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13 ’ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1929. NAVY BEGINS PROBE 10 LEARN REASONS WY OFFCERS QUT 99 Commissioned Men Leave Duties Voluntarily in First Seven Months of Year. CONGRESS TO BE TOLD RESULTS OF INQUIRY Exodus From Service Larger Than Replacements Graduated From Academy. By the Assoclated Press. Because of the unprecedented num- | ber of resignations and voluntary re- | tirements of line officers in the first seven months of this year, the Navy Department has undertaken an in- quiry to learn why so many have given up their naval careers. In this period 99 line officers have left the service, 82 resigning and 17 re- tiring. This equals the number who left the service in the same manner in all of 1928, and does not include officers in special corps and bureaus, such as construction, yards and docks, ord- nance and on duty, not connected with naval ships and posts. So serious has the situation become Rear Admiral R. H. Leigh, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, which handles all naval personnel matters, has in- structed all officers who intend to leave the service voluntarily to state the reason. Wants to Know Why. The inquiry, as explained in a letter from Admiral Leigh addressed to all officers, is intended to determine whether the officers are leaving be- cause they consider their chances for promotion poor, the pay inadequate, the deprivation of home life too ardu- ous, or commercial pursuits more en- couraging and lucrative. “Because an officer desires to attend school, enter business or accept & posi- tion in civil life,” the letter said, “is a reason for wishing to enter civil life. But the bureau desires information as to why an officer desires to leave the service. While it does not desire to pry into the personal affairs of an officer, for #ts own information and for the in- formation of Congress it desires rea- sons why officers separate themselves from the service and give up a naval career.” A report to the December session of Congress is to be made by the Navy| Department detailing the causes for the large increase in voluntary resignations. In addition to these losses, in 1928, the y lost more than 50 line officers ysical disability, 24 died and 9 were dismissed. Many Aviators Resign. Among the recent separations were a number of the Navy's leading aviation developers, who were not only accom- plished flyers and organizers, but au- thorities on airplane and seaplane design and_engines. The total loss in the numbcr of offi- cers in 1328 exceeded the 1929 gradu- ating class of 203 at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Comdr. T. S. Wilkinson of the Bureau of Navigation. a member of the Inter- departmental Pay Board, said the Navy would require 300 graduates each year from the academy to fill vacahcies in the officer personnel. The Navy is losing a large number of bright and capable young officers, he said, “because low pay and stagnation in promotion, duc to the influx of war- time officers, had produced a condition far frcm ideal for them.” ASKS FOR SURRENDER OF $2,030.33 BY BANK | Asks Court to Compel | Action Concerning Sum Paid Trustee to Bankrupt. A petition to compel the District Na- tional Bank to surrender $2,030.33 which was paid to it by Henry H. Powell, proprietor of the Congressional Cafeteria, one month before he was adjudged bankrupt by the District Su- preme Court, May 29, was filed today by David G. Smith, trustee in bank- ruptcy, against the bank. The trustee tells the court that claims totaling $8.000 have been proved against the bankrupt and his assets will not pay more than 20 cents on the dollar. ‘The charge is made that the bank officials when accepting the payment of an unsecured note of the bankrupt April 26 knew Pov:ell was insolvent and had reasonable cause to believe that such payment would constitute a pref- ercnce in violation of the bankruptcy laws Smith says he made demand for the surrender of the money, which was refused by the bank officers. Attorney Madison L. IIill appears for the trustee. FEELY AND DARR LEAVE FOR K. OF C. CONVENTION State Deputy Will Present Plans for Statue Here to Car- dinal Gibbons. William G. Feely, recently elected State deputy of the Knights of Colum- bus in the District of Columbia, left yesterday for Milwaukee to attend the annual convention of the Knights of Columbus, where he will present the plan for the proposed statue to Cardinal Gibbons in front of Sacred Heart Church, at Sixteenth street and Park - road. He is accompanied by former State Deputy Charles W. Darr. Approval of the plans for the statue has been expressed by Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, and hte Commission of Fine Arts. Construction of the foundation will probably begin about September 15. Mr. Darr, chairman of the committee, esti- mates the cost of the project at ap- proximately $70,000. L./A. LEECH RITES HELD. | Former Newspaper Correspondent Dies After Long Illness. Final rites for Louis A. Leech, 62- year-old former newspaper correspond- ent, who died after a long illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Patten, 401 Sixth street, Friday, are being held at the John R. Wright chapel, 1337 Tenth street, at 3 o'clock today. Interment will be at Glenwood Cemetery. Mr. Leech was born in Washing- ton and for several years was associated with_the United Press and the Army and Navy Journal. In 1899 he entered the adjutant general's office in the War Department, where hé remained until retrred for ill health in 1927. In addi- tion to his daughter, he is survived by two sons, Louis F. and Edgar A. Leech; MA]J. ATKINS MADE COMMANDER DISTRICT