Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1929, Page 4

D. G, MARCH 31 1929_PART T W_ D.A.R. LEADERSHIP - TILT HOLDS STAGE Continental Cengress of Or- ; ganization Scheduled to i Open Here April 15. Overshadowing a varied program of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, which meets in Continental Congress in Washington April 15-20, is the interest in the con- test between Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart of Ohie and Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge of | %m for the office of president gen- The South never has had a president | of the society and this year the two ! candidates are regarded as evenly matched in political strength. Both have been campaigning for months. Mrs. Hobart, who is organizing secre- tary of the national body, was the first organizing president of the American Legion auxiliary and the membership increased from 40,000 to 260,000 during her regime. Mrs. Talmadge is vice president general of the national society and for 17 years has been a national worker for the D. A. R. 4,000 to Attend Congress. More than 4,000 women from all the | States will attend the congress. One day of the five-day meeting has been | set aside for ‘the election of officers | and 2,100 of those who will attend have voting privileges. Voting booths and tellers will be installed in Continental | Hall, where the election will be held, and Thursday, April 18, given over to selecting & successor to Mrs. Alfred T. Brosseal, the retiring president gen- eral. All offices of the national body are to be filled. The congress will dedicate Constitu- tion Hall, a $2.000,000 addition to D. A. R. headquarters, at exercises Friday afternoon, April 19. The addition is only partly constructed and the Wa~"1- ington Auditorium has been obtained | for use of the soclety in its business meetings, in conformity with past | customs. Greetings and addresses by officers will occupy the congress on the open- ing day. Most of the following day will be given over to State meetings. In the evening. Mrs. Brosseau will re- ceive in Memorial Continental Hall, and later the congress members will at- tend the pages’ ball, at the Willard Hotel, an annual affair. April 18 Is Election Day. Business meeting will be held Wed- nesday morning, afternoon and evening. Thursday, April 18, is election day. Officers of the society anticipate that balloting will continue throughout the day. Exercises marking the dedication of Constitution Hall will be held Fri- day at 12:30 o'clock, despite that the building is under construction. It was projected in the administration of Mrs. Brousseau and the exercises, in a sense, will be a tribute to the retiring presi- dent general. The congress will be brought to & close Saturday evening with a banquet at the Willard Hotel. Incidental to the congress itself, but important as a feature of the session, will be numerous social affairs given in_ honor of visting members. as the delegations will be entertained exten- sively. Candidates Are Listed. Pollowing are the candidates for offices of the national body on the tickets of each of the capdidates for president general. Mrs. Hobart and Mrs. ‘Talmadge each has pledged further and intensive efforts on behalf of national defense. On Mrs. Hobart's ticket are: Mrs. William Rock Painter of Missouri, for chaplain general: Miss Clarke Hum- phrey Bissell of Connecticut, for secre- | tary general; Miss Margaret B. Barnett of Pennsylvania for corresponding gen- eral; Mrs. William A. Becker of New Jersey, for organization secretary gen- eral; Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon of In- diana, for treasurer general; Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel of Washington, D. C., for registrar general; Mrs. Flora Myers Gil- lentine of Tennessee, for historian gen- eral; Miss Anne M. Lang, for reporter general to the Smithsonian Institution; Mrs. Russell William Magna of Massa- chusetts, for librarian general, and Mrs. Samuel Jackson Kramer, for curator general. Candidates sponsored by Mrs. Tal- | madge are: Mrs. Willlam B. Burney of South Carolina, for chaplain_general; Mrs. Lucy Chapman of New York, for recording secretary general; Mrs. Mary | Rodenburg of Illinois, for correspond- ing secretary general: Mrs. Henry A. Beck of Indiana, for organization sec- retary general: Mrs. W, W. Husband of Vermont, for treasurer general; Mrs. Fred Mattison of Washington, D. C., for registrar general; Mrs. Edwin S. Sparks of Pensylvania, for historian general; Mrs. Jessle H. Shreve of Cali- fornia, for reporter general to the Smithsonian Institution; - Mrs. Hoval Smith of Arizona, for librarian general, and Mrs. Lucia Otis Holland of Michi- gan, for curator general. In addition, eight vice presidents general will be chosen. Among the candidates are Mrs. R. B. Campbell of Kansas, Mrs, Ralph Van