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BAPTIST $2,000,000
G. W. U. BID REJECTED
Xocal Institution'* Action Will Not
Unit Chnrrh Effort to
Regain Control.
CONVENTION O. S.'S OFFER
Refuses to Discuss Probability of
Legal Action.
Et the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, May 17.—An offer of
52,000,000 by the Southern Baptist
convention for the return of George
■Washington University, Washington.
D. C„ to Baptist ownership and con
trol. and its subsequent rejection by
the trustees of the university, was
revealed today when a committee ap
pointed lust year to conduct the
negotiations made its report to the
annual meeting of the convention
here.
Notwithstanding the summary rejec
tion of the proposal by the trustees,
the committee recommended that
efforts to regain control of the uni
versity, which was lost in 1904, be
continued. The convention unani
mously adopted the committee report
and approved its recommendations.
The terms under which the $2,000,-
f>oo would be paid included payments
at the rate of $300,000 per annum
into a trust fund, the income of
which would become available im
mediately for the needs of the insti
tution. The convention would par
ticipate equally in control of the
university upon payment of the, first
$200,000. When the $2,000,000 was
paid in full the university would pass
totally under Southern Baptist con
i rol.
Outline Reasons for Bid,
The committee outlined these rea
sons why the convention seeks such
a relation with the university;
The desire to round out an educa
tional program of standard colleges
and secondary schools in the south
ern states with an institution of uni
versity grade.
The fact that George Washington
tnitersity is vitally related by virtue
of its foundation, history and princi
ples to the origin, growth and ideals
of the organized activities of Bap
tists.
The purpose of the convention in
the ownership and control of the
university upon avowed evangelical
< hristian and true American princi
ples is in harmony with the ideals
and spirit of Luther Rice, its founder,
and of the present board of trustees.
In a resume of the situation which
prompted the move on the part of the
convention to reclaim the control of
the university the committee said
that a "survey in 1919 of the educa
tion field in the Capital City of the
nation revealed, “among other
things, that the cause of higher edu
cation had been practically surren
dered to Catholicism; that no univer
sity was functioning under Protestant
auspices, and that George Washing
ton University, founded by the Bap
tists in 1821 and fostered by them
from its organization to 1904, had
ibeen let out of the denomination un
der the leadership of a Baptist presi
dent and a board of trustees, two
thirds of which were Baptists, fol
lowing the persistent failure of the
Baptists, north and south, to provide
the funds necessary for the Institu
tion to continue to function.”
ITiml Causes Ilejeclon.
One reason given by the trustees
of the university for its rejection of
the convention’s proposal, according
to the report, was that a $1,000,000
fund now is being raised on the
ground that the university is un
denominational. and that to turn the
university over to the convention un
der these circumstances would be to
break faith with the people of Wash
ington who had subscribed to the
mUlion-dollar fund. It is said a sug
gestion that those donations be re
funded was not deemed a solution to
the problem by the trustees.
The committee tonight would not
discuss the probability of bringing
legal action should financial and dip
lomatic overtures fail. It was
stressed, however, that the $2,000,000
offered is in no sense to be regarded
as a purchase price, but simply a
fund to be added to the assets of the
university.
Modernism Stand Asked.
C. P. Stealey of Oklahoma City In
troduced another resolution today,
which was designed to put the con
vention on record as defining its
stand < n the modernist-fundamental
ist question. Mr. Stealey moved a
suspension of the rules for immedi
ate consideration by the floor, which
was refused. The resolutions com
mittee again adversed the resolution
iind its Judgment was upheld by the
convention. This is the third time
the convention has refused to make
any doctrinal statement, a privilege
which, it is said, rests solely with the
individual churches.
Fred E. Britten of Lake Worth,
ria., presented a resolution this aft
ernoon which would have the con
vention approve the world court. He
also sought the short route bv a sus
pension of the rules, but fai'led and
the proposal went to the resolutions
committee.
MILITIA GUARDS NEGRESS
AGAINST DELAWARE MOB
Slaying of Aged Police Matron
Causes Hundreds to Gather
About State Prison.
By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON. Del.. May 17.—Fully
equipped for field duty Battery H,
organized militia of Delaware, arrived
at ihe New Castle County workhouse
at Greenbank from New Castle early
tonight to relieve city and country
police, who for the last two day's
have been guarding Anna Lewis, a
negress, who killed Mrs. Mary T.
Davis, a police matron of this city,
a week ago, after her arrest.
The battery, numbering sixty-seven
men and equipped with eight machine
guns, was ordered out at noon by
Gov. Denney.
City officials asked for the soldiers
when workhouse officers reported that
they felt they would be unable to
cope with a mob.
The past two nights, hundreds of
men have gathered on the roadways
about the prison, discussing the kill
ing of the aged police matron.
The negress was arrested last Sun
day night on a charge of carrying a
pistol. She beat the matron into un
consciousness and escaped. When
caught the next day, dressed in male
clothing, she said she did not mean to
kill the matron, but only wanted to
escape. She has been indicted for
murder and will be arraigned this
month.
EDWARD T. THAW DEAD.
PASADENA, Calif., May 17.—Toward
T. Thaw, sixty-one, a brother of Harry
K. Thaw, died here today. Thaw Is
said to have come to California three
months ago from Milton, Mass.. In an
effort to regain his health. The body
will be sent to Pittsburgh for burial.