LEGION DEPARTMENT Convention Honor by Ac- clamation After Vote Deluge. Charles H. Knight Wins Second Honor in Close Contest. In one of the most rapid elections in the history of the District of Columbia Department, American Legion, Maj. L. E. Atkins of Costello Post, Assistant Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, was elected department commander at the final session of the eleventh annual convention of the or- ganization in the Wilson Normal School | last night. Maj. Atkins’ election was by accla- mation after an avalanche of votes had gone his way and Norman Landreau of the Cooley-McCullough Post, the other candidate, had asked that Maj. Atkins be declared elected, while the roll call was still in progress. ‘The office of first vice commander was the only closely contested of the elec- tion, Charles H. Knight of Victory Post winning out over Dr. B. C. Mac- :Welslzul Lincoln Post by a vote of 68 0 52, Earl J. Brown of John M. Beauchesne Post was elected to the office of second vice commander and Mrs. Lucille Allan of U. S. . Jacob Jones Post to the office of third vice commander by ac- clamation, upon special motion from the floor, without roll call. Rev. Howard E. Snyder of George Washington Pcst was unanimously elected chaplain, being | the only candidate, the chaplain in- cumbent, Col. Thomas J. Dickson, hav- ing declined nomination at the meeting Thursday night. Delegates Are Named. Delegates to the national convention of the American Legion, to be held in | Louisville, Ky., were elected as follows: The retiring department commander, Harlan Wood, and the new department commander, Maj. Atkins; Mrs. Allan, the new third vice commander; J. Thad | Baker, sergeant, Jasper Post; Forest F. Bartl, Lafayette Post; Eugene A. Costello, George E. Killeen Post; How- ard S. Fisk, George Washington Post; Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. S. A, re- tired, Press Club Post, and Thomas D. Walsh, the retiring first vice com- mander. Alternates chosen are: ‘Theodore Cogswell. Augusta P. Gard- | ner Post; E. L. Marthill, Sergeant Jas- | per Post; Miss Winifred Nichols, Jane A. Delano Post; E. C. Minter, Victory Post; Willlam Opitz, Victory Post; Charles J. Painter, George Washington Post; Clyde B. Stovall, Kenneth S. Nash | Post; James E. Phillips, Quentin Roose- | velt Post, and Miss Mable Staub, U. S. 8. Jacob Jones Post. ‘The final election returns, naming al- ternates and delegates, were not ready until about 1:30 o'clock this morning, a few minutes after the last votes had been cast. Although the election had run along comparatively smoothly, the diplomacy | of several presiding officers was require on several occasjons to avoid interrup- tions during the election proceedings, following action on about 30 resolu- MAJ. L. E. ATKINS. CONGRESS PROBE OF MONEY MARKET AGTUALLY PLANNED Little Opposition by Adminis- tration Leaders or Others Seems Likely. MOTIVE IS TO SOLVE INVASION OF CREDIT Struggle Between Speculators and Reserve Board Seen by Some in Congress. tions, most of which were passed. Principal among the 30 resolutions acted on were one urging a universal draft law, the immediate provision for additional hospital facilities for veter- ans, additional veterans’ preference legislation and an act to extend the time limit for the revival of lapsed war insurance policies. Supreme Court Commended. Another outstanding resolution was one commending the Supreme Court of the United States for its action in re- fusing citizenship to Rosika Schwimmer for the latter's refusal to express & willingness to teake up arms for this country in time of war. The latter resolution also urged that professors in universities, or teachers in schools, be required to come up to the necessary standard for American citizenship. Speaking on the motion, Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries declared there is a move- ment on foot in this country “to make slackers out of our sons” by having them sign a pledge not to take up arms in time of war. A resolution also was adopted asking that legislation be enacted to enable the retirement from the Government serv- ice, with maximum retirement pay, for former service men after 30 years' service. Another resolution asked leg- islation to permit the American Legion to conduct amateur boxing bouts in the District. Relief for Families. Next cam> a resolution requesting compensation equal to at least one year of a policeman's or fireman's pay to the families when a policeman or fireman is killed in line of duty. The department then adopted a resolution requesting adequate housing facilities for the District of Columbia National Guard, an item it has long stood for. A resolution urging the Legion to op- pose any so-called Sunday blue laws for the District, on the grounds that it would be dangerous and contrary to the principles of freedom, introduced from the floor by Daniel S. Ring of Costello Post, was referred to the executive com- mittee. Prior to taking up the regular list of esolutions, over an hour whether poppies should be sold by the Legion during the com- ing year. No action was taken. ENGINEER TRODS | FORCANAL SURVEY Battalion Will Be Organized to Reduce Expense in Nicaraguan Project. | Preliminary steps taken by the War Department for the survey of the pro- posed Nicaraguan canal authorized by Congress involve the immediate organi- | zation of a complete battalion of Engi- neer troops to assist in the undertaking. The use of soldiers for the necessary ! work obviates the employment of civil- ians and will result in a considerable financial saving to the Government. The battalion will be made up of troops drawn from the 29th Engineers, at Fort Humphreys, Va.; the 