Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1930, Page 4

HOOVER ADDRESSES BOY SCOUT SESSION Tells Business Leaders “Boy Is Most Precious Possession of American Home.” President Hoover laid aside affairs of state last night at the twentieth anni- versary banquet of the Boy Scouts of America to discuss another highly im- portant problem—boys and what to do with them, Mr. Hoover said that aithough the death of William Howard Taft had cast & cloud of deep sadness over the gather- ing, the former President “would, had he known of it, have insisted-that your | work should go forward.” The President told the 400 business THE EVEI\;ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1930. GARRETT PARK bRATORlCAL CONTEST ENTRANTS Jeaders who gathered in the Willard The entire student body of the Georgetown Prepuratory Schoel is taking part in the preliminary stage of the Hotel for the anniversary celebration | National Oratorical Contest—the preparation of compositions on subjects related to the United States Constitution. that “the boy, together with his sister, s the most precious possession of the American home, “I sometimes think,” he said, “that one of the sad things of life is that they will grow up. Literature and lore have established our boys in varied relations to life—as a growing animal of super- lative promise, to be fed and watered and kept warm, as a periodic nuisance, as a joy forever, as the incarnation of destruction, as the father of the man, as the child of iniquity, as the probiem of our times and the hope of the Na- tion, “He Is Complex of Cells.” “In any event he is a complex of cells teeming with affection, filled with curiosity as to every mortal thing, radi- ating sunlig with dynam! desire to tal He is & perpetual problem to his parents and the wisdom in his upbringing con- sists more often in the determination of what to do with him next rather than in what he shall do when he goes out into the cold world.” As civilization becomes more com- plex, the Chief Executive declared, the boy, a primitive animal, is being more and more removed from primitive life. “The Boy Scout movement has opened for him the portals of adventure and constructive joy by reviving the lore of the frontier and the campfire, by estab- contacts with the birds and sometimes with the bees, by matching his patience to the deliberative charac- ter of fish, by efficient operation of the swimming hole and by peeps into the thousand mysteries of the streams and the trees and the stars. Enthusiasm, Priceless Treasure. “The priceless treasure of boyhood is his endless enthusiasm, his store of high idealism and his fragrant hopes. ‘We assure ourselves that the cure of illiteracy and the fundamentals of edu- cation are #he three R's—reading, ‘riting and ’rithmetic. To this we must 8dd one more R, and that is responsi- bility—responsibility to the community ~—if we are not to have illiteracy in government. “If we look over the Republic today, we find many failures ‘in cit! we find many betrayals of those wWho have been selected to leadership. I can- not conceive that these failures would take place if every citizen who went to the polls was a good ‘scout’ and every official who was elected had ever been a real Boy Scout.” ‘The President remained throughout the program, which was broadcast, in part, and_included addresses by Secre- tary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wil- bur, Walter W. Head, president of the Boy Scouts; Dr. James E. West, chief Scout executive, and Mortimer L. Schiff, vice president and international commissioner of the Scout movement, ‘West Heads Committee, Secretary Wilbur announced the ap- pointment of Dr. West to head a com- Inittee to draw together the Boy Scouts and similar character-building organi- zations into a co-operative agency con= centrating on the child outside the home and school. The new committee will be & part of the section of educa- tion and training, of which Dr. F. J. Kelly of the University of Idaho is chairman. Asserting that “our complex eiviliza- tion was not made for boys,” Wilbur explained the new committee would co- ordinate such agencies as the Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. (an‘. Junior Red Cross and cother organizations. The \;‘o‘yx, he said, “could well get along without many of the things we consider essential. We have transformed our cities, towns and homes without much thought of those who are growing up to follow us.” p“\We have given them more and better food, better medical care, scl au- tomobiles, moving pictures, trashy lit- erature, more studying, less p! work, fewer duties and more leisure,” the Interior Secretary added: “we are sending many of their mothers out of the home to get a salary check with which to buy more clothes, more in- stimulant to the emotional make-up of those home services now transferred to other hands.” Referring to war as “the greatest stimulant to the emotional make up of n.an,” which “has engrained much that 1s good and much that is terribie in our mass thinking,” he praised the Boy Scout plan as permitting “us to use these old-established emotional cur- rents of thought in action in & whole- some and constructive manner.” Discuss Scout Problems, Dr. West and Mr. Head discussed the accomplishments of the Scout move- ment and the problems facing its ex- pansion. They agreed that the work of the organization cannot be materially enlarged