About State Prison
Standing on Bridge, Traffic Whirling,
Girl Orator Trained for Victory
i ' i ’
111 Til AKWm u.\,
Slurs at V. S. Constitution Fired Central Miss to Par
ticipate in Contest—Happy to Represent
D, C. in National Event.
Standing on the Connecticut avenue
bridge reciting her oration to Rock
Creek was the method used by Ruth
Newburn of Central High School,
selected yesterday as grand prize
winner of The Star's oratorical con
test. in memorizing the address with
which she hopes to win the national
contest June 6,
Every one envies a winner, but not
every one realizes the work necessary
to be one. Miss Newburn. sixteen
years old, today is the envy of thou
sands of Washington school children,
who would like to change places with
her.
Here is what she did to win. Her
story carries a lesson for every school
pupil, and every one else. How she
emulated the example of Demosthenes,
who learned to speak amid the roar
of the sea shore, herself using Hock
Creek in place of the sounding surf,
is an interesting story of a real
modern American girl.
Not at First Interested.
“When I first heard about The Star
oratorical contest.” said Ruth New
burn, “I was not intensely interested.
But I told my family about it.”
Her mother urged her to take part,
because she felt that public speaking
would enlarge the experience of her
daughter.
It was not until that evening, when
they discussed the latest attack on
the Constitution that had just been
made by a public speaker, that Ruth
Newburn was really aroused.
“People ought not to be allowed
to talk about the foundation of their
country, the Constitution, in dis
paraging terms,” was the way she
reacted to the comments about the
uselessness of the Constitution.
Then she saw that by putting all
her efforts into the contest to increase
interest in and respect for the Con
stitution she could do her bit toward
discouraging such attacks on the
Constitution.
Ruth Newburn haunted libraries
for several days. ”1 used for my
bibliography over fifteen books, and
it took a good deal of time to make
notes on them all," she said.
From the National Association for
Constitutional Government she se-
TWO GIRLS AMONG
7 ORATORY WINNERS
(Continued from First Page.)
zone, to formulate a plan for present
ing The Star's check to Miss New
burn. She already has received, as
has each of the other seven competi
tors, a check for SIOO from this paper,
as winner in her district of the local
zone.
It is probable that some special
period will be set aside this week
during a school day, so that the pres
entation may be made in the presence
of the entire school body, and the
prize, orator be cheered on by her
associates to meet the test of the
national competition.
Selection of Miss Newburn by the
ljudges was universally applauded
last night, it being declared by many
that the successful contender repre
sented what is said to be the latest
“fashion” in oratory, the calm, even
presentation of facts, with reliance
placed upon intellectual conviction
rather than “arm waving."
K. Russell Lutz, teacher of history
at Central, who was chairman of the
committee on the oratorical contest
at that school, said last night;
“The fact that Miss Newburn won
the oratorical contest was not a sur
prise to Central nor to her friends,
both in and out of the school. Miss
Newburn has put every ounce of her
energy into the battle and she was
fighting for Central. .
“Miss Newburn is on'e of Central's
best students in every sense of the
word. There Is no task which does
not receive her hearty support. Cen
tral is willing to place her fate in
the hands of the District of Columbia
winner, and wishes to assure the peo
ple in this zone that she can be trust
ed to bring honor and fame to Wash
ington.
“Oratory has its various phases and
passes through diverse stages. Public
speaking which appeals not so much
to the emotions as to reason now
claims the front. To convince with
facts and logic rather than to sway
with sentiment seems to be the fair
est way, and Miss Newburn, a clegg.
concise speaker, is an exponent of
this style in orautory.”
National Director Coming.
Randolph Leigh, national director
of the oratorical contest, will come
from New York early this week to
make preparations for the final meet.
He is a member of the staff of the
Los Angeles Times.
Large newspapers of the country
co-operating in the movement to in
crease respect for tMte Constitution,
and which have piloted the contest,
are, in addition to The Evening Star
of this city, the following: New York
World, Los Angeles Times, Chicago
News, Indianapolis News, Phila
delphia Bulletin. Pittsburgh Gazette-
Times, Cincinnati Times-Htar, Bir
mingham Age-Herald, Spokane
Spokesman - Review, Montgomery
Journal, St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
Kansas City Star, St. Paul Dispatch
and Mobile Register.
More than two hundred smaller pub
lications participated in the work.
For the purposes of the. national
contest, the United States was divid
ed into seven great geographical
zones, centering in the cities pre
viously mentioned. Each zone was
divided Into seven districts, each dis
trict corresponding to a city. Each
district was divided into seven
groups, each group approximating a
high school or other secondary edu
cational institution, such as private
or parochial school.
The District of Columbia was re
garded as of such Importance, being
the National Capital, that it was con
stituted zone three in the national
contest.
THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, i>. Q„ MAY 18. 1924-PAKT 1.
cured a large number of pamphlets,
which were marked and remarked
before she finished with them.
Her Work on Oration.
Then the beginning was made on
the oration. "The outline was the
easiest tiling to make.” she recalled,
"for I had formed the general scope
in my mind during my reading. Then
I took all my notes and tilted them
into the. skeleton. The main trouble
was 1 had so much to say and only
twelve minutes to say it all in. I
cut and cut, and every time 1 wanted
to add more.”
In order to have the right word to
express just her meaning Miss New
burn took a book of synonyms and
spent one evening just checking up
on ail the words.