1st Engi- neers, at Fort Du Pont, Del, and the | 11th Engineers, in the Panama Canal | Zone, The Fort Humphreys detach- | ment will include 12 officers and 68 en- listed men, that from Fort Du Pont 1| officer and 35 enlisted men and that from the Panama Canal Zone 3 officers and 110 enlisted men. ‘The troops in the United States will sail from New York about October 12 and those in Panama, from Balboa about August 27. All troops on arrival at Corinto Nicaragua will report to Maj. Dan I. Sultan, Corps of Engineers, the officer in charge of the survey, who sails from New York City August 20. The battalion when organized as a unit in Nicaragua will be commanded by Maj. C. P. Gross, Corps of Engi- neers, recently relieved from duty at Los Angeles, Calif., and now at Fort Humphreys arranging for the move- ment and equipment of the troops. The surgeon general of the Army has been instructed to furnish the necessary medical personnel and equipment for the expedition to Nicaragua and has designated Maj. Paul R. Hurley, Medi- cal Corps, as surgeon of the battalion. MARINES OVERCOME IN FIRE AT NAVY YARD Blaze Breaks Out in Fourth Floor of Main Machine Building Early Today. ‘Two Marines were overcome by smoke while subduing a small fire on the fourth floor of the main machine build- ing in the navy yard, at the foot of Eight street southeast, early this morn- ing. The Marines, Joseph Gracious and Joseph J. Comerinsky, are privates attached to the volunteer Marine fire squad, stationed in the yard. Nelther was seriously affected by the smoke. The , which caused great clouds of smoke but little damage, is believed by yard officials to have started as the result of a lighted cigarette having been thrown in the corner of the machine shop room. The said, would not exceed $50. All the apparatus and firefighters in the yard were on the scene, augmented by No. 5 engine and four truck com- panies from the local Fire Department. DR. KAHN TO REMAIN. Gallinger Psychiatrist “Does Not Intend to Resign.” his mother, Mrs. Abner A. Leech; two brothers, Samuel V. and Abner Y. Leech, jr., and three sisters, Mrs. W. F. Roe, Mrs, H. F. Lerch and Mrs. Hungerford, all of this city. . Railway Employes on Outing. This is Railroad day at Chesapeake Beach. Four hundred members and friends of Local Union, No. 63, Inter- tional Brotherhood of Firemen, Water '.i‘-endm and Oilers, are holding their aanual outing at the resort. Dr. Samuel Kahn, psychiatrist at Gallinger Municipal Hospital, has no intention of resigning, it was stated on his behalf at the hospital today, fol- lowing reports he would accept a sim- ilar ition at Sing Sing Prison, in New York State. “Dr. Kahn has not resigned and he does not_intend to,” it was announced at_his office. % Dr. Kahn's name had been mentioned in connection with criticism of the hos- tal, giving rise rumors he would total damage, it was | 5 HEARING DELAYED ! When W. R. & E. Petition Will Be Taken Up. Public hearings on the Capital Trac- carfare were suspended today. Two of the commission members were out of the city. ‘The third week of public hearings on the carfare case closed yesterday and the hearings will be resumed at 10 a.m. Monday, when the petition of the Washington Railway ‘& Electric Co. will be considered. Both companies are secking a new rate of 10 cents cash with four tokens for 30 cents. The present rates are 8 cents cash with six tokens for 40 cents. In the three weeks already consumed, the Capital Traction Co. put on its affirmative case, with the exception of answering a few questions by Commis- sioner Harleigh H. Hartman which re- quired further study. The case of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. is expected to take as long or longer, and following the WRECO case there will be testimony in behalf of the Wash- ington Rapid Transit Co. and final ar- guments for all parties concerned. The hearings may last at least another three weeks. Commissioner Hartman at yesterday afternoon’s session introduced in evi- dence a large number of maps showing the ro of car lines in other cities and questioned John J. Hanna, presi- dent of the Capital Traction Co. closely about the differences between rates and street car conditions in those cities and in Washington. Many of his questions dealt with exhibits previously intro- duced by the company, showing fares in other cities, in support of its conten- tion for an increased fare here. He asked whether the company's fig- ures allowed for the operation of 9.28 miles of subways in “Rochester, and whether the figures for Buffalo allowed for the purchase of electric locomotives. These and similar questions indicated that Commissioner Hartman was pretty well acquainted with street car opera- tions in other cities. Mr. Hanna answered some of the questions, but in most cases he said he did not have the information at hand and would furnish it to the commission later. Commissioner Hartman said that would be entirely satisfactory: ‘When Mr. Hartman, who was pre- siding; asked Mr. Hanna whether the company’s_case was “all in,” a confer- ence was_held between the witness, G. Thomas Dunlop, general counsel, and George E. Hamilton, lawyer, former president and present chairman of the board of directors of the company. Mr. Dunlop then said that the com- pany might want to present some re- buttal evidence later, in view of the fact that its claim for a “fair” rate of return had apparently been attacked. He said the fare asked by the company would give a return of less than 5 per cent on its claimed valuation, which he contended was less than a “fair rate f return.” PROMOTED TO COLONEL. Lieut. Col. Philip W. Corbusier, Cavalry, Advanced in Rank. Lieut. Col. Philip