Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1929, Page 11

-~ JSOLDIERS' BODIES ARRIVE IN CAPITAL Dead Returned From Russia Will Rest in Arlington Cemetery. ‘The bodies of three American soldiers which for 10 long years had lain in the frozen soil of Northern Russia ar- rived in Washington early this morning {Oldest Member to Leave Lawmaking Body for Private Life. Recognizes Waning Capacity for Work Despite His Remarkable Vigor. Senator Frederick H. Gillett of Mas- and on three flag-draped cassions Were | gchysetts, who has rounded out half a taken from Union Station along the tree-lined roadway to Fort Myer, Va. At Fort Myer the bodies will rest in vaults until Thursday and then, at 1 o'clock, will be lowered in graves in Arlington National Cemetery, where fel- low heroes sleep. ‘The three who came today Were members of the band sent into Russia in 1918. Two of them, Elmer E. Speicheg, cook of the 339th Infantry's Company C, and Louis A. Syzmanski, private, Company C. 339th Infantry, were brought here at the request of their next of kin. The third, James T. Ida, private, 337th Ambulance Corps, Wwas a native of Japan. Departments Co-operate. The jont funeral. at which the three will be accorded full military honors, is in the charge of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars of the United States, through whose efforts the bodies of 89 q‘gens were brought out of Russia. “Departments of War and State, and, in behalf of Pvt. Ida, the Japanese embassy, are co-operating with the veterans' organizations. At the service, which is to be held in the World War #ection of the cemetery, the ceremony | of the organization will be used, with Department Chaplain /. O. Anderson officiating, and Rev. Francis J. Hurney, deputy department chaplain, assisting. Members of the organization in the | District have been urged to attend by. Comdr. Harvey L. Miller, and invita- tions have been extended to the Grand Army of the Republic, the Spanish- American War Veterans, the American legion and the Disabled American War Veterans. Salute to Be Fired. Maj. Alexander Lochwitsky, chief of staff of the organization in the District, will be in charge of military arrange- ments_at the funeral. A firing squad from Fort Myer will fire a last salute over the graves and taps will be sounded by a squad of buglers from the 0\'(-r»J seas Drum and Bugle Corps of the Vet- erans of Forelgn Wars, in charge of Sergt. Maj. Willlam P. Winslade, na- tional bugler of the organization. The United States Army Band will furnish music. - Capt. Theodore O'Brien, stationed at Walter Reed Hospital, who served with the Polar Bear Division to which the | - ‘Deen invited | ganize and was the. first director of three men belonged, has- been invited by Comdr: Miller to attend. ‘The Pola eruited prineipally-in Mich: also of the 310th eers. The bodies of most of the victims of the campaign have been sent to Detroit. Their serv- | ice was near Archangel, Russia. Speicheg enlisted at Akron, Ohio, and Syzmanski at Detroit. Ida, 17 years old when he enlisted in 1917, had taken out his first citizenship papers shortly be- | fore “joining up” at Detroit. METHODIST GROUP T0 MEET TOMORROW Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals to Get Dr. Wilson’s. Report. ‘The Board of Temperance, Prohibi- tion and Public Morals of the Methodist | Episcopal Church will hold its annual | Simpson | 100 meeting tomorrow in the chapel of the Methodist Building, Maryland avenue northeast. Bishop William F. McDowell is pres- ident of the board and Dr. Clarence True Wilson is its secretary. The an- nual report of Dr. Wilson to prominent churchmen from all sections of the ;-ountfy will be a feature of the meet- ing. r Bear Division was re- | especially for Russian duty, | n, and consisted | century of public service, is to retire to private life at the end of his present term on March 3, 1931. ‘The death of Senator Warren made Gillett, at 78, the oldest member of the Senate. At 73, he was elected to the Senate after 30 years of service in the House of Representatives. He rose from a ranking post on the House appropria- tions committee to Speaker of the House. In making the announcement yester- day that he intended to seek relief from a public career, Senator Gillett said that when he was elected to the Senate nearly six years ago he resolved that at the end of his term he would retire. Has Never Wavered. “From that resolution I have never for a moment wavered,” he said. “While my doctors and my own ob- servation assure me that my vigor is extraordinary for my age, yet it would be foolish not to recognize that at my time of life capacity for protracted and sustained work has begun to di- minish and I cannot expect that ten- dency to abate,” he added. *“So my own comfort and pride as well as justice to my constituents demand that I should not undertake to serve six years more. “ “I think those who have watched closely my career in the Senate will not be surprised at this announcement. While I have endeavored to do m duty and to satisfy my constituents have neglected innumerable opport. ities for publicity which this forum offers and which” a candidate for re- election would have been apt to grasp because they are so helpful in aug- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1929. SENATOR GILLETT WILL REFIRE AT CLOSE OF HIS PRESENT TERM SENATOR FREDERICK