until more funds are made available. Mr. Schiff reviewed plans for expan- sion under a five-year program, and in- troduced a resolution urging the sub- scription of a $10,000,000 fund. The resolution was unanimously adopted after delegates from the national dl\'i-l sions of the Scout organization had in- dorsed it. The sponsoring committee for the din- ner included Vice President Curtis, | Speaker Nicholas Longworth, Secre- taries Mellon, Hurley, Wilbur, Hyde, La- | mont and Davis; John Barton Payne, | chairman of the American Red Cross; | Willlam Green, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, and William Butterworth, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. All of H'lel committee but Mr. Curtis, Mr. Divis; @1d Mr. Longworth were present. The banquet was opened with an In- vocation by the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, and closed with a benediction by the Right Rev, James H. Ryan, rector of Catholic University. GIRL GOES ON TRIAL FOR SLAYING MOTHER Shot Her After Being Threatened With Spanking for Going to Dance, Though She Is 20. By the Associated Press. COLVILLE, Wash.. March 11 —Helen Moses, pretty r-old Indian girl, who shot and killed her mother after being threatened with a slmnklni for ¥0m to a dance with Clarence Hart- ey, her sweetheart, went to trial here yesterday on a murder charge. 'he mother, Mrs. Susie Moses, had objected to Hartley's attentions to the girl. Hartley is charged with being an Text of Hoover’s Scout Address Tells Committee It Acted in Spirit of William Howard Taft, First Honorary President of Organization. The text of the President's speech to the Boy Scouts follows: “Mr. Chairman, officers of the Boy Scouts and your guests, we meet this evening under the cloud of deep sad- ness. Since many of you started your journey to Washington, the most be- loved of Americans has passed into the great beyond, and in determining not to cancel this occasion, your com- mittee_has acted in the spirit of Wil- liam Howard Taft, with a life-long, open-hearted devotion to boys, the first honorary president of the Boy Scouts would, had he known of it, insisted that your work 8hould go forward. “This occasion commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the Boy Scouts and it is indeed in keeping with the true tribute to his great spirit whose name graced your first anniver- sary. “You have met in the special interest of boys. I am a willing ally in that in- terest. There is no feeling of exclusion of thelr sisters from our concern, but their simflar problems are to be con- sidered elsewhere. Boy, Most Precious Possession. “Together with his sister, the boy is the most precious possession of the American home. I sometimes think that one of the sad things of life is that they will grow up. Literature and lore have established our boys in varied re- lations to life; as a growing animal of superlative promise, to be fed and watered and kept warm; as a periodic nuisance; as & joy forever; as the in- carnation of destruction; as the father of the man; as the child of iniquity; as the problem of our times and hope of the Nation. “In any event he is a complex of cells teaming with affection, filled with curi- osity as to every mortal thing; radiat- ing sunlight to all the world; endowed with dynamic energy and the impelling St e Spemciunt - probiem 0 i He is a perpel parents, ln‘: the wisdom in his upbring- ing consists more often in e de- termination of what to do with him next rather than in what he shall do when he goes out into the cold world. “The lem that we are considering here is not primarily a system of health or education or morals. It is what to do with him in his leisure time that will, of course, contribute to his health and his education and hjs morals, but in the main what ;will direct his interesis to constructive joy instead of destructive glee and will yield him constructive joy for the balance of his life. Given Special Attention. “The Declaration of Independence calls special attention to him and his sister in the reference to the inalienable right to liberty and pursuit of happiness. At least in the practical workings of the republic we find it easier to realize these rights for boys than we do for the grown-up, tax-paying citizen. “As civilization becomes more com- and as the number of human be- per acre as we live more and more in to":l‘andmcum th:{l Ix; the countryside, as the necessity of sul to all forms of mechanical ad- venture and great undertakings not to be found in either the squalor of the tenement house or the drawing room of palatial apartments. “The Boy Scout movement has open- ed for him the portals to adventure and constructive joy by reviving the lore of the frontier and the campfire; by establishing contacts with the birds and semetimes with the bees; by match- ing his patience to the deliberative character of fish; by efficient operation of the swimming hole, and by peeps into the thousend mysteries of the streams, and the trees and the stars. And 1t is more than this. By the pro- motion of sense of sportsmanship it builds character. PFrom contest and competition with zeal, but without un- fair advantage and without bitterness; restraint that remarks nothing of others which cannot be at once for- given; willingness to subordinate one’s self into the teamwork for the com- mon alm—that is sportsmanship. “There cannot be Boy Scouts with- out