W. Corbusier, Cav- alry, at_San Antonio, Tex., has been promoted to the gfade of colonel. Maj. Herbert J. Wild,: Corps of Engineers, has been ed to river and harbor duty at Chicago. Maj. E. S. J. Irvine, Corps of Engineers, has been transfer- red from New_Orleans to Chicago; Capt. Paul J. Edwards, Signal Corps, from Dayton, Ohio, to Fort George G. Meade, Md.; Capt. James J. Firestone, Quartermaster Corps, from Harrisburg, to Hawall Hayden, Alr Houston, Tex., %0 5 ‘Monmou and First Liert. John H. Reipe, Ca from Fort Biiss, Tex., to the West - Military Acadey. Point the delegates debated for | - ON CARFARE PLEA | Will Be Resumed on Monday, ' | tion Co’s. petition for an increase in | BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Prospects of a Senate investigation of the money market has passed beyond the talking stage. Definite plans for the inquiry are being made, and it is difficult to see how it can very well be opposed either by the administration or anybody else. Attacks on Wall street are still as popular as ever in Congress; and when a Senator demands an investigation of what is happening in the stock market, it is politically dangerous for any other Senator to oppose the demand, for few men in public life have ever ventured to defend the financial interests, and particularly the speculative element. The pressure for an investigaticn of how thc money market is affected by speculation does not come merely from an academic interest such as members of Congress have occasionally displayed in stock market operation and credit, but appears to have been developed by the battle between the Federal Reserve Board and the speculative element. Titanic Struggle Seen. Some members of Congress see a ti- tanic struggle between the speculators and the board, with the latter trying to protect the credit resources of the Fed- eral Reserve System from being in- vaded by the stock market operators. ‘The mere fact that the Federal Reserve Board has been for the last several months bitterly opposed in Wall Street has engendered suspicion in congres- sional uqarters that perhaps the board does not have sufficient power to curb speculation. ‘The theoretical purpose of the inquiry will be to find a basis for remedial legis- lation, but the actual motive is to find out just what influences are endeavoring to monopolize credit and to force cur- rent interest rates to a high scale. The politician knows that there are far more persons borowing money for commercial purposes than there are votes among | the large speculators. And the issue of trying to get something for the con- sumer at lower cost is always the nu- cleus of political campaigning. ‘The large as well as the small busi- ness men of the country are just be- ginning to learn that an added item has gone into their overhead expenses— the higher cost of money. Congress would in any event wish to penetrate the ramifications of a Wall Street op- eration, but when it is waked up with a higher cost of living—for there are members who can prove thut the higls interest rate brings higher cost of com- modities—then there is a fertile field for political exploitation and the in- | quiry fever. May Be No Dissension. When the resolution comes up_ for | passage 1t is doubtful whether there i will be many dissenting_votes, The Western and Southern Senators will press the issue and the Eastern mem- bers will hardly be able to offer oppo- | sition for fear ‘of being misunderstood. The Federal Reserve Board will be ! the center of interest because it has | endeavored to fight the speculative ele- ments without asking for increased legislative power. Members of the {board feel no additional legislation is | necessary. This means that the board will stand between the radical elements ! in Congress and the Wall Street groups who have been trying to thwart the policies of the board. And even though the investigation | does not lead to any legislation it will force the hand of the Federal Reserve Board again, just as the February warn- ing is supposed to have been a direct | result of the debates in Congress and of the discretionary powers which the | board has reluctantly exercised. (Copyright, 1929.) 'FRAUD CASE HEARING PUT OFF TO FRIDAY Commissioner Allows More Time for Defendant to Have Witnesses Called. At the request of Lawrence Walker, recently arrested on a charge of using the mails to defraud in connection with the premotion of an alleged Union League Club, United States Commis- sioner Needham C. Turnage today con- tinued until next Friday the hearing scheduled for this morning. Walker told the commissioner he had not been able to get the needed witnesses for his defense. He was represented by Attorney Lucien H. Vandoren. Walker ‘was returned to jail, where he has been because of his inability to make a nd of $2,000. b""l‘he warrant sworn out by Post Office Inspector W. F. Chaster charges that ‘Walker made misrepresentations through the mails to James A. Councilor, Tower Building, through which he sold to him a membership in the proposed club. Walker is said to have claimed that the club had a lease on a clubhouse and that its members would have ex- change privileges with other Union League Clubs throughout the country. —_— JENKINS ASKS COURT _ TO DROP PATENT SUIT Radio Service Corporation Never Performed Conditions of Con- tract, Says Inventor. 