Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1931, Page 4

3 €. E. Stanton Confirms His| ' LONEL VERFIES | UTTERNG PHRASE Authorship of “Lafayette, We Are Here.” SAN FRANCISCO, January 17.—Col. ©C. E. Stanton, U. 8. A, retired, who now lives in this city, modestly accepts the credit given him by Gen. Pershing In today's chapter of the Pershing memoirs as the author of that famous phrase, “Lafayette, we are here!” Gen. Pershing, of course, has said re- | peatedly that It was not he who uttered those ringing words, but despite his | efforts to give Col. Stanton the credit for them the story has persisted that Pershing was their author. “The address containing the )hrase was made by me at Pic Pus Cemetery, Paris, July 4, 1017, Col. Stanton ex- plained. “I have made no_ attempts at rv:bl!cn_v, and at the time I didn't real- ze that any part of my address would command the given it. widespread attention Assigned to Duty. “June 28 Gen. Pershing sent for me end said: ‘There will be a celebration in Paris July 4 in which the American Expeditionary Forces are expected to take part. The Sons of the American Revolution have an annual custom of placing a wreath upon the tomb of Lafayette. Their orator will be Brand . Whitlock, United States Minister to Belgium. Tt is [Eoper that an expres- sion be had on behalf of the American Expeditionary Forces, and 1 depute you for this duty.' “I asked the general what he desired me to say, and he remarked: ‘You will be the best judge, and it will please me greatly if you acquit yourself with credit.’ “Realizing that the occasion was memorable, that it was America’s natal day, that our troops were appearing for the first time in Paris and that much interest was centered in the American forces, I gave much thought in prepa- ration for my address. I submitted the manuscript to Gen. Pershing July 1. ‘General,’ I said, ‘here is what I pro- if it meets your approval, ou about 4 minutes to read, and me about 9 minutes to deliver, but I shall commit it to memory and will do the best that is within me to make the address acceptable.’ “0. K, 3. 3. P “Gen. Pershing took the manuscript, read it carefully, and made no com- ment. I said to him: ‘Do you ap- prove?’ and his answer was: ‘I would not change a word, Stanton, under any tances. I think it is splendid.’ And he added at the bottom of the last page of my manuscript, ‘O. K., J. J. P.’ “The expression ‘Lafayette, we &re here,’ was the culmination of the pero- |a very satisfactory understanding, and Necessity for American Army to Strike Early‘ and With Decisive Ef-| fect Seen in 1917. MILLION MEN ASKED FOR SPRING OF 1918 Shipping Continued to Be | Chief Problem Since Allies Could Not See Way Clear to Help. (Continued From First Page.) “On the other side of this general view of the subject, our Ambassador here (Mr. Sharp) holds the opinion, which I have gained from general con- versation with him, that all factions in France are working together har- moniously. 1 should add also that many others hold this same view. Of course, they all know of the general complaints and all that, but they d not regard them as indicating any. thing serious. I have the very zilhest‘ regard for Mr. Sharp and. for what he says, and what I say is in no way & criticiam of him. He is in every sense a high-minded and, I believe, efficient | and conscientious official. But I am writing in order that you may also have the viewpoint of the French com- mander in chief, whose views I could not safely mention to any one. “It must be stated that our Fourth of July celebration, with troops par- ticipating, has stirred all Prance: also | that yestérday the government and the Chamber of Deputies seem to have had the French people are in much better spirits than when Gen. Petain made the above comments on the situation. Gen. Petain, himself, now says that the morale of the army has improved lately. So for the present things look better. “My own opinion is that the army, as it stands today, can hold on until Spring against any probable effort of the enemy, but that poverty and dis- ration of my address, and the original manuscript verifies the statement that it was a part of the address prepared and uttered me. “The reception of my address was seemed 80 extremely enthusiastic and Pershing was pre- to take the rostrom and address.” genuine that Gen. gelae ight, 1931, by North American News- paper Alliance.) MAN’S BODY FOUND IN POTOMAC RIVER Oumberiend Resident Leaves Will " on Table—Coat and Hat Lead $0 Discovery. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, After writ lea 03 disappea. his body was from the Poto- mac River. His coat and hat had been found along the bank near South Smallwood street. The body was found by City Detective William J. Cubbage, Louts F. Jones and George Zink after Mr. Schupfer's son Raymond identified the coat and hat as his father’s. Before he was found, members of the family had feared he had ended his life. He had been despondent. His will left his property to his wife. Mr. Schupfer was a pioneer employe of the old Cumberland Brewing Co. and was later in the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. $23,818,000 U. S. BUILDING PROGRAM OUTLINED Wreasury Department Reports to Head of President’s Unemploy- ment Committee. By the Associated Press. An ouiline of the progress $23,818,000 Federal building #n Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida' was made yesterday by the Treasury De- pertment to Col. Arthur Woods, chatr- man of the President's Emergency Committee for Employment. The report included 11 projects in Virginia, involving cost limits of $7,- | 850,000. Contracts let, totaling $2,050- ' 000—Alexandria, post office, $380,000; Buena Vista, post office, $70,000; Rich- mond, post office, $900,000: Roanoke, Post office, $560,000; Portsmouth, post office, $140,000. ' Bites accepted, await- 3 or under condemnation pro- | cecdings—Charlottesville, post office, | $22,000; Newport News, post office, $20,- | 000; Lynchburg, post office, $848,000. Bites selected—Norfolk, post office, $2,- 050.000; Bristol, post office, $210,000. Heid for further visit of committee— mhmum, parcel post building, $600,- on the Togram THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS | SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY ‘Will Be Given at Club House at Forty-Fifth and Macomb Streets | by Wesley Heights Group. | The Wesley Heights Players will pre- sent three one-act plays Wednesday | evening in the community club house at Forty-fiftth and Macomb streets under the direction of Mrs. Franklin D. Jones, Mrs. J. Austin Stone and Melvin D. | Hildreth, who wrote one of them, "mr‘ Coats and Shiny Serge.” - The other El;_na are “The Jest of Hahalaba,” and he Teeth of a Gift Horse.” In the cast will appear Mrs. Carl Mitman, Mrs. Charles M. Boteler, Mrs, Lawrence Pyle, Mrs. Hiram K. Green, ' dorris D. Ervin, Miss Gretchen | 1, Cecll J. Wilkinson, the chairman < H. Hillegeist, Walter David- [ tin Stone, Lynn R. Edmins- ter and Homer Eimers. ASKS DAY’S PAY FOR AID Railroad Employes Requested to Give Fund for Jobless. ‘TOPEKA, January 17 (#).—Santa Fe railroad employes in Top:ka were ask today by F. A Lehman, general manager, to give a day’s pay every month for the benefit of un:mpioyed rsons. Some of the unemployed are forrer clerks general offces who have ‘7%1 e crebares, e T8 Baioad had 4,500 employes Here, ERS4EE y which had been voiced a short ed | Students at the McKinley Technical content, magnified by the Socialistic press, especially should govern- ment fail to continue to back up the may. 8o dishearten the le and the army that the latter will lose its morale and disaster follow. Lauds Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. “I shall do everything consistent with position to encourage and hearten th mle and soldiery. With the now under an_ organization 18 working practically under my general control, much can be done . ldier in the trenches . 18 d g8 B> Teachers an School Children! THE SUNDAY STAR, ‘WASHINGTON, -D. C. JANU.io» —By— Gen. John J. Pershing Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces Parade of first American troops in Paris. This parade convinced the French people that American assistance was actually at hand, and was a great help to their morale. “I should very much fer that all this be held as' entirely confidential in so far as my conference with Gen. | Petain and my remarks about the Am- bassador are concerned. For Gen. Petain's sake as well as my own, no | suggestion or recommendation should be made connecting him or me in any way with whatever course that may be considered advisable, should future | events seem to suggest action along the lines indicated. “T trust. Mr. Secretary, that you will | understand that I am writing you only because I feel that in no other way could I place before you a view of the sltuation and its possibilities. In con- | clusion, I would add that I have the utmost confidence in Gen. Petain, an believe that he is a loyal patriot, whose | sole aim is to serve and save nee. | “With high personal esteem and re- | spect, I remain “Yours very sincerely, “(8igned) JOI J. PERSHING.” An entry in my_ diary notes: “Two of the Roosevelt boys, Theodore, jr., and Archie, reported. Unable to par- ticipate himself, their father's fine spirit is represented by his sons.” s Tomorrow: Two major problems at | the outset, supplies and competent leadership in | France. (Copyright. 