Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1928, Page 13

Armistice day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Paul V. McNutt, national commander of the American Legion, standing before the tomb after placing a wreath there for the legion. Raised above the scene are the flags and standards of EVENT STAR. WASHIX At right: An impressive moment at the Unknown Soldier's Tomb yesterday as Mrs. Coolidge placed a single white carnation beside the wreath laid on the marble slab the various local posts represented at the ceremony. The jockey carries on! —Star Staff Photo. The horse was left out of the picture when he parted company with his rider, Maj. P. A. Arden, shown here in a high dive as he was thrown at a hedge jump. It happened in the Statnes Steeplechase, at Hawthorne Hill, England. —Wide World Photos. URGES ONE POLICY FOR ALL VETERANS Gen. Hines Tells Medica!i Council Treatment in Hos- | pitals Should Be Uniform. A national policy to determine the Government's permanent position fa- voring equally the veterans of all wars should be determined, Director Frank ‘T. Hines of the Veterans’ Bureau de- clared today, in order to obviate com- plaints now arising that the Govern- | By the Associated Press ment is treating veterans of different wars in different fashion. Addressing the ninth conference of the medical council of the Veterans’ Bureau, Gen. Hines declared necessity for such a general policy was becoming more urgent because of the fact that in the Government hospitals veterans of the Civil War, Spanish and World Wars were finding out that the Gov- ernment was not treating_ them alike. ‘I believe,” said Gen. Hines, “that we should have a national policy con- c-ring veterans, which could not be changed every time we have a war, re- sulfing in inequalities for the wounded. T believe in generously favoring all, but this national policy should be the same for all. There is no reason for treating the veteran of one war better than the veteran of another war.” Other Problems Discussed. Gen. Hines also recommended that 21l problems of veterans’ relief and all agencies concerning veterans should be consolidated in one Government agency 1o enable the President and Congress 10 get a more complete picture of what #hould be done. The total sum appropriated by Con- gress for various veteran agencies -dur- mg the past year, he said, amounted to £715,000.000. ~ This emphasized, thowed the need for ion of more ¢ ination, Plans for improving medical service of the bureau were proposed by Gen. Hines and Dr. E. O. Crossman, medical director, who disclosed that a new bill had been prepared for study, providing for establishment of a medical service under a definite salary range and with provisions for regular increase in sal- ary as well as retirement for disability. More Medical Aid Needed. Without reflecting upon the present medical personnel of the bureau, Gen. Hines said some step was necessary to provide a larger supply of well trained doctors for the increasing demand and new hospitals. He asked the Medical Ccuncil for an ans if possible, to the question as to why there was such keen compet for positions as internes in some civilian hospitals, including this city, whereas the bureau has difficulty in getting in- ternes and was forced to pay them a higher y than civilian hospitals. Prog in the hospital construction program of the Government was re- viewed by Gen. Hines, who said that in January, 1920, only 5 per cent of all disabled veterans were in Government hospitals, whereas late statistics show that June 30 of this year 80 per cent were in the Government-owned hos- v | quittal of certain persons charged with ous considera- | ) among young doctors | J600.000 CHARGED SPENT FOR AIEE Additional Evidence Filed in Case Involving Califor- nia Evangelist. LOS ANGELES, November 12 —Pres- entation of evidence to the county grand jury indicating that more than $800,000 was spent to free Aimee Semple McPherson of conspiracy charges aris- ing out of her sworn story of having been kidnaped two years age brought the Angelus Temple evangelist’s case to the forefront today in the investiga- tion of alleged corruption in the Los Angeles district attorney's office. And once more the name of Ken- neth G. Ormiston, erstwhile radio man at Angelus Temple, was brought into the picture. After the titian-haired woman evangelist had been formally charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by telling a false story to the grand jury about her disappearance, Ormiston was named as the man with whom she had spent several days in hiding in a cottage at Carmel-by-the- Sea. Now Ormiston has been sum- moned to appear before the grand jury. Mrs. McPherson was held for trial after a preliminary hearing, but the charges were dismissed by District At- torney Asa Keyes, who told the court that there was insufficient evidence to convict. Keyes and several others recently were indicted on charges of bribery. The district attorney was accused of having accepted money for dropping charges against or permifting the