Landingham of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. Herbert Backus of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. H. H. Brown of Pennsylvania, Mrs. W. L. Manchester of Bristol, R. I.. Mrs. Hayward Mar- shall of Sioux Falls, S. Dak.. and Mrs. Katherine W. Kittridge of Vermont. Statues to be Unveiled. ‘Two statues also will be unveiled dur- ing the con . One is a memorial to the four founders, .Miss Eugenie ‘Washington (of the family of George ‘Washington), Miss Mary Desha, Mrs. Mary 8. Lockwecod and Mrs. Ellin Wal- worth. It is of bronze and is placed in the garden. The other is a statue to the ploneer mother—the last of the 12 monuments that mark the Western trail of the American people. This is of gray-green granite of heroic size and depicts the mfig motherhood of ploneer. days. also marks the climax of the work of Mrs. John Moss of St. Louis, with the National Old ‘Trails Committee. ‘The mmrmenu for caring for the congress will be practically the same as for the past six years. The details of this devolve upon the members living in Wuhin’wn. Mrs. Alfred B. Garges is in charge of the house committee and Mrs. Rhett ‘Goode of Alabama of the program. Mrs. James L. Gavin of Indianapolis is chair- man of transportation and Miss Mar- garet Barnett of Pittsburgh is in charge of credentials. WILL HONOR UNKNOWN SOLDIER. Children of American Revelution Will Dedicate Memorial. A memorial to an_unknown soldier of the Revolutionary War will be dedi- eated in the cemetery of the old Pres- byterian Meeting House in Alexandria Friday, April 18, at 2:30 p.m. under f e > eral. District of Columbia, registrar general. (Continued From First Page.) trains while his cavalry were reLrtalin[; overland. When we advanced on Rel- | 1ano early toddy to start the attack, we found nobody there. “I ordered Gen. Anacleto Lopez, who commanded our advance cavalry, to follow the rebels rapidly. He did this and made contact with rebel cavairy near Corralitos, and after a short fight forced them to rTetreat westward n | full disbandment, leaving numerous | dead and wounded in the field. Five Rebel Regiments. “I will give you the exact numbers as soon as & check is made. The enemy was compoSed of Regiments 22, 86, 18. 23 and 37. Among the rebel generals were Valle, Uvalde Garza and Nicolas Fernandez. Gens. Escobar and Ur-| balejo, who were with the rebels at the | time our troops made contact, headed | the rebel retreal.” This report did not give the number of insurgents engaged, but if the five rebel regiments were at normal strength their number would have been 1,750. Corralitos is 34 kilometers south of Jimenez and is 22 kilometers north of | Rellano. It is on the railroad which runs from Torreon to Chiahuahua City. The Evening Communique also an- nounced that four federal airplanes under command of Lieut. Col. Pablo Sidar had reached Mazatlan. These had been detached from the forces at Torreon in order to ald the West Coast campaign. ‘Troops numbering 6,000 under Gen. Cardenas have completed concentration at Mazatlan preparatory to a northward drive. The fourth week of the revolution ended today with the rebels reported on the run, but the federals were still not in control of the Northwestern states, which offer strong defense in the mountain passes by rebels. On the West coast the situation was perhaps not so completely in hand as in Chihuahua, because in Sinaloa the federal drive had been delayed by torn- up railroad tracks. Government forces finally succeeded in reaching Mazatlan and hoped to drive on ‘at once toward Culiacan, where the rebels were re- ported concentrated. “El Catorce” Reported Killed. Another report that “El Catorce,” the nickname of Victoriano ‘Ramirez who for some years has carried on bandit operations in the state of Jalisco, had been killed reached the capital today. Ramirez has shown surprising ability in the past to come alive after being “killed,” as reported to the newspapers. His present “death” was sald to have resulted from internal disputes be- tween bandits. A federal air squadron, under Lieut. Col. Sidar, hopped off from Torreon this morning for Mazatlan to aid the campaign in Sinaola. These planes had been used to harass the retreating rebels in the North, but were deemed. more important to tiic success of the Western campaign.. REBELS IN SIGHT OF NACO. Federal Garrison Wait Tensely for At- nsorship of the Children of the ’Ap::trlcln pmvolnunn, who will be in annual convention here at that time. The history of this unknown sol- dier’s resting place was first brought to light in this. generation by Mary G. Powell, who called i attention of the American Legion of Alexandria, which unveiled a tem- porary marker on Washington’s birth- day last year designating the grave. According to Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel, national president of the Chil- dren