organization and leaders. Tribute to Troop Leaders. “And by leaders I include particu- larly those devoted men who as troop leaders become the inspiration and friends of boys. and upon whom rests the responsibility of actually admin- istering constructive foy. “Through its organization our boys learn of discipline, they learn the unity of effort, co~operation and the democ- racy of play and work, they learn of the duties and satisfactions of service. All of these are the foundations of life, the basis of liberty and happiness, the safeguards against destructive joy in the grown-up life hereafter. “The priceless treasure of boyhood is his endless enthusiasm, his store of high idealism and his fragrant hopes. His 48 the plastic peiiod when indelible impressions must be made if we are to continue a successful democracy. We assure that the cure of illit- eracy and the fundamentals of educa- tion to bethe three Rs—reading, riting and rithmetic. To this we must add one more R and that is responsibility —responsibility to the community—if | of we are not t0 have illiteracy in gov- ernment. ‘The_conviction that every person in the Republic owes a Service to the Republic; that the Republic rests solely upon the wmfingle of every one born in it t6 bear his part of the duties and obligations of citizenship is as important as the abflity to read and write—that is the only patriotism of peace. ‘Teachers Guiding Children. “That the idea of the Republic was created for the benefit of the individual is a mockery that must be eradicated at the first dawn of understanding. It is true that many of our schools have recognized this obligation. It is true that our teachers are guiding our chil- dren in the first steps of democracy, but I know of no agency that can be more &m(ul in support of this pur- pose t the Scout movement, If we look over the Republic today we find many failures in citizenship—we find many betrayals of those who have been selected to leadership. I cannot con- ceive that these failures would take place if every citizen who went to the polls was a good “scout” and every offi- cial who was elected had ever been a real Boy Scout. 3 “I give you a powerful statistic. ‘There are about 1,000,000 Boy Scouts in the United States. There is raw mate- rial for 10,000,000 more.” e | SANFORD IS HONORED AT GRAVE BY STATE Hughes, Stome, McReynolds and Butler Attend Faneral Cere- mony at Knoxville. By the Associated Press. KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 11— ‘The body of Justice Edward Terry San- ford lay beneath the soil of his home State of Tennessee today and four of his colleagues from the Supreme Court, who accompanied the funeral party here, s back to WBMT to at- tend th‘::fll"l'.es for the late Chief Justice Taft. After a brief ceremony at the grave late yesterday, at which Tennessee paid tribute to the distinguished native sonm, Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Stone, McReynolds and Butler boarded a special train which carried them to Bristol, Tenn. A regular nger train was held at Bristol for the four. The reading of the Episcopal seryice in the presence of a notable gathering of jurists and attorneyx constituted the ceremony at the grave. |DIVORCE SEEKER CLAIMS NAGGING AND DESERTION! R. W. Corridon Charges Wife's Ex- travagances Forced Him Into Bankruptcy. ! Raymond W. Corridon, Carey Build- ing, in a suit for a limited divorce {rom Annle L. Corridon, 1344 Gallatin street, charges that she forced him into bank- ruptcy last Fall as the result of her extravagance and nagging. He also charges desertion. The husband tells the court that he was married October 14, 1913, and that they have three children, whom he is willing to leave in the custody of their mother. He charges his wife scratched his face so severely that it took weeks to heal, She made threats against him which caused him to transfer to her the home property which had been bought in their joint names for $20,000 and on which only $2,000 remained due. He makes about $60 a week, he tells the court, but the wife demands more than that, he asserts. Attorney Richard A. Harman appears for the husband. Commissioners Postpone Meeting. The semi-weekly meeting of the accessory to the slaying, seven months :fo. and will be tried later. He is leged to have restrained Mrs. Moses from carrying out her threat to admin- ister a spanking. . Board of Commissioners was today postponed until tomorrow on account of the funeral of the late Chief Justice Tafl t. RAILWAYS CONSIDER UNIFICATION PLAN Great Northern and Northern Pa- cific Propose Elimination of C., B. & Q. From Combine. By the Associnted Press. NEW YORK, March 11.—Officers and counsel for the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroads met in the offices of J. P. Morgan & Co. yesterday and considered plans for a unification which would exclude the Chicago, Bur- 1 & Quincy Raiiroad, now jointly controlled by the two lines. An announcement after the meeting to the effect that a formal statement would be made this week was taken in railroad circles here to indicate that prnfu- was being made in the under- taking. Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern, sald that the two conditions outlined by the commission—namely, the acquisition of short lines and the granting of certaln trackage rights to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific—had been met in the merger plan submitted to the commission, “PLAY INSTITUTE” TEST. Classes Ungder Instruction in Com- munity Recreation Meet. ‘The second of six weekly classes mak- ing up the “play institute,” which was organized recently to train men an women in the leadership of games, songs and other forms of community recrea- tion, was held last night at Wilson Nor- mal School with an attendance of 60. The program included outdoor games, such as treasure hunts, trall blazing and relay games. The program next Monday will be de- voted to “stunts and charades,” while on the following Monday the institute will be instructed in “picnics and parties.” OSENTON DEATH PROBED. Natural-Causes Verdict Given Out After Autopsy. Natural causes were ascribed for the death of Charles Osenton, 28, who died in Casualty Hospital March 7, it was announced today after an autopsy was performed at the morgue to determine whether injuries which he received while working for the Washington Ter- minal Co. on January 27 contributed to his death. He was reported to have been struck on the head by the end of an air hose which he had struck with a hammer, \ HERDISHI MARKS RESCUE OF 87 MEN Desperate Fight by Firemen Leads All but Two From Burning Mine. By the Assoclated Press. STEUBENVILLE; Ohlo, March 11— Cheated of all but two victims among the 80 men trapped in the smoke-filled tunnels, flames lapped stubbornly away today in the depths of the Wolf Run mine _of the Warner collieries near Amsterdam, 25 miles from here. Sparks from the electric .trolley pole of a train started a conflagration which for hours threatened & major mine disaster, but heroic rescue squads, pick- ing their way through tongues of flames springing from timbers and coal, brought every man but two safely to the surface. Paul Borkowski, 65, died soon after he was brought out, He suffered from asthma and could not survive the chok- ing coal fumes he had breathed. The body of Jack Pewoski, 37, was found beside a door of one of the mine rooms. Two Rescuers Collapse. Another miner, George Allman, was severely burned on the: feet, legs and hips while dashing across a harrier of fire. Two rescuers, Sidney Wales and Arnold Horton, inspectors of the mine, collapsed ffom exhaustion after tramp- ing for miles to search for workmen. ‘The 87 others cut off by the blaze were brought out unharmed, although 70 of ‘them owed their lives to the des- perate work of the Steubenville Fire De- partment and mine rescue squads. About a dozen of them :were uncon- sclous from the intense heat and smoke when carried to the surface, but most them were able to walk to their nearby homes after they had been re- vived, Company officals announced at midnight that every man had been ac- counted for. ‘The fire broke out about 4.000 feet back from the main entrance shaft yes- terday afternoon, and telephone com- munication to the mines was destroyed. Prevented Blockade. ‘The Steubenville Fire Department made a 25-mile run and began pumping water just in time to save the weak- ened timbers from allowing dirt and shale to slide in and block the trapped men. About 70 men were threatened, the rest having been able to escape or were brought out before the flames could cut them off. For a time it seemed that the fire would be the victor, but five hours later it was checked sufficiently that res- cuers, wearing gas masks, crept through and brought out 70 men, exhausted and gasping for air. It was believed the trapped men lived because fresh alr had constantly been pumped through an overcast chute. The rescue was made barely in time, for less than three hours later the flames again gained headway and, Fire Chiel Edward Green of Steubenville said he feared it would be impossible to save the mine from destruction. Shifts of firemen were kept at their posts all night. . D. C. OFFICES CLOSE DURING-AFTERNOON IN TAFT’S MEMORY (Continued From First Page.) Taft, the Federal Trade Commission postponed the hearing that was to have been held today in the investigation® of power and gas utilities, The hearing will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in the hearing room of ‘the commission. Examination of the finan- cial structure of the American Gas & Electric Co. will be continued and its president, George N. Tidd, will testify. ‘The National Geographic Soclety closed at 1 o'clock today. Mr. Taft was a member of the board of trustees of the National Geographic Scciety and had been actively id>ntiffed with it for 25 years. He lectured before the society on his return from being gov- ernor general of the Philippines in 1906 and many times thereafter. He had con- tributed at least ten articles to the Na- tional Geographic Magazine, While President of the United States he at- tended several of its meetings and at one of them presented in oehalf of the society the Hubbard Gold Medal to 8ir Ernest Shackleton. ‘The late Chief Justice was a cousin of Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the Natfonal Geographic Socfet: As & trustee he attended regul meetings of the board and before his health led him to decline evening in- vitations he was frequently in attend- ance at the Friday evening lectures of the society. At Georgetown and George Wash- ington Universities this afternoon re- d | spect also was paid the memory of Mr. Taft during the period of his fu- neral. ‘The Georgetown University R. . infantry battalion of three companies, together with the entire student body, assembled