1 Charles Francis Jenkins, inventor of television, today asked the District Supreme Court to dismiss & sult recently brought by the Radio Service Corpor: tion of New York against him and others claiming that the corporation is entitled to $400,000 in cash and $3,- 600,000 worth of stock alleged to have been received by Jenkins from the Jenkins Television Corporation for the sale of his patent rights. The plaintiff corporation claims it had a prior con- tract with the inventor. Hearing on the case is scheduled for August 23, The inventor tells the court that the Radio Service Corporation never per- formed the conditions of its contract under which it was to pay $250,000 be- fore September 22, 1927, and to deposit 25 per cent of the capital stdck of a new corporation with the Merchants’ Bank and Trust Co., and make a con- tract for the services of Jenkins. The bill of complaint even shows, he claims, that the plaintiff was unable to.carry out the terms. Jenkins is represented by Attorneys Jesse C. Adkins and Julian C. Hammack, while the radio corpor- ation’s counsel are Robert H. McNeill, Mae Helen and Thomas D. Austin. the threats to make mandatory some | U.5. WORKERS MAY RETAIN PAY UNDER TRANSFER DECISION !Ruling Which Enforced Mini- mum Salaries Reversed by Controller General. VETERANS’ BUREAU TAKES UP CASE WITH OFFICIAL Previous Plan Attracted Wide At- tention When Scale Was Reduced. Controller’ General McCarl held in an important ruling today that emyloyn of the Government may be transferred or reassigned to other services without loss of salary. The ruling in effect reversed a de- cision of the controller general handed down on November 29, 1924, and, in addition to having widespread effect on all future transfers in the Govern- ment, probably will lead to readjust- ments of salary in numerous cases. Under the previous ruling it was held in effect that an employe transferred to another service would be regarded as & new entrant and should start at the minimum salary rate of the grade. For example, a person graded PS-5, whose salary was $5,000 annually, il transferred to grade CAF-12, where the minimum salary was $4,200 per anaum, necessarily would have to take the lower salary. This condition has attracted considerable attention in the five-year perifod since the ruling was handed down, and there have been numerous complaints of salary injus- !lc]l.‘s brought about by operation of the rule. Requested by Hines. The case forming the basis of the controller general’s latest ruling came from the Veterans' Bureau. Brig. Gen. Hines, director of the bureau, advised McCarl he wished to transfer an em- ploye now serving in grade PS-5 at a salary of $5,000 per annum to a vacant position which already had been allo- cated by the Personnel Classification Board to grade CAF-12. “May the em- ploye be transferred without loss of sal- ary?” the Veterans’' Bureau asked. The controller general answered in the af- | firmative and pointed out that the rule of 1924 was made, “at a time when it appeared that the general intention of the classification act and the average provision (the provision covering aver- age salaries in individual grades) was that all new inferences into a grade of whatever nature, should be at the mini- mum salary of the grade.” In other words, an employe reallo- cated and transferred to a grade in- ferior to that held at the time of transfer would be regarded as a new employe, 5o far as concerned the grade to which he was transferred. Has Two Purposes. Subsequent changes in policy respect- ing the Personnel Classification Board's description of various grades and the qualifications held necessary for em- ployes within their range led McCarl to make this observation: “The change in the average provision to authorize transfers between grades without reduction in the salary of the person transferred may be considered as having two purposes: (1) to save the cmploye from loss of salary and (2) to afford the administrative offices more | leeway in the adjustment of personnel, | both interoffice and intraoffice, to meet the varying needs of the service. “The qualifications of a person whom | 1t is proposed to transfer from oz serv- | ice to another as, for instan:e, from PS-5 to CAF-12, as in the instant cass (the case from the Veterans' Bureau), is exclusively a matter between the admin- istrative ‘office and the Civil Service Commission.” Original Act Applicable. McCarl said further that if such a transfer meets the conditions prescribed by regulations, which may be issued by the President through the Civil Serv- ice Commission or otherwise, it is be- lleved that provisions of the average provision and the original classification act are applicable, ““Therefore,” said the controller gen- eral, “the rule of November 29, 1924, whereby transfers between services were considered as new appointments, is no longer for application.” ‘Throughout the period the old rule was in effect wide difference of opinion obtained as to whether the transfer of an employe from one grade to an in- | ferfor grade constituted a reflection on [ the abilities of the person transferred. Many Views of Question. One view was that an employe trans- ferred to a grade where the minimum salary was lower than that which he left should start at the minimum sal- ary and not come in immediate com- petition with employes already in that grade who by reason of service nad reached higher ratings within the grade. Another view was that the various classifications of employes under the | classification act served to congregate employes especially fitted in the various | qualifications and that a transfer from one to another might well mean that the employe transferred was going merely to a division of work to which he was better suited, and, therefore, he would do more effective work. Under such an interpretation, which was that held generally, among the employes, it was held that the person transferred should not suffer financial loss. This latter view, which is held to be substantiated in large part