ac- felonies. Documents indicating the expendi- ture of more than $800,000 in the Mc- Pherson case were presented to the grand jury by newspaper men to whom they had been given by the evangelist's mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy formerly handled the finan- clal affairs of Angelus Temple and was & co-defendant in the conspiracy case. The mother left the temple sev- eral months ago after engaging in a newspaper controversy with Mrs. Mc- Pherson. Mrs. Kennedy charged that the evangelist was attempting to mort- gage their big house of worship here. Millar of the Department of Pensions and National Health of Canada. and Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Leland Stanford University, Calif., who is chairm'an of the Medical Council. Dr. Wilbur characterized the bureau as a great “medical opportunity” out of { which the physician could develop | scientific results which would be of { benefit to the whole population. | The council has before it also for | | consideration the question of the need for additional diagnostic centers, such as Mount Alto Hospital of this city. The advisory committee of nurses, of which Miss Clara D. Noyes, director of the Nursing Service of the American nitals, only 10 per cent being in leased beds s. Other speakers lncluded D7 Ross Red Cross, is chairman, opened their | meeting also this morning. The coun- be in session here cil and the nurses will for abpyt thice days, by the President. —Copyright by Harris & Ewing. A tame Sandino from Nicaragus. That’s the name of this Affectionate little pet, a full grown ocelot, named after the ‘Nicaraguan bandit by the American Marines, who captured him as a kitten while in pursuit of the bandit. Sandino is shown here with Chief Gunnery Sergt Gordon Hopp, at San Diego, Calif. —Associated Press Bhoto. President Coolidge leads the Nation in its tribute to the Unknown Soldier and the sons whose supreme sacrifice his enshrinement symbolizes. Standing beside the President, after he had placed a wreath on the tomb, are Secretary of War Dwight Davis (left) and Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur. Why they wear life preservers. V. B. Burgoyne, English speed- on the Thames River. He is seen out of the water.” Only the bow * When Carnegie Tech's giant gridmen turned back the Georgetown eleven in the battle of undefeated teams at Albany Saturday. Flannigan, Carnegie back, being stopped after a gain through the George town line. COMMISSION AGAIN STUDIES POWER PLAN Report of Special Committee Re- jects Proposal for Palisade District. The problem of whether to approve the joint power and parkway project for the Potomac palisade country and the Great Falls is being discussed today ! tian era. by the National Capital Park and ning Commission. The body has Plan- a re- port of its special comimttee appointed to look into this phase of the matter, and which unqualifiedly rejects the pro- posal of any kind of water power im- provement in this area. ‘When the commission recesse luncheon, it was said that it d for would robably be tomorrow before any action fs take¥1 on the latest report. The commissiony some months ago rejected the proposal for power development, but on representation from officials of the company seeking a power permit, that a joint park and power project might be worked out, decided to study the problem further and appointed the committee. Maj. Brehon Somervell, ineer in charge of the Potomac River S?sglri]cl, who is charged with the duty report on the application | ;’ér"a‘“gg\fir"p"fim' Vas present st tne | Nicaragua, peaceful as the result of discussions today. Maj. Somervell's report has been ready for some time, but he has been )l\(:zalg?ng i‘; up pending further action by | the commission. 1t is probable that his report will be sent to the engineers and the Federal Power Commission this week, and it is understood that it will favor a power project. . ‘WMCA, New York, will broad. cu‘thlug?ble Jesson week of November 11 ! gal. from 13:16 W 4330 p. dey, Parties and governments in many parts of the world had a busy week of it, what with an enthronement, two na- tlonal elections, the fall of four cabinets and the convening of two Parliaments. In Japan, Hirohito formally took the throne in the ancient capital of Kyoto as the 124th of the imperial line which stretches back in unbroken succession to the pre-historic days before the Chris- ‘This 27-year-old Emperor is no stranger to his role, for he was appoint- ed regent seven vears ago because of the illness of his father, who died De- cember 25, 1926. It was his grand- father who, regaining the reins from an enfebled and reactionary Shogun- ate in 1868, transformed his country from a backward feudal state into a constitutional monarchy which wel- comed the teachings of the West. U. S. President-elect Plans Tour. The United States elections were fol- lowed quickly by the announcement of Herbert Hoover that he would make a tour of South America before taking offics. Our Southern neighbors imme- U. . A, diately expressed enthusiasm for the project as