of the American Revolution, tack by Rebels. NACO, Sonora, Mexico, March 30 (#), —The federal garrison in Naco waited-| tensely today for an impending attack by strong rebel forees, encamped within sight of this border town. Rebel troops, which appeared on the izon 6 miles south of here early this morning, maintained their position diler. Reverently the remains were “this | interred and so recorded in the church | the Associated press of a gispatch books.” and (18) Mrs. Hoval Smith, Arisona, librarian general. Mexican Rebels Defeated South of Jimenez, Federals Report corresponding secretary general. Anne M. Lang, Oregon, and (16) Mrs. Jesse H. Shreve, California, reporter general to Smithsonian Institution. (19) Mrs. Lucia Ellis Holland, Michigan, curator general, thrml‘hout the day, #nd it seemed ap- parent an attack would not take place in daylight. Near the rebel fold a locomotive and several cars were visible on the Naco- Del Rio-Cananea Railway Line, the first train to be seen on this branch line in weeks. Occasional puffs of smoke from the engine were the only signs of activ- ity visible through long-range fleld glasses. On the American side of the border, at a secret landing fleld, & black-bodied, orange-winged federal airplane, with a radial motor, was kept tuned up by a Mexican aviator and R. L. Andrews, an American, who holds a commission of major in the Mexican Army. Gaze at Enemy's Post. Near the airport, which is stationed a mile from the international line and approximately 3 miles east of Naco, Ariz., Gens. Lucas Gonzales and Augus- tino Olachea, federal commanders, gazed constantly through fleld glasses at the enemy's post. Visitors were not welcomed at the air- Korz and were told bluntly that they ad best leave—and quickly. Communication trenches were being hastily constructed within the federal entrenchments today, and the 21 ma- chine guns which encircle the town were tested repeatedly. A 37-millimeter Hotchkiss gun with a supply of solid | shot and shells commanded the rail- road approach, In other sectors of Sonora the revolt Candidates who will be voted on here at the Continental Congress this month, and the posts they seck, follow: (1) Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, Ohio, and (2) Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge, Georgia, president general. Manchester, Bristol, R. I, and (5) Mrs. Katherine Kittredge, Vermont, vice president general. (7) Mrs. Mary Rodenburg, Illineis, Rigdon, Indiana, and (10) Mrs. W. W. Husband, Vermont, treasurer general. (8) Mrs. Henry A. Beck, Indiana, organizing secretary general. (11) Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdel, District of Columbia, and (12) Mrs. Fred W. Mattison, (13) Mrs. Flora Myers Gillentine, Tennessee, and (14) Mrs. Edwin Sparks, Pennsylvania, historian general. (17) Mrs. Russell Willlam Magna, Massachusetts, was quiet today. At Nogales an Ameri can aviator flying Mexican rebels cras] ed. damaging his plane and slightly in- juring himself and his passengers. Gen. PFrancisco Borquez, rebel com- mander at Nogales, predicied a battle at Naco by tomorrow, and Gen. Manuel Aguirre, returning from the Mazatlan sector, left immediately to join Gen. Fausto Topete, in command of the im- pending rebel attack on Naco. At Sonoyta federals were reported to be constructing another air base. ‘Troops were reported en route there from the federal camp at San Luls. NACO ATTACK SEEN TODAY. Borquez Says Plan Is to Keep Federals on Their Nerves. NOGALES, Sonora, March 30 (#).— | Gen. Francisco Borquez, rebel com- mander here, said that present plans called for an attack on Naco by Gen. Fausto Topete's troops either at day- break tomorrow or some time during the day. He said it was Topete’s Elnn to “worry” the Naco federals “and keep them on their nerves.” Rebel head- quarters here was seething with excite- ment at the prospects of a battle. CHIHUAHUA BATTLE LOOMS. Rebels at Jimenez as Federals at Esca- lon Wait Reinforcements. JUAREZ, Chihuahua, March 30 (#).— Military maneuvers foreshadowing a de- (3) Mrs. Herbert Backus, Columbus, Ohio; 16) Mrs. Charies Humphrey Bissell, Conn, recording secretary gen- (4) Mrs. W. L. (9) Mrs. Harriet Vaughn (15) Miss cisive battle in the moutains of south- ern Chihuahua continued today. Revo- lutionary forces were fortified in strate- | gic positions in the vicinity of their| | stronghold at Jiminez, and the Mexican | federal army waited for reinforcements | at Escalon. The two armies still were | about 17 miles apart. Aerfal sorties were resorted to by the irival camps today and a bulletiin is- sued at rebel headquarters here said a federal airplane was shot down. Sev- eral government planes attacked the rebel base at Jiminez yesterday, drop- ping bombs which caused the death of a number of soldiers and civilians. ‘The vanguard of the insurgent forces of