by the con- troller general’s latest ruling, is expect- ed to operate immediately to offset any salary injustices that may obtain as the result of the old ruling and to lay down the broad general policy as out- lined by McCarl. WAR VETERAN DIES. Edward L. McNamee Expires Sud- denly at Age of 82. Edward L. McNamee, 82, native of Philadelphia and veteran of the Indian and Civil Wars, died in his room at 37 F street last night about 11 o'clock. When other occupants of the house realized he was ill, they summoned Dr. D. N. Moscrati from Emergency Hos- pital, but life was extinct when. the physician reached the house. . McNamee, former inmate of Soldiers’ Home, was discharged from the insti- tution about six months ago and had resided at the F street address since that time. His death was repcrted due to natural causes. A niece of the de- ceased, residing at 338 North =ighth :’tre&:, Philadelphia, was notified of his leal AWARDED WAR MEDAL. Leslie Hardy of Phoenix, Ariz., Gets D. 8. C. for Bravery in France. The Distinguished Service Cross has been awarded by the War Department to Leslie Hardy of Phoenix, Ariz, for extraordinary in_ action near Bouresches, France, June 8, 1918, while serving Company B, 23d Infantry, 2d Division, A. E. F. A silver star citation Thomas E. Hol has been awarded MISSISSIPPI BOOSTERS /3,000 VETERANS TOATTEND REUNION OF 80TH DIVISION Vanguard Arriving for Tenth Annual Reunion, Which Will Two members of the Mississippi State Teachers' Band, here today with a “Know Mississippl Better” delegation. INSPECTORLAUDS D.C. GUARD CANP Miitia Bureau Officer Pleased With Troops’ Con- duct and Training. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. : CAMP, ALBERT C. RITCHIE, Cas- cade, Md.,, August 17.—A detailed ln-i spection was made yesterday by Col. Isaac C. Jenks, U. S. A., militia bureau | chief for the Third Corps Area, who expressed himself as extremely pleased with conduct of the camp and the state | of training of the (roops. The discipline and military courtesy here are outstairding, he declared, and | the kitchens are the best he has en- | countered in his rounds of inspection | of National Guard camps through the | corps area. Col. Jenks said he would | later have several constructive recom- | mendations to make to Col. John W. Oehmann, camp commander, but that he had not yet formulated them. Shortly after the inspection he left Camp Ritchie, but said he would return tomorrow. | Gen. Anton Stephan, commanding the 29th Division, and his staff yester- | day went by automobile to Edgewood | Arsenal, where a chemical display was | put on for them following a day spent in listening to a series of lectures on chemical warfare. Lecture on Gas. ‘They were received at the arsenal by | Lieut. Col. W. C. Baker, C. W. S. Dur- ing their stay they were conducted by Lieut. J. G. Walraven, U. 8. M. C. The first lecture was on the fleld of chemi- cal warfare agents and was delivered by Capt. M. E. Baker. Then followed | a lecture on chemical warfare weapons by Capt. R. T. Holland and one on the tactics of chemical warfate by Maj. O. | J. Bond. Dr. F. W. Lane explained the | rncllhods of protecting against chemi-l cals. In the afternoon the officers were | escorted through the gas mask factory. | The demonstration which preceded their | departure consisted of firing Sokes mor- tars and Livens projectors and showed | the effect of the gas projectiles. They arrived back in camp about 7 o'clock last evening. The 29th Signal Company of Nor-i folk yesterday began a division signal problem, which necessitated the laying cut of several miles of wire and the setting up on five radio and telephone | stations _The terrain about three miles | east of Emmittsbugg, Pa., was chosen | for the. exercise. Field Is Wired. Under the directions of their officers the men established command posts for the forward and rear echelon of a division, for the two brigades and an observation post. More than 25 lines connected the various posts stretching over several miles of territory. In ad- dition each station had a radio send- ing and receiving set, which was put into operation. This morning messages were to be sent through the system and this afternoon it was to be dismantled. A company tactical problem, which culminated in a charge of fixed bayonets across the parade ground was enacted twice yesterday; once by Company B, and again by Company E. In each case an enemy defensive position was estab- lished across the road at one end of the parade ground, and the company com- mander was _instructed to advance across the level terrain and dislodge the enemy force. Company B, commanded by Capt. Wwillilam Mushake, at first was given the problem. The men advanced by squad rushes and infiltration, firing blank am- munition as they came, until within 100 yards of the enemy position. Then came the realistic bayonet charge. Company E, commanded by Capt. Clarance S. Shields, repeated the per- formance. Demolition Begins. The demolition work, under the su- pervision of Lieut. George F. Hardin, unsuccessful for several days because of bad explosives, got under way yes- terday with the blowing of several craters and trees. At first it was found that the detonating caps on hand were of insufficient strength to set off the old war-time TNT that was being used, and it was necessary to send Lieut. Joseph F. Hmefrullld to Fort Humphreys ‘more powerful caps. ‘or'l'he wolPkn of field fortification, road, bridge and raft building continued yes- terday. Companies C and D went on the range for their day of practice fir- ing preparatory to firing for record Monday, while Companies A and F were given instructions in the basic principles of rifle ‘marksmanship. The