendment, and "1Zue’s hearty co-opera- upon ance of the b eighth ann the htee pledge the tion in th The Woman's Leagie is preparing for its national convention. which wiil 4 in the Mavflower Hotel, Jan and 10 Manv prominent {and women of the Nation are on the program for addresses. RCELLVILLE, Va, December Mr. and Mrs. John B. Nichols of | ellville announced the l‘l\!flg'.“' Miss Bernice | rton Reichen- | Pa, at a bridge | home here this will take Special Dispateh to The Star. | q Pres | DANVILLE, Va., December 31. | | PITTSBURGH, December 31.—An | Post office inspectors here investigat- | appeal to the public to aid the destitute | 1g the theft of a registered mail| families of striking union coal miners, pouch carrying $25,000 in notes anll‘ was issued today hy 33 Pitisby zold o) e F 1 o 3 s cold from the Federal Reserve Bank | ymen representing 10 Protestant, | i e ; warral i | RADIO CORPORATION BUYS ehmond to b ireensboro T e, R Veditea toqay | Koman Cachoie, Eastern orinos | INDEPENDENT STATIONS Jewish congregations. The plea | to comment on the suspension of L.|and Sl rallway riostal] clerial SO oo (it ¥ ganeedt pobiies o | Conoese ASGIE S A et s tribute Doney, fo0d and medica! sup- s Firm—Merger to Elim Danville, Va., from whose custody the valiable sack was taken December plies and blankets to relieve sufferi inate Interference. By the Associated Press Mellott re ved tels instrue- tions from Washingte s been | placed by another He said | this evening that he suspected that o the two post office inspectors investi- YEW YORK, December 31.—Th | gating the theft had something to do Radis_ Corpletation of L Amerion nounced today had purchased the assets and ons of ‘the Inde- | pendent Wirel Teiegraph Co. A major result of the merger, offi- Allentown, at their The wedding fly Spring 1 heen plaved guests were taken of ¢ given 1oon ter bridge h il hours, the the dining room. © housed in wooden barracks other tumble-down places of The clergymen stated social workers had disclosed the situation nf women children and the aged as particularly acute Relief will be administered by a ral committee. Among those signing were three hishops—Alexander Manne. Protestant Episcopal: Hugh €. Bovle Roman Catholic, and Francis J. Mc Connell, Methodist Episcopal. e Reserve Commissions Issued. Commissions in the Organized Re- with his removal, which is for an in and tauzht | gurve Corps of the Army have been is- of the company said, will be definite period. Mellott says he told all he knew of the theft. Mellott has been in the | service for cight years and was ex i 1ce: : elimination of interference by marine pectink to be transfe el s L 1t is expected that better marine service to the henefit of ship owners will be made possible. of the Inde. for several yaq by the War Department to| ( | ton soon after Chri: he post ‘; office inspectors a umnwum.l to Spark transmitters pendent at New York. New Londm h ix a gradv- | harles W, Cochran, 1901 D street, as e Unlversity | jjeytenant colonel of Engineers: to E holds an important position In|p . he Turper, 26 Evarts street north- | have two persons under surveillance east, as a first licutenant in the Quar- | here, sne a negro said to he emploved termaster Corps, and to Charles O, at the station and the other a white Conn.. and East Moriches, L. L. w he replaced as soon as possibie by maodern tube transmitters: ce the appeal & gasoline pump at | Watkine. 1041 Fairmont street. as a man identified with the post offica | Peru s from | second lieutenant in the Coast Artil- or the railway comyy No one has U wwrested for the theft Ona thousand tons of wire nails made in the Uni States weve hipped ahroad in a recengmonth actically ever filling stations in . MERICAN SECURIT m AND TRUST COMPANY o | Condensed Statement of Condition December 31. 1927. ASSETS. CIS]’I on Hand and D“C from Banks Cash in our vaults and funds on deposit in authorized deposnones. United Sta(es GOVCI’I’\mCl’“ Bonds and \'otca ceene Liberty Loan Bonds and other bonds and notes of the United Stutu Gov- ernment. $5.568.823.63 3.€34913.86 CAPITAL, SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS $6.959.100.78 7.440192.15 Other Securities .....vovvnirnnennn.. Bonds and obligations of States and Municipalities of the United States and bonds and securities of other Corporations. 50.000.00 Pension Fund Investment ..... Securities set apart, income of which is used for the purpose of paying pensions to employees. Real Estate Loanst .t ..o suvnnnvsinnmas Loans secured by First Mortgage on real estate located in the District of Columbia and vicinity, having a market value greatly ineexcess of the amount of the loan, chiefly on the homes of residents. Collateral Loans Loans secured by pledge of Gm ernment, Mumc:pll or Corporation bonds or other approved securities having a market value largely in excess of the amount of the loan. 8.079.783.00 . 7976.550.65 Discounts .. .. 2.590.496.07 Short time obligations of Corporations or Individuals \nuh an approved credit standing and demonstrated financial responsibility. MEMBER AMERICAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION Real Estate. Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures. ........... 1759.635.24 Land and bank buildings occupied by the Main Office and branches of the Company, including furniture, fixtures, vaults, equipment and real estate purchased for the purpose of enlargement of banking houses. 3.59 Oxhc r RE!OU rces Including interest receivable and m cellaneous accounts. Customers’ Liability Under Letters of Credit. 175.521.28 Obligations of Customers for the payment of drafts which we have prom- ised to pay upon presentation. TOTAL MAIN OFFICE 15th St. and Penn. Ave. Deposits . $29,388.308.11 Funds to the credit of our 71,000 deposit accounts p demand or at an agreed time. Clerks' Pension Fund and Income ... .. The amount set apart from the profits of the Company together with the accumulation of interest for the pavment of pensions to emplovees. ble to them on S4.773.88 Reserve for Divi 170.000.00 Dividend declired by the Board of Directors and pay -\1- to stockholders January 10, 1928, Other Liabilities Including amount ase 183 070.82 ved for interest, taxes and miscellaneous accounts, BRANCHES: 1140 15th St. N.W, 7th and Mass. Ave. 8th and H Sts. N.E. 7th and E Sts. S.W. Agreements to Repurchase United States Government Bonds Sold Letters of Credit Outstanding Our agreement to pay upon presentation certain drafts (offset by the item “"Customers' Liability," Listed wn our Assets.) &30 3830 17352128 352 Capital, Surplus, Undivided Protits ©989.100.78 The excess of the amount we have over the amount we owe to Depasitors and other creditors which stands as a guarantee that the obligations of the company toward its Depositors and other customers will he fultlled. (In addition to the ahove amount the Depositors have as additional ses curity the douhle Lability of our stockholders for the amount of cur caps ital stock $3,400,000.00.) TOTAE o ovvis