1831 in all eountries by North | merican Newspaper Alliarice. World rights reserved. including the Scandinavian Re- production in whole or in part prohibited.) of American forces €T You probably already have learned that the story of America's World ‘War activities, written by Gen. John J. Pershing and now appearing in The Eve- ning and Bunday Star, is invaluable in your school d €7 This story, being the most authentic record of America’s partici- pation in the great struggle, alread clipped by many school children for scrapbooks. &7 If you did not start the story with the first chapter, you will be able to get the first six installménts by addressing the Circulation Manager of The Star or calling him over the phone. National 5000. &7 Bupplies sufficient to meet class the schools on request. work. y is being used as text and being room needs will be delivered to Senator’s Defense Of War Department Again in Record 1918 Speech Revived Fol-| lowing Pershing’s Criti- cism in Current Article. An indication that Gen. Pershing's | story of the World War is bringing back memories of those days to members of Congress was furnished yesterday after- noon when Senator Robinson of Arkan- sas, Democratic leader, obtained per- mission to have printed in the Con- gressional Record a speech in defense of the War Department, delivered in the House on February 7, 1918, by Sen- ator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, who ‘was then & member of the other branch. Senator Robinson said he was asking that the speech be printed in the Rec- ord “in view of recent publications re- lating to the proceedings and transac- tions in the War Department during the period of the World War.” Benator Robinson explained later he| had presented the Glass speech for| the Record, “because it was a vindica- tion of the War Department admin- | istration at that time against some of | the things being said.” The 1018 | speech dealt in detail with the way the | War Department was meeting the prob- lems of the war, and was reply to | criticism of the muu,ar\"esbabhshrien!‘ time previous to February, 1918 | REPORTER MARRIES John T. Burch Weds Miss Ruth 8. Coburn at Ellicott City. | Another member of the “police press” Joined the ranks of the benedicts last | night when John T. Burch, repofter | for the News, was wed to Miss Ruth S. Coburn by Rev. H. D. Stewart, pastor of the Emory Methodist Church at Elli- cott’ City, Md. The marriage culminated a romance | which had its inception three years ago when Burch and Miss Coburn met at | a f;t of the Young People's Soclety of the Eldbrooke M. E. Church, of which are members, The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Newell Coburn, 4814 Chappell lane. Mr. and Mrs. Burch formerly were High School. Planes Collide in Air. ALBACETE, 6pain, January 17 (®).— | A lieutenant {n the Spanish air force was killed his airplane ¢ol- Hded with over the Los Lianos ‘ Alrport. Mayor Freed in Dry Case. | ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., January | 17 (P).—Mayor Leo F. Smith of Hot Bprings, N. Mex., and eight others ac- cused of conspiracy to violate the na- tional prohibition law were acquitted by & jury in Federal Court today. My Experiences in the World War THEODORE ROOSEVELT (left), Now Governor of Porto Rico, as he appeared in France in the war days. 'Quiet Retirement Plan T ONE. GEN, SUMMERALL | T0 HEAD COLLEGE 195! Forsaken to Take Control of Charleston Citadel. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, S. C., January 17— Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall’s dream of spending the rest of his life quietly in a Eustis, Fla, second lieuten- ant’s cottage, announced when he re- | tired recently as chief of staff of the| United States Army, today gave way to prospect of his return to a military en- vironment. Officials of the Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, here, an- nounced late today that the veteran sol- dier had accepted the presidency of that instittuion, and would take up his new duties at the beginning of the next college year, September 12. 