a means of fostering closer relations. Whether the elections a week ago in ths long efforts of the Marines, will solve the difficulties of that country seems somewhat in doubt in view of the results. The Liberal candidate, Gen. Jose Maria Moncada, was elected by a mafority of more than 19.000, but he will have a Senate deadlocked between Conservatives and Liberals and a lower house in which opposition has a bare majority. European cabinets which fell were those of Prance, Rumania and Portu- J. B. M. Hertzog, premier of the of South Africa, caused the resig- Unien OUTSTANDING WORLD EVENTS OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD boat pilot, needed his when his speedcraft turned tartle in a race just as a dory arrived to pull him is visible of his foundered craft. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. This shows —Associated Press Photo. natfon of the government of that coun- try in order to rid himself of a minis- ter whose attitude toward native labor unions he considered unduly friendly. He formed a new cabinet the same day. The causes of the Lisbon crisis were not as clear, but in any case Pre- mier Vincente Frietas had no difficulty in forming a new government. The cabinet of Premier Raymond Poincare fell just as Parllament was convened. The withdrawal of four Rad- ical ministers precipitated the crisis, | Rumania Sees Radical Change. A week from the day that the regency of Rumania rid that kingdom of the | last of its governments by the Bratia- | nu brothers, Juliu Maniu became the first peasant premier. To aid him the,‘ regency dissolved Parliament and set elections for early in December. King George opened the British Par- liament and his government heard the outspoken criticism by the opposition of its conduct of the negotiations for the Franco-British naval accord. Lord Cushendun gave assurance that the pact was dead, while Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, a few days later, told the internatiopal gathering at the Lon- don lord maydr’s dinner that the name jof America will be writ large in h!s-i tory because of the Kellogg pact for ouflawry of war. | A serious lockout in the Ruhr iron and | steel district of Germany affected, at least indirectly, more than - 1,000,000 | persons. Mount Etna dealt destruction to the Sicilian countryside, as it has since the days of the Greeks and the Romans, but not with sufficient explosive force to trap the peasant fruit and vine growers, A Salvation,Army byilding .recently opened in M‘l‘.‘ oren,' 840,000, i $30,000 FIRE THOUGHT STARTED BY THIEVES Nine Trucks and Quantities of ‘Woodwork, 0il and Gasoline De- stroyed in Annapolis Blaze, Speclal Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., November 12— Police are investigating a $30,000 fire which, shortly after last midnight, swept a building of the Johnson Lumber Co., destroying nine trucks, a large batch of . lumber, including porch columns, stair rails and oil and gasoline burned. Fire Marshall Jesse A. Fisher learned that several colored men were seen flee- ing from the building shortly before the alarm was sounded. He believes they were stealing gasoline and had lighted a match, causing the fire. The three local fire companies worked most of the night and still had a line of hose on the ruins at 12 o'clock today. The Naval Academy sent two reels of hose to the fire and also a fire boat, which assisted in keeping the ferry boat, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, and the west stands of the Naval Academy foot ball stadium from igniting from the intense heat. FILIPINOS GET PRAISE. Gov. Gen. Henry L. Stimson of the Philippines has telegraphed Secretary Davis of the War Department that he is “well satisfied” with the work of the Philippine Legislature, which ad- journed November 8. Reviewing the session’s results, Gen. Stimson said several bills of outstand- ing importance as well as others of much value had been enacted, includ- ing the Belo act, authorizing a proper stafl for the governsr gensrak —Associated Press Photo. President-elect and Mrs. Hoover watching the stalwart eleven of -their alma mater, Stanford University, romp through the Santa Clara foot byl team in the Stanford Stadium Saturday. The photo, sent by telephone, shows, left to right: Timothy Hopkins, Stanford trustee; Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Hopkins and the President-elect. SPEAKERS PRAISE ARGENTINE HERO Wreaths Placed on Statue of Gen. San Martin, Hailed as Liberator. The placing of wreaths, addresses by the Ambassador of Argentina, Dr. Don Manuel E. Malbran, and by the heads of patriotic and other organizations, in- cluding the Pan-American Society and Pan-American Union, féatured a cele- bration in honor of the great Argentine liberator, Gen. Jose de San Martin, at the Martin statue, south of the old Pensjon Bureau Building, under aus- pices of the District of Columbia So- ciety, Sons of the American Revolution, today. Today was chosen for the cele- bration because it was the first week day after November 11, which is Buenos Afres day, in