Gen. Jose Gonzalo Escobar, rebel commander in chief, have advanced | southward as far as Asunzolo, near Es- calon, which is about 35 miles from | Jimenez. At this point Gen. Escobar ordered the advance halted. The fed- eral army, headed by Gen. Juan An- dreu Almazan. in Escalon awaited the arrival of reinforcements before at- tempting continue the northward | drive, it was announced at revolution- ary headquarters. The federal plane brought down at Jimenez was the fourth reported to have been destroyed by the insurgent forces. Two rebel airplanes, flying at about 8,000 feet. awaited the arrival of the plane, which had oeen making daily observations of the revolutionary ! camp. The government fiyer, attacked | from two sides by the rebel planes, was sent crashing in his ship to the ground. | PROMISE TO PROTECT AMERICANS AT NACO Rebels’ Assurance Received by Representatives Here—Group Sets Up Headquarters. By the Associated Press. Gerzayn Ugarte, newly appointed high commissioner of the Mexican - revolu- tionary party to the United States, said last night that he had received assur- ances from the rebel military leaders that American lives and property will be fully protected if the rebels are suc- cessful in the impending attack on | Naco. Commissioner Ugarte predicted that the rebels would be successful, due to their large numbers compared with the defending federals. The rebel troops, he said, are under Gen. Fauto Topete, constitutional governor of the State of Sonora, with Gen. Eduardo Garcia com- manding the infantry and Gen. Enrique Estrada, former secretary of war, com- manding the cavalry. The revolutionary commission estab- lished permanent headquarters here yesterday in the Fairfax Hotel. Besides Ugarte, it includes Ignacio Moran as financial agent and Francisco J. San- tamaria as legal adviser. Dr. Juan Manuel Alvarez del Castillo, former Mexican Minister to Germany, is co- operating in a legal capacity with the mission. BUY AT OWN RISK. Foreigners Warned by Mexico on Purchases From ‘Rebels. LOS ANGELES, March 30. (#).—The Mexican consulate here today informed ‘ot | President Fortes Gil at 'Mexico City LOPEZ PLANE CRASHES. Guatemalan Flyer Uninjured in Wreck at Mexico City. MEXICO CITY, March 30 (#).— Lieut. Col. Morales Lopez, Guatemalan aviator, escaped unhurt today whena his plane overturned in landing at the civil avidtion field after a flight from the nearby Valbuena military field. The plane struck an obstruction which tore off a wheel, causing it to overturn, The plane was considerably damaged. The aviator had decided to posipone his flight, to Guatemala City for a week. Established 33 Yo Specials Monday and Tuesday Genuine Toric Glasses Far or Near Complete With Shell or Metal Frame Complete Outfit, With Case and Cleaner Included Genuine Toric KRYPTOK Invisible Bifocal Lenses First and best quality. Kryptok Bifocal Lenses—(one pair Best lenses to see near and far). KAHN on 7th St. AGUIRVRE IN NOGALES. Going to Somora to Join Rebel Forces of Topete. NOGALES, Sonora, March 30 (P)— Gen. Manuel Aguirre, commander of a division of troops in the Mazatlan sec- tor, arrived here today en route to Del | Rio, Sonora, where he expects to join the rebel forces under Gen. Fausto To- pete. The general is a brother of the | late rebel chieftains, Jesus and Simon Aguirre, who were captured and exe- ) %utsd by federals in the State of Vera Tuz. Toric MARYLAND FARMER DIES BY OWN HAND IIl Health Blamed for Suicide of Manville E. Ke- fauver, 38. Special Dispatch to The Star. PFREDERICK, Md., March 30.—Man- ville E. Kefauver, 38, farmer, living near Middietown, and son of Lewis F. Ke- fauver, oldest member of the House of Delegates, shot himself to death today. Kefauver and his wife had returned from this city and he complained of feeling unwell, went to his room, changed his clothing and lay upon a bed. Shortly afterward, his brother, Orville Kefauver, went to his home and sent his son to call his father. The lad found him on the floor moaning. Mem- bers of his family reached his side as he died. The weapon was found close to the body. While no motive is known, it is believed that he became despondent over ill health. He recently returned from Florida and complained of feeling nervous. Besides his widow, formerly Lora Lighter, he is survived by a son, Man- ville, jr., and a daughter, Miriam. He was widely known throughout Middle~ town Valley and was a member of a prominent family. ESSAY WINNERS NAMED. Alabama Girl and California Youth ‘Win Honors. NEW YORK, March 30 (#).