700 Cadets at School. At the State’s military college he will have in his charge the training of 700 cadets, whose college careers are pat- terned as closely after those of West Point students as circumstances will permit. A staff of four Regular Army officers has been attached to_the faculty of the institution since the World War. Each year a number of Citadel gradu- ates are comissioned in the Regular Army without' examination. His new position will bring the Army | officer back to the scenes of his school days. His first military training was ob- tained as a cadet at Porter Military Academy here, from which he w graduated. He later won his appointe ment to West, Point. i Citadel Founded in 1842, The Citadel's history dates back to 1842. For the first 80 years the colles was situated on Marion Square, in the heart of Charleston. In 1922, however, the State Legislature provided for ex- pansion, of the plant, and the institu- tion was moved to its present site. For a few years after the War of 1861-65 the institution was closed because of unsettled conditions n the State. Gen. Summerall will succeed Col. | Oliver J. Bond, who has been head of | the institution since 1908. —x el | ;RECREATION IS PLANNED FOR UNEMPLOYED HERE| | Special Committee Named to Work‘ Out Details—Various Agencies Are Represented. SYNAGOGUE PLANS RITE Biyum Hashass to Be Celebrated on Afternoon of Feb. 15. Siyum Hashass will be celebrated by the Adas Israel Congregation at the Sixth Street Synagogue, February 15, marking the completion of study of the Talmud books. All rabbis of the Dis- trict will articipate. Appropriate musical selections will be rendered. The celebration will begin at 3 pm. when the last page of the Talmud will be expounded to the public. ANNUAL DANCE PLANNED Jewish Relief Bociety Function to Be Held Tuesday. ‘The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Saelety of Den- | ver, Colo., has completed arrangements “More than half-way” An ever increasing army of Washingtonians appre- ciate our spiri t: ~to go more than half-way in aiding people to work out their normal or per. plexing money problems. \ Come in—we will go “more than half way’ * with you too " Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Treasury Loaning Hundreds to Thousands . Caping& Surplus, $250,000 for the sixth annual dance, which will be held Tuesday evening in the Itallan | gardens of the Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Joseph Millenson, assisted by Mrs. Harry Bherby, i in charge of the |dance. Mrs. Jack L. Krupsaw and Mrs. Harry Zager constitute the Pro- gram Committee “ NEW | Home of Smith Smart Shoes ‘Well, Folks : Nine Hundred $30—$35—§40 NEW TOPCOATS and OVERCOATS Buy Em on the Famous Kaufman Budf'et Plan Y Cash—Balance 10 Weekly or 5 Semi-Monthly Payments | 75 $18=20 $25 Leather Jackets. . ...$10.95 | Plans for cheering up the unem- | ployed by providing them with greater facilities for recreation were initiated |at _a meeting of the Recreation Com- mittee of the Washington Council of Bocial Agencies in the E street branch |of the Y. W. C. A. Priday afternoon. A special committee, headed by Ed- gar Drum of the Y. M. C. A, was Ap- pointed to work out plans and a pro- gram for getting in touch with the ui employed and seeing that they get recre- ation. Other members of the special committee include re(rrescnuti\'e: of | various character-building agencies in | the District of Columbia. | _ The meeting Friday was addressed by |Roy Smith Wallace of the National | Recreation Association, who spoke on the need of character building among | the unemployed. Linn C. Drake, chair- map or' ¢ Recreation Committee, pre- 2 Notice to Subscribers in Apartment Houses | | | | ! | | Subscribers wishing the carrier boy to knock on the door when delivering The Star will please tele- phone circulation depart- ‘ ment, National 5000—and | instructions will be given for this service to start at once. They're as welcome as the floweu in May" ldio Jor. SUITS . \ AN R R W B N Best Values AN X First Installments of Gen. Pershing’s Story of America’s Effort in the World War Are Available to the General Public Gen. John J. 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