addition to Armistice day in the United States. The Ambassador, in a brief address, | thanked the assemblage for the tribute | paid his fellow countryman, and de- clared that Gen. Martin is “our hero in Argentina as George Washington is your hero.” The principal address for the Sons of the American Revolution was de- livered by Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel, director general of the National So- clety, Sons of American Revolutior, who referred to Gen. Martin as “one of the outstanding characters of all history,” and told of the part the latter played during the Revolution in South America in 1816 in freeing Argentina. Justice Van Orsdel described briefly how the revolution there had grown following the landing of forces by the British in 1806 and 1807, which attacked Buenos Alres. Following this, he pointed out, Spain_fought for her colonial posses- sions “while the patriots of Argentina were struggling for freedom.” It was while the reyolution was as- suming _continental proportions that y Gen. Martin led armies to victory against odds, Justice Van Orsdel said. “The successful accomplishment of or- ganizing an army and leading it across the Andes, as a military achievement, surpassed the crossing of the Alps by either Hannibal or Napoleon,” Justice Van Orsdel continued. A wreath was placed on the base of the statue in behalf of the Sons of the American Revolution by Dr. L. S. Rowe, director general of the Pan- American Union, who described it as “a tribute not only to an Argentine patriot, but a tribute to one who aided an _entire continent.” ‘Wreaths also were placed on the sta- tue by John L. Merrill, president of the Pan-American Society of the United | States; Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel, presi- dent general of the Children of the American Revolution, and by Mrs. E. W. Chassee of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Each of these de- livered an address. Addresses also were delivered by Frank B. Steele, secretary general of the National Society, S. A. R.; Walter Scott Penfield, director of the Pan-Amer- ican Society of the United States, and Mrs. David D. Caldwell, regent of the District of Columbia Society, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. The national anthems of Argentina and the Unjted States and other selections werp o —Associated Press Photo. RUMANIAN CABINET FAGING HARD ROW ’All Opposition Parties Com- | bine Against Maniu, Leader of New Government. By the Associated Press. BUCHAREST, Rumania, November 12. —The grip of the peasants upon the government of Rumania today was at- tributed to their threat to effect a coup d'etat had their demand for Power been denfed. Foreign observers saw a stormy road ahead of the new jovernment, :xlelmoegp:)"nr‘remle;‘ lJul.lu IGumu. since sition parties s P have combined The peasants had planned to overs throw the government headed by former Premier Vintilla Bratianu, leader of the mighty Liberal party, at the end of next week if the regency refused to make a change in the government. Peasants throughout the country had instructions to march on the capital. Sympathizers in Bucharest were to sei;e (hi public buildings. nowledge of this plot was under- stood to have hastened the "genc;e’rn deciding that Bratianu and his govern- ge;nfieni_’t;xt "i""n“ statement issued asant pa ! Intowpowcr saldl:’ 'y after it had come “We have accomplished a bl Tevolution and all credit is due o&d.l'e': council of the regency, whose wise handling of th i averudg e most critical situation & national mania.” Al dlaaater: for Ju- Parliament has been disso] elections for the Senate set, rol:ege;i':‘l: ber 15 and for the lower house for De- cember 12. Observers were of the opin- fon that the campaign for these seats would be the most bitterly fought in :fie"hgitor_‘i' g( }bl:mankl. They feared at it might 147 i S, igl attended by serious Premier Maniu created a sel When he demanded the dismi:ss:lucnr; Gen. Nicoleanu, chief of the Bucharest, police. Gen. Nicoleanu has guarded Queen Marie and the royal family for years and is regarded as a power in Iocal Dpolitics. He dealt harshly with the beasants formerly when they tried to ho'lx!i}ldemonszllintlons in Bucharest. e council of the regenc; to sign the decree of dlsxslmj{ m:: of the police head's loyal services to the government and the throne. The premier gave professional politi- clans another shock by dismissing 72 prefects and many lesser officials in different parts of the country. He said he wished to clean “Rumania’s ‘ augean stable of its corrupt and dishonest in- cumbents before the new elections are held so that the Liberals with their huge political machine cannot falsify the returns.” A crowd of 2,000 peasahts and work- men marched thfough the streets of Bucharest yesterday with banners and placards. They held a hostile demon- stration in front of the home of the mayor, but there was no violence. rendered by the Army Band. Invoca- tion and benediction were dellver!'d by the Rev. Z. B. Phillips, chapl; the Dts‘flct of Camnbhpsiump‘.a OL B ¢ v