—Miss Susanne Porter Edmonson of Mont- gomery, Ala., and John A. Reynolds of the University of California today were announced as the winners of an American intercollegiate essay contest on peace and limitation of armament conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ‘The award is a visit to Europe this Summer, particularly for attendance at an international student conference at Oxford University. After the con- ference the stucents will be taken on a trip to the continent, visiting such places as Versaille, Geneva and The Hague. ‘William B. Ballis, a senior at Leland Stanford University, has been chosen student leader for the American delega- tion. Ballis wrote an essay on “Inter- national Co-operation, Official and Un- officlal.” Death Held Accidental. MIAMI, Fla., March 30 (#.—D. B. Hennessy, 71, Providence, R. I, oil sta- tion chain head, met his death Thurs- day in an unavoidable accident, a cor- oner’s judy decided here Friday efter- roon at the inquest before Warren L. Newcomb, justice of the peace, when the jury completely exonerated Mrs. John D. Dodge, 27, of Detroit. Justice to Speak CHIEF JUSTICE F. W. BOOTH. —Harris-Ewing Photo. CHIEF JUSTICE BOOTH TO ADDRESS BAR MEET | Federal Association Will Consider Many Matters at Ses- sion Tuesday. The Federal Bar Association at its April meeting Tuesday will hear Chief Justice Fenton W. Booth of the Federal | Court of Claims outline functions of that tribunal. The meeting is set for 8 o'clock in the auditorium at the De- partment of the Interior. Among matters considered will be proposals for aiding President Hoover's law enforcement program, discussion of & plan to reduce Federal taxes on earned income and formulation of a schedule for the annual convention | May 13. A report also will be returned on new members since the annual banquet, February 23. William R. Vallance, president of the association, has announced plans for participation by local members in the dedication April 9 of the new Customs Court house in New York. ‘The delegation will include Senator Shortridge, appointed by President Hoover as his personal representative at the dedication. Others who have ac cepted invitations to attend include: Nelson T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State; George R. Farnum, Assistant Attorney General, and Mrs. Farnum: | Mr. Vallance and Maj. Charles W. Free- | man, chairman of the committee on arrangements. | ‘The message to be delivered by Chief | Justice Booth is expected to be of in- | terest to Federal attorneys, since vir: tually every association member must handle cases falling under Court of | Claims jurisdiction. | Lets be T | ture of the chase was a U. 5. STILL HOLDS: N ALONE SAILORS Attorney General Mitchéll Receives Data for Study of Canadian Craft. By the Associated Press. The Department of Justice announced late yesterday that there is no intention at present to drop the case against the captain and crew of the Canadisn rum-runner, I'm Alone, sunk Mai 22_by a Coast Guard patrol boat. e Full facts in the case have been placed ~ before Attorney General Mitchell. The material being studied by the Department of Justice includes the formal reports on the preliminary hear- ings in the case prepared by Arthur Hender, a special Assistant Attorney General, assigned to follow the case. Reports from New Orleans, which sald the department had decided to drop the pending cases against the crew of the schooner, were contradicted by the department, which said there would be “no conclusion about the case until this material is carefully consid- ered, nor until after there has been a conference with the State Department.” Meanwhile, pending instructions from its government, the Canadian legation is holding to its original position on the international aspects of the case. This contention will be predicated on the question whether pursuit of a suspect- ed vessel outside the one-hour’s sailing limit of the anti-rum-smuggling treaty of 1924 is permissible, whether the na- roper one, and whether the case justified measures such as the sinking of the vessel and the accompanying loss of life. WOMAN IS ACQUITTED. Mrs. Tennes Found Not Guilty of Stabbing Husband. CHICAGO, March 30 (#).—Mrs. Helen Tennes was acquitted of charges of assault and battery today when ar- raigned in Municipal Court after her husband, Mont. Tennes, jr., nephew of the race betting broker of the same name, testified she had accidentally stabbed him several weeks ago. Mrs. Tennes was taken into custody after her husband had been seriously stabbed with a butcher knife. At the time of the stabbing, police declared Mrs. Ten- nes admitted attacking her husband during a quarrel, but Tennes today de- nied this. AMERICAN IS FREED. Ambassador Morrow at Mexico Cit; telegraphed the State Department yes: terday that T. L. Carnahan, an Ameri- can, who recently was kidnaped by bandits near Somberette, Zaccatecas, was released Friday. The information was given him by Augustin Legorreta, chairman of the Banco Nacional. Mr. Carnahan is now at La Noria. HESE great, new sho=s have simply over- whelmed feminine Washington in a Tidal Wave of popularity,. 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