on the campus |at 1 o'clock. Dr. W. Coleman Nevils, 5. J., president of the university pro= nounced a prayer. Classes at the law school suspended from noon to 5 o'clock. George Washington University | suspended classes at 1 o'clock, Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, the president, announced, and the institution will remain closed until 4 o'clock. In conformity with the 30-day period of mourning directed by President Hoo- ver, all large social gatherings, espe- cially those of an official significance, bas ceased. Many less formal social meetings have been canceled, ‘ncluding the meeting of the Pennsylvania State Sooiety scheduled for Friday evening. The Reserve Officers’ Association of the District of Columbia Department, had scheduled an installation dance &t _the Ofcers’ Club, Army War College, Sat- uiday evening. This has been post- poned indefinitely, Maj. Charles Demo- net, president of the local chapter, an- . The members of the rs' Assoclation will ob- serve the 30-day period of mourning. HOOVER ACTS SOON ON SANFORD POST Expected to Name Successor to Bench Within Two or Three Weeks. ‘There is reason to feel that Presi- dent Hoover will not wait for the ex- piration of the 30 days period of offi- cial mourning for the late Willlam Howard Taft, to appoint a successor to the late Justice Edward Terry San- ford of the United States Supreme Court. It is known that the President will give his attention to this important judicial appointment within the next day or so, and although he has no in- tention to act In any haste, it is be- lieved he will reach a decision and will be in a position to announce his ap- pointment to this high court within the next two or three weeks. Will Confer With Hughes. ‘The President’s first step in this con- nection will be to confer with Charles Evans Hughes, the new Chief Justice, who returned to Washington today from Justice Sanford’s funeral in Knoxville, ‘Tenn., and with Attorney General Mitchell. The latter has been confined in Garfleld Hospital for the past few days because of trouble with his right foot, but he returned to his home to- day and it is understood that he is scheduled for a conference with Mr. Hoover. at the White House tonight or tomorraw morning. More than unusual interest is mani- festing itself already in the filling of this place. Already there is some speculation as to the President’s possi- ble selection. Some of this speculation centers about the question as to whether the President will want a liberal rather than & so-called conservative and whether he will give the place to a Democrat and whether he will seek some one from the South in order that that section will not lose representation by the death of Justice Sanford. Sev Names Mentioned. At this early date several names of {llustridus jurors and lawyers hive been mentioned in connection with this Su- preme Court appointment. Among these are Judge W. 8. Kenyon of Iowa, for- mer Senator, and now & member of the !mh Federal Circuit - Court; Judge B J. Parker of Charlotte, N. C., now & member of the fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals, and John W. Davis of New York. -Judge Xenophon Hicks, now a mem- ber of the United State Circuit Court of Appeals, was put forward yesterday by Tennessee congressional delegation for the vacancy, MARYLAND WANTS POST. Movement Started to Seek Appointment of Judge Soper. Special Dispatch to The BALTIMORE, March 11.—A move- ment looking to the appointment of a Marylander to the Supreme Court has been launched here. The movement is entirely non-partisan, and is backing Federal Judge Morris A. Soper for the place. One of the most interested in the movement is City Controller Graham, & Democrat, although Judge Soper is a Republican. In a letter to United States Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough Mr. Graham says, in part: “It has been a long time since Mary- land was represented on the Supreme bench of the United States. As a va- cancy exists there now, it seems to me that it is & great opportunity for the people of the State to recommend United States District Judge Soper for the vacancy. “I have known Judge Soper for more | than 20 years, and in my humble opinion it would be hard to find a man who would be more capable of filling the high position of a member of the Supreme bench.” One of the most famous members of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, was a_Marylander, and his decision in the Dred Scott case has taken rank as one of the classic rulings of the Nation's highest tribunal. - P CATHEDRAL CHOIR TO HONOR TAFT Program of Sacred Music to Be| Broadcast Over WMAL as Cor- tege Goes to Arlington. At the uest of the Columbia Broadcasting System, a program of sa- cred and memorial music will be broad- cast from Bethlehem Chapel of Wash- ington Cathedral this afternoon during the funeral procession of William How- ard Taft from All Souls’ Unitarian Church to Arlington National Cemetery. Rev. Dr. William L. DeVries, canon and precentor of Washington Cathedral, in making the announcement, said the music would be rendered by the Cathe- dral choir of men and boys under the direction of Edgar Priest. The program, which will reach a Nation-wide network through Station WMAL, follows: Funeral march..................Chopin Hymn, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” Music to the 23rd Psalm, “The Lord Is My Shepherd”..Sir Walford