Her mother said it wouldn't have
been so hard, although it took time,
but Ruth was busy getting copy ready
for the Central High School Year Book
and had to do most of her work on
her oration late at night.
“You have to keep busy all the time
if you want to do everything in high
school nowadays.” is what Ruth New
burn said.
"I must have had 200 pages of scrap
paper before I felt that 1 had done
my very best in writing an oration
about our Constitution,” she went on,
“and then the hardest thing was
memorizing it.
Speaks ns Cars Knee By.
”1 used to stand out on the Con
necticut avenue bridge and say the
lines between the passage of the ma
chines. I didn't want any one to
think I was crazy so I just walked
along when a machine came by, but
when the road was clear I began my
speech again. You can get good voice
control from the Connecticut avenue
bridge.
"I never even hoped to. be the
Central High School winner, but I
was proud to represent my high
school In the District of Columbia
eliminations. If the other students
at Central learned as much about the
Constitution as I did the contest lias
certainly been a success at Central.
“I feet as if I had a tremendous
responsibility now in representing the
District of Columbia. But when I
know that every person in the Dis
trict is cheering me on. I feel that 1
must make an oration which will be
worthy of this beautiful city.”
HOWARD SEES DRIFT
TO WORLD TRIBUNAL
British Envoy Says Attitude of
Mind Is More Important Than
Methods Themselves.
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. May 17. Sir
Esme Howard. British ambassador,
speaking tonight before the American
Academy of Political and Social
Science on factors in the mainte
nance of world peace, said that "the
establishment of peace on a perma
nent footing really depends more on
the mentality, on the attitude, on
the heart of mankind generally with
regard to the methods of dealing
with international affairs than on
those methods themselves.”
•‘Now. I trust that I am not going
to be considered as throwing cold
water on any plans or proposals for
world peace that may be put forward
tonight.” he said.
“It seems to me,” he continued,
“that this mentality, this attitude,
this feeling of heart, will he regu
lated only by the two great primitive
passions of love and fear.”
Law Instead of War.
The ambassador said that one way
to end war would be for the nations,
out of a real desire for peace spring
ing from the passion of love for hu
manity. to submit their differences to
some process of law rather than to
war.
"So far as I can judge," he said,
after so short a sojourn In this coun
try, the principle of legal settlement
of disputes which cannot be settled
by diplomatic negotiations, a princi
ple for the maintenance of which the
United Slates have always taken a.
leading part, is becominj: increasingly
accepted. The majority of leaders
of public opinion in America undoubt
edly prefer the process of law for
settling disputes to ordeal by battle.
There may be divergences of opinion
as to how this should be done, but
the principle at any rate Is very
widely accepted.
“I cannot, therefore, but feel that
once this great country, which can
perhaps do more than any other to
promote world peace, is agreed on
the principle, a practical solution will
not be long in coming and that we
may hope that with the strong help
of the United States, another world
war may be avoided.”
lie*, Bliss Favors Coart,
Acceptance of the world court “as
the first step toward international
peace” was urged by Maj. Gen. Tas
ker H. Bliss, retired.
A spirited discussion arose when
Arthur Bullard, editor of Our
World, New York, asserted that a
previous speaker. Prof. Philip
Marshall Brown of Princeton, “had
turned a purely philosophical discus
sion into a campaign speech in sup
port of the Washington administra
tion."
Miners’ Strike Halted.
SCRANTON, Pa.. May 17.—Danger
of a general strike of 22.000 employes
of the Hudson Coal Company, passed
today when the general grievance
committee In special session here
agreed with the company on several
disputed points and voted to remain
at work until ail others are adjusted.
ARMY BILL PASSES
AS RAIL RIDERS FAIL
Senate Votes |330,000.000 —Fight
Centers on Long-and-Short-
Hanl Issue.
THREE AMENDMENTS LOSE
Plan to Bring Freight Rates Up in
Senate Tomorrow.
Aft nr all efforts to add the long
and-shot-haul railroad rate measure
to the Army appropriation bill had
failed yesterday in the Senate, Sen
ator Gooding, Republican, Idaho,
called the bill up on Us merits, and
had It made the unfinished business
of the Senate tomorrow.
The Army appropriation bill itself,
carrying a total of $230,000,000, was
passed after three unsuccessful at
tempts had been made to have the
Senate declare it the policy of Con
gress that the Interstate Commerce
Commission should discontinue the
practice, except in emergencies, of
permitting rail carriers to charge less
tariff for freight on a long haul than
on a short haul over the same line or
traveling in the same direction.
The Homy bill now goes to confer
ence.
Pittman Plan Beaten.
The first proposal by Senator Pitt
man, democrat. Nevada, was to add
as an amendment to the Army bill the
Gooding measure proposing amend
ment of the Interstate Commerce act.
Senator Wadsworth, Republican, New
York, in charge of the Army bill,
made a point of order against the
plan and the Senate sustained, 49 to
25, the ruling of ITesident Cummins,
throwing out the Pittman provision.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
then proposed an amendment which
would have made unavailable any of
the $37,000,000 appropriation for riv
ers and harbors until Congress had
disposed of the long and short haul
questions. This amendment was re
jected without a record vote.
The new amendment later was of
fered by Senator Pittman declaring
that none of the appropriations car
ried in Army bill for the power
plant at the Milafores lock, Panama
Canal, could be available as long as
the iong-and-shorl-haul principle re
mained in effect in domestic com
merce. This met the same fate as
the Walsh amendment.