kangaroo at last has made his appearance in camp and has established h{! secret_empire. Already Companies E and F have convened his court and enforced the terms of his sentences. Last night amid the solemnity of false beards, candle light and. bizarre cos- tumes the rookies of Company F were herded into the mess had to suffer the dire punishment meted out to those convicted of being a what-not and other such heinous offenses. All the pris- oners were convicted, and so long was the list of offenders that it was almost time for taps when the court adjourned. Officials of Court. The judge was A. G. Mouton, Don Kyhndmvfia prosecuting attorney, Joseph Bowman bailiff and Paul Works- man defense attorney. The prisoners o e e S ended ot bell a2 . al eolisiad sub to_the enlisted , and were ject Rishinents, for there is o rank | yesterday. —Star Staff Photo. 714 MISSISSIPP BOOSTERS ARRIVE Board of Trade and Chamber | of Commerce Show Visitors City. A party 6f 214 Mississippi boosters comprising the “Know-Mississippi-Bet- ter Tour” reached Washington at 9:15 o'clock this morning, and today it is visiting the National Capital’s pois of interest as the joint guest of the Wash- | ington Board of Trade and the United States Chamber of Commerce. Headed by former Gov. Dennis Mur- phree and including business and pro- fessional representatives of 74 of Missi- sippl's 84 counties, the State good-will tourists asembled at the Capitol shortly | after 10 o'clock for the inspection trip. A committee of Board of Trade mem. bers, including D. J. Murphy, president; John T. Bardroff and Robert J. Cottrell, | executive secretary, and D. A. Skinner- of the United States Chamber of Com- merce are official hosts to the visitors. Among the points of interest which the party plans to visit during the day are the Washington Cathedral, the Ar- lington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Mount Vernon. A box luncheon, pro- vided by the Board of Trade, was served in the early afterncon between stops on the party's route. The Mississippians are accompanied by the State Teachers' College Band. Besides former Gov. Murphree, the offi- cial delegation includes Dr. Felix J. Un- derwood. executive officer of the Mis- sissippi State Board of Health; W. F. Bond, State superintendent of educa- tion, and J. C. Holton, commissioner of agriculture and commerce. The Knon-Mississippi-Better Tour- ists came to Washington from New York City, and they will leave the Cap- ital at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning for Staunton, Va., the next stop on their homeward journey. . NINTH ALLEGED LIQUOR RING MEMBER GIVES UP Francis J. Paxton Released on $2,500 Bond—Three Others Sought by Authorities. Francis Joseph Paxton, the ninth member of the alleged whisky con- | spiracy ring, said to be connected with the garages ot Herbert Glassman, 2101 Fourteenth street and 1319 L street, surrendered late yesterday afternoon and was released by United States Com- missioner Needham C. Turnage on a bond of $2,500 for appearance at a hearing before the commissioner next Thursday. Three other alleged con- spirators, Julius Sanders, Robert C. Jones and Jacob Miller are still be- ing sought by deputy marshals and officers of the liquor squad. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover and Assistant United States Attorney Harold W. Orcutt are preparing (o submit Monday to the grand jury the testimony collected by the Government in support of its charge of conspiracy against Glassman and his 11 alleged associates. The submission of the case to the grand jury, it is expected, wi have the effect of postponing the hear- ing which has been scheduled for Thursday before the commissioner. R. M. MBRRISON EXPIRES. Prominent Realty Man, 72 Years | 0ld, Was Native of City. . Robert M. Morrison, 72 years of age, & prominent real estate man of this city, died at the Emergency Hospital Born in Washington, Mr. Morrison had resided here his entire life and was well known in business and real estate circles in this city. H» was a member of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the Districi of Columbia. Mr. Morrison made his home in the Portland Hotel, Vermont avenue and Fourteenth street. A daughter, Mrs. Harry A. Gray of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and five sisters, survive. Funeral services will be held from the S. H. Hines' funeral parlors, 2901 Fourteenth street, at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment will be in Gien- wood Cemetery. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Order of the Shepherds of Bethlehem will install a new chapter, Lodge No. 8, at t'.e Hall of Nations, Washington Ho- tel, tonight at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Annie Albert is the organizer. All members of the order are urged to attend. FUTURE. A lawn party will be given for the benefit of Council 192, Catholic Wom- en's Benevolent Legion, Monday night at the home of Mrs. Joseph Mattare, 5360 Conduit road. In the event of rain, the fete will be held on the first clear night. early yesterday morning. He e: to spend several days here. e Yesterday afternoon a formal Continue Four Days. BUSINESS AND SOCIAL PROGRAM ELABORATE Commissioner Taliaferro to Extend Welcome at Raleigh Mon- day Morning. ‘The vanguard of the 3.000 veterans of the 80th Division of the American forces of the World War expected here was arriving in Washington today for the tenth annual reunion of the 80th Divi- sion Association, which will begin a four-day session at the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow. The reunion brings members of the division from all of the States in the Union and several foreign