Davies Anthem, “The souls of the Right- eous Are in the Hand of God”... T, Teritus Noble Organist and choirmaster of St. ‘Thomas’ Church in New York City. Mhlmh from Handel's oratorio, Hymn, “Abide With Me.” “Rest in the Lord,” from Mendelssohn's Oratorio, “Elijah.” Hymn, “Nearer My God to Thee.” GOING AFTER SUSPECT. Detective Wolfe Will Bring Man Back From Roanoke, Va. Detective Jacob Wolfe of the police automobile squad will reach Roanoke, Va., tomorrow morning with a warrant charging F. W. Parkeman, under arrest ( Wh there with the taking of the automobile of Dr. Jan Papaneck of 3059 Porter street several days ago. Dr. Papaneck’s car was taken from I between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets and was recovered in Roanoke yesterday, according to a message from J. L. Manning, chief of police of that city, who also advised of the arrest of Parkeman. Taft Goes to Grave Dressed in Robes Of Chief Justice By the Associated Press. willlam Howard Taft goes to his grave d in the robes of Chief Justice of the United States. The pleated folds of the black robe that he wore during the years he was on the bench were Cloaked about his broad shoul- ders as he lay in the black, bur- nished casket at the Capitol. His face was turned slightly to one side-and light sifting through the dome fell upon his strong pro- file. His expression was peace. ful, though a touch of gravity |- was added by the marks that ill- ness had left upon his face. | POEMS TO BE READ FOR TAFT Favorite Verse, Written by Tennyson and Wordsworth, Will Be Given as Part of Funeral Services at All Souls’ Unitarian Church by Dr. Ulgsses G. B. Pierce. Two poems which William Howard Taft loved in life will be read as & part of the funeral services today at the All Souls' Unitariar Church, where the former President worshiped for 24 /ears. 8 The poems are “Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington,” by Tenny- son, and a portion of “Character of the Happy Warrior,” by Wordsworth. They will be read by Dr. Ulysses G. during the entire time he was & mem- ber of that church, and who will con- duct the funeral services. “These poems have not been selected on the moment,” Dr. Plerce said today. “They are poems of which he was very fond. ‘The Happy Warrior’ is a poem to every man on the defensive. The other is fllled with meaningful phrases when considered in connection with the life of Mr. Taft.” The poem by Tennyson, changed slightly by Dr. Pierce, follows: Yea, let all good things await Him who cares not to be great, But as. he saves and serves the state. Not once or twice in our fair Nation's story, ‘The path of duty was the way to glory: He that walks it, only thirsting For the right, and learns to deaden Love of self, before his journey closes, We shall find the stubborn thistle burst- ing Into glossy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden roses. Not onctz or twice in our great Nation's stor: The path of duty was the way to glory: He, that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, ‘Through the long gorge to the far light His path upward, and prevaled, ) , and prev Shall find the toppling crags of duty ed, Are close upon the shining table lands ‘To which our God Himself is moon and sun, Such was he: His work is done. Let his great example stand Colossal, seen of every land, And keep the soldier firm, the states- man pure, *T1l in all lands and through all human story 4 The path of duty be the way to glory. Following is Wordsworth’s poem: Who is the happy warrior? Who is he ‘That eg':,ry man in arms should wish to 1t is the generous spirit, who, when brought S. Plerce, who was Mr. Taft's pastor | Among the tasks of real life, hath ‘wrought Upon :’I:e p‘l‘ntn that pleased his boyish ought: Whnszl high endeavors are an inward light That mike‘: the path before him always b t. 'Tis he gnose Iaw is reason; who de- ends | Upon &n law as on the best of friends; | And labors good on good to fix, and owes | To virtue every triumph that he knows, | Who, if he rise to station of command, | | Rises by open means; and there wil stand On honorable terms, or else retire, And in himself ss his own desire; Who comprehends his trust, and to the eame Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim; And therefore does not stoop, nor le in wait For we:l".:. or honors, or for worldly state; powers shed 'round him in the common strife, Or mild concerns of ordinary life, A constant influence, & peculiar grace. But who, if he be called upon to face Some awful moment to which Heaven has joined Great klls:gu. good or bad for human Is happy as a lover; and attired With sudden brightness, like & man in- spired; And, til;;uu,h the heat of conflict, keeps e law. In calmness made, and sees what he foresaw; Or if an unexpected call succeed, Come when it will, is equal to the need. 'Tis, finally, the man, who, lifted high, Conspicuous object in a Natién's eye, Plays in the many games of life, that one Where what he most doth value must won; Whom neither shape of danger can dis- may, Nor thought of tender happiness betray; Who, x:::‘ dco’ntent that former worth Looks forward, From well to fl,' e& the last, 3 sel mrl‘! e el o e ARk Foréver, and to noble deeds %n birth, or be{ must fall to sleep his ‘ame, Finds °e.oml’orl in himself and in his luse : And, while the mortal mist is gath 3 draws R His breath appl This is the happy warrior; this is he That e;:ry man in arms should wish to i confidence of Heaven's Taft’s Sister Unable To Attend Funeral, As Husband Is Il Belief of Mother That He Would Be Chief Justice Is Recalled. By the Associated Pre SANTA ANA, Calif, March 11.