Although Senator Gooding had his
measure made the unfinished business
of the Senate, it probably will not be
considered tomorrow because of the
expected debate on the soldier bonus
bill.
BACK DEFENSE TEST,
GEN.PERSHING URGES
Asks Nation to Support War De
. partment’s Project to Be Held
September 12.
Harking back to the days when he
"sat on the lid” in France while the
United States extemporized an Army to
fight in the great war, Gen. Pershing
yesterday asked the nation to support
the War Department's “defense test” to
be held September 12.
“Nobody is more deeply interested in
this plan than I,” he said in a signed
statement, “because nobody saw the
picture under the stress of war as I saw
it. Nobady sat on the lid longer and
harder than I did under very adverse
circumstances. Only those near me could
really fully appreciate it.”
The defense test project was designed
Gen. Pershing said, to indicate to the
nation at large just what would be re
quired in a war mobilization under the
plans that have been devised since the
war. to obviate some of the delays and
confusion of 1917-18.
Oar Plaaa Not Secret.
“Our plans are not secret, as the
methods of organization and the success
of the system require the co-operation
of communities and the voluntary ac
tion of individuals.” he said. “We want
the people to realize the expediency and
wisdom, in fact the necessity of having
some sort of foresight in this matter.
"In the world war, after enormous ex
penditures, and serious loss of time, we
eventually concentrated masses of un
trained individuals in a few centers,
distant from home ties and associations,
where they were segregated and trained
with utmost difficulty.
"Profiting by these experiences, a
policy exists today which contemplates
skeleton units partially trained In ad
vance, which can be concentrated locally
when necessary.” ,
Regulars and Guard.
For the Regulars and National
Guard, as first line troops, the state
ment continued, actual war prepara
tions would mean recruiting, to war
strength and completion of training
and equipment. The ability and fore
sight of officers to handle these
questions will be observed during
the proposed tests, but the bulk of
a war army would com© from the
reserves, and for these units the
tests will be "a trial of their knowl
edge of the duties which will auto
matically devolve upon them to re
cruit, shelter,, equip, supply, train
and otherwise cure for their respec
tive organizations.”
“We hope by this defense test to
impress upon the Individual officer
and soldier his particular functions
if war comes,” Gen. Pershing said.
“We have never before undertaken
such, a step In instruction. When
we went into the world war every
thing was confusion; nobody appre
ciated the task, and It Is little won
der that there was so much lost
motion before we really got under
way.”
SAVED IN 10-FLOOR DROP.
14 Passengers on Elevator Owe
lives to Cool Operator.
NEW YORK, May 17.—Ernest Nova,
negro elevator operator, calmly worked
at the emergency appliance In his
elevator this morning as it plunged at
breakneck speed down ten floors, and
brought it to a stop a foot below the
level of the first floor, saving its four
teen occupants from serious injuries.
The fourteen persons—eight women,
five men and a boy—suffered nothing
worse than minor injuries to backs and
feet and a few cases of hysteria. They
were taken to a hospital In a com
mandeered motor van.
The accident was caused by the break-,
ing of a cable.
FIRST LADY PRESENTS
CUP AT HORSE SHOW
Thrilling Spill in President’s
Steeplechase at Arling
ton Park.
ABYDON WINNER OF EVENT
Mrs. Coolidge Center of Interest
Among Crowded Boxes.
Topped by a thrilling spill in the
President's steepleeha.se and several
close calls in the Jumping events, one
of the finest and most spectacular
cards ever presented by the National
Capital Horse Show entertained a
brilliant gallery of uevoral thousand
persons at Arlington Park yesterday
afternoon, the second day of the
spring meet.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge was the center
of attraction in the boxes. Accom
panied by C. Bascom Slemp, the
President's secretary and his military
and naval aides, Col. Clarence O.
Hhorrilt and Capt. Adolphus Andrews,
Mrs. <'oolidgt- arrived at the park
just in time to witness the classic
events of the day.
The President was to have attend
ed and presented a loving cup to
the winner of the event for the
Olympic team horses, but he was
confined to the White House by a
cold. In his absence Mrs. Coolidge
graciously presented the cup to Bally
McShano, who was picked by the
judges as the finest appearing horse
of the team.
Steeple, hr»e Thrill.
The thrill of the day came in the
President's steeplechase. Scratches
narrowed the event, which was over
a course of about two miles, down
to four contestants—Radio, owned
by S. T. Greene: Gold Bar, owned by
S. T. Greene; joe Mulligan, owned
by William F. Downey, and Abvdon.
owned by W. H. Bowes. Oft to a
good start, the jockeys unfortunate
ly extended their mounts at the
outset.
Flashing past the first quarter post,
all four took the first hedge so close
that a blanket could have been
spread over them. Apparently the
four were maneuvering for position,
and as the second jump was reached
the already burning pace was in
creased. Gold Bar and Abydon took
it together, with Radio close behind.
The former pair landed safely, but
Radio slipped in the soft going, skid
ded fully five yards and went sliding
along on his side with his jockey a
dangerous few inches in front.
Jockey and horse leaped to their
feet unhurt, however, and Radio
started around the track riderless.