coun- tries, but draws most of its member- ship from Virginia, Maryland and Penn- sylvania, from which sections its per- sonnel was built during the war. The reunion formally opens with a public memorial service in the amphi- theater in Arlington National Cemetery starting at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The time of this service has been changed, it was announced today at reunion headquarters in the Raleigh, from 3 o'clock, in the belief that the weather conditions will be more suitabie | for the ceremony at the later hour. Unit Reunions Tomorrow. Aside from the memorial service, to- morrow will be given over to individual unit reunions, private parties and sight- seeing. At 10 o'clock tomorrow evening there will be a meeting of the execu- tive council of the division association to map out the plans for the business meetings of the association which will ld): held Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- ay. At the memorial service, Lieut. Frank Schoble, jr., who was blinded in acticn with the division, and who is a past president of the association, will make. the principal address. _Representative Stephen G. Porter of Pittsburgh, who was to have been a speaker at the cere- mony, has been unexpectedly called out of town. The Army Band will furnish the music for the service ard wreaths vill be placed on the tombs of the Un- i known Soldier and of Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, also a former president of the association. Col. Earl D. Church of ‘Washington, is slated to address the memorial service gathering and the benediction will be pronounced by the Rev. Thomas W. Hooper of Culpeper, Va., who commanded a unit of the division during the war and earned the nickname of “fighting parson.” Mcunt Vernon Trip Planned. Monday morning at 10 o'clock the first business session of the reunion will be held at the Raleigh, and the vet- erans will be welcomed to the Capital by Commissioner Sidney A. Taliaferro. Committees will be appointed and the { general business of the reunion will be transacted. At noon there will be a | joint luncheon of the executive coun- |('ll and the history committee. At 12:45 the veterans will leave the Raleigh for a trip to Mount Verncn. The rest of the day will be given over to individual unit reunions and parties. On Tuesday there will be & business session beginning 2t 10 o'clock in the morning, a monkey drill exhibition at | the riding hall at Fort Myer at 2 o'clock, i reception for the wives of the visiting veterans at the Raleigh at 4:30 o'clock and at 7 o'clock the annual divisional banquet will be held at the Raleigh. Bolling Field fiyers will give the veterans an_exhibition of stunt flying and parachute jumping at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The final business session, at which time officers will be elected and new committees appointed, will be held at 2 oclock Wednesday afternoon. At 4 o'clock the old and new | executive ‘council members will hold a jjnin! meeting and the annual divisional | ball at 9 o'clock will close the reunion. \TRAFFIC BUREAU TOLD Policeman's Complaint May Result in Charges Against Bus Driver. I | | i Another version of the alleged as- sault by a motor cycle policeman on Darrell D. Bancroit, driver of the Laurel-Hyattsville bus line, during which it was claimed the officer pulled a gun and threatened to “blow off the tires” of the bus, was given at the¢ traffic bureau today. As a result of a complaint filed by Policeman Vance V. Vaughan, a charge of reckless driving and perhaps disor- derly concuct may be brought against the bus driver in Police Court next wesk. Bus officials of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. and Lieut. Ben- Jamin A. Lamb, acting inspector at the | traffic bureau, were to hold a final con- ference on the case during the day. Policeman Vaughan admitted he pulled his pistol on the driver, but said he did it only after Bancroft had tried to run him down after repeated efforts on the officer’s part to make him stop on a course of reckless driving at 38 miles an hour around the corner of Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue early yesterday morning. The disorderly charge may grow out of the motor cycle officer’s complaint i Lthat Bancroft pulled off his coat. fdown his hat and offered to him. | According to the story tolc® by Police- | man Vaughan, the bus driver nearly hit a taxicab and two passenger automo- biles in a speedy dash into Pennsyl- vania avenue. Vaughan said he had to swerve his own motor cycle to keep | from being struck and one automobile made a left turn on the wrong side of the street because of an approach- ing sireet car to get out of the path of the bus. Giving chase to the bus, Vaughan said the driver refused to halt, al- though he circled it. Finally, he said, he drove ahead of the bus and pulled his pistol. Instead of stopping then, he claims Bancroft drove straight at him and he had to jump aside to keep from being hit. At the starting terminal, Tenth and E streets, he charged, the bus driver showed fight and refused to go to a telephone with him in order to call up the railway officials. POLICEMAN SUSPENDED ON CHARGE OF DRINKING Policeman Wilbur C. Minnick of No. 2 precinct was relieved of his equip- ment and suspended last night by Lieut. J. W. Pierson, after the policeman was alleged to have been found under the influence of liquor near Tenth and N streets, not far from his home. The officer was off duty, but in uniform at the time. Lieut. Plerson advised Minnick he probably would have to appear befare the Police Trial Board later. The sus- pended policeman is a native of a and went on the force May 30, 3! ew trim”