—Be- cause of the illness of her husband, Mrs, Willlam A. Edwards, a sister of William Howard Taft, was forced to remain at her home on a ranch here today as the Nation paid its tribute to the former President and Chief Justice. ‘The former Frances Taft, now the wife of a retired Los Angeles physi- cian, has been living with her husband on their ranch here for five years, In 1908, several monghs before her son gvas nominated for the presidency, Alfonso Taft, mof of William Howard Taft, visited Mrs. Edwards in Los Angeles, while there she issued a statement that created a sensation over the country. She said her son was not her choice for President and concluded: “He has & judicial mind, and I be- lieve him to be intended for the chief ilusuceshlp‘ but I am willing to leave is future to fate, and if the American will abide by their decision.” SEPARATE UTILITY RATES 0PPOSED Only Serious Discrimination i Found in the Suburbs Is Charges for Gas. The Washington Board of Trade Was officially on record today as opposed to public utility rates that discriminate against the residents of nearby Mary- land suburbs solely on the basis of the imaginary line separating the District from its neighboring State. This action was taken by the execu- tive committee yesterday following the presentation of a report by E. C. Bran- denburg, chairman of a special co | mittee that has held several confer- | ences with representatives of the Mont- gomery County Civic Federation to consider their side of the Question, The report indicated the only serious discriminations was in the gas rates. Mr. Brandenburg sald he had been re- liably informed that in some ca persons living on different sides of street paid unequally for gas and that in one instance, aithough gas mains extended from the District into Mary- land and then re-entered the District, those persons in Maryland served by the mains were compelied to pay higher rates than those living near the main where it turned back into the District. Mr. Brandenburg sald his committee had concluded there was little or no discrimination in electric, telephone or street car rates. He justified the extra street car fare pald in Maryland by pointing out that it was necessary to k]]:r:; sgime fare zone and that the Mary- ate line was as as any other. A He presented the following resolution, hich was adopted unanimously: The Washington Board of Trade, recognizing that the remarkable growth | of the City of Washington has been responsible for an extensive surburban development in the adjacent counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges, Maryland, and that the residents of such suburbs comprise many of our most substantial people, who are en- gaged in business or professions and are substantial taxpayers in the Dis- trict of Columbia, is of the opinion that the development of such suburbs en- sures to the substantial benefit of the District. It is likewise recognized that the imaginary line separating the Dis- trict from these suburbs has in the past aeen responsible for certain discrimina- ons. “Now, therefore be it resolved that the executive committee of the Wash- ington Board of Trade approve in prin-| ciple the theory that the discrimin- ation between the District of Columbia and the adjacent suburbs should be discouraged when this imaginary line Is the sole cause of such discrimination. Besides Mr. Brandenburg others cn the_special committee included Dr. F. E. Farrington, Charles T. Clagget?, Ben T. Webster, 'Joseph A. Burkart and George V.'Graham. The Maryland representatives who conferred with them at various times were headed by P, Sacks, president, of the Montgomery County Civic : and 9. Bond Smith, general counsei of the federation. people call him to the presidency I | LONGWORTH PAYS TRIBUTE T0 TAFT Brief Eulogy Is Delivered in House by Friend and Fellow Ohioan. By the Associated Press. Speaker Longworth stood in an aisle in the House chamber yesterday and slowly delivered in a low voice a brief eulogy of his friend and fellow Ohioan —the late William Howard Taft. Relinquishing the el to a strong personal friend, but litical foe, Representative Garner Texas, the Democratic leader, Speaker orth left the dais during the brief session to present to the House a resolution of esteem for the departed jurist. As_he turned from his ition on the Republican side, the Ohioan said: “As the member longest in service from the State of his nativity, as the Representative for 25 years of the dis- trict in which he was born and lived his splendid, eventful life, I take it upon myself duty to make an- nouncement, as is the custom, from the floor of the House, the death last Sat- urday at his home in Washington, as the shadows of the evening were about to fall, of William Howard Taft.” “Unique he was,” Mr. Longworth continted, “in the possession of the heartfelt affection of more of his fel- low countrymen than probably any public man in this country. -He was my honored friend so far as my memory can run. I remember him well, Mr. Speaker, when I was my daughter's age and he was & student at Yale. My heart is heavy indeed.” Former Judge Appeals Sentence. MIAMI, Fla., March 11 (#).