Gamely cutting across the field, the
jockey caught his mount, leaped into
the saddle and attempted to overtake
the flying trio that had left him al
most a lap behind. He was obliged
to take fourth place, however, al
though he was touted as the favorite
at the beginning.
Abydon Strong Winner.
Turning into the stretch a neck
ahead, hold Bar failed to answer the
challenge of Abydon and the latter
flashed past the judges' stand winner
by a good half length. Joe Mulligan
was third. It was an exciting race
from start to finish and kept the
grandstand gallery on its feet yelling
excitedly throughout. The race was
worth $230 to the winner, $175 to the
second horse, and SSO for show.
Aliss K velyn Walker guided her
pony. Rabbit, to a sensational vic
tory in a four furlong race with half
a dozen other Ponies. It was. how
ever, a race purely for sport s sake,
was not listed as an official class on
the card and, of course, there was no
prize. Rabbit, however, went off the
track with a blue ribbon flapping
proudly from his halter, testifying
to his superiority a s a sprinter in
this class.
The outstanding feature of the day
was the marked superiority of the
Olympic horses, shown by Maj. John
A. Barry, captain of the Olympic
team, over all competitors. If the
American Olympic team is as suc
cessful in Paris this summer as it
" as at Arlington Park yesterday af
ternoon, where some of the finest
horseflesh in these parts was on ex
hibition, it seems that every eques
trian prize of the Olympiad will be
brought back to the L’nited States.
Rlank Cheek Winner.
Blank Check started things going
for the Olympic team by winning the
hunter class for the Warder Cup. He
was followed in order by Little Can
ada. who won the class for local
hunters: Bally McShane. who took in
the handicap event for hunters and I
jumpers, both of which are Olympic
contestants. Their victories were
ilj a "; and , ea 'l y and th « applause of
the stands showed that thf» rrAttn
u“„V' ,h ,h ' J«*». “tftlrEK?
♦ „I h irtf ther was Perfect. Although
the track was more or less heav\
ng dav mU The' m t Pro H Ved ° Ver ,ho open*
mg oav. The stands were filled earlv
rails SC and a end ndr ? U t ? Prsonfi lined the
ais and ends of the arena, while
several more hundreds sat in auto
whth eS ,h OV i er i' n the f,e,d around
noticed t ,C ack . runs - Among those
noticed in the boxes ami grandstand
were The Secretary of War. Mr.
eeks, accompanied by his daughter,
Mefion°ll n 'i.; David se; Miss Alisa
Mellon, daughter of the Secretary of
the Treasury who had with her Miss
Craigie Mackay of Pittsburgh, who
is visiting Miss Anna Hamlin, and
Miss Olyve Graef; Senora de Riano,
wife of the ambassador of Spain:
the minister of Hungary and Coun
tess Szechenyi, Senator and Mrs.
David A. Reed, Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry, Representative and Mrs. John
Phillip Hill, the counselor of the
British embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chilton, the assistant secretary
of the Treasury, Judge McKenzie
Moss; the Commissioner of the Dis
trict and Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph; the
miltary attache of the British em
bassy. Coi. Charlton.
Admiral and Mrs. Cary r t. Grayson.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman,
Mr. and Mrs. George Adams Howard,
Mr. and Mrs. Hampson Gary, Mrs.
Alice Maher and Miss Katharine
Turck: Mrs. Russell B. Harrison and
her daughter, Mrs. Harry A. Wil
liams. jr.. and the latter’s house
guest. Mrs. Collier; Col. and Mrs.
Robert M. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs.
Larz Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Francis
White, Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Drurv.
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael R. Govin, Miss
May Govin, Mr. and Mrs. E. Francis
Biggs. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs.
Charles G. Matthews, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Parsona Erwin. Mrs. James L.
.Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Walsh, Mrs. Kenna Elkins. Mrs. .1.
Maury Dove, jr.. Mrs. Allan Hume,
Mrs. Charles Bougton AVood, Miss
Mary Morgan. Mme. Kkengren.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace AVestcott, Mrs.
Walter Chiswell, Gen. and Mrs.
George Barnett, Miss Ann Gordon,
Mr. Woodbury Blair, Mrs. Harold
Walker, Countess Gizycka, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Sylvanus Stokes, jr.. Capt. and Mrs.
FTederlc Nellson, Mrs. J. Borden Har
riman. Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss Ko
mana Lefevre, Miss Virginia Ed
wards, Miss Virginia Selden, Miss
Elizabeth Hitt, Miss Katharine Suth
erland. Miss Julia AVhitlng, Miss
Frederica McKenney, Miss Dorothy
Mondell, Miss Cecil Lester Jones, Miss
Bessie McKeldin, Mrs. Robert How
ard, Miss Beatrice Beck, Miss Neville
Johnson, Miss Florence Worthington,
Miss Helen Campbell, Mrs. Theodore
Tiller, Miss Flora AVilson, Mrs. Har
ley Calvin Gage, Miss Margaret Gage,
Mrs. Elsie McKeon, Miss Louise
Lacey, Mr. William Bowie Clark, Mr.
Frederick Stevens, Commander
Thomas, C apt. Biddle, Mr. O'Brien,
Silenzi of the Italian embassy.
Summaries,
Class 18, troopers' mounts full government
owned) —First, Sir Barton, ridden by Corp.
William Scbuetse; second. Snowbird: third.
Geu. Snow; fourth, Miss Ann, Battery A, lath
Field Artillery.