H. GILLETT. —Harris-Ewing Photo. menting reputation at home, although they may accomplish no other useful purpose. The Senate is a splendid sounding board and for an ambitious man, most attractive, and the personal assoclations are delightful. Grateful to Constituents, “I have mot disclosed my purpose sooner, because any officeholder loses influence and prestige as soon as it is known definitely that his tenure is end- ing, but I think, in justice to my party friends at home, I should no longer con- ceal it. “I cannot adequately express my gratitude to the loyal constituents who have elected me to Congress without a defeat for 38 years continuously and have given me a field of service more congenial and enjoyable than any other which I could have chosen, and it is not without emotion and regret that I break this long association.” During his service in the Senate Gil- lett has been high in the counsels of the Republican organization. He is on the education and labor, foreign rela- tions, judiciary, library and enrolled bills committees. FRANTIS X. WHOLLEY EXPIRES AT BRIGHTON First Director of Washington Bet- ter Business Bureau Succumbs to Illness. Francis X. Wholley, prominently known advertising man, who helped or- the Washington Better Business Bu- reau, died yesterday at his home in Brighton, Mass., a suburb of Boston, friends here were notified today. He had been in 1l health for about two months. A native of Boston, Mr. Wholley came to Washington shortly after the World War and was successful in llunchlflis the Better Business Bureau. Under his direction the retail dealers of the city quickly co-operated with the idea and line up behind the or- ganization. He left his work in Wash- ington after devoting five years to the Better Business Bureau and went to New York about 1924 to engage in pub- licity work for the Barnett Leather Co. A year ago Mr. Wholley re-entered the employment of the United Shoe Machinery Co., at Boston, having left a former advertising and publicity position with that firm to come to Washington. His father-in-law, Patrick F. O'Keefe, is the head of one of the best-known advertising agencies in New England. Mr. Wholley was about 40 years old. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Anna O'Keefe, and a son and daughter. TECUMSEH BUST BRONZED The famous old figure head, Tecum- seh, which used Yo grace the Naval Academy grounds in front.of Bancroft Hall, was cast fn bronze this afternoon at the Washington Navy Yard. This ceremony took place at 1:30 o'clock and was participated in by members of the ¢lass of 1891. Prominent among the naval officials who participated were Rear Admiral Arthur L. Willard, commandant oi the nevy vard, and Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh, chief of the Bureau of Navi- gation, Navy Department. Present-day American boys and girls are not “wNd” at heart. - ‘The “wild” things they do largely are the result of thwarted desires to do desirable things. + This was brought out at the opening session of the Protective Social Measures Institute, sponsored by ‘the District sultant of the American Social Hyglene Association. Miss Additon told of a calculated to show the uestionnaire American city. Social Hygiene Soclety, at the Raleigh | has just compl today by Miss Henrfetta Additon, con- | of social sires of a |Street, cross-section of the younger generation | Chest, spoke on the standards for pro- distributed in the schools of a large | tective agencies in Washington and Miss The. girls indicated that | the activity they liked best was reading. | the protective program. American Boys and Girls Aren't “Wild™ At Heart, Social Hygienist Declares next swimming and next making things. The boys placed swimming first, reading next and creative activities third. Going to movies was sixth in the list for both sexes. “I have never known a girl to come into court who had an interesting job,"” Miss Additon said. Under the -u:&lcen of the society, she d a three-week study protective measures in Wash- ington, upon which she will report dur- ing the session. At the luncheon meeting Elwood director of _the Community Sibyl Baker on recreation as a part of classcs: Capital, $3,400,000 Central—7th and Mass. Ave. Northeast—8th and H Sts. N.E. JOIN OUR,CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB NOW The annual disbursements of Christmas Funds will again occur next year. Make your Christ- mas happier by joining our Christmas Savings Club, which is NOW open. More than $520,000 was distributed by this institution to the mem~ bers of our 1929 Club. Share in our next year's _distribution by joining one of the following $50.00 CLASS—Deposit $1.00 per week $100.00 CLASS—Deposit $2.00 per week $250.00 CLASS—Deposit $5.00 per week $500.00 CLASS—Deposit $10.00 per week $1,000.00 CLASS—Deposit $20.00 per week AM]E]RIICAN AND T o o 15th and Penna. Ave. BRANCHES: WASHINGTON’S LARGEST TRUST COMPANY SECURIT " Surplus, $3,400,000 Southwest—7th and E Sts. S, Northwest—1140 15th St. N.Ww. CITIZENS ARRANG DINNER MEETING Bodies Favoring Elebtion of Board of Education to “Get Acquainted.” A “Get Acquainted” dinner of citi- zens’ associations and other community bodies which have gone on record as favoring the Capper-Zihiman bill for the election by popular vote of 4 board of education for the District of Colum- bia will be held at the Burlington Hotel, Vermont avenue and