—Tom | Norfleet, former judge of the Dade ! County Criminal Court of Record, was sentenced to four months in jail yester- | day on his conviction of eharges of mal- | practice in office. He announced he | would appeal to the Circuit Court, and was released under $1,000 bond. | Charges of malpractice were brought | against the former jurist in connection with the return of gambling parapher- nalia seized while he was on the pench and which was to have been used as evidence. —eit SPEAR TO ADDRESS CLUB. C. C. Spear of New York, vice presi- | dent of the National Surety Co., will make an address at the reguiar meeting of the Columbia Heights Business Men's Association at the Amsterdam Hotel, Fourteenth and Fairmont streets, tonight at 8:30 o'clock. A. R. Swan will make a report on advertising methods. Members of the Georgia Avenue Business Men's Asso- ciation are invited. District Acquires National Hotel. The District government yesterday formally took title to the old National Hotel, at the corner of Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue, for which they paid & price of $580,000. The property was bought as part of the new munici- 300 POLICE USED DURING TAFT RITES Maj. Henry G. Pratt Takes Personal Command of Officers on Duty. More than 300 policemen, working under the personal direction of Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of po- lice, ‘assisted with the general details and handled the flow of pedestrian and vehicular_traffic during the funeral of Willlam H. Taft today. Aided by Assist. Supts. William S, Shelby and Ernest W. Brown, Inspectors A. J. Headley, W. H. Harrison and T. R. Bean and the captains of the 13 precincts, Maj. Pratt took command of the policemen detailed to duty during the funeral and accompanied the m- cession throughout, prepared to e charge should any emergency arise. ‘The special detail of officers moved into action sharply at 9 o'clock when they halted all vehicular traffic on Pennsylvania avenue, including busses, until the procession had passed on its way to the Capitol. Vehicular trafjc was halted again at 11:50 and kept in check until the body passed on its way to the All Souls’ Church. 78 at Capitol Plasa. The restrictions on vehicle traffic had no bearing on street car movement, however, and the cars continued their regular schedules. The largest unit of police was cen- tered_about the Capitol Plaza, where 78 officers in command of Inspector Headley were stationed to police the Plaza and its approaches and to super- vise ‘the passage of the public across the Plaza to the rotunda. tor Headley was assisted by Capt. W. E. Sanford of the fifth precinct and Capt. C. T. Peck of the eleventh precinct. The Capitol Grounds were closed to all vehicular traffic at 8 o'clock this morning, except to vehicles officially connected with the Government at the Capitol. Those wishing to view the body of the former President and Chief Jus- tice were admitted four abreast to the rotunda through a lane across the Capitol Plaza through the rotunda and passing out the west door of the Capitol Grounds. ctor Headley's unit exercised mo b ction within the Capitol itself, leaving the handling of the cro within the Capitol to the.Capitol police. Other Captains on Duty. Other details were stationed over the route of the procession in charge of Capts. Frank S. W. Burke, No. 1 pre- cinct; Ogden T. Davis, No. 2; Willlam G. Stott, No. 3; P. M. Cornwell, No. 4; Martin Reilly, No. 6; Maurice Collins, No. 7; Robert E. Doyle, No. 8; James E. Wilson, No. 9; Ira Sheetz, No. 10; Caney L. Plemmons, No. 12; Charles P. M. Lord, No. 13, and Charles H. Bremmerman, No. 14. Assisting their captains were the lieutenants of the precincts as follows: J. 8. Beckett, No. 1; J. W. No. . 3 hman, No. 7; M. L. Ready, No. 8; Gus Lauten, No. 9; J. M. Walsh, No. 10; S. J. Marks, No. 11; J. W. McCormack, No. 12; J. E. Bowers, No. 13; McGill Grove, No. 14, and Lieut. E. T. Harney, commander of the har- bor precinct. A special motor cycle escort, arranged by Inspector Brown from the Traffic Bureau, accompanied the procession from the home to the Capitol, from the Capitol to the church and from the church to Arlington Cemetery. The escort divided at the cemmryfl!.lf ac- companying the Taft family to the home and the remainder accom 8 the President to the White House. The detall also accompanied the Pres- ident from the White House to the church, D. C. MAYFLOWER SOCIETY ACTS IN DEATH OF TAFT Adopts Resolution Expressing Sense of Loss and Profound Con- dolence to Family. The Soclety of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia, which Wil~ liam Howard Taft joined in 1010, yes- terday adopted a resolution expressing the deep sense of loss on the part of the society at his death and tendering to his family the society’s profound con- dolences. Mr. Taft was a descendant of Francis Cooke, one of the pilgrims who made the voyage on the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth in 1620. After paying tribute to Mr. Taft's character and splendid public service the society adopted the resolution, that “in the passing of Willilam Howard Taft this society has lost its most distin- guished and widely loved member and extends to the bereaved widow and family its profound condolences in their grief, which we share.” — PATRIOTS’ ORDER SENDS COMMITTEE TO FUNERAL Membership of Taft in Connecticut Branch of Organization Is Honored. 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