Class 4t, hunters, foe the Warder cap—
First. Blank Check, F. P. Garin, owner, rid
den by Maj. Poak; second. Edward F, owned
•and ridden by Miss Marlon du Pant: third.
'Tbe Brown Boy, owned and ridden by Mrs.
HORSE SHOW ATTRACTS MRS. COOLIDGE
I ■ "
The photograph ebons the First Lady arriving nt the National Capital
Horse Show t.rounds yesterday, accompanied by Col. Robert M. Thompson.
Army Flyers i Over the Hump"
As Kurile Goal Is Attained
Marks Termination of Most Hazardous
Part of Voyage Around World,
Now in Volcanic Region.
nr i/r. ai.kaa adrr williams, jr.
a. s„ o. n. r.
NEW YORK. May 17—AA’hen the
three world flyers of the United
States Army Air Service sighted
Kashiwabara. Bay in Paramushiru
Island, one of the Kurile group, after
-their gruelling trip of S7S miles, dur
ing which they bucked the upper air
currents of the Bering Strait, they
were, in sailor parlance, “over the
hump.” The flight up to this point
has been due north and then east, and
when it is considered that nearly all
of the prevailing winds of the world
are westerly, the difficulties so far
encountered other than the natural
hazards of such a flight are explained.
The United States flyers chose to
take the most difficult part of the
trip first, and while they have been
held up by fog and blizzards and have
been subjected to all of the rigors of
a semi-arctic climate, the European
aviators. French. British and Portu
guesse have had ail of the best of
it. Favored by the prevailing winds,
flying over well mapped out and
known country, and with good weath.
er, they have made the most of their
opportunity, but their advantage over
our men is more apparent than real.
From the time the three airmen
of the American expedition took off
until they sighted the Kuriles, there
was little or nothing to guide them.
There was no land visible and the
only vessel patrolling the great waste
of waters was the little Eider of
the United States Fish Commission.
After tshe was passed, the pilots had
nothing to depend upon but their
GLOBE FLYERS MADE
PACIFIC HOP BY NIGHT
(Continued from First Page.)
of the American airmen at Paramash
iru Bay.
Preparations for receiving the
American aviators in Japan proper
have been given an impetus.
it was announced from Kasumi
gaura, the Japanese flying base, fifty
miles from Tokio, that the American
flyers arc expected there May 20.
GIVES SCHOOL $25,000.
World Zionist President Aids He
brew University.
NEW YORK, May 17.—Establish
ment of a $25,000 endowment fund for
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
hy Dr. Chaim Weismann, president of
the World Zionist Organization, was
announced today by Solomon J.
Weinstein, president of the American
Zion Commonwealth. Inc. Dr. Weis
mann recently received from Samuel
Zemurray, a merchant of New Or
leans, La., a gift of $25,000 in Ameri
can Zion Commonwealth land cer
tificates, as a token of esteem. Dr.
Weismann decided to use them to
give the university its first endow
ment.
P. N. Lee: fourth, Ponchetle, Benton Sables
entry, ridden by Miss Alice Jones.
Class 7. saddle horses, heavyweight class—
First, Buddy, Eugene Meyer, jr.. owner, rid
den by AA'illiam Carter: Ke,-ond. Col. Kohert
Thompson's Gallantry: third. Slums Nil. own
ed and ridden by John L. Sweeriey: fourth.
Brig. Gen. AVllliam A. Mitchell's Red Hackle,
ridden by Miss Madelaine Alesblre.
Class 36. hunters, owners up—First, Little
Canada, Lieut. F. H. Benteeou; second. The
Brown Boy, Mrs. P. N. Lee: third, Ponehette.
Benton Stables entry, ridden by Miss Alice
Jones; fourth, Jessie Pear, ridden by Mr.
Glasacak of Mount Airy Farms.
Class 2. saddle ponies—First, Radio, owned
and ridden by Peggy Keith; second, Johnny
Walker, owned and ridden by Evelyn Walker:
tljird, Jenny AVren. owned and ridden by Jes
sie Rollins; fourth. Contrary Mary, owned
and ridden by Conrad C. Smith.
Class 43, open to all hunters—First, Bally
Mac Shane, owned and ridden by Lieut. F. H.
Bouteeou; second, Little Canada, owned amt
ridden by Lieut. F. 11. Bontecou; third, Ir
mond, owned and ridden by Capt. N. J. Mc-
Mahan; fourth, Roulette, owned by United
States government, ridden by Lieut. F. H.
Bontecou.
Class 9, novice road horses—First, See
qnanda, Eugene Meyer. Jr., entry; second.
Miss Jimmy. Maj. L. Scott entry: third.
Pollyanna, E. L. Redman entry; fourth, Mar
garet H.. Melvin C. Hasen entry.
Class 38. horses suitable to be hunters, three
years or under, shown In hand —First, Temp
tation, E. L. Redman entry; second. Prls
mont. Mrs. P. N. Lee entry: third. Goldfish.
Mrs. P. N. I,ee entry: fourth. Welcome, Brig.
Gen. AVllliam A. Mitchell entry.
Class 26, green hunter*, middle and heavy
weight—First. Buddy Tucker, ridden by Miss
Alice .Tones, Benton Stables entry: second.