Thomas Circle, Friday, December 13, at 6:30 o'clock. The dinner will be given under the auspices of the Joint Committee for the Election of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, of which Mrs. William T. Bannerman is chairman. Dr. George C. Havenner, president 'of the Federation of Citizens'. Association, will act as toastmaster. Numerous talks will feature the oceasion. Among these will be addresses by Charles I. Stengle, member of the Citizens' Advisory Coun- cil; Henry C. Clark, vice president of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers; Maj. Julius I. Peyser, president of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and an ex- member of the School Board; Mrs. Ellis Getting the Gate Turns Out to Be Habit in Evanston But It Can’t Keep Up Much Longer, for Sup- ply Is Almost Gone. By the Assoclated Press. EVANSTON, IIl, December 3.—Get- ting the gate is more than a slang ex- pression in Evanston; habit., Mrs. Henry H. Kerr got another gate. Some one stole that. She figured it could not go on forever, so she got another gate. Some one stole that, too. At the gait gates were going, Mrs. Kerr decided she would not replace them ‘any more. Next morning she found a 12-foot section of her newly painted rustic back fence had been taken. Came gnother dawn, and an- other 12-foot section was missing. Mrs, Kerr's patience was beginning to crack. It got out of bounds next morn= ing, when another 12-foot section was found to have been removed. She com- plained to police. Police belleve they have some clues. At any rate, the fence stealing cannot continue much longer, for there is not much.more fence. VETERANS' BUREAU BILLISINTRODUCED Measure Would Equalize Service to Army and Navy Men of All Periods. By the Assoclated Press. . Consolidation of all Government agencles dealing with war veterans with the Veterans’ Bureau would be author- ized under a bill introduced today by Chairman Williamson of the House ex- penditures committee. ‘The President would be authorized by the measure to transfer the Pension, Bureau from the Interior Dpartment and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to the jurisdiction of the Veterans’ Bureau. Under the plan annual expenditures of the Government, amounting to $750,000,000, for relief and benefits to former members of the military and naval establishments, would be placed under the director of the Veterans' Bu- reau. Willlamson said consolidation of vet- erans’ activities had been under con- dideration by his committee for two years, adding its purpose was to eflem; important administrative changes and economies, and to equalize the service rendered the veterans. Willlamson asserted that at present there were many inequalities in the treatment of veterans which would be **® 17 FINE FOLLOWS SPLASH. Clifton Carter, Colored. Answers in Court for Canal Plunge, Clifton Carter, colored, of McLean, Va., who dove into the icy waters of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at 2 o'clock yesterday morning in an unsuccessful effort to elude police, was fined $60 on three traffic charges, and demanded a Jury trial on 2 fourth in Police Court yesterday. Carter ahgndoned his automobile in the 5100 block of Canal road after Policeman E. Wyckoff of the seventh precinct had chased him several blocks at a speed of 50 miles an hour. The car crashed down a 75-foot bank and its owner splashed into the cold canal | water, . Horses are on the increase in Den- remedied by the proposed bill. | mark. RUEVRDVEVUDEVRDVEVRDVEVLDEDVEDRDEVEDEDEDELUD Barber & Ross, Inc. 11th & G Sts. N.W. The Big Hardware and Housefurnishing Store Logan, chairman of the department of education and past president of the Federation of Women'’s Clubs; James G. Yaden, chairman of the education com- mittee and past president of the Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations, and Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers. A roll call of the associations that | have gone on record as favoring the bill | providing for the election of a board of | education will take place. More than 50 of these organizations have voiced their approval of the bill within the past two months. The associations will be asked to respond to the roll call with an ap- propriate slogan. HUGH W. BARR NAMED FOR HIGH COURT POST Hugh W. Barr of 4701 Connecticut avenue was today appointed deputy clerk of the United States Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Girard College, Philadelphia, his home, and of Georgetown University Law School. | From 1907 to 1918 he was chief of u | section in'the dead letter office of the | Post Office Department and from lfllfl’ to 1926 treasurer of the Continental Trust Co. of this city. Mr. Barr severed his connection to\ become disbursing officer for the United States at the Philadelphia Sesquicen- tennial in 1926, afterward becoming ex- ecutive vice president of the Interna- | tional Exchange Bank of this city, a| position he held during 1927 and 1928. | In June, 1928, he was appointed assist- | ant clerk in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court and assigned to the court’s financial work. He is a member of the Board of Trade here. 24-Hour Service Al New Cars All New Models Fords Chryslers icks ludebakers Chevrolets RENT-A-CAR CO Uptown Downtown 2101 e St. NW. . St. N.W. 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