Fortitude, ridden by Mis* Mildred Oreble,
Benton Stables entry; third. Mayor Ashlleld.
ridden by Lotlls Leith. Edwin P. Shaftnck
entry; fourth. Six O’clock, ridden by lAdiu
Leith, Edwin F. Bbattnck entry.
compasses, their “air sense" and their
nerve. No arrangement for flying
over the Kamchatka peninsula had
been made with the Russian govern
ment, and the expedition being bar
red from landing at the only siz
able port in this part of the world.
Petropavlovsk. had to proceed from
the almost uninhabited Aleutian Is
lands to the equally wild and desolate
Kurile Islands.
Paramushiry, where the landing was
made, is the second largest of the
entire chain of the islands, and is
easily distinguishable by its tall
mountains, some of which are nearly
7,000 feet high, and by the smoking
cone of an active volcano. Here is
a small permanent camp of the fish
ery guards, who are the only in- i
habitants, when the salmon are not j
running, and here, a supply base with
gasoline, oil, spar* parts and other
necessities and comforts for the flyers
has been established by the advance
officers sent out by the air service.
Here the greater part of the haz
ards and delays of the trip were
over and the subsequent trip from
island to island of the Kurile group
may be performed with comparative
ease and safety. Two other stops
will bo made, one at Yetorofu. the
largest of the Kurile Islands, and an
other at Kunashiri. the southermost
of the chain, north of the main chain
of the Japanese islands.
The name Kurile comes from the
Russian and means smoky, and was
given because of the haze caused by
the volcanoes. These are always
valuable landmarks to flyers and in
the case of a forced landing or an
accident that will make a night trip
necessary will act as natural landing
flares.
(Copyright, 1924. in United States, Canada and
Great Britain by North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
NAVY PLANE TO TRY
27-HOUR FLIGHT HERE
Attempt to Be Made Today to Keep
CS-2. New Type Craft, in Air
More Than Day.
The Navy's new fleet scout plane,
the CS-2. will be put through a rigid
test tomorrow in a flight designed
to be continuous between Hains’
Point, Fort Hunt and Marshall Hall
and to be halted only when the fuel
is exhausted, which should he about
twenty-seven hours after it takes the
air. While conducted specifically as a
service test, there is a very favorably
opportunity for the plane to break
the continuous flight record of sea
planes. which is eleven hours and
fifty-five minutes.
The CS-2 is a recent product of the
bureau of aeronautics and is known
as the three-in-one because it can
perform the duties of bomber, long
distant scout and torpedo carrier and
launcher with the efficiency of three
separate planes built for this work.
This type of plane was to have acted
in co-operation with the Shenandoah
on its proposed flight to the polar
regions this summer, three to operate
from Alaska and another trio to be
based at Spitzbergen for service.
Beat Distance Plane.
The CS-2 is the best thing in long
distance flying the Navy has and in
order to definitely determine just
“how long she will go” without a
stop this flight was arranged. Com
manded by Lieut. K. W. Wead of the
bureau of aeronautics and carrying
Lieut. John Dale Price of the naval
air station as assistant pilot, the,
“CS” will be “blown” off the Potomac
River tomorrow morning about 9
o'clock and if every part of the ship
functions as it is expected the pilots
will not set it down on the water
until after they have spent the night
and part of the next day in the air.
Light hundred gallons of gasoline
will load the ship so heavily that
another plane shall have to assist It
in leaving the water. This will be
accomplished by “blowing” it off or
having it trail another seaplane trav
elling on the water at full speed,
which will send hack a blast of wind
from the propellers and give the
CS more resistance. In other words
the forward plane would be manu
facturing a stiff head wind for the
weighted one in the rear.
The pilots will fly the ship at
watches of four hours on and four
hours off. Food supplies for the con
templated long stay in the air will
he carried and a “sleeping quarter”
has been established in that part
of the plane, which is usually oc
cupied by a third person and extend
ing into the rear of the fuselage.
The plane will be powered with a
12-cylinder, r>BS horsejiower Wright
motor. Tomorrow was selected for
the date of test because of the full
moon which will give the pilots a
moonlight night.
“STARS” WILL ATTEND
OLYMPIC FUND FETE
440-Yard Hurdles • Champion,
World Lecord Holder and Le
Gendre Scheduled to Appear.
“UNCLE” NICK WILL PERFORM
f
Coolidge Will Autograph Base Ball
for Contribution Prize.
Washington will have an oppor
tunity to view a gathering of int>---
nationaily famous stars of the fit <i
and track Monday just before the Na
tionals and United States Marine-:
take the diamond for the benefit of
the local $20,000 quota of the Olymp
fund.
Word was received last night I
Col. Robert M. Thompson, in charg- <
of arrangements, that John K. Nor
ton of Leland Stanford University
holder of the world record for th
440-yard hurdles, and second plat
man in this event in the Antwerp
Olympics, will be on hand lor an ex
hibition. D. A. Claj-ke, premier relay
race man of Johns Hopkins I'ni’-
versity, who will probably be another
Olympic athlete, also wAi'on th-
In addition will be Bob I, c G.-ndr. of
Georgetown and eleven others.
“Uncle” Mck Will Be There.
The features will start at 2:"0. The
Marine Band will provide music. .\ k
Altrock will show the audience the
latest quirks In shot-putting. <' if
special invitations have been -,i
for contestants to the Olymp-.
this class to l>e present, with tin
guaranty that they will never a--a*n
see the shot j.ut" as Nick puts u
They are assured that they will l-.trr,
many- new things about shot putter-.
Among features outstanding will he
the race between base bail t .;, -
era and possibly Doren Mur.h . 1
son. the speedy sprinter of
Newark Athletie Club, believed to >»
second only to Paddock in the mat*,
of fleetness of foot. Maurice Ar. o,
deacon, who holds the record in t! •
base ball world for traveling t! f
bases in record time, has been loa— %
to the committee by Johnny Kv, • •
of the Chicago White Sox for tl*
benefit game. He will show fans th .
way to negotiate four bases to ti (
tune of about 13 and 2-5 secern*
Slow motion picture photograph. • 1
are expected to be on hand.
Formal President ini Arrival.
During the intermission Wtwn
these features and that of the dac
ing horse from Fort Myer, the Marir
Band will play selections. The pres .
dential arrival will be formal,
squad of marines will be th • t;-i r • -
guard of honor.
As an additional feature, it is an
nounced that President Coolidge v. •
autograph the base ball that !
throws out to open the fray. Bat
this ball will be presented to th- ,
Robert M. Thompson, unless it *
knocked out of the field on the hr
pitch. Col. Thompson has promts d )
to present the ball to the person ooi -
tributing the greatest amount to tl
fund, subscriptions to be sold by
bevy of society buds under the gener
alship of Janet Moffett, daughter •
Admiral W. A. Moffett. In addition
to the card receipts for the sub-..ri
lions to the fund, the patrons will 1
given an enameled shield for the but
tonhole as an Identification mark.
Tickets are on sale at the head
quarters of the various trade bode s
in Washington and ar virtually pi;
Irge local hotels, stores and pub! t
gathering places. They will also 1 r
sold at the base ball park.
WIN RIFLE TRYOUTS.
Four civilians and eight serve
men of the Army, Navy, Marine Con
and National Guard won places w:
the American Olympic rifle team in
the tryouts held last week at Quan
tico. Va Official announcement hv
the War Department last night of th
twelve men who qualified for th
team placed Sergt. M. Fisher of th
Marine Corps, at the head of the list
with an aggregate score for the thr- •
days’ shooting of 1.533.
The other qualifying contestant«,
with their scores, ranked in this or- 9
der: D. Fenton, infantry, 1.S08; C. T.
Osburn, Navy, 1,791; W. R. Stokes,
civilian. 1.786; R. O. Coulter, Marir-
Corps, 1.735; S. R. Hinds. Infantry,'
1.733; R. W. Crockett, District of Co
lumbia National Guard, 1.726; R. C.
Stokes, civilian. 1,713; C. Landrock.
civilian, 1,706; M. Dinwiddle, District
of Columbia Natonal Guard. 1.700; .1. >
K. Boles, field artllery. 1,690; J. I'..
Grier, civilian. 1,689.
Those entered in the final fry-ou *
were selected through sectional rifle;
matches conducted throughout th*
country by the National Rifle Asso
ciation in conjunction with the Wap
Department's national board for ii
promotion of rifle practice.
ASSERT WET LEADER
WOULD DIVIDE SOUTH
Baptists Pt Atlanta Back Report’*
Which Says Democrats Must
Uphold Americanism.
By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, May 17.—Warning that
the solid south would break and rhat
many southern states would swing iiii .j
the republican column at the comh-g
election if the Democratic party ■non -
inates a wet or a man whose AttHtt
canism is In doubt,” was issued tonfgV. t
by the Southern Baptist convention
upon adopting the report of its social •
service commission.
The reading of the report by Dr A I.
Barton, chairman of the commissi'- .
was received with frequent outbursts
of applause. . .
Emphatic opinions on world and*
national political and religions ipies
tions were contained in the report.
In approving the report of the TVrwi-c
commission on reparations, the co-' -
mission states it is "a sourc»i (tf.jai-t
pride that three eminent Americans
were instrumental in bringing tin .first
unmistakable gleams of hope.’ t<-r
adjustment of Europe's vexing q«*rs
tions.” ■ "•
u. S. as Big llmthtt.
Referring to the United S»a£f ■
big brother in the family of nattens ’ of
the world, the commission declaims! that
the countries of the earth “strlh mist
us in spite of graft In high plm-f*'”
“The success of the Dawes • idiuic'.ic
sion indicates bow much wo luTgfit
have done to untangle the fdcclu <>f
world affairs if only we had ndt’fwr a
season lost the ideal of service and
sunken into the pit of sodden.-scifi-H*.
ness.” it added. ' 1
The President, Congress and every
citizen are called upon by the com
mission to “regain the position of moral
leadership” for the United 'States.
“Undoubtedly one method of doing
this would be found in associating mir
government with the world court.'' the
document read.
Under what it calls “a look at our
selves," the commission recognizes that
“we must set our own house it, order."
“It is impossible for any one to say
how much truth there is in the count
less rumors that have filled the air of
our National Capital," the report con
tinues, "but of one thing we are cer
tain; public confidence has been be
trayed and public trust has been barter
ed. As a nation professing integrity and
high ideals in public affairs, we have
been scandalized before the world.”
Declaring that “thieves and criminals”
must not dwell in the house of state,
the commission calls on the President,
Congress and the courts to see to It
that every unworthy official is put ovjjf
and that every office of public trust is
honestly and capably filled.
Admitting that a battle is lost here
and there, the report declares the fight
for law enforcement goes forward and
gains have been gained.